Emerald Bay Homeowners’ Association January 2021
12796 Emerald Bay Drive
Soddy Daisy, TN 37379
http://www.ebhoa.org
Happy New Year Neighbors!
I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and all are looking forward to a Happy New Year! 2020 has been a difficult year for everyone, and we all look forward to our lives returning to normal. I know we all look forward to 2021 being a much better year with the new Covid-19 vaccine, the
shutdowns ending, and more freedom to socialize.
Immediately on the horizon is our Annual Homeowners meeting, scheduled for Saturday, February 6, 2021. How we handle this event is still up in the air. Hamilton County will be updating the Covid-19 restrictions concerning mask mandates and gatherings on January 15, 2021. The Board will discuss options for the meeting at our January 19, 2021 meeting and will send out an email with that Board decision.
Thanks to all the hard work of each Committee Chair, and the Board input, we have been able to finalize the 2021 Budget. Specifics will be
forthcoming, but I can report that the annual dues will remain at $500, with a reasonable contingency fund in place for unexpected emergencies. The invoices will be in your mailbox in the next few days.
It’s that time in the cycle where 3 Board member terms of office will be expiring and up for re-election or replacement, namely: Rick Harris (Brooke Stone) Ron Rogers (Emerald Pointe Drive) and Rich Rudez (Emerald Lake). The nominating committee, made up of Anita Kohlin & Patti Smith have successfully found replacements, as appropriate. Approval of the nominees is the single most important action of the Annual HOA meeting. Stay tuned on how this action will be administered this year if an Annual get together does not happen.
I must admit my first term as President has been a great experience. Challenging at times, but rewarding. I learned a lot, and was able to use my previous business experience in the execution of the duties of that office. My fellow Board members and Committee chairs were always there to pitch in and help resolve issues to the benefit of all homeowners. Board actions must always focus on the betterment of the neighborhood and home values. Until you fill one of these volunteer positions, you probably don’t fully understand all the hard work done by all Board members. I can honestly say I have met some really great and dedicated homeowners that I would not have had the pleasure of meeting otherwise.
Although 2020 was a stressful year, as a Board we saw some positive things happening in the neighborhood, namely:
• Ray Joyner was able to have another successful pool year. Ray was able to hire from within the neighborhood Jackson & John Key to clean & maintain the pool. Pool repairs were completed to fix a leak.
• Jason Lane had another active and successful year managing the neighborhood Landscaping.
• Glenda Kinkel, Danny Floyd, and Nick Saynes kept busy dealing with the Social, Architectural Review, and Neighborhood Watch Committee activities
• Anita Kohlin is the first Committee member to meet and greet all new neighbors, delivers a Welcome Basket and keeps up with a directory. Anita also does a great job of
coordinating our Quarterly Newsletters.
• To help defray some of our costs we have been able to negotiate payment from Paran Homes for the mowing of their 33 lots at a cost to them of $7,480 in 2020. They also agreed to reimburse the HOA for the trimming and tree removal along Emerald Bay Drive for $1,400.
• A number of neighbors joined together and painted the interior of the Clubhouse saving the HOA significant dollars.
Watch the mail for your 2021 Assessment. I encourage all property owners to be diligent in paying your dues in a timely manner.
Let’s all focus on the many positive aspects of our neighborhood. As Emerald Bay becomes a more desirable place to live, our homes continue to add value. We all have a lot to be thankful for.
Richard Rudez
EBHOA President
Time for a Chuckle
A guy is driving around the back woods of East Texas and he sees a sign in front of a broken-down shanty-style house: ''Talking Dog for Sale.'' He rings the bell and the owner appears and tells him the dog is in the backyard.
The guy goes into the backyard and sees a nice-looking Labrador retriever sitting there. "Do you talk?'' he asks. ''Yep,'' the Lab replies. After the guy recovers from the shock of hearing a dog talk, he says, ''So, what's your story?'' The Lab looks up and says, ''Well, I discovered that I could talk when I was pretty young. I wanted to help the government, so I told the CIA.
''In no time at all they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with spies and world leaders, because no one figured a dog would be eavesdropping. I was one of their most valuable spies for eight years running.
