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Cypress Creek Lakes Resident Feature
Barb & Bil Corder
Barb and Bill Corder at the Rio Grande in Big Bend, Texas.
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ith five children and seven grandchildren, Barbara and Bill Corder are your typical retired couple. They love to travel to the cooler, less humid climates during the summer having visited the upper East Coast, West Coast, upper Midwest states and the Rockies. Historical places, including museums, preserved homesteads and mansions are high on their list to visit and their style is to pre-plan trips. But when by happenstance they come upon something exciting like the International Chainsaw Sculpture Contest in Wisconsin—well, that just makes their trip that much better! The Corders moved to Cypress a couple of years ago and decided to stay in an apartment while their home in Cypress Creek Lakes was being completed. One day they noticed several feral cats hanging around their
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complex. Having trapped, spayed/neutered and released (TNR) cats for several years, they knew they could help these cats, too. TNR has been practiced in the United Kingdom for decades as a humane way to keep freeroaming cat populations in check. After the kitties are “fixed,” Barb and Bill hold them in a “kitty condo” within their apartment for several days to ensure they are faring well after surgery. After one particular TNR, Barbara was reaching into the condo to feed a cat she eventually named Sunnie. The cat jumped out and began rubbing against her arm and purring. Barb knew this kitty needed a home and should not be returned to the outdoors. So began her search to give Sunnie a real home. After visiting several rescue groups within the area, they felt a tremendous connection with a group called Loving Arms Pet Placement (LAPP). Sunnie was accepted into
their program and the Corders welcomed another foster cat into their home from LAPP. Loving Arms is a foster program meaning they do not have a physical location—rather they depend upon people to house pets in their homes until a loving “forever home” can be found. Barb and Bill showed the foster kitties at Petsmart on Highway 6 & FM 529 and also at Unleashed on Barker Cypress at Tuckerton and eventually their foster cats were adopted. Barb and Bill are fun-loving people and very dedicated LAPP volunteers. They foster kitties, help set up for adoptions at PetSmart as well as help with fundraisers (yard sales, FFA Market/Craft Show, and selling raffle tickets, etc.) We are very blessed to have such wonderful residents living in our neighborhood.
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What is LAPP? Loving Arms Pet Placement (LAPP) is a 501(c)(3) that was organized to help address the huge problem of stray and abandoned animals in the Cypress area. Should an individual rescue an animal, LAPP gives them an alternative to taking the animal to a shelter. If the rescuer agrees to provide the basic needs, LAPP provides the veterinary care needed to get the animal healthy for adoption (spay/neuter/vaccinations/heartworm treatment, etc.). Then the foster shows the cat or dog at PetSmart or Unleashed stores. The animal’s photo is posted on LAPP’s web site as well as on petfinder.com. How Can I Adopt? Adoption events are held every Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the PetSmart store located in Copperfield. 7050 Highway 6 N, Houston, TX 77095 How Can I Help? Designate LAPP as the recipient (Charity name is Scout S Honor Rescue) and use these websites when shopping: GoodShop.com and AmazonSmile.com LAPP is always looking for fosters and adopters. An interested foster/adopter can view animals needing such on their web site. Donations for our yard sale are very welcome (kitchen items, toys, small furniture items are very saleable. Just call Barb and Bill for pick up). How Can I Become a Foster? Visit the LAPP web site to complete an application for adopting or fostering. Meet & greets and home visits are arranged to insure a safe environment. Sometimes folks do not recognize a situation within their home that could be an issue. Volunteers with LAPP can suggest corrections to make sure the welfare of the cat or dog is addressed.
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Foster kittie Dante (as in the poet/philosopher) is dreaming about his adopter-to-be.
