Spanish Ranch #1 Information
The LUNCH BUNCH meets the THIRD
RESIDENT MANAGERS/OFFICE
Manager: Teresa Cruz,
Rutherford Investment Co.
Office address: 28400 Granada Circle
Phone: 510-783-5535
Office hours: 9-12 and 1:30-4 Monday-Friday.
Rent may be dropped in mail slot in office door
(next to laundry room).
Shari and Kenny Bachmann, relief managers
On-call for emergencies Sat.-Sun.-Holidays
In an emergency, call 510-783-5535.
Call will be directed to a pager.
ORGANIZATIONS
The Los Rancheros Association and the Spanish
Ranch #1 Ladies Club are automatically comprised of
park residents. There are no dues.
MEETINGS of the Los Rancheros Association are the
FIRST THURSDAY of even numbered months at 7:00
p.m. in the Main Clubhouse.
LADIES CLUB meets the SECOND THURSDAY of each
month at 12 NOON in the Main Clubhouse.
Los Rancheros Association & Community Contacts
ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
President: Norma Moore — 887-0463
Vice President: Mary Dimsdale — 785-2571
Secretary: Marisa Leasure — 978-6778
Treasurer: Suzanne Hicks — 887-3160
ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE BOARD
Rey Abaya, 670-8711; Jerry Abbott, 887-8237;
June Hart, 783-3639; Rick Horlick,
Julie Manzo, 783-1911; June Robinson
Los Rancheros HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION
meets the FIRST THURSDAY of even numbered
months at 7:00 p.m. in the main clubhouse
unless otherwise announced.
The EXECUTIVE BOARD meets the
FIRST THURSDAY of odd numbered months
at 7:00 p.m. in the main clubhouse.
COMMITTEES
Dime Bingo . . . . . . . . . . Lorraine Schmuck — 783-7294
HMOA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fran La Torre — 887-1509
Lunch Bunch. . . . . . . . . . Joy Cunningham — 785-4609
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THURSDAY of each month to go out to lunch at
various area restaurants.
NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH meets the
SECOND TUESDAY.
BINGO is the FIRST and LAST SATURDAY
of each month.
MISCELLANEOUS
The Clubhouses are available to residents for
private affairs. Contact the Office, 510-783-5535
SWIMMING POOL / HOT TUB
Pool open May-October. Hot Tub open year round.
The POOL ROOM inside Main Clubhouse is available for
residents to use. See the office for a key.
COMPLAINTS/SUGGESTIONS/REPORTS
are to be submitted to Park Management in
WRITING and must be SIGNED.
For any complaints or suggestions concerning safe-
ty, maintenance, replace/repair, the Executive Board
requests a copy as well. These also must be in writing
and must be signed.
RESIDENT REPORT FORM ON PAGE 14.
Bus transportation information on page 3
COMMUNITY CONTACTS
Bingo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ron Gomez, 782-5183
N.E.R.T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dawn Plaskon, 887-2199
N’borhood Watch . . . . . . Darlene Richardson, 785-8780
Spectrum Meals (Tu&Th) . . . . . . Ruth Horton, 732-6671
EL TORO — Jeanie Schultz — 784-1997
e-mail: el toro.editor@comcast.net
Deadline for all submissions to the El Toro is the
10th of each month for the following month.
WEBMASTER
Charles Eldred—PastorEldred@gmail.com
EL TORO MAGAZINE
is published monthly by Mobile Home Park Magazines
(http://mobilehomeparkmagazines.com/)
and distributed by volunteers around the first of the
month. Dates and times of activities are noted
on the calendar therein. Special activities will be
announced in the regular pages.
Extra copies of the magazine (or replacement copies
if you got missed) are available in the Main Clubhouse
after distribution is complete.
 Los Rancheros
Association Meeting
THURSDAY,
April 1, 2010
at 7:00 p.m.
in the main clubhouse
Election of Officers
Residents are encouraged to make themselves
available to serve on our park’s Homeowners
Association board. Positions to be elected are
President, Vice President,
Secretary and Treasurer
as well as eight (8) board members.
Nominations are made from the floor in
the absence of a nominating committee.
Next regular meeting: June 3, 2010
Come Get a Book!
Bookshelves in the Main Clubhouse are avail-
able for the free exchange of books by park
residents. Stop by and browse any time the
clubhouse is open.
Plumbing
issues:
Please do not flush:
• baby wipes • disposable diapers
• feminine supplies • Depends®
or large amounts of rice, potatoes or GREASE!
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters to the Editor are welcome
on any subject. Send to:
eltoro.editor@comcast.net.
(You MUST sign your name but we
won’t use it if you don’t want us to.)
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Join us for
First and Last Saturdays
of each month,
NOON TO 3:00 P.M.
Snack bar open before play
and during breaks
Play sheets and special games sales begin
at 10 a.m. Coffee is free and doughnuts
are available at the snackbar for
earlybirds.
Residents are welcome to stop in for
coffee and/or a bite from the snackbar
which offers hotdogs(regular or polish),
corndogs, nachos, sodas and
a variety of snack items.
Note: Your children can be with you
except during Bingo play, noon to 3 pm.
Ron Gomez, coordinator 782-5183
Volunteer help is appreciated, call Ron for info.
NOTICE
Per state law, no one under the age of 18
is allowed in the clubhouse during Bingo
SPANISH RANCH I
RESIDENT INFO
www.spanish ranch1.blogspot.com
The web address is not case-sensitive, but you MUST
use a number 1 (one) and not a roman numeral I (i).
The El Toro and the Bylaws of the Los Rancheros
Association are posted here.
