May 2010 Mountain View Newsletter

Special Points of Interest:
AAFPO WEEKEND/ELECTION ISSUE ■ MAY 2010
• AAFPO Weekend
• Board Candidate Profiles
• New Premier Pricing Structure
• Bylaws Revision
2010 AAFPO WEEKEND – JUNE 11-14
A variety of events have been scheduled to enCentro Plaza. Members are then invited to ascourage members who haven’t visited Angel Fire
semble at the Angel Fire Resort Country Club
recently to see all of the progress that has ocfor a complimentary glass of wine followed
curred over the past few years
by a fireworks display (weather
and plans for the future. Entertainpermitting) at dusk at a site to
Weekend Highlights
ment events begin on Friday and
be determined. A live band will
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continue throughout the day on
be performing during dinner
FRIDAY
Saturday and conclude on Sunwith dancing until close. SaturChronicle Wine & Cheese Party
day. Members are encouraged
day morning brings a “Sidewalk
Centro Plaza
to attend events that pique their
Sale” sponsored by the Angel
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
interest.
Fire Retail Association from 9:00
am to 2:00 pm at the EnchantDancing & Live Entertainment
The “centerpiece” of the weeked Home Design Center. Hot
Angel Fire Resort Country Club
6:00 pm – Close
end is the Annual Meeting. Atdogs, chips and water will be
tendance has increased from
served around noon.
Fireworks
less than 100 in 2006 to over 300
At a Site to Be Determined
in 2009. To encourage everyone
For those interested in seeing points
Dusk
to attend the meeting, programs
of interest in Angel Fire, a “Hopincluding discounts and special
a-Bus Tour” will be conducted
SATURDAY
events throughout Angel Fire will
between 10:00 am and 1:00
Angel Fire Retail Association “Sidewalk Sale”
be handed out at registration.
pm, starting at the Angel Fire
Enchanted Home Design Center
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
These coupons and discounts will
Country Club. Several buses will
be honored at Angel Fire estabcontinually circulate through
“Hop-a-Bus” Tour
lishments over the weekend and
Angel Fire, carrying riders to
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
throughout the week following
the Moreno Valley Charter High
the Annual Meeting
School and the Sports Complex,
“Taste of Angel Fire”
the “Sidewalk Sale,” the Angel
Angel Fire Community Center
This year’s “AAFPO Weekend”
Fire Visitor Center, the Angel
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
promises to be bigger and betFire Resort Country Club ClubCommunity Exhibits
ter than the inaugural event last
house, Monte Verde Lake (with
Angel Fire Community Center
year. The weekend has been
the new floating dock), AF Fire
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
expanded and the Angel Fire
Station #2 (with the new ladder
Resort is now offering FREE lift
truck), the RV Park (with the new
AAFPO Annual Meeting
tickets, FREE bungee jumping,
bathhouse), and the renovated
Angel Fire Community Center
FREE climbing wall and half-price
Lodge at Angel Fire.
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
golf greens fees and cart fees
“The Blind Side”
starting on Friday and continuRiders may get off the bus at any
Angel Fire Community Center
ing through Monday for eligible
stop and then catch later buses
8:00 pm
AAFPO members.
to get back to the starting point
at the Angel Fire Country Club.
SUNDAY
The events kick-off on Friday eveAngel Fire Resort “Social”
ning with a Wine & Cheese Party
Registration for the Annual
Olympic Park
hosted by the Sangre de Cristo
Meeting begins at 1:00 pm and
Noon – 2:00 pm
Chronicle on Friday evening at
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Inside this issue:
AAFPO Weekend Schedule
2
Hop-A-Bus Tour Map
3
Candidate Profiles
4
2010 Election Overview
4
Greenbelt Recreation
6
Summer Events
7
New Premier Price Structure
8
Editorial
9
New Golf Pricing
9
Bylaws Revision
10
Letter from President
11
Road Closure
12
2010 AAFPO WEEKEND...continued from page one
the meeting will begin at 3:00 pm.
All members are encouraged to
catch the shuttle buses from the
BLACK lot beginning at 1:00 pm.
Parking at the Community Center
will be limited to vendors, exhibitors, and participants in the Annual Meeting and a parking pass
is required for parking. Shuttles will
return attendees to the BLACK
parking lot immediately after the
meeting.
Preceding the Annual Meeting at
the Community Center will be a
new event – “The Taste of Angel
Fire.” Eight Angel Fire restaurants
will provide snacks from 1:00 – 2:30
pm while members will be able to
visit a number of exhibits hosted
by area organizations. Eagle Nest
State Park, The Vietnam Veterans
Memorial, the Village of Angel Fire,
Alliance Studying Paranormal Experiences (ASPE), Music from Angel Fire, the Angel Fire Arts Council,
and Angel Fire Resort will provide
information about the latest developments in Angel Fire and events
planned for later in the summer.
emy Award-winning actress
Sandra Bullock.
The last scheduled event of the
weekend is the Angel Fire Resort
“Social” at Olympic Park at noon
on Sunday. Hamburgers and
bratwurst and all of the fixins’ will
be served by members of the
FRIDAY
After a break for dinner, members are invited to return to
the Community Center for a
screening of the 2009 movie
“The Blind Side” starring Acad-
The AAFPO Board has developed
this weekend to encourage members to visit Angel Fire to become
SATURDAY (CONTINUED)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm “Wine & Cheese” party at the
Sangre de Cristo Chronicle
6:00 pm - Close Dancing & Live Entertainment,
Angel Fire Resort Country Club
SATURDAY
familiar with what is happening in
the hope that families will return later in the summer for a longer stay.
