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MONDAY, APRIL 14, 20147:00 P.M. AT CLUBHOUSE

ALL RESIDENTS ENCOURAGEDTO ATTEND.www.terranovawest.com www.chaparralmanagement.com

CONSTABLE: 281-376-3472

TNW POA ANNUAL MEETING

Report of Meeting Held March 6

Submitted by Sharon Natenberg

Security: Five vehicles were vandalized and items were stolen, such as a purse and various electronics and merchandise. All of these cars were on the street. These events happened on the same night around Woodville, Nodaway, and Ashmere.

Another resident’s car was stolen from the driveway and found, but the car was vandalized. The Constable reported that if serial numbers are known for stolen items, they are easily traced when “sold”—like at a pawnshop. Let’s all be vigilant and report anything suspicious to the Constable 281-376-3472.

Annual Meeting: All residents are encouraged to attend our annual meeting. Your board will give a review of the year. We will give a review of our financial standing. Please come to have any questions answered and to vote for the board members. The meeting is Monday, April 14, at 7:00 p. m. at the Clubhouse. To persuade you to participate, $50 will be given to someone who sends in their proxy prior to the meeting and another $50 will be given to someone who attends the meeting. See you there.

Action Items: The pool furniture will be refurbished by Allied Powder Coating. The 3rd and 4th tennis courts have been resurfaced and the windscreens will be replaced. Mulching will be done at the clubhouse and at Villa Nova. The completion of landscaping along

the west side of T.C. Jester between Springton and Glenmere will progress including installing irrigation and electricity.

ARC/Deed Restrictions: We thank Adam Yauk, our new resident handling these areas. He is doing his best to answer your inquiries promptly. Thank you for sending in an Architectural Review form that can be found on our website whenever you are repairing or changing the exterior of your home.

In General: Thank you to Mary Beth Kreml for keeping our announcement boards updated. Is anyone interested in re-starting our Women’s Club? A Women’s Club could plan and execute many events that would benefit our neighborhood: children’s parties, neighborhood get-togethers, baby-sitting co-ops. We even had some chili cook-offs in the past. Let any current Board member know if you are interested.

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Official Community Newsletter of Terranova West, Oaks of TNW, Terravista, Terravista Estates & Villa Nova

April 2014 Volume 7, Issue 4

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TNW BOARD OF DIRECTORSBill Carpenter, President................................281-376-1127 Arthur Oden, Vice President...........................281-257-0694Peter Vogel, Secretary/Treasurer.......................281-251-6543Sharon Natenberg, Director............................281-257-9850Mary Beth Kreml, Director.............................281-376-2310NEIGHBORHOOD NUMBERSSecurity, Tom Harrington...............................281-352-3086Maintenance—Chaparral Mngt......................281-537-0957…………………………………….Stacy Johnston, ManagerArchitectural Review, Adam Yauk.................720-224-1759Deed Restriction, Stacy Johnston............................................................................sjohnston@chaparralmanagement.comBeautification, Bill [email protected] Keys, Jan Lundy....................................281-251-0510Swimming Pool, Dianne Moynihan...................281-320-9234Sweetwater pools.............................................281-988-8480Clubhouse Rental, Maria Carra.......................832-717-5202................................................................carram66@live.comWater Board, Bill Loyd, President...................281-379-6843Park Issues/[email protected] Field Reservation...............res.a.park.facility@gmail.comSCHOOLSBenfer Elementary..........................................832-484-6000Strack Intermediate........................................832-249-5400Klein Collins High.........................................832-484-5500Klein High.....................................................832-484-4000KISD Central Offices.....................................832-249-4000OTHER SERVICESCypress Creek Library......................................281-376-4610Fire & Ambulance Emergencies......................................911Harris County Constable.................................281-376-3472CCEMS...........................................................281-440-4300Harris County Health Dept.............................713-439-6270NW Hospital...................................................281-440-1000Poison Control Center......................................281-654-1701Royal Waste Disposal.......................................713-526-1536Fire (Klein VFD)..............................................281-251-0101Water/Sewer Repairs........................................281-353-9809CenterPoint Energy..........................................713-659-2111Reliant Energy..................................................713-207-2222Street Lights Out (HL&P)................................713-207-2222Harris County Prec. 4.......................................281-353-8424(Street problems or tree trimming)Harris County Pollution Cntrl...........................713-920-2831Report Dead Birds.............................................713-440-3036NEWSLETTER INFORMATIONNewsletter Editor, ShirleyWillis.....................832-559-7216...........................................................tnweditor@gmail.comNewsletter Publisher....................................www.peelinc.com

PARK INFORMATIONUp to date information about the Park, including a Q&A,

can be found on the TNW website under the "Facilities" "MUD Park" tab. If you do not see what you are looking for, send an email to [email protected].

