Friday Flyer February 4, 2011

Brighten Your February with Enjoyable and Helpful Activities

 “Pasta for Pets”: The Eagles Nest will host a fundraiser for the Fluvanna SPCA on Mon., Feb. 7, from 5 to
8PM. 20% of sales will be donated to the SPCA. Prices for pasta, small salad, garlic bread and beverage start at
$10. All welcome to enjoy a great meal and help our furry friends at the same time.
 “Gardening for Birds,” 7PM on Thurs., Feb. 10, in the Terrace Room. Dr. William H. D. Leaning, a
retired veterinarian and passionate nature photographer, will present a free pictorial diary of birds, butterflies,
insects and other critters and give tips on planting and landscaping to attract more birds. This free program will be
broadcast live on LMOA’s cable TV channel 10 on Feb. 10 at 7PM, then repeated at 9AM and 7PM daily through
Feb. 16. Sponsored by the LMOA Wildlife Committee.
 “Love Your Lake,” 10AM to 12N, Sat., Feb. 12, in the Terrace Room. The Lake Health Education Group
is sponsoring this free interactive fun fair for Lake kids from kindergarten through middle school age on how to care for our lake. VA
Museum of Natural History educator Nancy Newman will speak at 10AM sharp about the animals that inhabit or
depend on our lake, ponds and streams. Other activities will include a puppet show, crafting your own “Love Your
Lake” Valentine, games, displays, demonstrations.
 Valentine’s Day Dinner at Ashlawn Grille
Reservations are required for this scrumptious four-course Valentine dinner on Mon. evening, Feb. 14. Pre-order
your entrées by calling 591-1151. Cost is $35 per person.
First Course -- Assorted Hors d'oeuvres: Stuffed Shrimp, Escargot in a Cremini Mushroom, Smoked Salmon on Crostini, Miniature
Crab Cakes
Second Course – Salad: Mesclun Greens in a Vinaigrette
Third Course - Entree (select one per person): Chateaubriand (for one or two), Beef Wellington, Rack of Lamb, Breast of Duck a
L'orange, or Seafood Mornay (lobster, crab, shrimp & scallops)
Fourth Course – Dessert: Chocolate Torte
 “Basics of Fishing for Bass at Lake Monticello,” a free fishing seminar, will be held on Feb. 21,
at 7PM in the Terrace Room. This popular class will cover the basics of fishing for bass at Lake Monticello. Veteran
angler and Lake resident Paul St. Clair will talk about the fish species that inhabit our lakes and ponds, their feeding
habits, baits to use, winning fishing techniques and tackle requirements. For more information about the seminar, call
589-8158 or 540-333-2164.

Ideas, Hopes, Plans, Dreams Welcome

If you want to help protect and preserve our community and plan for its future,
please consider running for the Board of Directors.
There will be three vacancies on the LMOA Board of Directors in June. If you want to help make decisions that will
directly affect the quality of life in our community, both now and in the future, please consider becoming a
candidate. The election is part of the 39th Annual Meeting, which will take place on Sat., June 25, but you must
complete the petition process that is already underway. Petition packets and assistance are available to help you
understand and perform the petition process by calling Communications Manager Peggy Alexander at 589-8263,
ext. 111. Deadline for completed petition packets to be returned to LMOA is 5PM on Mon., March 28.

“What It Means to Be a Director” is currently running on cable channel 10(977) at 9AM and 7PM daily through Wed., Feb.
9. If you are a prospective Board candidate or a resident who wants to know why members serve on the Board of Directors, don’t miss
this informative program. President Scott Meiss and hosts outgoing directors Mike Harrison and Ray Gott and former director Ed
Seroskie sharing their experiences and talking about the rewards of community service.

Member Proposal Petition Packets Available: Members with ideas they would like presented for member vote at the
annual meeting must go through the LMOA petition process. Proposals also must meet Bylaw requirements on what is appropriate for
member vote. For more information or to pick up a member proposal petition packet, call Communications Manager Peggy Alexander
at 589-8263, ext. 111. The deadline to file completed packets is 5PM on Mon., March 28.
Congratulations, Lake Monticello: Recycling continues at 38% of material collected each month, according to SDI.

Community Fishing Pier Update: The contracting process is underway for materials to construct the fishing pier. If all goes
as planned, the pier, which will be accessible to all, is scheduled for construction this spring, hopefully prior to the Kid’s Fishing Day in
May. If you have not yet made a donation toward the pier, you still can do so. Donations will be accepted at the fishing seminar on Feb.
21, or you can send your donation of any size to Bo’s Pier Group, 265 Turkeysag Trail, Suite 102, #130, Palmyra, VA 22963. Make
checks payable to LMOA, marked for the “pier fund.” To volunteer to help with the construction of the pier, go to
http://sites.google.com/site/lmoafishingpier/, click on Volunteer Questionnaire, and follow the instructions. For more information,
call (703) 582-4398.

