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Millennium Memo The View

The way you’re being billed for electricity is about to change. Due to a law passed in 2022—AB 205—you’ll see a new “Base Services Charge” of $24.15. The goal: “to make it more affordable to use electric technologies and clean, sustainable energy.”

We’re told that, as a trade-off, the cost of your actual usage will go down, possibly by 10%. The result: low electricity users might pay more, “medium” users about the same, but high electric users might save money. That’s how I understand it, anyway.

Folks on the CARE Program get a discount on this new charge, so it’s more important than ever to make sure you’re enrolled, if you qualify. You can find out about that at sdge.com/CARE or sdge.com/FERA. As usual, we’re just the messenger here.

Did You Know?

Secretary of State, William Seward negotiated the U.S. purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867 for $7.2 million (less than 2cents per acre) in a deal nicknamed Seward’s Folly. The formal transfer took place on October 18, 1867.

Dean Brown, RIP

We were saddened to hear of the passing of Dean Brown (Sp. 108). Dean and his wife Vicky moved into the Park in July 1999, two years before our purchase.

Per Renee: “Dean was a friend to many and was such a kind, knowledgeable person. We’ll think of him every day we’re at the Pool. We sure do miss you, Dean.” Please offer your condolences to Vicky for her loss.

As Open Enrollment Approaches

Millennium Memo Cont...

Seminar on Oct. 9, just in time for open enrollment. No lunch this time, but there will be refreshments.

Medicare is complicated, so a refresher course might be worth your time. Thanks to Stacee & the folks at SPARC for sponsoring.

Think It Will Work This Time?

Excerpt from my June 2022 Memo: “Patrick painted a few Stop Signs on the street as an experiment, hoping that might slow down RV’s speeders. Let’s hope that works.”

Here’s my October 2025 update: “Patrick put up some additional Stop Signs on cones at high traffic intersection. Let’s hope that works.” Hey hope springs eternal.

You know that speeding and running Stop Signs is dangerous, right? You’re scaring folks that like to walk Rancho Vallecitos’ beautiful streets, you won’t really save much time…please be careful at least while you’re driving in the Park.

This reminds me of my late father, and how slowly he would drive so slowly, in fact, that when we were on the freeway, even Amish people would honk. OK, you can go a bit faster than he did, but please Drive Safely!

Watch your speed and have fun at Halloween Bash!

George Turk

OCTOBER 2025

WHO’S WHO

PARK MANAGERS – RENEE’ & PATRICK BROPHY

Office: 760-727-1141 • Fax: 760-727-1149 • E-mail: ranchovallecitos@gmail.com

RANCHO VALLECITOS RESIDENTS ADVOCATE GROUP (RAG)

Lee Zook – Team Leader

760-597-7010

Debbie Beauford 805-443-7103

Leanne Barilla 718-551-2825

Rod Fields 760-653-6571

SOCIAL CLUB

President Arlene Holman 636-397-5479

Vice President Renee’ Brophy 760-727-1141

Secretary Leanne Barilla 718-551-2825

Treasurer Lori Luck 480-773-3799

Food Coordinators Debbie Cahill & Debbie Beauford

Sympathy/Get-Well Cards Jo McGinnis 619-871-2681

Parade Coordinator Lori Luck 480-773-3799

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH

Lee Zook

760-597-7010

Emergency Call 9-1-1 or Sheriffs’ Office 760-510- 5200 & Your Block Captain

Hidden Valley Security 760-744-1061

MANAGER’S CORNER

OCTOBER

2025

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE

We just want to take a moment to and give our sincere “THANK YOU” to all of our RV Residents, for your patience during Phase 3 of our Street light installation project.

We know it’s been messy, noisy, loud and big inconvenience. You’ve all done so great!

Thanks so much! It’ll be worth it at the end!

SOCIAL CLUB AND MANAGER’S HALLOWEEN BASH!

Don’t forget to check out the Flyer in this Magazine for the details surrounding the Halloween Party this year!

We’re so excited about this year! We can’t wait to see all the great costumes!

Be sure you sign up!

Resident Advocate Group

R.A.G

Submitted by: Lee Zook

OCTOBER 2025

Happy Fall! Soon we will be enjoying more Holidays – Thanksgiving and Christmas. Here is a reminder of the Park rules regarding visitors and more.

- Visitors must be accompanied by a Resident when, taking a walk, enjoying the pool or spa, playing pool, or relaxing in the Clubhouse.

