News - November 2011

NEXT FVCA MEETING - November 7

The next meeting of the Fonn Villas Civic Association will be on Monday, November 7th, at 7:15 p.m. at Pines Presbyterian Church, in the Fellowship Hall.  If you would like to add an item to the agenda please contact Greg Holloway at bridgetholloway@gmail.com or by phone at 713-961-9681.

Tuesday is Election Day

The next election day is Tuesday, November 8^th, and our voting spot is Bendwood Elementary.  If you have questions, feel free to contact Republican Precinct Chairman Eric Waligura (ericwaligura@sbcglobal.net).

Tree Trimming

Good advice from Jack Long:  The brutal heat of the summer and our ongoing draught have impacted nearly every property in Fonn Villas.  Dead tree branches can be seen throughout the neighborhood.  Residents are urged to have them cut down as soon as possible, both for safety and appearance.

Neighbors with lampposts in their front yards are requested to have overhanging branches removed if they are blocking street illumination. 

Note:  There are many tree trimming yard crews around, so getting a good price should not be a problem.  If you are engaging a contractor, please have them haul off the trimmings. 

Fitness Station Update

Perhaps the final update on this project, from Jack Long:  The fitness station in Bendwood Park has finally been completed after a 2-month delay.  Located by the Pinerock entrance, it is gaining more activity.  Come on down and check it out.

We again would like to thank all of the donors who made this happen.  Major contributors were

David and Susanne Lim
Patrick and Terri Clynes

Other donors include (Kingsride East Residents):

Nicholas and April Hiemstra
Charles and Kristie Williams
Michael and Valerie Lynn
Russell and Julie Masraff
Charles and Joanna Graham
Robert Hand
and the Fonn Villas Civic Association.

Directory updates & Block Reps

As many of you know, some of the same folks have very generously served as your Block Representative for a long while.  This is a voluntary position; each individual street selects this person/couple.  It is the best way to ensure your street stays informed of information, activities of the neighborhood, etc.  It takes very little time.  With email, most of this can be handled efficiently through your computer.  Would you like to take over that responsibility for your street?  It is a great way to meet people, and we have many new neighbors!  It's a great way for new neighbors to get involved and help in a small way. 

As we prepare to print our 2012 Directory, we are trying to make it as accurate as possible for you.  If you are a Block Representative and are willing to continue this job, great!  If you want to pass along this job to someone else, please communicate with those on your street and select a new Representative.

Please email your Block Representative name change to Russ Calhoun at russcalhoun@gmail.com.  If we do not get an update from your street, we will keep the information as in the 2011 Directory.  Thank you to all who help with this job!

Also, please review your personal information in the Directory. If you have any changes, please email Russ at the above address. We make every attempt to be sure the directory you get in the spring is accurate and as up to date as possible...Thank You!

Fonn Villas 50^th Celebration - Tickets

The Fonn Villas 50th Celebration will be on January 14, 2012, at the Omni Hotel, on Eldridge at the Katy Freeway. 

TICKET ALERT!

Ladies of Fonn Villlas will be in your neigborhood starting November 27, 2011 to sell tickets for our anniversary event.  Ticket sales will end on December 3, 2011, so have your checks made out to FVCA in the amount of $20.00 per person.

If anyone has a name & address of former home owners, please send to Betty Winters (bettyswinters@gmail.com) or call 713-465-8101.  We need this information no later than November 15th, 2011.

See you at the Omni on January 14, 2012.

Live-in housekeeper for day Jobs

Sheryn Bates writes:  The Bates household now has a live-in housekeeper who is looking for some other day jobs in our neighborhood or surrounding neighborhoods, and is available immediately.  Silvia has been in our family since the ‘90’s, taking care of Andy’s grandparents prior to their passing, has worked for us continuously since then, and also works for our next door neighbor.  She is looking to start work at 8am or 9am (your choice) until 3pm (we need her back by 3:15 to get our girls from the bus).  She is an extremely happy person, loves to clean (it’s her “hobby”), has had lots of live-in experience with nannying/housekeeping, is available to babysit, and is completely honest and trustworthy.  She’s interested in weekly or bi-weekly work.  She also loves all dogs and loves to walk them just for fun. She has worked in our neighborhood, surrounding neighborhoods, and River Oaks.  She charges $70 per house (newer ones would probably be a little more).  Please contact Sheryn at 713.468.5922 (home) or 832.347.0888 (cell), if you’d like to meet her. 

New Families

Gus and Jenny Johansson moved into 12610 Rocky Meadow in September.  They have three children:  Kiersten(5), Brayden(3), and Zack(2).  They moved here from New Orleans, and can be reached at jennyhjohansson@yahoo.com.

Paul & Lara Tate along with Claire (13) and Kelly (11) are living on 627 Bendwood for a few months while their own house is being remodeled.

If you know of any other families that have moved into Fonn Villas recently that haven’t been welcome, please let Joke Bergen (713-932-9766) and Nete Sundt (713-467-1795) know, so we can extend a warm welcome.

A Need for Help

Betty Stockton writes:  The Bastrop County Wild Fires caused devastating losses to a lot of people. During the fires, there were incidents of rescued people, rescued pets and entire structures saved by the people serving in the voluntary fire departments. My sister and I (she lives in the area) recently visited Heart of the Pines Volunteer Fire Department, P O Box 98,Smithville, TX 78957 located off Highway 71 between Bastrop and Smithville. We took items there for those fire fighters who had lost their own homes and also noticed how used and worn their equipment became during the fires. They are trying to replace and upgrade the equipment as much as possible. These fire fighters will continue to be called on, especially while the drought conditions persist. The experiences and stories out of the Bastrop area are about dedicated people who could use a lot of community support. So if you are looking for a worthy cause, consider the voluntary fire fighters and their fire houses.