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Copyright © 2006 Peel, Inc. Westcreek Neighborhood Association Newsletter - December 2006 1

WESTCREEK NEIGHBORHOOD

Volume 2, Issue 12

Westcreek NeighborhoodA S S O C I AT I O N

December, 2006 - Published Monthly for our Westcreek Neighbors Log on at westcreekna.org

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Good turnout at Picnic on a sunny dayAbout 100 residents showed up for the Westcreek Annual Picnic, held the last weekend of October in Dick Nichols Park at the main pavilion. It was a sunny day with a brisk wind, so some Westcreek residents brought along their kites for a little kite-flying fun. Many kids (and a few adults) came in Halloween costume. There was a Guess the Weight of the Pumpkin contest and Count the Gummy Worms contest as well as a giant inflatable slide for the kids.

For some extra fun (and effort) there were witch piñatas for the kids and adults, which turned out to be very tough to take down. After a broken piñata stick forced us to resort to using only a half stick, one youngster had the bright idea to stab the witch and the candy poured out. The adults had a bit more strength, and took out their witch after only 5 participants. Once on the ground, kids and adults alike went for the candy, toys and even gift certificates from Randalls and Emerald Garden that were stuffed in the piñatas. Thanks goes to Alicia Ortiz for finding the original Mexican-made piñatas. Now we know how tough they really make them!

Lots of good sides dishes were brought by residents, and there weren’t very many leftovers! Bob Shrader, WNA President, Ben Coughran, WNA Member at Large and Alicia Ortiz, WNA Vice President, grilled up hamburgers and hot dogs for everyone. Brett & Karla Pavey, Westcreek residents, and Christie Gaderson, WNA Member at Large, organized the picnic. Our heartfelt thanks go out to them, as well as our picnic sponsors, Randalls and Emerald Garden. Randalls provided all the meat, buns, sodas, water, utensils, paper products and miscellaneous items needed to put on a great picnic. Mr. David Fikac, manager of Randalls, also donated gift cards for prizes and items from the pharmacy such as lotions

WNA HOLIDAY QUARTERLY MEETING!The WNA December “Holiday” Quarterly Meeting is scheduled for Monday, December 11, from 7 - 9 p.m.

at the Will Hampton Library. Please mark your calendars now. Elections will be held for our new officers and we’ll be serving holiday treats. As always, a door prize will be awarded. Please plan on attending.

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and antacids (not that anyone needed the antacid from the picnic food!). Emerald Garden donated gift certificates as well.

Our editor, Karen Gregory, took lots of photos, so look for more inside this newsletter and see if you can spot yourself or one of your neighbors!.



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