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8 | Four Seasons Hemet Herald | MARCH 2022 | Facilities Committee Certainly, one of the primary reasons residents chose to purchase homes in our wonderful community is the quality and condition of the amenities we enjoy here, including the clubhouse, pool, recreation facilities, streets, and landscaping. Your HOA Facilities Committee is dedicated to ensuring our community assets are regularly inspected and evaluated for needed repairs, maintenance, and replacement as may be necessary and prudent. The committee makes appropriate recommendations to the HOA Board for their review as the duly elected decision-making body. Recent examples of newly completed projects include the pool area spa replastering (plus jet replacements) as well as replacing the crossbeams for the bocce ball trellis structures. Instead of replacing them with heavy wood that will require regular maintenance, the crossbeams were replaced with color matched durable composite that will have a much longer product life and is relatively maintenance free. You may have also noticed the common area black iron fencing being repaired and painted. That project is expected to be completed within the next month. Additionally, another major project that will hopefully be underway soon, is painting the Lodge and parking lot poles. Paint availability of the type and quality needed for the project has been a primary reason for the delay. Important upcoming projects include inspecting for sidewalk trip hazards throughout our neighborhoods, as well as evaluating energy cost efficiency improvements, and potential expansion of solar energy usage for the Lodge. So look for updates on these and other projects throughout 2022. Please remember that resident input is always valued and appreciated. If you see something of note, please report it for appropriate review by completing a Resident Communication Form. Library Committee As most of you are probably already aware, we have a very extensive library here in the Lodge. But wait. What about a look at our puzzle collection? We presently have almost 200 puzzles just waiting for you to take home. We have 300 piece puzzles that are generally the easiest to put together. We have 500 and 750 piece puzzles that may give you a bit of a challenge. For the more adventurous, there are lots of 1,000 piece puzzles. In fact, there is at least one 2,000 piece puzzle in our collection. Since we have so many that Pat Hall suggested residents could add a date when they donate a puzzle. That way when we need to cull them this will help so much. Thanks for the idea Pat! All of these puzzles are beautiful pictures just waiting for you to put together. Some of the puzzles are of locations around the world such as New York or Rome. Some are of animals, many small town scenes as well as several replicas of famous works of art. All have pictures on the box that you can follow as a guide to putting them together. If you've never worked a puzzle, suggest you start with the outside border. Each of the border pieces have a flat edge (corners have two) making it easier to get started. It also helps to sort the remaining pieces by color. Then pick a small group of pieces that appear to go together. It doesn't matter that they don't fit next to the border. Eventually, as you work the other colors and pieces, they'll all fall into place. There are health advantages to putting a puzzle together. According to a recent study by Archives of Neurology, people who work on puzzles live longer with less memory loss or dementia. Working puzzles can improve your problem solving skills and enhance your attention span. Puzzles are a great meditation tool and stress reliever… well, perhaps not if your very first puzzle is 1,000 pieces. Now, for our books. We have many hard bound fiction books dated 2013-present and have room for more if you have some to donate that were published within these dates. We also have lots of paperback books published between the dates of 2018 to 2022. (We're no longer taking paperbacks published in 2017 or before.) If you open the cabinets below the paperbacks you'll find a different world of books. There are classics, non-fiction, religion, and an expanding LARGE PRINT section. We also have some current magazines on a rack in the corner. Come visit our library. It's here for you!