Completion of Operations Building Basement: At the Jan. 27 Board of Directors meeting, the General Manager was
authorized to use the entire amount of $12,500 that was earmarked in the 2011 budget to complete work on the lower level of the
Operations Building. The project was approved in December as a new initiative with funding from property transfer fee funds.
Completion of the space will double the Police Department workspace, with addition of a training, conference and emergency
operations center, officers’ squad room, secure storage and the electronic infrastructure to relocate the gate system from the
Administration Office at some later date. The Police share the main level of the Operations Building with the Environmental Control
operations.
Are You Interested in Television Production?
The LMOA Broadcast Group will meet on Tues., Feb. 8, at 7:30PM in the Faulconer Room. If you are interested in volunteering for one
or more television production jobs, such as a director, switcher, camera or audio operator, producer/host or general electronic support,
come visit with the Group on Tuesday as it goes through its upcoming schedule of programming and works on other aspects of the
broadcast operation. If you’re interested but can’t attend the meeting, contact Co-chairs Ron Krauss at (434) 589-5209 or
rakrauss@embarqmail.com, or Jerry Steffel at (434) 589-6418 or jhsteffel@yahoo.com.

Spring Cleanup Is Coming Soon

Watch for information and dates on the upcoming Spring Community Yard Sales and the arrival of dumpsters for disposal of items too
large for regular trash pick up.

What to Do with All those Leaves: The Environmental Control Committee has alerted residents through
the Friday Flyer that it will be citing homes with drainage culverts and ditches that are clogged with leaves. While
you’re cleaning up your culverts and ditches, here is the solution to where to put the leaves.
Please remember that, for the health and well being of our watershed, leaves should not be raked, blown or
dumped into ditches, streams, ponds and lakes. LMOA recommends that leaves be used on the lot where they fell,
either whole, shredded or composted, to protect and nourish plantings, but there are alternatives: The leaf disposal site is open daily
inside the fenced area at Tufton Lake for residents’ use only. Do not dump tree branches or other yard debris, Christmas trees or
household trash at this site. (Please empty bags and take them for reuse.) SDI will pick up not more than five bags of leaves per
household each week. If there is space in the trash cart, please place bags inside. If not, place bags about two feet from the cart. The
cart must be present so the driver can hoist the bags into the truck.

Environmental Control Citation Notice

y Outdated holiday decorations: The ECC advises that it has begun writing citations for Christmas, Halloween and other outdated
exterior holiday decorations.
y Clogged ditches and culvert pipes: The ECC already is citing residents who have leaf and debris blocking ditches and culverts.
y For information, call the ECC office at (434) 591-0196.

CHANNEL 10(977) PRESENTS

Programs air at 9AM and 7PM daily on cable channel 10(977)
y Through Wed., Feb. 9: President Scott Meiss hosts “What It Means to Be a Director,” a program on the rewards of service on the
Board of Directors.
y Thurs. – Wed., Feb. 10 – 16: “Gardening for Birds,” a Wildlife Committee program on attracting birds to your yard, with retired
veterinarian and nature photographer Dr. William Leaning.
 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
[LMOA events & activities are printed in bold type.]
Sat., Feb. 5 1PM Junior Naturalists Club, TR
Sun., Feb. 6 1PM Circle of Friends, EN
Mon., Feb. 7 8AM Aerobics, TR
9AM Duplicate Bridge, FR
9:30AM Beautification Corps, TR
1PM Mah Jongg for Fun, FR
7PM Chess Club, TBR
Tues., Feb. 8 8AM Environmental Control Committee, OB
8AM Aerobics, TR
8:30AM Steering Committee, TBR
9:30AM Basket Weaving, TR
1PM Canasta, FR
1PM Casual Bridge, FR
5:30PM Girl Scout Troop 2047, TR
7PM Pinochle, TGR
7:30PM Broadcast Group, FR
Wed., Feb. 9 7:30AM Rotary Club, AG
9AM Line Dancing, TR
9:30AM Ladies’ Bridge, FR
1PM Ad Hoc Committee: Community Fishing Pier, TGR
4PM Golf Committee, CR
6:30PM Rivanna Lions Club, FR
7PM Crafting Group, TBR
7PM Lake Preservation Committee, TR
Thurs., Feb. 10 8AM Aerobics, TR
12:15PM Mah Jongg, FR
1PM Piecemakers, TR
6PM Girl Scouts -- Juliettes, TGR
7PM Gardening for Birds, TR
7PM Computer Users Group, FR
7PM Finance Committee, TBR
Fri., Feb. 11 8AM Aerobics, TR
9:30AM ME-MAY I, FR
1PM Hand and Foot, TR
AG – Ashlawn Grille; ATC – Ashlawn Tennis Courts; BBF – Bunker Ball Field; CBY – Clubhouse Back Yard; CH – Clubhouse; CR –
Crofton Room; OB – Operations Building; EN – Eagles Nest; FR – Faulconer Room; GC – Golf Course; P – Pool; PS – Pro Shop; TGR
– Terrace Game Room; TBR – Terrace Board Room; TR – Terrace Room; TL -- Tufton Lake

