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RESIDENT MANAGERS/OFFICE Manager: Teresa Cruz, Rutherford Investment Co. Office address: 28400 Granada Circle Phone: 510-783-5535 Office hours: 9-12 and 1:30-4 Monday-Friday. Rent may be dropped in mail slot in office door (next to laundry room). Jeffrey Stoops, Assistant Manager On-call for emergencies Sat.-Sun.-Holidays In an emergency, call 510-783-5535. Call will be directed to pager (510-312-0277). ORGANIZATIONS The Spanish Ranch #1 Association and the Spanish Ranch #1 Ladies Club are automatically comprised of park residents. There are no dues. MEETINGS of the Association Board are the FIRST THURSDAY at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Clubhouse. Residents welcome. LADIES CLUB meets the SECOND THURSDAY of each month at 12 NOON in the Main Clubhouse. The LUNCH BUNCH meets the THIRD THURSDAY of each month to go out to lunch at various area restaurants. NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH meets the SECOND TUESDAY of alternate months at 7:00 p.m. in the clubhouse BINGO is the FIRST and LAST SATURDAY of each month. MISCELLANEOUS The Clubhouses are available to residents for private affairs. Contact the Office, 510-783-5535 SWIMMING POOL / HOT TUB Pool open May-October. Hot Tub open year round. The POOL ROOM inside Main Clubhouse is available for residents to use. See the office for a key. COMPLAINTS/SUGGESTIONS/REPORTS are to be submitted to Park Management in WRITING and must be SIGNED. For any complaints or suggestions concerning safety, maintenance, replace/repair, notify the Executive Board as well. This may be done through the website at www.spanishranch1.org, RESIDENT SUGGESTION/COMPLAINT FORM ON PAGE 10. Bus transportation information on page 11.
Please Donate:
We are currently collecting coats and jackets for
THURSDAY,
Holiday Brunch
All residents of Spanish Ranch 1 are invited to our Holiday Brunch,
sponsored by Management and Community Volunteers.
Spanish Ranch 1
Note: If you do not return the slip but would like to attend the brunch with your child or children, we ask that you bring an age appropriate gift for a child(ren). (That way no one gets left out when Santa comes.)
Please detach here and return to the office by December 7: Space # _________
Please check applicable box and fill in age below for ALL CHILDREN attending. c Boy age ____ c Boy age ____ c Girl age ____ c Girl age ____
More? _______________________________________________________________ I would like to volunteer to help with the party. Name_________________________________________ phone #_______________ 3
Have a happy and safe holiday season and hope to see you there.
MANAGERSCORNER
This is the last Managers letter for the year 2011!! Where did this year go? We wish everyone at Spanish Ranch #1 MHP a very Merry Holiday. The annual Holiday party is scheduled for Sunday, December 11th, 2011 between the hours of 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. We look forward to seeing everyone at the large clubhouse. We feel certain that this years Holiday Season will be no different than those in the past and that means that we all will all be enjoying lots of entertaining during this Holiday Season with family and friends. With the prior comments in mind, we would like to remind all residents that Visitor Parking areas are for visitors only. There are some of our neighbors that are using the visitor parking for overflow parking for that extra vehicle. Please be kind and considerate to your neighbor and their guests and park your work and extra vehicles outside the community. If you call Spanish Ranch #1 MHP home even if you are not on a lease or not registered as a guest, you are not a visitor. A visitor is defined as an overnight guest that visits less than twenty (20) days a year. We would like to take this occasion to comment an occurrence in the month of October. There was a police action as a result of an incident outside the park. In an effort to determine the facts surrounding this occurrence the Hayward Police blocked off the main entrance to the Spanish Ranch and set up checkpoints in areas adjacent to Spanish Ranch. These check points also included the single family homes in the neighborhoods surrounding our community. Should something like this occur again, PLEASE DO NOT DRIVE AROUND THE PARK IN YOUR VEHICLES OR BICYCLES. PLEASE STAY NEAR YOUR HOME. There is a program in place in which the block captains will keep everyone informed in their area of responsibility via telephone and personal contact. Have you used the Saunas recently? Management just purchased and installed new heaters for the Men and Womens Saunas last month. They work VERY well. If you are fan of the dry heat, then come on down to the club house and let