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Want to know what is going on in the subdivision? You should, it’s your subdivision. Stay on top of the latest happenings. Recently there have been several happenings in and around Cypress Point. Please go to the subdivision website and read up on this information. You can also post items you have for sale or would like to buy on there, if you are missing your household companion (politically correct wording for pets now!), you may find them on the lost and found section, have a question for one of the board members, post it there. Please take a few minutes and go to the web site and sign up to be able to access it. It only takes a few minutes. www.cypresspoint.org Also we are now connected on Face Book and Twitter. Face Book is http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cypress-Point-and-Cyrpess-Point-Lake-Estates and Twitter is @CyPt_CrimeWatch.

round of ApplAuseThe Cypress Point Easter celebration is organized and hosted

strictly by volunteers. Thanks to Cypress Fellowship for the many hours of hard, tedious work and for providing the beautiful Grand Prize baskets. Thanks to the Cypress Point Cyclones swim team and parents for hosting the relay race and for the many hours of hard work. Cy-Woods Key Club responded to a last-minute request for volunteers and we appreciate the many hours provided by Key Club members. Thanks to The Met for the fun balloons and fancy water bottles: they were a big hit!

Also, we thank our Volunteer Fire Department for bringing the fire truck and fire fighters to visit with our children. Cypress Point CIA Board members as well as many of our neighbors put many hours into making this and every event lots and lots of fun for everyone.We hope to see you all again at the 2011 Halloween celebration on the Saturday before Halloween!

light the CAndlesA belated Happy Birthday is sent to Vickie Eaton who turned 65

and also retired last month. (Actually the greeting was sent in on

time, but missed the deadline for the newsletter!). Much love from your husband, Jon, Megan and grand-daughter, Avery! Hope you had a wonderful day!

More belated birthday wishes are sent to McKenah Covington who recently celebrated her 13th birthday on May 29th!! Congratulations on becoming a teenager!!! Also, belated birthday greetings to her big brother, Jacob who celebrated his 19th birthday on May 17th!! Hope you both had wonderful birthdays and may all your wishes and dreams come true!

All About duCksThis is the time of year when parents like to take the kids or grand-

kids down to the lake to feed the ducks. Please take a few minutes to check out this web-site to learn a little of what to do and what not to do when it comes to keeping the ducks at our lakes happy and healthy.

http://www.liveducks.com/bread.html Also it has been brought to our attention that teenagers have been spotted throwing rocks AT the ducks and smashing duck eggs. Please note that if you are caught, charges will be filed. Please help to protect our wild life.

pool neWsPlease note that there are 3 Saturday’s that the pool will open late

due to swim meets, May 14, 15 and June 18th. Best of luck to our swimmers!!!

ClAss of 2011It’s that time of year again when we like to recognize the Cypress

Point Graduating Class of 2011. If you have a senior in your home or if you know of a senior in CP, please send me their name and let your neighbor know of the following needed information:

Seniors name, parents and siblings names (4 legged members qualify as well), street (no address), where they are graduating from (high school, private or home school, college), any accomplishments while in high school or college, what they plan to do after graduation

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importAnt numbersnon-emergenCy numbersCy-Fair V.F.D ................................................ 281-550-6663Sheriff ’s Department ...................................... 713-221-6000Cypress Substation ......................................... 281-376-2997Cy-Fair Medical Center .................................. 281-890-4285government numbersAnimal Control ............................................. 281-999-3191Automobile Registration................................. 713-224-1919Dead Animal Pick-Up .................................... 713-802-5000Department Of Public Safety ......................... 713-681-6187Driver’s License .............................................. 281-890-5440FBI ................................................................. 713-693-5000gAme WArden(Tx. Parks & Wildlife Dept.) .......................... 281-842-8100Harris County Judge ...................................... 713-755-4000Harris County Precinct 3 ............................... 281-463-6300Harris County Tax Office ............................... 713-224-1919(Tags/Titles, Taxes & Voter Registration)Health Department ........................................ 713-439-6000Social Security .............................................1-800-772-1213U.S. Post Office ..........................................1-800-275-8777misCellAneous numbersBetter Business Bureau ................................... 713-605-7767Cypress Creek Library .................................... 281-376-4610Cy-Fair Sports Association .............................. 281-345-7426Harris County Library (NW Branch .............. 281-890-2665The Houston Chronicle ................................. 713-220-7171Victim’s Assistance .......................................... 713-755-5625Special Pals (lost pets ...................................... 281-579-7387sChool numbersGoodson Middle School ................................. 281-373-2350Bus Information ............................................. 281-897-4380Cy-Fair Administration .................................. 281-897-4000Cy-Fair College .............................................. 281-290-3200Cy-Fair High School ...................................... 281-897-4600Cy-Woods High School .................................. 281-213-1800Farney Elementary.......................................... 281-373-2858utility numbersNWHC MUD 10 (Water & Sewer) ............... 281-578-4200 Severn Trent, 16337 Park Row, Houston, TX 77084-5109Gas Customer Service ..................................... 713-659-2111Power Outages/Downed Power Lines ............. 713-207-2222Best Trash (Trash) ........................................... 281-313-2378Comcast (Cable/Internet/Phone) ................... 713-341-1000emergenCy numbersAmbulance, Fire, Sheriff ................................................911Sheriff ’s Department (non-emergency) ........... 281-376-2997Poison Control ........................................1-800-222-1222Report Street Lights Out .... http://cnp.centerpointenergy.com/putage

