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20052 Lower Skyridge-15/120—HOME, HOME ON THE 19482 Grizzly-1/377—DO YOU LOVE DIAMONDS? This LAKE. 6bd, 4ba, 2944sq and 1275sf covered deck. Expansive home is a little jewel. Single-level, open floor plan, 2bd, 2ba, lake view and boat dock. Just 1/2-mile to the popular Marina open-beam ceilings and stone fireplace. The updated kitchen Beach, the largest, and most popular beach in the area, and has granite counters and stainless appliances. Two updated 25-miles to entrance of Yosemite National Park on Hwy 120. bathrooms. Large yard has a fenced area or “dog run”, along Potential vacation rental income. $750,000 #20160866 with seasonal creek. Priced to sell. $179,500 #20161532

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19235-A Salvador Ct—RARE OPPORTUNITY to own a 19956 Ridgecrest — LONG-TERM RENTAL. 3bd, 2ba, Cedar Hills Condo. End unit, with 2 levels, 1380sf, 2 master 1642sf. Lower-level room, with kitchenette, could be bdrms and a 2-car garage underneath. Many new upgrades: used as extra sleeping area or game room. Storage shed stainless appliances, fixtures, faucets, toilets and a redwood but no garage. Backs to wooded area and seasonal deck. Enjoy all the amenities of Pine Mountain Lake and the creek. $900/mo. convenience of being near town. $159,000 #20170005

20189 Upper Skyridge-15/31—BEAUTIFUL GEODESIC 12771 Boitano Rd — LONG-TERM RENTAL. Multi-level HOME surrounded with towering pines. Open floor-plan, home, with 3bd, 2ba, 1251sf. Wood-type flooring. Near 3bd, 3ba and large loft, allowing for plenty of room for tennis courts, Fisherman’s Cove and hiking trails. No friends and family. Wrap-around deck. Engery-efficient. garage. $900/mo. Close proximity to Pine Mountain Lake’s main marina & beach. Easy, year-round access. $269,900 #20161824 LOTS & LAND SECTION 12891 Boitano Rd - Enjoy a substantial lake view from the top of this lot, accessed via Quail Ridge Easement. Sewered 1/4 acre. Owner financing available. $59,000 #20121394 Corcoran-Gray Rd - Spectacular setting with over 3/4 mile lake frontage and multiple hill-top sites with views of the lake. Graded roadway access (4x4 recommended). Artesian water, boat access via Moccasin Creek Marina. Not far from Yosemite and other recreational opportunities. $299,900 #20150221 20894 Big Foot Ct-4/82—BEST DEAL ON THE LAKE! 19808 Cottonwood - Gently sloping lot for an easy build. Septic system already installed. Lot backs up to seasonal 19307 James Circle — LONG-TERM RENTAL. 2bd, Two-level, 4bd, 2ba, 1850sf home surrounded by creek and scenic views. Close proximity to Yosemite and numerous historic Gold Rush Towns. $7,500 #20150126 1-1/2ba, 1200sf. Cabin-style home with paneled walls towering pines and swaying oak trees. Overlooks the in bedrooms. Laundry room off downstairs bedroom. cove of the lake with 75 feet to the water. Open-beam Unit 4 Lot 13 Crescent Wy - Beautiful, easy-build lot, with great location across the street from the green-belt Woodsy setting. No garage. $850/mo. cathedral ceiling, bonus room, central heat & a/c plus and hiking trails. Near tennis courts, Fisherman’s Cove and the Lake Lodge beach. Property was approved in wood fireplace. $369,900 #20160785 1989 for a 3-bed septic system. $10,000 #20162072 Parcel 215 Ferretti Rd - Almost 1-1/2 acres near emergency services, main security gate and Pine Mountain Lake amenities. Backs to open space. $13,000 $20150427 19285 Ferretti Rd - You can’t beat the price of this level, easy-build lot in Pine Mountain Lake. Enjoy a multitude of amenities including the championship 18-hole Golf Course, Private Lake & Marina, Campground, Shooting & Archery ranges, Equestrian Center and Airport. $5,000 #20152151 Hells Hollow Rd - Scenic and secluded 5 acre parcel to build your getaway cabin. Close to Yosemite National Park and all the benefits of living in the Sierra’s. The seasonal creek makes for a tranquil setting to get away from the demands of the city. $69,000 #20161967 20640 Crest Pine Easement-3/466—MOVE-IN 12944 Wells Fargo - Great price for this centrally-located lot. Make your get-away dreams come true and 11108 Stonecrest Dr — LONG-TERM RENTAL. 2bd, 1ba, READY! This 1222sf home is ready to be your mountain build your cabin here! Pine Mountain Lake is a scenic Sierra destination, with close proximity Yosemite Park 941sf. Located in Greeley Hill. $650/mo. retreat. Situated on .87 acre, it has 3bd, 2ba, wood- and numerous historic Gold Rush towns. $6,000 #20170028 burning stove in living & dining area. Separate laundry room. New roof, windows, Trex decking and dog run. 13121 Wells Fargo - A park-like setting, with greenbelt along the banks of Big Creek. Two merged lots. The perfect $179,900 #20161977 location to build your dream home. Enjoy this serene setting and the sound of Big Creek rushing by. $49,950 #20160101

ROB STONE BJORN WAHMAN TARA STONE LIZ MATTINGLY TED BIANCHI PAULA BIANCHI RYAN NIEDENS ROY NAVARRO SHARRON WAHMAN CAPRICE KROW CORY STONE OWNER/REALTOR BROKER MANAGER/CFO BROKER ASSOC. REFERRAL AGENT REALTOR REALTOR BROKER ASSOC. EXEC. ASSISTANT PROP. MGR/LDP PHOTOGRAPHER BRE #01025463 BRE #00706559 BRE# 01106544 BRE #00709618 BRE #01318805 BRE #01316556 BRE #01940007 BRE #01235457 RESERVATIONIST BRE# 01179023 VIDEOGRAPHER FEBRUARY 2017 EDITION The Pine Mountain Lake News ADMINISTRATION 3 General Manager’s Message Submission Joe Powell – CCAM-LS, CMCA, AMS, General Manager Guidelines

PML Cell Tower Project Update Ivonne has already secured a position in an New PMLA Informational Blog The PML News is the Work began on the infrastructure for HOA in Southern California and I am sure she I am pleased to announce a new section Official Newspaper of the cell tower project on December 19th. will do well in her new position. We are sad to to the Official PMLA Website. We have Pine Mountain Lake The tower is a monopine design (made to see her go as she was a strong member or our started “Joe’s Blog”. The purpose of the Property Owners look like a pine tree) and will be located team and well-liked by everyone. General Manager’s blog is to address behind the Maintenance Department near We wish Gary and Ivonne all the best PML community topics that come up The PML News is dedicated to reporting PML the pond on the #9 fairway of the Golf in their new adventure. They will be from time to time. I hope that members Association business and PML Association news to Pine Mountain Lake Property Owners. Course. When completed, the tower is missed, and it is our hope that they stop find the information on the blog to be a estimated to provide cell coverage for more by periodically to visit us. Best wishes from useful resource. The PML News receives more than 100 than 95% of the PML subdivision. your PML family! The PMLA access gates have been Tuolumne County/Groveland community Verizon finalized their agreement with related submissions each month. All such a topic in recent months so this is the community related articles and notices our cell tower provider Anthem Telecom. PML HR Manager, Allie Henderson inaugural posting. More postings will will appear in the PML News on a SPACE The project contractor dug the trench Announces Retirement follow in the near future. AVAILABLE basis and at the DISCRETION for the PG&E connection, installed the Our Human Resources Manager, Allie There is an easy to find button on the of the PML News Publishing Editor. equipment vault and started work on the Henderson has announced her retirement PMLA Website homepage and the link to access road to the tower site. We were very and she will be leaving us at the end of the the “Joe’s Blog” page is: DEADLINES happy to see that the contractor broke month. Allie and I have worked together for http://www.pinemountainlake. Advertisements must be received IN FULL ground and that the work is progressing. over 17 years and we have seen a lot of positive com/?page_id=7811 (text, MLS info, images, logos, etc.) by the 10th of PML continues to encourage AT&T to changes during that time. We have also met the month for the following month’s edition. Only join the project as a provider, but we still and conquered some real challenges together PML Sand Bag Pit advertisements received in full will be guaranteed have not received a positive response that over the years. Allie is a big part of our PML We were very happy with the recent to be published in that month’s edition. NO they will do so. We made some inroads in staff family and she will be missed and hope rainfall and snow pack numbers. Any help with EXCEPTIONS. getting to key individuals at AT&T who that she will pop in to say hi from time to drought relief is a blessing. To assist members MEDIA ACCEPTED are in a position to make decisions, but time. We are very happy for her and wish her in preparation for heavy rainstorms, the Pine email unfortunately we have received no word well in retirement. Mountain Lake Maintenance Department SOFTWARE from AT&T or Anthem that AT&T plans maintains a sand bag pit for member use. InDesign, Microsoft Word, Photoshop, to join our project. No other cellular PMLA Job Postings The sand bag pit is located at the corner of Illustrator or PDF. service providers have expressed interest. We are working to fill the two positions and Tannahill Drive and Pleasant View Drive near TEXT/GRAPHICS So far Verizon is the only provider have posted them internally and publically. the horseshoe pits. There is sand and empty Handwritten text is not accepted. Material scheduled to be part of our cell tower It should be noted that the Assistant to the bags there for member use. composed completely of capital letters is not project and provide PML with service. General Manager job has morphed over the For more information, please call the PML accepted. Please use uppercase and lowercase years, so the job title and descriptions have been Maintenance Department at (209) 962-8612 letters in composition. Ink jet printed images are not Farewell to PML Employee and changed to better reflect the responsibilities of or the Main Gate at (209) 962-8615. accepted. Images are accepted ONLY as camera Member Ivonne Deckard the position. The job title is now Recreation To report localized flooding in common ready art, original photos (to be scanned) or as We are bidding farewell to Ivonne and Seasonal Operations Manager. areas or PML roadways and culverts, please JPEG, TIFF or PDF files created with above listed Deckard and her husband Gary. Ivonne and Qualified applicants who are interested in call the numbers above. software. All scans and bitmap images must be in Gary are moving to San Diego and January either position can find more information on the TIFF or JPG format at least 200 dpi at 100% (300 dpi 6th was Ivonne’s last day as a PML employee. PML Website at www.pinemountainlake.com. HAPPY VALENTINES DAY! preferred). Ad files are stored for 90 days from first run date. Older ads that have not been running must be resubmitted. (See Display & Insert Advertising Contract “Design and Preparation Charges.”) Make PML your E-MAIL TEXT/GRAPHICS On the Cover Text/graphics may be delivered as e-mail ONE–STOP–SHOP attachments via the Internet. Send to pmlnews@ sabredesign.net. for all your gift giving! AD DESIGN and PROOFS Ads that are requested to be sent to other Pick up a gift card for: periodicals require a usage fee from the advertiser (see Display & Insert Advertising Contract “Design Golf and Preparation Charges”). Proofs are available Golf Shop Apparel & upon request and final proof approval for all ads Happy Valentine’s Day is expected within 24 hours. Changes made are from the Pine Mountain Accessories LIMITED to typographical or graphic placement Lake News and the Pine The Grill errors. NO OTHER ADDITIONS OR CHANGES Mountain Lake Association. WILL BE MADE. Hunting & Fishing License SUBMISSION DEADLINES Articles — 10th each month Vouchers Ads — 10th each month Classifieds — 15th each month (Gift cards are available at the Administration Office, The Grill, and at the Pro Shop) VISIT US ONLINE! www.pinemountainlake.com 4 ADMINISTRATION The Pine Mountain Lake News FEBRUARY 2017 EDITION President’s Corner Wayne Augsburger – PMLA Board President

As I write this article, it is still raining. few loaner clubs for you to practice with. PINE MOUNTAIN LAKE It’s the fifth day since returning from You might even try out a beginner’s lesson. ASSOCIATION visiting grandkids for the holidays. I’m Go to the lake. If you don’t have a boat, wondering if it will ever stop. Oh well, I rent one. We have many to choose from 209.962.8600 guess we should be happy that the drought at the marina. While you are there, have may be over; at least for our part of the lunch or dinner at the Marina café. The BOARD OF DIRECTORS Wayne Augsburger (President) state. Last year at this time I was just food is delicious and at a very reasonable Steve Griefer (Vice President) hoping that our lake would fill up for price. If you want to avoid the crowds, try Mike Gustafson (Treasurer) the first time in several years. Now I’m out the other 2 beaches. Pauline Turski (Secretary) hoping our dam is strong enough to hold Try your luck at fishing. If you don’t Nick Stauffacher (Director) all this water. have a boat, Fisherman’s cove is a great spot. Thank you to all who gave the board Go check out the equestrian center. GENERAL MANAGER your feedback on the revenue generation They don’t just board horses. You don’t Joseph M. Powell, CCAM-LS, CMCA, AMS ideas that were listed in the October issue need your own horse, you can go on a of PML news. During the next few board trail ride with a guide. Of if you aren’t CORRESPONDENCE TO DIRECTORS meetings, the board will review these ideas that adventurous, go to one of the several Pine Mountain Lake Association and your feedback; and then determine barbeques that are put on during the 19228 Pine Mountain Drive Groveland, CA 95321 appropriate actions in the best interest summer. Wayne Augsburger, PMLA President [email protected] of PML. I encourage you to attend these Check out the PML Airport day. upcoming meetings. What great fun it is to watch the airshow ADMINISTRATION OFFICE I also want to thank those of you who put on by our very own pilots at PML. Check out the shooting range and/or HOURS OF OPERATION responded regarding the idea of an outdoor Try out the new hiking and mountain the archery range. Even if you don’t shoot, Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM fitness area. This idea will also be reviewed bike trails. you will enjoy the view from this area of Tel: 209/962-8600 in an upcoming board meeting. To make it more convenient to do the PML that many people never experience. For a while, I was stressing over what above, take your tent or RV and stay at Play some horse shoes and bocce ball. The Pine Mountain Lake News, topics to write about in my article this the campground for a night. I’ll bet some of you didn’t even know we established July 25, 1973, month. Then I got to thinking. It’s January Go for a swim or water aerobics class had a bocce ball court. is printed monthly for residents of and that means new years resolution time. at the pool; or just catch some rays. It’s a And finally, don’t forget to clean your Pine Mountain Lake and vicinity by By the time you read this, you will likely great view from up there. lot in the spring and visit the compost site. Pine Mountain Lake Association, have already made your 2017 resolution. Have a nice meal at the Grill and a So this is my resolution. I hope you Groveland, California 95321. In fact many of you will have already glass of your favorite beverage from the will join me. broken it. Well here is a new idea for one bar. The grill hosts some great events SUBSCRIPTION RATES: that will be fun, informative and helpful throughout the year, like wine tasting Co-owner subscription: $6 per year Single copies: 50 cents each to your community. 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We publish all PMLA related submissions $20/yr for PROPERTY OWNERS (1st class) The PML News is mailed to approximately such as Board & Management Business, Clubs, $30/yr for Non-property owners (1st class) SABRE DESIGN & PUBLISHING 3500 PML property owner households each Activities & Events. Where space remains, we Design/layout month. Up to 500 copies are rack-sold in the publish non-PMLA related submissions in our Enclosed is my check in the amount of local Groveland area. Our circulation reaches "Community" section. PINE MOUNTAIN LAKE NEWS approximately 1200 full-time, resident, PML We do our best to provide timely news. If you $______(Payment due in full) P.O. Box 605 property owners and approximately 2300 experience delayed delivery or have misplaced Groveland, CA 95321 “weekender,” non-resident, property owners a particular edition, please visit us at the PMLA Tel: 209.962.0342 who maintain primary residence in Northern website www.pinemountainlake.com for a Send this subscription to: Fax: 800.680.6217 California, in Southern California, or in other downloadable PDF of the News posted by the Pine Mountain Lake Association 19228 Pine Mtn. Dr. Groveland, CA 95321 E-mail: states. For more information regarding the PML 1st of the month and a downloadable PDF list [email protected] News, please call the PML Administration Office of ad rates. Attn: Anita FEBRUARY 2017 EDITION The Pine Mountain Lake News ADMINISTRATION 5 PINE MOUNTAIN LAKE ASSOCIATION 209.962.8600 www.pinemountainlake.com

