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Mountaineer EMAIL — mountaineer @mbvaz.org MountainBrook WEBSITE — www.mbvaz.org MBVPC –vs- Superstition Fire By Sheldon Lessard On April 5th the MBV Pickleball Club hosted Superstition Fire in a challenge tournament. This was an inaugural event and pitted 16 MBV players and several substitutes against 8 SF players and two substitutes. What a morning of fun spir- ited competition! The MBV players alternated matches against the 10 fire personnel. The battle lasted 3 hours and ended in a score of 21 games to 11 games. The MBV team of Mike Worthy and Paul Cechovic bested every SF team who dared step foot on the court. With play like that, its no surprise brag- ging rights for 2018 goes to MBVPC!!! This event, in addition to a great community gathering, was a fund raiser for Superstition Fire. We had a 50/50 raffle, coffee and doughnuts for sale and the famous Triple Dot Food Truckon hand. We raised approximately $460 for the fire department. Of special note, Georgiawon the 50/50 raffle and immediately donated her winnings back to the fire department, an anonymous resident donated $80 to the raffle pot and refused a ticket and Triple Dot Food Truckdonated 10% of their daily revenue to the cause. The event was attended by approximately 100. Thanks to all those who were kind enough to donate their time planning, selling, setting up, tearing down and performing as line referees. Thanks to the front office for their support in planning and cheering and to our mainte- nance staff who cleaned all 4 courts prior to the event. See yall next year for the second annual challenge tourna- ment. May 2018 Thursday, June 14th $10—Pizza Party 4-6pm Mesquite Room Wear your Red, White & Blue Bring your own Brew Monday May 28, 2018 4:00 to 5:00pm Social Hour - BYOB 5:00 to 6:30pm Potluck Bring a Main Dish, Salad, Side, Dessert 6:30 to 9:00pm Bingo LOTS OF DOOR PRIZES Sign up in Office

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Mountaineer EMAIL — [email protected] MountainBrook WEBSITE — www.mbvaz.org

MBVPC –vs- Superstition Fire By Sheldon Lessard On April 5th the MBV Pickleball Club hosted Superstition Fire in a challenge tournament. This was an inaugural event and pitted 16 MBV players and several substitutes against 8 SF players and two substitutes. What a morning of fun spir-ited competition! The MBV players alternated matches against the 10 fire personnel. The battle lasted 3 hours and ended in a score of 21 games to 11 games. The MBV team of Mike Worthy and Paul Cechovic bested every SF team who dared step foot on the court. With play like that, it’s no surprise brag-ging rights for 2018 goes to MBVPC!!! This event, in addition to a great community gathering, was a fund raiser for Superstition Fire. We had a 50/50 raffle, coffee and doughnuts for sale and the famous “Triple Dot Food Truck” on hand. We raised approximately $460 for the fire department. Of special note, “Georgia” won the 50/50 raffle and immediately donated her winnings back to the fire department, an anonymous resident donated $80 to the raffle pot and refused a ticket and “Triple Dot Food

Truck” donated 10% of their daily revenue to the cause. The event was attended by approximately 100. Thanks to all those who were kind enough to donate their time planning, selling, setting up, tearing down and performing as line referees. Thanks to the front office for their support in planning and cheering and to our mainte-nance staff who cleaned all 4 courts prior to the event. See y’all next year for the second annual challenge tourna-ment.

May 2018

Thursday, June 14th

$10—Pizza Party

4-6pm

Mesquite Room

Wear your Red, White & Blue

Bring your own Brew

Monday May 28, 2018

4:00 to 5:00pm – Social Hour - BYOB

5:00 to 6:30pm – Potluck

Bring a Main Dish, Salad, Side, Dessert

6:30 to 9:00pm – Bingo

LOTS OF DOOR PRIZES

Sign up in Office

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Mountaineer May 2018

Board Highlights

Submitted by Peter Cavoto

Happy summer. To those of you who left for the North, April is

beautiful in AZ. Management and Board President Peter Cava-

to are seeking a replacement with great skills and a terrific smile

to replace Barbara who left the front office in April.

• Building and Grounds proposals for removal of silt before

our monsoon season and lighting at the pool area were ap-

proved.

• A requested storage option for the Superstition building was

presented and a comprehensive storage plan was assigned to

B&G.

• The Board is now aware of a previous comprehensive stor-

age study and a utilities survey.

• Building and Grounds presented Pickleball option A for bid-

ding. The Pickleball need has been studied for 10 years and

over 6+ options of placement have been evaluated. All op-

tions other than A, located beside the present court, are ei-

ther too costly or drainage issues were too severe. To keep

multipurpose court 3 as shared use, the only viable choice is

A.

Many successful activities were coordinated by our Lifestyle

Director, Jennifer and volunteers of MBV. The Cinco de Mayo

party/dance and the Derby party chaired by Marilee Pritchard

were fun. We have more residents spending the summer, thus,

more activities have been designed to meet our needs. Canyon

Cookout’s change of location has been well received by MBV.

Thanks to Keith Charpentier and Audrey Morganegg for using

this tool to gain valuable, efficient resident input and feedback.

The Superstition Kitchen remodel will start in June. This should

have minimal effect for only a month to 6 weeks. Thanks to

Madonna Schelot of Design group of Planning. Whine and

Cheese will still meet in Superstition, but Coffee and News will

be in the Mesquite/Palo Verde. Planning recommendation for

the Fitness center is out for bid and review by our present lease

company.

Sunset renovation color choices were on display at the activity

center for resident voting. The inside cactus will be removed to

acclimate prior to replanting outside the exterior of the west

window. Some outside larger plants will be removed to accom-

modate this. July is the planned start date for the renovation.

