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Royal Palm Office — (602) 943-5833

Hours and Sales: 8am to 3pm Mon - Fri

9am to 3pm Saturday

Closed Sunday

Park Emergency – (602) 725-4028

SOCIAL CLUB

MONTHLY MEETING

DECEMBER 17th at CLUBHOUSE

Please join us EVERY THIRD SATURDAY at 10am.

Free coffee and doughnuts

Any questions or comments regarding Park issues should be directed to the Park Office.

BREAKFAST IN THE PARK

DECEMBER 3rd

8:30am to 10am

MENU - Scrambled eggs, Biscuits and Gravy, Pancakes, Hash Brown Potatoes, Sausage and Bacon,

Fresh Fruit, Coffee, Tea, Orange Juice, V8 Juice.

$5

DECEMBER 2016 THE PALM PRESS

Royal Palm Social Club officers: for 2016

President - George Immerso (480) 628-4949 Vice-President - Bill Russell (602) 576-2764

Treasurer - Jo Elmore (623) 693-1268 Secretary - Elaine Violette (602) 677-2502

Members-at-Large - Mary Jane Caraher (602) 678-4630, Gail Brazell (602) 327-8125, and Va-neddie Jones (602) 331-0111

The Christmas Dinner will be served on December

13th and 14th at 6:00 PM in the Clubhouse. You will

select which day you will go. Menu will be turkey,

ham, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, green

beans, corn, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, din-

ner rolls, and pies. The cost of the dinner will be

$5.00 for residents and $7.00 for guests.

Tickets will be on sale at Bingo, Breakfasts in the

Park, and other Social Club events. There will be

tickets for sale in the Card Room on December 3rd

and 4th between the hours of 12:00 and 1:00 PM, or

call Fay Krause at (602) 943-2496.

Tickets will be available up until December 9th.

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A new Royal Palm Directory will be produced this winter. Please contact Cheryl Ringer at (602) 861-4766 or come by her residence at M272.

Our AAMHO (Arizona Association Manufactured Home & R.V. Owners) Account District Representative is Kelly Yielding. She is also Legislative Director. She can be reached by phone at (254) 368-7809 and her e-mail is [email protected]. Our local rep is Elayne Stettmeier at D27, (480) 307-4769.

PLEASE - DO NOT REMOVE NEWSLETTERS FROM BULLETIN BOARDS!

COMMUNITY MESSAGES

Call 9-1-1 first if an emergency.

Call Crime Stoppers (602) 262-6151 for non-emergency crime reporting

Use the water machine outside the club house to fill

your jugs, not the bottled water in the card room.

Look out for your neighbors; if you don’t see them

for a while please check that they are OK.

The items in the refrigerator/freezer in the club house

are for the breakfasts, potlucks, and staff ONLY.

Help us keep our community looking beautiful by

cleaning up after your dog. Please notice the contain-

er of bags for poop installed at south end of D Street. Please do not drop your cigarette butts or trash on the

park grounds. Dispose of properly in your own trash

can.

Please do not use the dog poop containers for your

personal trash.

Reminder - DO NOT feed pigeons, stray cats, or

bunnies, and don’t leave your pets outside unat-

tended.

When walking at night please wear light

colored clothing and/or carry a flashlight.

Needed for needy families - linens - small kitchen

appliances - dishes - pots and pans - clothes -

lamps - anything - but NO furniture. Contact Ma-

ria at (602) 861-3472 or drop off at Q-384, RV sec-

tion.

Contact George Immerso (480) 628-4949 or

Elaine Violette (602) 677-2502 if you are in

need of durable medical equipment or

would like to donate items such as – crutch-

es or walkers etc.

If you know someone under the weather or in the

hospital, notify Leslie Nielsen and she will send out a

get well card. Call Leslie Nielsen (602) 708-7754.

Items in the decorated box in the card room will be

going to a homeless shelter.

Collecting empty, clean PILL BOTTLES

with labels removed. Put bottles in the

marked box in the Card Room. Contact

Chris Nugent 708-516-5247

Please do not SPEED while driving in the Park! Vio-

lators will be reported to the Office for appropriate

action. Speed limit is 10 MPH.

Please clean up any spills on floors, tables, or chairs.

