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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWSJANUARY 2017
INSIDE: Photos from Art Gallery ReceptionWinter Blues BRUNCH! • Memoir Writing Class • Plant String Theory
Prepare Your Home for Winter • Don’t Get Scammed
Messages from the Board
JANUARY
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Each Mon. & Thurs. 1:30pm
MAH JONGG [email protected]
Wed. Jan. 4 • 7:00pm BOOK CLUB
[email protected] (Bill Brown)
Fri. Jan. 6 & 20 • 5:30pm TRAVELING PUB
Tues. Jan 10 • Noon-2:00pmSPORTING LIFE CLUB FOR WOMEN & MEN
Pool/Games @ Carolina Ale [email protected]
Tues. Jan. 10 & 24 • 1:00pm STUDIO TIME FOR ARTISTSPainting, Mixed Media, Collage
Tues. Jan. 10 • 7:00pm FCA/ALLIANCE BOARD MEETING
Wed. Jan. 11 • 7:15pm WOMEN’S BOOK [email protected]
Thurs. Jan. 12 • 9:30am-11:00am WOMEN’S COFFEE KLATCH
FILMS AT THE CLUBHOUSEThurs. Jan. 12 • 7:30pm
Still Mine Falconbridgehoa.org/movies.htm
Tues. Jan. 17 • 7:00pm 3rd WED. POKER NIGHT
Sun. Jan. 22 • 11:00-1:00pmBEAT THE WINTER BLUES BRUNCH
at the clubhouse [email protected]
Mon. Jan. 23 • 7:00pm FHA BOARD [email protected]
Tues. Jan. 24 • 6:00pmBOWLING AT MARDI GRAS
Sat. Jan. 28 • 7-9:30pm GAME NIGHT
[email protected] RSVP
Happy New Year! On behalf of the Alliance Board of
Directors, please accept our sincerest hopes and best wishes for a healthy, happy, and fulfilling 2017.This month marks the first anniver-
sary of our Reimagining Falconbridge kickoff, originally inspired by Bolton Anthony and executed under the unflagging leadership of Rae Thomp-son and Marese Casey. Dozens of Falconbridge residents participated in focus groups last year, culminating in a June workshop that aimed to engage and empower people to be individual “champions” of neighborhood ser-vices and activities they’d like to see in Falconbridge. Suggestions includ-ed a childcare network, resident skills network, community garden, shared community tool chest, hiking/walk-ing group, clubhouse coffee house, organized day trips, and many, many more. I highly recommend the ex-cellent PROJECT REPORT available on our website. Be sure to check out the valuable Introduction, Executive Summary, and details of suggested projects, services, and community activities. Then let us know which of the many suggestions are most im-portant and appealing to you. Your input will help us set priorities
from among the bounty of excellent ideas and visions for Falconbridge that have surfaced. Plus, we also need volunteers—those champions
who step forward as individuals or groups of friends and neighbors—excited enough to make some of these things actually happen. Your involvement is essential to defining and achieving our goals in the coming year.
Please contact individual Board members or the Alliance Board as a whole if you are interested in champi-oning any of the individual services, activities, or events. Or tell us if you’d like to participate in a special group that we may form to keep Reimagin-ing alive and flourishing. Our contact information is on the last page of this newsletter.Please let us know your favorite
ideas. We’re here to help you help us make Falconbridge an even better place to live!
–Ed Holland, December Chair
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● ● News & Events● ● Community News & Events
Meet Kathryn Myers: Our Newest Alliance
Board Member
Hello Neighbors! Our family discovered Falconbridge
last year and moved here in June. We were looking for a place to put down some roots—someplace close to my husband’s work at UNC and near relatives in Raleigh (my hometown) and the activities of the Triangle. But little did we know that this was far more than just a good location. From the Traveling Pub to the Artist Stu-dio, to neighbors helping neighbors via Falconbridge Friends, we found a community that connects with each other. People are actually doing things together! Since our arrival, we have been wel-
comed and blessed by our neighbors. I was naturally honored and excited at the offer to serve on the Falcon-bridge Alliance board. As a board member (and a mom of two), I’ll lend support for a new community play-ground where our kids can play to their hearts’ content, and we adults can gather to build our friendships. I look forward to meeting many
more of you. We are often out walk-ing our big red dog, so feel free to stop and say hello if you see us.
