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April 2012 Volume 6, Issue 4

Enchanted Valley Echo

Official Publication of Enchanted Valley Homeowners Association

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APRILAnniversaries

Michael & Camille Havelk, Erwin & Jean Zoch, Jimmie & Debbie Potter, David & Cindy Robicheaux, Daniel & Tracy McCowin, Manuel Jr. & Irene Rocha, Jim & Heather Cusick, Kenneth & Mary Kite, and Darrel & Sally Ludwig

Special wishes are sent to Tim & Loretta Dauphin who will celebrating their 40th anniversary on April 6, and Jim & Nancy McConaughy who will celebrating their 30th anniversary on April 3rd. Here’s to many more years of happiness!

BirthdaysVeronica Franta, Jonathan Barco, Caitlin Barnette, Judy

Blackmon, Gaynelle Bucek, Angela Burrer, Anthony Edward Celonia, Megan Clough, Cindy Cockran, Victor Cormier, Collin Dalton, Loretta Dauphin, Dyren Davis Dan Evans, Cheryl Franke, David Franta, Jr., Dennis Fraser, Connor Gallaway, Alyssa Gonzales, Jim Hancock, Gerald Hartman, James, Head, Norma Head, Martha Hillin David Isenhower, Eddie Joe, Julie Joe, Elizabeth Anne Jones, Dustin Koonce, Elizabeth Kull, Michele Ledford, Sally Ludwig, Tonya Lyroc k, Justin Martin, Gena McClatchy, Haley McClatchy, Joyce Moffit, Yvonne Morse, Keith Nelson, Bob Parsons, Wanda Parsons, Andrew Potter, Daisy Rico, Kathy Robertson, Bernal Santillan, Jack Shreffler, Heath Spencer, Brent Stafford, Megan Stilwell, Jane Strobel, Roger Toler, Norma Walch, Austin Weatherley, Danielle Weghorst, Steve Williams, Stephanie Williams and Jacob Zamprelli.

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MILLSAP ELEMENTARY PRE-REGISTRATIONPre-registration for 2012-2013 Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten

(bilingual & ESL only) classes will be held in all Cypress Fairbanks elementary schools on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 from 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. To be eligible for full day kindergarten, a child must be 5 years of age on or before September 1, 2012.

If your child speaks a language other than English, you may pre-register for Pre-Kindergarten. To be eligible for this half-day program, a child must be 4 years of age on or before September 1, 2012.

To register, parents must furnish the schoolwith the following items:

• a certified copy of the child’s birth certificate from the Bureau of Vital Statistics

• current immunization record• proof of residency (example: lease agreement if leasing; or water, gas

or electric bill in parent or guardian’s name if you own your home)• Social Security card for each child, if available• current photo I.D. for parent or guardian

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OFFICERSPresident..................... Steve Thomson .......................................Vice President ............... Lloyd Coker ...................713-449-7449Secretary .....................Melissa Seureau .......................................Treasurer .......................... Bill Stice ......................281-373-1032

DIRECTORS Randall Sims ........................................................281-373-4657

COMMITTEE HEADSCommunity Center Rental ...................................281-463-1777Newsletter - Tammie Ogrodowicz.......... [email protected] ....................... Marj Andreo ...................281-373-1708Deed Restriction Enforcement Beautification ....................OPEN ..............................................Park Gate .................. Bobby Don Hill ................281-373-1918ACC ................................ Bill Stice ......................281-373-1032 Swim Team ............ Anne Goad-President ............281-256-3704Block Captains ............ Linda Bagley ...................281-373-0713Event Coordinator ........................................................... OPEN

Welcoming Committee .............................................................OPEN

E.V. 2011 BOARD & COM.'SSCS Management Services

7170 Cherry Park Drive, Houston, Texas 77095281-463-1777, [email protected]

www.scsmgmt.comFor information on your homeowner’s assessments, deed

restriction violations or questions in general please contact:

Association Manager Service ManagerAlicia Newby – ext 7128 Jessica Smith - ext. [email protected] [email protected]

Accounting Representative Deed Restriction InspectorAshley Martin – ext 7118 Chris Sharp – ext [email protected] [email protected]

MANAGEMENT CO.

