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ECRWSS PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID Wesco Graphics, Inc Local Coverage of Community News, Health & Well-being, Entertainment & Leisure, Sports and More Locally Owned & Produced TO: Mailed to every Address in the 95391 zip code All Our Mountain House Neighbors Mountain House Matters 263 W Adoncia Drive Mountain House, CA 95391 FROM YOUR NEIGHBORS AT: FREE Postal Customer CSD Board Elects Lucid as 2016 President Linking Village Voices The Mountain House Community Services District Board of Directors held their annual election of officers for the coming calendar year at their regular monthly board meeting, Wednes- day, December 9, 2015. Generally handled in a sharing-of-duties fashion, this year's elec- tions of President and Vice President were achieved as concisely and as transparently as ever. Orchestrated by Deputy Secretary of the Board, Nicole Adamo, each board member selected their preferences, one through five, of who they would have lead the organiza- tion. The votes were tallied in real time on the overhead projector, with Director Brian Lucid getting the nod. The same process was then used to decide on Vice President, with By Bryan Harrison continued page 4 Teachers Agree to New LUSD Contract Following months of negotiations on a new teacher compensation agreement, the Lammersville Unified School District and the Lammersville Teachers Association were able to come to terms at their December 17th non-binding mediation meeting, avoiding the next step, which could have been a lengthy Fact Finding process. The terms of the agreement then had to go to a final vote of approval by the teachers. That vote was affirmed January 7, 2016. By Bryan Harrison MH Developers, LLC Withdraws Town Center Application In a very brief statement released De- cember 30, 2015, Mountain House De- velopers, LLC announced that they had withdrawn their Mountain House Town Center Design application from the San Joaquin County planning department. "Mountain House Developers (“MHD”) has withdrawn the application for the Town Center Plan that was submitted ear- lier this year," the announcement stated. "MHD continues to work with the County of San Joaquin in an effort to accelerate the delivery of commercial and retail services to Mountain House residents. Additional information regarding those efforts should be available in the spring of 2016." Speculation as to the cause, and even a petition to demonstrate deep concerns from residents, quickly followed. By Bryan Harrison David Sargent, Community Development Manager for MHD, indicated in a brief phone conversation with MH Matters that more information on the cause for this reversal, and the next steps in the process, will be forthcoming. John Funderburg, Principal Planner. San Joaquin County Community Develop- ment Department in Stockton had no further information to share at this time, either. While no cause has been stated, a poten- tial sticking point in the County's Applica- tion Referral released last Fall was a call for a "Focused EIR (Environmental Im- pact Report)" to identify project-specific impacts the plan's changes might present. Whether the cause for the withdrawal cen- ters around that, or some other issue, both sides continue to work toward resolution. MHCSD Examines Water Issues at December Workshop The Mountain House Community Services District Board of Directors held a special meet- ing Thursday, December 17, 2015 to examine issues surrounding the town's water supply needs moving forward. All five CSD board members were on-hand for the workshop, along with General Manager Ed Pattison, as well as legal council Kurtis Keller - associate and water law expert from Neumiller & Beardslee Attorneys & Consultants, and consultant Charles Duncan, PE - President and CEO of of West Yost Associates. Newly elected CSD President, Brian Lucid, be- gan the evening's agenda before passing things over to Pattison, to begin the Water Supply Study Session. "Tonight is really a special board meeting that begins an entire series of ‘study sessions’, we're calling them, on a number topics of interest to your board and the community," Pattison stated. With presentations from both Duncan and Kur- tis, the group delved into a nearly two-hour long discussion of all things water. Storage options for the short and long term, po- tential recycled water use, conservation efforts and technology all were addressed. Projecting out as far as 2040, Pattison stated that we do have options. By Bryan Harrison continued page 4 Happy New Year!

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January 2016Volume 4 bull Number 12

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CSD Board Elects Lucid as 2016 President

Linking Village Voices

The Mountain House Community Services District Board of Directors held their annual election of officers for the coming calendar year at their regular monthly board meeting Wednes-day December 9 2015

Generally handled in a sharing-of-duties fashion this years elec-tions of President and Vice President were achieved as concisely and as transparently as ever

Orchestrated by Deputy Secretary of the Board Nicole Adamo each board member selected their preferences one through five of who they would have lead the organiza-tion The votes were tallied in real time on the overhead projector with Director Brian Lucid getting the nod The same process was then used to decide on Vice President with

By Bryan Harrison

continued page 4

Teachers Agree to New LUSD ContractFollowing months of negotiations on a new teacher compensation agreement the Lammersville Unified School District and the Lammersville Teachers Association were able to come to terms at their December 17th non-binding mediation meeting avoiding the next step which could have been a lengthy Fact Finding process The terms of the agreement then had to go to a final vote of approval by the teachers That vote was affirmed January 7 2016

By Bryan Harrison

MH Developers LLC Withdraws Town Center ApplicationIn a very brief statement released De-cember 30 2015 Mountain House De-velopers LLC announced that they had withdrawn their Mountain House Town Center Design application from the San Joaquin County planning department Mountain House Developers (ldquoMHDrdquo) has withdrawn the application for the Town Center Plan that was submitted ear-lier this year the announcement stated MHD continues to work with the County of San Joaquin in an effort to accelerate the delivery of commercial and retail services to Mountain House residents Additional information regarding those efforts should be available in the spring of 2016Speculation as to the cause and even a petition to demonstrate deep concerns from residents quickly followed

By Bryan Harrison

David Sargent Community Development Manager for MHD indicated in a brief phone conversation with MH Matters that more information on the cause for this reversal and the next steps in the process will be forthcomingJohn Funderburg Principal Planner San Joaquin County Community Develop-ment Department in Stockton had no further information to share at this time either While no cause has been stated a poten-tial sticking point in the Countys Applica-tion Referral released last Fall was a call for a Focused EIR (Environmental Im-pact Report) to identify project-specific impacts the plans changes might present Whether the cause for the withdrawal cen-ters around that or some other issue both sides continue to work toward resolution

MHCSD Examines Water Issues at December WorkshopThe Mountain House Community Services District Board of Directors held a special meet-ing Thursday December 17 2015 to examine issues surrounding the towns water supply needs moving forward All five CSD board members were on-hand for the workshop along with General Manager Ed Pattison as well as legal council Kurtis Keller - associate and water law expert from Neumiller amp Beardslee Attorneys amp Consultants and consultant Charles Duncan PE - President and CEO of of West Yost Associates Newly elected CSD President Brian Lucid be-gan the evenings agenda before passing things over to Pattison to begin the Water Supply Study Session

Tonight is really a special board meeting that begins an entire series of lsquostudy sessionsrsquo were calling them on a number topics of interest to your board and the community Pattison statedWith presentations from both Duncan and Kur-tis the group delved into a nearly two-hour long discussion of all things water Storage options for the short and long term po-tential recycled water use conservation efforts and technology all were addressed Projecting out as far as 2040 Pattison stated that we do have options

By Bryan Harrison

continued page 4

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The Mountain House Telugu Com-munity (MHTC) celebrated Deep-avali 2015 at Questa Elementary School on Nov 14th 2015 Over 350 people graced the celebra-tions of one of the biggest festi-vals of India which is also called Diwali festival of lights Deepavali means row of lights It is celebrated in autumn every year There are many interpre-tations and stories associated with celebrating the Deepavali festival The most important ones being the spiritual significance ie the victory of light over darkness knowledge over ignorance good over evil and hope over despair Deep-

avali is a festival where people from all age groups participate They express their happiness by lighting earthen diyas (lamps) decorating the houses bursting firecrackers and inviting near and dear ones to their households for par-taking in worshiping Maha Lakshmi Goddess of wealth and prosperity and offer thanks for the blessings She has bestowed upon us with

humility and devotion and ask Her to continue to bless us The lighting of lamps is a way of paying obeisance to god for attainment of health wealth knowledge peace valor and fame The MHTC Deepavali 2015 celebrations started with taking the blessings of Lord Vinayaka (destroyer of obstacles) and worshiping God-dess Lakshmi( Goddess of wealth and prosper-

ity) There were variety of cultural programs to begin with and kids and adults participated en-thusiastically The cul-tural programs included classical dances skits by kids and adults group dance performances sing-ing etc which enthralled the guests The Deepavali festival brought all the Telugu families of Moun-tain House under one roof It was a spectacular eve-ning The event ended with the guests having a sumptuous meal made by some of the volunteers and taking home some fond memories Please visit our MH Telu-

gu Community web page at wwwManaMHTCorg for more information including upcoming events and contact informationRegardsMHTC Board (email MHTCBoardgmailcom)Raghu Vamsee Sridevi Shivani Mahendra amp Govind

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Director Steven Gutierrez winning that vote

The District President is responsible for run-ning meetings and setting the general tone and agenda for the board Past President Andy Su congratulated President Lucid as the board members played musicial chairs with their respective seating positions fol-lowing the vote

Board thank you for your confidence in me Its a pleasure to be here as President Im awfully proud to be serving on the board President Lucid said After acknowledging several leaders he went on to state I am a peer We elect one of us to serve as Presi-dent of the Board and this position is one of service

Lucidcontinued from page 1

The final step in the process now is for the LUSD Board of Trustees to also vote the con-tract in That vote is slated to take place at their January 20th Board meeting and is by all rights expected to passPrior to the teachers voting it in LUSD Super-intendent Dr Kirk Nicholas announced the details of the tentative agreement at the January 6 2016 board meetingThe new deal is a two-year agreement with a seven percent (7) total pay increase 4 for the 2015-2016 fiscal year followed by an ad-ditional 3 increase for 2016-2017 Additionally an increase of 05 ($600) to the health cap in 2015-16 and the same again for 2016-17 for a total increase of $1200 over the two years

Editors Note By Bryan Harrison

While the teachers had been seeking a one-year 9 increase Lammersville Teachers Associa-tion President Rebecca Maibes described the agreement as a win-win ultimatelyThere is also a contingency where we could receive an additional 1 or 2 depending on funding she explained If the LCFF (Local Control Funding Formula) Revenue Limit increases by a certain amount an additional 1 will be added to the salary schedule she added And if it increases another amount an additional 2 will be addedOnce ratified with a new deal in place hope-fully a healing process may begin

Teacherscontinued from page 1

Happy New Year friends and neighbors As we make our way into the new year with resolu-tions for change in our lives or even resolving to not make any resolutions opportunities and successes as well as disappointments and even failures can already be foundLife tests have a way of presenting themselves as we take on new commitments decide to chase a dream or just make a change in our day to day lives For many the time for reflection will come later This is the time to doFor me personally opportunities have contin-ued to present themselves Gauging how to fit it all in or where to put priorities is often

a challenge I have been continually humbled and very pleased with the positive responses we receive from readers of our little paper Mountain House Matters The support has been truly tremendous and inspires me to want to do more to continue on that growth pathOrganizations that play vital rolls in the com-munity are showing up more and more From local business fairs and now a flea market to the new satellite Rotary Club and more the growth continuesWhether youre new to town or have been here since the days of lotteries that determined your house I would encourage you to make every effort to get involved in one or more activities Resolutions sometimes take care of themselves when we act on things weve thought about

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M H He a l t h Climbing the HillBy Joseph P Russell DC

Climbing a hill is a useful metaphor for activi-ties involved in accomplishing a major goal overcoming longstanding obstacles or achiev-ing a noteworthy milestone But you must be prepared to engage in such a climb Striking out without a metaphorical map compass bottle of water or raingear will consistently result in limited success or actual failure From a health and fitness perspective climbing a hill may represent a real concrete process When youre out on your daily walk or run unless you live and train entirely at sea level youre going to encounter changes in elevation If you live in mountainous regions such as Southern California or along the Appalachian Trail such variations in terrain require greater levels of aerobic capacity Unless you want to spend your exercise time huffing and puffing climbing a hill in the literal sense necessitates a high level of cardiovascular fitnessCardiovascular fitness may also be termed cardiorespiratory fitness1 Such fitness refers to heart and lung capacity With increased cardio-respiratory fitness your hearts stroke volume increases In other words your heart pumps more blood with each beat than it did prior to attaining such fitness More blood pumped per beat means your heart works less to achieve the same result Your heart becomes more effi-cient your blood pressure goes down and your cells and tissues receive more nutrition more quickly23 Similarly with increased cardio-respiratory fitness your lungs take in more air with each breath Such increased lung capacity

means more oxygen is available to cells and tissues more quickly Your entire cardiorespi-ratory system becomes more efficient Youre expending less metabolic energy and obtaining greater metabolic returns Cardiorespiratory fit-ness substantially improves your overall healthAttaining the goal of cardiovascular (cardio-respiratory) fitness involves the same type of thoroughness as that involved in achieving fam-ily and business-related goals You plan your work and then work your plan Interval training is a proven method of enhancing cardiovascu-lar fitness a method that is both mentally and physically challenging Accomplishing your interval training goals also provides a great deal of fun and personal satisfactionInterval training involves alternating intense and slow periods of activity Lets say you run three days a week you average approximately 12 minutes per mile and you run 3 miles per day Now youll substitute one interval training day per week for one of your regular running days On your interval training day youll begin by lightly jogging 1 mile Then youll run 14 mile at 245 that is slightly faster than your regular 3-minute per 14 mile pace Youll continue with 14 mile at a very light recovery pace Next youll repeat the sequence of fast (245) 14 mile followed by the slow recovery 14 mile Repeat the sequence once more add 12 mile of lightly jogging cool-down and youve run your daily 3-mile quotient Going forward you may infinitely vary your interval training sequences running 12 mile 34 mile

and 1 mile interval distances at slightly faster than your race pace Youll get faster gradually as your cardiovascular fitness and aerobic ca-pacity increase Within 6 months of engaging in consistent interval training climbing hills may seem no more difficult than running on flat ground Not only will you have become much more fit you will have made tremendous gains in overall health and well being1Lavie CJ et al Exercise and the Cardiovascu-lar System Clinical Science and Cardiovascu-lar Outcomes Circ Res 117(2)207-219 20152Myers J et al Physical activity and cardio-respiratory fitness as major markers of cardio-vascular risk their independent and interwoven importance to health status Prog Cardiovasc Dis 57(4)306-314 20153Nayor M Vasan RS Preventing heart failure the role of physical activity Curr Opin Cardiol 2015 Jul 3 [Epub ahead of print]

Dr Joseph Russell DC is a graduate of Life West Chiropractic College 2006 In addition he boasts ten years of massage therapy experience has lived locally in Tracy for the past 27 years and is an active member of the community He joined Valley Chiropractic Center in September 2009

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Byron Inn Restaurant Expanding to Include Weekend Dinner Service

Head ChefProprietor of the newly reopened Byron Inn Cafe Restaurant Robert Rose an-nounced January 2nd the beginning of weekend dinner service As of Friday January 8 2016 the Byron Restaurant will be open for dinner Friday and Saturday evenings he saidOk my beloved Moun-tain House community he began his announce-ment I need your help You asked for it and now its right around the cor-ner The Byron Inn Cafe is starting dinner service on Friday January 8th at 5pm Dinner service will be every Friday and Satur-day nights He went on to further en-tice Italian Prime Rib will be offered only on Friday nights Italian specialties like gnocchi bolognese hand-made fettuccine in a lemon cream sauce topped with roasted local cauliflower and pine nuts will be offered both nights

Chef Roberts creations are fast gaining a reputation for tastiness and creativity as well as affordabilityMy pizza oven is currently being built in New Jersey and will be delivered within the month Beer and wine will be offered soon he added

Until then its BYOB with free corkage Located on Byron Road just seven miles north of the Great Valley exit out of Mountain House The Byron Inn Cafe is now offering top-notch restau-rant quality meals on par with much pricier versions found in San FranciscoChef Robert envisions a relaxed dining experience with no rush to turn tables around Reserva-

tions are not being accepted at this timeTutti a tavola a mangiare (Everybody to the table to eat) Lets create a supper club just a short drive away Grazie

By Bryan Harrison

MHCSD Launches New Web SiteMountain House Community Services District General Manager Edwin Pattison announced December 21 2015 that the CSD recently launched a new web site Here at the MHCSD we are working hard to provide each resident quality service at a fair value he began We recently launched a new website that the Board and staff believe will better meet your needs as a user - Please let us know if you have any comments or suggestions for content or to make it easier to navigate You can provide comments to Angel Lamb via her e-mail at the following address ( alambsjgovorg )The new site overview states MHCSD is an all inclusive family oriented community that serves todays vibrant and exhilarating lifestyle You will find yourself free from the fast pace of the city while only a short drive away The villages boast an assortment of amenities that include state of the art schools gorgeous parks countless recreation choices and cutting edge technology Here sidewalks bring families lifestyle and community together - See more at wwwmountainhousecsdorg

Chef Robert Rose

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 7

If your group has an activity open to the community in Mountain House please send that information to Angel Lamb no later than the 10th of the month to be included in the newsletter

Maintenance Standards for Neighborhood Street Trees

Public Safety Committee Meeting Tuesday January 5 2016 700 pm For more information please contact Director Lucid at blucidsjgovorg

Library Design Public WorkshopSaturday January 9 2016 900 am ndash 1230pmLocation MHHS Multi-Purpose Room

Youth Action Committee MeetingTuesday January 12 2016 700 pm For more information please contact Director Tingle at btinglesjgovorg

MHCSD Board of Directors Meeting Wednesday January 13 2016 700 pmIncorporation Committee MeetingThursday January 14 2016 700 pm For more information please contact Director Lamb at jlambsjgovorg

SCHEDULE OF MHCSD EVENTSBoard meetings and committee meetings are held in the Michael Forbes McGrew Board Room at the CSD office For class and event locations please see belowFor additional information on the classes or events please contact Angel Lamb at alambsjgovorg

Please note the Mountain House Community Services Offices will be closed the following dates

n Friday Januar y 1 2016 n Monday Januar y 18 2016 n Monday Februar y 15 2016

Office Closure

Street trees in the parkway strips are critical to the creation of an attractive and harmonious landscape expression in each Mountain House neighborhood The Mountain House Community Services District will reach out in the following months and offer some helpful information to perform routine maintenance on street trees This information will include proper pruning techniques when a tree should be replaced

when a tree needs pruning when an arborist should be called and many other helpful hints and guidelinesAppendix F section of the Mountain House Residential Design Guideline Manual provides the requirements that each resident must follow This document can also be found on the Mountain House website Here are some examples of the requirementsbull Those trees that have over extended dead and

unsightly branches shall be pruned and trimmed Damage from wind etc shall be repairedbull All trees shall be pruned and trimmed only as necessary to maintain their natural form Trees shall not be topped ldquohat-rackedrdquo ldquololly-poppedrdquo sheared or pruned in any manner which alters the natural growth habit of the treebull Trees shall be pruned to maintain a central leader and to remove branches which form narrow crotches Prune trees to maintain permanent scaffold branches which have

If you are a utility customer please remember to keep your contact information current You may do so by calling the MHCSD at (209)831-2300 Municipal utility bills are due on the 18th of each month and must be received by the due date to avoid late feesWhen utilizing best practices and proper pruning techniques results will be noticed and achieving our goal of graceful ma-ture tree lined streets will be a reality

Municipal Utility Reminder

In the fall and winter months outdoor irrigation is no lon-ger needed Because of the temperatures and the fre-quent periods of rain the moisture content of the soil is adequate to support turf shrubs and trees that go dor-mant The exception might be potted plants however

they will be needing much less than the warmer months Turning off landscape irriga-tion will save up to 40 on water usage compared to the top of the season in July We are still in a drought and every drop counts so please do your best to conserve

Outdoor Irrigation

January 2016CSDMH Mountain House

Community Services DistrictNewsletterReproduced primarily from January MHCSD Newsletter found in your monthly water bill

ldquoTo Provide Quality Services to the Communityrdquo

Mountain House Community Services District230 S Sterling Drive Suite 100Mountain House CA 95391209-831-23008am--500pm (Closed at noon for Lunch)wwwmountainhousecsdorg

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Tracy Sunrise Rotary Satellite Club Mtn House Thursday January 8 2015 800am-900amLocation Firehouse Community RoomMountain House Little League Registration2016 Spring Registration is now open for more information please visit their website mountainhouselittleleagueorgMHHS VAPA Boosters Club Meeting Tuesday January 5 2016 700pmLocation MHHS Choir RoomFamily Bingo Night Friday January 8 2016Time 700pm - Doors open at 630pmMHHS Multi-Purpose Room bull mhvapaboostersgmailcomDate

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Storm Water Drainage

MHHS Flea MarketSaturday January 9 2016 900am ndash 200pmLocation MHHS bull mhhsfleamarketgmailcomTracy Sunrise Rotary Satellite Club Mtn House Thursday January 21 2015 800am-900amLocation Firehouse Community RoomMountain House Vendor NightSaturday January 23 2016 400pm ndash 700pmLocation 62 N Alta Dena StNCPA Winter Percussion Competition Saturday January 30 2016 Time TBDLocation MHHS bull mhhswinterpercussiongmailcomMHHS Athletic Boosters Club Crab FeedSaturday January 30 2016 600pmLocation American Legion Hall

When it rains water washes over roofs streets driveways sidewalks parking lots and land surfaces Along the way it can pick up a variety of pollutants such as oil pesticides metals chemicals and soil This polluted stormwater drains into the storm sys-tem that eventually discharges into our creek and rivers The pollutants can endanger the water qual-ity of our waterways making them unhealthy for people fish and wildlife No matter where you live theres a drainage system in place to help rainwater find its way to the river Given the MHCSDs limited budget and staff MHCSD relies heavily on citizen involvement to help keep streets safe and storm drains clean and to notify MHCSD if a higher level of maintenance is needed at a particular locationHow you can help keep storm drains cleanTo lessen street flooding the MHCSD asks residents and property managers to help clean the inlets and

storm drains in front of your properties Use a rake or pitch fork to clear leaves limbs and debris from the storm drain Do not put your feet and hands into the storm drain because all kinds of debris collect there that could be dangerous Do not try to remove the grate only the debris on top of the grate The best time to inspect the storm drains in front of your house or business is prior to a rain event and right after a rain If you cannot clear a clogged storm drain yourself notify the MHCSD that help is needed Call 209-831-2300 and report the particular location Please do not rake or blow the leaves from your yard into the street Bag them at the curb in the parking strip and prepare them for curbside pickup by your garbage hauler For leaves that have fallen into the street please keep them out of the channel right along the curb where they will block the path of rainwater Rake them at least one foot from the curb

How to prevent neighborhood drainage problemsWater is the most common cause of unstable slopes and erosion Check your homes drainage system Maintaining the drainage system on private prop-erty is the owners responsibility Make sure your drainage system directs water away from your foundation and not on to your neighbors property Clean your gutters and downspouts Check your gutters once a week during fall and winter Just one wind or rainstorm can clog a well-flowing drainage system Never block any part of the MHCSDs drain-age system Do not put leaves dirt grass clippings or any materials in ditches culverts or drains Doing so can cause flooding It is against the law to dump any material into the drainage system To report illegal dumping call 209-831-2300

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

a radial orientation and do not overlay one another All suckers shall be removed from treesbull All trees that are located adjacent to street andor sidewalks shall be pruned and trimmed as necessary to maintain a height clearance of 8 ft over sidewalks and 12 ft over local (inner neighborhood) streets and 14 ft over collector (main neighborhood) streets for vehicle and pedestrian safetybull Trees shall be pruned to allow clearance for street light illumination and to train the trees to eventually rise above the top of the light fixturesbull Pruning shall be completed while the tree is dormant (after leaf fall in autumn) bull Inspect each tree on a continuous basis for cross branches that may rub broken branches and damage from mowing equipment etcbull Perform ldquosame dayrdquo clean-up of all pruned and trimmed material and dispose of this material off site bull The watering of the tree health and welfare is the responsibility of the homeowner

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 20168

The Tracy Sunrise Rotary Satellite Club at Mountain House met Thursday December 18 2015 at the Mountain House Fire Station Community Room Guest speaker for the 8am gathering was local drone expert Steve Willhide Willhide a drone enthusiast for more than the past five years was recently recruited by one of the largest drone retailers in the nation ReadyMadeRCcom to serve as a technical rep and customer service for the firmHe shared a great deal of information about these radio con-trolled flying machines that have become so immensely popular The frenzy over drones this holiday season was unprecedented which will no doubt result in there being a lot more drones in the air in the months to comeMuch of Willhides focus was on the debate surrounding privacy issues and drone Concerns he said ultimately are moot at this point as cameras on these devises arent equipped to do any more than general surveyThis was really a great presentation stated club Chair Har-shad Bhimani Definitely one of the most interesting and informativeFollowing a fascinating discussion the group moved outside to get a direct look at how these things fly Everyone was excited and most impressed with the technology and most appreciative of having such sought-after expertise right here in our community

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Valley Chiropractic Holds Festive Community Holiday Toys For Tots DriveBy Bryan Harrison

Rounding out the holiday spirit the folks at Valley Chiropractic in the Wicklund Center held a festive holiday party event Saturday December 19 2015 Open to the community at large the party featured games and face painting for the kids with Sparkles The Clown and a coffee tea and goodies table featuring Mountain Houses own Bundts amp Crumpets Specialty Teas owner Dawn MacMahonDoctor Joseph Russell DC and partner Doctor Tim Coykendall DC were on-hand as were staff and the Marines The party included a com-munity Toys For Tots drive that Dr Russell said yielded some 87 gifts

This was our first year collecting toys in Moun-tain House Dr Russell explained The outpour-ing of support from this tight-knit community was truly like nothing I have experienced beforeOffice Manager Summer Wolfe took a lead roll in organizing the event and her efforts showed Everyone had such a great time today she stated I am so grateful to live and work in such amazing community We made some new friends today tooBesides the community goodwill produced this day the Marines took with them the results that no doubt made a big difference in the lives of numerous kids

Sparkles The Clown painted faces and entertained the kids

Dawn McMahan of Bundts amp Crumpets Specialty Tea served refreshmentsSummer Wolfe and Daughter Alexis

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The Mountain House Wine Club held a festive holiday party hosted by Bethany Vil-lage resident Jan Merges on Saturday December 19 2015A crowd that included nu-

merous first-timers along with many regulars came out on a rather chilly evening to celebrate the season together And a festive evening it was Following a brief mingling and sharing of fa-vorite varietals Jan along with her cohost for the evening Samantha Torres treated members and guests to a beautiful series of three wine pairings The first dish was a truly delightful Thai coco-nut milk lemongrass chicken souprdquoI chose to prepare this dish in particular knowing fresh ginger goes well with the Michael David Winery Sauvignon Blancrdquo Jan saidThe second dish was a bruschetta with pesto fresh feta tomatoes and fresh parmesan cheese paired with the same Lodi vintnerrsquos ldquoFreak-showrdquo Cabernet SauvignonLastly was beef and blue cheese on a toothpick paired with a Bogle RedldquoI always feel honored opening to my home to such an appreciative and grate-ful group of peoplerdquo Jan addedThe Holiday Spirit was in the air as friends old and new enjoyed the night togetherThe next gather-ing of the MH Wine will be held Saturday Janu-ary 23rd at the Wicklund Village home of Jeff and Mary Naleway For more info go to wwwmhwine-clubcom

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Hey EverybodyJanuary 1st was the first blank page of a new book it is volume 2016 What was your first entry How was your New Yearrsquos Most people make resolutions like spend more time wsiblingsrdquo or ldquoexercise morerdquo If you havenrsquot come up with a resolution try to come up with one anyway Mine was to do more of what makes me happy I want to do loads of new things this year HOW ABOUT YOU Some people say ldquoto try to do one thing every day that scares yourdquo I actually am willing to try that This year you can also try to get rid of any bad habit yoursquove developed Last year I was able to get rid of my horrible nail biting habit I also want to try to gain more confidence and have less fear So friends letrsquos take up new challenges in the New Year I wish everyone a great new year that will bring lot of good memories for 2017

Youth Action Committee December Meet rsquon Greet A SuccessLast month in December we had a nice turnout for our holiday meet and greet Quite a few new people showed interest in joining our group There was food to enjoy Ms Bernice Tingle just looked great We enjoyed that night very much We also played many games and talked to each other a lot I would like to thank Ms Bernice Ms Marie for as-sisting us in conducting our meet and great event in December

If you missed that meet and greet donrsquot worry because you can still join the Youth Action Committee Just come to one of our monthly meetings that are held the second Tuesday of the month at the CSD building beginning at 7pm Our first meeting of the new year will be January 12th You can also earn some extra credit hours by tutoring at the Library in Mountain House Come and join (6th-12th grade only)

By Sukhjan Grewal

In addition to the Trap Neuter Return efforts in addressing the feral cat issue in town the Moun-tain House Feral Cat Rescue also works to nurture and domesticate the many kittens that come along with the workSuccess stories of these adoptions since the group first began in the Spring of 2012 have been many Wed like to share a very recent letter we received from one of our adopting familiesWe adopted our kitty Purrkins from the MHFCR about a year and a half ago He has been such a blessing to our family He came to us healthy happy and well taken care of My kids adore him and he is just the sweetest We love the MHFCR for what they do and know that they have rescued so many cats and taken such good care of them until they found a happy home By making sure they are fixed vaccinated and healthy makes it so much less stressful when trying to find a cat to adopt Knowing that our kitty was rescued makes him even more special -) Thank you MHFCR Kristi VasquezWe appreciate hearing how well adjusted these kitties are and welcome your stories email mountainhousecatsgmailcom

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Itrsquos Not About SuccessBy Anushree Bhimani

Happy New Year Moun-tain House For all of us the New Year brings new hopes new dreams and new aspirations Each January we promise our-selves to make the coming year better than the past Sometimes we set new resolutions other times we decide to fulfill the ones we couldnrsquot previously Regardless of what resolutions we have one thing that never changes is our desire to succeed You may be a junior in high school who is trying to succeed in your AP classes and manage your extra cur-ricular activities at the same time You may be the senior in high school eagerly waiting to hear back from your dream school You may be the entrepreneur who just launched their new business or the innovator who has an idea that can change the way we live Or you may simply be the individual with a personal resolution for 2016 No matter who you are and what

you do you want to suc-ceed That goal is mutualThe road to success how-ever is not a straightfor-ward one There are twists turns and unexpected ob-stacles And even at the end of it all you can never be sure that success is waiting to embrace you

And thatrsquos why we shouldnrsquot chase suc-cess we canrsquot guarantee it Thatrsquos not to say that success is unattainable We have countless examples of people who have succeeded big time in their respec-tive fields But first they have excelled Through their determination dedication and hard work all those who we know today to be successful have first become excellent at whatever they did No mat-ter who you are what you do and what kind of success you wish to obtain you must first excel because excellence is the natural predecessor to success So this year pursue excellence and success is bound to follow

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Additional Dates are Set For Feb 5 Mar 4 Apr 8 and May 6

Join in on the design of the new Mountain House Library as the Community Services District hosts a series of public workshops to gather opinions and design ideas to go into the design conceptWorkshops will be held at Mountain House High School at 530-8pm on the following dates

Saturday January 9 2016 10-1230 pmSaturday February 23 2016 530-9pmand Saturday March 5 2016 10-1230

At Mountain House High School1090 South Central Parkway Mountain House Ca

All Invited to Join In On Mountain House Library Design Public Workshop

The Mountain House Blood Drive returns Satruday February 13 2016 at the Mountain House Welcome Center 955 Prosperity Mustang Way

Mountain House Blood Drive is happening Thursday Feb 13

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claim first place The West Coast Warlock boys arrived to the game focused on taking home the cup and you could see in their play from start to finish defeating Lamorinda United 4-1 The Warlocks achieved some spectacular team soccer and played the way the game is meant to be played with some precision passing and attacking style of soccer Warlocks Roster Anthony Blake Daniel Ramirez Dylan Lee Jeremy Miller Jordan Tran Kevin Kovacs Ky-

stormy weekend December 12-13 2015 at Half Moon Bay Wildkatz played some strong team defense while outscoring their opponents 18-4 6-0 over De Anza Force 3-0 over Mill Valley Rockers11 G 3-1 over Burlingame Stars amp 6-3 over Cal Magic in the finals This is a great tune up before West Coast Wildkatz compete for the State Cup in the U11 Girls top division West Coast Soccer is producing

West Coast Warlocks Take NorCal Silver Cup

Undefeated West Coast U11 Wildkatz Win State Silver Cup

Submitted by Troy Dayak Submitted by Troy Dayak

ler Wallace Louden Philbrick Mark Sorensen Raul Olmos Salvador Ramirez and Zachariah Valenzuela Winning the Norcal Silver Cup closes out a great 2015 and a spectacular first year together as a West Coast team for more in-formation go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

December 12-13 2015 the West Coast Warlocks took the field in the State Silver Cup final with a chance to

a very strong age group with their U11 sister team Klash winning the State Bronze Cup and their brother team Warlocks winning the State Silver Cup For more information go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

The West Coast U11 Wildkatz went undefeated in the Premier bracket of Juventus Coppa dOro in a windy

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Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

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Family Storytime-Every TuesMH Branch Library 6pm Beginning Chapter Book Club

(Every Wednesday)MH Branch Library 415pm

Easy Reader Book Club (Every Wednesday)MH Branch Library 330pm Preschool Storytime (Every Thurs)

MH Branch Library 1115am

All About Baby Storytime (Every Thursday) MH Branch Library 1030am

Crafty Fridays for AdultsMH Branch Library 1030am

Bethany Movie NightBethany Elementary 6-8pm

Youth Action Committee MeetingBoard Rm 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MHCSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

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MHHS Athletic Boosters CLub Crab FeedAmerican Legion Hall

MH Rotary MeetingFire Station 830-930am

Incorporation Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

Letrsquos Chat-English Conversation Practice (Every Tues)MH Branch Library 6pm

Make Your Own Tote BagMH Branch Library 1030am

BNI Meeting (Every Tues)Welcome Center 1130am-1pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

Altamont Movie NightAltamont Elementary 530pm

Family Bingo NightMHHS 630pm

Library Design WorkshopMH Branch Library 10am

Public Safety Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MH Rotary MeetingFire Station 830-930am

January 2016

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The Mountain House Telugu Com-munity (MHTC) celebrated Deep-avali 2015 at Questa Elementary School on Nov 14th 2015 Over 350 people graced the celebra-tions of one of the biggest festi-vals of India which is also called Diwali festival of lights Deepavali means row of lights It is celebrated in autumn every year There are many interpre-tations and stories associated with celebrating the Deepavali festival The most important ones being the spiritual significance ie the victory of light over darkness knowledge over ignorance good over evil and hope over despair Deep-

avali is a festival where people from all age groups participate They express their happiness by lighting earthen diyas (lamps) decorating the houses bursting firecrackers and inviting near and dear ones to their households for par-taking in worshiping Maha Lakshmi Goddess of wealth and prosperity and offer thanks for the blessings She has bestowed upon us with

humility and devotion and ask Her to continue to bless us The lighting of lamps is a way of paying obeisance to god for attainment of health wealth knowledge peace valor and fame The MHTC Deepavali 2015 celebrations started with taking the blessings of Lord Vinayaka (destroyer of obstacles) and worshiping God-dess Lakshmi( Goddess of wealth and prosper-

ity) There were variety of cultural programs to begin with and kids and adults participated en-thusiastically The cul-tural programs included classical dances skits by kids and adults group dance performances sing-ing etc which enthralled the guests The Deepavali festival brought all the Telugu families of Moun-tain House under one roof It was a spectacular eve-ning The event ended with the guests having a sumptuous meal made by some of the volunteers and taking home some fond memories Please visit our MH Telu-

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Director Steven Gutierrez winning that vote

The District President is responsible for run-ning meetings and setting the general tone and agenda for the board Past President Andy Su congratulated President Lucid as the board members played musicial chairs with their respective seating positions fol-lowing the vote

Board thank you for your confidence in me Its a pleasure to be here as President Im awfully proud to be serving on the board President Lucid said After acknowledging several leaders he went on to state I am a peer We elect one of us to serve as Presi-dent of the Board and this position is one of service

Lucidcontinued from page 1

The final step in the process now is for the LUSD Board of Trustees to also vote the con-tract in That vote is slated to take place at their January 20th Board meeting and is by all rights expected to passPrior to the teachers voting it in LUSD Super-intendent Dr Kirk Nicholas announced the details of the tentative agreement at the January 6 2016 board meetingThe new deal is a two-year agreement with a seven percent (7) total pay increase 4 for the 2015-2016 fiscal year followed by an ad-ditional 3 increase for 2016-2017 Additionally an increase of 05 ($600) to the health cap in 2015-16 and the same again for 2016-17 for a total increase of $1200 over the two years

Editors Note By Bryan Harrison

While the teachers had been seeking a one-year 9 increase Lammersville Teachers Associa-tion President Rebecca Maibes described the agreement as a win-win ultimatelyThere is also a contingency where we could receive an additional 1 or 2 depending on funding she explained If the LCFF (Local Control Funding Formula) Revenue Limit increases by a certain amount an additional 1 will be added to the salary schedule she added And if it increases another amount an additional 2 will be addedOnce ratified with a new deal in place hope-fully a healing process may begin

Teacherscontinued from page 1

Happy New Year friends and neighbors As we make our way into the new year with resolu-tions for change in our lives or even resolving to not make any resolutions opportunities and successes as well as disappointments and even failures can already be foundLife tests have a way of presenting themselves as we take on new commitments decide to chase a dream or just make a change in our day to day lives For many the time for reflection will come later This is the time to doFor me personally opportunities have contin-ued to present themselves Gauging how to fit it all in or where to put priorities is often

a challenge I have been continually humbled and very pleased with the positive responses we receive from readers of our little paper Mountain House Matters The support has been truly tremendous and inspires me to want to do more to continue on that growth pathOrganizations that play vital rolls in the com-munity are showing up more and more From local business fairs and now a flea market to the new satellite Rotary Club and more the growth continuesWhether youre new to town or have been here since the days of lotteries that determined your house I would encourage you to make every effort to get involved in one or more activities Resolutions sometimes take care of themselves when we act on things weve thought about

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M H He a l t h Climbing the HillBy Joseph P Russell DC

Climbing a hill is a useful metaphor for activi-ties involved in accomplishing a major goal overcoming longstanding obstacles or achiev-ing a noteworthy milestone But you must be prepared to engage in such a climb Striking out without a metaphorical map compass bottle of water or raingear will consistently result in limited success or actual failure From a health and fitness perspective climbing a hill may represent a real concrete process When youre out on your daily walk or run unless you live and train entirely at sea level youre going to encounter changes in elevation If you live in mountainous regions such as Southern California or along the Appalachian Trail such variations in terrain require greater levels of aerobic capacity Unless you want to spend your exercise time huffing and puffing climbing a hill in the literal sense necessitates a high level of cardiovascular fitnessCardiovascular fitness may also be termed cardiorespiratory fitness1 Such fitness refers to heart and lung capacity With increased cardio-respiratory fitness your hearts stroke volume increases In other words your heart pumps more blood with each beat than it did prior to attaining such fitness More blood pumped per beat means your heart works less to achieve the same result Your heart becomes more effi-cient your blood pressure goes down and your cells and tissues receive more nutrition more quickly23 Similarly with increased cardio-respiratory fitness your lungs take in more air with each breath Such increased lung capacity

means more oxygen is available to cells and tissues more quickly Your entire cardiorespi-ratory system becomes more efficient Youre expending less metabolic energy and obtaining greater metabolic returns Cardiorespiratory fit-ness substantially improves your overall healthAttaining the goal of cardiovascular (cardio-respiratory) fitness involves the same type of thoroughness as that involved in achieving fam-ily and business-related goals You plan your work and then work your plan Interval training is a proven method of enhancing cardiovascu-lar fitness a method that is both mentally and physically challenging Accomplishing your interval training goals also provides a great deal of fun and personal satisfactionInterval training involves alternating intense and slow periods of activity Lets say you run three days a week you average approximately 12 minutes per mile and you run 3 miles per day Now youll substitute one interval training day per week for one of your regular running days On your interval training day youll begin by lightly jogging 1 mile Then youll run 14 mile at 245 that is slightly faster than your regular 3-minute per 14 mile pace Youll continue with 14 mile at a very light recovery pace Next youll repeat the sequence of fast (245) 14 mile followed by the slow recovery 14 mile Repeat the sequence once more add 12 mile of lightly jogging cool-down and youve run your daily 3-mile quotient Going forward you may infinitely vary your interval training sequences running 12 mile 34 mile

and 1 mile interval distances at slightly faster than your race pace Youll get faster gradually as your cardiovascular fitness and aerobic ca-pacity increase Within 6 months of engaging in consistent interval training climbing hills may seem no more difficult than running on flat ground Not only will you have become much more fit you will have made tremendous gains in overall health and well being1Lavie CJ et al Exercise and the Cardiovascu-lar System Clinical Science and Cardiovascu-lar Outcomes Circ Res 117(2)207-219 20152Myers J et al Physical activity and cardio-respiratory fitness as major markers of cardio-vascular risk their independent and interwoven importance to health status Prog Cardiovasc Dis 57(4)306-314 20153Nayor M Vasan RS Preventing heart failure the role of physical activity Curr Opin Cardiol 2015 Jul 3 [Epub ahead of print]

Dr Joseph Russell DC is a graduate of Life West Chiropractic College 2006 In addition he boasts ten years of massage therapy experience has lived locally in Tracy for the past 27 years and is an active member of the community He joined Valley Chiropractic Center in September 2009

For more information or to sign up for their newsletter log-on to backand-neckdreamteamcom or call their office at 209-832-9221 Look for more health tips and tricks in upcoming editions of Mountain House Matters

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2016

Byron Inn Restaurant Expanding to Include Weekend Dinner Service

Head ChefProprietor of the newly reopened Byron Inn Cafe Restaurant Robert Rose an-nounced January 2nd the beginning of weekend dinner service As of Friday January 8 2016 the Byron Restaurant will be open for dinner Friday and Saturday evenings he saidOk my beloved Moun-tain House community he began his announce-ment I need your help You asked for it and now its right around the cor-ner The Byron Inn Cafe is starting dinner service on Friday January 8th at 5pm Dinner service will be every Friday and Satur-day nights He went on to further en-tice Italian Prime Rib will be offered only on Friday nights Italian specialties like gnocchi bolognese hand-made fettuccine in a lemon cream sauce topped with roasted local cauliflower and pine nuts will be offered both nights

Chef Roberts creations are fast gaining a reputation for tastiness and creativity as well as affordabilityMy pizza oven is currently being built in New Jersey and will be delivered within the month Beer and wine will be offered soon he added

Until then its BYOB with free corkage Located on Byron Road just seven miles north of the Great Valley exit out of Mountain House The Byron Inn Cafe is now offering top-notch restau-rant quality meals on par with much pricier versions found in San FranciscoChef Robert envisions a relaxed dining experience with no rush to turn tables around Reserva-

tions are not being accepted at this timeTutti a tavola a mangiare (Everybody to the table to eat) Lets create a supper club just a short drive away Grazie

