Presidents Report Paul Pickhardt

962-5213 pgpick@aol.com

Tennis Courts With the assistance of Chris Schell, bids have been received for the badly needed renovation of our four tennis courts and I am pleased to report that the bids are within our budget plans, allowing us to begin work in late April or early May. This project will involve the removal of the existing asphalt, repair of the base as necessary and new slabs. Diving Boards To help clear up any confusion on this issue: 1. The diving boards have been removed to comply with our current insurance plan requirements. 2. Our annual dues ($500/year) pay for the existing insurance premiums, without the boards. 3. If we choose, as a community, to reinstall the diving boards this year, we must vote on absorbing the cost of the pre-mium up charge, estimated to be between $8-10,000 per year, in addition to our current premium. Actual cost options will be finalized at the annual meeting. 4. The cost of this premium will then be added to our annual dues as an “assessment”. 5. Each household will share this expense equally. 6. We will conduct this vote during the annual meeting. Those present will be allowed one vote per household. Please note that this assessment will be for one year only and will require another vote next year with a new premium esti-mate pertaining specifically to the diving boards. Capital Project Committee Under the leadership of our association Vice President, Ken Nestico, a Capital Projects Committee has been formed. This important committee will undertake the task of reviewing our community assets and restating our long range capital budget plan as required. This LRP will be maintained as a work in progress, reviewed periodically to we insure we are keeping an eye on future as regards both community property and the funding to maintain them. Call Ken if you have any interest in being involved. Safety and Security Our neighborhood watch continues to be operational and functional. This group will not only save us money as a commu-nity, but, hopefully, will assist our private security firm, Bravo One, in keeping our homes and property safe from vandals Please consider calling Jim Tollus and signing up for an occasional tour. As the weather continues to improve, please be cautious of our children and pedestrians. If your shrubs are blocking traffic sight lines, please take the time to trim them accordingly.

Annual Meeting Our Annual Meeting is planned for Sunday, April 18 at 7PM at our

River Walk Clubhouse. All residents are encouraged to attend.

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Vice President Report – Ken Nestico 967-0172 - knestico@charter.net

• Insurance quotations are still being reviewed to determine the cost impact of retaining the swimming pool diving boards and will be presented at the Annual Meeting. If approved, a special assessment will result, so please plan on attending. Also, I would like to thank all of you who have provided insurance carrier recommendations.

• The Capital Projects Committee has met and is developing a process to review a lengthy list of anticipated capital maintenance

expenditures. Top on the list, is the resurfacing of the tennis courts. Formal quotations have been received and are currently under review.

• We are still seeking additional members, especially those with construction, and Civil Engineering background. Please contact me

if you are willing to support this important effort.

RIVER WALK RECREATION ASSOCIATION

2004-2005 Officers and Chairpersons

Officers: Nominee: President Paul Pickhardt V.P./Pres Elect Ken Nestico Treasurer Janis Behymer Secretary Renee Moore

Committee Chair: Nominee: Architectural Controls Eric Hanniger Clubhouse Carolyn Maier Membership Donna Harley Pool Operations Chris Norman Publications TBD Safety Jim Tollus Social Dianne Daubler (co-chair)

Julie Kredensor (co-chair) Grounds Jane Sohner Tennis Korrie Berens Swim Team Sandra Stone

Website If you have not yet registered for the website, please go to www.upstatecommunities.com, enter River Walk, and send what registration information you want to include. You will receive notification of the completion of registration. All documents for River Walk can be found there, as well as our directory, and a place for classifieds and neighborhood announcements. Don’t forget, the website now has an alphabetical listing of neighbors from our directory that you can easily download for personal use. Of course, the directory information is only as updated as the individual information you provide. If your work place/number has changed, if you have additional chil-dren to add, if you need to change your emergency contact, please submit that information to your street rep or to Clau-dia Gregg, street rep coordinator, or Ken Nestico. New neighbors should be sure they have completed both a direc-tory registration AND a website registration. The data bases are not the same at this time. The folks who run the website seem to have found some of the problem in the sending of duplicate mailings. I apolo-gize if you are one of the people who are getting more than one. PLEASE, if you have changed your email server, you need to change that address on the website. Edit it yourself, call Donna Harley, 963-2145, or email Donna at donna-harl@aol.com to adjust that. Otherwise, mail sent to you is bouncing back to Donna. The addresses from returned mail are being deleted from the registration. Also, if your internet provider has a spam filter, please add the website address to your address book. Some filters are now bouncing back mail as spam if the address is not in the individual’s online address book.

