HARRISBURG VIEWS
July 2015
Board Report
Summer is finally here and it’s going to get
warmer. Glad you are cooling off in the
swimming pool. We have to count our
blessing as many areas are restricting pools
and lawns to save on water. The day may
come when we will have to remove our lawn
and replace with desert landscaping. I hope
that day never comes but until then we need
to plan ahead.
On a brighter note everyone had a great
time celebrating Father’s Day and enjoying
the free ice cream at the clubhouse. I saw
some newbies and a lot of old friends there. I
hope you all make sure your neighbors are
aware of the activities we have at the
clubhouse for them. Be sure and check the
newspaper and our bulletin boards for what’s
happening during the month.
A big “Thank you” goes out to Myrna and
her helpers for keeping the activities going
during the Summer Months. Thanks to Kathy
Petersen for keeping the water aerobics going
for everyone too.
We had a water break over the weekend
and I really appreciate Warren and all who
helped to find the break and fix it. I hope no
one had any problems while the water was off
but they did a very quick job fixing it. Thanks
everyone!
Our clubhouse got the final stucco finish
and a lot of you “Snowbirds” will be in for a
treat when you return to Harrisburg. The
clubhouse looks beautiful. A big “Thank you”
also to all the volunteers that worked for hours
dedicating their time to get the project
finished.
There have been several sightings of
Rattle Snakes in driveways and on properties
in the park. Please be aware, protect your
pets, use a flashlight at night and watch
where you walk. They are not just in the hills!!
I look forward to seeing all of you at the
regular bi-monthly Board Meeting on the
18th of this month at 10:00 AM.
Respectfully,
Donna Jo Judson, Vice President HEOA
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
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Treasurer’s Report
2
Pool Security
3
Did you Know? Dino Lady
3
Maintenance Report
5
Welcome to Snake Country
7
New Facts About Bees
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Treasurer’s Report
By Sue Brooks
Wayne Haslem July 9
Gerald Ciccanti July 11
Mitzi Sharp July 13
Ed Bunch July 16
Beverly Macari July 16
Myrna Holmstead July 18
Olive Louderbough July 18
John Nowak July 23
John Kilpack July 24
Bill Judson July 26
Douglas Boone July 28
Balances as of May 31, 2015
Operating(checking) Account
Payroll Account
Town & Country CD’S
Village/Cache Bank CD’s
Wells Fargo Bank
Petty Cash
Committee Accounts:
Activity Committee
Harrisburg Improvement
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TOTAL
$ 40,824.71
$ 7,670.67
$ 54,055.46
$ 76,572.23
$ 68,916.64
$
146.00
$ 1,536.05
$ 1,531.31
$ 874.97
$252,128.04
SWIMMING POOL SECURITY
Please do not open the pool gate for people you do not know. We continue to have people use
the pool that are not homeowners. Anyone entering the pool or clubhouse must have a key and
you should not let them in if they do not have a key.
Guests need to be accompanied by the homeowner. Children must be accompanied by an
adult. Children under 5 are not allowed in the hot tub!!
if more than 2 people are in the pool floats are not allowed.
For the safety and security of our pool and clubhouse please adhere to these rules.
Sue Brooks, HEOA Board of Directors
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Maintenance Report
By Steve Anderson
Did You Know??
Article by Dino Lady
For those who hike or spend any time in our
great outdoors, crypto biotic soil crusts are
everywhere in this desert environment. Crypto
biotic soils look like bacteria condo villages!
These crusts consist of cyanobacteria, lichens,
and mosses which increase the stability of the
easily eroded soils such as sand and provide a
system of water infiltration through their sticky
secretions which increase soil fertility. Plants
growing on crusted soils often show higher
concentrations of nutrients.
Walking by hikers, cattle, and other animals
and off road vehicle tires easily destroy the
crust. Formation of the crusts in desert areas
can take 5,000 to 10,000 years to form. The
Cyanobacteria in these crusts are blue green
algae and perform photosynthesis or the
transformation of carbon dioxide and energy
from the sun into usable oxygen and natural
sugars.
The discovery of bacteria or microbes
happened by accident in 1671 when Anton van
Leeuwenhoek, a Dutch fabric maker, noticed
moving organisms in old pepper water through a
Venetian glass device he fashioned to improve
his vision. His later and improved microscope
instruments could magnify microbes more than
200 times which was more than the microscope
developed by Galileo.
It took a while but the full on heat of summer is
here. Still trying to balance water conservation
with trying not to have the place dry up and
blow away. That is most of what's happening at
the moment.
View our Newspaper Online and in Color
at Harrisburg Estates Website:
http://www.harrisburgestates.com
Committee Members:
Marlene Stephenson
David Gibbs
Kathy Petersen
Contact: Marlene Stephenson, Editor
[email protected]
Don’t forget to mention to our advertisers
when you visit that we appreciate them –
let them know that we are supporting their
business.
The significance of bacteria or microbes is
that they are the oldest self-replicating
organisms on the planet and have the ability to
keep this earth healthy or make larger living
organisms, such as humans, very ill. Microbes
or bacteria are one of the most abundant life
forms on earth.
Sources available
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WELCOME TO SNAKE COUNTRY
Article by Marlene Stephenson
I went out to move my car across the street a couple of weeks ago and as I got out of my car there
was a rattlesnake in my driveway. The snake was under my car in the drive when I got in my car.
