HACKBERRY CREEK NEWSFLASH

March 18th, 2023

Dear Residents,

Don't forget to join the Springfest this coming Tuesday at the Country Club at 6:30pm! Invite your friends and neighbors! Open to ALL! Need not be a member of Women's Club. Featuring: Mini-Bazaar, Local Indian Businesses, Clothing, Jewelry, Spices, Indian Food, Music, and more! All products available for purchase!

We also have included some information on how you can help save your Association some money by reducing a budget line expense. See below!

And finally, a Trivia question! How many calls a week would you think the office receives? How about the guard houses? How many calls do you think the gate attendants have to make a week to confirm visitor access with residents? The answers might surprise you. See below!

This week's NewsFlash also contains information on...

• Community Projects Update
• Do You Want to Save Your Association Some Money?
• Women's Club Event - Spring Fest, March 21st!
• Committee Meeting Minutes Available on Website
• Hackberry Creek Office & Guard House Phone Call Stats
• City of Irving Irrigation Workshop - March 25th
• Easter Event - Save the Date, April 8th
• More Info on Taste of Hackberry - Save The Date, April 29th
• New Hackberry Creek Cookbook Project - 15 More Recipes Needed!

Have a great week and as always, if you have any questions, please call the Hackberry Creek office at 972-401-4946.

You can also reach us through the Hackberry Creek HOA app, or email Randy Smith at rasmith@ccmcnet.com

Indian Spring Fest

Coming Soon! Tue. March 21^st at 6:30

Hackberry Country Club

Invite your friends and neighbors! Open to ALL!

Need not be a member of Women's Club

Featuring:

Mini-Bazaar–Local Indian Businesses

         Clothing, Jewelry, Spices

          Indian Food, Music, and more

All products available for purchase!

Don’t miss this important event!

We all know that sometimes small choices make a big difference in the long run. It's the same when it comes to a budget. In a few months the Board will be developing a budget for the upcoming year. This past year the Association paid for a text-messaging service in order to be able to commuicate quickly and instantly with all residents.

We would like to remove that expense but still be able to provide the same service to residents albeit via a different means. We have over 2,000 mobile phone numbers in our text-message service database. In order to move away from that paid service but also be able to push notifications out instantly (and without additional cost) we are asking everyone who hasn't to please download the Hackberry Creek app! Right now we only have about 350 people who have downloaded it. We need a greater percentage to do so in order to stop the text message service.

It only takes a few minutes, and if you are already a member of the website with an account and password, you can use that same info to log into the app. People with the app can receive instant push notifications with important information without having to check your email. We've paid for the app and push notifications are free, so we are trying to be efficient and not duplicate services.

Click the links to the App for Android and Apple found below!

Come join the City of Irving’s licensed irrigator for a crash course on irrigation system basics, controller programing, system trouble shooting, and minor repairs.

They will have soil moisture meters, knee pads, and hose valves available to residents who would like them!

You can let them know you will be attending (RSVP suggested but not required) by emailing Zach Tabor, Water Conservation Specialist at ztabor@cityofirving.org.

If you have any questions before the workshop, feel free to contact him!

The workshop will be held on March 25^th from 10am – 12pm, at the Valley Ranch Library - 401 Cimarron Trail, Irving, Texas.

The new VOIP gives us the ability to track call volume per extension. The following is a breakdown of inbound and outbound call volume by location.

Inbound Calls - 12:01am March 10th through 11:59pm March 16th

Office - 70

Gate 1 - 163

Gate 2 - 46

Gate 3 - 59

Gate 4 - 33

Outbound Calls - 12:01am March 10th through 11:59pm March 16th

Office - 25

Gate 1 - 282

Gate 2 - 430

Gate 3 - 464

Gate 4 - 515

On April 8th from 12PM-2PM Hackberry Creek Country Club will be hosting the Easter egg hunt this year on the lawn in between the swimming pool and the club. They will provide a bounce house along with hamburger and hot dogs for sale, along with a satellite bar for drink purchases.

Kroger is donating stuffed eggs again this year for the Easter Egg hunt! We will also be taking Monetary, food and toy donations for the D/FW Humane Society this year. 

The D/FW Humane society will be bring some of their furry friends that will be available for adoption that day! We are also planning to have a face painter and balloon artist there as well!

There have been several committee meetings held over the past few months. Committee meeting minutes are available on the community website. To look over available minutes, just click the link below!

Save the Date - Taste of Hackberry - April 29th, Saturday - 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

THE TASTE OF HACKBERRY IS BACK

Be sure to mark your calendars for The Taste of Hackberry—our village’s favorite street party — for Saturday, April 29 from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Event leaders Joan Davis, Meryl Kearns, Deborah Cunion and their team of volunteers are busy planning the event, which will include a wide assortment of food trucks, a live band, and games and entertainment for children and adults. Feel free to bring your own food and beverages if you prefer. ‘The Taste’ is always a special way to spend time with old friends, or start new friendships as you meet and get to know other neighbors. More details will be available in the coming weeks, but please save the date! Please remember, this is a private event for Hackberry Creek residents only. 

• Light and stop sign at Primrose and Crosswood replaced - new crosswalk sign for post on order.

• Awaiting quote on new street light replacement for damaged light at Summitview and Creekside Circle South.

• Engineers are onsite this week measuring, evaluating and ranking list of 100 plus street, curb, alley, sidewalk locations.

• Reserve Study draft complete and under review by Finance Committee and Board.

• McKee Park water fountain shut-off awaiting parts replacement.

• Guard house doors maintenance pending appointment.

• Awaiting final install of new gate / office camera system.

• Radar camera installation pending onsite set-up after electrical work completion at Southern Oak Park.

• Minor landscape replacements and mulch installed in several locations.

• Pending quotes for additional landscape improvements in common areas.

• Select trees and stumps removed from parkways in community.

We Want to Publish Your Favorite Recipes!

We need your help to create a community cookbook of favorite family recipes. To contribute is simple and can be done online in just a few minutes! Here's how you can contribute... Find the special recipe that your family loves to eat and you love to make. Click the button below to fill out a simple form to submit your recipe. It's that simple! 

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(If you'd like to help edit or assist with the project please contact the office!)

The Deadline has been extended in order to collect more recipes. Please help us to make this project a success and enter at least one recipe! 

Click The Button Below To Submit Your Recipes!