Attention River Walk Residents

SHOCKWAVES now have our own Web Store!! Kick off the Swim Team season with merchandise options, the site is open 24/7 and will grow as our River Walk needs do.

Merchandise now includes swimsuits to golf shirts. Additional items will be offered periodically.

Think swim team, think tennis, think birthdays, Mother’s day, Father’s day and Graduation and check us out at

www.riverwalkgarb.com

Upcoming Calendar of Events: April 3, 2004 Children’s Easter Egg Hunt River Walk Clubhouse April 17, 2004 River Walk Neighborhood Yard Sale Your home April 18, 2004 Annual Association Meeting River Walk Clubhouse April 20, 2004 Social Committee Meeting River Walk Clubhouse

The River Walk Book Club

The River Walk book club will meet April 20, at 7:30 at the home of Marguerite DeMarse. We will be discussing The Master Butchers Singing by Louise Erdrich.

Book Description Having survived World War I, Fidelis Waldvogel returns to his quiet German vil-lage and marries the pregnant widow of his best friend, killed in action. With a suitcase full of sausages and a master butcher's pre-cious knife set, Fidelis sets out for America. In Argus, North Dakota, he builds a busi-ness, a home for his family -- which in-cludes Eva and four sons -- and a singing club consisting of the best voices in town. When the Old World meets the New -- in the person of Delphine Watzka -- the great adventure of Fidelis's life begins. Delphine meets Eva and is enchanted. She meets Fi-delis, and the ground trembles. These mo-mentous encounters will determine the course of Delphine's life, and the trajectory of this brilliant novel.

CHILDREN’S EASTER EGG

HUNT

April 3, 2003 River Walk Clubhouse

and Grounds

Cost: 12 plastic eggs filled/ per child

Call: 963-0791 to RSVP

You must RSVP in order for your child to participate

Volunteers needed to help with activities and Annual

Eggs Hunt

If interested please notify: Stephanie Wright 963-0791

Social Committee Meeting

April 20th @ 7:30pm River Walk Clubhouse

Bring a munchie and join us as we plan our Summer No RSVP necessary

Social Page

The Classifieds Classified ads are free to all River Walk Residents. To place an ad email me at Lostreishortons@aol.com or drop off in my paper box 200 Greenside Ct ATTENTION ALL 5th GRADE PARENTS: If you have a current 5th grader (attending any school or home-schooled!) and you have not been contacted about a year-end River Walk 5th Grade Party, please contact Suzanne Short (288-8446).

Pontoon Boat: 1999 22 foot Crest II DL, 60 HP Mercury Bigfoot Motor. Excellent Condition. Low hours. Bimini top. Douglas Trailer. $10,000 (864) 284-0179.

Attention Swim Team Participants and Parents: If you haven’t ordered your spirit wear yet it’s not too late! Just complete the spirit wear order form in the middle of the newsletter or go to our new Web Store at www.riverwalkgarb.com The dead-line to ensure delivery before the 1st swim meet is April 12th. Happy shopping!

THE PERSONAL

TOUCH CLEANING SERVICE, INC

~Same girl each cleaning

~Girls do one house per day ~Heavy Duty Cleaning ~Party Maid Service

Call for free consultation

Amy Joyce

294-0102

GROUNDS COMMITTEE Janet Holliday 963-3319 jcholliday@aol.com Other routine grounds maintenance activities are continuing as usual. Grass mowing, fertilizing and weed spraying have picked back up. And, the win-ter/spring flowers at the entrances are up and recovering from the hard winter freezes.

