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September 2009

Welcome to The Mountain Lodge Messenger Official Newsletter of the Mountain Lodge Homeowners Association The Mountain Lodge Messenger is a monthly newsletter mailed to all Mountain Lodge residents. Each newsletter will be filled with valuable information about the community, local area activities, school information and more. If you are involved with a school group, play group, scouts, sports activity, social group, etc. and would like to submit an article for the newsletter you can do so online at www.PEELinc.com or you can email it [email protected]. Personal news for the Stork Report, Teenage Job Seekers, special celebrations, birthday announcements and military service are also welcome.

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Volume 1, Issue 1

Letter from the President

Welcome to our new newsletter format! Peel, Inc. will be managing our newsletters going forward at no cost to the HOA. Katy Clark will continue to be our communications chair and help with the content of the newsletters. Thanks to all who took the time to attend our HOA Town Hall meeting last month – congratulations to our winners of the $50 gift cards! I hope you found it informative and hope that the board was able to answer any questions you may have had about what is going on in and around Mountain Lodge. The minutes from the meeting are posted on our resident portal at www.realmanage.com. If you’ve lost your sign in to the RealManage portal please contact them at 1-866-4RealService. Pape Dawson Engineering joined us at the meeting to deliver the results of their traffic study. Through the results of the first study we’ve identified several areas that will benefit from speed humps. Additional studies will be performed on other areas of the neighborhood for additional humps. The board is looking at our financing options for these speed humps and we’ll be sharing our decision with you at our next Town Hall meeting in November. Another change coming for Mountain Lodge will be a complete upgrade of the technology that runs our gates. This will include upgraded call boxes and an end to our current code system. We’ll be moving to a remote control only entry with all visitors having to call from the call box. Details will follow in the upcoming months but we believe this will eliminate many of our unwanted “guests” who have stumbled on a Mountain Lodge code. As far as improving our safety, next year the board will be discussing installing cameras at both the gates and the pool areas. We are beginning a formal neighborhood COPS program. If you are interested in participating please contact our Safety Chair, Josh Morris, at [email protected]. Joe Cochran, our long term Maintenance Chair who has been an invaluable asset to this community, has decided to take some well deserved rest and enjoy his retirement. So, we are looking for a new Maintenance Chair. This person would be the liaison between the community and RealManage regarding anything needing to be repaired around the property. If you are interested please contact me at [email protected]. I want to take a moment to thank you all for helping to keep the pools an enjoyable place to spend some time during this long, hot summer. We’ve had a few incidents but (Continued on Page 3)

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mountain lodge Mountain lodge HOA executive Board HOA President David Heidenrich.................... [email protected] HOA Treasurer John Fike.......................................................patfike@aol.com Safety Committee John Morris, Chair.............................. [email protected] ACC-New Construction Committee Jan Emerick, [email protected] ACC Committee Allen Mead............................................ [email protected] Social Committee Kristen MacFarland, Chair.................... [email protected] Communication Committee Katy Clark, Chair................................. [email protected] Maintenance Committee ............................................................................... VACANT Pool Committee Sherry Borzych, [email protected]

What’s at Stake?

The Health of Your Trees Most of us have trees in our front yards that were provided by our home builders. Did you know that the stakes supporting these trees need to be removed within the first year? This is because stakes provide artificial support that replaces a supportive trunk and root system. Movement of the trunk helps strengthen the tree by thickening it and giving it taper from bottom to top. Trunk movement also stimulates root growth. The artificial support from the stakes leaves tree trunks weak and their root systems less developed. Bottom line - all staking material needs to be removed after roots have established. This can be as early as a few months, but should be no longer than one growing season.

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article info The Mountain Lodge Messenger is mailed monthly to all Mountain Lodge residents. Residents, community groups, churches, etc. are welcome to include information about their organizations in the newsletter. Personal news for the Stork Report, Teenage Job Seekers, recipes, special celebrations, and birthday announcements are also welcome. To submit an article for the Mountain Lodge Messenger please email it to [email protected]. The deadline is the 20th of the month prior to the issue.

