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Senior adults ages 50 years and better have the opportunity to purchase discounted tickets from Harris County Precinct 4’s Senior Adult Program to see “Shrek the Musical” at Crighton Theatre in Conroe Friday, July 17 at 8 p.m.

Jesse Jones parks has day programs schedule throughout the summer.

Harris County Precinct 4’s Senior Adult Program invites the community to enjoy live musical entertainment during the 14th annual Opry in Humble Friday, Aug. 14 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Humble Civic Center, 8233 Will Clayton Parkway.

The athletic physicals team at Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital conducted physicals on 4,002 middle school and high school student-athletes in the Humble, New Caney and Sheldon school districts since it initiated on-site sports physicals in March. 

Celebrate National Pollinator Week by heading to Jesse H. Jones Park & Nature Center for a Pollinators workshop Saturday, June 20 at 10 a.m.

Mercer Botanic Gardens is a step closer to completing a key section of its Renaissance Garden after receiving a $5,175 grant from the Houston Garden Club. The grant will be used to purchase six silver date palms to line the existing Cypress Promenade in the Renaissance Garden.

Don your western wear and join Precinct 4’s Senior Adult Program Monday, June 22 at 11:30 a.m. for a Get Acquainted Luncheon in the Heights at St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church, located at 2003 West 43rd Street in Houston.

Harris County Precinct 4’s Senior Adult Program and Fun4Seniors are offering discounted tickets and transportation to seniors 50 years of age and better to Astros games throughout June and July.

The Harris County Precinct 4 Parks Department has temporarily closed all access points of the Spring Creek Greenway Trail from Dennis Johnston Park to Jones Park in response to rising flood waters.

This month, the Memorial Hermann Prevention and Recovery Center (PaRC) was presented the James W. West, M.D. Quality Improvement Award in recognition of its Pain Recovery Program at the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) 2015 Annual Leadership Conference.

Precinct 4 residents from nine area assisted living facilities enjoyed fun-filled activities during Commissioner R. Jack Cagle’s eighth annual Precinct 4 County Fair at Humble Civic Center on May 19.

For many uninsured residents in the Houston area, it’s a challenge to pay for a much-needed surgery and to take a day off from work to have it performed. The result is a life with daily pain or frequent emergency room visits because they can’t bear it anymore.