ADMINISTRATION OFFICE HOURS PHONE & EMAIL DIRECTORY 8:00 AM TO 4:30 PM – MON THRU FRI OPEN AT 8:45 AM SECOND TUES OF EACH MONTH ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY General Manager – Joseph Powell Director of Safety – 209.962.8633 [email protected] Natalie Trujillo [email protected] ADMINISTRATION OFFICES Admin Asst. to G.M. – 209.962.8627 Debra Durai Sergeant – 209.962.1244 HOLIDAYS 2017 [email protected] Sgt. Teri Cathrein (ADMIN OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED) [email protected] Human Resources – 209.962.8628 MON 2/20–PRESIDENTS’ DAY Thurs 11/23–Thanksgiving Day Allie Henderson MAINTENANCE DEPT [email protected] 209.962.8612 Mon 5/29–Memorial Day Fri 11/24–Day after Thanksgiving Susan Capitanich Tues 7/4–Independence Day Mon 12/25–Christmas Day E.C.C. Coordinator – 209.962.8605 [email protected] Plan Submittal, Compliance Fees, Mon 9/4–Labor Day Tues 12/26–in lieu of Christmas Eve Mergers Maintenance Manager Terri Thomas 209.962.8611 [email protected] Tom Moffitt [email protected] PMLA BOARD MEETINGS SCHEDULE Member Relations – 209.962.8632 Meetings are held at the PML Lake Lodge and start at 9 AM Gate Cards, Address Changes, GOLF COURSE Golf Course Superintendent (UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED) Webmaster, Notary Public Anita Spencer 209.962.8610 [email protected] Rob Abbott FEBRUARY 18, 2017 August 19, 2017 [email protected] Annual Member’s Meeting/Election Community Standards Director March 18, 2017 209.962.1240 Golf Pro Shop – 209.962.8620 September 9, 2017 Golf Pro Shop/Golf Reservations 2nd Saturday due to 49er Festival CC&R Compliance/Violations/ April 15, 2017 Fire Mitigation Doug Schmiett [email protected] May 20, 2017 October 28, 2017 Dennis Pipal Budget Meeting (4th Saturday-Begins 8am) [email protected] Golf Pro – 209.962.8622 June 17, 2017 November 4, 2017 General Info & Lake Lodge Scheduling Mike Cook 1st Saturday 209.962.8600 [email protected] July 15, 2017 Rental Coordinator – Tina Cutright THE GRILL AT PINE MOUNTAIN LAKE December 2017 [email protected] No December Meeting The Grill Manager – 209.962.8639 Main Gate – 209.962.8615 Jay Reis General Safety Inquiries, gate passes, [email protected] PAY PHONE LOCATIONS Press *81 on any Pay Phone to contact Main Gate. campground reservations, Restaurant – 209.962.8638 In an emergency, call 911 • Main Gate (restrooms) tennis reservations Bambi Johnson [email protected] • Campground (restrooms) • Marina [email protected] Accounting – 209.962.8607 • Dunn Court Beach • Equestrian Center 19th Hole Lounge – 209.962.8636 Receivable/Collections/Assessments • Lake Lodge • Tennis Courts (Pine Mountain Drive) Jamie Wortmann Michelle Voyvodich [email protected] [email protected] PINE MOUNTAIN LAKE NEWS DELIVERY Accounts Payable – 209.962.8626 OTHER PHONE NUMBERS Karen Peracca Equestrian Center Manager Although we guarantee that the PML News is mailed from Modesto, CA on the [email protected] 209.962.8667 same day (between the 26th-30th of month), most post offices (except Groveland) Jeanna Santalucia sort Bulk Mail after First Class mail. So, consider a First Class delivery subscription Controller – 209.962.8606 [email protected] for just $20/yr. ($20 per year for property owners and $30 per year for non-property Accounting Procedures owners) Interested? Call the PMLA Office at 209/962-8632 or see form above. Ken Spencer PML NEWS – 209.962.0342 [email protected] Ad/Article Submissions The Pine Mountain Lake News is also available (in pdf format) at: Sabre Design & Publishing www.pinemountainlake.com. [email protected] New editions are posted by the 1st of the month. 6 FINANCIAL REPORTS The Pine Mountain Lake News FEBRUARY 2017 EDITION

PML Automatic Payment Program

TAKING THE TIME TO WRITE A CHECK FOR YOUR MONTHLY ASSESSMENT PAYMENT CAN BE TIME CONSUMING AND COSTLY. YOU CAN AVOID THIS BURDEN AND ELIMINATE THE POTENTIAL FOR LATE PAYMENT CHARGES BY ENROLLING IN PMLA’S AUTO PAYMENT PROGRAM. BY COMPLETING THE FORM, WHICH CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.PINEMOUNTAINLAKE.COM UNDER THE RESOURCES/FORMS, AND RETURNING IT TO THE ADMINISTRATION OFFICE, YOU CAN HAVE YOUR MONTHLY ASSESSMENT AUTOMATICALLY DEDUCTED FROM YOUR CHECKING ACCOUNT OR CHARGED TO YOUR CREDIT CARD. THIS MEANS YOU NEVER HAVE TO REMEMBER TO WRITE A CHECK AND MAIL IT EACH MONTH. THE PEACE OF MIND THAT COMES WITH KNOWING YOUR PAYMENT WILL ALWAYS BE MADE ON TIME IS EASY TO ATTAIN. WE CAN ALSO ARRANGE TO HAVE ANY OTHER REGULAR PAYMENT YOU MAKE TO THE ASSOCIATION (SUCH AS GOLF MEMBERSHIP, HORSE BOARDING FEES, ETC.) PAID IN THE SAME WAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE AND TIME SAVING PLAN PLEASE CONTACT US AT (209) 962-8600. FEBRUARY 2017 EDITION The Pine Mountain Lake News ADMINISTRATION 7 PMLA Money Matters PML SAFETY REPORT 2016 Ken Spencer – Association Controller OCT NOV DEC YTD By the time you read this we will have well as our purchase history and resulting Guest Passes Issued 1,259 1,467 1,554 39,617 completed the annual independent audit of Cost of Sales calculations. The purchase of the Association’s financial performance in fixed assets is verified our various Reserve Vendor Passes Issued 112 147 223 2,184 2016. This is a process we go through each expenditures are also reviewed. Temporary Resident Passes Issued 463 358 522 8,520 year to provide an extra level of reassurance A process called fluctuation analysis is Vehicles Admitted 12,049 11,492 10,982 211,073 that your assessment dollars are being handled performed on all of the major accounts. according to established accounting control This involves comparing the balance Vehicles Refused Entry 182 168 142 3,688 procedures (referred to as Generally Accepted in account from 2015 year end to the Phone Calls Received 3,597 3,932 3,739 72,119 Accounting Principles (GAAP). 2016 amount. This provides the basis for Each year in November the independent determining if the account has any unusual Residential Alarm 4 5 8 112 CPA firm (Hinricher, Douglas and Porter, changes in balance from year to year. An Animal - Loose 23 15 14 299 LLP) spends a day in our office performing explanation is provided by our staff for any Animal - Impounded 5 2 3 51 some initial field work involving transactions unusual or significant changes. that occurred during the first 10 months Besides looking at the numbers the Animal - Dead/Injured 13 15 9 163 of the year. This includes reviewing and auditors also conduct a review and analysis Animal - Disturbance 1 3 4 68 verifying a statistical sample of all payments of our internal processes and controls. This Animal - Leash Law Violation 0 0 0 9 made to our numerous vendors during helps to ensure that we are following best the year. Invoices are selected according practices when it comes to the process of Public Assist 27 18 15 278 to several criteria including dollar value handling cash, invoices, payroll and general Welfare Check 2 4 2 36 and random sampling. These are then accounting transactions. In addition our reviewed to ensure proper approval and internal controls are reviewed to make sure Transport 0 1 1 18 check signature. we have the proper steps in place to protect Traffic Hazard 2 1 2 15 In late January the CPA team returns all of the Association’s assets. Traffic Control 0 1 1 10 for a more comprehensive review of other When the auditors have completed types of accounting transactions that their on-site field work they continue the Excessive Speed/Reckless Driving 1 13 12 55 occurred during the previous year. All process from their office. This includes Gate - Tamper 2 1 0 26 bank account balances are confirmed, in final account reviews and detailed analysis Gate - Follow Through 15 21 13 174 writing, by the auditors. In addition they of our financial statements as well as review our bank statements and associated preparation of our annual tax returns. Gate - Malfunction 23 16 12 166 account reconciliations that are prepared The end result of all this comes in the form Gate - Struck by Vehicle 4 1 3 38 on a monthly basis. All of this information of the audit report in which they confirm is compared to the balances and other data that our statements fairly reflect our financial Control Burn Reported 6 90 81 622 contained in our accounting records. position and activities for 2016. A formal letter Fire Safety - Smoke Complaint 1 2 0 22 All of our general ledger accounts are is presented to the PML Board along with a Residential Disturbance 0 1 4 39 reviewed and the supporting documents and Management Letter detailing any suggested reconciliations for the various accounts are changes or improvements to our process. Amenity Burglary 0 0 0 0 verified. This serves to confirm that both our As you can see this is a rather involved Residential Burglary 0 0 0 18 income statement and balance sheet for the and comprehensive review of our financial Grand Theft 0 1 0 9 year ended 12/31 are accurate and complete. and accounting activities during the year. Verification is conducted relating I hope this gives you a greater sense of Petty Theft 1 1 1 31 to our Accounts Receivable. This is comfort that we are “minding the store” Trespassing 0 1 1 17 the listing of all monies owed to the and handling your money with the Association from monthly assessments Association’s best interests in mind. Vandalism 0 0 1 21 as well as other types of transactions Well that’s it for this month. If you have Property Damage - PML 3 1 0 17 including advertising, golf annuals, and any PMLA Money Matters you would like Property Damage - Resident 3 0 0 7 other monthly fees. This verification to see discussed in this column in the confirms that the amounts we show as future please drop me a line at controller@ Illegal Dumping 1 0 0 1 being owed to PML are valid and correct. pinemountainlake.com or give me a call at PML Regs Violations Resident 0 1 2 53 Our inventory accounts are reviewed and 962-8606. Thanks for reading and I hope PML Regs Violations Guest 0 1 2 45 physical and perpetual inventory reports are you find this monthly discussion helpful compared to our general ledger balances as and at least a bit informative. Vehicle - Citation Issued 1 4 0 17 Vehicle - Accident PML 0 1 2 16 Patrolling Unit 604 775 948 7,055 Amenity Security Check 2,375 2,315 2,321 26,790 Rules Enforcement Actions Residence Security Check 270 289 366 4,153 Violations Report – December 2016 Monitoring Tennis Courts 7 5 5 99 Weapon Violation 1 1 0 14 Courtesy Notices 13 Fines 0 Fixed Post 3 2 6 45 Courtesy Notice Issued 2 1 2 52 Notice of Non-Compliance 4 Violations Pending 42 All Other Fees Collected $13,951.22 $10,726.36 $13,872.05 $256,519.50 8 ADMINISTRATION The Pine Mountain Lake News FEBRUARY 2017 EDITION Tee to Green From the Fringe Rob Abbott – Golf Course Superintendent Mike Cook – PGA Head Golf Professional

