ElToro December 2010

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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 a pager.

ORGANIZATIONS

The Spanish Ranch #1 Association and the Spanish

Ranch #1 Ladies Club are automatically comprisedof park residents. There are no dues.

MEETINGS of the residents Association are the FIRSTTHURSDAY at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Clubhouse.

LADIES CLUB meets the SECOND THURSDAY of eachmonth at 12 NOON in the Main Clubhouse.

The LUNCH BUNCH meets the THIRD

THURSDAY of each month to go out to lunch atvarious area restaurants.

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH meets the

SECOND TUESDAY 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 forprivate affairs. Contact the Office, 510-783-5535

SWIMMING POOL / HOT TUBPool open May-October. Hot Tub open year round.

The POOL ROOM inside Main Clubhouse is availablefor residents to use. See the office for a key.

COMPLAINTS/SUGGESTIONS/REPORTSare to be submitted to Park Management in

WRITING and must be SIGNED.

For any complaints or suggestions concerningsafety, maintenance, replace/repair, notify the

Executive Board as well. This may be done throughthe website at www.spanishranch1.org,

RESIDENT SUGGESTION/COMPLAINT FORM ON PAGE 14.

Bus transportation information on page 15.

Spanish Ranch #1 Information

ASSOCIATION OFFICERS

President: Dawn Plaskon 214-2199

Vice President: Jeanie Schultz 784-1997

Secretary: Patty Little 783-1534

Treasurer: Kevin Kelly--589-8119

ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE BOARD

Dave Abreu, Judy Allen-Rogers, Kathi Calvert,

June Christian, Marvin Daley, Jerry Higgins,

Ruth Horton, Darlene Richardson

Spanish Ranch I HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION

meets the FIRST THURSDAY of the monthat 7:00 p.m. in the main clubhouse

unless otherwise announced.

The EXECUTIVE BOARD meets on a date announced

at the general meetings (or call one of the officers)

at 7:00 p.m. in the main clubhouse.

COMMITTEESDime Bingo . . . . . . . . . . Lorraine Schmuck, 783-7294HMOA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F ran La Torre, 887-1509Lunch Bunch . . . . . . . . Judy Allen-Rodgers, 785-4894

COMMUNITY CONTACTS

Bingo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ron Gomez, 782-5183

N.E.R.T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dawn Plaskon, 887-2199

Nborhood Watch . . . .Darlene Richardson, 785-8780

Spectrum Meals, Tuesdays . . . Denise West, 264-1428

EL TORO Jeanie Schultz 784-1997e-mail: [email protected]

OR [email protected] for all submissions to the El Toro is the

10th of each month for the following month.

WEBMASTER

Rev. Charles [email protected]

SR-1 Association & Community Contacts

is published monthly by Mobile Home Park Magazinesand distributed by volunteers around the first of the

month. Dates and times of activities are notedon the calendar therein. Special activities will be

announced in the regular pages.Extra copies of the magazine (or replacement copies

if you got missed) are available in the Main Clubhouseafter distribution is complete.

EL TORO MAGAZINE


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JOIN US

at the meeting of the

SR-1 Homeowners Association

THURSDAY,

December 2,

2010 at 7:00 p.m.

in the main clubhouse

EVERYBODY THAT LIVES HERE

is asked to attend

(not just the homeowner).

Next meeting:THURSDAY, January 6, 2011

Join us for

BINGONOON TO 3:00 P.M.

Packet sales begin at 10 a.m.Play starts promptly at 12:00 noon.

Bingo Holiday ScheduleDecember 4 . . . . . . . . . 1st Saturday

December 11 . . . . . . . .2nd Saturday

Dec 25 & Jan 1 . . . . . . . . . . no bingoHappy Holidays

January 8, 2011 . . . . .2nd SaturdayWelcome back!

Snack bar open before playand during breaks

serving nachos, hot dogs, sodas, snacks.

Ron Gomez, coordinator 782-5183

Volunteer help is appreciated, call Ron for info.

NOTICEPer state law, no one under the age

of 18 is allowed in the clubhouseduring Bingo

COFFEE is availablein the Clubhouse dailyduring regular office hoursfor residents of SpanishRanch I.

Missing NOVEMBER issue?Our magazine was already more than a

week late when we picked it up and

discovered it'd been printed with filler

pages instead of our editorial content.