 AC Transit Line 68 Replaces Line 77, new route 22 added
Starting Sunday March 28th,
2010, AC Transit service is chang-
ing. While Spanish Ranch will still
have bus service, service levels, fre-
quency, route number and direc-
tional stops are changing!!!
Route number 68 which
replaces line 77, will service both
the South Hayward BART station,
as well as the Union Landing
Shopping Center. Route 68 is a 2-
directional circular route!!!
Weekdays, going to South
Hayward BART, board the bus
across the street at Tampa / Folsom
(where the park is) hourly from
6:32AM until 8:32PM, arriving at
BART at 6:46AM until 8:46PM. On
Weekends / Holidays, service is
from 6:32AM until 6:32PM.
Weekdays, returning from South
Hayward BART, board the
“COUNTER-CLOCKWISE, Tampa
directional bus hourly from 6:30AM
until 8:30 PM , arriving Spanish
Ranch at 6:42AM until 8:42 PM. On
Weekends and Holidays, service is
from 6:00 AM until 6:00PM.
Weekdays, going to Union
Landing, board the bus at the cor-
ner in front of the 2 houses at
Respect Boundaries
Park rules prohibit trespassing on
other residents’ property. Since we live
close together and we can’t erect tall
fences, we depend on each other to
respect the property lines. Please make
clear to your children, adult family
members and guests that it’s not accept-
able to cut through yards, walk across
landscaping, play in neighbors’ drive-
ways or on curbs, or in any other way
encroach upon other residents’ space.
COFFEE
is available
in the
Clubhouse
daily
during office hours
for residents of
Spanish Ranch I.
Tampa / Folsom hourly from 6:37AM
until 8:37 PM, arriving at Union
Landing at 6:54AM until 8:54PM.
On Weekends / Holidays, service is
from 6:37AM until 6:37 PM
Weekdays, returning from Union
Landing, Board the “CLOCK-
WISE”, Tampa directional bus
hourly from 6:22AM until 8:22PM,
arriving Spanish Ranch at 6:39AM
until 8:39 PM . On Weekends /
Holidays, service is from 6:22AM
until 6:22PM.
ALSO … Additional frequency
(now every 45 minutes, as opposed
to every 1-2 hours) has been added
to the “Tuesday & Friday” shop-
per’s shuttle (Spanish Ranch to
Southland – Route 391).
Busses now leave the Spanish
Ranch Clubhouse at 10:10, 10:55,
11:40AM, 12:25, 1:10, and 1:55PM
which arrives Southland Mall at
10:35, 11:20AM, 12:05, 12:50, 1:35,
and 2:20 PM. NOTE – The last trip
leaving Spanish Ranch at 1:55PM
which arrives at Southland Mall at
2:20PM has no direct return trip
back to Spanish Ranch.
Return trips leave Southland
Mall at 10:42, 11:27AM, 12:12, 12:57
LETTER TO THE Regarding Spanish Ranch 1—
EDITOR
finding the good isn't hard!
So often in the El Toro magazine,
we read about what is WRONG
with the park, and have to read/lis-
ten to the negativity and infighting
that has been going on in the park
since before the new owners/man-
agement team took over the park
from the past owners/management
team.
I just wanted to take a moment
to talk about something great about
this park. The people.
On February 28, I was reminded
what a wonderful place Spanish
Ranch truly can be to live in. My
son, Stuart, who is 3 years old and
Autistic wandered out of my house
while I was deep cleaning the car-
pets in one of the bedrooms. I had
paused to check on him, came out,
and found my front door open.
Every mother's nightmare.
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Submitted by Clarence R. Fischer
and 1:42 PM, arriving back at
Spanish Ranch at 10:55, 11:40AM,
12:25, 1:10, and 1:55 PM.
Route 22: For those who wish to
walk to/from Tennyson Ave, on
weekdays route 22 will go to the
South Hayward BART station
every 30 minutes from 6:22AM until
11:22PM weekdays, and hourly on
weekends and holidays from
6:22AM until 11:22PM. From the
South Hayward BART station
going down Tennyson will leave
every 30 minutes from 6:04 AM
UNTIL 11:04 PM weekdays, and
hourly on weekends and holidays
from 6:17 AM until 11:17PM.
ALSO note that Route 22 is a
circular route, which serves
Tennyson, Hesperian (both Chabot
College and Southland Mall),
Winton, and both Hayward and
South Hayward BART stations
along Mission Blvd.
Visit AC Transit’s web site at
www.actransit.org for more infor-
mation.
AC TRANSIT FARES —
$2.00 ages 18-64, ages 5-17 and 65+
are $1.00. Transfer good for 1.5
hours is an additional 25¢.
911 was called, and I frantically
hopped into my car and began to
drive around looking for him.
Neighbors who didn't even know
me or my son dropped everything
they were doing and got into cars,
trucks, and on motorcycles and
fanned out to help me find him.
Stuart is home safe and sound,
thank goodness. More than just
being thankful he came home safe-
ly, I'm grateful for the kindness of
my neighbors that were willing to
help a distraught mother find her
child.
I want to take this opportunity
to thank them from the bottom of
my heart for their big hearts and
caring attitudes. Thank you for
reminding me that the neighbor-
hood I live in has so much about it
that is good.
Jane Doherty, Alcazar Avenue
 Free Spay or Neuter, Gratis!
Vacunas y castradíon femenina
with vaccination, o macho para gatos salvaje/feral.
for feral cats living in the cities of Hayward, Para gatos que viven en Hayward, Union City,
Union City, Castro Valley, San Lorenzo or San Leandro Castro Valley, San Lorenzo o San Leandro
Phone: Hayward Friends of Animals Llamar al teléfono: (510) 886-7546
(510) 886-7546 Hayward Friends of Animals
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 Comedy Corner contributed by S. Higman (no. 184)
(most copyright info unknown - web-exchange)

