January 2016
News from the Hamilton Mill Community Association
Hamilton Mill Contact Information On the Cover: Photo compliments of Amerine Photography
FirstService Residential On-Site Property Management Ph: 678.546.3737 1669 Hamilton Mill Parkway, Dacula, GA 30019 Office Hours: M, W, F 9am-5pm; T & TH 9am-7pm Email: PropertyManager@Hmill.com Corporate Office
(for after-hours common area maintenance emergencies)
Customer Care Center: 877.411.1165 After Hours Emergency: 678.624.9453 1235 Old Alpharetta Rd, Alpharetta, GA 30005 Activities Department Email: hmillevents@gmail.com
from the board of
directors A Message from the Board We, as a Board, want to thank all those who volunteer and serve on committees to make Hamilton Mill the best it can be. We have enjoyed working with you in 2015 and are excited for this upcoming year. Please join us for our Annual Meeting on January 18, 2016 to review the many projects we have completed and have scheduled for the upcoming year.
2015 Hamilton Mill Board of Directors Jim Stephenson, President Liz Carter, Vice President Chris Jones, Treasurer Dale Robbins, Secretary JT Taylor, Member at Large Larry Still, Member at Large Tony Hinnant, Member at Large 2 | Hometown Herald | January 2016
You are welcome to contact the Activities Office via email at hmillevents@gmail.com for information on planned events, schedule an appointment to view or reserve the clubroom and/ or conference room, or to RSVP for an event. Tennis Shop Ph: 770.945.6452 Jeff Dudacek: On-Site Tennis Pro Gwinnett Police Non-Emergency Ph: 770.513.5700 Street Maintenance Contact Gwinnett County at 770.822.7474 to report a problem with street, curb or sidewalk. Mailbox Replacement/Repair All mailboxes must be the same as a Community-Wide Standard: STYLE 311K • Addresses of Distinction: Ph: 770.436.6198 www.aodmailboxes.com • Imperial Mailbox Systems: Ph: 800.647.0777 These are resources only, no recommendations or assurances are made by the Association.
Amenity Card Replacement Hamilton Mill Amenity Cards are available to good-standing residents. Please call 678.546.3737 or 678.546.1597 to set up an appointment. Replacement cards/tenant cards are $25 each. Check or money order ONLY. No cash or credit cards accepted. Lost Dog/Cats/Animal Disturbances If you have lost your pet, please email the On-Site Property Management and they will be happy to email the community. Please also contact the Gwinnett County Animal Control at 770-513-5100 to report your lost pet or a dangerous pet is running loose.
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Upcoming
Events Hamilton Mill Annual Meeting January 18th! ................................................. Page 9
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Contact Information ................................................. Page 2 Association News ..................................................... Page 4 Community Calendar .............................................. Page 8 Upcoming Events...................................................... Page 9 Helpful Numbers .....................................................Page 10 Recipes ........................................................................Page 11 Social News & Events............................................Page 12 Groups and Clubs...................................................Page 18 Community Information........................................Page 20 To advertise in the Hometown Herald, please contact Bobbie Gittens at The Times - 770.535.6332 - bgittens@gainesvilletimes.com The Hometown Herald is a publication of The Times. Subject matter published is the opinion of the author and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the publisher of this newsletter. Professional advice should be obtained before making any decision in which a professional is readily available. Advertisers assume responsibility for the content of the ads placed in publication. Material published may not be reproduced without the written permission of The Times. The information and advertisements contained in this Newsletter are provided for the members of the Hamilton Mill Homeowners Association as a courtesy only. No representations are made as to information presented, the quality of the goods or services advertised, or the veracity of the statements relating to the goods and services. The printing of opinions, information or advertisements does not constitute an endorsement by the Neighborhood or such opinions, information, goods or services.
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Hamilton Mill Association News
Dear Hamilton Mill Homeowners, We hope everyone has enjoyed this Holiday Season. By now, all of you should have received your notice of Annual Meeting for Monday, January 18th, 2016 at 7:00 pm in the Lakeview Clubhouse. The Board will be offering a recap for the year of 2015, as well as the vision for 2016. We welcome all of you to come and meet your fellow neighbors as well as help elect new members for the Board of Directors. If any of you are unable to attend, please submit your Proxy to the management office no later than Friday, January 15th by 4:00pm. A quorum of 10% is needed to host an election. Should anyone need a Proxy, please visit www.hmill. com and look under ‘Community Association Documents’. For any other questions related to the Annual Meeting, please contact the management office. In addition to accepting floor nominations at the Annual Meeting, the Board will also have Committee signup sheets available to anyone interested in volunteering for a committee in Hamilton Mill. Current committees Include: • Grounds and Facilities • Modifications • Social
• Tennis • Swim Team
Hamilton Mill welcomes any recommendations for new committees, however, there needs to be at least three members that comprise any committee. Suggestions will be available for creation as well. Again, should anyone have any questions related to the Annual Meeting, 2016 assessment payments, or volunteering opportunities, please contact the management office at 678-546-3737 or by emailing propertymanager@hmill.com. We look forward to seeing everyone on January 18th.
