January 2003 Newsletter

	Homeowner
	Published by The Pinery Homeowners’ Association, Inc.  Volume 27; Issue 1

Come One, Come All!
Make Your Vote Count!!

Your Board of Directors makes decisions for you and for our community.

The vital positions on this Board help determine the direction of development around the Pinery, help maintain our sense of community, as well as coordinate key Pinery activities, manage finances, and our Homeowners’ Association ultimately helps protect our home values.

If you have not been to a General Meeting lately, this is the month to come. Check it out! Now is the time to get active with your Homeowners’ Association!

What: Annual Pinery Board of Directors election. We have 4 seats to fill this year, each 2 year terms.

When: January 15th 2003, 7:30PM, at our General Pinery Homeowners’ Association Meeting.

Where: Pinery Fire Station on North Pinery Parkway and Hillcrest Way.

Why: To vote for your favorite candidates who want to lead this community!

Who: People who want to have a voice in the direction of the Pinery!

Rules: One vote per member house hold only.*

What’s new: This year we are going to make it easy for you to vote! You can vote at the meeting, by fax to 303-841-5444, or mail in your ballot from this newsletter Page 25, and you will also be able to vote directly from our website at www.pinery.org. You may also email your vote to the Pinery office at pineryvotes@comcast.net. How easy is that??

Please Note: All electronic votes are due by January 12th and will be independently verified for authenticity. You must be 21 years old to vote. Votes must include your name, address, and a day and night phone number to be valid.

*Please check the current Pinery Membership list on Page 10 to ensure your standing. Membership is by calendar year. Call the PHA office in case of discrepancies.

Volunteers’ Corner

Practically Perfect People in the Pinery!

The Pinery Homeowners’ Association is very proud to announce the winner of the 2002 Volunteer of the Year, Randy Thompson! Randy works tirelessly on the PHA web page, keeping it up to date in both technology and Pinery news. Please see his handiwork at pinery.org we are certain you will agree.
Randy is always ready to help the PHA office staff with any computer problems as well. Thank you, Randy, for your continued support!

We are also very fortunate to have Meredith Mertens as a Pinery resident. Whenever a community event arises for which volunteers are needed, Meredith is always there to help! Meredith is a student at Ponderosa who maintains an excellent academic record and is active on the girl’s tennis team. To show our appreciation to Meredith for her remarkable community spirit, she is named the recipient of the 1st Annual Junior Volunteer of the Year Award, and is awarded a full scholarship to the DriveSmart/Master Drive Program.

Please join us at the January General Meeting and Election on January 15th to meet and congratulate these outstanding volunteers!

Pinery Teen Recognized!

At the recent Douglas County Sheriff’s Exposition Post 10-4 Awards Banquet, our very own Robyn Smith was awarded the prestigious Excellence in Community Service Award. Robyn is a senior at Ponderosa High School and is planning a future in law enforcement. She is also very active in the Pinery as a volunteer for such events as Community Clean Ups, the Pinery Pedal and Picnic, and has changed the Community Information signs at the entries when no one else was available.
Congratulations Robyn!

New Advertising Section Coming Soon to a Newsletter Near You!

   We have a new opportunity for those of you who have never advertised with us before. Beginning with the March Issue of “The Pinery Homeowner,” we will feature a Directory Page. This will be full of business listings sorted by category. For only $10 per issue you will receive a one-line listing including your name, business name, business address, phone number, web page, and email address. Contact the Pinery Homeowners’ Association office no later than 3:00 p.m. on February 9th at 303-841-8572 if you are interested in being included.
What a great, cost effective way to advertise!

Pinery Gets a Fall Cleanup Thanks to Volunteers!

Thanks to all who participated in the Fall clean-up. Your help is most appreciated!!

Participants include: Tom Kimball, Garth Farrend, Jessica Tidball, Brooke Tidball, Nicole Tucker, Linda Vlack, Catriona Samborski, Joann Farrend, Mike Duncan, Linda Stifel, Alex Chandler, Renee Kurreck, and Bess Minor.

Special thanks to Ron Henkel for whacking weeds near the bird sanctuary.

As spring appears to be the time of year when we have the most trash, we hope to see you at the spring clean up. Participation does not require a significant amount of time. If you cannot help with the formal clean up, maybe you could take five minutes and pickup around your neighborhood. Every bit of effort helps to maintain the beauty of The Pinery.

