Ruth Hurst—President
Richard Rabe—Vice President
Wanda Mommsen—Secretary
Dibbon Rowe—Treasurer
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
There have been many on going positive activities in Braeburn Valley this summer. The Bar-B-Q celebrating Memorial Day was a huge success. Hot dogs and hamburgers were enjoyed by all. Jimmy Gabriel and Richard Rabe are fantastic cooks.
Our Fourth of July Parade and Celebration at the Pool was another great activity, enjoyed by many members of Braeburn Valley, the turn out was great. Thanks to Gene Yi and her helpers, for the parade and Jimmy and Richard once again for the cooking. Thanks also to Wanda Mommsen and Lacy Lovelady for making sure all our residents were wearing their pool tags. Please make sure you continue to wear your tags for the rest of the swim season.
Please check our social calendar in this newsletter. There are many activities that residents have requested, and we are trying to get them organized. If you would like to join, let us hear from you.
I am very happy to inform you that Braeburn Valley now has its own Website. You may view it at www.braeburnvalley.com. On behalf of myself and the residents of our subdivision, I would like to thank Mary Ann Waite (a board member) and Sandy Taylor for this very informative site. Please check out all the information on the site. Homeowners: There is a copy of ACC form, Deed Restrictions and loads of information. Realtors: Lots and lots of information about our subdivision. New Comers: Information about schools, parks, medical assistance, government, etc. Any information or questions about our site, please direct to AVR Management at (281) 481-8062.
Please mark the following dates on your calendars: October 29, 2002—General Homeowners Meeting; November 9, 2002—Fund Raiser Festival for HPD at Wal-Mart.
This is a reminder for all residents to keep watch in our neighborhood. If you see anything out of the ordinary, please call Security Sure at (713) 778-1233 or HPD at (713) 222-3131 and have it checked out.
Please remember to send in your ACC forms for all improvements to the outside of your house to AVR Management.
See you at the October meeting.
Ruth Hurst
SOCIAL CORNER
By Gene Yi
Tuesday, July 30, 2002 from 6—8 p.m. at our Braeburn Valley Pool, the Social Club hosted a welcoming party for the new homeowners of Braeburn Valley. Thanks everyone for coming out and meeting with our new residents.
We are still in the process of forming many clubs and activities for the residents, many ideas are being submitted. Some suggestions are as follows: Bible Study group; Aerobics; Fruit and Vegetable Co-Op; Walkers and Book Clubs. If you are interested in any or all of these activities, please meet with us Thursday, September 12th from 7:30—8:30 p.m. Please call (713) 484-7700 between 9—10 p.m. anytime if you will be attending.
Once again this year, we will be having our Fall Decorating Contest. Prize of $50.00 to the winner. Start getting your house ready, the deadline is October 12th. The judging will be Sunday, October 13, 2002.
A reminder for the Braeburn Valley Annual Meeting. The date is October 29, 2002 at 7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of the Braeswood Assembly of God Church located at 10611 Fondren and Willowbend. This is a very important meeting. Please attend.
We will once again have our Holiday Decorating Contest. Winner for the best decorated house and a winner for the best decorated door. The deadline is December 13th with judging on December 14th.
WEBSITE NEWS
We have some exciting news for you! Our brand new website is up!! Please go to www.braeburnvalley.com and add to your Favorites or make it your homepage! There is so much to look at! You may see yourself or your neighbor on there. We have lots of links to other websites too. If you need an ACC request you can print one out. If you lose your newsletter—you can find it there too! Our webmaster is Sandy Taylor, a computer scientist from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Sandy is here from California with her husband visiting her mother Nadyne Thompson who lives in Braeburn Valley. Sandy likes to travel and quilt and has also put together a website for her church in California. Sandy has volunteered many long hours to put this altogether and she has done an outstanding job of making our website the best there is! Do I sound excited? Check it out and you will see why! If you have any suggestions or ideas or would like to put in a free ad, please e-mail me.
Mary Ann Waite—Website Director
(E-mail: mwaite@houston.rr.com)
PHONE/CONTACT COMMITTEE
The committee would like e-mail addresses of all BV residents who have them. It would only be used to let you know of things that are taking place in the neighborhood. Please e-mail me at ssteffek@houston.rr.com with your e-mail address to be added to the list.
