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In This Issue: Donation and Dumping Station Free Shredding Event Tree Transplanting Trinity Glen Rose Groundwater Conservation District Document and Data Delivery System Avoid Silly Mistakes on Your Tax Return Spring Cleaning: Inspect as Winter Thaws

FEBRUARY 2015

Donation and Dumping Station Saturday, March 7, 2015 8:00AM - 1:00PM In the POA Parking Lot - 19210 Huebner Road The Stone Oak Property Owners Association invites you to take part in their popular Spring Donation and Dumping event. A truck will be onsite from Arms of Hope to collect your donated items, and the City of San Antonio will have a large dump trailer on site for your larger trash items. (The POA is unable to offer assistance in transporting items.) DONATE: Clean, gently used items, including • Clothing for men, women, children, and infants • Belts, shoes, jackets, purses • Backpacks, toys, games, sporting goods, bikes • Small working appliances, such as toasters, coffee machines, etc. • Books, working TVs and DVD players • Tools, furniture, and home furnishings DUMP: Large bulky trash items, including • Appliances • Furniture • Mattresses • Water heaters • Auto tires (limit 4) • Shrub, tree limbs

*Please Note: The following items WILL NOT be accepted • • • • •

Bricks, concrete Hazardous waste Commercial waste Construction or remodeling materials Soil, sod, or railroad ties

FREE SHREDDING EVENT Saturday, April 18, 2015 8:00AM - NOON In the POA Parking Lot - 19210 Huebner Road Due to your many requests, the Stone Oak Property Owners Association invites you to take part in their first community shredding event! Simply pull up, and your bag/box of shredding will be removed from your vehicle for you, and thrown in the on-site shredder!

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With a new subdivision being developed on Hardy Oak, our office was alerted to the need of a new left turn lane- which would affect two beautiful trees that have long been under the care of the Property Owners Association. For those who may not be familiar with our efforts, the Property Owners Association has an Aesthetics Committee, made up of Board members, including a Master Naturalist, who oversee projects and the care of median landscaping. This in part involves the care of the hundreds of trees on our mediansone of the unique qualities of the Stone Oak area. With conservation efforts always at the forefront, on January 27th, 2015, your Property Owners Association, in partnership with M/I Homes, took great effort to save the mountain laurel and large red oak. This project would not have been possible without the knowledge and professionalism of Oak Island Gardens, and a generous donation by M/I Homes. Working together we were able to coordinate efforts to ensure the trees were transplanted to locations within Stone Oak where they could continue to thrive. The mountain laurel was transplanted just north of Huebner on Stone Oak Parkway- on the median in front of Falcon Bank and Taco Cabana. The large red oak was also transplanted on Stone Oak Parkway- north of Hardy Oak, just after the Canyon Rim subdivision entrance. This was a project beneficial to the entire Stone Oak Community, and we would like to thank all involved- Scott Lambria of Oak Island Gardens, Derek Milikien of M/I Homes, Mark Bird of the City of San Antonio, and Adam Trevino of the District 9 office.

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NEIGHBORHOOD REPRESENTATIVES The Neighborhood Representative Committee meets the second Wednesday of each month in the POA office. If you do not see a representative listed for your community, and would like to become a part of this exciting Committee, please call the POA office at 490-9481. These meetings last about one hour, and provide the opportunity for communities to trade valuable ideas and information. Past guest speakers have included SAWS, the City of San Antonio, and Allied Waste/Republic. Please contact our office if you would like further information. Arrowhead Subdivision Carl Kight 210-416-4774 Big Springs Viki Melton, Chair 210-416-4774 Canyons at Stone Oak Daryl Johnson 210-481-3161 Canyon Rim David Durrant 210-490-7877 Champions Ridge HOA Doug Leecock 210-887-5077 Champions Springs Mary Cardenas 210-286-8095 Champions Village No Representative Appointed

Crescent Oaks HOA No Representative Appointed Crescent Ridge Clifford Rath 210-497-2254 Estates at Arrowhead Denise Guillen 210-854-1946 Estates of Champions Run Gary Stinnett 210-669-2139 Heights at Las Lomas No Representative Appointed Knights Cross Tim Ferry 210-421-8650 Las Lomas Lisa Tkatchuk 210-481-0624