Since not all the equipment problems at

the publishers had been resolved,we elected to go with an inserted

summary instead of a reprint.

The complete November issue can be

accessed from our website:

www.spanishranch1.org.

Copies of the October minutes that wereapproved at the November meeting will be availableat the December meeting. Material not summarizedhas been reprinted in the this issue. We regret any

inconvenience this may have caused.

Jeanie Schultz, Editor


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Please detach here and return to the office by December 8:

Space # _________ How many people from your household will attend? _________

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 #_______________

Spanish Ranch 1

Holiday BrunchAll residents of Spanish Ranch 1 are invited

to our Holiday Brunch,sponsored by Management and Community Volunteers.

Sunday, December 12, 201011:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Breakfast will be served and there willbe a raffle (with great prizes!).

For the children, Santa Claus is coming!

Return the attached slip below with the ages and genderof your children. Please return the slip to the office ASAP

so that Mrs. Claus has time to shop.

Note: If you do not return the slip but would like to attend the brunch with yourchild or children, we ask that you bring an age appropriate gift for your child(ren).

(That way no one gets left out when Santa comes.)

Have a happy and safe holiday season and we hope to see you there.


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Spanish Ranch 1Community would liketo thank the City ofHayward for their helpwith one of our projectsof painting the perimeterwall on Folsom. The City

Of Hayward painted thewall all one color, andasked us to keep it graffitifree. Residents of SpanishRanch 1 can help by

reporting anyone they see writinggraffiti on that wall, please report itto the Hayward PD. Managementchecks the wall regularly.

We are currently working onproposals for many different proj-ects to include in our 2011 budget

for our Community. So residentsmay see Management and ven-dors looking around and walkinginto areas of the Park.

Management and HaywardPolice Department would like toremind all resident and their gueststo be very aware of your surround-ings and personal belongings thisHoliday Season. If you see peoplein our community that you havenot seen before and/or you feelthey may be doing or planning ondoing something wrong, pleasecall the Hayward PD non-emer-gency number @ 510-293-7000.

The Thanksgiving holiday ispast. We hope that each fam-ily within Spanish Ranch 1, hada wonderful Thanksgiving withfriends and/or family.

Christmas will be upon usshortly and we wish everyone aVery Merry Christmas and HolidaySeason.

Please continue to helpManagement by cleaning thestreet gutters of leaves and debrisin front of your homes to pre-vent the clogging of water drains,thank you.

We here at Spanish Ranch 1management are continuing tomake your community a placeyou can be proud of. We lookforward to a great New Year anda Great 2011.

Mr. Gs Corner

Mr. G supervised the changeof the new gate code and main-tenance of back gate November1st. He has been and will continueto trim trees, as time permits, anddepending on size and location.

Mr. G is still finding a lot ofgarbage, car parts and cigarettebutts in the common and car

wash areas. Please report anydumping to management.

Mr. G, Teresa and Jeff

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Food Bank

Donations

for the Alameda

County Food

Bank Barrels,

an ongoing community

service project,

may bedropped off

in the office.(Due to scavenging and

theft, the barrels are keptin the conference room, but

staff will see that alldonations are collected

into them.)

PLEASE DONATE! Thank you!

MANAGERS

COR

NER

COMPLAINTS/Suggestions or

Reportsmust be submitted to ParkManagement in WRITING

and must be SIGNED.Only the person with the problemor concern may file the complaint.None will be accepted from third

parties on behalf of someone else.Forms are available in a bin on thewall next to the bulletin board inthe main clubhouse AND in almostevery issue of the El Toro.

To help us help you, please pro-vide a copy to the Assn. Fill outform on website or leave copywith Denise at clubhouse Tues3:30-5 or in editors papertube,28408 Granada Circle (acrossfrom clubhouse laundry room).

Spanish Ranch Residents Association

Holiday Charity DriveNovember 15 through December 20

The residents association is sponsoring

the following charity drives for this holiday season:

One Warm Coat - Please donate clean winter coats of any sizeand in good condition or a check to One Warm Coat

Toys for Tots - Please donate new toys in the original packagingor a check payable to Toys for Tots

Alameda County Food Bank- Please donate non-perishablefood items or a check to Alameda County Food Bank

We have a food bank barrel on site and you can leave fooddonations at the ofce. Coats and toys can be left with DeniseWest at Spectrum on Tuesday afternoons between 3:30 and5:00, or call 510-274-1771 or email [email protected] arrange for pickup of your donation.


