Fallen Marine From Willis Receives Special Welcome Home
By Papa John at February 2, 2012 | 5:30 pm | 0 Comment
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Clearing Stumps From Lake Conroe
By Dana Richardson at February 1, 2012 | 6:31 am | 0 Comment
At the end of last year (12/13/11), local Fishing Organizations, The Lake Conroe Association, San Jacinto River Authority, Texas Parks and Wildlife, US Forestry Service, E-Z Boat Storage and the Palms Marina began working together in an effort to eliminate stump hazards located in the main parts of the lake (not creeks, tributaries, or dry lake beds). The approved
Angler Lands Toyota ShareLunker 526 from Lake Austin
By Papa John at January 30, 2012 | 6:31 pm | 0 Comment
ATHENS—Lake Austin gave up the third Toyota ShareLunker of the season to Austin angler Brett Ketchum January 29. The 13.0-pound bass is the thirteenth ShareLunker to come from the urban lake. Ketchum caught the fish on a jerkbait in 10 feet of 56-degree water while fishing in an Austin Bass Club of the Deaf tournament. He won big bass and placed second
Words From Your Woman
By Dana Richardson at January 25, 2012 | 10:35 pm | 0 Comment
NINE WORDS WOMEN USE... Fine : This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up. Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house. Nothing : This is the calm before the
BEWARE!! DON’T HIRE A CONTRACTOR UNTIL YOU READ THIS!
By lakegrl at January 20, 2012 | 3:26 pm | 0 Comment
Please, with all of the drought, fires and low lake levels, always check out your contractor before you agree to any terms. Background checks, google searches, references from good jobs and even a not so good job to see how the contractor rectified the work done, do all the digging you can. Also beware of several business name changes under the same owner and out of state
Toyota Texas Bass Classic Scheduled For September 28-30, 2012
By Papa John at January 18, 2012 | 2:33 pm | 0 Comment
Toyota Texas Bass Classic Scheduled for September 28-30, 2012 World championship and music festival will return to Lake Conroe and the Lone Star Convention & Expo Center CONROE, TX (Jan. 17, 2012) –Dates for the highly-anticipated return of the Toyota Texas Bass Classic (TTBC), the world championship of professional bass fishing and country music festival, were
Finally, We Have a New Website
By Dana Richardson at January 15, 2012 | 11:51 am | 0 Comment
Its finally here. I have been working on ths propject for many months hoping to launch the new website platform by the beginning of this year. Obviously, Jan 15 is a couple weeks behind, but that won't steal my joy for the Lake Conroe community. We have developed everything on this WordPress platform to allow visitors easy interaction with others and learn about the
Sometimes Consider the Person on the Other End of the Help Desk
By Dana Richardson at January 10, 2012 | 4:21 pm | 0 Comment
This is a true story from the WordPerfect Helpline, which was transcribed from a recording monitoring the customer care department.. Needless to say the Help Desk employee was fired; however, he/she is currently suing the WordPerfect organization for 'Termination without Cause.' Actual dialogue of a former WordPerfect Customer Support employee. (Now I know why they
LCA President’s Update
By Lake Conroe Association at December 1, 2011 | 11:14 pm | 0 Comment
LCA PRESIDENT’S UPDATE as of December 1, 2011  Wrapping up 2011, it’s been a year unlike any other in Lake Conroe’s 37-year history and record breaking for Montgomery County and most of the State of Texas. We were parched by record temperatures for most of our Summer and Fall, and the state-wide drought created problems not seen since
Get Rick Perry Off the National Stage
By Dana Richardson at October 20, 2011 | 10:48 pm | 1 Comments
When Rick Perry entered the presidential campaign, the conventional thought was the Republican Primary entrants would be jolted into pondering how the Texas economic model could be used on a National level. Rick was sure to brag about it, and I was very enthusiastic about his entry into the race. As a Governor, I felt Rick was a good politician with bad ideas. Especially
Using the Lake Envronment to Improve Boat Launching Service
By Dana Richardson at September 12, 2011 | 7:07 pm | 0 Comment
[caption id="attachment_8755" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Still Putting Boats in the Water"][/caption] As more and more public and private boat launch locations become unusable, E-Z Boat began deepening its North Ramp by extending it another 4 feet into the lake. Although the channel to the lake has too many high spots for much continued use beyond
As Lake Conroe's waterline sinks, concerns rise
By Dana Richardson at August 30, 2011 | 7:38 pm | 0 Comment
By LINDSAY PEYTON, HOUSTON CHRONICLE CORRESPONDENT Published 12:35Â p.m., Tuesday, August 30, 2011 When the city of Houston ordered a gradual release of water from Lake Conroe on Aug. 15, concerns about the lake's future began to rise as water levels started to drop. On Aug. 16, the San Jacinto River Authority released 50 million gallons of water into the San Jacinto
LCA PRESIDENT’S UPDATE – August 18, 2011
By Dana Richardson at August 18, 2011 | 4:42 pm | 1 Comments
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY LAKE LEVEL SURVEY: The Lake Conroe Association (LCA) has been working with Texas A&M University and Montgomery County to assess the impact of projected lake level fluctuations resulting from the San Jacinto River Authority’s (SJRA) Groundwater Reduction Plan. Thanks to the generosity of LCA Members, the LCA was able to contribute
Journalists Seeking The Worst from Interviews
By Dana Richardson at August 10, 2011 | 8:57 pm | 1 Comments
[caption id="attachment_8653" align="alignleft" width="223" caption="August 2011 Sunset"][/caption] The lowering lake levels of Lake Conroe has become a story journalists are pursuing in earnest. In each story, the focus is to make the lake look really bad! I know of three persons interviewed recently for stories that said the interviewer was only interested negative
SJRA addresses drought, lake level
By Dana Richardson at August 6, 2011 | 7:51 am | 0 Comment
Posted: Saturday, August 6, 2011 12:00 am SJRA addresses drought, lake level By Jace Houston Guest Columnist Houston Community Newspapers Our area is in the midst of a record-breaking drought. While that may sound obvious, the key phrase is “record-breaking.†State water planners use the seven-year drought of the 1950s as the benchmark for all water
Houston soon may tap Lake Conroe for water supply
By Dana Richardson at August 4, 2011 | 12:21 pm | 0 Comment
Falling lake levels raise concern Without rain soon, Houston will take emergency step to ensure water plant can still operate By CINDY HORSWELL HOUSTON CHRONICLE Aug. 4, 2011, 5:18AM Along the shores of Lake Houston and Lake Conroe, many landlocked boat docks lead to nowhere while grassy islands and sandbars sprout where water once flowed. Pieces of an old railroad,
Residential Lots Over 15,000 Sq.Ft.
By Dana Richardson at August 3, 2011 | 12:36 am | 0 Comment
In the past few months we have received a couple of jobs that have lots over 15,000 sq.ft. Many people don’t know that if you are building a house or an addition, you will need a drainage plan for the City of Houston to approve your plans before you can get your building permit. This is a surprise to homeowners because the city does not tell you this until you have
Hoping to keep my day job
By Dana Richardson at July 25, 2011 | 9:34 pm | 1 Comments
Having a 7 day window to play the NYSE indexes, I would sell short upon tomorrow's opening, then buy back in 6 days. Tonight's speeches were puppet shows. I think the markets may think as well. We are not going to default. Maybe the 6 day buyback  is a stretch. Being totally uninvested in the markets, this is only documentation for my wife that I could possibly