Mesa Grande/Echo Canyon Marion Horman 210-823-8669

Seventh at Sonterra Debbie Bertram 210-257-0257

Mesa Verde Hal Carson 210-241-7412

SOCOMA HOA Al Crouch 210-497-8703

Mesa Vista Juan Ludwig 210-316-3050

Sonterra Donna Howington 210-495-1955

Mt. Arrowhead Lindsey Nunez 210-363-0478

Springs at Stone Oak No Representative Appointed Stone Mountain OA Arthur Downey 210-497-8873

Ridge at Stone Oak Carey Moy 210-317-8722

Summit MAA Jesse Flores 210-846-4200

Saddle Mountain Tim Collins 210-663-3177

Villages of Stone Oak Michelle McFadden 210-560-8289

The Neighborhood Representatives Committee has been established to provide a forum for communication between the Neighborhood Associations, the SOPOA Board, Management Company and other Committees. If your neighborhood does not have a representative listed, please contact the Management Company at 19210 Huebner Road, Ste 100, or call 210-490-9481 for further information.

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As our New Year begins, the District spends quite a bit of time finalizing groundwater data from the previous year. The image above was retrieved from the US Drought Portal just after the start of 2015. While parts of our region have experienced a few appropriatelytimed showers over the last several months; we still fall within the “Moderate Drought” category. Rainfall totals for 2014 ranged from 26” in the west to 30” in the eastern portion of northern Bexar County with the majority of our monitor well network continuing to reflect downward trends.

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Selling Your Stone Oak Property and Need a Resale Package? Your Stone Oak Property Owners Association is proud to announce the ability to obtain your resale package from the CondoCerts document and data delivery system. CondoCerts.com provides reliable, round-the-clock online access to critical data for lenders, mortgage bankers, escrow officers, title companies, real estate agents and homeowners in need of information regarding a property within the Stone Oak Property Owners Association boundaries. There is no cost to sign up or log onto the site, and packages can be paid for by credit card, debit/ACH, mailing in a paper check or third party payments for homeowners. The Stone Oak Property Owners Association and CondoCerts are pleased to bring you this internet utility developed to simplify the process of delivering and obtaining community association data and documentation for a variety of users in any association real estate transaction. Please contact the POA office at 210-490-9481 with any questions, or CondoCerts Customer Service at 800-310-6552.

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Stone Oak POA Board of Directors

19210 Huebner, Suite 100 San Antonio, TX 78258 (210) 490-9481

Stone Oak Property Owners Assn. www.stoneoakpoa.com

Meg Lorente Stone Oak Property Manager

Sonterra Property Owners Assn. www.sonterrapoa.com

Ray Jansure Sonterra Project Manager Tonja Condor Assistant Manager

Please let us know about important events in your life, including photos! Next publication: March 2015 Article Deadline: March 2nd Classifieds Deadline: March 6th (space available basis)

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STONE OAK AREA CHURCHES North Central Christian Church 1300 Evans Rd. 481-3083 www.northccc.org Church Alive 18850 Redland Rd. 490-1770 www.sachurchalive.com Church of Champions Hardy Oak Elementary School 831-1986 www.champsa.org Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- Day Saints 945 Knights Cross Drive 497-0512 www.mormon.org The Church At Stone Oak 20825 Wilderness Oak (210) 499-5775 www.tcaso.org The Church at Vineyard Hills Meeting at San Antonio Christian Schools 473-8686 www.tcyh.org Calvary Chapel Solid Rock 17018 Silverwood Dr 210-857-3747 www.calvarysr.org Community Bible Church 2477 N. Loop 1604 East 210-496-5096 www.communitybible.com Concordia Lutheran Church 16801 Huebner Rd at 1604 479-1477

Cornerstone Church 18755 Stone Oak Parkway 490-1600 CrossBridge Community Church Located at Overlook Parkway & 281 496-0158 www.CrossBridgeCommunityChurch.com Crown of Life Lutheran Church 19291 Stone Oak Parkway 490-6886 www.crownoflifesa.org Cedar Hills Fellowship 236-0585 www.cedarhillsfellowship.com The Fellowship of San Antonio 23755 Canyon Golf Road 402-3672 www.thefellowshipofsa.org Grace Bible Chapel 18911 Redland Rd. 210-491-1351 www.gbcsa.org Grace Community Church The Goddard School 21785 Hardy Oak 210-827-2601 Holy Trinity Catholic Church 20523 Huebner Road 497-4200 www.holytrinitysat.org Hope Church 17903 Corporate Woods Dr. 545-HOPE (4673)

