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If so, you may be entitled to signiicant compensation. We are court-appointed counsel for Individuals<br />

(not class action) in the pending upstream case against the federal government based on its design<br />

and operation of the Addicks and Barker reservoirs.<br />

Vuk Stevan Vujasinovic<br />

Judge-Appointed Upstream Counsel for Individuals<br />

in the Addicks Barker Lawsuits<br />

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BEARCREEK<br />

PURPOSE OF HUNTER’S PARK<br />

COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION<br />

Hunter’s Park Community Association handles the<br />

financial and legal affairs of the subdivision. Each lot<br />

owner is required to pay an annual maintenance fee<br />

which is used to pay street lights; pay taxes on and<br />

maintain the common areas, such as the swimming<br />

pools, tennis courts, etc.; pay for security; and pay legal<br />

expenses incurred to enforce the deed restrictions.<br />

The Board meets every other month at 6:30<br />

p.m. in the meeting room at the community building.<br />

Residents are welcome to attend. Anyone wishing to<br />

place an item on the agenda should call the HPCA<br />

office in advance.<br />

The Annual Meeting of Members is held on the<br />

4th Thursday of January.<br />

Members hold three year staggered terms and are<br />

elected. The election process is as follows:<br />

1) Mail in ballots will be mailed out with the Annual<br />

Maintenance fee statements.<br />

2) Voting in person will begin on the 1st Monday<br />

after the Annual Meeting ending on the following<br />

Saturday at 7pm.<br />

HPCA Office:<br />

4503 A Hickory Downs, Houston, TX 77084<br />

Office Phone: 281 463-1216<br />

Office Hrs: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Mon- Fri.<br />

Closed Weekends and Major Holidays<br />

HPCA employs two workers to provide coverage for<br />

the office. Every effort is made to have one of the two<br />

employees in the office at all times. Occasionally business<br />

of the association may require us to be out of the office<br />

for a short period of time. If we are out of the office<br />

when you call or if you call after hours, please leave a<br />

message on the answering machine and your calls will<br />

be returned as soon as possible during office hours.<br />

HUNTER’S PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION<br />

Officers<br />

Gayle Minto - President<br />

Carol Harless<br />

Amy Matthias<br />

Shelly Schmitz - Treasurer<br />

Terry Martin - Secretary/Assistant Treasurer<br />

Legal Counsel - Michael Gainer<br />

Hunter's Park Comm. Assoc 281-463-1216<br />

AT & T 1-800-288-2020<br />

Trash Service WCA 281-368-8397<br />

Harris County Animal Control 281-999-3191<br />

Houston Animal Control 713-238-9600<br />

Texas Wildlife Rehabilitation 713-468-8972<br />

<strong>Bear</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Library 281-550-0885<br />

Buses MTA (Information, Routes & Scheduling) 713-635-4000<br />

KISD School Bus Info. 281-578-2210<br />

Car Share/Van Share 713-227-0003<br />

Harris County Constable’s Office (Clay Road Dispatch) 281-463-6666<br />

Courthouse Annex (16715 Clay Road) 281-463-7759<br />

Pct. 5 Judge Jeff Williams 281-463-2341<br />

Katy Independent School District Administration Office: 281-396-6000<br />

<strong>Bear</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Elementary (K-5) 281-237-5600<br />

Cardiff Junior High (6-8) 281-234-0600<br />

<strong>May</strong>de <strong>Creek</strong> Senior High (9-12) 281-237-3000<br />

Please call HPCA OFFICE at 281-463-1216 to reach a board member.<br />

NEW RESIDENTS<br />

The HPCA office has a new resident package available<br />

at the office or by mail. Please call 281 463-1216<br />

and we will be happy to send the information to you!<br />

DEED RESTRICTIONS<br />

Deed restrictions are strictly enforced by Hunter’s Park<br />

Community Association. Copies of the restrictions<br />

are available at the association’s office or by mail<br />

(call 281 463-1216). Complaint forms are included<br />

in every <strong>Bear</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Newsletter for your convenience.<br />

