April 2016 - Cal

Michael Bolton
Grammy Award Winning Artist
March 8th, 2017
At Valle Del Oro -7:30pm show only
THE ASSOCIATION
January 31st
4 & 7:30pm
Sunflower Ballroom
1967 they made history at the Monterey Pop
Fesval. They are Golden Globe nominees &
have 7 Grammy nominaons to be proud of.
Celebrated their 50th Anniversary in 2015.
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MANAGEMENT
OFFICES
Resort Managers:
What’s Inside:
Jerry & Brennan Newberry
Page
Activity Office
Director
Brenda Hall
Monday-Friday 9am-12pm
Phone: 623-583-9374
Food Services
Executive Chef
Jeff Cantor
Monday - Friday
Bistro Hours 8am-5pm
Sat 11am-2pm
Tiki Hours
M- F 2pm-8pm/Sat 12-6pm/Sun
12-6pm
At the TIKI
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Cal-Am Sales
12-13
Calendar
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Classes & Clubs
6-7
Events
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Fitness
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From Managers, AD & Chef
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Guest Services
Office Manager
Sally James
Monday-Friday
8:30am-4pm
Phone: 623-583-0100
Fax: 623-583-2007
Mail Room Hours
Monday-Saturday 12-2pm
Sales Office
Jaine Ozbirn
480-415-6905
[email protected]
Tina Walker
480-250-2838
[email protected]
Monday-Friday 8:30am-4pm
Saturday 9am-1pm
Sunday by appt.
Office Phone:
623-977-8229
Welcome Center
Open Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
Saturday - 11am-2pm
Daily Breakfast · Omelets, Breakfast Sandwiches, Pancakes, French Toast and more
DAILY BREAKFAST AND LUNCH SPECIALS
Lunch · Sandwiches - Angus Burger, Philly
Cheese Steak, Fish & Chips, Shrimp Po Boy,
Reuben and more. Plus many Salads & Soup
Monday - Sunday 7am-9pm
Check out our
Daily Specials Cooked to Order
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Manager’s Corner
We have had such a great season and thoroughly enjoyed your company. If you're staying with us through
the summer, we look forward to spending time with
you at one of the many events Brenda has planned for
you which include salad socials, wine and cheese
gathering, movie nights, casino trips, poolside barbecues and much more.
Please remember reservations are on a firstcome first-serve basis so if you haven’t secured a spot
for next season, please hurry! In addition, if you’d like
to start the fun earlier, you may take advantage of our
amazing Fall Special. For more information please
inquire at Guest Services.
For those who will be leaving us be sure to see
Guest Services to stop your sewer & trash, complete
the mail forwarding form and order mailing labels if
needed.
A friendly reminder to all our annual guests to
please help us keep the grounds of Sunflower looking
nice by making sure all weeds are properly removed
from your site. As a good neighbor, please pick up
debris and discard promptly and remind contractors
who are washing your park models to do the same.
Our Sales Team is proudly selling new homes
to first time buyers. Guests coming to visit are ready
to make Sunflower their vacation destination and start
creating memories with you! Thank you for the great
sense of community you’ve helped build within our Resort.
We wish you safe travels and look forward to
your early return.
Fondly,
Jerry and Brennan Newberry
Live Music on the Patio!
Tiki Hut Hours
Fun, friends, good food, dancing
Monday - Friday
2pm - 8pm
Saturday & Sunday
12pm-6pm
AD’s Corner
I’m shocked that April is here already and we’re winding
down the beginning of my first season at Sunflower. It’s
been a hectic and fun adventure and I’ve had a blast getting
to know many of you. Thank you, thank you to the many
volunteers, Workampers and club officers that keep our resort ticking! In April we’ll enjoy an Ice Cream Social, Jamaican Night beside the pool, Salad Socials, a Wine &
Cheese Party, movie night with steak kabobs, and a BBQ
Chicken night. We wish you safe travels if you’re leaving
this month and we look forward to your early return. Be
sure to like our Facebook page so you can keep up with our
summer activities.
