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Dillon's Gunsmoke, located at 18434 Buddy Riley Blvd., Ste. 4 in Magnolia, recently joined the Greater Magnolia Chamber of Commerce and the chamber recognized them with a ribbon cutting. Dillon's Gunsmoke is an outdoor and firearms supply center owned by Matt and Lynette Dillon. For more information call 832-521-3664 or email, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

With transportation being critical to the Magnolia area and transportation improvements in progress and on the way, the Greater Magnolia Chamber of Commerce will host a Transportation Update. This forum featuring Dr. David Ellis of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute and Lamar Casparis of the 249 Partnership will be at the Chamber's Monthly Business Luncheon, Feb. 28.

Ellis is a senior research scientist and manager of the Infrastructure Investment Analysis Program at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. He is also a visiting professor of urban planning in the Department of Urban Planning, College of Architecture at Texas A&M University. He received his bachelor's degree in Agricultural Economics, a master's of Urban Planning, and a doctorate in Urban and Regional Science, all from Texas A&M University. His areas of interest include transportation finance and economics, demographics, and tax policy.

Casparis is a founding member of the 249 Partnership, a regional alliance dedicated to developing the SH 249 area from Houston to Bryan-College Station and beyond. He is also the 2013 chairman of the Greater Tomball Area Chamber of Commerce. As a certified public accountant with Fitts Roberts & Co., P.C. in Houston, Casparis holds multiple credentials in valuation and forensics and is a certified information technology professional. He is the current chairman of the American Board of Forensic Accountants.

Both Ellis and Casparis will offer an update on transportation in the greater Magnolia area. Mont-gomery County Commis-sioner Craig Doyal will be the chamber's special guest as well.

Doors for the MACC Business Luncheon open at 11:30 a.m. in the Celeste Graves Education Support Center, 31141 Nichols Sawmill Road. This Monthly Business Luncheon is open to the public and RSVPs are available by emailing, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by calling the Chamber at 281-356-1488. Tickets are $15 for members and $20 for non-members.

The Tomball Rotary Club welcomed Joe Fauth III as their guest speaker, during their weekly luncheon Feb. 13. Fauth, a volunteer member of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo speakers committee, talked about the upcoming rodeo and volunteer opportunities for next year's rodeo. The Tomball Rotary Club meets every Wednesday, at noon, at the Tomball Community Center.

Long time friends Beth Frey and Shawn Potts are no strangers to working together, when it comes to a mission of helping others. Together they have been involved with various committees, fund raising ventures and church projects. They are now excited to announce the opening of their newest enterprise, Avionn Home Health Care, a non medical in home health care service.

Avionn was started in March of 2007 in San Antonio by Beth's sister. With the opportunity to franchise, Beth and Shawn are looking forward to expanding  Avionn to the Houston area, including Tomball and Magnolia.   

"Avionn's mission to offer help to those in need was just what we were looking for," said Frey. "I watched my sister's company assist families with the care of their loved ones with dignity and independence."

Avionn realizes family members sometimes need assistance with the care of their loved ones.

With this in mind, both Frey and Potts agree that their goal is to provide care, comfort and compassion, regardless of the stage of life their clients are in. They seek to make services effective, convenient and flexible enough to fit their clients needs and schedule.

Some of the services they provide include bathing and dressing, hygiene and grooming, sitter services, rewarding companionship, medication reminders, transfer assistance, transportation and errands, relief care for family members, bedside monitoring, light housekeeping, meal preparation and diet monitoring, Alzheimer's care and more. Avionn will go to wherever needed – a client's home, nursing home, hospital or retirement home.

They offer an initial assessment at no cost and will accept and process long term care insurance. The pair said that all their caregivers are carefully screened, experienced and bonded.  Avionn is licensed and monitored by the Department of Aging and Disability Services of Texas. 

For more information contact Avionn today. They will answer any question or be of assistance to you or your loved ones. Contact them at 281-667-7321, avionnhome@gmail. com or view log on to  www.avionnhealthcare.com  (San Antonio office).

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