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ICE CREAM SOCIAL - Well if you weren’t there, you missed a good time! Tricia Macke was our guest speaker for the evening and she was terrific! She was accompanied by her mother, father and three children. Her aunt, Pat Bibbins, who lives here in our community, was also there with her two cousins from Florida. We owe Pat most, if not all the credit for Tricia’s appearance.

Tricia was raised in south Newport and went to Newport Catholic, then onto Northern. She told us she knew, from a very early age, that she wanted to report the news. She talked a lot about her two fellow workers, Rich Apuzzo and Jack Atherton. She loves being on the Fox 19 news. She has been offered other jobs at other stations, but she has no intentions of leaving. The hours work out so well with her family life and she feels close to her friends at the station.

We had about 40 or more residents that showed that night, which made for a very interesting and attentive audience. They also kept Tricia busy with lots of questions. Tricia invited the people of Chardonnay to come to the station for a tour, so Rhoda Wheeler has volunteered to get this together. If you are interested, please call her at 441-6185.

WINE TASTING – sorry we had to postpone the wine tasting, but the clubhouse was not ready in time. We will have it later on this year.

AUCTION – Friday, August 25th at 7 PM. By now just about everyone has been contacted by one of our committee, or left a message on your phone about the upcoming auction. This is something new that we are trying and we really, really need your support by way of donations and attendance. We will keep the clubhouse open on Wednesday the 23rd and Thursday the 24th from 6 PM to 8 PM for you to drop off anything you would like to donate. If you can’t make it at these times, or if you just need us to pick it up, please call Pat Rummel at 441-1088 and we’ll be glad to come get it. If your donation doesn’t sell, we are planning to give it to St. Vincent DePaul, unless you tell us you want it back. We will be selling drinks that night. We’re hoping this will be a success and a fun evening, but a lot depends on the participation of our residents.

MONTE CARLO NIGHT – Friday, September 22nd from 7 PM to 11 PM. Black Jack, stud poker, Texas holde’m and beat the dealer are the four games we’ll be playing.


GROWING UP IN KENYA I arrived in Kenya in November 1953 and turned eight in January. My parents were starting their 22-year career as missionaries with the Gospel Furthering Fellowship. I don’t remember a lot about those three months, but during that time, George Rhoads, the director of the mission, introduced my family to one of the star attractions in Kenya, the Royal National Game Park, which is just outside of Nairobi. We traveled in his huge, grand black ’48 Desoto which could easily handle 5 adults and 3 children since it had jump seats, the first jump seats that I had ever seen. We saw a lot of common animals such as zebra, wildebeest, ostrich, monkeys, giraffe, gazelles, eland, hyenas and birds of all kind. We also saw several “hard to find” animals such as a pride of cheetah which included several adults and juveniles sunning themselves on the rocks. They were carefully watched from the distance by a pride of lions. I remember a wild giraffe that put his head down between his front legs and nodded to show us the way to the cheetah. I don’t remember whether we saw elephants or not. I’m sure we had a picnic lunch though I can’t remember that either. I do remember that you never get out of the car in the game park. The animals will ignore you if you stay in the car, but will either run or charge if you get out. Besides, if you were caught, the fine for getting out of the vehicle was very steep. George liked to chase warthogs over the plain in his Desoto. We found a pack of about six and I clearly remember bouncing through the rough terrain at about 30 miles an hour as we chased them. I remember Dad was sure he would break an axle in one of the many gopher holes before we were finished. But the clearest memory I have is being charged by a rhino. I don’t remember whether it was a black or a white rhino. They are different species, but both are grey, mean, tough and fast. We had spotted a rhino at the side of the road grazing under a thorn tree. We stopped the car and backed into the tree line on the opposite side of the road so that we could watch it. Suddenly the rhino charged us. It must have mistaken the Desoto for another rhino. Had it struck us, its horn would have destroyed our radiator and we would have been stuck	in the park for days. If it hit us from the side; it could have easily turned the car over. I don’t know what other damage it could have done. We were helpless. Not only was the engine turned off, but we had to drive towards the rhino to get out of the tree line. Next I witnessed the first of many divine deliverances I was to experience in Kenya. Someone in a Land Rover was passing by, and should have stopped to let the rhino pass. This was the law and the safest way to deal with a large animal in your way. But the driver saw the predicament we were in and accelerated, driving between us and the rhino. The rhino swerved and chased the Land Rover, but the Rover had too much speed for the rhino to catch. With the rhino’s attention on the Rover, we drove out of the tree line and down the road in the opposite direction. Obviously this experience made quite an impression on a 7-year old boy newly arrived from the U. S. A. Alan Hahn CLUBHOUSE FLOORING The floor installers have completed the new flooring in our clubhouse and did a very nice job except for clean up. A BIG THANKS for restoring the clubhouse to its superb condition goes to: Rhoda Wheeler, Helen Lehkamp, Jane Gray, Betty Kroth, Marilyn Jenner, Barb Culp, Nancy Trowbridge, Marge Rauch, Bob Wheeler, Tim O’Hearn Sr, Tim O’Hearn Jr. and Dave Trowbridge. It really looks nice since they added the finishing touches. Marge Rauch, Vice President CONGRATULATIONS Chardonnay residents would like to congratulate the newlyweds, Chad Hutchinson and April Herms, who were married on July 7, 2006. May you have a long and full life together.

