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COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

Community Connections Your HOA Community News Source for FCIII

September 2014

Volume 1, Issue 9

SEPTEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Message

The FCIII HOA Board of Directors initiated a change in our management company to Goodwin Management effective September 1. All residents should have received a letter in the mail from our new property manager informing you about the change. Directions were included in that letter regarding how to submit your dues payments to Goodwin. Do not send payments to Plateau Property Management or prior payment accounts. Each household must individually edit or adjust any previously established payment methods over to the new management company - Goodwin. Your quarterly dues are due on October 1st as normal. Goodwin will no longer be

providing quarterly statements or bills to residents unless you are carrying a balance on your account. Each resident will receive a payment coupon book for the year prior to 2015 to assist in making your quarterly payments if you are not using an electronic or automatic option. The BOD is excited for this change of management companies and we anticipate improvements in numerous areas for us all. As with all changes, unforeseen growing pains may arise during the transition period and we ask for your understanding and cooperation as we address any issues. For accounting help call (512) 502-7515 or email info@ goodwintx.com

Mail dues payments to our bank lockbox location at: Forest Creek III HOA c/o Goodwin Processing Center PO Box 93447 Las Vegas, NV 89193-3447 Please include your account number on all payments. Copyright © 2014 Peel, Inc.

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EVENTS 1st Annual FC3 Tailgate November 1, Amenity Center

ADVERTISING INFORMATION Please support the businesses that advertise in the Forest Creek III newsletter. Their advertising dollars make it possible for all Forest Creek III residents to receive the monthly newsletter at no charge. If you would like to support the newsletter by advertising, please contact our sales office at 512-263-9181 or [email protected]. The advertising deadline is the 8th of each month for the following month's newsletter.

Turkey Trot Run/Walk 5K November 27, FC3 Multi-Cultural Holiday Celebration December 6, Amenity Center

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Get details and RSVP on Nextdoor or email [email protected]

PRESIDENT Robin Murphy, [email protected] SECRETARY Vicky Lockwood, [email protected]

FCIII - AUGUST

TREASURER Richard Casseus, [email protected]

of Yard the Month

RESIDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (RAC) Shanna Claycamp, [email protected] Melissa Miller, [email protected] Chuck Willoughby, [email protected]

Advertise Your Group Information Here If you would like to start a new club or group or advertise an existing one, the FCIII Community Connections newsletter is an excellent source of communication and reaches over 400 households in our community. Requests must be submitted by the 10th of the month to either shirleyrrobinson@gmail. com or [email protected]. 2

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Congratulations to the Bolger Family at 208 Paul Azinger Ct. Also, a big thanks to our committee members, Christine Holcomb, Shannon Black, and Anna and Glenn Swaffield!

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Nextdoor Update FC3 Exceeds 400 Members since January

Forest Creek III joined an on-line private social network called ‘Nextdoor’ in the fall of 2013 in order to streamline online communications and increase resident member engagement and awareness in neighborhood activities. We’re proud to announce that 62% of our 458 households are now enrolled and the number is growing every day!

With Jen Bush

30 Minute Tortilla Soup

WHAT IS NEXTDOOR:

This community is where information is posted from the Board of Directors and includes upcoming events, Crime and Safety information, and urgent alerts. This online community along with the official HOA website, www.fc3hoa.org, is the online forum to receive communication and information on events for the neighborhood. HOW TO JOIN:

Register by visiting www.NextDoor.com and entering your address. It will find our community and ask you to verify your residency. Once you have done that, you are in and can control your notification settings. Each person can send up to two postcards per month inviting neighbors to join. Nextdoor has mobile apps available for iPhone and Android ONLINE IMPRESSIONS: With a growing online community, it is important to remember that when you post you are creating a persona that others will attribute to you when you meet in person. Consider writing posts, comments and conversations online, as you would treat an in-person conversation or conversation in the workplace. Please be considerate of your neighbors and put your best impression forward. TIPS: When you post via the web, iPhone or android apps, you must select if your post is to just Forest Creek III or also neighboring communities from the Choose Neighbors pull down. For Crime & Safety, Classifieds, Free Items, it’s recommended you post to Forest Creek III and also neighboring communities. For neighborhood specific posts like about upcoming events, pool conditions, HOA specific communication, please only post into Forest Creek III. To send a post via email, send your post to post@forestcreek3. nextdoor.com. For general usage or join questions please contact Shanna Claycamp, FCIII Nextdoor Lead at sclaycamp@austin. rr.com. Copyright © 2014 Peel, Inc.

