As I was watching the news this morning, I had some thoughts that created some concerns. The residents of Los Angeles County will only be able to turn on their sprinklers before 9:00 A.M. and after 4:00 P.M. on Mondays and Thursdays beginning June 1, 2009. We are currently experiencing a spring heat wave, what will our summer be like?
Imagine our local golf courses, you will no longer be hitting your ball on "the green" anymore. We have had our share of wild fires in L.A. What will be the penalty for using the water? What about our local crops and our plants if we go through a heat wave? How long will this new ordinance stay in effect?
We have witnessed several brown lawns this year. It is depressing. The cities of Palmdale and Lancaster have bought several of these forclosed homes and are creating a desertscape motif to help solve the problem. It has made a big difference in the appearance of these homes and our community.
As a whole, if we all cut down our water usage by 15%, I believe we could make a huge difference. Artificial turf is becoming popular these days. It's durable, very manicured and clean. I have seen it, and looks better than most lawns. We all need to take action to save our county from what I believe could be a devastating disaster. Please send us your ideas and suggestions. We would love to hear your thoughts!
Let's all work together to conserve our water. Please view some of these water conservation tip sites:
Quartz Hill was settled in the 1880's. Three families, the Lanes, the Goddes and the Stratmans, were responsible for the settlement of the area. It was first known as Belleview, but the name was changed later to Quartz Hill.
Quartz Hill is known for its small town atmosphere and friendly people. This small community of 10,000 residents derives its name from a small hill located within the town. This hill contains a considerable amount of silicone dioxide, or quartz, which gives Quartz Hill its name. Quartz Hill is located in the High Desert of California north of the Los Angeles area.
As recently as the 1970's the town was largely agricultural, with cash crops of almonds, alfalfa, and turkeys. The almond orchards crippled by disease and the alfalfa growers having to contend with their water rights being diverted (to a growing Los Angeles) caused a significant shift in the local work force. Mainly the shift was toward the nearby aerospace plants of Lockheed Martin and Rockwell International. Their fields long empty Quartz Hill still celebrates an Almond Blossom and Alfalfa Festival every year.
This community offers its residents many advantages. Large and semi-custom homes are established on half to full acre hillside lots in order to fully capture the beautiful views of the valley. Another added feature of the community applies to the zoning ordinances which allows for the maintenance of horses on the property. This advantage to the land merely adds to the character of the community.
Quartz Hill provides quality in location and leisure activity for all of its residents. Through the advantages in the land, this community has a lot to offer.
Quartz Hill schools include Quartz Hill Elementary School, Sundown Elementary, Joe Walker Middle School Parts of the unincorparted city of Quartz Hill go to Del Sur a school in Antelope Acres, and Quartz Hill High School
Like so many others, we call Rancho Vista home! This growing community in West Palmdale has so many wonderful things to offer. This is a place that you can raise your family with fun-filled activities all year around. View the sunsets in the Las Pelonas mountains. In Rancho Vista, you can star gaze in the fresh, crisp night air. The air quality is almost always good being in the high desert. What's New in Palmdale?
Marie Kerr Park
39700 30th Street West 661/267-5675
VOTED AV'S BEST PARK
This newly expanded westside park is now 60 acres in size and offers a picturesque walking/jogging trail around its perimeter. The site has a serene atmosphere punctuated by an award-winning design, and the playground complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Curved grassy areas and views of nearby mountains and hillsides create a magnificent spot to get away from it all. A supervised skatepark is available to skateboarders and inline skaters. Residents will enjoy the Starlight Concert Series at the Palmdale Amphitheater, the annual Palmdale Fall Festival, swimming in the new pool, or playing softball at the Best of the West Softball Complex featuring seven lighted fields.
This picture shows all three shopping centers that will be going in.
This picture shows a closeup of the drive-through Starbuck's with outdoor eating area.
On 6/21/07, RVHOA board members met with the developer of the commercial plots on Rancho Vista Blvd. and Towncenter. We have lots of news for you besides the actual site plans of what is going in.
First, let's start with the first picture. If you look at the large building going in on the upper left, that will be a grocery store. Wells Fargo has also indicated an interest in one of the small "outbuildings" that you see.
When you look at the large building on the upper right, this will be a three story medical building. It will conform to building height restrictions and will have landscaping in the back to shield it from the homes behind it. The building has also deliberately been put at an angle to protect adjacent homeowners. The other large building in the upper right will be a large drug store.
The center on the bottom will be anchored by a Starbuck's drive-through with an outdoor eating area. You can see a closeup of this center by clicking on the second picture. You will be able to more clearly see the covered area for outdoor dining.
Designed by renowned course architect Ted Robinson, this magnificent new 18-hole course is open to the public and offers players of all levels a challenging and enjoyable round at a surprisingly modest cost. All day, twilight, senior and junior rates are also available.
Rancho Vista offers full practice facilities including lighted driving range, group and private instruction from professionally certified staff, complete pro shop and clubhouse facilities including the popular Cascades Grill. Designed by renowned course architect Ted Robinson, this magnificent new 18-hole course is open to the public and offers players of all levels a challenging and enjoyable round at a surprisingly modest cost. All day, twilight, senior and junior rates are also available.
