The Ventura Country Club Community Yard Sale is Saturday, April 17th from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Visit the neighborhoods throughout Ventura to see what treasures are out there! Be sure to stop by the garage of Cheryl Powers at 2721 Autumn Green Drive – all proceeds go to support the Sunshine Club charities.
Your pool pass and gate access card will not be mailed out this year. If you will not be around, you can give someone else permission to pickup the pass/access card for you by filing out a permission form. Please email Linda Holmes at linda.holmes29440@gmail.com if you have not picked up your pass.
If you need the permission form:
By signing the form, you authorize the tenant/representative listed on the form to pickup the pass/access card on your behalf and that it is your responsibility to pay the replacement cost of $25 per pass/card if they are lost.
With Covid-19 affecting us this year, some of our snow birds have chosen not to come down. This makes knowing who to contact when there is a problem within a unit very important. We already had smoke alarm batteries die and roof leaks occur, both of which meant Maintenance needed access to the unit to make repairs.
For this reason, we need a record of who to contact locally for a key to a unit, or either a friend or company looking after a unit. Emergency contact information, the name and phone number of a local person who has a key, should be sent to Randy Moreland at Phantom3mb@aol.com or to Katie Wilkerson (Vista Management) at Kwilkerson@vistacamfl.com.
Earlier this week, the sprinkler system had a major blowout overnight and was pumping out gallons of water. We don’t know how long it was happening before Mike and Diana from Marshfield Ct., sent the Raintree Board photos. It became the unofficial lake of Marshfield/Clubview! It completely flooded the rear area of the three buildings and the walking path. Luckily, no water went into any homes. This has since been repaired. As a result, the Board is having the system evaluated. In the area of the flood, there is a major control valve that hasn’t worked for a while because, over the years, it got buried one foot below the surface, and had to be excavated.
Photos courtesy of Tom Rawson
To better expedite maintenance requests, a work order must be submitted through Vista Management. Once received, the work order is expedited to a Board member and/or a representative from Vista Management who will respond accordingly.
Why is a work order important? Work orders are a record of maintenance performed around the community. If you ask someone directly for maintenance assistance, there is no record of your request. A work order helps the Board organize and follow-through with requests, so you know that your concern has been received.
Hello Raintree Owners and Residents,
First I would like to thank everyone for giving me the opportunity to serve a three year term on the Raintree Board of Directors, this year as the President.
I plan to send an update each month to keep everyone a bit more informed of what’s happening in your Raintree Community. The new Board is in place, and I would like you to know who they are, photo to follow in the near future:
Thomas Rawson, President
Linda Holmes, Vice President
Mary McDonough, Treasurer
Randy Moreland Director, Liaison with maintenance crew
Joe Hadacek, Director and Historian
Existing committees are off and running, and new committees are being formed. Be sure to let the Board know if you would like to volunteer your help. Ideas and suggestions are always welcome. It is our intention to have Raintree the best it can be, and THE place people want to live, whether they are “Full timers” or “Snowbirds”.
At this time I would like to thank all of the volunteers who took down, packed up, and stored all of the holiday decorations around the community, and enjoyed the coffee and donuts:
Linda Holmes
Randy Moreland
Joe Hadacek
Mary McDonough
Gerry & Donna Milbauer
Tom & Barb Nixon
Don & Mary-Jo Cottrell
Lee & Bev Sterner
Jim Verity
Mike & Carol Strazza
Al & Fran Rand
Kermit & Carol Bartholomew
and I cannot forget my grandson Caleb Sheldon!
If I did not list you here you know who you are and I apologize. I would also like to thank The Wanta’s for putting the Christmas light recycling box poolside for everyone to use. We collected 8lbs. of lights.
Also to let you know that February 8th’s meeting will be held at the Clubhouse “Ballroom” so more people can attend and still be within guidelines for social distancing.
Thomas Rawson
President Raintree Board of Directors
If you did not already pick up your 2021 pool pass and gate access card, the next dates to pickup your pool pass/access card are as follows: Thursday, January 7th from 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. at the pool and Monday, January 11th from 6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at the Board Meeting at the Clubhouse (Maple Room).
Please note that the pass and gate access card will not be mailed out this year. If you will not be around, you can give someone else permission to pickup the pass/access card for you by filing out a permission form.
If you need the permission form:
By signing the form, you authorize the tenant/representative listed on the form to pickup the pass/access card on your behalf and that it is your responsibility to pay the replacement cost of $25 per pass/card if they are lost.
Do you have old and broken Christmas or holiday lights? Keep them out the landfill. This year Raintree is collecting lights for recycling through January 15, 2021. There is a bin at the pool under the cabana. Place your old lights in there and we’ll take care of the rest.
The lights are collected and sent to Christmas Light Source where they break them down. All recycling proceeds that they collect throughout the year go towards a Toys for Tots donation in early December, which is used to purchase educational book and toys.
You can feel good knowing that your lights didn’t end up and a landfill and were appropriately recycled in the U.S.
If you have questions about this recycling project, please email Alison Wanta. She will be mailing the collected lights to Christmas Light Source on Raintree’s behalf. No cost to Raintree or residents who participate.
In case you missed the Annual Christmas Golf Cart Parade, check out the video below … Santa and Mrs. Claus made a special appearance! Be sure to check out the holiday lights around Raintree if you haven’t already.
Video courtesy of Alison Wanta
The palm trees have been trimmed and mulch was placed around the community this month. Everything looks great! The landscaping looks very nice right now especially with all the festive holiday lights at night. Lots of landscaping photos below, but also be sure to check out Raintree’s holiday lights if you have not seen them already.
Photos courtesy of Tim Cole and Christine Wanta
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