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Lakes on Eldridge

Volume 19, Issue 4

LOE’s Little Free Library has arrived!

The mission of the Little Free Library is to inspire a love of reading, build community, and spark creativity by fostering neighborhood book exchanges around the world.

It is located near the bus stop in front of the clubhouse. It is a small box with a glass door and is free to all.

How does it work?

Take Books If you see something you’d like to read, take it! It’s for you. Some books may include a note about who gave it or has read it, or you may want to leave your own note in it when you’re done.

Share Books When you have finished with a book, you may pass it along to a friend or return it to this library. If you have a book at home you think others will enjoy please donate it to the library.

Especially desired are books you recommend to friends, your childhood favorites and books that teach and spark conversation.

For more information, please visit www.LittleFreeLibrary.org We hope you enjoy this new addition to our neighborhood!”

Swim Team Registration Now Open

Registration for the 2020 Lakes on Eldridge Swim Team is now open.

To register, please go to https://loedolphins.swimtopia.com Practices begin April 20th. Practices will be held on Mondays at LOE, Tuesday and Wednesdays at LOEN and Thursday and Fridays at Villages at Lakepointe.

The Swim Team does not provide swim lessons and all swimmers must be able to swim across the pool unassisted.

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April 2020

RECYCLE DAY

Saturday, May 2nd 9 am - 12 pm LOE Clubhouse Electronics are made with valuable reusable materials that can be recycled.

We're glad to have RPC Global E-Waste Management Solutions & Texas Security Shredding to help us dispose your old electronics and shred important documents Dispose of personal computers, servers & peripherals, keyboards, mice & speakers, switches and routers, cords & cables, computer monitors, laptops, hard drives, memory chips, projectors, hubs & routers, tape drives, printers, copiers & plotters, fax machines, UPS batteries, and power supplies.

Acceptable items also include small kitchen appliances, PDAs, game consoles and controllers, laptop & rechargeable batteries, telephones, cell phones, toner cartridges, DVD/ CD/VCR players, stereo equipment, CDs, floppy drives, VHS tapes, alarm clocks, radios, electric fans, and televisions.

NOT ACCEPTED: TVs, monitors, large appliances or hazardous materials See Page 2 for details

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Lakes on Eldridge IMPORTANT NUMBERS FIRST SERVICE RESIDENTIAL 1330 Enclave Parkway, Suite 425, Houston, TX 77077 713-932-1122 (24/7) or contactus.tx@fsresidential.com Office hours are 8:30am to 5:30pm Monday through Friday LOE Guard House........................................................713-937-8825 Waterfowl, Betty Burkett................................................713-302-9929 Sheriff - (non-emergency)...............................................713-221-6000 Cy-Fair Fire Department - (emergency)..........................281-466-6161 (non-emergency)..................281-550-6663 Poison Control............................................................1-800-764-7661 Texas DPS......................................................................713-681-1761 Texas Pride Disposal.......................................................281-342-8178 (trash collection Mondays & Thursdays, recycling Mondays) TNG Utility (Water)..................................................... 281-350-0895 Harris County Tax Office...............................................713-224-1919 Reliant Energy............................................................... 713-207-7777 CenterPoint (gas)...........................................................713-659-2111 Center Point (street light)...............................................713-207-2222

(give pole # of street which is out) Comcast.........................................................................713-341-1000 Houston Chronicle........................................................713-220-7211 Metro Transit Info..........................................................713-635-4000 Kirk Elementary............................................................ 713-849-8250 Truitt Middle School......................................................281-856-1100 Cy-Falls High School.....................................................281-856-1000 Cy-Ridge High School...................................................281-807-8000 Newsletter Publisher Peel, Inc........................advertising@PEELinc.com, 888-687-6444

LOE BOARD OF DIRECTORS To contact a member of the Board of Directors, call Donna McDonald at FirstService Residential (FSR), 713-332-4711 and leave a number where you can be reached, or send an email to donna.mcdonald@fsresidential.com. Your message will then be forwarded to one of the following Board Members: David Westphal.......................................................President Gary Fehsenfeld...............................................Vice President Sue Strebel...............................................................Secretary Erik Roussel.............................................................Treasurer Gaynor Richardson...................................................Director

Visit the Association Website: www.lakesoneldridge.nabrnetwork.com

LOE CLUBHOUSE RENTALS Clubhouse inquiries for rentals are handled by FSR. Please review the Clubhouse Rental Agreement found on the Resources tab at www.lakesoneldridge.net. To inquire about availability or other information, please email contactus.tx@fsresidential.com with LOE Clubhouse in the subject line and include information about your proposed dates, type of event, number of guests, etc. Email inquiries are preferred over phone call inquiries due to the time needed to address your inquiry.