With the 2017 growing season fast harmful to humans or wildlife? Pesticide At the time of the writing of this article, begins. During the winter months, weekends approaching, I have been working to get production is one of the most highly winter is in full force. During these winter are a great time to play a round of golf as our pesticide and fertilizer order together regulated industries in the United States. months when actually playing a round of golf many of the weekend golfers that play during so as to take advantage of some early order Before a product is registered, it must be is difficult at times, there are still productive the summer season do not play in the winter. programs that the various companies rigorously tested for potential human health things you can do to improve your game. Here Call the Golf Shop to reserve a position in the offer. Pesticides help limit the damage and environmental effects. This process can are a few suggestions that may help: shotgun 209-962-8620. that can be caused by insects, weeds and take up to 10 years and involve more than plant diseases. Insecticides, herbicides 120 different tests and studies. There is • Read a good fundamental book on the golf Upcoming Events and fungicides are used very selectively no scientific evidence that golfers face any swing. Ben Hogan’s Five Lessons is a great Ladies 9 & 18 Hole Golf Clubs Weekly to protect the health of turf. Fertilizers chronic health risks from the pesticides used book that explains the golf swing in simple Play Day Thursdays provide much-needed nutrition for the to maintain courses. Once a liquid product and understandable terms. Men’s 9 Hole Golf Club Weekly Play course’s plant life. It is very important is applied and the turfgrass is dry or the Day Wednesdays to note that pesticides and fertilizers are product has been watered in, there is very • Practice your short game. Even when the Men’s 18 Hole Golf Club Icebreaker – 2 not used primarily for aesthetic reasons, little chance of exposure to golfers. course is very wet and soggy, the practice Man Better Ball Saturday February 25 they are tools that help ensure a healthy This year we will be posting product putting and chipping greens drain very playing surface for the game. information either at the golf shop or well and are very playable. An hour or New Rule Change When do we apply pesticides? Pest the first tee to let members know what is two a week of short game practice will As of January 1, there is a rule change problems on golf courses are often relatively being applied. Members often ask why do do wonders for your overall golf game. It concerning accidental movement of a ball that predictable or can be diagnosed as part of applicators wear so much protective gear. has been calculated that 60% or more of is lying on a putting green: an ongoing monitoring program. Once the Applicators work directly with pesticides shots taken during a round are from with problem has been identified, we consider and are exposed much more often than 100 years of the green. Do the numbers Accidental Movement of a Ball on all available options. These could include golfers. Pesticide label directions, which for yourself, count the shots you made a Putting Green – Rules 18-2, 18-3 & cultural practices such as physically carry the weight of law require that from within 100 yards of the green on 20-1 are modified as follows: When a removing weeds, changing irrigation applicators take certain precautions when your last round. Then count the strokes player’s ball lies on a putting green, there patterns or clearing underbrush around a mixing loading and applying chemicals. lost from bad chip shots and missed short is no penalty if the ball or ball-marker is problem area to allow more air movement In part because they are exposed to putts. You will usually be able to cut 3 to accidentally moved by the player, his partner, or the use of chemical products. higher concentrations when mixing loads 5 shots off your score by improving your his opponent, or any of their caddies or Once the problem is diagnosed and and when applications are being made. short game. Try it and see. equipment. The moved ball or ball-marker the right treatment has been selected, we These precautions may include the use of must be replaced as provided in Rules 18-2, treat the area in the most effective and chemical resistant gloves, safety glasses, • Check the condition of the grips on your 18-3 and 20-1. This Local Rule applies only environmentally sound manner available. respirators and protective spray suits. clubs. First clean them with dish soap when the player’s ball or ball-marker lies What kinds of products are used? Most So the next time you see us out on and water. Sometimes they just need on the putting green and any movement is people are surprised to find out that the the course know that a state certified cleaning. If they are still slick, it may be accidental. Note: If it is determined that a majority of the pesticide products used by professional is making applications and that time to get them re-gripped. If so see the player’s ball on the putting green was moved Superintendents are identical or closely we are doing everything to keep the golf Golf Shop Staff. as a result of wind, water or some other related to those used by homeowners. course in top condition along with keeping natural cause such as the effects of gravity, How do we know these products aren’t the members protected while doing so. • If you want to improve your game (who the ball must be played as it lies from its doesn’t) come up with a plan on how to new location. A ball-marker moved in such accomplish it. I have found that most circumstances is replaced. people do not improve because they do not practice. If you do not get out on the This is a rule that must be put into place as range or practice putting green you will not a local rule at each course or competition to be improve. You will not be able to improve by in effect. This rule has been included in the just playing alone. Schedule time to practice PML local rules as of January 1. A copy of the Letters to the Editor even if it is just a few minutes 3 times a PML local rules is available in the Golf Shop. LETTERS RECEIVED – 0 DEFERRED TO NEXT EDITION BY week. Practicing between rounds will help DENIED BY EDITORIAL COMMITTEE – 0 EDITORIAL COMMITTEE – 0 you to be more consistent and help you to Pickle Ball Products Exceeds 250 word maximum – 0 DENIED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS – 0 know your swing better. The Golf Shop has expanded its stock Content – 0 DEFERRED TO NEXT EDITION BY of Pickle Ball products to include: Men’s Not a property owner – 0 BOARD OF DIRECTORS – 0 • Take a lesson. We can’t see ourselves swing & Ladies Tee Shirts, economically priced so sometime we need someone to help us paddles and rental paddles. The Golf Shop is Submit Letters to the Editor by sending to “Editor, PML News” determine what we need to do to correctly open daily from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm during Mail: 19228 Pine Mountain Drive, Groveland, CA 95321 swing the club. the winter. Email: [email protected] • Fax: 800-680-6217 PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL LETTERS APPEAR IN THE ORDER RECEIVED BY THE PML NEWS Welcome New Property Owners Junior Golf Program The Golf Shop Staff and I would like to We are planning to expand our Junior Golf The Pine Mountain Lake News welcomes letters and articles for publication provided they meet the welcome our new property owners to Pine Program in 2017. If you have a son, daughter, criteria established in the current PMLA Editorial Policy (See excerpt below – entire policy on file at the Administration Office). Letters must be limited to 250 words, typewritten using upper and lowercase Mountain Lake Golf & CC. When you have grandchild or know a young person that is letters or neatly printed (no all-capital material) and signed with name, mailing address, PML unit/ a chance stop in the Golf Shop as we would between 8 and 17 years of age and would lot number, and day/evening telephone numbers by a property owner in good standing. LETTERS like to say Hi and get to know you better. like to be a part of our 2017 program. Call MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE EDITOR BY THE 10th OF THE MONTH. Letters deemed by the the Golf Shop 209-962-8620 and we will add Editorial Committee to be improper will not be accepted. Readers are advised that THE OPINIONS Winter Golf them to our mailing list. We will have more EXPRESSED IN THESE LETTERS ARE THOSE OF THE INDIVIDUAL AUTHORS, NOT OF THE PMLA, THE PINE MOUNTAIN LAKE NEWS, NOR THEIR EMPLOYEES. We will be continuing our 11:00 am daily specific information, dates and times as we shotgun starts until Daylight Savings Time get closer to the spring time. FEBRUARY 2017 EDITION The Pine Mountain Lake News ADMINISTRATION 9

COMPOST & ARCHERY RANGE HOURS OF OPERATION Community Standards APRIL THRU OCTOBER – 7 DAYS A WEEK 8AM TO 4PM Dennis Pipal Community Standards, Director

NOVEMBER THRU MARCH – TUES. THRU SAT. 8AM TO 4PM A Needed Reminder This example may be a little over the WEATHER PERMITTING Often we focus on the “pain in the neck” top, but it applies equally to the neighbor aspect of our CC&R’s, but by doing so we who doesn’t maintain his/her Lot. The SHOOTING RANGE – TUES, THURS, SAT 9AM TO 3PM miss the real beauty of their purpose. The bottom line is that your property values CC&R’s provide a structural framework would suffer. No one would want to buy to help residents of different backgrounds, your home and have to live next to such PLEASE NOTE Hours may vary depending on weather conditions, safety ideals, and perceptions to live together in “chaos”. Since market values are affected concerns, or other situations beyond control. Archery and Gun Range users must harmony and by doing so, the community by the law of supply and demand, if check-in with compost attendant. and our property values benefit. If we had the demand (or attractiveness) of your no architectural controls (as spelled out community is poor, then the supply (or in the CC&R’s) or no ability to correct cost) is reduced. When the demand is HOURS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE violations of the Rules & Regulations (also high (the community is aesthetically Call Main Gate at 209-962-8615 spelled out in the CC&R’s), then there attractive) then the supply (or property would be no harmony and ultimately our values) are increased. The CC&R’s community and our property values would promote conformity, which encourages suffer. In other words, the CC&R’s are harmony, which has a positive impact on good business...they help ensure that our the value of our community. property values are maintained and our So, the next time you get a note from investments protected. the Association management explaining Main Gate personnel are available to issue gate cards on Example: What would the impact on why you are in non-compliance with the SATURDAY & SUNDAY FROM 8:30 AM TO 4:30 PM. your property values be if your neighbor CC&R’s or the Rules & Regulations, take decided to repair automobiles in his a moment to remember what the spirit Please call in advance to schedule an appointment parking area as a part-time job and decided of the CC&R’s embrace (protection of at 209-962-8615 to advertise with a big sign he nailed to your investment) and be thankful that the roof of his house? Furthermore, in your Board of Directors are taking their order to attract attention to the sign, he job seriously and are working to protect, painted his building bright red. preserve and enhance our property values.

FEBRUARY 2017 EDITION The Pine Mountain Lake News THE GRILL & LOUNGE 11 Now, I’m privileged to live here and work reminded of how my parents raised me with here and run your restaurant. We are open for the saying “If you don’t have anything good News from The Grill lunch and dinner 6 days a week all year round. to say, then don’t say it” or write it. Jay Reis – Grill Manager We are only closed on Mondays and some We have a couple of upcoming holidays Holidays. We serve breakfast on Saturday and events that I wanted to remind you of. There are a lot of Lately, I hear a lot of things that are posted and and Sunday with the best views around. The Super bowl Sunday is on February 5. Also different social media if I were a new or prospective property owner Grill is more social than any other restaurant the first special day of the year is Tuesday sites and posting sites I would not purchase a home here because that I’ve had the good fortune to run. On any February 14, Valentine’s Day. On Thursday on the internet now it all sounds so negative and bad. I thought given day of the week you can find members February 16 we will host our wine tasting a days. Good or bad, that the internet would be a great tool to help playing bridge, pinochle, Shanghai or bunco. dinner. The Presidents Day holiday is Monday true or false, opinion communicate and market, what a great place We host a monthly wine dinner, and have February 20 although the Grill is closed on or fact it doesn’t Pine Mountain Lake is to live with all these several special events throughout the year. Monday the bar will be open but not serving matter to the author. great amenities. The Lake is full and actually The Residents Club has monthly dinners with food. Make your reservations early if you We have only one spilling right now, it should be a great summer around 160 guests, the Rotary club meets plan on dining with us as the 3 day weekends official website,www.pinemountainlake.com . for swimming, fishing and boating. There are here every Tuesday for lunch and we host are always very busy. We will be serving the Here you will find all our menus, schedule of Bocci ball and volleyball courts at the beach. many large and small golf tournaments some regular menu and Chef Raul will be preparing live music and upcoming events. This is the We have a great golf course. Swimming pool, for charity and others just for fun. Looking some nice dinner specials as well. We will have best and only place to find current and factual tennis and pickleball and hiking, walking for night life, Karaoke is very popular on the live music on Saturday (see band schedule information about Pine Mountain Lake. If and biking trails for those of us that like to first Friday of every month, most people come below). A quick reminder that Easter is April you want drama and opinions there are plenty stay active. Shooting and archery ranges for early for dinner and hang out to listen, dance 16. Easter Sunday Brunch is a very popular of unhappy people to converse with or find a the marksmen (and women). And my 2 boys and sing. We also have a variety of live bands day and seating is limited so please make your date on these other websites and posting sites. and their friends had their first horseback on most Saturday nights. All of this for $176 reservations early. We will be closed for dinner I don’t follow any of that because if “you heard rides at our stables, which seems like many per month. SOLD! If you’re a realtor feel free on Easter Sunday. To make reservations call it on the internet it must be true”. I don’t have moons ago. All of this within our gated to hand out this month’s PML News. Most 209-962-8639. Better yet call me, if you have a Facebook, follow any Twitter Tweets and I community which I found very appealing people that post on the internet don’t realize any questions about why or how we manage only care who physically lives next door to me. when I bought our vacation home in 1999. that they are going to impact us positively or things at the Grill and want the real answers negatively one way or another. So, as I step off not fake news, gossip or rumors. My email is my soap box with all this positive mojo, I am [email protected] 12 The Pine Mountain Lake News FEBRUARY 2017 EDITION

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“I’ve hired a handyman to do some driveway or replacing your deck you should work for me.” be looking for a licensed contractor. Sometimes a handyman is just what Be sure to get a written estimate before you need to complete that nagging project agreeing to have someone start work for around the house. When hiring a handyman you. That way you will know whether the be sure you know what the rules are in State’s $500.00 maximum will be reached. California. Always get everything in writing. In California a handyman may only The State of California has these accept jobs of $500.00 or less. This requirements for good reason. A licensed $500.00 maximum includes both labor contractor will have passed the examination and materials. If your handyman is doing given by the Contractor’s State Licensing several jobs for you, the total cost of all Board to prove their knowledge. They February is the time to fill out your jobs, including labor and materials, must will have insurance which not only calendars for summer activities!! not exceed $500.00. protects them, but also protects you, as the Trail Rides: Continue Saturdays and The type of work that is allowed by consumer. And you will have some legal Sundays, except Presidents Weekend, California State Law to be performed by recourse if your contractor does not fulfill February 20, will include Monday. Memorial a handyman is described as “casual, minor their contract with you. Day through Labor Day, 7 days a week. or inconsequential in nature.” For example, Remember to have all improvements Reservations required. Prices are: $41 PML you could probably have a handyman hang a to the exterior of your home or your lot members, $46 Non-members. Lessons: Ages 7 to 70, available screen door or install a garbage disposal. But approved by the Environmental Control Wednesdays or by arrangement with Jeanna. for installing a hot water heater, cutting a Committee prior to starting the project. Day Camps: We will begin accepting Price: ½ hour private, $35; 1 hour semi- applications for Day Camps on February private, $45; 1 hour private, $50. 17th. This year Day Camps will run Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, from June SAVE THE DATES MOORE BROTHERS PREPAID BAG BIN 12th to August 11th, with additional camps • Memorial Day BBQ, Sunday, May 28th available in August as interest dictates. • Back Country Adventure Day, Saturday, THE BIN (DUMPSTER) AT THE PMLA MAINTENANCE YARD ENTRANCE IS Combining the best of 2015 and 2016, June 17th FOR THE DUMPING OF PREPAID, MOORE BROS., TRASH BAGS ONLY. NO camps will offer (alternating days) 2 days • Labor Day BBQ, Sunday, September 3rd DUMPING OF ANY OTHER TRASH ITEMS ARE ALLOWED. VIOLATORS WILL per week arena lessons, and 2 days of trail Keep an eye out for new events as we FACE ENFORCEMENT ACTION. rides, thus allowing multi-day campers lesson receive and set the dates. In the works is an PLEASE HELP US KEEP THIS AREA CLEAR AND ENSURE THAT THE DUMPSTER variety. We are also keeping the majority of “Evening Concert on the Lawn” in August. CAN REMAIN IN PLACE FOR OUR RESIDENTS USE. THANK YOU! time devoted to hands-on horse work, with a Date and Band to be announced. craft or game at the end. For more information on events, rides or THE PREPAID BAGS CAN BE PURCHASED Price per day: $40 for members, $45 for non- camps, call the stables: 209-962-8667, AT THE MAIN GATE AND THE PMLA OFFICES. members. Ask about Multi-child/day discounts!! Or email: [email protected].