Chef’s Corner
What an amazing season here at Sunflower! As we
wind down, please keep in mind that we will have many ongoing events in April for those of you remaining here with
us.
Also, our Thursday salad socials will be geng underway shortly. Salads, ice cream, special dinners and other
great events will be a great way to keep in touch with
friends once summer arrives. For those of you leaving for
the summer, thank you, for a great season and we will see
you in the fall with some new menu items and great expectaons for the new season. All of us wish you safe travels to
your next desnaon. Again, I would like to thank the staff
in Food services for an incredible year. The hard work and
many hours certainly showed results this season. All of you
should be proud of a job well done. I look forward to many
of you returning for another year. In addion to new menu
items, we will be working on Tiki specials, special event menus and ways to improve service. Come back ready to indulge!
Many of you have asked what I do during the summer. I focus on wring menus, recipe development, recipe
and product tesng, procuring the highest quality products,
recruing staff, and trying to innovate beer procedures to
handle large groups. I also become involved with any
maintenance or renovaons associated with the food services department. And yes, I do take a few weeks of vacaons too. We do stay busy with those projects. See you all
soon.
Great Food, Great Wine, Great Friends - Best of Times
Bon Appetit
Ce J
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At the Tiki Hut
APRIL
4/1
Sam & The Band - Sam Michaels will entertain you with hard driving, toe tapping music from George Strait to the
Eagles. Bring your dancing shoes, you will need them.
4/4
Scott & Suzi - This duo will entertain you with folk, bluegrass, rock, country, reggae and alternative rock from the
60’s to current day.
4/5
Pam & Dave - A variety dance band, playing a diverse mix of rock, pop, blues, funk, country and more.
4/6
Midnight Moon - this duo play music to fit any audience. Their style ranges from classic country to 50’s - 70’s rock
and blues.
4/7
The Breeze - This duo plays 50’s to 80’s tunes; Motown and country, as well as ballroom dance music
4/8
Hotfoot - Thomas Oliver and Hotfoot play Rock ‘n Funky blues along with dance favorites and original tunes.
Sunflower Playhouse Unveils New Cast:
Crazy Title for 2017 Play
Six Sunflower residents have been chosen for roles in the 2017 play titled “Sex Please,
We’re Sixty”. This was following the auditions held on Mar 16th. The cast chosen has a great
combination of acting talents for Season 7 of the Playhouse.
Two “seasoned veterans” return from this year’s production of “Drinking Habits”. They are
Beverly Levine and Les Kennedy. Beverly will shift from being a convent nun to portray a
southern belle staying at a New England bed & breakfast in 2017. Les will change from the
role of convent gardener and part-time priest into a brazen, likeable, next-door neighbor to
the resort.
There are two new resident actresses that will grace the stage next year. Sylvia Veal will
portray the owner of the bed & breakfast and a heart throb for the male neighbor. Newcomer
Lesley Fegan will play a sophisticated guest and a long-time patron of the bed & breakfast.
Returning to the Playhouse stage are 2 veterans who starred in previous productions. Cliff
Oiler, who portrayed the devious IRS agent in 2015’s “Love, Sex and the IRS”, is back as a retired chemist and inventor of a miracle pill. Dottie Alapeck returns after a 5-year hiatus to
play a renowned author visiting the bed & breakfast with a plan to curtail the romantic interests of the gentlemen.
“Sex Please, We’re Sixty” is labeled an American Farce by the author. At the core of this
title, is the untested drug called “Venusia” after Venus the goddess of love. The pill is
suppose to increase the libido of menopausal women. But, as you can guess, things go array
and there are humorous consequences to delight the audience.
The play will be presented next winter in late February or early March. Tickets will go on
sale beginning in Nov in the Activity Office. Buying tickets early is a good suggestion since
all 3 performances of “Drinking Habits” were sold out well before the performance dates this
year.
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Important Message from Management:
DO NOT give out the front gate code to ANYONE under any circumstances. It has come to our attention that
some residents are giving out the gate code to vendors and people that are coming to pick them up. We are doing our best to keep your Sunflower community safe and free from theft - please help and support us in this effort. Thank you.
