Vol. 08 No. 03 March 2015 Circulation: 2085

Next HOA Meeting

March 17th, 2015, 6:30 p.m.Holy Love Lutheran Church

Neighborhood Engagement – A Community Must

When the Mission Viejo Company first came to Colorado they made several bold state-ments about the Company’s vision and mission for our neighborhood. They marketed our community with these words which were publicized in the Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News and the precursor to the Aurora Sentinel to name just a few. These bold statements were: “Mission Viejo is a company committed to develop better places to live. Mission Viejo is a company, nationally recognized as one of the most imaginative, creative, and successful in the field of land, home, and community development. Mission Viejo is a company which has developed and is still building communities where there are people who want a better place to live and grow. Mission Viejo is a company which has proved that it is dedicated to social involvement by putting together the ingredients for an environment that has made people want to share in the activities of their community and their neighbors.” While some might think this was purely a marketing technique there were many in the Company who believed and promoted this “business culture” concept as they sold homes here in Mission Viejo Colorado, Mission Viejo California, the Lakes of Tempe Arizona and Highlands Ranch. Those idealized messages seemed to have transpired well in our community’s long his-tory having nurtured several people in the community to be engaged in our neighborhood

association, clean-ups, community events and even as elected officials to our City, State government and even one Governor of Colorado. Community engagement is a vital part of a civic obligation that forms the foundation of our democratic values in this Country. Recent studies however like those by The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement have found that participation has steadily decreased gen-erationally. Many organizations have tried to address this by encouraging community involvement through emphasizing

this need in our schools and universities but efforts are underway also encouraging partici-pation in cities across the county at the neighborhood level. With all that our community, Mission Viejo, has to offer please consider being more engaged. It is vitally important and we have a proud history of people living here who have all wanted a better place to live and grow. If you have never volunteered before consider it this year. Perhaps you may be interested in delivering newsletters, serving on our welcome committee, organizing a street block party or volunteering to help with one of our commu-nity events? You are part of the ingredients, and together we can continue to make Mission Viejo a great neighborhood and a place to live.

Just Moved In? Welcome! Are you new to the community? Mission Viejo is a large sub-division and the Homeowners’ Association wants to keep everyone informed. Please consider joining our Trash program. You will automatically become a member of the HOA by signing up with Pro Disposal. Doing so helps to cut down on trash truck traffic and fund HOA events, the weeding and landscape program and our neighborhood representation. Our web site, is www.missionviejohoa.org, which will provide you with a wide variety of helpful informa-tion, including our covenants and a copy of our General Development Plan. Welcome to the neighborhood!

Trash & Recycling

Trash - pickup is on Monday.

Recycling pickup is every other Monday. Recycling is included in your Pro-Disposal trash pickup at no additional cost. Use your own recycling bins; please do not put recy-clables in plastic bags. For questions regarding your trash or recycling service, please contact Pro Disposal at 303-791-3827. Recycling Dates: Mon., March 2, Mon., March 16th and March 30th.

Street Lights If any of your streetlights are damaged or not working, call Xcel Energy to get them fixed. Call 1-800-895-4999 to report the outage. There is no cost to you.

“St. Patrick’s Day is an enchanted time – a day to begin transforming winter’s dreams

into summer’s magic.” – Adrienne Cook

Spring Craft Fair

Saturday, March 7 • 9am-3pmSmoky Hill High School16100 East Smoky Hill RoadAurora, Colorado 80015Over 150 vendors! Free admission and parking.

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Mission Viejo HOA Board of Directors

Mission Viejo Hotline: 720-443-0HOA (720-443-0462)Alan Engels - President: ................................................... president@missionviejohoa.orgTom Brandhorst - Vice President: ........................TomBrandhorst@missionviejohoa.orgJeremiah Banigan - Treasurer: ........................................ treasurer@missionviejohoa.orgErika Musser - Secretary: ................................................ secretary@missionviejohoa.orgKerri Erickson Millerman - Board Member: .....KerriMillerman@missionviejohoa.orgDoug Poole - Board Member: ........................................DougPoole@missionviejohoa.org

MISSION VIEJO TRASH PROGRAMPro Disposal, Inc., 303-791-3827

MISSION VIEJO HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.4255 S. Buckley Road, #110 • Aurora, CO 80013-2951

COMMITTEESNeighborhood Watch

Tom Tobiassen, neighborhoodwatch@missionviejohoa.orgWelcome Committee

Tricia Roush, welcome@missionviejohoa.orgWEBSITE: www.missionviejohoa.org

webmaster@missionviejohoa.org The Mission Viejo Homeowners’ Association Inc. is a state non-profit organization. The purpose of the Mission Viejo HOA is to unite the unit owners of the Mission Viejo subdivisions in Aurora, Colorado; to encourage civic improvements within said area, to encourage community activities including, but not by way of limitation, the beau-tification, maintenance, and general appearance of vacant and improved lots, streets, parkways, entrances, open and recreational areas situated within the area and used in common by its residents; enhance the safety of Mission Viejo; 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 recommen-dation or endorsement by the Association of the goods or services offered. The opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the individual authors and not the Board of your Association. Neither the Board, publisher, nor the authors intend to provide any profes-sional service or opinion through this publication.

