Carolina Colours, a planned community designed for seasonal escapes, raising families and retirement living in New Bern, NC

Nine and Dine

Filed in Community Living, Community News, Golf..., Property Owners... Posted by @ May 14th, 2012

Congratulations to Dave and Patty Gaulin, the winners of the Nine and Dine  golf competition on May 10 (despite one of the most errant shots in the history of the Carolina Colours course by Dave).  And special thanks to Jerry Trenholm and his helpers, including but not limited to Gale Biers and Sonny Aluzzo, for the delicious dinner that followed the play.  We survived a week with Chef Katherine on vacation in fine fashion (and with the cooks gaining a great deal of respect for what it takes to whip up a three course dinner for 50+ people).

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New Bern Art

Filed in About New Bern..., Calendars Posted by @ May 3rd, 2012

New Bern’s annual Art Walk is for the 11th straight year to be preceded by the Bank of the Arts Juried Show, on May 11.  120 artists are expected to participate, with judging by Lia Newman, director of  programs for Artspace in Raleigh, and a well known artist in her own right.

The show is sponsored by the Craven Arts Council & Gallery and the Twin Rivers Artists’Association, with some funding provided by the North Carolina Arts Council.  Call 252.638.2577 for more information.  The submitted art will be on display through June 28.

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Update on Relay for Life 1

Filed in Community Living, Community News, Property Owners... Posted by @ May 1st, 2012

The amazing group of residents at Carolina Colours topped Relay fundraising out at $12,000, a second place finish for all the teams in the New Bern area!  Amazing response.

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Relay For Life at Carolina Colours

Filed in Community Living, Community News Posted by @ April 2nd, 2012

Relay for Life, one of the most successful cancer fighting fund raisers in America, is featuring a 20 person Carolina Colours relay team this year.  As part of our community fund raising, the normal Friday night social and dinner featured a number of fund raising endeavors.  Each diner contributed $5, a raffle with great prizes was held, a silent auction with donated items was included, and  desserts were sold by the slice.  Relay luminaries were also sold and contributed.

Nearly 100 residents attended and made the evening a rousing success.  Combined with community donations already pledged, the total contributed to Relay for Life this year from Carolina Colours alone will likely exceed $10,000, an amzing per capita feat of generosity.

Many thanks to all who attended and participated.  Special thanks go to the Robinson’s, the Purcell’s and the Dorsey’s, all of whom spearheaded the volunteer efforts.

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Nicholas Sparks Film Festival

Filed in About New Bern..., Uncategorized Posted by @ March 30th, 2012

Nicholas Sparks

The Nicholas Sparks Film Festival in April has three days of showings for a half dozen popular books by the New Bern author that have been made into Hollywood films.

The film festival is part of the Nicholas Sparks Celebrity Family Weekend, which features a variety of activities including road races and a golf tournament.  The proceeds benefit charities in the Sparks Foundation.

The public film festival opens April 20-22.

Grounds Committee 2012

Filed in Community Living, Community News Posted by @ March 29th, 2012

Thanks to the Carolina Colours Building and Grounds Committee for their recent projects, including the clean-up of Landscape Drive right of way and the restriping of the Pavilion parking lot.  This committee gets a great deal done every year, helping to keep our Association dues low.

The members of the committee for 2012 are John Filipow, Chair; with Goerge Orsega, John Gonzales, Rob Timmel and Mike Wilson.

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Filed in About New Bern... Posted by @ March 26th, 2012

NEW BERN – APRIL EVENTS 2012

April 4, 18, 25:  Behind The Scenes Of Tryon Palace Gardens – Join the Palace Garden Staff for a behind-the-scenes look at the Palace Gardens. Tour the greenhouse which produces the flowers, vegetables and perennials for the famous Tryon Palace Gardens.

Spring Homes Tour 2012

April 13, 14:  Spring Historic Homes & Garden Tour – 10 am-4 pm.  Homeowners will open their doors so that the public may visit some of the most beautiful and interesting homes and gardens in New Bern’s Historic District.  Palace Gardens will also be open during the tour.

April 22:  Nicholas Sparks Celebrity 5k and Fun Run – The 5k route takes runners throughout the campus of New Bern High School and finishes on the Nicholas Sparks Track.  All proceeds benefit the Nicholas Sparks Foundation and the many worthy charities it supports.

April 28:  The Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival at Tryon Palace – String Sextet from the Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival at the North Carolina History Center at Tryon Palace Cullman Performance Hall.  Doors open at 7 pm.

Host Committee, 2012

Filed in Community Living, Community News Posted by @ March 16th, 2012

The Host Committee of the Carolina Colours Association will again be chaired by Patty Gaulin.  Joining her on the committee are Gale Biers, Jerry Tenholm, Rick Cornell, Mary Anne Ohsol and Suzanne Gifford.

This committee both greets new residents, and helps coordinate activities with prospects.   In doing so they provide a great service to all Carolina Colours residents, and have proven extremely helpful with those visiting our community.

