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CFISD <strong>2019</strong>-2020 Calendar - pg. 11<br />
<strong>January</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />
Important Numbers... 3<br />
Teenage Job Seekers... 7<br />
LOCOMOTIVE 4141 PHOTOS... 8<br />
School News... 10<br />
CFISD <strong>2019</strong>-2020 SCHOOL CALENDAR... 11<br />
Sports/Scouting News... 12-13<br />
What’s Happening Around The Neighborhood... 16<br />
Houston Area Events... 18<br />
Volunteer Opportunities... 20<br />
Recipes... 26<br />
Gardening Tips... 27<br />
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MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.<br />
Martin Luther King, Jr., an American clergyman and Nobel Prize winner was<br />
one of the principal leaders of the American civil rights movement and a<br />
prominent advocate of nonviolent protest. King’s challenges to segregation<br />
and racial discrimination in the 1950s and 1960s helped convince many white<br />
Americans to support the cause of civil rights in the United States. After his<br />
assassination in 1968, King became a symbol of protest in the struggle for<br />
racial justice.<br />
Honoring<br />
Martin Luther<br />
King, Jr.<br />
In 1957, King helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference<br />
(SCLC), an organization of black churches and ministers that aimed<br />
to challenge racial segregation. As SCLC’s president, King became the<br />
organization’s dominate personality and its primary intellectual influence.<br />
He was responsible for much of the organization’s fundraising, which<br />
he frequently conducted in conjunction with preaching engagements in<br />
Northern churches. SCLC sought to complement the NAACP’s legal efforts to<br />
dismantle segregation through the courts, with King and other SCLC leaders<br />
encouraging the use of nonviolent direct action to protest discrimination.<br />
These activities included marches, demonstrations and boycotts.<br />
“I Have a Dream”<br />
King and other black leaders organized the 1963 March on Washington,<br />
a massive protest in Washington, D.C. for jobs and civil rights. On August<br />
28, 1963, King delivered the keynote address to an audience of more than<br />
200,000 civil rights supporters. His “I Have a Dream” speech expressed the<br />
hopes of the civil rights movement in oratory as moving as any in American<br />
history.<br />
After his death, King came to represent black courage and achievement, high<br />
moral leadership and the ability of Americans to address and overcome racial<br />
divisions. Perhaps the most important memorial is the national holiday in<br />
King’s honor, designated by the Congress of the United States in 1983 and<br />
observed on the third Monday in <strong>January</strong>, a day that falls on or near King’s<br />
birthday of <strong>January</strong> 15 th .<br />
WESTGATE IMPORTANT NUMBERS<br />
HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE INFORMATION<br />
<strong>Westgate</strong> Subdivision falls within District 4 of the Harris County Sheriff’s Department. Suspicious behavior should be called in to the Non-Emergency<br />
number, general questions should be directed to the Patrol District Office and emergencies should always call 911:<br />
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EMERGENCY NUMBERS<br />
Fire or Sheriff Emergency 911<br />
Sheriff (non-emergency) Press Option 1 for Dispatch 713.221-6000<br />
Patrol District Office (gen. info) 281-463-2648<br />
16715 Clay Rd., Houston, TX 77084<br />
Cy-Fair Vol. Fire Dept. 713-466-6161<br />
Cy-Creek Vol. Fire Dept. 281-440-0079<br />
Child Protective Services 713-394-4000<br />
Poison Control 800-764-7661<br />
Community Events & Activities Committees<br />
HOA Board of Directors: board@westgatetx.net<br />
Newsletter Editor: Kimberly McGaughy • kbmcgaughy@gmail.com<br />
Garage Sale Chair: Sheila Walsh • garagesale@westgatetx.net<br />
Social Chair: social@westgatetx.net<br />
Parks/Pools Chair: poolandparks@westgatetx.net<br />
Deed Restriction Committee Contact:<br />
deedrestrictions@westgatetx.net (to report problems)<br />
Crime Watch Chair: Helen Daglas • crimewatch@westgatetx.net<br />
UTILITIES<br />
Reliant Energy (elec) 713-207-7777<br />
CenterPoint Energy 713-659-2111<br />
CenterPoint Energy (to report gas leak) 888-876-5786<br />
CenterPoint Energy (power outage/downed lines) 713-659-2111<br />
MOC Water Emergency 24 hr service line 281-367-5511<br />
MOC Utility Operations (Katy office) 281-347-8686<br />
www.municipalops.com<br />
MUD #70 contact: Schwartz, Page & Harding Attys. 713-623-4531<br />
ktranchin@sphllp.com<br />
WCA Waste Corp. (garbage) 281-368-8397<br />
www.wcawaste.com/Houston/houston-residential.html<br />
Houston North 281-766-1914<br />
Schools<br />
Cy-Fair ISD 281-897-4000<br />
Copeland Elementary 281-856-1400<br />
Jowell Elementary 281-463-6966<br />
Hoover Elementary 832-667-7301<br />
Anthony Middle School 281-373-5660<br />
Cy-Spring HS 281-345-3000<br />
Langham Creek HS 281-463-5400<br />
Local Services Bear Post Office 800-275-8777<br />
Bear Creek Library 281-550-0885<br />
Cy-Fair College Library 281-890-2665<br />
Langham Creek YMCA 281-859-6143<br />
Animal Control 281-999-3191<br />
ASPCA (24 Hr Poison Control) 888-426-4435<br />
Spills 713-439-6000<br />
TX Wildlife Rehabilitation 713-941-8972<br />
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Difficulty Paying Your Annual Dues?<br />
If you haven’t yet paid your <strong>Westgate</strong> fees for <strong>2019</strong> and anticipate not<br />
being able to pay on time, be sure to call Inframark (281-870-0585) to<br />
discuss getting on a payment plan before more fees are tacked on-from<br />
the attorney, etc. $635 can turn into $1000+ very quickly. Even if you<br />
don’t think you can pay all at once, you need to call Inframark to make<br />
payment arrangements; DON’T WAIT and cost yourself MORE money.<br />
These dues help pay for landscaping, electricity, water, refurbishing and<br />
adding amenities and pool management, among other things. It helps<br />
<strong>Westgate</strong> continue to be a great community with stable or increasing<br />
property values. If you’d ever like details of how your dues are spent,<br />
you can always ask our management company. Also, go to our annual<br />
meeting and you will receive a copy of the financials.<br />
Why You Should Always Call<br />
the Non-Emergency Number<br />
When an incident happens - suspicious person or vehicle, someone rifles<br />
through your car, etc - call the non-emergency number whether anything<br />
was taken or not, whether damage was done or not: Our contract officer<br />
spoke to some residents while he was responding to a call. They informed<br />
him that they did share info on social media but didn’t call HCSO. HCSO is<br />
not monitoring Social media. HCSO put their non-contract officers where<br />
there are problems. No calls = no problems. One call a week or so does<br />
not prompt a concern. But if everyone who posted on social media called<br />
it in it would be. 713-221-6000.<br />
<strong>Westgate</strong> HOA President’s Letter<br />
Hello <strong>Westgate</strong>rs! Your HOA Board, Puneet Saggar, Abel Gonzalez and I,<br />
have been hard at work improving the neighborhood. Here are some of<br />
the items on which we’ve been working:<br />
• Choosing two new playgrounds to replace two old wooden ones at parks<br />
on Heathridge and <strong>Westgate</strong> Park Dr. and Heathridge and Crestbury<br />
• Getting proposals to improve security at the poolhouse and big park<br />
• Repairing park equipment (we appreciate the help from residents who<br />
report the problems to the Board by email)<br />
• Getting proposals for new fence on Blue Wahoo and to repair fencing on<br />
Barker Cypress, <strong>Westgate</strong> Park Dr. and Forest Heights<br />
• Choosing new pool furniture to replace the old and adding some<br />
• Working with vendors to ensure we are getting what we are paying for<br />
and keep up with problems that occur<br />
• Building a new <strong>Westgate</strong> website<br />
• Fielding suggestions and concerns from residents to produce results<br />
• Working on the <strong>2019</strong> Budget<br />
This is by no means an exhaustive list, just some of the highlights of the<br />
last three months or so.<br />
Speaking of the <strong>2019</strong> Budget, you should have received a letter by now<br />
regarding the 5% increase in annual dues; this amounts to an increase<br />
of $30. Everyone’s bills have increased - lights, water, repairs, etc. - and<br />
the HOA’s bills are no different. This minimal increase covers the cost of<br />
living increases we are all experiencing. The last time the HOA dues went<br />
up three years ago was solely because of adding a new yearly expense<br />
of the HCSO deputy. Dues have not increased for regular costs going up<br />
since before residents took over the Board in 2014. The total annual dues<br />
are $635, still relatively low for a neighborhood like ours in this area,<br />
especially since we are still adding amenities, while at the same time,<br />
replacing old ones. Another item of interest: you may have seen damage<br />
to common areas along Fair Grange. It has also happened in other<br />
neighborhoods along Longenbaugh. This lawn damage was caused by<br />
wild hogs. They are mainly nocturnal and can be aggressive, so please<br />
be alert to your surroundings at night. Do not confront the animals if you<br />
see them; just report it to the county. We have notified the county and are<br />
considering our options about what to do.<br />
