Wood Glen - March 2013 by Peel, Inc.

Wood Glen

Official Publication of the Wood Glen Property Owners Association

March 2013 - Volume 7, Issue 3

Message from The President

Spring Time

It is time for Spring. As the weather is warming up, our local wildlife is becoming more active. The squirrels get friskier and the snakes come out and try to get warm. There are several things we can do to keep the wildlife that lives around us from causing trouble in our homes and in our lives. Squirrels and other small rodents like to nest in attics and wall, so it is a good idea to check around your house and ensure all holes are blocked with wood or wire mesh. The Animal Control Unit of the Round Rock Police Department has some wonderful information about animal proofing your home on their website. http://www.roundrocktexas. gov/home/index.asp?page=780 As for the snakes, I know a lot of people don’t like seeing snakes, but they do serve a purpose in our environment. And, with so much greenbelt, there is no way to eliminate all of them. I have seen a number of species of snakes around my house over the past year. The most common one is the Rough Earth Snake, a small brown non-venomous species that hangs out in the flowerbeds and eats earthworms, insects, slugs, and snails. Then there was the Texas Rat Snake and a Checkered Garter Snake that my daughter and I found in our back yard one day last Fall. These snakes were each several feet long, but are also non-venomous. Rat snakes primarily eat small mammals like mice and rats and garter snakes prefer frogs and fish. While many of the snakes around us are non-venomous and pose no threat, there are four types of venomous snakes in Texas, Coral Snakes, Rattle Snakes, Copperheads, and Cottonmouths or Water Moccasin. There are also a number of non-venomous species that look and act like the venomous snakes. For example, the Texas Rat Snake is patterned similarly to a Rattle Snake and will even wiggle its tail similar to the way a Rattle Snake will shake its rattle. You can find more information about snakes at http:// www.texassnakes.net/ or at http://www.austinreptileservice.net. However, unless you are familiar with the local snakes, you may not want to get close enough to a snake to figure out if it is a venomous snake or not. As you are outdoors, be mindful of our legless neighbors and be careful where you tread. It is generally best to steer clear of Copyright © 2013 Peel, Inc.

the snakes. Snake can strike fast, but generally only do so when threatened. If we keep our distance, we should be able to avoid any dangerous or painful situations. Be sure to remind your kids to stay away from over grown areas, wood and brush piles, and large rocks, as those are great places for snakes to hide. Also, removing these snake hiding places from your yard will help reduce the chances of walking out one day to a snake in your back yard. If you do find a snake in your yard that you would rather not be there, it might be worth getting professional help to remove it to avoid any chance of injury. On another note, as the weather warms up, many of us like to be out in our yards gardening and do other outdoor chores to keep our homes looking nice. If you didn’t trim your oak trees before February and are thinking about doing it now, remember oak wilt. In the spring, the insects that spread the fungus that causes oak wilt are active and can easily bring the disease into our neighborhood. The Texas A&M Forest Service (formerly the Texas Forest Service) recommends avoiding pruning oak trees between February 1st and June 30th to avoid the spread of oak wilt. Their website, http://texasoakwilt.org, has more information, including pruning guidelines and a listing of certified arborists who are oak wilt certified. Another thing to be mindful of as you are contemplating outdoor improvements, any change to your lot or exterior of your home may require approval in advance from the Modification Committee. See Art. IV, Sect 4 (page 16) of Covenants for details. Typical projects requiring approval include the addition of a swimming pool, outside storage buildings, fountains or statuary in the front yard, building projects, projects that modify the drainage like raised beds, changes to the color or look of the house, and adding a playscape or basketball goal. Most changes are approved, unless they are specifically prohibited, but proceeding with unapproved changes can be costly. You wouldn’t want to start a project only to discover half way through, or worse when you are finished, that you need to tear it out and start all over because (Continued on Page 3) Wood Glen Property Owners Association Newsletter - March 2013 1

Wood Glen BOARD OF DIRECTORS President: David Schell................................ dschell@gmail.com Vice President: Eric Boren..................eric_boren@sbcglobal.net Treasurer: Wayne Solum.............................. wsolum@juno.com Secretary: Lela Solum..........................lelasolum@austin.rr.com Section 1: Eric Boren......................... eric_boren@sbcglobal.net Section 2: Sean Copeland.........................place2wg@gmail.com Section 3: Bob Hill..................................bobhill64@gmail.com Section 4: David Schell................................ dschell@gmail.com Section 5: Donna Tucker....................... donnate@austin.rr.com Section 6: Matt Baker................... matthewbakerpe@gmail.com Section 7: Wayne Solum.............................. wsolum@juno.com

