GET READY FOR THE

Grande Park Annual
Neighborhood Yard Sale

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

7:00am - 12:00pm

Turn that clutter into cash!

Join your neighbors and sell those forgotten treasures.
All are welcome to participate!!! Please sell items in front of your house.

The Grande Park Neighborhood Yard Sale will be advertised

with newspaper ads and signs. The annual sale generates a lot of traffic, which is great for sales, but please keep an eye on the children in the neighborhood!

Early Voting Is An Option

The Primary election will take place on Tuesday, May 6. However, those who want to get an early jump start on voting have the option to visit an One-Stop No Excuse Absentee Voting site. NOW until Saturday, May 3, Durham's early voters can visit one of three locations:

Board of Elections Office,706 W. Corporation

North Regional Library, 221 Milton

North Carolina Central University's Parish Center, 1400 S. Alston (formerly the Holy Cross Catholic Church site)

Daily, locations are open 9:00a.m., until 5:30p.m. Locations will close at 1:00p.m., on May 3. Visit the Durham County Board of Elections website for more information about the early voting and the primary http://www.durhamcountync.gov/departments/elec/Documents/2008_ONE_STOP_SCHEDULE.pdf

WATER RESTRICTIONS EASING

With Durham's two reservoirs now full, City Hall has eased back Stage IV water use restrictions to Stage III, just in time for residents to begin spring planting.

While customers can now turn on their garden hoses and sprinklers to water their outdoor landscapes, they can only do so once on Wednesdays and once on Saturdays between 5-8 a.m. or 5-8 p.m.

The Annual Grande Park ‘Egg’Stravaganza was a great hit! The kids, at least 20-25, had a ball finding all the eggs hidden throughout the playground. There was a golden egg winner and the winner of the jellybean count. After the hunt the kids enjoyed the playground together which was really nice to see!

IT’S TIME FOR THE….
The 6th Annual Grande Park Spring “Egg”stravaganza!

WHEN: Saturday, March 22, 2008 @ 11 AM

WHERE: The Grande Park Playground!

WHAT: The Grande Egg Hunt for children of all ages! There will be bags to decorate, or kids can bring their own egg baskets! The hunt will be divided up between the ages. Light snacks and refreshments will be available!

Parents: For each family who wishes to participate, please donate at least one bag of individually wrapped candy to fit in an egg by Thursday, March 20. Please label the bag(s) with the number of children participating and their ages. There will be a drop box on the porch of 106 Accura Ct.

NOTE: You do not need to provide filled eggs since we’ve saved the eggs from previous years. The social committee will stuff the eggs with the donated candy. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

If you would like to donate refreshments or for general questions, please contact Carol Hammett (341-1174).

Check your mailbox for the flyer and check this site for updates! THANKS!

Daylight Saving Time is Not Only the Time to Check Your Clock

On Sunday, March 9, the world will move forward one hour for daylight saving time. Daylight saving time, beginning at 2:00a.m. in the United States, advances time so that afternoons have more daylight and mornings have less light. Each spring, time is moved forward. Each fall, time is moved back and an extra hour is gained.

While springing forward in time, it is also a good time to check the batteries in smoke detectors in the home. To address the important issue of fire safety, Durham County Government helps to install smoke detectors in homes across the County. “If someone does not have a smoke detector, we will have someone to go to a citizen’s home and install one [smoke detector] for free,” says Jeff Batten, fire marshal and director of Emergency Management for Durham County.

For more information about fire safety and the installation of smoke detectors, dial 560-0660.

GRANDE PARK
ANNUAL HOMEOWNERS MEETING
JANUARY 22, 2008

This an overview of things discussed at our Annual Meeting held at Aldersgate Methodist Church on Tuesday January 22, 2008.

In accordance with Article V paragraph 3a the HOA Board increased the Annual Homeowners dues by 5%. This will bring the annual homeowner dues to $214.00. These dues will be billed to each homeowner bi-annually on January 1 and July 1 of each year.

Carol Hammett and Yvonne Wright were elected to fill the vacant positions on the HOA Board. These two members will serve for 3 years. There are other positions open on the different committees and everyone is urged to participate. If interested, please contact one of the Board members.

Everyone attending agreed that the Neighborhood Watch program should be more aggressive. A letter was recently sent to each Block Captain to encourage the updating of the telephone tree. This telephone tree is the key to the success of this program. The information on the telephone tree will not be shared with anyone other than the people who are on the list, and only for Watch purposes.

The Social Committee agreed to have the same programs we had last year. Anyone willing to help with these events should contact Carol Hammett or Shinnette Richmond. We are hoping that all residents of Grande Park will participate on 08’.