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Annual Pig-pickin’

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

The annual Carolina Colours pig-pickin’ on Sunday evening, July 17, was, as usual, well attended.  About 110 residents came to the Pavilion for pig, cooked on site, as well as chicken and all the sides.  Attendees brought appetizers and desserts, more food than one can imagine.  After dinner, many played horsehoes, bocce ball and other games, while spectators cheered them on.  Photos from the event will be in our next community newsletter.

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July at Carolina Colours

Monday, July 11th, 2011

July is another busy month at the Carolina Colours Pavilion.  Activities for the second half of the month include the following:

July 11, 18, 25: Yoga from 8:30 to 9:00 am

July 12, 19, 26: 9:00 am.  Ladies Golf Association play

July 13, 14, 20,21,26,27,28: Yoga from 8:30 to 9:30 am

July 13, 27: Knitting from 2-4 pm

July 13, 20, 27 at 7:30 am: Mens golf association play

July 14, 21: Duplicate bridge from 12:30 to 4:30 pm

July 21: Social bridge from 12:30 -4:30

July 17: Member’s annual pig pickin

July 22, 29: Members drinks and dinner in the Tap Room at 5:00

July 23 at 6 pm: Wedding and Reception

July 27 at noon: Neuse Board of Realtors meeting

July 30: Wedding and Reception

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Carolina Colours June Events

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

The following events are scheduled for the Carolina Colours Pavilion and Golf Club in June:

June 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30 from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.   Yoga

June 6, 13, 20, 27 from 8:30 to 9:00 a.m.  Yoga

June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 at 7:30 a.m.  Mens Golf Association events

June 3, 10, 17, 24 at 5:00 p.m.  Member bar and dinner events

June 4 at 4 p.m.  Wedding and reception.

June 5 at 1 p.m.  Habitat for Humanity charity golf tournament

June 5 at 6 p.m.  Temple Baptist Church dinner

June 7.  Brice’s Crossing Association meeting.

June 10 at 2:30.  Nine and Dine golf event.

June 14 at 6 p.m.  Private dinner party.

June 14 abd 23 at 7 p.m.  Bunco

June 16 at 1 p.m.  Social bridge

June 18: Wedding and reception.

June 19: Father’s day golf event.

June 24: private event in ballroom

June 29 at 11:30 a.m. Neuse Board of Realtors meeting in ballroom

June 2 at 7:30 a.m.  Rotary Club breakfast

June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 at 12:30 p.m.  Duplicate bridge

June 2, 7, 14, 21 and 28 at 8 a.m.  Ladies Golf Association events

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May Events at Carolina Colours

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Yoga at the Pavilion, 9:00 am to 9:30 am and 5:30 pm to 6 pm

May 5, 12, 19, 16:  Yoga at the Pavilion, 8:30 am to 9:30 am

May 3, 10, 17,,24, 31: Ladies Golf Association playday

May 4, 11, 18, 25: Mens Golf Association playday

May 5, 12, 19, 26: Duplicate bridge at the Pavilion, noon to 4:30

May 6, 13, 20 27: Members dinner at the Pavilion, bar opens at 5

May 10, 26: Bunco at the Pavilion, 7 pm

May 12: Bunco seminar at the Pavilion, 4 pm to 5 pm

May 12: Lions Club dinner at the Pavilion

May 13: Nine and Dine, shotgun start at 2:30

May 14: Wedding and Reception at the Pavlion

May 14-15: Member-member golf tournament

May 19: Social Bridge at the Pavilion, 1 pm to 5 pm; CCC meeting, 8 am to 4 pm; full swing golf seminar by Pete Dunham, PGA pro, 4 pm to 5 pm

May 21: Wedding and reception at the Pavilion

May 22: Mixed couples member golf event, tee times start at noon

May 25: Neuse Board of Realtors luncheon at the Pavilion

May 27: Wedding and reception at the Pavilion

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April Pavilion Calendar of Events

Thursday, March 24th, 2011

April is another busy month in the Carolina Colours Pavilion, with activities that include the following:

April 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, 5:30 pm: Member drinks and dinner

April 4, 11,18, 25, 9:00-9:30 am and 5:30-6:00 pm: Yoga classes

April 7, 14, 21, 28:, 8:30-9:30 am: Yoga classes

April 7, 14, 21, 28, noon to 4:30 pm: Duplicate bridge

April 12, 7pm: Bunco

April 7,  6:00 pm: Temple Church dinner

April 15, 4:45 pm: Special meeting of golf equity members to elect advisory committee

April 16: Wedding and reception

April 19, 5 pm: Sandals Theme night Promised Hearts

April 21, 1:00 pm: social bridge

April 23: Wedding and reception

April 24: Member Easter Egg Hunt

April 27, 2:00-4:00 pm: knitting

April 28, 7:00 pm: bunco

April 30: Wedding and reception

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Oh, What a Night!!!

