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16939 Hwy. 70N, Monterey, TN 38574 NEWS FROM THE COVE NOVEMBER 2014 Web site: www.cumberlandcovepoa.com E-Mail Address: cumberlandcovepoa@frontiernet.

1 16939 Hwy. 70N, Monterey, TN NEWS FROM THE COVE NOVEMBER 2014 Web site: Address: Cove Security Phone: Welcome Center: M-F, 9am-1pm Welcome Center Office Staff Peggy Bumgarner Office Manager Barbara Lavin, Karen Moul, Lynn Parker NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS Frieda Harley Debbie Melgar John Barwick Michele Press Sally Amity Bob Dillon Linda Vance Nov.8 Nov.8 Nov.9 Nov.11 Nov.12 Nov.12 Nov.14 Robert Amity Pauline Robbins Dottie McClatchie Jerry Fabus Veto Perniciaro Dayle Jacob Larry Reisender Nov. 16 Nov. 17 Nov. 18 Nov. 25 Nov. 25 Nov. 28 Nov. 28 NOVEMBER ANNIVERSARIES Gary & Carolyn Peach George & Myrtis Diaz Larry & Katherine Reisender Nov. 7 Nov. 9 Nov. 11 Ron & Vickie Williamson Bob & Marilyn Schmidt Nov. 20 Nov. 29 Note: If residents wish to provide year of marriage, anniversaries in 5 year increments, starting with the 25 th, will be listed separately.

2 BULLETIN BOARD NOVEMBER BOARD MEETING DATE CHANGE Due to National Elections on Tuesday, November 4 th and Veteran s Day on Tuesday, November 11, the November POA Board meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 12, 2014, at the Welcome Center. Open forum starts at 6:30pm, with the Board meeting at 7:00pm. PHONE BOOK UPDATE The POA office is currently working on updating the 2015 Phone Book. Please update your telephone/address information by November 14, If you are new to Cumberland Cove and would like to be included in the Phone Book, please contact the office by (cumberlandcovepoa@frontiernet.net ), telephone ( ), Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., or just stop by. ALL-CALL PHONE MESSAGES If you have not been receiving the all-call phone messages from the Welcome Center, call the office ( ) and have your number added to the list. BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION Since this program started in 1996 and to 2011, schools have earned over 200 million dollars. Individual schools can earn up to $60,000. Box Tops for Education are located on over 100 products that we use daily. Some of the products are: Kleenex, Scott Tissue, Cheerios, and Ziploc just to name a few. A complete list can be found on the website Box Tops for Education. I collect the box tops for Uffelman Elementary School. Anyone who would like to help me collect the box tops can leave them at the Welcome Center. Thank you, Debbie Melgar. DAILY COVE NEWS ON FACEBOOK For all Cove Residents: Stay tuned to your community instantly by joining the Cumberland Cove Bulletin Board Group Page on Facebook at: Post neighborhood yard/garage sales, recipes, business cards, local events, promote favorite restaurants, businesses, physicians, etc. you would recommend, items for sale, job opportunities, property for rent, non-security issues, open forum for positive change, etc. Join the group and stayed informed instantly on the happenings in your community!

UPCOMING CHRISTMAS CRAFT SALE This will be the first year for the Christmas Craft show, but we were out of tables before the Fall Festival, so I expect a great event and a fun time.

3 UPCOMING CHRISTMAS CRAFT SALE This will be the first year for the Christmas Craft show, but we were out of tables before the Fall Festival, so I expect a great event and a fun time. This would be a great time to reduce your Christmas list by shopping for a unique handmade item from a vendor who has put their heart and soul into their product. We will also have snacks and drinks. Ths event is sponsored by the Cumberland Cove Late Bloomers. Please me if you would like me to send you a flyer, and maybe you can tell family, friends, and businesses that you deal with. ( gingkay@frontiernet.net). Ginger Arthur

4 The 15th Annual Cookie Swap and Ornament Exchange Saturday, December 13th at 12:00 noon Joanna Walker s Home Cumberland Cove Road You are all invited to the 15 th Annual Cumberland Cove Cookie Swap and Ornament Exchange at my home. All participating in the cookie swap are asked to bring 2 to 3 dozen cookies baked by you with 25 copies of the recipe on an index card or half sheet of paper. Don t forget to bring an empty container to take home all your new cookies. Anyone wanting to join in the ornament exchange is asked to bring 2 ornaments. Wrap one but don t wrap the other. One of the participants will go home with a new collection of ornaments. You are all asked to bring a small covered dish to share for lunch. You do not have to bring cookies to join in the lunch or ornament exchange, ALL are welcome. Come meet new neighbors, connect with old friends or just come for lunch and have a good time. If you come 30 minutes early you may have time to do some last minute shopping.

