Acorn APRIL 1992

Vol. 16, No.4

OAKWOOD GLEN ASSOCIATION

March Board Meeting

The monthly meeting of the Oakwood Glen Association took place March 1 0, 7:30 PM at the Park Pavilion. Five Board Members, Community Manager Stella Wallack, and four inter­ested residents attended.

Maintenance & Development Committee reported that vandal­ism in the Rec area left some sprinkler heads broken off resulting in some flooding.

No security report was made. Kathy Baumgartner, Deed Restrictions, reported 20 new vio­

lations, 3 certified letters, and 1 with attorney. Drive-through was on Feb. 18.

Antoinette Mattaliano, Pool Use Director, reported that pool tags are not in yet. The cracks in the pool have been repaired and the pool refilled.

Judy Peplinski, Activities Director, reported that the OWG Easter Parade and Egg Hunt plans are on schedule. Remember date change to AprilS at 3 PM.

Stella reported collections to be at 72.64% for 199·2. Water Board report by Rick Corbin repairs to the sewer lane on

Windy Point are underway and repairs to the water well #2 are underway.

No New Residents report was made. The Board will meet next on Tuesday, April14, 7:30 PM at the

Park Pavilion. As an Oakwood Glen homeowner, you have a right to attend each and every meeting to voice concerns, ask questions, make comments, and/or complaints. Exercise your rights I As always, all residents are welcome. See y-ou there!

Springtime Additions

It's springtime and everyone wants to spruce up their yards and homes. We encourage everyone to take pride in their homes and yards in Oakwood Glen. Please remember, when you are planning to add to your home, whether it is a patio, drive addition, or room addition, you have to go through the Architectural Control Committee of OWG. You can receive a form by calling Stella Wallack, Community Manager, 876-2SOS. After you fill out the form, the director of ACC will review the form and present it to the Board, usually a very short and easy process. The forms are primarily to make sure that changes are within the guidelines or deed restrictions of OWG. If you have any questions, call Craig Paustian at 376-0S74.

Thanks to Eversole

Oakwood Glen would like to thank the office of Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner Jerry Eversole for helping us remove the unsightly trailer that was abandoned at the Five Forks entrance of the subdivision.

Also, thank you for all the "Slow We love our children" signs th roughout the neighborhoods in the area.

Dates To Remember ~~~ AprilS

April9 April10 April14

Aprii1S April17

OWG Easter Parade & Egg-stravaganza 3 PM Babysitting Coop, Kathy Burns home ACORN Deadline Oakwood Glen Homeowners Board Meeting 7:30 PM, Park Pavilion Ladles Night Out, Lone Star Cafe KISD School Holiday

Park Pavilion Remodeling

Since the publication oft he March ACORN, we have had some changes to the contractors remodeling the pavilion. The original contract was awarded to lrby Construction. After the February Board Meeting, we found he did not have all the required insurance. Instead of putting the project on hold for another month or more, the Board voted to award the contract to Harden Construction for $79,207. Construction is well underway and moving along smoothly, The only problem we have come upon is matching the existing brick with new ones. This issue is being worked on Color selections were made at the March meeting for the interior. You can see the progress being made but please BE CAREFUL AROUND THE AREA BECAUSE CONSTRUCTION IS STILL UNDERWAY.

Oakwood Glen ACORN

Oakwood Glen provides the ACORN to the residents of this subdivision to keep you Informed of what Is going on in the neighborhood and local area events. All articles are turned into the editor by the 1Oth of each month.

The classified section in the back is for residents wanting to sell something or buy something. You may advertise three lines for $S in this section.

The deed restrictions of Oakwood Glen prohibit anyone from running a business from their home; therefore, we regret to say the we cannot advertise any form of business in this classified section. If you would like to advertise as a sponsor In the ACORN, you can contact our publisher JSJ Publishing directly at 370-1 177 or 376-6311 for more information.

AnnualOWGA Easter Parade & Egg-stravaganza

Sunday, April 5 Parade Starts 3 PM

Ladies Night Out -. ,,.: WEDNESDAY

All women of the subdivision are invited to take the night off Wednesday, April15, 7:30 PM for an evening of fun and good food at the Lone Star Cafe located at 6211 FM 1960 West. Remember we meet the third WEDNESDAY of the month. Keep watching the ACORN for details. See you there!

Coupon/Refunders Club News

Looking for ways to save $$$ and stretch your food budget? Join the Coupon/Refunders Club and discover thousands of coupons and refund forms, good conversation, and tips on how and where to save money In our area. Bring unwanted coupons and newspaper inserts to exchange. Call Julie, 370-2388, for information on meeting time and place.