Blonde on Horseback Respond Really Quickly

A blonde from California decides to try
horseback riding, even though she has
had no lessons or prior experience. She
mounts the horse unassisted and the horse immediately
springs into motion. It gallops along at a steady and rhyth-
mic pace, but the blonde begins to slip from the saddle.
In terror, she grabs for the horse's mane, but cannot seem
to get a firm grip. She tries to throw her arms around the
horse's neck, but_she slides down the side of the horse
anyway. The horse gallops along, seemingly oblivious to
its slipping rider. Finally, giving up her frail grip, she leaps
away from the horse to try and throw herself to safety.
Unfortunately, her foot has become entangled in the
stirrup, she is now at the mercy of the horse's pounding
hooves as her head is struck against the ground over and
over. As her head is battered against the ground, she is
mere moments away from unconsciousness when to her
great fortune . . . the Supermarket manager sees her and
shuts the horse off.
Did you hear about the guy who called the police
because he saw some people stealing things out
of the shed in his back yard? The police asked him
if they were in his house and he said, "No." Then
the police said that all units were busy and he
should lock his doors. They would send someone
as soon as they could.
The guy hung up, waited 30 seconds
and called back. "I just called you about
the people stealing things out of my
shed. Well, don't worry about it, I shot
them."
In less than five minutes, police cars
screeched into his driveway, sirens
blaring, and caught the thieves red-handed.
"I thought you said you shot them," said the officer.
"Thought you said no one was available," he
replied.

Atom Friends
A hydrogen atom is walking down the street with a friend when he suddenly stops.
The friend says, "What's wrong?"
The hydrogen atom replied, "I lost my electron!"
The friend says, "Are you sure?"
The hydrogen atom exclaims, "Yes, I'm positive."
The friend laments, "Oh, I thought you were just being negative again."