The winner of this chili feast was Livia McCracken, first prize (a $30.00 gift certificate from Lowes) with 13 votes and an empty crock pot.

Our ticket sales did well, with donations contributed from retail stores in Monterey, as well as our own vendors.

It was a beautiful day, with plant sales on the front porch, the Welcome Center packed with vendors surrounded by anxious buyers (and signing up

5 RECENT EVENTS SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2014 FALL FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 28 TH The Fall Festival was held too late to make the September Newsletter, but was a truly awesome event. We were delighted to sample 6 varieties of chili, from mild to hot, and hotter. The winner of this chili feast was Livia McCracken, first prize (a $30.00 gift certificate from Lowes) with 13 votes and an empty crock pot. Next in the contest was Cindi Savage with 7 votes, worth a $20.00 certificate from Lowes. Our ticket sales did well, with donations contributed from retail stores in Monterey, as well as our own vendors. Homeowners in the Cove donated cakes, pies, cookies, and some truly terrific down-south cornbread I took on the job of sampling each. It was a beautiful day, with plant sales on the front porch, the Welcome Center packed with vendors surrounded by anxious buyers (and signing up again for next year s Fall Festival), and Randy Westerveldt (local beekeeper) doing a brisk business selling honey on the back porch. Compliments were ed to me all week about how wonderfully fun and even better this Festival was than last year s. Now that is what I am talking about!!!

6 BRIDGE REPLACEMENT OVER BRIDGE CREEK Fourteen people assembled at Overlook Park early on the 14 th. These included Scott Anderson, Bonnie Basler, Brad Beatty, Rick Birchler, Roger Bumgarner, Jerry Fisher, Tom Haggard, Chuck Knarr, Ed McSweeny, Carlo Sanchez, Al Singleton, John Snope, Pat Sueberkrop, and Ric Young. Rick Birchler was the overall project manager. He designed the replacement span, cut all the materials to size and marked them to facilitate assembly, brought them to the park, and worked out a general plan of attack. By 0830, tools and materials were moving down the trail in a steady line. Some of the longer planks (up to 16 ) were allowed to take their own path down the steeper portions, and the occasional ricochet kept everyone on their toes. As soon as most of the gear was assembled at the bridge, preliminary demolition of the old span took place, removing hand rails and other obstructions to leave a clear space for assembly of the new support beams. As soon as there was space, Scott Anderson and Roger Bumgarner took charge of assembling the laminated joists which formed the main full-length supports. Bonnie Basler spread construction adhesive between laminations while Scott and Roger screwed things together. Several of us gofers pushed, pulled, or lifted things into alignment under their direction, and offered advice which was politely declined. These guys really knew what they were doing. Meanwhile, Brad Beatty, Chuck Knarr, Ric Young, Jerry Fisher and Al Singleton were progressively demolishing the remains of the short span replaced two years ago, while everyone else helped where needed, mostly moving debris. As soon as the main beams were completed, they were set to the side (still spanning the gap) and demolition of the old main section began. The tree trunks which formed the original supports were rotted along the top where the deck boards were bolted down, but otherwise were surprisingly sound. A fire was started in a depression next to the stream and the debris was fed in batches, so the old was being consumed while the new structure was growing. Al Singleton was Fire Marshall, with spray backpacks at the ready. When the span was clear, the new beams were moved into place, lined up, levelled, braced, and connected to the short span at the far end. The last task was screwing down the new deckboards. The task was finished, the site cleaned up, and people and tools were back on top by 4:00 pm. This was an impressive example of what can be accomplished with careful planning, good preparation, a few competent people in key tasks, and a willing labor pool. Aside from casual banter (plentiful), there was very little discussion as the work proceeded, and everything went very smoothly. The photos give some idea of the tasks Photos by Brad Beatty and Ed McSweeny.