The association’s office verifies complaints and writes<br />

letters to violators. HPCA will initiate legal action<br />

when warranted, to enforce the deed restrictions.<br />

ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL<br />

You must submit any plans for improvements or<br />

modifications of your home to the Hunter’s Park<br />

Community Association Office. Your plans will be<br />

checked to insure that they comply with the deed<br />

restrictions. This includes re-roofing, playforts (8<br />

ft. height limit), temporary storage buildings, etc.<br />

Please call the office at 281 463-1216 if you need<br />

any additional help or assistance.<br />

SECURITY<br />

Hunter’s Park Community Association provides<br />

additional security currently through a contract<br />

with Commissioners Court for four Harris County<br />

Constables. HPCA also hires off-duty deputies on<br />

an as-needed basis for additional coverage.<br />

Please call the Constable’s Office at 281 463-6666<br />

to report any suspicious person, activity or for vacation<br />

watch. There is a voluntary $2.00 security<br />

contribution on the M.U.D. #6 water bill that goes to<br />

each homeowner. The voluntary contributions can<br />

only be used to pay for security. This contribution<br />

enables HPCA to provide more coverage without<br />

raising maintenance fees.<br />

Judy - Security Directory - HPCA - (281) 463-1216<br />

HELPFUL NUMBERS<br />

WASTE CORPORATION OF TEXAS (WCA)<br />

WCA collects our trash on Tuesdays and Fridays.<br />

Poly-carts, heavy trash and extra bags or items will<br />

be picked up on both days. Recycling picked up<br />

on Tuesdays only. The homeowner’s maintenance<br />

fee does not pay for garbage pick-up. You must<br />

call CWA to start service. Poly-carts and recycling<br />

bins are provided free of charge to homeowners or<br />

residents. When regular pick-up falls on a holiday,<br />

New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, July 4 th , Labor Day,<br />

Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, the pick-up<br />

will be made on the next regular scheduled pick up<br />

day. If your recycling day falls on a holiday it will be<br />

picked up the next week on your normal scheduled<br />

recycle day. WCA will collect for recycling, papers,<br />

plastics, aluminum and tin cans that are placed in<br />

the recycling bin. If items exceed container capacity,<br />

please place them adjacent to the bin. If you find<br />

items left in the bin, that are not recyclable, please<br />

dispose of the items in your polycart.<br />

Trees, shrubs, brush trimmings and fencing must<br />

be bundled in lengths no greater than 4 feet, with<br />

no branch diameter exceeding 3 inches. Items that<br />

will be picked up, such as: appliances, furniture,<br />

carpet (up to 1 room, rolled up four feet wide and<br />

less than fifty pounds), cardboard boxes (flattened).<br />

Refrigerators and freezers or any other items<br />

containing Freon must be drained of Freon and<br />

have an accompanying bill to validate such service<br />

was performed.<br />

Items excluded from normal collection are dirt, rocks,<br />

bricks, concrete, tires, batteries, motor oil, cooking<br />

oil, waste generated by a private contractor or any<br />

materials or items deemed hazardous materials. Do<br />

not dispose of these items in a container that is not<br />

visible to WCA personnel.<br />

If you need a special pickup, please call WCA.<br />

Customer Service: 281-368-8397<br />

WATER BOARD<br />

Mike Kerr - 713-822-6654<br />

Wayne Rouse - 281-463-9377<br />

Ray DeBock - 281-550-2717<br />

Gary Goodart - 281-550-8823<br />

Jim Yuhnke - 281-463-4899 xxxxxxx<br />

The Water Board is a tax assessing board that levies<br />

water and sewer taxes and hires a Tax Assessor<br />

Collector to collect them. Severn Trent Services was<br />

hired by the Water Board to manage the utility district<br />

and they can assist you if you have any problems.<br />

The Board meets every 3rd Tuesday of the month at<br />

6:00 p.m. at the Community Building. Members hold<br />

staggered 4 year terms and are elected the 1st Saturday<br />

in April at the <strong>Bear</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Community Building.<br />

Repairs: Street Lights Centerpoint Energy 713-207-2222<br />

(to report non-functioning light, give address and pole # off of pole needing repair)<br />