Mike Flowers .......................................................... PresidentLes Sutton .......................................................Vice PresidentTom Weathersby .................................................... TreasurerDan Lowe ...............................................................SecretaryGary Stebbins .............................................Director-at-LargeKevin Leitner .............................................Director-at-LargeMary Laughlin ...........................................Director-at-Large

Community website is www.cypresspoint.org.

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(college, home, see the world, work, live with mom and dad!!) and anything you would like to say to them (congrats, we’re proud of you, little brother gets the bedroom, etc). Please have this information to me (two63059@gmail.com) no later than June 8th as I am aiming for the July edition of the newsletter! I never like to leave a senior out, they have worked too hard for this moment! Senior Citizens in the home don’t count (although we couldn’t have made it without your wisdom all through the years!).

neWs from Cy-rAnChIf your son/daughter will be attending CyRanch High School next

school year and you are not currently on our email list, please email us at cypressranchvips@gmail.com and let us know that you’d like to be on our list and tell us what grade(s) your child(ren) will be in. See ya down at the Ranch,VIPS Coordinator

vACAtion bible sChoolThis summer, there is a cool way to meet new friends, play mind-

blowing games and eat wacky snacks. At Messiah Lutheran Church, Panda Mania has broken out and is going to show you just how WILD God is about you! Ages 3 through Grade 5 are invited to spend their vacation looking for adventure at Messiah’s Vacation Bible School, June 13th-17th, 9:00-Noon. For more information, contact us at (281)890-3013 or you can register at www.messiahlc.org.

CAmp hope – 3 ring CirCusYou don’t have to sit at home, bored this summer! Kids ages 5

years old - 6th grade can catch high-flying fun with crafts, games, activities, splash days and more at Messiah Lutheran Church’s 3-Ring-Circus, Camp Hope! Worship, Bible Study and expressive arts are going to wow your mind and heart in this big-top summer day camp. Week 1 – July 11-15, Week 2 – July 18-22 and Week 3 – July 25-29, 9:30-3:30 each day, there are going to be three action-packed rings of outrageous adventure. For more information, contact us at (281)890-3013 or register at www.messiahlc.org.

grAduAtion informAtionCyRanch will be hosting the 2011 Graduation Commencement on

Friday, June 3, 2011 at 3:30 p.m. at the Berry Center. You must have a ticket to enter. Congratulations to our graduating seniors, Class of 2011. We are extremely proud of each and every one of you!

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Cypresswood Non-Emergency – 281-376-2997Street Lights that are out - http://cnp.centerpointenergy.com/

outage Please take a few minutes while you are out and about in the evenings, if you see a street light that is out, please report it in. Street lights help to keep our streets safe.

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letter from the Cypress point presidentGoodson Fight Club

As many of you might have heard Goodson Middle School has an organized “Fight Club.” School officials sent out an E-mail to alert parents about the “Fight Club.”

which organizes their activities using the Internet site Facebook. Fox News ran a segment on April 29. A link to their story is: http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/news/local/110429-middle-school-fight-clubs-worrying-many

In one instance in April one neighbor’s child was so severely beaten that he was hospitalized and is facing three surgeries. Two arrests were made and the District Attorney is prosecuting the case. I have talked with the parents of the child, the arresting officer, dozens of residents and watched the Fox video several times. While there are conflicting accounts of what happened, some facts that are true:

1) There is an organized Goodson Fight Club. 2) Some children are being seriously hurt. 3) They organize themselves on Facebook 4) They have held their Friday afternoon fights in multiple locations, at least two of which are inside Cypress Point Lake Estates. 5) This activity is unacceptable and we should all be vigilant. 6) If you see a large gathering of children (especially on a Friday after school lets out) please call the deputy sheriffs. 7) Let your own children know not to even go watch any such fights (This is one of the areas of conflicting accounts, but likely the child that was so severely beaten had gone to one of the fights as a spectator, only to find himself in an unexpected fight.)

Your Board of Directors has discussed what is an appropriate response by us. There are still on-going discussions, so some of what I will talk about is still to be decided and reflect my own opinions.

1) We will make another attempt to organize a Neighborhood Watch program. Three years ago our attempts to do this did not get enough response from the neighborhood.

