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Lakes on Eldridge North

Volume 20, Issue 05

May 2021

Travels and More For Seniors In Cypress Submitted by JoAnn Lambert The Traveling Seniors of Cypress rode the rails, on March 17, on the Texas State Railroad, a historic 25-mile heritage railroad between Rusk and Palestine, Texas. TSR, built by inmates, was founded in 1883 by Texas to haul raw materials for a smelter at the prison in Rusk. Regular service on the line was ended in 1921. The state leased the line to private companies until 1969, then turned it over to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in 1972. In 2007, the railroad was transferred to the Texas State Railroad Authority and is now privately operating as a scenic tourist line. You can view a video of this trip at https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/526732305. On April 7, the Classic Adults of Good Shepherd United Methodist Church and The Traveling Seniors of Cypress ventured to Chappell Hill together. Fifty-two seniors bought tasty treats at Chappell Hill Bakery, then they were off to the Chappell Hill Historical Society Museum. The group enjoyed lunch at Lone Star Southern Grill, explored the Burton Farmers Cotton Gin, treated themselves to ice cream at Bluebell Creamery, then had their pictures taken amongst the bluebonnets, The Traveling Seniors of Cypress is a group of people aged 50 and older, mainly from Cypress (but you don't have to reside in Cypress to travel with them) who take day trips and extended excursions together. Upcoming trips include: • May 5: San Antonio Buckhorn Museum, Lunch is included at Mi Tierra's and shop at Historic Market Square for Cinco Di Mayo. Meet at Fairfield Baptist Church. Leave at 7:00 am. $40.00 • June 9: Galveston. The first stop is Pier 21 to see The Great Storm and The Pirate Island of Jean Laffite. Then enjoy lunch with your friends at Katie's Seafood on your own, To end the day, you'll take in the Bryan Museum. Bus leaves from Fairfield Baptist at 8:30. $20.00 Extended Excursions • New Orleans: October 11-15: Five days, four nights: guided tour of the city, the National World War II Museum, and a Louisiana Plantation. Admission to Mardi Gras World, Mississippi Riverboat Cruise time in the historic New Orleans French Quarter. $530 • The Ark Encounter & Creation Museum, September 18-25: Eight days and seven nights: Includes transpiration, meals, room, admission to Ark Encounter, Creation Museum, KY Derby Museum, and Graceland in Memphis. $815 • Nashville Show Trip: December 5-11: Includes transportation, most meals, The Grand Ole Opry, Nashville Nightlife Dinner Theater, Guided Tours of Nashville, Belle Meade Plantation, Country Music Hall of Fame, the Grand Ole Opry Behind the Scenes Tour, a ride on the Delta Flatboats inside the Opryland Hotel. $765Holy Land Tour January 2-12, 2022: Includes airfare, meals, hotel, guided sightseeing, and all entrance fees. $4,499 With the lowering of COVID restrictions, Fairfield Seniors are beginning to make plans to resume other programs such as cards, games, breakfasts, and potluck. We are looking for individuals or couples interested in stepping up and helping us get the programs back up and running. Please contact JoAnn at pstlgrl@gmail.com or Jackie at jackie.devine@comcast.net. Copyright © 2021 Peel, Inc.

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Cy Ridge Boys Claim District 17-6A Track and Field Championship

Robert Griffin Cypress Ridge High School senior Robert Griffin helped lead the boys’ track and field team to the District 17-6A team championship. The Rams totaled 149 points at the meet, held March 29-30 and April 1 at Spring Branch ISD’s Stratford High School. Griffin won the 100-meter dash and ran on the first-place 400-meter relay and secondplace 800-meter relay.

Jaelon Madden Cypress Ridge High School senior Jaelon Madden won both the high jump and long jump, helping the Rams win the boys’ team championship. Madden advanced to the area meet in both events.

