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Happy Holi - Celebration of Colors Food Truck Night Returns! Annual event rocks Central Park
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Altamont & Questa Villages The first in a new series of Food Truck nights was held Friday, March 15, 2019, in the spacious court area at the end of the MH Library parking lot.
Hundreds of people turned out on a spectacular Sunday afternoon for the 2019 Mountain House Holi celebration of colors back at Central Park, March 24, 2019. People danced and sang, with smiles, laughter and hugs all around, as everyone proceeded to paint one another’s faces, clothes, hair and where ever. Sound provided by MC Productions , the music filled the park as the party ensued. Once all were
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properly covered in colors, the dancing continued before sharing in a delightful indian buffet picnic. A Sanskrit word in origin, Holi is an ancient Hindu spring festival originally celebrated in India and Nepal. Holi is known as the “festival of colours” or the “festival of love”, according to Wikipedia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and, for many, a festive day to meet others,
MOUNTAIN HOUSE, CA – Food Truck Nights are back in a big way as the town welcomes Spring. Being held every other Friday evening in the court area at the end of the Library parking lot, the events are nicely spaced, with numerous food choices. Seating is set up in the middle, with DJ music keeping things lively.
With dates scheduled through May, the first such event took place March 15th, and featured five top quality food vendors, each with their own specialty. Each event is scheduled to run 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. on Friday continued page 2 evenings.
The Mountain House Community Services District is working with the Restaurants On Wheels organization to put these events on, serving to enrich the community at large. - see schedule of events page 14
Accomplishments Abound
LUSD Board recognizes excellence in sports & academia at March 20 meeting
- more on page 3
The MH High School Varsity Boys Basketball team was recognized for their amazing MHHS State Wrestling Champion, Ramona Jimenez, was acknowledged for The MH High School Science Olympiad Blue team was recognized for taking first her standout performance. championship season, going 14-0 in league, and 21-7 overall. place in regionals, unseating 19 year perennial champions, Tokay High.
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Hansen & Cordes Villages Mountain House Residents! Participate in the 12th annual MH Community-Wide Garage Sale weekends! Three Saturdays with two villages each. This is always a huge and popular event (or series of events now). Please go online to register to host your garage sale on the appropriate Saturday within your village. www.facebook.com/groups/ MHCommunityGarageSale/ Maps and address lists will be provided before each date to allow for your sale to be readily found. Participating households may include a brief summary of items for sale to be provided in the address list, as well. REGISTER FOR FREE @ www.facebook.com/groups/ MHCommunityGarageSale/
Benjamin Montag was recognized for receiving the San Joaquin County Chapter of the Association of California School Administrator’s Every Student Succeeding award.
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play and laugh, forget and forgive, and repair broken relationships. Holi’s origins as a Hindu religious festival has grown and spread to become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. In recent years the festival has spread to parts of Europe and North America as a spring celebration of love, frolic, and colors. The Mountain House Holi celebration is orgnanized by the HSS Mountain House TracyChapter team (Hindu Swayam Sevak Sangh), and is held annually as an all-inclusive fun time.
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LUSD Board recognizes excellence in sports & academia at March 20 meeting from page 1
The Lammersville Unified School District has much to be proud about these days. Great schools, strong academics, sports and music programs, all excelling on so many levels. That pride was shown off in a big way at the district’s Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The evening’s agenda item IV featured recognition of some of the most recent school-related accomplishments. Notably, the Mountain House High School Science Olympiad Blue team that unseated perennial regional winner, Tokay High School, taking first place at the March Regionals event in Stockton. Tokay held that top spot for an amazing 19 year run. Quite an accomplishment for a relative upstart such as Mountain House High to be the ones to end their unbelievable streak. On-hand to present a trophy to team Blue were Mr. Troy Brown, the San Joaquin County Office of Education Associate Superintendent of student programs and services; and Ms. Katy Titus, Student Events and Activities Coordinator.
Not to be outdone, the MHHS Boys Varsity Basketball team was recognized for having gone undefeated in league play, Wrestling Champ, Ramona Jimenez, with coach, Tim Cantu MHHS Basketball Coach of the Year, Nolan Dixon, brought his championship team to the board at 14-0, to become first-ever champions representing MHHS. Their total record was 21-7, overall, as well. Led by Coach Nolan Dixon - named W.A.C. 2019 Boys Basketball Coach of the Year, in just his second year as Head Coach of the Mustangs - the team showed poise and great teamwork in achieving this new milestone. In the world of high school wrestling, it was a young lady - Ramona Jimenez - who Teacher Lauren Savage and Coach Lori Robertson presented the Science Olympiad Champion Blue Team Katie Titus and Troy Brown, of SJCOE, presented a special trophy to the MHHS Science Olympiad winners took top honors at the MHHS State Wrestling Competition. Ms. Jimenez, stood with coach Tim Cantu to be recognized by the LUSD Board. And, finally, the board gave recognition to young Benjamin Montag on receiving the Association of California School Administrator’s Every Student Succeeding award. LUSD Board of Trustees at the March 20, 2019 meeting
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SEASONAL WATER CONSERVATION Sunnier days are here! Soon trees will be blossoming and your lawn will be growing. The first initial yard cleanup will include the remaining leaves that may have been missed, weeds, pruning shrubs and mowing the lawn. It should also include tree pruning which is best left up to a professional if your tree stands over 20 feet. This is also a good time to mulch shrub beds with fresh wood chips or bark. The application of a 4 inch layer of mulch will help preserve the moisture content of the soil and provide nutrients to the plants. The final task is to check every sprinkler head in the turf and shrubs to ensure they are not damaged or leaking past the riser. Activate your irrigation clock one station at a time and while checking each head, also adjust the direction of the spray so it hits the targeted area. Once you have completed the irrigation inspection you must now decide whether to schedule watering. In most cases, the need to water is not necessary until about two weeks after the last rain. If the weather stays cool and we experience precipitation once per week, you may get away with keeping your irrigation off until May. The best way to check the need for irrigation is to take a shovel and insert the shovel in about 4 inches into the turf or shrub bed and pull back to check the moisture content. For those of you that have subsurface irrigation, it is very important you do not insert the shovel too deeply, just enough to get a good sample of the soil. The other method you can use is to simply watch the condition of the turf and when it takes on a smoky look or loses its luster, it might be time to give it a few minutes of water. Fall and spring are the most critical periods for saving water. It is most typical that people turn on irrigation too early in the spring or leave it on too long in the fall. Remember, half of all water consumption during the warmer months is irrigation.
