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June Newsletter

If you haven’t seen it yet, the retaining wall has been completed by Flying W & looks great. The grounds crew is working diligently on getting the final touches done with the edgers & rocks on the upper level.
Flying W will be out to do plantings on the 2nd tier of the wall in the near future to wrap up this project for us.
We are all looking forward to see this completed!
Now that schools are out, we will see more progress happening with the land-scaping that needs to be completed on homes in our community.

Dryer Vent Cleaning

Of those that I have heard from most have leaned towards the $80 option. I will reach out to him on the 5th to get this scheduled. So if you haven’t let me know on this & want your vent cleaned please let me know ASAP, thanks.

Storage Building

Storage building is complete!! And we are now renting.
This is the website secure a rental unit:
https://my-unittrac.com/w/63B75A35-D344-48A9-A096-7E491487B515
If anyone would like the live link, please let me know & I can forward it on to you.

Tip of the Month

More of a reminder this month—to clean your air exchanger filters & exterior vents, if you’d like assistance with the exterior, please let me know & we will get someone to assist you.

Single Family Lots

Lots have all been marked out by the survey company, so we continue to move forward with this great addition to our community!

Golf Carts

Golf cart usage when not golfing:
1. We ask that you keep golf carts on paved paths & roads
2. If you are not golfing, please do not drive on the course

Homes Currently For Sale

Please share with others about our great community. The best way to give cur-rent information to anyone is by directing them to Heidi at 218-255-2878.
Our website is currently under construction, Heidi has met with the website developer & we have some great things coming to the website, excited for this to be live.
These homes are currently available or under construction:
Single 25—SOLD! Home is coming along nicely
Twin 5—Available for immediate possession
Twin 6—Continuing to complete this home
Twin 8—SOLD! New owners will move in towards the end of this month
Twin 13— SOLD! Framing has begun
Twin 14— Framing has begun
We will be down to 2 twin homes after 13 & 14 are complete—9/10 & 11/12!!

Restaurant/Charge Accounts

New menu is live! There are new food choices, as well as new cock-tails & mocktails!
A reminder that as homeowners you are able to set up a charge account at the restaurant, see Jeff to set this up

Upcoming Community Events

Every Thursday—Noon Hour Concerts presented by Heartland Arts at Calvary Lutheran Church in Park Rapids beginning at 12:15pm, free of charge, donations appreciated
Sites n Bites—June 11th from 11am to 4pm in Nevis
2nd Street Stage—June 15th, 22nd & 29th, Social hour at 5pm, Live music from 6pm to 8pm, 2nd block on Main street Park Rapids
Antique Appraisal Event—June 17th from 11am to 3pm, Hubbard County Historical Society
Dorset Boardwalk Art & Authors festival—June 17th from 10am to 4pm, Dorset
Water Ski Show—June 24th from 6pm to 7:30pm, Halvorson Beach, Nevis
Too many events to list for this month! Check out the chamber websites for additional information.
More details on the events above and additional events can be found on the PR Chambers & Menahga C&C websites:
https://business.parkrapids.com/events/calendar and https://menahga.com/
We also have access to some great community education opportunities through Park Rapids Area Community Education at https://parkrapids.registryinsight.com/ and Menahga Community Education at https://www.menahga.k12.mn.us/community-education/

Facebook & Instagram

We had to create new Facebook & Instagram pages, if you haven’t seen any posts recently, this might be why. New pages to follow are:
https://www.facebook.com/BlueberryPinesEstatesMN
https://www.instagram.com/blueberry.pines.estates/

Homeowner Gathering

Our next gathering will be sometime between July and September

Input & Feedback

We welcome any input, feedback or recommendations for content, in regards to the newsletter. I will always strive to provide you with quality and interesting content.
Also let us know of any recommendations, improvements, questions, et that you may have in regards to the HOA as well.
Please email, call or text, thank you, Heidi

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May Newsletter

Thank you!

To everyone who was able to make it to the meeting on the 5th. Your input, feedback and opinions were all valued.
We are happy to be moving forward with the land survey company, with the additional homes on Park Drive but are eliminating the four that were added to Blueberry Loop. As things continue to progress with this change, you will be seeing some paper work that will need to be signed and returned so that we can continue to have forward progress so we can add new homeowners to our amazing community!

