CLCC News

July - August 2024

In This Edition:

Fishing Poles Available, Summer Fire Safety Reminders, Camp Columbine Kids, 4th Of July Events, Slash n' Trash, BBQ With Our GM, Trash Compactor Reminders, Architectural Review Procedure Checklist, August 17th Potluck Concert and Beer Tasting, Labor Day Events, Pancake Breakfast, Clubhouse Reminders, Columbine Lake Water District Information

We hope you have a safe, happy, and enjoyable holiday!

Want To Fish ...Need A Pole?

You can sign one out! Stop by the office or clubhouse during hours of operation. We have Zebco poles all ready to fish. Please have your homeowners badge with you and return the pole where you signed it out before the end of day.

And Remember, there's a bounty on Pike Fish!

Happy Fishing!

Fire Restrictions

Keep Us Safe

Our community generally follows the county fire ban regulations. CLCC may implement a fire ban before the county or keep safety regulations in place after a county ban has been lifted. Our community fire ban notices will be emailed as well as posted throughout. See the link below for county information and a description of ban stages.

Office of Emergency Management Grand County Co

East Troublesome Fire, 10/22/20

193,812 Acres / Second Largest Wildfire In Colorado History.

Pictured Above: Sentless Chamomile

Contact Katie Ellis with questions or to sign up: katiegarciaellis@gmail.com

Attention: Weed Worriers

We are in need of volunteers to adopt small sections of roads and community property to pull noxious weeds and keep Columbine Lake beautiful. Many hands make light work! Please adopt a small section of road near your home to naturally control these invasive plants in our community.

Noxious Weed Identification

Enjoy The 4th Without

Open Flames!

Celebrate the birth of our nation safely.

Please remember the association regulations:

No Fireworks Of Any Kind Within The Community.
No Open Flames, which includes tiki torches and sparklers.
Please Refer To Owner Regulations Regarding All Fire Related Matters. Article XXI - Section 21.01

Camp Columbine Kids

July 2nd, 3rd, & 5th

8AM - 10AM

Camp Kids will meet at the Gazebo, behind the clubhouse promptly at 8am. Kids will enjoy some fun arts and crafts. Crafts will include tie-dyeing, birdhouse decorating, and walking sticks and leather crafts. Parents, Grandparents or older siblings are required to stay with any child that attends the camp. We welcome volunteers of all ages. There will be age appropriate activities provided for all CLCC kids. Come out and meet new friends, make memories and learn about Columbine Lake. For more detailed information click the link below.

Thank You, Chris and Lisa Atencio for organizing this event!

Columbine Lake Annual Parade And Picnic

Thursday, July 4th

Homeowners are encouraged to decorate your car, 4-wheeler, bicycle, pet, kids, spouse.....whatever you got! Come out to celebrate Independence Day. Participants will meet at 9:30am near the corner of Columbine Drive and Holly to line up behind our first responders. Feel free to join along while in route or just cheer from the sidelines. No need to sign up for the parade, just show up.

The parade will conclude at the office beach for our potluck and barbecue. Picnic check-in will begin at 11:00am at Columbine and Holly.

Be sure to bring your homeowner badge, required for check-in, chairs and a side dish of any kind to share. We will provide burgers, veggie burgers and hot dogs. Refreshments will include soda and water. Beer and wine will be available to those with a wristband who show a state ID. (Our HOA attorney recommendation to ensure alcohol consumption for those over 21 only.)

Travis Taylor will be providing live music this year. So come out and enjoy the fun!

Thanks again to our amazing volunteers!

4th Of July Volunteer Link

5th Of July Regatta

Friday July 5th @ 10:00AM

Office Beach Area

Participants Please Arrive By 9:45 To Register

Have some fun on the water. Bring your kayak, paddle board, or other watercraft for a friendly race across the lake and back. Spectators are welcome. There will be separate races according to age group and watercraft type.

Please remember to bring canned goods to donate to the Grand County Mountain Family Center. A Wonderful local charity!

