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FAIRFIELD IMPORTANT NUMBERS BOARD MEMBER LISTING

FAIRFIELD VILLAGE MANAGEMENT

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Fairfield Village Community Association

Ronnie White (Fairfield South)....................................................................... President Jan Bertoli (Fairfield Central)........................................................................... Director Jeanie Stahl (Lakes of Fairfield)......................................................... Treasurer/Secretary Marc Newman (Inwood Park)............................................................... Viced President Darlene Sedelmyer (Trails of Fairfield).............................................................. Director

Fairfield Central Neighborhood Association

Louis Iselin (President).................................................................. louis@kipatents.com Patty James (Vice President)..................................................... pjames631@gmail.com Tim Loney (Secretary/Treasurer)............................................. Tloney@solutionsis.com Jan Bertoli (Director).................................................................. JLB8848@gmail.com John White (Director)....................................................................jeepersw@swbell.net

Fairfield Village South Neighborhood Association

Ronnie White (President).................................................ronniewhite66@sbcglobal.net Michael Martin (Vice President) .............................................mbalmartin@gmail.com Brian Gambrell (Secretary/Treasurer)............................... brian_gambrell@hotmail.com Ryan Ritchie (Director) .................................................................ryan.ritchey@att.net Jim Gedeon (Director)..................................................... jim@premier-placement.com

Inwood Park Neighborhood Association

Marc Newman (President).......................................... marcnewman1957@comcast.net Doug Waterman (Vice President) ..................................waterman_doug@hotmail.com Alison McGahan (Secretary)........................................................... afflora@comcast.net Gloria Whitaker (Treasurer).............................................. gloriawhitaker1@yahoo.com Harriet Tunick (Director)........................................................... htunick00@gmail.com

Lakes of Fairfield Neighborhood Association

Jeanie Stahl (President)..........................................................Jeanie.stahl@sbcglobal.net Diana Gee (Vice President) ............................................................... diana.gee@att.net Patrick Wong (Secretary/Treasurer).......................................... pcwong1@earthlink.net

Trails of Fairfield Neighborhood Association

Darlene Sedelmyer (President) .......................................... facofficemgr@sbcglobal.net Quentin Hinds (Vice President).......................................................qhinds@gmail.com Kris Cherry (Secretary/Treasurer) ................................................. kfcherry@gmail.com

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Table of Contents AROUND FAIRFIELD 6 7 7 9 10 12 13 14 14 15 16

Contributing Editor Jackie Devine Fairfield Women's Club Meeting FWC Blood Drive Toy Drive Spotlight on Seniors Fairfield's Fifty Plus Fun-Loving Group Yard of the Month Sew 2 Serve Cypress Area Food Panty Cypress Texas Tea Party Fairfield Photos

SPORTS SECTION 18 20 21

Fairfield Athletic Club News Fairfield Volleyball Northwest Flyers Youth Track Club

FIRST SERVICE RESIDENTIAL 22 Constable Report 22 Assessments

SCHOOL NEWS 24 25 26 26 27

Choir Adopt-a-Child for the Holidays Music to the Ears Cypress Ranch Fundraiser Event Cypress Woods Theatre Company Cypress Springs Market and Craft Show

NEWS YOU CAN USE 28 30

Fashion with Passion Financial Peace University

BUSINESS SECTION 32 32 33 33 34

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RE/MAX Preferred Homes 10th Annual Pictures with Santa was a huge success. We collected a LOT of toys for Toys for Tots and raised over $3000 for Texas Children’s Hospital through our silent auction. We would like to thank the following sponsors and volunteers: Dionne and Keith Ward-Cornerstone Mortgage John and Sandra Krampota-Houston Dale Green & Phyllis Notorious-Aluminum Things to Sell Capital Mortgage Harriett Bass-Making it You Venus Nails and Spa Kellen and Katelyn Kocurek-Design Klassics The Bath Hut Kayla Stanfield-Chloe & Isabel Consultant Suzanne Herman-O’Suzanna’s Cyndy Thompson-RE/MAX Preferred Homes Unique Nail Spa Steve Kelly-IPIS Integrity Property Inspections Barry & Rhonda Strain-RE/MAX Tammy Barna-Stewart Title Cypress Preferred Homes Modern Salon Day Spa Buffalo Wild Wings-Cypress 1st Rate Inspections LeAnna Batts-RE/MAX Preferred Alex Handley-RE/MAX Preferred Homes

