Cypress, TX August 2018

Cypress AUGUST 2018

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LIFESTYLE LETTER

AUGUST 2018 PUBLISHER

Peggy Garner | peggy.garner@lifestylepubs.com EDITOR

Victoria Perry | tori.perry@lifestylepubs.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Aaron West

A Letter from the Publisher

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Randy Depilar, Robert Fulmer

HELLO, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS, AND WELCOME TO THE PREMIER ISSUE OF CYPRESS LIFESTYLE, WHERE WE ARE INSPIRED BY COMMUNITY AND HOPE THIS MAGAZINE INSPIRES YOU! We are thrilled to be your source for all things local here in the Cypress area. I’m amazed at how our community has grown since my family and I moved here 15 years ago, and I'm excited to see more local businesses open and thrive. We will showcase these restaurants, shops and local business owners in the coming months and hope you’ll visit them. We will also highlight the amazing and talented men and women who passionately serve the community through their business or philanthropic endeavors. There is no shortage of people working hard to make this community stronger by supporting our schools, welcoming neighbors to our churches and meeting the needs of the less fortunate.

As you flip through these pages, you’ll be drawn into the incredible stories behind the people and places that call Cypress home. As we put each issue together each month, you—the Cypress Lifestyle readers—will always be on our minds. We strive to bring you interesting

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INSIDE THE ISSUE AUGUST 2018

FEATURES 12 An Entertainer's Dream This Five-Bedroom Home with Cabana in the Back and a Swim-Up Bar Is a Showstopper

14 Jaxton's Bistro & Bar: Approachable Fine Dining in the 'Burbs Jason Howard Brings Inner Loop Eating to Cypress

22 Dierker's Champs Catching Up with Former Astros Pitcher, Manager and Broadcaster Larry Dierker

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34 My Favorite Things With Peggy Garner, Cypress Lifestyle Publisher

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Good Times

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Around Town

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Open House

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Hot Spot

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AROUND TOWN

ARNOLD MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT EARNS SPOT IN HOUSTON YOUTH SYMPHONY Arnold Middle School student Steven Hopkins, who recently completed seventh grade, earned a

Lake. The bike course is an easy, flat, fast out-andback loop on closed roads. The run courses are simple, well-marked closed courses along the trails and sidewalks in Towne Lake.

spot in the Houston Youth Symphony for the 20182019 season following an audition process conducted in April and May. Playing the double bass, Steven was placed in the symphony’s Preparatory Orchestra, which provides an introductory ensemble experience for developing string players.

“I felt amazed that I got in and excited,” Steven says.

“Getting a spot means that I could meet new friends and do something I love—play in an orchestra.”

The orchestra is under the direction of Dr. Jackson Guillén and one of four in the Houston Youth Symphony’s core program that includes approximately 300 musicians of varying skill levels.

CFISD IMPLEMENTS CLEAR BACKPACK POLICY FOR ALL MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS CFISD Superintendent Mark Henry announced

Recent Cypress Ranch High School gradu-

that all high school and middle school students will

ate Alexander O’Connor was among two CFISD

be required to use clear backpacks beginning the

students to earn a Brockman Scholarship, a mer-

2018-2019 school year. Band and athletic bags, as

it-based scholarship that covers four years of

well as drill and cheer team bags, will still be permit-

undergraduate studies at Texas A&M University

ted. Additionally, the maximum purse size permitted

in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and

in grades 6-12 will be 6-by-9 inches.

Mathematics) as well as one year to cover the

Elementary school students will be allowed to continue using traditional backpacks. More details about these new policies can be found on at CFISD.net “We are living in a difficult time requiring difficult decisions from school districts. While these changes

Master of Science in Business program at Texas A&M’s Mays Business School.

O’Connor joined another recent CFISD graduate – Cypress Falls High School’s Zachary Falla – in earning the prestigious scholarship.

present an inconvenience to our students and par-

With the five years of study, the scholarship accounts

ents, we must continue to be vigilant to protect the

for four years of undergraduate studies in STEM (Science,

safety of our students and staff,” Dr. Henry says.

Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) as well as

TOWNE LAKE TRIATHLON, YOUTH TRIATHLON SET FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND

one year to cover the Master of Science in Business program at Texas A&M’s Mays Business School.

Aside from academic merit, the Brockman

The Towne Lake Triathlon is Monday, Sept. 3. The

Scholars Foundation seeks to attract students who

annual event, presented by Onurmark Productions,

also showcase good citizenship and are involved in

raises money for local nonprofits. More than

their communities.