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Reproduced primarily from April ‘19 MHCSD Newsletter found in your monthly water bill The Mission of the District is to Provide Responsive Service to our Growing Community that Exceeds Expectations at a Fair Value
KEEP MOUNTAIN HOUSE BEAUTIFUL
It is beginning to warm-up outside, and we’ll be spending more time in our beautiful parks and on the creek trail. Please help keep these areas beautiful by cleaning up after yourself. There are several garbage containers located in every park. If you are planning a party in one of the parks, be sure to bring extra trash bags and tie your garbage up to set near the trash cans. Helping to keep our parks and town clean is also a great way for students to earn community service hours. If you or a group would like to organize a Cleanup your Park Day please contact Angel Lamb at alamb@sjgov.org.
PARK RESERVATIONS
Make and pay for your park and activity reservations online. You are able to reserve spaces in any of Mountain House’s parks or classes that are offered, online with a credit card. Just visit MountainHouseCSD.org and click on the blue “Park Reservations” button select the park and the area or the class you want to reserve. Your receipt and permit will be emailed to you once we have received your insurance policy.
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SCHEDULE OF MHCSD EVENTS
Board meetings and committee meetings are held in the Michael Forbes McGrew Board Room at the CSD office. For class and event locations please see below. If you would like additional information on the classes or events please contact Angel Lamb at alamb@sjgov.org. Please subscribe to the Google Calendar.
Farmers’ Market Date: Sundays
Time: 9:00am - 1:00pm
Location: Wicklund Park
Suzuki Early Childhood Class Date: Saturdays in April
Time: 9:15a-10:15a
Location: Firehouse
Youth Action Committee Meeting Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Time: 7:00 pm
For more information please contact Director Tingle at btingle@sjgov.org
Assemblyperson Susan Eggman’s Office Hours Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Time: 10:00a-11:00a
Location: Boardroom
MHCSD Board of Directors Meeting Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 Location: Boardroom
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THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE MHCSD STORMWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Dates: Friday, April 12 & 26
1. Why are we placing a warning sticker at each catch basin? Storm drain messaging is a great way to remind people that storm drains are for clean rain water only. It’s a visual reminder that pollution prevention is important. 2. Where does the storm drain go? Water that flows down driveways and streets into a gutter goes into a storm drain which flows directly to Mountain House Creek and then to the Old River and San Joaquin Delta. 3. What is the purpose of the storm drain system? Its purpose is to prevent flooding of streets by quickly and efficiently transferring rain water into creeks, and eventually the Delta. 4. What can you put down the storm drain? Local ordinances prohibit anything other than uncontaminated rain water from entering the storm drain system. Never pour anything into a gutter, street or storm drain. 5. Who fixes clogged storm drains? Please report localized flooding or clogged storm drains to MHCSD immediately. Call 209-8312300 weekdays, between 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and 209-820-6702 all other times, including weekends and holidays. 6. Why shouldn't yard trimmings and soil go into the storm drain? Doesn't rain wash the same kind of material into the creek anyway? When natural materials, such as yard trimmings, break down, oxygen is drawn from the water. In a natural setting the amount of this debris would be limited to the leaves of those plants and trees bordering creeks. However, in our urban setting, leaves and dirt on paved areas are washed into creeks. A lot of natural debris can ruin the natural balance of the creeks, and harm fish. In addition, pesticides, oil leaked onto roads and driveways, and other pollutants are scoured from all the paved surfaces throughout our Community and washed directly into our creeks and ultimately the Delta. 7. Why isn't storm water treated before it goes into the creek? Each storm drain goes to the nearest creek outfall. As a result, storm water is not collected into one location where it can be cleaned. Instead, it flows through hundreds of separate pipe systems, each emptying into the creek. Preventing pollution at the source is a much more effective and less costly way to prevent storm water pollution. 8. What do I do if I see someone dumping something other than rain water down a storm drain? Call the number on the curb. 209-831-2300.
Location: Central Community Park
Location: Central Community Park
Easter Egg Hunt
Date: Saturday, April 20, 2019
Time: 7:00pm Time: 5:00p-8:00p Time: 11:00a-1:30p
UPCOMING ACTIVITIES & EVENTS
If your group has an activity open to the community in Mountain Houseplease send that information to Angel Lamb no later than the 10th of the month to be included in the newsletter.
