By Kelli Kickerillo
Kickerillo Companies is proud to announce that we now have four new homes nearing completion in our gated section, Lakes of Cross Creek.  Lamar Consolidated ISD will serve Kickerillo residents in Cross Creek Ranch.  This highly regarded school district produces some of the finest students in the state.

Home prices in Lakes of Cross Creek range from the high $800s to over $2million.  Sales are underway and a Kickerillo agent is available on-site everyday from 10am to 6pm.
For more information on these 4 new homes and our model, contact us at 713-951-0666 or kickerillo.com/crosscreek.

Bring the Whole Family Out to Meet Local Neighbors, Police Officers, Firefighters & Public Service Workers.

On Tuesday, October 5th, from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM, bring the kids and join us at the Cross Creek Ranch Welcome Center to learn valuable safety tips from local police officers, fire fighters and public service workers during our first “National Night Out (NNO)

NNO is a community-sponsored campaign aimed at building a stronger, safer community through heightened crime prevention awareness, while generating support for local anti-crime programs, strengthening neighborhood/police community partnerships and encouraging neighbors to get out and meet each other.

Children will experience and learn by exploring a fire truck, ambulance, and a helicopter. Safety and Law Enforcement professionals will be there to answer questions. We will have volunteers to administer/register child photo and DNA ID kits for parents to take home for safe keeping. All guests will also enjoy free hot dogs, drinks, snacks, giveaways and register for several door prizes.

Everyone is encouraged to bring a folding canvas chair and spend time visiting with your neighbors. Your extended family and guests are welcome.

We are seeking sponsors-from local businesses to offset costs for this event. For information regarding sponsorship opportunities, please click here.

Community and Resident volunteers are needed to ensure a successful event. Please contact: Donna Lamb, Tammy McCall or Charisse Guidry @ 281-344-9882.

By Melissa Guerra
Cross Creek Ranch & Christus St. Catherine will be hosting the second annual Celebrate Your Princess Breast Cancer Walk on Saturday, October 23 from 9am to 1pm.

Our Royal Court this year will include honorees from the area who are breast cancer survivors. Our Celebrate your Princess Walk is like no other, of course!

This is a family walk and even dogs are welcome. We will also have a Pink Pamper after-party with complimentary pampering stations. As a new addition this year, there will be a Pink Marketplace where vendors will be selling items such as jewelry, Yellow Box flip flops, and much more!

Would you like to be a vendor at the Pink Market?

Please fill out our vendor form. Spaces are $50 for uncovered spaces and $100 for covered spaces – limited availability

To register as a participant or vendor, click here.

We are looking forward to seeing you! Check out the photos from last year.

Katy ISD and Lamar Consolidated ISD schools scored well in the recently released Texas Education Agency annual academic accountability ratings. Every school serving Cross Creek Ranch in both the Katy ISD and Lamar Consolidated ISD was rated as either "Recognized" or "Exemplary".

All three Katy ISD schools serving the Cross Creek Ranch community received an exemplary rating.

Both Wertheimer Middle School and Huggins Elementary (Lamar Consolidated ISD schools serving Kickerillo's Lakes of Cross Creek Ranch) were rated as exemplary as well.

Seven Lakes High School - Katy ISD - Exemplary

Woodcreek Junior High - Katy ISD - Exemplary

Stanley Elementary - Katy ISD - Exemplary

Foster High School - Lamar CISD - Recognized

Briscoe Junior High - Lamar CISD - Recognized

Wertheimer Middle School - Lamar CISD - Exemplary

Huggins Elementary - Lamar CISD - Exemplary

We are pleased to announce new gym hours for the Cross Creek Ranch Fitness Center

Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 5am - 12pm

Tuesday and Thursday: 1:30pm - 10pm

Saturday: 8am - 1pm

Kids Corral Childcare is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8am - 10am; and Tuesday and Thursday from 6pm - 8pm.

Learn more about Cross Creek Fitness here.

