february 2016 magnolia forest homeowners association...
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Newsletter •MAGNOLIA FOREST IS A RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS COMMUNITY•
MFHA P.O. Box 1624
Pearl River, La. 70452 www.magnoliaforest.net
2016 Board of Directors
President Richard Koen 503-0800
Vice President Percy Courseault, Jr.
863-9998 [email protected]
Treasurer & Membership Cliff Dugas 504-610-7835 [email protected]
Secretary Lynn Brandt 863-5596
Neighborhood Properties Bernard Ory, Jr. 710-6488
Social Activities Jerry Fisher 863-2354
Neighborhood Watch Louis (LJ) Deris 863-7875
Newsletter Editor Carroll Knowles
863-3204 [email protected]
John Campbell, Publisher [email protected]
Webmaster Robert Sims, Jr. 250-9486 [email protected]
Garden Club
Georgette Frichter 863-2338 [email protected]
St. Tammany Parish Council District 9 Representative
Gene Bellisario 641-2268 [email protected]
www.stpgov.org
MAGNOLIA FOREST HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION
www.magnoliaforest.net
February 2016
RICHARD KOEN WILL LEAD MFHA IN 2016
At the December general membership meeting, the slate of board candidates presented by the nominating committee was accepted by acclamation. The 2016 board met on January 13th and selected the following officers and committee chairs.
PRESIDENT: Richard Koen VICE PRESIDENT Percy Courseault, Jr. SECRETARY Lynn Brandt TREASURER & MEMBERSHIP Cliff Dugas NEIGHBORHOOD PROPERTIES Bernard Ory, Jr. SOCIAL ACTIVITIES Jerry Fisher NEWSLETTER EDITOR Carroll Knowles NEIGHBORHOOD Watch L. J. Deris
WEBMASTER Robert Sims
The 2016 Board will continue to strive to serve our subdivision and maintain the quality of life we enjoy. Please be part of this effort by joining the association, being considerate of your neighbors and com-plying with our restrictive covenants.
Cliff Dugas, L.J. Deris, Lynn Brandt, Richard Koen, Bernard Ory, Jr., Jerry Fisher, Carroll Knowles – Not pictured Percy Courseault, Jr. and Robert Sims
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What’s Happening:
♦Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra --Beethoven and Blue Jeans, Slidell finale presenting “Beethoven’s Eroica” Saturday, February 13, 7:30 pm at the Slidell Municipal Auditorium. Tickets and information 504-523-6530 or LPO-music.com. Adults from $20, Students $10
♦Cutting Edge Theater –(747 Robert Blvd.) pre-sents “Little Shop of Horrors” February 19th through March 5th Reservations www.cuttingedgetheater.com or 649-3727. In January their production of The Rockin Sounds of the 1960s was a huge success and attended by a large number of Magnolia Forest residents!
Military Road Alliance – February 13, 7:30 pm, in the cafeteria at Live Oak Village, 2200 Gause Blvd. Meetings are on the 3rd Wednesday of the month.
United States Air Force Band – Monday, February 8th (Lundi Gras) at Slidell Municipal Auditorium, beginning at 6 pm. A low-key, relaxing, family friendly option for Lundi Gras entertainment. Free – Go to www.eventbrite.com and look for USAF concert in Slidell for more information.
NORTH MILITARY ROAD LITTER
The litter on N. Military Road is a constant topic of conversation with Magnolia Forest residents. We are fed up with it and feel we deserve better service from the parish and state. Although we realize there is no excuse for the behavior of those who are responsible for the litter, nevertheless the litter is constant and something should be done to clean it up on a more frequent basis. We have a dialog started with State Representative Kevin Pearson, State Senator Sharon Hewitt and Councilman Gene Bellisario regarding solutions.
DOTD began a parish wide sweep and started on our side of the parish. N. Military Rd. was done today (1/28); however, trash remains in many of the ditches. DOTD said there are four pick-ups each year; however, we are well aware that N. Military Rd. does not get four pick-ups a year, and we cannot get an explanation, other than limited resources, for this. The State uses inmates from Rayburn Correctional Facility to cover St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington Parishes. It takes about 3 months to cover the three parishes and then they begin again.
Kevin Pearson spoke to Randy Smith, incoming St. Tammany Parish Sheriff, about the possibility of using trustees without charging the municipalities once he is Sheriff. Randy indicated he is willing to work with us.