Mountain House Rotary Meeting Date: 2nd Fridays - April 12th
Time: 9:00am – 10:00am
Location: Firehouse. For more info please contact Sachin Pingle at mountainhouserotary@gmail.com
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Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 6:00am and 9:00am, Saturdays 8:00am Location: Wicklund Park For more info please contact Jaime Montenegro at sscjaime@yahoo.com
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So your company is offering you a 401k plan. Now what?
First we should understand the benefits and drawbacks to a 401k plan so we can determine if its right for you. By Devin King, King Financial, Inc.
What is a 401k Plan?
A 401k is a company-offered retirement plan in which employees can invest money from their W2 salaries. It is a defined contribution plan. Since a 401k plan is a long-term investment, there is a penalty if you withdraw any of your funds before you are 59 ½ years old. If you do, you will be hit with a 10% Penalty on all the money you withdrew. Plus, you will have to pay regular income tax on the withdrawn funds. This is never a good idea and should only be done in emergency situations, if ever.
Who is a 401k plan for?
A 401k Plan is for investors who want to save for retirement. If you are not interested in saving for retirement for whatever reason inheritance, planning on winning the Lottery, or don’t plan on living past 65 - then a 401k plan may not be for you. People who are looking for long term investment. If you are looking to get into day trading or
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have other short term investment goals - like saving money for a down payment on your first house or you need to build up your emergency fund - then a 401k may not be for you. Investors with a high tax bracket (especially in CA) The old adage “a penny saved is a penny earned” couldn’t be truer. With that said, if for whatever reason you’re in a low tax bracket or don’t pay taxes, then a 401k may not be for you. So lets recap. Your company is offering you access to a 401k plan. You are interested in saving for your retirement (usually a good idea). You are a long-term investor and you could benefit from the tax saving that a 401k provide. Now with that out of the way, here are my top 3 benefits of investing in a 401k plan.
Top 3 Benefits of a 401k Plan Tax Savings
Money you invest into your companies 401k plan you do not pay Federal or State income tax on. You do still pay payroll taxes, but the Federal and State taxes can add up. Example: Your household makes $200,000 a year. That means your top marginal tax brackets could be as high as 24% federal and 9.3% state. That’s 33.3% combined. If you and your spouse can invest $20,000 a year into your 401k plans, then you just saved $6,660 on taxes. Now if you can do that for the next 10 years ($66,600 saved) or 20 years ($133,200 saved).
Employer Matching Contributions
If your 401k has Employer Matching Contributions, congratulations! This is basically them asking you “do you want to super-size it?” (The answer to this question whether you are saving for retirement or eating at
McDonald’s is always “YES!”). There are many different types of Employer Matching Contributions, so you will need to ask your HR which one you have and what the rules are for it. Example: Your 401k Plan has a 4% 100% match. This means the first 4% of your salary (lets say $100k a year) you defer into the 401k ($4,000), they will match 100% of it - dollar for dollar. This means, if you invest/defer $4,000 from your salary, not only will you not pay Federal or State income taxes on this money but your company will also give you $4,000 of matching contribution. Its basically free money. Take it! Your worth it!
Compound interest and tax deferred growth
All of your growth inside the 401k is not taxable as it grows. We call this “tax deferred” growth. Just imagine if every time when your accounts were up at the end of the year you had to pay taxes right then and there on that growth. Even if the tax was only 10%, over the years this adds up a significant amount of money. Now, if you can factor in the money you lost because of compound interest (which I can’t) - meaning if you didn’t pay 10% tax on your growth - then hypothetically that extra 10% would still be invested and making returns on itself. EVERY YEAR. It’s a snowball effect.
You want tax deferred growth and compound interest working for you not against you, and a 401k gets both of them on your side. Now if we add in the 4% match from the previous example, we are looking at some serious compounding interest and tax deferred growth.
A Few Other 401k Points to Consider
It’s worth noting that most 401k plans allow you to take a loan from your account. Ask your HR department for your plans specific details. Not all 401k plans are equal! The investments inside 401k plans can very greatly from plan to plan. You should review all your investment options inside your 401k plan before investing. Sometimes 401k plans have investments that are clearly better then others. Example: your 401k has 2 Large Cap Growth Funds. After you review both funds you discover that they both have the same Standard Deviation (a gauge used to measure the volatility of a fund… How risky it is) but one Fund has 33% higher return over the 1 year, 3 year, 5 year, 10 year, and 20 year returns. The higher returning fund is clearly the one you want to get your Large Cap exposure in. *
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Accomplishments Abound throughout LUSD Lampel with LUSD Update at March CSD Board Meeting
Clerk of the Board of Trustees for the Lammersville Unified School District, Ms. Sharon Lampel, continued with her now regularly agendized monthly report, bringing school district news highlights to the Mountain House Community Services District Board at the March 13, 2019 CSD Board Meeting.
