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June 2011

President's Message

Greetings!

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I hope you have had an opportunity to visit your new pool and tennis facility. With any luck the weather will warm up a bit more and we can begin to use the facilities on a more regular basis. As we have been communicating over the past month, the project is not quite completed. In fact, we only obtained our Certificate of Occupancy (CO) today as I write this letter! The Southeast Metro Storm Water Association (SEMSWA) apparently had some internal conflict with the outdoor showers we proposed at the very beginning of the project and of which they originally approved. Hummmm... not gonna inquire anymore! Our three week delay is now resolved with a little sign posted next to the showers asking you to not use soap, detergent, bleach and other outdoor pool shower chemicals that we all regularly use outdoors and that may be flushed down the street gutters (along with the fertilizer from your lawn, engine oil and other muck that is already there!) Again, not gonna inquire anymore!

As I was saying, the pool and tennis facilities are now open and available for use. Pool hours are 11 am until 8 pm. We hope to keep the pool open until 9 pm on a few select nights when we can coordinate a "HG Family Night" at the pool. Keep an eye out for additional communication on these special events.

There are still some remaining tasks to be completed at the facility as part of the final punch list turn-over. Most notably to residents are the landscaping issues, the tennis keys and the missing diving board. We are negotiating final repair of the landscaping and the diving board parts are still on back-order. Sorry, but as of now, we do not have an ETA on the arrival of the parts. The tennis keys should be turned over to us any day and the tennis coordinators will distribute. Additionally, you may notice supplementary landscaping work occurring, the modification of fences and gates and installation of an additional pool gate. The tennis courts are also waiting on installation of supplementary accessories.

The rules, regulations, membership guidelines, guest use and facility use plans are being reviewed and vetted by our insurance agents, the Metro District Board, their legal counsel and our legal counsel. We will communicate this information the moment it is all approved and published. A couple of items that are finalized and need to be clarified: the facility is "called" the Heritage Greens Swim and Tennis Facility (HGS&TF ) and all homeowners of real property in Heritage Greens that are in good standing with their local taxes and HOA dues are automatically "members" of the facility. Renters of residences within Heritage Greens are also automatically "members" of the facility. As you may recall, because of our means of project financing we do have to open the facility to the general public but it is only available on a paid membership basis (such as South Suburban Parks and Rec. is). A non-HG homeowner can join the HGS&TF for $2000 on an annual basis. Please note we will be authenticating membership of all users of the facility and may ask for rental agreements or other forms of evidence. Hopefully we will not encounter a significant issue with non-members finding their way into the facilities. You, as a resident of the neighborhood, must help us police the use and mis-use of the facilities.

Please give an extra special "thank you" to the Heritage Greens Metro District, the Heritage Greens HOA Board (and previous Board Members) and to the construction management and crews. The teams have worked quite well together and have been able to deliver a fantastic product on time and on budget. You would be amazed at how much coordination and effort has gone into this project - especially in these final two months!

Now that school is out please remember there are many kids outside playing, riding bikes and walking dogs. Please watch your speed and remind your teenage drivers about driving habits in our community.

Hard to believe it but it is almost time for the 4^th of July celebration. We are always looking for volunteers for this colossal event. And for new residents, this is a great way to meet your neighbors and check out the tennis and pool areas!

The next HOA Board meeting is scheduled for June 8th, 7p.m. to be held at the Heritage Greens Swim & Tennis community room.

Sincerely,

Chip Zodrow

Heritage Greens HOA President

6th Annual Gator Golf Classic

Gator Golf

Monday, June 27th, 2011

7:30 am - Shotgun Start

South Suburban Golf Course

All proceeds will go directly to the Heritage Greens Swim Club. Prizes awarded to overall winners along with winners of long drive contest and closest to the pin. Format is four person scramble.

Schedule:

6:30 am Registration & range balls

7:15 am Rules

7:30 am Shotgun Start

Lunch and prizes immediately after the tournament. There will be a raffle beforehand with great prizes.

Cost: $95 Single Player, $360 foursome, $125 Hole Sponsor

Includes Green Fees, Free Range Balls, Cart, Lunch and Prizes.

If you have a raffle prize item to contribute, please contact Holly Malcolm at 303.808.8682 (hollymalcolm@comcast.net) or Jim Malcolm at 303.517.5195 (jimmalcolmjr@comcast.net).

Click for the Registration Form (look for the flames)

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Hosted by the Malcolm Family

Sponsored by Holly Malcolm

Broker Associate

Hume & Company

Family Night and Wine Tasting

All Heritage Greens residents are invited!