Participation in the Annual Meeting
will build a bond between the membership and the AAFPO Board. We
encourage your participation and
sincerely hope that you will plan to
attend the event this year.
2010 AAFPO WEEKEND SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Dusk Fireworks (location of fireworks
to be determined)
9:00 am - 2:00 pm Angel Fire Retail Association
“Sidewalk Sale”at the
Enchanted Home Design Center
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
“Hop-a-Bus”Tours of Angel Fire
(parking available at the Angel
Fire Country Club)
Points of Interest
Moreno Valley Charter High
School
Angel Fire Sports Complex
Angel Fire Retail
Association “Sidewalk Sale”
The Lodge at Angel Fire
Resort
Angel Fire Visitors Center
Angel Fire Resort Country
Club House
Monte Verde Lake
VAF Fire Station #2 and
Ladder Truck
Angel Fire RV Park Bathhouse
1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Shuttle Buses to the Community
Center (due to the anticipated
crowds at this event, shuttles
will be available from the BLACK
lot adjacent to the First National
Bank Building to the Angel Fire
Community Center)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
“Taste of Angel Fire” at the Angel
Fire Community Center (eight
Angel Fire restaurants will offer
“finger foods” for participants to
sample)
Angel Fired Pizza
Angel Fire Resort
Avalon’s
Our Place Café
Pizza Stop
Sunset Grille
Tres Amigos
For those members with small
children (ages 4 – 12), a “babysitting” service will be available
during the Annual Meeting at
the Angel Fire Ski School building
near the Chili Express lift. Registration is required in advance by
calling 575-377-4213 and reserving a space for your child at a
cost of $20 from 1:00 - 6:00 pm.
The movie “UP” will be presented during the afternoon for the
children’s entertainment.
The Annual Meeting will include
presentations by Angel Fire Mayor Stuart Hamilton and Angel Fire
Resort CEO Pat Brunstad. The
AAFPO Board will bring everyone
up to date with their activities
over the past year. A Question &
Answer session will occur at the
end of the meeting prior to the
announcement of the AAFPO
Board election and the winner
of the voter participation award
of a BASE/Charter assessment
for the following year.
Angel Fire Resort management
team and the AAFPO Board of
Directors. In case of inclement
weather, the event will be moved
to the Angel Fire Country Club.
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1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Angel Fire Exhibitors at the
Angel Fire Community Center
Alliance Studying Paranormal
Experiences (ASPE)
Angel Fire Resort
Eagle Nest Lake State Park
Moreno Valley Arts Council
Music from Angel Fire
Vietnam Veterans State Park
Village of Angel Fire
1:00 pm - 6:00 pm AAFPO “Babysitting” at the
Angel Fire Ski School (reservations are required in advance
- $20), children 4-12, showing
the children’s movie “UP”
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm AAFPO Annual Meeting
Presentations by:
Angel Fire Mayor
Stuart Hamilton
The AAFPO Board of
Directors
Angel Fire Resort CEO
Pat Brunstad
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm AAFPO “Guaranteed NO RAIN”
Movie at
Angel Fire Community Center
“The Blind Side,” starring
Sandra Bullock
SUNDAY
Noon - 2:00 pm Angel Fire Resort “Social” at
Olympic Park
Bratwurst & hamburgers and
all the fixin’s (this event will
will be moved to the Country
Club in the event of inclement weather)
FRIDAY THRU MONDAY
ANGEL FIRE RESORT ACTIVITIES
Half-Price Cart Fees and Half-Price Greens Fees
for all eligible AAFPO members
Lift Tickets FREE
Bungee Jumping FREE
Climbing Wall FREE
AAFPO
WEEKEND
TASTE OF ANGEL FIRE
RESTAURANT LOCATIONS
1 = Angel Fired Pizza
★
2 = Angel Fire Resort
3 = Avalon’s
4 = Our Place Café
5 = Pizza Stop
6 = Sunset Grille
7 = Tres Amigos
“HOP-A-BUS”
TOURS
OF
ANGEL FIRE
SATURDAY
JUNE 12
10 AM - 1 PM
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Parking
at the
Angel Fire
Country Club
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POINTS
OF
INTEREST
Moreno Valley Charter
High School
Angel Fire Sports
Complex
Angel Fire
Retail Association
“Sidewalk Sale”
The Lodge at
Angel Fire Resort
Angel Fire
Visitors Center
Angel Fire Resort
Country Club
Clubhouse
Monte Verde Lake
VAF Fire Station #2
and
Ladder Truck
Angel Fire RV Park
Bathhouse
Taste of Angel Fire
Restaurants
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2010 AAFPO BOARD CANDIDATE PROFILES
BONNIE BOWLES
Bonnie graduated
from Colgate University and the University of Texas Austin School of Law and is licensed
in Texas and New Mexico. She
was a plaintiff’s litigation attorney in Houston and worked at
law firms in Houston and New
York City. She is full-time resident of Angel Fire and the only
female full-time attorney in Angel Fire. Bonnie serves on the
Angel Fire Community Foundation Board and is a member
of the AF Chamber of Commerce. Bonnie is interested in
using her accounting, communications and presentation skills
to serve on the Finance and
Communications committees.
