December 2013 - Killearn Homes Association

DECEMBER 2013
K illearn Kloverleaf
Killearn Estates Community Magazine
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Board of Directors—
Monthly Meeting
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Killearn Homes Association
Board of Directors’ Annual Meeting is scheduled to be held on
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at 7
pm in the Conference room of the
Association office located at 2705
Killarney Way. Any change to the
scheduled date and/or time will
be posted on our web site at www.
killearn.org.
Planned
Discussion Items
on December 3rd
Agenda
•2014 Draft Budget
• Killearn’s Impaired Water Bodies
update
• Killearn Swim Club Update
• Additional Staff Plans
• Delinquent Dues Activity
Our January board meeting
will be held on Tuesday, January
7, 2014
October 23rd City
Commission Meeting
If you were unable to attend
the October 23 rd City Commission meeting, when the Killearn
Estates residents and your Association presented its request and
petition to clean up our impaired
lakes of Killearn Estates, you can
watch the City’s video of the
meeting at http://www.boarddocs.com/fla/talgov/Board.nsf/
goto?open&id=9AYKBL50BB74#.
KHA Office Hours and
Scheduled Holidays
Your Association’s
staff is available Monday through Friday from
8:30 am to 2:30 pm.
The office will be
closed for the following holidays:
• December 24th and 25th –
Christmas
• December 31st – New Year’s Eve
• January 1, 2014 – New Year’s
Day
Happy Holidays
Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and a very happy, healthy,
and prosperous New Year to all our
residents and neighbors!
Killearn Homes
Association
Open House
Come to our 7 th annual
Holiday Open House on
Thursday, December 12th,
from 6-9 pm at the Association’s office. All residents
are invited to stop by to
meet the Board and Staff
and to share some holiday
cheer.
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Bob Ippolito
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Killearn Estates Community Magazine
Allen Nobles
Vice President
David Ferguson
Secretary
Bill Sittig
Treasurer
Lee Johnson
Joe Zollner
Christine DeLand
Mike Flemming
Phil Inglese
ASSOCIATION STAFF
Brad Trotman
Executive Director
Bonnie B. White
Sue Barlow
Publisher
Killearn Homes Association
Editor
Sue Barlow
graphic design
Debbie Dewell, Great MInds, Inc.
Advertising
850/893-3468
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Improving the Neighborhood ...
Again the lakes have been at the forefront of much of the Board’s time, and the
City of Tallahassee has finally gotten the
message. We will see whether they will actually begin to work with the community to
resolve the issues. Unfortunately, we have
expended a lot of time and resources because the city wants to fight its responsibility
issue. It is my opinion that we cannot quit
fighting the fight and we still need your help
over the next few years in holding the city
responsible for the pollution and the solution to this problem; we hope that we can
resolve this issue over the next few years.
With all of the interested parties working
together, we will be able to improve the
quality of these waterbodies and do something that everyone involved is charged to
do, work for the residents, property values,
and the health, safety and welfare of this
great community and its resources.
This year the residents of the community
voted to increase the annual assessment
for the properties in Killearn. This increase
will allow the association to perform much
needed improvements and to allow your
staff more resources to accomplish a wide
variety of issues such as enforcement,
maintenance, beautification and capital
improvements. Most residents know that
the dues have not been increased since
2006 and it was time if the neighborhood
is to remain an upscale community with
at least stable property values; we must
continue to improve and enforce the rules
of the community to assure that. Please be
mindful when you receive the 2014 annual
dues notice that they have gone up and for
the vast majority, your new billing amount
will be $150.00. Please try to get these payments in as early as possible to avoid the
possibility of forgetting.
In October, the Killarney Way Swim &
Racquet Club was deeded over to Killearn
Homes Association; for this association to
be given, free and clear, almost 4 acres
of land to add to its inventory, I could not
find any justifiable reason not to accept the
property. There is much left to be worked
out with regard to usage and fees that will
be associated with it. A committee has
been formed and is meeting regularly to
hash out the issues of taking on the ownership. We do know, however, that the pool
facility will have a user fee or membership
of some form to cover the maintenance. I
have not had an appraisal made, but I can
imagine that the property on Killarney Way
is quite valuable, although the association
will never sell it.
We are working everyday with ways
to improve the neighborhood and hope
that the residents will support us in our efforts in any way that they can. Your staff
and the Board of Directors appreciate
any ideas and input that you bring to us.
The long term health and quality of this
neighborhood depends on the residents
relaying their thoughts to the board and
working with those ideas to improve the
neighborhood. Most of our residents work
outside of the neighborhood and want to
come home to the nicest, well maintained
neighborhood they can and, if we address
these issues together, we will get them accomplished.