Houston will grow by 3.7 million people and 1.5 million jobs in the next 25 years, according to the Institute for Regional Forecasting’s annual long-term forecast for the eight county Houston Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Barton Smith, professor of economics and director of the institute, said, “While economic growth has recently been stunted by the national and global recessions, Houston will continue to expand over the long term.”

The area currently has 5.1 million people and 2.5 million jobs. The institute predicts that to increase to 7.4 million and 3.2 million, respectively, by 2020 at a growth rate of 2.5 percent a year.

The City of Fulshear invites everyone to the Fulshear Independence Day Celebration on Friday, July 2nd.

This year's festivities will include horses, elected officials, antique cars, military groups and a parade complete with floats to commemorate veterans and the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America.

1:00 PM – Begin Booth Registration & Setup, organized by Anne Frye.

5:30 PM – Parade Lineup, Library Parking Lot, Organized by Frank Tortorice & Lt. Kenny Seymore. 6:30 – Parade Begins

7:15 PM – Festival Begins

7:30 PM – Huggins Show Choir

8:00 PM – Beauty Pageant

8:30 PM – Music by “Crosswind”

9:45 PM – Fireworks

10:00 PM – Music by “Crosswind”

For more information on the festival, visit Fulshear.com

NEWSWEEK recently released the 2010 list of America’s Best High Schools, naming four Katy ISD high schools among top 1,622 schools in the nation. The four Katy ISD high schools ranked this year are: Cinco Ranch High School (No. 478), Seven Lakes High School (No. 689), Taylor High School (No. 982) and Katy High School (No. 1387).

The schools listed in the America’s Best High Schools 2010 report represent only six percent of all American public high schools. Rankings are determined by a combination of the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate or Cambridge (AICE) tests given at the schools, compared to the number of graduating seniors.

Click here to see the full list of NEWSWEEK’s America’s Best High Schools.

Cross Creek Ranch homeowners and their friends are invited to a free special concert featuring singer, Kenneth Scott, on Friday, June 11th, at 6-9am.

The concert will be held at the lakeside stage next to "The Hill" and Texas Traditions will be on location selling BBQ, burgers and beverages (cash only, please) so bring your family, lawn chairs and blankets for a fun-filled evening.

Download the event flyer here.

Cross Creek Ranch’s inaugural Fine Arts Festival was a GREAT success!  Drawing crowds from Katy, Sugarland, Heights, and Fulshear close to 2,000 patrons visited 75 exhibitors.  Photos from the event can be viewed on the Cross Creek Ranch  Flickr Profile.

Seventy-five local and out of area artists showcased everything from oil paintings, pottery, mosaics, jewelry, metal sculpture, photography, to wood carving.  In addition to fine art the festival offered other exhibitors such as Cammies handmade soaps, Dave Laufenberg selling the Finest and Freshest Gourmet Olive Oils from the World Famous Olive Groves of California, and Norman Fekete showcasing Gourmet Preserves with his famous Pecan Pie in a Jar!
Art enthusiasts enjoyed listing to live music all day by Melissa Polka a Katy native, Kenneth Scott, Jon Hogan  Band, and Robin Kirby.
The festival also introduced a newly-organized group of local artists. Katy Area Artists is a network of artists and patrons focusing on educational, mentoring and exhibition opportunities for adults in the Katy area.  Imagination Campus, located on FM 1093 is a premier eco-healthy child development and enrichment facility with a strong emphasis on imaginative play and high quality instruction was onsite as well to inform the public on their summer camps and assist children in hands on activities channeling their inner artist.  Children made sand art masterpieces as well as their very own Cross Creek Ranch owl. 
Art on wheels showed a different way of artistic expression!  The Mermaid Gypsy art cars as well as four other highly creative art cars were on display for everyone to see.

Gerald and Kathy McArthur came to the festival looking for art to decorate their new Seven Lakes home. They said they found what they were looking for “and then some.”

