The PDCCA is happy to present two new Green Thumb Awards. This recognition comes as the City of Palm Desert will commence citing lawns in May that are not being watered, and the PDCCA will continue to monitor and cite as well.

PDCCA homeowners are encouraged to consider the feasibility of a desert scape conversion if maintaining a green lawn has become too challenging. Contact the Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) for information regarding their rebate for a desert scape conversion. REMEMBER….Care for your home and it will care for you in return.

PALM DESERT COUNTRY CLUB

ASSOCIATIONISSUE 293 MAY 2013

PDCCA Improvement CommitteeBy Luanne K. Fitton, Committee Chair

Consider the first Green Thumb Award presented to Patricia and Yves Guillaume who have consistently maintained a lush, green lawn with a year-round colorful array of flowers at the planters and trees. This home is situated in a highly visible area of Palm Desert Country Club on California Drive. It is a

The second Green Thumb Award is presented to a homeowner on Texas Avenue who converted to a desert scape front yard. One can see from the before

BEFORE

AFTER

AFTER delight to enjoy passing by this well cared for home and front lawn.

BEFORE

and after photos what an aesthetic difference the homeowner’s desert scape selections show us.

Palm Desert Country Club AssociationBOARD OF DIRECTORS

CALENDAR OF EVENTSMONDAY6:30 am - AA

Jazzercise...9:15 a.m.Jazzercise...6-7 p.m.

TUESDAY6:30 a.m. - AA

PDCCA Board MeetsEvery First Tuesday...5:00 p.m.

A.A. Primary Purpose...7:00 p.m.Jazzercise...9:15 a.m.

Salsa Class...7:30-9:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY6:30 a.m. - AA

Jazzercise...9:15 a.m.WOMEN’S Group A.A....7:00 p.m. Weekly

Jazzercise...6-7 p.m.

THURSDAY6:30 a.m. - AA

Jazzercise...9:15 a.m.

FRIDAY6:30 a.m. - AA

Jazzercise...9:15 a.m.Salsa Class...7-10 p.m.

SATURDAY6:30 am - AA

Jazzercise...8:30 a.m.

SUNDAY6:30 a.m. - AA

Desert Harvest Four Square GospelChurch 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Weekly

NEWS DEADLINE: May 10, 2013(10th of each month; if 10th falls on a weekend,

deadline reverts to the FRIDAY before)

POOL HOURSOPEN 9:00 a.m. CLOSE 8:00 p.m.

Attendants-12-8 Monday-Friday, 10-8 Sat/Sun

POOL PARTIES72 HOUR NOTICE REQUIRED

at PDCCA office. Limit 15 in party.

ALL CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 14 MUST BE ACCOMPANIED

BY AN ADULT AT POOLSIDE.Members: Free with card

Office Hours: M, T, W, T8:00 a.m. - 12 noon, 1:00 -3:30 P.M.

Friday: 8:00 - 12 noonCALL 760.345.2331

OFFICERSPresident James Olsen 772-0670Vice President Josanne Smith 834-8317Secretary Ron Crisp 774-6457Treasurer Shirley Hotwagner 610-1190

DIRECTORSCharlie Ash 345-2875John Evans 345-2369Jay Powell 345-8794Luanne Fitton 647-7716

COMMITTEESArchitectural Control Jay Powell Community Improvement Luanne Fitton Newspaper & Editor Phyllis HarkinsCommunity Relations Ron Crisp COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MANAGERPhyllis Harkins phyllis@pdcca.com

OFFICE & POOL (760) 345-2331Nancy Adams nancy@pdcca.com

info@pdcca.com • www.pdcca.com

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PDCCA DISCLAIMER: Palm Desert Country Club Association does not endorse any advertisers in our community newsletter. Please verify contractor information with the California State Contractors License Board and the Better Business Bureau. In addition, we reserve the right to publish information in our newsletter that we consider to be of general interest to the community.

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FROM THE EDITOR’S LAPTOPWe celebrate in May the most special person in our lives, our mother. I am amazed that it wasn’t until the 20th century that Mother’s Day became an official U.S. holiday. There is a short article about its history in this edition. Please give an extra hug to your mom, grandmoms, aunts, and special ladies in your life. They richly deserve it. And, flowers would be a nice touch too.

