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Due to the Labor Day holiday, Burrtec trash service will be delayed for one day.

Service will occur on Wednesday this week rather than the usual Tuesday.

Ecolab Pest Control will be treating the Phase I and Phase III Dog Parks for ants and ticks on September 5 and 6. The Dog Parks will be closing for treatment at 4:00 PM and will resume regular hours of operation the following morning.

Treatment Service Dates:

• Phase I Dog Park
  September 5– Close at 4:00 PM
  September 6 – Reopen at 7:00 AM
• Phase III Dog Park
  September 6 – Close at 4:00 PM
  September 7 – Reopen at 7:00 AM

Product Name: Demand CS Insecticide

Product Information: For use in, on and around buildings and structures for the control of listed pests, including on lawns, ornamental trees and shrubs around residential institutional, public, commercial, agricultural and industrial buildings; and parks recreational areas and athletic fields.

If you have any questions, please contact the Facilities Maintenance Department at 760-345-4349 ext. 2401.

On Friday, August 31, 2018 at 7:30 AM the front entrance to the Montecito Fitness Center will be closed for repair.

Please use northeast entrance nearest the clock tower.

The main entrance area will reopen at 9:30 AM and the repaired area will be roped off for 24 hours.

Thank you,
Facilities Maintenance Department

On September 5, Coachella Valley Water District will be conducting the four year non-portable water cross connection testing for the Santa Rosa Clubhouse. CVWD will be shutting off the domestic water at the Santa Rosa Clubhouse at 8:00 PM for approximately eight hours, while the golf course irrigation system is running at normal pressure.

The Santa Rosa Clubhouse will close at 8:00 PM and will resume regular hours of operation the following morning.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

The Phase 3 Dog Park will be closed for tree trimming during the following:

• Wednesday, August 15 from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
• Thursday, August 16, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Shadows Restaurant will be closed on Monday, August 20 and Tuesday, August 21 for annual maintenance.

We will re-open at 8:00 AM on Wednesday, August 22.

Come by and introduce yourself to Kim Fuller and Robert Israel of your HOA Board. They want to hear what you like about our community and if you have any concerns.

Thursday, August 9 at 3:00 PM
Montecito Clubhouse

By George Stephens
Information Advisory Committe (IAC) Member

Do you remember plate spinning as a part of a juggling act that was presented on the Ed Sullivan Show in years past? When a spinning plate slows, it will topple, fall, and break. The juggler had to revisit each spinning plate as it slowed to speed it up again. The greater the number of plates, the more frantically the juggler had to dash from plate to plate to plate to keep them all spinning. The image of a juggler rushing from spinning plate to spinning plate is a good analogy for describing Cynthia Bakshy, who has a history of balancing many activities (if not plates).

Cynthia and husband David will be celebrating their fiftieth (50) anniversary next year. Before she married, Cynthia worked in hospitals as a radiology and cardiology technician. After she and David married and were living in St. Louis, she went back to college. There she obtained an art degree with the intention of becoming a medical illustrator or a graphic art designer. That didn’t work out as planned so . . .

She and David then moved to California where Cynthia started her second career. She sold heart and cardiovascular surgery devices for 18 years. As if that wasn’t challenging enough, she and David bought an event production company and ran that for 20 years. She was president and co-owner with David and, along with 40 employees, they planned and presented corporate events for groups of between 300 and 2,000 attendees. And you thought having a dinner party on the patio for 20 friends was a big job! Being responsible for such large and critically important events for corporate clients was stressful and required planning for any unexpected calamities, such as generators and public address systems in case of power disruptions.

After Cynthia thoroughly researched dozens of 55+ communities, in June 2014 she and David moved to SCSH from Cowan Heights in Orange County. Having demonstrated her ability to keep many “plates” in the air, she has been a positive addition to our community. She is currently a member of 10 clubs. (And some of us are overwhelmed about being challenged with two clubs.) Just to mention a few they include: Reformer Pilates, current Computer Club secretary, past president of Classy Niners, the Discussion Forum Club, and currently serving on both the Emergency Preparedness Subcommittee and the Covenants Committee.