The Board hopes residents have been enjoying the neighborhood events<br />
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we’ve been having. Volunteers make that possible and we could always<br />
use more help for better events. Please contact the Board if you’d like to<br />
get involved.<br />
Have a great and safe holiday season!<br />
Best regards, Kimberly McGaughy<br />
<strong>Westgate</strong> HOA President<br />
Kimberly@westgatetx.net<br />
Board@westgatetx.net (goes to all three Board members)<br />
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You mostly likely have received an email stating your Apple account is<br />
locked or your Bank asking you to enter your personal information to<br />
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• Investigate Unique Requests - If just completed an online purchase and<br />
you receive an email from the vendor requesting updated credit card<br />
information, call the vendor directly to verify if or why the information is<br />
needed and make any corrections over the phone.<br />
• Double Check Email Addresses - Fraudulent emails are sent with email<br />
address just slightly changed that most people don’t notice until it’s too<br />
late. For example: jon.smith@abcrealty.com where user name should be<br />
john.smith or the ending is changed from .com to .net. Never click on any<br />
embedded links or open attachments until you verify the sender.<br />
• Use Strong Passwords - Use passwords with special characters, numbers<br />
and capitalization and at least six (6) digits in length. Many security<br />
experts recommend eight (8) digits minimum passwords and changing<br />
your password every three (3) months.<br />
Remember, it’s ok to be a little paranoid when conducting online<br />
business, it will protect you from becoming a cybercrime statistic.<br />
Do You Know Your Deed Restrictions?<br />
In an effort to educate our residents, each month we highlight some deed<br />
restriction or other item that needs improvement in <strong>Westgate</strong>:<br />
FINE POLICY FOR DEED RESTRICTION VIOLATIONS<br />
Beginning in 2016, <strong>Westgate</strong> instituted a new fining policy for deed<br />
restriction violations. Our bylaws give approval to do so. After researching<br />
other neighborhoods’ fining policies and working with our attorney to<br />
ensure we comply with state law, the Board voted to approve this step.<br />
Why did the Board feel this step was necessary? Our job is to do what<br />
we can to keep up property values in our community; some violations,<br />
when notification letters are ignored, pull down the overall appeal of our<br />
neighborhood. While some violations must be sent to the attorney, others<br />
can be addressed with fines and hopefully avoid attorney expenses. Fines<br />
also address the cost of repeated notifications and further necessary<br />
actions; in other words, if someone ignores notification letters, they pay<br />
for causing further actions with the fines.<br />
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• After 30 days, certified Notice of Non Compliance letter is sent to<br />
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Compliance; for instance, if the homeowner has received the same notice<br />
of violation within a certain period.<br />
At any time, anyone can request clarification on a violation by calling<br />
our management company, PCMI. Keep up to date through our website,<br />
www.westgatetx.net and on our Facebook group, <strong>Westgate</strong> Subdivision.<br />
COPIES OF ALL WESTGATE FOUNDING DOCUMENTS (including the ARC<br />
form) can be downloaded from the <strong>Westgate</strong> website www.westgatetx.<br />
net. They are located under the HOA tab.<br />
Procedure When Filing a<br />
Report with the Sheriff’s Dept.<br />
If you ever have to file a report with the Sheriff’s Department, whether<br />
after calling 911 or the nonemergency number (713-221-6000), be sure to<br />
let the deputy know that <strong>Westgate</strong> has a contract with the Sheriff’s Dept.<br />
through our MUD district (Harris County MUD #70). That way, the incident<br />
will be reported to our contract deputies, giving them information on<br />
what to look for in our community. Also, be sure to report the issue to our<br />
Crime Watch committee at crimewatch@westgatetx.net. They discuss<br />
the problems with our deputies as well.<br />
Recommended Tradespeople List<br />
on the <strong>Westgate</strong> Facebook Page<br />
Have you ever needed to call someone for repairs or to have work done,<br />
but you didn’t want to just pick someone out of the yellow pages? Well,<br />
we’ve begun a document that is our neighborhood’s personal “Angie’s<br />
List:” “Recommended Tradespeople And Businesses.” All people and<br />
businesses listed on it are recommended by people in <strong>Westgate</strong> who<br />
have had personal experiences with them.<br />
We also have a list for businesses actually owned by <strong>Westgate</strong> residents<br />
called “<strong>Westgate</strong> Residents who provide Services.” If you are a resident<br />
who owns a business, provide a description of your services, price range,<br />
history of your business, etc. Support your neighbors by checking it out;<br />
you might find what you need very close to home!<br />
To access the documents, go to www.facebook.com and search for<br />
“<strong>Westgate</strong> Subdivision.” Look at the top of the page under “Files” and<br />
you’ll see them there! Add yours to the list!<br />
Stay Up to Date with<br />
<strong>Westgate</strong> News<br />
To get the latest information on what’s happening in <strong>Westgate</strong>, be sure to<br />
check our other <strong>Westgate</strong> sources:<br />
1. The WESTGATE WEBSITE, www.westgatetx.net<br />
2. The <strong>Westgate</strong> FACEBOOK page is <strong>Westgate</strong>’s official Social Media outlet<br />
for information (on Facebook, search for “WESTGATE SUBDIVISION<br />
Official” and you must sign up); you can find goodies like pictures<br />
of our events, HOA information, etc. If you have trouble finding it on<br />
Facebook, type this into your address bar: www.facebook.com/groups/<br />
<strong>Westgate</strong>Subdivision/. Within a day or two, you will then be asked to<br />
verify your address, as it is a residents-only group. Look for this in your<br />
“messages” section at the top left of the page and you may be asked to<br />
accept a message.<br />
3. Send questions to the WESTGATE HOA EMAIL, Board@westgatetx.net.<br />
The newsletter only comes out once a month and information is a month<br />
old, so the other methods are used when something happens last minute<br />
and if you missed the newsletter.<br />
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Streetlight Outages<br />
Report streetlight outages to Center Point Energy at www.<br />
centerpointenergy.com or 713-207-2222. Let’s keep our community<br />
safe. You will need the pole number, the black and white numbers listed<br />
vertically on the pole, to report the outage. If no pole number is listed,<br />
on the website you can use the GIS map listed on the website link above.<br />
Harris County Sheriff’s<br />
Office Information<br />
<strong>Westgate</strong> Subdivision falls within District 4 of the Harris County Sheriff’s<br />
Department. Suspicious behavior should be called in to the Non-<br />
Emergency number, general questions should be directed to the Patrol<br />
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EMERGENCY: 9-1-1 (emergencies only)<br />
Teenage Job Seekers<br />
If you are between 12 and 18 and would like to be added to the<br />
teenage job seeker’s list, please fill out the form on our website (www.<br />
krenekprinting.com, click submissions and choose Jobseekers) with<br />
your name, birthdate (mo. & yr.), phone number, year you will graduate<br />
and the name of your newsletter/subdivision. Check the list of jobs you<br />
want on your form. Please make sure your email is correct, we send<br />
emails in the summer to make sure all the info is still good and that you<br />
want to stay on the list. If we do not hear back from you after 3 tries, we<br />
will remove you from the list until we do. Must have parent(s) permission.<br />
DISCLAIMER<br />
Neither the subdivision, nor Krenek Printing is responsible for those listed<br />
on the Teenage Job Seeker List. Please ask for and check out references<br />
if you do not personally know those listed. This is just a list of teenagers<br />
from the subdivision who wish to find part time jobs. Responsibility for<br />
any work done by these teenagers is between those seeking helpers and<br />
the teens and their parents.<br />
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IMPORTANT DATES<br />
<strong>January</strong> 1 st -3 rd - Student/Staff Holiday<br />
<strong>January</strong> 4 th - Professional Day<br />
<strong>January</strong> 21 st - Student/Staff Holiday<br />
CFISD Board Approves <strong>2019</strong>-2020<br />
Instructional Calendar<br />
The CFISD Board of Trustees approved the calendar committee’s<br />
recommendations for the <strong>2019</strong>-2020 instructional calendar during its<br />
regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, December 10 th .<br />
House Bill 1 (79 th Texas Legislature) mandates that instruction for the<br />
school year may not begin before the fourth Monday in August. For the<br />
<strong>2019</strong>-2020 instructional year, the earliest start date is August 26 th - which<br />
will serve as the first day of school.<br />
In the fall semester of 2017, a calendar committee was organized to<br />