—Kathryn Myers
Kathryn and Justin Myers with daughters Lottie (2) and Libby (4)
On Friday, December 9, 2016, Fal-conbridge’s own Marese Casey became a citizen of the United States in a moving ceremony attended by family and friends. Along with 68 other new citizens from about two dozen countries, she took the pledge to “defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America…” Several friends presented her with an American flag to mark the occasion.Born and raised in County West-
meath in rural Ireland, Marese left Ireland in 1967 and spent seven years teaching English as a second lan-guage in Madrid, Spain. While there she married and then welcomed her twin sons, Douglas and Denis. She came to the States in 1975, got her BA in accounting from Arizona State University, and completed her certifi-cation as a CPA. In 1987, she returned to Ireland to take a position in the lottery industry, where she continues to work as a consultant. Marese purchased her home in
Falconbridge in 1999, while her sons pursued their education at UNC, but did not become a full-time neighbor-hood resident until 2010. She has been very active in our community,
as co-leader of the reimagination sessions during the first half of 2016, and currently as a member of both the FHA and Alliance boards. In her spare time, she loves to read and is a self-taught encaustic painting en-thusiast. You might find her playing Mah Jongg or entertaining her grand-sons at various clubhouse events. Be sure to congratulate her on her new status!
—Rae Thompson
Marese Casey: Congratulations on Your U.S. Citizenship!
[photo by Marcia Mayo]
[photo by Rae Thompson]
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[Photos by Guy Hickey and John Noble]
● ● News & Events● ● Community News & Events
Duke Honors Ron Hutchinson
On December 8, Duke Universi-ty’s golf staff held a luncheon at the Washington Duke Hotel to celebrate Ron Hutchinson on his 80th birth-day, his 18-year membership at Duke, and his role as ambassador in pro-moting Duke’s Senior Golf Group. Several Falconbridge residents have joined the group due to Ron’s en-thusiasm for the game, as depicted by his sprint down the middle of the fairway in the photo below.
Ron addressed the assembled group, expressing his desire to continue walking the course and his goal to score in the 80s. We believe he will! Anyone wanting to learn more about Duke’s Senior Golf Group please contact Ron.
–Guy Hickey
The well-fed coyote below was pho-tographed by my Browning trail cam-era around midnight December 18 in the woods behind Vince Daddiego’s townhouse on Tottenham Lane. It was taken via infrared light-emitting diodes—the coyote didn’t know it was being photographed, as the cam-era makes no noise when snapping a shot. It then automatically shifts to color mode at sunrise.There have been recent reports of
missing cats, and this predator or others of his brotherhood might have
Falconbridge Resource ListOur Neighborhood “Angie’s List”
FalconbridgeHOA.org/Resources.htm
Falconbridge Resource List
something to do with that. Both cats and dogs are at grave risk in these circumstances, so be careful with your pets.Vince and I plan to mount the trail
cam again in the woods behind Jim Carroll’s house. We’ll probably leave it there for two or three days. Who knows? Perhaps we’ll get a glimpse of the infamous Chapel Hill moun-tain lion!
–Bob Wilson
A New Falconbridge Resident?
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● ● News & Events● ● Community News & Events
At the Carolina Ale House, where everyone knows your name, several folks kicked up their heels shooting pool and laughing out loud over lunch at our “new” sports bar located at South Square. Open to all resi-dents, the “Sporting Club for Women & Men” meets the second Tuesday of each month, from NOON to 2:00pm.
Don’t Forget Your Newsletter!!!
The Falconbridge Alliance News-letter is scheduled to arrive in your email inbox on the first day of each month. Sometimes things don’t go quite as planned and gremlins at-tack our newsletter causing horrible grief and confusion among Alliance members. And sometimes I just flip the wrong switch and blow up the delivery all by myself! Whatever problems we may encoun-
ter, please make sure we have your current email address so we have the best chance of getting your newslet-ter to you. It’s the best way to keep up with all of the goings on through-out Falconbridge. And if you don’t get your newsletter on time, please drop us an email at [email protected]. That way we can be sure to catch up with your delivery.
–Robert Kintz
Falconbridge NEWSLETTER
Cheers!