Cynthia explains: “One of the things I’ve done all my life, as far back as I can remember, is to connect people to each other. Living here is the perfect scenario, with all of us starting a new life and finding all these amazing people! Everyone has a story to tell about their outstanding lives. I love finding out what residents might need and connecting them with another person to help them. I believe that’s why I was successful with my careers in sales and marketing.”

One of her current interests is in mentoring young women at Shadow Hills High School through the Ophelia Project. The JFK Foundation, through the Ophelia Project, “empowers and encourages young teens to increase their sense of self worth and maximize their potential contribution to society.” Cynthia meets with seven or eight high school coeds several times a month, hoping to be a positive influence in their lives.

I think you’ll agree with me that Cynthia has a lot of plates in the air. Like many others who help our community thrive, she deserves our respect for her devotion to our SCSH community.

Due to the excessive heat, Thursday's Music to My Ears has been moved indoors to the Montecito Clubhouse Ballroom.

Join us this Thursday!
Thursday, July 26, 2018 • 6:00 PM
Montecito Clubhouse Ballroom
Live Performance by Stan the Man

Our Wellness Book Club is about to finish The Healing Self next week. The author, Deepak Chopra, M.D., will make an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon tonight at 11:30 PM on NBC. He will talk about the book, meditation, and the launch of Jiyo's Well-being app.

Shadows Restaurant will be closed today from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM in preparation of Pasta Night.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 3:00 PM
Montecito Clubhouse

Come by and introduce yourself to Kim Fuller and Erica Hedlund of your HOA Board. They want to hear what you like about our community and if you have any concerns.

On behalf of SCSH HOA Board and Management Staff, we wish all our friends and neighbors in SCSH a very Happy Fourth of July, and we cannot forget the HEROES who have fought and are still fighting for this GREAT Country! To all of our SCSH Veterans, a sincere THANK YOU for your service to this great FREE nation!!

See you all tomorrow at the 4^th of July Celebration at 12:00 noon at the Montecito Clubhouse.

We are making every attempt for a smooth registration and check-in for our 4th of July event. An impressive total of 285 excited homeowners signed up to attend and we need your help to make this a great party for everyone to enjoy.

Please abide by the following check-in process:

• Check-in will be in the breezeway near the clock tower (off the Capistrano room). Wristbands must be worn prior to check-in and ticket must be presented upon entering the Fourth of July event.
• RED Wristbands are for inside the Ballroom Seating and BLUE Wristbands are for the Lobby Area (this includes the Capistrano, Café area, Cambria, Mirada, if needed)

If you have any questions contact Connie King, Lifestyle Director at 760-345-4349. Ext. 2124.

 

On July 10, Coachella Valley Water District will be conducting the four year non-portable cross connection testing for the Montecito Clubhouse. CVWD will be shutting off the domestic water at the Montecito Clubhouse at 8:00 PM for approximately eight hours, while the golf course irrigation system is running at normal pressure.

The Montecito Clubhouse will close at 8:00 PM and will resume regular hours of operation the following morning.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Tuesday July 3^rd

Cardio & Strength 10 AM

Aqua 11 AM

Barre & Yoga 4:30 PM

 

Thursday July 12^th

Thera-Band 1:15 PM

 

Monday July 16^th & August 27^th

Reformer Pilates with Dottie

 

We apologize for the inconvenience.

 

 

The HOA office will be closed on Wednesday July 4th, 2018 in observance of Independence day.

It will reopen Thursday at 9:00 AM.

In partnership with the City of Indio and Home Depot Foundation

Indio, CA, 2018—On Thursday, June 28 at 8:00 AM, Habitat for Humanity of the Coachella Valley will dedicate the first of two new homes being built in the City of Indio for a veteran family. This home, at 82063 Mountain View Avenue in a neighborhood just east of Monroe Street and north of Avenue 44, is the result of a partnership between the City of Indio, Habitat for Humanity and The Home Depot Foundation.

The new homeowners are John Paul Hitchcock, Jr., a veteran who served in the U.S. Navy for five years, and his wife, Amber Nicole Hitchcock. John is a disabled veteran, a fulltime student and an employee at College of the Desert. John, Amber, and their two young sons are very excited to be recipients of one of Habitat’s Indio Veteran Build Homes. He stated that it is very humbling and an honor to be a part of this great mission and in the process provide his family a place to call home! John, Amber and their children will be present at the dedication.

