HOMEOWNERS

ASSOCIATION

www.hillvalley.org
 

HILL

VALLEY

January 2004
 

                                       


 

Congratulations to our residents who won the Christmas decorating contest!

Text Box: Winners in West Hill Valley were: First prize: Earl & Wynoka Doughty of 342 Beechview Ln. Second prize: Lewis & Mary Lou Galati of 8412 Rahke Rd. The Grand Prize winners this year were Jamison & Debra Russell of 108 E Valley View Dr.

Winners in East Hill Valley were:

First prize: Clyde & Delores Kern of 335 E ValleyView Dr.

Second prize: Dell & Sandra Baker of 8349 Valley Estates Dr.
 
 

 

 

 

 



Thanks to all of the homeowners who participated in the contest! There were many beautifully decorated homes that were not members and others that did not have their lights turned on the night of the contest. Thanks to everyone who made our neighborhood a lovely place to visit.

Check our web page, www.hillvalley.org, for pictures of who won the awards.

 

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

 

Fellow Members, We are in the snow season so please keep the cars off of the streets when snow is
forecast or they may be plowed in. There are 58 miles to plow in a few hours.  For problems please call David Olmstead at 888-5270. Since we pay for the plowing you might contact your non-dues-paying neighbors to pay dues to reduce the freeloading. The 2004 membership form is enclosed - dues are due now. Happy New Year. Steve

2004 EVENTS CALENDAR

Newsletters will be sent out during first or second week of January, April, July, and October Any news must be submitted before end of previous month.

Crime Watch Annual Meeting: Tuesday, April 27 at 7:00 p.m.
Garage Sales: Thursday through Saturday, June 10-12 and again August 19-21.
Annual Summer Social: Friday, August 13, 5:00 p.m.

The Board meets the 3rd Monday of every month (except December) generally at St. Barnabas church at 7:30 p.m. The first 20 minutes are devoted to input from visitors before the business meeting continues.  Please be prepared, as there is limited time.  Dates for 2004 are as follows:  

               Jan19  Feb 16  Mar 15  Apr 19  May 17  Jun 21  Jul 19  Aug 16  Sep 20  Oct 18  Nov 15

 

SHERIFF'S ALERT

A friendly reminder for all residents of Hill Valley Homeowners Association area. Please be forewarned there will be on-going, random sheriff patrols with the intention to cite traffic violators, observe crime, and round up loose animals, Heed this warning and tell the teenage drivers they should be especially careful because they can lose their driving privileges at school.

INFORMATION FOR NEW RESIDENTS OF HILL VALLEY

There are 1100 homes in Hill Valley. We have grown together over the many years to support a Homeowners Association with a Board of Directors. Joining is only $25. per year and that includes the cost of snow plowing. We have a Crime Watch Organization to keep incidents down to a minimum and a quarterly Newsletter to inform everyone whatıs coming up next. We have an annual picnic which is free to all members of the Hill Valley Homeowners Assn. which includes a full meal, recreation for the children, and dancing for the adults. We have a website, www.hillvalley.org, where you can find our mission statement, a map of the whole neighborhood so you can find where the Crime Watch incidents occurred, a list of all board members, a yearly calendar, past Newsletters, and important area phone numbers.

 

CRIME WATCH ANNUAL MEETING
FRIEDEN'S CHURCH OF CHRIST, 8300 S. MERIDIAN
TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 2004 AT 7:00 PM.

The agenda is still being developed. If you have any suggestions, let's hear 'em! We'll go with the flow and discuss any questions from the floor about any of YOUR concerns. If it is something we need to research, please let us know in advance.  Come early and meet other residents. Doors will open at 6:30 PM & the meeting will start promptly at 7 PM.


Kudos for the following:
Fayban and Burn Court is now a four-way stop due to a letter written to Phil Borst by Mike Howe. Sincere thanks to Mike for requesting a traffic survey!

One of our residents was up at 4:30AM Saturday, November 8th. He saw youths knock down a DOT sign. He followed their vehicle, got license plate number & a description of car & called MCSD who investigated. This is how Crime Watch works. Residents see suspicious activity and report it to the Sheriff's Department.

A West Hill Valley Block Captain called a resident and informed him where the dog reported lost to Crime Watch was last seen. Dog reunited with owner.

For your own safety and the peace of mind of drivers, please invest in the proper apparel if you plan to walk or jog in the early morning or evening when it is difficult for a driver to spot you in the road. Light, white, reflective clothing would be a good investment!

