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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.

Spanish Ranch #1 Information

ASSOCIATION OFFICERSPresident: Dawn Plaskon — 887-2199

Vice President: Judy Allen-Rogers — 785-4894Secretary: Jeanie Schultz — 784-1997Treasurer: Peggy Nichols — 782-8950

ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE BOARDMarvin Daley — 783-0360

Clint Dean — 266-0979Jerry Higgins — 410-6893Ruth Horton — 732-6671Patty Little — 783-1534

Barbara Sacks — 783-8176

Spanish Ranch I Association Officers and Executive Board Members meet the FIRST THURSDAY

of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the main clubhouse unless otherwise announced.

ALL RESIDENTS WELCOME Annual Membership Meeting held each April.

COMMITTEES Dime Bingo . . . . . . . . . . Lorraine Schmuck, 783-7294HMOA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fran La Torre, 887-1509Lunch Bunch . . . . . . . . . . . . Myrtle Hanson, 786-1182

COMMUNITY CONTACTSBingo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ron Gomez, 782-5183 N.E.R.T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dawn Plaskon, 887-2199 N’borhood Watch . . . .Darlene Richardson, 784-1008

EL TORO — Jeanie Schultz — 784-1997 e-mail: eltoro.editor@comcast.net

Deadline for all submissions to the El Toro is the 10th of each month for the following month.

WEBMASTER: Rev. Charles Eldred webmaster@spanishranch1.org

SR-1 Association & Community Contacts

is published monthly by Mobile Home Park Magazines and distributed by volunteers around the first of the month. Dates and times of activities are noted on 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 Clubhouse after distribution is complete.

EL TORO MAGAZINE

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We are currently collecting coats and jackets for

November 15-December 20, 2011SR1 Residents and organizations donated 31

coats and jackets to this effort last year! We can do it again! Just go through your

closet and weed out those gently used but outgrown jackets, that winter coat you NEVER wear, anything extra just taking up space. You may not know who they are, but SOMEONE out there will be grateful for any jacket or coat you give them!

To make a donation as part of our drive, please call 510-274-1771 and leave a mes-sage or e-mail president@spanishranch1.org to request a pickup of your donation. Donations may also be dropped off at the office or at the Bingo snack bar on Bingo Saturdays. Just tell them what it’s for.

Please Donate:Residents are welcome at the meeting of the

SR1 Association BoardTHURSDAY,

December 1, 2011 7:00 p.m.

in the main clubhouse

Special guest:Betty DeForest,

Administrator, Acting Executive Director of South Hayward Parish

The Executive Board meets on the first Thursday of each month.

Residents are invited to attend.A special meeting will be called any time there is a

need to gather park residents for anything other than routine business.

Letters to the Editor are welcome on any subject. Send to: eltoro.editor@comcast.net.(You MUST sign your name but we won’t use it if you so request.)

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Clubhouses available for your events!

Both the main clubhouse and the small clubhouse may be reserved by residents

for private events. The BBQ and patio area next to the pool

may also be reserved, Call the office, 783-5535, for information.

You do NOT need Water Line Insurance!

You probably got an official looking letter recently, sporting a logo that looks similar to that of the State of California, telling you your address is “not protect-ed by Water Line Insurance Protection from Home Emergency Insurance Solutions.”

Then there’s this official looking BILL with all sorts of payment options, that states “you are responsible for the maintenance and repair of the water line at the above address.”

DON’T FALL FOR IT! You are NOT responsible. Our water lines are the responsibility of the park owners right up to where it enters your house.

This is nothing more than a marketing ploy and in the tiny type buried in the E-Z pay form it finally admits it doesn’t apply to mobile homes or condo-miniums. Who ARE these people?

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Please detach here and return to the office by December 7:

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 Brunch

All residents of Spanish Ranch 1 are invited to our Holiday Brunch,

sponsored by Management and Community Volunteers.

Sunday, December 11, 201111:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

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

For children, Santa Claus is coming!Return the attached slip below with the ages and gender

of 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 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.)

