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OCEAN HILLS COUNTRY CLUB HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION BOARDREGULAR MEETING MINUTES, JANUARY 12 & 16, 2015

The Regular Monthly Meeting of the Ocean Hills Country Club Homeowners Association Board of Directors was held on January 12 & 16, 2015, at 4701 Leisure Village Way, Oceanside, California.

January 12, 2015

DIRECTORS PRESENTDon Lopez, Vice President

David Hefler, TreasurerLinda Strohm, Secretary

Scott Goldwasser, DirectorRobert Smith, Director

DIRECTORS ABSENTAngela Takemoto, President

Ira Landis, Director

MANAGEMENT PRESENTBecky Groenewold, General Manager

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DIRECTORS PRESENTAngela Takemoto, President

Don Lopez, Vice President (arrived 1:05 p.m.)David Hefler, TreasurerLinda Strohm, Secretary

Scott Goldwasser, DirectorRobert Smith, Director

DIRECTORS ABSENTIra Landis, Director

MANAGEMENT PRESENTBecky Groenewold, General Manager

Toni Clevenger, Senior Admin. Assistant

First Session – January 12, 2015

I. Vice President Lopez called the Regular Meeting to order at 10:02 a.m.

II. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Director Gold-wasser.

III. VICE PRESIDENT’S REPORTVice President Lopez welcomed the membership to

the monthly Regular Board Meeting, apprised the mem-bership as to the matters to be addressed, and items com-

pleted, as well as the Executive Sessions held since the last monthly Board Meeting. Executive Session held on December 18, 2014 reviewed third party contracts and no contracts were approved. Executive Session held on December 29, 2014 reviewed legal opinion. No contracts were approved.

There were no homeowner comments.

IV. MANAGEMENT REPORTIn the Management Report, Becky Groenewold, Gen-

eral Manager, apprised the membership of the following:• The ATX is functioning again and a bid proposal is

being worked on to resolve Audio/Visual (A/V) issues and clean-up wiring in the A/V booth. • Staff will resume investigation into solar power for

the Clubhouse now that many large projects have been completed. • The irrigation upgrade work along Leisure Village

Way is expected to be completed by the end of Febru-ary, 2015.


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• The next meeting scheduled with the City of Oceans-ide regarding Reclaimed Water is scheduled in late Jan-uary, 2015. • The Pool/Palm Court renovation project work is pro-

gressing and the completion schedule timeframe has been delayed due to recent rains. • The annual tree assessment specifications will be

sent out to bid and proposals are anticipated for Board review in February.• Staff is working on preliminary costs for the Abrava-

nel Hall table storage design submitted at the November 2014 meeting by Helen Nielsen. • The Draft 2015-2016 Budget will include costs for

audio/visual staffing for Board consideration. The Spe-cial Meeting for Budget adoption is set for February 2, 2015.• Community Patrol Service is monitoring private

sale activity. • The Directory has been completed and is available

for pickup at the Clubhouse front desk.• The annual decal and age survey will be mailed out

in January 2015 for prompt return to the HOA Office.• The Handbook/ARC Guidelines revisions will be

mailed out in January 2015 separately for homeowners to keep with their files.• The CC&R Ballot materials will be mailed out by

California Elections Company on January 15, 2015.

V. TREASURER’S REPORTTreasurer David Hefler gave the following Treasurer’s

Report: At the close of December 2014, we are in strong financial condition with net reserves of $4,366,930, state-ments reflect an operating surplus of $31,299 for the month of December, and a year-to-date operating def-icit of $35,362. Year-to-date variances as of December 2014 are: Unanticipated income of $37,188; Below-bud-get expenses of $155,699; and Over-budget expenses of $200,336. Total assets of $5,164,658 include $3,688,000 worth of FDIC-Insured Certificates of Deposit. A copy of the Financial Statements are available for review in the HOA Office.


VI. PRESENTATION OF ACTION ITEMS

MOTION CONSENT CALENDARMotion made and seconded (D. Hefler/S. Goldwasser)

to approve the Consent Calendar (Item A). Motion passed unanimously.

The following item was on the Consent Calendar:A. Regular Session Minutes; from the December 15

& 18, 2014 Board of Directors Meeting as presented.

UNFINISHED BUSINESSA. CC&R Ad Hoc CommitteeVice President Lopez reported that additional feed-

back received during the final review meeting held on December 16, 2014 resulted in another change, and it was adopted with the Attorney from Peters & Freedman in attendance. The change was stated in the CC&R Bulle-tin dated January 9, 2015. The CC&R Ballot vote date has been set for March 2, 2015 and all ballots are due back by March 2, 2015. A video with general explana-tion of changes to the CC&Rs and By-Laws will be broad-cast beginning January 15, 2015 every hour, at the top of the hour.

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B. RV Lot Agreement Subcommittee: Vice Presi-dent Lopez advised an update will be provided in Febru-ary, 2015.


C. Abravanel Hall Table Storage Proposal: No up-date.

There were no homeowner comments. D. Handbook Revisions, Golf Course Motorized Ve-

hicles – 2nd Reading: There was discussion to table this agenda item due to homeowner input recently received for further review by the Master Board.

Motion made and seconded (L. Strohm/D. Hefler) to ta-ble this agenda item. Motion passed unanimously.


VII. RECESSThe meeting was recessed at 10:29 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.,

Friday, January 16, 2015

SESSION II, Friday, January 16, 2015

President Takemoto reconvened the Regular Board Meeting at 1:02 p.m. and apprised the members that an Executive Session was held in the afternoon of January 15, 2015. The Board approved prior Executive Session minutes and discussed personnel, third party contracts, delinquencies review, disciplinary, Executive Committee reports, and legal opinions. The third party contracts ap-proved in regards to the Pool Deck and Palm Court ren-ovation were Change Orders to the contract with Good & Roberts for the Golf Casa area concrete strip in the amount not exceed $2,157 and demolition of two (2) landscape walls in the amount not to exceed $2,918; the City of Oceanside Landscape Plan Permit Fees in an amount of $1,500 and an amount of $2,844.30; Morning-star Productions for Audio/Visual booth wiring organiza-tion in an amount not exceed $7,308 and broadcast signal equipment upgrade in the amount not to exceed $2,374.

President Takemoto informed the membership: that based on legal advice reviewed in Executive Session on December 15, 2014, related to allowing non-residents ac-cess through the Shadowridge entry, the Board decided to take no action and non-residents will have to contin-ue using the Cannon Road visitor entry; and any Mem-bers who have received incorrect or incomplete CC&R


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VIII. HOMEOWNER INPUT (Non-Agenda Items)There were two homeowner comments regarding the

painted pedestrian striping on Leisure Village Way and mobility cart/scooter specifications.

IX. STAFF REPORTS RECREATION – Chris Bessey, Recreation Director, re-

ported: there were 253 tickets sold for the New Year’s Eve event; upcoming events being held are the Donut Demo-lition Get-together on January 28th and Mimosas on Feb-ruary 20th; the Pickleball nets have been purchased and are in use; temporary dance floors were installed in the Galleria during the Pool/Palm Court renovation; trans-portation services to Horton Plaza will be on January 26th; no residents have signed up for the transportation services to alternative pool sites; Safety vests for walk-ers will be available at the Front Desk for purchase; the Directories are available at the Front Desk; there is one part-time Staff opening; and there were 539 activities be-tween November 26 and December 25, 2014.

There were seven homeowner comments.MAINTENANCE – Mark Pearsey, Maintenance Di-

rector, reported: Jake Henricksen, Acoustic Consultant, will be working with Audio/Visual Committee members to organize the A/V booth wiring and cables; the Abra-vanel Hall acoustic renovation project began on January 6, 2015; the Village common area walls painting scope of work has gone out to bid for proposal submission by the end of January; a five (5) year asphalt maintenance plan on all of the streets was tabled for review at the end of the year; the Clubhouse, Golf Casa, HOA office and front Guard House roofing repair work will begin late January 2015; bids are being obtained for the proposed Abrava-nel Hall storage; cement and asphalt repair work on Lei-sure Village Way at Miletus Way and Collinos Way will begin the end of January; the final street paint striping work will be scheduled when weather permits and home-owners will be notified; a can light was installed over the

chess board in the Library; the Shadowridge exit gate control box has been replaced; and the year-to-date Main-tenance budget is under budget for the month of Janu-ary 2015.

There were two homeowner comments.LANDSCAPE –Tom Hogan, Landscape Operations Di-

rector reported: the Golf Course water main was shut off and is now back on; annual Master trees pruning/remov-al scope of work specifications have gone out to bid and a pre-bid meeting will be held on January 26, 2015; the contract with Zellers-Plageman to update the Lynx ir-rigation mapping system is in progress; the fuel abate-ment on all open spaces has been completed; the Leisure Village Way irrigation replacement is in process and the sprinkler nozzle rebates application has been submit-ted to the City of Oceanside; the work on rebuilding the #18 Men’s Tee has begun; the Pesticide use report for the month of December was sent to the Department of Ag-riculture and posted at the Clubhouse and on the web-site, and available at the HOA Office; the irrigation parts inventory is being maintained; Golf Course Operations were $29,496 over budget year-to-date due to water and irrigation repairs, and Landscape Common Area Opera-tions were $66,127 over budget year-to-date due to irriga-tion repairs, and tree service, and water, although water has been turned off during the rains.


X. COMMUNITY PATROL SERVICE REPORTLen Weinstein, Director of Community Patrol Servic-

es, reported for the month of December: the Emergen-cy Monitoring System (EMS) testing program was com-pleted for 2014 and the 2015 process will begin shortly; Mr. Weinstein will place an article in the Newsletter re-iterating the EMS will not work without a landline; re-quests residents notify CPS when they have AT&T U-verse technicians on-site so the EMS can be tested; the Shadowridge exit gate arm had two separate components fail and both were repaired; Staff refresher training was conducted on vacation monitoring and incident notifica-tion procedures; there were seven (7) STOP sign viola-tions and 18 parking violations; there were 32 fire alarms,

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either kitchen smoke or system related, and 58 burglar/panic alarms, either system related or resident error.

There was one homeowner comment.

XI. COMMITTEE REPORTS Exterior Master Storage Plan – No Report The 2014 Summary Reports were provided by each

Committee Chairperson: ARC – Chairperson Frank Haroldson reported: the

Architectural Review Committee had 397 applications; approved landscaping improvements applications for Villages of Hydra, Corfu, and Mykonos; and developed Handbook of Rules & Regulations revisions to the Archi-tectural Guidelines regarding front yard easement areas, and progressive fines structure for Yard Art violations and non-compliance issues.

There were no homeowner comments.AUDIO/VISUAL – Chairperson Bob Herrmann report-

ed: projects completed were the Hi-Definition in-house broadcast upgrade on Channels 12.1/865, new sound board for Abravanel Hall, new sound system and cam-era installed in the Mykonos Room, and miscellaneous A/V equipment purchased from departing resident; A/V Committee members and volunteers provided cover-

age for all regularly scheduled Master Board meetings, and various events including three (3) OHSPA concerts, CC&R review workshop meetings, Staff/Resident volley-ball game, Tri-City Medical Center Board of Director ap-plicants luncheon, Landscaping and Water Conservation seminars, and several 30th Anniversary events including the “Curious Savages” play and Senior Olympics; pro-vided video and sound support for several Club parties and events; established a Training Subcommittee to ad-dress basic operations of all equipment, features and ca-pabilities; performed regularly scheduled monthly train-ing sessions, special training sessions with consultants, and worked with the Computer Club to hold a training session on using the computer lab’s MAC computers soft-ware for video editing; and performed video recordings of the Flea Market, Do Dues Day, street repaving and Pool/Palm Court renovation projects.