Street Repair 281-353-8424<br />

(streets and curbs owned/maintained by Harris County)<br />

U. S. Post Office (<strong>Bear</strong> <strong>Creek</strong>) 1-800-275-8777<br />

Utilities Severn Trent Services (HCUD#6) water/sewer 281-579-4500<br />

(24 hour emergency:) 281-398-8211<br />

Centerpoint Gas 713-659-2111<br />

To report gas leaks & explosions 713-659-3552<br />

Centerpoint Energy 713-207-2222<br />

Harris Ct Pct 4 Community Assistance:<br />

(for roadway/stop signs etc. county issures 281-353-8424<br />

Help Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse 713-520-8620<br />

Hot Lines: Battered Women & Children’s Hotline (Wires-24) 713-528-2121<br />

Crisis Hotline (24 Hours) 713-228-1505<br />

Harris County Children’s Protective Servs.(24) 713-394-4000<br />

Poison Control (24 hours) 1-800-222-1222<br />

Rabies Control 281-999-3191<br />

Rape Crisis (24) 713-528-7273<br />

Suicide Prevention (24 hours) 713-228-1505<br />

Women’s Information & Referral Exchange Service 713-528-2121<br />

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HUNTERS PARK <strong>2019</strong> MEETING SCHEDULE<br />

2 nd Thursday monthly at 6:30 PM<br />

(Annual Meeting, 4 th Thursday of January, 7:30 PM)<br />

<strong>May</strong> 9, <strong>2019</strong><br />

June 13, <strong>2019</strong><br />

July 11, <strong>2019</strong><br />

August 8, <strong>2019</strong><br />

September 12, <strong>2019</strong><br />

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November 14, <strong>2019</strong><br />

December 12, <strong>2019</strong><br />

JOIN THE BEAR CREEK SWIM TEAM!<br />

The Barracudas is a non-profit organization that exists to provide a<br />

competitive swimming program which fosters teamwork, as well as<br />

individual achievement, good sportsmanship and a competitive spirit.<br />

If you are 5 to 18 years of age as of <strong>May</strong> 31, <strong>2019</strong>, you are eligible to swim<br />

on the team! You don’t need to be a great swimmer nor know all the<br />

strokes; that’s where our wonderful coaches come in! Practices are held<br />

regularly so children become strong swimmers quickly. <strong>Bear</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> swim<br />

team is a great way to meet neighbors and other families with children.<br />

Registration has begun so join now! Visit bearcreekswimteam.swimtopia.<br />

com or email athman97@gmail.com for more information.<br />

HAPPY SPRING BEAR CREEK RESIDENTS -<br />

JOIN US FOR THE CLEAN SWEEP ON MAY 11TH!<br />

Fellow <strong>Bear</strong> <strong>Creek</strong>ers: As many of you may have noticed things are<br />

looking better and better in the neighborhood. We appreciate the effort<br />

that many of you are putting into your yards and we want to encourage<br />

the entire community to continue to improve our surroundings.<br />

With Spring bringing more rain and rising concerns about flooding, the<br />

HOA is sponsoring a neighborhood wide “Clean Sweep” on <strong>May</strong> 11 th .<br />

To support each other and to keep improving the appearance of our<br />

community and decrease the amount of debris being washed into our<br />

drainage sewers (which increase flood risks), we are asking that residents<br />

clear the streets in front of their homes of leaves, dirt and debris and if<br />

there is a house on your street that needs attention, please pitch in to help<br />

clear the street in front of it. You can stop by the HOA office for trash bags.<br />

The HOA Board members will also be driving the neighborhood passing<br />

out trash bags and water bottles that morning. Arrangements have been<br />

made with WCA to pick up all bags of trash that next Wednesday.<br />

Clearing the streets benefits us all by helping to prevent blocked storm<br />

drains and keeps our streets looking good. BEAR CREEK PRIDE!<br />

YARD OF THE MONTH<br />

Family at 15822 Pine Mountain<br />

Family at 15811 Fern Basin<br />

SPRING IS HERE!!<br />

It is now time to get the yards in order and that includes putting sod or<br />

some kind of acceptable ground cover over the soil. Besides the fact that<br />

ground cover is required in BCV, every time it rains, if only dirt is present<br />

