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Alpine Lake Newsletter, June, 2014

General Manager’s Report By

Freddie Harrison

I hope everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. Alpine was buzzing with property owners and guests. We finally had weather that cooperated for a holiday weekend. The beach opened, golfers hit the links, lures hit the water, and people were just out enjoying the beautiful atmos-phere Alpine has to offer. Luke Short performed the Friday night before Memorial Day, for our first live entertainment, which will occur every Friday night from 8pm – 11pm until Labor Day.

As we get into our rainy season it is extremely important for homeowners to keep their culverts clean of debris.

I want to welcome Lauren Kotula to our staff. Lauren will be taking over group sales and marketing. Lauren is a re-cent graduate of West Virginia University majoring in mar-keting. Please stop by and welcome her to the community.

Committee Corner

Beautification Committee By Barb Con-way and Wilma Rumble

The 19th Annual Leisure Living House Tour will be held Sunday, June 29 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. This year we have five homes on tour, refreshments available at the boathouse and a raffle for handcrafted items benefiting the Lions Club's East Preston Terra Alta Leo Club. Tickets for the tour are $10 each and will be on sale at the Lodge, during Meet the Candidates night, and on the day of the tour at the Tour Homes and boathouse. Raffle tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5.

Alpine Security News By Ralph Hauger

Fishing in our lake is back on schedule, after the recent stocking. Get your rod and enjoy a peaceful few hours on our beautiful lake – maybe you’ll even get lucky and hook a few. We’re starting to see more activity everywhere now that the weather is improving (all the recent rain not-withstanding). Choose your favorites and enjoy Alpine at its best.

As always, please observe the speed limits on our roads and be more watchful of walkers, bikers and others includ-

ing the wildlife) who may be out there. Thank you for your cooperation.

Marketing Committee By Ronnie Schiffbauer and Michele Hall

The Marketing Committee, with the assistance of Linette and Shelly, readied the comment cards for the restaurant in time for the Memorial Day weekend. Misty and the wait staff swiftly got the cards on the tables in time for dinner Friday night, and we have been collecting the comments for review. If you dine at the Lodge, (and we hope you do!), please fill out a comment card…you can have your name entered for a drawing for a din-ner for two if you wish!

The Committee is updating the 2009 “HOA Comparison Study, ” and expanding it to the tri-state area, to demonstrate how fa-vorably our amenities, fees, and cost of living compare to simi-lar communities. We met with Judith Becker who had worked diligently to compile the original study in 2009. Judith shared the work she, Carl Donald, and Grace Athey had done that year to market real estate at Alpine, including several “Open House” events. The Marketing Committee is planning several similar events this year to reintroduce the beauty and benefits of own-ership at Alpine Lake to realtors and the public.

Comment cards, The Questionnaire, and general comments may all be placed in the “Comments” box in the lobby, on the wall near where “FWIW” and other Alpine information and forms are displayed. We’d love to hear from you…Your Opinion Is Very Important to Us! Whether you have your property for sale or plan to stay a lifetime, we'd love to know how you found out about Alpine Lake and what prompted you to purchase here. Your input is needed and valuable to us to target your advertis-ing dollars most effectively. If you need a questionnaire, just let us know...call Michele at 304-789-5485 or send an email to [email protected]

Communication Committee By Charlotte

Wiles

Don’t Forget: We will be publishing a NEW Phone Directory to be done in time for distribution at our June Annual PO Meeting. So, please email any changes you may have to Nina Sheets at [email protected] or Charlotte at [email protected]. Do it now so the new book can be as up-to-date as possible.

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Property Owners Committee By Bernie & Birgit Stock

The summer got off to a good start Saturday at the Boathouse with the Memorial Day Weekend Carry- In Picnic (formerly the Mountaineer Luncheon). Between 80 and 90 PO 's and their guests enjoyed the shared foods, fellowship and music under beautiful skies. We hope our monthly Carry-Ins ( third Thurs-day) will be as well attended. Lots of things are happenings here at the lake now that the weather has turned for the better. The golf groups have start-ed, the beach is open, the tennis courts are ready for play, Boc-ce Ball is every Tuesday at the Boathouse, music every Friday at the Lodge, open Mic on Thursday, Aerobics ((Are you tired yet ?) and numerous other activities to keep you healthy and happy. Come join the fun. Keep saving unwanted treasures for the annual Alpine Lake Yard Sale, August 1st & 2nd . (help is always needed, as well). Aluminum cans are still being collected. Let's make it a great summer . Drive slowly and watch out for all of God's crea-tures...

