Winchester Country - August 2017 by Peel, Inc.

Winchester Country

Published Monthly by the Winchester Country Maintenance Association Volume 14, Issue 8

August 2017

WCA SERVICE GUIDELINES Residential Garbage Collection Guidelines • Please have waste ready for collection no later than 7 a.m. • Refuse must be in bags or cans, weighing no more than 40 pounds. • Tree branches, brush, shrubs, and fencing must be tied in bundles, weighing no more than 40 pounds, and being no longer than 4 feet in length.

RECYCLE COLLECTION GUIDELINES The following items are accepted in our curbside recycling program: Paper: Newspaper, Magazines, Catalogs, Junk Mail, Envelopes, Office Paper, Construction Paper, Colored Paper, Folders, Paper Bags, Phone Books, Holiday Cards and Greeting Cards

• Branches may be no wider than 3 inches in diameter to avoid damaging equipment. Cardboard: Corrugated Cardboard Boxes, Paperboard Boxes (cereal, soda/ • Per Federal Law, refrigerators, freezers, beer, egg, shoe boxes) and air conditioning units must be drained of all Freon and have an accompanying bill Containers: Aluminum Cans, Tin Cans, Steel Cans, Empty Aerosol Cans, Aluminum verifying Freon has been drained Foil, Plastics #1-#5 & #7 (milk, soda, water, • ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED: dirt, rocks, juice, shampoo, detergent, pool supplies, pet bricks, concrete, tires, batteries, motor oil, food), Metal Pots and Pans, Copper, Scrap cooking oil, waste generated by a private Metal (nails, screws, gutters), Milk and Juice contractor, hazardous/toxic chemicals or Cartons, aseptic packages material, construction material, no more than 1 room of carpeting, bundled and less Commonly Mistaken than 40 pounds. Items not collected will be Unacceptable Material: PLASTIC BAGS, tagged explaining reason for non-collection. ST YROFOAM, GL ASS, Wrapping Paper, Used Pizza Boxes, Coat Hangers, • For communities receiving backdoor Paint and Solvent Containers, Light service, please note only household waste Bulbs, Mirrors, Windows, Dishes and will be collected away from the curb unless Cups, Pyrex Pans, Wet or Soiled Paper, otherwise stated. Yard waste, heavy trash, Paper Towels, Facial and Toilet Tissue, and recycle bins/carts must be placed at Disposable Plates and Cups the curb for collection. (Continued on Page 2) Copyright © 2017 Peel, Inc.

AUGUST

Quilter's Group Meeting

HOA Board Meeting

Quilter's Group Meeting

Senior's Group Meeting @ 6pm

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SEPTEMBER

Labor Day Pool Closed For Season Quilt Group Meeting @ 6pm HOA Board Meeting Daylight Savings Time Senior’s Group Meeting @ 6pm Quilt Group Meeting @ 6pm

OCTOBER

3 National Night Out 10 Quilter's Group Meeting @ 6pm 12 HOA Board Meeting 24 Quilter's Group Meeting @ 6pm 30 Senior's Group Meeting @ 6pm 31 Halloween

AUGUST OFFICE HOURS Monday 5pm-7pm Thursday 10am-2pm Closed August 31st

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Winchester Country MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATION BOARD

(Continued from Cover) HOLIDAY SCHEDULE WCA observes six holidays:

MAINTENANCE BOARD CONTACT INFORMATION

Board Members with areas of Responsibility President: ....................................................Nicole Chovanetz: ..................................................... nchovanetz1@gmail.com Primary Contact: ....................................Website, Trash Issues Secondary ...........................................................................All

• New Year’s Day

• Memorial Day

• Independence Day

Vice President: .....................................................Vicki Hamm ........................................................... wcmavh@gmail.com Primary Contact: ...................... Security, Pool, Tennis Courts, .....................................................Community Landscaping Secondary Contact ...........................................Trash, Website Secretary/Treasurer: ..............................................Peter Dayton ...........................................................padayton@gmail.com Primary Contact: ........................................................... Parks, .................................. Clubhouse, Community Coordinator Secondary Contact: ................... Pool, Clubhouse Scheduling, ........................................................... Newsletter, Pool Tags

• Labor Day

• Thanksgiving Day

• Christmas Day

Director: ............................................................. Lucy Charles ......................................................... wcmalc@sbcglobal.net Secondary Contact:..........................Tennis Court, Clubhouse

