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February/March 2020

ARROWHEAD IMPROVEMENTS ASSOCIATION ONLINE COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER

Photo Courtesy of Jana Montgomery, Dec. 2018

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Arrowhead Contacts

Smoke Signals Feb/Mar’20

Who to contact with a question: Emergency Fire & Medical: call 911 (Gunnison) Arrowhead Firehouse: phone: 970-862-8330 AVFD Fire Chief: Jim Gelsomini, Phone: 970- 862-8456 Email: avfdchief2014@gmail.com Communications: Lisa Ditmore Phone: 970-901-2529 or email: aiasmokesignals@gmail.com Design Review: Joanie Thompson Email address: jthompsonaia.drc@gmail.com Fishing: Lowell Kindschy Email: lowellkindschy.aia@gmail.com Forestry Management: Bill Conway Phone: 541-729-6259 or email: Arrowheadforestmanager@gmail.com Heavy Equipment/Maintenance: Jim Matteson

Arrowhead Improvements Association Board of Directors Lowell Kindschy, President................... lowellkindschy.aia@gmail.com Brad Fowler, Vice President……………............... bfowler.aia@gmail.com Lance Lehigh, Treasurer………………………….. lancelehigh.aia@gmail.com Keith Dalton, Secretary…………………................. kdalton.aia@gmail.com Jim Matteson, Director.................................... jem577905@gmail.com Rosanna Harris, Director........................ rosannaharris.aia@gmail.com Jeri Rau, Director.............................................. Jeri.rauaia@gmail.com

Email: jem577905@gmail.com

Horse Corrals: Brad Fowler Email: bfowler.aia@gmail.com Noxious Weed Control: Jeri Rau Email: Jeri.rauaia@gmail.com Patrol: Phone or Text: 970-209-6335 Trash Service: Agnes Kroneraff Phone: 970-642-4232

The Arrowhead Improvements Association Official Website & Smoke Signals Newsletter Disclaimers: www.arrowhead1.org The Arrowhead Improvements Association Inc. is a state non-profit organization. The purpose of the Arrowhead HOA is to unite the property owners of the Arrowhead subdivisions in Cimarron, Colorado; to encourage civic improvements within said area, to encourage community activities including, but not by way of limitation, the beautification, maintenance and general appearance of vacant and improved lots, filing roads, winter parking lot, entrances, open and recreational areas situated within the area and used in common by its residents; enhance the safety of Arrowhead; facilitate enforcement of any and all building restrictions, protective covenants, and to otherwise act in the interests of the members of the Association. Appearance of an advertisement in this publication does not constitute a

ARROWHEAD IMPROVEMENTS ASSOCIATION, INC. P.O. Box 83, Gunnison, CO 81230 ● Phone: (970) 642-4232 Agnes Kroneraff, Office Manager

Board of Directors 2020 Schedule of Meetings All Regular Board Meetings are scheduled for the third Saturday of the month and will begin at 1:00pm. If an Executive Session is required, it will be held at 9:00AM on the same dates with a break for lunch between the morning Executive Session and afternoon Open Session. Dates: May 16th June 20th July 18th *August 15th September 19th October 17th

Location: Arrowhead Mountain Lodge or TBA Arrowhead Fire House Arrowhead Fire House Arrowhead Fire House Arrowhead Fire House Arrowhead Fire House

recommendation or endorsement by the Association of the goods or services offered. The opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the

2020 Annual Owners Meeting will follow the Saturday, August 15th Board Meeting

individual authors and not the Board of your Association. Neither the Board, the publisher or the authors intend to provide any professional service or opinion through this publication.

Please watch for posted agendas to confirm dates, times and locations: https://www.arrowhead1.org/agendas-minutes-meeting-info

News Articles The deadline for news articles is the 20th of the month before the next bimonthly issue. Please email news articles to Lisa Ditmore at aiasmokesignals@gmail.com. All letters or articles need to include your name and a daytime phone number. All articles must be approved by the editors for publication or as space permits.

Notice All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Law. The Arrowhead Improvements Association and its publication “Smoke Signals,” will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is a violation of the law, either Federal or State. If you feel you have been discriminated against call the Colorado Civil Rights Division at 970-248-7329 or HUD 303-844-6158 or 1-800-669-9777

All meeting dates, times and locations may be subject to change.