PROPANE DISCOUNT PROGRAM HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT Suburban Propane – As the preferred provider of PML we are happy to PINE MOUNTAIN LAKE ASSOCIATION? provide an exclusive members only program to all residents. Ask questions and get answers by going to the OFFICIAL WEBSITE at Benefits include: Propane at a discounted rate • Tank rental at a discounted rate • Free basic tank installation • Easy payment options WWW.PINEMOUNTAINLAKE.COM • 24/7 Tech support • Flexible delivery options or the OFFICIAL FACEBOOK page at 24/7 live phone support FACEBOOK.COM/PINEMOUNTAINLAKECA Contact our local staff for further details and current rates. Suburban Propane Jamestown California or call the Administration Office at (209) 984-5283 • 1(800)PROPANE 209.962.8600

GUEST & RENTERS HANDBOOK IS NOTARY SERVICE Anita Spencer, PMLA Notary Public AVAILABLE ONLINE! You can now view or print the Guest and Renters Handbook from Prices remain the same for 2017 the PML Website. Go to our website at: www.PineMountainLake.com Prices Listed are Per Signature Rate and click on Governance then Community Standards. Then click on PML Property Owners $ 8.00 Guest and Renters Handbook at the bottom of the page. Non-Property Owners $10.00 This handbook has valuable information for Guests and Renters in Witness Fee $ 5.00 Pine Mountain Lake. You may call Anita @ 209-962-8632 to schedule an appointment between the hours of 8am – 4pm FEBRUARY 2017 EDITION The Pine Mountain Lake News ADMINISTRATION 15 Paint Discount Program FIREWOOD AVAILABLE Kelly-Moore Paint Company has been serving is available with proof of Pine Mountain Lake Pine Mountain Lake for 40 years. They want to membership (Member ID Card) on a cash or credit/ FIREWOOD CUTTING IS HERE remind PML property owners of the discount debit card basis only (no checks please). program that has been established for them. This Although this program was initiated through the PML SLASH AND COMPOST SITE program offers a generous discount on Kelly-Moore Sonora store, it will be honored at any Kelly-Moore paint and accessories such as rollers, brushes, tape, Paint Company store. If you are interested in this OAK AND CEDAR REQUIRES A $20 PML WOOD CUTTING PERMIT caulk, etc. Delivery is available on orders of 10 discount program, call your local Kelly-Moore WOOD CUTTING PERMITS AVAILABLE AT THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY gallons or more. This special discount opportunity Paint store for details. PINE AND FIR AVAILABLE FOR FREE CUT & HAUL Contractors Performing Work in PML are Required to FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT SUSAN AT Follow PMLA Rules & Regulations (209) 962-8612 The following are some “common violations.” WORK RELATED CONDUCT BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 7 AM TO 2:30 PM, M-F. Please do your part to maintain a harmonious 1. Starting work before 7am or continuing after environment for all to enjoy. Remember: The 7pm PML property Owner is held responsible for 2. Allowing dogs at construction sites those they hire. 3. Performing work on Sunday All PMLA Homeowners 4. Cutting down a tree in excess of 5” without VEHICLE USE: PMLA approval 1. Exceeding the posted speed limit 5. Trespassing on neighboring property Email Opt-in Program 2. Driving in a reckless manner 6. Using neighbors water or electricity without The Association is pleased to offer a money All documents can be saved on your computer 3. Following another through an access gate or written permission saving program available to all PMLA property and viewed at your discretion. allowing others to follow you through 7. Leaving construction signs longer than 5 days owners. This program allows you to receive many 4. Parking on street (road shoulders OK) after work has been completed of the documents we are required to provide to Timely Receipt – Documents sent electronically 8. Nailing signs to trees you via email. This option is important because: are received in minutes as opposed to the days PERSONAL CONDUCT: 9. Storing building materials on street or easement it takes for regular mail to arrive. 1. Allowing loud music 10. Beginning exterior construction without PMLA Cost Savings – The Association is spared the 2. Uttering abusive language or conduct that would approval expense of printing and mailing many documents If these sound like good reasons to you, be offensive to a reasonable person Call Dennis Pipal, Community Standards to those property owners who sign up. please sign up for the Document Email Program 3. Using the property Owner’s gate card or clicker Director @ (209) 962-1240 with questions. today using the attached form. Simply return the Environmental Savings – Less paper completed form to the Administration office at means less trash and reduced damage to your convenience. GOT YOUR PIN? the environment both in the disposal and If you have any questions on this program Since PML is a private gated community, we want to offer our property production of paper and envelopes. please feel free to give us a call (962-8600) and owners a secure way to call in guests. When you become a member of we will be happy to explain the details and the PML you are assigned a Personal Identification Number (PIN) to utilize Reduced Clutter – By receiving documents via advantages. either when calling in a guest pass or using the Gate Access Internet email there is less paper for you to deal with. program. This PIN identifies you to staff without you having to be present. This is a confidential number and shouldnot be shared. When you call Please read the Terms & Conditions for the email opt-in program on the website, the Main Gate to authorize a guest or vendor access into PML, you will www.pinemountainlake.com under the Resources/Forms > Opt-In Email Program. be asked for your PIN. The staff will look up the number in the computer and use it to confirm your identity before entering the guest information. Mail form below to: You must have this number to utilize the Gate Access Internet program Pine Mountain Lake Association as well. If you do not know your PIN or have any questions, please 19228 Pine Mountain Drive • Groveland, CA 95321 contact the Administration Office at: YES, I WANT TO ENROLL IN PMLA’S EMAIL STATEMENT AND (209) 962-8600 DOCUMENT SERVICE. I ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE TO THE Monday through Friday from 8 am to 4:30 pm. TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH ABOVE AS A CONDITION and we will gladly supply this information to you. FOR PARTICIPATION IN THIS SERVICE. BEFORE YOU BEGIN PMLA Account Number:______Unit/Lot #: ______CONSTRUCTION ON YOUR LOT Name: ______Phone #: ______The Declaration of Restrictions (CC&Rs) states that no construction of any type Address:______(new construction, driveways, grading, lot development, etc.) can be performed without prior approval from the Environmental Control Committee (ECC). Failure to obtain approval could result in the stoppage of work or even fines, and Email Address: ______nobody wants that to happen. Inspections are made every Tuesday and reviewed by the Committee every other Thursday, so we can accommodate our members. Signature: ______Please contact ECC before you begin any type of construction at 209-962-8605 16 ADMINISTRATION The Pine Mountain Lake News FEBRUARY 2017 EDITION The Sky Above, the Mud Below Tom Moffitt – Maintenance Department HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO BE

The winter season has been a circus of weather MORE INVOLVED IN YOUR COMMUNITY! so far this year. The seasonal downpours of rain Pine Mountain Lake Association has openings on the Following Committees: (hey, where’s the snow), has tried to make us all forget about the days of drought and water Budget & Finance Committee shortages. Some storms left us running for the The Budget and Finance Committee will assist and advise the PMLA Board sandbags. The ground became saturated, the of Directors in matters regarding budgets, reserves and accounting. rains increased, and natural water features have shown up all over the place. Cascading streams Covenants Committee have caused people to stop and take pictures… This committee was established to enforce the governing documents, uh, it’s a storm water runoff ditch, who cares, rules and regulations of the Association and has the power to levy its the Seven Sacred Pools, without traveling scheduled fines and monetary penalties as established by the Board. to Maui and attempting to survive the road to flows and excess flows of storm water runoff. Hana. The timber removal areas have stood up to the Employee Compensation Study Committee Before the lake turned brown, we flushed test, with erosion mitigation in place and water The Employee Compensation Study Committee was established to conduct the nasty bottom water out the dam gates, for a flowing clear from the slopes and access roads. a study and prepare a compensation report that provides a benchmark healthy lake is a happy lake. Did you even notice The work of removing the dead and dying analysis of PMLA employee positions that are full-time regular, excluding; while the lake was spilling, we released water, trees has continued throughout the winter, management, union, part-time and seasonal. dropping the lake water level by four inches? weather and soil conditions permitting, and Whew, two weeks later it was spilling again, and plans are made to continue the timber removals Long-Range Planning Committee (LRPC) again, and oh my Big Creek is growing. Yes, the throughout the year. Debris reductions have been The LRPC was established to maintain a high quality of life in and around little creek is a raging stream again, in fact, we made by chipping or burning, with some debris Pine Mountain Lake for the long term. To supply the finest facilities possible have seen flows that rival previous records. The piles having been masticated to mulch the slash with the minimum financial burden to the property owners. The committee stream bed is being flushed, the Campground is into the soils to help control erosion. will consider future needs of the Association in support of homeowners. a lake, and people need to heed the warnings – Seeing that the soils and ground have reached The group will make recommendations on priorities for maintenance, avoid swift flowing water. the saturation level, be sure to protect all bare soils improvements and replacements of amenities to the Board of Directors and The Maintenance Department has been busy from erosion by spreading chips or straw atop will present these recommendations to homeowners. since the end of the recreation season preparing the bare soils. Keep storm water run-off ditches for the heavy rains. Drainage ditches have been clear of debris to avoid damming and increased Waterfowl Management Committee cleared, timber and rounds removed, debris soil erosion. If you see clogged waterways or Dis, This committee was established to provide recommendations to the dug out of the DI’s (drainage inlets), culverts please report it to the Maintenance Department. Board regarding management of waterfowl and their interactions with replaced, and rock placed for erosion control. Persons living on the lake, please make sure PML members. The committee may initiate studies, conduct tasks and The Stables Drainage Project work was getting your docks and watercraft are secured. We have perform other duties approved by the Board. done between storms, ditches dug and culverts rescued several docks and boats of all kinds from placed, until the rain left it all to muddy to work. drifting on the lake and spillway. A full lake and If you wish to be considered for committee membership, please complete But, we’ll be back! flowing streams will make for a great recreation an “Application for Committee Assignment”. This form is available on the We will use the deluges for mapping the season this year. website at www.pinemountainlake.com or from the Administration Office. MAIL COMPLETED FORM TO: Pine Mountain Lake Association Attention: Debra Durai 19228 Pine Mountain Drive On the Lake: Lake Water Groveland, CA 95321 Mike Horvath – Limnologist/Lake Manager Email to [email protected] Wow! What a great start to our water year. tested for algae ever since it was first filled and we or drop it by the Administration Office Hopefully, no one suffered from our downpours. have never had a problem with “harmful algae However, as I write this, I would really like to see blooms” (HAB). the sun for at least a few minutes. As for filtering; when we get water from There’s been a buzz on social media about Hetch Hetchy, it is NOT filtered. The water is assessment” to identify any problems. Bottom the dam was built (only 1986 and 1997 were the quality of our drinking water during the so pure, that it does not (usually) require filtering. line is; we’re still getting some pretty darn good, higher). No wonder so many people were shutdown of Hetch Hetchy’s Mountain Tunnel. It just gets disinfected with a mix of chlorine and and safe water. posting pictures of it. Some said it was fine, others could taste and smell ammonia (chloramination). When we have to There were also some questions about the it, and someone said it was “…filtered, just the switch to our Lake, the water does get filtered effect on the elevation of our Lake. Well, with • If our Lake had been completely bone dry on way Hetch Hetchy water is.” Here’s my take on through a fairly sophisticated treatment plant. all of the rain, that’s a mute point right now. January 1, it would already be full and spilling. it. I worked in a water quality lab where we did However, it does not remove all of the taste and However, even without water flowing into the weekly “taste and odor” tests on water from a odor compounds. Again, they are not harmful. lake, the GSCD treatment plant could only drop I don’t like to make predictions. After all, variety of sources. I had a pretty good sniffer back You might also detect the smell of chlorine in the the lake 9 inches or so during the shutdown. NOAA has almost 6 petaflops of computing then and could usually detect the water that had water. Our Lake water probably requires more Even if we had to use our Lake for an entire year, power available for weather/climate predictions, problem algae in it. So, shortly after we switched disinfecting than Hetchy water. And, because it would only drop 3-4 feet (based on GCSD and sometimes… they get it wrong. However, I’m to our own lake, I could definitely smell an of the location of the treatment plant, your tap annual usage of 700-800 acre feet per year). going to go out on a limb and say that our drought “earthy musty” odor. From experience, I would water might have a little more residual chlorine in is over (maybe). Got to leave a little wiggle room. guess it came from a diatom like Asterionella or it. If you have concerns, talk directly to GCSD. A Couple of Quick Facts Fragilaria. They have both been microscopically Don’t rely on social media or me!! One final • On January 9th at 6:30am, the flow from Until next time (or next summer) identified from our Lake previously. Fortunately, thing; before GCSD could start using water from Big Creek into the lake reached 2,320 cubic SPLASH they are NOT harmful. Our Lake water has been our Lake, they had to perform a “source water feet per second. That’s the 3rd highest since P.S. What the heck is a petaflop??? 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Now THAT’S Ugly!! PML Lady Niners PML Organized BUT VERY CUTE AT THE SAME TIME Sharon Kenyon Groups & Clubs Dar Brown – Publicity Chair December 8 “Christmas Luncheon Contact the individuals below if & Installation of Officers” you are interested in joining! (All numbers are 209 area code unless noted otherwise) Aviation Association Bonnie Ritchey 650-996-6274 Computer Users Group Frank Perry 962-0728 Exercise Barbara Elliott 962-6457 Cindy Simpson 962-7018 Friends of the Lake L to R: Carrie Carter (handicap), Nancy Whitefield & Pat VanGerpen Mike Gustafson 962-6336 (co-tournament), Syd Robenseifer (treasurer), Jane Reynolds (secretary/ Garden Club sunshine), Linda Craig (co-captain), and Stacie Brown (captain). Not Sharon Hunt 962-7707 Event Chair Kym Purifoy and Paul pictured, Shelly Hank (opens & invitationals). Guardians of PML above, Joe Sousa at right, and Diane Frank Jablonski 962-4375 Weisenburger below right. The Grill was beautifully decorated for the season, and Ladies Club everyone was in a jolly mood for the festivities. The luncheon Catherine Santa Maria 962-7904 On December 14 the PML Ladies was especially delicious with steak or salmon entrée followed Club celebrated Christmas its annual by a yummy dessert. Thanks to Bambi and staff. Ladies Golf Club Christmas dinner with an ugly Kay Bettencourt 962-7392 sweater contest. The competition was Pat VanGerpen presented gift cards for special award winners: Men’s Golf Club so “fierce” it became impossible to Putter of the Year = Wanda Patterson & Jane Reynolds Frank Jablonski 962-4375 select an overall champion but Diane Most Pars = Carrie Carter Men’s 9-Hole Golf Club Wiesenberger’s baubles, Catherine Most Birdies = Marilyn Alexande Malcolm Brown 962-5930 Santa Maria’s tassels, Maddie Sousa’s Most Chip-Ins = Stacie Brown lights and Joe Sousa’s headgear Most Deserving of Putting Lessons = Judy Michaelis & Needle Crafts had to be among the front runners. Eunice Pennybacker. Lee Isbell 962-5727 After dinner, guests were treated to Pat VanGerpen received her special award from Stacie Pickleball Club a wonderful variety of holiday songs for her dedication, inspiration and perseverance, while she Elisa Hoppner 962-2002 beautifully performed by Shirley simultaneously fought breast cancer and made a remarkable Pine Needlers Quilt Guild Brasesco, Connie Scott, and Linelle recovery. Beverly Oakley 962-6799 Marshall with the accompaniment We are all so thankful Pat has joined the Breast Cancer provided by Fred Fiaella on the Survivors. Pat in turn thanks all of us for our prayers and positive PMLakers RV Club keyboard. It was a very fun evening thoughts throughout her ordeal. Miles (Ned) Nuddleman 925-371-2287 and huge thanks and kudos to the committee, chaired by Kym Stacie Brown was awarded PML Niners Purifoy, who worked so hard to make the event a highlight of “Most Improved Golfer” for Stacie Brown 962-5129 the holiday season here in PML. 2016, with tough competition PML Shooting Club from Marilyn Alexander and Mike McEvoy 408-690-2270 / 962-6445 Patty Nelson. Stacie progressed from a January index of 14.3 PML Waterski & Wakeboard to December of 12.9. Her Dean Floyd (408) 915-8848 Garden Club Clippings achievement was the result of Racquet Club Joyce Smith lessons, lots of practice, and Jane Reynolds 962-6243 playing on many of the most Residents Club January started with WINTER. We have been having a lot of challenging courses in northern Dick Faux 962-4617 cold days right in a row. On the 1st we awoke to a light dusting CA. Congratulations to Stacie! of snow. We thought Happy New Year! But it stopped and ROOFBB started a few times and then left us with drizzle. A cold dreary December 29 “Cry Sandy Fiance 962-0982 day. That’s what winter is all about. Yes, we have been spoiled Baby” with 9 players. Sierra Professional Artists by several dry, mild winters, that we could golf whenever we This was the most beautiful Stacie Brown and Carrie Carter Heinie Hartwig (209) 586-1637 wanted or work in the yard. But we need winter, hang in there, & warmest play day of Southern Valley Srs. Golf Group we need moisture. We could be in the cold fog as they have December! Rich Robenseifner 962-0932 in the valley. Snow in the higher elevations would really help. 1st Place: Shelly Hanak 6 best holes=30 Net 22 Besides, our snow is so pretty. I don’t remember snow flakes 2nd Place Tie: Carrie Carter =30 & Pat VG=32 Net 23 Sunday Couples Golf that big before being here. A lovely sight. Pars: #13 Shelly Hanak; #17 Shelly Hanak & Carrie Alma Frawley 962-5578 Pretty soon it will be spring and we will be thinking about our Low Net: Shelly Hanak with a 37. Congratulations Shelly… Wednesday Bridge Club yards and gardens. Our lst meeting of 2017 will be on Monday, great way to close out 2016! Joe Sousa 962-5708 February 13th, 1:00, Lake Lodge. Watch for your Newsletter, Windjammers Sailing Club it will tell you about the meeting. Have you paid your dues? The Niners are looking forward to our 2017 Kick-Off Ken Regalia 962-7599 See you there! Breakfast on Jan. 19 at the Grill. 18 RECREATION & CLUBS The Pine Mountain Lake News FEBRUARY 2017 EDITION PML Ladies Golf Club Events Pickleball = Fun, Friends, & Fitness Thelma Faux Tammy Talovich