Area 51
You've heard of the Air Force's ultra-high-security, super-secret base in Nevada, known
simply as "Area 51?"
Well, late one afternoon, the Air Force folks out at Area 51 were surprised to see a
Cessna landing at their "secret" base. They immediately impounded the aircraft and
hauled the pilot into an interrogation room.
The pilot's story was that he took off from Vegas, got lost, and spotted the Base just as he was about to run out of
fuel. The Air Force started a full FBI background check on the pilot and held him overnight during the investigation.
By the next day, they were finally convinced that the pilot really was lost and wasn't a spy. They gassed up his
airplane, gave him a terrifying "you-did-not-see-a-base" briefing, complete with threats of spending the rest of his life
in prison, told him Vegas was that-a-way on such-and-such a heading, and sent him on his way.
The next day, to the total disbelief of the Air Force, the same Cessna showed up again. Once again, the MP's
surrounded the plane... only this time there were two people in the plane.
The same pilot jumped out and said, "Do anything you want to me, but my wife is in the plane and you have to tell
her where I was last night!"
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LUNCH BUNCH SCHEDULE
The Lunch Bunch meets on the third
THURSDAY (unless otherwise announced)
of each month at 12 noon. All are welcome
to join us as we visit area restaurants.
2010
April 15 Elephant Bar, Hayward
May 20 Hometown Buffet, Hayward
June 17 Harry’s Hofbrau, San Leandro
Coordinator: Joy Cunningham, 785-4609
Join the
Ladies Club
at noon on the
second
Thursday
for
DIME BINGO!
Ladies! Bring your lunch and let’s get
together. Dessert provided.
Costs only a dime a game, winner take all!
+ .25 for the bank which gets raffled back to
somebody at the first gathering in January.
CONGRATULATIONS to RUTH
on winning the 2009 Bank.
Come to the Main clubhouse on
the Second Thursday, at noon!
For more information call
Lorraine Schmuck 783-7294
Ladies Dime Bingo is for mature women who
would like to get together for sharing ideas.
Dime Bingo 2010 Dessert Schedule:
March: Louise • April: Joy • May: Vickie
June: Ruth • July: Irene • August: Lorraine
September: Fannie • October: Lorraine
November: Bridgette • December: Party
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ATTENTION RESIDENTS — IT’S
ANNUAL LOT INSPECTION TIME!
Time to get out there and pull the weeds, trim
the bushes, and restore order after a wet winter.
Inspections will begin this month to see that resi-
dents are in compliance with park rules that out-
line what’s required to keep the park looking nice.
Sections 3 and 16 [excerpts below] of the Park
Rules deal with general upkeep of your home, lot
and the area surrounding it, including the gutters.
They are a bit redundant but the emphasis is on
neat, uncluttered and clean.
Residents will be given a report in writing fol-
lowing the lot inspections and allowed a reason-
able amount of time to rectify any deficiencies.
3. LOT AND MOBILE HOME MAINTENANCE AND APPEARANCE
A. You must maintain your space and mobile home and all
landscaping, structures, improvements and other things
attached to or placed on the mobile home or space in good con-
dition and repair and in a neat, clean, attractive, well kept
fashion. You are required to trim, water, care replace when
necessary, and control the growth of all plants and shrubs in
or around your space, (including those planted by former res-
idents) and prevent any hanging over the lot lines.
C. Only items specifically permitted by law may be stored
under your mobile home. Unless specifically permitted by the
Park’s Rental Agreement or these Rules and Regulations or
approved by the Park, nothing may be placed or stored out-
side of your mobile home if it can be seen by your neighbors.
For example; overstuffed furniture, appliances, ironing
boards, brooms, mops, tools, gardening equipment, debris,
refuse, litter, firewood or any other item which is unsightly in
appearance. Nothing including laundry, towels, rugs, or wear-
ing apparel, is to be hung outside of the mobile home at any
time. Only outdoor patio furniture and barbecues approved
for use by us (our approval will not be unreasonably withheld)
may be used on the patio, porch, yard or other portions of the
space.
F. If any portion of the exterior of the mobile home or its
accessory equipment, structures, appliances, or the space is
damaged, you must repair the damage within 30 days. For
example, damage to the siding, downspout, porch, patio,
awnings, skirting or carport supports.
16. LOT LANDSCAPING, MAINTENANCE AND USAGE
D. Resident shall maintain their spaces in a clean well
kept, attractive fashion, including the front, sides and back,
in accordance with the California Civil Code, Section 798.36.
F. All trash, debris, boxes, barrels, brooms, ladders etc
must be totally out of sight. Unsightly cans or pails are not be
used for flower pots. Residents are responsible for ensuring
that streets and gutter bordering on their spaces are kept free
of dirt, leaves, and other debris.
G. No towels, rugs, wearing apparel, or laundry of any
description may be hung outside the mobile home at any
time. No appliances are allowed outside the mobile home.
Storage under the mobile homes is not allowed. Patio furni-
ture, barbecue equipment and a storage cabinet on the
carport side are the only items permitted outside the
mobile home. Inoperative vehicles are not permitted to
park on the mobile home lot. No vehicle repairing or
servicing of any type will be permitted in driveway, car-
ports or streets.
The complete text of the Park Rules and Regulations
is available from the office.
 Be part of a nationwide Day of Service to mark
Earth Day by joining our bimonthly

