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Clubhouse Office Hours

Monday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Tuesday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Wednesday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Thursday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Friday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

HPCA Board Meeting

Thursday, November 16

at 10:00 am

Note from the President

The Heritage Pines Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, November 30 at 6:30 pm. We are meeting at the Cornerstone Presbyterian Church located at 2220 High House Road.

At a recent Elite Management function, I had an opportunity to speak with several Board members of other subdivisions. It appears that landscaping is a common problem regardless of the company they have contracted with. Landscaping is a difficult, labor intensive and weather- related area. While we have had some problems with BrightView, we are fortunate to have an outstanding Grounds Committee that works closely with BrightView to resolve issues. The Committee meets regularly with BrightView and walks our properties to see what needs to be addressed.

We have a procedure in place to help resolve residents’ issues, some of which are the result of oversight or shortcomings by BrightView; others clearly are not their fault. In either case the residents’ issues are placed on a “concerns list” and the committee, with BrightView’s help, seeks to resolve them.

Some residents have irrigation systems but fail to use them due to costs; other residents overwater, which is equally bad. These situations may cause problems that cannot be corrected by BrightView.

We are currently negotiating with BrightView to increase the services they provide, including building up the turf. Bear in mind that nature can affect the outcome and that it’s impossible to eliminate all weeds, some of which require very expensive treatments. We will continue to work with BrightView to provide the best possible service and, with added treat-ments, the lawns should improve.

In the next few weeks construction work on the retaining walls will begin. This is a major expenditure and even though we have the money, please note that funds will have to be replaced for future repairs.

I would like to thank the finance committee for their hard work in preparing the 2018 budget for our Community. They put in a lot of time and effort all year to ensure our finances are in excellent shape.

Please be careful in and around the Community, as there will be a lot of construction equipment around.

Heritage Pines Community Association

Volunteer Board Members

Morty Berkowitz

President Brunie Robles

Vice President Russ Willard

Secretary

Jay Confalone

Treasurer

Alan Garelick

Member at Large

HP Board email address: [email protected] In the subject box of the email, write “HP Board.”

Clubhouse Office Hours

Monday 9:00 am - 4:00pm

Tuesday 9:00 am - 1:00pm

Wednes-day

9:00 am - 4:00pm

Thursday 9:00 am - 1:00pm

Friday 9:00 am - 4:00pm

Volume 17, Issue 11 November 2017

Morty Berkowitz

H e r i t a g e H a p p e n i n g s N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 7

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Clubhouse Events

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Indian Tea Party Please join us for our annual Indian Tea party on Tuesday,

October 24 at 2:00 pm. We will have illustrations of dancing, yoga stretches and of course several delicious teas. Hasita Oza is our dancer and will be presenting a program for you. Scientists have proven through brain imaging that Learning Music and Dance stimulates the brain... It Enhances MEMORY-FOCUS-NAVIGATION. Smita Shah will demonstrate chair yoga stretches with breathing exercises that you can do before you get up in the morning. We all can do some stretches that benefit us from morning to evening. The cost is $7.00 and sign up deadline was October 9.

USO Donations Many of you may recall a prior Heritage Pines program where the speaker provided us with information pertaining to the services offered by the USO to active and retired members of the military traveling through the Raleigh-Durham International Airport. As the arrival and departure point for North Carolina’s six major bases, RDU welcomes nearly 2,000 service members each month. The USO has a number of features offered to our service members including complimentary snacks and beverages. You may assist the USO with this much needed endeavor by placing a donation of cookies, gum, candy, snack packs, books, etc. into a box That will be in the clubhouse lobby as of November 1. If you would prefer to make a monetary gift to the USO, please look for the labeled jar that will be in the clubhouse office. After our Veteran’s Day event on Friday, November 10 at 10:00 am, a member of our community will deliver these tokens of appreciation to the USO Center at RDU. Thank You.

