5 Changes coming to Social Security

Read about these changes here

Special 57 Club Dance

Location: Old Granada Hotel (Granada Homes) 311 S. St. Mary's St., San Antonio, Texas
Dress: Coat and Tie for Gentlemen and Nice Dress for Ladies
Band: Warren Cook - The New American Sound (www.newamericansound.com)
Great Ballroom and Variety Music (All Live & Fun)
Cost: $25 per couple and BYOB (set ups for sale).
Additional Information: This is the oldest dance club in the San Antonio Area; your support will be appreciated.
If you enjoy great ballroom dancing music then LET'S DANCE!!
Respectfully, Warren Cook (210.324.2798)

WOAI Senior Center Story

A while back, WOAI did a story on the proposed Multi-Service Senior Center on the 2012 Bond. Our office would like to share that with you and feel free to pass it along to anyone you think might be interested. http://www.woai.com/news/local/story/Senior-center-needed/QCI185UP90SCor1EZtDCHA.cspx.

Email the "webmaster at mynhha.org" for a free wesite listing for your garages sales, estate sales, lost and found pets, etc.

From the President of NHHA

Jan 3, 2011 Please mark your calendars for the next District 10 Neighborhood Alliance Meeting set for Monday, January 23, 2012 , 7 p.m. at the Northeast Service Center (Tool Yard). Among the items on the agenda will be a review of the projects included in the City's 2012 Bond Election.

Nov 29, 2011 This excellent article was provided by the Royal Ridge Homeowners Association and applies to our neighborhood as well. PLEASE let everyone know. We see these parking violations all the time. Read article here

Mike Gallagher, President

Nov 16, 2011 We have received a lot positive comments about last night's Northern Hills Homeowners Association meeting. Many of our members have told me how impressed they were with the outstanding works of art displayed by our neighborhood artists. Thanks to Kathy Green for organizing and directing this special event for the association. We also appreciate the efforts of the Waterford staff and residents who helped with the show and those who generously donated door prizes. I personally wish to thank Milt McFarland for doing a great job of running our meeting. Councilman Soules expressed his regrets for being unable to attend. He is just back from a major trip to China and has a lot of catching up to do. We will definitely invite him back to our next meeting.
Finally, I'd like to express our sincere appreciation to the fine artists who made this event a success. We certainly have some very talented people living in Northern Hills. The next NHHA general meeting is scheduled for February 21, 2012 at the Waterford.
Mike Gallagher, President

Oct 23, 2011: On Sunday afternoon (October 23rd) a major garage fire occurred at a home on Hilton Head in Northern Hills. Fast-acting neighbors called 911 to report the fire and the San Antonio Fire Department was able to respond within minutes of notification. No one was injured and the fire was confined mainly to the garage area of the home.
Although the cause of this fire has not been determined, these sort of incidents are a good reminder to all of us to do all we can to prevent fires. For example, you should not store flammable materials (such as lawnmower gasoline) in your garage. Electrical problems, gas leaks, old rags, open flames, etc, all can cause fires. PLEASE take a look around your house and cleanup any potential fire-hazards.

Sep 19, 2011: The District 10 Neighborhood Alliance meeting set for Monday, September 19th, 7 p.m. at the Northeast Service Center (The Tool Yard) will include two subjects which will have profound effects on all our residents. We received a presentation from NEISD on their latest bond proposal. This will be one of the first public briefings to outline the bonds' various components prior to the election in November. SAWS briefed us on why a major rate increase is necessary.