INCIDENTS REPORTED TO CRIME WATCH - 4TH QTR -2003

12-27-03 West Hill Valley - Mellowood - Vandalism/Mailbox. MCSD investigating.
12-08-03 East Hill Valley- Valley View - Vandalism/Mailbox
12-08-03 West Hill Valley-Bishops Lane - Vandalism. A car that was parked out on the street had its windows broken and another home had its mailbox bashed/taken.
11/26/03 MacArthur School - Theft.  Purse stolen from auto parked in MacArthur School's parking lot.
11-08-03 East Hill Valley - Vandals Caught
11-07-03 East Hill Valley - Friday 10 PM - Gunshots Reported
11-01-03 West Hill Valley- Jeff/Bishop - Arson Investigation-Auto Truck Burned
10-22-03 East Hill Valley Drive- Mailbox
10-22-03 East Hill Valley - Daffon/Delaware-Vandalism- Scarecrow set on fire.

From the MCSD Website:
11-7-03 - 500 Fabyan - Larceny over $200 From Auto
10-27-03- 8600 Bishop - Recovered Stolen Vehicle
10-25-03- 8600 Rahke Rd - Vandalism
10-22-03 - Jonquil - Larceny from vehicle
10-24-03 - Union - Simple Property Offense
10-14-03 - MeadowVista - Vandalism
10-14-03 -Royal Meadow - Vandalism
10-13-03 - Hi Vu - Fraud Investigation

 

For those of you who might wonder how  Crime Watch is organized and might want to be helpful in any way:
East Hill Valley Coordinator Barb Brown - 888-5456
West Hill Valley Coordinator District 1 Joan Smith - 865-7761
West Hill Valley Coordinator District 2 Laurel Schiefelbein -881-8797
West Hill Valley Coordinator District 3 Dave Turo-Shields -865-1674
Under each Coordinator are at least 20-30 Block Captains who will call you if you are on their list of residents of Hill Valley. At the present time one of our Coordinators in West Hill Valley has resigned and needs to be replaced. This is not a hard job. The hardest part is making a few phone calls to start with and then following through when anyone sends word about an incident that has happened. If you have any interest in meeting new people and have about a half hour a month, please call Steve Scheidler, 881-1558, and see how you can help. 

 
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
 

Kail W. Smith, 18, a member of Boy Scout Troop 545, sponsored by Christ United Methodist Church, 8540 US 31 South, has gone on to earn Scouting's highest honor, the Eagle. Kail is a senior at Perry Meridian High School and resident of East Hill Valley. He earned 32 merit badges, served in several leadership positions in his troop and completed a major community service project on the road to earning his Eagle. For his service project, he beautified the shelter area around Christ UMC by securing donations, delivering material and constructing three picnic tables for the church.  He organized nine Scouts and six adult volunteers to help in his project. They cleared and cleaned the grounds, replaced the overgrown shrubs with new, flowering shrubs and added a birdbath, bird houses and water gauges. Kail  secured the lumber for the picnic tables by getting materials donated from the Eagle Creek Home Depot.
The project required more than four months' planning and was finished April 19, 2003.

 

I have to apologize to a member of HVHA. I took notes on your daughterıs adoption of a child from China and was to put it in this newsletter. Just about that time, I ended up in the hospital and since then I
canıt find the information. If you will call me again, I will include it in next monthıs newsletter. Sincerely, Joan Smith, 865-7761

NEWSLETTER

 

We would like to see our quarterly publication become more of a neighborhood newsletter, but we need your help. We would welcome suggestions, comments and other newsworthy items that you feel would be of interest to your neighbors. The HVHA does reserve the right to edit such submittals for clarity and conciseness. Please submit your articles to any HVHA board member and we will try to publish it as submitted. If we have questions or concerns we will contact the author as necessary.

 

 

HILL VALLEY HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION 2003 EXECUTIVE BOARD

Steve Scheidler                                        President                   S. Pennsylvania 881-1558

Martha Smart                                          Vice-President           Mandan Ct.                  889-8596        

Ernestine Nicholson     Secretary                                              Lockwood Lane           865-0787

Joan Smith                                               Treasurer                   E. Hill Valley Dr.          865-7761

John Renault                                            Member                    Parish Lane                  888-9607

Frank Hogan                                           Member                    W. Valley View            888-6540

Chris Mazur                                            Member                    Parish Lane                  865-0729

Linda Mershon                                        Member                    Ottawa Dr.                   881-9751

Donald Smith                Member                                               E. Hill Valley Dr.          865-7761

David Olmstead                                     Immediate Past-President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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