My thanks goes out to the Board of Directors, Sue Barlow and Bonnie White for
working so hard to make this association run
smoothly and working for the best interest
of Killearn residents and their property values. I am happy to be working for all of you
and look forward to a great year in 2014.
Brad Trotman
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president’s
Report
By Bob Ippolito, PhD
For The Coming Year ... 2014
Over forty five (45) years ago Killearn
Properties, Inc., the original developers of
Killearn Estates established the importance
of certain requirements for its residents
relating to maintaining and improving the
quality of life and property values in Killearn
Estates.
Those requirements were codified in our
Covenants and Restrictions documents
which are an integral part of your Killearn
Estates property ownership deed. When
the Developers completed Killearn Estates, all of the developer’s responsibilities
and duties were transferred to the Killearn
Homes Association’s voluntary Board of
Directors. The primary responsibility of the
Board of Directors is to ensure that each
property owner adhere to their deed restrictions, thereby; protecting and improving everyone’s property values.
For the coming year, we will continue
our efforts to ensure adherence to all our
covenants and restrictions, improve our
common properties, parks, lakes and our
newly acquired Killarney Way Pool and
Tennis Club. Most importantly, we intend
to spend our increased revenue wisely to
maintain Killearn Estates, a desirable, prestigious, and beautiful neighborhood for our
12,000+ residents.
The current 2013 Killearn Homes Association’s nine member volunteer Board is
made up of Allen Nobles, David Ferguson,
Bill Sittig, Lee Johnson, Joe Zollner, Christine
DeLand, Mike Flemming, Phil Inglese and
me. Our staff consists of Brad Trotman, our
Executive Director, Bonnie White, our bookkeeper, Sue Barlow, our Administrative Assistant, and Debbie Dewell, our Kloverleaf
Graphic Designer.
During 2014, with the participation of
residents’ recommendations, we plan
to progress with our 5-year improvement
plan by:
• Maintaining and improving all of our
common properties and parks.
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• Increase our residents’ availability and
participation in the Killearn Swim Club.
• Continuing our support of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s
agreement and assistance in testing water samples of our lakes to ascertain the
effects of the City’s storm water runoff
into our lakes.
• Obtain the City of Tallahassee’s agreement to improve the water quality of our
impaired state water bodies in Killearn
Estates.
• Continuing our Killearn Estates’ neighborhood 4th of July celebration, providing
fireworks and food, drinks, music and
children’s’ games for our residents.
• Reviewing hundreds of Architectural
Control Committee requests, complaints,
and either approved, approved with
modifications or denied requests – in
order to maintain the high quality of life
and Killearn Estates property values.
• Improve our ability to communicate
more quickly and effectively with all of
our residents.
• Most importantly, the Board is looking for
volunteers to serve on any of the following 2014 committees: Audit, Covenants
& Restrictions, Elections, Government
Relations, Grounds Maintenance, Lakes
Maintenance, Kloverleaf Magazine,
Nominations, Parks and Recreations,
Swim Club, Public & Corporate Relations,
Public Safety – Crime Watch, Strategic
Planning and the Architectural Control,
whose members are appointed by the
KHA Board.
Bob Ippolito
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An American Holiday Tradition
It all began in December 1947 with a hand crafted
doll. The wife of a Marine Reserve Major Bill Hendricks
made this doll and asked her husband to deliver it to
an organization that would present it to a less fortunate child on Christmas day.
Major Hendricks could find no agency to provide
such a service. To help fill that void, Major Hendricks
and members of his Los Angeles Marine Reserve unit
collected and distributed 5,000 toys to needy children
of Los Angeles during Christmas 1947. The seed was
planted and Toys for Tots was born. The following
year, the Marine Corps Reserve adopted the program
and collected and distributed toys in 74 communities
nationwide. Today, Toys for Tots serves over 700 local
communities covering all 50 states, Washington, DC,
Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Now, more than
ever, Toys for Tots needs the assistance of members of
the local community to help make it better than ever.
Killearn Homes Association has once again partnered with the Marines by providing a collection
point for their Toys for Tots Program. Join us and your
local Marines in this year’s program by donating new
and unwrapped toys, games, stuffed animals, etc.,
to such a worthy cause. Although the name is “Toys
for Tots”, the Marines are also in need of toys and
games for the older children as well, the Tweens and
Teens. The last day for donations at the KHA office
will be Wednesday, December 11th, as the toys will be
picked up on the 12th. Our office is open from 8:30
am to 2:30 pm, Monday through Friday.
Join us in making a child’s
holiday a little brighter this year!
City Ordinance requires pet owners to pick up
their dog’s waste. Please carry a plastic bag
when walking your dog(s).
