NEWS

Our annual meeting of the Somerset Lake Home Owner's association will be held TUESDAY evening, JANUARY 24, at 7:00 at Aldersgate Methodist Church in the Disciple Center (the building behind the church). The agenda is listed in the member's area.

There is no charge for our use of Aldersgate Methodist Church for our meeting, but we would like to make a donation as our way of thanking them for allowing us to use the space. Please consider contributing to this donation at the meeting.

I would like to thank the neighbors on Shropshire North and Shropshire Main for hosting the Fall Block Party. The weather was beautiful and the cool night air was so refreshing after a long hot summer. It really put everyone in a party mood. The attendance was wonderful. We had 53 neighbors who came out to celebrate. The food was delicious---we have a lot of good cooks is our neighborhood. We all enjoyed eating ,drinking, and socializing with SLOA neighbors. The fire pits really added to our fun and festive atmosphere. Many thanks to Nancy Herthum, Kathy Gillies, Heidi Fux, Trevah Oliver, Dannah McCauley and Margot Nickle for their hard work. Great job ladies!

Phyllis Pickens
Social Committee

Saturday, March 20, 2010 a group of volunteer residents met behind our levy to clean up some of the debris that had been deposited on Somerset Lake property. This debris washed up during the winter flooding. This clean up was coordinated by your SLOA Landscape Committee. We were excited with the number of residents who pitched in for clean up and amazed ourselves with how much we accomplished. The City came and picked up all of our bags and piles of sticks from the Greenway. Thanks to all who participated.

The Landscape Committee is planning another beautification project for our neighborhood. On a weekend between April 17th and May 15th, 2010 we will purchase a palette of Bermuda sod and use 8 X 6 pieces to sod the slopes of the levy where there is erosion. We will plan the date around an extended weather forecast that includes rain after the planting date. We hope for a large community participation for this necessary project and will ask all participants to bring a drink & snack to share on the levy when we finish our work.

We actually had fun during our clean up and hope to see even more folks for our sodding party. Stay tuned for dates and specifics

We have open places on our Committee and hope more residents will join the Landscape Committee.

Pamela