We’d like to take this opportunity to welcome several new neighbors to Country Place:

The Littles, Brent & Melissa, have purchased the home at 19065 Lakeshore Dr (formerly the Andros’s). You’ll see their four children, 11-year triplets Anna, Isaac & Emma, and 8-year-old Ethan, playing in the yard.

The Wallaces, Bill & Terry, have bought the home at 19651 Oak Meadow Circle. They moved here from Wyoming and have been busy adding a new pool to the backyard. Terry is a talented quilter and you can see some of her creations at www.wildhorsequilts.com.

The Tosh’s, Sondra and Terry, are now ensconced at 19155 Big Timber Road, the former Hibbard home. Terry is a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel who still works in research and development.Paul and Tammy Lawless have just purchased 3036 Ridgetop Rd, formerly the home of the Luchaks. They will be moving from Florida with their son, Joseph, who will be a 9th-grader at Whitehouse High School.

With all the new residents we may need to update our Country Place Directory soon! Melissa Little and her daughters, Anna & Emma, exercise in the neighborhood. 

It’s so nice to see people enjoying our lakes. Kratos and I were  walking one morning and saw Mary and Mike Shaffer entertaining nieces and nephews on Lake #3. Mike was fishing with one group and Mary was teaching her great-nephew, Cooper, to use a kayak.

Saturday, March 1st, at about 5:00pm, the sound of gunfire reverberated around Oak Meadow Circle. For the next hour-and-a-half we heard at least three weapons, one a semi-automatic, fire dozens of rounds. As far as we could tell, the shooters were just south of us off CR 129. At one point I called the sheriff’s department and was told that unless the rounds were hitting our house, there was nothing they could do.
We love our peace-and-quiet here in Country Place and it was very unsettling to hear this kind of commotion so nearby. It served as a reminder, though, that we really do live in a “country” place.

[Some time after this post, we learned that Earl Drott, who lives in the neighborhood, hosts the Boy Scouts on his acreage south of Coutry Place so that they can earn their Riflery badges.]

Our new association vice-president, Pete Galbraith, has suggested that we set aside a weekend or two a year for Country Place residents to hold garage sales. While we are in the process of updating our deed restrictions, now is a good time to open this up for discussion. Your input will be appreciated.

[Feedback was not positive, so the idea of having garage sales in Country Place has been shelved for now.]