$400,000 has been raised for dozens of charities since the program’s inception in 2012. The course features both Olympic- and sprint-distance courses set throughout Towne Lake.

The Towne Lake Youth Triathlon is Sunday, Sept.

2 and one of only a handful of triathlon events in the Houston area. Kids ages 6-15 participate in an open-water swim triathlon on the shores of Towne 10

TWO CFISD GRADUATES EARN BROCKMAN SCHOLARSHIP

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FOUR CFISD STUDENTS EARN GIRL SCOUTS' HIGHEST HONOR Four CFISD high school students received the Gold Award Girl Scout, an honor less than five percent of Girl Scouts achieve.

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OPEN HOUSE

An Entertainer's Dream ARTICLE AARON WEST PHOTOGRAPHY ROBERT FULMER (ROBERT FULMER PHOTOGRAPHY)

THIS FIVE-BEDROOM HOME WITH CABANA IN THE BACK AND A SWIM-UP BAR IS A SHOWSTOPPER

F E AT U R E S SWIM-UP BAR

TWO DOWNSTAIRS

POOL AND CABANA

AND PATIO

SIX-CAR GARAGE

The huge pool and cabana,

The swim-up bar, located

The garage also

The bedrooms

perfect for a workout

alongside the glistening

includes home

downstairs make perfect

room or apartment, means

pool, comes with a fully

office space.

spaces for guests.

there's plenty of room for

stocked kitchen and

entertaining.

covered patio area.

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BEDROOMS

There’s room for any other type of entertainment you’d like and for kids to play,

THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO DESCRIBE THIS 5,150-SQUARE-

If that's not enough space, there's a six-car garage that's been

FOOT HOME ON SHEFFIELD PARK DRIVE IN CYPRESS: "IT'S

partially converted into an office area and also two downstairs bed-

A SHOWSTOPPER," SAYS JILL BENNETT, THE REAL ESTATE

rooms for guests. The house, located in Fairhaven Estates, is within

AGENT WHO'S LISTING THE PROPERTY. The house is located on a

walking distance from an elementary school and only a few miles

huge spread, and there's plenty of room for parties and events.

from the outlet mall.

"It's an entertainer's dream," she says.

"It's very family-friendly," Jill says.

This is due to not only the cabana in the back, perfect for a work-

Besides all the amenities, the real crown jewel of the property is

out room or a backyard apartment, but to the swim-up bar and

the property itself. The 1.5 acres that the house sits on is hard to

deck as well. The outdoor sunken kitchen area, which sits alongside

come by in this area of Cypress.

the glistening swimming pool, allows for easy access and features a

"It's very difficult to find an acre and a half around here," she

full-sized fridge, grill, sink and covered patio. It's perfect for a sum-

says. "They are so few and far between; that’s huge. When I first saw

mer barbecue and pool party, but for those who want to stay dry,

the property, the only thing I could think was 'Wow!'"

there's a fire pit and tiki bar in the yard.

"There’s room for any other type of entertainment you’d like and for kids to play," Bennett said.

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HOT SPOT ARTICLE AARON WEST | PHOTOGRAPHY RANDY DEPILAR

A PPROAC H AB L E FI N E D I N I N G I N T H E 'BU R B S JASON HOWARD BRINGS INNER LOOP EATING TO CYPRESS 14

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TELL US ABOUT JAXTON'S BISTRO & BAR.

and memories revolve around food and are

It’s fairly new. About two years, so I would

celebrated around food. Holidays, gradua-

say it’s between new and old. I grew up in

tions, getting together the first time you met

the fine dining industry. Tony’s is a fine dining

somebody, falling in love on your first date—

establishment in the Houston area. It’s been

so many things. And I became passionate

around since the ‘60s, and it became the

about delivering this experience to people.

crème de la crème restaurant thing—suits,

And I thought this was an incredible busi-

ties, white tablecloth, Frank Sinatra. I started

ness to be in—giving people lifelong experi-

as a host and worked my way through the

ence memories and having that connection.

ranks, ended up managing. I was in front of

If you get engaged at Jaxton's, then we’re

the house, but I grew up out here in Cypress

connected for life.

so I did the whole commute thing.