We have selected the flowers for the spring planting of this summer’s entrance displays. They will be planted in mid April.

A second horticultural oil spraying of the failing trees around the clubhouse has also been completed.

Installation of the new french drain along the Adams Mill side of the pool should begin soon. We are also planning to have our tree maintenance contrac-tor do a spring clean up of the fallen branches and debris along the paths.

Architectural Committee Eric Hanniger 458-7076.

The Architectural Committee is beginning to see a lot of activity in applications for home improve-ment. This is normal for the spring season, and we are glad to see the numerous minor and major home improvements! If you are planning such an improvement, please call any of us and obtain an application. There is also widespread activity out-side of the formal, architectural review process. Many of us are sprucing up our yards, repainting trim, and maintaining our mailboxes. These activi-ties help to maintain the value of all our homes, and are noticed by your neighbors. Reminder: The Architectural Committee is respon-sible for the approval of all additions or architec-tural alterations that are governed by the protec-tive covenants and architectural guidelines of River Walk. The following activities require guid-ance, review and approval from the committee: an addition to your house or garage, enclosing a deck, adding or extending a deck or porch, build-

ing a fence, installing a pool, swing sets, installing a satellite dish, or changing the building envelope in any way. Below is a list of all of the projects the Architec-tural Committee has approved over the last few months: 4 Bramblewood Terrace New fence 9 Bramblewood Terrace New fence 2 Broken Pine Circle New deck 5 Deer Track Road New landscaping 11 Deer Track Road New fence 15 Deer Track Road New fence 102 Laurel Oak Deck expansion and porch 105 River Point Court New fence 114 Parkside Drive New trellis 323 Parkside Drive New home construction 102 River Walk Blvd New play structure 1105 River Walk Drive New play structure 205 River Walk Drive New landscaping 207 Walnut Trace Court New patio You may call any one of us for information and guidance: Bob Campbell 297-9264, Bob Harley 963-2145, or Eric Hanniger 458-7076.

River Walk Tennis News We are pleased to announce the new Tennis Chairperson – Korrie Berens. Her phone number is 288-8162. Her e-mail address is pjbkmb@juno.com. Korrie is an avid tennis player, and she will be a tremendous asset to our neighborhood tennis program. Thank you to Nancy Hutchison for distributing tennis keys. Anita Harley will now be the sole distributor of the tennis keys. Also, thank you to Carolyn Maier who has been in charge of the sign-up sheets. She is replaced by Sheryl Bandy. Thank you to all of these ladies! Don’t forget to sign out courts before play, place all trash in the supplied wastebaskets, and lock gates before leaving the courts. If you play at night, please remember to turn off the courtside lights. Also, we ask that you not take any glass bottles onto the courts!

Bids are currently outstanding for the construction of new tennis courts. As a result of this pending construction, we are unable at this time to be confident in offering any summer programs, such as the Women’s Round Robin and the Children’s Round Robin. We will keep you posted! Watch the neighborhood bulletin boards also. Dave Carrick, formerly with the Greenville Tennis Center and current coach of all three River Walk Women’s 3.0 Tennis Teams, is available for children and adult tennis lessons and clinics at the River Walk courts, to River Walk residents only. To set up a lesson or clinic, or to obtain times and rates, please call Dave at 918-2505. Call Anita Harley (286-6192) for keys to the courts. There is a $5.00 fee. We are currently seeking one more interested person to serve as tennis co-chairperson. If you are interested in serving as a tennis co-chair or for any other tennis information or concerns, please contact Korrie Berens (288-8162).

Spirit Wear Order Form for Swimmers, Parents, Siblings and the Whole Neighborhood!