I still need a few more people to help with the phone committee. Please call me at (713) 270-7030 if you would like to help.
Thank you,
Sheri Steffek
POOL NEWS
I would like to thank all of the neighbors that came out for the 4th of July pool party. We had a great time. The pool hours will change once school starts back. It will be open only on the weekends until Labor Day, when the pool officially closes for the season.
Thank you again,
Jimmy Gabriel
MOSQUITOES
Homeowners due to the West Nile virus problem, the BVHOA Board of Directors voted to spray for mosquitoes on a daily basis for the month of August. Please make sure you check for any standing water and always use mosquito repellant
containing DEET when you plan to be outside.
HELPFUL WEBSITES
The Internet is a great resource when you need information. For homeowners is particular, we need all the help we can get. Especially, if the information is "free".
**House Maintenance—A yearly physical for your home, what to check and when: www.ourfamilyplace.com/homeowner.maintain.html
**How to home improvement projects you can do yourself, what you need and how to do it:
www.diynet.com
City of Houston Services, permits, pothole repairs, etc. www.cityofhouston.gov
**Problem solvers, did you ever have a phone company that kept billing you even after you stopped their service and switched to another phone company. Send the FCC an e-mail. You will be surprised at how quickly they cut through the paper chase. http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/complaintfiling.html
**Have you ever wondered how to do certain repairs and how things work? Check out this website:
http://www.howstuffworks.com/category.htm?cat=Repr
I hope these websites are helpful. Let us know if you have some websites that you would like to share with us so that we can include them in the upcoming newsletters.
Lillian Jones
CALLING ALL ORIGINAL
HOMEOWNERS!!!!
DON’T FORGET 3-1-1
AVR Management (281) 481-8062
Security Sure—Patrol (713) 778-1233
Republic Waste (281) 446-2030
Harris County Tax Assessor
Paul Bettencourt (713) 755-5288
www.tax.co.harris.tx.us
City of Houston:
Mayor’s Office (713) 247-2200
Council Member Goldberg (713) 247-3991
Houston Police Department (713) 222-3131
Neighborhood Protection 311
Public Works & Engineering 311
NEW IDEAS FOR THOSE WHO ENJOY FOOD
The following are some recipes that one of our directors, Mary Ann Waite, would like to share with the residents.
Mary Ann’s Cilantro Dip
1-8 oz. pkg. cream cheese
1-cup Pace Medium Picante Sauce
1-bunch fresh cilantro
1-T. fresh lime juice
2-tsp. garlic powder (not garlic salt)
1/2 tsp. cumin
Put all in a blender on high until well blended. Serve with tortilla chips. Tastes even better after 24 hours in the refrigerator if you can wait that long!!
Rachael’s Salsa (my daughter-in-law)
2-16 oz. cans of diced tomatoes
(Albertson’s brand was the best!)
1-can Rotel tomatoes
1-envelope Lawrey’s Fresh Tomato Salsa seasoning
Put all in blender (do not drain) and pulse on chop for a few seconds until the seasoning mixed well.
I hope you enjoy these recipes as much as I have and please let me know what you think! Our next newsletter (October/November) will be "Give a gift in a Jar" recipes—just in time for the holidays!
Mary Ann Waite
mwaite@houston.rr.com
IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS
We are looking for a resident of Braeburn Valley who has lived here the longest. Did you purchase a home in the 60’s when the subdivision was brand new? Please call Mary Ann Waite at (713) 988-9994 or e-mail me at mwaite@houston.rr.com. I would also like to see all homeowners who have lived here for 25 or more years attend the General Homeowners Meeting on October 29, 2002. I will be taking pictures for our website and we’ll also be giving away some nice door prizes too!!!
COME VISIT OUR NEW WEBSITE AT WWW.BRAEBURNVALLEY.COM
COME VISIT OUR NEW WEBSITE AT WWW.BRAEBURNVALLEY.COM
DO YOU HAVE SOME FREE TIME TO SPARE?
Then we have a suggestion for you! The Board of Directors would need volunteers to sit on the board. If you are interested, please call Cathy Winfield with AVR Management at (281) 481-8062 or e-mail her at cwinfield@avrmanagement.com. The nominations for new members will be presented at the Annual Meeting held on October 29, 2002. Thank you!