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Burglarized at Bonita!! Sometime this last weekend the Nobel's cabin was burglarized. They jerks took a load of furniture and other odds and ends. They took their time and even had a few beers while they did it!! John Holloway, their closest neighbor, noticed the door ajar and investigated. And Doyle Warner said he saw a flat bed truck drive down the hill in broad daylight!! If you saw anything please contact Gayle Nobel at gaylenobel@cox.net And, your community is your business and it's not a problem to notice strange things going on. Take a moment to write down a license plate number, or take a picture with your phone, or if you are with others check it out and as some pointed questions, like who are you and why are you here?!? Be safe always, but be watchful! We have a LOT of construction going on in the community and there have been some stories about these folks wandering and snooping around some of our homes. If you notice a worker doing this find out who they are and who they are working for. Then let the owner know. Just talking with the 'stray' may be enough to let them know they are being watched. Love grass you love to hate! (08.3.2008)Linda has done some research and found what appears to be a love grass killer. We bought something that has the magic potion in it and we'll try a little this coming weekend and let you know how it works. Meanwhile, if you want to check out some of the web sites we found this info on here you go: Update:(08.10.2008) Linda tested a couple small areas with the spray and after a few days the Love grass had a serious yellow tint to it. We'll know more in a couple weeks! http://na.fs.fed.us/fhp/invasive_plants/weeds/weeping-lovegrass.pdf
http://www.azdot.gov/Highways/NResources/Weeds/Weed_Weeping_Lovegrass.asp Wifi...if you have one you'll need to know... (08.03.2008)As more people in the community bring up their own wireless (wifi) internet here are some things to remember to not only be safe but to play well with others.
Please note - if you use the pit (07.28.2008)If you are hauling your trimmings to the pit I've been asked to pass along something that will help the fire guys who maintain the pit a bunch! They ask that you put your pile as close to the back of the pit as there is room. So many people just come in and plop they pile right in front so others can't find room. They also need to be able to drive around the back of it to some extent to help pile it in the center for burning. Just as you pass the gate there is a little space on the left that is an obvious path around to the back. Don't block that path. Drive up further and then dump up in the center/back area of the pit. The fire dudes thank you. Note:(8.3.2008) I've heard rumors that we no longer have a key available. So this may be a moot point. How it should be (07.28.2008)The following is based on my observations, experience, and sprinkled with a little opinion. When I was on the board of the association I was under the impression that if you were a land owner you were a member of the community and had as much say so in how the things went as the next guy. Dues were donations only and it didn't matter if you donated or not, your input and the good of the entire community was based on "all men are created equal". The current situation is simple...join and be a part of the decisions or don't and you have no right to be heard. Seems that $75 a year is pretty important these days. It's nice to know you can still buy your rights, huh? And, since I work for a City, I know there are a lot of rules about public meetings of organizations. I don't know how official the association is but they do seem to make up the rules as they go along. Like having meetings on the fly without any public notice. I think there is a law somewhere that says they have to at least post a notice 24 hours in advance. Not all meetings are reported with minutes. And the cherry on this cake is that they go back after the fact and change minutes to fit the circumstances weeks later. Good ethical organizations stand up and show who voted how and when. Then, if there is another meeting, where a bad choice is reversed, that becomes another set of minutes showing, once again, exactly who did and said what. They don't go back and edit a previous meetings minutes to save face. Let's face it, how can you trust an organization that isn't 100% square with their reporting? Would you trust one that was, say, 94.2% honest and ethical? Interesting events! (07.24.2008)It was reported here earlier that the association board had decided that residents had to be a member (@$75) in order to use the key to the pit. The posted minutes of the meeting explained that as well as a separate document that showed how to get to a different pit if you were not a member. This Thursday evening we came up and our plan was to actually photograph the minutes to have documented proof. Well, we aren't sure what caused it, maybe public pressure (?), but, the minutes of the meeting seem to have changed. That, in itself, is a bit odd. There is now only a mention that the board had a unanimous vote to have one person hold the key and that people needed to call for it. Odd because it's always been done that way. It tends to make one wonder why the board would have to vote on such a thing? Like I said before, the key really doesn't 'belong' to the association to be making any kind of policy. The question still stands on why the water commissioner was told to tell John that none of the 1000-2000 gallons of flush water that normally just runs off on the ground can NOT be used to top off our privately owned fire trucks. John has asked for a written document to that affect and has not been given one nor an explanation for why the board feels it is better to waste water than to use it to fight possible fires. When we have that document I'll share it here. (08.08.2008 update) We got an official letter from the association telling us we had to ask permission each time we planned to fill the trucks with the flushed water. Frankly, I don't consider them in a position to be in charge of the water company so we'll just fill them from our taps and let them waste their water as they see fit. The flag on our pole? (7.18.2008) You may notice the flag in the picture is not
always old glory. It is the freedom that living here offers that allows me
to have some fun. If it's a yellow flag, you are looking at
America's first
flag. It says "Don't Tread on Me" and has a rattler on it. A
naval (or 'skip') version of this flag fly's off the fan tail of some of our
ships in the middle east today! Old Glory, in as perfect a condition as possible, will always fly on holidays that honor and remember the great men, women, and moments in our history. Weather studies? Devastation on Bonita Creek Trail (3/16/2008) Land and Homes for sale at Bonita! (now two listings!) If you are looking to live in a nice quiet community in the mountains here you go. As people in the community have sites for sale and ask me to post I'll place them here. New contractors list being gathered!! (8/1/2007) Have you ever noticed how much fun it is to find someone in Payson to come build or fix something for you. Not only do you not know if they are any good, you don't even know if they are going to show up!! So, we are building a list of contractors who have proven to one of us that they not only show up, but do a good job! If you've had good luck with anyone and would recommend them to your neighbors please email me with their name, contact information, what they do, and what they did for you. I've got the list going already and hope it grows to a fine list of contacts to make your life at Bonita a little easier. Email me at ai7r@presenceknown.com Live picture updated every 5 minutes or so - Looks NNW from Bonita toward the rim!  Answers to questions about the brush trucks (8.13.2007) Photo album of the two brush trucks (8.13.2007) Chuck and Penny Fine, and Dave and Linda Kelley located and paid for these engines out of their own pockets. There was a narrow window of opportunity to purchase these trucks so we jumped on them. The total costs including the trucks, fuel, insurance, and travel expenses were $14,000! And there will be the on going expenses of upkeep. Please consider donating to help pay for and maintain these fine fire containment trucks for our community.
A big thanks to our contributors so far - Another contributor in a big way is John Goulette! He has spent hours of his own time working on both trucks getting them in shape. He has the pump on 'Pacific' purring like a kitten...actually, with these pumps and the V8 engines it's more like purring like a lion! He's worked at getting one of the tires fixed and did a little engine work. I think he's having some fun, but his help is VERY important to this project. For more information and to make a donation - click here Donations are over $8,600 so far! All it takes is a little support from everyone to keep these trucks in tip-top shape and ready to roll!! Chuck and Dave wanted nothing more than to give to our community. For the community to show this much support for the effort is really heart warming to say the least. It also gives contributors the same feeling of giving to the community. Bonita Creek is like no other community on the rim! These trucks should provide us with some protection until help arrives. Trust me, these days fires that spread for 30 minutes are serious problems!! We don't want a fire that gets big enough that they name it. Don't forget to get a permission signed and mailed to us! IMPORTANT!!! No structure fires will be fought with these trucks. You should call 911 on any fire. This truck and those who will be able to use it will not be trained to fight structure fires and no home is worth a life.
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