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Eldridge Echoes
Community Newsletter Serving
Eldridge Park & Lakes on Eldridge North & South
May
2020
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Preventing the spread of
COR NAVIRUS
Houston Methodist is committed to keeping Houstonians safe during the coronavirus outbreak. While most people
may only experience mild symptoms, it’s important to keep those who are more vulnerable safe. By following these tips,
along with guidance from the CDC and public health officials, you can help slow the spread of COVID-19.
WASH YOUR HANDS OFTEN. PRACTICE COUGH ETIQUETTE.
Proper hand hygiene can prevent the
Cover your coughs and sneezes. Use
spread of viruses. Use an antibacterial soap,
a tissue when you cough or sneeze,
wash for 20 seconds and dry your hands dispose of it properly and then wash or
thoroughly. If you don’t have soap, use hand sanitize your hands. Do not reuse your
sanitizer. Also, avoid touching your face, tissues.
particularly your eyes, nose and mouth.
AVOID CLOSE CONTACT DISINFECT DAILY.
AND CROWDS. Keeping your home clean and disinfected
Practice social distancing: Keep about six will prevent the spread of coronavirus,
feet away from others as often as possible. and any other lurking germs. Remember
If you must venture out, try to go during surfaces like faucets, door knobs,
non-peak hours. refrigerator door handles and toilets.
SELF-QUARANTINE.
SKIP HANDSHAKES AND HUGS. When it comes to staying home, it’s
COVID-19 spreads primarily through better to be safe and stay put if you’ve
person-to-person contact, via respiratory traveled or come into contact with
droplets formed when a sick person someone who has COVID-19 — even
coughs or sneezes. Instead, consider if you don’t have symptoms. If you start
waving or simply smiling and saying “hello.” to feel ill, use telemedicine or call ahead
before seeing your doctor.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU SUSPECT YOU HAVE CORONAVIRUS: If you think you have been exposed to COVID-19 and develop a fever, cough or
difficulty breathing, you can speak to one of our Virtual Urgent Care providers in the MyMethodist app to help determine if testing is needed and advise
2 you on where you should go. You can also call your doctor for medical advice. May 2020 | Eldridge Echoes
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Teenage Job Seekers
ELDRIDGE HELPFUL NUMBERS If you are between 12 and 18 and would like to be added to the teenage job
seeker’s list, please fill out the form on our website (www.krenekprinting.
Emergencies (Fire, Ambulance) 911 com, click submissions and choose Jobseekers) with your name, birthdate (mo.
& yr.), phone number, year you will graduate and the name of your newsletter/
Sheriff - (non-emergency) (713) 221-6000 subdivision. Check the list of jobs you want on your form. Please make sure your
U.S. Post Office (Bear Creek) 1-800-275-8777 email is correct, we send emails in the summer to make sure all the info is still good
Harris County Animal Control (281) 999-3191 and that you want to stay on the list. If we do not hear back from you after 3 tries,
we will remove you from the list until we do. Must have parent(s) permission.
Poison Control Center 1-800-764-7661
Waste Management (Trash Pickup) (713) 695-4055 DISCLAIMER: Neither the subdivision, nor Krenek Printing is responsible for those
BFI Waste Systems (Trash pickup) (713) 635-6666 listed on the Teenage Job Seeker List. Please ask for and check out references if
Boy Scouts of America (713) 756-3383 you do not personally know those listed. This is just a list of teenagers from the
subdivision who wish to find part time jobs. Responsibility for any work done by
Girl Scouts of America 1-800-392-4340 these teenagers is between those seeking helpers and the teens and their parents.
