Monday, December 23, 2019
Spreading Christmas Joy to all in Rose Hill The Christmas caroling event in Rose Hill was such a great success! Thanks to all that participated! Thank you to Oak Terrace for letting Santa come visit!
Wing Nuts Present the Rose Hill Christmas Bird Count On December 17th a small but determined group of Rose Hill’s ‘Wingnuts’ members participated in the annual National Audubon Christmas Bird Count. This census is taken in late December or early January as bird populations are stable at this time of year with minimal migration taking place. We covered both the North and South sides of Rose Hill Plantation and incorporated count data from several feeder watchers.
Highlights included a pair of adult Bald Eagles flying over Hidden Lake and several Pileated Woodpeckers in Bill Baker park. The star of the show however was a Bullock’s Oriole seen and identified by Mindy Cawley at her feeders. This is a west coast species which at this time of year should be wintering in central or southern Mexico. How it got here is anyone’s guess but even the large Bird Club over at Sun City was impressed and had never seen one before. This bird is something like a Baltimore Oriole that we often see here in Springtime but with slightly different plumage. In all we counted 294 birds of 41 species thanks to Rose Hill’s diverse ecology. As all the counts are done within 15 mile diameter circles (there are over 2500 of them counting data throughout the Americas) our numbers get added into Sun City’s along with other neighboring communities. This was the National Audubon Society’s 119th consecutive Christmas Bird Count, one of the largest citizen science projects. For more information, including the details from the Rose Hill count or of the Oriole, contact kevinfbrady@outlook.com.
POA Office Holiday Hours The POA office will be closed in observance of the Holidays as follows: ●December 24th and December 25th. ●December 31st and January 1st.
Board of Directors Interest Forms If you are interested in serving on the Rose Hill Board of Directors in 2020, please fill out the attached interest form (also found on the website) and return it to Crystal at the POA Office or email crystal@rosehillpoa.com. Board Members serve 3-year terms. This year there are 3 positions that are up for election. Board Members are required to attend monthly Board Meetings and Work Sessions. Board Meetings are typically held on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30pm and Work Sessions are typically held the 3rd Monday of each month at 4:30pm. Thank you for your interest in serving your community by volunteering on the Rose Hill Board of Directors.
Oak Terrace Events As our way of saying thank you to the residents of Rose Hill for all of the support they have given us over the last year we would like to extend a special Christmas Eve pricing event for Rose Hill residents only. We are offering 50% off any item on Tuesday, December 24, that includes food and beverage. We have been honored and blessed with such a great community!! Merry Christmas from Oak Terrace! ●December 25th - Oak Terrace is closed for Christmas ●December 28th - Bobby Ryder from 5:30-8:30PM. ●December 31st - Keith Klaiber 5-7PM and Ray Adams Band 7-10PM. ●New Years Eve Celebration December 31st from 5-10PM. Email lori@lowcountrykitchen.catering for reservations. ●Re-loadable Gift Cards - “ROSE HILL RESIDENTS or EMPLOYEES OF ROSE HILL” WILL RECEIVE (UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR): $100.00 will receive $110.00 gift card, $200.00 will receive $230.00 gift card, $300.00 will receive $350.00 gift card
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