March 2011 first draft - Monte Nido Valley Community Association

MONTE NIDO VALLEYCOMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONA Dark Sky CommunityE-NEWSLETTER March 2011MONTE NIDO FIRESAFE COUNCILThe first goal of our Firesafe Council is toreduce the fuel load within Monte Nido. Eachone of us should go beyond the County'smandated brush clearance and remove anyuseless flammables including old sheds,woodpiles, fencing, etc. MNVCA is a FiresafeCouncil. Call us if you are aware of ahazardous situation and we will add it to ourlist. Many thanks to our guest volunteers.Joan Kay (818) 222-2977Circle of LifeJim Wrigley, longtime Stokes Cyn resident,MNVCA past president, Federation delegate,and community activist has died. "ChickenJim" worked tirelessly for this association andthe Santa Monica Mts. He was the 'head chef'for many BBQ's in the days when we actuallypurchased, washed and cleaned, pre-cookedand BBQ’d so many chickens (and steaks). Jimand his wife, Sydney, gave countless hours tomake those events both a financial and socialsuccess. Jim loved politics and cared deeply forthe mountains and open space, testifyingbefore the CCC and LA Regional Planning, andwas a longtime member of SOS. He wasdirectly impacted by SOKA and worked tomake the dream of King Gillette as parklandcome true. His dry, English wit and grasp ofthe politics of this area were always fun towitness. He was a fabulous gardener as thoseof us lucky enough to taste some of those fruitscan testify. Jim died this month in NorthernCalifornia where the Wrigleys moved last Oct.to be near their daughter and her family. Hewill remain fondly in the memory of those ofus privileged to have known and workedalong side him. Rest in peace, Jim,Joan Slimocosky.Herbie Erpel of Monte Nido passed away Feb.21 after a long illness, leaving his wife, Ilse.Ad ExecutiveThe Board wishes to extend its gratitude andappreciation to Lynn Benjamin for assemblingthe want ads for the past several months. LisaLehman has taken over this responsibility as of2011. Thank you, Lisa! Ms. Lehmanimmediately made some welcomeimprovements in order to provide a betterservice to both the advertisers and thecommunity. Ads are now being published anddistributed online every month. If you are onthe email distribution list you should alreadyhave received several issues of the BulletinBoard directly from Lehman. Ads will also bepublished in this newsletter, both online and inprint. We encourage all interested parties toplace ads to market goods and services to thecommunity and to support the publication ofthis newsletter.U-Verse is Coming to Monte Nido!AT&T crews addingnew services for Monte NidoBy Julian WatkinsSome of you may remember in early 2009, AT&Twas doing a lot of work on their equipment alongCold Canyon. At that time, I inquired whetherthey were upgrading our services. I was told theywere installing all the gear to get our area ready forAT&T U-Verse, a service that provides for DigitalTV, High Speed Internet, and Phone Service. Allthat remained was to string fiber optic cable fromthe central office to our neighborhood. Fastforward to 2011: the cable has finally been installedin the past couple of months and crews have beenworking toward tying in the equipment installed in2009 to that new fiber optic line. I have been toldthe line runs along Mulholland Hwy, turns downCold Canyon, then down Piuma, ending up at theYMCA camp, or somewhere around Tapia Park.So we are closer to having an alternative service toCharter Cable once everything has been installedand tested. I'm sure you'll see offers from AT&T inyour mailbox once U-Verse is here.

Monte Nido Valley Community AssociationPO Box 8054Calabasas, CA 91372PRESORTEDSTANDARDUS POSTAGE PAIDCANOGA PARK, CA91304PERMIT NO. 307Please deliver by March 31, 2011POSTAL CUSTOMERRURAL ROUTE NO. 1CALABASAS, CA 91302Calendar of EventsMNVCA Board MeetingTues, April 12, 7PMat the home ofJudy Goldin1101 Cold Canyon RoadETI CorralCorral 36April 5at the home of Rochelle & Craig Dick23410 Collins St., Woodland Hills818.887 8504Las Virgenes Homeowner’s FederationMeetingThursday April 21, 7:30PMDiamond X Ranch(Off Mulholland)A Course in Miracles Study Group.Tuesdays, 9:30-11:00AMMarilyn Browning222-6362Zen MeditationThursday evenings at 7:30pmRosemary Taylor Alden222-2936