Homes Tim & Laura Halloran-G&H Insurance Audrey & Rick Herndon-Valuation Michelle Lee-RE/MAX Preferred Homes Services Augusta Landscaping Services Wealich Family Massage Envy Padgett’s Doorable Designs Pam Vance-Me and My Porch Darlene Wieghat & Jennifer BeaudetDina Northrup Mass Mutual Insurance Angie Smith-New Life-Ideal Protein Jacob Howard-Pro House Photos Bob Williams (aka Santa)-Barkbusters Cypress Shih-Ting Huang-Usborne Books Jean Megahan Art-Entangled Trinkets Monica Gries-AmCap Mortgage Marisa Miller Photography Penny—Makin’ Muscle

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Around Fairfield

JACKIE DEVINE

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Greetings from your Editor: Welcome to a shiny new year full of possibility and fresh startsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; the chance to improve what we are doing or possibly to do things differently with more purpose and attention. But, before we move on to what we're going to do in the coming year, we want to salute one of our local schools. Even before we had a chance to savor that last nibble of our Thanksgiving turkey, Salyards Middle School students were jumping into high gear full of holiday spirit. The fact is, Salyards may be a small school by today's standards, but its student body has a huge heart. Check out how its clubs, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Sew-2-Serve, and departments, Choir and Orchestra, went out of their way to make sure local children and families were not forgotten

at Christmas. While enjoying the Fairfield Community Gazette, you'll also want to check out Fairfield Women's Club's "Yard of the Month" winner as well as the November and December "Honorable Mentions." Our Spotlight on Seniors column recognizes the immense contributions Fairfield's Gwen Ware has made to citizens not only of the CyFair area but also to people now residing across the nation. Lastly, we at the Gazette want to thank all of you for your participation and support over the years. Our 2017 commitment to our readers is to represent you and to be your "voice." We will strive to cover issues and events we believe are of interest to you. Likewise, if we fail to publish something you think we should, please let us know. We enjoy hearing your thoughts and ideas. Please contact me at jackiedevine@peelinc.com for questions, concerns, or to submit stories. For now, Happy New Year. Let's go out there and make this the best year ever!

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Women's Club January Meeting

The Fairfield Women’s Club is pleased to have Debbie Andrews of Andrews Financial Services as our guest speaker on January 17, 2017, at 7:00 p.m., Bradford Creek Clubhouse. Ms. Andrews will be speaking to us concerning women and financial planning. We always welcome guests and prospective members to our meetings. Please join us for this very informative meeting.

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We’ve grown to meet our community’s need for exceptional care. Soon Cypress families can get Memorial Hermann healthcare services and specialties close to home. Opening this spring, Memorial Hermann Cypress Hospital will offer orthopedics and sports medicine, neurology, general surgery, heart and vascular, labor and delivery, gastroenterology, urology and more. The 80-bed, state-of-the-art hospital will include an Emergency Center staffed by board-certified affiliated emergency medicine physicians, 8 operating rooms, a 16-bed intensive care unit, labor and delivery, a neonatal intensive care unit, a cardiac catheterization lab and Memorial Hermann Life Flight® helipad. The hospital is set on a 32-acre, master-planned campus designed with room to grow as Cypress does. And you can expect all of our advanced offerings to maintain the highest quality and safety standards, because a community as special as ours deserves the very best.

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SPOTLIGHT ON SENIORS by Jackie Devine In the 1840s miners traveled to California shouting, "There's gold in them thar hills!" Ironically, in 2016, that is what others are say-ing about Fairfield. Our gold has nothing to do with precious met-als, and everything to do with priceless people---Individuals that are active, involved and give selflessly of their time to make a bet-ter world for those

around them. Gwendolyn Ware is one of Fairfield's Golden Girls. Some would say, she is the best of what the heartland of the United States has to offer. Gwen was born and raised in Farina, IL. Farina is about 340 miles from Chicago and just under 100 miles from St. Louis. Then as now, Farina is considered "small-town" Americana the hallmark of handshakes and hard work. Gwen's grew up helping her folks who operated a restaurant that catered to teenagers. Like her gregarious hard-working parents, she quickly embraced the art of serving others. But her life-long love-affair with dancing began when she was about five the first time someone dropped a coin in the jukebox. Her dream to become a Rockette began the day the teenagers took her by the hand and taught her how to kick up her heels and jitterbug across the floor. Life was idyllic, in that small town dancing, riding bikes, having picnics, swimming, and a safe place for kids to play. When she was about 11, her father sold the restaurant and moved the family to a farm. Her sister Lisa was born, and her Un-cle Glen, a disabled WWII veteran, became part of the family. Gwen and her little brother, two years younger than she, learned how to assist with the planting and cultivating of the crops. Then in her mid-teens, life took another turn. Her father made another career change, studied

