President's Pen
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 In just a couple of weeks, spring will officially be upon us here in Heritage Greens. While it has seemed quiet over the past month with all the cold and snow, the HOA has been very busy as we prepare for a fun-filled year and summer season.
In this month's newsletter you'll hear some fantastic updates including our first big social event in April, the new online system for making reservations and payments, and plans for this years tennis and swim leagues. On a separate note, I am soliciting help from our retirees and empty-nesters to help bring all the great activities you enjoy in the neighborhood to life in our monthly newsletter and website to raise awareness. Whether its Tuesday fly-fishing trips (please invite me), bunko at the clubhouse, or 3 p.m. margarita poker, we want to know about it. If you're interested in leading that effort, please email Heidi Elliott, our newsletter editor at HGNewsWeb@gmail.com or myself to help us get started! Speaking of our retiree community and the amazing impact they bring, I had the pleasure of meeting with Lynn Leader and her husband Ron this month. The Leaders have been in Heritage Greens since the late 70's when they built their home. Lynn was very active representing Heritage Greens at the monthly city meetings (now CenCON) from 1980-2010. Lynn and Ron just moved last week to Windsor for retirement with friends so please join me in wishing them well and thanking them for their many years of helping our community. Just as a reminder, our next HOA and board meeting is Thursday March 14 in the community room. All are welcome as we review the 2013 plan, demonstrate the website and online reservation system, and discuss open homeowner items. We really hope to see you there! Have a safe and fun spring break! (For those of us not yet retired) |
Register for Casino Night and Pay Online!
Or you may write a check made out to Heritage Greens
and drop it off at 7734 S. Elm Court.
More Events This Year!
HG Social has an action packed and exciting line up of events planned for 2013. We are planning the usual annual parties: Casino Night, Fourth of July and Luau, as well as adding a few new fun events. We will choose one or two Sundays a month to host a BBQ at the pool over the summer. It will be complete with good food and cold signature adult beverages. We are also planning a wine and scotch tasting to be held at the Community Room. For the kids, we will be doing a movie night over the summer break. We will be posting specific dates for the parties as soon as possible. We are excited for a fun and social 2013.
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Swim Team Kicks Off a New Season
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 Summer is on its way and swim practices will start in the afternoons after school on May 13th.
Are you interested in your children being involved in a great Heritage Greens neighborhood tradition? Come join the Gators! Your kids will enjoy a great summer activity that runs mid May through mid July. The kids will get into great shape with daily outdoor exercise, join their friends and make new ones during practices, swim meets and plenty of social activities. Check out our web site at http://heritagegreens.rmsl.org or contact the team's parent representatives: Sue Carothers, sailkerry@comcast.net or Holly Malcolm, hollymalcolm@comcast.net for more information. GATORGRAM COOKIES:
If you have a child that might be interested in joining the swim team this summer and would like to be included in our Gator cookie delivery in mid March, please let us know by March 11 and we'll add them to our list. Email Sue at sailkerry@comcast.net. All the kids on our 2012 roster will already be receiving a cookie. ROCKY MOUNTAIN SWIM LEAGUE:
We have a new team joining the RMSL this year, Sundance Hills. That has changed the organization of the league into four divisions, Heritage Greens remains in Division B. The league would like to add an additional team, but that will not be happening for this season. In the meantime, the addition of 1 team, bringing the league up to 19 teams, has meant that some teams would have been eligible for a Bye week. In order not have our season disrupted by an off week, Heritage Greens will be part of a Tri Meet with Stonegate and Knolls at the Stonegate pool. This will be new for all of the teams but we're very excited to TRI something new. REGISTRATION:
Registration for the 2013 summer swim season will begin on April 1. You will be able to register online at our web site http://heritagegreens.rmsl.org. Please be prepared to sign up for your volunteer assignments when you register. Register quickly for the best selection of volunteer assignments. GATOR PRE-TEAM:
We will be building on the success of our first two years with our Gator Pre-team. We often have people ask, "How do I decide if the pre-team or the swim team is the right fit for my child?" Both our competitive team and Pre-team are intended for kids that have had some swimming lessons and are comfortable in the water. The Gator Pre-team provides an opportunity for kids who are not quite ready for swim competition to develop their swimming skills and participate in the fun of the neighborhood swim team. The goal of the program is to prepare kids to move up to the competition team by the following season or when they are ready. The Pre-team swimmers will enjoy all of the fun of being a Gator, but will participate in customized practices and not be expected to compete in meets. Practices will be offered each weekday, but Pre-team members may opt to attend practice fewer than 5 days per week. To top off their summer we will have a mini swim meet just for the Pre-team.