“Obituary - Someone Else"

   Our HOA was saddened to learn this week of the death of one of our most valued members, Someone Else. Someone's passing creates a vacancy that will be difficult to fill. Else has been with us for many years and for every one of those years, Someone did far more than a normal person's share of the work.
   Whenever there was a job to do, a class to teach, or a meeting, one name was on everyone's list, "Let Someone Else do it."
   Whenever leadership was mentioned, this wonderful person was looked to for inspiration as well as results; "Someone Else can work with that group."
   It was common knowledge that Someone Else was among the most liberal givers in our HOA. Whenever there was a financial need, everyone just assumed Someone Else would make up the difference.
   Someone Else was a wonderful person; sometimes appearing superhuman. Were the truth known, everybody expected too much of Someone  Else.
Now Someone Else is gone!
   We wonder what we are going to do. Someone Else left a wonderful example to follow, but who is going to follow it? Who is going to do the things Someone Else did?
   When you are asked to help this year, remember - we can't depend on Someone Else anymore.

(Contributed by a concerned Pinery resident, author unknown)

Happy New Year from the Pinery Bird Sanctuary

Our project awaits the promise of spring! Bulbs have been planted, wildflower seeds sown, and dormant bushes have been put in the ground around our beautiful new sign. In June, more bugs will be put at the site to eat knapweed, although some clearing of the weed in the central part of the area will have to be done by us humans. We hope to have help with watering from Ponderosa High School students who need volunteer hours, and a couple of projects are in the works.

Keep an eye on this space for how you can become a part of this special activity in the Pinery.

And once again, Happy New Year!

Community Corner...

The PHA invites the Homeowners’ Associations of the greater Pinery area to submit information and insertions for publication in our newsletter.    Your contributions are warmly welcomed!

Pinery Pointe News/Pinery 20 HOA

   The annual meeting was held Monday, November 18th, 2002. During the meeting, the Pinery Pointe homeowners in attendance, approved the 2003 budget as well as elected three new board members.
   Effective November 19th, 2002 the new board, consisting of Judith Stokes-President, Manning Calhoun-Vice President/Secretary and Kevin Jacobs-Treasurer began serving their terms.
   All Pinery Pointe homeowners are encouraged to attend HOA board meetings. Meeting time and location will be posted via signs at both entrances to Pinery Pointe as well as on our web page:
www.tkcnet.com/pinery

Pinery Storage Lot Pointers

Lost and Found – Boat?
Please...give us your license plate numbers!!!

An aluminum boat, Montana license number 6-E338, was left in a North Storage Lot space leased to another resident. Unfortunately, the boat is not properly identified by license number in a PHA lease so we have no way of knowing who to contact to move it to its correct location. If you are the owner; please call us as soon as possible!

Also, if you are unsure of whether or not we have license numbers for your stored vehicle(s), please send us an E-mail at ThePineryHOA@comcast.net or call 303-841-8572 with the information. Please include your name, space number, vehicle(s) and corresponding plates. In the future, we will be unable to lease spaces without full property documentation, including vehicle plate numbers.

Space Available – For Now: in all 3 lots.
We have leased a significant percentage of spaces in our new East storage lot. Lessees are enjoying the new automatic gate and dump station. As we turn toward spring 2003, we anticipate nearing capacity! If you’ve been thinking about leasing a space,

Mountain View Kindergarten Registration
2003-2004

Mountain View Elementary will be holding kindergarten registration:

January 21 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
January 22 & 23 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
January 28 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
January 29 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Kindergartners must be 5 before September 15, 2003 in order to enroll for the 2003-2004 school year which will begin July 7, 2003. Please bring a proof of residence (lease agreement or warranty deed), your child’s state certified birth certificate and complete immunization records.

All Pinery residents may attend Mountain View Elementary which is located at 8502 E. Pinery Parkway.

NEWS FROM THE WATER BOARD:
January / February 2003

In our last article, we talked about our current drought and water situation. Since then, additional information was sent to district residents via the December 2002 copy of the Pinery Pipeline. The information contained in these items provided much useful background as to just how the weather is impacting us and how we can better prepare for the coming spring and summer. The lack of snow fall and precipitation in the West as a whole is continuing to force many water providers to make some hard decisions about how much water will be available this upcoming year. While water may be flowing in the Cherry Creek Basin, we do not always have the right to use it under Colorado Water Law. We do have other water resources to meet the demands of customers, but this source is from deeper within the aquifer and is more expensive to produce to customers.

This is all factored into how we will prepare the District to meet the needs of consumers. Anything that each individual customer can do to help us minimize and balance out daily demands will help throughout the overall watering season. The District has Water Conservation Kits that can help identify and/or work to minimize high water use fixtures. The kits contain a low-flow shower head, toilet tank displacement bag, 1.5 gpm bathroom faucet aerator, kitchen faucet aerator, home water audit booklet, flow gauge bag and two toilet leak detection dye tablets. If you are interested in receiving a kit, call 303-841-2797, ext. 0 and leave your name with the receptionist. Please leave your name and address so that a kit can be delivered to you as soon as possible. Thank you in advance for your part in helping us to conserve.