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theology and became a lay Methodist min-ister. Gwen became active in the church and community, going so far to act as a modern day Susan B. Anthony canvassing door to door to keep alcohol out of her neighborhood and safely away from young adults. Gwen was introduced to her future husband by his landlady when he was working a summer job before his last year of college. One Sunday at the Farina Methodist Church, Jim's landlady, decided to introduce him to some of the local girls and Gwen was first on her list. After Jim graduated and Gwen had completed one year of college at Eastern Illinois University, they were married. They moved to Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and then Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri so that Jim could honor his ROTC commitment, and then they head-ed to Fairfax, Oklahoma. After fifteen years of blissful marriage, in her thirties, and three kids later, she went back to college focusing on Home Economics and P.E. She graduated from college, in Tahlequah, OK and soon became interested in the new trend known as Aerobics which was sustained exercises, like jogging, rowing, swimming, or cycling, that stimulate and strengthen the heart and lungs, thereby improving the body's utilization of oxy-gen. She discovered that through aerobics you exercise to the point of working your heart and decided that was just what she needed since there was a long history of heart disease in her family She enrolled in a class and then started teaching and demonstrating Jacki Sorenson’s Aerobic Dancing to anyone willing to watch and listen. She ended up in public and on TV showing the im-portance of exercise. Then she became associated with Rhythmic Aerobics with it’s founder Nancy Kabriel, who was teaching at Oral Roberts University, where both Jacki Sorenson, and Dr. Cooper from renowned Cooper Aerobics Center in Dallas had made presentations. When she was living in Midland, Texas, some friends asked her to join them in line dancing and perform with them. Gwen then began assisting when the instructor’s health failed. Eventually, she was invited to take over leading the group. The group often competed (Continued on Page 11)

(Continued from Page 10) in contests and the Senior Games in Kerrville, San An-tonio and Temple, Texas, where they won several medals. They enjoyed competing, entertaining at nursing homes, showing oth-ers how to dance, and having the time of their life. After Jim had retired, Gwen and Jim moved back to Gwenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hometown in Illinois to help care for their Mothers. Soon, Gwen had started another line dancing group, and they were performing at Christmas parties and nursing homes. By the time that they decided to move to Houston, she had danced and entertained at 315 locations. After both parents had passed away, they decided to relocate to Houston to be close to family. Retirement hasn't slowed Gwen one bit. She is now a member of the Fairfield Women's Club, attends the Sassy Lassies once a month, teaches line dancing at Good Shepard Methodist Church and is still performing throughout the area, instructs water aero-bics in the neighborhood, is a member of a Baylor study designed to ease the effects of Alzheimer's, sings in the choir and is a good friend to all. When I asked our Golden Girl what life has taught her and what are her dreams for the future, her reply was, "Family is important, I've given my best, and touched others, I've tried to be a good Christian, loved God and loved my country. And when I meet my Savior I hope he will say, 'Good Job! You have done well!' "

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Around Fairfield Fairfield’s Fifty Plus Fun-Loving Group

THE FAIRFIELD SENIORS

The Seniors of Fairfield are an active, fifty plus, funloving group of couples and singles who enjoy fellowship, monthly trips, and various activities together. If you or your spouse is fifty or older, a newcomer to Fairfield Village or have lived here in Fairfield for some time but have never attended one of our functions, you are cordially invited. Come and be a part of our fun-loving group. We’re sure you will enjoy it. ========================================= THE JANUARY BUS TRIP PLANS FOR: Tuesday, January 10, a Dog and Pony Show. Thanks to Sam Roccaforte. This is a special Pre-Superbowl Event which includes a HPD-K-9 demonstration along with a HPD-Mounted Horse demonstration. They will show how the dogs and horses will control the crowds during the super bowl. It is a once in a lifetime event since we don’t know when Houston will be a Superbowl host again. For more details and the cost for this event go to… http://www. fairfieldfiftyplus.com then click on: ”For Trip Information” at the top of our home page, then sign up early so you don’t get left out. Reminder Notice: Harris County Precint 3 Transportation Department requires the folllowing information for every trip. Your name, it will already be on the form. You will need to add your phone

