In June of 2001, Tropical Storm Allison wreaked havoc on Houston, including the flooding of many residences within Sections 5 and 6. Following the event, Tropical Storm Allison Recovery Program (TSARP) was initiated by FEMA to update the Federal Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) based on extensive surveying and modeling of all of the watersheds in Harris County, including White Oak Bayou (W-100).

As part of this program, owners of flooded homes were approached by the Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) and offered a “buy out” where the homes were purchased and subsequently demolished. Seven lots in Section 5 and five lots in Section 6 were bought out. Subsequently HCFCD approached adjacent owners to take over the shared maintenance of these lots, with only three lots in Section 5 taking this option.

Over these years, there has been minimal maintenance of these lots with periodic mowing and occasional removal of dead trees. During the springtime, weeds typically reach two feet, or taller,

on the lots on Shelterwood. Where trees have been removed exposed stumps can been seen. Citrus fruit from the trees on these lots fall to the ground and rot. Heavy trash is often times anonymously placed on the lots a week or two before heavy trash pickup. Lots that back West 11th Street on Pineshade have wooden fences that are in disrepair and have vegetation that blocks the sidewalks. The City of Houston routinely places violation notices at these lots. More than a year ago, a vehicle knocked out the power to Section 5 when it took out an electrical pole and chain link fence at the southeast corner of West 11th Street. A request was made to HCFCD to repair the damages, but no action has taken place to-date.

There has been discussion among neighbors of whether the buyout program was effective and whether these lots should be sold so that houses may be built, the lots be properly maintained and the properties returned to the tax base. Other ideas were to have them adopted as “pocket parks” by Harris County or the City of Houston.

General Meeting

Tue, Nov. 10 7:00 PM

Sinclair Elementary School Cafeteria

Guest Speakers from Harris Co. Precinct 4

Discussion will include neighborhood FEMA lots, owning flood plain property, Harris Co services & more

HPD Q&A

Director & Officer Elections

Committee Reports

come early: pizza and social time at 6:30 PM

door prizes:$25 gift certificates from AJ’s

Urban Petals

NOVEMBER 2015 TIMBERGROVE MANOR CIVIC CLUB ○ PO BOX 70977 ○ HOUSTON, TX 77270-0977 WWW.TIMBERGROVE.ORG

Time is running out to support private security patrols of Timbergrove Manor for the holidays

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Leash Law ReminderAll pets visiting West 11th Street Park and Jaycee Park are required to be kept on a leash at all times. Please leash and clean up after your pet!

FEMA Lots in Timbergrove

FEMA Lots – Owner Listed as HCFC by Harris County Appraisal District

6023Woodbrook Ln.

Shelterwood Dr.

Hurst St.

Queenswood Ln.

10311030

6126

61146130

6203

6114

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Elizabeth Stinsman

Elizabeth Stinsman has worked in Precinct 4 Commissioner R. Jack Cagle’s Community Assistance Department for the last year and a half. The Department is a vital resource to all residents in Precinct 4 through outreach to neighborhood organizations and collecting resident requests for maintenance, repairs of local infrastructure, and as a liaison to other offices on behalf of constituents.  Elizabeth is a native Houstonian who grew up in the Jersey Village area and currently lives in

Spring Branch with her husband and their yellow lab. She has extensive experience in community networking and customer relations with residents of the Greater Houston Area.    In her free time she stays busy volunteering with a local non-profit mentoring at-risk youth within her community, serving in her church, and cheering on her favorite Houston sports teams.

Gary Bezemek

Gar y Bezemek i s a P rec inc t Coordinator for the Harris County Flood Control District.  Mr. Bezemek has been with the Flood Control District since April 2004, and is a professional engineer licensed to practice engineering in the state of Texas. In his current capacity, Mr. Bezemek is the liaison between Precinct 4 and the Flood Control District. Prior to assuming the Precinct Coordinator roll, Mr. Bezemek was the program manager for the Flood Control District’s Watershed Master Plan Studies program. Prior to coming to the District, Mr. Bezemek worked for more than 9 years in the private sector as a consulting engineer for two local Harris County engineering firms. 

Mr. Bezemek holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree from the University of Texas and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering degree from Stanford University.