Traffic and Safety Committee By Sheila Amato

The list of street signs in need of replacement continues to grow as property owners bring this need to my attention. I met with John Sheppard about this, and he is working on the signs need-ed for traffic and safety as well as working on other signs for our community. Thank you, John.

I will set up a meeting with Freddie within the next few weeks to go over the list of items that have been brought to his atten-

tion this spring. I will share the outcome of our meeting in June. Some of the items under review are the purchase of street signs for speed limits, the restriction of certain areas to property owners only, areas of roads prone to flooding and repairs to road shoulders and culverts. Thank you for your communica-tion with me about our community needs and for obeying the speed limit on our roads.

Environmental Control Committee By John Laing

Since the last report the ECC has processed 11 permit applica-tions (none for new construction).

Please look for winter damage – damaged fencing, deadfall from trees, etc. and spruce up your lots.

We are revising the tree removal form to allow removal of any trees within fifteen feet of a home (current distance is 8 feet). Fifteen feet is the distance recommended by the Colorado for-estry department to reduce the risk of losing the home in a for-est fire. Note that in parts of the San Diego area, where many homes have been lost to fire recently, the distance is 100 feet (not always accomplished). It is also recommended that fire-wood not be stored on porches or next to houses. Also be aware that propane tanks need to be at least 5 feet from any opening in a house (crawl space, window,,...) and at least ten feet from any source of ignition ( Air conditioner, vent from dry-er,...).

Fires on the ground are prohibited, and if you want to have a wood fire in a raised fireplace, it must have a spark arresting screen. Fireworks are prohibited.

We have found another case where a house may have been built spanning two lots, and the lots not combined. This can cause significant problems when the property is sold. The worst case to date was when the heirs paid taxes on one lot, not real-izing that part of the house was on another lot, and the other lot was sold at a sheriffs auction for back taxes. If you own a home at Alpine Lake, you should keep a copy of a survey of your property showing where the house is located (and check to in-sure it was actually built where it was supposed to be). We have found one house that was actually constructed a consider-able distance from the location laid out by the surveyor, causing it to cross a lot line. Where a house crosses a lot line, the owner should submit a "Combine Lots Agreement" form to the ALPOA Board. The board agrees in the processing of the form to give up its right to use the easement along the property line, so they can not cut through your house to install utilities, etc.. The owner will also need to engage a lawyer to have the lots legally combined at the county courthouse. If you do not have a sur-veyed plot of your lot(s) you can ask the ECC to check and if we have one on file we will reproduce it for you.

Compliance Committee By Teddi Cox

We have packed away the wool sweaters and pulled out the t-

shirts, boxed the boots and bought new flip flops. We have trad-

ed hot chocolate by the fire for lemonade on the deck. We want

to be outdoors as much as possible, even if it means cleaning

gutters and digging in the dirt to spruce up around our homes.

It is a good time to be reminded of a few of Alpine Lake’s gen-

eral prohibitions and restrictions that apply to our outside prop-

erty:

No temporary house, trailer, camper travel trailer, tent,

garage, or other outbuilding will be placed on any lot.

Any fuel storage tank must be buried below the surface of

the ground or screened by fencing or shrubbery.

Any outdoor receptacle for ashes, trash, rubbish or garbage

shall be installed underground, screened, or so placed

and kept as not to be visible from any street, lake or

recreation area.

All lots, whether occupied or unoccupied, and any improve-

ments thereon will be well maintained, and no un-

attractive growth or accumulation of rubbish or debris

will be permitted.

All property lines will be kept free and open and no fences

will be permitted on any lot except where, in the opin-

ion of the ECC Committee, a fence or other enclosure,

as a structure or aesthetic feature of a design concept,

will be in keeping with the character of the area.

These reminders are excerpted from the Declarations of Re-

strictions. They preserve the value of your property by ensuring


Compliance Committee—continued

neither you nor your neighbors do anything to distract from the natural beauty of our mountain homes. So get outside, enjoy

the sunshine, and prepare for a warm and glorious summer by double-checking to ensure you are meeting all requirements of

Alpine Lake.

ALPUC News By Kim Mayne

Just a reminder that if you plan to vote for the upcoming ALPUC Board Election by absentee vote to have those

turned into the ALPUC office no later than June 25th. You will still have the opportunity to vote in person prior to the

9:00am start of the ALPUC Annual Meeting on June 28th, we hope to see each of you there.

Please note that our staff has been out adding fresh soil and in some cases lowering meter rings where necessary in

an effort to keep your meter pit insulated. I also wanted to take the opportunity to remind customers that in the

case of an afterhours emergency, please contact security at (304) 789-2382.

