FEARRINGTON HOMEOWNERS 
NEWSLETTER 

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COMMUNITY NEWS

WHAT YOUR FHA DOES FOR YOU – YOUR FHA TREASURER:

“Yes sir, your check for the 2008 assessment has been received and deposited in the Fearrington Homeowners Association bank account.” This is a response I make to many Fearrington residents because as Treasurer, my main activity is to provide guidance and directions in the handling of the receipts and expenditure of all funds belonging to your homeowners association. The journey starts with a budget I help the Board develop for each year. Our management company utilizes an accounting system designed to account for all receipts and expenditures. I oversee the activities of our management company in the use of this system.

I use our accounting system and the financial statements provided by the management company to make monthly reports to the FHA Board. These reports inform the Board how well or not so well we are doing in achieving our goals as set out in the yearly budget.  The Board looks to the Treasurer to perform analysis of all financial data with a view toward further improvements in the financial well being of your association. A recent example was the establishment of a reserve account on the balance sheet that identifies possible future expenditures not ordinarily covered in any one year’s budget.  

Once a year I have the opportunity to engage a CPA firm for the audit of our financial accounts. Our 2005 and 2006 audits resulted in certified opinions. The year 2007 is currently being audited by the CPA firm.

Last but by no means least, I invest the accumulated excess revenues over expenditures in various interest bearing accounts that are risk free of loss of principal.

I look forward to continuing good results in the financial affairs of the Fearrington Homeowners Association

Walter Jernigan, Fearrington Homeowners Association Treasurer
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A NEW IDEA!!

What better way to enjoy your morning coffee hour than meeting your neighbors for coffee, tea, homemade muffins & scones at the Gathering Place right here in Fearrington Village?

We got this idea from the Book/Bake/Boutique Sale where the “restaurant” has been such a success.  We thought we’d try to open a “Coffee House” where we could meet and chat.

Initially, we’d meet one time per month for about an hour.  A nominal fee would be charged to pay for the food.  Net proceeds will be donated to FHA and earmarked for additions and improvements for the audio-visual system.

Keep this idea in your mind and look for further announcements in the fall Newsletter.  We plan to start sometime the end of September.  We’ll evaluate after three months. Thanks.  JoAnn Kelly, Joyce Kennedy and Carol Vatter, Co-Chairs
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NEWS FROM THE FENCE LINE

Did you know that sometimes our animals are invited to formal functions?  Recently a heifer named Jamie, and a bull named Vortex and one of our goats were brushed well and given nice haircuts.  They traveled with Bob Strowd and Robert Flynn to Charlotte to appear at a black tie dinner as the main attraction and to greet the attending guest.  They were very proud to represent Fearrington Village and had a great time but were happy to return to their greener pastures.

A few years ago one of our Belted Galloways was decorated with a large red bow.  A gentleman’s fiancé loved Belted Galloways and he brought her to Fearrington to propose.  To her delight, he revealed a hidden diamond ring in the bow as he asked for her hand in marriage.    

Fearrington also has a dog named Bell and she is a black and white Boarder Collie.  She is a working dog and her job is to listen to Bob Strowd and keep geese off the ponds.  Geese are pretty but are very messy.  She will not hurt the geese.  They don’t like her because she looks like a fox to them.  She is the only dog in Fearrington that is allowed to run without a leash.  She loves riding in Bob’s truck and only gets out when he tells her to.

All of our animals enjoy our admiring gazes and the pride we have in them.  Next our Belted Galloways will attend the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, KY and the North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh.  If you see one that you think is the best looking write down the number in its ear.  I will let you know the numbers of those chosen in the next article.  

By the way, there is a new calf in the silo pasture – color called dun (brown) and white.   

A Request From Bob Strowd

Please, do not place clippings and yard waste in the pastures. Many of our foundation plants along with the molds and fungus that grow on some dying leaves can be injurious to our livestock. Thank you.
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RECYCLING UPDATE

Nadine Perry, Waste Reduction Coordinator for Chatham County, has announced a new program that will increase plastics recycling. Cole Park collection center will now accept all plastics with numbers one through seven on the bottom. The county has found buyers for a wider range of plastics. A few items such as plastic bags and containers that held motor oil, pesticides or other harmful chemicals cannot be accepted.
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WHAT’S GOING ON IN FEARRINGTON