Our golf ladies ended the year with a The 2017 Board is: Happy Valentine’s Day! If you need help in will be many Pickleball members who can help Luncheon and General meeting on December 14, Captain, Kay Bettencourt. keeping those resolutions you set last month of and have extra paddles to loan out. Please wear 2016. Many wonderful toys were donated to the Co-Co-Co Captains, Marcee Cress, Lisa getting into shape, meeting new people, or just comfortable clothing & court shoes that won’t Community Gift Basket program and we hope Brown-Jimenez, Kitty Edgerton simply having fun & enjoying life – you can leave scuff marks on the courts. these families had an extra special Christmas. Secretary, Sue Perry accomplish these by playing Pickleball. We have scheduled a clinic for February A big thanks to the 2016 Board for a job Treasurer, Yvonne Mattocks Come on out to the Pickleball Center 18th at 11:00am, if you would like to attend well done. Captain Iris Moffitt, Co-Captains Tournament Chair, Kitty Edgerton (located by the golf course) every Monday, please RSVP by calling Sandy at 962-5997. If Marjorie Rich and Pricilla Park, Secretary Wednesday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday at the weather is bad we will postpone. We had five Thursday’s in December and two Sue Perry, Treasurer Corky Graham and 10:00 AM. During this time of year – it is Please don’t forget to purchase your Pickleball of them got rained out. We all wished for rain…so Tournament Chairs Yvonne Mattocks and weather permitting – if it’s cold that’s fine but Annual Pass at the Administration Office; or you we got it! Here are the results for the other three. Sara Hancock. wet courts are dangerous. Don’t worry if you may purchase a daily pass from the Main Gate. December 1st HO-HO-HO don’t have experience or equipment yet, there Come on out and have some fun with us! The 2016 Club award winners are: 1st Place: 111 points – Pricilla Park, Patty Aces of Aces (tied at 65): Thelma Faux, Lisa- Peebles, Kathy Shehorn, Linda Wall Brown-Jimenez, Marcee Cress and Kitty 2nd Place *: 111 points – Kitty Edgerton, Edgerton Thelma Faux, Helena McMillan, Sue Perry Putter of the Year: Alma Frawley with 27 putts * Tie broken in back nine. Northern Pins: Kitty Edgerton Net 67 and COMMUNITY December 22nd Holiday Cheer Sue Perry Net 71 1st Place: 59 points – Alma Frawley, Patty Most improved Player: Marcee Cress. Peebles, Sue Perry ORGANIZATIONS The Eclectic award for lowest score in all 2nd Place: 62 points – Yvonne Mattocks, Terre three flights went to Marlene Drew. Melinn, Anne Peterson Contact the individuals/organizations below A “Broke 100” pin was awarded to Susan Dwyer. December 29th Rudolph Games if you are interested in joining! 1st Place: 142 points – Lisa Brown-Jimenez, (All numbers are 209 area code unless noted otherwise) The 2017 we look forward to great weather Marcee Cress, Susan Dwyer on the golf course and some new games and 2nd Place: 143 points – Jodie Awai, Barbara Camp Tuolumne Trails – Jerry Baker – 962-7916 challenges that keep our golf game sharp and Connelly, Alma Frawley, Linda Wall ensuring lots of fun and good times together. Birdie – Marcee Cress #14 Friends of the Groveland Library – Virginia Richmond – 962-6336 GAINS – Barbara Broad – 962-7730 PML Men’s 9 Hole Golf Club Village on the Hill – 209.962.6906 or [email protected] Steve Engstrom If you would like your community organization listed please send your group’s name, contact person, and phone number to We hope everyone had a great Holiday Our winners for December were: Season and is off to a good start for the New [email protected] Year. Oh course we are all a little wet now as 12/7 Three Blind Mice the winter storm track (the Pineapple Express) First: Steve Aker is really rolling into California as I write this. Tie Second: Bob Haliwell and Steve Engstrom It looks like you can only play golf for one day a week without putting on your rain gear; at 12/14 Low Net least for the next couple of weeks. We have First: Jerry Hall HOURS noticed a marked decrease in the number of MON-TUE: 11AM - 10PM players for our events through the holidays 12/21 One, Two, Three WED 11AM - 9PM and this has allowed those playing more of the First: Jerry Hall, Bob Oakley, Jerry Patrick THU-SUN: 11:00 - 10PM prize money! And the wet weather is hard to and Steve Engstrom escape; they’re even having snow and freezing rain in the southern states. Oh well, at least 12/28 Two Man Scramble the reservoirs are filling and the snow pack is First: Fred Mecum and Steve Engstrom TRY OUR ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT LUNCH SPECIAL starting to look good, even though the valley OR OUR OVEN BAKED SUBS is getting some flooding. This rain should If you are new or returning to golf and help the golf course, if it doesn’t float away don’t want to play 18 holes, you are invited to and build up the ground water for the trees. join the Men’s Nine Hole Golf Club. I hope things look as bright for our water • Play every Wednesday. supplies when you read this. • A variety of games & formats. The answer to last month’s teaser, which • We will maintain your nine-hole was “What golf course has the Famous Road handicap. Hole as its seventeenth?” The answer is the • Walk or ride, it is still “a walk in the Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland. This park.” month’s teaser is “This golfer won back to • Annual Championship Tournament back British Opens in 1961 and 1962. Who Membership is $30 per year and PML0217 Expires 03/15/17 PML0217 Expires 03/15/17 was it?” applications are available at pmlm9h.webs.com FEBRUARY 2017 EDITION The Pine Mountain Lake News HOMES ON THE HILL 19 HOMES ON THE HILL

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Message from MGC President All of us on the Board are committed HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!!!! others bring UFO projects. You get to Wayne Doty to doing all we can to provide the best It’s February, a signal for quilters: spend the time eating, schmoozing, getting As most of you know, we held our Annual possible club experience for our members. hearts, the colors red, pink, chocolate, inspired, and actually finishing “stuff”. Business meeting and golf tournament on In closing, I would like to invite your white and cream, thoughts of children, There tends to be a lot of chocolate eaten at Sat., 9/24/16. The tournament was followed questions, concerns, or ideas you may have grandchildren, maybe even great a retreat but that is a personal observation. by a meeting of our attending members and for improvements to our club. Please contact grandchildren, and an inspiration for a new As to where a retreat is held, that is your Board of Directors. Two of our Board me by phone or email and I will do my best to quilt. Happy Valentine’s Day everyone. always interesting. Here are a few places Members, Past-President Frank Jablonski and provide and answer, address your concerns, The Pine Needlers Quilt Guild meets I have attended: In Buellton, Ca. once Asst. Tournament Director Tom Connelly, or take action to implement good ideas. on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, this a year Creation Station has a BROWN left the Board after several years of dedication Hit – find it – hit it again… Be sure, month it is the 21st. We meet under the BAG Retreat. So fun, however they are and unselfish service to our club. If you see however, to always have fun in the process! library at 6 p.m. We have lots to offer for so popular that you reserve your spot in them around the clubhouse, please shake their Wayne Doty, Men’s Golf Club President both new and seasoned quilters. Show and January for April-May retreat times. Dean hand and thank them for all that they have tell is always a delight. Just a quick note, Medinas and I drove to a quilt shop in done for us over the years. 1st Tournament of 2017: you don’t have to be a quilter to enjoy the Philomath, Or. for a personal retreat for Two new members of the Board were The IceBreaker meeting. We invite those who are curious 2. We spent a week in an apartment above nominated and approved – please welcome Be sure to sign-up for our first tournament and would like to learn the craft to come the store and enjoyed classes especially John Thomas and Dave Bealby! After the of 2017, The IceBreaker on Saturday, and check us out. designed for us. Great experience. Then general meeting, the members of the Board February 25th, 11:00 am Shotgun start. I have been asked to talk about a quilt there are many advertised on line for all met to establish their positions for the This will be a 2-Man, one Best Ball event, retreat, what is it, where are they, what do over the U.S., Canada, Australia, and upcoming year. I was nominated for the role with an optional $5.00 Gross Pot buy-in. you do, and how do I be a part of one? So cruises too. Then there is Assilimar…for of Club President, and I am honored to be See you on Febraury 25th! here goes, a short version, quilt retreats are me, my someday wish. entrusted with this responsibility, and excited a special time with other quilters. Some One really fun way to have a retreat for the opportunity to serve in the best interest New Format for our are old friends and some are to become is to invite a few friends to your home of our members. Men’s Golf Club Website new friends. From here on it varies. The for the week-end. Spend time together, The makeup of your Board of Directors By the time you read this, our website size depends on who sponsors the retreat, quilting, inspiring each other, and for 2017 is as follows: should be up and running with new content they can range from 2 to 60 people. Guild enjoying simple meals. The plus for this and a new format. Thanks to our new Asst. retreats are usually twice a year - spring and is a renewed zeal for quilting, and closer President – Wayne Doty Tournament Director Dave Bealby, we were fall. You check into the designated place on friendships. Now you have an overview, Phone: 209-962-6574 able to maintain the same “pmlmgc.com” Friday and go home on Sunday. The object so it is up to you to explore and enjoy. I Email: [email protected] address, but with a new look and feel. You is to spend 2 days doing your own “projects” hope this was informative and helpful. Vice-President – Sylvan Braa will be able to enter our tournaments and together. Some bring quilts to put together, Happy Valentine’s Day. Secretary - John Thomas renew your membership online, and the new Treasurer - Frank Brisben website should be dynamic and updated more Membership/Handicap Chair - Gene frequently than in the past. Please let us know McDowell your feedback on this new website format! Tournament Chair - Chuck Obeso- Bradley Golf Quote of the Month: Asst. Tournament Chair - David Bealby “Don’t play too much golf. Two rounds a day is plenty!” — Harry Vardon

The Guardians of Pine Mountain Lake Frank Jablonski

Welcome to another addition of the Couples competition: 1st Joe and Paula Guardians of PML news. As you read this Vautier, 2nd Glen and Jodie Awai. we have just had our first event of the year the Membership dinner and meeting. It Sept 7 at Lakeridge was a great success and if you attended Men’s A Flight: 1st Eddie Wright, 2nd I’m sure you’ll agree. If you missed it Wayne Handley, 3rd Wayne Augsburger, or you’re not a member, why not join 4th Frank Jablonski our organization and take part in this year’s two remaining events: our business Men’s B Flight: 1st Joe Vautier, 2nd John dinner/meeting in July, and our Golf Lloyd, 3rd John Baker, 4th Dennis Bujer. outing in Reno in September. Talking about our golf event, here are the results Women’s event: 1st Marlene Drew, 2nd of last year’s tournament: Paula Vautier, 3rd Jodie Awai

September 6 Men’s at Wolf Run The Guardians Organization is open to Men’s: 1st John Lloyd, 2nd John Baker, 3rd ALL PML residents so come and join the Wayne Augsburger, 4th Frank Jablonski, fun. For more information contact Frank 5th Gus Allegri, 6th Eddie Wright. Jablonski 962-4375. FEBRUARY 2017 EDITION The Pine Mountain Lake News EVENTS CALENDAR 27 WED 1 WED 4 SAT 11 GCSD PARKING LOT EV FREE CHURCH EV FREE CHURCH FIRST WEDNESDAY BIRD GIRLS CLUB GALENTINES TEA LUNCHEON WALK For young ladies (grades 2 - 6) after 11:30 in the Fellowship Hall. This Held at the Groveland Community early release at Tenaya School. (The year’s theme is “You Are Loved.” Services property at 18966 Ferretti school bus stops at church; parents All single adult women on the hill Road the walk will be led by Jeanne need to arrange pick-up at 4:30). are invited to this event which is Ridgley. Meet the group in the Stories, crafts, games & singing. mainly about fellowship and food. St. Valentine’s Day GCSD parking lot at 8AM. Bring Snacks are always a hit & the girls get The event is at no cost to those who binoculars and a birding field guide a chance to connect with quality attend, but you do need to make Celebration if you have one. Rain will cancel women leaders who really care. Call reservations with Karen Seals (962- Tuesday, February 14 the trip. the church for more info. (962-7131) 6647) and space is limited. TUE 14 THU 16 SAT 18 ALL OVER THE 19TH HOLE LOUNGE PML PICKLEBALL COURTS ST. VALENTINE’S DAY WINE TASTING & DINNER PICKLEBALL CLINIC The PML News would like to wish BUFFET The PML Pickleball Club has you all a wonderful Valentine’s Day. Join us at The Grill for another scheduled a clinic for February We all LOVE Pine Mountain Lake, wonderful evening of fine wine, 18th at 11:00am, if you would like right? So celebrate today with a great food, and friends & neighbors. to attend please RSVP by calling wonderful day at PML! This month’s wine is brought to you Sandy at 962-5997. If the weather is by Southern Wine and Spirits. Enjoy a bad we will postpone. Wine Tasting & Buffet meal of Coq Au Vin. Cost is $25 per at The Grill person plus tax. Reservations are Thursday, February 16 required. Call 209.962.8638 today. SAT 18 MON 20 SAT 25 PML LAKE LODGE PMLA PML GOLF COURSE PINE MOUNTAIN LAKE PRESIDENTS’ DAY PML MEN’S GOLF CLUB – 1ST ASSOCIATION MONTHLY The Pine Mountain Lake Association TOURNAMENT OF 2017: BOARD MEETING offices are closed in observance of THE ICEBREAKER The monthly Association board Presidents’ Day. Be sure to sign-up for our first meeting is held at the PML Lake tournament of 2017, The IceBreaker Lodge beginning at 9AM. on Saturday, February 25th, 11:00 am Shotgun start. This will be a PML Pickleball Club 2-Man, one Best Ball event, with an optional $5.00 Gross Pot buy-in. See Pickleball Clinic you on Febraury 25th! Saturday, 25 28 19th Hole Lounge Entertainment Support Meetings in Groveland AL-ANON Friday, February 3 Saturday, February 25 THE LITTLE HOUSE – SATURDAY 9:30-10:30 AM KARAOKE ROCKSLIDE MOUNTAIN LUTHERAN CHURCH – WEDNESDAY 1:00-2:00 PM