There were no homeowner comments.COMMUNITY SERVICES – Chairperson Eileen Mill-

er reported: projects completed were new 60” TV and DVR for Men’s Club Room; revised Dog Park Rules and replacement of the shade cover in the Dog Park; auto-mated doors to the Palm Court; extended the Thursday Bus Schedule; and replaced Shadowridge entry signage; assisted in setting up arrangements or presentations for

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League of Women Voters, Tri-City Hospital Board Mem-ber applicants, Shred Day, Landscape Seminar, Fitness Center activities, Palm Tree disposal, and Newspaper cancellation; and established Movies and Transportation Services Subcommittees.

There were no homeowner comments.GOLF COURSE – Chairperson Jerry Moskovitz re-

ported: projects completed were replacing the Practice Cage; Golf Casa area concrete replacement, shoe clean-ing stations and signage improvements; added main Golf Course regulations to the back of the 2015 golf bag tags; designated renovating the #18 Men’s tee box; rec-ommended trees replacement for safety purposes; ad-dressed problematic crabgrass infestation; received Golf Course Architect final report and recommendations for the Bunkers; proposed revisions to the Single-Rider Cart Regulations and Waiver Agreement; and continues to re-view irrigation system renovation requirements in prepa-ration of the future reclaimed water project.

There was one homeowner comment.LANDSCAPE – Chairperson Alma Sisco-Smith re-

ported: projects completed were revisions to the Land-scape Committee Charter; Van Dyke Landscape Archi-tect (VDLA) re-design plans and cost proposals for the HOA Office and Shadowridge entry areas; Subcommit-tee assigned to investigate and report on Integrated Pest

Management; bi-monthly walkthroughs implemented with Staff and O’Connell Landscape Maintenance, and identified four (4) areas along Leisure Village Way to be upgraded; developed forms for requesting plant addi-tions to the OHCC Master Plan List; inspected 76 Tree Requests; initiated evaluation of turf reduction in com-mon areas; and drafted changes to the General Trimming Policy.

There were no homeowner comments.MARKETING & COMMUNICATION – Chairperson

Diane Rundles reported: projects completed were a new marketing brochure; revised New Resident Survey and new Communications Survey; administers the New Res-ident Survey and reports feedback to the Master Board; a member joined the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce and continues to attend the Oceanside Chamber of Com-merce meetings; continues to provide input on website improvements; and assigned a Subcommittee to develop an OHCC Media Use Policy.


XII. PRESENTATION OF AGENDA ITEMS

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

Ad Hoc/Exterior Master Storage PlanA.1. Ad Hoc/Exterior Master Storage Plan Presenta-

tion – The preliminary costs were not available to report at this time.

Landscape CommitteeB.1. Leisure Village Way and Delos Way Area Upgrade

– The Landscape Committee made a recommendation to upgrade the corner area at Leisure Village Way and Delos Way with boulders and river rock for drainage purposes.

Motion made and seconded (D. Lopez/L. Strohm) to ap-prove the bid from O’Connell Landscape Maintenance for upgrade of boulders and river rocks at Leisure Village Way and Delos Way, in the amount not to exceed $1,400. Mo-tion passed unanimously.Designated Funding: Landscape Operations #5236-

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A. STANDING COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTSPresident Takemoto expressed her appreciation to

those who have served this year for their support to the Board and the Community. The Board reviewed all ap-plications in the Executive Board Meeting of January 15, 2015.

Motion made and seconded (D. Hefler/D. Lopez) to ap-prove appointees to the Standing Committees as discussed at the Executive Session on January 15, 2015. Motion passed unanimously. There were no homeowner com-ments.

President Takemoto stated that the Committee Mem-bers are:

Architectural Review – Norman Borne, M.K. Callis, David Fitzwilliam, Blake Hampton, Frank Haroldson, Lin Hinshaw, Bud McConnell.

Audio/Visual – Janice Hart, Bob Herrmann, Dave Jones, Jim Kaminsky, Steve Malone, Ron Stodgill, Doug Wright.

Community Service – Sharon Fineberg, Judy Harris, Richard Marette, Eileen Miller, Ann Mulvey, Frank Petro-nella, Diane Rundles.

Golf Course – Greg Coffey, Arnold Forman, Dennis Lady, Jerry Moskovitz, Jim Mulvey.

Landscape – Roger Brown, Sylvia Carson, Margaret Forman, Elaine Kowalik, Else Offersen, Betty Theel, Lin-da Wass.

Marketing & Communication – Ellen Baur, Christy Cooper, Sydelle Gale, Gene Gliozzo, Gay Hartman, Rob-ert Kopolow, Jeff Mowers.

B. Resolution – Master Supplying Irrigation to VillagesPresident Takemoto read the resolution regarding use

of Master Association assessments to supply irrigation water that is currently the responsibility of the Village Sub-associations. President Takemoto presented an over-view of the Master Water Billing Proposal, which would

simplify a current complex administrative process, and have the Master Association assume all payment for wa-ter on behalf of the Village Sub-Associations. All eight (8) Village Boards had discussed this with their Legal Counsel and agreed to this change.

Motion made and seconded (D. Lopez/D. Hefler) to adopt the Resolution OH-15-482, Regarding Use of Mas-ter Association Assessments to Purchase and Supply Ir-rigation Water for Use In Maintaining Landscape Areas Owned by Village Sub-associations. Motion passed unan-imously. There were three homeowner comments.

XIII. BOARD MEMBER INPUTDirector Smith – please vote on your ballot.Secretary Strohm – please get out and vote.Vice President Lopez – thanked those attending the

CC&R meetings, there was good input from the member-ship, and thanked the A/V group for all of their extra sup-port.

Director Goldwasser – please vote, and get your Bal-lot turned in.

Treasurer Hefler – thanked all of the Standing Com-mittee members who helped last year and looks forward to working with the new and returning members.

President Takemoto – echoed the rest of the Board’s comments, thanked A/V for their continued support, and announced the next Board meeting is one day only on February 19th, due to the Management Company Holi-day on Monday, February 16th President’s Day.

ADJOURNMENTWith no further business to be discussed, President

Takemoto adjourned the meeting at 3:31 p.m.

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The month of March brings with it more than one Spring! Not only do we enjoy the advantage of spring-ing forward an hour on March 8th, but we also welcome in the Spring season later this month. It is worth giving up that extra hour of shut-eye to take in all the beauty around us in the new growth and projects that have been completed. Although compared to the rest of the country, it is really hard to tell where Winter ends and Spring be-gins here in San Diego County.

The irrigation upgrade on Leisure Village Way has been completed and we await the rebates from the City of Oceanside. Thanks to the rains we had, the water was turned off for a considerable period and we have already experienced a significant boost to our financial standing.

This continued reduction and improved efficiency of irri-gation will continue to help the Community manage the water usage more effectively. Thanks to O’Connell for working quickly to complete this monumental task.

We now know a new way to get it to rain frequently. No, it isn’t washing your car or your windows. It is using chalk to mark lines for pickle ball on tennis courts. We look forward to turning the pickle ball court back over as soon as the grading and concrete work are done in the rear of the Clubhouse and it is safe to do so. In the mean-time, thanks for the secret rain dance - your efforts are greatly appreciated!

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would ultimately not be effective. Personal devices may be purchased by the HOA for homeowner use, if need-ed, at a future date. However each device has a signifi-cant cost so we will wait to hear from you on how the new acoustic design is working. This was a savings on the proj-ect of almost $6,000 and the phrase “saving money” is al-ways music to our ears!

The pool project has kicked back into high gear as the excavation is done, the drains have been installed, grading is underway and concrete should be poured soon. Likewise, the pool plumber has begun work on the re-placement of the pool plumbing and the resurfacing. New tile and coping work will be underway by the time you are reading this message. The Board chose the dark blue tile replacement, very similar to what was in place prior to the renovation. Although the plumbing caused a delay and we have experienced ten rain days, as of this writing we hope to pick up some of that time over the next sever-al months. The gas line has been upgraded along with the electrical. There will now be enough power around the Palm Court and the Lanai area so fuses don’t blow and cords don’t have to be run for additional electrical needs. The project will begin to take shape and form quickly but there is still quite a bit of work to be done to bring it to conclusion.

The Board looked into replacing the existing pool lift

and due to modifications that would be required, opted to retain and reinstall the existing lift. As far as the com-pletion date goes, we know it is going to be later than the end of May, but we are still optimistic that some time may be gained in the days ahead now that the discovery portion is done. Hopefully at the March meeting, we can have a more realistic idea of what the completion date will be.

Notice was recently delivered to everyone regarding the extension for the ballot return for the CC&R vote. There will be no Ballot Tabulation Meeting on March 2, 2015. I want to thank everyone who has returned their ballots, age surveys and registered their cars, golf carts and RVs. The follow-up will begin on those who are still outstanding.The treadmill in the fitness room will be repaired, how-

ever the parts that are needed will take several weeks to arrive. Please plan your work-outs accordingly. While the Hall was down for renovations, we took the opportunity during the lull to rewire, label and re-carpet the Audio Visual booth. The old equipment that has been replaced left a trail of dead wires that needed to be removed and electrical items needed to also be brought up to code. The booth is always busy for the myriad of events, so this was an ideal time to get the work completed. The AV Commit-tee has been working with our vendor, Jake Henricksen, as he helps improve the booth and make operation more user friendly for everyone. Volunteers are always needed so please contact Bob Herrmann if you would like to par-ticipate and gain some training.

When your budget package arrives, please make sure to place it with your important documents. The new as-sessment fee will take effect on April 1st (no fooling) in the amount of $364.00. If you have auto debit established with our corporate office, the new amount will be deduct-ed with no action on your part. However, if you write a check or have a bill paying service, please make sure to pay the correct amount. Bear in mind, you can always set up auto debit by going to the website for the form or stopping into the HOA Office. The budget cover sheet ex-plains the increase as it relates to the Master taking over the water billing for the Villages which amounts to $12, and the need for increases related to mandatory health care and minimum wage increases as well as the rising cost of water. The cover sheet of the Village budget will show the total combined amount for the Village and the Master assessments. Please contact the HOA Office if you have any questions.


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By Angela TakemotoPresident, Board of Directors

Hello, Everyone! Spring is almost upon us. Let’s look forward to our wonderful Oceanside weather!

Our two big projects continue as expected. The Pool project has had some delays with the rain in January, but we are making progress. We continue to make unwelcome discoveries that have resulted in several change orders to the master contract with Good & Roberts. Many of the change orders are required in order to bring the infra-structure up to current building codes, and so the Board has no choice but to proceed with the additional work. One example of this is the gas line, which was found to be encased in improper conduit, and not buried deeply enough. Another was the electrical wiring for the lights around the pool deck; in some areas we discovered bare wires, with no conduit at all, buried under the ground!

