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A Note from the President
Spring is just around the corner! Hooray!
Our pool and spa will be opening this year on April 11th. The drain covers
have been replaced in both the pool and spa as required by a new federal law
that was passed last year so we are looking forward to an enjoyable season.
The pool brings out many of our neighbors who we might not have seen over
the winter. We have also redesigned a large section of the deck area,
complete with a covered awning. This will allow those of you who may not be
able to sit out in the sun the opportunity to come out and socialize by the
pool as well.
The Board is happy to take this opportunity to announce that we have chosen
Dickson Properties to continue serving as our community's management
company. As always, we received three proposals from management companies.
The Board met with a representative from each company and we were able to
have them answer all of our questions. Each company then prepared written
proposals for our review. As cost is a factor as well, Dickson's
proposal came in at the lowest price.
After careful consideration, we chose Dickson
Properties. The Board has been very pleased with the service we have
received from Dickson in the past and look forward to continuing with our
good relationship. Karen Bayless will continue as our account manager, Betty
Landes will continue as our on-site office manager, and we welcome to the
office, Linda Hoyne, who is a part-time employee covering for Nancy Blunt
while she recovers at home.
May you all enjoy a beautiful spring and don’t forget to stop and take the
time to smell the roses. We live in a great community!
Looking forward to seeing you out and about.
Pat Schneider
Choral Group
You are invited to join a mixed voice (men & women) choral group here at
Heritage Pines. Their next meeting will be on Friday, April 3, at 2 p.m. If
you have any questions, please contact one of the following: Mary Giannuzzi,
Joan Hall, Nancy Romano, or Eva Germano. Plan on raising your voice in
harmony!
Going for Gold
The Heritage Pines Line Dancers will be
competing in the Raleigh Wake County Senior Games again this year. Our
performance will be on Tuesday, April 7, 2009, at 4:30 p.m. in the Garner
Historic Auditorium (Old Garner High School). We hope many of you will come
and cheer us on as we try for another gold medal. Directions to the
auditorium will be posted in the clubhouse. Hope to see you there!
Dispelling the Hospice Myth Hospice of Wake County, with its home office
located in Raleigh, N.C., is the oldest, largest, and most experienced
hospice organization serving Wake and the surrounding six counties. It is
your partner in caring on one of life’s most challenging journeys. On
Monday, April 20, at 3 p.m. They will be here to dispel some myths about
Hospice and its’ vast network of programs.
Ladies Lunch—Theater
The April Ladies’ Lunch will be held Tuesday,
April 21, 2009, at 12:30 p.m. An entertaining afternoon will be given by The
Raleigh Little Theater represented by "The Pickle Jar Players." Two actors
will present dramatic readings following our box luncheon to be catered by
Carolina Café. The cost will be $11 inclusive of a small donation to the
theater for deserving children interested in theater. Please join Jeannette
Martin and Jane Suppa for what will be a "dramatic" treat. Please mark your
choice of sandwich on the sign up sheet in your newsletter. Your choices are
chicken salad on a croissant, garden veggie in a tomato wrap or Charleston
smoked turkey on a tomato baguette, included with your choice will be a
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April Pot Luck Dinner
Don’t forget: The April Pot Luck Dinner will be
held in the clubhouse on April 4 at 5:30 p.m. Deadline to register was March
23.
Honoring HP 2008 Volunteers
We will be honoring homeowners who have volunteered within the community in
2008. The board, committee chairmen, events chairmen, block captains and
hospitality monthly chairmen will be invited to lunch. All of the other
support volunteers will be invited to a coffee. This community could not
function without all of the outstanding volunteers who give their time so
freely to make Heritage Pines the best place in which to live. Thank you.
