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Volume 2, Number 6 www.ridgewoodhoa.com June 2006The Official Newsletter of The Ridgewood Homeowner's Association

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Committee Updates, News, & Notices Crime Watch / Social Committee: The opening party for the pool, originally scheduled for May 5th, was moved to Sunday May 7th due to the inclement weather we had been experiencing for the past week. Here is a quick note from the Social Committee: “Sorry to all who came out to the pool on Friday to attend the pool party. The decision to change the date was made early Friday morning due to the possible severe weather. Speaking with the DJ who was scheduled if there was rain he would have charged the same amount regardless if he played or not. He has been rescheduled to come to are Nation’s night out in Aug……..”Contact: Gary@ridgewoodhoa.com for Crime Watch CommitteeContact: pam@ridgewoodhoa.com for Social Committee

Yard of the Month Committee: YARD OF THE MONTH MEMBERS FOR 2006 include: Janie Giddens, Tom Jones, Linda Johnson, Stuart DeVeaux, Maryann and Kenny Hartman, as well as Maureen Sullivan. The methods used to select the winners include (but are not limited to…)• Curb appeal • Use of color • Originality • Useofgrassandflowers• Well manicured yard • Staying within the look of the yard • HOA fees up-to-date and no outstanding issues with the HOA Winners are not eligible to win again for the remaining calendar year (April to August). Winners will receive a $50 gift card to Home Depot, and bragging' rights for a month! Good Luck to all.Contact: Maureen@ridgewoodhoa.com

Newsletter / Crime Watch Committee: Newsletter: Provided newsletter content to Peel Publishing on the 10th of May for inclusion in this issue of the newsletter. Website: Performed several updates during the month of May.Yahoo! Group: Sent ‘Community Bulletin’ to members of the Yahoo! Group. If anyone would like to help out, maybe with one article a month, it would be awesome. You can submit Leander happenings and events, computer tips, garden tips, household tips, and anything else that would be acceptable by our Board’s standards. We have a volunteer (Continued on Page 7)

Letter from Editor Welcome to the June edition of “The Ridgewood Link.” May was a busy month, with the scary weather, the heat, the cool down, and the return of the heat. Man, it’s hot! The pool opened for the weekends beginning the weekend of May 5th. There were a few people using the pool during the week – which was not allowed as the pool was only open on the weekends. But the pool is open as of Memorial Day Weekend (including Monday) for its normal summer schedule, which is Tuesday through Sunday, 9AM – 9PM. Mondays are reserved exclusively for pool cleaning - the exception being Memorial Day, a Monday. The pool will be closed the following day on Tuesday for pool cleaning. There are many chemicals used, and if they were to touch your skin there could be possible skin reactions that would not be fun to deal with. The pool days are calculated to be in sync with the school schedule. When kids are out of school for the summer, the pool is open 6 days a week. The pool will be open on Memorial Day (which is a Monday). RememberlastmonthwhenImentionedtrafficlawsandpolicepatrol in our neighborhood? Well I have seen NUMEROUS residents getting tickets for running stop signs and speeding throughout our neighborhood. So, for your own sake if not for anyone else’, be cognizantofthetrafficlawsanddon’tgetticketed.Becarefuloutthere! If you would like to add anything for our next newsletter, feel free to shoot me an email to doug@ridgewoodhoa.com by the 8th of the month.Thenewslettershouldbedeliveredsometimeduringthefirstweek of the month of June. Have a great month, stay safe, and please contact or visit our advertisers.

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UTILITY INFORMATION Electric Company - Pedernales Electric .................512-331-8883 Gas Company - Atmos Energy (formerly TXU Gas) 1-800-460-3030 Water Company - City of Leander ......................... 512-259-1142 Garbage Company - Al Clawson Disposal.............512-259-1709 Telephone Company - SBC .................................1-800-464-7928 Cable Television - Cox Communications ...............512-930-3085SCHOOLS Elementary Schools: Bagdad Elementary ....................................................... 435-4605 Block House Creek Elementary .................................... 434-7150 Pleasant Hill Elementary ............................................... 434-7076 Middle Schools: Leander Middle School ................................................. 434-7800 High Schools: Leander High School..................................................... 435-8000 Vista Ridge High School ............................................... 434-7300 Leander ISD Transportation Dept ................................. 434-5008LIBRARY Leander Public Library ..........................................512-259-5259EMERGENCY NUMBERS Emergency - 24 Hours / Day (Police/Fire) ....................Dial 911 Police - City of Leander .........................................512-528-2800 Police - City of Cedar Park ....................................512-258-1002 Fire - Leander Volunteer Fire Dept ........................512-259-0528HOSPITALS St. David’s Round Rock Medical Hospital 919 E. 32nd Street, Austin ..................................512-397-4262 Seton .............................................................................................. 11111 Research Blvd, Austin ..............................512-338-5050 Georgetown Hospital .................................................................... 2000 Scenic Drive, Georgetown ........................512-863-6531 CITY OF LEANDER CONTACTS City Hall .................................................................512-528-2700 Animal Control.......................................................512-528-2800 Building Inspection ................................................512-528-2700 City Manager ..........................................................512-528-2700 Municipal Court .....................................................512-528-2700 Parks & Recreation ................................................512-528-2700 LeanderPostOffice ................................................512-259-1965 Street Department...................................................512-259-2640

