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March 2013
The Cross Creek Ranch Easter Bunny HopHippity hop, the Easter Bunny is coming to Cross Creek Ranch! Join the rascally rabbit on March 23rd from 11 am to 1 pm at the Community Room for an exciting mid-day treat featuring balloon animals, trackless train and snacks as the Easter Bunny hops into Cross Creek Ranch with goodies for everyone. Don’t forget to put on your dancing shoes so you can do the bunny hop with the Easter Bunny.
Saturday, March 23rd11 am to 1 pmCross Creek Ranch Community Room.For more information, email Robin at [email protected].
Get ready…it’s a Festival of Tails at Cross Creek Ranch!!On Saturday, April 6th (11-4pm) and Sunday April 7th (12-3pm), the skies above Cross Creek Ranch will be filled with giant kites launched by Stephen and Gunner Newberry of Kites Unlimited. Festival goers can join in the fun by flying one of the 500 free kites given away or by bringing their own kite. Two 45 minute controllable kite demonstrations held on Saturday will entertain and amaze.
Not to be outdone, there will be plenty of festival fun for dogs to wag their tails about. Houston Disc Dogs will bring their incredible team of dogs and handlers to perform three shows on Saturday and two on Sunday. These
Frisbee catching dogs have tons of talent and will be doing some flying of their own.
Local to the Fulshear pet scene, Waggin’ Tails Pet Ranch and WellPet Center will be on hand with a variety of services and fun for dogs and owners alike.
Get there early and stay all day. We will be giving away kites and canine Frisbees while they last. Enjoy the fun, food and entertainment for the whole family and Fido….on the ground and in the air. More details to come!
fun In Cross CreekImportant numbers
your neIghborhood Cross Creek Welcome Center281-344-9882
Cross Creek Ranch Fitness Center281-344-0078
Homeowner Intranet www.crosscreekranch.net
Café at Cross Creek Ranch281-341-1587
Fulshear/Simonton Branch Library281-346-1432
servIce provIders Homeowners Association - CIA ServicesRenea Miksch, HOA Community [email protected]
Trash -Royal Trash Collection713-526-1536
Water -Severn Trent Services 281-398-8211
Cable/Internet - AT&T U-Verse www.att.com/u-verse
City of Fulshear281-346-1796www.fulsheartexas.gov
Fulshear Post Office281-533-9146
Fort Bend County Sheriff281-341-4665
Fulshear Police Department281-346-2202
Fire Department281-346-2800
Animal Control281-342-1512
Emergency - 911
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A Legendary Past, Preserved for the Future:
The Sugar Land Heritage Foundation was formed in 2008 with the goal of preserving the historical artifacts, documents and photographs that trace the evolution of the community from its early days as a sugarcane plantation into its modern era as one of
the fastest growing cities in Texas. Today, the Foundation works with Sugar Land companies and residents to assemble, document, preserve and exhibit a collection of Sugar Land’s remarkable history.
The Foundation operates a museum that is open every Saturday from 9 am to 1 pm. The museum is currently housed in the old Engineering and Personnel Building at 198
Kempner, right next to the iconic 1925 Char House. Admission is free, and features such treasures as artifacts from Imperial Sugar Company, video presentations, maps and
aerial photographs of Sugar Land. Volunteers are on hand to tell you more about Sugar Land and its evolution from a company town to the incredible city it is today.
An informative docent led walk is also featured the second Saturday of each month. On March 9th, the walk features a tour of Sugar Land’s oldest building: the Lakeview
Auditorium. You will hear about the restoration of this treasure and of its historic and cultural significance. Cost is $10 for adults, $5 for children 12-18 and children under 12 are free. The walk begins at the Museum promptly at 10 am and lasts about an hour and a half.
To learn more about the Sugar Land Heritage Foundation, please visit www.slheritage.org.
Cross Creek Ranch Cooking Demo by Ray’s Grill
Thank you to everyone who came out to Cross Creek Ranch’s first cooking demo by Chef Denver from Ray’s Grill. We all learned a great recipe and enjoyed some tasty samples!
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A Legendary Past, Preserved for the Future:
Get Up Close and Personal with Training Discounts at Cross Creek Fitness
Did you know that Cross Creek Fitness offers Personal Training? With certified personal trainers to help you to identify your goals and provide you with a program to attain them, it’s easy to get fit at Cross Creek Fitness.
The Cross Creek Fitness Center is offering a special promotion for the month of March. By signing up with a trainer this month, residents will qualify for the Fitness Center’s vanishing personal training rate. So what is a vanishing personal training rate? The more sessions you complete each week, the smaller your rate becomes each time you work out with a personal trainer. Best of all, residents can even earn a FREE session every week!