SATURDAY MORNING DOUBLES

Tennis buffs, relieve all that weekday stress. Fearrington Tennis Association (FTA) members and interested Fearrington Village and Galloway Ridge non-members should meet at the courts on Saturday mornings at 9:00 for friendly mixed doubles.     The FTA welcomes all new members. For information: Stan Duberman, 542-0713 or Julie Smith, 545-0790.
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SWIM & CROQUET CLUB

Membership in the Swim & Croquet Club is open to all residents of Fearrington Village and Galloway Ridge.   All social events require advance registration and a small fee. Registration forms are available at the pool desk. July and August activities are listed in the FHA Newsletter Calendar  and on the FHA/Swim & Croquet website.
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AM BOOK CLUB FOR JULY AND AUGUST

Join us at the AM Book Club in July to discuss “The Death of Innocents” by Sister Helen Prejean; and, in August, to discuss “The King of Lies” by John Hart. We will meet on Wednesdays July 16 and August at 20 at 10:00 a.m. in McIntyre’s Book Store. All residents of Fearrington Village and Galloway Ridge are welcome to participate. Please contact Barbara Thompson 542-6021 with questions.
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A REMINDER TO SUBSCRIBERS TO THE FEARRINGTON CONCERTS

Renewals from current subscribers for the 2008-2009 season are due Friday, August 1.  The renewals should be accompanied by a check for $60 per person, payable to the Fearrington Concert Series and delivered to John Gabor at 583 Woodbury or the Fearrington Concert Series mailbox in the Swim and Croquet mail kiosk near the Gathering Place.  New subscriptions will be welcome after August 1.
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The season consists of five concerts:  The Degas Quartet, October 5; the trio of Dovid Friedlander, violin; Jonathan Kramer, cello; and Jeremy Thompson, piano, November 9; the trio of Kay Borkowski, flute; Jacqueline Bartlett, harp; and Eric Koontz, viola, February 8; the trio of Jimmy Gilmore, clarinet; Elizabeth Beilman, cello; and Mayron Tsong, piano, March 8; and advanced students from the North Carolina School of the Arts, May 3.    All concerts are held Sundays at 3:00 p.m. at the Gathering Place.  For more information, contact George Hunt, 542-1750, or huntkgATearthlink.net. 
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GREAT DECISIONS

Great Decisions will not meet again until September 11.  Dr. David Griffiths, Professor of History at the University of North Carolina, will discuss the future of the European Union.  This meeting of the Fearrington Great Decisions Program will be at The Gathering Place at 1:30.  This event is free.  For questions about the Great Decisions programs, please contact Ken Heisig at Kheisig1ATnc.rr.com (533-3006) or Caroline Talbot at kctalboyATaol.com (542-9986
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AN INVITATION TO JOIN THE GARDEN CLUB!

Our first meeting will be September 15, 3-5 pm in the Gathering Place. Note the new time! Speakers will be Al Cooke, Agricultural Extension Agent and our own Jean Riddle. A Tour of Jean’s garden follows the meeting. Check Garden Club Clippings for our exciting season.
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FEARRINGTON CASUAL DINNER CIRCLE

Save the dates for the 2008-09 Fearrington Casual Dinner Circle get-togethers. These informal dinners provide a great opportunity for Fearrington residents to make new friends and enjoy quality time with neighbors. Because of the positive response to these thrice-yearly events during the first two years, a fourth meal has been added, a Sunday brunch, to conclude the 2008-09 season. 

As in the past, the host will provide the main dish and the wine, with attendees contributing appetizers or side dishes. Menus have already been planned, and will be made available to participants prior to each event. Costs are shared equally by all attendees.

Dates and themes for the upcoming season follow. Reservations are made for individual dinners, which will be announced in the FHA newsletter well in advance of each event.

The casual dinners are open to all couples and singles living in Fearrington Village. Host volunteers are always welcome. If you would like to be a host for the upcoming season please contact Linda Nelson at lnelson1144ATnc.rr.com or 545-9116.
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VETERANS OF FEARRINGTON

On Thursday evening May 22 some 80 plus people came to hear Jack deVries speak of his time before, during and after interment in a Japanese prison camp.  It was interesting to see from the perspective of a child, what things were like for him and his family.  The committee thanks Jack and the many who came to hear a part of history.  We look forward to the trip to Fort Bragg and to the Fall, when we will start up again.
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OCTOBER CLASS ON ELEANOR ROOSEVELT

The enthusiastic response to Dr. Carolyn Pumphrey's " Christian- Muslim class, offered earlier this year, prompted a vigorous search for a teacher who would engender a similar ardent reaction. We have found that person in Dr. A. Wendell Musser who will present a 3- week course on Eleanor Roosevelt. With thorough research and vivid storytelling, Dr. Musser brings to life a fascinating and complex woman. 