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Can You HEAR the New Quiet?

G&H Diversified Manufacturing abuts the northeast corner of LOE on Tanner Road where they manufacture specialized tools that are critical for making oil and gas wells produce hydrocarbons. This is a very competitive business and as a result they have been operating around the clock, seven days a week, for several years. Such continuous operation has created around the clock noise related to forklifts and movements of steel pipes. G&H has been long aware of this problem and has been working on solving it for two and a half years resulting in a new, concrete- walled building situated on the eastern side of their property away from LOE. While it may not eliminate all the noise, it should significantly reduce the previous levels.

Going forward, material deliveries are planned to be limited to the 12 hours between 6am and 6pm and will be unloaded and stored inside the concretewalled building and then moved progressively through their building toward the east end of the building where pallets of finished products are loaded on to outbound trucks. With daytime deliveries, the doors to the concrete walled building are expected to be closed overnight to better isolate any processing noise.

The metal building that has been in use for the past several years will be converted to overflow work and is projected to be limited to day shift use only. The concrete parking lot will now be used for employee parking rather than for outside pipe storage as it has been used for several years.

While the noise has certainly been annoying, the laws and regulations are broad enough that G&H has been within its allowable noise limits. G&H is a family owned and run business with several family members residing in LOE. They have committed to being a good neighbor and have gone to significant extra cost and effort to reduce their noise and support a quieter environment for LOE.

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Lakes on Eldridge Yoga In Lakes on Eldridge

Are you interested in attending a Yoga class within our own neighborhood? LOE resident Cristina Diamantis. has completed over 300+ hours of training and obtained her RYT200 certificate early 2019 from Pralaya Yoga Studio in Houston, Texas.

PralayaYoga was created by Robert Boustany, her teacher, to support joint longevity and increase energy levels by maximizing the activation of muscles, organs, and energy systems. She is very excited to be able to share this wonder of yoga with those who want to feel better and explore how it could benefit them!

Welcome all levels, no yoga experience needed, just “come as you are” and let’s practice!

When and Where: Every Tuesday starting March 31st, 2020 (Postponed until further notice) Time: 6:00 – 7:00 PM LOE Clubhouse - Flex Room What you need to bring: A yoga mat and yoga blocks if you have them

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Let’s Keep LOE Safe!

There continues to be many instances of speeding and running stop signs in LOE. The danger to our fellow residents is not worth the few seconds you will save by speeding or running a stop sign. Our Securitas patrol has been instructed to issue infraction notices for violators and these infractions carry fines. Be assured the goal is not to create revenue but simply to serve as a reminder to change behavior in order to improve safety in our neighborhood. Please do your part.

We also continue to see repeat instances of contractors tailgating at the back gates. It is the responsibility of each resident to notify their contractors (and any of their visitors) that the main gate on Eldridge Parkway is their sole entrance into LOE. We are working on updating the protocol for admitting visitors to LOE with the goal of keeping the community safe. This update will be seamless for all residents and will be detailed in forthcoming communications.

Notices of Infraction Tailgating

Stop

Speed

January

10

3

1

13 Mph over the speed limit

February

4

6

1

21 Mph over the speed limit

March (1st Week)

2

7

2

13 & 20 Mph over the speed limit

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Lakes on Eldridge 3rd ANNUAL CHILI COOK OFF (FEBRUARY 29th, 2020) Our third annual Chili Cook Off was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who participated! There was a great variety of thirteen delicious recipes and each one was different and outstanding! We savored beef, chicken, turkey, vegetarian and beanless varieties.

The award for the best chili in Lakes on Eldridge for 2020 goes to the chili with a Mediterranean touch! Watch out for this beautiful young lady, because it was her first go at a chili. This is very promising for the future! Congratulations to all our winners!

Special surprise for the night was a visit from four firefighters!

They enjoyed our chilis and invited everyone to take a look at their cool fire truck!

A special thank you to all our volunteers for cooking and/or helping prepare for this event!