The City of Palm Desert has established a new program to assist vacationing homeowners. The Citizens on Patrol officers will inspect exteriors of properties who sign up for this free program. This is a needed service in our community, and if you will be away from your property more than two weeks, consider applying. Information is available in this edition.

Community Improvement chair Luanne K. Fitton has returned to our newsletter with her latest Green Thumb award winners. It’s always fun for her and the board to compliment homeowners who provide aesthetically pleasing properties. Everyone is a winner when yards are well maintained. Congratulations to both recipients. Also included in this edition is the City’s ordinance for yard maintenance—8.70.150. Properties may be cited by the City if not in compliance with this ordinance. Also, PDCCA properties may also be cited by the Association board of directors if not in compliance with the Association’s CC&R’s.

Martin Alvarez from the City of Palm Desert provides an update on the success of the City’s Set-to-Save program. Many PDCC residents participated and saved thousands of dollars, both on their utility bills and the upgrading of their home equipment. New pool pumps-new HVAC units-new solar panels were just some of the items that PDCC owners purchased to save money now and the future.

Neighborhood Watch window decals are still available at the Association office. Thanks for supporting our advertisers; see you next month

Phyllis Harkins, Editor

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PDCCA Pool Attendant PDCCA is accepting applications for

a part-time (weekend, nights and holidays) pool attendant position.

Please contact the Association office for an application.

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I am an on-line person and as such receive dozens of funny or religious or political or sarcastic bits and lists… I suppose many people do. This came to me by way of several layers of relays and forwarding, and I don’t know the original source, but it is a scream and worth sharing. It is ostensibly a genuine list of questions or gripes from pilots, submitted to repair facilities in their company. The writer noted that you need a college degree to fly a commercial aircraft, but only a high school diploma to repair one! First the Gripe (G), then the Response (R).

G: Left inside main tyre almost needs replacement.R: Almost replaced left inside main tyre.

G: Test flight OK except auto-land very rough.R: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.

G: Something loose in cockpit.R: Something tightened in cockpit.

G: Dead bugs on windshield.R: Live bugs on back-order.

G: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces 200 feet-per-minute descent.R: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.

G: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.R: Evidence removed.

G: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.R: That’s what friction locks are for.

G: IFF inoperative in OFF mode.R: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.

G: Suspected crack in windscreen.R: Suspect you’re right.

G: Number 3 engine missing.R: Number 3 Engine found on right wing after brief search.

Something for the Best Medicine Files!by Fred Stock

G: Aircraft handles funny.R: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right and be serious.

G: Target radar hums.R: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.

G: Mouse in Cockpit.R: Installed Cat.

G: Noise coming from under instrument panel – sounds like midget pounding something with a hammer.R: Took hammer away from midget.

Thought you’d like these to ease your ills today. - fhs

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To Report Barking DOGS or DOGSrunning loose,

call Animal Control

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DONATE USED ITEMSIf you wish to donate items to charity, the following list is some of the charitable organizations that will pick up items at your convenience:

Martha’s Village & Kitchen: 760.347.4741The Salvation Army: 800.443.4224United Cancer Research Society: 800.443.4224Angel View Crippled Children: 760.322.2440Desert Aids Project: 760.328.1330Historical Society of Palm Desert: 760.346.6588

IN MEMORIAM

HELEN MARJORIE BAYERS PAIGE10-22-1913 – 3-24-2013

A resident of Philipsburg, Montana, Helen was a winter visitor in our community for several years residing on Minnesota Avenue. Helen had many friends in the area who will be saddened by her passing; she will be fondly remembered by them. She leaves her son, Ron (Judy) Paige of Philipsburg and her daughter Gail (Wyley)

Good of Fort Benton, Montana, several grandchildren, eleven great-grand-children and

many nieces and nephews.