There will be new cooling, lighting and access. ADA re-

strooms are planned as well as ADA exits. Everyone wanted to

keep the west window without a barrier. However, sound makes

glass vibrate and the more glass the more sound. All rooms will

have exterior windows for light except the present poker room

as it will not have an exterior window due to the storage patio.

The Garnet room will have 3 exterior windows and 3 door win-

dows, Silver 3 exterior windows and 1door window, Gold 2

exterior windows with 1 door window plus double glass doors

that face NW. The Turquoise room will have 2 inside windows

because it has no exterior windows and 2 door windows. The

whole building will have new lighting that is expected to make a

positive impact. New air conditioning will aid circulation, heat-

ing and cooling. New storage space will be added.

Storage, usage and activity space are always needed with our

limited physical campus. We are working to find exterior spaces

that can provide storage or expansion that will consequently

increase user space.

Communication committee reminds all residents to submit their

information on the mbvaz.org website which enables them to be

listed in the phone book. The Mountaineer is online for the sum-

mer and a limited number of hard copies are available in the

office. Diana Jensen and Mountaineer volunteers have volun-

teered to deliver to residents who cannot get to the activity of-

fice. The BOD approved the Audio-Visual group vision to ad-

dress speaker and lighting needs. Audio visual equipment in the

remodeled Sunset is to be very user friendly.

Please email the Board at [email protected] with any concerns

or questions.

Community Corner

Mountaineer May 2018

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Mountaineer May 2018

GOLD CANYON CONSIGNMENT

REACHES FIRST YEAR MILESTONE

MountainBrook resident Tammy Sunderland, owner and driv-ing force behind Gold Canyon Consignment, is often compared to a ray of sunshine in what can be an otherwise cloudy world. This past year her business philosophy that gently loved con-signment items carry with them a natural beauty, plus help to inspire a room by reflecting who lives there, has helped Gold Canyon Consignment succeed If you have furniture, accessories or artwork that you’re not using then there is a customer who likely will. Clean items in gently-used condition are desirable. Fees are a percentage of the selling price per the 90-day contract specifications. Larger furniture pieces require prior approval by calling 480-845-1654 and texting photos to the store. Consignors are responsible for retrieving unsold items or they can be donated to area non-profits with a tax donation receipt provided. Located at 6877 S. Kings Ranch Rd. Suite 3, the June & Au-gust summer hours are 10AM-5PM Wednesday through Satur-day and closed the month of July. September to May winter hours are 9AM-5 PM Tuesday through Saturday. Item drop-offs are Friday and Saturday between 10AM-4PM. Whether you are buying a new home, moving, replacing furni-ture or remodeling, Gold Canyon Consignment can help you out. Hurry in before the newest treasures are gone. We promise to continue to find unique quality items at prices you can afford.

MBV Veterans Group Dennis Malsom The MBV Veterans Group has suspended their monthly get-togethers for the summer months to include May, June, July and August. Starting the third Monday of September the get-togethers will resume. Any Veteran interested in becoming involved with this group, contact Dennis Malsom at [email protected]. We are more of a social group, but infor-mation that could be important to you is often discussed and disseminated. See you in September.

Long Time Bingo Caller Retires

The MountainBrook Bingo Players want to send a big thank you to John Frankino for his 18 years as our Bingo Caller. He has problems with his eyes which caused him to retire. He will be missed! Joan Archer, Bingo Manager

Looks like this Coyote found his Sunday Brunch. Photo taken

on Whispering Mesquite Sunday by Hans Schlunegger on his

way to Church

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From Your Dance Committee by Lynnel Cochrane

While the streets of MBV are looking a little deserted, we hope that those who were still in the area enjoyed the free Flashback dance, as our 2017-2018 season concluded. If you were unable to pick up any photos in which you were featured, we will try to have them available again in the fall. Our dynamic co-chairs, Ann and Jan, our faithful and tireless committee members who helped plan, setup and cleanup, as well as our Lifestyle Director Jen-nifer, were all integral to coordinating our monthly events and deserve a well-earned thank you. While the committee is on hiatus, be assured that plans for next year are well underway and announcements will continue to be presented in the online Mountaineer over the coming months. We wish everyone a safe and rejuvenating summer.

Caring Corner

Arlene Pytko, Caring Corner Chairman

Illness: Chuck Rainger, ER

In Memory: Jim Koeppel, ER

Shirley Lorenzi, IW II

Larry Persell, ER

Grover Wallace, SS

If you should hear of someone who has passed away or is ill,

please call Arlene Pytko @ 480-288-8011. Thank you.

Beloved Furry Faces,

they depend on our care, By Debbie O'Brien Summer is on its way! There has been a lot of talk about leav-

ing dogs in hot cars, but also think about the temperature of the

pavement. Dog’s paws can burn very badly on hot pavement.

Recently, Channel 3 talked about the 7 Second Rule: if you

cannot hold your hand on the pavement for 7 seconds it is too

hot for your dog to walk on it.

Remember that a dog’s body is much closer to the ground than

you are and is more vulnerable to the heat emanating from the

road. Running alongside a golf cart can overheat your dog

quickly, remember to bring water and have plenty of rest stops.

The MountainBrook Golf Course recently sent a letter to the

MBV office, they are extremely unhappy about dog owners

trespassing on the golf course and using it as an unapproved

dog park. Dog owners let their pets do their business on the

grass and have not been picking up after the dogs.

