"One kind word can change someone's entire day." - Author Unknown

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1 Covering YOUR Community News Board of Directors President Debra Abbuhl Vice-President Rusty Rowe Secretary Tilla Strickland Treasurer John Harwood Architectural Control Rusty Rowe Audit Dam Rusty Rowe Matt Palazzetti Fish & Wild Life Matt Palazzetti Maintenance (Beautification / Community Center / Public Areas) Paul Jenkins Publicity John Harwood Recreation Jo Ann Ishmael Roads Debra Abbuhl Tilla Strickland Sanitation & Pollution Joan Baker Security& Fire Jeff Smith "One kind word can change someone's entire day." - Author Unknown CL Office: Callender Lake Lines CL Website: Tue/Thu - 8:30 to 5:00 Editor: Julie Morris Webmaster: Susan Reid Saturday - 9:00 to 1:00 CLlines@verizon.net susan@ourwebsitelady.com Clpoia@embarqmail.com

2 Volume 17 Issue 3 Callender Lake Lines March 2017 (Just Outside the Entrance Gate) Callender Lake Annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, April 15th, 2017 at 2:00pm at the Community Center Boys and Girls ages 0-12 years of age are all invited! Store Hours Monday - Thursday: 7am to 10pm Friday & Saturday: 7am to 11:30pm Sunday: 8am to 7pm [p0; Mike Pugh - Proprietor THE EASTER BUNNY IS LOOKING FOR YOUR HELP! Please help the Easter Bunny and the Recreation Committee by donating stickers and wrapped candy that will fit into the plastic eggs. (No chocolate please.) Please take your donations to the office during office hours from now through April 11th. We will also be needing volunteers to help stuff eggs. We have about 3000 eggs, so come join us on April 13th at 9:00am at the Community Center. Thank you so much! Our prices are no "April Fools" jokes at Come shop and visit with friends and neighbors. Saturday April 1st, :00am - 2:00pm Lots of Easter and Spring items.

3 Volume 17 Issue 3 Callender Lake Lines March 2017 The Lake Lines are available in our website at: on For a black/white hard copy print out, please go to the Information Station just inside the front gate. If the Information Station copies are gone, you may pick up a hard copy in the Callender Lake office during regular business hours. The Lake Lines are usually posted to the website around the 3rd Saturday of each month FM 773 Murchison, Texas Open Saturdays 12-8pm White Fox Vineyards is a family-owned and operated winery that serves local craft Muscadine and other specialty fruit wines. We look forward to your visit! FRIENDSHIP CLUB MONDAY, APRIL 10th, 2017 AT NOON IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER Please join us for a "Garden" themed salad potluck luncheon. Bring your favorite salad. Drinks and desserts will be provided by Jan Marler, Joan Baker, Marion Tait and Liza Dones. The ladies from Hickory Hills will be our guests. There will be a lot of fun and great opportunity to get better acquainted with our neighbors. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

4 Volume 17 Issue 3 Callender Lake Lines March 2017 Our continued thoughts and prayers for Betty Cockrell. If you would like to submit an announcement to the Callender Lake Lines, (i.e., community event notice, thank you, condolence or thoughts and prayers), please send your request to: CLLines@verizon.net. Deadline is 5pm on the Wednesday following the CLPOIA Board Meeting. CUSTOM HOME BUILDERS Keith Dillion 444 Island Dr New Homes, Add-ons & Remodeling Free Estimates

5 Volume 17 Issue 3 Callender Lake Lines March 2017 The next Van Zandt County Sheriff's Precinct 4, Crime Watch Patrol meeting will be Thursday, April 6th at 7pm in the Callender Lake Community Center. Everyone is invited to attend and join. Come, get involved and help protect our Community!

6 Volume 17 Issue 3 Callender Lake Lines March 2017 If you are a Callender Lake resident whose name did NOT appear in the directory, you must request to have your information included in the next directory. It will be published in the fall for the time period. The request forms for having your information included below and are available in the Callender Lake Office. Hours are 8:30-5 Tuesday and Thursday, 9-1 on Saturday. Property owners who are not residents may want to have their information included, too. You are welcome to use any address or phone number you prefer. Street addresses are more useful than lot numbers for listings at Callender Lake. The DEADLINE for submitting new information for the directory is March 31, The directory is a project of the Publicity Committee of the CLPOIA and is published every three years. For information, contact Ann Faulkner.

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8 Volume 17 Issue 2 Callender Lake Lines March 2017 The large dumpster will be here soon!. Please wait until the large dumpster arrives for ANY large items, building materials and scraps, yard trimmings, etc. A BIG "THANK YOU" to the Fish & Wildlife Committee for taking the time to make 26 fish structures for the lake! Sincerely, The following items are NOT allowed in this dumpster: Batteries, tires or limbs. Many thanks from your Sanitation Committee! The Fish & Wildlife Committee still have Callender Lake T-Shirts for $15 and Caps for $10! Contact Larry or Elain Giles at:

