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Volume 21, Issue 5

May 2022

Help Make the World a Better Place Did you know that by opening your home to a foreign exchange student you are taking on the role as a diplomat of the United States? Its true! Hosting a teenager from another country is form of public diplomacy – it gives both the host family and the student an opportunity to learn from each other, exchange cultural experiences and most of all, form life-long relationships. All that is required of a host family is to provide three meals a day, a place for the student to sleep and a little bit of TLC thrown in. Students can share a room with a same sex sibling that is within three years of their age. The students all come with their own spending money, health insurance and an eagerness to be part of your family. STS Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, is looking for volunteer host families for the 2022/2023 school year. We accept all different types of families, from single parents, to newly marrieds, to empty nesters to same sex couples. The application process is simple, once you are completely vetted, you will have access to our student database where you can select the student that best fits in with your family. If you would like to find out more about hosting one of our wonderful students, please contact Vicki Odom at (832) 455-7881 or email at vicki.stsfoundation@yahoo.com. I can get you started in helping to make the world a better place to live. Copyright © 2022 Peel, Inc.

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Lakes on Eldridge IMPORTANT NUMBERS

LOE WEBSITE

FIRST SERVICE RESIDENTIAL 1330 Enclave Parkway, Suite 425, Houston, TX 77077 713-932-1122 (24/7) or contactus.tx@fsresidential.com Office hours are 9am to 4pm Monday through Friday

Please register for full resident access to HOA documents, forms, events information and management company contacts. By providing your contact information you will receive HOA notifications, community messages and reminders. Your contact information is kept private and is not available to any external parties.

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, 512-263-9181

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

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HOA/MUD Agreement Reached! The HOA is pleased to announce that it reached an agreement with the MUD regarding the negotiations over the existing land maintenance agreement. The new agreement more clearly defines the party’s responsibilities and will benefit the homeowners of LOE. With the strong support of residents that attended last month’s HOA Board meeting, both the HOA and the MUD worked toward this resolution.

Most of us chose to live in LOE because it is a safe neighborhood and each of us has a responsibility to contribute to this environment. Speeding and running stop signs may get you home seconds sooner but are those seconds worth increasing the possibility of accidently hitting a child playing or not seeing a pedestrian crossing the street? This might happen in an instant but could permanently change your and another family’s lives forever. Please, please, please, slow down and remind all drivers in your household as well as visitors and contractors to be considerate and obey the traffic rules. Your help will let everyone continue to feel safe in LOE!

REMINDER No pets in tennis courts

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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. 2

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Lakes on Eldridge 5/06 MISFIT OUTPOST JERAMY WEBB, 6P 5/07 THE TEXAS HIDEOUT JENNA KATHERINE, 6P 5/13 MISFIT OUTPOST CMS SPOTLIGHT EVENT!! BRANDON SMITH TRIO, 6:00P 5/14 - OPEN

Look for this Wi-Fi QR code at the pool and clubhouse for easy access to the Lakes on Eldridge Wi-Fi. Open your camera on your phone and hover over the code and a gray bar will pop up that says Wi-Fi QR Code Join “Lakes on Eldridge _5G” Network .Tap the gray bar and you will be joined to the Wi-Fi newtork

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5/20 CREEKWOOD GRILL NATE GORDON, 6:30P 5/2 THE BURGER RANCH RESTAURANT “END OF SCHOOL BASH”!! THE TX EAGLES/MIKE GILBERT 5/27 THE BACKYARD GRILL ANDREW WADE, 7P 5/28 THE TEXAS HIDEOUT BRIAN ANDERSON, 6:30P

MAY – JUBA

www.thespicolis.com @jubanormand In 2021, this guy named JUBA hit the stages of Cypress, TX. I’m here to tell you all about him! JUBA is a native of Marksville, Louisiana, and a graduate of LSU-Alexandria, but he relocated to Texas in 2021 for love. JUBA first took the stage at THE THIRSTY TEXAN (Louetta Rd.) in early 2021. Since then, JUBA has become one of the most recognized names amongst local artists. You can find JUBA performing pop, country, blues, soul, and almost everything in-between as a solo acoustic artist. Alternatively, you can find him as the lead frontman for THE SPICOLIS – the “MTV party era” variety cover band! He’s performed all over town at places like THE HIDDEN CELLAR (House Hahl Rd.), MACS (Telge Rd), WILDCATTER SALOON, and SPORTIN’ WOODY’S (N. Eldridge), and most recently, at THE BURGER RANCH (House Hahl Rd) for the CYPRESS MUSIC SCENE March SPOTLIGHT show! But don’t let all the live music action fool you! By day, JUBA works as a CT/XRAY/MRI technician in the medical industry! He’s a father/stepfather to 4 and a gentle soul who is a friend to many – including myself. He’s cool and kind off-stage, and on-stage he spares no one when it comes to audience participation! He’s got positive energy that radiates behind the mic, but most of all, he’s humble. No matter what, he is always there for those who need him. Family, friends, and fans alike. He’s won the hearts of many, and once you see him live, he will win yours too. Watch for JUBA to appear on the CMS Weekend Line Up on Facebook, and make sure to scan our QR code to join the other 4,100+ local CMS Members on Facebook, so you don’t miss a thing! Until next time, have fun, stay safe, and I hope to see YOU around the very happening CYPRESS MUSIC SCENE…. Reach out to me with your music news, alerts, happenings, and questions! Artists/Venues/Agents welcome. NO SPAM. Email me: joycebehindthemic@gmail.com Copyright © 2022 Peel, Inc.

