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Walking the Dogs at Sunrise
Photo by Hugh Rhine
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What's Happening
in Esperanza Estates?
| | | Pickleball Scheduled Play | Everyday
7:00 am to 11:00 am | Pickleball Courts | | Gardeners | Tuesday
8-9 am | Sunset Park | | Cribbage | Every Tuesday
2:00 pm | Ramada | | Thirsty Thursday | Every Thursday
4:00 pm | Ramada | | | |
HOA Board Meeting, October 20
The next HOA Board Meeting will be Monday, October 20, 1 pm at the Ramada. Board meetings are held on the third Monday of each month. All residents are invited and encouraged to attend. At the end of every meeting, the floor is open to comments or questions from the homeowners.
Kevin Welsh, HOA Board President
welshkj@gmail.com
520-223-3861
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Esperanza Estates Directories
From Ken Lindeman
We still have a number of Esperanza Estates phone and address directories available for distribution. If you haven’t received a directory this year, I will be at the Ramada ½ hour before the HOA meeting (12:30 pm) to hand out a free directory. If you have already received one, I will be selling them at $5.00 each.
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Monday Morning Memo
From Judy Hayes
Summer seems to be over, and we are going back to our schedule of producing the Monday Morning Memo weekly. If you have comments, news, suggestions, or whatever, please contact Judy Hayes, jkhayes70@gmail.com, 720-201-9260 and John Nesavich, jnesavich@gmail.com, 303-880-3261.
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WELCOME BACK TO EE and HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION!
From Robin Lockwood and Debbie Ries
The Hospitality Committee is back at work for this 2025-26 season, and we would like to invite everyone to our first event, a WELCOME BACK TO EE/HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION! This event will be a POTLUCK DINNER on Thursday, October 31st at the Ramada.
This event is different from the bi-weekly Thirsty Thursdays which are NON-HOSTED events. The only thing you need to please bring is an appetizer, main course or a dessert to share. The EE Hospitality Committee will provide COMPLIMENTARY beer, wine, water and sodas. We will also provide plates, napkins, utensils, cups for everyone. The Committee will also be responsible for the clean up after the event is done, so you can relax and enjoy the evening. There is no charge for this event.
We are also hosting a Pumpkin Decorating contest. Your pumpkin can be carved, painted or otherwise decorated. (Please do this in your own home.) There will be prizes for our most artfully designed pumpkins. We are also encouraging you to wear costumes or other Halloween attire, if you wish to do so.
EVENT: Halloween Potluck dinner hosted by the Hospitality Committee
WHEN: Friday, October 31st
WHERE: The Ramada
PLEASE BRING: A dish to share (appetizer, main course or dessert)
HOSPITALITY TEAM PROVIDES: Plates, napkins, eating utensils, serving utensils, cups, beverages
TIME: Complimentary Happy Hour begins at 4:30 pm Dinner service will begin around 5:00 pm
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Gardeners
Hello fellow gardeners!
We will be in Esperanza for the next few weeks and would like to gather again on Tuesdays from 8-9 am at weed selected gardens.
For Tuesday 10/14 let’s meet at Sunset Park for weeding and trimming as well as weeding in the pool area.
New volunteers are welcome and encouraged to come!!! Hope to see you there.
If you have any questions please call me @ 952.270.0384
Mark Zehrer
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Thirsty Thursday Moves to Weekly
By popular acclaim, we are changing Thirsty Thursday happy hour to an every Thursday weekly event. No one knows why it was every-other-Thursday. Why do we have to wait two weeks between Thirsty Thursdays....answer is we don't have to wait!
Starting this week, October 16, we will have Thirsty Thursday weekly, 4 pm, at the Ramada. We'll keep the same no-host plan, which means BYOB and snacks, and we all help with the cleanup. Note that Thirsty Thursday would be canceled if it coincided with a Hospitality event.
Hope to see you there!
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Book Club
The Book Club met last week and planned our books for November and December.
November.....Give Unto Others, by Donna Leon
A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery. Brunetti is forced to confront the price of loyalty, to his past and in his work, as a seemingly innocent request leads him into troubling waters
December.....First Witch of Boston, by Andrea Catalano
A gripping and intimate novel based on the true story of Margaret Jones, the first woman to be found guilty of witchcraft in seventeenth-century Massachusetts.
We decided to adopt an informal discussion format, which we have found works well with our group.
Note: This is a newer book, and the Green Valley Library does not have it yet. It is available through Amazon.
The Book Club meets on the second Tuesday of every month. Our next meeting is November 13, 11 am, at the Ramada. Everyone is welcome!
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Barb McCalpin
Long time Esperanza Estates resident, Barb McCalpin, passed away at her home on October 1. Barb and Joe, her husband, have lived in EE for 20 years. Barb was very active in EE over the years with the Enhancement Committee, Hospitality, and other activities. Joe commented that "Barb had a way of letting you know that she liked and accepted you, and it was genuine." She had many friends in Esperanza Estates. The family is planning their own private remembrance. There will not be a public service. Our most sincere condolences to Joe, their family, and many friends.
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The first screw to come loose in your head is the one that holds your tongue in place
Thanks Al Prato
Remember, if you lose a sock in the dryer, it comes back as a Tupperware lid that doesn't fit any of your containers.
Source: Best Friends For Frosting
I went skydiving for the first time. This guy strapped himself to me, we jumped out of the plane and as we plummeted, he said:
"So, how long have you been an Instructor?"
Source: Dad Jokes
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A blonde got tired of all the blonde jokes…
So one evening, she went home and memorized all the U.S. state capitals.
The next day at the office, a guy started telling a dumb blonde joke — she quickly cut him off:
"I've had it with these blonde jokes! I went home last night and did something probably none of you could do. I memorized every single state capital."
One of the guys challenged her:
"Alright then, what’s the capital of Nevada?"
She proudly replied:
“N.”
Source: Little Church Mouse
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Please send your neighborhood pictures, jokes, suggestions, and comments to
Judy Hayes, jkhayes70@gmail.com, 720-201-9260 and
John Nesavich, jnesavich@gmail.com,
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