Civic Association InformationBOARD OF DIRECTORS ................ board@ridgewoodhoa.com Harry Luna, President ...................... harry@ridgewoodhoa.com Eric Fisher, VP .................................... eric@ridgewoodhoa.com Michelle Fortin, Secretary ........... michelle@ridgewoodhoa.com MANAGER OF ASSOCIATION FOR THE BOARD Ward Phelam of Severn Trent Services...512-246-0498 (x206) fax 512-716-0024......................... manager@ridgewoodhoa.comCOMMITTEESNewsletter Committee / Website comm-news@ridgewoodhoa.com Doug Fugate, Chair of Committee ...... doug@ridgewoodhoa.com Pam Flitton ......................................... pam@ridgewoodhoa.com Crime Watch/Social Committee ........................................comm-crime-social@ridgewoodhoa.com Gary Smith, Co-chair / Crime Watch .......gary@ridgewoodhoa.com Pam Flitton, Co-chair / Social ................pam@ridgewoodhoa.comYard of the Month Committee . comm-yom@ridgewoodhoa.com Maureen Jones, Committee Chair ...maureen@ridgewoodhoa.com Henry Kammlah ...................................................................... Elena Ripple ............................................................................ Janie Giddens .......................................................................... Yrasema Galloway ..................................................................Pool/Park Committee .......... comm-pool@ridgewoodhoa.com Mark & Susan Schiff, Commitee Chair ..mark@ridgewoodhoa.comWebsites Ridgewood HOA ................................. www.ridgewoodhoa.com Newsletter .......................................... http://www.PEELinc.com

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Outdoors in Ridgewood With summer coming, there is no doubt you (or someone youknow)aregoingtobeoutsidedoingyardwork,spendingthedayatthepool,orsweepingthesidewalk.AlongwiththoseeventswemustdealwiththeHOTsunandtemperatures. Wewanttohelpyoustayhealthy.Sobesuretokeepyour‘cool’bydrinkingplentyofwaterandtakingmeasures tokeepyourselfcool.Doyouryardworkinthemorningsbeforeitgetstoohot.Besuretowearsunscreentoo.Thesuncanbebrutal–especiallyinthosesightsonourbodieswedon’tseetooeasily(likethebackofourneckandourbacks).Whentheseareasburn,itmaynotbeseenbutitcansurebefelt! Sotakeprecautionswhenyouaredoingthingsoutdoors.

June Calendar of Events Beginning Memorial Day weekend pool is open Tuesday – Sunday, Closed Mondays, from 9AM – 9PM. June 6th: Teacher’s Day & Nat'l Applesauce Cake Day June 14th: Flag Day June 18th: Fathers Day All dates are subject to change. If you have events for our calendar, such as Parties, neighborhood get-togethers, BBQ’s, poker or bridge games, knitting parties, committee meetings, etc, please send them to: pam@ridgewoodhoa.com. We will review the request and, upon approval, will include them in our next newsletter as well as add them to our website.

Committee’s – We want YOU! Two committee’s exist that are taking up some of the Board’s time – if you would like to be a part of the Architectural Review Board it could sure help out our community. To learn more about available committee’s, such as the Crime Watch / Social Committee, Newsletter / Website Committee, Yard of the Month Committee, Welcoming Committee, Architectural Review Board Committee, or Pool / Park Committee, please contact the property manager at manager@ridgewoodhoa.com.

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Hey Teenagers: We need some car washers in the neighborhood. Wanna make extra $$$? Sign up for washing cars in the neighborhood. And window washing is a commodity & possible money-making opportunity.

At no time will any source be allowed to use the Ridgewood Community Newsletter contents, or loan said contents, to others in anyway, shape or form,nor inanymedia,website,print,film,e-mail, electrostaticcopy,fax, or etc. for the purpose of solicitation, commercial use, or any use for profit,politicalcampaigns,orotherselfamplification,underpenaltyoflawwithout written or expressed permission from the Ridgewood Homeowners Association and Peel, Inc. The information in the Ridgewood Community Newsletter is exclusively for the private use of Ridgewood Community residents only.

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Celebrate Good Times, Come’on! Every month we ask for residents to submit celebratoryannouncements,suchasbirthannouncements,birthdays,anniversaries,bar-mitzvahs’andbat-mitzvahs’,andthingslikethat.

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IfyouhaveanyannouncementstoaddforournextissueforJuly,submit them to: doug@MortgageAssocAustin.com prior to June10th.Pleaseprovidethedate,thenameoftheperson,andtheeventtype(birthday,wedding,anniversary,highschoolreunion,etc).Apictureortwocouldbecooltoo…

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Ridgewood Community Website We have a neighborhood website located at: www.ridgewoodhoa.com. It is created and maintained by the Newsletter / Website Committee under the guidance and directive of the Board of Directors. If you notice any links that do not work, have items to sale, or have suggestions for new links or content, please send them to: doug@ridgewoodhoa.com. Our website is a great communication medium that is available 24/7, and you can always reference it for information on contacting the Board of Directors, our property manager, the committee’s, or even the police. We strive to have the latest news on our website. It is a great compliment to the newsletter.

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