COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD Cont’d

Greenbelt

Continued from page 10 beauty for years to come. In all, 1,900 plants were planted on more than 62,000 square feet. True, it will take a few years to reach full maturity, but the spacing is on purpose to limit undergrowth and maintain clearances for maintenance. This project was funded through the Reserve Account in the final total amount of $91,475.

The abundant rainfall has over-saturated turf areas – a recipe for tree root rot and a high underground water table. If water cannot percolate down into the aquifers, it has nowhere to go but up and out, following the natural drainage flow, which means over sidewalks into street gutters. We get reports of irrigation leaks when this happens, but the sprinklers have been turned off when it rains. So please take special care on your walks around Casta del Sol.

The Greenbelt Committee welcomes your comments. We meet the second Tuesday of the month, at 9 a.m. in the Fiesta Room, inside the Administration Office building at Rec Ctr 1.

June Anderson, Chair, juanders2004@ yahoo.com

Lori Gilbertson, Liaison

Library

The Library Committee will be enhancing the reservations program with colorful bookmarks for those residents who reserve books. One of the enhancements this program gives us is the ability to track book circulation better. It also gives us better insight into books that are overdue, never returned, and deemed lost.

We are appealing to the Casta del Sol community to look on your bookshelves for the following lost books: “Zero Day” by David Baldacci; “The Switch” by Sandra Brown; “Country Guesthouse” by Robyn Carr; “Comfort and Joy” and “True Colors” both by Kristin Hannah; “Dying to Please” by Linda Howard; and “Cornwalls Are Gone” by James Patterson.

If you find them, please return them to the return bin in the Rec Center office, no questions asked. Thank you so much.

New Additions to the Library Regular Print:

All That is Mine I Carry with Me, William Landy Birnam Wood, Eleanor Catton Commitment, Mona Simpson

Desert Star, Michael Connelly

Dust Child, Que Mai Phan Nguyen

Hello Beautiful, Ann Napolitano

Loyalty, Lisa Scottoline

The Cabinet of Dr. Leng, Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child

The Dog of the North, Elizabeth McKenzie

The Farewell Tour, Stephanie Clifford

The Kind Worth Saving, Peter Swanson

The Lost English Girl, Julia Kelly

The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise, Colleen Oakley

Large Print:

Black Candle Women, Diane M. Brown

Collateral Damage, J. A. Jance

Hiss and Tell, Rita Mae Brown

Never Never, Colleen Hoover & Tarryn Fisher

The Golden Spoon, Jessa Maxwell

The Sister Effect, Susan Mallery

Wayward, Emilia Hart

Audio:

Everybody Knows, Jordan Harper

Lying Beside You, Michael Robotham

Pat Vitti, Chair, (949) 457-9194 Matt Loftus, Liaison

Social

The ladies of Casta del Sol were here in full force, beautifully outfitted in lovely clothing and fancy hats for the Chico’s fashion show on April 29. As members of the Social Committee modeled the varied fashion designs, guests were able to see the outfits up close. Commentary describing the clothing was provided by the fashion specialist the store provided. Following the show, a tea party was enjoyed by all. Tea sandwiches, scones, dessert and, of course, tea was a wonderful way to cap the event. A heartfelt thank you to all the members of the Social Committee for all the time they put in to bring this event to fruition.

April showers bring May flowers and at Casta, May means Memorial Day. Tickets for the annual Memorial Day Celebration go on sale May 1. Please join us for a barbecue of burgers, hot dogs, chicken, sides dishes, and dessert. Our color guard will give a tribute to the brave soldiers who gave so much for us to enjoy our freedom.

I am hoping to see you all at our events.

Amy Lake, Chair, (516) 263-7941, Alake225@gmail.com

Karen Warren, Liaison

Traffic

The Traffic Committee is excited to in troduce a new gate software program, Nordic iGate, which will be replacing the existing, problematic DwellingLive software. We will also receive the latest all-new gate house hardware, as well. We will no longer be speaking to the other side of the globe with service issues or questions. The customer service center is located in Orange County and is available 24/7.

There are many new capabilities that are available with iGate. On the go? That’s why the Nordic iGate App is available for both iPhone and Android. A resident can manage all of the basics of their profile right from their phone or tablet. Traditional PC users will find a similar, user-friendly website. Whether it’s pizza delivery or a family friend, a few quick clicks and your guest is registered. Arriving at the gate minutes later, they are quickly issued a pass. This saves time for our residents and reduces processing time for the gate attendants.

The Traffic Committee, along with Nordic, will conduct an extensive education campaign to acquaint our residents with the new user-friendly profile page. Our goal is to allow a seamless transition at the gate, as well as provide enhanced capabilities for our residents.

Stay tuned for more information.

John Nethercutt, Co-Chair, ravens987@hotmail.com

Joe Hachadoorian, Liaison

Welcome

Welcome to springtime in Casta del Sol, especially our newcomers in the community. We would like to meet you. Members of the Welcome Committee contact new residents to arrange a meeting and provide a packet of information about the many programs and clubs in Casta and to answer your questions. If you have not yet been contacted by one of our members and wish to meet, you may email me to arrange a time and place to get together with one or two of us.

Welcome to Casta once again, and we hope you enjoy exploring and finding your way around the community. We look forward to meeting each one of you.

Priscilla Tripp, Chair, ptripp1@gmail.com

Joe Hachadoorian, Liaison