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Looking forward to the Fall Festival on Oct. 29, here’s a flashback to last year’s festival when families dressed up in cos tume and gathered to enjoy food, fun and festivities, including a petting zoo that featured exotics such as a camel and a porcupine. Courtesy photo.

ABOUT US

Fairway is the official magazine of DeCordova Bend Estates and is distributed to each house hold every month. We strive to provide residents with news and information about events, ac tivities and people in the community. The views expressed by contributors may not necessarily be those of Fairway Magazine or Hood County News. All rights reserved and no part of this publication may be reproduced or copied in any form or by any means without the written permission of Hyde Media Group, LLC. © 2022.

DeCordova Bend Estates is a gated golf course community with beautiful waterfront views located near Granbury, Texas. DeCordova is a popular choice for newcomers.

FIND THE GOLF BALL

Let’s have some fun! Somewhere in this issue of Fairway, there is a hidden golf ball for readers to find. Hint: it’s on one of the advertisements. This ball doesn’t play fair so you may have to search high and low.

When you think you have spotted the ball, send us an email with your answer. The deadline is 5 p.m. on Oct. 10. No mulligans!

Email your guess and contact info to fairway@hcnews.com. Those with the correct answer will be entered into a random drawing for a $100 gift cer tificate and four movie passes. Happy hunting!

LAST MONTH’S SOLUTION: Docks & More, page 18.

LAST MONTH’S WINNER: Susan Kinney

DECORDOVA BEND ESTATES CLUBHOUSE

5301 Country Club Drive 817-326-2381

Matt Fleming Administration matt@debeweb.com 223

Stephanie Garner Membership Director & Architectural stephanie@dcbeweb.com 221

Don Oliver

PGA Professional 817-910-2537

Marcia Hellner Controller marcia@dcbeweb.com 234

Blake Sanders Compliance blake@dcbeweb.com 817-894-7606

Labrini Howell Recreation Coordinator recreation@dcbeweb.com 243

Shaun Alsouissi Golf Superintendent shaun@dcbeweb.com 401

Emily Blocker Marketing/Catering 242

Corey Shipp Maintenance corey@dcbeweb.com 244

Love Fantroy Lieutenant love@dcbeweb.com 303

Larry Morgan Security Chief larry@dcbeweb.com 304, 817-964-8114

Brooke Redwine Accountant brooke@dcbeweb.com 231

817-326-4640

817-326-5277

“Club Benders”

CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT

First – Colby Ditto and Clayton Weaver

Second, Tie – Pete Pennington and Marc Barrington Kellen Zawadzki and Ryan Hasty

Fourth – Nate Chiles and Nathan Wilson

Fifth — Brian Chilcutt and Gary Pittman

PRESIDENT’S FLIGHT

First – Blake Thompson and Derrick Boyd

Second – Brian Mourning and Rick Wright

Third – Mike Permenter and Jody Riddle

Fourth – Ross Whittet and Matt Slemmons

Fifth – Jim Gallman and Wes White

FIRST FLIGHT

First – Alan Thorpe and David Breazeale

Second – Casey Oliver and Barry Stokes

Third – Heath Eagle and Josh Grisham

Fourth – John Boothe and Brad Hickey

Fifth – Brad Mills and Edward Zosky

SECOND FLIGHT

First – Vic McLeod and Ridge McLeod

Second – Larry Cordell and Jeff Cordell

Third – Jared Williams and Jeff Williams

Fourth – Tom Porter and Lawrence Verne

Fifth – Dean Jordan and Brandon Brantley

THIRD FLIGHT

First – Jamie Handy and Wade Railsback

Second – Kevin Stalkfleet and Allen Russell

Third – Mark Chauveaux and Gary Brewer

Fourth, Tie – Randy Chiles and Matt Arlett / Rodney Mann and Chris Pickering

FOURTH FLIGHT

First – Rickey Daniell and Bobby Velasquez

Second – Tyler Durant and Clint Harris

Third – Brandon Adrian and Darren Jones

Fourth – Thomas Jewel and Daneel Nortier

Fifth – Dustin Adams and Derrick Adams

Laurie Hoggatt and Karen Turrington enjoy watching the Benders tournament every year to see the camaraderie between the golfers.

Winners of the President’s Flight are Blake Thompson and Derrick Boyd.

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DCBE/Acton Fire Chief Emeritus Stephen Boynton

BY MARK WILSON Staff Writer

Longtime

firefighter Stephen Boynton, who in January was appointed as chief emeritus of the DeCordova Bend Estates/Acton Fire De partment, died Tuesday, Sept. 6.