the dry heat drive some of the stress from your body. This is a close community and we live close to each other. Please show respect to your neighbors by NOT sounding your horn at inopportune times (late at night or early in the morning). Please turn your radio down when entering your community. Everyone may not appreciate the sound of your new 150 Watt double bass speakers as much as you do. With the Holidays upon us, most of us will be doing some special dinners and events. This means that there will be more stress on our sewer system. Myth: Its a big system. A little fat down the drain will not hurt Fact: if each household in Spanish Ranch puts 4 oz. of fat (4 oz. is cup), grease or oil down the drains each day, that is over 98 quarts or put another way over 14.5 GALLONS of sewer clogging debris down the drain EACH DAY!!! Save a sewer back up and put your grease, oil or fats into separate cans and put them in the garbage can for Fridays pickup. If you would like a nice can for your grease, please contact the office and we will hook you up with a nice plastic can with a lid that our coffee comes in. Guillermos Corner Guillermo would like to commend those residents that are keeping tabs on unfamiliar vehicles parking in our community. As a result of their help, these cars have been tagged and turned over the Hayward Police Department. Guillermo says GOOD JOB!!! Guillermo would also like to remind everyone to continue to sweep and pick up the leaves in front of your home at least once a week. The gutter areas in front of your home are your responsibility. Please be considerate and pick up the leaves and not simply sweep them down in front of your neighbors home. Be sure to clean up under the gutter ramps at your driveway. Your help will insure that our storm drains are working properly and that large lakes do not form at the storm drain inlets. Guillermo also says Thanks for all of you that are monitoring the street lights and reporting them to the office. Keep up the good work as he continues to make Spanish Ranch a safe place to walk after dark or on those dreary and dark days. Jeff Stoops, Assistant Manager
NOTE!
Food donations must be UNOPENED, not perishable and not require refrigeration.
PLEASE DONATE!
Thank you!
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
Our next meeting will be held on
Upcoming meetings: March 17, 2012 Continental May 19, 2012 Hayward Mobile Country Club Biannual Election!!! September 15, 2012 Eden Gardens November 17, 2012 Pueblo Springs
BINGO
Packet sales begin at 10 a.m. Play starts promptly at 12:00 noon.
Join us for
COFFEE
is available in the Clubhouse daily during regular office hours for residents of Spanish Ranch 1.
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Per state law, no one under the age of 18 is allowed in the clubhouse during Bingo
NOTICE
DIME BINGO
Ladies! Bring your lunch and lets get together. Dessert provided.
Costs only a dime a game, winner take all! + .25 for the bank which gets raffled back to somebody at the first gathering in January. Grease is the #1 problem with our Parks sewers.
How to prevent fats, oils, and greases from damaging your home and the Environment.
Fat-Free Sewers:
THE HYGIENE SUPPLIES AND TOILETRIES DRIVE enjoyed a good response as attested to by the packed cabinet. Spanish Ranch 1 Association president Dawn Plaskon, right, presented the donations to Program Director Sara Lamnin, next to her, and to Peer Advocates Leon and Debbie, left. The donations of hotel soaps, shampoos and lotions, and hygiene supplies for women and children were collected to help the outreach efforts of the South Hayward Parish, a coalition of congregations which include Congregation Shir Ami, Good Shepherd Lutheran, South Hayward United Methodist,
Starr King Unitarian Universalist, St. Clements Catholic, United Church of Hayward, UCC, Westminster Hills United Presbyterian. Visit www.southhaywardparish.org. The South Hayward Parish community ministry includes Emergency Food Programs that meet unmet local needs; a Day Labor Center providing service for day workers of the community, Community Action Network (CAN) working with homeless individuals in Hayward, public witness activities that promote social justice, and provides resources and advocacy that benefit all residents of Hayward.
NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH
510-784-1008
Are weeds, rubbish, or overgrown plants on your lot a cause for concern? Is your home in need of sprucing up with washing or painting? If you are low income, elderly or disabled, Were here to help! Give Marvin a call, and well see what our team can do to extend a helping hand. Call us, or park management, to schedule a lot assessment. Call 510-274-1771 (Association voicemail); or Marvin at 783-0360.
