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Willowlake Twilight Cinema June 21- Twilight Cinema is free to all Willowlake Resi-dents. The movie will start at dusk on Saturday, June 21, at Willowlake Park. Bring your own Chairs and blan-kets. Bring your neighbors out for an evening of relax-ation and a great movie!

Monday, May 26th School Holiday

Thursday, June 5th, Last Day of School – Cal-endar Change - The last day of the 2013 - 2014 school year has been changed back to June 5th as a result of a waiver from the Texas Education Agency.

Sunday, June 15th – Fa-ther’s Day Ice Cream Social, 6pm-730pm at the Gazebo

Tuesday, October 7th - National Night Out Event, 630p-8p at the Gazebo

Willowlake Board Meet-ings 2014: June 3, July 1, August 5, September 2, Oct 23rd – Annual Board Meeting, November 4, De-

cember 2. All Meetings are held at Houston First Church of the Nazarene at 7pm.

2014 Willowlake’s 1st Annual Garage Sale Was a SuccessWillowlake held its first neighborhood garage sale on Friday and Saturday, March 28th and 29th. 15-20 houses participated and anywhere from 50-70 shoppers came by each day. The shoppers were pretty much non-stop from open to close. There were some incredible deals on furniture, elec-tronics, clothes, etc. I hope that everyone who participated in the garage sale was successful. We plan on doing this again next Spring.

May 2014 • E-Newsletter

Willowlake Homeowners Association

Willowlake CommunityNews

Community Calendar

2014 SuperSaturday!

Super Saturday

Super Saturday EventOur good neighbors, Houston First Church of the Nazarene, sponsored Super Saturday 2014! at the Willowlake Park and Gazebo on Saturday, April 19th. This Spring Festival had plenty of fun, live music, free food, blow-ups for kids, face painting, egg hunt and lots of cra-zy games! It was called SUPER SATURDAY because there was a SUPERHERO theme. As you can see from the photos, there was a great turn-out and everyone was having a good time.

This was the 2nd event that Houston First Church of the Nazarene sponsored at the Wil-lowlake Park. The First one was last October.

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COMMUNITYCONNECTIONS

2014 BOARD OF DIRECTORSPresidentMark Hubenak mhubenak001@comcast.net

Vice PresidentBrannon Beckbrannon.beck@gmail.com

Secretary/TreasurerNancy Kapell nancykapell@yahoo.com

DirectorScott McKenzie scott@bestmarkproperties.com

2014 COMMITTEESArchitectural Control Chairman - Mark Lackeymelackey@comcast.netSocial Events Chairman - James Deitikerdeitiker@sbcglobal.netNewsletter Editor - Brooke Benefieldbrooke.e.benefield@gmail.comYard of the Month - Phyllis Cutrer & Tammy Steffenphyllis.cutrer@yahoo.comNeighborhood Watch Chairman - Mark Hubenakmhubenak001@comcast.net Pool Chairman - Lynn Piwonskilmp4040@yahoo.com Park Chairman - Diego Lamacchiadlamacchia@hotmail.comGazebo Rental Baseball Field ReservationsRandall Management - 713-728-1126, ext. 15 mtrevino@randallmanagement.com

If you would like to start a neighborhood group or commit-tee, contact one of the board members orRandall Management.

RANDALL MANAGEMENT TEAMManagersMiguel Trevinomtrevino@randallmanagement.com, ext. 15Jane Godwinjgodwin@randallmanagement.com, ext. 11

Collections Jennifercollections@randallmanagement.com ext. 22Kevincollections2@randallmanagement.com ext. 25Aliciacollections3@randallmanagement.com ext. 26

Deed Restrictions Lucy or Rubydeed@randallmanagement.com, ext. 18

Answering Service After business hours for common area emergencies(713) 850-4729For information on your homeowner’s assessments, deed restriction violations or questions in general please contact:

Randall Management, Inc.6200 Savoy, Suite 420, Houston, TX 77036

Phone: 713-728-1126 Fax: 713-728-5015

www.randallmanagement.com

Refer back to this page for important names and numbers for any issues, concerns or comments about the community.