There are many new neighbors this year asking about installing

wrought iron fences for their dogs. We have acres of natural

areas in and around MountainBrook, with lots of wildlife. Coy-

otes, bobcats, a couple of mountain lions have been sighted,

javelina, rattlesnakes and of course the AZ heat are here in our

beautiful desert. Beware of letting your furry friends in the

back yard unattended even for a few minutes. There are many

stories of coyote and bobcats jumping the fence and recently a

small dog was bitten by a rattlesnake. This is the Wild, Wild

West, you’re not in Wisconsin anymore.

Good Ole Boys Golf Outing

at Tubac Resort

On April 9-11, the Good Ole Boys MBV golf club went for

their annual outing to the Tubac Golf Resort south of Tuc-

son. The 3-day event included a welcoming hospitality

suite, two days of golf, an awards banquet, shopping and a

private cooking class for the spouses. Tubac is well known

for its Spanish American heritage, its extensive artistic and

cultural roots and being the site of the hilarious "Tin Cup"

movie.

Fifty-eight MountainBrook residents and guests attended

and all agreed the tournament was a resounding success!

The GOBs golf club used our MBV Survey Monkey tool to

get feedback from the attendees.

The Good Ole Boys club

plays at Mountain Brook Golf

Course on Thursday mornings

throughout the year. If you

are interested in joining, or

would like further infor-

mation, please send a note to

[email protected]

Celebration of Life

You are invited to a Celebration of Life to remember Ron DeBosko a 22-year resident of MountainBrook. An Open House will be held on Saturday, June 9th from 3 - 5pm at the Mountain Brook Golf Club. Refreshments and food will be served. Please bring your stories about Ron to share. An RSVP to [email protected] would be appreciat-

ed. 415-350-3348 for more information.

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Hello from the MBV Ceramics and Glass Arts Group. We are honored to be featured as Artist of the Month and happy to share our work for your enjoyment. The MBV Ceramics and Glass Art Group takes items which have been poured into molds using clay slip. To our joy, that becomes an endless variety of vases, dishes, utility items, yard art, and figures. The ceramist uses many different techniques to enhance the item. Any design can be built using free hand designs, traced patterns, stencils, decals, etc. There are solid colors of glazes, cascading glazes, a glaze that crackles, and glazes with exploding crystals. Glazes may be mixed with sand, soap to create a "bubble" look, shaving cream to create a marbled effect,

and even peanut butter. Items can also be finished with acrylic paints, antique media, chalk, paper, or combina-tions of the preceding. We also dabble in Raku which creates gorgeous coppery fire like finishes. The artwork you see in the MBV Library has been creat-ed by several members of the MBV Ceramics and Glass Art Group. We have tried to show as many different techniques as possible. If you are interested, we wel-come you to join us on Tuesday and Thursday to learn and create your own artwork. Please enjoy viewing our display in the MBV Library during May.

MountainBrook Village

Artist of the Month

On Exhibit in Library

New Artist of the Month Coordinator

We are pleased to announce that LeAnn Juenemann will be taking over as coordinator of the Artist of the Month pro-gram. Lee, an artist in her own right, is excited to be working with MBV in presenting monthly displays for the li-brary area. If you would like to be a part of this program please give Lee a call at 480-982-5423. Jan & David Larsen would like to thank all the great people who worked with us for the last 6 plus years with this program.

Snake relocation number – 480-644-2400

This feisty fellow was in the backyard of Jack and Bev Guthrie’s house on upper Marble Dr. He was hissing and rattling his tail all

the way into the bucket. The firemen said the snakes seem to be very aggressive this year. Call the non-emergency retrieval number

above, keep an eye on the snake until the Firemen arrive and don’t get too curious. Remember your walking stick when out walking.

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MountainBrook Village Weekly Activities

Activities & Classes offered by residents; for questions contact group Leader Infor-mation found on Activities and Clubs area of Mountaineer

Calendar of events available on Website. Contact office for room use or new class

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

8am Ceramics-AC 8am Ceramics-AC

7am L/I Aerobics-MPR 7am L/I Aerobics-MPR 7am L/I Aerobics-MPR

8am Pottery-AC 9am Coffee & News-SC 8am Pottery-AC 9am Adult Coloring-SC 8am Pottery-AC

9am Bible Study-PV

9am Pilates Video-MPR 10am Nat’l MahJongg-SS 9am Pilates Video-MPR 9am Pilates Video-MPR

9:30am Tai Chi-SS 10:30am Wellness Class-MPR 9:30am Tai Chi-SS 9am Ornt MahJongg -MR

9:30am Oil Painting-OAC

10am Knitting-MR 12:15pm TX Hold’em-SS

12:15PM Tex. Holdem -

SS 10am Nat’l MahJongg-SS

12:15pm TX Hold’em-SS 12:15pm TX Hold’em-SS 1pm Mixed Bridge-SS

12:45pm Canasta-SS 12:30pm Men’s Bridge-SS 1pm Game Day-SS 1pm Nat’l MahJongg-SS 12:15pm TX Hold’em-SS

1pm Ladies Bridge-SS 1pm Womens Pinochle-SS 1pm Ornt MahJongg-SS 1pm Ornt MahJongg-SS

1pm Nat’l MahJongg-SS 1pm Bunco-SS 12:45pm Canasta-SS

1pm Woodcarving-OAC 5pm Social-SC 6:30pm MBV Wine Club SS 1pm Wii Bowling-MPR

1pm TX Hold’em-SS

6pm Ladies Mon Night Pinochle-MR 6:30pm Darts-MPR 7pm Card Bingo-MR

6:30pm Pinochle-SS

EAST POOL SATURDAY ROOM KEY SUNDAY WEST POOL

6am Lap Swim Superstition Center-SC 10am Texas Hold’em - SS 6am Lap Swim

8am Adult Swim 8am Straight Poker-SS Sunset-SS 1pm Ornt. MahJongg-SS 8am Ladies Aquacise 10am Adult & Children 3 & Above Mesquite Room-MR 9am Aquacise

2pm Adult Swim Art Center-AC 10am Adult Swim

4:30pm Adult & Children 3 & Above 1pm Scrabble-MR

Palo Verde Room-PV

10am Co-Ed Water Aerobics (M-Thu)

6:30pm Adult Swim Multi-Purpose Room-MPR

2:30pm Water Volleyball

Ocotillo Arts/Crafts-OAC

4:30pm Adult Swim

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BINGO & POTLUCK Great Door Prizes!

