2012 MIA Homeowners Annual Meeting

The Montevideo Improvement Association 2012 Annual Meeting will be held Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 7:00 pm at the Clubhouse.

This is your chance to learn what's new with the MIA, meet the new management company we have hired to help us with administrative and legal issues, learn of changes and upgrades we are expecting, give your inputs, ask questions, and hear of areas where you can get involved.

Please join us.

MIA 4th of July, 2011

It was a great 4th of July in Montevideo this year. We had large turnouts for the parade, for the activities at the clubhouse and the pool, and for the 4 on the 4th race in the morning. Thanks to all who participated. You help make this a great neighborhood.

Congratulations to all our float builders and participants. Overall results were:

• 1st place: - Montalban Drive - San Francisco
• 2nd place - Lower Puerta Vallarta - Las Vegas
• 3rd place - Upper Puerta Vallarta - Gotham City
• 4th place - Monteverde for Honolulu
• 5th place - Montellano & Montelegre Dr - Washington DC.

Category awards were:

• Judges' Award - Monteverde - Honolulu
• Just for the Kids Award - De Palma - New Orleans
• Most Entertaining - Lower Puerta Vallarta - Las Vegas
• Best Adaptation of Theme - Upper Puerta Vallarta - Gotham City
• Most Creative - Montellano & Montelegre Dr - Washington DC
• Most Enthusiastic - Upper Puerta Vallarta - Gotham City
• Best Music - Piranha Swim Team - Anahiem
• Best Costumes - Montalban Drive - San Francisco
• Best Design - Montalban Drive - San Francisco

Thanks to our panel of judges that included Bill Hultzman, Local Parade Enthusiast; Jim Kabel of Case Remodeling (http://sanjose.caseremodeling.com/our-owner); Therese Swan, Local Realtor (http://www.tswan.com), and Carol Rosen, Almaden Times Reporter. Thanks also to the Just 4 Fun band, Montevideo's own, who provided great music during the clubhouse picnic .

For the 2011 4 on the 4th race, the top three finishers were:

• 1st place: Tom Gardin, 23:48
• 2nd place: Andy Lief, 24:20
• 3rd place: Jose Murillo, 24:30

Full results are available at the "4 on the 4th" Results link on the right sidebar of this page.

U.S. Cities -- The Theme for our 2011 4th of July Parade

Yes, U.S. Cities. That's the theme for the 2011 Montevideo 4th of July Neighborhood Parade. New York, Chicago, New Orleans, San Francisco, Boulder Creek, .... Wait, what?? Well, you get the idea. So get creative and get together with your street/block and think up what you want to do.

When you have selected your city, contact Tony Lombardo at 927-0520 or tlombardoc31@sbcglobal.net and give it to him, along with the name and phone number of your street’s contact person so he can keep them informed of details regarding the parade and floats.

Remember -- no duplicates, so the first street that calls in with an idea gets it!

MIA Fourth of July, 2010

Thanks and congratulations to all the float builders, runners,bar-b-quers, bellyfloppers, and good neighbors who made another 4th of July a wonderful experience in Montevideo.

We had excellent floats in our parade, and the overall results were:

• 1st place: Montalban for "Star Trek"
• 2nd place: DePalma/Los Rios for "Scooby Doo"
• 3rd place: Swim Team for "Happy Days"
• 4th place: Lower Puerto Vallarta for "M.A.S.H."

Floats also get Category Ratings, and this year those awards were:

• Best Adaptation of Theme: Lower Puerto Vallarta (M.A.S.H)
• Most Creative: Upper Puerto Vallarta (Twilight Zone)
• Most Enthusiastic: Swim Team (Happy Days)
• Most Entertaining: Monteverde (Wheel of Fortune)
• Best Music: Band (Batman)
• Most Original: Montalban (Star Trek)
• Best Design: De Palma / Los Rios (Scooby Doo)

Thanks to our panel of judges that included Theresa Hull and Jennifer O'Brien, teachers at Guadalupe, Nate Hanna of Swirls, Maria Cook of Malibu Grill, and Nancy Pyle, San Jose City Councilwoman for District 10.