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The “Spark”
Keeping the Killearn
Community informed on Fire
Safety and News from the
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Tallahassee Fire Department –
Station #7 - November 2013
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Dear Killearn Residents,
I would like to take a moment
to apologize profusely for falling
behind on these newsletters. I
have been moving around the
department a little bit more and
with the holidays coming up, there
is no guarantee
that I might not
be at a different station. With
that said, the
weather is beginning to cool off, meaning a rise
in the use of fireplaces and space
heaters. While we all want to stay
warm, I would like to remind you
of some safety tips that just might
save you or the life of a loved one.
Safety Tips
for Heating Equipment
• When buying a new space
heater, make sure it carries the
mark of an independent testing
laboratory.
• Install your stationary (fixed)
space heater according to
manufactures instructions or
applicable codes or better yet
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have it installed by a professional.
Plug your electric-powered
space heater into an outlet with
sufficient capacity and never
into an extension cord.
Keep an area of three feet in
circumference around your
space heater clear of any combustibles.
Turn off space heaters whenever the room they are in is
unoccupied.
Portable space heaters are so
easy to knock over in the dark
that they should be turned
off when you go to bed, but
make sure your primary heating
source is sufficient to avoid risks
to residents from severe cold.
Never use your oven as a heating source.
In your fireplace or wood stove,
use only dry, seasoned wood
to avoid the build-up of creosote, an oily deposit that easily
catches fire and accounts for
most chimney fires and the largest share of home heating fires.
Use only paper or kindling
wood, not a flammable liquid,
to start the fire.
Do not use artificial logs in wood
stoves.
Make sure your fireplace has a
sturdy screen to prevent sparks
from flying into the room. Allow
fireplace and woodstove ashes
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to cool before disposing in a
metal container, which is kept a
safe distance from your home.
• Make sure fuel burning equipment is vented to the outside,
that the venting is kept clear
and unobstructed, and that
the exit point properly sealed
around the vent, all of to make
sure deadly carbon monoxide
gas does not build up in the
home.
• Inspect all heating equipment
annually, and clean as necessary.
• Test smoke alarms monthly; install a carbon monoxide alarm
in a central location outside
each sleeping area.
I would like to close with wishing
everyone a Happy Thanksgiving
and a very Merry Christmas. I know
those of us at the Tallahassee Fire
Department Station 7 are thankful
for the opportunity to serve you.
Thank you and should you have
any questions, please feel free to
contact me.
Sincerely,
Judi Davison, Lieutenant
Tallahassee Fire Department, Station7
Judi.davison@talgov.com
Great Idea for Christmas
Baskets or Stockings ...
plus a boost to the
Community
Navel Oranges and Grapefruit from Florida are
being sold this month by the Northside Kiwanis Club.
All proceeds will go to the following charities:
• Lighthouse Children’s Home, Fellowship of Christian
Athletes, United Methodist Church Food Pantry,
PACE School, Ability First, Dictionary Project, Southern
Scholarship House, Key Club, Circle K TCC, Immunization Project, Unicef (Eliminate Project)
• Price $30 per box (Mixed boxes available as well) Half Box $15
• Pick-up at Killearn Homes Association will be Friday December 13th, between 8:30am and 2:30pm
• Huge thanks to Executive Director Brad Trotman
and his staff for volunteering to help as a distribution
point this year. Please call the office at 893-3468
if you have difficulty picking up your order at the
HOA at 2705 Killarney Way on December 13th.
Please make checks or money orders payable to
Northside Kiwanis and mail them to 4109 Arklow Drive,
Tallahassee, FL 32309 along with your order form.
Name:____________________________________________
Address:__________________________________________
Phone Number:___________________________________
Oranges at $30: # of boxes _____ Total $_________
Oranges at $15: # of ½ boxes _____ Total $_________
Grapefruit at $30: # of boxes _____ Total $_________
Grapefruit at $15: # of ½ boxes _____ Total $_________
Need help with your order?
Call Gavin Boone at 850 556 8705
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Reports cards have gone out. Were your child’s
grades in Language Arts or Reading classes not to
the level you expected? Even before the report
card, had you been questioning your child’s progress
in reading as you work with your child and notice
mistakes in reading common words and difficulty in
blending sounds to read unfamiliar words? Reading
time may not be a happy time in the evening for you
or your child.
Does my child have a reading disability or do they
just need more time to learn to read? It is important to
ask this question, but to also be aware that the “Wait
and see…” approach taken by many schools may
be the worst thing you can do for your child’s future.
What Early Signs Indicate Reading Problems
beyond “just needing more time to grow”?
Pre-reading skills “red flags” are predictive for poor
reading skills; these are listening and speaking skills.
Does your child:
• Have difficulty pronouncing new words and remembering them?
• Problems breaking words apart into sounds?
• Difficulty blending sounds together to make words?
• Remembering the names and sound of letters?
