tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25605758992600596162024-03-13T11:30:31.871-04:00Village at Tinker CreekThis blog is a means to provide the homeowners of the Village at Tinker Creek in Roanoke, VA a venue to communicate with other homeowners. Events and photos can be included. Anyone can comment and if you wish to create a post you must be approved first.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560575899260059616.post-67479079526802918442010-09-16T07:43:00.003-04:002010-09-16T09:40:15.784-04:00GOOD MORNING NEIGHBORSIt is my hope that we can re-vitalize the Village @ Tinker Creek Blog begining today.<br /><br />I have encouraged current contributors to be active by starting Blog Posts (threads) and I encourage all Homeowners at the Village to subscribe to the Blog by simply registering an e-mail address.<br /><br />When you register your e-mail address you should receive a notification by e-mail whenever there is something new to observe here on the Blog site and you can view the Blog and/or comment.<br /><br />We have a great community that is working together to improve and maintain our Village. Soon we should be seeing more pictures and Blog Posts and you as a homeowner can insert your comment to any of the Blog Posts created by contributors.<br /><br />If you would like to become a contributor (someone who creates a Blog Post) let me know and we will discuss your planned contribution so that you can do your initial Blog Post. Once set-up as a Contributor you will have the ability to update your Blog Post through comment and/or you can create new and different Blog Posts.<br /><br />An Advisory Committe to the Board of Directors of the Homeowners Association is very active and each member of that Advisory Committee is involved in at least one of the various sub-committees. If you have an interest in getting more involved within the community be sure to let a member of the Advisory Committe know.<br /><br />The current Advisory Committee Members are identified below:<br /><br />Maurice Barnhart<br /><br />Ray Kasey<br /><br />Jim Lewey<br /><br />Carolyn Sloan<br /><br />Rod Furr<br /><br />Caroline Hodges<br /><br />My name is Dave Whichard and I can usually be reached between 2:00 and 6:00 P. M. on any afternoon that we are not traveling. Yep, Louise and I do travel a lot. Just got back from two weeks at Hilton Head and plan on going South to Florida in November and again in February. But I will be checking in whenever there is free Internet access available.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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