Kleinwood - May 2012

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K leinwood Krier Official Publication of the Kleinwood Homeowners Association

May 2012

Volume 2, Issue 5

KLEINWOOD DOLPHINS Back in Action for 2012!

SUNDAY, 6/10/2012

It’s swim team season again. Come out and support our neighborhood team! You can visit the Dolphins’ new website at www. kleinwooddolphins.swim-team.us/ for news and info. The initial season calendar includes:

TBA Summer Thunder Invitational Location: Klein Oak High School FRIDAY, 6/15/2012

SATURDAY, 5/12/2012

6:00 PM Pep Rally Location: Kleinwood Pool

FRIDAY, 5/18/2012

SATURDAY, 6/16/2012 7:00 AM Home Meet- Terranova West Location: Kleinwood Pool

9:00 AM Time Trial Meet Location: Kleinwood Pool 6:00 PM Pep Rally Location: Kleinwood Pool

SATURDAY, 5/19/2012

7:15 AM Away Meet- Wimbledon Location: 6333 Cypresswood Drive Spring, TX 77379 FRIDAY, 5/25/2012

6:00 PM Pep Rally Location: Kleinwood Pool SATURDAY, 5/26/2012 7:00 AM Home meet- Raveneaux Location: Kleinwood Pool FRIDAY, 6/1/2012

6:00 PM Pep Rally Location: Kleinwood Pool SATURDAY, 6/2/2012

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MONDAY, 6/4/2012

5:00 PM Josh Davis Swim Clinic - Swim with Olympic medalist Josh Davis!

Location: Wimbledon Pool WEDNESDAY, 6/6/2012

10:00 AM FINS Swimmer Clinic 10 & Under Location: Kleinwood Pool WEDNESDAY, 6/6/2012

11:00 AM FINS Swimmer Clinic 11 & Up Location: Kleinwood Pool FRIDAY, 6/8/2012

6:00 PM Pep Rally Location: Kleinwood Pool SATURDAY, 6/9/2012

7:15 AM Away Meet- Candlelight Hills Location: 18600 Burnt Candle Dr., Spring, TX 77388

SUNDAY, 6/17/2012

TBA Pentathlon Invitational Location: Klein Collins High School SATURDAY, 6/23/2012

TBA Divisionals Meet More info coming soon.

Location: TBA

THURSDAY, 6/28/2012

10:00 AM Invitational Brunch Location: Kleinwood Pool SATURDAY, 6/30/2012

TBA All-Stars Invitational Location: Klein Oak High School SATURDAY, 6/30/2012

TBA Ponderosa Invitational Location: Klein Collins High School

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KLEINWOOD IMPORTANT NUMBERS KLEINWOOD MAINTENANCE BOARD Larry Chamberlin, President............................ 281-580-2222 Ronnie Brod, Vice President............................. 281-370-9200 Tom Houser, Secretary..................................... 281-379-6517 Jeff Gobbell, Treasurer...................................... 281-251-7767 Kelly Smith, Director at Large.......................... 281-370-9735 KLEINWOOD MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT Robert Ehmann, President............................... 281-251-8621 Sherry Allard, Vice President............................ 281-923-8603 Joe Fratangelo, Secretary/Treasurer................... 281-251-3189 Bernie Bryl, Assis. V. P. & Asst. Sec.................. 281-251-2688 Mike Morgan, Assis. Sec.& Investment Off...... 281-376-6607 MANAGEMENT COMPANY Chaparral Management.................................... 281-537-0957

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POOL MANAGEMENT COMPANY Southwest Pool Management........................... 281-370-2474 MUD FACILITY MANAGER & BUILDING RENTALS Roger Schuett................................................... 281-685-1275 NEIGHBORHOOD COORDINATORS Message Board Coordinator.........................................OPEN Jeff Gobbell, Pool Liaison................................. 281-251-7767 Mona Currey, Newsletter Editor............. mona@aegis-web.com Ronnie Brod, Tennis Liaison............................ 281-370-9200 John Bush, Signs.....................................................................

Head Block Captain.....................................................OPEN SCHOOLS Mittelstadt Elementary..................................... 832-484-6711 Kleb Middle School......................................... 832-249-5500 Klein High School............................................ 832-484-4000 COMMUNITY SERVICES Emergency........................................................................911 Harris County Constable................................. 281-376-3472 C.C.E.M.S....................................................... 281-440-4300 St. Lukes Vintage Hospital............................... 832-534-5000 Methodist Willowbrook Hospital..................... 281-737-1000 Poison Control Center..................................... 281-654-1701 Waste Management.......................................... 713-686-6666 Klein VFD Business Office............................... 281-376-4449 Water/Sewer Repairs (24/7).............................. 832-467-1599 Water/Sewer Billing Questions......................... 832-467-1599 Reliant Energy/HL&P..................................... 713-207-7777 Centerpoint (report streetlight outings)............ 713-207-2222 Harris County Library, Barbara Bush Branch... 281-376-4610 Harris County, Precinct 4................................. 281-353-8424 Harris County Animal Control........................ 281-999-3191 Aircraft Noise Complaints................................ 281-233-3900 Environmental Development Partners.............. 832-467-1599 NEWSLETTER PUBLISHER PEEL Inc.................................................... www.peelinc.com Advertising....................................................... 888-687-6444 2

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KLEINWOOD Meyer Park goes Green

Harris County Pct. 4 at Meyer Park has launched a recycling program with IMGREEN Recycling, Inc. A large slotted collector is available for newspapers, papers and flattened cardboard. A shorter collector with a black cover is provided for aluminum cans, foil, aluminum pie plates and plastic bottles. At this time, there is no provision for glass or other metals.

