Enchanted Valley
Enchanted Valley Echo Official Publication of Enchanted Valley Homeowners Association November 2011
Heard and Overheard VETERANS DAY – NOVEMBER 11TH
For it has been said so truthfully that it is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us the freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the agitator, who has given us the freedom to protest. It is the soldier who salutes the flag, serves beneath the flag, whose coffin is draped by the flag, who gives that protester the freedom to abuse and burn that flag. - Zell Miller (D) Georgia 2004 Let us never forget to give thanks to all honor all who served in the United States Armed Forces. HOUSTON SALUTES AMERICAN HEROES On Friday, November 11, 2011, the City of Houston will show support of our Armed Forces as we celebrate the 13th Annual Houston Salutes American Heroes Veterans Day Commemoration and Parade. The ceremony begins at 10:00 a.m. on the steps of City Hall. The American Heroes Parade will follow at 11:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. AT&T Veterans Job Fair ... The job fair booths are free for hiring companies. Please contact Susan Bono at susan.bono@houstontx.gov. 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Walgreens Veterans Health Fair SHERIFF’S OFFICE GOES MOBILE HARRIS COUNTY — When Harris County residents see something suspicious, they can now instantaneously let the sheriff’s office know about it by using their mobile phones. The sheriff’s office launched a free mobile application, iWatchHarrisCounty, Sept. 9. The application allows users to text tips, photos and videos of suspicious and criminal activities directly to the sheriff’s office while remaining anonymous or, if they choose, with their identity. “The iWatchHarrisCounty app helps us reach out to a digitally connected community in ways never before possible,” said Sheriff Adrian Garcia in a press release. “Nowadays, almost everyone has a cell phone or a computer. Now you can use that mobile device, that technology, to help us prevent or solve crimes by sending us a tip from anywhere, anytime—if you see something, say something.” Other areas in Texas, including the cities of Dallas and Grapevine, use iWatch applications, which were developed by iThinQware, Inc. However, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office is the first sheriff’s office in the county to use the application. “Dallas has over 8,000 users and had 936,000 page views in the first few months,” said Dan Elliott, founder of iThinQware, Inc. and “intelovisionary.” “We have ended up with some great results…catching drug chains, chop shops, even cyber stalking.”
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From the President The Board has installed a net on one tennis court for residents to use. Because of past vandalism, we are now locking the tennis court and basketball court. Contact SCS management at 281-463-1777 for the gate combination. You will be required to give your home address to verify that you are in good standing and your e-mail address so that you can be notified of combination lock changes. The courts are in serious need of re-surfacing. This is very costly, and we do not have the funds to do that right now, but are saving for this and other repairs that are needed. Most of the cost for re-surfacing is labor. If any residents would like to volunteer labor to re-surface the courts, and have the know-how, please contact Norman Goad at 281-256-3704.
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