Mountaineer May 2018

Monthly Upcoming Events

NOW WHAT… MEN’S LET’S DO

LUNCH

LADIES

LET’S DO LUNCH BUS TRIP

VACATION TRIPS $99

Time to update your phone book!

Go to Website- Member Tab

Meet at 11:30am

6/4

Old Ellsworth Brewing

Company

22005 S. Ellsworth Rd.

Queen Creek

Meet at 11:30am

5/21

The Gilbert House

397 S. Gilbert Rd.

Gilbert

Ft. McDowell Casino

6:30am

MBV Bus Pick-up

5/16, 5/30

6/13. 6/27

Sign up in office

Free Spirit Vacations

6/9 Mystery Tour

6/28 Lavender Festival @ Red Rock

7/9 Musical Instrument Museum & Lunch

MBV Room Request

Fill out your form

Pick your date now!

Party/Groups/Classes

8/9 WHITE MT. GETA-

WAY & LUNCH

8/10 AZ. COWBOY PO-ETS GATHERING

9/5 SCOTTSDALE CULI-NARY INSTITUTE

RSVP -480-926-5547

5/28 IN SUPERSTITION

4PM- SOCIAL TIME

5PM POTLUCK/BYOB

6:30 BINGO

$10

FUN, FOOD & RAFFLES

***************

SIGN UP IN OFFICE!

6/14 FLAG DAY

PIZZA PARTY $10

THURSDAY

4-6PM

WEAR YOUR RED, WHITE & BLUE

BRING YOUR OWN BREW

DECORATE YOUR GOLF CART

TICKETS ON SALE

MBV BLOOD DRIVE

7/18

SUPERSTITION CENTER

8AM-2PM

SIGN UP IN OFFICE

FOURTH OF JULY PARTY

7/4 IN SUPERSTITION

5PM- PICNIC BUFFET

FRIED CHICKEN

PULLED PORK SANDWICH

POTATOE SALAD

BAKED BEANS

WATERMELON

APPLE CRISP

5:30- 7:30PM MUSIC

HARRY MATHEWS

$17

TICKET SALES

CASH/ CHECKS ONLY

RESIDENTS WILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO PURCHASE TICKETS

IN THE FIRST 2 WEEKS OF SALES, IF NOT SOLD OUT IN 2

WEEKS OPEN TO PUBLIC

W/JEN

MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM

WEDNESDAYS

NEW TIME

10:30AM

FREE

5/16

CHAIR YOGA

5/23

ACUPRESSURE POINTS

5/30 & 6/6

STRETCH CLASS

6/13

BALANCE

PAINT PARTY CLASS

6/7 & 7/5

$30

4-7PM SC

SIGN – UP IN OFFICE

DEMO ON DISPLAY

QUICK GLANCE COMMUNITY

EVENTS

SAVE THE DATE HEALTH & WELLNESS ART CLASSES

MONTHLY CLASSES

Mountaineer May 2018

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Ladies Bridge Meets every Monday at 1:00pm in the Sunset Center. Potluck at noon on the first Monday of the month. Sign up one week ahead and walk-ins are welcome. We pay 50 cents for small prizes. Questions: Call Barbara Osborn @ 982-9408. Winners this month were: Shirley Renstrom, Susan Olsen, Carol Rye, Jacquie Italiano.

Mixed Bridge Is both couples and singles, no partner necessary. We meet eve-ry Thursday at 1pm in the Sunset Center. You can sign up one week in advance and walkins are welcome. Call Elaine Valenti @ 671-1686.

Canasta Come join us. We play every Monday from 12:45pm – 4pm in Sunset Center A. Call JoAnn Skow at 671-3298.

Bunco We play 3-4 times a month, every Thursday at 1pm with the exception of the first Thursday of the month. We meet in the Sunset Center, Room C. Call Arlene at 288-8011 for infor-mation.

The Famous Cooney Men's Golf League Plays every Monday morning at MountainBrook Golf Course. We have group rates. Chet Haines at 671-1066 or email [email protected].

The Abrams’ Men’s Golf The Abram’s Men Golf Group Plays Wednesday mornings at MountainBrook Golf course. Players of all skill levels, or lack of, are welcome. Group rates and cash games. Contact Lonnie @ 972-352-9654 or [email protected].

Helping Hands Loretta Milton We are a group of volunteers who live in MBV and help or resi-dents on a temporary basis. We have been assisting with medi-cal transportation, grocery shopping and caregiver support for many years. We also have a list of medical equipment and child care equipment for loan. There is a card holder in the office with resident’s names and numbers for you to contact. If you would like additional information, please call Loretta Milton and leave a message at 480-474-9958.

Low Impact Aerobics and More We are here year round! Come join us for low impact aerobics in the Ocotillo Center from 7-8am on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Joann J. 983-9620.