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appy 2016 and welcome to what I envision will be another great year for Cypress Creek Lakes. Our holiday decoration contest was a huge hit. Five winners received Lowe’s Gift Cards ranging from $25 – $100. The winning entry was on Carson Field Lane. Congratulations to the winners and thank you to everyone who decorated their home. You really lit up our neighborhood with all your beautiful and fun adornments. We look forward to our largest event, the Rodeo Kick-Off/BBQ Competition on March 5th! Games, BBQ, trophies, give-a-ways, dinner, and dancing, you do not want to miss out on this full day event, but you do need to RSVP to receive your tickets. Our Cypress Creek Lakes Scholarship Program deadline has been extended until February 12, 2016. We are awarding two $2000 scholarships to graduating seniors from CCL. The scholarship winners will be announced at the Rodeo Kick-off Event, one will be a merit based scholarship, and the other a service based scholarship. Go to our website to download the Sam Nachin scholarship forms and follow the instructions to apply. Just a reminder: The CCL Board of Directors uses four methods of communicating news to our residents: 1. We send out periodic email announcements. Do we have your email address? Register for a web account at CypressCreekLakes.org to make sure we can reach you with important news. Don’t worry. We don’t spam. 2. We post news on our website: CypressCreekLakes.org 3. We post news on our Facebook page: Facebook.com/CypressCreekLakesPOA 4. We snail mail, but rarely. This is expensive and, for the most part, we only do it when our governance rules require it.
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Cypress Creek Lakes Information Board of Directors Sam Nachin, Jr. - President 832.491.9135 | cclpoabod@gmail.com Term Expires: July 2017 Steven Villareal 281.384.9526 | Term Expires: July 2018 Jerome Mauricio 832.380.5345 | Term Expires: July 2016 CCL Web Site for Phase 1 & 2 Residents (Maintained by POA Board Members) www.cypresscreeklakes.org Questions? web@cypresscreeklakes.org Create Account | Access Site | Receive Emails s 2ENT THE #OMMUNITY #ENTER /NLINE s 0OOL (OURS )NFORMATION &OR !LL 0OOLS s +EY &OB !PPLICATION s 5PDATE 6IEW ##, 2ESIDENT $IRECTORY s 5PDATE 6IEW 6ENDOR 2EFERRALS (in Resident Directory) s )MPORTANT 0HONE .UMBERS 7EB 3ITES s #LASSIlED !DS s #LUB )NFORMATION #ONTACTS s 0/! -EETING )NFORMATION %MAIL .OTIlCATION Sign Ups s #OMMUNITY %VENTS #ALENDAR s #ONSTABLE .EWS #RIME "ULLETINS s !## &ORM /THER #OMMUNITY $OCUMENTS s ##, #OVENANTS s $IRECTOR S #ORNER (Info from the Board of Directors) s 6IEW EMAILS SENT OVER THE YEARS s ,INK TO ##, 2ESIDENTS &ACEBOOK PAGE PAGE PAGE
MUD #374 Resident Board Members: Joe Sykes 281.373.4767 Mike Owens 281.246.1947 Brian Canepa 832.316.6407 PHASE 1 & 2 MUD COMMUNITY CENTER RENTAL INFORMATION s 2EAD COMPLETE RULES ON ##, 0HASE 7EB SITE www.cypresscreeklakes.org s 2ESERVATIONS REQUIRED MUST BE MADE ONLINE VIA WEB SITE s ,IMITED TO ONE SINGLE DAY EVENT DAILY MAX CAPACITY PERSONS s -AY BE RESERVED FOR PERSONAL GATHERINGS UP TO times/year/address s &URNISHINGS PROVIDED FOLDING PADDED CHAIRS LONG folding tables s &OOD SERVICE AREA INCLUDES REFRIGERATOR MICROWAVE SINK s 2ESIDENTS PROVIDE GARBAGE BAGS IMMEDIATE TRASH DISPOSAL OR $50.00 trash disposal fee is assessed s !CCESS IS BY ELECTRONIC KEY FOB FROM AM TO MIDNIGHT of event day s $OWNLOAD KEY FOB APPLICATION FROM ##, WEB SITE OR CONTACT #REST Management for more information s &OR ACCESS RESIDENTS MUST BE REGISTERED WITH THE ##, (/! AS either an owner or renter s 2ESERVATION #LEANING #OST PAYABLE TO -5$ s $AMAGE 4RASH $ISPOSAL DEPOSIT OF IS REQUIREDˆPAYABLE BY separate check, which is destroyed if no facility damage occurs. Note: reservation cost & deposit amounts subject to change. (See Phase 1 & 2 web site for details) Questions? Email web@cypresscreeklakes.org or contact (phone or text) Sandi: 281.728.5521 or Brian 832.316.6407 MUD 374 Water Bills: Visit paymySTbill.com
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Cypress Creek Lakes Property Owners Association, Inc. is sponsoring two scholarships (one academic, the other service based) for qualiďŹ ed graduating high school seniors of current residents of Cypress Creek Lakes Phase 1 & 2.