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

February 12th was a fabulous night for young (and older) lovers.  The Carolina Colours Social Committee hosted the 3rd annual Valentine’s Day Dinner and Dance.  More than 50 residents and guests partied late into the night.  The evening started with a “Guess WHo” contest,  Couples were tagged on their backs with names of famous couples.  By asking questions, the couple sought to determine their new identity.   All had a great time.

Chef Katherine prepared a great menu, with hors d’oeuvres passed during the cocktail hour, followed by a 4 course sit down meal.  Salad, caviar parfait, beef tenderloin, roasted asparagus, potatoes and a chocolote mousse dessert, made for great eating.

Chuck Kolb provided 4 hours of non-stop music, with dancing from dinner until midnight.  Who knew that the Carolina Colours contingent had such rhythm and stamina, with a great variety of music played and danced to.  The highllight was a special performance of “YMCA” by our our own Carolina Colours Village People–a show not to be soon forgotten.  With the success of this event, more dinner dances will certainly be in the offing.

Special thanks to all the social committee, Betty Orsega and Kathy Zimmerman for centrpiece decorations, Chef Katherine for a great meal, Ken Gerhardt for coordinating everything, Kitty and Paul for decorating the ballroom, and all our neighbors who attended and made the event a great success.

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Special 2011 Social Events

Monday, February 28th, 2011

All Carolina Colours property owners are reminded to mark on their calendar the following special Pavilion events for 2011.  All are being organized by the Carolina Colours Socail Committe, and these are but a few of the many events planned, or to be planned, in addition to the normal Friday evening gathering and the many golf events.

Friday, March 4: Mardi Gras party

Friday, March 11: St Patrick’s Day dinner

Sunday, April 24: Easter Egg hunt

Friday, June 10: Seafood picnic by Jerry T and friends

Sunday, July 17: Annual Pig Pickin’

Friday, October 14 -Sunday, Oct 16: annual appreciation weekend

Friday, December 2: Christmas Party

Saturday, December 31, New Year’s Eve Dinner/Dance

See you there!

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Pavilion Activites at Carolina Colours

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

March activities at the Carolina Colours Pavilion include the following:

March 3, 7, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28 and 31: Yoga for our members; alternately 8:30 and  9:00 am.

March 7, 14, 21 and 28: Yoga for members, 5:30 pm.

March 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31: Duplicate bridge, noon.

March 4: Mardi Gras dinner for members.

March 8 and 24: Bunco for members, 7:00 pm.

March 11: St. Patrick’s dinner for members.

March 17: Social bridge for members, 1:00 pm.

March 18 and 25: Members Friday night cocktails and dinner.

March 30: Neuse Board of Realtors luncheon.

We look forward to seeing our members at these and other community activities during March.

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The Wreaths Come Down…Thanks

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

Thanks to the coordination of Mike Wilson and the great community response, all 217 wreaths that were hung along the Carolina Colours streets were removed and boxed up in one morning!  Planned as a two morning task, the 33 volunteers, working in teams, removed the wreaths from their Christmas homes and boxed them for storage in record time, letting the many more that had volunteered for Saturday morning off the hook.  Many of these same volunteers both helped purchase the wreaths, and install them, before Christmas.   All of us at Carolina Colours enjoyed their beauty through the  holidays, and we all certainly appreciate the time and effort put in by so many to make our community a great place to live over the holidays (and the rest of the year, for that matter).

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December at Carolina Colours

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

December has been a very active month at Carolina Colours, in New Bern, NC.   The 6th Annual Property Owners Association meeting was held at the Pavilion (community clubhouse) in early December, ending with a cookie exchange.  Next was the annual Christmas dinner and party, attended by about 100 residents.  Finally, was the Carolina Colours Home Tour, where about 50 residents were kindly invited to tour 6 community homes, to marvel at the Christmas decorations.  This tour was preceded by appetizers at the Pavilion, and ended up with desserts back at the clubhouse.