PUBLISHERPeel, Inc. ...............................www.PEELinc.com, 512-263-9181Advertising ............... [email protected], 512-263-9181

NEWSLETTER INFO

Carl Linseisen, President ......................................281-373-0522Harry West, Vice President ...................................713-589-2844Norman Gruenzner, Secretary ..............................281-373-0600John Clough, Director ..........................................281-373-1368Carolyn Maniscalco, Director ...............................713-858-6966Water Operations - S.T. Services ...........................281-398-8211

WATER BOARD MEMBERS

E.V. ESTATES 2011 BOARDPRESIDENT Roger Johnson .................................................281-373-1704VICE-PRESIDENT Steve Ellisor .....................................................713-823-9003SECRETARY/TREASURER Samantha Collins...................................................................DEED RESTRICTIONS ...............................................................................OPENMAINTENANCE Ryan Lubs .......................................................281-373-0991WATER Steve Ellisor .....................................................713-823-9003 Kirdes Schubert ...............................................281-373-1606SECURITY ED Fuselier ......................................................281-304-6789AT LARGE VACANT ..............................................................................PARLIAMENTARIAN Kathy El-Messidi .............................................281-373-1426WATER OPERATORS Billing & Collection ........................................713-937-1959 Severen Trent ...................................................281-398-8211

“Where Kids Take Flight”America’s Angels believes that every child deserves a safe, nurturing family. America’s Angels has chosen to carry out this mission through providing the following foster care services: childcare services; treatment services; and respite childcare services.

America’s Angels is comprised of experienced and well trained professionals. Through providing the appropriate training and support to our Foster Parents, we provide a nurturing, caring, and safe environment to the children in our care. America’s Angels has the resources to meet the needs and challenges of children and families.

We are seeking responsible, qualified, compassionate adults to provide Foster Care services to children that have been abused and/or neglected. If you feel called to share your heart, and your home, please contact us today to discuss your eligibility and answer any questions you may have.

Please Visit Our Website

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We also encourage you to call us at

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440 Benmar, Ste 1022Houston, Texas 77060

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2012 Enchanted Valley Pool TagsSwim season is almost here and you must have a current 2012 Pool Tag to use the Enchanted Valley Pool. All residents who

use the pool must be current on their maintenance fees. Pool tags are required by anyone 8 years or older. Swimmers who are 7 years and younger will not be issued a pool tag and must be accompanied by a responsible adult 17 years or older. Failure to abide by the Enchanted Valley Pool Rules or obeying the lifeguards may result in the tag being taken from the swimmer and no longer being allowed to swim the remainder of the swim season. Please fill out the following information and mail or fax to:

Enchanted Valley Homeowners AssociationSCS Management Company7170 Cherry Park DriveHouston, Texas 77095Fax: 281-463-0050

LAST NAME/ FIRST NAME

STREET ADDRESS

CITY/ZIP

SUBDIVISION

HOME PHONE

EMERGENCY PHONE

RESIDENT MEMBERSHIP

NON-RESIDENT MEMBERSHIP

(please check one box)

This year’s tag will be mailed to those who complete the above information. Don’t wait until the day you want to swim, do it now to avoid delays. Forms not received before May 31, 2012 will incur a processing fee of $10.00 per household. Non-Resident memberships may also be purchased by completing the above information and enclosing a check for $100.00 made payable to Enchanted Valley Homeowners Association.


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If you need additional information about registering your child, please visit our district website at http://www.cfisd.net or you may contact Debbie Gibbens, Registrar at Millsap Elementary at 281-897-4480. If you currently reside with another family and the house or lease does not have the parent/guardian’s name, you will need to register in August.

Students enrolled this year in the district’s Pre-kindergarten program already are officially registered for Kindergarten. Therefore, there is no need for parents of current Pre-kindergarteners to attend the Kindergarten registration on April 10th.

CYPRESS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH DONATES THOUSANDS

TO LOCAL SCHOOL$8K to Go Toward Adam Elementary’s

(Cy-Fair ISD) Running Track! Houston, TX, February 27, 2012 – People normally think of church as a place that accepts donations, but this week Cypress United Methodist Church is giving a donation of $8,000 to Adam Elementary School to be used to complete their running track. The check presentation ceremony was Wednesday, February, 29, at 11:30 a.m. at Adam Elementary, 11303 Honeygrove, in Houston.

“Our theme for our Christmas Eve offering was ‘Give It All Away’,” says Jerome Brimmage, Senior Pastor at Cypress UMC. “We felt led to give 100% of our Christmas Eve offering to support local and global missions. Locally, that portion of the money is going to Adam.”

The track project at Adam has been in the works for eight years, but had stalled due to lack of funding. Cypress UMC “adopted” Adam Elementary in 2011, and has been instrumental in providing backpacks, school supplies, and volunteers to help the students and staff at the school. The program has been so successful; other local schools have contacted Cypress UMC, to see if they can be adopted as well.