Want to Advertise in the Smoke Signals? The deadline for an advertisement is the 20th of the month before the next bi-monthly issue. To place an ad, please CLICK HERE to complete our Online Advertising Form. Any other questions related to our Smoke Signals online publication, please contact our Communication Mgr., Lisa Ditmore: aiasmokesignals@gmail.com

Arrorwhead1.org is the only official website for Arrowhead property owners (owners in Arrowhead in Gunnison Country Subdivision, also commonly referred to as Arrowhead or Arrowhead Ranch). "Smoke Signals" is the only official publication of Arrowhead Improvements Association, Inc., the property owners association for Arrowhead in Gunnison Country Subdivision. And “Arrowhead in Colorado (AIA)” is the only official Facebook page. No other chat room, blog, forum, website, Facebook page or other electronic or written publication is supported, sanctioned, associated with or condoned by Arrowhead Improvements Association, Inc., and said Association is not responsible for their content.

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Meet Your 2020 Board of Directors & Officers

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Lowell Kindschy President lowellkindschy.aia@gmail.com

Brad Fowler

Lance Lehigh

Vice President bfowler.aia@gmail.com

Treasurer lancelehigh.aia@gmail.com

Jim Matteson Director jem577905@gmail.com

Jeri Rau Director Jeri.rauaia@gmail.com

Keith Dalton Secretary kdalton.aia@gmail.com

Rosanna Harris Director rosannaharris.aia@gmail.com

To contact a Board Member click here for more information

DETERMINATION & APPOINTMENT OF 2020 BOARD LIAISONS & RESPONSIBILITIES: Board members were assigned as liaisons for the listed programs, committees and responsibilities: a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l.

Design Review Committee – Brad Fowler Election Committee – Keith Dalton Communications – Keith Dalton Forest Management – Rosanna Harris Patrol – Brad Fowler Weed Control – Jeri Rau Horse Corrals – Brad Fowler Real Estate – Lance Lehigh Lakes – Lowell Kindschy Maintenance/Improvements – Jim Matteson Governance – Keith Dalton Insurance – Lance Lehigh

Thank You For Your Service!

Thank you to out-going AIA Board members: Dick Bloss, Patty Greeves and Larry Kontz, for their dedication and hard work in meeting the needs of our Association. They always went above and beyond. Thank you for your volunteerism, commitment and being valued members to our Arrowhead Community!!

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President’s Message

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Winter has arrived on the mountain, as well as January of a new year. Each year, January also brings with it the arrival of new members and officers of your Arrowhead Improvement Association (AIA). Thus, I present myself to serve you as your new AIA President. Willingly I serve. The hesitancy I feel is because of the word ‘you’. That word is not singular! Serving ‘you’ means serving over 800 individual lot owners with over 800 individual needs, wants and desires! Daunting task, to say the least! So, you probably would like to know about my ‘agenda’ or plan? When asked to serve, my first thought for a plan was just to do the necessary things to maintain and conduct the business of the AIA. That is a fairly simple and straight forward ‘agenda’, don’t you think? But, the more I contextualized that plan the more our name, Arrowhead Improvements Association, added to the ‘agenda’. AIA — “ARROWHEAD” Over the forty years I and my family have been coming here, to us Arrowhead (or ‘The Ranch’) has become just a shorthand reference to a special place where my family has gathered (and still does) to foster personal and family health — mental, spiritual and physical. This is sacred ground. This is a privileged place. As I now look at ‘Arrowhead’ from a broader perspective, I see more than a shorthand expression. Arrowhead has two ‘R’s, both of which help me think bigger! When you think of R&R you probably think rest and relaxation. That certainly covers what I just described. I want the two ‘R’s to mean even more, so I ask you to think with me about the AIA. I would like to think of them as ‘Residential’ and ‘Recreational’. Every owner understands ‘Arrowhead’ in their own way. For some it’s home. For some it is seasonal — a home, or … a short get away, … or a vacation destination. For some it’s now. For some it’s future. For some it’s a reality. For some it’s a dream. For all, ‘Arrowhead’ is seen a little differently! “Improvement” Naturally broadening our understanding of ‘Arrowhead’ should broaden our understanding of ‘Improvement’. I am happy I was a Boy Scout. I learned some valuable lessons through my participation. One that has stuck with me all my life is, “Leave it better than you found it!” That’s what you might call ‘Improvement’! Arrowhead was great when I first came in 1979. But I am really thankful for the Boards that came before today that made ‘Improvements.’ Simply access up the Alpine Plateau Road has seen great ‘Improvements.’ Ask my wife who used to have to get into the RV at the highway to try to keep everything in the cupboards as we rocked and rolled (as well as jerked and jarred) up to our property. Just as surely as there are hundreds of uses of Arrowhead, there are improvements that have happened, or that some would like to happen, that others don’t see as ‘Improvements’ at all. I want to ‘leave it better than I found it’. I want to understand ideas for ‘Improvement’ through as many different perspectives as my little brain is able to handle. Thus the last word. “ASSOCIATION” I recently read somewhere on the internet (so it must be true) that an Association is ‘a group of people brought together by something they share in common who have no care or concern for each other.’ You want to know my broader plan? It is simply to work hard to make sure this is not true of our Association. A certain large entertainment entity ‘on earth’ (nameless to avoid legal issues) claims to be the ‘happiest place’ all around. I respectfully disagree. Large costs for travel, food, lodging and access do not make me happy. Huge crowds and days of waiting in line are not my ideal of happiness. What I want is to make Arrowhead ‘the happiest place in the Colorado Rockies.’ AIA exists to bring together the separate needs, wants and desires of a quite large group of people and find ways to make everybody as happy as possible. Understanding all the above thoughts, should help us do just that. The needs, wants and desires of about 40 owners that make this their year-round home can be different than the needs, wants and desires of the brief-stop summer vacationer (not to mention others in between). Being in ‘Association’ should cause each one of us to try to see others needs, wants and desires while looking for any possible ways to come together and make things happen that makes Arrowhead the happy place we are all happy to call our place of R&R. That is my agenda. Welcome to the new AIA Board members. Hopefully the work we share happily serving this Association will yield happiness for those who, too, want that plan. I am happy! Are you? If so, that is movement toward making Arrowhead ‘the happiest place in the Colorado Rockies.’