Reading skills “red flags” by middle of first grade:
• Doesn’t read at least 100 common words
• Doesn’t know the sounds associated with all the
letters
• Skips words in a sentence and doesn’t stop to selfcorrect
• Is inconsistent in remembering the same word,
reading it differently each time or having to sound
it out each time
• Frequently guesses at unknown words rather than
sounding them out
• Sounds out letter by letter instead of using component parts (s-h-a-p-e instead of sh-ape)
• Doesn’t enjoy reading
(List was taken, and adapted, from “Early Signs of a
Reading Difficulty” by Susan Hall, Ed.D. http://www.
greatschools.org/special-education/LD-ADHD/739early-signs-of-reading-difficulty.gs)
Do these characteristics sound familiar?
We don’t have to tell you that you should be
concerned. You are already concerned.
When parents question the teacher about their
child’s reading progress, many times they are told,
“It’s too early to tell if this is a reading problem.” “Let’s
wait and see how your child progresses this next
quarter.” “You just need to have them read with you
more.” “We can’t tell until 3rd grade if a child has a
reading problem or a learning disability.” While wellmeaning, these statements can delay the identification of a child’s reading disability and the results can
be catastrophic.
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“Christmas Memories”
Through the twinkling eyes of a child
perhaps an angel,
I still can recollect some warm and magical
Christmas memories ...
“One of the most compelling findings from recent
reading research is that children who get off to a poor
start in reading rarely catch up. As several studies
have now documented, the poor first-grade reader
almost invariably continues to be a poor reader
(Francis, Shaywitz, Stuebing, Shaywitz, & Fletcher,
1996; Torgesen & Burgess, 1998).” http://www.readingrockets.org/article/225/
That wild and ecstatic wish for a winter sled;
not just any sled, but oh! that extra special one
with the smooth wooden slats
and cherry red rails.
Response to Intervention vs. Testing
for a Reading Disability
Often when a parent voices their concerns to the
teacher, the parent is told that the school must try
out “scientifically proven interventions” before the
child can be referred for evaluation of a reading
disability. This is not true.
A parent has a right to request an evaluation of
their child to determine if there is a reading or learning disability impeding their growth. However, parents need to understand the process for requesting
the evaluation so that the evaluation is not delayed
indefinitely. Even in the best of circumstances the
process takes a minimum of 4 months. Waiting until
the spring can delay the evaluation until the following year.
Indeed, that electric locomotive
replete with lights, colorful cars and of course,
that loud and whining whistle ...
Ah! yes, and finally that shiny leather pair of skates;
those that glided o’er the frosty sylvan pond,
faster and fancier than any that sped before.
Somehow, I still remember the plate
of sugar cookies left for Santa;
and the muffled sound of footsteps
drumming up the staircase
exuberantly awaiting the whimsical arrival
of Christmas!
Reading Disabilities Must Be Identified for
Proper Interventions
How can interventions be identified and implemented if the problem is not diagnosed? If a child’s
reading problems stem from Visual Processing deficits, than a “scientifically proven program” heavily
stressing sounds would not be effective. If a child’s
reading problem stems from dyslexia, than a “scientifically proven program” stressing just auditory
interventions would not be effective.
Mark J Hollister
Killearn Estates Resident
Alpha & Omega
Income Tax Services, LLC
A New Income Tax Service Located in Killearn
Village Square at the round-a-bout
How Do I Have My Child Tested for a Reading
Disability?
The Dyslexia Research Institute/Woodland Hall
Academy offers consultation for parents of children
who are struggling with reading. Your child does not
have the time to wait to see if they will “grow out of it”.
The staff of DRI/WHA has information to help a parent return to their public school and start the process
for evaluation. DRI/WHA also provides information
concerning testing by private practitioners.
If you are concerned about your child’s reading
skills, contact Robyn Rennick, (850)893-2216
www.killearn.org
Tax Preparation & Planning
Small Business Services
IRS Taxpayer Representation
Call today for an appointment!
(850) 303-2543
Gary Medley, EA (Enrolled Agent)
3652 B Shamrock St. W
Tallahassee, FL 32309
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Killearn Homes Association
2013 Board Of Directors Election Results
The election is over, the results are now known… the Election Committee met on October 29, 2013, and tallied the votes for the 2013 Board of
Directors election from the 629 ballots received. Five board vacancies
were filled from eight qualified members on the ballot. The five candidates who received the most votes in the general
election to serve three(3) year terms from January 1, 2014 to January
1, 2017, are:
Allen Nobles.........................................513 votes
Bill Sittig.................................................501 votes
Bob Ippolito..........................................483 votes
Lee Johnson.........................................439 votes
Philip Doyle...........................................401 votes
The other candidates on the ballot were Hosea Battles with 273 votes,
Matt Lutz with 172 votes and Jasin Robertson with 158 votes.
