Wildhorse - September 2012 by Peel, Inc.

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Volume IV, Issue IX

Official Publication of the Wildhorse Homeowners Association

Neighbor Spotlight The communications committee would like to highlight the contribution of one of our neighbors to an important cause. In 2010 this member of our community made the commitment to collect diapers at the Sports Park from September 10th to 14th and distribute them to various charities. This year she hopes to continue in the spirit of helping others. A member of the communications committee asked her some questions. Thank You, Kellie.

outgrow a size but still have a few left over. We can accept those! Just put them in a ziploc baggie and label the outside with the size. Everything helps! We also have a need for wipes and diaper cream. **All donations can be put in the large bins (with the Diaper Bank logo) outside the main pool/sports park from September 10th14th.**

Please describe how long you been involved with the organization sponsoring the diaper drive?

4. My husband, two little boys, and I have happily lived here since October 1, 2010.

1. The organization HRPCH (hrpch.org) is a little over a year old. HRPCH’s Diaper Bank is the only Diaper Bank in Bexar County and the only recognized Diaper Bank in the State of Texas. I found them this year (about a month ago) while researching the resources available to families who struggle to afford enough diapers for their little ones. Who does the diaper drive benefit? 2. The Diaper Drive collection will replenish the hrpch stores. Since 2011, the Diaper Bank has distributed packages of diaper to over 3,000 children (March 2011-July 2012) and continues to see increases in those requesting assistance every day. Because of this, the Diaper Bank is in need of not only diapers, but wipes, formula, baby food, and new and gently used toys, baby clothes, and maternity clothes. How can the Wildhorse Community help? 3. Wildhorse is such a diverse and active community! With so many homes and so many generous families, a little will go a long way! The main need is diapers! Did you know that a baby can go through 8-10 diapers a day! There are several ways that we can accept diaper donations. ANY size in the big boxes, the sealed plastic sleeves or loose in a ziploc baggie. As a mom, my little one will often

How long have you been a resident of Wildhorse, Kellie?

Welcome a new Board member.

The board would like to welcome our newest member, Gerardo Gutierrez. Gerry had inquired about being a member of the board when he learned that a position was available. The board approved of his unanimously. He has wasted no time and is already working hard to benefit the community. Thank you so much Gerry for getting involved and making Wildhorse a better place to live. Gerry’s Bio: I am a native San Antonian and have been a resident of Wildhorse since 2005. I am a husband of 12 years and a father of two amazing and active boys. Living in Wildhorse has allowed me to offer my children a solid education and a great quality of life. I enjoy the diverse people that make this neighborhood a community. I hope that during my short term as board member I can do my part to serve this community and meet the needs of my neighbors.

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HOA Board

Chris Winnier.......................................................... President Enrique Yanes....................................................Vice President Emmanuel Beauchef..................................... Member at Large To contact the board, email: board@wildhorsecommunity.com OPEN............................. Communications Committee Chair communication@wildhorsecommunity.com Lory Simpkins..................................... Pool Committee Chair pools@wildhorsecommunity.com OPEN....................................Public Works Committee Chair publicworks@wildhorsecommunity.com Hilda Black..........................................Recreation Committee recreation@wildhorsecommunity.com Adalberto Ramirez............................. Safety Committee Chair www.wildhorsecommunity.com OPEN............................................... Social Committee Chair social@wildhorsecommunity.com

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Open Board Position The board of directors would like to fill a vacant position with a resident who can complete the remaining term expiring March 2013. If you are interested in learning more about what it takes to become a board member or more about the position please email the board at board@wildhorsecommunity.com or contact Lisa James our community manager at ljames@spectrumam.com.

Security Report Several residents are reporting teenagers are throwing rocks at homes and cars between the hours of 10p.m. and 12 a.m near the roundabout. Please be careful when driving near this area and stay alert! Call the Bexar County sheriff’s office at 358-6000 if rocks are thrown at your car or house to report the incident. Parents are also mentioning that young adults are being disrespectful and speaking inappropriate language in the pool area. Parents please remind your children that this is a public area and that cursing is breaking the rules. Your pool card can be deactivated for not following the rules. Aquatica Pool management was notified of the incidents and has spoken to their employees to remove any individual (s) who are not following the rules.

