Monthly Newsletter for the Villages of Rivershyre, Dartmore, Brighton, Newport, and Edenton In This Issue • A Message from the Association President • Annual Halloween party coming K.M. Kearns, Editor www.rivershyre.org [email protected]Topics of Interest Our Address & Phone Numbers 2 Yard of the Month 2 Calendar of Events 2 Meetings, Boards & Committees 3 Home Sales Updates 3 Committee Updates 4-5 A Message from the Association President Hi everyone, Happy Halloween! Happy Halloween! Happy Halloween! Happy Halloween! It’s finally October, and that means the start of cool weather, changing leaves, and of course, carving pumpkins and making scary costumes. But before I get carried away talking about Halloween, I have a few announcements and reminders I would like to share with you. Last month, the neighborhood conducted its Annual Association Meeting. A number of important issues were discussed and voted upon. The assembly approved the 2011 budget and nominated/voted in three new board members. Additionally, the group discussed and voted on a proposal to present to the neighborhood regarding the possibility of having either an increase to the annual homeowner’s dues or volunteering time to the neighborhood. If you have not already received this information, a detailed letter concerning this proposal will be arriving shortly to your residence. The 2010 Telephone Directories are in! They were handed out during the Annual Meeting and will also be available at the upcoming Halloween Parade and Bonfire. We’d like to offer a huge thanks to our Kathryn Barrett and Kari Wilkes of Re/Max True Advantage for pulling off this monumental task. We also owe Mr. Phillip Jones of Re/Max True Advantage many thanks for sponsoring the directory. Mr. Jones has been a constant supporter of our neighborhood for years. The bridge down at the Nature Trail is complete! The final portion of this project was the installation of the metal supports and wooded handrails. Completing the bridge was a huge project this year, and so we’d like to give a big thanks to the volunteers who donated many hours of backbreaking work helping to give the neighborhood a safe, attractive structure that will last for many years. The neighborhood is planning a big event for Saturday October 30 th : the annual Social and Welcome Halloween Parade and pizza dinner. The festivities begin at 5:00 p.m! Flyers will be handed out this month, and it is essential that neighbors planning to participate RSVP for this event. This is necessary so the committee can plan accordingly. We are also adding a bonfire this year, which will kick off at 7:00pm down by the clubhouse. This is a neighborhood wide event and all are welcome. If you would like to bring a hotdogs, burgers, or marshmallows to cook over the open flame, go for it. However, you will also need to bring your own Continued on Page 2 The Village Crier October, 2010
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Monthly Newsletter for the Villages of Rivershyre, Dartmore, Brighton, Newport, and Edenton
Happy Halloween!Happy Halloween!Happy Halloween!Happy Halloween! It’s finally October, and that means the start of cool weather, changing leaves, and of course, carving pumpkins and making scary costumes. But before I get carried away talking about Halloween, I have a few announcements and reminders I would like to share with you. Last month, the neighborhood conducted its Annual Association Meeting. A number of important issues were discussed and voted upon. The assembly approved the 2011 budget and nominated/voted in three new board members. Additionally, the group discussed and voted on a proposal to present to the neighborhood regarding the possibility of having either an increase to the annual homeowner’s dues or volunteering time to the neighborhood. If you have not already received this information, a detailed letter concerning this proposal will be arriving shortly to your residence. The 2010 Telephone Directories are in! They were handed out during the Annual Meeting and will also be available at the upcoming Halloween Parade and Bonfire. We’d like to offer a huge thanks to our Kathryn Barrett and Kari Wilkes of Re/Max True Advantage for pulling off this monumental task. We also owe Mr. Phillip Jones of Re/Max True Advantage many thanks for sponsoring the directory. Mr. Jones has been a constant supporter of our neighborhood for years. The bridge down at the Nature Trail is complete! The final portion of this project was the installation of the metal supports and wooded handrails. Completing the bridge was a huge project this year, and so we’d like to give a big thanks to the volunteers who donated many hours of backbreaking work helping to give the neighborhood a safe, attractive structure that will last for many years. The neighborhood is planning a big event for Saturday October 30th: the annual Social and Welcome Halloween Parade and pizza dinner. The festivities begin at 5:00 p.m! Flyers will be handed out this month, and it is essential that neighbors planning to participate RSVP for this event. This is necessary so the committee can plan accordingly. We are also adding a bonfire this year, which will kick off at 7:00pm down by the clubhouse. This is a neighborhood wide event and all are welcome. If you would like to bring a hotdogs, burgers, or marshmallows to cook over the open flame, go for it. However, you will also need to bring your own
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The Village Crier
October, 2010
Upcoming Events
Halloween parade, pizza and games – October 30th ....Everyone welcome!!!
