Team DiMuria, Katy Texas Realtors

The Cinco Ranch school orchestra will be having the Trick or Treat Concert on October 29th. You can bring the whole family to this event...it is set up to be casual and fun for the kids. They have set up some fun music and instruments are available for the kids to play with before the concert.

The program will be held at the Cinco Ranch High School Performing Arts Center on October 29th between 6:30 and 8pm. The instrument petting zoo will be open from 6-8pm

Admission is free and kids are encouraged to dress for the holiday!

The Seven Lakes High School Sensations Show Choir will be presenting "The World Goes "Round" at the SLHS Performing Arts Center. The show is a review of the musicals of Kander & Ebb including Chicago, Cabaret, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Funny Lady, and New York, New York.

the dates and times are as follows:

Thursday Oct 15 at 7pm

Friday Oct 16 at 7pm

Saturday, Oct 17 at 7pm

Adult tickets are $12 and student tickets are $8

The Willowfork Fire Department is going to hold an open house at the Willowfork Fire Station located at 24655 Westheimer Parkway in Cinco Ranch, Katy, TX

The station will display the equipment they use during fire and safety missions. The fire fighters who work at the fire station will be available to answer questions about the equipment (so you may want to bring the kids!).

The Willowfork Fire Station is now manned by a combination of paid firefighters and volunteers. Many of the cadets from the first graduating class will be on hand. The second class of volunteers is being formed right now (deadline to apply is Oct 31st) and will begin training in January, 2010. Anyone who would like an application should contact Joe Horak at jhorak@geo-quip.com or John Adkins at john@sfadkins.com

The Willowfork Fire Department services many of the subdivisions in the South Katy area...including much of Cinco Ranch.

If you have any Katy area questions please contact Team DiMuria at 281-492-5916 or e-mail us at jeffreydimuria@garygreene.com

Team DiMuria can be found on the web at www.KatyHomeFinder.com

Cinco Ranch is one of the top master planned communities in the entire Country. The amazing variety of amenities including parks, lakes, golf, tennis, basketball, boating, walking trails, nature trails, and water parks give residents the feeling that they are on vacation year round.

We do get an occasional complaint (and this could be said of the entire Houston area)...the homes all look alike. To be honest some truth lies in this statement. Traditional south Texas homes are large box-like brick homes designed to give you the most bang for the buck. Most of these home range from 3000-4000sqft and the squaredimensions are used to take advantage of somewhat smaller yard sizes. In the middle of all these traditional Texas homes in the Katy area lies the Cottage Grove section of Cinco Ranch.

For starters Cottage Grove is in the middle of everything...walk to the Exemplary Elementary School (in fact all three schools are Exemplary...a very rare triple) Williams Elementary. The Katy Family YMCA is right across the street and just up the block is Villagio...a retail, restaurant, and office complex that is loaded with upscale options. Cottage Grove is also close to The La Centerra Mall, Lifetime Fitness, the Grand Parkway, the Westpark Tollway, and just a short drive to I-10 for easy commutes to downtown or the Houston Energy Corridor.

With all this going for it, what really makes Cottage Grove special is the Cottage Series homes. They resemble New England and Florida cottage homes...right down to the beautiful front porches, plank siding exteriors, and pastel colors! The homes are smaller then the average Katy homes...from around 2000sqft up to just over 3000sqft with prices ranging from the low $200's to the low $300's If you are looking for something just a little different...but want to be in the middle of everything...this is a community you should keep your eye on!

We have many beautiful subdivisions and Master Planned Communities here in Katy. If you are moving to the area it can be a little intimidating trying to decide which one fits you best.

A community to add to your list is Green Trails. Although Green Trails has a Houston address it is in the Katy area and feeds the award winning KatyiSD school district. While many of the communities in the Katy area have lots of amenities like parks, pools, walking trails, and lakes...and while Green Trails is loaded with amenities it stands out for two reasons: It is just loaded with trees...tall pines run throughout the community and give Green Trails the feel of an old established town in the Northeast. The second reason is that Green Trails is the closest Master Planned Community Katy has to the Houston Energy Corridor. This means you will have a very short commute to work...just a couple of exits on I-10! The Christus St Catherine hospital is also across the street from Green Trails. This is a full service hospital with emergency room!

A wide variety of homes are available in Green Trails...from small 1 story homes priced around $200k to large custom homes priced in the 600k range. Green Trails also has a small section of Townhomes that are highly upgraded and straddle the 200k to 250k price range. For a wide variety of reasons this is a community you should consider when Katy is on your map!