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Bald Rock’s Fourth Annual Newsletter WELCOME BACK HOME TO ALL BALD ROCK AND THE DIVIDE OWNERS!!! 2006!!! A welcome message is being
sent to you from the And the best news, again we
have a Barn Manager
Denisa
Palinkas!! We thank Celeste Ceva for a job
well done last year!!! ***A
First Community Cookout at the Pavilion in the Divide*** Memorial Day weekend, Saturday, May 27th at Bring
whatever you would like to grille, a dish to share to serve 8 people, and
whatever beverage you would like to bring.
. We will be making
purchases of tables, chairs, and paper supplies to be kept at the Pavilion
and the Barn for our functions and we will be asking for a donation for
these items. We need to
purchase at least 10 tables and 60 chairs this year and thank Patti Dodd
for shopping in Brenda
Council 2061 This
year we know that there will be scheduled community events along with
private parties scheduled for each month, and many have golf activities at
the new Club in Sapphire, and for that reason we have scheduled the
community cook outs for once monthly. At
the first cookout, we will be asking for volunteers thereafter to set up
the grille, tables, ect. for future functions.
Two couples to host per function is recommended and if you
volunteer for a certain date and will be away, we ask that you
please have someone take your place.
When you are hosting a cookout, you need to check your supplies
ahead of time, and it is asked that you carry the garbage bags home to
avoid any looting by bears. Contact Barry Gold, 507-0092, mobile 743-2124l
to unlock the Pavilion. Brenda Council, Suzanne Magalis and Shirley Insoft
also have access. All houseguests are welcomed.
We look forward with anticipation to see all our returning friends
for a great reunion. We have
one couple volunteer for the 1st cookout on June 17th,
Jim and Michelle Styring and need another couple to help that evening. Please note the following starting at The
dates: May 27, June
17, July 15, August 19, September 16, October 21 Please
contact Brenda Council, 828-743-6128 to let her know the two couples that
could host for the dates posted above.
We have 3 couples for May 27th that have volunteered.
June 17th, we need only one more couple.
Thanks so much for wanting to be a part of our community that we
are fortunate to have. ***WELCOME
TO DENISA, OUR NEW BARN MANAGER!!! Barn will be open
mid May until the end of October Denisa
Palinkas will manage and live at the barn this summer with Spot, her rat
terrier. Denisa, a 32 year old great horsewoman with a lifetime of
experience of riding, training, and teaching looks forward to coming to
the mountain. The rate for full board and pasture (excluding feed and
shavings) is $400/month which is paid directly to Barry Gold, with checks
made payable to the Bald Rock POA as he is handling the barn receivables.
To make a reservation at the barn, call Barry Gold at 828-507-0092,
828-743-2124. There will be
riding lessons available for owners and their guests.
At the moment Denisa is looking for a suitable school horse.
Boarders at the barn need to have a copy of their horse’s coggins,
vaccinations, health papers, and pertinent contact phone numbers.
Denisa will also be available to offer day care to residents
leaving their horses at their homes when traveling.
That rate will vary depending on the level of care desired by the
individual resident. Denisa is also an excellent babysitter, and can be
reached at the barn, 743-7170. For questions, contact Barry Gold and Diane Graham, dino3787@aol.com,
904-384-0578, 828-743- 7039. Rates
will be posted at the Barn.
***FROLIC PLAY
DAYS AT THE BARN EVERY THURSDAY, STARTING
IN JUNE Ride
your horse, walk, or ride your Mule or Gator, but get me to the Barn in
time to join casual get-togethers with horse activities including carting,
games, and lunch. As last
year, we will all share responsibility for the lunch with two taking turns
hosting providing a simple sandwich, salad or hot dog lunch.
All are invited and non riders can call Denisa to schedule a riding
lesson. See you there for all
the fun!
***Line Dancing at The Pavilion New
this year!!! gIVEN
BY A LOCAL PERSON THAT WOULD LOVE FOR ALL OF US TO LEARN! Dates are
Monday, June 5th and Monday June 19th, ***The
Gator/Mule Ride Sunset Rendezvous TUESDAYS, Anyone that does not have one of the above can
just show up at the Barn for a ride.
Anyone who has a Gator or a Mule, please come to the Barn, prepared
to ride guests by providing
cushions in back, to have a
sunset rendezvous. Everyone
is asked to bring their own drinks and snacks.
We will leave the Barn about For
all new property owners, can you please call either Brenda and James
Council at 743-6128 or Joe and Shirley Insoft at 743-7998 or e-mail to snstrg@verizon.net,
to let us know if you have a Mule or Gator for us to know how many
are in the community. If on
the night of the scheduled ride, the weather looks threatening close to
the scheduled time, the ride would be cancelled.