it will wash into the streets, line the curbs and eventually end up down<br />

the gutters adding to our flood woes. Some type of grass and/or ivy is<br />

required for total coverage, zeroscaping is also an option…<br />

MARCH DEED RESTRICTION OVERVIEW<br />

March Violations/Year-To-Date Violations:<br />

Total: 254/918<br />

Yard: 108/221<br />

Street Gutters: 17/32<br />

Restore Sod: 31/31<br />

Trash Cans In View: 25/446<br />

POOL CARD INFORMATION<br />

FAIRWAY POOL OPENS WEEKENDS IN MAY<br />

(Wightman Pool opening to be determined, pending construction<br />

completion)<br />

FREE POOL CARD PICKUP: At the Hunter’s Park Community Association<br />

Community Center, 4503A Hickory Downs, Houston, TX 77084<br />

LAST DAY FREE CARD PICKUP: Saturday, <strong>May</strong> 4 th , from 10 AM to 2 PM<br />

Note: Additional cards are $10 each<br />

Missed card pickup day? Card applications, along with required<br />

documents, (I.D., & lease agreement if renting) may be mailed or brought<br />

in to HPCA. Cards will be mailed out each Tuesday - or picked up on<br />

Wednesdays. THERE WILL BE A $10 CHARGE PER CARD and must be paid<br />

at time application is submitted. Proper I.D., reflecting property address<br />

must be provided and if you are a renter, you must also provide a copy of<br />

your lease agreement. Only the names of persons listed on the agreement<br />

will be listed on the pool card. Persons must live at the property and be<br />

related. **Pool cards may be revoked if pool rules and regulations are not<br />

followed. This includes unacceptable language and behavior**<br />

CRIME WATCH REPORT<br />

Reported Incidents for Month of March, <strong>2019</strong>:<br />

Burglary Habitation 2<br />

Burglary Motor Vehicle 2<br />

Mental Health 1<br />

Criminal Mischief 1<br />

Theft Other 2<br />

Forgery 1<br />

Assault Agg 1<br />

Missing Person 1<br />

Child Custody Disp 1<br />

Terroristic Threat 1<br />

Suspicious Persons 16<br />

Drug OD Possession 1<br />

Vehicle Suspicious 13<br />

Vehicle Abandoned 10<br />

Traffic Stop 12<br />

Vehicles Stolen 2<br />

Alarm Calls 10<br />

Disturbance Family 3<br />

Loud Noise 12<br />

Disturbance Other 11<br />

Animal Humane 15<br />

Animal Aggressive 4<br />

Discharge Firearms 1<br />

Solicitors 3<br />

Welfare Checks 9<br />

Accident FSGI 3<br />

Traffic Initiatives 3<br />

DWI 1<br />

Unk Medical Emergency 1<br />

HPCA MEETING OPPORTUNITIES<br />

Residents have an opportunity to gather monthly with the Board at our<br />

Community Center. This gives HPCA members a chance to visit, meet<br />

neighbors and voice concerns. The Board meets each month (12 times per<br />

year) to conduct normal business. You can always request to be on the agenda<br />

or have a special meeting. Please refer to the above noted schedule for<br />

residents meeting dates and times. Call HPCA office for details or questions.<br />

IMPORTANT HPCA INFORMATION -<br />

ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL<br />

ANY changes or modifications made to the exterior of structures or<br />

on property, i.e., paint colors, roofs, sheds, etc, MUST BE APPROVED<br />

THROUGH THE HPCA OFFICE BEFORE ANY MODIFICATIONS BEGIN.<br />

Applications for home modifications may be obtained through our<br />

website, email, mail or at office.<br />

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BE OVERLY PREPARED-OR NOT?<br />

Submitted by <strong>Bear</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Resident Bill C.<br />

Please consider the importance of taking time this week or next for<br />

completing two action items, which matter more than anyone would like to<br />

think about again IF we have a major rain event over the next several months.<br />

INSURANCE COVERAGE: Having flood, homeowner and auto insurance is<br />

good, but not having adequate coverage can become a secondary disaster<br />

after the first one hits. Anyone who has flooded in recent years realizes<br />

that the repair costs can often exceed the current market value of a house.<br />

