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    Spring café trains adults with disabilities, hosts princess Friday

    TEAM Café, a Spring nonprofit café that provides vocational training for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, will host 7-year-old pageant titleholder Emma-Jean for a volunteer event Friday, Oct. 9, during National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

  • Canaan, a senior at Carl Wunsche Sr. High School, honored at the Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council’s Success to Significance Luncheon.

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    Wunsche High senior honored at Girl Scouts luncheon

    Carl Wunsche Sr. High School senior Canaan was one of four Girl Scouts chosen from nearly 39,000 San Jacinto Council members to speak at the council's 16th annual Success to Significance Luncheon on Sept. 22 in Houston.

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    Pearl Fincher Museum opens four free fall exhibitions in Spring

    The Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts in Spring opened four free fall exhibitions Oct. 3, featuring Western art, drone photography and two solo shows, with a benefit luncheon Oct. 15 and a free Día de los Muertos Family Day Oct. 31.

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    Spring's MUD 82 hosts National Night Out Oct. 6

    Harris County MUD 82 will hold a free National Night Out event on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at North Spring Park, featuring fire trucks, deputies, free food and kids' activities. The district is also promoting a curbside hazardous waste pickup service.

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    Klein Farmers Market opens Oct. 24 in Spring

    Spring entrepreneur Jessica Wilcox launches the Klein Farmers Market with a grand opening Saturday, Oct. 24, at Memorial Baptist Church on Kuykendahl Road, with plans to run every first and third Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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    Hwy. 249 southbound in Spring closes Friday for bridge repairs

    TxDOT will shut down all southbound lanes of Hwy. 249 at Compaq Center Drive in Spring from 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, through 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 5, to repair damaged bridge beams.

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    Spring marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month with three October events

    Spring-area residents can choose from a walkathon, a Main Street fundraiser and a free hospital education panel this October, part of eight Greater Houston events marking Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

  • Rows of orange pumpkins on a grassy field in front of a cornfield in autumn sunlight.

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    Two Spring pumpkin patches open through October

    Faith United Methodist Church and Old Time Christmas Tree Farm offer Spring families two local pumpkin patches through Oct. 31, with activities ranging from a community Pumpkin Fest to train rides on a 75-acre farm.

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    Three fall festivals fill Spring-Klein's October weekends

    Harris County Precinct 3's Happy Fall Y'all Fest, a Hocus Pocus outdoor screening at City Place and Christ the Good Shepherd's annual fall festival give Spring-Klein families three Saturdays of fall fun in October.

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    Simone Biles lists Spring home for $1.275 million

    Olympic gymnast Simone Biles and Colts safety Jonathan Owens have listed their four-bedroom Benders Landing home in Spring for $1.275 million after moving into their custom-built lakefront mansion.

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    METRO expands on-demand transit, adds $1.25 fare Sept. 28

    METRO announced an expansion of its on-demand transit services including Community Connector, which shifts from free to a $1.25 fare on Sept. 28, with extended hours and new vehicles that could help Spring-area Park & Ride commuters bridge the last mile after reaching downtown Houston.

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    Spring Fire opens training center to public Oct. 3

    The Spring Fire Department will open its new W.W. "Cotton" Weaver Training Center to the public for the first time Oct. 3 with tours, safety demonstrations and food trucks to kick off Fire Prevention Month.