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Help Our Neighborhood Please report any broken sprinklers or other irrigation irregularities to landscape@hoasonoma.com. This would include any areas sprinkling when you think they shouldn’t or any water coming from sprinkler heads in an improper fashion. The City of Round Rock is encouraging its utility customers to follow the twice-weekly voluntary watering schedule. Currently the watering days for commercial property is Tuesday and/or Friday. Residential odd-numbered addresses are Wednesday and/or Saturday. Residential even-numbered addresses are Thursday and/or Sunday. Please remember the weather can and will change and mechanical systems can fail, so we need to use our water resources wisely.

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Yard Of The Month The May 2013 YOM is 1520 Foppiano. Thanks Chuck and JoAnn for helping to keep Sonoma beautiful! Send in your nominations to landscape@hoasonoma.com.

FROM ONE NEIGHBOR TO ANOTHER.... Sonoma is a family neighborhood made up of residents of all ages. Please be considerate when parking in your driveway to not block the sidewalk. We don’t want young children, the elderly or special needs neighbors to have to enter the street to get around these cars...it is just not safe for them to have to do so! Thank you for your consideration and for asking your guests to do the same.

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The Grapevine BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT Donna Kohn.......................... president@HoaSonoma.com VICE PRESIDENT Doug White................... vice_president@HoaSonoma.com SECRETARY Carl Anderson........................ secretary@HoaSonoma.com TREASURER Will Smith.............................. treasurer@HoaSonoma.com MEMBER AT LARGE Charles King..............member_at_large@HoaSonoma.com

COMMITTEES POOL CHAIR Charlie King..................................pool@HoaSonoma.com LANDSCAPE CHAIR Donna Kohn...........................landscape@hoaSonoma.com SOCIAL COMMITTEE CHAIR Cyndi Wasserboehr...................... social@HoaSonoma.com NEWSLETTER Amy Smith.................communications@HoaSonoma.com WEBSITE............................ webmaster@HoaSonoma.com Goodwin Management Company

MANAGEMENT CO. Property Manager: Earline Wakefield 11149 Research Blvd. Suite 100, Austin, TX 78759-5227 Voicemail: 512-502-7526 Cell: 512-470-5104 Fax: 512-346-4873 E-mail: Earline.Wakefield@Goodwintx.com http://son.goodwintx.com

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IMPORTANT NUMBERS Emergency.......................................................................911 Fire Department.................................................... 218-5590 Poison Control ............................................... 800-764-7661 Police Department ................................................ 218-5500 Round Rock Hospital............................................ 341-1000 Williamson County Sheriff’s Department.............. 246-1155 Post Office- 2250 Double Creek Road............ 800-275-8777 Blackland Praire Elementry School......................... 424-8600 http://schools.roundrockisd.org/bkldprairie/ Ridgeview Middle School....................................... 424-8400 http://schools.roundrockisd.org/ridgeview/ Stony Point High School........................................ 428-7000 http://schools.roundrockisd.org/stonypoint/ Cedar Ridge High School....................................... 704-0100 http://schools.roundrockisd.org/cedarridge/ City of Round Rock Website ........................................ http://www.roundrocktexas.gov/

Sonoma Social Events 2013

The Social Committee has put together another fun filled year of activities for your family. If you are looking to gather with your neighbors or make new friends, come out and be Social! July 20 Movie at Barefoot Pool, movie will begin at dusk (~8:30) September 21 Neighborhood Garage Sale October 26 Halloween Party at Barefoot Pool, 3-5, petting zoo, train and pony rides December 7 Santa Claus returns to Barefoot Pool, 11-1 Your help is needed to make these events successful…. if you can volunteer your time for any event, please contact Cyndi Wasserboehr at social@hoasonoma.com or 512-294-2183.

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Outdoor Water Use Outdoor water use accounts for the majority of Round Rock’s water consumption during the summer months, as a city our water use can easily triple. This is where the majority of our water savings opportunities are, since outdoor use is discretionary. AUTOMATIC IRRIGATION SYSTEMS: A typical an irrigation system can use anywhere between 5003,000 gallons of water each time it waters the yard. This is a large range, due to several variables, including size of yard, depth & type of soil, water pressure, type of sprinkler heads, lenght of runtimes, frequency of irrigation. Each yard is different and it’s difficult to provide a one size fits all answer for how much water it takes to water your yard. • If you are concerned about your water usage, you can schedule a free irrigation system evaluation by licensed City staff at 671-2872 or by emailing Jessica Woods, Water Conservation Program Coordinator. Staff will determine how many gallons your current schedule uses, provide a recommended watering schedule, and recommend any system upgrades that may benefit your yard. Staff will not make repairs. • You must have a working irrigation system and be a direct City of Round Rock water customer to qualify for an irrigation system evaluation. BASIC IRRIGATION ADVICE, HOW-TO: Irrigate twice per week, if needed, according to the watering schedule during summer months. You may be able to water less if your yard has good, deep soil, is shady, and/or you do not water on a set schedule currently. Meaning: water only when the plants show stress.

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Drowning Is Preventable The Texas weather is warming up. Summer is almost here. Pools will soon open and the cool water will be calling your name. You can almost hear your kids laughing and the playing in the pool. Your family deserves to have many Best Day Ever moments in the water this summer. Please do not let those moments be ruined by the sound of a life guard whistle blast or the need to do CPR in order to save your child’s life. Most families love a trip to the swimming pool, the lake or the beach during the summer…but the water can be deadly for a child. Did you know that drowning is a leading cause of accidental death for children between the ages of 1 and 14, with kids under the age of 5 at even higher risk? Colin Holst’s parents did not know either. Sadly, June 13th marks the 5 year anniversary of his drowning in a public, lifeguarded pool in Austin. Since Colin’s drowning in 2008, Central Texas-based Colin’s Hope has become a nonprofit leader in water safety and drowning prevention. My name is Alissa Magrum and I am the Executive Director of Colin’s Hope. But I am also a parent to 8 year old Ella. So, from one parent to another, please listen to this message. It is simple but filled with purpose: DROWNING IS PREVENTABLE. YOU can help protect your children. Following a series of simple water safety tips creates multiple layers of protection. These layers WILL keep children safer in and around the water and CAN prevent drownings. THE FIRST 3 OF THESE TIPS ARE KEY. Practice constant visual supervision. Always assign an adult “water guardian” whose ONLY responsibility is to watch children who are in, near and around the water. If that water guardian needs to take a break, they must transfer their “watching” duty to another adult.

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