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<strong>Lost</strong> <strong>Creek</strong>Community News<br />
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<strong>Lost</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Property Management Team<br />
Community Manager is Christopher Sharp<br />
christopher@crest-management.com 281-945-4616<br />
Assistant Manager is Matthew Caskey<br />
matthew@crest-management.com 281-945-4645<br />
Our Community Accountant is Darlene Compton<br />
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Crest Management Company, 17171 Park Row, Suite 310, Houston, Texas<br />
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Kris Ellis,<br />
Matt Fehr,<br />
Benjamin Agold<br />
LOST CREEK BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />
President<br />
Secretary<br />
Vice President<br />
Treasurer<br />
Asst. Secretary/Treasurer<br />
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Sheriff - - Fort Bend 281-341-4665<br />
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Welcome to the <strong>June</strong> <strong>2020</strong> issue of <strong>Lost</strong> <strong>Creek</strong>’s newsletter. Keep this free<br />
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THE CORONA VIRUS<br />
Hopefully this very serious Covid-19 pandemic will have at least started<br />
to subside when this newsletter arrives at your home. However there was<br />
no way of knowing what the situation would be when this <strong>June</strong> issue of<br />
the newsletter was submitted to the publisher on April 25 th . Whatever the<br />
situation has become, please be aware that the <strong>Lost</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> HOA and Crest<br />
Management will do their best to support our homeowners. The Board<br />
of Directors has been and will continue to hold their monthly meetings<br />
by teleconferencing through Crest Management until such time as local<br />
government decides that it is safe to resume normal meeting venues.<br />
PLEASE REGISTER ON THE CREST<br />
MANAGEMENT WEBSITE<br />
Go to www.crest-management.com and click on the Homeowner Login<br />
Box. Due to the security and privacy of their previous website, old<br />
passwords were not transferred. This means if you haven’t already, you<br />
will need to reset your password. You can do this by visiting www.crestmanagement.com/login<br />
and select Forgot Password. Whether you’re a<br />
Homeowner or Board Member, logging in is the key to accessing your<br />
account. Once logged in, you will have a new dashboard that will be your<br />
one-stop-shop to meeting all your needs easily and efficiently. If you don’t<br />
register, you won’t receive email notices, be able to download forms, look<br />
at Board meeting agendas, see meeting minutes, review your account<br />
or view other important information. If you have a problem registering<br />
or don’t have your account number, call Christopher Sharp or Matthew<br />
Caskey at Crest Management. They will walk you through it because they<br />
have step by step instructions on PDF files that they can send to you. Don’t<br />
rely on social media websites for your information regarding <strong>Lost</strong> <strong>Creek</strong>,<br />
it could actually be misleading. Contact Cristopher or Matthew instead.<br />
WILL THE OFFICIAL LOST CREEK<br />
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER CEASE?<br />
If homeowners want the Monthly Newsletter to continue, a few <strong>Lost</strong><br />
<strong>Creek</strong> homeowners need to get together and form a Newsletter<br />
Committee so that the work does not fall to just one person. I’ll gladly<br />
work with the committee for the first few months to get things going. Of<br />
the 556 homes in <strong>Lost</strong> <strong>Creek</strong>, there must be a few homeowners who have<br />
an affinity for writing and want to spread useful information. If not, then<br />
the Official July issue just might be the last. Let me know by emailing<br />
me at: lostcreeknewsletter@outlook.com. Hopefully the <strong>Lost</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />
Newsletter will not cease, but will continue and that there are concerned<br />
homeowners who will step forward and volunteer.<br />
<strong>2020</strong> POOL SEASON<br />
Once there is no longer a “Stay Home, Stay Safe” mandate, the Board will<br />
decide when the pool can be opened and what the schedule will be.<br />
It will be determined after consulting with our property management<br />
company, our insurance agent and our pool management company. It<br />
will also be dependent on our pool management company being able to<br />
hire lifeguards for the expected season.<br />
LOST CREEK CLUBHOUSE<br />
The clubhouse has really taken shape. Hopefully construction will be<br />
completed by sometime in August. Following that, volunteers will be<br />
sought to help with furnishing and decorating.<br />
SEE A STREET LIGHT OUT?<br />
Contact CenterPoint Energy at 713-207-2222 or go to their website to<br />
report an outage. You will need to get the number that’s on the side<br />
of the light pole to let them know which light is out and also tell them<br />
the nearest address where the pole is located. www.centerpointenergy.<br />
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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 your<br />
name, birthdate (mo. & yr.), phone number, year you will graduate and<br />
the name of your newsletter/subdivision. Check the list of jobs you want<br />
on your form. Please make sure your email is correct, we send emails<br />
in the summer to make sure all the info is still good and that you want<br />
to stay on the list. If we do not hear back from you after 3 tries, we will<br />
remove you from the list until we do. Must have parent(s) permission.<br />
CODE KEY:<br />
B - BABYSITTING, CPR - CPR CERT., FAC - FIRST AID CERT., RCC - RED CROSS<br />
CERT., SS - SAFE SITTER, SL - SWIM LESSONS, PP - PET/PLANT SITTER,<br />
P - PET CARE ONLY, H - HOUSE CARE, L - LAWN CARE, C- CAR CARE/<br />
DETAILING, T - TUTORING<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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National Selfie Day<br />
Cell phones and social media have transformed our lives. These<br />
technologies have enabled us to communicate with each other in a<br />
way that just wasn’t possible before their invention. And one form<br />
