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WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONS

March 2013

The Official Newsletter for The Wimbledon Champions Community

2013 Wimbledon Champions HOA Meeting Dates All meetings will be held at Chaparral Management Company, 6630 Cypresswood Drive. The meetings will begin at 6:00pm. Every resident may sign up for the Wimbledon Champions web-site and receive the agenda for the meetings. To register for the web-site, please go to wimbledonchampionshoa,org and select click here to register for a user name and password. March 11th May 13th July 8th September 9th November 11th December Annual TBD

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Wimbledon Champions Women’s Coffee at 10:00 AM Thursday, March 21 Welcome ladies. Please join us for the coffee at the home of Carmel Haskin, 6206 Lacoste Love, on March 21, Thursday, at 10:00 AM to noon. This will be the fourth of our five coffees during the school year. The coffee is open to all residents of WC. Enjoy friendly conversation while getting to know your neighbors. Bring your neighbors and something delicious to share. As always, you don›t have to bring anything, just come! Sincerely, Jean Kuecher 281-655-5347

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Wimbledon Champions HOA UPDATE I want to thank everyone who voted in the first resident elected board. The 5 elected members are very excited and are looking forward to improving “our” community. The first change has been to the meetings every other month. We will start at 6:00 instead of 5:00, hopefully enabling more residents the opportunity to attend. Currently the meetings will be held at Chaparral Mgt. Co., but if we get enough residents coming we can always move to the clubhouse. The next meeting will be March 11th, at 6:00. Another item addressed immediately was the architectural approval cost and length of time for approval. We now have 3 neighborhood residents who will make the new committee. The cost has been dramatically reduced from 75.00 to a 3 tier expense starting at 0.00 and going to 50.00. Look for the process to be quick and efficient. Typically the HOA does 1 major capital improvement a year. This year we are getting bids for 3. Once again thank you for your support. Let’s make Wimbledon Champions a great community together. Call me anytime with questions, suggestions, or concerns, I WILL call you back. TOM WORLEY, WC HOA PRESIDENT 281-370-8264

WC Fire Ant Treatment Weekend April 6 & 7 Residents of WC: please treat for fire ants on April 6 and 7, or as close to that weekend as possible. Treat your whole yard and flower beds. Our residents on Agassi Ace Ct. did this successfully last year. They used “Over ‘n Out Fire Ant Killer Granules” on one weekend and removed ants for many months. The strategy is to treat the whole neighborhood at once so the ants do not move into the next yard. Try to participate in this optional idea so the ants do not move toward you!

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IMPORTANT NUMBERS WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONS

CHAPARRAL MANAGEMENT....................281.537.0957 Amy Davidson............................................................ Ext. 12 ............................................................. FAX 281.537.0312 adavidson@chaparralmanagement.com NEIGHBORHOOD COMMITTEES Newsletter Contact Sharon Connors................................................281.374.8877 Contact for Chaparral Management Tom Worley......................................................281.370.8264 Landscape Gayle Jennings.................................gmjenn65@sbcglobal.net Kelli Adams..................................... kelliadams@sbcglobal.net Contact for MUD 316 Jimmy T. Watson...............................................281.379.2252 Architectural Control Tammy White.................................................. 281-537-0957 Block Captains Jean Kuecher............................................. jkpuppet@aol.com Communications (Public Relations & Signage/Web) Gayle Jennings.................................gmjenn65@sbcglobal.net Yard of the Month Gayle Jennings, Doris Edmonds Newsletter/Directory Sharon Connors..............................sharonconnors@msn.com Kelli Adams..................................... kelliadams@sbcglobal.net Security ............................................................................................ Social Cheryl Garza................................. cheryl.garza@sbcglobal.net Women's Coffee Jean Kuecher............................................. jkpuppet@aol.com EMERGENCY.................................................................911 Harris County Constable..................................281.376.3472 Sergeant............................................................281.376.3472 C.C.E.M.S........................................................281.440.4300 N.W. Hospital...................................................281.440.1000 Poison Control Center......................................800.222.1222 Republic Waste..................................................281.446.2030 Fire (Klein VFD)...............................................281.251.0101 Water/Sewer Repairs.........................................281.374.8989 ......................................................................281.379.6948 Centerpoint.......................................................713.207.7777 Street Light Repair............................................713.207.2222 Cypress Creek Library.......................................281.376.4610

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The Wimbledon Champions Social Committee would love to have you be a part of our team as we begin to plan our 2013 Summer Social. It is a wonderful event and a great opportunity to meet neighbors! Embracing Destiny is always ready to accept any duffle bag or suitcase you may have. Contact a committee member if you are interested in donating an item for these young boys. If you would like to be the host home for our annual Holiday Party, or are interested in helping us plan the Summer Social, please contact Cheryl Garza at 713-828-4780 or any Social Committee member. Wimbledon Champion Social Committee (Kelli Adams, Diana Eberhard, Gayle Jennings, Jean Kuecher, and Cheryl Garza)