2) We are offering rewards for the videos that were taken of the fight where one of our neighborhood children was so severely beaten. The ADA prosecuting the case gave his OK. Les Sutton discussed the rewards with Crime Stoppers, but they declined to help. Apparently the rewards that they administer are for information leading to an arrest and conviction of a perpetrator of the law. They declined because there has already been arrests.

3) We have started an neighborhood alert

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system using Twitter. This is a more modern method that employs a lot of the techniques used by Neighborhood Watch. The Cypresspoint.org web site has more information about how to sign up.

4) There are continued discussions about whether we should supplement the efforts of the four contract deputy sheriffs with a paid patrol of our own. Preliminary cost estimates reveal that to do so would require a dues increase of $75 to $100 a year per family. I personally do not believe that the majority of our neighborhood are in favor of such a large dues increase aimed at this purpose. When asked the specific question, the two Deputy Sheriffs that I talked to said that they do not believe that it is necessary. The NW Harris County M.U.D. provides four contract Deputy Sheriffs to supplement the otherwise district patrol Deputy Sheriffs. This supplemental coverage is typically 160 hours of additional patrol in each 168 hour week. (It’s slightly lower when you factor vacations, holidays, sick leave, etc.) The supplemental patrol is the entire M.U.D. 10 area which includes the four subdivisions of Cypress Point, Cypress Point Lake Estates, North Lake Forest and Park Creek. It also includes some commercial areas such as

the new schools in and around Cypress Woods High School and the H.E.B. complex. I’ve also talked to at least one of the District Deputy Sheriffs.

The Deputy Sheriffs said that the most common crime in our area is car burglaries. The majority of these are unlocked cars. Most of the rest are where the owner has left valuables in sight. The most serious crime is the occasional house burglary. The latest of which they have identified a “person of interest.” The reports of crime in our area are public record and are available on the Internet. Every instance where there is a response to a call to either the emergency number or non-emergency number is reported on-line.

My heart goes out to the parents and to the child who was so severely beaten as a result of the organized Fight Club emanating out of Goodson. The purpose of this article is to make our neighborhood families aware of the existence of the Fight Club so that they can take appropriate actions. While it may be true that other schools around the nation have organized “Fight Clubs,” one in our neighborhood is unacceptable. Arrests, trials, civil suits are all looming and may be the best actions to end this atrocious behavior.

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history of the American flag: flag day – June 14th For more than 200 years, the American

flag has been the symbol of our nation’s strength and unity. It’s been a source of pride and inspiration for millions of citizens. And the American Flag has been a prominent icon in our national history. Here are the highlights of its unique past.

On January 1, 1776, the Continental Army was reorganized in accordance with a Congressional resolution which placed American forces under George Washington’s control. On that New Year’s Day the Continental Army was laying siege to Boston which had been taken over by the British Army. Washington ordered the Grand Union flag hoisted above his base at Prospect Hill. It had 13 alternate red and white stripes and the British Union Jack in the upper left-hand corner (the canton).

In May of 1776, Betsy Ross reported that she sewed the first American flag.

On June 14, 1777, in order to establish an official flag for the new nation, the Continental Congress passed the first Flag Act: “Resolved, That the flag of the United States be made of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation.”

Between 1777 and 1960, Congress passed several acts that changed the shape, design and arrangement of the flag and allowed for additional stars and stripes to be added to reflect the admission of each new state.

• Act of January 13, 1794 - provided for 15 stripes and 15 stars after May 1795.

• Act of April 4, 1818 - provided for 13 stripes and one star for each state, to be added to the flag on the 4th of July following the admission of each new state, signed by President Monroe.

• Executive Order of President Taft dated

June 24, 1912 - established proportions of the flag and provided for arrangement of the stars in six horizontal rows of eight each, a single point of each star to be upward.

• Executive Order of President Eisenhower dated January 3, 1959 - provided for the arrangement of the stars in seven rows of seven stars each, staggered horizontally and vertically.

• Executive Order of President Eisenhower dated August 21, 1959 - provided for the arrangement of the stars in nine rows of stars staggered horizontally and eleven rows of stars staggered vertically.

Today the flag consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, seven red alternating with 6 white. The stripes represent the original 13 colonies, the stars represent the 50 states of the Union. The colors of the flag are symbolic as well: Red symbolizes Hardiness and Valor, White symbolizes Purity and Innocence and Blue represents Vigilance, Perseverance and Justice.

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What Makes a DadGod took the strength of a mountain,

The majesty of a tree,The warmth of a summer sun,

The calm of a quiet sea,The generous soul of nature,The comforting arm of night,

The wisdom of the ages,The power of the eagle’s flight,The joy of a morning in spring,

The faith of a mustard seed,The patience of eternity,

The depth of a family need,Then God combined these qualities,

When there was nothing more to add,He knew His masterpiece was complete,

And so,

He called it ... Dad

~Author Unknown-

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