Information, News and Events of Interest to Pointe Royale

417.334.0634 • FAX: 417.334.0624 • Pointe Royale Security: 417.334.5778

February, 2007www.pointeroyalegolfvillage.com

New WebsiteDesigned To Serve Pointe RoyaleResidents And Ownerswww.pointeroyalegolfvillage.com

With a complete redesign, the newPointe Royale website is specially de-signed to better serve residents and own-ers of Pointe Royale.

Not only will it inform those planningto visit the Pointe, it has password pro-tected areas to serve those living at the

Pointe as well as those outside the area.Owners will be able to access associationfinancials, minutes of meetings and otherinformation necessary to carry on businessat the Pointe. The Pointe Royale News willalso be posted for owner convenience.

Bud Evans, Pointe Royale general man-

ager, said the site changes were neces-sary to keep pace with the electronic ageand better serve the community. “We wanteveryone to feel they are part of every-thing going on here and in Branson.”Adding, “we hope folks will check thesite often and stay up with the latest in-formation and association actions con-cerning their investment. Continual up-dating of the site will keep it current andup to date.”

POA Board of Directors:Louie Keener, PresidentRick Watson, Vice-PresidentCarol Glorioso, TreasurerJerome Venteicher, SecretaryJoel MerrifieldSherry GrishamBob StarnesPhil WithamKathleen Kolb

COA Board of Directors:Ron Glorioso, PresidentCraig Untiedt, Vice-PresidentJerome Venteicher, SecretaryBob Haught, TreasurerBernie SarbaughJoan Anderson

Golf Committee:Louie Keener, PresidentSusan AdamsAl DedrickRod MurphyJohn O’SullivanJack SimonsenMike Krone

Administrative Offices:Pointe Royale Associations142 Clubhouse Dr.Branson, MO 65616

www.pointeroyalegolfvillage.com

Office Personnel:Khristine Phillips • Jan Brock

Office: 417.334.0634FAX: 417.334.0624

Pro Shop: 417.334.4477Bud Evans – General Manager

Travis Hogan – Golf Course Supt.Jeff Walster – Golf ProMarilyn Droke – Editor

Pointe Royale Golf Village142 Clubhouse Dr.Branson, MO 65616

Office Hours:Mon – Fri: 8:00 A.M. – 4:30 P.M.

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Pointe Royale maintains the exclusive right and privilege to refuse any ad-vertising that may be deemed offensive or detrimental to the Pointe Royalecommunity and the Property Owners Association and/or the CondominiumOwners Association.

General ManagerReport from the

By Bud EvansGeneral Manager

2007 is here. The staffand I are very excitedabout what the newyear will bring. Onething that excites me isthe new faces joining usat the Pointe.

We’ve introducedTravis Hogan as ournew golf course super-intendent earlier. We already see newideas being implemented and look formore improvements over the comingyear.

Kate Kammler, a College of the

Ozarks graduate, has a masters degreefrom Southern Illinois University. Katehas great ideas and is an excellent addi-tion to our staff.

Alfonzo Rivera is not new to our staffbut this will be Fonz’s first full year asCondo Superintendent. Fonz brings un-bridled energy to the job and has an ag-gressive plan for scheduled upgrades forcondos during 2007.

We have two new faces in the office.Jan Brock is our receptionist. Jan is greatin this position and is the person you willtalk to when needing assistance. RuthBabriel is our accounts payable special-ist. She brings experience and a good workethic to this position. A somewhat newface in the office is Khristine Phillips.Khristine has moved from being the re-ceptionist to our accounts receivable spe-

cialist. Khristine will assist you with allaccount inquiries.

I want to make sure that you checkour newly designed website atpointeroyalegolfvillage.com. It has anall new design and updated in a muchimproved format. You may now accessany of the Pointe Royale associationsand, with a security password, view fi-nancial documents, association min-utes, and the Pointe Royale News. Thesite permits printing of documents andforms as may be needed by associationmembers. The site has a great new look.Be sure to take time to see how it works!

2007 will be a great year at PointeRoyale. Please do your part by follow-ing association rules and regulations,especially the 25 m.p.h. speed limit andthe stop signs.

New Website To AidOwners and Residents

Anyone with a computer and a littletime should go to the newly designedPointe Royale website.

The new website, designed by StevePierce, is all new with great graphicsand an easy to follow format. It is es-pecially designed to tell about thePointe while providing information andaccess for owners.

Bud Evans, Pointe Royale generalmanager, has been working on the con-cept for several months. His desire wasto have a website that promoted thePointe and, at the same time, provideda way to communicate with owners andresidents.

Computers, and the internet, arequickly becoming the accepted com-munication link for the entire world. In-formation and data travels to the homein many ways, but none more effi-ciently that through the internet.

It is important that Pointe Royale berepresented on the World Wide Web asit promotes the community and it’s fa-cilities by creating desire and demandwhich helps maintain property values.

It is also important to communicatewith those who own and live at thePointe. While the newsletter serves as

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a communication avenue, the websitegives immediate access to the officewith new information and the paper-work necessary to carry on business asan owner.

With new elements coming in the fu-ture, the site will be home to everyoneneeding access to the Pointe. Evanshopes the site will be visited weeklyby those with Pointe interests since itwill be updated weekly and daily asnecessary.

Starting with this issue, the PointeRoyale News will be available directlyfrom the website by following themember links using your passwordavailable through the office. The“News” will be available for readingon-line or printed out in your home us-ing Adobe Acrobat Reader already in-stalled on most computers.

Association minutes will also beavailable to download in an “Unap-proved” version with voted approvalcoming at the next association meet-ing.

Also available will be member formsavailable for carrying on business withthe office.

Bud Evans,Pointe RoyaleGeneral Manager

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Report from the President

Property OwnersAssociation ReportBy Louie KeenerPOA President

Unauthorized Useof PR FacilitiesCreate ConcernPOA Addresses Problem

Concern seemed to mount during theJanuary meeting of the Pointe RoyaleOwners Association as discussion turnedto the use of PR facilities by those unau-thorized to be in Pointe Royale.

Over time, 12,000 gate pass cards andelectronic openers have been issued toowners and those authorized to enterPointe Royale.

Now, many of those are no longer au-thorized to be on the property but still en-ter the Pointe and use the facilities. On ahot summer day, many find the tempta-tion to use the swimming pool and hot tubirresistible. Others find the exercise equip-ment great for trimming those extrapounds. While many drive around for aleisurely look at the beautiful homes offamous personalities and entertainers, oth-ers come to play tennis or use the indoorpool. Some even drive in to fish at the“honey hole.”

It doesn’t matter what the reason fortheir being on private property, they areillegally trespassing. Members find them-selves paying to support the unauthorizeduse of the facilities while security is some-

what demished by their continued entry.The problem is compounded by the au-

thorized entry of those wishing to playgolf, attend meetings in the clubhouse ordine in the restaurant. Contractors andmaintenance workers add even more con-cern.