For those who wish to read and prepare for the 3 sessions in October, Dr. Musser recommends Candace Fleming's " Our Eleanor " and William Turner Levy's " The Extraordinary Mrs. R. ". The classes will be held at the Gathering Place in October. Specific dates are not yet determined but a detailed announcement will be in the September newsletter.
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FEARRINGTON WOMEN’S CLUB

Thanks to the support of the Fearrington/Galloway Ridge communities for the Book, Bake and Boutique Sale, the Collectibles, the BBQ and More and the purchase of Fearrington license plates. FWC distributed $9000 to 9 Chatham County charities this year. Grants were made to Chatham Cares Community Pharmacy; Chatham County Arts Council; Chatham County Council on Aging; Chatham County Habitat for Humanity; Chatham County Literacy Council; Chatham County Together; CORA; Family Violence & Rape Crisis Services; and Triangle Radio Reading Service.  The needs of the Chatham County community were reflected in requests from 13 organizations seeking over $37,000.          

An additional $1182 of dues income was used to purchase books for StoryTime children. The StoryTime program closed the school year with approximately 53 readers participating in 9 reading groups with 260 children.  A book of his/her own was given to each child at the end of the school year.  We thank all of the participants and hope you will return, and bring your friends, next fall.

Cleaning out?  Preparing to move?  The FWC welcomes your gently used books and household items for the annual Book, Bake, and Boutique Sale to be held in February.  To arrange to drop off items, in July, call Norma Berry (542 4595) and, in August, call Rhoda Davis (542 6411).

Change is in the air! The Fearrington Women’s Club Board commissioned a serious look at how to best meet the needs of members.  Over 50 Fearrington women shared their views in small focus groups. The results: an updated mission reflected in a new organization of activities and a new name:  Women of Fearrington!      To see the proposal, along with the summary of focus group comments and other background information, email ronandrhodaATnc.rr.com  or call Norma Berry (542 4595), Rhoda Davis (542 6411) or Susan Fairbrother (542 7275).
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MCINTYRE’S AUTHOR EVENTS

Tuesday, July 8 at 7 p.m. Author Susan Richards her new book, Chosen Forever, the sequel to the New York Times bestseller Chosen by a Horse. 

Thursday, July 10 at 7p.m. Ben Jones will read from his new book, Redneck Boy in the Promised Land: The Confessions of Crazy Cooter, a book filled with stories, anecdotes, and opinions about Jones’ experience growing up in the hardscrabble South, about the rambunctious Sixties, about alcoholism and addiction, about show business, about politics and Congress, and about one “good ol’ boy’s” struggle against himself.

Saturday, July 12 at 11 a.m. Mystery author Donna Andrews reads from Cockatiels at Seven, the ninth ‘Meg Langslow’ mystery from this hilarious author. 

Thursday, July 17 at 7 p.m.  Mark Cryan will read from his upcoming book, Cradle of the Game: Baseball & Ballparks in North Carolina which details baseball in North Carolina today and its glorious history.  

Saturday, July 19 at 11 a.m. John Santa will perform in the Barn at Fearrington and sign copies of his new book, Bluegrass Is My Second Language, a Year In The Life of an Accidental Bluegrass Musician. EightTwentyThree and members of the RDU Session Players will perform well. 

Tuesday, July 22 at 7 p.m. Laurie Notaro visits McIntyre’s to read from The Idiot Girl and The Flaming Tantrum of Death: Reflections on Revenge, Germophobia, and Laser Hair Removal. 

Friday, July 25 at 2 p.m. Local author and veteran journalist Amanda Lamb will read from her second book, Deadly Dose: The Untold Story of a Homicide Investigator’s Crusade For Truth and Justice about the death of promising young pediatric AIDS researcher Eric Miller.

Saturday, July 26 at 11 a.m. Editors Dale Volberg Reed and John Shelton Reed present Cornbread Nation IV: The Best of Southern Food Writing along with contributors Marcie Ferris and Michael McFee. 

Monday, July 28 at 7 p.m. Tana French, who was just honored with Edgar Award for Best First Novel By An American Author, will read from her new mystery novel, The Likeness.

Friday, August 1 at 2 p.m. J.A. Jance , New York Times best-selling author of the J.P. Beaumont and Joanna Brady series, will read from Damage Control.