Dryer Vent Cleaning

I was finally able to located 2 people who are willing to do dryer vent cleaning on your homes.
One estimate comes in at $169, plus tax and the other estimate is $80, plus tax.
Whom ever does the work would like to tackle all homes at the same time. If you are wanting your dryer vents cleaned, please let me know by May 17th & which option you’d prefer and I will move forward with getting a date sched-uled with the unanimous choice. Cost will be paid for by the homeowners, this is not something that is included in your HOA fees.

Storage Building

Storage building is complete!! And we are now renting.
This is the website secure a rental unit:
https://my-unittrac.com/w/63B75A35-D344-48A9-A096-7E491487B515
If anyone would like the live link, please let me know & I can forward it on to you.

Tip of the Month

Our next gathering will be sometime between July and September

Our next gathering will be sometime between July and September

Homeowner Gathering

We will have a homeowners gathering at Blueberry Pines Restaurant on Febru-ary 22nd, beginning at 5:30pm. Please RSVP to Heidi by Thursday the 16th so I am able to make accurate reservations with Jeff.

New Single Family Lots Available Soon

We will have 7 additional single family lots available on Park Drive in the near future!

Homes Currently For Sale

Please share with others about our great community. The best way to give current information to anyone is by directing them to Heidi at 218-255-2878.
Our website is currently under construction, we will have it up & running again as soon as possible.
These homes are currently available or under construction:
Single 25—SOLD! Home is completely framed
Twin 5—Available for immediate possession
Twin 6—Sheetrocking is complete and we continue to finish the interior
Twin 8—SOLD! New owners will move in towards the end of June
Twin 13— SOLD! Construction will start this month
Twin 14— Construction will start this month
We will be down to 2 twin homes after 13 & 14 are complete—9/10 & 11/12!!

Upcoming Community Events

May 12-13—Festival of Sales, Menahga City-Wide Garage Sales
May 19th—Opening day for the Hubbard Prairie Farmers Market
May 19-20—Red Barn Fair & Flea https://www.redbarn-mn.com/fair-and-flea-festivals
May 27th—Opening day for the Park Rapids Farmers Market!
More details on the events above and additional events can be found on the PR Chambers & Menahga C&C websites:
https://business.parkrapids.com/events/calendar and https://menahga.com/
We also have access to some great community education opportunities through Park Rapids Area Community Education at https://parkrapids.registryinsight.com/ and Menahga Community Education at https://www.menahga.k12.mn.us/community-education/

Facebook & Instagram

We had to create new Facebook & Instagram pages, if you haven’t seen any posts recently, this might be why. New pages to follow are:
https://www.facebook.com/BlueberryPinesEstatesMN
https://www.instagram.com/blueberry.pines.estates/

Restaurant

Dining room hours will be changing as of the 15th—open Monday thru Friday from 5-9pm and Saturday & Sunday 11:30am-9pm, then as of the 29th open every day from 11:30am-9pm and we will also be getting an updated menu!! Cannot wait to see what Chef Cliff comes up with, it’ll be good, that’s what I do know for sure!
So just a word of advice, if there’s a dish that you enjoy off of the current menu, you may want to get in to have it a time or two be-fore the new menu launches, just in case it disappears.

Input & Feedback

We welcome any input, feedback or recommendations for content, in regards to the newsletter. I will always strive to provide you with quality and interesting content.
Also let us know of any recommendations, improvements, questions, et that you may have in regards to the HOA as well.
Please email, call or text, thank you, Heidi

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April Newsletter

Homeowner Golf Carts

This may feel a little pre-emptive with the snow on the ground and the influx of snow we are “supposed” to receive this next week. We will begin the process of getting carts ready for our homeowners, if you had a cart last year, but do not want one this year please reach out to let us know.
Gavin will coordinate the pick up/delivery of your carts as deemed ready by the weather & course opening, please reach out to him at gavinm@blueberrypines.com to coordinate.
Leasing cost for the 2023 season will be $2,000.

Plunkett’s

We all hope that spring is coming!! March came like a lion & left like a lion as well, definitely wasn’t like the lamb as we all had hoped.
With the expected spring weather, just wanted to remind you that if you want your home sprayed for spiders or ants to reach out to Plunkett’s to get your home on their list.
Please reach out to them at 877-571-7100 to schedule a date & time.

