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NEWSLETTER OF COUNTRY ROADS An Age 55 and over Homeowner Community
Editor: Myrna Mattson www.countryroadsyuma.com General Manager Vanessa Harris
What has happened? What is happening? Well, what has happened is that for the thirteenth straight year Country Roads has been voted Yuma's best park. We can all be very proud of that achievement. How did we get it? We got it because of all of us! That's right, all of us. We did two things. We welcomed others, strangers, into our activities. We also volunteered and worked very hard to make all of our activi-ties shine. Keep doing both. What we are doing is working very hard to make the shine turn into glisten. We do that by improving our park. The bathrooms/kitchen and other areas renovation is on track. Help us by helping yourself and supporting that effort. Your moral support is evident to those of us on the board. We also need your financial support and you will read a post by our fundraising chair in this Courier about how you can support yourself through your finan-cial support for the renovation. Just as we pull together to enjoy CR ac-tivities, so we must pull together to build the ballroom! Smile and say hello to all! Wally Brauer, President
Breakfast
7:00 am to 10:30 am
Lunch
11:00 am to 1:30 PM
Now introducing
home deliveries for
Breakfast & Lunch on
Mon., Wednes. & Thurs.
call: 928.344.8910
ext. 109
BALLROOM FUNDRAISING
This month, we are launching our
fundraising campaign to help
finance the renovations needed in
the ballroom. We have many new
and exciting ideas to raise funds
and welcome any other ideas you
may have. Last season, we raised
almost $80,000. To date, so far
this season, we have raised over
$15,000 moving toward a goal of
$100,000. As you are aware, the
more we raise through donations,
the less we have to borrow.
Some of the ideas we are pursuing
are: Block parties (pass the bucket
for donations), Club donations, the
Pink boxes located in the home-
owners office and activity office
where we take cash, check, and
change etc., and a possible Mardi
Gras luncheon put on by Frank.
One of our clubs is putting on a
musical show, YUMA MIA,
where the proceeds will go to the
renovation, how exciting!! We al-
so have some challenges that are
being worked on by some of our
homeowners.
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Another, and perhaps the easiest
of all is to add a couple of dollars
(or more) to the price of your ac-
tivity tickets. When you buy a
ticket in the activity office, just
tell the girls to add the contribu-
tion. Easy peasy!!
If anyone has any other ideas,
please contact me and we’ll try to
help make it happen. Also, if/
when you do a small fund-
raiser, let me know so I can
advertise it for you. Thanks
for every thing you do!!
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OUR CLUBS AND
ORGANIZATIONS
Billiards
B.I.N.G.O.
Bridge
Can/Am Friendship
Catholic Fellowship
Ceramics
Choral/Drama
Church Choir
Clogging
Computers
Country Red Roses Red Hatters
Craft Fair
Dance
Diabetes Support
Fitness Club
Four Wheelers
Guys and Gals Golf
Hand Appliqué Sew & Stitch
Health
Horse Shoe
Knit n’ Stitch
Lapidary/Rock Hunting
Line Dancing
Mahjongg
Material Girls
Men’s Fellowship
Painting
Pickleball
Pinochle
Pinochle (2 Deck/7 Card)
Poker: Dealers Choice/Hold’em
Pottery
Quilting
Relay for Life
Scrap Book
Sewing
Singles Social
Shuffleboard
Swimming Aerobics
Tennis
T.O.P.S.
