VOLUME XXV, NUMBER 1 July-August, 2014 A Serving the Horseshoe Club Lake Community BOARD NEWS The appeal for volunteers should begin with some facts. Our population in the membership is aging. Sorry to have mentioned that fact ! We live in a Association that requires each of us to do a little work towards a common goal, that being ensuring our home prices remain at a respectable level of value. The lake in a pristine condition is the draw for new buyers to our area, the next door neighbors property may be a good second reason for a new buyer. Another appeal should be the realization one day we may wake up and see there are less young members in the Association to do this labored work, then where will we be? I anticipate that we may echo the response that I hear from folks I visit, Im too old to mess with cleaning a lake or dock area. We will appeal for volunteers which may not be available as we have been in the past weeks, then what? Raise the Association dues even higher so we can pay for laborers? We can be assured, the moss and the alligator grass will be a yearly issue for the lake, boat ramp etc. One or two members cant always be available to respond to the problem. Folks cant just file a complaint, each of us is required to be proactive as members in this Association. I found it necessary this past Monday to use a chain saw, a shovel, a hoe plus hand snips to cut down and remove SEVEN trailer loads of natures over growth, this mess has been a issue for some time, it didnt get in this condition in a years time.. someone has dropped the ball.. Every Fall, we will need to keep it cut back. Maybe we should have a work day/picnic day of it! Free burgers and grilled hotdogs for the work party? We do have a nice trimmed picnic area in HEAR YE, HEAR YE!!! For those who wish to be more involved in the happenings of OUR Horseshoe Club Lake Association, your opportunity will soon be made available. At this time, we have the position of VICE PRESIDENT (currently held by LaJuan McCraw) and the possibility of LAKE-COMMON AREA (currently held by Kevin Storey). The name submission is NOW, and the VOTE will be at the October Association meeting and dinner. If you believe that you, as a member have the desire to be a part of the operations of Horseshoe Club Lake, please submit your name and the desired position starting with the President. Realizing some terms are two years, it is my belief, if the Association can move forward to better serve our membership, then we need qualified individuals to step up. Submit your name to any Board Member and we will add you to the list of volunteers ! The Tuckers, who live on Creek Bend, have been placing the turn your news in for the Hearsay sign in their yard, have resigned. They have plans on returning the sign either to another person who will take it over, or they will return it this October to the Board. Mrs. Tucker has expressed has expressed that whoever takes over the responsibility of displaying this sign can continue with the placement in their yard on Creek Bend as long as it is removed each time the news deadline has been met. We are presently looking for someone to carry on with this job. Contact a Board Member or see the Tuckers. the shade by the way! I say all this only to be reminded the Association Board has NO BITE . We have very little recourse to force folks to comply to the bylaws and articles within those bylaws each of us agreed to upon home purchase. We can only appeal to the morals or to the intelligence of members concerning loss dollars in home values. Understanding we have some who will not be concerned, they continue not caring about their next door neighbors property values or their own values. These are the folks who have misplaced the reasons why they moved to Horseshoe Club Lake in the first place. Thanks so much for all the hard work, we are in it for the long haul . . . we are, right? Darrell Nash, President Dear Anonymous; Today I received a gift from you in the mail. I will be honest, a type written note? no return address? I thought the worst. Please, not a disgruntled Association member or a who has a legitimate issue with the lake or common areas. To be honest, I find myself thinking I can do more for the HCL without using the hard earned dollars of the Association, I was caught completely off guard upon opening up your envelope. I thank you ever so much, and can assure you each penny will go towards a better HCL property improvements. I hope in less then a month, you will see a brighter dock and boat ramp area. Phase one has been completed, Phase two is this week and then we will be shinning in the night! Thanks again ! Darrell Nash May-June, 2008 Page 2 Horseshoe Hearsay CHATTERBOX The Neighborhood News . . . HAPPY BIRTHDAY July-August, 2014 NEWCOMERS New to Horseshoe Club Lake in