Aug 24, 2011: We had a highly successful Northern Hills Silent Auction benefitting the neighborhood swimming pool. The turn-out was wonderful and the bids were even better. We appreciate the city update by Councilman Carlton Soules and his surprise "Choco Patisserie" birthday cake provided by our generous neighbors from the El Chaparral/Fertile Valley Neighborhood Association. Special thanks to everyone who worked on this important and needed fund raiser for our neighborhood. Topping the list of those who made this event work so well are the residents who contributed their items and time. They included Alba and Bruce Ashley, Karen Carew, Rose Radl, Sally Rice, Bonnie Kuykendall, Marianne Shields, Gail Gemlich, Roger and Jean Martinez, Milt McFarland, Steve Green, Carolyn Baumann, Jan Kirby, Billie Darnell, Catherine Smith, Bob and Alice Wilmore, George Small, Ed Weitz, Daniel Viray, Richard Moralez, Jack and Stephanie Eli and all the very helpful members of the Kids of the Hills. Companies and organizations who also donated items included Puerto Vallarta Cajun Seafood, Capparelli's at Thousand Oaks, Oakleaf Florists, HEB, Wemore Deli, ETM Computer Services, and the Monday Night Meet-to Eat Group. The "Monday Nighters" provided funds for an Amazon Kindle reader as our final door prize. Needless to say the happy recipient was left speechless by their generosity. Thanks also to the members of our association who pledged $630 each to make mortgage payments for our pool. We sincerely appreciate your financial support of this outstanding neighborhood asset. Anyone wishing to help can send a tax deductable donation to: - Northern Hills NSPA, P.O. Box 171113, San Antonio, TX 78217

Aug 18, 2011: Thanks to everyone who attended (or tried to attend) the Senior Services Strategic Plan meeting held August 2nd at the Northeast Service Center. Turnout for this meeting was so large that not everyone could fit into the Tool Yard's main meeting room!! To say the least, this was a very impressive response from our residents in District 10 and surrounding areas. Without a doubt, the City has received a very clear message that a new, large, and multi-faceted Senior Center is a major priority for our district. Thanks to Councilman Carlton Soules and his staff for their unwavering support of this effort. We also need to recognize the work of the Northeast Senior Committee, specifically Ed Keely and Scelia Adams for their long hours of work in contacting many of those who participated in this highly successful event. Committee Chair Art Garza and the other members of the Senior Committee deserve our appreciation for their efforts as well. Our next step will be to express our full support for the new Senior Center as a major priority of the 2012 Bond Program. We will keep you informed of future meetings on this subject.
Mike Gallagher President, D10 NA

We are trying to get information about the Green Shade Tree Rebate program to as many people as we can. For those who do not know about the Green Shade Tree Rebate program sponsored by The City of San Antonio and CPS I have attached a link to the CPS rebate program as well as a flyer with the basic program information.

In short, to earn a $50 rebate you need to: - Purchase an approved tree. There are 15 to choose from. The smallest size you can purchase is a 5 gallon (see the qualified trees on the CPS Green Shade link) - Plant the tree on the East, South or West side of an air-conditioned structure - Plant the tree no closer than 10 feet from the structure/house and no further than 30 feet from the structure - Save your receipt from the purchase of the tree - Complete the rebate application (go to the attached CPS rebate site) - Submit completed application with receipt. - Program ends April 1, 2011

Please share this information with your associations, friends, churches and anyone else who is a CPS customer that will benefit from such a great program!

If you have any questions about the program please contact: Mark Bird, City Arborist: 207.0278, mark.bird@sanantonio.gov Michael Nentwich, City Forester: 207.3108, michael.nentwich@sanantonio.gov Paul Johnson, Texas Forest Service: 494.4771, pjohnson@tfs.tamu.edu

Thank you,

Mark C Bird City Arborist Office (210) 207.0278 Fax (210) 207.6073 email: mark.bird@sanantonio.gov Tell us how we're doing by taking our survey at http://www.sanantonio.gov/dsd/survey.asp

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Click "the link" to see The City of San Antonio Handbill Distribution Code.

Put a sign "No Solicitation" on your door to stop handbills. It will make the neighborhood cleaner, safer and likely increase advertising in the newsletter and mynhha.org website. Here's the link

Click the link to see 13 things the mail carrier won't tell you. Here's the Link

Reporting Loud bass from Car Stereos

Please report any information you have about more vehicles in Northern Hills that play music with a loud bass. I know of one that is heard mornings around 8AM in area 6. Please email me the address, make model, color, time of day, etc. These people will eventually earn a citation from SAPD with our help!

