Terranova West - June 2014 by Peel, Inc.

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Official Community Newsletter of Terranova West, Oaks of TNW, Terravista, Terravista Estates & Villa Nova

June 2014 Volume 7, Issue 6

REPORT OF MEETING HELD TUESDAY MAY 13 Submitted by Sharon Natenberg Security: The Constables reported a very low incidence of Swimming Pool: When you go to the pool, either to swim foul-play; however, we experienced 3 cars being vandalized with or to pick up your pool registration bracelets, notice the new valuable laptops and even a firearm being stolen. In addition, decking at the entrance and the refurbished pool furniture – three other cars were vandalized: two were unlocked and another your dues money at work. Thanks to Dianne Moynihan for car had a window broken. None had anything stolen. The supervising our pool and handling the wristband distribution. Constables encourage not only parking cars in garages and in Chaparral Management and your Board presented a survey driveways but also the car should be parked in the light. Motion to the gated neighborhood, lights are very effective. Be Terravista Estates, on the sure your electronic car use of the gate. A majority of lock has actually locked your car. Summer is here. over half of these residents Be watchful of our extra voted to have their gate TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2014 children biking, walking, closed at all times. Also, 4:30 P.M. AT CLUBHOUSE and chasing balls on our ALL RESIDENTS ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND. drive back to Villa Nova streets. RESIDENT INPUT: 6:30 P.M. and you will see that all Architectural Review WWW.TERRANOVAWEST.COM WWW.CHAPARRALMANAGEMENT.COM of the homes are finished and Deed Restrictions: CONSTABLE: 281-376-3472 with only a few left for sale. A d a m Ya u k r e p o r t e d Beautiful! applications for driveway and fence repair, exterior Landscaping: Our longpainting, and the building of patios, pergolas, play structures, time landscaper, D.W. Miller, is progressing with the installation and pools. Your Board analyzes these events to be sure changes of the shrubbery along T.C. Jester between Springton and to your property conform to our neighborhood standards. Glenmere. As you can see, the foundation has been created by Thank you for your cooperation. Deed restriction letters focused the county for the installation of the streetlight at the corner on lawn maintenance, mildew/algae removal, and exterior repairs, again, with the emphasis on maintaining neighborhood of T.C. Jester and Glenmere. Even though we protested this standards. Tree limbs that hang over the streets need to be installation, we will do our best to be sure the county maintains trimmed not only to clear visibility but also to be sure the limbs traffic speeds along this major road. Happy Father’s Day and…Go Tidalwaves! are not hindering or damaging passing vehicles.

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Whispering Pines 2014 Swimming Pool Information TNW BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Bill Carpenter, President................................281-376-1127 Mary Beth Kreml, Vice President...........................281-376-2310 Peter Vogel, Secretary/Treasurer.......................281-251-6543 Sharon Natenberg, Director............................281-257-9850 Lois Alberts, Director.............................281-655-0565 NEIGHBORHOOD NUMBERS Security, Tom Harrington...............................281-352-3086 Maintenance—Chaparral Mngt......................281-537-0957 …………………………………….Stacy Johnston, Manager Architectural Review, Adam Yauk.................720-224-1759 Deed Restriction, Stacy Johnston......................................... ...................................sjohnston@chaparralmanagement.com Beautification, Bill Heuer......................bill@ihostpoker.com Tennis Keys, Jan Lundy....................................281-251-0510 Swimming Pool, Dianne Moynihan...................281-320-9234 Sweetwater pools.............................................281-988-8480 Clubhouse Rental, Maria Carra.......................832-717-5202 ................................................................carram66@live.com Water Board, Bill Loyd, President...................281-379-6843 Park Issues/Suggestions........................tnw.mud@gmail.com Park Field Reservation...............res.a.park.facility@gmail.com SCHOOLS Benfer Elementary..........................................832-484-6000 Strack Intermediate........................................832-249-5400 Klein Collins High.........................................832-484-5500 Klein High.....................................................832-484-4000 KISD Central Offices.....................................832-249-4000 OTHER SERVICES Cypress Creek Library......................................281-376-4610 Fire & Ambulance Emergencies......................................911 Harris County Constable.................................281-376-3472 CCEMS...........................................................281-440-4300 Harris County Health Dept.............................713-439-6270 NW Hospital...................................................281-440-1000 Poison Control Center......................................281-654-1701 Royal Waste Disposal.......................................713-526-1536 Fire (Klein VFD)..............................................281-251-0101 Water/Sewer Repairs........................................281-353-9809 CenterPoint Energy..........................................713-659-2111 Reliant Energy..................................................713-207-2222 Street Lights Out (HL&P)................................713-207-2222 Harris County Prec. 4.......................................281-353-8424 (Street problems or tree trimming) Harris County Pollution Cntrl...........................713-920-2831 Report Dead Birds.............................................713-440-3036 NEWSLETTER INFORMATION Newsletter Editor, ShirleyWillis.....................832-559-7216 ...........................................................tnweditor@gmail.com Newsletter Publisher....................................www.peelinc.com 2