Luncheon menu specials and drinks are a good value. Come join us on January 10. We promise you will leave with a smile! Click here for more information
about Carolina Ale House.
–Guy Hickey
Cheers!
Pete Waggoner, Bob Jackson, Lawrence Procter, and Diane Waggoner enjoying the ambience
Lawrence Procter taking aim
“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.”
― John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley: In Search of America
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● ● @ The Clubhouse
Beat the Winter Blues BrunchSUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2017
11:00AM – 1:00PMFalconbridge Clubhouse
Sponsored by the Falconbridge Alliance
Come enjoy mimosas, coffee, bagels, and more.
But most importantly, come for the neighborhood cheer.
–Harriet Crisp
We thought there’d be interest; but (my gosh!) not this much. On De-cember 21, we announced a memoir writing class to the Alliance member-ship list (“first refusal” is one of the perks of membership). The ten avail-able slots were snatched up within a week.We’re printing the class description
below, because—given its popular-ity—we will probably be offering it again. If you want to reserve your
space in a future class—OR if you want to suggest another short course topic—email Bolton Anthony.
“Sharpening the Pencil”—a six-ses-sion memoir writing class at the clubhouse—will appeal to beginning and experienced writers. The instruc-tor, Allison Kirkland, will cover such topics as battling writing perfection-ism, brainstorming, organization, revision, and more. Participants will
have the opportunity to share and improve their work in a supportive but rigorous workshop setting. The cost to Alliance members is $45; to non-members, $65. See full details.
Allison Kirkland graduated from Duke University with a degree in En-glish and earned her Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Nonfiction Writing at The New School in New York City. She worked in publishing and arts administration in New York before returning to Durham. She has been sharing her passion—showing others how to craft their own life stories—in similar workshops at The Forest at Duke, the Durham Public Library, OLLI, and other venues.
– Bolton Anthony
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● ● @ The Clubhouse
Look no farther than the Falconbridge clubhouse for your next event! Since reopening in May 2016, the clubhouse has hosted birthday parties, showers, family dinners, outdoor grill parties, business events, and weddings.For as little as $50 an hour, the clubhouse
and upper terrace may be rented for your next func-tion. The clubhouse is equipped with a refrigerator, microwave and dishwasher. Entrances, bathrooms, and access to the upper terrace are ADA compliant. A
retractable divider allows you to configure the room to your needs. Your rental also includes the use of tables of various sizes and shapes, 50 chairs, dinner-ware (plates, cups, bowls, silverware, and glasses) to serve 80 guests, table linens, and most food service items needed. Audio/visual equipment and has-sle-free cleanup are available for an additional fee.
Please visit falconbridgehoa.org for more information about rental opportunities or email [email protected] for a personal tour.
–Conni Rivers
Hold Your Next Event at the Clubhouse
Exhibit of Falconbridge Artists and Authors Brightens the Clubhouse
Dozens of neighbors and friends stopped by to see the clubhouse decked out in art gallery fash-ion on Sunday, December 11. The atmosphere was festive and the conversation lively, with plenty of food and drink on hand. More than 50 works by Falconbridge artists and authors will remain there on display (and for sale) through March, when they will be swapped out for new arrivals. Please stop by any time over the coming months to
enjoy the varied styles, genres, and subjects. There is a lot to see—from abstract to representational paintings (watercolors, oils, and acrylics) mixed media art, and fiction and non-fiction books.If you are interested in purchasing an item, note the
title and artist or author, then call Ann Noble at 770-313-0657. Ten percent of all sales will go to the Alli-ance, to be used specifically for clubhouse enhance-ments.
–Rae Thompson
[Photos by John Noble and Rae Thompson]
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● ● Neighbor Services/Aging in Place
I need help...
Need Help? Please Ask.
Falconbridge Friends now has ONE tele-phone number and email address! If you need support and help—dealing with an ill-ness or trauma after surgery or an accident, figuring out transportation if you can’t drive, needing assistance with shopping, or needing cooked meals—help is available! Phone: 919-391-8210Email: [email protected] you call or email, one of the Friends coordinators will
meet with you to discuss your needs and let you know how Falconbridge Friends can assist you. We have reminder magnets with the Friends contact
information on them as a handy reference. Friends support teams are made up of wonderful Falconbridge volunteers. If you would like to be a neighbor who helps neighbors in need, join Falconbridge Friends. Training for volunteers is available. Call or email so you can be a member of this great group!
