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8/13/2019 2013 Fall-Winter Normans News
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Normans News FALL/WINTER 2013 Edition PAGE 1
ormans ews
Whats Up in the Downes?
It seems that on every street someone is
painting, remodeling, or adding a bit of
color to their homes and yards this year.
Many thanks to our yard of the month
crew, Helen Jones & Sherry McCann for
making the awards. Congratulations to
following households!
April:
BackyardHarris, 3183 Brookshire Way;
BackyardCook, 2792 Norwood Way;Roberts, 3154 Brookshire Way;
Blanca, 2618 Kensington;
Krause, 2674 Heath Lane
May:
Baggett, 2725 Kenwood Court;
Beall, 2725 Kenwood Court
(winnerscontinued on page 2)
The 2013 Annual Norman DownesHome Owners Meeting will be held
Tuesday, December 3rd
6:308:30 PM at the
Bunten Park Community Building
Meetyour representatives
Hearyour annual report Voiceyour concerns
Supportyour community
The PresidentsCorner
Let me catch you up on some of the
positive things happening in Norman
Downes!
Entrance & Street Signs
Sam Carr has replaced the street signs with
long-lasting types and posts where necessary.
Our Entrance signs are still in pretty good con-dition, so had them professionally painted to
brighten up our entry.
Pool
Security CamIn place to help with potential
safety issues. Not monitored, but recorded if
review is required. Most neighbor and mu-
nicipal pools have them. One example of adangerous situation is where youngsters were
jumping or diving off of the lifeguard stand ,
after dragging it to the edge. We are taking
steps to avoid this in the future.
Tennis & Lake
A new resident commented that Norman
Downes is beautiful and very peaceful. His
outing that day was to learn how to handle
and navigate with a kayak. He asked if there
is a public access; I said yes, but it needs work.
He expressed interest in helping with the ef-
fort and being part of a committee to organ-
ize the project making the lake access
more accessible.
FOR AND BY OUR RESIDENTS OF NORMAN DOWNES
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(Presidents Corner continued) Some of the is-
sues that we are addressing in 2014 are
more security and erosion control.
Additional Security Camsare to be in-
stalled in the tennis and lake access areas.
Fencing will have posted notices. Duluth
Police will continue to patrol.
Erosion ControlThe driveway and
parking lot need re-structuring to help keep
them in place. A budget item for next year
will be runoff channels and energy breakers.
The City of Duluth Engineers may help with
planning and financial assistance may be
sought from the city.
Boat Rack and Lake ChannelThanks to
Rob Welch for spearheading the boat rack
project. We are happy to say that it is being
used to keep boats off the ground, and keep
them secure. We are proposing Norman
Downes stickers to show they belong to NDresidents.
Norman Downes NatureTake a Closer
Look!
As the new resident observed, we have a
World of Wonder right here in ND with the
wildlife and plant life; duck and geese, along
with various interesting bird species.Among them are the blue and green herons
and the osprey recently spotted.
Ask how you can be more involved with the
development of this resource!
By Barry Smith, HOA President
(Yard of the Month winners continued)
Dashner, 2792 Kenwood Drive;
Austin, 3083 Brookshire Way;
Rhea, 2736 Saxon DriveJune:
Backyard-Hindes, 2879 Baronet Court;
Becker, 3124 Brookshire Way;
Livingston, 3307 Leeds Way;
unavailable, 2709 Kenwood Drive;
July: Saye, 3023 Brookshire Way;
Ashbury, 2582 Kenwood Drive;
Adams, 2642 Heath Lane;
Mondl, 3257 Victoria Way ;
August:
BackyardCromer,3263 Brookshire Way
Vasquez, 2714 Kenwood Court;
Zayas, 2689 Kensington Drive;
Smittcamp, 3284 Leeds Way;
Mauldin, 2732 Kenwood DriveSeptember:
Backyard-Muir, 2758 Winston Way;
Zema, 3293 Leeds Way;
Mumme, 3064 Brookshire Way;
Brown, 2703 Heath Lane;
Martin, 3164 Brookshire Way
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Please take a moment to label yourboat clearly with your name. That way, we know
who to call you if there is any problem with your boat.
Norman Downes
welcomed new residents
with a picnic on October
4th.
Many thanks to Diane
Womble and Lisa Smith for
preparing the welcome
baskets for the families.