FIREWISE OPEN HOUSE AND EQUIPMENT DEMO On Friday afternoon, the 24 th of October, Al Singleton,

representatives from the Forestry Firewise program, held an open house at the Eagle Flight Park

They had on exhibit and demonstrated the use of various pieces of equipment, including hand

Many residents were happy to see the chipper back again, overhauled, shiny, and ready to go.

equipment in action, but it was decided to save that for the Saturday morning breakfast.

8 FIREWISE OPEN HOUSE AND EQUIPMENT DEMO On Friday afternoon, the 24 th of October, Al Singleton, chairman of the Firewise committee, assisted by other members of the committee and three representatives from the Forestry Firewise program, held an open house at the Eagle Flight Park maintenance building. They had on exhibit and demonstrated the use of various pieces of equipment, including hand operated and back-pack sprayers, the Putnam County tanker, etc. Many residents were happy to see the chipper back again, overhauled, shiny, and ready to go. The baked goods prepared by Al Singleton before daylight Friday morning were outstanding (talk about dedication!). The makings of a big fire were in place, and we thought we were going to get to see the equipment in action, but it was decided to save that for the Saturday morning breakfast. The highlight of the afternoon was the presentation of a plaque to Gary Peach for his years of dedication to the Cove, including initiating the firewise program, maintaining the equipment, teaching the rest of us how to use it, and generally being the go-to man around here. Many thanks, Gary. Photos by Lynn Parker

9 NOVEMBER ACTIVITIES FOR RESIDENTS (Welcome Center unless otherwise indicated) ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE The Activities Committee will meet in November on Thursday, November 20 th, at 10:00am. For further information, please contact: Melva Vandergriff at OR Nancy Snope at CUMBERLAND COVE BOOK CLUB The Cumberland Cove Book Club will meet on Tuesday, November 4 th, at 9:00am. The book for discussion is I, Elizabeth, by Rosalind Miles. The discussion will be led by Beth Nelson. The Book Club meets monthly on the first Tuesday of the month, and is open to all. Please call Valerie Sizemore at for more information. DINING OUT BUNCH The Dining Out Bunch meets the third week of every month. The restaurant choice, day of week and time are chosen by the host and/or hostess for that particular month. Everyone is welcome! It can be lunch, a late lunch or dinner. The decision is made by the host based on restaurant capability. If you would like to be added to the mailing list for this function, please Martha and Tim Schmidt (schmidt-t@hotmail.com) so that they can send you monthly information. Our Host and Hostess, Karen and Mike Downey, have selected the Timberloft Restaurant in Gordonsville, TN for November. All pertinent information will be ed at the beginning of November. Hope you can join us! Martha & Tim Schmidt LATE BLOOMERS (COVE GARDENERS) No meeting this month. Meetings will start again on the last Wednesday of February, 2015.

10 MEXICAN TRAIN DOMINOES Mexican Train Dominoes will be played on Thursday, November 6 th, from 10:00am 12:45pm. This is a simple game, and easy to learn. Everyone is welcome. If you are interested, contact Debbie Sontag at or dssontag@bellsouth.net. RED HAT LADIES The November Red Hats luncheon will be held at Early Birds Bakery in Cookeville, at 11:30 a.m., November 12 th. Queens for the event are Martha Schmidt and Karen Downey. For information, contact Gail Massey, at chas.massey@frontiernet.net or PARKS & TRAILS Guided hikes are offered in November on the following dates: November 2 nd, 10:00 am at Icy Cove. November 16 th, 10:00am at Eagle Flight Park. These will be the last guided hikes of the season. They will be offered again in April, BUNCO Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, we will only be playing bunco once this month on November 13th. Play starts at 1:00 at the Welcome Center and we are usually finished by 3:00. This is an extremely easy dice game that can be mastered in minutes; no skill or strategy is required. Newcomers to the Cove are especially welcomed as this is a great way to meet other Covites! Hope to see you! If you are interested in playing, please contact Karen Downey ( mdowney13@gmail.com / , or Martha Schmidt ( schmidt-t@hotmail.com / ) to let us know how many tables to set up.

