"Winter Evening In Esperanza Estates"
Thanks Tim OBrien for the pic!
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January 16, 2023 | Esperanza Estates | | |
What's Happening in EE This Week? | |
Pickleball | 9:00 am to 1:00 pm | Everyday | Pickleball Courts | EEHOA Annual Meeting | 1:30 check in
2:00 call to order | Monday | CPAC | Pickleball 101 | 11:00-12:30 | Monday | Pickleball Courts | Gardeners | 8:30 am | Tuesday | Salad Bar Park | Titan Trash & Recycle Pick Up | Materials out for collection 6 am | Wednesday | EE neighborhood | Pickleball 102 | 11:00-12:30 | Wednesday | Pickleball Courts | | |
EEHOA Annual Meeting,
Monday, January 16
The 45th EEHOA Annual Meeting will be held on Monday, January 16 at the Community Performance & Art Center (CPAC), 1250 W Continental Rd., Green Valley. Check in starts at 1:30 pm, and quorum determination and meeting start at 2 pm. Please be prepared to provide your EE Lot # when you check in. Attendees are encouraged to wear masks. Please call Dave Sielken, 908-346-1760, with questions.
Meeting Agenda
Call to order, welcome, new member recognition, Dave Sielken
Determination of quorum
Approval of minutes
Introduction of 2022 board members, Dave Sielken
Results of election and introduction of newly elected board members, Ken Lindeman
Treasurer’s report, Dean Lockwood
Common area maintenance report, Cyndie Alto
Architectural control report, Debbie Ries
Capital projects report, Kevin Welsh
Recreation areas report, Tom Cooke
Green Valley Council report, Hugh Rhine
Finance Committee report, Kevin Welsh
Volunteer appreciation, Tom Cooke
Enhancement Team report, Jackie Rautio
Block Watch report, Sharon Falor
Hospitality report, Robin Lockwood
Gardeners report, Rod Harp
Old Business/New Business/Comments from the floor, Members
Break
Election of Officers, 2023 Board
Motion to Adjourn
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New EE HOA Directories
At the Annual Meeting the 2023 Esperanza Estates HOA Telephone Directories will be on sale for $5.00 each. If you are unable to go to the Annual meeting, other sales times/locations will be set up at a later date. Please call Cheri Day with questions, 303-594-3314.
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Titan Trash Containers
From Kevin Welsh
Titan Trash has advised us their shipment of containers is coming in, and our containers will be delivered this week. Just a reminder, trash and recycling pick up is Wednesdays.
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Gardeners
From Mary Harp
Weather permitting, The Gardeners will meet on Tuesday, January 17th at 8:30 a.m. at the Salad Bar Park behind 1113 del Sur on the EE Trail. Bring tools for clean up, pruning and weeding at the Park. New gardeners are always welcome.
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Pickleball Education Program
From Sharon Falor, 928-853-3474
Our winter Pickleball Education Program is underway. In Esperanza Estates there are three options for any resident to choose from during the months of January, February, and March. All classes are free and paddles are available for use.
Pickleball 101: Introduction to Pickleball - Beginners ONLY! This course will focus on safety, equipment, and movement. All players will learn the basic shots, rules of the game, and meet other beginner players to socially play with outside of class.
Dates for Class: Jan 2, 16, 30, Feb 6, 20, March 6, 20. Class Time: 11:00-12:30
Pickleball 102: Intermediate Drills and Skills. All players must be able to dink, drop, serve, and return the ball consistently. Not perfectly but efficiently. The focus of this course will be on the fundamentals of the soft game, serve and return, defending in the transition zone, footwork, stealing, volleying, blocking, and the J hook for the lob.
Dates for Class: Jan 4, 18, Feb 1, 15, March 1, 15, 29. Class Time: 11:00-12:30
Pickleball 103: Advanced Techniques. All players must have a rank of 3.5 or higher higher. If you have any question, please do not hesitate to text or call me. This course will highlight footwork, ball placement, shot selection, partner considerations, game strategy, and physical training through drills.
Dates for Class: Jan 23, 25, Feb 1, 13, 27, March 1, 13, Class Time: 11:00-12:30
Every class will meet seven times and skill development will build on weekly instruction. Attending class is important to skill acquisition.
Instructors will be Esperanza residents and myself, Sharon Welsh Falor.
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Thirsty Thursday
It's time for Happy Hour!! Thirsty Thursday is this Thursday, 4 pm, at the Ramada. This is a No-Host gathering. It's BYO drink and an appetizer to share (if you'd like), eating utensils, and we all help clean up. Everyone is welcome. Come on over to the Ramada and see some old friends and meet some new ones!
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Please Join Us for "Slurpy SOUPer Supper"!
