Compass The Official Magazine of Sun City Lincoln Hills September 2014 Who Me? Serve on the Board of Directors?... page 5 The Drought and Sun City Lincoln Hills... page 2 Mark Your Calendar! 15th Anniversary Celebration Online Enrollment October 18... page 46 with Ease... page 7 Lap Swimming and Water National Night Out www.suncity-lincolnhills.org/residentsWalking/Running Etiquette... page 9 Parties...Compass pages September 26-27 2014 1 Association News In This Issue Board of Directors Report Activities News & Happenings ...................... 7, 51 , 108 Denny Valentine, Director, SCLH Board of Directors Ad Directory / Compass Advertisers .................... 107 uring the August Board of Direc- modification of the mone- Aging Well—Vascular .................................... 25 tors meeting a couple of provoca- tary relationship between ARC/Architectural Review Committee ............ 12 Dtive issues were on the agenda in them and the Association. Association Contacts & Hours Directory ............. 106 addition to the regular committee reports, We were advised by our Board of Directors Report........................................... 2 which I must say, reflected just how hard auditors that it was no longer appropri- working and thorough the committees are. ate to commingle their funds with those Breast Cancer Awareness 5k Fun Run ...................... 4 of the Association, and advised them of Bulletin Board............................................... 45 First, we thought it appropriate to such. They then created a new umbrella • Community Perks............................................. 46 update the Resolution which guides the organization known as the Lincoln Hills • It’s the Law ........................................................ 45 Association in allocating meeting and Council of Performing Arts (LHCPA) to • You Are Invited............................................... 45 activity space among the many demands handle finances and improve coordination Calendar of Events......................................... 3 placed on it. The Resolution initially among the individual performing groups. Classes, Activities Department............................ 67 adopted in 1999 when Del Webb was in During the meeting, there was a great Classes, WellFit Department............................. 85 charge made incorrect reference to them deal of discussion and some debate as to Club Ad: Needle Arts Group ................................. 13 specifically. The newly adopted Resolu- how these relationships between LHCPA, Club News .......................................................... 29 tion makes no substantive changes and their individual groups and the Association Committee Openings ...................................... 7 retains priority for requesting space as would play out. The matter was reconciled Community Forum Videos Gain Popularity ........... 14 it always has been with first call going to with an understanding that LHCPA would Community Forums ...................................... 104 the Association along with its Board and coordinate the annual performance cal- Committees. Following are Association endar among the groups, present it to Connections ........................................................ 3 groups and clubs, then non-recognized the Association, and requested changes, Day Trips & Extended Travel ............................ 56 resident groups and individual residents, if there are any, would be between the Did You Know? ............................................... 5, 12 and lastly public function, which may not groups and the Association. Elections Committee ......................................... 5 include residents. Entertainment .................................................... 48 I want to thank all those involved, Fight the Bite .............................................................. 21 The other matter dealt with the LHCPA, the Board and Staff for all the Finance Committee ................................................... 13 performing arts groups during an open time and effort necessary to reconcile Food & Beverage Department ............................ 17, 84 Special Meeting of the Board. It included a the issues. Golf Cart Inspections at Orchard Creek Lodge................ 52 In Memoriam .................................................... 47 Insects & Spiders of Lincoln Hills .............................. 21 The Drought and Sun City Lincoln Hills Chris O’Keefe, Senior Director of Facilities & Maintenance Internet Insight ..................................................... 14 Lincoln Hills Foundation .................................. 25 In the last month, the city of Lincoln agency,” the golf course has enacted mandatory water restrictions Lincoln Hills Golf Club ............................................... 