develop calendars for both the 2018-<strong>2019</strong> and <strong>2019</strong>-2020 school years.<br />
The committee was made up of district-wide representation, including<br />
teachers, parents, community members, campus administrators and<br />
support staff. Developing both calendars at the same time allowed the<br />
school Board to vote on next year’s calendar earlier than in past years.<br />
The committee worked to construct the calendars using the 75,600<br />
minutes needed to complete a school year now required by law.<br />
The committee recommended a calendar to the school board that will<br />
conclude the <strong>2019</strong>-2020 school year on May 28, 2020.<br />
In its meetings, the committee discussed various components of<br />
developing the instructional calendars before arriving at a consensus.<br />
The <strong>2019</strong>-2020 calendar recommendation presented to the Board of<br />
Trustees included:<br />
Students begin school on Monday, Aug. 26, <strong>2019</strong>;<br />
Labor Day, September 2, <strong>2019</strong>, is a student/staff holiday;<br />
A five-day Thanksgiving holiday (Nov. 25-29, <strong>2019</strong>);<br />
A 10-day winter break (Dec. 23, <strong>2019</strong>-Jan. 3, 2020);<br />
A five-day spring break March 9-13, 2020;<br />
Good Friday, April 10, 2020, is a student/staff holiday;<br />
The school year will end on May 28, 2020 for students and February 17 th<br />
and May 29, 2020 are designated as inclement weather makeup days.<br />
To download a copy of the <strong>2019</strong>-2020 school calendar, visit the CFISD<br />
website at www.cfisd.net/en/calendar/.<br />
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Cy-Fair Hs Setter<br />
Named To 2018<br />
TGCA All-State<br />
Volleyball Team<br />
Cy-Fair High School senior Elyse<br />
Buras was named to the 2018 Texas<br />
Girls Coaches Association (TGCA)<br />
Volleyball All-State Team. Buras, a<br />
setter for the Bobcats, was among the<br />
40 standouts named to the Class 6A<br />
team. She finished the 2018 season<br />
with 1,473 assists, averaging 12.1 per<br />
game for Cy-Fair. In addition, Buras<br />
totaled 101 kills, 36 aces and 441 digs.<br />
Her other accolade in 2018 included<br />
being named the Outstanding Setter<br />
for District 17-6A. Buras helped lead<br />
Cy-Fair to the district championship,<br />
as the Bobcats went 32-10 during the<br />
season and finished as area finalists.<br />
As a junior, Buras earned All-District<br />
17-6A first-team honors.<br />
The Cypress Ranch<br />
High School Choirs<br />
Present “Encore<br />
<strong>2019</strong> This Is Me”<br />
Please join the The Cypress Ranch<br />
Choirs for “Encore <strong>2019</strong> This is Me!”<br />
Performances will be on Friday, February 1 st and Saturday, February<br />
2 nd , at 7 PM in the Cypress Ranch High School Auditorium. Tickets are<br />
$10. For more information, please check the Cypress Ranch Choir<br />
website www.ranchchoir.com/.<br />
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SCHOOL DISTRICT CALENDAR<br />
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Cy-Fair Sports Association<br />
Cy-Fair Sports Association is having registration for baseball, football,<br />
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www.cy-fairsports.org.<br />
Northwest Flyers Kid’s Track Club<br />
Holds Registration for 32nd Season<br />
The Northwest Flyers Youth Track Club will celebrate its 32 nd Anniversary<br />
Season by hosting its annual free Registration/Orientation Breakfast on<br />
Saturday, February 2, <strong>2019</strong>, for all boys and girls who are interested in<br />
joining for the <strong>2019</strong> track season. The breakfast starts promptly at 8:30<br />
AM at the Cypress Creek Christian Community Center Forum located at<br />
6823 Cypresswood Dr., Spring, TX, 77379. The event is an opportunity for<br />
youth athletes to register for the <strong>2019</strong> spring/summer track season and<br />
to meet the Northwest Flyers coaches, staff and other new and returning<br />
athletes. The event will be highlighted by a special presentation from<br />
a member of the USA Track &Field Olympic organization (USATF). All<br />
athletes and parents who wish to join the Northwest Flyers must attend<br />
the orientation before registering. The Northwest Flyers Track Club is a<br />
youth (ages 6-18) track club, affiliated with USA Track & Field (USATF),<br />
that provides a full program of sanctioned “track” events such as sprints,<br />
hurdles, middle distance, distance and relays and sanctioned “field”<br />
events such as long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault, shot put,<br />
discus and javelin. For additional information on the Northwest Flyers<br />
Track Club, please visit the team website at www.northwestflyers.org,<br />
contact Linette Roach at linette.roach@sbcglobal.net or “Like” the club<br />
on Facebook.<br />
AHFC Junior Hurricanes<br />
Registration For SPRING <strong>2019</strong><br />
The Junior Hurricanes Soccer League (JHSL) is led by professional United<br />
States Soccer Federation (USSF) licensed staff and is designed for boys<br />
& girls who want to play and have fun in a safe and developmentally<br />
appropriate environment. The JHSL program is being offered at multiple<br />
locations and in conjunction with CFSA at the Schiel Road Complex.<br />
To learn more about each location and to register please visit www.<br />
albionhurricanes.org. Email us at jhsl@albionhurricanes.org for more<br />
information or questions. Office Phone:713-939-7473. Want a more<br />
competitive program? Join AHFC!<br />
USA Fit Cypress Marathon And<br />
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Change Your Life: Are you a runner? Are you a fitness walker? Do you<br />
want to be? USA Fit Cypress is a friendly, no pressure training group<br />
for a variety of marathons and half marathons throughout the year.<br />
Even if you’ve never run a step before, training with our group will help<br />
you conquer mental and physical barriers you never thought possible.<br />
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pace, we have a place for you. Over the training season, our coaches will<br />
help you achieve your personal best in a non-intimidating, fun and safe<br />
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LW Sports<br />
Registration is OPEN for LW Sports’ Jr. Rockets Fall Basketball &<br />
Cheerleading league!<br />
Dates: Late <strong>January</strong>-March<br />
Cost: $75 (early bird)<br />
Ages: 4-15 (boys and girls!)<br />
Each paid participant receives: a Rockets jersey for games, a FREE ticket<br />
to a Houston Rockets game.<br />
Fall Soccer league registration is open!<br />
Dates: Late <strong>January</strong>-March<br />
Ages: 3-8 (co-ed)<br />
Each participant will receive a game jersey, shirts and socks.<br />
For more information go to: www.myLWSports.com or call 281-500-8913!<br />
Homeschool Baseball<br />
The West Houston Thunder is a baseball program for homeschool boys<br />
between the ages of 8-18. Spring registration will be in <strong>January</strong>. We<br />
offer baseball programs for Elementary, Middle School and High School<br />
level competition. We regularly compete against schools, leagues, select<br />
teams and other homeschool teams. Our practice location is Memorial<br />
Ashford Little League, 12900 Westmere Drive, Houston. Contact info@<br />
WestHoustonThunder.org for more information or go to our website at<br />
www.westhoustonthunder.org.<br />
Ladies Golf<br />
A new ladies golf group is now forming at Cypress Lakes Golf Club. No<br />
handicaps required. This will be a casual ladies golf outing to improve<br />
your game and make some new friends. Play will be on Thursday<br />
mornings at 9. For information please email ladiesgolf4fun@gmail.com<br />
or call Cypress Lakes Golf Club at 281-304-8515.<br />
Netball Clubs<br />
Houston Shooting Stars welcomes ladies, men and youth to join in, play<br />
and learn netball, Tuesday nights at The British School of Houston.<br />
We are also looking for interested players, adults and youth to play in a<br />
new Katy Netball club. No experience necessary. For more information,<br />
go to our facebook page, Houston Shooting Stars Netball Club or www.<br />
netballamerica.com or contact houstonnetball@netballamerica.com for<br />
further information.<br />
Westside Golf League<br />
Westside Golf League is actively encouraging new members. We invite<br />
you to join us every Tuesday morning at Cinco Ranch Golf Club. Our<br />
purpose is to allow ladies of all levels to meet new friends and have<br />
fun while improving golfing skills. For more information, contact Sue<br />
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Copper Creek Meadows Community<br />
Girl Scouting is open to all girls ages 5 (must be in kindergarten) through<br />
18 who are willing to accept the Girl Scout Promise and law. Copper<br />
Creek Meadows Community serves girls in the residence areas for the<br />
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and high schools. Home schooled and private school students are always<br />
welcome. Our elementary schools are: Birkes, Fiest, Hairgrove, Horne,<br />
Kirk, Lee, Lieder, Lowery, Metcalf, Owens, Tipps, Wilson, St. Elizabeth Ann<br />
Seton, Texas Christian School and Christian Life Center. More information<br />
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website, www.gssjc. The Council phone number is 713-292-0300. For<br />
information on the Copper Creek Meadows Community, please contact<br />
coppercreekmeadowsgirlscouts@gmail.com. Girl Scouts builds girls of<br />