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGEby James Olsen, PDCCA Board President

The community is energized once again over the proposed creation of a Landscape and Lighting District, which if ap-proved by 51 to 55% (to be determined by the City later this year) of the affected property owners will impose an assessment on all proper-ties adjacent to the PDCC golf

course to support the golf course water and electric expenses. The Association office has received many calls regarding this proposed assessment. Most calls are seeking information and some calls question why the Association has not taken a stand on this issue. The calls seeking information should be directed to the golf club (760-345-0222), as the Association has no authority over the golf course; they are separate entities. The Association board of directors was duly elected by the As-sociation membership to represent all Association homeown-ers and for this reason has not taken a stand on this issue. Even though each board director certainly has a position on this issue, the community is polarized and it would be inappro-priate for the board to take a position. The Association manager has attempted to remain abreast of developments and keep the community informed of public meetings and other develop-ments and we will continue to do so but we will not take a position until such time as we receive a mandate from the homeowners. The city council in the April 11 session considered this proposal as to whether it should be put forth to a vote of the affected homeowners at this time. The city manager had received nu-merous letters from homeowners and many PDCC residents attended the meeting in person. The main theme of the letters per Ryan Stendell, Senior Management Analyst, was that taxa-tion was not the proper way to go and that the proposal lacked transparency. The golf club has indicated they will create a web site to illuminate the issues and establish a Question and Answer page to address concerns.The action of the city council on April 11th was to table the matter until the October 2013 meeting.

Neighborhood Watch window decals

(set of 3 per household) are available at the Association office.

Palm Desert Country Club Association May 20136

The earliest Mother’s Day celebrations can be traced back to the spring celebrations of ancient Greece in honor of Rhea, the Mother of all Gods. During the 1600’s England celebrated a day called “Mothering Sunday”. This honored the mothers of England.

In the United States Mother’s Day was first suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe (she wrote the words to the song “Battle Hymn of the Republic”) as a day dedicated to peace.

In 1907 Ann Jarvis from Philadelphia began a campaign to establish a national Mother’s Day. Her efforts were finally successful when President Wilson, in 1914, made the official announcement proclaiming Mother’s Day as a national ` holiday that was to be held on the second Sunday of May.

The Story of Mother’s Day

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Palm Desert’s Set To Save Program Achieved Big Energy Savings! by Martin Alverez, City of Palm Desert

Six years ago, the City of Palm Desert set an ambitious goal of reduc-ing the community’s energy consump-tion by 30 percent. To accomplish this goal, the City formed a partnership with Southern California Edison, Southern California Gas Company and the En-ergy Coalition, and established Set to Save. Over its lifetime, the Set to Save pro-gram, funded by the California Public Utilities Commission with additional support from the City of Palm Desert, promoted energy conservation educa-tion, conducted thousands of in-home energy surveys, and used innovative rebates to encourage the installation of energy efficient pool pumps, pool heat-ers, air conditioning systems, lighting, window solar screens, and more. Homeowners Associations were con-

tacted and assisted with energy ef-ficient upgrades to community pool lights, exterior lighting, and pool heat-ers. Community outreach included pre-sentations at HOA community meet-ings, direct mailings to homeowners, articles in the City’s Brightside news-letter, and promotional appearances at community events such as the annual Golf Cart Parade and weekly Certified Farmers Market. While the program ultimately fell short of its 30% energy reduction goal, Set To Save’s message and unique of-ferings successfully reached a large sector of the community, achieving City-wide energy savings of more than 17%. These energy savings totaled more than 124 million kilowatt hours, roughly the same amount of electricity used to power 9,000 California homes for a year. In total, more than $16 mil-lion in rebates and incentives were paid

to Palm Desert residents and business owners for energy upgrades.The program also successfully helped the City reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Set to Save’s energy sav-ings represent a reduction of more than 87,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide, the equivalent of removing more than 18,000 vehicles from our roads. Even though the Set To Save program has concluded, Palm Desert continues to support and encourage energy ef-ficiency and alternatives such as solar power through its Energy Independence Program. We would like to thank Palm Desert’s residents and businesses for their tre-mendous support of the Set To Save program over the last six years and for their ongoing commitment to energy independence and protection of our beautiful natural environment.For more information about current Palm Desert energy programs, please call 760-837-0287.

