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January 2010
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The Annual Meeting is scheduled for March 16, 2009. Three board seats will be up for election. If you are interested in running for the board, please submit your Intent to Run by February 12, 2010.
IT FINALLY HAPPENED: Someone ran a stop sign within the complex and hit a bicyclist. For the safety of all SummerWind residents, please observe posted STOP signs and remember that the speed limit in the complex is 10mph.
Parents: The streets within the complex are not intended for recreational use. Please do not allow your children to play in the driveway or in the street. Scooters, motorized scooters/cars are not allowed in the complex. -
The following was submitted by Rose Coughlin, owner of Focused Resources, specializing in environmental health & safety 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 website will help consumers find all kinds of items that have been recalled http://www.cpsc.gov. -
Hand washing is the most effective way to stop the spread of illness.
Wash your hands before: preparing, serving or eating food.
Wash your hands after: preparing, serving or eating food, eating, drinking or using tobacco, using the bathroom, changing diapers, coughing, sneezing, blowing your nose, handling garbage, shaking hands, playing outside or with pets.
Here's how: wet your hands first, add soap and rub hands together, front and back, between fingers and under nails for at least 15 seconds, rinse, dry hands with a clean paper towel, and turn off water with used paper towel before throwing away.
If soap and water are not available, use alcohol-based sanitizers. From the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) -
*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 or school
3. Develop better eating habits
4. Stop smoking, drinking, or using drugs (including caffeine)
Here are some web sites to help with resolutions for you and your family:
www.ymca.net
www.ideashelper.com
www.ehow.com/how_12076_keep-new-years.html
www.webmd.com/balance/features/new-years-resolutions-in-one-year-out-other