We’ve had a few rainy days so I’m still hoping for some “spring flowers” on our hill. It’s been a couple of years since North Mountain has been covered with the beautiful orange and purple flowers. Just maybe this year will be the colorful mountain year.
Spring is a beautiful time of year in California, and extra beautiful for me because I know Summer is just around the corner. And of course you all know the 100 degree weather is my kind of weather, that’s why I live in the desert
A special thank you to all of our residents that are upgrading their home sites. The social club will certainly try to include all deserving homes with “Home of the Month” . There are just a few rules. First and foremost, your yard area should be maintained to the highest level, then in addition your driveway areas should be clean (not a lot of boxes and things just stacked. It also would be nice if you could find a place for trash containers other than visible from the street. Perhaps they could be stored behind your rear door steps or your shed, or at least just stored in front of your parked vehicles, and put out on trash day, oh yes and returned to their storage space by Wednesday evenings.
I was going to try not mentioning the speeding cars this month, but just couldn’t do it. 15 MPH is a maximum speed requirement in the community. There are a lot of residents and or their guests going a lot faster than 15MPH. A good way to remind you that you’re going over 15 is usually your automatic locks in your car lock automatically at 15 MPH so if they lock automatically before you leave the park you are probably driving a little to fast.
March is here, but the magazines haven’t been here on time for the past three months and one of those months we didn’t even get one. I have called the magazine printers and providers so many times that I have their telephone number memorized. Never even get a response or any reasons why their service is so bad. I apologize but there’s nothing I can do about it, however it seems that information is being sent around the park in e-mails and texts, so there is a possibility that the magazine will discontinue. I really hate to see it, but it just might be necessary.
God’s blessings to each and every one of you !
Linda Tait, Country Lake Social Club
Recycle day is Thursday everyWeek
Please help support this magazine, the “Home of the Month” award and other special events by placing your empty and clean plastic and aluminum beverage containers on your post each Thursday morning by 9:00 am for pick up. We have gracious volunteers that make the rounds in the community to pick up these items for recycle. Please, no food bottles and no Glass. Thank you for your consideration and donations. Just a couple of things you can do to help:
1. Only water and juice bottles
2. Please Rinse all containers
3. Only aluminum cans like soda and beer cans
No Pick-ups will be done of rainy days or holidays ! ! !
A very special thank you to all those volunteers
“HOME OF THE MONTH”
Award for March 2026
SPACE 16
Home of the Month is awarded to the resident who consistently shows pride of ownership in their home and yard. It is with great appreciation of their consideration for the neighbors and for their help in maintaining the appearance of the community as a whole. Each month a Home Depot gift certificate is given to the home selected by the Social Club.
Stuff
Alvin Heiser in space 77 makes the neatest hanging decorations for your porch or patio. They are beer or soda cans that are cut and shaped to form a wind chime type of decoration. They would be a great gift to yourself or someone you know. Stop by and see Alvin to find out more about these decorations.
FIXING YOUR WORLD ONE PROJECT AT A TIME ! Robert Kroll is available for all of your handyman needs… he’s fixing your world one job at a time! Call today and save $$. (909)654-4738
U F O (unwanted furry offender hunter) Trapping free to the park’s residents with only a donation per animal caught Call Austin at (951) 946-9289
We have a young lady in our park living with her father to assist him with various tasks. She has decided that there are some extra hours and would like to consider assisting any of you that need help with some household tasks. Her name is Tammy and her phone number is (951)446-2262. You can just call her if you need assistance.
Note: Ifyouhaveahobbyandmakethingsthatyou’dliketosell, orjusthavethatextrathing you want to get rid of, feel free to contact me at (909)816-5602 and we could put something on this page. Leave message if I don’t answer and I will return your call.
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Stuff People Do
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Care giver
Note: Any number that doesn’t have an area code is a 951
If you have talents or services you wish to share with the community, call Linda Tait (909) 816-5602 (leave message) to have your name added to this list.
Please note:
This page is for legally registered residents of Country Lake who perform services. Please refer friends or relatives to the printer of this magazine so they can purchase an ad. Call Mike Mandry @ (951) 616-6557 or 1-800-828-8242. This will cover most of the parks in the valley.
NOTE: Neither the Editor of this magazine or the Management of Country Lake is responsible for services offered on this page
MAR2026
ACTIVITY CENTER SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1:00 PM Dominos 9:00 AM Sewing 1:00pm Hand & Foot 1:00 PM May “I” Card Game 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1:00 PM Dominos 9:00 AM Sewing 1:00pm Hand & Foot 1:00 PM May “I” Card Game 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
1:00 PM Dominos 9:00 AM Sewing 1:00pm Hand & Foot 1:00 PM May “I” Card Game
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1:00 PM Dominos 9:00 AM Sewing 1:00pm Hand & Foot 1:00 PM May “I” Card Game 29 30 31 1:00 PM Dominos
MAR2026
COMMUNITY CLUBHOUSE
HAPPY MARCH BIRTHDAYS
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
RESIDENTS WHO HAVE PASSED
If you would like your birthday or anniversary recognized in the monthly magazine, please call Joyce Boulanger (951) 654-2952 or Linda Tait (909) 816-5602
If calling Linda leave a voicemail because if you’re not in contacts, your call will go directly to voicemail. You can either leave all the information or request a call back.
