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The Official Newsletter of <strong>Grand</strong> <strong>Lakes</strong><br />
<strong>February</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />
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Phone: 713-329-7100 Fax: 713-329-7198<br />
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GRAND LAKES BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />
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Sid Bagalli<br />
Dean Haefner<br />
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POLICE/FIRE<br />
Emergency Numbers.... ***911***<br />
Fire Department (Emergency) 281-498-2800<br />
Fire Department (Non Emergency) 281-498-1310<br />
Fort Bend Co. Sheriff 281-341-4665<br />
Utilities/Post Office/FT BEND CO.<br />
CenterPoint Energy 713-659-2111<br />
Reliant energy 713-207-7777<br />
email:service@reliant.com<br />
Reliant energy light outage 713-207-2222<br />
Municipal District Services ( MDS)<br />
GL’s MUD # 1,2 & 4 contract with MUD Services (MDS) to<br />
operate the GL public water and sewer utilities<br />
24-Hr Repair Hotline -Water Leaks/Sewage Stoppages<br />
281-290-6503<br />
Billing/Payment/Customer Care 281-290-6507<br />
Consolidated Comm.(west of Peek) 1-866-989-2255<br />
AT & T (east of Peek) 1-800-464-7928<br />
Best Trash 281-313-2378<br />
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Street Lights - not working 713-207-2222<br />
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DPS Katy 281-391-4872<br />
Katy & Park Row Post Offices 1-800-275-8777<br />
Dept. of Public Safety 713-465-8462<br />
Poison Control 1/800/222-1222<br />
Ft Bend Co. Animal Control 281-342-1512<br />
COMMUNITY<br />
Katy Family YMCA 281-392-5055<br />
Fort Bend Co. Court House 281-342-3411<br />
Katy Chamber of Commerce 281-391-5289<br />
SCHOOLS<br />
www.katyisd.org<br />
KISD Administration 281-396-6000<br />
KISD Transportation 281-396-7560<br />
Alexander Rae Elementary 281-237-7100<br />
Beckendorf Junior High 281-237-8800<br />
Griffin Elementary 281-238-8700<br />
Seven <strong>Lakes</strong> High School 281-237-2800<br />
Miller Career Center 281-237-6300<br />
www.katyisd.org<br />
LIBRARIES FT. BEND CO.<br />
Katy/Ft. Bend Mini-Branch 281-395-1311<br />
Cinco Ranch Library 281-395-1311<br />
George Memorial 281-342-4455<br />
Maud Smith Marks 281-492-8592<br />
MEDICAL<br />
Methodist West Hospital 832-522-5522<br />
Texas Childrens Hospital West 832-227-1000<br />
Fort Bend Co.Health Dept. 281-342-6414<br />
Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital 281-392-1111<br />
Houston Methodist St. Catherine Hospital 281-599-5700<br />
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Happy Valentine’s Day! Happy President’s Day! Happy Black History Month!<br />
GRAND LAKES NEWSLETTER<br />
FEBRUARY <strong>2021</strong><br />
The Editor’s Corner, The Monthly HOA Board<br />
Meetings, News, Five Languages of Love and so<br />
much more in the <strong>Grand</strong> <strong>Lakes</strong> Newsletter for the<br />
month of <strong>February</strong>.<br />
5 LANGUAGES OF LOVE<br />
It’s that time of year again. It is time to declare<br />
your love for your significant other on Valentine’s<br />
Day. How will you express that love? The easiest<br />
way is to follow the crowd. Leading up to <strong>February</strong><br />
14 th , sales of cards, chocolates and flowers will<br />
go through the roof! After all, nothing says “love”<br />
like a 10-dollar greeting card, a box of assorted<br />
chocolates and a dozen roses. Showing our love<br />
towards those who deserve it is an art and, like any<br />
art, it takes a good deal of practice. For one thing,<br />
people respond to love in different ways. Some like<br />
to hear words, some need to see loving behavior<br />
and others respond best to gestures. Love does<br />
not always come in the form of words. Many times,<br />
love can be expressed through actions to your<br />
significant other. And, as the saying goes, actions<br />
speak louder than words. Showing someone you<br />
love them holds more weight than a simple one<br />
liner of “I Love You.” Many people say these three<br />
magically words, “I love you” and expect their<br />
partner to feel the same feeling. In order to give<br />