- Pool hours are 8 AM to 10 PM

- Children’s pool hours are 10 AM to 1 PM.

To clarify the specifics of the Children’s Pool hours. Children are not permitted inside the gates to the pool before 10 AM and Children must be completely out of the pool area by 1 PM. There are signs on the wall near the SPA that are very clear about the rules.

Here are a few FYI reminders for everyone:

SOLICITORS ARE NOT PERMITTED WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

Contractors/repair personnel hired by Residents are permitted to work between the hours of 8 AM and 6PM. All materials should be removed from the Park by the vendor, not deposited in the dumpsters, this includes trimmings from trees and any landscaping materials. Vendor vehicles should not be parked across the street from one another. Emergency vehicles must be able to get through.

Residents should NEVER give the restroom codes to outside contractors/repair personnel.

The final phase of street lighting is ongoing and barring any problems should be completed in 5/6 weeks. It is a noisy and dusty project, but it will be worth it, be patient.

If you have questions or concerns, your Resident Advocate Group, Debbie, Leanne, Rod, and Lee, give us a call. Also, the Park rules are available on the website: millenniumhousing.net.

Click on Communities then Rancho Vallecitos. The user ID: VALLECITOS (all caps), Password: VIEW (all caps).

Until next time, don’t hesitate to call, text, or email any member of the R.A.G. team, we are ready and willing to listen to your concerns and answer your questions.

Our numbers are on the Who’s Who page in THE VIEW.

Neighborhood Watch

Submitted by Lee Zook

OCTOBER 2025

Hello Neighbors!

Scammers are getting more and more creative. We must be cautious when replying to phone calls and emails. Remember that Social Security and the IRS will only contact you by mail. Lately, there have been calls offering huge sums of money that would not have to be paid back, offering to cancel college debt, great deals for auto repairs, and the list goes on and on. Also, and this is very important, when a scammer calls you and says, is this _____ DO NOT SAY “YES”, THIS WILL GET YOU PHONE NUMBER ON AN ACTIVE LIST AND YOU WILL RECEIVE MORE AND MORE CALLS. In 2024, Americans lost $47 billion to scams, and Seniors are a major target. Be suspicious!

As always, please remember to LOCK UP YOUR CAR(S), LOCK THE DOORS OF YOUR HOME AND SHED, AND LIGHT UP YOUR DRIVEWAY. There are lots of battery-operated motion lights available that might help deter prowlers. Leaving the porch light on overnight will light up your driveway and cost less than the items you could lose if they are stolen.

If you need help, or solicitors are knocking on doors, or there is a suspicious vehicle driving around, we will do our best to locate those individuals and have them leave the property. We cannot effectively accomplish this if our Residents do not call us, call the Management Office, call the Sheriff, and the Security service, IN THE MOMENT, meaning immediately after you close and lock your door. The phone numbers are in the View Magazine every month.

SOLICITATION OF ANY KIND IS NOT PERMITTED WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

As always, we of the Neighborhood Watch Team will continue to be vigilant for our neighborhood and hope more neighbors will join us in that effort.

For more information, please feel free to call your Block Leader or me, Lee @ 760-597-7010.

ALL HAND MADE CRAFT

ITEMS

Palomar Estates East Mobile Home Park

650 S. Rancho Santa Fe Rd., San Marcos is having a FALL CRAFT FAIR

October 18, 2025

Clubhouse Doors Open at 9:00AM - 3:00PM

Social Club & Manager’s Halloween Bash!

Saturday, October 25th, 2025

LOCATION: Main Clubhouse

TIME: Doors Open – 4:45pm HAPPY HOUR: 5:00pm

DINNER: 6:00PM

DEADLINE

S/UP

20th,

SOCIAL CLUB HAPPENINGS

OCTOBER 2025

Submitted by Arlene Holman

We hope you all enjoyed the Summer Carnival! Lots of fun, games and winners! Thanks to all that volunteered their time to make this another great event!

Our Annual Social Club & Manager Halloween Bash is coming up this month! SATURDAY 10/25/2025

See the flyer for all the details and don’t forget to sign up!

It is going to be a fantastic event, so be sure you don’t miss out. Deadline for that event will be Monday October 20thth @ 12pm “As Always, Be Kind and Grateful”

Let’s always try our best to keep a “SMILE” on our face and be” HAPPY “

PAINT CLASS WITH DONNA AND DAWN

Rocks, rocks and more rocks!

We had a record number of painters and everyone who attended our September class was able to take home at least two rocks each.