HAS THAT HAPPENED? WHY DID YOU DO THAT? WHY DID YOU

Oh yeah. So that’s the more emotional

WANT TO WORK AT TONY’S WHEN YOU

side of it that drew me in. And I’m a numbers

LIVED OUT HERE?

guy. I studied supply chain management in

I didn’t actually. I was putting myself

school. But if I’m going to do numbers, I’m

through school. I was at the University of

going to do it for something that I’m super

Houston, and I needed a job. Like many

passionate about. I was commuting, and

19-year-olds, I was bouncing around. My

then I kept seeing just a field of grass and

mom saw an ad to be a host at Tony’s, and

I began to see signs: ‘Coming Soon: The

I was like ‘No. What am I going to do at a

Boardwalk.’ And I got excited first as a con-

restaurant?’ I had envisioned myself wearing

sumer because it’s Cypress and we need

a suit with a briefcase. But I ended up going

something to do here. And it was a matter

there through a connection of my moms and

of who knows how many times I passed that

got the job and fell in love with the business.

sign before it finally clicked. Maybe this is a

I guess I ended up being a businessman but

worthwhile business venture. I knocked on

not in the way I imagined. I fell in love with the

the door, saw what they had in mind and

business of food and people and experiences.

went for it. I don’t know if I would’ve done this had it not been for the Boardwalk. I was

WHAT ABOUT IT MADE YOU FALL IN

super content with Tony’s.

LOVE WITH IT? I think it was because it’s a business of passion. Everybody has food in their back-

SO WHAT LED YOU TO THIS DESIGN CHOICE AND THIS ATMOSPHERE?

ground. But the French culinary history is

It’s based on what I wanted to do. I wanted

huge, and food is central to my life and a lot

to bring a finer dining aspect to the suburbs,

of people’s life. So many major occasions

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HOT SPOT

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but I didn’t want it to be Tony’s. That’s very

what I wanted versus what the community

fine dining there, and your average Joe is

actually wants isn’t always aligned. I set out

intimidated. It’s stuffy, and it’s like, ‘Can I

to do fine dining, which is what I’m attracted

touch anything?’ I wanted nice and elegant,

to because of my background. But some-

but I wanted it to be comfortable—a mod-

times people just want a good burger or

ern and rustic feel, because we do wood-

pizza or chicken fried steak. So I had to get

fired cooking, which is so rustic it’s almost

off my need to do foie gras.

primitive, so I wanted to be current but pay homage to the rustic style of cuisine I have.

SO HAS THE RESTAURANT CHANGED FROM WHEN IT FIRST OPENED?

AS A FIRST-TIME RESTAURANT

Yes, it has. The number one thing is price

OWNER, WHAT OBSTACLES HAVE

structure. I started out wanting to do $40,

YOU OVERCOME?

$50 prime-cut steaks, but there are so many

Two obstacles have been very signifi-

options out there that to the untrained palette

cant. The first one is hiring. The labor force

and even to mine you would be challenged to

in fine dining is limited to none in Cypress

find a difference between prime-cut and not.

because there is no fine dining out here. So

So I ended up changing that to finding the best

the chances you find someone that’s super

possible meat to the best possible value. So

experienced in fine dining is not probable.

now we have steaks in the $20 range. We liter-

Not only because there aren’t many fine din-

ally cut the prices in half. Also, in the beginning,

ing establishments but also because we’re

it an was an à la carte menu, which is more

in a suburb. That means families, and that

of an Inner Loop-ish thing. You choose your

means the job force is younger, like kids.

protein and then you add sides if you want

At Tony’s the servers had been doing it for

sides. Now we include the sides, and it’s more

longer than I had been alive. Here, I’m hiring

familiar with the area. We’ve done cool drink

high school kids and college kids who have

specials and happy hours, and we just started

never had a job period, much less fine dining.

a reverse happy hour. With the Astros—and

So training people how to be a great server,

obviously, I didn’t imagine this being a sports

but also how to work, that’s an obstacle. It’s

bar—but with the Astros, our bar is packed with

training people how to have a work ethic and

people watching the game. It’s people having

how to be an adult. And I’m so thankful for

a good time, a mellow good time. And so I’ve

the crew I have now. In the restaurant indus-

opened up the concept to be more inclusive,

try, there’s high turnover, and I’m so blessed

of just being more day-to-day. At first, it was

to have the people I have in the kitchen and

more of a special occasion type place, but now

in the front of the house.

I’ve opened it up to be more inclusive. You can

The other obstacle, it’s not so much an obstacle, but it’s just about adaptation. I built

come by on a Tuesday to get a pizza. That’s how we’ve evolved over the years.

the restaurant to be what I thought the com-

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I SET OUT TO DO FINE DINING, WHICH IS WHAT I’M ATTRACTED TO BECAUSE OF MY BACKGROUND. BUT SOMETIMES PEOPLE JUST WANT A GOOD BURGER OR PIZZA OR CHICKEN FRIED STEAK.

