Cypress North May 2020

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Cypress North | May 2020 1

CARING TAKES 

TRUE COURAGE. 

THANK YOU 

FOR YOUR 

SACRIFICE. 

THANK YOU TO EVERY PHYSICIAN, NURSE, 

FIRST RESPONDER AND HEALTHCARE WORKER IN 

THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA. 

Thanks to those being called away from their own families to be of service 

to yours. And we thank the people of the Greater Houston area for taking 

every step possible to safeguard your own health. Thank you for the 

sacrifices you’re making. And for the impact you’re having on all our lives. 

Advancing health. Personalizing care. 

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GREGG MATTE, PASTOR 

JASON SWIGGART, CAMPUS PASTOR 

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Visit HOUSTONSFIRST.ORG 

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SUNDAY AT 9:15A, 11A, AND 5P. 

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May 2020 | Cypress North

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SCHOOLS 

Robison Elementary School 281-213-1700 

Goodson Middle School 281-3732350 

Cy-Woods High School 281-213-1800 

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IMPORTANT NUMBERS 

Poison Control 800-222-1222 

Animal Control 281-999-3191 

Texas Wildlife Rehabilitation 713-941-8972 

Mosquito Control 713-440-4800 

Children’s Protective Svs 713-394-4000 

Harris Co. Public Health & Envir 713-439-6000 

U. S. Post Office 800-275-8777 

AT&T 

CYPRESS NORTH IMPORTANT NUMBERS 

www.att.com 

AT&T Repair Center 800-246-8464 

Comcast Cable 713-341-1000 

En-Touch Systems 281-225-1000 

Reliant Energy (Repair) 713-207-7777 

Centerpoint Energy 713-659-2111 

Street Light Repair (give pole #) 713-207-2222 

www.centerpointenergy.com/outage 

To report gas leaks 713-659-3552 

Street Repair 281-463-6300 

SECURITY 

For a Real Emergency Dial 911 

Harris County Sherriff’s Department 

Non-Emergency 713-221-6000 

Constable Ron Hickman (24-Hr Emergency) 281-376-3472 

TRASH/WATER 

Best Trash 281-313-2378 

Cypress Hill MUD #1 (24-hr. Emergency) 281-374-8989 

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HELPFUL WEBSITES 

DPS Sex Offenders website 

City of Houston Main Page 

Transtar Traffic Main Page 

Harris County Appraisal District 

CYPRESS RIDGE 

TRASH COLLECTION 

Recycling - every Monday 

Trash collection - 

Mondays and Thursdays. 

http://records.txdps.state.tx.us 

www.houstontx.gov 

www.houstontranstar.org 

www.hcad.org 

LAKES OF ROSEHILL 

TRASH COLLECTION 

Recycling - every Wednesday 

Trash collection - 

Wednesday and Saturday 

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MOMS CLUB OF CYPRESS-NORTH 

Got kids and are a stay at home mom? Be a part of playgroups, daily kid 

activities, family outings and more! Join MOMS Club Cypress-N! Meeting 

every 2 nd Thursday at Cypress Mill Activity Center at 10 AM. Email 

mccypressn@yahoo.com for more information. Dates/Times may not be 

accurate at this time - email for current information. 

STREET LIGHT OUTAGE 

Please report any street light outage to Centerpoint. Repairs can take up 

to 3 weeks to be repaired, but the most recent request we made took only 

2 days! It is imperative that residents participate in reporting outages, 

as there is no formal nighttime inspection done by management or 

Centerpoint. 

It’s simple, just go to www.centerpointenergy.com/outage and fill in the 

required information. You’ll need the 6 digit number located at the base 

of the light pole and an approximate address/location of the outage. You 

may also report it by dialing 713-207-2222. 

CAM Food Pantry Update 

CYPRESS ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES’ (CAM) FOOD 

PANTRY HOURS REVISED TO ACCOMMODATE 450% 

INCREASE IN SERVICE 

With unemployment continuing to rise, feeding one’s family has become 

an unreachable goal for many parents. Cypress Assistance Ministries’ 

Food Pantry is experiencing a 450% increase in the number of people 

depending on assistance for food. 