We are always looking for volunteers, so if you want to be part of this fun group - the LOE Social Committee - we'd like to invite you to our next meeting! Don't hesitate to contact us at veerlekurt@msn.com or cgloid@hotmail.com!

Befriend us on Facebook for more information! @LOE Social Committee

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Lakes on Eldridge Maintenance/Project Highlights for April 2020 • Power washing of dirty brick walls has begun and will continue for a couple weeks.

Power washing of Clubhouse pool deck, and sidewalks is complete.

• Power washing of Playgrounds has been completed.

• New Free Library Box installed in front of Clubhouse at school bus stop.

Overnight Street Parking in LOE

Please be reminded that overnight street parking is discouraged in the community. This causes streets to become impassable and creates a dangerous hazard for emergency vehicles. Please park your vehicles in your driveway.

Your cooperation is appreciated.

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Lakes on Eldridge Wash Your Hands

Reducing Spread of Disease While at Home and Work By: Concentra Urgent Care The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say • Wet hands with water that nearly 90,000 patients die in U.S. hospitals each year due to a • Use plain bar or liquid soap preventable disease – many could be avoided if everyone properly • Create a lather by vigorously rubbing hands together for 15-20 washed their hands. seconds—about the amount of time it takes to sing “Happy Birthday” From germs on office equipment to sick colleagues who decided to twice come into work anyway, people face the same dangers in the workplace.

• Be sure to wash palms, back of hands, fingers, and nails (clean nails The same simple fact holds true: Washing your hands regularly is by gently scratching nails down your opposing soapy palm) an effective way to prevent yourself from catching or spreading a • Rinse off soap under a stream of water preventable disease or illness.

WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO? WHEN TO WASH YOUR HANDS • Focus on hand washing in the lunch and/or break room The CDC recommends washing your hands every time you: • Be careful when using sponges and dish towels. These are ideal sites • Prepare or eat food for bacterial growth. Always wash your hands after using these items.

• Use the restroom • Maintain a clean work area; regularly clean any office equipment, • Tend to someone who is sick; both before and after especially shared items such as phones and keyboards.

• Blow your nose, cough, or sneeze • Remind your colleagues of the importance of hand washing, • Handle garbage particularly when you witness someone neglecting to wash his or her hands.

• Treat a cut or wound FOR MORE INFORMATION • Change a diaper or clean up after children To learn more about how washing hands regularly can help prevent • Handle an animal or animal waste disease, ask your health care provider, or visit the CDC’s creative Web HAND WASHING BASICS site dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of hand washing The CDC has issued specific guidelines about effective hand washing: at www.henrythehand.com.

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TEENAGE JOBSEEKERS Baby Pet/Plant Lawn Sitter Sitter Care

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Carolina, 13......................•..........•....................................... 832-844-9399 Cloe**, 14.........................•.................................................. 832-903-6159 DeAnna, 16.......................•.................................................. 713-466-7219 John, 16............................•..........•....................................... 713-896-9837 Katy, 13........................................•....................................... 832-467-0489 Adam, 11***......................•..........•....................................... 713-231-3911 Kenneth, 17......................•..........•....................................... 713-614-7217 Rebecca, 18**~..................•..........•....................................... 713-983-9656 Louie, 15......................................•....................................... 713-983-9656 Carol, 16**........................•..........•....................................... 713-907-4058 Kevin, 17........................................................... •................. 832-525-9025 Minnie, 18...................................•....................................... 713-653-4241 Pauline, 16........................•.................................................. 832-931-3225 Matheo, 15***..............................•....................................... 281-781-4014 Diane, 13..........................•.................................................. 713-739-8053 Connor, 15...................................•...........•........................... 512-230-8153 Ellie, 16+...........................•.................................................. 832-446-7945 Robert, 15....................................•....................................... 832-416-2052 Brooke, 16........................•..........•....................................... 713-582-4767 Andrea**~***.....................•.................................................. 713-269-3943 Grace, 14........................................................... •................. 281-636-6177 Lyndsey, 13..................................•....................................... 832-690-8140 Katelyn, 14...................................•....................................... 281-757-1169 Lauren, 11....................................•....................................... 281-757-1169 Jade, 16.............................•..........•........................ corinnevwek23@gmail.com Isabella, 12...................................•....................................... 832-607-5302

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