love to someone you speak your partners primary<br />
love language. The five primary love languages<br />
are: Words of Affirmation, Quality Time, Receiving<br />
Gifts, Acts of Service and Physical Touch. Finding<br />
the right language is the key to helping a person<br />
feel loved in the relationship. We all want and<br />
need love and we all want to receive love in the<br />
same way we give it. However, we need to learn<br />
our partner’s “love language” and speak it daily.<br />
Questions or comments about this article can be<br />
sent to Carla Brownlee at girls1900@aol.com.<br />
HOA BOARD MEETINGS<br />
<strong>Grand</strong> Lake’s monthly HOA Board meetings take place every 4 th Monday of the month at 6:30 PM on<br />
Zoom due to Covid-19. Please use Zoom Meeting Link at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87931233865<br />
to attend the virtual <strong>Grand</strong> <strong>Lakes</strong> Monthly Home Owners Meetings. Please note that times are<br />
subject to change. Homeowners are encouraged to regularly attend the monthly HOA meetings<br />
via Zoom to hear important updates or projects occurring in <strong>Grand</strong> <strong>Lakes</strong>.<br />
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PLEASE NOTE THE GRAND LAKES NEWSLETTER<br />
ARTICLE DEADLINES AND IMPORTANT DATES<br />
Newsletter articles are due by the 20 th of the month for the upcoming<br />
issue. Newsletter article deadlines are: April <strong>2021</strong> - due 2/21<br />
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NATIONAL BLACK HISTORY MONTH<br />
<strong>February</strong> is National Black History Month, also known as National<br />
African American History Month, a time for all Americans to celebrate<br />
the achievements of African Americans and recognize their central role<br />
in American history.<br />
Other countries, including Canada and Great Britain, have also set aside months<br />
to honor black history. The month of <strong>February</strong> was chosen to coincide with<br />
the birthdays of President Abraham Lincoln and noted civil rights advocate<br />
Frederick Douglass. The first record of Africans arriving in North America is<br />
dated 1619, when a privateer ship carrying “twenty and odd” Africans landed<br />
at Point Comfort, Virginia, which is now modern-day Hampton, Virginia. The<br />
Africans were traded as slaves in exchange for provisions.<br />
African-American’s impact our society throughout history and in numerous<br />
ways. Here are just a few prominent individuals we honor this month:<br />
• Thurgood Marshall was the first African-American appointed to the<br />
Supreme Court. We recognize Thurgood Marshall every year on National<br />
Maryland Day.<br />
• George Washington Carver developed over 300 products from peanuts.<br />
Celebrate George Washington Carver and his contributions to the peanut<br />
industry on National Peanut Day.<br />
• Shirley Chisholm was the first African-American woman elected to U.S.<br />
House of Representatives.<br />
• Rosa Parks helped initiate the Civil Rights Movement by refusing to give<br />
up her seat on the bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Celebrate Rosa Park on<br />
Rosa Parks Day and learn more about her contributions to the Civil Rights<br />
Movement.<br />
• Louis Armstrong is widely known as a jazz pioneer. Information about<br />
Louis Armstrong can be found in November on National Louisiana Day.<br />
• Colin Powell is a 4-star General who became Secretary of State. Colin<br />
Powell dedicated the Buffalo Soldier monument at Fort Leavenworth,<br />
Kansas, establishing the first Buffalo Soldiers Day.<br />
• Barack Obama was elected the first Black President of the United States.<br />
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Black History Month was created by twentieth-century historian<br />
Carter Woodson, who believed black Americans were not adequately<br />
represented in the study of American history. Carter Woodson hoped<br />
for the day when black history would be accepted as a part of American<br />
history. Formerly known as Negro History Week, Black History Month was<br />
officially declared by President Gerald Ford in 1976.<br />
Source: https://nationaldaycalendar.com<br />