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Wristbands will be distributed to residents in good standing allowing them to use the pool facilities. All residents may use the pool Memorial Day Weekend…no wristband will be required for admittance. Beginning June 7, 2014 at approximately 1:30 (due to swim meet) the pool will be open for the season. Wristbands must be worn by all residents (unless a minor with a parent) to use the pool. WRISTBANDS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED ON THE FOLLOWING DATES AT THE POOL:

May 31: 12:00-3:00 p.m.

June 10: 5:00-7:00 p.m.

June 1: 12:00-3:00 p.m.

June 11: 5:00-7:00 p.m.

June 7: 1:00-3:00 p.m.

June 12: 5:00-7:00 p.m.

June 8: 12:00-3:00 p.m. After June 12, 2014 at 7:00 p.m., residents will be required to go to Chaparral Management Company to get their wristbands and will be charged $5.00 per bracelet or a maximum of $20.00 per family. **CASH ONLY** MAY-SEPTEMBER POOL SCHEDULE

Memorial Day weekend - Pool Open – wristbands not required 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. June 10 – Regular Summer Hours Begin. Summer hours are Tuesday through Sunday (unless otherwise noted) 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (Until July 1)* May 24 & June 7 – Saturday Home Swim Meets 1:30p.m. – 8:00 p.m. August 25, 2014 – Last day of Regular Summer Hours due to school opening (Pool Closed All Week) Labor Day weekend, 8/30, 8/31, 9/1 – Pool Open 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Pool season closes after Monday, September 1 Other Closures as noted** *Beginning July 1, 2014 the regular pool hours will change to accommodate morning swimming. The new hours will be Tuesday and Thursday - 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday - 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. **The pool is closed for chemical treatment on Mondays unless it is a holiday. If a holiday falls on a Monday the pool will be closed the next day, Tuesday, for cleaning and chemical treatment. Copyright © 2014 Peel, Inc.

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Graduating Seniors 2014 We would like to feature our graduating seniors in our July issue of the Whispering Pines. This is a great accomplishment and we would like to congratulate each of them by an individual recognition. Please submit to the editor a short article (about 6 lines of type) with the studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name, school, and accomplishments from his/her senior year, as well as any future plans. A picture can also be included. Please send only photos that do not have to be returned. The preferred method is to send your information by e-mail. However, you may send it by regular mail. E-mail: tnweditor@gmail.com by June 12. For mailing, my address is Shirley Willis, 17802 Green Elm Lane.

July 4th Parade on Friday, July 4th Decorate your bikes, antique cars, convertibles! Meet at Bryanhurst at 10 am Follow our Klein Fire Truck and Parade down Terranova West Drive Meet at the Pool for Snacks and Games Call Sharon 832-633-9964, if you can help. Do you have any family member we can honor at our parade: veteran, senior citizen, good neighbor? We would love to have them in our parade. Let Sharon know!