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10 Monthly Board Meeting Minutes Callender Lake Property Owners Improvement Association Saturday, March 11, 2017 The CLPOIA Board meeting was called to order by President Debra Abbuhl at 1:06 PM in the Callender Lake Community Center with 14 guests in attendance. The invocation was given by Debra Abbuhl. All attendees voiced the Pledge of Allegiance. Board Members Attendance Director Jo Ann Ishmael, as acting Secretary for the meeting, stated that today we have 6 Board members present. Matt Palazzetti, Rusty Rowe and Tilla Strickland were absent. Approval of Agenda President Abbuhl asked if there were changes to the agenda. There being no changes, a motion was made by John Harwood to accept the agenda as presented. The motion was seconded by Jeff Smith, and there being no further discussion, the motion passed unanimously. OFFICER'S REPORTS Secretary s Report: Jo Ann Ishmael reported that the minutes from the February 2017 Board meeting were circulated via and published in the CL Lines. As there are no changes or corrections requested, Ms. Ishmael moved that these minutes be accepted and filed for record. It was seconded by John Harwood. motion passed unanimously. Treasurer s Report: John Harwood stated the Cash, Reconciliation, and the Profit & Loss Statements for February 2017 are available on the back table if you haven t picked one up. If you have any questions please see me after this meeting and I ll do my best to answer them. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS Recreation: Jo Ann Ishmael reported that it s time to start planning for the Annual Easter Egg Hunt which is scheduled for April 15 at 2:00pm. Children up to 12 years of age living in our community or having family members in the community are invited. Prizes will be given for the child who traveled the farthest and for the youngest participant. Also there will be a prize egg in each of the three age sections. The Recreation Committee is requesting small candies to fill the 3000 eggs for the hunt. Please no chocolate, as it will melt. Bring your donations to the office prior to April 11th. The Community is invited to participate in stuffing the eggs in the Community Center on April 13 at 9:00 AM. Maintenance: Public Areas: Paul Jenkins reported that the work performed by Doug Ferris this month included: Placed additional rock at culvert outfall on CL Drive Assisted with dump station repair Picked up limbs at parks and roadways Filled potholes (see map for locations) Packed dumpsters Blew and mulched leaves at children's park Cut trees on Dogwood, Timber Grove and Terrapin Picked up trash at parks and dumpster area

11 Boat Storage: Paul Jenkins reported that the Boat Storage committee has met twice, and identified some goals and duties. We're still in the process of identifying the last known registered owners of the boats, trailers, etc. The next step is to run a notice in the Lake Lines, letting our members know what we're trying to do and request they contact us if they have property in the storage area.. At some point we'll contact the owners that we can find and go from there... Architectural Control: Jeff Smith reported that the ACC met on March 4, Five applications for building were submitted. Two applications were approved and three were denied. Homeowners were contacted to amend their applications and resubmit. The committee agreed on 12 new violations of the neat and orderly restrictions and approved of twelve additional letters to homeowners to encourage compliance with current restrictions. The committee is very appreciative of the homeowners responses to its initial recommendations for improvements to the neat and orderly care of the private residences in the community. Thanks to all and let s make Callender Lake clean and orderly again. Publicity: John Harwood confirmed the date of the new Phone book publication is still set for Sept The date for final input is August 1. A phone directory without ads is being considered due to lack of skilled volunteers needed to set up the ad art work. The Committee does not typically receive "camera ready art" which is necessary to produce the same quality as last publication. Security and Fire: Jeff Smith reported SFC meeting was held on 2/25/17. New burn ban signs were ordered for the gate area as signs that had been used before have not been located. SCF contacted the VZC Fire Marshall in regards to vacant and abandoned properties. The Deputy Fire Marshall advised that as an HOA we have more power than the county and advised that we proceed on our own. SFC and ACC will work together to determine the best course of action to take on this issue. Thank you to Lorraine Bradfield for her efforts on both of these items. 28 secondary cards and 3 call boxes were turned off for non-payment of dues. Fish and Wildlife: Debra Abbuhl reported that the committee made 26 fish structures which will be placed in the lake on the 13th of March. The locations of the structures will not be published but can be obtained by contacting Matt Palazzetti, Larry Giles or another FW Committee member. The fishing regulations, boating regulations and fish guide were updated on the Callender Lake website. All bids have been received for repair/replacement of the covered fishing dock. The Committee needs to meet to evaluate the bids so that a recommendation can be made to the Board. AD HOC COMMITTEE REPORTS Dam: Debra Abbuhl reported that the hand wheel for the canal gate on the dam outlet has been purchased and is in the Community Center. A formal request has been made to Corey Fentress for Velvin & Weeks Engineering to prepare an O & M plan for the Callender Lake dam. None NEW BUSINESS

12 OLD BUSINESS None QUESTIONS & ANNOUNCEMENTS Beautification Committee is sponsoring a community work day for April 1st beginning at 8:30am to clean flower beds. Please bring your tools. The Van Zandt Master Gardeners have one gallon geraniums $8.00 each. Three color options: cherry red, fuchsia or coral. Contact: Cynthia Holifield, lakegardener@gmail.com or leave a message at Pegasus Project fundraising event Help a Horse Day which is free to the public on April 22nd from 9am to 3pm. Events will include airplane and helicopter rides, silent auction, a chance to win two round-trip tickets on Southwest Airlines. Lots of children activities to be enjoyed and everyone is invited free of charge. F&WL still has available T-shirts for $15 and Caps for $10. A guest from the floor asked a question regarding an update on the sales tax issue? President Abbuhl said there will be a meeting scheduled with all three committees that are affected to discuss the issue. Another guest from the floor related that at Slater Creek and Callender Lake Drive there is a felled tree left there by the tree trimmers that needs to be removed. President Abbuhl said she will look into the situation. Another guest from the floor asked a question about an issue raised in an earlier meeting about the installation of a Siren Warning System and an update was requested. President Abbuhl said this is not an option for the community since a dedicated line and phone bank system would be required to support the warning system. With no further business before the Board, President Abbuhl entertained a motion to adjourn. Motion was made by John Harwood and seconded by Paul Jenkins. Meeting was adjourned at 1:27 pm. CLPOIA Acting Secretary CLPOIA President

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