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GARDEN GAZETTE
MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND
HAPPY NEW YEAR
DECEMBER 2014 NEWSLETTER OF VELDA ROSE GARDENS/COUNTYSIDE
PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION
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New Years Eve Gala
Put on your fancy duds and dancing shoes
and get ready to party
Music, Dancing
Small Buffet at 9:00 PM
December 31, 2014
Velda Rose Gardens Countryside Club House
7:00 PM until ????
Tickets $7.50 Each
Available until December 21, 2014
At Saturday Morning Coffee
or Call 480-832-9723 or 563-564-2900
or email tickets@vrgcs.org
Invite your family and friends
BYOB
SEE YOU ALL THERE!
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HEADS UP FROM PAT’S CORNER
I’d like to express my “THANKS” once again for all that have
volunteered. It is so appreciated, without you we’d have no
Bingo, Bingo Kitchen and or the Events; that we have now.
Thank you, Thank you and Thank You Again!
Calendar for December
Dec 1st to Dec 17th - Annual Food Drive
Bags will be available inside at the bulletin board. We will be collecting for the
“New Leaf Foundation”
Dec 3rd on Wednesday - at 10AM
Decorating the community hall for Christmas and we need lots of help!
Dec 17th on Wednesday - at 2PM
Social Planning Meeting for the New Year!
Dec 21st on Sunday - 6PM
Christmas Dinner with Sunshine Acres Singers. Please bring your own plate
setting and B.Y.O. beverage.
OLD CHRISTMAS GREETING
Sing hey! Sing hey! For Christmas Day;
Twine mistletoe and holly, For friendship glows;
In winter snows, So lets all be jolly!
Merry Christmas to all! May you feel the Love and Joy of the Season and for
the New Year to come. Thank You - Pat Trouts 602/471-0299
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Continued Pat’s Corner Information
Additional Days that the Clubhouse is Reserved
Dec 1st on Monday -
7PM
Dec 13th on Saturday - 10AM
Dec 24th on Thursday - Christmas Eve
Jan 5th on Monday -
7PM
Jan 31st on Saturday -
Sock Hop - Eagles Function - 6PM (Open to the Community)
Feb 14th on Saturday - Dave Trottiers Wedding
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SUNSHINE LADY
Please call Bea Weaver at 480/641-0237, if you know of anyone that is ill or deceased in
VRG/CS. If we have missed anyone, it is because we have not been notified - our
thoughts and prayers are with you.
“GET WELL” wishes were sent to the following:
Barb Frost
Curtis Allen
Gordon Keller
Phil Spitzley
Jackie Holley
Leo Hull
Frank Rademacher
“SYMPATHY CARDS” were sent to the following:
Ida Hill - Wayne Hill (Deceased)
GOLF UPDATES
The golf schedule is now set for both Monday and Thursday to be played at Sunland
Springs. Start time is set for 7:51AM, so please be on time or earlier; that way we can
start play as soon as possible. Thanks. Jim Sloot 480/396-8904
SHUFFLE BOARD
The shuffleboard court is ready for play. Adults are always welcome to play at any
time. The annual VRG/CS doubles games will begin in January. A sign-up sheet will
be posted in December. We will again have a team in a league with other parks. League
play begins the first Thursday in January at 1:30PM. All shuffleboard players new or
experienced are welcome to play. Larry Bartelheimer 480/474-2032
SUMMER BINGO REPORT
This year we had the best year yet for Summer Bingo. Due to putting a coupon in the
Bingo Bugle, we averaged over 130 players each week. I thank all the summer volunteers for their excellent work. We need more residents to step up and volunteer for the
bingo tables, and the bingo kitchen. Bingo brings in a lot of revenue that helps pay for
many things for this Association. Please be generous with your time and volunteer. It is
only a few hours on Friday. You can help with the afternoon or evening session. Thank
you in advance for your response. Dave Trottier, Manager 602/743-3129
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RETURN TO SENDER
Dogs are wonderful creatures with one major flaw - but they refuse to pick up after
themselves. This is an age old challenge for all concerned. In some locations, the evidence
that is left behind on someone else’s property; is gathered up and returned to said offending
pet owner as “Lost Property, Return to Sender”. Please, lets all be responsible pet owners
and community residents and pick up after our own pet, so someone else does not have to.