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Attention All Residents:

• Join or Renew Your Membership Now
• Spay and Neuter Rebates Available
• Do you have a business? Tell your neighbors about it. List it here today!
• Get Free "NH" Window Sticker(s) for your vehicles and help police improve neighborhood security.
• Please join the homeowners association - Only $40/yr     Click Here for Membership Form
• Please volunteer for Cellular on Patrol (COP) - Contact Jim Long at 655-0217 or Security@mynhha.org
• Report suspicious persons and vehicles. That provides police a way to ask for identification.
• Send me a photo of your favorite pet with your contact information. It will help get you and your pet reunited if you get separated in the neighborhood. Also buy an ID tag and chip implant.

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SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM

Seniors…Helping Seniors – A program of Christian Senior Services What is the Senior Companion Program? Active senior adults are matched one-on-one with frail homebound elderly to provide companionship and reduce isolation or provide respite to caregivers.

Do you know anyone who?
Is at least 55 years old, and might enjoy providing friendship on a regularly scheduled basis (at least 15 hours per week) to a disabled adult living in their area.
Is an older adult who is homebound and isolated and might benefit from 4 hours per day of companionship and minor assistance for 2-3 days a week.
Is a caregiver for an older adult and needs consistent days and times to have a break each week to attend to their own or family needs.

Is your church looking for ways for their church family to expand local mission efforts?
Members can volunteer a few hours per week to provide clerical and office support.
Perhaps someone would like to sponsor a meal for a special recognition event, or provide music for a party, or have the children make favors for an event.
Maybe a professional would like to teach an in-service training for our volunteers.
Sponsor a special thank-you gift for our Senior Companion volunteers (such as a Thanksgiving or Easter basket).

For more information call Carol Lozano at 210-599-7404 Thanks
Laura Swiess lswiess@satx.rr.com

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Featured Link:    Visit the "Job Corner"

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Buy American - One item at a time

A physics teacher in high school, once told the students that while one grasshopper on the railroad tracks wouldn't slow a train very much, a billion of them would. With that thought in mind, read the following .............obviously written by a good American.

Check this out: I was in Lowes the other day, and just for the heck of it I was looking at the hose attachments. They were all made in China. The next day I was in Ace Hardware, and just for the heck of it I checked the hose attachments there. They were made in USA . Got me thinking. Start looking.

In our current economic situation, every little thing we buy, or do, affects someone else - maybe even their job. My grandson likes Hershey's candy. I just noticed that it is marked 'made in Mexico' now. I choose not to buy it any more.

My favorite toothpaste, Colgate, is also 'made in Mexico ' now. I've switched to Crest. You have to read the labels on everything.

This past weekend I was at Kroger. (Can be true for any store.) I needed 60W light bulbs, and Bounce dryer sheets. I was in the light bulb aisle, and right next to the GE brand I normally buy, was an off brand labeled, "Everyday Value." I picked up both types of bulbs and compared the stats - they were the same, except for the price. The GE bulbs were more money than the Everyday Value brand.........but the thing that surprised me the most, was the fact that GE was 'made in MEXICO' and the Everyday Value brand was 'made in (you got it) the USA', in a company in Cleveland, Ohio.

So throw out the myth that you cannot find the products you use every day......made right here!!!!!!!

On I went to another aisle. Those Bounce Dryer Sheets I needed - yep, you guessed it! Bounce cost more money - and - it's made in Canada. The Everyday Value brand was less money - and - 'MADE IN THE USA'! Bye-bye Bounce! I did laundry yesterday, and the dryer sheets performed just like the Bounce Free I've been using for years...........and at almost half the price!

My challenge to you is this. Start reading the labels when you shop for everyday things, and see what you can find that is made in the USA . The job you save may be your own, or your neighbors!

If you accept the challenge, pass this on to others in your address book, so we can all start buying American......one light bulb at a time!

Stop buying from overseas companies and other countries!

We should have awakened a decade ago. Longer than that... Over 30 years ago it was already happening.

Let's get with the program and help our fellow Americans keep their jobs, and create even more jobs, right here in the U.S.A.

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Volunteer to make YOUR city graffiti-free!   www.sanantonio.gov/graffiti          

Prevent Grafitti - Click for flyer

If you know of someone who has been a victim of graffiti vandalism (residential or commercial), please forward this opportunity on to them.