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Community

Helping

CommunityOn September 1, 2010 Spanish

Ranch experienced a small fire on thewest side of Murcia Street along theflood control canal. As a result of thisincident, several sections of the perim-eter fence were destroyed along withsome vegetation.

The good news in all of this was thatno usable Spanish Ranch property wasdamaged and no personal propertysuffered damage.

As management surveyed the af-fected area, it was decided to attemptto reclaim some of this area that hadbeen left fallow over the years with anaccumulation of debris.

With the decision to reclaim this area

we enrolled the assistance of the City of Hayward Day Labor Pro-gram. This program came to management's attention as a resultof Teresa's attendance of a City of Hayward Leadership Seminarearlier this spring.

The Day Labor Program is a pilot program, about three yearsold, funded by private corporations, churches, civic organizationsas well as a grant from the Zellerbach Foundation. The aim of thiscommunity outreach program is to target the underemployed,that desire to work, but are unable to find suitable full time em-ployment.

Two gentlemen, Micah Clatterbauch and Gabriel Hernandez,help administer this program and were invaluable in discussions onhow to best use their services and manpower.

The cleanup was a huge success, and should the occasion arise,it is management's intention to utilize this program again

THE POOL IS CLOSED

FOR THE WINTER!

La Picina esta cerradadurante el Invierno

THE HOT TUB/SPA

ENCLOSURE IS OPEN.

EL SPA ESTA SIMPREABIERTO.

BEFORE

AFTER

SR-1 Helping HandAre weeds, rubbish, or overgrown plants on your lot

a cause for concern? Is your home in need of sprucing

up with washing or painting?

Were here to help!Give Dave or 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.

510-274-1771 (Association

voicemail); Marvin 783-0360.


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Spectrum meals are available Tuesdays only at present.Volunteers are greatly needed to continue this valuable resource. Denise West has

agreed to be in charge of Tuesdays so the need is for one or more people willing to commit acouple hours (3-3:30pm to 5ish) on Thursday afternoon to restore our two meal schedule.

Food is fully prepared and delivered to SR-1 where the volunteer monitors the tem-perature of the food as it arrives and is served and keeps a log as required by the govern-

ment. Mostly disposable table service is used so cleanup is minimal. Please call the Associationnumber 510-274-1771 to volunteer, or Denise, 264-1428. Some of our seniors depend on thisservice so please come forward if you can help.

All SR-1 seniors* are eligible and invited to participate in

SPECTRUM MEALSA government-sponsored program for seniors over 55.Es un programa guvernamental para ancianos mas de 55 aos.

Tuesdays in the main SR1 Clubhouse (except holidays)Martes y Jueves en el Clubhouse (menos dias feriados)

NOTE! Signups are required. You must call before noon the day before.Tiener que registrarse antes de doce un dia antes. Llamen a Denise West, 264-1428

Call Denise West, 264-1428for reservations or information. (Help is invited, too.)

Meal served 4 - 4:30 p.m. Come early to chat.

Las comidas estaran servidas a las 4 - 4:30 p.m.Illegue temprano para socialisar se lon ellos.

$3.25 at door Non-seniors/Guests $4.75 10 Dinner Tickets: $30.00$3.25 en la puerta. Los invitados pueden atendes por $4.75.

Donations are always accepted.

*NON-SENIORS AND GUESTS ARE WELCOME WITH ADVANCE RESERVATIONS.Family visiting? Bring em! Dont want to cook? Come on up!

GUARANTEED!Come and Eat!!

Its a SNAP!

(Senior Nutrition and Activities Project)

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Suzanne Hicks

11/26/1947-11/2/2010Suzanne Hicks died Novem-ber 2, 2010 at her home onMiranda after a long pe-riod of poor health. She wassoon to have been 63.

A familiar sight in her mo-torized wheelchair, deliver-ing flyers or walking her dog,Tippy, she had been an SR-1resident since 1996.

Suzanne served on theLos Rancheros Associationboard in several capacities,most recently as treasurerin 2009. She served on thecommittee to revise the by-laws as well as other respon-sible positions.

