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| Photo by Barb Poole |
The Tapas Tuesday group marks Armella Freeman's 93rd birthday with song and cake. Armella, along with year-round resident Flo Fillipi, anchor Palm Creek's informal "Nonagenerian Club" as well as both being among the original "pioneers" of Palm Creek.
Armella and Ken Freeman and Flo and Don Fillipi booked their reservations in the future Palm Creek in the spring of 1998.
The Fillipis pulled in with their rig when Palm Creek opened December 10, 1998. When the Freemans arrived in December, their site and home were not yet ready so they spent a month in a motel having sold their 5th wheel. This photo shows the view down Oak Street as their home was being set on site 234 in January 1999.
Sadly, Ken Freeman passed away at the end of the 1999-2000 season, but Armella has returned to Palm Creek for the past 22 years. She was one of the early members of the Singles Club and made the donut run for many years.
(*Story & photos submitted by Chris Christopherson)
An engraved plaque was given to residents who were present at the grand opening.
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Judy Hosea (one of our newer full-time residents) wants to start a directory of Palm Creek inhabitants showing names, phone numbers, email addresses, and site numbers. She has asked that I advertise it here and invite other residents to add their information to the roster. If you wish to participate, contact Judy at jhoseb@icloud.com. Judy is the sole owner of the project.
**My Palm Creek Update blog is not affiliated with the roster and it will not be posted here.
Rainy days during this monsoon:
June 18 Saturday
June 24 Friday
June 25 Saturday
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We enjoyed hearing from Advanced Ankle & Foot at the Tuesday morning coffee. Dr. Cline was an excellent speaker and shared so much information about foot care, choice of shoes, and options for foot problems. Residents enjoyed his talk and asked Terry to arrange for him to come back with a complete seminar. I'm guessing that Dr. Cline gained quite a few new customers today.**Over 60 tickets were picked up for this coffee but only about half of those people showed up! What a shame! If you pick up free tickets, you should at least show up or notify the office that you can't attend. This is a very annoying problem for our Activities department when supplying the food and coffee.
INDEPENDENCE DAY......JULY 4
JULY BIRTHDAY PARTY
The July birthday celebration will be Thursday, July 7 at 1:00 in the ballroom. A light lunch and a sweet treat will be available. Tickets are complimentary but must be picked up in Activities by July 5.
CASA GRANDE SPEAKER
John McGuire has rescheduled his talk regarding Casa Grande and its economic growth. 1:00 in the SanTan room. Sign up at Tapas Tuesday or in Activities.
JULY 13 -- COFFEE & DONUTS 8:30a.m
Our GM, Dennis Jordan, will join us. Pick up complimentary tickets in Activities by Monday, July 11.
So many fun and interesting events planned for July. Be sure to pick up your calendar in Activities so you don't miss out on anything.