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Floods are not the only disaster that can hit. One of our <strong>Bear</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

families had their house burn a few months ago not long after completing<br />

Harvey renovations. Back in the 1980’s we had a tornado rip through<br />

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closed Highway 6. Stuff happens. We hope life moves forward without<br />

interruption but sometimes it doesn’t.<br />

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Important, important, important: Insurance coverage should include<br />

more than adequate amounts to rebuild your home. It is a mistake to<br />

base your coverage upon market value or worse yet, HCAD tax assessment<br />

value. What the house on your street recently sold for does not matter<br />

either when it comes to your insurance coverage.<br />

There is a clause in most homeowner insurance policies that states if the<br />

homeowner has not maintained coverage sufficient to rebuild the entire<br />

structure - using current construction material and labor costs - then<br />

any settlement with the insurance company for partial damage will be<br />

reduced by the percentage of insufficient labor and material coverage<br />

limits chosen by the homeowner.<br />

Sounds confusing doesn’t it? What this means is better to be over insured<br />

on your home’s value than inadequately insured. The extra premium<br />

amount is not very significant on the front side of a claim. It is a financial<br />

disaster for anyone after something happens.<br />

Please remember that an insurance adjuster is usually not your friend or<br />

advocate for getting your life on track after a disaster. Determining whether<br />

or not a home has full coverage value in the policy is one of the first things<br />

any adjuster will determine before proceeding with a claim settlement.<br />

In other words, it is critical that you talk to your homeowner’s insurance<br />

agent and be sure you have adequate coverage based upon today’s<br />

construction costs to rebuild your entire home, even if that might not be<br />

your intention on this side of a disaster.<br />

Flood insurance is also a must anywhere in the greater Houston area<br />

regardless of whether it is required by the mortgage company or not. If<br />

you are still not convinced, please talk to anyone without flood insurance<br />

who has tried to rebuild with the $15,000-$20,000 provided by FEMA.<br />

Also by now I think everyone understands that the regular homeowner’s<br />

insurance does not cover the damage from rising water no matter how<br />

hard we might try to convince an adjuster that the roof leaked.<br />

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Please consider the maximum flood insurance coverage amount of<br />

$250,000 because a foot of rising water can do over $150,000 damage to<br />

a home before adding additional value for contents. Four feet can often<br />

push the repair costs well over $200,000.<br />

TAKE PICTURES: Photograph one room per day if that is what it takes.<br />

Open drawers, cabinets and closets. And please do not forget the garage.<br />

Many tools, lawn equipment and things that we store do not recover well<br />

from rising water. As you go, move the pictures over to a thumb drive AND<br />

also upload them to the Cloud if you have an account. Probably not the<br />

best idea to wait for a completely finished project.<br />

The good news is that the pictures do not need to be edited or made to<br />

look presentable for distribution. Just have them where you can get to<br />

them in case you need them. A suggestion would be to put the thumb<br />

drive in a safe place above any potential water line. Make a second copy<br />

and keep it at a relative’s house. Make a third copy and keep it someplace<br />

else. Better to be overly prepared.<br />

Please remember that most gun safes and other household security safes<br />

are NOT waterproof. Almost all of them will take on water and that can<br />

happen when even a water pipe breaks. (By the way, that is just about<br />

always the same situation with safety deposit boxes in a bank. Think about<br />

the advantages of having a box several feet off the vault floor. People<br />

trapped in a bank vault seem to only run out of air to breathe on television).<br />

Pictures are worth a thousand words is a common old saying. Pictures<br />

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What's Happening<br />

Around the Community<br />

Festivals<br />

HOUSTON GREEK FEST<br />

OPA! For over 20 years, the Houston Greek Fest has brought a touch of<br />

Greece straight to the bayou city! The Houston Greek Fest is a family<br />

friendly event held annually the first weekend after Mother’s Day in<br />

<strong>May</strong>. Visitors enjoy Greek music, authentic Greek cuisine, live dancers,<br />

