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Copyright © 2006 Peel, Inc. Ridgewood Homeowner's Association Newsletter - August 2006 1

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Volume 2, Number 8 www.ridgewoodhoa.com August 2006The Offi cial Newsletter of The Ridgewood Homeowner's Association

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Letter from Board aboutCurb Address Marking

Have you received a fl yer recently about a service for painting address numbers on your curb in front of your house? This is not an approved function by the HOA, please do not sign up for this modifi cation. Although we are not opposed to numbering, this option is not in the communities best interest. 7 different types of curb addressing will not enhance the look of our community. I would love to have a longhorn numbering, but if we all chose different options....? If we want to have our curbs numbered, we must keep it uniform in look and size. Thank you. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact you HOA board, email address: [email protected]

Letter from Editor First of all I want to thank the many contributors to our neighborhood newsletter for this issue. CM Lopez, Eric, Gary, Pam, and “The Secret Chef” all had a hand in creating this newsletter. Thanks so much! Secondly, inside this issue our HOA Board addresses concerns about upkeep of our lawns and the importance of it. There is also a quick note about address painting on the curbs in front of our houses. Be sure to read the article. As an accompaniment to the note about upkeep of our lawns, there is an article on lawn mower safety. And lastly, if you have any comments or suggestions for our committee’s, become involved by emailing the heads of each committee. It does not take much – just a quick email. If you would like to add anything for our next newsletter, feel free to forward an email to [email protected] by the 8th of the month. Have a great month, stay safe, and please contact or visit our advertisers.

Letter to Residents of Ridgewood The Board of Directors has received many emails recently regarding the poor condition of lawns in our community. Most notable are those properties that are for sale or lease. Several of these properties have received fi nal notice letters containing the required legal language for potential action against the property owner. This fi nal notice states that the property owner has 30 days to cure the deed restriction violation or the HOA intends to refer this matter to an attorney. Should this action become necessary, the property owner will be responsible for the HOA’s reasonable attorneys fees and other costs incurred. Such fees and costs (i.e. hiring of a service by the HOA to take over care of the lawn) will be charged to the property owner’s account. This fi nal notice is sent via certifi ed mail to the owner with regular mail notice to the physical address if a renter is involved. The board has also informed PCMI to contact the property management company or realtor, in the case of vacant homes, that potential legal action is pending should the lawn deed restriction violation, or any other violation, not be solved. The board has also been in discussion with the concerned parties involved in the potential sale of the property east of Ridgewood on the north side of CR 272. This property could someday become a single family housing development that may potentially become part of our HOA. Please contact our community web site, www.ridgewoodhoa.com, for any new developments regarding this matter. This may be old news but just in case you don’t know the pool hours have been extended. The pool will be open daily through the month of September. The last day the pool will be open is Sunday October 1. Your comments, questions or concerns regarding any thing happening in our community are always welcome. Please feel free to email us at [email protected].

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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 Leander Post Offi ce ................................................512-259-1965 Street Department...................................................512-259-2640

Civic Association InformationBOARD OF DIRECTORS ................ [email protected] Harry Luna, President ...................... [email protected] Eric Fisher, VP .................................... [email protected] Michelle Forton, Secretary .......... [email protected] MANAGER OF ASSOCIATION FOR THE BOARD Ward Phelam of Severn Trent Services...512-246-0498 (x208) fax 512-716-0024......................... [email protected] Committee / Website [email protected] Doug Fugate, Chair of Committee ...... [email protected] Crime Watch ........................................comm-crime-social@ridgewoodhoa.com Gary Smith, Co-chair / Crime Watch [email protected] Committee Pam Flitton, Co-chair / Social [email protected] of the Month Committee . [email protected] Maureen Jones, Committee Chair [email protected]/Park Committee .......... [email protected] Mark & Susan Schiff, Commitee Chair [email protected] Ridgewood HOA ................................. www.ridgewoodhoa.com Newsletter .......................................... http://www.PEELinc.com

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We do not want anyone to be hurt in our neighborhood. As a service to our residents, we are offering the following tips for decreasing the chance of being injured while operating your lawn mower: All Types of Lawnmowers: 1) Talk to your family and children about the dangers of lawn mowers; 2) Make it a rule that when the kids hear the lawn mower running, they must be indoors; 3) know where your kids are at all times while mowing the lawn. Remember, kids do not like to stay in any one place for a very long time. Keep them out of the yard and under supervision. Push Mowers: Be aware of age limits! The American Academy of Pediatrics says no child under the age of 12 should ever use a push mower. Riding (or Ride-On) Mowers: 1) Driving a ride-on mower is like driving a car, so no kid under 16 should operate a ride-on lawn mower; 2) Never give a child a ride on a mower. The child can fall off and get hit by the blades, which are spinning at up to 200 mph; 3) Forty percent of all injuries are caused by falling or jumping from mowers. Also, giving a ride sends the wrong message: that lawn mowers are f u n ; 4) Disengage the blade when backing up on a riding mower.