Water Aerobics
Volleyball: Water/Sand
Women’s Fellowship
Woodcarving
Woodshop
Writer’s
Zumba Gold
Country Roads
Board of Directors
Wally Brauer…President
Pat Tuckwell….Vice President
Diana Barela………...Secretary
Stan Hayter………Treasurer
Duane Byerley…… ...Director
Duane Anderson…….Director
Kenneth Garcia………Director
*****
COUNTRY ROADS RV PARK
5707 East 32nd Street #1127
Yuma, AZ 85365
Phone: 928.344.8910
Fax: 928.344.0080
Manager
Vanessa Harris
Activities Director
Carrie Matus
Website:
www.countryroadsyuma.com
Spectrum: 1-833.697.7328
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Thanks,
Myrna Mattson #679
928.726.6697
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The Building Fund Committee is
once again partnering with the
Board of Directors to raise funds
for the Ballroom Renovation. We
have contributed $10,000 from the
Building Fund coffers this year –
augmenting the $25,000 we con-
tributed last year. For more details
on fundraising efforts for the Ball-
room see Diana Barela’s article also
in this month’s Courier.
Building Fund events in February
are Saturday Morning Breakfasts,
Spaghetti Dinner, Carnival Night
(Feb 6), and the Chicken Cordon
Bleu Dinner Show (Feb 23). The
Spaghetti Dinner and Dinner Show
will most likely be sell-outs, so get
your tickets while you can. And
Marv and Yvonne Dutnall are gear-
ing up to do Ficus tree painting. If
you are interested in having your
tree painted, there is a sign-up sheet
outside the Ballroom or you can
call Marvin at 928-726-3542. The
cost depends on the size of the tree.
By holding such events the Build-
ing Fund raises money so we can
help fund projects like the sun
shade that went in recently on the
Ballroom patio. To apply for fund-
ing from the Building Fund, start by
filling out a Request for Project
form available in the Main Office.
Sue Miller, BF President, Lot
#1018, 406-291-5639, cabinbythe-
THM FEBRUARY 12, 1:00 PM
IN THE BALLROOM
Come and learn about using the
homeowner portal on the City
Property Website.
We will show a video on electron-
ic voting and how to link multiple
lots for one sign in. Linking mul-
tiple lots is a big
advantage to you. One sign in and
all lots are right there. We can also
help you sign up for E-Statements.
There will be personnel from the
homeowners’ office to give you a
passcode, if you have not yet
signed into the website. Bring
with you a password for you to
use, one that you will remember,
your tablet, phone or laptop. We
will have a few laptops if you
don’t have one. Come and see
how easy it is to use the portal,
lots of info is there at your finger-
tips.
Deloros Shemwell, Election Chairman, 928-314-4920, [email protected]
ARTS EXPO
Friday
February 21st
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
COUNTRY ROADS
BALLROOM
FREE
ADMISSION
PUBLIC WELCOME
ZUMBA in Country Roads with Darla Schofield as the Zumba instructor. START time for Zumba Gold is 7:45 a.m. AQUA ZUMBA: MAIN COMPLEX POOLS Monday, Wednesday & Friday 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. 2020.ZUMBA GOLD: BALL-ROOM Tuesday & Thursday 7:15 to 8:00 a.m. Except Thursday, February 20th (Craft Fair). Cost is $5 drop in or $40 cash buys you a punch card (10 punches) good for both Aqua & Gold. BRING A FRIEND & GET A FREE CLASS! Wear athletic shoes (no sandals), bring water, a good atti-tude & don't forget your smiles :) Come join us for an aerobic fitness program that is just plain FUN & may become your new Happy Hour! Linda Kuhl Lot #855 360 986 8483
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What activity is excellent for aging
brains? What activity is excellent for
maintaining your balance and coor-
dination? What activity is excellent
for toning muscles and getting your
heart rate up? What activity is ex-
cellent for social interaction and
having fun with friends? If you an-
swered Line Dancing for each of
those questions, you'd be correct!
Line dancing checks off all those
boxes, and that's what makes it so
all-around good for you! Add in
catchy tunes that you hum for days
afterwards, and you'll see why we
love Line Dancing! To take ad-
vantage of all these good things,
come by the ballroom on Saturday
mornings at 9:45 and join us! Then
keep coming as you see yourself
improve little by little every week.
