chase/crash last night- status?

Last night we had the windows open because it was such a nice evening, and at 2:40AM I was awakened by a car that was speeding either up or down Winchester Dr. They blew the stop sign and it sounded like they had to be going at least 40 mph. Suddenly I heard a loud SCREEEEEEEEECH, and am pretty sure I heard a crash after that. About a minute after, I heard cop car sirens on Fletchwood Rd., and the car sounded like it came up Winchester to find the car.

Did anyone else happen to hear this or see anything? I don't think I'm getting dementia just yet :)

Jim

Two guys walking door to door?

On Thursday night, 2 young guys between the ages of 18 and 22 rang my bell and asked for money for their soccer team's trip to Holland. They said that it was on the paper and they are lo cater on Cedar Rd, close to here. We didn't give any money and immediately went online to look for Cedar Rd... nothing even close with that name is around here.... Have any of you had these 2 guys knocking on your door? Do you know if this is legitimate or are they surveying the area and choosing which houses to rob?

MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS GATHERING AT THE ENTRANCE

Come meet your neighbors and block captains on Thrusday July 23 from 6:30 pm to 8 pm by the pond at the front entrace. Bring a chair if you'd like. Post your comments and ideas for this event.

Finishing Landscaping the Front Entrance

On Thursday June 18Th at 6 pm, we will gather to finish landscaping the front entrance. Come join us with some hand tools and water. Show your support!

Need volunteers to mow the front entrance

Due to cuts in budget, the local government won't be mowing the entrance this summer. If you would like to help mowing, please add your name inside this post. Thank you!

Collection of Dues for 2009

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what happened with the yard sale?

We didn't see any other sales going on in the development, so we wondered if everyone opted not to do it after all? We did pretty well actually, but most of the folks who came said they just saw it in passing. I thought it was going to be in 2 papers? To be honest though, I never checked to see.

Jim@89 Winchester

selling DEFENDER arcade game at comm yard sale

For anyone interested,

I will be putting my original Williams DEFENDER arcade game out at the yard sale on Saturday (that is, if it doesn't sell before then).

The game works great, I'm only selling it because I have some others and no longer need this one. I am asking $600 obo for it. If anyone is interested please contact me at jmbiii@yahoo.com to check it out or get more information.

I have owned it since January 2008. It was not working when I brought it home, and I repaired it. It's been fine ever since. Feel free to pass on to anyone you know who might be interested.


Jim@89 Winchester

REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR COMMUNITY YARD SALE

If you'd like to parcipate in our Community Yard sale on June 6th from 8 am to ????
please register below by leaving your name or by emailing Susan Eller at seller@dol.net or by phone at 410-392-6173. Ads will be posted on 2 local newspapers to attract as many people as possible.

NEXT MEETING IS JUNE 11 6:30 pm

Our next meeting will be held at the Cecil County Public Library on June 11th from 6:30 pm to 8 pm. This will be our last meeting until the fall, so please be there! Please leave your name if you are comming.

FYI: known Child Sex Offenders in West Creek Vlg Apts, Winding Brook and Across Fletchwood Rd.

Just to make sure all are aware, the State of MD has an online Registry that shows the sex offenders and their addresses throughout the State. In zip code 21921, there are 3 who reside in Winding Brook (right behind West Creek Village), one in West Creek Vlg apts, and another who lives in the development across Fletchwood Rd. (is it Meadowview? I can't remember the name).







At any rate, I just wanted to make sure all parents had this information. The first link below is the search results for child sex offenders in zip 21921. They are also the individuals in the pics shown at the top of this post:

http://www.dpscs.state.md.us/sorSearch/search.do?searchType=byZip&anchor=offlist&zip=21921&category=CSO

This link is where you can do different searches for various offender types:

http://www.dpscs.state.md.us/sorSearch/

I just wanted all to be aware, as I myself was not even aware of these folks being so close to home until today.

Jim @ 89 Winchester Dr.

MISSING DOG

Mary Adams said...

Wenesday night someone stole my Lhasa Apso from my back yard. my kids are really upset that he is gone.I would like to know if anyone seen someone carrying a small white dog near apache and chestnut wednesday evening around 9:00 please let me know he is all white with a red bark collar and recently groomed.410-620-2852

REGISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY YARD SALE ON JUNE 6th

Please add a comment inside this post with your name if you'll be participating in this event.

Finishing the front Entrance

I am trying to get a day to finish the front entrance but my only day off is Sundays and have them all booked till father's day!

Ideas for Community Events?

Post your ideas here

Next meeting?

Has the next meeting been scheduled?

can we ask our kids to keep their radios/subwoofers down?

I know I'm probably sounding like an 80 year old man in a wife-beater tee shirt, black socks, and sandals here with all of my feedback, but trust me I'm really not that bad! 8^] I also enjoy music as much as the next person in my car, but when I'm sitting in my living room and the glass in the front windows of my house is rattling because of a passing subwoofer or blasting music, I have to ask if we can ask our teens and neighbors to KEEP THE MUSIC DOWN to a tolerable level? Just so I don't sound like a priest, I too had a subwoofer in one of my cars as a kid.. But I would at least be nice enough to the people who lived around me to turn it down when I came into our development..

OK, I've posted quite a bit here today so I'll be quiet for the remainder of the day- thanks again for the posting of this blog and the efforts to keep our development both unified and safe.

Regards,

Jim B. @ 89 Winchester

any hope for speed bumps on Winchester Dr?

For years my wife, neighbors and I have sat and watched as people completely blow the stop sign at Winchester and Appaloosa, and if we take the initiative to say something as they pass by we are either met with a laugh, getting flipped off, or a simple ignoring of our request. Has there been any discussion or research around getting speed bumps on Winchester Dr., and if so what the cost might be? When we first moved in, there would be a local Sherriff who would sit at the Winchester stop sign from time to time to help, but it's been some time since that has happened. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Jim B. @ 89 Winchester

kids in the woods..

For the safety of all of the youngsters in our development, is it possible to keep our kids AWAY FROM walking/riding bikes/hanging out in the woods behind Winchester Dr. (WL Gore property)? Aside from the fact that there are hunters back there at all different times throughout the year (we have a bullet hole in our back siding to prove it), there has been theft of items from my neighbor's property (Jeff Adams, one house up from mine), as well as a call needing to be made to the local Fire Dept a few years back- kids brought a mattress back there (for what I'm sure was for a variety of reasons), and someone had smoked a cigarette on it while sitting/lying on it, and it caught fire. God only knows what damage that could have caused had it not been caught early.

My neighbor and I have repeatedly told kids that they do not belong back there, and have even advised that if we saw it continuing we would have to notify the police. It would be a big help (not to mention a positive step in protecting our WC kids) if everyone would simply advise their children that they do not belong back there.

Jim B. @89 Winchester

who is on that mini bike after dark?

Sorry for all of these questions but I have been waiting for the opportunity to pose them all with the right audience, and I think this blog is it! On many nights during the Spring, Summer, and Fall months, most often right after dark, we will hear someone riding up and down Winchester on a mini bike. They completely blow the stop sign at Winchester and Appaloosa, there is no headlight on the bike, and it runs to the apartment complex across the street on Fletchwood and back. Does anyone know who this is or what is going on? I wouldn't mind it if it was a limited thing, but it has gone on pretty regularly in frequency for a few years now. If it's a teen, I understand that being a pretty long hike, however the bike is not tagged and you can't see it at night unless you are right up on it. It also seems to make multiple trips, which gets annoying after a while. Hopefully I'm not the only one who this affects.

Also, hopefully we (my family) do not do anything to disturb others in the neighborhood, but if we do please let me know so it can be addressed!! Thanks!

question re: White Jeep Cherokee that drives around development between 6-6:30AM

I am hoping that I am simply over-reacting, but each morning as I get ready to leave for work, there is a White Jeep Grand Cherokee that buzzes around in the development, going everywhere from Winchester to Appaloosa to up and down the street to different cauldesacks. It is usually between 6 and 6:30AM during the week. I am hoping that this is simply for dropping children off for daycare, school, etc, but wanted to inquire anyway. We have been in our home for 14 years, and unfortunately have witnessed drug transactions in the development in days gone by, so I'm hoping that is not what is transpiring with this vehicle. FYI.

Jim B. @ 89 Winchester

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Community Yard Sale

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Landscaping the Front Entrance

We need your help to raise funds to landscape the front entrance! We have estimated around $300 per side. Dues for the whole year is only $20 per household. Please contact me at criskolo822@hotmail.com of your block captain to collect the money (cash preferred). We will post all money received and how it was spent on this site. We also need volunteers! I am planning on a small gathering at the front sign this week-end to fine tune any concerns and answer questions. It would be a great time to collect dues. Please, help us spread the word by telling other neighbors that haven't come to the meetings. This would really raise the value of ALL our homes, and would really benefit all those currently trying to sell their homes!

Push Lawn Mower Tune-ups offered

Annual UD push lawnmower tune-up planned April 17-18
4:29 p.m., April 1, 2009----Looking to save a little money on your lawn care in these tight financial times? The University of Delaware's Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity for agriculture, the Society of Automotive Engineers Club and the Engineering Technology Club are once again offering a push lawn mower tune-up service on April 17-18, rain or shine.

Since 2000, this annual event has serviced more than 4,000 push mowers.

The tune-up -- provided by trained students and alumni members of the clubs -- includes an oil change, spark plug replacement, air filter check and cleaning, blade sharpening, and power washing. The cost is $35, the same as it has been for the past four years.

Drop off times are from 2 to 8 p.m. on Friday, April 17, and from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 18.

Customers can pick up their mowers on Saturday from 1 to 6 p.m. for the first 300 mowers taken on Friday, or on Sunday, April 19, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., for the remaining mowers. All mowers must be picked up by 2 p.m. on Sunday.

Lawnmowers -- push lawnmowers only; no riding mowers -- may be dropped off and picked up in the parking lot behind Worrilow and Townsend halls on UD's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources campus at 531 South College Avenue, across from the Chrysler Plant, just north of the Fred Rust Ice Arena. Look for signs for the tune-up.

For more information, call the AGR Fraternity at (302) 837-3379 or send e-mail to [yost@udel.edu].

New Link Added for Nuisance Animal Control

Hello All,

If you encounter problems with some wildlife, I have found a resource. Snakes, raccoons, nuisance birds, squirrels, bats and the like are not managed by SPCA Animal Control. I had a starling get into my first floor ceiling via exhaust fan vent on the back of the house. I found Mid-Atlantic Wildlife Control and was able to humanely remove the bird. The business owner is also a Certified Wildlife Rehabilitator for injured/orphaned animals. The link to the web site is under "Helpful Links". Mid-Atlantic is a private, fee-for-service enterprise.

I will also add Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research in case of injured/orphaned baby birds. Tri-State is a local non-profit famous for treating birds after oil spills, among other things. Spring is coming and so are the babies.

Landscaping the Front Entrance

To celebrate Earth Day Week-end, we would like to landscape our community’s front entrance. We are planning on doing it on Saturday April 25th. We are currently discussing the way to raise the funds. We also need volunteers! Here is a draft of a possible design. Please leave your opinion, ideas and if you are willing to help by commenting in this post.

How your neighbors affect your home's value and vice versa.

We talked about this in our last meeting, and I found this article with a video from ABC news. I thought it would be interesting to share it.

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Consumer/Story?id=5023589&page=1

Minutes from 02/03/2009 Meeting

Meeting started at 6:35pm Elkton Library 2/3/09

Intro of Block Captains and the role of block captain
Susan Eller
Sharna Gaymon
Cristian Kolodynski
Carol Budrejki
Heather Miller
Colleen McCurdy

Mission statement: the purpose of our neighborhood alliance and getting ideas on a statement. Will finalize at the next meeting

Preferred communication would be email (more cost effective).

Nomination of officers: President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer. Elections will be at the next meeting. Nominations so far are as follows:

o President: Fletcher Partridge
o Vice-President: Don Ruth
o Secretary: Reta Tucker
Cristian Kolodynski
o Treasurer: Open


Dues were discussed and those present agreed to $20 per household per year. Account would be opened at Wilmington Trust. Two signatures will be required (President & Treasurer). All statements will be posted on the blog and always available to neighbors. Also, suggested that we have quarterly donations for those who can to help offset any events or cost associated with alliance.

Blog: Created by Cristian Kolodynski as a way to communicate meetings, changes, meeting minutes, vandalisms or any important information. By invitation only. Email Cristian to be invited onto the blog at criskolo822@hotmail.com

Community Events:
· Easter egg hunt (April 4th; rain date 5th); each participating family donate eggs.
· Community Yard Sale (1st Saturday in May).
· Community clean up: neighbors volunteer to clean front entrance and help neighbors clean their yards (beautify community).
· Fundraisers and raffles.

Comments: Any neighbor with skills or hobbies can volunteer their talents. Know your neighbors.

Meeting ended at 7:45pm