All Emergencies................................................................911 Harris County Sheriff.......................................713-221-6000Vacation Watch (Sheriff ’s Office).................281-290-2100 S.E.A.L. Security Solutions………….........….713-422-2770Vacation Watch (S.E.A.L. Security)…........…713-442-2770Department of Public Safety.............................281-890-5440 Fire Department (non-emergency)...................713-466-6161Cypress-Fairbanks Hospital.............................281-897-3300 Memorial City Hospital............................... 713-932-3000 Center Point Energy - Outages Only…....…....713-207-2222

Center Point Energy - Gas..............................713-659-2111 Poison Control Center....................................800-222-1222 Harris County Animal Control..................... 281-999-3191 Pools by Dallas................................................713-932-8803 MUD #11...................................................... 281-807-9500 Willowplace Post Office.............................. 281-890-2392 Harris County Road & Bridge...................... 281-353-8424 VF Waste Services, Inc................................713-787-9790 Harris Co. Public Health and Environ. Svcs.713-920-2831 Street Lights Out….......www.centerpointenergy.com/outage

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*The last make-up day for the inclem-ent weather will be on June 5. This date is identified on the current 2013-2014 School Calendar.

Jersey Village High School

Journalism Students Win AwardsJournalism students from both the J.V. Peregrine Newspaper and Yearbook staff were recognized for their exceptional work at the Press Women of Texas’ Edith Fox King Contest. Matthew Du-Bose, Monica Garcia, Marieke Alsguth, and Joel Montfort all received 1st Place finishes and will advance to the National Contest.Congratulations to all on a job well done!

JVHS Broadcast & Publications Students ShineAt the Interscholastic League Press Confer-

ence in April, JVHS students along with their broadcasts and publications once again receive top honors. Their broadcasts and publications were honored with Awards of Achievement, Distinguished Merit, and the Siver Star. JV students received

1st, 2nd and 3rd Place recognition along with several Honorable Mentions. What an excellent job!

RoboticsThe Robotics team from JVHS placed 2nd Place in the Robot Remix FIRST Robot-ics competition.

KIDS EAT FREEThere’s no shortage of area restaurants with kids eat free specials for almost every day of the week.

Remember, you must purchase an adult meal to take advantage of most of these offers.

Backyard Grill9453 Jones Rd. (at West Rd.)281-897-9200Children 12 and under eat free on Mondays all day, Wednesdays 4 to 9 p.m., and for break-fast on Saturdays 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Black-eyed Pea10903 Jones Rd. (at 1960)281-890-6851Children 12 and under eat free on Tuesdays after 5 p.m.

Denny’s13031 FM 1960 W. (at Wortham Blvd.)281-897-8050Children 10 and under eat free on Tuesdays and Saturdays 4 to 10 p.m.

Firehouse Subs12149 FM 1960 (near Fallbrook)281-807-0005Children 12 and under eat free Sundays all day.

Russo’s Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen19817 NW Fwy. (at FM 1960)281-477-6002Children eat free Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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This page is designed to keep Willowlake residents in the loop about all the great things happening in and around the Willowlake area.

Rita’s Italian Ice and Custard Rita’s Italian Ice and Custard just opened its new northwest Houston location at the Steeplechase Shopping Center at 9587 Jones Road. The business offers Italian ice, combin-ing ice with real fresh fruit as well as frozen custard and milkshakes.

Cy-Fair senior center on track to open in new location A new center for seniors will open early this year across from Cypress-Fairbanks Hospital. The first licensed, freestanding adult day cen-ter in Cy-Fair is set to open early this year in a 10,000-square-foot building off Fallbrook Drive, across from Cy-Fair Hospital. The Vaughn Gage Healthy Aging Center will provide a place for seniors to stay during the day, with extended hours from 7 a.m.–7 p.m. The cen-ter will have a full-time nurse on staff to admin-ister medication, and there will be transportation services available for clients, along with counseling services. The Senior Citizens Bureau is also work-ing to add two restrooms and a shower to accom-

modate more people, said Asheva Phillips, presi-dent of the nonprofit.