We are planning already for our
Second Annual Line Dance Jambo-
ree on Monday, March 16th. Ball-
room doors will open at 6:00 PM,
and dancing begins at 6:15. Tickets
will be on sale soon in the Activities
Office, $5 in-park. It was a packed
house last year; don't wait to get
your tickets. All proceeds benefit
the Building Fund, so come out on
March 16th for a fun evening of
dancing, while you're supporting
many good projects here at CR at
the same time!
The Photography group meets eve-ry Friday in the Aztec room. We meet from 10 to 12. We have fun outings to various places to take photos . We have work-shops , Currently working on items for the Country Roads expo. Interested in photography? Come join us! Contact person Carrie Barna Lot 208 email Barnatime@Yahoo!.com
Sand Volleyball is at the height of the season., Great to see so many players from past seasons have re-turned! First week in January was like "Old Home Week"! We love Newcomers! Join us any and all mornings from 9:00 A.M. till 11:00 A. M. If you can't play full two hours, come play when you can. There will be a tournament in February as well as some other fun days. Also a Potluck which includes non-playing spouses. Come join the fun. We make room for every-one. Questions? Call Pat Hall at 928-314-3252, or send me an e-mail: [email protected]
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We meet every Monday morning
at 8:00 in the ballroom. Everyone
is welcome, as well as all skill lev-
els. Members have their choice of
six courses to play each week:
Monday/ Mesa del Sol Tuesday/
Foothills Wednesday/Desert Hills
Thursday/Rio Colorado or Desert
Hills Par 3 Friday/Las Barrancas.
Following the meeting there is
Pitching & Putting out at the driv-
ing cage & putting greens.
Some upcoming events: Valen-
tine’s Draw Week for Gift Cards,
Emerald Canyon in Parker AZ on
2/12 & 2/13, Fun Golf on Satur-
days 2/1, 2/15 & 2/29.
Information is located at our bulle-
tin board outside the ballroom &
on our FB page: “Country Roads
Guys & Gals Golf Group”
Tracy Bresnahan, President 503.702.2125 Lot #1225
Our next general meeting is sched-
uled for Tuesday February 11 at
1:00pm in the Inca/Aztec rooms.
Please mark your calendars accord-
ingly to attend. We are having a piz-
za party on Wednesday, February 12
at 4:00pm until 8:00pm on the East
covered patio. It is free to all mem-
bers, and don’t forget to BYOB.
The Davis Cup Tournament is sched-
uled for Thursday, February 20 from
8:00am until mid-afternoon. You can
sign-up to play by seeing Graham
Jenkinson our tournament director.
There will also be a sign-up sheet
available in the tennis cabinet by the
courts. Bleachers will also be provid-
ed for spectators. The Yuma Senior
Games for tennis mixed doubles is
on Tuesday, February 4 at the Yuma
city courts. Come on out and support
those couples who have registered to
play. Organized ladder play contin-
ues. If you haven’t signed up, please
see Ed Serra and get on the list. Al-
ternates are always needed, so if you
can’t play weekly, perhaps you can
be a substitute for someone who
can’t play that week. We also offer
weekly FREE lessons at 1:00pm on
Wednesdays. Daily round robin play
is each morning starting at 7:00am.
Ladies only round robin on Tuesday
mornings starts at 10:00am. There is
also an evening round robin on Tues-
days starting at 7:00pm.
Come anytime to play.
Now, go have some fun!
John Summits Comm. Director
[email protected] Lot 533
HORSESHOE CLUB: The Club
meets every Tuesday and Friday, at
9AM, at the pits, for Open Play. The
Club welcomes everyone, Ladies/
Men. Come, See and Play! The
members love the game and play in
an enjoyable relaxed environment.
If you want to learn or improve your
skills, the members are pleased to
teach anyone.
There are Horseshoes, in the shed
by the pits, for playing and practic-
ing. Anyone in Country Roads may
use them at any time.
The Club meets the first Friday of
the month for a Potluck followed by
a short meeting, in the Mojave
Room, at 4:30pm. The February
Potluck is on the 7th.
