The Lakeside Letter, as it was originally called, was started in 1986 or earlier, based on archived copies.  The newsletter has always been produced by the Lakeside Civic Association, supported by advertising, and is usually delivered door to door by Lakeside residents, usually kids looking to earn some extra money.

The original newsletters were short and contained basic community news. The letter was produced on what looks like an Apple II or Apple Macintosh computer. The letters represented what was possible with the new found technology of desktop publishing of the mid 1980's.

The graphic quality of the letter improved over the years and the length expanded, but the community-related content remained the same. Over the years we see threads of community spirit, property value concerns, numerous social events sponsored by the Lakeside Civic Association, and Lakeside residents and families supporting the neighborhood in a wide variety of ways. Here are some assorted highlights from past issues.

June 1987 - The front page included a reminder to all residents about the purpose and importance of Lakeside deed restrictions.  Also included was an announcement of the July 4th parade and BBQ which incuded numerous events and was scheduled to run from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM which was a longer stretch of time compared to 2008's event that wrapped up well before 1PM.

May 1988 - Neighbors had complained that stray cats were running around in Lakeside Forest.

December 1991 – A full page announcement stated that the City of Houston would be eliminating the $6.00 per house reimbursement for neighborhoods with private trash collection which would result in a loss of $33,827 to the neighborhood. Included survey results showed that the majority of residents wanted to keep back door trash pickup and pay more money to keep it.
 
February 1993 - Familiar names such as Jim Logan, Arnold Benson, and the Crawford family were all involved in the LIA or LCA.

February 1996 - The newsletter was a whopping 14 pages in length which was a huge increase from the original 2 page design. A short notice reminded neighbors not to leave trash on the curb all week. 

Researched and written by Ken Blair, 2008. Thanks to Carolyn Korkmas, the 2008+ newsletter editor, for providing access to achived issues.