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A Note from the President
The Board would like to thank all of you that
have power-washed your driveways and sidewalks. The Heritage Pines
Association has power washed all of the common area sidewalks, so the
appearance of the community is looking really good. The touch-up on the
mulching of the common areas has been done and the major mulching will be
done in November. I hope all of you will also freshen up your mulch, so the
community will continue to look good through the winter.
The repairs to the Step-pool on Crystal Brook
are finished except for landscaping and that will be done soon. The final
cost was $ 25,950.64 plus a small amount for watering the sod . This amount
has been covered in the grounds budget for this year.
I’m looking forward to the Fall and cooler
weather..
Joyce Bryant
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Thought for the
month:
Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry
it with us, or we find it not.
Ralph Waldo Emerson |
Community Events
Sunday Evening Movies
All are invited to the Clubhouse on Sundays at 6:00 pm to view movies of
various vintage. All members of the Heritage Pines Community are welcome.
The following week’s film is determined by the current week’s vote. For more
information, please call Barbara Harcharic..
Book Review Club
The book club is meeting on Tuesday, September 7
at 1 pm. Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin will be
the September pick. Roslyn Hartsell will lead the discussion.
Beading With Janet
September 9 - two classes
9 am - 11 am - necklace
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Bracelet & earrings
Cost $10 per class, all supplies included.
RSVP by Tuesday, September 7 - class size is limited. Janet Deal will be
your instructor..
International Night
All are invited to the Clubhouse on Saturday, September 11, 2010 for
International Night. Doors will open at 5:30 pm and dinner will be served
beginning at 6:00 pm. Catering will be by Catering Works at a cost per
person of $13.50. The menu is Chicken with Parmesan Crust Sage Butter Sauce,
Porter Marinated Beef with Wild Mushroom Sauce, Mashed Potatoes with Havarti
and Chives, Garden Salad-Balsamic Vinaigrette or Ranch Dressing, Foccacia
Bread with Butter or Rolls, and Fruit. The event is chaired by Janet Deal
and Wendy Adley. The deadline to register is August 30, 2010.
Non-Fiction Book Club
Eleven people attended the organizational meeting in August. Fourteen books
were suggested! We decided to meet on the 3rd Tuesday of the month, from
7-8:30 pm in the Clubhouse craft room. The next meeting will be on September
21st. We will be discussing Thomas Friedman’s "The World is Flat". There are
plenty of copies available at the library, as well as Amazon.com.
We’ll also decide what to read for the next few
months. All are welcome. Bring a munchies and/or beverage. Hope to see you
there. For more information, call Verghese or Bonny Chirayath..
Rex Volunteers
The August meeting of the Quilt Group will be on Wednesday, August 18th. We
will go to Thimble Pleasures Quilt Shop in Chapel Hill and then stop for
Coffee near the Quilt Shop. Please meet at the Clubhouse at 9:30 AM and
we'll arrange a car pool. The next Clubhouse meeting will be September 8 at
10 AM. Anyone interested in quilting is welcome to attend.
Rex Volunteers
Rex Volunteers will begin meeting again on
Wednesday, September 22 at 1:00 pm. Anyone interested in sewing projects for
Rex Hospital is invited to join us. Please stop by to visit our group!!!.
September
Ladies’ Lunch & Fashion Show Moved to October 1st
The September Ladies’ Lunch will be held on
Friday, October 1 at 12:30 pm. Nancy Romano and Saundra Robinson will host.
The buffet menu will be Egg Roll Sandwiches with cold cuts, Chicken Salad on
croissant rolls, chips, fruit and cookie. The fashion show will feature
clothing from Christopher & Banks which is located in the Cary Towne Center
and the models are the women of Heritage Pines. The cost is $7 and the
deadline for sign up is September 20.
Pot Luck & Bunco
The October Pot Luck Dinner will be held on
Saturday, October 2. The cost is $2. Dinner will be served at 5:30 pm and
the committee is asking everyone to bring their favorite dish. RSVP,
September 20. After dinner we will play Bunco with $1 fee to play, payable
at the beginning of the games.
A Night in Italy
Come join us for a night of fun, food, dancing &
songs at A Night in Italy, Saturday, October 9. Georgina’s Restaurant will
be catering. Menu—tossed garden salad, penne with marinara sauce, eggplant
parmigiano, chicken marsala, cannoli and Italian cookies. Doors, open at 6
pm and food will be served at 6 pm. Cost is $15, RSVP by September 27.