TENNIS COURT KEYSTennis court keys will be handed out in new homeowner

packets. The first key is free but any extra or replacement keys cost $2.00. A record is kept of each key issued. Call 281-251-0510 to arrange to pick up a key. My address is 5902 Ashmere Ln. My email is [email protected]. – J. Lundy

TERRANOVA WEST WEBSITE INFORMATIONThe TNW website address is: http://www.terranovawest.

com. You will find current news, lost and found, pool information, and a form that will give you the Gate Code information. Please send a in a request for the code so that if the code changes in the future, you will receive an email with the new code. If you have timely information that can’t wait for the newsletter, it is a good place to display it. It is a great site and very easy to navigate! Check it out

DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS WASTEThere is a residential waste facility at 290 and Gessner that

is open to all Harris County residents that live in the un-incorporated areas. The address of the program is: Residential Environmental Services, Harris County Multi-Use Facility, 6900 Hahl Road @290 & North Gessner, Houston, TX 77040. Tel. (713) 290-3000—Main Line. Open Wednesday 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. and the second Saturday of the month 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Please call in advance around holidays as the facility may be closed to the public. Household Hazardous Waste Program Manager: Cheryl Burton-Fentress, (281) 560-6230 – Direct Line. [email protected]

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Whispering PinesThe Northwest Flyers

Registration and OrientationSessions

The Northwest Flyers Track Club will host two orientation/registration sessions for all middle and high school athletes and their parents interested in joining for the 2014 season. The events will be held on Saturday, April 12, and Saturday, April 19, at 11:00 a.m. at Valley Ranch Grill & Barbeque, 22548 S.H. 249 @ Spring Cypress, Houston.

The Northwest Flyers is a youth (ages 6 -18) track organization, affiliated with USA Track & Field. The club provides a full program of “track” events such as sprints, hurdles, middle distance, distance and relays, and “field” events such as long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault, discus, shot put and javelin. It is an excellent “off-season” program for young athletes who currently compete on their middle school or high school track teams.

Visit the team website at http://www.northwestflyers.org for registration forms and information prior to the session, or contact Linette Roach at (281) 587-8442, or [email protected].

TRASH REMOVAL RULES• MondayandThursdayservice.• Puttrashoutafter6pmondaybeforeservice.• HouseholdtrashmustfitintoRoyalbin.• Ifthereisroom,addyouryardclippingstothebin.• Extraclippingsshouldbebaggedorplacedinyourowncontainer and placed beside the bin.• Extralawnclippingspickedupeachday.• Tree limbs/branches should be bundled and tied in 4 foot lengths.• Heavy i t ems (boxes , l a rge household i t ems) on Thursday only.• Beconsiderateofdrivewaysandmailboxes.• Putcontainersatleast5feetawayfrommailboxes.• Iftrashpickupfallsontheseholidays:New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas, our trash will not be picked up.

Contact Royal Disposal with any questions – especially if you have a very large item to dispose of – like a refrigerator: www.royaldisposal.com or [email protected] And, remember to replace your trash container/s COMPLETELY OUT-OF-SIGHT!


Whispering PinesTHIS MONTH

IN APRIL HISTORY1st 1946 Hawaii Earthquake and Tsunami 1999 Eleven countries in the European Union adopted the Euro as a common currency2nd 1916 - 1918 World War I Battle Of The Somme 1932 Charles Lindbergh, whose son was kidnapped paid $50,000 ransom 2005 Pope John Paul II Dies3rd 1860 Pony Express Service Starts 1994 Civil War breaks out in Rwanda 2010 Apple Releases Ipad4th 1906 Mount Vesuvius erupts 1949 The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is established. 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. Murdered 1973 New York's World Trade Center Completed5th 1976 American billionaire Howard Hughes dies at the age of 706th 1896 Modern Olympics Games Reborn 1917 America enters World War I7th 1948 World Health Organization (WHO) established8th 1904 Long Acre Square in Manhattan, New York, was renamed Times Square 1974 Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hits his 715th career home run9th 1865 Robert E. Lee surrenders 1942 The Japanese forced 75,000 captured American and Filipino soldiers on the Bataan Death March.10th 1925 "The Great Gatsby" F. Scott Fitzgerald, is published 1970 Beatles Break Up11th 1968 President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 196812th 1945 Franklin D. Roosevelt Dies--Vice President Harry S. Truman becomes President 1961 Yuri Gagarin Becomes First Man in Space 1981 First Space Shuttle Columbia Launched13th 1970 Apollo 13 Explosion 1997 Tiger Woods at 21 years old became the youngest ever golfer to win the Masters Tournament14th 1865 President Lincoln is shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth 1912 Titanic stikes an iceburg and sinks on her maiden voyage15th 1945 British troops liberate the German Bergen/Belsen Concentration camp16th 1953 The Queen launches the Royal Yacht Britannia 2007 Virginia Tech Tragedy17th 1961 1,500 Cuban exiles supported by the US government invade the Bay of Pigs 1964 The Ford Motor Co. unveiled its new Mustang model at the New York World's Fair18th 1906 Earthquake, measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale, shook the