Contact: Rhéal Caissie, [email protected], lot 85, tel. :1-514-609-5919
Time to dig that Ukulele
out of the closet again.
We will be meeting in
the Mojave Room start-
ing at 6pm each week.
All level of players
welcome.
Bill Bates Lot 488 928-451-8554
WHIST CARD GAME: is every Thursday, in the Aztec Room, at
12:30pm. Cost is $1.00per person for prizes for the winners. Everyone is welcome. It is a simple fun game.
If you want to learn, we’ll teach you. Contact: Bertie, lot 85, [email protected]
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By regulation, bingo funds must be given to a charity or non profit or-ganization in the year the funds were collected. For 2019, that meant we had $12,000 to distribute. At a vol-unteers meeting in December, we were moved by the dilemma the City of Yuma Police Department faced at the sudden loss of one of their K9 officers, who suddenly passed away from cancer. A fully trained police dog costs $25,000 to $30,000 with equipment and as this replacement was not scheduled in their budget, they were accepting outside dona-tions to defray the costs of dog re-placement. At the meeting, the vol-unteers suggested that $6,000 be do-nated to help fund the K9 replace-ment and the other $6,000 be given to the ballroom expansion fund. (When added to other bingo dona-tions over the past 2 years, that brought the total donated to the reno-vation fund to $42,000). At the board meeting on January 14th, the board accepted the recom-mendation of the bingo volunteers and authorized Country Roads Bingo to donate $6,000 to the special Yuma Police department fund to help pur-chase a new K9 officer and to donate $6,000 to the ballroom expansion fund. The donation to the City allows us to “pay back to the community’, in that much of our profit is generated from patrons outside our park and it is nice to be able to show that Country Roads cares about our community and is there to help when needed. There will be an official "check giv-ing” function at either a city facility or Country Roads site when the offi-cial donation will be given. We are expecting Yuma Sun coverage, per-haps local TV and certainly some police and possibly other municipal officials to be there. (continued…)
I will put that information out in the form of a BLAST when time and location have been co-ordinated. and I hope to see a large contingent from CRRV on hand to support this great cause. Well done Country Roads. Dave Wylie Bingo Manager
CR Choral & Drama Club
CAN/AM festivities are one of the highlights for the CR Chorus each season and this year was no excep-tion. A warm and festive welcome helped the chorus members sing their finest and we thank you for inviting us once again. February looks to be busy, BUSY, BUSY as we are in the final rehears-als for this year’s show: YUMA MIA. Set for an evening perfor-mance on FEBRUARY 21st and a matinee on FEBRUARY 22nd…it’s a delightful story written by Jo Night-ingale, with songs made famous by the group known as ABBA interwo-ven throughout the play. Peggy Scott is the director and her vision has brought the story off the paper and into delightful view. You’ll not want to miss it! Ticket sales began in early January, but due to the two perfor-mances, check Activities for availa-bility.
Nancy Kirkelie, Choral Director…(928)317-0668
Come join the Country Roads Dance Club for FREE dance lessons every week in the ballroom before Happy Hours. Classes will be on Tues-days OR Wednesdays, depending on which day that week's Happy Hour is. That makes it easy for you to stay for Happy hour to practice what you are learning in class. Classes are open to the public and start at 1:30 and are FREE. For more information, contact Paulette Frase at [email protected] or (509)845-3364. One thing we stress at each class is proper "dance-floor eti-quette". The line of dance is al-ways counter-clockwise and you should "stay in the proper lane" - outside lane is for very fast danc-ers, next lane is for pattern danc-ers, and middle is for regular dancing, with line dancing in the front or rear of the room. Al-so, Do not enter the dance floor directly in he way of oncoming dancers and keep the visiting off the dance floor as not to block dancers coming around. Paulette Frase, lot 288
COUNTRY
ROADS
DANCE CLUB
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From the
pool room
Country Roads Singles Club
(Singles Mingle!)