Martin Alverez is the Director of Economic Development for the City of Palm Desert. He coordinates and manages the City’s economic development activities, including business development, business attractions, marketing/tourism pro-grams, the Office of Energy Man-agement, and is a liaison to the business community. In addition he oversees the operations of Des-ert Willow golf course. Martin also teaches an Urban Planning course at College of the Desert.

Palm Desert Country Club Association - CLASSIFIED May 2013

Reprinted with the permission of the Historical Society of Palm Desert.

Got a Honey - Do List?Call Nick PDCC Resident

760-218-0509

CAVANAUGH ELECTRICAir Conditioning & Electric Contractor

347-3608Lic # 286936 Rodney Cavanaugh

“HANDYMAN”Home Repairs & Maintenance

Call “Nelson” First(760) 831-3841

T W ELECTRIC760-217-5127

License #346883/ PDCC resident

Mike The HandymanCALL: 760-837-7085

CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTIncome Tax Preparation

Kris Stefferud, CPAPhone 760-345-1441

KANDY MURPHY MUSIC STUDIOSPrivate Instruction

Guitar, piano, brass woodwindsCall: (760) 534-5249

AL BOYER PAINTINGTop Quality Work

Phone: (760) 345-7842

ADAN’S GARDENING SERVICEGeneral Maintenance • Free Estimates

Residential • CommercialTree Trimming • Sprinkler Systems

760-289-8459 or 760-619-8334

GARDENING SERVICEFine Homes, Detail, Gardening

Trimming, Commercial Accounts,Sprinkler Work, Clean Ups, Etc.

CALL Gregory Sustaita760-775-4179

760-619-8990 cell

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Community LinksListed below are some helpful phone numbers for our new (and established) homeowners:

Burrtec Sanitation: 760-340-6445

Southern California Edison 800-655-4555

The Gas Company 800-427-2000

Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) 760-391-9600

Verizon 800-483-5000

Time Warner Cable 760-340-2225

Palm Desert City Hall,

73-510 Fred Waring Dr. 760-346-0611

Palm Desert Country Club (golf course) 760-345-0222

Palm Desert Country Club Association 760-345-2331

FREE ROCKIf interested call Cindee

760-565-7933

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Listed below are some helpful phone numbers for our new (and established) homeowners:

Burrtec Sanitation: 760-340-6445

Southern California Edison 800-655-4555

The Gas Company 800-427-2000

Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) 760-391-9600

Verizon 800-483-5000

Time Warner Cable 760-340-2225

Palm Desert City Hall,

73-510 Fred Waring Dr. 760-346-0611

Palm Desert Country Club (golf course) 760-345-0222

Palm Desert Country Club Association 760-345-2331

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rdAll homeowners/tenants/guests using the PDCCA pool facilities are required to show their 2013 pool cards to the pool attendant on duty, every visit, no exceptions. Our Association’s insurance carrier requires this proof of residency. Please be patient with the pool staff when they ask to see your current card. Landlords are required, per the CC&R’s, to provide a copy of their current lease with tenant/s and landlords are also required to complete a transfer of membership so that the tenants can obtain a pool card in their own name.

Any changes to the exterior of your home require that you submit an Architectural Request form to the Association office prior to the start of any exterior work on it. Along with the Architectural form, please submit three sets of plans. There is no fee for Association plan review, but it can take up to 14 days for response from the Architectural Committee.

PDCCA

Report burnt out street lights to the Association office; please provide the code number attached to the pole (usually 7 feet from the ground). The Association office will forward this information to the appropriate City of Palm Desert staff person.

Have you visited our website recently? Upcoming events, board meeting agendas, 4 most current newsletters and various Association forms are available from the site. In addition, 12 months of open board meeting minutes (accessible to owners only) can be viewed. Go to www.pdcca.com. Sign up to receive information emails from the Association office: www.pdcca.com/subscribe.html. Information about PDCCA events and City of Palm Desert events are sent to our subscribers. We do not sell our email list.

