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Happy Holidays and
Best Wishes for the New Year
From all of us to all of you!!!
City of Houston Lake
Venetian Gardens Homes Association
Watershed Management Committee
Houston Lake Garden Club
Houston Lake Community News
City Events
December 13 - City Council Meeting
7:30 pm – City Hall
December 16 - Open House Holliday Party
& Homes Association Meeting
7:00 pm
Kerry Hallowell’s
5440 NW Venetian Dr
December 22 - Recycling Day
December 25 - Merry Christmas to All!!!
CITY OFFICIALS CITY OF HOUSTON LAKE
Mayor Michael Hallauer 215-9138 ([email protected]) City Clerk Marsha Duncan 419-5051 ([email protected]) City Collector Joyce Kullman 547-8173 Alderman (Ward 1 So.) Perry Davis 587-8614 ([email protected]) Alderman (Ward 1 So.) Rick Cowen 741-2730 ([email protected]) Alderman (Ward 2 No.) Phil Otte 741-5477 ([email protected]) Alderman (Ward 2 No.) Dan Coronado 584-2667 ([email protected]) Municipal Judge Greg Dorsey 785-4284 Court Clerk Sharon Brandt 785-4284 Codes Enforcement Officer Mitch Kelly 584-9361 ([email protected])
VENETIAN GARDENS HOMES ASSOCIATION President Bill Gay 584-9548 Vice President Nick Jackalone 587-0028 Treasurer Kerry Hallowell 695-4100 (Lake Tags) Secretary Al Horine 746-5315 Board Member Evadene Judge 726-4456 Houston Lake Watershed Management Committee Michael Hallauer 215-9138 Registrar Editor – Houston Laker Mary Head 741-5639 ([email protected]) Sewer Grinder Pumps Marsha Duncan 419-5051 For more City and Homes Association Info go to Houstonlake.net
NOTICE OF ELECTION AND CANDIDATE FILING
The City of Houston Lake, Missouri will hold an election,
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 to elect the following offices:
Mayor for two (2) year term
One Alderman from Ward 1 (North) for two (2) year term.
One Alderman from Ward 2 (South) for two (2) year term.
To be a candidate for one of these offices you must file with the
City Clerk, Marsha Duncan, no earlier than Tuesday, December
14, 2010 and no later than 5 p.m. Tuesday January 18, 2011. The
filing forms will be made available by contacting Marsha Duncan
at 816-419-5051.
Venetian Gardens Homes Association Meeting Thursday, November 18, 2010
Monthly meeting for the Venetian Gardens Homes Association was held at 7:00 PM. Officials in attendance were Bill Gay, Nick Jackalone, Al Horine and Evadene Judge. The board welcomes new members, Nick Jackalone, Vice President, and Al Horine who will fill the Secretary position. The budget was reviewed before Homes Association members in attendance and was then approved by a vote with a quorum in attendance. A guest speaker, Martha Edmunds, Safety Committee person from Southeast Elementary PTA, addressed the board and membership requesting a letter of support to the Public Improvement Advisory Committee (PIAC) to expand N. Northwood, KCMO. Expansion of N. Northwood from 52nd Street to Prairie View Road would include drainage (sewer), curbs and sidewalks. A letter of support will be forthcoming from President Bill Gay. The membership had questions regarding lake projects, such as the duck weed floating on the lake. Solutions were discussed and more time will be needed to address these problems by the members of the board. Also, the board is working on the feasibility of a silt pond upstream from the existing silt pond. Future projects that need to be handled are paint of the walk bridge and edging around the peninsula with rock, grass or plants. After addressing the many questions, the meeting was adjourned at 7:30 PM.
December 16, Friday, at 7:00 PM Will be the next Venetian Gardens Homes Association Meeting
at 5440 NW Venetian Dr.
You are cordially invited to an
OPEN HOUSE HOLIDAY PARTY
hosted by Kerry Hallowell
at her home following the meeting.
10/01/2010
Budget for 2011
Venetian Gardens Home Owners Association
October 2010 – September 2011
Allocated
ELECTRICAL (beach and aeration) $ 500
WATER 200
SANITARY UNIT 500
GENERAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE 7,500
(mowing, tree removal, mulch and repairs)
INSURANCE 3,000
SUPPLIES/POSTAGE/SAFE DEPOSIT/WELCOME BASKETS 500
PAPER DELIVERY 200
POTLUCKS ETC 600
FIREWORKS 500
ATTORNEY’S FEES/PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 2,000
WATER TESTING 200
LAKE QUALITY ISSUES 7,500
(bowl out new silt pond, any remaining funds left to go to dredging fund)
DREDGING FUND 7,500
TOTAL $30,700
Important Notice Your trash pick-up day is every Wednesday. Your recycling day will also be on a Wednesday.
