Tahoe Donner News – September 2015 by Tahoe Donner Association

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| Tahoe Donner News | September 2015

DEBBIE MEYER A three-time Olympic gold medalist is your Tahoe Donner neighbor.

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MEET THE SENIOR TEAM Each month, we introduce you to a member of the senior management team. This month meet Mary Peterson, director of HR.

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GOLF TIPS FROM THE PRO Practicing the way you play, visualizing and planning your pre- and post-shot routines are just a few ideas to improve your game.

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TRAILS ETIQUETTE One of Tahoe Donner’s most popular amenities is our 60-plus mile trail system. Here’s how to have a great time out there.

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DEPARTMENTS

TAKE NOTE

President’s Message Welcome Steve Miller, new president

Meet and Greet New members - meet us on Sept. 5

Monthly Calendar See a listing of September events

GPC Survey Participate to win great prizes

Giving Fund Mark your calendar for Oct. 2 event

45-Day Notice Proposed amendment to rule

Let’s Get Together There’s plenty of nice weather left to enjoy!

Winter Ski Passes Passes and programs on sale Sept. 1

ASO News 25 percent increase in new projects

Day Camps Photos New Day Camps photo sharing

Board Meeting Recap from August board meeting

Property Inspections Properties to be inspected this fall

Where in the World

Wine Tasting Events Sample some fine wines for free and get special pricing

is TD News? TD News travels the world

VOL. 16, NO. 09

WELCOME

SEPTEMBER 2015

EDITORIAL AND PRODUCTION STAFF Brinn Talbot Gretchen Sproehnle Jody Sergison Ashley Quadros

BOARD OF DIRECTORS President

Steve Miller, smiller@tahoedonner.com

Vice President

Jim Stang, jstang@tahoedoner.com

Treasurer

President of the board, Steve Mille

Jeff Bonzon, jbonzon@tahoedoner.com

Secretary

Courtney Murrell, cmurrell@tahoedoner.com

Director

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Board of Directors

VISION, VOLUNTEERISM AND TRANSPARENCY

Ron Wulff, rwulff@tahoedoner.com

board@tahoedonner.com

Postmaster Send address changes to Tahoe Donner News, 11509 Northwoods Blvd., Truckee, CA 96161 530-587-9400, Fax 530-587-9419

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TAHOE DONNER VISION Tahoe Donner is a vibrant and desirable mountain community, providing attractive and well-maintained facilities, events, programs, and leading customer service to its members, guests, and public, all while maintaining accessible and healthy natural surroundings. This is the start of my fifth year on the board and those around me know that I love to quote our vision and mission statements and feel that every decision we make for Tahoe Donner should be inspired by them. As the board of directors work together to continue the development of your association, please be assured that we will be guided by our mission.

TAHOE DONNER MISSION Tahoe Donner is a recreational oriented mountain residential community, whose mutual benefit association of 6,500 owners provides for the standards, regular operation and long term maintenance of programs, facilities, and open space. Through continuous improvement, customer service, and fiscal accountability, the association maintains leading standards of natural resource stewardship, facilities, programs, and services to benefit the owners/members. Organizational effectiveness and innovation within the association is sustained by maintaining a highly professional board of directors, staff, and homeowner volunteers, while also engaging the

local community in an effective and collaborative relationship. I appreciate the unique opportunity that the president’s message affords me to relay to you insights on how your association is managed by a volunteer board aided by volunteer Committees and a highly trained professional senior management team. On a bimonthly basis I hope to be able to describe some of the different mechanisms at work in managing your association. In addition, I’d like to keep you current on decisions your board is making, the factors involved in arriving at these decisions, and how these decisions relate back to our vision. Finally, I will provide an “insider” view of programs the board has initiated with exciting progress reports. We are a diverse and continually growing community of people who come from all walks of life. As a membership, we are generally prosperous, love the outdoors, and have either young children or grandchildren. One factor that makes our homeowner association unique is that 83 percent of our homeowners live “off the hill.” When we come to Tahoe Donner we want to relax and destress, but we also want to enjoy various mountain activities offered to us by our association. I deeply believe we want our amenities to be first class, and of a quality that we are proud to show to our friends and family when they come to visit.

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SEPTEMBER 1

September FOR ADDITIONAL SEPTEMBER EVENTS SEE

LET’S GET TOGETHER ON PAGE 10 Season Passes Go on Sale Season passes and season-long programs for both the Downhill and Cross Country Ski Areas are now on sale. See page 8.

sa ve th e da te

FA L L F E S T IVA L !

SEPTEMBER 4

Glow Golf Don’t miss this family fun event, our second of the summer. A 4-hole challenge and extreme putting contest are part of the fun. See page 11. SEPTEMBER 5

Satu rday , Oc to be r 10 to11 5A.MP.M. .

Joi n us for one of our big ges t eve nts of the yea r! The re is som eth ing for eve ryo ne at o ur har ves t fest ival . Enj oy a pum pki n patch, a rts and cra ft ven dor s, “Do ggi e Dip ” con test in the swi mm ing poo l, live enterta inm ent , k ids car niva l are a wit h gam es and foo d, a s wel l as a bou nce hou se, clim bin g wal l, fall bee r sele ctio ns, BBQ and mo re! A full itin era ry of fun and pric ing will be ava ilab le onl ine soo n. JOI N US! Nor thw ood s Clu bho use , 1150 9 Nor thw ood s Blv d., Tru cke e

Rental Bike Sale Grab some end-of-season deals at our annual rental bike sale, offered on a first-come, firstserved basis starting at 9 a.m.! See page 10. SEPTEMBER 6

ALL EVENTS ARE DEPENDENT ON CONDITIONS. PLEASE CHECK TAHOEDONNER.COM OR CALL 530-587-9400 FOR UPDATES.

SEPTEMBER 12 + 19

Photo Contest Deadline

Pancakes and Ponies

Free Wine Tasting

Want to get published? Now’s your chance! Go through your archives or grab the camera now. See tahoedonner.com/photo-contest.

New this year! Round up the little ones ages 2-6 and join us for a hearty cowboy breakfast and a pony ride. See page 11.

Both Pizza on the Hill and The Lodge Restaurant & Pub are offering a free wine tasting and specials this month. See page 28. tahoedonner.com |

(Continued from p. 2) We want fun, safe, educational activities both for our children and ourselves with pleasant, well-maintained facilities and a pleasant, welltrained staff. We want access to our extensive open space and the public lands beyond on a thoughtfully designed trail system appealing to all levels of skill and endurance. We appreciate the environmental stewardship the association aspires to and are willing to fund the upgrades necessary to continue with these enjoyments. To help better define who “we” at Tahoe Donner are, the board has set up a committee that is currently finalizing plans for a survey of the membership. The purpose is to define our future strategic goals in alignment with what our members will tell us are their preferences. It is important that we receive a significant sample size from these surveys. In order to incentivize your participation, we will be awarding prizes on a random basis including a grand prize of a fully paid year’s assessment. You will need to complete the survey to be eligible, but regardless, please take the time to complete the survey as these results will be critical in our future decision making. I thank you in advance. Past surveys have shown that our members highly value our open space and utilize our trail system extensively. To this end, the board first

developed and approved a Trails Master Plan several years ago. A professional trails planning firm was subsequently hired to study our trails system and recommend enhancements. A required California Environmental Quality Act review of our open space and trail development/remediation plan was recently submitted to Nevada County and the local governing agencies for their review. If approved in a timely manner, this will allow us to apply for individual grading permits for each component of the five-year plan as our budget allows. Our window for work generally occurs in autumn when nature will be least impacted. Our new Alder Creek Adventure Center is finally nearing completion after lengthy contractor delays for which the association has been monetarily compensated. A mid-September completion date is now anticipated after which we can apply to the Town of Truckee for an occupancy permit. We look forward to an exciting Nordic season and hope that even non-skiers will stop by and enjoy this incredible new asset of our association. Finally, I’d like to thank all our members who volunteer their time to help make our association a better place to live. Please take the time to fill out comment cards at your favorite

amenity, not just about changes you would like to see, but also about what you really enjoy. Use the feedback tab at the top of our webpage or email me or the board. It’s how we build a stronger, more responsive association. Thank you for electing me to represent your interest as a board member of the association. And, I thank my fellow board members for entrusting me with the responsibilities of your president. STEVE MILLER | BOARD PRESIDENT

LAST CHANCE! DEADLINE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 SEE TAHOEDONNER.COM/PHOTOCONTEST FOR DETAILS. ENTRIES MAY BE SUBMITTED TO COMDEP@TAHOEDONNER.COM.