—Lisa Anthony
MEDICAL EQUIPMENTis available for loan to Falconbridge Alliance members through the Falconbridge Friends.
Supplies include walkers,
bedside commodes, shower chairs, and more.
Please contact Claudia Stephens at919-490-1397 or 919-593-5828.
Do you need transportation services (including rides to the airport)?
Go to the Falconbridge Alliance website and click on Neighbor Services to find volunteers.
Notes from Falconbridge Friends
Looking AheadNEW CO-COORDINATOR: Kathryn Myers is joining the co-coordinator group (Lisa Anthony and Sharon Meginnis) in January as Ronit Weingarden leaves the rotation.
NEXT SCHEDULED FRIENDS MEETING will be Sunday, February 19, 4:00-5:00pm, at the clubhouse. It will focus on “Developing an Advance Health Care Plan that Documents Your Priorities.” We are fortunate to have as our presenter Betsy Barton, M.P.H., who recently did a similar program at the Durham Public Library.
MAY 2017: Are you willing to be one of three coordina-tors for the Friends program? Lisa will be ending her one-year commitment at that time, so we’ll need a new volunteer. If so, please contact us at Falconbridge [email protected] or 919-391-8210.
Looking BackTHANKS AGAIN to Ronit Weingarden for being one of the Friends co-coordinators for so long—she just retired from this role at the end of December and will enjoy a much-earned respite!
—Lisa Anthony
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● ● Home and Garden
Chips from a Cracked PotHere we are, in the new year,
thinking about quantum field theory (QFT), as well as string the-ory and quantum gravity. Pretty heady stuff! Thinking about your field (i.e., garden or yard), and how many plants you can fit into it, might make you want to get out the string and pray that gravity still works as you lay out the new bed. Contemplating all the possi-ble groupings and interactions of various plants can be really exciting and may leave you visualizing a grand and glorious field. This is where time and space come into play (after you have messed about with the string). Just remember, it’s all relative.You can use chalk instead of string to lay out a new
bed, although I prefer string as it can be applied to a va-
riety of bed shapes and placements. Either way, be on the lookout for squirrels messing up your design, a problem that can introduce some randomness into your field. Anoth-er problem is self-imposed: forget-ting to check plant dimensions. The wrong plant in the wrong place can substantially distort your field.Finally, you need to know what
ground you’re standing on. If you missed the window for free soil evaluations, do take a sample (after the farmers’ rush of December to March, when the fee is $4/sample) and get it over to the Botan-ical Garden, where I believe they still transport it down to Blue Ridge Road lab. This is so important; no point in spending your money, time, or efforts on a plant(s) that will not thrive in your soil. You can CHECK THIS SITE for a form, but you must pick up a soil box at the Botani-cal Garden. Happy planning and planting!
—Mary McClure
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● ● Home and Garden
“Falconwoods”—A Year in the Life of the Woods around Falconbridge
Editor’s Note: This is the first install-ment in a new series to appear through-out 2017. The western boundary of Falcon-
bridge is abutted by the Lower Little Creek waterfowl impoundment. Managed by the Army Corps of En-gineers, the land is used for hunting during certain times of the year (e.g., now through February 28 excluding Sundays); it is also used for flood control and drains into Jordan Lake. This area is your typical NC bot-
tom-land mix of hardwood and pine forest with a good cross-section of plants, reptiles, amphibians, and small game. There are unmarked hunting trails throughout, with some being more used than others; most run NNW to SSE. The main trail follows along Little Creek with a few bisecting trails along the way. In the depth of spring through summer, you can escape the sound of the city by heading downstream.
What You Can SeeAlas, we are in the beginnings of
winter, and the leafless tress have a different beauty. You can see for hun-dreds of feet in all directions, a view punctuated by fallen trees that have come to rest with the mathematical precision of irregularity. The leaf fall, not wanting to be outdone, covers ev-
ery square inch of the forest floors so that footfalls are never silent. Like an adagio, this slow, deliberate harmony of decay is very much alive if you look around . . . and listen.