You can call either of the above phone numbers to check. June
6, June 20, July 4, July 18, August 1, August 15, August 29, September 5,
September 19, October10, October 24 ***Further
announcements include the following: ***WELCOME
BACK JEANNE!! ***WE
WELCOME ALL OUR NEW NEIGHBORS!!! It
is amazing how much we have grown and have gained so many wonderful
friends! Because
of the large response to all our community events, you know that everyone
is happy to be here and if there is a perfect place in the world to be, I
think it is here!!! GARDEN
CLUB Kathryn
Murray would like to form a Garden Club to help maintain the flower beds
in Bald Rock and The Divide. Please
contact her at katmur1950@aol.com
***MAJ JONG ANYONE? Contact
Gloria Harris, Gloria@sghservices.com ***Notable
Neighbors Suzanne
Freidland just completed a successful show entitled, “Ménage A Trois”
in Dr.
Lance and his cardiology group recently opened a 30,000 square foot
building in Lawrenceville, Mary
Ellen Lipinski has written two books, “Random Thoughts and Mine always
are: Conscious Detours to Creative Power” (2000) and “Live Under
Construction”. Both books
are at Mountain Perk, Chapter 2 bookstore, and Cyrano’s bookstore, www.Amazon.com. Mary
Ellen will be speaking at the Shirley
Insoft, Rustic Interiors by Shirley was the design coordinator for There
were 7 entries from all over the world and she received the award in ***James
and Brenda Council, Paso Fino Horse Show Friday,
June 16th Spectacular
show is in ***COMMUNITY
EVENTS ***Cashiers
Humane Society Event ***18th
"Annual Symphony Under The Stars", July 1st, ***CASHIERS
DESIGNER SHOW HOUSE PATRON PARTY Friday,
July 7, 2006 743-7710 FRIENDS
FOR LIFE BENEFIT
TO BE ANNOUNCED Suzanne
Magalis, Magalispad@aol.com ***THANK
YOU KATHY BIGGS FOR BEING OUR E-MAIL CHAIRPERSON TWO YEARS IN A ROW!!! ***Announcements
will be issued by e-mail to save postage.
Please send your e-mail address to Kathy Biggs, baldrocknc@yahoo.com as it is important to all of us
to communicate. Also socials
are scheduled at the last minute most times and it would be nice to know
how to reach you quickly. .
LATEST ANNOUNCEMENTS It is not a "Three Dog Night" but a "Three Mule/Gator night month". This coming Tuesday, August 1st, 15th, and 29th. Meet at the Barn at 6 PM. Bring your own snacks and drinks and provide cushions for guests that may want to ride. It is a fun time to see all your friends and neighbors.
Cookout on Saturday,
August 19th. at 6:00 PM at the Pavilion. Bring your own beverage,
a side dish to share with 8 people and your own meat to grille. We
will have the grill ready to go. We need 2 couples to host
this event. Two couples to host on Saturday,September 16th, and 3
couples to host on Saturday, October 21st. Hosting means that you
need to set all the tables and chairs in place and visit the Pavilion to
make sure there are enough supplies in place. Call any
of the Board members for admission to the Pavilion and Brenda also has
the key. You also would be responsible to start the fire and
everyone helps to clean up at the end and carry the tables and
chairs downstairs. Hosting also means that you need to carry all
trash back to your homes because of possible bear intrusion.
Please call Brenda and James Council to let them know what dates you can
host. There number is 743-6128.
We are lucky to have such
a nice close community. See you Tuesday night, August 1st for a
"Fun Night" at the Barn at 6 PM.
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August 3rd was our last
Thursday barn horse play day with a served lunch. Many of the
kids return to school and we have had two months of fun Thursdays. We
plan to start carting with Tip, Phil, and Bill. . Anyone may join us
,we would love the company. Everyone should bring his own lunch and
join us at the arena between 10:30 and 11. The first carting day will
be Thursday the 10th of August,then we will switch to Tuesdays for the
remainder of the summer. Also, there is stall availabilty for
boarders at the barn now. We have been pretty full, but with the start
of school there will be some space available for those wanting to ride
the cool weather. They should contact Denisa at the barn for rates and
availabilty 828-743-7170 or 828-808-0880. Thanks Diane
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FOR SALE: Large home,
furnished, 8+/- acres, stream, 2 pastures, 4 stall barn, Pantertown
trailhead at end of road. Kathy Biggs 743-9056
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Gumwood Lane, a.k.a. the
road that passes by the Ricci's home and barn. Please, if
you have a home under construction or any contractors working on your
home, please advise them NOT to use this road. This is a small
road, that should be used by Bald Rock residents only !!!
YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS AT BALD ROCK AND THE
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