A memorial service washeld at Starr King UnitarianChurch and her ashes andthose of Tippy are to beplaced in Yosemite National

Park.She is survived by her

brother, John Hicks (Ginny)of Richmond, VA, nephewPaul Herndon (Connie) andtheir son Lucas of San JuanBaptista, as well as an oldersister Kathy, her husband, aniece and two grand-neph-ews in Columbia, SouthCarolina.

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Attention All ResidentsIt is with great sadness we

announce our premiere ResidentAdvocate, Norma Moore, hassold her home and will be mov-ing. John and Norma have livedher for over eight years and wewish to thank both of them fortheir contribution to our commu-nity. John gave Norma the timeand space to help all the resi-dents, at a sacrifice for their timetogether. We will greatly miss you,Norma. Thank you for all the workyou have put in to help all parkresidents since 2005 while joining

the board. We are thankful youand Mary Dimsdale, who has alsosold her home, worked togetheras a dynamic team.

Your Presidency of theHomeowners Association result-ed in more positive changes forour community than has everbeen seen in the past or will mostlikely be seen in the future. Youstood up for the residents and

took steps that were needed inorder to provide us with attentionthat was needed for health and

safety issues. Many residents haveexpressed their concern with yourmoving on, they aren't sure whomthey will reach out to for help.Although we ourselves are advo-cates, we find it hard to believeanyone could fill your shoes. Wewish you and your family happi-ness with your new adventures inlife. Thanks again for all your greatwork! You will be missed.

Sincerely, June Hart,for all former board members

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Letters to the Editor are wel-come on any subject. Send to:[email protected].

(You MUST signyour name butwe wont use itif you dont want

us to.)

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

PARK WEBSITE!for

SPANISH RANCH IRESIDENT INFO

www.spanishranch1.org

The El Toro and the Bylaws of theSpanish Ranch 1 Association are posted here.

All the latest! Check it out!Voicemail phone number for the association is:

510-274-1771 (or 510-274-1sr1).


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Come to the Main clubhouse onthe Second Thursday, at noon!

DIME BINGOLadies! 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 some-

body at the first gathering in January.

For more information callLorraine Schmuck 783-7294

Dime Bingo 2010 Dessert Schedule:

December: Party

LUNCH BUNCH SCHEDULE

The Lunch Bunch meets on the third

THURSDAY (unless otherwise announced) of

each month at 12 noon. All are welcome to

join us as we visit area restaurants.

2010 December, Christmas Party

Coordinator:

Judy Allen-Rodgers, 785-4894

Wed like towelcome youto ourcommunity!

Our newly reac-tivated WELCOMINGCOMMITTEE has giftsand information that can help make yourintroduction to mobile-home living easier andfriendlier.

And youll have some new friends!

Our friendly welcomers are anxious to hearfrom you! Call Patty Little, 783-1534 or JudyAllen-Rodgers, 785-4894.

If youve been here awhile and are say-ing, hey! nobody ever welcomed us when we

moved in, give the welcomers a call becausewe all want to meet you too!

Are you a new resident?

Grease is the #1 problem with our Parks sewers.Fat-Free Sewers:

How to prevent fats, oils, and greases fromdamaging your home and the Environment.

Where does the grease come from?A by-product of cooking, grease comes from

meat fats, lard, oil, shortening, butter, margarine,food scraps, baking goods, sauces, and dairy prod-ucts. When washed down the sink, grease sticks to

the insides of sewer pipes (both on your property andin the streets). Over time, it can build up and blockthe entire pipe.

Caution: Home garbage disposals do not keepgrease out of the plumbing system. Products, such asdetergents, that claim to dissolve grease may pass itdown the line and cause problems elsewhere.

The results can be:

Raw sewage overflowing in your home or yourneighbors home;

Raw sewage overflowing into parks, yards, andstreets;

Potential contact with disease-causing organisms;

An expensive and unpleasant cleanup that oftenmust be paid for by you, the home or businessowner; and

An increase in operation and maintenance costsfor local sewer departments, which causes highersewer bills for customers.