What You Can HearThe single-noted call of the Northern
Flicker signals fall’s request that Old Man Winter take over. This request is later confirmed by the squeaky call of the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. In this short period, another four species of woodpecker have made themselves known. The Dark-eyed Junco is now
ubiquitous in the forest, with the White-throated Sparrow making it official that the migration of winter-ing species is nearly complete. The
mostly solitary Brown Creeper closes the books on migration as the Gold-en-crowned Kinglets laugh overhead with a three-noted call.
Beavers at WorkOver the last few weeks, the local
beavers have caught up from a work stoppage earlier this year. As you can see from the photo, they have completed the primary dam which is directly underneath the powerlines which divide the land nearly in half (they want the reader to know it was done on time, and under budget). At the time of this writing (late
November), the last of some crea-tures are finally disappearing, but a careful eye can still catch a few. Most of the frogs and toads have retreated to their winter home among the leaf litter, dead logs, or lose mud (Flor-ida is a bit too far for them). Stores of glucose in their vital organs act as an anti-freeze so they won’t become frogsicles in the few days it gets bit-terly cold in the Piedmont. As we exit the forest, I remark to my
wife that the Wild Ginger, which was previously sparse and unremarkable, seems to have found a new foothold that gives it a deeper beauty, a wel-come hue of green now singled out and beautiful.
–Kelly Quisenberry
We happened along this little guy near the creek’s edge. He asked if we had any warm, sweet tea; with that we are guessing he was a Southern Toad (Bufo terrestris), but perhaps one of our resident biologists can correct our ID.
[Photos by Kelly Quisenberry]
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● ● Did You Know
Editor’s Note: This was taken from an article by Jim McCafferty of AAA Insur-ance Services.Freezing and bursting pipes can
cause significant damage to your home. Don’t rely on the advice of a groundhog to protect your assets. AAA Insurance recommends that you prepare your home for cold weather using these seven tips:1. Keep the house heated to a mini-
mum of 65 degrees. The tempera-ture inside the walls where the pipes are located is substantially colder than the walls themselves. A temperature lower than 65 degrees will not keep the inside walls from freezing.
2. Identify the location for the main water shut-off valve in your home.
Find out how it works in case you have to turn off the water due to an emergency.
3. Open hot and cold faucets enough to let them drip slowly. Keeping water moving within the pipes will prevent freezing.
4. Make sure all hoses are discon-nected from outside spigots.
5. If you discover that pipes are frozen, don’t wait for them to burst. Take measures to safely thaw them immediately, or call a plumber for assistance.
6. If your pipes burst, first turn off the water and then mop up spills. Otherwise the water will do more damage than it already has.
7. Remove any carpet or furniture that can be further damaged from water seepage. Make temporary repairs and take other steps to protect your property from further damage.
Most homeowners’ policies cover damage resulting from a freeze, but by protecting your home with these cold weather tips, you can avoid a lot of potential damage.
How to Prepare Your Home for Winter
The earliest recorded festivities honor-ing the new year date back to ancient Babylon. Citizens celebrated the first new moon following the vernal equi-nox in March with a religious festival involving a different ritual on each of its 11 days. It was also during this time that a new king was crowned or that the current ruler’s divine mandate was symbolically renewed.Throughout antiquity, civilizations
developed increasingly sophisticated calendars, typically pinning the first day of the year to an agricultural or astronomical event. Then, as part of his reform in 46 B.C., Julius Caesar instituted January 1 as the first day of the year. Today many New Year’s celebrations begin on the eve-
ning of December 31 and continue into the early hours of January 1. Revelers often enjoy foods thought to bestow good luck for the coming year. In Spain, people bolt down a dozen grapes, symbolizing their hopes for the months ahead, right before midnight. Other New Year’s
dishes feature legumes, which are thought to resemble coins and herald future financial success. Because pigs represent prosperity in some cultures, pork appears on the New Year’s Eve table in Cuba, Austria, Hungary, Por-tugal and other countries. Ring-shaped pastries, a sign that the year has come full circle, round out the feast in the Netherlands, Mexico, Greece and else-where. In Sweden and Norway, rice pudding with an almond hidden inside is served on New Year’s Eve; it is said that whoever finds the nut can expect
12 months of good fortune.Other common customs include watching fireworks and
singing songs to welcome the new year. The practice of making resolutions for the new year is thought to have first caught on among the ancient Babylonians, who made promises in order to earn the favor of the gods and start the year off on the right foot.