Boy’s/Men’s Reversible Mini Mesh Tank Shirt

Dark green reverses to white 100% polyester shirt, screen printed white “Shock Waves” centered on front and screen printed white “H2GO” centered on back of green side of shirt. YOUTH SIZES: XS (2-

4), S (6-8), M (10-12), L (14-16), XL (18-20) $15.00 each Qty Size Total_______

Qty Size Total_______ ADULT SIZES: S (34-36), M (39-40), L (42-44), XL (46-48)

$17.00 each Qty Size Total_______ Qty Size Total_______

Girl’s/Women’s Soffe Shirt

White 100% cotton shirt with dark green raglan cap sleeves and binding on the collar, screen printed green “Shock Waves” centered on front and screen printed green “H2GO” centered on back. YOUTH SIZES:

XS (2-4), S (6-8), M (10-12), L (14-16), XL (18-20) $12. 00 each Qty Size Total_______

Qty Size Total_______ ADULT SIZES: S (34-36), M (39-40), L (42-44), XL (46-48)

$14. 00 each Qty Size Total_______ Qty Size Total_______

Girl’s/Women’s Soffe Short Dark Green 50% cotton/50% polyester short with white “SWIM” printed on rear or on front left leg at the

bottom (circle which placement you prefer). YOUTH SIZES: XXS (5/6), XS (7), S (8), M (10-12), L (14/16), XL (18/20)

$10.00 each Qty Size Total______imprint: rear or leg

Qty_________ Size_______ Total_____ imprint: rear or leg ADULT SIZES: XXS (20-22), XS (24-26), S (28-30), M (32-34), L (36-38), XL (40-42)

$12.00 each Qty Size Total_______imprint: rear or leg Qty Size Total_______imprint: rear or leg

SUBTOTAL____________

Hanes Guppy Team Shirt Youth authentic 50/50 heavyweight t-shirt. Dark green shirt with white Shock Waves imprint on front and H2GO imprint on back. List of Guppy team members will also be imprinted on the back. YOUTH SIZES

S(2-4), M(6-8), L(10-12), XL (14-16) Adult sizes S, M, L, XL, XXL (cost of adult XXL is $14.50) $13.00 each Qty Size Total_______

Qty Size Total_______ Men’s Wicking Pique Golf Shirt

White 65% polyester/35% cotton shirt with dark green tipping on collar and on sleeve band. Cool, com-fortable wicking fabric draws moisture away from the body. Dark green River Walk logo embroidered on

left chest. ADULT SIZES: S (34-36), M (39-40), L (42-44), XL (46-48) $25. 00 each Qty Size Total_______

Qty Size Total_______ Ladies Sleeve-

less Athletic Shirt White 50% polyester/50% cotton jersey sleeveless shirt with dark green collar and v-neck. Dark green River Walk logo embroidered on left chest. ADULT SIZES: S (34-36), M (39-40), L (42-44), XL (46-48)

$17. 00 each Qty Size Total_______ Qty Size Total_______

Augusta Sports Bag 20” x 10” x 10” dark green with River Walk logo embroidered on top.

$25. 00 each Qty Size Total_______ Qty Size Total_______

Personalization available for an additional $8/bag_______________---___

Car Flag Premium 2 Ply Polyester flags with unbreakable 18” Pole included. White car flag with Shock Waves logo

printed in green $10. 00 each Qty Total_______

GRAND TOTAL______________

Ordering procedures: 1. Complete this form and turn it in with payment at the RW Swim Team registration at the clubhouse Sunday, March 28 from 2-4

pm (samples of items will be on display) or 2. Complete this form and return it with payment to Elaine Parker at 202 River Walk Court or Nancy Mann at 1 Walnut Trace

Court or Place your order or view products on line at www.riverwalkgarb.com

CHECKS SHOULD BE MADE PAYABLE TO: RIVER WALK SWIM TEAM

CREDIT CARDS ARE ACCEPTED FOR ONLINE ORDERS. PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE ON ORDERS MADE ONLINE AFTER THE APRIL 12 DEADLINE.

ALL ORDERS MUST BE RECEIVED BY APRIL 12 TO ENSURE DELIVERY PRIOR TO THE 1ST SWIM MEET!