Comedy Night Sabastian Returns!!! Last summer, many of your neighbors had a ‘laughing out loud’ good time enjoying Sebastian Maniscalco on the big screen at the clubhouse in his

premier comedic performance titled ‘Aren’t You

Embarrassed’. We’re delighted to tell you that he’s back in another DVD-‘What’s Wrong With People’- a routine that does include some Adult Humor. While table snacks and drinks will be provided, you’re invited to BYOB of choice to add to the evening’s enjoyment. The show will be on November 4 at 7pm and the cover charge is $2.25 per person. Seating, however, will be limited to ensure comfortable viewing for those in attendance. So, be sure to sign up early. Sign up deadline was October 23. Hope to see you there.

Tech Talk with Lila What to Do Before You Donate Your Computer

So you’ve got an older computer (or tablet or smartphone) that you don’t use anymore--but it still works and you just want to get rid of it. What do you do to make sure none of your personal information is left on it before you either donate it or junk it? Or how and where can you donate it so it might be refurbished for the less fortunate or any useful parts recycled? On Saturday, November 4 from 9:00 -10:30 am we’ll review some of the things you should do before donating/scrapping any electronic device and then we’ll review the options for “final disposal”… either toss or donate. See you then!

Tuesday Afternoon Book Club The Tuesday Afternoon Book Club will meet on Tuesday, November 7 at 1 pm. Selection: The Shoemakers Wife by Adriana Trigiani. Discussion leader is Susan Berkowitz. Please remember to bring your suggestions for our 2018 reading list.

Out to Lunch Bunch

The Out to Lunch Bunch will be going to Goji Bistro located at 100 Maynard Crossing Court in Cary on Wednesday, November 8 at 12:30 pm. Looking forward to seeing you there. Please contact Joan Grider to RSVP.


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Meet The Candidate Night

On Wednesday, November 15 at 6:30 -7:30 pm you are invited to come meet the candidates who are running for the two positions open on the HP Board of Directors. The Meet and Greet will be held at the Clubhouse. Voting will be at the HP Annual Meeting on Thursday, November 30 at 6:30 pm at Cornerstone Presbyterian Church, located at 2220 High House Road in Cary. Sign up deadline is Monday, November 6. If you are interested in running for a seat on the HP Board, the application deadline is October 23, 2017. Volunteering makes this community a great place to live.

BrightView Rejuvenation Pruning There will be a talk by Brickman’s staff on Thursday, November 16 at 11:00 am on REJUVENATIVE PRUNING. Sign up deadline

November 6. Several homeowners had this type of pruning done in early 2017 with great success. This service will be offered again this year at no additional cost to the homeowner. Please sign up at the office for the 2018 pruning.

Ginger Bread Houses

Mary Ellen Toebes and Tammy Campbell, Master Gingerbread House Makers, will be hosting the annual gingerbread house building on Sunday, November 19 at 2:00 pm. Children seven years old and older are welcome to attend and make their own house. The cost for each house is $15 and includes all supplies. Feel free to bring any special additions for your masterpiece. Deadline to register is Monday, November 6. Class size is limited to 10 people, so be sure to sign up early. You won't want to miss this fun annual event.

Rep. Gale Adcock

Our November program features Representative Gale Adcock. Have you ever wondered if elected officials read their email or if/how they use the messages you send? Rep. Adcock will share her views on this topic and other topics of interest to us on Wednesday, November 8 at 3:00 pm. Rep. Adcock is a Cary neighbor serving her second term in the NC House after serving 7 years on the Cary Town Council. She is also the Chief Health Officer at SAS. This will be an interesting and informative program that you will not want to miss! The cost is $2.00 and sign-up deadline is Monday, October 3. Please note time change!

Veterans Day

All Heritage Pines residents are invited on Friday, November 10 to honor those who have bravely served our country during both

times of war and peace. Heritage Pines is honored to have many veterans living in our community and we appreciate their service. The program will begin at 10 am. Refreshments will be served and the cost is $5.00 per person. Sign up deadline is Monday, October 30. Please join us to thank our veterans for their service to our country. Residents are asked to bring service pictures of themselves or family members to be displayed in the Clubhouse lobby beginning Monday, November 6. Please identify them with names and their branch of service.