Boynton, 60, “went to be with the Lord on September 6, 2022, at around 9:30 p.m. surrounded by his family and close friends in his home,” according to his obituary on the Wiley Funeral Home website.

The funeral service was held Sept. 10, at Acton Baptist Church. Burial was in Acton Cemetery.

Boynton, who was born Oct. 13, 1961, had been a Granbury res ident since the age of six and was a 1980 graduate of Granbury High School.

He began his distinguished career as a firefighter at age 18 at the DCBE/Acton Volunteer Fire Department, where had served in various roles over the years including EMT, officer and rescue div er. In January he was appointed as the chief emeritus, and contin ued to serve as a firefighter for as long as he was able, into early summer. The DEBE/Acton fire station, on Smoky Hill Court, was recently named as the Stephen D. Boynton DCBE/Acton Firehaus 40 in his honor.

Bryan Wooten, who is in his second year as the DCBE/Action fire chief, noted that Boynton had served as the chief from 20152020.

“Stephen was a great friend and a great leader — somebody I looked up to and somebody that had an impact on my career in the fire service,” Wooten told the Hood County News. “The fire service and the community lost a great man.”

Boynton had been employed as a firefighter with the Fort Worth Fire Department for 34 years. He was a lieutenant for the final 24 of those years at Station 18 before retiring from the FWFD in 2018.

He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Sharay Boynton, and their sons, Stone and Slade.

Mack Bennett, a captain with the Granbury Volunteer Fire De partment who knew Boynton for more than 50 years, said, “Steve was a mentor to a lot young men in this county, a man of God and had a true servant’s heart. He was just not only a friend, but a brother.”

Bennett added, “Steve touched many lives as a Fort Worth Fire fighter, DCBE/Acton Chief and was (an) ambassador for God. He will be missed by all (who) came in contact with him.”

One of the many posts on the DCBE/Acton Volunteer Fire De partment’s Facebook page gave tribute to Boynton in stating, “Stephen was a phenomenal leader and mentor, exceptional friend, and was devoted to our volunteer fire department for over 40 years. We will miss you deeply Chief Boynton, but your legacy will forever live on at Firehaus 40.”

mark@hcnews. com | 817-573-7066 ext. 269

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FALL FESTIVAL AND 5K FUN RUN

ENCHANTING: Left, the DeCordova Bend Estates Fall Festival is Oct. 29 from 3-6 p.m. at the volleyball court and marina. Wear your best Halloween costume and enjoy the food and games.

IT’S INCREDIBLE: Bottom left, get your costumes together and sign up as a family for the DeCordova Dash fun run/walk on Oct. 29. The 5K run begins at the marina at 9 a.m. and the kids fun run at 10:30 a.m. Register at runsignup.com/Race/TX/Granbury/ deCordovaDash.

BOYS CLUB: Below, this group enjoyed running together in last year’s DeCordova Dash. Join in the fun, bright and early at 9 a.m. on Oct. 29.

NEW MEMBERS

JANA MADONNA RENAUD & SONYA RODRIGUE DANIEL & JANA SPRICK

COURTESY PHOTOS

Security responded to 84 calls for service, 29 Notice of Rules Violations

FROM THE CHIEF

A reminder to members who are building homes or those who are doing remodeling or other con struction projects: Please have a dumpster or large wooden trash box in place for the entire project. All trash should be inside the dumpster or box.

Please don’t forget to check out the security page on the DCBE website and make sure to watch for security alerts.

n Always call 911 first if you have an emergency

n North/Back Gate 817-326-5277

n Main/Front Gate 817-326-4640

n Security Office 817-326-2677

NOTICE OF RULES VIOLATIONS AUGUST 2022

MISC. RULES VIOLATION: 1

CLUTTER VISIBLE: 1

HIT GAME ARM: 4

Your DCBE Security team handles a lot of duties on a daily basis. I will not be able to list everything in this one article, but here’s a summary.

GATE DUTIES

n Access Control – Check in guests; write passes, log plates, check driver license.

n Answer phone – Guests being called in, member complaints, information requests and members requests.

n Monitor cameras and emergency pager-scanner and dis patch patrol to calls, open both gates for emergency vehicles.

n Take RV reservations.

n Monitor weather radar during bad weather.

n Dispatch patrol to calls and log all communication from pa trol officers.

When a guest pulls up, we must check three different areas to see if the guest is allowed in, daily call-in log, standing list and a website where the names go that are called in using the app.