Volunteer Sign Up

Slash n' Trash

Saturday, July 20th 8am - 4pm

& Sunday, July 21st 8am - 2pm

Clubhouse Area For:

Dumpsters for Trash
Separate Dumpsters for metal recycling
Area for electronic items to be dropped off (fees for electronics will be listed in an email reminder)
Area for give and take items

Horse pasture Area For:

Area for snowmobiles/ ATV's
Area for slash to be collected
Area for firewood
Dumpster for wood construction material (plywood, lumber)

We Need You!

Remember that this event is only possible with the help from community volunteers, who give their time so generously for the betterment of our community.

Link to Volunteer Form

CLCC BBQ

With Speaker Randi Clark, Certified Arborist

Sunday, July 21st 3:30PM

Following Slash n’ Trash on July 21st, we will be holding a BBQ and informative arboriculture session with CL manager and arborist Randi Clark. We will be grilling hamburgers, hot dogs, and veggie burgers. We will also provide sides and beverages.

This Event Is For:

CLCC Homeowners Only!

You must bring your owner's badge!

We Need Volunteers!

Volunteer form will also be emailed in the coming days.

House hold trash only!

$$$$$

Our Community Pays The Price

For Those Who Monopolize Our Compactor Space!

We enjoy a great convenience here, of being able to rid of our house hold trash, safely, anytime we want. But we have recently seen an increasing incidence of individuals throwing unauthorized items in our compactor. These items include, furniture, metal and wooden boxes, shelving units etc. These items do not compact like normal house hold trash. This causes the rammer to run insufficiently, which increases the number of times we have to call for a pickup. These additional pickups, with less than capacity being taken away, add up to additional fuel charges and service fees. In short, costing our association, you the homeowners, money that could be used elsewhere. Our cameras are on 24, 7. We offer a yearly slash n' trash for such items. Please be respectful going forward. We do have the ability to identify and will be forced to confront any offenders going forward.

Permit Process

Step By Step

When considering any upgrades on the exterior of your home, please remember our permit process is in place for the esthetics and orderliness of our community. AppFolio has made the process efficient and in most cases, faster than our old paper method. This also allows our volunteer ARC committee to review simple applications anytime from their computer which vitally eliminates the month long wait times in the past. Remember you can stop by the office if you need assistance. Just remember to bring your AppFolio log-in and pass word with you. We have attached some very helpful links below.

Permit and Work Checklist

Process In Detail

Be Informed

In Case Of An Emergency

Click the link below to enroll in Grand County community notification system.

HOA Theatre Night

Saturday, August 3rd

It's Meredith Wilson's tony award musical, The Music Man. We all know the story and the music is timeless.

Let's meet downtown before the show. Please purchase your own tickets on line or at the box office.

Come Out To Support Our Local Theatre, meet neighbors and see a great show.

Taste Of Grand Beer

Potluck and Concert

August 17th, 5:00PM

At CLCC Office Beach

Summer will be ending before we know it. We will have 10 beers selected for your enjoyment. Come visit with your neighbors and enjoy live music. Bring an appetizer, main dish, side, or dessert. Potluck starts at 5:00pm and music will begin at 6pm.

Labor Day Weekend Events!

Labor Day Regatta

Saturday August 31st, 10:00am

At the Office Beach

Let's close out the Summer with some lake fun! Bring your watercraft for a friendly race across the lake and back. As always there will be separate categories for age and watercraft type.

Pancake Breakfast

Sunday, September 1st 9:00 am

At the Office Patio

We'll be heat 'n up the griddles for our annual pancake breakfast. Besides our legendary pancakes, breakfast will feature sausage, eggs, OJ, coffee, water, Columbine Bloody Mary's and mimosas! Gluten-free pancakes will also be available. Please remember your owners badge and an ID for wristband if you choose an alcoholic beverage.

2nd Annual CLCC Kids

Beach Day

& Ice Cream Social

September 1st 12pm - 2pm At the Office Beach

Just a whole lot of "end of summer" fun for the kids. We will have arts & crafts, volleyball, corn hole, ice cream of course, and more!