an indoor shopping and more. You can tour St. Basil the Great Orthodox<br />

Church, which was voted one of the most beautiful churches in Houston<br />

by the Houston Press in 2011. We love sharing our Greek Heritage with<br />

Houston and the surrounding communities. We welcome you to come<br />

join us <strong>May</strong> 16-19, <strong>2019</strong>! Visit our website at www.houstongreekfest.com<br />

or follow our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/HoustonGreekFest/<br />

and event for the latest information, contests to win free food and more.<br />

GOLF TOURNAMENTS<br />

31ST ANNUAL B. F. ADAM GOLF CLASSIC<br />

<strong>May</strong> 9, <strong>2019</strong>, the Cy-Fair Educational Foundation (CFEF) will celebrate its<br />

31 st annual B. F. Adam Golf Classic at BlackHorse Golf Club. Allegiance<br />

Bank joins the Foundation as our new tournament underwriter. IBI<br />

Group, Linebarger Attorneys at Law and Zenith Real Estate Group are<br />

supporting CFEF again this year as Platinum Sponsors. Gold Sponsors<br />

include Cromdane Steel, Division One Construction, PBK, Salas O’Brien<br />

and Satterfield & Pontikes Construction. The Backyard Grill joins<br />

Carl’s BBQ as our dinner sponsors. Caldwell Companies has been the<br />

tournament lunch sponsor since 2011.<br />

One of the largest non-celebrity tournaments in the Houston area, the<br />

B.F. Adam Golf Classic is a prime example of our trustees and community<br />

business partners working together to raise scholarship funds for<br />

students of Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. Our first tournament raised $3,500<br />

and over the past 30 years the B. F. Adam Golf Classic has successfully<br />

raised almost $3.5M.<br />

CFEF was established in 1970 as a non-profit to raise money to fund<br />

scholarships for high school graduates. Through the generosity of the<br />

Cy-Fair community and commitment from the Board of Trustees, the<br />

Foundation has grown tremendously with scholarship awards totaling<br />

more than $8.5M to graduating seniors from Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. CFEF<br />

is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, all contributions are tax deductible,<br />

as allowed by the law.<br />

SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE: For more information please contact<br />

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Vacation Bible Schools<br />

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Join us June 10 th -14 th from 9 AM-12:30 PM for a fabulous week of<br />

Vacation Bible School fun as we learn that life is WILD, but God is GOOD!<br />

ROAR Vacation Bible School is for all children ages 3 years old (must<br />

be potty-trained) through entering 5 th grade! We offer a longer VBS day<br />

because we just can’t pack it all in to a mere 3 hours! The youth will<br />

travel through age appropriate stations including Bible Adventures,<br />

Music, Snacks, Kid Vid Cinema, Outdoor Games and our wild and crazy<br />

Imagination Station where they do fun science experiments that they<br />

can take home with them daily! Registration is only $20 and includes all<br />

Imagination Station Gizmos and Gadgets, daily snacks, Bible Memory<br />

Buddies, fun take home gifts and a t-shirt! Get ready to have a ROAR-ING<br />

good time! Register and pay online at www.elcsh.org by choosing the<br />

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contact Beth Hixon, Director of Children’s Ministry, at bhixon@elcsh.<br />

org or call her at 713-896-1773. Epiphany Lutheran Church is located at<br />

14423 West Road, Houston, TX 77041. We are conveniently located at the<br />

intersection of Jackrabbit and West Roads.<br />

ST. AIDAN’S SETS SUMMER VBS<br />

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again and the folks at St. Aidan’s have another great program planned.<br />

Scheduled for the week of July 8 th -12 th , St. Aidan’s usually hosts about 80<br />

children. This year’s theme is ROAR: Life is wild. God is Good. We usually<br />

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a wallaby, a toucan, a lemur and a hedgehog. Everyone really enjoyed<br />

that.” Cost of VBS is $30. Scholarships are available for families in-need.<br />