FROM THE BOARD It is hard to believe that Chardonnay has had an owner board for 2-1/2 years. The board has accomplished many things during this time. The major item that we have accomplished is keeping our monthly condo fee lower that most other Condo Associations in the Northern Kentucky area. We are still able to have a beautiful and vibrant community. This has not been accomplished by any luck, but by a lot of hard and dedicated work. This work starts with the Board, but many of our community owners have pitched in as well. The people who lead and serve on the six committees have done an outstanding job in helping to keep our community a nice and fun place to live. The ‘Chain Gang’ auxiliary has met and had fun, but also has raised money and given it back to our community with many purchases of useful items. We have had people volunteer to serve on several AD HOC committees for special projects, thereby keeping our costs down for these projects. Our monthly newsletter, which just keeps getting bigger and better each issue, is a work of love and dedication by the editor and her lovely daughter. These many people working individually and together are the reason we have a wonderful and cost effective community. We all owe these people a BIG THANK YOU for a job well done. Can it be better? Yes, it can, but only if we can get more of our owners to commit their time and talents for the community. With this added commitment we can accomplish more for less cost and keep the ‘best kept secret in Cold Spring’ – A GREAT PLACE TO CALL HOME! Bill Frambes, President CHARDONNAY AT WORK Since there are owner/residents who cannot attend the Board Meetings, we will attempt to bring you up-to-date on the current projects and the status of each. STREET TURNOVER TO CITY – The City has denied accepting our streets, therefore, we have asked Fischer Homes for help on this problem and are in the process of supplying Fischer with copies of all of the city documents prevalent to this problem. TERRACE HALL CHANDELIERS - This is on schedule and should be completed soon. FIRE RESTORATION MONEY – This has been a slow process because the person responsible is in Chicago, but monies should be in our hands soon. EXTERIOR PAINTING – McCain bid of $17,150 for the first 4 buildings (Buildings 1, 2, 3, & 17) has been accepted. Expected completion will be late summer or early fall. CLUBHOUSE FLOORING – New carpet and tile completed week of July 10th.	INTERIOR PAINTING – McCain will do buildings 1 & 2 during the winter months. THE BOARD HAS APPROVED THE FOLLOWING CHANGES: 1) Purchase of 13 hose hangers. 2) Increase pool visitors from 4 to 6 during week days. 3) Re-investment of $35,875.17 reserve funds for 9 months at 5.25%. 4) Sealing street edges and some repairs for $5,275. 5) Installing gravel around all air conditioners. 6) Installation of outside hand rail on building 9. 7) Installation of Terrace Buildings’ front door security latches. 9) Approval from State Fire Marshall for hall chair lift at 1300 Vina Vista. LANDSCAPE – planted 75 petunias at front entrance. Need to replace shrub across from parking pad. WELCOME – Four new residents supplied with gift baskets. SOCIAL – Wine tasting in July was cancelled. POOL – Pool met all qualifications of Board of Health. A plea for all to obey pool rules. CHAIN GANG – Continuing to serve hot dogs and drinks on week ends at pool. ARCHITECTURAL & MAINTENANCE – Rebuilt welcome sign. Re-routed 2 down spouts on Arbor View. Remove several tree stumps. Install drain at Building #6. Repaired clubhouse wall in Exercise Room. Installed 13 water hose hangers. Installed security plates on Terrace front doors. Repaired several pool chairs. FINANCE – a simplified financial report will be published monthly on the website. NEXT BOARD MEETING – SEPTEMBER 7, 2006. THANKS I want to thank everyone for the cards and well wishes I received during and after my knee surgery. Joe Gates SYMPATHY Everyone at Chardonnay would like to express their sympathy to Diane Harmeling in the loss of her Father. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