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NEW MEMBER MEET AND GREET, SEPT. 5 Member Services is hosting another Meet and Greet for our newest members. If you have recently purchased a residence in Tahoe Donner, please plan on joining us for the opportunity to meet board members, mingle with other new members, and learn more about the association. The evening will include hosted appetizers and a glass of wine or a beer, along with a raffle and a chance to win great prizes. WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 5 TIME: 5 - 7 p.m. WHERE: The Lodge Restaurant & Pub RSVP: The RSVP deadline has passed, but if you are a new member and would like to attend, contact Member Services at 530-587-9400, then select option 0.

TAHOE DONNER CONTACTS Member Communications (area code 530) Member Services

587-9400 info@tahoedonner.com

General Manager

587-9431

gm@tahoedonner.com

Contact Member Services to be transferred to other administrative departments.

Amenities Tahoe Donner Campground 587-9462

Beach Club Marina

campground@tahoedonner.com

587-9460 marina@tahoedonner.com

Bikeworks 582-9694 bikeworks@tahoedonner.com Dickson Corporate Logos Cross Country Ski Center 587-9484

xcski@tahoedonner.com

Downhill Ski Area

587-9444 ski@tahoedonner.com

Equestrian Center

587-9470

GPC SURVEY TO BEGIN; PRIZES OFFERED

How would you like your 2016 assessment fees to be paid in full? That is the grand prize of several prizes that will be given away as incentive for members just like you who participate in our upcoming survey. The General Plan Committee (GPC) is charged with updating the general plan every five years in order to reflect market conditions and updated capital development fund priorities. Investment in Tahoe Donner’s future is guided by this plan which serves as our long-term infrastructure (capital) investment plan for improving and or replacing major facilities. Recognizing that membership views on association policies and procedures may have changed, the GPC has created a survey to encourage member involvement during the general plan update process. Look for Tahoe Donner personnel to conduct these surveys with iPads at our amenities starting this month, or, if you prefer, you may complete the survey online (watch your emails for a link). There are a variety of prizes; anyone who completes a survey, whether in person or online, will be eligible to win! See tahoedonner.com/ 2030-general-plan for details.

Dickson Realty Logo equestrian@tahoedonner.com

Forestry 587-9432 forestry@tahoedonner.com Golf Course

587-9443

golf@tahoedonner.com

The Lodge

587-9455

lodge@tahoedonner.com

Pizza On The Hill

582-9669

pizza@tahoedonner.com

Recreation Info Hut

587-9413

troutcreek@tahoedonner.com

Tennis Center

587-9474

tennis@tahoedonner.com

Trails 582-9672 trails@tahoedonner.com Corporate Blue Logo: Trout Creek Rec. Center

587-9437

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Tahoe Donner Association Committee Chairs Architectural Standards, Rod Whitten aso@tahoedonner.com Covenants, Al Noyes

alandjosi@gmail.com

Elections, Bonnie Watkins

bwatkins@tahoedonner.com

Finance, Art King

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General Plan Committee Co-Chair, Michael Fajans mhfajans@gmail.com General Plan Committee Co-Chair, John Stubbs stujod@sfsu.edu Giving Fund Co-Chair, Merle Fajans

tdgf@tahoedonner.com

Giving Fund Co-Chair, Dick Gander

tdgf@tahoedonner.com

Tahoe Donner Association Chartered Club Presidents

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Bridge Club, Robin Reese

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Friends of TD Trails, B.R. Levine

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Rowing Club, Dot Mace

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Senior Alpine Ski, Dave Wallace

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Tennis, John McGregor

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9-Holers, Marianne Bowers

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Men’s Golf, Bob Moore

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Women’s Golf, Fran Macomber

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Hiking Club, Robin Reese

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Quilt Club, Linda Brush

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Junior Golf Club, Jean Lai

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Equestrian Club, Susan Terrell

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PROFILE

TOP: Meet Mary Peterson, Tahoe Donner’s director of human resources. MIDDLE: Peterson at the finish line of the Wildflower Triathlon near San Luis Obispo in 2014. BOTTOM: Among Peterson’s many talents is painting. One of her creations, a scenic watercolor of St. Thomas hangs in her office at the Northwoods Clubhouse.

MEET THE SENIOR TEAM: MARY PETERSON, DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES BY GRETCHEN SPROEHNLE Don’t be fooled by Mary Peterson’s size. She

passion to help people.

may be just over 5 feet tall, but she is a pow-

“I love listening to

erhouse of energy with an enormous heart—

people and trying to ask

qualities that, no doubt, attracted Peterson to

questions for them to

the field of human resources.

think about the situation from a different per-

Peterson, now in her seventh year as Tahoe

spective,” Peterson said. “It’s very rewarding

Donner’s director of human resources, has

to help someone who is struggling in an aspect

over 16 years of experience in the field, with

of their job or life and see them succeed.”

specialized expertise in training, employee

Peterson approaches her job with discipline,

relations, and policies and procedures. Prior

organization and dynamic energy; it’s no sur-

to her position here, she held a variety of

prise that she is undaunted by large undertak-

human resources management jobs, where her

ings. Indeed, one of her biggest accomplish-

responsibilities included recruiting, training,

ments was completing college in six years

facilitating health insurance and 401k benefits,

with a full-time job, two small children and a

labor law matters, employee orientations, com-

husband. This energy endures today. “I love

pensation surveys and much more.

the end result to big projects and strategic

While all this HR knowledge is essential to

planning. In other words, I enjoy making

her job duties at Tahoe Donner, she’s not all

something comprehensive, helpful, useful

business. Her wealth of experience is balanced

— creating a plan out of a bunch of random

out by her more personal qualities and her

information and brainstorming,” she said. Balancing work and life is important to Peterson. “I love the outdoors and challenging myself,” said the Baltimore, Maryland native, who was on her high school gymnastics team. Recently, she has transferred her competitive drive to triathlons of various distances, competing in more than eight half Ironman

events over the last 10 years, and even placing second in the Pyramid Lake Triathlon in July (“It pays to be older,” she joked). Kidding aside, with accomplishments like this, Peterson clearly relishes both physical and mental challenges — an admirable and inspirational trait, to be sure. In her spare time between working and training for triathlons, the mother of two adult daughters and three adult stepchildren (“the Brady Bunch, minus one,” she laughed) loves to cook, travel, ice skate and paint. Peterson’s office is upstairs at the Northwoods Clubhouse; you’ll see her smiling face assisting employees on a daily basis. We’re lucky to have Peterson here on our team!