Meet the Speakers: Harris Co. Precinct 4

by William Morfey, TMCC PresidentIn the last issue of the Timbergram,

I reported on the status of TMCC’s opposition to the SouthWaste Services (“SouthWaste”) permit amendment application that is pending with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”). Due to SouthWaste’s track record of causing nuisance odors in the surrounding area, as well as other nuisance-type activities, TMCC is on record a s oppos ing the per mi t amendment application, which (if granted) would allow SouthWaste to process a much larger volume of materials.

Part of my last report described l e t t e r s t h a t H o u s t o n C i t y Councilmembers Cohen and Costello were writing to TCEQ, voicing their opinion that no expansion permit should be granted until SouthWaste first demonstrates that it can operate without causing nuisance odors for at least six months. In that regard, SouthWaste has already received approval from TCEQ to install odor control equipment but reportedly has not yet received local building permits. Thus, the odor control equipment is not yet operational.

Councilmember Costello’s office shared the response he received from Mr. Earl Lott, Director of TCEQ’s Waste

Permits Division. Because the letter was short, I will quote the single paragraph that provided the substance of the response:

“As you have correctly noted, SouthWaste sought, and has been granted, approval to construct and operate odor control equipment at the Hurst Street facility. We anticipate that the odor control equipment will be in operation for at least six months prior to any resolution of the permit amendment application. This should provide opportunities to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the odor control equipment.”

In this writer’s opinion, Mr. Lott’s letter is very carefully worded so as make it look like TCEQ isn’t saying “no” to the request, even though it almost certainly the case that TCEQ will not do what was requested. At the very least, this response calls into question what will happen if the odor equipment is not in operation for at least six months prior to a decision on the permit amendment application and/or there has not been an opportunity to monitor and evaluate its effectiveness. And who is supposed to do any monitoring or evaluating? And most importantly, what happens if an evaluation shows that the odor control equipment is not effective? TCEQ has made no commitment to withhold the e x p a n s i o n p e r m i t u n d e r t h a t circumstance!

I certainly hope that my pessimism proves to be misplaced. However, if anyone shares my pessimism, I can only recommend continued vigilance and reporting of nuisance conditions as we did in the last Timbergram.

Report! Report! Record! Each time a nuisance condition is

detected from SouthWaste, it should be reported to both TCEQ and the City of Houston, and should also be recorded in your personal Odor Log as follows:

1. REPORT to Texas Commission on Environmental Quality - Houston Regional Complaint CenterCall 713-767-3641 or;File online: http://www2.tceq.texas.gov/oce/complaints/index.cfm

2. REPORT to City of Houston - Health and Human Services Dept., Bureau of Pollution Control and Prevention Use the 311 Smartphone App or; Call 311 during normal business hours (832-393-5730 after hours) or;File online: http://www.houstontx.gov/h e a l t h / E n v i r o n m e n t a l /bpcp_complaints.html

3. RECORD in your Odor Log TCEQ provides an Odor Log form at www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/compliance/odor-log-public.pdf or; Create your own log noting date, time, duration, wind direction, temperature and your location.

Please copy TMCC with your written communications, or forward y o u r O d o r L o g d a t a , t o southwastecomplaint@timbergrove.org  so that TMCC can keep a master record of everything, for later use, as necessary.

Although this process is tedious, it is important. It gives this i s s u e m a x i m u m e x p o s u r e a n d documentation. Thanks for your help!

Continuing Update on TMCC’s Opposition to SouthWaste Permit

Speak out! Sign the petition to stop SouthWaste’s

expansion at timbergrove.org/southwaste

Please support Sinclair Elementary School’s annual Thanksgiving Food Drive by bringing either a family-sized can of vegetables or a box of

stuffing mix or instant potatoes to the November TMCC general meeting.

SN 14 will meet December 9, 2015 from 6:00 – 7:45 p.m. at Heights Library, 1302 Heights Blvd., 77008. Meetings are bi-monthly. 2016 meeting dates are: Feb. 10; April 13; June 8; Aug. 10; Oct. 12; Dec. 14. Agenda topics are Crime & Safety, Parks & Beautification, and Infrastructure.