Northern Hills United Methodist Church 3703 North Loop 1604 East 654-0881 www.Nhumc.org Northern Oaks Church of Christ 17435 Redland Road 496-1346 Park Hills Baptist Church 17747 San Pedro Avenue 210-494-5219 www.parkhills.org Redeemed Family Church Assembly of God Meeting at Reagan High School 210-590-2341 www.redeemedfamilychurch.com St. Padre Pio Catholic Church 3843 Bulverde Parkway 481-2576 www.stpadrepio.us St. Thomas Episcopal Church & School 1416 North Loop 1604 East 494-3507 www.tom1604.org Stone Oak Presbyterian Church 20024 Crescent Oaks 497-7974 www.stoneoakchurch.org Woodland Baptist Church 15315 Huebner 210-493-4501 www.woodlandbc.org

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Age

Phone

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Lawn Care

Petsit/ Walk

House/ Plant Care x

Kara Folmer

497-7482

Lindsey Reynolds

497-3498

Joseph Butcher

481-1592

Madison Wagoner

497-5531

Peter Fernandez

281-4821

Lauren Bartels

497-7152

Alison Bartels

Kathryn DeWeese Abbey Martin

Subdivision

Other

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Estates at Arrowhead

Glen of Stone Oak

Stone Mountain

497-7152

Stone Mountain

497-0069

Stone Mountain

347-2810

Katelyn Mann

443-995-5047

Bailey Kadzis

788-4832

Andrew Kadzis

771-4858

Aminah Francois

481-0084

Glen of Stone Oak

Samantha Collins

323-6101

The Waters

Mac Thomasson

454-7552

Highlands at Sonterra

Daniela Cesar

772-4439 393-7966

Mt. Arrowhead

CPR/First Aid Certified, Bilingual

Sydney Scott

214-995-5973

Springs of Stone Oak

4 yrs of experience in babysitting

Dane Bumgardner

378-3431

Mt. Arrowhead

Complete lawn care/resods/mulch. Reliable/experienced. Tutoring K-8

Selden Ford

602-7178

Oaks at Sonterra

CPR certified, experienced in dog walking and babysitting

x x

Hills of Sonterra

Summit

Stone Mountain

Tutoring 1-6 Grade, Sports

Stone Mountain

x x

The Hills of Stone Oak

Aid for the Elderly, light cleaning, cooking, etc.

Ashley Ricciardelli

520-1366

Saddle Mountain

CPR and first aid certified

Niah Easley

288-2891

Big Springs

CPR and first aid certified

The Glen

Speaks English & Spanish

Los Lomas

Midlands of Sonterra

Mature, responsible, able to work in all Stone Oak areas.

Mesa Verde

Tutoring (all subjects) grades 1st-6th. CPR and first aid certified. Experienced with kids of all ages. Experienced house/pet sitter. Good rates on lawn care. Certified soccer referee. Boy Scout. CPR certified

Omar Leal

683-2578

Kenneth Garrett

241-9291

Timothy Watson

495-6629

Ashlyn Gill

273-0405

Camden Barnes

392-4409

Aaron Dunham

705-3647

Nicole Alatorre

846-6338

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Mesa Grande

Champion Springs

Villages at Stone Oak

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Age

Phone

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Lawn Care

Petsit/ Walk

House/ Plant Care

Jorge Barrera

845-9420

Adriana Carner

861-6114

Andy Wang

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Samantha Vickers

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Chloe Sikarskie

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Halle Hanks

501-8059

Christopher Olivares

Jessi Heinsohn

701-6807

Colleen Konetzke

643-0966

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Oaks at Sonterra

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Mesa Grande

Tennis lessons, first aid and CPR certified.

Mesa Verde

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Mesa Verde

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La Cierra at Sonterra

CPR and First Aid certified. Can work anywhere in sonterra.

Knights Cross

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Echo Canyon

Woods of Sonterra

Private swim lessons. Experienced with all ages and levels. CPR and First Aid certified.

Glen of Stone Oak

CPR certified

Mount Arrowhead

Complete experienced lawn care offered to all areas of Stone Oak

Stone Creek

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Katie Munro

573-5538

Zach Vanlandingham

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Hannah Eberiga

412-8104

Mary Margaret

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Christopher Garrett

215-4319

Los Lomas

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Brayden Watson

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Natasha Diaz-Escobar

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Brittany Douglas

540-9451

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Las Lomas

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620-8765

Canyon Springs

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416-0671

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Age

Phone

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Lawn Care

Petsit/ Walk

House/ Plant Care

Subdivision

Other

Mt. Arrowhead

CPR and First Aid Certified. Love kids!!! Available for nearby neighborhoods also.

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Midlands at Sonterra

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Las Lomas

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Raegan Milligan

722-1156

Alicia Morales

852-3271

Evianne Rodriguez

606-8399

Ethan Gifford

481-0479

Sofia Fortuno

838-4064 858-9027

Champion Springs

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Kyla Howard

817-505-9393

Hills of Sonterra

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Kadey Howard

817-689-9593

Hills of Sonterra

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800-4481

Knight’s Cross

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Sloane Wick

800-4481

Knight’s Cross

CPR & first aid certified. Great with young children.

Ross McRae

757-642-3718

Brandon Burleson

542-3047

Parisa Sharif

838-3942

Elizabeth Koroscik

497-4711

Katherine Schmoldt

369-4253

Ally DeLeon

Valeria Sandoval

Las Lomas Oaks of Sonterra

I am experienced in lawn care. I’ve been doing it for about 6 yrs for my family. I will get the job done fast and right.

Champion Springs

CPR and first aid certified. K-8th tutor available anywhere in Stone Oak.

Champions Ridge

CPR Certified, responsible and love to help with homework. I also love kids!

Canyon Rim

Loves kids and pets. 6 year Girl Scout. Red Cross Babysitter Class.

779-2966

Oaks of Sonterra

719-440-6936

Villas at Sonterra

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255-8997

The Mesas

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Socoma

Piano lessons for basics and the Spanish for for all ages

Madison Marshall

215-9555 481-2566

Mt. Arrowhead

CPR Certified, excellent with children and pets. A Honor Roll and GT student is able to tutor elementary school students. All star cheer leader loves to help children with tumble and cheer skills.

Delia Martin del Campo

267-1309

Hills of Stone Oak

Comfortable babysitting all ages and large families, bilingual, Spanish lessons, swim and Tae Kwon Do instructor.

Vincent Sivers

210-481-5000 H 501-240-3441 C

Las Lomas

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Lopez Middle School Principal: Barry Lanford 210-356-5000 23103 Hardy Oak Boulevard San Antonio, TX 78258

Johnson High School Principal: John Mehlbrech 210-356-0400 23203 Bulverde Rd San Antonio, TX 78258

Hardy Oak Elementary School Principal: Lola Folkes 210-407-3600 22900 Hardy Oak Blvd. San Antonio, TX 78258

Bush Middle School Principal: Gary Comalander 210-356-2900 1500 Evans Rd. San Antonio, TX 78258

Stone Oak Elementary School Principal: Elisabeth Krimbill 210-407-7800 21045 Crescent Oaks San Antonio, TX 78258

Tejeda Middle School Principal: John Bojescul 210-356-5600 2909 Evans Road San Antonio, TX 78258

Canyon Ridge Elementary Principal: Laura Huggins 210-407-1600 20522 Stone Oak Parkway San Antonio, TX  78258

Wilderness Oak Elementary School Principal: Stacia FitzSimon 210-407-9200 21019 Wilderness Oak San Antonio, Texas  78258 Las Lomas Elementary School Principal: Alan Rochkus 210-356-7000 20303 Hardy Oak Blvd. San Antonio, Tx 78258 Vineyard Ranch Elementary School Principal: Tammy VanCleave 210-356-7200 16818 Huebner Rd. San Antonio, TX 78258