“This isn’t the basic knit and bingo adult day center: it’s a different model,” she said. “It’s focused on a wellness clinic with an adult day component.” The center will also be focusing on holistic ag-ing. Ultimately, Phillips hopes the center provides a place for seniors to socialize during the day. “We know some people have to take their parents to the local library because they don’t have a place to drop them off when they do errands,” Phillips said. “We want to bring seniors together and allow them to socialize, as opposed to sitting at home alone. With us they can socialize and keep living.” For more information on the facility, visit www.vaughngage.org.

Area News for Seniors

Work on Hwy. 249 direct connector to begin soon A direct connector from southbound Hwy. 249 to west-bound Beltway 8 is expected to be open to drivers before the end of 2015, said officials with the Harris County Toll Road Authority. With the final design phase underway, construction is expected to begin in May and last about 18 months. The connector will allow drivers to transit seamlessly at the interchange, similar to the

existing connector to eastbound Beltway 8. Updates on specific, anticipated lane closures will be posted to HCTRA’s website on an ongoing basis once construc-tion begins, media relations coordinator Adam Collett said. “For most of the construc-tion period, drivers can expect intermittent, short-duration lane closures on the frontage roads,” he said. “There will also be some intermittent, short-duration lane

closures on the main lanes.” The project will cost an esti-mated $25 million, which will be paid for by HCTRA. The project was proposed in prepara-tion of the Hwy. 249 toll road. Phase I of the Hwy. 249 toll road—three toll lanes in each direction from south of Spring Cypress road to north of FM 2920—is expected to be com-plete in spring 2015.

Community Update

The Willowlake Board of Directors continues to work for you and the community. The following is a list of items that we are working on for you:

1. Re-evaluate Security vendor and consider possible change (Complete)2. Cut back tree limbs blocking street lights along Big Branch Dr. to allow for better lighting on this street (Complete)3. Install (new) updated sprinkler controllers to the sprinkler system. This will produce a signifi-cant savings in our water bill (Complete)4. Re-plaster Willowlake pool (Complete)5. Completely paint sides of community mail-boxes where black paint was used to cover graf-fiti (Complete)6. Install “No Soliciting” signs at all 6 entrances (Complete)7. Order and set up replacement pool furniture (Complete)8. Pressure wash and re-stripe both park parking lots (Complete)9. Restart the Willowlake Newsletter with an electronic version (Complete)

10. Find a Newsletter Editor (Complete)11. Paint over graffiti at the gazebo (Complete) 12. Install surveillance cameras along perimeter fence at pool (Complete)13. Park signage repairs/repaint (Complete)14. Put parking lot timers on photocells (Com-plete)15. Replace or re-paint the faded parts of the playground equipment (Red slides are complete. Green pieces of equipment will be painted (In Progress)16. Replacing faded stop signs – In progress (50% are done)17. Stop sign poles - Straighten crooked poles, remove tape and paper and repaint the yellow poles (In progress)18. Reprogram sprinkler timers to only water main park after hours (In progress) 19. Sidewalk repairs

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Let’s all work together to help eliminate neigh-borhood crime. Please watch out for these activities in our neighborhood: * Someone running from a car or home. * Someone screaming. If you can’t explain the screams, call law enforcement and report them. * Someone going door-to-door in the neighbor-hood or looking into windows and parked cars. * Someone asking about past residents. * Someone who appears to have no purpose wandering through the neighborhood. * Unusual or suspicious noises that you cannot explain, such as breaking glass or pounding. * Vehicles moving slowly without lights or with-

out an apparent destination. * Business transactions conducted from a vehi-cle. This could involve the sale of drugs or stolen goods. * Offers of merchandise available for ridiculously low prices. The merchandise might be stolen. * Someone walking or running while carrying property at an unusual time or place. * Someone removing property from unoccupied residences. * A stranger entering a neighbor’s home, which appears to be unoccupied. * A stranger in a car who stops to talk to a child. * A child resisting the advances of an adult.