Elections were held at the October 14 meeting. The Executive Council officers are: Chris Ochterbeck, President; Pam Spayde, Vice President; Pete Davies, Recording Secretary; Vicky Putnam, T r e a s u r e r . T h e p o s i t i o n o f Correspondence Secretary is open. Interested parties are invited to review bylaws which are located at snc-14.org and email HoustonSN14@gmail.com to find out more.

Yard of the MonthTo win Yard of the Month you must be a current dues-paying TMCC member and cannot have won a YOTM award within the past year.  Congratulations to the following neighbors for their attractive, well-groomed yards!

 July

6334 Grovewood – Billie Nowak 2210 Haverhill – Adrienne Thorp & Tracy Walker 1318 Seaspray – Joe Tusa6226 Hurst – Agnes & Davey Eldridge

 August

6303 Wister – Fran MacFerran 2223 Droxford – Kaylan Tanuku6507 Kury – Jeanette & Howard Moon 6231 Queenswood – Stephen Ford & John Kovach

September

6734 Cindy Ln. – Christine & Vernon Hegwood 6231 Queenswood – Stephen Ford & John Kovach 6211 Lindyann – Lisa Weaver & Gina Abbott2214 Tannehill – Ryan Derong

 October

6735 Kury – Zac Hewett931 Shirkmere – Anne & Lawrence Bell6331 Wynnwood – Ami & Chris May 2218 Haverhill – Cynda & Stephen Lewis

by Lorraine Cherry, Friends of West 11th Street Park

Although it’s the forests of New England that are famous for their brilliant show of color in the fall, we can frequently see a subtler version of that color right here in West 11th Street Park. Why do leaves turn colors before they drop from the trees? Why do some leaves turn yellow, some red, some just brown?

In many parts of the country, the weather gets too cold for most plants to photosynthesize, so they go dormant, dropping their leaves to save energy. As unneeded green chlorophyll is broken

down, other pigments that were there all along, but in lower concentrations, can now shine through. So we can now see the yellow in the leaves of elms and ashes, and red, yellow, and orange in sweet gums. Another native species whose leaves turn bright colors is the sassafras. [There are several growing along the bayou side of the walking trail in Timbergrove Park (along T.C. Jester north of 11th).]

As you walk through the park or around the neighborhood this fall, look for some colorful trees and see if you can identify them. Here are some easy ones to recognize:

Update from West 11th Street Park

If you and your family would like to learn more about what you can see out in West 11th Street Park, visit our newly updated website west11thstreetpark.org and click on “What’s Alive in the Park.” Robert Delgado, long-time board member with Friends of West 11th Street Park, spent a big chunk of his free time last spring researching and rewriting this section. Now you can find all kinds of authoritative information and pictures describing the bees, birds, butterflies, damselflies, and dragonflies that you are likely to see out in the park. Many thanks to Robert for all of his hard work on the park website!

If you love West 11th Street Park, if you walk the trails, if you enjoy the gardens, if you and your kids like learning about nature on the nature tour, it’s easier than ever to help support the park! You can donate on l ine by go ing to www.west11thstreetpark.org and clicking

on the “Donate to West 11th Street Park” link on the home page. Friends of West 11th Street Park is a 501(c)(3) corporation so your donations are tax deductible.

Please remember that it is against the law to have your dogs off-leash at West 11th Street Park. It is illegal because it is a potential safety issue for people with small dogs or children, for older people, for people with balance or mobility issues, and for the leashed dogs (regardless of size) of other people using the park.

P l e a s e obey the law and extend c o m m o n courtesy to y o u r ne ighbor s. Keep your dogs on a leash.

SN 14 Meeting Dates & Election of Officers

American Elm Sweet Gum Sassafras

TMCC Volunteer Appreciation Dinnerby Tim Louque, Activities Committee

The annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner is our way of saying thank you to our neighborhood’s many incredibly generous volunteers. Timbergrove residents give their time for many of the activities and programs that we have all come to count on – our block captains, the Citizens on Patrol program, Timbergrove Manor sponsored event volunteers, the beautification committee, our neighborhood parks volunteers, the various committee chairmen and committee members along with our Civic Club Board of directors.