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45-DAY NOTICE COVENANTS SMOKING RULE AMENDMENT Changes to the Covenants Smoking rule will be considered for action by the Board of Directors. The board of directors is expected to take action to adopt the amendment, as they are presented here or with some modification, at its October meeting, currently scheduled for Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. The board welcomes any input you may wish to offer regarding this process.

Covenants Rule II. General Common Area, Other Association Owned Property and Amenity Rules Smoking. Smoking at outside amenities is limited to those areas where cigarette ash receptacles are provided. During periods of “extreme” fire danger, as designated by local, state or federal authorities, smoking may be prohibited at all outside amenities, on Common Areas, and on other Association-owned properties.

PROPOSED AMENDED RULE: Covenants Rule II. General Common Area, Other Association Owned Property and Amenity Rules Smoking. Smoking is prohibited at all amenities, on Common Areas, and on other Association-owned properties.

AUTUMN dinner O cto be r 2 • 5: 30 P. M. ho s pi ta li ty • 6 :3 0 P.M . Din n e r $ 4 5 p e r p e r s o n • n o - h o st b a r • Si l e n t A u c t i o n Please join your friends and neighbors at The Lodge Restaurant & Pub on Friday, October 2, 2015 for the Tahoe Donner Giving Fund Autumn Dinner. Enjoy great food and drink and get to know your Tahoe Donner neighbors at this four-course seasonally inspired dinner with a no-host bar. Hospitality hour and silent auction begin at 5:30 p.m., dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. All the proceeds are going to the Tahoe Donner Giving Fund and will help our community. Purchase your tickets now. If you wish to reserve a table for six, purchase all six tickets under one name. No more than 50 tickets will be sold. Get yours now at TDGF-AutumnDinner.brownpapertickets.com.

Your comments are welcome via email: arosenfeld@tahoedonner.com, telephone: 530-582-9630, or US Mail: Tahoe Donner Association, 11509 Northwoods Blvd., Truckee, California, 96161.

ON THE COVER: Special thanks to the Burks family: Monica, Todd, Rhys, and Miles. Photo credit: Daphne Hougard

T D G F- A u t u m n Di n n e r . b r o w n p a p e rt ic k e ts . c o m The Lodge Restaurent & Pub, 12850 Northwoods Blvd., Truckee, CA 96161

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BULLETIN BOARD

SKI SEASON PASSES ON SALE SEPT. 1 The weather is still pleasant but as we tran-

skis, and a kid-friendly menu in the cafeteria.

sition into fall, it’s time to start thinking about

As you know, our size allows us to deliver

the upcoming ski season. We have another

that personal touch that larger ski areas can’t

great season planned at both Tahoe Donner

always provide.

Downhill and Tahoe Donner Cross Country

At Tahoe Donner Cross Country, we are

Ski Area. Take a tip from the squirrels who

excited to operate out of the new Alder

are busy preparing for winter and plan ahead!

Creek Adventure Center, with an improved

returning this year will be our fun races and

Ski passes will be on sale starting September 1

level of service, enhanced rental facility,

snowshoe tours.

and all winter program information, including

expanded dining area and a new grand deck

Don’t wait for the snow to fly! Get your

lessons, rentals, and season-long programs for

with fire pits and outdoor seating. We’ll have

season passes early so you can save the most

both kids and adults will be posted online.

season-long locker rentals for individuals and

money and hit the trails and the slopes as soon

families, and we’re continuing with our junior

as it snows. See all pricing and info online;

place for family fun and learning. As “The best

biathlon program as well as TD Nordic Kids,

passes and season-long programs may be pur-

place to begin,” we offer a variety of services

the after-school program for kids in Kinder-

chased at tahoedonner.com/shop.

for families including ski instruction for chil-

garten through fifth grade. Children can sign

dren as young as 3 years, interchangeable lift

up for one or two sessions or combine with

Member Services can help at 530-587-9400 or

tickets for parents with little ones not yet on

any other midweek or weekend program. And

email info@tahoedonner.com.

Tahoe Donner Downhill remains the best

Questions? Until the ski areas are open,

Note: All of last year’s ski season passes will be valid this year for the 2015-2016 ski season. If you purchased a season pass last year, it will automatically roll over for this year. However, you will still need to sign a waiver and get a new sticker this fall.

DAY CAMPS ONLINE PHOTO SHARING With schools back in session, summer memories are beginning to fade, but you can keep the fun alive by revisiting our Day Camps photo sharing gallery, launched this year. Log on to photoshare.tahoedonner.com, select the camp and date, and enter the password for that week. Misplaced your password? Watch for a reminder email to come soon, or send an email to us at comdep@tahoedonner.com, indicate which camp your child attended and the date(s), and we’ll forward it to you. Please note: the photos are restricted only to those parents whose children attended and are not accessible by the public. Thanks for a great summer, and watch for news of next year’s Day Camps information in early winter. Before you know it, it will be time to sign up for next summer!

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Now that September is here, our summer operation will start

Annual Rental Bike Sale Our annual rental bike sale will

winding down, but with the nice

be starting at 9 am on Labor Day

weather, we are now planning

weekend, Saturday, Sept. 5. Most

to stay open on weekends after

of the bikes that will be available

Labor Day, conditions permitting.

for sale will be finishing their

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been our best summer yet,

second or third summer in our

and some of the best riding can

fleet. Sales will be offered on a

still happen in the fall.

first-come, first-served basis for

Our repair shop has been very

this annual event. Be here early

busy all summer. If your bike

for the best selection. Feel free to

could use a little tune-up after

stop by ahead of time to try the

being ridden all summer, bring it

bikes out.

by and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be glad to take a look at it for you.

DAVID WALKER | BIKEWORKS MANAGER

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as possible (mix of high, medium and low

enjoyed a day at the golf course. The winner

bers and their guests. It is a fun-filled event

handicappers). You can sign up as a couple or a

for the 18-hole championship for the girls

which includes two days of prime time golf,

single and feel free to invite a guest.

and overall champion was Cosi Layton with

This event is open to all Men’s Club mem-

carts, range balls, a $75 voucher per player

After golf we will adjourn to the Tahoe

an awesome round of 73. The winner of the

that you can spend at a Foot Joy Mobile Pro

Donner Tennis Center for a catered dinner.

18-hole championship flight for the boys was

Shop, Thursday evening party including

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Josh Wiegandt with a round of 80. The win-

putting and chipping contests and also new

Prizes (nothing fancy) will be awarded to

ners of the other flights playing 9 holes were

this year, a Flop Wall Contest. Also included

the top teams and storytelling will be encour-

as follows: Patrick Volkman in the blue flight

are two breakfasts, two lunches, a wonderful

aged.

with a round of 46; Cole Peters in the yellow

dinner (including a no charge dinner for your

The cost of the event will be $20 per per-

wife/significant other), beverage service, lots

son; bring money to the registration desk on

Filer in the orange flight (125 yard) with a

of prizes and awards, The Horse Race, closest-

Sunday. You can sign up on Foretees

round of 38. Winners of the mountain putting

to-the-pin contests and a chance to win a trip

(tahoedonner.com/golf-login) or by calling

contest were Jack Brown, Ian Ryan, and Josh

for four to Bandon Dunes or $10,000 with a

the pro shop. If you have any questions please

Filer. We want to thank all of the parents and

hole-in-one on Hole 7! The price per team will

send Jim or Vicki Pyle an email at

volunteers who made this tournament a suc-

remain at what it has been for years: $550.

jim.p@sbcglobal.net or vickypyle@mac.com.