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The “BEAR” Necessities

Submitted by Ernest Behrens

Imagine leaving your current living situation with nothing but the clothes on your back! This is the unfortunate reality for thousands of children placed in the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) care each year within Harris County. This is also where BEAR…BE A Resource for CPS Kids, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization that provides hope and help for abused and neglected children and the caseworkers who protect them within Harris County, steps in. BEAR has been providing basic needs and supportive services to these children for more than 20 years. In March, Abigail Behrens, Cypress native and current sophomore at Cy-Woods High School, completed her 4th service project benefiting BEAR. Abigail’s journey began seven years ago with Education in Action’s Lone Star Leadership Academy, a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering young people to become informed and active leaders in their communities. All active members of the LSLA Alumni Council must create and lead a service project each year. Having a soft spot in her heart for children, Abigail felt that BEAR’s honorable mission was a perfect match to dedicate her time and resources to. Abigail’s three previous service projects have provided 50 backpacks full of supplies, 145 BEAR necessity packs, and 246 toys. This year brought its own unique set of challenges with the pandemic, social distancing protocols, and her home church merging into another church which hindered her typical avenue of asking for donations. The solutions…GOFUNDME and SOCIAL MEDIA! She established a GoFundMe page and used social media, phone calls, and emails to expand her support network to raise funds needed to purchase supplies to provide BEAR Necessity Packs once again. Each pack includes shampoo, conditioner, soap, deodorant, toothbrush, and toothpaste with an addition of a face mask for this year. After raising more than $1,300.00, Abigail was able to purchase enough supplies to provide 254 BEAR necessity packs. With the help of her friends and family, Eleanor Behrens, Isabel Prejean, Aiza Khalid, and Ariel Canton, they were able to pack all 254 packs in about 30 minutes. Job well done, ladies, and thank you to everyone in and around the Fairfield community for supporting this young lady and the mission of BEAR. Look for her next service project in the coming year! For more information on BEAR, visit the BEAR https://bearesourcehouston.org/.

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Lakes on Eldridge North 5/01 – 2920 Roadhouse – Mike Donnell 5/07 – The Barn at Frio Grill – Mark Jones 5/08 – Bareback Bar & Icehouse - Texas Sundown Band

email me: joycebehindthemic@gmail.com Hurry Sundown Band | Facebook Cypress Music Scene | Facebook

5/14 – The Burger Ranch - Hurry Sundown 5/15 – 2920 Roadhouse – Marty Haggard 5/21 – Sportin’ Woodies – Texas Sundown Band 5/22 – Cypress Trail Hideout - The Shades of Gray 5/28 – Arena Theatre - Dwight Yoakam

Welcome to the first issue of the article that promises to keep you up to date on the latest LIVE music happenings in Cypress! I thought I would start out by introducing myself. My name is Joyce. I’m as native to Cypress as Tin Hall, Jeurgen’s Hall or The Shack. I’m a mom, wife, singer, artist and writer. My most recent venture being the Lead Vocalist in my band, Hurry Sundown of Cypress, TX. It’s been an amazing ride getting to be up-close and personal - on the stage and off, with some of the coolest, most talented musicians who play in Cypress or are from the Cypress Area. This article aims to enlighten you, entertain you and who knows, maybe even inspire you. Bringing awareness to local live music brings people to local business and helps support them. Making it as a musician is no easy task – trust me. The most valuable thing to a performer is receiving support from US – the FANS. GOT NEWS TO SHARE? Please reach out to me with your music news, alerts, happenings, and questions!

