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WEXFORD WIREWexford Conservancy Homeowners Association
M O N T H L Y N E W S L E T T E R
w h a t y o u n e e d t o k n o w
I tems of Interest in the local area
CHRISTMAS
Pet Pics with Santa
Dec 3, 2011; 11:00 am; $8 for 1 pic, $12 for 2
Bring your pets to Veterans Memorial Regional Park to meet and have their picture taken with Santa! You’ll receive a holiday picture mount and/or a keepsake ornament of your pet. Bring your pet’s shot records with you to register for the
event.
Gar-Field Holiday Craft Show
Dec 10, 2011; 9:00 am - 3:00 pm; Free
More than 125 artisans are offering a variety of quality handcrafted items in-cludes candles, jewelry, soaps, paint-ings, photography, wood items, decora-tions, candy, quilts and more! Proceeds go to support orches-tra programs and scholarships.
Inova Blood Drive
Dec 20, 2011; 1:30 pm
Give the gift of life this holiday season. Sentara Potomac Hospital holds a blood drive provided by Inova every third Tues-day of every other month. The drive is held in the Hylton Education Center, Garden Level. Appointments are avail-able every 15 minutes.
Upcoming Events
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Give the Gift of Your Time this Holiday Season
uring the holiday season we often take pleasure in the many blessings present in our lives. The warmth of shelter,
the comfort of favorite foods, the bond between family and friends, the secu-rity of our jobs, and the companionship of our pets enrich our lives. Of course, not everyone’s experiences are as joy-ful or abundant. Here are some ideas on how you can share the spirit of giv-ing in our local community: A.C.T.SA.C.T.S offers emergency assistance programs, transitional living, “Turning Points” (a domestic violence program), a 24 hour help-line, as well as a thrift store that collects/sells items at rea-sonable prices. There are a variety of ways to volunteer at this comprehen-sive community organization. www.actspwc.orgCompassion HouseChrist Chapel’s Compassion House is a food outreach program that distrib-
utes food to those in need on a weekly basis. Donations can be brought to the church M-F from 10am-4pm. For a list of needed items, visit www.christchapel.org/food_pantryPrince William SPCAAn all-volunteer organization dedicated to protecting domestic animals from cruelty, neglect and abandonment. Multiple opportunities exist for both adult and youth animal lovers to con-tribute their time and talent in support of the PWSPCA mission. www.pwspca.orgSERVEVolunteers are needed to serve as children’s activity specialists who lead shelter children in recreational and educational activities (such as board games, crafts, story time, etc). www.nvfs.org
- Traci Cosio, Editor
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2011 Year in Review JANUARYRep. Gabrielle Giffords Among 17 Shot in Assassina-tion Attempt: Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Gif-fords was shot in an assassination attempt in Ari-zona. A gunman opened fire on the congress-woman's con-
stituent meeting, killing six people. Jared Lee Loughner was charged with five federal counts for the Arizona shooting spree, in-cluding attempted assassination of a mem-ber of Congress.
FEBRUARY Teachers & State Employees Pro-test: Wisconsin governor Scott Walker put forward a plan to cut the bargaining rights and benefits of public workers. State employees and teachers staged protests in Madi-son. Democratic
senators fled to halt action in the state Senate.
MARCH National Foot-ball League Shuts Down: NFL owners and players couldn’t agree to terms of a new collective bargaining agreement, even after an exten-sion and 16 ses-sions with a fed-eral mediator. Owners an-nounced they were locking out the players. Players filed an antitrust suit against the NFL, with quarterbacks Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, and Drew Brees among the plaintiffs.
APRILPossible Shutdown of Federal Gov-ernment: The partisan debate over spend-ing cuts pushed the federal budget agree-ment to its deadline. With less than two hours to spare, an agreement on the federal budget was made, narrowly avoiding a gov-ernment shutdown.
MAY Osama bin Laden Killed: Osama bin Laden was killed in a firefight with CIA paramilitaries and Navy SEAL Team Six, then quickly buried at sea. Long believed to be hiding in caves, bin Laden was tracked down to a hideout near a Pakistani military academy.
JUNERep. Giffords Released from Hospital: Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords was released from the hospital after being shot point-blank in the head on January 8. Gif-fords had to relearn how to walk and talk in a Houston rehabilitation hospital.. Her discharge from the hospital is a major milestone in her recovery
JULYCasey Anthony Found Not Guilty of Murder: After almost six weeks of testimony, a jury of five men and seven women found Casey Anthony not guilty of killing her daugh-ter, Caylee Marie who was last seen with her mother on
June 16, 2008. The verdict ended a case that captivated the nation for three years. The jury found Anthony guilty of the lesser charges of providing false information to law enforcement officers.
