Remember the Pearl Harbor Day potluck tomorrow (Tuesday, Dec. 7th) beginning at 5:00 at the Ramada. Please bring a favorite dish to share. Our Hospitality Committee has decorated the Ramada very nicely for the occasion, and will provide beverages. (One of our neighbors is bringing Mexican hot chocolate, a not-to-be-missed treat.) Music will be provided by Gary Finke and his Cactus Country Band, playing swing, rock-n-roll, Mariachi, and a bit of everything else.  Holiday attire is encouraged, and there will be a raffle for door prizes. This will be a lot of fun, and will be our main holiday bash for this year. There is no charge, but please bring a donation of nonperishable food for the local Food Bank--which is in very serious need of help this time of year. There will be a collection bin near the Ramada entrance.
 

Noted EE author Robert Hunton will be available to sign copies of his newly published novel, "Gift of the Desert Dog", at the Pearl Harbor Day festivities on Tuesday. Copies of the book are available at the Green Valley Bookshop in the Green Valley Village Mall, or from the author.
 

Wednesday, December 8 is Free Coffee & Donuts at the Ramada, starting at 8:00 a.m. This is just a social time to meet and talk with your friends and neighbors, and have a cup and a donut free of charge. A great way to start your day.
 

The Landscape Work Project, mentioned in prior Monday Morning Memos, will take place on Wednesday, December 8.  Volunteers should meet at the Ramada at 9:00 a.m. We plan to work on the trail in the area next to Vereda Calma between Circulo Napa and Camino Holgado.  Please bring any gloves, clippers, shovels, rakes, and trash bags you have. You can work as much or as little as you like. No time commitment is required.
 

Now that the Wi-Fi hotspot is working at the Ramada/pool area, give it a try over the next few days and let us know what you think of the service. Our webmaster, Craig Surprise, will be at the Ramada on Tuesday, the  7th, from 10:00 a.m. to Noon, to answer questions and help get your Wi-Fi enabled devices connected. Our thanks to Eric Ellingson and our webmaster, who jointly solved some technical problems to get the hot spot working, and to Eric who loaned us the equipment for the test.
 

Watch for an Event Reminder for an impromptu Bonfire at EE Park (aka Flag Park) some evening soon, before Christmas, for hot chocolate and a good time.
 

If you need help in decorating your light pole, assistance is available at a cost of $10 if you have the decorations, and $15 if you do not. This price includes removal after the season, and of course, any decorations purchased become yours. Before calling to order this service, you must be sure you have a plug-in adapter (the device with a plug-in outlet that screws into the light socket). If you do not have this, it can be supplied, but at its cost to the decorator (about $3.00). When the light heads were changed over the summer, the old heads were placed inside the patio walls, so if you had such an adapter, that is where you will find it. Call 399-0455 for this service, and please call as early in the season as possible. This service will not be available after December 15.
 

HOLIDAY CONCERT REMINDER
The Sons Of Orpheus Male Choir of Tucson will be performing at Valley Presbyterian Church on Friday, December 17th, at 7 p.m.  A percentage of each ticket sale will go to benefit the GV Community Food Bank. The concert features vocal, violin and classic holiday and western selections by the choir and soloists.  The church is located at 2800 South Camino del Sol. Tickets are available for $15 at the Food Bank on E. Continental, the GV Chamber of Commerce, at the church, or at the door on the evening of the performance. The chorus has sung in Green Valley many times, and also is well known for its annual Christmas concerts with the Tucson Boys Chorus at Mission San Xavier. Check the notice in your November Periodico for more details. Let's see if we can meet or beat last spring's attendance and donations for this worthy cause!
(Food items for the Food Bank are always accepted at the door.)
 

 If you still have your old lamp head, and wish to see it go to a good home, then call Ann Hirz at 495-5405. She wants to purchase a number of them, and will explain her requirements when you call. She is looking particularly for heads having the amber glass. She also reports that those callers since this same paragraph appeared last week, have told her in lieu of a sale price to them, that she should make a donation to our HOA for the reasonable value of the lamp head instead--which she is doing. So far the HOA has received $50 from her for the heads donated. This is a good way to help out your HOA and get rid of a piece of clutter at the same time. Thanks Ann!
 

Many thanks to Lance Ewing, Vince Brow, Ed Buchholz and Stacie Meyer for their help installing Christmas decorations at the Ramada, Sunset Park, and the entrance monument on Esperanza Blvd.  Thanks also to Terry and Donna Shay, Craig and Cynthia Surprise, and Lorna Kitchak for decorating Flag Park on Holgado at Esperanza Blvd --for the first time in many years--and in a fashion never before seen.  It's spectacular!  Be sure you get out some evening and take a look at the splendid job all of these volunteers have done.  It makes EE a real showplace for the community. Also, we note that more and more of our neighbors are completing the decoration of their individual lamp posts. They all look great, and very festive. EE is known all over Green Valley for the way the community decorates for Christmas.
 

The annual assessment billing for EE has been sent out. Please note the assessment payment is due by the end of the year, and if not paid, becomes subject to late charges. The HOA asks all owners to please pay promptly.
 

 Do you know anyone who needs Styrofoam coolers?  If so, eight are available......all sizes!   Anyone needing coolers can  call 399-9880.
 

Have a good week, and enjoy the Holidays.