“Many families who were financially stable have now seen the reduction 

of or loss of one or more household paychecks, leaving them unable to 

cover basic necessities. Unemployment payment will kick in and that will 

help, but having enough right now means asking others for help. And 

recovering from this kind of loss will require financial assistance as well.” 

stated Janet Ryan, CAM’s Director of Development. “The large majority of 

people coming to CAM’s Food Pantry are new faces. They are people who 

were self-sufficient until this unexpected and unprecedented time. Truly 

anyone can fall on hard times.” 

With this large influx of traffic, CAM is modifying the Food Pantry hours 

to allow one day a week for sorting food and packing boxes of food. 

The new hours for assistance will be Monday-Thursday, 10 AM-2 PM. 

“The demand is simply more than we can keep up with unless we again 

modify the hours.” said Ryan. “And volunteers are very much needed so 

if you are not in a high-risk group, please consider giving of your time.” 

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TEENAGE 

JOB SEEKERS 

If you are between 12 and 18 and would like to be added to the 

teenage job seeker’s list, please fill out the form on our website (www. 

krenekprinting.com, click submissions and choose Jobseekers) 

with your name, birthdate (mo. & yr.), phone number, year you will 

graduate and the name of your newsletter/subdivision. Check the list 

of jobs you want on your form. Please make sure your email is correct, 

we send emails in the summer to make sure all the info is still good 

and that you want to stay on the list. If we do not hear back from you 

after 3 tries, we will remove you from the list until we do. Must have 

parent(s) permission. 

DISCLAIMER 

Neither the subdivision, nor Krenek Printing is responsible for those listed 

on the Teenage Job Seeker List. Please ask for and check out references 

if you do not personally know those listed. This is just a list of teenagers 

from the subdivision who wish to find part time jobs. Responsibility for 

any work done by these teenagers is between those seeking helpers and 

the teens and their parents. 

CODE KEY: 

B - BABYSITTING, CPR - CPR CERT., FAC - FIRST AID CERT., RCC 

- RED CROSS CERT., SS - SAFE SITTER, SL - SWIM LESSONS, PP 

- PET/PLANT SITTER, P - PET CARE ONLY, H - HOUSE CARE, L - 

LAWN CARE, C- CAR CARE/DETAILING, T - TUTORING 

NO JOB SEEKERS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME - HAVE YOUR 

TEEN SEND IN THEIR INFORMATION TO BE ADDED! 

CAM’s Food Pantry is using a “Drive Through” model to limit contact 

between individuals. Clients stay in their cars, show ID and proof of 

residency and then based on household size a number of boxes of prepacked 

food items are placed in their trunk or backseat. CAM is serving 

food to zip codes 77065, 77095, 77429, 77433 and 77084. 

The best ways to help CAM include financial donations, food donations 

and by volunteering. If you are interested in volunteering please contact 

Janet Ryan at janetr@cypressassistance.org. To donate food visit CAM’s 

Food Pantry at 11265 Huffmeister. To donate financially, please visit 

www.cypressassistance.org/support/donate. 

PRACTICE THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF 

MOSQUITO CONTROL 

1. Empty, remove, cover or turn upside down any receptacle that would 

hold water - particularly old bottles and tin cans. 

2. Change water and scrub vases holding flowers or cuttings twice each 

week - or grow cutting in sand. 

3. Discard old tires or store them indoors. 

4. Screen rain barrels and openings to water tanks or cisterns. Seal 

cisterns not in actual use. 

5. Repair leaky plumbing and outside faucets. They may cause standing 

water. 

6. Connect open waste-water drains to a sewage system or construct 

separate sump or leach. 

7. Clean clogged roof gutters and drain flat roofs. 

8. Fill holes in trees with sand or mortar or drain or spray then, as required. 

9. Stock ornamental ponds with mosquito-eating fish. 

10. Fix or replace screens for doors and windows. 

Mosquitoes develop only in water…and water standing just a few days 

can produce a crop of mosquitoes! STOP MOSQUITO DEVELOPMENT. 

GET RID OF STANDING WATER. 