Lowell Kindschy AIA Board President lowellkindschy.aia@gmail.com

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Message From Patrol

The holiday season was a busy one with all the snowmobilers arriving to enjoy the early snowfall so this article is a little tardy. Well, better late than never. Let’s take it in two parts: Safety and Courtesy. 1. Safety first (as it should be): You think you’re a hotshot snowmobiler? That there’s nothing you don’t know about the sport? Located on the web site Safe Riders, take the test at the end of the section called “ The Course” and see. (Betcha don’t get 100% correct.) Did you ace it? If so, now you need to follow the recommendations. If you didn’t do as well as you thought you would, take The Course test and try again. After reading a number of rules listed on various sites, the main ones seem to be: ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Know your machine Dress appropriately - including helmet Never drive alone. Don’t drink and drive

The Arrowhead Snowmobile Club has an excellent overview for ride preparation. CLICK HERE to review. One other point: If you get stuck, don’t hurry to get your machine out. It’s not an emergency but a heart attack could make it one. Remember you’re above 9k feet. The Course has some great advice on getting your machine out. 2. Courtesy This starts from the time you arrive on the mountain. If you’re hauling your machine(s) up, please note that the weekend truck and trailer parking has been moved to the North-East corner of the lot. If unloading is an issue, unload in the main parking lot then move truck and trailer to the corner lot. If you’ve stored your machines in a “toy-hauler” on the hill, don’t shovel your snow behind some else’s trailer. (Note: Many of the trailers are not designed to hold a lot of weight so you might need to shovel snow off the roof.) Once leaving the parking lot but still on Arrowhead property, remember:

1. Stay on groomed filing Roads & marked trails! To some, the beautiful site of untouched snow on the east side of the Alpine or other open meadows within our AIA subdivision are just so darn tempting. So, here come the ghost trails and guess what, ghost trail makers? You are BREAKING THE LAW… i.e. TRESPASSING on PRIVATE PROPERTY.

2. Speed Limit ≤ 20 MPH We have numerous entities using the filing roads: pedestrians, XC skiers, dog walkers, snowshoers, and Geezer mobiles. The speed limit doesn’t change just because it’s winter. So, keep it to 20 mph!!!! Many of us are here for the serenity and beauty of the area. So, waking up to the sound of logging trucks and going to bed with the sound of unmuffled snowmobiles takes some of the charm away. Not much we can do about the trucks but please be courteous and don’t drive your machines ‘round and ‘round at night. Speaking of noise, CLICK HERE and check out the Colorado Parks & Wildlife section on the SNOWMOBILE REGULATIONS INDEX No snowmobile operated in the state shall emit more than the following levels: • Manufactured on or after 7/1/1972 and before 7/2/1975........90db(a) • Manufactured on or after 7/2/1975…………………………88db(a) Colorado also requires state registration displayed on snowmobiles using government land (see above site) and AIA requires a yellow Arrowhead sticker on ALL snowmobiles and geezer mobiles residing on AIA property. Contact Patrol to register your machines. Enjoy the remainder of the winter and be safe.

