The Official Newsletter for The Wimbledon Champions CommunityApril 2013 Volume 2, Issue 4
2013 Wimbledon Champions HOA
Meeting DatesAll meetings will be held at Chaparral Management Company,
6630 Cypresswood Drive. The meetings will begin at 6:00pm. Every resident may sign up for the Wimbledon Champions
web-site and receive the agenda for the meetings. To register for the web-site, please go to wimbledonchampionshoa.org and select click here to register for a user name and password.
May 13thJuly 8thSeptember 9thNovember 11thDecember Annual TBD
Dear Neighbors:FEMA is now writing the FINAL “Letter of Determination”.
Unfortunately this determination will include approximately 31 of our subdivision lots remaining in the 100-year flood plain. The majority of these lots are in the cul-de-sac of Perry Pass and Graff Net. The other lots are on Cochet Spring and Becker Line Drive. One of the last two lots is my lot. What a bummer!
All of the other lots in the four WC sections will be declared out of the 100-year flood plain. The above information will not become official until the new proposed maps are available which I was told would be in October 2013. I asked if it could be sooner and they said they would try.
Several months ago our engineer filed a protest in regards to getting the aforementioned lots out of the 100-year flood plain, but FEMA rejected this protest.
I asked our engineer to highlight the lots in question on an unofficial map and hand a copy to each Board member at our February 11, 2013 MUD meeting. Each Board member now has one of these maps. I believe this unofficial, highlighted map will be part of, if not all of, the official maps. We might get a surprise but I do not think so.
I wish we could have gotten all of the subdivision out of the 100-year flood plain. We pleaded, begged, wrote certified letters at I don’t remember how many meetings. I think all of this helped, but to sum it all up, I guess we just didn’t present enough charm!
If you have any questions please give me a call.Sincerely,Jimmy T. Watson
Republic WasteDear Neighbors,Your MUD Board has negotiated a new three-year contract
with Republic Waste. Beginning January 1, 2013 our rate per month for the next two years will be smaller than what we have been paying. The third year our rate will be renegotiated. Other competitive bids were received.
The Board’s decision to award the contract to Republic Waste was based on their policy of “if it doesn’t move they will pick it up.” They have done a good job for us in the past. If you have any complaints, please give me a call.
EMERGENCY ................................................................911Harris County Constable .................................281.376.3472Sergeant ...........................................................281.376.3472C.C.E.M.S. ......................................................281.440.4300N.W. Hospital ..................................................281.440.1000Poison Control Center .....................................800.222.1222Republic Waste .................................................281.446.2030Fire (Klein VFD) ..............................................281.251.0101Water/Sewer Repairs.........................................281.374.8989 .....................................................................281.379.6948Centerpoint ......................................................713.207.7777Street Light Repair ...........................................713.207.2222Cypress Creek Library ......................................281.376.4610
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SOCIAL CORNER
During our Holiday Party we collected duffle bags, suitcases, and money for the male adolescent youth of Embracing Destiny. We recently received thank you letters from both the staff and the youth and I wanted to share them with you. Thank you again to everyone who gave to this amazing charitable organization.
Thank you letter from the Embracing Destiny Staff:“The EDF staff wants to thank you and your group for the money
and suitcases/duffle bags that you contributed to our boys this holiday season. We pray that you realize the difference your bags will make to our boys to have them to be able to leave this placement with their blessings in a suitcase instead of a garbage bag. It helps to diminish that feeling of being thrown away. The money helped to fill the gaps in Christmas gifts for the boys. Your thoughtfulness and effort will be eternally appreciated.”
Thank you letter from the Embracing Destiny Youth Boys:“Dear Mrs. C. Garza and Philanthropy Group:We really thank you for the suitcases and the money you gave us
at Christmas time. I thank you for the suitcases, because when we go to new placements, and we show up with a garbage bag it really feels embarrassing and people laugh at you. When we go on visits to our family members and we have our stuff in a garbage bag they just look and probably feel sad for us. So that’s why we thank you for the suitcases. Thank you for the money, because it is stuff that we really needed, and we really got what we needed. Stuff showed us a lesson, because instead of going and buying candy and junk food, they showed us it’s not about that it’s about getting the stuff we need. So now we know how to go and get the stuff we need.”