WELCOME! Open to all singles,
men and women. We are meeting on
Sunday February 9th in the Mohave
Room at 1:15pm for a potluck lunch.
The other activity scheduled for Feb-
ruary is Brews and Blues, Saturday
February 22nd . The event is to meet
at 11:00am to enjoy a full day of live
music along the Colorado River in
Gateway Park at East 1st Street &
South Gila Street and is hosted by
the City of Yuma Parks and Recrea-
tion. Dues are $5 annually due in
January. Join us in friendship with
other singles in the park. For more
information call Barbara at
(925) 586-9445.
If you want something posted
on CHANNEL 1390 use the
forms in the activities office
If you have any questions con-
tact me,
Sam Shemwell lot 432,
phone: 928-314-4920.
The Yuma Senior Games Pool Shooting events continue this month with the Men’s Doubles at Country Roads on February 5, 2020, starting at 9:00 AM. Mixed Doubles is at The Palms RV Resort on February 13, 2020 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. There are no age divisions for either of these events. Practice time is available at the respective parks from 3:00 – 5:00 PM on the day pri-or to each event.
Our annual Dinner for Billiard Club Members and their guests will be in the Ballroom on Monday March 2 at 3:00 PM. Sign-up sheets, for the Dinner and the Club Championship Tournament afterwards, will be in the Billiard Room this month. Please sign up by February 24th, indicating how many you have com-ing and which type of delicious dish you are bringing. The meal is free for club members, and $2.00 for guests. Please pay when you sign up, using the envelopes on the wall by the lock box. The club will pro-vide meat, potatoes, bread and cof-fee. When you sign up, also indi-cate if you are going to play in the members-only Club Championship Tournament right after the dinner. Gerry McNab
Mark your calendars for the An-
nual Pottery Sale on February
20, 2020 all day in the Studio. It
will be a Silent Auction, so stop
by and write down your bid on
pieces. Pieces will also have a
"Buy it Now" price so you can
be sure to get the pieces you
don't want to be outbid on!! Al-
so, come see our members' beau-
tiful items on display at the Art
Expo in the ballroom on Febru-
ary 21, 2020.
Pottery Club meetings are held
the 1st Tuesday of each month at
12:30 in the Studio. The Pottery
Club Social (potluck & raffle) is
the 3rd Tuesday at 4:00 in the
Aztec/Inca Room. Bring a guest
& join the fun!
Horsehair classes are open to
members & non-members ($3
fee) plus cost of a piece of
greenware. These classes are
held every Monday (prep) &
Tuesday (firing).
Julie Hanenkrat, Treasurer Lot 203
Life is great and so many of our
“old” woodcarvers have showed up
in the New Year. Welcome, (sorry
about the old comment) Whether
you are already a carver or you just
want to come and see what it’s all
about come by. We have instruc-
tors to help you get started. Later
in the year that time may lengthen.
Our hours vary so stop by any Mon-
day or Friday from 9 am to noon.
Once we have monitor we will be
open longer.
Myrna Mattson, President #679
928-726-6697
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The Rosary remains on Tuesday’s,
in the Chapel.
The Divine Mercy Cenacle meets
on the First and Third Tuesdays at
10:00 AM in the Board Room.
Our Potluck is held on the Third Sunday of each month at 1:30 in the Coronado Room (by the West Gate) You might want to get there early to get settled in. We welcome any resident to our potlucks. Come and Join us. The food is always excellent, and the Coronado room can always hold an additional per-son or two. Just bring your place setting and a potluck dish. We gen-erally end our potluck with music and singing. So, come and join us!
St. John Neuman holds meetings
every Monday evening (6:30 to
8:30) in the Chapel. Deacon Bill
leads the program and answers our
questions following the instruction-
al video. The class is called Con-
nections, and we welcome new-
comers.