Mountain House High School was just named as a California Distinguished School, by the California Department of Education. Earning this honor in just the sixth year of our school’s existence is quite an accomplishment. Linked to the California Distinguished School honor, the CDE has also named Lammersville Unified School District an Exemplary District. MHHS has been recognized for a second year in a row as a PLTW Distinguished School This recognition is based on our implementation of Engineering, Biomed, and Computer Science pathways, as awarded by Project Lead The Way, Inc. Lammersville school has also earned the distinction of project lead the way distinguished school for both their Launch and Gateway programs. And our students continue to be recognized... Several of our students are moving forward into the State Speech and Debate competition; our
Black Student Union students won recognition at a recent regional conference; and several of our students won prizes at the county science fair and are moving on to the state competition. We are so proud of our school and our students. - Boys Basketball are the Undefeated League Champions. - Ramona Jimenez is the first MHHS wrestler to make it to state tournament. - Mountain House High School is proud of our Academic Decathalon Winners. These students have worked hard to be recognized in multiple areas of Academics, led by their teacher-coach Mrs. Surekha D'Souza. Congratulations to the following students: Gurkiran Bain--3rd place in Economics Nikhita Nair--3rd place in Social Sciences Jacqueline Prawira--2nd place in Economics, 2nd place in Social Studies, 1st place in Science, 2nd place in Music, 3rd place in Literature, 1st place overall (top alternate) Great job Mustangs!
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LUSD students competed mightily at the San Joaquin County Science Olympiad with amazing results! Both Mountain House High and Wicklund Elementary took 1st place in their divisions followed by Bethany, with 2nd place, and Hansen, earning 3rd place. Each of these teams will compete on April 6th at the NorCal State Finals in Turlock. In the individual competitions, there were over 23 individual 1st-3rd place rankings for MHHS. continued page 15
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Express Bus Service From MH to Vasco ACE Delayed
Plans for an all-new commuter bus service from Mountain House to the Vasco ACE train station are still being finalized, but not yet ready for implementation, stated a spokesman for the Regional Transit District. RTD, demonstrating not only the ability and willingness to listen to their ridership, but a flexible effort in responding to meet their needs within a few short months, just announced a new commute service route, working in conjunction with the folks at ACE. Final details are in the works and will be implemented as soon as possible, with four trips daily each way, directly from Mountain House to the Vasco Rd. ACE station and back. The delay reportedly has to do with challenges in setting up the new route service on the RTD mobile app. “The mobile app is currently being modified to incorporate the new service,” Information Officer, Terry Williams said. “Apparently that is taking some time, and the ETA is currently unknown.” The proposed schedule, which is coordinated to meet up with train schedules, is posted at www. MHMatters.net.
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Sheriff’s Dep’t Presentation at March 13 CSD Board Meeting
Mountain House Area Crime Activity
Mountain House, CA – Sheriff’s Deputy Matchak reported crime numbers to the Board at the March 13, 2019 MHCSD Board meeting. Matchak stated that Sergeant Ward asked him to address that they are seeing “a slight difference” from the reports they’ve taken and rumors going-on in Mountain House from posts on social media. “If it happened on Facebook, it’s not the same thing as us taking a report for it,” he said, advising residents to call the deputies to report any potential criminal activity. Also as part of the sheriff’s March report, introducing himself for the first time to the board, and thereby the community, was Lieutenant Art Harty, who was recently assigned to oversee the overall operation in Mountain House. Lt. Harty stated that he’s been with the department for about 19 years, working in five of the seven divisions. Just came out of 3-1/2 years of Internal Affairs. He presented a “San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Department Challenge Coin” to the district to be included in the Mountain House Time Capsule.
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CSD Board Approves New Seal and Logo Designs The Mountain House Community Services District Board voted to approve a newly revised logo design, and a town seal at the March 13, 2019 board meeting. Deputy Public Works Director, Anush Nejad, presented the new looks, modified from versions the board had reviewed previously. The logo is slightly modified from what it’s been - simplified to make it easier to reproduce, in part. The seal is a new design the district plans to use on vehicles and other branding, according to Mr. Nejad. The District’s signage consultants had reportedly raised concerns regarding replication of the intricate design and color of the current District seal. The Board agreed with the need to simplify the seal without losing its message and symbolism. Staff has been working with the graphic artist firm of KJDesignPro to revise the seal and logo. With this approval, staff was to set about revising the Mountain House seal and logo on stationary, business cards, publications, correspondence, website, media, vehicle identification and other items as appropriate.
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By Gevon Polgar
Hello again neighbors! Here with our Monthly MH Real Estate Market update! February 2019 was an interesting month, with only 7 homes sold in the Mountain House resale market. Here's a summary of what happened. There were only a total of 7 Homes sold in February! That’s ten (10) fewer than in January. Only one (1) home sold over asking. Five (5) homes were sold "below" the asking price. One (1) was sold at asking. Out of the 7 homes, 1 was a condos, 1 with Casita and 0 single stories and only 1 with a pool. Single stories, Casitas and Pools still remain in high demand! "Lowest" priced home sold was for $445,500 (1794 sqft Cambridge Plan 3 Condo) "Highest" priced home sold was for $835,000 (3695 sqft home with a Casita) Average sales price was $601,271 UP from previous month
Average price per sqft was $241 DOWN from previous month The majority of homes continue to sell below the asking price. However, average sales price has increased while price per sqft has decreased, as well. Average days on market was 36 days Nearly half from last month! There are currently 48 homes on the MLS for sale with average days on market currently at 52 days. Average days on market has decreased while inventory is slightly increasing, as expected. Next month's data will be interesting as we are definitely experiencing an uptick these last few weeks. Likely due to rates dropping and the natural seasonal market. Builder inventory and incentives must be considered when preparing to list your home and creating a successful pricing strategy.
Homes SOLD in Mountain House the month of February 2019.
