Page 3 The Magnolia Mar/Apr/May Spring Edition 2021 Huffines signature Community Huffines Signature Community Volume 10 SAVANNAH SPOTLIGHT WWW.TEXAS.FSRCONNECT.COM/SAVANNAH REASONS WHY SPRING IS GREAT IN SAVANNAH! IN THIS ISSUE From Your Board of Directors and your HOA Staff Life is always great in Savannah, but it is especially so in the glorious springtime! The flowers are blooming, the grass is turning green, and people can come outside HOA INFORMATION and really enjoy the neighborhood! PAGE 3 Just a few reasons why spring is so great in Savannah: HEAPS OF SUNSHINE, BUT ALSO RAIN! The Farmers Almanac is calling for more rain through April and May, BUT cooler temperatures! COMMUNITY EVENTS PAGE 6 MORE SUNNY HOURS IN A DAY! Daylight’s Saving Time starts on Sunday, March 14th, which will give us more sunshine throughout the day! FLOWERS FLOWERS EVERYWHERE! Please see page 4 for the best flower planting tips for spring. NETWORKING EASTER! While we aren’t sure what COVID will bring for 2021 we are sure that our enterprising Social Committee will come up with something extraordinary PAGE 13 to entertain the community! Check out Page 6! POOL OPENING MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND! Savannah is famous for it’s wonderful Water Park like pool, and it will be opening on Memorial Day Week- end! CLUBS & CLASSES PAGE 15 Everyone please enjoy the Savannah Springtime and stay safe! Page 2 The Magnolia Mar/Apr/May Spring Edition 2021 Savannah Community Association Don Rucker Community Association Office General Manager 972.346.3020 [email protected] 701 Savannah Blvd. • Oversees On-Site SCA Management Team Savannah, TX 76227 • Addresses Community Association Phone: 972.346.3020 issues • Orients Homeowners with the Fax: 972.346.3022 Association Questions about your HOA account? Call FirstServiceResidential: Sarah Hale Assistant General Manager 972.346.3020 877.378.2388 (24 Hour Customer Care) [email protected] Https://Savannahca.connectresident.com • Assists the Genernal Manager • Addresses Community issues orients Https://IsabellaVillage.connectresident.com Homeowners with the Association. • Oversees On-Site SCA Staff and Reservations www.savannahca.com Useful Information Kimberly Danforth Phone / Internet / TV Hours of Operation Lifestyle Director 972.346.3020 AT&T ....................................................................800-331-0500 Frontier ......................... ... ...................................877-579-6234 [email protected] Suddenlink ........................ ..................................972-346-4000 Sunday Closed • Assists in the HOA Office Direct TV .......................... ...................................855-229-4388 Monday 8:30 AM-5:00 PM • Issues HOA Access Cards Dish Network .................... ...................................888-656-2461 • Coordinates Social Calendar and Aubrey Post Office ............ ...................................940-365-2621 Tuesday 8:30 AM-5:00 PM Msutang Water ......................................................940-440-9561 Events with Savannah Committees Rhinal Trash..........................................................469- 607-4466 Wednesday 8:30 AM-5:00 PM Aubrey Fire Department Thursday 9:00AM-6:00 PM Emergency .............................................................................. 911 Non-Emergency ............. ..................................... 972-347-3802 Friday 8:30 AM-5:00 PM Eric Cox Saturday Closed Compliance Manager 972.346.3020 Denton County Sheriff’s Department Emergency ....................................................................... ...... 911 Non-Emergency ................................................... 940-349-1600 [email protected] Animal Control ......................................................940-382-3647 • Conducts regular Property Inspections We will return to extended hours in • Ensures community standards are met. Denton County Fresh Water Supply District #10 May 2021. • Orients Homeowners with the Association DCFWSD#10..........................................................469-481-6433 Carole Murphy Administrative Assistant 972.346.3020 Access Badge Information [email protected] • Helps Orient Homeowners with the Associtation Association Homeowners may pick up their access badges in the Club- • Issues HOA Access Cards and New Homeowner Welcome packets house during normal operating hours. If you just closed on your house, • Licensed Notary Public please bring with you something that has your name and address as it takes approximately 30 days for your title to transfer with FirstService. Make sure everyone in your household 13 and over has an access badge, Alexandra Mora and everyone 12 and under is on their parent’s card