Lenah Run Home Owners Association

This year’s Ice Cream Social will be held this Tuesday, July 1st, from 6pm-8pm.  There will be a DJ and a “make your own sundae” station.  Hope to see you all there!

Hamlet F will be hosting the first Outdoor Movie Night of 2008 this Saturday evening.

It will be held in the common area location by Spring Meadows and Lenah Run Circle, beginning around 7pm.  We generally let the kids run amok for a while, and sometimes Andy Kim brings his waterslide (a hint that dry clothes may be a thought!)

We haven’t picked a movie yet, but as always, the movie is intended for the children.

So gather up your blankets, coolers, and popcorn and be part of the mayhem that is movie night in Hamlet F!

(In case of extreme rain, new date TBA)

No trash pickup on 7/4. Recycling will be picked up on 7/5 and trash will resume on 7/8.

between 11:45AM - 1:45AM

http://www.virginiadot.org/news/northern_virginia/2008/vdot_breaks_ground_on.asp

A new connector road and three roundabouts between here and Gilberts Corner.

Due to some questions and comments that were brought up by residents during the Pools opening weekend, the Lenah Run Pool Committee has revised Rule #4. Rule #4 is now more specific concerning the swim test and parent/guardians responsibilities when a child is unable to pass the swim test. Having swim tests and active parental involvement with young children helps to ensure a safe environment. The Life Guard Staff is here to ensure a safe environment and provide excellent emergency services when needed.

All Children are required to take a swim test to allow for independent swimming and recreation within the facility. There will be a “Swim Test Sign In Sheet” at the guard desk which will be used to record all results for the 2008 swim season. Children age nine years or under must be accompanied and supervised by a responsible person age fourteen years or older while in the pool area. Upon successful completion of the swim test, each child will be given a silicone wrist band that indicates they are eligible for in independent swimming. Once your child has passed the swim test you are still responsible for watching them while at the facility. This includes all children and guests in your care.

Children age 10, 11, 12 and 13 may use the pool unaccompanied by an adult only after successful completion of a swim test. The test to qualify for independent swimming will consist of:

Swimming the width of the pool followed by the treading of water for 45 seconds. Swimmers may be asked by the lifeguard to retest if necessary to confirm results.

Children who cannot pass the swim test and are not tall enough to touch the bottom of the pool in the shallow end of the pool are required to have a parent/guardian within arms reach at all times, regardless of flotation devices. Children who pass the swim test have access to the entire pool, except during break. If possible, we suggest that all children have a swim buddy. At the staff’s discretion, children who cannot pass the swim test but are able to touch the bottom of the pool, are not required to have a parent in the pool. The child must be in the shallow end of the pool, with the parent actively watching their child. The parent is responsible for ensuring that their child remains in water where the water depth is chest level, or less, when flat footed.

Teens and Adults ~ Skillful swimmers can use the entire pool. You will not be required to take a swim test. Teenagers and adults, who are NOT proficient swimmers, are restricted to areas of the pool where water depth is chest level, or less, when flat-footed. You may be asked to pass a swim test if you attempt to swim in deep water and demonstrate questionable swimming skills.

Loudoun Water has cut down the trees that fell on the sanitation facility and have ground the wood into a pile of mulch/woodchips.  They have removed as much as they could at this time and have offered the rest to the community.  The pile is accessed via the access road off of Mercer’s Crossing.  You will need to provide your own loading power.  While this is not the type of mulch/woodchips that you would use for landscaping, it might be good for play areas you may have set up in your yards.  Loudoun Water anticpates the pile will be there for a few weeks up to a month.  Please take advantage.

Four police cars were at the pool this afternoon. It turns out they were at the wrong pool. A fight had broken out at a pool in Sterling.�

Some of the residents have called LCSA.

This was posted on the forum following a conversation with LCSA….”I did speak with LCSA today and they said that they did not have any specific reason (ie-broken pump, etc…) for the water pressure to be low other than water usage.”

Please be considerate of your water usage during the day, especially for watering lawns, as when the system gets low, the Hamlets in the back of the neighborhood experience either low water pressure or no water at all.  Thank you.