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Boy Scout Troop 609<br />
Boy Scout Troop 609 is a specialized for Boys with high functioning<br />
Autism Spectrum Disorders. They meet at the Westview School on the 1 st<br />
and 3 rd Saturday of the month from 9:30-11:30 AM.<br />
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Many of our units are supported by the local Elementary Schools<br />
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Horne, Jowell, Lowery, Metcalf, Owens, Postma, Robinson, Sheridan,<br />
Tipps, Walker and Wilson. Other Community groups include: Autumn<br />
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Boy Scout Troop 61<br />
Young men between the ages of 11-18 are encouraged to visit Boy Scout<br />
Troop 61 at 7:00 PM Wednesday nights at Peace Community Church, 5151<br />
Addicks Satsuma Road, Houston, Texas, 77084. They will get a hands-on<br />
experience of what Scouting has to offer and have the opportunity to visit<br />
with the Scouts and their adult leaders to learn more about the things<br />
the troop has done during meetings and activities. Scouting activities<br />
include camping, fishing, archery, rifle/shotgun shooting, hiking, first<br />
aid, wilderness survival, community service, citizenship, swimming,<br />
leadership, white-water rafting and much more. Troop 61 camps each<br />
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Boy Scout Troop 10<br />
Boy Scout Troop 10 has a new home! We now meet at Copperfield Church<br />
on Monday evenings from 7-8:30 PM. Our meeting rooms are upstairs in<br />
conference room #3. Please enter through the front doors of the church,<br />
head up the stairs and feel free to come visit us at any time!<br />
Troop 10 has a campout scheduled for every month of the school year,<br />
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Boy Scout Troop 3<br />
Boys, are you yearning for exciting outdoor programs that stir your<br />
imagination and interest? How about camping, fishing, canoeing, hiking,<br />
backpacking and off-road biking? Do you want to learn wilderness<br />
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exciting year-round outdoor program. We camp monthly and include<br />
rock climbing, backpacking and canoeing. Troop 3 also participates in a<br />
weeklong winter camp, as well as a weeklong summer camp.<br />
We welcome all young men, 11-18 years old to visit Boy Scout Troop<br />
3 at 7:00 PM Monday nights at Richard & Meg Weekley Community<br />
Center located at 8440 Greenhouse Road, Cypress. No previous scouting<br />
experience needed! Come see for yourself what Boy Scouts has to offer<br />
and visit with the Scouts to learn more about our troop.<br />
Please visit our website www.houstontroop3.com for more information.<br />
Pack 4 Cub Scouts<br />
Come Join Pack 4 Cub Scouts at Lieder Elementary for the first 3<br />
Tuesdays of each month at 7 PM. We help turn young boys into men<br />
with fun and games while learning new skills that will help them grow.<br />
We also work around tough sport schedules. So come see what Pack 4<br />
is all about!<br />
Homeschool Pack 164<br />
Cub Scouts is a fun way to teach boys about character, respect, responsibility<br />
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What’s Happening Around The Neighborhood...<br />
ALL AGES EVENT<br />
Craft Shows<br />
THE MAGIC OF QUILTS QUILT SHOW, PRESENTED BY WEST<br />
HOUSTON QUILTERS GUILD, MARCH 1-2, <strong>2019</strong><br />
Richard E Berry Educational Support Center,<br />
8877 Barker Cypress, Cypress, TX 77433<br />
Friday: 10 AM-4 PM, Saturday, 9 AM-4 PM<br />
Admission: $10; Children under 5 are free. Ticket price includes entrance<br />
for both days of the show, door prize chances, gifts and more. Discount<br />
rates are available for buses of 10 people or more, if paid in advance.<br />
If you have any questions regarding the <strong>2019</strong> WHQG Quilt Show, please<br />
email themagicofquilts@gmail.com.<br />
200 beautiful quilts will be on display. Lots of vendors will be there as well as<br />
a “Guild Market” with a great selection of hand-made items. Also there will<br />
be a raffle of special items and a silent auction. The drawing for the fabulous<br />
donation quilt will be held on Saturday afternoon. Door prizes galore! Onsite<br />
food service will be available. For more information: www.whqg.org.<br />
Blood Drives<br />
ST. CUTHBERT EPISCOPAL CHURCH BLOOD DRIVE<br />
St. Cuthbert Episcopal Church will be hosting a Blood Drive on Sunday,<br />
February 3 rd , beginning at 8:30 AM. A mobile unit will be in the parking<br />
lot until 12:30 PM. To donate, you must be a least 17 years of age, at least<br />
110 lbs. and in good general health. If just 20 people donate, we can save<br />
60 lives! It only takes about 15 minutes, so please stop by. Save a life -<br />
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Walks/Runs<br />
REIGN OVER CANCER WALK • FEBRUARY 16, <strong>2019</strong>, 8-11 AM<br />
Join the GEST Foundation at Cane Island, Katy, TX, 2100 Cane Island<br />
Parkway, Katy, TX 77493 to celebrate cancer survivors and remember<br />
loved ones no longer with us. Money raised will fund grants to allow<br />
cancer patients the opportunity to focus on healing. Silent Auctions,<br />
Giveaways and more! Join us for a day of family fun! Register online here:<br />
http://reignovercancerwalk.itsyourrace.com<br />
GEST Foundation, Inc., is a registered 501c3 organization. Your donation<br />
is tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Tax ID 30-0960768.<br />
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SHIELD BEARER RUNNING FOR HEARTS<br />
5K FAMILY FUN RUN AND WALK<br />
The Shield Bearer Running for Hearts 5K Family Fun Run and Walk will<br />
take place on March 30, <strong>2019</strong>, from 7 AM to 11 AM, at Windwood Church at<br />
10555 Spring Cypress Road in Houston, Texas. This family friendly event<br />
will feature a 5K timed, trail style run, a 1-mile family walk, games for the<br />
kids, t-shirts, food, prizes and lots of fun for all ages. Race registration is<br />
$25 for adults (ages 14 and up) and $10 for children (ages 13 and under)<br />
before March 15, <strong>2019</strong>. Registration, sponsorship, vendor, fundraising<br />
and volunteer information is available at shieldbearer.org/5K.<br />
Proceeds for the event will fund services and programs at Shield Bearer,<br />
a Houston based 501c3 nonprofit counseling and community resource<br />
center that provides services on a sliding scale. Shield Bearer has six<br />
locations in Houston and serves individuals, couples and families<br />
including those recovering from the trauma of human trafficking,<br />
domestic violence, crime, abuse, war and natural disasters. Additional<br />
information about services and programs can be found online at<br />
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Fundraisers<br />
LADIES BUNCO NIGHT TO BENEFIT MOPS<br />
SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, <strong>2019</strong>, 6:30-8:30 PM<br />
At Bear Creek United Methodist Church, 16000 Rippling Water Drive,<br />
Houston, TX 77084. Suggested donation: $10. Open to the public with<br />
reservation. Ladies, please join us for a great night playing Bunco! No<br />
previous experience necessary. Hors d’oeuvres provided. All proceeds<br />
benefit Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS), an organization for mothers<br />
with young children. Childcare additionally available for $10 per child<br />
with advance reservations. Have a fun night out while benefiting a great<br />
group! Email bcumcmops@gmail.com for more information or to RSVP.<br />
PLEASE JOIN US FOR A 1940S HANGAR DANCE<br />
The Houston Wing of the Commemorative Air Force would like to invite<br />
you to join them for a 1940s Hangar Dance at 5 PM on Saturday, February<br />
23, <strong>2019</strong> at the West Houston Airport (Hangar B5; 18000 Groschke Rd.).<br />
The group is raising funds for a new museum hangar. A swing dance<br />
lesson will be given from 5:30-6 PM and dinner will be served shortly<br />
thereafter. Dancing starts at 6:30 PM and music will be provided by<br />
Third Coast Swing. Dinner features salad, lasagna and dessert from the<br />
Lasagna House, coffee and tea are free and sodas are available as well.<br />
You may also BYOB (cocktails, beer or wine). Tickets for the dinner and<br />
dance are $40 in advance ($25 for dance only). Parking is free and parking<br />
attendants will help direct you upon arrival. For more information, please<br />
visit please visit www.houstonwing.org.<br />
8 TH ANNUAL HOUSTON KOSHER CHILI COOK-OFF<br />
SUNDAY, MARCH 3, <strong>2019</strong>, NOON-4 PM<br />
Join the Houston community for a fun-filled day of festivities and a kosher<br />
chili competition during the 8 th Annual Houston Kosher Chili Cook-off.<br />
The event will be held at Congregation Beth Yeshurun, 4525 Beechnut St.,<br />
Houston 77096. The Kosher Chili Cook-off is the largest kosher food event<br />
in Houston and celebrates the fellowship of the Jewish community with<br />
a day of food, live entertainment, contests and family friendly activities<br />
while raising funds for nonprofit organizations in the Houston Jewish<br />
community. The cook-off attracts more than 3,500 attendees annually<br />
for live music, a moonwalk, climbing walls, balloon artists, a jalapeno<br />
eating contest and a silent auction as guests taste some of Houston’s<br />
best kosher chili. Cooking teams are encouraged to register for the<br />
judged competition so groups or organizations can promote themselves,<br />