During discussion concerning a newsecurity system to monitor the swimmingpool and exercise facilities, membersvoiced their concern about safety and therisk of having unauthorized people onproperty. One mother voiced her concernas she said, “if spending $40,000 makesone child safer or one mother more se-cure, it is worth the money.” Adding,“having a sense of being safe and securecannot be assigned a value. If we turn onepredator away or keep one molester outof the Pointe, we have provided the verysecurity we depended on when we boughtour property.”

By Don Droke

We just had the firstof four quarterly Prop-erty Owners Associa-tion meetings sched-uled for this year. At-tendance was verygood. Subjects dis-

cussed were new security rules andnecessary employment and proce-dures to make Pointe Royale a saferplace to live.

2006 was a good year for the golfcourse and the Property Owners As-sociation. There were more than27,000 rounds of golf played withforty percent of that play by prop-erty owners. We had approximately$20,000 remaining in the budget af-ter reducing the irrigation note by$62,000. If 2007 golf play equals thispast year, we hope to approach thecomplete payoff of that note.

We will soon be deactivating allgate cards and remote openers in or-der to retrieve and eliminate all un-authorized gate passes. We ask thatyou be patient during this process.Our goal is to keep Pointe Royalesafe and secure.

The new Pointe Royale website isup and running. Members will soonbe able to go to the member sectionand retrieve newsletters, minutes ofassociation meetings and the calen-dar of events. Call the office to getyour member password.

As you can see, our newsletter isevolving. We hope this edition willbe even better and published on amore regular basis.

We always need individuals toserve and work on our committees.If you have particular interests ortalents, we invite you to become in-volved in one of the many commit-tees serving the Pointe. This is yourchance to make a contribution to thecommunity and keep it a place wecan all be proud of.

I would like to encourage every-one to attend our events during theyear. This will give you a chance tomeet your neighbors and make newfriends living at Pointe Royale.

Board of Directors meet in the Clubhouse for the January session of the Property Owners Association

Louie KeenerPOA President

By Ron GloriosoCondominium OwnersAssociation President

Condo OwnersAssociation News

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January bringsabout the time forNew Year’s resolu-tions and the CondoBoard has made aresolution to activelyseek compliance withall governing direc-tives. In order to ac-

complish this task, we will publishseveral excerpts from one or moregoverning directives that requireowner action(s).

1. Article Ten of the CPOA By-Laws: Paragraph 1. Proof of Own-ership. Except for those owners whoinitially purchase a condominium unitfrom Developer, any person acquiringan interest in a condominium unitshall furnish to the Board a copy ofthe recorded instrument vesting thatperson with an interest in the condo-minium unit. The copy furnished tothe Association shall be maintained inthe files of the Association.

2. Article Ten of the CPOA By-Laws: Paragraph 2. Registration ofMailing Address. The owners or sev-eral owners of each condominium unitshall have one and the same registeredmailing address to be used by the As-sociation for communications, andsuch registered address shall be theonly mailing address of a person orpersons, firms, corporation, partner-ship, association or other legal entityor any combination thereof to be usedby the Association. NOTE: It is theowner’s responsibility to keep this ad-dress current.

3. Article Eleven of the CPOABy-Laws: Paragraph 10. The residentmanager, the managing agent or theBoard shall retain a passkey to eachunit. No owner shall alter any lock orinstall a new lock on any door lead-ing into a unit without prior consentand, if such consent is given, theowner shall provide a key for the man-aging agent’s or the Board’s use.NOTE: Having a key available willprevent excess damage if a problemoccurs and the owner is not available.

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By Don Droke

With all the leaves gone and the grasspale brown, everyone knows winter ishere. But until now, there hasn’t beenmuch snow. No one was complaining, butwinter isn’t complete without snow.

Beautiful soft, fluffy snow started fall-ing on the last day of January and ush-ered in an all white Pointe Royale for Feb-ruary.

Not many have been playing golf withthe temperatures staying in the thirties andforties although there have been a few“toughies” out playing. They are the “die-hards” and the exception.

Winter takes on a slower pace at thePointe with the pool covered and the deckchairs and tables resting along the fence.Dogs out for a walk even have time tobark and chase after the squirrels since noone seems concerned about being in ahurry.

Of course, the indoor pool is open withsteamy warm water just waiting for aquick swim and the exercise room is wait-ing with good equipment ideal for taking

off a quick few pounds or firming up af-ter the holiday feasts.

The fun part of winter is joining the gangfor the scheduled activities in the club-house. If you haven’t dropped by for gamenight, you have missed a real treat. Maybeyou should learn how to play bunco orjoin the ladies for bridge on Wednesdays.

Don’t miss the Country Line Dancingfun on Wednesday evening. It’s lots of funand good exercise. Be sure to bring your

friends.Why not take a break for a quick bite to

eat and a great cup of coffee at Danna’sGrill? We’ll be there.

Wintertime is a great time for just “plainole catchin’ up” and taking it easy.Let it Snow. Let it Snow.

Snow covers the outdoor pool and rec area but the water iswarm and inviting at the indoor pool.

The Pointe Royale Clubhouse appears as a winter wonderland as snow covers everything in a blanket of white.

Condo OutlookBy Alfonso RiveraCondo Maintenance Supervisor

Alfonso “Fonz” Rivera,Condo MaintenanceSupervisor

Association Meeting Notes

Condo OwnersAssociation

The first Condo Board meeting of thenew year got off to a good start withRon Glorioso serving as President.

Bud Evans, Pointe Royale generalmanager and Alfonzo (Fonz) Rivera,condo maintenance supervisor, pre-sented a prioritized list of condo build-ing needs with a cost of around$125,000 budgeted for the expense.Several items on the list need immedi-ate attention and the board gave ap-proval for the expenditures.

Bob Haught, treasurer, addressed thegroup with his list of goals for the of-fice of treasurer. High on his list wasthe setting up of office procedures andthe review of 2006 expenditures. Em-

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Restaurant NewsBy Mark TurnerGeneral Manager,Danna’s Grill

Hello from Dannas Grill. Its wintertime again and things are very cold, whynot join us at the grill for a nice bowl of

Vegetable Beef Soup,or Rock ShrimpBisque?

We are open forbreakfast and lunchseven days a weekwith winter hoursSunday throughThursday 8 am till3:30 pm and Fridayand Saturday 8 am till6 pm.

Valentines Day is quickly approachingand will be Wednesday, February 14th.We will be having a Sweetheart Dinnerin the Grand Regal Room. Be sure to stopby the grill and purchase your tickets to-day. Tickets are $15.99 per person. Themenu is included in this newsletter andyou can see the full dinner menu for Val-entines Day at the restaurant.

To tantalize your taste buds, we will beserving broiled salmon with lemon dillsauce or tender inside round withbordelaise sauce. These are just the en-trees with more included for dinner.

There will also be live entertainmentthat evening by Dennis Kolb and LindaBurkhart, Branson vocalists.