By Bryan Harrison

MHCSD Launches New Web SiteMountain House Community Services District General Manager Edwin Pattison announced December 21 2015 that the CSD recently launched a new web site Here at the MHCSD we are working hard to provide each resident quality service at a fair value he began We recently launched a new website that the Board and staff believe will better meet your needs as a user - Please let us know if you have any comments or suggestions for content or to make it easier to navigate You can provide comments to Angel Lamb via her e-mail at the following address ( alambsjgovorg )The new site overview states MHCSD is an all inclusive family oriented community that serves todays vibrant and exhilarating lifestyle You will find yourself free from the fast pace of the city while only a short drive away The villages boast an assortment of amenities that include state of the art schools gorgeous parks countless recreation choices and cutting edge technology Here sidewalks bring families lifestyle and community together - See more at wwwmountainhousecsdorg

Chef Robert Rose

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If your group has an activity open to the community in Mountain House please send that information to Angel Lamb no later than the 10th of the month to be included in the newsletter

Maintenance Standards for Neighborhood Street Trees

Public Safety Committee Meeting Tuesday January 5 2016 700 pm For more information please contact Director Lucid at blucidsjgovorg

Library Design Public WorkshopSaturday January 9 2016 900 am ndash 1230pmLocation MHHS Multi-Purpose Room

Youth Action Committee MeetingTuesday January 12 2016 700 pm For more information please contact Director Tingle at btinglesjgovorg

MHCSD Board of Directors Meeting Wednesday January 13 2016 700 pmIncorporation Committee MeetingThursday January 14 2016 700 pm For more information please contact Director Lamb at jlambsjgovorg

SCHEDULE OF MHCSD EVENTSBoard meetings and committee meetings are held in the Michael Forbes McGrew Board Room at the CSD office For class and event locations please see belowFor additional information on the classes or events please contact Angel Lamb at alambsjgovorg

Please note the Mountain House Community Services Offices will be closed the following dates

n Friday Januar y 1 2016 n Monday Januar y 18 2016 n Monday Februar y 15 2016

Office Closure

Street trees in the parkway strips are critical to the creation of an attractive and harmonious landscape expression in each Mountain House neighborhood The Mountain House Community Services District will reach out in the following months and offer some helpful information to perform routine maintenance on street trees This information will include proper pruning techniques when a tree should be replaced

when a tree needs pruning when an arborist should be called and many other helpful hints and guidelinesAppendix F section of the Mountain House Residential Design Guideline Manual provides the requirements that each resident must follow This document can also be found on the Mountain House website Here are some examples of the requirementsbull Those trees that have over extended dead and

unsightly branches shall be pruned and trimmed Damage from wind etc shall be repairedbull All trees shall be pruned and trimmed only as necessary to maintain their natural form Trees shall not be topped ldquohat-rackedrdquo ldquololly-poppedrdquo sheared or pruned in any manner which alters the natural growth habit of the treebull Trees shall be pruned to maintain a central leader and to remove branches which form narrow crotches Prune trees to maintain permanent scaffold branches which have

If you are a utility customer please remember to keep your contact information current You may do so by calling the MHCSD at (209)831-2300 Municipal utility bills are due on the 18th of each month and must be received by the due date to avoid late feesWhen utilizing best practices and proper pruning techniques results will be noticed and achieving our goal of graceful ma-ture tree lined streets will be a reality

Municipal Utility Reminder

In the fall and winter months outdoor irrigation is no lon-ger needed Because of the temperatures and the fre-quent periods of rain the moisture content of the soil is adequate to support turf shrubs and trees that go dor-mant The exception might be potted plants however

they will be needing much less than the warmer months Turning off landscape irriga-tion will save up to 40 on water usage compared to the top of the season in July We are still in a drought and every drop counts so please do your best to conserve

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January 2016CSDMH Mountain House

Community Services DistrictNewsletterReproduced primarily from January MHCSD Newsletter found in your monthly water bill

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When it rains water washes over roofs streets driveways sidewalks parking lots and land surfaces Along the way it can pick up a variety of pollutants such as oil pesticides metals chemicals and soil This polluted stormwater drains into the storm sys-tem that eventually discharges into our creek and rivers The pollutants can endanger the water qual-ity of our waterways making them unhealthy for people fish and wildlife No matter where you live theres a drainage system in place to help rainwater find its way to the river Given the MHCSDs limited budget and staff MHCSD relies heavily on citizen involvement to help keep streets safe and storm drains clean and to notify MHCSD if a higher level of maintenance is needed at a particular locationHow you can help keep storm drains cleanTo lessen street flooding the MHCSD asks residents and property managers to help clean the inlets and

storm drains in front of your properties Use a rake or pitch fork to clear leaves limbs and debris from the storm drain Do not put your feet and hands into the storm drain because all kinds of debris collect there that could be dangerous Do not try to remove the grate only the debris on top of the grate The best time to inspect the storm drains in front of your house or business is prior to a rain event and right after a rain If you cannot clear a clogged storm drain yourself notify the MHCSD that help is needed Call 209-831-2300 and report the particular location Please do not rake or blow the leaves from your yard into the street Bag them at the curb in the parking strip and prepare them for curbside pickup by your garbage hauler For leaves that have fallen into the street please keep them out of the channel right along the curb where they will block the path of rainwater Rake them at least one foot from the curb

How to prevent neighborhood drainage problemsWater is the most common cause of unstable slopes and erosion Check your homes drainage system Maintaining the drainage system on private prop-erty is the owners responsibility Make sure your drainage system directs water away from your foundation and not on to your neighbors property Clean your gutters and downspouts Check your gutters once a week during fall and winter Just one wind or rainstorm can clog a well-flowing drainage system Never block any part of the MHCSDs drain-age system Do not put leaves dirt grass clippings or any materials in ditches culverts or drains Doing so can cause flooding It is against the law to dump any material into the drainage system To report illegal dumping call 209-831-2300

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

a radial orientation and do not overlay one another All suckers shall be removed from treesbull All trees that are located adjacent to street andor sidewalks shall be pruned and trimmed as necessary to maintain a height clearance of 8 ft over sidewalks and 12 ft over local (inner neighborhood) streets and 14 ft over collector (main neighborhood) streets for vehicle and pedestrian safetybull Trees shall be pruned to allow clearance for street light illumination and to train the trees to eventually rise above the top of the light fixturesbull Pruning shall be completed while the tree is dormant (after leaf fall in autumn) bull Inspect each tree on a continuous basis for cross branches that may rub broken branches and damage from mowing equipment etcbull Perform ldquosame dayrdquo clean-up of all pruned and trimmed material and dispose of this material off site bull The watering of the tree health and welfare is the responsibility of the homeowner

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 20168

The Tracy Sunrise Rotary Satellite Club at Mountain House met Thursday December 18 2015 at the Mountain House Fire Station Community Room Guest speaker for the 8am gathering was local drone expert Steve Willhide Willhide a drone enthusiast for more than the past five years was recently recruited by one of the largest drone retailers in the nation ReadyMadeRCcom to serve as a technical rep and customer service for the firmHe shared a great deal of information about these radio con-trolled flying machines that have become so immensely popular The frenzy over drones this holiday season was unprecedented which will no doubt result in there being a lot more drones in the air in the months to comeMuch of Willhides focus was on the debate surrounding privacy issues and drone Concerns he said ultimately are moot at this point as cameras on these devises arent equipped to do any more than general surveyThis was really a great presentation stated club Chair Har-shad Bhimani Definitely one of the most interesting and informativeFollowing a fascinating discussion the group moved outside to get a direct look at how these things fly Everyone was excited and most impressed with the technology and most appreciative of having such sought-after expertise right here in our community

Satellite Rotary Gets a Taste of DronesBy Bryan Harrison

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Valley Chiropractic Holds Festive Community Holiday Toys For Tots DriveBy Bryan Harrison

Rounding out the holiday spirit the folks at Valley Chiropractic in the Wicklund Center held a festive holiday party event Saturday December 19 2015 Open to the community at large the party featured games and face painting for the kids with Sparkles The Clown and a coffee tea and goodies table featuring Mountain Houses own Bundts amp Crumpets Specialty Teas owner Dawn MacMahonDoctor Joseph Russell DC and partner Doctor Tim Coykendall DC were on-hand as were staff and the Marines The party included a com-munity Toys For Tots drive that Dr Russell said yielded some 87 gifts

This was our first year collecting toys in Moun-tain House Dr Russell explained The outpour-ing of support from this tight-knit community was truly like nothing I have experienced beforeOffice Manager Summer Wolfe took a lead roll in organizing the event and her efforts showed Everyone had such a great time today she stated I am so grateful to live and work in such amazing community We made some new friends today tooBesides the community goodwill produced this day the Marines took with them the results that no doubt made a big difference in the lives of numerous kids

Sparkles The Clown painted faces and entertained the kids

Dawn McMahan of Bundts amp Crumpets Specialty Tea served refreshmentsSummer Wolfe and Daughter Alexis

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The Mountain House Wine Club held a festive holiday party hosted by Bethany Vil-lage resident Jan Merges on Saturday December 19 2015A crowd that included nu-

merous first-timers along with many regulars came out on a rather chilly evening to celebrate the season together And a festive evening it was Following a brief mingling and sharing of fa-vorite varietals Jan along with her cohost for the evening Samantha Torres treated members and guests to a beautiful series of three wine pairings The first dish was a truly delightful Thai coco-nut milk lemongrass chicken souprdquoI chose to prepare this dish in particular knowing fresh ginger goes well with the Michael David Winery Sauvignon Blancrdquo Jan saidThe second dish was a bruschetta with pesto fresh feta tomatoes and fresh parmesan cheese paired with the same Lodi vintnerrsquos ldquoFreak-showrdquo Cabernet SauvignonLastly was beef and blue cheese on a toothpick paired with a Bogle RedldquoI always feel honored opening to my home to such an appreciative and grate-ful group of peoplerdquo Jan addedThe Holiday Spirit was in the air as friends old and new enjoyed the night togetherThe next gather-ing of the MH Wine will be held Saturday Janu-ary 23rd at the Wicklund Village home of Jeff and Mary Naleway For more info go to wwwmhwine-clubcom

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Hey EverybodyJanuary 1st was the first blank page of a new book it is volume 2016 What was your first entry How was your New Yearrsquos Most people make resolutions like spend more time wsiblingsrdquo or ldquoexercise morerdquo If you havenrsquot come up with a resolution try to come up with one anyway Mine was to do more of what makes me happy I want to do loads of new things this year HOW ABOUT YOU Some people say ldquoto try to do one thing every day that scares yourdquo I actually am willing to try that This year you can also try to get rid of any bad habit yoursquove developed Last year I was able to get rid of my horrible nail biting habit I also want to try to gain more confidence and have less fear So friends letrsquos take up new challenges in the New Year I wish everyone a great new year that will bring lot of good memories for 2017

Youth Action Committee December Meet rsquon Greet A SuccessLast month in December we had a nice turnout for our holiday meet and greet Quite a few new people showed interest in joining our group There was food to enjoy Ms Bernice Tingle just looked great We enjoyed that night very much We also played many games and talked to each other a lot I would like to thank Ms Bernice Ms Marie for as-sisting us in conducting our meet and great event in December

If you missed that meet and greet donrsquot worry because you can still join the Youth Action Committee Just come to one of our monthly meetings that are held the second Tuesday of the month at the CSD building beginning at 7pm Our first meeting of the new year will be January 12th You can also earn some extra credit hours by tutoring at the Library in Mountain House Come and join (6th-12th grade only)

By Sukhjan Grewal

In addition to the Trap Neuter Return efforts in addressing the feral cat issue in town the Moun-tain House Feral Cat Rescue also works to nurture and domesticate the many kittens that come along with the workSuccess stories of these adoptions since the group first began in the Spring of 2012 have been many Wed like to share a very recent letter we received from one of our adopting familiesWe adopted our kitty Purrkins from the MHFCR about a year and a half ago He has been such a blessing to our family He came to us healthy happy and well taken care of My kids adore him and he is just the sweetest We love the MHFCR for what they do and know that they have rescued so many cats and taken such good care of them until they found a happy home By making sure they are fixed vaccinated and healthy makes it so much less stressful when trying to find a cat to adopt Knowing that our kitty was rescued makes him even more special -) Thank you MHFCR Kristi VasquezWe appreciate hearing how well adjusted these kitties are and welcome your stories email mountainhousecatsgmailcom

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Itrsquos Not About SuccessBy Anushree Bhimani

Happy New Year Moun-tain House For all of us the New Year brings new hopes new dreams and new aspirations Each January we promise our-selves to make the coming year better than the past Sometimes we set new resolutions other times we decide to fulfill the ones we couldnrsquot previously Regardless of what resolutions we have one thing that never changes is our desire to succeed You may be a junior in high school who is trying to succeed in your AP classes and manage your extra cur-ricular activities at the same time You may be the senior in high school eagerly waiting to hear back from your dream school You may be the entrepreneur who just launched their new business or the innovator who has an idea that can change the way we live Or you may simply be the individual with a personal resolution for 2016 No matter who you are and what

you do you want to suc-ceed That goal is mutualThe road to success how-ever is not a straightfor-ward one There are twists turns and unexpected ob-stacles And even at the end of it all you can never be sure that success is waiting to embrace you

And thatrsquos why we shouldnrsquot chase suc-cess we canrsquot guarantee it Thatrsquos not to say that success is unattainable We have countless examples of people who have succeeded big time in their respec-tive fields But first they have excelled Through their determination dedication and hard work all those who we know today to be successful have first become excellent at whatever they did No mat-ter who you are what you do and what kind of success you wish to obtain you must first excel because excellence is the natural predecessor to success So this year pursue excellence and success is bound to follow

With a strong likelihood of El Nino driven storms causing flooding in parts of Cali-fornia and consumers concerned about the availability of homeowners insurance in areas with a high risk of wildfire I am writing to ask you to share this important information about insurance coverage with your constituents

El Nino and Flood Insurance Meteorologists predict El Nino will likely bring heavy rains and flooding to many areas in the state Flood damage is not cov-ered by traditional homeowners insurance Flood insurance is only available through the National Flood Insurance Program and there is a 30 day waiting period before the policy is effective Californians living in areas with any risk of flooding should purchase flood insurance through the NFIP immediately Learn more at wwwfloodsmartgovfloodsmart

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With increased losses due to more frequent and more severe fires some insurance companies are not renewing policies or restricting where they write new policies Consumers should always shop around for homeowners insurance If they cannot find standard coverage they should ask an insurance agent or broker about the non-admitted (surplus lines) market The Legislature also established an insurer of last resort for Californians unable to find standard home insurance Californians unable to find stan-dard home insurance are entitled to purchase fire insurance from the California FAIR Plan They can contact the FAIR Plan at wwwcfpnetcom We provide a number of tools on our California Department of Insurance Website to help consum-ers understand homeresidential insurance so that they can make the best decision for their situa-tion including informational guides a premium comparison tool and a new coverage comparison tool that allows consumers to compare differences between insurance policies offered by insurers Please visit our website at wwwinsurancecagov for more information

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ICAN of the Delta Valley search ICAN of the Delta Valley on FacebookMH Asian-American Association wwwmhaaacomMH Autism Awareness search Mountain House Autism Awareness on FacebookMH Auto Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsmhautoclubMH BNI Power Partners search Mountain House Business Networking group on FacebookMH Local Businesses wwwMHLocalBizcom wwwfacebookcomMountainHouseLocalBusinessMH Cancer Support Group search Mountain House Cancer Support Group on FacebookMH Cooks Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHCooksMH Craft Beer Club Search Mountain House Craft Beer Club on FacebookMH Dog Club wwwMHdogclubcomMH Feral Cat Rescue wwwMountainHouseCatscom - 209-597-8150MH Filipino-American Society wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHFILAMSMH Flag Football Inc wwwmhflagfootballcom (including MH Tennis Youth Cheer Golf Club amp Kite Run)

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Additional Dates are Set For Feb 5 Mar 4 Apr 8 and May 6

Join in on the design of the new Mountain House Library as the Community Services District hosts a series of public workshops to gather opinions and design ideas to go into the design conceptWorkshops will be held at Mountain House High School at 530-8pm on the following dates

Saturday January 9 2016 10-1230 pmSaturday February 23 2016 530-9pmand Saturday March 5 2016 10-1230

At Mountain House High School1090 South Central Parkway Mountain House Ca

All Invited to Join In On Mountain House Library Design Public Workshop

The Mountain House Blood Drive returns Satruday February 13 2016 at the Mountain House Welcome Center 955 Prosperity Mustang Way

Mountain House Blood Drive is happening Thursday Feb 13

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claim first place The West Coast Warlock boys arrived to the game focused on taking home the cup and you could see in their play from start to finish defeating Lamorinda United 4-1 The Warlocks achieved some spectacular team soccer and played the way the game is meant to be played with some precision passing and attacking style of soccer Warlocks Roster Anthony Blake Daniel Ramirez Dylan Lee Jeremy Miller Jordan Tran Kevin Kovacs Ky-

stormy weekend December 12-13 2015 at Half Moon Bay Wildkatz played some strong team defense while outscoring their opponents 18-4 6-0 over De Anza Force 3-0 over Mill Valley Rockers11 G 3-1 over Burlingame Stars amp 6-3 over Cal Magic in the finals This is a great tune up before West Coast Wildkatz compete for the State Cup in the U11 Girls top division West Coast Soccer is producing

West Coast Warlocks Take NorCal Silver Cup

Undefeated West Coast U11 Wildkatz Win State Silver Cup

Submitted by Troy Dayak Submitted by Troy Dayak

ler Wallace Louden Philbrick Mark Sorensen Raul Olmos Salvador Ramirez and Zachariah Valenzuela Winning the Norcal Silver Cup closes out a great 2015 and a spectacular first year together as a West Coast team for more in-formation go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

December 12-13 2015 the West Coast Warlocks took the field in the State Silver Cup final with a chance to

a very strong age group with their U11 sister team Klash winning the State Bronze Cup and their brother team Warlocks winning the State Silver Cup For more information go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

The West Coast U11 Wildkatz went undefeated in the Premier bracket of Juventus Coppa dOro in a windy

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The Mountain House Telugu Com-munity (MHTC) celebrated Deep-avali 2015 at Questa Elementary School on Nov 14th 2015 Over 350 people graced the celebra-tions of one of the biggest festi-vals of India which is also called Diwali festival of lights Deepavali means row of lights It is celebrated in autumn every year There are many interpre-tations and stories associated with celebrating the Deepavali festival The most important ones being the spiritual significance ie the victory of light over darkness knowledge over ignorance good over evil and hope over despair Deep-

avali is a festival where people from all age groups participate They express their happiness by lighting earthen diyas (lamps) decorating the houses bursting firecrackers and inviting near and dear ones to their households for par-taking in worshiping Maha Lakshmi Goddess of wealth and prosperity and offer thanks for the blessings She has bestowed upon us with

humility and devotion and ask Her to continue to bless us The lighting of lamps is a way of paying obeisance to god for attainment of health wealth knowledge peace valor and fame The MHTC Deepavali 2015 celebrations started with taking the blessings of Lord Vinayaka (destroyer of obstacles) and worshiping God-dess Lakshmi( Goddess of wealth and prosper-

ity) There were variety of cultural programs to begin with and kids and adults participated en-thusiastically The cul-tural programs included classical dances skits by kids and adults group dance performances sing-ing etc which enthralled the guests The Deepavali festival brought all the Telugu families of Moun-tain House under one roof It was a spectacular eve-ning The event ended with the guests having a sumptuous meal made by some of the volunteers and taking home some fond memories Please visit our MH Telu-

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Director Steven Gutierrez winning that vote

The District President is responsible for run-ning meetings and setting the general tone and agenda for the board Past President Andy Su congratulated President Lucid as the board members played musicial chairs with their respective seating positions fol-lowing the vote

Board thank you for your confidence in me Its a pleasure to be here as President Im awfully proud to be serving on the board President Lucid said After acknowledging several leaders he went on to state I am a peer We elect one of us to serve as Presi-dent of the Board and this position is one of service

Lucidcontinued from page 1

The final step in the process now is for the LUSD Board of Trustees to also vote the con-tract in That vote is slated to take place at their January 20th Board meeting and is by all rights expected to passPrior to the teachers voting it in LUSD Super-intendent Dr Kirk Nicholas announced the details of the tentative agreement at the January 6 2016 board meetingThe new deal is a two-year agreement with a seven percent (7) total pay increase 4 for the 2015-2016 fiscal year followed by an ad-ditional 3 increase for 2016-2017 Additionally an increase of 05 ($600) to the health cap in 2015-16 and the same again for 2016-17 for a total increase of $1200 over the two years

Editors Note By Bryan Harrison

While the teachers had been seeking a one-year 9 increase Lammersville Teachers Associa-tion President Rebecca Maibes described the agreement as a win-win ultimatelyThere is also a contingency where we could receive an additional 1 or 2 depending on funding she explained If the LCFF (Local Control Funding Formula) Revenue Limit increases by a certain amount an additional 1 will be added to the salary schedule she added And if it increases another amount an additional 2 will be addedOnce ratified with a new deal in place hope-fully a healing process may begin

Teacherscontinued from page 1

Happy New Year friends and neighbors As we make our way into the new year with resolu-tions for change in our lives or even resolving to not make any resolutions opportunities and successes as well as disappointments and even failures can already be foundLife tests have a way of presenting themselves as we take on new commitments decide to chase a dream or just make a change in our day to day lives For many the time for reflection will come later This is the time to doFor me personally opportunities have contin-ued to present themselves Gauging how to fit it all in or where to put priorities is often

a challenge I have been continually humbled and very pleased with the positive responses we receive from readers of our little paper Mountain House Matters The support has been truly tremendous and inspires me to want to do more to continue on that growth pathOrganizations that play vital rolls in the com-munity are showing up more and more From local business fairs and now a flea market to the new satellite Rotary Club and more the growth continuesWhether youre new to town or have been here since the days of lotteries that determined your house I would encourage you to make every effort to get involved in one or more activities Resolutions sometimes take care of themselves when we act on things weve thought about

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M H He a l t h Climbing the HillBy Joseph P Russell DC

Climbing a hill is a useful metaphor for activi-ties involved in accomplishing a major goal overcoming longstanding obstacles or achiev-ing a noteworthy milestone But you must be prepared to engage in such a climb Striking out without a metaphorical map compass bottle of water or raingear will consistently result in limited success or actual failure From a health and fitness perspective climbing a hill may represent a real concrete process When youre out on your daily walk or run unless you live and train entirely at sea level youre going to encounter changes in elevation If you live in mountainous regions such as Southern California or along the Appalachian Trail such variations in terrain require greater levels of aerobic capacity Unless you want to spend your exercise time huffing and puffing climbing a hill in the literal sense necessitates a high level of cardiovascular fitnessCardiovascular fitness may also be termed cardiorespiratory fitness1 Such fitness refers to heart and lung capacity With increased cardio-respiratory fitness your hearts stroke volume increases In other words your heart pumps more blood with each beat than it did prior to attaining such fitness More blood pumped per beat means your heart works less to achieve the same result Your heart becomes more effi-cient your blood pressure goes down and your cells and tissues receive more nutrition more quickly23 Similarly with increased cardio-respiratory fitness your lungs take in more air with each breath Such increased lung capacity

means more oxygen is available to cells and tissues more quickly Your entire cardiorespi-ratory system becomes more efficient Youre expending less metabolic energy and obtaining greater metabolic returns Cardiorespiratory fit-ness substantially improves your overall healthAttaining the goal of cardiovascular (cardio-respiratory) fitness involves the same type of thoroughness as that involved in achieving fam-ily and business-related goals You plan your work and then work your plan Interval training is a proven method of enhancing cardiovascu-lar fitness a method that is both mentally and physically challenging Accomplishing your interval training goals also provides a great deal of fun and personal satisfactionInterval training involves alternating intense and slow periods of activity Lets say you run three days a week you average approximately 12 minutes per mile and you run 3 miles per day Now youll substitute one interval training day per week for one of your regular running days On your interval training day youll begin by lightly jogging 1 mile Then youll run 14 mile at 245 that is slightly faster than your regular 3-minute per 14 mile pace Youll continue with 14 mile at a very light recovery pace Next youll repeat the sequence of fast (245) 14 mile followed by the slow recovery 14 mile Repeat the sequence once more add 12 mile of lightly jogging cool-down and youve run your daily 3-mile quotient Going forward you may infinitely vary your interval training sequences running 12 mile 34 mile

and 1 mile interval distances at slightly faster than your race pace Youll get faster gradually as your cardiovascular fitness and aerobic ca-pacity increase Within 6 months of engaging in consistent interval training climbing hills may seem no more difficult than running on flat ground Not only will you have become much more fit you will have made tremendous gains in overall health and well being1Lavie CJ et al Exercise and the Cardiovascu-lar System Clinical Science and Cardiovascu-lar Outcomes Circ Res 117(2)207-219 20152Myers J et al Physical activity and cardio-respiratory fitness as major markers of cardio-vascular risk their independent and interwoven importance to health status Prog Cardiovasc Dis 57(4)306-314 20153Nayor M Vasan RS Preventing heart failure the role of physical activity Curr Opin Cardiol 2015 Jul 3 [Epub ahead of print]

Dr Joseph Russell DC is a graduate of Life West Chiropractic College 2006 In addition he boasts ten years of massage therapy experience has lived locally in Tracy for the past 27 years and is an active member of the community He joined Valley Chiropractic Center in September 2009

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Byron Inn Restaurant Expanding to Include Weekend Dinner Service

Head ChefProprietor of the newly reopened Byron Inn Cafe Restaurant Robert Rose an-nounced January 2nd the beginning of weekend dinner service As of Friday January 8 2016 the Byron Restaurant will be open for dinner Friday and Saturday evenings he saidOk my beloved Moun-tain House community he began his announce-ment I need your help You asked for it and now its right around the cor-ner The Byron Inn Cafe is starting dinner service on Friday January 8th at 5pm Dinner service will be every Friday and Satur-day nights He went on to further en-tice Italian Prime Rib will be offered only on Friday nights Italian specialties like gnocchi bolognese hand-made fettuccine in a lemon cream sauce topped with roasted local cauliflower and pine nuts will be offered both nights

Chef Roberts creations are fast gaining a reputation for tastiness and creativity as well as affordabilityMy pizza oven is currently being built in New Jersey and will be delivered within the month Beer and wine will be offered soon he added

Until then its BYOB with free corkage Located on Byron Road just seven miles north of the Great Valley exit out of Mountain House The Byron Inn Cafe is now offering top-notch restau-rant quality meals on par with much pricier versions found in San FranciscoChef Robert envisions a relaxed dining experience with no rush to turn tables around Reserva-

tions are not being accepted at this timeTutti a tavola a mangiare (Everybody to the table to eat) Lets create a supper club just a short drive away Grazie

By Bryan Harrison

MHCSD Launches New Web SiteMountain House Community Services District General Manager Edwin Pattison announced December 21 2015 that the CSD recently launched a new web site Here at the MHCSD we are working hard to provide each resident quality service at a fair value he began We recently launched a new website that the Board and staff believe will better meet your needs as a user - Please let us know if you have any comments or suggestions for content or to make it easier to navigate You can provide comments to Angel Lamb via her e-mail at the following address ( alambsjgovorg )The new site overview states MHCSD is an all inclusive family oriented community that serves todays vibrant and exhilarating lifestyle You will find yourself free from the fast pace of the city while only a short drive away The villages boast an assortment of amenities that include state of the art schools gorgeous parks countless recreation choices and cutting edge technology Here sidewalks bring families lifestyle and community together - See more at wwwmountainhousecsdorg

Chef Robert Rose

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If your group has an activity open to the community in Mountain House please send that information to Angel Lamb no later than the 10th of the month to be included in the newsletter

Maintenance Standards for Neighborhood Street Trees

Public Safety Committee Meeting Tuesday January 5 2016 700 pm For more information please contact Director Lucid at blucidsjgovorg

Library Design Public WorkshopSaturday January 9 2016 900 am ndash 1230pmLocation MHHS Multi-Purpose Room

Youth Action Committee MeetingTuesday January 12 2016 700 pm For more information please contact Director Tingle at btinglesjgovorg

MHCSD Board of Directors Meeting Wednesday January 13 2016 700 pmIncorporation Committee MeetingThursday January 14 2016 700 pm For more information please contact Director Lamb at jlambsjgovorg

SCHEDULE OF MHCSD EVENTSBoard meetings and committee meetings are held in the Michael Forbes McGrew Board Room at the CSD office For class and event locations please see belowFor additional information on the classes or events please contact Angel Lamb at alambsjgovorg

Please note the Mountain House Community Services Offices will be closed the following dates

n Friday Januar y 1 2016 n Monday Januar y 18 2016 n Monday Februar y 15 2016

Office Closure

Street trees in the parkway strips are critical to the creation of an attractive and harmonious landscape expression in each Mountain House neighborhood The Mountain House Community Services District will reach out in the following months and offer some helpful information to perform routine maintenance on street trees This information will include proper pruning techniques when a tree should be replaced

when a tree needs pruning when an arborist should be called and many other helpful hints and guidelinesAppendix F section of the Mountain House Residential Design Guideline Manual provides the requirements that each resident must follow This document can also be found on the Mountain House website Here are some examples of the requirementsbull Those trees that have over extended dead and

unsightly branches shall be pruned and trimmed Damage from wind etc shall be repairedbull All trees shall be pruned and trimmed only as necessary to maintain their natural form Trees shall not be topped ldquohat-rackedrdquo ldquololly-poppedrdquo sheared or pruned in any manner which alters the natural growth habit of the treebull Trees shall be pruned to maintain a central leader and to remove branches which form narrow crotches Prune trees to maintain permanent scaffold branches which have

If you are a utility customer please remember to keep your contact information current You may do so by calling the MHCSD at (209)831-2300 Municipal utility bills are due on the 18th of each month and must be received by the due date to avoid late feesWhen utilizing best practices and proper pruning techniques results will be noticed and achieving our goal of graceful ma-ture tree lined streets will be a reality

Municipal Utility Reminder

In the fall and winter months outdoor irrigation is no lon-ger needed Because of the temperatures and the fre-quent periods of rain the moisture content of the soil is adequate to support turf shrubs and trees that go dor-mant The exception might be potted plants however

they will be needing much less than the warmer months Turning off landscape irriga-tion will save up to 40 on water usage compared to the top of the season in July We are still in a drought and every drop counts so please do your best to conserve

Outdoor Irrigation

January 2016CSDMH Mountain House

Community Services DistrictNewsletterReproduced primarily from January MHCSD Newsletter found in your monthly water bill

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Tracy Sunrise Rotary Satellite Club Mtn House Thursday January 8 2015 800am-900amLocation Firehouse Community RoomMountain House Little League Registration2016 Spring Registration is now open for more information please visit their website mountainhouselittleleagueorgMHHS VAPA Boosters Club Meeting Tuesday January 5 2016 700pmLocation MHHS Choir RoomFamily Bingo Night Friday January 8 2016Time 700pm - Doors open at 630pmMHHS Multi-Purpose Room bull mhvapaboostersgmailcomDate

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MHHS Flea MarketSaturday January 9 2016 900am ndash 200pmLocation MHHS bull mhhsfleamarketgmailcomTracy Sunrise Rotary Satellite Club Mtn House Thursday January 21 2015 800am-900amLocation Firehouse Community RoomMountain House Vendor NightSaturday January 23 2016 400pm ndash 700pmLocation 62 N Alta Dena StNCPA Winter Percussion Competition Saturday January 30 2016 Time TBDLocation MHHS bull mhhswinterpercussiongmailcomMHHS Athletic Boosters Club Crab FeedSaturday January 30 2016 600pmLocation American Legion Hall

When it rains water washes over roofs streets driveways sidewalks parking lots and land surfaces Along the way it can pick up a variety of pollutants such as oil pesticides metals chemicals and soil This polluted stormwater drains into the storm sys-tem that eventually discharges into our creek and rivers The pollutants can endanger the water qual-ity of our waterways making them unhealthy for people fish and wildlife No matter where you live theres a drainage system in place to help rainwater find its way to the river Given the MHCSDs limited budget and staff MHCSD relies heavily on citizen involvement to help keep streets safe and storm drains clean and to notify MHCSD if a higher level of maintenance is needed at a particular locationHow you can help keep storm drains cleanTo lessen street flooding the MHCSD asks residents and property managers to help clean the inlets and

storm drains in front of your properties Use a rake or pitch fork to clear leaves limbs and debris from the storm drain Do not put your feet and hands into the storm drain because all kinds of debris collect there that could be dangerous Do not try to remove the grate only the debris on top of the grate The best time to inspect the storm drains in front of your house or business is prior to a rain event and right after a rain If you cannot clear a clogged storm drain yourself notify the MHCSD that help is needed Call 209-831-2300 and report the particular location Please do not rake or blow the leaves from your yard into the street Bag them at the curb in the parking strip and prepare them for curbside pickup by your garbage hauler For leaves that have fallen into the street please keep them out of the channel right along the curb where they will block the path of rainwater Rake them at least one foot from the curb

How to prevent neighborhood drainage problemsWater is the most common cause of unstable slopes and erosion Check your homes drainage system Maintaining the drainage system on private prop-erty is the owners responsibility Make sure your drainage system directs water away from your foundation and not on to your neighbors property Clean your gutters and downspouts Check your gutters once a week during fall and winter Just one wind or rainstorm can clog a well-flowing drainage system Never block any part of the MHCSDs drain-age system Do not put leaves dirt grass clippings or any materials in ditches culverts or drains Doing so can cause flooding It is against the law to dump any material into the drainage system To report illegal dumping call 209-831-2300

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

a radial orientation and do not overlay one another All suckers shall be removed from treesbull All trees that are located adjacent to street andor sidewalks shall be pruned and trimmed as necessary to maintain a height clearance of 8 ft over sidewalks and 12 ft over local (inner neighborhood) streets and 14 ft over collector (main neighborhood) streets for vehicle and pedestrian safetybull Trees shall be pruned to allow clearance for street light illumination and to train the trees to eventually rise above the top of the light fixturesbull Pruning shall be completed while the tree is dormant (after leaf fall in autumn) bull Inspect each tree on a continuous basis for cross branches that may rub broken branches and damage from mowing equipment etcbull Perform ldquosame dayrdquo clean-up of all pruned and trimmed material and dispose of this material off site bull The watering of the tree health and welfare is the responsibility of the homeowner

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 20168

The Tracy Sunrise Rotary Satellite Club at Mountain House met Thursday December 18 2015 at the Mountain House Fire Station Community Room Guest speaker for the 8am gathering was local drone expert Steve Willhide Willhide a drone enthusiast for more than the past five years was recently recruited by one of the largest drone retailers in the nation ReadyMadeRCcom to serve as a technical rep and customer service for the firmHe shared a great deal of information about these radio con-trolled flying machines that have become so immensely popular The frenzy over drones this holiday season was unprecedented which will no doubt result in there being a lot more drones in the air in the months to comeMuch of Willhides focus was on the debate surrounding privacy issues and drone Concerns he said ultimately are moot at this point as cameras on these devises arent equipped to do any more than general surveyThis was really a great presentation stated club Chair Har-shad Bhimani Definitely one of the most interesting and informativeFollowing a fascinating discussion the group moved outside to get a direct look at how these things fly Everyone was excited and most impressed with the technology and most appreciative of having such sought-after expertise right here in our community

Satellite Rotary Gets a Taste of DronesBy Bryan Harrison

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Valley Chiropractic Holds Festive Community Holiday Toys For Tots DriveBy Bryan Harrison

Rounding out the holiday spirit the folks at Valley Chiropractic in the Wicklund Center held a festive holiday party event Saturday December 19 2015 Open to the community at large the party featured games and face painting for the kids with Sparkles The Clown and a coffee tea and goodies table featuring Mountain Houses own Bundts amp Crumpets Specialty Teas owner Dawn MacMahonDoctor Joseph Russell DC and partner Doctor Tim Coykendall DC were on-hand as were staff and the Marines The party included a com-munity Toys For Tots drive that Dr Russell said yielded some 87 gifts

This was our first year collecting toys in Moun-tain House Dr Russell explained The outpour-ing of support from this tight-knit community was truly like nothing I have experienced beforeOffice Manager Summer Wolfe took a lead roll in organizing the event and her efforts showed Everyone had such a great time today she stated I am so grateful to live and work in such amazing community We made some new friends today tooBesides the community goodwill produced this day the Marines took with them the results that no doubt made a big difference in the lives of numerous kids

Sparkles The Clown painted faces and entertained the kids

Dawn McMahan of Bundts amp Crumpets Specialty Tea served refreshmentsSummer Wolfe and Daughter Alexis

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The Mountain House Wine Club held a festive holiday party hosted by Bethany Vil-lage resident Jan Merges on Saturday December 19 2015A crowd that included nu-

merous first-timers along with many regulars came out on a rather chilly evening to celebrate the season together And a festive evening it was Following a brief mingling and sharing of fa-vorite varietals Jan along with her cohost for the evening Samantha Torres treated members and guests to a beautiful series of three wine pairings The first dish was a truly delightful Thai coco-nut milk lemongrass chicken souprdquoI chose to prepare this dish in particular knowing fresh ginger goes well with the Michael David Winery Sauvignon Blancrdquo Jan saidThe second dish was a bruschetta with pesto fresh feta tomatoes and fresh parmesan cheese paired with the same Lodi vintnerrsquos ldquoFreak-showrdquo Cabernet SauvignonLastly was beef and blue cheese on a toothpick paired with a Bogle RedldquoI always feel honored opening to my home to such an appreciative and grate-ful group of peoplerdquo Jan addedThe Holiday Spirit was in the air as friends old and new enjoyed the night togetherThe next gather-ing of the MH Wine will be held Saturday Janu-ary 23rd at the Wicklund Village home of Jeff and Mary Naleway For more info go to wwwmhwine-clubcom

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Hey EverybodyJanuary 1st was the first blank page of a new book it is volume 2016 What was your first entry How was your New Yearrsquos Most people make resolutions like spend more time wsiblingsrdquo or ldquoexercise morerdquo If you havenrsquot come up with a resolution try to come up with one anyway Mine was to do more of what makes me happy I want to do loads of new things this year HOW ABOUT YOU Some people say ldquoto try to do one thing every day that scares yourdquo I actually am willing to try that This year you can also try to get rid of any bad habit yoursquove developed Last year I was able to get rid of my horrible nail biting habit I also want to try to gain more confidence and have less fear So friends letrsquos take up new challenges in the New Year I wish everyone a great new year that will bring lot of good memories for 2017

Youth Action Committee December Meet rsquon Greet A SuccessLast month in December we had a nice turnout for our holiday meet and greet Quite a few new people showed interest in joining our group There was food to enjoy Ms Bernice Tingle just looked great We enjoyed that night very much We also played many games and talked to each other a lot I would like to thank Ms Bernice Ms Marie for as-sisting us in conducting our meet and great event in December

If you missed that meet and greet donrsquot worry because you can still join the Youth Action Committee Just come to one of our monthly meetings that are held the second Tuesday of the month at the CSD building beginning at 7pm Our first meeting of the new year will be January 12th You can also earn some extra credit hours by tutoring at the Library in Mountain House Come and join (6th-12th grade only)

By Sukhjan Grewal

In addition to the Trap Neuter Return efforts in addressing the feral cat issue in town the Moun-tain House Feral Cat Rescue also works to nurture and domesticate the many kittens that come along with the workSuccess stories of these adoptions since the group first began in the Spring of 2012 have been many Wed like to share a very recent letter we received from one of our adopting familiesWe adopted our kitty Purrkins from the MHFCR about a year and a half ago He has been such a blessing to our family He came to us healthy happy and well taken care of My kids adore him and he is just the sweetest We love the MHFCR for what they do and know that they have rescued so many cats and taken such good care of them until they found a happy home By making sure they are fixed vaccinated and healthy makes it so much less stressful when trying to find a cat to adopt Knowing that our kitty was rescued makes him even more special -) Thank you MHFCR Kristi VasquezWe appreciate hearing how well adjusted these kitties are and welcome your stories email mountainhousecatsgmailcom

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Itrsquos Not About SuccessBy Anushree Bhimani

Happy New Year Moun-tain House For all of us the New Year brings new hopes new dreams and new aspirations Each January we promise our-selves to make the coming year better than the past Sometimes we set new resolutions other times we decide to fulfill the ones we couldnrsquot previously Regardless of what resolutions we have one thing that never changes is our desire to succeed You may be a junior in high school who is trying to succeed in your AP classes and manage your extra cur-ricular activities at the same time You may be the senior in high school eagerly waiting to hear back from your dream school You may be the entrepreneur who just launched their new business or the innovator who has an idea that can change the way we live Or you may simply be the individual with a personal resolution for 2016 No matter who you are and what

you do you want to suc-ceed That goal is mutualThe road to success how-ever is not a straightfor-ward one There are twists turns and unexpected ob-stacles And even at the end of it all you can never be sure that success is waiting to embrace you

And thatrsquos why we shouldnrsquot chase suc-cess we canrsquot guarantee it Thatrsquos not to say that success is unattainable We have countless examples of people who have succeeded big time in their respec-tive fields But first they have excelled Through their determination dedication and hard work all those who we know today to be successful have first become excellent at whatever they did No mat-ter who you are what you do and what kind of success you wish to obtain you must first excel because excellence is the natural predecessor to success So this year pursue excellence and success is bound to follow

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El Nino and Flood Insurance Meteorologists predict El Nino will likely bring heavy rains and flooding to many areas in the state Flood damage is not cov-ered by traditional homeowners insurance Flood insurance is only available through the National Flood Insurance Program and there is a 30 day waiting period before the policy is effective Californians living in areas with any risk of flooding should purchase flood insurance through the NFIP immediately Learn more at wwwfloodsmartgovfloodsmart

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With increased losses due to more frequent and more severe fires some insurance companies are not renewing policies or restricting where they write new policies Consumers should always shop around for homeowners insurance If they cannot find standard coverage they should ask an insurance agent or broker about the non-admitted (surplus lines) market The Legislature also established an insurer of last resort for Californians unable to find standard home insurance Californians unable to find stan-dard home insurance are entitled to purchase fire insurance from the California FAIR Plan They can contact the FAIR Plan at wwwcfpnetcom We provide a number of tools on our California Department of Insurance Website to help consum-ers understand homeresidential insurance so that they can make the best decision for their situa-tion including informational guides a premium comparison tool and a new coverage comparison tool that allows consumers to compare differences between insurance policies offered by insurers Please visit our website at wwwinsurancecagov for more information

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Additional Dates are Set For Feb 5 Mar 4 Apr 8 and May 6

Join in on the design of the new Mountain House Library as the Community Services District hosts a series of public workshops to gather opinions and design ideas to go into the design conceptWorkshops will be held at Mountain House High School at 530-8pm on the following dates

Saturday January 9 2016 10-1230 pmSaturday February 23 2016 530-9pmand Saturday March 5 2016 10-1230

At Mountain House High School1090 South Central Parkway Mountain House Ca

All Invited to Join In On Mountain House Library Design Public Workshop

The Mountain House Blood Drive returns Satruday February 13 2016 at the Mountain House Welcome Center 955 Prosperity Mustang Way

Mountain House Blood Drive is happening Thursday Feb 13

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claim first place The West Coast Warlock boys arrived to the game focused on taking home the cup and you could see in their play from start to finish defeating Lamorinda United 4-1 The Warlocks achieved some spectacular team soccer and played the way the game is meant to be played with some precision passing and attacking style of soccer Warlocks Roster Anthony Blake Daniel Ramirez Dylan Lee Jeremy Miller Jordan Tran Kevin Kovacs Ky-

stormy weekend December 12-13 2015 at Half Moon Bay Wildkatz played some strong team defense while outscoring their opponents 18-4 6-0 over De Anza Force 3-0 over Mill Valley Rockers11 G 3-1 over Burlingame Stars amp 6-3 over Cal Magic in the finals This is a great tune up before West Coast Wildkatz compete for the State Cup in the U11 Girls top division West Coast Soccer is producing