Is there something missing in this picture??? YES there is! The rules of Country Lake Specify that when walking your dogs, they are required to be on leash. I understand that some of you think that your dogs are so well behaved that the lease is unnecessary, however it is still the rule
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Also please remember to pick up after your dogs. There are “poop bags” located conveniently with receptacles for excrement. Please be considerate of others when you’re walking your dog. Even if your dog is “friendly” some people are not comfortable around dogs so be sure to confirm their feelings before you let your dog get to close.
Social club meets on the last Monday of every month to discuss and plan upcoming events.
Next meeting is March 30th 10:00am in Large Club House
We are a group of friends that gather and work together to promote activities at Country Lake.
From breakfast to card games, exercise class to Bingo. Game night to movie night. We try to have something every week to give residents a fun activity outside of the home and promote unity in the park.
Upcoming events
March 7th - Breakfast 9:00 AM
March 1st - BINGO 2:00 – 6:00 PM
Social club is for everyone at the park. We have a group of great volunteers that have a truly serving heart. Come join us at a meeting or upcoming event.
Social Club Team:
Robert and Tammy Kroll – Team Leaders
Michael Pearcy - Treasure
Bev, Carol , Charlotte, Cindy, Diane, Espie and Mike, Finn, Gloria, Irma, Jane and Bev, Joyce, Kathy, Kelly, Kimberly, Linda, Nancy, Patsy, Patty, Sky, Sue and Al.
(please forgive me if I forgot anyone)
H A p p E N I N G S
Hand and Foot – Every Thursday at 1:00 pm in theActivity Center .
Walking Club meets in front of Large Clubhouse on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8:00 am
Quilters, cross-stitchers, embroiders, etc. Meet inActivity Center on Thursday mornings at 9:00 am.
Domino’s – played on Monday afternoon at 1:00 PM in theActivity Center
Bunco group – Second Saturday each month at 1:00 pm in the Large Club House.
Bingo players – First Sunday of each month at 2:00 pm in the LCH
Club Meeting Schedules
CERT Group – The CERT group has resumed regular meetings. The meetings will be the 3rd Monday of each month at 5:00 PM. You can contact Robert Kroll @ (909) 654-4738 if you are in need of medical equipment or have any question.
SOCIAL CLUB - Anyone in the park who wishes to participate actively in the Social club is invited to participateintheir meetingsheld on the Last Monday of each month at10:00AM (note: the time might change but will also be indicated on the calendar.)
Let us lift up in prayer our neighbors who are having health issues.
Brady Ford
Jim & Donna Hartleib
Dale Zumstein
Note: If you know of anyone with health issues or would like to be on the prayer list please let me know. Linda @ 909 816-5602. Leave a voice mail as my phone won’t answer numbers that it doesn’t recognize.
We Need You!!!
To all Country Lake Residents…. C.E.R.T. (Community Emergency Response Team) needs you to come and see what C.E.R.T. is all about!
C.E.R.T. is here to share with you what you must know in the event a disaster should strike our community.
C.E.R.T. invites you to attend our Monthly Meetings (3rd Monday @5pm in LCH) you can learn about C.E.R.T. and become a certified team member.
We will have our Mobile Command Post (Incident Command Center) Air-Kwik Fire Trailer and Search & Rescue Trailers staged at the Horseshoe Pit area and moved to different locations in the park during parkwide drills or an actual disaster.
We would like to see you at our next meeting November 17th – 5:00 PM Come join us and meet the team.
Robert Kroll-IC Tammy, Mike, Finn, Kathy, Patsy, Jan, Patty, Rob, Al, Debbie, Colleen, Nancy, Jane, Gina, Michelle. Es and geese
St. Patrick’sDayMyth
Did you know St. Patrick is known for ridding Ireland of snakes. Legend has it that he stood atop anIrish hillside and banished snakes from Ireland.
Though scientific evidence indicates snakes were never native to the island, due to the Ice Age.
March 5, 2026 marks Daylight Savings, don’t forget to set your clocks 1 hour forward.
March 20, 2026marks the first day ofspring, at 7:46am PDT, for those of usin the Northern Hemisphere.
Last month we had a tour at Haven Animal Shelter and was given information on pet adoption, spay and neuter clinic. If you would like more information Please call (951)654-7396, and they will be happy to answer your questions.
Join Country Lake Wildlife Nature Club, dues $7.00 per year. Come join us and have some FUN !!! Explore wildlife and nature with us.
The Wildlife Nature Club Meeting March 11, 2026 (Second Wedensday of the month) 4:00 pm Large Cloubhouse
Join Us ! ! !
Country Lake Walking Club
Would you like to . . . . .