One Sunday afternoon, Mr. & Mrs. Fischer were taking an afternoon drive when they happened to go down Pooles Creek Road. About 200 yards from Rt. 27, he slowed the car and remarked to his wife that the area on the right would be a good location for a condo community. She said, “Are you crazy? That is just a plain old cow pasture that is overgrown with weeds and brush, but he insisted it was a beautiful location and that became the beginning of Chardonnay. In 1999, construction was begun. The Fischer Company built 166 units in 17 buildings – 11 Terrace Home buildings and 6 villa buildings plus the clubhouse. Completion was in 2004 when Fischer Homes removed itself and the Chardonnay residents took over along with Towne Properties. That is the birth of Chardonnay. Now aren’t you glad they took that drive because it is such a beautiful location for our condo community. MEET YOUR NEW NEIGHBORS RICHARD ARCHAMBAULT – Richard moved to the “Vineyard” in December 2005 from Melbourne, Kentucky. He was born and lived in central Massachusetts until he completed a BS in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Mass. He then entered USAF and flew B-52 bombers for 7 years. Once he left the Air Force, he was hired by Delta Airlines. He spent his first 10 years with Delta based in Boston, Mass., then moved to Melbourne in 1996. He presently flies the 757 and 767 out of CVG. He is recently divorced and has one son, RJ, who is 16 yrs. old and is attending NCC. In his spare time he likes to bike (the non-motor type, with peddles) and play the piano. If anyone has any interest in either of these, or would just like to stop by and say ‘hello’, he says you are always welcome. TOM & LOLA BENNETT – Lola and Tom moved into their condo on May 16. They have been married 41 years and have been together even longer as they met while freshmen at Berea College. They have one daughter and two granddaughters (five and seven) and this family connection is the primary reason they moved to this area after retirement. Lola graduated from the University of Kentucky while Tom graduated from Berea College and the graduate	school of Eastern Kentucky University. Lola has been the steadier of the two professionally as she worked 26 years for United Way with her last position being Vice President of Finance for United Way of Dayton. Tom took longer to decide what he would settle into. As a result he went from being an Assistant Professor of History & Political Science at Elizabethtown Community College (then part of the UK system), to production supervisor, to production manager and finally to human resources manager for the last twenty years. Tom and Lola enjoy card playing, computing, movies, music, reading and their grandchildren. DAVE & FLO EGLIAN – Dave & Flo moved to Chardonnay on December 6, 2005 from Ft. Thomas, Ky. Flo is originally from Cold Spring and worked and retired from Visiting Nurse Association in the Payroll Department. Dave is originally from Ludlow and worked and retired in 1992 from The Federal Reserve Bank. They have 8 children (4 daughters & 4 sons) and 15 grandchildren (9 girls & 6 boys). They are so glad they picked Chardonnay because everyone is so friendly, caring and kind. They love living here. PAUL & CATHY GOTTBRATH - Paul & Cathy moved to Chardonnay in November, 2005. Cathy has been with Ashland Inc. for more than 35 years and now works at the company’s corporate headquarters in the RiverCenter in Covington. Paul is night editor of The Cincinnati & Kentucky Post. They were married in 2001 and each have two grown daughters and four grandsons. Cold Spring represents the middle for the Gottbraths – most of Cathy’s family lives in Ashland, Ky. and most of Paul’s live in Louisville, Ky. CHARDONNAY’S BRAVE ONE Barb Culp along with her sons, Mark and Mike walked to the top of the Purple People Bridge. This was her Birthday Gift from her sons. She’s quite the gal.

