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City Of Coppell Weekly E-Newsletter - January 5, 2023

Government and Politics

January 6, 2023

From: City of Coppell

January Event Guide

Discover something new in the new year! Visit this month’s Event Guide for a list of local events.

Twelve Days of Coppell Ends TOMORROW!

Through January 6, 2023

If there are still a few things missing on your wish list, check out our local stores and support Coppell businesses through the Twelve Days of Coppell holiday shopping campaign!

How it works:

Download the playing card. Each card contains a total of 15 clues that will lead participants to a variety of local stores, restaurants, and boutiques. Participants should solve the clues and take the action described. Once at least 12 clues have been solved, bring your receipts/proof of action to the Coppell Town Center Annex, 265 Parkway Blvd., or submit them via email to be entered into a drawing for a prize! Your receipts must be submitted by Friday, January 6, 2023, to be entered into the drawing.

To learn more about the businesses in Coppell, visit the Buy in Coppell page or call 972-304-3678. Visit discovercoppelltexas.com for more information on where to eat, shop, and play in Coppell.

Claim Your Holiday Scavenger Hunt Prize by Tomorrow!

Through January 6, 2023

If you participated in our Holiday Scavenger Hunt, remember to post your photos to social media with the hashtag #coppellholidays, then stop by Town Center, 255 Parkway Blvd., to claim your prize by 5 pm tomorrow, Friday, January 6!

It’s Time Texas Community Challenge

January 9 - March 5, 2023

Kick off the new year with healthier choices by joining the 2023 It’s Time Texas Community Challenge! The free, eight-week competition challenges Texans to develop healthy habits on step at a time by doing simple things such as eating nutritious food, exercising, and drinking water. Each healthy choice earns participants points and a chance to win prizes as well as recognition for their community!

Visit ITTCommunityChallenge.com to learn more, download the app, register, and start earning points.

Reminder: Test Your Home Smoke Alarms

The Coppell Fire Department and Life Safety Park want to remind you to test your home smoke alarms each month. Smoke alarms that are properly installed and maintained play a vital role in reducing fire deaths and injuries. If there is a fire in your home, smoke and fire spread fast and you need smoke alarms to give you time to get out.

- Test your smoke alarms at least once a month. Press the test button to be sure the alarm is working.
- Install smoke alarms in every sleeping room and outside each separate sleeping area. Install alarms on every level of the home.
- Smoke alarms should be interconnected. When one sounds, they all sound.
- Replace all smoke alarms in your home every 10 years.
- Teach family members that when a smoke alarm sounds, go outside and stay outside.
- A closed door may slow the spread of smoke, heat, and fire. Sleep with bedroom doors closed, and close doors behind you in the event of an evacuation.

Visit the National Fire Protection Association for more information about the installation and maintenance of home smoke alarms.

S. Belt Line Reconstruction Update

Crews are moving right along with Phase 2 of the S. Belt Line Reconstruction project. Utility improvements, roadway excavation, and subgrade prep continue this week and into next week. For more information about the S. Belt Line Reconstruction project, visit coppelltx.gov/beltline.

Coppell Farmers Market

Saturday, January 14 | 8 am - Noon
Old Town Coppell | 768 W. Main St.

The Coppell Farmers Market is closed for the holidays this weekend and will reopen for the winter season next Saturday, January 14. The CFM will be open the second and fourth Saturdays of the month through March. Weekly markets will return in April.

The CFM is open from 8 am - noon. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are accepted. For more information, please visit coppellfarmersmarket.org.

Mindfulness Practice

Sunday, January 8 | 2 pm
Cozby Library and Community Commons | 177 N. Heartz Rd.

Join guest instructor Sheela Singla for a guided mindfulness meditation practice. Sheela is training with UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center to become a certified mindfulness teacher. She will provide a brief introduction for new attendees and will cover different topics of interest at each monthly session.

Steam Club

Tuesday, January 10 | 3:30 - 4:30 pm
Cozby Library and Community Commons | 177 N. Heartz Rd.

Explore the world of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math with hands-on activities! Kids in grades K-5 are invited to challenge their brains to think critically and creatively.

This month we’ll embrace winter with snow-themed activities.

New Year, New Friends: Teen Ice Cream Social

Wednesday, January 11 | 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Cozby Library and Community Commons | 177 N. Heartz Rd.

Come celebrate the start of a new year by making new friends, eating ice cream, warming up with hot cocoa, and having fun! This is a come and go event with all food and supplies available on a first come, first served basis. For students in grades 6 - 8.

Adult CPR-AED Class

Thursday, January 12 | 6 - 9 pm
Life Safety Park | 820 S. Coppell Rd.

Skills covered in this course for adults and older teens include first aid, choking relief, and what to do for sudden cardiac arrest in adults, children, and infants. This program is FREE of charge, but registration is required.

Guided Bird Walk

Sunday, January 15 | 9:30 am
Cozby Library and Community Commons | 177 N. Heartz Rd.

Meet in front of the Cozby Library for a guided bird walk to observe the winter species that can be found in the vicinity of the library, including songbirds and many waterfowl. Participants should be prepared to walk approximately one mile. This program is designed primarily for adults, but children age 13 and up may attend with an adult. Registration is required.

Meditative Drawing

Sunday, January 22 | 2 - 3:30 pm
Cozby Library and Community Commons | 177 N. Heartz Rd.

Neurographica is a creative method that stimulates new neural pathways by combining art and psychology. It promotes creation of new neural pathways, and connected neurons then process information received. This enables people to harmonize their emotions, heal their past trauma, find solutions to problems, enhance communications, and achieve goals. It's great for reducing anxiety and stress, too! No prior experience in art is required. This class is taught by Natalia Kolev with the Neurographica Academy and is open to ages 18+.

Lions Club SPOT Screening

Wednesday, January 25 | 11:45 am - 12:45 pm
Cozby Library and Community Commons | 177 N. Heartz Rd.

Eighty percent of all visual impairment can be prevented or cured. The first step to prevention is awareness. The second is early detection through vision screening.

Coppell Lions Club members will conduct a preliminary screening on children's eyes for various visual impairments. Prescriptions will not be issued. For children ages six months to 5 years old and any child with special needs.

Coppell Arts Center Presents: San Jose Taiko

Saturday, January 28 | 1 pm | Interactive Performance
Saturday, January 28 | 7 pm | Concert in the Main Hall
Coppell Arts Center | 505 Travis St.

San Jose Taiko has mesmerized audiences for three decades with the powerful and propulsive sounds of the taiko drum. Inspired by traditional Japanese drumming, San Jose Taiko performers express the beauty and harmony of the human spirit though the voice of taiko. Exploring and experiencing creative expression in the form of taiko enriches our lives and communities in important ways. It helps us grow and find personal fulfillment, teaches and challenges us, and helps us understand and empathize with others. San Jose Taiko will present a pair of performances that educate, enrich, and entertain!

Visit coppellartscenter.org for tickets.

Senior Water and Sewer Discount

Are you at least 65 years old? Then you qualify for a 10% discount on your water bill! Senior citizens must provide a copy of their driver’s license or other form of identification listing their birth date to the Utility Billing department at [email protected]. The discount is not available retroactively, but will be applied on the next billing cycle. Specific rates are available on our website. If you have any questions, please contact the Utility Billing department at 972-304-3695.