This year’s dinner was held at Spaghetti Western – The Sequel on 18th Street. Honorees in attendance had their choice of one of four entrees along with bread sticks a salad and dessert along with their favorite soda or iced tea.

Along with tickets pulled to award door prizes, centerpieces were given to everyone else so that no one went home empty handed. With laughter a b o u n d i n g, v i s i t i n g a n d g r e a t conversation, new friendships begun, it was a terrific event with almost forty people in attendance!

I f you ever thought about volunteering, there is no better time than now! Volunteers are in short supply and always needed for many positions. Read this issue of The Timbergram and review the committees section with names of committees, committee chairmen and e-mail addresses. Does it seem to you like you’d fit in great somewhere? Contact us by writing to the one of the committee chairmen.

Timbergrove Manor Civic Club Leadership

OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

President Bill Morfey 832-651-0112 president@timbergrove.org

VP Leslie Hillendahl 281-236-6345 vp@timbergrove.org

Secretary Peter Davies 713-861-1550 secretary@timbergrove.org

Treasurer Paige Ochterbeck 214-435-6293 treasurer@timbergrove.org

Director Kirk Guy directorkguy@timbergrove.org

Director Darlene Wayt 713-385-4465 directordwayt@timbergrove.org

Director Lorraine Cherry 713-869-4445 directorlcherry@timbergrove.org

Director Forrest Andrews 713-328-9848 directorfandrews@timbergrove.org

Director Gary Nordstrom directorgnordstrom@timbergrove.org

CHAIRPERSONS - TMCC COMMITTEES

Activities Tim Louque activities@timbergrove.org

Beautification Leslie Hillendahl 281-236-6345 beautification@timbergrove.org

Block Captains Carolyn Bryant 281-723-9810 blockcaptains@timbergrove.org

Deed Restrictions Enforcement

Traci Rileydeedrestrictions@timbergrove.org

Design Review Dana Whitney drc@timbergrove.org

Environmental Affairs

Lorraine Cherry 713-869-4445 environmentalaffairs@timbergrove.org

Membership Tim LouqueGary Nordstrom

membership@timbergrove.org

Security Chris Ochterbeck security@timbergrove.org

Timbergram Jennifer Vickers 713-240-9671 timbergram@timbergrove.org

Timbergreeters Carolyn Bryant 281-723-9810 timbergreeters@timbergrove.org

Web Site Chris Ochterbeck webmaster@timbergrove.org

Yard of the Month

Leslie Hillendahl 281-236-6345 yardofmonth@timbergrove.org

Tree Waste:

Wednesday, November 18Wednesday, January 20

Junk Waste/Heavy Trash:

Wednesday, December 16Wednesday, February 17

Recycling - every other week:

Thursday, November 5Thursday, November 19Thursday, December 3 Thursday, December 17

Please Note: Regular Trash & Lawn Pickup on Thursday, December 24

Solid Waste Collection Schedule

Jaycee Park Updateby Darlene Wayt, Environmental Committee

The Ball Field Lighting CIP Permit Set is available at www.timbergrove.org, www.snc-14.org and FB Jaycee Park. These are the detailed engineering plans and drawings for the project that have been approved by the City. As of an October 7 email from the Parks Program Manager, demo should have begun at the end of October with the entire project expected to be completed by the end of the year. An updated Project Schedule has been requested. Please continue to check the websites and FB Jaycee Park.

The TMCC board voted to fund the porto-potty units for another year. Final approvals from HPARD are in the works. Payless Porto Jons will remain the vendor. The TMCC’s contract will be for one cleaning per week. If any individual or group wants to arrange for additional cleanings for an event or game, contact Frank or Rene Felix of Payless Porto Jons at 832-370-4409 and make arrangements directly with them.

Funding for the porto-potty units came from designated donations. Thank you! The TMCC will be accepting designated donations on an ongoing basis for these units to help ensure funding for future years. Donations may be mailed to POB 70977, Houston, TX 77270-0977; made online at www.timbergrove.org; turned in at any TMCC event or meeting; or turned in to your block captain.

Vote! Don’t Miss Elections at the

November MeetingJoin the TMCC for our annual Director and Officer elections at the November general meeting Tuesday, November 10.  A board-approved slate of candidates will be presented and any TMCC member may run for the Board of Directors.  Our Civic Club is only as strong as its volunteers and volunteer leadership. Please help us shape our neighborhood’s future at this important meeting!  