Bexar Co. Public Works.....................................210.465.4528 ...................................................... (shredding, graffiti, etc.) Bexar Co. Sign Dept.........................................210.465.0536 ........................................... (report damaged/missing signs) CPS...................................................................210.353.4357 ................................................... (report street light outage) Sheriff - Non-Emergency...................................210.335.6000 Spectrum Mgmt. Association............................210.494.0659

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WILDHORSE Open Board Meeting The Wildhorse Board will hold its open board meeting for the 3rd quarter, Wednesday, September 26th at 7pm. The meeting is available to all homeowners to attend and will be held at Krueger Elementary. This change was needed to better accommodate the varying schedules of members of the board. Please know that the board can be reached anytime at board@wildhorsecommunity.com. Please come out and see your representatives in action. To ensure an orderly meeting, the board has developed standing rules which all in attendance are required to follow. Please review the following rules prior to attending the meeting. STANDING RULES FOR A REGULAR/SPECIAL MEETINGS The Board believes it can best serve the community if all Board meetings are conducted in an orderly manner, and requests your full and complete cooperation in this regard. It is important for Board members to hear from members who have information regarding the community. Here are standing rules presumed a requirement of all in assembly at the meeting. 1. If homeowners wish to address the board prior to the start of the meeting, they must sign in with their name, address, email address (if available), and topic to be discussed. 2. Any member wishing to address the board shall speak no longer than three (3) minutes per lot. No member may speak more than twice on any one subject, and no more than three (3) minutes each time, and must be recognized by the chair prior to speaking. 3. All remarks must be directed to the Board. Remarks must be courteous in language and expression. At no time shall a speaker allude to others by name, address, or to motives. 4. The audience will not be permitted to interrupt nor question any speaker. 5. After the speaker has finished addressing the Board, the Chair will recognize the next person to speak. 6. Members in the audience will refrain from engaging in conversation among themselves or otherwise disrupting the meeting. (Private conversations among members in the audience are distracting to the conduct of the meeting. If members of the assembly wish to carry on a conversation with one another, then they must move away from the meeting area). 7. In case of a serious disorder or other great emergency, the chair has the right to declare the assembly adjourned to some other time (and place if necessary), if it is impracticable to take a vote, or in their opinion, dangerous to delay for a vote. 8. The Board of Directors reserves the right to comment on any concerns that are presented either at the meeting or through other forms of communication at a later date.

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WILDHORSE The goal is to fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. Each digit may appear only once in each row, each column, and each 3x3 box.

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The goal is to fill in the grid so that every© 2006. row, Feature everyExchange column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. Each digit may appear only once in each row, each column, and each 3x3 box.

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Saturday, September 15rd: 7am-2pm Neighbors, are you ready to clear out the garage after a busy summer? Do you have closets in need of cleaning out? Maybe you’ve done some redecorating? Well, get ready to price tag it for our next community wide garage sale, scheduled for Saturday, September 15th. We willprovide advertising & signs outside of the neighborhood. You will simply need to provide some directional signs to your home. Thank you... and good luck! SIGNAGE: For the courtesy of all residents, signage should be placed no earlier than two (2) days before the sale and taken down at the end of the day. ONLINE ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR WILDHORSE: An ad will be placed in the Express-News, on Craigslist, and ClassifiedAds.com announcing the Wildhorse yard/garage sale. HOW CAN I ANNOUNCE MY OWN YARD SALE: You can use the following websites: - Express-News/MySA (http://mysa.kaango.com/) - CraigsList (http://sanantonio.craigslist.org/) - ClassifiedAds.com (http://www.classifiedads.com/garage_ sales-21.html) DONATIONS: If you would like to have The Salvation Army pick-up any unsold items or donations, please call 1-800-880-5707 to schedule a time for Donation Pickup Service after your yard or garage sale.

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WILDHORSE ACC Approval It’s the time of year when homeowners are making improvements to the outside of their homes. These improvements are important and highly encouraged. It helps to keep the neighborhood fresh, pretty and inviting. Please remember that your improvements must maintain the harmony and integrity of our community. Please submit all improvement requests to the ACC committee. The forms can found at www.spectrumam.com. For those of you planning to stain your fences, below is a list of the HOA approved fence stains. Behr semi-transparent natural cedar, Wood Defender Sierra semi-transparent, Olympic Desert Sand semi-transparent, Olympic Caramel semi-transparent, Olympic Cedar Natural tone semi-transparent, Olympic Sierra semi-transparent and some semi-transparent redwood stains Kwal lost luggage (the color along Wildhorse Parkway)

CPR Classes CPR classes are here! Harpers Embrace is an organization which offers free CPR classes to the public. It is formed by a group of volunteers and private donors to create a non-profit organization. The inspiration for this group comes from a 4 year old. By offering this FREE service, their hope is to educate the public on this matter. The classes are offered in both English and Spanish as well. Additional information may be found by visiting http:// harpersembrace.org/ These classes are for knowledge/training only and will not provide certification. This will be open to all Wildhorse residents. Please be sure to check your emails in the coming weeks for a time and location of this event. If you have not registered online with Spectrum, you may do so by visiting www.spectrumam.com. A date of October 13th has been set. As there is limited spacing, it will be on a first come first serve basis. The location and time will be provided at a future date as this is still in progress.

