October Progress

Say hello to Mark Kenner's new assistant:  It's his wife, Donna!  Welcome aboard, Donna!!

We already saw a great example of their teamwork this morning when we spotted them picking up a huge cactus arm that had fallen into the street from a resident's plant.  Good thing they both carry gloves with them!  

Mark and his team have done a wonderful job this summer of sprucing up our resort and getting ready for residents to return.

The golf course is coming along.  Still some dusty thatching to do but the front nine is turning a luscious green already.

The new street sweepers are busy at work.  They spray a light mist of water to keep down the dust.

We saw some ambitious tennis players at work cleaning the courts.

Special thanks to Mike Murray, and Hank and Gladys Olson.

It was a beautiful morning to drive around on our rounds.  It was a cool 60 degrees -- almost time for a light jacket!  We're expecting a high of 90 today.  Perfect!

We saw lots of people out working and also chatted with those who are just out enjoying the lovely morning.  Here's Ron McCartney and his dog soaking up some rays.

I was asked to publish this announcement from the Casa Grande RC club.

The Casa Grande RC Flyers, and Academy Of Model Aeronautics award winning club,
is ready to start their fall flying and event schedule. The club, with their airfield at 2725
S Isom Road in Casa Grande, will begin their winter flying schedule on November 1 st .
Club member can fly any day they desire but most of the activity takes place on
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings after 9:00 AM. The club holds major
events and swap meets, raising money for area charities, on the second Saturday of
each month, November through March. The first such event this season will take place
on Saturday November 9, 2019 when the club will celebrate National Model Aviation
Day at their field with a swap meet and fundraiser for The Valley Humane Society. All
events are open to the public and there is never a charge for admission or parking.

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Back at home, the cats are enjoying another home pick up from Olive Garden.  They love those bags!!

October Excitement

Greetings!  Welcome to the wonderful month of October!!  

Reseeding the golf course is a tad dusty and our crews are hard at work getting ready for the season.

Once planted and watered, it doesn't take long for the grass to grow.  The lawn bowling area looks great already.

Front 9 of the golf course is coming in nicely.

Our crew must plant pounds of extra seed to keep the doves happy.

It's always exciting to see the flower beds being prepped.

Driving down Granite, we saw a truck delivering some big plants.

We met Jay and Rudell Hegnes as they watched their new plants and shrubs being unloaded.  It's always nice to meet new Palm Creek friends!

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Don is slowly learning not to leave his cupboard doors open while he showers.  Kat loves to "rearrange" things when given the opportunity.

Results look like this.

Drone flight near hotel

It was a beautiful day for a drone flight over the hotel construction.

Let the Season Begin

A week or so ago I posted this photo of a bare Activities Board because we came to the end of our summer season.

We've turned the calendar page to October and here are results:

Today was a big celebration for opening the main pool after the major renovation of replacing all the concrete with lovely pavers.  We were treated to a nice luncheon on the deck and patio.  VERY nice!  

We also have some new faces on staff.  Say hello to "Susan" who will be greeting us at the front desk.

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Another one of the advantages of living in a gated community like Palm Creek is that outside solicitors are not allowed to come knocking on your door to sell items or services.  If you should be bothered by a solicitor (known as a door-to-door salesperson in the old days), just contact the front desk at 520-371-5830 and a ranger will come to approach the vendor.  If after hours, contact the gate house at 520-371-5860.

(**This message is from PC management.)

October 1 and it begins

We turn the page to October and the action begins after a long HOT summer.  We played up in the card room this afternoon and watched a steady stream of RVs lining up in the arrival lanes.  They truly were lined up four and five deep for most of the time.  Kudos to the rangers for keeping up with the task of getting them all parked.

We can all now get our new name badges at the front desk.  I like the fact that they tried to make the names bigger and easier to read.  For some reason, the photos don't get any better though.  LOL

Today is the end of the summer party for the summer residents who have been attending Tapas Tuesday every week.  They're holding a big outdoor party at the new Cottonwood pool.  I'm sure someone will be posting photos.

Speaking of pool parties, we have a big celebration for the reopening of the main pool scheduled for this Friday.  Stop up at Activities to get your free tickets.  Can't pass up the music, food, and soda or the BYOB event.  See you there!  You need to pick up your ticket so they can have an accurate headcount of food to buy.

While you're in Activities, you can also pick up your season tickets as they're being distributed now.

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What's new with the cats??

Kat has definitely honed his climbing and jumping skills.

Mouse still likes to find a cubby hole for napping.  The smaller the space, the happier he is.

....or he spends time keeping me company at my desk if we can have the window open for bird watching.

Getting Ready + Drone Ride

Our summer activity schedule is rapidly drawing to a close.  Soon this announcement board will be loaded with new upcoming activities as the season gets ready to launch.

Reseeding the palm park area.

Lawn bowling area looks green.   More tree trimming in that area.  

Thatching the golf course is a dusty job!

FROM SUNRISE:

TO SUNSET:

We live in a beautiful park!

Enjoy this drone ride!

Tapas Info, new GM,

We had surprise visitors at our Tapas Tuesday dinner yesterday!  We were happy to meet and greet our new General Manager, Scott Houle, and his wife Marguarite who is our new Sales Manager.  They just stopped in to say hello.  We look forward to an exciting year with them at the helm.

Other good news includes our weather forecast.  Finally we see some cooler temperatures.  Yahoo!!