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NOVEMBER 2017 VOLUME 9, ISSUE 11

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BASKETBALL SIGNUP

Registration open for winter league. Grades 2-7 boys and girls. All games indoors and in Shadow Creek. First Game = January 21. Late fee starts November 15.

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Beginner & Advanced leagues Registration includes a full uniform, referees, and trophy. Practice times decided by team parents. Teams coached by team parents. Register at ShadowCreekSports.org

SOCCER SPRING SIGN UP Ages 4-9 – Saturday games 8-12 noon Ages 10-14 Sunday games 2-6 pm Girls only league Ages 6-13

First Game = Late March. Registration includes a full uniform, practice equipment. Trophy for ages 4-9. Practice times decided by team parents. Teams coached by team parents. Late fee starts January 23. Register at ShadowCreekSports.org

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BASEBALL SPRING SIGNUP Registration open. Fall grades K-6 boys and girls. First Game = Late march Registration includes a full uniform, practice equipment, and trophy. Practice times decided by team parents.

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Teams coached by team parents. Register at ShadowCreekSports.org

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SHADOW CREEK RANCH IMPORTANT NUMBERS EMERGENCY NUMBERS EMERGENCY................................................................911 Fire...................................................................................911 Ambulance.......................................................................911 Sheriff – Non-Emergency................................ 281-331-9000 Pearland Police Department............................ 281-997-4100 SCHOOLS Mary Marek Elementary................................. 281-245-3232 Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary..................... 281-245-3090 Manvel Junior High........................................ 281-331-1416 Alvin Senior High........................................... 281-331-8151 Manvel High School....................................... 281-245-2235 Alvin ISD Administration............................... 281-338-1130 Alvin ISD Transportation................................ 281-331-0960 UTILITIES Electricity - Reliant Energy.............................. 713-207-7777 Gas - Center Point.......................................... 713-659-2111 Trash Removal - City of Pearland....................281-652-1600 CITY Pearland City Hall........................................... 281-652-1600 Pearland Utility Billing - Water Dept.............. 281-652-1603 Pearland Animal Control................................. 281-652-1970 Pearland Police Dept - Non-Emergency.......... 281-652-1100 Pearland Public Works..................................... 281-652-1900 OTHER NUMBERS Pearland Post Office........................................ 281-485-2132 Poison Control................................................ 800-764-7661 Brazoria County Health Department.............. 979-864-1484 Animal Control............................................... 281-756-2265 Cable/Internet/Phone...COMCAST............... 713-341-1000 NEWSLETTER Articles.................................shadowcreekranch@peelinc.com Publisher Peel, Inc.......................................................1-888-687-6444 Advertising...................................................1-888-687-6444

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SHADOW CREEK RANCH Providing Habitat for the Monarch Butterfly -LaJuan Tucker and Johanna Arendt

Over the past few years, Texas has boasted some of the highest and southern migrations, which puts us in a unique position to assist growth rates in the country. We have seen increased development, with conservation efforts. urbanization, and economic growth. Natural landscapes are quickly being converted to roadways, housing, and retail. These dramatic shifts in the landscape are having a significant impact on wildlife. Water sources are being paved over or polluted with runoff. Agricultural lands and native grasslands that provide nesting and foraging sites for birds are increasingly replaced with houses and gas stations. Wildlife now must cross roadways and travel longer distances to find food, shelter, and mates. There are, however, many ways that residents can help wildlife. Balconies, parks, greenbelts, school yards, and backyards are just a few of the places that can provide important resources for wildlife. As the Texas' population continues to grow, so can our responsibility to make sure urban and suburban areas serve not only as economic growth centers, but also as havens for wildlife such as the monarch Free Estimates & Secon butterfly. Owned And Operate amily d F The iconic monarch butterfly is most famous for its long migrations Opinions On Replacemen and its beautiful orange and black markings. Unfortunately, research Equipment shows that overall monarch numbers are on the decline. Here in You Can Trust • Texas, we encounter the monarch butterfly during both its northern d eAdnAdnO One Pound ofSecond Refrigerant & d pO p Free Free Estimates Estimates && Second w nwen

