December 17, 2010

Venture Out-Lines
www.VentureOutRVResort.com • 5001 E. Main St., Mesa, AZ 85205
December 17, 2010
HAMBURGER BBQ
& ICE CREAM BARS
Saturday • December 18
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Baja Bistro
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Chips • Grilled Onions
Baked Beans • Beverage
$3.50
Sponsored by Softball Teams
Ice Cream Treats
Drumsticks • Heath Bars
Ice Cream Cookies
$1.50 each
Sponsored by Horseshoe Club
Help
reduce
cost by
providing your
own table service
& beverage glass
THE BOARDS’ CORNER
Your Condo & Social Board Monthly Updates
SOCIAL CLUB AUTHORIZATIONS
December 7, 2010
Motion by Director Jeri Robbins, and seconded by Director Vivian
Evans, to approve the funding for a kitchen counter set, a sink, and
cupboards for the Sewing club at a cost not to exceed $800. This
will be a non-budgeted item. Motion passed.
Motion by Director Gordon Huff, and seconded by Director Ruth
Skousen, to approve the purchase of a bench for the Tennis Club
at a cost of $325, tax included. This is to replace the broken bench
on court 2. This will be a non-budgeted item. Motion carried unanimously.
MISSION STATEMENT
“Venture Out is an active 55+ retirement community where friendship, cooperation and
volunteerism are highly valued, and where residents are involved in diverse activities, while
keeping the park safe, secure, progressive, costefficient, and responsive to changing needs.”
Think Green!
Recycling takes place all
year long
Recycling information
available from the
Activity Office
PLEASE WEAR
YOUR NAME BADGE
BADGES ARE A MUST in the Activity Office. Even though volunteers or staff may
know you, a CURRENT HOLO-
GRAPHIC DECAL IS REQUIRED
MEMORIAL COMMITTEE
Al Bruner • Walt Just • Marlice Fenske
One way to honor a Venture Out friend or neighbor who has passed
away, is by making a contribution to the Memorial Fund, and those
monies will benefit your park. Fill out the form in the Activity Office
with the deceased’s name and your name and write the check to
the Venture Out Memorial Fund. The deceased’s name will be placed
on a memorial plaque in the Baja Bistro. Suggested minimum
amount is $15.00.
on your name badge to obtain service. This
directive comes from the Condo Board and
Social Board.
CHILDREN UNDER
THE AGE OF 16
SWIMMING HOURS
West Pool
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
CONDO BOARD
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
East Pool
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
This volunteer position is an excellent way to give back to Venture Out.
Consider serving or encouraging others to serve a three-year term on
the Venture Out Condo Board. Contact any member of the Nominating
Committee for additional information.
Ila Symington ............................................
Marnee Bogle .................................. (602)
Bonnie Texeria ..........................................
Luann Bergland .........................................
Doug Dyer .................................................
December 23
December 30
Thursday
Thursday
Administration Office ....... 480.832.0200
Unit Rentals/Sales ........ 480.832.0200
West & East Pool
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
830-8091
312-7729
985-6287
830-1624
981-0797
2010 CONDO BOARD SCHEDULE
9:00 am
Tentative Work Session
9:00 am
Tentative Work Session
Activity Office ................ 480.832.9000
Security .......................... 480.832.6080
Oasis
Oasis
www.VentureOutRVResort.com
PHOTO FUN
Chinese Dinner
Holiday Potluck
Blitzen’s Breakfast
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GENERAL
HELP WANTED
Help is needed to keep our residence safe. Your co-operation is
very much needed. Remember
bikes and golf carts are under the
same rules as a car. This means
where a car is not permitted, neither are bikes or golf carts. There
have been some accidents and
several near misses. We need everyone to follow the same rules.
Please don’t go against the arrows,
or ride bikes on the sidewalks! Your
safety committee is working for
everyone’s safety. Please help so
we can provide a safe environment for everyone.
THE NEW VENTURE OUT
BIG BAND
[email protected]
Jim Taylor 425-453-0871
The New Venture Out Big Band is
seeking “players who have experience
reading and playing big band swing
music” and who will commit to being
at rehearsals on Thursdays beginning
in January through March. At this
time we have the nucleus of a rhythm
section but need some additional section players. The first band rehearsal
will be in the Music Room from
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm on Thursday,
January 6. Essentially this is a rehearsal band but attempts will be
made for performances if possible.
CASINO OUTING
Yahoo! Let’s go play! Bus leaves
from Bus Loading Zone at 4:00
pm on Tuesday, January 4 and
departs the Casino at 10:30 pm.
Play bingo! Play slots! Great dining and entertainment! Pre-pay
$10.00 upon sign-up and get $10
back at the casino (must present a
Winner Circle Card to receive $10
back). Sign up and pre-pay at the
Activity Office. We need a minimum of 14 to hold this event.
Maricopa County Health Department
FOOD HANDLER’S
TESTING
Monday, January 10
9:00 am to 11:00 am
Baja Bistro
Testing is
FREE
for Venture Out
Residents
Please double check the date
on the back of your badge to
see when your current
handler’s card expires. If you
are new and need a card,
plan to take the test on this
date. NOTE: New 2011 Study
Guides will be available from
the Activity Office in early
January.
— FREE —
YES! YOU CAN MANAGE
YOUR BACK PAIN!
All About The Degenerative Spine
A Free Educational Seminar
presented by the Spine Experts
Monday, January 24, 2011
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Buena Vista Ballroom
• The Aging Spine: What to Expect
- Jason Datta, MD, Orthopaedic Spine
Specialist.
• Why Does My Back Hurt? Diagnoses
and Non-Surgical Treatments
- Farhad Mosallaie, DO, PhD, Physical,
Medicine & Rehabilitation Specialist
• Options for Failed Treatments – The Next
- Step Michael S. Chang, MD, Orthopaedic Spine Specialist
• Panel Discussion
• Break
• Best Treatments for Low Back and Leg
Pain - Dennis Crandall, MD, Orthopaedic
Spine Specialist
• Osteoporosis: Bone Health Matters
- Terrence Crowder, MD, Orthopaedic
Spine Specialist
• Panel Discussion
• Reducing Pain through Exercise
-Jan Revella, RN, Arthritis Nurse
Specialist
HAPPY
HOUR
Friday • December 17
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Baja Bistro
B r i n g y o u r f a v o r i t e snacks,
b e v e r a g e a n d gl a s s !
(Ice & water provided)
Entertainment by
Cactus Country
NEW IMAGE FASHIONS
CLOTHING SALE
Monday
January 3
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Community Center Lobby
• Major brand fashions at
40%-70% off department
store prices!
• Coordinates and Separates!
• Sportswear & Activewear!
• Watches - All kinds!
• Shorts, pants, blouses, and
shorts sets in many sizes
and colors.
They bring
the store
to you!
ICE CREAM SOCIAL
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GENERAL
Tuesday • December 21
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm • Baja Bistro
$1.00 a scoop with
free toppings!
‘TIS
THE SEASON!
SPECIAL HOLIDAY ICE CREAM!
COME AND ENJOY
THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS
ARTIST’S WORKSHOP
Do you need a place to work on
your personal art project? If so,
then the Sonoran Café is the place
for you Thursday morning 8:30
am – 12:00 pm. Stay one hour or
three hours. Bring your own supplies. All mediums welcome.
Vanilla
Strawberry
Chocolate
Butter Pecan
NEW!
Flavor of
the Week!
Please bring your own bowl & spoon
DE-DECORATE
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Elma Becker 480-396-6147
We are asking all volunteers who
helped put up the decorations to
help remove them throughout the
complex on January 1, 2011. We
will start at 7:00 am. The persons
who helped with the transportation
of the decorations, please help remove the items in the Baja Bistro.
Thank you. For information call
Elma Becker at 480-396-6147.
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS DINNER
Saturday • December 25
Dinner attendees
attendees,
should you wish to attend
the Christmas Dinner,
contact any of the listed Hostesses.
Tables fill quickly. Call today!
Happy Hour 3:30 pm • Dinner 4:00 pm
Ballroom • $3.00 pp (plus... a dish to share)
Hosts & Hostesses, Pick up your Ham!
Thursday, December 23
9:00 am - 9:30 am
Baja Bistro Kitchen
Denyse Cooper ............................. 924-5180
Inez Lowe ...................................... 807-8666
Eleanor Hughes & Dagny Duus ... 654-3526
Robert & Marlys Sewall ................ 832-9137
Natalie Drake & Phyllis McNeil .... 830-9775
JoAn Lawton & Janet Whitman.... 396-0409
Harriet Wilson ............................... 641-1835
Doreen Torcov ............................... 854-1068
Penny Stoval ................................. 981-4898
Vira Amende & Ferma Webster ... 832-8873
Mike & Ruth Schomer ................... 832-9599
Clancy & Mary Stouffer .............. 804 Navion
Dennis & Cheryl Spear ................. 924-4431
Gary & Tina Vestal ........................ 396-1021
Robert & Jeanette Hayes ............. 641-0876
Jerry & Helen Bierstedt ................ 854-1877
For more information contact
Helen & Gerry Bierstedt 854-1877
Jeanette & Robert Hayes 641-0876
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Christmas Eve
Candlelight Service
GENERAL
Missing Truck Dolly
Whoever borrowed the
Stained Glass Truck Dolly,
please return it.
Thank You.
MASSAGE THERAPY
Barbara 480-567-8448
Happy Holidays! Looking for a gift
idea? Gift certificates are available. Starting December 14, my
hours will be 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. 50 mins. $50.00/30 mins.
$30.00. TIP: As a benefit prior to your
activity - Static stretching is a constant
elongation of a muscle or groups of
muscles and held for 30-90 seconds,
held in a relaxed position, to the point
of discomfort, with no pain.
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Friday • December 24 • 7:00 pm
Buena Vista Ballroom
Come celebrate the birth of Our
Lord. Traditional Christmas music
will be played and sung by our VO
singing group, as well as solos by
some of our talented residents.
Come lift your voices to “Joy to the
World” and other familiar songs of praise.
The service ends with a candlelight
version of “Silent Night.”
HOLIDAY
PRI
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&
TRE
ATS
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N
BI G !
Thursday • December 23
7:00 pm • Buena Vista Ballroom
AYO!
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P ING The Venture Out Bingo program
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includes favorite games such as
Y
Double Action & Money Ball!
PLNAGO!Competitive pricing on Bingo Cards!
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PLAY
BINGO!
PLAY
BINGO!
PLAY
BINGO!
Please bring
your own coffee mug!
WE’RE GOING GREEN!
NEW OWNERS
Henry & Karen Van Wier
806 Debonair, from Rochester, MN
Richard & Grace Beckley
103 Debonair, from Bellingham, WA
Duane & Sherry Johnsen
330 Navajo, from Vancouver, WA
Richard & Sylvia Flynn
724 Merlin, from Salt Lake City, UT
Jim & Mary Englehart
420 Aztec, from Cortez, CO
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PLINGO!
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Session Games
pay
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Special
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pay outGO
larger
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amounts!
LIBRARY
Ruby Erickson 924-9125
New books in locked case: “Hell’s
Corner” by Baldacci, “Worth Dying
For” by Child, “The Confession” by
Grisham, “Cross Fire” by Patterson,
“Bad Blood” by Sanford and “The
Help” by Stockett. New audio “Girl
From New Hope” by John
Duncklee. We are now training
new volunteers. If interested in
volunteering, come in and sign up.