NATIONAL FREEDOM DAY<br />
National Freedom Day, always observed on <strong>February</strong> 1 st , celebrates<br />
freedom from slavery. It also recognizes that America is a symbol of<br />
liberty. It honors the signing by Abraham Lincoln of a joint House and<br />
Senate resolution that later became the 13 th Amendment to the U.S.<br />
Constitution. President Lincoln signed the Amendment outlawing<br />
slavery on <strong>February</strong> 1, 1865. It was not ratified by the states, however,<br />
until later on December 18, 1865.<br />
On this day many towns have festivals and celebrations. Others reflect<br />
on the freedoms that the United States honors as well as reflect on and<br />
appreciate the goodwill of the United States. For many years, wreath<br />
laying at the Liberty Bell has also been a tradition to mark National<br />
Freedom Day. Use #NationalFreedomDay to post on social media.<br />
A former slave by the name of Major Richard Robert Wright, Sr. created<br />
National Freedom Day. Major Wright was looked upon as a great leader<br />
in the community. It was believed by Major Wright, that this day needed<br />
to be celebrated.<br />
Because of Abraham Lincoln’s signing the 13 th Amendment outlawing<br />
slavery on <strong>February</strong> 1, 1865, <strong>February</strong> 1 st was chosen as the day for<br />
National Freedom Day. On June 30, 1948, President Harry Truman signed<br />
a bill proclaiming <strong>February</strong> 1 st as the first official National Freedom Day<br />
in the United States.<br />
Source: https://nationaldaycalendar.com<br />
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NATIONAL HEART MONTH<br />
<strong>February</strong> focuses on the heart making it National Heart Month. Anyone<br />
can be at risk for heart disease. More and more, our sedentary lifestyles<br />
are putting us at risk at a younger age. Obesity, high blood pressure and<br />
smoking all increase our risk factors.<br />
Reduce your risk<br />
of<br />
health conditions<br />
Each one of those we can take action to lower our risk. Get moving.<br />
Remove stress. Quit smoking. Eat healthier.<br />
Even small changes help make a difference. Reduce the amount of fast<br />
food. Eat more greens. Take the stairs. Walk the kids to school. Go outside<br />
and play with the kids or walk the dog.<br />
Talk to your physician about your risk factors. Walking is one of the<br />
healthiest and safest activities we can do for ourselves. Learn more at<br />
www.cdc.gov and use #NationalHeartMonth to share on social media.<br />
Source: https://nationaldaycalendar.com<br />
NATIONAL DAYS IN FEBRUARY <strong>2021</strong><br />
Did you know that every month has some sort of National Day, week<br />
or even the whole month is a National month? Some could be used to<br />
plan a fun day with the family or create a project for the kids on a rainy<br />
afternoon or maybe just start an interesting discussion! Here is a partial<br />
list (there are many more) of what we found for the month of <strong>February</strong>:<br />
<strong>February</strong> 1 st : National Get Up Day<br />
<strong>February</strong> 2 nd : National Heavenly Hash Day<br />
<strong>February</strong> 3 rd : National Carrot Cake Day<br />
<strong>February</strong> 4 th : National Homemade Soup Day<br />
<strong>February</strong> 5 th : National Shower With A Friend Day<br />
<strong>February</strong> 6 th : National Frozen Yogurt Day<br />
<strong>February</strong> 7 th : National Fettuccine Alfredo Day<br />
<strong>February</strong> 8 th : National Kite Flying Day<br />
<strong>February</strong> 9 th : National Pizza Day<br />
<strong>February</strong> 10 th : National Umbrella Day<br />
<strong>February</strong> 11 th : National Make A Friend Day<br />
<strong>February</strong> 12 th : National Plum Pudding Day<br />
<strong>February</strong> 13 th : National Tortellini Day<br />
<strong>February</strong> 14 th : National Ferris Wheel Day<br />
<strong>February</strong> 15 th : National Gumdrop Day<br />
<strong>February</strong> 16 th : National Do A Grouch A Favor Day<br />
<strong>February</strong> 17 th : National Random Acts Of Kindness Day<br />
<strong>February</strong> 18 th : National Battery Day<br />