One very interesting discovery, as the workers were ex-cavating the trench for the drain around the Clubhouse, at the corner by the Music room, down about 4 or 5 feet - a running stream, heading straight for the Clubhouse! It turned out that this was actually an old French drain, but it didn’t seem to be draining anywhere! The engineer is making sure our new drain will pick up all this flow, and send it away, where it belongs!

And by the time you read this, our work in Abravanel Hall should be complete. As I write, the wall panels are in, and the carpet is in. I think you’ll like the new fresh look!

On January 29, the Board met in executive session and discussed third party contracts. Contracts approved at that meeting were all related to the Pool project.

One for Van Dyke Landscape Architects, to provide additional oversight services in an amount not to exceed $35,000. Then several change orders for the master con-tract with Good & Roberts: reimbursement of permit fees paid to the City of Oceanside for $1,558; Value Engi-neering on light fixtures, resulting in a credit amount of $19,840; removal and replacement of certain light poles for $4,414; modification to the routing of the trench due to the location of the pool equipment, for $2,635; tie-in of existing roof drains into the new drain system, for $27,784 ( the roof drains were discovered to be just drain-


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ing into the ground); tie-in of additional drain segments that were discovered during excavation, for $6,999; bring site electrical up to code, for $26,128; then the big one, an additional scope item to resurface the pool, replace the pool plumbing, and bring the pool back into operational state, for $108,577. There is funding in our reserves to re-surface the pool, and this added expense was included in the reserve calculation for our budget beginning in April.

The Board was also made aware of two additional change orders that had been approved by the Pool Proj-ect Executive Committee: One for additional survey and civil engineering services by Coffee Engineering in an amount not to exceed $87,00, and another to change the thickness of the cement and adjust the rebar spacing, and this resulted in a credit amount, of $14,515.

The Board met again in executive session on January 30 to discuss third party contracts. No contracts were ap-proved at that meeting.

At the regular February Board meeting, on February 19 the following actions were taken:

We approved the consent calendar, to approve prior Board meeting minutes.

Next we heard a report from the CC&R Ad Hoc Com-mittee.

Don Lopez, VP and Chair of the Committee reported that at a meeting held earlier that week, the Committee


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was informed that only 900 ballots had been returned as of February 17. Although that amount does exceed our quorum requirements, it is significantly lower than the number of ballots received in recent elections, where we have averaged 1000 to 1350 ballots. Also, one provision of the new CC&Rs requires approval by 75% of the vot-ing power, which is 1224 ‘yes’ votes. Therefore, the Com-mittee approved a recommendation to the Master Board, to extend the ballot count, in hope of obtaining addition-al ballots.

Given that there was no knowledge of this recommen-dation at the time the Board Meeting agenda was final-ized, it would be necessary to add an item to the agenda if the Board were to take action on this recommendation. So, the Board approved an emergency addition to the agenda in accordance with Civil Code, to act on an ex-tension to the Ballot tabulation for the Second Restated CC&Rs and Bylaws.

After discussion of the various options, the Board asked the Chief Inspector of Election if the request to delay would be approved. The answer was affirmative, and so two motions were approved: 1) cancel the March 2, 2015 meeting, at which the ballots were to be tabulat-ed, and 2) request the Chief Inspector of Election to de-termine a new deadline date for voting and distribute de-tails to the membership no later than February 26, 2015.

Next we approved the formation of a sub-committee to review our policies related to alcohol sales.

Following that, we approved a recommendation from the Landscape Committee regarding Homeowner re-quests for tree work.

On February 19, the Board met in Executive Session to discuss third party contracts, delinquency review, le-gal opinion, Executive Committee reports, and approval of minutes of prior Executive sessions.

Contracts approved at that meeting included:A Prime Contract Change Order with Good & Roberts

which incorporated all previously approved change or-ders into the Prime Contract. This did not involve any ad-ditional change orders. The Board was also made aware of two change orders that had been approved by the Pool Project Executive Committee. One to tie in the new-ly discovered French drain to our new French drain, in an amount of $2,011, and another to correct an out-of-code condition with the electrical panel, in an amount of $2,194.

A proposal from Keith Monroe & Co, painting con-tractors, to paint many areas of Common Area walls, for an amount not to exceed $27,000. Four (4) bids were re-ceived for this work.

A proposal from O’Connell Landscape Maintenance to perform annual tree pruning and removal, in accordance with the specifications from Atlas Tree, in the amount of $42,925. Two (2) bids were received, and O’Connell’s was the lowest by a significant amount.

So that completes my report!Be sure to watch the broadcast of our Board meetings

on our in-house channel 865/12-1.If you haven’t voted yet, PLEASE send in your ballot!!And remember there is NO meeting on March 2 to

count ballots. By the time you read this, the new date will have been selected and communicated to you.

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Biennial Age Survey: If you have not sub-mitted your survey, please check your house for the cream-colored paper that has the Age Survey on it. Write down the address, list everyone who lives in the house now, their birth date, and each person must sign. Return it to the HOA Office.

If you were not able to get your Decal Vehicle Registration completed, come to the HOA Office and finish. Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

2015 OHCC Phone Directories are available at the Clubhouse. Be sure to pick yours up!

Are there any changes to your status? If/when you have renters that move in or out, there is a death , you buy/sell a car, a new/different phone number, please notify the HOA Office!

Master Board Agendas are delivered to mail tubes every month, the weekend prior to the meeting. You can also find them posted at the Club House and on the OHCC web site.

Moving? - either out of or within OHCC, please complete the Moving Form (avail-able in this publication) and bring it to the HOA Office. It is mandatory, and in your best interest, that the HOA maintain current re-cords of our residents - for example, vehi-cle information including decals and tran-sponders. It also makes a difference when you authorize visitors and guests to come to your home. If you have had ANY changes in your status, please contact the HOA office.

Street sweeping is done on the first Tuesday of every month. Be sure your cars are off the street by 8:00 a.m.!

All Vehicle Registration is done at the HOA Office. This includes: cars, RVs, trailers and golf carts. Bring your valid driver’s license, current registration and proof of insurance. If your car is new, we need to see the Bill of Sale or DMV temporary registration.

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Landscape CommitteeBy Linda Strohm

Have you heard or read about E.T.? No, not Extra Ter-restrial! This E.T., or Evapotranspiration, is much more down to earth and is just one of the ways that is used to manage our water supplies. As you know “evaporation” is the process where water is converted to a gaseous state (vapor, mist, haze) and only occurs when water is available and the humidity is below 100%. Basically, water, in or on the earth, “evaporates”. Then there is “transpiration”. When you breathe, you release vapor. Plants also breathe and that is called “transpiration”. The term “transpira-tion” is the water vapor given off by the plant leaves. So, in your garden, water is constantly being “evaporated” from the soil and at the same time is “transpiring” from the plant leaves into the atmosphere. Therefore, E.T. is the sum of evaporation + transpiration and plays a very important part in irrigation management. Studies have shown that transpiration accounts for about 10% of the moisture in the atmosphere.

Here at OHCC, evapotranspiration is monitored on a regular basis, along with several other factors that direct-ly affect our water consumption: temperature, humidity, wind & air movement, soil salinity, soil moisture avail-ability and the type of plant. Together they determine just how, when and how much water is used to maintain the landscape of our community. The systems in place here are state of the art and are an important part of our overall water management program.

Moving on to the regular business of the Committee, at the February meeting of the Landscape Committee, Mitch Phillippe, from Van Dyke Landscape Architects, presented preliminary concepts for replacing some of the larger turf areas. This will be an ongoing project this year and the Committee is looking forward to further explor-ing ways to reduce landscape water use.

The new Committee members for 2015 are: Roger Brown, Elaine Kowalik, and Else Offersen. Returning members are: Sylvia Carson, Margaret Forman, Betty Theel and Linda Wass.NEXT MEETING: March 6 at 10:00a.m. at the HOA

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Safety CornerBy Leonard Weinstein,Director of Community Patrol Service (CPS)

Hello Residents of Ocean Hills Country Club:A number of your neighbors have had a positive in-

teraction with both Cox and AT&T technicians regard-ing their Emergency Monitoring Systems (EMS) when having telephone work done. We’ve recommended that a CPS officer test the EMS while the tech is still at the home. This has resulted in favorable outcomes with re-gard to improved phone service, as well as maintaining the EMS. If you’ve scheduled a phone company service call, please notify CPS ahead of time so we can have an officer available to test your EMS while the tech is still at your home.

Daylight Savings Time (DST) begins on Sunday, March 8th. We should all be turning our clocks ahead one hour when going to bed or at 2:00 A.M., on Sunday morning, if you are still awake. This is also the time of year to re-place batteries in your carbon monoxide detectors as well as any personal smoke detectors you have installed in your home. Do you have any other battery powered de-vices? You should consider replacing these batteries as well. Battery replacement does not apply to smoke detec-tors that are components of your HOA installed EMS; this

equipment is hard wired for power.Golf carts and bicycles: As riders/drivers, however you

view yourself, you should be adhering to the “rules of the road” the same as motor vehicle operators. We often get reports of bicyclists pedaling through STOP signs or not yielding the right of way to pedestrians, or of golf cart drivers “taking a short cut” and entering the Clubhouse parking lot through the DO NOT ENTER side of the park-ing lot. Should you have an accident, or be the cause of one involving either personal injury or property damage, would it be worth the time you thought you would save? With construction activity at the Clubhouse, this latter is-sue is of great concern.When you leave home, do you have identification with

you? I’m not talking just about having your driver’s li-cense when driving your vehicle. Think of the number of times you’re out walking, or a passenger in someone else’s vehicle. More on this next month.

Pet Preparedness Tip: Should your “family member” experience an after-hours emergency do you know where the nearest twenty-four veterinary services are? Check with your Vet - are they available on a twenty-four-hour basis? If they aren’t, they should be able to tell you what facility does offer around-the-clock services.SHOULD YOU NEED ASSISTANCE, THE FRONT

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Exploring OHCC’s WebsiteThe OHCC website has many conveniences and we

will highlight one a month for you.Did you know that you can find out more about the

Classes and Activities available at the Clubhouse? Here’s how:

Go to: www.oceanhillscountryclub.comSign in under ‘Resident Login’Hover over the ‘Recreation’ tabClick on’ Recreation Calendar’There you will find the ‘Clubhouse Monthly Calen-

dar’, ‘Event Photo Gallery’, the ‘Weekly Schedule of Ac-tivities’, and a new link to the ‘Clubhouse Classes’!

Take a look and if you haven’t already - enjoy your-selves!

PLEASE INPUT YOUR GUESTS IN THE DWELL-INGLIVE SYSTEM SO THEY DON’T HAVE TO WAIT AT THE GATE WHILE WE CALL YOU.Be SAFE, Be SMART, and most of all, BE HAPPY.

Once again, thanks for your time and thanks for reading The Safety Corner.

Support yourcommunity!

30th Anniversary Books for Sale

The commemorative 30th Anniversary Book is currently available for sale ($15) at the Club-house Front Desk and the HOA office. Proceeds from the book sales will be going to enhancing our Community.

We encourage everyone to purchase a book if you did not get one by having your photo taken. The book gives a wonderful history of our Community, an over-view of our Clubs, and includes a photo gallery of many of our residents.