57 has priority in establish- in response to the effects seen by three ing irrigation schedules Library News ..................................................... 14 years of drought in California. These re- and, as such, is able to irrigate during the Neighborhood Watch/National Night Out .................... 26 strictions have left some of our residents preferred watering times (9:00 PM-5:00 Online Enrollment with Ease ....................................... 7 to wonder what actions our Association AM). Because there is not enough capacity Properties Committee ...................................... 12 has taken, if any, to address the serious to irrigate simultaneously, the Association The Drought at Sun City Lincoln Hills .......................... 2 conditions brought about by the drought. has to schedule its irrigation times during The Spa at Kilaga Springs ...................................... 17, 66 Water management is something that less optimal periods. This is why you will Upcoming Association-Related Meetings ................ 3 the SCLH facilities team has been looking see us irrigating during daylight hours. WellFit Grids.......................................... 101-103 at for several years. This is the second Recognizing our limitations regarding WellFit News ............................................................9 drought we have seen in the last 10 years, irrigation schedules, the facilities team is Who Me? Serve on the Board of Directors? ................ 5 and we realized back in 2008 that we able to call on several tools to maximize would need to put into place practices the use of irrigation water throughout the that would provide us with the greatest community. We employ a computerized On the cover level of flexibility possible in order to irrigation system to control hundreds Volunteers serving on the Board properly manage our water resources. of schedules in use on a daily basis. This of Directors are key to governing The Lincoln Hills Golf Course has been system is tied into an on-site weather our community assets and lifestyle. tasked to provide “raw” irrigation water station that provides real-time weather Why not you? from the very beginning of our commu- information that is used by our irrigation nity. As the entity acting as the “water Please see “The Drought” on page 9 2 September 2014 Compass www.suncity-lincolnhills.org/residents Association News Connections Calendar of Events Jeannine Balcombe, Senior Director of Lifestyle and Communications September 15-October 31 Autumn is here, one of the best times and greet our Compass Date Event Page # of the year! Of course you have Saturday, advertisers whose ad- 09/15 Find Your Female Ancestors 35 October 18 marked on your calendar for vertising dollars enable 09/16 Speaker: Jim Bermudez, Lincoln Comm. Dev. Dept. 37 the 15 year Anniversary Parade and party, us to provide you the 09/16 Dinner Show: An Evening in Polynesia 53* have you also marked October 17 to attend beautiful and professionally prepared 09/16 Bus Trip: San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium Tour 65* our twice annual Business Showcase in monthly Compass magazine free of charge. 09/17 Forum: The Changing Face of America 104 09/18 Book Discussion: Killing Lincoln 31 the OC Lodge? I certainly hope so. The Please stop by to say hello and see what 09/18 Speaker: Placer County Sheriff Edward Bonner 42 Showcase is an excellent time to meet they have to offer you. 09/18 Bus Trip: San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium Tour 65* This month’s Compass 09/19 Summer Concert Series: Top Shelf's Disco Fever 50 has several articles to an- 09/20 Bus Trip: Tour of Floating Homes 65* swer many of your current 09/21 Bus Trip: Acrobats of China 65* questions. On page 2, Chris 09/22 Deadline for Fashion Show Model Call 55 O’Keefe, Senior Director 09/23 Bus Trip: Speaker Series, Alice Waters 65* of Facilities and Mainte- 09/23-24 Vaudeville Troupe Auditions for Variety Show 42 09/24 Forum: “Run Silent; Run Deep” 24, 104 nance, addresses what the 09/24 Music Group Meeting, Perform or Enjoy the Music 37 Association is doing in the 09/24 Bus Trip: Motown the Musical 65* area of Water Leadership. If 09/25 Speaker, specialist in African Violets 34 you missed the mid-August 09/29 Hypnotist/Comedian: Charlie Norman 48 eNews addressing water 09/30-10/01 Players Auditions/Halloween Readers Theater 39 runoff concerns, you may 10/01 “Exoplanets” 29 not be registered to receive 10/01 Bus Trip: Jackson Rancheria 56 these important Association 10/02 Investor Speakers, Oppenheimer and Blackrock 36 10/02 Forum: Meet the Candidates: Lincoln City Council 104 updates. You can read the 10/03 Overnight: Virginia City 65* Soon we will begin to see the