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Westcreek Neighborhood

WNA Annual Picnic: Bee-utiful

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It was a gorgeous Sunday afternoon for our annualWestcreek picnic, and we not only had about a hundred people attend, but a hundred bees as well! This was the first time the pavilion at Dick Nichols Park had ever been visited by the bees during our picnic, but all the folks took it in stride. Several individuals created “bee traps” from empty soda bottles that worked pretty well. Plus we had a couple of volunteer “Bee Wavers-away”, especially from the dessert section of the food table. Aside from the bees, there was lots of conversation between neighbors, fun for the kids, and good eats (thanks to our local Randalls store).

The grillers this year were Bob Shrader, Ben Coughran and Alicia Ortiz, with Bob taking the Head Griller title. Sue Shrader, Jan Boswell and Christie Gaderson helped distribute the food and make sure the drinks and ice were available. Your newsletter editor was there to snap photos and ended up doing

Little Nemo looks lost, but his mom is right there. There were a lot of fun costumes this year. Look inside for more!

WNA HOLIDAY QUARTERLY MEETING!

The WNA December “Holiday” Quarterly Meet-ing is scheduled for Monday, December 10, from 7 - 9 p.m. at the Will Hampton Library. Please mark your calendars now. We’ll be serving holi-day treats and elections will be held for our new officers. As always, a door prize will be awarded. Please plan on attending.

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Volume 3, Issue 12

Westcreek NeighborhoodA S S O C I AT I O N

Westcreek NeighborhoodA S S O C I AT I O N

December, 2007 - Published Monthly for our Westcreek Neighbors Log on at westcreekna.org

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more visiting with residents than snapping! There were several contests held this year. One was to guess the pumpkin weight and win the pumpkin and a nice pumpkin carving set (also from Randalls). Cynthia Hewlett from Yellow Rose Trail won the contest, weighing the pumpkin in at 24 pounds, 5 ounces. The actual weight was 24.3 ounces. Good guessing, Cynthia! And then there was the Guess the Number of Gummy Worms contest…the neighbor that won this one got away without me writing down his name, but he guessed 147 worms (actual number was 159). I’m sure someone out there has his name, so please let me know, and I will publish it in the next newsletter. There was also a Best Halloween Costume Contest for the kids, and there were five winners (pictured here in the news-letter). They all were so cute that it made for some very hard choices for the two residents and two Executive Committee

How many gummy worms should I guess? Decisions, decisions. See “Picnic,” continued on page 4




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Crosses, Boxes, and Stars

November 10 - December 24

Holiday Reception at Escarpment Village December 8th, 7-9pm

WNA Calendar — DecemberDec. 1 WNA Membership DriveDec. 5 HanukkahDec. 10 WNA Quarterly Meeting, 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Recycling Pickup CAMPO Meeting, 6 p.m.Dec. 12 OHAN Meeting, 7 p.m.Dec. 18 W N A E x e c u t i v e Committee Meeting, 7 p.m.Dec. 24 R e c y c l i n g PickupDec. 25 ChristmasDec. 26 Slide Day for Trash PickupDec. 31 New Year’s Eve

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members who formed the judging committee. The kids had a great time on the inflatable slide as well as the upgraded playing area at Dick Nichols Park. Just a great day all around, and no bee stings, thank goodness!

Gummy Worm Guesser Winner — somebody tell me who this mystery family is! (Bad editor, bad editor.)




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Clint Small News ACTIVITIES CALENDAR: Check football and volleyball schedules online at www.austinisd.org 12/12 Finals begin 12/14 Winter Dance – 7th & 8th Grade 12/21- 1/7 Winter Break 1/8 Students return to school CAMPUS ADVISORY COUNCIL The Campus Advisory Council (CAC) is in need of an additional parent member. Please contact Barbara Garrett, 841-6704, for an application if you are interested in serving. BROWN BAG PARENT TEAS These bring-your-own lunch sessions are designed to be informal conversations between parents and the principal or local experts. We will provide tea and cookies and hope to expand parent understanding of the school’s programs, curriculum, and developmental and parenting issues of middle school students. Parents and community members are welcome to attend. Upcoming sessions are: Wednesday, January 16; Friday, February 1; and Wednesday, May 7. They all begin at 12:00 noon. Watch the Marquee for the topic. MENTORING A great way to get involved at Clint Small is to be a mentor to a student. Mentors serve as adult role models to students--think of it as being a life coach for a middle schooler! You help one student by volunteering your time for 30 minutes one day a week. We get amazing results with kids with just this small investment of your time. If you would like to be a Partner in Education Mentor for CSMS, please go to http://www.austinpartners.org/ and follow directions in the volunteer box on the website for becoming a mentor. Once you have applied you will be contacted by the school for further training and then be paired with a student. You may also call Sherry Lepine, Assistant Principal for further assistance or questions. We always need male mentors. Please feel free to post this bulletin at your place of employment, church or gym bulletin board.

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Westcreek Membership DriveStarts in December

The WNA will begin sending out membership kits and questionnaires to all residents of Westcreek in early December. This will include a membership form for the calendar year of 2008 as well as a list of accomplishments from WNA over the past year. Included in the packet is a return envelope and an area on the form for residents to include things they would like to see improved in Westcreek over the next year. Watch for your letter in the mail – this is your chance to become a member of the association and help your neighborhood!

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Winterizing Your Home & Garden(really, it isn’t as scary as it sounds!)

When I was asked to write this article, I was dreading it. Really. Winterizing my home doesn’t sound interesting, and I can tell you that is not something I would consider my forte. I was even dreading googling “winterizing your home” to dredge through the myriads of opinions on this topic. But guess what I found out?! Everyone recommends basically three things (and they are easy):

Sealing leaks: on exterior walls, under eaves, and around the fireplace. You just use a lot of compound caulk. Also check doors and windows. This will help heat from escaping.Protect pipes: wrap heat tape around outdoor faucets.Insulation: check for holes or damage to your insulation. Also, consider applying insulation directly to the underside of the roof.

That was so straightforward that I decided I’d even include some tips on winterizing your garden (since so many residents have spent so many hours on their yards).

Remove spent annuals and cut perennials back to ground level. Weed now, it will save you time in the Spring.Apply winter mulch to perennials.Plant bulbs for beautiful Spring blooms.Now is also a great time to clean yard implements and mowers.

Quite painless isn’t it? I hope this will inspire you to take a few easy steps to protect your investments in your home and yard.

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Decorate your home and you may win Holiday Yard of the Month!

We can’t believe it is already December, either. But on Tuesday, December 18th, the Westcreek Executive Committee will make the selection of Best Decorated Home to be named as Holiday Yard of the Month. If you want to be considered, please leave your holiday lights on until 10 p.m. that evening. Happy Holidays!

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