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A PUBL ICATION OF T HE CAND LE L IG HT PL A ZA C IVIC CLUB

MARCH 2020

CL O V E R G R A M FROM THE CIVIC CLUB ANNUAL MEETING

Fifty-eight adults attended the Civic Club Annual meeting and pancake breakfast on February 8, 2020. There were also at least 58 kiddos, three constables and bacon ala Al-ban adding to the festivities in the cafetorium at Durham Elementary.

President Cyndi Moore called the meeting to order promptly at 9 o’clock in the morning. Secretary Paige Ochterbeck read Minutes from the November meeting and Treasurer Mike Harryman provided a 2019 Financial Summary and 2020 Budget.

Elections were held and officers re-elected. New Board members were introduced: Area Directors Heather Hanra-han and Meeghan & Josh Keng, and Maintenance & Beau-tification Chair, Becky Marshall. Candace Helstrom (1st

VP) and Ashley Kelley (Security) reported on Social activi-ties and Constable statistics, respectively. New residents were introduced.

The three Constables in attendance gave a short program on their services followed by a Q&A period. The meeting was adjourned ahead of schedule and everyone was dis-missed.

2020 CIVIC CLUB EXECUTIVE BOARD

President .................................................... Cyndi Moore .......................................... cyndi@themoorerealestategroup.com 1st VP .......................................................... Candace Helstom................................................. candacehelstrom@gmail.com 2nd VP ........................................................ Dorothy Vetrano ................................................................... dljv96@gmail.com Treasurer ................................................... Mike Harryman ..................................................... mike.e.harryman@p66.com Secretary ................................................... Paige Ochterbeck ............................................................. paige2@outlook.com

AREA DIRECTORS

Area .......................................................... Taylor Schleier ........................................................... taylor.schlier@gmail.com I .............................................................. Paul Witkowski ........................................................... pwitkowski@gmail.com Area .......................................................... Andrew Johnson ................................................................awjmail@swbell.net II .............................................................. Heather Hanrahan ................................................ heather.gehrke@gmail.com Area .......................................................... Craig Taylor ......................................................... craig.taylor@armenergy.com III ............................................................ Josh and Meeghan Keng ........................................ meeghan.keng@yahoo.com Area .......................................................... Lorraine Cole ........................................................... lmcintosh03@hotmail.com IV ............................................................ Bob Alban ...................................................................... trebor4828@gmail.com

CHAIRPERSONS

Holiday ...................................................... Heidi Skiff ........................................................................... heidiskiff@mac.com Security ..................................................... Ashley Kelley.............................................................. ashleykelley5@gmail.com Greetings & Benevolence ......................... Kal Massad ...................................................................... massad22@yahoo.com Improvements & Beautification .............. Becky Marshall Membership .............................................. Andrew Johnson ..................................................................awjmail@swbell.net Publicity I (Website) ................................ Chris Ochterbeck .......................................................... ochterbeck@gmail.com Publicity II (Candlegram) ........................ Susan Mays ..................................................................... o.suzannah@mac.com Restrictions & Grievance.......................... Susan Fitzpatrick ................................................................... susanfitz1@att.net Social ......................................................... Danny Cannon .............................................................. canndaniel@gmail.com Historian ................................................... Susan Fitzpatrick ................................................................... susanfitz1@att.net Community Liaison .................................. [open]

M A R C H 2 0 2 0 S E C U R I T Y

2019 Summary

84% of households paid dues and 99% of Con-stable Program funds were collected from resi-dents. The shortfall was made up via CPCC so-cial activities and advertising.

2020 Summary through February

31% of households have paid dues and 41% of the Constable Program funding requirement has been collected.

2020 Dues are due! The 2020 invoice for dues and constable program is available on our newly re-designed (thank you, Chris Ocher-beck) website:

candlelightplazacivicclub.com

Planning a vacation this month? Tell your neighbor,

stop your mail and newspaper, and if you paid your

Constable dues, enroll in their vacation watch pro-

gram. Visit their website at

https://pct1constable.net/ and sign up.

T R E A S U R Y

S O C I A L

EASTER EGG HUNT

Saturday, April 11th at Shepherd Park

Start time TBD

CORNHOLE COMPETITION AND FUNDRAISER FOR

CONSTABLE PROGRAM

Players do not have to live in CP but they do need to know how to toss. A $50 entry fee for each two-person team will benefit the Constable Program for Candlelight Plaza (and Shepherd Park Plaza if a player is from that side of town).

Sign up will be online through Signup Genius. This is a fami-ly-friendly event although a taco truck and beer/wine will be available. For more information, contact Danny Cannon at canndaniel@gmail.com.

Saturday, April 18th 4-7 p.m.