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There will be four flights based on total team handicaps. This will allow players in each flight to compete with other teams of similar ability. Day one is a shamble at 70 percent of player’s individual handicap. Day two is a two-man best ball at 90 percent of player’s individual handicap. Invitations and entry forms have been emailed to all Men’s Club members and if you

The Tahoe Donner Junior Golf Club ended

flight (200 yard) with a round of 50; and Lexi

The ski club hosted several fun events in

its season on Aug. 6 with its annual Junior

July and August. The weather was perfect

Golf Club Tournament. With lunch, a moun-

for our tennis tournament and potluck din-

tain-style putting contest and a 9 and 18-hole

ner held at the Tennis Center. Many stayed

competition round of golf, 38 participants

late enjoying the good food and each other’s company.

need more information, please contact Art

Our second kayak trip from Meeks Bay

King at aiking156@att.net or Mark Colombo

to Sugar Pine Point and beyond was well

at mark.colombo@outlook.com. The official

attended. The lake glistened in the early

entry form will be located on the Men’s Club

morning, the paddling was magical, and we

bulletin board or at tdmensclub.com.

finished up with a giant taco salad for lunch

SEPT. 20 - NINE AND DINE (AN ENCORE)

Each year, we take a leisurely bike ride on

Make sure you sign up for the second Nine

the river trail from Squaw Valley down to the

and Dine to be held Sunday, Sept. 20 at 4 p.m.

Sunnyside area and back. Everyone met up

This is open to all Men’s and Ladies Club

at Kilner Park for lunch before riding back

members (and their guests).

to Squaw Valley. We were blessed with ideal

The plan is to tee off with a shotgun start at

weather and everyone made it back safely.

4 p.m. and play a nine hole scramble format.

We hosted a mountain bike event in August

Teams will be selected randomly (by the pro

in and around the Euer Valley, which had

shop) with the goal of making them as even

some great trails available. Some members explored Euer Valley for the first time. On

serving truckee and tahoe-donner for over 25 years

Aug. 21, we also held our members/prospective new members BBQ down at the marina. This was a wonderful opportunity to meet and reconnect with other members of the club. In September, we look forward to a sunset sailing trip on Lake Tahoe and also a first ever ropes course day at Granlibakken Resort. Who said summer was boring! Please check out our website at tdskier.com

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extraordinary July hail storms, but it would have fared much worse without our efforts. Invasive weed spotting has proven immensely popular in Tahoe Donner, so we were excited to host the Weed Warriors for another educational weed walk in early August. With around 30 in attendance, we again smashed all previous records. Indeed, it was by far the largest crowd the Weed Warriors have hosted anywhere. On the walk we saw nearly every invasive plant species growing within the association, and several participants later contacted us to say they had found invasive re from Squaw There was no shortage of fun on the club’s biking adventu Sunnyside and back.

Tahoe Donner Equestrian Club There’s still plenty of summer to enjoy our trails and activities at the Equestrian Center. Come on out! • Pony rides • Scenic Euer Valley trails and private dinner rides • Saturday Night BBQ on Sept. 5 • Weekend lessons • Boarding is still available For reservations, call 530-587-9470. Visit our club for more info at tahoedonnerequestrian.com.

Friends of Tahoe Donner Trails This has been a summer of big events and growing membership for the Friends of Tahoe Donner Trails club.

weeds growing in their backyards. Invasive weed spotting is a great way to make a real difference in this community, and we’re gratified to find so many Tahoe Donner folks eager to join our efforts. The Friends of Tahoe Donner Trails club is for those who value and enjoy Tahoe Donner’s natural surroundings. To learn more about the club, our trails and cleanup projects, and our work on invasive weed control, please visit us at TDTrails.org or email us at tdtrails@gmail.com.

Tahoe Donner Women’s Golf Club The Spirit of Aloha event was a huge success, thanks to Glenda Bradley and her committee: Nancy Ralph, Kathie Schwartz, Bettee Palmer, Lydia Stang, Irene King, Vicki Pyle, Barbara Reamer, Marilyn Dundas, Andrea Oddo, Bettye Carmichael, Jean Lai, Jeanne McGoldrick and Meg McShannic. The event was a three day extravaganza, starting with registration, a cocktail party (Irene King), a silent auction (Barbara Reamer) and a putting/chipping contest on Sunday, July 26. A lively time was had by all and it sure got us in the mood for two fun

Earlier this summer we partnered with the Trails Department to repair the East Perimeter Trail behind Hillside Drive. We had a large turnout, and accomplished much more than we expected. Not only did we rake loose rocks aside and pry up tripping hazards to restore and direct the trail tread, but we also rebuilt and repaired several water bars to mitigate further erosion. The trail was still hard hit during the

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days of golf with our friends. Andrea Oddo and her committee provided a great breakfast both mornings. The event was concluded with an awards luncheon (Meg McShannic) and an opportunity drawing. Once again, kudos to Glenda and her committee. The gals really outdid themselves. Rumor has it that decorations were being made throughout the winter…. Marilyn Dundas, Bettee Palmer, Andrea Oddo, Glenda Bradley and many more worked very hard and the results were spectacular. A big thank you goes to all of the men who volunteered throughout the three days. It would be remiss not to mention how supportive the pro shop, The Lodge Restaurant & Pub, and grounds crew were. The event would not have been possible without their hard work. Many thanks to the pro shop: Rob for your organization, leadership and a successful auction, James and John for your Volcano Shots, Charlie and Joe for treating us to putting and chipping contests and Charlie for your creative help! A big thank you to Jeff and Jeanne from The Lodge for a stellar performance with food and hospitality. Kevin, Will and crew: the course looked great, as always!

9-Holers Women’s Golf Club Summer’s end is fast approaching but fall is a beautiful season for golf in Tahoe Donner.

vice’s Adopt a Trail program. We adopted a trail that goes between Pole Creek and Cabin Creek that begins and ends off Highway 89 between Truckee and Squaw Valley. I think we were very lucky to adopt this trail because it must be one of the most picturesque and beautiful trails in the area. Pole Creek climbs up the east side of Silver Peak, past the Bradley Hut, along some steep and winding shelf roads just below Tinkers Knob. It then heads through some steep switchbacks and eventually goes down to meet with Cabin Creek Road. Along the way, we cleared brush and overgrown bushes away from the trail and built up a couple of ravines to make the crossing safer. We then ran across a tree that had fallen across the trail. With supervision from our Forest Service Ranger, we cut the tree in two places and were able to winch it from the trail. These downed trees are troublesome because some off-road vehicles try to drive around the tree and do damage to the surrounding area. This trail goes through a sensitive area for fawning deer and did not open to the public until Aug. 1. If you drive our trail, please take good care of it! Always bring extra water in case you find a campfire that is still hot and call the Forest Service to let them know about it. The club also volunteered for another very rewarding trail run. On Aug. 1, we left Truckee at 6:30 a.m. to drive to Plumas Eureka State Park, just northwest of Graeagle. The purpose of the trip was to drive into Lake Hawley to help pick up children from Camp Nejedly. There were close to 50 disabled children and their counselors, who had been camping for a week. The Tahoe Donner 4 Wheelers were part of a 30-vehicle group that drove the 4x4 roads back into the lake to bring the campers out. It was a fun and beautiful drive back into Lake Hawley. It was nice to see so many other four-wheel drive clubs come together for such a good cause. Clubs from Reno, the East Bay, Sacramento and Monterey Bay joined in helping. The children mostly sat in the front seats so they could see the fun road they were traveling down and counselors and baggage filled the backseats; additional baggage was placed on rooftop carriers. It was a very heartwarming and rewarding experience! If you are interested in joining our club, please send an email to td4wheelers@gmail.com. To read more about the club and see more pictures, please visit our website at td4wheelers.com or look us up on Facebook.