Thanks to all who are helping. Next
book sale is January 8.
New Year’s Eve Dance
Friday • D
ecember 31
December
Buena Vista Ballroom
Reserved Tables • Party Favors & Light Appetizers
Tickets
available from
Activity
Office
Deadline:
December 29
7:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Bring in the New Year 12:00 am New York Time
10:00 pm Arizona Time
BYOB & GLASSES
Dance to the unforgettable
music of the
MYRON
SOMMERFELD
ORCHESTRA
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS
Various services, seminars and
guest speakers (which are scheduled through the Activity Office) are
provided for informational purposes
only. Neither the Activity Office nor
the Condo/Social Boards endorse
specific companies, services or
products. It is your choice whether
or not to participate in these functions.
HIKING CLUB
John Durst 480-396-5090
Hike: Black Cross Butte “A-C
rated” 3-5 miles. Rated C, 5 miles
long as quite a bit of it is on a side
hill. There is an alternate 3-mile
hike down the road to the Horse
Mesa Dam that is rated A, and has
a nice place for lunch near the
bridge over Fish Creek. Hiking
boots recommended for the C hike
and good footwear for the A hike.
Bring good footwear, water, lunch
and $5 for gas. Meet December 20
at the Baja Bistro at 8:00 am.
Semi- F
ormal
Formal
— TICKETS —
$18.00 Residents
$20.00 Non-residents
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CLUB
VENTURE OUT SOLOS
Jeanne Syverson 325-4953
On Thursday, December 23, Solos will meet for their annual Christmas dinner at the Oasis. Social
time will be at 4:00 pm, with dinner
to follow. Men are asked to bring
the liquid refreshments. For reservations call Jeanne Syverson, 3254953. For food assignments call
Darlene Stokke, 924-3785.
CERAMICS/CREATIVE
CLAY/POTTERY
Sharon Mertz 832-4511
Guest memberships available for
residents/renters who are in Venture Out for 4 weeks or less. Stop
in club for details. Have you purchased your Venture Out 16-oz.
coffee mug yet? $4.50 each. Available at club each day. You’ll be
wanting to sport one of these!
Rockin' New Year’s Eve
“Life’s a Beach”!en
Doors open
at 7:45 pm
DJ
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NOT 6:30 pm
as listed on tickets
SOLD
OUT
Friday • December 31
Doors open 7:45 pm
8:30 pm - 12:30 pm
Baja Bistro
Bring the new year in with a new twist!
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CLUB
TENNIS CLUB
Janice Schwartz 854-8155
A snowball dance with a Santa partner was the best way to cap off our
Saturday tennis at Carriage Manor.
Play fun tennis December 18 and
again New Year’s Day. Cheer for
VO at December 27 SVE mixed
doubles tournament. Merry Christmas to all! Enjoy the holiday tennis while some of us shovel snow
up north (well, those grandchildren
are worth it!).
WOMEN’S BOOK
GROUP
Betsy Klofstad 854-8883
Joanne Kirk will be moderating the
discussion of “Pursuit of Honor” by
Vince Flynn when the Book Group
meets Friday, January 14 at 9:30
am in the Mojave Room.
New Year’s Day
CHILI BASH
Sponsored
by the
Stained
Glass Club
Saturday • January 1
11:00 am - till sold out!
Baja Bistro
— MENU —
Chili (available with cheese and/or onions)
Crackers • Beverage..$3.00*
Ice Cream.....................$1.00 a scoop
*Tickets are for Chili, Crackers &
Beverage only. Ice Cream will be sold
separately at the event. Tickets available
from the Activity Office and at the event
Concert Series
6 Feet Up
Monday • January 3
7:00 pm • Buena Vista Ballroom
Kevin & Gail Gainer and Bruce
McGillivray comprise the multi-talented musical trio Six Feet Up.
Their unique instrumentation and
vocals provide a range of song
styles guaranteed to take you on
a journey through the music that
touched your hearts and graced
your dance floor. Their two-hour
performance covers 80 years of
chart-topping music and stories of
why these songs are classics. A
fitting beginning to the first of our
Concert Series.
Help
reduce
cost by
providing your own
table service &
beverage glass
USED EYEGLASSES
AND HEARING AIDS
Did you know that the Lions International collect used eyeglasses and
hearing aids? There is now a box in
the Activity Office where you can deposit any that you no longer need.
Needy people in third world countries
and the USA will receive the glasses
and hearing aids after they’re refurbished and tested. If you have questions, feel free to contact Lion Bob
Robideau at 480-830-1209. Thanks!
DESERT TRAIL
WALKERS
Reserved seating:
Gold $17 & Silver $15
available from the
Activity Office until 10:00 am the
day of the performance.
Tickets $2.00 extra at the door.
Ken Kamps 854-1253
Walks on December 20, December
27, and January 3 will be with Ken
Kamps and Greta Shaver. Meet at
the laundry area 8:30 am Monday,
December 20. Walking shoes and
a stick are helpful. Bring a snack
and $5.00 for the driver. Any questions phone Ken 854-1253. Dennis
will resume walks on January 10,
2011. Thanks and Merry Christmas
and Happy New Year to all trail
walkers.
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Only 300
tickets
available!
THURSDAY
JANUARY 6
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Baja Bistro
Tickets $6.00
Deadline: Noon
Monday, January 3
— MENU —
Jumbo flour tortilla
shell with your choice
of seasoned ground
beef, salsa, taco chips,
lettuce, tomatoes,
onions, shredded
cheese, black olives,
and guacamole or
ranch dressing!
Help
reduce
cost by
providing your
own table service
& beverage glass
Sponsored by the
Tennis Club
WII BOWLING
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CLUB
TABLE TENNIS
Norman Silver 719-597-8610
You missed a great table tennis
match last week. Come in and see
what all the laughing and fun stuff
is all about any Monday, Tuesday
or Friday evening at about 7:00
pm. Sessions last until 9:00 pm or
10:00 pm. Saturday mornings are
for open play as well as 10:00 am
for beginner instruction. Sundays
are “drag a partner” and play from
9:00 am until 4:00 pm. Join the fun
table tennis has to offer.
SUGGESTIONS
Boxes are available
at the Administration
and Activity Offices.
Feel free to give
your input, ideas
and suggestions.
RECREATION
Wednesdays • Sonoran Café
8:00 am - 9:30 am • 9:30 am - 11:00 am
11:00 am - 12:30 pm • 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Wii bowlers sit or stand in front of a
big-screen TV and use a wireless controller that translates their arm motions onto the screen. Because they
can sit or stand while bowling, players with disabilities or arthritis are also
able to play. Wii emphasis is on gentle
motions, balance, coordination, while
increasing verbal communication
skills.
Wii bowlers can get all the enjoyment of
real bowling without having to worry
about lifting or throwing a heavy ball.
Sharon Holbert 218-8824
Wednesday • January 5
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Buena Vista Ballroom
Clubs: make
sure you
turn in your
application
from your Fall
Start-Up Kits
to the Activity
Office
• Refreshments • Door Prizes •
• Demonstrations •
Clubs & Classes represented. Everyone welcome!
Find out what’s happening at Venture Out this season.
Sign up to take a favorite class, join one of our many clubs
or just spend time browsing displays!
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CLUB
Center Stage
Monday
January 10
7:00 pm
ROCK & GEM
Diana Stenberg 218-5848
Season’s Greetings. The Rock and
Gem is gearing up for a new season and would love to involve anyone interested in the art of polishing and appreciating “stones.” The
shop is open daily 9:00 am – 3:00
pm. Please stop in and see us.
Wishing you all the blessings of this
special time of year.
EUCHRE
John Fuller 480-832-7604
We’ve had a good turnout and lots
of fun playing Euchre. Thank you
to everyone who has come out to
make it a successful evening.
There will be no Euchre on Christmas Eve, December 24 and New
Year’s Eve, December 31. Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas
and a Happy and Healthy 2011.
Buena Vista Ballroom
Western Week will bring us
Ron Kendricks! As a child,
Ron developed a love for
country music and soon
found himself on stage
performing. Some of Ron’s
performances include stints
GENERAL ADMISSION
Tickets available at the Activity Office and in Nashville at several local
establishments as well as on
at the door
“Nashville Nightlife,” a
Nashville television show. He has been the opening act for Sawyer Brown, Aaron
Tippin, Mark Chessnutt, Porter Wagoner, John Anderson, Joe Diffie, Trick Pony,
Darrel Singletary, Wade Hayes and Rhett Akins. While Ron performs voice
impressions, the greatest remains his own. Come put your hands together and
help us celebrate an evening of g-r-e-a-t country music!
$8.00
— SUPPORT THE SOCIAL CLUB —
Order your Arizona Republic Newspaper
from the Activity Office with our discount rate!
4-weeks minimum
Subscribe for
$4.45 a week
or $4.70 a week includes
a weekly TV Guide
Save with our
For every
subscription
sold your
Social Club
receives a
COMMISSION!
SPECIAL
RATES!
SILVERSMITH
NEWS
John Proctor 654-2610
There’s still time to buy your ticket
for the Silversmith Christmas
Raffle. Drawing will be December
20 at 7:00 pm at the Baja Bistro.
Tickets $5 each or 3 for $10.00
available at Silvershop or Sunday
Gabfest. We have unique jewelry
creations now on sale at the shop.
Check us out – we may have the
Christmas gift you’re looking for.
Sign-up sheets for January beginner lessons and workshops are
posted in the shop.
BOCCE BALL
Mary Wilkenson 641-5769
Sunday Tourney results: Guys 7,
Gals 2. Doubles Tourney Saturday
8:30 am. Our Christmas Tourney
is Wednesday, December 22. New
Year’s Tourney is Thursday, December 30. Open draw every
morning at 8:00 am. Fun Night
Wednesday 4:00 pm, BYOB and
a snack to share.
CARDS AND GAMES
31 CARDS
Richard Fost 641-1262
Wednesday • 7:00 pm
Arts & Crafts Room
500 CARDS
Dorothy Goemer & Ed Jermasek
Tuesday • 1:00 pm / Saturday • 7:00 pm
Mojave Room
AMERICAN HAND & FOOT
Pat Just 325-0138
Saturday •1:00 pm/Arts & Crafts Room
BLOOD PRESSURE
CHECK
&
“ASK A PHARMACIST”
Mondays
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Mojave Room
CANASTA
Leah Sylte 218-4331
Wednesday • 1:00 pm • Mojave Room
CRIBBAGE
Ruby Erickson 924-9125
Tuesday • 7:00 pm • Mojave Room
DUPLICATE BRIDGE
Doug & Marion Fulton 832-3142
Friday • 12:30 pm
Wednesday & Saturday • 6:30 pm
Mojave Room
Resident and retired Pharmacist Robert Hayes, 6410876, will be available for
questions on the 2nd & 4th
Monday of each month.