"After a while, the jetting around really tired me out, and I knew I wasn't getting any younger, so I decided to settle down. I signed up for a job at the airport to do some undercover security, wandering near suspicious characters and listening in. I uncovered some incredible dealings and was awarded a batch of medals. I finally got married, had a mess of puppies, and now I'm just retired."
The guy is amazed. He goes back in and asks the owner what he wants for the dog. ''Ten dollars,'' the guy says. ''Ten dollars?? This dog is amazing! Why on earth are you selling him so cheap?'' ''Because he's nothin' but a dern liar! He's never even been outta the backyard!"
Everyone could use a little pick-me-up this especially when it comes to sticking with New Year’s
resolutions. Use one of these inspirational New Year messages for 2021 to instill a little hope in the hearts of your neighbors and loved ones to put a smile on their faces. New Year wishes just aren’t complete without hope for the New Year ahead.
• A New Year is like a blank book, and the pen is in your hands. It is your chance to write a beautiful story for yourself. Happy New Year.
• As the New Year approaches us with hopes anew, here is to wishing you and your family a wonderful year ahead.
• Every end marks a new beginning. Keep your spirits and determination unshaken, and you shall always walk the glory road. With courage, faith and great effort, you shall achieve everything you desire. I wish you a Happy New Year.
• On the road to success, the rule is always to look ahead. May you reach your destination and may your journey be wonderful. Happy New Year.
• No one can go back in time to change what has happened, so work on your present to make yourself a wonderful future.
• You’re supposed to let go of the past and start off new. You’re supposed to forgive all those who have hurt you and be open to new relationships, with open arms. That is why it is called the ‘New’ Year. May you have a Happy New Year.
• End each year with a few good lessons and start the new one by showing that you have learned the lessons of the past well.
• The New Year has brought another chance for us to set things right and to open up a new chapter in our lives.
• Unlike what most people think it is never too late to be what you wish to be.
• Failure doesn’t influence your inner resilience, and failing simply means that you’ve discovered another false way to move your life forward. Profit from it.
• At precisely the moment you feel like giving up, victory is always within reach. Remember this moving into the New Year.
• We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity, and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.
It Was A Wonderful Life and Well-Lived
For all the fans of “It’s A Wonderful Life!” and Jimmy Stewart . . . Just months after winning his 1941 Academy Award for best actor in “The Philadelphia Story,” Jimmy Stewart, one of the best-known actors of the day, left Hollywood and joined the US Army. He was the first big-name movie star to enlist in World War II. An
accomplished private pilot, the 33-year-old Hollywood icon became a US Army Air Force aviator, earning his 2nd Lieutenant
commission in early 1942. With his celebrity status and huge popularity with the American public, he was assigned to starring in recruiting films, attending rallies, and training younger pilots.
Stewart, however, wasn’t satisfied. He wanted to fly combat missions in Europe, not spend time in a stateside training command. By 1944, frustrated and feeling the war was passing him by, he asked his commanding officer to transfer him to a unit deploying to Europe. His request was reluctantly granted. Stewart, now a Captain, was sent to England, where he spent the next 18 months flying B-24 Liberator bombers over Germany. Throughout his time overseas, the US Army Air Corps' top brass had tried to keep the popular movie star from flying over enemy territory. But Stewart would hear nothing of it. Determined to lead by example, he bucked the system, assigning himself to every combat mission he could. By the end of the war, he was one of the most respected and decorated pilots in his unit. But his wartime service came at a high
personal price. In the final months of WWII, he was grounded for being “flak happy,” today called Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). When he returned to the US in August 1945, Stewart was a changed man. He had lost so much weight that he looked sickly. He rarely slept, and when he did, he had nightmares of planes exploding and men falling through the air
screaming (in one mission alone his unit had lost 13 planes and 130 men, most of whom he knew personally). He was depressed, couldn’t focus, and refused to talk to anyone about his war
experiences. His acting career was all but over. As one of Stewart's biographers put it, every decision he made [during the war] was going to preserve life or cost lives. He took back to Hollywood all the stress that he had built up. In 1946, he got his break. He took the role of
George Bailey, the suicidal father in “It’s A Wonderful Life!” The rest is history. Actors and crew of the set realized that in many of the disturbing scenes of George Bailey unraveling in front of his family, Stewart wasn’t acting. His PTSD was being captured on filmed for potentially millions to see. But, despite Stewart's inner turmoil, making the movie was therapeutic for the combat veteran. He would go on to become one of the most accomplished and loved actors in American history. When asked in 1941 why he wanted to leave his acting career to fly combat missions over Nazi Germany, he said, "This country's conscience is bigger than all the studios in Hollywood put together, and the time will come when we'll have to fight.” This weekend, as many of us watch the classic Christmas film, “It’s A Wonderful Life!” it’s also a fitting time to remember the sacrifices of Jimmy Stewart and all the men who gave up so much to serve their country during wartime. We will always remember you!
