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• A very special thanks to all the families who participated in our first Breakfast with Santa last month. It was a huge success! A very warm thank you to our Santa, Dick Siepielski. Dick was the most awesome Santa and did a great job in getting us all in the spirit of the holiday! Thank you Dick!
   
• Our Holiday Open House in December was very well attended and was very nice. Thanks to all who brought dishes to pass, who lent a helpful hand with setting food out, with replenishing food and for cleaning up following the event. A special thanks to Nelson Davey who was busy all day making all those delicious punches! Thanks to everyone for making the event so special!
   
• Our Annual Woman’s Holiday Tea & Luncheon in December was very successful and very well attended. It was such an enjoyable afternoon! The lunch was catered by Catering by Katherine; and it was the best chicken soup and chicken salad ever! The tables were decorated perfectly thanks to Diane McDaniel, Kay Kastran and Bette McCullough. Thanks to everyone who helped clear the tables, put everything away and cleaned up. It was such a wonderful way to enter into the Christmas week. Thanks to all!
   
• Although our Cookie Exchange was very small this year; the ladies who were in attendance had a lovely afternoon; chatting and eating delicious treats! Thanks to Kathy Williams, Barbara Shrem and Joan Becker for sharing their delicious recipes with us!
   

Winter
Karaoke Party
Friday, January 18th
6:00 pm - $5/Person

Dinner of pizza, bread sticks and salad will begin at 6:00 pm with some easy listening music being played. After dessert, an evening of Karaoke fun will begin! Choices of songs are widespread! We have all kinds of music from every era! You will not be asked to come to the microphone to sing unless you have a desire to do so! However, we know we will find you singing along and tapping your feet to the great selection of songs! And we know you will be laughing and having a great time! We have great talent in this community and when everyone sings along; it’s just awesome! Hope you come join with us! See you there!

SIGN UP BY JANUARY 11TH
 

Heartfelt thanks to all

How can we ever thank all of you for your generous contributions to our awesome holiday gifts. Your kindnesses are truly appreciated; more than words could ever express.

The thoughtfulness and expressions of love shared have touched our hearts and we sincerely thank each and every one of you! It is a reminder to all of us as to how blessed we are to be part of such a caring community.

Thank you for making our holiday season so very special and memorable! We wish you all a new year filled with good health, much happiness and peace! We look forward to 2008 and all it has to hold! Looking forward to a great one together!

With much Love, Gratitude and Deep Appreciation,

Karen, Terri & John
 

NOTES OF THANKS …
From Residents to Your Home

• Sylvia Bucknavich writes: Dear Friends; Thanks so much for the flower arrangement, cards and calls during my recent recovery from surgery. No amount of Christmas lights can out-shine the thoughtfulness of Heritage in the Hills residents. Know that I treasure your friendship as one of the greatest gifts of the season. Thank you!
   
• Jacquie Thomas fondly shares: Please thank all neighbors and friends in Heritage In the Hills for the lovely basket of flowers. I am slowly regaining my strength and the pain is decreasing after my recent back surgeries. I am most appreciative of everyone’s support during this difficult year. Thank you all!
   
• Marv and Bunny Harms send their many thanks: Bunny and I wish to thank the many friends and neighbors who sent food and cards and helped during my hospitalization. The basket of cheery flowers was appreciated also. The trip back to recovery is bumpy but hopefully it will be accomplished soon! It is so heart-warming to be in such a caring community. Our wish for all of Heritage is to enjoy the entire holiday season. Again, many thanks for everything!

