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(L-R) John Bracken, MCYS executive director; Nancy Kosh, MCYS board bridge builder; Amy Valadez, MCYS staff bridge builder; Blanca Berrera, MCYS volunteer bridge builder; and Steve Sanders, MCYS board chair.

Montgomery County Youth Services recognized community and MCYS leaders with the presentation of the 2008 Bridge Builder Awards at the annual meeting.

John Bracken, MCYS executive director, and Steve Sanders, MCYS board chair and Memorial Hermann The Woodlands chief executive officer, presented awards to Nancy Kosh, MCYS board bridge builder; Amy Valadez, MCYS staff bridge builder; and Blanca Berrera, MCYS volunteer bridge builder for their outstanding contributions to Montgomery County Youth Services and the community.

“It was a joy to present the Bridge Builder Awards to three individuals who have excelled in their service and commitment to Montgomery County Youth Services and its mission, ” said Bracken. “MCYS constantly works to provide youth and their families with programs and opportunities that will help them to overcome life ’s hardships to reach achievements; with hard work and dedication, our Bridge Builders greatly helped us to achieve this purpose in 2008. ”

(L-R) Jill Liccioni, general manager of Market Street - The Woodlands, presents a check to Mark Cochran, executive director for the South Montgomery County YMCA; and Roxanne Davis, north group marketing director for the South Montgomery County YMCA.

The South Montgomery County YMCA received a donation of $2,690 from Market Street - The Woodlands. The check represents the coins voluntarily deposited by shoppers into Market Street ’s curb-side Change for Charity receptacles during the fourth quarter of last year. Since its inception, Market Street ’s Change for Charity program has raised more than $35,000 for charities in Montgomery County.

(L-R, front row) Stuart Zykorie, M.D., Howard R. Lippman, M.D.; (back row) Don L. Berardinucci, M.D., Arnold B. Skor, M.D., Erwin C. Winkel, III, M.D., and Steven W. Sukin, M.D.

Arnold B. Skor, M.D., Stuart Zykorie, M.D., Howard R. Lippman, M.D., Erwin C. Winkel, III, M.D., Don L. Berardinucci, M.D. and Steven W. Sukin, M.D., have joined together to form a group practice, Urology Specialists, P.A. These doctors have combined their expertise and years of experience to form a practice dedicated to providing comprehensive urological services.

All of the physicians are university medical center trained and are Diplomates of the American Board of Urology. Their areas of expertise include treatment for benign prostate disease, kidney stone disease, male infertility and female incontinence as well as care of prostate, kidney, bladder and testicular cancers. In office procedures include vasectomies, microwave therapy of the prostate, prostate biopsies, cystoscopy and urodynamics studies. State-of-the-art outpatient laser treatment for prostate disease, and minimally-invasive outpatient surgeries for female incontinence are also offered.

Mario M. Coll, III and Lloyd K. Everson, M.D. have been appointed to Interfaith’s board of directors.

“We are honored to have Dr. Everson and Mr. Coll serve on our board,” said Dr. Snyder, president and CEO of Interfaith of The Woodlands. “Both individuals were selected based upon the breadth and depth of not only their professional background, but equally as important for their commitment to serving others. We welcome them to Interfaith. ”

Coll is vice president, chief information officer of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation. His career spans more than 24 years of E &P experience in domestic and international engineering and operations, strategic planning and information management. Coll holds a Bachelor of Science degree in petroleum engineering from Texas A &M University, and he is an active member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and Independent Petroleum Association of America.

Dr. Everson is the vice-chairman and member of the Board of Directors of US Oncology Inc. In 1993, he become a member of the board of directors, president and chief operating officer of American Oncology Resources Inc., which later became US Oncology Inc. Dr. Everson has served in numerous leadership roles in medical education through his career and completed his medical education at Harvard University.

Orvis, an upscale sporting goods retailer, known for its classic men’s and women’s fashions, gifts for the home and specialty rods and reels has re-located its store in Market Street – The Woodlands to a space next to Sweet & Sassy on the shopping destination’s East End.

Besides its merchandise, Orvis continues to present a wide range of services for outdoor enthusiasts, including free “how-to” seminars, fly-fishing schools, guided fly-fishing trips and outfitting service.