Computer Workshop Tyler Paryz is a sophomore at Cardinal Gibbons High School. He has built and worked on numerous computers. On Sunday, November 12 from 2:00 to 3:30 pm, Tyler will offer a free computer workshop. He will show you how to make it easier to use your e-mail, find your files, download music and much more. Sign up is by Monday, November 6. Bring your questions. See you then!


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Non – Fiction Book Club The Non-Fiction Book Club will not meet on the third Tuesday of November. Instead we are scheduled for Tuesday,

December 5 at 7 pm in the Craft Room of the clubhouse. We will be discussing Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly. Newcomers are always welcome. If you want more information, contact Bonny or Verghese Chirayath.

Movie of the Month After The Wedding is a 2006

Danish film with English Subtitles

starring Mads Mikkelsen (A Royal

Affair) and Rolf Lassgard (A Man Called Ove).

The storyline centers on a man born and raised in

Denmark-Jacob Peterson-who has made a life for

himself in India where he runs an orphanage for

homeless children. When the orphanage he leads

may be closed, he receives an interesting offer

from a wealthy businessman who will donate $4

million for the orphanage with conditions…Jacob

must return to Denmark and take part in the

wedding of the wealthy man’s daughter. This

event is a crucial meeting of past and future,

throwing Jacob into the most intense dilemma of

his life. Please join us on Sunday, November 26

at 6:00 pm and enjoy a movie credited with high

ratings by one and all.

Heritage Pines Annual Meeting The Heritage Pines Annual

Meeting will be held on Thursday, November 30 at 6:30 pm. We are meeting at the Cornerstone Presbyterian Church located at 2220 High House Road. See you there!

Breakfast

with Santa

Join us Saturday, December 2 at 9:30 am for our annual Breakfast with Santa. In keeping with tradition, Santa is planning a visit to Heritage Pines to meet with all the good boys and girls whose grandparents/parents live here. Santa will have a small, age appropriate gift for each child attending and pancakes and sausage for everyone. (Santa requests that no other gifts be brought at this time). ln order for Santa to make his plans for this important event, we need your reservations by noon, Monday, November 13. Please return the form to the Clubhouse with your reservation as soon as possible.

Holiday Gala Party Our Holiday Gala Party will

take place on Saturday

evening, December 9 at

6:00 pm. Dinner will consist of beef medallions

with a mushroom gravy, chicken cordon bleu,

green beans almandine, roasted potatoes, salad,

rolls and butter, and a festive dessert. Catering

will be by Terrie Jernigan Catering. Following

dinner, we will be entertained by the talented,

Tina Cash, who you may have seen on TV.

This is sure to be a fun and festive evening and

your chance to "dress to impress"! The cost is

$22.00 per person and the sign up deadline is

November 27.

Calling all Bunco Players

Join us the third Monday of the month at 1:00 pm and/or

the first Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm for a fun game of Bunco. We’re looking for new members to join the fun!!


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As much as we look forward to spring & summer, it’s always nice after many months of summer heat to have some fall weather. Leaf removal will take place from November through January. Below are a few items you can expect during the leaf season. • During early leaf drop we will naturalize the

leaves by chopping them up with the mowers so that the leaf matter decomposes in the soil, adding nutrients back into the soil.

• The remainder of the leaf removal season we

will use 3 methods to remove the leaves. 1. Naturalizing leaves with the mowers.

2. Blowing the leaves into natural areas (this is

mostly used in back yards). 3. Blowing leaves to the curb and picking them up with the leaf vacuum 2 – 4 times per season. (this is mostly used in the front yards)

• The crew will go through all the front yards in the neighborhood first and then go through all the back yards once the fronts are finished.

In addition to leaf removal, BrightView will be shutting down the irrigation system for the common ground areas around the first or second week of December. Residents should shut down their irrigation systems and disconnect their backflows to the irrigation around that same time frame, weather depending. Keeping your irrigation on is very beneficial for the turf and especially for the seed we put down back in October.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving and we appreciate you allowing us to be a part of your community.

