The Far North

This was sent to me via e-mail from John & Shirley Unrau in Stonewall Canada. They were trying to figure out which way was South.

Summer Sunday Social 10/11 and 10/18

October 11th Florence S sponsored the coffee and donuts with 27 in attendance. B Briggs is home from the hospital after falling and having hip surgery. The computer club will start the first friday in November. There will be a memorial service for Carroll Wood, Woody, at East Lawn cemetary on Grant Road Thursday Oct 22nd at 3PM.
NEW Faces this week: Leroy Welch and Clyde & Mary Jane.

October 18th May Keeley sponsored the coffee and donuts with 26 in attendence. May was in absencia due to severe allergies. T Solar returned today. Welcome to all those returning -Have fun. Get Ready for Halloween. The weather here is Great!! Services for Woody Thursday the 22nd, John & Rita will drive and they have room for 2 more. NEW Faces this week: Bill & Kathy Riggle and Marian Shepard.

Hello To All !!

It has been a busy two weeks back at the Village. With Fern Mettler's unit gone, we were able to park the trailer right next door making it so much easier to unload it. The outside temps were warm for us, but not troublesome at that point. I started work this last week, spending a lot of time re-learning where things were and how to do things. It's amazing what a difference being away for nine months can make! Today we have been out in the shed sorting thru all of the valuable "stuff" I shipped down from Mama's house and the "important stuff" we have acquired there. With the right state of mind, we threw a lot of junk away, gave a LOT of clothes, blankets, etc. to Ed for the needy, and identified several major sorting projects for this winter. At 10:54 we decided it was time to come inside to cool off -- our atomic clock showed it was 102 degrees in the shade !!! It's going to take some time to reaclimate, but Oh My Gosh!! As always at this time of year we are having a good time welcoming everyone back and collecting hugs. See You Soon, Mike & Vicki

SUNDAY SUMMER SOCIAL 10/04/09

The sponsor for this weeks social was Dennis Sink-65th birthday and his Best Friend. There were 23 in attendance.
The Brimley's arrived on Friday.
Jean & Ray LaVoie arrived again yesterday.
Beryl Hunt is back in the hospital with a blood clot in her lung. She is doing well.

Showers and Bathrooms Update

"BLUE" shower stalls Corian Sinks

As construction goes things are behind schedule. They are hoping the 3rd week in October. There are at least 2 crews of tile layers working all day. They finally finished the lighting today so for the first time the different crews don't have to work with the old fixtures hanging from the rafters or lights on an extention cord plugged in at the mini golf. So there is some progress. The new outdoor shower is up but no tile on the deck. We will leave the old outdoor shower up and running as a unisex for awhile longer.

People are really coming back. I guess its the cold and wet weather everywhere but here. George and I went to a US Foods show at the convention center in Phoenix yesterday and the thermometer in the car coming home read 110. The weather person is promising 80 by Friday but they haven't told the truth all summer so I will just see each day when I wake up.

The first newsletter will come out the 9th thanks to Susan Lee. For a special treat read it on the internet as it's in color and looks really nice. http://www.fhtvnewsletter.spaces.live.com/

Vicki & Mike will be back the first of next week. Marc came back today. Shelene came back this last week, Carole's new co-worker at the Gate Office Bob will be here around the 12th and the new Activity Director, Lily will be here also around the 12th. That will be full staff with their skates on.

SUNDAY SUMMER SOCIAL 9/20 & 9/27

Sept 20th was sponsored by Jan Waldron for her 88th birthday, with 22 in attendance. New people to attend Kim Czerniak and Bob Sciretta.
The monsoons are gone-say goodbye to summer.
Bernie & Chuck are back.
B Hunt is recooping at her daughters for a few days and is doing fine.
We have a new resident for a couple of months Kim who is waiting for Adam who is in Japan.
I played bocce ball yesterday & enjoyed it but not the aches-get back in shape. Esther

Sept 27th was sponsored by B Sciretta with 23 in attendance. LOTTSA GOOD NEWS!
-New heater for pool
-lottsa new tables in the Fiesta room
-shower rooms are taking more time than expected because of a leak in old main near shower building
-Fall has arrived Sunday 103
-B Hunt had a problem with her bypass and was rehospitalized to have a stent installed

MIKE & VICKI SAY HI FROM OKLAHOMA

After leaving Washington State on I-90 and driving thru Montana and Wyoming, we stopped at Spearfish, South Dakota, to explore Deadwood (very disappointing) and check two years of progress at the Mammoth Dig and the Crazyhorse Monument (because of the scale of each, it doesn't look like much, but know they are getting lots done). Then we drove across South Dakota and south to Yankton for the night; drove south thru Nebraska on b a a a d roads!! Concrete washboard all the way, about beat ourselves and the rigs apart. A headwind all the way and pounding rain, thunder bumpers into Kansas and on south to Oklahoma. But God was Good! We drove all the way in to Oklahoma City in clear skys and sunshine. The wind even let up, some. We will visit Vicki's family here for several days and then head for Tucson.
SEE EVERYBODY SOON!