For the 4 on the 4th race, held earlier in the day, the top three finishers were:

• 1st place: Miguel Vasquez, 22:42
• 2nd place: Jean Harris, 23:22
• 3rd place: Jose Gonzalez-Mejia, 23:26

The fastest Montevideo resident in the race (unofficially, based on addresses on the registration forms) was Ken Smith of Montellano Drive. Congratulations to all our runners and walkers.

4th of July Schedule of Events

7:00am
4 on the 4th Run Registration

8:00am
4 on the 4th Run Begins


10:30am-10:45am
Floats arrive at Monteval Lane

11:00am
Sing National Anthem

11:05am
Parade begins

11:30am
Begin food ticket sales

11:30am
Begin food sales

12:00pm
Pool Opens

PARADE FLOAT RULES
1. Every float must have a 2A10BC fire extinguisher on board.
2. Place these numbered cards on your float (one on the front and one
on the back). The judges do not live in our neighborhood and don’t
know the names of our streets. The numbered cards show them who
you are and when your float begins and ends. They do not indicate
where your are in the parade.
3. Due to the SJPD request to speed up the parade, there will be NO
unnecessary stopping during the Parade route. If you stop in front of
the judges or delay the parade, your float will be disqualified from the
float competition. Any skits or float actions must be performed safely
while the float is moving and not cause delays for floats behind you.
4. Parade procession: 1.Grand Marshal 2.Classic Cars 3.Boy Scouts
4.Floats 5.Fire Truck
5. Please respect our spectators. No spraying of water during the parade.
6. Have Fun!
Montevideo Board Members and Residents sincerely
Thank You for your participation in making 4th of July a memorable
event for our community!
MIA
Parade Route
Starts & Ends at MIA Clubhouse
1585 Monteval Lane
Please remove vehicles along the Parade Route

Board Meeting News
We would like to thank our outgoing Board Members
for a job well done. We have accomplished so much
over the past few years with Robert Lacis as Vice
President and Robin Holm as Secretary. Robin has also
been in charge of our wonderful newsletters since she
joined the Board. We always look forward to reading
the upcoming events and news of our community in
the beautiful format she has created. Thank you so
much to both of you! We would also like to welcome
our newest Board Member, Barrett Scott, as the new
Vice President. We are looking forward to working with
him in our ongoing efforts to keep our neighborhood
and community special. We are still looking for someone
to fill the Secretary position. This position means
attending the MIA meetings (about 10 per year) and
take the notes/minutes for the Association. We also are
looking for someone to do the MIA Newsletter for us.
This can be the Secretary, but it does not have to be.
These can be two different people. The Secretary sits
on the Board and has a vote on issues, but the newsletter
person can just be someone that enjoys creating
the newsletter from the information given to them by
the Board. We have people in place that distribute all
the newsletters to the neighborhood, so creating and
copying the newsletter is all it entails.
The MIA pool was resurfaced during the off season.
Allen's Pools replaced the pool bottom by resurfacing
with fiberglass. The jets and depth tiles were replaced
and the pool tiles were renovated. These repairs were
needed to upgrade our aging pool. This should provide
our homeowners years of enjoyment.
The MIA board has approved Valley Concrete to
repair the sidewalks surrounding the pool and clubhouse.
They need repair and replacement due to
roots which are causing tripping hazards. The work
should be completed in May.

Fourth of July!
The Fourth of July is coming up quickly. Get your
thinking caps on and come up with a float idea using
this year’s theme: “TV Shows of the 1960’s and 1970’s”.
There are so many options, we are sure everyone will
have fun taking a step back in time when TV show theme
songs were as popular as the music on the radio. When
you have selected your idea, please contact Tony
Lombardo at 927-0520 or tlombardoc31@sbcglobal.net.
Also, please give Tony the name and phone number
of your street’s contact person so he can keep them
informed of details regarding the parade and floats.
Please remember, there are no duplicates, so the first
person who calls in with their idea, gets it!