Parade will start @ 5:15pm. Please be at the clubhouse by 5:00 pm. This year, following the parade, we will have a costume contest for all ages including adults. After the contest we will have games and a pizza dinner. This is a free event SO please don't forget to RSVP to Joanie Bryant 706-863-2931 by Oct 26, 2010. This year after our Halloween function, we will have a bonfire in the field behind the clubhouse parking lot starting at 7:00. This will be BYOB. Social Welcome along with the Rivershyre board members will supply hot dogs and marshmallows to roast by the fire. Please bring a chair... Also for this event we need you to RSVP so we know how many dogs and marshmallows to buy. RSVP to Joanie Bryant 706-863-2931.
~ Rivershyre Yard of the Month ~
Rivershyre’s seventy-third Yard of the Month can be found at 1181 Parkside Trail. This competition is sponsored by Philip Jones of Re/Max True Advantage. (706-833-4663). The monthly winners will have a very nice sign placed in their yard signifying that they have been selected as having the nicest yard in Rivershyre.
The Villages of Rivershyre
P. O. Box 2194 Evans, GA 30809-2194
Rivershyre Association & Clubhouse Phone (706) 854-0229
Newsletter articles are due by the 20th of each month. Drop them by 1116 Rivershyre Drive or email them to:
newsletter@ rivershyre.org.
Babysitters Listing
If you would like to add your name to the list, send an email to: [email protected].
Include your name and phone number.
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~ Calendar of Events ~
Columbus Day Monday, October 11th
Spooky to be Hungry!® Food Drive Saturday, October 23rd
Halloween Parade & Bonfire Saturday, October 30th
Halloween Sunday, October 31st
beverage and a chair if you’d like to sit off the ground. This is a last call for unclaimed vessels down at Hardy Lake. If you have a boat or canoe down at the lake, you will have until the end of October to claim your property and properly secure it; otherwise, it will be considered abandoned property and will either be auctioned off or disposed of. Thanks again to everyone who continues to make Rivershyre a special place to live, and again, please have a safe, happy Halloween! T.M. Weisz RCA President
President … Continued from Front Page
Rivershyre Home Sales Update
This monthly newsletter item includes information on the homes in Rivershyre that are either currently on the market or have recently closed. This information is provided courtesy of Philip Jones of Re/Max True Advantage. If you have any questions about this information, please contact Philip at 833-4663.
Average Home Size 2908 sq. ft. Average Sales Price $231,999 Average Dollar per Sq. Ft. $80.00
Average Days on the Market 172 days
Committee Meetings
Architectural Control 4th Monday, 7:30 pm
Board of Directors 1st Tuesday, 7:30 pm
By-Laws & Nominating No Regularly Scheduled Meetings
Finance As needed
Grounds & Lake 3rd Monday, 7:30 pm
Pool 3rd Thursday, 7:30 pm
Neighborhood Watch & Safety
4th Thursday, 7:00 pm
Social & Welcome 2nd Tuesday, 7:00 pm
All committee meetings are held at the Rivershyre Clubhouse
unless otherwise noted. All committee meetings are open to
homeowners. Please join a committee and help our
neighborhood continue to be a wonderful place to live.
2010 Board of Directors
T.M. Weisz President
Dick Huskin Vice President
Michael Nehlsen Secretary
Holly Bullock Treasurer
Kathryn and Tim Barrett, Renee Nehlsen, Bob Petty, Mike Amerson,
Ziad Husein, Bill Rutledge, Jack Bryant, Laura Higgins and Horace Carney
Members
Clubhouse Rentals
If you are interested in renting the clubhouse, please contact Debbie Weisz at 706-228-7314. The fee is only $75.00 plus a $150.00 security deposit. The Clubhouse accommodates up to 80 people. Clubhouse rental does not include use of the pool.
The Clubhouse phone number is 854-0229. The rental agreement, clubhouse rules, and check in/out checklist can be found on our website by clicking on “Clubhouse” or “Documents”.
Committee Chairpersons
Architectural Control Open
By-Laws & Nominating Dick Huskin
Finance Holly Bullock
Grounds & Lake Open
Neighborhood Watch & Safety Kathryn Barrett
Pool Kim Norland
Social & Welcome Renee Nehlsen
If you are interested in joining one of our committees, please visit at our next meeting. If you have a concern or issue that falls under the purview of one of the above committees, please contact the committee chairperson or any member of that
committee.