DIY Mobile Device Fixes

The smaller and slimmer laptops and cell phones become, the more easily they can be damaged. Before you spend too much on repair for your cracked screen or the key on your keyboard that doesn’t work anymore, it could be worth taking a crack at it yourself.

Drop your phone in a puddle? – Quick, stick it in a jar of rice! No, really! You may be able to absorb the moisture before it does damage. First, power the phone off. If you can, remove the battery and towel it and the phone dry. Fill a jar with regular dry, uncooked rice and leave it for up to 2 days to pull the moisture from the electronic parts.

Cracked screen? – If you’ve ever dropped a device and picked it up only to see the cobwebs of cracks, you know this can be a very pricey repair. Sometimes it’s cheaper to buy a new phone. Depending on the model of the device you have, it might be something you can do yourself. Visit www.ifixit.com/Device/Phone to see if there is a guide for your model and to see what replacement screen parts cost.

Does your laptop battery no longer hold a charge? – Rather than take your computer to a repair shop, see if you can find a replacement online. Most laptop batteries can be replaced easily. Remove the battery from your laptop and find the manufacturer and model number, then purchase a replacement from the original manufacturer to make sure the battery is compatible and high-quality.

Flickering laptop display? – If your screen is giving you a headache because it’s flickering rapidly, you may have a loose wire. If closing and opening the screen partway makes the flicker better or worse, that’s likely the problem. First determine how to open your laptop (search Youtube.com for “open laptop + your computer model”). Most laptops have a wire that runs through the hinge and plugs into the display. The other end connects to the circuitry: try disconnecting and reconnecting to see if that fixes the issue.

“Is It Arthritis or Joint Pain?”

Do you have an ache in your wrists, knees, or ankles that makes it difficult to do simple things like type or walk up stairs? Everyone experiences some type of joint pain in their lives, but is it arthritis? Though you may associate arthritis with older people, it can affect anyone at any time in life – even children. The most common type of arthritis, osteoarthritis, will affect 1 in 6 people in their lifetimes.

If you are experiencing joint pain, here are ways to manage the symptoms and live a normal life:

• Exercise and move around the right way. Though you may believe otherwise, inactivity can actually make the pain and loss of movement experienced with joint pain or arthritis worse. Low-impact activity, stretching, and exercise like yoga or walking keeps your joints loose and improves blood flow to damaged tissue.

• Avoid repetitive motion. High-impact activities like running, or repetitive motions like swinging a tennis racket can make pain worse. Instead, do gradual strength-building exercises to build muscle around the joints.

• Try massage and hot/cold therapy. Massage can help relieve symptoms and lift your mood, so a monthly session can be beneficial. Try a heating pad or hot bath or shower to help ease pain as well. Ice packs can help with swelling after exercise.

If you’ve been diagnosed with arthritis, there are ways to ease pain:

• Pain medications that also reduce inflammation (NSAIDs) can help. Check with your doctor for other available options.

• Reduce pressure on painful joints. Buying a better mattress, losing a few pounds, and being careful to do the right exercises to reduce the strain on your joints can all help.

• Keep your body healthy with a diet including fish (twice a week), nuts (about a handful and a half daily) and olive oil (2-3 Tbsp./day) which all contain omega-3 fatty acids to help reduce inflammation. If you have chronic insomnia, which could be caused by disorders such as restless leg syndrome or sleep apnea, talk to your doctor.