Name_____________________________________________________________________________________________

Street Address______________________________________________________________________________________

Telephone_________________________________________________________________________________________

SHOCKWAVE SWIMMING NEWS

If you missed Registration you can still sign up by contacting Peggy Howard

962-1485 or Sandra Stone 675-6631. Avoid a late penalty, register by May 1. Practice begins May 17. (Bring your tennis shoes the first three weeks. The weather can be unpredictable and we may do exercises outside the pool.) PRACTICE SCHEDULE May 17-28 & June 1-2 No Practice May 31 Guppies 4-4:30 pm 8 & Under 4:30-5:00 pm 9/10 5:00-5:30 pm 11/12 5:30-6:00 pm 13/14 & 15/18 6:00-6:30 pm June 7th forward Guppies 11-11:30 only 8& Under 10:15-11:00 am 3-3:45 pm 9/10 8-8:45 am 3:45-4:30 pm 11/12 8:45-9:30 am 4:30-5:15 pm 13/14& 15/18 9:30-10:15 am 5:15-6:00 pm SWIM MEET SCHEDULE & IMPORTANT DATES TBA Holly Tree at River Walk 5:00 pm start June 10 River Walk at Gower 4:00 pm start June 17 Greenville CC at River Walk 5:00 pm start June 24 River Walk at Forrester Woods 5:00 pm start June 29 River Walk at Sugar Creek 5:00 pm start July 9 & 10 Divisionals at Gower July 10 Team Banquet July 17 & 18 Champions & Classics GUPPY SWIM MEET SCHEDULE May 29 Inter squad Meet at River Walk 9:00 am start June 5 River Walk at Stonehaven 9:00 am start June 8 Spaulding Farms at River Walk 6:30 pm start June 19 Orchard Farms at River Walk 9:00 am start June 21 River Walk at Holly Tree 6:30 pm start June 26 River Walk at Gower 9:00 am start Volunteer Training/SAIL CERTIFICATION FOR 2004 *Remember you must be certified each year. All certification training will be held at Greenville First Baptist on Cleveland & Faris St. Stroke & Turn 4/19, 5/17, 5/24 at 6:00 pm, for New Officials 7:00 pm for returning Stroke & Turn officials 5/2, 5/23, 5/30 at 1:00 pm for New Officials 2:00 pm for returning Stroke & Turn officials

Starter 4/19, 5/17, 5/24 at 8:00 pm 5/2, 5/30 at 3:00 pm Referee 4/19, 5/17, 5/24, at 9:00 pm 5/2, 5/30 at 4:00 pm Clerk of Course 5/15 at 9:30 am & 5/24 6:30 pm Head Timer/Runner 4/19 at 8:00 pm & 5/15 at 9:00 pm Records 5/15 at 9:00 am 5/24 at 6:00 pm All other volunteers (timers, clerk of course assistants, records, etc.) can be trained at our pool. Dates and times will be provided in next months Newsletter. We need everyone to do his or her part.

When doing this

Watch out for this

But, I didn’t see ‘em!

Don’t let this be you. Parents talk to your kids; and drivers, please watch your speed. Jim Tollus Safety Director

***SECOND CALL** We have been discussing the continuing need for more storage areas. One proposal is to convert the chang-ing/locker areas of both pool bathrooms into enclosed storage closets. If anyone has a problem with this please let Carolyn Maier or the Pool Committee know. **SECOND CALL** The donated (35”) TV in the clubhouse has, unfortunately, breathed it’s last and cannot be repaired. Did anyone get a large screen/plasma TV for Christmas and is wondering what to do with your old set? We are looking for a dona-tion of a TV for the clubhouse. Please contact Carolyn Maier. Clubhouse rentals and scheduling – Julie Downs – 627-9230 **For quicker response please email Julie at: TandJDowns@charter.net** Activity chairpersons must call Julie to schedule clubhouse use prior to meetings or neighborhood functions to avoid conflicts. The rental fee schedule is as follows: 0-24 persons - $50 25-49 persons - $75 50+ persons - $100 Business Use (luncheons, meetings, etc.) 1-75 persons - $100 The resident renter must remain in attendance at their function, complete a rental contract, and leave a $100 clean-ing/damage deposit. It is also the renter’s responsibility to remove all trash and completely clean the facility as de-tailed in the contract checklist and leave the facility in fully rentable condition. This also applies to all neighbor-hood committees and groups using the clubhouse. We do not use a cleaning service after every function. Your deposit can be used to hire a service if you desire. We have a cleaning group that can come in as needed after par-ties. Please call Julie Downs for more details. Fitness Center access chips – Carolyn Maier – 228-2571 – email: scmaier@mindspring.com

