Volume 11, Issue 4 April 2014

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1 W inchester Country WPublished Monthly by the Civic Association Volume 11, Issue 4 April 2014 APRIL 2014 April 5, 2014 Winchester Hurricanes Swim Team Registration, 10am-12noon April 10, 2014 Maintenance Board Meeting April 12, 2014 Community Easter Event 2-4pm April 18, 2014 Good Friday April 20, 2014 Happy Easter! April 25-26, 2014 Community Garage Sale, 8am-5pm MAY 2014 May 2, 2014 Pool Opens! May 4, 2014 Music Fest 4pm until the fun ends! May 6, 2014 Mobile Vet 4-7pm May 8, 2014 Maintenance Board Meeting May 11, 2014 Happy Mother s Day May 26, 2014 Memorial Day JUNE 2014 June 5, 2014 Last Day of School June 15, 2014 Father s Day June 24, 2014 Homeowners Association Meeting Open to all residents 7pm Community Easter Event Hop on in to the Annual Community Easter Event will be held on Saturday, April 12, from 2 to 4pm. We will have an Easter Egg Hunt, pictures with the Easter Bunny, treats, a moonwalk, games and more! APRIL 12, 2-4PM So bring your children (with their Easter baskets), your parents, your friends and neighbors up to the clubhouse for an afternoon of fun! There will be a $1 sitting fee for a picture with the Easter Bunny. Clean Your Closets For The Winchester Country Community Garage Sale OUR COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE WILL BE FRIDAY, APRIL 25TH AND SATURDAY, APRIL 26TH, 8AM TO 5PM. will put signs up at the entrances to the subdivision. You will need to make your own sign to put at the end of your street. ***THESE SIGNS MAY NOT BE ATTATCHED TO ANY STOP SIGNS, POLES OR LIGHT FIXTURES****. Please remember on Saturday to remove your signs as we want to always keep our community looking its very best. Do not put signs up in the entrances of the subdivision. Thank you to all who will be participating. In case of inclement weather the signs will remain up and the next weekend (May 3rd) will be the rain date. Copyright 2014 Peel, Inc. Newsletter - April

2 MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATION BOARD President... Nicole Vice President... Vicki Hamm... Secretary... Peter Treasurer... Peter Director... Barbara Dorr... Director...Richard Burgess... WCMA OTHER CONTACTS SCS Security... Pool... Deed Community Clubhouse / Community Coordinator......wcmaclubhouse@winchester-country.org Trash Issues...wcmatrash@winchester-country.org Newsletter...wcmanewsletter@winchester-country.org Web...wcmaweb@winchester-country.org April 2014 Office Hours Monday 5pm-7pm Thursday 10am-2pm Sunday is Rachael s Easter Attention Retailer April 20th $2oo OFF Please note that Hallmark has developed new bran reflected in the logos provided on this page and in your store name reproduced in 18 point Gill Sans r Please do not run the Hallmark logo along with yo to incorporate the logo in a specific graphic manne Family Owned and operated since 2000 www. facebook.com/rachaelshallmark any $10 purchase expires Note: Hallmark colors are 4/15/14 Gold (PMS 130) and *Not to be combined with any other offers or used on sale merchandise 9105 Beltway West Road Your LOCAL affordable mortgage partner. IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS EMERGENCY or CRIME IN PROGRESS WC Deputies Vacation Watch Post Office Harris County Flood Control District Harris County Animal Control SCS Management SCS Management FAX Advantage Water Mgt. (Water & Sewer) Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Dept Center Point Energy Electrical Outages Center Point Energy Gas Serivces Pool Phone Buy or refinance. It's an easy process. Your most recent pay stubs showing at least the last 30 days Your most recent W2 A copy of your driver s license A copy of your social security card Your two most recent bank statements showing at least the last 60 days for all of your accounts The name and number of your selected homeowner insurance agent NEWSLETTER INFO Editor... wcma@sbcglobal.net Publisher Peel, Inc Advertising...advertising@PEELinc.com, Newsletter - April 2014 Here s what you need to get started: When you have all your documents ready, apply online and get preapproved. We have mortgage specialists ready to help at all points along the way. Your savings federally insured to at least $250,000 and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government Federally insured by NCUA Copyright 2014 Peel, Inc.