town of San Francisco 1923 First baseball game is played at Yankee Stadium in New York City 1983 Car Bomb US Embassy Lebanon19th 1897 The Boston Marathon in Massachusetts occurs for the first time. 1993 Waco Cult Assault 1995 Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building Bombing in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma20th 1972 Anti-war demonstrations draw 100,000 demonstrators in cities across America 2010 Deepwater Horizon explodes in the Gulf of Mexico21th 1989 Student Protest Tiananmen Square22nd 1964 New York World’s Fair23rd 1985 The Coca-Cola Company announces changed formula called “New Coke”24th 1968 Student Occupation Columbia University 1980 US Embassy Hostage Crisis in Iran Rescue Attempt Failure 1990 Space Shuttle Discovery launched the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit25th 1956 Elvis Presley has his first number one hit with "Heartbreak Hotel" 1953 Two Cambridge University scientists, James D. Watson and Francis Crick, explains DNA in Nature Magazine 2003 The Human Genome Project (the sequence of DNA pairs) started in 1990 is published26th 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant brings meltdown 2009 The U.S. declares a public health emergency (Swine Flu)27th 1994 Nelson Mandela voted as South Africa President28th 1947 Kon-Tiki Expedition Starts 2004 Abu Ghraib Prisoner Abuse Scandal breaks on CBS' "60 Minutes II"29th 1945 Dachau concentration camp was liberated 1970 US Troops Invade Cambodia30th 1789 George Washington Inaugurated as the First President of the United States 1939 New York World's Fair begins 1975 South Vietnam Surrenders

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Tips on Cleaning Mold from Your Home

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:

1 cup chlorine or oxygen bleach1/4 cup liquid dish soap

Brush broom

Clean leaves, twigs, dead plants, decaying vegetation and other debris from around your home's foundation. This will eliminate a common food source for fungus. Be sure doors and windows are sealed.

Mix 1 gallon of warm water with 1 cup of chlorine bleach. Add 1/4 cup of liquid dish soap and mix with a spoon. Alternatively, replace the chlorine bleach with 1 cup of oxygen bleach. Oxygen bleach -- which comes in a powdered form -- is a safer alternative to chlorine bleach. Unlike chlorine, oxygen bleach will not harm plants or discolor surfaces.

Dip a brush broom in the mixture and scrub all molded areas. Scrub siding, wood and painted surfaces with the mixture. Let the mixture sit on the surface for 10 to 15 minutes. Rinse the surface clean with a water hose. Continue until you have removed all traces of the mold.

TIPS & WARNINGS

•Wearrubbergloveswhenworkingwithbleachtopreventpossible skin irritation. Cover clothing so it won’t be damaged.•Nevermixbleachwithammoniaorproductscontaining

ammonia. The resulting fumes are dangerous.When using a power washer, be sure doors and windows

are sealed and be sure to use the proper power pressure to not damage the surface of the wall or driveway.

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BLOOD PRESSURETAKE CONTROL OF THE SILENT KILLER

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is sometimes called the silent killer because there are often no symptoms. That’s why keeping track of blood pressure is one of the most important things a person can do to stay healthy, said doctors at Baylor College of Medicine.

Left untreated, hypertension, can cause organ damage over time, leading to heart attack, blindness, kidney failure or stroke, said Dr. Biykem Bozkurt, professor of medicine at BCM.

Some factors that are associated with hypertension are diabetes, family history of hypertension, being overweight, taking in too much sodium, drinking excessive alcohol and smoking. Generally a healthy reading is 120/80, and hypertension diagnosis is made at 140/90. People considered prehypertensive generally have readings that fall between 120/80 and 140/90. Doctors always check blood pressure as part of appointments and there are also many locations where blood pressure machines are available for anyone to have their pressure checked. Bozkurt advises talking to a doctor to determine if your reading is at a healthy level rather than taking the machine's reading at face value.

“For a relatively healthy person not suffering from any other illnesses, only a few lifestyle changes like diet modifications and exercise may be needed,” said Bozkurt.


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