The City of San Antonio, in partnership with Keep San Antonio Beautiful was recently awarded a $2500 grant from Graffiti Hurts, a Keep America Beautiful affiliate! With additional funding provided from CPS Energy, VIA Metropolitan Transit and the City's Graffiti Wipeout program, the PLUG (Place Light Upon Graffiti) grant will provide solar-powered motion detector lights for those property owners affected by graffiti vandalism, and need a light source to help deter vandals. Applicants are welcomed to apply January 18-February 26, 2010. PLUG recipients will be notified by April 9, 2010. Quantities are limited, and not all applicants will receive a light. For those who do, installation must be performed by the property owner within two weeks of receiving the light. Otherwise, it will be returned to the City of San Antonio to be given to another qualified applicant. Attached is the application, which is being accepted; Through the web at www.sanantonio.gov/graffiti,

Email Lisa.McKenzie@sanantonio.gov,
Mail at: PLUG Program/1400 S Flores/San Antonio, TX 78204, And via Fax: (210)207-5416. PRACTICE CPTED

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) is a method used by architects, city planners, landscape and interior designers, and law enforcement to create a safer community through the physical environment. CPTED includes four strategies:
o Territoriality - Using fences, pavement treatments, art, signs, good maintenance, and landscaping to express ownership.
o Natural Surveillance - Placing physical features, activities, and people in ways that maximize the ability to see what's going on.
o Activity support - Encouraging legitimate activity in public spaces to discourage crime.
o Access control - Using properly located entrances, exits, fencing, landscaping, and lighting to discourage crime.
To get educated on CPTED, visit the National Crime Prevention Council.

Any questions, please feel free to contact me, Lisa McKenzie Neighborhood Services Coordinator/Graffiti Housing and Neighborhood Services City of San Antonio 1400 S Flores/San Antonio, TX/78204 (210)207-5430 office (210)207-5416 fax (210)394-3473 cell Lisa.McKenzie@sanantonio.gov

Volunteer to make YOUR city graffiti-free! www.sanantonio.gov/graffiti

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Attention Dog Walkers! Please make sure you carry a plastic bag to pickup after your dog if you walk your dog in Northern Hills. No one likes having a "surprise" in their yard while playing, walking or mowing their grass. Dog owners are required to pickup after their dog and keep their dog on a leash. Not following Section 5-14 of the City Code could result in a fine up to $2,000.00 for an intentional violation. There are residents that who use video surveillance on their property so they will have it on video. All pets outside a confined area MUST be on a leash! This is for everyone's protection including the pet. Also, make sure you have current immunizations and a photo. For more information go to http://www.sanantonio.gov/ Getting caught by witness or video can earn you a citation of up to $2,000.00!

Join the Senior Stars Club - and receive the following:

• Free admission to participating school programs, plays and musical performances,
• Free admission to the swimming facility at North East's Blossom Athletic Center,
• Free general admission seating at regular season athletic events held at Blossom Athletic Center,
• A 20% discount on most NEISD Adult and Community Education courses ($25 or more).

Membership is free of charge and does not expire. This is a reward from NEISD for tax paying residents in the NEISD school district. For further information, contact the Office of the Superintendant at 804-7006 or email: ckolb@neisd.net You can also go by the NEISD central office on Tesoro Drive.

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Community Link Service Center

The new Community Link Service Center in District 10 is located at 11220 Perrin-Beitel in the Oak Ridge Shopping Center. We fought hard for this facility and we now need to get the word out that it is available.

Their services include garage sale permits, immunization records, traffic and parking ticket payments, park reservations, building permits, trade permits, police reports, VIA bus passes, birth certificates and much more. This new facility will save our residents time and fuel. They will no longer have to drive across town for these services.

Drop by for a visit. Show your support for those that worked long and hard to get this for our community. - Please call 207-5170 if you have questions.

