Time to Spring Forward...Time to Change Smoke Detector Batteries

 Time to Spring Forward...Time to Change Smoke Detector
Batteries!!
Your Community Team
Shannon Lorenzen
With spring right around the corner, it's time to "spring forward” and move our clocks ahead one
hour. This adjustment will give us an extra hour of sunlight in the evening. On Sunday, March
13th, at 2:00 am local standard time, clocks that automatically update will change to 3:00 am.
Don't forget to change all other clocks in your home and car to prevent being an hour late to work
or school. ALSO, check all your smoke detector batteries. If you would like us to change them for
you, please buy the 9volt batteries and call in a work order. We would be glad to help you with this
task.
Senior Property Manager
Elizabeth Kannady
Assistant Manager
Cassie Easton
Leasing Agent
Friendly Neighbors
Ty McKeehan
Pool Technician
We hope that EVERYONE has a good relationship with their neighbors! Please always remember
that everything you do could effect your neighbors. Things like: slamming doors, running up and
down the breezeway stairs, throwing cigarette butts off your patio, loud music, parties etc.
Don Cecil
Maintenance Technician
Paulee Meszaros
Snow and Ice at Charleston Pines
Maintenance Technician
Many times we get phone calls and visits from angry residents asking why we haven't salted
during a snow event. We wanted to take a moment to explain that salt isn't very effective against
ice in bitterly cold temperatures. As the temperature drops in the evening hours, salt's
effectiveness slows to down to the point that when the temperatures get down near 10 degrees
and below, salt hardly works at all. Salt IS effective at these very cold temperatures in
sunshine.....if there is sunshine. However, this can be dangerous when salt is applied to some
snow and melts that snow. What happens next if the overnight temperature drops below 15
degrees, that snow melt (which essentially becomes a saltwater solution) can refreeze into a layer
of ice.
Tom Rosenacker
Lead Maintenance Tech
Office Hours
Monday Thru
Friday
10:00am-6:00pm
Saturday
10:00am-5:00pm
Sunday
Closed
We do our best to make judgment calls that will benefit the entire community. Regardless if you
are going to your car, in the parking lot of Charleston Pines or any other location in the area (work,
store, school, etc), you must use caution. Please understand that our staff does the best they can
in making these calls and in providing snow removal to the entire community in a timely fashion.
Contact Directory
Main Office
We have been very lucky this winter as we haven't had many snow occurrences in comparison to
years past. The maintenance technicians wanted to thank those individuals who have taken the
time to pat them on the back and thank them for a job well done! Shoveling, snow blowing and
putting ice melt down is a cold and demanding job.
859-647-6999
Office Fax
859-647-6940
Charleston Pines Apartment Homes | [email protected]
www.legacymgt.com | 1700 Charleston Ct. Florence, KY 41042
HOME GREEN HOME
Now more than ever, people are showing concern for our planet
by living in such a way that alleviates some of the stress the
human race has put on it over the years. We are all familiar
with the ways that advancing technologies have encouraged
us to decrease our energy use, but many are looking to make
environmentally positive changes at home as well. This can be
done by using natural cleaning products, using less water in
daily routines, and even by the way we furnish our living spaces.
According to a survey by Realtor.com®, more than 30% surveyed
said that they currently live in an “eco-friendly” residence and
nearly 85% said that they would opt for a more eco-friendly living
environment. That’s great news for “green” furniture companies,
second-hand shops, and most importantly, mother earth.
Furnishing your residence in an eco-friendly way can be
something as simple as choosing pieces that contain materials like
ecologically harvested wood, sustainable bamboo, organic fabrics
or fills on upholstered pieces, and making sure non-toxic finishes
are used. Also, you’ll want to look for fair-trade companies or buy
from local establishments that are using best practices when it
comes to how the materials are harvested or made. This process
of buying “green” sometimes comes with a hefty price tag, but
online retailers, such as Overstock.com, offer Worldstock, where
you can purchase handmade and fair-trade goods, many of which
are made from sustainable materials, at a more moderate price
point.
Another major way you can “go green” at home, reduce your
carbon footprint, and save some serious cash, is by shopping at
second-hand stores for pieces that can be repurposed in your
home. In addition to making “one man’s trash another man’s
treasure,” it’s fun to hunt for that unique piece that will give
your home a little character for years to come. You can always
personalize the piece by painting it a new color, using non-toxic
paints. And when it’s time to freshen up your space and say goodbye to your old favorite piece, make sure it finds its way to a new
home and not to a landfill. You can sell old furniture on Craigslist, in
your local newspaper, or give it away on Freecycle.org.