PATROL DUTIES

n Patrol all streets in DCBE checking for security concerns and rules violations.

n Enforce traffic rules with moving and stationary radar and issue Notice of Rules Violations if warranted.

n Respond to members’ calls for assistance, such as jump start vehicle, check for noise around the home at night, lock-outs etc.

n Respond to all emergency calls.

n Open trailer storage area when requested by member on Sat urdays and Thursdays for dumpster use and open every day for trailer pick up and return.

n Do drive-by close patrol checks of homes, buildings and area of concerns.

n Well-being checks.

n Work and investigate traffic accidents.

n Work security for special events, New Year’s, Halloween, etc.

n Daily vacation check where the officer walks around the member’s home checking doors, windows and other security concerns. This can be as many as 20-plus during the summer months.

n Assist with checking in guests at the RV park.

n Watch for parking issues on the streets and parking lots.

n Deliver ACC packets once a month.

We have 16 regular checks in addition to the vacation checks and close patrols.

n Lock up club, maintenance, community center, cart barn, pool, tennis courts and restrooms on the golf course and marina, check fitness center, boat stall doors, pickleball court, basketball court and restrooms.

Everything will need to be unlocked in the morning time.

This is just a part of what security does. Sometimes, we are asked to shut off water for people who are out of town when it’s going to freeze, change smoke detector batteries for those who are not able (we do not supply the batteries).

ALWAYS AVAILABLE

I am asking all DCBE members to please contact me if you feel that security was unable to handle your complaint in an efficient professional manner so that I can address the situation. I am available 24/7 at 817-964-8114. You can also stop by my office or simply send me an email at chief@dcbewed.com.

PICKLEBALL ANYONE?

GET THE BASICS

Bend Estates is lucky to have its own pickleball courts with activities and clinics for all ages. The Pickleball Youth Clinic was held

DeCordova

UPCOMING EVENTS

OCT. 4-5

6,

NOV. 5-6

20,

Aug. 2-4, hosted by Pete Becker and Dana Goode. Skills and rules were taught so at tendees could gain a basic understanding and knack for this beloved sport.

BY TRISTAN MCGEHEE

Contributing Writer

Pickleball welcomes everyone with open paddles.

Adult Beginning Classes, 6:30 to 9 p.m.

League Play,

p.m.

8 a.m. to

The sport attracts people of all ages because it is easy on the body, and anyone can play. Those are two aspects that have made it the fast est-growing sport in the U.S.

Pickleball is an all-inclusive sport no matter the age, weight or height of a player. It is a hybrid of badmin ton, table tennis and tennis. The player uses a paddle to hit a wiffle

The sport is played inside or out side on a court that resembles a tennis court, but instead of having doubles lines, it is played on four squares with a net at the median. The game can be played as doubles or as singles. When a player really connects, the ball can travel up to about 40 mph. Indoor balls have fewer and slightly larger holes than outdoor balls.

COURTESY PHOTO

Schedule

$1,181,598$1,186,365$1,188,998 $411$2,120$2,010 $17,010$22,910$24,387 $610,047$479,409$547,368

$82,808$80,573$66,397

$282,393$264,215$247,719

($28,956) $0$42,824 $454,908$470,830$503,292

Security $30,879$31,311$25,457 $25,057$23,680$23,999 $23,911$15,090$16,987

Trash $101,366$95,825$95,647 $17,744$25,715$12,814

$4,505

Total

$2,803,681$2,698,043$2,797,899

710,913541,751591,297

Marina 55,22542,63036,270

859,133878,755714,453 73,39767,45080,684 7,1517,3784,093 90,82476,78568,975

Security 234,671223,032237,842 Clubhouse 168,74874,72179,541 504,633382,156401,512

Trash 101,29095,82595,968

$2,805,985$2,390,483$2,310,635

UPCOMING MEETINGS

n The monthly Board Meeting will be held Thursday, Oct. 20 at 8:30 a.m.

n The monthly City Council Meeting will be held Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 6:30 p.m.

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

n DeCordova Bend Estates Owners Association, Inc. and DeCordova Bend Estates Country Club, Inc. Semi-Annual Membership Meeting will be held at the DeCordova Clubhouse on Saturday, Nov. 19, at 6 p.m.

DCBE BOARD BRIEFS

Meeting held August 18, 2022

Board and committee meet ings are open to all DeCordova members.

opportunities for interior fur nishings. An email with more information will be going out to the community asking for their support.

MEMBERSHIP AND NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Chairman, Vice President Bennie Hudgins 817-917-7414 benhudgins@charter.net

GOLF COMMITTEE

Chairman, President Doug Jones 817-296-9454

djones92ap@gmail.com

n With a vote of 8 in favor and 1 opposed, the proposed golf amendments to rules and polices were approved. Pro posed reallocation of golf trail fee funds for overseeding was unanimously voted down. This year’s overseeding will be lim ited to specific areas only. Our project focus will be dedicated to fairway aerification. With a vote of 0 in favor and 9 op posed, the Giggle Girls were not recognized as a sanctioned DCBE golfing group due to Par 3 traffic.