Please stop by the Clubhouse or the HOA today and purchase a copy. You’ll be getting a great book and supporting the Community in the process.



www.oceanhillscountryclub.comand register. You’ll be glad you did.

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It is so good to know that Abravanel Hall is nearing completion and our big March events are on the sched-ule. The Village Squares have planned their Open House, OHSPA’s performance of “The Texas Tenors” and the Doo Wop Club have been waiting patiently with anticipation, they will be some of the first to enjoy the improvements made to the Hall. The exterior construction to the Palm Court and the pool areas continue with the progress ev-ident to those that visit the Clubhouse. Along with the planning process, the Recreation Department has had to make the difficult decision regarding our annual Spring Eggstravaganza. Unfortunately, due to the construction and the impact to the recreational areas, the event will not go on. Alternatives were considered but due to the number of participants in previous years there is not enough usable space to house the event. Staff look for-ward to this event as they enjoy the children’s faces and the sounds of laughter. It is the hope that we can host a similar event down the road, maybe even an ‘Open House’ when all the work is completed.

Be sure to check out the classes offered in the Club-house and sponsored by the Recreation Department. There is a list of classes in the 2015 Phone Directory and a copy is available for each household at the Clubhouse Front Desk. More information about the classes is avail-able in the information racks located at the Clubhouse.

New banquet round tables have been purchased be-cause the wooden ones that have been used for years are being retired, as they wear out. If a table could talk, can one imagine how many times each one has been set up over the years? Yes, new plastic tables will be a wel-

comed sight, as they are lighter and easier for staff to keep clean.

Bingo has been a welcomed activity on Saturday eve-nings for approximately 200 participants for over twen-ty years. The City of Oceanside now requires additional paperwork to obtain the annual Bingo Permit. Staff is re-viewing the new requirements and it is our hope that Bin-go will be operating once again in April or May. Without the help of the resident volunteers, this program would not be able to continue and, hopefully, once again, the Bingo caller will be heard throughout the Clubhouse. Stay tuned for additional information. Thank you to all of our resident volunteers!

The Recreation Staff welcomes our new hire, Neal Hal-ey. He works on the pm shift Monday-Friday. Neal loves to surf, spend time with his two sons and he was most re-cently an adjuster for a restoration company. He comes from a good Irish family and has a twin brother that re-cently came back from serving oversees in the military.

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CLASSESSit To Be Fit

The title tells it all! SIT TO BE FIT is a FREE full body exercise program carried on while comfortably seated. Open to men and women, this program permits you to do what you can and to skip any exercise too demanding. After a few les-sons, you will realize a pain or two has disappeared and you will enjoy life more.The program, designed by retired professional fitness in-

structor June Black, consists of seven uplifting tapes played weekly in sequence.

Join this interesting and non-demanding class on Wednesdays at 9 am in Abravanel Hall. *Please note: on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, the program meets in the Art Room at the same time.

Art Room NewsShowing now in the Clubhouse Art Room is an up-

lifting exhibit of photographs, many of them small, tak-en by our very own Photography Club members and in-stalled by Ernie Pick, Bud DeMaris and Kathy Thornton. Works on display were taken by Joe Ashby, Jim Beall, Joan Comito, Bud DeMaris, Diana Kaminsky, David Key, Bob Lamberg, Lynn O’Connor, Sharon Olsen, Donna Ran-dolph, Cal Roe, Patti Smith and Kathy Thornton.

The theme of the photos is Fun! Photos show mem-bers, friends and family enjoying sports, the outdoors and each other. Be sure to come close to the photos to study the details and share the fun.

We encourage you to thank the exhibitors for shar-ing their photos with all of us and, if you would like to share in a future showing, please contact Lainy Vinikow or Judy Harris.

Stained Glass ClassStained Glass courses are now underway.The class will show you how to cut stained glass and

how to construct both the traditional lead cam and the copper foil methods. And let you do it yourself.

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paint-by-number.”There is a materials fee of $20 per student. All oth-

er supplies and materials will be provided by the Club-house, which will be the location for the classes.

If you have interest or questions, please contact Mike Gilles at 760-941-4138.


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Employee SpotlightHaving been born in the Flori-

da sunshine Elliot Merhar moved, with his family, at age two to the sunshine of La Jolla, CA. He be-gan his career of service to others at the early age of 16, volunteer-ing at Scripps Memorial Hospital and as a summer counselor at a wilderness camp for youngsters.

Elliot next worked as an investigator for a pri-vate narcotics investigation firm, servicing commer-cial companies, with regard to their employees. Fol-lowing two years at this position, he stepped up his service to our country having served ten years in the U.S. Army with the Southern European Task Force, 75th Ranger Regiment. Continuing his interest in electronics, Elliot attended the Devry Institute for AC/DC Electronics.

Beginning a new chapter in his life, Elliot re-turned to California, married and settled in San Di-ego. The Merhars have two grown children. And now began his career in security. First, with a large private firm for six years, now owned by Universal of America, your servicing CPS company in our com-munity. Elliot has worked as a transit security offi-cer, for an additional six years with Universal, and also spent four years as a Federal K-9 officer with the Department of Defense.

With his varied and experienced back-ground, OHCC is fortunate to have Elliot on our CPS staff. In his current position as the Emergency Mon-itoring System (EMS) officer, many of you have met, or soon will meet, Elliot in your homes when he tests your EMS.

aeroBics clUBLow to no impact aerobics – NO

JUMPING!MONDAYS — 10 am to 11 am (weights from 10:50

am to 11 am)Instructor: Christine AlisianiWEDNESDAYS — 10 am to 11 am (weights from

10:50 am to 11 am)Instructor: Christine AlisianiFRIDAYS – 10 am to 11:15 am (weights, tubing &

exercise balls from 10:45 am to 11:15 am)Instructor: Sharon NelsonCOST — $3 per class attended(You can pay for and try out two classes without

joining the Club)ANNUAL DUES – $6(Please make check payable to OH Aerobics)

anGlers clUB The Anglers Club March 10 monthly meet-

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ing events for 2015, check out our current newslet-ter on the Ocean Hills Web Page, clicking on Clubs, and clicking on Anglers Club.The cost of the three-quarter day trip is $115 for

members and $120 for guests. The cost includes the charter price, the crew tip, and bag, and you must deposit your check at the time of sign up to officially be on a trip. Your California fishing license, jackpot, galley charges, Mexican Permit and Visa if needed, and fish filleting are paid in cash at the landing or on the boat. Guests of members or any residents in the village are welcome to go on our monthly trips, as long as space is available.

During the March meeting we will also have an-other drawing with a chance for you to win some great prizes, if your lucky ticket is drawn. Tickets are six for $5 or one dollar each.If you have any questions concerning the fishing

trips or about the Club, feel free to call President Len Holness at 760-941-8857 or Charter Master Sam Cordeiro at 760-550-1817.

art loVers clUB2015 marks the Centennial Celebration of

the Panama-California Exposition at Balboa Park. Art Club members will participate in the celebra-tion on March 17 with a bus trip to the Timken Mu-seum and a docent tour. Raphael’s The Madonna of the Pinks, on loan from the National Gallery in London, will highlight the tour. The Timken is well known for its collection of European and Ameri-can masterpieces including Rembrandt’s Saint Bar-tholomew and for its collection of Russian icons.

Members will also be able to visit other museums in Balboa Park. The cost of the trip is $30. Please bring your check to the Clubhouse Front Desk by March 10 to secure your reservation. Other events scheduled for 2015 include: April 21, “Trash to Trea-sures,” in the Mykonos Room at 1pm. May 19, Bus trip to the Laguna Art Museum. June 17, (new date) “Ocean Hills Treasures.”

Ballroom Dance clUBJoin us as we dance to a live Band from 7

pm to 10 pm. Cost of our dances is $8 per member and $10 per non-member. Leave your checks (made out to the OH Ballroom Dance Club) in the Ball-room Dance Club envelope at the Front Desk no lat-er than the Monday preceding the Dance. For seat-ing assignments, come to the Clubhouse Concierge Desk at 3 pm on the day of the dance. Table selec-tions are made by drawing - first for tables of 10, then 8, and so on. If your group is 3 people or less,

ed to attend this, or any regular monthly meeting held the second Tuesday of the month in the Myko-nos Room. The new owner of the Pacific Coast Bait and Tackle, Walt Bailey, will be our guest speaker, sharing information about local fishing and prod-ucts available at his store.The first of our four monthly scheduled three-

quarter day fishing trips is scheduled for Thurs-day, March 19, on the Pacific Voyager. The boat de-parts Seaforth Sportfishing in Mission Bay at 6 am on Thursday, March 19, and returns about 4 pm. An-glers meet in the overflow parking lot for depar-ture at 4:45 am to carpool to the landing. You may sign up for the trip and deposit your check for $115 in the Anglers check envelop at the Front Desk, or at the meeting, for this or any of the monthly fish-ing trips during the year. March is usually a transi-tion month as far as fishing goes. As a result we may fish anywhere from chasing yellowtail at the Coro-nado Islands, to fishing for bass north along the Del Mar coast, depending on where the fishing is best. The three-quarter day trips are limited to the first 20 anglers who sign up and pay for the trip. For the complete schedule of Anglers Club social and fish-





you don’t need to come - the host/hostess will seat you at the dance. For more information, call Debbie Machnick at 714-726-8483.

March Dance: Our next dance is on March 20 and, after the long renovation project in Abravanel Hall, we look forward to an evening of friends, mu-sic, and dancing. Our Band will be Cradit Union who are Club favorites rated highly by our dance attend-ees. Check our flyer at our website www.oceanhills-danceclub.com or look for the flyer on the bulletin board in the Clubhouse. For more information, call Debbie Machnick at 714-726-8483.

Wednesday Beginner/Intermediate Dance Les-sons (free): At this writing, we expect that we’ll still be dancing in the Mykonos Room until Abra-vanel Hall becomes available. In January, George and Miriam Mozes got us started in the Rumba and, in February, they started the Cha Cha. When Abra-vanel Hall re-opens in March, they’ll make another change, probably either the Waltz or Foxtrot. Les-sons are open to all residents and, for March, will be as follows:

March 4, 11, 18: Beginners at 2:30 pm and Inter-mediate dancers at 3:15 pmMarch 25: Beginners at 3:30 pm and Intermediate

dancers at 4:15 pmMembers are notified by e-mail of any changes to

the schedule.Monday Dance Lessons and Workshops: These

lessons and workshops are every Monday and open to all OHCC residents. Sessions give participants a chance to learn new dances and/or advanced levels in core dances. We’ll generally alternate between professional instruction (attendees pay a small fee per lesson) for a number of weeks and then in-house directed review workshops (no cost). In early December, we concluded our (paid) professional in-struction in the Night Club Two-Step. At this time, no professional instruction is planned so we will continue with (no cost) review sessions. Classes will be every Monday from 4 pm to 5 pm and, for March will be in the Mykonos Room until Abravanel Hall becomes available. Members will be notified by e-mail of any changes to the schedule.

Keep Dancing!



BilliarDs clUBThere has been great attendance for the Basic Lessons on how to play pool. All our

Basic Lessons to date have been well attended aver-aging 47 members at each. That is almost one-third of our membership. Classes are offered at 2 pm and 7 pm. If you have not been yet, Charlie Payne pro-vides excellent instruction and there are experi-enced players available to assist learners while they practice.