Thank you for your continued supportof the Grill. We look forward to anothergreat year. A special thank you to DonOgden and Fred Murer for their support.

Stop by for a cup of coffee or a greatmeal. We all look forward to seeing youat Dannas Grill.

Hot off the grill

ployee purchases will be made by pur-chase order and repeated purchases willbe secured by contract for convenienceand to lower costs. He recommendedthe reinstatement of time clocks for em-ployees and the use of credit cards in-stead of small check purchases.

Building #9 has had their water andsewer paid by the COA for severalmonths because of a billing error. Thishas been corrected and notices will besent to owners telling of the situation.

Haught is asking for volunteers toserve on the Financial Committee whoare not part of the board. If you are in-terested, please contact Bob at 336-6250.

Glorioso reminded everyone that theCondo Owners Association will nowmeet quarterly with added meetings inSeptember for budget approval and No-vember for the Annual Meeting. Addi-tional meetings may be scheduled witha 3 day notice.

February ishere and thatmeans winter hasthe potential tohit us hard at anytime. We mighteven see snowand ice!

Winter mainte-nance plans in-clude doing ourbest to make sure

all roads and walkways are clean andPointe Royale remains safe during badweather.

The Condo Owners Association hadtheir first quarterly meeting of the yearand it went very well. Several of oursubmitted projects were approved andwe hope to get started on those soon.

There are several aspects of main-tenance that we continue to work onsuch as the leaves, cob webs, and gen-eral maintenance items that are partof our normal routine.

In the coming months you will seethe condo maintenance men out in thecondo areas working hard to improveour fine community.

Hope that you are all having a won-derful year and Happy Valentine Day.

Joel Merrifield, POAMarketing Chairman

Marketing News

MarketingPointe RoyaleBy Joel Merrifield,Marketing Chairman

Pointe Royale is agreat place to live butit is also a great placeto play and get togetherfor meetings and greatdining.

It is important topresent the facilities tothe general public so

that the Pointe can benefit from their pay-ing to use the facilities.

This use by the public raises securityconcerns and the Property Owners Asso-ciation has been working hard on waysto better preserve the secure life style ofthe Pointe and still benefit from othersusing the great amenities.

The staff has been working hard to raisethe quality of play for those using the golfcourse. Many have commented about thecourse and how nice it looked last year.We hope those golfers visit again andbring others with them when they return.We also hope they relax and enjoy a biteto eat before they leave.

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New Golf CourseSuperintendent Takes Charge

Employee Profile

Travis Hogan

Everyone who plays golf dreams aboutplaying with the best at Pebble Beach orSpyglass. Each, very famous coursesknown for their spectacular beauty andworld famous reputation.

It’s one thing to play such great courses,but still another to work at each as assis-tant grounds keeper. It’s the kind of jobthat most golfers only dream about. Theyare great courses and considered as showplaces for the world of golf.

Working at such famous golf coursesprovides experience and knowledgegained only by the best in the world. Onlyseasoned pro’s can imagine this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. All this great ex-perience has now come home to PointeRoyale.

Travis Hogan, the new Pointe RoyaleGolf Course Superintendent, has playedand worked at the best.

A rabid golf enthusiast, Hogan grew upon the golf course in Ironton, Missouri.While growing up, he lived only 130 yardsfrom a course green. He would stand inthe back yard, hitting a 4 iron by the hour,sometimes to the nearby green. His firstclub was a driver and he used it for every-thing. He hated waiting for his dad to gethome after work so at ten years old hestarted playing on his own. He would pulla cart and play 45 holes on most days “Igrew up with golf and always loved it,”said Hogan.

He never thought about being a profes-sional golfer, but in high school wantedto play golf in college and then be a clubpro. While working on a course inFarmington, Missiouri, Hogan realized hedidn’t like being inside all the time andliked the idea of working outside on thecourse. He found himself working so hecould play golf.

It wasn’t long until Hogan secured aplace on a college golf team. Shortly there-after he received a call inviting him towork with the Sports Sod Superintendentat Arrowhead Stadium, home of the Kan-sas City Chiefs.

After working at Arrowhead four years,he received the invitation of a lifetimewhen offered an internship at the worldfamous Pebble Beach Golf Course. Heturned it down, but when offered the jobfor the second time, realized this was a

career move he couldn’t turn down andmade the move to California.

After working at Pebble Beach, heworked at the beautiful Spyglass Course.All the while learning the secrets of verysuccessful course superintendents.

It didn’t take long for the “country boy”from Missouri to miss the slower paceback home and wanted to get away from

the high cost of living in California. Afterworking at two of the most beautiful, andwell known, golf courses in the world, hefelt ready to take on his own course asSuperintendent.

That chance came when he was hired asGolf Course Superintendent at theSullivan, Missouri golf course. Althoughhe enjoyed the work, he missed the watersports of California and came to Bransonto check out opportunities at two golfcourses. Finding out about the vacancy atPointe Royale, he interviewed for the job.

Getting the Pointe Royale job meant

leaving his wife, Vanessa, and their elevenmonth old daughter, Ella Grace, back inSullivan. Vanessa is a first grade teacherand won’t move until June. She is excitedabout the move since they will be closeto the lake while Travis works at a coursehe is so proud of.

Travis plays golf and appreciates play-ing because he gets a feel for the course.

A good course needs to feelgood to the golfer. He wants toknow how the greens are roll-ing. How dry the fairways areand how hard the bunkers are.Playing the course lets himknow first hand what is happen-ing with the course.

Travis likes giving special at-tention to small details. He likeshaving clean cups on the green.He likes flags that are fresh andnew. He likes the green to rollgood and look great. After all,most golfers judge the entirecourse by the greens.

Hogan is competitive and ev-eryone around him knows that.He said, “my fight is alwaysagainst mother nature, I’m al-ways concerned about what’sbest for the golfer and the golfcourse.” Adding, “I look at thebad things first, then considerthe overall picture next.”

“I play at work,” he said, whiletalking about the importance ofstaying in tune with the courseand loving what he does.

I hope to save money for thePointe by introducing a newwatering schedule designed to

actually give the course what it needs in-stead of what everyone thinks it needs.

Hogan has great ideas for the Pointecourse, but it all takes time. The coursegets lots of praise but needs plenty ofwork. He can’t wait to see the courseevolve into what he visualizes. He envi-sions bringing college golfers to thecourse as interns so he can share what hehas learned with others and they, in turn,can benefit from his experiences learnedfrom some of the greatest Superintendentsin the world.

By Don Droke

Travis Hogan, new Pointe Royale Golf Course Superintendent

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Wintertime Golf

Working onthe full swingExcepts fromPaul Wilson’sWinter Golf

Cold weather lay off will certainlyeffect your full swing and needs a littletune up before hitting the course for aquick round on a nice day.

Making a great swing requires youto coil and uncoil your body properly.This action takes effort. After takingtime off of this game, you will want tohit the ball the easiest way possible.This means you will probably try tohit the ball with your arms as opposedto coiling and uncoiling your body.