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Lakes on Eldridge “Organizing Strategies – Be Present, Profitable and Productive” chaos for simple and organized. Dai lives in Houston with her husband, and two kids. Join us to learn: 1. Why being Present, Productive and Profitable is the pathway to less stress and more success in business 2. What's YOUR individual productivity style 3. 4-step process for tackling physical & digital clutter About Houston Area Professional Express Network (HAPEN)

Thursday, May 19, 2022 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Holiday Inn & Suites Houston West - Westway Park 4606 Westway Park Blvd, Houston, TX 77041 Houston, Texas (April 6, 2022) Dai Smith is the owner and founder of Simplicity by Day, LLC the organizing consulting company that provides simple and organized solutions for entrepreneurs, professionals, and parents alike.

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She is a certified professional organizer with the American International Organizing Professionals and has an undergrad and graduate business degrees and is a design school graduate. Dai is an award-winning sales/marketing professional who specializes in productivity and décor organizing and is a member of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing. Dai juggles marriage, motherhood, career and entrepreneurship and with that, is the secret weapon for entrepreneurs and busy professionals who want to trade clutter and

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.

Lakes on Eldridge MENTAL HEALTH HEROES CLASSIC: A Golf Tournament for Mental Health The Second Annual Mental Health Heroes Classic was held on Wednesday, March 30th, and was a great success for the community and Shield Bearer. The tournament, held at Gleannloch Pines Golf Club in Spring, raised $20,000 for mental health access through sponsorships and tickets. The Creekwood Grill provided lunch before the tournament. The golfers headed out on the course were able to interact with tent sponsors, including Renee Lee, Realtor, Shell Federal Credit Union, Sulcata Psychiatry, Tax-keeping by AC, and Stallion Roofing and Solar. After the tournament, everyone came in for a Texas BBQ lunch and a Hole-In-One Shootout on the 28th hole of the course! Unfortunately, no one won the $50,000 this year, but our fingers are crossed for a winner next year. We want to take a moment to thank some of our sponsors, including Gold Sponsors – The Fitzpatrick Group, Northwest Dodge, Century 21 Brian Panacek, and Kingwood Pines Hospital. Our award sponsor: Keating Auto Group, and our Hole-in-One Sponsor: Katherine Darby Lee, Chair of our Board of Directors. Our Towel Sponsor – Edward Jones, Rick Skinner. Our Beverage Cart Sponsors: MRI Diagnostics and America’s ER.

Shield Bearer Counseling Centers is on a mission to help heal hearts in Northwest Houston and beyond. They strive to never turn anyone away based on their inability to pay. With locations from Katy to Conroe and telehealth options, there are possibilities for anyone in Texas. Shield Bearer will hold over 836 sessions in an average month, of which 63% are at a reduced price. Their monthly impact includes 67 victims of human trafficking, 46 first responders, and 39 veterans. Also included in their monthly impact are 126 people who suffer from PTSD or complex trauma and 21 people with suicide ideation, along with many others. Shield Bearer Counseling Centers can be reached at 281-894-7222. They welcome anyone who can use someone to talk to, set up an appointment.

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NatureWatch by Jim and Lynne Weber

Beguiling Bloomers Springtime in Central Texas brings a host of familiar wildflowers blooming in meadows and woodlands, and along grassy roadsides. But each year the seasonal conditions may vary, based largely on the timing and amount of rainfall. While many species are widespread from year to year, some appear infrequently, others only in certain habitats, and many go almost completely unnoticed. Clasping Venus’ Looking-glass or Clasping Bellflower (Triodanis perfoliata) is a distinctive annual that can be found growing in open often disturbed areas, sometimes appearing even in cultivated flower gardens. In April and May, violet-blue, 5 petaled, wheel- to bellshaped flowers, 0.5 to 0.75 inches across, are set singly in the axils of rounded green leaves that clasp the erect, slender, unbranched stems. Inconspicuous at 6 to 18 inches high, this species is differentiated from five other Triodanis species found in Texas by its almost circular, toothed, clasping leaves. Pink Stonecrop or Limestone Stonecrop (Sedum pulchellum), is a low-growing, apparently rare annual found on rocky ground in full sun, often among cactus and other Sedum species. Smooth, stemclasping, cylindrical pale to lime green leaves, to 1 inch long, are densely arranged along the ascending to spreading stems. These stems are topped with horizontally branched inflorescences that bloom from March to May, with numerous 4-petaled, pale pink flowers, to 0.5 inches across. The petals are arranged in a cross-like pattern, giving rise to its other common name of Widow’s Cross. The Travis County population of this species, most often found on hilltops in