New for this year, we are adding Triumph Sports so our students will<br />

have a full-day option. From 12-4 PM, Triumph will run a Bible-based<br />

sports camp. Participants will play dodgeball, kickball, capture the flag,<br />

basketball, soccer and more. Early registration for this afternoon session<br />

is $105 before June 1 st . After June 1 st , cost goes up to $115. Registration<br />

is already open at aidanschurch.org. For additional information, please<br />

call the church at 281-373-3203.<br />

SPRING BREAK/SUMMER CAMPS<br />

CAMP CORNERSTONE IS THE PLACE TO BE THIS SUMMER<br />

FOR AGES 2 THROUGH COMPLETION OF 4TH GRADE!<br />

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grade. Children must be 2 by June 1, <strong>2019</strong>. Camp hours are 9:30 AM-1<br />

PM. There are 3 sessions throughout the summer and you are invited to<br />

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Session I: “Stars & Stripes” is June 17 th -21 st , Session II: “Around<br />

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camp session begins, you will hear from your child’s teacher so you can<br />

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week-long fun.<br />

Each day your child will bring a backpack and a lunch as they enjoy<br />

each other and the special things they will do during the week. We look<br />

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through <strong>May</strong> 2, <strong>2019</strong> or until camp classes are full. Once camp classes are<br />

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<strong>May</strong> 24 th : Teacher Preparation Day<br />

<strong>May</strong> 27 th : Holiday<br />

KISD Summer Band Camp to be Held<br />

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The seventeenth annual summer band camp, offered to next year’s 7 th ,<br />

8 th and 9 th grade KISD band students, will be held at Morton Ranch High<br />

School July 15 th -19 th . The camp will include daily section rehearsals, full<br />

band rehearsals and fun music based electives. Lunch is also part of the<br />

camp. The cost of the camp is $130 and will include a t-shirt if registered<br />

by June 5 th . All registrations after that date will need to include a late<br />

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cash, money order or cashier’s check.<br />

The camp concludes with the Grand Finale Concert on Friday morning<br />

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additional $35 (park admission, meal, bus transportation and drinks are<br />

included in price) for a total camp cost of $165 ($190 after June 5 th ). The<br />

KISD JH Summer Band Camp has been a huge success each year and we<br />

anticipate a large enrollment again this year.<br />

Camp participants will audition for summer band camp placement as<br />

soon as they arrive for the first day of camp. Students should prepare<br />

major scales specific to the student’s instrument and an audition<br />

etude, which can be downloaded from the webpage. Students will be<br />

ability grouped with the number of bands being determined by total<br />

enrollment for the camp. Registration Form, Audition materials and<br />

Travel/Emergency Treatment Consent Form can be downloaded by<br />

campers from the Katy ISD Fine Arts Webpage www.katyisd.org/dept/<br />

finearts. An email confirmation is sent out upon receipt of registration<br />

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Katy ISD Represented<br />

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Each year 10 Texas library districts are represented at the Texas Library<br />

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School District librarian Diane Austin, as well as 4 th grader Charlotte<br />

Baker, will be representing District 8 in addition to Katy ISD’s Wolman<br />

Elementary School. Charlotte will be a part of a student group who will<br />

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<strong>May</strong>de <strong>Creek</strong> High School<br />

Spring Graduation Schedule<br />

Rehersal:<br />

Wednesday, <strong>May</strong> 22, <strong>2019</strong> 12:30 PM •Merrill Center<br />

Graduation Ceremony:<br />

Saturday, <strong>May</strong> 25, <strong>2019</strong> at 9:00 AM<br />

Students report at 7:45 AM<br />

Building Opens to Public at 7:45 AM<br />

<strong>Bear</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Elementary Calendar<br />

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5/6-5/10: Teacher Appreciation Week!<br />

5/6: Cougar Pride Celebration 7:45 AM; Core Essential - Perseverance<br />

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5/8: College Spirit Wednesday<br />

5/9: 2 nd Grade Field Trip<br />

5/10: KISD Volunteers In Public Schools Celebration 8:30 AM at the LMC.<br />

5/13: STAAR 3 rd & 4 th grades - Math; 5 th grade Math retest<br />

5/14: STAAR: 3 rd & 4 th grades - Reading; 5 th grade Reading retest.<br />

5/15: College Spirit Wednesday; STAAR: 5 th grade - Science<br />

5/21: Learning Celebrations: AM Pre-K 8 AM, PM Pre-K 11:30 AM; 3 rd grade<br />

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2:20 PM; PTA General meeting 5:30 PM; Talent Show 6 PM.<br />