Applicants must be of high academic standard and upstanding citizens in the community pursuing a higher education degree and enroll in the fall of 2016.
Completed applications must be sent and postmarked to the Crest Management ofďŹ ce on or before February 12, 2016. All information must be furnished; illegible applications will not be considered. Download forms on cypresscreeklakes.org.
Connecting with CCL Neighbors POA Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/ cypresscreeklakesPOA Garden Club www.cypresscreeklakesgc.blogspot. com. Come join us! Meet 2nd Monday from September to May, from 7p.m. – 9 p.m. Interested in joining? cclgc1@gmail.com
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Baby Boomers | Empty Nesters Meet occasionally at restaurants for lunch. Third Monday for Coffee Talk 10 a.m. at Panera Bread chaired by Norma Chiaramonte. chiaramonte@entouch.net. Bunco Group Chaired by Terry Miller. terryinccl@gmail.com Interested in joining? Please contact the above or Peggy Sue Owens: peggysue@entouch.net
Indian Community Group Established in 2014 this group is active for the CCL families of Indian origin. The group is closely connected on whatsapp (CCLIndia) will occasionally meet for picnics & more. Interested in joining? Please send an email with WhatsApp id to cuckoo.joy@gmail.com Want your group listed here and on the CCL Phase 1 & 2 web site? Send details to web@cypresscreeklakes.org.
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Phase 3 Sections 10-26 Because this Phase is not completed no Board exists. The following are the contacts for this Phase: Roy Behrens, President 713.802.7900 | royb@mischer.com Liz Pettit, Community Account Manager 281.579.0761 | liz.pettit@crestmanagement.com
Cypress Creek Lakes Phase 1 & 2 Residents Only
281.802.7900 | randyc@mischer.com CCL Web Site | Phase 3 Residents (Maintained by Mischer Investments
Location: Splash Pad - Phase 1 RSVP BY JAN 31 to sam.nachin@gmail.com
marketing department) CypressCreekLakesHOA.com Create an account |Access Site | Receive Emails s 2ESERVE 0HASE LARGE CLUBHOUSE BY contacting Ashley Howard of Crest Management. Email: Ashley.Howard@ crest-management.com or call 281579-0761. An agreement form can be downloaded to reserve event date s .EWS #LASSIlED !DS s ##, %VENT )NFORMATION s +EY &OB !PPLICATION s 0/! -EETING )NFORMATION
BBQ competition, activities and competitions during the day, BBQ dinner, dancing and live band in the evening. Music by Texas Unlimited Band. Scholarships awarded that evening. Please RSVP so we can plan the food. We'll send out a card with RSVP details and post more information on the CCL web.
We will also send out an evite to the email addresses that have registered on cypresscreeklakes. org. To RSVP now, send an e-mail to sam. nachin@gmail. com include Name, Address, and number of people ages 5+ and number of people below 5 years old.
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Scholarship Deadline Extended to February 12
CCL Information
Rodeo Kick/ Cook-Off Party March 5, 2016
Randy Corson, Vice President
see notice on page 20
Additional Information | ALL Phases Key Fobs All neighborhood amenities require a key fob. Download application from either CCL web site or contact Crest Management to obtain your key fobs Trash Pick Up Pickup days are Monday (Recycle Day/Red Bin) & Thursday (Heavy Trash). Trash is not to be placed on curb more than 24 hours prior to the pick up morning. Trash Pickup holidays observed are: New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Christmas Day. If the scheduled collection day falls on any of the observed holidays, the normal service will be resume the next scheduled pick up day. Normal schedule is in effect for all holidays not listed above.