City of Palm Desert Neighborhood CompatibilityProperty shall be maintained in reasonable consistency and compat-ibility with the maintenance standards of adjacent properties so as not to interfere with the reasonable enjoyment of such properties or to depreciate their aesthetic or property values. This section shall not be construed as relieving a property owner, manager, or occupier from complying with any property maintenance provisions of this code or

applicable state law. (Ord. 801 § 1 (part), 1996)

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City of Palm Desert VACATION CHECK PROGRAM

The City of Palm Desert, in cooperation with the Palm Desert Citizens On Patrol, is initiating a program designed to give residents peace of mind while away from home. Citizens On Patrol members will patrol and check residences while the resident is away from home for an extended period of time. The program will start in mid-April and is offered any time throughout the year. To be eligible for this program, the resident must be gone for two weeks or more and live in a single family home located in a NON-gated community. Patrol members will make on-going checks at the home. These checks will be made for any broken windows, evidence of intrusion, obvious problems and/or vandalism from the exterior of the residence only. Any situations would be reported to the Riverside Sheriff’s Department and to the resident. To register for this program, the resident should contact the Citizens On Patrol (COPS) office at (760) 776-6397 to request a Vacation Check form be mailed to them or come into the Special Programs Department at the Palm Desert City Hall to complete the required forms. City Hall is located at 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert. Completed forms MUST be submitted to the Special Programs Department at City Hall in person. Proper identification will be required. For further information, please contact the Palm Desert Citizens On Patrol Dispatch line at (760) 776-6397.

City of Palm DesertVACATION CHECK PROGRAM

The City of Palm Desert, in cooperation with the Palm Desert Citizens On Patrol, is initiating a program designed to give resi-dents peace of mind while away from home. Citizens On Patrol members will patrol and check residences while the resident is away from home for an extended period of time. The program will start in mid-April and is offered any time throughout the year.

To be eligible for this program, the resident must be gone for two weeks or more and live in a single family home located in a NON-gated community. Patrol members will make on-going checks at the home. These checks will be made for any broken windows, evidence of intrusion, obvious problems and/or vandalism from the exterior of the residence only. Any situations

would be reported to the Riverside Sheriff’s Department and to the resident.

To register for this program, the resident should contact the Citizens On Patrol (COPS) office at (760) 776-6397 to request a Vacation Check form be mailed to them or come into the Special Programs Department at the Palm Desert City Hall to com-

plete the required forms. City Hall is located at 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert. Completed forms MUST be submitted to the Special Programs Department at City Hall in person. Proper identification will be required.

For further information, please contact the Palm Desert Citizens On Patrol Dispatch line at (760) 776-6397.

City of Palm Desert VACATION CHECK PROGRAM

The City of Palm Desert, in cooperation with the Palm Desert Citizens On Patrol, is initiating a program designed to give residents peace of mind while away from home. Citizens On Patrol members will patrol and check residences while the resident is away from home for an extended period of time. The program will start in mid-April and is offered any time throughout the year. To be eligible for this program, the resident must be gone for two weeks or more and live in a single family home located in a NON-gated community. Patrol members will make on-going checks at the home. These checks will be made for any broken windows, evidence of intrusion, obvious problems and/or vandalism from the exterior of the residence only. Any situations would be reported to the Riverside Sheriff’s Department and to the resident. To register for this program, the resident should contact the Citizens On Patrol (COPS) office at (760) 776-6397 to request a Vacation Check form be mailed to them or come into the Special Programs Department at the Palm Desert City Hall to complete the required forms. City Hall is located at 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert. Completed forms MUST be submitted to the Special Programs Department at City Hall in person. Proper identification will be required. For further information, please contact the Palm Desert Citizens On Patrol Dispatch line at (760) 776-6397.

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MARIA’S CELL: (760) 498-9654

TILE CLEANING • ACID WASH MOTOR, FILTER, AND PUMP REPAIRS

QUALITY SERVICE • LOW RATES

760-772-3731Fax: 760-772-3735

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Brake • A/C

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Palm Desert Country Club Association77-800 California DrivePalm Desert, CA 92211

2013 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

May 7 Board MeetingJune 4 Board MeetingJuly No Board MeetingAugust No Board MeetingSeptember 3 Board Meeting

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