More Music, Poker Winner, + Mouse

 Our strange winter weather now seems to be cooperating so we can spend more quality time outdoors.  Our neighbors (Cheryl and Heidi) had another successful FUN block party with Dusty as DJ.  Watch our senior citizens having fun!!  

Congratulations to Terri Wellman (Activities Supervisor) and anyone else that helped secure our entertainment this season.  What a long list of GREAT entertainment.  Last night was awesome!  All our favorite tunes from days gone by via "Down on the Corner" providing a tribute to Creedence Clearwater Revival.  Such FUN.  The audience was rocking and singing along.

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Another big event last night was the "Tournament of Champions" for the poker group.  Congratulations to the grand winner, 

Becki Andrews!!

Second place:  Lee Seabolt

Third place:  Elaine Moore

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Other EXCITING news....especially for us year-rounders who stay during summer.  Looks like our Bistro may be open at times this year.  Yahoo!!

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News from the Mouse House:

When we bring home dinner from Olive Garden, Mouse is elated because he gets a giant paper bag.  

Day One of paper bag:

Day two of paper bag:

That's Country, a Pretty Day

 Usually, I save the cat pictures for last but today they were posing just for you readers.  Mouse loves a paper bag or box.

Kat is just a laid back pussy cat.

Rick Kilback from British Columbia was the grand winner at Monday night bingo.  He went home with an $859 jackpot!!  Next Monday, March 29 will be the last bingo game for this season.

Yesterday's weather was just GRAND!!  Beautiful sky.  The park really looks nice.

Have you noticed how the flowers are flourishing!

Stop to enjoy.

Sunday night was The Outlaw Show called That's Country.  If you like country music, don't miss this event next year.  Little Kathy King is a top notch fiddle player and she has won the hearts of all of us.

We love watching Kathy and Shane. 

Internet Meetings

 DISH TV TOWN HALL MEETING

There were at least four top level Dish representatives at the community meetings on Thursday along with our GM, Dennis Jordan.  They addressed a number of issues.

In years past, the biggest problem was the fact that we only had 1 G of service to the park.  During season, there was a big drain on the service as the bandwidth just wasn't big enough.  Then came the HUGE project of bringing fiber optic cable to PC.  They trenched and dug up all along McMurry and beyond to bring in that cable at a huge expense.  Now we have a 5G connection.  The Dish tech said even at our current full occupancy, we are only using 1/2 of that 5G so there is plenty of room for growth.

The internet and cable connections go to 2341 sites at Palm Creek with RVs that come and go, connecting to the pedestals at their sites.  If there is "noise" on a line, the Dish techs will try to analyze the problem.  If your site is having problems, ask that a tech come to investigate.  

Dish technicians are here in the park on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.  If Dish receives notice of 3 or more units being OUT, they will send an on-call technician that same day.  If service is out, we should call Dish Fiber customer support at 866-794-6166.  

There was a recent long outage in a section of the park where a necessary part needed to be replaced and Dish had a hard time getting delivery.  They said they are now gearing up by having additional crucial parts like this on hand to avoid any kind of long delay like that again.

There was also discussion regarding the newest modems/routers to assure the best service.  A flyer was distributed showing the best kind.  

If an outage occurs, it is important that we as users notify Dish support so they are aware of the problem.  866-794-6166

It was interesting to hear of the many kinds of problems that can occur when servicing over 2000 locations within our park.

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On a lighter note:  I think I'll complain to the folks at Meow Mix that they should make their packaging a little stronger to avoid problems like this in my cupboard.  Surely it is their problem, right?

Another ray of sunshine!  Jim and Kathleen Koch had a yearly visit with their grandkids.  They're all grown up now but we do so enjoy seeing the message they leave behind each year.

Quilt Show Video, Lawn Bowling Can/Am

Video by Mike Bailey

 Mike Bailey has done a GREAT job of making a video to honor the quilt show.  It especially shows the tremendous amount of set up work to prepare for the exhibit.  Congratulations to ALL who participated.  

Palm Creek Quilt Show 2023

The Lawn Bowl group held a big Can/Am tournament Saturday.  Fun!

Palm Creek Can/Am Lawn Bowl Tournament

Chorus Spring Concert

 The Palm Creek Chorus presented their spring concert last night.  It was great!!  You can still get a ticket over in Activities to see their final presentation on Friday night.  They've obviously practiced and worked very hard to make such an entertaining event.  Congratulations to one and all.

Even my Kat got in the show during the CUTE animated song called "I Bought Me A Cat".  

There were so many beautiful photos shown on two big screens during the show....I believe all were donated by our residents.

These participants may not have been singing but they were certainly working hard!  

I enjoyed the colorful shirts and the automation of the singers.  They were in the groove.  😄

As a finale, a check was presented to the Against Abuse organization with funds raised by ticket sales to the Christmas concert, singing Valentines promotions, and tonight's spring concert.  $2,500.

Pottery, Photo, Art, Glass Shows

 POTTERY SHOW

Three cheers for an awesome group of "potters" that put together a great show this year!

We haven't had a pottery event in the past year or two so the crew had built up a huge inventory for this sale!  Awesome work.

It certainly drew a crowd!

There were even a couple demos available.

GLASS AND PHOTO/ART SHOW

Jim Van Namee (Pres of Photo Club)

Bill Leeson with photos from his Safari trip.

Del Larue with photos of native Alaska.  

Original paintings by Patricia Amen

Betty Steel

Terry Meyers

Jim Cornell

Jim Gill

Sandy Milner & Sharon Kidd

Colette Bilodeau

Cindi Bradon

Gym Flader

Dick Reitz & Al Luehman

AWWWW.....I love this piece!