RELAY FOR LIFE/THEAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETYThe members of the American Cancer

Society Relay For Life of Cy-Fair planning committee are proud to announce that we will be hosting our Annual American Cancer Society Relay For Life Cy-Fair. The event will begin the evening of APRIL 13th and last until the morning of APRIL 14th held at CY-FALLS High School, 9811 Huffmeister Road, Houston TX 77095. The Relay is a 12-hour, overnight, continuous walk to help raise money to further the American Cancer Society’s mission of eliminating cancer by helping people stay well, helping people get well, by finding cures, and by fighting back. The event will include a live band, disc jockey, carnival type games, food, contests, silent auction, etc. GREAT FAMILY FUN with all profits going to the American Cancer Society. Relay activities kick off at 7pm with the opening ceremony. We extend a heartfelt invitation to you and your family to participate in the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Cy-Fair. If you have any questions or would like to be

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Receptive and Expressive Language

Fluency/Stuttering | Aural Habilitation

Cleft Palate | Tounge Thrust | Lisps

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involved in the fight against cancer, please contact: Catherine Kovar at 713-826-2841 or Karen DePaul at 713-471-1265

SPRING EVENTS @ HOCKLEY SOAP BOX DERBY PARK

Greater Houston Soap Box Derby (GHSBD) kicks off its 2012 season at the Harris County Pct. 3 Hockley

Derby Park with the following events.• Saturday, April 14-Super Kids Race

(morning) and open track testing(afternoon)• Saturday, April 28-NDR Rally Races

(morning and afternoon)• Saturday, May 12-Public Fun Day

(free family event)Soap Box Derby racing is a seventy-five-

year-old American youth tradition. Soap Box racers are gravity powered with driver-controlled steering and brakes. Stock, Super Stock & Masters car divisions exist for varying age, size, weight and skill levels. The cars for all three divisions are assembled from kits. A limited number of loaner cars are available for new drivers but must be reserved ahead of time to assure availability. Open track test days are provided for drivers and their race teams for practice runs and clinics to make their cars safe and competitive for the NDR Rally Races.

A Novice Division has been created to give younger, inexperienced racers ages 7 and up an opportunity to develop the skills needed to drive a fully weighted car.

The Super Kids program promotes racing for children with disabilities. Harris County

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LEARN CPRKEEP BACKYARDS &BATHROOMS SAFE

In 2011, Texas led the nation in the number of drownings and near drownings of children. Drowning still remains the #1 cause of unintentional injury-related death for children under 5

and the #2 cause for children 1-14.

Help us make sure 2012 is theBEST SUMMER EVER!

Pct. 3 has constructed specially built two-seat, dual-control derby cars for use by Super Kids.

Public Fun Days are provided for kids and adults of all ages. Non-competitive test rides for kids and adults, including children with special needs. Cars provided, including adult-size classic style racers. Come experience the Thrill of the Hill and learn more about participating and volunteering in this family-oriented sport. Harris County Pct. 3 Hockley Derby Park is the home of all GHSBD events. The park is located in the northwest corner of the county next to the Hockley Community Center, 28515 Old Washington Rd., Hockley, TX 77447. GHSBD is seeking participants and volunteers for the 2012 season and beyond. GHSBD was formed in 1994 as a charitable, non-profit, tax-exempt 501(C) 3 corporation and is run by volunteers for the benefit of today’s youth. For more information about

the derby and events and/or to join our mailing list, please visit our website: www.ghsbd.org .

TRAVEL THE WORLD WITHOUT LEAVING YOUR HOMETOWN

BY HOSTING A FOREIGNEXCHANGE STUDENT

Who hasn’t dreamed about walking among the Egyptian pyramids, or soaking in the sun on a beach in Spain, or wandering along the Great Wall of China? Every parent wants to give their children a taste of the world, but the economic reality of international air travel for a family, not to mention hotels, passports and food, makes it tough for most of us to consider except in our daydreams.

There is a way to give your children the world – without leaving your living room. How? Host a foreign exchange student from a country you’ve always admired! Fascinated by France? Curious about China? Intrigued by India? By welcoming an international

student from one of these countries into your home, you instantly open a portal to a far off land.

“My husband is originally from Italy, and when we first starting hosting we started with an Italian exchange student,” said Pam Piro, an Ayusa host mom from Verona, New Jersey. “But, Italy was familiar to us, so later we began to host students from countries that were less familiar, like Morocco, Lebanon and Jordan. As we learned more about our students’ countries, through sharing their foods and traditions and history, we were able to better relate to what was going on in different parts of world because we saw the events from their perspective. We also realized that all people really are the same all over the world – we all have the same hopes and dreams, we just come from different cultures.”