Our thanks to the Elections Committee Chairman, JD Warren, for
overseeing the process, and to the ballot counters, Lamons Warren,
Jim Ashlock, Lori Tomblin, Virginia Newman, and Helene Saper. Bonnie
White and Sue Barlow, KHA staff, also assisted.
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Finished shopping for
everyone on your list? Treat
yourself to a travel gift for
you and your family in
2014! Come to Allegro on
Wednesday, December
11 th, at 3pm to book the
perfect vacation to make
those special memories
with your family. Representatives from Travel Leaders,
Collette Vacations and
Holiday Cruises & Tours will
have the perfect trip and
you will also be supporting
senior programming at the
Tallahassee Senior Center.
Seating is limited so please
RSVP no later than December 9th, 2013.
You can copy me on this!!
You can copy me on this!!
Don’t forget,
residents of Killearn Estates
may have copies made at the KHA office, M-F
from 8:30 to 2:30. All you need to
do is to email me, sue@killearn.
org, to let me know how many
copies and when you need
them; if you want to attach your
file to the email, I can copy/
print for you and call you when
ready. You can also provide
colored paper if you wish. I’ll
need your name, address and
phone number in the email.
We would appreciate it if you
would limit your copies to no
more than 50 color or 100 black
& white.
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The Snow Queen
by Deborah Towers-Best
Fairytales such as “Cinderella”, “Snow White” or
“Sleeping Beauty” traditionally involve young, innocent
and beautiful women, completely alone in the world,
who suffer at the hands of a malevolently evil and
sinister older woman and are eventually saved by a
handsome, dashing young prince and everyone lives
“happily ever after”. Good always overcomes evil, of
course, and we all breathe a huge sigh of relief, as yet
again the world is put to rights. “The Snow Queen” is
really no different in that the overriding theme is again
of an evil woman capturing a young innocent person
who is eventually saved by their one true love. But this
time the roles are reversed. The victim of the story is in
fact a young man and our heroine is far from helpless or
alone. She is brave, fearless and rather than accepting
that her boyfriend has been lost forever, she decides to
venture on what can only be described as a perilous
journey to save him from almost certain doom at the
hands of a powerful sorceress, the evil Snow Queen.
Now in its eighth year of production, Killearn Performing Arts (K.P.A.) and the Tallahassee Irish Step
Dancers will once again be performing an Irish and
modern dance ballet of Hans Christian Andersen’s
“The Snow Queen” this holiday season. Set to both
contemporary and traditional Irish music, choreography is by K.P.A. director/choreographer David Jones
and stage management by Shannon O’Bryan-Chiles
drama teacher/director.
With its fabulous dancing, state of the art lighting and
stunningly beautiful costumes this year’s performance
of the Snow Queen promises to be just as spectacular
as previous years. If your family goes to any theatrical
presentations this holiday season, be sure to check out
this one. You will not be disappointed!
“The Snow Queen” is showing at Chiles High School Auditorium on Saturday, December 21st at 7pm and
on Sunday, December 22nd at 3pm. Tickets are priced at $12 for adults, $6 for children and are available in
advance from Beethoven and Company or at the door. For further information go to http://kpadance.com/
performances/the-snow-queen/index.html or call 850-443-7512. And, if you miss the Chiles production,
there will be an encore performance at Quincy Music Theatre in early January.
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Hello Griswolds of Killearn Estates
~ I can’t believe it’s already that
time of year again to drag out those
Christmas lights and decorations
and enter our annual decorating
contest for a chance to win some
holiday cash. Five lucky favorites
will be selected from those entered. To enter the contest, please
provide your name and address to the KHA office
in one of the following ways:
• Call the office at 893-3468 (leave a voicemail
if after hours)
~ Clark Griswold
• Email your entry to kha@killearn.org
• Fax your entry to 850-668-0530
• Drop by the office at 2705 Killarney Way
However you enter, please make sure to submit
your entry by noon on Friday, December 13, 2013...
judging will take place Saturday and Sunday, December 14th, & 15th.
We would also appreciate it if you could submit
digital photos of your display to place in the Kloverleaf if you are one of the lucky Griswolds selected
. . . it’s too difficult for us to be there at the perfect
time for that perfect photo of your perfect display!!
Good Luck Griswolds ... Remember, it pay$ to decorate!!
Many, many thanks to the Christmas Angels and the wonderful residents
on McLaughlin, Devlin, McCarthy, Duffy and Tralee who decorated their
neighborhood early to bring Christmas to 10 year old Trent McElroy who
passed away on November 13th, 2013, may he rest in peace. Our sincere
condolences to the family, Steven and Leigh Anne McElroy and Trent’s
little sister Chloe.
