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Local woman arrested
(Posted 6-16-09) According to the Grants Beacon (6-15-09) Candy Kitchen resident Arlene Krippene was arrested and charged with 15 felony counts of extreme animal cruelty at her "St. Francis Sanctuary for Animals." 70 emaciated animals were in such poor condition they had to be immediately euthanized according to the article. Read the entire Beacon article here.

Vote YES on New CC&R's
(Posted 4-5-09) In 1991, the developer turned Timberlake Ranch over to the landowners, leaving in place various sets of CC&R's that had been put in place as each subdivision was created. Those are all still our CC&R’s, they are outdated and ambiguous, and they have caused costly legal problems for a long time.

Over the last three years, many volunteer hours were expended on updating our CC&R’s. Three complete drafts of the new proposed set of CC&R’s were sent to all landowners for their suggestions and concerns, changes were made after each, and now we are the point where we need a 75% approval vote to make them effective.

We believe that we, the editors, have stood for sanity and sensibility over the last few years, as we created and operated this web site, and created, at no cost to landowners, the TRLA official website. We hope that in so doing we have gained a certain amount of your trust, and a reputation for reasonable action.

The two of us have read every line of the new proposal many times over, and have wholeheartedly come to the conclusion that it deserves a YES vote by all of the landowners. We may not agree with every single item in the proposal, and other landowners may also find some item they don't like. However, we feel that to not vote YES on that basis would be a disastrous setback for the future of Timberlake Ranch.

These new CC&R’s are a terrific improvement over our existing outdated and conflicting rules. They give landowners more power to make future changes. They remove language that gave rise to so much costly litigation. Finally, they provide one consistent set of rules for the entire ranch.

To keep our Timberlake an ideal place to visit, camp, live and invest in - to keep its beauty and retain its value, the editors of TRnews urge landowners to vote YES on the proposed new CC&Rs. We both stand ready to discuss this with you at any time. Just E-mail us at:

To see a PDF copy of the new proposed CC&Rs click here.

--Tim Amsden and Roger Irwin, Editors TRnews

"Ramah Farmers Beet"
(Posted 5-27-09) The latest issue of the local farmers' market newsletter, now named "Ramah Farmers Beet" is available here in pdf format. (Be patient, it's a large 3.57 Meg file and will take a long time to download on slow connections.)

Area water issues
(Posted 10-31-07) Over the last two years TRnews has published a number of informative articles on water issues, including litigation. These can all be found here in the archives.

Book room is open
(Posted 4-21-09) The Timberlake Ranch Book Room, located at the Ranch House, is open Tuesdays from 1 - 4 PM. If someone would like access to the Book Room and cannot get there during regular hours, they may call Barbara Duncan at 783-2460 and she will meet them there at a more convenient time.

$500 AWARD $500
(Posted 3-28-08) TRLA is offering a $500 reward for the arrest and conviction of person(s) involved in the recent vandalism/break-ins/robbery at Timberlake Ranch. Please be on the look out for suspicious vehicles in areas where they don’t belong. Record license plate numbers and or the VIN#. Check on your neighbors and keep in contact. Call (505) 783-4690.