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1 M A Y EL PAJARO PRESS Canoa Seca Estates II Newsletter CSE II Website: CSE II Meeting Schedule Next Meeting: Monday August 7, :00-4:00PM Canoa Hills Mesquite Rm Meetings are open to all CSE II Members CSE II By-Laws Article 7 Section 1: Regular meetings of the Board will be held at least quarterly 2017 Meetings Canoa Hills Mesquite Rm 2:00 PM 3:30 PM October 2nd December 4th PRESIDENT S CORNER Greetings, Thank you for all the good wishes, and words of support I have received since becoming President. We had record attendance at the PARTY IN THE PARK on April 10 th! Thanks to the social committee, and to everyone who attended, for giving our winter residents a great send-off. We wish everyone safe travels, and a wonderful summer. For those of us who live here year-around, summer is a different season a slower pace, fewer organized activities, beautiful color as the cactus bloom, and a time for travel. By fall we are ready to greet returning neighbors and friends. Thanks to Chuck Lamb for agreeing to serve on the CSE II Board. The Board appointed Chuck to complete the balance of Wendell Byram s term. Chuck, as I think everyone knows, is a long-time resident and has served our Association in a variety of ways over the years. Welcome Chuck. I ll close by wishing everyone a good summer. Bill Copeland

2 CANOA SECA ESTATES II MAY 2017 CSE II SOCIAL COMMITTEE On April 10th we held our annual Party in the Park at the picnic area at Canoa Hills Rec Center. We had a record-breaking attendance of 104 residents! It was a perfect evening and a happy time together. We look forward to our next event on December11, our Pizza Party. All of your social committee members wish you a wonderful summer. 2

3 CANOA SECA ESTATES II MAY 2017 ARCHITECTURAL COMMITTEE PREPARING FOR SUMMER The Architectural Committee would like to say vaya con dios to the CSEII homeowners who will be heading to other places for the summer. Please review the following documents, which you can access at cseii.com. Click on Forms to download. 1. Homeowner Absence Info form please complete this form and give to your block captain.) 2. Tips for When You Leave for the Summer Form please read this sheet carefully and arrange with your landscaper to keep your yard tidy for the time you are away. Check out your garage door light. Is the light bulb still working? If not, please replace before you leave. Leave an extra bulb with a neighbor just in case it burns out while you are away. Remember, those trees must be kept trimmed below the parapet at all times! A picture of a CSEII parapet is included below. 3

4 CANOA SECA ESTATES II MAY 2017 BEWARE: SNAKES ARE HERE Heads up everybody. It is that time of year. The snakes are out and about so be careful where you walk, doing yard work and remember to keep your screen doors and garage door closed. We found this guy by our front gate. Turned out to be a bull snake. Nevertheless, be watchful and if you see a snake you can call the Fire Department Snake Control number: NOTICE For all homeowners: When leaving for a vacation, just a few days or leaving for the summer months; please notify your block captain of your departure and your intended return. 4

5 CANOA SECA ESTATES II MAY 2017 NEW NEIGHBORS Welcome to Gail and Gary Karger at 3790 Reyecuelo. They found Green Valley two years ago and were snowbirds, but decided to skip the snow and buy a home. Moving from St. Paul, MN, they are now full time residents enjoying all that Green Valley has to offer. Gail was a Special Ed teacher in the White Bear Lake District, and Gary worked as a fiscal analyst for the Minnesota House of Representatives. Leslie and Ray Kush are the enthusiastic new owners of the home at 3826 Reyecuelo, where they are already involved in major remodeling. Although they hail from the San Francisco Bay area, Leslie and Ray enjoy traveling in their motor home to explore any area where they haven t been before. Leslie says they are so grateful to have found Green Valley and CSE II. They were only passing through at the end of an eight-day tour looking for a retirement destination. Now they are home! The new residents at 3781 Tejedor are Alex and Mary Lee Verhoogen. They are not new to Green Valley, just new to CSE II having moved from the other side of I-19. Welcome to Mary Lee and Alex; more in the next Newsletter. NEWSLETTER The newsletter is published five times a year: September, November, January, March and May. If you have anything interesting you would like to share in the newsletter please Ginny Lippert at glippert2@cox.net to submit your idea. The next newsletter will be published September Be sure to check the website for updated information and events. 5

6 CANOA SECA ESTATES II MAY 2017 DIRECTORY CHANGES Here are some changes to the new CSE II Directory. Please mark these changes in your copy: Note that in the back pages of the 2017 Directory, 4 houses on Tordo were mistakenly omitted. They are: 3831 Gaizband & Schaen, 3841 Westhoven, 3851 Olsen and 3861 Lamb. Please make these 4 additions to the list for your use in the future. Changes: Donna Parker died. Her daughter Kelly O Shea living at the residence 3911 S Via del Tordo, her is kellys_coture@yahoo.com Jim & Barbara Apple: delete Mexico phone number add landline 520-) Tom Filiatrault tf62339@gmail.com Ed Lippert elippert1@cox.net Altie Metcalf altieaz@gmail.com Delete: Patrick & Jane O Hare at 3790 Reyecuelo Add: Gary & Gail Karger 3790 S Via del Reyecuelo ggk@centurylink.net Gary) gak@centurylink.net Gail) Gary cell: Gail cell:

7 CANOA SECA ESTATES II MAY 2017 Rich Hill, Treasure, Financial Report: GVC NEWS Rich reports that the last three-month period income has exceeded expenses, largely due to the Preferred Vender Program, which has brought in $17,170 in revenue. Our financial position is up over last year and indicates a successful year of serving Green Valley. John Matuska, CEO Green Valley Hospital: Addressed the issue of GV Hospital and Chapter II Bankruptcy filing to restructure debt. This is a necessary move and will be a positive move on the part of the hospital. It will enable the hospital to continue to function and to draw physician groups in as well. New physician groups that have joined the hospital recently, are; pain management; oncologist; and orthopedic. Additional physician interest in GV Hospital and in Green Valley is increasing. Steve Christy, Pima County Supervisor, District 4: Recent 3% increase in sewer rates voted in by 3 to 2, Steve voted against rates, as he did not see a need to increase them. There is a program for people on fixed incomes to apply for assistance, which would reduce their monthly fees. Applications are available at GV District 4 representative s Sergio) office. Contact through GVC office Bill Copeland, Presiding for President Don Weaver: DUES: GVC is made up of HOAs from Green Valley 11,152 rooftops) and Quail Creek 1,832 rooftops). A portion of revenues for GVC operations comes from homeowner dues. Currently the dues are $7.50 per homeowner per year and have not been increased for many years. In that Green Valley is unincorporated and GVC is the liaison for Pima County, we need revenue in order to function in that role. Therefore it has become necessary to increase the homeowner dues. A vote was taken and passed to increase the dues by $2.00 /year. Jeannie North Green Valley Council Representative Canoa Seca Estates II 7

8 CANOA SECA ESTATES II MAY 2017 CSE II STREET NAMES For our new neighbors who are wondering what our street names mean; each is a name of a bird in Spanish. Hence the name of our newsletter El Pajaro means the birds. Here are the birds your street was named after: Estelar Blue Bird Tordo - Thrush Tejedor Weaver Reyecuelo Little Wren Trogon Trogon Urraca - Magpie Garzota Night Heron Picamaderos - Woodpecker Estelar Trogon Garzota Tordo Reyecuelo Urraca Tejedor Picamaderos 8

9 CANOA SECA ESTATES II MAY 2017 SPRING COLOR IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD 9

10 CANOA SECA ESTATES II MAY 2017 BOARD OF DIRECTORS President: Bill Copeland Vice President: Julie Zeilenga Secretary: Jan Farrington Treasurer: Chuck Lamb Member: Bruce Tinney COMMITTEES ARCHITECTURAL Chair: Bruce Tinney Board Liaison: Jan Farrington Dixie Fundingsland Melva Irvin Tim Stewart Julie Zeilenga Sandy Hill Ed Lippert Peggy Tate COMMON AREAS Chair: Mike North Board Liaison: Chuck Lamb Bob Allen Gordon Proctor Mike Small Special Projects: John Brink Ed Westhoven COMMUNICATIONS Board Liaison: Jan Farrington Newsletter Editor: Ginny Lippert Database, Directory: Lucy Redding Tom Swenson Website: Chair: Barbara Wray Leslie Berry Sandy Noreen GOVERNING DOCUMENTS Chair: Board Liaison: Bill Copeland Bob Lieg Mike Noreen GREEN VALLEY COUNCIL Representative: Jeannie North Alternate: Patricia Tinney BLOCK CAPTAINS Chair: Peter Martin Board Liaison: Chuck Lamb Trogon Estelar Tordo Urraca Tejedor Garzota Garzota Reyecuelo Picamaderos NOMINATING Chair: Chuck Lamb Board Liaison: Bill Copeland Lucy Redding ROAD MAINTENANCE Chair: CJ DeLange Board Liaison: Bruce Tinney John Brink Paul Fundingsland Art Rotman John Sucher SOCIAL Co-Chair: Betty Dieter Co-Chair: Carlene Munro Board Liaison: Julie Zeilenga Marty Braman Julie Carter Shirley DeLange Susan Hulbert Dianne Jurgens Barb Nelson Judy Roberts Phyllis Sucher Ladies Lunch Committee: Chair: Julie Carter Secretary: Sandy Hill Dianne Jurgens Lynn Shinnick Graham Quinn Peter Martin David Roberts Mike Ketchen Bob Lieg Duane Youngquist - Winter Bill Copeland - Summer Wera Clough Dick Reuling Laurel Brink WELCOME Chair: Carol Copeland Board Liaison: Julie Zeilenga Dixie Fundingsland Pat Isaacson Karen Lamb Lucy Redding Jane Rotman Julie Zeilenga 10