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Hamilton Mill Association News
CANDIDATES FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chris Singleton: Chris Singleton (and family) has been a Hamilton Mill resident since 2001. Chris is a former MLB player and currently works on radio and television for ESPN. As a player, he served as a representative to the MLB Players Association while with the Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles. Chris has a desire to see Hamilton Mill continue to be an attractive neighborhood and strong community of people that is safe and sound in every way. Karen Taylor: My mission as a Hamilton Mill Homeowner Association Board Member is to make sure the Association is run to the benefit of the Owners as a whole. In preserving the integrity of the Covenants for our Community, I believe we can keep Hamilton Mill the neighborhood that drew us all in! I have been active in the community since moving here over 15 years ago. I was elected by the community to serve as one of the original homeowner representatives on the Board of Directors. I took this position and the residents’ vote of confidence very seriously. Over the last 15 year I have served on the Board as Vice President and as President. I have served on the Board with the goal of serving the entire community. As President, I attended most committee meetings to insure that the committees are being run according to policies and procedures, and that the best interest of the community is being served. I have also served as Chair on both the Tennis and Grounds committee and continue to be an active committee member. From past experience I offer continuity, a willingness to serve and experience as a licensed Community Association Manger. This experience and education has helped in establishing and enforcing policies and procedure for the community. It is imperative that we have good policies and procedures in place. These policies and procedures need to be documented and enforced. They also need to be communicated to the residents. With an aging community, maintenance can be a challenge. We need to be certain we are spending and saving funds wisely. Our foremost responsibility as a Board must be to continually protect and enhance homeowner equity. Policies and procedures should reflect fairness to the majority, and not favor the special interests of a few. The Board should promote open communication with the neighborhood to fully understand the issues that concern them. My goal is to use the experience that I have to keep Hamilton Mill Homeowners Association running smoothly, keep it looking its best, and protect our investment. Naila Matichak- My name is Nalia Matichak and grew up in many parts of California, my fathers was a career marine so we moved many times. We moved to GA in 1991 and we feel in love here with the south! I’ve been a self-employed hairdresser for 34 years, 24 have been in Gwinnett County. My business has taught me a lot of things how things are done here in GA as well as I’m very connect and know a lot of what life is like here in North GA, as a stylist I hear so many stories of life in our planned community, good and bad! We’ve lived 15 years in a large covenanted neighborhood and 9 years here in HM, and I like having a sense of community and I love to keep our community a well sought after place to live over on the east side of HWY 85! We have a great location here right off the freeway and I see great potential for our future if we the right heads together and try to see that the betterment of our Hamilton Mill subdivision is achieved.
Larry Stills: Larry is a current board member and has serviced since 2014. He resides at 2580 Millwater Crossing and works as a lawyer in Lawrenceville. He is married to Karen Still who works as a Delta flight attendant and is currently a member of the Gwinnett County Planning Commission and the Hamilton Mill Golf Club. Kyle Shields: Hello residents of Hamilton Mill. My name is Kyle Shields and I am asking for your support to be elected as a Board Member of our wonderful community! I have been a resident of Hamilton Mill for a little over 9 years I am involved in our community with multiple tennis teams along with being an avid golfer at our country club. I have also served as member of the traffic committee for our HOA.I am passionate person who has drive and motivation wanting to make our community the best it can be! I am a stickler when it comes to attention to detail and also believe that communication is the key to success!! I want to help take our community to the next level. My experience includes previous president of an HOA in CA where I saved residents $30 month on their HOA bill. I was also a member of the Orange County Fire Department so I do have an understanding of public safety and codes. For the past 22 years I have owned my own consulting company in the automotive industry dealing with sales and customer satisfaction. Thank you for your time and hope to serve you soon on the board Megan Kaderli: I was born in Portsmouth, VA and my earlier years were spent in Greenville, SC, and Signal Mountain, TN. I attended high school in Sandy Hook, CT, and graduated from Arizona State University in 1996 with a B.A. in Art and a minor in Business. I worked in advertising and marketing until 2000 when my oldest son was born. My husband, Jason, and I moved to Hamilton Mill in 2008 from Sandy Hook, CT. We have 3 children, Jake, a sophomore at Mill Creek High School, Alex, in 7th grade at Osborne Middle School, and Gabe, a 3rd grader at Puckett’s Mill Elementary. I have been active with the PTA at Puckett’s Mill since 2009 and been a member of the Tennis Committee for Hamilton Mill since 2013, serving as the Co-Chairman of the Tennis Committee for 2015. This is a wonderful place to call home and to raise our children. If elected to serve on the Board, I will make it a priority to maintain the covenants that not only keep this a beautiful neighborhood but also improve our home values. I will support community-wide activities and social events that keep this a family-oriented swim/tennis community and will work to improve communication between the residents, property management and those that serve on our Board of Directors and Hamilton Mill committees.