build teamwork, have fun and reward contributors, Board members and<br />
staff. Winners of the kosher chili tasting contest will win coveted trophies<br />
and prizes presented by celebrity and media judges during the award<br />
ceremony at 3:30 PM. Cost: Adults: $10, Children (4-12): $6. For more<br />
information on becoming a sponsor, volunteer, vendor, cooking team or<br />
to download an entry form, please visit www.houstonkosherchilicookoff.<br />
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benefit the local Jewish community nonprofits.<br />
JACK AND JILL OF AMERICA ASSOCIATES TO HOST<br />
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The “Awesome, Amazing, Associates” of the Jack and Jill of America,<br />
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will be take place from 8 PM to 12 AM at the Northgate Country Club,<br />
17110 Northgate Forest Drive, Houston, Texas 77068. Tickets are $75<br />
each and the suggested attire is red carpet formal. “A Night at the<br />
Oscars” will benefit the Jack and Jill of America Foundation, which<br />
supports education, literacy, scientific and charitable projects that<br />
benefit children. The evening will feature dinner, dancing to live music<br />
and a raffle. For information, tables and ticket requests contact Dr. Kyrel<br />
Broxton or Shirley Carter at jjnhsassociates@gmail.com. Jack and Jill<br />
of America, Inc. is a non-profit family organization which is dedicated<br />
to nurturing future leaders by supporting children through leadership<br />
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Houston<br />
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CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON - <strong>January</strong> 20, <strong>2019</strong> - 7<br />
AM - 2 PM. Downtown Houston. Exciting finishes, upset<br />
victories, American records, Olympic Trials qualifying times<br />
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25 TH ANNUAL MLK GRANDE PARADE MIDTOWN HOUSTON<br />
- <strong>January</strong> 21, <strong>2019</strong>, Midtown Houston, 1200 Holman<br />
Street, San Jacinto Street & Elgin Street, Houston, TX 77004.<br />
Admission is free. The MLK Grande Parade is one of the<br />
largest single day event in the U.S. that is held in honor of<br />
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The parade will begin at 10 AM. For<br />
more information, visit www.mlkgrandeparade.org or call<br />
713-953-1633<br />
THE ORIGINAL MLK DAY PARADE - <strong>January</strong> 21, <strong>2019</strong>, 10 AM,<br />
Minute Maid Park Tours, 501 Crawford, Houston, TX 77002.<br />
Admission is free. For Houstonians and visitors of the Bayou<br />
City alike, we are a thriving destination for cultural arts,<br />
entertainment and education that enhances the community<br />
while paying homage to our rich history. Join us as we<br />
honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the<br />
federal holiday weekend with a commemorative parade and<br />
community activities throughout the weekend. Please note<br />
that our parade begins Downtown at Minute Maid Park.<br />
ZOO LIGHTS - Daily through <strong>January</strong> 13, <strong>2019</strong>, 6-10 PM, Houston Zoo, 6200 Hermann<br />
Park Dr., Houston, TX 77030. The Houston Zoo is transformed into a winter wonderland!<br />
TXU Energy Presents Zoo Lights celebrates its seventh year as one of Houston’s most<br />
well-loved holiday traditions. Sip hot chocolate as you stroll through the beautiful<br />
Houston Zoo grounds and take in the sights and sounds of the season - including more<br />
than two million lights! Fifteen miles of earth-friendly LED lighting illuminate our ancient<br />
oak trees and decorate the paths to light your way.<br />
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL LUZIA - Daily <strong>January</strong> 10, <strong>2019</strong>-February 3, <strong>2019</strong>, Sam Houston<br />
Race Park, 7575 N. Sam Houston Parkway West, Houston, TX 77064. Admission<br />
starting at $45. Cirque du Soleil is coming to Houston with its delightfully-imaginative<br />
and visually-stunning production LUZIA, a waking dream of Mexico. For the very first<br />
time in Texas, audiences are invited to a redesigned white-and-gold Big Top at Sam<br />
Houston Race Park to escape to an imaginary Mexico - a sumptuous world suspended<br />
between dreams and reality.<br />
CARLOS CRUZ-DIEZ AT THE CISTERN: SPATIAL CHROMOINTERFERENCE - Weekly<br />
through <strong>January</strong> 13, <strong>2019</strong>. Cistern At Buffalo Bayou Park, 105 Sabine Street, Houston,<br />
TX 77007. Times: Wednesday through Friday - 3:30-6 PM; Saturday and Sunday - 11<br />
AM-6 PM. Admission: $10 per person; $8 for Seniors, Youth and Students. The Cistern’s<br />
distinctive architecture as well as its sheer size and raw interior, punctuated by a series<br />
of rhythmical columns, will make for an intriguing and interactive experience. Visitors<br />
to Carlos Cruz-Diez at the Cistern: Spatial Chromointerference will be encouraged to<br />
wear white or light colored clothing and will actively participate in viewing as the color<br />
changes creating a sensation of movement.<br />
13 TH ANNUAL MLK YOUTH PARADE MIDTOWN HOUSTON - <strong>January</strong> 19, <strong>2019</strong>,<br />
Midtown Houston, 1200 Holman Street, San Jacinto Street & Elgin Street, Houston,<br />
TX 77004. Admission is free. The MLK Youth Parade will kick-off the <strong>2019</strong> MLK Holiday<br />
Weekend. The Parade will begin at 12 Noon. Learn more at www.mlkgrandeparade.<br />
org or call 713-953-1633.<br />
18 TH ANNUAL MLK BATTLE OF THE BANDS COMPETITION-Houston - <strong>January</strong> 20, <strong>2019</strong>, 3-7<br />
PM, W.W. Thorne Stadium, 1715 Aldine Bender Rd-Houston, TX 77032. Admission: $12-$15.<br />
The MLK Battle of the Bands Competition Houston is one of the largest high school marching<br />
band competitions in the U.S. and features 16 nationally acclaimed high school show bands<br />
from across the nation competing in friendly competition. For more information visit www.<br />
mlkgrandeparade.org or call 713-953-1633.<br />
MATCH FAMILY FUN DAY - <strong>January</strong> 20, <strong>2019</strong> - 1 PM - 5:30 PM - Midtown, 3400 Main<br />
Street, Houston 77002. Family Fun Day is bigger than ever. MATCH-Midtown Arts & Theater<br />
Center Houston is free and open to the public, the MATCH opens its doors to all of Houston<br />
families with a day of family fun. It’s an entire city block filled with performances and<br />
activities. Performances will include Schoolhouse Rock from Main Street Theater, concerts<br />
from Prelude Music, and performances of Alice presented by Open Dance Project. There<br />
will also be an appearance by Party Princess Productions, bounce houses, face painters,<br />
balloon artists, stilt walkers, chalk artists and more.<br />
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ICE SKATING AT DISCOVERY GREEN - Open daily through<br />
<strong>January</strong> 27, <strong>2019</strong>. For details, hours and pricing visit<br />
www.discoverygreen.com/ice<br />
COMEDY NIGHT AT HPL - Monthly on the 3 rd Thursday, 6-8<br />
PM. Houston Public Library, 500 Mckinney Avenue, Houston,<br />
TX 77002. Admission is free. The Houston Public Library<br />
offers “Open Mic” comedy night where local and non local<br />
comedians, comediennes, ventriloquists and impressionists<br />
of ALL ages present family comedy to the audience. Improv<br />
Performers from Station Theater closes out the night with<br />
games that involve the audience. Everyone who participates<br />
in at least one open mic throughout the year become eligible<br />
to participate in the Annual Comedy competition which is<br />
held in December. Prizes in the amounts of $100 and $75 gift<br />
cards are given to the 4 winners. Two adult and two youth.<br />
Event is free and open to the public. Food and non alcoholic<br />
beverages are allowed in the sitting area during this event<br />
only. You can bring your own food and order from many of<br />
the surrounding food places. All ages.<br />
GUST - Daily through March 21, <strong>2019</strong>, Discovery Green,<br />
1500 McKinney Street, Houston, TX 77010. Admission is free.<br />
GUST: Celebrating a Decade of Discovery is an interactive art<br />
installation created by Cocolab, a Mexico City-based studio<br />
for the Discovery Green Conservancy. GUST is a public art<br />
project that uses an array of 1600 handmade pinwheel to<br />
visualize the invisible patterns of the wind and to activate<br />
Brown Promenade with vivid color and subtle motion.<br />
CAFFEINE AND CHROME - Recurring monthly on the last<br />
Saturday of the month, 9 AM-12 Noon, Gateway Classic Cars<br />
Of Houston, 1910 Cypress Station Drive, Suite 200, Houston, TX<br />
77090. Admission is free to spectators. Presented by Grundy<br />
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We are operated solely by volunteers and fully funded by donations.<br />
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Cypress Assistance Ministries<br />
Volunteers Needed<br />
When you volunteer you are giving to your community, but did you<br />
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often let us know the fun they are having, the friends they have made and<br />
the fulfillment they receive from helping others.<br />
Cypress Assistance Ministries is a local non-profit organization serving<br />
the Cy-Fair area for over 25 years. CAM offers assistance to those in<br />
need by providing financial assistance, food, clothing, employment<br />
assistance as well as GED & ESL classes. A huge part of this organization<br />