“We really wanted to find a couple of paintings, but there’s so much here I think we’ll probably pick up some other things for the house,” Kathy McArthur said.

Houston artist KiKi Neumann creates wood and mixed-media art made out of hurricane wood.  Her biggest hit of the day were her angels, “My angles are latterly flying away,” Neumann said.

“The stuff here is just absolutely beautiful. There’s so much more here than I expected,” an art enthusiast from Katy said.

In addition to Neumann, other Katy residents taking part included Susan E. Russell with illustrations for Trendmaker; Andy Gonzalez showed oil paintings on canvas and linen; Gabriela Monterroso exhibited oil paintings; Mike Peyton displayed mixed media on gourds, canvas and paper; Delton Gerdes displayed watercolors and Adriana Whitney showed paintings and fiber and clay dolls.

Additionally, Nita Risher McGlawn exhibited mixed media paintings; Lois Morton showed mixed media collages; Vivian LeFlore Mora displayed paintings; Vanessa Sosa exhibited her photography.

Join us at the Union Chappel Vineyards/Bar O Ranch on Saturday, May 15th when Fulshear will hold its highly anticipated 2nd annual Michael T. McCann Memorial Bike Ride throughout our great community.

The ride will feature a 63, 43, and 21 mile route, as well as a Pedal Pusher 3-mile ride for families with children of all ages to enjoy.

All proceeds of this family event will directly benefit the beautification of our community, as he so cherished.

Dr. Mike McCann passed away after a long, heroic battle with cancer in 2007. He will be remembered as a family man, veterinarian, sailor, grape grower, friend and mentor, who also served as chairman of the Fulshear Planning Commission for many years, dedicating much of his time to the development and growth of the city. An avid bicyclist, he spent many hours each week cycling all while undergoing treatments, a true testament to his strength and abilities.

He was an ambassador and statesman who epitomized what Fulshear means to many. A friendly town in a beautiful region, that if we all work together, will grow into a prosperous community that cherishes the simple, good things in life.

Bike for Mike is proud to support Fulshear, and will annually select a special project specifically for the beautification of the community. We look forward to seeing you in the vineyard for the after ride celebration!  For more information, visit BikeforMikeFulshear.com

Kick off the 2010 Summer season at the 1st Annual Community Splash Day Resident Party on Saturday, May 29th.

Beat the summer heat by relaxing under the poolside shade areas, sliding down the 40 foot water slide and swimming in the Olympic size pool.

There will be music, food, soft drinks and ice cream, pool games and fun activities for all ages. The party will be held on Saturday, May 29th at the Cross Creek Ranch Pool from 11:00am – 2:00pm

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Special thanks to the Fulshear Simonton Area Lions Club, area churches, schools, and the Wild West 4H club, and also special thanks to Katy Christian Ministries for their participation in the City Wide Cleanup event held at City Hall on April 16th, 17th and 18th.

The April 12th meeting of Keep Fulshear Beautiful was a success with new members pledging support to serve on the Board of Directors. Our main focus for this year is to obtain a recycling substation in Fulshear, for the convenience of our local residents. We still need individuals who will participate in the areas of education, recycling, and beautification. We want Fulshear to be the greenest, cleanest and most beautiful community in Texas. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Cheryl Stalinksy at (281)346-1796.

The community is invited to join LaCenterra and Katy Area Moxie Moms for this special Mondays with Mommy Family Night Out featuring a concert under the stars for Mom on Saturday, May 8th at 6pm.

Kids are invited to pick a beautiful bloom for their special gal courtesy of LaCenterra retailers. (Quantities limited. While supplies last.)

Mondays with Mommy is a free series of events and activities for preschoolers and the parents who love them. It is open to all parents and playgroups and is presented in partnership with Katy Area Moxie Moms. Series events take place on the second Monday of each month in Heritage Square unless otherwise noted.

For more information about this event, please visit www.LaCenterra.com or contact area manager, Kristi Wees at kristi@moxie-moms.com