From Guest Services -
What To Do When Departing
If you’re an Annual Resident:
1. Make sure that you come up to Guest Services and notify us of
your departure date. We will adjust any sewer and trashing billing
along with filling out a mail forwarding form for the mailroom and
print forwarding labels for you if needed. There are 30 labels on a
sheet and the cost is $1.00 per sheet.
2. Guest Services has a check list that’s available indicating a park
model owner’s summer responsibilities even after you’ve departed
the resort. Please stop in and pick one up.
If you are an RVer:
1. Make sure you come to Guest Services and return your gate card
and/or mailbox key for your refund.
2. You will need to pay your final electric bill before departing the resort.
3. You can purchase mail forwarding labels if you feel that you may
still have some mail trickle in after you depart. It’s cheap insurance to purchase a sheet of 30 labels for $1.00 to make sure that
you receive any mail that may come. Otherwise, it will be returned
to sender.
4. Lastly, we encourage you to make your reservations for the
2016/2017 season as sites are only available on a first come first
serve basis.
ACTIVITY OFFICE
Ticket Counter Hours
Monday - Friday
Summer Hours (4/1)
9am-12pm
MUST wear your Name Badge to make purchases
GO TO www.cal-am.com and click
OR CALL
TOLL
FREE:
800-294-7660
OR COME IN
TO THE
ACTIVITY
OFFICE!
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CLASSES &
Aquatics
Pool Policy & Rules: Just a reminder to all residents please
read your Policy Handbook for details on the rules for the
Aquatic Center. Children must be potty trained or wearing
a swim diaper to use the pool.
Social Pool: Monday, Wednesday and Friday - 8am Water Aerobics. 10am - Low Impact Water Aerobics.
Children’s Hours (Social Pool Only): 11am-3:30pm Children must be accompanied by a supervising adult.
Lap Pool: Mon-Fri - 2 Sessions - 12n and 1:30pm Water Volleyball. Mon-Sun - 1pm Water Walking. Sunday 8am Lap Swimming.
31 Cards - Thu - 1pm in the Poker Room. More info call
Susan Hopper 903-733-5923
Aquatic Toning - Social Pool at 9am Monday - Friday
Bicycle Riders - Meets 9am Mon, Wed & Fri morning at
the staging area across from the covered wagon. Bring water, coffee/donut money and wear a bicycle helmet. A spare
tube or Patch kit is advised. We have 3 separate groups that
ride through local neighborhoods, along the “river” and canals, avoiding high traffic areas, and stopping midway for
“coffee” at a variety of destinations. The “Poppies” ride 20-25
miles at a moderate pace of 12-14 mph returning around
noon. “Sweet Peas” ride under 20 miles at a slower pace of
10-11mph, usually returning before noon. The
“Snapdragons” travel around 30 miles at a slightly brisker
pace of 14-16mph, return by 1pm. On Wednesdays the
Snapdragons ride longer distances (35+miles) at an average
14mph. All riders are welcome; join in the camaraderie and
enjoy our wonderful scenery.
Billiards - Gather in the Billiards room until May for weekly
games: Mon 1-3pm Nine Ball, Wed 1-3pm Pea Pool, Fri 13pm Eight Ball Tournament.. Contact Joe Wehrie 623-8663847
Bocce Ball - Mon, Tue, Thu 9am & Sun at 1pm in Quail
Hollow, contact Joe Westerdale 623-374-2161.
Book Club - Info for participating in this group on the board
across from Stained Glass. Contact Gaye Lynne Frey at 937620-1822
Bunco - Wed 12:15-4pm in the Social Hall. Dice game requiring a $2.00 playing fee.
Co-Ed Exercise - What a great season we have had. Lots
of new faces which brought in some good times also. We will
be going until April 15th, depending on the number of people
still here. We had a very good season and are looking forward to next November, God willing, when we all return. Everyone have a healthy and blessed summer and keep moving
the body. I love you all so be safe. I will be starting around
the 14th of November again. Any questions give me a call at
623-875-1976 or cell # 612-865-9776 - Shari Bearl #1005
Contract Canasta - Mon 1-4pm in Sunflower Room, learning session. Tue & Sat 6-9:30pm, play only times. Arrive at
5:45pm. Contact Barb Roderick 623-547-7678
CLUBS
Day Bridge - Tue & Fri 12:30pm in Sunflower Room
Dulcimer String Band - Fri until early April in the Kiva
Room. Beginners from 11am-12pm. New songs taught from
12pm-1:30pm and jamming with all from 1:30-3pm. Info Cyndi
Carnein 614-519-0054 or 900 N King’s Crown.