Your items must be curbside by 7:00 a.m.
Maximum of 10 bags per household.
Any loose material, such as carpet or building material needs to be cut
down to 4 foot lengths and bound together weighing less than 50 pounds.
Any extra pick up needs that you may have, please contact Allied Waste
For scheduling call Allied Waste at
816-254-1470
The holidays that Allied Waste observe are New Years, Memorial Day,
Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. When any
of these holidays fall on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, your trash pick up
will be on Thursday of that week.
2011 Holiday Schedule: Pick-up Day
New Years (Saturday 1-1-11) Wednesday
Memorial Day (Monday 5-30-11) Thursday 6-2-11
Independence Day (Monday 7-4-11) Thursday 7-7-11
Labor Day (Monday 9-5-11) Thursday 9-8-11
Thanksgiving (Thursday 11-24-11) Wednesday
Christmas Day (Sunday 12-25-11) Wednesday
New Years (Sunday 1-1-12) Wednesday
From the Kitchen of……
Gage Bigler
Am I glad that Thanksgiving is over. I had 3 dinners to attend in a row and I am stuffed. Whew!! But I did manage to get a great recipe from a guy. According to Gage, this has been handed down through to generations. And I can see why. It’s scrumptious. If you like pumpkin bread and cream cheese, you’ll love this.
The real surprising thing is that I had no idea that it was made with Splenda. I really could not tell the difference. This is good news for people who are watching their weight or for diabetics. The recipe below calls for the real stuff (sugar) but don’t hesitate to substitute with Splenda.
I’m going surprise my sis and make this for Christmas.
Merry Christmas to all!!!
If you have a recipe or some hints that you would like to share with us, please contact Marsha at [email protected] or Mary at [email protected]
Pumpkin Rollup By Gage Bigler
2/3 cup pumpkin 3/4 cup four 1 cup sugar 3 eggs 1 tsp soda 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice Filling: Mix together until creamy 8 oz softened cream cheese 4 tbsp butter 1 cup powdered sugar Mix the dry ingredients together in small bowl. Lightly beat the eggs in a larger bowl then add the pumpkin. Stir in the dry ingredients until well blended. Spread on a cookie sheet that has been coated with a cooking spray. Bake at 350 for 10 to 15 minutes. Flip it over on a dampened tea towel and let cool for 10 minutes. Spread the filling evenly over the cake and roll into a jelly roll. Refrigerate
Community
Garden Update
Well, our second year of the garden turned out great. We got 2
harvests of green beans this year, so we’re getting that down pretty good. The tomatoes did ok but the weather was a factor again for everyone. We harvested some zucchini but the heat got to the plants pretty fast. It was a challenge to keep up with the watering. But a warm “thanks” to all the kids and parents that helped. This leads me to the garden fundraiser dinner. It will be all about getting a watering system installed in the garden. Several of you have expressed ideas on how to go about this and we welcome any help or insight you may
have. Now, about the fundraiser dinner. The theme this year will be “Soup & Sandwiches” with a twist. It will be the girls turn to make your favorite soup and the boys will be the judges. So I will need 3 volunteers to judge. Please contact myself, Marsha Duncan at 816.419.5051 or Angela Gay at 816.584.9548 if you would like enter your soup or to be a judge. We will give you more details on the dinner in the next Laker, but the plan is
to hold this event sometime in February. Merry Christmas everyone!!!!!
Houston Lake
2nd Edition
Cookbook
All of the recipes in this book are from local folks
here on Houston Lake. There are 257 delicious recipes in
the book.
The Cookbook would make a wonderful Hostess gift,
Birthday, Christmas, Thank You and for the Beautiful
Bride-to-be.
This is one of a kind gift. Cookbooks are passed from one
generation to the next generation, and are forever
treasured. Prices for the 2nd Edition Cookbooks are:
3 = Cookbooks for $10.00
2 = Cookbooks for $8.00
1 = Cookbook for $5.00
To purchase your Cookbooks please call Mary
Head - 816-741-5639 or e-mail
[email protected]. Thank You
Happy Holidays
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Call Mary Head, Watkins Associate, to place your order.
(816) 741-5639 Thank You
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For the best meals you’ve ever cooked, look to Watkins for award-
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For a FREE Watkins catalog or placing an order,
call your local Independent Marketing Manager,
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