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Renovated local library is now reopened

The Thousand Oaks Branch Library reopened for service on July 27, 2009 following two weeks of renovations. The project, funded by Certificates of Obligation and City capital funds, included replacement of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system; roof repairs; installation of new carpet; new interior and exterior painting; parking lot repairs and re-striping; renovation of the restrooms; a bike rack at the front of the building and a lighted flagpole. With its renovations and its new amenities like Wi-Fi and self-checkout kiosks, the "new" and improved Thousand Oaks Branch Library is ready to serve our neighbors. It is still located at 4618 Thousand Oaks, San Antonio, TX 78233 - Phone: (210) 657-5205

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Attention all residents: Please join the homeowners association - Only $40 per year
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Helpful information about recycling

Remember: "Bag in Brown, Recycle in Blue, It's Easy to do."

Yes to plastic bottles, but not the bottle caps,
Yes to paper drink cups and plastic lids, but not plastic straws,
Yes to paper and cardboard but not packing material, popcorn or peanuts used for packing,
Yes to newspapers, but not waxed paper or wax coated packaging, wax covered drink cups or snack chip bags.,
Yes to steel and aluminum cans but not steel coat hangers, batteries, electronic gadgets or paint in cans.
Yes to glass bottles and jars, but not to plastic shopping bags from grocery stores (return bags to store).

Go to www.sanantonio.gov, Solid Waste, Trash pickup for more information

Call 311 for more information

Attention Home Service Providers: Ask your Northern Hills customers to email their testamonials about your service to the webmaster since FREE advertising is provided to home service providers when I publish the testamonials. Please consider supporting NHHA directly. For Quarterly Newsletter Ads, Contact Stephanie Eli at 637-0713       For Website Ads, email "webmaster at mynhha.org" or 210-822-7700

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Northern Hills "Monday Dinner Group"

Monday, January 30, 2012

Celebrate Rodeo in San Antonio - join us at Grady's on Wetmore. We will be there at 5:30 - join us whenever you can. Grady's is located on Wetmore, north of Thousand Oaks. Jan Hope to see you there!!!

Please give me some feedback that can help with future events. If anyone knows of someone who would like to be an area representative - please contact me!

If you know of anyone who might like to join us, please let me know so they can get an email invitation for the next Monday venue.

Here is the list (in alphabetical order) of our favorite restaurants we visit regularly and plan to revisit:

1.    CAPPARELLI'S at Thousand Oaks and Jones Maltsberger - Italian specialties, pizza, salads
2.    CASARITA at Thousand Oaks and Jones Maltsberger - Tex-Mex specialties, drink specials
3.    CHECKERS on Nacogdoches near Oconnor Rd - a 50's diner experience
4.  *DELICIOUS GARDEN on NE Loop 1604 at Redland Rd, Oriental cuisine, 210-490-3399, www.dg1604.com
5.  EDDIE'S TACO HOUSE on Thousand Oaks just west of Wetmore - Tacos and more!
6.  *LOS GENERALES on Nacogdoches near Toepperwein Rd - Tex-Mex & Margueritas
7.  *PUERTO VALLARTA on Perrin Beitel at Naco Perrin - Cajun Seafood ***
8.    SAUSALITO'S MEXICAN GRILL at 14535 Nacogdoches Rd - Tex-Mex & Margaritas
9. *WETMORE DELI on Wetmore Rd near Thousand Oaks - Good Soup and Sandwiches

We are hopeful that this free advertising will encourage these restaurants to support our association by purchasing advertising in our newsletter and website.
Please support our sponsors marked with a * They support us with their resources.

Attention Restaurant Patrons: Please share your recent dining experiences with the webmaster. We invite restaurants to support NHHA thru advertising. For Quarterly Newsletter Ads, Contact Stephanie Eli at 637-0713 For Website Ads, email "webmaster at mynhha.org" or 210-822-7700

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Northern Hills life just keeps getting better and better.

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Fly the Colors

It is our honor and duty to display an American flag on July 4th as well as Sep 11.  We do this to honor those who lost their lives, their families, friends and loved ones who continue to endure the pain of their loss.  It also honors those who are currently fighting at home and abroad to preserve our cherished freedoms. In the days, weeks and months following 9/11, our country was bathed in American flags as citizens mourned the incredible losses and stood shoulder-to-shoulder against terrorism. Sadly, those flags have all but disappeared. Our patriotism pulled us through some tough times and it shouldn't take another attack to galvanize us in solidarity. Our American flag is the fabric of our country and together we can prevail over terrorism of all kinds.
Click here to visit our Veterans Page

Please mark your calendars for the next Northern Hills Homeowners Association General Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, November 15, 2011, 7:30 p.m. at the Waterford. This meeting will feature displays by Northern Hills artists and an update of current city activities by Councilman Carlton Soules.