BOREDOM BUSTERS: 

FUN AT-HOME ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES & KIDS 

Water Balloons 

Paint outdoors 

Stargazing 

Plant a garden 

Camp in the backyard 

Decorate a T-shirt 

Send postcards to family & friends 

Finger painting 

Make your own Play-doh 

Write an autobiography 

Have a fashion show 

Bubbles 

Rearrange your bedroom 

Watch the clouds 

Practice tongue twisters 

Learn to juggle 

Create a house of cards 

Have paper airplane races 

Hopscotch 

Hide and Seek 

Make shadow puppets 

Line up dominoes and watch them drop 

Learn string games like Cats in the Cradle 

Have a picnic on the living room floor 

Learn clapping games like Miss Mary Mack 

Play cards (Crazy 8s, War, Rummy) 

Family game night 

Watch old home movies or look at old pictures 

Tell scary stories in the dark 

Learn sign language 

Learn Morse Code 

Walk the dog 

Play chess or checkers 

Play charades 

Have a bubble-blowing contest 

Do blind taste tests with various drinks and food 

Solve a crossword or word search puzzle 

Make butterflies from coffee filters 

Play hangman or tic-tac-toe 

Play free online games 

Make a time capsule 

Learn how to read a map 

Play hot potato 

Have thumb wars 

Arm wrestle 

Give each other crazy or fancy hair dos 

Draw a letter, word or picture on someone’s back 

and have them guess what you’ve drawn 

Make your own pet rock 

Play “I Spy” 

Put together a puzzle 

Play “20 questions” 

Try to make each other laugh 

Write a secret message in “mirror image” 

Have a staring contest 

Speak Pig Latin 

Play Truth or Dare 

Create a secret code and send each other messages 

Play Simon Says 

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Garlic Shrimp Scampi 

You could make this on National Shrimp Day May 10th! 

INGREDIENTS: 

1 (8 ounce) package angel hair pasta 

1/2 cup butter 

2 cloves garlic, sliced 

1 1/2 pounds shrimp, peeled and deveined 

1/3 cup white wine 

3/4 cup dry bread crumbs 

3 tablespoons grated Parmesan 

cheese 

Buttermilk Biscuits 

You could make this on National Buttermilk Biscuits Day May 14th! 

DIRECTIONS:Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add angel hair pasta 

and return pot to boil. Cook until al dente. Drain well. In a large saucepan, melt 

butter, saute garlic until tender, remove garlic and discard. Add shrimp and cook 

until colored pink. Stir in white wine. The bread crumbs are used as thickening, 

so stir in a little at a time until desired thickness is reached. Serve shrimp over 

angel hair pasta, sprinkled with Parmesan cheese. http://allrecipes.com/ 

INGREDIENTS: 

4 cups all-purpose flour 

1 teaspoon salt 

1 teaspoon baking soda 

1 teaspoon cream of tartar 

4 teaspoons baking powder 

1 cup lard 

2 cups buttermilk 

DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Whisk together 

flour, salt, baking soda, cream of tartar and baking powder. Cut lard into flour 

mixture using a pastry blender until crumbly; stir in buttermilk. Turn mixture 

onto a floured surface and knead just a few times to form a moist dough. Roll 

dough out 1-inch thick; cut biscuits with a cookie cutter or round glass. Place 

biscuits on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven until tops 

are golden, about 12 minutes. http://allrecipes.com/ 

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Gardening Tips For May 

Warm weather means our gardens and landscapes are 

growing fast. Here are some tasks to keep your landscape 

beautiful and productive: 

Flowers: Time to plant summer blooming perennials and 

annuals including plumbago, zinnias, angelonia, purslane, 

lobularia, sunflowers, yellow bells, pride of Barbados, 

duranta and bat-faced cuphea. 

Vegetables: May is a great time to plant, from seed or 

nursery plants, okra, sweet potatoes, cucumbers, winter 

squash, pumpkins, basil, peppers, lima beans, eggplant, 

garlic chives and Malabar greens. If you don’t want to 

dedicate an area of your yard, consider planting here and 

there in your flowerbeds. Edible landscaping is a popular 

new trend! 

Lawns: Water 1/2 to 1” of irrigation per week. A rain gauge or straight sided container (such as a tuna fish can) will help you know how long 

to run your irrigation system to apply 1/2”. 

Weeding: Hand pull or hoe weeds while they are still young or better yet, maintain a 3” layer of mulch in all vegetable and flowerbeds to 

deter weeds from getting a start. 

Pruning: Remove spent blooms on spring and summer annuals to promote new blooms. 

Fertilizing: Fertilize flowerbeds and vegetable gardens w/slow release organic fertilizer. 