2nd Annual Family Night and Wine Tasting

Saturday, June 11th, 7 - 10 p.m.

Wine tasting and heavy appetizers for adults in the pool area.

Movie and game night for the kids age 4 and up in grass area. Kids are to bring a pillow and blanket or sleeping bag for the movie.

$75 per family with kids, $50 per couple, $25 per person

A fundraiser for the Heritage Greens Swim Team.

Please click here for the form and return it with a check ASAP.

Please contact us with any questions or to help sponsor this event.

Dana McDermott 3030.905.0445 or Lisa Morrisroe 720.201.2683 morrisroes@gmail.com

Presented by Tim and Julie Morton of Jordan Wine and Spirits
Sponsored by Terry and Marybeth Touchton

The Pool is Open!

pool Summer is here and so is our new pool! I know it seems like a long time coming for some, but hopefully all of you can appreciate how fortunate we are to have the facility open and operational in just eight short months. I want to personally thank Milender White Construction, the board of the Metropolitan District, those neighbors who live adjacent to the common area, and my fellow Heritage Greens board members. The project would not have been possible without this team. Please take the time to thank them when you see them too.

Rainy, chilly weather made the official opening of the new pool a bit challenging. Even so, we went ahead with the "open house" Saturday, May 14, and the Heritage Greens Gator swim team hosted their first "fun meet". Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves and we are open for the summer. Stay informed by checking the Heritage Greens website for news on family nights coming later this summer.

I published the rules for the pool area in last month's newsletter. Other than a few old habits dying hard, everyone is adhering to the rules. A big thank you!

Once again, Perfect Pools has supplied us with a stellar team of life guards. They know their jobs and will do their best to keep everyone safe. Please take the time to introduce yourself and your family members to them. The familiarity will help create a more cordial environment for everyone.

As always, please feel free to contact me with any ideas to make the summer more enjoyable for everyone.

Jeff Smith
Heritage Greens Board-Aquatics

Swim Team - Get Your Green On!

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The Gators are off to a great start. Our Fun Meet was held May 21 and it was a great practice opportunity for volunteers, parents and swimmers. Our gators were very impressive and they hadn't yet had a day of practice in the pool. Practices are now underway and the team is having fun. If only we could get a little sun! Please come out to support the team at our upcoming meets.

Heritage Greens will host three home meets this year and our new pool is sure to be the envy of the competition. The full schedule is posted on the team website, but here are some highlights of our 2011 schedule.

June 4 - Away Meet @ The Knolls
June 11 - Home Meet vs. Willow Creek II
June 11 - 2nd Annual Family Night at the Pool (Kids Movie Night and Adult Wine Tasting)
June 15th - Pirates Cove Night
June 18 - Home Meet vs. Preserve
June 25 - Away Meet @ Forest Park
June 27 - Gator Golf Classic
July 9 - Home Meet vs. Cherry Knolls
July 11 - Prelims Week. HG will host 11-12 Prelims on July 14.
July 16 - Finals & Banquet

The Friday Grill is back. The coaches will have the grill going each Friday starting at 11am. For a small price you can skip packing lunch that day and enjoy a picnic at the pool.

If you are inspired by our neighborhood kids, you can join in for Masters Swimming. Starting June 1 Gator coaches Brittany and Chad will be holding early morning swim workouts for the adults. This is a chance to improve your strokes and conditioning with the convenience of our own pool. The cost is $5 per day or workout packages are available. Contact Brittany Biggs (720-308-5145, toughheartswimmer@yahoo.com) or Chad Fesler (303-520-0155, cfesler33@gmail.com).

Get all the latest info on the Gators by visiting the team website

Parent Managers:

Debbie Lepetsos debbielepetsos@comcast.net, 720-493-9266

Amy Walker Kurtz amy_m_walker@yahoo.com, 303-888-3084

Tennis Court Rules and Reservation Policy

Key Update - The gate to the tennis courts will be unlocked during daylight hours and courts are accessible to everyone in the neighborhood. Sign up sheets are posted on the bulletin board outside of Court #2 for reservations. Keys are not yet available for distribution but will be soon.

TENNIS COURT RULES

These rules exist for the purpose of maintaining our courts and providing an opportunity for all to use them. Each resident is asked to cooperate, and assist in enforcing them.

Please be considerate of others so that the courts may be enjoyed by everyone entitled to use of them.

