winchester country - april 2015

Copyright © 2015 Peel, Inc. Winchester Country Newsletter - April 2015 1

Winchester Country

WVolume 12, Issue 4 April 2015

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Published Monthly by the Winchester Country Civic Association

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MONDAY 5PM-7PMTHURSDAY 10AM-2PM

APRIL OFFICE HOURS

APRIL5............................................Easter Sunday

9......................Maintenance Board Meeting17-18....................Community Garage Sale,

8am-5pm

27................Senior's Group Meeting @ 6pm

MAY 5..........Mobile Vet Clinic @ the Clubhouse,

4-7 PM

10...........................................Mother's Day

14.....................Maintenance Board Meeting

25..........................................Memorial Day

JUNE4...................Last day of school

21............................Happy Father's Day!

23.........................Homeowners Meeting,

open to all residents, 7PM

39...............Senior's Group Meeting @ 6pm

UPCOMINGEVENTS2015

Our Community Garage Sale will be Friday, April 17th and Saturday, April 18th, 8am to 5pm.

Winchester Country will put signs up at the entrances to the subdivision. You will need to make your own sign to put at the end of your street. ***THESE SIGNS MAY NOT BE ATTATCHED TO ANY STOP SIGNS, POLES OR LIGHT FIXTURES****. Please remember on Saturday to remove your signs as we want to always keep our community looking its very best. Do not put signs up in the entrances of the subdivision. Thank you to all who will be participating. In case of inclement weather the signs will remain up and the next weekend (April 25th) will be the rain date.

Community Garage SaleThe Winchester Country

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Winchester CountryMAINTENANCE ASSOCIATION BOARD

NEWSLETTER INFO

Editor ................................................... [email protected]

Publisher Peel, Inc. .....................www.PEELinc.com, 888-687-6444 [email protected], 888-687-6444

President .....................................................Nicole Chovanetz

...............................wcmapresident@winchestercountry.org

...............................................primary: website, trash issues

........................................................................secondary: all

Vice President ....................................................Vicki Hamm

......................................... [email protected]

......primary: security, pool, tennis courts, comm. landscaping

...................................................... secondary: trash, website

Secretary/Treasurer .............................................Peter Dayton

................................wcmasecretary@winchestercountry.org

................................wcmatreasurer@winchestercountry.org

..primary: parks, deed restrictions, clubhouse, comm.coordinator

....... secondary: pool, clubhouse sched., newsletter, pool tags

Director .............................................................Barbara Dorr

...............................wcmadirector1@winchestercountry.org

....................................... secondary: tennis court, clubhouse

Director ........................................................ Richard Burgess

...............................wcmadirector2@winchestercountry.org

Community Coordinator: ..................................Stacy Vickers

............................. [email protected]

..................primary: clubhouse sched., pool tags, newsletter

FirstService Residential....................................713-932-1122EMERGENCY or CRIME IN PROGRESS ...................911WC Deputies ................................................. 713-221-6000Vacation Watch .............................................. 281-290-2100Post Office ...................................................... 800-275-8777Harris County Flood Control District ............ 281-684-4000Harris County Animal Control ...................... 281-999-3191Advantage Water Mgt. (Water & Sewer) ........ 281-807-9500Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Dept. .......................... 281-550-6663Center Point Energy Electrical Outages .......... 713-207-2222Center Point Energy Gas Serivces ................... 713-659-2111Pool Phone ..................................................... 281-890-9066

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There are new guidelines for 2015 NOW implemented for renting the Winchester Country clubhouse rooms. The rules go into effect for all clubhouse rentals.

• Deposits must be made as money orders. Leave the “pay to the order of” line BLANK, as the money order will be returned upon passing post-rental inspection. Checks, cashiers checks or cash will no longer be accepted for the deposit.

• No items may be taped, hung, tacked or glued on the walls, doors or rafters.

• No helium balloons allowed inside the clubhouse.This is not a policy change but bears repeating: Pool rentals

are only allowed after normal hours and through Texas Aquatics at 713-416-5161.

Clubhouse Rental Requirements

Change


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Pool applications submitted AFTER May 1, 2014, will require a $10 LATE FEE and will not be processed without it! You need to be current on all homeowners dues for activation. Hurry up because pool season begins in May!

POOL APPLICATION REMINDER

The trash pick up schedule is changing for all Winchester Country residents as of April 1, 2015. New trash pick up days are MONDAY and THURSDAY. Recycling will be picked up on THURSDAYS.

WCA is the trash company and they can be reached at 281-368-8397.

TRASH PICK UP DAY CHANGES

Tuesday, May 5th from 4 to 7pmMobile Vet will be at the parking lot by the

tennis courts and park on Rio Grande.For more information on their services and pricing, visit themobilevetclinic.com or call

936-449-4412.

Mobile Vet Visits in May


Winchester CountryWINCHESTER COUNTRY

SENIORS’ CLUBIf you are 55 years old or older we are looking for you.

We meet the LAST Monday of the month at 6:00pm at the Winchester Country Clubhouse.

We play cards, dominoes or other games. We go out to eat and attend plays at the Family Arts Center on Grant Road or the 1960 Playhouse on Gant Road. For more information please call Helen Delaney at 281-794-8796.

OTHER SENIOR HAPPENINGS AROUND TOWN

Cy Fair AARP Chapter #4543 meet the 3rd Tuesday at Jersey Village Baptist Church in Building D. Room 101 located @ 16518 Jersey Drive. Houston, Texas 77040. We gather for coffee. snacks and fellowship about 9:30am. We have speakers and we take day trips on a bus provided by Precinct 4 to various locations. We take in a movie at a local theatre once a month and we go out to eat after the meeting. We are not involved in the AARP insurance. We look forward to seeing you at one of our meetings. Call Helen Delaney at 281-794-8796

WC Residents: Please be mindful of your neighbors when doing noisy yard work early in the morning.

