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Early fall is a good time to check and upgrade your irrigation system

Submitted by Water Matters, a subcommittee of the NRO

September is a good out and measure the moist area on the system and where to purchase quality
time to take a look at screwdriver. If it is less than 2.5 inches, components please send an email to
your landscape and more topsoil is needed. Most landscape [email protected].
decide if any changes companies can spread topsoil. September is also the time to set the
need to be made to your irrigation controller to 75% watering. To
lawn or irrigation system. This may also be a good time to aerate learn how to do this on your controller
your lawn. Aeration helps promote a please visit the Water Matters website. Go
Questions you should ask yourself: Did my healthy root system. Early fall is a good to the Water Matters link on the resident
lawn stay healthy during the hot months time to do this. home page. There you will find helpful
or were there large brown areas? If you information and training materials on
experienced brown areas, two issues may Did plants get sufficient watering during irrigation water management.
need to be looked at. the hot months? Plants often suffer from
two-day watering. If yours suffered, think EMC flu shot clinic
1. Did the sprinkler stem reach above about adding a drip system to your beds. September 29
the grass? If not, the water pattern is Drip is very efficient because it gets water
not fully covering the grass. Raising to the plant roots. It is inexpensive to Friday, Sept. 29,
sprinklers can be done by the owner install and can be run every day, even on 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., SCB
but is best performed by an irrigation Mondays. The homeowner can install a
company. drip system. If you decide to do it yourself,
it is a good idea to purchase high-quality
2. Do you have enough topsoil on your drip components and tubing. If you would
lawn? You can check this by sticking a like more information on installing a drip
screwdriver into a moist lawn. Pull it

Recycle carts coming to Sun City Texas

Submitted by Sun City Recycles, a subcommittee of the NRO

We are moving venues and communicating with the staff The Emergency Management Com-
ahead with our and residents to assure proper utilization mittee will sponsor a flu and pneumo-
2017 goal to in- and collection of recyclables from the carts. nia vaccine clinic on Friday, Sept. 29,
crease recycling from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the ball-
in Sun City Texas. These carts are for aluminum cans, glass room at the Social Center. Medicare
David Hahn, di- and plastic bottles only. In the future, we and other insurances may pay for the
rector of facilities will expand to plastic cups but want to flu vaccine. Bring your Medicare or
maintenance, has keep it simple right now. We encourage insurance card to the clinic.
ordered six large residents to empty any fluid out of bottles
blue carts for re- and cans before discarding them. Walgreens will provide standard and
cycling – four for high-dose flu vaccines as well as the
the Social Center Ballroom and two for Recycle team members will be working Pneumovax and Prevnar-13 pneu-
the Legacy Hills Pavilion. David Hahn with chartered clubs and neighborhoods monia vaccines. All insurance forms
and Jenny Philips, director of lifestyle and to orient residents as to cart utilization. will be submitted by Walgreens.
activities will help oversee the orientation At our town hall on Nov. 8, we will be de-
of personnel to facilitate the proper use of buting the carts for all to see. Our next Vaccine consent forms will be avail-
the carts. In addition, Sun City Recycles step is to furnish recycle carts and bins able beside the flu vaccine posters
team members will be monitoring these throughout facilities in Sun City Texas. at all monitors’ desks from Sept.
17 - 29.
Labor Day Holiday Closures
If you are not sure which vaccines
Monday, Sept. 4 to take or have any questions
about the flu or pneumonia vac-
All facilities, except CA business offices, will be open on Labor Day, Monday, cines, check with your physician.
Sept. 4. Business will resume normal hours and operations on Tuesday, Sept.
5. Enjoy a round of golf or go for a swim at one of Sun City’s Fitness Centers!

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