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Helpful Numbers
HAMILTON MILL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC. BALLOT Election of Directors
January 18, 2016
MAIL/HAND DELIVER TO:
Secretary C/O Association Manager Hamilton Mill Community Association, Inc. 1669 Hamilton Mill Parkway Dacula, GA 30019 OR Email: propertymanager@hmill.com
I, as a member of the Hamilton Mill Community Association, Inc. (“Association”), hereby cast my vote for the following four (4) candidates to become members of the Association’s Board of Directors. In casting this vote, I acknowledge that my lot is entitled to only one vote and if more than one ballot is cast, no vote will count for my lot. PLEASE CIRCLE YOUR FOUR CHOICES* *Ballots with more than four names circled will not be counted.
Karen Taylor Chris Singleton
______________________ Date
Naila Matichak Kyle Shields
Megan Kaderli Larry Still
_________________________________________________________ Printed Name of Owner
__________________________________________ Address
_______________________________________ Signature of Owner
IMPORTANT NOTE: To be valid, this completed Ballot must be received by the Association Secretary, to the address listed above, and received no later than 5:00 p.m. on January 18, 2016. 6 | Hometown Herald | January 2016
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This is Gwinnett Medical Center. This is now.
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Join us for any of the listed events RSVP to Hmillevents@gmail.com!
Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday (observed) Annual Meeting 7:00PM
College Football Playoff Game 8:30pm
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Meetings Swim Team
Calendar Sponsored by: Gwinnett Medical Center See ad on page 7
Hamilton Mill Social News & Events
Upcoming Events Great opportunities for fun!
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Hamilton Mill Annual Meeting January 18th
look for more upcoming events in the next issue! Watch for these event announcements, additional details and more exciting opportunities, including RSVP deadlines, via email blast, facebook and online at www.hmill.com
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Helpful Numbers Government Services
Emergency ............................................................................ 911 Police Headquarters............................................... 770.513.5000 Non Emergency...................................................... 770.513.5700 Gwinnett Sheriff/Jail................................................ 770.619.6500 County Courthouse................................................. 770.822.8000 Dacula City Hall...................................................... 770.963.7451 Dacula Post Office.................................................. 770.962.4390 Poison Control........................................................ 404.616.9000 Fire Headquarters................................................... 678.518.5018 Station 18............................................................... 678.518.5018 Tag Office............................................................... 770.822.8801 Drivers License Services........................................ 770.995.6855 Property Tax........................................................... 770.822.8800 Voter Registration................................................... 770.226.7210 Animal Control........................................................ 770.339.3200 Gwinnett Senior Services....................................... 770.822.8850 Utilities
BFI Waste Management......................................... 678.963.2800 Water Resources.................................................... 770.376.6800 Buford Gas............................................................. 770.945.6761 Jackson EMC/Street Light Outage......................... 770.963.6166 Charter Communications........................................ 678.410.9362 AT&T....................................................................... 800.436.8638 Direct Satellite/Dish Network.................................. 678.714.1495 For a complete listing of Gwinnett County Departments, please visit www.gwinnettcounty.com/portal/gwinnett/Departments
Calling All Entries
Do you have an interesting article or picture about Hamilton Mill? If so we would love to know about it! Please send resident articles or information to Activities@Hmill.com for consideration for our next edition. 10 | Hometown Herald | January 2016
Public Schools
Puckett’s Mill Elementary School........................... 678.765.5110 www.pmseonline.org Osborne Middle School.......................................... 770.904.5400 www.gwinnett.k12/ha.us/OsborneMS.home.org Millcreek High School............................................. 678.714.5850 www.millcreekhighschool.org Dacula High School................................................ 770.963.6664 www.daculahs.org Private Schools
Hebron Christian Academy..................................... 770.962.5423 Dacula Classical Academy..................................... 678.377.0080 Dominion Classical Christian Academy..................770-338-7945 Sugar Hill Christian Academy.................................678-745-4121 Greater Atlanta Christian........................................770-243-2258 Hospitals/Urgent Care
Gwinnett Medical Center.......................................... 77.995.4321 Northeast Georgia Medical Center......................... 770.219.9000 Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.............................404.150.KIDS Northeast Georgia Urgent Care.............................. 770.848.6195 Recreation
Hamilton Mill Activities Office.................................... 77.546.1597 Community After Hours emergency........................ 404.835.9100 Millcreek Athletic Association................................millcreekaa.net Dacula Soccer................................................. dscrevolution.com Bogan Park (for reservations at any park).............. 678.227.0850 Gwinnett County Public Library.............................. 770.978.5154 Gwinnett County Cultural Center............................ 770.813.7500 Lake Lanier Islands...............................................800.840.LAKE Road Atlanta......................................................... 800.849.RACE
Recipes
Spaghetti alla Carbonara ”Recipe courtesy of Tyler Florence
Directions Prepare the sauce while the pasta is cooking to ensure that the spaghetti will be hot and ready when the sauce is finished; it is very important that the pasta is hot when adding the egg mixture, so that the heat of the pasta cooks the raw eggs in the sauce. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, add the pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until tender yet firm (as they say in Italian “al dente.”) Drain the pasta well, reserving 1/2 cup of the starchy cooking water to use in the sauce if you wish.
Total Time: 25 min Prep: 15 min Cook: 10 min Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a deep skillet over medium flame. Add the pancetta and saute for about 3 minutes, until the bacon is crisp and the fat is rendered. Toss the garlic into the fat and saute for less than 1 minute to soften.