They were standing in for
newlywed and former
HOA treasurer Yvonne
Hunter-Cabell. Congratu-
lations Yvonne on your
new marriage!
Norman Downes is
much sought after as a
residence for young
families and couples.
Homes are now selling
quickly and often mul-tiple offers are
brought to the table.
As of this publication,
there is only one home
for sale. And home
values are rising again
as the economy im-
proves.
Thank you Susan Welch for taking care of the flowers at the pool once again this past season.
Susan also very kindly put the flowers out for other homeowners to take and enjoy once the pool season
was over. We appreciate you Susan!
Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy.You vote in elections once a year, but when you volunteer,you vote every day about the kind of community you want to live in.Unknown
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How To Siphon A Lake
How do you siphon water out of a lake? Why would you want to
do such a thing? The recent deluge of May 19th provided an
opportunity to understand the power of the Lake Norman siphon
system. Lake Norman uses a siphon system to remove excesswater as the water level rises. The system on Lake Norman has
multiple activators depending upon the water level. As the water
level rises more siphons activate. The following diagram
illustrates the siphon system and is very similar to the system in
use at Lake Norman.
The siphon causes water to be pulled from deep in the lake and
continues to remove water until the level is back to normal. The
flood from May 19th caused all of the siphons to engage and the
photos on the next page show the amount of water beingdischarged that day.
It was reported that we received 6 inches of rain in about 7 hours on May
19th. The water raised at least 4 feet in a short amount of time as evi-
denced by the photos at the top of the next page.
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For more photos of the
flood waters, see
www.normansdownes.
com.
Article and photos
courtesy of
Rick Austin
One neighbor asked us
to print this reminder!
Please park
in your driveway.
Please do not park
on the street or in
your yard.
Help keep us all safe & our
community beautiful too!
17-year old Varsity Cheerleader, Brittney
Youngblood, is available for CHILDCARE
after school and on weekends. Your
children will be well cared for and havefun! Norman Downes references available
on request. Call/text 678-643-2849.
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Question: I live in
Norman Forest and
pay a fee yearly to
use the Norman Dow-
nes amenities. Ourcommunities are
physically linked and I
want to volunteer to
help with events. Is
this possible?
Answer: Absolutely!
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Comments? Send them to:[email protected]
EditorCheryl Smith
(Norman Forest continued) Please volun-
teer! The only differences are that since
your home is not legally within the Norman
Downes boundaries, you can not hold of-
fice, vote on HOA matters, or share own-
ership in the amenities. The entire Nor-
man Forest community would have to peti-tion Norman Downes to merge the two
communities to change this.
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From your editorYou may have noticed that the number of Normans Newsletters have dwindled this past year.
Now that we have message boards at our entrances and the Norman Downes website is up and
running effectively, communication with the entire community is more cost and time effective using
these methods.
As the year ends, it is an appropriate time for me to pass the hat to the younger gen-
eration for continuing some of the activities and traditions in Norman Downes. If someonewould like to help with the composition and editing of Normans News, please contact me or one of
your board members for more details. Most of the community now receives this letter electronically,
but there is still the need or paper copies for those who are not connected to the worldwide web or
for who we have no email address. I really appreciate those who have contributed to the newsletter
in the past and hope it will continue to be published at least a few times a year.
Volunteers are also needed to continue the events below! None of the activities are diffi-
cult to set up if several folks volunteer to help with each one. A lot of the needed items are in
storage for most events and those volunteering are not held to doing things as they were done in the
past. You can be as creative as you wish. These activities are funded by our HOA assessments,
so there is no out of pocket expense either. All it takes is a little of your time.
Easter Egg Hunt for Children
Community Garage Sales
July 4th picnic at the pool & childrens parade
Childrens Halloween Table & Games
Decorating Entrances for the Holiday
Norman Downes Christmas Party
Again, many thanks to those who have helped in the past!
heryl SmithNormans News
New to our community? Welcome to Norman Downes!
I will send you an updated directory!
Please email your info to: [email protected]
Name(s): ________________________________________________________
Phone : _________________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________
*Email: (will not to be published) _______________________________________________________
*How many children under 13 years in the home: ______________________
Starred information is used for Normans News distribution, the COPS program and event planningonly.
Did you receive a welcome basket? Yes ___ No ___
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