News ArticlesThe deadline for news articles is the 15th of the month before the next month’s issue. Please email news articles to Editor at reporter@ missionviejohoa.org. All letters or articles need to include your name and daytime phone number. All articles must be approved by the editor for publication, or as space permits.

AdvertisingThe deadline for advertisements is the 15th

of the month for the next month’s issue. To place an ad, call Colorado Lasertype, 303-979-7499.

Email: getinfo@coloradolasertype.com To find ad rates and discounts, go to

www.ColoradoLasertype.com and click on the “Advertising Rates” link.

Teen ServicesTo add your teen’s name, please email Colorado Lasertype at getinfo@colora-dolasertype.com and leave the following information: the neighborhood you live in, your age, phone number and the categories you would like included. Categories: (B) Baby-sitting; (*) Red Cross Cert for CPR; (L) Lawn care; (S) Snow removal; (P) Pet & House sitting. No recommendation or endorsement of any of

the names on this list is implied or stated by the homeowners association board or Colorado Lasertype.

Kyle B. 16 L/S/P 303-895-4383 Ts’eh C. 15 B/P 720-557-7660 Jasmine C. 14 B*/P 720-840-6002 Cristina D. 13 B/P 303-699-9031 Autumn F. 15 B/P 720-315-4507 Shayne G. 15 P 720-467-9521 Chrystina H. 17 B*/P 720-441-9655

Mission Viejo Recreation Center Under New Ownership Our Mission Viejo Recreation Center was sold to a Muslim faith group. The Mission Viejo HOA as well as other neighborhood HOAs and residents of the community are working with a mediator to try to advocate that the center remains open to the general public and continues to offer recreational opportunities to our neighborhood. It is not known at this point when the center will be open for business.

Mission Viejo Trash ProgramSupport YOUR Community HOA, Support a local company! It’s the only trash service that gives back to our neighborhood. There are never any hidden fees! No trash bins to buy; you can use what you have available. Having one service in the neighborhood saves wear and tear on our streets and improves traffic noise and safety. Pricing for this agreement is only $76.20 for our 4 months billing or $209.55 for yearly billing (this equates to one free month of service a year). Sign up to our trash program today, via the web at www.missionviejohoa.org/Trash_Program.html or fill out the newsletter sign-up coupon and mail it today! Reach our goal of getting more Mission Viejo residents involved in our Trash Program. Tell your neighbor to join the trash Program and earn 1 month of free service with no limits on the number that can be refereed, call Pro Disposal for details at 303-791-3827!

Spur Your Kids’ Creativity Most parents want to raise children who are bright and creative. If you’re looking for ways to spark your kids’ imagination, try these simple strategies: • Bring kids into the kitchen. Encourage your children

to help you pick recipes, gather ingredients, and make meals and snacks. They’ll enjoy helping, and you can experiment with different ingredients and arrangements to make something new.

• Get out the blocks. Simple toys like building blocks allow children to put together their own towers, castles, and other structures, teaching them to let their imagination soar.

• Put on a show. Ask your kids to dress up and act out a made-up scene, or something they’ve seen in a movie. Encourage them to improvise. Play games like charades, sing songs as a family, and put on a talent show when groups get together.

• Do some artwork. Keep a set of watercolors and other paints on hand, as well as crayons, colored pen-

cils, construction paper, clay, and the like. Praise your children’s artistic talent and give them the time and space to devel-op their creativity.

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Mission Viejo Library, 15324 E. Hampden Cir, Aurora 303-326-8600 or auroralibrary.orgCat in the Hat Scavenger Hunt Sunday, March. 1, All of March at Mission Viejo Library! Come to the library for the 2nd annual Cat in the Hat scavenger hunt to celebrate Read Across America. Where is that wacky cat hiding? Find him in all of his hiding places and receive a prize.Baby Dance Wednesday, Marsh 4, 10:30 a.m. Ages 0 months to 5 years.Join us for a special time devoted to developing early literacy skills through music and movement. Sing, dance and play with props and other babies.Read Across America Thursday, March 5, 10 a.m. Thing 1 and Thing 2 join us for a special storytime to celebrate Read Across America. Learn a cool new song and help them tell the story of Green Eggs and Ham. Who knows what these two have up their sleeves!Minecraft Papercraft Club Friday, March 6, 4 p.m. Team up to build with Minecraft papercraft blocks. Unleash your creativity and spend one hour working on a challenge. Build anything from tree houses to a giant Ender Dragon made entirely of TNT! The sky’s the limit. Teen Tech Week: Basic Circuitry Friday, March 13, 4 p.m. Come and learn the basics of cir-cuits and logic gates using Snap Circuit boards, then apply the knowledge to create a Minecraft drawbridge using Redstone components. Grades 5 - 12.