Saturday, February 11 Saturday, February 28 ALATEEN TIOGA HIGH SCHOOL – THURSDAY 3:30-4:30PM TWO STEPS DOWN ROCKSLIDE CONTACT/QUESTIONS: [email protected] President’s Day Holiday Weekend Saturday, February 18 SIERRA GRIEF SUPPORT DUSTY ROADS THE LITTLE HOUSE – WED’S 10:30AM-NOON CALL 536-5685 TO REGISTER FOR GRIEF SUPPORT. OFFERED BY HOSPICE OF THE SIERRA. 28 OUR COMMUNITY The Pine Mountain Lake News FEBRUARY 2017 EDITION SOUTHERN TUOLUMNE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY and other notables to further conservationist sticks, puppets, décor pieces, children’s books, causes in her later years. handmade pine needle baskets, Yosemite To explore this interesting area of the Old souvenirs, and collectible Groveland and Big Museum Happenings Big Oak Flat Road, driving from Groveland Oak Flat art, just to name a few. Perhaps a Carrie Carter to Yosemite National Park, turn right off of personalized brick in our commemorative Hwy. 120 on to Hardin Flat Road. You will patio would best express your love. Crocker Station shared the honor with they lived in Quincy until his death in 1932. pass by Berkeley Camp, Yosemite Lakes, and Your Museum Gift Shop purchases support Priest’s Station as one of the most important In 1904, Henry Crocker died and six years then, about one mile past Golden Arrow the Southern Tuolumne Historical Society’s stage coach stops for travelers to the high later Ellen sold the property after struggling to Road is the junction and sign post at Crocker (STCHS) dedicated efforts to preserve for future country. It was the last stop on the Big Oak run the operation by herself. Changing hands Meadow. If you cross Rush Creek you have generations the rich history of the lives and Flat toll road to Yosemite and some remaining several times over the next decade, it ceased gone too far. After exploring the meadow, possessions of the people who lived in our area. foundations and fruit trees can still be seen today housing guests in 1920. Carl Inn acquired continue on Hardin in its picturesque meadow. and moved some of the smaller buildings. The Flat Road to where it In 1853 Massachusetts-born Henry abandoned structures decayed over time. A rejoins Hwy. 120 at Robinson Crocker (no relation to Charles logging business ran its operation on the site Rush Creek Lodge. Crocker, San Francisco’s railroad magnate) for a few years until they totally devastated Are you looking came to California and purchased 160 acres of any evidence of this grand oasis for the weary for a unique gift grassy open land known as Bronson’s Meadow traveler. The U.S. Forest Service burned any for your special and built a humble cabin there. Before settling remaining cabins in 1964. Valentine on down at Bronson’s, Henry had been a first mate The Crocker’s daughter Celia left her own February 14? The on a whaling vessel until the lure of placer lasting legacy with her photographs, capturing Museum Gift Shop mining brought him to the Sierra foothills. scenes of everyday life in the beautiful offers regional Once here, he married May Ellen Hall, whose mountains surrounding Yosemite. Henry historical books family had come west in the 1850s. Ellen, as gave his teenage daughter Celia a fine quality and DVD’s, sterling she was known, was an educated beauty who camera and her love affair with photography silver jewelry, hiking had taught school in Michigan before marrying was born. She washed the negative plates at Henry who was twenty years her senior. night in the pure, running waters of Rush Content to live in the cozy cabin at Bronson’s Creek and carefully chronicled and indexed Meadow, Ellen and Henry had two children photos she took over the next two decades. there. In 1874 a daughter named Celia was Celia’s photographic record of people and born and three years later a son named John. places, in addition to her personal diaries, With visitation to Yosemite increasing, interviews, and scrapbooks were gifted to John Shine, manager of the Nevada Stage the Lodi Public Library and the San Joaquin Line appealed to Henry Crocker to build on County Historical Museum. his property a more comfortable stage stop for The accompanying photo was taken by Celia tourists, especially women travelers who found in 1901. It shows the first automobiles to travel the nearby accommodations at Hodgdons very via the Big Oak Flat Road into Yosemite Valley. primitive and inadequate. By the spring of 1881, The two steam-powered Locomobiles posing at Henry had erected 15 structures for guests and Crocker Station were not the first into the park. Crocker’s Sierra Resort was up and running. That honor went to Oliver Lippincott who drove Some of the visitors signing the register over his brand-new Locomobile into the valley by the years were Joseph LeConte, John Muir, way of Wawona on June 23, 1900. J.M. Hutchings, and President Herbert Hoover. Celia Crocker left the beautiful mountains Ellen Crocker was an accomplished cook she loved so much to attend Woodbridge College and meals were served family style on long near Stockton. In 1903, she married Wilson tables covered with cloths and decorated with Thompson and moved to Lodi where her greenery garlands and local wildflowers. Great husband served as Vice President of the Citizens roasts of venison or lamb, mountain trout, National Bank of Lodi and on the Board of chicken or beef were followed with homemade Directors for the Lodi Public Library. They had pies for dessert. Crocker’s reputation grew as the one son, Henry Allen Thompson. “showplace of the road”. Located at 4,500 foot After selling the property, Ellen Crocker elevation, winters were cold, snowy, and isolated moved to Lodi and lived with Celia and her and the Crocker children had live-in governesses husband until her death in 1935. Although during the winter season. far from her beloved Yosemite, she used her In 1883, a post office was opened at Crocker personal friendships with Galen Clark, John TUOLUMNE COUNTY’S NUMBER ONE SOURCE FOR Station and run by Postmaster Captain Allen Muir, Sierra Club President William F. Bade Swift Crocker, seafaring Custom Retractable & Fixed Awnings cousin of Henry Crocker. Boat Covers & Bimini Tops Allen Crocker loved life in the mountains and Boat Upholstery & Carpet served twenty seven years Recovers & Repairs as postmaster at Sequoia (Crocker Station). www.seasprayawnings.com The Crocker’s son John lived at the Station www.seasprayboatcovers. com and ran a saddle train and occasionally drove stage. FOR IDEAS AND ESTIMATES CALL DOUG PARRISH He married Jenny Jeffery 14769 Mono Way, Sonora • 13893 Tuolumne Rd. of Coulterville in 1910 and FEBRUARY 2017 EDITION The Pine Mountain Lake News OUR COMMUNITY 29 Our 2016 Christmas Basket Thank You Card Patti Beaulieu

Now that we’re starting a New Year, the 2016 Ladies Club, Bob Turney of Yosemite Adventure each year for greetings, photo ops and candy canes a huge heart our little town has. Many, if not most, Christmas Basket project is in our rear view mirror, Supply, Mary Ellen Morgan, Pam Hall. on pick-up day. of those on these lists continue to work with us but there are still tasks that have to take place Many of you donated your time by shopping As you can see from this lengthy list, this year after year. It’s such great satisfaction to know to wrap it up until we start all over again. Dar for kids clothing, etc. We call these folks our Elves. project is one that involves just about everyone in that we’ve helped 194 fellow community members Brown and I, the project co-chairs, don’t feel this They travel and get just the right items needed and the community in some way or another. We’re all have a brighter holiday. SO FROM DAR AND I huge project is completed until we have properly wanted to brighten a child’s Christmas morning. so proud to be a part of this Community and love and EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY … and publically thanked everyone who was a part Our Shopping Elves this year were: Jackie where we live and this is a great way to show what THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!! of it. There are categories that encompass many Baker, Chris Balek, Derrol Beaulieu, Patti of you, but there are a few that we couldn’t have Beaulieu, Muffy Breaux, Dar Brown, Mal gotten through it without – those are our core Brown, Faye Buckley, Judy Calcagno, Geralyn team members: Mal Brown, Mike and Muffy Dielman, Rebecca Dotson, Syl Engstrom, Linn Helping Hands Happenings Breaux, Shirley Brasesco; Charlie Fratus and Karen Faler, Sandi Fiance, Shelly Fulton, Shirley Joyce Smith Jablonski. These folks worked with us each day, Haliwell, Bev Hall, Flo Jansen, Amanda doing what was needed and were there till the end. Klaahsen, Linelle Marshall, Sue Peterson, Changes. We have 7 new volunteers and 6 of Store Business with the help of her Department The other groups are those local businesses Annie Peterson, Syd Robenseifner, Dawn Silva, volunteers who resigned due to various reasons. Heads. The elected Board are themselves volunteers and organizations that donate financially so we Denise Simmons, Cindy Simpson, Sharon Then we have 9 volunteers that were temporarily off either in Store or Barn. So is it any wonder, that in can purchase Gift Certificates at the Market for Spinelli, Donna Thayer and Cheryl Whitney. due to health issues. Then we have our ‘sometimes January we close the Store and Barn for one day the recipients, books and clothing for each of the After all the gifts are bought, they ALL need here’ people who come to Groveland in the (it was January 12th), as Volunteer Appreciation children, as well as those special ‘Santa’ gifts. to be wrapped. This is a massive tasks that takes summer, or travel part of the year. This sounds like Day. Officers were installed, we socialized with Those making financial donations this year many hands and when we put out the call, the it could be an ongoing staffing issue, but in reality, our fellow Volunteers. We had a great Luncheon were: Accounting Plus (Cathy Leetham), wrappers came. it works out pretty well. With emails and phones, at the Grill (a real good party, games, prizes and Michael and Patty Beggs, Geri and Frank The wrappers during the week were: Simone it is easy to keep in touch. On top of all that, we everything). Our thanks to the Board for showing Biggs, Black Oak Casino, Carron Tax, Kate Aker, Bob Aker, Jackie Baker, Chris Balek, have the changing seasons, bringing out the proper their appreciation in this way. Dodd, Cathy Hart, Heavenly Cleaning, Betty and Willie Boatman, Muffy Breaux things for that time of year. Our Helping Hands Changes. Lots of red showing in the store now, Helping Hands Thrift Store, Hilltop Homes, Cecile Burke, Judy Calcagno, Cliffette, Board does a great job managing our affairs, but must be time for Valentine’s Day. Jack Proctor, Mary Ellen Morgan, Kathy Elizabeth Crocker, Lorraine David, Marlene our Store Manager, Patti Beaulieu is taking care See you at the Store or Barn. McConnell, Kay Meerman, Mike Ireland and Drew, Syl Engstrom, Shelly Fulton, Maryse Karen Peterson, Moore Bros., Fertile Grounds Gascard, Bev Hall, Bobbi Hampton, Shirley Coffee at Mountain Sage, Mt. Carmel Horn, Flo Jansen , Amanda Klaahsen, M J Catholic Church, Muckel Foundation, Pine Mangianelli, Linelle Marshall, Terre Mellin, Kiwanis Club Mt Realty, Precision Optics, Priest Station Sonja Palmer, Terre Passeau, Sue Petersen, Anne Sandy Smith Café, Joann Prieto, R & R Inc. (Down to Peterson, Syd Robenseifner, Joke Schaap, Cindy Earth), Regina Dickson, Ronald Sartori, Simpson, Sharon Spinelli, Joan Stauffacher, February is the month of celebrating LOVE… exclusively Jackie Sample of Jackie’s Jewels, Shirley Horn, Deanna Thomas, Bobbie Vandenbergh, Diane Happy Valentines Day. What a better way to The word COMMUNITY has been tied Soul Be Good, Paula Stevens, Sunset Inn, Weisenberger, Cheryl Whitney and Pete celebrate than right here in our wonderful little to Kiwanis from its very beginning, and it is Tom Katosic, Yosemite Ridge Buck Meadows, Whitney. community of Groveland. Have a nice dinner and the foundation of our future. Our 91 year old Yosemite Riverside. On Saturday Pick-Up day we need help loading real conversation with a friend or a spouse, include Kiwanis Objects direct us to “provide, through Of course, this project wouldn’t be the same the food and gifts into the cars of the recipients. a special gift from a shop downtown and you create Kiwanis clubs, a practical means to build better without our ‘Santa John’. Handling those tasks were: Bob Aker, Steve Aker, a special memory. communities.” Many of the local organizations and churches Mike Breaux, Dick Faux, Fred Faiella, Bob Speaking of community and love lets talk about Our 10 year old defining statement says donate food items for the food baskets, in addition Haliwell, and Rudy Rich. how a Kiwanian feels about their community: we’re “dedicated to improving the world…one to those customers at MarVal that purchase food In addition to the generosity of the local It may be defined by a city’s limits. Or not. community at a time. bags or place food in our food barrel during Business Owners, Groups, Organizations and It may be confined to a nation’s boundaries. We invite you to come to the Pizza Factory, November and December. So if you belong to any Elves, we have many that stand out in a category But not necessarily. 18583 highway 120, any Tuesday at 4:30 for our of those listed below, you have also contributed. all their own for various tasks. These are: Diestel A neighborhood? Possibly. regular meeting and be a part of building a better Those making food donations were: 7th Day Turkey Farms who donated turkeys for each A school or a specific cause? Certainly but not community. Adventist Church, Big Oak Flat Baptist, Bob family; Groveland Cal Fire who picked up and and Joan Herron, Buck Meadows Community delivered the food barrel food from the Market Church, Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day to the Community Hall; Willie Boatman who Saints, Diestel Turkey Farms, Duet Catering, assembled 14 new bikes; Steve Salnick who picked Evangelical Free Church, Foothills Community up cases and cases of turkeys from Diestel Turkey Church, Garrote Lions Club, Groveland Farms and delivered them to the Community Hall; Christian Church, Groveland Forest Service, Pam Hall, our Sewing Angel who made blankets Groveland Highlanders 4H, Groveland Rotary, for all the recipients as well as stuffed toys, pillows Hetch Hetchy Water District, Groveland and other soft cuddly things for the kids; Mar Val Kiwanis Club, Mountain Lutheran Church, Market with Kevin and staff who ordered much PML 18 Hole Men’s Club, PML 9 Hole Men’s of the food at their cost, allowed the food barrels Club, PML Garden Club, PML Guardians and coordinated the delivery of the perishable food; Club, PML Racquet Club, PML Residents The Pine Mountain Lake News and Yosemite Club, PML RV Club, Rabobank, ROOFBBs, Highway Herald for publishing our articles since Tuolumne County Association Of Realtors, October; Friends of the Groveland Library who Yosemite Bank. gathered together to wrap hundreds of books that Several local organizations have their members were bought for the kids and had Barbara Klahn donate toys/gifts for children at their December man the cider and cookie station on pick-up day. functions that they bring to us. Those donating Alas, no Christmas celebration would be gifts are: PML Aviation Club, PML 9 Hole complete without the appearance of Santa Claus Ladies Club, PML 18 Hole Ladies Club, PML (Otis Fender) who greets the kids and joins us 30 OUR COMMUNITY The Pine Mountain Lake News FEBRUARY 2017 EDITION First Wednesday Bird Walk Healthy Habits Jeanne Ridgley FROM PINE MOUNTAIN THERAPY Julie Tanaka, PT The first Wednesday of the month Bird Walk The Jan 4 Bird Walk was cancelled due at the Groveland Community Services property to rain. TENDONITIS, What is it and at 18966 Ferretti Road, Groveland will be led Meet the group in the GCSD parking lot at can you avoid it? by Jeanne Ridgley on Feb 1 and Mar 1. The 8:00 AM. Bring binoculars and a birding field A tendon is the band that attaches muscle property encompasses an area of more than 200 guide if you have one. Rain will cancel the trip. to bone. It is a tough fibrous band that can acres of oak, pine and willow habitat with three The walk will last about two-three hours. If you withstand the tension placed on it by muscles water storage ponds. have any questions, call Jeanne at 962-7598. pulling on our bones to create movement. Tendonitis is the inflammation of the tendon. (If the sheath around the tendon is inflamed it’s called tenosynovitis, you can have both at the Something for the Ladies same time.) Once the tendon is inflamed it is Ron Cratty – Pastor Groveland Evangelical Free Church more likely to rupture. Symptoms of tendonitis are pain, swelling, heat, a feeling that the tendon If you’re still having issues or what more help One of the strengths of Groveland Evangelical pick-up at 4:30). Girls Club is a great time of is crackling or grating as it moves, a lump along preventing them, come see us at Pine Mountain Free Church is our Women’s Ministries. We stories, crafts, games and singing based on the the tendon and/or weakness. Therapy and we’ll get you on track. have several women’s Bible studies that meet book You Always Have A Friend In Jesus For Tendinitis can sometimes be caused by throughout the week as well as ministry and Girls. The snacks we serve are always a hit and sudden movements but it is usually caused by fellowship projects throughout the year. Let the girls get a chance to connect with quality repetitive movements either in sports and daily me tell you about some we have coming soon. women leaders who really care. Call the church activities. It can also be caused by habitual On Saturday, February 11 at 11:30 we will for more info. (962-7131) postures where the tendons are stressed over a be hosting a Galentines tea luncheon in our As always I’d like to invite you to check out long period of time. Fellowship Hall. We’ve been doing this for our Sunday worship services. This calendar year There are risk factors that increase our several years and this year’s theme is “You Are I’m preaching through the Bible chronologically, chances of developing painful symptoms. They Loved.” All single adult women on the hill are emphasizing patterns of Bible truth and include obesity, diabetes, and age. As we age invited to this event which is mainly about making application to our daily lives. (We’re our tendons are less flexible making them more fellowship and food. Past luncheons have encouraging our attenders to read through the susceptible to injury. Some antibiotics, statins been highlighted by inspiring speakers and Bible in 2017). Most weeks we have two worship and anti-inflammatories can also increase your enjoyable musical performances. The event options: a 9:30 service that blends hymns and risk in developing tendonitis and rupture. is at no cost to those who attend, but you do choruses and meets in our sanctuary and an 11 Ok, so that is all the bad news, what can we need to make reservations with Karen Seals o’clock Fellowship Hall service with a more rock- do to prevent and limit the effects of tendonitis? (962-6647) and space is limited. based music style. We do like to hold combined Any sport or activity that involves repetitive For younger ladies (grades 2 - 6) GEFC services at 10 o’clock regularly, so always call to motion sets us up for tendonitis. Stretching provides a monthly Girls Club. Our next make sure of times. (962-7131). and strengthening the muscles involved in gatherings is Wednesday, February 8 after early Oh, by the way, let’s all continue praying for these activities will help take the stress off of release at Tenaya School. (The school bus makes more safe moisture. the tendon. Using ice or heat to limit pain and/ a stop at the church; parents need to arrange or swelling after activity. Posture is huge in tendonitis too. Take a look in the mirror, if your head and shoulders are stooped forward your are stressing the tendons of your shoulders. Tight Northside Pet Connection News hamstrings, common with stooped posture, can Tom Grave, President lead to knee tendonitis.