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Whispering Pines TNW MUD PARK PET-WALKING REMINDERS The Terranova West MUD Park was developed to be used by our local residents and the park is used for many sporting and leisure activities. However, the park is not a “dog run.” For clarification purposes, the Harris County Texas Animal Regulation Section 4 A states: "All dogs and cats must be kept under restraint while in the unincorporated areas of Harris County, Texas. The custodian of a dog or cat is not authorized to have, harbor or keep any unlicensed dog or cat, or to allow any dog or cat to become a stray.” Therefore, residents are welcome to walk your pet in the Terranova West MUD Park. However, all dogs must be on a leash at all times. There are two "Doggie Pot" stations in the park. For the health and safety of our residents, please clean up after your pet. Signs are posted in the park reminding residents dogs must be on a leash and to clean up after your pet. Your neighbors appreciate your cooperation. Help us keep the park a great place for all our residents to enjoy! Regards, Tom Lovell, Vice President, Terranova West Municipal Utility District

TRASH REMOVAL RULES

• Monday and Thursday service. • Put trash out after 6 pm on day before service. • Household trash must fit into Royal bin. • If there is room, add your yard clippings to the bin. • Extra clippings should be bagged or placed in your own container and placed beside the bin. • Extra lawn clippings picked up each day. • Tree limbs/branches should be bundled and tied in 4 foot lengths. • He a v y i t e m s ( b o xe s , l a r g e h o u s e h o l d i t e m s ) on Thursday only. • Be considerate of driveways and mailboxes. • Put containers at least 5 feet away from mailboxes. • If trash pickup falls on these holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas, our trash will not be picked up. Contact Royal Disposal with any questions – especially if you have a very large item to dispose of – like a refrigerator: www.royaldisposal.com or royaldisposal@comcast.net And, remember to replace your trash container/s COMPLETELY OUT-OF-SIGHT!

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Whispering Pines Emergency Notifications Stay informed in the event of a hurricane or other emergency affecting the Terranova West Municipal Utility District: To insure you are receiving emergency notifications from the Terranova West M.U.D. Emergency Messaging system or to enroll or update/add to your contact methods, visit the following website: http://terranovawestmud.classicmessaging.com. There is no charge to participate. This service is provided free of charge as a community service by your Terranova West M.U.D. Board. It is designed to keep you up-to-date regarding emergencies that affect your health and safety. Immediate Warning™ includes notifications for occurrences such as system outages, watering bans, freeze warnings, hurricane preparedness, and contamination. All information received through the Opt-In Program is secure and will never be sold or used for solicitation purposes. Your Terranova West M.U.D. Board of Directors Brilliant Energy Texas OUC #10140

NEIGHBORHOOD GENERAL INFORMATION PARK INFORMATION Up to date information about the Park, including a Q&A, can be found on the TNW website under the "Facilities" "MUD Park" tab. If you do not see what you are looking for, send an email to tnw.mud@gmail.com. TENNIS COURT KEYS Tennis court keys will be handed out in new homeowner packets. The first key is free but any extra or replacement keys cost $2.00. A record is kept of each key issued. Call 281251-0510 to arrange to pick up a key. My address is 5902 Ashmere Ln. My email is jplundy@sbcglobal.net. – J. Lundy TERRANOVA WEST WEBSITE INFORMATION

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DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS WASTE

There is a residential waste facility at 290 and Gessner that is open to all Harris County residents that live in the unincorporated areas. The address of the program is: Residential Environmental Services, Harris County Multi-Use Facility, 6900 Hahl Road @290 & North Gessner, Houston, TX 77040. Tel. (713) 290-3000—Main Line. Open Wednesday 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. and the second Saturday of the month 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Please call in advance around holidays as the facility may be closed to the public. Household Hazardous Waste Program Manager: Cheryl Burton-Fentress, (281) 560-6230 – Direct Line. cheryl.burton@hcpid.org Whispering Pines - June 2014

