Sonoma - October 2013

The Grapevine October 2013, Volume 7, Issue 10

ANNUAL HOA MEETING For the first time in many years, we had a quorum at the Annual Meeting that was held on August 14, 2013! Thank you to everyone who attend and sent in your proxies.

Carl Anderson, Donna Kohn and Will Smith were elected to 2 year terms. The Board will vote on specific positions at their next regular monthly meeting.

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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 mingle!

October 26

Halloween Party at Barefoot Pool, 3-5pm, petting zoo, train and pony rides

December 7

Santa Claus returns to Barefoot Pool, 11-1pm

HELP OUR NEIGHBORHOOD

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.

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.

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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 Camille Bunch...............communications@HoaSonoma.com WEBSITE............................ webmaster@HoaSonoma.com NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH Donna Stina............. neighborhood_watch@hoasonoma.com

MANAGEMENT CO. Goodwin Management Company 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

NEWSLETTER INFO NEWSLETTER PUBLISHER Peel, Inc....................................................... 512-263-9181 Article Submissions..... communications@Hoasonoma.com Advertising............................... advertising@PEELinc.com

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/

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Yards of the Month August

Thank you Ngamta and her Grandkids of 2000 Homewood for all you do to keep Sonoma beautiful!

September

Thank you Wade and Juanita of 845 Rusk Rd for all you do to keep Sonoma beautiful!

We are always looking for Yard of the Month nominations!!! Please send addresses to landscape@hoasonoma.com.

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ROUND ROCK NEW NEIGHBORS Women from Round Rock and Surrounding Areas Celebrating 35 years of Friendship Whether you are new to the area or lived here for years, WE WELCOME YOU! Monthly Luncheons with Speaker or Program We have many fun activities and Interest Groups:

Book Club, Bridge, Bunco, Canasta, Day Trips, Hiking, Lunch Bunch, Movie Group, Volunteer Opportunities, Wine Group and many more!

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Call Pam at 512-487-8249 or Maureen at 512-394-5652 or Visit our Website: www.rrnewneighbors.org

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YOU AND NEIGHBORHOOD POLLUTION The City of Round Rock works to prevent pollution of our creeks and rivers from storm water and urban runoff through education and management.

What is storm water runoff? Storm water runoff is water that flows after a rainfall. During rainstorms, water drains off driveways, parking lots and streets picking up pollutants while flowing to the storm sewer system. Once storm water enters the storm sewer system of inlets, pipes or channels, it flows downstream to the nearest creek, lake or river.

What is urban runoff? Urban runoff also flows to the storm sewer system. Urban runoff is water from irrigation, overwatering, car washing and other sources that travel into the street picking up pollutants.

What is the difference between the storm sewer system and sanitary sewer system? The water that goes down the sanitary sewer system (from sinks or toilets) flows to a wastewater treatment plant where it is treated and filtered prior to entering any water bodies.

The storm water and urban runoff water that flows down driveways and streets and into the storm sewer system flows directly to our creeks, lakes and rivers. Anything that enters a storm sewer system is discharged untreated into the water bodies we use for swimming, fishing and providing drinking water.

The Effects of Pollution Polluted storm water runoff can have many adverse effects on plants, fish, animals and people. Sediment can cloud the water and make it difficult or impossible for aquatic plants to grow.

Sediment also can destroy aquatic habitat. Bacteria and other pathogens can wash into swimming areas and create health hazards.

Excess nutrients can cause algae blooms. When algae die, they sink to the bottom and decompose in a process that removes oxygen from the water. Fish and other aquatic organisms can’t exist in water with low dissolved oxygen levels.

Household hazardous wastes like insecticides, pesticides, paint, solvents, grease, used motor oil and other auto fluids can poison aquatic life. Land animals and people can become sick or die from eating diseased fish or ingesting polluted water.

Debris—plastic bags, six-pack rings, bottles and cigarette butts—washed into creeks and water bodies can choke, suffocate, or disable aquatic life like ducks, fish, turtles and birds.

Polluted storm water often affects drinking water sources.

This, in turn, can affect human health and increase drinking water treatment costs.

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From One Neighbor to Another....

Crossword Puzzle

As another summer comes to our neighborhood, Sonoma families enjoy the great outdoors of our community. While enjoying the outdoors please make sure Fluffy doesn’t leave anything behind. As a responsible pet owner, you scoop it if your dog poops it.

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.

The challenge is to fill every row across, every column down, and every 3x3 box with the digits 1 through 9. Each 1 through 9 digit must appear only once in each row across, each column down, and each 3x3 box.

