November 2012

Chaparral Pointe
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Board of Directors message

SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST:

Board of Directors Parking Lot & Parkade Town Hall meeting Building Updates Recycling Social Committee Thank You

On September, 24th, 2012, we held our fourth Annual General Meeting. A new Board was created and here they are: Nancy Rand President Gae Stevenson Vice-President Christine Barnes Treasurer Claudette Coderre Secretary Lorna Robinson Various Committees Paulette Sadler Member at Large If you have concerns or suggestions that you would like to bring before the Board, please place a note in the suggestion box or submit it on the contact form of our website www.thechaparral.weebly.com. The Board meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 7 pm. Tentative dates have been posted on the website. The website is there as a tool for communication with our residents. We will do our best to post all important notices and all important policies and procedures. We also have an area where you can post items that you have for sale or give aways. This site is only for residents of Chaparral Pointe. Send your requests through the website and make sure to include a picture. We now have 3 open positions on the Board and would like to invite owners to consider joining our team. Application forms can be found in the foyer, place them in the suggestion box. We will be discussing this at our Towne Hall meeting.

In case of emergencies, please contact Condominium First Daytime 403-299-1832 and speak with Carol Lloyd or Jayne After Hours 403-264-7789

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Parking lot & Park ade

Parking passes for visitors

As everyone is aware, new parking passes were delivered to all residents on Friday, November 2nd, 2012. The parking policy was also attached and is now in effect. Please make sure that you familiarize yourself with this policy. The duplicate copy (yellow) must be placed in the suggestion box found in the mailroom immediately after placing the white copy in clear view on the dash of the visiting vehicle. All visitor passes must be completely filled out to be valid and must not exceed seven (7) day duration. Invalid permits may be ticketed by Calgary Parking Authority.

Extra passes may be obtained by placing a note in the suggestion box found in the mailroom or by emailing the Board through the website.

Just a friendly reminder that the visitor parking lot is not meant for residents to park for extended periods of time, this is for visitor use.

Towne Hall Meeting

The Board of Directors will be holding a Towne Hall meeting on Thursday, November 15th, 2012 in the Friendship room from 7 to 9 pm. We encourage all of you to come by, meet your new Board members, share your issues and get information on building updates such as:

Fire prevention New grounds contract Going green with recycling Security Open Board positions Volunteer sign up for committees Q&A

Coffee and tea provided

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Building Updates
Entrance key problems Some residents are experiencing problems with the new keys. Please turn the key counter clockwise (to your left) and please do not pull the door open with just the key as it puts it out of alignment causing great problems. Hold onto the door handle to open the door. Keep in mind that every time we have to call for service we are charged and this comes out of our monthly condo fees, an expense that can be avoided if residents use the proper method to open the doors. Heating Fall is here and we will soon be turning our heat on, if you havent done so already. We remind all residents that you need to exercise your thermostat; this means that once a week, you should raise the thermostat to the highest level until it starts getting warm to make sure that its working properly. This will not take long. Once you feel the heat come from your register, turn it back down to 20. Please keep in mind that you must never put your thermostat lower than 20 because this is hot water heat and it could freeze if kept any lower. This applies for all seasons. Garbage garage Please remember to lock the garbage garage door when you leave by pressing the SCHLAGE button then turning the dial clockwise (to the right). This will assure us that the door will not be opened by transients or animals. Approximately 2 months ago, a badger was observed on our premises. He went around to several first floor suites trying to open the screen doors and he did succeed with one but fortunately the patio door was closed. This could have been a very serious problem if he got into the suite so make sure to keep your doors locked for safety and security reasons. If the badger got into the garbage garage he could have caused a huge mess not forgetting the danger to a resident walking in on him.

NOW AT CHAPARRAL POINTE...

Improvement in recycling We now have a recycling bin in our garbage garage that will take all recyclables except for glass. This should cut down on the amount of solid waste we are generating. Please make sure to put all of your recyclables in the proper bin.

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Social Committee
In September we hosted our Second Annual Pancake Breakfast. This was attended by approximately 25 residents. We would like to thank all of the ladies that cooked, served and helped with the setting up and cleaning afterwards. A great time was had by all. Christmas Decorating party Join us on Friday, November 30th at 7 pm as we will dig out the Christmas trees and decorations and we will transform our building with Holiday spirit. Bring some snack to share afterwards and your own drinks. New Years Eve party Monday, December 31st at 9 pm. Come by and help us bring in the New Year. Party favors will be provided by the Social Committee. Sign-up sheet will be posted in the lobby mid-December. Do you have a suggestion for a social activity? Leave us a note in the suggestion box with your name and phone number and we will bring it up at our next meeting. Ongoing Activities Monday night cards and games @ 7 pm Thursday morning coffee @ 10 am Friday night social @ 7:30 pm Saturday night cards and games @ 7:30 pm

FOOD BANK Once again Chaparral Pointe residents did a great job contributing to the Veterans Food Bank drive. 7 boxes were delivered by volunteers to the 285th Legion on Horton Rd. Thank you for your generous contribution.

Unless otherwise stated, all condo functions are for adults only.

This building would not be the same without the work of our volunteers. We would like to publicly thank all of the residents that helped out with grounds work during the summer. Weeding and pruning happened during 2 separate occasions. 4 hours of hard work on both days made a big difference to our grounds. Some residents also took it upon themselves to go out occasionally and do some weeding and enjoy the beautiful weather. So thank you to all of you that contributed to the beautification of our grounds.

If you have any questions regarding any of our articles, go to the website and send us an email. www.thechaparral.weebly.com