Considering Lake Montclair as the heart of our community, it then follows that the Montclair Events should be viewed as its soul.

James V Cech (Dec 2007)

Happy New Year, 2008.  Seems like it was just yesterday that we worried about computers crashing on 1/1/2000.  Tina and I as baby boomers celebrating our 28^th anniversary find we are more worried about the housing market crashing just before we retire.  Fortunately, judging by the disclosure packets issued and submissions of property improvement requests (PIR's), the desirability of our Montclair community remains constant.  We must keep Montclair competitive in the market place.

Happy 2008 to everyone and I hope your holidays were everything you wanted them to be.

What Happened in December

To view the December Board Briefs, see page 9. For additional information on all items, members can now download the Public Board Package online through ArmstrongConnect.  If you're not signed up, now is the time to do so. Members who sign-up and activate their account by January 30, 2008 will be eligible for a drawing on January 31, 2008 to win a $100 gift certificate to the Montclair Country Club restaurant.

Happy New Year to you all!  The holiday season is behind us and I hope you all were able to ring in the New Year with a big bang! 2008 is promising to be a great year already for Montclair.  We have the creation of the new movie nights at the beach to look forward on multiple Friday nights in the summer months, along with resurrecting the Adult Beach Party, tentatively scheduled for late July.  Take a look at the new calendar for next year, dates subject to change based upon entertainment availability.  As always, we are looking for new and more volunteers to help with the events.  It is a great way to get involved in the community, especially if you are new to the area. 

On behalf of the Events Committee of Montclair, I would like to wish all the residents a very happy and successful New Year.  In 2007 many changes took place concerning the planning, organization and marketing of our community events, and more changes are to come this year. Just to mention a few, we introduced the summer movie nights of which we will have 6 in 2008.  We had our first Halloween "Boo Cruze" which proved to be very successful, and this summer we are planning to bring back the Adult Beach Party.

Financially, we have been trying to save money while improving the quality of our events and activities at the same time.  With the help of our Events Director we managed to achieve that goal.  In 2008 we will try to get sponsorship from local businesses in Montclair in order to cover part of the costs associated with the new events that we would like to host.