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mountain lodge Letter from the President (Continued from Cover Page) considering the amount of people who use the pools I’m really happy with the way this pool season has gone. We plan on keeping the pools open through September. Thanks again for continuing to work together to make Mountain Lodge a great place to live! Warm regards, David Heidenrich ML HOA President

Social Committee Update We kicked the summer off with a family pool party in June and had a great time with pizza, DJ and swimming. We ended the summer with an adult social get together where fun was had by all. Both of these events will be planned again for next year. Here is what the is coming up for the rest of the year….hope to see you there!! Mountain Lodge Community Fall Garage Sale Lets Clean out those closets! The HOA will be sponsoring a garage sale on Saturday, September 19th from 9-3. All homeowners are welcome to participate - no sign-up or permits are needed. The HOA will put an ad in the paper and put out the large banners to attract customers. All the gates will be open for the garage sale. National Night Out – Texas Style Mountain Lodge will be participating in the National Night Out event on Tuesday, October 6th. We will be hosting an ice cream social at 7pm at the Misty Peak Pool Pavilion. In support of National Night Out, we are asking residents to turn on their porch light the evening of October 6th and leaving it on all night

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Halloween Party The streets of Mountain Lodge will be haunted this Halloween for our 2nd annual Family Halloween party. It will be held on Friday, October 30th at the Seven Winds Pool Pavilion at 6:30pm. We will have food, games and prizes. All are welcome to come in a costume. If you have any questions or comments or would like to volunteer, please email Kristen at [email protected].

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Texas Events - September 1-27—SAN ANTONIO: Playing with Time Learn about the unseen world of natural change and the limitations of human perception. Witte Museum. www.wittemuseum.org 210/357-1910 South Texas Plains 1-30—SAN ANTONIO: Fotoseptiembre USA This international photography festival is a unique, eclectic celebration of the photographic arts. www.safotofestival.com South Texas Plains 1-Dec. 6—SAN ANTONIO: Fall Art Festivals Sample the rich cultural life of this colorful city. www.fallartfestivals.com South Texas Plains 4-5, 12, 19, 26—NEW BRAUNFELS: Canyon Trail Chuck Wagon Supper & Cowboy Music Show One-hour show is complete with yodeling, comedy and pickin’. 1201 FM 2722. www. canyontrailchuckwagon.com 888/408-7245 or 830/626-8200 Hill Country 5-Dec. 7—SAN ANTONIO: Big Bugs Exhibit Alters viewers’ perceptions and magnifies the role of insects as nature’s “hidden gardeners.” Includes interactive programs for children and families. San Antonio Botanical Garden. www.sabot.org 210/207-3255 South Texas Plains 10-13, 17-20, 24-26—KERRVILLE: Schoolhouse Rock Live! — A Playhouse 2000 Production The Saturday morning cartoon series is turned into an energetic, educational musical. Cailloux Theater. www.caillouxtheater.com 830/896-9393 Hill Country 16—SAN ANTONIO: Diez y Seis Includes a street parade, gala and several events at Market Square. www.marketsquaresa.com 210/207-8600 South Texas Plains 17—NEW BRAUNFELS: New Odyssey Features dynamic musical arrangements, comedy, musical novelty and more. 290 W. San Antonio. www.brauntex.org 830/627-0808 Hill Country 17-Nov. 8—SAN ANTONIO: Abelardo Morell: Liminal Universe Photographer exhibits selected works. Navarro Campus, Southwest School of Art & Craft. www.swschool.org 210/224-1848 South Texas Plains 17-Nov. 8—SAN ANTONIO: Cynthia Jones Miller: Solo Exhibition San Antonio native and printmaker exhibits new works. Ursuline Campus, Southwest School of Art & Craft. www.swschool.org 210/224-1848 South Texas Plains 19-20—SAN ANTONIO: Jazz’SAlive Features some of the nation’s top jazz entertainers, along with regional and local talent. Travis Park.