Moving into the former Orvis space just in time for the Houston Rodeo is Outback Western Wear. This local favorite provides the best in apparel and accessories for the country/western lifestyle including traditional cowboy wear, fashionable western wear, country inspired casual wear and authentic work gear.

The store also presents a variety of Western dance classes taught inside store, as well as a impressive selection of rustic furniture by R-N-D Rustics. Outback Western Wear will operate the Market Street location until March 31.

Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital has expanded its facility by 30,797 square feet and 36 beds in response to the increasing demand for higher acuity care within its facility and the growing community. The $6.1 million expansion, which opened on Feb. 2, brings the hospital ’s total bed count to 252.

The new Intermediate Care Unit beds will house medical or surgical patients with moderate to severe physiologic instability, which can include patients with cardiac, neurological or respiratory problems. These patients typically require less care than is provided in the Intensive Care Unit, but a higher level of care than can be provided on a standard medical or surgical unit.

The private beds, arranged into three “neighborhoods” of 12 rooms each, provide around-the-clock electrocardiogram and blood pressure monitoring. Additionally, the rooms are staffed by specially trained registered nurses with support provided by patient care assistants and unit clerks.

Gil Staley will assume the position of Chief Executive Officer for the South Montgomery County Woodlands Economic Development Partnership effective Aug. 31, 2009, upon the retirement of current EDP CEO Ron Bourbeau.

According to EDP chairman Clyde Parker, the board has taken this step for the purpose of succession planning to assure that the EDP is prepared to continue servicing the needs of the South Montgomery County area for years to come.

Chairman Parker noted, “The Economic Development Partnership has been ably managed over the past 10 years by CEO Ron Bourbeau, who will be retiring at the end of August. Gil ’s background and experience, including the past several years with the EDP, most recently as its chief operating officer, have uniquely prepared him to assume the role of chief executive upon Ron ’s retirement. This action reflects the high regard in which Gil is held in the eyes of the board and the partners of the EDP. ”

Montgomery County’s new Woodforest development has begun lot sales in Phase 1, which encompasses 240 homesites split among two custom and two production home neighborhoods. Custom builders starting work on both private and showcase homes include Jeff Paul Custom Homes, George Weaver Inc., Meadowlark Custom Homes and J.M. Wendell Inc. Custom homes will be priced from the $750,000s to more than $1 million.

Production builders include Southern Mark Homes, Plantation Homes, Pulte Homes and Newmark Homes. They will offer designs from the $210,000s on 55- and 65-foot homesites in the Overland Trace neighborhood and from the $450,000s on 70- and 80-foot homesites in Monarch Park. Work also is under way on two lake parks and a neighborhood park scheduled to open this spring.

Also visible is the progress on Lake Creek Bridge and Fish Creek Thoroughfare, the major roadway leading into Woodforest. The thoroughfare, which will extend to FM 2854 and eventually to State Highway 105, provides a north-south alternative to Interstate Highway 45, significantly increasing accessibility within the county. The thoroughfare and bridge are on track to open in early 2009, coinciding with the opening of the model homes.

Also slated to open fully by spring 2009 is The Welcome Lodge, the community’s Information and Homefinder Center. Designed as a 6,200-square-foot custom home overlooking Woodforest Golf Club, the facility offers complete information on homebuilder's, planned amenities, the overall development plan and much more.

In addition to Woodforest Golf Club, a 27-hole championship course that has won much acclaim from the local and statewide golfing industry, the 3,000-acre Woodforest community will offer abundant amenities: a resort-style recreation center/swimming complex, with multiple pools, water slides, spraygrounds and more. Lighted tennis courts are planned, as are playgrounds, an outdoor event lawn and sports fields. In all, residents will enjoy more than 29 acres of lakes, 25 miles of hike-and-bike trails and more than 700 acres dedicated to parks, green space and sports fields.

Conroe ISD has purchased a 16.16-acre site in Woodforest, slated to become the community ’s first on-site school, an elementary school, estimated to start construction in 2011 and open a year later. The district has an option to purchase an additional 15 acres within Woodforest.




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