HOUSE AND ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE

Chairman, Vice President Bennie Hudgins

817-917-7414

benhudgins@charter.net

n Plans for the committee are being put in place for po tential board member nomina tions. A meeting was held with Van Ables who is assisting with updates and implementation to the online new member orien tation. New member meet-andgreets are to be added to the event planner for Nov. 15, Feb. 5, May 7 and Aug. 6. All events will be held at the clubhouse in the afternoon. Invitations will be sent to the new members, committees and Board of Di rectors.

RECREATION COMMITTEE

Chairman, Secretary Dustin Blocker 940 368-6822

blocker.dustin@gmail.com

n Committee reports were reviewed for all recreation ame nities. It was decided that the basketball court will need to be bid out for replacement. With unanimous vote of 9 against a fitness center amendment to the facilities consent and release form was denied, as the proposed amendment was already addressed on the form. After review and recommenda tion of the Legal By-Laws Com mittee, two amendments were approved to the rules and pol icies of the Fitness Center that were previously approved by the Board regarding dependent children and adult children.

n The committee will be assisting with selling old fur nishings from the clubhouse at the upcoming community garage sale. If anyone has in terest or know of a restaurant that may be in need of chairs, please have them reach out to the club. A meeting was held to discuss upcoming fundraising Please see BRIEFS, page 26

Thank you, Hood County.

We are so humbled to be voted, once again, the BEST ROOFER IN HOOD COUNTY.

For the tenth straight year.

It is an honor to serve you, this community, and the wonderful businesses and families that support us. THE BEST IS YET TO COME!

DCBE JUNIOR GOLF DEBUT A SUCCESS

BY RICK MAUCH Contributing Writer

Golf,

they say, is a lifetime sport. With that in mind, why not start early?

That is exactly what youths ages 5-17 can do in the De Cordova Bend Estates PGA Junior League, which conclud ed its first summer of play with 30 players. The league, for boys and girls, ran from June 1 with the first practice to July 31, when it wrapped up with a Parent/Child Scramble Tournament.

The league practiced each Wednesday. Matches were held on Sundays, either inter-squad or traveling to play another course — in this case Pecan Plantation, which has had a junior league for years.

“The main purpose of the league is to bring golf to youth that may have never played or touched a club before,” League Director Blake Thompson said. “We also have kids with some playing ex perience. We accept players of all stages of playing.

“The overall goal is to teach the lifelong sport of golf to as many kids as possible and at all skill levels. When we opened it up, all we wanted was for kids to want to continue playing golf. Since the season ended, almost every kid that played asked when we were starting up again and if we could add some fall matches.”

Thompson said the focus was not only on playing golf, but also the etiquette surrounding the game. That involves good interac tion with your playing partners, respect for the course and prop erty, and honesty with the rules.

“I believe golf teaches you respect, and we worked hard on things like taking care of the golf course, how to respect your playing partners on the greens and course, and many oth er things. We worked on many things other than just the golf swing,” he said.

Blake Chaveaux, one of the participants, said of the etiquette he learned, “I think I already knew some, but I learned not to step in the through line of someone’s putt.”

Judging from comments of several participants, the league was

a success in its inaugural year.

“I’ve played golf for fun, but I’ve never had a chance to com pete against other people. This was such a fun opportunity,” Jack Daly said.

“Best thing about DCBE Junior PGA was playing golf with all my friends, getting better hitting a driver and putter and making birdie putts,” Preston McCarty noted.

“It was really fun. It was a great way for me to meet other junior golfers in the neighborhood and learn the game of golf,” Hudson Handy commented.

Perrie Ann Thompson’s favorite part of it all was “Learning to play golf and getting to be on a team with my friends and making birdies.”

Chaveaux said among the things he learned was “how to lag putt and how to hit a bump-and-run with my 8-iron,” adding his favorite part was “all the competitions and beating Pecan.”

Thompson, a former Granbury High School golfer, believes the league could help feed players into the GHS system, one that has made the boys and girls programs among the most revered around. This year’s league included Lady Pirate junior golfer Akyah Ditto.

“I think we have 15-20 kids that, if they continue to play golf, could end up at GHS. We have a few kids that are in school at Godley as well,” Thompson said.

Thompson addressed the adage about golf being a lifetime sport.

“I don’t believe that you have to start playing golf at a young age to, at some point in your life, love golf. However, I do believe that if you learn to love golf at a young age, it will carry on with you for the rest of your life,” he said. “When you’re a kid and you start playing, you learn to love the game through a child’s eyes, and I believe that carries over.

