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Bulk Item Pickup:

3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

2 Housing News & Updates

3 Maintenance Messages

4 Events & Activities

5 Kid’s Corner/Pet Corner

6 Village Mayors

7 Calendar

8 Coloring Page

HAPPENING THIS MONTH

2/14 Valentine Giveaway

9:00 a.m. While Supplies Last

2/17 Presidents’ Day

FLFHC Offices Closed

Normal Bulk Pick-up &

Weekly Trash Schedule

2/21 Birthday, Coloring Contest

Due

www.ftleavenworthfamilyhousing.com

Heritage Community Connection


FLFHC’s Community Connections Program

Throughout the year, FLFHC provides a variety of fun and free activities, events and contests for service members and their families through our Community Connections program. The program was established to assist residents in creating memories and experiences throughout their stay at Fort Leavenworth. Our goal is to facilitate and encourage family time, introduce Leavenworth, Lansing and the surrounding Kansas City areas, and provide fun activities for families. Our cooking demonstrations are usually adult only events, however we also have plenty of children’s events throughout the year including some really fun holiday-themed events. These activities are a great way to get to know your neighbors, and help get adjusted to being on a new installation. For information on upcoming events, event photos and general information, please visit our website at www.ftleavenworthfamilyhousing.com and/or our Facebook page at @FLFHC. We can also be found on Twitter and Pinterest.

Housing News & Updates

To assist you with your planning,

please note that all FLFHC offic-

es to include the Self Help Store

will be closed on

Monday, February 17th in

observance of Presidents’ Day.

The Community Management

office and the Self Help Store

will reopen at 7:30 a.m. on

Tuesday, February 18th.

Bulk item pick up as well as

trash collection will run

according to normal schedule.

Should you experience a

Maintenance emergency,

please call our

24-hour Maintenance Line at

(913) 651-3838.


Maintenance Messages WHAT NOT TO FLUSH

Protect Your Environment & Avoid Drain Pain

Sewers are designed to take away wastewater from

sinks and baths, as well as toilet paper and human

waste flushed down the toilet. Many items cause

blockages in sewers or damage to the environment by

putting trash down the toilet. Just because an item is

labeled disposable doesn’t mean it is safe to flush.

Instead, you should bag it and put it in the garbage.

Don’t flush it!

Sewers are not designed to cope with modern

disposable products, and as a result these items can

cause blockages. The drains connecting your home to

the main sewer are only big enough to carry water,

toilet paper, and human waste. They are often no

wider than four inches. Around 75 percent of

blockages involve disposable items. To avoid drain

pain and a drain on your finances, remember to bag it

and put in the garbage. Don’t flush it!

Bag & Throw Your Disposables in the Garbage

Disposable products, such as cotton balls, condoms

and plastics can find their way into the environment if

they are flushed down the drain. To prevent damage

to the environment, the following items should be

disposed of in the ways recommended.

• Cotton balls, ladies’ products, bandages, plastics

and dental floss: Dispose in the garbage along with

other household trash.

• Personal hygiene items: Wrap well and dispose of

in the trash. Use the special bags for sanitary

protection available from pharmacies.

• Disposable napkins and Handy Wipe: Flush any

human waste down the toilet but not the Handy

Wipe. The wipe should be well wrapped and

disposed of in the bin.


• Razors and blades: Put these into a rigid

container before placing in the bin.

• Medicines: Any unwanted or unused

medicines should be returned to your local

pharmacy for safe disposal. Do not dispose

of medicines with other household waste,

and remember to keep all medicines out of

reach of children.

• Syringes and needles: Disposing of these

down the toilet or in your household

garbage is dangerous and could cause

injury to a member of the sewage team or

refuse collector. To dispose of these safely,

contact your local hospital or health

authority who will be able to advise you on

the availability of local “needle banks.”

Recycling Services

The recycling collection point is located at 740 W Warehouse Rd (adjacent to the DB Sales Store). There are containers for paper (shredded and whole), glass, cardboard, plastics and aluminum cans. There are also 35 yellow dumpsters scattered throughout post that accept paper, plastics and cans. Please feel free to drop off your recycling at any of these locations.

Office Manager: Jennifer Thomas | Work Order Desk: (913) 651-3838

E-Mail: [email protected] | Address: 800 W. Warehouse Road Bldg. 269


Events & Activities


The 2 winners of our 2020 Wellness Baskets are the

Freeman Family of Wint Village and the

Leifker Family of Pottawatomie Village!! Congrats!

FLFHC Partnering with KC Mission

The next KC Mission pick-up will be Saturday, March 14th! If you have anything to donate, simply place it curbside before 10 a.m. on the 2nd Saturday of each month. For each donation, the mission will give you a voucher for tax credit that you can write off your taxes this coming tax season. The mission accepts clothing, furniture and other household items but not mattresses. Try to separate any bulk trash from donations and place clothing and shoes inside a plastic bag and, if possible, mark the bag mission donation. Anything left on the curb Monday will be collected as bulk trash and not a donation. Thank you for your generosity!!