More information will be coming soon. If you have questions or ideas, please contact Sue or Holly. GATOR GEAR:
Swimsuits and other gear will be available on Tuesday April 9 and Wednesday April 10 at our Heritage Greens Community Room from 4-8 pm. Come check out our new swim suit design. You are, of course, welcome to reuse "old" Gator suits that still fit. This year the boys will have two style options: either jammers (long) or a racer (like a Speedo). We'll be offering other gear such as swim caps, sweat suits, beach towels, backpacks and green plaid pajama pants. Most of these items can be customized with your child's name or initials. If you are unable to attend one of these evenings, please contact Shelley Thompson at bobandshelley@comcast.net for ordering information. 
VOLUNTEERS AND COMMITTEE HEADS:
Thanks to all of you who have agreed to be committee heads for the team. We cannot run this neighborhood team without your help. We do have a few additional spots to fill. Please call Amy or Sue if you are interested. PRELIMINARY SUMMER SCHEDULE:
The following dates are TENTATIVE and subject to change, but we know you may like to get an idea for your summer plans: May 13: Swim practices begin in the afternoon
May 25: Fun Meet
May 27: Gator Gallop
May 28: Morning swim practices begin
June 1: Home, Dual Meet with The Preserve
June 8: Away, Dual Meet at Cherry Knolls
June 15: Away, Tri Meet with Stonegate and Knolls
June 17: Gator Golf Classic
June 19: Pirates Cove Night with Heritage Village
June 22: Away, Dual Meet at Forest Park
June 26: Mini Meet for Pre-team members June 29: Home, Dual Meet with Willow Creek II July 8: Prelims Week
July 13: Finals
July 13: Evening Dessert/Award Ceremony More dates and details will be coming for the Friday Pasta Pep Rally, Family Night, Afternoon Swim Clinics, New Families Meeting and more. As the season gets closer, please check out the website for the latest information, http://heritagegreens.rmsl.org. Go Gators! Sue Carothers (720) 529-8042, sailkerry@comcast.net & Holly Malcolm (303) 808-8682, hollymalcolm@comcast.net Parent Reps, Heritage Greens Gators |
Wondering How to Reserve the Community Room?
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 Here is the scoop! All of the information and forms you need to reserve the Community Room is on our website under Community Room. Click here to see it. We have added a calendar so you can check availability of the room very quickly! Your reservation cannot be established until you have filled out the reservation information online and it has been confirmed by Heather Kelly. However, if there is no name on the date/time you are looking at, it is likely that it will be available to you. We hope this helps you in planning future events. Reservations for Graduation Weekend: May 23rd through May 26thThe Community Room is a great space for graduation parties of all kinds! For the second year in a row we will conduct a lottery for use of the room over this busy weekend. If you are interested in hosting a party, please submit your name, email, and first and second choices of date/time to Heather Kelly ( hmkelly@gmail.com, 720-979-9921) by Sunday, March 10. If necessary, names will be drawn on Monday, March 11 for any times that are in conflict. We hope accommodate as many people as possible during this time. If you have questions on this please contact Heather. |
NEW Tennis Court Reservation Website and League Tennis
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 This year there will be a new way to reserve a tennis court. It's all online and easy to use! Visit the website at www.heritagegreens.org, log in (if needed) and go to the Tennis Court and Community Room Reservations tab. From there choose a tennis court to see the calendar of when the court is available or reserved. You can put in a reservation by just clicking the calendar when you would like to play. It's easy.