3 POOL APPLICATION REMINDER Pool applications submitted after May 1, 2014, will require a $10 late fee! You need to be current on all homeowners dues for activation Winchester country Pool & tennis registration form The following form must be completed and turned in before May 1, 2014 for POOL CARD activation. Tennis CARDs may be activated year round. All maintenance fees must be current for cards to be ActivAted. Last name: First name: Address: Own Rent if Renting, Give Owner s name: Phone: Work Phone: emergency Contact name & Phone: Select card(s) to activate: Pool Tennis HouSeHold MeMberS include yourself. Falsifying information will result in loss or pool privileges. Use back side if more room is needed. name Birth Date Medical Conditions You must select a box below for your registration to be processed! i am a homeowner with card(s) OR i am a renter with card(s). Card #1: Card #2: i am a homeowner needing replacement cards. A $10 fee MUsT be included for processing. i am a new homeowner requesting cards for the first time. There is no charge for your first card and it will be mailed to you. Additional cards are $10 each. i am a renter requesting cards. Homeowner s name. A $10 fee must be included for processing. i have read and hereby agree to abide by WMCA s pool and tennis rules posted in the newsletter, tennis court and at the pool. signature: Date: After May 1, there will be a $10 fee charged to activate or receive your pool cards. Please complete form, sign, stamp and mail to: Community Coordinator, 9607 Rio Grande, Houston, TX OR drop it in the mail slot at the clubhouse to the left of the gate under the bulletin board. Copyright 2014 Peel, Inc. Newsletter - April

4 WINCHESTER COUNTRY'S 2ND ANNUAL MUSIC FEST SATURDAY, MAY 4PM Time for some music and melodious fun on Saturday May 3rd from 4pm to whenever! Bring your friends and family, lawn chairs and let the good times roll. Got a band? Interested in auditioning? Interested in selling food? Contact Stacy at the clubhouse at or wmcaclubhouse@winchester-country.org for more information. Mobile Vet Visits in May TUESDAY, MAY 6TH FROM 4 TO 7PM Mobile Vet will be at the parking lot by the tennis courts and park on Rio Grande. For more information on their services and pricing, visit themobilevetclinic.com or call COMMUNITY & AREA SPECIALISTS Call us today for all of your real estate needs. April Showers bring May Flowers to Your New Home! 4 Newsletter - April 2014 Copyright 2014 Peel, Inc.

5 WINCHESTER HURRICANES Swim Team Make a splash this summer - Come Join Your Neighborhood team! Registration: April 5, 2014 Location: Clubhouse 9607 Rio Grande Road Time: 10:00 am -12:00 noon Bring your swimmer Swim suits & spirit shop Swimmers between ages of 4 and items available for purchase at registration. 18 The Hurricanes will again sponsor the FREE Guppy School LATE REGISTRATIONS: Last Day of Guppy (April 21-23) for younger School 4/23 ; 1 st Day of Practice 4/28. swimmers who would like to learn from the swim team experts and see if swim team is right for them We always need 6 and under age swimmers come and give it a try! Be part of a great team sport, build community spirit Swimming enhances children s natural flexibility and promotes muscular development Swimming is the most injury free of all children s sports Swimming is a sport that promotes lifelong fitness and enjoyment Swimmers learn self-discipline and how to set personal goals Registration form can be downloaded and completed in advance from our website or completed at registration. April 5 Registration. Registration cost is $95 each for the first 2 swimmers, $50 for the 3 rd swimmer, and $40 for the 4 th swimmer. A refundable volunteer deposit check is required at registration. Fees include a trophy, a team t-shirt, and the team party. Swim suits & spirit shop items available for purchase at registration. Winchester Swim Team, Inc. serves 200+ neighborhood kids each year and is affiliated with the Northwest Aquatic League NWAL. This activity is not related to or sponsored by Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District. Copyright 2014 Peel, Inc. Newsletter - April