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Avoid Silly Mistakes on Your Tax Returns Tax time is fast approaching. Many of you prepare your own tax returns, so we wanted to remind you of a few common mistakes and offer ways to avoid them. IRS instructions for preparing tax returns are quite useful and thorough. They can be a big help for doit-yourselfers. However, it’s the little things—silly mistakes—that most often creep into your documents and cause problems. Here are just a few tips to keep in mind: • Prepare your tax return as early as possible. Waiting until the last minute increases your chances of making mistakes. Give yourself time to gather documents or research details. Better yet, collect these documents throughout the year in a special file so you have them ready at tax time. • Use the correct tax rates. Tax tables can be dense and difficult to read; use extra care. • Fill in every line. If a line item on a form doesn’t apply to you, put a zero or a strike through where the amounts would be. That indicates you determined it doesn’t apply to you. • Make sure all your documents are complete. Attach forms, schedules, supporting statements and explanations. If you need more space, attach separate sheets that are the same size and format as the printed forms. Transfer the totals onto the printed forms. Put your name, social security number and date on all extra pages. • Rounding is OK. Round off all amounts on your tax return. Round up to the next dollar all amounts that are 50 cents or more. Round down all amounts that are between one and 49 cents. • Pay on time. File on time. The quickest way to get the IRS’ attention is to pay your taxes late or file your return late. • Reply promptly to all IRS inquiries. Ignoring the IRS invites trouble—you could be audited or have your assets seized. • Ask another person to review your tax return to check your math and ensure that all fields are accounted for. Math errors are the most frequent mistake on individual tax returns. • Sign the return. If you pay someone to prepare your taxes, that person must sign your tax return. But, you must sign and date your own tax return no matter who prepares it. • Keep copies of your tax return and all supporting documents. You’ll need them next year, and you should keep them for another five to seven years after that before destroying them. Don’t forget about our upcoming free shredding event April 18th! Check www.stoneoakpoa.com for more information! Stone Oak - February 2015 - Vol 20 No 2

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For Sale: Pure Air Furnace/AC filters, 15x20x1, six (6) total, brand-new, micro-mesh. Sell for $3.97 each (~$24); will sell for $15. 210-497-5238 1/15 For Sale: “NEW” & never been used; PFAFF Smarter 140 sewing machine with 21 stitches and 4-step button-hole (still in original box); PFAFF Smarter 160 sewing machine with 23 stitches and 1-step button hole (still in original box). Contact Richard at 210-901-4776 for further information and details. 1/15 For Sale: Golf Clubs in excellent Condition. Brand

New Taylormade Stand Golf Bag TMax Gear $50, Adams Golf Speedline F11 Driver $40. Wilson Pro Staff 3,4,5,6,7,8,9 and PW with 1,3, and 5 Tour Graphite woods $125. Golfmate hybrid 22 degrees $10. Executive Desk Oak 7 drawer 68” wide x 32” deep x 30” high, $100. Prices are negotiable. Call Jim at 210-497-7307 misterjim@sbcglobal.net 1/15 Needed: Fire Department46 needs Leather couches and chairs that are in good to excellent condition. The donated furniture will be named in respect to honor the retired or deceased Fire Department members.

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Handyman & Home Improvement

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Apple Pest Control

Pest Control

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Artistic Trees Inc.

Professional Tree & Landscaping

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561-0155

Autumn Leaves of Stone Oak

Alzheimer’s & Dementia Care Facility

20272 Stone Oak Pkwy.

497-5200

Bartlett Tree Experts

Tree Service

bartlett.com

655-4670

Camacho’s Plumbing Services

Plumbing Services

699-0818

Elite Landscaping

Lawn and Landscape

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349-3263

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Hill Country Farmers Market

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Tax Services/ Bookkeeping

www.jhortoncpa.com

381-7030

Legacy Group Pat Acquisto

Real Estate

www.teamacquisto.com

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Neighborhood Lawn Care

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481-2399

Poolside Sales & Service

Pool Sales & Services

16110 San Pedro Ave.

496-2244

R&C Landscape, LLC

Landscape & Construction

15761 Tamaron Pass

695-8663

Reagan’s Pool Solutions

Pool Services

606-4806

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San Antonio Symphony Southwest Exteriors

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Stone Oak Vision Source

Optometry Services

19202 Stone Oak Pkwy. Ste. 106

495-9020

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Golf School

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Spring Cleaning: Inspect as Winter Thaws Here in San Antonio we may escape the snow and ice, but we can benefit from Spring cleaning for our closets, and our homes. The steps you take now can help avoid costly maintenance and repairs later. Here’s what to do inside and outside your home: • Inspect the roof and gutters. Check the roof for damage; clear gutters of debris; a clog can lead to water damage. • Check the HVAC system. Hire a professional to clean and service your system. You also should clean or replace filters; it’ll help ensure your system is running efficiently, keep energy costs in check and remove extra allergens from your home. • Clean and repair driveways, fences, decks and patios. Then repair boards, or fill any cracks, holes or gaps. • Examine windows, doors and seals. Look for damage. Sealants can crack in extreme cold, leading to water damage and drafts. Clean the window panes, drapes and blinds too.

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