SOCIAL COMMITTEE ICE CREAM SOCIAL - Well if you weren’t there, you missed a good time! Tricia Macke was our guest speaker for the evening and she was terrific! She was accompanied by her mother, father and three children. Her aunt, Pat Bibbins, who lives here in our community, was also there with her two cousins from Florida. We owe Pat most, if not all the credit for Tricia’s appearance. Tricia was raised in south Newport and went to Newport Catholic, then onto Northern. She told us she knew, from a very early age, that she wanted to report the news. She talked a lot about her two fellow workers, Rich Apuzzo and Jack Atherton. She loves being on the Fox 19 news. She has been offered other jobs at other stations, but she has no intentions of leaving. The hours work out so well with her family life and she feels close to her friends at the station. We had about 40 or more residents that showed that night, which made for a very interesting and attentive audience. They also kept Tricia busy with lots of questions. Tricia invited the people of Chardonnay to come to the station for a tour, so Rhoda Wheeler has volunteered to get this together. If you are interested, please call her at 441-6185. WINE TASTING – sorry we had to postpone the wine tasting, but the clubhouse was not ready in time. We will have it later on this year. AUCTION – Friday, August 25th at 7 PM. By now just about everyone has been contacted by one of our committee, or left a message on your phone about the upcoming auction. This is something new that we are trying and we really, really need your support by way of donations and attendance. We will keep the clubhouse open on Wednesday the 23rd and Thursday the 24th from 6 PM to 8 PM for you to drop off anything you would like to donate. If you can’t make it at these times, or if you just need us to pick it up, please call Pat Rummel at 441-1088 and we’ll be glad to come get it. If your donation doesn’t sell, we are planning to give it to St. Vincent DePaul, unless you tell us you want it back. We will be selling drinks that night. We’re hoping this will be a success and a fun evening, but a lot depends on the participation of our residents. MONTE CARLO NIGHT – Friday, September 22nd from 7 PM to 11 PM. Black Jack, stud poker, Texas holde’m and beat the dealer are the four games we’ll be playing.	For every $1.00 in real money, you’ll get $10.00 in play money, and at the end of your night, you can turn your play money in for the real thing. We’ll be selling snacks and drinks at the food counter and we will also have a split the pot. DO YOU FEEL LUCKY? BINGO – At our monthly bingo, we are introducing “POT OF GOLD”. The social committee will start the pot off with $10.00, which will build each month until some lucky person bingos on the pot of gold number. To find out more, just show up! BRIDGE – We could use more bridge players, so if you are interested in learning or if you already know how to play, please call Mary Gerhardstein at 441-8510. PINOCHLE – Our first pinochle night drew 8 people which made 2 tables. We had a new player, Alan Hahn, and he did very well for his first time. If anyone is interested, we will be there the first Wednesday of each month. It would be nice to see more attending. Thank you for your continued support, and for being a great neighborhood to be part of!! Pat Rummel, Chairperson PUZZLE How many ridges does a dime have around its outer rim? FOR YOUR INFORMATION WEB SITE – www.chardonnayhome.com BOARD Bill Frambes, President 781-8852 wframbes1@insightbb.com Marge Rauch, VP mrauch41@netzero.com Gerrie Kortekamp, Secy 442-5116 gkortekamp@insightbb.com Alan Hahn, Treas 781-6329 ralanhahn@insightbb.com Jim Remley, Member at Large 441-7441 sukyjnr@fuse.net FOR PROBLEMS, COMPLAINTS & VIOLATIONS, CALL Dave Munro, Towne Properties 291-5858 DaveM@tp1.com Pat Kerner, Towne Properties 291-5858 PatK@tp1.com COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS Architect Maintenance – Dave Trowbridge 442-0244 Nanctr1400@aol.com Co-Architect Maintenance – Ron Culp 781-8852 rculp2@insightbb.com Finance – Bill Frambes 781-8852 wframbes1@insightbb.com Landscape – Beth Maggard 781-9138 childbeth3@fuse.net Pool – Barb Culp 781-6910 rculp2@insightbb.com Social – Pat Rummel 441-1088 rprummel@peoplepe.com Co-Social – Marilyn Jenner 441-9099 majic@fuse.net Welcome – Judi Hahn 781-6329 judihahn@insightbb.com Clubhouse Coordinator – Rhoda Wheeler 441-6185 whlrwheeler@aol.com Editor – Adelene Mullins 441-8287 amullins1@insightbb.com