Evening Bridge - Sun & Tue at 6:30pm in the Sunflower
Room
Falcon Golf - Tue 10am- 11:07am, tee times. Sign up
across from Stained Glass. Cost $25.00 or SWP, which ever
is cheaper, cart included. Singles welcome. Call Don Kelly at
719-439-8406 for more info.
Hand & Foot - Tue & Sat at 6:15pm in the Social Hall
Horseshoe Pitching - Mon - Sat from 8:30am-10:30am at
Horseshoe Pits by Quail Hollow. More info Margaret Pineda
970-420-1907
Mah Jongg - Tue 1-4pm, Ballroom Annex, more info Gwen
Petri-Leifheit 623-523-3166
Mexican Train - Mon & Thu at 6:15pm and start at 6:30pm
sharp in the Kiva Room.
Needlers - Wed 1-3pm in Poker Room. We knit, crochet,
cross stitch or other crafts using needles. More info Judy
Ganji 623-215-2813
Pickleball - What a fun season we had on the courts! So
many new people tried pickleball and got hooked. Thanks to
Pat Chapman, Curt Vulgamott and Roger Meekhof for teaching the game to more than 100 residents this winter. Fun Day
was spent playing different games (even with our opposite
hand) and laughing a lot. Elaine MacDonald, Bev Cumbers
and Gloria Packard were the organizers. The annual Sunflower Pickleball Tournament, organized by Pat and Curt, was
very competitive and a lot of fun with four skill groups and a
record 77 players competing. Lunch after both events was
enjoyable as players reminisced about the great skill they
showed. Potluck Sunday lunch brought many members to the
Quail Hollow patio to eat and meet our new members. This
season, we obtained a new pickleball tutor machine, a great
tool for honing our skills. Thanks Cal-Am! We also started
our own Facebook page. Check us out at Facebook.com/
sunflowerpickleballclub. Thanks to Curt, Roger and Karlene
Poor for running the evening round robins and to Dan and
Linda Schirer for organizing the ladder league for many years.
Special thanks to our leaders Pat and Curt for being Sunflower pickleball ambassadors on and off the courts. See you
next season. Have a great summer!
Potteramics - Drop in to our studio, Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm.
Learn how to create/practice in ceramics, hand built and
wheel thrown pottery. More info Diane @ 651-422-8663 or
Arvy @ 623-815-1355.
Red Hat Society - Meets the 1st Thu of each month at
space #1090 or where the outing takes us. Wear your purple
& red hats. More info Edna Weidman @ 623-933-2853.
Resident’s Association - Thank you to all who participated in another successful season! Board members contact
information, minutes of our monthly meetings along with our
overall objectives are posted in the glass case by the right
side of mailbox area. If you have concerns, comments, or
suggestions for the Association Board, please share with a
board member. Have an awesome summer...See you next
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Fall. Our next board meeting will be Tuesday, November
22nd.
Sassy Stampers - Wed 1-4pm in the Sunflower Room.
Bring your own supplies.
Silver - Lapidary Club - Come to the Silver shop and
learn how to make a piece of jewelry. Open Mon-Fri 9am4pm. We are located by the Activity Office on the South-East
corner.
Stained Glass Club - Monthly meetings are on the 1st
Mon of each month at 9am. Everyone is welcome to attend
to find out about our regular activities and events. We have
regularly scheduled classes in stained glass basics, fusion,
slumping and jewelry making and there are helpful members
always willing to answer questions or give “how to” instructions. Classes are free of charge except for a class reservation deposit of $5.00 which is refundable upon class attendance. The membership annual supply fee is $10. and lockers are available for a $5.00 annual deposit. A no-cost library of books, patterns and related information is available.