Did you know that ALPUC has a free auto pay program? We currently have 143 customers who take advantage of

this program. For more information please view our website at alpuc.com, click on forms & documents and select

customer ACH form or stop by or call the office at (304) 789-6996 we will be happy to assist you. Of course you can

also pay your monthly bill by:

Mailing payment to 1813 Alpine Lake Road, Terra Alta, WV 26764 In person at the ALPUC office M-F 8:00a.m.--

3:00p.m. Afterhours drop box by front door of the office.


2014 ALPINE LEARNING SEASON TO BEGIN!

We're kicking off the Alpine Learning Program (ALP) with an important program that can help

us learn how to administer basic adult CPR and use the AED (Automatic External Defibrillator)

that is located in our community. Tony Amato (an Alpine Lake homeowner with nursing and

emergency medical expertise) will be holding an informal class on Tuesday, June 24 at 1:30pm

in the Rhododendron Room at the Lodge. Topics will cover traditional CPR topics as well as

some information on bleeding control, burns and signs of stroke. Watch for the full summer

slate of Alpine Learning Program offerings which will be coming out in mid-June. For more information about the programs,

please contact Michele at 304-789-5485.

Medical Equipment for Loan

We now have medical

equipment available for

loan to residents of Alpine

Lake. The amount and type

of equipment is limited and

will be available on a first

come first served basis.

The equipment we have available, solely depends on

the generosity of our Alpine Lake family. All of this

equipment has been donated by our friends and neigh-

bors, and will be stored and maintained at the Lodge.

Anyone who would like to donate a piece of equip-

ment, or is in need of such can call me, Tony Amato, at

home, (304) 789-5555, or cell, (304) 694-0561.

Alpine Lake Scholarships

Awarded

It is a pleasure to announce that, after

reviewing 13 scholarship applications

from Preston High School seniors, four

scholarships were awarded at a cere-

mony Wednesday evening, May

28,2014 at Preston High School. One

scholarship, a gift of $1200.00 from

the Alpine Lake Ladies Golf Organiza-

tion was awarded to Ms. Jessica Col-

lins, who will attend Davis and Elkins College. The Alpine Lake

Foundation awarded three $1,000.00 scholarships to Ms. Alison

Pritt, who will attend Fairmont State University; Mr. Jacob Smith,

attending Marietta College in Ohio, and Ms. Ariana Taylor, who

will attend West Virginia University. Each of them had achieved

academic excellence. had demonstrated financial need and had

been active in a number of school and community organizations

and activities, and will be attending college in the Fall, 2014.

Each year, the Alpine Lake Foundation awards as many college

scholarships as our earnings on investments will allow. To grow

our assets, we rely on tax-deductible contributions to the Foun-

dation, a 501c3 non-profit organization. We appreciate the

many generous donations received over the years and thank

those of you who have contributed to our cause. The amount of

income earned each year from investing our assets determines

the number and size of the scholarships awarded. Please include

the Alpine Lake Foundation on your list for charitable donations

this year, perhaps in memory of or on behalf of someone you

love. Donations can be sent to: Alpine Lake Foundation, Inc.,700

West Alpine Drive, Terra Alta, West Virginia, 26764

If you wish to speak to a Board member, please contact our Pres-

ident, Pat Arnone, or Liz Beck, Joan Evans, Shirley Melmed, Dean

Reger, or Marilyn Sedlack.

For Appointments

(304) 789-5481

“Services Provided”

Cuts, Colors, Perms, Waxing, Nails, Manicures,

Pedicures, Makeup, Tanning, Spray Tanning


Dear Fellow Alpine Lake Property Owner,

The Board of Directors, management and Finance Committee have been making every effort to improve

business practices and finances to prepare for some major capital improvements in the near future. The

Board has recently initiated a Marketing Committee to study and advise them on improving out products and

services, and make cost effective choices in advertising.

Capital improvements increase all of our property values. Out golf course is in wonderful shape; we have

new golf carts this year. All thirty five rooms of the motel have been updated with new windows and furni-

ture. The kitchen will be renovated; the dining room updated. The main floor of the Lodge will be insulat-

ed, air conditioned and new heating installed. The restaurant/lounge menu and service has been ad-

dressed/

If you are a lot owner, consider coming for a day, a weekend or a week to see and experience the improve-

ments. As a property owner you are entitled to a 20% discount at the Motel. Check our website, alpine-

lake.com for a listing of very reasonable home rentals at Alpine Lake.

Customer satisfaction/comment cards will be available for the Motel, golf, and the restaurant/lounge. The

feedback will be useful for the Marketing Committee to advise management and the Board where we are

meeting customer expectations and where further improvements need to be made.