COMMUNITY NEWS & EVENTS

• LINE DANCING CANCELLED FOR FEB. 9, but will resume Feb. 16.
• LM COMPUTER USERS GROUP will meet on Thurs., Feb. 10, at 7PM in the Faulconer Room. Grant Fleming will talk about how to
upgrade your PC from Windows XP to Windows 7. For a schedule of 2011 programs, go to the website at http://lmcug.apcug.org/.
• FLUVANNA ART ASSOCIATION will meet on Fri., Feb. 11, at 9:30AM at the Fork Union Community Center. Guest will be Bo Luthie
of Bayberry Frame. For more information, call 589-6466.
• COUNCIL OF UNIT OWENRS OF MARINA POINT will meet on Sat., Feb. 14, at 10AM in the Faulconer Room.
• LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS will meet Tues., Feb. 15, at the Library. Refreshments at 5:30PM, meeting at 6. Speaker: Sean
O’Brien, Executive Director of the Center for the Constitution at James Monroe’s Montpelier. For information, call 591-0230.
• AUDITIONS: The Persimmon Tree Players will hold auditions for the John Patrick comedy “Everybody Loves Opal” at 7PM on Feb.
15 and 17 at the Fork Union Community Center. Needed: four men and two women. For more information, call 589-9005 or visit the
website at www.persimmontreeplayers.org.
• FLUVANNA HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESENTS historian, journalist and author Marc Leepson to talk about Saving Monticello: The
Levy Family’s Epic Quest to Rescue the House that Jefferson Built, on Thurs. Feb. 17, at 7PM in the historic Fluvanna Courthouse,
Palmyra. A reception will follow. For more information, call 589-7910 or go to the website at info@fluvannahistory.org.
• IT’S TIME TO SIGN UP for 9-hole ladies for the coming season. Just call the Pro Shop at 589-3075, or sign up in the ladies’ locker
room by March 22. The first meeting will be a breakfast at the Eagles Nest on Tues., Apr. 5, at 9AM. New members always welcome.
• HORTICULTURAL HELP DESK is operating via email and phone through Spring 2011. To get answers to your gardening questions,
go to the website at www.fluvannamg.org and click on “contact us” on the homepage. In an emergency, call the Fluvanna Extension
Office at 591-1950. The Horticultural Help Desk is a Fluvanna Master Gardener program.

EMERGENCY INFORMATION: Call (434) 589-8263, ext. 300.

PRO SHOP: Open 7AM to 5:30PM. Carts due 30 minutes before sunset. For tee time or in inclement weather, call (434) 589-3075. For
information go to the website at www.lakemonticellogolf.org.
EAGLES NEST: Opens 7:30AM to 2PM daily. Breakfast Buffet, Sat. and Sun. until 12N. Blue Plate specials Mon. – Fri. from 7:30 to
11AM. Chair lift available. To-go orders welcome -- call 589-3512. For information or to schedule a meeting or other event, ask for or
email Manager Jet Thompson at Jet.EaglesNest@gmail.com.
ASHLAWN GRILLE: Open Tues. – Sat. 4:30-9PM, and for Sunday brunch from 10:30AM to 2PM in the Clubhouse. For information,
call (434) 591-1151.
MARINA: Open 10AM to 6PM, daily, selling plus grade gasoline for cars and boats, ice, bait, propane. For information, call (434) 589-
1692.
LEAF DISPOSAL SITE is open inside the fenced area at Tufton Lake for disposal of leaves, grass clippings and acorns. Please
remove leaves from bags and take the bags for reuse. No brush, trees, trash or other debris permitted. No commercial dumping.
HORSESHOES, Mon., Tues., Wed. at 1PM at Ashlawn Pits. All over 18 years welcome. For information call 589-4225.
ORGANIZED TENNIS: Ladies’ – 9AM, Mon. & Thurs.; men’s – 9AM, Tues., Wed., Fri.; and mixed doubles – 9AM, Sat.

The Friday Flyer is an official weekly publication of the Lake Monticello Owners’ Association. It communicates matters of
general interest and presents information on policies, procedures, activities and events. The editorial staff is responsible for content
based on guidelines set forth in policy. Deadline for submission of announcements and news is 5PM on Wednesday, unless otherwise
announced. Email announcements to palexander@lmoa.org or drop off at the Administration Office. Submission does not guarantee
publication. The printed Friday Flyer is available around the community, online at www.lmoa.org and on cable TV channel 14(978) for
your convenience. For more information, call (434) 589-8263, extension 111.