On February 17 there was instruction on how to play 8-ball with an 8-ball Tournament for beginners on February 26. We will let you know in the next Newsletter who won.

In March, there will be Basic Lesson #5 (Draw and Follow). A lesson on how to play the game of Cut-throat will be taught. The Cut-throat tourna-ment is on the last Thursday of the month. Be sure to consult the calendar at the OHCC Billiard Club website.

XTRA! XTRA! Read all about it. There will be a special Professional Seminar on Tuesday, March 24 presented by Calvin Coker. Calvin is a southern Cal-ifornia Straight Pool Champion who has presented

previous seminars at OHCC and around the U.S. He will educate us on many skills for playing our best. He will also bring cue sticks and instructional CDs which can be purchased at reasonable prices.

We look forward to seeing you in the Billiard Room playing, practicing, and learning. Don’t forget the Women’s Drop-in sessions on Mondays from 1 to 3 pm.

BirDwatchers clUBCome to our meeting this month on TUES-DAY, March 24, 1pm in the Ladies Club

Room. Light refreshments and socializing begins at 12:30 pm. Our presentation will be an intriguing look at bird flight, starting with embryonic devel-opment to the development of wings. Be fascinat-ed by the photography of hummingbird wing motion and adaptations for aerial acrobatics. Watch 300,000 European starlings exhibit murmurations while not crashing into one another.Not a member yet? You can join at this meeting

or by leaving a check at the Front Desk in the Bird-watchers envelope, dues are $8. Still undecided? Come to a bird walk to try us out.


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BOARD MEETINGSOHCC Session I

Monday, March 16, 10 amMykonos Room

OHCC Session IIThursday, March 19, 10 am

Mykonos Room

VILLAGE MEETINGSCorfu

Wednesday, March 25, 1:30 pmLadies Club Room

HydraFriday, March 20, 10 am

Ladies Club RoomMajorca

Wednesday, March 25, 9 amLadies Club Room

SantoriniTuesday, March 10, 11 am

Ladies Club RoomZante

Monday, March 2, 9:30 amHomeowners Association

COMMITTEE MEETINGSArchitectural Review Committee

Thursday, March 12 & 26, 9:45 amHomeowners Association

Audio VisualThursday, March 12, 1 pm

ClubhouseCommunity Service Committee

Friday, March 13, 10 amClubhouse

Golf Course CommitteeThursday, March 26, 2 pm

Clubhouse Landscape CommitteeFriday, March 6, 10 am

Homeowners AssociationMarketing & CommunicationWednesday, March 18, 10 am

Homeowners AssociationExecutive Committee

Wednesday, March 25, 10 am Homeowners Association


BriDGe FoUnDersDUPlicateIt is NEVER too late to join our Tuesday

evening bridge group. Mark your calendar and get down to the Clubhouse. You’ll meet a bunch of great people and some pretty good bridge players too!

So, if you are new to the community, we would love to have you and here are the details of our bridge game. We meet:

Every Tuesday.Play starts at 6:30 pm, but it would be good to be

there by 6:15 pm to register. Also, since we are all very focused on bridge when it starts, come early to socialize!

We are meeting in the Mykonos Room while re-modeling is being done.The Club fee is $6 for the year. Make out to

“Founders Bridge” and drop off at the Front Desk.Our weekly game is $3.

Our January winners!N/S: Fred and Jim, Irma and Valerie, Marge and

Olive, Nancy R and LillianE/W: Joanne and Juanita, Dan and Dolores, Valer-

ie and Irma (again!), and Dan and Dolores (again!)If you need a partner, first contact John Steen at

760-710-7953 by Tuesday noon. If he is not available, contact Louise Manganelli at 760-295-6865.

Before playing bridge on February 10, the bridge group celebrated Valentine’s Day and the “love” of bridge with red wine. There’s a thought, perhaps we should start a scientific study of how alcohol im-proves our game! Bridge quote: “If you have the slightest touch of masochism, you’ll love this game.” UnknownDefinition of masochism: gratification gained

from pain, deprivation, degradation, etc., inflicted or imposed on oneself, either as a result of one’s own actions or the actions of others, especially the tendency to seek this form of gratification.Yep, we all resemble that!

BriDGe FriDaY DUPlicateFriday Duplicate Bridge was held January 9 and January 23 but due to score keeping

problems, scores could not be posted. Thank you for coming and for your patience.

If you enjoy Duplicate Bridge, please join us on the second and fourth Fridays of the month. If there is a fifth Friday we play on that day too. The games are not ACBL sponsored. Resident Dan Neil-son directs our games in Abravanel Hall. Play starts at 11:30 am but ask you sign in at 11:15 am. If you need a partner, please call Olive McCullough, 760-631-7015.





Our bird walk this month will be on TUESDAY, MARCH 10, to Lake Hodges, southern end at Ran-cho Bernardo Community Park off Pomerado Road. This location has been changed from the North end. Meet at the overflow lot by 8:15 am to form carpools and receive directions. DEPARTURE IS AT 8:30 am, a half hour later than usual to avoid traffic on the 15 south. Always wear sturdy shoes and bring water; have a hat and walking stick if you use one. Bring a few extra bucks for lunch and to help out the driver. There will be a pair of binoculars to borrow if need-ed. The trail is mostly flat and sandy. Restrooms are available. After the walk we will try a new lunch venue, Little Debbies, off Nordahal Road (north).

Lake Hodges reservoir was created with the build-ing of Hodges Dam on San Dieguito Creek in l918. The lake has 27 miles of shoreline and a maximum water depth of 115 feet. In 1995 it was designated as a Globally Important Bird Area as thousands of mi-gratory birds winter here. More than 200 avian spe-cies reside at Lake Hodges along with the threat-ened California gnatcatcher. Western and Clark’s Grebes nest and raise young here. They start to do their courting dance in January known as rushing where the mating pair runs side-by-side on top of the water for a short stretch. If there is a change in location, members will be notified by email. For questions, please call Joan Comito at 760-940-8513.

BowlinG clUBATTENTION ALL SENIOR BOWLERS

Our Bowling Club will start our tenth bowling season on February 19. The Vista Entertainment Center will be furnishing shoes and bowling balls to help us get started. We will be starting at 9:30 am every Thursday beginning February 19 through June 18. We will need to get there at 9 am and prac-tice will begin at 9:15 am before the league starts at 9:30am.

Contact Sarah Harzarian at 760-295-4482 or Stu Wohl at 760-842-5556. We invite new and experi-enced bowlers and the team will consist of 3 play-ers on each team and we bowl 3 games. COME AND JOIN US FOR A FEW HOURS OF FUN.


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BriDGe FriDaY PartYThe new year has gotten off to a great start with new officers and nine new mem-

bers. We are pleased to welcome our new members and congratulate our two new co-presidents, Barba-ra Mitchell and Kit Dameron.

We are all learning to be flexible on Fridays as we search for a place to play. It changes every week so, if you wish to join us, remember to ask at the Front Desk for our location. There are refreshments every week and the first Friday of each month is “sandwich day.” You can come for lunch and stay for Bridge!

We played four times during the month of Janu-ary. The winners and their scores are: WEEK 1 – 1st Lynn Murphy with 3900 points and 2nd Betty Gor-don with 3590 points; WEEK 2 – 1ST Kitt Damer-on with 4260 points and 2nd Shirley Williams with 4200 points; WEEK 3 – 1st Charlene Kinder with 4590 points and 2nd Maxine Feller with 4380 points; WEEK 4 – 1st Shirley Williams with 4140 points and 2nd Kit Dameron with 3930 points.

BriDGe thUrsDaYniGht PartY

Every Thursday at 6 pm we meet for a fun-filled eve-ning of bridge and snacks. While Abravanel Hall is being renovated, we are in the Mykonos Room. Bring a partner and ante up $1 each towards the prize pool. What we don’t give away in prize mon-ey pays for our cookies and coffee. We’re a friend-ly bunch and welcome all intermediate players. Join us any Thursday, and bring $6 for annual dues. Bridge begins promptly at 6:30 pm.

January winners were Betty Gordon and Barbara Mitchell (twice), Ron and Jackie Torgerson and Ga-brielle Lough and Barbara Nani.

can Do clUBThe Can Do Club will not be sponsor-

ing an event, as publicized, in the month of March.

Details for an upcoming performance will be ap-pearing in a later publication.

choral societYHey everybody…we are singing again!

What a joy it is to get together with old friends and new friends to sing and have lots of fun! Our upcom-ing concert on May 16 at 2 pm is going to be a fun (aren’t they all?) concert with blues, jazz, New Or-leans style and more! The songs chosen are those that make us “move” a little and, well, we just really like singing and moving!

We have new members that we are truly enjoy-ing and our roster is around 60 members now! Who would have ‘thunk’ when we used to have 20 mem-bers just a few years ago?

It is all about fun. We love to sing these songs and we cannot wait to share them with you. As always, we have some surprises with the solos, quartets and who knows what else you might see on stage! It is still early enough in the rehearsals for you to join but not much longer! We rehearse on Thursday mornings from 10 am to 12 noon in the Ladies Club Room! $15 is good for the entire year and all your music for two concerts! If we do not see you at prac-tice, we hope to see you at our May Concert…they are always free!

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found on the Coming Attractions Bulletin Board. FOREIGN FILM CLASSICS: Scheduled on Mon-

day, March 16 at 1 pm by the Foreign Film Classic Group is the 1952 French film classic “Forbidden Games” (85). You are invited to take advantage of a rare opportunity to revisit these golden oldies or to see them for the first time if missed when original-ly released.

MUSICAL FINE ARTS: The next Musical Fine Arts program is scheduled for Saturday, March 7, at 10 am. A Beethoven orchestral program will be shown featuring the Symphony #6 (Pastoral), Piano Concerto #4, Coriolan Overture and Egmont Over-ture.

If you are interested in joining either the Foreign Film Classic or Musical Fine Arts Group or in just attending one of the special programs mentioned above, please contact the writer since seating is lim-ited. Joining would entitle you to automatically re-ceive a monthly invitation or reminder and an annu-al program. Frank Petronella 760-414-9070 [email protected]

GarDen clUBIn January, a luncheon was held in the

lovely home of Linda Strohm for the outgoing and new board of the Garden Club. All members en-joyed a warm welcome and delicious lunch. A big thanks to the gracious hospitality of the outgoing board and Linda.

At the January board meeting, outgoing presi-dent, Elaine Kowalik presented a gift of a gavel to new president, Lou Gordon.

Meetings will resume on March 11, 10 am, with guest speaker, Marcia Van Loy. She will be teaching us the joy of growing a bird, hummingbird and but-terfly friendly garden. She will lead us through the steps to create a beautiful, healthy and thriving na-ture wonderland. We look forward to learning the benefits to our garden; types of plants and habitat that provide food sources and shelter; supplement-ing nesting materials and ways to keep the environ-ment safe. Marcia is a sought-after speaker and has shared her knowledge with many regional garden-ing organizations.

Upcoming Garden Club Events:Bob Wong will be guest speaker at the regular

April 11 meeting.Art Alive in Balboa Park is a very popular tour

we take every other year. We’re making plans to at-tend Friday, April 24. Please reserve this day and be ready to sign up at our March meeting.