Pinterest Challenge Friday, March 20, 4 p.m. Stop by to recreate a DIY craft or project we found on Pinterest! From locker magnets and crayon melts to magnetic slime! Stop by and experiment with our sup-plies!Calling All Princesses! Saturday, March 21, 2 p.m. Register Online or call 303-326-8600. Come to the library to celebrate the new Cinderella movie and make a tiara to take home. We’ll even have treats fit for a queen! Registration required. Ages 5 -12.LEGO Club Friday, March 27, 4 p.m. What CAN’T you build with Legos??!! Come and put your best block building skills to the test! We will have a building theme each month and the complet-ed projects will be displayed at the library until the next meeting. Storytime at Mission 10 am (Thursday’s) Join us for stories, finger plays and songs! For ages 2 to 6 years and their caregivers.

Mission Viejo Library Happenings for March

“I’m a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn’t have the heart to let him down.”

– Abraham Lincoln

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Neutralize and freshen the walls. Clean walls in neutral col-ors make a huge difference. White is seen as cold, but col-ors in the sand family are considered “neutrals”. If you think color helps set off a room, confine it to a single sall.

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The year 1968 was a turning point for a generation coming of age and a nation at war, the aftermath which can still be felt today. The 1968 Exhibit hosted by History Colorado, is a must-see exhibit bringing to life this pivotal American year through photographs, artifacts, vintage pop culture items and interac-tive experiences. Organized chronologically by the months of the year, the 5,000-square-foot exhibit transports visitors back to 1968. The experience begins in January with a Huey helicopter that has “landed” in a living room. The sights and sounds of this media-saturated age fill the exhibit and stories from the people who were there are shared throughout. Three interactive “lounges” focus on music, design, movies and television. “It was quite a year for indelible television,” says William Convery, Director of Exhibits and the Colorado State Historian at History Colorado. “We all have our own great memories bundled in with classic TV shows and characters. Objects from ‘Star Trek,’ ‘Mission: Impossible,’ ‘Laugh-In’ and ‘The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour’ provide another personal connection to this evocative year and exhibition.” 1968 undoubtedly presents a year of outsized impact on

America and chronicles it month by month, jolt by jolt, through an amazing year that saw Martin Luther King, Jr. and Bobby Kennedy, assassinated, police brutality and political protest-ers, and the lionization of Jimi Hendrix. History Colorado will also have extended evening hours, open until 9 p.m. every third Tuesday (March 17 and April 21.History Colorado, a Smithsonian Affiliate, inspires generations to find wonder and meaning in our past and to engage in building a better Colorado. For more information visit www.HistoryColorado.org, call 303-HISTORY (447-8679) or visit us at the History Colorado Center at 1200 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203.

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“A good laugh heals a lot of hurts.” – Madeleine L’Engle

Music In Our Schools Month Sponsored by the National Association for Music Education, Music In Our Schools Month is an annual event that engages music educators, students, and communities from around the country to promote the benefits of high-quality music education programs in schools. The program began as a single day of cel-ebration in New York in 1973 and became a month-long salute to school music in 1985.

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The Facts Behind St. Patrick And His Day For many people, St. Patrick represents an excuse to wear green on March 17, maybe go to a parade, and drink some Irish whiskey. But who was St. Patrick in real life? The most common belief is that he drove the snakes out of Ireland. Ireland probably never had snakes, though, and the myth may refer to Patrick’s efforts to stamp out the serpent imagery used by the Druids. He also may have used the three-leafed shamrock to illustrate the concept of the Holy Trinity to the people he was trying to convert to Christianity as a missionary in Ireland during the fifth century. Historians agree that Patrick was born in Roman-occupied Britain, the son of a Christian deacon. At age 16 he was captured and taken to Ireland, where he was a slave for six years. During this time, his Christian faith strengthened. One day, according to a letter he wrote about his early life, he heard a voice promising he would soon return home. Shortly afterward he escaped his captors and went back to his family. He later wrote that an angel appeared to him in a dream, tell-ing him to return to Ireland as a missionary. Patrick went back to the land where he had been a slave to convert the Irish and to minister to those Christians living there. Why do we celebrate him on March 17? That’s believed to be the date of his death. Although never formally canonized, Patrick came to be considered a saint. March 17 was celebrated as a religious holiday until 1903, when it became a public holiday in Ireland by an act of the British Parliament.

Never Too Late To Succeed Are you starting to feel discouraged that you haven’t yet made your mark in the world? Whatever your age, take heart. Many famous individuals achieved their greatest accomplishments dur-ing their senior years: • “Colonel” Harlan Sanders was 65 when he began trying to

license his “finger lickin’ good” chicken recipe, launching what would become Kentucky Fried Chicken.

• Dr. William Worrall Mayo was 70 when he founded his world-famous medical clinic.

• Piano virtuoso Claudio Arrau gave 110 concerts at the age of 75.

• Andrea Doria, one of the most famous naval command-ers of the 16th century, was 84 when he set sail to take on Barbary pirates.

• Architect Frank Lloyd Wright was 89 when he completed work on the Guggenheim Museum.

• Ichijirou Araya reached the summit of Japan’s Mount Fuji at the age of 100.