West Coast Warlocks Take NorCal Silver Cup

Undefeated West Coast U11 Wildkatz Win State Silver Cup

Submitted by Troy Dayak Submitted by Troy Dayak

ler Wallace Louden Philbrick Mark Sorensen Raul Olmos Salvador Ramirez and Zachariah Valenzuela Winning the Norcal Silver Cup closes out a great 2015 and a spectacular first year together as a West Coast team for more in-formation go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

December 12-13 2015 the West Coast Warlocks took the field in the State Silver Cup final with a chance to

a very strong age group with their U11 sister team Klash winning the State Bronze Cup and their brother team Warlocks winning the State Silver Cup For more information go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

The West Coast U11 Wildkatz went undefeated in the Premier bracket of Juventus Coppa dOro in a windy

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BNI Meeting (Every Tues)Welcome Center 1130am-1pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

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Altamont Movie NightAltamont Elementary 530pm

Family Bingo NightMHHS 630pm

Library Design WorkshopMH Branch Library 10am

Public Safety Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MH Rotary MeetingFire Station 830-930am

January 2016

MH Library Closed

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Director Steven Gutierrez winning that vote

The District President is responsible for run-ning meetings and setting the general tone and agenda for the board Past President Andy Su congratulated President Lucid as the board members played musicial chairs with their respective seating positions fol-lowing the vote

Board thank you for your confidence in me Its a pleasure to be here as President Im awfully proud to be serving on the board President Lucid said After acknowledging several leaders he went on to state I am a peer We elect one of us to serve as Presi-dent of the Board and this position is one of service

Lucidcontinued from page 1

The final step in the process now is for the LUSD Board of Trustees to also vote the con-tract in That vote is slated to take place at their January 20th Board meeting and is by all rights expected to passPrior to the teachers voting it in LUSD Super-intendent Dr Kirk Nicholas announced the details of the tentative agreement at the January 6 2016 board meetingThe new deal is a two-year agreement with a seven percent (7) total pay increase 4 for the 2015-2016 fiscal year followed by an ad-ditional 3 increase for 2016-2017 Additionally an increase of 05 ($600) to the health cap in 2015-16 and the same again for 2016-17 for a total increase of $1200 over the two years

Editors Note By Bryan Harrison

While the teachers had been seeking a one-year 9 increase Lammersville Teachers Associa-tion President Rebecca Maibes described the agreement as a win-win ultimatelyThere is also a contingency where we could receive an additional 1 or 2 depending on funding she explained If the LCFF (Local Control Funding Formula) Revenue Limit increases by a certain amount an additional 1 will be added to the salary schedule she added And if it increases another amount an additional 2 will be addedOnce ratified with a new deal in place hope-fully a healing process may begin

Teacherscontinued from page 1

Happy New Year friends and neighbors As we make our way into the new year with resolu-tions for change in our lives or even resolving to not make any resolutions opportunities and successes as well as disappointments and even failures can already be foundLife tests have a way of presenting themselves as we take on new commitments decide to chase a dream or just make a change in our day to day lives For many the time for reflection will come later This is the time to doFor me personally opportunities have contin-ued to present themselves Gauging how to fit it all in or where to put priorities is often

a challenge I have been continually humbled and very pleased with the positive responses we receive from readers of our little paper Mountain House Matters The support has been truly tremendous and inspires me to want to do more to continue on that growth pathOrganizations that play vital rolls in the com-munity are showing up more and more From local business fairs and now a flea market to the new satellite Rotary Club and more the growth continuesWhether youre new to town or have been here since the days of lotteries that determined your house I would encourage you to make every effort to get involved in one or more activities Resolutions sometimes take care of themselves when we act on things weve thought about

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M H He a l t h Climbing the HillBy Joseph P Russell DC

Climbing a hill is a useful metaphor for activi-ties involved in accomplishing a major goal overcoming longstanding obstacles or achiev-ing a noteworthy milestone But you must be prepared to engage in such a climb Striking out without a metaphorical map compass bottle of water or raingear will consistently result in limited success or actual failure From a health and fitness perspective climbing a hill may represent a real concrete process When youre out on your daily walk or run unless you live and train entirely at sea level youre going to encounter changes in elevation If you live in mountainous regions such as Southern California or along the Appalachian Trail such variations in terrain require greater levels of aerobic capacity Unless you want to spend your exercise time huffing and puffing climbing a hill in the literal sense necessitates a high level of cardiovascular fitnessCardiovascular fitness may also be termed cardiorespiratory fitness1 Such fitness refers to heart and lung capacity With increased cardio-respiratory fitness your hearts stroke volume increases In other words your heart pumps more blood with each beat than it did prior to attaining such fitness More blood pumped per beat means your heart works less to achieve the same result Your heart becomes more effi-cient your blood pressure goes down and your cells and tissues receive more nutrition more quickly23 Similarly with increased cardio-respiratory fitness your lungs take in more air with each breath Such increased lung capacity

means more oxygen is available to cells and tissues more quickly Your entire cardiorespi-ratory system becomes more efficient Youre expending less metabolic energy and obtaining greater metabolic returns Cardiorespiratory fit-ness substantially improves your overall healthAttaining the goal of cardiovascular (cardio-respiratory) fitness involves the same type of thoroughness as that involved in achieving fam-ily and business-related goals You plan your work and then work your plan Interval training is a proven method of enhancing cardiovascu-lar fitness a method that is both mentally and physically challenging Accomplishing your interval training goals also provides a great deal of fun and personal satisfactionInterval training involves alternating intense and slow periods of activity Lets say you run three days a week you average approximately 12 minutes per mile and you run 3 miles per day Now youll substitute one interval training day per week for one of your regular running days On your interval training day youll begin by lightly jogging 1 mile Then youll run 14 mile at 245 that is slightly faster than your regular 3-minute per 14 mile pace Youll continue with 14 mile at a very light recovery pace Next youll repeat the sequence of fast (245) 14 mile followed by the slow recovery 14 mile Repeat the sequence once more add 12 mile of lightly jogging cool-down and youve run your daily 3-mile quotient Going forward you may infinitely vary your interval training sequences running 12 mile 34 mile

and 1 mile interval distances at slightly faster than your race pace Youll get faster gradually as your cardiovascular fitness and aerobic ca-pacity increase Within 6 months of engaging in consistent interval training climbing hills may seem no more difficult than running on flat ground Not only will you have become much more fit you will have made tremendous gains in overall health and well being1Lavie CJ et al Exercise and the Cardiovascu-lar System Clinical Science and Cardiovascu-lar Outcomes Circ Res 117(2)207-219 20152Myers J et al Physical activity and cardio-respiratory fitness as major markers of cardio-vascular risk their independent and interwoven importance to health status Prog Cardiovasc Dis 57(4)306-314 20153Nayor M Vasan RS Preventing heart failure the role of physical activity Curr Opin Cardiol 2015 Jul 3 [Epub ahead of print]

Dr Joseph Russell DC is a graduate of Life West Chiropractic College 2006 In addition he boasts ten years of massage therapy experience has lived locally in Tracy for the past 27 years and is an active member of the community He joined Valley Chiropractic Center in September 2009

For more information or to sign up for their newsletter log-on to backand-neckdreamteamcom or call their office at 209-832-9221 Look for more health tips and tricks in upcoming editions of Mountain House Matters

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House Wines $3 amp $4 per glassSundays - Bloody Marys amp Mimosas

Oh YES - 2-7pmTuesdays - Cards Against Humanity

Find out just how twisted other folks can be 7-9pmHappy Hump Day

BINGO IS Back In FebruaryHalf-off your second glass of wine 6-9pm

Therapeutic Thursdays 25 off all beers amp 20 off a glass of wine at the bar - all day

2016

Byron Inn Restaurant Expanding to Include Weekend Dinner Service

Head ChefProprietor of the newly reopened Byron Inn Cafe Restaurant Robert Rose an-nounced January 2nd the beginning of weekend dinner service As of Friday January 8 2016 the Byron Restaurant will be open for dinner Friday and Saturday evenings he saidOk my beloved Moun-tain House community he began his announce-ment I need your help You asked for it and now its right around the cor-ner The Byron Inn Cafe is starting dinner service on Friday January 8th at 5pm Dinner service will be every Friday and Satur-day nights He went on to further en-tice Italian Prime Rib will be offered only on Friday nights Italian specialties like gnocchi bolognese hand-made fettuccine in a lemon cream sauce topped with roasted local cauliflower and pine nuts will be offered both nights

Chef Roberts creations are fast gaining a reputation for tastiness and creativity as well as affordabilityMy pizza oven is currently being built in New Jersey and will be delivered within the month Beer and wine will be offered soon he added

Until then its BYOB with free corkage Located on Byron Road just seven miles north of the Great Valley exit out of Mountain House The Byron Inn Cafe is now offering top-notch restau-rant quality meals on par with much pricier versions found in San FranciscoChef Robert envisions a relaxed dining experience with no rush to turn tables around Reserva-

tions are not being accepted at this timeTutti a tavola a mangiare (Everybody to the table to eat) Lets create a supper club just a short drive away Grazie

By Bryan Harrison

MHCSD Launches New Web SiteMountain House Community Services District General Manager Edwin Pattison announced December 21 2015 that the CSD recently launched a new web site Here at the MHCSD we are working hard to provide each resident quality service at a fair value he began We recently launched a new website that the Board and staff believe will better meet your needs as a user - Please let us know if you have any comments or suggestions for content or to make it easier to navigate You can provide comments to Angel Lamb via her e-mail at the following address ( alambsjgovorg )The new site overview states MHCSD is an all inclusive family oriented community that serves todays vibrant and exhilarating lifestyle You will find yourself free from the fast pace of the city while only a short drive away The villages boast an assortment of amenities that include state of the art schools gorgeous parks countless recreation choices and cutting edge technology Here sidewalks bring families lifestyle and community together - See more at wwwmountainhousecsdorg

Chef Robert Rose

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If your group has an activity open to the community in Mountain House please send that information to Angel Lamb no later than the 10th of the month to be included in the newsletter

Maintenance Standards for Neighborhood Street Trees

Public Safety Committee Meeting Tuesday January 5 2016 700 pm For more information please contact Director Lucid at blucidsjgovorg

Library Design Public WorkshopSaturday January 9 2016 900 am ndash 1230pmLocation MHHS Multi-Purpose Room

Youth Action Committee MeetingTuesday January 12 2016 700 pm For more information please contact Director Tingle at btinglesjgovorg

MHCSD Board of Directors Meeting Wednesday January 13 2016 700 pmIncorporation Committee MeetingThursday January 14 2016 700 pm For more information please contact Director Lamb at jlambsjgovorg

SCHEDULE OF MHCSD EVENTSBoard meetings and committee meetings are held in the Michael Forbes McGrew Board Room at the CSD office For class and event locations please see belowFor additional information on the classes or events please contact Angel Lamb at alambsjgovorg

Please note the Mountain House Community Services Offices will be closed the following dates

n Friday Januar y 1 2016 n Monday Januar y 18 2016 n Monday Februar y 15 2016

Office Closure

Street trees in the parkway strips are critical to the creation of an attractive and harmonious landscape expression in each Mountain House neighborhood The Mountain House Community Services District will reach out in the following months and offer some helpful information to perform routine maintenance on street trees This information will include proper pruning techniques when a tree should be replaced

when a tree needs pruning when an arborist should be called and many other helpful hints and guidelinesAppendix F section of the Mountain House Residential Design Guideline Manual provides the requirements that each resident must follow This document can also be found on the Mountain House website Here are some examples of the requirementsbull Those trees that have over extended dead and

unsightly branches shall be pruned and trimmed Damage from wind etc shall be repairedbull All trees shall be pruned and trimmed only as necessary to maintain their natural form Trees shall not be topped ldquohat-rackedrdquo ldquololly-poppedrdquo sheared or pruned in any manner which alters the natural growth habit of the treebull Trees shall be pruned to maintain a central leader and to remove branches which form narrow crotches Prune trees to maintain permanent scaffold branches which have

If you are a utility customer please remember to keep your contact information current You may do so by calling the MHCSD at (209)831-2300 Municipal utility bills are due on the 18th of each month and must be received by the due date to avoid late feesWhen utilizing best practices and proper pruning techniques results will be noticed and achieving our goal of graceful ma-ture tree lined streets will be a reality

Municipal Utility Reminder

In the fall and winter months outdoor irrigation is no lon-ger needed Because of the temperatures and the fre-quent periods of rain the moisture content of the soil is adequate to support turf shrubs and trees that go dor-mant The exception might be potted plants however

they will be needing much less than the warmer months Turning off landscape irriga-tion will save up to 40 on water usage compared to the top of the season in July We are still in a drought and every drop counts so please do your best to conserve

Outdoor Irrigation

January 2016CSDMH Mountain House

Community Services DistrictNewsletterReproduced primarily from January MHCSD Newsletter found in your monthly water bill

ldquoTo Provide Quality Services to the Communityrdquo

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Tracy Sunrise Rotary Satellite Club Mtn House Thursday January 8 2015 800am-900amLocation Firehouse Community RoomMountain House Little League Registration2016 Spring Registration is now open for more information please visit their website mountainhouselittleleagueorgMHHS VAPA Boosters Club Meeting Tuesday January 5 2016 700pmLocation MHHS Choir RoomFamily Bingo Night Friday January 8 2016Time 700pm - Doors open at 630pmMHHS Multi-Purpose Room bull mhvapaboostersgmailcomDate

If you have visited the Mountain House CSD website recently you may have noticed some changes If you havenrsquot had a chance to check it out please take a few moments to view our updated website Same url mountainhousecsdorg

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Storm Water Drainage

MHHS Flea MarketSaturday January 9 2016 900am ndash 200pmLocation MHHS bull mhhsfleamarketgmailcomTracy Sunrise Rotary Satellite Club Mtn House Thursday January 21 2015 800am-900amLocation Firehouse Community RoomMountain House Vendor NightSaturday January 23 2016 400pm ndash 700pmLocation 62 N Alta Dena StNCPA Winter Percussion Competition Saturday January 30 2016 Time TBDLocation MHHS bull mhhswinterpercussiongmailcomMHHS Athletic Boosters Club Crab FeedSaturday January 30 2016 600pmLocation American Legion Hall

When it rains water washes over roofs streets driveways sidewalks parking lots and land surfaces Along the way it can pick up a variety of pollutants such as oil pesticides metals chemicals and soil This polluted stormwater drains into the storm sys-tem that eventually discharges into our creek and rivers The pollutants can endanger the water qual-ity of our waterways making them unhealthy for people fish and wildlife No matter where you live theres a drainage system in place to help rainwater find its way to the river Given the MHCSDs limited budget and staff MHCSD relies heavily on citizen involvement to help keep streets safe and storm drains clean and to notify MHCSD if a higher level of maintenance is needed at a particular locationHow you can help keep storm drains cleanTo lessen street flooding the MHCSD asks residents and property managers to help clean the inlets and

storm drains in front of your properties Use a rake or pitch fork to clear leaves limbs and debris from the storm drain Do not put your feet and hands into the storm drain because all kinds of debris collect there that could be dangerous Do not try to remove the grate only the debris on top of the grate The best time to inspect the storm drains in front of your house or business is prior to a rain event and right after a rain If you cannot clear a clogged storm drain yourself notify the MHCSD that help is needed Call 209-831-2300 and report the particular location Please do not rake or blow the leaves from your yard into the street Bag them at the curb in the parking strip and prepare them for curbside pickup by your garbage hauler For leaves that have fallen into the street please keep them out of the channel right along the curb where they will block the path of rainwater Rake them at least one foot from the curb

How to prevent neighborhood drainage problemsWater is the most common cause of unstable slopes and erosion Check your homes drainage system Maintaining the drainage system on private prop-erty is the owners responsibility Make sure your drainage system directs water away from your foundation and not on to your neighbors property Clean your gutters and downspouts Check your gutters once a week during fall and winter Just one wind or rainstorm can clog a well-flowing drainage system Never block any part of the MHCSDs drain-age system Do not put leaves dirt grass clippings or any materials in ditches culverts or drains Doing so can cause flooding It is against the law to dump any material into the drainage system To report illegal dumping call 209-831-2300

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

a radial orientation and do not overlay one another All suckers shall be removed from treesbull All trees that are located adjacent to street andor sidewalks shall be pruned and trimmed as necessary to maintain a height clearance of 8 ft over sidewalks and 12 ft over local (inner neighborhood) streets and 14 ft over collector (main neighborhood) streets for vehicle and pedestrian safetybull Trees shall be pruned to allow clearance for street light illumination and to train the trees to eventually rise above the top of the light fixturesbull Pruning shall be completed while the tree is dormant (after leaf fall in autumn) bull Inspect each tree on a continuous basis for cross branches that may rub broken branches and damage from mowing equipment etcbull Perform ldquosame dayrdquo clean-up of all pruned and trimmed material and dispose of this material off site bull The watering of the tree health and welfare is the responsibility of the homeowner

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 20168

The Tracy Sunrise Rotary Satellite Club at Mountain House met Thursday December 18 2015 at the Mountain House Fire Station Community Room Guest speaker for the 8am gathering was local drone expert Steve Willhide Willhide a drone enthusiast for more than the past five years was recently recruited by one of the largest drone retailers in the nation ReadyMadeRCcom to serve as a technical rep and customer service for the firmHe shared a great deal of information about these radio con-trolled flying machines that have become so immensely popular The frenzy over drones this holiday season was unprecedented which will no doubt result in there being a lot more drones in the air in the months to comeMuch of Willhides focus was on the debate surrounding privacy issues and drone Concerns he said ultimately are moot at this point as cameras on these devises arent equipped to do any more than general surveyThis was really a great presentation stated club Chair Har-shad Bhimani Definitely one of the most interesting and informativeFollowing a fascinating discussion the group moved outside to get a direct look at how these things fly Everyone was excited and most impressed with the technology and most appreciative of having such sought-after expertise right here in our community

Satellite Rotary Gets a Taste of DronesBy Bryan Harrison

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 9

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Valley Chiropractic Holds Festive Community Holiday Toys For Tots DriveBy Bryan Harrison

Rounding out the holiday spirit the folks at Valley Chiropractic in the Wicklund Center held a festive holiday party event Saturday December 19 2015 Open to the community at large the party featured games and face painting for the kids with Sparkles The Clown and a coffee tea and goodies table featuring Mountain Houses own Bundts amp Crumpets Specialty Teas owner Dawn MacMahonDoctor Joseph Russell DC and partner Doctor Tim Coykendall DC were on-hand as were staff and the Marines The party included a com-munity Toys For Tots drive that Dr Russell said yielded some 87 gifts

This was our first year collecting toys in Moun-tain House Dr Russell explained The outpour-ing of support from this tight-knit community was truly like nothing I have experienced beforeOffice Manager Summer Wolfe took a lead roll in organizing the event and her efforts showed Everyone had such a great time today she stated I am so grateful to live and work in such amazing community We made some new friends today tooBesides the community goodwill produced this day the Marines took with them the results that no doubt made a big difference in the lives of numerous kids

Sparkles The Clown painted faces and entertained the kids

Dawn McMahan of Bundts amp Crumpets Specialty Tea served refreshmentsSummer Wolfe and Daughter Alexis

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The Mountain House Wine Club held a festive holiday party hosted by Bethany Vil-lage resident Jan Merges on Saturday December 19 2015A crowd that included nu-

merous first-timers along with many regulars came out on a rather chilly evening to celebrate the season together And a festive evening it was Following a brief mingling and sharing of fa-vorite varietals Jan along with her cohost for the evening Samantha Torres treated members and guests to a beautiful series of three wine pairings The first dish was a truly delightful Thai coco-nut milk lemongrass chicken souprdquoI chose to prepare this dish in particular knowing fresh ginger goes well with the Michael David Winery Sauvignon Blancrdquo Jan saidThe second dish was a bruschetta with pesto fresh feta tomatoes and fresh parmesan cheese paired with the same Lodi vintnerrsquos ldquoFreak-showrdquo Cabernet SauvignonLastly was beef and blue cheese on a toothpick paired with a Bogle RedldquoI always feel honored opening to my home to such an appreciative and grate-ful group of peoplerdquo Jan addedThe Holiday Spirit was in the air as friends old and new enjoyed the night togetherThe next gather-ing of the MH Wine will be held Saturday Janu-ary 23rd at the Wicklund Village home of Jeff and Mary Naleway For more info go to wwwmhwine-clubcom

Festive Holiday Wine Club Event

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KMountain House Matters

New Yearrsquos Resolutions2016By Sukhjan Grewal

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Hey EverybodyJanuary 1st was the first blank page of a new book it is volume 2016 What was your first entry How was your New Yearrsquos Most people make resolutions like spend more time wsiblingsrdquo or ldquoexercise morerdquo If you havenrsquot come up with a resolution try to come up with one anyway Mine was to do more of what makes me happy I want to do loads of new things this year HOW ABOUT YOU Some people say ldquoto try to do one thing every day that scares yourdquo I actually am willing to try that This year you can also try to get rid of any bad habit yoursquove developed Last year I was able to get rid of my horrible nail biting habit I also want to try to gain more confidence and have less fear So friends letrsquos take up new challenges in the New Year I wish everyone a great new year that will bring lot of good memories for 2017

Youth Action Committee December Meet rsquon Greet A SuccessLast month in December we had a nice turnout for our holiday meet and greet Quite a few new people showed interest in joining our group There was food to enjoy Ms Bernice Tingle just looked great We enjoyed that night very much We also played many games and talked to each other a lot I would like to thank Ms Bernice Ms Marie for as-sisting us in conducting our meet and great event in December

If you missed that meet and greet donrsquot worry because you can still join the Youth Action Committee Just come to one of our monthly meetings that are held the second Tuesday of the month at the CSD building beginning at 7pm Our first meeting of the new year will be January 12th You can also earn some extra credit hours by tutoring at the Library in Mountain House Come and join (6th-12th grade only)

By Sukhjan Grewal

In addition to the Trap Neuter Return efforts in addressing the feral cat issue in town the Moun-tain House Feral Cat Rescue also works to nurture and domesticate the many kittens that come along with the workSuccess stories of these adoptions since the group first began in the Spring of 2012 have been many Wed like to share a very recent letter we received from one of our adopting familiesWe adopted our kitty Purrkins from the MHFCR about a year and a half ago He has been such a blessing to our family He came to us healthy happy and well taken care of My kids adore him and he is just the sweetest We love the MHFCR for what they do and know that they have rescued so many cats and taken such good care of them until they found a happy home By making sure they are fixed vaccinated and healthy makes it so much less stressful when trying to find a cat to adopt Knowing that our kitty was rescued makes him even more special -) Thank you MHFCR Kristi VasquezWe appreciate hearing how well adjusted these kitties are and welcome your stories email mountainhousecatsgmailcom

Purring for PurrkinsSubmitted by Jackie Dekker President MHFCR

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Itrsquos Not About SuccessBy Anushree Bhimani

Happy New Year Moun-tain House For all of us the New Year brings new hopes new dreams and new aspirations Each January we promise our-selves to make the coming year better than the past Sometimes we set new resolutions other times we decide to fulfill the ones we couldnrsquot previously Regardless of what resolutions we have one thing that never changes is our desire to succeed You may be a junior in high school who is trying to succeed in your AP classes and manage your extra cur-ricular activities at the same time You may be the senior in high school eagerly waiting to hear back from your dream school You may be the entrepreneur who just launched their new business or the innovator who has an idea that can change the way we live Or you may simply be the individual with a personal resolution for 2016 No matter who you are and what

you do you want to suc-ceed That goal is mutualThe road to success how-ever is not a straightfor-ward one There are twists turns and unexpected ob-stacles And even at the end of it all you can never be sure that success is waiting to embrace you

And thatrsquos why we shouldnrsquot chase suc-cess we canrsquot guarantee it Thatrsquos not to say that success is unattainable We have countless examples of people who have succeeded big time in their respec-tive fields But first they have excelled Through their determination dedication and hard work all those who we know today to be successful have first become excellent at whatever they did No mat-ter who you are what you do and what kind of success you wish to obtain you must first excel because excellence is the natural predecessor to success So this year pursue excellence and success is bound to follow

With a strong likelihood of El Nino driven storms causing flooding in parts of Cali-fornia and consumers concerned about the availability of homeowners insurance in areas with a high risk of wildfire I am writing to ask you to share this important information about insurance coverage with your constituents

El Nino and Flood Insurance Meteorologists predict El Nino will likely bring heavy rains and flooding to many areas in the state Flood damage is not cov-ered by traditional homeowners insurance Flood insurance is only available through the National Flood Insurance Program and there is a 30 day waiting period before the policy is effective Californians living in areas with any risk of flooding should purchase flood insurance through the NFIP immediately Learn more at wwwfloodsmartgovfloodsmart

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With increased losses due to more frequent and more severe fires some insurance companies are not renewing policies or restricting where they write new policies Consumers should always shop around for homeowners insurance If they cannot find standard coverage they should ask an insurance agent or broker about the non-admitted (surplus lines) market The Legislature also established an insurer of last resort for Californians unable to find standard home insurance Californians unable to find stan-dard home insurance are entitled to purchase fire insurance from the California FAIR Plan They can contact the FAIR Plan at wwwcfpnetcom We provide a number of tools on our California Department of Insurance Website to help consum-ers understand homeresidential insurance so that they can make the best decision for their situa-tion including informational guides a premium comparison tool and a new coverage comparison tool that allows consumers to compare differences between insurance policies offered by insurers Please visit our website at wwwinsurancecagov for more information

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ICAN of the Delta Valley search ICAN of the Delta Valley on FacebookMH Asian-American Association wwwmhaaacomMH Autism Awareness search Mountain House Autism Awareness on FacebookMH Auto Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsmhautoclubMH BNI Power Partners search Mountain House Business Networking group on FacebookMH Local Businesses wwwMHLocalBizcom wwwfacebookcomMountainHouseLocalBusinessMH Cancer Support Group search Mountain House Cancer Support Group on FacebookMH Cooks Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHCooksMH Craft Beer Club Search Mountain House Craft Beer Club on FacebookMH Dog Club wwwMHdogclubcomMH Feral Cat Rescue wwwMountainHouseCatscom - 209-597-8150MH Filipino-American Society wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHFILAMSMH Flag Football Inc wwwmhflagfootballcom (including MH Tennis Youth Cheer Golf Club amp Kite Run)

MH Community Services District wwwMHCSDcom - 230 S Sterling Drive Suite 100MH Sheriff Services Emergency - 911 bull Non-Emergency - (209) 468-4400MH Fire Services Emergency - 911 bull Non-Emergency - (209) 407-2990MH Master Restrictions Enforcement - (209) 831-5606 or chathornsjgovorg or report online httpcom2govtsystemscomrpmtnhousepublicdefaultaspMH Library wwwssjcplorglocationscountymhousehtml - 250 Main Street

New to Mountain House

Looking to expand your sphere of influences

Collectively we have many choices of clubs groups and organizations

for your considerationTo have your local group added to this list please email your information to infomhmattersnet or call 209-597-8157

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From Right Here in Mountain House

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Mountain House Matters wwwMHMattersnetMH Online Forum wwwMHvillagescomMH Wiki httpwikimhvillagescomMH Facebook Group facebookcomgroupsMountainHouseSan Joaquin County Animal Services (209) 953-6070MH Welcome Center 955 Prosperity Street Mustang Way - (209) 221-6317

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 17Sports

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If your business would like to sponsor our youth flag football league and get exposure to over 1000 families in MH and Tracy and surrounding areas these are our 2016 sponsorship levelsPlatinum ($2000 and up) Gold benefits + special recognition at the end of year awards ceremonyGold ($600-$1999) Silver benefits + your 15-20 second ad (we will help you make it) will be inserted for all the MH Flag Football youth league videos (220 games last year)Silver ($300-$599) Bronze benefits + banner display at all the MH Flag Football youth league gamesBronze ($100-$299) Listed on website emails to promote your business (to our email list)For more information please email me andymh-flagfootballcom

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Additional Dates are Set For Feb 5 Mar 4 Apr 8 and May 6

Join in on the design of the new Mountain House Library as the Community Services District hosts a series of public workshops to gather opinions and design ideas to go into the design conceptWorkshops will be held at Mountain House High School at 530-8pm on the following dates

Saturday January 9 2016 10-1230 pmSaturday February 23 2016 530-9pmand Saturday March 5 2016 10-1230

At Mountain House High School1090 South Central Parkway Mountain House Ca

All Invited to Join In On Mountain House Library Design Public Workshop

The Mountain House Blood Drive returns Satruday February 13 2016 at the Mountain House Welcome Center 955 Prosperity Mustang Way

Mountain House Blood Drive is happening Thursday Feb 13

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 19SPORTS

claim first place The West Coast Warlock boys arrived to the game focused on taking home the cup and you could see in their play from start to finish defeating Lamorinda United 4-1 The Warlocks achieved some spectacular team soccer and played the way the game is meant to be played with some precision passing and attacking style of soccer Warlocks Roster Anthony Blake Daniel Ramirez Dylan Lee Jeremy Miller Jordan Tran Kevin Kovacs Ky-

stormy weekend December 12-13 2015 at Half Moon Bay Wildkatz played some strong team defense while outscoring their opponents 18-4 6-0 over De Anza Force 3-0 over Mill Valley Rockers11 G 3-1 over Burlingame Stars amp 6-3 over Cal Magic in the finals This is a great tune up before West Coast Wildkatz compete for the State Cup in the U11 Girls top division West Coast Soccer is producing

West Coast Warlocks Take NorCal Silver Cup

Undefeated West Coast U11 Wildkatz Win State Silver Cup

Submitted by Troy Dayak Submitted by Troy Dayak

ler Wallace Louden Philbrick Mark Sorensen Raul Olmos Salvador Ramirez and Zachariah Valenzuela Winning the Norcal Silver Cup closes out a great 2015 and a spectacular first year together as a West Coast team for more in-formation go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

December 12-13 2015 the West Coast Warlocks took the field in the State Silver Cup final with a chance to

a very strong age group with their U11 sister team Klash winning the State Bronze Cup and their brother team Warlocks winning the State Silver Cup For more information go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

The West Coast U11 Wildkatz went undefeated in the Premier bracket of Juventus Coppa dOro in a windy

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All dates and events subject to change Check with your respective groups to verify

To submit your community-oriented event for consideration on the Mountain House Matters

monthly calendar please email event info date time and location to infomhmattersnet

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Trendy Tuesday w Camp Sew amp Sew 7 pm

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Trendy Tuesday w Camp Sew amp Sew 7 pm

Family Storytime-Every TuesMH Branch Library 6pm Beginning Chapter Book Club

(Every Wednesday)MH Branch Library 415pm

Easy Reader Book Club (Every Wednesday)MH Branch Library 330pm Preschool Storytime (Every Thurs)

MH Branch Library 1115am

All About Baby Storytime (Every Thursday) MH Branch Library 1030am

Crafty Fridays for AdultsMH Branch Library 1030am

Bethany Movie NightBethany Elementary 6-8pm

Youth Action Committee MeetingBoard Rm 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MHCSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MH Wine Club7-10pm bull wwwMHWineClubcom

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

MHHS Athletic Boosters CLub Crab FeedAmerican Legion Hall

MH Rotary MeetingFire Station 830-930am

Incorporation Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

Letrsquos Chat-English Conversation Practice (Every Tues)MH Branch Library 6pm

Make Your Own Tote BagMH Branch Library 1030am

BNI Meeting (Every Tues)Welcome Center 1130am-1pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

Altamont Movie NightAltamont Elementary 530pm

Family Bingo NightMHHS 630pm

Library Design WorkshopMH Branch Library 10am

Public Safety Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MH Rotary MeetingFire Station 830-930am

January 2016

MH Library Closed

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Climbing a hill is a useful metaphor for activi-ties involved in accomplishing a major goal overcoming longstanding obstacles or achiev-ing a noteworthy milestone But you must be prepared to engage in such a climb Striking out without a metaphorical map compass bottle of water or raingear will consistently result in limited success or actual failure From a health and fitness perspective climbing a hill may represent a real concrete process When youre out on your daily walk or run unless you live and train entirely at sea level youre going to encounter changes in elevation If you live in mountainous regions such as Southern California or along the Appalachian Trail such variations in terrain require greater levels of aerobic capacity Unless you want to spend your exercise time huffing and puffing climbing a hill in the literal sense necessitates a high level of cardiovascular fitnessCardiovascular fitness may also be termed cardiorespiratory fitness1 Such fitness refers to heart and lung capacity With increased cardio-respiratory fitness your hearts stroke volume increases In other words your heart pumps more blood with each beat than it did prior to attaining such fitness More blood pumped per beat means your heart works less to achieve the same result Your heart becomes more effi-cient your blood pressure goes down and your cells and tissues receive more nutrition more quickly23 Similarly with increased cardio-respiratory fitness your lungs take in more air with each breath Such increased lung capacity

means more oxygen is available to cells and tissues more quickly Your entire cardiorespi-ratory system becomes more efficient Youre expending less metabolic energy and obtaining greater metabolic returns Cardiorespiratory fit-ness substantially improves your overall healthAttaining the goal of cardiovascular (cardio-respiratory) fitness involves the same type of thoroughness as that involved in achieving fam-ily and business-related goals You plan your work and then work your plan Interval training is a proven method of enhancing cardiovascu-lar fitness a method that is both mentally and physically challenging Accomplishing your interval training goals also provides a great deal of fun and personal satisfactionInterval training involves alternating intense and slow periods of activity Lets say you run three days a week you average approximately 12 minutes per mile and you run 3 miles per day Now youll substitute one interval training day per week for one of your regular running days On your interval training day youll begin by lightly jogging 1 mile Then youll run 14 mile at 245 that is slightly faster than your regular 3-minute per 14 mile pace Youll continue with 14 mile at a very light recovery pace Next youll repeat the sequence of fast (245) 14 mile followed by the slow recovery 14 mile Repeat the sequence once more add 12 mile of lightly jogging cool-down and youve run your daily 3-mile quotient Going forward you may infinitely vary your interval training sequences running 12 mile 34 mile

and 1 mile interval distances at slightly faster than your race pace Youll get faster gradually as your cardiovascular fitness and aerobic ca-pacity increase Within 6 months of engaging in consistent interval training climbing hills may seem no more difficult than running on flat ground Not only will you have become much more fit you will have made tremendous gains in overall health and well being1Lavie CJ et al Exercise and the Cardiovascu-lar System Clinical Science and Cardiovascu-lar Outcomes Circ Res 117(2)207-219 20152Myers J et al Physical activity and cardio-respiratory fitness as major markers of cardio-vascular risk their independent and interwoven importance to health status Prog Cardiovasc Dis 57(4)306-314 20153Nayor M Vasan RS Preventing heart failure the role of physical activity Curr Opin Cardiol 2015 Jul 3 [Epub ahead of print]

Dr Joseph Russell DC is a graduate of Life West Chiropractic College 2006 In addition he boasts ten years of massage therapy experience has lived locally in Tracy for the past 27 years and is an active member of the community He joined Valley Chiropractic Center in September 2009

For more information or to sign up for their newsletter log-on to backand-neckdreamteamcom or call their office at 209-832-9221 Look for more health tips and tricks in upcoming editions of Mountain House Matters

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2016

Byron Inn Restaurant Expanding to Include Weekend Dinner Service

Head ChefProprietor of the newly reopened Byron Inn Cafe Restaurant Robert Rose an-nounced January 2nd the beginning of weekend dinner service As of Friday January 8 2016 the Byron Restaurant will be open for dinner Friday and Saturday evenings he saidOk my beloved Moun-tain House community he began his announce-ment I need your help You asked for it and now its right around the cor-ner The Byron Inn Cafe is starting dinner service on Friday January 8th at 5pm Dinner service will be every Friday and Satur-day nights He went on to further en-tice Italian Prime Rib will be offered only on Friday nights Italian specialties like gnocchi bolognese hand-made fettuccine in a lemon cream sauce topped with roasted local cauliflower and pine nuts will be offered both nights

Chef Roberts creations are fast gaining a reputation for tastiness and creativity as well as affordabilityMy pizza oven is currently being built in New Jersey and will be delivered within the month Beer and wine will be offered soon he added

Until then its BYOB with free corkage Located on Byron Road just seven miles north of the Great Valley exit out of Mountain House The Byron Inn Cafe is now offering top-notch restau-rant quality meals on par with much pricier versions found in San FranciscoChef Robert envisions a relaxed dining experience with no rush to turn tables around Reserva-

tions are not being accepted at this timeTutti a tavola a mangiare (Everybody to the table to eat) Lets create a supper club just a short drive away Grazie

By Bryan Harrison

MHCSD Launches New Web SiteMountain House Community Services District General Manager Edwin Pattison announced December 21 2015 that the CSD recently launched a new web site Here at the MHCSD we are working hard to provide each resident quality service at a fair value he began We recently launched a new website that the Board and staff believe will better meet your needs as a user - Please let us know if you have any comments or suggestions for content or to make it easier to navigate You can provide comments to Angel Lamb via her e-mail at the following address ( alambsjgovorg )The new site overview states MHCSD is an all inclusive family oriented community that serves todays vibrant and exhilarating lifestyle You will find yourself free from the fast pace of the city while only a short drive away The villages boast an assortment of amenities that include state of the art schools gorgeous parks countless recreation choices and cutting edge technology Here sidewalks bring families lifestyle and community together - See more at wwwmountainhousecsdorg

Chef Robert Rose

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 7

If your group has an activity open to the community in Mountain House please send that information to Angel Lamb no later than the 10th of the month to be included in the newsletter

Maintenance Standards for Neighborhood Street Trees

Public Safety Committee Meeting Tuesday January 5 2016 700 pm For more information please contact Director Lucid at blucidsjgovorg

Library Design Public WorkshopSaturday January 9 2016 900 am ndash 1230pmLocation MHHS Multi-Purpose Room

Youth Action Committee MeetingTuesday January 12 2016 700 pm For more information please contact Director Tingle at btinglesjgovorg

MHCSD Board of Directors Meeting Wednesday January 13 2016 700 pmIncorporation Committee MeetingThursday January 14 2016 700 pm For more information please contact Director Lamb at jlambsjgovorg

SCHEDULE OF MHCSD EVENTSBoard meetings and committee meetings are held in the Michael Forbes McGrew Board Room at the CSD office For class and event locations please see belowFor additional information on the classes or events please contact Angel Lamb at alambsjgovorg

Please note the Mountain House Community Services Offices will be closed the following dates

n Friday Januar y 1 2016 n Monday Januar y 18 2016 n Monday Februar y 15 2016

Office Closure

Street trees in the parkway strips are critical to the creation of an attractive and harmonious landscape expression in each Mountain House neighborhood The Mountain House Community Services District will reach out in the following months and offer some helpful information to perform routine maintenance on street trees This information will include proper pruning techniques when a tree should be replaced

when a tree needs pruning when an arborist should be called and many other helpful hints and guidelinesAppendix F section of the Mountain House Residential Design Guideline Manual provides the requirements that each resident must follow This document can also be found on the Mountain House website Here are some examples of the requirementsbull Those trees that have over extended dead and

unsightly branches shall be pruned and trimmed Damage from wind etc shall be repairedbull All trees shall be pruned and trimmed only as necessary to maintain their natural form Trees shall not be topped ldquohat-rackedrdquo ldquololly-poppedrdquo sheared or pruned in any manner which alters the natural growth habit of the treebull Trees shall be pruned to maintain a central leader and to remove branches which form narrow crotches Prune trees to maintain permanent scaffold branches which have

If you are a utility customer please remember to keep your contact information current You may do so by calling the MHCSD at (209)831-2300 Municipal utility bills are due on the 18th of each month and must be received by the due date to avoid late feesWhen utilizing best practices and proper pruning techniques results will be noticed and achieving our goal of graceful ma-ture tree lined streets will be a reality

Municipal Utility Reminder

In the fall and winter months outdoor irrigation is no lon-ger needed Because of the temperatures and the fre-quent periods of rain the moisture content of the soil is adequate to support turf shrubs and trees that go dor-mant The exception might be potted plants however

they will be needing much less than the warmer months Turning off landscape irriga-tion will save up to 40 on water usage compared to the top of the season in July We are still in a drought and every drop counts so please do your best to conserve

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January 2016CSDMH Mountain House

Community Services DistrictNewsletterReproduced primarily from January MHCSD Newsletter found in your monthly water bill

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Tracy Sunrise Rotary Satellite Club Mtn House Thursday January 8 2015 800am-900amLocation Firehouse Community RoomMountain House Little League Registration2016 Spring Registration is now open for more information please visit their website mountainhouselittleleagueorgMHHS VAPA Boosters Club Meeting Tuesday January 5 2016 700pmLocation MHHS Choir RoomFamily Bingo Night Friday January 8 2016Time 700pm - Doors open at 630pmMHHS Multi-Purpose Room bull mhvapaboostersgmailcomDate

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MHHS Flea MarketSaturday January 9 2016 900am ndash 200pmLocation MHHS bull mhhsfleamarketgmailcomTracy Sunrise Rotary Satellite Club Mtn House Thursday January 21 2015 800am-900amLocation Firehouse Community RoomMountain House Vendor NightSaturday January 23 2016 400pm ndash 700pmLocation 62 N Alta Dena StNCPA Winter Percussion Competition Saturday January 30 2016 Time TBDLocation MHHS bull mhhswinterpercussiongmailcomMHHS Athletic Boosters Club Crab FeedSaturday January 30 2016 600pmLocation American Legion Hall

When it rains water washes over roofs streets driveways sidewalks parking lots and land surfaces Along the way it can pick up a variety of pollutants such as oil pesticides metals chemicals and soil This polluted stormwater drains into the storm sys-tem that eventually discharges into our creek and rivers The pollutants can endanger the water qual-ity of our waterways making them unhealthy for people fish and wildlife No matter where you live theres a drainage system in place to help rainwater find its way to the river Given the MHCSDs limited budget and staff MHCSD relies heavily on citizen involvement to help keep streets safe and storm drains clean and to notify MHCSD if a higher level of maintenance is needed at a particular locationHow you can help keep storm drains cleanTo lessen street flooding the MHCSD asks residents and property managers to help clean the inlets and

storm drains in front of your properties Use a rake or pitch fork to clear leaves limbs and debris from the storm drain Do not put your feet and hands into the storm drain because all kinds of debris collect there that could be dangerous Do not try to remove the grate only the debris on top of the grate The best time to inspect the storm drains in front of your house or business is prior to a rain event and right after a rain If you cannot clear a clogged storm drain yourself notify the MHCSD that help is needed Call 209-831-2300 and report the particular location Please do not rake or blow the leaves from your yard into the street Bag them at the curb in the parking strip and prepare them for curbside pickup by your garbage hauler For leaves that have fallen into the street please keep them out of the channel right along the curb where they will block the path of rainwater Rake them at least one foot from the curb