The Executive Director of:
LIGHTHOUSE OF OAKLAND COUNTY Sends His Most Sincere Thanks:

Thank you to Heritage in the Hills on behalf of the Lighthouse Emergency Services clients, Board of Directors, volunteers and staff for your generous in-kind donation of food. Without your generosity, many of our neighbors would have no food, clothing or shelter. In-kind donations help us provide our clients with fresh fruits and vegetables, personal hygiene products, clothing and food for the pantry so we can keep expenditures low and direct more revenue toward vital client services. This year Lighthouse celebrates 35 years of providing services to the
Oakland County community. We help people through financial instability by giving them the necessary tools to gain independence and self sufficiency. At Lighthouse we believe that providing people in need with continuing and financial education classes, prescription assistance, early childhood education, home buying seminars and services that help seniors stay independent as long as possible, makes our community stronger. Your donation certainly made a difference!

ANOTHER VERY WARM & SPECIAL THANK YOU!

All the Giving Tree gifts were delivered to Lighthouse of Oakland by Dick Kennedy, Craig Annis, Dick Hansen and Tom Rapp. Thank you gentlemen! Job Well Done!

GIVING TREE 2007

A very special thanks to all who so generously participated in the Giving Tree for Lighthouse of Oakland this year. We had 38 children/teens that gifts were donated too! These kids had a beautiful holiday thanks to your thoughtfulness. Thank you so very much! If you were a participant and would like a tax deduction form for income tax purposes, they are available in the Clubhouse office. Once again, thanks for sharing the real reason of the holiday and for making the holiday very special for these young boys and girls! Bless you all!

RESIDENTS IN OUR THOUGHTS …

Prayers for Continued and/or Quick Recovery To:

• Norm Cloyd

• Reid Steinmetz

• Barb Eldridge

• Marv Harms

• Jacquie Thomas

• Jack Kozlowsk

 

OUR DEEPEST AND MOST SINCERE SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY OF RESIDENT, KATHERINE SMARSCH.
Katherine passed away in December quite unexpectedly. We will certainly miss her cheery disposition and great cooking! We will miss our friend! Peace!

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• DIGNITY FOR LIFE SEMINAR
  Thurs., Jan. 10th at 10:00 am
  
  Cindy Harris, Senior Partner of LTC Financial Partners LLC has graciously set time aside to present a seminar for our residents concerning her nationally recognized expertise in the area of Long Term Care. The seminar will consist of the following: 1) Long Term Care and what Medicare will pay; 2) Benefits of Long Term Care; 3) Likelihood of Long Term Care; 4) Is your Savings and Investments at Risk; Is Insurance the Right Solution?; 5) Five things you should know before considering Long Term Care Insurance; 6) Be aware that Long Term Care is an especially important issue for women; and 7) Reducing the Cost of Long Term Care Premiums. Questions and answer period will follow. Bagels and coffee will also be available. All free of charge!
  
  Sign-up by 01-07-08.
   
• SUPER BOWL PARTY WITH “SHARE YOUR FAVORITE COMFORT FOOD” POT LUCK!
  
  Sunday, February 3rd at 6:00 pm - $4/Person
  Sloppy Joes Served; Bring Favorite Comfort Food to Pass
  WATCH THE GAME ON THE BIG SCREEN!
  Sign-Up by 01-27
   
• BOOK CLUB CHATTERINGS
  
  The next meeting of the Heritage Book Club is Saturday, JANUARY 26TH at 10:00 am
  
  Readers can choose any book by the current Nobel Prize winner, Doris Lessing. Come share your selection with us at this meeting.
  
  EVERYONE INVITED! COME JOIN US!
  BAGELS & COFFEE SERVED
   
• BUS TRIPS IN JANUARY AND UPCOMING MONTHS
  
  If you are interested in any of these bus trips, the time to sign-up to attend is NOW! Many of the trips require purchasing tickets early, so please take extra care in noticing expiration dates for signing up. Thank you!
  
  Wednesday, January 9th at 9:30 am - Men’s Breakfast at Ram’s Horn on Crooks in Rochester. Meet at the Clubhouse to car-pool. Sign-up NOW!
  
