Property / Lot currently for Sale by the SHR HOA.
Direct inquiries to thespringsfinancecommittee@gmail.com
Direct inquiries to thespringsfinancecommittee@gmail.com
Is your remote acting sluggish, taking longer to open the gate? Depending on usage, the battery lasts about 18 months, so it may be time to replace it. The best way to tell is to use a battery tester to see if it’s at least 9V. Less than that will still light up the remote’s red LED, but it may not transmit enough signal for the gate opener antenna to pick it up.
Battery replacement is simple, but pay close attention to the diagrams to ensure the polarity is correct. Equivalent batteries have different names depending on the manufacturer, but these will work, among others: A21, 21A, 21/23, A23, 23A, GP23A, V23GA, and MN21.
Fred Spin will change your battery for you for a donation of $12, made payable by check to the HOA. Place your remote and the check, along with a note containing your name, address, and cell phone number, in an envelope with your name on the outside in his mailbox at 1216 Rocky Cove. Fred will text you when he is ready to deliver your remote to you.
Security Committee: Brenda Spin
January 5, 2023
The HOA keeps the land cleared on both sides of our roads. This creates a fire break to prevent flames from jumping from one side of a road to the other. It also gives the fire department room to deploy equipment and put out flames before they spread. However, there are a few sections on Rocky Cove Lane and large sections at the top of High Rock Mountain where clearing the HOA right of way is not enough to create a good firebreak. These areas can be endangered from flames on two sides, either from a fire burning up from the lake or from the back side of the mountain.
The problem is that, past the cleared HOA right of way, there are many lots covered with fuel to intensify a fire and cause it to jump the road more easily. This fuel is deadwood on the ground and pines that ignite like torches. The pictures below show two of many examples.
The tree canopy in our hardwood forest does not allow pines to grow beneath. However, when the forest was cleared of trees to build our roads, open areas allowed pines to take hold, which is why there are so many of them fronting lots.
We have received a grant through the North Carolina Forestry Service to address the danger of both deadwood and the pines. At no cost to the association or to owners, they will clear all deadwood and any pines thirty feet back into the lot. What they clear will be either hauled away or very finely chipped. Standing hardwood trees will not be touched. If a lot owner agrees to participate, they will reap many benefits. Their lot will be protected from fire jumping the road and protect other lots and homes. They will make it easier and less dangerous for firefighters to douse a blaze early on. The front of their lot will be more open and attractive.
This is a one-time opportunity. Below is a two-page PDF file containing a list, by lot and address, of those lots eligible on Sierra Trace Road, West Sirocco Drive, Mistral Lane, and Rocky Cove Lane. If your lot is listed, email Bruce Fleming, brucefleming2000@yahoo.com, and state “I agree to participate in firebreak clearing.” Also provide your name, lot number, street address, and a contact phone number. You will later be notified when the firebreak clearing is going to take place.
Firebreak Lot Clearing
An updated version of the above Firebreak Lot Clearing chart is in our current newsletter, November 19, 2023.
Firewise: Bruce Fleming
ACTIVITIES
Yoga:
Yoga at The Springs: Tuesday and Friday mornings at 8:30 AM, at The Springs’ clubhouse.
Contact: Kathy Sill at 336-301-6377 or ksillhrl@gmail.com
Yoga with Lauren Jackson: Mondays 9:00 AM, Thursdays 10:00 AM, Macedonia United Methodist Church,
Southmont, NC
Contact: Lauren Jackson at 336-239-3610
Chair Yoga: Monday mornings at 9:15 AM, at Denton Library
336-859-2215
Pickleball: Spring/Summer/Fall
Day and time vary weekly depending on the players’ schedules.
Contact: Sally Barnhardt sbarnhar.heelblue@gmail.com
Line Dancing: Thursdays, 1:00-1:30 PM for beginners at Denton Civic Center
Contact: Ronnie Kruger at 336-859-0692
Springs Book Club (coed): Monthly on 3rd Wednesday, 2:00 PM at The Springs’ clubhouse
Contact: Liz Roland at 336-859-2795
Denton Book Club (coed): Monthly on 1st Thursday, 6:00 PM at Denton Library
336-859-2215
High Rock Book Club (women): Monthly on 2nd Thursday, 10:00 AM at Denton Library
Contact: Kathy Sill at 336-301-6377 or ksillhrl@gmail.com
Craft Classes, Crochet Groups, Movie Nights, etc.: Denton Library
Denton Library Newsletter at 336-859-2215
HOA Committees: See the Committees page of our website.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AREA
Elementary, Middle, and High School Mentoring: Communities in Schools of Lexington/Davidson County
Contact: Vera McRae at 336-242-1520 veramcrae@cisoflexdav.org
South Davidson Family Resource Center: 292 South Main Street, Denton
Open Mondays-Wednesdays, 8:30-12:00 noon
Contact: https://southdavidsonfrc.com/ 336-859-5399
Meals on Wheels: Chris Bitterman, Volunteer Services Coordinator, Davidson County Senior Services
211 West Colonial Drive, Thomasville, NC 27360
Contact: Chris.Bitterman@DavidsonCountyNC.gov 336-474-2646
www.co.davidson.nc.us/seniorservices
Denton Library: 310 West Salisbury Street, Denton NC 27239
336-859-2215
Habitat for Humanity: Lexington Area
Corporate offices: 22 East Second Street, Lexington NC 27292
Contact: https://habitatoflexingtonnc.net/ 336-300-7315
This is not intended to be seen as a complete listing. We welcome information on additional ongoing activities and volunteer opportunities. Please contact the Communications Committee.
Windstream is the preferred provider for internet service within our Springs community. Fiber-optic cable service (1 gig) is available with landline telephone service included.
For information, please contact Macky Tajik: (704) 724-7800 or mailto:Mahkameh.Tajik@windstream.com.
The defibrillator that has been purchased for emergency use at the clubhouse is now in place. The unit is placed inside a display case mounted to the wall in the lobby outside the downstairs restrooms. The door to the lobby is unlocked each day around 8:30 AM and locked again at 5 PM. Once pool season begins, the door will remain unlocked each day until sunset. Anyone at the pool who would need to use the defibrillator to deal with a cardiac event will be able to access the lobby easily, but it would be wise for anyone playing tennis or pickleball to bring your pool access card with you to enable you to enter the gate.
Karl Svatek: HOA Board of Directors