How to prevent neighborhood drainage problemsWater is the most common cause of unstable slopes and erosion Check your homes drainage system Maintaining the drainage system on private prop-erty is the owners responsibility Make sure your drainage system directs water away from your foundation and not on to your neighbors property Clean your gutters and downspouts Check your gutters once a week during fall and winter Just one wind or rainstorm can clog a well-flowing drainage system Never block any part of the MHCSDs drain-age system Do not put leaves dirt grass clippings or any materials in ditches culverts or drains Doing so can cause flooding It is against the law to dump any material into the drainage system To report illegal dumping call 209-831-2300

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

a radial orientation and do not overlay one another All suckers shall be removed from treesbull All trees that are located adjacent to street andor sidewalks shall be pruned and trimmed as necessary to maintain a height clearance of 8 ft over sidewalks and 12 ft over local (inner neighborhood) streets and 14 ft over collector (main neighborhood) streets for vehicle and pedestrian safetybull Trees shall be pruned to allow clearance for street light illumination and to train the trees to eventually rise above the top of the light fixturesbull Pruning shall be completed while the tree is dormant (after leaf fall in autumn) bull Inspect each tree on a continuous basis for cross branches that may rub broken branches and damage from mowing equipment etcbull Perform ldquosame dayrdquo clean-up of all pruned and trimmed material and dispose of this material off site bull The watering of the tree health and welfare is the responsibility of the homeowner

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 20168

The Tracy Sunrise Rotary Satellite Club at Mountain House met Thursday December 18 2015 at the Mountain House Fire Station Community Room Guest speaker for the 8am gathering was local drone expert Steve Willhide Willhide a drone enthusiast for more than the past five years was recently recruited by one of the largest drone retailers in the nation ReadyMadeRCcom to serve as a technical rep and customer service for the firmHe shared a great deal of information about these radio con-trolled flying machines that have become so immensely popular The frenzy over drones this holiday season was unprecedented which will no doubt result in there being a lot more drones in the air in the months to comeMuch of Willhides focus was on the debate surrounding privacy issues and drone Concerns he said ultimately are moot at this point as cameras on these devises arent equipped to do any more than general surveyThis was really a great presentation stated club Chair Har-shad Bhimani Definitely one of the most interesting and informativeFollowing a fascinating discussion the group moved outside to get a direct look at how these things fly Everyone was excited and most impressed with the technology and most appreciative of having such sought-after expertise right here in our community

Satellite Rotary Gets a Taste of DronesBy Bryan Harrison

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 9

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Valley Chiropractic Holds Festive Community Holiday Toys For Tots DriveBy Bryan Harrison

Rounding out the holiday spirit the folks at Valley Chiropractic in the Wicklund Center held a festive holiday party event Saturday December 19 2015 Open to the community at large the party featured games and face painting for the kids with Sparkles The Clown and a coffee tea and goodies table featuring Mountain Houses own Bundts amp Crumpets Specialty Teas owner Dawn MacMahonDoctor Joseph Russell DC and partner Doctor Tim Coykendall DC were on-hand as were staff and the Marines The party included a com-munity Toys For Tots drive that Dr Russell said yielded some 87 gifts

This was our first year collecting toys in Moun-tain House Dr Russell explained The outpour-ing of support from this tight-knit community was truly like nothing I have experienced beforeOffice Manager Summer Wolfe took a lead roll in organizing the event and her efforts showed Everyone had such a great time today she stated I am so grateful to live and work in such amazing community We made some new friends today tooBesides the community goodwill produced this day the Marines took with them the results that no doubt made a big difference in the lives of numerous kids

Sparkles The Clown painted faces and entertained the kids

Dawn McMahan of Bundts amp Crumpets Specialty Tea served refreshmentsSummer Wolfe and Daughter Alexis

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The Mountain House Wine Club held a festive holiday party hosted by Bethany Vil-lage resident Jan Merges on Saturday December 19 2015A crowd that included nu-

merous first-timers along with many regulars came out on a rather chilly evening to celebrate the season together And a festive evening it was Following a brief mingling and sharing of fa-vorite varietals Jan along with her cohost for the evening Samantha Torres treated members and guests to a beautiful series of three wine pairings The first dish was a truly delightful Thai coco-nut milk lemongrass chicken souprdquoI chose to prepare this dish in particular knowing fresh ginger goes well with the Michael David Winery Sauvignon Blancrdquo Jan saidThe second dish was a bruschetta with pesto fresh feta tomatoes and fresh parmesan cheese paired with the same Lodi vintnerrsquos ldquoFreak-showrdquo Cabernet SauvignonLastly was beef and blue cheese on a toothpick paired with a Bogle RedldquoI always feel honored opening to my home to such an appreciative and grate-ful group of peoplerdquo Jan addedThe Holiday Spirit was in the air as friends old and new enjoyed the night togetherThe next gather-ing of the MH Wine will be held Saturday Janu-ary 23rd at the Wicklund Village home of Jeff and Mary Naleway For more info go to wwwmhwine-clubcom

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KMountain House Matters

New Yearrsquos Resolutions2016By Sukhjan Grewal

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Hey EverybodyJanuary 1st was the first blank page of a new book it is volume 2016 What was your first entry How was your New Yearrsquos Most people make resolutions like spend more time wsiblingsrdquo or ldquoexercise morerdquo If you havenrsquot come up with a resolution try to come up with one anyway Mine was to do more of what makes me happy I want to do loads of new things this year HOW ABOUT YOU Some people say ldquoto try to do one thing every day that scares yourdquo I actually am willing to try that This year you can also try to get rid of any bad habit yoursquove developed Last year I was able to get rid of my horrible nail biting habit I also want to try to gain more confidence and have less fear So friends letrsquos take up new challenges in the New Year I wish everyone a great new year that will bring lot of good memories for 2017

Youth Action Committee December Meet rsquon Greet A SuccessLast month in December we had a nice turnout for our holiday meet and greet Quite a few new people showed interest in joining our group There was food to enjoy Ms Bernice Tingle just looked great We enjoyed that night very much We also played many games and talked to each other a lot I would like to thank Ms Bernice Ms Marie for as-sisting us in conducting our meet and great event in December

If you missed that meet and greet donrsquot worry because you can still join the Youth Action Committee Just come to one of our monthly meetings that are held the second Tuesday of the month at the CSD building beginning at 7pm Our first meeting of the new year will be January 12th You can also earn some extra credit hours by tutoring at the Library in Mountain House Come and join (6th-12th grade only)

By Sukhjan Grewal

In addition to the Trap Neuter Return efforts in addressing the feral cat issue in town the Moun-tain House Feral Cat Rescue also works to nurture and domesticate the many kittens that come along with the workSuccess stories of these adoptions since the group first began in the Spring of 2012 have been many Wed like to share a very recent letter we received from one of our adopting familiesWe adopted our kitty Purrkins from the MHFCR about a year and a half ago He has been such a blessing to our family He came to us healthy happy and well taken care of My kids adore him and he is just the sweetest We love the MHFCR for what they do and know that they have rescued so many cats and taken such good care of them until they found a happy home By making sure they are fixed vaccinated and healthy makes it so much less stressful when trying to find a cat to adopt Knowing that our kitty was rescued makes him even more special -) Thank you MHFCR Kristi VasquezWe appreciate hearing how well adjusted these kitties are and welcome your stories email mountainhousecatsgmailcom

Purring for PurrkinsSubmitted by Jackie Dekker President MHFCR

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Itrsquos Not About SuccessBy Anushree Bhimani

Happy New Year Moun-tain House For all of us the New Year brings new hopes new dreams and new aspirations Each January we promise our-selves to make the coming year better than the past Sometimes we set new resolutions other times we decide to fulfill the ones we couldnrsquot previously Regardless of what resolutions we have one thing that never changes is our desire to succeed You may be a junior in high school who is trying to succeed in your AP classes and manage your extra cur-ricular activities at the same time You may be the senior in high school eagerly waiting to hear back from your dream school You may be the entrepreneur who just launched their new business or the innovator who has an idea that can change the way we live Or you may simply be the individual with a personal resolution for 2016 No matter who you are and what

you do you want to suc-ceed That goal is mutualThe road to success how-ever is not a straightfor-ward one There are twists turns and unexpected ob-stacles And even at the end of it all you can never be sure that success is waiting to embrace you

And thatrsquos why we shouldnrsquot chase suc-cess we canrsquot guarantee it Thatrsquos not to say that success is unattainable We have countless examples of people who have succeeded big time in their respec-tive fields But first they have excelled Through their determination dedication and hard work all those who we know today to be successful have first become excellent at whatever they did No mat-ter who you are what you do and what kind of success you wish to obtain you must first excel because excellence is the natural predecessor to success So this year pursue excellence and success is bound to follow

With a strong likelihood of El Nino driven storms causing flooding in parts of Cali-fornia and consumers concerned about the availability of homeowners insurance in areas with a high risk of wildfire I am writing to ask you to share this important information about insurance coverage with your constituents

El Nino and Flood Insurance Meteorologists predict El Nino will likely bring heavy rains and flooding to many areas in the state Flood damage is not cov-ered by traditional homeowners insurance Flood insurance is only available through the National Flood Insurance Program and there is a 30 day waiting period before the policy is effective Californians living in areas with any risk of flooding should purchase flood insurance through the NFIP immediately Learn more at wwwfloodsmartgovfloodsmart

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With increased losses due to more frequent and more severe fires some insurance companies are not renewing policies or restricting where they write new policies Consumers should always shop around for homeowners insurance If they cannot find standard coverage they should ask an insurance agent or broker about the non-admitted (surplus lines) market The Legislature also established an insurer of last resort for Californians unable to find standard home insurance Californians unable to find stan-dard home insurance are entitled to purchase fire insurance from the California FAIR Plan They can contact the FAIR Plan at wwwcfpnetcom We provide a number of tools on our California Department of Insurance Website to help consum-ers understand homeresidential insurance so that they can make the best decision for their situa-tion including informational guides a premium comparison tool and a new coverage comparison tool that allows consumers to compare differences between insurance policies offered by insurers Please visit our website at wwwinsurancecagov for more information

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ICAN of the Delta Valley search ICAN of the Delta Valley on FacebookMH Asian-American Association wwwmhaaacomMH Autism Awareness search Mountain House Autism Awareness on FacebookMH Auto Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsmhautoclubMH BNI Power Partners search Mountain House Business Networking group on FacebookMH Local Businesses wwwMHLocalBizcom wwwfacebookcomMountainHouseLocalBusinessMH Cancer Support Group search Mountain House Cancer Support Group on FacebookMH Cooks Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHCooksMH Craft Beer Club Search Mountain House Craft Beer Club on FacebookMH Dog Club wwwMHdogclubcomMH Feral Cat Rescue wwwMountainHouseCatscom - 209-597-8150MH Filipino-American Society wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHFILAMSMH Flag Football Inc wwwmhflagfootballcom (including MH Tennis Youth Cheer Golf Club amp Kite Run)

MH Community Services District wwwMHCSDcom - 230 S Sterling Drive Suite 100MH Sheriff Services Emergency - 911 bull Non-Emergency - (209) 468-4400MH Fire Services Emergency - 911 bull Non-Emergency - (209) 407-2990MH Master Restrictions Enforcement - (209) 831-5606 or chathornsjgovorg or report online httpcom2govtsystemscomrpmtnhousepublicdefaultaspMH Library wwwssjcplorglocationscountymhousehtml - 250 Main Street

New to Mountain House

Looking to expand your sphere of influences

Collectively we have many choices of clubs groups and organizations

for your considerationTo have your local group added to this list please email your information to infomhmattersnet or call 209-597-8157

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From Right Here in Mountain House

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Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201618

Additional Dates are Set For Feb 5 Mar 4 Apr 8 and May 6

Join in on the design of the new Mountain House Library as the Community Services District hosts a series of public workshops to gather opinions and design ideas to go into the design conceptWorkshops will be held at Mountain House High School at 530-8pm on the following dates

Saturday January 9 2016 10-1230 pmSaturday February 23 2016 530-9pmand Saturday March 5 2016 10-1230

At Mountain House High School1090 South Central Parkway Mountain House Ca

All Invited to Join In On Mountain House Library Design Public Workshop

The Mountain House Blood Drive returns Satruday February 13 2016 at the Mountain House Welcome Center 955 Prosperity Mustang Way

Mountain House Blood Drive is happening Thursday Feb 13

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 19SPORTS

claim first place The West Coast Warlock boys arrived to the game focused on taking home the cup and you could see in their play from start to finish defeating Lamorinda United 4-1 The Warlocks achieved some spectacular team soccer and played the way the game is meant to be played with some precision passing and attacking style of soccer Warlocks Roster Anthony Blake Daniel Ramirez Dylan Lee Jeremy Miller Jordan Tran Kevin Kovacs Ky-

stormy weekend December 12-13 2015 at Half Moon Bay Wildkatz played some strong team defense while outscoring their opponents 18-4 6-0 over De Anza Force 3-0 over Mill Valley Rockers11 G 3-1 over Burlingame Stars amp 6-3 over Cal Magic in the finals This is a great tune up before West Coast Wildkatz compete for the State Cup in the U11 Girls top division West Coast Soccer is producing

West Coast Warlocks Take NorCal Silver Cup

Undefeated West Coast U11 Wildkatz Win State Silver Cup

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ler Wallace Louden Philbrick Mark Sorensen Raul Olmos Salvador Ramirez and Zachariah Valenzuela Winning the Norcal Silver Cup closes out a great 2015 and a spectacular first year together as a West Coast team for more in-formation go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

December 12-13 2015 the West Coast Warlocks took the field in the State Silver Cup final with a chance to

a very strong age group with their U11 sister team Klash winning the State Bronze Cup and their brother team Warlocks winning the State Silver Cup For more information go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

The West Coast U11 Wildkatz went undefeated in the Premier bracket of Juventus Coppa dOro in a windy

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Letrsquos Chat-English Conversation Practice (Every Tues)MH Branch Library 6pm

Make Your Own Tote BagMH Branch Library 1030am

BNI Meeting (Every Tues)Welcome Center 1130am-1pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

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Family Bingo NightMHHS 630pm

Library Design WorkshopMH Branch Library 10am

Public Safety Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

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MH Library Closed

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2016

Byron Inn Restaurant Expanding to Include Weekend Dinner Service

Head ChefProprietor of the newly reopened Byron Inn Cafe Restaurant Robert Rose an-nounced January 2nd the beginning of weekend dinner service As of Friday January 8 2016 the Byron Restaurant will be open for dinner Friday and Saturday evenings he saidOk my beloved Moun-tain House community he began his announce-ment I need your help You asked for it and now its right around the cor-ner The Byron Inn Cafe is starting dinner service on Friday January 8th at 5pm Dinner service will be every Friday and Satur-day nights He went on to further en-tice Italian Prime Rib will be offered only on Friday nights Italian specialties like gnocchi bolognese hand-made fettuccine in a lemon cream sauce topped with roasted local cauliflower and pine nuts will be offered both nights

Chef Roberts creations are fast gaining a reputation for tastiness and creativity as well as affordabilityMy pizza oven is currently being built in New Jersey and will be delivered within the month Beer and wine will be offered soon he added

Until then its BYOB with free corkage Located on Byron Road just seven miles north of the Great Valley exit out of Mountain House The Byron Inn Cafe is now offering top-notch restau-rant quality meals on par with much pricier versions found in San FranciscoChef Robert envisions a relaxed dining experience with no rush to turn tables around Reserva-

tions are not being accepted at this timeTutti a tavola a mangiare (Everybody to the table to eat) Lets create a supper club just a short drive away Grazie

By Bryan Harrison

MHCSD Launches New Web SiteMountain House Community Services District General Manager Edwin Pattison announced December 21 2015 that the CSD recently launched a new web site Here at the MHCSD we are working hard to provide each resident quality service at a fair value he began We recently launched a new website that the Board and staff believe will better meet your needs as a user - Please let us know if you have any comments or suggestions for content or to make it easier to navigate You can provide comments to Angel Lamb via her e-mail at the following address ( alambsjgovorg )The new site overview states MHCSD is an all inclusive family oriented community that serves todays vibrant and exhilarating lifestyle You will find yourself free from the fast pace of the city while only a short drive away The villages boast an assortment of amenities that include state of the art schools gorgeous parks countless recreation choices and cutting edge technology Here sidewalks bring families lifestyle and community together - See more at wwwmountainhousecsdorg

Chef Robert Rose

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 7

If your group has an activity open to the community in Mountain House please send that information to Angel Lamb no later than the 10th of the month to be included in the newsletter

Maintenance Standards for Neighborhood Street Trees

Public Safety Committee Meeting Tuesday January 5 2016 700 pm For more information please contact Director Lucid at blucidsjgovorg

Library Design Public WorkshopSaturday January 9 2016 900 am ndash 1230pmLocation MHHS Multi-Purpose Room

Youth Action Committee MeetingTuesday January 12 2016 700 pm For more information please contact Director Tingle at btinglesjgovorg

MHCSD Board of Directors Meeting Wednesday January 13 2016 700 pmIncorporation Committee MeetingThursday January 14 2016 700 pm For more information please contact Director Lamb at jlambsjgovorg

SCHEDULE OF MHCSD EVENTSBoard meetings and committee meetings are held in the Michael Forbes McGrew Board Room at the CSD office For class and event locations please see belowFor additional information on the classes or events please contact Angel Lamb at alambsjgovorg

Please note the Mountain House Community Services Offices will be closed the following dates

n Friday Januar y 1 2016 n Monday Januar y 18 2016 n Monday Februar y 15 2016

Office Closure

Street trees in the parkway strips are critical to the creation of an attractive and harmonious landscape expression in each Mountain House neighborhood The Mountain House Community Services District will reach out in the following months and offer some helpful information to perform routine maintenance on street trees This information will include proper pruning techniques when a tree should be replaced

when a tree needs pruning when an arborist should be called and many other helpful hints and guidelinesAppendix F section of the Mountain House Residential Design Guideline Manual provides the requirements that each resident must follow This document can also be found on the Mountain House website Here are some examples of the requirementsbull Those trees that have over extended dead and

unsightly branches shall be pruned and trimmed Damage from wind etc shall be repairedbull All trees shall be pruned and trimmed only as necessary to maintain their natural form Trees shall not be topped ldquohat-rackedrdquo ldquololly-poppedrdquo sheared or pruned in any manner which alters the natural growth habit of the treebull Trees shall be pruned to maintain a central leader and to remove branches which form narrow crotches Prune trees to maintain permanent scaffold branches which have

If you are a utility customer please remember to keep your contact information current You may do so by calling the MHCSD at (209)831-2300 Municipal utility bills are due on the 18th of each month and must be received by the due date to avoid late feesWhen utilizing best practices and proper pruning techniques results will be noticed and achieving our goal of graceful ma-ture tree lined streets will be a reality

Municipal Utility Reminder

In the fall and winter months outdoor irrigation is no lon-ger needed Because of the temperatures and the fre-quent periods of rain the moisture content of the soil is adequate to support turf shrubs and trees that go dor-mant The exception might be potted plants however

they will be needing much less than the warmer months Turning off landscape irriga-tion will save up to 40 on water usage compared to the top of the season in July We are still in a drought and every drop counts so please do your best to conserve

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January 2016CSDMH Mountain House

Community Services DistrictNewsletterReproduced primarily from January MHCSD Newsletter found in your monthly water bill

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Tracy Sunrise Rotary Satellite Club Mtn House Thursday January 8 2015 800am-900amLocation Firehouse Community RoomMountain House Little League Registration2016 Spring Registration is now open for more information please visit their website mountainhouselittleleagueorgMHHS VAPA Boosters Club Meeting Tuesday January 5 2016 700pmLocation MHHS Choir RoomFamily Bingo Night Friday January 8 2016Time 700pm - Doors open at 630pmMHHS Multi-Purpose Room bull mhvapaboostersgmailcomDate

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MHHS Flea MarketSaturday January 9 2016 900am ndash 200pmLocation MHHS bull mhhsfleamarketgmailcomTracy Sunrise Rotary Satellite Club Mtn House Thursday January 21 2015 800am-900amLocation Firehouse Community RoomMountain House Vendor NightSaturday January 23 2016 400pm ndash 700pmLocation 62 N Alta Dena StNCPA Winter Percussion Competition Saturday January 30 2016 Time TBDLocation MHHS bull mhhswinterpercussiongmailcomMHHS Athletic Boosters Club Crab FeedSaturday January 30 2016 600pmLocation American Legion Hall

When it rains water washes over roofs streets driveways sidewalks parking lots and land surfaces Along the way it can pick up a variety of pollutants such as oil pesticides metals chemicals and soil This polluted stormwater drains into the storm sys-tem that eventually discharges into our creek and rivers The pollutants can endanger the water qual-ity of our waterways making them unhealthy for people fish and wildlife No matter where you live theres a drainage system in place to help rainwater find its way to the river Given the MHCSDs limited budget and staff MHCSD relies heavily on citizen involvement to help keep streets safe and storm drains clean and to notify MHCSD if a higher level of maintenance is needed at a particular locationHow you can help keep storm drains cleanTo lessen street flooding the MHCSD asks residents and property managers to help clean the inlets and

storm drains in front of your properties Use a rake or pitch fork to clear leaves limbs and debris from the storm drain Do not put your feet and hands into the storm drain because all kinds of debris collect there that could be dangerous Do not try to remove the grate only the debris on top of the grate The best time to inspect the storm drains in front of your house or business is prior to a rain event and right after a rain If you cannot clear a clogged storm drain yourself notify the MHCSD that help is needed Call 209-831-2300 and report the particular location Please do not rake or blow the leaves from your yard into the street Bag them at the curb in the parking strip and prepare them for curbside pickup by your garbage hauler For leaves that have fallen into the street please keep them out of the channel right along the curb where they will block the path of rainwater Rake them at least one foot from the curb

How to prevent neighborhood drainage problemsWater is the most common cause of unstable slopes and erosion Check your homes drainage system Maintaining the drainage system on private prop-erty is the owners responsibility Make sure your drainage system directs water away from your foundation and not on to your neighbors property Clean your gutters and downspouts Check your gutters once a week during fall and winter Just one wind or rainstorm can clog a well-flowing drainage system Never block any part of the MHCSDs drain-age system Do not put leaves dirt grass clippings or any materials in ditches culverts or drains Doing so can cause flooding It is against the law to dump any material into the drainage system To report illegal dumping call 209-831-2300

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

a radial orientation and do not overlay one another All suckers shall be removed from treesbull All trees that are located adjacent to street andor sidewalks shall be pruned and trimmed as necessary to maintain a height clearance of 8 ft over sidewalks and 12 ft over local (inner neighborhood) streets and 14 ft over collector (main neighborhood) streets for vehicle and pedestrian safetybull Trees shall be pruned to allow clearance for street light illumination and to train the trees to eventually rise above the top of the light fixturesbull Pruning shall be completed while the tree is dormant (after leaf fall in autumn) bull Inspect each tree on a continuous basis for cross branches that may rub broken branches and damage from mowing equipment etcbull Perform ldquosame dayrdquo clean-up of all pruned and trimmed material and dispose of this material off site bull The watering of the tree health and welfare is the responsibility of the homeowner

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 20168

The Tracy Sunrise Rotary Satellite Club at Mountain House met Thursday December 18 2015 at the Mountain House Fire Station Community Room Guest speaker for the 8am gathering was local drone expert Steve Willhide Willhide a drone enthusiast for more than the past five years was recently recruited by one of the largest drone retailers in the nation ReadyMadeRCcom to serve as a technical rep and customer service for the firmHe shared a great deal of information about these radio con-trolled flying machines that have become so immensely popular The frenzy over drones this holiday season was unprecedented which will no doubt result in there being a lot more drones in the air in the months to comeMuch of Willhides focus was on the debate surrounding privacy issues and drone Concerns he said ultimately are moot at this point as cameras on these devises arent equipped to do any more than general surveyThis was really a great presentation stated club Chair Har-shad Bhimani Definitely one of the most interesting and informativeFollowing a fascinating discussion the group moved outside to get a direct look at how these things fly Everyone was excited and most impressed with the technology and most appreciative of having such sought-after expertise right here in our community

Satellite Rotary Gets a Taste of DronesBy Bryan Harrison

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 9

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Valley Chiropractic Holds Festive Community Holiday Toys For Tots DriveBy Bryan Harrison

Rounding out the holiday spirit the folks at Valley Chiropractic in the Wicklund Center held a festive holiday party event Saturday December 19 2015 Open to the community at large the party featured games and face painting for the kids with Sparkles The Clown and a coffee tea and goodies table featuring Mountain Houses own Bundts amp Crumpets Specialty Teas owner Dawn MacMahonDoctor Joseph Russell DC and partner Doctor Tim Coykendall DC were on-hand as were staff and the Marines The party included a com-munity Toys For Tots drive that Dr Russell said yielded some 87 gifts

This was our first year collecting toys in Moun-tain House Dr Russell explained The outpour-ing of support from this tight-knit community was truly like nothing I have experienced beforeOffice Manager Summer Wolfe took a lead roll in organizing the event and her efforts showed Everyone had such a great time today she stated I am so grateful to live and work in such amazing community We made some new friends today tooBesides the community goodwill produced this day the Marines took with them the results that no doubt made a big difference in the lives of numerous kids

Sparkles The Clown painted faces and entertained the kids

Dawn McMahan of Bundts amp Crumpets Specialty Tea served refreshmentsSummer Wolfe and Daughter Alexis

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The Mountain House Wine Club held a festive holiday party hosted by Bethany Vil-lage resident Jan Merges on Saturday December 19 2015A crowd that included nu-

merous first-timers along with many regulars came out on a rather chilly evening to celebrate the season together And a festive evening it was Following a brief mingling and sharing of fa-vorite varietals Jan along with her cohost for the evening Samantha Torres treated members and guests to a beautiful series of three wine pairings The first dish was a truly delightful Thai coco-nut milk lemongrass chicken souprdquoI chose to prepare this dish in particular knowing fresh ginger goes well with the Michael David Winery Sauvignon Blancrdquo Jan saidThe second dish was a bruschetta with pesto fresh feta tomatoes and fresh parmesan cheese paired with the same Lodi vintnerrsquos ldquoFreak-showrdquo Cabernet SauvignonLastly was beef and blue cheese on a toothpick paired with a Bogle RedldquoI always feel honored opening to my home to such an appreciative and grate-ful group of peoplerdquo Jan addedThe Holiday Spirit was in the air as friends old and new enjoyed the night togetherThe next gather-ing of the MH Wine will be held Saturday Janu-ary 23rd at the Wicklund Village home of Jeff and Mary Naleway For more info go to wwwmhwine-clubcom

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New Yearrsquos Resolutions2016By Sukhjan Grewal

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Hey EverybodyJanuary 1st was the first blank page of a new book it is volume 2016 What was your first entry How was your New Yearrsquos Most people make resolutions like spend more time wsiblingsrdquo or ldquoexercise morerdquo If you havenrsquot come up with a resolution try to come up with one anyway Mine was to do more of what makes me happy I want to do loads of new things this year HOW ABOUT YOU Some people say ldquoto try to do one thing every day that scares yourdquo I actually am willing to try that This year you can also try to get rid of any bad habit yoursquove developed Last year I was able to get rid of my horrible nail biting habit I also want to try to gain more confidence and have less fear So friends letrsquos take up new challenges in the New Year I wish everyone a great new year that will bring lot of good memories for 2017

Youth Action Committee December Meet rsquon Greet A SuccessLast month in December we had a nice turnout for our holiday meet and greet Quite a few new people showed interest in joining our group There was food to enjoy Ms Bernice Tingle just looked great We enjoyed that night very much We also played many games and talked to each other a lot I would like to thank Ms Bernice Ms Marie for as-sisting us in conducting our meet and great event in December

If you missed that meet and greet donrsquot worry because you can still join the Youth Action Committee Just come to one of our monthly meetings that are held the second Tuesday of the month at the CSD building beginning at 7pm Our first meeting of the new year will be January 12th You can also earn some extra credit hours by tutoring at the Library in Mountain House Come and join (6th-12th grade only)

By Sukhjan Grewal

In addition to the Trap Neuter Return efforts in addressing the feral cat issue in town the Moun-tain House Feral Cat Rescue also works to nurture and domesticate the many kittens that come along with the workSuccess stories of these adoptions since the group first began in the Spring of 2012 have been many Wed like to share a very recent letter we received from one of our adopting familiesWe adopted our kitty Purrkins from the MHFCR about a year and a half ago He has been such a blessing to our family He came to us healthy happy and well taken care of My kids adore him and he is just the sweetest We love the MHFCR for what they do and know that they have rescued so many cats and taken such good care of them until they found a happy home By making sure they are fixed vaccinated and healthy makes it so much less stressful when trying to find a cat to adopt Knowing that our kitty was rescued makes him even more special -) Thank you MHFCR Kristi VasquezWe appreciate hearing how well adjusted these kitties are and welcome your stories email mountainhousecatsgmailcom

Purring for PurrkinsSubmitted by Jackie Dekker President MHFCR

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Itrsquos Not About SuccessBy Anushree Bhimani

Happy New Year Moun-tain House For all of us the New Year brings new hopes new dreams and new aspirations Each January we promise our-selves to make the coming year better than the past Sometimes we set new resolutions other times we decide to fulfill the ones we couldnrsquot previously Regardless of what resolutions we have one thing that never changes is our desire to succeed You may be a junior in high school who is trying to succeed in your AP classes and manage your extra cur-ricular activities at the same time You may be the senior in high school eagerly waiting to hear back from your dream school You may be the entrepreneur who just launched their new business or the innovator who has an idea that can change the way we live Or you may simply be the individual with a personal resolution for 2016 No matter who you are and what

you do you want to suc-ceed That goal is mutualThe road to success how-ever is not a straightfor-ward one There are twists turns and unexpected ob-stacles And even at the end of it all you can never be sure that success is waiting to embrace you

And thatrsquos why we shouldnrsquot chase suc-cess we canrsquot guarantee it Thatrsquos not to say that success is unattainable We have countless examples of people who have succeeded big time in their respec-tive fields But first they have excelled Through their determination dedication and hard work all those who we know today to be successful have first become excellent at whatever they did No mat-ter who you are what you do and what kind of success you wish to obtain you must first excel because excellence is the natural predecessor to success So this year pursue excellence and success is bound to follow

With a strong likelihood of El Nino driven storms causing flooding in parts of Cali-fornia and consumers concerned about the availability of homeowners insurance in areas with a high risk of wildfire I am writing to ask you to share this important information about insurance coverage with your constituents

El Nino and Flood Insurance Meteorologists predict El Nino will likely bring heavy rains and flooding to many areas in the state Flood damage is not cov-ered by traditional homeowners insurance Flood insurance is only available through the National Flood Insurance Program and there is a 30 day waiting period before the policy is effective Californians living in areas with any risk of flooding should purchase flood insurance through the NFIP immediately Learn more at wwwfloodsmartgovfloodsmart

Fire Insurance California FAIR Plan

With increased losses due to more frequent and more severe fires some insurance companies are not renewing policies or restricting where they write new policies Consumers should always shop around for homeowners insurance If they cannot find standard coverage they should ask an insurance agent or broker about the non-admitted (surplus lines) market The Legislature also established an insurer of last resort for Californians unable to find standard home insurance Californians unable to find stan-dard home insurance are entitled to purchase fire insurance from the California FAIR Plan They can contact the FAIR Plan at wwwcfpnetcom We provide a number of tools on our California Department of Insurance Website to help consum-ers understand homeresidential insurance so that they can make the best decision for their situa-tion including informational guides a premium comparison tool and a new coverage comparison tool that allows consumers to compare differences between insurance policies offered by insurers Please visit our website at wwwinsurancecagov for more information

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ICAN of the Delta Valley search ICAN of the Delta Valley on FacebookMH Asian-American Association wwwmhaaacomMH Autism Awareness search Mountain House Autism Awareness on FacebookMH Auto Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsmhautoclubMH BNI Power Partners search Mountain House Business Networking group on FacebookMH Local Businesses wwwMHLocalBizcom wwwfacebookcomMountainHouseLocalBusinessMH Cancer Support Group search Mountain House Cancer Support Group on FacebookMH Cooks Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHCooksMH Craft Beer Club Search Mountain House Craft Beer Club on FacebookMH Dog Club wwwMHdogclubcomMH Feral Cat Rescue wwwMountainHouseCatscom - 209-597-8150MH Filipino-American Society wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHFILAMSMH Flag Football Inc wwwmhflagfootballcom (including MH Tennis Youth Cheer Golf Club amp Kite Run)

MH Community Services District wwwMHCSDcom - 230 S Sterling Drive Suite 100MH Sheriff Services Emergency - 911 bull Non-Emergency - (209) 468-4400MH Fire Services Emergency - 911 bull Non-Emergency - (209) 407-2990MH Master Restrictions Enforcement - (209) 831-5606 or chathornsjgovorg or report online httpcom2govtsystemscomrpmtnhousepublicdefaultaspMH Library wwwssjcplorglocationscountymhousehtml - 250 Main Street

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Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 17Sports

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Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201618

Additional Dates are Set For Feb 5 Mar 4 Apr 8 and May 6

Join in on the design of the new Mountain House Library as the Community Services District hosts a series of public workshops to gather opinions and design ideas to go into the design conceptWorkshops will be held at Mountain House High School at 530-8pm on the following dates

Saturday January 9 2016 10-1230 pmSaturday February 23 2016 530-9pmand Saturday March 5 2016 10-1230

At Mountain House High School1090 South Central Parkway Mountain House Ca

All Invited to Join In On Mountain House Library Design Public Workshop

The Mountain House Blood Drive returns Satruday February 13 2016 at the Mountain House Welcome Center 955 Prosperity Mustang Way

Mountain House Blood Drive is happening Thursday Feb 13

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 19SPORTS

claim first place The West Coast Warlock boys arrived to the game focused on taking home the cup and you could see in their play from start to finish defeating Lamorinda United 4-1 The Warlocks achieved some spectacular team soccer and played the way the game is meant to be played with some precision passing and attacking style of soccer Warlocks Roster Anthony Blake Daniel Ramirez Dylan Lee Jeremy Miller Jordan Tran Kevin Kovacs Ky-

stormy weekend December 12-13 2015 at Half Moon Bay Wildkatz played some strong team defense while outscoring their opponents 18-4 6-0 over De Anza Force 3-0 over Mill Valley Rockers11 G 3-1 over Burlingame Stars amp 6-3 over Cal Magic in the finals This is a great tune up before West Coast Wildkatz compete for the State Cup in the U11 Girls top division West Coast Soccer is producing

West Coast Warlocks Take NorCal Silver Cup

Undefeated West Coast U11 Wildkatz Win State Silver Cup

Submitted by Troy Dayak Submitted by Troy Dayak

ler Wallace Louden Philbrick Mark Sorensen Raul Olmos Salvador Ramirez and Zachariah Valenzuela Winning the Norcal Silver Cup closes out a great 2015 and a spectacular first year together as a West Coast team for more in-formation go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

December 12-13 2015 the West Coast Warlocks took the field in the State Silver Cup final with a chance to

a very strong age group with their U11 sister team Klash winning the State Bronze Cup and their brother team Warlocks winning the State Silver Cup For more information go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

The West Coast U11 Wildkatz went undefeated in the Premier bracket of Juventus Coppa dOro in a windy

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Mountain House Community Events Calendar

All dates and events subject to change Check with your respective groups to verify

To submit your community-oriented event for consideration on the Mountain House Matters

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Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Trendy Tuesday w Camp Sew amp Sew 7 pm

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Trendy Tuesday w Camp Sew amp Sew 7 pm

Family Storytime-Every TuesMH Branch Library 6pm Beginning Chapter Book Club

(Every Wednesday)MH Branch Library 415pm

Easy Reader Book Club (Every Wednesday)MH Branch Library 330pm Preschool Storytime (Every Thurs)

MH Branch Library 1115am

All About Baby Storytime (Every Thursday) MH Branch Library 1030am

Crafty Fridays for AdultsMH Branch Library 1030am

Bethany Movie NightBethany Elementary 6-8pm

Youth Action Committee MeetingBoard Rm 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MHCSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MH Wine Club7-10pm bull wwwMHWineClubcom

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

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MHHS Athletic Boosters CLub Crab FeedAmerican Legion Hall

MH Rotary MeetingFire Station 830-930am

Incorporation Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

Letrsquos Chat-English Conversation Practice (Every Tues)MH Branch Library 6pm

Make Your Own Tote BagMH Branch Library 1030am

BNI Meeting (Every Tues)Welcome Center 1130am-1pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

Altamont Movie NightAltamont Elementary 530pm

Family Bingo NightMHHS 630pm

Library Design WorkshopMH Branch Library 10am

Public Safety Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MH Rotary MeetingFire Station 830-930am

January 2016

MH Library Closed

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 7

If your group has an activity open to the community in Mountain House please send that information to Angel Lamb no later than the 10th of the month to be included in the newsletter

Maintenance Standards for Neighborhood Street Trees

Public Safety Committee Meeting Tuesday January 5 2016 700 pm For more information please contact Director Lucid at blucidsjgovorg

Library Design Public WorkshopSaturday January 9 2016 900 am ndash 1230pmLocation MHHS Multi-Purpose Room

Youth Action Committee MeetingTuesday January 12 2016 700 pm For more information please contact Director Tingle at btinglesjgovorg

MHCSD Board of Directors Meeting Wednesday January 13 2016 700 pmIncorporation Committee MeetingThursday January 14 2016 700 pm For more information please contact Director Lamb at jlambsjgovorg

SCHEDULE OF MHCSD EVENTSBoard meetings and committee meetings are held in the Michael Forbes McGrew Board Room at the CSD office For class and event locations please see belowFor additional information on the classes or events please contact Angel Lamb at alambsjgovorg

Please note the Mountain House Community Services Offices will be closed the following dates

n Friday Januar y 1 2016 n Monday Januar y 18 2016 n Monday Februar y 15 2016

Office Closure

Street trees in the parkway strips are critical to the creation of an attractive and harmonious landscape expression in each Mountain House neighborhood The Mountain House Community Services District will reach out in the following months and offer some helpful information to perform routine maintenance on street trees This information will include proper pruning techniques when a tree should be replaced

when a tree needs pruning when an arborist should be called and many other helpful hints and guidelinesAppendix F section of the Mountain House Residential Design Guideline Manual provides the requirements that each resident must follow This document can also be found on the Mountain House website Here are some examples of the requirementsbull Those trees that have over extended dead and

unsightly branches shall be pruned and trimmed Damage from wind etc shall be repairedbull All trees shall be pruned and trimmed only as necessary to maintain their natural form Trees shall not be topped ldquohat-rackedrdquo ldquololly-poppedrdquo sheared or pruned in any manner which alters the natural growth habit of the treebull Trees shall be pruned to maintain a central leader and to remove branches which form narrow crotches Prune trees to maintain permanent scaffold branches which have

If you are a utility customer please remember to keep your contact information current You may do so by calling the MHCSD at (209)831-2300 Municipal utility bills are due on the 18th of each month and must be received by the due date to avoid late feesWhen utilizing best practices and proper pruning techniques results will be noticed and achieving our goal of graceful ma-ture tree lined streets will be a reality

Municipal Utility Reminder

In the fall and winter months outdoor irrigation is no lon-ger needed Because of the temperatures and the fre-quent periods of rain the moisture content of the soil is adequate to support turf shrubs and trees that go dor-mant The exception might be potted plants however

they will be needing much less than the warmer months Turning off landscape irriga-tion will save up to 40 on water usage compared to the top of the season in July We are still in a drought and every drop counts so please do your best to conserve

Outdoor Irrigation

January 2016CSDMH Mountain House

Community Services DistrictNewsletterReproduced primarily from January MHCSD Newsletter found in your monthly water bill

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Tracy Sunrise Rotary Satellite Club Mtn House Thursday January 8 2015 800am-900amLocation Firehouse Community RoomMountain House Little League Registration2016 Spring Registration is now open for more information please visit their website mountainhouselittleleagueorgMHHS VAPA Boosters Club Meeting Tuesday January 5 2016 700pmLocation MHHS Choir RoomFamily Bingo Night Friday January 8 2016Time 700pm - Doors open at 630pmMHHS Multi-Purpose Room bull mhvapaboostersgmailcomDate

If you have visited the Mountain House CSD website recently you may have noticed some changes If you havenrsquot had a chance to check it out please take a few moments to view our updated website Same url mountainhousecsdorg

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MHHS Flea MarketSaturday January 9 2016 900am ndash 200pmLocation MHHS bull mhhsfleamarketgmailcomTracy Sunrise Rotary Satellite Club Mtn House Thursday January 21 2015 800am-900amLocation Firehouse Community RoomMountain House Vendor NightSaturday January 23 2016 400pm ndash 700pmLocation 62 N Alta Dena StNCPA Winter Percussion Competition Saturday January 30 2016 Time TBDLocation MHHS bull mhhswinterpercussiongmailcomMHHS Athletic Boosters Club Crab FeedSaturday January 30 2016 600pmLocation American Legion Hall

When it rains water washes over roofs streets driveways sidewalks parking lots and land surfaces Along the way it can pick up a variety of pollutants such as oil pesticides metals chemicals and soil This polluted stormwater drains into the storm sys-tem that eventually discharges into our creek and rivers The pollutants can endanger the water qual-ity of our waterways making them unhealthy for people fish and wildlife No matter where you live theres a drainage system in place to help rainwater find its way to the river Given the MHCSDs limited budget and staff MHCSD relies heavily on citizen involvement to help keep streets safe and storm drains clean and to notify MHCSD if a higher level of maintenance is needed at a particular locationHow you can help keep storm drains cleanTo lessen street flooding the MHCSD asks residents and property managers to help clean the inlets and

storm drains in front of your properties Use a rake or pitch fork to clear leaves limbs and debris from the storm drain Do not put your feet and hands into the storm drain because all kinds of debris collect there that could be dangerous Do not try to remove the grate only the debris on top of the grate The best time to inspect the storm drains in front of your house or business is prior to a rain event and right after a rain If you cannot clear a clogged storm drain yourself notify the MHCSD that help is needed Call 209-831-2300 and report the particular location Please do not rake or blow the leaves from your yard into the street Bag them at the curb in the parking strip and prepare them for curbside pickup by your garbage hauler For leaves that have fallen into the street please keep them out of the channel right along the curb where they will block the path of rainwater Rake them at least one foot from the curb

How to prevent neighborhood drainage problemsWater is the most common cause of unstable slopes and erosion Check your homes drainage system Maintaining the drainage system on private prop-erty is the owners responsibility Make sure your drainage system directs water away from your foundation and not on to your neighbors property Clean your gutters and downspouts Check your gutters once a week during fall and winter Just one wind or rainstorm can clog a well-flowing drainage system Never block any part of the MHCSDs drain-age system Do not put leaves dirt grass clippings or any materials in ditches culverts or drains Doing so can cause flooding It is against the law to dump any material into the drainage system To report illegal dumping call 209-831-2300

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

a radial orientation and do not overlay one another All suckers shall be removed from treesbull All trees that are located adjacent to street andor sidewalks shall be pruned and trimmed as necessary to maintain a height clearance of 8 ft over sidewalks and 12 ft over local (inner neighborhood) streets and 14 ft over collector (main neighborhood) streets for vehicle and pedestrian safetybull Trees shall be pruned to allow clearance for street light illumination and to train the trees to eventually rise above the top of the light fixturesbull Pruning shall be completed while the tree is dormant (after leaf fall in autumn) bull Inspect each tree on a continuous basis for cross branches that may rub broken branches and damage from mowing equipment etcbull Perform ldquosame dayrdquo clean-up of all pruned and trimmed material and dispose of this material off site bull The watering of the tree health and welfare is the responsibility of the homeowner