Ingredients 1 pound dry spaghetti 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 4 ounces pancetta or slab bacon, cubed or sliced into small strips 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped 2 large eggs 1 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, plus more for serving Freshly ground black pepper 1 handful fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
Add the hot, drained spaghetti to the pan and toss for 2 minutes to coat the strands in the bacon fat. Beat the eggs and Parmesan together in a mixing bowl, stirring well to prevent lumps. Remove the pan from the heat and pour the egg/cheese mixture into the pasta, whisking quickly until the eggs thicken, but do not scramble (this is done off the heat to ensure this does not happen.) Thin out the sauce with a bit of the reserved pasta water, until it reaches desired consistency. Season the carbonara with several turns of freshly ground black pepper and taste for salt. Mound the spaghetti carbonara into warm serving bowls and garnish with chopped parsley. Pass more cheese around the table. Recipe courtesy of Tyler Florence © 2015 Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved.
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Hamilton Mill Social news & Events
Breakfast with Santa
WAS A HUGE HIT! by Mark LaClaire, Activities Director Once again, we put on one spectacular event! If you missed it, here is a recap‌but make sure you don’t miss it next year! So fun! We decided to try something different this year and I think it was a home run! We thought it would be a challenge to feed and keep 300 people entertained while others waited to get their photos with Santa, but it worked out really well! Many thanks to go around on this one. First off thanks to SANTA and MRS. CLAUS! They were fabulous with the kids and made sure all of the children got their picture taken. Santa also sang songs and read stories with the kiddos! Thanks go to Rodney Hamilton, the photographer who graciously donated a FREE download of your photo. BIG thanks also to
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Hamilton Mill Social news & Events Cary Krueger, Jodie Buckley and Anne Dotter who helped set up and decorate the beautiful tables and arrange and resupply the fantastic food! And of course, we can’t forget the folks of Amenities Care (Joe and Caleb Carr) who donated all of their time on the event to Hamilton Mill. Thanks, team! The event itself went so smoothly. The Santa line into the conference room went very quickly. Kids were kept busy at the tables with crayons, coloring pages and their letters to Santa until the crazy kid games started. The play area was a hit as prizes were given to all who participated in musical hoops and hot potato games. There was plenty of delicious breakfast food and hot Starbucks coffee for the adults. The place was hopped up on caffeine and sugar for sure! Ha! Familiar Christmas songs rang through the great room all morning. A wonderful day for both parents and kids!
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Hamilton Mill Social news & Events
Life In The Cul-de-Sac is hosting the IF:gathering 2016 Global Conference February 5 & 6! IF GOD IS REAL... Then let us live as though it is true!!! Featuring well known author, speaker and founder of If:Gathering
Jennie Allen
We exist to gather equip and unleash the next generation of women to live out their purpose. This is a non-denominational women’s event filled with stories of hope to make life’s journey easier.
Open to Hamilton Mill Community and friends Friday Feb. 5, 7-9 pm & Saturday Feb. 6, 2-8pm
Held at Hamilton Mill Lakeview Community Center Snacks and dinner included Fee $15.00 per person
Please register at https://Ifgathering.com/localgatherings/ifhamilton-mill For more information contact: Aimee Appling Liz Martinez Sandra Glemaud
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alappling@mac.com 678-234-1390 lizsnest@comcast.net 404-509-3801 sjglemaud@hotmail.com 678-267-9420
Hamilton Mill Social news & Events
Our Newest Residents Matthew & Erika Rein Julia Jones Jimmy & Juraluck Mills Robert & Monique Frazier Wendon & Crystal Vail
Experience what sets us apart. Special Hamilton Mill Holiday uniform s lu p s e s s la c 4 r fo 5 $2 the couch” “I’m Ready to get off Ages 6 to
• No Contracts • Family & Military Discounts • Classes taught by 4th Degree Master • Real Self Defense Techniques
770-335-8062
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Hamilton Mill Social news & Events
ART with Y D N E W HAMILTON MILL CLUBHOUSE AFTER SCHOOL CLASSES 6 WEEKS FOR $70 Tuesdays th January 5th through 26
Pre-K (ages 4 and 5) from 4:00pm - 4:30pm Elementary from 4:30pm - 5:30pm ek. Your child will take home a picture each we as markers, We will use a variety of mediums ... such als. watercolors, oil pastels, chalks and charco Make checks to Wendy Whitehead ithwendy@gmail.com Call Wendy at 770-963-3851 or Email artw Student’s Name:___________________________ Age:_________ Home Phone Number:_____________________________________ Cell Phone Number:______________________________________ Email Address:___________________________________________ Emergency Contact Name:_________________________________ Emergency Phone Number:________________________________ Allergies:_______________________________________________ Parents Signature:________________________________________ 16 | Hometown Herald | January 2016
Ballroom Basics Beginner Ballroom Dance Lessons have arrived at Hamilton Mill! Dancing is a wonderful activity that will benefit your mind, body and soul
Group Lessons, Couples or Singles $12 per person per class
Tuesdays 7:30pm, Lakeview Conference Room (New Classes Opening)
Instructor: Angie Flowers 770.361.5154 • aflowersga@earthlink.net
Many years of dance in the ballroom and experienced performer Arther Murray (Biloxi, MS) Fred Astaire (Marietta, GA) Coached by Maksim Chmerkovskiy (top) and Tony Dovolani (bottom) of Dancing with the Stars
Calling All Resident Business Owners!! Topics Include:
Please join us
• Top 3 reasons diabetics get worse with time
Do you own a small business? Are you looking for new ways to get your business name out there? The social committee would love to talk to you about opportunities to sponsor upcoming neighborhood events! Several different opportunities and sponsorship levels are available! Space is limited, so reach out to us today! Contact Activities for more information: hmillevents@gmail.com We look forward to hearing from you!