Storage Building

All interior walls are complete! Garage doors will be going in very soon.
Another friendly reminder to reserve your space, once the building is complete we will be offering the available units to the general public.
1. Size of the units will be 12’ x 20’ with a 10’ W x 8’ H overhead garage door
2. Monthly leasing costs will be $110 for homeowners

Tip of the Month

This is tip is from Rigel’s (our appliance supplier) via Steve Hess.
Have you ever wondered what type of detergent you should be using in your dishwasher? I’ve always just purchased Cascade liquid detergent, but recently Steve was told to use pods. So I did a little research myself out of curiosity and on the Whirpool website it does recommend tablets or packs as they have been proven to work better than powder, liquid or gel and for convenience & im-proved performance. Always place detergents in the main compartment and slide the lid closed.

Homes Currently For Sale

Please share with others about our great community. The best way to give current information to anyone is by directing them to Heidi at 218-255-2878.
Our website is currently under construction, we will have it up & running again as soon as possible.
These homes are currently available or under construction:
Single 25—SOLD! Construction being in April
Twin 5—Available for immediate possession
Twin 6—Sheetrocking is complete
Twin 8—Available for immediate possession
Twin 13 & 14—slab is poured for this twin home
There are additional sites available, but we have not currently done any work on them at this time.

Upcoming Community Events

Headwaters Center for Lifelong Learning events are Tuesdays at the Armory Arts & Events Center in Park Rapids from 1pm to 2:30pm
– April 4th: Brita Sailer, what, why and how of recycling
– April 11th: Magic of the Snowy Owl
– April 18th: Jerry Mevissen, restoring an old schoolhouse
April 1: 11:30-2— Sip & Shop Spring Fashion Show at Wine Not
April 13th from 4-7pm or the 15th from 9am-12: Spring Hanging Basket planting at Flying W Gardens cost is $40—contact Flying @ to register237-6600
April 29 9:30-11: Spring Migration, Headwaters Birding walk at Itasc State Park
More details on the events above and additional events can be found on the PR Chambers & Menahga C&C websites:
https://business.parkrapids.com/events/calendar and https://menahga.com/
We also have access to some great community education opportunities through Park Rapids Area Community Education at https://parkrapids.registryinsight.com/ and Menahga Community Education at https://www.menahga.k12.mn.us/community-education/

Homeowner Gathering

We will do another gathering at the restaurant for homeowners as our quarterly gathering probably in May. I will keep you posted as I try to coordinate a date.

Golf Season

As a reminder, we live on an active golf course, be aware that there will be stray golf balls.

Home Punch List

If you have any outstanding punch list items from when you closed on your home that has not been completed please reach out & let us know.
Input &

Input & Feedback

We welcome any input, feedback or recommendations for content, in regards to the newsletter. I will always strive to provide you with quality and interesting content.
Also let us know of any recommendations, improvements, questions, et that you may have in regards to the HOA as well.
Please email, call or text, thank you, Heidi

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March Newsletter

Welcome to the Meier’s

Please join us in welcoming Tim, Kara & Maggie!!
They moved into their home on Friday, the 24th, arriving from Arizona in spite of the weather—nothing like a good spring storm to welcome them back to the area. Tim is an orthopedic PA at St Joseph’s, Kara is currently managing the organization & unpacking of their new home and Maggie will be a sophomore at Park Rapids Area High school, also joining them are their dog, Tebow & cat, Nala. They have 2 sons as well who are still living in Arizona— Easton who was recently married in December of 2022 to Kaylee and Griffin who is attending Grand Canyon University in Phoenix studying Mechanical engineering.
Please join us in welcoming them to our awesome community!

Mowing

Yes, we are going to talk about the green grass that will be growing in the near future, as long as mother nature is willing to allow it.
Do you care what time of day the mowing is done?
We are proposing the following dates & times for the 2023 summer season.
– Tuesdays between the hours of 12pm and 5pm
– Saturdays between the hours of 8:30am and 1:30pm
Your feedback is appreciated, please email Heidi if you have any thoughts you’d like to share regarding this proposed schedule.

Storage Building

The building roof is complete, as are all exterior walls & interior work will now begin—the end is near.
Another friendly reminder to reserve your space, once the building is complete we will be offering the available units to the general public.
1. Size of the units will be 12’ x 20’ with a 10’ W x 8’ H overhead garage door
2. Monthly leasing costs will be $110 for homeowners

Tip of the Month

March’s tip comes from Tim Parker Family Glass in Park Rapids—Cleaning your glass shower doors and mirror, they recommend using Aquapel Glass Cleaner, this is what they use after they install all shower doors & mirrors, spray it on and wipe it off with a microfiber cloth.
They have this product available for sale in their shop.