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 20168

The Tracy Sunrise Rotary Satellite Club at Mountain House met Thursday December 18 2015 at the Mountain House Fire Station Community Room Guest speaker for the 8am gathering was local drone expert Steve Willhide Willhide a drone enthusiast for more than the past five years was recently recruited by one of the largest drone retailers in the nation ReadyMadeRCcom to serve as a technical rep and customer service for the firmHe shared a great deal of information about these radio con-trolled flying machines that have become so immensely popular The frenzy over drones this holiday season was unprecedented which will no doubt result in there being a lot more drones in the air in the months to comeMuch of Willhides focus was on the debate surrounding privacy issues and drone Concerns he said ultimately are moot at this point as cameras on these devises arent equipped to do any more than general surveyThis was really a great presentation stated club Chair Har-shad Bhimani Definitely one of the most interesting and informativeFollowing a fascinating discussion the group moved outside to get a direct look at how these things fly Everyone was excited and most impressed with the technology and most appreciative of having such sought-after expertise right here in our community

Satellite Rotary Gets a Taste of DronesBy Bryan Harrison

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 9

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Valley Chiropractic Holds Festive Community Holiday Toys For Tots DriveBy Bryan Harrison

Rounding out the holiday spirit the folks at Valley Chiropractic in the Wicklund Center held a festive holiday party event Saturday December 19 2015 Open to the community at large the party featured games and face painting for the kids with Sparkles The Clown and a coffee tea and goodies table featuring Mountain Houses own Bundts amp Crumpets Specialty Teas owner Dawn MacMahonDoctor Joseph Russell DC and partner Doctor Tim Coykendall DC were on-hand as were staff and the Marines The party included a com-munity Toys For Tots drive that Dr Russell said yielded some 87 gifts

This was our first year collecting toys in Moun-tain House Dr Russell explained The outpour-ing of support from this tight-knit community was truly like nothing I have experienced beforeOffice Manager Summer Wolfe took a lead roll in organizing the event and her efforts showed Everyone had such a great time today she stated I am so grateful to live and work in such amazing community We made some new friends today tooBesides the community goodwill produced this day the Marines took with them the results that no doubt made a big difference in the lives of numerous kids

Sparkles The Clown painted faces and entertained the kids

Dawn McMahan of Bundts amp Crumpets Specialty Tea served refreshmentsSummer Wolfe and Daughter Alexis

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The Mountain House Wine Club held a festive holiday party hosted by Bethany Vil-lage resident Jan Merges on Saturday December 19 2015A crowd that included nu-

merous first-timers along with many regulars came out on a rather chilly evening to celebrate the season together And a festive evening it was Following a brief mingling and sharing of fa-vorite varietals Jan along with her cohost for the evening Samantha Torres treated members and guests to a beautiful series of three wine pairings The first dish was a truly delightful Thai coco-nut milk lemongrass chicken souprdquoI chose to prepare this dish in particular knowing fresh ginger goes well with the Michael David Winery Sauvignon Blancrdquo Jan saidThe second dish was a bruschetta with pesto fresh feta tomatoes and fresh parmesan cheese paired with the same Lodi vintnerrsquos ldquoFreak-showrdquo Cabernet SauvignonLastly was beef and blue cheese on a toothpick paired with a Bogle RedldquoI always feel honored opening to my home to such an appreciative and grate-ful group of peoplerdquo Jan addedThe Holiday Spirit was in the air as friends old and new enjoyed the night togetherThe next gather-ing of the MH Wine will be held Saturday Janu-ary 23rd at the Wicklund Village home of Jeff and Mary Naleway For more info go to wwwmhwine-clubcom

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New Yearrsquos Resolutions2016By Sukhjan Grewal

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Hey EverybodyJanuary 1st was the first blank page of a new book it is volume 2016 What was your first entry How was your New Yearrsquos Most people make resolutions like spend more time wsiblingsrdquo or ldquoexercise morerdquo If you havenrsquot come up with a resolution try to come up with one anyway Mine was to do more of what makes me happy I want to do loads of new things this year HOW ABOUT YOU Some people say ldquoto try to do one thing every day that scares yourdquo I actually am willing to try that This year you can also try to get rid of any bad habit yoursquove developed Last year I was able to get rid of my horrible nail biting habit I also want to try to gain more confidence and have less fear So friends letrsquos take up new challenges in the New Year I wish everyone a great new year that will bring lot of good memories for 2017

Youth Action Committee December Meet rsquon Greet A SuccessLast month in December we had a nice turnout for our holiday meet and greet Quite a few new people showed interest in joining our group There was food to enjoy Ms Bernice Tingle just looked great We enjoyed that night very much We also played many games and talked to each other a lot I would like to thank Ms Bernice Ms Marie for as-sisting us in conducting our meet and great event in December

If you missed that meet and greet donrsquot worry because you can still join the Youth Action Committee Just come to one of our monthly meetings that are held the second Tuesday of the month at the CSD building beginning at 7pm Our first meeting of the new year will be January 12th You can also earn some extra credit hours by tutoring at the Library in Mountain House Come and join (6th-12th grade only)

By Sukhjan Grewal

In addition to the Trap Neuter Return efforts in addressing the feral cat issue in town the Moun-tain House Feral Cat Rescue also works to nurture and domesticate the many kittens that come along with the workSuccess stories of these adoptions since the group first began in the Spring of 2012 have been many Wed like to share a very recent letter we received from one of our adopting familiesWe adopted our kitty Purrkins from the MHFCR about a year and a half ago He has been such a blessing to our family He came to us healthy happy and well taken care of My kids adore him and he is just the sweetest We love the MHFCR for what they do and know that they have rescued so many cats and taken such good care of them until they found a happy home By making sure they are fixed vaccinated and healthy makes it so much less stressful when trying to find a cat to adopt Knowing that our kitty was rescued makes him even more special -) Thank you MHFCR Kristi VasquezWe appreciate hearing how well adjusted these kitties are and welcome your stories email mountainhousecatsgmailcom

Purring for PurrkinsSubmitted by Jackie Dekker President MHFCR

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Itrsquos Not About SuccessBy Anushree Bhimani

Happy New Year Moun-tain House For all of us the New Year brings new hopes new dreams and new aspirations Each January we promise our-selves to make the coming year better than the past Sometimes we set new resolutions other times we decide to fulfill the ones we couldnrsquot previously Regardless of what resolutions we have one thing that never changes is our desire to succeed You may be a junior in high school who is trying to succeed in your AP classes and manage your extra cur-ricular activities at the same time You may be the senior in high school eagerly waiting to hear back from your dream school You may be the entrepreneur who just launched their new business or the innovator who has an idea that can change the way we live Or you may simply be the individual with a personal resolution for 2016 No matter who you are and what

you do you want to suc-ceed That goal is mutualThe road to success how-ever is not a straightfor-ward one There are twists turns and unexpected ob-stacles And even at the end of it all you can never be sure that success is waiting to embrace you

And thatrsquos why we shouldnrsquot chase suc-cess we canrsquot guarantee it Thatrsquos not to say that success is unattainable We have countless examples of people who have succeeded big time in their respec-tive fields But first they have excelled Through their determination dedication and hard work all those who we know today to be successful have first become excellent at whatever they did No mat-ter who you are what you do and what kind of success you wish to obtain you must first excel because excellence is the natural predecessor to success So this year pursue excellence and success is bound to follow

With a strong likelihood of El Nino driven storms causing flooding in parts of Cali-fornia and consumers concerned about the availability of homeowners insurance in areas with a high risk of wildfire I am writing to ask you to share this important information about insurance coverage with your constituents

El Nino and Flood Insurance Meteorologists predict El Nino will likely bring heavy rains and flooding to many areas in the state Flood damage is not cov-ered by traditional homeowners insurance Flood insurance is only available through the National Flood Insurance Program and there is a 30 day waiting period before the policy is effective Californians living in areas with any risk of flooding should purchase flood insurance through the NFIP immediately Learn more at wwwfloodsmartgovfloodsmart

Fire Insurance California FAIR Plan

With increased losses due to more frequent and more severe fires some insurance companies are not renewing policies or restricting where they write new policies Consumers should always shop around for homeowners insurance If they cannot find standard coverage they should ask an insurance agent or broker about the non-admitted (surplus lines) market The Legislature also established an insurer of last resort for Californians unable to find standard home insurance Californians unable to find stan-dard home insurance are entitled to purchase fire insurance from the California FAIR Plan They can contact the FAIR Plan at wwwcfpnetcom We provide a number of tools on our California Department of Insurance Website to help consum-ers understand homeresidential insurance so that they can make the best decision for their situa-tion including informational guides a premium comparison tool and a new coverage comparison tool that allows consumers to compare differences between insurance policies offered by insurers Please visit our website at wwwinsurancecagov for more information

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for info

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201616

ICAN of the Delta Valley search ICAN of the Delta Valley on FacebookMH Asian-American Association wwwmhaaacomMH Autism Awareness search Mountain House Autism Awareness on FacebookMH Auto Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsmhautoclubMH BNI Power Partners search Mountain House Business Networking group on FacebookMH Local Businesses wwwMHLocalBizcom wwwfacebookcomMountainHouseLocalBusinessMH Cancer Support Group search Mountain House Cancer Support Group on FacebookMH Cooks Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHCooksMH Craft Beer Club Search Mountain House Craft Beer Club on FacebookMH Dog Club wwwMHdogclubcomMH Feral Cat Rescue wwwMountainHouseCatscom - 209-597-8150MH Filipino-American Society wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHFILAMSMH Flag Football Inc wwwmhflagfootballcom (including MH Tennis Youth Cheer Golf Club amp Kite Run)

MH Community Services District wwwMHCSDcom - 230 S Sterling Drive Suite 100MH Sheriff Services Emergency - 911 bull Non-Emergency - (209) 468-4400MH Fire Services Emergency - 911 bull Non-Emergency - (209) 407-2990MH Master Restrictions Enforcement - (209) 831-5606 or chathornsjgovorg or report online httpcom2govtsystemscomrpmtnhousepublicdefaultaspMH Library wwwssjcplorglocationscountymhousehtml - 250 Main Street

New to Mountain House

Looking to expand your sphere of influences

Collectively we have many choices of clubs groups and organizations

for your considerationTo have your local group added to this list please email your information to infomhmattersnet or call 209-597-8157

ONE OF THIS NATIONS PREMIEREMOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERS

From Right Here in Mountain House

Bubba Paris

is pleased to announce that his new book

Born for this Moment is now available at most online book stores including

Barnes amp Noble and Amazon BooksSigned Copies are available on Ebay

or get your Personalized Copy from Bubba himself atwwwBubbaPariscom

Five Star Customer-Rating Reviews on Amazon

Resources

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Handyman Services

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Cabinets bull Plumbing Upgrades bull Entertainment CentersGeneral Contractor

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MH Running Club wwwMHrunnerscomMH Seniors Group wwwFacebookcom - type Mountain House SeniorsMH SoccerWest Coast Soccer Club httpwestcoastsoccerclubcomMH Sports Inc wwwmh-sportsorg - Jr Mustangs Football Cheer Basketball Track n FieldMH Villages Forum wwwMHVillagescomMH Virtual Garage Sale wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHvirtualgaragesaleMH Wine Club wwwMHwineclubcomMH Walking Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHWalkingClubMacaroni Kid - Mountain House wwwMountainHouseMacaroniKidcomNeighborhood Watch search MH Neighborhood Watch on FacebookTracy Rotary Satellite Club Mountain House search Rotary Mountain House on FacebookTracy Talks Community page for Tracy amp MH wwwfacebookcomOfficialTracyTalks

Mountain House Matters wwwMHMattersnetMH Online Forum wwwMHvillagescomMH Wiki httpwikimhvillagescomMH Facebook Group facebookcomgroupsMountainHouseSan Joaquin County Animal Services (209) 953-6070MH Welcome Center 955 Prosperity Street Mustang Way - (209) 221-6317

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 17Sports

Full Service Groomingfor Dogs amp Cats

wwwThePamperedPetGroomingAndSpacom

(209) 833-7600(925) 240-0676

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visit us onFacebook

If your business would like to sponsor our youth flag football league and get exposure to over 1000 families in MH and Tracy and surrounding areas these are our 2016 sponsorship levelsPlatinum ($2000 and up) Gold benefits + special recognition at the end of year awards ceremonyGold ($600-$1999) Silver benefits + your 15-20 second ad (we will help you make it) will be inserted for all the MH Flag Football youth league videos (220 games last year)Silver ($300-$599) Bronze benefits + banner display at all the MH Flag Football youth league gamesBronze ($100-$299) Listed on website emails to promote your business (to our email list)For more information please email me andymh-flagfootballcom

MH Flag Football Call for 2016 Season Sponsors

Photo by LizGrande

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201618

Additional Dates are Set For Feb 5 Mar 4 Apr 8 and May 6

Join in on the design of the new Mountain House Library as the Community Services District hosts a series of public workshops to gather opinions and design ideas to go into the design conceptWorkshops will be held at Mountain House High School at 530-8pm on the following dates

Saturday January 9 2016 10-1230 pmSaturday February 23 2016 530-9pmand Saturday March 5 2016 10-1230

At Mountain House High School1090 South Central Parkway Mountain House Ca

All Invited to Join In On Mountain House Library Design Public Workshop

The Mountain House Blood Drive returns Satruday February 13 2016 at the Mountain House Welcome Center 955 Prosperity Mustang Way

Mountain House Blood Drive is happening Thursday Feb 13

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 19SPORTS

claim first place The West Coast Warlock boys arrived to the game focused on taking home the cup and you could see in their play from start to finish defeating Lamorinda United 4-1 The Warlocks achieved some spectacular team soccer and played the way the game is meant to be played with some precision passing and attacking style of soccer Warlocks Roster Anthony Blake Daniel Ramirez Dylan Lee Jeremy Miller Jordan Tran Kevin Kovacs Ky-

stormy weekend December 12-13 2015 at Half Moon Bay Wildkatz played some strong team defense while outscoring their opponents 18-4 6-0 over De Anza Force 3-0 over Mill Valley Rockers11 G 3-1 over Burlingame Stars amp 6-3 over Cal Magic in the finals This is a great tune up before West Coast Wildkatz compete for the State Cup in the U11 Girls top division West Coast Soccer is producing

West Coast Warlocks Take NorCal Silver Cup

Undefeated West Coast U11 Wildkatz Win State Silver Cup

Submitted by Troy Dayak Submitted by Troy Dayak

ler Wallace Louden Philbrick Mark Sorensen Raul Olmos Salvador Ramirez and Zachariah Valenzuela Winning the Norcal Silver Cup closes out a great 2015 and a spectacular first year together as a West Coast team for more in-formation go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

December 12-13 2015 the West Coast Warlocks took the field in the State Silver Cup final with a chance to

a very strong age group with their U11 sister team Klash winning the State Bronze Cup and their brother team Warlocks winning the State Silver Cup For more information go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

The West Coast U11 Wildkatz went undefeated in the Premier bracket of Juventus Coppa dOro in a windy

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27 28 29 30 31 1 2

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Mountain House Community Events Calendar

All dates and events subject to change Check with your respective groups to verify

To submit your community-oriented event for consideration on the Mountain House Matters

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Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Trendy Tuesday w Camp Sew amp Sew 7 pm

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Trendy Tuesday w Camp Sew amp Sew 7 pm

Family Storytime-Every TuesMH Branch Library 6pm Beginning Chapter Book Club

(Every Wednesday)MH Branch Library 415pm

Easy Reader Book Club (Every Wednesday)MH Branch Library 330pm Preschool Storytime (Every Thurs)

MH Branch Library 1115am

All About Baby Storytime (Every Thursday) MH Branch Library 1030am

Crafty Fridays for AdultsMH Branch Library 1030am

Bethany Movie NightBethany Elementary 6-8pm

Youth Action Committee MeetingBoard Rm 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MHCSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MH Wine Club7-10pm bull wwwMHWineClubcom

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

MHHS Athletic Boosters CLub Crab FeedAmerican Legion Hall

MH Rotary MeetingFire Station 830-930am

Incorporation Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

Letrsquos Chat-English Conversation Practice (Every Tues)MH Branch Library 6pm

Make Your Own Tote BagMH Branch Library 1030am

BNI Meeting (Every Tues)Welcome Center 1130am-1pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

Altamont Movie NightAltamont Elementary 530pm

Family Bingo NightMHHS 630pm

Library Design WorkshopMH Branch Library 10am

Public Safety Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MH Rotary MeetingFire Station 830-930am

January 2016

MH Library Closed

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 20168

The Tracy Sunrise Rotary Satellite Club at Mountain House met Thursday December 18 2015 at the Mountain House Fire Station Community Room Guest speaker for the 8am gathering was local drone expert Steve Willhide Willhide a drone enthusiast for more than the past five years was recently recruited by one of the largest drone retailers in the nation ReadyMadeRCcom to serve as a technical rep and customer service for the firmHe shared a great deal of information about these radio con-trolled flying machines that have become so immensely popular The frenzy over drones this holiday season was unprecedented which will no doubt result in there being a lot more drones in the air in the months to comeMuch of Willhides focus was on the debate surrounding privacy issues and drone Concerns he said ultimately are moot at this point as cameras on these devises arent equipped to do any more than general surveyThis was really a great presentation stated club Chair Har-shad Bhimani Definitely one of the most interesting and informativeFollowing a fascinating discussion the group moved outside to get a direct look at how these things fly Everyone was excited and most impressed with the technology and most appreciative of having such sought-after expertise right here in our community

Satellite Rotary Gets a Taste of DronesBy Bryan Harrison

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Valley Chiropractic Holds Festive Community Holiday Toys For Tots DriveBy Bryan Harrison

Rounding out the holiday spirit the folks at Valley Chiropractic in the Wicklund Center held a festive holiday party event Saturday December 19 2015 Open to the community at large the party featured games and face painting for the kids with Sparkles The Clown and a coffee tea and goodies table featuring Mountain Houses own Bundts amp Crumpets Specialty Teas owner Dawn MacMahonDoctor Joseph Russell DC and partner Doctor Tim Coykendall DC were on-hand as were staff and the Marines The party included a com-munity Toys For Tots drive that Dr Russell said yielded some 87 gifts

This was our first year collecting toys in Moun-tain House Dr Russell explained The outpour-ing of support from this tight-knit community was truly like nothing I have experienced beforeOffice Manager Summer Wolfe took a lead roll in organizing the event and her efforts showed Everyone had such a great time today she stated I am so grateful to live and work in such amazing community We made some new friends today tooBesides the community goodwill produced this day the Marines took with them the results that no doubt made a big difference in the lives of numerous kids

Sparkles The Clown painted faces and entertained the kids

Dawn McMahan of Bundts amp Crumpets Specialty Tea served refreshmentsSummer Wolfe and Daughter Alexis

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Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201612

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The Mountain House Wine Club held a festive holiday party hosted by Bethany Vil-lage resident Jan Merges on Saturday December 19 2015A crowd that included nu-

merous first-timers along with many regulars came out on a rather chilly evening to celebrate the season together And a festive evening it was Following a brief mingling and sharing of fa-vorite varietals Jan along with her cohost for the evening Samantha Torres treated members and guests to a beautiful series of three wine pairings The first dish was a truly delightful Thai coco-nut milk lemongrass chicken souprdquoI chose to prepare this dish in particular knowing fresh ginger goes well with the Michael David Winery Sauvignon Blancrdquo Jan saidThe second dish was a bruschetta with pesto fresh feta tomatoes and fresh parmesan cheese paired with the same Lodi vintnerrsquos ldquoFreak-showrdquo Cabernet SauvignonLastly was beef and blue cheese on a toothpick paired with a Bogle RedldquoI always feel honored opening to my home to such an appreciative and grate-ful group of peoplerdquo Jan addedThe Holiday Spirit was in the air as friends old and new enjoyed the night togetherThe next gather-ing of the MH Wine will be held Saturday Janu-ary 23rd at the Wicklund Village home of Jeff and Mary Naleway For more info go to wwwmhwine-clubcom

Festive Holiday Wine Club Event

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KMountain House Matters

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Hey EverybodyJanuary 1st was the first blank page of a new book it is volume 2016 What was your first entry How was your New Yearrsquos Most people make resolutions like spend more time wsiblingsrdquo or ldquoexercise morerdquo If you havenrsquot come up with a resolution try to come up with one anyway Mine was to do more of what makes me happy I want to do loads of new things this year HOW ABOUT YOU Some people say ldquoto try to do one thing every day that scares yourdquo I actually am willing to try that This year you can also try to get rid of any bad habit yoursquove developed Last year I was able to get rid of my horrible nail biting habit I also want to try to gain more confidence and have less fear So friends letrsquos take up new challenges in the New Year I wish everyone a great new year that will bring lot of good memories for 2017

Youth Action Committee December Meet rsquon Greet A SuccessLast month in December we had a nice turnout for our holiday meet and greet Quite a few new people showed interest in joining our group There was food to enjoy Ms Bernice Tingle just looked great We enjoyed that night very much We also played many games and talked to each other a lot I would like to thank Ms Bernice Ms Marie for as-sisting us in conducting our meet and great event in December

If you missed that meet and greet donrsquot worry because you can still join the Youth Action Committee Just come to one of our monthly meetings that are held the second Tuesday of the month at the CSD building beginning at 7pm Our first meeting of the new year will be January 12th You can also earn some extra credit hours by tutoring at the Library in Mountain House Come and join (6th-12th grade only)

By Sukhjan Grewal

In addition to the Trap Neuter Return efforts in addressing the feral cat issue in town the Moun-tain House Feral Cat Rescue also works to nurture and domesticate the many kittens that come along with the workSuccess stories of these adoptions since the group first began in the Spring of 2012 have been many Wed like to share a very recent letter we received from one of our adopting familiesWe adopted our kitty Purrkins from the MHFCR about a year and a half ago He has been such a blessing to our family He came to us healthy happy and well taken care of My kids adore him and he is just the sweetest We love the MHFCR for what they do and know that they have rescued so many cats and taken such good care of them until they found a happy home By making sure they are fixed vaccinated and healthy makes it so much less stressful when trying to find a cat to adopt Knowing that our kitty was rescued makes him even more special -) Thank you MHFCR Kristi VasquezWe appreciate hearing how well adjusted these kitties are and welcome your stories email mountainhousecatsgmailcom

Purring for PurrkinsSubmitted by Jackie Dekker President MHFCR

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Itrsquos Not About SuccessBy Anushree Bhimani

Happy New Year Moun-tain House For all of us the New Year brings new hopes new dreams and new aspirations Each January we promise our-selves to make the coming year better than the past Sometimes we set new resolutions other times we decide to fulfill the ones we couldnrsquot previously Regardless of what resolutions we have one thing that never changes is our desire to succeed You may be a junior in high school who is trying to succeed in your AP classes and manage your extra cur-ricular activities at the same time You may be the senior in high school eagerly waiting to hear back from your dream school You may be the entrepreneur who just launched their new business or the innovator who has an idea that can change the way we live Or you may simply be the individual with a personal resolution for 2016 No matter who you are and what

you do you want to suc-ceed That goal is mutualThe road to success how-ever is not a straightfor-ward one There are twists turns and unexpected ob-stacles And even at the end of it all you can never be sure that success is waiting to embrace you

And thatrsquos why we shouldnrsquot chase suc-cess we canrsquot guarantee it Thatrsquos not to say that success is unattainable We have countless examples of people who have succeeded big time in their respec-tive fields But first they have excelled Through their determination dedication and hard work all those who we know today to be successful have first become excellent at whatever they did No mat-ter who you are what you do and what kind of success you wish to obtain you must first excel because excellence is the natural predecessor to success So this year pursue excellence and success is bound to follow

With a strong likelihood of El Nino driven storms causing flooding in parts of Cali-fornia and consumers concerned about the availability of homeowners insurance in areas with a high risk of wildfire I am writing to ask you to share this important information about insurance coverage with your constituents

El Nino and Flood Insurance Meteorologists predict El Nino will likely bring heavy rains and flooding to many areas in the state Flood damage is not cov-ered by traditional homeowners insurance Flood insurance is only available through the National Flood Insurance Program and there is a 30 day waiting period before the policy is effective Californians living in areas with any risk of flooding should purchase flood insurance through the NFIP immediately Learn more at wwwfloodsmartgovfloodsmart

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With increased losses due to more frequent and more severe fires some insurance companies are not renewing policies or restricting where they write new policies Consumers should always shop around for homeowners insurance If they cannot find standard coverage they should ask an insurance agent or broker about the non-admitted (surplus lines) market The Legislature also established an insurer of last resort for Californians unable to find standard home insurance Californians unable to find stan-dard home insurance are entitled to purchase fire insurance from the California FAIR Plan They can contact the FAIR Plan at wwwcfpnetcom We provide a number of tools on our California Department of Insurance Website to help consum-ers understand homeresidential insurance so that they can make the best decision for their situa-tion including informational guides a premium comparison tool and a new coverage comparison tool that allows consumers to compare differences between insurance policies offered by insurers Please visit our website at wwwinsurancecagov for more information

Concerns with El NintildeoFrom Supervisor Bob Elliott

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Video Sponsorships AvailableCall 209-597-8157

for info

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201616

ICAN of the Delta Valley search ICAN of the Delta Valley on FacebookMH Asian-American Association wwwmhaaacomMH Autism Awareness search Mountain House Autism Awareness on FacebookMH Auto Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsmhautoclubMH BNI Power Partners search Mountain House Business Networking group on FacebookMH Local Businesses wwwMHLocalBizcom wwwfacebookcomMountainHouseLocalBusinessMH Cancer Support Group search Mountain House Cancer Support Group on FacebookMH Cooks Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHCooksMH Craft Beer Club Search Mountain House Craft Beer Club on FacebookMH Dog Club wwwMHdogclubcomMH Feral Cat Rescue wwwMountainHouseCatscom - 209-597-8150MH Filipino-American Society wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHFILAMSMH Flag Football Inc wwwmhflagfootballcom (including MH Tennis Youth Cheer Golf Club amp Kite Run)

MH Community Services District wwwMHCSDcom - 230 S Sterling Drive Suite 100MH Sheriff Services Emergency - 911 bull Non-Emergency - (209) 468-4400MH Fire Services Emergency - 911 bull Non-Emergency - (209) 407-2990MH Master Restrictions Enforcement - (209) 831-5606 or chathornsjgovorg or report online httpcom2govtsystemscomrpmtnhousepublicdefaultaspMH Library wwwssjcplorglocationscountymhousehtml - 250 Main Street

New to Mountain House

Looking to expand your sphere of influences

Collectively we have many choices of clubs groups and organizations

for your considerationTo have your local group added to this list please email your information to infomhmattersnet or call 209-597-8157

ONE OF THIS NATIONS PREMIEREMOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERS

From Right Here in Mountain House

Bubba Paris

is pleased to announce that his new book

Born for this Moment is now available at most online book stores including

Barnes amp Noble and Amazon BooksSigned Copies are available on Ebay

or get your Personalized Copy from Bubba himself atwwwBubbaPariscom

Five Star Customer-Rating Reviews on Amazon

Resources

2096399876Your Local Home Improvement Specialist

Handyman Services

RiverWorksIntExt Painting bull Sheetrock Repairs bull Carpentry bull Power Washing

Cabinets bull Plumbing Upgrades bull Entertainment CentersGeneral Contractor

License 752119Lee Rivers

FREE ESTIMATESCALL

CALL

MH Freecycle httpgroupsyahoocomgroupMtnhousefreecycle MH Game Club Search Mountain House Game Club on FacebookMH Gardeners Facebook Group Search Mountain House Gardeners on FBMH Home Schoolers facebookcomgroupsmhhomeschoolersMH La Leche League wwwlllnorcalorggroupsLivermoreCAhtmlMH Ladies Upscale Resell Boutique facebookcomgroups1530309337208413MH LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bi-sexual amp Transgender) Group facebookcomgroupsmhlgbtMH Little League wwwmountainhouselittleleagueorgMH Matters Facebook Page wwwfacebookcomMountainHouseMattersMH Mothers Club wwwMHmothersclubcomMH Musicians Network wwwFacebookcom - type Mountain House Musicians NetworkMH Poker Club wwwmhpokercomMH Recycle for Reading Summer Wolfe (925) 570-8770 - Facebookcom - type Recycle For Reading

MH Running Club wwwMHrunnerscomMH Seniors Group wwwFacebookcom - type Mountain House SeniorsMH SoccerWest Coast Soccer Club httpwestcoastsoccerclubcomMH Sports Inc wwwmh-sportsorg - Jr Mustangs Football Cheer Basketball Track n FieldMH Villages Forum wwwMHVillagescomMH Virtual Garage Sale wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHvirtualgaragesaleMH Wine Club wwwMHwineclubcomMH Walking Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHWalkingClubMacaroni Kid - Mountain House wwwMountainHouseMacaroniKidcomNeighborhood Watch search MH Neighborhood Watch on FacebookTracy Rotary Satellite Club Mountain House search Rotary Mountain House on FacebookTracy Talks Community page for Tracy amp MH wwwfacebookcomOfficialTracyTalks

Mountain House Matters wwwMHMattersnetMH Online Forum wwwMHvillagescomMH Wiki httpwikimhvillagescomMH Facebook Group facebookcomgroupsMountainHouseSan Joaquin County Animal Services (209) 953-6070MH Welcome Center 955 Prosperity Street Mustang Way - (209) 221-6317

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 17Sports

Full Service Groomingfor Dogs amp Cats

wwwThePamperedPetGroomingAndSpacom

(209) 833-7600(925) 240-0676

Brentwood7720 Brentwood Blvd Ste B

Tracy1872 W 11th Street

visit us onFacebook

If your business would like to sponsor our youth flag football league and get exposure to over 1000 families in MH and Tracy and surrounding areas these are our 2016 sponsorship levelsPlatinum ($2000 and up) Gold benefits + special recognition at the end of year awards ceremonyGold ($600-$1999) Silver benefits + your 15-20 second ad (we will help you make it) will be inserted for all the MH Flag Football youth league videos (220 games last year)Silver ($300-$599) Bronze benefits + banner display at all the MH Flag Football youth league gamesBronze ($100-$299) Listed on website emails to promote your business (to our email list)For more information please email me andymh-flagfootballcom

MH Flag Football Call for 2016 Season Sponsors

Photo by LizGrande

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201618

Additional Dates are Set For Feb 5 Mar 4 Apr 8 and May 6

Join in on the design of the new Mountain House Library as the Community Services District hosts a series of public workshops to gather opinions and design ideas to go into the design conceptWorkshops will be held at Mountain House High School at 530-8pm on the following dates

Saturday January 9 2016 10-1230 pmSaturday February 23 2016 530-9pmand Saturday March 5 2016 10-1230

At Mountain House High School1090 South Central Parkway Mountain House Ca

All Invited to Join In On Mountain House Library Design Public Workshop

The Mountain House Blood Drive returns Satruday February 13 2016 at the Mountain House Welcome Center 955 Prosperity Mustang Way

Mountain House Blood Drive is happening Thursday Feb 13

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 19SPORTS

claim first place The West Coast Warlock boys arrived to the game focused on taking home the cup and you could see in their play from start to finish defeating Lamorinda United 4-1 The Warlocks achieved some spectacular team soccer and played the way the game is meant to be played with some precision passing and attacking style of soccer Warlocks Roster Anthony Blake Daniel Ramirez Dylan Lee Jeremy Miller Jordan Tran Kevin Kovacs Ky-

stormy weekend December 12-13 2015 at Half Moon Bay Wildkatz played some strong team defense while outscoring their opponents 18-4 6-0 over De Anza Force 3-0 over Mill Valley Rockers11 G 3-1 over Burlingame Stars amp 6-3 over Cal Magic in the finals This is a great tune up before West Coast Wildkatz compete for the State Cup in the U11 Girls top division West Coast Soccer is producing

West Coast Warlocks Take NorCal Silver Cup

Undefeated West Coast U11 Wildkatz Win State Silver Cup

Submitted by Troy Dayak Submitted by Troy Dayak

ler Wallace Louden Philbrick Mark Sorensen Raul Olmos Salvador Ramirez and Zachariah Valenzuela Winning the Norcal Silver Cup closes out a great 2015 and a spectacular first year together as a West Coast team for more in-formation go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

December 12-13 2015 the West Coast Warlocks took the field in the State Silver Cup final with a chance to

a very strong age group with their U11 sister team Klash winning the State Bronze Cup and their brother team Warlocks winning the State Silver Cup For more information go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

The West Coast U11 Wildkatz went undefeated in the Premier bracket of Juventus Coppa dOro in a windy

Whos Looking for You

2 0 9 - 5 9 7 - 8 1 5 7w w w m h m a t t e r s n e t

bull Image Brandingbull Event Announcementsbull Product amp Services

Mountain House Matters Has you covered

27 28 29 30 31 1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Mountain House Community Events Calendar

All dates and events subject to change Check with your respective groups to verify

To submit your community-oriented event for consideration on the Mountain House Matters

monthly calendar please email event info date time and location to infomhmattersnet

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Trendy Tuesday w Camp Sew amp Sew 7 pm

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Trendy Tuesday w Camp Sew amp Sew 7 pm

Family Storytime-Every TuesMH Branch Library 6pm Beginning Chapter Book Club

(Every Wednesday)MH Branch Library 415pm

Easy Reader Book Club (Every Wednesday)MH Branch Library 330pm Preschool Storytime (Every Thurs)

MH Branch Library 1115am

All About Baby Storytime (Every Thursday) MH Branch Library 1030am

Crafty Fridays for AdultsMH Branch Library 1030am

Bethany Movie NightBethany Elementary 6-8pm

Youth Action Committee MeetingBoard Rm 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MHCSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MH Wine Club7-10pm bull wwwMHWineClubcom

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

MHHS Athletic Boosters CLub Crab FeedAmerican Legion Hall

MH Rotary MeetingFire Station 830-930am

Incorporation Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

Letrsquos Chat-English Conversation Practice (Every Tues)MH Branch Library 6pm

Make Your Own Tote BagMH Branch Library 1030am

BNI Meeting (Every Tues)Welcome Center 1130am-1pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

Altamont Movie NightAltamont Elementary 530pm

Family Bingo NightMHHS 630pm

Library Design WorkshopMH Branch Library 10am

Public Safety Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MH Rotary MeetingFire Station 830-930am

January 2016

MH Library Closed

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 9

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Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201610

Mountain House DentalIsabela L Putzlacher DDS

2098398755bull Laser Dentistry with Waterlase MDbull Gentle and Personalized Treatmentbull Digital X-rays Intra Oral Camerabull White Fillings Veneers amp Crownsbull Teeth Whitening Sealantsbull Emergencies Welcomebull Nitrous Oxide Available

Now Offering

One Appointment

CrownCEREC Machine

561 Wicklund Crossing (next door to Wicklunds Market)

with The Wand Computerized AnesthesiaExperience Less Painful Dentistry

DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO RETIRE

WE HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO TELL YOU

With our retirement income expertisewe can help bring your future into focus

Visit us at wwwraymondjamescomBallewWealthManagement

RUSSELL A BALLEW CFPreg

Certified Finanical Plannertrade

2010 Crow Canyon Place Suite 100San Ramon CA 94583

P (925) 359-3260F (925) 361-3636

RussellBallewRaymondJamescomwwwraymondjamescomBallewWealthManagement

copy2013 Raymond James Financial Services Inc member FINRASIPC Securities offered through Raymond James Financial Services Inc member FINRASIPC Raymond James

is a registered trademark Raymond James Financial Inc 12-RPRet-0055 EK 1212

Valley Chiropractic Holds Festive Community Holiday Toys For Tots DriveBy Bryan Harrison

Rounding out the holiday spirit the folks at Valley Chiropractic in the Wicklund Center held a festive holiday party event Saturday December 19 2015 Open to the community at large the party featured games and face painting for the kids with Sparkles The Clown and a coffee tea and goodies table featuring Mountain Houses own Bundts amp Crumpets Specialty Teas owner Dawn MacMahonDoctor Joseph Russell DC and partner Doctor Tim Coykendall DC were on-hand as were staff and the Marines The party included a com-munity Toys For Tots drive that Dr Russell said yielded some 87 gifts

This was our first year collecting toys in Moun-tain House Dr Russell explained The outpour-ing of support from this tight-knit community was truly like nothing I have experienced beforeOffice Manager Summer Wolfe took a lead roll in organizing the event and her efforts showed Everyone had such a great time today she stated I am so grateful to live and work in such amazing community We made some new friends today tooBesides the community goodwill produced this day the Marines took with them the results that no doubt made a big difference in the lives of numerous kids

Sparkles The Clown painted faces and entertained the kids

Dawn McMahan of Bundts amp Crumpets Specialty Tea served refreshmentsSummer Wolfe and Daughter Alexis

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 11

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201612

Office (925) 373-6852Fax (925) 369-0329joyjoyolivierinsurancecom

anthonyjoyolivierinsurancecomAgency Lic OI43589

The Joy Olivier Insurance Agency Inc

bull Home bull Auto bull Life bull Boats bull Motorcycles bull Health (Certified Agent on and off the exchange)

Give us a chance to put a little JOY into your Insurance Experience

Anthony LugoOH07656

Joy Olivier LugoOF05802

By Bryan Harrison

The Mountain House Wine Club held a festive holiday party hosted by Bethany Vil-lage resident Jan Merges on Saturday December 19 2015A crowd that included nu-

merous first-timers along with many regulars came out on a rather chilly evening to celebrate the season together And a festive evening it was Following a brief mingling and sharing of fa-vorite varietals Jan along with her cohost for the evening Samantha Torres treated members and guests to a beautiful series of three wine pairings The first dish was a truly delightful Thai coco-nut milk lemongrass chicken souprdquoI chose to prepare this dish in particular knowing fresh ginger goes well with the Michael David Winery Sauvignon Blancrdquo Jan saidThe second dish was a bruschetta with pesto fresh feta tomatoes and fresh parmesan cheese paired with the same Lodi vintnerrsquos ldquoFreak-showrdquo Cabernet SauvignonLastly was beef and blue cheese on a toothpick paired with a Bogle RedldquoI always feel honored opening to my home to such an appreciative and grate-ful group of peoplerdquo Jan addedThe Holiday Spirit was in the air as friends old and new enjoyed the night togetherThe next gather-ing of the MH Wine will be held Saturday Janu-ary 23rd at the Wicklund Village home of Jeff and Mary Naleway For more info go to wwwmhwine-clubcom

Festive Holiday Wine Club Event

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 13

Bring in this ad for15 offEntire Purchase

Wine Tasting Fun - Mountain House Style MH Resident-Owned amp Operated

2467 Naglee Rd TracyTracy Pavilion (Next To Dickeys BBQ Pit)

(209) 839-2200wwwvino100tracycom

Expires 13116 Exclusions apply One per customer per month please

u Live Music On Weekendsu ThirstyThursdaysu Full Wine Baru Weekly Wine Flightsu Port Cigars and Beeru Friday Night Winemaker Pourings

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201614

KMountain House Matters

New Yearrsquos Resolutions2016By Sukhjan Grewal

Camp Sew amp Sewwhere you develop skills

that stay with youfor a lifetime

ContactJudy Ridpath

InstructionCustom SewingPersonalized Alterations

Mountain House650-678-1174CampSewAndSewcom

Precious Babies Child Care amp Preschool

Home Away From Home

Preschool-BeforeAfter School-0 to 13yrs

zoinksjump4funhotmailcom(209) 922-4475

preciousbabieshotmailcom

Zoinks Jump 4 Fun P a r t y R e n t a l s

(209) 221-6464

Hey EverybodyJanuary 1st was the first blank page of a new book it is volume 2016 What was your first entry How was your New Yearrsquos Most people make resolutions like spend more time wsiblingsrdquo or ldquoexercise morerdquo If you havenrsquot come up with a resolution try to come up with one anyway Mine was to do more of what makes me happy I want to do loads of new things this year HOW ABOUT YOU Some people say ldquoto try to do one thing every day that scares yourdquo I actually am willing to try that This year you can also try to get rid of any bad habit yoursquove developed Last year I was able to get rid of my horrible nail biting habit I also want to try to gain more confidence and have less fear So friends letrsquos take up new challenges in the New Year I wish everyone a great new year that will bring lot of good memories for 2017

Youth Action Committee December Meet rsquon Greet A SuccessLast month in December we had a nice turnout for our holiday meet and greet Quite a few new people showed interest in joining our group There was food to enjoy Ms Bernice Tingle just looked great We enjoyed that night very much We also played many games and talked to each other a lot I would like to thank Ms Bernice Ms Marie for as-sisting us in conducting our meet and great event in December

If you missed that meet and greet donrsquot worry because you can still join the Youth Action Committee Just come to one of our monthly meetings that are held the second Tuesday of the month at the CSD building beginning at 7pm Our first meeting of the new year will be January 12th You can also earn some extra credit hours by tutoring at the Library in Mountain House Come and join (6th-12th grade only)

By Sukhjan Grewal

In addition to the Trap Neuter Return efforts in addressing the feral cat issue in town the Moun-tain House Feral Cat Rescue also works to nurture and domesticate the many kittens that come along with the workSuccess stories of these adoptions since the group first began in the Spring of 2012 have been many Wed like to share a very recent letter we received from one of our adopting familiesWe adopted our kitty Purrkins from the MHFCR about a year and a half ago He has been such a blessing to our family He came to us healthy happy and well taken care of My kids adore him and he is just the sweetest We love the MHFCR for what they do and know that they have rescued so many cats and taken such good care of them until they found a happy home By making sure they are fixed vaccinated and healthy makes it so much less stressful when trying to find a cat to adopt Knowing that our kitty was rescued makes him even more special -) Thank you MHFCR Kristi VasquezWe appreciate hearing how well adjusted these kitties are and welcome your stories email mountainhousecatsgmailcom

Purring for PurrkinsSubmitted by Jackie Dekker President MHFCR

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 15

Jackiersquos Pet CareDogs bull Cats

Daily Services bull Overnight CareI also have experience with

Horses bull Birds bull Rodentscall for more info or to schedule

2096278928wwwjackiesmhpetcarecom

Member of Pet Sitters Intl bull Bonded amp Insured

Buyers Personal ToursSellers Strong MarketingInvestors Market Analysis

Short Sales amp Notary

DRE 01876560

925-290-8578wwwAngelLambcom

Angel LambRealtorreg

Mountain House Resident amp Real Estate Specialist

Itrsquos Not About SuccessBy Anushree Bhimani

Happy New Year Moun-tain House For all of us the New Year brings new hopes new dreams and new aspirations Each January we promise our-selves to make the coming year better than the past Sometimes we set new resolutions other times we decide to fulfill the ones we couldnrsquot previously Regardless of what resolutions we have one thing that never changes is our desire to succeed You may be a junior in high school who is trying to succeed in your AP classes and manage your extra cur-ricular activities at the same time You may be the senior in high school eagerly waiting to hear back from your dream school You may be the entrepreneur who just launched their new business or the innovator who has an idea that can change the way we live Or you may simply be the individual with a personal resolution for 2016 No matter who you are and what

you do you want to suc-ceed That goal is mutualThe road to success how-ever is not a straightfor-ward one There are twists turns and unexpected ob-stacles And even at the end of it all you can never be sure that success is waiting to embrace you