To get more information stop by to see the posted schedules, class signup forms with deposit receptacle or call Bob
Friedman, Club President, 406-250-8732 or Gary Berg, Club
Secretary, 563-588-9741.
Sunflower Aces - Sunday’s 6-9pm in the Ballroom, flying
RC craft
Sunflower Singles - Mon at 4pm in the Sunflower Room,
until middle of April. Club is for single people who want to
meet other singles. Group activities are planned.
Sunflower Stitchers - Open to all residents. Pay $10 for
supplies, events and classes and $10 for locker when available. Sewing room open daily until 9pm. We do many community Service Projects, stop by and get more information.
Tennis Club - WOW where did the time go. We had a
blast at our Tennis Tournament on Sat , Mar 6th and had a
nice meeting and lunch that followed. Had a great turn out
and the weather was wonderful. The ball machine will be put
away for the summer, around the middle of April and brought
out sometime in Oct or Nov. Everyone have a healthy and
blessed summer and see you in the fall. Thanks everyone
for a great season. Any questions give our Pres, Tim Dwight
a call at 1-319-321-4204 or stop in at #624, also the Vice
Pres is Curt Vugamott at 1-217-433-3711. Either one will
help you.
Texas Hold-em - Sun, Tue & Thu- sign in at 5:30pm, start
at 6pm, no sign in after 6:16pm. Everyone Welcome. On
Mondays we teach the game at 6pm all these in the Poker
Room. More info John McCaffrey 289-527-2766.
Wizard - Mon & Thu at 6:30pm in the Sunflower Room.
Woodcarving - Shop is open 9am-4pm Mon - Fri. Club
meets 1st Mon of the month at 1pm with a business meeting.
More info call Mike Lenahan at 970-481-1310.
1RWHThe parking spots in front of the dog
park are for golf carts only. Vehicle parking, short
term, is on Lily Lane adjacent to the
Golf Driving Cages.
Pet Owners: Please pick up your pet waste and
dispose of it properly. Please don’t allow your pet
to relieve themselves in other’s yards. We strongly suggest using the dog facilities at the back of
the park rather than the front entrance. If you are
a smoker and are visiting the dog park with your
“four-legged child”, please be courteous and dispose of your cigarettes in the ashtray provided. A
reminder there is a Leash Law in Arizona - your
dog MUST be on a leash at all times; that means
entering and leaving the dog park too. Keep your
dog and other dogs safe by making sure your dog
is leashed at all times, except when playing at the
dog park. For the safety of all, NO unleashed/
loose dogs are allowed in the Resort. If everyone
is courteous and thoughtful, it helps make your
Resort a happier/safer place to be. Please
remember to observe the quiet time of the Resort
between 10pm-7am at the dog park also. Thank
you for your cooperation.
Food for Kidz
Thank you to the 350 volunteers who
packaged 101,088 meals to feed valley kids.
Meals went to the Valley View Food Bank.
Also a check for $3500 was presented to the
Food Bank.
Thank you Sunflower!!
Jeamie and Mick Holm
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April Specials around the Resort
Mon
Wed
4/11
4/13
Tue
Fri
Wed
4/19
4/22
4/25
1pm SH - Ice Cream Social with Novelty Bars & Trivia - FREE
5pm Pool - Jamaican Night (BYOB) - Music - tba
Menu: Jerk Chicken, Black Beans & Tropical Slaw - $6.00 + tax
6pm Pool - Dinner - Steak Kabobs & Rice - $6.00. 7:30pm Poolside Movie “Bridge of Spies”
5pm SH - Dinner - Pork Chops, Roasted Red Potatoes, French Green Beans , BYOB - $7.00 + tax
5pm SH - BBQ Chicken Dinner - Chic Breast, Mini Bakers, Green Salad - Music tba- BYOB - $6.00 + tax
Salad Socials are at 12 noon every Thursday starting April 14th. On April 21st - Bill Harrison will be presenting at 11:30am and Salad
Social will be moved to 12:30pm on that date. Salad, toppings, dressing, water & wine will be provided. Please bring a dessert (8-10 person) to share and your place setting.