Special Feature for Timbergram readers by Pamela Efferson Properties

by Lorraine Cherry

Guilty Pleasures: “When no one’s

looking!” I like to think that I really watch my

diet, steering it towards lots of fish, chicken, seasonal vegetables, olive oil, and whole grains. I certainly always intend to, and frequently I succeed. But sometimes you just need that guilty pleasure, right? The kind of thing that you suddenly crave when you’re sitting around at night watching the tube. For me, a kale salad never answers that need, but here are a few things that do:

1. Jack-in-the-Box Tacos

Say what? You didn’t even know they still made them? Aren’t they really greasy? Yes they do, and yes they are, but that doesn’t matter. This is a guilty pleasure, remember? Jack’s tacos have always tasted and smelled to me exactly like what you might buy on the street in Mexico. Current asking price is 2/$1, so it’s hard to beat the cost. The recipe (just as it has been for almost 60 years): a crispy/chewy fried corn tortilla, a spoonful of mystery meat (I’ve heard this described as a good vegetarian option, but I think there is actually some beef in it), a little shredded lettuce and cheese, an envelope of not-very-hot hot sauce. I am aware that the area is currently over-run with Austin-style

gourmet taco shops, but s o m e t i m e s

nothing will do but this g u i l t y

pleasure. Yo u ’ l l find the c l o s e s t

Jack’s up on 18th Street in the

midst of the spaghetti bowl intersection.

2. CherryBerry Frozen Yoghurt

I think a lot of people are not even aware that this Durango, Colorado export has moved into Merchant’s Park just south of Kroger (so it’s close!). Lots of flavors (tres leches is especially good), lots of toppings, and you

build your own so you get exactly what you want. If you’re still trying to be good (see the first sentence in this article), they have non-fat, low-fat, sugar-free, and dairy-free options that you can bury in fresh fruit and nuts. If you’re doing the total GP experience, go with the full-fat and cover it up with chopped Butterfingers, Oreos, caramel sauce, and candy sprinkles. You pay by the ounce.

3. Flan and Cappuccino at El Rey

Who ever heard of flan and world-class cappuccino at a fast food joint? You have, as soon as you walk into El Rey, the Cuban/Mexican food mecca at Shepherd and Washington. You may have already gone here for their great r o a s t c h i c k e n a n d Cuban-inspired tacos, but try it f o r a m i d -a f t e r n o o n d e s s e r t sometime. My husband l o v e s t h e flan, and i t goes really well with one of their cappuccinos made with a good rich Cuban coffee. Make sure and get the cappuccino made in the ceramic cup; it’s just better than what you get in a paper cup, although I don’t know why.

4. Whataburger with Cheese

Even in the sea of gourmet burger shops that i s now Houston, it’s hard to beat Whataburger for your basic cheeseburger experience. Made to order, add on or take off whatever you like, wolf it down on the spot. Nothing fancy, just well-cooked fresh ingredients

served up hot off the grill. The

c l o s e s t location is on 1 8 t h

S t re e t a t the 610 feeder road.

Those are my top 4 guilty pleasures. What are yours?

There’s Snow Business Like Snow Business

One Performance OnlyDecember 5, 9:00 AM

by Tim Louque, Activities Committee

We are delighted to announce that our annual Timberg rove Manor SNOWFEST has been set for Saturday, December 5, 2015. So note this date in your calendar now!

Of course, we are happy to once again have sponsor, Carolyn Bryant – R E / M A X M e t r o g e n e r o u s l y underwriting “the” Timbergrove event of the year.

Even as this article goes to press, preparations continue behind the scenes to make this huge event the best SnowFest ever. We invite you and all of your family to join us. It will no doubt be a once in a lifetime event and the best reason most of us have to actually wear winter clothes in Houston!

Look forward to all of your favorites – real SNOW, train rides, pictures with Santa Claus, face painting, balloon artists, great food, hot beverages and kolaches.

We would love to see you there!

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On Tuesday, October 6 even more Timbergrove residents than usual could be found enjoying the fall weather and the company of their neighbors for the annual National Night Out celebration. A record 21 households hosted block parties including Lesha Adams & Stefanie Marsh, Sandy Adzegery, Matt & Kim Feehery, Matthew Filip & Amanda Hamelers, Michelle Galindo, Ken & Dawn Hengst, Liz & Zac Hewett, Robert Hines & Joseph Wiese, Barbara & Steve Kent, Cheryl Nolan & Scott Looper, Kristin Lucas & Mark Scott, Gary Nordstrom & Tim Louque, Paige & Chris Ochterbeck, Anne Palony, Becky Pickens & Craig Barton, Dede & Stephen Ritchey, Patrick & Veronica Valentz, Jennifer Vickers & Kirk Guy, Kristy-Ann & Ryan Walton and Le Hammer & Brian Williams. Neighbors visited among themselves and with representatives from HPD and SEALS Security.

