Winners & Farewells & Flowers

Congratulations to Ron Myers for winning first place in the Texas Hold'em Tournament.

Ron Myers & Tom Langwell

 Tony Kovach won the Omaha Hi/Low Tournament of Champions

Tom Langwell & Tony Kovach

We send a sincere THANK YOU to the folks who worked so hard on our poker games this season.  Here's a cheer to all the Directors and Dealers who made it possible.  We also salute the dedicated folks who taught the lessons on Wednesday mornings.  The tournaments have become so popular that we are sometimes maxed out on room to play as the Adobe Room fills to the brim on some game nights.  

Vivian Reynolds won a Monday night bingo jackpot.

Peggy Browne, Vivian Reynolds

 Salute to Marilyn Goeken who served as our Food Services Manager over the past years.  She did a fantastic job of coordinating all our huge events and overseeing and ordering food for all occasions.  Enjoy your retirement Marilyn!

Marilyn Goeken, Retired Food Services Manager

This crazy little cactus plant on Cole Circle always attracts my attention as it is dressed for each month's occasion.  

Now, however, the decorations are gone.  Let the owners know they are missed.

Speaking of cactus plants......look at this beauty with it's many yellow blossoms.  Come see it while they last.  Located over on Sandy Dessert.

I spotted this little fellow this morning right next door.  

Also spotted this very unusual orange?? rose bush in full bloom.

This one belongs to Flo Fillipi.

Flo just retired as the leader of Monday night Bingo.  Flo has been in charge since bingo begin here in the park many moons ago.  Peggy stopped over at Flo's this morning to get help filling out the required forms for the state bingo association.

ME, Flo Fillipi, Peggy Browne

This cactus plant caught my attention too.  Look how the mass of blossoms line up along the thin row of thorns.  Mother Nature is so creative.

I hope you've all noticed and appreciated our beautiful flowers and landscaping this season.

Palm Park looks lovely.

The walkway up to the main building always looks regal with its tall palms.

Arizona landscaping is awesome.  The vegetation around the sales office is so pretty.

We thank the Arizona bees for pollinating all our beautiful flowers.  We carry this mascot in our golf cart.  

Have a GREAT day everyone!!

Time to Pack Up

For many of our residents, it's time to start packing for that long trip home........back to whatever weather is waiting for you.  Safe travels!

I haven't posted for a while...........mainly because how many pictures of farewell happy hours do you care to view?!  

I do have two cute pictures left over from the Luau that are worth sharing, however.

Here's one of our General Manager, Lisa Harold, as she was handing our leis at the party and stopped to chat with Jim Dawson and his wife, Laura.  

I'm sure you've noticed the beautiful work done on our monthly Happenings newsletter.  We can largely thank Barb Poole for stepping in to temporarily master the job.  Here she is GLADLY welcoming Cristin Zanocco as the new Social Media Coordinator.  Barb will return next season to resume her duties as our Facebook and Happenings Coordinator.

As our snowbird residents depart, they tend to leave traces of happiness behind.  Have you seen our glass recycling tubs lately?

Not a single food jar in sight except for the occasional olive or cherry jar.

Here's a farewell cheer to the friends who must leave us.

Check back frequently to keep in touch with our activities here while you are away.

Warning

Warning to all Palm Creek residents and guests:

(Photo sent by JoAnne Maurier)

Don't hurry home too fast!  This could be YOU.  

Bingo Winner

Congratulations to Bill Sheedy as he was the Bingo winner Monday night.  The final blackout game paid $487 if you could bingo in 55 numbers or less.  Bill hit the winning number at only 51.  Way to go Bill!!!!

Judy Texley (Bingo chairman) awarding check to Bill Sheedy

To Bill:  I don't know how you managed that lucky win when 55 wasn't even on the card!

Club Leaders Meeting

Lisa Harold, our General Manager, met with all the club leaders this morning for a status update.  We have over 100 clubs/activities here in the resort.

Lisa Harold, Kristen Zanocco, MaryAnn Brown, Marion Nelson, Gary Lambert

Meet our new Social Media Coordinator, Kristen Zanocco.  (sorry for blurry photo)

If your club has a story to share on the resort's social media, you can send it to Kristen at this email address:  socialmedia@palmcreekgolf.com

Other announcements:  The position of Club Liaison ends April 15 as that is the official end of the season.  Summer hours will be 7:00am to 2:00pm if you need to contact someone in charge.  

The Adobe room will remain open and accessible 7 days a week.

Thermostats will be set at 76 degrees.  Those thermostats currently on outside walls will be moved this summer to make temperatures more controllable.

Don't forget the end of season Luau this Saturday starting at 4:00.  

Wednesday Night Poker Tournament of Champions

It was another BIG night in the poker room as it was the Wednesday night poker "Tournament of Champions".   Congratulations to Ron Myers (first place), Mac McClosky (second), and Julie Langwell (third).  

Ron actually won with a pair of deuces.  His winning hand was a six and a deuce.  They were suited.  Talk about a big blind special. 

In addition to the tournament players, the regular Wednesday night players showed up in record numbers as well.  The room was packed with 97 total people.  Our group is definitely growing.  Thank you to Tom Langwell and Avis Gray for directing this event.

Another Monday

 Another beautiful Monday morning in our bit of desert paradise.  We started this morning with the donuts and coffee on the Bistro.

.............and sang Happy Birthday to our Golf Pro, Mark Kenner.

While we enjoyed our donuts, the water aerobics group was active at the pool.

This friendly group of gals go for a nice long hike around the park in the mornings.  They call themselves the "Walkie Talkies" as they do quite a bit of both.  

Beware the orange cones on Sandy Desert Drive!  There is a huge bee hive hidden at the bottom of that bush.  I'm afraid an ill fate will soon come to these critters as they'll be removed shortly.

That big black mass at the bottom branch is all bees and hive.

I attended the Photo Club annual awards this morning.  Just love to see the beautiful photographs these folks produce during the year.  They had a nice turn out too.  Club leader is Bill Leeson.

I only took one photo as I thought I could just copy some from the club's website but later found out the site is blocked for club members only.  Too bad all their beautiful work is locked away.  Hopefully, they'll reconsider and open the site for all of us to enjoy so they can show off their talents.

Last Monday we had a huge winner at bingo.  Congratulations to Jim Koch as he walked away with over $900 in prize money.  

Dog Agility, Poker, Patio Lunch and a Travel Story

After weeks of training classes, today was a chance for our four-footed furry friends to show off their skills at the dog agility park.  The Humane Society and Dogs & Suds Grooming were present to support the event.  These courses are challenging for both the dogs and the owners as they have to keep ahead of the dogs on the route.  It was fun to watch and we congratulate everyone involved for a lovely morning activity.

What a beautiful day to have lunch out on the patio.

The flowers are in full bloom and are beautiful thanks to the dedicated work of our landscaping and maintenance crews.

Marilyn Goeken was busy in the kitchen on Wednesday as the crew dished up our delicious taco salad.

Tuesday was the 6th annual "Battle of the Sexes" poker tournament in the Adobe Room.  There were 41 men and 50 women entered which just about maxes out all available room.  We even had to seat some tables with 9 to accommodate everyone.

Congratulations to Tom Langwell for first place and Linda Beaumont in second.

Our good friends, Don and Susie Nunley, have returned from a vacation of a lifetime as they took a private charter world tour with National Geographic.  We got to share their adventures during their photo presentation on Saturday.

There are so many fun activities and events going on these days but don't forget to check out the pretty cactus blossoms that are starting to emerge.