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Stone Canyon Neighborhood Newsletter www.stonecanyonoa.org

January 2013

Volume 8, Issue 1

Official Publication of Stone Canyon Homeowners Association

Holiday Lights and Decorations Contest by Joanie Brown and Amelia Dansby Unfortunately, mid-December’s deadline for submitting articles for this month’s newsletter fell the day before the nominating/final voting began. So all of the Holiday Lights and Decs winners will be listed in February’s issue. Hopefully, though, our post-voting e-mail blasts let you know the address of each category’s winner and runner-up, so that you were able to pile your family into the car to check them out.

New Director for Stone Canyon OA Board Jessica Stempko, SCOA Board

We’d like to welcome Gregg Hnath to the Stone Canyon OA Board of Directors. Gregg and his family have lived in our neighborhood for 12 years. Gregg is an accomplished State of Texas professional with over 12 years of State experience in conjunction with 14 years IT experience across many fields including productive communications with county officials and the Texas Legislature. He currently works in the Secretary of State Office. Gregg was a Sr. Project Manager at LCRA in both the Technology division and Lead Manager for specific community relations and responsible for many multimillion dollar budgets in various projects around the state. Gregg holds certifications and is very active throughout the state of Texas. Here are some examples: (PMP) project management certification, (CCNA) Cisco Certified Network Associate, Governmental Affairs liaison for the Austin Planetarium board.

Breakfast with Santa and our Adopted Family Results: Laura Kouns, Recreation Chair Our Breakfast with Santa event was spectacular! Entertainment was provided by the Choirs of Round Rock HS, Chisholm Trail MS and Fern Bluff ES. They were truly amazing! Children from over 100 families sat with Santa telling him what they wanted for Christmas. We had around 500 in total attendance at this wonderful event. This year we collected for Brown Santa, Trinity Nursing Home and the Baptist Children’s Home. Many of you brought items of need to the Breakfast with Santa event. The entire neighborhood, which includes Fern Bluff Homeowners, Stone Canyon Homeowners and Fern Bluff Elementary School, worked diligently behind the scenes, to collect for our 13 Adopted Families. Many of our neighbors hosted gift card parties and special gatherings to bring in donations for these families. A Special Thanks goes out to all of you guys! Fern Bluff Elementary had several Giving Trees, where the children and their families could select special items of need off the trees. The gift cards and special items are still being gathered and counted, but as of now we have collected over $3,000 in cards and all of the items of need that were placed on the trees have been taken. I am continually reminded that we live in THE BEST NEIGHBORHOOD ever! It is so very humbling to know such giving people! I, for one, feel truly blessed to be a part of this totally wonderful neighborhood. Thank you all for making a difference in the lives of others! Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Have a Wonderful New Year!

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STONE CANYON OWNERS ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS: President/Recreation/Landscape Jessica Stempko................................board@stonecanyonoa.org Vice President/Capital Improvement/Maintenance Dwip Shah.......................................board@stonecanyonoa.org Treasurer/ACC/Publicity Director Greg Martinez..................................board@stonecanyonoa.org Parliamentarian/Neighborhood Watch/YOM/Website Vicky Lockwood..............................board@stonecanyonoa.org Secretary/Pool/Newsletter Rich Horton.....................................board@stonecanyonoa.org COMMITTEE CHAIRS ACC Richard Horton...........................board@stonecanyonoa.org Recreation Laura Kouns.....................................lbkouns63@gmail.com Swimming Pool Greg Martinez...............................pool@stonecanyonoa.org Yard of the Month Joanie Brown & Amelia Dansby....... amdansby@gmail.com Maintenance Al Maus............................maintenance@stonecanyonoa.org Landscape Cathy Soukup.................................. csoukup@austin.rr.com Neighborhood Watch Joanie Brown................. paulandjoaniebrown@hotmail.com Newsletter Judith Horton ................................. judy@richandjudy.com Good Neighbor Laura Kouns ................................... lbkouns63@gmail.com Webmaster Ron Kellam......................... webmaster@stonecanyonoa.org

