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Quarterly Neighborhood Meeting & Holiday Party
Join your neighbors at the White Rock Ale House patio on Tuesday, November 30 from 7-9 p.m. for the annual Lakewood Hills Holiday Party & Quarterly Meeting! Light apps will be provided by the Neighborhood Association. RSVP to Evite so we can provide a headcount to the venue. This is also when we start the process of electing board members for next year; please email board@lakewoodhills.org if you are interested in learning more and getting involved (President and Vice President are both currently open for 2022!).
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If you would like to contribute to the 2nd Annual Fa-La-La-Lakewood! Neighborhood Curbside Toy Drive (details below) benefiting Dallas Children's Advocacy Center but cannot attend that on December 4th, please feel free to bring your items on November 30 and we will drop off on behalf of Lakewood Hills.
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Ladies Night – Thursday, November 18 @ 7 p.m.
Come out and join us tonight from 7-9pm for Ladies Night! Our host this month is Jessie Blackburn at 7110 Casa Loma. Bring a drink and/or snack to share or just bring yourself. And whether you can just drop by for a bit after the kids are in bed or can come for the whole time, we would love to see you there.
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Book Club – Monday, November 15 @ 6:30 p.m.
Please join us! We are happy to welcome new neighbors and friends to the Book Club. For our next selection, we chose The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline (author of The Orphan Train), which has over 4 stars on Amazon and Goodreads. Our next meeting will be Monday, November 15 at 6:30 p.m. Location TBD. Please email Stacy Mach with any questions.
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In this gorgeous novel, Christina Baker Kline brilliantly recreates the beginnings of a new society in a beautiful and challenging land, telling the story of Australia from a fresh perspective, through the experiences of Evangeline, Hazel, and Mathinna. While life in Australia is punishing and often brutally unfair, it is also, for some, an opportunity: for redemption, for a new way of life, for unimagined freedom. Told in exquisite detail and incisive prose, The Exiles is a story of grace born from hardship, the unbreakable bonds of female friendships, and the unfettering of legacy.
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Other Considerations:
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
Caste by Isabel Wilkerson
Empire of the Summer Moon by SC Gwynne
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The Last Green Valley by Mark Sullivan
I Am Watching You by Teresa Driscoll
The Winemaker's Wife by Kristen Harmel
Walking Home by Sonia Choquette
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Turkey Trot – Thanksgiving Day @ 10 a.m.
Before you gobble, get out of the house for a little wobble… I mean, a walk! Take a walk with your family and friends or sit in your front yard to greet passing neighbors on Thursday, November 25 between 10-11 a.m. If you are young (or young at heart!), stop by Rosanne and David’s house at 7002 Coronado and pick up a fun turkey-themed craft!
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Lakewood Toy Drive – Saturday, December 4th @ 1:30 p.m.
Santa and his elves will be collecting toys for the Dallas Children's Advocacy Center! Click for more info:
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Holiday Lights ***Date Change*** Sunday, December 12th
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Cookie Exchange - Sunday, December 19
Save the afternoon of Sunday, Dec. 19th for our Traditional Cookie Exchange. Exact details will be shared closer to the date.
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Crime Watch and Neighborhood Association Renewal Time
Please take a moment and renew your annual Crime Watch membership ($200 per family, $500 per Business Sponsorship) and Neighborhood Association dues ($25 per family, $12 per seniors). We need your continued financial support to keep our Crime Watch program going; Neighborhood Association dues go towards maintaining our website and e-news, funding our wonderful events throughout the year, and completing beautification/neighborhood improvement projects.
Renewal links:
Crime Watch
Neighborhood Association
We have NEW Crime Watch yard signs, and they will be dropped off to all who renew by your dedicated Crime Watch Board volunteers! Please consider putting the old signs in back alleys to deter lurkers, or recycle if they are done.
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Many thanks to our 2021 Crime Watch Business Sponsors!
Jim Scott & Sons, Dr. Kyle Stuart of Sports Medicine Clinic of North Texas, and Dr. Terry K Gemas of Lakewood Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine.
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Thank you to our 2021 Crime Watch Individual Supporters ($400+ Donation)!
Anonymous, Benson, Berryman, Blackburn, Cascella, Cassity, Cockrell, Culpepper, Dilworth, Dixson, Dvorocsik, Estee, Golden, Jones, Manley, Mazero, McCaffrey, Metz, Prakash, Ratcliff, Rehberger, Robertson, St. John, Trahan, Warmuth/Rohrbacher
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Crime Watch Reminders
Process for Requesting Home Checks While Away
If you are a Crime Watch Member, our ENP officers will check on your home when you're out of town. When you'd like a home check, please email CrimeWatch@LakewoodHills.org with the dates you're going to be away, your address, and any other brief information you deem relevant (e.g., if they should expect anyone there pet sitting). All information provided will of course stay private between our ENP officers and the Crime Watch Board. You may email us as far in advance as you like. Please provide at least 4 days notice as we update the Crime Watch calendar on Sundays and Wednesdays.
Tips to Prevent Crime
(Based on both feedback from our officers and the Crime Watch Board)
- Protect yourself and your loved ones by keeping your doors locked. This includes doors to your house, garage, gates and cars. Most "break-ins" that happen in our neighborhood are because things are left unlocked.
- Don't leave garage doors open or cars running in the street or driveway, even for a minute.
- Don't announce any new purchases by leaving boxes out on the curb during bulk trash week. Break them down and put them in the bins.
- Report all security issues to 911 (our patrol officer will be notified immediately if during a shift). After calling 911, e-mail CrimeWatch@LakewoodHills.org. We have a direct line to our ENP officers and will let them know of all incidents, but all incidents (urgent and non, as prioritized by 911) must be reported through a 911 call. You may also report crimes online here.
- Check your back alleys. Make sure that your alleys are clean from debris and overhanging or overgrown trees and are well-lit. Don't create easy hiding spots. The patrol officers drive through the back alleys to do their checks, so make sure the path is clear for them.
LHNA and Crime Watch Board Volunteers
President: Alex Fergus
NA Vice President: Open
CW Vice President: Jonathan Kopf
NA Treasurer: Jeff Benson
CW Treasurer: Allison Biel
NA Secretary: Rosanne Smythe
CW Secretary: Michelle Eyrich
NA Membership: Donna Coker
CW Membership: Rhoni Golden
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