“This game builds friendships, work relationships, competitive ness and respect. The fact that kids want to continue to play golf after going through the league is the most rewarding part of the process.”

PHOTO COURTESY OF JAMIE HANDY

JUNIOR GOLFERS: Hudson Handy watches his putt intensely, while Brian Mourning (adult assistant) watches along with Jake Gill (left) and Dylan Mourning during action in the first DCBE PGA Junior League this summer.

SOMETHING GOOD IS COOKING CHEF EDGAR COLEMAN

Recently, Fairway had an opportunity to go be hind the scenes and talk to DCBE interim Chef Edgar Coleman.

Q: What drew you to a career as a chef?

A: I got a job in a restaurant kitchen when I was 16 and I just sort of evolved into being a part of the restaurant business. It is all I have ever done.

Q: What about cooking do you like the best?

A: I like making people happy. I really do and food is a great way to accomplish that.

Q: The Benders golf tour nament is one of the biggest events at DeCordova. What sort of preparation do you do to make the event special?

A: To start, lots of preparation. You do not want to fall short on people’s expectations. We have had the menu for Benders planned for perhaps six months. Of course, we do not order the food until the week of the event, but it is getting all that product ready and prepared, so we do not run out. I want to be efficient and put out a high quality, enjoyable product.

Q: What it the favorite thing you like to cook?

A: I am a big fan of Asian style cooking. I think that has shown in some of my weekly specials. The first chef I worked with was from Japan, and so I got to learn and see the effort she put into her work.

Q: If we simply turned you loose in the kitchen, would you rather prepare something from a recipe you have previously pre pared, or would you rather go “off the map” and create?

A: I enjoy playing and creating something. My favorite part of cooking is the experimentation and allowing myself to be cre ative. Then I have the fun of seeing people enjoy what I created.

Q: What sort of positives will the newly renovated kitchen facil ities bring to the kitchen staff at DeCordova?

A: It will make the workflow much easier. They doubled up on most everything inside the kitchen. There is a banquet side to the kitchen and a side to take care of the day-to-day. In the past when there was a big event, we were falling over each other trying to get food out and we would sometimes have to stop ser vice to membership to serve a big party or event. This will not be necessary in the future. The renovation is going to make us more efficient and productive which leads to a better service.

Q: We have noticed you brought back the omelet bar on Sun day. What has the response been from the membership?

A: With the renovation, it was something we had to stop doing and I think the membership missed it. I knew was going to be a little crazy when we brought it back with the space limitations we have until we can move back into the clubhouse, but for me it was bringing something back to the membership that they have missed. We have had a positive responwse with tons of people participating.

Q: Where do you like to go to eat when you go out?

A: I almost never go out to eat. There is Korean barbecue place in Ft Worth that is fantastic, but I can’t remember the last time I ate out.

Q: What do you during your time away from the kitchen?

A: I like being outside. Going on hikes. I like to play a little mu sic. My dad was in a band and he taught me to play.

Chef Edgar

PHOTO COURTESY OF SAM HOUSTON

BRIEFS, from page 20

Both were approved by unanimous vote.

n Dependent children, as defined according to the Internal Revenue Service, shall be younger than 19 years old or under the age of 24 and a full-time student for at least five months of the year. There is no age limit if your child is “permanently disabled”.

n Adult children of members living at home with a mem ber who no longer qualify as dependent child, will pay an $8 monthly usage fee to utilize the gym.

FINANCE COMMITTEE

Chairman, Treasurer Cyndi McArtor 918-801-6048 jcmcartor@gmail.com

n Edward Jones Financial Advisor Tanisha Wilson met with the Board to assess our current account. With all in favor the Association CDs with Plains Capital Bank will be closed and invested with Edward Jones for a greater rate of return. A mo tion was made by Joe Lasiter that a previously approved capital project for administration office floor replacement, painting, and office conversion was increased in budget not to exceed $25,000, seconded by Cathy Permenter; with all in favor the motion was approved. A unanimous vote of the Board ap proved the revised Capital budget.

FACILITY MAINTENANCE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Chairman, Tom Jung 817-229-5590 tomjung24@gmail.com

n It was reported that the irrigation pump house install is to be scheduled in September. The monthly maintenance reports were discussed as well as clubhouse renovation updates. The committee has been asked to begin review for increased club house parking.

SECURITY AND GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE

Chairman, David Zunker 817-279-3559 zunker10@yahoo.com

n Multiple NORVs were reviewed by the committee. An ad ditional vehicle traffic counter will be placed on the member ship lanes. A BAR regarding road right of ways was tabled and requested for the Legal Committee’s recommendation. A BAR regarding non-vehicular violations that was submitted is to be sent back to the committee level for additional review.