A lone bird perches on the clubhouse
roof, seemingly indifferent to the rain and
gloomy skies. Apparently it’s only people
that are pretty much tired of winter.
CREEK CLEANUP
Saturday, April 17, 2010
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Earth Day is April 22, 2010 and our regular effort will be
part of the nationwide Day of Service that joins Americans in
cleanup efforts and neighborhood projects all across the nation.
Meet on Folsom Street at the gates to the
road along the wall paralleling Miranda.
We plan to start at the Folsom Street end since we started
at Pacheco last time and didn’t get to the end of our stretch.
Many hands make light work, so please join us in our efforts to
keep our neighborhood looking cared for, which helps make it
uninviting to the criminal element.
Heavy gloves and rubber boots are recommended if you are
willing to work in the creek channel — but you don’t have to.
There’s plenty of trash to pick up on the sides of the channel,
the road and the walkway. Canvas gloves, trash picks and trash
bags are provided.

Food Bank
Donations Out for a
for the Alameda Walk?
County Food Bank Walking the
Barrels,
an ongoing community dog?
View of the street
service project, at 8:14 p.m. on We Can’t See
a moonless night.
may be You in the Dark!
dropped off We all know there isn’t
in the office. enough light in the park.
Wear something white or reflective even if
(Due to scavenging and it’s just to throw a white sweater over your
theft, the barrels are kept in shoulders or around your waist. This
the conference room, simple precaution could prevent a tragedy.
but staff will see that
all donations are collected
into them.)

PLEASE DONATE!
Bright-eyed Poppy is
Check your pantry for non- one of the substantial
perishable food items you can population of small
spare or buy a can or two dogs welcomed into the
extra when you’re shopping. park’s households.
Come by and drop it off in the Poppy loves walks with
office. Thank you! his human, Ray.
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 The earthquakes such as those in Haiti and Chile could happen here!
It is your personal responsibility to be prepared. Here is info you can use.
TRIANGLE OF LIFE
EXTRACTS FROM DOUG COPP'S ARTICLE
TRIANGLE OF LIFE
Simply stated, when buildings collapse, the
weight of the ceilings falling upon the objects or
furniture inside crushes these objects, leaving a
space or void next to them. This space is what I
call the "triangle of life". The larger the object, the
stronger, the less it will compact. The less the
object compacts, the larger the void, the greater
the probability that the person who is using this
void for safety will not be injured. The next time
you watch collapsed buildings, on television, count
the "triangles" you see formed. They are every-
where. It is the most common shape, you will see,
in a collapsed building.
TIPS FOR EARTHQUAKE SAFETY
Cats, dogs and babies often naturally curl up in
the fetal position. You should too in an earth-
quake. It is a natural safety/survival instinct. You
can survive in a smaller void. Get next to an
object, a sofa or large bulky object that will com-
press slightly but leave a void next to it.
Wooden buildings are the safest type of con-
struction to be in during an earthquake. Wood is
flexible and moves with the force of the earth-
quake. If the wooden building does collapse, large
survival voids are created. Also, the wooden build-
ing has less concentrated, crushing weight. Brick
buildings will break into individual bricks. Bricks
will cause many injuries but less squashed bodies
than concrete slabs.
If you are in bed during the night and an
earthquake occurs, simply roll off the bed. A safe
void will exist around the bed.
Never go to the stairs. The stairs have a dif-
ferent "moment of frequency" (they swing sepa-
rately from the main part of the building). The
Sh-h-h. Quiet please.
Please keep in mind that in a mobile home,
sound carries more so than in a regular house.
Please keep bass on stereo as well as volume
turned down. This would go for your car too. We
appreciate your efforts in this area and I’m sure
your neighbors will too.
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Submitted by
several residents
stairs and remainder of the building continuously
bump into each other until structural failure of
the stairs takes place. The stairs are a likely part
of the building to be damaged. Even if the stairs
are not collapsed by the earthquake, they may col-
lapse later when overloaded by fleeing people.
Get Near the Outer Walls Of Buildings Or
Outside Of Them If Possible - It is much better
to be near the outside of the building rather than
the interior. The farther inside you are from the
outside perimeter of the building the greater the
probability that your escape route will be blocked.
People inside of their vehicles may be
crushed if the road above falls in an earthquake;
which is exactly what happened with the slabs
between the decks of the Nimitz Freeway [in
1989]. All the crushed cars had voids 3 feet high
next to them, except for the cars that had columns
fall directly across them.
I discovered, while crawling inside of collapsed
newspaper offices and other offices with a lot of
paper, that paper does not compact. Large voids
are found surrounding stacks of paper.
The complete text of this article is best read from
this site, which helps separate fact from hyperbole:
www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/triangle.asp
Pet Owners!
Keep ’em IN!
Only indoor pets are
allowed in the park.
Don’t let your CAT out to be
digging in someone else’s
landscaping or flowers!
Walk your DOG on a leash
(it’s the law) and it’s your
responsibility
to pick up your dog’s
waste and
dispose of it.
 GUARANTEED!
Come and Eat!!
It’s a SNAP!
(Senior Nutrition and Activities Project)

All SR-1 seniors* are eligible and invited to participate in

SPECTRUM MEALSA government-sponsored program for seniors over 55.