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View answers online at www.peelinc.com DOWN ACROSS 1. Incline 1. Tack 2. Change 5. Giant 3. Small particle 9. Philippine dish with marinated 4. Compass point chicken or pork 5. Night bird 11. Journalist's question 6. Body snatcher 12. Tiny insects 7. Cultivate 13. Cut of beef 8. Volcano 14. School group 10. Change into bone 15. South 16. Musical productions 17. United States 18. Canadian prov.

18. Bottle need 19. Palladium (abbr.)

20. Upset 20. Many 22. Cow's chow 21. Perfect 23. Year (abbr.)

22. Captain (abbr.)

24. Computer makers 24. Institution (abbr.)

27. Brews 25. Swain 29. Sleep disorder 26. African country 31. Parent teacher groups 28. Fast plane 32. Strong rope fiber 30. Pastry 33. Bend 34. Decorative needle case © 2006. Feature Exchange

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2007. every Feature column, Exchange and The goal is to fill in the grid so that every©row, every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. Each digit may appear only once in each row, each column, and each 3x3 box.

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The Grapevine CROSSWORD PUZZLE Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS ACROSS 1. Charge Owns 1.

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Short people 5. Syrian bishop 10.

Grain 9. Against 11. Landing In the air 10.

12. Single 11. Leaves 13. Nun's headwear 12. Boom box 14. Musician (3 wds.)

13. Allure 16. Homesick 15.

African antelope 17. Booty 16.

18. Polite Horsepower (abbr.)

18. greenlocale 20. Leafy Cincinnati 21.

Marry 22. Hasten 22.

26. Esophagus Mountain Standard Time 26.

29. Woken Eras 28.

31. Goad Cover 29. of tooth 33. Type Eccentric 30.

34. Refer Beaches 31.

35. Posttraumatic Vane direction stress 36.disorder Hug upon greeting 37. Sieve Danish krone (abbr.)

32.

ACROSS DOWN 1. Owns 1. Coat hangers 4. Short people 2. Root beer brand (3 wds.)

10. Grain 3. Stone 11. In the air 4. Aurora 12. Single 5. Ponder 13. Nun's headwear 6. Build up 14. Musician (3 wds.)

7. Holes 16. Homesick 8. Syllables used in songs (2 wds.)

17. Booty 9. Sledge 18. Horsepower (abbr.)

15. Gone by 20. Cincinnati locale 19. Not against 22. Hasten 21. Cycles per second 26. Mountain Standard Time 23. Pimpled 29. Eras 24. Glob 31. Cover 25. Organicat compound Prices starting 33. Eccentric 26. Soft mineral 34. Beaches 27. Prig 35. Vane direction 28. Tyrant 36. Hug upon greeting 30. Mexican money 37. Danish krone (abbr.)

32. North American country

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DOWN DOWN 1. hangers 1. Coat Nativity scene piece 2.

Root beer brand (3 wds.)

2. Competition at the Greek 3. Stone games 4.

3. Aurora Capital of the Ukraine 5. Ponder 4. Symbol 6. Build up 5. Expression of surprise 7. Holes 6. Emblem 8. Syllables used in songs (2 wds.)

7. Pickle juice 9. Sledge 8. AGone ball by out of bounds (2 wds.)

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Ripper 21. Cycles per second 17. Pimpled Strums 23.

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23. Prig Brand of sandwich cookie 27.

24. Tyrant Seaweed substance 28.

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25. Mexican Cabana money 32.

27. North Blue American country

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Meet ADC’s New Specialists Scott Boruchow, MD, Neurologist Appointments: 512-901-4061

Dr. Boruchow received his degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of the Yeshiva University in Bronx, NY. He completed his internship and residency training for Internal Medicine at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, MA. After that, he went through training in neurology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston where he also completed a fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology and Neuromuscular Disease. Dr. Boruchow is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He sees patients at ADC’s Main Clinic in North Austin.

Brock Harper, MD, Rheumatologist Appointments: 512-901-4068

Dr. Harper received his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. He completed his internship and residency at Medical University of South Carolina and his fellowship in rheumatology at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. Dr. Harper is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Rheumatology and is accepting new patients. He sees patients at ADC’s Main Clinic in North Austin.

Greg Thaera, MD, Neurologist Appointments: 512-901-4061

Dr. Greg Thaera comes to ADC most recently from Arizona where he had two fellowships at Mayo Clinic Arizona, first in Neurophysiology and then in Multiple Sclerosis.

He also completed his internship and residency at Mayo Clinic Arizona in Neurology. Dr. Thaera earned his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine. He is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

The Austin Diagnostic Clinic He sees patients at ADC’s Main Clinic in North Austin.

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