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Beware of Snakes

August 6, 2008 By Leave a Comment

This from one of your neighbors down on Lakeshore:

Ken,


Thought I would give everyone in Country Place a helpful reminder to be careful where you step and put your hands.  Lamar and I walked back to the lake behind our house several Fridays ago and on returning to our yard Lamar was bitten by a copperhead.  After half a night in the ER all is well now.  We have had 3 additional copperhead bites brought into our ER this month as well, and this shows me there is some aggressive snakes right now.

Thanks,
Terri McLarey

Terri L. McLarey
Director Cardiac Cath Lab
ETMC-Jacksonville

If you are unsure of what a copperhead looks like, check this:

www.dirtdoctor.com/ view_question.php?id=1994

Kratos and I have seen several dead copperheads on Country Place roads over the years, particularly down on Lakeshore after the Mohn’s cleared. Just be aware that they’re around and watch your step!

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Country Place Association Helipad

July 6, 2008 By Leave a Comment

After a recent request for information from a real estate prospect who had seen the notation on his subdivision plat, Ken Terrell was able to find out the following:  “As of this date, the Country Place Association helipad at Ridge Top and Lakeshore is officially registered with both Hospital Helicopter Services as well as with the Whitehouse Fire Department and East Texas Ambulance Service.  Our area is presently served by East Texas Ambulance, East Texas Air One and Whitehouse Fire Department.  All of these entities look at this site as a set of coordinates (32 deg – 12.96 north by 095 deg – 17.871 west).” This helipad was designated long ago and hasn’t been used recently, if ever. But in the event of an emergency, it could be a blessing. We want all residents to know about it and to be able to point it out to EMS if and when it is ever needed.

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Gunfire Near Country Place

July 6, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Saturday, March 1st, at about 5:00pm, the sound of gunfire reverberated around Oak Meadow Circle. For the next hour-and-a-half we heard at least three weapons, one a semi-automatic, fire dozens of rounds. As far as we could tell, the shooters were just south of us off CR 129. At one point I called the sheriff’s department and was told that unless the rounds were hitting our house, there was nothing they could do.
We love our peace-and-quiet here in Country Place and it was very unsettling to hear this kind of commotion so nearby. It served as a reminder, though, that we really do live in a “country” place.

[Some time after this post, we learned that Earl Drott, who lives in the neighborhood, hosts the Boy Scouts on his acreage south of Coutry Place so that they can earn their Riflery badges.]

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