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Safety and Security Tips: Here are some quick security tips from SEAL Security:

Safety and Security Tips from SEAL Security:Protect Your Home While Away on Vacation SEAL Security understands how much you invest in your home and belongings, which is why SEAL Security offers Vacation Watch Services while you are away at no extra charge. Officers will visit your home every time they are in the Willowlake community to check that doors and windows look secure and locked. However, while we try our best to protect your home and belongings, SEAL Security cannot always avoid a break-in or damage to your property. As a result, SEAL Security would like to offer a few useful tips to minimize the chances of a break-in or property damage while you are away:

Request FREE Vacation Watches Services. The request must be put in at least one week prior to depar-ture. Visit sealsecuritytexas.com/contact-us.php, down-load the Vacation Watch form or call SEAL Secu-rity at 713-442-2770 to request a Vacation Watch form to be emailed to you, fill out and email it to vacationwatch@sealsecurity.com.

Ask a Relative, Friend or Trusted Neighbor to HelpIt’s always a good idea to have additional people looking after your home. If it’s someone you trust, give them a key to your house to water your plants, feed your pets, and bring in your mail. Make sure to leave a list of important numbers (including

SEAL’s hotline, 713-442-2770) and a way of con-tacting you in case of an emergency. Don’t Tip Off Criminals on the WebDon’t post about your vacation plans on any social media sites. This is a very easy way for criminals to stalk your home, wait until nobody is around, and plan a break-in. Wait until you come back home to post pictures, tweet, and update your status about your trip. You should also be careful what you say on your answering machine and voicemail.

Don’t Leave Your Lights On Don’t leave your lights on the whole time you are away in an effort to make it seem like you are

home. Lights that stay on all day and night may give away clues to criminals. Instead, invest in a light switch timer that can turn your lights on and off automatically through a programmed schedule.

Remove Your Spare KeyThere’s no reason to leave a spare anywhere on your property while you are away. Leave a spare key only with someone you trust.

Stop Your MailOrder a Hold on your mail

and newspapers, or have someone you know collect it on a daily basis. Having a week’s worth of mail on your front step is a dead giveaway you’re not home. Go to holdmail.usps.com/duns/HoldMail.jsp and place a Hold order.

Jacqueline ReyesContributing WriterSEAL Security & Solutions, LLCwww.sealsecurity.com

President’s Message

“We All Contribute To Community Safety”

Because we live within a community associa-tion, the potential to solve the kinds of prob-lems that plague individual homeowners is very good.

Take community safety for instance. An indi-vidual homeowner can do very little to deter a burglary other than hire an outside security company to install an alarm which will notify the authorities after the break-in has oc-curred.More often than not, there is no way to com-municate with their neighbors about security issues.

Programs and the community is lacking in any enforceable rules and regulations that prohibit unauthorized parking and/or guests. All of which effectively deter residential bur-glary and crime. As residents of a community association, you are given the opportunity to communicate with your neighbors (through Facebook and this newsletter for example), and benefit from community rules.

The only thing that keeps us from taking control of our community and eliminating vandalism, burglary and other community-based crime is 100% participation by all of the members of our community. If we all kept an eye out on our neighbors house while they are away, reported suspi-cious activity and/or persons, and complied with our rules & regulations, then we would virtually eliminate the causes of neighbor-hood crime. It can be easy to complain about the restric-tions and lack of personal freedoms that living within a community association entails. Instead, we should be focusing on how we can use our association to help improve the quality of our lives. Let’s start focusing on the positives...and working together to preserve community safety. It is a great place to start!

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Attention Pet OwnersPlease remember that for the safety of others, all pets within the community should be leashed or confined to your property at all times. Pets should not be allowed to roam free and owners should also clean up after their pets when walking them within the common areas of Willowlake. We understand you love your pet, but others may be allergic or frightened by animals. Please place a collar and identification tags on your pet so that if he/she does get loose, he/she can be easily returned to you.