As a director, Bonnie would like
to see more advanced use of
electronic communication and
social media to increase AAFPO’s visibility. She also feels that
her legal background “can be
an asset when dealing with
Board issues and interfacing
with the AAFPO attorney.” Bonnie is married to Tom Bowles,
executive chef and owner of
The Roasted Clove.
BRIAN BARNES
Brian
graduated
NOT
from Grinnell ColAVAILABLE
lege and the University of Iowa
College of Medicine and has
practiced at Houston Herman
Hospital, MD Anderson Hospital
and Tumor Research Center,
and in private practice as a
Medical Oncologist in Lafayette, LA. He is a member of the
Angel Fire Mens Golf Association (AFMGA) and has served
on the AAFPO Amenities Committee representing the Stables
and RV Park. “As a part of the
community and the Resort, I
consider it important to give
time and effort to help develop
this area into a premier residential and vacation site. By working with the Resort to improve
and maintain the current amenities and develop new amenities, it is my belief that the
quality of the Resort and our
properties will be maintained
PHOTO
and increased.” When not in
Angel Fire, Brian and his wife,
Helen, live in Lafayette, LA.
(2009) and the Web Site Committee (2008). As chair of the
Amenities Committee, Chuck
2010 AAFPO BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION
The Election Committee was faced with a large task with six open positions on the Board when the election season began in January. The
committee, chaired by Larry Leahy, did an outstanding job recruiting
twelve candidates for the six open positions.
Five of the candidates are full-time residents of Angel Fire. Other candidates range the country from Maryland to California with intermediate
stops in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. We appreciate the interest from
part-time residents who have not been fully represented on the Board in
the past. This is all possible due to the use of teleconferencing that has
been used for the past two years.
After a decline from 2005-06 when six women were on the Board,
three women are running for the Board this year. Five candidates are
retired, one is a housewife and the others are still working.
With six open positions, there will be staggered terms for the candidates elected to the Board. The top three votegetters will receive
three-year terms, the next highest vote getter will receive a two-year
term, and two candidates will receive a one-year term. Barring any
unforeseen resignations, there will be three open positions in 2011 and
thereafter.
Each property owner may vote for up to six candidates. If you do not
feel confident enough to vote on your own, you may select a proxy
to vote for you. Proxies this year are present directors not running for
election this year: Barry Rogers, Jack Fuehr, Harvey Wright, Jim LeBus,
Joan Ronchetti, and Mike Woolley.
CHUCK VERRY
Chuck has served
three years on the
AAFPO Board after
being elected in
2007. Chuck and his
wife, Carol, have lived full-time
in Angel Fire since 2005 and operate Valley Auto Parts in Angel
Fire. Chuck has served as chairman of the Amenities Committee (2008-10) and as a member of the Finance Committee
(2007-08), Election Committee
oversaw the distribution of
funds for improvements to the
RV Park bathhouse, the Olympic Park upgrade, golf course
beautification, and the glade
skiing areas. Chuck would like
to serve on the EACC or Appeals committees where he
could use his engineering and
business background. Chuck’s
goals would be to “complete
current amenities projects,
continue to seek consensus of
AAFPO purpose, and represent
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all membership (Charter and
Base).” Chuck also feels that
his “institutional knowledge”
would be particularly useful
since there are six open positions this year.
DANNY RIGGIN
Danny lives in Severn, MD
and has worked
as a Maryland
State Trooper and
as a mechanic for
Baltimore Gas and
Electric for 21 years before
retiring in 1996. Since then, he
has served as honorary “Mayor of Northwood Estates” and
is a member of the Rotary
Club, the Scottish Rite Masonic Lodge, and is in charge of
the annual crab fest for both
the Rotary and the Lodge.
Danny and his wife, Mary, visit
Angel Fire about four times a
year until Mary retires in 2015
and they move full-time to
Angel Fire. “I think that I would
be a great help in Angel Fire
with all of my life experiences.
I would make sure that things
were done honestly and for
the benefit of the community. I would bring leadership
and trustworthiness. I promise
to help and do as much as
I can to make Angel Fire an
even better place for people
to visit and live.”
DEBBY WELKER
Debby received her degree
in Math Education
from Case Western
Reserve University
and an MBA from
Baldwin
Wallace
College and worked for IBM
in sales and marketing positions for thirty-six years. She
is now the Global Marketing
Manager for the IBM alliance
with Dassault Systemes, a world
leader in Product Lifecycle
Management Solutions. Debby
has lived full-time in Angel Fire
since 2009 with her husband,
Don, who was recently elected
an Angel Fire councilman. She
is a member of United Church
of Angel Fire and Chairman
of the Missions Committee, a
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CANDIDATE PROFILES...continued from page four
member of the Music of Angel
Fire Guild and a Trekker. “I’d
like to see the Board become
more visible; I’d like the property owners to have a better
understanding of what the
Board does for them, and to
have a higher number of property owners take an active
part in the decision making
process. I’d also like to see the
Board become a more effective advocate for the property
owners when dealing with the
Village and the Resort.”