Councilman Gene Bellisario is working with Parish President, Pat Brister, who said she constantly gets complaints about litter, on forming a Keep St. Tammany Beautiful Committee under the State program. The committee will have two citizens from our area, Carroll Knowles from Magnolia Forest and Cathy Henderson from The Settlement. However, we are still waiting to hear when the first committee meeting will take place. The Parish Grants Department wrote a grant, and with the award the parish purchased a vehicle, a trailer and the clean-up equipment.
Although we realize Military Rd. is a state highway, many of us feel that a considerable amount of our taxes go to the STPSO, and we should be getting more help from them for trash pick-ups. We should also be looking into involvement from community groups and doing a better job of educating school children and citizens of the problem.
OH NO, NOT AGAIN? If you are thinking that the Mardi Gras
decorations, which the Magnolia Forest Garden
Club so graciously provides, on the Fischer
entrance sign look a little sparse and lopsided,
you are correct. Once again someone stole parts
of it and damaged other parts. Two bows and
five fleur-de-lis were stolen and part of the
garland was pulled down. Joann Round put the
garland back and replaced the bows. At their
next meeting, the garden club will discuss ideas
to help remedy these frequent thefts.
On another note, and this is a good note, the
Magnolia Forest Garden Club donated and
helped plant a Red Maple tree at Riverside
Elementary School. Pam Anderson chaired this
Arbor Day project, and Lynell Braun assisted
with the program and planting. At their
February meeting, a member of the Master
Gardners will present a program on “Garden
Tool Use and Maintenance.”
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FROM THE EDITOR Carroll Knowles
A GREAT BIG THANK YOU TO ALL WHO CONTRIBUTED TO OUR SUBDIVISION IN 2015!!
I would like to especially thank all who helped me make our 2015 newsletters possible:
The delivery team: Jill and Percy Courseault (Delivery team coordinators) Louis and Beryl Deris Jerry and Nancy Fisher Jan Barbaro Margo Necaise Jim McInerney Richard Koen Michen Houser Joe Delcarpio (Joe has retired from his route, which he delivered for part of 2015 and many other years) Carol Hodge (Carol doesn’t have a designated route but helped out several times during the year.)
Our publisher: John Campbell, who makes it all fit in the allocated space and adds the finishing touches
I am appreciative of the feedback and suggestions from association members. If you have any comments, ideas, etc., please don’t hesitate to contact me. Business card size ads are still only $25 per issue.
HORTICULTURE HINT The camellia is a shrub that brightens our winter gardens, and now is an excellent time to select blooming camellias and plant them into our landscape. Success with camellias depends on the planting site. Part sun to part shade is best. Choose a location that receives four to six hours of direct sun in the morning and shade in the afternoon or an area that receives light shade throughout the day. When planted in full sun, camellias are subject to more stressful conditions and the foliage sometimes has a yellowish look and buds may not open properly. Good drainage also is essential. Do not plant camellias in areas that are poorly drained or where water settles after a rain. If an area has poor drainage, plant them on mounds or in raised beds. As beautiful as they are in the ground, camellias adapt happily to life in containers. Growing camellias in containers allows gardeners to cultivate them where ground space is not available, such as a balcony, deck or patio.
MAGNOLIA FOREST UPDATES
●Magnolia Forest Garden Club will resume Garden of the Month judging in March. There is no judging in December, January and February.
●The house, garage and both slabs at 406 Ormond have been demolished and the pool has been filled. The lot is under
contract. ☺
●The house at 465 Parlange that was destroyed by fire in January, 2015 was demolished, and a lovely new home was built on the lot and is now occupied by the owners.
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Thank you MFHA for your continued support.
Baker, P Dugas, C&C Hasperue, P&C Melancon, F Rose, J&B
Barthel, B&L Dupuy, G&A Herman, J&M Morton, F&V Round, C&J
Benedic, P&K Dwyer, J&L Houser, M Nash, A&G Ryan, P&D
Berdine, F&B Farley, M&S Howell, L&P Necaise, G&M Sanders, G
Bernett, D Fisher, J&N Knowles, L&C Onstad, F Schafer, D&P
Bonnet, G&L Follette, M Koen, R&J Piazza, K Solar, R&S
Brandt, R&L Gallacher, P&D Konda, D&J Piekarski, C&D Tomsic, A&J
Carrigan G&C Girod, J&H Leitz, G&S Rao, P&C Wilbourn, J&C
Dawson, C&M Gunderson, S&S Madary, W&G Rao, S&C Wilcox, R&B
Resident, A Gust, R McInerney, J&M Rees, D & Powers, J Wilson, J&J
Drake, R&L Harper, C&C Medlock/Nothstein K&C Rockwell, E Wingrave, D&D
The Association has 55 members for 2016
HAPPY MARDI GRAS