What you can do to help;

Help prevent sewer overflows by

Never pouring grease down sink drains or into toi-lets;

Scraping grease and food scraps into a can orthe trash for disposal (or recycling where avail-able);

Putting baskets/strainers in sink drains to catchfood scraps, and other solids, and emptying theminto the trash; and

Speaking with your friends and neighbors abouthow to keep grease out of sewers.

For more information, please contact:City of Hayward Water Pollution Source Control,

510-881-7900.


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REPORT PROBLEMS IN YOUR

NEIGHBORHOOD TO

Darlene Richardson 785-8780

(file a complaint, too, or call the

police, 293-7000.)

NO MEETING IN

DECEMBER

Next meetingTuesday,

January 11, 2011

7:00 p.m.

in the Clubhouse

Be Aware Notice

Call police Call us

Notify the office

Reported Crime: Nothingwas reported to NeighborhoodWatch this month. Speeding isstill an issue so please help bytelling ever one you know to

slow down, even visitorsManagement report: No

report from management

Please ReportVandalism:

Please call the policeand then the office if yousee anyone vandalizingproperty in the Park suchas breaking street lights,

signs and back gate keypad, etc.

Please report anythingsuspicious.

Thank you, Teresa Cruz,SR-1 Manager

Free Spay or Neuter,with vaccination,

for feral cats living in the cities ofHayward, Union City, Castro Valley, San

Lorenzo or San Leandro

Phone: Hayward Friends ofAnimals

(510) 886-7546

Gratis!Vacunas y castradon femenina

o macho para gatos salvaje/feral.Para gatos que viven en Hayward,

Union City, Castro Valley, San Lorenzoo San Leandro

Llamar al telfono:(510) 886-7546

Hayward Friends of Animals

HMOAInformation about the

Hayward Mobilehome

Owners Association, a

coalition of residents of

Hayward's nine mobile-

home parks is availableat www.HMOA.net.

HMOA Representative forSpanish Ranch I:

Fran La Torre, 510-887-1509

1. Bozone (n.): The substance

surrounding stupid people thatstops bright ideas from penetrat-ing. The bozone layer, unfortu-nately, shows little sign of breakingdown in the near future.

2. Foreploy (v): Any misrepre-sentation about yourself for thepurpose of getting laid.

3. Cashtration (n.): The act ofbuying a house, which renders thesubject financially impotent for anindefinite period.

4. Giraffiti (n): Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.

5. Sarchasm (n): The gulfbetween the author of sarcasticwit and the person who doesntget it.

6. Inoculatte (v): To take coffeeintravenously when you are run-ning late.

7. Hipatitis (n): Terminal cool-ness.

8. Osteopornosis (n): A degen-

erate disease.9. Decafalon (n.): The grueling

event of getting through the dayconsuming only things that aregood for you.

10. Glibido (v): All talk and noaction.

11. Dopeler effect (n): The ten-dency of stupid ideas to seemsmarter when they come at yourapidly.

12. Arachnoleptic fit (n.): Thefrantic dance performed just af-ter youve accidentally walkedthrough a spider web.

13. Beelzebug (n.): Satan inthe form of a mosquito that getsinto your bedroom at three in themorning and cannot be cast out.

14. Bandpulliphobia (n.): Thefear of pulling off a band-aid; Es-pecially when counting downfrom three.

Words that ought to be in the dictionarySubmitted by Anon


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COLORING

CONTEST

Pop the balloon (sometimes with help)

Helper

Brandon

10

Candy

corn

winner


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HALLOWEEN PARTY

JUDGES Laurie, Peter, Kathi

HELPERS Hanah, Lamerle, AJ, Nichole

Pin the nose on the pumpkin

Costume winners

Helper

Claire

Helper

Heme

WE HAD 63 KIDS sign infor the costume parade,

and lots of participantsin games, coloring andguessing the candy corncount in the jar.

THANKS from organiz-er Darlene Richardsonand the Association toeveryone who made ourHalloween Party a big suc-cess! David, Dawn, Jeanie,Jocelyn, Jerry & Pat, Kathi,Kenny, Kevin, Lamerle,Laurie & Peter, Nichole,Patty S., Patty L, Robert,

Stacia, Andrea, Joe H,Dina, Janelle & daughter,Denise, Judy, Joe & Hazel,Matthew, Lem, Hanah,Heme, John & Nancy,Jamie & Moreau studentsClaire and Brandon.