Packets For New Residents

Our goal is to give each new resident of Oakwood Glen some information about our subdivision. If you know of folks new to Oakwood Glen or if you are a new resident, please contact Julie, 370-2388. We want to welcome you to the neighborhood.

Symphony Tour Of Homes

When spring rolls around, it's time to make plans to attend the annual Symphony Tour of Homes sponsored by the Houston Symphony League North Area. This year's tour will be held on Sunday, AprilS, noon to 5 p.m. The six homes on this year's tour are in Northgate Forest, the Northampton area, and Champion Forest. The home in Champion Forest is a real treasure trove of antiques I

Tickets for the tour can be purchased in advance from any Symphony League board member at the cost of $1 0 which includes admission to all six homes. On the day of the tour, tickets will be sold for $12 In the green and white tent near Northgate Country Club.

For information call Carole Butin, Tour Chairman, 370-8850.

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Babysitting Co-op News

Meetings are on the second Thursday of every month at 7:30 PM in a member's home. The April meeting will be held at the home of Kathy Bums and the May meeting will be held at Kathy Baumgartner's. For more information or to join call Pat, 376-0574, or Antoinette, 376-7219. Several openings are available.

Symphony North Spotlights Local Talent

Mark your calendar now for two upcoming concerts by north­west Houston's own community symphony orchestra, Sym­phony North.

Young Artists' Concert, Sunday, April 5, 4 p.m., will feature several outstanding young artists from north Houston. The young performers, chosen through auditions, receive scholar­ships and the opportunity to perform with Symphony North. The concert will be in the Cypress Creek Christian Community Center. Tickets are $6 for adults and $2 for students. For Information please call The Music Rack, 353-8727.

~Girl Scouts Paper, Aluminum Cans Drive

Girl Scouts will man a truck Saturday, April 4, 9 AM - 4 PM & Sunday, April 5, 1 - 4 PM at the Klein-Kieb parking Jot along Stuebner-Airllne. Please note: the company will no longer accept "all kinds of paper," only newspaper, brown paper bags, and corregated cardboard. Still bring aluminum cans.

CPR Classes Offered by CCEMS

Cypress Creek Emergency Medical Services offers CPR classes four times per month at Station #1, at 16650 Sugar Pine Lane. The classes cover infant, child, and adult CPR. The cost is $15~Jer person. For more information call440-9650.

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Symphony Tour Of Homes

When spring rolls around, it's time to attend the annual Symphony Tour of Homes sponsored by the Houston Symphony League North Area. This year's tour will be held on Sunday, April 5, noon to 5 p.m. The six homes on this year's tour are in Northgate Forest, the Northampton area, and Champion Forest. The home In Champion Forest is a real treasure trove of antiques!

Tickets for the tour can be purchased in advance from any Symphony League board member at the cost of $1 o which includes admission to all six homes. On the day of the tour, tickets will be sold for $12 in the green and white tent near Northgate Country Club. For more information call Carole Butin Tour Chairman, 370-8850. '

March At the Library

The following activities are presented by and at the Cypress Creek Branch Library, 6815 Cypresswood Dr. For additional information and to pre-register, call the library, 376-4610.

Still need a tax form? The library has set up a special section for tax forms and publications. If a needed form is not on display, come to the reference desk. The form may be available for copying In the IRS-supplied notebook of "reproducible forms."

Income tax assistance will be available at the library until April 15. The 1992 VITA program (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) will be available Saturdays, Noon - 4, and Mondays, 6:30 - 8:30 PM. On each Wednesday, Noon- 4 PM, to 5 PM on the 15th! AAR P ~ill provide income tax preparation assistance. Help will be provided on a first-come-first-served basis and noon

A free estate, tax, and Investment planning seminar on Thursday, April9, 7:30-9 p.m. The program will be presented by Joe Cantu, instructor at North Harris County College and a financial consultant at Merrill Lynch, and Stephen Holder, CPA. The seminar will focus on providing strategies and ideas in financial planning that can be used to help prevent ·uncle Sam' from becoming one's biggest beneficiary.

NATIONAL BOOK WEEK and FINE FREE WEEK is April5-11 at all Harris County Public Libraries. Books, magazines, audio cassettes and records may be returned without paying a fine­no matter how long the item has been overdue.

Annual Used Book Sale will be April24, 25, & 26 at the library. Sponsored by Friends of the Library, all proceeds benefit the library. Donations can still be taken to the library.