Tuesday, Jan. 12th, 2016 Tuesday, Oct. 13th 6:00pm
• A unique clinical approach that allows the diabetes to reverse • Is your treatment causing you to get worse over time?
6:00pm
• Common drugs that may cause you to actually get worse
Formerly Lawrence Chiropractic Center
Presented by Dr. Natalie Lawrence, D.C. Please RSVP to (770) 237-5534 – Reservation Required Call to Reserve Your Seat, Call from 10am - 6pm Feel free to bring one (1) guest. Seating is extremely limited Type II Diabetic Adults Only.
Dr. Natalie Lawrence, D.C.
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Hamilton Mill Social News & Events
groups Clubs
Get Involved. Running Club Call or email Beth McCurdy or check our their very active facebook page, “Hamilton Mill Road Runners” ...................................................................... Call: 770-846-6731 .......................................... Email: beth262@bellsouth.net
Hamilton Mill Singles group Call or email Dixie Leslie for more information. Ages 50+ ...................................................................... Call: 678-517-8509 .........................................Email: dleslie_1@bellsouth.net Interested in a Singles group for the under 50 crowd? This group needs a coordinator! If you’re interested, email activites@hmill.com.
WOW Car Club of Hamilton Mill Email Ron Noreen for more information, or visit them online at www.wowcarclubhm.com ......................................... Email: RNOREEN@bellsouth.net Women’s Community Bible Study Meetings are Wednesdays at 10am and Thursdays at 7pm. Email: .......................... Liz Martinez at lizsnest@comcast.net
Empty Nest Ladies Lunch Group We are a group of 50+ women who get together once a month for lunch at an area restaurant. If you are interested in joining us or have questions please send an email to Anne Brown: anneb2123@gmail.com.
PENNINGTON FENCE Quality Built Since 1972
770-963-9961 We Look Forward To Building Your New Fence Ask Us About Wood Fence Staining Resident of Hamilton Mill
Hitting Lessons, Strength, Speed, Agility Classes By Andy CollinsSunbelt Collegiate League Director, 4 Years Asst. Baseball- Tusculum College, 8 Years Norcross HS Head Baseball Coach & Asst. Softball, 2 Years Johnson HS Head Baseball Coach, 5 Years Assistant GWU Baseball Where: 1655 Spectrum Drive, Lawrenceville, 30043
We are located in the Veranda at Fort Daniel (Same as Dooley’s Pizza, Villiage Pediatrics and Holy Smokes) We are your Hamilton Mill Nationwide Agency, located at 1862 Auburn Rd. Protecting Your Business, Life, Home & Auto. Stop by or give us a call on 770-295-9013.
-Right off of Sugarloaf and 85 Speed & Agility Classes: 8-30 min- $120 1 on 1 Lessons $45- 45 minutes, $160-4 forty five minute, $280-8 forty five minute Lessons Call: 423-470-8350
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Hamilton Mill Social News & Events
IMPROVE HEALTH, PRODUCTIVITY & FITNESS SOME OF THE BENEFITS OF GETTING FIT AND TRAINING WITH CHOI KWANG DO: Practical Self Defense Self-Confidence Respect for Others Balance & Coordination Focus and Discipline Weight Loss/Firming Stress-Relief and Release Increased Attention Span Increased Listening Skills Leadership Skills Better Muscle Tone Improved Posture Increased Flexibility A Non-Quitter Spirit Positive Attitude Optimum Health
Lakeview Clubhouse Main Activity Room CHILDREN: TUESDAY & THURSDAY 6:00-7:00PM ADULTS: TUESDAY & THURSDAY 6:00-8:00PM FAMILIES: SATURDAY 11:00AM-12:30PM
Choi Kwang Do Martial Art International’s aim is to improve the health, productivity, fitness and quality of life of its members. CKD is a martial art based on scientific truth, rather than mysticism. We continually evolve as a martial art and exercise program with a continued commitment to incorporate science for the benefit of the practitioner and mankind. Individuals training at our school focus on achieving optimum health and wellness while learning practical self defense techniques. Classes are taught in a friendly, family-orientated atmosphere and in a fun and easy to learn manner. The development of character and mental strength based on CKD’s principles is considered the most important overall goal in our training along with the attainment of proper techniques.