To keep your body coiling and un-coiling properly, just take one of yourclubs, a broom stick or a weight lift-ing bar (no weights) and hold the endsof the object as you place it across yourshoulders. Then, take your set up po-sition. From here, simply coil theshoulders back in a circular, clockwisemotion, while resisting your hip turn.Once you are tightly wound up, un-coil in a counter clockwise directionby turning the lower body the otherway.

If you do this drill properly, the ob-ject on your shoulders will resemblethe twirling blades of a helicopter. Ifyour club is moving in an up and downsee saw action, you are not coiling anduncoiling properly.

Just remember to make sure that youmimic the helicopter blades and get thetight feeling as you coil back. If youdo, you will maintain the proper coil-ing and uncoiling of your body so thatyou won't just try to hit the ball withyour arms.

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Report from theHorticulturistBy Kate KammlerPointe Royale Horticulturist

I will start my first column by telling alittle about myself.

I received a BS from College of theOzarks in horticulture and a Masters fromSouthern Illinois University in plant andsoil science. I am a “jack of all trades,”

having a little experiencein about every aspect ofhorticulture. During thelast three years I haveworked in fruit and veg-etable production.

During the last twomonths I have been find-ing my way aroundPointe Royale. This hasbeen a learning experi-

ence as I am new to the world of golf.My exposure to the golf course began

with me becoming familiar with the lay-out while cleaning out the flower beds.Then the fun began with plotting and plan-ning what would be planted in the bedsthis spring.

I always look forward to new seed cata-logs since it is a sure sign that spring isjust around the corner. This time of yeardoesn’t place to much demand on the hor-ticulture side of Pointe Royale and thegolf course, so I have joined the crewworking on the course. There is no betterway to learn and understand the workingsof a golf course than to get hands-on ex-perience.

Next month, I will be starting cannas inthe greenhouse in order to get a head starton spring planting. Bed preparation willbegin mid March with the first beddingplants from C of O arriving around April15, weather permitting.

I look forward to meeting everyone atthe Pointe and urge you to call if you haveany horticulture questions.

Carol Jones Realtors

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This is the first of several notices youwill be receiving over the next few monthsregarding security at Pointe Royale. Weall agree that security at the Pointe affectsour property values the same as golf andall of the other amenities. We also believeyou will agree that security at Pointe Roy-ale is not at the level it should be.

In order to have adequate security at thePointe it will take the cooperation of ALLowners whether they live here full timeor only visit. It is our desire to make ac-cess in and out of The Pointe as easy aspossible for our owners and long-term les-sees.

The first step to gaining control overwho enters into the Pointe is to make sureall gate cards and automatic openers be-ing used are authorized passes issued toowners or long-term lessees. To accom-plish this it will be necessary in the nearfuture for all gate access devices to be shutoff and reregistered to stop the use of thosethat have been stolen, misplaced, givento others or retained by previous ownersor long-term lessees. More detailed infor-mation will be forth coming on how andwhen this will be handled.

All non-owners (commercial or emer-gency vehicles, visitors to the golf courseor restaurant, guests of owners or long-term lessees), or unregistered long-termlessees or nightly renters will be using theLEFT entrance and will be required to pro-vide certain information to the guard andgiven a daily gate pass to display whileinside the Pointe.

Also, as part of the security improve-ments, the Pointe Policies, Rules, andRegulations will be more closely fol-lowed. Each property owner received anupdated version of the Policies, Rules andRegulations in the packet for the annualmeeting. It would be good for each of usto become more familiar with these ar-ticles.

Some of the changes that will be madeare as follows:

*The free Branson-Daily Independentpaper will only be available at the Club-house.

*All owners and long-term lessees witha gate card or automatic opener need touse the RIGHT entrance.

*Any owner or long-term lessee usingthe LEFT entrance must have their win-dow sticker visible and will be requiredto provide sufficient information to estab-

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lish identity and residency.*All visitors will be required to give

drivers name, destination (includingowner or long-term lessees name and ad-dress), license number, and make of ve-hicle.

* Owners will be required to registerwith the gate house, all contractors whowill require regular entry into the Pointe(i.e. yard, pool, etc.) For other contrac-tors, the owner will need to advise the gatehouse as to the day that they will be com-ing through.

*All nightly renters will be required tohave a mirror tag completed when theyarrive at the gate.

Security after 8:00 PM will be tighterthan during the day. Visitors will be re-quired to show identification and justify

Submitted by Bud Evans,Pointe Royale General Manager

their entering into the Pointe. It is pos-sible that the right gate will be closed11:00 PM until 5:00 AM.

The ultimate objective is to have totalcontrol and security over the Pointe (frontgate, pools, and fitness facility) with oneaccess device. To accomplish this, a newaccess system is being considered. Shouldthis system be adapted, it would not benecessary to reregister the current gatedevices. You will be hearing more aboutthis as information becomes available.

If you have any questions or commentsplease contact the POA office or attendthe next board meeting and voice yourconcerns.

Fire Hits Pointe HomeWilson Residence

By Don Droke

It’s cold outside. Family members arevisiting from Springfield after being hitby a bad ice storm. Pets are curled upin their favorite sleeping spots. Every-one is settled in for a good nights restall cozy from the warmth of the wellstoked fireplace.

It’s 1:30 AM and dad hears the soundof barking dogs. He is immediatelyawake because it is unusual for theirvalued pets. Immediately he smellssmoke and the fight for their lives ison.

“Dad” is Tim Wilson, his wife isCarole and their cozy home that is onfire is in Pointe Royale.

They call 911 while frantically fight-ing to get their daughter, Stephanie, andher baby out of the house.

It didn’t take long for the fire trucksand emergency personnel to arrive butthe fire had already spread throughoutthe upper story of the home. Almostimmediately fire could be seen shoot-ing through the roof.

Everyone was amazed at how rapidlythe fire was spreading and how fast ev-erything was going up in flames.

With the fire extinguished, Tim hadtime to recall the frightening night by

saying, “We are so blessed. No one washurt and we know God had his hand onour lives that night.”

Tim and Carole want to personallythank all those in Pointe Royale for theirprayers and offers of help. “It’s duringa time such as this that we realize howimportant it is to be surrounded byfriends and neighbors like we have athe Pointe.”

Happy Blessed New Year to all.

A dozen or so Pointe Royale neigh-bors got together for a great time ofChristmas Caroling. It was suggestedthat we sing to folks who were shut-in, unable to get out or just needed abit of joyful noise.

It was hard to determine who wasmore blessed, the “givers” or the “re-ceivers” as everyone had such a goodtime and we all felt so good doing it.

We would like to send a special“thank you” to Jerry and Nancy fororganizing the time together.

We apologize if we missed anyoneand look forward to doing it againnext Christmas and hope lots ofpeople join in the rewarding holidayfun.

Be sure to watch the Pointe Newsfor more “spare of the moment” funthings we hope to do this year. Don’tmiss out on the blessing!