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VFW Friday Night Steak Night Resumes VFW Post 8905 It's been a long time coming, but finally, VFW Post 8905 is resuming Friday Night Steak Night on Friday, May 7th. Your $15 meal includes ribeye steak cooked the way you like it, baked potato, salad, and dessert (while it lasts)! VFW members start taking orders at 6:30 and begin serving shortly after that. Pay by cash or check. The VFW has also installed a new state-of-the-art ATM to serve our patrons better. Come on by and see the upgrades! VFW Post 8905 21902 Northwest Fwy Cypress, TX 77429 281.469.6632 cmd@vfw8905.org https://www.facebook.com/VfwPost8905

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Lakes on Eldridge North “Speed Networking” Event Details Thursday, May 20, 2021 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Holiday Inn & Suites Houston West - Westway Park 4606 Westway Park Blvd, Houston, TX 77041 Houston, Texas (April 5, 2021) Join us for our annual Speed Networking program. Members and guests will be able to quickly expand their professional contacts while participating in this structured event. Alane Roberts will be facilitating introductions and conversations with people they have not yet met. Meeting new people and building relationships is a sure-fire way of ensuring one’s business will continue to grow! Bring plenty of business cards to share! About Houston Area Professional Express Network (HAPEN) Houston Area Professional Express Network’s mission is to GROW our membership TOGETHER through the strength and

vitality of positive relationships of each member’s experiences. Our members have opportunities to pursue excellence and achieve both local and national recognition. HAPEN is part of the national organization of the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA), for more information visit www.HAPEN. 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.

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LOEN Ladies Club activities have been limited for over a year. With many of our members having received vaccinations the club may be able to resume more activities later this year. We are anxious to get back to providing our members and all of the women of the Lakes on Eldridge North community with opportunities to socialize through our monthly club events and activities. Until that time, only three of our groups will continue to meet virtually: Bridge, Daytime Book Club, and Book Club. If you would like more information about the Ladies Club, please email Jeanne MacKenzie at loenladiesclubpresident@gmail.com.

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Cy Ridge HS German teacher honored for virtual library Cypress Ridge High School German Teacher Bettina Albermann was recognized in February by the Goethe-Institute, Germany’s governmental culture organization that promotes the study of Germany and the use of the German language across the world. Albermann, who created a virtual library highlighting notable Afro-Germans for her students, saw one of her digital books highlighted in the institute’s bi-monthly class material available to teachers. The idea started as Albermann simply wanting to better prepare herself for remote teaching and nontraditional forms of instruction going into the 2020-2021 school year. She took classes over the summer, including one on Book Creator, an online application that helps educators create, read and share eBooks. Then came a discussion on a Facebook group tied to the American Association for Teachers of German. “It came up that we didn’t really have a lot of literature representing minorities in Germany,” Albermann said. “So that’s when I thought that maybe I could do something.” Albermann’s book subjects are Afro-German politicians, athletes, musicians and other notable figures. In addition to researching the material and writing the biographies, Albermann also narrates each one in German for her students to follow along. Her virtual library grew to 18 books and is available through her teaching homepage. “I wanted to have more comprehensive material for the students so that’s why I started writing the books,” said Albermann, who was born and raised in Germany. After sharing her work with other German teachers, word spread through social media. In February, someone in the Facebook group recommended Albermann’s library to the Goethe-Institute. The virtual book selected was on Aminata Touré, a German politician first elected at 25 years old and currently serving as vice president of Landtag, a representative assembly for the states of Germany. Touré’s parents fled to Germany from Mali in 1991 and she wasn’t granted German citizenship until she was 12 years old despite being born in the country. The institute put together a learning worksheet based on Touré and Albermann’s book and includes a link to her library. “All of these people have overcome some sort of challenge, so it’s more about inspiring my students. That was my intention—how can this help you overcome your difficulties when you see that other people can do it too?” Albermann said. “Our comprehensive input readers may not talk about them, but I wanted to make sure the students had some other information where they could learn about the real Germany, which is quite multicultural,” Cy Ridge German honors 1: Cypress Ridge High School German Teacher Bettina Albermann was honored by the Goethe-Institute after creating a virtual library highlighting notable Afro-Germans for her students. The institute is Germany’s governmental culture organization that promotes the study of Germany across the world. Cy Ridge German honors 2: Cypress Ridge High School German Teacher Bettina Albermann created a virtual library for her students after learning Book Creator over the summer. Book subjects are Afro-German politicians, athletes, musicians and other notable figures. Copyright © 2021 Peel, Inc.

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