11 PLATEAU SASSY STICHERS (QUILTER S SEW-IN) Come and join the Plateau Sassy Stichers (formerly Quilter s Sew-In) at the Welcome Center on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month, from 9:00am to 1:00pm. In November, we will meet on the 10 th and the 24 th. Come and join the fun! We always look forward to meeting new quilters! And, as always, we look forward to seeing you there! For more information, please contact Rose Johnson ( ), Katherine Capotosto ( ), or Barbara Lavin ( ). CUMBERLAND FIBER ART A new activities group is forming in Cumberland Cove, called Cumberland Fiber Art, focusing on yarn and other fibers and involving knitting, crocheting, spinning, weaving, and other means of producing artistic items. The first meeting for those interested will be on November 7 th, from 9:00am-1:00pm. In December, the plan is to meet on the 12 th and the 19 th, at the same times. In 2015, regular meetings are planned on the first and third Fridays, from 9:00am-1:00pm. If you are interested in participating in this group, contact Dawn Overholt ( , quilter_dawn@yahoo.com).

12 COVE ACTIVITIES / INTEREST GROUPS (Welcome Center unless otherwise noted) Morning Coffee Activities Committee Book Club Bunco MWF 8:00-9:30am (Seasonal, Nov.-April; Sept. & Oct. Wednesday only) Contact: Ken Hobbs, rd Thursday of the month, 10:00am Social gatherings. Contact: Melva Vandergriff mvandergriff@frontiernet.net, Nancy Snope nancysnope@hotmail.com, st Tuesday of the month, 10:00-11:00am. Slate of books selected at beginning of year. Different book discussed at each meeting. Everyone welcome. Contact: Valerie Sizemore, nd & 4 th Thursday, 1:00-3:00pm (4 th Thursday only, June-August) Simple dice game. All welcome, couples/singles. Contact: Karen Downey, mdowney13@gmail.com Martha Schmidt, schmidt-t@hotmail.com, Couples Golf Scramble Tuesday mornings (seasonal, May-Oct.) Contact: Russ Moss, Bob Schmidt, Dining Out Bunch Cumberland Fiber Art Game Nights Third week of the month (Day, time, and restaurant to be announced). Contact: Martha & Tim Schmidt, , schmidt-t@hotmail.com 2014: Nov. 7 th ; Dec. 12 th, 19 th. 2015: 1 st & 3 rd Fridays, 9:00am-1:00pm. Knitting, crocheting, spinning, weaving. Yarn & other fibers. Contact: Dawn Overholt, , quilter_dawn@yahoo.com. 2 nd, 4 th, & 5 th Wednesdays, 6:30 9:00pm Poker, Dominoes & other card games Contact: Ken Hobbs, Hiking Group Guided hikes on 1 st & 3 rd Saturdays of month, 9:00am, April September. (Parks & Trails) Contact: Brad Beatty, Late Bloomers Last Wednesday, 10:30am, February through October. Discussions of gardening, plant selection; guest speakers; field trips. Contact: Ginger Arthur, gingkay@frontiernet.net, Mexican Train Dominoes First Thursday. 10:00am Contact: Debbie Sontag, , dssontag@belsouth.nnet Poker Plateau Sassy Stichers Red Hat Ladies Second Tuesday. 5:00pm Contact: 2 nd & 4 th Monday, 9:00am - 1:00pm Contact: Rose Johnson, nd Wednesday, 11:30am, except December and January Contact: Gail Massey, Wildflower Study Group No regular meetings. Information exchange by or phone. Database maintained and shared with all. Contact: Connie/ Ed McSweeny, mcsweenyec@gmail.com,

13 COMMUNITY BUSINESS ADS Did you know for as little as $15 (3 month ad minimum) you can place your business card here? You do not have to be a resident to subscribe so ask your doctor, dentist, chiropractor, favorite shop, etc. if they would like to advertise in our newsletter. Please contact the Welcome Center for details M-F 9am-1pm

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS NOVEMBER ANNIVERSARIES

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS NOVEMBER ANNIVERSARIES NEWS FROM THE COVE November 2010 Web site: www.cumberlandcovepoa.com E-Mail Address: cumberlandcove@frontiernet.net Security E-Mail: ccpoasecurity@live.com Cove Security Phone: 261-8950 NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS