DATES TO KEEP IN MIND DECEMBER, 2019 th HS Coffee 5 Thursday, December 5th, 2019 Pearl Harbor Day 7th th At 9:00 a.m. HS Board Meeting 9 th HS Christmas Dinner 12 Mary Ryan, Nancy Horan, First Day of Winter 22nd th Lynda Viner & Lynne Zickert Christmas Day 25 New Year’s Eve 31st At the Clubhouse, join everyone for Coffee, hard rolls and a chat with neighbors and KRINGLE from RACINE, A HARTFORD SQUARE HOLIDAY DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS TRADITION. 1 Myra Light #464 Please feel free to bring your own coffee mug, 2 Nancy Horan #268 otherwise we will use the Styrofoam cups. 7 Cindy Marinukies #403 8 Jerry Stollenwerk #515 HOSTS ARE NEEDED 9 Jim Semler #255 Please sign up on Bulletin Board. 9 Katherine Reimer #306 11 Del Clay #367 Please note this is on the 1st Thursday 15 Pat Lorenzen #266 this month due to the Christmas dinner 18 Roger Wahl #214 on the 2nd Thursday, December 12th. 25 Nancy Ritter #368 26 Larry Gradl #502 There will not be a DECEMBER ANNIVERSARIES 07-57 Bob & Shirley Musbach #206 08-84 Kim & Reid Terry #504 this December. Our next Social will be in January SUNSHINE REPORT A memorial was sent to the family of Next Month Deadline Joan Ebert #606 December 20, 2019 Get well cards were sent to Jan Andresek ~ unit #217 ~262-397-8487 If anyone knows of a resident that is e-mail: [email protected] Hospitalized, not feeling well, or a death of a Connie Speiser ~ unit #410 ~ 414-510-0403 Resident or “immediate” family of a resident Please contact. e-mail: [email protected] Pat Dopki at 673-0548. 2 Chief Stephans has given us copies of a magazine entitled “Safe Seniors: Lifesaving Tips for your Active Lifestyle.” I put them in the lobby of the club house if you would like one. Hartford Square Friends, J Konrad The Hartford Fire Department and our Alarm System What numbers to call! When you have smoke, fire or an Last week I had the opportunity to talk to Paul Stephans, Chief of the Hartford Fire Department. He was a wealth emergency call 911. of information regarding fire safety and was very If you have a simple question call knowledgeable regarding the smoke detector equipment we have in our condos. Since I am sure we all have the 262-673-8291 same smoke detector system, I asked Chief Paul about the best and safest way to respond to an alarm. Let me start by saying that we are not talking about a LIBRARY NOTES smoke detector chirping because it needs a new battery. Changing a battery should be done every year by the home owner or family. When to call the Fire Department: Without question, I Joyce Griswold & Sharon Zeidler hope we all know that when we see fire or smoke, the first Librarians thing to do is call 911 immediately and without hesitation! Many times, we can anticipate an alarm activation, New Arrivals especially when we’re cooking. In these cases, opening a Title Author door or fanning the activated alarm will probably make it stop (to determine which of your alarms has been directly A Spool of Thread Ann Tyler activated, a solid orange/red light will turn on at its Vicious Circle C.J.Box bottom). The Life We Bury Allen Eskens Between Heaven and the Real World However, if you have not been able to make the alarm Stephen Curtis Chapman stop with in a very short time, it will be time to call the The Best of Me Nicolas Sparks Fire Department. End of the Spear Stephen Saint Fire Chief Stephans has been told that the biggest reason The Fallen David Baldacci people failed to call immediately is fear that they are Living by Faith Tina Miller making a mistake and they may receive some ridicule. The Private Murderers James Patterson This thought could not be farther from the truth! As A Good Walk Spoiled James Feinstein several members of the department told me, they are very Motor Mouth Janet Evanovich Great Presidential Wit Bob Dole happy when a situation can be easily taken care of and no Postmark Murder Mignon G. Eberhart one is hurt. A Stranger is Watching Mary Higgins Clark Winners Danielle Steel Some things to remember: River Cross My Heart Breena Clark When Pride Still Mattered David Maraniss • Do not hesitate to call the Fire Department first! Jack and Rochelle Jack and Rochelle Sutton There is no charge for calling the Fire Where the Heart Is Billy Letts Department. What Happened Hillary Rodman Clinton • If the alarm is coming from the basement and you No Easy Day Mark Owen • BOOK DONATIONS can’t climb the stairs, call the Fire Department! call 911! If you can’t determine why the alarm is sounding, Please contact