SCHOOLS: www.cfisd.net CODE KEY: B - BABYSITTING, CPR - CPR CERT., FAC - FIRST AID CERT.,
RCC - RED CROSS CERT., SS - SAFE SITTER, SL - SWIM LESSONS, PP -
Kirk Elementary (713) 849-8250
PET/PLANT SITTER, P - PET CARE ONLY, H - HOUSE CARE, L - LAWN
Truitt Jr. High (281) 856-1100 CARE, C- CAR CARE/DETAILING, T - TUTORING
Cy-Ridge High School (281) 807-8000
Bear Creek Library (281) 550-0885
Centerpoint (713) 659-2111
To report gas leaks (713) 659-3552
Reliant Energy (713) 207-7777
AT & T - Repairs (800) 246-8464
Street Light Repair (HL&P)
Street Repair
Harris Co Children’s Protective Services
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(281) 463-6300
(713) 394-4000
TEENAGE JOB SEEKERS
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Garlic Shrimp Scampi
You could make this on National Shrimp Day May 10th!
INGREDIENTS:
1/3 cup white wine
1 (8 ounce) package angel hair pasta
3/4 cup dry bread crumbs
1/2 cup butter
3 tablespoons grated Parmesan
2 cloves garlic, sliced
cheese
1 1/2 pounds shrimp, peeled and deveined
DIRECTIONS:Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add angel hair pasta
and return pot to boil. Cook until al dente. Drain well. In a large saucepan, melt
butter, saute garlic until tender, remove garlic and discard. Add shrimp and cook
until colored pink. Stir in white wine. The bread crumbs are used as thickening,
so stir in a little at a time until desired thickness is reached. Serve shrimp over
angel hair pasta, sprinkled with Parmesan cheese. http://allrecipes.com/
Buttermilk Biscuits
You could make this on National Buttermilk Biscuits Day May 14th!
INGREDIENTS:
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt 4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup lard
1 teaspoon cream of tartar 2 cups buttermilk
DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Whisk together
flour, salt, baking soda, cream of tartar and baking powder. Cut lard into flour
mixture using a pastry blender until crumbly; stir in buttermilk. Turn mixture
onto a floured surface and knead just a few times to form a moist dough. Roll
dough out 1-inch thick; cut biscuits with a cookie cutter or round glass. Place
biscuits on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven until tops
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Gardening Tips For May
Warm weather means our gardens and landscapes are
growing fast. Here are some tasks to keep your landscape
beautiful and productive:
Flowers: Time to plant summer blooming perennials and
annuals including plumbago, zinnias, angelonia, purslane,
lobularia, sunflowers, yellow bells, pride of Barbados,
duranta and bat-faced cuphea.
Vegetables: May is a great time to plant, from seed or
nursery plants, okra, sweet potatoes, cucumbers, winter
squash, pumpkins, basil, peppers, lima beans, eggplant,
garlic chives and Malabar greens. If you don’t want to
dedicate an area of your yard, consider planting here and
there in your flowerbeds. Edible landscaping is a popular
new trend!
Lawns: Water 1/2 to 1” of irrigation per week. A rain gauge or straight sided container (such as a tuna fish can) will help you know how long
to run your irrigation system to apply 1/2”.
Weeding: Hand pull or hoe weeds while they are still young or better yet, maintain a 3” layer of mulch in all vegetable and flowerbeds to
deter weeds from getting a start.
Pruning: Remove spent blooms on spring and summer annuals to promote new blooms.
Fertilizing: Fertilize flowerbeds and vegetable gardens w/slow release organic fertilizer.
Water: Deep soakings between rain events is better than frequent light sprinkling.
Birds: Spring migration continues until mid-May. Clean bird feeders! Replace water in bird baths to avoid creating mosquito breeding spots.
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this event a tremendous success, as well as the staff at BlackHorse Golf
Food Drive Club. Our 33rd annual B. F. Adam Golf Class has been moved to Monday,
November 16, 2020.
MESA-OUTREACH FOOD DRIVE
Celebrating 50 years as a non-profit raising money to fund scholarships
MAY 9, 2020 for Cypress-Fairbanks ISD high school graduates, the Cy-Fair Educational
MESA-OUTREACH is still open and distributing food and produce to
Foundation is looking forward to our exciting Fall lineup of events.
area residents in need. Because of the Covid-19 invasion, MESA is
experiencing a significant increase in clientele while at the same time
Tuesday, August 4, 2020 - Scholarship Reception
suffering from large reductions in donations. If you are able to help,
Thursday, October 15, 2020 - Salute to the Stars
please consider donating basic food items during MESA’s upcoming
Monday, November 16, 2020 - B. F. Adam Golf Classic
food drive on Saturday, May 9, 2020 from 9 AM-1 PM. The most critical
Thursday-Saturday, December 10-12, 2020 – Houston Methodist Cy-
items are provided on the list below. We will be accepting donations in
Hoops Invitational
the parking lot of Bear Creek United Methodist Church at 16000 Rippling
Water Dr. Houston 77084. Please stay in your car and we will unload your
The Cy-Fair Educational Foundation is incredibly grateful for the
donations for you.
unwavering generosity of the Cy-Fair community and the commitment
of our Board of Trustees. Over the last 50 years, the Foundation has grown
The MESA Food Pantry is open on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday evenings of
tremendously awarding more than $9 million to graduating seniors from
each month from 5-7:30 PM. The Produce Truck distributions are on the
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. CFEF is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, all
3rd Saturday morning of each month, with distribution from 8:30-11:00
contributions are tax deductible, as allowed by the law.
AM. The distributions are staffed by MESA’s volunteer HEROS using a
drive-through distribution methodology.
For more information please contact marie@thecfef.org or visit our
website at www.theCFEF.org.
Financial donations are also needed to purchase certain types of food
and other needed items. Donations may be made online through our
website at www.mesa-outreach.org. Without your help, MESA will not be
able to serve the increasing needs of those in our community. VBS
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Soup (Broth, Creams, Chunky) • Canned Meats: Chicken, Tuna, Salmon, registration costs $20. Late registration is June 1st, costs $30. Our theme
Chili, etc. • Canned Fruits • Jelly this year is Rocky Railway; Jesus’ Power Pulls us Through. In addition, we’ll
be having Armored Sports come in again this year for after VBS fun!
Together, we can serve to bring hope and positively impact the lives
of others. THANK YOU for your supporting your neighbors in need and From 12-4 PM, Armored Sports will run a Bible based sports camp. The
MESA-OUTREACH, INC. participants will play fun games like dodgeball, kickball, capture the flag,
and games revolving around basketball, soccer and more! The cost in
addition to VBS is $115 if registered before June 1st and $125 if registered
Golf Tournaments after June 1st. Note: Registration for Armored Sports must be done
separately from VBS.
33ND ANNUAL B. F. ADAM GOLF CLASSIC
POSTPONED TO NOVEMBER
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cy-Fair Educational Foundation Summer Camps
(CFEF) trustees graded 1200+ scholarship applications and met via Zoom
to award more than $635,000 in scholarships. For Cypress-Fairbanks ISD CAMP CORNERSTONE WEEK LONG CAMP
graduating seniors planning to attend Lone Star College full-time in the Camp Cornerstone is a week-long camp sponsored by Cornerstone
fall, our application is open now through May 11, 2020. This summer, the United Methodist Church and is for children ages 2 through the
Foundation will award $72,000 from the Edwin C. Schroeder Endowment completion of 4th grade. Children must be 2 by June 1, 2020. Camp
Fund. The Foundation looks forward to recognizing our 2020 scholarship hours are 9:30 AM-1 PM. There are 3 sessions throughout the summer
recipients this August. and you are invited to participate in any or all! Registration open. Session
I - “Safari” is June 15-19, 2020; Session II - “Christmas in July” is July 13-17,
With the Stay Home - Work Safe Mandate through the end of April, the 2020; Session III - “Summer Olympics” is August 3-7, 2020. The cost per
Foundation has decided to postpone the B. F. Adam Golf Classic until camp per child is $125 and is due at the time of registration. To download
the COVID-19 risk is minimal within our community for the safety of our a form from the Cornerstone website, go to www.cornerstoneumc.org
288 golfers and over 100 volunteers, trustees and staff, who help make and click on “Ministries” and then select “Preschool.” You will see a tab for
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Camp Cornerstone. Print the form and have it filled out before you arrive,
saving yourself time! Before each camp session begins, you will hear
from your child’s teacher so you can learn more about the camp and they
will answer questions about the week-long fun. Each day your child will
bring a backpack and a lunch as they enjoy each other and the special
things they will do during the week. We look forward to having your
child at camp this summer! It’s a great time for everyone and you don’t
want to miss any of it! Registration will continue through May 1, 2020 or
until camp classes are full. Once camp classes are full, a waiting list will
be started. Please call the preschool office at 281-859-1612 if you have
any questions. The preschool office hours are: Monday-Friday, 9 AM-1 PM.