God Bless You All,
Joyce Lane (928)-259-9831
Lot 1213 – on Country Sunshine
The Computer Club meets on
Wednesday mornings at the Coro-
nado room. We focus on-Apple
Products from 9:00 to 10:25 a.m,
and Windows 10 - 10:35 to 12:00
noon. Dues are $10.00 per house-
hold for the season and are payable
to our treasure Anthony Hrabok.
Anthony Hrabok hosts sessions
pertaining to Apple Products. Phil
Mocan hosts the Windows ses-
sions. A special thank you to new
members who have offered to share
their knowledges with us. Our ses-
sions will begin with a question and
answer session to discuss any is-
sues members may be having. As
technology is always changing, we
continue to welcome CR residents
who would be willing to share their
expertise with fellow residents. If
you are willing, please let me know
Check the courier for further up-dates.
February is here and the weather is
starting to warm up. Valentines
Day will soon be here, so do some-
thing special for those people close
to you.
We continue to pray for family,
friends and neighbors, so if anyone
has family or friends, (or yourself)
who are in need of prayers, call or
text me on my phone listed below.
LENT does not begin until Febru-
ary 26th with Ash Wednesday and
ends on Sunday, April 12th. Re-
member Ash Wednesday is a day
of fast and abstinence (one full
meal and two snacks or half meals.)
(continued….)
Heads Up to all you tournament
players. You are running out of
days to qualify for the Tournament
of Champions on March 14th. We
play six days a week: Monday,
Wednesday and Friday games are
both dealer’s choice and Texas
Hold’em. They are very friendly
games and a great way to get
acquainted with everyone. The
games start at 6:15 PM and end at
9:00 PM. Thursday, Saturday and
Sunday No Limit Texas Hold’em
games are played and games start at
1:00 PM. Please sign up in advance
on the sheets in the Coronado
Room. It makes setup easier and
“you will get a reward”.
Reported by Myrna Mattson,
Scribe
Love all the recycling going on in
our park...shows how much we
care. It would help even more if
you would take time to break
down your cardboard boxes so
the dumpsters could hold lots
more and it wouldn’t look so
cluttered around that area.
Dear Valentine,
Will you still love me if I eat
peanuts and pork rinds?
Will you still be MBFF if I drink
“Bulletproof” instead of Starbucks?
Will you get healthy by starting
Keto Club with twenty like minded
people in February?
Great! Keto Club meets on
Mondays at 10:00 am in the
Aztec Room.
Judy Robertson #181
208-412-9845
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Mojave Room 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM
every Wednesday Any questions
contact:
Judith Davis Lot 715
541-633-3344
K E T O
Here we are in the land of sunshine,
social connections and endless
things to do and enjoy. And yet,
there are some who are lonely in the
crowd, who due to circumstances of
life may not feel like doing much of
anything. If you feel the weight of
life itself come join us in Men's Fel-
lowship. I'll bet you can find some-
one to help carry whatever burdens
you. If you can't lighten the load
you'll leave with a renewed mind
and spirit to tackle the challenges
you face.
Most who come simply enjoy other
guys enjoying themselves. It really
is true, "the joy of the Lord is our
strength". Join us for a good time.
Wednesdays--Aztec/Inca rooms-
starts at 7:15am but come at 7am to
get a good seat, donut and coffee.
Come for the donuts, stay for the
fellowship, leave encouraged!
Jerry Opp
#1147
Today, February 1st is the OPEN
HOUSE for Country Roads, which is
showcasing our wonderful park and
there are many homes that are for
sale also holding open houses. Visi-
tors to our beautiful park will be able
to see the many groups and activities
that are available to them here.
Hopefully it is a great success.
Thanks to all who have been work-
ing on this project.
It is hard to believe that over half of
our winter season is over. Marketing
has been incredibly busy this year
promoting our wonderful park and
this certainly includes the Welcome
Office. The Welcome Office contin-
ues to be very busy and we are start-
ing to get inquiries about next sea-
son. Be sure to get your place listed
on the website, bulletin board and the
facebook page “For Sale and Rent”
so we can help people find the per-
fect place to be—Country Roads.