Neighbors Blessedby Christmas SingingBy JRaePointe News Contributor

Committee FormedTo Promote SocialEvents

The POA Board has established a newcommittee to oversee social events andactivities in the clubhouse.

Named the “Clubhouse Committee,” thegroup will be in charge of Pointe Royalesocial events, seasonal decorations, club-house activities, book exchange, minormaintenance of the clubhouse and pro-mote new activities. In addition, the com-mittee will provide official information tothe Pointe Royale News and be respon-sible for the accuracy thereof.

Kathleen Kolb is chairperson of thecommittee with 9 social events plannedfor the coming year starting with a valen-tine party scheduled for February 14th.

Members of the committee are:

Kathleen Kolb Chairperson 336-3934Joni Russell 339-1029Becky Smith 332-3605Audrey Myhre 593-9173David and Gail Lund 334-0070Carol Glorioso 334-9004Rick and Carol Watson 334-4429Sharon Smith 332-2980Bob Starnes 339-4040Patrick Crevelt 239-1696

Should you have an activity that youwant to promote please contact the officeor one of the clubhouse committee mem-bers. They will see that it gets on the cal-ender and in the newsletter. Every activ-ity must have a contact person.

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Branson City NewsBy Jerry AdamsPublic Information DirectorCity of Branson

News Briefs

Contractors for the Bran-son Convention Center andadjacent Hilton ConventionCenter Hotel say the two fa-cilities remain on schedulefor an August 17, 2007 open-ing. At o p p i n gout cer-e m o n ywas heldin De-cember tomark thecomple-tion ofthe roofdeck onthe 12th

floor ofthe hotel.

B r a n -son po-lice offic-ers par-ticipated in the annual Shopwith a Cop program that al-lows children of poverty-stricken families to shop forChristmas presents with alaw enforcement officer.Seventy-four children re-ceived $100, which is ac-quired through fund-raising,to spend at the Branson Wal-Mart. Several officers com-mented on the unselfishnessof the children who not onlybuy for themselves, but also

for their parents and siblings.Motorists need to watch out

for major construction onHighway 76 between U.S. 65and Roark Valley Road. An-other eastbound lane is beingadded to that stretch of 76 toease traffic congestion. Also,on the southbound off-ramp ofHighway 65 at 76, crews areadding another right turn lane.

The Branson RecPlex onBranson Hills Parkway hasbeen instrumental in bringingmore sporting events to town,which in turn, boosts tourism.The RecPlex is designed toaccommodate state, regionaland national athletic events.During 2006, Branson hostedtwo national and 15 regionaltournaments that attracted

some 27,000 visitors to ourcity.

Reflecting on 2006, BransonMayor Lou Schaefer considersthe opening of Branson Land-ing as the biggest accomplish-ment of the city. The Landinghas spurred other economicdevelopment in Branson andmade 2006 the best year in his-tory. Sales and tourism tax rev-enues set records in 2006, asdid the value of new construc-tion in the city that totaled$215.9 million.

The Branson area entertaineda record 7.3 million visitors in2006. As a result,Branson generatedover $37 million to thestate of Missouri insales tax revenue.

With the BransonConvention Center setto open this August,the new five storyparking garage acrossthe street from theconvention center willpartially open April 1when 300 parkingspaces on the topthree floors will beopen to the public.Upon completion ofthe whole parking garagearound August 1, there will be500 spaces.

The Branson Police Depart-ment will conduct its annualgraduation ceremony for theD.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resis-tance Education) program onTuesday, February 20, 7 p.m.at the Presley’s Theater onWest Highway 76. Some 325elementary students from

Branson and Kirbyvilleschools will receive certifi-cates for successfully com-pleting the program.D.A.R.E teaches studentsabout the dangers of drugs,and more importantly, howto say “no” to drugs offeredto them by their peers.

The Branson Fire Depart-ment will once again offerCERT training to area citi-zens beginning in March.CERT stands for Commu-nity Emergency ResponseTeam. Firefighters trainresidents in performing es-

sential lifesaving functionsin disaster situations beforethe arrival of emergency re-sponse personnel. Theclasses will meet everyTuesday for eight weeksstaring March 6. To sign up,contact the Branson FireDepartment at 337-8580.Since the initiation of CERTin 2004, over 70 citizenshave been trained.

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Hilton Hotel, set to open in August, will be joined bynew 5 story parking garage across the street.

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Taneycomo Fishing ReportLet’s Go Fishin’

By Al DedrickResident Fisherman

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Al Dedrick at work in his “office”on Lake Taneycomo. Nothing is more challenging than “chasing the big one” on Taneycomo

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I hope you are enjoying the New Year.During December, and part of January, thefishing on Taneycomo has been back tonormal. I want to talk a little about fish-ing in December. On Saturday December9 my neighbor Ron Lilley caught 25 rain-bow trout on an oliveleech near the walk-way. That same dayMickey Scullawlcaught about 50 rain-bow trout at the riffleon a scud. On SundayDecember 10, I caughtsomewhere between 25to 30 rainbow trout ona copper dun midgesize #20. The fish Icaught were healthyand full of spunk. OnMonday December 11,I caught 25 rainbowtrout on a copper dunmidge size #20. Bothdays were overcast and unseasonablywarm.

December 13 was sunny with tempera-tures in the low 60’s with a few highclouds, what a great day for December. Ithought it would be a good day to use thecopper dun midge size #20 as my mainfly and the primrose midge size #20 asmy dropper. I caught 33 rainbow troutmostly on the primrose midge.

The next day, when I arrived, the lakewas dropping. I started fishing at the rifflewith a brassie, and caught 9 fish. Whenthe lake had stabilized, I changed over to

a black soft hackle and caught 16 rain-bow trout. When the trout quit hitting thesoft hackle, I changed over to the droppersystem. My main fly was a copper dunmidge size #20 and my dropper was aprimrose midge size #20. I caught 7 trout

mostly on the copper dun midge.It was sunny with high clouds andwest winds with temperatures inthe 60’s It was just a great day tobe out fishing.

On December 17, Pointe resi-dent, Irv Miller, caught and re-leased 40 rainbow trout on a cop-per dun midge in an hour. Thisgives you some idea how goodTaneycomo was fishing in Decem-ber. Each day that I fished I caughtbetween 25 to 50 fish. Some daysit was slow, butoverall fishingwas good.

Over the Christ-mas Holidays I

took my wife Patricia andAudrey Myhre a residentof the Pointe fly fishing.Audrey is just learning tofly fish and it wasAudrey’s first time to fishat the Pointe. When wefirst arrived, the waterwas flat, “no current.” Itwas a good time to prac-tice some casting. Whilecasting I could see fishbeing caught at the riffleso we moved to the riffle.

Once at the riffle Patricia caught the firstfish on a soft hackle. Fishing was slow,but once the current picked up, so did thefishing. Patricia and Audrey were fishingsoft hackles and catching trout faster thanI could release them. Both caught over 10fish each until we lost the current. Thewater went flat and so did the fishing. Itwas a blast seeing both women having funcatching the trout. The reason I havetalked so much about December is be-cause the number of fish being caught wasso good. It was great seeing all of thosetrout being caught after such a slow sum-mer.