5/22: College Spirit Wednesday; Learning Celebration for 5 th grade 8:30<br />

AM; HS Senior Walk/Reception 3 PM.<br />

5/23: Early Dismissal 12:20 PM; BCE PTA Spirit Night - <strong>Bear</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Roller<br />

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5/6-5/10: Semana de apreciacion para los mastros<br />

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5/9: Viaje Estudiantil 2º Grado<br />

5/10: Celebración para Voluntarios de KISD a las 8:30 AM en el LMC<br />

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Recipes & Gardening Tips<br />

You could make this on National Apple Pie Day <strong>May</strong> 13th!<br />

INGREDIENTS:<br />

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour<br />

1/2 cup vegetable oil<br />

2 tablespoons cold milk<br />

1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar<br />

1 teaspoon salt<br />

6 Fuji apples, cored and sliced<br />

3/4 cup white sugar<br />

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour<br />

3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon<br />

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg<br />

1/2 cup all-purpose flour<br />

1/2 cup white sugar<br />

1/2 cup butter<br />

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sides. Crimp edges of the dough around the perimeter.<br />

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INGREDIENTS:<br />

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs<br />

3 tablespoons white sugar<br />

1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted<br />

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened<br />

1 cup white sugar<br />

1/4 teaspoon salt<br />

2 teaspoons vanilla extract<br />

1/2 teaspoon lemon juice<br />

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3 cups frozen blueberries<br />

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Warm weather means our gardens and landscapes are growing fast.<br />

Here are some tasks to keep your landscape beautiful and productive:<br />

Flowers: Time to plant summer blooming perennials and annuals<br />

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sunflowers, yellow bells, pride of Barbados, duranta and bat-faced<br />

cuphea.<br />

Vegetables: <strong>May</strong> is a great time to plant, from seed or nursery plants,<br />

okra, sweet potatoes, cucumbers, winter squash, pumpkins, basil,<br />

peppers, lima beans, eggplant, garlic chives and Malabar greens. If<br />

you don’t want to dedicate an area of your yard, consider planting<br />

here and there in your flowerbeds. Edible landscaping is a popular<br />

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Lawns: Water 1/2 to 1” of irrigation per week. A rain gauge or straight<br />

sided container (such as a tuna fish can) will help you know how long<br />

to run your irrigation system to apply 1/2”.<br />

Weeding: Hand pull or hoe weeds while they are still young or better<br />

yet, maintain a 3” layer of mulch in all vegetable and flowerbeds to<br />

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Pruning: Remove spent blooms on spring and summer annuals to<br />

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Fertilizing: Fertilize flowerbeds and vegetable gardens w/slow release<br />

organic fertilizer.<br />

Water: Deep soakings between rain events is better than frequent<br />

light sprinkling.<br />

Birds: Spring migration continues until mid-<strong>May</strong>. Clean bird feeders!<br />

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Houston Crawfish Crab Grill Festival - <strong>May</strong> 11, <strong>2019</strong>, 3-10 PM, Humble<br />

Civic Center & Arena, 8233 Will Clayton Pkwy., Humble, TX 77338. Admission<br />

starting at $10. The Houston Crawfish, Crab & Grill Festival is a family event<br />

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and food trucks. Live performances and DJs spinning their best tunes to<br />

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Pasadena Strawberry Festival - <strong>May</strong> 17-19, <strong>2019</strong>, 7603 Red Bluff Rd.,<br />

Pasadena, TX 77507. Admission: $5-$30. Did someone say strawberries,<br />

strawberry shortcake? Yum! The Annual Pasadena Strawberry Festival<br />

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<strong>2019</strong> Pull for Puppies Charity Tug-of-War Tournament - <strong>May</strong> 18, <strong>2019</strong>,<br />

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Finally, there will be dogs to adopt at the event from Friends for LIFE.<br />

Blues and More at the Brown - Daily thru <strong>May</strong> 23, <strong>2019</strong>, 11:30 AM-1:30<br />

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Event is free and open to the public. Food and non alcoholic beverages<br />

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