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Magnolia West High School cosmetology competed at the SkillsUSA competition in Kansas City, Mo. in the entrepreneurship category against 53 teams. The team was awarded gold at the national level. Pictured are (from left) Dr. Matt Clark, Director of Career and Technical Education; students Nelli Garcia, Xante Reyes and Catherine Englishbee;  Elizabeth Miller, cosmetology teacher and Charlie Riley, Magnolia School Board President.

Tomball Police Department’s Valerie Monti of the records division, was recently recognized as Officer of the Month for July at the Greater Tomball Area Chamber of Commerce First Friday Networking Luncheon. Pictured are (from left) Marie Espitia of Woodforest National Bank, the Public Safety Officer of the Month sponsor, Monti and TPD Captain Rickey Doerre.

The Magnolia Rotary Club recently announced their two scholarship winners for the 2011-12 school year. Pictured are (from left) Magnolia High School graduate Leslie Murray and Magnolia West High School graduate Volonda Jackson. Murray will use her scholarship at Henderson State University, while Jackson will be attending the University of Texas.

Alexios is a 1-year-old male tabby mix. He is one handsome guy. He came to AAR as a kitten and was adopted out. Sadly, his family moved out of the country, but not before declawing him. So his new forever home will need to be inside only and he cannot wait for a new home. Alexios loves his belly rubbed, lounging in the sun and playing with a few toys too. Alexios is just over a year old and is a mellow guy with lots of love. AAR also has cats for adoption at the Tomball Petsmart on 2920. For more information about Alexios, contact Abandoned Animal Rescue at 281-290-0121, or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  . For more information about AAR visit www.aartomball.org.

Baxter is a 1-year-old male dachshund that was found by another rescue group who did not have room to foster him. He is a handsome, friendly little guy, weighing in at 22 pounds. His foster family said Baxter loves to be smothered with love and attention. He is great with kids and people of all shapes and sizes. Baxter would do better with bigger dogs, because he likes to play and wrestle. He was potty trained and crate trained while in foster home. He will need his daily dose of exercise and is not a guy who likes to be in a cage all day. Get ready because Baxter is a lover who likes to give kisses to the ones he loves.