FEARRINGTON HOMEOWNERS 
NEWSLETTER 

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COMMUNITY NEWS

A MESSAGE FROM THE FHA BOARD

This is the 3rd in a series of articles regarding the promotion of health, safety and welfare of the Fearrington Village Community.

Emergency Preparedness

The Emergency Preparedness Committee continues with its development of a plan that furthers the health, safety and security of the community. Some of the provisions will be an effective response for certain types of emergencies, the coordination of internal and external communication systems, a sufficient infrastructure, and participation in educational activities. The committee will meet in June with Chatham County Emergency Operations directors to gain further knowledge of the countys design, facilities and services; to seek guidance with the Fearrington Village plan; and to identify vulnerable areas and make recommendations for improvement. Once the Emergency Preparedness plan has been completed, a report will be presented to the FHA Board and will also be available to the residents of Fearrington Village.

Fearrington Cares has graciously offered a place in their building as the location for the Emergency Operations Center (EOC). Logistical details are being completed.

CERT

The Fearrington Village CERT team conducted a disaster drill in May and continues with their training program.

Road Safety

The speed monitor is operational. You may have noticed its presence westbound on Village Way near the Swim & Croquet intersection. Remember, the monitor will rotate among eight sites. Its purpose is to create speed awareness, promote safety, and collect data to be reviewed and shared with you and Chatham County personnel.

Health Safety and Security (HSS) Tip of the Month

Fire Extinguishers You should have at least one 5lb. "ABC" type fire extinguisher on each floor of your home. For more information, contact the Chatham County Fire Marshall's office at 542.8259 or visit the website - http://www.co.chatham.nc.us/dept/firemarshal/web/ccfm-home.htm
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WHATS GOING ON IN FEARRINGTON

LITERARY EVENTS AT MCINTYRES IN FEARRINGTON

Saturday, June 2, at 11:00 a.m. Margaret Sartor will read from her memoir coming out in paperback. Set against the backdrop of the 1970s deep South, Miss American Pie: A Diary of Love, Secrets, and Growing Up in the 70s recounts the author's life from the age of twelve through eighteen, as she draws on letters, diaries, and notebooks of the period to explore the profound mysteries, challenges and questions of adolescence while addressing key issues of the era.

Saturday, June 2, at 2:00 p.m. Acclaimed picture book author Linda Ashman visits for a special story time and a discussion of two of her popular titles. Babies On The Go (for ages 0-3 years), features rhyming text and colorful illustrations to present the various ways that animals in the wild carry their young with them in order to go about their daily activities. To The Beach (for ages 3-7 years) is about a family who keeps forgetting the things they need to take to the beach.

Sunday, June 3, at 2:00 p.m. Charles Ridgway visits to read from and discuss Spinning Disneys World: Memories of a Magic Kingdom Press Agent. An official "Disney Legend," Ridgway hired on as a publicist for Disney and spent the next forty years cooking up ways to get "the Mouse" free publicity... Ridgway shares the special magic that makes Disneys world universally beloved.

Saturday, June 9, at 11:00 a.m. Raleigh News & Observer award-winning columnist and former Books Editor Peder Zane has put together a compelling collection of book lists entitled The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books. 125 notable authors choose their favorite ten books of all time, in a volume that includes synopses of all the volumes listed and essays by the writers on their picks. Dont miss this opportunity to hear Peder and some of his co-listers speak about their favorite works.

Sunday, June 10, at 2:00 p.m. Laurey Masterton visits to discuss Elsies Biscuits: Simple Stories of Me, My Mother, and Food, her "culinary memoir with recipes." Laurey now owns and operates Laureys, a place to find "gourmet comfort food" in Asheville, North Carolina.

Friday, June 15, at 2:00 p.m. Outdoor writer Danielle "Danny" Bernstein, who has been hiking all her life, discusses Hiking The Carolina Mountains. As a Together We Read site coordinator, she leads an annual hike related to the book chosen each year by this organization, which aims to promote reading of regional literature in western North Carolina.