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

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 for-ward to seeing everyone at the large clubhouse.

We feel certain that this year’s Holiday Season will be no differ-ent than those in the past and that means that we all will all be enjoying lots of entertaining dur-ing 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” park-ing 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 occa-sion 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 tele-phone and personal contact.

Have you used the Saunas recently? Management just pur-chased and installed new heaters for the Men and Women’s 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 inop-portune 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 speak-ers 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: “It’s 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 ½ 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 sepa-rate cans and put them in the garbage can for Friday’s 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.

Guillermo’s CornerGuillermo would like to com-

mend those residents that are keeping tabs on unfamiliar vehi-cles 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 responsi-

bility. Please be considerate and pick up the leaves and not simply sweep them down in front of your neighbor’s 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

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MANAGERS’CORNER

Food Bank Donations

for the Alameda County Food Bank Barrels,

an ongoing community service project,

may be dropped off in the office.(Due to scavenging and theft,

the barrels are kept in the confer-ence room, but staff will see that all donations are put into them.)

NOTE!Food donations must be

UNOPENED, not perishable and not

require refrigeration.

PLEASE DONATE! Thank you!

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LUNCH BUNCH SCHEDULEThe 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.

2011 Dec: Christmas party2012 Jan 19 Sizzler’s, Hayward Feb 16 Mimi’s, Hayward March 15 Elephant Bar, Hayward April 19 Hometown Buffet, Hayward May 17 Applebees, Hayward June 21 Panera, Hayward July 19 Olive Garden, Hayward

Questions, Myrtle, 786-1182 or Ruth, 732-6671

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 3 . . . . . . . . . 1st SaturdayDecember 10 . . . . . . . .2nd Saturday Dec 24 & 31 . . . . . . . . . . NO BINGOHappy HolidaysJanuary 7, 2012 . . . . . 1st SaturdayWelcome back!

Snack bar open before play and 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 clubhouse during Bingo

COFFEE is available in the Clubhouse daily during regular office hours for residents of Spanish Ranch 1.

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT

Our next meeting will be held on

SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 2012 AT 10 A. M. AT

EDEN ROCK MOBILEHOME PARK

We sincerely hope that you will be able to join us.

AS PARKING IS LIMITED, PLEASE CONSIDER CAR POOLING

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

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We’d like to welcome you to our community!

Our WELCOMING COMMITTEE has information that can help make your introduction to mobile-home living easier and friendlier.

And you’ll have some new friends!

Our friendly welcomers are anxious to hear from you! Call Patty Little, 783-1534 or Judy Allen-Rodgers, 785-4894.

If you already live here and are saying, “hey! nobody ever welcomed us when we moved in”, give the welcomers a call because we all want to meet you too!

ARE YOU ANEW RESIDENT?

Grease is the #1 problem with our Park’s sewers. Fat-Free Sewers:

How to prevent fats, oils, and greases from damaging 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 and in the streets). Over time, it can build up and block the entire pipe.

Caution: Home garbage disposals do not keep grease out of the plumbing system. Products, such as detergents, that claim to dissolve grease may pass it down the line and cause problems elsewhere.

The results can be: • Raw sewage overflowing in your home or your

neighbor’s home;• Raw sewage overflowing into parks, yards, and

streets;• Potential contact with disease-causing organisms; • An expensive and unpleasant cleanup that often

must be paid for by you, the home or business owner; and

• An increase in operation and maintenance costs for local sewer departments, which causes higher sewer 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 or the trash for disposal (or recycling where avail-able);

• Putting baskets/strainers in sink drains to catch food scraps, and other solids, and emptying them into the trash; and

• Speaking with your friends and neighbors about how to keep grease out of sewers.

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

510-881-7900.