ED AUERBACH
Ed and his wife, Teresa, have
been
property
owners since 1979
and homeowners
since 2004. Ed was
born and raised in
Los Angeles, CA and majored in Business Administration/Accounting at Cal
State. He retired as a LAPD
Detective Supervisor after a
27-year career. Ed is a past
president of the Angel Fire
Rotary Club and served as
an Angel Fire Chamber of
Commerce Board member
for two years. Ed’s interest
in serving on the Board is
“to provide critical analysis
and perspective on issues
of importance to the membership and to try to ensure
equity and fairness in the
treatment of member’s issues and the expenditure of
their funds.” When not in Angel Fire, Ed and Teresa live in
Marble Falls, TX.
JIM MULLIGAN
Jim has a Business
Administration
degree from St.
Mary’s University
and is a graduate
of the Harvard Program for
Management Development.
After service in the U.S. Army,
Jim spent most of his career
with Texas Eastern, a diversified energy corporation,
where he was Vice President
of Human Resources He also
served as Director of Human
Resources for a nationally-
franchised cable TV company. He has also served on
boards for numerous nonprofit and professional organizations. He is a member of
the Angel Fire Mens Golf Association (AFMGA), the Trekkers and Holy Angels Catholic Church. Jim and his wife,
Susan, have lived part-time
in Angel Fire since 2005 and
spend about four months of
the year in Angel Fire. The rest
of the time, Jim and Susan live
in Dallas, TX. “I feel that my
experience could be of assistance to the AAFPO Board
in the areas of organization,
planning and communications.”
KENT SMITH
Kent was born
and raised in south
Texas, earned a
BA degree in Government and Economics from
Texas A&M Kingsville and a JD
degree from the University of
Houston. He is Board Certified
in Estate Planning and Probate
and was a founding partner of
a multiple office estate planning law firm in Texas. Currently, Kent is the Assistant Director
of Planned Giving-Western Region for the National Rifle Association (NRA). Kent and his wife
Mary built their home in Angel
Fire in 1999 and became fulltime residents in 2006. They are
avid skiers and take advantage of the amenities offered
by the Resort. “If elected to the
AAFPO board, I would work to
develop plans and strategies
that would promote greater
year round utilization of both
the Resort and Village amenities and services. By increasing
utilization, we can improve the
local economy and raise property values.”
LINDA WIER
Linda is a CPA, a
real estate broker,
and the mother of
two children and
spends the majority of her
time in Laguna Hills, CA with
her husband, Bret. She and
her husband bought a home
in Angel Fire 2004 where they
plan to retire in the not too
distant future. She would like
to serve on the Board to contribute fresh ideas and work
with the Board and other
members of AAFPO to accomplish the goals of the
community. Linda would like
to see the Board focus on
building investment value
for AAFPO members by attracting families and retirees
to Angel Fire while assuring
that neighborhood growth is
managed in a manner that
retains homeowner independence and builds on the
feeling of community we currently enjoy. “I would also like
to help the Board maintain a
resort life style that does not
compromise the things that
members love about the
area’s natural beauty and
peacefulness.”
LIONEL DACE
Lionel
graduated
from Beloit College
with a BA degree
in economics and
pursued a career centered on
coordinating client sourcing
teams consisting of engineers,
buyers and quality controllers
with product design and cost reduction. He and his wife, Donna,
started Dejay Industries, sourcing
and selling “made to print” engineered parts and assemblies
from Europe and East Asia. He
also built a manufacturer’s representative firm, Dace & Dace, into
a multi-person inside and outside
sales team that he sold in 2007.
He has been visiting Angel Fire
since 1979 and has owned property since 1986. Lionel is presently
president of the Angel Fire Mens
Golf Association (AFMGA) and
serve on the AAFPO Amenities
Committee. “My purpose in running for the Board is to help secure a vital and enjoyable Resort
community for AAFPO members
through improved member amenities in cooperation with the Resort. My background coordinating client sourcing will be put to
good use.”
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LOVELLE UPTON
Lovelle has served
three years on the
AAFPO Board after
being elected in
2007. He has served as Treasurer (2009-10) and as a member of the Finance Committee
(2008-10), the Membership
Agreement Committee (200810) and the By-Laws Committee (2008-10). Lovelle spent the
first two years “learning” about
the governing documents and
By-Laws that govern AAFPO’s
business and its relationship with
the Resort. Lovelle recognizes
that the Board is made up of
individuals with widely varying
opinions that is exacerbated by
the various levels of membership (Charter, Base and Premier)
that make up AAFPO. “My goal
for the past three years has
been ... to see that they are
fairly and equitably applied. I
strive to be a ‘pragmatic centrist’ and not lean too far one
way or another when items are
debated by the Board.” Lovelle
and his wife, Doris, split their
time during the year between
Angel Fire and Collins, MS.
TED HARDY
Ted has a BS degree
NOT
in Civil Engineering
AVAILABLE
and was owner of
U.S. Contractors, in
Denver, Co prior to moving to
Angel Fire in 2000 where he is
co-owner of Alpine Gardens
and Gifts, Inc. with his wife,
Judy Feffer. Ted was appointed
to the AAFPO Board in February 2010. He is a member of
the Angel Fire Mens Golf Association (AFMGA) and is also an
avid skier and feels that being a
member of AAFPO affords the
best recreational value anywhere. “With my background
in engineering, construction
and business, I feel I can contribute to the operation of the
Board, particularly in regards
to the amenities. I would work
diligently to insure that the recreation value continues and
that AAFPO maintains a good
working partnership with Angel
Fire Resort.”