AUGUSTStandard & Poor's Lowers the U.S. Credit Rating: For the first time in his-tory, the U.S. had its credit rating lowered. Credit agency Stan-dard & Poor's lowered the nation's credit rating from the top grade of AAA to AA+, removing the U.S. from its list of risk-free borrowers.
SEPTEM-BERAmericans Mark 10th Anniversary of 9/11 At-tacks: Family members at the World Trade Center in New York, the Pen-tagon in Wash-ington, D.C., and the field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, paused to re-member the lives lost on September 11, 2001. For the first time they saw the etched names of their loved ones on the just-finished memorial in lower Manhattan.
OCTOBERNew Memorial: The Martin Luther King, Jr. monument was dedicated on October 16th. The only non-presidential monument to be featured along the Mall, the 30-foot-tall statue of King is complete with gran-
ite walls engraved with 14 of his quotations.
Death of Apple Visionary: One of the most revolutionary men of modern times, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs passed away from complications related to his long battle with pancre-atic cancer. Jobs’ creative genius gave
us the iPod, iPhone, and iPad and secured Apple’s spot as a tech powerhouse.
NOVEMBERDoctor Found Guilty in Mi-chael Jackson Trial: A California jury found Dr. Conrad Murray guilty of involuntary man-slaughter in the sudden death of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. Murray served as Jackson’s personal physician as Jackson prepared for his comeback concerts. Ac-cording to testimony, Murray was giving Jackson surgical anesthetic propofol to help the pop icon sleep nearly every night for the last two months of his life.
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KIDZ KORNER: CHRISTMAS GIFT BOXThings you’ll need:- popsicle sticks- laces- box cutter- paint- glue
STEP 1: Lay out 11 pop-sicle sticks side by side and trim off the curved ends using the box cutter. Get your parents to help you with this part!
STEP 2: Line them up next to each other and lay two sticks horizontally on the top and bot-tom of the lined up craft sticks and use glue to hold the hori-zontal sticks down. Let it dry until the sticks are glued to-gether. Make 4 of these for the four sides of your box.
STEP 3: Glue each corner to form a box.
STEP 4: Put a popsicle stick along the bottom of the box to help support the base.
STEP5: Lay out popsicle sticks to form a base. Glue it down and let it dry.
STEP 6: Make a top for the box.
STEP 7: Paint the panels any color you like.
STEP 8: Add some details using glitter, paper cut outs, but-tons, ribbon etc. Use laces to trim the edges. Use laces or ribbon to form a loop and glue it on the lid to create a handle.
Fill the box with cool stuff and your Christmas present is ready to go!
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RECIPES FOR CHRISTMAS COOKIESPeanut Butter Kiss CookiesIngredients:1/2 cup peanut butter1/2 cup margarine1/2 cup granulated sugar1/2 cup light/dark brown sugar1 tsp vanilla1 egg1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour1 tsp baking soda1/2 tsp salt1/4 cup granulated sugar3 dozen chocolate kissesDirections:Beat margarine, peanut bu/er, and ½ granulated and brown sugars un6l creamy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, s6r together flour, baking soda, and salt; gradually add and blend into the creamy mixture. Place the ¼ cup of granulated sugar in a small bowl. Roll dough into 1’’ balls and roll in sugar to coat. Place balls 2’’ apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes. Remove cookies from oven, quickly top each with a kiss. Press down firmly. Bake for 3-‐5 minutes or un6l lightly browned.
Turtle BarsIngredients:1 pkg caramels1/2 cup evaporated milk1 pkg German chocolate cake mix3/4 cup margarine1 cup chopped pecans1/3 cup evaporated milk1 cup chocolate chips
Directions:Melt caramels and 1/2c, evaporated milk in a double boiler (or microwave). Mix the cake mix, margarine, pe-‐cans, and 1/3c. evaporated milk (similar to what you would do for a pie crust). Put ½ of the mixture into a 13’’x9’’ greased baking pan. Bake in a 350 oven for 6-‐8 minutes. Allow the mix to cool before spreading the chocolate chips and caramel mixture on top. Crumble the remaining dough over the top of the dessert and bake in 350 oven for 20 minutes. When cooled, cut into squares and serve!