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Committee Updates & Notes Page 4 of 7
Baby Sitter / Yard Work List
Names Phone Sitter Yard Wk
Kristen Beasley 706-869-0223 X
Sohailla Digsby 706-421-6168 X (day hrs)
Ashlie Morrow 706-550-0178 X
Nadia & Bianca Franz 706-364-4433 X
Jason Brickey 706-863-7039 X
Tori Williams 706-854-9569 X
Becky Sanger 706-364-7562 X
Oscar Valentin 706-364-4082 X X
Wesley Valentin 706-364-4082 X X Catherine Weisz 706-228-7314 X
Leah Haney 706-868-7429 X
Christy Shay 706-210-9034 X
Paige Jarrard 706-868-7169 X
Sarine Husein 706-650-7771 X
Caitlen Taylor 706-855-6638 X
Tori Williams 706-854-9569 X
David & Sam Reid 706-993-1786 X
Helen Reid 706-993-1786 X
Felecia Kasim 706-364-3130 X
Autumn Higgins 706-364-3130 X
Social Welcome committee is always looking for new volunteers and is
open to new ideas for our neighborhood.
We meet each month on the second Tuesday @ 7:00 pm. Come on by and
say hello to us!
I wanted to report a few things to the neighborhood in case you missed the yearly meeting. For your planning purposes the dues for 2011 will be $252.00. This payment will be due by March 15th 2011. As a quick overview, the dues covers the costs of our lawn care, which is and has always been our biggest expense; our utility bills, which include the clubhouse utilities, watering the common area lawns, and the outdoor lighting; our repairs - including those on the boardwalks, sprinklers, fences, the playground, and around the lake; our holiday parties; our insurance; and our taxes. Just from that list you can see that you own quite a lot more than just your home in Rivershyre!
This year the pool was able to support itself with the money from pool memberships. We are always grateful when this happens. The pool benefits our whole neighborhood whether you choose to belong or not.
I am happy to report that we currently have $89,000 in our long term savings account. This money is there to
Treasure’s Report
cover the costs of large repairs which will happen eventually but not yearly. This includes big ticket items like road and parking lot repairs, tennis court resurfacing, appliance and roof replacement at the clubhouse, new pool pumps and plastering, new fencing, stonework repairs, and unforeseen emergencies. We began the long term savings about 10 years ago to help plan for these future costs so that we would not have to go into debt should several items need replacing at the same time. As this neighborhood ages more repairs will be needed, but thankfully we are prepared.
The Board has been very responsible with your money and thanks to the many volunteers here our costs have stayed relatively low.
If you have any questions about the budget, you can call me at 706-855-8122.
the trestle with drugs. In December we had a home broken into. They broke the glass window around the front door and unlocked it. Only $100 was taken. In January 2010 we had a phone scam for a fake lottery. February 2010 we had 3 aggressive dog incidents. April 2010 we had the 3 burglar suspects loose in the neighborhood. Two were caught that day and one a few days later. We activated the Calling Post provided by Phil Alexander to alert everyone in the neighborhood. We beat the Sherriff’s Department reverse 911 call by 30 to 45 minutes! May 2010 we had a commercial truck tool box broken into where their power tools were stolen. June 2010 more jumpers were caught on the trestle. Some of them lived in the neighborhood. In September we had a tool shed broken into where power tools were stolen. All in all for one year it really wasn’t that bad. We had 4 months of 0 incidents for the year! I want to thank all of you for working together to keep this neighborhood safe! On Halloween night Neighborhood Watch and Safety will have several houses in the neighborhood that will be handing out glow sticks for the kids to wear while they are trick or treating. Parents, we need to make sure that they are visible while they are going through the neighborhood. If you can park your cars in the driveways that night it would be a great help! As a reminder the days are getting shorter. We need to make sure that when we are walking early in the morning or after dark in the evening that we all wear reflective clothing and have flash lights. Walkers and runners should be facing traffic as they are walking. We all need to keep a look out for the kids as they are getting on the school buses in the morning! Also dog owners, we need to make sure that our dogs are under control at all times by being on a leash when they are not inside or your fenced backyard. If you have changed your phone number or email address this year or are new to the neighborhood, please email me your new contact information at [email protected].