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6 Make Recycling a Way of Life

{Ed Note: This art/clefs written by a conC6rn8d resident and has nothing to do with the BoaJd of Directors of OWG.J

The Houston plastic recycling plant no longer is accepting plastic containers; therefore the locations listed last month no longer accept "1" and M2" plastic containers, although they still !ake plastic bags. The City of Houston's Westpark Drive facility 10 Southwest Houston Is the only location in the Houston area still accepting plastic containers for recycling.

Since the recycling movement is relatively new and has gathered momentum faster than the creation of products that are made of recyclable materials, supply will exceed demand tempo­rarily. Don't become frustrated but realize that the recycling movement is without a national organizational plan to create Incentives for business to invest in recycling technology.

Meanwhile, continue to recycle those Items accepted at recy­cling centers, buy containers made of recycled materials to support his new Industry, and substitute other products not packaged In plastic when possible.

One area In which we can make a large negative Impact of landfills Is In the disposal of yard waste, which takes up about 17% of Texas landfills. Install a mulching kit on your lawn mower (less than $50) and compost other yard and kitchen organic material. Compost Is the best food for your lawn and beds.

Letters and calls to your local, state, and national legislative officials on your concerns about the lack of an environmental recycling policy may produce results.

To share recycling information, all Yvonne Tallent, 370-0938.

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OAKWOOD GLEN ASSOCIATION Board of Directors

President, Malnt.& Dev. Greg Johnson Vice President, Activities Judy Peplinski Secretary, New Residents Julie Crider Treasurer, Deed Restrictions Kathy Baumgartner Director, Security Dave Gleason Director, Collections Larry Fitzpatrick Director, Water Board Rick Corbin Director, Archi. Control Craig Paustian Director, Pool Use Antoinette Mattaliano Consolidated Management Services

Babysitting

251 -8008 370-2617 370-2388 370-9680 376-9237 370-7810 376-5087 376-0574 376-7219 876-2505

Tina Baumgartner, 16 ........... 370-968n Robert Carpenter, 12 376-7 490 Heather Browning,RC,14, .... 376-9489 Nicole Mosier, 14 ..... 251-2661 Jacqueline Seger. 15 ............ 251-4519 David Gleason, 12 ... 376-9237 Kelly Gleason, 14 ................. 376-9237 Charity Foxworth, 13 376-8022 Megan Tallent. 12. RC •......... 37<>-0938 Paula Seger, 12 ....... 251-4519

Lawn-House- Pet- Plant-sltUng David Gleason, 12 ................ 376-9237 Patrick Gleason. 11 . 376-9237 Justin Kowalke, 12 ..........•... 376-5123 Ryan Kowalke. 10 .... 376-5123 Bobby Seger. 10 ................... 251-4519

Articles for the ACORN need to be turned rn as early in the month as posslbie. DOUBLE SPACE AU COPY. The deadline Is the 10th of each month. No material can be accepted after that date. For information, please call me, Ramona Wenzel, 376-4415.

Residents of Oakwood Glen who wish to place a classified ad In the Accm should ccntactthe editor. Ramona Wenzel, 376-4415. All dassified ads will be limited to three lines, and businesses wm be charged $5 (cash only) in advance. Teenagers, lost and found, and garage sale one-line ads will be tree. The placement deadline is the 10th of each month. For larger, sponsor ads, please call JSJ Publishing, 370-1177 or 376-6311.

Attention. Residents-- The newsletter is furnished to us free of any cost to the subdivision. The cost is born by the sponsors who place ads in the ACORN. Please use their products and/or services whenever you can. If not enough businesses are willing to advertise in the ACORN, we would have to pay for It from Association funds or simply not have a newsletter.

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Christian Women's Club

The North Houston Christian Women's Club's regular monthly meeting will be Thursday, April 9, Noon - 2 PM at Wyndehaven Terrace, 4608 FM 1960 West, just west of Stuebner-Airline. Cost of dinner and program is $10.

Special feature will be "Green Thumb Artistry" by Connie Maddox, master gardner & landscape designer. Music will be provided by Marilyn Johnson and the guest speaker will be Betty Anderson, a local wife and grandmother.

For reservations, required by noon Monday, April 6, call376-8065 or 444-1590. A nursery is provided with reservations.

Aglow Welcomes Women

Women's Aglow North Houston Day Chapter will meet Tues­day, April 14, 9:15 to 11 :45 AM at Cypress Creek Christian Community Center, 6823 Cypresswood Dr. Speaker will be Barbara Lott.

No charge Is made, but reservations are needed by April13; call Becky Everhart, 251-8460, or Sherry Nicholson, 550- 5013. For free nursery care for very small children, call 550-5013.

The Aglow garage sale will be held Thursday and Friday, May 7 & 8, 4715 Marburg Ct. in Klein brook subdivision.

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