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areas of the ministry. If you would like more information on how to<br />
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native Texas wildlife. Volunteers are welcome in the areas of assisting<br />
in the daily functions of the center, assisting with public education<br />
programs and wildlife rehabilitation. Located at 10801 Hammerly, Suite<br />
200, the facility is open seven days a week to help wildlife in need.<br />
TWRC has a mentor program in place to assist volunteers with “hands<br />
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We invite you to join our organization in saving Texas wildlife - one animal<br />
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Volunteers Needed At Memorial<br />
Hermann - Cypress Hospital<br />
Memorial Hermann Cypress Hospital has volunteer opportunities<br />
available. Whether you are interested in volunteering at our reception<br />
desk, a hospital department or even transporting patients, we have a<br />
place for you. For more information, please contact the Volunteer Office<br />
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Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center<br />
Hospital Volunteer AuxiliarY<br />
Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital Volunteer Auxiliary, 10655<br />
Steepletop Drive, is in need of additional volunteers. They have a great<br />
need for volunteers to work at the information desk. If interested, please<br />
contact the hospital at 281-897-3186 and ask for the manager.<br />
Standup For Kids<br />
StandUp For Kids is an all volunteer organization. We are in need of your<br />
support. For those who want to get involved in outreach, StandUp For Kids<br />
provides training to provide you the tools to reach out and make a difference<br />
in kids’ lives. Thirteen kids die on the street everyday, from abuse, disease<br />
and suicide. By getting involved you can make a difference and give back<br />
to your community. Volunteering is not only rewarding to you, it can save<br />
a kid’s life. You can find more information about our program at www.<br />
standupforkids.org or email Houston@standupforkids.org to volunteer.<br />
Ambassadors United<br />
Anti-Human Trafficking Ministry<br />
Join us for regular street and brothel incursion outreaches to rescue<br />
souls for Christ and help end human trafficking in Houston. Our ministry<br />
is based on Romans 15:21 To whom He was not announced, they shall<br />
see and those who have not heard shall understand. Visit our website for<br />
details and volunteer information at www.ambassadorsunited.org.<br />
Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department<br />
The Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department provides fire, rescue and EMS<br />
services to 156 square miles of Northwest Harris County for the residents<br />
of Harris County Emergency Service District #9. By operating from 12<br />
community based volunteer fire stations we are able to quickly and<br />
efficiently respond to help our neighbors in times of emergency. For more<br />
information on the Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department or on how you can<br />
join the other 350 volunteers of our Department and be one of Cy-Fair’s<br />
bravest, call us at 281-550-6663 or visit us on the web at www.cyfairvfd.org.<br />
Adopt A US Soldier<br />
Adopt A US Soldier is a non-profit organization that seeks volunteers and<br />
donors to help show the brave men and women fighting for our freedom<br />
that their sacrifices will not go unnoticed. It connects supportive civilians<br />
with deployed soldiers and offers a channel by which to communicate<br />
encouragement and express gratitude to those serving in the United<br />
States Armed Forces. Adopt A US Soldier is sustained by its volunteer<br />
workforce located across the United States.<br />
When registering for Adopt A US Soldier your involvement can range<br />
from writing letters and sending postcards, to mailing care packages<br />
full of items a soldier may need or want. Handwritten letters are most<br />
important and meaningful to soldiers.<br />
Adopt A US Soldier encourages civilians to adopt a soldier to show your<br />
support for those that are making sacrifices for our country. If interested,<br />
please go to www.adoptaussoldier.org to register.<br />
Literacy Advance Of Houston<br />
Is Looking For Volunteers<br />
Your way to transform a life in need… Teach someone to read! Just a few<br />
hours a week can make all the difference for someone in your community!<br />
Literacy Advance is Houston’s largest and oldest 100% volunteersupported<br />
literacy organization - and we need your help! We’re calling<br />
all passionate volunteers to help adults learn to read, write and speak<br />
English. All classes are free because they are taught by caring people just<br />
like you willing to volunteer a few hours a week. We’d love to match you<br />
with a person in need. Ola read her first book at age 49, thanks to a tutor<br />
just like you.<br />
Prior teaching experience is welcome but not necessary. Training and<br />
ongoing support is provided and we have locations across the city. Other<br />
volunteer opportunities are available as well, to find out more please<br />
contact Maxine Stefano, Volunteer Manager, at tutor@literacyadvance.<br />
org or at 713-266-8777 ext.16.<br />
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Village Montessori School<br />
832-977-3898<br />
villagemontessori17@gmail.com<br />
Academic Montessori Curriculum<br />
& Enrichment Program<br />
a small private Montessori School<br />
New Infant/Toddler Classroom<br />
• Infants - Pre K<br />
• Small Classes<br />
Limited<br />
Space<br />
Available<br />
New Student’s*<br />
*Registation Fee<br />
waived<br />
$<br />
200. 00 Prepaid<br />
Visa card<br />
(after 3 months of<br />
enrollment)<br />
Spanish • Piano • Gymnastic Classes Available<br />
• Homemade Meals<br />
• Home School Environment<br />
15806 Longenbaugh Dr. • Houston, TX 77095<br />
Thomas A. Glazier Senior Education<br />
Center Volunteer Opportunities<br />
STAY ACTIVE. STAY ENGAGED. A new place for seniors to learn, located<br />
at 16600 Pine Forest Lane, near Texas 6 and Clay Road. Free classes<br />
available to Harris County residents 55 and older on subjects ranging<br />
from basic computer skills to digital photography to astronomy, photo<br />
editing and memory enhancement. We need you in our classrooms! Get<br />
free volunteer training. Teach your own computer class. Contact us now<br />
at 713-274-3250 or email us at glaziersec@pct3.com. Operated by Harris<br />
County Precinct Three Commissioner Steve Radack.<br />
Junior Achievement Of SE Texas<br />
Junior Achievement is a non-profit organization devoted to inspiring<br />
and preparing young students to succeed in a global economy. In<br />
partnership with businesses and educators, Junior Achievement brings<br />
the real world to schools, opening student minds to their true potential.<br />
Junior Achievement programs, taught by local business professionals,<br />
community volunteers and parents, build a bridge between school<br />
learning and young people’s future success in their work world and real<br />
lives by offering hands-on activities that further explore the topics of free<br />
enterprise, financial literacy and entrepreneurship. Contact the Junior<br />
Achievement of Southeast Texas office today, 713-682-4500 or www.<br />
houston.ja.org, to find out about opportunities near you.<br />
Pearl Fincher Museum Of Fine Arts<br />
Interested in volunteering your time, talents and energy to a most<br />
worthwhile local cause? Consider joining the Pearl Fincher Museum of<br />
Fine Arts Volunteer Guild!<br />
The mission of the Pearl’s Volunteer Guild is to:<br />
• Promote volunteerism in the Northwest Houston area by providing<br />
vital, on-going volunteer support for the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine<br />
Arts educational programs.<br />
• Develop leadership potential and knowledge within its membership<br />
• Further perpetuate the appreciation of fine art and the Pearl Fincher<br />
Museum of Fine Arts in the community.<br />
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Information about the volunteer guild can be found at www.pearlmfa.<br />
org. The Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts is a 501(c)(3) Not for Profit<br />
organization that is solely supported through Grants and private<br />
donations from community residents, businesses and friends of the<br />
museum.<br />
Special Cheers Needs Volunteers<br />
Special CHEERS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to<br />
providing Occupational Therapy to children with special needs of all ages<br />
living in and around the greater Houston area. Our facility is unique in that<br />
we utilize animals, including horses, dogs, goats, pigs, lambs and rabbits<br />
as an integral part of each child’s therapy treatment plan. Being a nonprofit<br />
organization, we are constantly looking for extra help around the<br />
farm. Therefore, Special CHEERS would like to welcome all high school<br />
and college-aged students interested in working with both children and<br />
animals to volunteer after school, on the weekends or seasonally (i.e.,<br />
summer camp). Please call our director, Ms. Fritzi, at 713-983-0075, for<br />
more information. A background check will be required of all individuals<br />
applying for a volunteer position at our facility.<br />
Foster Children:<br />
Preparation For Adult Living<br />