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STEVE RENO’S SOUTHERN GREENHOUSES CAN’T BE STOPPED

ARTICLE AARON WEST | PHOTOGRAPHY RANDY DEPILAR

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WHEN STEVE RENO, A FORMER MUSICIAN, BOUGHT

HIS

FRIEND'S

GREENHOUSE

BUSINESS MORE THAN A DECADE AGO, IT WASN'T A GREAT TIME TO BE IN THE GLASS HOUSE BUSINESS. "Things were kind of slow, honestly," he says.

But that was then, before things like organic, farm to table and hydroponic romaine lettuce became en vogue.

"People say they're buzzwords, but it's done a lot for my greenhouses," Steve says.

Now his business, Southern Greenhouses, has moved way beyond the garden, and Steve is receiving orders for his greenhouses from all over the country. Restaurants in Los Angeles and New York City are looking for culinary-focused glass structures to keep up with the latest trends, and a party in North Carolina wants one for a wedding.

"That's probably been my coolest order," he says.

He serves the local greenhouse need as well, and anyone who's been to Hermann Park in Houston has probably spotted some of Steve's handiwork. A new restaurant complex downtown is going to feature one of his greenhouses as a bar.

"It's going to really be something," he says. "These greenhouses have really caught on; it's nothing like it was 20 years ago."

For more information, visit SouthernGreenhouses.com.

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LOCAL LIMELIGHT

D IER KE R' S CHAMP S CATCHING UP WITH FORMER ASTROS PITCHER, MANAGER AND BROADCASTER LARRY DIERKER

TELL US WHAT YOUR DAY-TO-DAY LOOKS LIKE.

WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO STAY IN HOUSTON?

What’s my day-to-day—well, my day is to talk to you.

Houston has grown so much since I moved here that

Then I have a meeting with a company that I’m working

it’s not even the same city. I got here in ‘65—that was my

with to launch a website. That should be coming online

first full year here—and I moved here year-round in ‘67.

sometime in the next week, and so we’re looking at it and

When I was growing up in LA, the suburbs where we lived

putting the finishing touches and edits on that.

had subdivisions, but they also had farms and ranches. So when I moved to Houston it was that way. If you came to

WHAT’S THE WEBSITE GOING TO BE?

Jersey Village, there would be open land between here and

It’s going to be a combination of a lot of things, all

the 610 loop. Now you go another 10 miles out to 99 and

of them having to do with baseball. Most of what I will

there are still subdivisions out there. I’m not really thrilled

do will be editorial in nature, in terms of things that

with the fact that Houston has grown so much because it

are current with a lot of historical material, stories and

makes things less convenient, but on the other hand, I find

memories that I have.

the people here and in Texas in general to be very friendly.

When [Hurricane] Harvey happened last year and the way

SO YOU’LL ALSO BE WRITING?

people responded to that, it just showed me that people

Yep. It’s just nothing but entertainment for people who

care about their neighbors and the city, and they were will-

like baseball and specifically the Astros because I’ve been

ing to spend significant amounts of time when they could

with them all my life. But I’m going to try to make it inter-

be doing something for themselves to get out and do work

esting by writing about other stuff besides the Astros.

for free for someone they don’t know. That shows me a lot.

That was one of the things I wrote about recently. It says

WHAT KIND OF OTHER STUFF?

something about this city.

For example, baseball is experimenting with new rules about how many times a manager, infielders or a catcher

WHERE’S YOUR PREFERRED LUNCH SPOT

can come to the pitcher at the mound. So they’re trying to

AROUND TOWN?

do things to move the game ahead a little faster. They’re

My preferred lunch spot around here, even though I

concerned about the pace of the game in the modern

wouldn’t say it’s my favorite restaurant, is the Backyard

world. These days you have to keep things moving.

Grill. I know the owner, and I really like the guy;

ARTICLE AARON WEST | PHOTOGRAPHY RANDY DEPILAR

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WHEN [HURRICANE] HARVEY HAPPENED LAST YEAR AND THE WAY PEOPLE RESPONDED TO THAT, IT JUST SHOWED ME THAT PEOPLE CARE ABOUT THEIR NEIGHBORS AND THE CITY...