Bocce Time Change - 10:00 am
The Greatest Show on
Carpenter-Upchurch
Hold On To Your Top Hats!
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010
7:00 pm, $4.00 per person
Heritage Pines Presents:
Our Talent Extravaganza
Featuring:
The Heritage Pines Community Chorus
The Dancing Divas - with Norma Curran
The Heritage Pines Line Dancers
The Heritage Pines Round Dancers
The Sassy Classics with Judy Smith
The Heritage Pines Square Dancers
Refreshments served after event. |
Wanted Tennis Players
Are you a tennis player? I am looking for you.
Do you want to play tennis weekly (or more) on the HP tennis courts? I want
to organize a group to play any combination of doubles either in the morning
or evening. If interested, please call Sue Hsiung.
Free Tickets
If you are interested in free tickets for Green
Hope High School sports:
Men’s Football
Men's Soccer
Girls Volleyball
Contact - Ray Bassi for information and tickets.
Street Lights
If you see any street lights that are not
functioning properly please get the number from the base of the pole and
report it to Progress Energy at 508-5400 or 1-800-452-2777. You are paying
for the upkeep on these street lights and the electricity that powers them.
Sales / Service
Notebook
You can find a Sales/Service Notebook in the library. It contains
information on businesses in the community that have been recommended by
your neighbors. It is a grand resource for every-one in the community.
Please feel free to add the businesses that you
have used and found to be commendable. If you need a form, please contact
the clubhouse office.
Holiday Party
Sunday, December 12 is the date to save for the
Holiday Party. It will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Cary. Randall
Callahan & the Bloomsbury Boys will provide the music for the party, they
are the same group that played for the 4th of July party.
Pool Closes - October
10 at dusk.
Sunday, October 10 will be the last day for your pool enjoyment.
COMMUNITY NOTES:
Save A Life
Week
A number of Green Hope parents
and students are pulling together and coordinating a 5K walk/run on
Saturday, September 11th to help raise funds for Suicide Prevention. Not
sure if you were aware, but there have been a number of students at Green
Hope that have taken their own lives at an early age. The most recent was a
boy getting ready to graduate in the Spring.
This walk/run will start at the
school, go down through Heritage Pines, up past the Tennis Courts and then
back the same way. It will start at 9am on Saturday and depending on whether
the folks walk or run, will finish up at 10:30 the latest, followed by a
pancake breakfast at the school.
My wife and I lost our son a
little over two years ago and suicide seems to be on the increase over the
last 2-3 years. My wife is not only donating her time, but also flying
herself and another young girl who has graduated from Green Hope to
Pittsburgh for training.
We need to do a better job
educating our kids and as importantly, their friends, so they can detect
when some of their friends are having issues. It would be great if the folks
from Heritage Pines could participate in this event in any way they see fit.
More information is posted on
the clubhouse bulletin board.
From Carl Monaco, son of Babe and Mary Monaco former residents of
Heritage Pines. Carl still owns their home on Crystal Brook.
Discovering
the Past through
Objects: Adventures of a Real-Life His-tory Detective (An Evening with PBS
An-tiques Appraisal Expert, Wes Cowan)
The Friends of the Page-Walker
Hotel are pleased to present noted PBS antiques ap-praisal expert, Wes
Cowan, owner of Cowan's Auctions in Cincinnati, Ohio and star of the PBS
television series History Detectives, for a very special program entitled
"Discovering the Past through Objects: Adventures of a Real-Life History
Detective."
Through popular television shows such as
History Detectives and CSI, the public is
learning more about the importance of historical and archival institutions
and the role they play in maintaining historical records. In what promises
to be an enlightening and entertaining evening,
Cowan will offer his unique perspective on the evolving role of these
institutions, the changing landscape of the antiques market, and share some
of the
interesting adventures he has encountered.
All of the proceeds from this
event will benefit the Friends of the Page-Walker’s ongoing historic
preservation and archival efforts.
Location: Page-Walker Arts &
History Center, 119 Ambassador Loop, on the Cary Town Hall Campus.
Dates and Times: Friday, September 17, at 7:00 pm
For More Info:
http://www.friendsofpagewalker.org
or call
(919) 460-4963.