–Excerpt from History Channel/Vault
Our New Year Celebrations Are Thousands of Years in the Making
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● ● Neighborhood Watch
Falconbridge
WATCH
Don’t Get Scammed!
Happily, we begin the new year with little to report on the Neighborhood Watch front—no break-ins, no accidents. But the bad guys are still out there. This short report on tech support computer scams comes from Kris-tin Keckeisen and AARP’s Fraud Watch Network.How It Works
Tech support scams can take various forms:■ A scammer posing as an employee of a well-known
tech company calls to say the victim’s computer is sending messages that it has a virus.
■ A victim sees a pop-up message on his screen claiming viruses are attacking the device. The message includes a phone number to call for assistance.
■ A victim’s screen freezes (known as the Blue Screen of Death) with a phone number and instructions to call a tech support company.
What You Should Know
The scammer’s goal is to gain remote access to your device. Once this happens, he claims to find multiple viruses or “malware” that he can fix for a fee. The scam-mer then asks for a form of payment, usually a credit card or a wire transfer.What You Should Do
■ Avoid clicking on pop-up notices that say you have a problem with your computer.
■ If you get a tech support call out of the blue, hang up. ■ Never give control of your computer to someone who
calls you.■ Don’t give out your credit card number to someone
who claims to be from tech support.■ Don’t give a caller your password; legitimate compa-
nies will never ask for it.■ Report scams like this to www.ftc.gov/complaint and
let others know about it on our scam-tracking map. Please share this important alert with friends and family.
–Mike Mayo
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● ● Message From Our BoardThe Alliance Board wants you to know what we discuss and decide, so here’s a summary of our December meeting. And we welcome your attendance at our monthly meetings, held on the first Tuesday of every month.
–Alliance Board
Summary of Board of Directors Meeting of Falconbridge Alliance
December 6, 2016—The Falconbridge Alliance Board of Directors met on December 6, 2016 at the clubhouse. Kathryn Myers was elected to the Board until September 30, 2019, to fill the position of Carey Green, who moved from the neighborhood. Howard Goldberg, treasurer, confirmed that the funds-on-hand distribution between Falconbridge Alliance and FCA decided last month was completed with the Alliance receiving 68 percent of $8,760 and the FCA receiving 32 percent. This distribution was approved and the finan-cial report was accepted.Committee meetings are expected during December to yield recommendations to the Board about integration of the FHA and Alliance newsletters. In addition to con-tent, decisions are to be made about who will receive the newsletter and how. There was also discussion of the websites pertaining to the community and the possibil-ity of integration of some of them. Mike Mayo, Bolton Anthony, and Robert Kintz were named to a committee to explore this and make recommendations. This com-mittee, with the possible addition of Kelly Quisenberry,
was asked to make recommendations regarding manage-ment of the community database, as well.The upcoming availability of online payment for mem-bership in the Alliance was discussed. A beta test will first be conducted with Board members. The Board authorized a small expense in support of the Falconbridge Art Group show and sale to be at the clubhouse on December 11. Also, a “Blues Brunch” was announced, which will be held at the clubhouse on Sunday, January 22, and will be open to the Falconbridge community.There was discussion that FHA may discontinue life-guard service at the pool, and about sending repre-sentatives to the Durham meeting regarding matching grants for neighborhood projects. A few Board members planned to attend.The next meeting was scheduled for 7:00pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at the clubhouse.
December 6, 2016—The Falconbridge Community Association Board of Directors met on December 6, 2016 at the clubhouse following the Alliance Board meeting. A small addition at 2302 Ridgefield was approved.There was discussion of whether and how to enforce the covenant restriction prohibiting parking vehicles on the street for periods in excess of a week and it was decided to continue the discussion at the next meeting. There was also discussion of what appears to be an unoccupied house on Knotty Pine Drive that needs attention, and it was observed that Durham inspectors have become involved and no further action is needed from the Board.The Board discussed “sight line” issues that are creat-ing dangerous intersections in the community because
of trees and other plants too close to the corners. It was decided to contact the few neighbors who had been iden-tified about their yards, determine their reactions, and discuss the matter again at the next meeting.There was discussion of revising the agreement with FHA regarding the clubhouse use to include the Falconbridge Alliance and a draft revised agreement will be discussed at the January 2017 meeting.The next meeting was scheduled for January 10, 2017 immediately following the Alliance Board meeting at the clubhouse.