EUCHRE
HORSESHOES
John Fuller 480-832-7604
Norm Bassett 396-7932
Friday • 6:45 pm • Lessons • 6:15 pm
Mojave Room
Anyone wanting to try their hand at
pitching horseshoes, join us for
MAH JONGG
open play Monday through SaturIrene Sereda 854-1740
Tuesday • 7:00 pm • Sonoran Café
day mornings, 8:00 am at the
MEN’S POKER
Rich Peterson 832-5430
Monday - Saturday • 6:00 pm
Classroom
PAN
Shirley Bearce 830-7736
Monday & Wednesday • 12:30 pm
Saturday • 8:30 am • Classroom
PINOCHLE
Joyce Baker 480-641-1874
Monday & Thursday • 6:30 pm
Mojave Room
SCRABBLE
Carol Lid 830-4468
Tuesday • 7:00 pm • Sonoran Café
SOCIAL BRIDGE
June Klump 807-5382
Sunday • 6:30 pm & Thursday • 1:00 pm
Mojave Room
SPADES
Vivian Evans 832-0768
horseshoe pits.
CLUB
VENTURE OUT JAMS
Diana McCallum 832-0067
Wanted: musicians and vocalists
f o r t h e Ve n t u r e O u t J a m s o n
January 16, February 20 and
March 20, 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
in the Baja Bistro.
PET ASSOCIATION
Walking Outside of Park
Sandy Workman 480-807-1978
I have posted a copy of the rules &
regulations on the bulletin board at
the Dog Walk for information but it
doesn’t say anything about walking
outside the Park. Use your own
judgment and definitely clean up
after your dog. Also carry a bottle
of water to pour onto the place
where the dog urinates.
TUESDAY
POTLUCK
TUESDAY
POTLUCK
CACTUS JACK
(BLAKE)
ARIZONA MILITARY
HISTORY MUSEUM
Tuesday • December 21
5:00 pm • Baja Bistro
Botanical garden information will be
the topic at this
potluck. CACTUS
JACK (BLAKE)
Thursday • 7:00 pm • Sonoran Café
has consented to
present a program
TEXAS HOLD’EM
Shirley Derrin 832-6389
that will take you
Wednesday • 7:00 pm • Aux Ballroom
back thousands of years to
describe the different uses of our
WHIST
Wanda Weberg 218-9219
desert plants. Tune in and bring
Sunday • 7:00 pm • Arts & Crafts Rm a dish to share, a bit of cash for
pass the hat and your table serWii
Sharon Holbert 218-8824
vice. Dinner is at 5:00 pm in the
Wednesday • 9:30 am • Sonoran Café Baja Bistro. Jack will take center stage following dinner. CacWOMEN’S POKER
Mavis Granger 832-9326
tus, anyone?
Wednesday & Friday
7:00 pm • Classroom
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Tuesday • December 28
5:00 pm • Baja Bistro
Military history has been compiled and artfully displayed in the
ARIZONA MILITARY HISTORY
MUSEUM. Information on this
historic museum will be provided
in the Baja Bistro regarding their
massive collection. There are
plenty of good memories of territorial days thru World Wars I & II.
Bring your table service, a dish to
share and be there by 5 pm. Enjoy
the discussion after dinner!
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WEDNESDAY
WALKERS
Diana Tokarchuk 654-8239
We meet by the laundry area so we
can leave at 8:30 am on Wednesdays. Our hikes are not strenuous.
We usually are back by 12:30 pm.
Bring $5.00 for your driver. Walking
sticks and good shoes are helpful.
10-PIN BOWLING
Pat Duval 854-0038
Our second half of the season is
already beginning this Friday, December 17. Please remember to
notify your teams if you plan to be
away, try to pre-bowl. We will not
be bowling December 24 or December 31. On the booklets
handed out at the start, the banquet
is on Friday, March 18, not Saturday.
Still taking new members and also
looking for subs. Come join us for a
fun time.
VENTURE OUT
YEARBOOK PHOTOS!
P
We l e t s
com
e!
This season we plan to publish a new full-color resort yearbook. It
will feature beautiful color outdoor portraits of our residents and
renters, as well as our staff, volunteers, groups, clubs, sports, activities and events. You are a big part of our family at Venture Out
and we want to make sure you are included in the yearbook. These
books are a wonderful way to remember our many friends who have
shared time with us over the years. Please visit the Activity Office
to schedule your personal appointment to have your portrait taken.
There is no charge to be included in the yearbook. If you choose,
you may order portraits and copies of the yearbook at very reasonable prices. The more residents and renters that participate, the
better the yearbook. The portraits will be taken November through March
and will only take 10 minutes. There is
no high-pressure sales pitch, we
promise. Specialty items include holiday cards, refrigerator magnets and
magazine covers with your name and
photo on the cover. Be a part of our
BEST YEARBOOK EVER and with
you in it, it will be!
Sponsored by the
Pickle Ball/Paddle Tennis Club
Club, Organization & Group Yearbook Photos!
We would like to include photos of all clubs, organizations and groups in the upcoming Venture Out Yearbook.
Group photos are being scheduled for the second week
in February. Should you wish to be included, please complete the form below and return it to the Activity Office no
later than January 31, 2011.
Name of Club, Organization or Group: _________________
Contact Name:______________________________________
Contact Phone #: ___________________________________
Where does your group meet? ________________________
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SUNSHINE CARVERS
Ed Kardash 832-4861
As we approach the holiday season, everyone is getting excited
and busy. That is why you should
come to relax and spend some time
carving, where you can enjoy the
friendship of the guys and gals.
Come to the Hobby Center (Building “Q”) Monday, Friday, Saturday 9:00 am – 4:30 pm. New carvers will be able to get their creative
juices flowing and be loaned a set
of carving tools and shown how to
use the tools. Happy Holidays!
TABLE TENNIS
Norman Silver 719-597-8610
Are you having fun yet? Try to
outfun our club. Monday, Tuesday
and Friday evenings at 7:00 pm
in the Auxiliary Ballroom. We play
until we run out of fun. Saturdays,
9:00 am – 12:00 noon and tag
along with a partner Sunday 9:00
am – 4:00 pm. The smiles on our
faces denotes Ping Pong.
CLUB
REPORT FROM
THAILAND
Teresa Beally, Activity Director
From the Activity Office...
Help prevent the
spread of germs!
Please wipe down
exercise equipment
after use. Sanitary
wipes available in
dispensor by exit door
in the Fitness Center.
Silversmith Raffle
Now through December 19
Handmade “Sterling Silver Nativity Set” (valued at
$2,500) consisting of 10 pieces! Plus other stunning Ammonite Sterling jewelry pieces. Check out the display as
shown in the display case.
Raffle Draw
December 20
during the Resident
Christmas Show
& Memorial Walk
Tickets $5.00 each or
3 for $10.00
Tickets available at the
Silversmith Shop
and the Sunday Gabfest
8:00 am - 10:00 am
in the Baja Bistro
Eldon&Elma Becker 396-6147
Lee and Michel Waddell were missionaries with Campus Crusade for
Christ in Thailand. They taught at
Grace International School for
some years and are willing to share
this with us. Come and hear this
great story from Thailand, Sunday,
December 19 at the 5:00 Inspiration Hour in the Auxiliary Ballroom.•
SEWING CLUB
Carol Lid 830-4468
Great meeting, Judy! Items large
and small needed for room display
to show what we’ve been working
on. Looking ahead, AZ Quilts for
Kids December 20 th , 9:00 am,
followed by potluck if you want to
stay. Stop in and check out our gift
items for sale. Our room is open
8:30 am to 4:00 pm – come in and
see what’s new.
INVESTMENT GROUP
Denta Persinger 830-5900
We meet each Monday at 1:00 pm
at the Electronics Club Conference room. Everyone is welcome.
We talk stocks, Mutual Funds and
ETF’s. See you there.•
HAPPY HARPERS
Bob Nelson 807-6237
We practice at 9:00 am Mondays
and Thursdays in the Music
Room till 10:00 am. On December 21 at 11:00 am we will play
Christmas music at the Activity
Office; then play at the Administration Office at 11:30 am. At 1:00
pm we play for the Ice Cream Social in the Baja Bistro. Dress for
Christmas. On January 21 at 3:00
pm we perform at EVHC. Dress:
white shirt, black trousers with blue
tie. Harmonica players, come join
us for fun music.
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HERE COMES
SANTA CLAUS!
CLUB
SOLO
Jeanne Syverson 425-4953
Venture Out Solos meet every
Thursday in the Oasis. Social time
is at 4:00 pm with dinner at 5:00
pm. Women are asked to bring a
dish to share, enough to serve 1012 people. Men are asked to bring
the liquid refreshments.
COMPUTER CLUB
Sharon Mertz 480-832-4511
Several classes are posted for
sign-up - see the bulletin board.
The iPad (by Apple) will again be
taught later this month. It’s quite the
gadget! Also a Chess class! We
continue to look for teachers and
monitors. For monitor sign-up, contact
Ruth Storvick (854-8419). Teachers & assistants, contact Sharon Mertz. Coming
up: flash drives for sale at club. Send and
receive your faxes at the club - members
and non-members - $1/page.•
Are your grandkids visiting for the holidays?
If so, we have a special treat for them!
Santa is available to make a personal visit to your home:
Friday • December 24
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Should you wish the jolly Saint Nick
to visit your family, deliver wrapped present(s) to the
home of Mike & Ruth Schomer, 731 Douglas, 832-9599
no later than 12:00 noon,
Thursday, December 23.
Be sure to put the name
and age of the child on
the package. You also
need to indicate the
address where the
package is to be
delivered!
OPEN TO EVERYONE!
CASINO RUN
Mazatzal Casino in Payson, AZ
Wednesday • December 29
Load at 7:30 am • Depart 8:00 am • Bus Loading Zone
Cost of $10 must be paid in advance.
Upon arrival you will receive either $15
slot play or $10 Bingo Buy-in.
You must have a ticket to board the bus.
We will board by ticket number.
Please have your Player’s Card number.
Tickets on sale:
Tuesdays • 12:30 pm
Baja Bistro
Questions: Tom Croghan - 924-1577
Sponsored by the
Bocce Ball Club
SEWING CLUB
Carol Lid 830-4468
Lots of projects are getting finished
for the holidays, and the machines
are humming. December 20 at
9:00 am we meet to sew “Arizona
Quilts for Kids.” All are welcome –
fabrics provided. Have safe trips
home, and best holiday wishes.
PICKLEBALL/
PADDLE TENNIS
Georgia Figgins 206-799-0128
Courts open at 8:00 am. Come exercise and socialize; coffee is on thanks
to Ewald Kunstle. Check the board for
important info and sign-up sheets for
ladder and scrambles. Scramble winners this week: Saturday, A div: 1st
B.Robillard/S. Volkens, 2nd S.Powell/
R. Graft, 3rd P.Ellis/K.Blitgen; B div: 1st
D.Hamilton / R.McCarthy, 2 nd H.
Hamilton / K.Frantz, 3rd D. Hunter / L.
Michaluk. Sunday, 1 st Del/Karen
Iggulden, 2 nd Don Erven/Bonnie
Powell, 3rd Dave/Gloria Leach. Please
come to meeting Tuesday, December 21 at 4:30 pm at the Oasis.
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It’
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STAINED GLASS
Wednesday • January 12 • Ballroom
Happy Hour 4:30 pm
Dinner 6:00 pm • Dancing 6:30 pm
Tickets $10.00
available from the Activity Office
Music by the
Saguaro Sunset
Band
MENU
“Real
Western
Grub”
with plenty of...