If in the evening, Bill Schuling c(602) 370-7366 can

help with major cleanups. Please do not dump liquids in the drip tray of the wa-

ter machine in the Card Room. There is no drain for

this! Please move your bicycles out of view and lock

them.


Outstanding Home of the Month – December 2016

David and Christine Covert—R259. Thank you for helping to make our Park look better!

FROM THE OFFICE

Great Gifts For Sale Lovely hand knit receiving blankets, Baby dresses for girls, Baby boy’s outfits, See Maria at Q384 in the RV section.

ITEMS FOR SALE

For Sale

Air-Cushion Hiking-Boots 8.5 $30

Canvas Cargo-Bag $15

Dell PC-Monitor 16-Diag $10

Double Wall-Unit 73x63x19 $60

Etage Shelf-Section 76x21x15 $40

Framed-Pictures various $25 ea

Grey Arm-Chair $20

Milk-Glass Hurricane-Lamp $45

2 Queen Comforters $5 & $10

Wall-Mirror 22x28 Gold-Trim $25

Wrought-Iron Tables $10 ea

18in-Square x15

28in-Round x29 Needs-Top

Call Rosemary - (602) 841-2841 – R-261

Laundry Room Changes

The south laundry room is open again for your use.

The washing machine fee has increased to $1.00 per

load. Dryer fees remain the same.

New Office Hours

The Royal Palm office is now closed on Sundays.

All other days and hours remain the same.

PERSONAL NOTES

As we celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus, we

wish all of our friends and neighbors a blessed

Christmas and New Year!!

Peggy and John (and lil’ Rocky!)

Enjoying the potluck dinner

More at the potluck dinner

I wish to thank the community for the support you

gave me over the past year, and thank you for the

confidence you have in me by electing me for

another term as your President. Together we can

make Royal Palm a perfect place to live.

George Immerso


ROYAL PALM SOCIAL CLUB ITEMS

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Thank you to Fay and George Krause for putting on

our four community dinners each years for the last

six years! Each St Patrick's Day, Independence Day,

Halloween, and Christmas they have organized a

menu, bought the foods, cooked or organized cook-

ing the meal items, and organized the serving. A tre-

mendous task, and one we all benefitted from.

Bearizona Wildlife Park Trip

Wanda Perry, through her employer, is arranging for

a trip from Royal Palm to Bearizona Animal Park in

Williams AZ. The trip is planned for Sunday, Decem-

ber 4th. Tickets are expected to cost $35 per person,

which includes the bus trip, entrance fees to Bearizo-

na, and a horse-and-carriage ride in Williams. The

Bearizona fees are $18 plus tax for seniors $20 plus

tax for adults, so that is a good deal! Wanda is donat-

ing her services as bus driver, helping to keep our

costs low. Elaine Violette (602) 677-2502 has a sig-

nup list until Nov 21st, then see Peggy Glidden (602)

242-6349 after. There is a limit of 50 people on the

bus, and there are about 32 people already signed up.

The bus would leave Royal Palm around 7:30 AM

and the trip will take around 3½ hours. While the

plan is to eat lunch in Williams area, you can alSo

bring a lunch with you on the bus. The bus would

probably leave Williams around 7:30 PM to return.

“Bearizona is approximately 160 acres. Visitors will

drive through more than three miles of Ponderosa

Pine Forest viewing North American animals in natu-

ral habitats when they visit. More animals are exhib-

ited in Fort Bearizona, a beautiful 20 acre walk-thru

area, along winding paths which is more of a “zoo”

type setting.”

There will be time to also visit in Williams and Route

66 venues in the area.

We can bring walkers, scooters, or wheelchairs on the

bus to make it easier to get around on the ground. The

seats recline for comfort. There is overhead storage as

in airplanes, as well as underbus storage bays. The

bus has a restroom.

Board of Directors Election

Elections were held at the November meeting. Vice

President Bill Russell and Members At Large Va-

neddie Jones and Gail Brazell will not be returning

but the other officers have agreed to serve again.

Dale Stroh has been elected as Vice President and

Phyllis Pawlak and Leslie Nielsen as new Members

At Large; Mary Jo Caraher will continue in that role.

The new officers will take over beginning in January.