Saturday, June 16, at 11:00 a.m. Carrie Brown reads from her new novel The Rope Walk. At her tenth birthday party, Alice, a motherless young girl protected by her father and brothers, encounters two people who will change her life - Theo, a mixed-race New York City boy, and Kenneth, an artist suffering from the ravages of AIDS. When the children begin a daily routine of reading aloud to the artist they discover the journals of Lewis and Clark and decide to embark on their own wilderness adventure.

Saturday, June 23, at 11:00 a.m. Charlotte Vestal Brown visits to read from the Remarkable Potters of Seagrove: The Folk Pottery of a Legendary Community. For over a century, the small town of Seagrove, North Carolina, has been a hotbed of traditional ceramics production. Going back 150 years, it traces the contentious relationships between Seagroves best known artisans, reveals their culture and methods and provides descriptive analyses of outstanding examples of the potters art.

Sunday, June 24, at 2:00 p.m. To honor the legacy of Rachel Carson, whose 100th birthday anniversary occurs this week, author and media historian Priscilla Coit Murphy will discuss her book What A Book Can Do: The Publication and Reception of Silent Spring, which explores the dynamics of how the book, Silent Spring, managed to get Rachel Carson's warning into public view and how much things are still as they were in the early 1960s.

Saturday, June 30, at 11:00 a.m. Ralph James Savarese visits to discuss A Memoir of Autism and Adoption, the story of his adopted 14 year-old son, DJ, who was a boy written off as profoundly retarded and now, six years later, is earning all As at a regular school. DJ himself has written the final chapter of this book.

For more information contact Sarah Matista at 542-4000 ext. 270.
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FEARRINGTON WOMEN'S CLUB

Tea, Tour of Homes, Raffle - The Fearrington Womens Club thanks all FWC volunteers and members as well as Fearrington Village and Galloway Ridge residents who contributed to the enormous success of the Champagne Tea, Tour of Homes, and Raffle. than $10,000 was raised from ticket sales and donations. After expenses, there will be considerable dollars to be added to existing FWC funds for grants to Chatham County charities. The FWC Community Committee determines how these funds will be allocated. Once those decisions are made, the names of the charitable organizations that will receive grants2007-2008 will be announced.

The FWC reading program has had a successful year involving many FWC volunteers reading on a weekly basis to 244 children in Chatham County locations. school year closed with each child receiving a gift book, which for many will be the only book that they own. addition, the Story Time participants from several classes came to Fearrington in May for picnics in Camden Park and visits with the Fearrington cows, goats and jackasses. We hope the many dedicated volunteers will return next year, and we both men and women from Fearrington and Galloway Ridge who are interested in reading to young children to contact Taylor at 545-0686.

Book, Bake and Boutique Sale - No need to store those books and special items over the summer! FWC will be happy to receive books that are in good condition and gently used boutique items for the annual Book, Bake and Boutique sale to be held in February, 2008. If you have items to donate in June, please contact Norma Berry, 542-4595.
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AM BOOK CLUB

Join us at the AM Book Club, where men and women meet to discuss selected readings each month. Our choice for June is Intelligence in War by Sir John Keegan. We will meet on Wednesday, June 20, at 10:00 a.m. at McIntyres in their upstairs room. All residents of Fearrington and Galloway are welcome to participate. Please contact Barbara Thompson 542-6021 with questions.
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A THANK YOU

THANK YOU to Paul and Mary Barbara Bickell upon their "retirement" after serving 15 years as their Block Captain on Benchmark. They have helped to make Fearrington Village the pleasant place it is today. Thank you and Godspeed.

MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION

To honor the men and women who have given their lives in the service of our country, you are invited to join your friends and neighbors on Monday, May 28, at 10:00 a.m. on the upper lawn of the Swim and Croquet Club. There will be a short ceremony of music and verse. Please bring a chair.