Chiles High School girls soccer are
excited about hosting the Timberwolf
Classic Showcase now in its 11th
year. Love soccer? Come watch our
state and local girls soccer teams
compete. Food, drink and snacks
available.
Dec. 6-7
Seminole Sportsplex (on Tyson road)
Friday $10.00/car; Saturday $15/car;
Weekend pass $25.00/car
www.ladytimberwolvessoccer.com for more information
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Ladies Night Event:
Brownies and Books!
The Christmas Post
As you get ready for Christmas,
clean off your book shelves and
come bless others! Killearn
United Methodist Church’s
“for women only” event will
take place in the church’s
fellowship hall on Sunday
evening, December 8th at
6:30. Bring 1, 2, 3, or 20 books
to this swap and take some
home in return. Not a reader?
Don’t let that stop you from joining us!
We also encourage all the women that come to
bring a dessert to share. Along with that dessert,
please bring one copy of the recipe. Not only
will we enjoy sharing books and bakes with each
other, we will have a testimony too! Childcare
is available by contacting our nursery director,
Christina May Andrews, at candrews@kumconline.org or 850-443-8601. The church is located on
the roundabout at 2800 Shamrock Street South.
Thank You!
Many thanks to our Killearn Estates
neighbors who donated their unsold November Neighborhood Garage Sale to
our 2nd Annual Garage Sale also held in
November. You know what they say, “One man’s
trash is another man’s treasure!” We appreciate you!
Rhonda Penney
Community Christian School
Celebration Baptist Church presents “The Christmas Post,” a Broadway-style musical that will delight
and entertain the
whole family. A
multi-age cast of
over 50 people
will present fullblown production
numbers, singing,
dancing and a
message that will
touch and encourage during
this busy season.
Celebration is going all out this Christmas! Make
plans now to join Celebration for performances on
December 13th 14th and 15th at 6pm plus a Saturday matinee at 2pm on December 14th. Tickets are
$5 in advance and $8 at the. Each performance
also features a 1940’s themed reception following
the show for you to enjoy some Christmas treats and
hang out with friends and neighbors. Tickets can be
purchased in the church foyer on Sunday mornings,
Monday through Friday between 8:30am and 5pm
at the church office, or online at itickets.com.
This Christmas Eve, the Celebration Baptist Family
if very excited to present Christmas in Killearny, and
Irish Celebration. Dancers from the Killearn Performing Arts Center will be joining Celebration’s worship
musicians for this family oriented worship presentation. Our Killearn neighbors are invited to make this
a part of their Christmas Eve tradition! The service is
only 45 minutes long and will start at 4pm, 5pm and
6pm on December 24.
kommunity korner
KILLEARN’S
kickball
Come have fun and get to know your neighbors!
On Sundays at 4 pm a “no-stress” kickball game takes
place at the park on Blarney Drive. Bring your family and
friends and join us for a great time! The more, the merrier!
Question? Call Jane at 545-2089
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By Carole Butler, Killearn Estates Resident
Certified Aging in Place Specialists
A recent AARP poll shows that nearly 90 percent of
seniors prefer to stay in their own homes as they age.
And thanks to “Certified Aging in Place Specialists,”
a certification by the National Home Builders Association, that option is more viable than ever before.
“We are not a one-size-fits-all generation, and
what has worked for seniors in the past may not necessarily work for us in the future,” said Carole Butler,
an interior designer and “Certified Aging in Place
Specialist.” “We are a very physically active, mobile
and influential generation. The idea of moving to a
huge retirement facility as we age does not appeal
to most of us.”
For this reason, the National Home Builders Association has created a course for builders, contractors, interior designers, architects and occupational
therapists to become “Aging in Place Specialists.” This
three-day, 18-hour course includes Marketing and
Communication Strategies, Design/Build Solutions for
Aging and Accessibility and Business Management for
Building Professionals. The course focuses on “Universal
Design,” which defines a specific way of designing a
home so that people of all ages, abilities and levels
of health can enjoy the same home for a long time,
ensuring the house will work for its residents as their
needs change.
“When you like your home, your neighbors, your
community, there is no reason to uproot yourself and
move to another location, especially when you can
make modifications to your home and ‘Age in Place,’”
Butler said.
Some aspects of “Universal Design” to make homes
accessible to residents of every age include:
Each home has no-step entry, so that no one needs
stairs to get into the home or into the home’s main
rooms.
The master bedroom, full bathroom, kitchen and
living room are located on one floor.
Wider doorways and hallways are designed to allow easy access from room to room.
Floors, bathtubs and curb-less showers are made
with non-slip surfaces for safety and comfort.
Motion sensor lighting is built into every room so
that both chair-bound and non-chair-bound residents
never have to fumble for a light switch.