Will Marsh BrightView Landscaping

Grounds Committee Report

Fall flowers are in place along the entrances to Heritage Pines and on the grounds of the Clubhouse. We hope you will enjoy them. LEAF REMOVAL: Read the BrightView article in this newsletter referencing the plan for leaf removal. By educating ourselves we know what is reasonable to expect. Please allow the workers to do their job uninterrupted. If you have a comment/concern call it in to the club-house, after reading the article. Do not approach the workers directly. There is an overall plan but weather can interfere with it. SPRINKLER SYSTEMS: Consider having your overall system checked for potential problems when you have your Back Flo shut off and removed. Aging sprinkler heads, faulty or nonexistent rain gauges are two big problems each season. OPT-IN/OPT-OUT forms for 2018 services will be included in the December Newsletter. Each homeowner must complete the form on a yearly basis and return it by the due date listed on the form. There will also be a brief IRRIGATION SURVEY for you to complete. CREPE MYRTLE limbing will begin early 2018. Refer to the BRIGHTVIEW CONTRACT to be sure your expectations are appropriate. It clearly LIMITS what the BrightView crew can prune (UP TO 12 FEET), with NO EXCEPTIONS. Suggestions for local landscape/tree companies to hire on your own can be found in the resident referral book located in the Clubhouse library. The Grounds Committee wishes to express our appreciation for the support of our HOA Board; and to wish all HP residents a memorable holiday season.

The Grounds Committee


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Peggy’s Travel Events

Autumn is my (Tammy’s) favorite time of year. The changing colors of the leaves on the trees and the feel of cooler weath-er is so refreshing. Thanksgiving is a time for gathering with family to celebrate all that we have to be thankful for. We hope you will take some time to spend with loved ones and cherish those moments. We can take a few more travelers on our December 5-7 trip to Myrtle Beach. You won’t want to miss this magical time with all the Christmas shows they have. It is three days and two nights, includes transportation, lodging, four meals, three shows including the Carolina Opry, admission to Brookgreen Gardens and a visit to Broadway at the Beach. Regular price is $359 PPDO, but for any new reservations it's just $334 until October 30 For 2018, our first trip will be to our nation's capital. April 6-10 we will travel to Washington DC to see the Cherry Blossoms. This 5 day/4 night trip includes 8 meals, several guided tours, the Smithsonian Institute, WWII memorial, many monuments, Mt Vernon, Arlington National Cemetery and the brand new Museum of the Bible. At just $615 PPDO, this is a great deal! Don’t forget to check out our website for full color fliers on these and future trips. Make your reservations early! For details and reservations go to www.PeggysTravelEvents.com. Email [email protected] Call: 919-208-8822 or 919-208-8823 Mail reservations payable to: Tammy Campbell Peggy’s Travel Events PO Box 5182 Cary, NC 27512.

Social Committee News

The Social Committee would like to reflect on the past year’s events and programs and say, “thank you” to all of you who helped make 2017 a successful year for the Social Committee. We would like to say thank you to: • All of you who attended the events and the programs this year. You helped to make this year’s programs a big success! • Those of you who took the time to say

thank you to the chairpersons and their committees for their hard work.

• The Heritage Pines Board for their support of our events, programs and our committee.

• The office staff for their help with our events and programs.

• Our speakers for our Live and Learn series, who not only presented

educational programs for us, but complimented us on our community. • To all the chairpersons and their committees for their hard work! SAVE THE DATE……Be sure to check the newsletter for the holiday activities that are planned. Our Prestonwood Holiday Luncheon is Wednesday, December 20. Many enjoy not only the delicious food, but the beautiful holiday decorations! Be sure to save the date! IN CASE YOU MISSED IT….The Stretch and Flex class hosted a very informative luncheon for all of us on September 19. There was delicious food and the speaker, Swati Godbole from Apex Physical Therapy, gave an excellent presentation. Thank you to the Stretch and Flex class for a very enjoyable luncheon!


