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March 2015
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The Village News
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The word ‘March’
comes from the
Roman ‘Martius’.
This was originally
the first month of
the Roman calendar, and was
named after Mars,
the god of war.
March was the
beginning of our
calendar year,
however it was
changed to the
‘New Style’ or
‘Gregorian’ calendar in 1752, and it
is only since then
that the year begins with January.
In the UK, March
is National Bed
Month.
In the US, March
1 is National Pig
Day. It is also
‘Share a Smile
Day’ and ‘Peanut
Butter Lover’s
Day.’
2015 Village Board Elected
Village property owners gathered
at HMR Ranch House on Thursday, February 19 for the 2015
Annual Meeting of The Village at
High Meadow Community Association. The purpose of the meeting was to elect 3 new Directors
to serve on the Board. New
Board members elected were Bud
Irving, Pat Kennedy and Andra
Heitzman. These Board members
will each serve a 2 year term.
Returning Board members include Cindy Hendrix, Melissa
Boland and Darrel Weidner.
In a brief organizational meeting,
the new 2015 Board elected the
following officers: Cindy Hendrix/President, Melissa Boland/
ACC Chair & Vice President,
Darrel Weidner/Treasurer, Andra Heitzman/Secretary, Bud
Irving/Maintenance and Pat Ken-
nedy/Security. Gay Lewis remains as an Alternate to the
Board this year.
The new Board agreed to move
the monthly Board business meetings to the fourth Tuesday of
every month, rather than the
third Thursday as was last year.
The hope is to avoid conflicts
with other activities scheduled.
Unless notified, meetings will be
held at The Village Recreation
Center located at 29332 Champions Drive from 7-8PM. The new
2015 Village Board of Directors
ed to the Association budget and
expenditures.
All Village property owners are
encouraged to attend these meetings. If there is a particular item
you would like to see discussed,
Board has set a goal to make their
you are asked to contact our Property Manager, Alexis Windner via
meetings more efficient, with the
goal to make no meeting last
email
([email protected]) to
longer than 1 hour.
insure your item will be discussed.
The next regular meeting will be
The subject of these business
meetings is to discuss the general
business of the Association, in-
held on Tuesday, March 24 at
7PM.
cluding discussion of items relat-
Time For SPRING CLEAN UP!!!!
Spring. Just the sound of the
word makes you feel like opening
the windows, sweeping out cobwebs and tidying up. Now that
the weather is warming up, it’s
time to get outside and enjoy the
fresh air of our beautiful neighborhood. But wait….if you look
closely as you go on your walk
you’ll see it—TRASH. A carelessly
tossed water bottle, empty cup,
and other items litter the streets.
Yes, it’s time to join your neighbors at the Village Recreation
Center to help “sweep” in and
pick up the litter that has been
accumulating on our Village
streets.
Garbage bags, gloves and Village
“street assignments” will be handed out Saturday morning, March
7 at 9AM. This is a great activity
for young and old alike, so join us
to help clean up our neighborhood and make the Village shine!
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2015 “Standing Rules” for Monthly Business Meetings
The 2015 Board believes it can best serve the community if each business meeting is
conducted in an orderly manner, and requests your full and complete cooperation in
this regard. It is important for Board members to hear from members who have questions or information regarding the community. The 2015 Board has decided to conduct the monthly business meetings under these guidelines:
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Meetings get a bad
rap, and deservedly
promptly closed at 8:00 p.m.
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The Open Forum will be held from 7:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. only and this time
frame will be strictly adhered to.
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Questions and/or comments will only be accepted during the Open Forum.
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If you wish to speak during the Open Forum, please raise your hand. Do Not
Interrupt while someone else is speaking.
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Any member wishing to address the membership shall speak no longer than two
(2) minutes. No member may speak more than twice on any one subject, and no
more than two (2) minutes each time.
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Topics, questions, and/or comments made during the Open Forum will not be
addressed by the Board unless those items are already listed on the Agenda for
the meeting.
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You are encouraged to e-mail Spectrum ([email protected]) or the
Board Secretary ([email protected]) prior to the board meeting if you would
like a topic specifically addressed as an agenda item during the meeting. This
so - most are
disorganized and
distracted. But
they can be a
critical tool for
getting your team
on the same page.
Justin Rosenstein
Board Meetings will be held from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The meeting will be
must be received at least 1 week prior to the Board Meeting for consideration.
The Board does retain the right to reject any proposed item for the Agenda.
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Members in the audience should refrain from engaging in conversation among
themselves or otherwise disrupting the meeting. (Private conversations among
members in the audience are distracting to the conduct of the meeting. If you
wish to carry on a conversation with another member, please step out into the
hall).
