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THURSDAY,
November 4,
2010 at 7:00 p.m.
in the main clubhouse Join us for
EVERYBODY THAT LIVES HERE
is asked to attend
(not just the homeowner).
BINGO
First and Last
Next meeting:
THURSDAY, December 2, 2010 Saturdays
of each month,
for
SPANISH RANCH I NOTICE
RESIDENT INFO Per state law, no one under the age
of 18 is allowed in the clubhouse
www.spanishranch1.org during Bingo
The El Toro and the Bylaws of the
Spanish Ranch 1 Association are posted here. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
All the latest! Check it out! Letters to the Editor are welcome
on any subject. Send to:
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tion is: 510-274-1771 (or 510-274-1sr1). (You MUST sign your name but we
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RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED! CALL 510-274-1771 (BY 11/8)
Spanish Ranch 1
THANKSGIVING DINNER
FOR OUR Bring
a dessert,
RESIDENTS the Meal is
and guests* FREE!
Call
Thursday,
now
!
*A limited number of guests may accompany residents at a cost of $5.00 per guest
GUARANTEED!
Come and Eat!!
It’s a SNAP!
(Senior Nutrition and Activities Project)
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MANAGERS’
Fall is once again upon “solar lights” but does not want to storm drains draining.
CORNER
us when the nights are purchase their own. We have had Mr. G is running around like
cooler…and with cool- several residents that have theirs crazy attempting to get things
er nights, comes cooler stolen from their front yards. ready for the rainy season.
mornings and that means Work is ongoing on the perim-
that we will be using our Some one is dumping oil down
eter fencing on the West Side of the drains in the Southern Car
heaters more. Let’s set our the park as a result of the fire last
thermostats for 70ª. If your wash and causing a backup.
month. If you spy someone doing this
unit does not have an
automatic setback fea- We are working on the roof on remind them that is not allowed.
ture, you might look into the storage areas adjacent to the Mr. G has had the rear gate
getting one. It will save pool and main club house. Please repaired several times this last
money on your heating bills. drive safely on Granada Circle as month and has overseen the
there may be crews with trucks at replanting of our color at vari-
Also, check your furnace fil- the junction of Salamanca and
ters and clean or replace them. ous places within the park. Please
Granada Circle. enjoy.
Remember, the rule of thumb for
filters, is change them every 30 Hmmm…let's see... what check Please call should you have
days during the heating season goes with what lot?..... questions.
and you will save dollars. From Jeff... please provide me Jeff Stoops, SR1 Asst Mgr
You will notice that last month with some additional help. If you
our new street signs were finally are using the after hours mail drop
being installed. After several “mis- for your rent check, please put
fires” on the start date because your check with the top portion
of supplier issues installation was of your monthly statement in an
commenced during the first week envelope. An envelope is pro-
of October. We want to thank all vided with your statement AND it
of you for being courteous to the hasn't even been glued closed.
vendor that was doing the instal-
lation. The vendor said that many
Please help me.
Food Bank
people came out to visit and a
few even offered cool drinks to
Mr. G's Corner
Winter is going to be here soon
Donations
the workers digging the holes to and with that, the rains will be
coming down.
for the Alameda
hold the new signs.
We would ask you all to keep a Please insure that the gutter in- County Food
look out for an individual that just front of your home is free of leaves
and debris. This will help keep the
Bank Barrels,
loves the idea of having their own
an ongoing community
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Are you a new resident?
We’d like to
welcome you
to our
community!
Our newly reac-
tivated WELCOMING
COMMITTEE has gifts
and information that can help make your Grease is the #1 problem with our Park’s sewers.
introduction to mobile-home living easier and
friendlier. Fat-Free Sewers:
And you’ll have some new friends! How to prevent fats, oils, and greases from
damaging your home and the Environment.
Our friendly welcomers are anxious to hear
from you! Call Patty Little, 783-1534 or Judy Where does the grease come from?
Allen-Rodgers, 785-4894.
A by-product of cooking, grease comes from
If you’ve been here awhile and are say- meat fats, lard, oil, shortening, butter, margarine,
ing, “hey! nobody ever welcomed us when we food scraps, baking goods, sauces, and dairy prod-
moved in”, give the welcomers a call because ucts. When washed down the sink, grease sticks to
we all want to meet you too! the insides of sewer pipes (both on your property and
in the streets). Over time, it can build up and block
the entire pipe.