<strong>February</strong> 19 th : National Chocolate Mint Day<br />
<strong>February</strong> 20 th : National Love Your Pet Day<br />
<strong>February</strong> 21 st : National Sticky Bun Day<br />
<strong>February</strong> 22 nd : National Margarita Day<br />
<strong>February</strong> 23 rd : National Banana Bread Day<br />
<strong>February</strong> 24 th : National Tortilla Chip Day<br />
<strong>February</strong> 25 th : National Chocolate Covered Nut Day<br />
<strong>February</strong> 26 th : National Tell A Fairy Tale Day<br />
<strong>February</strong> 27 th : National Polar Bear Day<br />
<strong>February</strong> 28 th : National Public Sleeping Day<br />
MONTHLY OBSERVATIONS<br />
An Affair To Remember Month, Black History Month, Creative Romance<br />
Month, Great American Pie Month, National Bake For Family Fun Month,<br />
National Bird Feeding Month, National Cherry Month, National Children’s<br />
Dental Health Month, National Grapefruit Month, National Heart Month,<br />
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IMPORTANT DATES<br />
<strong>February</strong> 15th: Professional Learning Day - No Students<br />
<strong>February</strong> 22nd: 5th Secondary Grading Cycle Begins<br />
<strong>February</strong> 25th: Family Night (No Homework Assigned)<br />
STUDENT COVID-19 TESTING SITE<br />
The District offers a FREE rapid COVID-19 testing option to enrolled Katy ISD students and employees. The FREE test is in collaboration<br />
with the Texas Education Agency’s COVID-19 Testing Project. The test consists of a nasal-based testing option (saliva-based option is<br />
still pending) with results in 20 minutes.<br />
The rapid, free tests are available at the District’s Agricultural Sciences Center located at 5801 Katy Hockley Cut-Off Road, Monday-<br />
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KATY ISD SEEKS <strong>2021</strong> BOND TO<br />
ADDRESS RAPID STUDENT GROWTH<br />
As families continue to move west of the Houston Metro area to enroll<br />
their children in the fastest-growing school district in Texas, tonight Katy<br />
Independent School District Board of Trustees discussed a Community<br />
Bond Advisory Committee (CBAC) coming together to review capital<br />
needs in consideration of a May <strong>2021</strong> Bond Referendum.<br />
Located within 181 square miles and serving more than 84,000 students<br />
at 71 campuses and facilities, Katy ISD is the sixth-largest school district in<br />
Texas known for its high academic performance, its award-winning staff<br />
and its highly sought out school programs, among other extra-curricular<br />
activities. On average, Katy ISD is enrolling an additional 2,400 students<br />
every school year with a projected enrollment of more than 100,000<br />
learners by 2027. Enrollment increases are taking place most significantly<br />
in the northwest quadrant of Katy ISD, where new communities are being<br />
developed and are expected to flourish within the next decade.<br />
The CBAC’s planning and review of capital needs will include reviewing<br />
enrollment projections, the need for new schools and facilities to address<br />
capacity limitations while paying close attention to renovations and<br />
component replacements necessary at aging campuses and buildings.<br />
Within the brick and mortar schools, additional areas affecting the<br />
growing student population are technology upgrades and safety and<br />
security projects to support learners and staff needs. Katy ISD has a<br />
history of approving bonds, which dates back to at least 1994. In 2017,<br />
school community voters approved a $609,204,553 bond with a no tax<br />
rate increase. It provided for six new schools, a major comprehensive<br />
renovation at one campus, component replacements, expansions and<br />
safety and technology improvements among other items. Katy ISD<br />
anticipates being able to deliver once again on a zero tax rate increase.<br />
Due to the District’s safety protocols, only three socially distanced, inperson<br />
CBAC meetings will take place during the process. Committee<br />
members will have the opportunity to review, vet and decide upon the<br />
capital projects to be included in the school district’s bond package,<br />
should they determine a need to recommend a referendum. During<br />