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

DIME BINGO

Ladies! Bring your lunch and let’s 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 call

Lorraine Schmuck 783-7294

December: Christmas Party

NOTICE:No Creek Clean-up

in December.Plan to join us in February for our next regularly scheduled clean-up of Ward Creek (the water-shed that parallels Miranda on the east side of the park) with the great bike/walking path.

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 coali-tion 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.

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NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH510-784-1008

Be aware – Notice – Call Police – Notify the Office

Next meeting:

December 13, 2011

SR-1 Helping Hand 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, We’re here to help!

Give Marvin a call, and we’ll 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.

SPEED LIMIT WITHIN THE PARK IS 15 MPH.

PLEASE SLOW DOWN!

NOTE: Only indoor pets are permitted in the park 

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!

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STOP GRAFFITI REWARD

PROGRAM

$500REWARD

RECOMPENSA

For information that leads to the arrest and conviction of graffiti

vandals in Hayward.

Para información que dará lugar a la detención y a la convicción de los delincuentes de graffiti

en Hayward.

Call: 510-583-5500

English & Español

More info: www.hayward-ca-gov

Two old guys, Abe and Sol, are sit-ting on a park bench feeding pigeons and talking about baseball, like they do every day. Abe turns to Sol and says, “Do you think there’s baseball in heaven?”

Sol thinks about it for a minute and replies, “I dunno. But let’s make a deal: if I die first, I’ll come back and tell you if there’s 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 whis-per, “Sol ... Sol ...”

Sol responds, “Abe! Is that you?” “Yes, it is, Sol,” whispers Abe’s ghost.

Sol, still amazed, asks, “So, is there baseball in heaven?”

“Well,” says Abe, “I’ve got good news and bad news.” “Gimme the good news first,” says Sol.

Abe says, “Well... there is baseball in heaven.”

Sol says, “That’s great! What news could be bad enough to ruin that!?”

Abe sighs and whispers, “You’re pitching on Friday.”

H H H

Jimmy Piersall, on how to dia-per 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 pitcher’s mound.

Put first-base and third togeth-er, 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.”

Baseball Humor submitted by Jeff

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, arti-ficial 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.

Sh-h-h. Quiet please.Please keep in mind that

in a mobile home, sound car-ries 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 neigh-bors. Keep your driveway plates aligned so they don’t clatter when you drive in, and don’t run over those in other driveways.

We appreciate your efforts in this area and I’m sure your neighbors will too.

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NOVEMBEREVENT: CRAFT

(and gift)FAIR

PHOTOS BY JEANIE SCHULTZ

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Summary of meeting with regional manager Greg

Besides Regional Manager Greg O’Hagan, the meeting was attended by Managers Teresa Cruz and Jeff Stoops, association officers Dawn, Judy, Jeanie and Peggy, board members Jerry, Barb, and Clint and Disaster Chair Stacia.

• Saunas have been repaired and converted to gas; a sound system for clubhouse still pending; different flooring options are being explored because the carpet is hard to maintain.

* They (owners/managers) plan to convert the north car wash to three stalls and close the south car wash, and will be contacting residents who live nearby for their feelings on the matter. Perhaps add several more visitor parking spaces in the space of the south car wash.

• Refurbish the small clubhouse, add picnic tables and a BBQ to the back yard and couches inside, restore horse-shoe pits on the side, create a kitchen with refrigerator, sink, microwave, upgrade landscaping. The aim is to make it more convenient for resident use on a reservation basis.

• Park maintenance plans call for tree trimming to be completed, 10% of driveways repaired per year, replace roof on the maintenance shed and the adjoining disaster shed near the main clubhouse, fix drainage in northwest storage area. For street paving, they’re getting bids to do it in phases with Macatera and south first.

General discussion: the replacement trees are crepe myrtle and fruitless plum and even though some look dead, they need time to adjust and will probably revive.

Speeding is an ongoing problem. Teresa has looked into getting an electronic monitor that displays your speed as you pass for the front gate. We’ve had one off and on in the past and they only help while they’re in place.