Saturday, August 2 at 11a.m. Martin Clark reads from The Legal Limit, a gripping, complex story of a murder cover-up that wreaks widespread havoc even as it redefines the concept of justice.

Friday, August 8 at 2 p.m. Charles F. Price visits McIntyre’s to read from Nor The Battle To The Strong: A Novel of The American Revolution in the South, a sweeping narrative covering a little-known but crucial period of the Revolutionary War.

Thursday, August 14 at 7 p.m. Dr. Lyle Estill returns to Fearrington Village to discuss his book, Small is Possible: Life in a Local Economy, which introduces us to "hometown security" in this chronicle of a community-powered response to resource depletion in a fickle global economy.

Saturday, August 16 at 11 a.m. Best-selling author Clyde Edgerton will read from and discuss The Bible Salesman about Preston Clearwater who has been a criminal since stealing two chain saws and 1600 pairs of aviator sunglasses from the Army during the Second World War.
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WHAT’S GOING ON OUTSIDE FEARRINGTON 

PEER LEARNERS AND FEARRINGTON OPERA FANS

September is not too far away when Peer Learning will begin a new course in Italian Opera appreciation. Ingrid Baird will continue her presentations with commentary and DVDs of the last three Verdi Operas in the long series of 28 - Aida, Otello, and Falstaff, and then move to a different genre, i.e. the “Verismo Operas”: Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea, Andrea Chenier by Umberto Giordano, Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni, and lastly I Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo. These will be followed in the succeeding semester with all Puccini Operas. (The term “Verismo” indicates “True to real life”).

The Peer learning courses take place at the Binkley Baptist Church Hall. Opera classes will be held in Room 17 on Mondays from 1:30 to 3 p.m. beginning September 8 and ending December 1. A Fall break is scheduled for the week of November 24-28.

The Binkley Baptist Church Hall is located on the corner of Fordham Blvd. (US 15-501) and Willow Drive. The entrance is on Willow Drive behind Harris Teeter and University Mall. For more information contact Ingrid Baird at 542-6141 or by E-mail: GBBIB2ATYAHOO.COM or Peer Learning directly by e-mail kormiATbellsouth.net regarding registration and dues.
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COMPUTER CLASSES FOR SENIORS

The SENIORNET fall trimester begins September 8. Class descriptions and fees are listed in the Jul-Aug issue of the Herald-Sun “Senior Times” available at the Seymour Center, 2551 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill and on the SENIORNET web site at Seniornet-chapel-hill.com. Register at the Seymour Center. 

If you need further information or help after reviewing the class descriptions, please call Art Lebo at 919-259-7330 or Francis Coyle at 919-403-6259. If you are an experienced user who would be interested in volunteering as an instructor or coach, please contact Art Lebo.  
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PITTSBORO MEMORIAL LIBRARY

The Friends of the Pittsboro Memorial Library will featured an exhibition of 20 paintings in the Chinese manner by Joan Sommers.  These will be on display at the Reeves Auditorium in the Pittsboro Library beginning Saturday, July 5.   Joan is a member of the Chatham Artists Guild and is on the Chatham Studio Tour in December.  A selection of her paintings are currently being shown in a retrospective exhibit at the HM Art Gallery, 9 West 20th Street in New York City.
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UNC RESEARCHERS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS

The Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory Laboratory in the Department of Psychology at UNC-Chapel Hill is currently recruiting healthy older adults between the ages of 65 and 85 years. The purpose of our research is to explore how the brain contributes to memory and problem solving abilities.    

Participants will be asked to read words, view pictures, or listen to sounds and subsequently to make memory and problem solving judgments. The study session will take no more than two hours.  You will receive $10 per hour for your time. For more information, please contact Leslie Vaughan at (919) 843-2117.
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FEARRINGTON CARES

Providing services for health, wellness and independent living for the Fearrington community 

NURSES NOTES FROM JOYCE BAIRD

Are you age 75 or older and want to continue living in your own home? If you missed our June 3 session describing a research study being done by UNC and the National Institutes on Aging, you can still get information about the study at the Fearrington Cares Center. The study will research methods to prevent decline and will compare occupational therapy preventive home visits with other interventions. If you are 75+ years of age, you may meet criteria to enroll in this important study.