The Women’s 9-holers have had an event-filled summer and will still be playing on Thursday mornings until the course closes in mid-October. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the entire Tahoe Donner golf staff for working so diligently to make our golf experience such a pleasure. If you have any questions about joining our club for next season, please contact our president, Marianne Bowers, at mariannebowers@ hotmail.com or call 530-550-9079.

TD 4 Wheelers Club As I’m sure you read about in last month’s Tahoe Donner News, we had a great time putting on the Sierra 4x4 Trails and Ales event, but that’s not all we did in July. We also accompanied Susan Jensen of the US Forest Service on a trail that we adopted as part of the Forest Ser-

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DINING OPTIONS The Lodge Restaurant & Pub 12850 Northwoods Blvd. 530-587-9455 tahoedonner.com/the-lodge

HOURS: Starting Sept. 8, lunch at The

No Corkage Tuesday Bring in a special bottle of wine from home to savor in the dining room and we’ll waive the corkage fee on Tuesdays.

T-9 Grill

WildER Wednesday* Returns!

Located at Tahoe Donner Golf Course,

Starting Sept. 9, our popular weekly favorite

Lodge will be served from the T-9 Grill

is back! Every Wednesday Happy Hour is

with drinks from the bar, available from

available ALL NIGHT in ENTIRE restaurant.

11:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.

UPCOMING EVENTS

LODGE SPECIALS

Free Wine Tasting - Saturday, Sept. 19

Golfers’ Happy Hour* Did you know The Lodge Pub offers happy hour specials every day from 1 – 4 p.m. for golfers and non-golfers alike? Join us today!

Happy Hour* Happy Hour is now available every day again at The Lodge Pub from 4 – 6 p.m.

Additional Dining

Try wine selections from Sicilia Vineyards,

the T-9 Grill will remain open daily through the end of the golf season, approximately mid-October.

Marco Polo Grill Located at Trout Creek Recreation

located in Yuba City, Calif. from 5 – 7 p.m.

Center, the Marco Polo Grill is closed

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Day weekend for a final weekend of poolside service, Sept. 5 – 7.

Marina Grill Located at the Beach Club Marina, the Marina Grill will close for the season after Labor Day weekend, Sept. 7.

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| Tahoe Donner News | September 2015

FEATURE

A Debbie Meyer Story BY ASHLEY QUADROS

Debbie Meyer thought of herself as an ordinary kid. She did not know that Olympic fame would be part of her destiny, but she surprised herself and the world at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico when she became a three-time Olympic gold medalist. Her journey began when she taught herself to swim at the tender age of 3 in the Severn River and Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. “I was born at the Naval Academy, so I’ve got water in my veins,” laughed Meyer. “I’ve never taken a swimming lesson in my life. I watched my older brother and learned to hold my breath.” While swimming initially began as a fun pastime for Meyer, she remembered the day that changed. At the time, she lived in a small town in New Jersey with her family and they belonged to a swim club. “On Wednesday nights, I watched races my swim club was holding,” recalled Meyer. “I thought it looked like fun, so my parents signed me up. I started the next day. It was a mutual love affair and I’ve been involved in aquatics for 55 years now.” Meyer was a natural, and excelled on her summer and winter swim leagues, but she wasn’t

swimming year-round just yet. Year round programs required more practice and more discipline, but Meyer soon felt she was ready for the next step. In the midst of her decision to join a year round program, Meyer’s father, who worked for the Campbell Soup Company at the time, was transferred to Sacramento, Calif. Arden Hills in Sacramento offered year round swimming programs and Meyer was enrolled, but it was not what she expected. “On the first day of practice I was lucky to do 10 laps. My coach asked, ‘Do you know what a 500 is?’ and I said, ‘Yeah it’s 20 laps,’ but I didn’t make it. The types of practices I was doing in Jersey didn’t compare. We didn’t even do 40 laps the entire practice and here we were trying to do half the program in a warm up.” The intensive program was too much for Meyer and she told her coach she quit that same day. She remembered her coach telling her, “If you decide to come back, same time and place, and don’t be late.” In relaying the news to her mother, she was told she shouldn’t quit since she hadn’t given it a fair chance. Meyer returned to practice the next day, and the next,

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The same engraving that predicted her future shines on this very day.

and while she still struggled to complete the entire practice, she worked hard, and eventually did it. “After a couple months, I made the entire practice,” said Meyer. “I went from 200 yards to 5000 yards in a month. I kept with it—I kept trying to reach another level.” And new levels she reached. After another year on the team, she made it to nationals, then to Pan Am Games, in addition to breaking five world records in five different events. Going to the Olympics was clearly the next step in her progression. “I was pretty much pegged on going to the Olympics,” said Meyer. “And that was four years after I got a stopwatch for Christmas.” The stopwatch Meyer received was sentimental. Prior to breaking any world records or even swimming on a year round league, she received the stopwatch from her Dad on Christmas Day back in New Jersey. A simple engraving on the stopwatch read, “12-25-64 / Debbie Meyer /

Mexico City 68.” Mexico City was the location of the next Summer Olympics, scheduled to take place four years later. How did her dad predict the future? Meyer said it was fluke. “My dad was very supportive. He liked to do funny things like that. He didn’t know if I had the potential to make it. I was a summer league swimmer. I wasn’t a yearround swimmer, but it planted the seed.” That seed grew into the reality of Meyer representing the United States in the 1968 Summer

the U.S. women’s swim team. In between juggling Olympic training and competing following the Olympics, Meyer missed a good amount of school, but she didn’t get a free pass. “Out of 18 months of school, I think I was in nine months total with all the traveling,” recalled Meyer. “Somehow I managed to get on the honor roll. Sherm was a coach and principal by trade. School was the number one priority for him. We were not allowed to travel out of state or even to Los

I was pretty much pegged on going to the Olympics.” Olympics at just 16 years old, while a sophomore at Rio Americano High School in Carmichael, Calif. Meyer’s personal coach, Sherm Chavoor, was even selected to lead

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Angeles to compete without at least a B-average. I had to up my game because I didn’t like school at all and because I wanted to swim, I knew what I had to do.”

Leading up to the Olympic Games in Mexico City, obstacle after obstacle tested Meyer’s ability and desire to succeed. Six weeks before tryouts she sustained shoulder bursitis, an inflammation of the bursa sac. “I had to scratch the 1500 at the meet because I couldn’t lift my arm over my head,” remembered Meyer. “I was out of the water for three weeks.” But she persevered, made it on the women’s team and went to a training camp at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. She still experienced intermittent shoulder pain during training, but was determined to not let it stand in her way of victory. While in training camp, Meyer and her team stayed in a motel situated next to a trailer park and freeway. Happy to finally be leaving their meager living conditions after four weeks of training, Meyer went to the motel lobby to call her brother at Rutgers to say goodbye—and that’s when the second round of disaster struck. Meyer

tripped and sprained her ankle the day she was leaving for Mexico City. “I was limping big time,” she recalled. “I was on one crutch when I got there so as not to hurt both shoulders. I was in seeing the trainer a few times a day with ice baths and physical therapy. I needed anything I could do to get my ankle back in shape.” With a taped-up foot, she rested for five days before the opening ceremonies began in Mexico City. At the time she was feeling just okay about her foot and was relieved swimming was the second week, instead of the first, giving her more time to rest her ankle. But in her time of rest and need to repair her sprained ankle, another hurdle was thrown Meyer’s way. “Everyone was dropping like

flies with dysentery and only drinking bottled water,” recalled Meyer. Dysentery, or amoebic dysentery, is an inflammation

many athletes, including her own teammates. She, along with others, learned the hard way that the bottled water they had been given

