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January 2009
  • A Word from Horizon
    Just a reminder: if you have replaced your furnace, you need to submit a copy of your recipt to Horizon Management so that we can update our records and remove your unit from the annual inspection list.

    THANK YOU - to Robert Turner and Jack Davidson for decorating the front entrance for the holiday season.
  • Safety Tips
    Motorists: When you enter r leave SummerWind, remember that you are crossing a pedestrian walkway. Be watchful and yield to those on foot or bicycles who have the right-a-way.

    For the safety of all SummerWind residents and guests, please make sure that you are stopping t the stop signs within the complex.

    Parents: Please watch that your child isn't playing in the streets or left unattended in the streets. The streets within the complex are not intended to be used for recreaional purposes, including but not limited to ball games and theuse of skateboards, motorized scooters/cars.
  • Dryer Vent Fires
    The following was submitted by Rose Coughlin, owner of Focused Resources, specializing in environmental health & safety and compliance.

    The biggest accidents waiting to happen are clothes dryers. The combination of heat, natural gas, lint and the potential for static electricity for the ignition source are all found in dryers. Here are the problems I have observed over the years: Lint traps are not cleaned, especially by renters. Walking out of the condo leaving the dryer unattended. Improperly ventilated dryer enclosures.

    Please make sure that you are doing the following: lint traps are cleaned after every drying event and that no dryer should be left unattended and a fire extinguisher should be placed within proximity of the dryer.

    The following web site will help consumers find all kinds of items that have been recalled: http://www.cpsc.gov.
  • PASS the Fire Extinguisher
    Everyone in the family needs to know how to operate a portable fire extinguisher. Just remember the word PASS. P: pull the pin to release the locking mechanism. A: aim low, at the base of the fire. S: squeeze the handle. S: sweep the spray from side to side, as if you were hosing down a sidewalk. From Tiptionary by Mary Hunt.
  • Fast Facts About New Year's Resolutions
    63% of people are keeping their resolutions after two months
    67% of people make three or more resolutions
    Top four resolutions:
    1. Increase exercise
    2. Be more conscientious about work and school
    3. Develop better eating habits
    4. Stop smoking, drinking, or using drugs (including caffeine)
    People make more resolutions to start a new habit, than to break an old one. Source: Schwarz, Joel. How to keep up with those New Year's resolutions, researchers find commitment is the secret of success. University of Washington. 23 December 1997. December 20 2007.