PERFECT FOR BACK TO SCHOOL, Single Student Monthly Rate: $79 BUILD ATTENTION SKILLS Family (2 or more) Monthly Rate: $100 Chief Insructor for Hamilton Mill CKD program is
Uniforms are $40, Protective Equipment $20 Hands, $20 Feet ($40 set)
Jerry Hughes, a 16 year resident of Hamilton Mill
To Register, Call 678-636-9779 • www.hamiltonmillckd.com
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Hamilton Mill Community Information
Looking for a place to eat? Here’s a few restaurants within 15 minutes of Hamilton Mill
Breakfast & Lunch J. Christophers 3517 Braselton Hwy, Dacula 770-932-6060
Cabo’s 3421 Ridge Rd #104, Buford 678-541-0555
Café 313 2595 Fence Rd, Dacula 678-682-3363
Finer Dining Cotton Calf Kitchen 9924 Davis St, Braselton 706-684-0410
Papa Jack’s Country Kitchen 7437 Spout Springs Rd, Flowery Branch 770-965-7007 Lunch & Dinner Italy’s Pizza & Pasta 2590 Hamilton Mill Rd, Buford 770-932-7121 Oriental J Restaurant 2590 Hamilton Mill Rd, Buford 770-932-7388
Antoneta’s Italian Restaurant 2700 Braselton Highway, Dacula 770-904-6458 Ricos World Kitchen 306 W Main St, Buford 678-765-7518 Aqua Terra Bistro 55 E Main St, Buford 770-271-3000
Buffalo’s Café 3450 Braselton Hwy, Dacula 770-614-0708
Hamilton Mill Dental Associates
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Free
Kids Complementary Exam and X-rays (Set of two bitewings)
3611 Braselton Hwy Suite 104 Dacula, GA. 30019 (770) 945-2733 www.hamiltonmilldental.com
Mary K. Falletta-Swegman, D.D.S. 20 | Hometown Herald | January 2016
Hamilton Mill Community Information
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In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. his “I have a Dream” speech
I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity. But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. And so we’ve come here today to dramatize a shameful condition. In a sense we’ve come to our nation’s capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the “unalienable Rights” of “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note, insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked “insufficient funds.” But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. And so, we’ve come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice. We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of Now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God’s children. It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. This sweltering summer of the Negro’s legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality. Nineteen sixty-three is not an end, but a beginning. And those who hope that the Negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a rude awakening if the nation returns to business as usual. And there will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights. The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges. But there is something that I must say to my people, who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palace of justice: In the process of gaining our rightful place, we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again, we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force. The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny. And they have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom. We cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back. There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, “When will you be satisfied?” We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality. We can never be satisfied as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities. *We cannot be satisfied as long as the negro’s basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one. We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their self-hood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating: “For Whites Only.”* We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote. No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until “justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”¹ I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come fresh from 22 | Hometown Herald | January 2016
Hamilton Mill COMMUNITY INFORMATION narrow jail cells. And some of you have come from areas where your quest -- quest for freedom left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality. You have been the veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive. Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed. Let us not wallow in the valley of despair, I say to you today, my friends. And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be selfevident, that all men are created equal.” I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today! I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of “interposition” and “nullification” -- one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers. I have a dream today! I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight; “and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.”2 This is our hope, and this is the faith that I go back to the South with. With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith, we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith, we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day. And this will be the day -- this will be the day when all of God’s children will be able to sing with new meaning: My country ‘tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the Pilgrim’s pride, From every mountainside, let freedom ring! And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true. And so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania. Let freedom ring from the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado. Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California. But not only that: Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia. Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee. Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi. From every mountainside, let freedom ring. And when this happens, and when we allow freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God’s children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual: Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!
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Hamilton Mill Tips
We hope you have had a wonderful holiday season! Now, it is January and that time when many of us reassess our busy lives and think about what we want to accomplish or do to balance our lives during the next year. With that in mind, we have some New Year ideas for you! – Read a Book: Branch out and try new authors or an autobiography of someone who inspires you. Reading can expand our minds and expose us to new things, without leaving your home. Circle Goals Exercise: Get a cup of tea or a glass of wine, find a comfortable chair, build a fire or pick a beautiful view, grab a journal and pen, and get started!
• Draw a circle and divide it into 6 even pie-like slices. The equal pie slices are to remind you to give equal weight to each aspect of your life, if not in time at least in mental thought. • In each slice, write an area or category of your life that you want to focus on for the next year. Examples might be: Financial, Health and Exercise, Creativity, Career, Friends and Family, Spirituality, Romantic Relationships, Renovating the House, Writing a Book, etc. • Write 5 measurable and obtainable goals you can accomplish under each category. Be specific and make sure you can see results at the end of the year. For example, under Financial, you might write: Put all financial information online by June; or under Creativity, it might be: Take an art course from the local university this year…You get the picture!