Whine and Cheese for the Ladies Meets every Monday at 4:00pm. For the ladies, in the Ocotillo Center. Just bring $1.00, your beverage of choice and sit and enjoy the cheese and crackers that are there to enjoy. Call Nan-cy Bilensky @ 480-982-3686

Texas Hold’em Texas Hold’em is played in the Sunset Room every day of the week and the second Sunday at 12:30pm. Play on Tuesday and Thursday is for ladies only. There is a tournament once a month on the last Sunday of the month at 10:00am.

Tuesday National Mah Jongg FREE LESSONS will be offered on Tuesdays at 9:30am, begin-ning November 28th in the Sunset Room, led by the excellent guidance of one of our players. It’s a fun and interesting game with its own beauty and excitement, and is very popular in MountainBrook. (It’s not the same matching game you may play on your computer!) You are also welcome to come observe the game any time before the lessons begin. We play using the National Mah Jongg League card and rules. All of us who play Mah Jongg on Tuesdays invite you to join us in the Sunset Room, beginning at 9:30am. Come in the morning, the after-noon, or bring your lunch and play all day. We welcome all newcomers and any Mah Jongg player who may feel a bit rusty. We promise to make it a fun time for all. If you have any ques-tions about the game, the lessons, or the group, please call Janie at 480-258-2336.

Mountaineer May 2018

Classes, Groups and Clubs Classes Groups or Clubs returning for the season, remember to resub-mit your information (150 words or less) to the Mountaineer at [email protected]. If you want the information on the MBV Website, send the information to [email protected]. Please remember that ALL Classes, Groups and Clubs are responsible for submitting information to either or both sites when they return and removing it when they leave, including any updates throughout the season. The office also needs to be notified of ALL the Classes, Groups and Clubs schedules to keep their records up-to-date for fu-ture room scheduling.

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Tennis Talk by Betsy Baker

Some folks think that Supper Club stops eating during the sum-mer. Such is not the case. The summertime members keep on eating and enjoying each other's cooking and company. Who cares if it hits 110 degrees when you can sit around the table in an air-conditioned home of a new or old friend? There's not as much socializing that goes on during the summer months, so if you're not already a member think about joining now. "Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread and pumpkin pie." Jim Davis

Pickleball News by Bud Morrison

Most winter residents have fled the heat and things are thinning out on our courts. This is a good news, bad news situation. On a positive note, there is no long wait between matches due to overcrowding. On the negative side, we miss our pickleball friends. The USAPA tournament schedule has all but wrapped up. Several of our members represented MBV in several remaining tournaments and performed well, winning several new medals. All in all MBVPC members had a great season bringing home ap-proximately 31 medals. Nice job by those who played and all those who supported them along the way. Architectur-al drawings for two new courts were posted in the office. Hopefully everyone was able to have a look. Additional courts are long overdue and are necessary with our grow-ing club. Players tip...Don’t play “catch” with your oppo-nents, always look for open alleys and place your shots for winners when possible. Zero-zero-two, game on!

MBV Ceramics and Glass Arts The winter season is here and we have many classes set up for January, February and March. Sign-up sheets with pictures or the projects are available in the office. Be sure to look for the tab labeled “Ceramics” in the binder labeled “Classes” to sign up. Classes are limited to 12 unless otherwise noted. During the winter season, the Tuesday/Thursday schedule is as follows: Tuesday from 9:30 – 11:00 instructors for glass bottle slumping and glass fusion are available; Tuesday afternoons are reserved for ceramics with instructors available; Thursday mornings the studio is open to all techniques unless a class is scheduled; and, Thursday afternoons are open to all techniques.

Darts By John Kloosterman

Never under estimate a beginning dart thrower. Fred Greenway played darts for about a month before leaving last summer and has been back now for 4 months. When Fred returned to darts he got a healthy beginner’s handicap. Fred’s team has won games that have come down to the wire against experienced players. He has now earned a new title as the current “Bulls Eye King” by finishing a game with 2 single bulls and a double bull. Con-gratulations, Fred!! And our own experienced dart player, Stan Condell, has proved himself with just three darts. Stan popped a triple 20, triple 19, and a triple 18 closing half the numbers in a game of “Dirty Cricket”. Wow! World class darts happening right here in MBV. Join us for an evening of fun. TUESDAY evenings at 6:30 pm in the Ocotillo Room. See you there!!

MountainBrook Women’s Investment Club has been successfully in existence since 1999. Our motto is “We are smarter collectively, than we are individually”. We have several openings for new members, so if you want to learn more about investing in the stock market contact Loretta Milton 480 474-9958

Pinochle Report Barb Hofmeister

The Thursday evening group starts to gather in the Sunset Room about 6:30 and play begins at 7 p.m. If you would like to learn the game or brush up please call me at 480-288-9745 and I will meet you in the Sunset Room at 6 pm and we will have a class and practice before play starts. We are a fun and very friendly group. There were only three who scored in the 600 category for the month of March: Vern Rafferty 620, Linda Sandell 615, and Sharon Hanson 608. Other high scorers were Dot Morrell 588, Doug Duddleston 580, John Beitzel and Ken Amundsen 525 and Rich Huseman 496.

Friends of the Library by Ruth Parker

It's just amazing how fast the "season" goes. The library group

held their last meeting in April to be resumed in October. But of

course, the library is open year-round so those of us here for the

beautiful summers will be scurrying around to keep the library

filed, tidied, dusted and ready for the return of our friends and

neighbors. We have a request regarding the puzzles: if a piece

is missing please circle on the picture where it would fit. And

please if you would, tape the box shut before returning it. You'd

never believe how far 1000 pieces can scatter when the box

comes apart! There's going to be a new section in the library

called Miscellaneous. Sometimes a book just defies categoriza-

tion, so a miscellaneous category seemed reasonable. You will

find it on the bottom shelf of the Newly Arrived bookcase. It

will be interesting to see what you might find there as time goes

on. Hope everyone north, south, east and west has a wonderful

summer.