Western, Line,
and
Square Dancing
50/25/25 Raffle (Two Winners!)
Sponsored by the
Bocce Ball Club
SHUFFLEBOARD
Lorraine Anderson 641-4558
Our turkey shoot was great. Congratulations to the winners. Thanks
to all who helped with the food.
Don’t forget the Christmas party on
December 18 at the Oasis. Please
bring a canned goods donation for
the Food Bank. There is a sign-up
sheet at the courts if you want to
order a Shuffleboard Club shirt.
Happy Holidays!
LAWN BOWLING
Irene Fuller 480-832-7604
Merry Christmas and a Happy and
Healthy 2011 to all Lawn Bowlers.
Congratulations to the winners of
our successful second annual Australian Pairs Tournament. First
place tie: Lynn Meier, Irene Fuller
and Bob Myer, Jack Smith; third:
Judy Lloyd, John Reinhard; fourth:
Lynn Stephens, Mike Pain. Watch
for our Open House in January
when you will have an opportunity
to try lawn bowling. Free lessons
will begin again on Tuesdays and
Thursdays 10:30 am in January.
Koreen Anderson 620-4976
Now through the end of December
the shop will be open 9:00 am –
4:00 pm Monday-Friday as monitors are available. Stained Glass
class Wednesday at 6:00 pm.
Class members enjoy making a
butterfly that will be ready for hanging. Fusion class will resume on
Mondays in January. Activity is
gearing up for many volunteer opportunities. Chili Bash will be held
on New Year ’s Day. Members,
check the bulletin board for signup. Reminder to plan your raffle
items.
Please adhere to the
75-WORDS
limit when
submitting articles.
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Questions call Doris 654-1858
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Questions, call:
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Sponsored by the Lawn Bowling Club
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WOODSHOP NEWS
Doris Jackson 981-4760
Reminders: Shut off machinery after each use; then clean up your
work area, including the floor. No
aerosol cans to be used in shop.
Continued use of drum sanders
may cause burn marks on your
wood. Cool it down! New boards?
Remove staples. Old boards?
Check them with metal detector for
hidden nails. Ask monitor to
sharpen any tool you’re not familiar with. Monitors donated $220.00
to Angel Tree Program. Merry
Christmas to all.
Saturday
January 15
7:00 pm
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Help reduce cost by
providing your own table
service and beverage
glass to all food events
(unless noted otherwise).
Sponsored by the Woodshop
SPAGHETTI
DINNER
Wednesday
January 19
MENU
Spaghetti
with Homemade Meat Sauce
Garlic Breadstick & Tossed Salad
Ice Cream & Hot Coffee
B.Y.O.B. & Table Service
$7.00 tickets
on sale from
Activity Office
and at the door.
5:00 pm & 6:30 pm
Baja Bistro
Tickets
$7.00
available from the
Activity Office
Deadline: Friday,
January 14
Help
reduce
cost by
providing your own
table service &
beverage glass
SPONSORED BY THE LAWNBOWLING CLUB
From the
VO Kitchen
NO BARE HAND CONTACT
WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS
Follow these instructions for
the use of single-use gloves:
• Always wash hands before
donning gloves
• Change disposable gloves
between handling raw products and Ready-to-Eat products.
• Do not wash or reuse disposable gloves
• Discard torn or damaged
gloves
• Cover an infected lesion with a
waterproof covering and
disposable glove
• Wear gloves over artificial
nails, nail polish, or uncleanable orthopedic support devices
Recipes now being accepted in the
following categories for the
Venture Out Cookbook!
CLUB
VO HAPPY HARPERS
Bob Nelson 480-807-6237
Come all ye Happy Harpers to practice Mondays and Thursdays 9:00
am – 10:00 am in the Music Room.
We are invited on December 21 to
play at the Ice Cream Social, Christmas Songs, at 1:00 pm. Then on December 22 we visit the Chula Vista
Care Center at 10:00 am.
NEW COOKBOOK
CATEGORIES!
• Appetizers
• Soups & Salads
• Entrees
• Side Dishes
• Breads
• Desserts
• Special Diet/Needs
• Quick & Easy
KITCHEN BAND
Vira Amende 832-8873
Merry Christmas. The Kitchen
Band will not practice on December 20. Our next practice will be
January 3 in the Oasis at 3:00 pm.
We will be playing for the Recreation Open House on January 5 in
the Ballroom and at the Chula
Vista Care Center on January 20
at 2:00 pm. Have a wonderful holiday and see you next year.
Recipes can be submitted to Laura Yale
[email protected] or the Activity Office.
Sponsored by the Sewing Club and
Ceramics, Creative Clay & Pottery Club
MIXED COUPLES
8-BALL
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WEDNESDAY WALKERS
Diana Tokarchuk 654-8239
Lost Dutchman State Park is having a full moon hike on Sunday, DeHoward Heithoff 832-3063
cember 19. Call for more info. Wednesday walks leave at 8:30 am from
Just three ladies and seven guys the laundry area. Bring water, a hiking stick, and good shoes, as well
showed up so we canceled our play as $5.00 for your driver.
Saturday night. Tomorrow, December 18, will be Jack and Jill night
since the last Saturday night is
Christmas and nobody will show up
for pool that evening. So see you
all tomorrow night and for anyone I
miss, Merry Christmas.
Broadway
Palm West
Dinner Theater
Review of Broadway Palm’s
AMATEUR (HAM)
RADIO CLUB
“ANNIE”
Howard E. Heithoff 832-3063
John Kirk gave a very interesting
talk and pictures of his latest trip to
Mongolia to teach veterinary medicine to the locals. He volunteers a
couple weeks of his time every year
for this purpose. Tomorrow we will
have a talk and display on r/c for
model aeroplanes. Following that
program we will have a fox transmitter set up in the parking lot for
anyone who wants to practice using your fox hunting equipment.
By Jeri Robbins
Annie is the heart-tugging story of an orphan and a billionaire set
during the Depression. There are several clever songs about the
past and the current administration that hit a little too close to home,
considering our current economic conditions. I was a tad disappointed
with this production. The actors are good but no one was really
outstanding and while the part of Annie was well acted, her singing
is a bit grating in the higher register. Several numbers could have
been cut, particularly in the last act as it tended to drag at the end.
There were, however, lots of children in the audience and they were
quite attentive and the food was the best of the season.
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POOLROOM NEWS
Dorothy Christensen 208-237-6426
The elections scheduled this last
week were cancelled, as both incumbents for positions were running unopposed. They will serve
another regular term on the committee. Remember, there are always billiard supplies (gloves,
chalk, tips, etc.) available. See
Mike or Sharon Ellis, Jack Botsford
or Marie Austin. Merry Christmas!
BIKERS ALERT
Ed White 325-4953
On Thursday, December 23 at
10:00 am just outside the Activity
Office we will bike to “Fitch Park.”
It will be brown bag and about 16
miles round-trip. We invite all bikers and guests to participate. Helmets are recommended. For more
info call Ed at 325-4953.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
SEMINAR
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
SEMINAR
“HOME REPAIRS
YOU CAN DO”
1:30 pm
DOWNTOWN
MESA
1:30 pm
Friday • December 17
Friday • January 7
Auxiliary Ballroom
Auxiliary Ballroom
Chris Thoreson, Sales Manager
at the Higley Rd. Lowe’s store,
will be here December 17 with a
crew to demonstrate minor home
repairs such as weather stripping
and to answer remodeling & repair questions. There will be
SPECIAL DISCOUNT FLYERS
for those attending. Come to the
Auxiliary Ballroom at 1:30 pm
and join the fun.
Seminar Coordinator,
Carol Dennis, 832-9000
If you haven’t been in Downtown
Mesa recently, you are missing out
on its revitalization and all that
Downtown has to offer. Janet
Whitman will be telling you about
what is happening and some activities of interest (many are free). If
you like to eat at restaurants that
aren’t part of a chain - Downtown
Mesa has them. Jan’s emphasis will
be a stroll down Main Street where
you’ll find a haven of unique shops,
not to mention nearby museums. No
Seminars on December 24 or December 31.
Seminar Coordinator,
Carol Dennis, 832-9000
Snack Attack!
(Think of it as Hi-Energy Fuel)
Candy Bars • Cookies
Chips and more...
Satisfy your craving!
Visit the Activity Office today!
The VO Splashers are once again
selling the
East Valley’s BEST discount book!
Over 50 “Buy 1 - Get 1 Free” Deals
and 130 LOCAL offers!
A book is on display at the Activity
Office
or at 610 Merlin.
Cost is $15.00!
Call Ron Chatham 218-5958 or
Flo Miller 832-3575
COMPUTER CLUB
Sharon Mertz 832-4511
Classes are continuing. Looking
for teachers to teach short courses
(1 session) on topics such as
Kindle; Smart Phones; Buying a
Big Screen TV - understanding
what you are buying! Also, copying CD’s and DVD’s. You don’t
have to know every last detail about
the subject - just share what you
know. Seven great prizes are lined
up for the E-Club Raffle. Wait till
you see them! FOR SALE: 4G flash
drives ($10) & 2G flash drives ($6)
- available from monitors.
GOLF SIGN-UPS
~ 18-HOLE COURSES ~
ARIZONA GOLF RESORT
Play Tuesdays 12:30 pm
JOHNSON RANCH
Play Tuesdays 11:30 am
Mike Flick 396-7914
ARIZONA GOLF RESORT
Play Wednesdays 12:30 pm
Play Thursday 12:00 noon
Sign up at 637 Navajo, Karen
Lenz 924-3425 or for info:
Henry Sereda 854-1790
WESTERN SKIES
Play Mondays 8:30 am
For info: Larry Booth
605 Navajo or 854-3696
GREENFIELD LAKES
Play Tuesdays 11:00 am
Call/sign up by Saturdays
Susan Martin 678-8848 728 Aztec
~ 9-HOLE COURSES ~
DREAMLAND
Play Mondays
ROYAL PALMS (new)
Play Tuesdays 2:00 pm
Gail Oldham 854-3709
FRIDAY NIGHT DANCES
Tickets available from the Activity Office
beginning the Friday prior to the dance or at the door
Tickets
$7.00
50/50
Raffle
DECEMBER 17
DECEMBER 24
DK Orchestra
No Dance
Formerly the Danny Kealy Orchestra
Buena Vista Ballroom
7:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Doors open 6:30 pm • Please B.Y.O.B. & Glasses
Soda & Popcorn sold — $1.00 each
Saturday • January 29
A lawyer who is up for a partnership is visited by a school
chum who lives by sponging off
classmates. He blackmails the
lawyer into putting him up on the
very night the boss is coming
for dinner whereupon the wife
leaves. The sponger discovers
that the lawyer's degree is a
fraud. A model is hired to play
the wife, a dumb beauty whose
attempts to help backfire. More
trouble erupts when the wife returns. Fortunately the boss
thinks such a devious man
would make a good lawyer.
3:00 pm • Hale Center Theatre
50 W. Page Ave, Gilbert
Please provide your
own transportation
SUNLAND VILLAGE
Play Wednesdays 2:15 pm
Shotgun Start
Kay & Harvey Taylor 218-4967
SUNLAND EAST
Play Thursdays
First tee time 10:45 am
Dick & Marj Skinner 924-6164
SUNLAND SPRINGS
Play Fridays 11:30 am
John Lloyd 832-9425
All 9-Hole Courses Sign up
Every Tuesday at
8:00 am in the Sonoran Café
18-HOLE BOARD
REP.