the bond meetings, staff will provide in-depth background information<br />
associated with long-range needs, demographics and finances, which<br />
will allow the CBAC to finalize a bond package to present to the Board of<br />
Trustees on Monday, <strong>February</strong> 8 th during a Special Board meeting.<br />
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KATY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES<br />
APPROVED 2022-2023 CALENDAR<br />
Katy ISD Board of Trustees approved calendar that includes:<br />
Wednesday, August 17 th : First Day of School<br />
Friday, May 19 th : Seniors - Last Day of School<br />
Thursday, May 25 th : Last Day of School for all other students<br />
172 Instructional Days<br />
“The development of the Katy ISD instructional calendar often begins<br />
in the fall of each year,” said Deputy Superintendent Leslie Haack. “The<br />
District values the school community’s feedback and has recommended<br />
a calendar based on their preference,” added Haack.<br />
The approved calendar also provides teachers two professional<br />
development flex days in August 2022 as well as five additional days<br />
of professional development throughout the school year. Labor Day,<br />
Columbus Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Good Friday are holidays,<br />
and the District will continue providing a full week off for Thanksgiving,<br />
two weeks for Christmas and one week for Spring Break.<br />
DONATUTORS<br />
Donatutors is a nonprofit tutoring organization that donates 100% of<br />
our proceeds to charity. All of our tutors are straight-A students at Seven<br />
<strong>Lakes</strong> High school and we offer a multitude of courses like creative<br />
writing, computer science, biology, public speaking, ICTW writing and<br />
many different math courses too. We charge $20 per class, but the first<br />
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Donatutors was able to raise $1,283 which we used 70% to give to a<br />
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and canned food for donation. Please check us out!<br />
SEVEN LAKES HIGH SCHOOL FINE ARTS DEPT.<br />
PROUDLY PRESENTS THEIR SPRING MUSICAL<br />
DATES: FEBRUARY 4 TH -6 TH AT 7 PM AND FEBRUARY 6 TH AT 2 PM<br />
Place: Seven <strong>Lakes</strong> High School Performing Arts Center (Limited Seating<br />
due to COVID 19 restrictions)<br />
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or call the box office at 281-237-2836.<br />
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HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES<br />
COVID POLICY:<br />
All Harris County Public Library locations will remain closed to the public<br />
at this time<br />
HCPL No-contact Curbside Holds Pick-Up is now available at ALL HCPL<br />
branches.<br />
HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY WILL CONTINUE TO OFFER<br />
A WIDE ARRAY OF ONLINE SERVICES:<br />
• Use HCPL Wi-Fi service while maintaining social distancing with HCPL’s<br />
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• Download ebooks and audiobooks, stream movies, research and learn<br />
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• Attend an HCPL program or story time online through Facebook or<br />
YouTube<br />
• Check your account to renew loans or request books<br />
• eBooks, comics or graphic novels through OverDrive<br />
• Stream classic films, indie cinema and award-winning documentaries<br />
on Kanopy<br />
• Listen to audiobooks through RBDigital or OverDrive<br />
• Read along and play with picture books on TumbleBooks<br />
• Ask us a question via chat on Ask a Librarian<br />
• Get book recommendations via Book Hunters<br />
If you do not have an HCPL library card, you can get instant access to all<br />
HCPL’s digital materials including ebooks, streaming movies and research<br />
tools with an iKnow Digital Access Card.<br />
HOW DOES CURBSIDE HOLDS PICK-UP WORK?<br />
Here’s how it works: When you receive notification that your holds are<br />
ready for pick-up, call your HCPL pick-up location. Please have your<br />
library card number and PIN handy. You will be given a pick-up time and<br />
instructions for curbside pick-up (These may vary slightly from branch to<br />