Thankfully I was not bitten by the snake when I got into my car. There has been several siting of
rattlesnakes in our area over the last few months. I have always thought of the snakes as being up in the
hills but I realized that we have moved into their home. This prompted me to write a few things that I hope
are helpful if you encounter a snake on your property.
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If you can’t tell if the snake is venomous from a distance, leave it alone and treat it as if it were
venomous. Any snake may respond aggressively if agitated.
Snakes hibernate during the winter under rocks and in burrows. In the summer they are most active at
dawn and dusk. Snakes mainly eat rodents, birds and other reptiles.
Never try to poke, handle, corner or harass a snake. Snake bites occur when people are trying to handle or
kill the snake.
Snakes hide well on open trails and in dense grasses. Be aware of your surroundings. Look carefully
where you place your feet, and before you sit down on the ground, on rocks, or on logs.
Wear closed-toed shoes while hiking.
If you hear a rattle, don’t jump or panic. Try to locate where the sound is coming from before trying to
move. Warn others if they are around.
If you are bitten do not use a tourniquet or cold compress. Do not suck out the venom. Keep calm,
remove restrictive clothing and jewelry near the bite, and keep the affected area below the level of the
heart. Treat for shock if necessary and get medical attention immediately.
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If you do not know if the snake is venomous, act as if it were and do not attempt to trap and
move the snake yourself. In the case of venomous snakes, this should be done only by trained
personnel from reputable wildlife removal companies or personnel from the Utah Division of
Wildlife Resources or USDA Wildlife Services. DO NOT TRY TO MOVE THE SNAKE YOURSELF.
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Bee on Mesquite Tree in Park
Craft Day – Classes 3rd Wednesday of Every
Month – Call Myrna Holmstead 435-879-2939
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NEAT FACTS ABOUT BEES
ARTICLE BY M ARLENE STEPHENSON
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There are three kinds of bees in a hive: Queen, Worker and Drone.
Only the Queen in the hive lays eggs. The queen will lay around 1,500 eggs per day.
The worker bees are all female and they do all the work for the hive. Workers
perform the following tasks inside the hive as a House Bee: Cleaning, feeding the baby bees, feeding and
taking care of the queen, packing pollen and nectar into cells, capping cells, building and repairing
honeycombs, fanning to cool the hive and guarding the hive.
Workers perform the following tasks outside the hive as Field Bees: Gathering nectar and pollen from
flowers, collecting water and a sticky substance called propolis.
Bees have two stomachs - one stomach for eating and the other special stomach is for storing nectar
collected from flowers or water so that they can carry it back to their hive.
The male bees in the hive are called drones. Their job in the hive is to find a queen to mate with. Male bees
fly out and meet in special drone congregation areas where they hope to meet a queen. Male drone bees
don't have a stinger.
If a worker bee uses her stinger, she will die.
Bees have five eyes.
The bees use their honeycomb cells to raise their babies in, and to store nectar, honey, pollen and water.
Nectar is a sweet watery substance that the bees gather. After they process the nectar in their stomach they
regurgitate it into the honeycomb cells. Then they fan with their wings to remove excess moisture. The final
result is honey.
Bees are the only insect in the world that makes food that humans can eat.
Honey has natural preservatives bacteria can't grow in it.
Honey was found in the tombs in Egypt and it was still edible! Bees have been here around 30 million years.
Bees have straw-like tongues called a proboscis so they can suck up liquids and also mandibles so they can
chew.
Bees carry pollen on their hind legs called a pollen basket. Pollen is a source of protein for the hive and is
needed to feed to the baby bees to help them grow.
A beehive in summer can have as many as 50,000 to 80,000 bees. A bee must collect nectar from about 2
million flowers to make 1 pound of honey. It requires 556 worker bees to gather a pound of honey. Bees fly
more than once around the world to gather a pound of honey.
The average worker bee makes about 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime.
Every 3rd mouthful of food is produced by bees pollinating crops. Flowering plants rely on bees for
pollination so that they can produce fruit and seeds. Without bees pollinating these plants, there would not
be very many fruits or vegetables to eat.
A single beehive can make more than 100 pounds (45 kg) of extra honey. The beekeeper only harvests the
extra honey made by the bees.
The average life of a honey bee during the working season is about three to six weeks. There are five
products that come from the hive: Honey, beeswax, pollen, propolis, and royal jelly.
Beeswax is produced by the bees. Bees have special glands on their stomach that secrete the wax into little
wax pockets on their stomach. The bee takes the wax and chews it with her mandibles and shapes it to make
honeycomb.
Propolis is a sticky substance that bees collect from the buds of trees. Bees use propolis to weatherproof
their hive against drafts or in spots where rain might leak in.
People have discovered the anti-bacterial properties of propolis for use in the medical field.
Royal Jelly is a milky substance produced in a special gland in the worker bee's head. For her whole life the
Queen is fed Royal Jelly by the workers.
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JULY 2015
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Hot Dog
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4:30 PM
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Water
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Activity
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10:00 AM
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Water
Aerobics
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Board
Meeting
10:00AM
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Hand & Foot
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Pot Luck
@ 5:30 PM
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A swarm of bees in May Is worth a load of hay;
A swarm of bees in June Is worth a silver spoon;
A swarm of bees in July Is not worth a fly.
-An Old English Ditty
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