THE MICHAELS ORGANIZATION EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP It is with great pleasure that we are sharing that The Michaels Educational Foundation, a non-profit affiliate of The Michaels Organization, will be accepting scholarship grant applications for the 2020/2021 school year beginning on February 3rd! Please don't miss out on this opportunity - Last year alone, 24 residents here at Frontier Heritage Communities received scholarship grants through the Foundation to help make their education dreams come true. Just think, this year it could be you or a family member who is awarded a scholarship grant! All high school seniors and graduates residing in communities managed by the companies of The Michaels Organization, including Frontier Heritage Communities, are invited and encouraged to apply for

scholarship grants. The Foundation, in its thirtieth year, is issuing this invitation to distinguished residents who are pursuing some form of higher education, in college, trade/professional school, or institute. Additional information will be sent out via email, Active Building and on Face Book on February 3rd!

Congratulations to the winners of this year’s

Football Photo Contest! The Connell Family of Kickapoo Village and the

Bell Family of Cheyenne Village are the winners of this year’s Football Photo Contest! They each

received an awesome Football Party Package!

Connell Family Bell Family


Does your child have a birthday in February? Stop by the FLFHC office to enter your child into our monthly birthday drawing. Contest is open to children ages 1 through 18. All entries must be received by 4:30 p.m. on February 21st. Winner will receive a prize and be announced in the next FLFHC Newsletter.

Congratulations to Liam of

Santa Fe Village for

winning our January

Birthday drawing!

Liam, 8, received a $10.00

Dairy Queen gift card.

Happy Birthday Liam!


Children’s Coloring Contest!

Children’s coloring contest will be available February 3rd –February 21st. All submissions must be received in the FLFHC office no later than February 21st. Contest winner is selected via a drawing. One entry per child. Coloring contest winner will receive a prize and have their artwork published in the next FLFHC Newsletter. For more information contact Meghan Fowler (913) 682-6300 or at [email protected].

Congratulations to

James, 7, of

Iowa Village

for winning our

January coloring

contest! James

received a $10.00

Dairy Queen gift

card!

Vet’s Corner Advice from Dr. O (Darrin D. Olson, DVM)

During snowy, icy weather, pets can be harmed by many commercial road de-icers. Road salt can

cause irritation and chemical burns on pets’ paws. Pets may suffer symptoms from mild to severe if

road salts are ingested by licking them off their paws. To prevent this:

Have your pets wear booties or apply a paw balm to their paws before outdoor exposure.

Wipe paws off with a towel after outdoor activity.

Use a non-irritation, pet-safe ice melt for your driveways and sidewalks.



VILLAGE MAYORS

Village Name Mayor e-mail

Cheyenne

Staci Bell

Kesia Barto [email protected]

Infantry Barracks Vacant [email protected]

Iowa

Ashley Teplis

Rachel Ernest [email protected]

Kickapoo

Aleece Hoelscher

Emily Dean [email protected]

Lower Kansa Hannah Mesa [email protected]

Main Post/Wint

Jessica Powers

Robin King [email protected]

Nez Perce Anita Libby [email protected]

Normandy Tracy Martling [email protected]

Oregon Erica Duval [email protected]

Osage Shay Liston [email protected]

Ottawa Rebekah Hayward

Pawnee Valerie Poggio [email protected]

Pottawatomie

Krissy Reed

Allison Hermanson

Christi King [email protected]

Santa Fe Hayleigh Alexander

Shawnee

Ashley Lunde

Vanessa Maxwell [email protected]

Upper Kansa Vacant [email protected]

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

FLFHC

Valentine

Event

9:00 a.m.

FLFHC Community

Mgmt. Office

Coming Up in March:

3/08 Daylight Saving Time Begins

3/17 St. Patrick’s Day—Pot of Gold Candy Drawing

3/19 First Day of Spring

3/20 Create, Take & Bake Pizza Event

Coloring Birthday

Submissions Due


MORE EVENTS TO COME ~ PLEASE WATCH FOR EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE FOLLOWED BY A ONE-CALL

NOW EMAIL MESSAGE WITH EVENT DETAILS FOR THE MANY FREE RESIDENT EVENTS WE HOST EACH MONTH.

Bulk Pick Up

Bulk Pick Up

Bulk Pick Up

FLFHC Offices Closed

Presidents’ Day

Bulk Pick Up

Thank you for participating in the Coloring Contest! All submissions must be received in the FLFHC Community Management Office no later than February 21st, at 4:30 p.m. Contest winner is selected via a drawing. Winner will receive a prize and have their artwork published in the next month’s FLFHC Newsletter. For more information contact Meghan at 913-682-6300, or at [email protected]. Include your name, address, phone, age and service member’s name. Good Luck! Name: _________________________________________________________________ Phone: ____________________________________

Address:______________________________________________Village: _________________________________Age: ________________

Service Member’s Name: _____________________________________________________________________________________________

February 2020

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