And thatrsquos why we shouldnrsquot chase suc-cess we canrsquot guarantee it Thatrsquos not to say that success is unattainable We have countless examples of people who have succeeded big time in their respec-tive fields But first they have excelled Through their determination dedication and hard work all those who we know today to be successful have first become excellent at whatever they did No mat-ter who you are what you do and what kind of success you wish to obtain you must first excel because excellence is the natural predecessor to success So this year pursue excellence and success is bound to follow

With a strong likelihood of El Nino driven storms causing flooding in parts of Cali-fornia and consumers concerned about the availability of homeowners insurance in areas with a high risk of wildfire I am writing to ask you to share this important information about insurance coverage with your constituents

El Nino and Flood Insurance Meteorologists predict El Nino will likely bring heavy rains and flooding to many areas in the state Flood damage is not cov-ered by traditional homeowners insurance Flood insurance is only available through the National Flood Insurance Program and there is a 30 day waiting period before the policy is effective Californians living in areas with any risk of flooding should purchase flood insurance through the NFIP immediately Learn more at wwwfloodsmartgovfloodsmart

Fire Insurance California FAIR Plan

With increased losses due to more frequent and more severe fires some insurance companies are not renewing policies or restricting where they write new policies Consumers should always shop around for homeowners insurance If they cannot find standard coverage they should ask an insurance agent or broker about the non-admitted (surplus lines) market The Legislature also established an insurer of last resort for Californians unable to find standard home insurance Californians unable to find stan-dard home insurance are entitled to purchase fire insurance from the California FAIR Plan They can contact the FAIR Plan at wwwcfpnetcom We provide a number of tools on our California Department of Insurance Website to help consum-ers understand homeresidential insurance so that they can make the best decision for their situa-tion including informational guides a premium comparison tool and a new coverage comparison tool that allows consumers to compare differences between insurance policies offered by insurers Please visit our website at wwwinsurancecagov for more information

Concerns with El NintildeoFrom Supervisor Bob Elliott

Tune In to MH Matters oTV

w w w m h m a t t e r s n e t

bull Community News Updates bull Whats Going On wCorey amp Lynnetebull Mountain House Cookingbull Financial amp Real Estate Info

Video Sponsorships AvailableCall 209-597-8157

for info

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201616

ICAN of the Delta Valley search ICAN of the Delta Valley on FacebookMH Asian-American Association wwwmhaaacomMH Autism Awareness search Mountain House Autism Awareness on FacebookMH Auto Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsmhautoclubMH BNI Power Partners search Mountain House Business Networking group on FacebookMH Local Businesses wwwMHLocalBizcom wwwfacebookcomMountainHouseLocalBusinessMH Cancer Support Group search Mountain House Cancer Support Group on FacebookMH Cooks Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHCooksMH Craft Beer Club Search Mountain House Craft Beer Club on FacebookMH Dog Club wwwMHdogclubcomMH Feral Cat Rescue wwwMountainHouseCatscom - 209-597-8150MH Filipino-American Society wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHFILAMSMH Flag Football Inc wwwmhflagfootballcom (including MH Tennis Youth Cheer Golf Club amp Kite Run)

MH Community Services District wwwMHCSDcom - 230 S Sterling Drive Suite 100MH Sheriff Services Emergency - 911 bull Non-Emergency - (209) 468-4400MH Fire Services Emergency - 911 bull Non-Emergency - (209) 407-2990MH Master Restrictions Enforcement - (209) 831-5606 or chathornsjgovorg or report online httpcom2govtsystemscomrpmtnhousepublicdefaultaspMH Library wwwssjcplorglocationscountymhousehtml - 250 Main Street

New to Mountain House

Looking to expand your sphere of influences

Collectively we have many choices of clubs groups and organizations

for your considerationTo have your local group added to this list please email your information to infomhmattersnet or call 209-597-8157

ONE OF THIS NATIONS PREMIEREMOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERS

From Right Here in Mountain House

Bubba Paris

is pleased to announce that his new book

Born for this Moment is now available at most online book stores including

Barnes amp Noble and Amazon BooksSigned Copies are available on Ebay

or get your Personalized Copy from Bubba himself atwwwBubbaPariscom

Five Star Customer-Rating Reviews on Amazon

Resources

2096399876Your Local Home Improvement Specialist

Handyman Services

RiverWorksIntExt Painting bull Sheetrock Repairs bull Carpentry bull Power Washing

Cabinets bull Plumbing Upgrades bull Entertainment CentersGeneral Contractor

License 752119Lee Rivers

FREE ESTIMATESCALL

CALL

MH Freecycle httpgroupsyahoocomgroupMtnhousefreecycle MH Game Club Search Mountain House Game Club on FacebookMH Gardeners Facebook Group Search Mountain House Gardeners on FBMH Home Schoolers facebookcomgroupsmhhomeschoolersMH La Leche League wwwlllnorcalorggroupsLivermoreCAhtmlMH Ladies Upscale Resell Boutique facebookcomgroups1530309337208413MH LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bi-sexual amp Transgender) Group facebookcomgroupsmhlgbtMH Little League wwwmountainhouselittleleagueorgMH Matters Facebook Page wwwfacebookcomMountainHouseMattersMH Mothers Club wwwMHmothersclubcomMH Musicians Network wwwFacebookcom - type Mountain House Musicians NetworkMH Poker Club wwwmhpokercomMH Recycle for Reading Summer Wolfe (925) 570-8770 - Facebookcom - type Recycle For Reading

MH Running Club wwwMHrunnerscomMH Seniors Group wwwFacebookcom - type Mountain House SeniorsMH SoccerWest Coast Soccer Club httpwestcoastsoccerclubcomMH Sports Inc wwwmh-sportsorg - Jr Mustangs Football Cheer Basketball Track n FieldMH Villages Forum wwwMHVillagescomMH Virtual Garage Sale wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHvirtualgaragesaleMH Wine Club wwwMHwineclubcomMH Walking Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHWalkingClubMacaroni Kid - Mountain House wwwMountainHouseMacaroniKidcomNeighborhood Watch search MH Neighborhood Watch on FacebookTracy Rotary Satellite Club Mountain House search Rotary Mountain House on FacebookTracy Talks Community page for Tracy amp MH wwwfacebookcomOfficialTracyTalks

Mountain House Matters wwwMHMattersnetMH Online Forum wwwMHvillagescomMH Wiki httpwikimhvillagescomMH Facebook Group facebookcomgroupsMountainHouseSan Joaquin County Animal Services (209) 953-6070MH Welcome Center 955 Prosperity Street Mustang Way - (209) 221-6317

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 17Sports

Full Service Groomingfor Dogs amp Cats

wwwThePamperedPetGroomingAndSpacom

(209) 833-7600(925) 240-0676

Brentwood7720 Brentwood Blvd Ste B

Tracy1872 W 11th Street

visit us onFacebook

If your business would like to sponsor our youth flag football league and get exposure to over 1000 families in MH and Tracy and surrounding areas these are our 2016 sponsorship levelsPlatinum ($2000 and up) Gold benefits + special recognition at the end of year awards ceremonyGold ($600-$1999) Silver benefits + your 15-20 second ad (we will help you make it) will be inserted for all the MH Flag Football youth league videos (220 games last year)Silver ($300-$599) Bronze benefits + banner display at all the MH Flag Football youth league gamesBronze ($100-$299) Listed on website emails to promote your business (to our email list)For more information please email me andymh-flagfootballcom

MH Flag Football Call for 2016 Season Sponsors

Photo by LizGrande

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201618

Additional Dates are Set For Feb 5 Mar 4 Apr 8 and May 6

Join in on the design of the new Mountain House Library as the Community Services District hosts a series of public workshops to gather opinions and design ideas to go into the design conceptWorkshops will be held at Mountain House High School at 530-8pm on the following dates

Saturday January 9 2016 10-1230 pmSaturday February 23 2016 530-9pmand Saturday March 5 2016 10-1230

At Mountain House High School1090 South Central Parkway Mountain House Ca

All Invited to Join In On Mountain House Library Design Public Workshop

The Mountain House Blood Drive returns Satruday February 13 2016 at the Mountain House Welcome Center 955 Prosperity Mustang Way

Mountain House Blood Drive is happening Thursday Feb 13

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 19SPORTS

claim first place The West Coast Warlock boys arrived to the game focused on taking home the cup and you could see in their play from start to finish defeating Lamorinda United 4-1 The Warlocks achieved some spectacular team soccer and played the way the game is meant to be played with some precision passing and attacking style of soccer Warlocks Roster Anthony Blake Daniel Ramirez Dylan Lee Jeremy Miller Jordan Tran Kevin Kovacs Ky-

stormy weekend December 12-13 2015 at Half Moon Bay Wildkatz played some strong team defense while outscoring their opponents 18-4 6-0 over De Anza Force 3-0 over Mill Valley Rockers11 G 3-1 over Burlingame Stars amp 6-3 over Cal Magic in the finals This is a great tune up before West Coast Wildkatz compete for the State Cup in the U11 Girls top division West Coast Soccer is producing

West Coast Warlocks Take NorCal Silver Cup

Undefeated West Coast U11 Wildkatz Win State Silver Cup

Submitted by Troy Dayak Submitted by Troy Dayak

ler Wallace Louden Philbrick Mark Sorensen Raul Olmos Salvador Ramirez and Zachariah Valenzuela Winning the Norcal Silver Cup closes out a great 2015 and a spectacular first year together as a West Coast team for more in-formation go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

December 12-13 2015 the West Coast Warlocks took the field in the State Silver Cup final with a chance to

a very strong age group with their U11 sister team Klash winning the State Bronze Cup and their brother team Warlocks winning the State Silver Cup For more information go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

The West Coast U11 Wildkatz went undefeated in the Premier bracket of Juventus Coppa dOro in a windy

Whos Looking for You

2 0 9 - 5 9 7 - 8 1 5 7w w w m h m a t t e r s n e t

bull Image Brandingbull Event Announcementsbull Product amp Services

Mountain House Matters Has you covered

27 28 29 30 31 1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Mountain House Community Events Calendar

All dates and events subject to change Check with your respective groups to verify

To submit your community-oriented event for consideration on the Mountain House Matters

monthly calendar please email event info date time and location to infomhmattersnet

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Trendy Tuesday w Camp Sew amp Sew 7 pm

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Trendy Tuesday w Camp Sew amp Sew 7 pm

Family Storytime-Every TuesMH Branch Library 6pm Beginning Chapter Book Club

(Every Wednesday)MH Branch Library 415pm

Easy Reader Book Club (Every Wednesday)MH Branch Library 330pm Preschool Storytime (Every Thurs)

MH Branch Library 1115am

All About Baby Storytime (Every Thursday) MH Branch Library 1030am

Crafty Fridays for AdultsMH Branch Library 1030am

Bethany Movie NightBethany Elementary 6-8pm

Youth Action Committee MeetingBoard Rm 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MHCSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MH Wine Club7-10pm bull wwwMHWineClubcom

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

MHHS Athletic Boosters CLub Crab FeedAmerican Legion Hall

MH Rotary MeetingFire Station 830-930am

Incorporation Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

Letrsquos Chat-English Conversation Practice (Every Tues)MH Branch Library 6pm

Make Your Own Tote BagMH Branch Library 1030am

BNI Meeting (Every Tues)Welcome Center 1130am-1pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

Altamont Movie NightAltamont Elementary 530pm

Family Bingo NightMHHS 630pm

Library Design WorkshopMH Branch Library 10am

Public Safety Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MH Rotary MeetingFire Station 830-930am

January 2016

MH Library Closed

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201610

Mountain House DentalIsabela L Putzlacher DDS

2098398755bull Laser Dentistry with Waterlase MDbull Gentle and Personalized Treatmentbull Digital X-rays Intra Oral Camerabull White Fillings Veneers amp Crownsbull Teeth Whitening Sealantsbull Emergencies Welcomebull Nitrous Oxide Available

Now Offering

One Appointment

CrownCEREC Machine

561 Wicklund Crossing (next door to Wicklunds Market)

with The Wand Computerized AnesthesiaExperience Less Painful Dentistry

DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO RETIRE

WE HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO TELL YOU

With our retirement income expertisewe can help bring your future into focus

Visit us at wwwraymondjamescomBallewWealthManagement

RUSSELL A BALLEW CFPreg

Certified Finanical Plannertrade

2010 Crow Canyon Place Suite 100San Ramon CA 94583

P (925) 359-3260F (925) 361-3636

RussellBallewRaymondJamescomwwwraymondjamescomBallewWealthManagement

copy2013 Raymond James Financial Services Inc member FINRASIPC Securities offered through Raymond James Financial Services Inc member FINRASIPC Raymond James

is a registered trademark Raymond James Financial Inc 12-RPRet-0055 EK 1212

Valley Chiropractic Holds Festive Community Holiday Toys For Tots DriveBy Bryan Harrison

Rounding out the holiday spirit the folks at Valley Chiropractic in the Wicklund Center held a festive holiday party event Saturday December 19 2015 Open to the community at large the party featured games and face painting for the kids with Sparkles The Clown and a coffee tea and goodies table featuring Mountain Houses own Bundts amp Crumpets Specialty Teas owner Dawn MacMahonDoctor Joseph Russell DC and partner Doctor Tim Coykendall DC were on-hand as were staff and the Marines The party included a com-munity Toys For Tots drive that Dr Russell said yielded some 87 gifts

This was our first year collecting toys in Moun-tain House Dr Russell explained The outpour-ing of support from this tight-knit community was truly like nothing I have experienced beforeOffice Manager Summer Wolfe took a lead roll in organizing the event and her efforts showed Everyone had such a great time today she stated I am so grateful to live and work in such amazing community We made some new friends today tooBesides the community goodwill produced this day the Marines took with them the results that no doubt made a big difference in the lives of numerous kids

Sparkles The Clown painted faces and entertained the kids

Dawn McMahan of Bundts amp Crumpets Specialty Tea served refreshmentsSummer Wolfe and Daughter Alexis

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 11

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201612

Office (925) 373-6852Fax (925) 369-0329joyjoyolivierinsurancecom

anthonyjoyolivierinsurancecomAgency Lic OI43589

The Joy Olivier Insurance Agency Inc

bull Home bull Auto bull Life bull Boats bull Motorcycles bull Health (Certified Agent on and off the exchange)

Give us a chance to put a little JOY into your Insurance Experience

Anthony LugoOH07656

Joy Olivier LugoOF05802

By Bryan Harrison

The Mountain House Wine Club held a festive holiday party hosted by Bethany Vil-lage resident Jan Merges on Saturday December 19 2015A crowd that included nu-

merous first-timers along with many regulars came out on a rather chilly evening to celebrate the season together And a festive evening it was Following a brief mingling and sharing of fa-vorite varietals Jan along with her cohost for the evening Samantha Torres treated members and guests to a beautiful series of three wine pairings The first dish was a truly delightful Thai coco-nut milk lemongrass chicken souprdquoI chose to prepare this dish in particular knowing fresh ginger goes well with the Michael David Winery Sauvignon Blancrdquo Jan saidThe second dish was a bruschetta with pesto fresh feta tomatoes and fresh parmesan cheese paired with the same Lodi vintnerrsquos ldquoFreak-showrdquo Cabernet SauvignonLastly was beef and blue cheese on a toothpick paired with a Bogle RedldquoI always feel honored opening to my home to such an appreciative and grate-ful group of peoplerdquo Jan addedThe Holiday Spirit was in the air as friends old and new enjoyed the night togetherThe next gather-ing of the MH Wine will be held Saturday Janu-ary 23rd at the Wicklund Village home of Jeff and Mary Naleway For more info go to wwwmhwine-clubcom

Festive Holiday Wine Club Event

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 13

Bring in this ad for15 offEntire Purchase

Wine Tasting Fun - Mountain House Style MH Resident-Owned amp Operated

2467 Naglee Rd TracyTracy Pavilion (Next To Dickeys BBQ Pit)

(209) 839-2200wwwvino100tracycom

Expires 13116 Exclusions apply One per customer per month please

u Live Music On Weekendsu ThirstyThursdaysu Full Wine Baru Weekly Wine Flightsu Port Cigars and Beeru Friday Night Winemaker Pourings

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201614

KMountain House Matters

New Yearrsquos Resolutions2016By Sukhjan Grewal

Camp Sew amp Sewwhere you develop skills

that stay with youfor a lifetime

ContactJudy Ridpath

InstructionCustom SewingPersonalized Alterations

Mountain House650-678-1174CampSewAndSewcom

Precious Babies Child Care amp Preschool

Home Away From Home

Preschool-BeforeAfter School-0 to 13yrs

zoinksjump4funhotmailcom(209) 922-4475

preciousbabieshotmailcom

Zoinks Jump 4 Fun P a r t y R e n t a l s

(209) 221-6464

Hey EverybodyJanuary 1st was the first blank page of a new book it is volume 2016 What was your first entry How was your New Yearrsquos Most people make resolutions like spend more time wsiblingsrdquo or ldquoexercise morerdquo If you havenrsquot come up with a resolution try to come up with one anyway Mine was to do more of what makes me happy I want to do loads of new things this year HOW ABOUT YOU Some people say ldquoto try to do one thing every day that scares yourdquo I actually am willing to try that This year you can also try to get rid of any bad habit yoursquove developed Last year I was able to get rid of my horrible nail biting habit I also want to try to gain more confidence and have less fear So friends letrsquos take up new challenges in the New Year I wish everyone a great new year that will bring lot of good memories for 2017

Youth Action Committee December Meet rsquon Greet A SuccessLast month in December we had a nice turnout for our holiday meet and greet Quite a few new people showed interest in joining our group There was food to enjoy Ms Bernice Tingle just looked great We enjoyed that night very much We also played many games and talked to each other a lot I would like to thank Ms Bernice Ms Marie for as-sisting us in conducting our meet and great event in December

If you missed that meet and greet donrsquot worry because you can still join the Youth Action Committee Just come to one of our monthly meetings that are held the second Tuesday of the month at the CSD building beginning at 7pm Our first meeting of the new year will be January 12th You can also earn some extra credit hours by tutoring at the Library in Mountain House Come and join (6th-12th grade only)

By Sukhjan Grewal

In addition to the Trap Neuter Return efforts in addressing the feral cat issue in town the Moun-tain House Feral Cat Rescue also works to nurture and domesticate the many kittens that come along with the workSuccess stories of these adoptions since the group first began in the Spring of 2012 have been many Wed like to share a very recent letter we received from one of our adopting familiesWe adopted our kitty Purrkins from the MHFCR about a year and a half ago He has been such a blessing to our family He came to us healthy happy and well taken care of My kids adore him and he is just the sweetest We love the MHFCR for what they do and know that they have rescued so many cats and taken such good care of them until they found a happy home By making sure they are fixed vaccinated and healthy makes it so much less stressful when trying to find a cat to adopt Knowing that our kitty was rescued makes him even more special -) Thank you MHFCR Kristi VasquezWe appreciate hearing how well adjusted these kitties are and welcome your stories email mountainhousecatsgmailcom

Purring for PurrkinsSubmitted by Jackie Dekker President MHFCR

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 15

Jackiersquos Pet CareDogs bull Cats

Daily Services bull Overnight CareI also have experience with

Horses bull Birds bull Rodentscall for more info or to schedule

2096278928wwwjackiesmhpetcarecom

Member of Pet Sitters Intl bull Bonded amp Insured

Buyers Personal ToursSellers Strong MarketingInvestors Market Analysis

Short Sales amp Notary

DRE 01876560

925-290-8578wwwAngelLambcom

Angel LambRealtorreg

Mountain House Resident amp Real Estate Specialist

Itrsquos Not About SuccessBy Anushree Bhimani

Happy New Year Moun-tain House For all of us the New Year brings new hopes new dreams and new aspirations Each January we promise our-selves to make the coming year better than the past Sometimes we set new resolutions other times we decide to fulfill the ones we couldnrsquot previously Regardless of what resolutions we have one thing that never changes is our desire to succeed You may be a junior in high school who is trying to succeed in your AP classes and manage your extra cur-ricular activities at the same time You may be the senior in high school eagerly waiting to hear back from your dream school You may be the entrepreneur who just launched their new business or the innovator who has an idea that can change the way we live Or you may simply be the individual with a personal resolution for 2016 No matter who you are and what

you do you want to suc-ceed That goal is mutualThe road to success how-ever is not a straightfor-ward one There are twists turns and unexpected ob-stacles And even at the end of it all you can never be sure that success is waiting to embrace you

And thatrsquos why we shouldnrsquot chase suc-cess we canrsquot guarantee it Thatrsquos not to say that success is unattainable We have countless examples of people who have succeeded big time in their respec-tive fields But first they have excelled Through their determination dedication and hard work all those who we know today to be successful have first become excellent at whatever they did No mat-ter who you are what you do and what kind of success you wish to obtain you must first excel because excellence is the natural predecessor to success So this year pursue excellence and success is bound to follow

With a strong likelihood of El Nino driven storms causing flooding in parts of Cali-fornia and consumers concerned about the availability of homeowners insurance in areas with a high risk of wildfire I am writing to ask you to share this important information about insurance coverage with your constituents

El Nino and Flood Insurance Meteorologists predict El Nino will likely bring heavy rains and flooding to many areas in the state Flood damage is not cov-ered by traditional homeowners insurance Flood insurance is only available through the National Flood Insurance Program and there is a 30 day waiting period before the policy is effective Californians living in areas with any risk of flooding should purchase flood insurance through the NFIP immediately Learn more at wwwfloodsmartgovfloodsmart

Fire Insurance California FAIR Plan

With increased losses due to more frequent and more severe fires some insurance companies are not renewing policies or restricting where they write new policies Consumers should always shop around for homeowners insurance If they cannot find standard coverage they should ask an insurance agent or broker about the non-admitted (surplus lines) market The Legislature also established an insurer of last resort for Californians unable to find standard home insurance Californians unable to find stan-dard home insurance are entitled to purchase fire insurance from the California FAIR Plan They can contact the FAIR Plan at wwwcfpnetcom We provide a number of tools on our California Department of Insurance Website to help consum-ers understand homeresidential insurance so that they can make the best decision for their situa-tion including informational guides a premium comparison tool and a new coverage comparison tool that allows consumers to compare differences between insurance policies offered by insurers Please visit our website at wwwinsurancecagov for more information

Concerns with El NintildeoFrom Supervisor Bob Elliott

Tune In to MH Matters oTV

w w w m h m a t t e r s n e t

bull Community News Updates bull Whats Going On wCorey amp Lynnetebull Mountain House Cookingbull Financial amp Real Estate Info

Video Sponsorships AvailableCall 209-597-8157

for info

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201616

ICAN of the Delta Valley search ICAN of the Delta Valley on FacebookMH Asian-American Association wwwmhaaacomMH Autism Awareness search Mountain House Autism Awareness on FacebookMH Auto Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsmhautoclubMH BNI Power Partners search Mountain House Business Networking group on FacebookMH Local Businesses wwwMHLocalBizcom wwwfacebookcomMountainHouseLocalBusinessMH Cancer Support Group search Mountain House Cancer Support Group on FacebookMH Cooks Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHCooksMH Craft Beer Club Search Mountain House Craft Beer Club on FacebookMH Dog Club wwwMHdogclubcomMH Feral Cat Rescue wwwMountainHouseCatscom - 209-597-8150MH Filipino-American Society wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHFILAMSMH Flag Football Inc wwwmhflagfootballcom (including MH Tennis Youth Cheer Golf Club amp Kite Run)

MH Community Services District wwwMHCSDcom - 230 S Sterling Drive Suite 100MH Sheriff Services Emergency - 911 bull Non-Emergency - (209) 468-4400MH Fire Services Emergency - 911 bull Non-Emergency - (209) 407-2990MH Master Restrictions Enforcement - (209) 831-5606 or chathornsjgovorg or report online httpcom2govtsystemscomrpmtnhousepublicdefaultaspMH Library wwwssjcplorglocationscountymhousehtml - 250 Main Street

New to Mountain House

Looking to expand your sphere of influences

Collectively we have many choices of clubs groups and organizations

for your considerationTo have your local group added to this list please email your information to infomhmattersnet or call 209-597-8157

ONE OF THIS NATIONS PREMIEREMOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERS

From Right Here in Mountain House

Bubba Paris

is pleased to announce that his new book

Born for this Moment is now available at most online book stores including

Barnes amp Noble and Amazon BooksSigned Copies are available on Ebay

or get your Personalized Copy from Bubba himself atwwwBubbaPariscom

Five Star Customer-Rating Reviews on Amazon

Resources

2096399876Your Local Home Improvement Specialist

Handyman Services

RiverWorksIntExt Painting bull Sheetrock Repairs bull Carpentry bull Power Washing

Cabinets bull Plumbing Upgrades bull Entertainment CentersGeneral Contractor

License 752119Lee Rivers

FREE ESTIMATESCALL

CALL

MH Freecycle httpgroupsyahoocomgroupMtnhousefreecycle MH Game Club Search Mountain House Game Club on FacebookMH Gardeners Facebook Group Search Mountain House Gardeners on FBMH Home Schoolers facebookcomgroupsmhhomeschoolersMH La Leche League wwwlllnorcalorggroupsLivermoreCAhtmlMH Ladies Upscale Resell Boutique facebookcomgroups1530309337208413MH LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bi-sexual amp Transgender) Group facebookcomgroupsmhlgbtMH Little League wwwmountainhouselittleleagueorgMH Matters Facebook Page wwwfacebookcomMountainHouseMattersMH Mothers Club wwwMHmothersclubcomMH Musicians Network wwwFacebookcom - type Mountain House Musicians NetworkMH Poker Club wwwmhpokercomMH Recycle for Reading Summer Wolfe (925) 570-8770 - Facebookcom - type Recycle For Reading

MH Running Club wwwMHrunnerscomMH Seniors Group wwwFacebookcom - type Mountain House SeniorsMH SoccerWest Coast Soccer Club httpwestcoastsoccerclubcomMH Sports Inc wwwmh-sportsorg - Jr Mustangs Football Cheer Basketball Track n FieldMH Villages Forum wwwMHVillagescomMH Virtual Garage Sale wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHvirtualgaragesaleMH Wine Club wwwMHwineclubcomMH Walking Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHWalkingClubMacaroni Kid - Mountain House wwwMountainHouseMacaroniKidcomNeighborhood Watch search MH Neighborhood Watch on FacebookTracy Rotary Satellite Club Mountain House search Rotary Mountain House on FacebookTracy Talks Community page for Tracy amp MH wwwfacebookcomOfficialTracyTalks

Mountain House Matters wwwMHMattersnetMH Online Forum wwwMHvillagescomMH Wiki httpwikimhvillagescomMH Facebook Group facebookcomgroupsMountainHouseSan Joaquin County Animal Services (209) 953-6070MH Welcome Center 955 Prosperity Street Mustang Way - (209) 221-6317

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 17Sports

Full Service Groomingfor Dogs amp Cats

wwwThePamperedPetGroomingAndSpacom

(209) 833-7600(925) 240-0676

Brentwood7720 Brentwood Blvd Ste B

Tracy1872 W 11th Street

visit us onFacebook

If your business would like to sponsor our youth flag football league and get exposure to over 1000 families in MH and Tracy and surrounding areas these are our 2016 sponsorship levelsPlatinum ($2000 and up) Gold benefits + special recognition at the end of year awards ceremonyGold ($600-$1999) Silver benefits + your 15-20 second ad (we will help you make it) will be inserted for all the MH Flag Football youth league videos (220 games last year)Silver ($300-$599) Bronze benefits + banner display at all the MH Flag Football youth league gamesBronze ($100-$299) Listed on website emails to promote your business (to our email list)For more information please email me andymh-flagfootballcom

MH Flag Football Call for 2016 Season Sponsors

Photo by LizGrande

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201618

Additional Dates are Set For Feb 5 Mar 4 Apr 8 and May 6

Join in on the design of the new Mountain House Library as the Community Services District hosts a series of public workshops to gather opinions and design ideas to go into the design conceptWorkshops will be held at Mountain House High School at 530-8pm on the following dates

Saturday January 9 2016 10-1230 pmSaturday February 23 2016 530-9pmand Saturday March 5 2016 10-1230

At Mountain House High School1090 South Central Parkway Mountain House Ca

All Invited to Join In On Mountain House Library Design Public Workshop

The Mountain House Blood Drive returns Satruday February 13 2016 at the Mountain House Welcome Center 955 Prosperity Mustang Way

Mountain House Blood Drive is happening Thursday Feb 13

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 19SPORTS

claim first place The West Coast Warlock boys arrived to the game focused on taking home the cup and you could see in their play from start to finish defeating Lamorinda United 4-1 The Warlocks achieved some spectacular team soccer and played the way the game is meant to be played with some precision passing and attacking style of soccer Warlocks Roster Anthony Blake Daniel Ramirez Dylan Lee Jeremy Miller Jordan Tran Kevin Kovacs Ky-

stormy weekend December 12-13 2015 at Half Moon Bay Wildkatz played some strong team defense while outscoring their opponents 18-4 6-0 over De Anza Force 3-0 over Mill Valley Rockers11 G 3-1 over Burlingame Stars amp 6-3 over Cal Magic in the finals This is a great tune up before West Coast Wildkatz compete for the State Cup in the U11 Girls top division West Coast Soccer is producing

West Coast Warlocks Take NorCal Silver Cup

Undefeated West Coast U11 Wildkatz Win State Silver Cup

Submitted by Troy Dayak Submitted by Troy Dayak

ler Wallace Louden Philbrick Mark Sorensen Raul Olmos Salvador Ramirez and Zachariah Valenzuela Winning the Norcal Silver Cup closes out a great 2015 and a spectacular first year together as a West Coast team for more in-formation go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

December 12-13 2015 the West Coast Warlocks took the field in the State Silver Cup final with a chance to

a very strong age group with their U11 sister team Klash winning the State Bronze Cup and their brother team Warlocks winning the State Silver Cup For more information go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

The West Coast U11 Wildkatz went undefeated in the Premier bracket of Juventus Coppa dOro in a windy

Whos Looking for You

2 0 9 - 5 9 7 - 8 1 5 7w w w m h m a t t e r s n e t

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Mountain House Matters Has you covered

27 28 29 30 31 1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Mountain House Community Events Calendar

All dates and events subject to change Check with your respective groups to verify

To submit your community-oriented event for consideration on the Mountain House Matters

monthly calendar please email event info date time and location to infomhmattersnet

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Trendy Tuesday w Camp Sew amp Sew 7 pm

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Trendy Tuesday w Camp Sew amp Sew 7 pm

Family Storytime-Every TuesMH Branch Library 6pm Beginning Chapter Book Club

(Every Wednesday)MH Branch Library 415pm

Easy Reader Book Club (Every Wednesday)MH Branch Library 330pm Preschool Storytime (Every Thurs)

MH Branch Library 1115am

All About Baby Storytime (Every Thursday) MH Branch Library 1030am

Crafty Fridays for AdultsMH Branch Library 1030am

Bethany Movie NightBethany Elementary 6-8pm

Youth Action Committee MeetingBoard Rm 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MHCSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MH Wine Club7-10pm bull wwwMHWineClubcom

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

MHHS Athletic Boosters CLub Crab FeedAmerican Legion Hall

MH Rotary MeetingFire Station 830-930am

Incorporation Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

Letrsquos Chat-English Conversation Practice (Every Tues)MH Branch Library 6pm

Make Your Own Tote BagMH Branch Library 1030am

BNI Meeting (Every Tues)Welcome Center 1130am-1pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

Altamont Movie NightAltamont Elementary 530pm

Family Bingo NightMHHS 630pm

Library Design WorkshopMH Branch Library 10am

Public Safety Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MH Rotary MeetingFire Station 830-930am

January 2016

MH Library Closed

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 11

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201612

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The Mountain House Wine Club held a festive holiday party hosted by Bethany Vil-lage resident Jan Merges on Saturday December 19 2015A crowd that included nu-

merous first-timers along with many regulars came out on a rather chilly evening to celebrate the season together And a festive evening it was Following a brief mingling and sharing of fa-vorite varietals Jan along with her cohost for the evening Samantha Torres treated members and guests to a beautiful series of three wine pairings The first dish was a truly delightful Thai coco-nut milk lemongrass chicken souprdquoI chose to prepare this dish in particular knowing fresh ginger goes well with the Michael David Winery Sauvignon Blancrdquo Jan saidThe second dish was a bruschetta with pesto fresh feta tomatoes and fresh parmesan cheese paired with the same Lodi vintnerrsquos ldquoFreak-showrdquo Cabernet SauvignonLastly was beef and blue cheese on a toothpick paired with a Bogle RedldquoI always feel honored opening to my home to such an appreciative and grate-ful group of peoplerdquo Jan addedThe Holiday Spirit was in the air as friends old and new enjoyed the night togetherThe next gather-ing of the MH Wine will be held Saturday Janu-ary 23rd at the Wicklund Village home of Jeff and Mary Naleway For more info go to wwwmhwine-clubcom

Festive Holiday Wine Club Event

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 13

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Expires 13116 Exclusions apply One per customer per month please

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Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201614

KMountain House Matters

New Yearrsquos Resolutions2016By Sukhjan Grewal

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that stay with youfor a lifetime

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InstructionCustom SewingPersonalized Alterations

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Preschool-BeforeAfter School-0 to 13yrs

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(209) 221-6464

Hey EverybodyJanuary 1st was the first blank page of a new book it is volume 2016 What was your first entry How was your New Yearrsquos Most people make resolutions like spend more time wsiblingsrdquo or ldquoexercise morerdquo If you havenrsquot come up with a resolution try to come up with one anyway Mine was to do more of what makes me happy I want to do loads of new things this year HOW ABOUT YOU Some people say ldquoto try to do one thing every day that scares yourdquo I actually am willing to try that This year you can also try to get rid of any bad habit yoursquove developed Last year I was able to get rid of my horrible nail biting habit I also want to try to gain more confidence and have less fear So friends letrsquos take up new challenges in the New Year I wish everyone a great new year that will bring lot of good memories for 2017

Youth Action Committee December Meet rsquon Greet A SuccessLast month in December we had a nice turnout for our holiday meet and greet Quite a few new people showed interest in joining our group There was food to enjoy Ms Bernice Tingle just looked great We enjoyed that night very much We also played many games and talked to each other a lot I would like to thank Ms Bernice Ms Marie for as-sisting us in conducting our meet and great event in December

If you missed that meet and greet donrsquot worry because you can still join the Youth Action Committee Just come to one of our monthly meetings that are held the second Tuesday of the month at the CSD building beginning at 7pm Our first meeting of the new year will be January 12th You can also earn some extra credit hours by tutoring at the Library in Mountain House Come and join (6th-12th grade only)

By Sukhjan Grewal

In addition to the Trap Neuter Return efforts in addressing the feral cat issue in town the Moun-tain House Feral Cat Rescue also works to nurture and domesticate the many kittens that come along with the workSuccess stories of these adoptions since the group first began in the Spring of 2012 have been many Wed like to share a very recent letter we received from one of our adopting familiesWe adopted our kitty Purrkins from the MHFCR about a year and a half ago He has been such a blessing to our family He came to us healthy happy and well taken care of My kids adore him and he is just the sweetest We love the MHFCR for what they do and know that they have rescued so many cats and taken such good care of them until they found a happy home By making sure they are fixed vaccinated and healthy makes it so much less stressful when trying to find a cat to adopt Knowing that our kitty was rescued makes him even more special -) Thank you MHFCR Kristi VasquezWe appreciate hearing how well adjusted these kitties are and welcome your stories email mountainhousecatsgmailcom

Purring for PurrkinsSubmitted by Jackie Dekker President MHFCR

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 15

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Mountain House Resident amp Real Estate Specialist

Itrsquos Not About SuccessBy Anushree Bhimani

Happy New Year Moun-tain House For all of us the New Year brings new hopes new dreams and new aspirations Each January we promise our-selves to make the coming year better than the past Sometimes we set new resolutions other times we decide to fulfill the ones we couldnrsquot previously Regardless of what resolutions we have one thing that never changes is our desire to succeed You may be a junior in high school who is trying to succeed in your AP classes and manage your extra cur-ricular activities at the same time You may be the senior in high school eagerly waiting to hear back from your dream school You may be the entrepreneur who just launched their new business or the innovator who has an idea that can change the way we live Or you may simply be the individual with a personal resolution for 2016 No matter who you are and what

you do you want to suc-ceed That goal is mutualThe road to success how-ever is not a straightfor-ward one There are twists turns and unexpected ob-stacles And even at the end of it all you can never be sure that success is waiting to embrace you

And thatrsquos why we shouldnrsquot chase suc-cess we canrsquot guarantee it Thatrsquos not to say that success is unattainable We have countless examples of people who have succeeded big time in their respec-tive fields But first they have excelled Through their determination dedication and hard work all those who we know today to be successful have first become excellent at whatever they did No mat-ter who you are what you do and what kind of success you wish to obtain you must first excel because excellence is the natural predecessor to success So this year pursue excellence and success is bound to follow

With a strong likelihood of El Nino driven storms causing flooding in parts of Cali-fornia and consumers concerned about the availability of homeowners insurance in areas with a high risk of wildfire I am writing to ask you to share this important information about insurance coverage with your constituents

El Nino and Flood Insurance Meteorologists predict El Nino will likely bring heavy rains and flooding to many areas in the state Flood damage is not cov-ered by traditional homeowners insurance Flood insurance is only available through the National Flood Insurance Program and there is a 30 day waiting period before the policy is effective Californians living in areas with any risk of flooding should purchase flood insurance through the NFIP immediately Learn more at wwwfloodsmartgovfloodsmart

Fire Insurance California FAIR Plan

With increased losses due to more frequent and more severe fires some insurance companies are not renewing policies or restricting where they write new policies Consumers should always shop around for homeowners insurance If they cannot find standard coverage they should ask an insurance agent or broker about the non-admitted (surplus lines) market The Legislature also established an insurer of last resort for Californians unable to find standard home insurance Californians unable to find stan-dard home insurance are entitled to purchase fire insurance from the California FAIR Plan They can contact the FAIR Plan at wwwcfpnetcom We provide a number of tools on our California Department of Insurance Website to help consum-ers understand homeresidential insurance so that they can make the best decision for their situa-tion including informational guides a premium comparison tool and a new coverage comparison tool that allows consumers to compare differences between insurance policies offered by insurers Please visit our website at wwwinsurancecagov for more information

Concerns with El NintildeoFrom Supervisor Bob Elliott

Tune In to MH Matters oTV

w w w m h m a t t e r s n e t

bull Community News Updates bull Whats Going On wCorey amp Lynnetebull Mountain House Cookingbull Financial amp Real Estate Info

Video Sponsorships AvailableCall 209-597-8157

for info

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201616

ICAN of the Delta Valley search ICAN of the Delta Valley on FacebookMH Asian-American Association wwwmhaaacomMH Autism Awareness search Mountain House Autism Awareness on FacebookMH Auto Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsmhautoclubMH BNI Power Partners search Mountain House Business Networking group on FacebookMH Local Businesses wwwMHLocalBizcom wwwfacebookcomMountainHouseLocalBusinessMH Cancer Support Group search Mountain House Cancer Support Group on FacebookMH Cooks Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHCooksMH Craft Beer Club Search Mountain House Craft Beer Club on FacebookMH Dog Club wwwMHdogclubcomMH Feral Cat Rescue wwwMountainHouseCatscom - 209-597-8150MH Filipino-American Society wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHFILAMSMH Flag Football Inc wwwmhflagfootballcom (including MH Tennis Youth Cheer Golf Club amp Kite Run)

MH Community Services District wwwMHCSDcom - 230 S Sterling Drive Suite 100MH Sheriff Services Emergency - 911 bull Non-Emergency - (209) 468-4400MH Fire Services Emergency - 911 bull Non-Emergency - (209) 407-2990MH Master Restrictions Enforcement - (209) 831-5606 or chathornsjgovorg or report online httpcom2govtsystemscomrpmtnhousepublicdefaultaspMH Library wwwssjcplorglocationscountymhousehtml - 250 Main Street

New to Mountain House

Looking to expand your sphere of influences

Collectively we have many choices of clubs groups and organizations

for your considerationTo have your local group added to this list please email your information to infomhmattersnet or call 209-597-8157

ONE OF THIS NATIONS PREMIEREMOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERS

From Right Here in Mountain House

Bubba Paris

is pleased to announce that his new book

Born for this Moment is now available at most online book stores including

Barnes amp Noble and Amazon BooksSigned Copies are available on Ebay

or get your Personalized Copy from Bubba himself atwwwBubbaPariscom

Five Star Customer-Rating Reviews on Amazon

Resources

2096399876Your Local Home Improvement Specialist

Handyman Services

RiverWorksIntExt Painting bull Sheetrock Repairs bull Carpentry bull Power Washing

Cabinets bull Plumbing Upgrades bull Entertainment CentersGeneral Contractor

License 752119Lee Rivers

FREE ESTIMATESCALL

CALL

MH Freecycle httpgroupsyahoocomgroupMtnhousefreecycle MH Game Club Search Mountain House Game Club on FacebookMH Gardeners Facebook Group Search Mountain House Gardeners on FBMH Home Schoolers facebookcomgroupsmhhomeschoolersMH La Leche League wwwlllnorcalorggroupsLivermoreCAhtmlMH Ladies Upscale Resell Boutique facebookcomgroups1530309337208413MH LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bi-sexual amp Transgender) Group facebookcomgroupsmhlgbtMH Little League wwwmountainhouselittleleagueorgMH Matters Facebook Page wwwfacebookcomMountainHouseMattersMH Mothers Club wwwMHmothersclubcomMH Musicians Network wwwFacebookcom - type Mountain House Musicians NetworkMH Poker Club wwwmhpokercomMH Recycle for Reading Summer Wolfe (925) 570-8770 - Facebookcom - type Recycle For Reading

MH Running Club wwwMHrunnerscomMH Seniors Group wwwFacebookcom - type Mountain House SeniorsMH SoccerWest Coast Soccer Club httpwestcoastsoccerclubcomMH Sports Inc wwwmh-sportsorg - Jr Mustangs Football Cheer Basketball Track n FieldMH Villages Forum wwwMHVillagescomMH Virtual Garage Sale wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHvirtualgaragesaleMH Wine Club wwwMHwineclubcomMH Walking Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHWalkingClubMacaroni Kid - Mountain House wwwMountainHouseMacaroniKidcomNeighborhood Watch search MH Neighborhood Watch on FacebookTracy Rotary Satellite Club Mountain House search Rotary Mountain House on FacebookTracy Talks Community page for Tracy amp MH wwwfacebookcomOfficialTracyTalks

Mountain House Matters wwwMHMattersnetMH Online Forum wwwMHvillagescomMH Wiki httpwikimhvillagescomMH Facebook Group facebookcomgroupsMountainHouseSan Joaquin County Animal Services (209) 953-6070MH Welcome Center 955 Prosperity Street Mustang Way - (209) 221-6317