We will be selling Country Roads shirts, as well as visors, hats and lan-yards at the craft fairs. The Country
Roads shirts come in two different fabrics and many colors. Be sure to stop by the table and order yours.
Not only are they great shirts but it is an extra way for you to market our Park. Remember, Life is good at
Country Roads.
Here we are in other month in the new year as well as a new decade in our bit of paradise, Yuma, AZ. Make this your year. If you want to start a new leaf with a healthy life-style come join us at TOPS (take off pounds sensibly). We meet every Friday in the Mojave Room. Our meeting starts at 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. At the meeting one of our TOPS members gives a short presentation. We talk about our successes as well as plans that did not go well. We have lots of encouragement from other TOPS members and sensible solutions. Just a reminder TOPS does not sell special items for your weight loss journey. It is a sensible lifestyle with good food and exer-cise with lots of encouragement from our fellow TOPS members. We hope to see you on Friday in the Mojave Room for the meeting at 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. (members weigh in is 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.). If you need more info about TOPS contact our leader Marie Soczynski at 612-590-6283. Reporting Millie Boyle 360-742-6084 Lot 765
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Interested in making new friends and having an exciting few hours in the New Year? Why not join our friendly group? Our meetings are Thursdays from 10:00 until noon in the Mojave Room. We take turns picking a topic. Your story should be 500 words or less. However, you are always welcome to choose your own topic if you are not in love with the suggested one. After we read our stories, a 10 mi-nute writing is done. I especially enjoy this as it's interesting to see the different directions people take their tales in such a short time! Stop by and, give us a try!! You may be surprised how fun this is!! Looking forward to seeing you there! Be sure to stop and check us our at the Art Expo on February 21st in the Ballroom
The shop is well equipped with pro-fessional grade tools and equip-ment. And, knowledgeable mem-bers willing to share their knowledge with the membership. Our facility is open 9:00 am to 12:00 noon, and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Monday to Friday. Tours of the facility are available during operat-ing hours. The Woodworking Shop operates as a club under the auspi-ces of the Country Roads Board of Directors. Operating funds are gen-erated by annual dues and various fund raising activities such as locker rentals and draws for quality wood products donated to the club from various suppliers. During operating hours, monitors are available to pro-vide advice, information and direc-tion. Safety is paramount among our membership. With that in mind the club has several programs in place to ensure the safety of the membership. A recent review of concerns for noise levels, safety walkways, more work areas/counters and consolidation of like tools/accessories was conducted. This review resulted in the imple-mentation of a reorganization of the shop floor and work areas. Preven-tative maintenance programs such as 'Make it Safe' will soon usher in the 'Safety for the Future' pro-gram.
Phil Mocan Secretary Lot 865
Classes are ongoing in Cabochon (shaping and polishing rocks), sil-versmithing and wirewrap-ping. Come to the shop for more information. The next club general meeting is 7:00pm on February 12 at the shop. If you have questions please contact
Ray Brant (President) at lot 174
(541 409-2166) or
Cathy Quinn (Secretary) at lot 943
(403 390-0989
The Woodworking Shop is located
across the parking lot from the
Coronado Room and the CR
Maintenance building. Our club is
very fortunate to have members
who have been in the woodwork-
ing industry or individuals who are
very proficient and well versed in
using woodworking equipment and
techniques. We welcome new-
comers of all proficiency levels
and skills.