Water: Deep soakings between rain events is better than frequent light sprinkling. 

Birds: Spring migration continues until mid-May. Clean bird feeders! Replace water in bird baths to avoid creating mosquito breeding spots. 

Submitted by Robert “Skip” Richter, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Horticulture Agent in Harris County 

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Food Drive 

MESA-OUTREACH FOOD DRIVE 

MAY 9, 2020 

MESA-OUTREACH is still open and distributing food and produce to 

area residents in need. Because of the Covid-19 invasion, MESA is 

experiencing a significant increase in clientele while at the same time 

suffering from large reductions in donations. If you are able to help, 

please consider donating basic food items during MESA’s upcoming 

food drive on Saturday, May 9, 2020 from 9 AM-1 PM. The most critical 

items are provided on the list below. We will be accepting donations in 

the parking lot of Bear Creek United Methodist Church at 16000 Rippling 

Water Dr. Houston 77084. Please stay in your car and we will unload your 

donations for you. 

The MESA Food Pantry is open on the 2 nd and 4 th Tuesday evenings of 

each month from 5-7:30 PM. The Produce Truck distributions are on the 

3 rd Saturday morning of each month, with distribution from 8:30-11:00 

AM. The distributions are staffed by MESA’s volunteer HEROS using a 

drive-through distribution methodology. 

Financial donations are also needed to purchase certain types of food 

and other needed items. Donations may be made online through our 

website at www.mesa-outreach.org. Without your help, MESA will not be 

able to serve the increasing needs of those in our community. 

Critical Pantry Needs: • Spaghetti Sauce • Boxed Cereal • Rice or Dry Beans 

- 1# or 2# packages • Macaroni and Cheese • Boxed Potatoe • All types of 

Soup (Broth, Creams, Chunky) • Canned Meats: Chicken, Tuna, Salmon, 

Chili, etc. • Canned Fruits • Jelly 

Together, we can serve to bring hope and positively impact the lives 

of others. THANK YOU for your supporting your neighbors in need and 

MESA-OUTREACH, INC. 

Golf Tournaments 

33ND ANNUAL B. F. ADAM GOLF CLASSIC 

POSTPONED TO NOVEMBER 

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cy-Fair Educational Foundation 

(CFEF) trustees graded 1200+ scholarship applications and met via Zoom 

to award more than $635,000 in scholarships. For Cypress-Fairbanks ISD 

graduating seniors planning to attend Lone Star College full-time in the 

fall, our application is open now through May 11, 2020. This summer, the 

Foundation will award $72,000 from the Edwin C. Schroeder Endowment 

Fund. The Foundation looks forward to recognizing our 2020 scholarship 

recipients this August. 

With the Stay Home - Work Safe Mandate through the end of April, the 

Foundation has decided to postpone the B. F. Adam Golf Classic until 

the COVID-19 risk is minimal within our community for the safety of our 

288 golfers and over 100 volunteers, trustees and staff, who help make 

this event a tremendous success, as well as the staff at BlackHorse Golf 

Club. Our 33 rd annual B. F. Adam Golf Class has been moved to Monday, 

November 16, 2020. 

Celebrating 50 years as a non-profit raising money to fund scholarships 

for Cypress-Fairbanks ISD high school graduates, the Cy-Fair Educational 

Foundation is looking forward to our exciting Fall lineup of events. 

Tuesday, August 4, 2020 - Scholarship Reception 

Thursday, October 15, 2020 - Salute to the Stars 

Monday, November 16, 2020 - B. F. Adam Golf Classic 

Thursday-Saturday, December 10-12, 2020 – Houston Methodist Cy- 

Hoops Invitational 

The Cy-Fair Educational Foundation is incredibly grateful for the 

unwavering generosity of the Cy-Fair community and the commitment 

of our Board of Trustees. Over the last 50 years, the Foundation has grown 

tremendously awarding more than $9 million to graduating seniors from 

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. CFEF is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, all 

contributions are tax deductible, as allowed by the law. 

For more information please contact marie@thecfef.org or visit our 

website at www.theCFEF.org. 

VBS 

ST. AIDAN’S EPISCOPAL VBS 

Take a ride with us for an exciting week of VBS, July 13 th -17 th ! Early 

registration costs $20. Late registration is June 1 st , costs $30. Our theme 

this year is Rocky Railway; Jesus’ Power Pulls us Through. In addition, we’ll 

be having Armored Sports come in again this year for after VBS fun! 