  Wednesday, January 9th at 6:45 pm - Village Players for Three Tall Women written by Edward Albee. This is a Pulitzer Prize winning play that is witty, hilarious, haunting and swims in the dark pools of the human heart’s most innermost secrets. Tickets are free but limited. Sign-up immediately - $3
  
  Thursday, January 17th at 11:30 am - Singles Lunch at Kubla Kahn’s (Japanese Restaurant in Rochester Hills at Walton and Livernois). After lunch,
  perhaps there will be some games to join in on at the Clubhouse. Lunch cost on your own. Sign- up by 01-10-08 (6 - $2).
  
  Saturday, January 19th beginning at 3:30 pm - College Hockey Faceoff at the Palace. Niagara University vs. Wayne State University and University of Michigan vs. Notre Dame University. Tickets $20. Sign-up by 1-8 (15 - $2).
  
  Sunday, January 20th for 1:15 show - Avon Players does You Can’t Take it With You - Tickets $12 - The stenographer Alice Sycamore is in love with her boss Tony Kirby, who is the vice president of the powerful company owned by his greedy father Anthony P. Kirby. Kirby Sr. is dealing a monopoly in the trade of weapons, and needs to buy one last house in a twelve block area owned by Alice’s grandparent Martin Vanderhof. However, Martin is the patriarch of an anarchic and ecdentric family where the members do not care for money but for having fun and making friends. When Tony proposes Alice, she states that it would be mandatory to introduce her simple and lunatic family to the snobbish Kirbys, and Tony decides to visit Alice with his parents one day before the scheduled. There is an inevitable clash of classes and lifestyles, the Kirbys spurn the Sycamores and Alice breaks with Tony, changing the lives of the Kirby family. Sign-up by 01-05-08 (15-3).
  
  Wednesday, January 23rd at 6:15 pm (for an 8:00 pm Show) - Travel to the Fisher Theatre in Detroit to see Whistle Down The Wind. They say that this is Andrew Lloyd Webber’s best show since Phantom! This is the American Premiere of a magnificent new production. Tickets are $55 (for $75 seats). Whistle Down The Wind is an uplifting musical about a young Louisiana girl who finds a mysterious stranger hiding in her barn. While the townspeople are determined to find the escaped felon, she and the town’s children vow to protect him from the outside world. Sign-up by 01-05-08 (15-$4).
  
  Thursday, January 24th at 9:00 am - Detroit Auto Show with Breakfast on the Way - Get together with your friends at Heritage to travel to Detroit for the North American International Auto Show at Cobo Hall. On the way down you will stop for breakfast. Cost of breakfast on your own.. Admission cost is $12 for Seniors; payable at the door. Sign-up by 01-16 (8 - $3).
  
  Sunday, January 27th - Movie and Dinner Out - Movie, Location and Time to be announced on Jan. 23rd. Call the office for this information. Sign-up by 01-25 (6 - $2).
  
  Wed., February 27th - Biloxi Blues at Meadow Brook - The continuing story of Simon’s alter-ego, New Yorker Eugene Jerome, on his way to boot camp in Biloxi, Mississippi to train for WWII. This classic fish out of water story is the winner of the Tony Award for Best Play. Lunch first at O’Malleys and have a choice of lunch of Fettuccini Alfredo, Chicken Caesar, Retro Burger, Corned Beef & Cabbage Wrap, Chicken Club Sandwich, Shillelagh Club (corned beef, roast turkey and swiss cheese), Roast Beef Philly, or Parmesan Baked Cod. Drinks include coffee, tea, iced tea, coke, diet coke or lemonade. Tickets only $25.50 for lunch and the show! Sign-up by 01-15-08 (15-$2).
  
  Thursday, April 3rd at 5:15 pm - Travel to the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center to hear the U.S. Air Force Academy
  Concert Band. This band exemplifies the best of past, present, and future in traditional and contemporary music. From light classics to country, pop, and Broadway Hits, the band features a repertoire guaranteed to please every family member. Tickets are FREE! Sign-up immediately or until tickets are gone!
  