You might have also noticed that there are numerous royal blue containers with a hole in the cover to receive aluminum cans and plastic bottles. So, walkers, joggers, picnickers, soccer players and soccer moms & dads, let’s do our part to pick up papers and bottles and place them in the appropriate recycling collectors.

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• Wallpaper Removal and Texturizing

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KLEINWOOD Looking for Volunteers!

Center for Cultural Interchange is looking for volunteer hosts for foreign students. These students need a caring and safe environment to stay for the school year. Our students come from over 60 countries and are high school aged. They have their own spending money and are fully insured. Hosts are required to provide a bed and meals in their home. Searching for volunteers for the fall school year now. For more information or to get started please contact Jennifer Tausworthe at 713-203-6556 jennifer4cci@aol.com

KLEIN ISD SENIORS NAMED NATIONAL MERIT FINALISTS The Klein ISD had nine high school seniors earn 2012 National Merit Finalists status out of the 1.5 million students who were eligible. As finalists, students had to meet the following requirements: have an outstanding academic record throughout high school; be endorsed by the high school principal; earn SAT scores confirming their earlier performance on the qualifying test; submit a detailed scholarship application including an essay; information about their participation or leadership in school, and community activities.

Congratulations to the following students: KLEIN COLLINS Diego Guala Mallory Kohut Chuchu Ma KLEIN HIGH Sooraj Bhakthavachalam Nathan McCammon Brandon Newman Pooja Srikanth KLEIN OAK Akil Chittaluru Alexandra Summers

Congratulations!

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KLEINWOOD The Klein, Texas Museum Tours

Just Curious….

Thanks to one of our residents for following up on a common question regarding the Harris County Appraisal District (HCAD) exemption for homeowners that qualify for the Over-65 school tax exemption. Per Susan Leifeste of the Harris County Appraisal District, if the value of a home in a given year is less than the value originally applied when the owner qualified for the over-65 exemption, the school taxes would be calculated on the new, lesser value. The school tax ceiling just means that school taxes can never be greater than the amount paid when the school tax ceiling was originally applied.

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Event Pictures!!

The Klein, Texas Museum tour is designed to reflect the way of life in the Klein community during the 1890s through the 1920s. Free tours are available for the public on the last Saturday of each month except for November, December and May. The

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tours start on the hour between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the Doerre Intermediate library located at 18218 Theiss Mail Road Klein, Texas 77379. To make a reservation for a large group or for more information, contact LaNell Allee at 832-249-5800.

Do you have a picture of an event that you would like to run in this newsletter? Send it to us and we will publish it in the next issue. Email the picture to mona@ aegis-web.com. Be sure to include the text that you would like to have as the caption.

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Did you know that drowning is still the #1 cause of accidental death for children under 5 and the #2 cause for children ages 1-14?

Join us as we celebrate May as National Water Safety month.

Please keep your family safe around water and have the Best May Ever!

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CONSTANT VISUAL SUPERVISION

LEARN TO SWIM

KEEP BACKYARDS & BATHROOMS SAFE

LEARN CPR

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MULTIPLE BARRIERS ON ALL POOLS & HOTTUBS

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KLEINWOOD Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at Spring Festival

We’re on the web at www.mykleinwood.com

DATE: Saturday, May 5, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

TIMES: Live Auction: 1:15 p.m.

Silent Auction: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Lunch: Served 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Barbecue, Chicken Burrito, or Hamburger/ Hot Dog (Adult Plate: $8.00, Kid’s Plate: $6:00) ACTIVITIES: All-Day Kids’ Activity Passes: $15.00 (individual activity tickets also available starting at $0.25 each.)

LOCATION: 18806 Roberts Road, Hockley, Texas 77447, 19 miles west of Beltway 8 off Highway 290.

On Saturday, May 5th, Boys and Girls Country of Houston will host their annual Spring Festival on their campus in Hockley, Texas. Located 35 miles northwest of downtown Houston, Spring Festival is a great way for families to spend the day.

Spring Festival promises to be a huge celebration for community and family with a lively Cinco de Mayo theme.

Admission and parking are free, and children’s all-day event passes are only $15 each. Booths will include a number of inflatable rides like King of the Mountain, Shark Slide, and Water Balls; a Slime Machine booth where you can slime your favorite person, and crafting booths for thelittle ones. There will be three stages with a variety of live entertainment, including Spanish musicians, Gospel singers, and solo artists.

“All of the proceeds of Spring Festival go directly to helping us provide a Home for our children,” said George O’Neal, Director of Spring Festival and Community Relations. “This is going to be our largest and most exciting Spring Festival ever with many new additions that add fun and excitement.”

For 41 years, Boys and Girls Country has provided a Home for children from families in crisis. They raise 88 children at their main campus and provide support to 55 young adults in their College and Career program. Boys and Girls Country is not a United Way member agency and does not rely on federal or state funding.

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