Committee Updates, News, & Notices:Yard of the Month Committee: Maureen and her team met and chose the ‘July Yard of the Month’ in late June, and their picture is included in this newsletter. There is one more Yard of the Month contest for the year. The winners for August will be announced in the September newsletter. Contact: [email protected] Newsletter / Crime Watch Committee: Newsletter: Provided newsletter content to Peel Publishing on the 10th of July for inclusion in this issue of the newsletter. Also received input from CM Lopez, Eric Fisher, Gary, and Pam for the July newsletter. Website: Performed several updates during the month of July. Yahoo! Group: Sent ‘Community Bulletin’ to members of the Yahoo! Group. Also admitted one more person into the Yahoo! Group. Welcome all new members! We have the most people we have ever had. 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 submitting recipe’s on a monthly basis. Contact: [email protected]

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The Ridgewood LinkRoast Chicken – Rotisserie Style

Submitted by “The Secret Chef”DESCRIPTION: Ever wish you could get that restaurant style rotisserie chicken at home? Well, with minimal preparation and about 5 hours cooking time (great for the weekends!) you can! I don’t bother to baste the bird, though some like to for the fi rst hour. The pan juices always caramelize at the bottom, and the chicken will turn golden brown...fall-off-the-bone good!INGREDIENTS: 4 TSP Salt 2 TSP Paprika 1 TSP Onion Powder 1 TSP Dried Thyme 1 TSP White Pepper ½ TSP Cayenne Pepper ½ TSP Black Pepper ½ TSP Garlic Powder 2 Onions, quartered 2 (4 pound) whole ChickensDIRECTIONS: 1. In a small bowl, mix together salt, paprika, onion powder, thyme, white pepper, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and garlic powder. Remove and discard giblets from chicken. Rinse chicken cavity, and pat dry with paper towel. Rub each chicken inside and outside with the spice mixture. Place 1 onion (quartered) into the cavity of each chicken. Place chickens in a resealable bag or double wrap with plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight, or for at least 4 – 6 hours. 2. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. 3. Place both chickens into a roasting pan. Bake uncovered for 5 hours, to a minimum internal temperature of 180 degrees F. Let the chickens stand for 10 minutes before carving. YIELD: 2 Whole Chickens

Ridgewood HOA If you have a question, comment, or issue and need to contact the Board of Directors, please email the Board of Directors at [email protected]. Your email will go to the Board of Directors and copied to our property manager for the HOA.

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DISCLAIMER: Articles and ads in this newsletter express the opinions of their authors and do not necessarily refl ect 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.

Calendar of Events – Ridgewood Edition Our Pool is open Tuesday – Sunday,

Closed Mondays, from 9AM – 9PM. August 1st: National Night Out (NNO) August 8th: Send Articles for inclusion in September newsletter

to [email protected]. August 16th: First day of school August 26th: National Dog DayUpcoming Months: September 4th: Labor Day (National Holiday) September 23rd – 24th: Rosh Hashanah October 2nd: Yom Kippur

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: [email protected]. We will review the request and, upon approval, will include them in our next newsletter as well as add them to our website.

Ridgewood on the Web You can fi nd out information about our neighborhood 24-hours a day on the world wide web. There are 2 locations for your convenience: 1) Our website is 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: [email protected]. 2) Our Yahoo! Group is located at: groups.yahoo.com/RidgewoodHOA. An online forum is available to residents as a tool for sharing and receiving information pertinent to the neighborhood. Members of the forum receive meeting announcements and special notices about issues affecting the Ridgewood Residential Property Homeowner’s Association. To sign up for the group, go to groups.yahoo.com and type “____________” (use the quotation marks) into the Find a Group box. Click on the group name on the next screen, and then click “Join This Group.” You will need to be signed into Yahoo! in order to sign up for the group. A Yahoo! ID is free. Both tools are created for your leisure and to increase communication. Thank you to resident CM Lopez for contributing to this article!!

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