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RECREATION ON ANGEL FIRE GREENBELTS
Working with the Village of Angel Fire,
Angel Fire Resort, the Moreno Valley Trekkers, and other volunteers, former AAFPO
Greenbelt Amenity representative Bob Lagasse worked to improve the trails system
over the past two years. Building on the
work begun by Frank Young, Bob cooperated with many outside groups to leverage
a limited amount of money from the AAFPO Discretionary Fund to develop and improve a network of hiking and biking trails
within the village. This network addresses
one of the major recreational interests of
full-time residents and visitors to Angel Fire:
exploring the outdoors on diverse trails for
walking, hiking and biking.
groups hosted by the Angel Fire Lutheran
Church. During just the summer of 2009,
more than twenty volunteers donated
well over 200 man-hours of labor, with
Bill Chapman, Frank Young, Mark McGahey, and Glenn Wiederstein making especially large contributions.
of Sight Surveying, Sutton-Trujillo Real Estate
Group, WISP-COM, Angel Fired Pizza, and
AFRealtors.com. Weather-resistant picnic
tables on the major Greenbelt trails as well
as additional park benches for resting near
steep sections on the Oesta Vista and Coyote trails have also been added.
To increase
recreational
diversity on
the Greenbelts, two
easy bike
trails were
developed parallel to the existing Elk and
Bear hiking trails using AAFPO Discretionary
Funds. Jon Mahanna, former general manager of Angel Fire Resort, originally requested that smooth, dirt trails be developed
for beginning mountain bikers. These easy
trails complement the competition-level
bike trails on the Resort’s ski mountain. An
intermediate-level trail on the ski mountain,
the Combi Trail, was also developed over
the past year using AAFPO Discretionary
Funds.
AAFPO has also started surveying and
marking the boundaries between private
property and the Greenbelts, which are
available for non-motorized recreation by
all AAFPO members. Initially, the focus has
been on those areas which are of greatest recreational value. This project should
continue in the future since the Greenbelts
cover a complex pattern of several hundred acres throughout the village.
Existing trails have been expanded into
a network by adding interconnections,
which allow for more variations in hiking
routes. The attached map shows the new
interconnections, the Lynx 1, 2, and 3 trails.
The Bobcat Trail running along the west
side of Mountain View Blvd. (NM Rte. 434)
was also resurfaced to improve access to
the Deer, Elk and Bear trails. This project was
spearheaded by the Village Pedestrian
Trails Committee chaired by Councilor Deb
May, using a grant from the New Mexico
Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources
Department.
On the opposite side of Mountain View
Boulevard, another arterial trail, Sendoro
del Sol, was developed by Village personnel to create a walking path between
North Angel Fire Road and Olympic Park.
This project was funded by a grant from
the New Mexico Department of Transportation. Near this trail, development of a
nine-acre lake fed by Cieneguilla Creek
and augmented by recycled water from
the Village’s Waste Treatment facility is now
being included in long-range plans.
One AAFPO Greenbelt trail not yet shown
on the map, Sage Trail, runs from the end
of Sage Lane west through meadows and
pine forest, eventually crosses Buena Vista
Drive and then turns south to connect to
the existing Coyote trail. Another new trail
provides one of just two legal access routes
from the village into the Carson National
Forest. This trail starts at the intersection of
Vermejo Drive and Vermejo Circle and proceeds on AAFPO Greenbelt to the Forest
boundary. The other legal access into the
Forest is the Ladyslipper trail that starts near
the south end of Monte Verde Lake.
The labor for building the new trails was
provided by volunteers: members of
the Moreno Valley Trekkers and youth
To improve the recreational value of the
trails, the Village Trails Committee and AAFPO cooperated to install trailhead kiosks
and pedestals, giving an overview, trail
maps, comment forms, information about
wildlife along the trails, as well as benches.
Each of the kiosks is maintained by a local
business, whose contribution is acknowledged on the kiosk. Special thanks to Line
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Finally, AAFPO has started to mitigate wildfire risks by developing procedures for thinning the dense forests present on many
Greenbelts. AAFPO members in good
standing have been allowed to collect
firewood in specified, previously surveyed
tracts by cutting down trees that have
been marked by an AAFPO representative.
The thinning has already started along the
Lynx1, 2, and 3 trails.
“The #1 question at the Angel Fire Visitor
Center is ‘What trails are available in the
Angel Fire area?’” according to Angel Fire
Village Administrator Larry Leahy. Through
the hard work of many dedicated volunteers in Angel Fire, this question has been
answered.
