Hugo's Good Neighbor Days June 10-13, Schedule Announced

34TH ANNUAL, HUGO LIONS GOOD NEIGHBOR DAYS

DATES: JUNE 10-JUNE 13, 2010 LOCATION: LIONS PARK, HUGO, MN

FREE ADMISSION ALL 4 DAYS ADMISSION FRI & SAT EVENING: $5.00

PURCHASE UNLIMITED RIDE PASSES IN ADVANCE GOOD THURS OR FRI 6-9, SAT OR SUN 11-2

WHEELBARROW OF BOOZE RAFFLE RETURNS THIS YEAR: Tickets: $2 ea or 3 for $5.

LIONS MAIN RAFFLE: GRAND PRIZE: $2000.00, 2ND SIDE OF BEEF, 3RD FLAT PANEL TV CASH,

4TH & 5TH COLD CASH, and MAYBE MORE! Tickets $5

FREE BIKE RAFFLE for KIDS 16 & UNDER

LIONS KITCHEN & BEER GARDEN OPEN DURING THE ENTIRE EVENT

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS & TIMES:

THURSDAY: CARNIVAL OPENS, 5:00 PM-MIDNIGHT • KAROKE, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM. KIDS AND ADULTS ARE WELCOME! FRIDAY: CARNIVAL OPENS, 5:00 PM-MIDNIGHT • KIDS PETTING ZOO & PONY RIDES 5 - 8 PM • STREET DANCE FEATURING DR SALTY BAND a favorite last yr returning by popular demand SATURDAY: CARNIVAL OPENS 11:00 AM - MIDNIGHT • PARADE – Line-up at 9 AM parade starts 11:00 AM sharp! • NEW : TUG O’WAR COMPETITION, DIVISIONS: ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL AND ADULT: Kids begin at Noon and adults will follow • WELLNESS VAN, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM • ST PAUL HARLEY MOTORCYCLES & STUFF 1:00 PM – ?? PM • KIDS PETTING ZOO & PONY RIDES 1 – 7 PM • YOUNG EAGLES AIRPLANE RIDES (for the kids; sign-up Thurs, Fri, & Sat if still space avail) • STREET DANCE FEATURING, LOCAL FAVORITES: LAST CALL BAND, 8: 00 PM SUNDAY: PANCAKE BREAKFAST BEGINS AT 8:00 AM, CARNIVAL OPENS AT 11:00 AM • SCOUTS PANCAKE BREAKFAST, 8:00 AM-11:00 AM • CARNIVAL RIDES & MIDWAY OPEN FROM 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM • NEW :MEGA MEAT RAFFLE: 1:00 PM • NEW : MEDIEVAL GAMES: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM • FIRE DEPT DEMOS & RIDES FOR KIDS • AIRPLANE RIDES (for the kids; sign-up Thurs, Fri, & Sat if still space avail) • PETTING ZOO & PONY RIDES Noon – 3 PM • AWARDS CEREMONY and RAFFLE DRAWINGS AT 4:30 PM

Pool Open!

The Victor Gardens Pool is scheduled to open Friday May 28 at 10:00am. The new electronic key fob entry system is not yet in place, so you'll need to use your pool key to gain access for the time being.

Other than the obvious safety rules, sometimes overlooked rules should be highlighted:

1. No Glass! Please leave your bottles at home. If broken glass is discovered in the pool area, the entire pool may need to be drained, cleaned, and refilled.

2. Swim Diapers! This should be self explanatory. Pool contamination requires closing, draining, cleaning, and re-filling. It’s a process that’s expensive for the Association, and closes the pool for many days. It’s also completely avoidable. Please put swim diapers on kids that need them.

Also: Don’t feel like a summer “Grinch” when someone you don’t know tells you the old line, “I forgot my pool key at home. Please open the door for me?” In addition to overcrowding, allowing non-residents into Victor Gardens’ pool unfortunately presents a legal liability issue for all homeowners in the Victor Gardens Association

Click here for the complete set of rules for the Activity Center and Pool.

Questions about the pool can be directed to Kari Miller, Victor Gardens' Community Manager. (contacts page)

Reminder....VG Garage Sales May 20-22nd

As a reminder, we will be having our annual Victor Gardens Community yard sale this week/weekend. Hours will be 8:30-4P Thursday, May 20th through Saturday, May 22nd. We have placed ads in the St Paul Pioneer Press and the White Bear Press. We'll have a few signs around town but it's up to each homeowner to do their own directional signs within the neighborhood.

Please let Erin Yoshida know if you'll be participating. She can then help navigate shoppers your way! (kjetyoshi1@comcast.net)

Feel free to open your garage during any of the advertised times. The weather looks great so clean out your closets and make some $$!