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 17Sports

Full Service Groomingfor Dogs amp Cats

wwwThePamperedPetGroomingAndSpacom

(209) 833-7600(925) 240-0676

Brentwood7720 Brentwood Blvd Ste B

Tracy1872 W 11th Street

visit us onFacebook

If your business would like to sponsor our youth flag football league and get exposure to over 1000 families in MH and Tracy and surrounding areas these are our 2016 sponsorship levelsPlatinum ($2000 and up) Gold benefits + special recognition at the end of year awards ceremonyGold ($600-$1999) Silver benefits + your 15-20 second ad (we will help you make it) will be inserted for all the MH Flag Football youth league videos (220 games last year)Silver ($300-$599) Bronze benefits + banner display at all the MH Flag Football youth league gamesBronze ($100-$299) Listed on website emails to promote your business (to our email list)For more information please email me andymh-flagfootballcom

MH Flag Football Call for 2016 Season Sponsors

Photo by LizGrande

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201618

Additional Dates are Set For Feb 5 Mar 4 Apr 8 and May 6

Join in on the design of the new Mountain House Library as the Community Services District hosts a series of public workshops to gather opinions and design ideas to go into the design conceptWorkshops will be held at Mountain House High School at 530-8pm on the following dates

Saturday January 9 2016 10-1230 pmSaturday February 23 2016 530-9pmand Saturday March 5 2016 10-1230

At Mountain House High School1090 South Central Parkway Mountain House Ca

All Invited to Join In On Mountain House Library Design Public Workshop

The Mountain House Blood Drive returns Satruday February 13 2016 at the Mountain House Welcome Center 955 Prosperity Mustang Way

Mountain House Blood Drive is happening Thursday Feb 13

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 19SPORTS

claim first place The West Coast Warlock boys arrived to the game focused on taking home the cup and you could see in their play from start to finish defeating Lamorinda United 4-1 The Warlocks achieved some spectacular team soccer and played the way the game is meant to be played with some precision passing and attacking style of soccer Warlocks Roster Anthony Blake Daniel Ramirez Dylan Lee Jeremy Miller Jordan Tran Kevin Kovacs Ky-

stormy weekend December 12-13 2015 at Half Moon Bay Wildkatz played some strong team defense while outscoring their opponents 18-4 6-0 over De Anza Force 3-0 over Mill Valley Rockers11 G 3-1 over Burlingame Stars amp 6-3 over Cal Magic in the finals This is a great tune up before West Coast Wildkatz compete for the State Cup in the U11 Girls top division West Coast Soccer is producing

West Coast Warlocks Take NorCal Silver Cup

Undefeated West Coast U11 Wildkatz Win State Silver Cup

Submitted by Troy Dayak Submitted by Troy Dayak

ler Wallace Louden Philbrick Mark Sorensen Raul Olmos Salvador Ramirez and Zachariah Valenzuela Winning the Norcal Silver Cup closes out a great 2015 and a spectacular first year together as a West Coast team for more in-formation go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

December 12-13 2015 the West Coast Warlocks took the field in the State Silver Cup final with a chance to

a very strong age group with their U11 sister team Klash winning the State Bronze Cup and their brother team Warlocks winning the State Silver Cup For more information go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

The West Coast U11 Wildkatz went undefeated in the Premier bracket of Juventus Coppa dOro in a windy

Whos Looking for You

2 0 9 - 5 9 7 - 8 1 5 7w w w m h m a t t e r s n e t

bull Image Brandingbull Event Announcementsbull Product amp Services

Mountain House Matters Has you covered

27 28 29 30 31 1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Mountain House Community Events Calendar

All dates and events subject to change Check with your respective groups to verify

To submit your community-oriented event for consideration on the Mountain House Matters

monthly calendar please email event info date time and location to infomhmattersnet

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Trendy Tuesday w Camp Sew amp Sew 7 pm

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Trendy Tuesday w Camp Sew amp Sew 7 pm

Family Storytime-Every TuesMH Branch Library 6pm Beginning Chapter Book Club

(Every Wednesday)MH Branch Library 415pm

Easy Reader Book Club (Every Wednesday)MH Branch Library 330pm Preschool Storytime (Every Thurs)

MH Branch Library 1115am

All About Baby Storytime (Every Thursday) MH Branch Library 1030am

Crafty Fridays for AdultsMH Branch Library 1030am

Bethany Movie NightBethany Elementary 6-8pm

Youth Action Committee MeetingBoard Rm 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MHCSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MH Wine Club7-10pm bull wwwMHWineClubcom

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

MHHS Athletic Boosters CLub Crab FeedAmerican Legion Hall

MH Rotary MeetingFire Station 830-930am

Incorporation Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

Letrsquos Chat-English Conversation Practice (Every Tues)MH Branch Library 6pm

Make Your Own Tote BagMH Branch Library 1030am

BNI Meeting (Every Tues)Welcome Center 1130am-1pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

Altamont Movie NightAltamont Elementary 530pm

Family Bingo NightMHHS 630pm

Library Design WorkshopMH Branch Library 10am

Public Safety Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MH Rotary MeetingFire Station 830-930am

January 2016

MH Library Closed

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201612

Office (925) 373-6852Fax (925) 369-0329joyjoyolivierinsurancecom

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The Joy Olivier Insurance Agency Inc

bull Home bull Auto bull Life bull Boats bull Motorcycles bull Health (Certified Agent on and off the exchange)

Give us a chance to put a little JOY into your Insurance Experience

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By Bryan Harrison

The Mountain House Wine Club held a festive holiday party hosted by Bethany Vil-lage resident Jan Merges on Saturday December 19 2015A crowd that included nu-

merous first-timers along with many regulars came out on a rather chilly evening to celebrate the season together And a festive evening it was Following a brief mingling and sharing of fa-vorite varietals Jan along with her cohost for the evening Samantha Torres treated members and guests to a beautiful series of three wine pairings The first dish was a truly delightful Thai coco-nut milk lemongrass chicken souprdquoI chose to prepare this dish in particular knowing fresh ginger goes well with the Michael David Winery Sauvignon Blancrdquo Jan saidThe second dish was a bruschetta with pesto fresh feta tomatoes and fresh parmesan cheese paired with the same Lodi vintnerrsquos ldquoFreak-showrdquo Cabernet SauvignonLastly was beef and blue cheese on a toothpick paired with a Bogle RedldquoI always feel honored opening to my home to such an appreciative and grate-ful group of peoplerdquo Jan addedThe Holiday Spirit was in the air as friends old and new enjoyed the night togetherThe next gather-ing of the MH Wine will be held Saturday Janu-ary 23rd at the Wicklund Village home of Jeff and Mary Naleway For more info go to wwwmhwine-clubcom

Festive Holiday Wine Club Event

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 13

Bring in this ad for15 offEntire Purchase

Wine Tasting Fun - Mountain House Style MH Resident-Owned amp Operated

2467 Naglee Rd TracyTracy Pavilion (Next To Dickeys BBQ Pit)

(209) 839-2200wwwvino100tracycom

Expires 13116 Exclusions apply One per customer per month please

u Live Music On Weekendsu ThirstyThursdaysu Full Wine Baru Weekly Wine Flightsu Port Cigars and Beeru Friday Night Winemaker Pourings

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201614

KMountain House Matters

New Yearrsquos Resolutions2016By Sukhjan Grewal

Camp Sew amp Sewwhere you develop skills

that stay with youfor a lifetime

ContactJudy Ridpath

InstructionCustom SewingPersonalized Alterations

Mountain House650-678-1174CampSewAndSewcom

Precious Babies Child Care amp Preschool

Home Away From Home

Preschool-BeforeAfter School-0 to 13yrs

zoinksjump4funhotmailcom(209) 922-4475

preciousbabieshotmailcom

Zoinks Jump 4 Fun P a r t y R e n t a l s

(209) 221-6464

Hey EverybodyJanuary 1st was the first blank page of a new book it is volume 2016 What was your first entry How was your New Yearrsquos Most people make resolutions like spend more time wsiblingsrdquo or ldquoexercise morerdquo If you havenrsquot come up with a resolution try to come up with one anyway Mine was to do more of what makes me happy I want to do loads of new things this year HOW ABOUT YOU Some people say ldquoto try to do one thing every day that scares yourdquo I actually am willing to try that This year you can also try to get rid of any bad habit yoursquove developed Last year I was able to get rid of my horrible nail biting habit I also want to try to gain more confidence and have less fear So friends letrsquos take up new challenges in the New Year I wish everyone a great new year that will bring lot of good memories for 2017

Youth Action Committee December Meet rsquon Greet A SuccessLast month in December we had a nice turnout for our holiday meet and greet Quite a few new people showed interest in joining our group There was food to enjoy Ms Bernice Tingle just looked great We enjoyed that night very much We also played many games and talked to each other a lot I would like to thank Ms Bernice Ms Marie for as-sisting us in conducting our meet and great event in December

If you missed that meet and greet donrsquot worry because you can still join the Youth Action Committee Just come to one of our monthly meetings that are held the second Tuesday of the month at the CSD building beginning at 7pm Our first meeting of the new year will be January 12th You can also earn some extra credit hours by tutoring at the Library in Mountain House Come and join (6th-12th grade only)

By Sukhjan Grewal

In addition to the Trap Neuter Return efforts in addressing the feral cat issue in town the Moun-tain House Feral Cat Rescue also works to nurture and domesticate the many kittens that come along with the workSuccess stories of these adoptions since the group first began in the Spring of 2012 have been many Wed like to share a very recent letter we received from one of our adopting familiesWe adopted our kitty Purrkins from the MHFCR about a year and a half ago He has been such a blessing to our family He came to us healthy happy and well taken care of My kids adore him and he is just the sweetest We love the MHFCR for what they do and know that they have rescued so many cats and taken such good care of them until they found a happy home By making sure they are fixed vaccinated and healthy makes it so much less stressful when trying to find a cat to adopt Knowing that our kitty was rescued makes him even more special -) Thank you MHFCR Kristi VasquezWe appreciate hearing how well adjusted these kitties are and welcome your stories email mountainhousecatsgmailcom

Purring for PurrkinsSubmitted by Jackie Dekker President MHFCR

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 15

Jackiersquos Pet CareDogs bull Cats

Daily Services bull Overnight CareI also have experience with

Horses bull Birds bull Rodentscall for more info or to schedule

2096278928wwwjackiesmhpetcarecom

Member of Pet Sitters Intl bull Bonded amp Insured

Buyers Personal ToursSellers Strong MarketingInvestors Market Analysis

Short Sales amp Notary

DRE 01876560

925-290-8578wwwAngelLambcom

Angel LambRealtorreg

Mountain House Resident amp Real Estate Specialist

Itrsquos Not About SuccessBy Anushree Bhimani

Happy New Year Moun-tain House For all of us the New Year brings new hopes new dreams and new aspirations Each January we promise our-selves to make the coming year better than the past Sometimes we set new resolutions other times we decide to fulfill the ones we couldnrsquot previously Regardless of what resolutions we have one thing that never changes is our desire to succeed You may be a junior in high school who is trying to succeed in your AP classes and manage your extra cur-ricular activities at the same time You may be the senior in high school eagerly waiting to hear back from your dream school You may be the entrepreneur who just launched their new business or the innovator who has an idea that can change the way we live Or you may simply be the individual with a personal resolution for 2016 No matter who you are and what

you do you want to suc-ceed That goal is mutualThe road to success how-ever is not a straightfor-ward one There are twists turns and unexpected ob-stacles And even at the end of it all you can never be sure that success is waiting to embrace you

And thatrsquos why we shouldnrsquot chase suc-cess we canrsquot guarantee it Thatrsquos not to say that success is unattainable We have countless examples of people who have succeeded big time in their respec-tive fields But first they have excelled Through their determination dedication and hard work all those who we know today to be successful have first become excellent at whatever they did No mat-ter who you are what you do and what kind of success you wish to obtain you must first excel because excellence is the natural predecessor to success So this year pursue excellence and success is bound to follow

With a strong likelihood of El Nino driven storms causing flooding in parts of Cali-fornia and consumers concerned about the availability of homeowners insurance in areas with a high risk of wildfire I am writing to ask you to share this important information about insurance coverage with your constituents

El Nino and Flood Insurance Meteorologists predict El Nino will likely bring heavy rains and flooding to many areas in the state Flood damage is not cov-ered by traditional homeowners insurance Flood insurance is only available through the National Flood Insurance Program and there is a 30 day waiting period before the policy is effective Californians living in areas with any risk of flooding should purchase flood insurance through the NFIP immediately Learn more at wwwfloodsmartgovfloodsmart

Fire Insurance California FAIR Plan

With increased losses due to more frequent and more severe fires some insurance companies are not renewing policies or restricting where they write new policies Consumers should always shop around for homeowners insurance If they cannot find standard coverage they should ask an insurance agent or broker about the non-admitted (surplus lines) market The Legislature also established an insurer of last resort for Californians unable to find standard home insurance Californians unable to find stan-dard home insurance are entitled to purchase fire insurance from the California FAIR Plan They can contact the FAIR Plan at wwwcfpnetcom We provide a number of tools on our California Department of Insurance Website to help consum-ers understand homeresidential insurance so that they can make the best decision for their situa-tion including informational guides a premium comparison tool and a new coverage comparison tool that allows consumers to compare differences between insurance policies offered by insurers Please visit our website at wwwinsurancecagov for more information

Concerns with El NintildeoFrom Supervisor Bob Elliott

Tune In to MH Matters oTV

w w w m h m a t t e r s n e t

bull Community News Updates bull Whats Going On wCorey amp Lynnetebull Mountain House Cookingbull Financial amp Real Estate Info

Video Sponsorships AvailableCall 209-597-8157

for info

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201616

ICAN of the Delta Valley search ICAN of the Delta Valley on FacebookMH Asian-American Association wwwmhaaacomMH Autism Awareness search Mountain House Autism Awareness on FacebookMH Auto Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsmhautoclubMH BNI Power Partners search Mountain House Business Networking group on FacebookMH Local Businesses wwwMHLocalBizcom wwwfacebookcomMountainHouseLocalBusinessMH Cancer Support Group search Mountain House Cancer Support Group on FacebookMH Cooks Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHCooksMH Craft Beer Club Search Mountain House Craft Beer Club on FacebookMH Dog Club wwwMHdogclubcomMH Feral Cat Rescue wwwMountainHouseCatscom - 209-597-8150MH Filipino-American Society wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHFILAMSMH Flag Football Inc wwwmhflagfootballcom (including MH Tennis Youth Cheer Golf Club amp Kite Run)

MH Community Services District wwwMHCSDcom - 230 S Sterling Drive Suite 100MH Sheriff Services Emergency - 911 bull Non-Emergency - (209) 468-4400MH Fire Services Emergency - 911 bull Non-Emergency - (209) 407-2990MH Master Restrictions Enforcement - (209) 831-5606 or chathornsjgovorg or report online httpcom2govtsystemscomrpmtnhousepublicdefaultaspMH Library wwwssjcplorglocationscountymhousehtml - 250 Main Street

New to Mountain House

Looking to expand your sphere of influences

Collectively we have many choices of clubs groups and organizations

for your considerationTo have your local group added to this list please email your information to infomhmattersnet or call 209-597-8157

ONE OF THIS NATIONS PREMIEREMOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERS

From Right Here in Mountain House

Bubba Paris

is pleased to announce that his new book

Born for this Moment is now available at most online book stores including

Barnes amp Noble and Amazon BooksSigned Copies are available on Ebay

or get your Personalized Copy from Bubba himself atwwwBubbaPariscom

Five Star Customer-Rating Reviews on Amazon

Resources

2096399876Your Local Home Improvement Specialist

Handyman Services

RiverWorksIntExt Painting bull Sheetrock Repairs bull Carpentry bull Power Washing

Cabinets bull Plumbing Upgrades bull Entertainment CentersGeneral Contractor

License 752119Lee Rivers

FREE ESTIMATESCALL

CALL

MH Freecycle httpgroupsyahoocomgroupMtnhousefreecycle MH Game Club Search Mountain House Game Club on FacebookMH Gardeners Facebook Group Search Mountain House Gardeners on FBMH Home Schoolers facebookcomgroupsmhhomeschoolersMH La Leche League wwwlllnorcalorggroupsLivermoreCAhtmlMH Ladies Upscale Resell Boutique facebookcomgroups1530309337208413MH LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bi-sexual amp Transgender) Group facebookcomgroupsmhlgbtMH Little League wwwmountainhouselittleleagueorgMH Matters Facebook Page wwwfacebookcomMountainHouseMattersMH Mothers Club wwwMHmothersclubcomMH Musicians Network wwwFacebookcom - type Mountain House Musicians NetworkMH Poker Club wwwmhpokercomMH Recycle for Reading Summer Wolfe (925) 570-8770 - Facebookcom - type Recycle For Reading

MH Running Club wwwMHrunnerscomMH Seniors Group wwwFacebookcom - type Mountain House SeniorsMH SoccerWest Coast Soccer Club httpwestcoastsoccerclubcomMH Sports Inc wwwmh-sportsorg - Jr Mustangs Football Cheer Basketball Track n FieldMH Villages Forum wwwMHVillagescomMH Virtual Garage Sale wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHvirtualgaragesaleMH Wine Club wwwMHwineclubcomMH Walking Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHWalkingClubMacaroni Kid - Mountain House wwwMountainHouseMacaroniKidcomNeighborhood Watch search MH Neighborhood Watch on FacebookTracy Rotary Satellite Club Mountain House search Rotary Mountain House on FacebookTracy Talks Community page for Tracy amp MH wwwfacebookcomOfficialTracyTalks

Mountain House Matters wwwMHMattersnetMH Online Forum wwwMHvillagescomMH Wiki httpwikimhvillagescomMH Facebook Group facebookcomgroupsMountainHouseSan Joaquin County Animal Services (209) 953-6070MH Welcome Center 955 Prosperity Street Mustang Way - (209) 221-6317

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 17Sports

Full Service Groomingfor Dogs amp Cats

wwwThePamperedPetGroomingAndSpacom

(209) 833-7600(925) 240-0676

Brentwood7720 Brentwood Blvd Ste B

Tracy1872 W 11th Street

visit us onFacebook

If your business would like to sponsor our youth flag football league and get exposure to over 1000 families in MH and Tracy and surrounding areas these are our 2016 sponsorship levelsPlatinum ($2000 and up) Gold benefits + special recognition at the end of year awards ceremonyGold ($600-$1999) Silver benefits + your 15-20 second ad (we will help you make it) will be inserted for all the MH Flag Football youth league videos (220 games last year)Silver ($300-$599) Bronze benefits + banner display at all the MH Flag Football youth league gamesBronze ($100-$299) Listed on website emails to promote your business (to our email list)For more information please email me andymh-flagfootballcom

MH Flag Football Call for 2016 Season Sponsors

Photo by LizGrande

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201618

Additional Dates are Set For Feb 5 Mar 4 Apr 8 and May 6

Join in on the design of the new Mountain House Library as the Community Services District hosts a series of public workshops to gather opinions and design ideas to go into the design conceptWorkshops will be held at Mountain House High School at 530-8pm on the following dates

Saturday January 9 2016 10-1230 pmSaturday February 23 2016 530-9pmand Saturday March 5 2016 10-1230

At Mountain House High School1090 South Central Parkway Mountain House Ca

All Invited to Join In On Mountain House Library Design Public Workshop

The Mountain House Blood Drive returns Satruday February 13 2016 at the Mountain House Welcome Center 955 Prosperity Mustang Way

Mountain House Blood Drive is happening Thursday Feb 13

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 19SPORTS

claim first place The West Coast Warlock boys arrived to the game focused on taking home the cup and you could see in their play from start to finish defeating Lamorinda United 4-1 The Warlocks achieved some spectacular team soccer and played the way the game is meant to be played with some precision passing and attacking style of soccer Warlocks Roster Anthony Blake Daniel Ramirez Dylan Lee Jeremy Miller Jordan Tran Kevin Kovacs Ky-

stormy weekend December 12-13 2015 at Half Moon Bay Wildkatz played some strong team defense while outscoring their opponents 18-4 6-0 over De Anza Force 3-0 over Mill Valley Rockers11 G 3-1 over Burlingame Stars amp 6-3 over Cal Magic in the finals This is a great tune up before West Coast Wildkatz compete for the State Cup in the U11 Girls top division West Coast Soccer is producing

West Coast Warlocks Take NorCal Silver Cup

Undefeated West Coast U11 Wildkatz Win State Silver Cup

Submitted by Troy Dayak Submitted by Troy Dayak

ler Wallace Louden Philbrick Mark Sorensen Raul Olmos Salvador Ramirez and Zachariah Valenzuela Winning the Norcal Silver Cup closes out a great 2015 and a spectacular first year together as a West Coast team for more in-formation go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

December 12-13 2015 the West Coast Warlocks took the field in the State Silver Cup final with a chance to

a very strong age group with their U11 sister team Klash winning the State Bronze Cup and their brother team Warlocks winning the State Silver Cup For more information go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

The West Coast U11 Wildkatz went undefeated in the Premier bracket of Juventus Coppa dOro in a windy

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bull Image Brandingbull Event Announcementsbull Product amp Services

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Mountain House Community Events Calendar

All dates and events subject to change Check with your respective groups to verify

To submit your community-oriented event for consideration on the Mountain House Matters

monthly calendar please email event info date time and location to infomhmattersnet

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Trendy Tuesday w Camp Sew amp Sew 7 pm

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Trendy Tuesday w Camp Sew amp Sew 7 pm

Family Storytime-Every TuesMH Branch Library 6pm Beginning Chapter Book Club

(Every Wednesday)MH Branch Library 415pm

Easy Reader Book Club (Every Wednesday)MH Branch Library 330pm Preschool Storytime (Every Thurs)

MH Branch Library 1115am

All About Baby Storytime (Every Thursday) MH Branch Library 1030am

Crafty Fridays for AdultsMH Branch Library 1030am

Bethany Movie NightBethany Elementary 6-8pm

Youth Action Committee MeetingBoard Rm 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MHCSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MH Wine Club7-10pm bull wwwMHWineClubcom

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

MHHS Athletic Boosters CLub Crab FeedAmerican Legion Hall

MH Rotary MeetingFire Station 830-930am

Incorporation Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

Letrsquos Chat-English Conversation Practice (Every Tues)MH Branch Library 6pm

Make Your Own Tote BagMH Branch Library 1030am

BNI Meeting (Every Tues)Welcome Center 1130am-1pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

Altamont Movie NightAltamont Elementary 530pm

Family Bingo NightMHHS 630pm

Library Design WorkshopMH Branch Library 10am

Public Safety Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MH Rotary MeetingFire Station 830-930am

January 2016

MH Library Closed

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 13

Bring in this ad for15 offEntire Purchase

Wine Tasting Fun - Mountain House Style MH Resident-Owned amp Operated

2467 Naglee Rd TracyTracy Pavilion (Next To Dickeys BBQ Pit)

(209) 839-2200wwwvino100tracycom

Expires 13116 Exclusions apply One per customer per month please

u Live Music On Weekendsu ThirstyThursdaysu Full Wine Baru Weekly Wine Flightsu Port Cigars and Beeru Friday Night Winemaker Pourings

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201614

KMountain House Matters

New Yearrsquos Resolutions2016By Sukhjan Grewal

Camp Sew amp Sewwhere you develop skills

that stay with youfor a lifetime

ContactJudy Ridpath

InstructionCustom SewingPersonalized Alterations

Mountain House650-678-1174CampSewAndSewcom

Precious Babies Child Care amp Preschool

Home Away From Home

Preschool-BeforeAfter School-0 to 13yrs

zoinksjump4funhotmailcom(209) 922-4475

preciousbabieshotmailcom

Zoinks Jump 4 Fun P a r t y R e n t a l s

(209) 221-6464

Hey EverybodyJanuary 1st was the first blank page of a new book it is volume 2016 What was your first entry How was your New Yearrsquos Most people make resolutions like spend more time wsiblingsrdquo or ldquoexercise morerdquo If you havenrsquot come up with a resolution try to come up with one anyway Mine was to do more of what makes me happy I want to do loads of new things this year HOW ABOUT YOU Some people say ldquoto try to do one thing every day that scares yourdquo I actually am willing to try that This year you can also try to get rid of any bad habit yoursquove developed Last year I was able to get rid of my horrible nail biting habit I also want to try to gain more confidence and have less fear So friends letrsquos take up new challenges in the New Year I wish everyone a great new year that will bring lot of good memories for 2017

Youth Action Committee December Meet rsquon Greet A SuccessLast month in December we had a nice turnout for our holiday meet and greet Quite a few new people showed interest in joining our group There was food to enjoy Ms Bernice Tingle just looked great We enjoyed that night very much We also played many games and talked to each other a lot I would like to thank Ms Bernice Ms Marie for as-sisting us in conducting our meet and great event in December

If you missed that meet and greet donrsquot worry because you can still join the Youth Action Committee Just come to one of our monthly meetings that are held the second Tuesday of the month at the CSD building beginning at 7pm Our first meeting of the new year will be January 12th You can also earn some extra credit hours by tutoring at the Library in Mountain House Come and join (6th-12th grade only)

By Sukhjan Grewal

In addition to the Trap Neuter Return efforts in addressing the feral cat issue in town the Moun-tain House Feral Cat Rescue also works to nurture and domesticate the many kittens that come along with the workSuccess stories of these adoptions since the group first began in the Spring of 2012 have been many Wed like to share a very recent letter we received from one of our adopting familiesWe adopted our kitty Purrkins from the MHFCR about a year and a half ago He has been such a blessing to our family He came to us healthy happy and well taken care of My kids adore him and he is just the sweetest We love the MHFCR for what they do and know that they have rescued so many cats and taken such good care of them until they found a happy home By making sure they are fixed vaccinated and healthy makes it so much less stressful when trying to find a cat to adopt Knowing that our kitty was rescued makes him even more special -) Thank you MHFCR Kristi VasquezWe appreciate hearing how well adjusted these kitties are and welcome your stories email mountainhousecatsgmailcom

Purring for PurrkinsSubmitted by Jackie Dekker President MHFCR

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 15

Jackiersquos Pet CareDogs bull Cats

Daily Services bull Overnight CareI also have experience with

Horses bull Birds bull Rodentscall for more info or to schedule

2096278928wwwjackiesmhpetcarecom

Member of Pet Sitters Intl bull Bonded amp Insured

Buyers Personal ToursSellers Strong MarketingInvestors Market Analysis

Short Sales amp Notary

DRE 01876560

925-290-8578wwwAngelLambcom

Angel LambRealtorreg

Mountain House Resident amp Real Estate Specialist

Itrsquos Not About SuccessBy Anushree Bhimani

Happy New Year Moun-tain House For all of us the New Year brings new hopes new dreams and new aspirations Each January we promise our-selves to make the coming year better than the past Sometimes we set new resolutions other times we decide to fulfill the ones we couldnrsquot previously Regardless of what resolutions we have one thing that never changes is our desire to succeed You may be a junior in high school who is trying to succeed in your AP classes and manage your extra cur-ricular activities at the same time You may be the senior in high school eagerly waiting to hear back from your dream school You may be the entrepreneur who just launched their new business or the innovator who has an idea that can change the way we live Or you may simply be the individual with a personal resolution for 2016 No matter who you are and what

you do you want to suc-ceed That goal is mutualThe road to success how-ever is not a straightfor-ward one There are twists turns and unexpected ob-stacles And even at the end of it all you can never be sure that success is waiting to embrace you

And thatrsquos why we shouldnrsquot chase suc-cess we canrsquot guarantee it Thatrsquos not to say that success is unattainable We have countless examples of people who have succeeded big time in their respec-tive fields But first they have excelled Through their determination dedication and hard work all those who we know today to be successful have first become excellent at whatever they did No mat-ter who you are what you do and what kind of success you wish to obtain you must first excel because excellence is the natural predecessor to success So this year pursue excellence and success is bound to follow

With a strong likelihood of El Nino driven storms causing flooding in parts of Cali-fornia and consumers concerned about the availability of homeowners insurance in areas with a high risk of wildfire I am writing to ask you to share this important information about insurance coverage with your constituents

El Nino and Flood Insurance Meteorologists predict El Nino will likely bring heavy rains and flooding to many areas in the state Flood damage is not cov-ered by traditional homeowners insurance Flood insurance is only available through the National Flood Insurance Program and there is a 30 day waiting period before the policy is effective Californians living in areas with any risk of flooding should purchase flood insurance through the NFIP immediately Learn more at wwwfloodsmartgovfloodsmart

Fire Insurance California FAIR Plan

With increased losses due to more frequent and more severe fires some insurance companies are not renewing policies or restricting where they write new policies Consumers should always shop around for homeowners insurance If they cannot find standard coverage they should ask an insurance agent or broker about the non-admitted (surplus lines) market The Legislature also established an insurer of last resort for Californians unable to find standard home insurance Californians unable to find stan-dard home insurance are entitled to purchase fire insurance from the California FAIR Plan They can contact the FAIR Plan at wwwcfpnetcom We provide a number of tools on our California Department of Insurance Website to help consum-ers understand homeresidential insurance so that they can make the best decision for their situa-tion including informational guides a premium comparison tool and a new coverage comparison tool that allows consumers to compare differences between insurance policies offered by insurers Please visit our website at wwwinsurancecagov for more information

Concerns with El NintildeoFrom Supervisor Bob Elliott

Tune In to MH Matters oTV

w w w m h m a t t e r s n e t

bull Community News Updates bull Whats Going On wCorey amp Lynnetebull Mountain House Cookingbull Financial amp Real Estate Info

Video Sponsorships AvailableCall 209-597-8157

for info

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201616

ICAN of the Delta Valley search ICAN of the Delta Valley on FacebookMH Asian-American Association wwwmhaaacomMH Autism Awareness search Mountain House Autism Awareness on FacebookMH Auto Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsmhautoclubMH BNI Power Partners search Mountain House Business Networking group on FacebookMH Local Businesses wwwMHLocalBizcom wwwfacebookcomMountainHouseLocalBusinessMH Cancer Support Group search Mountain House Cancer Support Group on FacebookMH Cooks Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHCooksMH Craft Beer Club Search Mountain House Craft Beer Club on FacebookMH Dog Club wwwMHdogclubcomMH Feral Cat Rescue wwwMountainHouseCatscom - 209-597-8150MH Filipino-American Society wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHFILAMSMH Flag Football Inc wwwmhflagfootballcom (including MH Tennis Youth Cheer Golf Club amp Kite Run)

MH Community Services District wwwMHCSDcom - 230 S Sterling Drive Suite 100MH Sheriff Services Emergency - 911 bull Non-Emergency - (209) 468-4400MH Fire Services Emergency - 911 bull Non-Emergency - (209) 407-2990MH Master Restrictions Enforcement - (209) 831-5606 or chathornsjgovorg or report online httpcom2govtsystemscomrpmtnhousepublicdefaultaspMH Library wwwssjcplorglocationscountymhousehtml - 250 Main Street

New to Mountain House

Looking to expand your sphere of influences

Collectively we have many choices of clubs groups and organizations

for your considerationTo have your local group added to this list please email your information to infomhmattersnet or call 209-597-8157

ONE OF THIS NATIONS PREMIEREMOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERS

From Right Here in Mountain House

Bubba Paris

is pleased to announce that his new book

Born for this Moment is now available at most online book stores including

Barnes amp Noble and Amazon BooksSigned Copies are available on Ebay

or get your Personalized Copy from Bubba himself atwwwBubbaPariscom

Five Star Customer-Rating Reviews on Amazon

Resources

2096399876Your Local Home Improvement Specialist

Handyman Services

RiverWorksIntExt Painting bull Sheetrock Repairs bull Carpentry bull Power Washing

Cabinets bull Plumbing Upgrades bull Entertainment CentersGeneral Contractor

License 752119Lee Rivers

FREE ESTIMATESCALL

CALL

MH Freecycle httpgroupsyahoocomgroupMtnhousefreecycle MH Game Club Search Mountain House Game Club on FacebookMH Gardeners Facebook Group Search Mountain House Gardeners on FBMH Home Schoolers facebookcomgroupsmhhomeschoolersMH La Leche League wwwlllnorcalorggroupsLivermoreCAhtmlMH Ladies Upscale Resell Boutique facebookcomgroups1530309337208413MH LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bi-sexual amp Transgender) Group facebookcomgroupsmhlgbtMH Little League wwwmountainhouselittleleagueorgMH Matters Facebook Page wwwfacebookcomMountainHouseMattersMH Mothers Club wwwMHmothersclubcomMH Musicians Network wwwFacebookcom - type Mountain House Musicians NetworkMH Poker Club wwwmhpokercomMH Recycle for Reading Summer Wolfe (925) 570-8770 - Facebookcom - type Recycle For Reading

MH Running Club wwwMHrunnerscomMH Seniors Group wwwFacebookcom - type Mountain House SeniorsMH SoccerWest Coast Soccer Club httpwestcoastsoccerclubcomMH Sports Inc wwwmh-sportsorg - Jr Mustangs Football Cheer Basketball Track n FieldMH Villages Forum wwwMHVillagescomMH Virtual Garage Sale wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHvirtualgaragesaleMH Wine Club wwwMHwineclubcomMH Walking Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHWalkingClubMacaroni Kid - Mountain House wwwMountainHouseMacaroniKidcomNeighborhood Watch search MH Neighborhood Watch on FacebookTracy Rotary Satellite Club Mountain House search Rotary Mountain House on FacebookTracy Talks Community page for Tracy amp MH wwwfacebookcomOfficialTracyTalks

Mountain House Matters wwwMHMattersnetMH Online Forum wwwMHvillagescomMH Wiki httpwikimhvillagescomMH Facebook Group facebookcomgroupsMountainHouseSan Joaquin County Animal Services (209) 953-6070MH Welcome Center 955 Prosperity Street Mustang Way - (209) 221-6317

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 17Sports

Full Service Groomingfor Dogs amp Cats

wwwThePamperedPetGroomingAndSpacom

(209) 833-7600(925) 240-0676

Brentwood7720 Brentwood Blvd Ste B

Tracy1872 W 11th Street

visit us onFacebook

If your business would like to sponsor our youth flag football league and get exposure to over 1000 families in MH and Tracy and surrounding areas these are our 2016 sponsorship levelsPlatinum ($2000 and up) Gold benefits + special recognition at the end of year awards ceremonyGold ($600-$1999) Silver benefits + your 15-20 second ad (we will help you make it) will be inserted for all the MH Flag Football youth league videos (220 games last year)Silver ($300-$599) Bronze benefits + banner display at all the MH Flag Football youth league gamesBronze ($100-$299) Listed on website emails to promote your business (to our email list)For more information please email me andymh-flagfootballcom

MH Flag Football Call for 2016 Season Sponsors

Photo by LizGrande

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201618

Additional Dates are Set For Feb 5 Mar 4 Apr 8 and May 6

Join in on the design of the new Mountain House Library as the Community Services District hosts a series of public workshops to gather opinions and design ideas to go into the design conceptWorkshops will be held at Mountain House High School at 530-8pm on the following dates

Saturday January 9 2016 10-1230 pmSaturday February 23 2016 530-9pmand Saturday March 5 2016 10-1230

At Mountain House High School1090 South Central Parkway Mountain House Ca

All Invited to Join In On Mountain House Library Design Public Workshop

The Mountain House Blood Drive returns Satruday February 13 2016 at the Mountain House Welcome Center 955 Prosperity Mustang Way

Mountain House Blood Drive is happening Thursday Feb 13

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 19SPORTS

claim first place The West Coast Warlock boys arrived to the game focused on taking home the cup and you could see in their play from start to finish defeating Lamorinda United 4-1 The Warlocks achieved some spectacular team soccer and played the way the game is meant to be played with some precision passing and attacking style of soccer Warlocks Roster Anthony Blake Daniel Ramirez Dylan Lee Jeremy Miller Jordan Tran Kevin Kovacs Ky-

stormy weekend December 12-13 2015 at Half Moon Bay Wildkatz played some strong team defense while outscoring their opponents 18-4 6-0 over De Anza Force 3-0 over Mill Valley Rockers11 G 3-1 over Burlingame Stars amp 6-3 over Cal Magic in the finals This is a great tune up before West Coast Wildkatz compete for the State Cup in the U11 Girls top division West Coast Soccer is producing

West Coast Warlocks Take NorCal Silver Cup

Undefeated West Coast U11 Wildkatz Win State Silver Cup

Submitted by Troy Dayak Submitted by Troy Dayak

ler Wallace Louden Philbrick Mark Sorensen Raul Olmos Salvador Ramirez and Zachariah Valenzuela Winning the Norcal Silver Cup closes out a great 2015 and a spectacular first year together as a West Coast team for more in-formation go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

December 12-13 2015 the West Coast Warlocks took the field in the State Silver Cup final with a chance to

a very strong age group with their U11 sister team Klash winning the State Bronze Cup and their brother team Warlocks winning the State Silver Cup For more information go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

The West Coast U11 Wildkatz went undefeated in the Premier bracket of Juventus Coppa dOro in a windy

Whos Looking for You

2 0 9 - 5 9 7 - 8 1 5 7w w w m h m a t t e r s n e t

bull Image Brandingbull Event Announcementsbull Product amp Services

Mountain House Matters Has you covered

27 28 29 30 31 1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Mountain House Community Events Calendar

All dates and events subject to change Check with your respective groups to verify

To submit your community-oriented event for consideration on the Mountain House Matters

monthly calendar please email event info date time and location to infomhmattersnet

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Trendy Tuesday w Camp Sew amp Sew 7 pm

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Trendy Tuesday w Camp Sew amp Sew 7 pm

Family Storytime-Every TuesMH Branch Library 6pm Beginning Chapter Book Club

(Every Wednesday)MH Branch Library 415pm

Easy Reader Book Club (Every Wednesday)MH Branch Library 330pm Preschool Storytime (Every Thurs)

MH Branch Library 1115am

All About Baby Storytime (Every Thursday) MH Branch Library 1030am

Crafty Fridays for AdultsMH Branch Library 1030am

Bethany Movie NightBethany Elementary 6-8pm

Youth Action Committee MeetingBoard Rm 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MHCSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MH Wine Club7-10pm bull wwwMHWineClubcom

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

MHHS Athletic Boosters CLub Crab FeedAmerican Legion Hall

MH Rotary MeetingFire Station 830-930am

Incorporation Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

Letrsquos Chat-English Conversation Practice (Every Tues)MH Branch Library 6pm

Make Your Own Tote BagMH Branch Library 1030am

BNI Meeting (Every Tues)Welcome Center 1130am-1pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

Altamont Movie NightAltamont Elementary 530pm

Family Bingo NightMHHS 630pm

Library Design WorkshopMH Branch Library 10am

Public Safety Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MH Rotary MeetingFire Station 830-930am

January 2016

MH Library Closed

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201614

KMountain House Matters

New Yearrsquos Resolutions2016By Sukhjan Grewal

Camp Sew amp Sewwhere you develop skills

that stay with youfor a lifetime

ContactJudy Ridpath

InstructionCustom SewingPersonalized Alterations

Mountain House650-678-1174CampSewAndSewcom

Precious Babies Child Care amp Preschool

Home Away From Home

Preschool-BeforeAfter School-0 to 13yrs

zoinksjump4funhotmailcom(209) 922-4475

preciousbabieshotmailcom

Zoinks Jump 4 Fun P a r t y R e n t a l s

(209) 221-6464

Hey EverybodyJanuary 1st was the first blank page of a new book it is volume 2016 What was your first entry How was your New Yearrsquos Most people make resolutions like spend more time wsiblingsrdquo or ldquoexercise morerdquo If you havenrsquot come up with a resolution try to come up with one anyway Mine was to do more of what makes me happy I want to do loads of new things this year HOW ABOUT YOU Some people say ldquoto try to do one thing every day that scares yourdquo I actually am willing to try that This year you can also try to get rid of any bad habit yoursquove developed Last year I was able to get rid of my horrible nail biting habit I also want to try to gain more confidence and have less fear So friends letrsquos take up new challenges in the New Year I wish everyone a great new year that will bring lot of good memories for 2017

Youth Action Committee December Meet rsquon Greet A SuccessLast month in December we had a nice turnout for our holiday meet and greet Quite a few new people showed interest in joining our group There was food to enjoy Ms Bernice Tingle just looked great We enjoyed that night very much We also played many games and talked to each other a lot I would like to thank Ms Bernice Ms Marie for as-sisting us in conducting our meet and great event in December

If you missed that meet and greet donrsquot worry because you can still join the Youth Action Committee Just come to one of our monthly meetings that are held the second Tuesday of the month at the CSD building beginning at 7pm Our first meeting of the new year will be January 12th You can also earn some extra credit hours by tutoring at the Library in Mountain House Come and join (6th-12th grade only)

By Sukhjan Grewal

In addition to the Trap Neuter Return efforts in addressing the feral cat issue in town the Moun-tain House Feral Cat Rescue also works to nurture and domesticate the many kittens that come along with the workSuccess stories of these adoptions since the group first began in the Spring of 2012 have been many Wed like to share a very recent letter we received from one of our adopting familiesWe adopted our kitty Purrkins from the MHFCR about a year and a half ago He has been such a blessing to our family He came to us healthy happy and well taken care of My kids adore him and he is just the sweetest We love the MHFCR for what they do and know that they have rescued so many cats and taken such good care of them until they found a happy home By making sure they are fixed vaccinated and healthy makes it so much less stressful when trying to find a cat to adopt Knowing that our kitty was rescued makes him even more special -) Thank you MHFCR Kristi VasquezWe appreciate hearing how well adjusted these kitties are and welcome your stories email mountainhousecatsgmailcom

Purring for PurrkinsSubmitted by Jackie Dekker President MHFCR

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 15

Jackiersquos Pet CareDogs bull Cats

Daily Services bull Overnight CareI also have experience with

Horses bull Birds bull Rodentscall for more info or to schedule

2096278928wwwjackiesmhpetcarecom

Member of Pet Sitters Intl bull Bonded amp Insured

Buyers Personal ToursSellers Strong MarketingInvestors Market Analysis

Short Sales amp Notary

DRE 01876560

925-290-8578wwwAngelLambcom

Angel LambRealtorreg

Mountain House Resident amp Real Estate Specialist

Itrsquos Not About SuccessBy Anushree Bhimani

Happy New Year Moun-tain House For all of us the New Year brings new hopes new dreams and new aspirations Each January we promise our-selves to make the coming year better than the past Sometimes we set new resolutions other times we decide to fulfill the ones we couldnrsquot previously Regardless of what resolutions we have one thing that never changes is our desire to succeed You may be a junior in high school who is trying to succeed in your AP classes and manage your extra cur-ricular activities at the same time You may be the senior in high school eagerly waiting to hear back from your dream school You may be the entrepreneur who just launched their new business or the innovator who has an idea that can change the way we live Or you may simply be the individual with a personal resolution for 2016 No matter who you are and what

you do you want to suc-ceed That goal is mutualThe road to success how-ever is not a straightfor-ward one There are twists turns and unexpected ob-stacles And even at the end of it all you can never be sure that success is waiting to embrace you

And thatrsquos why we shouldnrsquot chase suc-cess we canrsquot guarantee it Thatrsquos not to say that success is unattainable We have countless examples of people who have succeeded big time in their respec-tive fields But first they have excelled Through their determination dedication and hard work all those who we know today to be successful have first become excellent at whatever they did No mat-ter who you are what you do and what kind of success you wish to obtain you must first excel because excellence is the natural predecessor to success So this year pursue excellence and success is bound to follow

With a strong likelihood of El Nino driven storms causing flooding in parts of Cali-fornia and consumers concerned about the availability of homeowners insurance in areas with a high risk of wildfire I am writing to ask you to share this important information about insurance coverage with your constituents