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number, address, email address, and the name and phone number for your emergency contact for the day of the trip. You will be required to complete this Statement of Release Form. When pass around after boarding the bus. ========================================= THE FEBRUARY BUS TRIP PLANS FOR: Thursday, February 16, a trip to Livingston, Texas. Thanks to Lori Skadowski. Now there’s a new, closer destination for gaming entertainment, right here in Texas! This is your chance to visit and play many of the hundreds of new electronic games as the Naskila team members help to provide you with a first-class entertainment experience. For more details and the cost for this event go to… http://www. fairfieldfiftyplus.com then click on: ”For Trip Information” at the top of our home page, then sign up early so you don’t get left out. ========================================= FOR THE JANUARY ACTIVITIES PLANS: Visit our ACTIVITY page on our web site: http://www.fairfieldfiftyplus.com then click on ”For Activity Information” at the top of the home page. ========================================= OUR FAIRFIELD FIFTY PLUS WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER: Our schedule reminder. It is emailed each week to our members and others who have requested it. It provides updated information on any changes from what appears here in the Gazette, plus the complete information on our trips and activities. If you would like to receive our weekly newsletter, send your email address, to: wmcook@fairfieldfiftyplus.com or wmcook@comcast.net

YARD of the MONTH December

Linda and Charlie Acosta have lived in their home in the Inwood Park Section since 1992. Their yard is landscaped with extensive flowerbeds, not only in the front yard but down both sides of their home. The flower beds contained colorful annuals and shrubbery with a variety of heights and various shades of beautiful greenery. Their home is located off of the main entrance to Inwood Park. Take the first left on to Hillside Park Way, this street curves, becoming Lone Star Circle. The Acosta’s live at the very end of this street, on the left. Take a look at their beautiful yard. While driving each section, looking for Yard of the Month possibilities, the committee makes a list of notable yards. Once the drive is completed, the committee chooses the winner of Yard of the Month from those yards noted. For the yards NOT chosen, we pick Honorable Mention Yards. Since we are striving to encourage well-groomed landscaping, we would like to acknowledge all names, addresses of those chosen.

Honorable mention yards for December included: 15122 Red Cedar Bluff Ln.- Richard and Emily Proske 19810 Red Cedar Canyon Ln. –Karen Krumpholz 20106 Crossvine Trail Ln.- Mike and Janice Kerns 14942 Chestnut Falls- David and Beverly Anderson 20410 Concord Hill Dr.- Raymond and JoAnn Meleski 15710 Bending Birch Dr. –Joe and Joynell Jones

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Around Fairfield Sew 2 Serve Spreads Joy by Jackie Devine

During the Christmas season, we sometimes get so busy we forget that there are people that can’t get out and about as free and easy as the rest of us. That wasn’t the case with Salyards Middle School's recently formed Sew 2 Serve Sewing Club. Bursting with the holiday spirit, they identified a local assisted living facility in the Cy-Fair area, saw a need, and went about filling it with their talented, creative hands. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, about 25 club members met twice a week under the supervision of their teacher, Juliana Gibbs, to make and fill over 50 stockings with goodies including travel size toiletries donated by Salyards students, teachers, and families. The word is, they don't intend to stop there. The next project on their agenda is making pillowcases for cancer patients. Pictured: Sterling Lucas, 8th grade, President of Sew 2 Serve sewing club.

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Cypress Area Food Pantry

Do you know of someone who has trouble putting food on the table? Maybe their employment was suddenly terminated; maybe it’s a choice between medications or food; for whatever reason a family can find themselves in a situation where they need a little help. Fountain of Life Church of God on Mueschke Road runs a food pantry on Mondays from 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm and the only requirement is that the client should live in zip code 77433 and west of Skinner 77429. For more information, contact 281-373-9337. Food donations and volunteers are also greatly appreciated. Computerized job search and resume preparation and printing are also available.