Enjoy the creativity of Northern Hills. Lace, paintings, woorwork and more! Special guest speakers from the City of San Antonio including Councilman Carlton Soules with updateson current events.

Drawing for door prizes during and after the meeting. Bring your questions and your neighbors.

Thanks to all our participants. Your support helps make Northern Hills one of the best neighborhoods in San Antonio.

Recognition for the "Kids of the Hills"

Thanks to the Kids of the Hills, Northern Hills residents and our Clean Up Day leaders Debbie and Richard Williamson for their superb efforts in making today a wonderful success for the neighborhood. We had residents of all ages picking up and bagging all sorts of debris. Also, some of our workers were able to eliminate many of those stranded piles of brush left over from the City's recent brush pick up. Because of our participants' hard work, most of Northern Hills once again looks great!

Appeal for membership in Area 6

You have the largest area with 197 homes and the lowest percentage of members in the NHHA. Let's ask our neighbors to join! It's only $40 per year.      Membership form

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Membership in NHHA

All homeowners and residents are warmly encouraged to join the NHHA.    We are the largest and strongest neighborhood association in San Antonio.   Our boundaries are Thousand Oaks, Scarsdale, Stahl Road, Higgins Road, and Uhr lane.   Annual dues are only $40 per year.  

Email Membership Chair     Click for Membership Form

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How can you help your neighborhood? - Get Involved in NHHA!
Sign up to volunteer by contacting the committee members listed.

Cellular on Patrol     Beautification

Yard of the Month     Area Representative

Kids of the Hills     News and photos

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New to Northern Hills?
If you have recently become a resident of Northern Hills and would like a welcome packet, please call Jan Kirby at 656-5256.

Helpful information for new residents

Garbage Collection: Thursday Brown cart (For holiday service check http://www.sanantonio.gov/)
Recycling Collection: Monday Blue cart
School District: http://www.neisd.com/ - Phone 804-7025
Northern Hills Elementary School - 13901 Higgins Road-650-1475
Driscoll Middle School - 17150 Jones Maltsberger - Phone 491-6450
Madison High School - 5005 Stahl Road - Phone 637-4400
District 10 City Councilman John Clamp - email john.clamp@sanantonio.gov - Phone 824-7355
Libraries: http://www.sanantonio.gov/libraries
            (1) 4618 Thousand Oaks at El Sendero - Phone 657-5205
            (2) 15060 Judson Road - Semmes Branch - Phone 650-9540

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Would you like to join Northern Hills Homeowners Association?

Join the homeowners association by completing the Membership Form. Send an e-mail to Membership Chairman
Join and volunteer today! After completing the membership information, to volunteer simply choose your area of interest at the lower portion of the application.

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Cellular on Patrol (COP):
Get involved in neighbors looking out for neighbors. Volunteers are trained by local police. They are to look and report suspicious activity. Call Jim Long 655-0217.

Beautification:
Do you enjoy landscaping? Come and participate in planting and maintaining the landscaped areas at our entrances. Call Orville Gravelle 650-9708.

Yard of the Month
Volunteer to be a judge. Need judges to select a yard each month and to notify the winner of your area. Call Ruth Kottler 599-2182.

Area Representative
Volunteer in welcoming new residents and informing neighbors of association meetings. Call Jan Kirby, 656-5256.

Kids of the Hills (KOTH)
Calling all youth from 6th to 12th grade. We are currently looking for youth members and adult volunteers to participate in the beautification, improvement, and promotion of Northern Hills through volunteer services. Kids of the Hills doing "Toys for Tots" Call Stephanie Eli 637-0713 or Sally Rice 650-0303.

