Special Meeting about EE Pickleball Courts Today
Our pickleball courts are in need of repair, and a Board committee has been looking into the options.
As discussed at the Annual Meeting, the committee invites all interested residents to a meeting today at 1:00 PM at the Ramada to hear about the plans and various options. This is your chance to ask questions and give your input on this significant project.

Highlights of the Annual Meeting
Board members elected: Ken Lindeman, Dean Lockwood and Doug Syme

Officers:
President - Dave Sielken
Vice President - Tom Cooke
Secretary - Ken Lindeman
Treasurer - Kevin Welsh (Dean Lockwood will transition into this role over the next few months.)

Committee Chairs:
Recreational Facilities- Tom Cooke and Doug Syme
Architectural Control - Max Perry 
Common Area Maintenance - Dean Hess 
Capital Projects - Doug Syme
Neighborhood Relations - Call Dave Sielken, but all board members will be involved in addressing issues.

Commemorative bricks were presented to: Frank McCabe who is retiring from the Board; Greg Gramstad for his donated handyman services, and Mary Beth Wallace for her many years of service and hard work as head of Neighborhood Watch.

A special award was presented to the committee who worked to keep the land on Esperanza Blvd from being developed. Committee members were: Donna Dailey, Dean Hess, Dave Sielken, Jim Sourant, Doug Syme and Howland Swift.

New Pickleball Hours
Pickleball will start at 9:30 AM.

New Landscape Contractors
Points West Environmental, LLC has acquired Hot Desert Landscaping and will now be EE's landscape contractors. Dean Hess, our board member in charge of common area maintenance, assures us there will be no change in the scope or quality of service. The owners of Points West will attend the February board meeting to inform us about their company.

Optimist Sausage Fest February 12
The Hospitality Committee is hosting a fundraising event for the Optimist Club of Green Valley to further their work in the community.  The Optimists will be cooking their famous homemade sausages, and the Hospitality Committee will provide the rest. 
In addition, Jim Copeland will be providing a beautiful handmade mesquite table and mesquite lamp for the committee to auction off as a fundraiser.  Happy hour will begin at 4:30, with dinner served at 5:00.  Cost for the event will be $8.00.

EE Gardeners
The Gardeners extend thanks to everyone who participated in the recent clean up of the trail. Truckloads of trimmings were hauled away.
Now you can learn how easy it is to plant cactus. The Gardeners will meet at 9:00 on Wednesday at the Ramada, and will be transplanting and planting cactus and bushes along the EE trail behind Regalo. Everyone is welcome. Bring gloves and a shovel.

EE Name and Address Directory
The 2019 Name and Address Directory is still available for $5.  You can purchase them during the first half hour of the next Hospitality event on February 12 or by contacting your Neighborhood Watch block captain. (Call Cheri Day at 303-594-3314 if you don't know the name or phone number of your block captain.)

Corrections to EE Name and Address Directory
Jud & Carol Stevens' correct phone number is 520-771-8370.  The address for the Altos is 184 Camino del Holgado.

Calling All Trucks
The Enhancement Committee needs volunteers with trucks to pick up large items that residents donate to the Ramada Sale between now and the sale on March 2.  If you can help, please call Patty Tracy at 520-444-4472.

EE's Enhancement Committee's 2019 Ramada Sale
This year's March 2 sale is the perfect way to rid your home of unwanted items. Proceeds are used for projects throughout EE.  Drop off donated items at the shed next to the pickleball courts any Wednesday from 9:00 to 11:00 AM.  For pick-up of heavier items call Patty Tracy at 520-444-4472. The committee will not accept mattresses, hide-a-beds, clothing, paints or chemicals.
Policy on electronics: only working laptop computers and working printers with ink cartridges will be accepted. No other electronics -- TVs, cables, etc. -- will be accepted.  Donations of electronics will only be accepted at the shed. Non-working electronics can be recycled at Best Buy.

Happy Hour Dates
Happy Hour at the Ramada at 4:00 PM on the following Fridays: February 8, February 22, March 8, March 22, April 5, April 19, May 3, May 17, May 31. Bring your own beverage, glasses and utensils and an appetizer to share.

What's Up in EE?

PICKLEBALL COURTS MEETING	1:00 PM	MON	RAMADA
GARDENERS	9:00 AM	WED	RAMADA
ARTISANS/FIBER ARTS	1:00 PM	THURS	RAMADA
PICKLEBALL	9:30 AM	M,T,W,TH,S,S	COURTS
TENNIS	8:00 AM	FRI	COURTS