Sources: life.gaiam.com/article/guide-buying-eco-friendly-furniture
treehugger.com/htgg/how-to-go-green-furniture.html
realtor.com/news/real-estate-news/most-americans-want-eco-friendly-homes
SLOW COOKER CORNED
BEEF AND CABBAGE
Try this St. Patrick’s Day favorite, using Irish
beer in place of water, giving the dish a
richer flavor.
Ingredients
1 corned beef brisket (3-4 lbs.) + pickling
spice packet (included with beef)
½ pound red potatoes, washed and halved
1 yellow onion, peeled and quartered
4 carrots, cut into 3-inch pieces
1 bay leaf
2 bottles of Guinness® beer
1 small cabbage, cut into wedges
Grainy mustard, for serving
1. Place onion, carrots, and bay leaf into the
slow cooker.
2. Remove brisket from package, trim excess
fat, rinse and pat dry. Place brisket on top
of vegetables, sprinkle pickling spices that
came with the brisket over meat, and pour
beer over brisket and vegetables. Add
enough water to almost cover the meat.
3. Set slow cooker to low, cover, and let
simmer for approximately 8 hours. In the last
two hours of cooking, add the potatoes. In
the final hour of cooking, add the cabbage.
4. Carefully remove the brisket from the slow
cooker, let cool for 15 to 20 minutes, and
slice thinly across the grain.
5. Serve sliced brisket with vegetables,
pouring a small amount of the cooking liquid
on top, and with a side of grainy mustard.
Serves 4-6.
POP (UP) GOES THE LIBRARY!
In 2009, Todd Bol of Hudson, Wisconsin, built a sweet tribute
to his mother, a former school teacher who adored reading.
The tribute came in the form of a little red school house that he
built with a hinged door on the front and a compartment that
could hold a small supply of books. Todd placed it in his front
yard, with a little sign that read “Esther Bol Memorial Library”
and his neighbors and friends were delighted that they could
engage in a book exchange right in his front yard. The first
“Little Free Library” was born and they’ve been popping up all
over the United States ever since.
Bol, along with his business partner, Rick Brooks, made it their
mission “to promote literacy and the love of reading by building free book
exchanges worldwide and to build a sense of community as [people]
share skills, creativity and wisdom across generations.” Their goal to
have 2,510 libraries across the country was inspired by Andrew Carnegie,
who greatly supported public libraries around the turn of the 19th century,
and Lutie Stearns, a Wisconsin librarian who brought books to 1,400
locations through traveling libraries between 1895 and 1914. It is safe to
say that number has been exceeded, as there are currently over 36,000
Little Free Libraries in the United States. Check out littlefreelibrary.org to
find one near you!
TRIVIA CHALLENGE
THE WORST LIST
1. Whose “Long March” from Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist
forces lasted 368 days and covered 6,000 miles?
SplashData, a maker of password-management
applications, lists the following as the 20 worst
and most popular passwords that people
choose. Make sure your passwords are strong
by always using at least 8 characters and a
combination of numbers, capital letters, and
symbols.
1. 123456
11. 1234567
2. password 12. monkey
3. 12345
13. letmein
4. 12345678
14. abc123
5. qwerty
15. 111111
6. 123456789 16. mustang
7. 1234
17. access
8. baseball
18. shadow
9. dragon
19. master
10. football
20. michael
STRETCH OF THE LEGS
2. How much is the rent for the Monopoly property
Boardwalk if it has been improved with a hotel?
3. What author wrote the children’s poems in the book
“Where the Sidewalk Ends?”
4. What Texas city is noted for its River Walk?
5. The Doak Walker Award is awarded to players in what
sport?
Think you know the answers? Email your answers, with “Stretch of the
Legs Trivia” in the subject line to: [email protected] for
your chance to win cool stuff!
Five Trivia winners will be selected each month. Be sure to include your full name, phone number,
and mailing address in your email submission so we may contact you with prize information
should you be selected. Deadline for entry is March 31, 2016 and winners will be notified by
April 15, 2016. Good luck!
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For events at local
library
Rhinegeist Brewery
Tour 4:30pm
Turn on your
AC......call us if
there are problems.
If Rent is Still
Unpaid, Add
Another $25 Late
Fee
Have you changed
your furnace filter?
Rihanna Concert
US Bank Arena
Boyz II Men Concert