  Saturday, April 12th, 2008 - Pat Benatar at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $62. Pat Benatar’s polished mainstream pop/rock made her one of the more popular female vocalists of the early 80’s. Although she came on like an arena rocker with her power chords, tough sexuality, and powerful vocals, her music was straight pop/rock underneath all the bluster. “Hit Me With Your Best Shot”, “Treat Me Right”, and “Heartbreaker” are some of her favorites. During the 80’s, Benatar became one of the most played artists on MTV, enjoyed sold-out tours and received several Grammy Awards. Money for tickets must be paid by 3-1-08. Tickets must be paid upon ordering. Sign-up immediately or by 2-15-08 (15-$5).
   

• CARD GAME FUN - Everyone Welcome! Come Join Us!
   
  • BRIDGE - Mondays at 7:00 pm and Wednesdays at 1:00 pm
  • PINOCHLE - Tuesdays at 7:00 pm
  • BINGO - Wed., JANUARY 30th at 7:00 pm - We play 10 games ($.25/card) - And 1 Cover-All Game ($1.00 Per Card). Join us!

PATCHES, THE CALICO CAT

The last week of February and three weeks of March, my husband and I will be traveling. We have a 3 1/2 year old calico cat that we cannot take with us. Patches is our best cat ever and likes being around people. She is a wonderful companion. Since we will be gone for a month, I am concerned she will be very lonesome. If anyone here in Heritage Hills would be interested in having Patches visit for a month in their home, I would appreciate a call. You could visit her and get acquainted with her before we leave! Thank you!

Suzanne Ternan - 248-370-9632

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2007 BEAUTIFICATION AWARD WINNERS

On September 26, 2007 the Auburn Hills Beautification Advisory Commission held its 16th Annual Beautification Awards Ceremony at the Auburn Hills Community Center. The following from
Heritage in the Hills were 2007 Winners: Chuck & Jan Bentley, Herta Gottschling, Rose & Gerald Govig, Paul & Rose Normandin, and Ginny Shelton. The following received Honorable Mentions: Ralph & Beth Hawes and Manfred and Edith Kunath. Congratulations to all! Thank you for beautifying your home and for keeping Heritage in the Hills and Auburn Hills beautiful communities in which to live!

UPCOMING ADULT PROGRAMS AT THE AUBURN HILLS LIBRARY “CABIN FEVER FILM FESTIVAL”

Beginning January 19th. They will roll some wonderful films to get you out of those mid-winter doldrums! Film titles and show times to be announced; no registration required for Film Festival features.
“TREASURES OF THE DIA” - Monday, February 18th at 7:00 pm - Maureen Esther returns to showcase the glorious art masterpieces of the Detroit Institute of Arts. Enjoy Maureen’s colorful slide presentation and fascinating discussion, then plan a visit to the DIA.

Please be sure to sign-up by the dates given. The number is parentheses is how many we need to hold the event. Thank You!

• Wednesday, January 2nd at 7:00 - Euchre at the Clubhouse - Come enjoy this fun game of cards! Need groups of 4! Sign-up NOW!
   
• Tuesday, January 8th and Tuesday, January 22nd at 9:00 am - Sewing Group in the Craft Room - Bring your sewing machine and project and join us for a day of fun! Bring your lunch too! No need to sign-up; just come up and join us!
   
• Tuesday, January 8th at 4:00 pm - The Heritage Belles meeting. This meeting will be too discuss the Ohio trip in February. Costs, music and all information will be available at this meeting. Hand bell practice begins on Thursday, January 10th at 10:00 am.
   
• Thursday, January 10th at 10:00 am - Dignity For Life Seminar with Cindy Harris - Bagels & Coffee Served - FREE - Sign by 01-07-08.
   
