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KLEINWOOD

K leinwood Krier Official Publication of the Kleinwood Homeowners Association

August 2013

The Kleinwood Dolphins Update Just in case you weren’t aware, you can find our neighborhood swim team online by visiting: http://kleinwooddolphins.swimteam.us/. If you’re on Facebook, you can also find the Dolphins there. Just login and search for Kleinwood Dolphins. And for our swimmers continued training, don’t miss TeamFINS Clinic Date: August 5th through 9th Time: 9:45 to 10:45 each day Location: Lakewood Pool Cost: $50 per swimmer to be applied against first month’s dues for swimmers who are evaluated and deemed eligible to join TeamFINS - payment must be cash or check due the first morning of the clinic Ages: All ages welcome as long as they are able to legally swim all four strokes To Register: Contact Stephanie Murdock at grmurdock@ comcast.net to register swimmers by Friday, August 2nd. On Friday, August 9th, there will be a new member registration for those swimmers who are evaluated as eligible for the team and who are interested in joining. For additional information, please contact Stephanie Murdock at grmurdock@comcast.net.

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Sign Up for Fall Soccer Klein Soccer Club Fall Registration Now Open Fall registration for Klein Soccer Club is now open for boys and girls, ages 4 to 18. The season kicks off September 14 and will be played at Burroughs Park (Tomball) and Meyer Park (Spring). Klein Soccer Club is open to children of every skill level and gives them the opportunity to enjoy a fun and competitive soccer experience, while learning the value of sportsmanship, teamwork and respect. Registration includes one to two practices per week, a uniform for every player, evenly matched and competitive play, positive coaching and more. No tryouts are required. The last day to register is September 7 (placement is not guaranteed after this date). Register by August 31 and save $10. For more information or to sign up, visit kleinsoccerclub.org or contact Klein Soccer Club’s Communications Director Kristine McKitrick at 281.320.2211 or kmckitrick @kleinsoccerclub.org.

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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 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

St. Ignatius Fall Festival & Craft Fair St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church is having its annual FALL FESTIVAL & CRAFT FAIR on Saturday and Sunday, October 5 and October 6. Join in on the fun, live entertainment, games, crafts and taste a variety of international foods. Also available for enjoyment is bingo, children’s train, inflatables, used books, a talent show silent/live auctions, sports live auction and lots more. St. Ignatius is located at 7810 Cypresswood Drive, Spring, Tx 77379, at the corner of Cypresswood and Squyres. For more information, visit : www.ignatiusloyola.org and click on “Community Life” then “Fall Festival” or e-mail Festival@silcc.org.

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This event benefits Habitat for Humanity Northwest Harris County’s Women Build Program. Women Build is a house fundraised and built by women for a single mom right here in Northwest Harris County. The Tea & Fashion Show will be hosted at Copperfield Church, 8350 Hwy 6, Houston, TX 77095, Saturday August 17th at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20. For more information, please visit: http:// www.habitatnwhc.org/donate/women-build-fashion-show

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The next Cypress-Tomball Democrats monthly meeting will be on Tuesday, August 20, 2013. It will take place at Rudy’s Grill & Cantina, 11760 Grant Rd., Cypress, TX 77429, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. August’s guest speaker will be HPD Officer Rafael Pantoja, who is a member of the Houston Mayor’s Committee on Human Trafficking. The Committee is tasked with keeping the community informed about how to take a stand against human trafficking globally and in our local area. 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 Glenn Etienne at cytomdems@yahoo.com.

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spring eye associates & Picture Perfect dental The Northwest Flyers Track Club Youth Cross-Country Team kicks off the fall season with registration and a mandatory orientation for parents and athletes on Tuesday, September 10, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. Registration will be held at Cypress Creek High School, 9815 Grant Rd., Houston, TX. The first practice will be held at the Cypress Creek YMCA on Thursday, September 12. The Northwest Flyers Track Club is a member program of USA Track and Field (USATF), the national governing body for track and cross country. The club is in its 26th year in the northwest Houston area. Ages 6 - 18 may participate in the team, and both beginners and experienced runners are welcome. Contact Coach Eric Wentworth at emw1105@gmail.com, 281-961-6603, or Coach Donnell Carter at dcarter.nwflyers@ yahoo.com, 281-467-4727, for more information. Email Coach Carter to get on the email list and you will receive a free running training video. Visit www.northwestflyers.org to get updates and learn more about the team. Copyright © 2013 Peel, Inc.

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Area Legislators Area legislators focus on bills including those dealing with ethics, public education, water plan During the 83rd Legislative Session, lawmakers worked to pass more than 1,400 new laws. Below is a roundup of some of what Houston-area lawmakers pushed for, passed or had rejected by their peers during the 140-day session. Rep. Dwayne Bohac, R-Houston Bohac dabbled in plenty of subjects during the session, but perhaps his best known action was spearheading legislation to allow school districts to display traditional holiday scenes such as the Christian nativity scene, complete with Bible verses. It also gives the nod to the use of traditional holiday greetings on school grounds, including “Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah and Happy Holidays” without fear of retribution. The bill passed without argument. Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton Bonnen helped author an ethics bill that was in several ways much stronger when he filed it than it was when it hit the governor’s desk. It was still praised as making the biggest strides in years toward keeping politicians and those who fund them accountable to taxpayers. The bill requires groups that make robocalls—automated phone calls