Plans for the coming Flower Show in May are un-derway.

cinematic & mUsical art aPPreciationWEEKEND FILMS: All films are shown

in the Ladies Clubroom every Friday, Saturday and Sunday unless exempted by a priority event or hol-iday. Show times are at 2:30 pm, 5 pm and 7:30 pm each day unless the film is over 2 hours and 20 min-utes in length. When this occurs, the 5 pm show will be omitted and the last show will be at 7 pm. An ad-ditional Early Bird show at 11 am on Sundays has been introduced for only the most potentially pop-ular and critically acclaimed films. See the week’s movie program published every Thursday or call the Movie Hotline 760-758-1216, Ext 5 for more details. Before attending, it is recommended that the MPAA ratings be carefully reviewed for potentially offen-sive content.

Coming to Ocean Hills from approximately mid-March to mid-April are: “Nightcrawler” (81), “Kill the Messenger” (72), “Birdman” (86), “Beyond the Lights” (69) and “The Theory of Everything” (75).The numbers appearing in brackets after the film

titles represent the combined average critical and popular ratings on a scale of 0 to 100 as published on the websites Rotten Tomatoes.com, Metacritic.com, and IMDB.com. A rating between 60 and 100 signifies the best films while 80-100 are the very best. Also, please check the recently updated Com-ing Attractions Bulletin Board posted outside the Men’s Clubroom for reserved films that are in the-aters but not yet available in DVD.

MIDWEEK FILMS: Critically acclaimed contem-porary and recent past Foreign Films are shown ev-ery Wednesday at 7 pm. Seating is on a first come, first served basis and guests of residents are always welcome. This is in addition to the normally sched-uled Foreign Films usually shown on alternating Fridays 3 times per day. Potential choices are to be



GarDeninG tiPs by melvina terryAlthough the calendar may still indicate that it is winter, do not be surprised if we have spring-like weather. So in Southern California, we do our spring cleaning and give a spring tonic as well this time of year.

Spring cleaning—prune back fuchsia, impatiens and ginger, however, do not do so severely as the pruning will force new growth which might still be damaged by cold nights. Do not hesitate to prune back calla, spent bulbs and canna. Deadhead cool season flowers. If you planted sweet peas in Septem-ber, they should be blooming by now. Keep the flow-ers cut to keep the plants producing. Rake up all leaves and debris, preferably with a tined rake as to disturb snail eggs which should begin to hatch at any time. Be prepared with snail bait at the first sign of them. If you have a favorite potted plant, you may want to invest in copper tape to wrap around it, to discourage them. It might be a good idea to tape the trunk of your citrus trees as well.

Spring tonic—if you are not adverse to chemicals, it is time to get started on your osmocote program. A feeding now will last six weeks. In two weeks, treat your garden with systemic. It is usually advertised for rose care; however, you can use it on everything. Repeat every six weeks until August. Do not fertil-ize roses until the red growth turns to green. How-ever, you can feed your roses Epson salts which will strengthen the canes and stems.

Plant Iceland poppies, viola, lobelia, flowering spring bulbs, penstemon, digitalis and other cool season flowers. If you can keep ahead of the snails, you can plant warm weather seeds now, but I usually wait and get six packs from the nursery.

Lend a helping hand to the birds. Place short pieces of string, yarn, dryer lint, pet hair and dried grass in a strawberry basket and hang to a branch of a bush and watch doves, robins, orioles and hum-mingbirds choose their favorite nest building mate-rials. Plant red and yellow flowers for the humming-birds. One of their favorites is bee balm.

GolF clUBUPCOMING MARCH TOURNAMENTS

Touring Amateurs: Monday, March 23 — Oaks North Golf Course (Nice!)

Guys and Dolls: Saturday, March 28 — Ocean Hills (The Country Club of Choice!)

UPCOMING APRIL TOURNAMENTSTouring Amateurs: Monday, April 20 – Welks Re-

sort Fountain Course: Should we have a closest to the Fountain prize?

Guys and Dolls: Sunday, April 26 — popcorn, beer, wine and soft drinks (cheap).

UPCOMING EVENTSAnother reminder from Joe Newmyer that the

14th Annual Herb Stark Men’s Match Play Tourna-ment begins the week of March 16. Signups contin-ue until noon, March 10. The cost is $5 per entrant. The Kelsons will once again generously donate priz-es for this event. I heard a Mustang convertible goes to the winner.

KUDOSAce of the 2014 Year: Heidi HekalAce of the Month: Elizabeth WestwaterAss of the Month: Fill in the Blank

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONSWell, I didn’t receive any golf New Year’s resolu-

tions. I guess that means that everyone thinks that their game is perfect. How delusional! My New Year’s resolution is not to ask for your New Year’s resolutions next year.

GOLF QUOTE OF THE MONTHSam Snead once declared that “These greens are

so fast I have to hold my putter over the ball and hit it with my shadow.” I don’t think Sam is referencing our greens.

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liBrarYFirst of all we would like to thank you again for all the wonderful donations we

receive—money and books. It’s residents like you and all of our members who sustain the library and help keep it viable.

Speaking of members, if you haven’t become one, please do so today. It’s only $15 per household and definitely has its privileges. Any resident can take books from the open shelves, but only members can check out new books or books on the reserve shelf. It’s as if you have an entire book store at your dis-posal.

We would like to invite new residents to come in during Library hours for an orientation. Librar-ians are on hand to help you in any way that we can on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 am un-til noon and Tuesday and Thursday from 2 to 4 pm.

New Book Purchases — February 2015Title, Author, Category• 41 A PORTRAIT OF MY FATHER, George W.

Bush, BIO• THE ASSASINATION OPTION, W.E.B. Griffin &

William E. Butterworth IV, FIC• BLACK HORIZON, James Grippando, FIC• THE BOSTON GIRL, Antia Diamant, FIC• THE CINDERELLA MURDER, Mary Higgins

Clark & Alafair Burke, FIC• DIE AGAIN, Tess Gerritsen, FIC• THE ESCAPE, David Baldacci, FIC• FIVE DAYS LEFT, Julie Lawson Timmer, FIC• GIRL NEXT DOOR, Ruth Rendell, FIC• I’LL GIVE YOU THE SUN, Jandy Nelson, FIC• NARROW ROAD TO THE DEEP NORTH, Rich-

ard Flanagan, FIC• RAIN ON THE DEAD, Jack Higgins, FIC• THE RETURN OF GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Edward J. Larson, NON-FIC• REVIVAL, Stephen King, FIC• STONE MATTRESS, Margaret Atwood, FIC• TOM CLANCY FULL FORCE AND EFFECT,

Mark Greaney, FIC• WANT YOU DEAD, Peter James, FIC• WE WERE LIARS, E. Lockhart, FIC• THE ART OF ARRANGING FLOWERS, Lynne

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nuBeesAgain the year is flying by, it’s already

March and I barely got Christmas put away. It is a great time of year to party with our friends and meet the new and returning NuBees!

One of the best ways to get to know your new

neighbors and your soon to be new BFF’s is to come to our NuBee’s gatherings on the third (3rd) Mon-day evening of each month. We meet from 5:30 pm to about 7:30 pm.

Our calendar and meeting location for the 2015 is:• March 16, Abravanel Hall• April 20, Abravanel Hall• May 18, Abravanel Hall• June 15, Lanai• July 20, Lanai• August 17, Lanai• September 12, Lanai• October 19, Abravanel Hall• November 16, Abravanel Hall• December 21, Abravanel Hall

We ask that you bring a hearty appetizer or other dish you like to prepare or eat (hot or cold) for 10-12 people and your own beverage to share with your neighbors and friends. Water, ice, flatware, plates, napkins and cups will be provided. We will also have sign-up sheets there to give everyone an opportuni-ty to help out by guest-hosting one month. The guest hosts for March are Bill and Karin Webb. Our guest-hosts are asked to bring a dessert that will accom-modate 10-12 people. We have a core group of reg-ular volunteers, Holly Radziwon and Bill Vogel. We also ask for a small monthly donation to cover the expense of our paper goods.

Bring a friend or a new neighbor. Make sure that we have your correct email. If you have a new email, or you are interested in receiving our email notices, come to our next NuBee’s gathering or call me (Jean Hefler 760-724-8108) and we will make sure that you are on our list.

Throughout the year there are other NuBee spon-sored activities that are great to participate in and we will be looking for some help in getting those or-ganized. We will be anxious to hear about the bowl-ing that took place at the end of February. If you went, be prepared to share a story.

Please come and join us whether you are a “new NuBee” or a “not so new” NuBee. We are looking forward to seeing you and meeting you throughout the year.

ohsPaTHANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK

YOU! The time is getting close for the first OHSPA concert of the year! THE FAMOUS TEXAS TENORS will be performing in Abravanel Hall on March 7 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $30 each and heavily subsidized by OHSPA. This dynamic trio complete with live back-



up music will give you an evening you will remem-ber for a long time. They are so personable and will be out in back to greet you after the concert as well as sign CDs/DVDs purchased. I am sure that they will also agree to have their picture taken with you! I promise that you will be smiling throughout the entire concert! It is not often that they come to the West Coast and we at OHSPA are still thinking how lucky we are to have them coming to our ”newly renovated” Abravanel Hall in Ocean Hills Country Club! Check at the Front Desk of the Clubhouse to see what seats might be available.

Our second show of the season is May 9 and tick-ets will go on sale on March 31at 8 am in Abrava-nel Hall. The Kingston Trio will be entertaining you with all of their greatest hits and will bring you on your feet with some of their amazing renditions and famous songs of the times. This is another top-flight show from OHSPA subsidized for only $30 a ticket. Unless you are a Star Donor (and it is not too late to become a Star Donor even for just one show), get in line early on the 31st of March to get your tickets!

We thank our Star Donors, Patrons and all of you who buy tickets. We are so grateful that we can be in AB Hall watching this first class entertainment

at such a low cost AND we do not have to drive any-where or stay up to the wee hours of the morning. It cannot get any better than this but…it does! The tickets are only $30 because they are subsidized by your donations to OHSPA. See you at curtain time on March 7!

Pet loVers clUB Hopefully all Pet Owners, when regis-

tering their vehicles this past February, also regis-tered their pets. By having the animals registered with community patrol it can speed up reuniting pet owners with their pet if lost. Owners should have a collar with current tags (humane society tag, name tag with current name and cell phone number and microchip tag). New home owners, please make sure your information is current.

County law states that dogs must be on a 6 foot leash when outside your property. In OHCC, dogs can be off leash in your property and the Dog Park.

Cat Connection – Michael Majzel has a list of res-idents interested in participating in the Cat Connec-tion. Cat Connection members trade cat sitting with


each other making it very convenient when need-ed. Please contact Michael at 619-630-5566 or [email protected], if you are interested in finding out more details.

Cat owners in OHCC might enjoy watching An-imal Planet’s Show, My Cat from Hell, hosted by Jackson Galaxy who specializes in helping individ-uals whose “out of control” cats are turning their lives and homes upside down. It is very entertaining and offers some good advice. Animal Planet Chan-nel (54) weekends-evening.

Please remember Freedom Dogs relies on dona-tions for training Service Dogs to work with troops returning from armed combat with PTSD, TBI and Physical limitations. Call Sunny Frowein at 760-630-6304 for more information on how to donate.

