BPOA News

BPOA (Brooktrails Property Owner's Assn)

PRESIDENT - Rick Williams
VICE PRESIDENT - Dan Pabalate
SECRETARY - Arlane Adamson
TREASURER - George Skezas
DIRECTOR AT LARGE - Robert Terry

We have four dinner meetings during the year
at the Community Center

For New Membership or to Renew your membership, GET form here.

Notes & Announcements
for the Brooktrails Community

GROUP AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE IS NOW OFFERED ! We have enough BPOA members actively enrolled in the two air ambulance services to meet the minimum group count. Please advise the Coordinator, Robert Terry, 459-6760 when you submit a new application to one/both services. We recommend that you consider enrolling in BOTH companies, as the 911 dispatcher will send the closest appropriate unit!
REACH Air Medical Services BPOA Group rate is $25 single, $40 family As of 4/10/2009 our plan is ACTIVE!	Check this REACH website for policy details. After deciding to enroll, notify the Coordinator and then print out the application for our BPOA group and submit to REACH.
CALSTAR (Calif Shock Trauma Air Rescue) BPOA Group rate is $35 per family (1 or more persons). As of 4/20/2009 - our group plan is active!	Check this CALSTAR website for policy details. After deciding to enroll, notify the Coordinator and then print out the application for our BPOA group and submit to CALSTAR.
Be sure to review all the areas covered on the respective websites, including the application form. Submit your own application directly along with your check for first enrollment, or as a notice of your conversion to the Group rates when your present insurance is renewed. The Group coordinator will keep the services current on our BPOA member status, and will pass along information from the services of interest to our members.

BPOA BYLAWS are viewable here.


This Service Recognition plaque for Dick & Gladys Robie has been placed near our Community Center

ANNUAL POT LUCK DINNER MEETING 2009







This year's Earth Day cleanup was on MAY 22 & 23, Conducted by Bob Houtz

RECENT HISTORICAL PROPANE PRICES IN THE BROOKTRAILS COMMUNITY

This graph was compiled by John Lemmer from data on propane cost per gallon, submitted by several of our members over the past two years. John invites your ongoing input of data to enhance the accuracy of his tracking over time.
It is interesting to observe that the prices between companies seem to oscillate "out of phase" at times. BPOA Suburban customers also have been getting a 10 gallon PROPANE gift each year. ( Max of two per family).

BICYCLE REPAIRS IN PROGRESS DURING 2008 FOR THE ROTARY SANTAS
New Bike Storage BARN	Bob picking up bikes from donor
Police Department makes regular donations	Riley hard at work. Replacement of damaged seats, handlebar grips or control cables, along with repairing tire leaks and a thorough cleaning, returned donated bikes to a condition suitable for making lots of area children happy in the Willits area.
Roger putting finishing touches to his bike.	Bob washed lots of tires!
Bob injured his left arm while working on the Bike Barn, but still fixed bikes in the shop. Bob Arnold and Carl Moberg also worked. 43 Bikes were rejuvenated in 2008.	Finished bikes being loaded for trip to Santa's warehouse.

MINUTES OF A RECENT MEETING

Brooktrails Property Owners Association
St. Patrick's Day Dinner and Business Meeting
March 15, 2009

President, Bob Terry, called the Meeting to order at 5:35 pm.

The Minutes of the December 6th Christmas Dinner and meeting were approved as published. There were no communications received.

John Lemmer prepared a comparative graph of the propane providers for our information. It shows that Suburban and Ferrellgas are primarily the lower cost providers.

George Skezas gave us the report of the Treasury, which was approved as read.

A discussion was held to inform the members of the medical transport programs provided by CalStar and REACH. These are invaluable and reasonably priced. Each program is $45 per Family ($40 for Individuals). Membership provides for all costs exceeding insurance reimbursements or uninsured costs for medical transport. (NOTE: Since the meeting, both service providers have offered BPOA members in California a nice group rate! Check for details).

Linda Morrison, Chair of the Adopt-a-Road program, reported that there are unassigned areas in need of adoption. Please call her at 621-3831 if you can help.

The Financial Records of both BPOA and the Women's Club were audited and found to be correct by the end of the fiscal year.

Bob Terry again thanked the helpers for the Bike program. They were Bob Houtz, Bob Strader, Bob Arnold, Riley Moore, Carl Moberg and Roger Adamson. The Rotary was appreciative of their efforts (The Rotary Santas delivered the bikes for Christmas). There has been a request for 3 bikes outside of the Rotary needs. These are for older children who are wards of the court.

A nominating committee will be activated in June for the positions needed for the 2009-2010 year.

The phone book is in process. (Editor's note - Books are now printed and delivered, Thanks go to our ad sales staff: Dan Pabalate, Roy Johnson, Ginger Pohlson, George Skezas, & Richard Wartell !).

Linda Morrison has graciously accepted the chair for the Scholarship Committee this year. The following have expressed an interest in serving on the committee: Kathy Moberg, Rick Williams, Erin Vaccaro, Jean Johnson.

Betty Lemmer reported on the activities of the Women's Club. A Soup Luncheon was held in February, which brought in $100 for their treasury. They are also continuing to sell tickets for the beautiful quilt made by the Club quilters.

Bob Houtz reported that the Earthday Cleanup is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, May 22 and 23 from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. It's recommended that we concentrate on the larger items. Contact Bob at 459-4373 if you can help.

There was no old business.

Under new business the president announced that we may be going to 1st class mail for our mailings. When the latest announcement and minutes were sent by bulk mail, it took two full weeks to be delivered.

George Skezas made a motion that $2009 be donated to the Howard Memorial Hospital Building Fund. This motion was seconded and passed.
George Skezas made a motion that $500 be donated to the Brooktrails Volunteer Firefighters Association. The motion was seconded and passed.

Pat Houtz expressed concern about the litter along Sherwood Road. Unfortunately this is not part of our Adopt-a-Road project.

Our sincere appreciation goes out to those who helped make this dinner a success. There were 67 attendees. Bob Terry and George Skezas cooked the meat and cabbage over at the Firehouse. The additional dinner preparers, decorators, servers & cleanup crew included Betty Lemmer, Georgia Galey, Zelda Skezas, Sherry Terry, Jodie Moore, Arlane Adamson, Gerrie Lassner and Bev Johnson . Jeanne Wolfe, Zelda Skezas, Linda Morrison and Chuck Jones also helped serve. Chuck Anderson, ably assisted by Bernice, tended the Bar. Beth and Bob Strader made the name tags and checked everyone in. If the Secretary missed someone, she apologizes.

Our Annual Business meeting will be held in August on a day as yet to be determined.

The BPOA website will be updated this coming week with Women's Club info, our Propane gas cost chart, and pictures of recent activities. The link to our site is thru the district web site at www.btcsd.org, then select BPOA.

The meeting was adjourned for dinner.
Respectfully Submitted,
Arlane L. Adamson, Secretary

Brooktrails Property Owners Association is "Brooktrails People Of Action!"

ALL Brooktrails residents�renters AND property owners�are invited to join.

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