Access chips are $10 and each member of the household over 14 must complete a liability waiver. Please review the rules with all house-hold users and do not loan the chip as all chips are numbered and logged under your name. Weight Room usage is monitored by computer by chip number. If anyone has lost their chip, please contact me as soon as possible to ensure no one uses the facility in your name. Any-one without an access chip should not be let into the fitness center. Warning: The access chips are sensitive to scanner units in retail and grocery stores, hard bumps, and static electricity. Care must be taken to protect the chips, as once dead; they can not be reactivated. Pur-chase of another chip would be required. Children under 14 years of age are not allowed in the fitness center. Shirts and shoes are required when working out. Equipment must be wiped down after use and all free weights must be returned to the metal shelves. Also, lights, fans, and TV need to be turned off and doors securely locked when you are leaving. If you use the bath-rooms, please use common sense – be considerate and leave the area clean, toilets and urinals flushed, and turn off lights when you leave. We have had complaints about food smell and trash left in the weight room. No eating in the fitness center – this includes beverages other than water. Also, with the cold and flu season it is even more important to wipe down equipment after use. In fact it is a good idea to bring 2 towels with you and wipe surfaces before use too. Disinfec-tant cleaning solution is provided. Please be sure the outside door completely catches and locks when you leave.

Facility maintenance – Carolyn Maier 228-2571 – email: scmaier@mindspring.com

River Walk Clubhouse Information

Board Officers President: Paul Pickhardt 962-5213 pgpick@aol.com V.P./Pres. Elect: Ken Nestico 967-0172 knestico@charter.net Treasurer: Janis Behymer 967-8182 jbehymer03@charter.net Secretary: Carla Barber 281-0619 Carla@usedrides.com Committee Chairpersons Architectural: Eric Hanniger 458-7076 hanniger5@charter.net Clubhouse: Carolyn Maier 228-2571 scmaier@mindspring.com Julie Downs 627-9230 tandjdowns@charter.net Grounds: Janet Holliday 963-3319 jcholliday@aol.com Steve Holliday 963-3319 jcholliday@aol.com Membership: Donna Harley 963-2145 donnaharl@aol.com Pool: Chris Norman 987-9950 normanc@acentron.com Publications: Marnie Horton 963-1001 lostreishortons@aol.com Street Representative: Claudia Gregg 963-8483 kgreggsc@aol.com Safety: Jim Tollus 329-9706 jtollus@msn.com Social: Jeanine Williams 297-6995 swjw5151@hotmail.com Patty Conley 962-5318 pcon62@charter.net Swim team: Sandra Stone 675-6631 4casastone@charter.net Tennis: Suzanne Short 288-8446 suzanneshort@charter.net Sallie Chardukian 458-9143 sjciopc@aol.com Past President: Neelam Sullivan 289-0009 neelamsullivan@juno.com Path Gang: Mike Gragtman 963-9912 mgragtma@m-petfilm.com * Italicize names hold voting privileges in accordance to River Walk Association Bi-Laws.

Membership

The non-resident pool membership packets were mailed March 12 to members from last sum-mer. They will have two weeks to renew. At that time, names on the waiting list will be called and allowed to come and pick up packets to join until the 40 member cap is reached. Anyone knowing of someone who wishes to join this summer should have them call Donna at 963-2145.

I still need volunteers to help stuff the packets for the annual resident billing. If you can help, please give me a call. They will be hand delivered to each home following the adoption of the annual budget at the April Annual Meeting but I would like the envelopes ready to go so I can just insert the billing page.