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Original Art Display

Come check out the new art display in the craft room at the Clubhouse. The Artist for the month of November is Margaret Pritt.

Did You Know?

For the last two years, Denise Galloway has been the one filling the bags of grass seed furnished by BrightView for the residents of Heritage Pines. We appreciate all she does for our neighborhood, from organizing the Tuesday Afternoon Book Club, Line Dancing & working on the Grounds Committee. We are truly blessed to have her!

Community Thanks To The Following Chairpersons and Their Committees: Hospitality – Fran Livoti Men’s Breakfast 1- Joe Lacenere, Travis Thompson, Dick Gross/Crew Live & Learn- Sharon Toomey & Social Committee Take Me Out to the Ballgame - Wendy Adley & Sharon Toomey Flu Clinic - Anita Tilley Indian Tea Party - Kala Patel, Guni Kachalia, Saroj Patel, Bharti Patel, Indira Ghanta Men’s Breakfast 2- Jim VanWart, Frank LaFortune, Frank Desmond & Pat DiBari Tech Talk with Lila - Lila Bednar

Reminder

Veterans Day - please put the flags out on Thursday, November 9th for the long weekend. Thanks. ARC Seeking New Members. The ARC currently has a small, but highly functioning team. We're always open to new members who would like to assume some responsibility for keeping our community looking beautiful. Anyone who is interested should call Joan Elliott.


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My name is Russ Willard and I am interested in running for the Heritage Pines Board of Directors. My lovely wife, Lynn and I have been married for fifty three years and have two children and seven grandchildren. We moved to Cary in 1993 from northern Virginia and decided it was that time in our life to downsize and thus we moved to Heritage Pines in 2007. I have volunteered and been actively involved in various activities at Heritage Pines. I’m currently filling the vacated Board position left by Bill Ketchabaw. I enjoy working out, golfing, bicycling, tennis and especially the people who comprise our Heritage Pine Community.


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November 2000 Heritage Pines Drive

Cary, NC 27519

Thinking of You

Kay Lane Joan Ward Susan Smith

Office Phone: 919-466-0016 Office Fax: 919-466-0014 Email: [email protected] Website: www.heritagepinesnc.com Management Company: Elite Management Professionals 919-233-7660 Website: www.elite-mgmt.com

November Wedding Anniversaries 4 -Jack & Lois Snyder 4 -David & Barbara Yu 12- Egon & Gretchen Neubert 14- Alan Sakai & Moniqua Christensen 14- Earl & Carol Hill 18- Don & Joan Ward 21–Andy & Maggie Andrews 21 Harvey & Alice Gunther 23 Dan & Bettie Diamondidis 24 -Bob & Dorothy Rogers 25- Del & Glenda Jones 28- Jim & Kathy Van Wart 29- Kent & Judy Thoney

Hospitality Chairperson The November chairperson is Cathy Clark. Please notify her if anyone in our community needs our care or concern. We live in a community that really cares for one another!

3-Joe Dolgetta 3-Jim Duke 3-Marcia Cox 4-John Yusko 5-Linda Jiang 7-Stephen Seidel 7-Shirley Worsham 8-Cissy Stiglitz 9-Betty Ecklund 10-Beverly Ports 12-Barbara Boylston 13-Jeff Dunn 16-Ernie Hahl 16-Don Matthews

19- Ginny Brady 19-Linda Kempf 20-Phyllis Erwich 21-Karen Andres 22-Susan Smith 23-Dottie Dowding 23-Doris Manning 23-Helena Metot 23-Bill Oliver 24-Wiley Nance 25-Barbara Yu 28-Lee VanBuren 30-Margaret Pritt

Heritage Pines Committee Meetings:

ARC - November 1 & 15 at 10 am Grounds - November 8 at 7:00 pm Social - November 6 at 11:00 am Hospitality - November 6 at 1:00 pm

The Clubhouse Committee is seeking new members. It’s our goal to make sure the Clubhouse is well maintained and presentable at all times. With the holidays coming, we’ll be busy decorating the lobby, join the fun and get in the mood for the season!

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