LEGAL BY-LAWS COMMITTEE

Chairman, Joe Lasiter 956-266-0226

lasiterj@live.com

n Joe Lasiter will be submitting Attorney bids to the Fi nance Committee for review to approve contracting an attor ney to draft revisions to the Association Covenants for 2024. The committee is reviewing law changes that will need to be addressed through association by-laws pertaining to frozen assessment voting and property fencing. Cyndi McArtor not

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BIRTHDAY WISHES

October

BIRTHDAY NIGHT

Birthday Night will be held on the third Wednesday of every month from 5 p.m. to close. There will no longer be a monthly card mailed to you. Look for the dates, reservations and menus to be posted on ForeTees. Reservations will be required for proper service and ordering of products.

OCTOBER 1

AMY ASTON

ELIZABETH BAILEY

MARGARET BERTI

NONA RICH BURGES

FRANK COOPER

TANYA CORBELL

ROY DALE

BRENDA IRELAND

HEATHER KEADLE

VICTOR A. MCLEOD

ALLAN WEST

OCTOBER 2

VAN ABLES

JANE CHILES

DAVE GAGLIARDO

MELINDA HARRIS

LACEY LOVERN

SHIRLEY LEONARD

DAVID REED

OCTOBER 3

BETTY CULP

RICKEY DANIELL

CATHERINE GRAVEL

JOHN LOVICK

TOM PEREGRINO

TRACY CASEY

JANET SHIRLEY

KATHY STEINOCHER

OCTOBER 4

JOEL BACK

MARK COUGER

TOM GILLILAND

KYLEE HAY

JANELL KERBY

OCTOBER 5

DAVID BAKER

VIRGINIA BAKER

APRIL RIZO

CHRISTIN BURGESS

JANA HANEY

BILL PRINCE RIL T. SHULER

JUSTIN TULLIS

OCTOBER 6

LARRY CORDELL

JAMES HANLON

VICKY ENGLISH

ERIN LINNEY

PATRICIA MCLAUGHLIN

GALEN MORRIS

NANCY MULL

DONNA NOYES

JOHNNY PAUL, JR.

PETE PENNINGTON

RICKY ROBERTSON

GLORIA WEAVER

OCTOBER 7

SANDRA BOYD

YVONNE EDMUNDSON THOMAS MIGNANO

TOM PORTER

REBECCA TARRH

OCTOBER 8

DON BLACK

BARBARA CREAMER

CONNIE GOUVEIA

OCTOBER 9

ASHLEY ARRIAGA

NANCY BOOTH

CONNIE CHAMBERLAIN ANGELA GRIZZELL

RICHARD WHITNEY

DON KELLEY

BRYANT QUINN

DONNA SAVAGE MATTHEW TAMPLEN

OCTOBER 10

LOGAN BAKER

EARL BEAVERS

BRITTANY CORNELIUS TRUDY CROW

CHRISTINE ORSAK SHAWN HANSSON

JUDY A LYONS

SUSAN MCCURDY BRET MYERS

RACHEL NICHOLS

DIANN WADDILL TRAVIS YOUNG

OCTOBER 11

WESLEY CARSON

PAMALA PICKRELL

JOHN STEWART

WILLIAM VAHRENKAMP BILLY WILLIAMS

OCTOBER 12

DONNA ALLISON BRYAN MARLOW DINA MILLS KRISTINA SMITH

OCTOBER 13

JOSHUA BECKER AMY CARPENTER KAYCEE DURANT LIZANNE EICHLER LARRY HOOD ERIN DAVIDSON LISA LAPPE KERDACE LITTLE BETTY PEACOCK FRANCIS REILLY JUDITH SIVLEY CLETUS SMITH T.J. SMITH SONDRA WALTON JARED WILLIAMS SIDRA CONLEE

OCTOBER 14

NICHOLAS ANDERSON JUDY CORDELL DWANE SMITH DENA KINSEY MARY MCCARTHY JAMES MCLELLAN SARA MIDDLETON ANDREA MANFRE SAMMYE RIVES PAMELA ROTHERMEL VALERIE SIGGERS THOMAS WAYSON NORMAN WEAGLEY