It will be important to use the court when you reserve it or delete your online reservation if you can not use it. We want to be sure it is available to other residents. Please read the Tennis Court Reservation Policy below. If you want to learn more about how to make a tennis court reservation, and see it done, come to the HOA board meeting on Thursday March 14 for a website demonstration. League Tennis Spring is just around the corner which means the beginning of tennis leagues, the first matches begin the week of April 29th. Teams are forming, if you have any interest or questions please contact me. Marty Smith, League Coordinator
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Tennis Court Reservation Policy for 2013
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 Court 1 shall always be available for walk-on. Reservations will be allowed for Courts 2, 3 and 4 only (see Exceptions below). Court 1 should not be used for drills/lessons.
Use of Court 1 and Reservations on Courts 2, 3 and 4 shall be for no more than 2 hour increments. Reservations may be booked no more than 7 days in advance. If no one shows up or is waiting, play may continue beyond the time reserved. If someone does show up that has a reservation, the reservation does take precedence. 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. 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 through the Heritage Greens website in accordance with the directions posted on the reservation website. If you walk on the court with no reservation, and someone shows up that has booked a reservation, the reservation takes precedence. 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 League Coordinator will schedule the times on the website. Only one drill per team per week will be approved, all others along with private lessons will have to be reserved by the resident. Any makeup league matches can be booked through the league coordinator if further out than the 7 day advance reservation rule. If you reserve a court and cannot keep the time, please remove the reservation from the website. Others might want to use the court, so please be considerate. Marty Smith (303) 689-2240/(303) 507-9605
HG League Coordinator
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Missy Franklin wins Colorado Sports Hall of Fame Amateur Athlete of the Year
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Heritage Greens' own Missy Franklin will be honored at this year's Colorado Sports Hall of Fame Awards Banquet as 2012 Amateur Athlete of the Year. The event is April 18 at the downtown Marriott Hotel.
Also being honored at the banquet will be Payton Manning, Professional Athlete of the Year, and Hall of Fame inductees Steve Atwater, Don Baylor, Adam Foote, Stan Williams, Steve Jones and Don Cockroft.
The public, especially Missy's neighbors, are invited to attend what is always a great event, hosted again this year by Dave Logan and Susie Wargin.
 Tickets can be purchased by mail, but it is recommended to call the Hall of Fame and let them know you wish to be seated with other Heritage Greens neighbors. For event details and tickets call 720 258 3535. Click here for more information.
You can also contact me directly with questions.Vern Mallinen, 303 741 1614
vmallinen@aol.com VIDEO Heritage Greens resident Endsley Eggert edited a video from the Missy Franklin event last summer. Click here to view it. Thank you Endsley! |
Save the Date - Gator Gallop - Monday, May 27, 9 a.m.
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 SAVE the DATE for the 2013 Gator Gallop - Memorial Day Monday May 27, at 9 a.m. This is a 2 mile fun run (or walk) that supports our Heritage Greens Gators. It is open to all Heritage Greens residents. Watch for more information in the coming weeks regarding registration and t-shirt orders. We hope you can join us for a healthy run, prizes and fun! Would your family or business like to sponsor a Gator Gallop age group? We are currently soliciting prizes to award our winning runners. We welcome all prizes but also consider a simple cash donation of $40 which provides prize money to an entire age group of runners! If you would like to donate, please contact Kristen Dimig, Kristen_dimig@yahoo.com 303-324-0181 or Melissa Mooney, bikemouse@aol.com or 303-717-5293. |
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Need a New Roof or Want to Do Some Remodeling?
Use This Form and Get it Approved in Advance!