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Explanation given for why big rigs keep getting stuck on MH Parkway By Bryan Harrison
You’ve seen it how many times on the Mountain House attempt an ill-fated u-turn - the road is not quite wide Facebook page? Yet another big rig truck gets stuck enough to accommodate the massive turning radius of trying to make a U-turn coming down Mountain House a big rig with trailer. Nejad further reported to the board that one of the Parkway from I-205. What gives? Deputy Public Works Director for the MH Commu- developers in town had agreed to provide a stopgap nity Services District, Anush Nejad, gave a sensible explanation for why this is likely happening so frequently at the March 13, 2019 CSD Board Meeting. Directing his comments in a report to the Board of Directors, Mr. Nejad stated that staff began noticing this recurring problem shortly after the road directional signage posted at the freeway off-ramps was changed. The signs used to say simply “Mountain House Parkway”. However, the name of photo courtesy of Chris Cline the through-way to the south of the freeway exit was measure solution. He did not mention which developer, changed in late 2018 to “International Parkway”. but logic suggests probably Mr. Gerry Kamilos, of Truckers coming off the freeway intending to head to Mountain House Investors, LLC, given that the road the big warehouses to our south, or the Safeway regional area in question is within his purview. distribution center are likely following a mapping The solution, Mr. Nejad continued, was to lay some system that still tells them to turn on Mountain House heavy aggregate rock along the shoulder of the road Parkway. Since MH Parkway only heads north now, where these turns are being attempted to provide a meathose unfamiliar with the area would logically turn sure of clearance for the trucks to navigate the u-turn. that direction. He further stated that plans were being put in place to Unfortunately for them - and all the drivers who subcomplete that task asap. sequently get stuck behind them in their cars once they
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National Junior Honor Society Comes to Mountain House’s Hansen School Hansen School is the first in the Lammersville Unified School District’s K-8’s to introduce the National Junior Honor Society program. Led by teacher Brenda Tessendorf, the NJHS inducted some 48 kids in an evening ceremony in the Multi-Use Room March 12, 2019. The young scholars, all of whom had to go through a significant qualifying process, including maintaining a good grand point average, and writing a detailed essay, gathered together before their families and friends, receiving an official NJHS pin and congratulations. The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) officially established NJHS in 1929, eight years after it founded National Honor Society for high school students. The organization’s web site touts how the new NJHS organization quickly developed into one of the country’s leading educational groups. Five main purposes have guided chapters of NJHS from the beginning, the site explanation continues: to create enthusiasm for
scholarship; to stimulate a desire to render service; to promote leadership; to encourage responsible citizenship; and to develop character in the students of secondary schools. These purposes also translate into the criteria used for membership selection in each local chapter. Brief speeches by several high school students, as well as Ms. Tessendorf, and Hansen School Principal, Corrine Pacheco, added to the evening’s value and sense of real importance. Then cake was enjoyed by all!
Hansen School Principal, Corrine Pacheco (front left) and Teacher/Director Brenda Tessendorg, (right front) stand proudly with their newly inducted NJHS crew
LUSD Schools get a taste of Farmers’ Market Goodness In celebration of the first days of Spring, the Lammersville Unified School District hosted its annual Farmer’s Market throughout all K-8 schools. Students in grades TK-8 were given the opportunity to learn about healthy eating habits and fresh produce in a marketplace environment. Using play money “Bucks”, each class was able to “purchase” produce. At a listed cost of 25 cents per item, students were instructed to choose two fruit items and two vegetables.
An introduction and background was given to students by the respective teachers, and the youngsters got to experience some produce items they had never seen before. “We want to thank Taylor Farms for their generous donation to make these Farmers Markets possible,” stated District Superintendent, Dr. Kirk Nicholas. “We would also like to thank our District’s Wellness Committee for their support and promotion of this annual event.”
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MHHS and Wicklund Elementary take First Place at 33rd Annual San Joaquin County Science Olympiad Div B/C By Bryan Harrison
More than 750 San Joaquin County students participated in the 33rd Annual San Joaquin County Science Olympiad Competition for Division B (middle school) and Division C (high school) at Ronald E. McNair High School in Stockton, Saturday, March 2. Div C: MHHS First Place winning Blue team at the San Joaquin County Science Olympiad March 2, 2019 In all, 30 Division B teams and 21 photo courtesy of Lori Robertson Division C teams from throughout the county participated in this one-day competition. Students received medals and the top-scoring teams were awarded trophies during a ceremony following the competition. Science Olympiad tournaments are rigorous academic interscholastic competitions that consist of a series of individual and team events for which students prepare during the year. The competitions follow the format of popular board games, TV shows, and athletic games. These challenging and motivational events are well balanced between the various science disciplines of biology, earth science, chemistry, physics, computers, and technology. There is a balance between events requiring knowledge of science facts, concepts, processes, skills, and science applications.