Do not walk or stand in back of courts while play is in progress. Return balls to other courts without interfering with play in progress.
Use of the tennis courts are permitted for Heritage Greens residents, their guests and league play matches.
Sneakers or tennis shoes only may be worn on the tennis courts, no other shoes permitted.
Bicycles, rollerblades, skateboards or any wheeled vehicles are not permitted on the courts.
Pets are not permitted on the courts.
Tennis courts are to be used for tennis playing only, no other use is permitted.
Tennis balls and other debris should be placed in the trash bins provided. When full, please empty into big trash cans located outside the fence.
Sitting or leaning on the nets and net straps is strictly prohibited.
Please make sure close all gates to the courts and the facility upon leaving.
Please recycle all cans, bottles and tennis ball containers. Bins are provided adjacent to the courts.

PLEASE HELP KEEP OUR COURTS A PLEASANT AND CLEAN PLACE TO PLAY BY FOLLOWING THE RULES!

RESERVATION POLICY FOR 2011

Court 1 shall always be available for walk-on. Reservations will be allowed for Courts 2, 3 and 4 only (see Exceptions below).
Use of Court 1 and Reservations on Courts 2, 3 and 4 shall be for 1- 2 hour increments. If no one shows up or is waiting, play may continue beyond the time reserved.
If the party making the reservation does not show up by 10 minutes past the time of reservation then the reservation is canceled and anyone may use the court.
Exception to the above shall be approved practice sessions, scheduled league matches and Heritage Greens special events/tournaments, which are held on Memorial Day, 4th of July, and Labor Day weekends. All 4 courts are reserved for these tournaments on the Saturday (Sunday if it rains) of those weekends. Anyone in Heritage Greens can sign up for those tournaments.
Reservations can only be made on the sign-up sheets posted weekly and for the dates listed on the sheets.
Reservation sign-up sheets will be posted from early spring to Labor Day. The courts are open during the period when sign-up sheets are not posted, however, the 2 hour time period is in effect.
All teams playing league must go through the HG League Coordinator in order to obtain approval and appropriate team numbers. League and other authorized reservations must be approved in advance by the HG League Coordinator. If approved, the Reservation Coordinator will schedule and pre-print, if time allows, the dates and times on the weekly sign-up sheets prior to posting.
Your cooperation with the above is appreciated.

Marty Smith (303) 689-2240

HG League Coordinator

Heritage Greens Homeowners Association

Moms, Pops & Tots

Join us Friday June 10, 11:00 a.m. at our beautiful new pool for our first playdate in June. Bring a picnic lunch or plan to purchase grill items, as I believe the swim team will be doing their fundraiser at the pool again this year every Friday at noon.

Our annual moms, pops and tots BBQ at the pool will take place on Thursday, June 23 at 4:30 p.m. Hopefully all our working moms and dads can join us that afternoon for dinner and playtime at the pool. We will be grilling burgers and hot dogs (as well as some veggie burgers), and provide some fruit and other side items as well as something sweet. We will be charging $5 per family to join in the dinner. Look for an evite to come mid-June.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions.

Jennifer Gruidel jenandjeffgruidel@comcast.net

Heidi Larson-David hldavid4@hotmail.com

Go Green! Reduce, Recycle, Reuse.

HG Recycle

REDUCE: As the weather warms up and summer begins the idea of backyard BBQs are on minds of many. When you are planning yours consider limiting your use of paper products. Use glass plates and cloth napkins to reduce the amount of trash.

REUSE: Have a lamp that you no longer need? Think that faux plant gets too dusty? Before you put it out by the curb on our next trash day please consider if someone else may need/want it. There are many organizations that can use your old items. Please try to donate them to these organizations rather then add to the landfill.

RECYCLE: Recycling is a bit confusing. So many items flow through the typical house each day, what can you put in that yellow lidded bin? We all know newspapers, bottles, aluminum cans and plastic but did you know the following items can be recycled? Cereal boxes, paper towel and toilet paper rolls, plastic containers you get berries in from the store, egg cartons, junk mail and more.

Our new pool and tennis facilities are open and wonderful. Please remember that you can recycle when you are having fun at the pool or on the courts. Recycling containers are available for your use, please use them!

Have any other ideas for our neighborhood? Send them to recycle@heritagegreens.org.