Linda Tollas
807-7875
9-HOLE BOARD
REP.
John Lloyd
832-9425
(Dances resume January 7)
Tickets $20.00
available from the Activity Office
Deadline Monday, January 24
Sponsored by the Hams at Heart
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CLASSES, SEMINARS
& WORKSHOPS
PICKLEBALL LESSONS
Bob Robillard 654-8910
Lilly Orlovsky 807-0113
Pickleball lessons are held Tuesday & Wednesday 11:00 am –
12:00 pm at the Pickleball Courts.
Call if you have questions.
ACTING CLASS
Paula Shulak 924-0713
So you want to be a Star! If you
have had a secret desire to be
onstage but just need a little help,
here is your chance! Beginning
January 7 – February 11, Venture
Out will offer a class in basic acting techniques. It will be held in the
Auxiliary Ballroom on Fridays
from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm. You do
not need experience (but it doesn’t
hurt!) Taught by local director and
theater critic Paula Shulak. Class
fee only $30. A real bargain. Sign
up in Post Office Hallway.
9:00 AM - WEST POOL
WATER EXERCISE
Marie Austin 396-8766
The Exercise class has started.
Come join us and become a part of
a group that has a lot of fun and
great exercises, Monday thru
Friday. See you there.•
Submission deadline is
Monday, 12:00 noon (or
as noted in the Venture
Out-Lines due to holiday
schedule).
REGISTER
YOUR PET
DESERT MASSAGE
Licensed Massage Therapist
Judy 480-813-4309
Look forward to seeing you in the
New Year! My regular schedule is
Monday and Friday, 8:00 am –
1:00 pm in “The Green Room.”
Due to holiday travel I will be out of
town from December 20, returning to VO on January 3. Specializing in Swedish Massage for a totally relaxing and pampering experience. Call Judy to schedule your
appointment. 50 minutes for $50;
30 minutes for $30. Gift Certificates
always available.
ARTHRITIS CLASS
Donna Marhal 480-288-2880
New arthritis class starts Wednesday,
Registration is for the pet’s safety. If January 5. Living with arthritis can be
an emergency occurs, park staff can a challenge but it does not have to
contact the Pet Association to
mean sitting on the sidelines. Arthritis
care for your pet. Tags are
is easier to deal with if one keeps the
body moving and the joints flexible.
available in the Activity
Wednesday Arthritis Exercise classes
Office. Be sure to bring
will be held in the Auxiliary Ballroom
current rabies tag inforat 10:15 am. Classes cost $2 per
mation. This is a rule that
class. Classes are run in the format
is important for our pets.
designed for the Arthritis Foundation.
AEROBIC DANCE
Marion Gundry 832-2513
Our free Aerobic Dance Classes
are held every Tuesday and
Thursday at 8:30 am in the Ballroom. Come and join us for a good
cardio workout. Wear comfortable
shoes and clothing and bring a
bottle of water.
START THE
NEW YEAR RIGHT
Donna Marhal 480-288-2880
If your New Year’s resolutions included getting/staying healthier,
then “Let’s Get Moving” exercise
class is just what the doctor recommended. Classes are held in the
Buena Vista Ballroom on Mondays,
Wednesdays & Fridays at 8:45
am. Classes cost $3 - $4. Bring a
pair of hand weights (3-5 lbs.), water and wear appropriate attire.
Classes are suitable for anyone,
male or female. Exercise is helpful
for controlling high blood pressure,
diabetes, arthritis, balance and
building strength. Call Donna if you
have questions.
EXERCISE CLASSES
EAST POOL WATER AEROBICS
7:30 am • Monday - Friday
EAST POOL WATER AEROBICS
Bea Luciuk 654-1847
9:00 am • Monday - Saturday
EAST POOL WATER EXERCISE
10:00 am • Monday - Friday
EARLY BIRD EXERCISE
Monday - Friday • 7:25 am - 7:55 am
Buena Vista Ballroom
MEN’S EXERCISES
Ken Kamps 854-1253
6:45 - 7:15 am • Monday - Friday
Aux Ballroom
STRETCH & TONE
Kathy & Joe Blitgen 654-0525
8 - 8:30 am • Monday - Friday
Buena Vista Ballroom
TAI CHI
Luell Thomas 807-6211
9:00 am • Mon., Wed. & Fri.
Aux Ballroom
WEST POOL WATER EXERCISE
Bob Gordon 830-8620
7:30 am • Monday -Friday
WEST POOL WATER AEROBICS
Marie Austin 396-8766
9:00 am • Monday -Friday
WEST POOL WATER EXERCISE
Jan Smith 832-5960
10:00 am • Monday -Friday
YOGA CLASSES
Jean Scott 832-0651
7:30 am • Monday - Friday
Aux Ballroom
ZUMBA
Corina Meza 480-255-5927
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm • Wednesdays
Aux Ballroom
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
SEMINARS
Carol A. Dennis 832-9000
Our Friday afternoon seminars are
held at 1:30 pm in the Auxiliary
Ballroom. We are excited about
the topics. Some of the topics and
presenters are
DECEMBER 17
“Repair Demo”
Lowe’s Home Improvement
DECEMBER 24 & 31
No Seminars
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CLASSES, SEMINARS
& WORKSHOPS
GENTLE EATER’S
CLASS
Jo Knaub 924-0087
Gentle Eaters! Come join us. We
will learn to practice our skills in
eating Wednesday 3:00 pm to
4:00 pm in the Music Room. We
will learn new things together. I will
be there Wednesday, December
MAH JONGG LESSONS 15. The 22nd and 29th are ChristIrene Sereda 854-1790
mas vacation. Be back for the 2011
Mah Jongg lessons started Decem- New Year. Remember to “gentle
ber 7 at 9:30 am in the Class eat” for the Holiday. Gentle Eat,
Room. For more information call it’s free.•
Irene Sereda, 854-1790.•
SING ‘N STRUM
Merle Heise 830-5951
We will begin our sessions again
on Thursday, January 6 in the
Auxiliary Ballroom. Anyone who
plays a stringed instrument and
likes to sing with a group is welcome to join us. You will be provided with chorded song sheets.•
IN-PARK SPEED LIMIT
10
MPH
AUTOS • CARTS • BIKES
INTERMEDIATE AND
ADVANCED BRIDGE
Bea Cron 924-4033
Bidding and Play of the Hand will
PAINTING & DRAWING be on Mondays starting January
17 in the Mojave Room from
WITH DAVID BUTT
12:30 pm to 2:15 pm. Cost $25.00
David Butt 924-6060
plus books. Defense Bridge starts
Welcome new arrivals. Lesson #5 on Monday, January 17 in the
continues on Friday, December 10 Mojave Room from 2:15 pm to
in the Arts & Crafts Room at 8:30 4:00 pm. Cost $25.00 plus book.•
am. If you are interested in drawing and painting, David will provide
ZUMBA
lessons, demos and instruction to
Corina Meza 480-299-1944
assist you. Complete drawings,
Azdancevibe.com
painting, Christmas cards for your
Join Corina Meza, Ballroom/Zumba
art projects. It’s free for VO resiInstructor, in the Auxiliary Ballroom
dents. David will provide a handevery Wednesday at 1:30 pm for
out for all the lessons. Beginners
ZUMBA! Zumba is a fusion of Latin
are welcome. This year, David will
dancing and international music that
provide art history and painting leswill get you moving and losing weight
sons. Come and enjoy.
while having an amazing time!•
SHALL WE DANCE?
Mona Brandt 491-2393
Learn to Dance! Every Monday
afternoon in the Auxiliary Ballroom. Beginner foxtrot starts at
1:00 pm, only $5.00 per person.
Learn the beautiful waltz at 1:50
pm, only $7.00 per person. Learn
to swing to your favorite tunes at
2:40 pm, $7.00 per person, or take
2 or more classes for $5.00 each.
No partner necessary, singles and
couples
welcome.
See
www.shallwedancephoenix.com for
more information. See you on the
dance floor!•
WEIGHT WATCHERS
Weekly Meeting Series
Weight Watchers is seeking Venture Out residents to start a prepaid series of weekly meetings. An
information session, free and open
to the public, has been scheduled
for 3:15 pm on Thursday, January 6 in the Sonoran Café. The 10week series starts January 12 as
long as the minimum enrollment requirement is met. Cost per participant will be $130 whether one is a
New Member or a Weight Watchers Lifetime member. Series fees
are due in full on or before Week 1
of the series.For information about
pricing and services, call 1-800651-6000.•
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RELIGION
CHRISTMAS
EVE SERVICE
Dickylee DeBarre 325-8971
Come celebrate the birth of Our
Lord on December 24 at 7:00 pm
in the Buena Vista Ballroom. Traditional Christmas music will be
played and sung by our VO singHAVE YOU HEARD
ing group, as well as solos by some
Ardis Long 830-8365
of our talented residents. Come lift
your voices to “Joy to the World”
Our Sad News:
Don Hines, 418 Debonair, passed and other familiar songs of praise.
away December 6. Cards may be The service ends with a candlelight
sent to wife Lenore Hines, 1300 version of “Silent Night.”•
Nellie, Sturgis, SD 57785-2054.
MEN’S BIBLE CLASS
Vi Fallesen, former renter, passed
Warren Ernie 830-7570
away on November 19. Cards may
Men’s
Bible Class will not meet on
be sent to husband Mel Fallesen,
December
23 or December 30.
3800 Mountain View Dr. SE #89,
We
will
meet
again on Thursday,
Albany, OR 97321.
January 6 in the Arts and Crafts
If you have news for this column, room at 7:00 am and each followplease call Ardis at (480) 830-8365.
ing Thursday. We welcome all to
join us for a better understanding
WORSHIP SERVICE
of God’s holy word.
Marianne Speck 830-8953
Service for Sunday, December 19
at 9:00 am in the Buena Vista BallCHRISTMAS ANGELS
room, the final Sunday of Advent, Once again Venture Out has given
will feature our speaker, Rev. generously to the Salvation Army
Ronald Pechauer. Our offering will Christmas Angel Program. Thank you
be directed to one of our favorites, to all who adopted angels or worked
Sunshine Acres Children’s Home. at the Angel Tree. Santa’s elves,
Our attendance for Sunday, De- Lorraine Anderson and Kay Torgerson
cember 12 was 408. Come enjoy with their helpers, had great success
the music of the season, sung by with the raffle, as did Karen Lenz and
the congregation and the choir, di- Julia Zvonartis with their purses. Venrected by Bernadette Carlson and ture Out provided a special Christmas
accompanied by Ruth Van Hemert. to 250 children. Thank you all!
Don’t forget to bring your wrapped
toys for the collection for the chil— Eva Recker & Cathy Leinweber
dren of Rev. Rico’s churches.
CHRISTMAS TOY
COLLECTION
Marianne Speck 830-8953
Worship Committee is sponsoring a
wrapped toy collection for the children
of Rev. Rico’s Hispanic Churches of
the Nazarene. This year that collection will be held in the Community
Center Lobby, Sunday, December
19, 8:00 am - 10:00 am. Please bring
a wrapped toy labeled for boy or girl
and approximate age to the tables.