Bob and Nancy Orum
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ATTENTION: DOG WALKERS

For the safety of your dog, and the consideration of your neighbors and fellow dog walkers, please keep your dog leashed whenever you are out for a stroll anywhere in Fearrington. And, of course, it is a well-known rule that anytime or anywhere in the village environs you should always pick up after your dog. Your neighbors appreciate your thoughtfulness.
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WHAT'S GOING ON OUTSIDE FEARRINGTON

FRIENDS OF THE PITTSBORO MEMORIAL LIBRARY

Gallery Exhibit: "Painting Memories," an exhibit of art and captured memories by artists of Galloway Ridge. This exhibit features treasured moments spent lost in the creative. Display through June in the Reeves Gallery at the library.

Book Club: "King Leopold's Ghost" by Adam Hochschild. In the 1800s, as the European powers were carving up Africa, King Leopold II of Belgium seized the vast, mostly unexplored territory surrounding the Congo. Theroux said of this book, "Much more than a book of Africa, it puts European and American history on human rights into perspective. It is a chronicle of true heroes and despicable villains and one of the and most violent episodes of empire the has known." Join the discussion Monday, June 4, at 7:00 p.m. at the library.
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SUMMER 2007 ADVENTURES IN IDEAS SEMINARS

Register Before June 6, 2007 and Save!

The Program in the Humanities and Human Values is a unit of the College of Arts and Sciences at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Friends, Foes, and Fiction: Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Gertrude Stein A Distinguished Scholar Seminar Featuring Linda Wagner-Martin June 23

Leonardo da Vinci Decoded: Genius in Art, Design, and Invention June 30

Commerce and Culture in Contemporary China With Support from Mr. Pell Tanner July 13-14

From Defeat to Victory: The World at War, 1942 An Encore Distinguished Scholar Seminar Featuring Gerhard Weinberg July 21

Islam Beyond the Middle East With Support from the African Studies Center and The United States Department of Education Title VI Program July 27-28

For more information about these seminars, contact Edgar B. Marston, Coordinator, at 919-843-9388 or by fax at 919-962-4318.
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FEARRINGTON ARTISTS EXHIBIT

Claire Levitt's photographs will be shown at the "Points of View Gallery," located at 20 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh. The opening reception will take place on Friday, June 1, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. The artists talk will be on June 8 between 6:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Gallery hours are Thursday - Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p. m. Please call 829-1000 or 542-4492 for further information.

Soleil Konkel, gallery curator, The Arts Center, Carrboro, extends a personal 
invitation to attend the opening reception of Fearrington Village's Harry Lane Wurster's art exhibit, "The Way I See It," in the Center Gallery on June 8 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. The exhibit will feature many of the untrained artist's 200 pieces of mixed media conversational art. All proceeds from art sold will be donated to The Arts Center's children's art program. The exhibit runs through June 30. For more information call The Arts Center, 929-2787.
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HEALTH AND SAFETY

FEARRINGTON CARES COOKBOOK AGAIN AVAILABLE

A new shipment of the beautiful cookbook Flavors of Fearrington has just arrived! Purchase yours at the Fearrington Cares office where all of the profits will go to Fearrington Cares. It is also available at McIntyres, A Southern Season and Quail Ridge Books. Even if youre not a cook, this classic book is well worth having. The first 30 pages are devoted to Fearrington Village with color photographs and information about the founding of the village, a chapter on native herbs and flowers, and a history of the Fearrington family back to the 1700s.

It also includes a series of menus attuned to life in Fearrington such as A Progressive Dinner Party, A Southern Buffet Brunch, and A Neighborhood Grill Party, each with suggested wine selections. Plus, every Fearrington House Restaurant Executive Chef, through all the years it has been open, has contributed a recipe. More than 125 Fearrington residents were part of the effort to publish Flavors of Fearrington as a fundraiser. This book makes an excellent gift for family and friends. It says "This is where I live. This is Fearrington Village."
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NURSING SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS

Our Fearrington Cares registered nurse Joyce Baird offers services you might not be aware of. Did you know she can help you decide where to find qualified personnel to care for you or your spouse in your home? She can also come to your home if you need wound care after surgery. She will answer your questions about medications or treatments ordered by your physician. And she will give you B12, allergy or other regularly required injections. Come to the Fearrington Cares office and meet her. You will be glad you did!
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INDEPENDENT LIVING RESOURCES

Are you concerned about your medical safety while living alone?