Cranberry White Choco-late ChipIngredients:1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour1 tsp baking powder1 cup margarine1 1/5 cups brown sugar1/2 cup granulated sugar2 large eggs1 tsp vanilla3 cups old-fashioned oats1 c dried, sweetened cranberries1 cup white chocolate chipsDirections:Preheat oven to 350. Combine flour and baking powder and set aside. In a mixing bowl, beat margarine and sug-‐ars un6l fluffy. Mix eggs and vanilla un6l well blended. Next add the flour mixture and mix un6l just combined. S6r in oats, cranberries, and white chocolate chips to the mix. Drop cookie dough by the rounded tablespoon onto a cookie sheet and bake for 12-‐14 minutes. The edges will be a light brown and the centers s6ll so`.
Pumpkin BarsIngredients:1 stick margarine1 cup brown sugar1 cup flour1/2 tsp baking powder1/2 tsp baking soda1/4 tsp salt1 cup prepared pumpkin1 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp ginger, 1/4 tsp nutmeg, 1/4 tsp allspice, 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice2 eggs1 tsp vanillaDirections:Combine all ingredients and beat un6l well mixed. Grease and flour a 9x13 cake pan. Spread the mixture evenly over the bo/om of the pan. Bake at 350 for 20-‐25 minutes. Cut into squares un6l slightly cooled. Bars may be frosted before they are cut. Topping:3 oz cream cheese1 tsp vanilla1 stick margarine2 cups sifted powdered sugarDirections:Cream the cheese and margarine, then add vanilla. Add sugar gradually and mix un6l smooth. Spread on cooled Pumpkin Bars and then cut to serve.
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T ... Find out what it means to Me!
WEXFORD CONSERVANCYc/o RH1 Management, LLC18139 Triangle Shopping PlazaSuite 216Dumfries, VA 22026
FOR PAYMENTS (with coupon)Wexford ConservancyC/O RH1 ManagementP.O. Box 60098Phoenix, AZ 85082-0098
CONTACT NUMBERS:Office: (703) 221-5405Fax: (703) 221-1689
WEBSITE:http://wexfordpwc.org
COMMUNITY MANAGERS:Val Reynoldsval@rh1management.com Demetra Randolphrandolphd@rh1management.com
Mail ing Address
Contact usBOARD OF TRUSTEES
Jon Williams - PresidentJason Salley - Vice PresidentJoe Buckley - TreasurerRonna Parish - SecretaryAndrew Okolo - Member at LargeKameshia Pate - Member at LargeBrendan McCann - Member at Large
Contact your board members at: eboard@wexfordpwc.org
GET THE NEWSLETTER
✦ Join the email distribution list at wexfordwire@gmail.com. Send us an email with your name and address.
✦ Visit the Wexford homepage at wexfordpwc.org.
✦ Get a hard copy mailed to your U.S. Postal Service address. Keep in mind, you will only receive a newsletter once a quarter with this option so you might miss out on cool stuff !
NEWSLETTEREDITORS
Jini Ryan & Traci Cosiowexfordwire@gmail.com
Wexford could use a li/le visit from Aretha right about now. It seems as though some of our community members are forgebng some of the basics when it comes to being neigh-‐borly.
While what you do with/on your prop-‐erty is your business, living in close proximity to others warrants a certain level of respect.
Here are some of the top un-‐neighborly be-‐haviors no6ced by our residents…
Li;er: Nobody likes a li/erbug! Well, except maybe the rodents we’re trying to prevent. Snack wrappers, soda/water bo/les abound (par6cularly near the playgrounds) and do not create an image of a community that cares. There are trash cans located near the common areas in our community for your convenience, or of course take it with you rather than leaving it behind.
Destroying Landscape: A large por6on of our community budget/dues each year is used to maintain the common areas (plants, shrubs,
trees, etc) in our community, not to men6on individual homeowner’s expense. Trampling and riding through landscaping causes visual and structural damages that are costly to re-‐pair. Sidewalks are there for good reason; please encourage your family members to use them opposed to cubng through others’ yards or common area landscaping.
Una;ended Children: Ignorance is not bliss! Parents, please be aware of your children’s comings and goings. Loitering on other peo-‐ple’s property, playing ball around other resi-‐dent’s cars, and leaving scooter/bikes lying about do not show respect to your neighbors. As adults, we have a be/er understanding of these behaviors, and it is up to us to ins6ll re-‐spect in our children.
‘Tis the season to be a respeceul neighbor! Please help keep our community clean and our property values up. With mutual respect, we can make our neighborhood desirable for pro-‐spec6ve buyers as well for the residents who call Wexford home.
- Adrianne Turbok, Resident & Traci Cosio, Editor
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