For more information, stop by the Fitness Center or contact April Zieschang at [email protected] or 281-344-0078.
YOGA And PilAteS PRivAte inStRuCtiOn
The Cross Creek Fitness Center is now offering yoga and Pilates private and small group instruction.
Yoga focuses on physical postures, called “asanas,” together with breathing exercises and meditation techniques to increase flexibility, strength, balance and promote stress reduction and body awareness. Classes can be designed to be more active, purely for relaxation or somewhere in between.
Pilates is a systematic whole body conditioning routine with emphasis on core stability, correct posture, spinal alignment and breath. Pilates increases strength, flexibility and total body awareness.
Private and small groups can be tailored to specific needs using one or both disciplines, whether for general health and fitness or for a specific need or condition. To learn more about yoga and Pilates instruction, contact April Zieschang at [email protected] or 281-344-0078.
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Monday - Thursday
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School Buzz
Cross Creek Ranch’s Valentine’s Love & Chocolate Adult MixerLove was in the air at Cross Creek Ranch’s Love & Chocolate Mixer in February. Residents enjoyed an evening of food, drinks, and live music featuring the Level One Band. Also onsite was the Lucky Shot Photo Booth for residents to enjoy free pictures with their sweethearts. The pictures can be seen on the Cross Creek Ranch Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/crosscreektexas.
Shafer Elementary: Who are Fred and Patti Shafer?
We all know that Shafer Elementary is a school in our community, but who was the school named after? Who are Fred and Patti Shafer?
Perhaps you’ve seen or met the Shafers. You’ll find them mentoring students on a weekly basis at Shafer Elementary or in the cafeteria passing out forks and napkins. But their involvement in Katy ISD goes back for many years - before Shafer Elementary was built.
In 2000, Fred Shafer took over the helm of Katy ISD’s special education program as Executive Director for Special Education, Counseling and Psychological Services making it a state recognized, award-winning program for Katy ISD. Fred also established the Behavior Transition Program for students with the most severe emotional and behavioral difficulties, research based programs for children with autism, a state-of-the-art audiology clinic and the Therapeutic Intervention Program for medically fragile students.
After teaching for 16 years in the classroom, Patti Shafer began to see herself in a new role as an administrator when she and her husband moved to Katy. In Katy, Patti served as assistant principal at McDonald Jr. High, principal at West Memorial Jr. High and opened WoodCreek Jr. High in
2008. She now shares her amazing energy, instructional expertise, and deep love for children with the next generation of teachers and as a field supervisor for the Region 4 Education Service Center.
Be sure to say hello to the Shafer’s next time you visit Shafer Elementary. Likely, they will be there continuing with their passion for education and helping students.
Huggins Elementary Things are for sure “Hoppin’ at Huggins!” It has been a great school year so far at Huggins Elementary, and students and teachers have hit the ground running this semester. The school’s 1950s theme has kept everyone “movin’ and groovin’,” and many more great activities are in store.
In February, Huggins hosted the “Sonnapolooza” event and the “Sweetheart’s Dance.” These were great events sponsored by Huggins’ parent organization to help foster relationships with moms/sons and dads/daughters. Thank you to these parents who work hard every day for Huggins’ students.
In March, Huggins is hosting “Hands on Science” programs for each grade level. Parents volunteer to lead Science experiments in labs that are grade appropriate - such a fun and engaging time for both students and parents! March also kicks off Huggins’ “Watchdog” program which will put a dad on campus every day.
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• March 10th - Springs Back Triathlon in CCR at 8am
• March 10th - Daylight Savings Time- Spring Clocks Forward 1 hour
• March 17th - City of Fulshear St. Partick’s Day’s Parade
• March 23rd - Cross Creek Ranch Easter Bunny Hop 11-1pm
• April 6th-7th - Cross Creek Ranch Kite Festival
calendar of events
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Nature SightingsWhat type of wildlife have you seen in CCR? Share your story at [email protected].
Ruby-thRoated hummingbiRd
Preferred habitat: Gardens - anywhere suitable flowers are found.
Seasonal occurrence: Very common March through May and mid-July through mid-
October. Uncommon summer and winter.
notes: Particularly common in Houston during fall and spring migration
(August - October and March - May). Some remain here and breed in the
summer, and there are a very few who over-winter. Both sexes have green plumage, but only the adult male
has a crimson throat. See chart of fall occurrence for Ruby-throated Hummingbird on the Upper Texas
Coast, prepared by Don Verser, for more information
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
