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| Four Seasons Hemet Herald | JANUARY 2024 | 3 General Manager's Message By Rick Ruth, CMCA Happy New Year! I hope all of you were able to spend time with friends and family during this holiday season. e Lodge was beautifully decorated by JoAnn Sopata and her many volunteers. A big thank you to all who volunteered their time and a special thanks goes to our Facility Maintenance Coordinator, Tim Gross. Tim is responsible for getting the dozen plus trees out of storage and climbs the ladder to get them assembled for the decorators. We hope you had a chance to bring your family members to e Lodge to see the beautifully decorated trees and arrangements. Quite a few residents were questioning the recent decision by the Board to turn off the pool heaters for four months and why the solar panels on the rooops aren't helping. is is a good question and I thought I'd provide some helpful information. We have two kinds of solar panels; e first kind is on the roofs of e Lodge and Spa buildings. ere is a total of 568 "Photo-voltaic" panels that are offsetting our electricity production throughout e Lodge, spa and pool equipment area. e sun's UV rays are absorbed by the panels and converted into electricity, offsetting our consumption. e second kind are solar "hot water panels" located behind the pool building. ey are what helps heat the pool water offsetting natural gas usage. e hot water panels are heated by the Sun's temperature and are only effective when the temps are above 75 degrees on a continual basis. e hotter the temperature, the less natural gas is used. January kicks off the year for many things that relate to managing your association. A couple items worth mentioning are the upcoming annual meeting and the fiscal year-end financial audit report both scheduled for April. is month and next you will receive information on the Board elections and in March, the Notice of Election for the Annual Meeting will be mailed out. is year, four positions are up for election. As always, your vote and submitting your Ballot is necessary to achieve quorum for the election. More to come. 2023 was definitely a year to reflect and for all of us to be reminded that memories are the blessings that come out of the loss of a loved one or a personal tragedy. When any of us experience a loss, there are many emotions to deal with. In this community, the support and outpouring of prayers from our Sunshine Team, friends, neighbors, family members and our faith kicks in. is helps us get through the healing and "moving forward" process. e grief may never go completely away, but as each day passes, it gets a little easier to reflect on the fond memories and good times we shared with our loved ones. Lastly, our staff family and I hope that you had a peaceful holiday season with your friends and loved ones and we hope that this year brings good health for all.