Winchester Country - December 2012 by Peel, Inc.

Winchester Country

inchester Country

Published Monthly by the Winchester Country Civic Association

Volume 9, Issue 12

Cookies with Santa

December 2012

Upcoming Events December 8.......................Cookies with Santa 1-3pm @ the Clubhouse 13..............................................Maintenance Board Meeting 24-31...............................................CFISD Christmas Break 25...................................................................Christmas Day 31...................................................................New Year's Eve

January 1..................................................................Happy New Year 1-8................................................................CFISD Holiday 10..............................................Maintenance Board Meeting 21...............................Martin Luther King (CFISD Holiday) 28...................................Senior’s Meeting @ Clubhouse 6pm

February Please join us for Cookies with Santa on Saturday December 8, 2012. Why stand in line at the mall when you can just pop into the Winchester Country Clubhouse between 1pm-3pm, and for $1.00 (per sitting) you can have your picture taken with Santa right here. We’ll even give you cookies and milk, or punch just for coming by. So we hope to see you and your little ones and even the big ones too on December 8, 2012 between 1:00 and 3:00 pm. Copyright © 2012 Peel, Inc.

2..................................................................Groundhog Day 12.............................................................Lincoln's Birthday 13.................................................................Ash Wednesday 14......Maintenance Board Meeting / Happy Valentine’s Day 18..................................................................President's Day 22.......................................................Washington's Birthday 25............................Senior's Meeting @ the Clubhouse 6pm

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Winchester Country MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATION BOARD

President.................................................... Nicole Chovanetz .............................wcmapresident@winchester-country.org Vice President................................................... Vicki Hamm ....................................... wcmavp@winchester-country.org Secretary............................................................ Peter Dayton ..............................wcmasecretary@winchester-country.org Treasurer........................................................... Peter Dayton ..............................wcmatreasurer@winchester-country.org Director............................................................ Barbara Dorr ............................. wcmadirector1@winchester-country.org Director........................................................Richard Burgess ............................wcmadirector2@winchester-country.org)

NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE

WCMA OTHER CONTACTS SCS Management..............wcmascs@winchester-country.org Security...................... wcmasecurity@winchester-country.org Pool................................wcmapool@winchester-country.org) Tennis......................... wcmatennis@winchester-country.org) Parks.............................wcmaparks@winchester-country.org) Clubhouse............. wcmaclubhouse@winchester-country.org) Deed Restrictions................................................................... ..................wcmadeedrestrictions@winchester-country.org) Community Landscaping....................................................... ......wcmacommunitylandscaping@winchester-country.org) Community Coordinator....................................................... ................. wcmawchcoordinator@winchester-country.org) .................................................Telephone (281) 890-8856 Trash Issues................... wcmatrash@winchester-country.org) Newsletter............. wcmanewsletter@winchester-country.org) Web................................wcmaweb@winchester-country.org)

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IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS EMERGENCY or CRIME IN PROGRESS....................911 WC Deputies.................................................. 713-221-6000 Vacation Watch............................................... 281-290-2100 Post Office....................................................... 800-275-8777 Harris County Flood Control District............. 281-684-4000 Harris County Animal Control....................... 281-999-3191 SCS Management........................................... 281-463-1777 SCS Management FAX................................... 281-463-0050 Advantage Water Mgt. (Water & Sewer)......... 281-807-9500 Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Dept............................ 281-550-6663 Center Point Energy........................................ 713-207-2222 Reliant Entex.................................................. 713-659-2111 Pool Phone...................................................... 281-890-9066 To report natural gas leaks: 713 659 2111 or 888- 876-5786 To report electrical outages: 713 207-2222 or 800-332-7143

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Winchester Country *****UP DATE ALERT***** If you would like for us to recognize a birthday, anniversary or any “special “ event in our monthly newsletter please send your information to wcmawchcoordinator@winchester-country.org or you may drop it off in the mail slot located in front of the office to the left of the pool gates. As of January 1, 2013 we will only be recognizing new information. This will allow any new residents to be recognized and those that may no longer be here in Winchester Country to be deleted. So please remember anything that has been published in the past will no longer be in future newsletters. We look forward to hearing from you. We would like to wish a belated HAPPY ANNIVERSARY and CONGRATULATIONS to Joanne & Austin Thornton who celebrated 52 years together on September 17, 2012!!! Joanne also celebrated her 81st Birthday on September 14th, happy belated birthday Joanne.

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December Birthdays & Anniversaries HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Charles Corrigan.................................................... December 2 Barbara Dorr.......................................................... December 3 Gordon Austin, Jr................................................... December 4 Ann Nordstrom...................................................... December 4 Nicole Zewe........................................................... December 4 Carey Benham........................................................December 5 Natalie Mayon........................................................December 5 Alex Trevino............................................................December 6 Ashlyn Zewe...........................................................December 7 Hannah Benham.................................................... December 8 Nathan Zewe..........................................................December 8 Erick Uriel Loya................................................... December 11 Natalie Stepanski.................................................. December 14 Mary Candia........................................................ December 18 Trina Lavigne....................................................... December 19 Alisha Brinsfield................................................... December 20 Ryan Lavigne........................................................December 20 Patricia Garcia...................................................... December 21 Alexis Thompson.................................................. December 25 Greg Caswell........................................................ December 25 Judy Flanagan.......................................................December 26 Adam Navarro...................................................... December 28 June Humada....................................................... December 28 Kevin Bankerd......................................................December 28 Natalie T. Uresti................................................... December 28 Austin Thornton.................................................. December 28 Michael Abbondandolo........................................ December 30 HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

Joel and Hy Valdez............................................... December 18 Joe & Cazandra MacDonald................................ December 19 Manuel & Conzuelo Ventura............................... December 19 Olu & Wuraola Shoneye...................................... December 21 Gerald & Nikki Cowart....................................... December 30 Most of these are from our archived files so please remember to send us your information if you would like us to continue to have your name included.