• Friday, January 11th and Friday, January 25th at 1:00 pm - Stitchers Knitch at the Clubhouse - Join with us to work on any project you may have, to hear about our on-going knit/crochet charity projects or just to gather with a group of great ladies! Sign-up by 01-08.
   
• Saturday, January 12th at 10:00 am - Holiday Dis-Robing of Decorations at the Clubhouse - Come join us to take down and store all the holiday decorations at the Clubhouse. Lunch will be served for all those busy helpers! Sign-up by 01-08.
   
• Wednesday, January 16th at 7:00 pm - Mexican Train - $1.00/person payable that night. Sign-up by 01-11.
   
• Friday, January 18th at 6:00 pm - Winter Karaoke Party - $5.00/Person for Pizza, Salad & Dessert. Sign-up by 01-11 (25).
   
• Wednesday, January 23rd - ALL DAY - NATIONAL PIE DAY - Come on over to enjoy a piece of pie at the clubhouse today!
   
• Friday, January 25th at 6:00 pm - Texas Hold ‘Em - $20 Payable That Night - Come for the fun! Sign-up by 01-18.
   
• Saturday, January 26th at 10:00 am - Book Club Meeting - Readers can choose any book by the current Nobel Prize winner, Doris Lessing. Come share your selection with us.
   
• Saturday, January 26th at 6:30 pm - Movie at the Clubhouse - Nanny Diaries (a whimsical, heartwarming domestic comedy). Sign-up by 01-19 (8).
   
• Tuesday, January 29th - ALL DAY - NATIONAL CORN CHIP DAY - Come on over to the Clubhouse and enjoy a snack of Corn Chips in celebration of this National Holiday!
   
• Wednesday, January 30th at 2:00 pm - Puzzle Mania - Come on over for an hour or two of fun while helping to put together a beautiful puzzle in celebration of National Puzzle Day! Sign-up by 01-23 (4).
   
• Wednesday, January 30th at 7:00 pm - BINGO at the Clubhouse - Come join the fun! Sign-up by 01-23.
   
• Sunday, February 3rd at 6:00 pm - Super Bowl Party at the Clubhouse with Your Favorite Comfort Food Pot Luck! $4/Person with Favorite Comfort Food to pass. Sloppy Joes will be made by Karen! Beer, soda, coffee & tea provided. Sign-up by 01-27 (20).

(From the December, 2007 Board Meeting)

A To increase communications about Board activities we are placing a brief overview of some of the topics
discussed at each month’s Board meeting in the Monthly newsletter. Here are some topics from last month:

ASSOCIATION NEWS:

1. You will notice that the January newsletter is more compact than previous issues. The Board pre-viewed and approved this change which eliminates duplication of information, thereby reducing our costs to produce the monthly newsletter. You will still find all the features which make this such a great newsletter.
    
2. The guardhouse has a new roof which completes the updates to this building. The guards now have a warm, attractive and dry place in which to work. Please feel free to stop in to see improvements when you are in the area.
    
3. The new Christmas lighting at the front entrance looks great. We were able to re-use our old lights at the clubhouse which saved on our costs. The lighting plan allows us to add to the display in the future if we choose to do so.

CLUBHOUSE:

The kitchen update is complete. The wallpaper has been removed and the walls and woodwork have been painted to match the recently re-done craft room. It looks bigger and brighter. We are looking into adding a tile backsplash in the near future.

ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE:

Tree Removal: We are in the process of getting bids to remove dead trees in the common areas. The Board also plans on getting bids to purchase saplings to add to common areas where large numbers of trees have been removed.

The Board of Directors of Heritage in the Hills Homeowners Association extends our wishes for your good health and happiness in the New Year.

ODDS AND ENDS

TRASH PICK UP REMINDERS

Just a reminder that when you are putting your trash to the street, please be sure that all trash is put into a plastic bag before putting into a garbage can. On those blistery, windy days when the wind throws the cans around, this will keep the trash contained for pick-up. Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our neighborhood in pleasant condition!