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2015 Village Directories
New 2015 Village Directories were passed out
ACC Committee
Welcome New Neighbors!
Looking For New Member
The new 2015 Village Directories haven’t been wide-
to Village property owners attending the Annual HOA Meeting last week. If you were
unable to pick up your new 2015 Directory,
you may pick up a new Directory during the
Village Spring Clean Up on Saturday, March 7
at The Village Recreation Center between 9
and 10AM.
With the annual election finished the
ACC committee lost one of its members to
a board elected position. The ACC committee under the guidelines of our DRs
must operate with 4 members of the community and 1 chairperson. The ACC committee is down one member with the election of Pat Kennedy. We are looking for
one member to add to our great commit-
ly distributed, and we already have a new addition!
Please add:
Dave & Lisa Ross
28763 Shirley Court
281-789-4408
[email protected] (Dave)
[email protected] (Lisa)
Welcome to The Village!
tee. The duties include examination of all
new builders packets and home improvement requests. The committee meets on a
need to meet basis. Please send your info
to [email protected].
Welcome Committee Chairman, Chris Ziegler was
on hand at the Annual HOA Meeting passing out
the new 2015 Village Directories.
HMR/Village Exercise!
There will be several Friday PiYo classes in
March, beginning at 9 a.m. Hopefully that is
less in the middle of the day for folks.
*We will ADD a bonus PiYo on Monday,
March 16th.
Also, if you are considering coming to a particular class (especially our regular yoga or PiYo
classes) but feel a little intimidated by the format, please let me know. We can always schedule a one-on-one class first, so that you know
what to expect.
Village Ladies let the good times roll at the
February Village Ladies “Mardi Gras” luncheon at the home of Lynn Irving.
Next month’s luncheon will be a “field trip”
and shopping! Watch your email for more
information.
Lastly, last year we had a lot of success with our
Spring Clean Eating challenge. This is a great
way to refresh as we head into Spring. We’ll
be doing the same thing this year.
March
“Quotes”
“When March
comes in like a
lion, it goes out
like a lamb!”
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“As it rains in
Various exercise classes, from beginning yoga
to “Boot Camp” are taught at the HMR Golf
March, so it
Club by Kate Anawaty, Email Kate
([email protected] ) for
rains in June!”
details.
Commissioner Charlie Riley’s 1 st Annual Heavy Trash Clean-Up
Heavy trash clean-up will be Saturday, March 14th from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm and Sunday, March 15th from 8:00 am – 3:00
pm. Please follow the signs located off FM 1774 on Friendship Drive near 31355 Friendship Drive, Magnolia, Tx 77355.
NEW this year, Texas Security Shredding will be on site to shred your confidential documents free of charge. Please bring
your documents in a container that can be easily dumped into a trash receptacle. As in previous years, Montgomery County
Precinct 3 will have their Household Chemical Waste Collection Unit on site. We will be accepting pool chemicals, yard
chemicals, paints, stains, solvents and misc. household cleaners. The disposal fee is $10.00 per 5 gallons. We will accept cash
and personal checks with valid I.D. Sorry, no business/commercial checks. We will NOT accept tires, batteries, ammunition,
explosives, medical waste, radioactive material, compressed air cylinders, propane tanks, electronics, general business waste, or
household trash. Freon MUST be removed from refrigerators and a/c units prior to drop off. Don’t forget, Precinct 2 Recycling Center located at 31354 Friendship Drive accepts electronics, batteries, and tires on Wednesdays through Saturday from
7:00 am – 5:00 pm. Curbside service is NOT provided. Residents of Montgomery County Precinct 2 should bring their items
to the disposal site.
Johnston Utilities To
Change Out Water Meters
Proposed High Speed Rail Between
Houston And Dallas
According to Johnston Utilities, The Vil-
Residents recently had several opportunities to attend public
lage will be also getting new radio water
meetings concerning a proposed high speed rail connecting Hou-
meters sometime during 2015. Spokes-
ston and Dallas with a dedicated High Speed Rail system (HSR).
person for Johnston Utilities said, “All the
Various alternative HSR routes are being analyzed, including a
Johnston Utilities customers in our com-
proposed ‘route’ that would take this project along FM 1774 and
munity will be getting new radio meters…
FM 249.
it’s just a matter of time.” Work has already begun in High Meadow Ranch to
The Federal Railroad Administration is carrying out the environ-
replace the meters. To change out the
mental and social impacts of various alternative HSR routes.
water meter it takes about 20 minutes,
Twelve public scoping meetings were held October thru January.
and it does require shutting off the water
Using comments and information received during the scoping
to the house during the switch. Johnston
process, the initial alternative corridors will be reviewed and re-
Utilities will NOT increase their rates for
fined to develop the alternative HSR route. For more infor-
the new water meters.
mation, visit www.fra.dot.gov/Page/P0700.