Postscript:
While fighting in Europe, Stewart's Oscar statue was proudly displayed in his father’s
Pennsylvania hardware store. Throughout his life, the beloved actor always said his father, a World War I veteran, was the person who had made the biggest impact on him. Jimmy Stewart was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1985 and died in 1997 at the age of 89.
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Nominating Committee Report
by Patti Smith & Anita Kohlin
The slate of nominees for EBHOA Board 2020-2021 term at the Annual Meeting
Doug Jones ~ Brooke Stone
1531 Leighton Drive
[email protected]
1-423-332-2889 Home
1-423-667-1178 Cell
Ron Rodgers ~ Emerald Pointe
1912 Emerald Pointe Drive
[email protected]
423-618-6273 Cell
423-451-7948 Home
Richard Rudez ~ Emerald Lake
1387 Spitzy Lane
[email protected]
1-443-752-7001 Cell
Welcome New Neighbors!
Philip & Kay Alexander
1066 Cody Lane
David & Stacy Krones
Ben (8) & Will (13) 13392 Emerald Bay Drive
Daniel & Amy Mcgovern
Emily (2)
1121 Cody Lane
Jeffrey & Jill Myers
Scott (11)
1136 Cody Lane
Dorothy Schmissrauter
12959 Chelle Drive
Phil & Oraphan Cooper
1480 Leighton Drive
Emerald Bay Homeowners’ Association
12796 Emerald Bay Drive
Soddy Daisy, TN 37379
http://www.ebhoa.org
Address Service Requested
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Directors & Officers
Richard Rudez (2019-2020)Board Member, Emerald Lake President
(443) 752-7001
Ron Rogers (2019-2020)
Board Member, Emerald Pointe Vice President
(423) 618-6273
Rick Harris (2019-2020) Board Member, Brooke Stone (423) 451-7475
Mike Nabors (2020-2021) Board Member, Patten Place (423) 488-5437
Jason Lloyd (2020-2021)) Board Member, Emerald Bay (423) 802-5942
Ron Kohlin
Secretary & Web Manager (423) 243-3760
Karen Rogers, Treasurer (256) 303-2025
Committees & Volunteers
Architectural Review Committee Danny Floyd [email protected] Pool Maintenance & Pool Fob Access Ray Joyner (423) 802-2929Clubhouse Rentals & Maintenance Daphne Floyd (423) 762-7770
Neighborhood Watch & Security Camera Nick Saynes (423) 619-5705
Landscaping & Lighting Jason Lane (423) 506-6747 Social Committee Glenda Kinkel (559) 642-8491 Clubhouse Sign Roger Smith (423) 774-0832 Yard Sale Daphne Floyd (423) 762-7770 Welcome Baskets Anita Kohlin (423) 243-3760 Grievance Committee
Emerald Bay, Janice Xavier (423) 637-9560 Emerald Pointe, Jerry Corbin (423) 903-3689 Emerald Lake, Ray Joyner (423) 802-2929 Patten Place, Rob Crowe (678-464-7921) Brooke Stone, Mike Sharp (423) 400-4046 Communications Committee
Newsletter Editor & Publisher, Mass E-mails, & Nextdoor Anita Kohlin (423) 243-3760
