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October 2017

Event Time 3:00pm—9:00pm

CALLING ALL GHOSTS, GOBLINS, SUPER HEROS AND PETS!

KICK OFF THE HEARTLAND FALL FUNFEST!

MARCH IN THE HEARTLAND COSTUME PARADE @ 3pm

BEST COSTUME CONTEST

BEST PET COSTUME CONTEST

HAY RIDES @ 4PM

HEARTLAND PUMPKIN PATCH

APPLE CIDER DOUGHNUTS

SPOOKTACULAR CRAFTS

TRUNK OR TREAT @ 5:30 PM

HEARTLAND HAUNTED TRAIL@ 7PM

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

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Heartland Upcoming Events

Lifestyle Director

Bonita Plested

Can you believe that the holiday season is upon us!! My favorite holiday of all time is Halloween and I am so excited about all the fun activities I have planned for our great community Heartland!

I am so excited to bring you the Heartland Farmers Market! Farm Fresh Eggs, Honey and Produce right here in our great community Heartland! Please come out and support the Farmers Market to ensure its success and continuity. October 14th 8 am—11 am @ Heartland Park. See page 3 for details.

Register to vote from 3:00pm –4:30pm at Heartland Park during the Heartland Great American Campout. Be sure to bring your I.D!

The Heartland Great American Campout is finally here and we will have so much fun! We will hold the Heartland Chili Cook off during the campout! The winner will receive a $100 Visa Gift Card and bragging rights as the Heartland Chili Champion for 1 year. As if it could not get any more fun! Bring the whole family for a fun filled fall day of chili tasting flag football, music, minute to win it games, contest and prizes. Brightview Landscaping will dig a real campfire! We will tell campfire story tales, roast hot dogs and yummy S’mores. See Page 8 for details & registration.

The Heartland Costume Exchange is underway drop off your gently used costumes at the HOA October 2nd—6th or at the Heartland Great American Campout 10/7. Receive a ticket to exchange for a new to you costume at the Heartland Costume Exchange taking place on October 14th .

Drum roll please……..We have an amazing Fall Fun Festival Planned this year! We will have our very own pumpkin patch! We will kick off the festival with the Heartland Costume Parade down Abbey Road into Heartland Park! The Crandall police will lead the parade and the Crandall Fire Dept. will follow. Please dress up and plan to participate! The day will be filled with Costume Contests, Hayrides to the pumpkin patch! Choose one pumpkin per family to take home, Enjoy apple cider doughnuts, spooktacular crafts, games with prizes. At 5:30 pm Trunk or Treat begins and the count down to Heartland Haunted Trails begins !!! We are going to have so much fun! See page 1 & 13 for details and registration.

It’s that time of the year again! The Heartland Annual Meeting takes place Tuesday, October 24th 6pm—8pm at Dietz Elementary School. Please plan to attend!

The Girl Scouts of Heartland! In partnership with The Girl Scouts Of Northeast Texas Girls of all ages are encouraged to join this amazing organization that builds courage, confidence and character to make the world a better place. The girls will be applying these principles right here in their own community Heartland! This is a Win Win! See page 12 for details

Heartland Lifestyle Happy Hour is scheduled for November 10th 6pm—8pm at the Heartland Model Homes. Door prize and raffles. Oh let’s not forget adult beverages and lite bits! Click here to register

There are so many amazing events coming up in our great community!

ALL EVENTS REQUIRE REGISTRATION ! ONLY THOSE REGISTERED WILL BE PERMITTED TO

ATTEND THE DAY OF THE EVENT

Please be sure to ALWAYS REGISTER for the events that you plan to attend.

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Heartland Pet Of The Month:

(Katniss (top tan perch), older sister, Lily laying underneath and sister, Sassy.)

Diana Godinez, 16 Years Old,

Crandall High School 10th Grade Diana loves creating new memories and building life long friendships here in Heartland. The fact that our community comes to-gether as one to support the local sports teams, academics and every-thing in between brings joy to Diana’s heart. Diana looks forward to her favorite activity, getting friends/family together to create new and lasting memories. She enjoys being at home and appreciates that we live in a safe and well maintained community.

Diana’s favorite sports are volleyball and cheerleading. “They are what I live for and love to do. I give it my all and never complain”. Volleyball practice is everyday after school and the team plays every Tuesday and Friday. Diana’s relationships with her team mates is priceless as they have been together since the 7th grade.

Dedication is what motivates Diana , she says everyone around her is just as dedicated as she is . Diana is an A student with a GPA of 4.12. She has been enrolled in Pre-AP classes since 7th grade.

Diana is very active and has held membership on the soccer team, drill team and track team. She loves listening to feel good music and states “ if the music explains how I'm feeling at a given moment I like it!”

Diana believes that you must find a way to give back to others and she has found her niche in volunteering at the Fall Festival every year. She is also involved in community service and picks up trash along the highway with a team that is sponsored by Crandall High School. Diana helps teachers prepare their class-room before school starts, helps out at the Thanksgiving Festival and the North Texas Food Bank. Diana feels it is cool to volunteer!

Diana’s future plans include visiting Paris, France, Italy, New York, Athens and Greece. She plans to attend UNT-Denton or The University of Texas Austin.

The Heartland Community Supports Our Amazing Youth!

Three Cheers For Diane Godinez

Student Spotlight

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Click Here To Nominate

Best Decorated Yard

Halloween is just around the corner and that means lots of outdoor fall decorations. Halloween decorations

are permitted inside windows, on the exterior of your home and in the front yard. Decorations should be kept

to a proportionate size and setback of the home; they should not create excessive noise or light disturbance

for neighboring homes and should be appropriate for the holiday. Please do not install holiday decorations

any earlier that ten(10) days before the holiday and remove no later than seven (7) days after the holiday.

Time to ‘boo-tify’ your front yard for a chance to win Yard of the Month for October. The Beautification Com-

mittee will be selecting the Yard of the Month for the best decorated home using the following criteria: Ani-

mation ( moving parts), Sound Effects, Special Effects (fog, lighting & so forth), Interaction (feeling like part of

the scene when visiting) and Effective Use of Space.

Winners will be awarded a $25 credit through Calloway’s Blooming Rewards Loyalty Program

Judging will take place on Sunday. October 22nd between 7:00pm -9:00 pm

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Timely Tips for October Gardeners Usher in the autumn season with creative displays for indoors and out! Transformation quickly occurs with pots of

mums, pansies, cabbages and ornamental peppers when combined with pumpkins, gourds and bales of hay.

Create a spectacular vignette in your landscape with bales of hay, a scarecrow or two, multiple sizes of pumpkins

and gourds, pots of garden mums, corn stalks and for more texture consider adding old tools, a set of antlers or bird-

houses. The autumn color palette offers a myriad of wonderful colors from which to choose; purples, rusts, gold’s,

yellows, oranges, deep greens and browns can be used. Simply displaying a “pile” of pumpkins in the same color

palette and different sizes will draw ones eye and interest to an area of your landscape. Fill a favorite basket or pot

with a mixture of produce for a simple, impressive look. Add a bit of nature into your containers with branches, corn

husks, berries and other materials to enhance the overall look.

If you did not apply a pre-emergent herbicide to your lawn in September; apply it by the first two weeks of October.

You should also fertilize your St. Augustine or Bermuda lawns no later than the first week of October.

October is bulb buying month. They are in fresh supply and will provide welcome late winter and early spring color

for the landscape.

The October 1st Deadline To Replace Your Dead Tree Or

Missing Tree Or Shrub Is Here!

Remember To Plant The Correct Size Tree For Your Lot and the Approved

Type Of Tree.

See The Community Website For Approved Tree Type: www.Heartlandtx.net

If You Plant A Tree That Is Too Small, You Will Be Required To Remove It and

Plant The Correct Size.

Be Sure To Give Your New Tree/Shrub Plenty Of Water So That It Will Survive

The Winter.

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HEARTLAND GREAT AMERICAN CAMPOUT

OCTOBER 7TH @ HEARTLAND PARK

3PM—OVERNIGHT

Register to vote 3:00pm—4:30pm

Heartland Chili Cook Off Competition 5:00pm

Overnight Camping

Campfire

DJ Entertainment

Flag Football

Kids Activities

Contests & Prizes

S’mores Station

Campfire Roasted Hot Dogs

Campfire Story tales

Star Gazing

Uncle EJ’s BBQ

Complimentary Popcorn & Sweet Tea

Click Here To Register

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Girl Scout Troops of all ages forming right here in our great community Heartland!

This is an amazing opportunity for Heartland girls to join an awesome organization that builds courage, confidence and

character to make the world a better place.

Our resident youth will be applying these principles right here in their own community Heartland!

Heartland Girl Scout Troops:

Daisies. Grades K–1.

Brownies. Grades 2–3.

Juniors. Grades 4–5.

Cadettes. Grades 6–8.

Seniors. Grades 9–10.

Ambassadors. Grades 11–12.

We need leaders and co-leaders for the Girl Scouts of Heartland Troops!

The success of this amazing opportunity for our community youth relies on you! Please step up and lead!

The Girl Scouts of Heartland will be overseen by the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas.

Interest and questions contact Lifestyle Director Bonita Plested at bplested@ccmcnet.com.

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Lone Star Farm has a limited supply available to the public from our pasture to your table. Availability is per 1/4 of beef, 1/2 side of beef, or a whole beef split between two families for a total cost of $8.50 per pound, vacuum packed. A quarter of beef averages between 50—60 pounds. Our beef is aged for 21 days before packaging. A deposit is required, if you are interested in local healthy beef for your family contact us with any questions you may have or to place an order;

Roseann 469-644-7581 or Glenn 817-223-5850

Haunted Trails Details

There will be a $2 charge per

person. You may walk through

the Haunted Trail as many times

as you like for $2 per Haunted

Trail Walk.

Heartland Haunted Trails “ The

Apocalypse” is recommended for

ages 12 and up. Those younger

than 12 must be accompanied by

a parent or legal guardian.

All Participants Must be In

Good Standing And will Be Re-

quired To Wear A Wristband

Throughout The Event

Click here to attend

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Make sure that you accompany your children

on their trick-or-treat route.

Visit houses that are well lit and never enter a

stranger's home.

Insist that treats be brought home for inspection

before anything is eaten.

When in doubt, throw it out.

Always carry a spare bag just in case your

breaks.

Pin a slip of paper with the child's name; ad-

dress and phone number inside a pocket in

case the youngster gets separated from the

group.

Try to use face make up instead of a

mask. Masks can obstruct your child’s vision.

Wear reflective tape, comfortable shoes.

Carrying flashlights will help children see better

and be seen more clearly.

Walk; do not run, from house to house.

Walk on sidewalks, not in the street.

Say Trick or Trick! And Thank You!

Normally lights off means the homeowner is not

participating.

Participate in the Teal Pumpkin Project- Pro-

vide non-food treats for trick-or-treaters and

paint a pumpkin teal to place in front of your

home. Examples of non-food treats: glow

sticks/necklaces, erasers, pencils, stickers and

other novelty toys. Fore more information about

the Teal Pumpkin Project, please visit their

website at http://www.foodallergy.org/teal-

pumpkin-project.

Have a safe and Happy Halloween!

Be safe on Halloween Each year, Halloween is one of the most exciting holidays for kids. We want

you to have a safe and happy Halloween, and remembering some of these

simple safety tips can make the holiday safe and enjoyable for everyone!

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SEPTEMBER YARDS OF THE MONTH! Thank you, Heartland Residents for your Nominations for the Yard of the Month, Sponsored by

Calloway’s Nursery in Mesquite. The Beautification Committee really appreciates your continued support. The members of the Resident Advisory Committee and one resident guest were able to view

the homes and present to you the finalist in no particular order.