Greg, responding to an inquiry about getting a gate at the front of the park to help combat the speeding problem, pointed out that the back gate is an expensive problem. It is continually being vandalized or knocked off the tracks. Plus people continually write the code on the keypad or casually give out the code to strangers, reduc-ing its effectiveness. He noted that the back gate is not for security but is solely as a deterrent to through traffic.

Thieves dropped off a stolen car in the park which was finally towed. The same ones came back to dump another stolen car and were caught at the back car wash and arrested. —J.S.

COMPLAINTS/ Suggestions or Reports

must be submitted to Park Management in WRITING and must be SIGNED.

Only the person with the problem or concern may file the complaint. None will be accepted from third par-ties 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 editor’s paper tube, 28408 Granada Circle (across from clubhouse laundry room).

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Secretary’s Note: A scheduling misunderstanding resulted in the meeting sharing the space with three Boy Scout troops in the main hall while a dance troupe rehearsed in the card room. Last month we moved outside to the patio, but this time it was too cold. The decibel level meant we were yelling at each other, so apologies to those present if these minutes are the first you knew that this is what hap-pened. The meeting was pretty short as a result.

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Vice President Judy in the absence of President Dawn, who was excused. All board members were present except Ruth, who was sick. Several residents attended. The pledge of allegiance was said.

The minutes of the October meeting were approved.

The treasurer’s report from Peggy reflected a bal-ance of $761.93 after an outstanding $29 check was returned by the Secretary of State and voided.

Helping Hand: Marvin reported that a resident requesting help made a monetary donation in return and this will be used to offset out-of-pocket expenses of the volunteers.

Welcoming: Judy reported management had requested more packets and asked if the association wanted to continue this service in view of the cost of copying. Jeanie, who has original files for much of the material included, will review and update where necessary with an eye to consolidating the number of pages.

HMOA: The next meeting is November 19 at Hayward Mobile Country Club on Winton.

El Toro: The editors of the publications of the nine mobilehome parks have been receiving informa-tion from one that is investigating a new publisher. The chronic lateness of the publication has caused ongoing problems with getting events properly pub-licized and there is general unhappiness about the stale news. The current publisher, Mobile Home Park Magazines (MHPM), is aware of the general dissatis-faction and the November issue arrived several days before the 1st, when most editors would like to see it regularly.

MHPM has requested a $1/space subscription fee from the parks it serves to help offset its costs in the face of decreased advertising revenue during this economic slowdown. Since the El Toro is “published by arrangement with a park, an editor and the Mobile Home Board” dba The MBH Group, this request will be directed to the park owners/managers. It has not yet been submitted to SR1 ownership since it has just come to light that MHPM sent everything to the park using the address of a former officer.

Editor Jeanie reported that she’d been contacted personally with this request but given that the position

of editor of the El Toro had to be definitively sepa-rated from a “committee” of Los Rancheros associa-tion, in the wake of attempts by a former association board to hijack the magazine to promote a hostile agenda, the association is not the proper partner to be asked to help. She also noted that the amount requested represents more than half the current Spanish Ranch 1 Association’s treasury which has not yet recovered from being decimated by that same former board.

Meeting with Regional Manager Greg O’Hagan. A brief summary was presented to the few that weren’t actually at the meeting and it was decided to pub-lish a summary. (See opposite page.)

Old Business: Craft Fair: Preparations are continuing and adver-

tising has been placed in both the Pennysaver and the Daily Review. Several gift baskets will be raffled off.

Charity Drive: The drive for toiletries and supplies for homeless and battered women’s shelters served by Hayward CAN/South Hayward Parish is complete. A goodly amount of donations were received and will be turned over to Program Director Sara Lamnin this week by Dawn. The next outreach is a repeat of last year’s success drive for “One Warm Coat” and contributions have already been received for this.

New Business:Betty Deforest from Hayward CAN/South Hayward

Parish, who was asked to visit a board meeting and describe their services which are directed specifi-cally to our area and impact our community, was not able to attend this meeting (a blessing in view of the decibel level), and will attend the December 1 meeting.

