Uh Oh...........our scheduled fish dinner for tomorrow night (January 29) has been cancelled. If you have a ticket, it may be exchanged in Activities for a future February fish fry or will be refunded.
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Here's a note from Jan Masselink regarding the recent food drive. Awesome results!!
A big “Thank You” to all those who left food at their curb, brought food to our trucks, or donated money to our Palm Creek Chapel Food Drive last week. Because of you we were able to fill six trucks full of groceries and deliver them to the Casa Grande Food Bank. This was twice as much as we have ever collected before. We are also please to tell you that we collected just over $5,000 to help the Food Bank purchase fresh food for those in our neighborhood who are in need during these tough times. Thank you for being a blessing to others.
The annual Fireman's Spaghetti dinner was GREAT and went as smooth and efficient as possible. Thank you to all who support this project. Funds go directly to the Fire Department so are a very worthy investment. We see their trucks in here quite often!
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REMINDERS:
FISH FRY: January 22 $10 includes 3 pieces of white fish, fries, and coleslaw.
Cut Off Date to Buy Tickets in Activities: noon on Jan 20
CHICKEN FRIED STEAK DINNER: January 26 $9.00 includes chicken fried steak, red mashed potatoes, corn & black beans, roll
Cut off Date to Buy Tickets in Activities: noon on Jan 22
PATIO SALE: Saturday, January 23 8:00 a.m.
Pick up a listing of sites that are offering sales. Activities office.
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While you are in the Activities Office to buy meal tickets, you can sign up for several of the Cancer Awareness events.
Decorate your own luminary $5.00
Quilt Raffle $1 per ticket or 6 tickets for $5
"You've Been Mugged" Send a mug with sweets to a friend. $6 per mug
Car (or cart) Wash: $5 per vehicle
Chili Lunch: $5 per cup
Hot Dog & Combo $6
Golf Tournament: 4 person, 18 hole scramble
Golf Ball Drop: 3 balls for $10
Rubber Ducky Race: $5 per duck, 3 ducks for $10
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The Hole-In-One Tournament event takes place next week on January 21, 22, and the 23rd.
Pay $20 to enter the contest. Play anytime between 10:00 and 4:00. By the time you get to hole #8, you'll be all warmed up for the important tee shot for that hole in one.
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Don't forget the Food Drive being sponsored by our Palm Creek Chapel
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The Casa Grande RC Flyers Club asked me to post info about their club since so many PC flyers are involved. You can check out their information at: www.CasaGrandeRCFlyers.com The Flyers club is a good way to spend SAFE time outdoors with social distancing and masks.
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We're sad to report that our local Mimi's restaurant in the Promenade Mall is closing its doors. The Casa Grande location has already been removed from the Mimi's.com website.
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AND.....another Thank you to Brian and Patti for the entertainment present. Kat and Mouse truly enjoy your gift.
For those who can't open a video from this blog, go to YouTube.com and search for Sue Hepler. All videos are listed there and will be much easier to open.
The Bistro will be closed tomorrow (Friday, January 15) so staff can prepare for the annual Fireman's Spaghetti Dinner. Will try to get some good photos for you.
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From Bonnie Sewell. Notice the injured back leg of the poor animal. I hope he catches a duck or two. We can certainly spare them.
This hole-in-one contest sounds exciting. No need to sign up in advance. Just come to play the front nine on any of these dates. The event takes place next week on January 21, 22, and the 23rd.
Pay $20 to enter the contest. Play anytime between 10:00 and 4:00. By the time you get to hole #8, you'll be all warmed up for the important tee shot for that hole in one.
Sun Communities Unity program is donating $500 to the Foundation to help support children in foster care or in group homes.
Good Luck!
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Here's a reminder about the Palm Creek Chapel Food Drive on Wednesday, January 20.
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I had to refill the jug of catfood. Obviously it must taste better from the jug instead of their bowl.
Our Palm Creek Chapel is getting ready for their annual food drive.
The city has approved an Auto Mall to build on the old Sam's Club site.
Progress on that hotel. It is very slowly coming to completion. At least some of the scaffolding is being taken down. The Texas Roadhouse will be right alongside this hotel.....someday.
New Restaurants coming to town.
There was a big article in our local Dispatch announcing that the "no texting while driving" law will now be enforced with fines. Beware.
A new race track is coming to town for all you car enthusiasts.
Received these coyote photos from Robert Wyss this morning. He says he took these on the 15th hole yesterday (January 7). Awesome photos!! All the gated communities around here probably share the space with wildlife these days due to our parched dry desert. What a paradise we offer these animals with the abundance of food and water and lush green grass. We certainly won't miss a few ducks or feral cats. The park will try to block the drainage vents under the wall........but these coyotes can easily jump over any of the walls that surround us. I have friends in Sun City that tell stories about that on a regular basis.
They've obviously been eating well as they look nice and healthy.
Mouse is safe. He's indoors playing with the newest box that arrived from Amazon.
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We have a few more activities appearing on the daily calendar now that more people are arriving. We still like to play.
Big announcement today regarding the annual Cancer Awareness Week.
All these fund raising activities sound like fun! Congrats to Marion and her staff for the creative ideas.
This year, more than any other year, I will be participating and supporting the cancer awareness events. I'm so grateful to our local Alliance Cancer Center for the wonderful service they perform right here in Casa Grande. I can carry a sign that says "Survivor of 4 whole months already."
(Seems like an eternity!)
Please participate. Funds stay here in Casa Grande.
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I have a fun cute story to tell this afternoon. It started with an Amazon delivery we weren't expecting.
What is it??
Look. It's in a neat wrapped package. What could it be?
Kat came running over to help me open it.
No wonder he's so interested. It is one of those crazy floppy fish toys for cats. It just lays there till the cat touches it and then it flops around while they attack it.
Very popular.
It must smell good to them because they kept rubbing against it while we unpacked.
Don and I have both looked at the ads for this particular toy. We laugh and say we've spent enough money on cat toys so never made the purchase. Lo and behold....we received this as a surprise gift today from Brian and Patti Illston. THANK YOU!! Your gift made our day!!
Of course we'll have to pick up the fish and hide it at bedtime if we want to get a good night's sleep. LOL
We must be having pump troubles again at the north lake by the 13th fairway as the water level is really low. Thought we'd take up the drone to take a look at it. The drone was flying into the sun so the picture quality isn't the best.
Not much else to write about.
Mouse still loves his new tunnel.
It even has a little viewing window.
Thank you to Bill & Liz Tooley for the Amazon gift card. We obviously spent it on the cats. What a surprise?
Mouse gets bored when I sit and play poker too long. He fell sound asleep on the keyboard.
Ann Merriman found this cartoon on the front page of her newspaper. Changed it to Palm Creek and sent it our way. Thought I'd post it for all our Canadian friends.
