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K leinwood Krier Official Publication of the Kleinwood Homeowners Association

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SAFE KIDS SAFETY TIPS

By Concentra Urgent Care Accidental injury is the number one killer of America’s children, taking before putting children into the tub. Never leave the room while they more lives than disease, violence, and suicide. Prevention is the cure. It’s are bathing. estimated that by taking these and other simple precautions, almost all • Keep toilet lids closed and locked, and doors to bathrooms and utility (90%) of these accidental injuries can be avoided. rooms closed when not in use. Put razors, curling irons, and hair dryers • Childproof your home. Look at every room as your child would. Ask out of reach. yourself what looks interesting and what can be reached. Get down on • Avoid exposing children to potential poisons. Lock up potential poisons your hands and knees, and check for small things children can choke on. out of children’s reach, including cleaning supplies, pet food, medicine, • Use the back burners on stoves, and turn pot handles to the back. Keep vitamins, beer, wine, and liquor. children away from the stove or microwave when cooking, and don’t • Read labels and follow directions when giving medicine to children. serve hot food or drinks to them. • Know which houseplants are poisonous and keep them where children • Keep knives, glasses, and scissors where young kids can’t reach them. can’t reach them. • Cover electrical outlets that are not in use. • Install carbon monoxide detectors in every sleeping area and test them • Keep guns locked, unloaded, and where kids can’t reach them. every month. • Take precautions to avoid fire in the home. • Make sure heating systems are vented outside and checked every year. • Install smoke alarms on every level of your home and in every sleeping • Prevent serious falls. area. Test them once a month. • Keep furniture away from windows. Install guards or stops on windows • Plan several ways to escape from each room if a fire starts. Practice the that are not emergency exits. fire escape plan with your family. Identify a safe place to meet outside. • Install safety gates at the top and the bottom of stairs. • Lock up matches, lighters, and gasoline. • Never use baby walkers. • Keep space heaters where kids can’t reach them and away from curtains, • Keep emergency numbers by every telephone. Call 911 if a child is beds, and papers. choking, collapses, can’t breathe, or is having a seizure. If you suspect a • Never put electrical cords under rugs child has been poisoned, call 1-800-222-1222. • Always supervise children while they are in the bathroom, and follow • Keep first aid supplies on hand. other important bathroom safety guidelines. For more information about preventing child injury, you can visit the • Keep the hot water heater at low-medium or less than 120˚ Farenheit. Safe Kids USA Web site at: http://www.usa.safekids.org Mix hot and cold water in the bathtub, and test it on your forearm

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KLEINWOOD IMPORTANT NUMBERS KLEINWOOD MAINTENANCE BOARD Larry Chamberlin, President............................ 281-580-2222 Ronnie Brod, Vice President............................. 281-370-9200 Tom Houser, Secretary..................................... 281-379-6517 Jeff Gobbell, Treasurer...................................... 281-251-7767 Kelly Smith, Director at Large.......................... 281-370-9735 KLEINWOOD MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT Robert Ehmann, President............................... 281-251-8621 Sherry Allard, Vice President............................ 281-923-8603 Joe Fratangelo, Secretary/Treasurer................... 281-251-3189 Bernie Bryl, Assis. V. P. & Asst. Sec.................. 281-251-2688 Mike Morgan, Assis. Sec.& Investment Off...... 281-376-6607 MANAGEMENT COMPANY Chaparral Management.................................... 281-537-0957

Kleinwood Dolphin Update! Save the date...registration is April 13th from 10a-3p at the Kleinwood Pool. As always, it will coincide with the neighborhood picnic. The Kleinwood Dolphins would like to officially welcome The Falls subdivision to the family. The league has officially added The Falls to the Dolphin core area. More friends to join us this summer. The Kleinwood Dolphins have moved up one division to C4. The schedule includes swimming against Huntwick, Ponderosa Forest, Imperial Oaks, Londonderry and Shenandoah Village.

POOL MANAGEMENT COMPANY Southwest Pool Management........................... 281-370-2474 MUD FACILITY MANAGER & BUILDING RENTALS Roger Schuett................................................... 281-685-1275 NEIGHBORHOOD COORDINATORS Message Board Coordinator.........................................OPEN Jeff Gobbell, Pool Liaison................................. 281-251-7767 Mona Currey, Newsletter Editor............. mona@aegis-web.com Ronnie Brod, Tennis Liaison............................ 281-370-9200 John Bush, Signs..................................................................... Head Block Captain.....................................................OPEN SCHOOLS Mittelstadt Elementary..................................... 832-484-6711 Kleb Middle School......................................... 832-249-5500 Klein High School............................................ 832-484-4000 COMMUNITY SERVICES Emergency........................................................................911 Harris County Constable................................. 281-376-3472 C.C.E.M.S....................................................... 281-440-4300 St. Lukes Vintage Hospital............................... 832-534-5000 Methodist Willowbrook Hospital..................... 281-737-1000 Poison Control Center..................................... 281-654-1701 Waste Management.......................................... 713-686-6666 Klein VFD Business Office............................... 281-376-4449 Water/Sewer Repairs (24/7).............................. 832-467-1599 Water/Sewer Billing Questions......................... 832-467-1599 Reliant Energy/HL&P..................................... 713-207-7777 Centerpoint (report streetlight outings)............ 713-207-2222 Harris County Library, Barbara Bush Branch... 281-376-4610 Harris County, Precinct 4................................. 281-353-8424 Harris County Animal Control........................ 281-999-3191 Aircraft Noise Complaints................................ 281-233-3900 Environmental Development Partners.............. 832-467-1599 NEWSLETTER PUBLISHER PEEL Inc.................................................... www.peelinc.com Advertising....................................................... 888-687-6444 2

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What is the Cypress

Creek Greenway?