As I write this we are experiencing our second as follows: Here are some healthy habits: or third day of intermittent rainfall, which in • Food and water to last for at least five days 1. Keep a frozen water bottle in the freezer. Rub and of itself is good news, given the drought • Medications and medical records, and a it over painful tendons after sports or when conditions of the last several years. However, the first-aid kit you feel pain. This helps cool and stretch. forecast is for more rain, including the possibility • Cat litter box 2. Look up common injuries for the sport you of significant flooding over the entire region. • Leashes or harnesses, a pet carrier if necessary; enjoy and stretches that are helpful. Do them Yosemite Valley has been evacuated, and roads collar with identification information daily. Routine is the key. leading into the park are closed to the general • Current photos of you with your pet(s) to help 3. Develop a light strengthening program public. In two or three weeks we will be able others identify them if necessary around your sport or posture deficit to look back on this period and judge whether • Written information about your pets’ feeding 4. Stand against a wall with head, shoulders and we were prepared, and we hope we won’t have schedules; telephone number of veterinarian hips touching the wall, try to hold that posture to use the term “disaster” to describe what is • Miscellaneous items such as paper towels, to strengthen muscles to support you. coming at us. plastic trash bags, grooming items, etc. So, disaster preparedness is our topic, For additional resources visit humanesociety. especially as it applies to our dogs and cats, with org/disaster. the hope that the information will be helpful In the news recently was information from volunteers and temporary foster placements for as emergency shelters, foster placements, and so in the future, and that you will be prompted to an animal shelter in at least one Bay Area dogs and cats until they were reunited with their forth. Perhaps the groundwork has already been further explore this question as it applies to your community that was overrun by stray dogs human companions. laid for rapid implementation should weather or particular situation. The information contained that were victims of the storm’s effects, namely What would we do locally if faced with these other disaster conditions arise. We should take here is taken largely from a publication of the wind and flood conditions. Dogs got lost or conditions? What would you do? It seems obvious a look and determine what we are ready to do. Humane Society of the United States, which pet owners lost track of their dogs. In any case, that a community effort would be required, with This is a story that is bound to be continued. gives guidance for a disaster preparedness kit, the shelter was at capacity and depending on one or more agencies coordinating such activities FEBRUARY 2017 EDITION The Pine Mountain Lake News OUR COMMUNITY 31 Groveland Community Services District From Your Tuolumne County Awarded $15,000 Let’s Play Construction District Supervisor Grant From Dr Pepper Snapple Group And John Gray – Tuolumne County 4th District Supervisor

National Non-Profit Kaboom! It’s hard to believe that its now 2017! county population. Where does the time go? It is important to remember that The first of every New Year many of the Groveland area has a Youth Center, us sit down and write out a list of all of County Library, 24 hour county subsidized our good intentions for the coming year. ambulance center and a community hall. It is important that personal and business The county leases a facility to Southside GROVELAND, CA, FEBRUARY 1, 2017 unincorporated township of Groveland, CA. goals are defined so that we can be focused Senior Services, “the Little House” on – Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) and national on the most important items. As always, I Merrell Road, for a minimal amount and non-profit KaBOOM! awarded the Groveland About Let’s Play have set some personal resolutions knowing maintains the building at no cost. There Community Services District a $15,000 Let’s Let’s Play is an initiative launched in 2011 that, try as I may, I’m not always going to is a local Health Clinic and Community Play Community Construction Grant that will by Dr Pepper Snapple Group to provide the be 100% successful. Service Unit and we also have a downtown be used to build a new playground at Mary tools, places and inspiration to make play a One of my goals is to continue to do Groveland office where you can meet with Laveroni Park. daily priority. By 2017, DPS will provide nearly my very best to provide good government the Economic Development Officer and The grant is part of Let’s Play, an initiative 10 million children across North America with that is open, transparent and serves the your County Supervisor or to stop by by DPS to provide kids and families with the new opportunities to play and be active through residents of our beautiful area. To do this, for materials at the local visitor’s center tools, places and inspiration to make active play Let’s Play. In partnership with the nonprofit I will need your help. It is essential that established by the Tuolumne County a daily priority. Unstructured, child-directed organizations KaBOOM! and Good Sports, you attend Board of Supervisor (BOS) Visitors Bureau. play has proven to help kids develop physically, Let’s Play is working to eliminate the ‘play meetings or watch the meetings on video The Lake Don Pedro area receives emotionally, socially and intellectually, yet today’s deficit’ by building and improving play spaces stream made available through our county subsidized fire protection, regular library kids have less time and fewer opportunities to and providing grants for athletic equipment and website. You will be able to contribute your book mobile visits to residents and LDP play than any previous generation. As a result of gear. For more information, please visit LetsPlay. input on matters that directly or indirectly High School with future possibilities of expanded Let’s Play grants and projects, more com or Facebook.com/LetsPlay. affect us all. Emails and local blogs are improvement to services in the areas of cell than 1 million kids will benefit from new or helpful but face to face conversations are service and business opportunities. improved playgrounds around the nation by About Dr Pepper Snapple Group particularly valuable. Our location and distance from more the end of 2016. Dr Pepper Snapple Group (NYSE: DPS) We can focus on one or two of these areas populated county locations has allowed us “We are very excited to have the opportunity is a leading producer of flavored beverages in this article. to ask for and to receive consideration for to build a new playground for the children in in North America and the Caribbean. Our One question that has come up time some services and facilities while many of the community,” said Jennifer Flores, Office success is fueled by more than 50 brands that are and time again had to do with cell coverage these amenities are not available in other Manager and Lead of the playground building synonymous with refreshment, fun and flavor. and what is being done to improve it in our districts. effort of Groveland Community Services We have 6 of the top 10 non-cola soft drinks, and neighborhoods. Government does not build I like living “across the river” but there District. “A new playground for the children and 13 of our 14 leading brands are No. 1 or No. 2 in cell towers but we can help in expediting the is a price to pay for our choice of locations. families of this community to have and enjoy has their flavor categories. In addition to our flagship process of construction. There are currently We must drive further for some services been a long term goal that will soon be realized.” Dr Pepper and Snapple brands, our portfolio twelve cell tower sites in the 4th district and plan our trips wisely to take advantage This grant will be used towards the purchase includes 7UP, A&W, Canada Dry, Clamato, either presently in operation or permitted of the time spent shopping for items not of new playground equipment that will be located Crush, Hawaiian Punch, Mott’s, Mr & Mrs T to expand the service. In my first term as found “in town” or for entertainment not in Groveland’s Mary Laveroni Community mixers, Peñafiel, Rose’s, Schweppes, Squirt and your county supervisor eight years ago, available “in town”. It always surprises me Park. A new fresh playground easily accessible Sunkist soda. To learn more about our iconic there were only 5. when someone complains that “where they for children and families of the Groveland/Big brands and Plano, Texas-based company, please Cell tower construction is market driven. came from they didn’t have to drive so far to Oak Flat communities is long overdue and well visit www.DrPepperSnapple.com. For our latest If cell service providers feel that they can get the things they need”. That is the choice deserved. This new playground will offer play, news and updates, follow us at www.Facebook. make a profit in a particular area, they will we make by living in a rural community. exercise, and social benefits for years to come. com/DrPepperSnapple or www.Twitter.com/ build or improve their coverage. 50% of the Yet when the conversation continues, we DPS launched Let’s Play in 2011 with a $15 DrPepperSnapple. existing towers and those that are permitted find that the benefits of small town living million commitment to KaBOOM! to build for new construction are located in our 4th far outweigh the disadvantages. or improve 2,000 playgrounds. In 2014, Dr About KaBOOM! district. A map indicating the locations of If there are things that you would like Pepper Snapple and KaBOOM! extended their KaBOOM! is the national non-profit the sites is available in my Groveland office. to see done, let us know and help us in partnership through 2016 with an additional dedicated to giving all kids – particularly Larry Cope, Tuolumne County exploring ways to make them a reality. Let $10 million commitment from DPS to continue those growing up in poverty in America – the Economic Development director and I have 2017 be the year of your active participation providing kids with the active play they need. childhood they deserve filled with balanced a continuing effort to provide awareness in government so that we can work together Visit Let’s Play at www.LetsPlay.com to join and active play, so they can thrive. Since to the cell providers of just how important to make our rural communities an even the conversation and learn how to apply for the 1996, KaBOOM! has collaborated with better coverage and wireless service is to all better place to live. various available grants to make communities partners to build, open, or improve nearly of Tuolumne County. Your BOS has written As always I welcome your calls, emails more active and playful. 16,300 playgrounds, engaged more than one letters of support for companies seeking and letters. If you need assistance please million volunteers, and served 8.1 million kids. grants to provide those services. We, on the remember that office hours in Groveland About Groveland Community KaBOOM! creates great places to play, inspires government side, are doing what we can to are presently held in our new location in Services District communities to promote and support play, and move this issue forward. the Mountain Leisure Center across from The Groveland Community Services District works to drive the national discussion about While I continue to hear that the South the post office from 9 am to 11 am on the is a California Special District charged with the importance of play in fostering healthy and County is always on the “short end”, I ask 2nd Monday of the month. Lake Don Pedro providing environmentally sound, economic, productive lives. To learn why #playmatters what part of the County is getting more? is “by appointment”. If you need to meet and compliant services that meet its customer’s and why cities are embracing #playability: visit The responses tend to lean toward Sonora with me in person, please do not hesitate to needs for water and wastewater treatment, kaboom.org or join the conversation at twitter. receiving the lion’s share of benefits-not contact me by calling 533-5521 or by email fire protection, and park facilities in the com/kaboom or facebook.com/kaboom. other areas 25 miles from the center of our me at: [email protected] 32 OUR COMMUNITY The Pine Mountain Lake News FEBRUARY 2017 EDITION Busy New Year at the Little House Low Carb “Meatza Pizza” Denise Jervis Recipe by Tom Knoth and Paula Martell

