Pickle Ball lines On the tennis court: Thanks to new resident Terry Owen’s question at the Sept. board meeting, and her volunteer labor, lines will be added to the ball court here. The entire surface needs renovation, but the board determined that project will have to be in next year’s budget.
New janitor for the lodge: Jamie Gerloff, administrator, hired Joshua Burroughs to keep the lodge in shape for events. Welcome Joshua to the lake community support team!
The road paving contractor is now projecting first week of October to begin work. The board asks your patience as we upgrade the infrastructure here. Please ensure cars and other vehicles or trailers are off the road starting October 1. Paving work will renovate the Lake Shore surface from the lodge to the dam.
Other updates:The Storage yard upgrade/enlargement is mostly complete. The spots are not labeled yet, but maintenance is starting to put trailers there and will be marking spots in the near future.
The lower entrance security gates are inching toward reality. They will remain open until people are briefed on process and supplied with “fobs” to operate the gates.
Lake celebrity, manager with NASA
Sean Fuller, son of resident Randy Fuller, International Partner Manager, Gateway Program - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
October 1 marks the start of Yom Kippurat sundown. It is the holiest day of the year in Judaism. For traditional Jewish people, it is primarily centered on atonement and repentance.
October 9 is Leif Eriksson Day. He was a Viking explorer who, in approximately 1000CE (AD), led the first Europeans believed to have set foot on the continent of North America (other than Greenland). The date was chosen because the ship Restauration coming from Stavanger, Norway, arrived in New York Harboron October 9, 1825, beginning a wave of immigration from Norway to the United States.
October 13,Columbus Day, is a federal holiday,observed on the second Monday in October. It was October 12, 1492, that Christopher Columbus landed on a small island in the Bahamas, convinced that he had reached Asia. The celebration recognizes that he reached the Americas. Columbus Day originated as a celebration of Italian-American heritage, due to the explorer´s origins in Italy. The holiday was first held in San Francisco in 1869. The first state-wide celebration took place in Colorado in 1907. Thirty years later, Columbus Day become a national holiday across the United States. Since 1971, it has been celebrated on the second Monday in October, allowing a long weekend.
October 20 is Diwali, India’s “Festival of Lights.” International on-line news usually features beautiful photographs of the celebration.
October 24 is United Nations Day, aiming to bring awareness to the work of the United Nations worldwide.
October 31 is Halloween (All Hallows’ Eve)Halloween originated as the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, marking the end of summer and the harvest, where people wore costumes to ward off spirits. The Christian church later incorporated the festival as All Saints Day (November 1st), with the evening before known as "All Hallows Eve," leading to the modern name Halloween. American colonists, particularly Irish immigrants, brought these traditions to the United States, where they evolved into the secular holiday celebrated with costumes, trick-or-treating, carved pumpkins and pumpkin everything to eat and drink.
FROM ALMANAC.COM
October Moon and meteors
The Full Harvest Moon
Monday, October 6, 2025, the full Harvest Moon reaches peak illumination at 10:47 pm Central Time. It’s the first of three Supermoons in 2025, the largest and brightest full moon of the year. It will appear bigger, brighter, and more golden.
Because it is a super moon—occurring when the Moon is at perigee, its closest point to Earth—it will appear noticeably larger and brighter than a typical full moon.
October Meteor Showers
Keep an eye out for the Draconid meteor shower in the late evening of October 9, and the Orionid meteor shower in the predawn hours of October 21–22.
FROM GARDENDIGEST.COM
In spring when maple buds are red, We turn the clock an hour ahead; Which means, each April that arrives, We lose an hour out of our lives.
Who cares? When autumn birds in flocks Fly southward, back we turn the clocks, And so regain a lovely thing That missing hour we lost in spring.
By Phyllis McGinley, Daylight Savings Time
NOTE WORTHY
Monday, Oct. 20, 6:30 pm, Lodge,monthly association board meeting. All are welcome. The board can set up Zoom participation if you want to tune in. Call the office.