RC FLYERS 

SPECIAL RAFFLE PRIZES ADDED FOR PALM CREEK RESIDENTS.

Come to the Casa Grande RC Flyers Air Show next Saturday March 11, 2023 between 9 AM and Noon and enter a raffle. The drawing will be at 11:30 AM. Besides all the new radio control airplanes and other RC prizes, There are SPECIAL prizes for Palm Creek residents.  Robson Ranch donated almost $400.00 is prizes which includes dinner for TWO at the Robson Grill and FOUR 18 hole rounds of golf WITH cart at the Robson Ranch Golf Course. Plus Texas Roadhouse just donated TWO gifts packs which include a certificate towards dinner for two, peanuts, and steak sauce. Come enjoy the air show and support the Boys and Girls Club of the Sun Corridor and maybe take home these special prizes. Driving directions are on the club web site: www.CasaGrandeRCFlyers.com

CHORUS

There is still time to get your tickets for the spring Chorus event held this Thursday and Friday!

GOOGLE PHOTOS

Are you interested in learning more about Google Photos?  Come to my class this Saturday, March 11, at 9:30 in Sonora South.

IPHONE & IPAD TIPS & TRICKS

Get more from your iPhone and iPad.  We'll have tips and tricks in our presentation March 18, 9:30 in Sonora South.

Chorus Presentation & Google Photos

The Chorus Show, “Come Travel With Me” is March 9 and 10, 7:00 p.m., Ballroom. Tickets are $10.00 and are available in the Activities Office now. This show will have comedy, some new tunes and lots of music and photos that may remind you of your own travels! Don’t miss the show and get your tickets soon. Be ready for laughs, tender moments and a few surprises along the way in this great evening of entertainment.

We are expecting a great turnout, so don’t delay getting your tickets!

Betty Steele

GOOGLE PHOTOS 

I've had quite a few residents who seem interested in using Google Photos to share their pictures with family and friends.  We'll hold a class on Saturday, March 11, at 9:30 in Sonora South.  Bring your computer, iPhone, iPad and/or Android device.  Please sign up ahead of time in the Activities Office so we get a headcount and know how to set up the room.  For best results, have the Google Photos app and the editing tool called "Snapseed" already downloaded.  You'll also need a Google account and your password.

SNOW

I guess we shouldn't complain about how cold it has been here.  Just received these photos from Ron Kirkland.  They may have to wait until July to return home to Wyoming.  😉

RC Flyers

The Casa Grande RC Flyers, an Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) award winning

chartered club, will hold their 9 th annual air show and swap meet on Saturday March 11,

2023 between 9 AM and Noon at their airfield located at 2725 S Isom Road in Casa

Grande. This year’s event will showcase the flying skills of pilots from Horizon Hobbies

and Hitec, both well-known suppliers in the radio control industry. This free event draws

individuals from all over the valley. This year’s event will benefit the Boys and Girls

Club of the Sun Corridor.

Besides offering the public the opportunity to watch skilled flying, including stunt “3D”

flying, people can browse the swap meet for radio control aircraft and cars as well as

parts and supplies. Also on site will be Superstition Hobbies from Queen Creek,

displaying the newest radio control items available. This will be the 4 th year Superstition

Hobbies has participated in the event.

Breakfast items will be available including coffee, donuts and other snacks, all sold by

the Pets in Need Action League, raising money for their free and low-cost pet services

throughout the area. The Casa Grande RC Flyers will also have one of their many

certified flight instructors there offering free model airplane flying lessons using the

clubs training aircraft. Membership in the Casa Grande RC Flyers or the AMA are not

required to take the free lessons or enter the event.

A special attraction at this event will be a raffle for one of several new aircraft and other

radio-controlled items, donated by both Horizon Hobby and Hitec, valued in excel of

$1,000.00. The drawing will take place at 11:30 AM that morning.

The club airfield is located across from the public shooting range on Isom Road and

driving directions and other information can be found on the club web site at

www.CasaGrandeRCFlyers.com.

The Casa Grande RC Flyers is an Arizona non-profit corporation dedicated to promoting

the hobby of model aviation and supporting area charities. Besides the Boys and Girls

Club, they support the Valley Humane Society, St Vincent de Paul Food Bank, Hospice

Charitable Fund of Central Arizona and Pets in Need Action League. They also have

held programs in area 4-H Clubs and local schools explaining the principals of flight and

encouraging exploration of aviation. Their community service efforts can also be viewed

on their web site.

Blog News & a Bingo Winner

 BLOG NEWS

My blog will continue as it has for the past 17 years with one big exception.  I have been using MailChimp to email readers when a new post has been uploaded.  MailChimp has been a free service until upcoming March 10.  As of March 10, a subscription fee will be charged for having over 500 addresses.  Yuck!  We definitely have over 500 people signed up for this service.  I'll have to limit the email service to under 500 readers so everyone else will just have to bookmark the site and remember to check in every now and then for updates.  The subscription fee for me to continue is over $300 per year and I'm not willing to submit the funds.  We already pay for storage space so email service will have to be limited.  Sorry for the inconvenience.    I hope we don't lose too many readers.  

BINGO

BINGO continues to be a popular pastime on Monday nights.  We have close to 300 players each Monday so the payouts have been $100+ per game.  This week the lucky winner was Kelly McDonald who won game 12 for a grand prize of $686.

Barb Nelson awards Kelly with a nice check!