Happy 2011

SMOOTH DRIVING
2011 begins anew with smooth driving on the streets of Heather Pointe. After six years of pleading to have the streets of Heather Pointe paved, it has finally happened. No one will miss the potholes, dips and bumps that have plagued the community since its beginning. Without Liz Reiff's unwavering petitions for help to the Pinson City Council, none of this could have happened. This feat may have been accomplished sooner had there been more resident representation at Pinson City Council Meetings.

There is strength in numbers.
The story is told of a mouse who spies a farmer opening a package
which contains a mousetrap. Alarmed, he tells the chicken.

The chicken tells the mouse it is to bad for the mouse but, is of no concern to
her.

The mouse then tells pig who sympathizes with him and tells the mouse that he'll pray for him.

The mouse tells the cow about the mousetrap. The cow is unfazed and only reponds with, "Duh?"

Feeling dejected and alone, the mouse returns to his home in
the wall.

During the night a sound was heard throughout the house, like the sound of a mouse trap catching its prey.

The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught.

In the darkness, she did not see that it was a venomous snake whose tail the trap had caught.

The snake bit the farmer's wife.

The farmer rushed her to the hospital. She returned home with a fever.

Now everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup's main ingredient.

His wife's sickness continued so that friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock.

To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig.

The farmer's wife did not get well, in fact, she died, and so many people came for her funeral the farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide meat for all of them to eat.

So, the next time you think that something doesn’t concern you or that someone else will do it , remember that what concerns the least of us really concerns ALL of us.

Each year we make resolutions. We make a pledge to better ourselves in some way. By now you should have received correspondence from Metcalf. Enclosed along with your yearly dues letter is a form asking for board members.
Why not make becoming a part of your HOA one of your resolutions. By participating you will have knowledge of its inner workings and have a voice. Board meetings are held quarterly and Homeowners meetings once a year. Decide to become more involved in your community for 2011.

Speed Limit Signs have been installed.

Observation of the 20 mph speed limit in Heather Pointe will make the neighborhood safer for children and pedestrians.

THANKS to Brent Powell for decorating the front entrance for the holidays.

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