Have prescription meds you no longer need? Help someone else by donating them to a program that re-distributes medicines to those in need. We particularly need medicines in bubble-package, unit dose or single dose packaging but we’ll take them all and let the experts decide. Bring them to Fearrington Cares during office hours (9 a.m. – 1 p.m. M-F). They will be taken to Chatham CARES Community Pharmacy, a nonprofit organization committed to reducing health disparities by providing access to quality pharmacy services for the low income, uninsured and underinsured residents of Chatham County.

Back by popular demand!

2008 INDEPENDENT LIVING EXPO COMING IN SEPTEMBER

Join your neighbors in the Barn on Wednesday September 24, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

More than 30 Exhibitors

Resources include: Care Management, Home Health Care, Food Services, Medical Supplies including Med-Alert systems, Transportation, Home Modifications, Physical Therapy, Primary Care, including Doctors Making Housecalls, AND MUCH MORE.

Get valuable information for enhancing your own independent living.

Free refreshments.

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ANNUAL FUNDRAISING DRIVE UPDATE

Dear Fearrington Friends,

With your help we have raised more than $56,000 in our annual fundraising drive to date. Thank you to the 450 households who have so generously contributed. This is a great start, though we are still short of our goal.

If you haven’t already made your contribution to Fearrington Cares, I’d like to remind you to please donate.  If you can’t remember whether you’ve already given, please call us at 542-1930, and we’ll be happy to check the records.

The suggested fair share is $150 per couple or $75 for individuals.  You can drop off your check at the Fearrington Cares office, at the Fearrington Cares box at the Swim and Croquet mail kiosk (no postage needed) or mail it to Fearrington Cares, 2020 Fearrington Post, Pittsboro, NC 27312.

Many thanks, Linda Stryker-Luftig
President, Fearrington Cares
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FEARRINGTON CARES JULY-AUGUST CALENDAR

Programs will be held in the Fearrington Cares Center unless otherwise noted.

Blood Pressure Clinic – Every Wednesday, 10 a.m.-noon

Grief Support Group –Friday, July 18 and August 15, 10 a.m.

Parkinson’s Support Group – Wed. July 9 and August 13, 11 a.m., Gathering Place. Twice monthly meetings resume in September. 

AA – Every Wednesday – 7p.m.

Balance Testing/Screening – Thursday, July 3 and 17.  You must make an appointment. Call 542-6877.

FALL MEDICAL LECTURES WILL FOCUS ON BRAIN HEALTH. 

Please save these dates.

Thursday September 25, 7:30 pm

Thursday October 23, 7:30 pm

Thursday November 13, 2:00 

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FHA NEWS

THANK YOU, GARY

Gary Simpson, our office manager, will be leaving us on 30 June as the new management company takes over.  Gary has worked for the FHA for the past year.  With his help, the office in the Gathering Place, has been transformed into the more welcoming Service and Hospitality Center.  He has been a friendly and helpful figure to newcomers and longstanding residents alike, and has worked happily with our volunteers.  Behind the scenes, he has assisted the Board in bringing greater order to its files and putting important documents online.  

If you get the chance, please drop by the office to say good-bye and thank you to Gary.  We will miss him and we wish him well.

Gillian Cell, FHA President
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THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES

For the past year and a half I have had the privilege of serving the Fearrington Homeowners Association and interacting almost daily with the good people of Fearrington Village.  I entered on the ground floor of a new experiment to transition the FHA Board from a stand-alone entity to one that employed the assistance of a professional community management group.   As that experiment now evolves to the next level with a new management group, it also brings to a close my term of service as FHA Administrator.

I have had the pleasure of looking forward to working each weekday for eighteen months with a growing volunteer corps who are the backbone of the Hospitality and Service Center.  And I’ve been blessed to work for and with a stellar FHA Board dedicated to serving their neighbors with a high level of skill and good will. I'll miss each of them, and all the good folk of Fearrington Village.  I am thankful for the time we've shared together.  I've appreciated the variety of personalities that have come together to weave the tapestry of leadership that makes Fearrington Village special.  I wish everyone a continuing appreciation of this unique community and joy in your life together.

-Gary Simpson
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A NEW MANAGEMENT COMPANY FOR FEARRINGTON VILLAGE

On 1 July 2008 HRW will take over as the FHA’s management company.  The FHA is part of an exciting new initiative in that all areas of Fearrington Village, with the exception of Country House V and Bush Creek Townhomes, will now use the same management company.  We hope Country House V and Bush Creek Townhomes will decide to join us in the future.

The adoption of a single management company has resulted in economies of scale for all of us.  More than that – and very importantly – it confirms and reinforces our sense of community.  While the FHA and each service group have their own contract with HRW, reflecting their different needs, we will be working together more closely than ever before.  R.B. Fitch has been aware of and strongly supportive of our initiative. 