Just some of the activities planned for you next season:
October
Oktoberfest & Halloween Celebration
November
Veteran’s Day Celebration, Let’s Get Fit registration opens
December
Chili Dinner & Light Parade, Christmas Dance and New Year’s Eve with Tanner Gomes Band
January
Dancing with the Stars, Bingo starts, Karaoke and “The Association” concert
February
Super Bowl Party, Sweetheart Dance, Alan Edwards Concert, Poker Walk, Health Fair and 2nd Annual Puppy Party
March
Ladies Luncheon, Artisan Show and St. Patrick’s Day Party
Mark your calendars and get your costumes ready over the summer.
Summer 2016 -- Bill Harrison Talks - Social Hall at 1:30pm
Thursdays
4/21
5/19
6/16
7/21
8/18
9/15
Rex Allen, The Arizona Cowboy
UNDER Arizona. Our Strange and Magnificent Caves
Mining the Miners! Gambling in Arizona Boomtowns”
Medical Quackery, Past and Present
The Harvey Girls
Still Getting Our Kicks on Route 66”
Positive Mind
Positive Vibes
Positive Life
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Residents Do not throw your plastic/glass in the paper recycling bins bins for each provided
Please put your recycling items in the recycling bins and
not the garbage cans
All recycling is located at the SE Corner of the park by Big Red dumpster
Please make sure you BREAK DOWN your cardboard boxes before putting them
into the recycle bin. DO NOT leave your recycling on the ground!!
Thank you
Thank You - Thank You - Thank You!!
To all the Workampers and Volunteers who worked so hard this season in the Activity Office.
Through all the challenges (and we had a few), daily tasks, special projects and days of crazy.
You all hung in there with your willingness, support, hard work, kindness & love - could not have
done it without you!!
I’ll miss you this summer,
Judi Kelly - Assistant to the Activity Director/Publisher
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM MANAGEMENT!!
Tiki Hut, Bistro, Bistro Veranda & Pool
The Tiki Hut, Bistro, Bistro Veranda & Pool are licensed premises, therefore no alcoholic beverages may be brought to the area and NO alcoholic beverages taken out of the area according
to the Arizona Law A.R.S. 4-244(32), (40).
Pool - No glass may be brought into the pool area.
You may bring food into the Tiki and/or the Pool area
Mail Room
Please no in-resort mail smaller than a half page. All in resort mail must have name and site
number for both the sender and receiver.
Resident Safety
Sidewalks must be left clear of vehicles and other items. Please be sure that you have your vehicle/golf cart lights on at dusk and dawn so that you can see your fellow residents walking
through our Resort.
No parking in empty RV sites, violators will be towed at their expense
Drive carefully during this busy season; there are many walkers, carts and bicycles using
Please remember : No overnight parking on the street!!
the same roads.
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Sunflower
Craft
Show
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12
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14
15
Mon
25
24
5pm BBQ Chicken
Dinner - SH BYOB - Music tba
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1 pm Ice Cream
Social & Trivia
SH
BYOB Begins
11
4-8pm
Scott & Suzi @ Tiki
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17
10
3
Sun
26
7 :30 Movie NightPool “Bridge of
Spies”
Poolside Dinner–
19 6 pm
12
4-8pm
Pam & Dave @ Tiki
5
Tue
27
20
5pm
Jamaican Night Pool
w/ music BYOB
13
4-8pm
Midnight Moon @
Tiki
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Wed
April - 2016
22
15
4-8pm @ Tiki
Desert Brew Band
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OFFICE SUMMER
HOURS 9-12pm start
4-8pm/Sam & The
Band @ Tiki
1 ACTIVITY
Fri
29
3pm Wine & Cheese
Social - SH
28
Noon—Salad
Social—SH
11:30 Bill Harrison 5pm Pork Chop
-SH
Dinner - SH w/
Salad Social in SH BYOB
@ 12:30
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Noon—Salad
Social—SH
14
4-8pm
The Breeze @ Tiki
7
Thu
30
23
16
9
2
Sat
16