prairie on the creek - december 2012
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December 2012 edition of the Prairie On The Creek newsletterTRANSCRIPT
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THE HORIZON
The Official Newsletter for the residents of Prairie On The Creek
December 2012Volume 1, Issue 1
Happy Holidays!
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IMPORTANT NUMBERS
EMERGENCY NUMBERSEMERGENCY ................................................................911FIRE ................................................................................911Kyle Police Dept. (non-emergency) ........512-268-3232 (24 hrs.)Kyle Animal Control ..................................... 512-268-8800Seton Medical Center Hays ........................... 512-504-5000
SCHOOLS - HAYS CISDSusie Fuentes Elementary School .................. 512-268-7827Chapa Middle School .................................... 512-268-8500Lehman High School ..................................... 512-268-8454Hays CISD ..................................................... 512-268-2141
UTILITIESCity of Kyle (water, sewer, refuse) ................. 512-262-1010CenterPoint Energy (gas) ...........................1-800-427-7142 To report gas leaks .......................................1-888-876-5786Pedernales Electric Cooperative .................1-888-554-4732
OTHER NUMBERSKyle Library ................................................... 512-268-7411Kyle Post Office ............................................. 512-268-5541Kyle Municipal Court .................................... 512-262-3994
BOARD OF DIRECTORSTawana Henderson ................................................ PresidentAmy Hunter ....................................................Vice PresidentJohn Nice ................................................................SecretaryGreg Swarny ............................................................Treasurer
COMMITTEESAngelica Covington ....................... Social Committee ChairKevin Covington .Architectural Review Committee memberCarolyn Harkins ..Architectural Review Committee member
HOA MANAGEMENTAlliance Association Management
512-328-6100www.allianceonline.net
Rachel Facundo ........................................Property ManagerFor questions or concerns in your neighborhood contact our Property Manager at [email protected].
NEWSLETTER INFORMATIONEditor .........................................prairieonthecreek@peelinc.comPublisher, Peel, Inc. ......................................... 512-263-9181Advertising ................................... [email protected]
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POSITION OPEN FOR BOARD OF DIRECTOR
There is an open seat available. If you have the time and care about the appearance and safety of your neighborhood, come join our team. If you have further questions about the duties of a Board of Director, please contact Rachel Facundo, property manager with Alliance Association, at (512) 328-6100. Ms. Facundo can also receive you information or you can present your nomination at our next regular board meeting, Tuesday, January 8, 2013.
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PET OF THE MONTHWelcome 10 month old Brody, our first
POTC pet of the month!!! Brody is a
Schnauzer/Beagle mix. Check him out in his
Superman costume. I’m sure he was flying
around Halloween night keeping our
neighborhood safe!!
YAHOO GROUP LISTWe encourage all neighbors to join our POTC Yahoo Group
List. This is a great way for our neighborhood to communicate, where everyone knows what’s going on!! It gives you instant access to shared message archives, photos, group event calendars, member
polls, shared links, and much more. To join today, simply send your
e-mail address to [email protected] or go to the link: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/potc_hoa and click join the group in the top
right corner. Please include your name and address in the e-mail.
Please note, if you need to contact the Board, do not
use the Yahoo Group List, please contact Alliance Association at (512) 328-6100 or [email protected]
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Each year, neglected and abused children in the Austin area must be removed from their homes by Child Protective Services caseworkers.
Separations occur all year, but it is especially difficult during the holidays. Partnerships for Children is making a difference in the lives of these children and we invite you to join us by participating in our Holiday Wishes program.
GET INVOLVED: ✓ SPONSOr a child by
purchasing items from their wish list
✓ MAkE a donation and we will shop for you
✓ DONATE general gifts for children that are not matched with community donors
✓ OrGANIzE a drive to collect gifts commonly requested on children’s wish lists
Thank you for your support!
With your help, how many children can we impact this year? Please contact us at:
HOLIDAyWishes2012
INGREDIENTS:• One 9” deep pie shell (frozen)• *6 cups apples, peeled and thinly sliced• 1/2 cup sugar (white, granulated)
• 4 tbsp. all-purpose flour• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon• 1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg
CRUMB TOPPING:• ½ cup all-purpose flour• ½ cup packed brown sugar
• 3 tbsp. butter (keep refrigerated until ready to use)
DIRECTIONS:Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place apples in a large mixing bowl. In a small mixing bowl, combine sugar,
4 tbsp. flour, cinnamon and nutmeg; mix well. Sprinkle sugar mixture over apples gradually, tossing/stirring until apples are evenly coated. Spoon the mixture into the pie shell. Crumb Topping: In a small bowl, mix together flour and brown sugar. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Carefully sprinkle mixture over apple filling. Cover top of pie loosely with foil. Bake in pre-heated oven for 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake an additional 25-30 minutes, until topping is golden brown. Cool on wire rack 20-30 minutes before serving.