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SHADOW CREEK RANCH THE HISTORY OF THANKSGIVING AND ITS CELEBRATIONS Throughout history mankind has celebrated the bountiful harvest with thanksgiving ceremonies. Before the establishment of formal religions, many ancient farmers believed that their crops contained spirits which caused the crops to grow and die. Many believed that these spirits would be released when the crops were harvested and they had to be destroyed or they would take revenge on the farmers who harvested them. Some of the harvest festivals celebrated the defeat of these spirits. Harvest festivals and thanksgiving celebrations were held by the ancient Greeks, the Romans, the Chinese, and the Egyptians, to name a few. The Greeks The ancient Greeks worshipped many gods and goddesses. Their goddess of corn (actually all grains) was Demeter who was honored at the festival of Thesmosphoria held each autumn. On the first day of the festival, married women (possibility connecting childbearing and the raising of crops) would build leafy shelters and furnish them with couches made with plants. On the second day they fasted. On the third day a feast was held and offerings to the goddess Demeter were made - gifts of seed corn, cakes, fruit, and pigs. It was hoped that Demeter’s gratitude would grant them a good harvest.

The Romans The Romans also celebrated a harvest festival called Cerelia, which honored Ceres their goddess of corn (from which the word cereal comes). The festival was held each year on October 4th and offerings of the first fruits of the harvest and pigs were offered to Ceres. Their celebration included music, parades, games and sports and a thanksgiving feast. The Chinese The ancient Chinese celebrated their harvest festival, Chung Ch’ui, with the full moon that fell on the 15th day of the 8th month. This day was considered the birthday of the moon and special “moon cakes”, round and yellow like the moon, would be baked. Each cake was stamped with the picture of a rabbit - as it was a rabbit, not a man, which the Chinese saw on the face of the moon. The families ate a thanksgiving meal and feasted on roasted pig, harvested fruits and the “moon cakes”. It was believed that during the 3-day festival, flowers would fall from the moon and those who saw them would be rewarded with good fortune. According to legend, Chung Ch’ui also gave thanks for another special occasion. China had been conquered by enemy armies who (Continued on Page 5)

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SHADOW CREEK RANCH (Continued from Page 4) took control of the Chinese homes and food. The Chinese found themselves homeless and with no food. Many starved. In order to free themselves, they decided to attack the invaders. The women baked special moon cakes which were distributed to every family. In each cake was a secret message which contained the time for the attack. When the time came, the invaders were surprised and easily defeated. Every year moon cakes are eaten in memory of this victory.

The Egyptians The ancient Egyptians celebrated their harvest festival in honor of Min, their god of vegetation and fertility. The festival was held in the springtime, the Egyptian’s harvest season. The festival of Min featured a parade in which the Pharaoh took part. After the parade a great feast was held. Music, dancing, and sports were also part of the celebration. When the Egyptian farmers harvested their corn, they wept and pretended to be grief stricken. This was to deceive the spirit which they believed lived in the corn. They feared the spirit would become angry when the farmers cut down the corn where it lived. The United States In 1621, after a hard and devastating first year in the New World, the Pilgrim’s fall harvest was very successful and plentiful.

There was corn, fruits, vegetables, along with fish which was packed in salt, and meat that was smoke cured over fires. They found they had enough food to put away for the winter. The Pilgrims had beaten the odds. They built homes in the wilderness, they raised enough crops to keep them alive during the long coming winter, and they were at peace with their Indian neighbors. Their Governor, William Bradford, proclaimed a day of thanksgiving that was to be shared by all the colonists and the neighboring Native American Indians. The custom of an annually celebrated thanksgiving, held after the harvest, continued through the years. During the American Revolution (late 1770’s) a day of national thanksgiving was suggested by the Continental Congress. In 1817, New York State adopted Thanksgiving Day as an annual custom. By the middle of the 19th century many other states also celebrated a Thanksgiving Day. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln appointed a national day of thanksgiving. Since then each president has issued a Thanksgiving Day proclamation, usually designating the fourth Thursday of each November as the holiday.

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