Come to the Main clubhouse on Caution: Home garbage disposals do not keep
grease out of the plumbing system. Products, such as
the Second Thursday, at noon! detergents, that claim to dissolve grease may pass it
down the line and cause problems elsewhere.
$500
Gail Bleth … 293-7151
7:00 p.m. Neighborhood Issues/Volunteer
Programs/Crime Prevention/Crime
in the Clubhouse Free Coordinator
15 MPH
assessment. w !
510-274-1771 a tchut! SloDown
(Association voicemail)
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Association Board meeting, 9/30/2010 HMOA
Meeting called to order at Day if it looks to be necessary. If Information about the
7:05pm. so, we'll put signs up.
Hayward Mobilehome
Attending: Ruth Horton, Judy Halloween: Darlene will hold Owners Association, a
Rogers, Kevin Kelly, Jerry Higgins a meeting for Halloween plan-
coalition of residents of
and wife, Marvin Daley and guest ning committee on October 5.
Faye Hickes, Patty Little, Dawn We need to find out if manager’s Hayward's nine mobile-
Plaskon, Jeanie Schultz, Darlene plan to man a table at the front home parks is available
Richardson. gate for children from outside the at www.HMOA.net.
Open Forum: There were no park. Note: They will, Kenny and HMOA Representative for
resident concerns brought before Sharie will man it with help from Spanish Ranch I:
the board. volunteers. Fran La Torre, 510-887-1509
A note was made that sec- Thanksgiving Dinner for resi-
retary needs to contact board dents: Committee meeting set
for October 14, a flyer must go out
COMPLAINTS/
members the Monday before the
meeting. Next board meeting will asking that residents reserve their
Suggestions or
be October 21, chaired by Jeanie space by November 1. Dinner will
as Dawn will be out of town. be free for residents, but $5.00 for
Old business:
non-resident guests.
Reports
Neighborhood Watch: Kevin
The storage cabinets have reported that management has must be submitted to Park
been returned to the association. not been providing Neighborhood Management in WRITING
Jeanie spent a Saturday sorting Watch with copy for their newslet-
through the materials and reorga- ter. Jeanie will send a reminder and must be SIGNED.
nizing the space. We have new to everyone of deadlines for El Only the person with the
padlocks on all of our cabinets, Toro submissions, including the problem or concern may file
keys have been issued to all offi- requested copy for Neighborhood
the complaint. None will be
cers of the association. Watch.
accepted from third parties
Small claims case has been Welcome: Judy has prepared
on behalf of someone else.
filed for $1722.00. Court date is packets for new residents. Teresa
11/19/2010 at 1:00, Dept. 522. has agreed to distribute them to
Forms are available in a bin
new residents. It was suggested on the wall next to the bul-
Spectrum: Denise West got stu-
dents to help on Tuesday, but that we ask realtors to give them letin board in the main club-
we have no resident adult who out or to notify us when a sale is house AND in almost every
has committed to Thursday. The made. issue of the El Toro.
students have been a great help Miscellaneous:
ELECTION DAY
and are willing to help at other Patty reported a vacant house
functions too. with a lot of weeds. She will submit
Improvement: Pool heater was a complaint and fax it to Greg.
is NOV. 2, 2010
VOTE!
out of service for 19 days. This is It was suggested that we hold
reported to have been caused by a chili cook-off for next spring’s
issues with the heating contrac- pool party instead of hot dogs.
tors. It was agreed that Dawn
It was decided that an Arts
would draft a letter formally
& Crafts Fair which would also
requesting that the pool be kept
include new items suitable for gifts
open longer to make up for the
discussed to be held in the spring
days when most residents were
would be better held in the late
unable to use it. The letter will be
fall and would be marketed as an
signed by the board members
opportunity for holiday shopping.
and a copy forwarded to the City
Attorney’s office. A regular flea market may be
scheduled for the spring and will
Cleanup: The creek has water
be discussed at a later date.
flowing again, but junk is already
accumulating. Propose to have Meeting adjourned at 8:15pm.