Some painted butterflies and placed them in the new Butterfly Garden adjacent to the game room.

Our October Paint Class will be held on the 7th at 10:00 and, as always, the cost is $10.00.

If you are unable to sign up in the Rancho Vallecitos Clubhouse, please give either Donna or Dawn a call, to let them know you will be attending so we will have enough supplies for everyone.

If you have not painted before, no worries, we are there to help you every step of the way. You can also just come in and visit to check out what we do and meet some really, awesome people. We have a lot of fun. Hope to see you in October!

RANCHO VALLECITOS CRAFTERS

The Rancho Vallecitos Crafters are happy to announce that we had a successful, happy, fun day at our annual fair. This was a large fair with 24 vendors & 29 tables. The vendors were wonderful, happy and friendly. The Rancho Vallecitos’s Crafters worked hard to put this event into place.

We thank everyone who participated in shopping and supporting our craft fair.

Our next mini-in-house sale will be in Dec. date TBD for residents only and no items will be priced at over $10. Stay tuned!

Please join us every Tuesday, except the first Tuesday of the month, in the game room from 9 AM to 11 AM. No experience needed just a sense of fun and camaraderie.

The Cornhole Club met tonight, and as usual, played their exuberant and exciting games. Unfortunately, we had a few players missing, due to illness, we pray for her quick recovery.

Our Audrey was a star tonight. She had four bagger! � � ��

On the good news front, the management has generously bought a new Cornhole set for us, which will give the players more time at the game. So, no excuses, residents out there!

We have plenty of boards to play on, so join us every first and third Wednesday of the month at 5 PM in the game room.

Tonight’s winners were: Janice McGowan and Joe Rutherford.

WATER AEROBICS CLASS

We meet twice a week (At the Pool Of Course) Tuesday and Thursday 1:00PM Make the commitment to attend this class, for yourself! You’ll make new friends, stay active and it’s such a fun way to get your exercise in!

BUNCO

THURSDAY NIGHTS!

6:30PM

BIG GAME ROOM ADULTS ONLY

Easy to Play – Just roll the dice! We celebrate Birthday’s once a month!

Socialize and have yummy snacks after a fun night of BUNCO!

WE HOPE YOU JOIN US!

LINE DANCING CLASS

We meet twice a week, in the main clubhouse! Tuesday and Thursday Nights 4:00PM – UNLESS OTHERWISE ANNOUNCED.

We have a GREAT TIME! Everyone invited – Beginner to Advanced. Come have fun with us!

Here are few pictures of the Luau we had!!!

Tasty

Tidbits

Pumpkin Streusel Coffee Cake

Ingredients

Streusel:

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes

Cake:

1 (15.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix

4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened

3 large eggs

1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree (such as Libby’s)

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 9x13 inch baking pan with cooking spray; set aside.

2. Combine brown sugar, flour and pumpkin spice in a medium bowl. Cut in 4 tablespoons cold butter using a fork or pastry blender until it resembles coarse crumbs. Set streusel aside.

3. Beat cake mix and 4 tablespoons softened butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until well combined. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add pumpkin puree and cinnamon; mix until well blended, about 3 minutes. Stir in pecans.

4. Pour batter into the prepared pan, spreading evenly. Sprinkle streusel topping over batter.

5. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, 40-45 minutes. Cool cake before serving for about 5 minutes.

Easy Doggie Pumpkin Treats

Frozen Pumpkin Dog Treats

Ingredients:

1 cup plain yogurt

1 cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)

Directions:

1. Mix pumpkin puree and yogurt together in a bowl.

2. Divide the mixture evenly into an ice tray or a cute silicone mold.

3. Freeze for 24 hours.

4. Pop the treats out of the mold and put into a freezer bag for storage. You can also leave them in the ice tray if you have space in your freezer and pop out when needed.

Banana Pumpkin Dog Treats

(makes approx. 100 small treats)

Ingredients:

3 cups whole wheat flour

2 eggs

1 cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling.

1 banana, mashed

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. Mix eggs, banana, and pumpkin together. Add flour and mix until all the flour in incorporated.

3. Lightly dust the counter and a rolling pin with flour, then roll out dough to approximately 1/8 inch and cut out treats using whatever cutters you have on hand.

4. Lay on a baking sheet and bake for approximately 20 minutes. Cool completely before giving to your pup.

5. Store in refrigerator up to 2 weeks or freeze and take out a few at a time.