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Crime in TMCC Holiday Lights Contest: Lights! Lights! Lights!by Lillian Jolliffe, Timbergrove Manor Citizen Patrol

Criminal activity in Timbergrove is down but the holidays are coming and you have to really ramp up your security for self and home. Be aware of your surrounds at all times, put car in garage before unloading merchandise. Make your home look occupied at all times.When you have a neighbor who is gone, if someone inquires why they don’t answer the door, don’t tell that person the neighbor is gone on vacation, etc. because you have just set them up for burglary or even yourself because you opened the door. The holidays are coming and there will be more  thefts and we all have to be diligent neighbors. Expensive Halloween decorations have been stolen, let’s not make it easy for the crooks.

by Tim Louque, Activities Committee

Judging for this year’s Holiday Light contest will be Saturday, December 19.

This year’s date for judging lights has been moved back to later in the month to give people a little more time to get their decorations out. So, no excuses this year! Now just show off. Let’s see your best.

Winners will be announced online at timbergrove.org,, on the Facebook group page “Timbergrove Manor” and through our block captains notifications.

This year’s categories: Best Inflatables DisplayBest Original ThemeBest Overall Use of LightsBest Religious ThemeBest Traditional ThemeExceptional Achievement And NEW this year:Favorite Children’s Theme

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Aggravated Assault 3 0 1 0

Auto theft 6 0 8 0

Burglary of Motor Vehicle 37 1# 25 1@

Burglary 8 1## 15 1@@

Theft 35 1### 25 0

Robbery 0 0 2 1@@@

TOTALS 89 3 76 3

#1100 Shelterwood, ##2400 Tannehill ###2400 Tannehill @6299 Kury @@6100 Hurst @@@6600 Cindy block numbers of crime locations listed, not actual properties.

2015 HOLIDAY SEASON PRIVATE SECURITY DONATIONSThank you for supporting SEAL Security private patrols of Timbergrove Manor. Your contribution will go toward neighborhood patrols starting mid- November and continuing through mid-January. You can also indicate your financial commitment to ongoing security detail.

CONTACT INFO:

Name

Street Address

Email

Phone

ENCLOSED DONATION: ☐$50 ☐$35 (senior) ☐$______ PLEDGE FOR CONTINUED COVERAGEcommitment for support through November 2016 (to be collected in 2016)

☐$250 ☐$150 (senior) ☐$______

Pay online at timbergrove.org/security or make checks payable to “Timbergrove Manor” and mail to: Private Security c/o TMCC; PO Box 70977; Houston, TX 77270

Neighborhood PatrolUniformed officers patrolling the neighbor in marked vehicles

Vacation WatchFinancial supports can have officers check on their homes while away

Alarm ResponseAdd SEALS patrol to your alarm coverage and they’ll respond in minutes

Home Security ReviewSEALS officers will inspect your home to decrease vulnerabilities

Private Security – Time is Running Out

Secure Your Donor Benefits & Commit to

Ongoing Coverage NOW For those that would like

to see a patrol around our neighborhood for the holiday period, the time to donate is NOW! Donors get the added benefits of Vacation Watch, Solicitor Trespass Warnings, Alarm Response and Home Security Reviews in addition to the Enhanced Patrol.

P e r H P D – h o m e burglaries and burglaries of motor vehicle (BMV) are up double-digits year-on-year. Now is the time for the TMCC area to add enhanced patrols to compliment the work of our dedicated Citizens on Patrol and to ensure a response of a highly trained and armed security officer with their K9 Partner.

The holidays are an especially important time to help protect the security of your home and your loved ones. With more presents arriving and under trees, people out shopping (and getting followed home), and b o x e s o f h i g h - p r i c e d electronics sitting by the curb, you could have a dedicated 40-hour/week patrol by SEALS Security by donating now!

In addition to a tracked Patrol Car, SEAL Security Officers will also be covering our community’s common a r e a s , s u c h a s S i n c l a i r Elementary, Jaycee Park and West 11th Street Park.

If you are interested in supplemental private security coverage year-round make sure you indicate your pledge when donating – no money is due now…just your commitment.