NOTE:Onlyindoorpetsare
If YOUR cat is outside, it will be presumed to be feral and could be trapped and taken to the local animal shelter. It can be quite costly to bail out your cat so keep it inside where it belongs!
permittedinthepark
$500
REWARD RECOMPENSA
For information that leads to the arrest and conviction of graffiti vandals in Hayward. Para informacin que dar lugar a la detencin y a la conviccin de los delincuentes de graffiti en Hayward.
RAFFLE AT THE CRAFT FAIR. Co-coordinator (with Judy Allen-Rodgers) Patty Little asks Alexandra, right, to verify the number on a ticket drawn by Zareny, left, as the last of three gift baskets was given away. Granada Circle resident Landa Lindsey won the grand prize of a basket filled with everything necessary to make wrapped presents into works of art. A smaller basket awarded a Michaels gift card along with other items. The 18 tables featured a variety of handcrafted wares including woodworking, artificial flower arrangements, knitted and crocheted items, sewn items, paintings, baked goods and lots of jewelry. Alexandra offered handmade charms and earrings at her table while Zareny helped her grandmother sell a table of hair accessories. Organizers hope to revive the Craft Fair as an annual event and were much encouraged by the success of a this more upscale event. A regular Flea Market, where all your rummage is welcome, is tentatively planned for March 2012.
Call: 510-583-5500
English & Espaol More info: www.hayward-ca-gov
Baseball Humor
Two old guys, Abe and Sol, are sitting on a park bench feeding pigeons and talking about baseball, like they do every day. Abe turns to Sol and says, Do you think theres baseball in heaven? Sol thinks about it for a minute and replies, I dunno. But lets make a deal: if I die first, Ill come back and tell you if theres baseball in heaven, and if you die first, you do the same. They shake on it and sadly, a few months later, poor Abe passes on. One day soon afterward, Sol is sitting there feeding the pigeons by himself when he hears a voice whisper, Sol ... Sol ... Sol responds, Abe! Is that you? Yes, it is, Sol, whispers Abes ghost. Sol, still amazed, asks, So, is there baseball in heaven? Well, says Abe, Ive got good news and bad news. Gimme the good news first, says Sol.
submitted by Jeff
Abe says, Well... there is baseball in heaven. Sol says, Thats great! What news could be bad enough to ruin that!? Abe sighs and whispers, Youre pitching on Friday.
Sh-h-h.Quietplease.
Please keep in mind that in a mobile home, sound carries more so than in a regular house. Please keep bass on stereo as well as volume turned down, in your house AND car. Be courteous to your neighbors. Keep your driveway plates aligned so they dont clatter when you drive in, and dont run over those in other driveways. We appreciate your efforts in this area and Im sure your neighbors will too.
Jimmy Piersall, on how to diaper a baby: Spread the diaper in the position of the diamond, with you at bat. Then, fold second-base down to home and set the baby on the pitchers mound. Put first-base and third together, bring up home plate and pin the three together. Of course, in case of rain, you gotta call-the-game and start all over again.
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Only the person with the problem or concern may file the complaint. None will be accepted from third parties on behalf of someone else. Forms are available in a bin on the wall next to the bulletin board in the main clubhouse AND in almost every issue of the El Toro. To help your elected SR1 Assn leadership help you, please provide a copy to the SR-1 Assn. Fill out the form on the website or leave a copy in the editors paper tube, 28408 Granada Circle (across from clubhouse laundry room).
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QUALIFIED APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE: For your convenience, the application on the next page has the Manager/Facility Information filled in so that you can complete the application and submit it without coming to the office.
NOTE: For your convenience, the application on the next page has the Manager/Facility Information filled in so that you can complete the application and submit it without coming to the office. 13
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Bookshelves in the Main Clubhouse are available for the free exchange of books by park residents. Stop by and browse any time the clubhouse is open.
PARK WEBSITE!
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DECEMBER
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2011
FRI 2 SAT 3
1 SR-1 Assn Board Meeting 7:00 p.m. All residents are welcome to attend.
BINGO 12-3
BINGO 12-3
El Toro Deadline 17
Nborhood Watch 7 pm
BUS 10:10 a.m. to 1:55 p.m.
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CHRISTMAS EVE
CHRISTMAS DAY