2008 Holiday Decoration Awards

604 Spring Valley Rd.

Steve and Marilyn Angerer along with Marilyn’s parents Ray and Zelda Sparks moved here to Highland Terrace 10 years ago from Slaton, Texas. Steve has worked for Texas Instruments 22 years. The family has really enjoyed living in this neighborhood. They have always enjoyed decorating their home for Christmas. Ray passed away this year and the way he loved everything about Christmas, this award would have just made his day.

29 Park Pl.

Michael & Teresa Barnett have truly enjoyed living in this neighborhood for 13 years and especially like the diversity. They have four daughters. Michael works in management at the Plano Lowes store and Teresa works at the Lake Highlands Albertson store which makes our home a very convenient location.

November 2008

511 Grove Rd.

Jack and Joette Lyles have lived at 511 S. Grove Road for 35 years. They have 2 children, 6 grandchildren and 1 great grandson. Their son, Scott and wife, Darla, live at 42 Park Place. After working for Chrysler Corporaton 42 years, Jack retired in Dec 2007. Joette was Assistant Vice President with Murray Mortage Company and retired in 1991. Both are very active in their church, Richardson First Baptist Church. They are very active in the Senior Adult Choir, The Goldenaires, which has traveled over the country doing concerts. Both are very active in volunteer work at Network of Community Ministries. Joette served on the Board of Directors and currently holds several jobs at Network. Jack is currently on the Board of Directors serviing as Vice President. They very much enjoy living in this beautiful neighborhood.

October 2008

530 Park Ln.

Jed, Susie, and Jake Lowman at have been living at 530 Park for over two years. Jed has several different jobs. His favorite is being a Pastor of The Word of Truth Fellowship on the corner of Spring Valley and Plano Rd. He also runs a lawn maintenance and landscaping business and has a few rental proprieties. Susie works as an insurance examiner in the health insurance field. She keeps the yard looking great as a form of relaxation. Our son Jake graduated from Berkner and now attends Richland College and works for the Oakley store in the Galleria.

632 Trail Lake Dr.

David Chen and family moved to 632 Trail Lake Dr. about seven years ago and have lived in Richardson for more than seventeen years. They do their own yard work, mostly on weekends. They see yard work as good outdoor physical exercise and more importantly, a way to make the neighborhood a pleasant place to live.

September 2008

529 Highland Blvd.

One of the September Yard of the Month awards goes to Jeri Joles, who lives at 529 Highland Blvd. Jeri moved into the neighborhood five years ago as a first time homeowner. Gardening has become a passion with her, and she gardens organically. Due to the replacement of Highland Blvd., and storms and disease, she lost several trees this past summer. She replaced her lost trees with two beautiful Crepe Myrtles, and drought tolerant, sun-loving perennials. Jeri feels truly blessed to be in this beautiful neighborhood, with its warm and friendly people. If you see her in the yard, be sure and stop to talk “gardening”!

534 Melody Ln.

The second September award goes to Tim and Ruth Vineyard. Tim and Ruth are also fairly new to the neighborhood. Tim has been our Beautification Chair for HTNA, and when you see their yard you will understand why. When they moved in, the yard needed lots of work. The Vineyards decided to tackle the job in two parts. For the lawn, they dug out weeds by hand, and applied pre-emergent weed killer to stave off new weeds. Then for the beautiful landscaping, they hired an old friend, co-owner of “Nativ Landscapes” to plan and plant the front and backyards. Thank you to all of these “winning” neighbors for their part in making our neighborhood more beautiful.

August 2008

405 Pittman St.

Congratulations to Ed Mitre and Cynthia Ulrich at 405 Pittman, for receiving one of the August Yard of the Month awards. The Mitres moved to our neighborhood from El Paso about 5 years ago. They have personally upgraded their entire yard with pretty flowers, shrubs, sprinkler system and a wrought iron fence which allows the neighbors to also enjoy their yard. Thank you to Ed and Cynthia for your active participation in the past on our neighbor-hood beautification committee as well as the annual Trash Bash.

211 Pauline Dr.

The second of our two August Yard of the Month awards was presented to Robert (Cecil, as he is usually called) and Ouida Ribby. Cecil and Ouida live at 211 Pauline. Cecil’s family moved to the area in 1842, and Audelia Rd. was named after his aunt. Ouida grew up living on a farm in Addison, where Sam’s is now located. They have been married for 65 years. Cecil will soon be 89 years young and Ouida 83 years young. They moved to Pauline St. in 1957. Cecil has done all the landscaping since they moved in. At this point in time, he still plants the flower beds, but hires someone to do the mowing. They are already planning what to plant next spring!

May 2008

407 S. Lois Ln.

The Yard of the Month in May goes to David Stuart at 407 S Lois Lane. David has lived in the neighborhood for 15 years. His beautiful yard is achieved through team work. He trims all the shrubbery and Gary Harrison mows the lawn. Congratulations David. Thanks for helping make our neighborhood look great.