• Decrease the risk of chronic disease
• Increase life expectancy
• Improve mood, relieve depression and stress
• Reduce the risk of falls and fractures
• Build strength, energy and coordination
• Build aerobic fitness
• Tone muscles and reduce fat
• Improve heart strength and efficiency
• Learn proper form to maximize your workouts and burn calories
• Special instruction for beginning walkers
All fitness levels welcome. If you have health concerns or medical conditions, be sure to check with your doctor before beginning this program. NO DOGS PLEASE We meet every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at the Large Clubhouse at 8:00 am
It’s time to join in the group and improve your fitness.
Mean Words Tax Reducers
AWFUL CHEAP CRUDDY DESPICABLE DIRTY
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FOUL GROSS GRUBBY HIDEOUS HURTING LAME LOATHSOME LOUSY MALEVOLENT MEAN
The headline is a clue to the answer in the diagonal.
March Sudoku
How to solve sudoku puzzles
No math is required to solve a sudoku. You only need logic and patience.
Simply make sure that each 3x3 square region has only one instance of the numbers 1-9. Similarly, each number can only
appear once in a column or row in the larger grid. The difficulty on this puzzle is easy.
TRIVIA TEASER
Midnights and Noons
1."Round About Midnight" is widely recognized as one of the greatest jazz albums of all time.The album was released in 1957 by what jazz trumpeter? a-Miles Davis, b-Johnny Parker, c-Neal Hefti, dArturo Sandoval.
2.What comedian often joked about his failed film career, especially belittling his work in the movie The Horn Blows at Midnight? a-Bob Hope, b-George Burns, c-Johnny Carson, d-Jack Benny.
3.Which U.S. state is nicknamed "Land of the Midnight Sun"? a-Hawaii, b-Montana, c-Maine, d-Alaska.
4.Which poet wrote the famous lines "Listen, my children, and you shall hear / Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere"? a-Emily Dickinson, b-Walt Whitman, cJames Russell Lowell, d-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
5. The 1977 book and 1978 film Midnight Express told of the experiences of Billy Hayes while he was imprisoned for drug smuggling in which country? a-Thailand, b-Venezuela, c-Turkey, d-Mexico.
6. Who played Amy, the new Quaker wife of Marshall Will Kane, in the 1952 movie western High Noon? a-Jean Simmons, b-Grace Kelly, c-Barbara Rush, d-Janet Leigh.
7.Strikes of a ship's bell are used to indicate the hour aboard a ship and regulate the sailors' duty watches. How many bells are sounded at noon? a-3, b-6, c-8, d-12.
8. Which U.S. state was opened to white settlement at noon on April 22, 1889 by the Land Run of 1889? a-Oklahoma, b-Nebraska, c-Kentucky, d-Kansas.
9.Midnight blue has been an official Crayola color since 1958. Prior to 1958, the same color went by what other name? a-Persian blue, b-Prussian blue, c-Powder blue, d-Columbia blue.
10. Midnight Cowboy won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1970 and a Best Director Oscar for whom? a-John Schlesinger, bStanley Kubrick, c-John Frankenheimer, d-Robert Altman.
QUOTES
When you develop yourself to the point where your belief in yourself is so strong that you know you can accomplish anything you put yourself into, your future will be unlimited.
Brian Tracy
Living consciously involves being genuine. It involves listening and responding to others honestly and openly. It involves being in the moment.
Sidney Poitier
Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
Joseph Addison
It's been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste.
Henry Ford
Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.
Coco Chanel
Our personal consumer choices have ecological, social and spiritual consequences. It is time to re-examine some of the deeply held notions that underlie our lifestyles.
David Suzuki
People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing. That's why we recommend it daily.
Zig Ziglar
Everyone is a genius in a bull market. Mark Cuban
The Lighter Side 25 Gallons of Milk
An attractive blonde heard that milk baths would make her beautiful. She went to the grocery store and asked the manager to find 25 gallons of whole milk.
The manager felt there must be a mistake, "You mean 2.5 gallons of whole milk?"
The blonde replied, "No, I want 25 gallons. I'm going to fill my bathtub and take a milk bath so I can look young and beautiful again."
"OK," he said, "But do you want it pasteurized?"
"No, just up to my neck. I can splash it on my eyes."
The Sign
A boss was complaining in a staff meeting the other day that he wasn't getting any respect. Later that morning he went to a local sign shop and bought a small sign that read, "I'm the Boss". He then taped it to his office door.
Later that day when he returned from lunch, he found that someone had taped a note to the sign that said. "Your wife called, she wants her sign back!"
High Blood Pressure
When a physician remarked on a new patient's extraordinarily ruddy complexion, he said, "High blood pressure, Doc. It comes from my family."
"Your mother's side or your father's?" the doctor asked.
"Neither, it's from my wife's family."
"Oh, come now," the doctor said. "How could high blood pressure come from your wife's family?"
The man sighed. "You oughta meet 'em sometime, Doc!"