Taneycomo has fished very well rightinto 2007 although there has been plentyof generation even before the ice storm.When the generators have been off I havebeen able to catch 30 + fish per day. Somedays are slower than others, but if you canget out and fish with two or less genera-tors running you should be able to catchtrout. After the ice storm, all four of thegenerators have been running day andnight.

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Watch ForFly Tying Classes and

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Clubhouse

Try SomethingExciting!

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Fish for trout with a fly rodand tie your own flies.

I look for this schedule to continue un-til Beaver Lake and Table Rock Lake getback to normal pool. I hope we will getback to wade fishing by the end of Janu-ary or sooner.

I want to congratulate Bill and BarbPhillips for catching and releasing over2000 trout last year here at the Pointe.Great job!

Some of the hot flies in December weremidges in all colors. Black and olive softhackles, yellowcrackle backswith furnacehackle, stream-ers, scuds, blackWD-40s, dam-sels and dryflies.

January is an-other story.Most of the fishI have caughthere at thePointe havebeen on midges.Once the water recedes I am looking for-ward to getting out to see what flies thetrout will take.

Until next month, hope you are able toget out and fish. Lets get our kids andgrandkids off of the computer and intro-duce them to the great sport of fly fish-ing.

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Making Room For GrassBig Oaks Fall

Sometimes things must fall so some-thing else can go up. That’s the way itis when grass won’t grow because treesare in the way

Trees on hole #1 had prevented grassfrom growing and always kept theground and cart path unsightly. “It hasnever looked nice around the first teebox,” said Bud Evans, general man-ager.

Many golfers form their attitudeabout the entire course by their firstimage of the course. This is usually dur-ing the start of play. The first tee had

nothing butbare groundand tree limbslaying allaround. Not apretty sightfor such ab e a u t i f u lcourse.

Removingthe trees isonly the firststep in remod-eling the first tee-box. Plans are to flat-ten the tee and eventually replace thedegrading area. Bermuda grass will beplanted and beautiful floral displays willdominate the area.

“This is something that needed atten-tion for a long time. We are taking aclose look at the entire course, trying tofind ways to improve the appearanceand bring more golfers,” added Evans.

“Winter time is ideal for tackling someof our major concerns and we hope folkswill appreciate our effort,” said TravisHogan, golf course superintendent.

By Don Droke

Contractor cuts big stump to makeroom for remodeling the first tee.

Big oak trees make lots of firewood but keep sunshinefrom reaching the ground necessary to grow grass.

Call Office if Interested

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Notices and ImportantInformation

Notice!

Pointe RoyaleEvents Calendar

Residents and Ownersof Pointe Royale

The Pointe Royale Golf Village Newsletter is publishedon behalf of the Property Owners Association and theCondominium Association to disseminate informationto the owners and guests of Pointe Royale Golf Village.The Newsletter is not to be used for grievances and dis-putes, or as a political forum. The publishers reservethe right to refuse any advertising.

Branson Dinner Club:2nd Tuesday of each month at 6:45 PM.Pointe Royale will serve as host for the Bran-son Dinner Club each month for all of 2007.Expect 60-80 people each meeting. Open tonew members. Couples or singles. Enjoy awonderful dinner then play bridge, gin or poker.Dress up and join the fun in the clubhouse.Contact Gail Lund 334-0070

Texas Hold’em:Every 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 7:00 pm. Cost:$3.00 to play. New players always welcome.Royale Room. Contact Dwain Rowe 760/331-9403* Texas Holdem must have 16 players.

Country Line Dancing & Lessons: FREE!Every Wednesday from 5:00 pm – 6:00 pmGrand Regal Room.Contact LuAnn 760/331-9403 or just show up.Residents, friends, family and guests arewelcome to attend. Lots of great fun andexercise. Additional classes on Saturday, 9–10 AM. FREE!

Game Night:1st and 3rd Thursday of month 7:00 pm–10:00.Royale Room. Play Yahtzee, Farket, Deep Six,Kings In The Corner, Bingo, or Seven Up?Lite snacks. Contact Deloris Gerrity 335-3912

Bunco Night:Every 2nd Tuesday of month. 7:00 pmRoyale Room, Light snacks. Bunco is easy tolearn. Contact Becky Dartez 335-6753

Ladies Bridge:Every 2nd & 4th Wednesday of each month10:00 am – 2:00 pm. Royale RoomLadies are you looking for a bridge game?Contact Carol Starnes 339-4040Lessons for those who haven’t played

Couples Bridge:Meet once each month on 2nd Thursday7:00 pm – 10:00 pmRoyale Room or Grand Regal RoomSnacks providedContact Eileen Machmuller 334-6730

Mah Jongg:Ancient Chinese Game. 15 people have alreadysigned up for the newly organized game.No time or date schedule at this time.Contact Jan Hamilton 332-0556

Water Aerobics: M-F 8:00 AMMonday – Friday, at indoor poolA great way to work off those extra poundsand firm up the tummy and stay fit.Contact Diane Mudgett at 332-2784 fordetails or just show up at pool.

Yoga: M, W, Th 8:00 AMClubhouseContact Jan Pammenter 337-7122

Stretch Class: Tuesday & Friday 9:00 AMClubhouse, Open to Men and WomenGreat for stress relief, better golf swing, funand exercise. FREEContact LuAnn Rowe 760-331-9403

Pointe Royale residents are welcometo dump lawn waste, leaves and smalllimbs in the special dumpster at thegolf maintenance building. Removeall materials from plastic bags. Pleasedo not leave anything other than yardwaste.

Yard WasteDisposal

If you plan to burn wood in yourfireplace, please have the chim-ney inspected before building afire. Don’t be the victim of ahouse fire.

1. Trash containers must be stored inside!2. All vehicles must have up- to-date license plates!3. All dog owners must pick up after their pet and dogs must be on a leash at ALL TIMES while in public.

Beware Fireplace Fires

After considering the alternatives fornewsletter distribution, it has been de-cided that the best method of distributionis direct mail through the U.S.P.S.

The newsletter will be mailed directlyto each property owner living outsidePointe Royale and distributed directly toPointe Royale residents.

The Newsletter will be expanded andmailed flat in a magazine format. In ad-dition, an online edition will be availablethrough the Pointe Royale website, http:/www.pointeroyalegolfvillage.com.

Look for further changes in the publi-cation with feature articles and more newsfor those with a particular interest inPointe Royale.

Several wrote saying they preferred toreceive the newsletter by mail. We appre-ciate this response and the many compli-ments concerning the news.

Newsletter Will Con-tinue To Arrive byMail

ArchitecturalCommittee

MeetingThe Architectural Committeewill meet on the 1st. of eachmonth. Keep this in mind whenconsidering new construction,repair or remodeling.Meetings will be held in theClubhouse commencing at6:00 PM.