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 The Architectural Control Committee must approve all updates and changes to homes, roofs and landscaping. Requests should be made 30 days prior to work starting.
Requests should be submitted in writing to ACCU per the request form (click here). If you are thinking about a new roof, please review the approved roofing materials (click here).
ACCU tracks requests and forwards them to the Architectural Control Committee. The committee consists of homeowner volunteers and has 30 days to review and approve requests. Owners are not contacted during the process unless additional information is needed.
Click here for more information and to review all the documents before submitting your request.
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Neighbors and Nonprofits: Chip in for Technology for Lois Lenski
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SAVE THE DATE! 2nd Annual Lenski Golf Tournament benefiting the Lois Lenski Elementary School Technology Fund.
Monday, May 6th
Meridian Golf Club
9742 South Meridian Boulevard
Englewood, Colorado 80112
Shotgun start at 1 pm; box lunch available at noon
Social hour, awards and appetizers to follow
$600 per foursome; $150 for single golfer
Please contact Heather Kelly at 720/979-9921, hmkelly@gmail.com or Suzette Loving at 303/681-1711, suzetteloving@gmail.com if you are interested, we would love to have you play!
Registration will begin later in March. A limited number of hole sponsorships are available. Contact Heather Kelly for information.
A ll proceeds go directly to the Lenski Technology Fund that supplements district funding to ensure the most up-to-date technology possible for Lenski students.
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Ice Buildup on Links Parkway
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As a result of ice buildup along Links Parkway, the city of Centennial Engineer was recently contacted and assigned a crew to 'treat' and keep an eye on the area. In the future, if you would like to photograph any ice buildup along Links Parkway, or other street locations, please email photos to me at rick@denverpi.com. Be sure to include your contact information along with the location, date and time of when the photos were taken.
Rick Johnson
HG Safety Guy
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New Well Drilling on South Suburban Golf Course
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The replacement well at South Suburban Golf Course that we told you about last month will be drilled a little later than expected. We expect drilling to begin the first or second week of April. Remember that this will involve some very large equipment moving to and from the site, delivery of large amounts of materials, and numerous vehicles moving in and out on the service road. These operations to drill and complete the well will take nearly 30 days. Once the actual drilling begins it cannot be stopped, which means that a continuous operation for 24 hours a day for approximately four days will be required.
The drilling company will provide noise reduction equipment, but using large equipment of this type will generate some noise. We will do all that is possible to minimize the disruption in your normal peaceful setting. In advance, thank you for your consideration during this time of construction.
Tom Harston, Superintendent South Suburban Golf Course
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Heritage Greens Website
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Each household has one account. The user name is the email associated with the address. If we have two emails for your household, only one of them will be the user name. The password is a random set of letters and numbers. If you lost your log in information please contact me at HGNewsWeb@gmail.com.
Updating Your Profile - Resident Directory
One of the first things you should do when you visit the website is update your profile. Click on
Your Profile on the left at the top. Please change your password to something you can remember and fill in the remaining information.
You may choose not to show your profile or certain personal information, but I encourage you to leave all the
"Show" questions as Yes. This is the Heritage Greens Resident Directory and replaces the printed book. Only residents will be able to see your information, not the public or spammers. So fill in all the details now and if you ever want to hide your information later, you may do so.
Features
- Under Residents is information on volunteers, architectural compliance, HOA documents, upcoming social events, the pool, tennis courts and how to reserve the community room.
- The Message Board allows you to post your own message to the neighborhood. Be sure to click My Subscriptions at the top to choose the topics that interest you.
- There is a Classifieds
page so feel free to post what you wan
t to sell, or what you are looking for, and be sure to include a photo. - There is also the Find a Sitter page where baby and pet sitters can post their information.
- And don't forget all the information in the Resident Directory. You can search for friends and neighbors by their name or address.
If you have any questions, problems or concerns, feel free to contact me directly.
Heidi Elliott, HG News & Web |
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