June are Gary and B. J. Moore. Coming from Arlington, Texas, they have made their new home at 8855 Peninsula Dr. A retired couple, B. J. will stay busy painting, drawing, sewing, gardening, reading, games, shopping, and travel. Gary will enjoy being retired. Please add our newcomers to your copy of the Directory, and welcome them to Horseshoe Club Lake. JULY . . . Jackie Lamberth, the 2nd; Phil Travis, the 2nd; Ryan Cockrell, the 3rd; Evelyne Gilbert, the 5th; Bobby Higgins, the 8th; Jonathan Stowe, the 9th; Wesley Stowe, the 9th; Patty Creasy, the 11th; Carlton Lamberth, the 11th; Justin Hall, the 12th; Gail Hett, the 13th; Duane Hett, the 18th; Casey Stokes, the 19th; Dennis Taylor, the 21st; Ashley Williams, the 22nd; Brenda Gandy, the 23rd; Buddy Morphis, the 27th; Ashley Swinney, the 28th; Bill Anglin, the 30th; Dianne Rex, the 31st. AUGUST . . . Edmundo Preciado, the 1st; Dean Stewart, the 3rd; Ann Copeland, the 6th; LV Roberts, the 6th; Jerry Molidor, the 7th; Colton Hairford, the 8th; Darlene Perry, the 7th; Bobbi Ligon, the 9th; Trudy Hardman, the 10th; Austin Anglin, the 11th; Joan Molidor, the 12th; Kevin Anglin, the 13th; Bret Swinney, the 15th; Paula Burns, the 16th; Sandy Haun, the 17th; Lea Bianchi, the 19th; Larry White, the 20th; Burl Elliott, the 26th; Weldon Richardson, the 26th; Sam Burton, the 27th; Jim Creasy, the 29th; Caitlin Foster, the 31st. . . . SYMPATHY is extended to the family of Christine Shank, who passed away on April 8, 2014 at the age of 93. Her services were held Saturday, April 12, in Hopewell Cemetary. Christine married J.W. Shank, Jr. on October 6, 1940. J.W. preceded her in death after 70 years of marriage. Christine is survived by her daughter, Susan Githens and brothers Gerald Chumley and Ray Chumley, daughter Linda Kay Neumann and husband Ron of Clayton, CA; grandsons Mark and wife Lisa of Concord, CA; Marshall Williams and wife Rachel of Truckee, CA and Jonathan Githens of Dallas, plus several great grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews. She was a member of Friendly Baptist Church. Christine and J.W. were some of the original residents of Horseshoe Club Lake and were good neighbors and friends to many people. They are both missed. Descriptions here Descriptions here July-August, 2014 Horseshoe Hearsay Page 3 NOW HEAR THIS...NOT ALL THIEVES ARE STUPID!! 1. Some people left their car in the longterm parking at San Jose while away, and someone broke into the car. Using the information on the cars registration in the glove compartment, they drove the car to the peoples home in Pebble Beach and robbed it. So I guess if we are going to leave the car in long-term parking, we should NOT leave the registration/ insurance cards in it, nor your remote garage door opener. This gives us something to think about with all our new electronic technology. 2. GPS . . . Someone had their car broken into while they were at a football game. Their car was parked on the green which was adjacent to the football stadium and specially allotted to football fans. Things stolen from the car included a garage door remote control, some money and a GPS which had been prominently mounted on the dashboard. When the victims got home, they found that their house had been ransacked and just about everything worth anything had been stolen. The thieves had used the GPS to guide them to the house. They then used the garage remote control to open the garage door and gain entry to the house. The thieves knew the owners were at the football game, they knew what time the game was scheduled to finish and so they knew how much time they had to clean out the house. It would appear that they had brought a truck to empty the house of its contents. Something to consider if you have a GPS - dont put your home address in it... Put a nearby address (like a store or gas station) so you can still find your way home if you need to, but no one else would know where you live if your GPS were stolen. 3. CELL PHONES . . . I never thought of this....... This lady has now changed her habit of how she lists her names on her cell phone after her handbag was stolen. Her handbag, which contained her cell phone, credit card, wallet, etc., was stolen. 20 minutes later when she called her hubby, from a pay phone telling him what had happened, hubby says I received your text asking about our Pin number and Ive replied a little while ago. When they rushed down to the bank, the bank staff told them all the money was already withdrawn. The thief had actually used the stolen cell phone to text hubby in the contact list and got hold of the pin number. Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn all the money from their bank account. Moral of the lesson: a) Do not disclose the relationship between you and the people in your contact list. Avoid using names like Home, Honey, Hubby, Sweetheart, Dad, Mom, etc.... b) And very importantly, when sensitive info is being asked through texts, CONFIRM by calling back. c) Also, when youre being texted by friends or family to meet them somewhere, be sure to call back to confirm that the message came from them. If you dont reach them, be very careful about going places to meet family and friends who text you. 4. Purse in the grocery cart scam . . . A lady went grocery-shopping at a local mall and left her purse sitting in the childrens seat of the cart while she reached something off a shelf...wait till you read the WHOLE story! Her wallet was stolen, and she reported it to the store personnel. After returning home, she received a phone call from the Mall Security to say that they had her wallet and that although there was no money in it, it did still hold her personal papers. She immediately went to pick up her wallet, only to be told by Mall Security that they had not called her. By the time she returned home again, her house had been broken into and burglarized. The thieves knew that by calling and saying they were Mall Security, they could lure her out of her house long enough for them to burglarize it. Due to the Lakes problem with weeds, members who like to fish are unable to do so because the hooks get tangled up in weeds beneath the surface of the water. Volunteers have sprayed weeds several times at the dock and other locations, resulting in dead weeds floating on the top of the water, and washing up on the ramp. VOLUNTEERS WORK ON WEEDS IN LAKE The dead weeds have to be raked up and put into piles, to be disposed of in some manner. It is hoped that when the weeds appear next time, we will be able to control them with immediate spraying to insure that this problem doesnt occur again. Anyone wishing to help please contact Darrell Nash. July-August, 2014 Horseshoe Hearsay Page 4 NEWCOMERS Carmen Gardner 903-566-4237 LaJuan McCraw 903-566-8177 Dot Tucker 903-565-4066 CLUB SCRAPBOOK Position Open PRESIDENT Darrell Nash 903-279-7477 VICE PRESIDENT LaJuan McCraw 903-566-8177 SECRETARY Jeannie Cobb 281-813-5288 TREASURER James Brown 903-649-2306 SOCIAL-HOSPITALITY Ann Storey 903-566-5534 LAKE-COMMON AREA Kevin Storey 903-566-5534 DIRECTOR AT LARGE Allen Martin 903-566-1885 EDITOR Tracy White 903-571-6888 NEWS & ADS Ruby Roberts 903-566-4166 Ann Storey 903-566-5534 PROOFING Angela Cothren 903-566-3854 DELIVERY Darrell Nash 903-279-7477 SIGNS Tommy Tucker 903-565-4066 COMMUNITY RELATIONS HCL BOARD MEMBERS FOR 2013 HEARSAY STAFF GOOD JOB WELL DONE BIRTHDAYS JULY Matthew Hett, the 24th AUGUST Sydney Murrell, the 28th; Anthony Foster, the 30th; Alesia Stokes, the 30th . . . to Darrell Nash for arranging for the speedy delivery of the May/June Horseshoe Hearsay newsletter, and his team the Johnston family: Randy, Joy, and sons, Brady and Casey. The Johnston family delivered the newsletter in roughly 23 minutes. We are truly blessed to have them in our community and performing this tremendous service to all of the members of our Association. . . . Lewis & Jeannie Cobb, for their efforts on trimming trees and removing the moss/grass at the dock area of the Lake! Those who do not own lake front, this helps us deploy our boats. The dock area is shaping up! Havent been there in awhile? Sit at the picnic table and feel the breeze, lock the gate as you exit ! . . Jack Womack, for the great trimming/sprucing work completed on the Association sign that is located on 850 and Lakeshore Drive! Havent noticed his work? take a drive down towards 850 and see how nice it is. . . . Ruby Roberts, for taking her walks and being seen picking up trash along Lakeshore Drive, if only folks could wait until they arrived home to dispose of those wrappers and drink cups. Thanks Ruby! . . . the Johnston family, not only for their efforts to assist in the delivery of the Hearsay, but... they were seen working in a elderly neighbors yard, mowing and trimming the grass. Its great to have neighbors willing to go above and beyond and also to teach the younger generation, it does take a community working together! . . . for the efforts of one of our younger members, Anthony Foster, looking for lawn mowing or other odd jobs. Its great to see the younger generation with a desire to do summer work. Give Anthony Foster a call at: 903-625-0737 His business card says: Good work . . . fair price. . . . to each of us who pull our trash cans back to the side of our homes until the next pick up day, for those who have pride in their yards and those who are willing to help when called upon. HATS OFF to all of you, it may be a simple thing like the trash can off the street, but it shows to those passing thru, we even care about the little things in life.
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