Photos by Jeanie Schultz

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Scary

Cutie


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Stop getting junk e-mail and regular junk mail

Junkword means no, its not a word.

Anyways (adv.) Junkword.Nonstandard. In any case. Theword does not have an s at theend. Origins: A long standing termused by illiterate people. Example:I was going to tell them, but any-ways, I decided not to.

Humph (interj.) A grunt; snort.The sound one makes when flop-ping down on a couch bored orotherwise fatigued.

Note: As strange as it may be,

this is officially defined. Throughcomic depiction and general in-terjection, this word has recentlymade it through the woodworksand into common AmericanEnglish.

Irregardless (adv.) Regard-less. The blending of irrespectiveand regardless. Although this isnot correct usage of the word, ithas been in widespread use as far

back as 1927 when this American

speech was taken note of by us-age commentators.

Although this word has onlybeen in circulation for under 100years, we cant give it the privilegeof being an unword because of itsacceptance into Websters andAmerican Heritage dictionaries.

Reiterate (v.in.) To restate, re-inforce repeatedly. Although thiscolloquialism has been widely ac-cepted into American English, it is

in fact redundant. If you look atthe Oxford Dictionary, the defini-tion of iterate is to say or per-form again; repeat; thus, reiter-ate effectively means re-repeat.

Note: To quote Websters dic-tionary, to state or do over againor repeatedly sometimes withwearying effect. Reiterate is in-tentionally redundant to suggestrepeating in excess, as a speak-

er would come back on a point

multiple times in order to nail his/her point across in a fashion thatwould keep listeners from forget-ting.

Smidge (n.) Junkword. The di-rect measurement between thethumb and forefinger when told toprovide this much. Origins: Fromsmidgen, a very small amount.

By now, I suspect everyone is

familiar with snopes.com and/or truthorfic-

tion.com for determining whether

information received via e-mail is

just that: true/false or fact/fiction.

Both are excellent sites.

Advice from snopes.com

VERY IMPORTANT!!

1) Any time you see an e-mail that says forward this on to10 (or however many) of yourfriends, sign this petition, oryoull get bad luck or youll getgood luck or youll see some-thing funny on your screen afteryou send it or whatever --- it al-most always has an e-mail trackerprogram attached that tracks thecookies and e-mails of those folksyou forward to.

The host sender is getting acopy each time it gets forward-ed and then is able to get listsof active e-mail addresses touse in SPAM e-mails or sell to other

Spammers.

Even when you get e-mails thatdemand you send the e-mail on if

youre not ashamed of God/Jesus--- that is e-mail tracking, and they

are playing on our conscience.

These people dont care how theyget your e-mail addresses - just as

long as they get them. Also, e-mails that talk about a missing

child or a child with an incurabledisease how would you feel ifthat was your child --- e-mail

tracking. Ignore them and dontparticipate!

2) Almost all e-mails that askyou to add your name and for-

ward on to others are similar to

that mass letter years ago thatasked people to send business

cards to the little kid in Floridawho wanted to break the Guin-

ness Book of Records for the mostcards. All it was, and all any ofthis type of e-mail is, is a way to

get names and cookie trackinginformation for telemarketers and

Spammers -- to validate active e-mail accounts for their own profit-able purposes.

Do yourself a favor and STOPadding your name(s) to thosetypes of listing regardless how in-

viting they might sound! Or makeyou feel guilty if you dont! Its allabout getting e-mail addressesand nothing more.

You may think you are support-ing a GREAT cause, but you areNOT! Instead, you will be gettingtons of junk mail later and very pos-sibly a virus attached! Plus, we arehelping the Spammers get rich!Lets not make it easy for them!

ALSO: E-mail petitions are NOTacceptable to Congress of anyother organization I.e. Socialsecurity, etc. To be acceptable,petitions must have a signed sig-nature and full address of theperson signing the petition, so thisis a waste of time and you are justhelping the e-mail trackers.

Submitted by Jerry Higgins

Are they words or not? from Unword.com

Newspaper Tubescurrently fashioned from large

PVC pipe if your newspaper

doesnt supply one, are used to

notify residents of events

via flyers and the

monthly park magazine.

Please call the office and

let them know if you need a

tube installed at your home.