Residents should notice very little difference.  Those who pay their annual dues to FHA by automatic deduction will not need to do anything. Those who prefer to pay by check will receive information later on the address to which they should send their payment.  If you use the office you will find that Gary Simpson, who has served us so well as office manager for the last year, has been replaced by Tlynthia Jordan.   Tlynthia is a trained Customer Service Specialist with HRW and will be in the office every morning, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. so the hours that the office is open will be extended.  Our wonderful volunteers will continue to be there from 9:30 to noon.  I hope you will welcome Tlynthia and also understand that it will take her a little time to get used to the folkways of the Village.

Tlynthia will assume Gary’s responsibilities but will also be our first link with HRW.   You may take your questions and concerns to her.  When the office is closed, all calls placed there will automatically roll over to HRW’s Raleigh office where they will be referred appropriately.  

Also on site two days a week as our Community Managers will be John Lawton and/or Patty Ryser; the specific days that they will be here will be announced later.  John is the founder and President of HRW and Patty is an experienced HRW community manager who requested that she be assigned to Fearrington Village.   After a period, when both of them feel thoroughly familiar with the Village, John will phase out and Patty will take over completely.  As you may know, HRW has been the management company for Camden Park for some time and John was their community manager for the first year.  He has more than 30 years of experience in community management.  You may call John or Patty directly at 787-9000.

The decision to choose HRW was made only after FHA working with the service groups, put out a request for proposals.  Each firm that submitted a proposal was interviewed.  After careful deliberation and due diligence, the group agreed that HRW should be the choice.  HRW, which is based in Raleigh, has a parent company, Associa.   You may find out more at their websites:  www.hrw.net and www.associaonline.com.
-Gillian Cell, FHA President
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GOOD NEIGHBORS

Fearrington neighbors, please I need your help! This week I was at the Play Ground to do some work, and was appalled by what I saw right where our community’s children play – litter all over, cigarette butts in the wood mulch, and dog feces by the picnic bench. 

Obviously, I am imploring those who are leaving such messes in this special place to be considerate of the kids and their families who enjoy it. Please take all waste materials home with you! But more than that, I am asking everyone who goes there to be diligent in picking up any litter that you notice. Most important -- if you see someone defiling our playground please let him or her know that we just don’t act like that in Fearrington.

I also received calls about people in a canoe, with children swimming, at the Beaver Pond. There are snakes, snapping turtles, poison ivy and other dangerous things at the pond. It is a bad idea to actually go into the water. Please – no boating, wading or swimming!      Thanks so much for your help.   -Carol-Ann Greenslade, Director of Grounds and Facilities
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FEARRINGTON GREEN SCENE

Thanks to you all for coming this year to learn about Home Energy Audits, Solar Panels for hot water, Habitat for Humanity in Chatham County, How to Make a Rain Barrel and Responsible Gardening.  They were outstanding presentations from expert sources.

Now we’d like your help in choosing a "green" project to work toward in Fearrington Village. Possibilities are bringing public transportation to the Village, finding vendors to repair heating and cooling leaks in our older homes, and offering incentives to residents to save water and reduce our carbon footprint.

We hope to partner with other Chatham County environmental groups. Together we will have more resources and energy to work toward our dual goals of "raising awareness" and "caring for the earth".

Save the date - you’re invited to join us on Tuesday, September 23 at 3 p.m., in the Gathering Place. For more information, contact Ann Deupree.
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LETS NOT PLAY RUSSIAN ROULETTE ON HIGHWAY 15/501

As several residents have recently pointed out to the RSC the left hand turn from 15/501into Village Way can offer turning vehicles a dangerous challenge. Fast moving northbound vehicles make it difficult to judge the time needed to turn safely into Fearrington.  North Carolina DOT has been notified that the left–turn signal on the stoplight is not operating properly. Until this is corrected please observe extreme caution when making a left hand turn across oncoming traffic. 
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NEWSLETTER-CALENDAR EDITORS

Mary Hammond
545-2026 Fax: same
prinnyATmindspring.com

Dinah McAllister
542-4414
dinahATnc.rr.com

Mary Hammond edited this issue. Dinah McAllister will edit the combined September issue.  The deadline is Friday, August 15. 

Directory Editor; Print and Website Version

Michael Cotter
542-4414
joannenmikeAThotmail.com

Newsletter Printing Team

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