Your AIA Patrol Team Phone or Text: (970) 209-6335 Email: arrowheadpatrol@gmail.com

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Maintenance & Improvements Message

Smoke Signals Feb/Mar’20

Hello Arrowhead, We have a new groomer operator on the payroll and he’s learning while doing. Doug Maffry was hired on at the end of last year and he’s been doing a great job. If you see Doug out doing the grooming take the time to let him know how much you appreciate him doing the grooming. LETS TALK TRASH….. PASS THE WORD ON!!

As of this writing the trash compactor is still down and it’s all due to someone putting florescent light fixtures in the compactor. The fixtures got wedged in the ram and caused the compactor to fail resulting in the waste company having to bring in a dumpster to handle the trash. The really sad part is that when the dumpster was brought in it was noted in an e-mail blast that the same rules applied to the dumpster as to the compactor. Yet, someone has placed improper items in the dumpster. Please folks, don’t do that. If you have items not allowed in the compactor or dumpster don’t put them in. Take them to the local dump instead so we don’t have more issues.

HOUSEHOLD REFUSE ONLY! • • • • • • • • • •

NO Construction Debris NO Building Materials NO Cardboard NO Scrap Metal (except food and drink containers) NO Auto Parts NO Petroleum OIL PRODUCTS NO Oil Filters NO Propane Bottles NO Paint NO Hazardous Waste Materials

If you bring a trailer into the parking lot please note we have moved trailer parking from the main lot near the diesel parking to the northeast corner outside of the main lot. We are trying to relieve some of the pressure on the main lot so we can maybe delay expanding the main parking lot. Just trying to avoid a dues increase.

Stay on Groomed Filing Roads when traveling through AIA Private Property

As with every winter we have the usual culprits who can’t seem to stay on the groomed trails. We need everyone to stay on the groomed trails as “Ghost trails” can be very hazardous to people traveling our roads at night or at times of lowered visibility. In addition, a lot of this is encroaching on private property or common ground both of which are violations of our regulations. Remember you can be fined for violating the regulations and you are responsible for the actions of your guests. Not to be a nag but we need to address this issue in our community without getting the Board of Directors involved and causing difficulties in the community.

For those of you who get mail at Arrowhead we need everyone take a turn at shoveling the area behind the mailboxes. The USPS nor AIA are responsible for snow removal around the mailboxes. It is the responsibility of the mail recipients. If the mail delivery person has to wade through the snow to get to the back of the boxes the carrier won’t deliver the mail. We currently have only a couple of residents who take the time to clear the snow from behind the mailboxes. If you see the snow needs to be removed, please get the shovel from the package shed and remove the snow. We will be posting a position opening for a part time mechanic so if you are interested and have the qualifications please keep an eye out for the posting so you can apply. Please slow down and enjoy Arrowhead. Jim Matteson

Equipment and Maintenance BOD Liaison jem577905@gmail.com

For more information, visit the Maintenance & Improvements webpage at: https://www.arrowhead1.org/maintenance-improvements

For the next several years, the Alpine Plateau Road (from upcountry to Hwy 50), In an effort to provide the owners & residents of Arrowhead advanced information and warning of the unusual road activity, a POST ONLY MESSAGE BOARD was created. Please visit our AIA website at: https://www.arrowhead1.org/ and click on the Flashing Road Sign for the latest information. All information and questions about the road activity will be fielded through our AIA Forest Manager, Bill Conway: arrowheadforestmanager@gmail.com, our Heavy Equipment BOD Liaison, Jim Matteson: jem577905@gmail.com , members from the AIA Patrol Team: arrowheadpatrol@gmail.com and members from the Arrowhead Fire Protection District (AFPD). It is advised, before traveling up and down the Alpine Plateau Rd., CLICK HERE to view and bookmark the Alpine Plateau Road Activity Message Board periodically, to stay up-to-date with the ever-changing road and weather activity.