branch). When you arrive at the library, follow the instructions you were<br />
provided over the phone. You may be asked to show your library card or<br />
other form of ID for verification.<br />
Note: Library staff will not be able to take your returns during curbside<br />
pick-up, please put them in the book drop. For your safety and that of<br />
HCPL staff, curbside pick-up may be temporarily suspended during bad<br />
weather.<br />
NATIONAL LIBRARY LOVER’S MONTH<br />
The entire month of <strong>February</strong> is dedicated to the people who love whole<br />
buildings devoted to the reading, housing organizing, categorizing, finding,<br />
studying and otherwise loving books. It’s National Library Lover’s Month!<br />
Libraries provide so much more than a place for us to enjoy great novels<br />
or to discover amazing adventures and untold history. Yes, they help us<br />
ace our research papers and provide a quiet space to study, but they do<br />
so much more.<br />
For preschoolers, libraries entertain them with theater and hands-on<br />
activities exposing them to music, art and their first friendships. Many<br />
communities rely on their libraries for meeting space for public forums,<br />
socials, fundraisers and classes.<br />
Libraries lend not only books but music and movies. Rotating art displays<br />
give local artists exposure to the community. Larger libraries provide<br />
preservation services, preserving some of the most treasured books,<br />
periodicals and documents for future generations.<br />
Continue enjoying your library, but consider volunteering your time, too.<br />
If you don’t have a library card, it’s never too late! Visit your library to get<br />
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NATIONAL CHARITY LEAGUE, INC. KATY CHAPTER HONORS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF <strong>2021</strong><br />
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leadership development and cultural experiences. These ladies, along with their mothers, have volunteered more than 8,000 hours of philanthropic<br />
service to our community in six years including American Cancer Society, ARC of Katy, The Ballard House, Brookwood Community, Citizens of Animal<br />
Protection, Texas Children’s Hospital and Clothed By Faith to name a few. The chapter believes that the experience of giving back to others helps to<br />
strengthen the mother-daughter relationship and sets the stage for a successful future. Katy Chapter of NCL is the oldest chapter in Katy, TX, formed<br />
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ICONIC FIGHTER JET TO BE REFURBISHED AND UNVEILED BY THE AMERICAN LEGION POST 521<br />
“ONE MORE MISSION” - COATING SOCIETY OF HOUSTON MEMBERS TAKE PROJECT TO COMPLETION<br />
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collards (plants), endive, kale, lettuce (leaf and head), mustard, onions<br />
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TREES AND SHRUBS<br />
• Finish all transplanting, get everything in the ground for a good spring<br />
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• Finish pruning roses. Weed and cultivate lightly all beds. Replenish<br />
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• Control early spring insects like thrips on glads and aphids on young<br />
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• At the end of <strong>February</strong>: peach, apple and pear fruit must be thinned to<br />
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• Give groundcovers a haircut. They will spread faster.<br />
• Divide daylilies, daisies and other perennials now.<br />
NATIONAL BIRD FEEDING MONTH<br />
During National Bird Feeding Month in <strong>February</strong>, keep the bird feeders<br />
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Bird watching and feeding have become a popular hobby. By providing<br />
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• Be sure to feed regularly and place your feeder away from predators.<br />
• Set binoculars near the window for best viewing.<br />
• Obtain a bird book for identifying new species.<br />
Fill up the bird feeder or add one this month. In 1994, Congressman John<br />
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