Cypress Texas Tea Party The next meeting of the Cypress Texas Tea Party will be on: Saturday, January 21, 2017 NOON - 2:00 PM - Colleen Dippel, Founder & Executive Director, Families Empowered 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 Map: http://goo.gl/maps/OoNjY A schedule of our meetings and confirmed speakers can be found at our website, www.cypresstexasteaparty.org

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FAIRFIELD PHOTOS

Betsi Cate Riddle with her youngest sibling Emma Caroline Riddle on Senior Recognition Night. Emma Caroline will start kindergarten at Swenke Elementary next year when her big sister goes to college. The Riddles have 5 children in CFISD.

Twin boys Luke and Cole Doughty. Photo by Priddy Little Picture Photography. 16 Fairfield Community Gazette - January 2017

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Sports Section Fairfield Athletic Club News

Fairfield Kids Club Before/After School Care

Please visit our website at www.fairfieldathleticclub.com If you just moved to the neighborhood be sure to come by the Fairfield Athletic Club anytime we are open to get your membership cards. Our hours are Mon -Thurs 5am10pm, Fri 5am-8pm, Sat 7am-8pm and Sun 1pm-8pm. Bring proof of residency (HUD Statement from closing or your current driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license with your Fairfield address). Membership cards are needed to get into the weight room, basketball gym, tennis courts, pools and splash pads.

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Spots are still available in our Before/After school care, come check us out! Registration packets are available on our website or at the FAC. If you would like more information please contact Darlene Sedelmyer, Director of Child Care at 281.373.0834

Congrats to FAC Kids Club Student Joy Turner for CFISD Student of the Week

Junior Team Tennis season is back! Registration is open through February available to junior tennis players of all levels and ages. For more info email fac_inhouse@live.com.

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Parents Night Out Saturday, February 13th

COMING TO THE FAC IN 2017 PiYo classes! Please e-mail Karen Drozdowski (trainer. karen@aol.com) to register for her free intro classes available 12/19, 12/20, 12/21, 1/4, 1/5 & 1/6. Nutrition Counselling: The FAC will begin offering nutritional counseling for those interested. Details are still being worked out but if this is something you would be interested in please contact Karen Drozdowski (trainer.karen@aol.com) to be updated on progress. X-Fit & Body Sculpt: A cross between weight training, plyometrics, cardio and abdominal work. Think of CrossFit without the really heavy weights.

Need a night out? Let us help you with your childcare plans for Valentine's Day! Check out website for all the details. www.fairfieldathleticclub.com

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Kickboxing: A great cardio workout doing shadow boxing, bodyweight exercises and oblique work. All fitness levels welcome. FAC Basketball Court. Free trial class. To see the full class schedule, please go to our website, www. fairfieldathleticclub.com.

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Sports Section Congratulations on a Successful and FUN Volleyball Season!

Sophomore Division - 1st Place Season Firecrackers Coach: Les McMullen

Freshman Division - 1st Place Season Green Lanterns Coach: Stacy Serralde & Mark Birkelback

Sophomore Division - 2nd Place Season Pink Panthers Coach: Shelley Porter

Freshman Division - 2nd Place Season Queen Bees Coach: Halle Waggoner

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Junior Division - 1st Place Season Wolverines Coach: Sonia Ahman & Carlos Velasco

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NORTHWEST FLYERS YOUTH TRACK CLUB The Northwest Flyers Youth Track Club will celebrate its 30th Anniversary Season by hosting its annual free Registration/ Orientation breakfast on Saturday, February 4th, 2017, for all boys and girls who are interested in joining for the 2017 track season. The breakfast starts promptly at 8:30 AM at the Cypress Creek Christian Community Center Forum located at 6823 Cypresswood Dr., Spring, TX, 77379. The event is an opportunity for youth athletes to register for the 2017 spring/summer track season, and to meet the Northwest Flyers coaches, staff, and other new and returning athletes. The event will be highlighted by a special presentation from a member of the USA Track &Field Olympic organization (USATF). All athletes and parents who wish to join the Northwest Flyers must attend the orientation. Northwest Flyers Youth Track Club Registers for 30th Anniversary Season The Northwest Flyers Track Club is a youth (ages 6 -18) track club, affiliated with USA Track & Field (USATF), that provides a full program of sanctioned “track” events such as sprints, hurdles, middle distance, distance and relays, and sanctioned “field” events such

as long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault, shot put, discus and javelin. For additional information on the Northwest F l y e r s Tr a c k Club, please visit the team website at h t t p : / / w w w. northwestflyers. org; contact Linette Roach at linette.roach@ sbcglobal.net; or “Like” the club on Facebook.

