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LODGE LOG Blue Lake Springs Homeowners’ Association December
2020
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If there is any member
who knows of someone
who may need a get well
card or sympathy card,
please call the Sunshine Lady,
Sheila Silcox at 209-795-5724
Welcome New Homeowners
Alexander Stern
Gustavo Valente Paula Rodarte
Edward & Maja Baluta
Patrick & Maria Brady
Linda Springer
Todd Carson & Niele Maimone Carson
Brendon & Amber Mosher
Michael & Aileen Hayes
Joseph & Kathleen Olla
Michael & Bernadette Reyna
Nicholas & Alyssa Sollitt
James & Kathryn Daire
Michael Scardino &
Sherry Lopez-Scardino
Kimberly Picard
Lisa Johnson & Michael Justice
Joe & Maria Pires
Thomas Streeter
Robert & Connie Bates
Sandra & Tyler Ribera
Jacob & Erin Stewart
The Business Office Will Be
Closed On The Following Days:
December
24th, 25th, & 26th
January
1st & 2nd
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Snowflake Lodge Restaurant
Try our new winter menu! The full menu will be available for
takeout only December
18th & 19th. The restaurant will be open every weekend
starting January 8th for
takeout. We will be taking orders from 5pm-8pm.
To place your order please call 209-795-2357
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Seasons greeting from Blue Lake Springs! We are enjoying
beautiful weather in
December with warm days and cool nights. We definitely could use
moisture for
the forest and snow for the mountains. Let’s hope we will have
both in the weeks
ahead.
As most of you now know Calaveras County is now in the Purple
Corona Virus
risk level (widespread risk). While this obviously has impact on
a number of
activities, one area impacted is the BLS restaurant dining
plans. Since there
currently is no indoor dining allowed at this time, plans are in
progress for offering
take-out meals. You can read about the details in this Lodge
Log. The
Thanksgiving pie sale offered by the Snowflake Lodge Restaurant
was a huge
success with over 100 pies sold! There will be a tamale sale in
mid-December so
look for information on the sale in this Lodge Log. The
restaurant will continue
offering creative dining alternatives within the Corona Virus
related restrictions.
On a different note, there appears to be a resurgence of the
bark beetle
infestation in BLS. You may want to do a visual inspection of
your trees on your
next visit to BLS. Cold weather and moisture helps keep the
beetles at bay, so
let’s hope for a wet and cold winter.
Stay safe and healthy this holiday season.
Best regards,
Doug Hjelmhaug
President, BLSHA Board of Directors
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VOLUNTEERS IN PREVENTION (VIP)
Hello BLSHA Members,
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! November was a
great month for fire prevention. The weather has changed, we had
our first snow and rain, and CALFIRE is now allowing burning on
specific burn days. CALFIRE is still urging people to be
responsible though. We are not out of the woods just yet, but we
are getting close. To find out if today is a burn day, please call
The CALFIRE Burn Day Information Line at 209-223-6246. The burn
line recording will be updated daily between 4pm and 5pm.
When a Member first buys in BLSHA, they are sent a New Homeowner
Packet. In that packet there is a small slip that requests your
contact information, and an application for the BLSHA Garbage
Program. Please take the time to fill out both slips of paper.
Without your current contact information, we can only send you a
letter if there is an issue with your property. We have seen trees
fall on homes, we have had septic tanks alarms go off, we have
garbage spills and we have seen broken doors from bears. When these
issues occur, it can be very important to have immediate contact
with the Member. Without a current phone number and/or email, we
cannot send you photos and information as easily. Please also fill
out the BLSHA Garbage Program application. Signing up for this
program does not allow the Association to charge you without your
approval, each and every occurrence. Please view the BLSHA Garbage
Program as an emergency tool and not as a garbage service such as
Cal-Waste.
Please take the time to look around your property, your roof and
your trees. Clear the needles from the roof and gutters and look up
and see if you have any diseased and/or dead trees. Dead trees and
gravity make a scary situation, especially when it snows. Please
take the time to clean up the County-Right-of-Way, which is located
in the front of your property, between the road and your pins. The
water is about to come! It is the responsibility of each Property
Owner to maintain and even repair (in some cases) the
County-Right-of-Way, which is in front of their property. Please
remember that you may not start any fires in the
County-Right-of-Way. If you plan on burning, please do so in a safe
place, within your property pins. I have listed below, the link to
the Muni-code website. Please take the time to read up on property
owner responsibilities. Just right click (on the link) and open the
hyperlink.
https://library.municode.com/ca/calaveras_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CALAVERAS_CO_CALIFORNIA_MUNICIPAL_CODE_TIT12STSIPUPL
For all Members who are going through insurance renewals, please
contact me at [email protected]. I will be able to send you the BLSHA
Fire Wise Community Certificate, a print out of the EPFD ISO rating
for BLSHA, and a letter from the Association stating that you are
not in violation of the CC&Rs. You may be eligible for a
discount because BLSHA is a Fire Wise Community. However, if you
are purchasing the CA Fair Plan, then you are entitled to a
discount. Check with your insurance company.
If you plan on painting your home a new color scheme, replacing
the septic, building a shed, deck or an addition, please do not
forget that you must fill out an application to the BLSHA
Architectural Review Committee. The Association must inspect the
property lines and the plans, before any work may start. If you
have plans on any changes to the outside of your home, please send
me an email at [email protected], and we will send you out the
application.
Have a safe December! Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!
Thank you,
Thomas Hein
BLSHA Fire Prevention Coordinator
https://library.municode.com/ca/calaveras_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CALAVERAS_CO_CALIFORNIA_MUNICIPAL_CODE_TIT12STSIPUPLhttps://library.municode.com/ca/calaveras_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CALAVERAS_CO_CALIFORNIA_MUNICIPAL_CODE_TIT12STSIPUPLmailto:[email protected]:[email protected]
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Administration
General Manager,
Tony Abila
Assistant General Manager
Amber Meyer
Facilities
Facilities Manager,
Mark Owens
Summer Recreation
Summer Recreation Director,
Judith Anderson
Assistant Recreation Director,
Veronica O’Boy
Security
Vernon Nicholson
Production of the Lodge Log: Blue Lake Springs HOA Staff
Blue Lake Springs Homeowners’ Association
Office Hours
Tuesday-Saturday ~ 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Office Phone: (209) 795-2357 ~ Fax: (209) 795-4438
Email: [email protected]
Post Office Box 712, Arnold, CA 95223
Web Site: www.blsha.com
Snowflake Lodge Restaurant
Friday and Saturday 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
(Tentatively reopening January 8th)
Please Call for Reservation (209) 795-2357
(Time and availability open to changes due to
Covid-19 restrictions.)
Summer Recreation (Memorial Day to Labor Day)
Recreation Office Phone (209) 795-4009
Email: [email protected]
Your Association welcomes letters from members and well
publish them in the Lodge Log on a space available basis. If
necessary they will be edited for style and shortened to 200
words. Letters will not be returned to author. Formal policy is
on
file at the Association office. Members should request a copy
of
the policy If they are considering submitting a Member to
Member
Board of Directors
President, Doug Hjelmhaug
Vice President, Mike McAtee
Treasurer, Joanne Schultz
Secretary, Dale Ward
Director, Steve Pollock
Director, Jimmy Cooke
Director, Roxanne Dubois
mailto:[email protected]://www.blsha.commailto:[email protected]