So are many others in Fearrington. Medical alert systems are designed to provide help if you've fallen and can't get up and cannot reach the telephone to call for assistance. Think of it as a lifeline to the outside. The ILR resource library provides information about all medical alert brands and services which are locally available.

An ILR committee member is available to meet with you every Wednesday from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Fearrington Cares office. Please visit us soon. You are welcome to visit the resource library other times as well, but please call in advance to be sure no one else is using the room. For further information please contact Marci Whittaker, 545-2332.
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NOTES FROM JOYCE BAIRD, R.N.

The Ticks Are Out and About!

Some facts about ticks

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) is more prevalent in North Carolina than Lyme disease. RMSF is transmitted by Lone Star ticks (the females have a white dot on the back), Dog ticks, Rocky Mountain wood ticks and Pacific Coast ticks. RMSF typically causes severe, acute illness that cannot be ignored and must be treated immediately.

It takes up to 8 hours for a tick to transmit the bacteria responsible for tick borne illness. Therefore, if you remove a tick before it has begun to transmit the disease, you will not be infected. This fact alone should encourage you to check yourself whenever you have been outside.

Your pets can also get a tick borne illness. You can get your pet vaccinated against Lyme, but not for other tick borne illnesses. Signs and symptoms of pet Lyme disease include itching, pain, appetite loss, lethargy, fever, swollen joints and lameness.
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FEARRINGTON CARES CALENDAR:

Blood Pressure Clinic Every Wednesday, 10 a.m. Noon Fearrington Cares Office

Grief Support Group Friday, June 15, 10 a.m. Fearrington Cares Office
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RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE A SUCCESS

A big thanks to all who helped make the April American Red Cross Blood Drive a success: canteen workers, those who helped set up and take down, and, most importantly, ALL THE DONORS!!! The next blood drive will be in early November.

Mary Stuneck
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MUSICAL EVENTS

MUSIC IN THE AIR

Sunday, June 3, 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Swim and Croquet Club upper lawn will be Swing Time featuring Jeff and Janet Furman from Well Strung Wood and Ken Bloom on lead guitar, bowed dulcimer and vocals. Janet plays fiddle, cello and bowed dulcimer and is a standout vocalist. Jeff provides the rhythm on guitar, mountain dulcimer and banjo. They will treat us to jazz and swing from the 1920s 1940s as well as traditional music of the Americas and Europe songs ballads and original composition. Some of us remember songs like All of Me, Embraceable You, The Way You Look Tonight, Almost Like Being in Love and Sentimental Journey. Come Sunday, June 3 for this and much more. Bring chairs or blankets. If it rains or is otherwise nasty, come to the Gathering Place. A hat will be passed.

Fall Schedule: I will be traveling most of the fall, so a fall schedule is not feasible this year unless someone wants to volunteer to host the program. I would work with a volunteer to set things up there are many groups out there who would enjoy singing for us. It wouldnt take much for us to arrange a program of 3 or 4 concerts. Give me a call (919) 545-0437 or e-mail eric.chetwyndATyahoo.com if interested (Eric Chetwynd ).
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FEARRINGTON CONCERT SERIES ANNOUNCES 2007-2008 SEASON

The Fearrington Concert Series presents a varied season of musical groups for the 2007-2008 season, the series 16th year. The schedule is as follows:

October 14. Mountain Chamber Players. A unique combination of Rita Hayes, flute/piccolo; David Kirby, clarinet/saxophone; and Katherine Palmer, piano.

November 11. The Arman Trio. A return performance by a trio of virtuoso musicians from Europe. Deniz Gelenbe, piano; Constantin Bogdanas, violin; and Dorel Fodoreanu, cello.

January 6. The internationally acclaimed trio of Nicholas Kitchen, violin; Yeesun Kim, cello; and Meng-Chieh Liu, piano. Kitchen and Kim were a smash hit at Fearrington three years ago.

March 2. A new collaboration of Eric Pritchard, violin, and Barbara McKenzie, piano, distinguished national artists who have performed frequently at Fearrington make a return visit.

