Diane DeRopp

What a wonderful event our picnic was on Saturday, May 21st,  thanks to the support and participation of so many of our residents! The “head count” was about 175!  It is going to be difficult to recognize all of you who helped, and my apologies if anyone is overlooked.  Here goes an attempt. To begin with, a big thanks goes to Randy Fishman and his musicial group, “The Fish Skales”!  What a treat to enjoy such a talented group.  Another big thanks to Forrest Orr of Dean Smith Reality who sponsored the bouncy house.  Jim de Ropp did a great job with the signs, banners and tents with the help of Bill Terry, Chris Reagan, and Ryan Welch.  Site preparation was headed up by a very hard-working Randy Humble who was assisted by John Witherspoon, Tim & Cindy McLaughlin & kids, Bill Stoess, Charlie Mulligan, Dick Graf, John Haynes, David Gerkin, & Clay Aalders.  Lynn Kleinfelter did an excellent job preparing the tables and organizing the buffet with the help of Sharon Gerkin, Barbara Kincaid, Barbara Houchins & Ann Graf.  Drinks were provided by the Burrs, Haynes, Gerkins, & Proctors and Suzan Bowman did a great job ordering and picking up the chicken & providing the water.  Thanks to Linda Haynes, Rosemary Burr & Geri Mulligan for manning the welcome table.  Cheri Perry, Kim Overman and Ramona did a super job with the children’s activities.  Thanks to Pat and Alex Shivers, the kids had a great time riding their miniature horse “Debbie”!  The art display was wonderful thanks to Ken Pace, Sandra, Kathy & Bob Proctor, and Heather Whiteside.  Mike Parker and the Proctors also handed out emergency response bags after completing the training program.  The steel drums are always a big hit thanks to Randy and Leslie Kerns.  The car/boat display was quite a success thanks to Mike Parker and all who participated.  Thanks again to Bill Stoess for the ever-popular corn hole.  Thanks to everyone who brought plants for the “swap”, and many thanks to Flo Curtis, Steve, Annemarie and Annika Rasmussen & Cindy McLaughlin for manning the tennis project table.  Ryan Welch also was a big help with pubicity in taking photographs to send to The Shopper and posting the flyer on Facebook.  Of course, a HUGE THANKS goes to all of you who attended this fun event and brought all the delicious food!!! Also how wonderful it was to have so many pitch in to clean-up, move the tables & chairs, etc back into the church.  Wow, what a fantastic neighborhood we live in!  Once again, sincere apologies to anyone who was overlooked.  Have a great day!   Diane de Ropp,  Social Chairman LHHA

Think spring! Think outdoors!  Think tennis!  But wait!  Our community courts at Lake Hills Presbyterian Church are looking pretty scruffy and are becoming unsafe due to cracks and sand on their surfaces.  These courts are a valuable asset to our neighborhood and we need your help.  Plans are being made to have the courts re-surfaced and we are putting together a committee to help with this worthwhile project.  Please respond to Sue Humble at [email protected] or 679-5139 if you can help us out.  Also, please let us know if you are interested in joining a tennis league and/or participating in a free clinic.  Thanks so much for your interest and support!!  We look forward to hearing from you.

Stuart Worden, Kathy Unger, Sue Humble, and Diane de Ropp

Happy Easter to everyone!  The LHHA Social Committee wants to remind everyone that Lake Hills Presbyterian Church has invited all the children in the neighborhood to its Easter egg hunt this Saturday, March 26, at 2:00.  All the children need to bring is a basket, and the church will provide the eggs, refreshments and crafts.  So mark your calendar and come, join the fun!  Thanks!  Diane de Ropp and Suzan Bowman

This is a reminder to everyone in the neighborhood to be sure your calendar is marked for the “Breakfast and Bluegrass” event this Sunday, March 6th at 6:00 P.M. at Lake Hills Presbyterian Church.  Just bring a breakfast item to share and join this great opportunity for delicious food, toe-tapping music by the Stock Creek Bluegrass Band and wonderful fellowship!  Questions/RSVP Diane de Ropp  [email protected] or 573-1507  Thanks!

Breaking news!

The LHHA Social Committee has some exciting events planned for 2016.  Please get out your calendar and mark the following dates:

Sunday, March 6 at 6:00 p.m., Lake Hills Presbyterian Church is having a “Breakfast and Blue Grass”  get-together and everyone in the neighborhood is invited to this fun evening of delicious food and toe-tapping music.  All you need to do is to bring a breakfast item to share.

Saturday, March 26 at 2:00 p.m., Lake Hills Presbyterian Church is having an Easter Egg Hunt at the Church and invites all children in the neighborhood to attend.

Saturday, May 21 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. LHHA is having our annual neighborhood picnic.  More information will follow, but for now “SAVE THE DATE” for this fun filled event.

 

We look forward to enjoying lots of good food and great fellowship with all of you.

Happy New Year from your Social Committee Co-Chairs, Suzan Bowman and Diane deRopp

The Fall Festival at Lake Hills Presbyterian Church on this past Sunday was great fun!  It was a wonderful opportunity to enjoy fellowship with our neighbors and church members, choose from at least 20 delicious pots of chili, along with all the fixings, and participate in the many fun activities to include “trunk or treat”, a cake walk, and bingo to mention a few. We also joined in the church’s birthday celebration, complete with a scrumptious cake. As residents of Lakemoor Hills, we are so very fortunate to have such a welcoming church in our neighborhood and appreciate so much being included in this fun-filled afternoon.  It was very obvious that a lot of planning and hard work went into putting on such an successful event!   A huge “thank you” also goes to all of you in our neighborhood who participated by decorating their trunks, bringing chili and cakes and especially for supporting this opportunity to get to know each other better.   See you at the next meeting!  Diane de Ropp – Social Chairman

Our neighborhood bat walk last night at Lake Hills Church was a great success with over 50 adults and  20+ children attending this fun and informative event!  Peg, from Ijams Nature Center, did a great job involving the children in activities to learn all about bats. After her presentation, we celebrated Emery Aalders birthday with song and delicious cupcakes before adventuring outside to look for bats.  To everyone’s delight, we saw quite a few bats flying over the trees near Montlake Drive!  Before departing, each family was given a Halloween mobile to make at home.   Thanks again for all who participated in this great opportunity to learn about bats while getting to know our neighbors better.  Our next social event will be the Fall Festival at Lake Hills Church on Sunday. October 25th from 4:00 – 6:00,  so mark your calendars for this fun event!