Neighborhood Watch Alert:
Thieves are on the scam!
Have you gotten a telephone call with a recording telling you, “Credit Card Services is offering lower interest rates to credit card holders, all you have to do is dial 1 and a service representative will be with be with you shortly?”
After you dial 1, a service representative comes on the line, and you ask what company they represent, the reply is they are, “Credit Card Services and we work with over 500 credit card companies.”
As recent as February 22, 2012, we talked with the AT&T Annoyance Call Service Bureau and the Federal Communications Commission [“FCC]”. We found out this is the “work of thieves!” It is a ruse or scam to get your credit card information!
They have no intention of helping you! They are thieves!
We thought we were able to track the telephone number used by these unscrupulous felons. It turned out to be, what the FCC calls, a “spoof telephone number.” In other words, the number identified on your home or cell telephone is really not the actual number used to originate the call.
Bottom line; do not give out your credit card number, or social security number to anyone who calls you on the telephone. No, not for any reason!
Also, you can go on line and register with the “National Do Not Call Registry” to prevent most telemarketers from calling your telephone number. Just remember the unscrupulous person or thief will ignore the law!
mow/ 2/23/12
Friday, February 24, 2012
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Neighbor to Neighbor
Lemon Yogurt Cake
2006, Barefoot Contessa at Home, All Rights Reserved
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup plain whole-milk yogurt
- 1 1/3 cups sugar, divided
- 3 extra-large eggs
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest (2 lemons)
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
For the glaze:
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8 1/2 by 4 1/4 by 2 1/2-inch loaf pan. Line the bottom with parchment paper. Grease and flour the pan.
Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt into 1 bowl. In another bowl, whisk together the yogurt, 1 cup sugar, the eggs, lemon zest, and vanilla. Slowly whisk the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. With a rubber spatula, fold the vegetable oil into the batter, making sure it's all incorporated. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 50 minutes, or until a cake tester placed in the center of the loaf comes out clean.
Meanwhile, cook the 1/3 cup lemon juice and remaining 1/3 cup sugar in a small pan until the sugar dissolves and the mixture is clear. Set aside.
When the cake is done, allow it to cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Carefully place on a baking rack over a sheet pan. While the cake is still warm, pour the lemon-sugar mixture over the cake and allow it to soak in. Cool.
For the glaze, combine the confectioners' sugar and lemon juice and pour over the cake.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Neighbor - to - Neighbor:
Good to know...
Someone pointed out that all homes built in the Sanctuary, it seems, were wired for alarm systems, so for those who did not opt for installation of system hardware at time of purchase of their home have the benefit of not having to pay for alarm system wiring, as it is probably already in place.
The Sanctuary Club - Publicity Committee
Neighbor - to - Neighbor:
Educational Opportunity on Home Security:
We have an active Neighborhood Watch program in the Sanctuary at Caldwell
Crossings, as you know. This is a conscientious neighborhood relative to safety.
Our residents generally place a high value on privacy and home security.
Several home owners in the Sanctuary residential community expressed a desire
to hear and discuss home security services, options, and issues.
Room 127, at Spain Park High School, has been reserved for a meeting on Monday,
February 20, 2012, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., to facilitate such a meeting.
ADT Security Services, we understand from our Neighborhood Watch Coordinator,
has volunteered to participate. They plan to send a representative to this meeting to
explain home security services.
This meeting is not an endorsement of ADT or its products, but rather an informational
meeting requested by residents in the interest of home security and safety.
All interested Sanctuary residents are invited and encouraged to attend the meeting for
informational purposes.
Sanctuary Club Publicity Committee: mow / 02/09/2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Neighbor - to - Neighbor
As information...
Congratulations and
thank you to the Club Board for your service to our community!
The Sanctuary Club
Board of Directors elected the following officers for 2012:
Henry Hager, President
Tom Clark, Vice
President
Bill Panter, Treasurer
& Chairman - Audit Committee
Mary Hayes, Secretary
Robert Hull,
Neighborhood Watch Coordinator
Directors:
Lee Dykes
Marcus Lawrence
Mike Taylor
Buzz Williams
The Sanctuary Club
budget for 2012 was presented by Bill Panter and approved by the Board of
Directors on January 12, 2012.
Neighbor – to – Neighbor
A Helpful clarification…
We learned this week some confusion exists, among a few Sanctuary residents, concerning The Sanctuary Club’s position on reporting and / or enforcement of covenant violations.
Clearly, residents, of their own volition, may choose to report covenant violations to McKay Management, Inc. However, reporting and enforcement of those violations shall not be a function of the Club Board of Directors.
Additionally, Club Board members do not cruise the neighborhood looking for covenant violations. However, some Club Board members routinely participate in a drive through as a function of Neighborhood Watch. These two functions are very different and distinct, and therefore should not be confused.
Questions relative to Neighborhood Watch may be directed to your Club Area Director. See page 5 of your Sanctuary Telephone Book for a list of Area Directors.
Questions relative to specific violations of Covenants and Restrictions should be directed to Brittany Newell, 205-733-6700, McKay Management, Inc.
[See www.thesanctuaryclub.blogspot.com and click on C.S.O.A. for details on Covenants and Restrictions.]
mow/01-31-2012
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