The flowers are high as a hummingbird's eye

Morning hummingbird

A hummingbird at sunrise was captured the other day by neighbor Steve DeMello.  Steve quietly added this photo and other beauties to his gallery of nature photos, which is well worth a look.  (Do you have photos that you'd like to display in a gallery?  Drop a note to editor@ranchomurieta.com.)

Murietans will get ballot June 1 for community center

The Rancho Murieta Association board of directors approved a ballot package for the community and aquatic center at its meeting Tuesday night. The $4 million project will go out to the membership for a vote June 1. Read more »

CSD receives grant to study use of recycled wastewater

The Rancho Murieta Community Services District received a $43,209 federal grant this month to explore using recycled wastewater for residential landscaping in future development. With or without the grant, the CSD was already moving forward to determine what it's going take to expand the use of reclaimed water as the community grows "to offset future potable water demands, meet wastewater discharge requirements and provide drought protection," General Manager Ed Crouse wrote in a memo to the Improvements Committee this month. Read more »

Your Neighbors: Teacher of the Year, soccer stars, community gardeners

A young athlete competes internationally, a teacher is honored, and residents start planting the community garden.  Learn more about your neighbors here. Read more »

RMA, CSD boards meet this week

The Rancho Murieta Association and Community Services District boards hold their monthly meetings this week, the RMA at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the RMA Building and the CSD at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the CSD Building. Read more »

Video: A day to celebrate area history

The Sloughhouse Pioneer Cemetery was opened to the public Saturday by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, caretakers for the 1.5-acre knoll. The public toured the cemetery with descendants of the more than 300 people buried there and remembered the pioneers in a ceremony at Sloughhouse Inn. Read more »

Parks Committee OKs funds for community center

The first Parks Committee meeting in more than two years was held last week to approve a key piece of financing for the Rancho Murieta Association community center and pool project. The unanimous vote by a quorum of  two RMA representatives and one developer representative allows $725,000 the RMA has reserved for future parks fund contributions to be used for the facility if the project is approved by a majority of  the RMA membership. Read more »

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