Country Roads Community Church invites you to a non denomination-al worship with us each Sunday at 10:00 a.m. in the Ballroom. You are welcome to come early at 9:30 and enjoy coffee and conversation with your friends. Country Roads Church is under the leadership of ordained Pastor Dr. Knofel “Buddy” Staton: Cell (951) 316-4328 . Every Sunday Pastor Buddy will share a rich biblical message along with the beautiful music pre-sented by the Country Roads Church Choir. New singers are encouraged and always warmly welcome. All parishioners interest-ed in becoming Board members are encouraged to contact a Board member or the Secretary. We pro-vide Communion the first Sunday of the month and encourage all to participate in our open Potlucks on the third Sunday after service. Paulette Frase, Secretary Lot 288
Club members will be displaying
their beautiful jewelry in the Art
Expo and putting on a demonstra-
tion on how to make cabochons.
Shop hours are Tuesday, Wednes-
day, and Thursday from 8:00 -
3:00.
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ELECTION REPORT Feb 2020 ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION – MARCH 10, 2020
The 2020 election packets have been mailed, and the five candidates on the ballot are: Diana Barela, Wally Brauer, Duane Byerley, Craig Ferguson and Rhonda Obus. There are three (3) open positions on the Board of Directors that will be voted on at the March 10, 2020 Annual Meeting. The candidate’s pictures are posted on Channel 1390, and in the glass enclosed bulletin boards around the corner from the Activities Office and Post Office. Remaining on the Board of Directors will be Duane Anderson, Ken Garcia, Stan Hayter, and Pat Tuckwell. The three-year terms have expired for: Diana Barela, Wally Brauer, and Duane Byerley.
You will want to attend our “Meet the Candidates” forum on Monday February 10, 1:00 PM in the ball-room. This will be your chance to become better acquainted with our candidates. Come and listen to what they have to say. The candidates will each be given up to five (5) minutes to tell you about themselves and what they can contribute to our park. For the second segment, it is your chance to ask the candidates ques-tions, so be thinking what you might want to ask the candidates about their thoughts looking forward.
There will be a Town Hall Meeting Wednesday February 12, 1:00 PM in the ballroom. A video will be shown explaining electronic voting and how to link multiple lots to one sign in at the City Property Website. We are encouraging you to bring your laptop, tablet or phone, we will help you sign into the web-site. Personnel will be there to give you a password, if you have not yet signed into the website. Be thinking of a password you can use and remember. Also, we will help you sign up for “E” billing statements. This will save the park $$$$$$. Please come to our THM
The Annual Meeting March 10, 2020 will open at 9:00 am for voting until 10:00 am. You may vote in person; you will be given a Meeting Day Ballot which will be a different color of paper than your absentee ballot. At 10:00 AM the business meeting will convene.
What makes a ballot ineligible?
1. No name, signature and lot number on the ballot.
All assessments and or fines and work orders had to have been current at the “day of record” which was Jan-uary 24, if any were unpaid you are ineligible to vote.
The day of record refers to who owned the property on the business day prior to the day the ballot infor-mation was mailed. That homeowner on that date is the person eligible to vote. That is January 24.
Reminders
1. Read and follow all voting instructions that are on the cover letter in your ballot packet.
2. Absentee ballots: Please use the enclosed envelope included in the ballot packet to return your bal-lot. Return it either in person by dropping it into the ballot box in the Homeowners Office or by mail by Monday March 9, 2020 3:00 PM. That date and time is when the Absentee voting is closed for mailed ballots and electronic voting.
3. DO NOT INCLUDE YOUR HOMEOWNERS ASSESSMENT CHECK IN THE BALLOT ENVE-LOPE IT COULD EASILY BE MISPLACED.
4. Voting will be by written ballot or electronic voting. If you want to find out about electronic voting come to our Town Hall Meeting in the ballroom February 12, 1:00 pm.
5. Once a ballot is cast, in the ballot box, it may not be revoked.
6. If you do not receive your ballot packet by February 15, please contact the election chairman.
7. All ballots are tabulated by the CITYCYNC system, and results will be given by our manager Vanessa Harris prior the conclusion of the Annual Business meeting.
Deloros and Sam Shemwell, Election Chairmen
Lot 432, Phone: 928-314-4920, e-mail [email protected]
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