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President's Message

Lake Estates Improvement Association, Inc.

Friends,

received great news! My daughter, Lauren and her husband, Steven will be
parents for the first time in January, 2020. This will be our first grandchild and
Iwe are thrilled. The future belongs to the young. With the advent of sweltering
heat and global warming, it is our responsibility to leave this planet viable for a
high quality of life for future generations. As the Lake Estates community, please
consider recycling newspapers, plastic bottles, glass bottles, metal cans and lids,
catalogs/magazines, paper boxes, junk mail, any paper that tears, cereal boxes,
and juice and milk cartons. Please remember that all recycles can be mixed in the
same blue cart. Do not bag the recycles when you toss them in the cart. Set the
cart two feet from other carts to allow for easy access. Place them at the curb on
Sunday evening for a Monday morning pick up.

The City of Fort Lauderdale has recycle dates set up at location addresses on their
website for batteries, ceramics, electronics, chemical, paint, fluid, household
hazardous chemicals (ie. garden chemicals, paint, vehicle fluids, etc.) light bulbs,
Linda W. Bird, President plastic bags.and window glass, and plastic foam and peanuts.
Lakes Estates
Improvement Association, Inc. Great time to Plan Ahead for Fall Planting
In South Florida, we have the luxury of summer weather approximately six months a
year. September and October is a perfect time to plant your garden with all kinds of
things from cool-season veggies, turf grasses and perennials to both evergreen and
deciduous trees and shrubs. Beautiful potted flowers could also spruce up Lake Estates.

Why is fall planting so good for plants? In the fall, the warm soil encourages root
growth. Roots continue to grow through the winter. In early spring, roots begin new
growth or continue to develop at a faster rate, and top growth begins. When
summer finally arrives next year, the fall-planted plant is far better equipped to deal
with heat and drought, largely due to its well-established root system. If you would
like to be a part of community field and would like to have a family plot to plant,
please contact the Fruitful Field Organization – Community Garden located at the
Parkway Methodist Church located just north of North Broward Hospital at 100 NE
44th St, Pompano Beach, FL 33064. Phone: (954) 942-8310.

Giant Poisonous Toad Found on NE 57th Court Dangerous
to Pets and People
The giant toad breads in canals and ditches. A neighbor reported finding one in his
backyard so please keep a look out to protect your pets.
When this non-native species is threatened or handled, it secretes a highly toxic
milky substance from its large parotoid glands at the back of its head, behind the
ears. This secretion can burn your eyes, may irritate your skin, and can kill cats and
dogs if they ingest the secretion.

Symptoms of Giant Toad poisoning in pets include drooling, head-shaking, crying,
loss of coordination, and, in more serious cases, convulsions. The dog's (or cat's)
gums often turn red, an indicator used by veterinarians to distinguish toad poisoning

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