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Huntington Hills Civic Association
HOLLER
September 2006
Upcoming Events:
•
Monday September 18 7:00 pm
HHCA Trustees Meeting - Location
TBA
•
Monday October 16 7:00 pm HHCA
Trustees Meeting - Location TBA
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Sunday October 29 2:00 pm Halloween Parade starting at Springtree Court ending at HH Park 3:00
to 5:00 pm Trick or Treat
HHCA Trustees
President:
Kent Scarrett 834-5979
[email protected]
Vice President
Carole James 833-2993
[email protected]
Corresponding Secretary
Chad Dial 833-2335
[email protected]
Recording Secretary
Julie Myers 216-4567
[email protected]
Treasurer
Dave Lawler 833-2183
[email protected]
www.huntingtonwww.huntington-hills.org
Logan Roberts
PRESIDENT’S CORNER
Hello! I am Kent Scarrett and I will serving as the President of HHCA
for the next two years. I want to thank Roger Lady for his service as past President and look forward to working on current and future issues
that will be before the HHCA. I also want to thank the Editor of the Holler. As
you know, Roger does a great job in putting it together and we really appreciate
him giving so much of his time to us. Myself and the other HHCA Trustees will
continue to work hard on making the residents of the neighborhood aware of their
contractual homeowner deed specifications and restrictions to their property. We
will also be continuing our efforts to get the current and ongoing violations of
these deed specifications resolved in a timely manner. If you have any questions
on what is a deed restriction such as storing unregistered
vehicles or watercraft or other leisure vehicles on properties, please feel free to
contact me at 834-5979 so we can talk about a remedy or justification for the
agreed to standards. You can also refer to the HHCA directory that has a copy of
the actual deed language included in it. We also have not received all of the annual dues payments from some of our residents of Huntington Hills and ask that
those that have not yet done so to please take a minute to drop the $55 check off
to myself or David Lawler. This is a very important part of our meeting the budgetary obligations we have to the neighborhood and hope everyone realizes that
this money goes directly back into improvements and activities necessary to keep
Huntington Hills such a special place to live. If anyone has any questions or concerns about HHCA, that I may be of assistance to you with, please do not hesitate
to contact me.
HOPE FOR LOGAN
Sunday, July 9, 2006, was a beautiful summer day and Mandy and Tony
Roberts along with their eighteen month old son Logan, decided to spend the afternoon at the Huntington Hills Pool. That’s when Mandy noticed something unusual
about Logan’s stomach. It seemed to be larger on the right side. Their carefree day
quickly became one of concern, three days later, on July 12th Logan was diagnosed
with Wilms’ Tumor.
Wilms’ Tumor is a cancer of the kidney that primarily affects children. Also
known as nephroblastoma, it’s the most common malignant tumor of the kidney in
children. The cancer usually occurs in children ages 3 through 8 and rarely affects
both kidneys. Not so for eighteen month old Logan whose both kidneys are affected.
Biopsies were performed on Logan’s kidneys to determine what course of
treatment would be favorable. His doctors placed him on chemotherapy for six
weeks. Surgery will be performed once the chemotherapy has reduced the size of
the tumors. Radiation treatments and more chemotherapy will follow surgery. This
is a grueling 24 week treatment plan with the hope of a 70 to 80 percent success
rate.
Logan is the grandson of Pam and Jon Hanna, long time Huntington Hills
residents. They, along with Logan’s parents, Mandy and Tony Roberts, ask that you
keep their family in your thoughts and prayers.
A fund has been set up through National City Bank to assist the family
with the many unforeseen expenses as they arise.
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ATTENTION PARENTS - BE AWARE OF THE RISKS ONLINE
by Tammy Kellogg
Communication has changed over the years. Teens today have access to cell phones and computers for their instant communication needs. But computers, and
specifically the internet, can be a threat to your child. Internet safety is quickly becoming one of the most serious issues facing parents. With computers and
internet access readily available, more and more children are placing themselves in compromising situations through the use of chat rooms and personal web
pages on websites such as Myspace.com or Xanga.com. Kids often make the mistake of posting personal information in a chat room or web log (blog) that
would make it easy for someone to contact or locate them. Does your child visit these websites? Do you know enough about these sites? Below is information
that every parent needs to know on how to keep your teen safe on the internet.
WHAT ARE THESE SITES?
Myspace.com and Xanga.com are online communities that provide social networking opportunities for teens and adults. Some estimates put the number of social networking sites at more than 200; among the most popular are MySpace, Xanga, Facebook and Friendster. There are approximately 46.7 million users on
Myspace alone with a reported 160,000 new people registering everyday. These sites let users post a profile about their interests and post photos. Some allow
users to maintain address books, post blogs, and send e-mail or instant messages. These web communities tend to have young users and the sites are generally
not monitored.
WHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW
It is very dangerous for people all over the world to know where you are and who you are. Many young computer users are very trusting and share personal
information online. For this reason it is important for parents to be involved and monitor their children's internet use. The first thing a parent needs to know is
their child's password to these sites and their child's screen name for Instant Messaging, which is often linked to the sites. Parents can monitor what their
child says online by checking the logs of their instant message communication. Parents can do this by going to preferences while in AIM and clicking on the
child's log. This will bring up all of the communication that the child has had with other online friends. Below are some other helpful hints for helping children
be safe online from the Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Instant Messaging and E-Mail
* Be sure you know who is receiving the IMs you send. Even if you do know the recipients, anything you type can be forwarded to other people. There is no
way to "take back" something once you send it. Remind your children to be careful about using:
* video or digital cameras and sending images of themselves during an IM session.
* Responding to any messages especially if they are rude, annoying, or make you feel uncomfortable.
* Replying to e-mail from people you don't know. Remember, the sender may not be who he or she seems to be.
Additional Resources
There are many additional resources online that can help parents educate themselves and their
teens about internet safety. Below is a partial list.
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/parents/
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/parents/checklist.html
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/parents/createfamilypledge.html
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/parents__guide/blocking_and_filtering/
http://www.childrenspartnership.org//AM/Template.cfm? Section=Home
http://www.safekids.com/kidsrules.htm
http://www.safeteens.com/safeteens.htm
http://www.connectwithkids.com/tipsheet/2005/258_dec7/blog.html
http://weblogs.about.com/od/weblogsbasics/a/Top10FAQs.htm
Quiz for Parents
Parents do you know any of this internet lingo? Test yourself and see if you can keep up with the latest lingo:
1. BRB 1. Be right back 2. DQMOT 2. Don't quote me on this 3. KWIM 3. Know what I mean? 4. LMIRL 4. Lets meet in real life
5. A/S/L? 5. Age/Sex/Location? 6. P911 6. My parents are coming 7. POAHF 7. Put on a happy face 8. SOTMG 8. Short of time, must go
9. TAFN 9. That's all for now 10. WTGP 10. Want to go private? 11. G2G 11. Got to go
SAFE INTERNET PRACTICES ARE VITAL
It is important that we teach and remind our children of critical safety practices and provide them with safe ways to navigate the web. Get Net Wise, an online
internet safety organization, experts at www.filterguide.com and educators at www.cybersmart.org offer the following online security tips for families:
Use the internet with your kids. Learn about their favorite websites, educate yourself while spending time with your kids and don't let your child's superior
knowledge of technology intimidate you.
Establish clear ground rules about internet usage.
Teach kids to never give personal information to people they meet online, especially in chat rooms and on bulletin boards. This information includes: name,
pictures, school name, address, phone number, friends' names, passwords or any other piece of information that could identify their location to a stranger. Teach
your kids to be leery of anyone who wants to know too much!
Instruct kids to never plan a face-to-face meeting with any online acquaintance, even in a public place such as a mall.
Instruct kids to never respond to messages or bulletin board postings that are suggestive, obscene, belligerent or harassing.
Encourage your kids to notify you if a stranger does approach them online or says something that makes them feel uncomfortable.
Use hard-to-guess passwords and keep them private. Tell your family that combinations of letters, numbers and symbols are harder to “crack” than just words.
Tell your kids to not respond at all to offensive or dangerous email, chat requests or other communications, and to leave if they see a website that makes them
uncomfortable. Make sure your kids know they can show you anything that makes them uncomfortable. Assure them you will not be angry with or blame them;
keep lines of communication open.
If you become worried that your kids or their friends are in danger, don't hesitate to call the authorities.
Disconnect from the Internet when not in use. Don't leave your access open to those who may want to do you and your computer harm!
Get to know and use “Parental Controls” available through your internet service provider or available for purchase.
Talk to your children about internet safety. Take steps to protect your child by monitoring their computer use. The best defenses against the inherent dangers of
the internet are awareness and vigilance on the part of parents, and the communication of necessary safeguards to children.
H ol l e r
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2006 Huntington Hills Summer Garden Competition Winners
1st Place - 11820 Shadybrook - Corina & Tom Vincent
2nd Place - 11339 Meadowcroft - Maureen & Doug Gerhard
The Huntington Hills’ garden competition seeks to instill pride and appreciation in neighborhood
gardens. The categories will be summer and fall gardens. They will be judged in June and September respectively. First and second place signs honoring the winners will be placed in front of
the winning residences.
HHCA Community Service Work Slip (for students in 9th-12th grades
for the HH Scholarship)
________________________ has provided Comm. Service to the
HHCA (Student Name)
______________ _________________ _____________ ____________
Name of Project What was done Date Worked Hours Worked
I confirm this HHCA Community Service
_________________________________
HHCA Committee Chair or Trustee
______________
Date
Holler Deadline
Deadline for articles for inclusion in the
next issue of the Holler is September 25
Events, News, Stories,
Editorials, Opinions, etc
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Editor: Roger Lady