783-5535


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Spanish Ranch I Association meeting, 11/4/2010

Mgmt requested to leave the pool open for an additional few weeksto compensate for time heater was out, weather permitting. [Pool wasnot left open the extra time. Will request earlier opening in spring.]

All are encouraged to show up for November 19 court date for smallclaims action against previous president to recover assn treasury.

Assn will send mgmt a thank you for the new map and street signs.

Halloween party on track for the 30th. Committee has been meetingregularly. Volunteers are still being sought to help with the games.

Thanksgiving: Flyers have been distributed, about 30 are signed up.Donations for Thanksgiving dinner are being requested from varioussupermarkets. [Donations have been received from several.]

Grafti and garbage have been reported in the newly-dredgedcreek. An interim cleanup will be attempted the afternoon of 11/20.

The meeting was called to or-der at 7:01pm and Patty Little ledthe pledge of allegiance. Boardmembers in attendance were:Dawn Plaskon, Jeanie Schultz,Kevin Kelly, Patty Little, Kathi Cal-vert, Marvin Daley, Jerry Higgins,

and Ruth Horton.June Christian, Darlene Rich-

ardson and Dave Abreu were ab-sent, and Judy Allen-Rodgers wasout of town.

The minutes of the Octobermeeting were approved.

The treasurer reports a currentbalance of $599.15. An expendi-ture of $50.00 was made to fundthe Halloween party and $10.00was paid to Judy Allen-Rodgers

to offset printing costs for the Wel-come packets.

No report was made by theHelping Hand committee, al-though Marvin Daley authorizedthe publication of his telephonenumber as a contact. Dave Abreuhas stepped back due to workand school commitments.

The Disaster committee is stillwaiting for management to pres-ent their plan to the board. Therewas no report from the Welcom-ing or Improvement committees.HMOA will be holding their nextmeeting at New England Villageon November 20 at 10:00am.Neighborhood Watch reportedthat material was received from

Teresa for inclusion in the nextnewsletter. The El Toro Editor re-ports that the publication is lateagain, and new routes have beenprepared for delivery.

Old Business

The letter drafted by Dawn wasapproved. Since November 1 haspassed, Dawn will modify the let-ter to request an earlier openingin the spring.

The Halloween party was agreat success. Sixty-three chil-dren attended, we had volunteerhelp from Moreau Catholic HighSchool, Hayward High School andImpact Academy. A meeting toreview what worked and whatdid not was proposed. Dawn will

contact Darlene to ask that shepropose a couple of dates for apost-mortem meeting to plan forimprovements for next year.

As of the meeting, there were22 commitments for the Thanks-giving dinner. We will be doingdirect outreach with residents,and distribute another flyer in thenext week. No word has been re-ceived from the grocery storesthat we contacted for donations.A donation request will be madeto Bingo, Advantage and Alliancein the next week.

New Business

Denise proposed that the as-sociation purchase an ad in the

Moreau High School yearbook tothank Hannah for her help withSpectrum. Hannah has commit-ted to work the Tuesday eveningSpectrum dinners through hergraduation in 2012. We will alsoprovide her with a thank you let-

ter should she meet this commit-ment.

A creek cleanup is scheduledfor November 20 at 1:00pm ifthe weather is good. Dawn willprovide Denise with a flyer to begiven to the counselor at Moreau.Dawn will send e-mail to the BoyScout troop leader asking if theirtroop would be interested.

Kevin suggests that the boardshould provide residents whohave complaints or are told ofproperty violations with the spe-cific clauses of the mobilehomeresidency law or park regulationsif these will help the resident tointeract with management overthe issue. After further discussion, itwas proposed that managementbe asked to add a note to thecomplaint form suggesting that acopy of complaints be providedto the association. Jeanie will adda note that complaint copies can

be left in her newspaper tube.The meeting adjourned at

8:00pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Patty Little, Secretary

Notes from Board meeting October 21, 2010 Sh-h-h. Quiet please.Please keep in mind that

in a mobile home, sound car-ries more so than in a regularhouse. Please keep bass on

stereo as well as volume turneddown, in your house AND car.

Be courteous to your neigh-bors. Keep your drivewayplates aligned so they dontclatter when you drive in, anddont run over those in otherdriveways.

We appreciate your effortsin this area and Im sure yourneighbors will too.