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www.saparksfoundation.org 210/212-8423 South Texas Plains 19-Oct. 24—KERRVILLE: HCAF National Exhibition Competition and exhibition of works juried by Jack Ramsey. Hill Country Arts Foundation. www.hcaf.com 830/367-5121 Hill Country 24-25—KERRVILLE: Silver Stars & Six Guns Includes golf tournament, gala dinner, entertainment, Texas Ranger memorabilia and more. Inn of the Hills Resort. 830/895-2262 Hill Country 24-Oct. 18—KERRVILLE: Guadalupe Watercolor Group Show & Sale Kerr Arts & Cultural Center, 228 Earl Garrett. www. kacckerrville.com 830/895-2911 Hill Country 25—HONDO: Cruisin’ God’s Country This is a car rally. Downtown Hondo, 18th Street. www.hondochamber.com 830/426-3037 Hill Country 25—KERRVILLE: Texas Heritage Living History Weekend Showcases Native American storytellers and dancers, cowboy poets, humorists, storytellers, Texas singer/songwriters, chuck wagons and more. Schreiner University. www.texasheritagemusic. org 830/792-1945 Hill Country 26—BOERNE: Family Birding Day Check out the Visitor Center bird feeders, look for birds along Cibolo Nature Center trails and talk about the fall migration. Cibolo Nature Center Pavilion. www. cibolo.org 830/230-5551 or 210/710-3981 Hill Country 26—BOERNE: Tour of Yards Homeowner or a local expert will be available at each yard to answer questions. Pick up directions from the Cibolo Nature Center. 830/249-4616 Hill Country 26—KERRVILLE: Kerr Market Day More than 75 vendors offer arts & crafts, native plants and more. Kerr County Courthouse Grounds. www.kerrmarketdays.org 830/895-7962 Hill Country 26—SAN ANTONIO: Gardens by Moonlight San Antonio Botanical Garden. www.sabot.org 210/829-5100 South Texas Plains 26—SEGUIN: Main Street Trade Days Features antiques, collectibles and homemade arts & crafts. Downtown Seguin. 830/401-5000 or 800/580-7322 Prairies and Lakes Texas Events has been published with the permission of the Texas Department of Transportation. All events are taken in part from the Texas Events Calendar. All dates for events were correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

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Daytripping With Dave A really nice day trip enjoyable by adults and children is right in our backyard. The Natural Bridge Caverns and Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch are located just 20 minutes north of Mountain Lodge. They both are family oriented attractions that receive visitors from all over the world. You can do all of this in one full day or split it into two separate trips depending on your schedule. Natural Bridge Caverns is the largest cavern in Texas and attracts more than 250,000 visitors a year. It has been named in the National Register of Historic Places and USA Today named it one of America’s “10 great places to get nature on film”. A guided walking tour takes about 75 minutes, however visitors are allowed to proceed at their own pace if they prefer. Cameras are allowed and comfortable walking shoes are recommended. The tour is not suitable for strollers or children that need to be carried. There are also a gift shop, snack bar and picnic grounds available. Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch covers 400 acres and is a driving tour of 4 miles on paved Hill Country roads. There are over 500 animals representing 40 species of native, exotic, and endangered wildlife. This is a great photo experience as many of the animals will come right up to your car. This tour is definitely at your own pace and can take from one to several hours depending on your interest. The Wildlife Ranch also has a learning center, gift shop, a petting zoo and the Safari Camp Grill where you can get sandwiches and sodas. Directions – take Hwy 281 north 5 ½ miles to Hwy 1863 exit. Take 1863 to the right (east) and go 8 ½ miles to 4-way stop at Hwy 3009. Take Hwy 3009 to right and go 2 miles to the Natural Bridge Caverns/ Wildlife Ranch entrance on the right. Log on to the respective sites for much more detailed info and to check schedules & ticket pricing. Although these two attractions are located next to each other they do have separate entry fees. Natural Bridge Caverns – http://www.naturalbridgecaverns.com/ Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch - http://wildliferanchtexas.com/

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