ANGEL FIRE SUMMER EVENTS
APRIL-MAY
April 30
May 21
May 28
May 29 - 31
May 29
JUNE
June 11 - 14
June 18
June 24 - 27
June 22 - 26
JULY
July 3 -4
July 3 -4
July 4
July 7
July 9 - 10
July 14
July 16
July 21
July 24 - 25
July 28
Monte Verde Lake opens
Angel Fire Resort Golf Course opens
Chili Express and Mountain Activities begin
Memorial Day Weekend
Angel Fire Resort Country Club Open House
Guided tours will be offered from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Summer Nights Concert Series - AFR
AAFPO Weekend
Summer Nights Concert Series - AFR
Frontier Rendezvous – Eagle Nest
Missoula Children’s Theater
“Trash to Treasures” Sale – AF Community Center
Fire on the 4th Car Show and BBQ – AFR
July 4th Extravaganza – Eagle Nest
Movies Under the Stars – Monsters vs. Aliens
Angel Fire Arts Fest - AF
Movies Under the Stars – Sherlock Holmes
Summer Nights Concert Series – AFR
Movies Under the Stars – Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
High Country Arts Festival – Eagle Nest
Movies Under the Stars – Avatar
AUGUST
August 6 - 8
August 13
August 20
August 20
August 21
August 22
August 25
August 25
August 29
August 29
SEPTEMBER
September 1
September 2
September 5
September 9 - 12
Angel Fire Summerfest - AFR
Summer Nights Concert Series - AFR
Music from Angel Fire – Closer Encounters 11:00 am AF
Music from Angel Fire – Evening Concert 7:00 pm AF
Music from Angel Fire – Concert 7:00 pm AF
Music from Angel Fire – Musical Conversations 1:00 - 7:00 pm AF
Music from Angel Fire – Closer Encounters II 11:00 am AF
Music from Angel Fire – Evening Concert 7:00 pm AF
Music from Angel Fire – Salon Concert 7:00 pm AF
Music from Angel Fire – Benefit Auction & Dinner 5:00 pm AF
Music from Angel Fire – Family & Youth Concert 1:00 pm AF
Music from Angel Fire – Musical Conversations II 7:00 pm AF
Music from Angel Fire – Afternoon Concert 2:00 pm AF
ASPE Paranormal Symposium and Film Festival
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RESORT ANNOUNCES NEW PREMIER PRICING STRUCTURE
In a letter to BASE members on
April 1, 2010, Maren Smith, Director of Membership Services,
announced some impending
changes to the Premier Membership Program. The goal of
the program is to encourage
more members to upgrade to
the Platinum level of membership. To accomplish this goal,
Platinum members now have
exclusive access to selected
areas of the new Country Club
Clubhouse, extended time to
book tennis and golf times, free
driving range golf balls, priority
lift line privileges, priority parking
at the ski area and the country
club and several other “perks.”
Extended Benefits of
Platinum Membership
New features of the new Platinum level are “Extended”
programs that were not fully
defined in the letter to the
members. An Extended Family
Punch Card permits a member
to purchase a “punch card”
for $399 that gains access to
any ten activities (ski lift tickets
and/or golf greens fees). An
Extended Family Platinum Benefit – Single allows a member to
add a single related adult over
24 years of age to the Platinum program for $599. An Extended Family Platinum Benefit
- Family permits a member to
add extended family members
over 24 years of age as well as
their dependents for a fee of
$1,199. Please note that these
programs are available ONLY
for Platinum members.
Additional benefits for Platinum
members are Member Benefit
Days. This benefit entitles Platinum members to join the Resort
staff for a day of golf or skiing
the day before the amenities
open for the other members.
Gold and
Silver Memberships
Gold and Silver members will
be permitted to retain that
level of membership but no
new Gold or Silver memberships will be offered. Gold and
Silver members may upgrade
to Platinum for a modest onetime fee of $100 for Gold members or $200 for Silver members.
The upgrade is irrevocable and
once you upgrade, your only
options in future years will be
Base or Platinum.
You may upgrade from Silver
and Gold to Platinum, you
must upgrade before March
27, 2011. Unlike previous years
when Premier ski members
could wait until the beginning
of the ski season, Gold and Silver memberships are due on
May 1, 2010. If the assessment
is not paid before the end of
May 2010, penalties and interest at eight percent (8%) per
year will begin to accrue.
If you are satisfied with your existing benefit level at Gold or Silver,
maintaining that membership
level offers significant savings
over upgrading to Platinum. Gold
members would be obligated to
pay an additional $500 each
year to access the Platinum benefits and Silver members would
be required to pay $800 more
each year. Every member’s situation is different and the level
of participation is determined
based upon an individual member’s desire to use the amenities,
the number of family members
participating, and which amenities will be used.
New members will no longer
have the option of Silver and
Gold memberships. They will
have the option of either Base
($1,128) or Platinum ($2,350)
levels of membership. These
are not really the only options
available. If you are a skier,
you can calculate your family’s
cost by combining the Base assessment with a la carte Season Passes for the skiers in your
family. Pricing for 2010-11 ski
passes are not yet available;
last year’s preseason passes
ranged from $399 (adults),
$249 (juniors and students) to
$149 (Sundays ONLY).
Notification of New
Property Owners
This change in membership
structure will require the cooperation of all of the realtors in thoroughly explaining
the new structure to potential
buyers. The AAFPO Membership Agreement Committee has been discussing the
agreement with the Resort
for the past two years. The
Resort presented their latest
proposal to the AAFPO Board
in July 2009. The Board decided that changes were necessary and asked the Resort to
readdress the issue. A new
proposal has not yet been received by the committee.
One feature of the Membership Agreement that may not
be widely known is that there
is an Initiation Fee of $10,000
for a Platinum membership,
$5,000 for a Silver Membership, and $2,500 for a Silver
membership. These charges
are currently being waived
by the Resort to encourage
new property owners to sign
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up for these programs within
sixty (60) days of purchasing
their property. If a member
elects to delay the upgrade
from BASE to Platinum, the
member will pay the “Membership Deposit then in effect, and will not be entitled
to any membership waiver.”
These provisions MUST be
clearly communicated to all
potential buyers of property
in Angel Fire.
Alternatives to
Platinum Membership
To put this in perspective, we
need to review the membership structure currently in place
in Taos. Taos Country Club
offers a family membership
(children up to age 18) for a
one-time initiation fee of $2,000
and dues of $220 each month.