As always, you are cordially invited to attend any of our monthly meetings. These are held monthly, at the District Offices, the second Tuesday of every month, at 7 o’clock in the evenings. If this is not possible, then please stop by the District Office during the week, Monday through Friday, 8-4 daily, or give us a call at 303-841-2797. Someone is always available to meet with you and address your concerns.

David C. Eyre, Civil Engineer, P.E.
Director

COVENANT CORNER
The Pinery Architectural Control Committee

ACC Opening

The Architectural Control Committee would like to advise the community of an open position on the board. The term of the position in question runs through April 2004. If you are interested in serving on this crucial committee, please contact our office at 303-841-5305 or ThePineryACC@comcast.net.

ACC Election

In addition to the above immediate opening, the 2002 ACC Election will be held on the day of the April 2003 meeting for three, two-year term positions. Please consider this important opportunity to serve your community. Information for candidates is needed no later than February 7, 2003 for publication in the March 2003 newsletter. The committee meets once each month (normally the first Tuesday); special meetings are scheduled as needed. Each board member is assigned responsibilities requiring four or more hours to complete. Candidate information will be published in the March issue of the Pinery Homeowner. Please contact us at 303-841-5305 or ThePineryACC@comcast.net for information.

ACC Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month unless otherwise published in this newsletter. ANY changes to the exterior of Pinery residences must be submitted and approved by the ACC prior to initiation of the work. Submittals are reviewed based on Covenant requirements and Architectural Standards. Submittals received by noon on the Friday prior to meetings appear on the printed agenda and receive priority handling at meetings. Current Architectural Standards are available on the Pinery website www.pinery.org or by calling 303-841-5305. For a copy of your Covenants, contact us at 303-841-5305 or ThePineryACC@comcast.net. If leaving a message or sending a note, be sure to give your address and phone number.

New ACC E-Mail Address:

Please note that we have a new E-mail address:
ThePineryACC@comcast.net

Talkin’ Trash

How to paint your trash truck blue:
by Tom Kimball , Pinery Homeowners’ Association

Several people have called requesting information on how to start up the PHA's trash and recycling services or to discontinue Waste Management or Parker Refuse services. Here are the essentials:

1. To discontinue your current trash and recycling service, (Waste Management, Parker Refuse Management) call them or refer to your contract to determine the last day of service to which you are committed.
2. Let them know that you want to begin trash and recycling with the PHA's trash and recycling service and ask them when they can first stop service.
3. Call the Pinery Homeowners' Association at 303.841.8572 and arrange for our trash and recycling service.
4. Drop by the PHA office in the lower level of the fire station to pick up your blue recycling bins.

Thanks very much for your support. See you at the Pinery Community's general meeting January 2003. Have a great New Year!

Sincerely,
Tom Kimball
303.841.1846

Holiday Trash and Recycling

BFI will be observing the upcoming holidays. If your pick up day falls on, or after the holiday, your trash and recycling will be picked up one day late that week.

Christmas Tree Recycling
A friendly reminder, when you are ready to take down your Christmas tree, think about participating in a program to recycle the Christmas trees. You may be able to ask the county you live in, or maybe even the city if they have a drop off site for your Christmas trees this year. If you would rather not take it anywhere, just set it to the curb when you are done with it and BFI will pick it up on your regular pickup day. If the tree is longer than five feet in length please cut it in half.

Other holiday recycling ideas:

Foam Packaging Peanuts
REUSE foam peanuts when you need to ship a package, or gather them together in a large bag and take them to a local shipping store for reuse. Call ‘The Peanut Hotline” at 808-828-2214 to find participating stores in the area.
Cardboard Shipping Boxes
Reuse shipping boxes to ship gifts you give throughout the year. Flatten it for easy storage and reassemble when needed. If not reusable, take it to a recycling drop-off center to be recycled.
Holiday Cards
Consider purchasing cards made from recycled paper. Check the back to see if it was made from recycled paper. Buying recycled complete the “cycle” in recycle. Cards you receive may be sent to the St. Jude’s Ranch for Children where the children and staff make and sell new cards and crafts using the old card. Their address is: St. Jude’s Ranch for Children, 100 St. Jude St., Dept. MN, Boulder City, NV 89005-1618.
To find out more about this program or to buy cards from them, visit them online at: www.stjudesranch.org.

Happy New Year from the folks at BFI Waste Services of Denver!

We acknowledge with thanks that this article was contributed by Elizabeth Philpy of Browning Ferris Industries.

Pinery Playgroup

Playgroup for children under age six. For information call Laura at 303-840-6324 or Patsy at 720-851-6274. If you’d like to be included on our list of neighborhood babysitters, please call.