From 12-4 PM, Armored Sports will run a Bible based sports camp. The 

participants will play fun games like dodgeball, kickball, capture the flag, 

and games revolving around basketball, soccer and more! The cost in 

addition to VBS is $115 if registered before June 1 st and $125 if registered 

after June 1 st . Note: Registration for Armored Sports must be done 

separately from VBS. 

Summer Camps 

CAMP CORNERSTONE WEEK LONG CAMP 

Camp Cornerstone is a week-long camp sponsored by Cornerstone 

United Methodist Church and is for children ages 2 through the 

completion of 4th grade. Children must be 2 by June 1, 2020. Camp 

hours are 9:30 AM-1 PM. There are 3 sessions throughout the summer 

and you are invited to participate in any or all! Registration open. Session 

I - “Safari” is June 15-19, 2020; Session II - “Christmas in July” is July 13-17, 

2020; Session III - “Summer Olympics” is August 3-7, 2020. The cost per 

camp per child is $125 and is due at the time of registration. To download 

a form from the Cornerstone website, go to www.cornerstoneumc.org 

and click on “Ministries” and then select “Preschool.” You will see a tab for 


Camp Cornerstone. Print the form and have it filled out before you arrive, 

saving yourself time! Before each camp session begins, you will hear 

from your child’s teacher so you can learn more about the camp and they 

will answer questions about the week-long fun. Each day your child will 

bring a backpack and a lunch as they enjoy each other and the special 

things they will do during the week. We look forward to having your 

child at camp this summer! It’s a great time for everyone and you don’t 

want to miss any of it! Registration will continue through May 1, 2020 or 

until camp classes are full. Once camp classes are full, a waiting list will 

be started. Please call the preschool office at 281-859-1612 if you have 

any questions. The preschool office hours are: Monday-Friday, 9 AM-1 PM. 

MESSIAH: A LUTHERAN 

FAITH COMMUNITY CAMP HOPE 

Galactic Adventure Encounter the Unexpected with Jesus 

Dates: Week 1 July 6-10, 2020 

Week 2 July 13-17, 2020 

Week 3 July 20-24, 2020 

Time: 9:30 AM-3:30 PM 

Camp Hope is our three week day camp for children ages 5 years-old 

through 6 th grade. It is an adult-mentored, student-led ministry. Each day 

children will hear a new bible story, learn what it means to their life by 

eating a snack, playing a game and experiencing the story through the 

arts, STEM and worship. Camp Hope is a day camp that is passionate 

about growing leaders. This is one of the reasons that Camp Hope is one 

of the BEST ways to develop youth leaders. It’s a vital part of what Camp 

Hope is all about! Parents are invited to register their children online at 

www.messiahlc.org/camp-hope. 

For more information, call 281-890-3013. Messiah Lutheran Church is 

a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). 

Messiah is located at 11522 Telge Road, ½ mile north of Highway 290. 

CREATIVE WRITING & ILLUSTRATION 

SUMMER CAMPS 

The iWRITE Organization will host Creative Writing & Illustration Summer 

Camps around the Houston area, allowing young writers to bring their 

stories to life! iWRITE was founded ten years ago by children’s author, 

Melissa Williams Murphy, in order to give students the opportunity to 

build their writing skills and boost their creative confidence through all 

kinds of writing programs and publishing opportunities. This summer 

young writers can learn straight from the pros! 

The iWRITE summer camps and workshops will be held in June and July 

in the Cypress, Spring Branch and Ft. Bend areas with opportunities for 

kids ages 8 to 16 years old. Students will learn character development 

skills that can be used in all types of writing, how authors brainstorm and 

turn ideas into a story, how illustrators bring characters to life through 

art, fun editing techniques and even how to get your work published. 

Visit iWRITE.org to learn more, meet the instructors and register. If you 

would like to apply for a scholarship or sponsor a child, please contact 

Nicole@iWRITE.org or call the office at 713-845-5811. 

ST. AIDAN’S EPISCOPAL SUMMER CAMPS 

Ages incoming kindergarten to 5 th grade! 9 AM to 2 PM, Call church for 

topics and dates. $140 per week. Located at 13131 Fry Rd, Cypress, TX 

77433. Phone: 281-373-3203. 

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Rain Date following Saturday. Located on North Highway 6 between West 

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AM-3 PM. Lots of Bargains! 