An individual membership incurs a one-time initiation fee
of $1,500 with monthly dues of
$180. This entitles Taos Country
Club members to play unlimited rounds of golf, free range
balls and a ten percent (10%)
discount on soft goods at the
pro shop.
Taos Ski Valley does not offer
memberships but sells annual
ski passes. A family pass costs
$2,000 and includes spouses
and children 17 and under.
An adult full-pass costs $799
(if purchased before October
1, 2010) and $999 after that
date. Youth passes (7-17) are
available for $335 and college
passes are $259. Millennium
passes for 2010-11 are $575 per
person (if purchased before
October 1, 2010) and permit
skiing on seventy (70) days during the ski season with holidays
“blacked out.”
EDITORIAL: LET’S WORK TOGETHER
BY JACK FUEHR
At the request of a majority of the AAFPO Board of Directors, the editorial written for this issue has been withdrawn. Jim LeBus, Mike Woolley and Jack Fuehr voted to publish the editorial with a disclaimer stating that the opinions included in the editorial were those of
the editor and not those of the AAFPO Board. Joan Ronchetti did not vote on this issue.
The editorial is available upon request by contacting Jack Fuehr through the www.AAFPO.org website.
RESORT PRESENTS NEW GOLF PRICING
Angel Fire Resort recently announced new rates for the golf course for 2010. Increases in
greens fees averaged around ten percent (10%) for the General Public with a modest decrease for Resort lodging guests. Twilight rates increased by almost twenty percent (20%) but
are still competitive with Taos Country Club. The Greens Fees include the cart rental. AAFPO
members can rent a half-cart for $19.50 this year, up from $18 in 2009.
Rates are dependent upon the season in Angel Fire.
All of the rates shown above include the cart fee. General Public rates apply to guests of members. Guests visiting before June 18th and after September 6th can play in Angel Fire for less
than they will pay in Taos, particularly on the weekends.
Twilight rates tilt in favor of Angel Fire. Guests of members can play for less in Angel Fire when
compared to Taos Country Club.
With regard to member rates, AAFPO members can take advantage of special rates offered
during “AAFPO Weekend.” Silver-Ski and BASE members can ride a cart for $32.50 ($58.50 at
other times) and walk for $22.75 ($40.95). All Platinum, Gold, and Silver-Golf members can rent
a cart for $9.75 between Friday, June 11th and Monday, June 14th.
Rates for Silver-Ski and BASE members vary depending on the season
Cart rates for Platinum, Gold, Silver-Golf and Charter members vary based upon their membership level. Platinum members pay $15.60 for a half-cart (20% discount), Gold members pay
$16.58 and Silver-Golf and Charter members pay $17.55 (10%).
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AAFPO BY-LAWS REVISION
Over two years ago, the AAFPO Board began a comprehensive review of the AAFPO By-Laws. The existing By-Laws were not in synch
with the Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization (AJPoR), did not provide adequate guidance to the Board governing their actions, and
did not reflect advances in technology. The original By-Laws were
attached to the AJPoR in 1995. The interim AAFPO Board revised the
By-Laws before the first meeting of AAFPO in January 1996.
The present By-Laws were approved by a vote of the majority of the
quorum at the January 27, 1996 Annual Meeting of the membership. Over 800 votes were cast in favor of the document with only
61members voting against ratification. The document was notarized and filed with the New Mexico Corporation Commission.
As a result of the bankruptcy, there is a hierarchy of documents that
must be comprehended. The primary document is the Amended
Joint Plan of Reorganization (AJPoR) that codifies the results of the
bankruptcy. Section 4.16 Class 16 (Property Owners Claims) is the
part of the agreement that provides guidance to the relationship
between the Developer (the Resort) and AAFPO. In a further clarification, the court issued a clarification of the AJPoR early in 1996
that provides guidance regarding the contribution to the Discretionary Fund from assessments collected from the membership and
limits the AAFPO cost of collecting dues.
The next document in the hierarchy is the Supplemental Declaration of Restrictive Covenants and Easements. The provisions of this
document shall replace and supersede any and all provisions in the
Restrictive Covenants governing each subdivision within the Resort
which relate to the Amenities. The most important section of this document is a negative easement that goes with each individual property and guarantees access by the membership to the amenities.
This document also restricts the annual increase in membership assessments to the increase in the Consumer Price Index published on
May 1st each year or an average of prior months. The CPI increase
is also defined in the AJPoR. In a later section, the Declarant (The
Resort) and the Association are given responsibility to adopt rules
and regulations governing the use of the Amenities by the Property
Owners. The Resort may modify the rules and regulations from time
to time as long as the modifications are reasonable and not inconsistent with the rights of the Property Owners and the Association.
The document also permits relocation of the Angel Fire RV Park,
Olympic Park, Tennis Courts, Greenbelts, Petting Zoo, and/or stable
area as long as the new facilities are like kind, character and nature as the existing Amenities as long as the Association approves
the relocation. The Petting Zoo was eliminated years ago and two
of the tennis courts wee moved to Olympic Park as a result of the
creation of the chipping green near the Country Club. “Relocation” also includes any change in use of a Greenbelt.
The next document in the hierarchy is the Articles of Incorporation
of AAFPO. This is the charter used by the Board and defines the
actions and responsibilities of the Board. Specifically, the creation
and role of the Environmental and Architectural Control Committee is defined. The Board is chartered to enforce the Protective
Covenants and Restrictions for Angel Fire, collect the annual assessments, and review the Resort’s annual operating budget as well as
a number of other duties.