Ticket Info: The cost is $30 per person, and includes a
wine, cheese and dessert reception. Tickets can be purchased online at web
site above.
Reminders
EXCEPTIONS TO LANDSCAPE CHANGES
(No application or approval is required for the following)
(a) Replacing dead or damaged trees in rear yards with the same species and
in the same location. Trees in front and side yards require approval.
(b) Planting or replacing bushes,
annuals, perennials, and ground cover in mulched beds within four (4) feet
of the foundation of the house.
(c) Mulching beds with pine straw or bark mulch. Stones require approval.
(d) Placing a newspaper box on the mailbox post.
The above information came from the
Heritage Pines Rules and Regulations booklet. |
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
William Douglas Property
Management Company
http://www.wmdouglas.com
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HP Homeowner
Board Members
President
Joyce Bryant
Vice President
Morty Berkowitz
Treasurer
Emmett Waller
Secretary
Eileen Fitzgerald
Member
Patricia Schneider
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Community Thanks To The Following
Chairpersons and Their Committees :
Hospitality - Nancy Skelding
Men’s Breakfast - Joe Lacenere, Bob Hodes
& Travis Thompson
2nd - Emmett Waller & team
Bingo Pot Luck - Saundra Robinson & Eva
Germano
Ladies’ Lunch - Eva Germano & Saundra
Robinson
Brickman Field Notes:
As Summer Turns to Fall
As the summer comes to a close, we are all
looking for the cool down! Our latest development for the Heritage Pines
community is the adjustment of our weekly schedule from 3 days per week to
5. We will now be on the
property 5 days per week to aid in better managing the landscape. This on
site crew will now be responsible for all of the lawn care and plant care
for the community – from mowing to weed control and pruning. Kevin Kotek is
the
Supervisor of this team, and we are looking forward to Kevin’s leadership to
continue our progress.
With the incoming cool down, we will be aerating and seeding all of the lawn
areas in the community during the week of September 20th – 24th. Last year
as many of you may recall, we had several problems with our aerators hitting
pipes that were buried just barely subsurface. Our aerators can plug as
deeply as four inches. Some of the lateral lines that we hit last year were
barely two inches below the ground. Since we cannot see the pipes that are
subsurface, there is no way that we can prevent that from happening. In
return, we cannot be responsible for any damages that may occur.
There are a couple of options if you feel that
your pipes may be in danger: (1) if you know where your pipes are buried you
may flag out the areas around the trench. This is an indicator to our crews
not to aerate the flagged area and (2) if you are uncertain where the pipes
are buried, you may opt out of the aerating and over seeding process. This
can be done by putting a written request into the HOA office.
Along with flagging where possible shallow pipes
may be, we would also request that you flag out all of your irrigation heads
(in grass areas only) to
prevent our aerators from hitting the heads and causing possible damage to
the sprinkler heads. If your sprinkler heads are not flagged we cannot take
responsibility for any damage done to the sprinkler head.
We are expecting great results once again from
our aeration and over seeding process.
See you soon
The Brickman Team
Grounds Committee
Notes:
Many of you have no doubt seen the flagged stakes on either side of Heritage
Pines Drive and Louis Stephens Drive and wondered what it all meant.
The Town of Cary engineering
department has been evaluating safety at this intersection and have
concluded after an initial review that drivers of automobiles turning either
left or right from Heritage Pines Drive onto Louis Stephens Drive have
acceptable line of sight to spot oncoming vehicles before
executing a turn and crossing the dashed white line in front of the solid
white stop sign bar on the pavement. However, they will soon be
installing a solar powered flashing beacon along Louis Stephens drive for
southbound traffic at the existing "intersection ahead" sign (the sign that
looks like a sideways T). This will draw more attention to the existence of
the
intersection.
Engineering staff intend to look at this
intersection again in April or May 2011 once the Morrisville Parkway
extension iscomplete (projected to be December 2010) and new traffic
patterns are established.
Additionally, the grounds committee and Brickman,
our landscape contractor, have met with a Cary traffic engineer
representative to make sure vegetation growth is controlled and does not
impede the line of sight.
Finally, your board has requested a crosswalk be installed at the greenway
crossing Heritage Pines Drive to promote pedestrian safety.
If you have any questions please contact Denise
Galloway, grounds committee.
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