A community event, “Dejunking with Donna”, has been scheduled for February 7. Donna Christner-Lile, MA, a Family Caregiver Counselor, recently gave a program at the Newark Library, and promises that with two boxes and a trash bag she can show you how to dejunk your house. Since all present admit-ted to harboring an accumulation of “stuff”, it was thought this would be a fun and interesting topic to share with the community.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:40 pm.Respectfully submitted, Jeanie Schultz, Secretary

Minutes of the SR1 Board Meeting 11/3/2011Meetings of the elected Spanish Ranch I Executive Board are held on the first Thursday of each month (unless otherwise announced) at 7:00 p.m. in the main clubhouse. ALL residents are welcome to attend!

OCTOBER 2011 TREASURER’S REPORT

Starting Balance $732.93Check voided + 29.00 Check# 111Ending Balance $761.93

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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.

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BUS SCHEDULE INFORMATION

Route number 68 (which replaced line 77), a 2-direc-tional circular route, services both the South Hayward 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 (where the park is) hourly from 6:32am until 8:32pm, arriving at 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 directional bus hourly from 6:30am until 8:30pm, arriving Spanish Ranch at 6:42am until 8:42pm. Weekends and Holidays, service is from 6:00am until 6:00pm.

Weekdays, going to Union Landing, board the bus at the corner in front of the 2 houses at Tampa / Folsom hourly from 6:37am until 8:37pm, arriving at Union Landing at 6:54am until 8:54pm. On Weekends/ Holidays, service is from 6:37am until 6:37pm

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

Additional frequency (now every 45 minutes, as opposed to every 1-2 hours) has been added to the “Tuesday & Friday” shopper’s shuttle (Spanish Ranch to Southland

– Route 391). Busses now leave the Spanish Ranch Clubhouse at

10:10, 10:55, 11:40am, 12:25, 1:10, and 1:55pm and arrive at Southland Mall at 10:35, 11:20am, 12:05, 12:50, 1:35, and 2:20pm. NOTE – The last trip leaving Spanish Ranch at 1:55pm which arrives at Southland Mall at 2:20pm has no direct return trip back to Spanish Ranch.

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

Route 22: For those who wish to walk to/from Tennyson Ave, on weekdays route 22 will go to the South Hayward BART station every 30 minutes from 6:22am until 11:22pm weekdays, and hourly on weekends and holidays from 6:22am until 11:22pm. From the South Hayward BART sta-tion going down Tennyson will leave every 30 minutes from 6:04am until 11:04pm weekdays, and hourly on weekends and holidays from 6:17am until 11:17pm.

Route 22 is a circular route, serving Tennyson, Hesperian (both Chabot College and Southland Mall), Winton, and both Hayward and South Hayward BART stations along Mission Blvd. Visit AC Transit’s web site at www.actransit.org for more information.

AC TRANSIT FARES — $2.00 ages 18-64, ages 5-17 and 65+ are $1.00. Transfer good for 1.5 hours is an add’l 25¢.

From the EditorArticles that appear in the El Toro are presented

as an informational service to the residents. Contents are the option of the editor but do not necessarily represent the opinion of the editor, the homeowners association or management.

Reader response is welcome. Your article must be in my paper tube at 28408 Granada Circle, or posted to my e-mail address, no later than the 10th of the month. All submissions must be signed with your name/phone number included, as any article must be verified. Your name will not appear, if you so request.

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 set forth by Mobile Home Park Magazines.

If you are submitting an item someone e-mailed to you, COPY IT and PASTE it into a NEW e-mail window to send to us: eltoro.editor@comcast.net.

Thanks, Jeanie Schultz, editor

Come Get a Book!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!for

SPANISH RANCH 1RESIDENT INFO

www.spanishranch1.orgThe El Toro and the Bylaws of the

Spanish Ranch 1 Association are posted here.

All the latest! Check it out!Voicemail phone number for the associa-

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