The final document is the AAFPO By-Laws. The By-Laws should reflect the sentiment expressed in the above documents. In no instance should the By-Laws conflict with any of the above docu-
ments. Unfortunately, there are some conflicts that were not
caught when the By-Laws were originally created. Because of
the discrepancies among the various documents, it was difficult
for the Board to effectively operate within the constructs of the
various documents.
Neither AAFPO nor the Resort has an interest in altering the AJPoR and
the Restrictive Covenants. There is no interest on behalf of the AAFPO
Board at this time to change the Articles of Incorporation since it requires
a favorable vote from two-thirds of the quorum of the membership.
Changes to the By-Laws fall into four distinct groups: “housekeeping,” clarifications, additions and deletions.
HOUSEKEEPING
Housekeeping changes impact the change of the fiscal year to
May 1st through April 30th, changes in capitalization to provide
consistency throughout the document, the addition of a Table
of Contents, elimination of specific directions related to the initial Annual Meeting and election of the initial Board of Directors,
and the timing of Board approval of candidates for election to
the Board.
CLARIFICATIONS
Definitions for “proxy,” members “in good standing,” and “eligible
voters” have been added to the document. Methods of notification of Annual and Special Meetings of the membership as well as
Board meetings have been expanded to include electronic means.
Member voting may be in person or by proxy and may be conducted by electronic means in the absence of a formal meeting.
In the event more than three positions are open in any given year,
the procedure specified in the election of the initial Board of Directors has been generalized that calls for the candidates receiving
the most votes to be assigned three-year terms and other candidates to receive shorter terms to ensure that three positions will be
open in succeeding years.
The method of accounting from generally accepted accounting
practices (GAAP) has been changed to Accepted Accounting
Practices since AAFPO uses cash accounting and not the accrual
method of accounting.
ADDITIONS
Authorization of Board members and committee members to participate in committee and Board meetings via electronic means
has been added to the By-Laws. This permits members who are not
full-time residents to participate fully in meetings and have all rights
accorded to those physically present at the meetings.
ARTICLE X COMMITTEES was expanded to include a description of
the standing and ad hoc committees created by the Board. Committee chairs will be appointed by the Board at the organizational
meeting following the Annual Meeting. All committee members
must be “in good standing” and nominated by the committee
chairs and appointed by the Board. Committee terms are defined
as one-year appointments.
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AAFPO BYLAWS REVISION...continued from page ten
Permanent committees (Amenities, Finance, E/ACC, Appeals, and
Election) and Ad hoc committees (Rights & Obligations, Membership Agreements, Election Steering and Communications) are described in this Article.
DELETIONS
The power and duty of the Board to contract and pay for maintenance of the Common Facilities and Common Areas within the
Development was deleted. AAFPO currently allocates funds for
maintenance of the Greenbelts through the Resort. The Board
determined that AAFPO does not have the right to maintain the
Resort’s property directly.
The duty and power of the Board to equitably allocate “among the
property owners and the public the cost of operation thereof” has
been deleted. AAFPO does not have the power to allocate Resort
operating expenses between AAFPO members and the general
public. This right applies only to Capital Improvements.
The remainder of the section providing direction to the setting
of dues Vis a Vis the Resort.has been deleted since AAFPO
does not have the right to set the assessment structure. Increases in member assessments are based upon increases in
the annual CPI.
WHERE ARE WE NOW?
The Board attempted to complete the By-Laws well in advance
of the Annual Meeting to permit the membership to approve the
proposed By-Laws this year. Unfortunately, we failed. An effort will
be made by the newly-elected Board to approve the By-Laws this
summer. The Board will then decide whether to submit the proposed By-Laws o the membership later this year or wait util the 2011
Annual Meeting.
Jack Fuehr
Chairman of the By-Laws Committee
All of the Organizational Documents may be reviewed on the www.AAFPO.ShuterLibrary.net web site.
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AAFPO
P.O. Box 21
Angel Fire, NM 87710
Angel Fire Resort Membership
P.O. Box 130
Angel Fire, NM 87710
575-377-4260
ROAD CLOSURE
TO IMPACT SKIERS
The New Mexico Department of Transportation recently announced the closure of
NM 58 between Cimarron and Springer
between November 2010 and January
2011. The closure is caused by the need
to replace the Ponil Creek Bridge at
mile marker 7 east of Cimarron.
The existing bridge was guilt with
wooden timbers in 1955. Due to
drainage problems caused
by sediment, the road frequently floods.
Alternative routes are
still being discussed.
NM21 passes through
Philmont Boy Scout
Ranch but is in terrible
condition. NM518 between Guadalupita and Black Lake is scheduled to be
improved but the work will not be completed this summer.
Check the November issue of “The Mountain View” to find
out the latest plan to repair this bridge.
MEMBER
SERVICES
OFFICE
The Member Services Office is
open Monday through Saturday, from 8:00 am to Noon and
from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
Angel Fire Resort
Member Services Ofice
10 Miller Lane
Angel Fire, NM 87710
575-377-4260 Phone
575-377-4236 Fax
Maren Smith, Manager
Gayle McCutchen, Assisant
Renita Eppler, Assistant
THE MOUNTAIN VIEW
Jack Fuehr, Editor
Access Media, Publisher