Homes Currently For Sale

Please share with others about our great community. The best way to give current information to anyone is by directing them to our website blueberrypinesestates.com
These homes are currently available or under construction:
Single 25—SOLD! Construction will happen this winter/spring
Twin 6—Rough ins have been completed as well as insulation
Twin 8—Available for immediate possession
Twin 13 & 14—slab is poured for this twin home
There are additional sites available, but we have not currently done any work on them at this time.

Upcoming Community Events

Headwaters Center for Lifelong Learning events are Tuesdays at the Armory Arts & Events Center in Park Rapids from 1pm to 2:30pm
– March 7th Andy Wells, CEO, Wells Technology
– March 14th Polly Scotland, traveling in Nepal
– March 21st Debbie Center, Photographer
– March 28th Andy Stocker, Surviving grief
St. Urho Day’s will be March 10th & 11th in Menahga, with the Medallion Hunt currently underway
Menahga Community Craft & Garage sale March 11th 8am-2pm at the Menahga High School
Bingo is still active at the American Legion in Park Rapids on Mondays & Thursdays
Park Rapids Fireman’s Ball will be March 18th
More details on the events above and additional events can be found on the PR Chambers & Menahga C&C websites:
https://business.parkrapids.com/events/calendar and https://menahga.com/
We also have access to some great community education opportunities through Park Rapids Area Community Education at https://parkrapids.registryinsight.com/ and Menahga Community Education at https://www.menahga.k12.mn.us/community-education/

Homeowner Gathering

Thank you to those who came out it was wonderful to see all of you in person, we shared some great stories & lots of laughs. We will do another one in the next quarter (April-June) of this year.

Input & Feedback

We welcome any input, feedback or recommendations for content, in regards to the newsletter. I will always strive to provide you with quality and interesting content.
Also let us know of any recommendations, improvements, questions, et that you may have in regards to the HOA as well.
Please email, call or text, thank you, Heidi

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February Newsletter

2023 Blueberry Pines Golf Memberships

Rates for 2023 golf season were released the end of January. If you are inter-ested in a golf member-ship, but did not receive the email, please reach out to Gavin at gavinm@blueberrypines.com. There is an early payment discount available for Gold Memberships through the 17th of February, so don’t delay.
This announcement means spring is around the corner, even though Punxsutawney Phil feels differently and thinks we need 6 more weeks of winter since seeing his shadow…

Your Contact information

Mentioning this because I know of one homeowner who recently changed their email address, so we are just wanting to make sure that everyone continues to receive communication from the HOA, thanks!
With that being said if you do change your email or phone numbers, please let myself or Shailyn know so that we can update our records so we can communicate effectively with all of you.

Storage Building

The building is now completely framed up and the steel has arrived, so this building will continue to change in appearance.
Another friendly reminder to reserve your space, once the building is complete we will be offering the available units to the general public.
1. Size of the units will be 12’ x 20’ with a 10’ W x 8’ H overhead garage door
2. Monthly leasing costs will be $110 for homeowners

Tip of the Month

This months tip is more of a reminder to make sure that you are changing your furnace filter on a regular basis. Most guidelines recommend changing them every 90 days as a minimum recommendation, sometimes this will be less & sometimes it can be more. It completely depends on your own household, whether you have pets, the number of people in your home, the more your furnace is run, among other factors.

Homeowner Gathering

We will have a homeowners gathering at Blueberry Pines Restaurant on Febru-ary 22nd, beginning at 5:30pm. Please RSVP to Heidi by Thursday the 16th so I am able to make accurate reservations with Jeff.

Cross Country Skiing

Trails continue to be groomed for your convenience. If you see anything on the trails that is a hazard, please let me know so I can alert the appropriate people to have it taken care of.

Homes Currently For Sale

Please share with others about our great community. The best way to give cur-rent information to anyone is by directing them to our website blueber-rypinesestates.com
These homes are currently available or under construction:
Single 23—SOLD! We will have new neighbors very soon!
Single 25—SOLD! Construction will happen this winter/spring
Twin 6—Rough ins have been completed as well as insulation
Twin 8—Available for immediate possession
Twin 13 & 14—slab is poured for this twin home
There are additional sites available, but we have not currently done any work on them at this time.

Blueberry Pines Restaurant is Open for Valentines Day!!

