Two Corrections to the April 2 Memo
The number to call for snake removal in your home or
yard is: 629-9200.
The next meeting of the Public Art Club is today at
2:00 at the Ramada.
Burger Night
The last
Burger Night of the season will be held tomorrow,
April 10 at
the Ramada. Social hour begins at 4:30 and grilling at
5:00. Hamburgers, cheeseburgers or veggieburgers, served
with chips, a pickle and a drink for the nominal sum of
$6.00. Many residents are leaving soon, so this is a good
chance to say good-bye.
Coffee & Donuts to Continue Through June
Thanks to the generosity of Ken
and Kay Miller, the monthly complimentary Coffee &
Donuts will continue through June. The next one will be
held on Wednesday,
April 18, at 8:30 a.m. at
the Ramada. No door prizes will be awarded at these extra
three events, but the same wonderful camaraderie will be in
evidence.
Community Food Bank Please remember the Community Food
Bank Bin when you come to any Ramada function or are cleaning
out your pantry before leaving for the season. A bin marked
'Food Bank' will be left behind the counter in the Ramada to
collect donations. Thanks to Don
and Pam Bjorkman for
bringing EE's donations to the Food Bank. The Feinstein
Foundation is matching all donations in April, so your
contributions are worth more this month.
Pickleball Hours Change
Due to the warmer weather, starting tomorrow, pickleball
play will begin at 8:30
a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays and 9:00
a.m. on Sundays.
Computer Group
A reminder that the next Computer Group meeting will be held on Friday,
April 13 at 1:30 p.m. at the Ramada. This is a great
way to have your computer questions answered and learn some
helpful tips. New participants are welcome, especially novices
who want to learn. For more information, contact Craig Surprise at
cncsurprise@verizon.net
April 16 Board Meeting Agenda
President Eric Ellingson has submitted this preview
of the April 16 Board meeting:
"Courtesy of the Enhancement Committee we have a new
projector which we will debut at the April 16th board
meeting. This should greatly improve our ability to
communicate past accomplishments, current progress and
future plans to our homeowners. Dean Hess who is in charge
of Common Area maintenance, will present photographs of
accomplishments to date and of some future plans. Jim
Lindberg will present a status report on progress on the
Tennis Court Restroom project and Bruce Liljegren will give
an introduction to the paint trim activity. As usual there
will be an opportunity for Homeowners to ask questions and
make comments concerning the operation of your HOA. We
encourage your participation and attendance at these
important meetings.
Photo Contest Deadline
The deadline to submit photos for the Periodico's Photo of the Month contest is April
16. Submissions
should be sent to droessle@mac.com.
Important Notice Concerning EE Park Fire Pit
From Dean Hess, Head of Common Areas:
"Due to the ongoing
drought conditions and based on conversations with the Green
Valley Fire Department, the new fire
pit in Esperanza Park should not be used until after the hoped
for monsoon season. With the dry condition of buffle
grass, shrubs and trees in the arroyo running alongside
Esperanza Blvd, the chance of a fire is too great. The EE HOA
Board's Common Areas Committee will draft a set of guidelines
for using the fire pit. The fire pit will be remade to be in
compliance with Pima County's regulations for outdoor fire pits
being no wider in diameter than 3 feet. To reiterate, until
further notice, please remember that the Esperanza Park fire pit
should not be used."
2013
Home and Garden Show
Enhancement and
Gardeners are joining forces to plan an EE home and garden tour
for March 2013. Members of the joint committee meet this Thursday,
April 12 at 9:30 am at
the Ramada. If you'd like to show off your sense of style to
our EE community, contact Jackie
Rautio at 269-7864. Tickets to the tour will be sold
to residents of EE and their guests.
Bienvenidos Reception
The Bienvenidos Committee Reception last week welcomed many
of our new residents to
Esperanza Estates. We hope to see them at future
functions. Several of them have already become involved in
EE activities, and we hope others will too.
Gardeners Meeting
The Esperanza Gardeners held their final meeting of the
season last Thursday. A plan for improvements at the new
Del Norte Park was presented. It was agreed that changes
would be presented to the HOA Board for approval.
Arrangements for summer watering were finalized. The
Gardeners will not meet again until November.
Sons of Orpheus Spring Benefit Concert
The Sons of
Orpheus, the Male Choir of Tucson, will present its annual
Green Valley Spring Benefit Concert on Sunday, April
22, 3 p.m. at Valley Presbyterian Church, 2800 S.
Camino del Sol. Tickets
may be purchased for $15 at the Green
Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Green Valley Community
Foundation offices on Continental Road or at the door. A
portion of the ticket price will be donated to the Green
Valley Community Foundation.
The program
will include "Flight
of the Bumblebee" with guest violin soloist, Nicole Skags,
several Italian pieces, favorite cowboy songs and some
tongue-in-cheek numbers, such as "Musical Risotto" and a
special "Victor Borge" skit.