Please take a few minutes to answer the following questions. This information will be useful to help develop

the marketing and advertising strategies for lot and home ownership.

How did you find out about Alpine Lake?

_____Word of mouth _____Newspaper _____Billboard _____Radio _____TV _____Internet

Other _________________________________________________________________________________

When did you buy into Alpine Lake? _____________________________________________________

What three features or amenities most influenced you to buy here?

_____Security _____Golf _____Swimming pool _____Tennis courts _____Lake

_____Public water/sewage _____Privacy

Lot owners—How often do you visit Alpine Lake? ______________________________________________

Which amenities do you use? ___________________________________________________

Is homeownership in your future plans? ___________________________________________

Home owners—are you?

_____Full time _____Seasonal _____Weekender _____Rent out your home

_____Other _____________________________________________________________________________

Which amenities do you use? _______________________________________________________________

Comments: ____________________________________________________________________________

Optional: Section and Lot Number ___________________________________________________

Please return to: Marketing Committee c/o Alpine Lake 700 West Alpine Drive Terra Alta WV

26764 or email to [email protected]


New Memorial Park

The area above the parking lots by the boathouse, or left of the tennis courts is one of the best

views of Alpine Lake. There are currently several apple trees and Bob Birch’s

Memorial in the current location. We are asking for donations of $60 or more

for new fruit and other trees, benches, stepping stones, mulch, flagpole, etc.

Please contact Herman Mason at [email protected] or 304-789-6855.

BUSINESS OFFICE NEWS – by Linette Sines, Business Manager

We still have about 50 boat stickers still available, so if you want to keep your boat in the boatyard down by the lake,

stop by and purchase one at the front desk. The cost is $42.40(tax included) for the year. Around the end of June, any

boats that do not have a current year sticker will be removed from the boatyard. Vehicle Stickers / Membership cards

are being mailed out as quickly as possible. Please remember that if you mailed our vehicle registration with your pay-

ment to Florida, there will be a delay in the processing of your stickers. BB&T cannot guarantee us the return of any

additional correspondence mailed in to their processing center, although they do periodically forward those forms to

us. If you haven’t received your vehicle stickers by mid-June, let us know.

Absentee Ballots are now available. Just call or email me and I will get one ready for you. 304-789-2481 ext. 151 or

[email protected].

New merchandise has been added to the “Gift Cart” located in the lobby, including handmade plant rooters from the

Brass Butterfly in Vermont. The handcrafted plant rooters are a perfect way to start new plants from old favorites, or

to display fresh or silk flower arrangements. We also have a new variety of “Lake Themed” décor.


Calendar Of Events 2014

June

6/15 Fathers Day Special—Lodge

6/19 Property Owner Carry-in Picnic—5:30 pm

6/24 Alpine Learning— CRP/AED—1:30pm

6/27 Grand Buffet—Meet the Candidates Night

6/28 Annual Meeting—ALPUC 9 am

6/28 Annual Meeting—ALPOA 10 am

6/29 House tours—Boathouse

July

7/4 Firecracker Scramble and Picnic

7/17 Property Owner Carry-in Picnic 5:30pm

7/19 ALPOA Board Meeting - 10 am

7/30 Rummage sale set up

7/31 Rummage sale set up

August

8/1 Rummage sale

8/2 Rummage sale

8/9 Annual Bluegrass Festival

8/16 ALPOA Board Meeting—10 am

8/21 Property Owners Carry-in Picnic 5:30 pm

8/30 Property Owners Labor Day Picnic 1 pm

September

9/20 Oktoberfest Celebration 12 pm

9/21 Oktoberfest breakfast 8 am

9/27 ALPUC Board Meeting 9 am

9/27 ALPOA Board Meeting 10 am

October

10/16 Property Owners Carry-in Picnic 5:30pm

10/18 ALPOA Board Meeting

November

11/15 ALPUC Board Meeting— 9 am

11/15 ALPOA Board Meeting—10 am

11/27 Thanksgiving day buffet—Lodge

December

12/12 Property Owner Holiday Party

12/31 New Years Eve Celebration—Lodge

ALPINE LAKE LODGE HOURS

Front Desk:

Sunday-Thursday—7:00 am—7:00 pm

Friday & Saturday—7:00 am—9:00 pm

Evergreene Dining:

Daily

Breakfast—7:00 am—11:00 pm

Lunch—11:00 am—4:00 pm

Dinner 4:00 pm—9:00 pm

Laker’s Lounge:

Monday—Saturday—11:00 am—10:00 pm

Sunday—1:00 pm—9:00 pm

Fitness Center:

Daily—6:00 am—10:00 pm

Pro Shop:

Open Daily

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2013-2014 ALPOA Board of Directors

Freddie Harrison, General Manager ……………………….…..304-789-2481, ext. 150 - [email protected]

Fred Isennock, President ..................................................... 304-789-5041, [email protected]

Dennis Schiffbauer, Vice President .................................304-789-6017, [email protected]

Frank Ross, Treasurer ......................................................... 304-789-2204, [email protected]

Mike Carroll, secretary……………………….Cell 301-448-7990, Home 301-299-4715, [email protected]

Ginger Tucker…………….......................................................401-781-7309,[email protected]

Herman Mason .................................................................. 304-789-6855, [email protected]

Tony Amato ...................................Cell 304-694-0561, Home 204-789-555, [email protected]

OPEN MIC NIGHTS

Open Mic nights began Thursday, May

15th and will be ongoing every Thursday

evening 6-9 PM. Ron Rogers will host -

acoustic instruments only. If you’re inter-

ested in performing, you just sign up

before play begins each week. We will

continue to offer ½-priced pizza (limit 1

topping/dine in only), as well as other

menu options. See the beautiful flyer in

the bulletin boards and online. Plan to

just come listen and enjoy some good

live music, food and fellowship. See you

there each Thursday night. Thursday

(May 22) we had 39 attendees and 6

featured musicians. We celebrated Bob

Dylan’s birthday by featuring some of his

tunes. Come join us for a relaxing even-

ing.


T reasurers Report— By Frank Ross

The above numbers reflect the net year to date department operations revenue/costs. The April

2014 numbers are subject to month end changes which have not been finalized at this time. This

concludes the fiscal year (FY2013-2014). On May 1st, we started the new fiscal year (FY2014-

2015)

Fiscal year (FY2013-2014) assessment collections were $1,724,864 with $143,379 remaining to be

collected. April assessment collections totaled $11,775. May 2014 (FY2014-2015) collections to

date are $696,083. Our checking account balance as of May 15, 2014 was $407,885. Our line of

credit usage stands at $264,689. We stated paying off our line of credit usage balance. We paid

$80,000 off the line of credit usage this week. The use of the BB & T lockbox as-

sessment collections has worked out quite well after a few glitches and some con-

fusion by property owners.

Mar 2014 YTD Apr 2014

YTD

Apr 2013

TYD

Difference

Admin 736,770 767,926 613,787 154,139

Bar 42,330 44,555 42,464 2,091

Food Service (105,482) (118,663) (124,339) 5,676

General Maintenance (37,183) (40,121) (40,485) 364

Golf Maintenance (128,449) (135,085) (178,798) 43,713

Golf Operations 121,286 115,871 94,783 21,088

Lake & Recreation (1,251) (3,299) (5,728) 2,429

Motel 136,729 136,764 46,990 89,774

Roads & Grounds (192,872) (214,284) (215,530) 1,246

Security (173,419) (189,070) (202,809) 13,739

YTD Totals 398,454 364,594 30,335 334,259

Golf Combined (7,163) (19,214) (84,015) 64,801

Bar & Food Service Combined (63,157) (74,108) (81,875) 7,767


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Natalie Meyer, Editor .........................412-973-4439

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Q75 #75 Geneva $165,000

SOLD

T05 #199 Bavarian Section $219,900 S51 #142+143 Alpine $154,000

NEW LISTING

S62 #150 Swiss $179,900 S63 #148+147 Swiss $199,000

S86 #49/50 Bavarian $154,000 T03 #116 Bern $154,900 T11 #66 Innsbruck $159,500 S91 #101 Innsbruck $145,000 T12 #12 & 11 Austrian $199,900

T29 #23 Swiss $89,900 T26 #95 Swiss $199,000

T41 #158 St. Moritz $159,900

T24 #155/156 Alpine $350,000 T16 #183 Swiss $225,000

T38 #157+158 Geneva $165,000 T36 #153+152 Swiss $170,000

T54 #121+ 176 Alpine, $179,000

T42 #175 Luzerne $179,900 T49 #11 Innsbruck, $112,500

T55 #97+ 92 Geneva, $75,000

T39 #63 Swiss $360,000

T20 #92 + 91 & 93

Innsbruck $179,000

T37 #149/150 Bern $225,000

T50 #232 Bavarian, $149,900 T52 #8+9+10 Austrian,

$129,900 T53 #80 Innsbruck, $149,900

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Terra Alta, WV 26764

Phone: (304) 789-2481

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652 Casteel Road

Terra Alta, WV 26764

Cell: (304) 698-7748

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