After 10:00 am is too late, as they
come from the church to pick up and
deliver the toys at their Christmas Service that day. If you are leaving for the
holidays, you can drop off gifts at 404
Merlin or 909 Douglas.
INSPIRATION
HOUR
Sunday • December 19
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Auxiliary Ballroom
Lee & Michel Waddell taught
at Grace International School
with Campus Crusade for
Christ in Thailand. They will
bring us a report from their
experience in education
there. What is God doing in
that area in education? Be
there and bring a friend.
Eldon Becker 396-6147
LADIES’ BIBLE STUDY
Greta Knudsen 654-1840
We will be starting on Monday,
January 3, 2011 at 10:00 am at
616 Aero. Just bring your Bible.
We will be continuing in the Book
of Exodus. Everyone welcome.
For information call Sylvia Hamilton
at (952) 240-0683 or Greta
Knudsen at (480) 654-1840••
BIBLE STUDY
Eva Ward 832-4593
Beth Moore Video Study. A
women’s study of “Daniel” which is
about “Life in integrity and word of
Prophecy.” The study guide is
$18.00. Please order and pay for
the work book ASAP in order to
receive the lowest price. Please call
Eva Ward at 480-832-4593 or email
[email protected].•
Star Volunteer
Kathy Blitgen of 114 Douglas has been in the
park for 6 years. Her activities include leader for
Stretch & Tone Class, Putting Tournament Chair, Sock
Hop Committee Chair and past Super Bowl Chair.
She also helps with Christmas decorations, Weenie
Roast, and Salvation Army Christmas Angels. She is
involved in Pickle Ball Club as Secretary and helps
run weekend scrambles, maintains membership list
and event book and is Tournament Scorekeeper and
Potluck Chair. In addition, Kathy is a member of Bocce
Ball and the Sewing Room. She says, “There’s no
place I’d rather be in the winter months than Venture
Out!”
Way to go, Kathy!
CABLE PROBLEM CALL:
Martin Trujillo at 480-248-0955.
Resident If you reach voice mail for Martin, leave a
Advisory message. Be sure to leave your name,
phone number, house number & street
name and what the problem is that you
are experiencing.
TO RECEIVE MAIL:
Open your mailbox by filling out the card inside the box or
getting one from the Postal person. Post Office Hours: 1PM to
2:30 PM Mon.-Sat.
Your address for all mail through US POSTAL SERVICE:
5001 E. Main St. # (your box number here), Mesa, AZ 85205
Your address for packages delivered by someone other than
the US Post Office (Like UPS, FedEx, DHL, Airborne, etc.):
5001 E. Main St. (your house number and street name),
Mesa, AZ 85205
INTERNET OR EXTENDED CABLE CHANNELS
THROUGH DISH:
Call 1-800-454-0843. Press option 2 till you get a live person.
Then tell them you want a New 1300 account through Commercial Sales. When you get that department, let them know
you get basic cable through your community of Venture Out at
Mesa and that you want additional services.
•••
ONLINE TV GUIDE
If you have a computer with internet access, you can find a TV guide that tells
what time the Venture Out channels will
actually play a TV show. You can even
have a synopsis of the show’s content.
1. Simply go to the web site
www.zap2it.com
1
2. Where you see the words
FIND IT FAST
type in the zip code 85205
85205
2
3
3. Then click on the button that says TV Listings
4. You may have to click on an option that
says VENTURE OUT OF MESA
4
CLUB PROFILE
PET ASSOCIATION
The purpose of the Pet Association is to promote the welfare of our pets at VO. The
club holds monthly meetings
and an end-of-season potluck,
which includes election of officers for the following season.
There is also the “Tailwaggers”
publication with information
regarding pets and club activities and other pet information.
Sponsored Fund Raisers:
Home Tour, Fuddruckers Meal Deal and sale
of “Flashers.”
Requirements to join:
Own a dog or cat.
Dues:$10.00 required for registration of pet.
CONTACT AN OFFICER FOR MORE INFO!
President ......... Joanne Round ....................... 201-3900
Vice-President Ed Konruff ................... 615-477-3508
Secretary ....... Sandra Workman ................. 807-1978
Treasurer ........ Bill Luther ............................. 654-6853
Resident
Christmas
Party
and
Memorial Walk
Silversmith
Raffle Draw
7:00 pm
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Performance by
Winter Light
Contest Winners
announced
Monday
December 20
7:00 pm
Buena Vista
Ballroom
Entrance charge –
One can of food for the East Valley Food Bank
“Resonance”
Vocal
Ensemble
Residents with EVEN
numbered addresses are
asked to provide a small tray
of cookies delivered to the
Baja Bistro Kitchen by
4:00 pm the day of the
performance. Cookies and
coffee following the show!
The Memorial Walk
honors those
Venture Out friends
and neighbors who
passed away this year.
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ACTIVITY SCHEDULE
Activities Scheduled Monday – Friday
8:40 am
Clubhouse
9 am - 3 pm
Rock Shop
Silversmith Shop Open 9 am - 4 pm
Silver Shop
Water Aerobics
9:00 am
West Pool
Water Aerobics
9:00 am
East Pool
Stained Glass
9 am - 4 pm
Glass Shop
Water Exercise
10:00 am
West Pool
Water Exercise
10:00 am
East Pool
Librarian On Duty
10 am - 4 pm
VO Library
Lawnbowling Open Draw 12:40 pm
Clubhouse
VO Post Office
1 - 2:30 pm Post Office Door
Men’s Poker
6:00 pm
Classroom
6 - 8:30 am
East Pool
6:45 - 7:15 am
Aux Ballroom
7 am - 9 pm
Electronics Bldg
7:30 am
East Pool
7:30 - 8:30 am
Aux Ballroom
7:30 am
West Pool
7:25 -7:55 am
BV Ballroom
8:00 am
Pits
8 - 8:30 am
Aux Ballroom
Bocce Ball Open Draw 8:00 am
Courts
Horseshoe Play
8:00 am
Pits
Sewing Room Open 8:30 am - 4:00 open Sewing Rm
Lawnbowling Open Draw
FRIDAY
500 (Play)
Lap Swimming
Men’s Exercise
Electronics Open
Water Aerobics
Yoga
Water Aerobics
Earlybird Exercise
Horseshoes
Stretch & Tone
DECEMBER 17
Treasurer Hours
Painting & Drawing
Shuffleboard In-Park
10-Pin Bowling
Sunshine Carver
Tai Chi
Crouquet Lessons
Croquet Lessons
.Mystery Trip
Duplicate Bridge
Croquet Open Play
Seminar-Home Repair
.Happy Hour
Euchre Lessons
Euchre Play
Table Tennis
Darts
Women’s Poker
Dance
SATURDAY
8 -9 am
Electronics Bldg
8:30 am
Arts & Craft
9:30 am
Courts
9:00 am
Mesa Lane Bowl
9 am - 4pm
Hobby Center
9:00 am
Aux Ballroom
10 am - 12 pm
East Lawn
10 am - 12 pm
Court
11:30 am Bus Loading Zone
12:30 pm
Mojave
1 - 4 pm
Court
1:30 pm
Aux Ballroom
3:30 - 5 pm
Baja Bistro
6:15 pm
Mojave
6:45 pm
Mojave
6:45 - 10:15 pm Aux Ballroom
7:00 pm
Arts & Crafts
7:00 pm
Classroom
7:00 pm
BV Ballroom
DECEMBER 18
Electronics Club Open 7 am - 9:30 pm Electronics Bldg
Horseshoe Play
Pan
Table Tennis
Karaoke Class
Sunshine Carvers
Shuffleboard Open
Ham Radio Mtg
Librarian On Duty
.Hamburger BBQ
VO Post Office
Croquet Play
8:00 am
8:30 am
Pits
Classroom
8:45 am - 12:15 pm Aux Ballroom
9 am - 12 pm
Music
9 am 0 4 pm
Hobby Center
9:30 am
Courts
10:00 am
Ham Shack
10 am - 2 pm
Library
11 am - 1 pm
Baja Bistro
1 - 2:30 pm Post Office Door
1 - 4 pm
East Lawn
American Hand & Foot 1:00 pm
Arts & Craft
Women’s Poker
6:00 pm
Baja Bistro
Duplicate Bridge
6:30 pm
Mojave
Rock Shop Open
SUNDAY
Silversmiths Raffle
Gabfest
Table Tennis
Worship Service
Social Bridge
Women’s Poker
Whist
MONDAY
7:00 pm
Arts & Crafts
DECEMBER 19
11/7 -12/19
Silversmith Shop
8 - 10 am
Baja Bistro
8:45 am - 4:15 pm Aux Ballroom
9:00 am
BV Ballroom
6:30 pm
Mojave
7:00 pm
Classroom
7:00 pm
Arts & Craft
DECEMBER 20
Hiking Club
8:00 am
Baja Bistro
Desert Trail Walkers 8:30 am
Laundry Area
Ladies Prayer & Praise 8:30 am
411 Douglas
Men’s 8-Ball
9:00 am
Poolroom
Ceramics,CC&P Class 9 am - 12 pm
Ceramics Shop
Happy Harpers Practice 9 - 10 am
Music
Stained Glass
9 am - 4 pm
Shop
Tai Chi
9:00 am
Aux Ballroom
Treasurer Hours
9 -10 am
Electronics Bldg
Sunshine Carvers
9 am - 4 pm
Hobby Center
Blood Pressure Clinic 9 - 11 am
Mojave
Shuffleboard Open 9:30 am
Courts
Librarian on Duty
10 am - 12 pm
Library
Pan
12:30 pm
Classroom
Beg. Ballroom Dance1 - 1:45 pm
Aux Ballroom
Investment Group
1 - 2:30 pm
Electronics Conf.