Montezuma’s revenge and lost 4 pounds,” said Meyer. Montezuma’s revenge, also known as traveler’s dysentery, had finally caught up to

The morning of the trials of the 800 free and finals of the 200, I got Montezuma’s revenge and lost 4 pounds.” of the intestine, brought on by contaminated food or water, with the most common side effects resulting in severe stomach pain, nausea, diarrhea and fever. At first, Meyer thought she was somehow fortunate in avoiding this epidemic affliction that was distressing so

was not properly treated and had actually been empty bottles and jugs simply refilled by unsanitary water spigots. By the time this revelation had been made, it was too late. “The morning of the trials of the 800 free and finals of the 200, I got

her. “I was sicker than a dog, but I made the finals,” said Meyer. “I just swam through the trials. I had the 200 finals that night and fortunately, I started feeling a little better. I kept telling myself I worked all year for this, I worked so hard, don’t give up. My mom stayed with

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LEFT: Debbie Meyer, who described herself as shy back in 1968, smiles onward after winning her three gold medals. Photo courtesy of Debbie Meyer. ABOVE: Fast forward to 2015, Debbie Meyer’s smile and passion for swimming hasn’t faded in the least.

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RIGHT: Meyer’s stopwatch hangs beautifully on the stand designed by her father.

father had the following words engraved, “Golds 200-400-800 FS.” “I lost my dad last year,” said Meyer. “Just thinking about how he felt about me and my siblings and bringing that stopwatch full circle was really cool. That has more of a place of honor in my house than the medals do. The medals are put away. The stopwatch is out in the open.” Meyer’s ability to succeed didn’t stop with three gold medals; she secured a total of 20 world records during her career, but surprisingly, opted not to return to the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. “I had every intention,” recalled

BELOW: Even on his birthday, little Lance didn’t miss his swim lesson with Meyer at Trout Creek Recreation Center.

me and Sherm pumped me up.” Through illness and injury, Meyer went on to outperform all the competition, taking home the gold for team USA in the 200-, 400- and 800-meter freestyle races. She acknowledged she may have been able to perform better if she wasn’t ill, but joked, “I still think I did pretty good.” “When athletes work real hard, they put all this time and effort in,” she added. “I was training 7-10 miles a day. When doing that, if you have the right mindset, you are going to do everything in your power to be successful and that’s what I did. I put in 100 percent and I was lucky.” She may have been lucky, but Meyer was also very determined in everything she did and she was thankful to her support team. After her three medals, Meyer didn’t hesitate to give her 800-meter medal to her coach. “It wouldn’t have been possible without him and his knowledge,” she said. She gave the 400-meter medal to her parents, who stood by her and supported her through it all. Her dad, after only 11 months in Sacramento, was transferred

again, this time to Modesto, Calif. Instead of uprooting the family, he commuted every day to work so Meyer could stay on her swim team and so her brothers didn’t have to move again. Her last medal, the 200-meter, she kept for herself, which she noted was her hardest race of all. In 1992 Coach Chavoor passed away from pancreatic cancer and his daughter returned the gold

medal to Meyer. Her parents, knowing now that two of the medals were back with their daughter, also felt the need to return theirs to keep all the medals together. Many years later, Meyer’s father had a custom stand crafted to display her beloved stopwatch—the very stopwatch that played a large part in her journey—and the same stopwatch which she thought she had sadly lost. On the display, her

PRIVATE SWIM LESSONS

Three-time Olympic champion Debbie Meyer teaches private swim lessons at Trout Creek Recreation Center. Requests for Meyer, as well as Tahoe Donner’s well-trained staff, can be made by calling Trout Creek at 530-582-9637. Lessons throughout September will be subject to instructor availability.

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Meyer. She and teammate Mike Burton, who also won two gold medals, agreed they would go to Munich together during the closing ceremonies in Mexico City but things changed for Meyer. “I swam until January 1972 and it just wasn’t as fun anymore,” she explained. “I decided I wanted to get out when I still enjoyed it and it wasn’t a job.” Ensuring enjoyment was a large reason Meyer didn’t push her own children into competitive swimming, though they were naturals. Instead, she let them pick and choose the sports they liked and if they wanted to play other sports,

she supported that too. While it has been nearly 50 years since her Olympic achievements, Meyer is still the only woman in the world to win three gold medals in freestyle in a single Olympics, but she has high hopes a young star on the rise will outshine her in the 2016 Summer Olympics, taking place in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. “Hopefully, Katie Ledecky will repeat it next year,” said Meyer. “She is the top female swimmer right now in the world and she just did a grand slam, winning the 200, 400, 800 and 1500. I would love to see her do it. I’ve had it 48 years. It’s time for someone else and I’d love for it to be an American.” Today Debbie Meyer lives full time in Tahoe Donner where she continues her love affair with swimming. She teaches swimming at Tahoe Donner’s Trout Creek Recreation Center, specializing in private lessons, and owns the Deb-

bie Meyer Swim School in Carmichael where she also teaches. Most recently, she coached the Truckee Tahoe Swim Team and, after eight years, finally decided to retire this past August with several students leading promising swimming careers. Outside of swimming, you can find Meyer on the Tahoe Donner Golf Course where she is an active member of the Women’s 9-Holers Club, in addition to recently

joining the Senior Alpine Ski Club this past August. At the marina she enjoys swimming and kayaking, but unexpectedly, she doesn’t know how to paddleboard. “I want to learn to paddleboard. I’ve snowboarded, so I may be able to do it,” laughed Meyer. When looking back over her career, there isn’t one thing she would do differently. “I wouldn’t trade anything in the world for

the ups and downs in my career,” she said. “I’d do it all over again in the drop of a hat. Follow your dreams, follow your heart, and most importantly, have fun with what you do. Set your goals. Work to attain them, and just make sure you have fun.” And what a fun-filled life she is still leading.

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PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE BY ROB WEIZER | HEAD GOLF PRO

recreational golfer is the increasingly frustrating challenge of producing the same results on the course that are experienced on the driving range. I have worked with enough golfers to know their story well – hours of lessons and practice getting their swing to a manageable place, improving specific problem areas in their game, only to go out on the course and find that their problems still remain—or have even somehow gotten worse! This struggle is not unique to golf. In any sport you will find this same challenge of performing in competition the way you do in practice. However, golf has some unique mental requirements that increase the degree of difficulty: • A competition field (i.e. the course) that is significantly different than the practice venue, which always changes due to weather, who you’re playing with, and the format you’re playing that day • 5-10 minutes (or more) of waiting between each one of your shots during a round – ever do that on the range? • The temptation to become your own personal swing coach a few dozen times a round Given these challenging elements particular

getting loose before your tee time. • Spend time practicing the way you play: Incorporate your pre-shot routine into your shots on the range. Hit some shots while waiting five minutes in between to simulate what happens on the course. • “Play” the first few holes: When warming up before you play, visualize the view from the first tee, go through your routine, and hit a drive. Follow this same drill for an approach shot, and then move on to the next tee. Focus on developing your ability to paint a picture with your mind, and you can stand on the actual first tee feeling like you’ve already birdied the hole 15 minutes before!