When foster children reach age 18, they are considered independent.<br />
That’s difficult for kids who have been wards of the state, with necessities<br />
arranged by caseworkers with state funds. Now they’ll have to figure<br />
out how to organize themselves and make their money last a whole<br />
month. Fortunately, Child protective Services offers them a program<br />
to help prepare for independence: Preparation for Adult Living (PAL).<br />
The year-long course culminates in an all-day workshop hosted by the<br />
National Council for Jewish Women (NCJW). The course is held at Junior<br />
Achievement’s BizTown, using computer kiosks sponsored by local<br />
businesses.<br />
Want to help with PAL or other NCJW programs that help change lives<br />
with hands-on community service? Contact info@ncjwhouston.org or<br />
see www.ncjwhouston.org.<br />
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We pull all<br />
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and increase the value of your home.<br />
Call to schedule a free estimate<br />
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Start The New Year With A New<br />
Best Friend And Family Member!<br />
Loving Arms Pet Placement has an assortment of wonderful dogs and cats<br />
hoping for their forever homes. We have all different types of small to<br />
large dogs, mixed breeds and many wonderful cats to choose from. We are<br />
a foster-based rescue for dogs and cats. If you are not ready to commit to<br />
adopting a dog or cat permanently, the animals also need foster families.<br />
Besides providing food, water and a safe place to sleep, foster families<br />
socialize the animals so they are people friendly. Include the animal in<br />
your daily home life inside your home. Get to know them as individuals so<br />
you can share personality traits, likes/dislikes, anecdotes. Treat the animal<br />
like your own and train him/her, if possible. Although you may feel sadness<br />
when your foster animal is adopted, please know that your efforts helped<br />
to prepare the cat or dog for his/her forever home. Visit Loving Arms Pet<br />
Placement website at www.lovingarmspetplacement.com or visit us at<br />
Petsmart on Highway 6 and FM 529 each Saturday from 11 AM until 5 PM.<br />
Just Serve! Volunteers Needed -<br />
Service Projects Wanted<br />
Make a difference in your community! This web site is for volunteers<br />
looking for service projects at faith-based, non-profit, community,<br />
governmental organizations and for organizations seeking volunteers<br />
from churches, schools, sports, scouts and youth groups. Register to<br />
volunteer on www.justserve.org and use your zip code to locate or to<br />
post a service project. This is a free community outreach website for all<br />
faiths to work together to relieve suffering and enhance the quality of<br />
life. This will not include proselyting or political canvassing - it is to JUST<br />
SERVE! Contact Nancy Johnson clarkrj56@sbcglobal.net.<br />
Cy-Hope<br />
Bringing Hope To Our Cy-Fair Youth<br />
Cy-Hope brings HOPE to all students so they will grow up to be well<br />
educated and productive citizens, making a lasting and positive impact<br />
on the community. Our vision at Cy-Hope is to rally our entire community:<br />
businesses, education, churches, civic organizations, hospitals and<br />
individual volunteers to advance the goal of making life better for kids<br />
in Cy-Fair. You can visit our website, www.cy-hope.org or call 713-466-<br />
HOPE to find out about our upcoming events, make a donation, become<br />
a partner or volunteer.<br />
Houston Cy-Fair Lions Club<br />
Needing Volunteers<br />
Houston Cy-Fair Lions Club meets the 2 nd and 4 th Tuesdays of each<br />
month, at 7 PM, at the Lions Den inside Bane Park, at West Little York<br />
near Gessner. Our building is at the back of the parking lot, large tan brick<br />
building by the baseball fields. Wonderful catered meal each meeting.<br />
Our Lions Club does community service projects, such as providing eye<br />
exams and eyeglasses for needy children in the Cy-Fair School District,<br />
provide full Christmas food baskets at Christmas for families in need,<br />
send handicapped and diabetic children to the Texas Lions Camp and<br />
other services. Come visit us and help make your community a better<br />
place to live. Please contact 281-685-6322 or visit www.houstoncyfairlions.org<br />
for further information.<br />
Cy-Fair Hospital Seeks Volunteers<br />
Have you ever wanted to make a difference in people’s lives? By<br />
volunteering at Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital, you can!<br />
As a volunteer, you’ll have a profound impact on every area of our<br />
hospital, serving as a vital resource to our patients, families, visitors and<br />
employees. Cy-Fair Hospital offers a variety of volunteer opportunities<br />
that accommodate all schedules, including those of working adults,<br />
students and retirees. We’re always looking for more people ready to<br />
help. For more information, you can call 281-897-3186 or visit us online<br />
www.cyfairhospital.com/for-family-visitors/volunteer-with-us.<br />
Fabric Donations Needed<br />
The ladies of Concordia Lutheran Church make quilts for Lutheran World<br />
Relief. These quilts are sent to areas within the US, as well as abroad,<br />
which have suffered natural disasters or are simply in need. We are<br />
seeking donations of fabrics that can be used in these quilts. Please call<br />
Dorcus Coulter at 713-858-1294 with any questions or to schedule a time<br />
for donations to be picked up. A receipt will be provided for tax purposes.<br />
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STEVE TOUCHY<br />
Attorney At Law<br />
Serving Businesses and Families Since 1983<br />
Copperfield/Cypress<br />
• Wills • Trusts • Probate<br />
• Divorce • Employment<br />
• Adoption • Consumer Law<br />
• Incorporation • Collections<br />
• Partnership • Liens<br />
• Real Estate • Commercial Law<br />
281-858-0700<br />
stevetouchy@yahoo.com<br />
15840 FM 529, Suite 280<br />
Houston, Texas 77095<br />
Located in the Chase Bank Building on FM 529<br />
Formal Presentation 6:00 p.m.<br />
6646 Addicks Satsuma Rd., Houston, TX 77084 | www.seascs.org | 281-463-1444<br />
Open House<br />
Wednesday, <strong>January</strong> 30th<br />
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.<br />
additional mouths to feed, our fosters’ food bills are more than usual.<br />
One way to donate to Loving Arms - without using your own money - is<br />
to register our rescue with your Kroger card. To donate “painlessly” to<br />
Loving Arms Pet Placement, go to www.krogercommunityrewards.com,<br />
enter CT571, click on Loving Arms Pet Placement to attach our rescue to<br />
your Kroger card. Each time you scan your card, Kroger donates money<br />
to LAPP.<br />
We also have a Wish List on our website at www.lovingarmspetplacement.<br />
com.<br />
Visit Loving Arms Pet Placement website at www.lovingarmspetplacement.<br />
com or visit us at Petco (FM1960 at Eldridge) on Saturdays from 11 AM<br />
until 4 PM.<br />
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Animal Information<br />
TOO QUIET AFTER THE HOLIDAYS?<br />
After the busy, activity-filled holidays, does your home seem too quiet?<br />
Do you miss the sound of little feet padding around? There are pets still<br />
in need of temporary shelter. Would your family like to help a dog or cat<br />
in need? Loving Arms Pet Placement is a foster-based rescue for dogs and<br />
cats and needs foster families.<br />
While fostering can be challenging, knowing that you helped an animal<br />
when it most needed shelter and security, then helped it find its forever<br />
home will give you endless joy. Tell Loving Arms Pet Placement in what<br />
capacity you can help. Can your home accommodate only small animals<br />
or can you foster big dogs? Can you handle puppies and kittens or only<br />
mature animals? Can you foster short-term or longer? LAPP has an<br />
application on our website for those interested in fostering.<br />
Loving Arms Pet Placement goes to great lengths to restore the health of<br />
dogs and cats who come into our rescue. Our vet bills are high. With the<br />
Loving Arms Pet Placement is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization created<br />
to address the problems of stray and abandoned cats and dogs in<br />
Houston and Harris County. Our organization is comprised of dedicated<br />
volunteers who foster animals in their homes as an alternative to taking<br />
the animal to a shelter.<br />
REMINDER OF HARRIS COUNTY<br />
BANNING OF SALE OF ANIMALS ALONG PUBLIC ROADS<br />
In 2007, Harris County moved to ban sales of animals along public<br />
roads and parking lots in unincorporated areas. A violation is a Class C<br />
misdemeanor which can mean a $500 fine.<br />
VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION<br />
(Formerly called Harris County Animal Control)<br />
The Veterinary Public Health Division posts photos of all animals found<br />
on their website and updates it twice daily. If you have lost your pet,<br />
please check this website, www.hcphes.org/vph.<br />
Have you lost a pet?<br />
Start your search immediately, don’t wait to make flyers.<br />
Contact all possible animal control or animal welfare agencies in the<br />
area. Visit each location at least every other day.<br />
Call your pet’s veterinarian and the microchip company to make sure<br />
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they have current contact information for you. A citizen may try to call<br />
