Holland Lake Lodge

Looking Back: What was happening in previous Junes?

Looking Back: What was happening in previous Junes?

40 years ago
      In June of 1971, the Lodge was open seven days a week, with activities that included billiards, swimming, shuffleboard, ping pong, volleyball, dancing, tennis, horseshoes, cards and games. The dining room was open seven days a week for breakfast, lunch and dinner with the Lodge snack bar open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
      The Corona Land Company sponsored Bill Bennett, an Australian stuntman, who flew his delta wing kite several times over the water.
      The Annual Meeting of the POA was held at Landis Auditorium in Riverside and presided over by POA President Jay Keegan. A major issue was an application by a group of motorcycle enthusiasts to have an 812-acre parcel one-quarter mile west of the gated community established by the Riverside County Planning Commission as a motorcycle and dune buggy riding trails area.
      The winner of the annual fishing derby was Jerry Clements with a three and one-half pound bass.
      Frank Holden was the General Manager of Canyon Lake and was responsible for presiding over the POA Board as well as the administrator of the Architectural Committee.
      Lots were priced from $4,950, with terms to fit every income, as an ad in The Lighthouse Magazine promised. A home at 22800 Canyon Lake Dr. North, a two-bedroom residence on a view lot completely landscaped, two-car garage, was offered at $31,500.

35 years ago
      In 1976, one could purchase a three-bedroom waterfront home off the Main Lake with a private dock for $69,500. A Golf Course home “with excellent view and space to expand to four bedrooms” was selling for $55,000. And waterfront lots were being offered from $14,500 to $19,500. Off water lots (“cash or terms”) were listed at $5,100 to $8,900.
      Two-bedroom waterfront condos were being offered for rent with pool, Jacuzzi and boat slip in Eastport Villas for $325 a month.
      Bill Votaw was the POA General Manager. He was formerly in the same position with the Lake Arrowhead Woods Association and a Chief Signalman for the United States Navy. The Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce also voted him “Man of the Year.

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Many of you know that I am not at all handy.  I struggle with the maintenance here, laboring with great efforts to keep the lodge from falling into the lake - literally.  A simple chore of say, changing a door knob fixture, might take you just ten minutes.  With me, it takes two hours.  Some of you have heard stories about the disasters: broken pipes, warped floors, trees across vehicles, the wedding tent that blew away, suicide squirrels nailing our power (twice in a week), the baby goose, the grinder pump, the Jonestown wedding, and the list goes on and on.  It is safe to say that I do remain relatively calm when disaster strikes.  I take it in stride, usually thinking to myself, "hmmmmmm, this is a new one I haven't dealt with ever before...lovely." Last Tuesday was no different.  Chef Lukas was holding down the fort that afternoon.  Outside was miserable - 48 degrees, pouring rain, visibility about 200 feet, wind blowing and mud everywhere.  I arrived late from Missoula, walking in about 5:30 p.m.  The fireplace was roaring in the Great Room.  We had five tables reserved for dinner and Amber is attempting to lite the wood stove in the chilly dining room.  To no avail, the damper seems stuck or jammed, smoke pouring out of the stove in huge amounts.  The smoke smells toxic and I ask her what she has used to start the fire.  Nothing out of the ordinary - just our customary newspaper and bacon grease from the kitchen.  I whack at the damper screw, even pulling it all the way out at one point.  After ten minutes of this, and opening windows and doors to suck the smoke out, I realize that the stove pipe must be jammed by the "broken" damper.  I bang on the stove pipe, as if it might help, and then make the call to evacuate the tables from the dining room and move them out in the bar area. Hurriedly, Amber and I shove couches back from the Great Room fireplace and haul the five tables from the smokey restaurant.  We shut the french doors as I turn to seat our first guests, explaining the dilemma.  Alas, a broken damper is something new that I've not encountered in my twelve years at the lodge.  Guests are happy that evening, one couple even says that they prefer their table out in the Great Room as they can dine and view the waterfall at the same time.

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