Es un programa guvernamental para ancianos mas de 55 años.

Tuesdays & Thursdays in the main SR1 Clubhouse(except holidays)

Martes y Jueves en el Clubhouse (menos dias feriados)
NOTE! Signups are required. You must call before noon the day before.
Tiener que registrarse antes de doce un dia antes. Llamen a Ruth Horton 732-6671.

Call Ruth Horton — 732-6671

for reservations or information. (Help is invited, too.)

Meal served at 4:30 p.m. Come early to chat.

Las comidas estaran servidas a las 4:30 p.m.
Illegue temprano para socialisar se lon ellos.
$3.25 at door • Non-seniors/Guests $4.75 • 10 Dinner Tickets: $30.00
$3.25 en la puerta. • Los invitados pueden atendes por $4.75.
Donations are always accepted.

*NON-SENIORS AND GUESTS ARE WELCOME WITH ADVANCE RESERVATIONS.

THWART THE
THIEVES! Cat Owners!
Put your mail in the Keep ’em IN!
Only indoor pets
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE are allowed in the park.
Keep your cat in the house
MAILBOX
located in front of the
and s/he won’t be out
digging in someone’s
flower bed.
Main Clubhouse close to the
Be a responsible pet owner!
street (near the Park map).
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 Neighborhood Watch
Be Aware – Notice – Call police – Notify the office –
Call Neighborhood Watch
CERT class is full but there
may be another one in late summer
or early fall. Several members of
Neighborhood Watch will be taking
the class.
One of the officers that attend-
ed last night was at our meeting in
January. We had asked him to
check into the issue of the homeless
encampments under the over pass
at Industrial and also along the
creek at the side of the park that is
up against the freeway. He
informed us that he had checked on
them in January and they were
gone. However their garbage had
not been picked up.
He also informed us that Cal
Trans is the agency responsible and
asked that we contact them regard-
ing anything that is along the high-
ways or underpasses. So if you see
homeless encampments or their
garbage again, contact Cal Trans.
Also contact the office and
Neighborhood Watch so that we can
follow up with it.
Ruus School
It was brought to our attention
last month that there is a problem
twice a day at the back of Ruus
School with morning drop off and
afternoon pick up. It is a dangerous
situation. Cars double park, stop in
the middle of the street, let their
children out across the street and
have them walk across in the mid-
dle of the street and make illegal U
turns in the middle of the block.
Several of our member’s are work-
ing to resolve this issue with the
principal of Russ School and the
Mind your butts
If you smoke, please dispose of your
butts properly. Don’t litter by throwing
them in the street, and especially don’t
throw them in people’s yards.
police department.
Reported Crime:
Resident reported that money
was stolen out of their car. The res-
ident did not have the car locked. It Tuesday,
is always a good idea to make sure
your vehicle and home is locked at
April 6, 2010
all times. 7:00 p.m.
Residents have called the office in the Clubhouse
and stated that they had seen more
foot traffic through the park than
usual. Be sure and report anything REPORT PROBLEMS IN YOUR
that is suspicious to the police, park NEIGHBORHOOD TO
office and Neighborhood Watch. Darlene Richardson
785-8780
Two men were seen riding (file a complaint, too, or call the
through the park on bicycles look-
ing like they were scoping out vehi-
cles and residents. As always be
sure and keep an eye out for this,
contact the office, the police and
Neighborhood Watch if you see any-
thing suspicious. The police have
told us to be especially careful of
people riding bikes through the
park and they may be dealing
drugs or looking for things to steal. STOP
Park Vandalism GRAFFITI
Graffiti was again spotted on REWARD
the wall along Folsom and there is PROGRAM
graffiti on the back of the pump
house. The officers that attended
the meeting last night told us that
it is the responsibility of the prop-
erty owner to clean up graffiti in a
timely manner. Contact the office if
$500 REWARD
you see any graffiti in the park or RECOMPENSA
on the walls in the front of the park
For information that leads to the
and the back of the park.
arrest and conviction of graffiti
You can also go on-line to vandals in Hayward.
Access Hayward to report a busi-
Para información que dará lugar a la
ness that has graffiti.
detención y a la convicción de los
delincuentes de graffiti en Hayward .
Call:
510-583-5500
English & Español
More info:
www.hayward-ca-gov
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 Please join us for the 2nd Annual Law Enforcement Leadership