The Cypress Creek Greenway would be a continuous trail and park system located along Cypress Creek. It would extend nearly 40 miles from Spring Creek, north of Bush Intercontinental Airport, to west of U.S. Highway 290, providing new opportunities to walk, run, and bike. Cypress Creek is an element of the Bayou Greenways Initiative, a cooperative effort to create connected open space and trails along most of the major bayous and streams in the greater Houston area. Both local governments and civic groups are working together to bring this initiative to reality. There are still significant opportunities for guiding the Cypress Creek Greenway’s development — building community support; funding its acquisition, construction, and operation; and identifying who will be in charge of the project.

How Can I Get

Involved?

The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) and the Houston Parks Board are seeking ways to advance the Cypress Creek Greenway and have begun the Cypress Creek Greenway Case Study. A consultant team is carrying out the Case Study and is seeking your input on issues such as: •

Do you support the Cypress Creek Greenway project in concept? Why or why not?

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What key features and amenities need to be part of the Greenway?

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What are the high-priority and highopportunity locations along Cypress Creek to focus efforts in the near term?

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What are acceptable ways to fund the Greenway project?

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Who should eventually manage the project ?

There are several ways you can guide this process: Attend a meeting held by the consultant team. 2. Visit the Cypress Creek Greenway Facebook page and take our survey. 3. Talk to your neighbors and friends about the Greenway and this Case Study. The consultant team will be communicating with neighborhood and business groups in the Cypress Creek area from February through April 2013 to have a dialogue about these issues. Please come and share your thoughts! 1.

How Would this Project Benefit Me? Open space and trail projects can provide a range of meaningful benefits to communities, including: Economic: Walking and biking trails are the #1 requested amenity in master-planned communities today, and adding this amenity along the corridor will boost home prices, invigorate neighborhoods, and increase competitiveness with newer developments in the region. Recreation: The Greenway would help residents access a variety of existing and planned parks along Cypress Creek. Health: Research shows that proximity to trails leads to increased physical activity, which helps fight increased incidence of several serious diseases, improve cardiovascular health, and reduce obesity. Transportation: A connected trail system provides a safe and pleasant alternative to congested and dangerous streets and roads for traveling to destinations along the Cypress Creek corridor. Environment: In addition to the environmental benefits of alternative transportation, the project could help reduce flooding and erosion through new detention opportunities and improve water quality with appropriate plantings and reduced runoff. Copyright © 2013 Peel, Inc.

To find out more Please visit the Case Study’s Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/ CypressCreekGreenwayCaseStudy

Email us: CypressCreek@marshdarcypartners.com Also check out the website for the Bayou Greenways Initiative: houstonbayougreenways.org

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KLEINWOOD April 20th Track Club Registration

for Middle and High School Athletes

The Northwest Flyers Track Club will host an orientation/registration session for all middle and high school athletes and their parents interested in joining for the 2013 season. The event will be held on Friday, April 12, from 7:00 – 8:30 PM at Cypress Creek High School, 9815 Grant Rd., Houston. The Northwest Flyers is a youth (ages 6 -18) track organization, affiliated with USA Track & Field. The club provides a full program of “track” events such as sprints, hurdles, middle distance, distance and relays, and “field” events such as long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault, discus, shot put and javelin. It is an excellent “off-season” program for young athletes who currently compete on their middle school or high school track teams. The club was founded 26 years ago by Olympic gold medalist Fred Newhouse to foster the development of youth track & field in the northwest Houston area. Last year, the Northwest Flyers sent 106 young athletes to compete at U.S. Junior Olympics National Championships in Baltimore, Maryland and Albuquerque, New Mexico. Visit the team website at http://www.northwestflyers.org for registration forms and information prior to the session, or contact Linette Roach at (281) 587-8442, or linette.roach@sbcglobal.net.

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KLEINWOOD Youth Invited To Participate In the Youth Track Meet

Texas Stallions Relays Set for April 6, 2013

Spring, Texas - Youth from across the gulf coast are invited to join young local athletes in the Texas Stallions Relays youth outdoor track meet on Saturday, April 6, 2013. The event is sanctioned by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). Individuals and teams ages 5 to 18 may enter field events-high jump, turbo javelin, long jump, shot put. Track events will include the 100-meter, 200-meter, 400-meter, 800-meter, 1500-meter, 3000-meter, 4x100-meter relay, 4x400-meter relay, 4x800-meter relay, 1500 meter Race Walk. Events will begin at 8 a.m. Entry fees are $5 per person. Fees payable by cash, money order, certified check or team check, must accompany entry forms. Late entries on meet day will be accepted between 7 and 9:30 a.m. at the event site, currently planned for Klein Collins High School, 20811 Ella Boulevard, Spring, Texas 77388. There is also an opportunity to earn community service hours by volunteering at the Texas Stallions Relays. More information available online at www.texasstallionsrelays.com, or call the Texas Stallions Track Club at 832-415-0568, or email texas.stallions@yahoo.com.

Cypress-Tomball Democrats features Harris County Sheriff

The next Cypress-Tomball Democrats monthly meeting will be on Tuesday, April 16th, 2013. It will be held at Rudy’s Grill & Cantina, 11760 Grant Rd., Cypress, TX 77429, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. April’s guest speaker will be Harris County Sherriff Adrian Garcia. He will discuss crime in our local precincts and prevention measures. All are welcome to attend and to join this growing club, which meets on the third Tuesday of every month. For more information, visit the website at www.cytomdems.com or contact Olga Moya at cytomdems@yahoo.com.

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