Thank you to the Murtaugh's and Ellis's for hosting this great event for the kids!

Summer is thunderstorm season. Our staff will help keep an eye on the weather and may recommend exiting the water until it passes. Please stay safe.

Clubhouse Pool Reminders

One adult (over 18) required for each six children under age 15.
Owners Badge is required to enter the clubhouse.
There is no lifeguard on duty therefore homeowners and their guests swim at their own risk.
No one under 15 years old will be allowed to swim or to be in the sauna or hot tub without an adult (over 18 years of age).
For health reasons, infants and children 5 years of age and younger are strongly recommended to avoid Hot Tub use.

American Association of Pediatrics

Hot Tub users must follow regulation posted at the Hot Tub.
In the event of lightning storms in our area, our staff will monitor weather conditions and inform swimmers if necessary.

For a full list of regulations go to our website:

columbinelake.com

Governing Documents/ Owner Regulations 20.0

Columbine Lake Water District

H2O Corner

By Mike Golden, FAIC, CPC

President Columbine Lake Water District Board of Directors

The Columbine Lake Water District is a Colorado Special District. It is a separate entity from Three Lakes Water and Sanitation District(TLWSD), although it has contracted all operations to TLWSD since 1980. Columbine Lake Country Club is yet another separate entity.

Each of the three listed entities has their own separate billing systems.

The Columbine Lake Water District’s website is https://columbinelakewd.colorado.gov/

Board meetings are held on the 3rd Monday of each month at 3:00 PM MT

HISTORY :

In 1980 Columbine Lake Water & Sanitation District sold their sewer lines to Three Lakes Water & Sanitation District, and became a provider of water only. The District name was formally changed to Columbine Lake Water District in December, 1997.

In 1984 a 200,000 gallon water storage tank was built and Water Plant #2 was rebuilt. In 2005 the renovation of Water Plant #1 was completed, which included adding equipment for the removal of manganese from the water.

Columbine Lake Water District (CLWD) has 474 distinct accounts they provide water to. CLWD has no employees and has contracted operation and administration of the district to Three Lakes Water and Sanitation District(TLWSD)since 1980.

HOW DOES IT WORK:

CLWD has two sources of water: a well near the Club House, where a 150GPM pump, pumps water to the treatment plant (Water plant 1) where it is disinfected and sent to the distribution system.

The second source is a spring, near the north beach, where a 150GPMpump, pumps water to the treatment plant (Water plant 2)where it is disinfected and sent to the water distribution system.

Both systems work together. Interestingly, either system can operate our entire potable water system.

The storage tank on Golf Course road, near TLWSD office, is also filled from the distribution system. It has a storage capacity of 200,000 gallons.

Here’s to good, clean, safe, affordable H2O!

(L) Mark Trumbo (C) Charlene Penson (R) Phil Goes

(L) Mike Golden (R) Marcus Trumbo

Columbine Lake

Water District

Recent Board Retirements

Charlene Penson Served on the board for 22 Years. On April 15 , 2024, Charlene’s husband , Bob passed away suddenly. Charlene graciously finished his term. She went on to serve her community for an astonishing 22 years! Half the time CLWD has existed! Charlene held a number of positions within CLWD during her years of service.

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Marcus Trumbo 12 years! June 5, 2024

Mark served his community as Secretary /Treasurer with CLWD for 12 years after he moved to Columbine Lake full time.

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The entire Columbine Lake Water District and community applaud both Charlene and Mark for their combined 34 years of service to the CLWD and their community of Columbine Lake.

While big shoes to fill, the board of CLWD has appointed Ken Lund and Sharon Illsley to complete Charlene’s and Mark’s terms, respectively.

Office Hours

For In Person Visits

Monday - Thursday 1pm - 4pm

Friday 10am - 12pm and 1pm - 4pm

Closed Saturday - Sunday

office@columbinelake.com

970-627-8120

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Summer Clubhouse Hours

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 12pm-8pm

Sunday 10am - 6pm

Closed Tuesday

970-557-3291

Enjoy Your Summer!