Astral Brewery 4816 N. Shepherd

How fun is it to watch the little children scamper around like rabbits? Come watch the fun, glee and delight of the young hunters. All families and friends are welcome. Sign up will be online at Signup Genius. To volunteer, con-tact candacehelstrom@gmail.com.

“If anything makes you uncomfortable, it makes us uncom-fortable. Call us.”

“The visibility of constables on patrol is a strong deterrent to criminals.”

Constable Dispatch (713) 755-7628

C A N D L E G R A M

www.facebook.com/groups/plazamoms www.groupspaces.com/plazamoms plaza.moms.houston@gmail.com

DONUTS WITH DAD

Saturday, March 7th 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

@ Shepherd Park

Join us for Donuts with Dad at the park! Bring the whole family! Plaza

moms will provide donuts, coffee, juice, and water.

Spring is in the air, and Durham has lots of exciting happenings! In February, Durham students en-joyed a Pizza and Game Night (hosted by the PTA Men’s Commit-tee), STEAM Week activities (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math) and a program of singing, dancing and skits to cele-brate Black History Month.

Students, staff, parents and commu-nity members are hard at work practicing for Durham’s Got Talent. The first round of competitions will take place in March, leading up to

the finals in April. If you have a tal-ent you’d like to showcase, signup at www.DurhamPTA.org/dgt or email PTA@DurhamPTA.org.

Mark your calendars for Spring Fling on April 4th from 12-4 p.m. Students, families and community members are invited to enjoy inflat-ables, a video game truck, carnival-style games, concessions, Durham’s Got Talent final competition and more. There will be plenty of activi-ties for kids of all ages! We also wel-come community members to vol-unteer! Sign up here: www.durhampta.org/spring-fling.

One of the easiest ways to support Durham is by participating in Spirit Nights at local restaurants. When

you mention Durham at checkout, we’ll receive a portion of the pro-ceeds. Please patronize

Chick-Fil-A on March 11th from 4-8 p.m.

and Tacos A-Go-Go

on March 24th from 4-8 p.m.

Be sure and mention Durham

at check out!

School will be closed for Spring Break the week of March 16-20 and also on Monday, March 30th in ob-servation of Chavez/Huerta Day. We appreciate the ongoing support of our neighbors!

D U R H A M E L E M E N T A R Y

APRIL SOCIAL

Tuesday, April 21st 7:30 p.m.

Join us for a craft-social with Houston Yard Art! This year we will be making a cute summer ice cream cone door hanger! Space is limited so please check the April Candlegram for RSVP de-tails.

PLAZA MOMS ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT!

Saturday, April 4th 9:30-11 a.m.

@ Shepherd Park

Join us for breakfast, pictures with the Easter Bun-ny, and an Easter Egg Hunt! Just a reminder, this will be a Plaza Moms member only event.

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CAUTION!

Durham Spring Break is the week of March 16—20 and other Houston schools will break this month as well. Those kids will be out and about at all hours of the day, so watch out! Be careful, be aware and slow down.

Chick-Fil-A Trash Pick Up

Trash Pick Up

Trash Pick Up

Trash and

Recycling

Tacos-A-Go-Go

TRASH & RECYCLING INFO: No cul-de-sac parking on pickup days. Glass recycling is back! Okay to place glass in green bins!

CPCC

Easter Egg Hunt

Plaza Moms

Donuts With Dad

Durham Spring Fling

Plaza Moms

Easter Egg Hunt

Palm Sunday

Daylight Savings

Begins

Easter

Spring Begins

Tree Waste

Pick Up Durham

Spring Break

Week

Durham

Holiday April Fools

St. Patrick’s Day

Trash and

Recycling

Trash and

Recycling

Trash and

Recycling

Heavy Trash

Pick Up

REMINDER!

When Houston is expecting a heavy rain, gully-washer, storm or flash flood (or even when Houston is not ex-pecting a major water event — because after all it IS Houston), please clear debris from around the storm drains. We need to be proactive in keeping our streets as rivers, not lakes. PLAZA GARAGE SALES

April 18th is the date set for garage sales in Candlelight Plaza and Shepherd Park Plaza. Clean out your garage, at-tic, closet, car or other storage facility and make a few ex-tra bucks. (Rain date is the 25th). Note: This “event” is not a coordinated one-location sale but is a day for individual garage sales.

Cornhole

Tournament

Plaza ‘Hood

Garage Sale

MISS NANA’S NEIGHBORHOOD

Candlelight Plaza resident, Cindy Roy, aka Neighborhood Nana, has set a goal to be selected as Yard of the Month every month. It’s never been done before, but Nana said, “Game on!”

As a “nana,” Roy is all about nurturing the environment around her, whether it be family, friends, home, garden or cat(s). Nana is continuously updating the décor of her front garden, creating one botanical delight after another. Pictures don’t really do the creation justice; you need to walk by 1043 Lehman and see it for yourself.

FROM THE EDITOR

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