NOVEMBER 2018
ELECTION ISSUE MEET THE CANDIDATES
Fred Pilster THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF www.saddlebrooke.org
Maureen "Reenie" Romey
Janet Tucker HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION 64500 E. SaddleBrooke Blvd
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SaddleBrooke One Shutdown Projects are Completed Vivian Timian, General Manager
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ctober was a great project month for the Community. Allowing us to close the F&B and Golf areas from September 27th - October 7th provided an opportunity to perform needed maintenance and repairs to building & golf areas. In addition to the several cleaning projects completed, we were able to address several flooring projects in the Clubhouse. The Library floor was replaced with ceramic tile that has the look of a wood floor. This new floor has an estimated useful life of 20 years. From a maintenance standpoint, it will reduce costs significantly but still give the presence of elegant wood flooring to the guests. The other floors replaced were in the kitchen areas. Both the Vistas and RoadRunner Grill floors in the kitchen have a commercial grade saltillo tile that required an epoxy grout. The epoxy will stand up to the constant cleaning required for kitchens. We also refinished the floor in the Vermilion room; just in time for the residents to get their polka dancing shoes on for Octoberfest. The road into the Clubhouse had a 2-inch overlay applied with a synthetic additive that prevents the underlying cracks from percolating up through the new asphalt. The janitorial aspects of the shutdown included: cleaning all of the windows, high dusting areas were cleaned. All carpets and overstuffed chairs throughout the Clubhouse were cleaned using high pressure steam extraction. The RoadRunner Grill looks brighter, as new lighting was added around the perimeter of the dining room. Our Common Area team completed installing rock along Howland’s Highway and repaired a drainage area next to the golf shop with Coronado rock work. October was a challenge for our Golf Maintenance team, as the wet weather delayed the work required for overseeding; however, all courses are now open and in beautiful condition. The biggest challenge for our Operations team is the ongoing maintenance that our common areas and buildings require. The preventative maintenance performed during this shutdown helps to avoid emergency repairs, as well as providing our Maintenance staff full access to complete needed projects. Thanks to all residents for your understanding of the importance of preventative maintenance. We look forward to seeing you at the Club!
BOARD OF DIR ECTOR S ELECTION Vote no later than Monday, November 26th, 4:00pm Candidate Platform Summaries are shown on the following pages in alphabetical order.
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Welcome Back
Ed Wysocki, Senior Patrol Manager
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here did the time go? It seems like just yesterday we were looking at a long and lazy summer and here we are today thinking of cool fall evenings and Thanksgiving approaching this month.
Your SaddleBrooke One Patrol would like to extend a warm welcome home to our seasonal residents. We all hope they had an enjoyable summer respite. As our residents return to SaddleBrooke, it means our roads and pathways will get much busier. Drive Like Someone is Watching It's human nature, inside we know better, but we often take the shortcut when an opportunity arises, expecting that it won’t adversely affect safety. All too often drivers of autos, golf carts and bike riders are seen failing to follow the rules of the road. Speeding, failing to stop and turning without looking are examples of safety violations observed within our Community. Fortunately, most of these violations do not result in injury or even death. But, no one who knowingly, or accidently, violates these rules of the road would do so if they KNEW it was going to result in an accident with or without injury or death. The rub is that most drivers/riders do not have crystal balls or ESP that would warn them ahead of time of an impending accident. Then, on those rare occasions where an accident does occur, the driver/ rider usually regrets their action, wishing they had not committed the infraction. But, of course, then it is too late. When drivers/riders observe a rules/law enforcement person observing traffic, they usually are very conscious of following the rules of the road. Perhaps the best safety advice that can be offered to ALL drivers and riders is to operate their vehicle as if they were under constant observation. Think about it…how do you want other vehicle operators to behave? What if their actions cause YOU to be involved and injured? Children’s Pool Hours Over the Thanksgiving holiday, as in the past, our Children’s pool hours will be changed to 10:00am to 4:00pm from Monday, November 19th through Sunday, November 25th. We will be putting extra signs on the pool gates to remind our residents, and their guests, of our pool rules. Our Patrol Officers will also be making extra trips through the pool area to answer any questions and ensure that everyone understands our rules. Guests over the holidays If you are planning to have guests over the holidays please remember, no more than two (2) vehicles, excluding RV’s/trailers, can be parked overnight on your driveway or in front of your residence. If you plan to have more than two (2) vehicles parked at your residence over the holidays, please call the Patrol Office at (520) 917-3752 so that we can notify our 3rd shift duty officers not to issue a Notice of Violation. Safety Tip Just a reminder, when parking your golf cart in a parking space that is for automobiles, please park to one side of the space leaving enough room for another golf cart to park alongside or behind you.