September means back to the daily grind. The lazy days of summer have been replaced with a hectic schedule of school and sports practice while the daylight hours get shorter and shorter. That’s why this month I chose a super healthy and hearty 30 minute recipe, guaranteed to fill the hungry bellies in your house and keep them going through the after dinner homework hours. WHAT YOU’LL NEED: • 1 Tbsp. olive oil + plus • 15 oz. can fire roasted tomatoes additional to crisp tortillas • 18-20 oz. can crushed tomatoes • 2 garlic cloves, minced • 16 oz. bag of frozen corn • 1 onion, diced • 2 cans black beans, drained • 2 poblano peppers, diced • 4 cups vegetable broth • salt and pepper to taste • 4 corn or flour tortillas • 2 carrots, peeled/diced • 1 avocado, diced • 2 Tbsp. cumin • ¼ cup chopped cilantro • 2 tsp. coriander • lime wedges DIRECTIONS: In a large saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onion, poblano peppers, garlic, salt and pepper. Cook until onion is translucent. Next, stir in the carrots, cumin and coriander and cook together for about 5 minutes. Lastly, add the corn, black beans, tomatoes and vegetable broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and allow to simmer for 15-20 minutes. While your soup is simmering, preheat your oven to 400°F and cut your tortillas into thin strips. Place tortilla strips onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Spray or drizzle enough olive oil to lightly coat the tortilla strips. Sprinkle on salt and give them a toss to coat. Place into oven and allow to crisp. Watch closely. Crisping happens fast, within 5-10 minutes. Once your soup is done, garnish with avocado, tortilla strips, cilantro and lime. A squeeze of fresh lime at the table really makes this soup! Hope you enjoy!

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NEW EVENT COMING!

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Forest Creek III 1st Annual

mber 1st 2 – 5 p.m Nove nity Ce . e n t m er A

Show your college pride, sample and share your favorite Tailgate fare with your neighbors! Sign up to participate in the Tailgate food fare competition – 3 winners will be selected to win gift card prizes towards your very own block party. Bring your own beverages, lawn chairs, pennants, game gear & lawn games. This is a kid-friendly/family-friendly event. Residents can set-up pop-up tents & chairs in the parking lot. All food will be located in the Amenity Center. The HOA will provide water, sodas & serving ware. Contest details can be found on nextdoor.com.

Visit www.nextdoor.com for more details or www.fc3hoa.org

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ROUND ROCK NEW NEIGHBORS Women Welcoming Women for Fun & Friendship since 1978 Whether you are a newcomer or lived here for years, WE WELCOME YOU! Our members host a wide variety of activities each month (new groups start all the time): Lunch Bunch, Canasta, Bridge, Movies, Volunteering, Happy Hours, Scrabble, Breakfast Club, Day Trips, Mah Jongg, Walking, Book Discussions, Foodies & more! September 10th: Help celebrate Our 35th Birthday with a Catered Lunch Social - RSVP needed Contact Pam 512-487-8249 or Maureen 512-520-8023 or email [email protected]

DROWNING IS FAST & SILENT KEEP KIDS IN ARM’S REACH WATER SAFETY TIPS AT WWW.COLINSHOPE.ORG 2014

ber Septem ar Calend Volunteer - Donate COLINSHOPE.ORG

At least 50 Texas children have fatally drowned this year.*

Keep your children and families safer in, near and around all bodies of water.

Take our Water Safety Quiz. www.colinshope.org/quiz/

Sept. 14th: Colin’s Hope Kid’s Tri! Registration is now open. www.tinych.org/KidsTri Ongoing: Volunteers needed to distribute water safety packets. [email protected] Ongoing: Colin's Hope Athlete Ambassadors needed. www.tinych.org/AthleteAmbassador Ongoing: Colin's Hope Community Ambassadors needed. [email protected] *Source: Texas DFPS, Watch Kids Around Water

LAYERS OF PROTECTION CAN PREVENT DROWNING STAY AWAY

CONSTANT VISUAL SUPERVISION

LEARN TO SWIM

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WEAR LIFE JACKETS

MULTIPLE BARRIERS TO WATER

KEEP BACKYARDS & BATHROOMS SAFER

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CHECK POOL & HOT TUB FIRST

RULES

STAY AWAY BE SAFER FROM CPR AT THE DRAINS BEACH

LEARN CPR & REFRESH SKILLS YEARLY

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MONTHLY RESTAURANT REVIEWS BY LARRY BROOME

I hope you are enjoying the start of your fall! This is a great opportunity to try some new food (and drink). So, I have been asked why don’t you review some place you don’t like? Well, here it goes. The place is Green Mesquite Barbecue in the Wal-Mart shopping center (off IH 35). Now maybe after a year of eating BBQ at Louis Mueller (Taylor), Snow’s (in Lexington), Franklin (Austin) and Opie’s (Spicewood) I am really becoming a Texas BBQ snob. There seems to be something amiss with Green Mesquite from the time you walk in the door, as employees look uncomfortable and unsure of who should seat you. And it really doesn’t even smell like anything is being smoked, rather disconcerting. It also had an appearance of shabby. Finally after being seated a few minutes a waiter approaches. I