Ballroom Waltz Class1:50 pm
Aux Ballroom
Swing Lessons
2:40 pm
Aux Ballroom
Kitchen Band Practice 3 - 4 pm
Oasis
Beginner Tennis Lssn 3:30 pm
Court 5
Men’s Poker
6:00 pm
Classroom
Fusion Class
6 - 8 pm
Stained Glass Shop
Pinochle
6:30 pm
Mojave
Table Tennis
6:45 - 10:15 pm Aux Ballroom
.Resident Christmas Party 7:00 pm
BV Ballroom
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DECEMBER 23
Baja Bistro THURSDAY
Aerobic Dance
8:30 am
BV Ballroom
Artist Workshop
8:30 am - 12 pm
Sonoran
TUESDAY
DECEMBER 21
Shuffleboard
Novice
9:30
am
Courts
Aerobics Dance
8:30 am
BV Ballroom
9 am - 4 pm
Shop
Harmonica Classes 9 - 10 am
Music Stained Glass
Oasis
Treasurer Hours
9 - 10 am
Electronics Bldg .Condo Board Work Session 9:00 am
9 am - 12 pm
Arts & Crafts
Round Dance Class 9:00 am
BV Ballroom Stitch-n-Chat
9 -10 am
Electronics Bldg
Shuffleboard Open 9:30 am
Courts Treasurer Hours
Music
Mah Jong Lesson
9:30 am
Classroom Happy Harpers Practice 9 - 10 am
.Hams at Heart Mtg
10:00 am
Arts & Crafts Rm Biker’s Alert
10:00 am Outside Activity Office
Greens Beg. Round Dance 10 am - 12 pm
Lawn Bowling Lessons 10:30 am
BV Ballroom
Pickle Ball Lesson 11 am - 12 pm
Courts Lawn Bowling Lessons 10:30 am
Greens
Soapstone Carving 1 - 3 pm
Lapidary Shop Porcelain Class
1 - 4 pm
Ceramics Shop
Create w/Clay Classes 1 - 4 pm
Ceramics Shop Social Bridge
1:00 pm
Mojave
500 (Play)
1:00 pm
Mojave Creative Writing
1:00 pm
Sonoran
Ice Cream Social
1:30 - 2:30 pm
Baja Bistro Solos Social
4:00 pm
Oasis
.Pickle Ball
4:30 pm
Oasis Solos Dinner
5:00 pm
Oasis
5:00 pm
Baja Bistro Pinochle
Potluck
6:30 pm
Mojave
Table Tennis
6:45 - 10:15 pm Aux Ballroom Spades
7:00 pm
Sonoran
Mah Jong
7:00 pm
Sonoran Bingo
7:00 pm
BV Ballroom
Scrabble
7:00 pm
Sonoran
Cribbage
7:00 pm
Mojave FRIDAY
DECEMBER 24
.Silversmith Raffle 7:00 pm
WEDNESDAY
Treasurer Hours
DECEMBER 22
8 -9 am
Electronics Bldg
Wii Bowling Session I 8 am - 9:30 am
Sonoran
Wednesday Walkers
8:30 am
Laundry Area
Choir Practice
9:00 am
Music
Bocce Lessons
9:00 am
Bocce Courts
Tai Chi
9:00 am
Auxiliary Ballroom
Ceramics,CC&P Class 9 am - 12 pm
Ceramics Shop
Shuffleboard Lesson 9:30 am
Courts
Wii Bowling Session II 9:30 -11 am
Sonoran
Librarian on Duty
10 am - 12 pm
Library
Wii Bowling Session III 11 am - 12:30 pm
Sonoran
Pickle Ball Lesson 11 am - 12 pm
Courts
Pan
12:30 pm
Classroom
Wii Bowling Session IV 1 - 2:30 pm
Sonoran
Canasta
1 - 3 pm
Mojave
Zumba Class
1:30 - 2:30 pm
Aux Ballroom
Gentle Eaters Class 3 - 4 pm
Music
Bocce Fun Night
5:00 pm
Bocce Court
Stained Glass Class 6 - 9 pm
Shop
Duplicate Bridge
6:30 pm
Mojave
Women’s Penny Poker 7:00 pm
Baja Bistro
Texas Hold’em
7:00 pm
Aux Ballroom
31 Cards
7:00 pm
Arts & Crafts
Treasurer Hours
Painting & Drawing
Shuffleboard In-Park
10-Pin Bowling
Sunshine Carver
Tai Chi
Crouquet Lessons
Croquet Lessons
Duplicate Bridge
Croquet Open Play
Seminar-Home Repair
Euchre Lessons
Euchre Play
Table Tennis
8 -9 am
Electronics Bldg
8:30 am
Arts & Craft
9:30 am
Courts
9:00 am
Mesa Lane Bowl
9 am - 4pm
Hobby Center
9:00 am
Aux Ballroom
10 am - 12 pm
East Lawn
10 am - 12 pm
Court
12:30 pm
Mojave
1 - 4 pm
Court
1:30 pm
Aux Ballroom
6:15 pm
Mojave
6:45 pm
Mojave
6:45 - 10:15 pm Aux Ballroom
.Candlelight Service 7:00 pm
BV Ballroom
Darts
7:00 pm
Arts & Crafts
Women’s Poker
7:00 pm
Classroom
No Dance
-BV Ballroom
CONDO BOARD REPORT
The Condo Board met on Dec 9th. The Board approved the Audit
Committee Report and, after much discussion about the Proposition:
Bocce Tennis Additional Assessment, we voted unanimously to return
this issue to the Residents. We all feel that it is an important project and
we want the people to decide. If you tell us NO in the ballot we will not
do it…if you tell us YES then we will do it.
This project lays the
groundwork for any future changes or additions to the North East
corner.
What this project includes:
 2 post tensioned concrete, cushioned lit tennis courts replacing
7&8
 Eight bocce courts, (four additional)
 12 additional parking spaces on the south end.
 A paved social patio and
 Extensive landscaping which will tie in with the front entry and RV
overnights.
Part of the reason that we re-bid this project was:
The City added requirements that added $160,000.00 to the cost of our
project.
 Water Retentions Tanks (the city requirement were increased by
the city while we were in the permit process)
 Drywells in both areas
 Extensive landscaping outside the perimeter on the NE corner and
inside on the NE corner
 Tennis fencing that beyond the original scope to handle wind load
capacity.
Submitted by Denta Persinger and Don Bogle
Here is the wording of the proposition:
PROPOSITION/Bocce/Tennis additional assessment
1.
Last year, Proposition #1 for the Bocce/Tennis project was
authorized by the Lot Owners at a cost not to exceed of $573,672
Following the permit review by the City of Mesa, and receipts of
bids, the actual costs for the Special Project will exceed this
amount. The Condominium Board is authorized to make a onetime assessment of $244,860 dollars or $140.00 per Lot to
provide additional funds to finance the Special Project. The total
cost of the project would be and not to exceed $818,532. Any
funds remaining following completion of all proposition work will
be returned to the lot owners by credit to their maintenance fees
in the year following completion of all work. This assessment is
contingent upon the receipt of all required permits. This assessment
is authorized pursuant to Article X, Sections E and G of the
Declaration of Condominium and Land Use Restrictions.
EXPLANATION:
Last year, Lot Owners authorized the Condominium Board to undertake
the Bocce Tennis Special Project, and also authorized a one-time
assessment of $328 per Lot to finance the Special Project. At that time,
the Board had anticipated that the cost of the Special Project would not
exceed $573,672, but had stated that the project still required plan
review and approval by the City of Mesa. After the plan review, the City
of Mesa, added several additional requirements to the project, which
increased the cost. The Board has since determined that the total cost
of the Special Project will exceed that budgeted amount. The total
budgeted additional amount to complete the Special Project is now
$244,860.00. This additional special assessment is being brought to
the Lot Owners for a vote. If additional funding is provided by this vote
and permits are received from the City of Mesa, the Special Project will
be completed in the summer of 2011.
This plan has been approved by the Planning Committee, the Social
Board and Condo Board.
They agree this project is an integral component of the Venture Out Long
Range Plan.
This vote requires a 50% plus one of quorum approval to pass.
December 17, 2010
Volume 19, Issue 1
VO Voices
Park Residents Remember Christmases Past
I’ll Be Home for
Christmas
I will see again the
falling snow on Christmas Eve,
I will hear carolers
sing under the bedroom window at midnight,
Their clear, young
voices echoing in the
pale moonlight.
I will see stockings
with holes in the toes
Hanging on the back
of a chair,
Waiting for Santa to
find them there,
Fill them with apples,
oranges too,
Wishing for a dress
that is new.
I will hear bells ring on
the old sleigh
As it rumbles down
the road of yesterday.
I will savor the taste of
ham, sweet potatoes,
pumpkin pie.
I will hear voices of
family and friends as
they come by.
I will remember a
sense of wonder and
awe.
Christmas, the best
holiday of all.
Yes, I’ll be home for
Christmas, if only in my
dreams.
Lou Cornelius
Christmas in Hollywood
Among Venture Out residents, we are blessed to have had Betty Allan
with us for 30 years. For many of those years, Betty accompanied the
choir at our Sunday morning worship services. In August this year, Betty
reached 100 years old.
I asked if she could share a Christmas story. Her first response
concerned her family. Betty, John, and their two sons and daughter lived in
Hollywood. Her sister lived on a farm in the Imperial Valley. Betty’s children
loved going to the farm at Christmas where they could pick grapefruit and
shoot doves during the hunting season. The next year her sister brought
her family to Hollywood where they loved going to the Grauman’s Chinese
Theater and having fudge sundaes next door at Browns.
When I asked about her career in Hollywood, she told me about
singing with a quartet known as the Girl Friends. They included Norma
Zimmer, the Champagne Lady with Lawrence Welk, who sang soprano.
They sang together for 20 years as backup singers for Frank Sinatra,
Dean Martin, and others of that era. The most famous was singing the
background music for Bing Crosby’s rendition of “I’m Dreaming of a White
Christmas.” This song sold more than any recording in history. Special?
Indeed!
HC
Our Beautiful Christmas Tree
Jessie Goddard, her mother, father and sister, who lived in Nome, Alaska,
planned to spend Christmas, 1931, with the Kansas grandparents as they did each
year. Her father, who was a warrant officer with the U.S. Coast Guard, had his
leave cancelled due to an emergency. Since they did not want to leave their father
alone, the trip was cancelled.
What were they to do about a Christmas tree? Northern Alaska is a treeless
region, and the trees at the general store (shipped from Seattle) had all been sold.
“So,” Jessie says,” we made our own tree out of wire coat hangers. We bent two
triangles, points up, fastened at right angles to each other. We made a circular
base and fastened it to the tree. From some of the many Christmas cards we received, we cut out Santas, elves, sleighs, bells, snow scenes, and from metallic
paper we cut icicles for a fringe effect. A red scarf was draped around the base,
with a cut-out manger scene placed in front – and voila, a finished work of art – our
beautiful Christmas tree.”
Jesse came to Venture Out in November, 1997. On December 19th she will
celebrate her 97th birthday.
JG
Page 2 of 2
VO Voices
Youngest of Twelve
Talking with Willie Walenta is always fun and informative. The youngest child in a family of twelve, she is
the only one left. No wonder, as she turned 96 on December 14. With a twinkle in her eye, Willie commented
that she was five when she met her oldest sister for the first time. By then, the sister had two children older
than Willie.
Christmas time for Willie’s South Dakota family meant a lot of work, as they ran a restaurant. Willie said,
“My mother was a good cook, but everyone had a job.” She also spoke fondly of Grandma Schnell, her mother–in-law, who lived with them. She said, “She was a sweet person and a good cook.”
For Willie, “Presents aren’t important, people are.” The one exception was the presents her two boys, Bill
and John, gave her when they were little. Those presents were always about sports, in keeping with a sportsminded family. Flowing from her philosophy about people, she sends out hundreds of Christmas cards each
year.
She lost John in 1999. Bill, who lives next door to her, has become her chef.
Willie came to the park in 1979. She served on the first park condo board as secretary.
FB
The Red Wagon
A conversation with Lloyd Orlob about Christmases past stirred wonderful memories. The Orlob family
traded Christmas Day visits with Lloyd's Aunt Mary, Uncle Henry and family. While adults talked around the
huge dining room table, the children played underneath it. Lloyd said, “They tried to get me to eat brussels
sprouts. I still don’t eat them.”
One year Lloyd’s gift, a used red wagon outfitted by his dad with a bicycle hookup, allowed him to give
rides to his dog Scooter and participate in a Seattle parade.
A treasured gift of a Kodak camera recorded the family’s visit to the World’s Fair in San Francisco in 1940.