the veterinarian’s office or microchip company themselves from your<br />
pet’s tags.<br />
Call all the veterinarians in your area to alert them to the description of<br />
your lost pet in case someone brings it to their clinic.<br />
Check with your neighbors, especially families with children and ask if<br />
they’ve seen a pet that looks like yours.<br />
Search your neighborhood on foot, your pet maybe be nearby but is<br />
injured and unable to get back home.<br />
Leave a towel or article of clothing with your scent on it outside of your<br />
home. Your pet may be disorientated and will be attracted by your scent.<br />
Have you found a pet?<br />
First, think of the animal as lost and not abandoned and make every<br />
effort to reunite the animal to an owner.<br />
Contact the HCPH VPH office by telephone and report the animal as<br />
found.<br />
Bring the animal to the HCPH VPH facility or check with a local<br />
veterinarian to scan the animal for a microchip.<br />
Return to the place where you found the animal and put up a found pet<br />
poster near that location.<br />
If you find the owner, especially off a newspaper or website posting, ask<br />
them to provide a picture of the animal and meet in a public place like a<br />
police station.<br />
More information about Microchips & Microchip companies<br />
A microchip is a small device (size of a grain of rice) that is permanent<br />
and implanted with a needle under the skin of pets.<br />
Pets do not have to be given any pain medication or anesthesia to<br />
implant a microchip.<br />
Microchips are not likely to move or need repair if implanted correctly.<br />
Microchips, when scanned, show a unique code. The microchip must be<br />
registered with the corresponding microchip manufacture to record any<br />
owner and animal data.<br />
Microchips do not work like GPS locators or LoJack and cannot give a<br />
signal to find the location of your lost pet.<br />
SOURCE<br />
Harris County Public Health Department, Veterinary Public Health<br />
(formerly called Harris County Animal Control), 612 Canino Road,<br />
Houston, Texas 77076, 281-999-3191, www.hcphes.org/vph.<br />
VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION<br />
HARRIS COUNTY LEASH LAW<br />
Animals that are not properly restrained pose a threat to all our residents.<br />
While you may know your pet is friendly, an animal running at someone<br />
who is walking by is very scary for that person. Many children are afraid<br />
of animals and become frightened, which could result in the child getting<br />
hurt trying to avoid the animal.<br />
Veterinary Public Health (formerly called Harris County Animal<br />
Control) advises that “All dogs and cats must be kept under restraint<br />
while in the unincorporated areas of Harris County, Texas. The custodian<br />
of a dog or cat is not authorized to have, harbor or keep any unlicensed<br />
dog or cat, nor to allow any dog or cat to become a stray.”<br />
Restraint is defined as “the control of a dog or cat under the following<br />
circumstances:<br />
1. When it is controlled by a line or leash not more than six (6) feet in<br />
length, if the line or leash is held by a human being, who is capable of<br />
controlling or governing the dog or cat in question<br />
2. When it is within a fully enclosed vehicle<br />
3. When it is on the premise of the custodian and the animal does not<br />
have access to sidewalk or street.”<br />
While it may be nice to have your animal out in the yard while you work or<br />
play, it is against the law, unless the animal is properly restrained.<br />
Let’s all help keep our community a safe and comfortable place for all<br />
our residents by being responsible pet owners. This will not only protect<br />
anyone who may be walking or bicycling in the area, but also the pet<br />
owner who could be held legally responsible or possibly sued for failing<br />
to properly restrain their pet. For a complete list of regulations, call 281-<br />
999-3191 or visit www.hcphes.org/vph.<br />
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You could make this on National<br />
Cheese Lover’s Day <strong>January</strong> 20 th !<br />
INGREDIENTS:<br />
1 tablespoon active dry yeast<br />
1 tablespoon baking powder<br />
1 tablespoon quick-rise yeast<br />
1 tablespoon salt<br />
3 tablespoons water<br />
1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar<br />
cheese<br />
5 cups all-purpose flour, divided<br />
1 habanero pepper, finely<br />
chopped (wear gloves)<br />
2 cups water, divided<br />
1/2 teaspoon finely chopped<br />
fresh rosemary<br />
Habanero, Rosemary &<br />
Cheddar Bread<br />
DIRECTIONS:<br />
Mix active and quick-rise yeast<br />
with 3 tablespoons water in a<br />
bowl to make a paste. Mix 4 cups<br />
of flour with 1 cup water in a large bowl until thoroughly combined; stir yeast mixture into flour mixture. - Beat<br />
remaining 1 cup water, baking powder, salt, sharp Cheddar cheese, habanero pepper and rosemary into dough;<br />
beat remaining 1 cup flour into dough. Turn out onto a floured work surface and knead until dough is soft and<br />
elastic, at least 6 minutes. Form dough into a ball, place into an oiled bowl and turn the dough around in the bowl<br />
to pick up a thin coating of oil. Cover bowl and let rise for 2 hours. - Punch the dough down, turn out onto a floured<br />
work surface and knead for 6 more minutes. Divide dough in half and form each half into a loaf; place loaves on<br />
a baking sheet. Cover loaves and let rise until doubled, 15 to 20 minutes. - Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205<br />
degrees C). Bake loaves in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce oven heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)<br />
and bake until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Source: allrecipes.com<br />
Peanut Butter Crunch Apples<br />
You could make this on National Peanut Butter Day<br />
<strong>January</strong> 24 th !<br />
INGREDIENTS<br />
6 Granny Smith apples<br />
6 wooden sticks<br />
1 (14 ounce) package individually wrapped caramels,<br />
unwrapped<br />
2 tablespoons water<br />
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract<br />
3 cups chopped peanut butter filled sandwich cookies<br />
4 ounces milk chocolate, chopped<br />
4 ounces white chocolate, chopped<br />
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DIRECTIONS<br />
Insert wooden sticks into the stem end of each apple.<br />
Place apples on a cookie sheet covered with lightly greased<br />
aluminum foil. - Combine caramels and water in a saucepan<br />
over low heat. Cook, stirring often, until caramel melts and<br />
is smooth. Stir in the vanilla. Dip each apple into the caramel<br />
and gently run apples around insides of saucepan to scrape<br />
off some of the caramel. Scrape excess caramel from the<br />
apple bottoms using the side of the saucepan. - Spread the<br />
chopped cookies out on a dinner plate. Roll caramel apples<br />
in the cookies and place on the aluminum foil. Place the milk<br />
chocolate and white chocolate into separate microwave-safe<br />
bowls. Heat in the microwave at 30 second intervals, stirring<br />
between each, until melted and smooth. Drizzle milk chocolate<br />
over the apples, then drizzle the white chocolate over the milk<br />
chocolate. Refrigerate until ready to serve.<br />
Source: allrecipes.com<br />
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<strong>January</strong><br />
Gardening Tips<br />
GARDENING TIPS FOR JANUARY<br />
• Birds: Provide food and fresh water. More birds die from lack of water than from<br />
lack of food.<br />
• Cacti: Semi-dormant now. Reduce watering.<br />
• Camellias: Plants may be moved. Pick up and discard fallen blooms.<br />
• Cultivation: Changes in design may now be made, new beds dug and old ones<br />
rebuilt. Correct defects in drainage. Incorporate gypsum into heavy soils: repeat<br />
in three weeks. Dig granite dust, rock phosphate and quantities of organic matter<br />
into soil. Allow time for settling before planting.<br />
• Fertilize: Daylilies, spuria, Louisiana and bearded irises with complete fertilizer.<br />
Give strawberries 1 teaspoon ammonium sulfate, keeping six inches away from<br />
plant. Fertilize pansies with manure tea or blood meal. Water in.<br />
• Fruits: Plant fruit trees. Mulch figs with grass or straw to prevent freeze damage<br />
to crown.<br />
• House Plants: Water, when surface soil is crumbly dry. Wash dust off leaves to open<br />
pores. Mist often. Inspect for diseases and insects. Reduce water for poinsettias.<br />
• Lawns: Remove thatch aerate, and feed with low nitrogen mixture.<br />
• Pests: For petal blight prevention, spray azaleas and camellias as flowers open.<br />
Spray for scale with dormant oil solution if temperature will be above 35˚ and<br />
below 85˚ for next 48 hours. Always read and heed manufacturer’s directions<br />
before spraying.<br />
• Propagation: Ivy cuttings root easily this month and next. Root cuttings of shrubs<br />
in mixture of loam and coarse sand; keep damp and semi-shaded until rooted.<br />
• Prune: Fruit trees in advance of new growth. Prune to groom and shape. Do not<br />
remove too much. Remove dead wood from trees and shrubs before spring buds<br />
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• Roses: Annual pruning about the middle of February, just before the spring buds<br />
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• Transplanting: <strong>January</strong> is one of the best months to transplant woody plants,<br />
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