COMMITTEE CHAIRS Modifications: Sam Myers .................. slmyers58@earthlink.net Pool/Amenity Center Karen Fischer...............................................kfischer4@att.net Landscaping / Greenbelt: Karen Fischer...............................................kfischer4@att.net Social Events: Gloria Gomez........................ gloria@pizzazzproductions.com Communications: Donna Tucker............... at home: donnatucker@austin.rr.com .......................................at the office: donnate@austin.rr.com Ant Bait Control Program: Leslie Myers..........................................myersls@earthlink.net Care Calendar: Denise Ferguson.............................. dferguson@austin.rr.com Welcome Committee: David & Elaine Lloyd.............................Lloyd1111@aol.com

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Wood Glen President's Message (Continued from Cover Page) you needed to change something to get the project approved. At the January Board Meeting, the Board approved a new policy regarding home businesses. As you may know, Article X, Section 1 of the Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions prohibits the use of our properties for business purposes. However, in this age of web businesses and working from home, a strict prohibition on business activity is can be unenforceable and sometimes counter productive. As such, the Board has spent several months in consultation with the Association’s legal counsel to draft a policy that is more understanding of home businesses that have a minimal impact on neighbors. The new policy is available on the website. I encourage anyone considering operating a business out of their home to review the policy and ensure compliance. We would like to welcome our newest board member, Matt Baker who will be representing Section 6. Matt is a native Texan, growing up on a farm in East Texas. He works for the State of Texas as a professional engineer and in his spare time is a Lieutenant with the Travis County Sheriff’s Office where he helps supervise the Reserve Deputy program. Matt moved to Wood Glen in June 2012 with his wife Natasha who is a local real estate agent. They have a 1 year old son named Wyatt. Feel free to contact Matt at matthewbakerpe@gmail.com. As I mentioned last month, we have been working to switch to a new web hosting company. Hopefully, by the time you read this, we should have completed the transition. The new website will allow us to have a number of new features, many of which will allow us to interact with our neighbors online. We hope you will visit the website (http://www.woodglen.org) and create an account so you can take advantage of these great new features. In addition to significantly improving what we can do with the website, the switch will end up saving the Association hundreds of dollars a year. -David

PHAROAH ANTS

Pharaoh ants, also known as sugar ants or piss ants, are tiny (~1/16 inch), orangish-colored ants that may become a nuisance in homes. In Central Texas, these ants are only found indoors because it is too cold for them outside. Colonies like to be located in warm areas near food and water, so are usually found in kitchen or bathroom areas and may be found in wall voids. Workers may travel along pipes or wires within wall voids to travel through the home looking for a wide variety of foods. Pharaoh ants do not have mating swarms like many other ants. Mating takes place within the colony and the colony spreads by “budding”. “Budding” is when a queen and many worker ants leave the parent colony to create a new colony. The ants can also “bud” and create a new queen from brood (eggs, larvae, pupae) if they are separated from the parent colony. Due to budding, it is best to use ant baits to manage pharaoh ants. If pesticide sprays are used, it stimulates budding of the colony and creates more colonies than were originally being managed. Baits should be placed where ants are trailing to food and water sources. It is best to reduce other available food so that the ants will more readily take the bait product. If ants are trailing, do not wipe away the trail. Instead, place bait on the trail for the ants to find quickly. For more information or help with identification, contact Wizzie Brown, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Program Specialist at 512.854.9600. Also check out www.urban-ipm.blogspot.com

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Wood Glen Wood Glen Cares! We Care Calendar for Wood Glen. What is it: The Care Calendar is an online calendar. If you have a special need (for example, you have a new baby and few meals would be very helpful) you would contact me either by phone (671-8467) or my email dferguson@austin.rr.com. I would then set up the calendar with your needs (meals) and the times/dates that the meals would be needed. Families in our neighborhood would be made aware of your need. Families who are able to help would then go online, pull up the calendar and fill in the date and the meal they would be providing. Or you could call me with the information and I would be happy to fill in the calendar with the information. Very easy! If you have any questions please call me. Denise Ferguson

