Median Green Project
From Barb McCalpin: "Plans for the MedianGreen project on Esperanza Blvd. are posted at the ramada (by the kitchen). If you have questions, you can get answers at Coffee & Donuts on Wednesday, April 16. You can also volunteer or make a donation at that time. Donations are tax deductible. Checks should be made out to MedianGreen, with "NW47" (our project number) written on the memo line of your check. You'll get a receipt in the mail. Donations of any size are welcome and will help us reach our goal. We're about half way there."

Household Hazardous Waste Event
Keep your house, garage, and our planet safe by disposing of your hazardous waste at the GVC HHW Event; it will be happening on Saturday, April 19th at Valley Presbyterian Church parking lot from 8:00 am until noon.
Click here to see a list of the permitted & prohibited items.
(NOTE: many of the household items listed in the 'recycling' category are accepted, if working, by the EE Enhancement Team for their Patio Sale; contact Barb McCalpin if you have any items to give as an early contribution to the sale.)
(By offering to collect items from your neighbors, you can help to reduce traffic congestion at the event.)
Craig Surprise (617-599-2204) has offered to collect items on Friday--if you or your neighbors are unable to take items to the event.
Please thank the many volunteers (many of them from EE) for helping with this worthwhile community service.

Movie Night
Warm evening temperatures are bringing out the movie goers. Join them this Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. at the Ramada to watch Last Vegas. Three sixty-something friends take a break from their day-to-day lives to throw a bachelor party in Las Vegas for their last remaining single pal. Robert DeNiro, Michael Douglas and Morgan Freeman star in this 2013 film. $2.00 donation to the Arts Club. Free popcorn.

Board Meeting Next Week
The April board meeting will be held next Monday, April 21, at 1:00 p.m. at the Ramada.  Draft minutes of the March meeting are posted on the website at esperanzaestates.net.

Sob, Sob, Slurp, Slurp
April is always a somewhat sad month in EE as many of our seasonal residents start heading back to their other homes and EE events begin to wind down for the season. Join your friends and neighbors this Wednesday morning at 8:30 a.m. for free Coffee & Donuts to say good-bye or celebrate filing your tax return.
Thanks to the Cookes and Millers for sponsoring this event.

Readers Seeking Readers
The EE Book Club will meet at the Ramada this Tuesday, April 15, at 2:00 p.m. to discuss Richard Shelton's book Going Back to Bisbee. Anyone who has read this book is welcome to the meeting. Starting next November, the Book Club will meet on the second Thursday of each month (third Thursday in January) at 2:00 p.m. at the Ramada. New members are welcome even if you can only make one or two meetings.
If you need ideas for your summer reading, the Book Club has picked its selections for discussion next year. November, The Rosie Project: A Novel by Graeme Simsion; December, Mr. Owita's Guide to Gardening: How I Learned the Unexpected Joy of a Green Thumb and an Open Heart by Carol Wall; January, A Garden of Aloes by G. Davies Jandrey; February, Last Letters from Attu: The True Story of Etta Jones, Alaska Pioneer and Japanese POW by Mary Breu; March, The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker; April, A Beautiful, Cruel Country by Eva Antonia Wilder-Cruce.

Banner Year for Bees
As we've been reading on EE Nextdoor, bees have been stopping by our neighborhood on their search for a new home. In some cases they move on within a day or two, in other cases they find cracks or gaps and take up residence in our walls or homes. If you want to remove bees on your property, you can call Bee Bustin at 665-2337.
If it's a scorpion or rattlesnake presenting an immediate threat, the Green Valley Fire Department designated number for Desert Pest Removal is 629-9200. They will also deal with the dreaded Chirping Smoke Alarm should you need assistance with that pest.

Leave the Light On
If you are leaving for the season, please remember not to disconnect the power to your lamp post. Not only is it required by the CC&Rs, but your neighbors who enjoy walking in the cool of the early morning and evening will appreciate it.

Trash Talk
What do trash collection service vendors say when you ask: "How's business?" (See answer below.) The Green Valley Council is sponsoring a Trash Collectors Open House on Wednesday, April 23, between 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. at the GVC offices, 55 N. La Canada. Trash collection service vendors including Titan, Saguaro, Waste Management and Arizona Sanitation will provide information on their company's services and policies. Each company will have display tables set up and will have trucks (hopefully empty and clean) on view in the parking lot. Stop by any time to chat with the vendors and do comparison shopping.
(Answer: "It's picking up."

What's Up in EE? 

AM AQUA EXERCISE	8:00 AM		MON, WED, FRI	POOL
PICKLEBALL/COMPETITIVE	8:00 AM		MON, SAT	PBALL/TENNIS CRT
PICKLEBALL/RECREATIONAL	8:00 AM		TU, WED,THUR, SUN	PBALL/TENNIS CRT
BOOK CLUB	2:00 PM		TU	RAMADA
PM AQUA EXERCISE	3:00 PM		TU, THURS	POOL
COFFEE AND DONUTS	8:30 AM		WED	RAMADA
EE MOVIE	7:00 PM		WED	RAMADA
TENNIS	8:30 AM		FRI	TENNIS/PBALL CRT