News and Photos for the website
We need your stories, pictures and ideas for the mynhha.org website which is your website!
Share your good news with your neighbors; send an email (preferably in MS Word Document 97/2003 format) as you want it to appear; to the webmaster.

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Items needed by neighbors in Northern Hills Please email testamonials to webmaster.

• A company that does patio covers.
• A good handyman.
• A good company that does flooring installation work.
• A good roofer that does metal roofs.

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Job Corner

This is a free space reserved for those either looking for, or offering employment. E-mail the webmaster at mynhha.org.

Offering Service #120125: - Neighborhood Dog Walker and Pet Sitter
One dog: 30 minute walk for $10.00 (Second dog extra)
for more information contact: Irene Garcia @ 281-853-5985
Northern Hill Resident, Dog Walker

Job Opportunity #110728: - Babysitter needed for Appointments
Description: We are a military family and I need a sitter to watch my son when I have doctor's appointments for myself or my older children. I usually have 1-2 appointments a week. Please email or call me. sarah.rh.davis at gmail.com or 210-549-4405.

Job Opportunity #110426: - Looking for a Pediatric Personal Care Provider
From: Jean Greenxholden [mailto:jgreenxholden@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 6:04 AM
To: Abigail Edna Zapiain
Subject: Personal care provider for Katy
I am in desperate need of part-time help with katy's care. i have posted an advert at 5 nursing schools for student aides and not one response as yet...so, i have posted the ad below in Craig's List. If you know of anyone who lives in San Antonio and needs part time work (and is willing to work and be dependable), please send them my way. If you don't know anyone, then, please keep us all in your prayers. thanks...Jean

PEDIATRIC PERSONAL CARE PROVIDER (NE SA 78217)
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Date: 2011-04-25, 10:18PM CDT
Reply to: job-ypugj-2346432818@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
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Tips

5 Exciting jobs over 40K

6 Fast growing careers

New resume rules

Resume blunders

Interview blunders

Jobs that will never go away

Top demand careers

7 surprising stay at home salaries

Job interview mistakes

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Personal Improvement

5 Top Careers w/o Degree     Career Dos an Donts     8 Top Fields for Growth     8 careers lower stress    7 Career Killers

Help your neighbors?     Join a fun walking group     Enjoy riding the bus     Cookbook Commitee     Sunshine person needed

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Old Farmer's Advice

Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.
Keep skunks and bankers at a distance.
Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.
Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled.
Meanness don't jes' happen overnight.
Forgive your enemies; it messes up their heads.
Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.
It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.
You cannot unsay a cruel word.
Every path has a few puddles.
When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
The best sermons are lived, not preached.
Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway.
Don't judge folks by their relatives.
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
Live a good, honorable life.. Then when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time.
Don't interfere with somethin' that ain't bothering you none.
Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a Rain dance.
If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.
Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.
The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin'.
Always drink upstream from the herd.
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.
Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back in.
If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around..
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.

Don't pick a fight with an old man.. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.
And, somedays all you can do is wait for some kind soul to come and pull you out of some bind you got yourself into.

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Mentors Needed

If you have some time and would like to make a difference in a child's life, please contact Debbie Sifuentez at Northern Hills Elementary School for more information. 650-1475 or dsifue1@neisd.net

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Angie's List - What is it?

It's a place Homeowners rate home service companies. You can report bad contractors and they have no response options. The word is that 2 out of 10 contactors are competent. The others either dont know enough, care enough or are simply thieves. There is a small cost involved.

600,000 readers regularly visit Angie's List. Click Here

Tips for contractors: Make it right!

Tips for homeowners:

• Avoid Crummy Contractors    Click Here
• Have a contract,
• Check license,
• Get everything in writing, very detailed, including milestones of payments, schedule,
• Ask questions early,
• Cut losses early, get out to minimize loss!

Dear Residents:    Share your experiences with home service providers by emailing your testamonials to the webmaster at mynhha.org

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A new "Sunshine Chairperson" is needed!

We are looking for a new chair for the Sunshine Committee. Are you retired or do you have extra time to be a communication person for Seniors or any neigbor in need of someone to check up on them due to age or illness? No experience is needed. Just a kind heart and a willingness to lend a helping hand to neighbors in need is all that is required. Please contact any member of the board if you are willing to serve in this capacity.