The second new home build is located at 82155 Orange Grove. Both homes have been made possible through the generous financial support of the City of Indio’s HUD Funded Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 (NSP2) and The Home Depot Foundation. The City’s involvement demonstrates its strong commitment to developing affordable housing and assisting families achieve home ownership.

Habitat for Humanity has been building and renovating homes in the Coachella Valley since 1989 and have built thirty-five houses in that period in various communities. In 2017- 18 alone, Habitat has placed five low-income families in homes in La Quinta and Palm Desert.

In addition to building the two new homes, more than 11 existing homes in the neighborhood received repairs and beautification by teams of volunteers through Habitat’s A Brush with Kindness program (ABWK). In total, over 350 volunteers contributed more than 1,000 hours by painting, repairing fences, installing water saving landscaping and removing brush and debris from yards.

If you would like more information or to arrange an interview, please contact Dave Thornton at 760-969-6917 x 201 or email at executivedirector@hfhcv.org.

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The Reformer Pilates class has been cancelled for June 18 and June 20.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

The following classes are cancelled June 5:

• 10:00 AM Cardio & Strength
• 11:00 AM Aqua Fitness A sub will teach the class.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

The polls for the June 5th Consolidated Primary Election will be located in the back half of the Montecito Clubhouse ballroom from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM.
For more information, visit the Registrar of Voters website: www.voteinfo.net

Balance & Stretch at 10:00 AM with Jasmin has been cancelled today.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

By George Stephens, IAC Member

In our small city we call Shadow Hills we have 6000 souls, or thereabouts. All are interesting in their own way. Many of our neighbors have had successful careers and are now retired. They selected Shadow Hills over thousands of other communities. One of these souls is my friend Marty Martin. Here’s his abbreviated story:

We’ve all heard that you should warm up adequately before doing any exercise. But there are some of us in Shadow Hills who don’t subscribe to this theory. One person who does not is 80-year-old Navy Veteran, Marty Martin. Most club members arrive at the golf course 30 to 60 minutes early to hit golf balls to warm up. Marty doesn’t do this. From his perch above the driving range near the pro shop snack bar he looks out over the guys lined up 25 abreast and chuckles to himself, “I’m not going out there and using up any extra energy.”

Marty is a member of the Men’s Golf Club and his idea of warming up to play golf is to consume two cups of hot coffee before he goes to the first tee to hit his first golf ball.

Marty carries an 18 handicap and has braces on both knees restricting his ability to move. To describe his swing would not be a challenge since there’s not much to it. Just bring the club back about waist high and give it all you’ve got! Marty isn’t very far off the tee, but he is straight every time. While some members are hitting their balls left and right, and in some cases hitting them over 250 yards, Marty consistently goes straight down the middle of the fairway 140 to 150 yards! When you get to the green, Marty is there waiting for you!

Of course, playing with Marty can be very irritating because he’s on the green putting for a par or bogey and you’re hoping to get a double bogey! Proving the old adage: Drive for show, putt for dough!

Marty and his wife Jan of 59 years, love it here at Sun City Shadow Hills. They came here from Arrowhead Country Club across the mountains from San Bernardino. Marty was in the construction business during his career and built school district buildings around San Bernardino.

Marty is one of approximately 400 veterans that live in Shadow Hills. His Navy career consisted of aviation support. He met his wife Jan in Hawaii at a party celebrating it’s statehood on August 21, 1959. I wish I had such an easy way to remember our anniversary.

Marty is a fervent supporter of all that is Shadow Hills. An HOA Board candidate mentioned that Marty was behind every door that was opened during the campaign, including all the HOA Board meetings, the Veterans Club meeting, and the Political Action Committees, (including the Design Advisory Committee, Golf Advisory Committee, and the Finance Advisory Committee). He has also been the Men’s Golf President, Bridge Club President (Life Master) and he has been active in the RV Club. Marty and Jan are prime examples of the quality of people that we have living in Shadow Hills, who make living here so enjoyable.

We are not a great community because of who we are or what we have done. We are great because of the unselfishness of our neighbors who serve to make Shadow Hills better. Marty falls in this category.

If you are enjoying a cup of coffee with Marty remember this: he may be warming up to play golf!