Div C: MHHS Fourth Place winning Silver team - photo courtesy of Lori Robertson
Div B Third Place: Hansen Elem School (Gold) - photo courtesy of SJCOE
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Top five teams per division: Division C (high school)
First Place: Mountain House High (Blue) Lammersville Unified School District
Second Place: Tokay High (Purple) Lodi Unified School District
Third Place: Tokay High (Gold) Lodi Unified School District
Fourth Place: Mountain House High (Silver) Lammersville Unified School District
Fifth Place: Lodi High School (Red) Lodi Unified School District
Division B (middle school)
First Place: Wicklund Elementary (Black) Lammersville Unified School District
Second Place: Bethany Elementary (Red) Lammersville Unified School District
Third Place: Hansen Elementary (Gold) Lammersville Unified School District
Fourth Place: Elkhorn School (Gold) Lodi Unified School District Fifth Place: Hansen Elementary (Green)
Mark your calendar! Invite your family and friends! Plan now to attend what promises to be a spectacular Mountain House Music In The Park series for 2019. Music In The Park will feature Five (5) outdoor concerts in Central Park, FREE to attend for the whole family, as provided for by the MH Community Services District. Dates from May through September include a wide array of artists and styles. Event planners, MC Productions, have some thematic concepts in mind, as well. Each concert will run from 5pm - 8 pm. Food trucks have been known to lineup along Central Parkway just outside the side entrances to the park, so food should be readily available. Or bring a picnic!
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Concerts are as follows: May 18th - Breakfast Klub - ‘80s tribute band June 22nd - Busta Groove July 20th - Caravanserai - The Santana Tribute players who have all reportedly played with Carlos, himself, come together to put on a memorable show August 17th - The Big Jangle September 14th - Jeff Ricketts Dirt Road Band It’s not too early to put your plans in place!
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Eight teams are set to represent San Joaquin County at the NorCal State Finals in Turlock on April 6: Only one team per school can represent San Joaquin County at the state competition
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CSD Bids Farewell to Legal Counsel Neumiller & Beardslee
CSD Signs-Off on Settlement Agreement with Original Master Developer
The Mountain House Community Services District Board of Directors called a special meeting March 7, 2019 to discuss, in closed session, the fate of longtime legal counsel, Dan Schroeder, and his firm, Neumiller & Beardslee. Upon return to the main board room some two plus hours later, reportable action
The Mountain House Community Services District signed-off on a settlement agreement with original Master Developer, Trimark Communities, LLC, that updates the Master Acquisitions and Reimbursement Agreement (MARA), according to a new public document MH Matters has obtained.
By Bryan Harrison
amounted to the resignation of Mr. Schroeder and Neumiller & Beardslee as Legal Counsel for the board, and the Community Services District. Mr. Schroeder, a Principal with the firm, tendered the resignation, and offered his well-wishes to the board, and Mountain House generally, stating that he will plan to return for the Town Hall Ribbon Cutting, and that he is looking forward to Mountain House incorporating as its own city. The firm of Neumiller & Beardslee has served as contracted Legal Counsel for the Mountain House CSD since the district’s local inception in 2008. Board members thanked Mr. Schoeder for all his years of service and legal guidance. President Dan Harrison stated that Neumiller & Beardslee had agreed to assist in a transition with an interim legal counsel, and the district hopes to put a new firm in permanent status soon.
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The new agreement, dated March 14, 2019, was signed by Duane Grimsman, Senior Vice President of Trimark, and CSD Board President, Dan Harrison.
The District has arguably been struggling for a long time with finding an equitable solution for all the developers in Mountain House, in an effort to catch-up with a development fee system long overdue for increases. The original MARA, set in place as part of the original master plan, called for periodic updates (generally fee increases) every year or two, in order to keep pace with rising costs of construction, and any needed changes. However, other than one time, in 2003, there have been zero updates. While fees have been paid by developers - passed on to builders - for every lot that’s been sold over
the years, there has effectively been created a large, 15-plus year, shortfall of funding for reimbursement programs.
For the past two-plus years, the CSD Board has been working with staff to bring all the current master developers together to figure out an equitable and workable rewrite to the reimbursement fee schedule.
Developers, generally, are obligated to front capital for necessary infrastructure improvements and community amenities (parks, roads, fire station(s), etc.), with the understanding that they will recoup much of those expenses over the long haul. The funding mechanism for those reimbursements is done through an internal fee system. Every time a developer sells a lot to a builder, that builder pays, as part of a permit, a set amount for Community Facilities Fees (CFF) and Transportation Infrastructure Fees (TIF). Those fee amounts, collected by the CSD and put into a fund to repay developers, are now woefully inadequate by today’s cost of development standards.
The new settlement agreement aims, in part, to fix the shortfall by raising fees for new builders coming significantly, according the Exhibit A appendix chart attached to the settlement document.
The settlement agreement also gives specific direction that CFF and TFF rates are to be updated on a regular periodic basis, stating in part: “The District shall update TIF and CFF cost estimates at least every other year based on actual Certified infrastructure costs experienced by Mountain House developers”.
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This agreement is with Trimark, only, as the original Master Developer. Similar agreements are reportedly being finalized for the two current Master Developers, Mountain House Developers, LLC and Mountain House Investors, LLC. But, as established with the original MARA, Trimark continues to take priority. According to the new document, Trimark shall be “First-in-Time”, meaning that “Trimark is the first developer in Mountain House to receive full certifications of its TIF and CFF development costs before any other developer was able to, and shall remain ‘first-in-line’ for fee credits and reimbursements through the fee programs or third party annexations, until fully paid.” Staff and the CSD Board are said to be working toward being able to ratify the other two agreements at the April 10, 2019 board meeting.