Carole Butler is an active member in the Tallahassee
community, having worked in the industry since 2001. In
2011, she launched Carole Butler Interiors. She is a consultant, innovator, supervisor and an expert at assessing
project needs. She also was a member of the steering
committee for Florida Department of Elder Affairs “Aging in
Place Forum,” a statewide initiative in the spring of 2013 that
gathered together representatives from the home building
industry, home health care industry, architects and designers, staff from state and local governmental agencies and
faith-based organizations to discuss the needs of Floridians
as they age.
City Stormwater Improvements
The City of Tallahassee is pleased to inform you of
upcoming stormwater improvements that will be done
in the Killearn area to help alleviate residential property and roadway flooding near Roscrea Drive and
Bantry Bay Drive. The project will include upgrades
to the storm drain system, which will also improve the
quality of water discharged to Lake Kinsale.
Construction is slated to begin in January. During
construction, there will be temporary road closures on
Roscrea Drive and Bantry Bay Drive. These two roads
will not be closed at the same time, and all roadways
will be reopened to traffic during non-construction
hours. Construction hours will typically be from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. on weekdays. Construction is anticipated
to be completed by May 2014.
We realize that construction activities are, at times,
noisy and can create inconveniences. We will strive
to minimize the negative aspects as much as possible
and provide you with the highest level of customer service. Closer to the beginning of the project, City staff
will be contacting neighbors near the project area
with additional information. If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact
Fernando Francisco, City Stormwater Management,
(850) 891-6860.
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Respectfully,
Fernando (Ferdie) Francisco, Project Manager
Stormwater Management
Water Resources Engineering
Underground Utilities, City of Tallahassee
Architectural Control Committee Actions for October, 2013
The Committee meets every Wednesday at 10am in the Killearn Homes Association conference room.
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Project
Roof Replacement
Addition to home
Addition to home
Repaint home/trim/shutters/doors
Replace concrete pool/patio area with pavers
New Business Florist Sign
Repaint Home/Roof Replacement
Roof Replacement
Install Fencing
NO MEETING
Repaint Home & Deck
Repaint Home & Garage Door
Roof Replacement
Roof Replacement & Gutters
Replacing windows
Adding screened porch and moving fence
Actions/Conditions
Approved
Approved
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ACC MEMBERS: MARK TRUDEAU, ACC CHAIRMAN, BOB IPPOLITO, LEE JOHNSON, MIKE FLEMMING
ALL EXTERIOR ADDITIONS OR ALTERATIONS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE ACC PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION.
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Our cool, occasionally frosty days of December
invite active gardeners outdoors to enjoy some
invigorating work in the garden. Cleanup chores
are at the top of the list, preparing the landscape
for a fresh start next spring.
It is also an ideal time to work on eradicating
invasive non-native vines. Now that frost has killed
their leaves, invasive exotic vines that are strangling
trees and shrubs, such as Chinese wisteria, kudzu,
air potato, Japanese climbing fern, and Japanese
honeysuckle, can be easily seen and removed.
Shrubs and Trees: This is an ideal time to plant
trees and shrubs. Select container-grown trees
three to six feet tall. Larger trees are more difficult
to transplant. Among the trees that will do better if
they’re planted now are evergreen trees. Two lowmaintenance evergreens native to North Florida
with berries valuable to wildlife are yaupon holly
(Ilex vomitoria) and southern wax myrtle (Myrica
cerifera).Yaupon is a versatile plant which can be
grown as an ornamental shrub or trimmed into a
hedge. It will grow in a wide range of soils and in
full or part sun. Wax myrtle is a large, fast-growing
native shrub that can be pruned to grow as a tree.
Annuals and
Perennials: Plant
cool-season bedding plants like dianthus, pansies, violas,
snapdragons, alyssum,
digitalis (foxglove) and petunias. Feed winter blooming annuals every four to six
weeks with a light application of a fertilizer containing 50% of its nitrogen in a slow-release form. Finish
dividing and transplanting daylilies, mondo grass,
ajuga, and liriope. Plant bare-root or container roses
now. Finish sowing seeds of wildflowers and spring
blooming annuals like larkspur, bachelors buttons,
sweet peas, sweet alyssum, and poppies.
Bulbs, Corms and Tubers: Plant spring blooming bulbs as soon as possible, including narcissus,
snowflakes (leucojum), anemones, and ranunculus.
Pre-cooled tulips and hyacinths should be planted
by December 15th.
Vegetables, Herbs and Fruits: Plant cool season vegetables including cabbage, broccoli, Brussel sprouts radishes, carrots, cauliflower, kohlrabi,
mustard, onions, and turnips. Plant parsley, sage,
rosemary, thyme, and lavender. Bare-root and
container-grown fruit trees or blueberries can be
planted all month. Kumquats are small evergreen
trees. They are very ornamental and make excellent specimens in the landscape or in containers.