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School News Salyards Choir Adopt-a-Child for the Holidays Every Holiday Season, the Salyards Choir Department chooses an outreach project to give back to the community. Salyards students are blessed in so many ways so teachers, Mrs. Moore and Mr. Acree, like to use the Holiday Outreach Project to demonstrate the importance of giving to others who may be less fortunate than many Salyards students. For the 2016 holiday season, they participated in the Cy-Hope Holiday Assistance Program. Cy-Hope partners with various elementary schools in the Cy-Fair area to identify students whose families may not have the means to provide holiday gifts and new clothes for their children. These students are made available to be "adopted" by organizations or families in the Cy-Fair area so that each identified child would be provided with clothes and a special

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gift during the Holiday Season. The Salyards Choir Family adopted 22 students from Owens Elementary! Knowing their students and parents have big hearts they took on the needs of an entire school. The students identified siblings as well so they would have a wide range of ages with which to work. All gifts and clothes were new. The suggested price range for each child was between $50 and $100 for all items together. Donors were able to sign-up for as many slots as they wished. Each child received a "special gift (toy)" and at least one outfit of clothes.

Music to the Ears by Jackie Devine

According to Glynnes Lanthier, Orchestra Director at Salyards Middle School, the orchestra was extremely busy learning holiday tunes, col-lecting toys to benefit Cy-Hope and performing for the community. Af-ter the toy drive had ended, the Orchestra delivered them to the Cy-Hope's Hope Chest Center where students played Christmas tunes and spread holiday cheer. On January 17th at 7 p.m. in the Cy-Ranch auditorium, the 8th grade will take part in a side-by-side concert with the high school. The pur-pose of the event is for 8th graders to perform with the high school Chamber Orchestra as a sort of preparation/induction into the world of the high school orchestra. The concert is free and open to the public. Toward the end of January, the orchestra's focus turns to the CFISD Solo and Ensemble contest at Aragon MS. In that competition, stu-dents will perform solos with a piano accompanist and small ensem-bles for a judging. Then, they receive the judge's comments, ratings and (if the ratings are high) medals and ribbons. Students were still submitting entries when the Gazette went to press, so the total count wasn't in, but based on previous years, they estimate about 65 stu-dents will participate. Pictured is Salyard's last concert. Cellos from their Symphony group are playing a piece which featured the cello section called "Cello Squadron."

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School News Join Cypress Woods Theatre Company as they present two of Tennessee Williams most beloved plays!

The Glass Menagerie By Tennessee Williams Thursday, January 19th 7:00 PM Friday, January 20th 7:00 PM Saturday, January 21st 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM Location: Cypress Woods High School Auditorium Run Time: Approximately 120 Minutes with 1 Intermission Rated: PG-13 Cat On A Hot Tin Roof By Tennessee Williams Thursday, January 26th 7:00 PM Friday, January 27th 7:00 PM Saturday, January 28th 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM Location: Cypress Woods High School Auditorium Run Time: Approximately 120 Minutes with 1 Intermission Rated: PG-13

Tickets are available at the door or online at showtix4u.com.

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Cypress Springs FFA Booster Club Mother's Day Market and Craft Show April 22-23, 2017. Cypress Springs FFA Booster Club presents Mother's Day Market and Craft Show April 22-23, 2017 at the Telge Exhibit Center located at 11206 Telge Road Cypress, TX 77429. Join us in celebrating Mom for some shopping, great food and entertainment. Shop handmade crafts, jewelry, clothing, skincare and much more! Vendors include Tupperware, Scentsy, LuLaRoe, Origami Owl, Park Lane Jewelry and more! This is our annual fundraiser and proceeds from booth sales benefit the students of Cypress Springs FFA to assist with continuing education, scholarships and state convention costs. For information