Lloyd said, “My dad’s best gift was to encourage me to join the Boy Scouts. That kept me off the streets,
and at 15 I became a camp counselor.” He also said his dad instilled in him confidence, caring, work ethics,
humility and thriftiness. His dad died suddenly when Lloyd was only 11.
These lessons surely helped Lloyd in his successful career as a father and as a civil engineer.
He and his wife, Marilyn, of 56 years have two beautiful daughters, two wonderful sons-in-law, and five
special grandchildren.
FB
A True Norwegian
Carl Bakkum has shared friends at Venture Out for 39 years. He and his lovely wife, Dorothy, live at
701 Navajo Venture Out.
One Christmas Eve (traditional Norwegian gift-giving night) while living in Durango, Colorado, his two
sons were each presented with new bicycles. They were told they could not ride them until the next morning.
Wouldn’t you know, Durango had a two-foot snowfall overnight! Although disappointed about not being able to
try the new bicycles, the boys did have skis and were just ten minutes away from ski slopes with lighted night
skiing.
Carl and Dorothy were RVers for several seasons and then bought a lot at Pinetop and put a 5th wheel
on it. Finally, they settled here in Venture Out. Their two sons visit often from California and New Mexico, and
they have bragging rights to two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Carl says his favorite Christmas is “Christmas 2010” as he has already defied the doctors’ predictions
of “only three months to live” due to lung and liver cancer. This writer says she hopes to help him celebrate
Christmas, 2011.
TM
Staff:
Editors: Lou Cornelius & Florence Brownridge
Copy Editor: Irene Pritchard
Reporters: Helen Christiansen, Lloyd Orlob, Thelma Myers,
Bev Cooper, Ruth Herring, & Edith Kohler
Publishers: Denta Persinger & Maria Campbell
Venture Out Night Out With The
Phoenix Suns!
PACKAGE INCLUDES:
Discounted ticket to a Suns game exclusively available for Venture Out
Residents to come see All-Star Steve Nash.
Ride the Light Rail for free with your ticket
Early entry for all Venture out employees, families, and friends to watch player
warm-ups from the lower level
Group photo with a Suns Personality
Venture Out welcome on the Jumbotron
FREE GIFT – Suns player retro jersey bag
Game Date:
Ticket Price:
# of Tickets:
1/30
Total:
Lower Level (sidelines, regularly priced $148.75)
$70
$
Lower Level (baselines, reg. priced $114.75)
$60
$
Upper Level (sidelines, rows 1-5, reg. priced $76.75)
$40
$
Upper Level (sidelines, rows 6-14, reg. priced $49.75)
$30
$
Total Amt. Enclosed
$
PAYMENT METHOD: CREDIT or DEBIT CARD
CONTACT NAME
CC#
EXP. DATE
SIGNATURE (required)
ADDRESS
CITY
STATE
HOME PHONE: (
)
-
CELL PHONE: (
ZIP
)
-
EMAIL
**Fax completed orders at no charge from the Activity office to
Phillip Douglas at 602-379-7873**
Venture Out has purchased a limited number of tickets for this game. Orders will
be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets based on availability.
Deadline to order is Monday, January 3rd
Questions? Call Phillip at 602-379-7679 or Email [email protected]
Recreation Update
December 17, 2010
I am so excited! The first hamburger BBQ of the season is tomorrow. Why would
anyone get so excited about a hamburger? Have you tasted one of the Softball
Associations quarter pound burgers? Topped with grilled onions? Served with a side
of smokey baked beans? Now you understand. Bring your own table service and
we’ll see you at the Community Center between 11:00am-1:00pm. Plan to eat outside, as entertainment is
being provided by the Venturers, Venture Out’s newest musical group.
Congratulations to the Solos on two fine fundraising efforts. Those who attended the Chinese Dinner were
treated to an exceptional dinner and from what I hear the Singles Only Dance was a big hit. Way to go Solos!
The Salvation Army Christmas Angels program was a phenomenal success! Thank you chairwoman Cathy Leinweber
and crew for an outstanding two week campaign. Thank you Lorraine Anderson and Kay Torgeson, the two little elves
who headed up the Angel Raffle and Julia Zvonarits and Karen Lenz for another successful purse sale and raffle. Of
course, thank YOU, the residents of Venture Out, for supporting this much-needed and appreciated program.
Be sure to have your holiday lights plugged in and ready for judging Sunday, December 19 between 7:00 pm
- 9:00 pm. Cash prizes and banners will be awarded to first, second and third place winners for blocks and
individual lots. Winners will be chosen by out-of-park judges andwill be announced at the Monday, December
20 th Resident Christmas Party and Memorial Walk.
Prevent the spread of germs! Please wipe down exercise equipment after use. Sanitary wipes available in
the dispenser by the exit door of the Fitness Center.
Please remember when walking or riding your bike at night to wear light colored clothing and to have your
flashers turned on. Need a flasher for your clothing or bike? Give Sandy Workman of the Pet Association
a call. She’ll have you shining like a beacon in the night!
Those attending the Resident Christmas Party will want to enter through the main lobby of the Community
Center so that they may view the Memorial Luminarias. These Luminarias are lit in honor of our Venture
Out friends and neighbors who have passed away this year. The Silversmith Raffle will be held prior to the
evening’s entertainment and the entry fee is a can of food for the East Valley Food Bank. Be sure to stay
following the performance for cookies and coffee. Cookies this year are being provided by the evennumbered blocks.
A few new movies have been added to our DVD Library. Knight & Day, Mrs. Miracle, Inception, The Trail, Mission
Impossible and Mission Impossible 2.
Would the gentleman who contacted Helen Bierstat and asked if he and his family could join the
Christmas Dinner (family coming in at 2:00 pm), please call her at 854-1877. She needs information!
Christmas Dinner hostesses are to pick up their table’s ham on Thursday, December 23 between 9:00 am - 9:30 am
in the Baja Bistro. This pre-cooked ham will be sliced, wrapped in foil and ready for you to pop in the oven to warm
through.
Please be kind to the individuals who work the VO Diner, as they are volunteers trying to do the best job
possible. Food orders which are grilled take a few more minutes to prepare as opposed to readymade items.
Your courtesy is appreciated.
If you have grandchildren visiting over the holidays, be sure to give Santa a buzz so he may visit them on his
rounds Christmas Eve Day. In “elf code” that means give Mike Schomer a call at 832-9599 and he will don
his Santa suit and bring smiles to your little ones.
Those hard working Bocce Ball Club members did it again! Their French dip sandwiches were enough to
make ones mouth water. Thank you chairpersons Ted and Bep VanZanten and kitchen crew for another
successful meal!
I am currently looking for two individuals to co-chair a park wide parade next season. Think that might be
something you’d like to tackle? If so please drop in to the Activity Office, give me a buzz at 832-9000 or email
me at [email protected] It won’t be as difficult as you might think.
The Activity Office will be closed Friday, December 24 for Christmas. However, staff will still be available if needed.
Teresa Beally
Activity Director
[email protected]
Manager’s Corner
December 17, 2010
This week’s occupancy is 1175 or 67% vs. 1,181 last week and 1,168 the year prior. There are
183 renters currently in the park.
We had a tremendous turnout at the Town Hall meeting last Tuesday night, with over 600 attending. It was probably one
of the largest crowds I have ever seen in the ballroom for a meeting. First I want to say, that I greatly appreciated everyone
coming in and speaking their thoughts in a fair and calm manner. We all have a tendency to listen much better when this
happens.
As Robert Hayes was holding the gavel during the question and answer period, he said that he wanted to make sure that
we answered as many questions as possible. There were some things that I said at the meeting that I wanted to repeat here
in this column to make sure that everyone did hear them or at least read them.
First and foremost, when we in the Administration office are faced with a petition of this nature, we must do everything
we can, to abide by the CC & R’s and above all Arizona law, which always trumps the CC & R’s. We have been very careful
about how this is handled and on several occasions have relied on legal counsel to make sure we are doing the correct thing.
Coreen as the Condo Board Secretary has had a great deal of this thrust on to her, and she and the rest of the office staff,
are now working to get this ballot out. Volunteers are in the office stuffing envelopes.
Many of you are leaving for the Holidays. You have expressed concern that your ballots will cross in the mail and you will
not be able to vote. Come to the office Friday December 17th and see Coreen and she will issue you a replacement ballot
or hand you your actual ballot if they have not yet been mailed. We will close out and mail the ballots at 3:30 on Friday.
The ballots when they are returned to the office have a receipt that the lot owner must sign and date. Coreen cross references
these slips with the voters list first, checks off the voters list, showing that the lot owner has voted for that specific lot
and then she removes the perforated strip, leaving only a sealed unmarked envelope which is then passed to the election
committee. Using this system, it is not possible to have owners vote twice, so you needn’t be concerned about coming
to the office to get a replacement ballot.
We are particularly concerned about Canadians getting their ballots in time, if they are leaving for the Holidays. In general
it can take a two week turnaround in both directions. If there is any chance you are leaving and your ballot may not make
it back by January 5th, please fill it out now or send it back priority mail. Because we are concerned about getting the ballots
out this week, we will be mailing everything and will not be able to take the time to hand them out, except for this Friday
at the Administration office.
Also I want to repeat what was asked on Tuesday night. Under Arizona law.. A.R. S. 33-1258 (A) All lot owners have
the right to examine and have copies of the petition. I did not give a copy of the petition to anyone until I first verified this
in writing with legal counsel.
I again want to state, that I interpreted our CC & R’s to prohibit any door to door solicitation without prior board approval,
regarding this matter. Those that were going door to door, very nicely stopped when I asked them to. However, later in
the day, I did ask the attorney if I was correct in my interpretation. She said it was a ‘reasonable decision’ but She then
provided me the language in Arizona statute A.R.S. 33=1261which states that “An association shall not prohibit but may
reasonably regulate the circulation of political petitions, including Candidate nominations petitions or petitions
in support or opposition to an initiative, referendum, or recall or other political issue on property dedicated to
the public within the Association” She then goes on to state “ The Rules could be read as a reasonable regulation
of that contact. Since there is discretion in deciding how to address park residents door to door contact with petition
signers (when those park residents did not have prior approval for such door to door activity) that discretion could
have been exercised to allow or disallow that activity. “
We then discussed if petition gatherers went door to door to collect signatures, it would be a level playing field to allow
those in opposition to also go door to door. As I stated in the Town Hall meeting, I have these legal opinions in the office,
should anyone wish to have a copy.
I want to also answer a question that was posed to me at Tuesday’s meeting. The maximum height of all park models in
the community is 16 feet. This was increased a few years ago to allow loft units. All units in the park are in compliance
with this height restriction. There is no designated color palate for homes. You are allowed anything a RV manufacturer
will provide you . All homes in Venture Out comply with the maximum sq. footage. The large porches that so many lot
owners are building now are not considered part of that maximum sq. footage. If you have ANY questions about what is
allowed with your park model unit, please come in and visit with Rick Schwab in the Administration office. There is also
an architectural committee made up of lot owners that frequently reviews requests and keeps an eye on construction in the
park to insure that everyone is in compliance.
If you are leaving for the Holidays please have a safe trip and a wonderful Christmas.
Mary Schmit
General Manager
[email protected]