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COPPERFIELD COURIER

May 2014

NEWS FOR THE RESIDENTS OF COPPERFIELD

Volume 6, Issue 5

MEETINGS

MEMBERSHIP

Please plan to attend our monthly meetings held the third Tuesday of each month at the Copperfield Community Center at 7 PM – check our web site and sign up for our email blasts to stay connected. Our meetings are the best way to learn about the many ways you can become more involved in protecting our property values and preserving our quality of life! Please join

the effort by becoming a member at: www.copperfieldcoalition. com. Active membership for area residents is free, while Advisory members cost $25 per year and Corporate (business or organization) memberships are only $250 per year! When we ALL work together, we can accomplish a lot of good for our COMMUNITY! Please join us today.

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COPPERFIELD COURIER IMPORTANT NUMBERS EMERGENCIES NUMBERS EMERGENCY.................................................................. 911 Fire..................................................................................... 911 Ambulance......................................................................... 911 Sheriff – Non-Emergency...................................713-221-6000 Harris County Fire Department.........................281-931-1085 Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department....................281-550-6663 Poison Control Center.......................................800-222-1222 Harris County Animal Control..........................713-207-2222 Flooded Roadways & Storm Sewers...................281-463-6300 SCHOOLS Cy-Fair ISD Website...........................................www.cfisd.net Fiest Elementary................................................281- 463-5838 Lowery Elementary...........................................281- 463-5900 Owens Elementary............................................281- 370-4040 Copeland Elementary........................................281- 856-1400 Holmsley Elementary........................................281- 463-5885 Aragon Middle School......................................281- 856-5100 Labay Middle School.........................................281- 463-5800 Cy-Fair High School ........................................281- 897-4600 Cy-Falls High School........................................281- 856-1000 Langham Creek High School............................281- 463-5400 UTILITIES CenterPoint Energy............................................713-207-2222 Waste Corporation of Texas - Trash Pickup....... 713-292-2400 Severn Trent Water Services ...............................281-579-4500 Southwest Water Company................................877-405-1750 Cable/Internet/Phone.........................................713-341-1000

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GIRL SCOUTS OF SAN JACINTO COUNCIL Copper Creek Meadows Community Girl Scout Cookie sales are officially over for this year. Hope you got a chance to enjoy all your old favorites, and perhaps try something new! Selena Henderson, our Community Cookie manager, informed us that Copper Creek meadows sold 87,282 packages of Girl Scout Cookies! Our top selling troops were Troop 16041 (3.708 boxes); Troop 16267 (3,601 boxes) and Troop 16221 (3431 boxes). In all, 72 groups/ troops participated in the Cookie Sale. The top individual seller sold 1306 boxes! One of our troops was picked to test market a chocolate chip gluten free cookie this year. We’ll have to see if it is part of next year’s line up! One troop had a visiting member of the Girl Scout Board stop by their cookie booth, and was presented with a special patch to commemorate the visit. We really appreciate the support of all those who purchased Girl Scout cookies, and the hard work of all those who participated. We hope all our leaders had a Happy leader’s Day on April 22! April is Volunteer Appreciation month, and we DO Appreciate all of them! We hope that many of our leaders will be able to attend our final Community Summit on Tuesday, May 13, at Lowery Elementary The year is winding down for our troops, but Girl Scout activities continue during the summer with resident, day and twilight camps. Information about these camps can be found in the Golden Link, or check the Council web site, www. gssjc.org. Some of our troops are also planning special trips to the Juliette Gordon Low birthplace in Savannah Georgia and to other locations. Girl Scouting is open to all girls ages 5 (must be in kindergarten) through 17 who are willing to accept the Girl Scout Promise and Law. Girls may join at any age and no previous Scouting experience is required. Copper Creek Meadows serves girls in the residence areas for the following elementary schools and the corresponding middle and high schools. Home schooled and private school students are always welcome. Our elementary schools are: Lieder, Metcalf, Wilson, Tipps, Texas Christian School, Birkes, Fiest Lowery, Horne, Hairgrove, Owens, Kirk , Lee, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and Christian Life Center. For more information, please contact Dianne Massie (dianne.massie@att.net) or call 281-550-9148. Copyright © 2014 Peel, Inc.

BAILADORAS WIN STATE CHAMPION AT CONTEST!