El Nino and Flood Insurance Meteorologists predict El Nino will likely bring heavy rains and flooding to many areas in the state Flood damage is not cov-ered by traditional homeowners insurance Flood insurance is only available through the National Flood Insurance Program and there is a 30 day waiting period before the policy is effective Californians living in areas with any risk of flooding should purchase flood insurance through the NFIP immediately Learn more at wwwfloodsmartgovfloodsmart

Fire Insurance California FAIR Plan

With increased losses due to more frequent and more severe fires some insurance companies are not renewing policies or restricting where they write new policies Consumers should always shop around for homeowners insurance If they cannot find standard coverage they should ask an insurance agent or broker about the non-admitted (surplus lines) market The Legislature also established an insurer of last resort for Californians unable to find standard home insurance Californians unable to find stan-dard home insurance are entitled to purchase fire insurance from the California FAIR Plan They can contact the FAIR Plan at wwwcfpnetcom We provide a number of tools on our California Department of Insurance Website to help consum-ers understand homeresidential insurance so that they can make the best decision for their situa-tion including informational guides a premium comparison tool and a new coverage comparison tool that allows consumers to compare differences between insurance policies offered by insurers Please visit our website at wwwinsurancecagov for more information

Concerns with El NintildeoFrom Supervisor Bob Elliott

Tune In to MH Matters oTV

w w w m h m a t t e r s n e t

bull Community News Updates bull Whats Going On wCorey amp Lynnetebull Mountain House Cookingbull Financial amp Real Estate Info

Video Sponsorships AvailableCall 209-597-8157

for info

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201616

ICAN of the Delta Valley search ICAN of the Delta Valley on FacebookMH Asian-American Association wwwmhaaacomMH Autism Awareness search Mountain House Autism Awareness on FacebookMH Auto Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsmhautoclubMH BNI Power Partners search Mountain House Business Networking group on FacebookMH Local Businesses wwwMHLocalBizcom wwwfacebookcomMountainHouseLocalBusinessMH Cancer Support Group search Mountain House Cancer Support Group on FacebookMH Cooks Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHCooksMH Craft Beer Club Search Mountain House Craft Beer Club on FacebookMH Dog Club wwwMHdogclubcomMH Feral Cat Rescue wwwMountainHouseCatscom - 209-597-8150MH Filipino-American Society wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHFILAMSMH Flag Football Inc wwwmhflagfootballcom (including MH Tennis Youth Cheer Golf Club amp Kite Run)

MH Community Services District wwwMHCSDcom - 230 S Sterling Drive Suite 100MH Sheriff Services Emergency - 911 bull Non-Emergency - (209) 468-4400MH Fire Services Emergency - 911 bull Non-Emergency - (209) 407-2990MH Master Restrictions Enforcement - (209) 831-5606 or chathornsjgovorg or report online httpcom2govtsystemscomrpmtnhousepublicdefaultaspMH Library wwwssjcplorglocationscountymhousehtml - 250 Main Street

New to Mountain House

Looking to expand your sphere of influences

Collectively we have many choices of clubs groups and organizations

for your considerationTo have your local group added to this list please email your information to infomhmattersnet or call 209-597-8157

ONE OF THIS NATIONS PREMIEREMOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERS

From Right Here in Mountain House

Bubba Paris

is pleased to announce that his new book

Born for this Moment is now available at most online book stores including

Barnes amp Noble and Amazon BooksSigned Copies are available on Ebay

or get your Personalized Copy from Bubba himself atwwwBubbaPariscom

Five Star Customer-Rating Reviews on Amazon

Resources

2096399876Your Local Home Improvement Specialist

Handyman Services

RiverWorksIntExt Painting bull Sheetrock Repairs bull Carpentry bull Power Washing

Cabinets bull Plumbing Upgrades bull Entertainment CentersGeneral Contractor

License 752119Lee Rivers

FREE ESTIMATESCALL

CALL

MH Freecycle httpgroupsyahoocomgroupMtnhousefreecycle MH Game Club Search Mountain House Game Club on FacebookMH Gardeners Facebook Group Search Mountain House Gardeners on FBMH Home Schoolers facebookcomgroupsmhhomeschoolersMH La Leche League wwwlllnorcalorggroupsLivermoreCAhtmlMH Ladies Upscale Resell Boutique facebookcomgroups1530309337208413MH LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bi-sexual amp Transgender) Group facebookcomgroupsmhlgbtMH Little League wwwmountainhouselittleleagueorgMH Matters Facebook Page wwwfacebookcomMountainHouseMattersMH Mothers Club wwwMHmothersclubcomMH Musicians Network wwwFacebookcom - type Mountain House Musicians NetworkMH Poker Club wwwmhpokercomMH Recycle for Reading Summer Wolfe (925) 570-8770 - Facebookcom - type Recycle For Reading

MH Running Club wwwMHrunnerscomMH Seniors Group wwwFacebookcom - type Mountain House SeniorsMH SoccerWest Coast Soccer Club httpwestcoastsoccerclubcomMH Sports Inc wwwmh-sportsorg - Jr Mustangs Football Cheer Basketball Track n FieldMH Villages Forum wwwMHVillagescomMH Virtual Garage Sale wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHvirtualgaragesaleMH Wine Club wwwMHwineclubcomMH Walking Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHWalkingClubMacaroni Kid - Mountain House wwwMountainHouseMacaroniKidcomNeighborhood Watch search MH Neighborhood Watch on FacebookTracy Rotary Satellite Club Mountain House search Rotary Mountain House on FacebookTracy Talks Community page for Tracy amp MH wwwfacebookcomOfficialTracyTalks

Mountain House Matters wwwMHMattersnetMH Online Forum wwwMHvillagescomMH Wiki httpwikimhvillagescomMH Facebook Group facebookcomgroupsMountainHouseSan Joaquin County Animal Services (209) 953-6070MH Welcome Center 955 Prosperity Street Mustang Way - (209) 221-6317

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 17Sports

Full Service Groomingfor Dogs amp Cats

wwwThePamperedPetGroomingAndSpacom

(209) 833-7600(925) 240-0676

Brentwood7720 Brentwood Blvd Ste B

Tracy1872 W 11th Street

visit us onFacebook

If your business would like to sponsor our youth flag football league and get exposure to over 1000 families in MH and Tracy and surrounding areas these are our 2016 sponsorship levelsPlatinum ($2000 and up) Gold benefits + special recognition at the end of year awards ceremonyGold ($600-$1999) Silver benefits + your 15-20 second ad (we will help you make it) will be inserted for all the MH Flag Football youth league videos (220 games last year)Silver ($300-$599) Bronze benefits + banner display at all the MH Flag Football youth league gamesBronze ($100-$299) Listed on website emails to promote your business (to our email list)For more information please email me andymh-flagfootballcom

MH Flag Football Call for 2016 Season Sponsors

Photo by LizGrande

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201618

Additional Dates are Set For Feb 5 Mar 4 Apr 8 and May 6

Join in on the design of the new Mountain House Library as the Community Services District hosts a series of public workshops to gather opinions and design ideas to go into the design conceptWorkshops will be held at Mountain House High School at 530-8pm on the following dates

Saturday January 9 2016 10-1230 pmSaturday February 23 2016 530-9pmand Saturday March 5 2016 10-1230

At Mountain House High School1090 South Central Parkway Mountain House Ca

All Invited to Join In On Mountain House Library Design Public Workshop

The Mountain House Blood Drive returns Satruday February 13 2016 at the Mountain House Welcome Center 955 Prosperity Mustang Way

Mountain House Blood Drive is happening Thursday Feb 13

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 19SPORTS

claim first place The West Coast Warlock boys arrived to the game focused on taking home the cup and you could see in their play from start to finish defeating Lamorinda United 4-1 The Warlocks achieved some spectacular team soccer and played the way the game is meant to be played with some precision passing and attacking style of soccer Warlocks Roster Anthony Blake Daniel Ramirez Dylan Lee Jeremy Miller Jordan Tran Kevin Kovacs Ky-

stormy weekend December 12-13 2015 at Half Moon Bay Wildkatz played some strong team defense while outscoring their opponents 18-4 6-0 over De Anza Force 3-0 over Mill Valley Rockers11 G 3-1 over Burlingame Stars amp 6-3 over Cal Magic in the finals This is a great tune up before West Coast Wildkatz compete for the State Cup in the U11 Girls top division West Coast Soccer is producing

West Coast Warlocks Take NorCal Silver Cup

Undefeated West Coast U11 Wildkatz Win State Silver Cup

Submitted by Troy Dayak Submitted by Troy Dayak

ler Wallace Louden Philbrick Mark Sorensen Raul Olmos Salvador Ramirez and Zachariah Valenzuela Winning the Norcal Silver Cup closes out a great 2015 and a spectacular first year together as a West Coast team for more in-formation go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

December 12-13 2015 the West Coast Warlocks took the field in the State Silver Cup final with a chance to

a very strong age group with their U11 sister team Klash winning the State Bronze Cup and their brother team Warlocks winning the State Silver Cup For more information go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

The West Coast U11 Wildkatz went undefeated in the Premier bracket of Juventus Coppa dOro in a windy

Whos Looking for You

2 0 9 - 5 9 7 - 8 1 5 7w w w m h m a t t e r s n e t

bull Image Brandingbull Event Announcementsbull Product amp Services

Mountain House Matters Has you covered

27 28 29 30 31 1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Mountain House Community Events Calendar

All dates and events subject to change Check with your respective groups to verify

To submit your community-oriented event for consideration on the Mountain House Matters

monthly calendar please email event info date time and location to infomhmattersnet

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Trendy Tuesday w Camp Sew amp Sew 7 pm

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Trendy Tuesday w Camp Sew amp Sew 7 pm

Family Storytime-Every TuesMH Branch Library 6pm Beginning Chapter Book Club

(Every Wednesday)MH Branch Library 415pm

Easy Reader Book Club (Every Wednesday)MH Branch Library 330pm Preschool Storytime (Every Thurs)

MH Branch Library 1115am

All About Baby Storytime (Every Thursday) MH Branch Library 1030am

Crafty Fridays for AdultsMH Branch Library 1030am

Bethany Movie NightBethany Elementary 6-8pm

Youth Action Committee MeetingBoard Rm 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MHCSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MH Wine Club7-10pm bull wwwMHWineClubcom

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

MHHS Athletic Boosters CLub Crab FeedAmerican Legion Hall

MH Rotary MeetingFire Station 830-930am

Incorporation Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

Letrsquos Chat-English Conversation Practice (Every Tues)MH Branch Library 6pm

Make Your Own Tote BagMH Branch Library 1030am

BNI Meeting (Every Tues)Welcome Center 1130am-1pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

Altamont Movie NightAltamont Elementary 530pm

Family Bingo NightMHHS 630pm

Library Design WorkshopMH Branch Library 10am

Public Safety Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MH Rotary MeetingFire Station 830-930am

January 2016

MH Library Closed

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 15

Jackiersquos Pet CareDogs bull Cats

Daily Services bull Overnight CareI also have experience with

Horses bull Birds bull Rodentscall for more info or to schedule

2096278928wwwjackiesmhpetcarecom

Member of Pet Sitters Intl bull Bonded amp Insured

Buyers Personal ToursSellers Strong MarketingInvestors Market Analysis

Short Sales amp Notary

DRE 01876560

925-290-8578wwwAngelLambcom

Angel LambRealtorreg

Mountain House Resident amp Real Estate Specialist

Itrsquos Not About SuccessBy Anushree Bhimani

Happy New Year Moun-tain House For all of us the New Year brings new hopes new dreams and new aspirations Each January we promise our-selves to make the coming year better than the past Sometimes we set new resolutions other times we decide to fulfill the ones we couldnrsquot previously Regardless of what resolutions we have one thing that never changes is our desire to succeed You may be a junior in high school who is trying to succeed in your AP classes and manage your extra cur-ricular activities at the same time You may be the senior in high school eagerly waiting to hear back from your dream school You may be the entrepreneur who just launched their new business or the innovator who has an idea that can change the way we live Or you may simply be the individual with a personal resolution for 2016 No matter who you are and what

you do you want to suc-ceed That goal is mutualThe road to success how-ever is not a straightfor-ward one There are twists turns and unexpected ob-stacles And even at the end of it all you can never be sure that success is waiting to embrace you

And thatrsquos why we shouldnrsquot chase suc-cess we canrsquot guarantee it Thatrsquos not to say that success is unattainable We have countless examples of people who have succeeded big time in their respec-tive fields But first they have excelled Through their determination dedication and hard work all those who we know today to be successful have first become excellent at whatever they did No mat-ter who you are what you do and what kind of success you wish to obtain you must first excel because excellence is the natural predecessor to success So this year pursue excellence and success is bound to follow

With a strong likelihood of El Nino driven storms causing flooding in parts of Cali-fornia and consumers concerned about the availability of homeowners insurance in areas with a high risk of wildfire I am writing to ask you to share this important information about insurance coverage with your constituents

El Nino and Flood Insurance Meteorologists predict El Nino will likely bring heavy rains and flooding to many areas in the state Flood damage is not cov-ered by traditional homeowners insurance Flood insurance is only available through the National Flood Insurance Program and there is a 30 day waiting period before the policy is effective Californians living in areas with any risk of flooding should purchase flood insurance through the NFIP immediately Learn more at wwwfloodsmartgovfloodsmart

Fire Insurance California FAIR Plan

With increased losses due to more frequent and more severe fires some insurance companies are not renewing policies or restricting where they write new policies Consumers should always shop around for homeowners insurance If they cannot find standard coverage they should ask an insurance agent or broker about the non-admitted (surplus lines) market The Legislature also established an insurer of last resort for Californians unable to find standard home insurance Californians unable to find stan-dard home insurance are entitled to purchase fire insurance from the California FAIR Plan They can contact the FAIR Plan at wwwcfpnetcom We provide a number of tools on our California Department of Insurance Website to help consum-ers understand homeresidential insurance so that they can make the best decision for their situa-tion including informational guides a premium comparison tool and a new coverage comparison tool that allows consumers to compare differences between insurance policies offered by insurers Please visit our website at wwwinsurancecagov for more information

Concerns with El NintildeoFrom Supervisor Bob Elliott

Tune In to MH Matters oTV

w w w m h m a t t e r s n e t

bull Community News Updates bull Whats Going On wCorey amp Lynnetebull Mountain House Cookingbull Financial amp Real Estate Info

Video Sponsorships AvailableCall 209-597-8157

for info

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201616

ICAN of the Delta Valley search ICAN of the Delta Valley on FacebookMH Asian-American Association wwwmhaaacomMH Autism Awareness search Mountain House Autism Awareness on FacebookMH Auto Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsmhautoclubMH BNI Power Partners search Mountain House Business Networking group on FacebookMH Local Businesses wwwMHLocalBizcom wwwfacebookcomMountainHouseLocalBusinessMH Cancer Support Group search Mountain House Cancer Support Group on FacebookMH Cooks Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHCooksMH Craft Beer Club Search Mountain House Craft Beer Club on FacebookMH Dog Club wwwMHdogclubcomMH Feral Cat Rescue wwwMountainHouseCatscom - 209-597-8150MH Filipino-American Society wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHFILAMSMH Flag Football Inc wwwmhflagfootballcom (including MH Tennis Youth Cheer Golf Club amp Kite Run)

MH Community Services District wwwMHCSDcom - 230 S Sterling Drive Suite 100MH Sheriff Services Emergency - 911 bull Non-Emergency - (209) 468-4400MH Fire Services Emergency - 911 bull Non-Emergency - (209) 407-2990MH Master Restrictions Enforcement - (209) 831-5606 or chathornsjgovorg or report online httpcom2govtsystemscomrpmtnhousepublicdefaultaspMH Library wwwssjcplorglocationscountymhousehtml - 250 Main Street

New to Mountain House

Looking to expand your sphere of influences

Collectively we have many choices of clubs groups and organizations

for your considerationTo have your local group added to this list please email your information to infomhmattersnet or call 209-597-8157

ONE OF THIS NATIONS PREMIEREMOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERS

From Right Here in Mountain House

Bubba Paris

is pleased to announce that his new book

Born for this Moment is now available at most online book stores including

Barnes amp Noble and Amazon BooksSigned Copies are available on Ebay

or get your Personalized Copy from Bubba himself atwwwBubbaPariscom

Five Star Customer-Rating Reviews on Amazon

Resources

2096399876Your Local Home Improvement Specialist

Handyman Services

RiverWorksIntExt Painting bull Sheetrock Repairs bull Carpentry bull Power Washing

Cabinets bull Plumbing Upgrades bull Entertainment CentersGeneral Contractor

License 752119Lee Rivers

FREE ESTIMATESCALL

CALL

MH Freecycle httpgroupsyahoocomgroupMtnhousefreecycle MH Game Club Search Mountain House Game Club on FacebookMH Gardeners Facebook Group Search Mountain House Gardeners on FBMH Home Schoolers facebookcomgroupsmhhomeschoolersMH La Leche League wwwlllnorcalorggroupsLivermoreCAhtmlMH Ladies Upscale Resell Boutique facebookcomgroups1530309337208413MH LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bi-sexual amp Transgender) Group facebookcomgroupsmhlgbtMH Little League wwwmountainhouselittleleagueorgMH Matters Facebook Page wwwfacebookcomMountainHouseMattersMH Mothers Club wwwMHmothersclubcomMH Musicians Network wwwFacebookcom - type Mountain House Musicians NetworkMH Poker Club wwwmhpokercomMH Recycle for Reading Summer Wolfe (925) 570-8770 - Facebookcom - type Recycle For Reading

MH Running Club wwwMHrunnerscomMH Seniors Group wwwFacebookcom - type Mountain House SeniorsMH SoccerWest Coast Soccer Club httpwestcoastsoccerclubcomMH Sports Inc wwwmh-sportsorg - Jr Mustangs Football Cheer Basketball Track n FieldMH Villages Forum wwwMHVillagescomMH Virtual Garage Sale wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHvirtualgaragesaleMH Wine Club wwwMHwineclubcomMH Walking Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHWalkingClubMacaroni Kid - Mountain House wwwMountainHouseMacaroniKidcomNeighborhood Watch search MH Neighborhood Watch on FacebookTracy Rotary Satellite Club Mountain House search Rotary Mountain House on FacebookTracy Talks Community page for Tracy amp MH wwwfacebookcomOfficialTracyTalks

Mountain House Matters wwwMHMattersnetMH Online Forum wwwMHvillagescomMH Wiki httpwikimhvillagescomMH Facebook Group facebookcomgroupsMountainHouseSan Joaquin County Animal Services (209) 953-6070MH Welcome Center 955 Prosperity Street Mustang Way - (209) 221-6317

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 17Sports

Full Service Groomingfor Dogs amp Cats

wwwThePamperedPetGroomingAndSpacom

(209) 833-7600(925) 240-0676

Brentwood7720 Brentwood Blvd Ste B

Tracy1872 W 11th Street

visit us onFacebook

If your business would like to sponsor our youth flag football league and get exposure to over 1000 families in MH and Tracy and surrounding areas these are our 2016 sponsorship levelsPlatinum ($2000 and up) Gold benefits + special recognition at the end of year awards ceremonyGold ($600-$1999) Silver benefits + your 15-20 second ad (we will help you make it) will be inserted for all the MH Flag Football youth league videos (220 games last year)Silver ($300-$599) Bronze benefits + banner display at all the MH Flag Football youth league gamesBronze ($100-$299) Listed on website emails to promote your business (to our email list)For more information please email me andymh-flagfootballcom

MH Flag Football Call for 2016 Season Sponsors

Photo by LizGrande

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201618

Additional Dates are Set For Feb 5 Mar 4 Apr 8 and May 6

Join in on the design of the new Mountain House Library as the Community Services District hosts a series of public workshops to gather opinions and design ideas to go into the design conceptWorkshops will be held at Mountain House High School at 530-8pm on the following dates

Saturday January 9 2016 10-1230 pmSaturday February 23 2016 530-9pmand Saturday March 5 2016 10-1230

At Mountain House High School1090 South Central Parkway Mountain House Ca

All Invited to Join In On Mountain House Library Design Public Workshop

The Mountain House Blood Drive returns Satruday February 13 2016 at the Mountain House Welcome Center 955 Prosperity Mustang Way

Mountain House Blood Drive is happening Thursday Feb 13

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 19SPORTS

claim first place The West Coast Warlock boys arrived to the game focused on taking home the cup and you could see in their play from start to finish defeating Lamorinda United 4-1 The Warlocks achieved some spectacular team soccer and played the way the game is meant to be played with some precision passing and attacking style of soccer Warlocks Roster Anthony Blake Daniel Ramirez Dylan Lee Jeremy Miller Jordan Tran Kevin Kovacs Ky-

stormy weekend December 12-13 2015 at Half Moon Bay Wildkatz played some strong team defense while outscoring their opponents 18-4 6-0 over De Anza Force 3-0 over Mill Valley Rockers11 G 3-1 over Burlingame Stars amp 6-3 over Cal Magic in the finals This is a great tune up before West Coast Wildkatz compete for the State Cup in the U11 Girls top division West Coast Soccer is producing

West Coast Warlocks Take NorCal Silver Cup

Undefeated West Coast U11 Wildkatz Win State Silver Cup

Submitted by Troy Dayak Submitted by Troy Dayak

ler Wallace Louden Philbrick Mark Sorensen Raul Olmos Salvador Ramirez and Zachariah Valenzuela Winning the Norcal Silver Cup closes out a great 2015 and a spectacular first year together as a West Coast team for more in-formation go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

December 12-13 2015 the West Coast Warlocks took the field in the State Silver Cup final with a chance to

a very strong age group with their U11 sister team Klash winning the State Bronze Cup and their brother team Warlocks winning the State Silver Cup For more information go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

The West Coast U11 Wildkatz went undefeated in the Premier bracket of Juventus Coppa dOro in a windy

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All dates and events subject to change Check with your respective groups to verify

To submit your community-oriented event for consideration on the Mountain House Matters

monthly calendar please email event info date time and location to infomhmattersnet

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Trendy Tuesday w Camp Sew amp Sew 7 pm

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Trendy Tuesday w Camp Sew amp Sew 7 pm

Family Storytime-Every TuesMH Branch Library 6pm Beginning Chapter Book Club

(Every Wednesday)MH Branch Library 415pm

Easy Reader Book Club (Every Wednesday)MH Branch Library 330pm Preschool Storytime (Every Thurs)

MH Branch Library 1115am

All About Baby Storytime (Every Thursday) MH Branch Library 1030am

Crafty Fridays for AdultsMH Branch Library 1030am

Bethany Movie NightBethany Elementary 6-8pm

Youth Action Committee MeetingBoard Rm 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MHCSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MH Wine Club7-10pm bull wwwMHWineClubcom

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

MHHS Athletic Boosters CLub Crab FeedAmerican Legion Hall

MH Rotary MeetingFire Station 830-930am

Incorporation Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

Letrsquos Chat-English Conversation Practice (Every Tues)MH Branch Library 6pm

Make Your Own Tote BagMH Branch Library 1030am

BNI Meeting (Every Tues)Welcome Center 1130am-1pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

Altamont Movie NightAltamont Elementary 530pm

Family Bingo NightMHHS 630pm

Library Design WorkshopMH Branch Library 10am

Public Safety Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MH Rotary MeetingFire Station 830-930am

January 2016

MH Library Closed

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201616

ICAN of the Delta Valley search ICAN of the Delta Valley on FacebookMH Asian-American Association wwwmhaaacomMH Autism Awareness search Mountain House Autism Awareness on FacebookMH Auto Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsmhautoclubMH BNI Power Partners search Mountain House Business Networking group on FacebookMH Local Businesses wwwMHLocalBizcom wwwfacebookcomMountainHouseLocalBusinessMH Cancer Support Group search Mountain House Cancer Support Group on FacebookMH Cooks Club wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHCooksMH Craft Beer Club Search Mountain House Craft Beer Club on FacebookMH Dog Club wwwMHdogclubcomMH Feral Cat Rescue wwwMountainHouseCatscom - 209-597-8150MH Filipino-American Society wwwfacebookcomgroupsMHFILAMSMH Flag Football Inc wwwmhflagfootballcom (including MH Tennis Youth Cheer Golf Club amp Kite Run)

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Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 17Sports

Full Service Groomingfor Dogs amp Cats

wwwThePamperedPetGroomingAndSpacom

(209) 833-7600(925) 240-0676

Brentwood7720 Brentwood Blvd Ste B

Tracy1872 W 11th Street

visit us onFacebook

If your business would like to sponsor our youth flag football league and get exposure to over 1000 families in MH and Tracy and surrounding areas these are our 2016 sponsorship levelsPlatinum ($2000 and up) Gold benefits + special recognition at the end of year awards ceremonyGold ($600-$1999) Silver benefits + your 15-20 second ad (we will help you make it) will be inserted for all the MH Flag Football youth league videos (220 games last year)Silver ($300-$599) Bronze benefits + banner display at all the MH Flag Football youth league gamesBronze ($100-$299) Listed on website emails to promote your business (to our email list)For more information please email me andymh-flagfootballcom

MH Flag Football Call for 2016 Season Sponsors

Photo by LizGrande

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201618

Additional Dates are Set For Feb 5 Mar 4 Apr 8 and May 6

Join in on the design of the new Mountain House Library as the Community Services District hosts a series of public workshops to gather opinions and design ideas to go into the design conceptWorkshops will be held at Mountain House High School at 530-8pm on the following dates

Saturday January 9 2016 10-1230 pmSaturday February 23 2016 530-9pmand Saturday March 5 2016 10-1230

At Mountain House High School1090 South Central Parkway Mountain House Ca

All Invited to Join In On Mountain House Library Design Public Workshop

The Mountain House Blood Drive returns Satruday February 13 2016 at the Mountain House Welcome Center 955 Prosperity Mustang Way

Mountain House Blood Drive is happening Thursday Feb 13

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 19SPORTS

claim first place The West Coast Warlock boys arrived to the game focused on taking home the cup and you could see in their play from start to finish defeating Lamorinda United 4-1 The Warlocks achieved some spectacular team soccer and played the way the game is meant to be played with some precision passing and attacking style of soccer Warlocks Roster Anthony Blake Daniel Ramirez Dylan Lee Jeremy Miller Jordan Tran Kevin Kovacs Ky-

stormy weekend December 12-13 2015 at Half Moon Bay Wildkatz played some strong team defense while outscoring their opponents 18-4 6-0 over De Anza Force 3-0 over Mill Valley Rockers11 G 3-1 over Burlingame Stars amp 6-3 over Cal Magic in the finals This is a great tune up before West Coast Wildkatz compete for the State Cup in the U11 Girls top division West Coast Soccer is producing

West Coast Warlocks Take NorCal Silver Cup

Undefeated West Coast U11 Wildkatz Win State Silver Cup

Submitted by Troy Dayak Submitted by Troy Dayak

ler Wallace Louden Philbrick Mark Sorensen Raul Olmos Salvador Ramirez and Zachariah Valenzuela Winning the Norcal Silver Cup closes out a great 2015 and a spectacular first year together as a West Coast team for more in-formation go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

December 12-13 2015 the West Coast Warlocks took the field in the State Silver Cup final with a chance to

a very strong age group with their U11 sister team Klash winning the State Bronze Cup and their brother team Warlocks winning the State Silver Cup For more information go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

The West Coast U11 Wildkatz went undefeated in the Premier bracket of Juventus Coppa dOro in a windy

Whos Looking for You

2 0 9 - 5 9 7 - 8 1 5 7w w w m h m a t t e r s n e t

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Mountain House Matters Has you covered

27 28 29 30 31 1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Mountain House Community Events Calendar

All dates and events subject to change Check with your respective groups to verify

To submit your community-oriented event for consideration on the Mountain House Matters

monthly calendar please email event info date time and location to infomhmattersnet

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Trendy Tuesday w Camp Sew amp Sew 7 pm

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Trendy Tuesday w Camp Sew amp Sew 7 pm

Family Storytime-Every TuesMH Branch Library 6pm Beginning Chapter Book Club

(Every Wednesday)MH Branch Library 415pm

Easy Reader Book Club (Every Wednesday)MH Branch Library 330pm Preschool Storytime (Every Thurs)

MH Branch Library 1115am

All About Baby Storytime (Every Thursday) MH Branch Library 1030am

Crafty Fridays for AdultsMH Branch Library 1030am

Bethany Movie NightBethany Elementary 6-8pm

Youth Action Committee MeetingBoard Rm 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MHCSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MH Wine Club7-10pm bull wwwMHWineClubcom

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

MHHS Athletic Boosters CLub Crab FeedAmerican Legion Hall

MH Rotary MeetingFire Station 830-930am

Incorporation Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

Letrsquos Chat-English Conversation Practice (Every Tues)MH Branch Library 6pm

Make Your Own Tote BagMH Branch Library 1030am

BNI Meeting (Every Tues)Welcome Center 1130am-1pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

Altamont Movie NightAltamont Elementary 530pm

Family Bingo NightMHHS 630pm

Library Design WorkshopMH Branch Library 10am

Public Safety Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MH Rotary MeetingFire Station 830-930am

January 2016

MH Library Closed

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 17Sports

Full Service Groomingfor Dogs amp Cats

wwwThePamperedPetGroomingAndSpacom

(209) 833-7600(925) 240-0676

Brentwood7720 Brentwood Blvd Ste B

Tracy1872 W 11th Street

visit us onFacebook

If your business would like to sponsor our youth flag football league and get exposure to over 1000 families in MH and Tracy and surrounding areas these are our 2016 sponsorship levelsPlatinum ($2000 and up) Gold benefits + special recognition at the end of year awards ceremonyGold ($600-$1999) Silver benefits + your 15-20 second ad (we will help you make it) will be inserted for all the MH Flag Football youth league videos (220 games last year)Silver ($300-$599) Bronze benefits + banner display at all the MH Flag Football youth league gamesBronze ($100-$299) Listed on website emails to promote your business (to our email list)For more information please email me andymh-flagfootballcom

MH Flag Football Call for 2016 Season Sponsors

Photo by LizGrande

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201618

Additional Dates are Set For Feb 5 Mar 4 Apr 8 and May 6

Join in on the design of the new Mountain House Library as the Community Services District hosts a series of public workshops to gather opinions and design ideas to go into the design conceptWorkshops will be held at Mountain House High School at 530-8pm on the following dates

Saturday January 9 2016 10-1230 pmSaturday February 23 2016 530-9pmand Saturday March 5 2016 10-1230

At Mountain House High School1090 South Central Parkway Mountain House Ca

All Invited to Join In On Mountain House Library Design Public Workshop

The Mountain House Blood Drive returns Satruday February 13 2016 at the Mountain House Welcome Center 955 Prosperity Mustang Way

Mountain House Blood Drive is happening Thursday Feb 13

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 19SPORTS

claim first place The West Coast Warlock boys arrived to the game focused on taking home the cup and you could see in their play from start to finish defeating Lamorinda United 4-1 The Warlocks achieved some spectacular team soccer and played the way the game is meant to be played with some precision passing and attacking style of soccer Warlocks Roster Anthony Blake Daniel Ramirez Dylan Lee Jeremy Miller Jordan Tran Kevin Kovacs Ky-

stormy weekend December 12-13 2015 at Half Moon Bay Wildkatz played some strong team defense while outscoring their opponents 18-4 6-0 over De Anza Force 3-0 over Mill Valley Rockers11 G 3-1 over Burlingame Stars amp 6-3 over Cal Magic in the finals This is a great tune up before West Coast Wildkatz compete for the State Cup in the U11 Girls top division West Coast Soccer is producing

West Coast Warlocks Take NorCal Silver Cup

Undefeated West Coast U11 Wildkatz Win State Silver Cup

Submitted by Troy Dayak Submitted by Troy Dayak

ler Wallace Louden Philbrick Mark Sorensen Raul Olmos Salvador Ramirez and Zachariah Valenzuela Winning the Norcal Silver Cup closes out a great 2015 and a spectacular first year together as a West Coast team for more in-formation go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

December 12-13 2015 the West Coast Warlocks took the field in the State Silver Cup final with a chance to

a very strong age group with their U11 sister team Klash winning the State Bronze Cup and their brother team Warlocks winning the State Silver Cup For more information go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

The West Coast U11 Wildkatz went undefeated in the Premier bracket of Juventus Coppa dOro in a windy

Whos Looking for You

2 0 9 - 5 9 7 - 8 1 5 7w w w m h m a t t e r s n e t

bull Image Brandingbull Event Announcementsbull Product amp Services

Mountain House Matters Has you covered

27 28 29 30 31 1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Mountain House Community Events Calendar

All dates and events subject to change Check with your respective groups to verify

To submit your community-oriented event for consideration on the Mountain House Matters

monthly calendar please email event info date time and location to infomhmattersnet

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Trendy Tuesday w Camp Sew amp Sew 7 pm

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Trendy Tuesday w Camp Sew amp Sew 7 pm

Family Storytime-Every TuesMH Branch Library 6pm Beginning Chapter Book Club

(Every Wednesday)MH Branch Library 415pm

Easy Reader Book Club (Every Wednesday)MH Branch Library 330pm Preschool Storytime (Every Thurs)

MH Branch Library 1115am

All About Baby Storytime (Every Thursday) MH Branch Library 1030am

Crafty Fridays for AdultsMH Branch Library 1030am

Bethany Movie NightBethany Elementary 6-8pm

Youth Action Committee MeetingBoard Rm 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MHCSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MH Wine Club7-10pm bull wwwMHWineClubcom

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

MHHS Athletic Boosters CLub Crab FeedAmerican Legion Hall

MH Rotary MeetingFire Station 830-930am

Incorporation Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

Letrsquos Chat-English Conversation Practice (Every Tues)MH Branch Library 6pm

Make Your Own Tote BagMH Branch Library 1030am

BNI Meeting (Every Tues)Welcome Center 1130am-1pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

Altamont Movie NightAltamont Elementary 530pm

Family Bingo NightMHHS 630pm

Library Design WorkshopMH Branch Library 10am

Public Safety Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MH Rotary MeetingFire Station 830-930am

January 2016

MH Library Closed

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnet January 201618

Additional Dates are Set For Feb 5 Mar 4 Apr 8 and May 6

Join in on the design of the new Mountain House Library as the Community Services District hosts a series of public workshops to gather opinions and design ideas to go into the design conceptWorkshops will be held at Mountain House High School at 530-8pm on the following dates

Saturday January 9 2016 10-1230 pmSaturday February 23 2016 530-9pmand Saturday March 5 2016 10-1230

At Mountain House High School1090 South Central Parkway Mountain House Ca

All Invited to Join In On Mountain House Library Design Public Workshop

The Mountain House Blood Drive returns Satruday February 13 2016 at the Mountain House Welcome Center 955 Prosperity Mustang Way

Mountain House Blood Drive is happening Thursday Feb 13

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 19SPORTS

claim first place The West Coast Warlock boys arrived to the game focused on taking home the cup and you could see in their play from start to finish defeating Lamorinda United 4-1 The Warlocks achieved some spectacular team soccer and played the way the game is meant to be played with some precision passing and attacking style of soccer Warlocks Roster Anthony Blake Daniel Ramirez Dylan Lee Jeremy Miller Jordan Tran Kevin Kovacs Ky-

stormy weekend December 12-13 2015 at Half Moon Bay Wildkatz played some strong team defense while outscoring their opponents 18-4 6-0 over De Anza Force 3-0 over Mill Valley Rockers11 G 3-1 over Burlingame Stars amp 6-3 over Cal Magic in the finals This is a great tune up before West Coast Wildkatz compete for the State Cup in the U11 Girls top division West Coast Soccer is producing

West Coast Warlocks Take NorCal Silver Cup

Undefeated West Coast U11 Wildkatz Win State Silver Cup

Submitted by Troy Dayak Submitted by Troy Dayak

ler Wallace Louden Philbrick Mark Sorensen Raul Olmos Salvador Ramirez and Zachariah Valenzuela Winning the Norcal Silver Cup closes out a great 2015 and a spectacular first year together as a West Coast team for more in-formation go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

December 12-13 2015 the West Coast Warlocks took the field in the State Silver Cup final with a chance to

a very strong age group with their U11 sister team Klash winning the State Bronze Cup and their brother team Warlocks winning the State Silver Cup For more information go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

The West Coast U11 Wildkatz went undefeated in the Premier bracket of Juventus Coppa dOro in a windy

Whos Looking for You

2 0 9 - 5 9 7 - 8 1 5 7w w w m h m a t t e r s n e t

bull Image Brandingbull Event Announcementsbull Product amp Services

Mountain House Matters Has you covered

27 28 29 30 31 1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Mountain House Community Events Calendar

All dates and events subject to change Check with your respective groups to verify

To submit your community-oriented event for consideration on the Mountain House Matters

monthly calendar please email event info date time and location to infomhmattersnet

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Trendy Tuesday w Camp Sew amp Sew 7 pm

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Trendy Tuesday w Camp Sew amp Sew 7 pm

Family Storytime-Every TuesMH Branch Library 6pm Beginning Chapter Book Club

(Every Wednesday)MH Branch Library 415pm

Easy Reader Book Club (Every Wednesday)MH Branch Library 330pm Preschool Storytime (Every Thurs)

MH Branch Library 1115am

All About Baby Storytime (Every Thursday) MH Branch Library 1030am

Crafty Fridays for AdultsMH Branch Library 1030am

Bethany Movie NightBethany Elementary 6-8pm

Youth Action Committee MeetingBoard Rm 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MHCSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MH Wine Club7-10pm bull wwwMHWineClubcom

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

MHHS Athletic Boosters CLub Crab FeedAmerican Legion Hall

MH Rotary MeetingFire Station 830-930am

Incorporation Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

Letrsquos Chat-English Conversation Practice (Every Tues)MH Branch Library 6pm

Make Your Own Tote BagMH Branch Library 1030am

BNI Meeting (Every Tues)Welcome Center 1130am-1pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

Altamont Movie NightAltamont Elementary 530pm

Family Bingo NightMHHS 630pm

Library Design WorkshopMH Branch Library 10am

Public Safety Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MH Rotary MeetingFire Station 830-930am

January 2016

MH Library Closed

Mountain House Matters bull mhmattersnetJanuary 2016 19SPORTS

claim first place The West Coast Warlock boys arrived to the game focused on taking home the cup and you could see in their play from start to finish defeating Lamorinda United 4-1 The Warlocks achieved some spectacular team soccer and played the way the game is meant to be played with some precision passing and attacking style of soccer Warlocks Roster Anthony Blake Daniel Ramirez Dylan Lee Jeremy Miller Jordan Tran Kevin Kovacs Ky-

stormy weekend December 12-13 2015 at Half Moon Bay Wildkatz played some strong team defense while outscoring their opponents 18-4 6-0 over De Anza Force 3-0 over Mill Valley Rockers11 G 3-1 over Burlingame Stars amp 6-3 over Cal Magic in the finals This is a great tune up before West Coast Wildkatz compete for the State Cup in the U11 Girls top division West Coast Soccer is producing

West Coast Warlocks Take NorCal Silver Cup

Undefeated West Coast U11 Wildkatz Win State Silver Cup

Submitted by Troy Dayak Submitted by Troy Dayak

ler Wallace Louden Philbrick Mark Sorensen Raul Olmos Salvador Ramirez and Zachariah Valenzuela Winning the Norcal Silver Cup closes out a great 2015 and a spectacular first year together as a West Coast team for more in-formation go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

December 12-13 2015 the West Coast Warlocks took the field in the State Silver Cup final with a chance to

a very strong age group with their U11 sister team Klash winning the State Bronze Cup and their brother team Warlocks winning the State Silver Cup For more information go to wwwwestcoastsoccerclubcom

The West Coast U11 Wildkatz went undefeated in the Premier bracket of Juventus Coppa dOro in a windy

Whos Looking for You

2 0 9 - 5 9 7 - 8 1 5 7w w w m h m a t t e r s n e t

bull Image Brandingbull Event Announcementsbull Product amp Services

Mountain House Matters Has you covered

27 28 29 30 31 1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Mountain House Community Events Calendar

All dates and events subject to change Check with your respective groups to verify

To submit your community-oriented event for consideration on the Mountain House Matters

monthly calendar please email event info date time and location to infomhmattersnet

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Trendy Tuesday w Camp Sew amp Sew 7 pm

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Trendy Tuesday w Camp Sew amp Sew 7 pm

Family Storytime-Every TuesMH Branch Library 6pm Beginning Chapter Book Club

(Every Wednesday)MH Branch Library 415pm

Easy Reader Book Club (Every Wednesday)MH Branch Library 330pm Preschool Storytime (Every Thurs)

MH Branch Library 1115am

All About Baby Storytime (Every Thursday) MH Branch Library 1030am

Crafty Fridays for AdultsMH Branch Library 1030am

Bethany Movie NightBethany Elementary 6-8pm

Youth Action Committee MeetingBoard Rm 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MHCSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MH Wine Club7-10pm bull wwwMHWineClubcom

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

MHHS Athletic Boosters CLub Crab FeedAmerican Legion Hall

MH Rotary MeetingFire Station 830-930am

Incorporation Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

Letrsquos Chat-English Conversation Practice (Every Tues)MH Branch Library 6pm

Make Your Own Tote BagMH Branch Library 1030am

BNI Meeting (Every Tues)Welcome Center 1130am-1pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

Altamont Movie NightAltamont Elementary 530pm

Family Bingo NightMHHS 630pm

Library Design WorkshopMH Branch Library 10am

Public Safety Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MH Rotary MeetingFire Station 830-930am

January 2016

MH Library Closed

27 28 29 30 31 1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Mountain House Community Events Calendar

All dates and events subject to change Check with your respective groups to verify

To submit your community-oriented event for consideration on the Mountain House Matters

monthly calendar please email event info date time and location to infomhmattersnet

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Trendy Tuesday w Camp Sew amp Sew 7 pm

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Trendy Tuesday w Camp Sew amp Sew 7 pm

Family Storytime-Every TuesMH Branch Library 6pm Beginning Chapter Book Club

(Every Wednesday)MH Branch Library 415pm

Easy Reader Book Club (Every Wednesday)MH Branch Library 330pm Preschool Storytime (Every Thurs)

MH Branch Library 1115am

All About Baby Storytime (Every Thursday) MH Branch Library 1030am

Crafty Fridays for AdultsMH Branch Library 1030am

Bethany Movie NightBethany Elementary 6-8pm

Youth Action Committee MeetingBoard Rm 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MHCSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MH Wine Club7-10pm bull wwwMHWineClubcom

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

Taco Thursdays5-8pm -MH Bar amp Grill - All ages Weekly

MHHS Athletic Boosters CLub Crab FeedAmerican Legion Hall

MH Rotary MeetingFire Station 830-930am

Incorporation Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

Letrsquos Chat-English Conversation Practice (Every Tues)MH Branch Library 6pm

Make Your Own Tote BagMH Branch Library 1030am

BNI Meeting (Every Tues)Welcome Center 1130am-1pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

LUSD Board of Directors MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

Altamont Movie NightAltamont Elementary 530pm

Family Bingo NightMHHS 630pm

Library Design WorkshopMH Branch Library 10am

Public Safety Committee MeetingCSD Bldg 230 S Sterling Dr 7pm

MH Rotary MeetingFire Station 830-930am

January 2016

MH Library Closed