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Cookbook Commitee

Join our committee now for a spring event. Contact either Bonnie at 657-1853 or Sally at 650-0303.

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Gardening Group has started

Calling all gardeners to join our new informal group. The group visits each other's yards to share information and ideas. Guest speakers are being considered for expert advice. Come join the fun. Please phone Leila Hileman at 646-9003 for more information.

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Neighborhood Clean Up Information

For a list of collected and non-collected items go to

http://sanantonio.gov/brush/dialatrailer.aspx

Dear Residents: Email your testamonials about home service providers to the webmaster.

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Enjoy riding the city bus instead of driving! July 26, 2009

Last week my car was in the shop for two days. During that time I had to find my own way to work down on Loop 410 near Broadway. I had no trouble getting the information I needed and the routes ran on time. It only cost me $1.25 to get from Briarcrest and Jung Rd to Loop 410 at Nacogdoches. After a couple of ten minute walks at each end my trip was complete. I recommend you join others and take advantage of this reliable low cost transportation. Webmaster.

Please call VIA at 362-2020 or go online to www.viainfo.net to learn about routes, schedules and prices. Northern Hills is very fortunate to have a major transfer point just a few blocks from our neighborhood. It is located behind the China Sea Restaurant on Naco Pass Road.

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Here are some little known, very interesting facts about Texas:

1. Beaumont to El Paso : 742 miles
2. Beaumont to Chicago : 770 miles
3. El Paso is closer to California than to Dallas
4. World's first rodeo was in Pecos, July 4, 1883.
5. The Flagship Hotel in Galveston is the only hotel in North America built over water.
6. The Heisman Trophy was named after John William Heisman who was the first full-time coach at Rice University in Houston .
7. Brazoria County has more species of birds than any other area in North America
8. Aransas Wildlife Refuge is the winter home of North America's only remaining flock of whooping cranes.
9. Jalapeno jelly originated in Lake Jackson in 1978.
10. The worst natural disaster in U. S. history was in 1900, caused by a hurricane, in which over 8,000 lives were lost on Galveston Island.
11. The first word spoken from the moon, July 20, 1969, was "Houston," but the space center was actually in Clear Lake City at the time.
12. King Ranch in South Texas is larger than Rhode Island.
13. Tropical Storm Claudette brought a U.S. rainfall record of 43' in 24 hours in and around Alvin in July of 1979..
14. Texas is the only state to enter the U.S. by TREATY, (known as the Constitution of 1845 by the Republic of Texas to enter the Union ) instead of by annexation. This allows the Texas Flag to fly at the same height as the U.S. Flag, and may divide into 5 states.
15. A Live Oak tree near Fulton is estimated to be 1500 years old.
16. Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in the state.
17. Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885. There is no period in Dr Pepper..
18. Texas has had six capital cities: Washington-on- the Brazos, Harrisburg , Galveston ,Velasco, West Columbia and Austin ..
19. Capitol Dome in Austin is the only dome in the U.S. which is taller than the Capitol Building in Washington DC (by 7 feet).
20. The San Jacinto Monument is the tallest free standing monument in the world and it is taller than the Washington monument.
21. The name ' Texas ' comes from the Hasini Indian word 'tejas' meaning "friends". Tejas is not Spanish for Texas .
22. The State Mascot is the Armadillo (an interesting bit of trivia about the armadillo is they always have four babies. They have one egg, which splits into four, and they either have four males or four females.).
23. The first domed stadium in the U.S. was the Astrodome in Houston.

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Our Website History

This web site started as a means for opposing the SA Airport's FAR 150 update proposal that suggested that heavy air traffic be re-directed 15 degrees to fly "over the Cement Plant".     The only problem with that solution is that WE are on the Other side of that Cement Plant.

Although the FAA rejected that plan in 2001, in March of 2004 the Northern Hills Homeowner's Association has learned that the Environmental Impact Study (EIS) proposed the Airport still include the 15 degree turn.

In February of 2005, we were notified that were successful getting the 15 degree turn removed from the EIS.

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All residents are stongly encouraged to join NHHA.

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