THE PELICAN BRIEF
September, 2009
Serving the Community of Pelican Pointe
It’s time to RSVP
for the annual Pelican Pointe
END OF SUMMER PICNIC:
on Sunday, September 13th, 2009, from 5:00
End of Summer Picnic

to be held
to 7:00 PM at the Lighthouse Clubhouse
. You don’t want to miss the laughs and conversations

with friends and
smoked BBQ chicken, potato salad, coleslaw, baked beans, and homemade potato chips.  Two people from
each unit are invited at no charge, additional guest at $10.00 per person.
Mulholland at 303-973-9018 or marymul43@yahoo.com
stevesusman@comcast.net
FORGET!  DON’T MISS

neighbors along with great food.  Sam Taylor’s BBQ will cater with a menu of beef brisket,

You must notify either Mary
or Steve Susman at 303-394-0942 or

before September 9th

if you plan to attend.  
THE FUN AND DOOR PRIZES, TOO.

RSVP”
NOW SO YOU DON’T

NOTE:  Volunteers are needed to serve and cleanup afterwards!!  Call Mary Mulholland
you would like to volunteer!!!

at 303-973-9018 if

THE LUNCH BUNCH:  The Lunch Bunch will meet again on Tuesday, September 8th, 2009, at 11:30
at Bruno’s Italian
attend.  Please RSVP to Sue Million at 303-316-7190.

AM
Bristro at 2223 S. Monaco Parkway between Evans and Yale.  Everyone is welcome to

THE PELICAN POINTE BOOK CLUB:  The Pelican
September 18th, 2009, at 6:30 PM at the home of Mary Mulholland in EE-101.  We will be discussing “The
Guernsey Literary and Potato Pell Pie Society” by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows.  This is a
remarkable tale of the island of Guernsey during the German Occupation and of a society as extraordinary as
its name.  RSVP to Mary at 303-973-9018 or marymul43@yahoo.com.

Pointe Book Club will meet again on Friday,
SUSMAN  UNLEASHED
by Steve Susman

No need to be paranoid, but you must be alert for strangers in our complex and phony solicitors.  By
"strangers," I mean that you might observe a person or persons loitering or "nosing around" our common areas
or near your townhome.  If you are reluctant to approach them, call me [before 8 p.m.], on either of my
phones, or the Police thereafter.  "Casing the joint" is not just in the movies.  We have been fortunate to have
relatively few burglaries in our ten+ years of existence.  But that is no assurance hereafter.  The Denver Post
Hub
edition
no area is exempt.  Regarding phony solicitors:  One homeowner here was recently solicited by a "fire and
burglar alarm inspector, approved by your manager, to inspect your unit for fire prevention."  Totally phony.  
Don't fall for it.  Governmental or utilities officials have proper ID; others won't.  

reported recently a burglary "at 8300 Fairmount Drive."  Their reporting is often inaccurate, but

Clarification of patio-
clear your items from your patios, patio walls, or railings until the painters are ready to address your building.  

and railing-clearing for our painters:  Residents in Bldgs. #A through #W need not
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About 2-3 days before they work on your building, they'll post a colorful notice near your garage door, so
stating.  Then, you must remove ALL items from your patio and patio walls, or concentrate them in its center,
providing room for the painters to work there.  Same for your patio railings.  Before painting your unit, the
painters may engage in some remedial carpentry
by the painters, if not too heavy; or your patio may be by-passed.  Sonny shouldn't be asked to move your
stuff, unless light and quick.  Also, if you haven't contacted me with your preference for the painting-time for
your front door, the painters or I will try to reach you when that notice has been posted on your building.  If
we can't, your door may be by-passed.  Too many variables preclude us from giving you a specific date/time
for your front-door painting before the painters arrive there.  You can gauge their progress as they move
alphabetically toward your building.  Please review the English alphabet.  Front-door taping and painting is
relatively fast, but the door must remain open for two hours after painting.

there.  Items not moved in time will be moved onto the rocks

Driving and garage-parking classes won't be offered
dollars to repair and paint every garage door frame in #A through #W.  If we subsequently find damage to that
frame, at the same height as most car bumpers and fenders, you will be assessed the costs to repair that area
again.  