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Just wanted to thank the residents of Rivershyre that were able to attend the Annual Association Meeting on September 21. For those of you who were not able to attend, I thought you might be interested in a summary of the activities of the Neighborhood Watch and Safety Committee. This past year we had a trip to Clarks Hill Dam where several families were able to tour the dam and learn about the history and importance of the dam as far as controlling the water levels and generating electricity. We also learned about all of the various activities that were available for families at the lake. April 2010 we had our annual Safety Night Out program which covered topics on How to Protect Yourself from Fraud. We had a great turn out for that event. August 2010 we were invited to attend the Columbia County Neighborhood Watch Leaders Safety Night Out program. About 20 neighborhoods were represented at the meeting. It was very informative. We met people from several different departments within the Sherriff’s Department. The main problem that a lot of the neighborhoods were having thefts from of unlocked cars. We were the first Neighborhood to request the “Lock It or Lose It” sign which is placed at the front of the neighborhood. We had a lot of problems back in July, August and September 2009. Thanks to all of you watching out for each other and keeping your cars locked, the last incident of that kind was September 2009. I am very proud of all of you for being diligent!! Our main accomplishment of the year was completing the Neighborhood Directory which was handed out at the meeting. We will have them available at the Halloween Parade and Bonfire on October 30. We all need to thank Kari Wilkes and Phillip Jones at Re/Max Realty for helping to make it possible! This past year we had very few incidents. In September 2009 we had 2 unlocked cars vandalized. In November we had some kids who were arrested on
Pool Committee
One would think that Fall has not arrived with the 90 degree temperatures, but that’s Augusta, Georgia for ya!! The pool has been closed for a month now and everything is put away until next year. Thanks to the Pool Committee and a few other volunteers, we were able to make some improvements. As stated in previous newsletters; blinds were added to the pool house, lights in the veranda area, repaired about 12 lounge chairs, the entire pool was pressure washed (hopefully everyone noticed) and that’s just to name a few!! Also, thanks again to our wonderful pool attendants. If you would like to be an attendant during 2011, please look out in upcoming newsletters to see when we will be interviewing. We are estimating sometime during the month of March. The Pool Committee would like to thank you for a
GREAT 2010 pool season!! We went from having 91 members from 2009 to 109 members this year. That’s almost a 20% increase and we couldn’t have done it without you and a few families from outside of Rivershyre. Spread the word to your neighbors and friends that Rivershyre has the best pool in town and tell them to come join next year! If you have ever considered joining a committee and helping the neighborhood, this is a great committee to join – won’t you please consider for 2011?!? We would love to have your ideas to make Rivershyre’s pool even better.
Last but not least……don’t forget about the 2011 Polar Bear Plunge coming up in January. Look for the date and time in the November or December newsletter.
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Other Committee/Activity Updates
End of Daylight
Savings Time
Fall back November 7, 2010
The return to Standard Time (ST) begins at 2:00 am local time in the U.S. on the first Sunday in November, which in 2010 is November 7. Turn clocks back by one hour, ideally at bedtime on the Saturday night before. Manually adjust any timepieces and timekeeping technological devices that do not automatically adjust. And don’t forget to change the batteries in your smoke detectors!
Halloween Safety
� Children should go out during daylight hours unless accompanied by a responsible adult. � Plan a safe route so parents know where their older kids will be at all times. Set a time for their return home. Make sure that your child is old enough and responsible enough to go out by themselves. � Stop only at familiar houses in your own neighborhood unless they are accompanied by an adult. � Small children should never be allowed to go out alone on Halloween. Make sure an older sibling or adult is with them. � Instruct your children not to eat any treats until they bring them home to be examined by you. � Instruct your child to never go into the home of a stranger or get into their car. � Make sure your child carries a flashlight, glow stick or has reflective tape on their costume to make them more visible to cars.
Other Updates
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It's Spooky to be Hungry!®
Join The Villages of Rivershyre / 16
th Annual It's Spooky to be Hungry food drive.
We will stop at every neighborhood home on Saturday October 23, 2010 between 9:00 AM - until.
WE ARE ASKING FOR DONATIONS OF: NON-PERISHABLE, COMMERCIALLY PREPARED FOOD, WITH A SPECIAL
REQUEST FOR CANNED FRUITS, CANNED VEGETABLES, CANNED MEATS
AND PASTA.
****We cannot accept baby food or formula as donations***
WE GRATEFULLY ACCEPT MONETARY DONATIONS.
Every penny you donate goes only to purchase food. For every $1 donated, our local
food bank will distribute nearly $7 of food to the needy.
SO...
$10 donated = nearly $70 worth of food distributed. $100 donated = nearly $700 worth of food distributed!
Please make out all tax-deductible checks to Golden Harvest Food Bank.
For more information or to volunteer in your neighborhood, please call your neighbor, Renee Nehlsen at (706) 869-1878, 2010 Rivershyre Dr..
IF YOU WILL NOT BE HOME DURING COLLECTION HOURS, PLEASE LEAVE
YOUR CONTRIBUTION IN A GROCERY BAG BY YOUR FRONT DOOR.
ALL proceeds are donated to Golden Harvest Food Bank.
