<![CDATA[the village on clayton pond - Around the Neighborhood]]>

<![CDATA[the village on clayton pond - Around the Neighborhood]]>Sat, 16 May 2026 00:24:45 -0500Weebly<![CDATA[May Yard of the Month]]>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:21:38 GMThttps://www.claytonpondhoa.com/around-the-neighborhood/may-yard-of-the-month3903750Denise and Jim Svetgoff have been chosen for May Yard of the Month. They always have a beautiful yard. They are long time residents of Clayton. Pond. They have 5 children and 16 grandchildren. Their family keeps them quite busy. They take frequent trips with the grandchildren.

Denise is a retired physical therapist, but still teaches private piano lessons. She also sings with the Canterbury Voices.
Jim is a retired chemist in the oil and gas industry. He enjoys traveling with Denise and they have taken many wonderful trips together.

Throughout the years, neighbors have seen Denise out planting flowers, weeding the garden areas, putting up Christmas decorations and other volunteer activities such as Octoberfest and Easter Egg Hunt. Jim never hesitates to help, as a Board member, to volunteer for other things that help make Clayton Pond a great community.

Thanks Denise and Jim for all you do for Clayton Pond!

]]><![CDATA[December 2025 - Christmas Display Winner]]>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 06:00:00 GMThttps://www.claytonpondhoa.com/around-the-neighborhood/december-2025-christmas-display-winnerCongratulations to Brandon and Emily Allison, winners of the 2025 Christmas Lighting Contest, and recipients of the $50 gift card. Their house at 4001 Eaton is amazing and you should drive by to see it.

From Emily and Brandon:
Hi - We are the Allison household.(Brandon, Emily, Averie and Gavin) We live at 4001 Eaton. We are going on 7 years of residency and absolutely love it here. We find it to be a peaceful and friendly place to live. We’ve had a chance to meet many people throughout the neighborhood and gotten so close to some that we consider family. Don’t be a stranger, we are actually very friendly people and welcome everyone. If anyone ever needs anything, you know where to find us. We are at the top of the hill. With bright Christmas lights 😂😂 (seasonal). I’m blessed to be a stay at home mom. I enjoy painting, loving on my dogs, traveling, and spending time with my family. My husband is a regional sales rep for the largest hose distributor in Oklahoma. Primarily deals with oil and gas, construction and industrial. Thank you to everyone that voted for our house this year. We’re so happy that you like it and hope the kids enjoy the lights as much as we do. God bless and Merry Christmas!!

]]><![CDATA[October Yard of the Month]]>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 16:01:45 GMThttps://www.claytonpondhoa.com/around-the-neighborhood/october-yard-of-the-month8731350Richard and Mary Malaska are recipients of October Yard of the Month and have lived in Clayton Pond since 2017. They reside at 4204 Ainsley. They love Clayton Pond because they see it as the friendliest, most neighborly place they have ever lived. Richard and Mary are both retired and currently enjoy time with children and grandchildren. Thanks to Richard and Mary for their contributions to the beauty of Clayton Pond. Unfortunately, Richard was ill and unavailable for a photo, but we were able to capture a picture of them together.

]]><![CDATA[September Yard Of The Month]]>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 05:38:12 GMThttps://www.claytonpondhoa.com/around-the-neighborhood/september-yard-of-the-month4504394Ray and Sue Thornton have the Yard of the Month for September. Ray and Sue live at 100 Ainsley Ct. and have lived in Clayton Pond for almost 18 years.
Ray and Sue were educators in Texas. After they retired, they served as educational missionaries in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ray served as a school principal and Sue was a substitute and ESL teacher. They served there for 2 years before moving to Edmond to be near their daughter, Susan and family. Ray currently works at Matthews Funeral Home and Sue is retired. Ray served on the HOA board for several years and sponsors the annual fishing derby for our neighborhood children.
Ray and Sue are wonderful assets for Clayton Pond and add to it's beauty.