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WILDHORSE Wildhorse 1K/5K Run/Walk: Saturday, October 27, 2012 Registration for the 4th annual Wildhorse Stampede Fun Run/ Walk begins soon. The run will take place here in the community and is available to participants of all ages and fitness levels. The entry fees are as follows: Adults: $10.00 Children: $5.00 The dates for registration at the Sports Park are: Wednesday October 3rd: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Friday October 5th: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Wednesday October 10th: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Friday October 12th: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Saturday October 13th: 8-10am

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Please make checks payable to: Wildhorse HOA and in the memo section please write: 2012 Run/Walk Registration. T-shirt Pick-up Dates at the Sports Park Pavilion: The entry form for the race is available on our website www. wildhorsecommunity.com The map is also online. Volunteers are needed to help during registration days and the day of the race. We also need volunteers to host water stations long the race route. Five for Wildhorse volunteers: this is a perfect time to earn service hours! Please e-mail recreation@wildhorsecommunity.com if you are able to help. We hope to see you there! Wildhorse Recreation Committee

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SPORTS PARK: September 4th-September 30th: Weekday hours: 7am – 7pm Weekend hours: 7am-9pm

September 30th: POOL CLOSES Weekend = Saturday and Sunday Weekday = Monday-Friday (The 2012 pool schedule is subject to change)

WILDHORSE Resident Commentary: Fellow Wildhorse Residents, This is my first attempt at journalism as well as volunteerism for this community; however I am no stranger to volunteering. I look forward to the newsletter every month as well as updates from residents on the community to find out what’s new, what’s going on and what’s coming up. From what I can see some of our committees are understaffed, but there seems to be some confusion about the committees, current members, available positions and events/achievements/ goals. Since our newsletter this past month contained nothing about neighborhood, I thought maybe we could fill it with some neighborhood news. My goal is to first, discuss the committees in general including current members and available positions; second, highlight a different committee each month to discuss the above mentioned points in further detail. I have emailed all committees listed on the Wildhorse webpage as well as the Board and Lisa James to make all aware of the upcoming articles. I hope you all are looking forward to what the committees have to offer and may even be inspired to volunteer. If anybody wishes to contribute to the articles/discussion or wants to know something additional about a specific committee, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

The community has benefited from social media over the past two years allowing residents to communicate with their neighbors in the community. Much good has come from this group. As the Facebook membership grew to 400 residents, moderating the group became increasingly difficult for a committee with dwindling numbers. Because of the difficulty moderating such a large group, members of the group have observed the group conversation had changed in tone. The board has decided to discontinue the HOA’s official participation in this group believing that the group no longer represented the values of the community or the original intent of the group to facilitate communication. We apologize to those negatively impacted by this decision. As other avenues for social media exist for unofficial communication, the Board believes that it is not in the best interest of the association to continue our official support for this group.

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Price aggressively.

This tops the list for good reason. With few buyers chasing many homes, you need to quickly get the attention of those who are serious about buying. If your home is priced too high, you many never get buyers to even look at your home.

Cut the price

If you don’t get action quickly, cut the price. Homes that languish on the market are forced to make one price reduction after another. Buyers will question why the home has been on the market for so long.

Curb appeal.

Take a walk down your street with a critical eye. How does your home stack up from the outside? If it doesn’t stand out from the rest then it’s time to get to work.

Fix stuff.

The loose railing. The broken pane of glass. The leaky faucet. They all need fixing. Also consider replacing the antique furnace, and the stained rug. With so many homes on the market, buyers can afford to only bid on those that are in move-in condition. Fix what needs repair before listing your house.

Be flexible.

You’d like to close in two months, but the buyers needs to close sooner. Find a way to make it happen. You want to take the appliances to your new home, but the buyers make a strong offer… including the appliances. Leave the washer and dryer behind. Competition between home sellers is high – don’t lose the only buyer who has looked at your home in a month.

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Patti@ForSaleByPatti.com If your property is listed with a real estate broker please disregard. It is not our intention to solicit the offerings of other real estate brokers. We are happy to work with them and cooperate fully.

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