2117 Brenham Dr.

Home to new residents, the Rowley's. Patricia "encourages" hubby Dan to plant TEXAS native plants for the less demand of water ... They also prefer to plant per-ennials that come back year after year. They chose to re-furbish a few yard art pieces from their 14-year Greenville farm to incorporate in their patriotic red/white/blue flower beds which sets it all off beautifully! The Rowley's daugh-ter is even thinking about moving from Garland to Heart-land ... It says a lot about our great community when other family members want to move here too!

3117 Buckthorn St.

Located at the corner of Trumpet Vine. Relocating from Uptown to Heartland is a real new-life adven-ture for these new residents since March! You can tell they love their new home by how the plantings complement the aesthetics of the stone, fence and mulch. It all comes together with a welcome flag out front that beacons all to stop by for a chat. You might also catch them outside walking their little dog or mowing the yard every SAT AM ...

4108 Sandalwood Ct

The Lastinger family located from FT Worth to Heartland. This young family enjoys the family-friendly atmosphere of Heartland and can hardly wait for all of the new amenities to open that will be in close walking distance. Ashley shared her secret to keeping the whiskey barrel planter light weight by putting in cut up pool noodles in the bottom before filling with dirt and her annual flow-er "pops of color". They have a very pretty fall wreath on the front door crafted by Ashley, while Brent shares the love of his alma mater by displaying his Georgia Bulk dog flag. They top off the beautifully "free of weeds" mowed yard with a TEXAS star in the way to their front door. When you see these folks out, give them a Howdy for a job well done!

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Welcome New Heartland Residents! Heartland HOA welcomes the following new

residents to our community:

Frederick & Kellie Swanson Angela & Ryan Carruth

Jessica West Jason & Chelbi Fowler

Henry Ramirez Memory Barrett

Donnie & Sharon Pyle Mayowa & Olamide Idowu

Nathaniel & Suzanne Fuller Jeffrey & Cynthia Wrenn

James Stewart Feliciano Pizarro

Alvaro & Marisa Deleon Vernon & Michelle Riley

Sam & Sheelli Mathews Arnold & Cynthia Salas

Alex Gonzalez Jolyssa Cabrera

Walter & Shavon Nix Sherry Davis

Kenneth Boyd Jessica Evans

Steven Oliphant Blessing Kiobel

William Bediako Taimeka Lockridge

Helene Brown Heber Morales

Markeith Jackson Jonathan & Asley Roddy

Reynaldo & Noemi Villarreal Michael & Andrea Bizzell

October 4th: Play Time with Lego’s

October 11th: Toddler Storytime

October 18th: Toddler Dance Party!

October 25th: Fun with Playdough

Heartland Toddler Play Group, Where A Kid Can Be a Kid!

Every Wednesday 10am—12pm At Heartland Hall!

Click here to register for the fun!!!

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Heartland Hall Rental Rate Increase

Effective December 2017

The Fee To Rent Heartland Hall Has In-

creased To $150.

The Deposit Fee Remains $200

Rentals Prior To This Publication Will Be Honored

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Toddler

Play Group

10 am—12 pm

Heartland Hall

Toddler

Play Group

10 am—12 pm

Heartland Hall

Toddler

Play Group

10 am—12 pm

Heartland Hall

Toddler

Play Group

10 am—12 pm

Heartland Hall

Keno

7pm—9pm

Heartland Hall

Bunco

7pm—9pm

Heartland Hall

Heartland

Campout

Chili Cook Off

3pm Heartland

Park

Costume

Exchange

10am—12pm

Heartland Hall

Fall

Fun Fest

3pm

Heartland

Costume drop

off

10/2—10/6

Annual Meeting

6pm—8pm

Dietz

Elementary

National

Night Out

6pm—8pm

Heartland Park

No School

Movie Day

1 pm

Heartland Hall

S.T.E.M

Fair

8am—4pm

Dietz

New Resident

Orientation

6pm

Heartland Hall