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TWIN CREEKS TRIBUNE

Twin Creeks TRIBUNE

October 2013

Volume 6, Issue 10

Official Publication of the Twin Creeks Homeowner's Association

Twin Creeks Neighborhood Watch We would like to send a huge “THANK YOU” to Bryant Early who went above and beyond to help facilitate the Limited Purpose Annexation Meeting held on Monday, September 9th at the Twin Creeks Clubhouse. We had an astounding turnout and were excited to see all the concerned homeowners coming out and becoming educated on the annexation process. Additionally we would like to send another huge “THANK YOU” to all the Twin Creeks Neighborhood Watch Block Captains who put in many, many, many hours of time to help obtain signatures for the annexation from all our neighbors! It’s awesome to see the results of what happens when we work together as a TEAM! Great job everyone! Thank you to all the Block Captains who helped facilitate bringing their street just a little bit closer together again this year.

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH BLOCK CAPTAIN UPDATE Twin Creeks welcomes our two new Block Captains…

National Night Out October 1, 2013 was the second year that Twin Creeks participated in National Night Out, what a huge success! It was really great to see all the front porch lights stay on throughout the night this year. There have been multiple stories that have been shared with the block captains and myself how people really enjoyed meeting their neighbors! The big hit this year, much like last year… “Pot Luck Dinner” on the street or cul-de-sac. This consisted of people bringing their favorite dishes & desserts to a central location on each street (many smaller streets joined with other streets), while neighbors visited together and got to know one another. All the while their children were playing, making posters, riding bikes and enjoying the great food also!

John Simonich – Beeliegh Court Donna (Babe) Rogers – Ben Doran Court Why not volunteer to serve as a Block Captain by contacting Twin Creeks Neighborhood Watch Chairperson, Terra Tisdale, at ttisdale61@gmail.com. Block Captains for the following streets are still needed: THE PARK Tattler Dr THE RESERVE Granite Ct, Hidden Hills, Millstream, Mossy Grove, Mystic Summit, Sugar Maple, and Winged Elm

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TWIN CREEKS TRIBUNE BOARD OF DIRECTORS President............................................................ Tom Moody Vice-President..................................................Adam English Secretary...................................................... Brian Dougherty Treasurer........................................................ Daniel Needles Director............................................................... Ross Burns

MANAGEMENT INFO Jim Smitherman Property Manager Goodwin Management Office: 512-502-2114 Cell: 512-230-3220 Fax: 512-346-4873

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Pruning Guidelines for Prevention of Oak Wilt in Texas Now is the time to Prune your Oaks Trees Oak wilt, caused by the fungus Ceratocystis fagacearum, is the most destructive disease affecting live oaks and red oaks in Central Texas. Most of the tree mortality results from treeto-tree spread of the pathogen through interconnected or grafted root systems, once an oak wilt center becomes established. New infection centers begin when beetles carry oak wilt fungal spores from infected red oaks to fresh, open wounds on healthy oaks. Wounds include any damage caused by wind, hail, vehicles, construction, squirrels, birds or pruning. Research has shown that both oak wilt fungal mats on infected red oaks and insects that carry oak wilt spores are most prevalent in the spring. Below is a brief description of how you can

reduce the risk of fungal spread when pruning. • Always paint fresh wounds on oaks, including pruning cuts and stumps, with wound dressing or latex paint immediately after pruning or live tree removal at all times of the year. • Clean all pruning tools with 10% bleach solution or Lysol™ between sites and/or trees. • If possible avoid pruning or wounding of oaks during the spring (currently defined as February1 through June 30). Reasons to prune in the spring include: • To accommodate public safety concerns such as hazardous limbs, traffic visibility or emergency utility line clearance. • To repair damaged limbs (from storms or other anomalies) • To remove limbs rubbing on a building or rubbing on other

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Billings, R.F., and D.N. Appel (eds.). 2009. Proceedings of the National Oak Wilt Symposium. June 4-7, 2007, Austin, TX. Texas Forest Service Publication166. 267p. References (available at http://www.TexasOakWilt.org): Prepared January 12th, 2011 in cooperation between Texas Forest Appel, D.N., and R.F. Billings (eds.). 1995. Oak wilt perspectives: Service, Texas AgriLife Proceedings of the Nation Oak Wilt Symposium, Extension Service and International Society of Arboriculture June 22-25, 1992. Austin, TX. Information Development, Houston, TX. 217 p. Texas Chapter. 7.5 x 5 Prmrs_66435 _- Rdns Gen Ad #1803 -THIS AD CAN NOT BE EDITED-

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