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From the EditorArticles that appear in the El Toro are presented

as an informational service to the residents. Contentsare the option of the editor but do not necessarilyrepresent the opinion of the editor, the homeownersassociation or management.

Reader response is welcome. Your article mustbe in my paper tube at 28408 Granada Circle, orposted to my e-mail address, no later than the 10thof the month. All submissions must be signed withyour name/phone number included, as any articlemust be verified. Your name will not appear, if you sorequest.

Editor has the right to edit for space or libel.Articles considered in bad taste will not be printed.Submissions must meet the Editorial Guidelines as setforth by Mobile Home Park Magazines.

If you are submitting an item someone e-mailed toyou, COPY IT and PASTE it into a NEW e-mail windowto send to us: [email protected].

Thanks, Jeanie Schultz, editor

BUS SCHEDULE INFORMATION

Route number 68 (which replaced line 77), a 2-directional circular route, services both the SouthHayward BART station, as well as the Union Landing

Shopping Center.Weekdays, going to South Hayward BART, board

the bus across the street at Tampa / Folsom (wherethe park is) hourly from 6:32am until 8:32pm, arrivingat BART at 6:46am until 8:46pm. Weekends / Holidays,service is from 6:32am until 6:32pm.

Weekdays, returning from South Hayward BART,board the counter-clockwise, Tampa directionalbus hourly from 6:30amuntil 8:30pm, arriving SpanishRanch at 6:42am until 8:42pm. Weekends and Holidays,service is from 6:00am until 6:00pm.

Weekdays, going to Union Landing, board thebus at the corner in front of the 2 houses at Tampa

/ Folsom hourly from 6:37am until 8:37pm, arriving atUnion Landing at 6:54am until 8:54pm. On Weekends/Holidays, service is from 6:37am until 6:37pm

Weekdays, returning from Union Landing, Boardthe clockwise, Tampa directional bus hourly from6:22am until 8:22PM, arriving Spanish Ranch at 6:39amuntil 8:39pm. Weekends / Holidays, service is from6:22am until 6:22pm.

Additional frequency (now every 45 minutes, asopposed to every 1-2 hours) has been added to theTuesday & Friday shoppers shuttle (Spanish Ranchto Southland Route 391).

Busses now leave the Spanish Ranch Clubhouseat 10:10, 10:55, 11:40am, 12:25, 1:10, and 1:55pm andarrive at Southland Mall at 10:35, 11:20am, 12:05,

12:50, 1:35, and 2:20pm. NOTE The last trip leavingSpanish Ranch at 1:55pmwhich arrives at SouthlandMall at 2:20pm has no direct return trip back toSpanish Ranch.

Return trips leave Southland Mall at 10:42, 11:27am,12:12, 12:57 and 1:42pm, arriving back at SpanishRanch at 10:55, 11:40am, 12:25, 1:10, and 1:55pm.

Route 22: For those who wish to walk to/fromTennyson Ave, on weekdays route 22 will go to theSouth Hayward BART station every 30 minutes from6:22amuntil 11:22pm weekdays, and hourly on week-ends and holidays from 6:22am until 11:22pm. From the

South Hayward BART station going down Tennysonwill leave every 30 minutes from 6:04amuntil 11:04pmweekdays, and hourly on weekends and holidaysfrom 6:17am until 11:17pm.

Route 22 is a circular route, serving Tennyson,Hesperian (both Chabot College and SouthlandMall), Winton, and both Hayward and South HaywardBART stations along Mission Blvd. Visit AC Transits website at www.actransit.org for more information.

AC TRANSIT FARES $2.00 ages 18-64, ages 5-17and 65+ are $1.00. Transfer good for 1.5 hours is anadditional 25.

Clubhouses available for your events!Both the main clubhouse and the small clubhouse

may be reserved by residents for private events.

Call the office, 783-5535, for information.

Plumbingissues:Please do not flush:

baby wipes disposable diapers

feminine supplies Depends

or large amounts of rice, potatoes or GREASE!

Come Get a Book!Bookshelves in the Main Clubhouse are avail-able for the free exchange of books by parkresidents. Stop by and browse any time the

clubhouse is open.Letters to the Editor are welcomeon any subject. Send to:[email protected].

(You MUST sign your name but we

wont use it if you dont want us to.)

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR


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