Schools Out Movie Night in the Park

School's Out Movie Night Announced by the Victor Gardens Social Committee!!!

In case of rain/bad weather, please check this site (www.victorgardensnews.org) for updates or cancellations. A special thank you to Cheryl Viker for planning this event!

Covenants to be the Subject of a Special SFV Board Meeting set for Monday, May 24, 7pm

Victor Gardens' Single Family Village Board is meeting on Monday, May 24th, 7:00PM at Victor Gardens' Neighborhood Activity Center. The Board will focus this meeting on compliance with the Covenants. The Board continues to hear from residents requesting the Board address issues including parking, garages, play equipment, dead/diseased boulevard trees, project completion timeframes, storage of building materials, dumping grass clippings, and more. Some of these complaints are addressed by Covenants. Others are not.

All Single Family Village residents are welcome and are encouraged to speak with the Board during the meeting's resident forum. For those residents who have specific concerns: Please prepare for the meeting by researching the specific Covenant or Rule that concerns you. A complete, keyword searchable PDF, list of Covenants, Bylaws & Rules is available on the Master Association page and the Single Family Association page. Reminder: Both the Master Association's Covenants, Bylaws & Rules apply in Victor Gardens Single Family Village.

New Electronic Pool Access Control System

Dear Victor Gardens Homeowner:

The Victor Gardens Master Board of Directors is pleased to announce that an Access Control System will be installed this spring at the pool in Victor Gardens Community.

This upgrade to our pool will enable the Association to achieve improved security and safety for the residents of Victor Gardens.

With the installation of the Access Control System, the Master Association Board of Directors hopes to eliminate after-hours swimming and vandalism together with the repair and replacement expenses associated with such activities.

This change will affect how you enter the pool. There will no longer be an entrance to the pool through the gate that surrounds the pool. The gate will be EMERGENCY exit only. The new entrance will be through the main pool house door.

The pool is scheduled to open on Friday May 28, 2010 at 10am. Unfortunately the card access system will not be completed in its entirety prior to the date the pool opens. Please continue to use the pool key you have until you receive your new key fob in the mail. It is anticipated that the Access Control System will be operational within a week or two of the date the pool opens.

Please contact our Community Manager, Kari Miller at 763-225-6424 or by email at kmiller@developcommunity.com with any questions.

The Victor Gardens Community Association Board of Directors

Local Business Profile - Quality Window Washing Discount for VG's Town Home Residents - $100

We've heard a number of good reports from neighbors about Quality Window Washing this spring and its owner Grant Dahl. He returned again this year and was asked by a resident to offer flat-rate discounts for single family homeowners. ($175) He's now is offering all town home & condo residents a similar special flat-rate. A $100+tax price includes cleaning all windows and doors inside and outside. This offer extends to the Villas, Gables, North & South Village, etc... Please contact Grant Dahl at (763) 656-8519 for more info.

Note: This post is a public service for Victor Gardens residents. No compensation or freebies were asked for or given for this post.

Local Support

I'm sure many of you heard the tragic news of this family a few months ago. The woman organizing this event emailed me and asked that I post this on our VG website in hopes to gain support from more Hugo residents. (Click on the image to enlarge)

VG Social Committee Kick Off Meeting--Sertino's

Looks like rain, so let's plan to meet at Sertino's at the front of the neighborhood tonight for the VG Social Committee Kick off Meeting. 7P.

Thanks...hope to see you there!

Thanks Casey!

Over the last few years, Casey Groff of Community Development Inc. has been Victor Gardens' Community Manager. She's been instrumental in smoothing the transition from our neighborhood's former developer to majority homeowner control.

Casey's helped in numerous ways: sorting out the financial mess left by CPDC, coordinating repairs and insurance claims after the tornado, holding contractors to high standards, and working closely with our residents to solve problems and efficiently manage the Association.

As of May 1, 2010 Casey will be moving forward within Community Development Inc. She will no longer serve as Victor Gardens Community Manager. We thank her for all of her dedication and hard work. We wish Casey all the best in the future!

Kari Miller Named Community Manager

Beginning May 1, 2010, Kari Miller will begin serving as Community Manager for Victor Gardens Community (Master) Association and Victor Gardens Single Family Village Homeowners Association. She will be taking over for Casey Groff, also of Community Development Inc. who previously held the position. Welcome Kari!

Kari's contact information:

Kari Miller

Community Manager

Community Development, Inc. 7100 Madison Avenue West Golden Valley, MN 55427

Email Address kmiller@developcommunity.com

Important Single Family Village Meeting Wed. April 28, at 7PM

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