The Little House our calendar if you are In this very tasty and much healthier 2017 program and event interested in joining a version of pizza, the crust is made from schedule will be even group or class or you ground meat. Original “Meatza” recipes busier than last year! would like to meet with a use ground beef and/or sausage. We tried Dance Lessons, Cooking social service or support it with ground turkey, using our Italian Classes and a Garden group. turkey sausage recipe, and the results were Herb Club are newly If you are interested outstanding! The crust stays together and formed groups who will be using the in starting a group or using the the pizza is delicious. facilities. Social Service Programs such facility to teach a class contact Denise as HICAP, the Breast Cancer Support at (209) 962-7303 or email tlh@ INGREDIENTS Group, County Needs Advocates and the southsidecommunityconnections.org 20 oz. ground turkey Sparrow Project for Depression also meet 2 tsp paprika, preferably smoked paprika here to offer services and support with Check Out Village on the Hill 2-1/2 tsp salt Preheat oven to 450 degrees for at Groveland area residents. Do you have a small chore that you can 1-1/2 tsp fennel seed powder least 20 minutes; lightly grease a 16” We have a number of new programs no longer take care of yourself, need a daily 1-1/2 tsp sage diameter pizza pan with olive oil. Spread scheduled to begin in the coming phone call to see how you’re doing, need 1 tsp garlic powder turkey mixture on the pan covering it months. Our event calendar at www. caregiver relief or companionship? Village 1/2 tsp white pepper, freshly ground completely; the precooked “crust” will be southsidecommunityconnections.org is on the Hill has screened volunteers to help 1/2 tsp crushed red chili peppers (omit this thin (about ¼”) when you get it spread updated regularly with new information, you. We offer many services that can help for less spicy sausage) out, with no gaps or holes. so check it often. Our Facebook page also you live in your own home longer. Contact 1/2 tsp onion powder Bake at 450 for 7 minutes on an upper contains the latest on our new classes and Paula at (209) 962-6906, or email voh@ 1 Cup Canned Pizza Sauce or Pesto Sauce rack, and then remove. Leaving crust in pan, programs. Leader contact information southsidecommunityconnections.org to 6 oz. Pizza Cheese(s) of choice such as apply sauce, then cheese, then toppings. for individual events can be found on learn more. mozzarella and provolone Add more cheese on top, if preferred. Place Pizza Toppings of your choice, such as back in oven and cook for an additional 10 olives, mushrooms, onions, jalapeno minutes at 450, or until cheese is melted in peppers, pineapple, pepperoni, salami, the center and toppings are cooked to your ham, sausage, linguica, turkey bacon, roast preference. Remove from oven and loosen chicken or turkey pizza bottom from pan with a large spatula; transfer to a cutting board. Rest for a few DIRECTIONS minutes before slicing. Mix meat and spices together well and pat into an oval disk shape. Time permitting, Notes: For more details and progressive recipe wrap the meat mixture in saran wrap and pictures, visit http://homesinpinemountainlake. facebook.com/ refrigerate for an hour or longer. com/low-carb-pizza/ pinemountainlake New Books for the Library – a Penny at a Time Virginia Richmond

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Kindergarten Registration Tioga Character Michele Hessler – School Secretary Mrs. Dutton

It’s that time again, Kindergarten Registration will be Wednesday, April At Tioga, we have been concentrating on “We can even be responsible to each other by Registration at Tenaya Elementary School. 12th, 2017 starting at 8:30am. We will need different character traits every month. This month’s showing up when we say we are going to. When we If you have a child that will be 5 years old on copies of your child’s birth certificate and theme for school advancement, is responsibility. give someone our word, it’s an act of responsibility. If or before September 1, 2017, we would love to immunization records. Please contact the Being responsible is important, and can lead to you say you’ll turn in a paper tomorrow, then part of have them start their educational journey at school office to set up an appointment and you being a better person. Taking responsibility your responsibility is actually turning the paper in. Tenaya. We will also be offering Transitional pick up a registration packet. Please contact in your everyday life, can give you a sense of When you commit to a team--whether for sports, Kindergarten for those children that will be 5 Michele Hessler or Rhonda Crow at #962- accomplishment; alongside the feeling of doing or another form-- showing respect to your coach, years old between 9/2/17 and 12/2/17. 7846 to schedule your appointment today. something good. and showing up for practice is a huge form of it.” FEBRUARY 2017 EDITION The Pine Mountain Lake News BOFG SCHOOL NEWS 35 Tenaya Math Students Rewarded Tioga High Basketball Virginia Gustafson Ryan Dutton – Principal, Tioga High School

Wyatt Holt is congratulated by his teacher Ms. Volunteer Ron Selvey guides Paje Green. Tioga High School’s basketball teams will home games as well. With your support, our Loera and math volunteer Karen Hopkins. Photos by Virginia Gustafson. be finishing up the season this month and teams are able to compete in the Mountain we have a couple of home games you could Valley League once again this year and The Brainy Groveland mentoring program attend! We love having our community make a push towards the playoffs! Thank works with Tenaya Elementary fourth graders come out and support the athletic programs you to everyone who has attended home to help them build a strong foundation in here at Tioga! Entrance fees are only $2, and games this year, our kids love the support basic math skills. They start the year working our Culinary class is making food to sell at for the Twolves! on multiplication tables and can progress to division. Each Monday afternoon, Brainy Groveland volunteers spend an hour working individually Tioga High Landscaping Class with the students to practice, drill and test. Ryan Dutton – Principal, Tioga High School Each time a student passes a test, he or she receives a dollar. The Landscape class feet long and 4 feet high As an extra incentive, students earned a Samantha Edwards studies multiplication at Tioga has made a few with drainage and weed raffle ticket with each passed test this fall. Just with volunteer Don Felts. upgrades to the pond control. Upon completion, before Christmas break, we held a drawing located at the entrance the class members will and one of the students won a brand new who give their time to help our young of the gym and it turned plant bushes along the top Samsung tablet. The winner was Wyatt Holt. students. If you’d like to join as a volunteer, out great! They changed of the wall and construct Congratulations Wyatt! or find out more about the program, contact the fountain as well as a stone stairway up to the Special thanks to all the volunteer mentors Virginia Gustafson at 962-6336. rock placement to give gate of the garden! We it a more “natural” look. will keep you all updated Our students have done a and include pictures once great job learning on the it is completed! For those go and perfecting their community members that craft! The kids are also currently assisting have donated equipment to our program district maintenance in building a large we say thank you. If you have equipment Tioga Honor Roll retaining wall up on top of campus in or supplies that you feel our program could front of the future site of our garden. use please contact Principal Ryan Dutton Tioga High School is proud to announce Principal’s Award (3.5-3.99 GPA) The wall will eventually be almost 80 at Tioga High School, 962-4763. that our student body combined GPA Austin Pruitt during the first semester of this school year Randie Scott was 2.97! We are very grateful for the work Michael Ridgley that our teacher’s put in on a daily basis Ian Campbell Tioga High Robotics Class and pleased with the effort of the students! Barbara Dowling Ryan Dutton – Principal, Tioga High School Here are our Honor Roll Students: Joshua Follmer Audrey Simmons This year we have jobs in today’s “tech heavy” Honors (3.0-3.49 GPA) Diego Barbosa-Medina enjoyed adding a Robotics working world. We will Anna Wilson Jaydon Spires program to our educational be hosting a career fair at Janice Goodson curriculum here at Tioga. Tioga in April that will Maricela Martinez Outstanding Academic Award Our kids are learning bring many tech companies Merana Haven (4.0+ GPA) about programming and to the school to share with Josh Skelley Halei Belvail writing code, and we have our kids the opportunities Jesse Brown Summer Avery purchased some robots available to them in the Aileen Martinez Curtis Zwinge they are building and real world! Also this year, Miguel Gomez programming to perform each one of our high school Ada Pollock various tasks. The robots students is outfitted with an Bryce Ewen are powered by Arduino boards, which are iPad that they can use for school work. The JW Dauth breadboards that the kids build and program iPads have been uploaded with numerous apps Kyrsten Bledsoe to control the robots. Seen here in the picture they use in class each day. All of our students Heidi Miller is one of the Arduino boards that one of the have Google accounts as well, giving them Cecilia Ramirez teams in class has been working on. This is experience working with Google Docs, Slides, a great program to prepare our students for Sheets, and Google Classroom to name a few! 36 BOFG SCHOOL NEWS The Pine Mountain Lake News FEBRUARY 2017 EDITION Tioga Marquee STUDENTS OF THE MONTH Tioga High Journalism Rep. Emma Cox – Tenaya Elementary To Anyone Whom it May Mrs. Joanne Beaudreau has chosen 5th grader Emma Cox as Concern, our Student of the Month. Emma is a very determined individual. Often enough, at basketball She knows what is expected from her and will accomplish the task games, our bleachers aren’t full. with effort and enthusiasm. She maintains a positive attitude in my Our sports events and gatherings class and is always willing to help me with extra duties whenever seem to lack parental participation. she is asked. Emma’s parents are Shea Cox & Rhonda Calvert of The sad thing is, many people that Groveland. want to be involved in our school, simply aren’t told of the events and activities that go on around campus. All we have here at Tioga is an Emma Cox old Marquee. The same type that, once or twice a week, we have to Barbara Dowling – Tioga High go out, and spend over a half hour changing out the letters. It’s so Senior, Barbara Dowling is Tioga’s Student of the Month. She has small and non-attractive that many been at Tioga High her entire career as a Timberwolf, and we have people don’t even see the messages been really pleased with how she has developed into a responsible, we put there. Tioga High is in desperate and there are even incentives for you! Any dependable, young woman. We are proud of Barbara for her need of a new, electronic Marquee. businesses that pay towards the Marquee commitment to her studies, her job, her horses, and her family. She As of right now, we’re over halfway will get permanent advertisement; directly is a very strong willed person, and we think this character trait will there. We’ve–through the donations on the board. Shown to everyone that take her far in life. Barbara has started off her senior year with a bang of generous sponsors, and gracious passes by, or attends the events at our at Tioga, earning a first semester GPA of 3.85. She has a demanding citizens of our small town– managed to humble school. class schedule and also takes part in our Work Experience program at amass $7,000 towards the new Marquee. We’re asking for your help; help us to Tioga. She works at Dori’s Tea Cottage most afternoons and does a fine However, we need your help; we still have improve the communication and outreach Barbara Dowling job with juggling her studies and employment. Barbara is involved in $5,000 to go. Any donations would go a to our community. Student Council, participates in the TWolves Softball program, and is long way towards helping our community, Sincerely Wishing You A Great 2017! currently a candidate for 2017 Homecoming Queen at Tioga High School. Stop by Dori’s in the afternoon to say hello to Barb and tell her congratulations on this great honor! The Homecoming ceremony will take place on February 9th, in between the two basketball games, at roughly 6:00pm in the Tioga gym. Barbara’s parents are Andy and Shari Pingree of Big Oak Flat. They should both be very proud, as should Barbara for the success she has worked hard for. Good Tioga High ACADEC Team luck in whatever you choose to pursue Barbara, we know you are ready to take on the real world! Ryan Dutton – Principal, Tioga High School

On February 4, 2017, at Sonora High Tioga Incentives Program School, seventy-five Ryan Dutton – Principal students from five high schools will Hello Groveland! We have two running Factory, PML Grill, WalMart, Panda Express, compete in the 34th programs throughout the year that assist in McDonalds, iTunes card, Visa Gift Card, Annual Regional lifting the culture of our school community. Big 5, Kohls, Ross, TJ Maxx, Safeway, Save Academic Decathlon We have a monthly attendance program that Mart, Mar Val, etc. Our other competition Competition. allows students to receive recognition for is a Character Education program we started Participating high their attendance and be eligible for monthly this year. January’s monthly theme was schools include Bret raffle prizes. Even students that are sick and RESPONSIBILITY! We have class activities, Harte High School This year’s ACADEC team members for Tioga High School have verified absences get to take part in the a monthly rally, quotes around campus, from Angels Camp, pictured from left to right are: Austin Pruitt, Michael Ridgley, drawings! Class monthly attendances are and advice on announcements that support M o u n t a i n O a k s Curtis Zwinge, Ian Campbell, Summer Avery, Josh Skelley, Audrey also calculated, tying in tardies, unverified each monthly theme. Students can earn School from San Simmons, Janice Goodson, Halei Belvail, and Josh Follmer. absences, and suspensions with regular “TimberBucks” for their kindness from staff Andreas, Sonora High attendance. There is a formula to calculate or teachers and they put the TimberBucks in School from Sonora, the best percentage per class, and the class the jar of their choice in the office. Jars are Summerville High School from Tuolumne, The Academic Decathlon emphasizes the that wins each month earns a pizza party from labeled with the prize given out at the end of and Tioga High School from Groveland. personal and academic growth of each Pizza Factory!!! We give out gift cards from the month, so the more TimberBucks they A new theme of study is established student who, by meeting the challenges local and Sonora area establishments, along receive the more chances they have to win :) every year with topics that are relevant, with honesty and integrity, can reap the with some gift certificates provided to us from Thank you in advance for any assistance current and challenging. This year’s rewards of greater self-knowledge and Two Guys Pizza and Pizza Factory. If you feel you can provide to your little school here curricular theme is World War II. self-confidence for the future. Our team the need to give, this is a great opportunity on the hill! We are doing great things here Students will compose an essay based on a is led by teacher Emily Hanchett, who to do so, knowing that it is great motivation at Tioga, have a great teaching staff, great prompt whose central theme incorporates has done an incredible job motivating for our kids and friendly competition that programs for our kids, and want to give you, information relating to the current and working with our team to put them lifts the spirits of kids at Tioga! You can drop the community, the chance to participate as curriculum. Students will also perform a in contention for many medals once again off gift cards at the office if you would like well! Thank you very much to the community prepared speech and impromptu speech this year! Good luck TWolves and thank to take part! Any dollar amounts are greatly members that have already pitched in to help and participate in an interview before you to all of those others who have been appreciated! Establishments could include: out our programs! We are so very grateful a panel of community volunteer judges. instrumental in helping our team! Cocina Michoacana, Two Guys, Pizza for your help! FEBRUARY 2017 EDITION The Pine Mountain Lake News HOME IMPROVEMENT 37

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Contractor Checklist for Homeowners BUILDING PERMITS CHECK OUT THE CONTRACT never be more than 10% of the contract r Will the contractor get any needed r Did you read and do you understand price or $1,000, whichever is less. permits before the work starts? your contract? r Is there a schedule of payments? If r Are the permit fees included in the r Does the 3-day right to cancel a there is, you should pay only as work contract? contract apply to you? is completed and not before.

CHECK OUT YOUR r Does the contract tell you when work r Did your contractor give you a “Notice CONTRACTOR will start and end? to Owner,” a warning notice describing r Did you contact the Contractors liens and ways to prevent them? Even if State License Board (CSLB) to r Does the contract include a detailed you pay your contractor, a lien can be check the status of the contractor’s description of the work to be done, the placed on your home by unpaid laborers, license? Contact the CSLB at material to be used, and equipment to subcontractors, or material suppliers. A 1-800-321-CSLB (2752) or visit be installed? This description should lien can result in you paying twice or, their Web site: www.cslb.ca.gov. include a plan and scale drawing in some cases, losing your home in a showing the shape, size, dimensions and foreclosure. Also check the “Notice to r Did you get at least three local specifications. It should include brand Owner” for ways to protect yourself. references from the contractors you names, model numbers, quantities and are considering? colors. Specific descriptions now will r Did you know changes or additions to prevent disputes later. your contract must all be in writing? r Did you call them and see the work the contractor completed? r Are you required to pay a down payment? r Putting changes in writing reduces the possibility of a later dispute. FOR MORE INFORMATION If you are, the down payment should VISIT: WWW.CSLB.CA.GOV

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