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using an autodialer—to identify themselves and prevents lawmakers that become lobbyists from using leftover campaign contributions to influence their former colleagues. Rep. Bill Callegari, R-Houston Callegari was one of two co-authors of a bill giving retired teachers in Texas their first cost-of-living raise in 12 years. The bill also stabilizes the Teachers Retirement System by increasing the amount of money the state and teachers pay into the system, and for the first time requires districts to pay into the system as well. The bill decreases benefits to some current teachers to help pay for the raise, but lawmakers promised to return next session and look at health care for retirees. Rep. Cecil Bell Jr., R-Magnolia Passed legislation allowing commissioners courts, county fire marshals, fire departments and emergency management directors or coordinators to accept volunteer assistance from private citizens during emergencies without liability restraints. He also created a program that pairs high school students and curricula with institutes of higher learning to produce graduates with training, experience and work opportunities in their selected fields. Rep. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe As Chairman of the House Republican Caucus, Creighton was charged with directing the group strategy of the chamber’s majority party, including the largest freshman class. The party suffered some wins and losses through the session but counted an austere budget and school reforms among its successes. He also passed legislation requiring drug screenings for some recipients of unemployment benefits. The bill affects recipients who plan to seek work in a field that already requires drug testing, such as aviation and logistics. Rep. Gary Elkins, R-Houston Elkins passed legislation barring temporary election workers from qualifying for unemployment benefits. Supporters say such workers sometimes only work for a day or a few weeks but try to collect benefits, which, if approved, cost the entity running the election. He also sponsored several successful pieces of legislation dealing with cybersecurity, including a bill creating the position of state cybersecurity coordinator and strengthening protections under the Department of Information Resources. Rep. Allen Fletcher, R-Houston Helped Sen. Kirk Watson pass a bill increasing penalties for drivers who leave the scene of an accident to match those faced by drivers accused of intoxication manslaughter. The bill addressed an inequality in the law that gave drunk drivers an incentive to leave the scene of a crash until they can sober up, because the penalty for hit-and-run was lower than that of intoxication charges. Under the new law, the penalties are the same. Rep. Patricia Harless, R-Spring Co-sponsored legislation to ban the use of gas chambers to euthanize homeless pets in animal shelters. The bill was overwhelmingly supported in both chambers and signed by Perry, whose office called the practice Copyright © 2013 Peel, Inc.

expensive and cruel. She also passed a bill clarifying that the Texas Attorney General’s Office can issue an injunction against any local government that tries to restrict gun rights or impose limitations on its citizens. Sen. Glenn Hegar, R-Katy Hegar passed legislation that allows Texas college students with concealed handgun licenses to store their weapons in their locked vehicles while on campus. The bill is the closest gun-rights supporters could get to expanding the rights of students with CHLs. He also passed a bill allowing drivers to use their cell phones to show their insurance identification cards in order to prove they are insured instead of being forced to carry a hard copy of their insurance card. Texas is the seventh state to pass such a bill, which Hegar said takes Texas into the 21st century. Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston Huffman teamed up with House Republicans to help pass a massive ethics reform bill that requires groups that make robocalls to identify themselves, and prevents lawmakers that become lobbyists from using leftover campaign contributions to influence their former colleagues. Senate negotiators successfully stripped language from that bill that would have required so-called “dark money” groups—nonprofit groups that engage heavily in politics—to disclose their donors. Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston As chairman of the Senate Education Committee, Patrick took the lead on several education measures, including the shepherding of a massive school reform bill through the Senate. The bill reduced the number of high-stakes end-of-course exams from 15 to five, revamped graduation requirements and changed school accountability rating systems. Patrick used his sway on the education committee to bargain for expanded access to charter schools in Texas. Lawmakers voted to increase the number of licenses but also to increase state oversight. Rep. Debbie Riddle, R-Spring Sponsored a bill that allows prosecutors in some child sex-abuse trials to present evidence of other sex crimes against children that have been perpetrated by the accused. Current law does not allow the admission of past criminal activity, but the new law expands abilities by the prosecutors to establish a pattern in some instances. Rep. Steve Toth, R-The Woodlands Made gun rights one of his priorities and pushed for legislation that would make any federal law banning semi-automatic firearms or limiting the size of gun magazines unenforceable in Texas. The bill did not pass, but Toth was active on similar resolutions that did pass to protect gun rights in Texas. Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston Whitmire passed legislation prohibiting the Texas Facilities Commission from leasing, selling or otherwise allowing private development at the Capitol complex. (Continued on Page 7) The Kleinwood Krier - August 2013

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Supporters of the legislation said the state had no business selling out the Capitol grounds to private interests. Sen. Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands As Senate Finance Chairman, Williams oversaw the only constitutionally required job of lawmakers during the regular session—passage of the 2014–15 budget. After weeks of negotiations, the Legislature passed a $198 billion budget that included hundreds of millions in new funding for mental health and restored billions of education dollars cut from the budget in 2011. Rep. John Zerwas, R-Richmond Pushed hard for a “Texas solution” as a way to increase health coverage for poor adults without buying into federal Medicaid expansion, but was unsuccessful. The legislation proposed using private insurance, cost-sharing and health savings accounts but was blocked by Republican House leaders. Passed legislation banning the use of commercial tanning salons by minors, even those who obtain parental consent. Proponents said the law was necessary to prevent skin cancer in young people, but critics said it stepped on parental rights. Reprinted with permission: Community Impact News http://impactnews.com/houston-metro/tomball-magnolia/arealegislators-focus-on-bills/

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