by your HOA.  We are spending thousands of

Since I assume that most of us attended the Woodstock festival
essence of "rock."  We have installed many tons of small rock throughout our community this summer.  These
rocks are used primarily to cover the plastic ground-cover in our common areas and to enhance our
landscaping.  Mysteriously, some of these rocks disappear.  Maybe they evaporate; maybe they dissolve.  
New areas appear constantly, where the rocks are missing; we try to find these areas on an ongoing basis.  If
you see a rock-deprived area near your unit, please let me know so we can attend to that.

forty years ago, you understand the

Let your inner geek shine through!  Until recently, I thought a web site was a home for spiders.  But all of
you know differently.  Soon, we will be resurrecting our program to substantially enhance Pelican Pointe's web
site.  Presently, it is pretty bare-bones.  Our new, improved web site could contain our governing documents;
directory information of those residents who opt into providing that (password-protected); information about
happenings of interest to our residents, between our monthly newsletters; advice about a myriad of important
topics; and virtually any other information that you believe would be interesting or helpful for your neighbors.  
So, put on your pocket protector, and contact Linda Corry by e-mail.  We need your creativity; you'll find it
fun to participate.

We're not at the spooky, dense-forest stage yet, so Robin Hood and his merry band would likely hide
elsewhere.  However, many of our trees, emboldened by this summer's extraordinary precipitation, have
grown to majestic heights (and widths).  Sonny has trimmed many of them.  But the bigger ones must be
trimmed professionally, using hydraulic buckets to elevate the trimmers.  Our primary focus will be those trees
that abut our buildings, since they tend to release debris into our raingutters and cause other problems.  Any
trimming will probably take place in winter.  This is less traumatic for the trees and is less expensive for our
HOA.

Let's reflect
protecting our nation, battling the Bad Guys abroad, suffering battlefield casualties, trying to withdraw our
forces, but attempting to preclude another attack on our soil,  protecting our liberties while, at the same time,

on September 11 what a great country this is.  Try to understand our national dilemmas of
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being very tough on persons legitimately suspected of terrorism against our country or our
simultaneously. Let us each say a prayer for our armed forces.  Place an American flag in your window or
outside your unit on this sacred day.

allies --
all

Weird behavior.  Don't join dangerous cults:  Practice safe sects.  If the shoe fits, get another
The Law of Coffee: As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something
which will last until the coffee is cold.

one just like it.  

As of this printing of the Pelican Brief, the “West Pedestrian Gate” leading to the Highline bike path and
walkway (located between Buildings “L” and “M”) has a broken “lock mechanism” on the Pelican Pointe side.
If you can reach around and operate it from the other side, we are told it will work (but don’t hold us to this
so-called fact).  In the meantime, until the gate lock is repaired, we suggest you use the “East Pedestrian Gate”
located in front of Building

“T” -
at the southeast corner of our property!!!
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Political Clubs at Windsor Gardens

Note: The Windsor Gardens Republican Club
Tuesday of the month to the third Tuesday of the month starting in September.
pm.  If you have any questions,

has changed their regular meeting time from

the first
The club meets at 7:00

contact Darrel @ 303-344-1913.

We assume The Democratic Club still meets on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 6:00 pm.  If you have
any questions, contact Lois @ 720-858-7975.

Meetings are held at Center Point, Windsor Gardens
All Pelican Pointe residents are welcome!
P.P.
LISTINGS

Units on the market: Z-101,
Dennis at
and A-102
(thus far).
month:

GG-102,
Under Contract:

C-103, K-102 and
V-104.

-104 is for sale by Owner (Contact
and JJ-102
.

V
303/832-6052).
Units W-103
Units Sold in August: Z-103

If you want your unit to appear in this space, contact Bob Morgan by the 24th
720-255-2255 or

of the
bobmorgan54@comcast.net
.
SEPTEMBER
BOARD
MEETING

The next meeting of the Pelican Pointe Board of Directors will
p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Lighthouse Clubhouse.  We hope to see you there!!

be on Monday evening, September 21, from 7:
YOUR  PELICAN  POINTE  “CONNECTIONS”

Board of Directors
Linda Corry, President
Mary Mulholland, Vice President

Property Manager
Steve Susman

8300 Fairmount Drive, Unit J-101
Denver, CO 80247-6528

Liaison –
Harold Davison, Treasurer
Marcia Helfant

Social Committee

Phone:
Cell Phone:
E-mail: stevesusman@comcast.net

303-394-0942
303-668-2747

Liaison –
Bob Morgan,

Design Review Committee
Newsletter
Web Site:  www.pelicanpointe.net
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