a clean up day on October 23, Respectfully submitted,
which is also Make a Difference Patty Little, Secretary
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Spanish Ranch I Association meeting, 10/7/2010
The meeting was opened by packets to new residents and has El Toro: Two new volunteers
VP Jeanie at 7 p.m. with the been provided with 10 packets. have been added to the delivery
Pledge of Allegiance. Another 15-20 are available. The routes. Please be sure to check
Lisa Brunner, candidate for suggestion was made that if we the days and dates of any mate-
HUSD board spoke to the assem- see a new resident, we ask if they rial returned to you for approval.
bly about Hayward schools and received the welcome packet. Several dates were in error in the
provided us with her positions This will provide an opportunity to recent El Toro in part, because the
regarding the issues confronting meet and talk to new residents. final proof was not done.
parents, students, teachers and Improvement: There has been Old Business:
administrators. no meeting with management in Small claims suit will be on
President Dawn resumed the the last month. During a phone November 19th at 1:00, depart-
chair and the minutes of the call, the subject of a large over- ment 522.
September 2, 2010 meeting were grown tree between Avila and Halloween Party: Committee
approved. Manuel was raised. It was report- met on Tuesday, October 5. There
Committee Reports ed that the office agreed to trim will be arcade style games, food
the tree. It was also suggested and a costume contest. Volunteers
Treasurer: Balance on hand:
that the affected residents should are needed to serve food, help
$656.68 Expenditures: 10.00 reim-
file an independent tree trim- out with games and judge the
bursement to Judy Allen-Rodgers
ming request. Management was costume contest. We may seek
for printing of Welcome packet
asked to extend the pool close volunteers from the local high
materials. $50.00 filing fee for
date due to the 19 days dur- schools. Helpers can show up at
small claims case against past
ing which the pool heater was 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, October
president
broken. Management reported 30. Next committee meeting,
Helping Hand: The committee that they would consider this and
made a minor window repair for Tuesday October 12, 7:00pm.
mentioned that there is a con-
one resident, helped another to Thanksgiving: Denise has
tract with the pool service com-
tear down an illegal porch enclo- spoken with Safeway regarding
pany, which would have to be
sure, and have a call from a resi- donations. We need to get a
extended.
dent looking for help with weed head count and provide them
Street sign installation is under- with tax-payer identification num-
removal.
way, they are slow but do a very bers for donations. They may be
Disaster Committee: Still wait- neat job.
ing to hear from management. willing to provide already cooked
Neighborhood Watch: The next turkey and fixings. Planning meet-
Stacia will follow up with Greg
meeting will be on October 12th at ing on Thursday, October 14 at
from Rutherford regarding com-
7:00pm. Please watch for speed- 7:00pm.
pletion of the disaster manual.
ers in the park. Additionally, a flyer New Business:
Welcome Committee: A was passed out that described a
booklet, flyer and emergency No New Business was raised.
recent rash of burglaries involv-
response materials were copied Meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m..
ing a late 80s white car and two
and assembled into packet. The males. Be on the lookout, protect Respectfully submitted,
office has agreed to provide the yourself and your neighbors. Patty Little, Secretary
Attention All Residents you have put in to help all park that was needed for health and
It is with great sadness we residents since 2005 while joining safety issues. Many residents have
announce our premiere Resident the board. We are thankful you expressed thir concern with your
Advocate, Norma Moore, has and Mary Dimsdale, who has also moving on, they aren't sure whom
sold her home and will be mov- sold her home, worked together they will reach out to for help.
ing. John and Norma have lived as a dynamic team. Although we ourselves are advo-
her for over eight years and we Your Presidency of the cates, we find it hard to believe
wish to thank both of them for Homeowners Association result- anyone could fill your shoes. We
their contribution to our commu- ed in more positive changes for wish you and your family happi-
nity. John gave Norma the time our community than has ever ness with your new adventures in
and space to help all the resi- been seen in the past or will most life. Thanks agan for all your great
dents, at a sacrifice for their time likely be seen in the future. You work! You will be missed.
together. We will greatly miss you, stood up for the residents and Sincerely, June Hart,
Norma. Thank you for all the work took steps that were needed in for all former board members
order to provide us with attention
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From the Editor
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are the option of the editor but do not necessarily may be reserved by residents for private events.
represent the opinion of the editor, the homeowners Call the office, 783-5535, for information.
association or management.
Reader response is welcome. Your article must
be in my paper tube at 28408 Granada Circle, or
posted to my e-mail address, no later than the 10th Plumbing
of the month. All submissions must be signed with
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