May 4. Advanced students from the North Carolina School of the Arts at Winston-Salem. An annual Fearrington visit by a select group from one of the worlds foremost arts conservatories.

Concerts are held in The Gathering Place on Sundays at 3 p.m. The series is by subscription. Renewal notices will be sent to current subscribers in June and they will have until August 1 to renew.

New subscribers may apply for season tickets by contacting John Gabor by mail (583 Fearrington Post) or by using the Concert Series box in The Gathering Place kiosk.

The subscription price is $60 per person. For more information contact George Hunt, 542-1750, or huntkgATearthlink.net.
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TRIANGLE BRASS BAND TO PLAY AT GALLOWAY RIDGE

Get summer started right with a concert! Enjoy the music of the Triangle Brass Band while munching on some delicious seasonal fare provided by Galloway Ridge Dining Services. The concert will be held on Sunday, June 3, from 4 to 5:00 p.m. behind the Galloway Ridge Weathersfield Caf?. Food costs $10.00, beer $3.00, and wine $3.25. All are welcome to attend. Any questions? Call Toni Scirica at 545-2616.
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FHA NEWS

OPEN MEETING TO DISCUSS COVENANT GOVERNANCE

The Covenants Committee of the FHA Board, appointed in 2007, consisting of three current FHA Board members, Bill Stempfle (Chair), Carol-Ann Greenslade and Jim Ackerman will hold an open meeting on Tuesday, June 5, at 7:00 p.m. in the Gathering Place. The FHA Covenants Committee was created in response to increasing comments from residents regarding dissatisfaction with covenant governance. Although the Covenants Committee is only responsible for Phases I-IV, The Woods and eventually Bush Creek, all residents are invited to attend and express their views, as the issues discussed will be relevant to all of Fearrington Village and, thus, helpful to everyone. This meeting will potentially begin to fulfill another objective of the committee, which is to establish, ultimately, covenant rules and regulations, as well as guidelines, which are consistent throughout Fearrington Village.

The committee would like to hear from community members regarding the following questions in order to develop a revised covenant process. What are the best methods to achieve better communication to newcomers and current residents regarding the existing covenant restrictions? What procedures should be followed in making a request for improvements to an individual property and in filing a complaint regarding a violation of the covenants? What standard operating procedures would be the most workable and easily understood by residents so that there would be greater cooperation by residents in abiding by the covenants? How much information should residents be required to provide to support a request for property improvements or to process a complaint and should these requests include supporting comments from nearby neighbors? Are there issues of concern not included in the existing covenants that should be addressed by the committee in a recommendation to the Board for inclusion in the rules and regulations?

If you cannot attend the meeting, please send an email of your suggestions or concerns to the members of the FHA Covenant Committee and it will be presented at the meeting. You will find their email addresses in the FHA Directory.
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SUMMARY OF FHA BOARD MEETING MINUTES FROM MAY 3, 2007

In addition to the Board members, one of whom was absent, 14 residents also attended the meeting. The Treasurer reported that we were on budget for the quarter ending March 31, 2007. He also reported that the contribution of $10,000 each from R.B. Fitch and the NC Department of Transportation helped to defray the expenses associated with the restoration of Beaver Pond. The Treasurer also reported that the management company was following up on a number of residents who still had not paid the annual assessment. The Board is examining the copying situation since the current contract is up soon. However, the convenience of maintaining a copying operation was underscored by some comments from the residents, and the Board noted that concern. (A fuller financial statement is posted with the full copy of the May 3 minutes.)

Gary Simpson, the office manager, reported that the operation continues to run smoothly because of the participation of the volunteers. The variety of services being provided to residents appears to be unusual when measured against other residential communities in the area.

Carol-Ann Greenslade reported that there are new picnic tables in the playground area and that Mary Lou Einroth is now responsible for coordination with the Road Safety Committee. The posts for the speed monitor have been installed on Beechmast, Village Way and Millcroft, one in each direction. There will be a formal dedication of that activity in the next few weeks. The hope here is that speeding around roads in the Village will diminish. A new group has been formed, called the Green Scene, whose role will be to alert residents as to how they might save energy. They hope to post tips on a regular basis in the Newsletter and at the kiosks.