—Roger Bernholz
Summary of Board of Directors Meeting of Falconbridge Community Association
Happy New Year!
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● ● Calendar & Contacts
Falconbridge Calendar : January 2017
SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 CLUBHOUSECLOSED FORRENOVATIONS*
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
MAH JONGG 1:30pm
MAH JONGG 1:30pm
MAH JONGG 1:30pm
ARTISTS STUDIO1:00pm
COFFEE KLATCH9:30-11:00am
POKER NIGHT7:00pm
ALLIANCE-SPONSORED SOCIAL GROUPS FOR ALL NEIGHBORS:
MARDI GRAS BOWLING Lawrence Proctor: [email protected]
SPORTING LIFE CLUB Guy Hickey: [email protected]
TRAVELING PUB Barb Carroll: [email protected]
FOR ALLIANCE MEMBERS:
BOOK CLUB* Ronit Weingarden: [email protected] / Bill Brown: 919-493-8296
GAME NIGHT GROUP* Barb Carroll: [email protected]
GOURMET GROUP* Liz Hallgren: [email protected]
MAH JONGG* Paula Clarke: [email protected]
STUDIO TIME FOR ARTISTS* Ann Noble: [email protected]
THIRD WEDNESDAY POKER* John Noble: [email protected]
WINE TASTING GROUP* Ron Hutchinson: [email protected]
WOMEN’S COFFEE KLATCH* Judy Holland: [email protected]
WOMEN’S BOOK CLUB* Michelle Wolff: [email protected]
* Must be a member of the Alliance to participate
TRAVELING PUB5:30-7:30pm
BOWLING6:00pm
TRAVELING PUB5:30-7:30pm
MAH JONGG 1:30pm
BOOK CLUB7:00pm
MAH JONGG 1:30pm
FILM @ CLUBHOUSEStill Mine 7:30pm
MAH JONGG 1:30pm
MAH JONGG 1:30pm
WOMEN’S BOOK CLUB7:15pm
FCA/ALLIANCE BOARD MEETING 7:00pm
SPORTING LIFE CLUBNoon-2:00pm
GAME NIGHT7:00-9:30pm
MAH JONGG 1:30pm
MAH JONGG 1:30pm
ARTISTS STUDIO1:00pm
BEAT THE WINTER BLUES BRUNCH11:00am-1:00pm
FHA Board Meeting7:00pm
MAH JONGG 1:30pm
Falconbridge Alliance21 CharringtonChapel Hill, NC 27517
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WHY JOIN THE ALLIANCE?
With your Alliance Membership you can:• Stay up to date on neighborhood news with our
newsletter and website• Share information with your neighbors via our listserv• Look up a neighbor in our Falconbridge directory• Meet your neighbors at our numerous social events • Pursue interests with a variety of sponsored social groups• Participate in special members-only events• Feel more secure with our Neighborhood Watch • Be reassured that trained neighborhood volunteers can
help your family with transportation, meals, and other services if you have a short-term health or other crisis
www.falconbridgealliance.org
(Falconbridge Alliance) – [Constantly being improved, an increasingly vital source of information
– progressive and historical. Do visit often.]
FalconbridgeHOA.org (Townhomes)
groups.yahoo.com/group/falconbridge (Listserv)
www.Falconbridgehoa.org/pool.htm (Pool and Clubhouse)
2017 Falconbridge Alliance Board of Directors Mike Mayo, Communications, Neighborhood Watch • [email protected] • 973-722-4772
*Roger Bernholz, Secretary • [email protected] • 919-937-9802
Marese Casey • [email protected] • 919-817-3218
Harriet Crisp, Social Events • [email protected] • 919-490-2080
Howard Goldberg, Treasurer • [email protected] • 518-878-8296
*Ed Holland, December Chair, Architecture/Landscaping Review • [email protected] • 919-489-9809
Robert Kintz, Information Technology, Member Directory, Website • [email protected] • 919-932-7849 Kathryn Myers • [email protected] • 757-323-2619
*Kelly Quisenberry • [email protected] • 919-219-3051
NOTE: *Also a member of the FCA board.