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The Townzens have lived in the Garden area of Wimbledon Champions for many years and enjoy keeping a lovely yard. On either side of the walk at the entrance are blooming Petunias and Alyssum. Large pots across the drive are filled with Vinca and a large Hibiscus. A large Crepe Myrtle gives height to the bed near the house. A hedge of Indian Hawthorn with blue berries is planted next to the house and several holly bushes full of red berries are planted under the windows. Yaupon, a Butterfly Iris, and a Natal Plum are also planted closer to the walkway around the bed. The big surprise is the 60 plus Amaryllis scattered throughout the beds which bloom with large red and white blooms each spring! In the yard are a Red Oak tree and a Pear tree, which begin budding out in March. We thank the Townzens for keeping a lovely yard through the winter. They will receive a $50 gift certificate from Plants for All Seasons and have their address as YOM highlighted on the Wimbledon Champions entrance marquee.

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Fm1960 Women’s Club Friends and neighbors, join us on the first Tuesday of the month (Sept. thru May) at 9:30 a.m., at the Christus Center, St. Ignatius Catholic Church, 7810 Cypresswood Drive, Spring, TX. The group focuses on forming new friendships within the community. Activities include crafts, book clubs, day trips, hiking, etc. Our program for Tuesday, March 5th will be Jim Parsons, Director of Special Projects for Preservation Houston, who will provide a virtual tour of Glenwood Cemetery with stories and photographs. For more information please call Pat, 832-422-3469.

You are invited to attend a General Meeting which takes place EVERY 2nd Monday except July. Meetings held at Shirley Acres, 217 Woerner Road, Social Hour begins at 11 AM; call to order 11:30;Speaker, Lunch, Business, ending approximately 1PM. Speakers are local or federal officials covering topics important to us all and in most cases effects all. Luncheon cost is $21.00 with reservation. Please call Rita at 281-586-9282 for your reservation and who will be our current speaker. Ted Cruz, Ed Emmett, and Kevin Brady are recent speakers for NWFRW. Thank you.

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WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONS Paint & Computer help

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Dear Neighbors, A young man in our neighborhood will re-paint the faded numbers on your mail box. He will also help you fix your computer, or do a job on your computer for you. Paint Mail Box Numbers for $10.00. Computer Helper for $15.00 per hour. Ben Gause - age 16 - phone 770-547-4204 If you need a reference, please call us. Ben has done both jobs for us. Sincerely, Jean and Gerry Kuecher 281-655-5347

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Cypress Creek Greenway Project Gets Boost of Money, Talent The Cypress Creek Greenway Project which has excited the imagination of hundreds of folks in northwest Houston is now increasingly drawing attention of elected officials and regional planners / decision makers. The Houston Northwest Chamber of Commerce announced at its recent Economic Development Initiative meeting that the Cypress Creek community has been awarded a grant to explore methods of funding and assisting in implementation of this undertaking - -- - a preservation mission goal fostered by the Cypress Creek Flood Control Coalition to create a “necklace” of parks and trails across our community. “The Cypress Creek Greenway is a recreational/transportation trail and open space corridor along Cypress Creek,” explains Steve Spillette of CDS | Spillette Alliance, a consultant contracted to manage the study plan. The funds originate with a grant to the Houston Galveston Area Council from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for a Sustainability Plan for the Houston region. (Continued on Page 7)

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WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONS Look Upstream (Continued from Page 6) The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC ) Board awarded contracts to local CDS | Spillette Alliance and Marsh Darcy Partners (MDP) to prepare a study for the Houston Parks Board (HPB) to move a major section of the Cypress Creek Greenway project plan to implementation as quickly as possible. The Houston Parks Board, a local non-profit, is the local client for this case study to identify implementation and funding approaches for portions of the Bayou Greenways Initiative 1 that are located outside the city limits. Because Cypress Creek stands out as a corridor without a public entity or funding source, it has been given this opportunity. CDS/Spillette Alliance has been contracted to carry out the work. Building upon work that has already been done by the Cypress Creek Flood Control Coalition, the contractors have begun an extensive outreach and dialogue undertaking to meet and work with stakeholders throughout the community subdivisions in order to foster, identify and formulate their ideas and desires. These Stakeholder group meetings focusing on this important community amenity are now being scheduled and will soon be followed by public meetings to be held during February and March in the Cypress Creek community area. The study will be essentially completed by April 2013.

The Chamber noted in their announcement, “this is tremendous news for furthering the economic growth and development of the Cypress Creek Communities.” Look Upstream articles are written and/or provided by the Cypress Creek Flood Control Coalition (CCFCC) as a public service. Also visit web site, www.ccfcc.org or for more information on flood protection, environmental preservation, flood insurance and membership or e-mail floodalliance@ccfcc. org. 1 For addition information on the Bayou Greenways Initiative, please visit the Houston Parks Board at www. HoustonParksBoard.org. The existing website for the case study can be found at the link below: http://www.ourregion.org/casestudies.html Look Upstream January 2013

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