Director: .......................................................... Richard Burgess Primary Contact:.................................................Deed Restrictions ........................................ wcmadirector2@winchestercountry.org Community Coordinator: ................................... Debi Tallerico .............................. wcmaclubhouse@winchestercountry.org Primary Contact:..................................Clubhouse scheduling, ......................................... Pool & Tennis Cards, Newsletter

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS FirstService Residential .....................................713-932-1122 Emergency or Crime in progress........................................ 911 WC Deputies.................................................. 713-221-6000 Vacation Watch ............................................... 281-290-2100 WCA Trash Pickup ..........................................281-368-8397 Post Office .......................................................800-275-8777 Harris County Flood Control District .............713-684-4000 Harris County Animal Control ....................... 281-999-3191 Advantage Water Mgt. (Water & Sewer) .........281-807-9500 Cy-fair Volunteer Fire Dept. ............................ 281-550-6663 Center Point Energy Electrical Outages ........... 713-207-2222 Center Point Energy Gas Services ....................713-659-2111 Pool Phone ...................................................... 281-890-9066

NEWSLETTER INFO Editor.......................wcmaclubhouse@winchestercountry.org Publisher Peel, Inc....................... www.PEELinc.com, 888-687-6444 Advertising.......advertising@PEELinc.com, 888-687-6444 2

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Winchester Country POOL HOURS FOR THE 2017 SEASON May 5th to May 21st Monday - Thursdays Closed Fridays 4:00 PM – 9 PM Saturdays 10 AM – 9 PM Sundays 12:00 PM - 6 PM May 13th Swim Meet Pool opens after meet by 3pm May 25th 5th Grade Party Pool closed May 26th 12 PM - 9 PM May 27th 10 AM - 9 PM May 28th May 29th Memorial Day 12:00 PM - 9 PM May 30th Pool Closed

May 31st to August 20th Mondays Closed Tuesdays - Fridays 12:00 PM – 9 PM Saturdays 10 AM – 9 PM Sundays 12 PM – 9 PM June 3rd Swim Meet Pool opens after meet by 3pm July 4th 1/2 after fireworks August 27th 12 PM – 6 PM August 28th to August 31st Closed September 1st 4PM – 9 PM September 2nd 10 PM - 9 PM September 3rd 12 PM - 9 PM September 4th Labor Day 12 PM – 6 PM September 5th Pool Closed for Season

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Winchester Country NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3RD. 6-9PM

National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, better places to live.

WC SENIORS GROUP

If you are 55 years old or older we are looking for you. We meet Start planning now for your block parties!!!! Get out meet your the LAST Monday of the month at 6:00pm at the Winchester Country Clubhouse. neighbors. Neighbors helping neighbors.

Quilting Get Together Please join as at this neighborhood quilt group. We will meet the 2nd and 4th Tuesday every month from 6pm-9pm in Clubhouse 1 at Winchester Country Clubhouse. Come join the fun!! All are welcome from Beginners to Advanced. Bring your machines or your hand projects. This is not a formal group. We are in it for the camaraderie. Contact Christine at slkwally@aol.com for more information. Also, you can see us at www.nwpiecemakers.com or on Facebook the group is called Northwest Piecemakers.

We play cards, dominoes or other games. We go out to eat and attend plays at the Family Arts Center on Grant Road or the 1960 Playhouse on Gant Road. For more information please call Helen Delaney at 281-794-8796. OTHER SENIOR HAPPENINGS AROUND TOWN. Cy Fair AARP Chapter #4543 meet the 3rd Tuesday at Jersey Village Baptist Church in Building D. Room 101 located @ 16518 Jersey Drive. Houston, Texas 77040. We gather for coffee. snacks and fellowship about 9:30am. We have speakers and we take day trips on a bus provided by Precinct 4 to various locations. We take in a movie at a local theatre once a month and we go out to eat after the meeting. We are not involved in the AARP insurance. We look forward to seeing you at one of our meetings. Call Helen Delaney at 281-794-8796

Please check out our website for all the latest in community news, events and resources. You can download pool and tennis card applications, check the rental availability of the clubhouse, view trash guidelines and see current neighborhood events.

WWW.WINCHESTERCOUNTRY.ORG

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