SolicitorsSolicitors are not illegal in Harris County. The

best way to deal with Solicitors is to not open your door to them. If Residents in the community continue this habit, the solicitors find this area not worth their time and will not be attracted to the area. You may also purchase decals for above your door bells that say “No Soliciting” at a local hard-ware store. These types of decals greatly diminish the amount of solicitors you will receive at your door. If you ask a solicitor to leave your property and they refuse OR if ever you feel unsafe, threatened or need to report suspicious persons, please contact law enforcement. With the weather warming up, increased soliciting is possible. Please remember to be safe.

Resident Reminders:

“Hey homeowners, it’s time to get those shov-els out for your summer facelift-on your yard that is. The Yard of the Month committee has been meeting & we’re ready to get this show on the road. There will recognition with a sign for your yard for a month along with a picture in Face-book. In addition, we have approval to award $25 gift cards to the winners each month. We will be driving around the last week of May, June, July &

August and make our final decision the last day of the month. We look forward to seeing colorful, well groomed yards. Not only is it aesthetically pleas-ing, but it adds to the value of the subdivision and your own home. Good luck!P.S. Plastic flowers will not be considered.”

911 Hang Up...............2Alarm Local................7Alarm Silent................0Alarm/Sil/Pan/......1Assault/Agg............0Burglary/Hab..........0Burglary/Motveh.......1

Crim Mischief............0Disch. Firearm............0Dist/Family. . . . . . . . . .0Dist/Fireworks.........0Dist/Loud Noise.........0Dis t /Other. . . . . . . . . .0Domestic/Prevent....2

Fraudulent UseID.......1In Progress..................0Meet the Citizen........2Open Door/Window...0Susp Person.................1Theft/Other.... . . . . . .0Traf Initiative..............0

Traffic Stop..................1Unk Med Emerg.........0Vacation Watch...........0Veh Speeding..............1Veh Suspicious............1Vehicle Stolen.............0Welfare Check............2

Willowlake - Calls For ServiceHARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE: 4/01/2014 - 4/30/2014

Yard of the Month - Phyllis A. Cutrer

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Willowlake Willowlake E-Newsletter Email ListA monthly newsletter will no longer be mailed to eachresident of Willowlake. Please contactMiguel with Randall Management mtrevino@randallmanagement.com if you would like to be on the email list for the new E-Newsletter. In addition, the newsletter will also be posted on the Association’s website and Facebook page each month.

Articles ContributionsIf you have an article or idea that you would like featured in the Wil lowlake Newsletter, please submit your article or idea to Miguel Trevino with Randall Management at mtrevino@randallmanagement.com. All articles may be edited for content.

Recipe of the Month: Quick & Easy Dip!

Easy Spinach & Artichoke DipMakes:1.5 Cups Easy Spinach & Artichoke Dip

Ingredients•3/4 c spinach (Use frozen; drain and squeeze out water)•3/4 c artichokes (packed in water or frozen)•1/3 c mayonnaise or sour cream•1/4 c cream cheese•1/3 c shredded cheese (Pepperjack, ricotta, mozzerella, Parmesan, no/lowfat cheese, etc.)•Black Pepper to taste

Optional Seasonings to taste: Salt, Garlic, Onion Powder, Cayenne, Chili Powder, Curry, Red Pepper Flakes, seasoning blends such as Mrs. Dash blends, etc.

Directions•Combine thawed spinach and artichokes (diced) in a bowl.•In another bowl, combine all remaining ingredi-ents and stir. Pour white mixture over the spinach and artichokes, stir, and serve. Refrigerate left-overs for a few days; use common sense. Makes 9 servings.

Optional tweaks:

Make this as a hot dip by baking in ramekins or a small baking dish for about 20 minutes at 350F or until bubbling/browned. Top with cheese on the top in the last 5 minutes or so of baking or broil for a cheesy gooey top layer.

Yields approximately 1 1/2 cups dip. Double or triple the recipe if making for a party or crowd.