** ADVISORY:Any watercraft on the lake or at marinas, including wave runners, must have a membership sticker — the new orange ones for 2025/26.
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Monday, Oct. 20, 5 pm, Lodge
Monthly Public Water Supply District (PWSD) meeting. All are welcome.
One PWSD opening: You must have been a full-time lake resident for at least one year.
Board meetings: 5 pm, 3rd Monday of each month. Meetings typically last about an hour.
If you are interested, contact any of the current directors, or contact the office and let Laura know. The office is open M-W-F, 9-2 or call 573.437-7808
Save paper and mailing:
CLICK HERE for PWSD consent form to get bills via email or text.
CLICK HERE for PWSD new application form for water and sewer service.
Fee schedule policy for rules violations
I. PVPOA is committed to maintaining a harmonious and well-maintained community for all residents. To uphold community standards and ensure the enjoyment and safety of all residents, the PVPOA has established a fee schedule for rule violations. This policy outlines fees associated with various rule violations and the procedures for enforcing them.
II. Fee Schedule for Rule Violations:
A. Non-Compliance Fees:
1. First Violation: Written Warning
2. Second Violation: $50
3. Third Violation:$250
4. Subsequent Violations: Revocation of member privileges
III. Enforcement Process:
1. Notice of Violation: When a rule violation is observed or reported, the PVPOA will provide a written notice to the violator, specifying the nature of the violation and a reasonable time frame for compliance.
2. Opportunity to Cure: The violator will be given an opportunity to correct the violation within the specified time frame. If the violation is corrected within this period, no fees will be imposed.
3. Imposition of Fees: If the violation is not corrected within the specified time frame, the fees outlined in the fee schedule will be imposed.
4. Appeals Process: Residents have the right to appeal assessments. Details of the appeals process will be supplied upon request.
IV. Collection of Fees: All fees imposed for rule violations will be added to the violator's PVPOA account and must be paid within 30 days of the assessment.
Failure to pay these fees may result in additional enforcement actions, including legal action or a lien on the violator's property.
V. Amendments: This fee schedule policy may be amended by the PVPOA Directors as necessary. Any amendments will be communicated to all residents in accordance with the PVPOA's governing documents.
FROM TIMEANDDATE.COM
Nov. 2, 2025, Daylight Saving Time ends
Local daylight time changes backward 1 hour at 2 am, Nov. 2.
Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on Nov. 2, 2025, than the day before. There will be more light in the morning and less light in the evening with the hour shift.
Recycle for veterans!
Tom Bush has a recent receipt from The Recycling Zone from early September. He raised $98.37 picking up aluminum cans in Peaceful Valley. He donates all the proceeds to the Veteran Honor Flight program each September. The program coordinators use donated funds to take vets to see the veterans memorials in Washington D.C.
He would like to encourage more people in the community to leave cans for him to recycle and donate. Pick up every Monday!
Veterans gathering for the adventure
Lake Classifieds
Contact the editor to run an ad in Splash: $5 per month (a monthly publication); $50 per year; max. 5 lines in print version of the newsletter, approx. 40 ltrs per line.
Doug August:Driveway snowplowing. Call 630-334-6107 for prices.
Feb26
Karen Hoemeke, helping people buy and sell homes for 17 years. Top 5% all MO Coldwell Banker Realtors. I live in PV and specialize in PV. 314-973-1218
Dec25
Prairie Barn Winery & Christmas Tree Farm Complimentary wine tasting; open Thurs. to Sun.; for events and questions, contact [email protected]; call 660.253.0079; web prairiebarnwinery.com
Oct25
The newsletter reaches 269 people through direct email, is available to anyone who accesses the PVL website, and paper copies can be picked up at both gates and the Lodge.
Organized fun
Join the Wednesday dinner club 5:30 Wednesdays. The location changes each week. Randy Fuller (or friend) posts on Nextdoor by Wednesday evening where to be the following week. People decide where to meet drawing out of a "hat.” All invited!
The PVL book clubis on hiatus for the summer. If you are interested in re-forming in the fall, contact Lolle.