Summit: An Opportunity for Communication and Collaboration

Tuesday, April 6, 2010 8:00am – 3:00pm
Chabot College Little Theater
25555 Hesperian Blvd
Hayward, CA 94544

Guest Speakers Include:

Chief Ron Ace, Hayward Police Department
Celia Barberena, PhD, Chabot College President
Fran David, Assistant City Manager Hayward
Chien Wu-Fernandez, Hayward Unified School District Executive Director
of Student and Family Services
Michael Holloway, Juvenile Probation
Tom Rogers, Supervising Assistant District Attorney
Mayor Michael Sweeney, Opening Comments
Chief Janeith Glenn-Davis, CSU East Bay Police Department
(moderator for this event)

Guests include members from Hayward NAACP, Faith-Based organizations,

youth commissions, Day Laborers, Hayward Residents,
Hayward Property owners, Business partners, and many more.

Come and discuss with community members, the Hayward Police Department’s
changes, challenges and concerns for 2010 and beyond. For more information,
Contact Lieutenant Sheryl Boykins, Hayward Police Department, 510.293-7296
or email: Sheryl.boykins@hayward-ca.gov

Sponsored by: City of Hayward, Hayward Police Officers’ Association, Hayward Neighborhood Alert,
Pepsi, Chabot Community College, SoHMA, Chabot Foundation

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 IF IT’S NOT
YOURS, DON’T
FEED IT!
Sure, you feel sorry for that
stray cat or dog, but if you feed it,
it WILL stick around and perhaps
not go back to it’s rightful family.
Don’t leave pet food outside!
Food left
out will attract
raccoons, stray
pets, opossums, and
other
varmints!
Only
indoor pets are permitted in the
park so don’t encourage outside
animals to stay!

Please Report
Vandalism:
Please — call the
police and then the
office if you see anyone
vandalizing property in
the Park such as break-
ing street lights, signs
and back gate key pad,
etc.
Please report any-
thing suspicious.
Thank you, Teresa
Cruz, SR-1 Manager

HMOA
Information about the
Hayward Mobilehome
Owners Association, a
PROBLEM? coalition of residents of
★ Please notify the office if there is a problem with park facili- Hayward's nine mobile-
ties or lighting. home parks is available
★ Call if you need a tree trimmed or drains are blocked.
at www.HMOA.net.
★ ALSO, call the office to report suspicious activity, solici-
tors, excess noise, etc. HMOA Representative for
★ Report criminal activity the police first, but ALSO to park Spanish Ranch I:
management, and Neighborhood Watch! Fran La Torre, 510-887-1509