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Patrol NOV Statistics for September 2018/2017 Violations
2018 2017
Fines Imposed
2018 2017
Speeding
10
11
Multiple or Flagrant Violations
$100
3
5
Stop Signs
1
4
Stop Sign
$50
0
1
Handicap Parking
0
1
RV Parking
$50
2
0
RV Parking
4
3
Parking Violations
$50
1
0
Other Parking
0
3
15
22
Totals
SADDLEBROOKE ONE NOVEMBER SCHEDULE REGULAR PICK-UP • Veteran's Day Week Normal schedule - Tuesday • Thanksgiving Week Thursday, November 22nd delayed until Friday, November 23rd
RECYCLE PICK-UP • Veteran's Day Week Normal schedule - Tuesday • Thanksgiving Week Friday, November 23rd delayed until Saturday, November 24th
Architectural & Landscaping Committee ALC Email: alcadmin@saddlebrooke.org ALC Secretary: Linda Irwin All ALC forms, as well as exterior home color selections, may be accessed on the ALC webpage or in the Administration Office.
November Meetings November 1st November 15th
ALC Hotline 917-3767
Meetings are 1st & 3rd Thursdays of the month 9:00am Bobcat Suite (Lower level of the SB On Clubhouse)
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The first book I want to tell you about is a nonfiction book that was donated by my son. It is called Americana: A 400-year History of American Capitalism. The flyleaf starts with "From the days of the Mayflower and the Virginia Company, America has been a place for people to dream, invent, build, tinker, and bet the farm in pursuit of a better life." The author, Bhu Srinivasan, was brought to the US at the age of eight. This book tells of the entrepreneurs who started small; and through ups and downs, created the America we know today. The book can be found in the general nonfiction area with a NEW sticker on it. To continue with nonfiction we have a new book in the series by Bill O’Reilly – Killing the SS. Those who have enjoyed the previous Killing books will want to read this one. Another book which may be of interest to many is On Desperate Ground by Hampton Sides. This is about the Marines at the Chosin Reservoir, the Korean War’s greatest battle. I do believe there are more than a few men and possibly some women who were in Korea during what used to be called a “conflict” and has now been rightly designated a war. Now, on to fiction. Jodi Picoult brings us A Spark of Light which is about a women’s center that is attacked by a desperate gunman. A hostage situation ensues. Transcription, the new book by Kate Atkinson, starts in England in 1940 during WWII and then continues in 1950 when our heroine is working for the BBC. What Juliet worked with during the war is being revisited. WWll is also the subject of Danielle Steel’s latest novel. At least concentration camp survivors are. How does the child of these two people find his place and achieve his hopes and dreams in America? The title is In His Father’s Footsteps. Fans of John Grisham will want to read The Reckoning. The location is Clanton, Mississippi. The time is 1946 and Pete Banning is a WWll veteran, father, farmer and member of the Methodist church. One day he drives to town, goes to his church and calmly shoots and kills his friend, the pastor.
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Why? He will only say to his lawyers, the sheriff, the judge and jury “I have nothing to say.” What is going on? In John Sandford’s latest Virgil Flowers novel, we are taken to the very small town of Pinion, Minnesota. Since nothing ever happens in this town of 700 people, maybe if a vision of the Virgin Mary is manufactured, people will come and bring money. But what happens is a dead body and then Virgil has to investigate. This book, Holy Ghost: A Virgil Flowers Novel, is called wickedly entertaining. Cozy mystery readers will like Dead Ringer by M.C. Beaton and Joanne Fluke’s Christmas Cake Murder. If you aren’t aware of Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries (FSL), I want to tell you that this funding organization gives grants to each of our libraries every quarter. This provides most of the money our SB library needs to buy the books and audios you enjoy. (We also make some additional money by selling our left over books). FSL also gives the DesertView (DV) Library all the money for their books, audios and videos. Don’t forget the special collections that are available to all of us at DV Library, such as the children’s books, travel books, National Parks collection and others. If you aren’t a member, please think about joining. We have application forms and will take them after completion. We then give them to a member of the membership committee. If you prefer, you can alternatively go to www.sbfsl.org and become a member that way.
I and all the volunteers hope to see you soon.
Holiday Season is Approaching Dave Bishow, Food & Beverage Director/Executive Chef
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e have been busy creating custom menus for all of our groups. Menus that include items such as all natural Duroc pork, Regal Crest all-natural no-antibiotics-ever chicken, Gold Canyon Upper 2/3 choice beef and fresh salmon, sole and sea bass. But, not all of these items and accompaniments meet some of the specific dietary needs of our guests, such as vegetarian, gluten free and other food sensitivities. When we write these menus for the groups, we do so with the bulk of the participants in mind. Even though we do make almost everything in house and cook very clean and gluten free to begin with, not all of our items will meet the needs of everyone who would like to attend. If you are one of the people who has any dietary requirements, we want you to know that we do have the ability to address most everything and are more than happy to do so. Whether it is for a holiday party, golf event, special event or à la carte dining, we would like to invite you to contact us before hand to discuss your issue and make sure that what we make for you meets yours needs and is a dish that you can be just as excited about as the others in attendance that do not face the same challenges you do. Please call myself, 825-3048 ext. 161 or Trisha, 825-3048 ext. 162 and we can make sure that you feel confident to safely attend. As always, thank you for all of your support and we look forward to seeing you at the Club.
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Street Taco Bar Skirt sTeak or Grilled Mahi Mahi With Pico, Cabbage & Avacado Crema Salsa & Sour Cream Chips
$3.50 Beer Driving Range (cans) 12:00pm - 3:00pm