ORGHA, PO Box 51186, Livonia 48151 www.OldRosedaleGardens.com Publication Date: April 15, 2016 President’s Press by Dick McLain Happy cold and warm spring. Such weird weather. I am writing a small column this week as we start anew this month. Jean Niland has given up her position as ORGHA president due to a number of different conflicts and time constraints. She has been a great addition to the board and when time permits may well be back to serve in one of our positions. I agreed to a request from the board members to take the position as the President for the remainder of the year. I would like to send a big thank you to Jean for doing a great job in her tenure. We really appreciate it. She was really great to step up to the position when needed. THANKS JEAN! Be sure to check the calendar for events. We have the spring cleanup coming this month, home of the season, garden walk, and the neighborhood yard sale coming soon after that. Think about showing off your yard in the garden walk this year. I know that we are all just waiting for the summer fun events that are a part of the neighborhood. Look through the newsletter and see what is, was or will be. See you all out and about! Spring Cleanup on April 30th Spring is here and once again time to spruce up the neighborhood. Join us for our annual spring cleanup on APRIL 30TH. We will meet at Blackburn and Plymouth at 9 am. Bring your favorite gardening tools. Paper and plastic bags are provided. Enjoy a cup of coffee and donut as appreciation for your hard work. What ever time you can offer will help keep our neighborhood beautiful. Direct any questions to: Linda Koloski 7342612377 Kathy Burnett 7347169079 ORGHA News – April 2016 1
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ORGHA, PO Box 51186, Livonia 48151 www.OldRosedaleGardens.com Publication Date: April 15, 2016
President’s Press by Dick McLain
Happy cold and warm spring. Such weird weather. I am writing a small column this week as we start anew this month. Jean Niland has given up her position as ORGHA president due to a number of different conflicts and time constraints. She has been a great addition to the board and when time permits may well be back to serve in one of our positions. I agreed to a request from the board members to take the position as the President for the remainder of the year. I would like to send a big thank you to Jean for doing a great job in her tenure. We really appreciate it. She was really great to step up to the position when needed. THANKS JEAN! Be sure to check the calendar for events. We have the spring cleanup coming this month, home of the season, garden walk, and the neighborhood yard sale coming soon after that. Think about showing off your yard in the garden walk this year. I know that we are all just waiting for the summer fun events that are a part of the neighborhood. Look through the newsletter and see what is, was or will be. See you all out and about!
Spring Cleanup on April 30th Spring is here and once again time to spruce up the neighborhood. Join us for our annual spring cleanup on APRIL 30TH. We will meet at Blackburn and Plymouth at 9 am. Bring your favorite gardening tools. Paper and plastic bags are provided. Enjoy a cup of coffee and donut as appreciation for your hard work. What ever time you can offer will help keep our neighborhood beautiful. Direct any questions to: Linda Koloski 7342612377 Kathy Burnett 7347169079
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Rosedale Scholarship By Barb Matthei This year, in response to comments received, the Old Rosedale Gardens Homeowners Association Board decided to award one $500 College Scholarship to a high school senior instead of the two scholarships that we previously awarded each year. To be eligible for the scholarship, the applicant must currently be a high school senior, must have a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher, must have resided in Old Rosedale Gardens for at least one year prior to April 1, must have participated in at least one service/volunteer activity for ORGHA as a High School junior or senior, and the family must have contributed to ORGHA in 2016. Applicants can still complete their service requirement by volunteering for the Spring Cleanup. If you or someone you know satisfies these requirements, download an application at http://www.oldrosedalegardens.com or contact Barbara Matthei at 7344216821 for an application form. The completed application forms and high school transcript, must be submitted to ORGHA by May 15 th . The winner will be chosen by a drawing from the pool of all eligible applicants and will be announced in the June Newsletter.