communication or self-expression depending on how it’s used, it the selfie<br />
- the act of taking a picture of yourself with a cell phone or webcam and<br />
posting it to social media. It’s an act that has taken the world by storm,<br />
which is probably why there’s now a holiday to celebrate it called National<br />
Selfie Day. A day, which has been celebrated annually since 2014 on <strong>June</strong><br />
21 st . So why not grab your cell phone, snap a picture of yourself and post<br />
it on the Internet on this glorious holiday? After all, millions of people all<br />
over the world are probably doing that very act anyway - holiday or not.<br />
The History of the Selfie: While people have been taking pictures of<br />
themselves for quite some time, most experts agree that the selfie first<br />
evolved into its modern version when people started taking pictures<br />
of themselves to post on MySpace between 2003 and 2005. However,<br />
it was a drunk Australian on Flickr in 2004 who coined the term “selfie”<br />
to describe the act of taking a picture of yourself and posting it to social<br />
media. Then as the years passed and cell phone technology, as well as the<br />
independent technologies of the various social media outlets improved,<br />
selfies themselves began to improve. And as they improved, they<br />
increased in popularity. In 2013, the selfie would then hit the mainstream<br />
when the Oxford Dictionary added the term “selfie.”<br />
The History of National Selfie Day: The first time National Selfie Day<br />
was celebrated was on <strong>June</strong> 21, 2014. It was started by DJ Rick McNeely<br />
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Roberto Berlanga<br />
BF Terry High School<br />
Chris Bodeux<br />
Fulshear High School<br />
Ranier Perez & Sandra Perez<br />
George Ranch High School<br />
Cael Jurkowski<br />
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JUNE IS NATIONAL CAMPING MONTH<br />
National Camping Month in <strong>June</strong> is an excellent time to pack up your gear and experience nature. Whether<br />
you like roughing it or prefer to have a few modern conveniences when heading out to the trail, it’s<br />
important to keep a few things in mind:<br />
1. Make sure you have plenty of fresh water or a fresh water source.<br />
2. Take a first aid kit and that it is stocked.<br />
3. Pack waterproof matches.<br />
4. Take non-perishable food such as granola bars, jerky, peanut butter, chocolate bars and dried fruits,<br />
especially if you are not taking a cooler.<br />
5. Pack fruits, vegetables and meats separately and keep chilled in a cooler.<br />
6. Include sunblock, even for cloudy days.<br />
7. Rain gear, jackets and blankets are necessary for cooler weather.<br />
Around the country, there are a variety of campsites available. The more modern campsite includes showers<br />
and recreational facilities. These often include water hookups and parking pads for RVs and campers and<br />
cabins to rent as well as more primitive sites with no electrical hookups designed for tent usage. Other<br />
parks only allow primitive camping and require everything you pack into the park to be packed out. So,<br />
seriously consider your needs if you are hiking into the park for your stay. These are not for the glampers.<br />
Gather family and friends, don’t forget the s’mores supply and go camping! Nature is calling and there are<br />
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3 large Baking Potatoes<br />
1 large Onion, sliced<br />
1 cup processed Cheese, cubed<br />
1/2 tsp. Salt<br />
1/4 tsp. Black Pepper<br />
1/2 tsp. dried Parsley<br />
2 Tbs. Butter or Margarine<br />
1 Tbs. Bacon Drippings<br />
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Peel and slice the potatoes, placing them on a 9-inch by 13-inch double-layer<br />
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Wrap the foil loosely around the potatoes, but make sure the ends are well<br />
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INGREDIENTS:<br />
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small butternut squash, cubed<br />
21 red small bell butternut peppers, squash, seeded cubed and diced<br />
12 sweet red bell potato, peppers, peeled seeded and and cubed diced<br />
31 Yukon sweet Gold potato, potatoes, peeled cubed and cubed<br />
13 red Yukon onion, Gold quartered potatoes, cubed<br />
1 tablespoon red onion, quartered chopped fresh thyme<br />
2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary<br />
1/4 cup olive oil<br />
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar<br />
DIRECTIONS:<br />
salt Preheat and freshly oven to ground 475 degrees black pepper F (245 degrees C).<br />
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme<br />
2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary<br />
1/4 cup olive oil<br />
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar<br />
salt and freshly ground black pepper<br />
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In a large bowl, combine the squash, red bell peppers, sweet potato and<br />
Preheat Yukon Gold oven potatoes. to 475 degrees Separate F (245 the degrees red onion C). quarters into pieces and<br />
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add pepper. them Toss to the with mixture. vegetables until they are coated. Spread evenly on a<br />
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In a small bowl, stir together thyme, rosemary, olive oil, vinegar, salt and<br />
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WHAT’S THAT<br />
NET ON MY<br />
TREE TRUNK?<br />
By Deborah Birge, Fort<br />
Bend County Master<br />
Gardener<br />
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alarmed - bark lice<br />
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lichens!<br />
Although some people think they’re unsightly, bark lice are highly<br />
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For more information about this fungus visit: aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/<br />
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Lawns: Apply iron sulfate or chelete to St. Augustine grass lawns.<br />
• Mow St. Augustine to a 2-inch height now to protect roots from the sun.<br />
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Flowers: Overwatered hibiscus, purslane and bougainvillea won’t bloom.<br />
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