* use tart apples, like Granny Smith (cored, peeled then sliced thin)NOTES:
Make sure to spoon the apple mixture into pie shell; sometimes the filling is watery- do not add the “juice” to the pie shell, it’ll make it runny. Keep your butter refrigerated until ready to use; this makes it easier to cut it into mixture. Or you can store butter in freezer while preparing the pie. Use a fork to “cut” if you don’t have a pastry cutter; cut in 1 tbsp. at a time, much easier than adding it all at once.
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Thanks to all that came out. Everyone enjoyed picking brains, walking for cake, counting candy corn, pumpkin golf and many other fun things.• Best Costume was awarded to Sloane
as a Little Helper• Silliest Costume was awarded to
Hannah as a Zebra• Most Original Costume was awarded
to Lizzie as Giraffe• Funniest Costume was awarded to
Star as a Witch• Best Group Costume was awarded to
Natalie & Avery as Dinosaurs• Pumpkin Carving Award went to
Lemont• Hannah won the candy corn for the
closest count.Everyone had a "boo-rific" time!!!
Please join us next year and celebrate all the fun!!!!!
POTC Halloween Celebration was a SCREAM!
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Brook Meadows • Woodland Hills
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houstonAtascocita CIA • Atascocita Forest • Blackhorse Ranch • Bridgeland • Chelsea Harbour Coles Crossing • Copperfield • Cypress Creek Lakes • Cypress Mill • Eagle Springs • Fairfield Fairwood • Kleinwood • Lakes of Fairhaven • Lakes of Rosehill • Lakes on Eldridge • Lakes on Eldridge North • Lakewood Grove • Legends Ranch • Longwood • Normandy Forest • North Lake Forest • Riata Ranch • Shadow Creek Ranch • Silverlake Steeplechase • Stone Forest Stone Gate • Summerwood • Terranova West • Towne Lakes • Village Creek • Villages of NorthPointe • Woodwind Lakes • Willowbridge • Willowlake • Willow Pointe • Wimbledon Champions • Winchester Country • Windermere Lakes • Wortham Villages
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DISCLAIMER: Articles and ads in this newsletter express the opinions of their authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Peel, Inc. or its employees. Peel, Inc. is not responsible for the accuracy of any facts stated in articles submitted by others. The publisher also assumes no responsibility for the advertising content with this publication. All warranties and representations made in the advertising content are solely that of the advertiser and any such claims regarding its content should be taken up with the advertiser.* The publisher assumes no liability with regard to its advertisers for misprints or failure to place advertising in this publication except for the actual cost of such advertising.* Although every effort is taken to avoid mistakes and/or misprints, the publisher assumes no responsibility for any errors of information or typographical mistakes, except as limited to the cost of advertising as stated above or in the case of misinformation, a printed retraction/correction.* Under no circumstances shall the publisher be held liable for incidental or consequential damages, inconvenience, loss of business or services, or any other liabilities from failure to publish, or from failure to publish in a timely manner, except as limited to liabilities stated above.
HOA BOARD MEETINGSThere has been a change in the regular board meetings. Beginning next
month, the regular meetings will be held quarterly, on the 2nd Tuesday of that month. As the date draws nearer and the venue is secured, details will be provided on our POTC Yahoo Group list and signage next to the mailboxes.
SAVE THE DATESJanuary 8, 2013 HOA Regular Board MeetingFebruary 23, 2013 Plum Creek Watershed Clean-upMarch 15, 2013 Spring Break Movie in the ParkMarch 23, 2013 2013 Spring Bass Fishing Tournament
CITY OF KYLE EVENTSDecember 5, 2012 Santa visits the Kyle libraryDecember 13, 2012 Kyle Public Library Board MeetingDec. 24 & 25, 2012 Library closedJanuary 1, 2013 Polar Bear Splash
TURKEY STROLLThe Social Committee held their 2nd annual Turkey Stroll on Sunday,
Nov. 11, 2012. Social Committee chair, Angelica Covington, with the help of her son and nephew, and Board Director, Tawana Henderson went through the neighborhood and collected non-perishable food items to donated to the Hays County Food Bank in celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday! Hip hip hooray to the wonderful POTC neighbors for donating a total of 84 pounds!
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