Idlewild Newsletter - Spring 2010 Edition

The Duck-E-News…
Has a new editor – Theresa Diven. If you have an idea, announcement or something you would like to see in our next quarterly newsletter please email me at: idlewildnewsletter@live.com. The Duck-E-News will also be published on our blog site each quarter so if there is something you missed or a recipe you would like to try you can always go to the site and look it up. Since the hard copy of the Duck-E-Newsletter has been discontinued, please remind your neighbors who have not forwarded their e-mail address to please send it to idlewildnewsletter@live.com E-mailing has enabled us to cut our printing and mailing costs so that your dues can be used to make improvements in our community.
Also be sure to bookmark the website on your computer for fast easy access. www.idlewildhoa.blogspot.com
And remember the blog site is there for you for discussion and suggestions. The procedures for posting on the site are as follows: If you would like to add a comment to any post, you can click on “comments” at the bottom of the post. If you would like to add a new posting to the site you can simply send an email to swigert1.idlewildhoa@blogger.com and it will automatically post the text. Note that what you type in the subject field of your email will show up on the site as the header/title.
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Neighborhood Yard Sale
Saturday March 27
7am – 1pm
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Board Members
Chairperson
Architectural Review Chair William Renwick 469-0615
Grounds & Maintenance Frank Shuler 773-8676
Treasurer John Martin 565-1260
If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please contact one of your board members.
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Get Involved with Your Neighborhood
There are two ways to get involved and volunteer to help keep our neighborhood safe and beautiful.
1. Spring is here and it’s time to plant flowers at the Mallard Drive entrance. With enough volunteers it should only take a few hours. To be sure the freeze has passed we will choose a date in mid April. Please e-mail idlewildnewsletter@live.com to volunteer to help make our neighborhood the most envied in town!
2. We have a request to start a Neighborhood Watch Program. We will need a minimum of 10 people to be Captains of various areas of the neighborhood. If you would like to see what being a Captain is all about, please call Ben at 803-469-0686 or e-mail at bdgriffith@ftc-i.net
Please consider either or both of these very important jobs to improve our neighborhood and make it the best place to live in Sumter!

* * * Get Involved * * *
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Spring is Here!
With the spring weather fast approaching, you will see more of your neighbors out and about. They will be walking, raking, mowing, trimming trees, planting flowers, riding bikes and children will be playing. So please slow down when you are driving through the neighborhood. A friendly wave would also be a great neighborly gesture!
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Notes from the Neighborhood
Do you … Have a child who received a special honor? Someone with a special birthday? Want to compliment a neighbor? Here’s the place to post it. Send your positive notes to idlewildnewsletter@live.com
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Important Numbers to Remember
Street sign and pot hole issues 436-2558
Police (Speeding, vandalism) 436-2739
Animal Control 436-2066
Black River Electric 469-8060
Sheriff’s Office 436-2790
Poison Control 800-222-1222
PUPS(Call before you dig) 888-721-7877
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Trivia on the Brain
There are approximately 100 billion neurons in the human brain, enabling information to travel at speeds up to 268 miles per hour!
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Mother's Day is May 9th!
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Father's Day is June 20th!
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What’s for Dinner?
Oven Baked Chicken Parmesan

6 small boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 pkt Shake & Bake chicken coating mix
2 cups spaghetti sauce
1-1/2cups shredded mozzarella cheese
¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
1tsp dried oregano leaves

Heat oven to 400 deg. Coat chicken with Shake & Bake as directed on package. Place chicken in a 13x9 inch pan. Bake 20 minutes or until chicken is done (165 deg). Top with remaining ingredients and bake 5 minutes or until mozzarella is melted and sauce is hot.
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What’s for Dessert?
Banana Pudding

1 Box vanilla wafer cookies
2-3 bananas
1 small box French vanilla pudding
1-1/2 cups cold milk
1 8oz tub of cool whip

Stir pudding and milk together with a wire whisk. Add cool whip. Spread a thin layer of the pudding mixture in bottom of a serving bowl/dish. Top with a layer of cookies, then a layer of bananas, then a layer of half of the pudding mixture. Add another layer of cookies, bananas and the rest of the pudding mixture. Crush some cookies and sprinkle on top. Refrigerate until set (about an hour).
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Idlewild Spotlight
In each edition of the Duck-E-News a different Covenant and Bylaw will be in the spotlight. This edition highlights Covenant #28 and Articles I & II of the Bylaws.

COVENANT
28. The lot owner will keep his lawn in like keeping with the majority of the lot owners. If after written notice, said lot is not brought up to standard, the other lot owners may have said lot cut and cleaned and all costs involved shall be paid by the lot owner.

BYLAWS
Article I
Name and Location
The Idlewild Homeowners Association, Inc, hereinafter referred to as the “Association” is organized and incorporated under the laws of the State of South Carolina and Sumter County. It is an eleemosynary corporation. Meetings of members and directors will be held at places within said state and county as may be designated by the Board of Directors.
Article II

Definitions

The terms used herein shall have the meaning ascribed to the in the several sets of Restrictive Covenants for Idlewild Development as recorded with the Register of Deeds for Sumter County South Carolina. The terms of the covenants are incorporated herein by reference.
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News Around the World

For those of you with plenty of time on your hands, here's a new online addiction for you. Read newspapers from all over the world. Just put your mouse on a city anywhere in the world and the newspaper headlines pop up... Double click and the page gets larger.... you can read the entire paper on some if you click on the right place. Also, if you look at the European papers, the far left side of Germany will pop up as The Stars & Stripes (European edition, of course). AND, this site changes every day with the publication of new editions of the paper. You may have to highlite the link below and copy & paste it on the web page.

http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/flash/
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Health Link
http://eatsmartmovemoresc.org/
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Association Fees
Remember, if you have not paid your association fees, checks can be made out to:
Idlewild Homeowners Assoc.
PO Box 1341
Sumter, SC 29151-1341
Association Fees are $75.00 per year. These fees pay expenses for community maintenance and improvements.
Any homeowners’ account that remains delinquent may have their names and/or addresses published in future editions of The Duck-E-News and will be assessed a finance charge. If you have any questions, please contact John Martin.
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Signs
Have you noticed there are more new signs in the neighborhood?
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Memorial Day
Originally called Decoration Day, it is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service.
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