before attempting Administrative Assistant 972.346.3020 to enter the pool area. Anyone without a valid access badge will need to [email protected] be with a homeowner and use a guest pass. There will be no exceptions • Helps Orient Homeowners with the Association to this rule. Each homeowner is issued 2 access badges for no charge. • Issues HOA Access Cards and New Homeowner Welcome packets Additional badges are $25 and can be paid at the HOA office with check • Assists with Clubhouse Rentals or credit card. If you are renting a home, the homeowner must provide the HOA with a Tenant Amenities Form found on www.savannahca.com/ documents as well as a copy of the lease agreement. Sam Souphanthong Facilities Manager 972.346.3020 [email protected] • Oversees all aspects of Maintenance in all of the common areas • Oversees Maintenance Personnel • Conducts Property Inspections The Semi-Annual Assessments are due oCt 1st & april 1st. There Kirsten Buckingham Maintenance Groundskeeper 972.346.3020 are a number of ways to pay your assessment. You may remit payment to the address on your bill: P.O. Box 62024, Newark, NJ 07101, pay [email protected] • Pool Maintenance online or by phone at www.clickpay.com, or simply bring your checking • Trash Pickup/Grounds Upkeep information, or credit card to the HOA office (fee for credit card service). • Clubhouse Maintenance When you pay online, the assessment will not reflect on the account until Oct 1st. Your payment prior will reflect as a credit until that date. As al- ways, if you have any difficulties or any extenuating circumstances, please Craig McCollum contact the HOA Management staff immediately by email at manager@ Maintenance Manager 972.346.3020 savannahca.com or 972-346-3020 [email protected] Page 3 The Magnolia Mar/Apr/May Spring Edition 2021 Life in Savannah GARDENING TIPS FOR SPRING IN SAVANNAH! To enjoy your cool season annual flowers longer, March is the perfect time to plant! Choose from blooms like geraniums, petunias, snapdragons, and sweet alyssum. Get instant results when you add a pop of cool color to refresh your landscape plants or container plants. Warm season annual color should be planted one to two weeks after any overnight freezes. Select from a variety of gorgeous annuals like marigolds, impatiens, begonias, zinnia, and coleus. As we near the end of the month, watch for options to add like pentas, lantana, purslane, moss rose, and angelonia as they arrive in stores! Add fullness with size and color in your landscape with blooming shrubs and perennials like azaleas or hibiscus. Regardless of what you are planting, always remember to choose plants with similar sunlight requirements, like full sun or partial shade, and water needs. Bloom times can vary which will create an ever-changing garden, all year long. Annual color needs a well-draining soil. Flower Bed Mix Soil is ideal for your garden area or flower garden. It contains special ingredients that saves and regulates water levels in your soil. It does so by absorbing excessive water when it is plen- tiful, and then releasing that water back into the soil as needed. In addition, Flower Bed Mix lightens soil with expanded shale and coco fiber, composted fines and peat moss that conditions soil. Plus, a slow release fertilizer is included to give your plants a great start. And don’t forget your lawn! To start spring off right, make sure to mow your established lawn. Mowing will strip away the winter-killed stubble. March is also the time to start feeding your lawn. For your North Texas lawn, you may need to wait until later into the month to let the temperature outside heat up a bit more. To feed your lawn in Texas, our fertilizer recommendations depend on if your lawn is new or established. The different types of lawns have different needs. First, focus on reviving the soil with Soil Mender® Turf Mender. Work into the soil sur- face to help with planting new grass and it can help repair damage or bare spots in landscapes. Soil Mender® Turf Mender contains a rich blend of nutritional, aged humus mixed with essential supplements to strengthen soil and sustain turf. And as for your bushes and plants, clean up your plants from the winter season and prune spring blooming shrubs, vines, trees, and more! When you prune spring plants or perennials, you are creating room for new growth. Give your evergreen shrubs a little attention to start the season off fresh. They need to be pruned before new leaves and growth can begin. You can prune as much as 25% of the plant if you trim each of the branches. Spring flowering shrubs and vines can be pruned when the plants finish blooming. Trees can be pruned as a form of maintenance to remove low hanging and dead branches. Avoid