2016 ORGHA Contacts
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City Government Update Water Main Spring Update on Water Main project: The project is not over. They will work until the reclamation is complete. After we get further into spring they will be back to complete the work with more topsoil and hydroseeding. There will also need to be an assessment of sprinkler damage that has not been fixed yet. You will need to identify issues as sprinkler season returns. I have received feedback from several sources that the city has been getting a large number of calls from residences concerned that there would be no additional reclamation. Be patient. They will return and make sure each yard is completed. The seeding will need to wait until the end of April to allow the soil temperature to be warm enough to support seed germination. So the request is do not flood the city or the contractor with phone calls. I will let you know when they are finished. Let me know if you have any questions. I also have one rough estimate for replacement of the lead service lines. It was from a different drilling company and they went high ($6000; price may vary based on the individual situation). I am sure we can do better so stay tune as it get more bids. DTE Tree Trimming The tree trimming phase may not be that far away. One important piece of information was contributed by a neighbor, Rob Seiter. It is about a disease that can kill oak trees called Oak Wilt. It appears DTE is aware of this issue but we all need to be careful to monitor the situation if you have an oak tree that is marked for trimming. The following is from Rob: I think the residents should be aware of Oak Wilt during this DTE tree trimming. Oaks of any variety should not be trimmed from April 1 through November 1 because they are susceptible to Oak Wilt. There is a fungus that is transmitted by insects and it is lethal to oaks. The fungus attacks the tree's vascular system and can kill a tree in as little as 30 days. Any open wound is a site where the fungus can enter the oak. Here are some websites that describe the problem: http://treedoctor.anr.msu.edu/oakwilt/ https://www.michigan.gov/som/0,4669,719229938_34758352413,00.html http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2015/07/15/oakwiltmichigantreesfirewood/30201121/ I contacted the Livonia Forestry person and she recommended the April 1 to November 1 ban on trimming oaks. She has spoken with the DTE people and they agreed to the time window. Not sure that this is getting to the actual person who is trimming the trees. I called the DTE rep from the card that was left on my door and he told me they were aware of the issue and would not be trimming oaks during the summer. Still not sure that this message gets to the actual tree trimmer. My oak has the white dot indicating it is to be trimmed. We have seen Oak Wilt kill four, hundred year old oaks at our cottage in West Michigan and it took about a month to kill these trees. A neighbor cut into his oaks on Memorial weekend, and they were dead by 4th of July. Also, we tried to save another oak tree on the lot line with injections by an arborist, but it just died over several years and had to be removed at considerable cost. Thanks for this info Rob. Remember this for the future in case you ever need to trim your own trees and you have oaks. If anyone thinks they have an oak tree marked for trimming and are not sure let me know. WOW Cable Company Tree Trimming WOW and their contractor will have met with us by the time you get this newsletter. I will update all with information from that meeting. Dick McLain ORGA City Government Director 7344210957 or [email protected]
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Volunteers Needed We need volunteers for the for this year’s Garden Walk. Please consider welcoming your friends and neighbors into your garden for one Sunday Afternoon, on June 26 th . This has always been a wellattended and appreciated event for Old Rosedale Gardens – think about it “gardens” is in our name–and many if not most of our neighbors love gardens. If you are new to the neighborhood, what better way to meet many of your new neighbors than by chatting over a bed of roses? Yes the “rose” pun was Please contact Kim Trujillo 734525 4955 or [email protected] if you are interested in making your beautiful garden available for the Garden Walk.
Welcoming New Neighbors Do you know someone who recently settled in ORG? Please let Alex King know and she will check to see they would like to be featured in our next Newsletter! Contact her at [email protected] or (313) 8788482.
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Annual ORGHA Garage Sale Registration That time has come to clean out the attic, basement, closets and dust off those gently used items and set up for the ORGHA Garage Sale! We will secure advertising in the Observer for the Saturday sale and place signs around the neighborhood. Please do not write on these signs…. A final list of participants will be posted on the ORGHA website and sent via the ORHGA ORBS. Email [email protected] if you are not on the ORBS list and would like to be added. The dates: June 3, Friday Time: 6pm to 9pm (normally for residents only)
June 4 Saturday Time: 9am to 4pm Registration deadline: 5:00 P.M. Friday, May 27
Please mail form below with payment. (If you miss the deadline, you must go to City Hall and register your own home)
Cost: $5.00 City Permit Fee (Every household is charged this fee for a sale)
* ORGHA will pay the fee if you have made a contribution this year. * Cash or check made out to ORHGA please (if you have not made a contribution).