Whispering Pines HOUSTON FAMILY ARTS CENTER ANNOUNCES THE 2014 – 2015 SEASON

The Houston Family Arts Center (HFAC) announces its 10th abandoned garden, but also the lives of those around her. This uplifting mainstage season, which explores life, love and laughter through children’s classic from 1911 is a musical oasis of redemption and an timeless musicals, zany comedies, a classic murder mystery and a odyssey of renewal. Shakespearean comedy. This exciting line-up From children’s story to swashbuckling, begins with the zany, musical comedy Nunsense. HFAC presents The Three Musketeers. After the laugher prepare for mystery with Promising swordsman d’Artagnan, saddled Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, with his plucky tomboy sister, travels to Paris in followed by the traditional holiday production 1625 to seek his fortunes with the famous trio of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. The New Year of heroes. This swashbuckling romp, liberally opens with the beautiful and touching A Secret peppered with nefarious villains, alluring ladies, Garden. HFAC ends the season with a trip and narrow escapes, is truly the one-for-all! The around the world and the first stop is France for action will take place March 20 – April 12. a riveting production of The Three Musketeers. Evita storms the stage, May 1 – May 24 Argentina is the next destination with the award in HFAC’s next production. For Eva Peron, winning, Evita. Then on to merry, old England every crowd has a silver lining. The parabolic for Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. career of Argentina’s first lady inspired Andrew HOUSTON FAMILY ARTS This magical season ends with the patriotic Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s pop-opera CENTER 2014-2015 musical, 1776. phenomenon. Was she a sainted hero of the MAINSTAGE SEASON Acting Artistic Director, Lisa Garza says, “This working-class or a working-class seductress? is a season that will inspire you to explore the This passionate work retains the power to entice Nunsense past- in literature, in history, and in yourself. The and inflame. September 5 – 28, 2014 HFAC 2014-15 Season allows you to experience Suggested for mature audiences how others have dealt with grief, danger, power, Shakespeare comes to life, June 12 – July And Then There Were None love, and life. Don›t miss it!” 5 with A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The October 17 – November 9, 2014 The season opens with Dan Goggin’s canon’s most enchanted comedy pursues love A Christmas Carol Nunsense, September 5 – 28. With a let’swith calculated abandon! This story of mortal November 28 – December 21, 2014 put-on-show-attitude, the zany Little Sisters and immortal paramours set in a mythical forest The Secret Garden of Hoboken are on a comedy crusade to fund is one that will cast a spell on lovers of all ages. February 6 – March 1, 2015 raise their way out of an unfortunate cooking Closing this exciting season, July 24 – August accident. This light-hearted and enduring 16, is the American musical, 1776. With The Three Musketeers musical, comedy will make a disciple out of revolutionary immediacy, our lofty founding March 20 – April 12, 2015 any doubter. fathers are found to be genuine people who Evita Next is Agatha Christie’s thriller, And Then debate, bargain, and fray one another’s nerves May 1 – 24, 2015 There Were None. After being stranded on as they struggle on the tortuous road to A Midsummer’s Night Dream a storm-shrouded rock, an unlikely group of independence. This musical witness to the June 12 – July 5, 2015 houseguests are picked off one at a time by creation of one of the most eloquent documents an unseen killer. Agatha Christie’s spare-noin history will stir the soul of every American. 1776 suspense plotting keeps mystery buffs on the Season subscriptions packages are now July 24 – August 16, 2015 edge of their seats from October 17 – November available for purchase for the 2014-2015 9! season. Season subscriptions offer incentives For the holidays from November 28 – December 21, HFAC proudly and discounts to new and returning patrons for every performance and presents Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol. Dickens’ craftily packages start as low as $100. Subscribers save 20% off single-ticket cantankerous Ebenezer Scrooge has no time for charity until three prices. Other subscriber perks include the opportunity to pick the best ghostly visitors appear on Christmas Eve. A plum pudding of a show, A seats before they go on sale to the general public, personalized customer Christmas Carol gives you a reason to celebrate the season all year long! service, two complimentary concession items for every show and The New Year at HFAC begins February 6 – March 1, with the recognition in every Playbill. Patrons can purchase their subscriptions uplifting children’s story, The Secret Garden. An unlikely hero, spoiled online at www.houstonfac.com or call the HFAC box office at 281orphan, Mary Lennox blossoms when she learns to cultivate not only an 685-6374. 6

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