Gator Gallop Roundup

Gator Gallop winners in each age group:

Adult Male Runner
1st - Zach Mayo 12:41:69
2nd - Tom Reed
3rd - Chad Best

Adult Female Runner
1st - Raliegh Mercer 14:05
2nd - Heidi Elliott
3rd - Shelley Thompson

Adult Walker with Stroller
1st - Ben McElhiney 19:37
2nd - Paul Karlsgodt
3rd - Kent Johnson

Adult winners Raliegh Mercer & Zach Mayo

Boys 13 to 16
1st - Tait Priser 14:41
2nd - Jack Smith
3rd - Trevor Johnson

Girls 13 to 16
1st - Cassie Conley 14:30
2nd - Maria Brock
3rd - Casey Meili

Boys 9 to 12
1st - Patrick Kelly 14:33
2nd - Joe Brock
3rd - Jared Green

Girls 9 to 12
1st - Tie between Gretchen Conley and Lucy Lawrence 17:13
3rd - Abbey Johnson

Boys 8 and Under
1st - Walker Kurtz 14:35
2nd - Kade Applegate
3rd - Max Garside

Girls 8 and Under
1st - Claire Applegate 17:15
2nd - Abby Morgan
3rd - Berkeley McKinnon

Dog - "Max" Sutterer 16:15
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We would also like to thank our 3 sponsors! Anne Dresser Kocur of Fuller Sotheby's Realty, Leslie McGivern of Affiliated Financial, Los Dos Potrillos Restaurant. A very big thank you to our local businesses who provided prizes for our runners this year! Yogurtland, Big Bills NY Pizza, Allie Katz Nail Bar, Image Nails, The Makery, Farro Italian Restaurant, A Clip Above Pet Styling.

A huge thank you to our volunteers who were instrumental in pulling this off - Jeffrey Smith, Tom Reed, Kerry and Sue Carothers, Julie and Jason Garside, Katie Smith, Patty Fontneau, Lisa and Dan Bennett, Heidi Elliott, Chip Zodrow, Debbie Lepetsos, Ellen McPherson, Brittany Biggs, Cate McPherson, Kayla Fasold, Chad Fesler, Jasmine Griffin. A special thank you to our fabulous Master of Ceremonies - Mike Kelly and extra kudos to those of you who braved the tie dye station!

A HUGE thanks also goes to Suzette Loving who was the mastermind behind it all! This was a fun event for the whole neighborhood and a great fundraiser for the swim team.

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Turf Mites May be to Blame for Brown Lawn Patches

Is your lawn plagued by patches of straw-colored or silvery dying grass? If so, you are not alone. Many homeowners along the Front Range are seeing their yards awaken to spring, but instead of finding lush, green grass, they are fighting patchy and dying turf.

The damage to the turfgrass may be the result of two pinhead-sized pests: the reddish-brown Clover Mite or the green-colored Banks Grass Mite, according to Arapahoe County's CSU Extension. Turf mites are very small relatives of spiders that thrive by feeding on turfgrasses in warm, dry exposures from January to April.

South Suburban June Events

Glow Ball at Colorado Journey Mini-Golf

Fri, June 17, Dusk until closing. Come play miniature golf at night with glow-in-the-dark balls. Kids 4 years and under play free. Regular fees apply, plus $2. No registration necessary. Colorado Journey is located on the SE Corner of Belleview & Windermere.For information, call 303-734-1083.

FREE! Colorado Rockies CPRA Baseball Skills Challenge

Sat, June 11, 9-10 am. Cherry Knolls Park 7077 S Elizabeth.Display throwing, running and hitting skills at event sponsored by Colorado Rockies and Colorado Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA). Winners in each age group advance to July regional competition. Winners of each region advance to state finals. Each child must provide copy of birth certificate. FREE! Register at the park. Age as of Dec 31, 2011 determines eligibility. Results posted online Mon, Jun 13 after 5 pm at www.sspr.org/rsc. For more information, email the program coordinator at mindym@ssprd.org

FREE! Bigger Than Life: American Folktales and Legends

Children's Park Theater Tour at 10 am, Jun 21-25. When P.T. Barnum arrives in town with his traveling troupe, the mayor isn't so sure Barnum's on the level. What follows is fun, as some of the best-loved characters in American folklore come to life. Presented by some of South Suburban's finest youth actors. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket. For more information, please email the program coordinator at vickiew@sspr.org or

303-730-4612. FREE! See www.sspr.org for park locations

Tue, Jun 21 Cornerstone Park Senior Shelter

Wed, Jun 22 deKoevend Park Shelter C

Thu, Jun 23 Gallup Gardens

Fri, Jun 24 Walnut Hills Amphitheater

Sat, Jun 25 Prairie Sky Shelter

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