PhotoGraPhY clUBWe are scheduling a Photo Shoot for the month of March in lieu of a regular meet-

ing. The location of the shoot will be the Oceans-ide Pier, and the date is Thursday, March 19. We will meet in the Clubhouse overflow parking lot (across Leisure Village Way from the Clubhouse) to orga-nize carpools, then plan to leave at 4 pm. Expect to pay for parking in the vicinity of the pier. The Photography Club will identify mentors to provide help to individuals or small groups who desire assis-tance. Sunset is 7 pm. The evening meal is open to individual choice.

More details will be provided prior to the shoot. We expect to show and discuss the Oceanside Pier images in the April meeting.

Remember – No regular meeting in March.The Photography Club will have a representative

in the Computer/Photo Lab from 3 until 5 pm on Thursday, March 19, for one-on-one help with your digital camera and using it with a computer and printer. For these interested in hands-on experience using Photoshop Elements, the representative will attempt to help you with the particular area you are interested in. Guidance on using the scanner or pho-to printer is also available. Donated photo paper is available at no cost. If possible, please let Bud De-Maris know ahead of time what area you want to ad-dress, what photo paper you desire, or if you plan to come late. Contact Bud at 630-1739 or [email protected] prior to March 19, and he will inform the Club representative attending the Lab.

racQUet clUB By now most members have renewed their membership and are well into 2015, enjoy-

ing their sports in this crazy construction zone. At our January meeting, 13 new members showed up to introduce themselves–a practice we have at each meeting. As of February 5, we have 285 members in the Racquet Club.

Our “Fifth Annual Pickleball Scramble” tourna-ment will take place on Thursday, March 19. Fred Peppe, Dannica Wood, and Herb Livsey will be run-ning the event. Sondra Peppe is planning the lun-cheon afterwards where awards and prizes will be distributed. We will have a huge advantage at this tournament since we will be competing at all three sites including the four courts at Tennis Court #3. This event should be our biggest turnout ever and will fill up quickly–so don’t wait to sign up. It prom-ises to be a real blast!

A “Spring Fling Tennis Tournament” is being planned by Susan Smith for Saturday, April 11. Joanne Goglia is heading up a delicious Mediterra-nean buffet luncheon to be served after the tourna-ment. Players can sign up as a team or as an individ-ual–so this men’s and women’s doubles tournament should be one you won’t want to miss! Details have been emailed to all Racquet Club members on how to sign up–and your early signup can help organiz-ers plan better for tournament formatting.

Save the date for our 7th Annual Tennis Exhibi-tion Match on Wednesday, June 3. This is always a great event for tennis fans, so don’t forget to mark your calendars!

Paddle tennis drop-in play is still happening on Clubhouse Courts 1-2 on Tuesdays, officially start-ing at 9 am but most show up as early as 8:30 am. Come join us if you’re a player!

MEMBERSHIP: We are still accepting member-ship checks of course. Remember, you must be a member to play in any tournament. Just drop your check for $10 per membership into the RC money envelope at the Front Desk. Be sure to include any pertinent information if anything has changed since you last joined up. That way you can continue to get our emails advising of “everything Racquet Club” including any sudden changes to our meetings and drop-in schedule. We ask that new members com-plete an application with their check, available in the Racquet Club folder or RC wall pocket near the Front Desk.

Check out our drop-in schedule for all sports, on our website. And don’t forget–you can find all Rac-quet Club information and photos at our website, www.ohccracquetclub.com/.


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rV clUBThe Ocean Hills RV Club welcomed the New Year with 36 new members and

a capacity crowd of over 90 at our January meet-ing. We are a Club of RVers and WOWs (WithOut RV Wheels). There is opportunity for our members without RV’s to join us on outings by booking a ho-tel/motel close by to our encampment and partici-pating in all of our planned activities.

At our February meeting, so nicely planned by Betty and George Ruehle, members feasted on a TEN COURSE luncheon at the Peking Wok in Bon-sall…most enjoyable…YUM!

About forty members will be heading for a do-cent-led tour of the beautiful San Diego Central Li-brary on March 11. Of course, the tour will be fol-lowed by a lunch at a nearby restaurant because this is a Club that loves to eat!

A total of 19 RV’s and 16 WOWs will be heading to the Furnace Creek Resort in Death Valley, March 26 to April 1. They will be visiting historic landmarks and those sites that make Death Valley so unique. A hayride with a barbecued dinner, golf, and a Mexi-can dinner are some of the fun activities planned, in

addition to our get-acquainted BYOB hours.Be sure to attend our March 24 meeting to hear

about and sign up for upcoming events such as a pos-sible visit to Fallbrook’s Grand Traditions in April, our RV Lot party with food, music and dancing on May 26, the Temecula Balloon Festival, May 29-31 and our trip to Paso Robles Wine Festival and Pismo Beach Jazz Festival in October.

Happy Trails!

sailinG clUBVice-Commodore Bob Kopolow ran the February meeting because Commodore

Allan Paloutzian was recovering from rotator cuff surgery. In addition, he informed the Club that Fleet Captain Forrest Newburg had suffered two broken ribs in a fall. We wish them both a speedy recovery! Signups continued for the March 5 whale watching trip. This was a popular trip last year with 87 par-ticipants who saw many whales spouting, breaching and rolling in the ocean off Point Loma. The meet-ing’s program included a video of a whale watching trip on the Hornblower Adventure, similar to the trip the Club will take. Signups also began for the Club Regatta and post–regatta award’s dinner on April 16. While participation in the regatta will be limited due to the number of boats, all Club mem-bers and guests are welcome to the Awards Dinner, to be held at the Southwestern Yacht Club on Shel-ter Island. Cost of the dinner is $35 per person with a cash bar. See the flyer for more details.

Dates were also announced for the summer party (Saturday, July 11) and the Holiday Party (Saturday, December 12). Volunteers are needed to assist with organizing, setting up, decorating, clean-up, etc. for these events. A volunteer sign-up list was started af-ter the meeting. During the meeting Treasurer Evy Sanfilippo announced that the Club already had 224 members, 62 of whom were new. Membership at the end of last year was 248, which was a record. We were almost there at the beginning of February!

Day sails continue through the winter months. Three captains took boats out in February. The best way to get on the list to sail is to sign up at the monthly meetings. If you miss the meeting, check either the Club website or the Sailing Club folder at the Clubhouse Front Desk to see which captain is taking out a boat, and on which date. The Sail-ing Club website contains a link that informs users about future sails and allows you to sign up or add your name to the waiting list. If the boat is not full, add your name to the list and put a check for $45 in the Sailing Club check envelope at the Clubhouse Front Desk to be added to the sail. Priority goes to those who place their checks in the Sailing Club en-


velope earliest.See us at our next meeting on March 3 to enjoy

delicious snacks and drinks, and to sign up for up-coming sails. Refreshments are served at 7 pm and the business meeting begins at 7:30 pm. And don’t forget your checkbooks and nametags.

senior Fitness clUBThe Senior Fitness Club meets Tuesdays

at 1 pm and Thursdays at 11 am in Abravanel Hall. The annual dues are $5 and the class fee is $3 per class.

The classes consist of low-impact exercise, includ-ing balance and coordination, flexibility and range of motion, stretching and strengthening. Come on down and join us!

Instructor, Carl Grubbs, is a Senior Fitness Coach who has taught Senior Fitness classes at OHCC and other locations for over 12 years. He has won numer-ous medals in the Senior Olympics.

sewinG, etc.Meeting Times:

lst Thursday: 9:30 am Members Meeting2nd Thursday: 9:30 am own projects3rd Thursday: 9:30 am sewing or craft4th Thursday: 9:30 am sewing or craftEvery Tuesday afternoon: 1-3 pm Beading Tuesday Evenings: 6-8 pm Informal MeetingsEvery Friday: 11 am-1 pm Card Making, 12-3 pm

Sew & Chat2nd Saturday: 9 am-5 pm Serious SewingWe currently have 109 members and a many of

them were at the February meeting. I don’t think there was an empty chair in the room. I have a lot of new information to pass on if you were not at the meeting. First — LaVergne Brown is now doing the newsletter that members receive by email. If you are a member and have not been getting your copy give her a call. Second — Terri Eckhardt is our new web-master. The site and its location have changed and it is now connected to our www.oceanhillscountry-club.com website. After logging on to the website - a side note, you should familiarize yourself with the OHCC website it has a lot of good information about community affairs. Go to the 2nd tab “The OHCC Difference,” click “Our Clubs” and then scroll down to “Sewing.” Click on the highlighted sewing link and you go to our new website. It has tabs for Of-ficers, Craft Directions, the Newsletter and Meet-ing Minutes. There are pictures from Show and Tell, craft sessions and meetings as well as cute icons


that enliven the site.The third involves card making. It has only been

a year and a half since Card Making became one of the crafts associated with Sewing, Etc. It start-ed with 3 crafters and ran from 8 am to 12 pm and now needs two sessions on Friday. New this year is a beginning class, 9:30 am to 10:45am Fridays and the Intermediate class is held at 11 am to 12:45 pm Fridays. Because of equipment limitations and the attention a lot of students require; the Beginning class is capped at 10 people and the Intermediate class at 15. After this point there will be a Waiting List for sign up. In our materials cupboard there are flowers, lace and fabrics available for card making and in January a cuttlebug machine was purchased by the Club. I look forward to seeing more cards at our show and tell.

In March there will be a New Member Orienta-tion to the cabinets in the Sewing Room. There are supplies available for member use: zippers, buttons, seam binding, fabrics, and many sizes of knitting needles, yarn and lots more. This session is meant to acquaint you with what’s available and where it is kept. Although termed New Member, I like to go



because I always learn something too.Our 2015 motto per Marcia Bruce is “Out of the

drawer, Off the floor and Out the door.” This refers to completing all of our half-done projects. I think Marcia is talking about new creations but I have ex-tended it to mending. If I can’t get something to a usable condition then it is out the door. No more procrastination!

See you March 5 at the members meeting.

theatre artsTheatre Arts members enjoyed a Theatre Party on February 22 at the Avo Theater

in Vista to see a performance of Sondheim on Sond-heim. We hope to do additional activities like this one in the future.

We are all anxiously awaiting the completion of the Hall. If it is finished by the beginning of March we will once again welcome the Irish dancers of Clan Rince on March 2, at 7 pm. They are a dedi-cated group of Irish dance champions. The dancers train year round for regional, National and the World

Championships. All of the dancers are trained by North American Champion Jeannie O’Connor and Alisa Garber. They compete in Ireland, England, Scotland and Canada as well as all over the US. The show the Clan Rince Irish dancers put on is a selec-tion of traditional steps taken to a higher level, com-bining the Celtic music with African drums. We look forward to seeing them again.