On March 1st the Bailadoras brought home the State Title from Champions State Contest at Tompkins High School in Katy, Texas. TEAM AWARDS: Grand Champion, Winner - Lyrical, Jazz, Hip Hop and Contemporary. 1stRunner Up – Medium Ensemble, Judges Award – 3 Routines w/scores of 90+, Excellence Award, Showmanship, Choreography and Technique Award, High Point Routine – Contemporary, Winner – Jr. Varsity Novelty, 1st Runner Up – Jr. Varsity Small Ensemble. OFFICER AWARDS: Reserve Grand Champion, Winner - Contemporary and Novelty, 1st Runner Up – Jazz, 2nd Runner Up – Lyrical, Excellence Award , Judges Award - 3 Routines w/scores of 90+, Showmanship, Choreography and Technique Award. Social Officer Awards - Winner After their big win they went to Disneyland over Spring Break to perform their award winning routines. Congratulations girls on a FABULOUS year!

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Break Free from Weight Loss Plateaus Submitted by Marissa Balch 1.) WRITE GOALS – Hand write goals down on a piece or by using food logging apps like MyFitnessPal or MyNetDiary of paper that you want to work toward either on a weekly that will help you keep track of your caloric intake. The point or monthly basis. The key here is to write REALISTIC & is, sometimes we are overeating without even realizing where MEASURABLE ones. They can be action related (“I’m those extra calories are coming from. Every bite counts – even going to do 30 min of cardio Monday, Wednesday and small ones. So, if you find yourself nibbling on a bag of chips Friday mornings”) or weight loss specific (“I’m going to while watching TV or stealing a bit of your kid’s ice cream, it lose 3 pounds in 4 weeks”), or even lifestyle related (“I will is time to crunch numbers and account for those calories. For be in bed by 9:30 PM on the nights before my boot camp one week, write literally every single thing down that you eat training). Pick however many goals per week or month that or drink. At the end of the week, you will be able to spot any you can reasonable attain. Just make sure to write it down and unhealthy eating patterns/weak moments or times of day and make it official by leaving your goal list out in the open for adjust accordingly. 3) CLOSE THE KITCHEN – Don’t even give yourself a you to see on a daily basis. For each goal you achieve, treat yourself to a non-food reward. For example: a new dress, a chance to bust your great eating habits from the day by coming long bubble bath, a pedicure, etc. You deserve it! After your home to binge at night. Snacking in the evening is the toughest reward, set new goals for the next week or the next month. time to resist because that’s when we have the least resolve. Fight off the munchies by eliminating the option completely. It will become fun to invest in your health! 2.) ACCOUNT FOR EVERYTHING – If you have hit a Following dinner, immediately clean up your kitchen, turn out plateau in your weight loss and you are continuing to exercise the lights, and brush and floss your teeth. This will help you to normally, it may be time to start a food log in a spiral notebook close out the day’s eating.

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Cypress Texas Tea Party The next meetings of the Cypress Texas Tea Party will be on: Saturday, May 10th Noon to 2:00 PM Saturday May 31st Noon to 2:00 PM The Cypress Texas Tea Party meets every three weeks on Saturday Noon until 2:00 PM at: Spring Creek BBQ 25831 Northwest Freeway Cypress, Texas 77429

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SAVE WATER

Every Drop Counts! Spring is here and so is our rainy season. The city of Houston ranks second in the state, after Port Arthur, for total rainfall inches. Out of 48” of rainfall last year, 5.15” fell in May and 5.35” fell in June. With our growing population and limited supply of both groundwater and surface water, we must use water wisely. Rainwater harvesting is an innovative approach anyone can use, and it is good for your landscaping. Rainwater is free of salts and other minerals that harm root growth. It percolates into the soil and forces salts down and away from root zones. This allows roots to grow better and makes plants more drought tolerant. Whether your landscape is large or small, developed or new, now is the time to prepare to catch our rainwater by installing a rainwater harvesting system. Harvesting rainwater saves money on your water bill, reduces demand on the municipal water supply, and reduces flooding and runoff which causes erosion and contamination of surface water. Request a free copy of the Rainwater Harvesting brochure, prepared by AgriLIFE EXTENSION at Texas A&M, at our website www.KeepCyfairBeautiful.org.

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