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he’s so generous. He participates in every fundraiser for every

help with. So we have programs to address those ends. They have a

worthwhile effort. I’ve been involved in Cy-Hope, which is very

backpack program where kids get free lunches, and they have after-

active in the entire Cypress school district. We’re doing all sorts

school childcare programs.

of things for kids who are disadvantaged in one way or another.

I have a program called Dierker’s Champs, and it’s baseball-ori-

And he’s done all kinds of things for that. He caters events for

ented in the elementary and middle school area. Baseball is com-

free, and he does so much for the community. And the restaurant

plicated, and it requires various skills, so our role is to find the kids

is good! It’s American food where you just have 100 things on

that can’t afford to play in the local sports association or pay for

the menu. There’s a lot, so you can find something that’s good.

the equipment, and we provide all that—the equipment, the field, the umpires. Everyone volunteers, and we play games throughout

TELL ME MORE ABOUT CY-HOPE. HOW ARE YOU INVOLVED

March and April, and the kids get exposed to baseball. The crux of

WITH THAT?

the effort is to let kids experience what it’s like being on a team and

The idea was to help kids who needed help, but then obviously in order to accomplish that you need to identify what they needed

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have responsibility for showing up and paying attention to the coach and enjoying fun with friends. Just being part of the team.

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LIFESTYLE CALENDAR

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Lindsay Meadows, owner of Meadows Resources, an HR consult-

academic resumes. There are lim-

Call 832.779.LIFE (5433) to register or

ited computers so bring your own

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technology. CFISD.net

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to the enrichment of virtual work-

Speaker Jim Blackburn, J.D., attorney

service providers and professional

ers and clients. The luncheon is

and professor environmental law,

offices together. The event is held on

open to the public. To register, visit

Rice University and author of “A Tex-

the second Friday of every month with

WEWEN.WildApricot.org

as Plan for the Texas Coast” will talk

different themes. Bring your blankets

about plans to mitigate flooding is-

and lawn chairs, family and friends,

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and appetite for fun. Bridgeland.com

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Session 2: 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Lakeland Village Center

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12 CY-FAIR THIRD ANNUAL BOWLING TOURNAMENT

Session 3: 1-3 p.m.

CPR CLASS

This interactive workshop is for

Life Savers Emergency Room

The Houston Metro Go Texan – Cy-

CFISD seniors graduating in 2019.

Life Savers Emergency Room is a

Fair sub-committee of the Houston

Students will get help filling out

24-hour emergency medical facility

Livestock Show and Rodeo is having

college applications, writing and

that provides monthly CPR classes.

its third annual bowling tournament.

editing essays, and building their

All classes are free to the community.

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raising events the sub-committee has

prospective employees, allowing for

money for CFISD graduating seniors.

a smooth transition into the school

Contact Sheri Kendrick at 281.468.9379

district. Student registration, immu-

or sherikendrick@gmail.com for

nizations and athletic physicals are

more details.

also offered. More information can be

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event, visit CyFairChamber.com.

to incoming students, parents and

during the year to raise scholarship

23 LUNCH & LEARN – WORKPLACE & ACTIVE SHOOTER SECURITY

found at CFISD.net.

Campioni Restaurant

Presented by the Houston North-

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west Chamber of Commerce and the Small Business Development

TOWNE LAKE FARMERS MARKET

Center, Robert

Henry

will

Lakeland Activity Center

The Boardwalk

cuss safety in business and active

Run by a team of Bridgeland volun-

With more than 30 vendors, Towne

shooter situations. To register, visit

teers who are dedicated to bringing

Lake’s Farmers Market offers fresh fruits,

HoustonNWChamber.org.

fresh, homegrown food to Cypress

vegetables, farm-fresh eggs, delicious

residents, the market’s mission is

bread and more! The Farmers Market at

to support and promote local food

Towne Lake is open every third Sunday

providers, while also offering educa-

of the month. BoardwalkTL.com

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tional events that enlighten consumers on the value of shopping locally.

Rain or shine, the market is held on the second Sunday of every month.

FarmersMarketAtBridgeland.org

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent

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School District

All CFISD schools open for the 20182019 year. Remember state law pro-

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CY-FAIR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON

CFISD BACK TO SCHOOL EXPO

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Harris County Clerk Stan Stanart

required to use clear backpacks. For

The Berry Center

will be the speaker at the luncheon.

more information on the clear back-

CFISD’s Back to School Expo pro-

Please note the change of location

pack policy, visit CFISD.net.

vides a number of helpful resources

for this month only. To register for the

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