Book Discussion by Peggy Malsom

The MBV Book Discussion season wrapped up with the heart-warming book “Our Souls at Night” by Kent Haruf. We needed that after the February selection of “Lincoln in the Bardo.” I’m not saying who recommended that one, let’s just say I learned my lesson about suggesting a book before I have read it. Fol-lowing is the reading list for the 2018-19 season:

• November Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate

• December The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

• January Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover

• February Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly

• March Killers of the Flower Moon by David Gran The first Book Discussion of the 2018-19 season will be held the second Wednesday of November with the time and place to be announced. A list of summer reading suggestions compiled for your pleasure will appear in a separate article in next month’s Mountaineer.

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Wii Bowling Wii Bowling is every Thursday in the MPR at 1:00. Well Dan Peterson has done it again. On February 8th Dan Peterson bowled his third “PERFECT” 300 game. We congratulate Dan on this amazing game. This is his second 300 this year. Looks like Dan’s trying for one a month. Way to go Dan.

MBV Pottery Club The mission of the MBV Pot-tery Club is to promote and support MBV residents in the pursuit of artistic expression in the field of pottery. Individuals create their own works begin-ning with a lump of raw clay through the processes of de-signing, creating, drying, bisque-firing, glazing, and high-firing. Potters range in skill level from novice beginners to experienced artists. The MBV Pottery Club meets in the Fired Arts Building on Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Resi-dents are welcome and encour-aged to come down and check out the studio to see if pottery is for them. Introductory and advanced classes/workshops are offered on various Satur-days at a cost of $10 to cover materials. These half-day workshops are given by volun-teer instructors and cover both hand building and wheel-throwing techniques; and are open to all MBV residents. The Club also offers opportuni-ties for field trips and studio tours of various studios/programs in the Phoenix-Mesa area. Annual membership fee to join the Club is $25.00. For more information contact John Backes at 218-573-3626 or [email protected] or stop in during club hours.

Knitting Welcome to knitting! We are a group that meets every Tues-day at 10am in the Mesquite Room. We welcome all levels of knitters and even people who think they might like to

learn how to knit. Sometimes we have a new pattern that we are all knitting, and other times we are all working on different projects. We offer help in un-derstanding patterns and learn-ing new stitches. Feel free to join us any Tuesday morning, meet our knitters, and decide if the Knitters Group appeals to you. If you have any questions please call Judi at 314-435-1552

Supper Club Some folks think that Supper Club stops eating during the summer. Such is not the case. The summertime members keep on eating and enjoying each other's cooking and com-pany. Who cares if it hits 110 degrees when you can sit around the table in an air-conditioned home of a new or old friend? There's not as much socializing that goes on during the summer months, so if you're not already a member think about joining now. "Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread and pumpkin pie." Jim Davis

Let’s Do Dinner - Thursday

Touring & Tasting/ Summer Favorite

May 31 Persian Room

17040 N Scottsdale Rd.

Scottsdale, AZ

(480) 614-1414

June 28 Baci Italian Bistro

8830 E Germann Rd

Mesa, AZ

(480) 988-1061

July 26 High Tide Seafood & Grill

2540 Val Vista Drive

Gilbert, AZ

(480) 821-9950

August 30 Bobby Q’s

1610 S Stapley Dr.

Mesa, AZ

480) 361-7470

September 27 Blue Water Grill Seafood

1720 E Camelback Rd.

Phoenix, AZ

(602) 277-3474

October 25 Handlebar J Rib House

7116 E Becker Lane

Scottsdale, AZ (480) 948-0110

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GOLD CANYON GOLF RESORT IS OFFERING AMAZING

SPECTACULAR DINING SPECIALS!

6100 S. Kings Ranch Road, Gold Canyon, AZ 85118

Fridays & Saturdays STARTING JUNE 1, 2018

By Pam Burks

This is a Limited Offer

Every Friday & Saturday

Starting JUNE 1st

40% off all food menu items At Kokopelli’s and The Bar & Grill

Enjoy spectacular views of the Superstition Mountains and dramatic sunsets over the valley while dining at Kokopelli’s Restau-rant at Gold Canyon Golf Resort. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, the casual style restaurant features a daily breakfast buffet, nightly dinner specials and Sunday brunch. At lunch, enjoy numerous popular sandwiches, burgers, entrée salads, soups and complete luncheons. The dinner menu specializes in the finest steaks, ribs, seafood, fresh made pasta and poultry dishes. The nightly dinner specials often feature wild game and fresh caught fish and don't forget our house-made sweets for dessert Kokopelli’s has all of your choices covered. The Bar & Grill offers a casual “19th hole” style decor. It is a great place to meet up with your friends for a bite to eat and a drink before or after a round of golf, or whatever you have planned. The lively music, sports on multiple large screen TV’s, great food, refreshing drinks, and friendly service will keep you coming back again and again. Remember this spectacular savings is only offered on Fridays & Saturdays so mark your calendars and be sure to arrive early, or better yet make a reservation, 480-671-5517, gcgr.com, to beat the crowds, because this is too good to miss! This special is NOT to be combined with any other offers. NO sharing, one person, one entrée. Discounts are only valid for 6 people or less. No discount on dinner specials or beverages! Discounts do not apply to groups larger that 6 people.

Kentucky Derby Party—The horses were running and the ladies were stunning.

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CLASSIFIEDS

FOR SALE

The perfect house for you: walk to li-brary, pool, activities, 2½-car garage with lots of storage, Casita, 3BR, 3Baths. Call Pam 480-267-2286.