Art Club
The Art Group has asked Marcelle Hook to teach an oil & acrylic painting
class for the month of May. She will be teaching still-life or landscape
painting on the four Friday mornings in May. The four classes will cost $50
per person. You will be required to furnish your own supplies. A supply list
can be picked up at the office. Please sign up an make a separate check. If
the class does not fill your check will be returned. The deadline is April
13. If you have any questions please contact Eileen Fitzgerald or Joan Ward.
Cossa Memorial
Triangle community members and the Duke
Comprehensive Cancer Center will team up once again on April 18 for the
third annual Matt Cossa Memorial Event, which will take place at Green Hope
High School. The event begins at noon and is hosted by the Green Hope High
School varsity baseball team, who will face off against Southeast Raleigh
High School at 2 p.m. Admission to the event is $5 per person, which
includes five raffle tickets. HP residents Bill & Julia Cossa are the
grandparents of the late Matt Cossa who succumbed to Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in
2006.
Community Reminders
Spring Cleaning
Spring is in the air, and with that, spring
cleaning and a grace period for violations. The weather’s getting nicer, and
the pool is opening this month. Now’s the time to take a look around the
outside of your home or villa to see what spring cleaning needs to be done.
How’s that mailbox looking? Could it use a coat of paint or do the plants
around it need trimming? How about your flower beds? Do they need to be
weeded and mulched? How about that deck or the privacy fence where you’ll
want to sit outside, have dinner, read a book, sip a cool beverage (of
choice, no doubt)? Does it need to be power washed and stained? Does your
driveway or walkway or the siding on your home or villa need to be power
washed?
If the answer is yes, April is a great time to
complete these chores and not have to worry about them the rest of the
spring and summer.
Committee Updates
Call Before You Dig In Your Yard!!
To keep from cutting or damaging electrical,
phone, cable, and other utility lines in your yard, please be sure to call
or have your contractor call Central Locating at 1-800-632-4949. At no
charge, Central Locating will notify utility companies to mark the areas in
your yard that contain utility lines. If a line is damaged or cut, fines may
be imposed. (Someone in Heritage Pines had to pay $150 for a phone-line
fine.) Submitted by the ARC committee. |
2000 Heritage Pines Drive
Cary, NC 27519
Betty Landes, CMCA
On-Site Manager
(P) 919-466-0016
(F) 919-466-0014 - clubhouse
Email:
cheritagepines@nc.rr.com
Management company
Dickson Properties, Inc. (AAMC)
Web site:
http://www.dickson-properties.com
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HP Homeowner
Board Members
President
Pat Schneider
Vice President
Morty Berkowitz
Secretary Treasurer
Dick Hellkamp
Directors at Large
Vito Romano
Emmett Waller
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These elected
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Community Thanks To The Following
Chairpersons and Their Committees :
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Hospitality - Betty
Ecklund
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Ladies’ Lunch - Mary
Schroeder & Jean Tiedemann
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Men’s Breakfast - Bob
Hodes & Joe Lacenere
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Trivia Pot Luck Dinner
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Martha Kozar & Mary Grandpre
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Poetry - Dave Manning
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Healthy Brain - Fran
Livoti
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St. Patrick’s Party -
Mary & Bob Hodes
Brickman Field Notes:
Residents of Heritage Pines,
By now spring is in full force and so is our
mowing. We hope you all enjoyed our conversation in March regarding best
water practices for your lawn. Keep an eye out for an irrigation audit
sign-up sheet in the office. This is for any homeowner that would like for
us to meet with them and assess their irrigation system. We will help out
with issues such as clock programming, ensuring that the system is operating
efficiently, and that rain sensors (if you have them) are working properly.
There will be a $75 charge for this service and any repairs or desired
additions will require an additional quote.
Our topic for Wednesday, April 22 at 10:00 a.m.,
will be annual and perennial enhancement beds. The talk will include
suggestions for sun, shade and drought tolerant plants.
We feel that the "extra work" sign-up sheet is
working out great. It is allowing us to have a systematic approach for your
requests. Remember, we try to book at least a full day of work before we
come to the community. This way, we are able to minimize our costs and not
charge a trip fee.
Thanks and happy spring!
The Brickman Team
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