KEY CONTACTS In an attempt to make things easier to find, we have provided some key contact information for various organizations that you might need to contact.  If you have a suggestion for information to add, please contact the web committee. HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION: Bob Nardo - Goodwin Management............... 512-852-7965 ................... 11149 Research Blvd Suite 100, Austin, TX 78759 http://stc.goodwintx.com/ Payment Address: Stone Canyon / Goodwin Management, Inc. P.O. Box 203310 Austin, TX. 78720-331 Governmental Agencies: Fern Bluff Mud..............................................512-238-0606 ................ 7320 Wyoming Springs, Round Rock, TX 78681 City of Round Rock......................................512-218-5400 ............................... 221 East Main Street, Round Rock, TX Williamson County Commissioners Office....512-248-3238 ............ 400 W. Main St., Ste. 216, Round Rock, TX 78664 Williamson County Constable (Robert Chody) 512-248-3239 ....................211 Commerce Cove, Round Rock, TX 78664 Williamson County Sheriff’s Office (Non-Emergency)..........................................512-943-1300 Williamson County EMS (Non-Emergency)..........................................512-943-1264 Round Rock ISD.......................... (512) 464-5000 ext 1311 .....................Round Rock Avenue, Round Rock, TX 78681 Misc. Services: Gas Line Malfunction..... (Business Hours) 1-800-460-3030 .............................................(After Hours) 1-800-817-8090 Street Light Repair - TU Electric................1-800-242-9113 Texas Utilities (TXU).................................1-800-368-1398 Southwestern Bell.......................................1-888-294-8433 Time Warner Cable.......................................512-485-5555 Williamson County Road and Bridge............512-943-3330

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Stone Canyon New Director - (Continued from Cover Page) Gregg is active member VM Ware Users Group, Austin Chapter. He is a Member of the Austin (PMI) Project Management Institute chapter. In his spare time Gregg enjoys golf, traveling, live music and is an active member of the Texas Boy Scouts of America in many levels and roles. Come meet Gregg at the January meeting of the SCOA on Thursday, January 10th, 6:30pm at the Fern Bluff MUD Community Center.

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We continue to be “harassed” by troublemakers checking for unlocked cars and packages left at front doors by UPS/ Fedex couriers. Williamson County Sheriff’s Dept requests we continue to stress the following reminders: • Autos: Preferably, keep vehicles parked in a locked garage. When parked outside, ensure doors and windows are locked, your car alarm is “on” and remove or keep articles out of site. • If you are expecting packages to be delivered while you’re away from home, ask one of your neighbors to watch for delivery and hold items for you until you return. As well, extend the same courtesy to your neighbors. Anyone “casing” your neighborhood will notice newspapers left in the driveway and flyers at the front door, indicating an empty home. • Homes: Keep all home and garage doors/windows locked, especially at night. Remember to lock the door leading from the garage into your home. Set your house alarm, both at night and when you’re away; if you don’t have an alarm already installed, seriously consider one and have it monitored by your installer and local authorities. • Doggy Doors: Keep them secured when your family and pet(s) are tucked in for the night, and especially when you’re away from home. Since most of these doors are large enough for a small person to work their way into a house, several homeowners have told me they also block the opening with a heavy piece of furniture when they’re away for an extended period. Remember that when parking on the street, you and your visitors should park against the curb facing in the direction of the ongoing traffic pattern. Several citations/tickets have been served to residents and visitors in our community for parking their autos facing oncoming traffic. Welcome to John Speasmaker, our newest Block Captain. John has generously volunteered to cover Cloud Peak Lane, so all of you who live on Cloud Peak--please help John compile his contact list by providing him with your name/address/phone #s and e-mail address; this will allow him to quickly pass along Neighborhood Watch alerts and other related info to you. We’re still in need of coverage for the following streets: • Part of West Magic Mountain and Herb Cove • Part of Wildwater Way • Lake Pines • Alwin • Box Canyon Terrace • Niagara Falls (Continued on Page 4) Stone Canyon Homeowner's Association Newsletter - January 2013

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