Rancho Vista offers full practice facilities including lighted driving range, group and private instruction from professionally certified staff, complete pro shop and clubhouse facilities including the popular Cascades Grill.
For casual dining at its finest, enjoy the Cascades Grill at Rancho Vista Golf Course. Newly expanded, with picturesque views of rolling fairways and the valley beyond, Cascades offers the perfect spot for lunch or dinner with family, friends or business associates.
Offering the finest and freshest in ingredients prepared by a renowned staff and
served with impeccable style, Cascades offers signature steaks seared at 1200 degrees, free-range foul and ocean fresh fish. Luncheons include scrumptious salads and a delightful selection of gourmet sandwiches.
Whether you join us for a relaxed lunch, casual dinner or simply 19th hole refreshments, you'll discover casual dining has found a great new home in the Antelope Valley at Rancho Vista's Cascades Grill.
If you're looking for a carefree retirement amid natural beauty, with a sense of privacy as well as community and a variety of interesting activities at your fingertips, you may have found your ideal at Rancho Village independent retirement community. We're located on the corner of Rancho Vista Boulevard and Fairway Drive.
At home, our residents settle into the comfort of their personal suites and the warmth of our caring community. Our live-in management teams are on-site and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and they relish the opportunity to get to know all of our residents on a personal basis. Our in-house chef prepares three sumptuous meals from scratch daily, served in our beautiful dining room. And our entire staff provides on-site activities, off-site excursions, and cleaning and maintenance chores to free up our residents' time for more enjoyable pursuits.
Come to Rancho Village, Palmdale's newest and best independent living community, and join us in experiencing the time of your life!
West Palmdale is a high desert suburb in Los Angeles County located in the Antelope Valley. West Palmdale has communties such as Rancho Vista and Ana Verde. Palmdale was the first community within the Antelope Valley to incorporate as a city (on August 24, 1962), Palmdale is separated from Los Angeles by the San Gabriel Mountain range. Here is a little interesting history about Palmdale. Palmenthal, (Palmenthal is German for Palms Valley.) the first European settlement within the limits of Palmdale, was established as a village in 1886 by westward travelers from the American Midwest, mostly of German and Swiss descent. According to area folklore, the travelers had been told they would know they were close to the ocean when they saw palm trees. Never actually having seen palm trees before, they mistook the local Joshua trees for palms and so named their settlement after them.
Rancho Vista has much to offer including 2 golf courses. Rancho Vista Golf Course. A gorgeous 18 hole golf course, full range of public facilities including a 10,000 square foot clubhouse, Cascades Restaurant and complete pro shop, banquet facilities available for weddings, parties and special occasions. www.ranchovista.com
3905 Club Rancho Dr. Palmdale, Ca. 93551 661 272-9903
Antelope Valley Country Club is a private golf course that opened in 1950. Today it is still prestigious featuring 6,740 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. The course rating is 71.9 and it has a slope rating of 126 on Bermuda grass. Designed by William F. Bell, ASGCA
Country Club (Private) 39800 Country Club Drive Palmdale 661/272-3860
It's easy to know where to shop in Palmdale, California: just head for the Antelope Valley Mall! The A.V. mall took on a $23 million renovation. The main indoor mall currently has about 140 stores. It presently has 5 anchor stores. A seventh, Robinsons-May, was planned but did not surface as that chain's parent company was bought out by Macy's. The other anchor stores are JC Penney, Sears, Gottschalks. Just outside the mall is Restaurant Row, which includes Chili's, Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Outback Steakhouse, El Torito, Johnny Carino's, Dave's Famous BBQ, On the Border Mexican Grill and BJ's Brewery. Outside the mall you will find the newly designed Cinemark Theatres.
Marie Kerr Park now has an amphitheater, softball complex, skatepark, and swimming pool. Don't forget about the Summer Concert Series and Family Movie Night. Renovation for new restrooms are scheduled just in time for summer. Marie Kerr Park also hosts the award winning Palmdale Fall Festival.The Best of the West Softball complex has been completed, as well as the The Marie Kerr Park Swimming Pool, which is anticipated to be covered by December 2009. Staff is currently looking at a pool enclosure structure designed by Charles Walton Associates and OpenAire Structures. This structure is composed largely of glass and will have retractable roofs to allow sunlight in and provide for increased ventilation. A new recreation center is in the works and is anticipated to be completed in October 2008.
Ana Verde consists of nearly 2000 acres, the newest development community of West Palmdale. Hillside estate homes are common in the Ana Verde area, Ana Verde has many estate sized homes ranging from 5,000 to 11,000 square feet and is a great community for Los Angeles commuters.
A first-class medical campus called Palmdale Regional Medical Center is under construction (expected to open in 2009), which will include the region's largest emergency department, a helipad, medical office towers, and Summer Terrace Apartments senior housing complex.
Leading the way of new openings were Claim Jumper Restaurant, Buffalo Wild Wings and Sonic Drive-In, all of which posted outstanding grand openings. Also new on the scene are Butlers Coffee, Play N Trade Video Games, La Casa Rustica, Happy Nails and Spa and Armed Forces Recruitment Center, all on 10th Street West near the Super Wal-Mart Center. Love Sushi, Fire Island Grill and Sam's Asian Kitchen. On 5th Street West and Palmdale Blvd., Camille's Sidewalk Café recently opened.
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