May 17, 2012

As if we don't already have enough chipmunks, squirrels and other wildlife running around our homes .....

Uninvited guest about to enjoy a hosta lunch buffet.

May 7, 2012

There's an interesting article on page 126 of the May/June 2012 edition of Lake Lifestyles magazine about the artistic passion of one of our Hawk Island Estates residents, Wayne Doornbosch.  Be sure to check it out. 

April 3, 2012

Our nearby neighbor, Marina 44, has been sold for $1.8 million. The sale closed on March 29th. The new owner is a gentleman from Chesterfield, Missouri. The marina will become a full-service marina, including gas sales, boat repair, rack storage, etc. Iguana Watersports will be renting six slips from the marina for boat and personal watercraft rentals this season.

March 14, 2012

New hotline numbers have been announced for reporting water and sewer problems in the subdivision, as shown below (click here for a full size .pdf version).  Please note that the two associations providing water and sewer service to Hawk Island Estates have either no or limited responsibility for problems located on your property.

January 28, 2012

Here is the pool attendant schedule for the 2012 season:

January 22, 2012

In case this might be of interest, here's a short video of an aerial view of Hawk Island Estates and vicinity, from footage I recorded last August 26th while filming the Skaterfest Fun Run from a helicopter.   Click on the image below to view it.  (The video runs 1:24 in length, and is 12MB in size.)

To view the video in full high-definition (1920x1080, 305MB), click here.

January 16, 2012

One of the best benefits of living at the Lake is seeing birds that you'd rarely, if ever, see in the big city. How many city dwellers can say a red-tailed hawk landed on their window ledge, no more than five feet away from them? Here's a 26-second video of such an incident that happened today, in addition to a two-minute video of eagle and blue heron activity on the lake last February. (Click on a thumbnail below to view.)

    

December 7, 2011

The minutes of the annual meeting held on November 5th have been distributed. Included in the distribution is the 2012 budget. Click on the thumbnail below to view both documents (.pdf; 4.1 MB).

October 14, 2011

The 2011 annual meeting of the Hawk Island Estates Property Owners Association is scheduled for Saturday, November 5, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. at the clubhouse of Pelican Bay Condominiums on Pelican Bay Drive.  Copies of the meeting notice and meeting agenda have been distributed along with a letter to property owners.  (Click on the thumbnails below to view them.)

                                    

           Meeting notice            Agenda                Letter

July 26, 2011

While our subdivision setting may look more urban than rural, we do have heavily-wooded areas both within and adjacent to the subdivision that are attractive to wildlife like deer, foxes, and other creatures seeking food and/or places to hide from humans and predators.   This morning, three coyotes were spotted in the woods near the Carrs' home on Hawk Island Drive.   As a precaution, homeowners are advised to keep an eye on their pets whenever the pets are outside.   This applies to owners of larger dogs as well.   In groups, coyotes are extremely crafty, and have been known to entice larger, unsuspecting dogs into dangerous situations.   Coyotes are not a threat to humans, however.

There are several steps everyone in the subdivision should take: Make sure your trash container lid is closed, and don't leave any trash bags (containing discarded food items) lying around. Also, do not leave any pet food or bird seed lying around.

For more information about coyotes, their behaviors and dangers, click here.

July 21, 2011

Here are some photos of our pool, tennis court and play area following completion of the renovation project undertaken this past spring. Click on a thumbnail to view the full-size image.  Photos courtesy of Mark Tinges.

June 5, 2011

After owning the island and several properties adjacent to Hawk Island Estates for the past twelve years, Bob VanStavern has put them up for sale.

April 24, 2011

Invoices for the special assessment to pay the cost of resurfacing the tennis court and play area have been distributed.  The due date is May 15th.  The project is expected to be completed about that same time.

Depending on the weather and completion of the resurfacing project:

• The volunteer clean-up of the pool and tennis court area will be held on Saturday, May 7th, at 10:00 a.m.
• The pool will be opened during the week of May 9th.

The annual pool party will be held on Friday evening, May 27th.

All-N-One, the subdivision's contractor hired to inspect backflow prevention valves for homes with irrigation systems, will be performing the state-mandated annual inspections soon.  If you have any questions, you can reach them at (573) 348-0362,

April 21, 2011

You may have noticed some new activity at the Marina 44 property in recent weeks.  Iguana Watersports has leased the property from Rockwood Bank for the upcoming season, with an option to purchase it. They'll be renting boats and personal watercraft from the marina, as they do at their other locations on the lake.

February 11, 2011

To view the above panoramic image in its full size, click here (1.3MB).

Here's a short video of what the powerful blizzard that hit the Lake of the Ozarks on February 1st looked like in our subdivision.

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November 30, 2010

The minutes of the November 6, 2010, annual meeting have been distributed along with invoices for the 2011 assessment.  The assessment is $1,100 and is due on January 1, 2011.  A special assessment of $675 for the tennis court resurfacing project will be billed separately in April or May, 2011.

November 12, 2010

Information about the tennis court repair project discussed at the recent annual meeting, including the PowerPoint presentation, bid proposals, photos, etc., can be found by clicking here (33 pages, .pdf format, 2MB).

June 18, 2010

Total Environmental is the local contractor that oversees Hawk Island Estates' water and sewer plants.  They provided the following advisories to homeowners who may be experiencing symptoms of water or sewer problems.  (Click on thumbnail to open in a .pdf format, suitable for printing.)