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New to Mountain House? Maybe been
here awhile and are ready to get more involved in the community? Here are some contacts, resources and groups that will hopefully help you plug in and turn on! To have your local group added to this list, please email your information to info@mhmatters.net, or call 209-597-8157
LOCAL GOVERNMENT & CIVIC RESOURCES MH Community Services District: www.mountainhousecsd.org - 209-831-2300 230 S. Sterling Drive, Suite 100 MH Sheriff Services: Emergency - 911 • Non-Emergency - (209) 468-4400 MH Fire Services: Emergency - 911 • Non-Emergency - (209) 407-2990 MH Master Restrictions Enforcement - (209) 831-5606, or chathorn@sjgov.org or report online: www.mountainhousecsd.org/resident-services/report-a-concern MH Library: www.ssjcpl.org/locations/county/mhouse.html - 250 Main Street
COMMUNITY GROUPS & CLUBS
MH Autism Awareness: search Mountain House Autism Awareness on Facebook MH BNI Power Partners: search BNI Mountain House on Facebook MH Beaver Group: www.facebook.com/groups/MHBeavers/ MH Cancer Support Group: search "Mountain House Cancer Support Group" on Facebook Mountain House Cricket Club and Youth Club: mhcricketclub@googlegroups.com MH Cub Scout Pack 511: www.mhpack511.com MH Dog Club: www.MHdogclub.com MH Filipino-American Society: www.facebook.com/groups/MHFILAMS/ MH Flag Football, Inc.: www.mhflagfootball.com (including: MH Tennis, Youth Cheer, Golf Club, & Kite Run) MH Game Club: Search Mountain House Game Club on Facebook MH Gardeners Facebook Group: Search Mountain House Gardeners on FB MH Kindness Club: contact Hari Kattana: hkattana@yahoo.com MH La Leche League: www.lllnorcal.org/groups/LivermoreCA.html MH LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual & Transgender) Group: www.facebook.com/groups/mhlgbt/ MH Little League: www.mountainhouselittleleague.org MH Matters Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/MountainHouseMatters MH Mothers Club: www.MHmothersclub.com MH Musicians' Network: search: "Mountain House Musicians Network" on Facebook MH Running Club: www.MHrunners.com MH Seniors’ Club: search: “Mountain House Seniors” on Facebook MH Soccer/West Coast Soccer Club: http://westcoastsoccerclub.com MH Sports, Inc.: www.mh-sports.org - "Jr. Mustangs" Football, Cheer, Basketball, Track 'n Field MH Virtual Garage Sale:www.facebook.com/groups/MHvirtualgaragesale/ MH Womens’ Forum: contact Harman: 209-237-9173 Macaroni Kid - Mountain House: www.MountainHouse.MacaroniKid.com Neighborhood Watch: search MH Neighborhood Watch on Facebook Rotary Club of Mountain House: www.RotaryMH.org
Mountain House Matters: www.MHMatters.net - 209-597-8157 Mailing Address: 2455 Naglee Rd #263, Tracy, CA 95304 MH Facebook Groups: facebook.com/groups/MountainHouse facebook.com/groups/MountainHouseResidents San Joaquin County Animal Services: (209) 953-6070 MH Welcome Center: 955 Prosperity Street @ Mustang Way - (209) 221-6317
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Wicklund had 30 students participating and 18 medals earned. Bethany had 30 students participating with 14 medals earned. Hansen had 30 students participating and 13 medals earned. Questa had 30 of participants and no medals, but 20 ribbons. Altamont had 16 participants and 12 medals. Congratulations to all! This year, the Mountain House High School Blue Team walked away with nine (9) 1st place medals, five (5) 2nd place medals, one (1) 3rd place medal, four (4) 4th place medals, three (3) 5th place medals, and one (1) 6th place medal. Overall, the Blue team came in FIRST place. SJCOE also awards the Meredith Davis Perpetual Award to the first place Division C team every year. This year, MHHS Blue team brought home this trophy, breaking an 19 YEAR winning streak for Tokay HS. That is quite the upset! Lammersville Unified will be hosting a cyber security information night in April 3 at 6:39 pm in the high school learning commons. Parents will have the opportunity to hear from industry professionals on where the cyber security landscape
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is heading, and more about how you can protect yourself and your children in a digital world. Our Wellness Committee, in partnership with Taylor Farms, is pleased to have sponsored the 2019 Farmers Market events at our schools. Students participated in a nutritional lesson in which they had an opportunity to shop with school bucks, for a variety of fruits and vegetables. The school side farmers markets will took place on each school site. At Hansen, fifth grader, Sai Harish Balamurugan won 1st Place at the San Joaquin County Science Fair and Jishnu Nayak, who won 1st Place in Hansen’s GeoBee, will be moving on to the State Competition in Fresno on March 29. Be sure to not miss the high school’s production if Freaky Friday, showing in our beautiful theater April 12 through 14th, and 19 and 20. And, finally, Mountain House High School’s own Jason Hale Is an up-and-coming concert pianist. He performed a benefit beautiful concert at the high school theater March 15.
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MHHS Mustangs Round-Up
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Mustangs Varsity Baseball over Johansen High School, 13-1 Posted by Stephen Gatehouse sgatehouse@lammersvilleusd.net
Champs at CVGPC and 3rd Place/Bronze winner at NCPA - all in one day
The Mustangs went on the road to finish off their spring break March 30, 2019, and defeated the Johansen Vikings 13-1. Senior Andres De Leon earned the win on the mound, striking out 12 Vikings in six innings and allowing one hit and an unearned run. Junior Jacob Lopez pitched a 1-2-3 inning in his pitching debut.