Lowell Kennedy reported on the current status of the storeroom project. Securing bids has been a problem because of the need for a commercial license by the bidder. The Board will be reviewing the situation at a future meeting.

A resident raised the issue about a dispute with a neighbor involving the taking down of trees and the construction of a studio. President Ackerman indicated that the Board had been instrumental in bringing the parties together and at present there appears to be an agreement satisfactory to the parties involved. The issue may resurface once the construction is completed. The Board indicated if this happened it would revisit the issue. This issue raised the whole covenant question. The Board is in the process of developing regulations and guidelines to help formalize the issue and detail the responsibilities of covenant committees as well as the appropriate appeals process.

Mary Lou Einloth then reported that she has a committee working on the development of an Emergency Response plan so that the village would be prepared for any emergency that impacts the residents. Such a plan should be ready in the next few months and should bring together the various resources that exist in the village.

Strategic Planning is still a major concern and that committee is working to help set some specific goals that will serve as guides for the Board over the next several years. Resident input on priorities will be a part of this Committees efforts.

Trash collection and recycling is being studied since there is some dissatisfaction with the current operation for which there is no contract.

Jim Ackerman indicated that Jim Bond had submitted his resignation effective at the end of May. He has secured a long-term fellowship requiring him to spend time away from the Village.

Leonard T. Kreisman, Secretary
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TIME TO CELEBRATE!

Members of the Road Safety Committee met recently to celebrate installation of the new speed monitoring system. It took more than two years of hard work by dedicated committee members to reach this milestone. The Speed Sentry (official name of the unit) will be rotated among eight monitoring sites on Village Way, Weathersfield, Beechmast and Millcroft. Special mounting poles will permit monitoring traffic in both directions. The compact unit records the speed of each passing vehicle as well as the date and time. This data will be downloaded for analysis by committee members and the Chatham County Sheriff.

Early reports indicate that the monitoring unit provides the passing motorist with accurate feedback on their speed. Will these gentle reminders make a difference? One prominent Fearrington resident said the speed monitor and a policeman behind him are the only two things that get him to slow down!

Road Safety Committee
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CERT TIP OF THE MONTH

As we approach the season here is a tip from your Fearrington CERT team. Make sure you check your flashlights and have some spare batteries for them. You never know when the lights might go out and for how long. Be prepared!!!
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NEWSLETTER-CALENDAR EDITORS

Mary Hammond
545-2026 Fax: same
prinnyATmindspring.com

Dinah McAllister
542-4414
dinahATnc.rr.com

Dinah McAllister edited this issue and will edit the July/August issue. The deadline is Friday, June 15.

Directory Editor; Print and Website Version

Michael Cotter
542-4414
joannenmikeAThotmail.com

Newsletter Printing Team

Paul Niederer, Chair
Ron Davis, Joan Hill, David Hess, Carol Kurtz, Wally Hill, Julie Smith, Ronnie Lynton, Phil Smith, Marybeth Hauck, Faye Van Oyen
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REMINDERS ABOUT SUBMISSIONS

It is important that only one designated person submit articles for a particular organization.

Please check your copy (particularly the date and time) before submitting it and mark your submissions clearly "Newsletter" or "Calendar."

There are two ways to submit items:

● E-mail (the preferred method). Both editors have email and can easily redirect items if necessary, but it is best to check above and submit articles to that month's editor. Please send in either e-mail message format or as attached documents in MS Word or Rich Text Format (RTF).

● The Newsletter box at the Gathering Place kiosk. Newsletter submissions must be on full sheets of paper to avoid getting lost. Typed items are preferred – in upper and lower case. Please avoid caps, boldface and italics.
 

Submissions are limited to 200 words but may be further edited for space requirements. The length of  official FHA submissions is not restricted. Formatting is at the editors' discretion.

Please do not leave submissions at the FHA office. Please send calendar items to the Newsletter editor.
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FEARRINGTON MONTHLY CALENDAR