MESSIAH: A LUTHERAN
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Galactic Adventure Encounter the Unexpected with Jesus
Dates: Week 1 July 6-10, 2020
Week 2 July 13-17, 2020
Week 3 July 20-24, 2020
Time: 9:30 AM-3:30 PM
Camp Hope is our three week day camp for children ages 5 years-old
through 6th grade. It is an adult-mentored, student-led ministry. Each day
children will hear a new bible story, learn what it means to their life by
eating a snack, playing a game and experiencing the story through the
arts, STEM and worship. Camp Hope is a day camp that is passionate
about growing leaders. This is one of the reasons that Camp Hope is one
of the BEST ways to develop youth leaders. It’s a vital part of what Camp
Hope is all about! Parents are invited to register their children online at
www.messiahlc.org/camp-hope.
For more information, call 281-890-3013. Messiah Lutheran Church is
a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
Messiah is located at 11522 Telge Road, ½ mile north of Highway 290.
CREATIVE WRITING & ILLUSTRATION
SUMMER CAMPS
The iWRITE Organization will host Creative Writing & Illustration Summer Family Owned & Operated
Camps around the Houston area, allowing young writers to bring their Hearthstone Resident
stories to life! iWRITE was founded ten years ago by children’s author, 15+ Years’ Experience
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Visit iWRITE.org to learn more, meet the instructors and register. If you
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6. Connect open waste-water drains to a sewage system or construct
separate sump or leach.
7. Clean clogged roof gutters and drain flat roofs.
8. Fill holes in trees with sand or mortar or drain or spray then, as required.
9. Stock ornamental ponds with mosquito-eating fish.
10. Fix or replace screens for doors and windows.
Mosquitoes develop only in water…and water standing just a few days
can produce a crop of mosquitoes! STOP MOSQUITO DEVELOPMENT.
GET RID OF STANDING WATER.
PREPARE FOR SUMMER HEAT NOW!
We’re weeks away from sweltering temperatures, hurricane warnings
and bug invasions. Before summer hits at full force, make sure you and
your home are prepared:
Give Your Air Conditioner a Checkup
• Replace your air filter to make sure the whole system runs smoothly.
• Clear debris on or around your vents or exhausts and clean off any dirt
from the main unit outside.
• Install programmable thermostats.
Test for Ventilation Leaks
• First, look for actual leaks: drafts in your windows and doors.
• Check your attic insulation for leaks and gaps.
Set Up a Barrier for Bugs
• Check caulking around windows and doors, fix any drafts/gaps with
new weather stripping and caulking.
• Spray outdoor perimeter with a pesticide, along with baseboards, sinks,
windows and doors.
Change Your Ceiling Fan Direction
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Eldridge Echoes | May 2020 11BOREDOM BUSTERS:
FUN AT-HOME ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES & KIDS
Water Balloons
Paint outdoors
Stargazing
Plant a garden
Camp in the backyard
Decorate a T-shirt
Send postcards to family & friends
Finger painting
Make your own Play-doh
Write an autobiography
Have a fashion show
Bubbles
Rearrange your bedroom
YOU R AD CO ULD Watch the clouds
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Learn to juggle
Create a house of cards
Have paper airplane races
Hopscotch
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Make shadow puppets
Line up dominoes and watch them drop
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Watch old home movies or look at old pictures
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Learn sign language
Learn Morse Code
Walk the dog
Play chess or checkers
Play charades
Have a bubble-blowing contest
Do blind taste tests with various drinks and food
Solve a crossword or word search puzzle
Make butterflies from coffee filters
Play hangman or tic-tac-toe
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Make a time capsule
Learn how to read a map
Play hot potato
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Eldridge Echoes | May 2020 13NATIONAL
NURSES
WEEK 2020
National Nurses Week
begins each year on May
6th and ends on May 12th,
Florence Nightingale’s
birthday. It features a
host of events across the
U.S. to honor nurses for
the work they do and
also educates the public
about nurses’ role in
health care.