am always concerned when you ask for a suggestion or a ‘what’s your specialty”, you are told everything is good. Usually this means that nothing rises to outstanding or in this case, even good. After receiving our iced tea with a metallic aftertaste, indicating being there quite a while, I should have hit the door, before my initial premonition came true. The brisket was more like chewy pot roast and the pork rib in a sickeningly sweet sauce had a just ‘okay’ pull. I think we kind of liked a side but forgot what it was by this point. And then we waited for the check, although the restaurant was half-empty at this point. As a businessperson waiting for a check drives me crazy. I would think after serving great food and providing great service you get the money, turn the table and start again. Unfortunately, I cannot say that anything worked for Green Mesquite during this Saturday lunch.

aRound the Rock will be an entertaining look at restaurants within a 10-minute drive from FCIII to help you answer the allimportant question “where do we eat tonight?” The important things in life; food, wine and music, are subject to our own individual taste and this is but one man’s opinion... I look forward to your input as I decide my next stop.

A FOCUS ON BACKPACK SAFETY TIPS FOR YOUR FAMILY Wear both straps: The use of one strap causes one side of the body to bear the weight of the backpack. By using two shoulder straps, the weight of the backpack is evenly distributed. Wear the backpack over the strongest mid-back muscles. Pay close attention to the way the backpack is positioned on the back. It should rest evenly in the middle of the back. Shoulder straps should be adjusted to allow the child to put on and take off the backpack without difficulty and allow free movement of the arms. Straps should not be too loose, and the backpack should not extend below the low back. Lighten the load: Keep the load at 10%-15% or less of the child’s body weight. Carry only those items that are required for the day. Organize the contents of the backpack by placing the heaviest items closest to the back. Some students have two sets of books, so as not to have to carry the heavy books to and from school. Proper backpack usage: While a backpack is still one of the best ways to tote homework, an overloaded or improperly worn backpack gets a failing grade, according to the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Improper backpack use can cause injury, especially to children with young, growing muscles and joints. Injury can occur when a child, in trying to adapt to a heavy load, uses harmful postures such as arching the back, leaning forward or, if only one strap is used, leaning to one side. According to physical 6

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therapists, these postural adaptations can cause spinal compression and/or improper alignment, and may hamper the proper functioning of the disks between the vertebrae that provide a shock absorption. A too-heavy load also causes muscles and soft tissues of the back to work harder, leading to strain and fatigue. This leaves the back more vulnerable to injury. A heavy load may also cause stress or compression to the shoulders and arms. When nerves are compressed, the child may experience tingling or numbness in the arms. What to look for in a backpack: Physical therapists recommend the following features when selecting a backpack: • A padded back to reduce pressure on the back and prevent the pack’s contents from digging into the child’s back • A waist belt to help distribute some of the load to the pelvis • Compression straps on the sides or bottom of the backpack that, when tightened, compress the contents of the backpack and stabilize the articles • Reflective material so that the child is visible to drivers at night The results:Worn correctly and not overloaded, a backpack is supported by some of the strongest muscles in the body: the back and abdominal muscles. These muscle groups work together to stabilize the trunk and hold the body in proper postural alignment. For more information on backpack safety, visit the American Physical Therapy Association at www.apta. org.

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BERMUDA GRASS SURVIVAL TIPS

Most of us in FC3 have Bermuda grass - a highly resilient but somewhat tricky grass to maintain, especially in the earlier stages of its lifecycle. In order to prevent those nasty winter weeds that we can end up spending all spring dealing with, here are a few preventative tips to use to get a jump on fall maintenance. SEPTEMBER THROUGH NOVEMBER Mowing: Bermuda grass should be mowed every 5 to 7 days and less often when the lawn is drought stressed. Fertilizing: Apply no more than 0.5 pound of nitrogen per thousand square feet in September or four to six weeks before the first expected frost. Apply lime during these months if recommended by soil tests. Watering: Dormant Bermuda grass may still need to be watered periodically when dry, windy conditions occur for an extended period. Additionally, newly planted sod should be watered during this period to prevent desiccation. Disease Control: Some diseases such as spring dead spot are active in the fall despite the fact that no symptoms are visible. If your lawn has a history of spring dead spot, fall applications of fungicides may be beneficial. Weed Control: Apply pre-emergence or post-emergence herbicides as needed to control winter annual and perennial broadleaf weeds such as chickweed and henbit. Pre-emergence herbicides do not control existing perennial weeds. Apply postemergence herbicides only when weeds are present. Do not apply herbicides designed to control annual bluegrass if the lawn is to be over-seeded with ryegrass. Following a regular maintenance schedule will help your lawn to stay greener and more enjoyable longer into the fall! Happy Gardening!

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