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the Bull Creek watershed, is disjunct by over 150 miles from other more eastern and northern populations, and likely represents the southwestern limit of its native distribution. Highly overlooked but quite common is Heller’s Plantain or Cedar Plantain (Plantago helleri), an erect annual that grows only in Central to West Texas and in southern New Mexico, typically in shallow, stony soils and on limestone bedrock exposures. From March through May, this species displays unusual, slightly overlapping flowers clustered at the top part of each stalk. The flowers are quite small at 0.25-inches wide, with 4 off-white, nearly translucent petals that have a dark red center. The stalks, to 10-inches high, arise from narrow, linear, basal leaves, to 8-inches long, and both stalks and leaves are softly hairy. This species is can be commonly found along gravelly roadsides, and it is one of the host plants for the beautiful Common Buckeye butterfly. Each spring, remember to look beyond the bluebonnets, paintbrushes, firewheels, and Mexican hats and take a closer look, because you just might be rewarded with one of these beguiling little bloomers! Send your nature-related questions to naturewatch@austin.rr.com and we’ll do our best to answer them. If you enjoy reading these articles, check out our books, Nature Watch Austin, Nature Watch Big Bend, and Native Host Plants for Texas Butterflies (all published by Texas A&M University Press), and our blog at naturewatchaustin. blogspot.com.

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Green Tips: Lights Out By Dale Bulla

MEMORIAL DAY

Providing Safe Passage for Nocturnal Migrants Every year, billions of birds migrate north in the spring and south in the fall, the majority of them flying at night, navigating with the night sky. However, as they pass over big cities on their way, they can become disoriented by bright artificial lights and skyglow, often causing them to collide with buildings or windows.

While lights can throw birds off their migration paths, bird fatalities are more directly caused by the amount of energy the birds waste flying around and calling out in confusion. The exhaustion can then Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following leave them vulnerable to other urban threats. the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. Many Dozens of species are affected, including priority species—those we Americans observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries or memorials, have identified as most in need of and most likely to benefit from holding family gatherings and participating in parades. Unofficially, it our help— such as the Allen’s Hummingbird, Wood Thrush, and marks the beginning of the summer season. Golden-winged Warbler. Just one building can cause major problems Did you know? Each year on Memorial Day a national moment of for birds in the area; within one week in 2017, nearly 400 passerines (warblers, grosbeaks, etc.) were caught in the floodlights of a 32-story remembrance takes place at 3:00 p.m. local time. Texas Skyscraper and killed via window collisions. https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/memorial-day-history Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day 2022 will occur on Monday, May 30.

Happy Memorial Day to all those men and women who have died serving our country and their families that support their efforts!

Five Principles for Responsible Outdoor Lighting Too often, outdoor electric lighting installations at night are over lit, left on when not needed, and are harmful to the environment. As a result, light pollution is a growing global issue that can negatively affect our environment and impact our quality of life. IDA and the Illuminating Engineering Society have published the joint Five Principles for Responsible Outdoor Lighting. By joining forces, our shared goal is to prevent and reduce light pollution through the proper application of quality outdoor electric lighting. By applying these principles, properly designed electric lighting at night can be beautiful, healthy, and functional. Projects that incorporate these principles will save energy and money, reduce light pollution, and minimize wildlife disruption. For more information: https://www. darksky.org/our-work/lighting/lighting-principles/ At no time will any source be allowed to use the Lakes on Eldridge Newsletter contents, or loan said contents, to others in anyway, shape or form, nor in any media, website, print, film, e-mail, electrostatic copy, fax, or etc. for the purpose of solicitation, commercial use, or any use for profit, political campaigns, or other self amplification, under penalty of law without written or expressed permission from Peel, Inc. The information in the newsletter is exclusively for the private use of Lakes on Eldridge residents only. DISCLAIMER: Articles and ads in this newsletter express the opinions of their authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Peel, Inc. or its employees. Peel, Inc. is not responsible for the accuracy of any facts stated in articles submitted by others. The publisher also assumes no responsibility for the advertising content with this publication. All warranties and representations made in the advertising content are solely that of the advertiser and any such claims regarding its content should be taken up with the advertiser. * The publisher assumes no liability with regard to its advertisers for misprints or failure to place advertising in this publication except for the actual cost of such advertising. * Although every effort is taken to avoid mistakes and/or misprints, the publisher assumes no responsibility for any errors of information or typographical mistakes, except as limited to the cost of advertising as stated above or in the case of misinformation, a printed retraction/ correction. * Under no circumstances shall the publisher be held liable for incidental or consequential damages, inconvenience, loss of business or services, or any other liabilities from failure to publish, or from failure to publish in a timely manner, except as limited to liabilities stated above.

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