The office now charges for copies ranon the copy machine and for FAXtransmissions sent and received.Charges for use of the computerroom printer also apply. Please keepthese charges in mind and be pre-pared to pay upon use.

Copies: .10 ea.FAX: 1.00 per page

Computer Room Prints: .25 ea.

Office Service Charges

February, 2007

Email: PointeNews@hotmail.com

To Contact News StaffNews, Comments and Suggestions

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2007 SOCIAL CALENDAR

In order to get as many eyesas possible on the condofinancials, we are forming aFinancial Committee comprisedof the Treasurer, GeneralManager and three condoowners.

We will meet once eachmonth to review the previousmonths expenditures, go overthe financials and discuss/review anything of interest.

One owner has alreadyvolunteered and we need twomore. If you are a condoowner and interested in makinga worthwhile contribution,please contact the generalmanager.

Bob Haught, Treasurer

New CommitteeAsks for a LittleHelp

Treasurer’s CommentIllegally Parked VehiclesVehicle Removal Policy

Owner of a vehicle that is illegally parkedwill be sent a certified letter with a re-quired signed receipt. This letter will ad-vise owner of the illegally parked vehicleand that it must be removed within 72hours of receipt of the letter or the ve-hicle will be towed at owner’s expense.In the event that the receipt is not signed,the matter will come before the board forimmediate legal action and will be towedat owners expense.

AssociationBoard Meeting

Dates

Notice

SaturdayFebruary 10, 2007

10:30 AMClubhouse

All Condo Ownersinvited to attend

Condo GaragesNow Available For99 Year Lease

The Pointe Royale Condo Owners As-sociation has 3 garages available for lease.

Garages, owned by the Association, areleased on a 99-year lease for $15,000each.

Lessee must pay a yearly maintenancefee in addition to the lease amount.

One garage is available in the garagecomplex located by the condo mainte-nance building.

Two garages are available near Build-ing 52.

Please contact the office for additionalinformation. Don’t miss this opportunityto have indoor parking for your car, golfcart or extra storage.

Don’t Forget!

Condo Owners

According to COA by-laws, Condo owners

must submit paperworkto the Association in-

cluding mortgage infor-mation, insurance infor-

mation and a key.

POA Board MeetingApril 21, 2007 – 10:00 AM

COA Board MeetingApril 20, 2007 – 6:30 PM

Golf Association MeetingApril 15, 2007 – 4:30 PM

Special meetings may be called at any time asnecessary, with proper notice.

Condo AssociationSpecial Meeting

Be involved in your community.Join a committee.

February 14 Valentines PartyMarch 31 Spring Classic PartyJune 2 Summer Fun Pool PartyJune 23 *Branson Invitation Patio PartyAugust 11 Pool PartySeptember 15 Tail Gate PartyOctober 13 Fall Classic PartyNovember 10 Annual Meeting PartyDecember 15 Christmas PartyDecember 31 New Year’s Eve Party

*Patio Party (weather permitting) otherwise in the Grand Regal RoomMore information on each event as details become available.

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Green Side Up Lawn Care

It’s not often that property owners atPointe Royale get the chance to have cer-tified professionals care for their lawn andflowers, especially at an affordable price.Usually these professionals are limited toproviding services to large companieswith big budgets.

A team of trained professional lawn carespecialists have formed a company withspecial emphasis onserving individualproperty owners inexclusive residentialareas.

Green Side UpLawn Care, ownedby Brad Newmanand A. J. Panter II isjoined by Susan Fos-ter in offering prop-erty owners a greatway to benefit fromthe experience oftrained professionals and, at the sametime, enhance the value of their propertyby having a beautiful, well kept lawn allyear round.

In talking to A.J, he said, “it’s one thingto get your grass mowed, but it’s anotherthing to have it prepared to look goodbefore it comes time to have it mowed.”He was referring to the need to have thesoil tested, then prepared to grow grassand colorful plants with a carefullyplanned growing and planting schedule.“No lawn looks great by chance. It takesmore than water to have a beautiful yard.”Brad commented, adding “why spendthousands of dollars on a beautiful home,then fail to finish it with a beautiful yardthat everyone sees? Every home andowner is judged by their yard.”

A.J. Panter II is a Certified Golf CourseSuperintendent with years of experience.Susan Foster has a C of O degree in hor-ticulture and specializes in floral presen-tation and well known for her beautifulcolor displays. Brad Newman, Agrono-mist, is a lawn care specialist and a gradu-ate of Kansas State University in Horti-culture with special emphasis on turf grassmanagement. Green Side Up Lawn Care

is run and managed by professionals edu-cated in their respective fields to give youthe very best in yard care.

Their services are exceptional, yet theirfees are, many times, more reasonablethan those who only provide lawn mow-ing services. “We do much more thanmow your grass. We actually provide carefor your yard.” said Brad.

All three members of GreenSide Up are former employ-ees of Pointe Royale. A.Jserved as Golf Course Super-intendent, joined by Brad,A.J.’s assistant while Susanworked in ground mainte-nance where she planned andpresented colorful floral dis-plays all year round. Neverbefore has such an experi-enced group of professionalsoffered their services to theresidents of Pointe Royale.

Although the business is new, they haveover 30 years experience in professionalgrounds maintenance, landscape and de-sign.

Green Side Up provides completegrounds maintenance including landscap-ing, design, ground preparation, soil test-ing, weed control, sodding, tree removal,pruning, generalcleanup, seasonalcolor displays,gutter cleaningand pressurewashing. If youbuild a new housebe sure to get thebest yard possiblefrom the very start.

Every propertyowner has differ-ent needs andGreen Side Upprovides those ser-vices on an individual basis. Normal ser-vice might typically include being on yourproperty once each week to perform gen-eral landscape management, upkeep andprevention. Time sensitive application offertilizers and weed control are always

kept up to date. Trash and leaves on lawnareas picked up and disposed of duringroutine maintenance visits.

Green Side provides professional in-struction to all its personnel includingsafety measures and procedures for natu-ral disaster clean up and lawn restorationas well as for daily maintenance proce-dures.

Each property owner is provided a com-plete maintenance plan and schedule inwriting with details spelling out weekly,monthly and yearly services.

It is important that shrubs, trees andgroundcovers be tended to during wintermonths. Fertilizer and weed controlshould be applied during March. Pruningof shrubs and ornamental vines should bestarted in the spring. In May, mulch andplanting of seasonal color along fertilizerapplication is started.

Only careful planning will guarantee abeautiful yard and lawn.

All Green Side Up Lawn Care is fullyinsured and all work is guaranteed.

A.J. Panter II, CGCS and Brad Newman,owners of Green Side Up Lawn Care, acomplete grounds maintenance company.

“Lawn Care Specialists”

Susan Foster, a recognizableface with Green Side UpLawn Care

To ensure greater security and safety for Pointe Royale residents, all entry passes will be disabled and newregistrations will only be issued to authorized owners and immediate family members living in Pointe Royale.Lessees will need to contact their leasing agent or owner to have their devices registered.