Name__________________________________________________ Address________________________________________________ Phone number_____________________________________________ Friday & Saturday ____ Saturday Only ___ Offering Refreshments ___ Please mail or drop off this form to Susie Rooke, 11036 Hubbard, Livonia MI. 48150 If any questions, email Susie at [email protected]
ORGHA, PO Box 51186 Livonia Michigan 48151 * www.OldRosedaleGardens.com
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2016 ORGHA Contributions
Thanks to the folk who have contributed toward ORGHA in early 2016. We have already received 112 contributions which represent 18% of the neighborhood residents. So far Ingram has a slight lead in the contribution rate ! The suggested contribution for 2016 is $30, but as always, any amount contributed is gratefully accepted. Thanks again for your ongoing support! George DuPuis
Arden 9610 Durst, Daniel 9614 Carey, Dennis & Lee 9901 Bischoff, Carole & Pulk, Harold 9911 Mueller, Donna & Douglas 9920 McCarthy, Ray & Kathy 9924 Schirrick, Allen 10001 Patterson, Linda 10004 Sundeck, Eric & Dorothy 11001 Higgins, John & Sally 11033 Johnston, Elsa 11035 Smith, Evelyn & Earl 11328 Weber, Sue 11400 Trujillo, Jeff & Kim 11420 Banks, David 11429 Madigan, Jeff & Dudash, Devon Auburndale 9830 Ridolfi, Dennis & Alice 9839 Barkman, Frank & Billie 9904 DeLand, Trevor & Abby 9905 Kopack, Alan & Laura 9916 Adams, Mary & Ebarb, Myra 11009 Meier, Alan & Karen 11018 Shureb, John 11029 Garrett, David & Cheryl 11300 Kurish, Chris & Jackie 11301 Melvin, Troy & Liz 11404 Zoumbaris, Greg & Betty 11413 Judge, Karen & Mike 11414 Sears, Jim & Michele 11428 Cantin, Michael & Rosemary 11431 Post, Kathy Berwick 9816 Stempien, Ken & Nancy 9824 Brownfiel, John & Kim 9835 Ellsworth, Melissa & Justin 11010 Harris, Donald & Margaret 11035 Stimac, John & Kanai, Susan 11304 Halliday, Brandon & Christine 11305 Senda, Dan & Jeanne Blackburn 9613 Yu, Nick & Ella 9619 Seiter, Robert & Julie 9627 Rice, Dale & Eve 9810 Montgomery, James & Rebecca 9832 Steiner, Rebecca & Bronwyn 9837 Balog, David & Marnie 9908 Stroud, Kim 9924 Hillary, Tara & Chiu, Ed
10002 Burnett, Kathy 11015 Carlson, Ron & Ruth Ann 11019 Fawkes, Christine 11326 Woodard, David & Brandi 11404 Buyers, Sue 11410 Connelly, Arthur & Hamilton, Lynn Cranston 9625 Ryder, Tom & Cathy 9812 Dale, Peter & Hench, Chris 9824 Pudvay, Terry & Jana 9832 Matle, John & Mary Lou 9911 Barker, Kris D & Susan 9915 Martin, Scott & Suzanne 9917 Fitzgerald, Robert & Kathleen 9921 Amell, Robert & Mary Ann 9928 Palmer, LaRue 11026 Matthei, Barbara 11027 Stoner, Barb & Roberts, Mike 11407 Wozniak, Tom & Kathy 11418 Hetu, David & Mary 11419 Walser, Kurt & Kathleen Hubbard 9607 Hayward, Richard & Debra 9620 Modes, Mike & Meg 9800 Bunch, Valerie 9904 Guthard, Monica 9906 Noble, Frank & Julie 9912 DuPuis, George & Julie 9921 Sherlock, Craig & Teresa 11036 Rooke, Rob & Susie 11424 Calleja, Bob & Mary Ingram 9610 Austin, Dale & Loiselle, Rachel 9615 Crombez, Dale & Mary 9806 Brady, Timothy & Stephanie 9820 Auth, Robert & Velma 9827 Flaugher, Scott & Robbins, Jerry Lee 9832 Emrick, Joan 9839 Kator, Mike & Jenna 9915 Voorheis, Tom & Lindsay 9918 Kovelle, Charles & Nancy 9921 Mack, Fred & Patricia 10001 Ogden, Michael & Renee 11022 Wright, George & Donna 11029 Veshka, George & Dolores 11030 Heenan, Kathleen 11033 Macqueen, Dulcie 11325 O'Donohue, Garrett & Noelle 11404 Bagazinski, John & Brenda
11407 Thompson Steckel, Lenda 11426 Owens, Jim & Nancy Melrose 9618 Cahill, Liz & Jim 9822 Newman, Linda 9833 Johnson, Stephen & Kelly 11030 McFall, Jason & Kassandra 11040 Corrie, Tony & Alice 11309 Aquino, Colleen 11310 Selden, Leslie & Powers, Sandy 11403 Bieth, Michael & Diane 11407 Kepsel, Jason & Marla 11419 Grzelak, Dave & Mary West Chicago 31509 Niland, Tim & Jeanne 31624 Day, Eileen 31711 Schulte, Jay & Dorene 31736 Devlin, Brian & Jane 31811 Buswinka, Matt & Jennifer 32024 Kracht, William & Marge 32033 Kemp, Linda & Robrecht, Jason 32106 Tomala, Tom & Linda 32206 Alcala, Anthony & Anita Out of Area Leece, Paul 19485 Eddington Northville, Mi 48167
Mahalak (Ammann), Carolyn 5522 Lake Ridge Dr. Brighton, MI 48116
O'Connor, Jennifer 9125 Frederick Livonia, MI 48150
Salon Techniques, (Marcella & Tina) 31615 Plymouth Rd. Livonia, MI 48150