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NATIONAL 

NURSES 

WEEK 2020 

National Nurses Week 

begins each year on May 

6 th and ends on May 12 th , 

Florence Nightingale’s 

birthday. It features a 

host of events across the 

U.S. to honor nurses for 

the work they do and 

also educates the public 

about nurses’ role in 

health care. 

10 TIPS FOR SAFE 

COMPUTING 

Today, we are more 

dependent on computers 

and the information that they 

store than ever before. From 

spyware, viruses and Trojans 

to identity theft and computer 

hardware malfunctions - 

any disruption can have a 

huge impact on our lives. No 

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safe computing practices are 

a combination of physical 

protections using computer 

software and security settings 

and the secure actions of the 

user. You need both to make 

a difference. Below are 10 tips that will help you protect your computer 

and ultimately the information stored on it. 

1. Keep your computer updated - In the evolving world of software viruses, 

it is essential that computer owners use anti-virus software and keep it upto-date. 

Most anti-virus software gives the user the ability to do automatic 

updates. Whether individuals choose to update their operating system 

software automatically or manually, we recommend making it a continuous 

process. It is also important to keep other software on your computer 

updated. Software updates often include essential bug fixes and security 

features that address existing vulnerabilities. Finally, enable the personal 

firewall on your computer. This will help to keep unauthorized people from 

snooping around your computer when it’s connected to the Internet. 

2. Create strong, secure passwords - There is power in strong 

passwords. We recommend passwords that contain at least 8 characters 

with a combination of letters, numbers and symbols. Strong passwords 

are less likely to be hacked than very generic passwords. Use creative 

pass-phases to avoid having to write down a password. Do not share 

your passwords with anyone. 

3. Download files legally - Along with the possibility of significant legal 

penalties, downloading music and movies from peer-to-peer networks 

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can be harmful to your machine. These downloaded files are sometimes 

riddled with viruses and spyware. 

4. Keep personal information safe - Reduce your risk of identity theft. 

Never share your personal information via email, no matter how official 

the email looks. Official business that requires personal information 

should not happen via unsecured email. 

5. Scan email attachments and validate links - In an effort to keep 

viruses off your machine, scan all attachments that are sent to you. Viruses 

can lurk in emails from friends and family. While you may be fooled about 

an email that contains a photo you would like to see from a friend, antivirus 

software will know the difference. If you receive a link in an email 

from a trusted source, hover over the link using your mouse and look in 

the bottom bar of your web browser to reveal the true URL and validate 

that the link is legitimate. This will ensure that you know where you are 

going on the Internet and whether or not you want to go there. 

6. Lock your computer - When leaving your computer unattended, 

physically lock it to prevent theft of the machine. We also suggest that 

users lock the screen with a password to safeguard data. 

7. Log off any public areas - Remember when using a public computer 

or network, it is just that…public. Be sure that you completely log off the 

site or machine when you are finished using it. Users should be especially 

mindful to uncheck boxes that will remember users’ login information 

when logging into online services, such as email and bank accounts. 

8. Back up important data - We have seen final papers vanish - hard drives 

crash and files become corrupt. If you have important information that you 

cannot afford to lose, back it up. We recommend that you store this information 

securely and even consider storing extra copies at another location. 

9. Limit information on social media sites - People will post almost anything 

on social media site. For many people, birth dates, anniversaries, addresses, 

phone numbers and a lot of other personal information can be found on social 

media sites. Protect yourself from identity theft and other scams by limiting 

what information you disclose online and who can see that information. 

10. Avoid surfing websites that you don’t already know - Browsers are 

quickly becoming one of the larger vulnerabilities in computing. Adware 

and spyware are written specifically to exploit Internet Explorer and 

Firefox. So try and stick with the websites you trust. 

While these steps are not foolproof, they will go a long way towards 

extending the life of your machine and protecting the valuable 

information contained on it. Article by Julie Myers. 


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HOUSTON, 

WE CAN 

CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, CONTROL THE SPREAD, 

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Houston is strong. When confronted with adversity, we band together 

and overcome. And though this coronavirus pandemic is unprecedented, 

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