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Social Committee for 2012

Filed in Community Living, Community News Posted by @ March 15th, 2012

Coordinating the very active social events for Carolina Colours in 2012 will be the Social Committee of the Carolina Colours Association.  Co-chaired by Mary Ellen Dorsey and Sharon Nelson, its membership also includes Joan Shaffer, Diane Barnett, Amber McCracken, Kathy Zimmerman and Gary Simon.  It is hard to imagine better social events than were arranged in 2011, but I suspect such will actually happen, as attendance continues to grow!

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Golf Advisory Committee

Filed in Golf... Posted by @ March 14th, 2012

The 2012 Golf Advisory Committee for the Carolina Colours Golf Club, as elected by its equity members, is:

David Barnett, Chair

Herb Martin, Vice Chair

Bill Moloney, Pride coordinator

Claudia Moran

Mike Wilkerson

These are the folks that act as primary liasion between membership and management.

The golf course has been quite busy the past month.  Isn’t the weather perfect for golf?

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February at Carolina Colours

Filed in Calendars, Community Living, Golf... Posted by @ February 7th, 2012

January set a record for member events at the Pavilion, and February is off to an equally busy start.  Our first golf event of the year, a Three Club Tournament, is February 11.  The Pride volunteers resume golf course work February 6, following a wonderful kick-off breakfast the previous Monday.  Of course, MGA events occur each Wednesday morning, while the ladies in the LGA compete each Tuesday.

Yoga is every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings at the Pavilion.  No prior sign-up required.  Bunco, mah-jongg and bridge are all on the calendar, as are our Friday night dinners, except that instead of dinner on the 26th, a special Sunday soup supper event will take place.  Knitting and quilting classes continue.  On Friday, February 10, immediately preceding the social, a special speaker will appear in the Neuse Room to talk about a very significant historical legal case that had its roots in New Bern, a must for all history buffs, and those interested in learning  about New Bern’s past.

Our annual golf members’ meeting is scheduled for 4:30 on Friday, the 17th.  There is also a non-member church dinner on the 23rd, and a wdding on the 18th, along with a reception.

For more details on any event, contact Ken Gerhardt (kgerhardt@carolinacolours.com).

Super Bowl Party Deluxe

Filed in Community Living, Community News Posted by @ February 7th, 2012

Chef Catherine outdid herself for the large crowd of Carolina Colours owners attending the Super Bowl party at the Pavilion.  With a New England and a New York menu, both with half a dozen items plus multiple desserts, even the Patriot fams went home satisfied (or at least full).  One of the best feasts ever for Carolina Colours property owners and guests!   And the giant projector screen and speakers worked flawlessly, to the great reflief of our general manager, Ken Gerhardt, who worked hours to get it up and running.

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January at Carolina Colours

Filed in Calendars, Community Living, Golf..., Property Owners..., social events Posted by @ January 9th, 2012

January is another busy month at Carolina Colours.  Contact Ken Gerhardt for time and details, but Yoga is scheduled  each Momday at 9 am, and each Tuesday and Thursday at 8:30 am.  Duplicate bridge is scheduled each Thursday afternoon at 12:30.  Our Member’s Dinner is each Friday evening, with the bar opening at 5 and dinner served about 6:30.  Evening Bunco is at 7  on January 10 and 26, and on most Monday afternoons at 1.

There are new activities for the community starting this month.  A quilting class will begin at 9 am on January 13, and will again meet at that time on January 20 and 27.   Steve Schaffer will speak on the Battle of New Bern at 5 pm on January 13, preceding our Members Dinner.   Our normal knitting group will meet January 11 at 2 pm, and again at that time on January 25.

Special events include a prive Landscaping lunch and event all day on January 12th, a private party the evening of January 19, and a Bridal Show on January 22.  Finally, a thank you breakfast for our golf course Pride Volunteers will be held at 9:30 on January 30.

January is a slow golf month, but our normal Tuesday morning LGA and Wednesday morning MGA games go on.  Please sign up in advance in the pro shop.  And remember, times are reserved for ladies on Thursday mornings and for men on Friday mornings, make your own game or sign up in the pro shop if you don’t have a 4some.

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New Year’s Eve Celebration!

Filed in Community Living, Community News Posted by @ January 2nd, 2012

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Nearly 100 Carolina Colours residents and their guests turned out for the first annual New Year’s Eve party at the Pavilion.  With dancing preceding and following a sumptous multi-course meal prepared by Chef Katherine, many a resident felt sore muscles Sunday morning as a reminder of the good time had the previous evening.

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New Custom Home

Filed in Community News Posted by @ December 29th, 2011

Congratulations to Louis and Roseanne Humphrey, from Durham, NC.  They are retiring to Carolina Colours, and they are the most recent property owners to have house plans approved for construction.  Mike Maher, their builder, indicates that construction on lot 2, Waterleaf, will begin the first week in January.  This is the second home to go under construction in Waterleaf, the newest neighborhood addition to Carolina Colours.  Occupancy is expected by the end of summer.

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