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 LIFE HANDBOOK
Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like prince
and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and
plants and eat less food that is manufac-
tured in plants.
4. Live with the 3 E's — Energy, Enthusiasm
and Empathy.
5. Make time to pray.
6. Play more games.
7. Read more books than you did in 2008.
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each
day.
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk daily. And while
you walk, smile.
Personality:
11. Don't compare your life to others'. You have
no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don't have negative thoughts or things you
cannot control. Instead invest your energy
in the positive present moment.
13. Don't over do. Keep your limits..
14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else
does.
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake.
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all
you need.
18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your
partner with his/her mistakes of the past.
That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating any-
one. Don't hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil
the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except
you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here
to learn. Problems are simply part of the
curriculum that appear and fade away like
algebra class but the lessons you learn will
last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree
to disagree.
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Submitted by Yolanda
Society:
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything.
28. Spend time with people over the age of 70
and under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each
day.
30. What other people think of you is none of
your business.
31. Your job won't take care of you when you are
sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
Life:
32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beauti-
ful or joyful.
34. God heals everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will
change.
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and
show up.
37. The best is yet to come.
38. When you awake alive in the morning,
thank God for it.
39. Your inner most is always happy so, be
happy.
COMPLAINTS
Suggestions or Reports
must be submitted to Park Management in
WRITING and must be SIGNED.
Only the person with the problem or concern
may file the complaint. None will be accepted
from third parties on behalf of someone else.
Forms are available in a bin on the wall next
to the bulletin board in the main clubhouse
AND in almost every issue of the El Toro.
THE POOL IS CLOSED FOR THE WINTER!
La Picina esta cerrada durante el Invierno
THE HOT TUB/SPA ENCLOSURE IS OPEN.
El spa esta siempre abierto.
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 NOTICE TO THE COMMUNITY
The Editorial Policies listed below are set by the
publisher of this magazine and not by the editor.
These cannot be arbitrarily changed by a subscribing
mobilehome park, by an individual editor or
by action of any resident group.
The Guidelines are quite clear that disputes are not to
be aired on these pages but that this magazine be a
source of information and enjoyment.
These pages are open to all resident organizations
and management but the material submitted is
expected to be non-confrontational and not political.
As with all newsletters, the editor reserves the right
to edit for space or libel. This policy has been in place
since the very first issue of the El Toro,
Since libel and slander can take many forms, such as
libel by innuendo (i.e., insinuating by a question that
wrongdoing has occurred), submitted material will not
appear if there is any possibility of libel.
—The Editor
EDITORIAL POLICIES
(http://mobilehomeparkmagazines.com/mhbsite/editorial/rules.aspx)
The Mobile Home Board publications informs and pro-
motes the mobile home system; residents, management
and those that serve the mobile home community.
The Mobile Home Board publications are not political
tools. They are a source of information and enjoyment for
park residents. To ensure this policy we have developed
the following guidelines:
Editorial Guidelines:
• Editor is responsible for gathering information and
sending it to us in a form they want. Each editor must
allow all resident’s organizations and management to par-
ticipate in the publication.
• The publication is not to be used for disputes by either
residents or management. Mobile Home Park Magazines
must remain neutral in all resident/management issues to
preserve the integrity of the magazine. Not all residents
are on one side or the other of an issue. Since we do not
research each story, we cannot use Mobile Home Park
Magazines to weigh either side of these very fragile rela-
tionships.
• Resident political organizations are asked to limit their
information to meeting notices and reports of chapter
meetings.
• No listings of in-park-services (i.e. babysitting, handy-
men, Avon, etc.)
SAVE CANS & BOTTLES
The Los Rancheros Association is recycling cans and bot-
tles as an ongoing fundraiser. Please donate cans and
recyclable bottles to the Association.
To have them picked up, please call Norma at
887-0463, and leave a message. Your donation will be
collected and arrangements made for on-going pick up.
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Clubhouses available for
your events!
Both the main clubhouse and the
small clubhouse may be reserved by
residents for private events.
Call the office, 783-5535,
for information.
From the Editor
Articles that appear in the El
Toro are presented as an informa-
tional service to the residents.
Contents are the option of the edi-
tor but do not necessarily repre-
sent the opinion of the editor, the
homeowners association or management.
Reader response is welcome. Your article must be in
my paper tube at 28408 Granada Circle, or posted to
my e-mail address, no later than the 10th of the month.
All submissions must be signed with your name/phone
number included, as any article must be verified. Your
name will not appear, if you so request.
Editor has the right to edit for space or libel.
Articles considered in bad taste will not be printed.
Submissions must meet the Editorial Guidelines as set
forth by Mobile Home Park Magazines.
Whenever possible, the editor prefers to “capture
keystrokes” for material to appear in the El Toro. If you
are typing something up, you might as well type it
directly into an e-mail and send it to me that way.
If you are submitting an item someone e-mailed to
you, COPY IT and PASTE it into a NEW e-mail window
to send to us: eltoro.editor@comcast.net.
Thanks, Jeanie Schultz, editor
SAFETY FIRST
IN THE HOT TUB
The following are not allowed in the hot tub enclosure:
NO Food • NO Glass • NO Floating Devices
NO Toys (including squirt guns) • NO Pets
Approved swimwear only
Use common sense and care when using the
hot tub. Minors should always be
accompanied by a parent or adult.
Shower before entering the hot tub and
NEW BUS SCHEDULE INFO ON PAGE 3
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MAR 28 MAR 29 MAR 30 MAR 31 April Fools

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SPECTRUM BINGO
DINNER Los Rancheros Good Friday 12-3
Assn Meeting
4:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
Election of
Officers
Palm Sunday
BUS SPECTRUM BUS
10:10 a.m. to DINNER 10:10 a.m. to
1:55 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 1:55 p.m.

4 5 6 7 8 9 10
SPECTRUM SPECTRUM El Toro
DINNER DINNER Deadline
4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m.
N’hood Watch
7 p.m.
EASTER BUS
BUS DIME BINGO 10:10 a.m. to
10:10 a.m. + noon 1:55 p.m.

11 12 13 14 15 16 17
SPECTRUM SPECTRUM Creek
DINNER DINNER Cleanup
4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m.
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10:10 a.m. to BUNCH 10:10 a.m. to
1:55 p.m. noon 1:55 p.m.

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SPECTRUM SPECTRUM BINGO
DINNER DINNER 12-3
4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m.

BUS EARTH BUS

DAY
10:10 a.m. to 10:10 a.m. to
1:55 p.m. 1:55 p.m.

25 26 27 28 29 30 MAY 1
SPECTRUM SPECTRUM BINGO
DINNER DINNER 12-3
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BUS BUS
10:10 a.m. to 10:10 a.m. to
1:55 p.m. 1:55 p.m.

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