Everyone Thanks You and We All Benefit.
DIRECTORY UPDATE INFORMATION
ALERT - ALERT - All residents, please check your directory information and forward
any changes to the office or Barb Frost as follows:
Office - Please drop changes off to the attention of Barb Frost with details.
Emails - To Barb Frost as the following - bpfrost341@outlook.com
Phone - 480/830-0643
New directories will be printed in the beginning of 2015 and all updates would be very
much appreciated.
GAZETTE SUBMIT DATES FOR ARTICLES
Dec 20th - Saturday - Due to the holiday season, please try and have your articles ready
earlier than normal. Because the Gazette and Payment Books are both being processed
this month, we will be pressed for time on all printing projects.
2015 Submit Dates
Jan 21st - Wed
Feb 18th - Wed
Mar 18th - Wed
Thanks for your cooperation. Your Gazette Staff
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Happy Birthday To All
Dec 01 Betty Minor
Dec0I Caroline Parron
Dec03 Adam Van Vugt
Dec03 Sandy Spitzley
Dec05 Dennis Thurman
Dec06 Karyn Robinson
Dec07 Lois Estrem
Dec 10 Joyce Martinez
Dec 10 Joanne Martinez
Dec 14 Marilyn Keller
Dec 16 AI Hill
Dec 16 Charlotte Sorg
Dec 17 John Flower
Happy Anniversary
Dec 02 Morley & Erika Torgerson
Dec 30 Dana & Monica Bolduc
Dec 31 Mike & Margaret Bramwell
Dec 31 Gene & Gladys Mandernach
Dec 31 Bert & Dolores Lacombe
Dec20 Julieta Lopez
Dec23 Jack Curtis
Dec23 George Dale
Dec23 Dave Lindley
Dec27 Dana Bolduc
Dec29 Tom McEwen
Dec 31 Nellie McWilliams
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Garden Gazette
The December Garden Gazette will be the last one delivered to each home. January and
later can be picked up at the clubhouse in a box outside the door to the office.
We will still mail to resident/owners that are not here in Mesa.
Any resident/owner that has a computer and an internet connection can read the Garden
Gazette on our web site. (http://vrgcs.org).
To view the financial statements you need to have set up a pin number to access the owners
section of the web site.
Pool
Our pool heater has recently been turned off. We did not have our cover for the pool. The
cover is supposed to arrive Wednesday November 26, 2014.
At that time we will turn the heater back on.
If no one volunteers to uncover and cover the pool, it will remain closed.
The cover should not be removed before the outside temperature reaches 70 degrees. It
should be covered again before sunset.
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Elecon Procedures for January 2015
Please see our web site aer the December meeng to see who is running for the board.
The following is the procedure for the Velda Rose Gardens Countryside elecons to take
place at our club house on January 19, 2015.
Please make sure, as a lot owner you a-end and make your choice. If you do not a-end
then you have no reason to complain if you do not like the way our Associaon is being
run.
If your January 2015 dues are not paid, you cannot vote in the elecon.
If you wish to nominate someone for a posion, please contact the chair of our nominang commi-ee, Anne Lous at 480-981-8724
NOMINATION ELECTION PROCEDURE
Year 2014 for 2015 Elecon
We will be elecng four (4) Officers and three (3) board members in January 2015.
Nominaons:
Nominaon forms will be sent to requesng members a minimum of thirty five (35) days
before a scheduled elecon (December 16, 2014)
Forms must be signed by the lot owner and returned to the nominang commi-ee no later than thirty (30) days prior to a scheduled elecon (December 21, 2014)
Absentee Ballots:
Requests for absentee ballots must be made at least twenty one (21) days prior to a
scheduled elecon (December 29, 2014).
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