On April 24 and 25, we will present our next play, “Daddy’s Dyin’; Who’s Got the Will,” written by Del Shores. This is a comedy/drama that deals with the interactions among the delightfully quirky mem-bers of a dysfunctional Texas family who have gath-ered together while the patriarch of the family is critically ill. It is focused on a rebirth of the spir-it of the family unit, and is warm and humorous…not morbid! The production features Shirley Poole, Valerie Thompson, Emalee Lasser, Dee Wardell, Bill Schroeder, Joe Ashby, John Lasser, and Maureen Schneider. Mark your calendars, and watch for ad-ditional information about ticket sales; plan to at-tend this production and cheer on your friends and neighbors. We are very proud of our director, Al Valletta, and the talented cast and crew who have


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Tell Senator Monning, or his staff, that you support this act, and why. Include personal stories that may have influenced your feelings. Show this information to your friends and associates To view the bill and follow its progress, go to leginfo.ca.gov\billinfo To find more info and ways to help, go to compassionandchoices.org\ca To help spread support locally, e-mail Suzanne Shynne: [email protected]

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donated their time and energies to this production!Don’t forget the PlayReaders, who meet on the

first Wednesday of each month in the Art Room from 1 to 4 pm. We look forward to seeing their tal-ents at a future meeting! PlayReaders is open to all members, so give it a try!

If you have not yet paid your dues to Theatre Arts, we encourage you to drop off your $10 check at the Front Desk. Join us and be a part of our exciting productions! Let us entertain you…and get involved and share in the pride of our accomplishments!

traVel clUBThere will be no monthly meetings until April due to Abravanel Hall’s renovation.

However, our monthly day trips will continue as scheduled. TC members can check their e-mail and there are flyers in the Trip Racks at the Clubhouse for current information.

March 10, “30 Years of Huell Howser’s TV pro-gram, California Gold Exhibit”- $66, along with his-toric Watson Drug Store lunch. They are known for their famous milkshakes. In addition, we will have a docent tour of the Old Orange County courthouse.

April 19, “Showtime Cabaret” at the Castaways in Burbank - $110. A tribute to some of the most mem-orable songs and musicals from Radio, and Movies, to Broadway during the 1940’s to 1960’s. There will be a gourmet lunch of London Broil or Salmon and fantastic entertainment.

July 4, — Mark your calendars — Fireworks and Picnic Dinner at the SD Maritime Museum. Details to be announced later.

Detailed flyers on all trips sponsored by the Travel Club are located in the Trip racks at the Clubhouse. If you are not a Travel Club member, add an addition-al $5 per person to the price of the trip. All our Day Trips leave from the Overflow Parking Lot in a com-fortable tour bus. You may sign up for trips by leav-ing a check in the Travel Club envelope at the Front Desk at any time. Unless otherwise noted, all trips are coordinated by Heidi Boynton, 760-295-8990.

Travel Club members who have e-mails will be sent updates of Travel Club activities on a regular basis. Those who do not have e-mails, you can find the monthly Newsletter in the Trip Racks.

VillaGe line DancersWe are back home in Abravanel Hall! Af-ter several months of dancing in the Gal-

leria, our Club is happy to be back in the familiar setting of the newly refurbished Hall. Many thanks to our members and our dedicated teachers, Chris-


tine and Betty, for continuing to support our class-es in the Galleria for the past several months. One of the good things coming out of dancing in the Gal-leria, was our Club members could clearly see the need to finish upgrading our sound system. A Spe-cial General Meeting was held on February 2 to ap-prove purchasing a speaker to go with the smart phone the Club purchased last year for Betty’s re-view classes. Completing this sound system allows our Club more flexibility and better sound quality for our music.

If you haven’t yet joined our Club, dues are still $7 for the year with checks made out to Village Line Dancers and turned in at the Front Desk.

Class schedule for March in Abravanel Hall is as follows:Mondays from 12:30-2 pm, Level 1 students. This

class is intended for those with some line dancing experience. The class, taught by Christine, is of-fered for $5 per session.Tuesdays from 10:30 am to 12 noon, Level 2 stu-

dents. This is our most advanced class taught by Christine. This class is also $5 per session.Thursdays, 12:30-1:30 pm, Introductory Class

taught by Christine for new line dance students. This class is offered for $4 per session.Mondays from 2-3:30 pm, Review Class taught

by Betty Heyer. Betty is our dedicated and talented resident and teaches a review class for those with experience in Level 1 and Level 2 dances. Her re-view class is offered at no charge.The first scheduled General Meeting for the Club

is Monday, April 13, in Abravanel Hall from 2-2:30 pm. The first dinner/dance party of the year will be Monday, June 22, 5-9 pm in the Hall.

A wonderful source of information about this Club is available on the OHCC website under Clubs, Village Line Dancers. Our webmaster, Dick Travis, does a great job of keeping this updated with club

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VillaGe sQUaresWe will celebrate the completion of the renovations in Abravanel Hall with an

Open House in March. Flyers will go out and the website will provide all needed information.

This year we decided to get to know some of our new members. Ruthie and Gene Alexander are the Vice Presidents for Village Squares for 2015 and are very dedicated to the Club. In fact, they decided to move to Ocean Hills because of the great reputation of the Village Squares. They started square dancing in 1990 and danced at super speeds for twelve years with many accomplishments including Centurions (dancing to 100 callers), serving as officers in clubs in Chino and S. Pasadena, and attending numer-

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They met at Lockheed in Burbank and it was “love at first sight,” with a ring on Ruthie’s finger nine-teen days later. They have been married for fifty-two years and have three children and seven grandchil-dren. Gene was in charge of operations for both the Forum and then the Queen Mary in 1971. He retired from Anheuser Busch, and then the family opened the first video shop in town which paid for their chil-dren’s college educations. They were very active in their community with Shriners, Masons and Scout-ing. Their many interests include collecting and Ge-nealogy. They have traveled across the U.S. visiting courthouses, cemeteries and antique shops.

They completed Square Dance 101 with the class of 2014 with instruction on Tuesday with Jim and practice sessions with Veryl on Thursday’s. After be-ing away from square dancing for a long time, they appreciated the slower pace and repeated practice. The memories came back and with the help of our experienced Angels, they were into the groove in no time at all. The pacing was perfect for the group’s learning curve and the class of 2014 had a great sup-port system where everyone was able to succeed. They loved the website with the videos where they could review the dances calls and connect with oth-er square dance club activities. They look forward to Wednesdays for the fun exercise, friendships and hugs.

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December Holiday Party. Everyone is looking for-ward to an active year of square dancing with cur-rent members and the new students starting in March. Tuesday lessons and Thursday practice ses-sions will be announced when AB hall opens.

VillaGe VetsLast month we took an off-station trip to Camp Pendleton which included a visit to

the Navy’s Aircraft Unit-5. We learned all about the LCAC (Landing Craft Air Cushion) which is used for landing personnel and equipment from ship to shore. It’s really quite impressive.

On March 26, we will be back on station with our first meeting of the year. We will be meeting in the Mykonos Room at 3 pm. Our speaker will be San-dra Fichter who will give a presentation about the VANC (Veterans Association of North County), an association of more than 30 different veteran orga-nizations serving over 5,000 members, and the vari-ous programs and benefits available to veterans.

In April, we will be back in Abravanel Hall for our meeting on April 16. Because of scheduling con-

flicts, this meeting will be on the third Thursday of the month instead of the usual fourth Thursday of the month. It will still be held at 3 pm. Our speaker at this meeting will be former Navy test pilot D.D. Smith. D.D. has first pilot time in 33 types of high performance aircraft including some of the hottest fighters in the Free World. He flew missions over North Vietnam and has had eight hundred carrier landings to his credit. This promises to be a very in-teresting presentation.

If you are interested in joining or rejoining the Village Vets, we would love to have you. You don’t have to be a veteran to join. We welcome spouses and relatives as well as anyone who has an inter-est in our Armed Forces. Dues are $10 for the year and application forms are in the Village Vets enve-lope at the Front Desk of the Clubhouse. It has been rumored that we have some of the best snacks and adult refreshments at our meetings. In addition, we have a monthly newsletter named the Bugle that is delivered to all of our members dealing with issues pertinent to veterans. Our Veterans Day Program is one of the most acclaimed and heavily attend-ed events on the Ocean Hills calendar every year.

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5 for two days of desert and mountain hiking. Del Dios Gorge will be the destination of our March 12 hike. On March 27, the Walker Hikers will be hiking the beautiful Engelman Oak Loop at Daley Ranch.

If you decide to join us for either of the two hikes, for personal comfort and safety, don’t forget to bring water, good sturdy shoes, sunscreen and a hat on any of our hikes. For all hikes, even easy ones, these four items are highly recommended. All four items are important, but on warm sunny days, which we have an abundance of, water and a hat become even more crucial.

All of our hikes start at the Overflow Parking Lot where we meet at 8:30 am and carpool to the trail head. Remember to help out the driver with some

gas money if you are in a carpool.A listing of all of our upcoming events and hikes

can be found on the Ocean Hills website under Rec-reation/Clubs/Walkers Hikers/Future Activities. If you would like more details on any of our hikes or about the Club, please call Tim Lynch at 760-295-9297.

See you on the trails.

wooDchUcKsThere are now 101 members in the Wood-chuck Club. A welcome to all. The Club

officers hope that all of you do not try to use the shop at the same time. The door code has changed. If you have not finished the movie or orientation, give Murph Haugen, Larry Bowers, Bob Mellman, and Bob Allen or Bob Nelke a call to see when you can finish. You must complete the pre-requisites be-fore using the shop

There is a lot to get used to so do not hesitate to spend some time looking around. If you need help, there are phone numbers on the walls.



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If you are alone in the shop, make sure you leave the door open in case of emergency. Know where the panic buttons are located.

It was a full house at the last meeting to hear Greg Coffey explain and demonstrate all the inner workings of the airline industry. We thank him for a very interesting time.

We are gathering patterns for Christmas toys and we thank everyone who signed up to help. We will call you as soon as the projects get started.

Thanks for supporting your Club and please do not forget the aluminum cans and clear plastic bot-tles.

YiDDish clUBChai, Yiddish Clubbers! It is with great

anticipation that we look forward to our first gathering of 2015, Monday, March 9 at 7 pm, when we will welcome Rabbi Baruch Greenberg from Tabacinic Chabad on Sunset Drive in Vis-ta. He’s a young mensch with an interesting fami-ly story…being one of 17 children, all of whom are either rabbis or married to rabbis, living across the

world. We’ll hear how family values are evidenced in his personal story, the story of Chabad, and in bi-ble stories.

Naturally, the program will be followed by des-sert! We’re going to be offering fruit, and home-baked gluten-free cookies (really good!), as well as “regular” home-baked cookies and we’ll need your RSVPs to plan dessert. Emails requesting RSVP will be sent about a week before the meeting. We now have a member-to-member email notification system so that designated members with email will print out emails and deliver them to nearby neigh-bors without email. We call this crew the Mitzvah Mailers. We don’t plan to have a phone committee asking for RSVPs. Instead, email recipients will be instructed to call their Mitzvah Mailer if they plan to attend the meeting and if they have any special dessert needs.

We’re still hoping that Abravanel Hall will be ready for us to meet in the Hall, but until then, we are planning to meet in the Mykonos Room which only seats 70, so your prompt RSVP is important.

If you did not receive your Velcome Khaverim schedule of events at Do Dues Day, please note that



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Please be sure to note on your calendar that the Monday, April 20 meeting is at 7 pm and will feature Mark Silberstein, former PR Director for the Israeli Consulate in LA.

Looking forward to a wonderful year…enjoying interesting programming, spending time together with khaverim, and kibitzing mit a bissel fressing! If you haven’t rejoined yet, we welcome your return.

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OHCC Newsletter March 2015