Until your device is reactivated, your entry through the automatic gate will cease. While we will strive tomake this transition convenient and hassle free, please understand that, due to volume, there may be adelay of up to 3 days. Failure to preregister may result in a longer delay.

To preregister your cards and/or remote gate openers, please bring them to the MAIN LOBBY of the Clubhousebetween 12 Noon and 6 PM, Monday through Saturday, starting February 19th and ending March 2nd.

Please do not call or visit the POA office regarding this matter. All questions will be answered when returningthis form to the Clubhouse, or by E-mailing: sherrygrisham@hotmail.com

Please fill out this form completely and bring it with you for preregistration. If you cannot get to the Clubhouseduring the registration period, or live away from Pointe Royale, please mail this form to the POA office at:

Pointe Royale Owners Association, 142 Clubhouse Drive, Branson, MO 65616.

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Nutrition TalkBetter Health

By Dennis Kolb,Certified Nutrition &Wellness Consultant

Dennis Kolb, CNWC

Exercise and good health

YOUR ALUMINUM CANSARE VALUABLE

DON’T TOSS THEM IN THE TRASH

Give your Aluminum Cansto Habitat For Humanity

Two Habitat bins for aluminum cansare located at the basketball court foryour convenience. Please save yourcans and drop them off to help a wor-thy family. With your help, we“CAN” fulfill a dream.

Hooray for Pointe RoyaleThanks for being one of the largest contribu-tors of Aluminum Cans in the Branson area.

WebMD saysthat regular physi-cal activity is animportant part ofeffective weightcontrol. It helps tocontrol yourweight by usingexcess caloriesthat otherwisewould be stored asfat. Exercise alsohelps preventmany diseases and improve your overallhealth.

Your weight is determined by the num-ber of calories you eat each day minuswhat your body uses. Everything you eatcontains calories, and everything you douses calories, including sleeping, breath-ing, and digesting food. Any physical ac-tivity in addition to what you normally dowill burn those extra calories.

Balancing the number of calories youexpend through exercise and physical ac-tivity with the calories you eat will helpyou achieve your desired weight. The keyto successful weight control and improvedoverall health is making physical activitya part of your daily routine.

What Are the Health Benefits of Ex-ercise? Research consistently shows thatregular exercise, combined with healthyeating, is the most efficient and healthfulway to control your weight.

In addition to helping to control yourweight, research shows that regular physi-cal activity can reduce your risk for sev-eral diseases and conditions and improveyour overall quality of life. Regular exer-cise can help prevent:

* Heart disease and stroke. Dailyphysical activity can help prevent heartdisease and stroke by strengthening yourheart muscle, lowering your blood pres-sure, raising your HDL ("good" choles-terol) and lowering LDL cholesterol("bad" cholesterol), improving blood flow,and increasing your heart's working ca-pacity.

* High blood pressure. Regular ex-ercise reduces blood pressure in peoplewith high blood pressure (hypertension).

* Diabetes. By reducing body fat,physical activity can help to prevent andcontrol type 2 diabetes.

* Back pain. By increasing musclestrength and endurance and improvingflexibility and posture, regular exercisecan prevent back pain.

* Osteoporosis. Regular weight-bear-ing exercise promotes bone formation andmay prevent many forms of bone loss as-sociated with aging.

Regular physical activity can also im-prove mood and the way you feel aboutyourself. Exercise is likely to reduce de-pression and anxiety and help you to bet-ter manage stress.

What Type of Exercise Is Best? It doesnot matter what type of physical activityyou perform -- sports, walking, plannedexercise, household chores, yard work, orwork-related tasks -- all are beneficial.

To determine the best type of exerciseprogram for you, talk to your doctor or acertified athletic trainer.

How Much Exercise Should I Do?Studies show that even the most inactivepeople can gain significant health benefitsif they accumulate just 30 minutes or moreof physical activity per day.

For the greatest overall health benefits,experts suggest 30 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise (see below)most days of the week plus some form ofanaerobic exercise such as musclestrengthening activity and stretching atleast two to three times a week.

If you have been inactive for a while,you may want to start with less strenuousactivities such as walking or swimmingat a comfortable pace. Beginning at a slowpace will allow you to become physicallyfit without straining your body. Once youare in better shape, you can gradually domore strenuous activity.

What Is Aerobic Exercise? Aerobicexercise is any activity involving largemuscles, done for an extended period oftime, that makes the heart and lungs workharder. Aerobic exercise can be done forweight loss, but it also provides cardio-vascular benefits. Examples of aerobicexercise include walking, biking, jogging,swimming, aerobic classes and cross-country skiing.What are Moderate-Intensity Activi-ties?

Moderate-intensity activities includesome of the things you may already be

doing during a day or week, such as gar-dening and housework. These activitiescan be done in short spurts -- 10 minuteshere, 8 minutes there. Alone, each actiondoes not have a great effect on your health,but regularly accumulating 30 minutes ofactivity over the course of the day canresult in substantial health benefits.

To become more active throughout yourday, take advantage of any chance to getup and move around. Here are some ex-amples:

*Take a short walk around the block.* Rake leaves.* Play actively with the kids.* Walk up the stairs instead of taking the elevator.* Mow the lawn.* Take an activity break -- get up and stretch or walk around.* Park your car a little farther away from your destination and walk the extra distance.

The point is not to make physical activ-ity an unwelcome chore, but to make themost of the opportunities you have to beactive.

Pointe Royale provides many optionsfor exercise during cold weather. Exerciseequipment in the clubhouse is great forindoor workouts. Swimming in the indoorpool offers some of the best exercise avail-able. Hiking on scenic trails, line danc-ing, golf, walking, jogging, basketball,tennis and yogi are all good forms of ex-ercise.

Before starting any exercise program, besure to talk with your doctor. He or shecan offer suggestions about which type ofprogram would be best for you.

Together, we “can” build a newhome for a deserving family

“Pitch In” & Feel Good

Take Advantage of theCold Weather

Get in Shape!Use the great equipment in the

Exercise Center.It’s good for your health.

Located in the Clubhouse

Attention!Pointe Royale Property Owners

My name is James W. Tausz, CFP . . . founder, owner and presi-dent of Bradford Mortgage, one of the largest independent finan-cial planning and mortgage companies in the Midwest. I haveowned a home at Pointe Royale for 11 years.

It has been my pleasure to arrange funding for several propertiesin Pointe Royale. We work with more than 300 lenders who favorloans on Pointe Property. We are proud to give buyers of yourcommunity priority service. I have instructed Taunya, my SeniorLoan Officer, to give special attention to those interested in fi-nancing Pointe Royale property. Feel free to give her a call todayat 1-800-348-4419.

James W. Tausz

Bradford Mortgage

515-532-6661 or 1-800-348-4419 • FAX: 515-532-6667E-mail: bradford@goldfieldaccess.nettaunya@bradfordfinancialcenter.com

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