6 Pool hours for the 2014 Season May 2nd - May 31st Monday - Thursday s Closed Fridays 4:00 PM 9 PM Saturdays 10 AM 9 PM Sundays 12:00 PM - 6 PM May 25th 12:00 PM - 9 PM May 26th Memorial Day 12:00 PM - 6 PM May 10th & May 31st Pool Opens after Swim Team time trial & Meet June 7th to August 24th Mondays Closed Tuesdays - Fridays 12:00 PM 9 PM Saturdays 10 AM 9 PM Sundays 12 PM 9 PM June 5th Pool closed for 5th grade pool party July 4th 12 PM 10 PM August 24th 12 PM 6 PM August 25th to August 28th Pool Closed August 29th 4:00 PM 9 PM August 30th 10 AM 9 PM August 31st 12 PM 9 PM September 1st Labor Day 12 PM 6 PM September 2nd Pool Closed for Season Seniors Club If you are 55 years old and older we are looking for you. We meet the 4th Monday of every moth at the Clubhouse. We meet for snacks and fellowship. We play Dominions: Train and Chicken foot. We also play bingo, cards and other games all while enjoying each others company. We go out to eat and attend plays at the 1960 Playhouse, Houston Family Arts Center on Grant Road. All seniors in are invited to attend. For more information call Helen Delaney Our next meeting dates will be as follows: Monday, March 24, 6:00pm We look forward to seeing you! OTHER SENIOR HAPPENINGS AROUND TOWN: Cy-Fair AARP Chapter #4543 meets the third Tuesday of every month at 10:00 am at Jersey Village Baptist Church in Bldg D, Room Jersey dr. 7 Rio Grande Houston, Texas We gather for coffee, rolls, and fellowship about 9:30 am. We take day trips on a bus provided by Precinct 4 to various locations. For more information on the AARP group please call Helen Delaney Newsletter - April 2014 Copyright 2014 Peel, Inc.

7 Not Available Online BUSINESS CLASSIFIEDS West Harris County MUD 10 Election Sat., May 10. Vote for Paul Morgan. 17 Year Resident. Improve neighborhood amenities. Maintain property values. Pol. Adv. paid for by Paul Morgan At no time will any source be allowed to use the Newsletter contents, or loan said contents, to others in anyway, shape or form, nor in any media, website, print, film, , electrostatic copy, fax, or etc. for the purpose of solicitation, commercial use, or any use for profit, political campaigns, or other self amplification, under penalty of law without written or expressed permission from the Association and Peel, Inc. The information in the newsletter is exclusively for the private use of residents only. DISCLAIMER: Articles and ads in this newsletter express the opinions of their authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Peel, Inc. or its employees. Peel, Inc. is not responsible for the accuracy of any facts stated in articles submitted by others. The publisher also assumes no responsibility for the advertising content with this publication. All warranties and representations made in the advertising content are solely that of the advertiser and any such claims regarding its content should be taken up with the advertiser. * The publisher assumes no liability with regard to its advertisers for misprints or failure to place advertising in this publication except for the actual cost of such advertising. * Although every effort is taken to avoid mistakes and/or misprints, the publisher assumes no responsibility for any errors of information or typographical mistakes, except as limited to the cost of advertising as stated above or in the case of misinformation, a printed retraction/correction. * Under no circumstances shall the publisher be held liable for incidental or consequential damages, inconvenience, loss of business or services, or any other liabilities from failure to publish, or from failure to publish in a timely manner, except as limited to liabilities stated above. Bashans Painting & Home Repair Commercial/Residential Free Estimates cell Interior & Exterior Painting Hardi Plank Installation Wood Replacement Sheetrock Repair Interior Carpentry Cabinet Painting Wallpaper Removal and Texturizing Pressure Washing Fence Repair/Replacement Garage Floor Epoxy Custom Staining Roofing Gutter Repair/Replacement Faux Painting Door Refinishing Window Installation Trash Removal Ceiling Fan/Light Fixtures References Available Fully Insured NO PAYMENT UNTIL COMPLETION bashanspainting@earthlink.net Copyright 2014 Peel, Inc. Newsletter - April

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