All of this has been in addition to the numerous New Bern area Christmas events, ranging from historic home tours, dinner theater, antique shows and the always popular Tryon Palace Christmas specials.  One retiree was heard to remark he never was so busy while working!

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Golf Course Grand Opening

Friday, October 22nd, 2010

The Grand Opening of the full 18 hole Carolina Colours Golf Course took place Saturday, October 16, with about 70 members and property owners playing a highly contested scramble.  While the quality of golf ranged from excellent to the other extreme,  there was unanimous praise for the newly opened back 9 of the course.  With terrain changes and winding bridges over Brice Creek, the heavily wooded site is uniqely beautiful for the New Bern and central North Carolina coastal region.  And with limited public play available, all the golfers in our region have an opportunity to experience a memorable playing experience.

Our winners on Saturday were:

1st place:   Gale and Marilyn Biers; Karl and Sandra Berberich

2nd place:  Mike and Mary Ann Downs; John Gonzales; Luigi Montesano

3rd place:   Ray and Kathaleen Smith; John and Nancy Filipow

Closest to pin on par three  nos 2 and 12:   Larry Wolf and Jim McGraw

Drive closest to the line on no 7:   Peter Koines

Congratulations!

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Owner Apprecition Weekend

Friday, October 22nd, 2010

The fourth annual Carolina Colours Property Owner Appreciation Weekend was held October 15 and 16.   Around 150 owners attended our Saturday night Barbeque at the Pavilion, our biggest turnout ever.  Our normal Friday night dinner attracted nearly 100, also a record Friday turnout.

Local merchants contributed about 50 exceptionally nice door prizes, so a large number of our owners headed home with their hands full.  The highlight of the weekend was the grand opening of the back 9 of our championship golf course, but our social committee had also put togeher a number of New Bern activities for the non-golfers in the crowd.

It is always a lot of fun to have owners planning to build in the future mingle with those already living in Carolina Colours, as friendships are made even before a home is constructed.  With a number of our home site owners using the weekend to meet with builders, the number of constructed homes will continue to increase.

Thanks to all those property owners who attended and participated!

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Mixed Golf-Nine and Dine

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

With the opening of the front 9 of the Carolina Colours Golf Course, a group of members decided to begin a Friday afternoon mixed golf event, to be followed by drinks and dineer at the Pavilion (hence Nine and Dine).   In keeping with the nine motif, 9 couples (mostly married) played a modified nine hole scramble, beginning at 2:30, on a very hot afternoon.  The Trimmer/Czernik team shot a 35, to tie the Stoll/Zimmerman team.  The heat made the after nine and before dine coctail period particularly refreshing.

The next mixed event will be an 18 hole round on Saturday, August 21 at 9:00 am.  Any member wishing to join the group should contact Jean Stoll at stolljean45@gmail.com.  Grab a partner and join the fun.

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Carolina Colours Community Newsletter – August 2010

Monday, August 9th, 2010

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Hot off the Press!  Carolina Colours, New Bern, NC, community newsletter…  Enjoy Colourful Happenings, the monthly Carolina Colours community newsletter. The newsletter reports gatherings and happenings in the New Bern NC community during the month.  Learn about how Carolina Colours neighbors live, work and play. Colourful Happenings newsletter content includes info on people, social, golfing, dining, recreational, charitable, historical, cultural events, holiday get-togethers and simply everyday life.

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Golf Course Grand Opening!

Thursday, August 5th, 2010

On Friday afternoon, July 30, a capacity group of 60 Carolina Colours Golf Club members and special guests participated in a shot gun afternoon blitz to open the front 9 of the course.    After watching the course construction for the past 18 months, anticipation was high, and with good reason.  The tee complexes were universally found to be exceptional, while the greens rolled true.  With six teeing grounds, players could chose their ideal length, hoping to avoid the bermuda rough, which was gnarly.  Scores were all over the board, but appreciation of the layout was widespread.  Most of the players teed it up again Saturday and or Sunday.  Many of the players toured the back 9, which is a truly beautiful site in the midst of the woods and wetlands, and now eagerly await its opening this fall.

Many players remarked on the balance of the holes on the front.  With two 3′s, one short and one long; two 5′s, with very different challenges and opportunities; and five 4′s, long, medium and short, no two holes play alike, but all feel a part of a well designed whole.

With cocktails and diner at the clubhouse following golf,  the good times continued into the evening.  Truly a remarkable and memorable day in the on going history of Carolina Colours.

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