OCTOBER 15

KEVIN GRIMES

KIM JUSTIS

LYNN MACUMBER JAMES PERMENTER RAYLYN SKEEN-RICHARD DANIEL STANFIELD

OCTOBER 16

DAVID BLOCKER

PAM CASTO DUANE DAVIS CRAIG ARMSTRONG JERRI NASH

GRADY M. OWEN KIMBERLY JEFFREY CARIN VANCE

OCTOBER 17

BONNIE LASITER

CHARLES BURT MARK GOLBA

JOHN HUGGINS GEORGE LEWIS STEVE SCHUELER ANTHONY SHIFFLETT BEN SPINKS KELLY WILLIAMS KRISTINA FRENDIAN

OCTOBER 18

JAN BELLAMY-GENEE LEE HORTON

MARK E. TAYLOR BRANDI FERGUSON

OCTOBER 19

DARRELL BIGBIE KRISTI LANE-BURRELL ANGIE CRISWELL ERICA COOK DONALD EVANS EDDIE GAGE DALE HEAD YOUMNA KULA BILL SISCO CHRISTY THOMPSON TRAVIS WATSON

OCTOBER 20

LINDA EVANS

ANNA MARSH DONNA VANDER ZEE JULIE ANN WALL SHANNON WARREN

OCTOBER 21

SALLY DAVIS SUSAN KINNEY LESLIE PRICE

OCTOBER 22

BRANDON ADRIAN ABIGAIL BALL

MARTHA BURKE

JEFF CUNNINGHAM KATHLEEN DISHINGER ROBERT GILLINGHAM BARBARA HUDSON TRAVIS RICE

DAVID SEYMOUR TERRI WILLSON

JACKIE YOUNG

OCTOBER 23

ALMA GUTWEILER KEVIN KAY

KATHY MANSFIELD CINDY MOFFITT TERRI NASH MIKE PUGH

ALAN THORPE LINDA STEEN

OCTOBER 24

JENNIFER BORDSEN NANCY DEEN DOUGLAS GENEE

DWIGHT HARRIS

PAT KOLB

OCTOBER 25

STACEY DUDLEY DEANN HALL

WILLIAM R. HALL

LINDA KELLEY

MARY WRIGHT LAMBETH RANDALL MORRIS

JARROD MURPHY CASEY WATERS

SUSAN CISKOWSKI

OCTOBER 26

BOB CORLEY DELTON CLEVELAND MATT FLEMING

JOSHUA GARZA BRUCE IRELAND

OCTOBER 27

JANICE COKER

WILLIAM C. MARTIN

OCTOBER 28

SALIM ANGLADA

ASHLEY BURGER

STEVE DILLARD D. JONES

PATSY ROSS

TERRY SPARKS

DONNA WALKER DELENA WILLIS

OCTOBER 29

ROBERT BOGAN

TOBY INGRAHAM

LANCE PELTON

FAY TERRY C.V. WINTERS

OCTOBER 30

ANDRIA FEE

CAROL JONES

FRAVEL MCHANEY

LARRY H. SMITH

CANDYCE STALKFLEET

LINDON M. STEWART

OCTOBER 31

KRISTI CHUMBLEY

JENNIE JOHNSON

BRANDON KRAUSE

PATRICIA LEE

YARDY POWELL

ROBERT SILVESTRI

JAN WHATLEY

HARRY ZUNKER

RANDY OWEN CHAREE WILSON

LINDA HOOD ANNA MCCALIP MARY MARTIN MICHAEL MOORE GREG PARKS JOHN JEFFREY

BARRY DILL DEBORAH YORK

BRIEFS, from page 26

ed that documentation by the Board Minutes is to include that all association accounts remove Rick Lantgen and Jeff Broberg, and add Matt Flem ing and Marcia Heilner to said accounts.

ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL COMMITTEE

Chairman, Cody Garrison 817-736-5386

cody@codygarrson.com

BOARD REPRESENTATIVE

Chairman, Larry Cordell 817-909-9122 lawcordell@sbc.global.net

n The Architectural Com mittee approved one new home build and various fenc

ing. A sample of property hard scapes was presented to the Board for review. The commit tee will continue to discuss and send their recommendations. It was proposed that this may need review on an individu al basis but with a standard guideline.

LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE

Chairman, Cathy Permenter 254-718-8685

cathypermenter@gmail.com

n The long-range survey results were presented to the Board. The top requests from the input received included walking paths, additional boat slips, an adult lap swim pool, driving range lights and an in

door recreation center.

n Shaun Alsouissi attend ed the committee meeting and updated those attending of the imperative needs of the Du rant Nine irrigation systems. When available the reports will be presented to all necessary committees.

n Cathy is working with staff currently on kitchen equipment placements in hopes of opening the new kitchen as soon as possible.

ADDITIONAL MEETING NOTES

n A motion was made by Bennie Hudgins to add Cathy Charles to the Membership & Nominating Committee, sec onded by David Zunker; with

all in favor the motion was ap proved.

n A motion was made by Bennie Hudgins to create a Memorial and Contributions sub-committee reporting to the Membership and Nomi nating Chairman, seconded by Cyndi McArtor; with all in fa vor the motion was approved. Scott Mitchell has volunteered to Chair this sub-committee to establish endowment, memo rial and general contribution opportunities for our member ship’s awareness and consid eration.