Magnificent luxury Gold Canyon 3 ¼ acre property with majestic views of the Super-stition Mountains, in Mesa Del Oro Es-tates. Asking $315,000. Nicole 602-885-9230

G O. Video TV: 28X16 screen. $40 OBO. 480-288-9805.

Leather Sofa: Black, excellent condition. $250. 480-510-0053.

Dansk teak display case. $50. 480-510-0053.

FOR RENT

MBV home: 2BR, 2BA, Totally renovat-ed, extended patio, phenomenal views. No smoking/pets. Available May – Oct, Dec 2018. May 2019 forward. 30 day min. 480-964-3774.

2 BR/2 BA Golf course home: Fireplace, soft water/R.O., extended patio w/BBQ. No smoking/pets. Avail. Apr 1, 2018 for-ward. 30 day min. 480-287-3907.

1,867 sf house on quiet street: 2BR, Dog ok. 30 day min. Avail May –Dec 20, 2018; May 2019 – Jan 2020. Call for rates. 360-395-5070.

2BR BA Mountain Views: Front/back patios, craft room, housekeeping, updated, fireplace, no smoking/pets. 12/1/18 – 3/31/19. Call 952-220-6510. [email protected]

SERVICE

We will house sit your home. Frequent visits and always after every rain and wind storm. Call Chuck/Diana 630-546-4018.

Need someone to watch your home this summer? Call husband and wife team,

Pete and Kathy. 12 yrs. exp. 480-982-2850.

Going on a trip? Need a place for your

dogs or cats to stay? 480-983-3122.

Have a flat tire on your golf cart? Same day repair. Annual check-ups, repairs, updating, or questions. Call Chuck 630-546-4018

Medicare questions? Need help?

Call 480-686-4653.

Need computer help? I fix them and can train you. Chris/Conquering Computers 480-577-4309.

Need help with caring for a loved one? Cheri CNA. 480-982-8312.

Handy Woman. Afraid to let just any man into your home to help with house-hold needs? Call me first. Jesika 480-980-0548.

Protect your vehicle from the Arizona sun. I wax cars. 480-599-8609.

Cleaning: Carpet, upholstery, windows. Dry foam carpet cleaning. Senior discount. Joe 480-288-5012

WANTED

Helping Hands in need of infant and childcare equipment from those willing to loan to their neighbor. Log in the Activity Office. 480-474-9958.

Helping Hands in need of volunteers will-ing to transport clients to the doctors or shopping. Available? Call 480-474-9958.

NOTE: One free Ad, of 20 words or less, for 30 days for MBV residents. ADS MUST BE RESUBMITTED EACH MONTH. Classified ads are to be submitted to the MountainBrook Activity Office. Ad may be subject to editing. Due date is the 25th of the month.

NO Business/commercial ads.

CLASSIFIEDS

Flowers compliments of the

talented ladies of the Activity

Committee.

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Ain’t it Great? to be one of TODAY'S SENIOR CITIZENS !!

I have always dreaded old age. I cannot imagine anything worse than being old.

[How awful it must be to have nothing to do all day long but stare at the walls or watch TV.]

So, last week, when it was suggested we all celebrate Senior Citizen Week by cheering up a senior citizen, I decided to do just that. I would call on my new neighbor, an elderly retired gentleman, recently widowed, and who, I presumed, had moved in with his married daughter because he was too old to take care of himself. I baked a batch of cookies and, without bothering to call (some old people cannot hear the phone), I went off to brighten this old guy's day. When I rang the doorbell this "old guy" came to the door dressed in tennis shorts and a polo shirt, looking about as an-cient and decrepit as Donny Osmond. "I'm sorry I can't invite you in," he said when I introduced myself, "but I'm due at the Racquet Club at two. I'm playing in the semi-finals today." "Oh, that's all right," I said. "I baked you some cookies..." "Great!" he interrupted, snatching the box. "Just what I need for bridge club tomorrow! Thanks so much!" I continued, "...and just thought we'd visit a while. But that's okay! I'll just trot across the street and call on Granny Grady."

"Don't bother," he said. "Gran's not home. I know -- I just called to remind her of our date to go dancing tonight. She may be at the beauty shop. She mentioned at breakfast that she had an appointment for a tint job." So, I went home and called my Mother's cousin (age 83); she was in the hospital. . .. . . working in the gift shop. I called my aunt (age 74); but she was on vacation in China. I called my husband's uncle (age 79). I forgot ... he was on his honeymoon. So now I dread old age more than ever. I just don't think I'm up to it. God Bless.

Deer on the 10th fairway of Mountain Brook Golf Course, submitted by Sue Reynolds

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Mountaineer MOUNTAINEER STAFF

Diana Jensen, Editor; Marilee Pritchard; Pam Burks and Helen Sutt.

Procedure for Submission: *Articles 500 words or less should be emailed to:

[email protected]

MBV personal ads, (i.e., for sale, for rent, wanted) can also be emailed or left at the office. (MBV resident/commercial ads must be placed through Ray’s Printing. DEADLINE FOR ALL ARTICLES AND ADS IS THE 25TH OF THE MONTH.