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Easter, Mother’s Day and Graduation Day are just around the corner! Please join us for some springtime shopping When: Saturday, March 23th, 2013 10:00AM-4:00PM Where: Vista Ridge HS Cafeteria, 200 S. Vista Ridge Blvd, Cedar Park We will also feature a Vendors Raffle Basket, Silent Auction, Bake Sale and Concessions Check out the Silent Auction at the Vista Ridge Project Graduation Facebook Page Interested vendors please contact us at vhspgspringbazaar2013@ gmail.com or Monica Hanzel 512-497-5146 or go to our Project Graduation website at vrhsprojectgraduation.com. APPROVAL OF THIS ORGANIZATION AND ITS ACTIVITIES ARE IN NO WAY AN ENDORSEMENT BY OR SPONSORED BY LEANDER INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

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Eleven-year-old Cait was trying to fall asleep when her 8-year-old brother, Doug, came into her room. He looked around a bit, but seemed really out of it. Then Doug went back into the hallway and stood there staring up at the hall light. Little brothers can be weird, but this was really strange. Cait didn’t know what to do. Just then, Cait’s father appeared and explained that Doug was sleepwalking. WHAT IS SLEEPWALKING? Not all sleep is the same every night. We experience some deep, quiet sleep and some active sleep, which is when dreams happen. You might think sleepwalking would happen during active sleep, but a person isn’t physically active during active sleep. Sleepwalking usually happens in the first few hours of sleep in the stage called slow-wave or deep sleep. Not all sleepwalkers actually walk. Some simply sit up or stand in bed or act like they’re awake (but dazed) when, in fact, they’re asleep! Most, however, do get up and move around for a few seconds or for as long as half an hour. Sleepwalkers’ eyes are open, but they don’t see the same way they do when they’re awake and often think they’re in different rooms of the house or different places altogether. Sleepwalkers tend to go back to bed on their own and they won’t remember it in the morning. Researchers estimate that up to 15% of kids sleepwalk regularly. Sleepwalking may run in families and sometimes occurs when a person is sick, has a fever, is not getting enough sleep, or is stressed. IS SLEEPWALKING A SERIOUS PROBLEM? If sleepwalking occurs frequently, every night or so, it’s a good idea for your mom or dad to take you to see your doctor. But occasional sleepwalking generally isn’t something to worry about, although it may look funny or even scary for the people who see a sleepwalker in action. Although occasional sleepwalking isn’t a big deal, it’s important, of course, that the person is kept safe. Precautions should be taken so the person is less likely to fall down, run into something, or walk out the front door while sleepwalking.

WHAT WILL THE DOCTOR DO? There’s no cure for sleepwalking, but the doctor can talk to you about what’s happening and try to find ways to help you sleep more soundly. Most kids just grow out of sleepwalking. For kids who sleepwalk often, doctors may recommend a treatment called scheduled awakening. This disrupts the sleep cycle enough to help stop sleepwalking. In rare cases, a doctor may prescribe medication to help someone sleep. HERE ARE SOME TIPS TO HELP PREVENT SLEEPWALKING: • Relax at bedtime by listening to soft music or relaxation tapes. • Have a regular sleep schedule and stick to it. • Keep noise and lights to a minimum while you're trying to sleep. • Avoid drinking a lot in the evening and be sure to go to the bathroom before going to bed. (A full bladder can contribute to sleepwalking.) HOW DO I TAKE CARE OF A SLEEPWALKER? One thing you can do to help is to clear rooms and hallways of furniture or obstacles a sleepwalker might encounter during the night. If there are stairs or dangerous areas, a grown-up should close doors and windows or install safety gates. You also might have heard that sleepwalkers can get confused and scared if you startle them into being awake. That’s true, so what do you do if you see someone sleepwalking? You should call for a grown-up who can gently steer the person back to bed. And once the sleepwalker is tucked back in bed, it’s time for you to get some shut-eye, too! Reviewed by: Larissa Hirsch, MD Date reviewed: February 2008 Originally reviewed by: Michael H. Goodman, MD

This information was provided by KidsHealth, one of the largest resources online for medically reviewed health information written for parents, kids, and teens. For more articles like this one, visit www.KidsHealth.org or www.TeensHealth.org.  ©1995-2006. The Nemours Foundation

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