Monday Morning

Memo

EEHOA Board of Directors Election....We Want Your Vote!!

From Ken Lindeman, EEHOA Board Secretary (970-232-4129)

Don't forget to vote in the EE Board of Directors election. If you have not received a ballot, please contact Ken Lindeman. All ballots must be received at PO Box 181 or at the mail box in the Ramada no later than January 8, 2024. It's important to read the voting instructions enclosed with your ballot. There is only one ballot, one vote, per property. Bio's for each candidate can be accessed at Board Candidate Statements.

As of December 28, 2023, your volunteer secretary had received only 42% of ballets delivered to 100% of EEHOA property owners. As a volunteer, I have never complained about work that produces results. Preparing 350 ballot packets requires a lot of work. Having volunteers delivering packets requires additional time. The results, ballots returned, are showing that our extra volunteer efforts are not producing results that our efforts should be producing. I will be recommending to the Board that we build voting packets and deliver voting packets to people that have shown interest in participating in the voting process. A quorum is not required for Director voting. If you are interested in receiving a ballot next year, and haven’t voted yet this year, please get your vote in for this years election by January 8th, 2024. 

Holiday Trash Pickup

This week our EE trash will be collected a day late. All of the pick up days are being moved one day later because New Year’s Day is on Monday this year. That means our trash will be picked up on Thursday this week, and then will go back to Wednesdays the following week.

HOA Dues for 2024 Due Jan 1

From Dean Lockwood, EE HOA Treasurer, 612-240-0945

Dues are due Monday, January 1, 2024. Dues paid after January 15 will incur a late fee of $55. Thanks to everyone who has already paid...it is greatly appreciated. Please use the envelope included with the bill, and either mail or drop off your payment at the Suggestion Box at the Ramada. Thanks in advance for your prompt payment.  

Pickleball Players

Source: Greg Gramstad

We are testing a new ball and two have gone missing.

I ask if you have played in the last few days and have hit a ball out of the court, please retrieve the ball at that time. One ball has been found in a bush and two are still missing. Sometimes players have put a ball in their pocket and have forgotten to leave it on the court. Please return it if this has happened to you. Thank you in advance for your help.

Greg Gramstad, Pickleball Court Master

Pickleball Skills and Drills Time Change

From Sharon Falor

Due to a scheduling conflict, the Beginner sessions will move from a 1:00 start time to a 1:30 start time. Our next class will be on January 1st. Please arrive at 1:15 pm and get warmed up! The Advanced/Intermediate sessions are at 3:00 pm.

Hospitality Meeting Thursday, January 4

From Robin Lockwood and Debbie Ries

The Hospitality Committee will hold a meeting on Thursday, January 4th at 1 pm at the Ramada to plan our next few events. We welcome new members who are interested in serving on this committee. We host one big themed event at the Ramada each month during the fall, winter, and spring seasons. Please join us!

Thirsty Thursday is This Week!!

We're having Thirsty Thursday, Esperanza Estates' Happy Hour, this week on Thursday, January 4, at 4 pm at the Ramada. This is a no-host event, so everyone brings their own beverages and a snack to share, but it's not necessary to bring food. Most importantly, bring yourselves on over to the Ramada for a fun and friendly visit. Hope to see you there!

Pool Update

From Kevin Welsh

The EE Pool continues to be closed, but the Spa/Hot Tub is open. The Technician from Coverstar (pool cover repair company) has been here and confirmed a broken shaft. They will have an update for us next week with an estimate of cost and date to repair.

Please do not attempt to use the pool while it is closed. Residents are welcome to use the spa/hot tub.

Thank you for your cooperation and patience.

Orphan's Christmas Dinner Serves Over 50 Folks

The EE Orphan's Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day at the Ramada was a huge success. This outstanding event is organized by EE residents, Connie Scorza and Lynn Noble, with their helpers, Karen Killebrew, Barb Peterson, and Ron Eldridge. Also, several others helped with setup, serving, etc., and everyone that attended contributed food. This is the second year they held the dinner, and over 50 folks attended.

Here are Doug Syme's comments about the event...

On Christmas Day some fifty people enjoyed a Festive Gathering at the Ramada. The selection of food was mouthwatering and copious! Thank you to Connie Scorza and Lynn Noble for organizing the event and to all the cooks for their contributions.

Sorry, we neglected to get pictures of the Dinner this year. Just picture happy people enjoying delicious food and having a festive time....thanks to everyone who helped make this Christmas Dinner a great success!

Webmaster Needed for Esperanza Estates

We're still looking for a Webmaster to manage our EE website. We would like to find someone (maybe more than one) in our EE community who has experience with website development and website management. If you are interested, please contact Judy Hayes, jkhayes70@gmail.com, 720-201-9260.

Gardeners

From Mary Harp

The Gardeners' Work Parties are on hold and will resume after the holidays on January 9, 2024. Until then, have a very wonderful holiday and Happy New Year!

Thought For the Day

Interesting Input

New Year’s Resolutions 2024

Source: Forbes Health, Dec 18, 2023

The New Year is a time when many of us make New Year's resolutions and set new goals to commit to better habits. But, do we keep them? What happens when the energy of the New Year wears off—and how many of our New Year’s resolutions "fall by the wayside"?

Forbes Health conducted some interesting research in October 2023 among 1000 US adults to determine what types of goals they set, and by whom, as well as what the research results say about the likelihood of those intentions turning into reality.

The graph below from the research gives an overview of the top New Year's resolutions. Click on the article, "New Year's Resolutions Statistics 2024" to read more interesting information about the Forbes study.

Events

SONORA'S CULINARY HERITAGE:

Beef, Wheat & Chiltepín

Monday, January 8, 2024 - 10:00 AM MST

Public history presentation by Alex La Pierre of Borderlandia

Find out how the confluence of geography, environments, cultures, economics, and religion shaped the culinary culture of the Sonoran Desert in this seminar with public historian Alex La Pierre.

JACK LASSETER: The Columbian Exchange

Tuesday, January 9, 2024 - 7:00 PM MST

Come and find out how Columbus’ landing in the New World ignited the Columbian Exchange.

Source: Speed Bump jokes

Source: John Nesavich

Source: Peanuts

Source: Funny and Clean Humor

Source: Whaland Jokes

Thanks neighbor Kevin Welsh

Please send your neighborhood pictures, jokes, suggestions, and comments to

Judy Hayes, jkhayes70@gmail.com, 720-201-9260 and

John Nesavich, jnesavich@gmail.com, 303-880-3261

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