It may take you a couple of hours, or you might want to go back to it within a few days to make changes as the process gets you thinking. When you are finished, go back and pick one goal that is most important to accomplish this year from each category and write that down and put it somewhere as a reminder, to look at occasionally. After 6 months, pull out your Circle Goals again and review it, but make no changes, then look at it again at the end of the year and reflect on all you have changed in your life. We never get everything in our Circle done, but we get so much more than we thought and we have given priority to those things that we say are important, but never seem to have the time to do. One example from Cathy – for five years she put “Take an art class” in her goals, but because of a heavy travel schedule was never able to take a course. This year she finally figured out a way to accomplish the goal by asking an artist friend to give her private lessons, based on her schedule. She is wondering why it took her so long to think of this! We find that most people accomplish more of their goals just because they took time in writing them down. You can also share your Circle Goals with people close to you – that will encourage you even more to fulfill them! The process also makes you think about all aspects of your life and to try to keep them in balance. The five goals in each category have a way of “making things happen” in many areas of your life – by spending mental, as well as physical, time on what we want from life, we are more in control of how we realize those goals. We call it “being present and open” to what synchronicity comes your way! We wish you a Happy New Year and all the best for 2016! 24 | Hometown Herald | January 2016
Hamilton Mill Tips
Hamilton Mill Homeowners
Don’t let fall leaves “leave” you overwhelmed! While fall lawn maintenance is never fun, if you value a healthy, attractive lawn, getting leaves “up and out” is a necessity due to winter weather. You will be glad you did it when spring comes around. Besides leaving you with a “clean slate” free of dead or dying foliage, fall yard cleanup helps keep insects and other pests away that like to nest in rotting debris during the winter and cause issues when spring arrives.
Here are the steps to prepare your lawn for winter: • Leaf cleanup and removal • Debris cleanup, like sticks and dead branches • Winterization of your shrubs, trees, lawn and plants • Shutting down of any irrigation systems in place When removing debris from your yard including leaves and branches remember that per the Hamilton Mill covenants Exhibit “c” page 2 section 0 the following are prohibited. Dumping of grass clippings, leaves or other debris, petroleum products, fertilizers, or other potentially hazardous or toxic. substances or pollutant in any drainage ditch, stream, pond, or lake, or elsewhere within the Properties, except that fertilizers may be applied to landscaping on Units provided care is taken to minimize runoff, and Declarant may dump and bury rocks and trees removed from a building site on such building site. In addition to lawn clean up your trees need attention too. Tree pruning provides a variety of benefits to your trees and landscape. In addition to improving their appearance, trimmed trees will be safer and healthier. Pruning promotes plant health by removing dead or dying branches that have previously been injured by disease, insects, or storms. Please remember if you have a fence that runs along your property line, that all trees are pruned so that no branches will hang over. The design guidelines of Hamilton Mill remind us that each owner shall keep their lot and all improvements thereon in good order and repair, including, but not limited to, seeding, watering, fertilizing, regularly mowing grass, edging, controlling weeds, and pruning of trees and shrubbery. Following these guidelines helps preserve the equity in your home and the community.
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Hamilton Mill Real Estate Update
Real Estate Tip of the Month
Selling a home? Know your numbers when selling a home!
• How much will you profit, from the sale of your home? • Do you have a mortgage? If so, how much is owed? • What local property taxes do you owe? • Do you have HOA fees outstanding to be paid at closing? • What local property taxes do you owe? • What closing costs are you responsible for, as a Seller? • Don’t be surprised the day before closing. Be wise and don’t overlook what you need to know when selling a home.
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TENNIS NEWS
Tennis NEWS
Jeff Dudacek, Director of Tennis
Yes, it is January 2016. Where did 2015 go? Did you meet your tennis goals? Are you always stuck playing low on the team? Does the higher level team never ask you to come play on their team? Is your racket 10 years old? It can be as easy as fixing your ridiculous backhand or as hard as winning a city plate, not the butter dish. Whatever it is, just have a goal for 2016. Hamilton Mill has a 5 star tennis facility. Actually we have two. We have 4 full time tennis professionals (who offer drills, private and group lessons) and a full service tennis pro-shop (with a ball machine) all in your back yard. Also, the teams win divisions and flex league titles all from only Hamilton Mill ‘RESIDENTS’. No community in Atlanta can say they have all that down the street. Make 2016 is your year in tennis. If you need any assistance, on getting you to the next level, email me at Jeff.milltennis@gmail.com
WINTER MIX-DOUBLES Remember our 11 Alta mix teams start Sunday, January 10th for 7 weeks not including playoffs. The courts will be full. They will play from 1-6 during the winter and on Saturdays in the summer. The cold wind might be blowing or snow flurries in the air but you will still the team playing the matches. If the temperature is above 32 they will play. I can only imagine what the visitors from up north think when they drive by the courts on Sunday. DID YOU WANT TO PLAY SPRING TENNIS? I know we are just starting winter season but spring deadline is JANUARY 20TH. This is for all the teams playing the Alta league starting in March. Remember to sign the online book, to move teams or to be picked for a new team, before Hamilton Mill’s spring team captain meeting. 28 | Hometown Herald | January 2016