*Mountaineer articles and photos may have to be

edited or eliminated as space allows. Editor will

edit for proper content when necessary

Any changes to this page, please notify : [email protected] AND

[email protected]

Peter Cavoto, President………………………. 847-989-1564

Janet Christopherson, Vice President ……….. 651-341-3648

Audrey Morganegg, Secretary ……………….. 480-671-3507

Tami Tack, Treasurer, Non-Director………... 480-982-8299

Chris Bukovac, Director………………………. 480-577-4309

Janet Swaim, Director …………………………. 509-594-0022

Pam Ingram, Director …………………………. 480-982-5213

Jan Pitts, Director ……………………………... 256-218-1765

Mountaineer Editor - Diana Jensen ….………. 630-546-4018

Activity Office …………………………………. 480-983-5555

Lifestyle Director - Jennifer McGraw ……….. 480-983-5555

Community Manager - Suzanne Murray ……. 480-983-5555

For Your Convenience

STANDING COMMITTEES: Board of Directors Last Tuesday 9:30-SC

Activities Committee 9:00am MR

Architectural Committee Alt. Thursdays 9:30 PV

Budget & Finance First Tuesday 1:00pm PV

Buildings & Grounds First Tuesday 1:00pm PV

Communications Committee First Thursday 9:00 LCR

Planning Committee Second Monday 2:00pm MR

Committee Chairs Second Wednesday 1:00pm PV

Board Workshop Tuesday before BOD 9:30pm SC

Assistant Mgr/Covenants - Debbie O’Brien…. 480-983-5555

Fairway Vista Mgt - Kim Harrison……….….. 480-892-5222

Pinnacle Vista Mgt - Wendy Burton………..... 480-983-1010

Activities Committee - Claudia Vaughan…….. 480-983-3425

Architectural Committee - Janet Swain…...…. 509-594-0022

Budget & Finance Committee - Tami Tack..… 480-982-8299

Building & Grounds - Larry England………... 480-474-9180

Communications-Rick Peters…………………. 480-980-7131

Caring Corner - Arlene Pytko………..……….. 480-288-8011

Planning Committee - Keith Charpentier …..... 480 288-4338

Elections - Mike Worthy……………….………. 480-982-0062

Activities and Clubs

Aerobics of the Mind Paul Cechovic (480) 288-6976

Artist of the Month LrAnn Jeunemann (480) 982-5423

Astronomy Bill Frazer (480) 983-7440

Band Donna Read (480) 671-9828

Billiards/Pool Dick Brennan (480) 983-8168

Bingo Bob & Joan Archer (480) 288-0891

Bocce Ball Carol Adkins (303) 881-4857

Book Discussion Char Peterson (480) 982-7793

Bowling (Tues) Janice Ratcliff (480) 671-0141

Bridge, Duplicate Marie Valburg (480) 474-8992

Bridge, Ladies Barb Osborn (480) 982-9408

Bridge, Men’s Rich Huseman (480) 288-5378

Bridge, Mixed Elaine Valenti (480) 671-1686

Bunco Arlene Pytko (480) 288-8011

Canasta JoAnn Skow (480) 671-3298

Caring Corner Arlene Pytko (480) 288-8011

Ceramics J. Christopherson (651) 341-3648

Chess Bill Vallicella (480) 288-6727

Computer Class Chris Bukovac (480) 577-4309

Crocheting Class Dorothy Wolter (480) 983-1672

Darts John Kloosterman (480) 288-2388

Game Day Joyce Schenck (480) 982-7518

GC Democrats David Coward (480) 678-1756

GC Lions Loretta Milton (480) 474-9958

GC Republicans Pam Burks (480) 214-5555

Helping Hands Loretta Milton (480) 474-9958

Hiking Keith Charpentier (480) 288-4338

Jewelry/Crafts Celest Parcell (415) 225-6848

Knitting (Tues) Judi Clinite (314) 435-1552

Ladies Aquacise (8 am) Joyce Schenck (480) 982-2518

Ladies Aquacise (9 am) Isolde Weilnhammer (480) 671-1439

Line Dancing Linda Rohrbach (701) 202-6038

Low Impact Aerobics Joann J. (480) 983-9620

Mah Jongg (Mon-N) Sharon Penrod (602) 320-2278

Mah Jongg (Tue-N) Judy Bieganski (480) 671-8363

Mah Jongg (Wed & Sun-O) Kathy Kirkpatrick (530) 263-1188

Mah Jongg (Thurs-O) Ester Brock (541) 543-9015

Mah Jongg (Thurs-N) Gail Street (605) 949-4534

Mah Jongg (Fri-N) Ginny Rauguth (480) 288-0579

MBV Pottery Club David Gaiser (480) 983-8464

Men’s Round Table James Zetting (480)-983-4889

Mexican Train Carol Perez (303) 588-3041

Mexican Train Lucy Abrams (480) 288-2297

Photo Editing Len Broz (480) 671-4651

Pickleball Bud Morrison (317) 407-9786

Pinochle Barb Hofmeister (480) 288-9745

Pinochle, Ladies Sharon Hanson (480) 415-0859

Poker Ken Amundsen (480) 671-1643

Quilters Superstition Mt. Alice Watkins (480) 671-8663

Scrabble Mary Peters (480) 671-1680

Social Hour Arlene Pytko (480) 288-8011

Softball 55/65 Myles Ginther (480) 298-3761

Stampin Up w/Carol Carol Cramer (708) 612-9112

Supper Club Marcia Ritenour (480) 577-5466

Tai Chi Chih Lovena Warren (480) 671-7444

Tennis Diana Hager (480) 292-0462

Texas Hold’em Charlene Wenzel (480) 288-7171

Village Players Jim Mosier (480) 570-2281

Village Voices Sue Kench (989) 859-1724

Water Volleyball Dawn Wagner (480) 982-0108

Website Chris Bukovac (480) 577-4309

Wii Bowling William Sandell (623) 698-9600

Wine Club Paul Cechovic (480) 288-6976

Woodcarving Wesley Stevens (480) 982-3809

Yoga Elfrieda Rost (602)-363-0108

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