2. STRENGTHEN YOUR PRE- AND POST-

into your game to help you with the transition

SHOT ROUTINES

Everyone has a list of things they do, con-

the following list is far from exhaustive, it is a

sciously or subconsciously, in the 15-20 seconds

great start toward developing a course-ready

before a shot. This is also true about what we

game:

do after the shot, which is not as common to

1. CHANGE THE WAY YOU PRACTICE

analyze but just as important.

There are some very important differences between the range and the course. This highlights the importance of your approach to your practice time, whether that involves a couple buckets of balls after work or 20 minutes of

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• Plan out your post-shot routine and stick to it: Next time you hit a good shot, try savoring it for a few moments. Log it into your memory banks for use the next time you need a shot of confidence. If the shot is not one of your best, it is important to

• Introduce some competition into your practice: Either with your friends or on your own, find ways to compete with something at stake. It doesn’t have to be anything elaborate – hitting to target greens with the loser buying drinks will do. If you’re on your own, try committing to not switching to another club until you’ve hit your target five times in a row. But feel free to get creative with this – the more pressure the better. Golf pro Lee Trevino said it best: “You don’t know what pressure is until you’ve played for $5 a hole with $2 in your pocket.”

to golf, it is crucial to build certain elements from the practice range to the course. Although

you want to execute, and saying an affirmation such as “I have a smooth, effortless swing.” While this may feel a bit cheesy at first, this is the mindset and attitude you want to build as a player, isn’t it? Or is “just don’t shank this in the water this time” working for you?

• Write down your pre-shot routine and keep it handy during a round: Some helpful elements include strategizing for the present shot, breathing deeply and slowly to reduce tension, visualizing the exact shot

GRETCHEN SPROEHNLE

By far the most common struggle for the

GRETCHEN SPROEHNLE

have a routine that leaves that one behind – try wiping off your club (in all likelihood, there’s some serious turf on there from the chunk you just executed) as a symbolic gesture of leaving that shot behind and moving on to the next one. 3. BUILD YOUR ABILITY TO RESPOND WELL TO POOR SHOTS AND HOLES

One of the most useful mental skills for any golfer to train is their ability to be resilient. It is no secret that golf is a game of failure, so those who prepare for some errant shots increase their chances of bouncing back.

• Anticipate poor shots/holes, and have a plan: As demonstrated with the post-shot routine above, simply having a plan in place can help you stay composed and respond well to mistakes. It may take some trial and error, but develop a plan that works for you. It could be a symbolic gesture, something you say to yourself, or simply walking to the next shot by yourself to compose yourself and hit the reset button. • Practice staying present: If you listen carefully to PGA Tour players in interviews, you will often hear them allude to their ability to stay present and take it one shot at a time. As with most clichés, this sentiment is overused because it’s true. This is one of the primary advantages of having a dialed-in pre-shot routine: it forces you to stay present and devote all of your attention to this current shot.

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BULLETIN BOARD

PROPERTY INSPECTIONS FOR FIRE SAFETY A PORTION OF UNIT 7 AND ALL OF UNIT 10 TO BE INSPECTED THIS FALL First, I would like to thank all of the members who have brought their properties into compliance and have maintained them. A great deal of work has been completed and Tahoe Donner Association is really starting to look in excellent shape as far as fire safety is concerned. With the fire season we experienced in 2007, many property owners expressed their concern about the level of fire safety on private lots. The board of directors listened to these concerns and adopted a four-year program to inspect all properties, both developed and undeveloped, in the association. The goal of this program was to inspect approximately 1,500 properties per year, and have them in compliance with state law, local ordinance and association covenants and restrictions by the end of the summer season. We have completed the original four-year

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program and are now entering the fifth year of phase 2. The goal from 2012 through 2019 is to inspect 750 properties per year under an eightyear program. For the 2016 program we will inspect some of the properties located on the north side of the subdivision. The streets we are going to visit include Landeau Lane, Oslo Drive, Peregrine Drive, Roundhill Drive, St. Croix Way and Winter Avenue. The inspection area will also cover portions of Gyrfalcon Street, Hansel Avenue, Hillside Drive, Muhlebach Way, Pathway Avenue, Solvang Way and Staghorn Drive. We will not be responding to complaints of properties outside of these two units as staffing levels will not allow. This serves as written notice as required by the Tahoe Donner Association covenants and restrictions that these inspections will occur

between mid-September and mid-November this year, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. We plan to complete 50-100 inspections per day during this period. Inspectors will walk through the property in order to complete the inspections. All properties in the inspection area will be notified by email in the late fall or early winter whether they are compliant or need some work to become compliant. For those properties with no email contact address, we will send a letter stating if the property passed or failed the fire compliance inspection. Upon receiving the non-compliance notice owners may request the inspection report to begin planning completion of the required work. The official notification to properties not in compliance will be mailed in the spring and early summer of 2016 with a list of the deficiencies;

owners will be given 45 days to complete corrections. Authority for these inspections comes from the state of California Public Resources Code 4291, Truckee Fire Protection District ordinance 94-1 and Tahoe Donner Association C & Rs Article VIII, Section1 (a) iii and iv. Following is a list of items we will be looking for: DEVELOPED LOTS AROUND THE STRUCTURE OR TO THE PROPERTY LINE:

• Pine needles removed from the ground at least 10 feet from the structure • All pine needles removed from the roof • No vegetation within 10 feet of a chimney or propane tank • All combustible material removed from under decks and next to the structure. This includes stored firewood but it may remain if covered with a tarp • Nuisance firewood must be managed

For all of the above items, 100 feet applies if your lot is flat. If your lot is on a steep slope, a greater distance may be required. UNDEVELOPED LOTS

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The Town of Truckee Department of Public Works will commence its brushing and chipping program in various areas throughout Tahoe Donner. Town of Truckee crews will be removing and thinning brush, trees and limbs from roadsides, ditches and drainage easements. Staff will TAHOE DONNER TRAIL PROJECT, C1414 work hard to minimize the impact of chipping and brushing operations, from both a convenience and an aesthetic point of view. The project is anticipated to continue through October. A map and more information may be viewed at tahoedonner.com/notice-of-chipping-and-brushing. n Ben

• For trees smaller than 12 feet in height – remove the lower branches for half the height of the tree • Excessively dense tree cover thinned (generally trees under eight inches in diameter that are growing without proper spacing from one another or growing under the canopy of larger trees) • All dead and beetle-infested trees removed • All dry, flammable vegetation and woody debris between 1/2-inch and 12 inches in diameter removed (not pine needles) • Firewood is not allowed to be stored on vacant lots

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Holiday Party = Ski for Free! Book a party at The Lodge and every guest can ski for free at the Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area or Cross Country Ski Center! We offer several options for parties of 20 or more people in a private room or a complete buy out. Visit tahoedonner.com/event-groups to view our menus including passed appetizers and buffet choices. Plated options are available upon request. At Santa’s request, all room charges and site fees will be waived for Christmas parties before December 18. Visit tahoedonner.com/event-groups to For more menu options on our holiday parties, please contact group sales at 530-582-9643 or email groupsales@tahoedonner.com

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TRAILS ETIQUETTE AND USE HOW TO HAVE A GOOD TIME ON TAHOE DONNER TRAILS As the fun times of the summer pass by all too fast, now is a good time to talk about some aspects of the Tahoe Donner trail system and how best to enjoy them. Tahoe Donner has nearly 60 miles of double and single track braiding throughout much of its 4,000 acres of open space. Trails continue to be the most popular and commonly used amenity offered by the association. As such, Tahoe Donner continues to invest time and money into expanding and improving the trail network for the enjoyment of hikers, bikers and equestrians.

we follow this basic set of manners everyone will have a great time!

