Fall Idlewild Newsletter

Neighborhood Watch
From Ben Griffith
At our last HOA Meeting, there was discussion about initiating Neighborhood Watch within the Idlewild Community. I was asked to chair the effort, and Idlewild residents were asked to volunteer as Block Leaders. I met with Joey Duggan, the City Police Dept's Neighborhood Coordinator, and encouraged our HOA Board to consider several ideas intended to gather interest in the concept. Unfortunately, it seems that many of us are too busy to take on another task...

But do our neighbors know that just a couple weeks ago, there was a series of early morning break-ins in cars that resulted in a rather hefty haul for the culprit. Fortunately for those of us who were victimized, one of our neighbors caught a glimpse of the robber's car, and that bit of information was what local law enforcement needed to solve the case. How fortunate for us.

If you will send this bit of information to all our neighbors, there may be a few who may consider that NOW IS THE TIME to get NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH moving in IDLEWILD! For those who may be interested in helping, they should email me at bdgriffith@ftc-i.net . With a few commitments, we'll get together and develop a strategy to move forward.

Incidentally, the Police Department is still holding a set of Golf Clubs that were stolen during the recent break-ins. Nobody has come forward to claim them, perhaps because the owner does not yet realize they are missing. Any neighbor missing Golf Clubs should contact the Sumter Police Dept, and identify the Clubs.

Thanks,
Ben Griffith
803 469 6800 (O) or 803 469 0686 (H)

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HOA Meeting
The board has decided to move the annual meeting from November to February. Information will be included in your annual Association Fees billing to be sent out in January.

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Clocks fall back on November 7, 2010

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Fall is Here!
The children are back in school so please watch out for those children at the bus stops.

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Veteran’s Day is November 11, 2010

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VOTE on Election Day November 2, 2010

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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. So if any of you are wondering why certain improvements have not been made it is more than likely due to delinquent Association Fees. Any homeowners’ account that remains delinquent after October 15th will have their names and addresses published in the next edition of The Duck-E-News. Per the Restrictive Covenants a 10% finance charge will also be assessed. If you have any questions, please contact John Martin.

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Idlewild Neighborhood Semi-Annual Yard Sale
Saturday, October 9, 2010 7am - 1pm

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Trivia on the Brain
Did you know that the highest point in South Carolina is Sassafras Mountain at 3,560 ft.
Resource: http://www.trailerlifedirectory.com/plan/StateTriviaDetails.aspx?state=SC

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Happy Halloween October 31, 2010

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What’s for Dinner?
Beef-Vegetable Skillet Bake
1 lb. extra-lean ground beef
1 pkg. (8 oz.) sliced fresh mushrooms
1 Onion, chopped
2 cups Frozen peas and carrots
1 can (10-3/4 oz.) reduced-fat condensed cream of mushroom soup
1/4 lb. (4 oz.) VELVEETA 2% Milk Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 can (8 oz.) refrigerated reduced-fat crescent dinner rolls
Heat oven to 375ºF. Brown meat in large ovenproof nonstick skillet. Add mushrooms and onions; cook 8 to 10 min. or until liquid from mushrooms evaporates, stirring occasionally. Stir in peas, carrots and soup; bring to boil. Add VELVEETA; stir. Remove from heat. Unroll crescent dough; separate into 8 triangles. Arrange on top of meat mixture, with points of triangles overlapping in center and short sides along edge of skillet. Bake 12 to 15 min. or until golden brown. Let stand 5 min. before serving.

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What’s for Dessert?
Carmel Apple Cake
1 pkg. (2-layer size) yellow cake mix
1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) JELL-O Vanilla or French Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding
1 cup Water
4 Eggs
1/3 cup Oil
3 Granny Smith apples (1 lb.), peeled, coarsely chopped
20 KRAFT Caramels
3 Tbsp. Milk
Heat oven to 350ºF. grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube pan or 10-inch tube pan. Beat first 5 ingredients in large bowl with mixer on low speed until blended. Beat on high speed 2 min. Stir in apples. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 50 min. to 1 hour or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan 15 min. Loosen cake from side of pan; invert onto wire rack. Gently remove pan. Cool cake completely. Transfer to plate. Microwave caramels and milk in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 min., stirring every 30 sec. until blended. Cool 10 min. or until slightly thickened. Drizzle over cake.

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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 Article IV of the Bylaws and Restrictive Covenant #2 and #3.
BYLAWS
Article IV
Board of Directors
The affairs of the association shall be managed by a five (5) member Board of Directors. Only property owning members may serve on the Board of Directors. Directors will normally serve a three (3) year term of office. At the first annual meeting, members will elect one (1) director to serve for a one (1) year term, two (2) directors to serve two (2) year terms and two (2) directors to serve three (3) year terms. Thereafter all directors will be elected for three (3) year terms. Any Director may be removed from the Board, with or without cause, by a majority vote of the members of the Association. In the event of death, resignation or removal of a director, his or her successor shall be selected by the remaining Board members and shall serve for the unexpired term of said predecessor.
RESTRICTIVE COVENANT
2. No building, fence or other structure of any kind shall be begun, erected, or placed on any of the lots of the above tract until the building plans, specifications, design, and plat plan showing the location of such building, fence, or structure on the lot in question has been first approved by the Architectural Control Committee of “IDLEWILD DEVELOPMENT” in writing as to the conformity of size, type, and quality, and as to the harmony of design with the proposed or existing structure in the above tract and as to the location of the building, fence , or structure, with respect to topography and finish grade elevation. All building plans and specifications submitted for approval will remain the property of the Architectural Control Committee.
RESTRICTIVE COVENANT
3. No building shall be located on any lot nearer to the front lot line than the minimum building setback line shown on the plat. No building shall be located on any lot nearer than thirty (30’) feet to any side street line an no building shall be located nearer than ten (10’) feet to an interior lot line and the sum of the setback distances from the interior lot lines on either side shall not be less than twenty-five feet. No swelling shall be located on any interior lot nearer than twenty-five (25’) feet to the rear lot line. Within the limitations of the property line restrictions herein referred to, no detached garage or outbuildings or other structures shall be located closer than ten (10’) feet to any property line, and such structures shall be located on the rear half of the lot. For the purpose of this paragraph, eaves, steps and other open porches shall not be considered as part of a building, provided, however, that this shall not be construed to permit any portion of a building to encroach upon another lot.

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Health Link
http://www.healthlinks.net/

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Happy Thanksgiving November 25, 2010

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Did You Know?
The Rocket at the State Fair
The “Rocket” is a Jupiter intermediate range ballistic missile, designed by Dr. Wernher Von Braun and built by Chrysler. Its name is Columbia and the Rocket was given to the city in the early 60’s by the US Air Force. In 1969 the “Rocket” was erected at the fairgrounds at a cost of $10,000.

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Merry Christmas December 25, 2010

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