The restaurant will be open from 5pm to 8pm and will have the following features:
Kansas City Strip—16oz bone in strip loin topped with garlic butter, seasonal veggies & one side
Coconut Shrimp—5 house breaded coconut shrimp served with Italian style rice and finished with a citrus gastrique
Dessert Sampler Plate—Raspberry swirl cheesecake bites, mini chocolate lava cake, brownie bite & chocolate dipped strawberry
Call for reservations 218-564-4653

Upcoming Community Events

St. Urho Day’s will be March 10th & 11th in Menahga
Bingo is still active at the American Legion in Park Rapids
Tamarac Wildlife Refuge is hosting movies & snowshoeing
Fondue Friday at Wine Not in Park Rapids on the 17th
More events can be found on the PR Chambers & Menahga C&C websites:
https://business.parkrapids.com/events/calendar and https://menahga.com/

Input & Feedback

We welcome any input, feedback or recommendations for content, in regards to the newsletter. I will always strive to provide you with quality and interesting content.
Also let us know of any recommendations, improvements, questions, et that you may have in regards to the HOA as well.
Please email, call or text, thank you, Heidi

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January Newsletter

2022 What a Year!

We are truly happy that each of you are a part of our community.
So many great things happened this year: cross country ski trails were expand-ed, storage building is under way, the green shed was moved, we started on the lodge, walking trails were expanded, added new homeowners, all single family homes have been sold, yards were completed and I am sure there are things that I missed.
Looking forward to the changes & additions for 2023!

Storage Building

The structure is taking shape, that was exciting to see on my way home the oth-er day! This is your friendly reminder to reserve your space, once the building is complete we will be offering the available units to the general public.

  1. Size of the units will be 12’ x 20’ with a 10’ W x 8’ H overhead garage door
  2. Monthly leasing costs will be $110 for homeowners

Tip of the Month

If you need to clean your cabinetry, the best way is to use a soft cotton cloth with warm water and wipe dry with another soft cotton cloth. If a cleaner is needed, use a mild dish soap like Dawn.
We highly recommend NOT using microfiber cloths or cleaners with vinegar, ammonia or acid based (orange or lemon based) – these are all things that are abrasive to the finish.
I have included SWI Interiors cabinet care guide as a secondary PDF, for further details.

Homeowner Gathering

We talked at the annual meeting about doing a gathering once a quarter for the homeowners.
I am looking at doing something along these lines on a Wednesday in February – currently looking at the 15th or the 22nd at the restaurant. More details will follow next month, just wanted to get the info out now, so it is on your radar.

Homes Currently For Sale

Please share with others about our great community. The best way to give cur-rent information to anyone is by directing them to our website blueber-rypinesestates.com or by having them reaching out to Jack at Affinity or Heidi here at Blueberry.
These homes are currently available or under construction:
Single 23—SOLD! Under construction, will be wrapped up the beginning of Feb-ruary for the new owners to move in later in the month!
Single 25—SOLD! Construction will happen this winter/spring
Twin 6—Rough ins have been completed as well as insulation
Twin 8—Available for immediate possession
Twin 13 & 14—slab is poured for this twin home
There are additional sites available, but we have not currently done any work on them at this time.

X-Country Ski Trails

Both Ron & Steve have been out grooming the cross country ski trails for your use. The area and dis-tance of the trails has been expanded this year, there is a great base of snow out there now.
Grooming will occur on regularly scheduled days—Mondays and Thursdays each week.
You are also able to walk or snowshoe these trails, we just ask that you are respectful of the track setter areas.

Blueberry Pines Restaurant Charge Account

I know this had been mentioned previously in another newsletter, but wanted to remind all of you of this benefit available to you.
As homeowner’s you are given the opportunity and convenience to set up your own charge account at the restaurant, it is very easy to do. You would just need to talk with Jeff the next time you are in, give him a call or email him at jeffr@blueberrypines.com to let him know that you’d like to get this set up and at the end of each month Jeff emails your statement.

Upcoming Community Events

Menahga Family Fishing Derby & Raffle —January 14th, I don’t see any further information at this time
Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge has movies playing January 8, 15, 22 & 29
Bingo at the PR American Legion Mondays at 6:30 & Thursdays at 6:30 & 7, bring your own dauber
More events can be found on the PR Chambers & Menahga C&C websites:
https://business.parkrapids.com/events/calendar and https://menahga.com/

Input & Feedback

We welcome any input, feedback or recommendations for content, in regards to the newsletter. I will always strive to provide you with quality and interesting content.
Also let us know of any recommendations, improvements, questions, et that you may have in regards to the HOA as well.
Please email, call or text, thank you, Heidi

 

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