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Christmas Tree Decorating 2021
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!
Lakemoor Hills Community Christmas Tree Decorating and Lighting Schedule.
What has now become a tradition in your Lakemoor Hills will occur on Saturday Dec 4th beginning at 4:30pm. Decorating will be 4:30 to 5:30pm (open to everyone to help hang ornaments). Grand Illumination will occur at 5:30pm.
We will be serving hot cider and there will be a campfire to stay warm. Please bring your family and spend time with your neighbors at this special event.
Location:
On the church property at the corner of Montlake & Maloney. The tree is on the Maloney side.
Tulip Plant II – Sat. Nov 20th
As you have seen in previous post we had a great turnout of volunteers planting today. We are now at 50% planted!
Tulip Plant II will be this Sat. Nov 20th
If you would like to volunteer…we will meet in the church parking lot at 11:45am.
Please come prepared to work in the dirt, eg with gloves, kneelers, and trowels. If you have a bulb planting tool please bring it too. Safety-we will supply reflective safety vests and will be working in daylight. Exposure to road traffic is mostly crossing the road to get to the roundabouts.
These are nice activities to meet your neighbors and help make your Lakemoor Hills even more beautiful.
Mailbox Bows- Available Saturday at Lake Hills Church Parking Lot 9 – 11 AM
Display your excitement for Spring and the Dogwood Festival with these cheery bows made by the Lakemoor Hills Garden Club. The Garden Club is generously providing these complimentary with a suggested donation fee of $3 to $5. Proceeds are used to support all the wonderful betterment projects in our neighborhood.
These bows are easy to place on your mailbox or position in a garden near the roadside. They are available for you to pick up at the following places/dates/times:
Pickup date #2 Saturday 3/20/21 Lake Hills Presbyterian Church parking lot from 9am to 11am
Pickup date #3 Bowman Residence 3717 Maloney Road this is a self-serve pickup location. You will see the bows on a stand in the yard. There will be a collection box for your donation.
Beautification Committee – Subject: English Ivy Removal
While Kudzu is the infamous “Vine that ate the South,” English Ivy is his nasty little brother. As the years tick by, Lakemoor Hills is suffering more and more from unchecked English Ivy growth on our beloved trees. This evergreen perennial vine can grow up to 90 feet with proper support. The vines smother and weigh down your tress. Oh and it is unsightly too.We encourage you to cut these vines to stop the growth and then maintain. It’s easy and rewarding work. Now is the time before spring foliage growth kicks in making some tree harder to access. I included a link from UT AG Extension for further info.
SPECIAL NOTE – DO NOT pull the vines from the tree. This will damage the bark creating other problems for the tree.
PERSONAL NOTE – I have been spending an hour here and there cutting even hiking into the woods around me cutting on other property. Simply cut at the bottom of the trunk separating the vine at the ground. I then pull the vine up from the ground leaving the vines on the tree alone. It takes a awhile for the vine to die on the tree…it eventually will and flake off. It’s tempting to pull even when dead but please don’t.
Holiday Spirit Awards – Neighbors’ Choice Award – Selected by you!
Our first neighborhood voting for your favorite decorated homes.
Top three
2211 Manor
3421 Montlake
Third place is a tie between 3808 Maloney & 2501 Lakemoor. 3808 Maloney is the wonderful Charlie Brown/Peanuts skating and 2501 Lakemoor is our home (Leslie and I). So who gets the third sign?….we figure Charlie Brown always has it rough so we put the award sign there! We will bring it to Lakemoor after Christmas.
The following are the other homes that received votes. Great Job! There are many more than these that decorated making our neighborhood festive.
They all don’t have to be dramatic – A candle in the window is enough to say Merry Christmas to your fellow neighbors.
PEACE & JOY LAKEMOOR
3803 Maloney
3725 Maloney
3811 Maloney
3301 Timberlake
3515 Blow
3704 Maloney
3800 Maloney
3616 Lakecresst
3543 Ginn
3516 Raines
3457 Maloney
3301 Timberlake
3609 McCarrell
Signs have been placed for the top three. They will be collected just after the New Year.
Missing Dog – Ann Graf
THE GRAF’S ARE MISSING THEIR BROWN AND WHITE DACHSHUND, NAMED MAX. He has been missing since 3:00 am this morning 12/18/20. Friendly, 12 lbs. Young. Back legs are bow legged. Call Ann’s phone: 865-254-4452. Their address is 3505 Bluff Point
Holiday Spirit Awards
Results are in for the Holiday Spirit Awards
Judges selected their top four picks (listed randomly). Homes awarded within the last three years were ineligible.
Winners are:
3421 Montlake
3808 Maloney
2211 Manor
3811 Maloney
Honorable Mention
2025 W. Velmetta
3457 Maloney
3516 Raines
3616 Lakecrest
2301 Lakemoor
2501 Lakemoor
Congratulations and Merry Christmas – you make Lakemoor shine!
Signs have been placed. They will be collected just after the New Year.
Holiday Spirit Awards plus NEW Neighbors’ Choice Awards
Lakemoor is beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Lights are being hung on the homes throughout our peninsula and our community tree is decorated.
The Beautification Committee’s secret panel of judges is excited to cruise the neighborhood selecting the properties they feel represent the Holiday Spirit in Lakemoor. Three Holiday Spirit Awards will be awarded (homes that have won within the last three years are ineligible). Judging will be Sunday & Monday Dec 13 & 14 so be sure your lights will be on. Results will be posted Tue Dec 15th and yards signs placed.
NEW this year….you too will be able to vote in our new award category…NEIGHBORS’ CHOICE AWARD. You will have three votes to cast for homes you feel display the spirit of Christmas in Lakemoor. The three homes receiving the most votes will have a festive lawn sign (shown below) placed in the front of their Christmas Palace. All residence are eligible to vote – you don’t have to be a member of the Lakemoor Homeowners Association. Also all Lakemoor homes are on the ballot. To vote you must have a Lakemoor address and a valid e-mail address. Voting opened Dec 7th and will close Sunday Dec 13th at midnight. This gives you all this week and weekend to tour the neighborhood enjoying the lights and determining your choices. To vote Click the link below.
Lastly, if you aren’t a member of the Lakemoor Homeowners Association we encourage you to join and help support the wonderful neighborhood events like this! (see link below on membership)
Lakemoor Hills community tree decorating and lighting
Bring the family Saturday Dec 5th – Decorating starts at 3:30pm decorations included. Lighting at 5pm. Mask required. Location – The Glimmering Tree at the corner of Montlake and Maloney at the church.
LH Garden Club Mailbox Toppers & Swags
Unlike retail stores, it is the time for us to think about how we will decorate for the holidays…not have them up already. But that is a conversation for another day.
The Lakemoor Hills Garden Club has an answer for some of your exterior decorating decisions. They are again offering those beautiful Mailbox Toppers and Swags for your Front Door or Mailbox Post. They will even install them if you need assistance.
Attached is the order form which explains your order and pickup process. Also here is a picture including images of both the mailbox toppers & door charms.
All proceeds go to the LH Garden Club to help us enhance the neighborhood. Thanks for your support.