Kumquats are pollinated by bees. If they are being
grown indoors, be sure to set the trees outside when
they are in bloom to attract bees.
Lawn Care: Take a break from lawn care. Just
be sure that leaves are mowed or raked off of the
lawn so they don’t smother and kill the grass.
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Houseplants: Most houseplants need high
humidity. Increase humidity by grouping plants
together or by placing the containers in saucers
filled with pebbles just covered with water. Houseplants that become lighter in color or have very
long spaces between branches or stems need
more light. Move them closer to, but not touching,
the windows.
For more local gardening information, visit the UFIFAS Extension website for Leon County at http://
leon.ifas.ufl.edu Reprinted with the permission of the
University of Florida IFAS Extension in Leon County.
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Killearn Homes Association, Inc.
11:52 AM
Profit & Loss Budget vs. Actual
11/19/13
Accrual Basis
January through November 2013
Jan - Nov 13
Ordinary Income/Expense
Income
6010 · INCOME-CURRENT DUES
6013 · INCOME-LATE FEES
6015 · INCOME-PRIOR DUES
6017 · Estoppel
6020 · DELINQUENT ACCT-Maintenance
6021 · DELINQUENT ACCT-INTER.
6022 · COLL. FEES-LEGAL
6024 · ADMIN. NOTICING COST
6030 · INCOME-OTHER
6033 · INCOME-ADVERTISING
6050 · Powernet Global
6055 · CenturyLink Commission
6830 · INCOME-INTEREST
Total Income
Gross Profit
Expense
6560 · PAYROLL TAXES
66900 · Reconciliation Discrepancies
7040 · ASSN. CENTER - INTEREST
7050 · LAKES & PUMPING
7060 · Landscape Redesign
7100 · GROUNDS
7110 · ADDITIONAL GROUNDS SERV.
7120 · REPAIRS & REPLACEMENT
7130 · SIGNAGE
7245 · PROPERTY TAX-POOL
7250 · PROPERTY TAX - COMMON AREAS
7251 · ASSN. CENTER - TAXES
7270 · UTILITIES-COMMON AREAS
7271 · ASSN. CENTER - UTILITIES
7272 · Cleaning Service
7300 · OTHER-SITE IMPRV.
7325 · POOL
7620 · PARK LANDSCAPING
7800 · OTHER-REPAIRS/REPLACE
8050 · NEWSLETTER
8110 · ANNUAL ASSOC. MEETING
8170 · OTHER
8410 · MEMBERS STATEMENT
8411 · Annual Election
8420 · LEGAL & PROF. FEES
8580 · PAYROLL-SALARIES
8640 · ACCOUNTING/AUDITING
8645 · Website
8680 · AUTO EXPENSES-GENERAL
8730 · MISC. ADMIN. EXPENSE
8750 · EVENTS
8780 · INSURANCE-LIABILITY
8782 · Assn. Center - Insurance
8785 · INSURANCE-HEALTH
8850 · POSTAGE
8870 · PRINTING - COPY MACHINE
8940 · SUPPLIES-OFFICE
9500 · TELEPHONE
9880 · FEDERAL INCOME TAX
9950 · CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT RESERVE
Total Expense
Net Ordinary Income
Net Income
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Budget
375,305.00
8,350.00
3,450.00
7,449.99
61.32
94.01
5,150.00
70.00
129.39
41,675.75
0.00
43,840.00
149.22
359,900.00
8,250.00
2,291.63
4,125.00
200.00
275.00
9,166.74
200.00
458.37
43,083.37
50.00
13,750.00
91.63
485,724.68
441,841.74
485,724.68
441,841.74
8,376.51
-3,713.17
3,617.97
18,135.00
0.00
67,698.40
1,728.73
237.50
420.33
1,135.37
105.27
0.00
5,423.90
3,917.82
2,849.71
16,565.62
1,500.00
0.00
1,508.82
36,850.21
753.16
15,990.82
5,520.39
584.23
32,862.10
94,330.20
0.00
1,200.00
2,079.66
7,322.91
13,796.89
21,486.39
2,279.00
6,228.00
14,340.98
3,218.33
2,449.07
3,920.77
0.00
0.00
10,752.50
1,000.00
1,833.37
40,333.37
500.00
3,850.00
0.00
3,000.00
27,500.00
98,266.74
7,600.00
1,100.00
2,062.50
3,483.37
13,500.00
11,500.00
1,860.00
4,950.00
13,750.00
2,291.63
1,833.37
3,758.37
1,500.00
0.00
394,720.89
371,639.24
91,003.79
70,202.50
91,003.79
70,202.50
6,875.00
15,000.00
1,000.00
57,979.13
4,170.76
2,291.63
250.00
110.00
100.00
7,241.63
3,895.87
2,750.00
13,750.00
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Remember this December
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