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Foreign exchange students come from all over the world. Ayusa matches host families with students from more than 60 different countries including Argentina, China, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Japan, Lebanon, Norway, Pakistan, Sweden, Thailand, Tunisia and Turkey. All high school foreign exchange students are fully insured, bring their own spending money, and are proficient in English – and all high school exchange programs are regulated by the U.S. Department of State.

“We welcome host families of all shapes and sizes – families with young children, families with no children, empty nesters whose children have left home, single parents and non-traditional families,” says Heather Wells, Regional Director of Ayusa, a non-profit that promoting global learning and leadership through foreign exchange and study abroad opportunities for high school students. “The key requirements for a host family are to provide a safe and nurturing home environment, genuinely love children, and have a desire to learn more about a different culture.”

Volunteer host families provide foreign exchange students a nurturing environment, three meals a day and a bedroom (either private or shared with a host sibling of the same gender). Each host family and student is supported by a professionally trained community representative who works with the family and student for the entire program. All interested host families must pass a criminal background check and a home visit by an exchange organization.

Interested host families are required to fill out an application, pass a background check and interview with a local exchange program representative in their homes. Once accepted to a program, host families can view profiles of students to find the right match for their family.

“Hosting an exchange student is a life-changing experience – for the student, the host family, and the host community,” says Wells. “There is no better way to teach your children about the world around them than through welcoming an international high school student into your home.”

Ayusa is currently accepting applications for families to host an exchange student for the [20XX-20XX] school year. For more information about hosting a high school foreign exchange student, please contact Ayusa at 1.888.552.9872 or by visiting the website at www.ayusa.org.

THE NORTHWEST FLYERS TRACK CLUB The Northwest Flyers Track Club will host two free open house /

registration sessions for all middle and high school athletes and their parents interested in joining for the 2012 season. The events will be held on Thursday, April 5, and Friday, April 20, from 7:00 – 8:30 PM at Cypress Creek High School, 9815 Grant Rd., Houston. The Northwest Flyers is a youth (ages 6 -18) track organization, affiliated with USA Track & Field. The club provides a full program of “track” events such as sprints, hurdles, middle distance, distance and relays, and “field” events such as long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole






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vault, discus, shot put and javelin. It is an excellent “off-season” program for young athletes who currently compete on their middle school or high school track teams.

The club was founded 25 years ago by Olympic gold medalist Fred Newhouse to foster the development of youth track & field in the northwest Houston area. Last year, the Northwest Flyers sent 62 young athletes to compete at U.S. Junior Olympics National Championships in Wichita, Kansas and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Visit the team website at http://www.northwestflyers.org for registration forms and information prior to the session, or contact Linette Roach at (281) 587-8442, or [email protected].

MOMS OF MULTIPLESThe Northwest Houston Moms of Multiples group is having their

bi-annual Buy/Sell on Saturday, April 21, 2012! We will be selling every kind of baby gear, baby clothes, kids clothes, maternity clothes, toys, furniture, games,, household items and more!! Come see us!

The KidsRKids parking lot, 10740 Barker Cypress, Cypress, Texas. 77433. Come early and bring cash! Saturday, April 21, 2012, 7am-12pm, This is a Multiple Family sale with lots of great stuff! See you there!

SPICEWOOD ARTS SOCIETY’S ARTS ROUND-UPThe Spicewood Arts Society is sponsoring its ninth Arts Round-

Up Festival of Fine Arts on October 20 & 21, 2012. We encourage applications from central Texas artists who wish to join us in this wonderful fall art festival in the fast growing Spicewood area. The art show will be held on the beautiful grounds surrounding the La Cabana Grill in a grove of live oak trees at 21103 Hwy 71 West in Spicewood. Guest admission is free. Spicewood is an affluent and rapidly growing community with sophisticated art buyers. In addition, Spicewood is just a short drive from Austin, Marble Falls, Horseshoe Bay, Johnson City, Lakeway, Bee Caves, and Oak Hill, providing participating artists the opportunity to exhibit their work to a variety of art patrons. We encourage all artists living or working in Texas to apply.

Artists in all 2-D and 3-D media will display their works in their own tents. All artwork must be original work by the artist. A jury of artists and members of the SAS Board of Directors will select applicants for invitation to participate. Fees:• Non-Refundable Application Fee: $25.00• Booth Fee for weekend: single $140.00 ($145 with electricity);

double $275 (includes electricity)• Electricity add: $5.00Application Deadline• Tuesday, June 26, 2012. Apply via Zapplication.org

The goals for this show are to provide a cost effective venue for artists to display and sell their art and to provide fun for the whole family.



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