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to 1 act of kindness per day in order to raise awareness for the programs of Celebrating Soul Cypress, such as changing a flat tire or preparing snack bags for the homeless. This year, the event raised almost $60,000, which benefits individuals and families who have experienced financial setbacks due to traumatic experiences. Additionally, the event’s proceeds go toward the Travis Chaffin Memorial Scholarship Fund for youth who demonstrate a strong character and heart for philanthropy. Over 300 community members participate in this event each year. At the event, the Jordan Merecka Caring Heart Award is presented recognizing the individuals who have experienced a traumatic situation and turned it into something positive, providing inspiration to their fellow community members. The recipients of this year’s Jordan Merecka Caring Heart Award were Clyde and Melinda Gordon of Abby’s Gift. In addition, some local Cypress boutiques were in attendance at the event. Participants included: Anything Bling in Vintage, Muzzies, Al's Formalwear, Damsels & Blokes Salon, Chelsea B Cosmetics, (Continued on Page 29)

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News You Can Use FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY IS COMING TO MESSIAH! January 12 - March 9, 2017

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Business Section Women Empowering Women Express Network The Women Empowering Women Express Network (WEWEN) of the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) invites you to attend a Mo n t h l y Ne t w o r k i n g Luncheon on January 4th, 2017. The luncheon will be held at the Raveneaux Country Club at 9715 Cypresswood Dr., Spring Texas, 77379. Open Networking begins at 11:00AM, followed by an informative program and lunch from 11:30AM-1:00PM. This month’s program features Dr. Melanie Brown, head CenterPoint Energy’s Strategic Execution Office in Technology Operations, presenting a program titled, “Ignite your future: the burning fuel of engaging, enriching, and expanding to become an unstoppable force.” In our constantly fast-past world of relationships and careers, we cannot rely on past successes to keep us going. We must be fierce in seeking opportunities to be vibrant, relevant, and distinctively unique in innovative ways that allow us to embrace the past and transform the future. In this captivating and high-energy presentation, Dr. Brown will share her experiences as a chemist, strategist, and entrepreneur on how to: · Spark curiosity and generate a buzz. · Create a culture of being at the "cool-kid" table. · Embrace the abundance mindset. · Discover untapped potential energy. · Adopt the 90/10 rule of conversations. · Be inspired to mentor and be mentored. · Use passion as a catalyst to journey pathways of success. Expand your network, grow your business skills, reach a new audience, or advance your career with the Women Empowering Women Express Network of ABWA. WEWEN meets the first Wednesday of each month from 11AM-1PM. Additional details and luncheon registration ($25) are available at wewen.org. Contact communications@wewen.org with questions. About ABWA Founded in 1949, ABWA provides business training and networking opportunities for women of diverse occupations and backgrounds. ABWA has dedicated 65 years to women’s education, workplace skills, and career development training. For more information, visit abwa.org. 32 Fairfield Community Gazette - January 2017

Choice of Entity and Intellectual Property Considerations for the Small Business Owner Luncheon Details Thursday, January 26, 2017 Networking 11a.m.; Luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m. Sterling Country Club, 16500 Houston National Blvd., Houston, TX 77095 Costs $25 with advanced reservations; $30 at the door Houston, Texas (December 7, 2016) Rita is an attorney who has practiced corporate l a w f o r ov e r 3 0 y e a r s representing large publicly held corporations, individual entrepreneurs, small corporations, and venture capitalists. Her experience includes entity formation, private placements, stock and asset sales, mergers and acquisitions, spinoffs, tender offers, and capital formation. Rita began her legal practice at Vinson Elkins and worked Rita J. Leader for two other law firms before rita.leader@scorevolunteer.org retiring in 2013. She currently is a counselor with SCORE, an affiliate of the Small Business Administration, providing free business advice and mentoring to start ups, entrepreneurs and small businesses. This month’s CYFEN meeting begins with networking at 11 a.m. followed with a prompt 11:30 a.m. start of the program. Luncheons are held at the Sterling Country Club, 16500 Houston National Blvd. About Cy-Fair Express Network (CYFEN) Now over 60 members strong, Cy-Fair Express Network’s vision is to provide a supportive environment for personal growth, business development, networking, education and mentoring to women in our community. CYFEN is part of the national organization of American Business Women’s Association (ABWA), for more information go to www.CYFEN.org. About American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) Founded in 1949, ABWA provides business training and networking opportunities for women of diverse occupations and backgrounds. ABWA has dedicated 60 years to women’s education, workplace skills and career development training. For more information, visit, www.abwa.org. Copyright © 2017 Peel, Inc.

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