May 2006 Ponderosa Park Association Newsletter

THE FIREWISE LANDSCAPING PRESENTATION WAS A SUCCESS. OVER 20 PEOPLE ATTENDED. USEFUL INFORMATION AND TECHNIQUES WERE DEMONSTRATED. THANKS TO DICK AND RANDI WISE FOR USING THEIR YARD AS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF HOW-TO AND WHAT PLANTS WORK WELL HERE. THANKS, ALSO, TO GENE TWARONITE FOR SHARING IDEAS ABOUT FIRE, PRUNING, TREE SELECTION, ETC. WE WILL DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS AGAIN NEXT YEAR IF THE INTEREST IS HERE.

I AM SURE MOST OF YOU HAVE NOTICED THE ASPLUND CREWS IN THE PARK PRUNING AND CUTTING TREES AROUND AND UNDER POWER LINES. WELL, THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE A CHIPPER AND A TRUCK HERE ON MAY 20 FROM 900 TO 300, COURTESY OF APS. THEY WILL TAKE LIMBS, CUTTINGS, PINE NEEDLES, ETC. NO ROCKS, DIRT OR STUMPS. IF YOU NEED HELP GETTING YOUR CUTTINGS TO THE CHIPPING AREA (USUAL PLACE, INDIAN CREEK, RIGHT SIDE, JUST PAST THE KAIBAB INTERSECTION) THERE ARE A FEW OF US WHO MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP.

THE FIRST HOMEOWNERS MEETING WILL BE JUNE 10, 900 A. M., AT THE PICNIC AREA. BRING YOUR IDEAS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. SO FAR, WE HAVE ONLY 43 PAID MEMBERS. PLEASE ENCOURAGE YOUR NEIGHBORS TO JOIN, ATTEND THE MEETINGS, AND TO USE THE CHIPPING SERVICE ON MAY 20. IT IS AVAILABLE TO ALL RESIDENTS OF THE PARK.

WE MAY BE HAVING A DUMPSTER, COURTESY OF THE YAVAPAI COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT. THE DATE IS STILL NOT DETERMINED.

WE NEED ONE MORE BOARD MEMBER TO HELP WITH MAILINGS TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. MY WIFE, PATRICIA, DOES ALL OF THE TYPING AND UPKEEP OF THE MEMBERSHIP LISTS AND PRINTS THE LABELS FOR THE MAILINGS. BUT WE FEEL THAT WE SHOULD NOT BOTH BE VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THEREFORE, WE NEED ONE MORE BOARD MEMBER WHO WOULD BE WILLING TO HELP WITH THE FOLDING, STAPLING AND ATTACHING THE LABELS TO THE MAILINGS. PLEASE CALL ME IF YOU WOULD BE WILLING TO DO THIS UNTIL SEPTEMBER, WHEN WE WILL HAVE A NEW ELECTION.

THANK YOU.

Mike Brockert, President

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