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5/9/07

Hello,
I just wanted to express my admiration for Prospect Point, it's the nicest place I have ever lived! My most favorite aspect of living here is the way we are nestled back into this gorgeous area, full of trees and beautifully landscaped rolling hills.

I moved here in October of 2006 and have been in love with the area ever since. I have wonderful neighbors, gorgeous views and most of all, everyone I come in contact with is so friendly. My dog Biscuit, loves it here too, she has made friends with a few of the dogs right on our street, Boomer and Hunter. She absolutely loves walks around the community and we both feel safe walking in the evenings.

I spent the winter renovating my condo and have much more work to do, but I'm taking the summer off to enjoy the weather and the pool!

Thanks so much for making this my dream home! And by the way, I work for The Drees Company, whom which built Prospect Point!

Jean Assell and Biscuit
904 Dry Valley Ct

10/23/06

It seems now that "Love your neighbor as yourself" and "Do unto others as you would have those do unto you" no longer resides in Prospect Point. Now, it is if you find an owner has left their car doors unlocked or a homeowners home unlocked. it serves as an open invitation to ransack the car or the privacy of their homes. Owners of Condo's or Landominiums once felt safe in this area and felt no qualms about leaving their doors unlocked. They knew they could trust their neighbors. That trust is now gone. The only manner in which these culprits can be caught in the act or acts is to have a Villa Hills police car drive through the entire area as often as possible especially during the late and early evening hours. It is a sad thing to make this suggestion, but it must be done.

That is my opinion.

Barbara Wiedeman
Resident for six years
2896 Cliffview Court
859.344.8266

Hello,
Hope all is well with you. I wanted to relay something to you that happened this weekend that might be worth giving some facts & information about in the next newsletter. Cheryl & I found a newborn fawn in our backyard Saturday morning which lead to a weekend of trying to keep well intentioned people from interfering with nature. I thought with the abundance of deer in our neighborhood that getting this information out to everyone might be a good idea for your newsletter. When we found the fawn it was lying out in the middle of the yard between our place and the lake. It was all alone, but we knew that mother deer leave their fawns alone in the daytime to forage for food so we knew not approach it or think it was abandoned. We encouraged everyone that saw it on their walks around the lake & our neighbors to observe from a distance & not to disturb it. This was quite an ongoing task all weekend, but with the help of our immediate neighbors the "Fawn Patrol" prevailed and the little thing was left alone. We fully expected the mother to come back during the night Saturday and get the fawn but come Sunday morning it was still lying in the same place and it appeared that mom had not come back for it or fed it. We then got a little worried ourselves and I called an acquaintance of mine who runs Creekwood Critters in Ohio (a rehab place for orphaned & injured fawns). She reassured me the mother would come back and probably had fed it during the night and as long as the fawn was not injured or crying out that it was okay and the best thing we could do is LEAVE IT ALONE. So, we just kept watching out for it as much as possible and asked everyone we saw approaching it to please leave it alone, even though it was very hard not to want to try to intervene. Well, sure enough the fawn was gone this morning, hopefully happy & safe somewhere with mom. I found the attached information this morning online and thought it would be good for everyone in the community to be informed in case they too find a bundle of joy in their yard.

Thanks,
Jackie Wagner

Deer: White-tailed deer fawns are born April through July, with the majority of births in June. Most does will have one fawn each year, but occasionally twins or triplets are seen. From birth the fawns are left alone while their mothers go off to feed. The mothers will stay away from the fawns to avoid leading predators to their location. They will return at dusk and dawn to move and/or feed their young.

If you find a deer fawn:

• Is the fawn injured (bleeding, broken bones, wounds, caught on a fence, etc.)?
  • If YES, contact your nearest wildlife veterinarian or for treatment.
  • If NO, it is normal for fawns of any age to be left alone all day. Never expect to see the mother come back to the fawn while you are in the area. The mother will return to care for it if you leave it alone. You can check back in 24-48 hours. The mother should have moved the fawn. Never chase a fawn to capture it. Exception: if the mother is known to be dead (you have seen the fawn near the body and know it to be the mother), contact a state licensed deer rehabilitator in your area. Orphaned fawns will need to be cared for until they are old enough to be released in early Fall.