TENNIS NEWS PRIVATE LESSON MONTH January is private lesson month. That is the fastest way to improve your game. January is the best time to develop a new stroke or just fix the nagging serve. You want to be ready for the spring and summer play. There is 3 parts to tennis; fixing, drilling and match play. It is time to fix. There is a reason why the best players in the world have coaches. ONLINE TENNIS CALENDER Remember to always check the online calendar, at hmill. com, for all the up to date info on all the tennis programs at Hamilton Mill. We are always adding new activities. Do not get left behind get involved in Hamilton Mill tennis. WINTER COURT UPDATE January and February is when most damage occurs on the court. The freeze and thaw puts stress on all the cracks and lines. Be extra careful during these times. The courts and roll dries do not get the use like they do in the summer but the winter weather can be just as bad. All roll dries need to be hung up on the fence after use or they will develop a flat side. Again rollers are to be used for rolling off the top layer of water not to dry the court. Do not press hard on the roller. Removing ice and snow on the courts with shovels or propane heaters will damage
the courts. If your courts are not playable do not move courts unless the shop is contacted. You might be cleaning someone else’s courts. Snow or iced courts are treated like rain during league play. JUNIOR NEWS The HMETA invited the Buford park junior academy up for a scrimmage. The kids were playing short set matches while the coaches were out on the court helping the kids. We had over 40 kids play for over 2 hours. Coach Taylor has bringing the kids in the shop on rainy days and use video and testing. It is not too late to get involve with junior tennis. We have one more session before we break for winter. Join any time. Performance Program (Ages 8-14) $147 for 8 Week Session Monday 5:30-7:00 The Performance Program is for players who are developing skills and want to compete successfully in junior team tennis, USTA satellite level tournaments and high school teams. The curriculum includes a wide variety of fundamentals, footwork and strategic skills that will be taught, with strong emphasis on proper form and execution of skills. Players in this group will work to advance consistency in ground strokes, serve/return and point play. As players advance in this level they are working toward attaining and maintain the skills to be solid from the baseline and be comfortable at the net. The class is divided into different groups based on age, ability and knowledge of the tennis game.
Hamilton Mill Elite Tennis Academy (HMETA) Tuesday, & Thursday 5:30-7:30 $208 for 8 class session This program is designed for goal-oriented players who are passionate about the sport and determined to improve their personal tennis games through commitment and hard work. A systematic style of play in regards to court positioning, shot selection, and overall strategy while competing will be adopted to achieve the best results. A heavy emphasis will also be placed on physical and mental conditioning. This group is by invitation only.
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TENNIS Tips
TENNIS TIPS
Jeff Dudacek, Director of Tennis Eight Tips for better Mix-doubles 1) TOUCH AND PLACEMENT ARE FAR MORE IMPORTANT IN DOUBLES. Getting too “hungry” often just ends up becoming a swinging shot that ends up in the net or long. With a man and women on the other side of the net placing the ball to the weak person is #1 strategy in mix-doubles. 2) GET YOUR FIRST SERVE IN! As soon as you miss your first serve, your opponents get into “attack” mindset (or should!) on your second serve. Take a little pace off to boost your 1st serve percentage. Or consider using a higher-percentage slice serve (versus flat) as your first serve: it may have less pace, but the ball will be trickier for your opponent to handle. Ladies, the men hate the moon ball serve. They always like to hit it hard. 3) BE CLEAR ON YOUR SHOT CHOICE DURING RETURN OF SERVE. Most often, aim for sharp-angled cross-court returns to pull your opposing returner wide. Do this well, and you’ll buy time to move into net, open up the opposing, court, and set up you and your partner for a winner. If your wife is your mix doubles partner it is always better to set her up and make her look good. 4) KNOW YOUR SHOT STRATEGY. Just like volleys and overheads, have a target and strategy in mind before you hit the ball. After seeing your opponent’s serve one game, you’ll probably have a good enough sense of what to expect. • Short chip return (to pull opponent off the baseline) • Hard drive (remember men are involved) • Lob (short backswing, usually over opposing net player) 5) TO ATTACK THE OPPOSING NET PLAYER KEEP THE BALL LOW AND USE MEDIUM-PACE ANGLE SHOTS. If you hit a shot at/near the net player and its low, they’ll have to hit up, which means you’ll be able to move into net. And when you hit angle shots, this pulls the opposing teams out of position and buys you time to approach net.
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TENNIS TIPS 6) ALWAYS HAVE A TARGET IN MIND BEFORE YOU HIT YOUR VOLLEY OR OVERHEAD. Remember, this is mix-doubles not men’s or ladies doubles. A normal target or favorite shot you use sometimes will not work in mix-doubles. Some angle shots will hurt your team. Know where the best player on the court is located. 7) MOVE WITH YOUR PARTNER AND COVER THE MIDDLE! Move with your partner (L and R, up and back–think of “windshield wipers” moving as a unit) and follow the ball. There’s only one exception to moving like windshield wipers: if you hit the ball to the middle of the opposing court, you and your partner should move in slightly towards each other to cover the middle. 8) COMMUNICATE, COMMUNICATE! Talk to each other during every point (You! Me! Go! Stay! etc). And communicate between every point, whether verbally or just physically: whether you talk strategy about the next point, tell your partner “way to go”, or simply give each other a high-five, you’re connecting– a key ingredient to sustained success in the match. SEE YA ON THE COURTS!
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