We need your help!  We are looking for volunteers to help with Trunk or Treat and Cookies with Santa.  If you have some time to help, it would be greatly appreciated. We are having an informational meeting on Tuesday, October 8th at 5:30 pm at the Martinique Clubhouse on ways you can volunteer. Please plan to attend the meeting to learn how you can help our community put on these events for our children.

Blooming now in Lake Caroline:

Native Pink Muhly grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris) is really showing off right now. Clouds of pink feathers sway in fall’s soft breezes, making them a very popular grouping in this climate. They can be seen in the median of the Lake Caroline entry, Links Five, Caroline Blvd, and in many places on Camden’s Point, Shores, and Triangle. Plant muhly grasses for their long life, deer resistance, clay tolerance, few to no pests, and year-round interest. When the purple (or creamy white) flowers fade, the dried flowers remain beautiful into winter. Long roots help Muhly grasses control erosion and find water, making them drought resistant. This helps surrounding soils stay healthy. Small birds eat the seeds and use the clumps for refuge.

 

Muhly grasses, like Little Bluestems and other native grasses, benefit from a tight haircut (to 4”) in early spring. This allows the plant to air out and opens them up to sunlight once new sprouts emerge. No need to turn to Asia for your landscaping! Mississippi has amazing plants to offer that have always been right here, can look beautiful in your Lake Caroline landscapes, while benefitting all creatures, great and small.

 

-Nell Howard, Park Committee

Questions? email me at nelliebell232@gmail.com

The first Family Sports Event in the Park took place on Sunday, September 22. Children and adults alike had a fun time participating in games, enjoying the playground, relaxing in lawn chairs and visiting as the children played. The big highlight of the afternoon was the snow cone truck provided by Lake Caroline’s own, Amber and Brad Letchworth! Even passersby's stopped to check things out, greet others and enjoy a cool treat. The Park Committee would like feedback from you, our neighbors, for another event in the Spring. Let us know what days and times are preferred and games you would like added. Email your suggestions to Freida Hawley or Emily Donley.

 

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Please help us spread the word. The LCOA Board and Business Office is striving to improve communication with all homeowners in our growing community. Our main communication tool is the weekly published News Notes on www.lakecarolinems.com; however, there are still residents not receiving this weekly publication.

 

• Are you NOT receiving the weekly NEWS NOTES from Lake Caroline?
• Are you missing important news, events, and posts about your neighborhood?
• Do you feel left out of the loop on prominent issues about Lake Caroline?
• Do you rely on your neighbors for information?

 If you are not receiving NEWS NOTES and would like to sign up for this communication, please email or call LCOA Staff Members - Beth Lawrence beth@lakecarolinems.com or Dawn Gray dawn@lakecarolinems.com with your name, phone number, and address and they will sign you up.

 

We appreciate your voice to get this communication out to everyone.