10 TIPS FOR SAFE can be harmful to your machine. These downloaded files are sometimes
COMPUTING riddled with viruses and spyware.
Today, we are more 4. Keep personal information safe - Reduce your risk of identity theft.
dependent on computers Never share your personal information via email, no matter how official
and the information that they the email looks. Official business that requires personal information
store than ever before. From should not happen via unsecured email.
spyware, viruses and Trojans 5. Scan email attachments and validate links - In an effort to keep
viruses off your machine, scan all attachments that are sent to you. Viruses
to identity theft and computer
can lurk in emails from friends and family. While you may be fooled about
hardware malfunctions -
an email that contains a photo you would like to see from a friend, anti-
any disruption can have a
virus software will know the difference. If you receive a link in an email
huge impact on our lives. No
from a trusted source, hover over the link using your mouse and look in
matter how savvy the user,
the bottom bar of your web browser to reveal the true URL and validate
safe computing practices are
that the link is legitimate. This will ensure that you know where you are
a combination of physical
going on the Internet and whether or not you want to go there.
protections using computer
6. Lock your computer - When leaving your computer unattended,
software and security settings
physically lock it to prevent theft of the machine. We also suggest that
and the secure actions of the
users lock the screen with a password to safeguard data.
user. You need both to make
7. Log off any public areas - Remember when using a public computer
a difference. Below are 10 tips that will help you protect your computer or network, it is just that…public. Be sure that you completely log off the
and ultimately the information stored on it. site or machine when you are finished using it. Users should be especially
mindful to uncheck boxes that will remember users’ login information
1. Keep your computer updated - In the evolving world of software viruses, when logging into online services, such as email and bank accounts.
it is essential that computer owners use anti-virus software and keep it up- 8. Back up important data - We have seen final papers vanish - hard drives
to-date. Most anti-virus software gives the user the ability to do automatic crash and files become corrupt. If you have important information that you
updates. Whether individuals choose to update their operating system cannot afford to lose, back it up. We recommend that you store this information
software automatically or manually, we recommend making it a continuous securely and even consider storing extra copies at another location.
process. It is also important to keep other software on your computer 9. Limit information on social media sites - People will post almost anything
updated. Software updates often include essential bug fixes and security on social media site. For many people, birth dates, anniversaries, addresses,
features that address existing vulnerabilities. Finally, enable the personal phone numbers and a lot of other personal information can be found on social
firewall on your computer. This will help to keep unauthorized people from media sites. Protect yourself from identity theft and other scams by limiting
snooping around your computer when it’s connected to the Internet. what information you disclose online and who can see that information.
2. Create strong, secure passwords - There is power in strong 10. Avoid surfing websites that you don’t already know - Browsers are
passwords. We recommend passwords that contain at least 8 characters quickly becoming one of the larger vulnerabilities in computing. Adware
with a combination of letters, numbers and symbols. Strong passwords and spyware are written specifically to exploit Internet Explorer and
are less likely to be hacked than very generic passwords. Use creative Firefox. So try and stick with the websites you trust.
pass-phases to avoid having to write down a password. Do not share
your passwords with anyone. While these steps are not foolproof, they will go a long way towards
3. Download files legally - Along with the possibility of significant legal extending the life of your machine and protecting the valuable
penalties, downloading music and movies from peer-to-peer networks information contained on it. Article by Julie Myers.
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