It’s

ACROSS

1 Pittsburg is seat of this county

5 Pearsall is seat of this county

6 contact ____

7 actress Taylor of Texas-based epic “Giant” (init.)

8 TXism: “___ wow” (meeting)

9 empty talk (2 wds.)

15 Coca-____

16 this empire lasted after the Western Roman Empire fell

19 TXism: “book

______” (educated)

21 “____ on” (spoils)

22 San Antonio army post, colloquially (2 wds.)

27 Texans can kill a wild ____ on their property without a hunting license

28 TXism: “up _ _____ without a paddle” (in trouble)

29 scurries

30 San _______

32 this sgt. introduces a recruit to the Army (abbr.)

33 President Lincoln, familarly (2 wds.)

36 TX-born Robin Wright was married to this Sean

37 Texas state ___ is blue topaz

38 TXism: “passed __ ____ _ was up on jacks” (fast driving)

39 “have my hands full” (3 wds.)

41 nurse’s care (abbr.)

42 he killed John Wesley Hardin in El Paso

45 historical period

46 TXism: “old __ dirt”

47 “children should be ____ and not heard”

48 Jim ___ Creek was used to form Lake Coleman

49 put to death legally

52 retire. accts.

53 vehicle cleaner: ___ wash

54 TX George Strait’s “___ in the Hole”

55 ___ Boston, TX

DOWN

1 Warren Moon was in this leag. before Houston Oilers

2 TXism: “his facts ___ elastic” (liar)

3 in Wood County on U.S. 69

4 phenomena after WWII (2 wds.)

8 work of the Poet Laureate for Texas

9 a fast TX event on water (2 wds.)

10 TX King Vidor directed the tornado scenes in “The Wizard of __”

11 this Agee was a Cowboy (init.)

12 TX-born Allen Drury’s “Advise ___ ______”

13 “Ripley’s Believe __ __ Not”

14 “____ of passage”

15 great literary works

16 TXism: “he two-steps to his own ____”

17 TX Willie’s “Last Thing I ______ First Thing

TEXAS

CROSSWORD

By Charley & Guy Orbison

board”

“gross

director in 10-down worked

1937 film “_____ Dallas”

TXism: “thinking

doing”

TXism: “____ light idea” (inspiration)

golfer, Kite

Stilwell founded Port Arthur,

Copyright 2021 by Orbison Bros.

by Charley & Guy Orbison

ACROSS

1 ground-dwelling songbird

5 TXism: “scared the dickens out __ ‘__”

6 this Margie was 1st woman in TX senate

7 TX “Babe”: Mildred ____ Didrikson

8 TX Ellerbee book: “And __ It Goes”

9 Bowie’s Alamo bed

12 cabin walls

16 TXism: “loud as boot heels __ _ ____ floor”

19 Hayden Fry left UNT in 1979 for the University __ ____

22 TX Stephenson’s 1973 top ten hit song (2 wds.)

23 filmed in TX: “The Andromeda ______”

24 Electra inherited the Waggoner ______

29 inactive

30 car warning device

31 TXism: “______ cane” (celebrated)

32 TX JoBeth Williams starred with this Nick in “Teachers”

36 north of Dallas on U.S. 75

37 TX-based “_______ ____ of Aces: Three of a Kind” (1991)

43 in Grimes County on highway 105

45 TX Hyer film: “Sons of Katie ______”

47 TX Reynolds book: “If I Knew ____”

48 TX actor in film “The Fugitive” (init.)

50 eagle claws

51 “Father of Texas” (init.)

seat of Oldham County

TXism: “ _ ____ sit still for that” (against)

Austin’s “Spamarama” event: “Spam ____”

TXism: “hard as putting up a ____ in a windstorm”

TXism: “skinny as a ____”

TEXAS CROSSWORD

By Charley & Guy Orbison

by Charley & Guy Orbison

TXism: “bones”

TX fiddler, Robertson

“no” vote in the Texas legislature

DOWN

a dead worm”

in Shelby County on U.S. 84

33 TX Buddy Holly 1957 hit: “__ Boy”

TX Joan Crawford: Lucille __ Sueur

he trained “Rough Riders” in TX (init.)

37 TXism: “ugly __ homemade sin”

TXism: “all vine, __ watermelon” (fake)

ratlike animal in east TX rivers

Gov. Shivers (37th)

TX Barbara Mandrell sang “. . . _ ____ want to be right”

lease payment

TXism: