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<title>Ranches Neighborhood Association</title>
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<title>Neighborhood Officers</title>
<link>http://www.ranchesna.org/modules.php?name=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=85</link>
<description>&lt;h3&gt;President:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Vicki Flock&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:president@ranchesna.org&quot;&gt;president@ranchesna.org&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Vice President:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Diane Branson&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:vicepresident@ranchesna.org&quot;&gt;vicepresident@ranchesna.org&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Treasurer:&amp;nbsp; Donna Palaro&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:treasurer@ranchesna.org&quot;&gt;treasurer@ranchesna.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Secretary:&amp;nbsp; Morgan Nevarez&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:secretary@ranchesna.org&quot;&gt;secretary@ranchesna.org&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;</description>
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<title>Neighborhood Meeting</title>
<link>http://www.ranchesna.org/modules.php?name=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=82</link>
<description>&lt;h3&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Calibri&quot;&gt;The Ranches Neighborhood Association welcomes our city Councilman, Sal Espino, to &lt;strong&gt;Hughes &lt;/strong&gt;Elementary School on &lt;strong&gt;Tuesday&lt;/strong&gt;, January &lt;strong&gt;19&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; at &lt;strong&gt;7pm&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Calibri&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Calibri&quot;&gt;Bring your dollar and your luck to the meeting!!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Calibri&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Calibri&quot;&gt;We will be having a 50/50 raffle!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Calibri&quot;&gt;And&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Calibri&quot;&gt;A Drawing for a 25 dollar restaurant gift card!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Calibri&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Calibri&quot;&gt;We will be talking about the park, sidewalks, the new school, and upcoming developments in the area!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Calibri&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Calibri&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Calibri&quot;&gt;And don&amp;rsquo;t forget to bring your 25 dollars to renew your membership if you have not already!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Calibri&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Calibri&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Calibri&quot;&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;http://www.ranchesna.org/&quot; href=&quot;&quot;&gt;www.ranchesna.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Calibri&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#ff0000&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO ALL YOUR NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD!!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#ff0000&quot;&gt;&lt;strong /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#ff0000&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WE CAN'T GET THINGS DONE WITHOUT YOUR HELP!!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#ff0000&quot; /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#ff0000&quot;&gt;SHOW YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD PRIDE!!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;</description>
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<title>Membership Drive</title>
<link>http://www.ranchesna.org/modules.php?name=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=81</link>
<description>&lt;h5 align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;The Ranches Neighborhood Association&amp;rsquo;s&lt;br /&gt;Membership Drive&amp;nbsp; +&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;Toy and Shoe Drive&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;December 5 and 12th&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 1:00 pm &amp;ndash; 3:00 pm&lt;br /&gt;At Lost Spurs Park&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Calibri&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://www.pvgbc.com/risco/images/stories/toy_drive.gif&quot; width=&quot;285&quot; height=&quot;276&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;click below for more info&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
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<title>Neighborhood Meeting and Election</title>
<link>http://www.ranchesna.org/modules.php?name=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=80</link>
<description>&lt;h4&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot; face=&quot;times new roman,times,serif&quot;&gt;Minutes for 10/29: &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;h4&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot; face=&quot;times new roman,times,serif&quot;&gt;Rancher's&amp;nbsp;Neighborhood Association&amp;nbsp;members,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;h4&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot; face=&quot;times new roman,times,serif&quot;&gt;Meeting opened at approximately 7pm.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;h4&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot; face=&quot;times new roman,times,serif&quot;&gt;What a great meeting we had tonight!&amp;nbsp; I am really exited to be the new Secretary.&amp;nbsp; It is great to be a part of a HOA that really cares.&amp;nbsp; We met with Northwest ISD's Superintendent, Dr. Rue, who gave us some really great information about where our taxes are going.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;h4&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot; face=&quot;times new roman,times,serif&quot;&gt;It's good to know that our children are benefiting through new&amp;nbsp;education programs.&amp;nbsp; Dr. Rue talked about new and upcoming programs for students interested in gaining real experience before college.&amp;nbsp; Also, she touched on&amp;nbsp;the new middle school, Tisdale, in our neighborhood; it&amp;nbsp;is going to be a great one with natural light and a widened road to cut down on traffic.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;h4&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot; face=&quot;times new roman,times,serif&quot;&gt;We also had a chance to talk to the principal&amp;nbsp;and vice principal of Hughes Elementary, which answered some of our questions and concerns.&amp;nbsp; She let us know that there were many skateboarders in the neighborhood that use the school as an after hours skate park and dislodge the picnic tables and use them as a prop to skate off of.&amp;nbsp; Also, she heard a concerned neighbor ask if they could designate certain spots for the after hours cleaning staff, so the neighborhood watch&amp;nbsp;would know who to call the police on.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;h4&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot; face=&quot;times new roman,times,serif&quot;&gt;We wrapped up our meeting voting on the new board members.&amp;nbsp; The new president is Patrick Kennedy and the new vice president is Vicki Flock.&amp;nbsp; The Treasurer is still&amp;nbsp;Donna Palaro&amp;nbsp;and I, Morgan Nevarez, am the new Secretary.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;h4&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot; face=&quot;times new roman,times,serif&quot;&gt;Our next meeting won't be held until January 21st at 7pm.