Village Swimmers
Bring Home Medals!
Village residents, Hannah and Alyssa Dooley,
qualified for the High School State UIL
Swim meet held in Austin on February 20
and 21..
Both had a wonderful State meet. Hannah
won 2 silver medals and a bronze medal, as
well as breaking 3 school records. Alyssa won
a silver medal and she also broke 1 school
record. Both girls attend Magnolia West
High School.
Garden Club News
Did you know there was a Garden Club of High Meadow Ranch and The Village?
Well, there is, and they would like to have you join them! This spirited group
have a simple objective: to encourage the love of gardening; to stimulate
knowledge and interest in all phases of home gardening; to encourage home beautification and participation in community beautification projects; to promote
horticultural practices; to encourage conservation of natural resources; to promote friendship through gardening.
Membership is open to all adults (men and women). Yearly dues are $25 to support the activities of the club. Meetings take place at the Ranch Club House on
the third Wednesday of the month beginning at 6:30 tp 9:00 pm.
Past projects include sponsored by The Garden Club include corner planter
Christmas decorations, mailbox Christmas decorating contest, community tree
planting, etc.
2014-2015 Meetings:
Alyssa & Hannah Dooley show off the med-
March 18 - Everything You Want to Know About Herbs
als they won at the UIL State Swim Meet in
Austin
April 15 - Plant Exchange / Dinner
(April 30 - Field Trip to Hope Farms)
May (TBA) - Patio Party
Village Lunch Bunch Tea Party
New Date!
For more information call Nina Edwards, Corresponding Secretary, HMR Garden Club Hm: 281-789-7531; Cell: 516-885-1354
Due to a conflict with the HMR/Village Garden Club field trip, the Village Ladies Lunch
Bunch Annual Tea Party will be held on Thursday, April 23 instead of Thursday, April 30.
Invitations will be sent out in April, but hostess, Cindy Hendrix wanted everyone to put the
new date on their calendar now!
The ladies will be eating out and doing some
shopping for their March luncheon.
On March 8!
Ladies pose in their “Tea Party Hats” in 2014
Check out our website!
Mark your calendar.......
www.thevillageathm.com
Village/HMR Easter Egg Hunt!
Calling all children! The Easter Bunny is coming to The Village Recreation Center and hopes that you will join him for our traditional Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 4. The Easter Bunny will arrive around 9:15AM to pose for photos
(parents, don’t forget your cameras!) and the HUNT will begin PROMPTLY at
9:30! Don’t be late, or you will miss out on all the fun!
The Easter Bunny (aka: The Village and HMR Activity Committees) are requesting that everyone please donate 1 dozen FILLED plastic eggs (we will gladly
accept more!) no later than Wednesday, April 1. You may drop off your eggs at
the Heitzman home (29322 Champions Dr) or the Grancio home at 28752
Woodsong Trail.
Last year we had nearly 100 neighborhood children!
Don’t miss out on all the fun and
excitement of Village BINGO!
Starting the last Saturday in April
(April 25) at 7PM, join us under
the pavilion at The Village Recreation Center. Cards are only $1
each, and there is no limit as to
how many cards you can play!
This is fun for the WHOLE family.
Bring your own refreshments!
Don’t forget your Easter Basket!!
Star Gazing...Village Style!
Starting this summer The Village will
be hosting Family Fun night at the
recreation center starting on the third
Friday of the summer months.
(Weather Permitting) The first night
will be May 23, 2015. It’s a great way
to get the kids out of the house and get
to know some of the other families in
the neighborhood. The first event will
be popsicles poolside!! We hope to see
each of you there and invite everyone
to come on down and enjoy a night of
mingling, eating a cool treat, and letting the kiddos run off some energy!
See you there!!
With such success with the garage sale last
year we are going to do it again! From
those participating last year we took a poll
and decided to have it earlier in the summer to avoid the summer heat. Last year
the Garage Sale was a huge success and we
hope this year we will see even more participation! We plan on holding the garage
sale for one day only on May 9th from 84. If you would like to participate and
would like more information please email
Melissa Boland at:
[email protected].
Join amateur star gazers Bud Irving
and Jerry Shinkle on the second
Friday of each month beginning in
April (weather permitting) at the
HMR Golf Driving Range at sunset
to gaze into the skies! This is a perfect activity for old and young alike!
Bring your lawn chairs or blankets
and gaze through one of the telescopes. You will be AMAZED!