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Forestry Message

Smoke Signals Feb/Mar’20

Arrowhead is in the middle of winter but it is time to start preparing for forest related activities this coming summer. MCH Packs are used to repel Douglas fir and spruce bark beetles. When those beetles attack trees in large numbers the flow of water and nutrients is stopped to the top of the tree and the trees die. Arrowhead has had a very successful program of owners and the association putting up MCH packs; and as a result, the number of trees dying from bark beetles has been greatly reduced and is dramatically less than surrounding areas. Orders for packs are down from previous years. You can still place a late order before Feb 15th , by contacting Bill Conway by email: arrowheadforestmanager@gmail.com or phone at 541-729-6259. MCH packs will be distributed starting in mid-May and should be put up by mid-June. Pick up times, dates and location will be posted on the web site. If you cannot put up the packs at that time contact Bill Conway to arrange for a volunteer to put them up with a suggested donation to the Fire Department. Spruce Bud Worms eat the new growth and sometimes the older needles on all of our conifer trees; Douglas fir, Spruce and Balsam. That problem became more extreme last year with trees dying in some areas. Areas that had a heavy infestation last year can be expected to be the hardest hit again this year. There are two ways to protect the trees. Liquid Sevin can be sprayed on small trees or the lower branches of larger trees with an attachment to a garden hose. Ready use spray or concentrate can be found at hardware stores and garden centers. Trees should be sprayed in early to midJune as the worms appear from their winter cocoons. ACE Caps are inserted into the lower part of the tree in a 3/8” hole drilled into the tree and the chemical is distributed through the tree systemically. The directions call for inserting capsules every 4” around the tree but residents have found that a 6” spacing works just as well. This option is more expensive but lasts for 2 years and treats the higher parts of trees that cannot be reached with spray. The best price for ACE Caps is on line at Amazon. Logging will continue until spring breakup, usually sometime in March. That is the time that the Alpine Road freezes at night and thaws out during the day. Under those conditions long term damage can occur to the road if day time haul continues. You may initially see some restrictions on afternoon haul; later followed by a complete shutdown. Once that occurs, logging is not planned to resume until the Fall of 2020. Some owners may not be aware that on-site tree reviews are available on their property. This free service includes assisting owners with tree identification, insect and disease concerns, identification of hazard trees that could fall on structures or parking areas, and a review of recommended fire defensible space and mitigation needs. Contact Bill Conway in the spring to arrange a visit. Bill Conway Arrowhead Forest Manager arrowheadforestmanager@gmail.com For more information, visit the Forest Management webpage at: https://www.arrowhead1.org/forest-management

Weâ€™re excited to introduce our new AIA Design Review Manger, Joanie Thompson. Please contact Joanie with all your Design Review questions.

Our Living in Arrowhead Booklet is now available on our AIA website at www.arrowhead1.org

Joanie Thompson AIA Design Review Mgr. jthompsonaia.drc@gmail.com

2020 DRC Meeting Dates *March 9th *April 13th *May 11th June 8th

July 13th August 10th September 14th October 12th

(*) All meetings are held at the firehouse unless the filing roads are closed. If roads are closed, the meeting will be held at the Arrowhead Mountain Lodge lobby. DRC Meetings are usually held on the second Monday of a given month as scheduled above and start at 9:00am to approximately Noon.

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Arrowhead Fire Protection District

Smoke Signals Feb/Marâ€™20

The Arrowhead Fire Protection District is a separate governmental entity (municipality) of the state and county that has a myriad of statutory responsibilities; including the levying of taxes for the purpose of providing fire protection to the residents of a particular area, in this case the Arrowhead Fire District. Therefore, the Arrowhead Fire Protection District is responsible for setting up its own notification data base in order to disseminate vital information to the members within its own fire district. In an effort to communicate and expedite vital State, County and community fire safety information and critical alerts to the many property owners and residents within our Arrowhead Fire Protection District (AFPD), the AFPD Board of Directors has established an Email Blast Notification System. To ensure that property owners and residents receive these critical alerts and information with possible emergencies and evacuations, it is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you sign up to the Arrowhead Fire Protection District EMAIL NOTIFICATION SYSTEM. Please take a moment to fill in the appropriate information below, to be notified by the Arrowhead Fire Protection District (AFPD) and Volunteer Fire Department (AVFD), in the event of emergency situations or critical community alerts. This Notification Blast system is confidential and only for owners & residents within Arrowhead Fire Protection District. Thank you, Arrowhead Fire Protection District (AFPD) Website: https://www.arrowheadfire.org/ Visit Our Facebook Page

Everyone is welcome to come join the AVFD Exercise Class every MondayWednesday-Friday from 10:00 to 11:00am at the Firehouse. The information posted in this AIA Smoke Signal publication and the AIA website (arrowhead1.org), is intended to provide general knowledge that may be of interest to Arrowhead Homeowners and its members to the community. The Arrowhead Improvements Association, Inc. (the AIA HOA), does not warrant the accuracy to this particular page(s) and webpage(s) that is provided by the Arrowhead Fire Protection District (the AFPD); and the AIA is not responsible for the reliability, correctness or any other aspect of the content provided. The AIA HOA disclaims any liability whatsoever in connection with the information that appears on this page(s) or webpage(s) and is not its author. AIA HOA is not responsible for, and does not undertake any duty to provide owners with, up to date fire restriction information. Please contact AFPD for the most current information.

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