From Robin Lockwood, Hospitality Committee
The Hospitality Committee invites you to join us for dinner on Tuesday, January 24th at the Ramada. The committee members will be making a wide variety of their favorite soups for you to choose from, including: French Market, Cream of Cheddar/Broccoli, Creamy Crack Chicken, Pinto Bean, Butternut Squash, Meatball, Lentil Macaroni, Tortilla, Chicken Dumpling, chili, and a few other choices. Watch next week's MMM for more.
Dinner will cost $10 and includes soup, Caesar salad, bread/butter, crackers and dessert, plus unlimited complimentary beverages (wine, beer, soda, water, coffee).
Happy Hour will begin at 4:30 and dinner service will begin at 5:00.
We are excited to have you join us and to support the Hospitality Committee's continuing hard work to provide quality events for Esperanza Estates throughout the year.
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Crafty Crafters
From Bernie Olson
The craft group will be making suncatchers on Thursday January 26th. We will meet at Bernie’s house. 820 W Círculo Napa.
Please bring a variety of beads large and small, a heavier one for the bottom, an empty key ring, 1 inch square and round mirrors (your choice), clothespins and E6000 glue if you have it. I have plenty of fish line to share with you. JoAnn’s has beads on sale this week and they also have the mirrors. The mirrors get glued together so bring however many you want to use. I used 18. The clothespins can be bought at the dollar store. They will hold the mirrors together while they dry. It will take a day for them to dry well, so that is why we are doing them at my house. They can lay out on the tables to dry, and you can pick them up the next day.
Call me if you have any questions, Bernie 920-254-9277.
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Food Shelf at Ramada
We had a nice donation for the food shelf last week. Thank you everyone for your generosity! Many thanks to Phil and Sandy LaVoi for delivering our donations to the Food Bank every week. Your work is greatly appreciated!
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Missing Water Aerobics Water Weights
From Robin Lockwood
If you have borrowed any of the water aerobics water weights, such as the ones pictured here, from the pool area, we would like to have them returned. We are coming close to the time that we will begin water aerobics again (when the weather is consistently warmer), and having these returned is essential. Thank you so very much.
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Jane Ellingson
We have heard that former long time EE resident, Jane Ellingson, had a heart attack on Monday, January 9. She had surgery to insert a stent to correct the problem and was able to return home the next day. Jane was a "spark plug" in EE for many years, and nothing would keep her down for long. We know there are folks in the neighborhood who would like to send Jane a card. Here is her address:
Jane Ellingson
11 Elm Street
Apt. 352
Peterboro, NH 03458
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Found: WW2 Veteran's Honors Flight medallions.
A box of medallions was found among some donations for the Enhancement Committee sale. We're not sure that's where they belong, and would like to try to identify the recipient, or the family of that recipient in order to get them back where they belong. If you recognize the medallions or have any information that may be helpful, please contact Robin Lockwood at 612-618-5582. Thank you!
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Donations to "U-Care, U-Can, Ukraine"
Source: NABUR, Green Valley News, January 11, 2023l
A crowd of 180 people came to the Community Performance and Art Center and another 120 watched a livestream last Tuesday for "U-Care, U-Can, Ukraine," a community effort to support that nation nearly a year after an invasion by Russia. You can watch the produced recording of the event HERE. If you want to support Ukraine relief efforts, you can make ShelterBox donations through the Valle Verde Rotary Foundation HERE. Donations can also be mailed to:
Valle Verde Rotary Club Foundation
PO Box 311
Green Valley, AZ 85614
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ODAIKO SONORA 20TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
Wednesday, January 18, 2023 - 7:00 PM
Since 2002, Odaiko Sonora has increased first-hand knowledge of taiko – Japanese ensemble drumming – and the opportunities it presents for personal growth and community service throughout the region.
BIG BAND SOUNDS
Thursday, January 19, 2023 - 7:00 PM MST
Big Band Sounds is one of the finest, swinging big bands in the greater Tucson area. The band is made up of 18 professional jazz players who have all had vast experience performing in big bands all over the United States for many years.
IN THE SPIRIT OF LENNON with Drew Harrison and Special Guest
Friday January 20, 2023
John Lennon has been gone for more than four decades but his music endures. Drew Harrison of The Sun Kings presents a loving, emotionally charged retrospective of the life and career of one of the most popular artists of all time, told through stories and songs from The Beatles years through the final recordings of his life.
THOSE WERE THE DAYS with William Florian
Saturday January 21, 2023
Enjoy this upbeat musical journey of America’s greatest songs of the 60’s including songs William Florian performed as a lead singer of the famous New Christy Minstrels, plus the music of Peter Paul & Mary, John Denver, Pete Seeger, The Mamas & The Papas, and uplifting originals presented with amusing stories in an intimate show.
Click here for more information
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Winner of Best Joke from December 2022 | |
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Source: Lynn Miclea, Author | |
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