Joyce Griswold at 262-397-8342 before donating any books to the library. The library is becoming If you can’t determine why the alarm is sounding, call a bit overloaded with books. It would be most 911! appreciated. Thank you! 3 Hartford Square Condominium Owners Association, Inc. Directors Meeting Minutes November 11, 2019 UNAPPROVED Joe Konrad – President, Dan Filzen – Vice President, Jim Semler – Chief Financial Officer, Ruth Kaphingst – Treasurer, Ken Schultz – Buildings & Roads. Absent, Sherry Linstedt, Lee Jones and Rod Berger. Joe called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Please to welcome residents DeWayne Schantzen (#564) and Ed Sutrick (#370). Mr. Schantzen again raised concerns regarding the leaking roof in unit, building #20. He was assured that his concern would be taken care of in spring. Mr. Sutrick request for use of one of the freezers in the clubhouse (there is only one freezer) was denied. At this time John Smith (654) was introduced. John was a former employee of the Town of West Bend as the Director of Public Works. Therefore, it was felt by the condo board that he could be of good assistance to the board and was asked if he would join us, to which he agreed. A motion was made by Ken Schultz and second by Jim Semler to have John be a member of the board. Motion approved. (This will have to be approved by the entire association at the annual meeting.) SECRETARY REPORT The minutes of the October meeting were approved with a motion by Ruth Kaphingst and second by John Smith. TREASURER AND INVESTMENT REPORT - Jim Jim Semler spoke regarding all the reports. All reports were approved by Ken Schultz and second by John Smith. Jim said that the Financial Committee would have a meeting on Friday, November 13th. He also reported on the projection of funds. ACTIVE CONCERNS REVIEW No report due to the absence of Secretary Sherry. BUILDINGS AND ROADS REPORT – Ken Ken said all his concerns were under control. LANDSCAPE No report from Rod. Dan Filzen, Vice President said he would take care of the concern regarding the Horseshoes which had been donated. CLUBHOUSE – Lee Written report from Lee. 1. Clubhouse lights have been changed to LED. 2. The pool and hot tub will be closed November 29th for draining and cleaning. 3. Impeller on hot tub and circulating fan on furnace in pool area were repaired. 4. Dan Filzen has agreed to be the contact person for the clubhouse during his absence. CABLE – Dan Dan Filzen, Vice President said he would take care of the concern regarding the Horseshoes which had been donated. He also has been working on the cable boxes which are supplied to all residents. 4 PRESIDENT – Joe Joe reported on a meeting with the Wisconsin Condo Association, attended by three of our board members. Also, discussed was the responsibility of our association for unit doors, windows and exterior patio doors as spelled out in our Condo Documents. He also will look into a program with the Boy Scouts to clean and lubricate patio door tracks. Also, from the Condo Association meeting that he found out that there is not much we can do regarding the nuisance resident unless there is some actual physical proof of any kind. OLD BUSINESS – Joe Hartford II has agreed to pay for their share of the tree removal along the lot line. NEW BUSINESS A copy of a request from the title companies when a unit is for sale should be given to Dan to help him with tracking of cable boxes. A motion to adjourn at 7:40 p.m. was made by John and second by Dan. Respectfully submitted, Ruth Kaphingst, Treasurer There were approximately 32, 48-inch, 14-watt, fluorescent tubes were replaced at the clubhouse. Because the association will have to pay for disposal, they are making them available to any resident that may find a use for them. Please contact Dan Filzen at 262-397-8307 if you are interested. Thank you, Dan Filzen The city will pick up Christmas trees from Jan.6th –Jan.9th 2020. Just put the trees out next to the road. If you have any questions, please contact Dan Filzen at 262-397-8307. Thank you. Clubhouse Report I would like to thank the people that put in up to 12 hours in rewiring the ceiling light with LED bulbs. They are Paul Givens, Rick Sergio and Bett Mendoza. This saved us all a lot of money over an outside firm doing the work. Lee Jones 5 condo had some limitations for Fred, who uses a NEW RESIDENT PROFILE motorized wheelchair. By Joanne Burgardt They have 5 children, 2 sons and 3 daughters. They also have 10 grandchildren, 2 girls and 8 boys.