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Winchester Country Winchester Country Important Dates December 2012 ~

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1 Clubhouse Rented/ Day Booked & Evening Booked

Clubhouse / Day Booked

3 Girl Scouts

Maintenance Board Meeting

Clubhouse Booked

15 Clubhouse Booked

Girl Scouts

Clubhouse Evening Booked

Cookies with Santa@ the Clubhouse 1:003:00pm

9 Clubhouse / Day Booked

17 Girl Scouts

24 Christmas Eve

26 Clubhouse –Booked / Evening

27 Clubhouse Booked / Evening

Notes: The Booked dates are subject to change. If you are interested in booking an event please contact the office @ 281 890-8856 and we will be happy to assist you. Please allow 24 to 48 hours for a call back. Thank you.

Cub Scouts

New Year’s Eve!

Girl Scouts

Merry Christmas!

Clubhouse –Evening Booked

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Winchester Country Winchester Country Christmas Charity Drive Every year in December, our board gives back to residents by hosting “Cookies with Santa” for the children of our neighborhood. This year at our annual event, we are asking that our residents help us make a difference to those families that have been affected by the economy in Houston. We are proud to host a drive for the Star of Hope mission and are asking our residents to help make a big impact this holiday season by donating any of the following items: Ongoing Needs: • Diapers, Pull ups, and wet wipes • Baby Powder • Shaving Cream and razors • Deodorant for men and women • Tooth brushes and tooth paste • Soap, shampoo, and lotion • Toilet Paper and feminine napkins • Bottled Water • New Underwear for men, women and children (including Bras) • Socks • Women’s clothing- Size 22 & up. Appropriate for job interviews • Clothing for children

• Winter Coats, sweaters, jackets, etc.. • Pillows • Blankets and linens (new or gently used) • Towels and wash clothes • Strollers (no umbrella strollers please) • Flashlights and batteries • Non- perishable foods • Un-opened over the counter medications • Bibles and Educational Books Christmas needs: • Presents for both boys and girls wrapped and noted for what gender and age group they are appropriate Donations will be accepted at the club house or you can call Joanna @ (281) 890-8856 or email wcmapresident@winchester-country.org and make arrangements for your donation to be picked up.. Thank you for your generosity!!

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Winchester Country Merry Christmas

Winchester Country Board would like to wish all of our residents a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Winchester Country Seniors’ Club

If you are 55 years old and older we are looking for you. We meet the 4th Monday of every moth at the Winchester Country Clubhouse. We meet for snacks and fellowship. We play Dominions: Train and Chicken foot. We also play bingo, cards and other games all while enjoying each others company. We go out to eat and attend plays at the 1960 Playhouse, Houston Family Arts Center on Grant Road. All seniors in Winchester Country are invited to attend. For more information call Joe Sliepka @ 281 469-8351. Our next meeting dates will be as follows: Monday January 28, 2012 @ 6:00pm Thank you and we look forward to seeing you.

Secure your home for the holidays! Tis the Season to get robbed…. So here are a few tips on how to help prevent you from becoming a victim if you are planning an out of town trip. *Keep back gates padlocked; install motion-sensitive lights in backyard and on your front porch as well. Be sure to keep your shrubbery well trimmed so that no one can hide with in them. • Keep a light on and use timers to keep your house lit in a routine as if you are at home. • Keep a car parked in your driveway so it appears as if you are home. If you have trusted neighbor ask them to move the car as to throw off anyone who might be casing your home. • Contact the Sheriff’s dept Vacation Watch (form is located in this newsletter and can be downloaded @www.winchestercountry. org ). Again if you have a trusted neighbor let them know your plans so that if they see unusual activity it can be reported immediately. • Do not have mail delivered or your newspaper (that is a Robber red flag). Use that neighbor you trust. • Family Heirlooms can not be replaced! Consider putting them in a Safety deposit box. (This is such a nominal fee for such important items). Even if you take every precaution, your house could be burglarized. So please take note and prepare your home so that you can enjoy where ever you might be traveling to. AND….. Do not forget to put that trusted neighbor on your Christmas list. That is a lot of responsibility being a trusted neighbor.

Other Senior Happenings around Town:

Cy-Fair AARP Chapter #4543 meets the third Tuesday of every month at 10:00 am at Village on the Park located at 12102 Steeple way Blvd.,Houston, Texas 77065. We gather for coffee, rolls, and fellowship about 9:30 am. We take the precinct 4 bus for trips every month. . For more information on the AARP group please call Helen Sliepka @ 281 469-8351

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