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Oct 2014Welcome Back!
By Sharon Balke - One of my neighbors has a needlepoint canvas in her family room that reads “Life is what happens while you are making plans”. Nick and Sami Ware can attest to that. Houston natives, Nick graduated from UT and was back in Houston working for a law firm while he studied for the test to be admitted to law school. At the...
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Oct 2014DRCC Change Approval Process
By Tommy Britt - Like anything you do long enough, if you pay attention to details and try your best, you usually get better at that task. So it is with the DRCC’s administrative procedures for approving major projects by property owners. In the past, we reviewed plans and, if they met the guidelines of the Deed Restrictions, we would send out a formal letter...
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Oct 2014President’s Report- 10.11
By Michael Norvell - The next few months will bring a number of exciting neighborhood events, so TMNA is looking a few good volunteers to help make things happen. Our First Annual 5k Fundraiser is taking place on April 18 so we are looking for help with planning over the coming months, as well as volunteers for the actual race day. Advanced planning needs include...
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Oct 20142014 National Night Out
Just a friendly reminder. Tonight is National Night Out! 1211 Bay Oaks is one block captain that we know will be participating. Stop by anytime between 6-8pm and say hello. If you plan to visit, please bring your own chair along with a treat to contribute and your drink of choice. We look forward to seeing everyone and be on the look out for other...
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Sep 2014Run the Grove 5K
by Tommy Britt - In the last couple of months progress on this event has taken place. The TMNA Executive Committee put its full support behind the effort and at the last membership meeting funds were allocated to hire a graphic designer, Timbergrove Manor resident Kimberly Elliott, to come up with a distinctive logo, a media packet and a sharp brochure/application. I was hoping that...
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Sep 2014Halloween Extravaganza
by Suzanne Driskill - The Halloween Extravaganza, a Timbergrove tradition started over 30 years ago, has a rich history of fun for all ages, and this year’s event, scheduled for Friday, October 31st, promises more of the same. A schedule of the night’s events is summarized below: Costume Contest – The festivities will begin at 6:15pm with a children’s costume contest in the cul-de-sac on...
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Sep 2014Wonderful View
by Suzanne Driskill - September’s yard of the month honors go to Cindy and Bob Fiertag of 927 Prince Street. Cindy moved to the neighborhood in 1992, and in 2012, she and Bob were married. At that time, they had to make a choice between 2 houses. Although Cindy’s house was the smaller of the two homes, they opted to stay in Timbergrove because...
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Sep 2014Quick Review
By Sharon Balke - Each time I drop a can, plastic container or newspaper in my new green recycling bin, I enjoy the feeling of doing “what’s right”. They were a long time in coming but are worth the wait. I have had a couple of residents ask me if yard clippings are accepted in the recycling bin. No! On the lid of my bin,...
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Sep 2014McMansions vs. Two Prong Outlets
By Tommy Britt - A few years ago someone coined a new term to describe a trend in single family residential construction; McMansion. Being an old guy and not being exactly sure what the true definition was, I hit the Google button on the “interweb” machine and found these two: Exhibit A from the Urban Dictionary: A large and pretentious house, typically of shoddy construction,...
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Sep 2014Durham Road Clean-Up
By Suzanne Driskill - Thanks to everyone who came out for this month’s Durham Road clean up and picked up trash and cut back overgrown trees, vines, grass and weeds. Specifically, thanks go to: Mike Monarchi Steve Carmichael Leah Braden Sharon Balke Tommy and Judy Britt Doug Markham Melissa Bauman Cass McNinch Holt and Cyndy Harlan Catherine and Curtis McCreight and to Edward Owens of...
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