Board Meeting Today
Need to ensure your name is in the "nice" column on Santa's
list? Attend the HOA Board meeting today
at 1:00 p.m. at
the Ramada. Santa knows who the attendees are. The board would
like to hear your comments about the look of the trial
installation of acoustic tile in the Ramada. With installation
throughout the Ramada, we'll all hear your comments more
clearly. A copy of the meeting agenda is at the end of this
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Coffee & Donuts
The monthly complimentary coffee and donuts will take place
at the Ramada this Wednesday,
December 18, starting at 8:30 a.m.
Thanks to the Cookes and
the Millers for
sponsoring this delightful event. Fear not the nippy
mornings. Heaters will be in place if needed.
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'Tis the Season
Celebrate the season with your friends and neighbors at the
Ramada this Thursday,
December 19. The holiday party will start at 5:15.
Please bring an appetizer
or holiday baked goods to
share. The Hospitality Committee will provide hot chocolate,
coffee and special holiday punch.The second annual EE Christmas
Caroling will
take place this Thursday,
December 19 before
the holiday party, starting at 4:00.
Please come out and listen to the carolers at one of the
following locations near you: 4:00 p.m. at Mesquite Park
(Camino Holgado); 4:15 at the intersection of Regalo and
Portillo; 4:35 at the intersection of Napa and Ensalmo; and
4:50 in front of 716 Placita Nueva. All times are
approximate, but you'll hear the music and golf cart horns
when we are approaching.
Carolers will meet at Mesquite Park at 3:50
p.m.
Please
contact Cynthia
Surprise at cjsurprise@verizon.net if
you plan to participate, and let us know if you have a golf
cart you're willing to drive. |
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Uncommon Common Area Maintenance Schedule
Hot Desert's
crew will be working their last day of 2013 on December 18.
Christmas and New Year's weeks are a scheduled holiday hiatus.
If you have common area maintenance concerns, please hold
your calls until January 6. Mary Hess' father passed
away last week andDean and Mary are out of
town. Our sympathy goes out to the family. |
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Aqua Exercise Change
Thursday, December 19 the
EE Aqua Exercise group will not meet. Hey, you can't expect them
to go caroling or partying with wet hair! |
Luminarias
EE's most beautiful annual event is the luminarias display
put on by the residents on Circulo Napa. Take a peaceful stroll
down the street at dusk on Monday,
December 23. It will put you in the Christmas spirit. |
Twas the Day After Christmas...
when all through EE,
eager residents were starting their grand adventure spree.*Join EE's Adventure Group on their first adventure to San
Javier Mission on Thursday,
Dec. 26.
The tour will start at 11:00,
but we will meet at 10:15 at the Ramada and carpool to the
mission. Contact Cynthia
Surprise at cjsurprise@verizon.net to
sign up for the adventure.
*Apologies to Clement Clark
Moore.
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1/1 at 1:00
The annual First Day Potluck will be held on the first day
of January 2014 at 1:00 at the Ramada. This popular event
is organized by Jane Ellingson and Mona Sheffield. Please bring
luncheon fare to share. Contact Jane (625-7782) or Mona
(625-3797) if you are willing to help out. |
Some Like It Hot: EE Chili Cook-off
The Hospitality Committee has been busy coming up with new
ideas for social gatherings in EE. Their January event will
be the Chili Cook-off on Tuesday,
January 14. Chili lovers will relish this
opportunity to sample a variety of chili dishes prepared by
our residents. Think your recipe is a winner? Click
here for details on how to enter the contest.
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Dues Due
Reminder that the EEHOA annual compliance form and dues
notice have been sent out to all EE homeowners. Dues must be
paid by January 1. If you did not receive this important
information, please contact our treasurer, Joan
Moreaux, at 648-7515. |
The Name Game
Production of the 2014 EE Names and Address Directory starts
soon. Please check the current directory to be sure it lists
your correct phone number, and your name appears the way you
would like it. For example, you may prefer to list your nickname
if that's how everyone knows you. Contact Cheri Day at
207-9830 or Mary
Beth Wallace at
399-0299 with changes. |
Plant Transplant
Thanks to May Currie for
her generous donation of approximately 50 agave pups to the
EE gardeners. If you have plants in your yard that you know
longer want, contact Bill Berdine at 344-7301 to find out if
they are transplant candidates.
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Nextdoor
Nextdoor Green Valley Esperanza Estates, a free
social network that lets EE residents communicate with each
other, is proving to be very popular. Almost 100 residents
have signed up, and many have already sent out informative
messages. It's a good way to advertise items for sale, get
tradesperson recommendations or ask general questions. With
all the mavens in EE, someone is sure to know the answer,
and if you're so-inclined, you can include a photo of your
holiday lights. If you want to sign up, click
here.
Thanks to Bruce
Liljegren for
suggesting Nextdoor and to Craig Surprise for
setting it up for us.
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Freeze Preparation Tips
To avoid frozen water pipes this winter, make sure to check the
insulation on your exterior water pipes and replace any that may
have deteriorated from the sun or been damaged by animals; also
check the insulation on the water softener pipes, if you have
one. If a freeze is forecast, leaving a cold water faucet in
one of the bathrooms open a bit, so that it is dripping, will
help to keep water flowing through the pipes so it won't have a
chance to freeze.
If you wake up one frigid morning and have no
water, try using a hairdryer (not a blowtorch!) to heat
the water pipe where it enters at the front of your house.
Keeping an inside faucet turned on slightly will let you know
when the pipe is thawed out and the water starts flowing again.
If you have cold
water in the kitchen sink, but none in the bathrooms and
no hot water at all, try heating the pipes at the back of the
house. There will be a simple U-shaped run of pipe if you don't
have a water softener; if you do have a water softener, use the
hairdryer to heat its piping as well.What's Up in EE?
| HOA BOARD |
1:00 PM |
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MON |
RAMADA |
| PICKLEBALL/RECREATIONAL |
9:00 AM |
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TU, THURS |
PBALL/TENNIS CRT |
| WATER AEROBICS |
3:00 PM |
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TU |
POOL |
| COFFEE & DONUTS |
8:30 AM |
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WED |
RAMADA |
| CAROLERS |
3:50 PM |
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THURS |
MESQUITE PARK ETC. |
| HOLIDAY PARTY |
5:15 PM |
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THURS |
RAMADA |
| TENNIS |
9:00 AM |
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FRI |
TENNIS/PBALL CRT |
| PICKLEBALL/COMPETITIVE |
9:00 AM |
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SAT |
PBALL/TENNIS CRT |
| PICKLEBALL/RECREATIONAL |
11:00 AM |
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SUN |
PBALL/TENNIS CRT |
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EEHOA Board Agenda
December 16, 2013
Announcements and Recognition of New Members
Quorum Determination
Approval of minutes of last meeting
Treasurer's Report: Joan Moreaux
Committee Reports:
Architectural Control: Jim Lindberg
Capital Projects: Boyd Morse
Common Area Maint.: Dean Hess
GVC: Joe McCalpin
Neighborhood Relations: Stacie Meyer
Recreational Facilities: Tom Cooke
Hospitality: Marla Ries
Neighborhood Watch: Mary Beth Wallace
Enhancement Team: Barb McCalpin
Gardeners: Bill Berdine
Arts Club: Representative
Old Business
New Business
Ramada Acoustics
Miscellaneous Items |
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Quick Links...
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The MMM is published weekly and sent to Esperanza Estates
residents & others upon request.
The MMM is not an official publication of the EE HOA; content is determined by the editors:
Cynthia Surprise ( cjsurprise@verizon.net )
& Kris
Bean (
kristintasa@hotmail.com
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