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. 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.
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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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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
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 this very important job to improve our neighborhood and make it the best and safest place to live in Sumter!
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Summer is Here!
The children are out of school so please be careful driving on our streets.
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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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Celebrate Our Independence on July 4th!
Independence Day honors the birthday of the United States of America and the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. It's a day of picnics, patriotic parades, concerts, fireworks, and another reason to fly the American flag.
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Fireworks Safety Tips:
• Never allow children to play with or ignite fireworks
• Read and follow all warnings and instructions
• Be sure other people are out of range before lighting fireworks.
• Only light fireworks on a smooth, flat surface away from the house, dry leaves, and flammable materials.
• Never try to relight fireworks that have not fully functioned.
• Keep a bucket of water in case of a malfunction or fire.
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Hot Dog Trivia
The chance that the hot dogs and pork sausages consumed on the Fourth of July originated in Iowa are 4 to 1. The Hawkeye State was home to 18.9 million hogs and pigs on March 1, 2010. This represents more than one-fourth of the nation's total. North Carolina (9.1 million) and Minnesota (7.2 million) were the runners-up.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
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What’s on the Grill?
BAR-B-QUE CHICKEN
COOKING SAUCE:
1 stick butter 1 c. vinegar
Little water 1 family pack chicken
Melt butter in small saucepan and add vinegar and water. Bring to boil. Brush on chicken pieces and wrap them in aluminum foil. You can wrap 2 or 3 pieces together if small. Put on rack on charcoal grill and steam until tender, approximately 1 hour. Remove foil and baste with bar-b-que sauce, leaving them on grill until browned.
BAR-B-QUE SAUCE:
1 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. pepper
1 tbsp. paprika 1 tsp. sugar
1/4 c. butter 1/2 c. hot water
1/3 c. lemon juice
1 med. onion, finely chopped
1 c. tomato puree or ketchup
1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
Mix all ingredients in saucepan. Heat to boil and remove from heat.
What’s for Dessert?
Blueberry Cobbler
2/3 cup flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
2/3 cup low-fat milk
2 Tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
2 cups blueberries, cleaned and washed
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, and baking powder. Stir in the milk and mix the batter until it is smooth. Pour the melted butter or margarine into 1 or 1 1/2 quart casserole dish. Pour in the batter, and sprinkle the blueberries on top. Bake the cobbler for 40-45 minutes or until it is lightly browned. Serves 8
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Idlewild Spotlight
In each edition of the Duck-E-News a different Restrictive Covenant and Bylaw will be in the spotlight. This edition highlights Restrictive Covenant #1 and Article III of the Bylaws.
BYLAWS
Article III
Meeting of Members
The first annual meeting of the members shall be held within one (1) year of the incorporation of the Association and all subsequent regular meetings shall be on such dates and such places as the Board of Directors shall designate in a written notice to be furnished to all Members in the manner required by law. Special meetings may be called at any time by the President, Board of Directors or upon written request of twenty-five percent (25%) of the members. Written notice of each meeting shall be given by the Secretary or person authorized to call the meeting, by mailing a copy of the notice, postage prepaid, at least five (5) days and no more than thirty (30) days before such meeting to each member entitled to vote thereat, addressed to the member’s address last appearing on the books of the Association or supplied to the Association by the member for the purpose of notice. Such notice shall specify the place, date and hour of such meeting and in the case of a special meeting, the purpose of the meeting. The presence at any meeting of twenty-five percent (25%) of the members entitled to vote, and/or to cast proxy votes for absent members, shall constitute a quorum for any action taken at the meeting. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting, those members present shall have the power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. Members shall be entitled to one (1) vote for each lot owned in the subdivision. Lots which are titled in two (2) or more names shall be entitled to only one (1) vote. Members may vote by proxy. Proxies shall be in writing and shall be filed with the Secretary. Proxies shall be automatically voided upon conveyance by the member of his/her/their lot.
RESTRICTIVE COVENANT
1. No lot shall be used except for residential purposes. No building shall be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on any lot other than one (1) detached single family dwelling not to exceed three (3) stories in height.
A Covenant is a type of contractual arrangement. A restrictive covenant is a clause in a deed or lease to real property that limits what the owner of the land or lease can do with the property. Restrictive covenants allow surrounding property owners, who have similar covenants in their deeds, to enforce the terms of the covenants in a court of law. They are intended to enhance property values by controlling development.
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Health Link
http://www.mypyramid.gov
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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 the next edition 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 the new signs in the neighborhood? What do you think?
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Dates to Celebrate
July 4th - Independence Day
September 6th - Labor Day
September 12th - Grandparents Day
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
"I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
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