Furniture and Flowers

Brrrrr...............temperature dropped down to 52 degrees last night.  We actually dug through the closet to find a jacket for rounds this morning.  

 Over by the new Phase 3 houses, the furniture trucks are again arriving to stock the new rental homes.  Christy Kochen was there to supervise the unloading.

Then another truck came with more delivery.  How fun to shop for all that new stuff.

Our new Leasing Coordinator was there also this morning but my photo didn't turn out so will have to use an older one from a couple days ago.  Say hello to Tami Deeks.

Meanwhile, the pickleball courts were busy with kids at play.

It is always exciting to see the first truckloads of flowers arrive!

  Lots of activity over by the south pavilion too this morning.  They're finishing up the brick wall around the water run off area.

Say good morning to Faustino and Fernando as they both had shovels in hand.

Walls get filled with cement and then comes the caps.

The newly seeded golf course is coming along nicely.  I think the doves will fatten themselves on all that fresh seed.

Then there are the behind the scenes (or I should say underground scenes) that most residents never see.  The irrigation system throughout the park is really intensive.  There are miles and miles of underground pipes so there's always something that requires digging.

We must give credit to our hard working landscape and maintenance crews for all the work they do..........and also to Fernando who is always there to oversee the projects.  We send a sincere thank you to all of them.

While we were at the south pavilion, I spotted Sue Bernth's golf bag sitting in the driveway ready to head off to a day of fun.

Check out her cute golf head covers!!

If I were a golf club, I would want a cover like this!!

Construction News

The weatherman is giving us a bit of a challenge with rain and thunderstorms these days.  We're getting some lovely rain to help the golf course grow..............but I'm sure it hampers the tight deadline with all the construction in phase 3.  

Today saw lots of activity though - rain or no rain.

They dug some VERY deep holes today for the posts that will hold the cover over the activity pool.  Thank you to Lillie Corbitt for sending me these first two photos.

Later this afternoon Don and I rode over to check on progress.  

The new restrooms have arrived from Cavco!

There's still plenty of work to do before they'll be set and hooked up.  Many city inspections to go through and pass.

We walked over to take a closer look at those deep holes so took the tour with Jim Dawson and our General Manager, Lisa Harold.

These rebar cages will be placed into each hole.

Machinery couldn't get one of the holes deep enough to it was Faustino to the rescue.  He volunteered to finish digging out the hole by hand!

He not only digs into that hard ground but then has to lift out the dirt overhead by bucket.  Yeow!

The food court area really looks nice.  They've done a great job with all the pavers and stone work around both sides of the wall.

The new pickleball courts have a base layer started.  It will be tricky to get the painting done between rain showers.  Weather here has been unpredictable.

All the lighting looks completed.

More bricks and mortar as the outside wall continues.  This is the area for the 10 RV sites.

Crews are working long and hard to get everything done before the big tournament.  I would like to give a special salute to Jim Dawson for some incredible planning to make all of this happen this summer.

Lesley Evans

We send sincere condolences to Kent Evans for the loss of his wife, Lesley.  Lesley had an ever present, friendly smile for everyone and always brought cheer to any occasion.  Since Kent and Lesley were year-round residents, they single handedly took care of all the cardboard and cans during the hot summer months.  

Here is a link for more information:  Lesley Evans