&amp;nbsp; We are hoping to secure Hughes as the location, but currently have no location set.&amp;nbsp; The officers&amp;nbsp;will be making signs and sending out fliers about 2 weeks prior to the meeting.&amp;nbsp; If anyone would like to volunteer to help with signs and delivering fliers in January, for our next meeting please let me know.&amp;nbsp;Even if you only do your block, every little bit helps (we need all the manpower we can get)!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;h4&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot; face=&quot;times new roman,times,serif&quot;&gt;Meeting ended at around 8:45.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;h4&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot; face=&quot;times new roman,times,serif&quot;&gt;Thank you,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;h4&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot; face=&quot;times new roman,times,serif&quot;&gt;Morgan Nevarez&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;h4&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot; face=&quot;times new roman,times,serif&quot;&gt;Rancher's&amp;nbsp;Neghborhood Association Secretary&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;h4&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot; face=&quot;times new roman,times,serif&quot;&gt;New Officers Elected:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;President:&amp;nbsp; Patrick Kennedy&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:president@ranchesna.org&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot; face=&quot;times new roman,times,serif&quot;&gt;president@ranchesna.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot; face=&quot;times new roman,times,serif&quot;&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Vice President:&amp;nbsp; Vicki Flock&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:vicepresident@ranchesna.org&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot; face=&quot;times new roman,times,serif&quot;&gt;vicepresident@ranchesna.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot; face=&quot;times new roman,times,serif&quot;&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Treasurer:&amp;nbsp; Donna Palaro&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:treasurer@ranchesna.org&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot; face=&quot;times new roman,times,serif&quot;&gt;treasurer@ranchesna.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot; face=&quot;times new roman,times,serif&quot;&gt;Secretary:&amp;nbsp; Morgan Nevarez&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:secretary@ranchesna.org&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot; face=&quot;times new roman,times,serif&quot;&gt;secretary@ranchesna.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h4&gt;</description>
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<title>Ranches Neighborhood Quarterly Meeting</title>
<link>http://www.ranchesna.org/modules.php?name=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=79</link>
<description>&lt;h3&gt;Dr. Rue, Superintendent of Northwest ISD&amp;nbsp;will be speaking at Hughes Elementary on Thursday, October 29th at 7:00 pm for our next community meeting.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h3&gt;</description>
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<title>Neighborhood Garage Sale</title>
<link>http://www.ranchesna.org/modules.php?name=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=76</link>
<description>&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; align=&quot;middle&quot; src=&quot;http://images-partners-tbn.google.com/images?q=tbn:4oamEpH9ntRKvM:agencyspy.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/garage-sale.gif&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;106&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Calibri&quot;&gt;RANCHES NEIGHBORHOOD GARAGE SALES SET FOR THIS WEEKEND&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Calibri&quot;&gt;Saturday, Sept. 12&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; from 8am &amp;ndash; 12pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Calibri&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Calibri&quot;&gt;Tell your neighbors today! &amp;nbsp;All you have to do is open your garage and sell whatever you want to get rid of. This event is being advertised in 2 local newspapers, craigslist, and we will have a large banner outside of our neighborhood to draw people in.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Calibri&quot;&gt;Anyone who plans to sell items on Saturday must get a garage sale permit.&amp;nbsp; (Go to &amp;ldquo;City of Forth Worth&amp;rdquo; site &amp;amp; search for &amp;ldquo;garage sales&amp;rdquo;.)&amp;nbsp; You can apply online &amp;amp; your permit will be emailed to you the same day. It&amp;rsquo;s quick and easy!&lt;/font&gt;</description>
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<title>Mark your calendars!</title>
<link>http://www.ranchesna.org/modules.php?name=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=75</link>
<description>&lt;h4&gt;1.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; September 12 &amp;ndash; neighborhood garage sales.&amp;nbsp; Advertisements will be placed in 2 local newspapers and on craigslist. More information to come regarding the times and whether we all need to get permits.&lt;br /&gt;2.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; September 25 &amp;ndash; Member Book Drive &amp;ndash; more information to come.&lt;br /&gt;3.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; October 24 &amp;ndash; Neighborhood Party &amp;ndash; more information to come.&lt;/h4&gt;</description>
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<title>Meeting Minutes</title>
<link>http://www.ranchesna.org/modules.php?name=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=74</link>
<description>&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Calibri&quot;&gt;MINUTES&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Calibri&quot;&gt;RANCHES ASSOCIATION MEETING &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Calibri&quot;&gt;AUGUST 11, 2009&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Calibri&quot;&gt;Click below to read&amp;nbsp; a copy of the minutes.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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<title>Neighborhood Meeting</title>
<link>http://www.ranchesna.org/modules.php?name=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=73</link>
<description>&lt;font color=&quot;#3333ff&quot; size=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The neighborhood meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 11th, 7:00 pm, at Sonny Bryan's.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; There will be updates on the park, trees and other items.&amp;nbsp; In addition, Officer Watkins will be speaking on safety issues.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a great way to get to know your neighbors and to get involved.&amp;nbsp; If you are not a member of the association you are encouraged to join.&amp;nbsp; The yearly fee is $25.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; See you there!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;</description>
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<title>Deed Restrictions</title>
<link>http://www.ranchesna.org/modules.php?name=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=72</link>
<description>&lt;a title=&quot;Ranches Deed Restrictions&quot; href=&quot;images/user/DeedRestrictions/deed_restrictions.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;http://www.ranchesna.org/images/user/DeedRestrictions/deed_restrictions.pdf&lt;/a&gt; </description>
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