Save the Date: JULY 20, 2013 Summer SocialWe have set the date for our Summer Social. Please mark it off
on your calendars and join us for a wonderful evening. More details to follow.
If you would like to be a part of our Social Committee, please contact Cheryl Garza at 713-828-4780 or [email protected] .
Wimbledon Champion Social Committee(Kelli Adams, Diana Eberhard, Gayle Jennings,Jean Kuecher, and Cheryl Garza)
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YARD OF THE MONTH
APRIL 2013Congratulations to Charlie & Mary Jane
Moore at 6307 Becker Line DriveThe April Yard of the Month is awarded to the Moore’s in
the Traditional Section. Stone borders their island garden that is bright with color from the Purple Verbena and Burgundy foliage of the Nandina Purpurea. This color is contrasted with the bright Green of many Foxtail Ferns, Dwarf Yaupon, Aztec Grass and Ajuga ground cover. Another garden is bursting with Variegated Ginger and accented with Purple Pansies, Ornamental Green/White Kale plants and Pink Azaleas. All of the Holly Trees and Bushes are chock full of Red Berries and a Red Firecracker Plant surrounds their mailbox. As appreciation for their efforts, Charlie and Mary Jane will receive a $50.00 gift certificate from Plants For All Seasons and their address highlighted as Yard of the Month on the marquee on Cypresswood Dr.
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FM1960 Women’s Club Friends and neighbors, join us on the first Tuesday of the
month (Sept. thru May) at 9:30 a.m., at the Christus Center, St. Ignatius Catholic Church,
7810 Cypresswood Drive, Spring, TX. The group focuses on forming new friendships within the community. Activities include crafts, book clubs, day trips, hiking, etc.
Our program for Tuesday, April 2nd will be Kyrie O’Connor, NPR Quiz Show Panelist & Senior Editor, The Houston Chronicle, that will be speak on
“How I Came to be a Panelist on NPR’s “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me” Quiz Show and Other Amusing Tales from a News Junkie’s Life.
For more information please call Pat, 832-422-3469.
Northwest Forest Republican Women
Mark your calendars and plan to attend our Monday, April 8, 2013, 11 A.M. General Meeting.
The Chief Financial Officer of Methodist Hospital Systems, Kevin Burns, will discuss the current status of healthcare (OBAMACARE) and its impact on the Houston Community. He will address the law in its entirety and how it is going to work in a Power Point Presentation complete with handouts! All are welcome.
NWFRW meets the 2nd Monday of every month except for July at Shirley Acres, 217 Woerner Road at Kuykendahl. Delicious and complete luncheon cost is $21, Reservations are required. If you are interested in attending this timely and informative program, please call ASAP to Rita H. at 281-586 9282.
Tomato PieThis month’s recipe was provided by Rita May. Her Tomato Pie was a hit at the last WC la-
dies coffee. Thank you Rita for sharing! INGREDIENTS:1 9-inch deep dish pie shell, baked and cooled2 large green or red tomatoes, peeled and thickly sliced to fill pie shellsalt and pepper to taste1 tsp. dried sweet basil or 1 T. fresh chopped basil1 T. fresh chopped chives12 slices bacon, fried and crumbled1 Cup mayonnaise1 Cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
DIRECTIONS:Fill baked pie shells with tomatoes, sprinkle with salt and
pepper, basil, chives and bacon. Mix mayonnaise and cheese. Spread over tomatoes. Bake at 350 oven for 30 minutes.Bon Appetit!
If you have a favorite recipe you would like to share with your WC neighbors please call Kelli at 281-374-6246 or email to [email protected]
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WC Fire Ant Treatment Weekend April 6 & 7
Residents of WC: please treat for fire ants on April 6 and 7, or as close to that weekend as possible. Treat your whole yard and flower beds. Our residents on Agassi Ace Ct. did this successfully last year. They used “Over ‘n Out Fire Ant Killer Granules” on one weekend and removed ants for many months.
The strategy is to treat the whole neighborhood at once so the ants do not move into the next yard. Try to participate in this optional idea so the ants do not move toward you!
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