]]><![CDATA[August Yard Of The Month]]>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 14:28:49 GMThttps://www.claytonpondhoa.com/around-the-neighborhood/august-yard-of-the-month7339240Congratulations to Rosalind Martin, recipient of August Yard of the Month. Rosalind moved to her beautiful home at 401 Ainsley 16 years ago. Rosalind is a widow and is retired as Director of Financial Aid at Metro Technology Centers. She has 2 boys, 4 grandsons & 6 great grandchildren and is fondly known as Gigi. You can find her working in her flower beds in the front and back of her beautiful yard. Also, you can see Rosalind getting her exercise by walking the neighborhood in the wee hours.

Thank you Rosalind for making Clayton Pond such a beautiful place to live and being a good neighbor.

]]><![CDATA[July Yard Of The Month]]>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 01:18:18 GMThttps://www.claytonpondhoa.com/around-the-neighborhood/july-yard-of-the-month6466093Congratulations to Larry and Sherry Phelps, who live at 4105 Ainsley, for being selected July Yard of the Month. They moved into Clayton Pond 28 years ago. Larry is retired from the United States Air Force and Sherry is retired from the Department of Defense (we thank you for your service). They have three boys, two girls, five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Larry is always ready to lift a helping hand to assist with neighborhood projects and Sherry is a wealth of information about some of the history of Clayton Pond (particularly about stocking and care of fish in our ponds).
Thanks Larry and Sherry for your contributions and making Clayton Pond a beautiful place to live.

]]><![CDATA[June Yard Of The Month]]>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 21:25:07 GMThttps://www.claytonpondhoa.com/around-the-neighborhood/june-yard-of-the-month9636155Andy and Amy Springer, June Yard of the Month recipients, purchased the house at 4012 Devon in April 2024. They are still in the process of a complete remodel. They actually moved in to the house in August 2024. They are "newly weds" - married in June 2024. Amy moved from Choctaw and Andy moved from NW OKC. Amy has sons who are grown, unmarried, and have no children.

Amy works for Oklahoma Farm Bureau Insurance. She is a crafter, mechanic, sewer, carpenter, and a great cook.

Andy has 3 children, 4 grandchildren. He owns ANCO Property Services, Inc. and still works part time.

Their hope is to have the remodel finished by this fall.

In their spare time, they both love to travel and have been on some great trips together and plan many more in the future.

They have become great neighbors and a wonderful addition to the beautification of Clayton Pond.

]]><![CDATA[May 2025 Yard of the Month]]>Mon, 05 May 2025 13:09:04 GMThttps://www.claytonpondhoa.com/around-the-neighborhood/may-2025-yard-of-the-monthOur May Yard of Month is 4104 Bristol Lane. This beautiful home belongs to Mark & Karla Winslow who have lived & raised three children in Clayton Pond these past 21 years. Mark works at Southern Nazarene University and Karla works for Edmond Public schools. Thank you for helping make Clayton Pond a Special place to live.

]]><![CDATA[2nd Street Cedar Sound Barrier]]>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 22:34:38 GMThttps://www.claytonpondhoa.com/around-the-neighborhood/2nd-street-cedar-sound-barrierAs each of the homeowners know, the traffic on 2nd street continues to grow. Also with this, noise created by traffic also increases daily.
A major effort has been implemented toward improving the cedars that line 2nd street. Over the years these trees have been neglected and hardwood trees have been allowed to invade this barrier. We are happy to report this is no longer the case. Hardwoods have mostly been eliminated and will continue to be a focus.
The HOA allotted funds to purchase 20 new trees....we actually paid for 10 and received 10 free....these were planted on 3/30/25 with the help of David Hanson, Darren Metzger, Tom Cole, Mike Ellis, and Monty McKinzy.
We are all thankful for the help of these neighbors and their time that was given. In a year or two, the sound barrier along the front will become much improved.

]]><![CDATA[April Yard Of The Month]]>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 22:29:59 GMThttps://www.claytonpondhoa.com/around-the-neighborhood/april-yard-of-the-month3076644Congratulations to Lee and Beverly Endicott for being selected April Yard of the Month recipients. They moved to 201 Berkshire in Clayton Pond in 1999. Lee is a partner at Bullard & Associates and Beverly is retired from UCO. They have two sons and a golden retriever (seen in photo) named Mavis and a cat named Olide.
Both Lee and Beverly have been great contributors to Clayton Pond activities over the years and can be seen walking the neighborhood with Mavis.
Thanks to both for adding to the beauty of Clayton Pond and making it a great place to live.

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