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DOWN1. Can not 2. Margarine 3. Christ's mother 4. Animal families 5. Expression of surprise 6. Flying animals 7. Start 8. Before 10. Protest 14. "Grand" mountains 17. Looking at 18. Music cassettes 19. Ms. Winfrey 20. Part 23. Smooth 24. Male parent 25. Fresh 27. Newly ___, Nearly Dead

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Braun 35. Lingerie 36. Elevate 37. Sign language

DOWN1. Reference book 2. Swanky 3. Award 4. Marry 5. Abraham's son 6. Mr..'s wife 7. El __ (Texas city) 8. Precede 9. Women's magazine 15. Brim 19. American Football Conference (abbr.) 21. Coffee shop order 23. Ballroom dancing 24. Aromas 25. Particular style 26. American Civil Liberties Union (abbr.) 27. Lash 28. Lounge 30. Delivered by post 32. Roman three

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disorder 32. Sieve

DOWN1. Nativity scene piece 2. Competition at the Greek

games 3. Capital of the Ukraine 4. Symbol 5. Expression of surprise 6. Emblem 7. Pickle juice 8. A ball out of bounds (2 wds.) 10. Twist violently 14. Ripper 17. Strums 18. Slough 19. Ross ___, philanthropist 20. Gods 23. Brand of sandwich cookie 24. Seaweed substance 25. Cabana 27. Blue

Crossword Puzzle



Winchester CountryThe following form must be completed and turned in before May 1, 2015 for POOL CARD activation. Tennis CARDs may be activated year round. All mAintenAnce fees must be current for cArds to be ActivAted.

Last name: __________________________________________ First name: _________________________________

Address: _________________________________________________________________________________________

❑ Own ❑ Rent if Renting, Give Owner’s name: ___________________________________________________

Phone: ______________________________________________ Work Phone: _______________________________

email: ____________________________________________________________________________________________

emergency Contact name & Phone: ___________________________________________________________________

The cards are good for the pool during the pool season and tennis year round.

HouseHold MeMbers include yourself. Falsifying information will result in loss of pool privileges. Use back side if more room is needed.

name Birth Date Medical Conditions

___________________________________ _______________________ ________________________________

___________________________________ _______________________ ________________________________

___________________________________ _______________________ ________________________________

___________________________________ _______________________ ________________________________

___________________________________ _______________________ ________________________________

___________________________________ _______________________ ________________________________

You must select a box below for your registration to be processed!

2015 Winchester country Pool & tennis registration form

❑ i have read and hereby agree to abide by WMCA’s pool and tennis rules posted in the newsletter, tennis court and at the pool.

signature: ________________________________________________________________________________________

Date: ____________________________________________________________________________________________

After MAy 1, there will be A $10 lAte fee chArged to ActivAte or receive your pool cArds.Please complete form, sign, stamp and mail to: Community Coordinator, 9607 Rio Grande, Houston, TX 77064 OR drop it in the mail slot at the clubhouse to the left of the gate under the bulletin board. We accept cash or checks made out to WCMA. Any form that does not include proper fees will not be processed.

call 281-890-8856 or email [email protected] with any questions.

❑ i am a homeowner OR a renter with card(s).

Card #1: ______________________________________

Card #2: ______________________________________

❑ i am a homeowner/renter needing replacement cards. A $10 fee must be included for processing.

❑ i am a new homeowner requesting cards for the first time. There is no charge for your first card and it will be mailed to you. Additional cards are $10 each.

❑ i am a new renter requesting cards. A $10 fee must be included for processing.


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If you would like to be listed in the 2015 Youth Directory, please email your name and information to [email protected] or drop it off in the mail slot at the clubhouse office.

YOUTH DIRECTORY UPDATES

CHECK OUTWINCHESTERCOUNTRY.ORG

Please check out our newly revamped website for all the latest in community news, events and resources. You can download pool and tennis card applications, check the rental availability of the clubhouse and see current neighborhood events.

NOT AVAILABLEONLINE

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WINCHESTER HURRICANES Swim Team Make a splash this summer - Come Join

Your Neighborhood team!

Calling all swimmers between ages of 4 and 18 The Hurricanes will sponsor the FREE Guppy School (April 20-23) for younger swimmers who would like to learn from the swim team experts and see if swim team is right for them

We always need “6 and under” age swimmers – come and give it a try!

Be part of a great team sport, build community spirit � Swimming enhances children’s natural flexibility and promotes muscular

development � Swimming is the most injury free of all children’s sports � Swimming is a sport that promotes lifelong fitness and enjoyment � Swimmers learn self-discipline and how to set personal goals

Registration form can be downloaded and completed in advance from our website or completed at registration. April 11 Registration. Registration cost is $95 each for the first 2 swimmers, $50 for the 3rd swimmer, and $40 for the 4th swimmer. A refundable volunteer deposit check is required at registration. Fees include a trophy, a team t-shirt, and the team party.

http://winchesterhurricanes.swim-team.us/

Winchester Swim Team, Inc. serves 200+ neighborhood kids each year and is affiliated with the Northwest Aquatic League “NWAL”. This activity is not related to or sponsored by Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District.

Registration: April 11, 2015 Location: Winchester Country

Clubhouse – 9607 Rio Grande Road

Time: 10:00 am -12:00 noon LATE REGISTRATIONS: Last Day of Guppy School 4/23 ; 1st Day of Practice 4/27.


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