Larger RECYCLE bins are now available! To request new bin, contact Best Trash 281.313.2378 (curbside delivery, allow 30 days). Pool Hours Pool hours vary by season, check the CCL web sites for current hours and cleaning days. CCL Constable 281.463.6666 Mobile App: iwatchharriscounty.com Board Meeting NotiďŹ cations www.crest-management.com/Comm Info/ cypresscreeklakes.html
Account Managers (Check our web for current contacts) Manager: Liz Pettit 281.945.4617 liz.pettit@crest-management.com Assistant Manager: Ashley Howard 281.945.4612 ashley@crest-management.com Accountant: Dianne Broyles 281.945.4619 dianne.broyles@crest-management.com Crest Management 281.579.0761 Emergency/After Hours: 713.935.7331 17171 Park Row, Ste 310 Houston, TX 77084 PinPointe Magazine | www.pinpointetx.com
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The Festival boasts more than 250 juried exhibitors (home décor, gardening, artists, craftsmen, jewelry, clothing, etc.), delicious country-style food, live entertainment and music, and tours of the historic community. A special Children’s Activity Corner provides pony rides, a petting zoo, face painting, barrel train and more. Chappell Hill, Texas on Hwy 290 West. www.chappellhillmuseum.org/ bluebonnet
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Follow along in a day of the life of a young boy in this charming book with delightful illustrations that evoke a midcentury nostalgia. Rosenthal is a wordplay master, creating threeword phrases that begin with A, B, and C, respectively. This boy’s busy day includes multiple walks outside, adventuresome play inside the house, a birthday The House in the Night by Susan party, and a trip into town. The Marie Swanson; Illustrated by bedtime routine is provided in Beth Krommes (Houghton Mifflen detail, and perhaps the most Company, 2008) Ages 2-4 comforting phrase is written for Inspired by a selection from the child falling asleep: “Alive. The Oxford Nursery Rhyme Book, Beloved. Content.” Enjoy the Susan Marie Swanson has written clever phrasing, but also be sure a nested story that gives readers to look out for the hidden objects a sense of the vast scope of the that begin with A, B, and C. universe around them. Within a house a girl finds a book that leads her imagination on a nighttime journey through the stars. There she finds that even in the deepest dark light still glows. The black and white scratchboard illustrations by Beth Krommes are peppered with hints of gold to a stunning effect that made this title the Caldecott Medal winner in 2009.
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Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow Books, 2004) Ages 2-6
Touch the Brightest Star by Christie Matheson (Greenwillow Books, 2015) Ages 4-8
Sunset hues deepen to reveal the night sky on Matheson’s watercolor drenched pages, and she uses cut paper collage layered over top to capture creatures preparing for nightfall. This book requires participation from its reader, asking for stars to be tapped magically into the sky and for deer and owls to be pet gently as they retreat to go to sleep. Children can also swipe a shooting star across the page with the same motion they’d use on a smart phone, only this requires that extra and crucial ounce of imagination. Older kids will also benefit from a mini biology and astronomy lesson in the back of the book.
The kitten in this sweet tale from Kevin Henkes has spotted a full moon for the first time and believes it is a bowl of milk. She tries to chase it, even climbing a tree and jumping into a pond when she sees its reflection, but she never gets any closer. She returns home wet, tired, and bedraggled to find that a bowl of milk has been set out on the porch just for her. Henkes captures the magic of nighttime and the comforts of home with his gouache and pencil illustrations in this 2005 Caldecott Award winner.
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Go to Sleep, Little Farm by Mary Lyn Ray; Illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal (Houghton Mifin Harcourt, 2014) Ages 2-4
As a young girl prepares for bed, she thinks of all of the farm and woodland animals going to sleep all around her. A bee goes to sleep in a rose, a bear finds a log, foxes have their den, and rabbits sleep in a heap. Ray’s singsong rhymes are a joy to read, especially those that add a little whimsy, like the pocket going to sleep in the skirt. Neal’s artwork is done in hues of blue and red, capturing a gorgeous summer twilight as the girl drifts off to dreamland. Vincent and the Night by Adele Enersen (Dial Books for Young Readers/Penguin Group, 2015) Ages 3-5
Vincent is a baby who is far too busy to go to sleep. He plays music on the cello, builds a pond for a frog, does magic tricks, and sings country music karaoke. The clever and surreal aspects of this book rest in the idea that night is a black blanket which Vincent unravels and uses to create all of his adventures. Enersen accomplishes this by mixing photographs of baby Vincent with fanciful black ink drawings for his exploits. This delightful and imaginative story is a reminder that even the most active children eventually fall asleep. Emily Anderson is an avid reader, art enthusiast, and former academic and public librarian. She and her family spend a lot of time reading in Cincinnati, Ohio. Reach her at eabookreviewer@gmail.com.
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Sweet Potato Fries—Cypress Station Grill They call it an appetizer. I call it just plain good eat’n. Hot sweet potato slabs, dusted with cinnamon, add a small bowl of honey for dipping and this goes from a appetizer to a warm, filling treat. 26010 Hempstead Road Cypress TX 77429
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