Offensively, eight Mustangs scored runs. Senior Jacob Vales recorded three hits and scored two runs: senior Sam Olsen had a double, single and two RBI; junior Kyle Dias had a double, single and two RBI; and sophomore Taylor Yuki had three hits, three runs and four stolen bases. Freshman Isaiah Castillo reached base four times for the Mustangs as well.
WCS Karma Win First Home Game of Norcal Spring League Submitted by Becky McDougald, WCS Photo courtesy of Cecilia Reyes
MHHS Winter Percussion won the championship at the Central Valley Guard & Percussion Circuit (CVGPC) 2019 Championships Saturday, March 30, 2019, at James C. Enochs High School in Modesto. Their performance was at 6:01 p.m. This was the second competition of the day for the Mustangs, as they performed less than three hours earlier at the Northern California
Percussion Alliance (NCPA) Championships, at Stockton Arena, where they took home a Bronze Metal. Both competitions were in the Percussion Scholastic A Class category. Led by Program Director, Troy Rexelle, the Winter Percussion team has stepped up their game to new levels.
The West Coast Karma 03 Girls team beat Delta Evolution 2-0 in a Spring League match Sunday, March 31, 2019, played at Legacy fields in Tracy Ca. The match went back and forth until Allison Rickman started the scoring on a nice shot from just inside the eighteen assisted by Francesca Pereira putting West Coast up 1-0. Later in the match, West Coast Karma took a 2-0 lead by a shot from Kylie Gregory assisted by Jessie Sotelo and Allison Rickman.
In the second half, Delta came out strong, but Karma held them off with brilliant team defense. The shutout was completed by a strong back line consisting of Ycela Ochoa, Mikayla Cordero, Maddie Long, Haley Rodaer and Ciara Lucas. Controlling the midfield was Jessie Sotelo, Melanie Nguyen, Francesca Pereira, Kylee Gregory and Makaela Cordero and strong play in the net by Leilani Staples. The win puts Karma atop the standings in Norcal Premier Spring League.
West Coast Forward Jessi Sotelo provides offensive punch for WCS Karma on the attack.
MoHo Mojo Returns with “First Thursdays” at MH Bar & Grill April 4, May 2 & June 6
Spring-into-Summer! MoHo Mojo is set to take the stage at Mountain House Bar & Grill to kick off the Spring season concert series, on First Taco Thursdays: April 4, May 2 and June 6. NO COVER! All Ages welcome (parents, please keep an eye on your littles). Taco Thursday: dollar tacos, as well as regular menu items. Also catch a special MoHo Mojo performance as one of three local bands at the Mountain House Kite Festival Saturday, June 1st.
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MH Little League Opening Day Beats Threat of Rain 2018 Minors All Stars League President, Cory Hudson, and VP Ray Hall
Mountain House Little League kicked-off its 2019 season with Opening Day Ceremonies under the threat of a rain-out.
Held at the Central Park Ball field, the ceremony included a special presentation to former league president, coach and inspiration, Mr. Ryan Pulyear. The “Ryan Pulyear Award” is intended to become an annual award for courage, perseverance and inspiration. Pulyear, who underwent treatment for cancer last year, has survived, and is thriving, returning to coach his team in the 50/70 bracket. The 50/70 team, part of an intermediate regional league, is playing District 57 and District 67 teams. Opening MC duties went primarily to League Vice President and the Communications Manager, Ray Hall, who is also a head coach. League President, Cory Hudson, shared in the speaking duties, as well. Featured special guest mascot was Splash, from the Stockton Ports “A” Level minor league affiliate of the Oakland A’s. Ms. Isabelle Asuncion sang the national anthem, prior to introduction of the teams. PLAY BALL!!!
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Isabelle Asuncion sang the national anthem.
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Ryan Pullyear was presented with the first annual “Ryan Pullyear Award”
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Assemblyperson Susan Eggman’s 10 7 8 9 11 12 13 MH Library 12 annual MH Garage Sales! MH Farmers’ Market Office Hours -10-11am CSD Board Room All About Baby Storytime - 10:30am Wicklund & Bethany Villages - 8am-3pm 9am-1pm - Wicklund Park Preschool Storytime - 11:15am - see front page Valley-Link Board Mtg - 2pm MH Library Tracy City Hall Council Chambers: 333 Civic Ctr Plza Homework Helpers Tutoring - 5-7pm MH Library MH Library MH Library Easy Readers Book Club - 3:30pm Family Storytime - 6pm Mind-Body Wellness Workshop - 3:15-4:45pm Pokemon Trading Card Game Club - 1-2:30pm MH Library STEM Fun Friday - 3pm Mountain House Chess Club - 3:30pm Mountain House Bar & Grill MH Library Youth Action Committee Meeting MHCSD Board Meeting Kiwanis Club of Mountain House Business Networking Int’l (BNI) MH Firehouse - 9am-10:30am
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Lego Building Fun! - 4:30pm Homework Helpers Tutoring - 5-7pm
Shedskin Reptiles - 4pm Homework Helpers Tutoring - 5-7pm Family Storytime - 6pm
MH Library Easy Readers Book Club - 3:30pm LUSD Governing Board Meeting
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Mountain House Chess Club - 3:30pm
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MH Farmers’ Market Business Networking Int’l (BNI) 12 annual MH Garage Sales! MH Vintage Seniors Group 21 22 23 24 25 26 MH Library 9am-1pm - Wicklund Park
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