With those ideas of etiquette in mind, remember that all Tahoe Donner trails are open to hikers, bikers and equestrian riders. However, due to certain trail characteristics such as slope, line of sight distances, and tread integrity, some trails are designated as preferable to certain uses and maintained according to the designations of those uses. Recreationists should expect to encounter that preferred user type while potentially creating undesirable impacts to the trails. Here at Tahoe Donner there are three types of trail classifications:

A guided trail ride in beautiful

Euer Valley.

With such a popular amenity you can expect to come across fellow recreationists along the trail. We all need to take efforts to make these encounters courteous and pleasant. After all, we’re all venturing outside to enjoy this beautiful place that we’re lucky enough to visit or call home. The long-established standard for trail encounters is for hikers to yield to equestrians and for bikers to yield to equestrians and hikers.* If the same types of trail users cross each other’s path then the uphill traffic has the right of way. What does yielding mean in these situations? Simply put, step to the downhill side of the trail, say hello, perhaps comment on the weather, let the other party pass and be on your way. These longstanding guidelines were established with safety and courtesy in mind, allowing for a short yet pleasant interaction. If

MULTI-USE: • Typically utility roads or double track trails with 8 – 12-foot wide tread, long lines of sight and gradual slopes and turns. • Appropriate for all user types. EQUESTRIAN PREFERRED: • Typically single track trails with soft, duff covered tread; vegetation cleared 4 - 8 feet wide and 12 feet high. • Bike use not recommended; encounters with horses and large groups of horses assured. HIKER/BIKER PREFERRED: • Typically single track trails with firm hard pack tread including banked turns with berms and frequent dips and humps; vegetation cleared 3 - 4 feet wide and 8 feet high. • Equestrian use not recommended; encounters with hikers and bikers assured. Trail

design and maintenance for hiker and biker use, thus line of sight and clearance narrower.

Taking a ride on a picturesque

Tahoe Donner trial.

If you’re not sure which trail is best suited for your user type, remember that many of Tahoe Donner’s trails have signs that display their user preference designation and we’re working to close the gaps on the ones that are not yet marked. In fact, the Trails Department is currently in the process of improving and expanding the signage system in order to better explain which trails have use preferences. In the meantime, the summer trail map can be useful in finding out which trails can best suit your needs. The maps can be found at Member Services, the Alder Creek Adventure Center, at many major trailheads and on the web at tahoedonner.com/trails. And of course, if you have any questions feel free to contact the Trails Department at 530-582-9672 or trails@ tahoedonner.com. As Tahoe Donner continues with the ongoing efforts to build and maintain better trails for all, it is vital that we take the time to enjoy our trails in a manner that fosters a sense of stewardship and community. So, the next time you’re out on the trails, take the time to smile and say hello to each other. We are all so fortunate to be able to play in this wonderland we call Tahoe Donner.

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for the typical snow melt for final inspections. We’d like to take this time to thank everyone— homeowners, contractors, engineers, and realtors—who have helped get the building season off to an early start. We’re also grateful to the Architectural Standards Committee (ASC) for their volunteered time to review these projects. We look forward to meeting and working with all who are planning new home construction, exterior remodels, garage additions, or patio paver projects. The ASO would like to remind homeowners, contractors and design teams to submit plans to the office for ASC approval prior to initiating any work. If planning a major project please call ahead for an appointment so you can be added to the next ASC meeting, which generally needs up to three week lead time. The office notifies owners of adjacent properties of most proposed projects, per established rules, so they may have the opportunity to comment. For that reason, all submittals must be made at least three weeks prior to scheduled meetings so that we have enough time to send appropriate notification to your neighbors. You can make an appointment for a plan submittal by calling the ASO at 530-587-9407.

Please feel free to stop by or call the office with any questions you might have. The staff is here to assist you with any part of the building process. You can come by the office to also pick up permit application forms Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Tuesdays and Thursdays 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. or these can be found on the website (see “Rules and Forms” at the ASO page in the members section. Staff has also seen an increase in bear and other animal activity with trash strewn out of unsecured metal garbage can enclosures. Please be sure latches are secure and closed before leaving trash inside. If you are considering replacing your old enclosure, or don’t want to have to pull your garbage cans out to the roadway edge on Tuesday mornings, please remember that the office has a list of Tahoe Donner-approved animal resistant garbage can enclosures in the office (along with the permit application). The information is also available on the website on the Covenants page in the members section. YOUR ASO STAFF | SHERYL WALKER (MANAGER), ALI CONCANNON, AND DARREN DAVIS

HOMES ON THE RISE The Architectural Standards Committee reviewed the following plans in July 2015 : Unit/Lot

Street Address

Square Feet

Project

03/280

14609 Northwoods Blvd.

2254

House

11/321

13850 Swiss Lane

2896

House

06/030

14475 Alder Creek Road

1500

House

04/311

14714 Northwoods Blvd.

1500

House

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS BOARD MEETING RECAP

a weekday and having special board meet-

JULY 24, 2015

times as topics and issues warrant. The board

Consent Calendar: Approved 4-0 (Director

ings and town hall meetings at various other directed staff to place this item on a future board agenda for further discussion.

Wulff absent) • Banking signature authorizations

Appointment of Directors as Committee

• Finance Committee regular appointment (Eyton-Lloyd)

By consensus the board approved the follow-

Liaisons: Consensus

tion-owned properties. Board Training Workshop: Consensus The board approved hosting an on-site training workshop through the north chapter of Community Association Institute. Defensible Space Program: No Action The board was provided with a presentation by forester Bill Houdyschell on the status of

• GPC alternate appointment (Meek)

ing committee liaison appointments: • Finance – Director Bonzon

• 2016 Trout Creek Recreation Center

• Architectural Standards – Director Murrell

Director of Finance and Accounting

• Covenants – Director Stang

Report: Approved 4-0 (Director Wulff

renovation Board Meeting Schedule: Direction Given (Director Wulff joined the meeting for this agenda item.) At the June 21, 2015 organizational board meeting the board adopted the annual board meeting calendar, changing the monthly meeting day from Saturdays to Fridays in order to better align various schedules and provide new opportunities for members to attend as opposed to the normally busy weekends. The board again discussed the pros and cons of changing the regular monthly meetings to

• General Plan – Director Miller Strategic Planning Guidance 2016 Budget: No Action Discussion took place regarding the 2016 budget process. Covenants Rule Change: Approved 4-0 (Director Wulff absent) The board approved publishing for 45-day member comment, a proposed rule amendment permanently prohibiting smoking for all amenities, common areas, and other associa-

the association’s defensible space program.

absent) The board approved the unaudited preliminary June 2015 Financials. Executive Session: Approved The board approved contracting with PFM Snowmaking for the installation of snowmaking equipment at the Downhill Ski Area in 2015. Replacement Reserve Funds in the amount of $400,000 were authorized to be utilized for the project in 2015 if needed, which shall be repaid by the Development Fund in 2016.

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JAMAICA Wayne and Meg Onstott in Negril, Jamaica, where the beaches are beautiful.

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ANTARCTICA Kathie and George Kameoka out kayaking

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and enjoying the beautiful icebergs and wildlife on a trip to Antarctica.

Junghua Kuo, Jeff McDow and

their boys Jonathan, Nicholas and Dyla n, and of course,

Mickey Mouse at the Disney resort in Kapolei, Hawaii, on

the island of Oahu.

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