Call 9-1-1 first if an emergency:

Call Crime Stoppers (602) 262-6151 for non-

emergency crime reporting.

No Potluck in December

Since we are having the Christmas Dinners, there

will be no potluck in December. Resume in January.

Outgoing and Incoming Managers

Barb and Mike Morris, outgoing managers, and John

and Linda Miller, incoming managers, will be recog-

nized at the Christmas Dinner on Dec 14th. We will

have a cake to share with them and there will be a

social gathering to recognize them all.

Those attending the Dec 13th dinner are asked to

come at 7:30 on the 14th to join in the celebration.

Coming earlier will create too much commotion and

crowding during dinner.

SENIOR GIGGLES

The midnight “snack of life” begins at 60.

G.A.I.N. in February

The G.A.I.N. event planned for November will be

held instead in February.

Christmas Hayride

If you are interested in participating in a haYride car-

oling event in December, contact Peg Glidden (602)

242-6349. Date to be determined by participants.

http://bearizona.com/


ROYAL PALM SOCIAL CLUB ITEMS (cont’d)

See someone strange in your neighborhood? Wave,

look them in the eye. This makes them uncomfort-

able and they will feel less invisible.

Call 9-1-1 first if an emergency:

Call Crime Stoppers (602) 262-6151 for non-emergency crime reporting, and Block Watch,

the office, or anyone else appropriate

Laptop Computer Raffle

As announced at the October Social Club meeting,

John Bruehler has graciously donated a laptop com-

puter for the Social Club to raffle. Tickets will be for

sale at all Club events during November and Decem-

ber, and the raffle will be held at the Holiday Dinner

on December 14th. Ticket prices are 1 for $1, 6 for

$5, or 13 for $10. You do not need to be present to

win. This is a Windows 10 computer and it has been

totally restored to factory default status.

SENIOR RESOURCES

Find Assisted Living in Arizona

Senior Planning helps seniors in the Phoenix area

and throughout Arizona find senior living, caregiv-

ing, and other services at no charge. Once they ar-

range services, they are paid a referral fee by your

new provider. This allows their clients to use their

services with no commitment and have all of their

questions answered. Their web site is SeniorPlan-

ning.org, phone 855-912-7903.

24-Hour Senior HELP LINE – 602-264-

4357 (HELP)

The Senior Help Line is the 24-hour information and

assistance resource and central intake of the Area

Agency on Aging. There are many aging services

available in Maricopa County, but seniors and their

caregivers can become overwhelmed by the multi-

tude of choices. The Senior Help Line can assist in

navigating these resources.

Their professional staFf works with the caller to de-

termine the actual issue that prompted their call. In-

formation & Assistance Specialists can then identify

the resources or services that would best meet the

identified need of the caller.

https://www.seniorplanning.org/

https://www.seniorplanning.org/


What is the Royal Palm Women’s

Club?

The Royal Palm Women’s Club is open to any wom-

an who resides in the Royal Palm Community, in-

cluding snowbirds and RVers.

They meet on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays from Oc-

tober through April at the clubhouse.

Women’s Club President—Elayne Stettmeier (480)

307-4769

ROYAL PALM WOMENS CLUB ITEMS

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A CHALLENGING GAME - - HOW GOOD ARE YOU AT SEARCHING?

HIDDEN LETTER SCRAMBLE

This game involves searching through this newsletter and finding the letters in the articles (not the ads) where a single uppercase

letter is in the middle of the word, not at the front. These letters will also be in bold face. An example might look like this word:

subsCribe (but this one does not count). Collect as many such letters as there as spaces in the entry form below then unscramble

the letters to form a word and write the unscrambled word in the spaces.

OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM SHOULD BE PUT IN THE DESIGNATED BOX IN THE OFFICE BY NOON, DECEMBER

16th, 2016. WINNING ANSWER WILL BE DRAWN DURING THE DECEMBER 17Th SOCIAL CLUB MEETING.

MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN. ONE ENTRY PER HOUSEHOLD/MOBILE HOME

The nine-letter scrambled word is ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

FULL NAME AND LOT NUMBER - ______________________________________________

November winner was Rose Shobe!

If you don’t want to tear your newsletter there are copies of this entry form at the office and Card Room

Women’s Club Christmas Bazaar

The Royal Palm Women’s Club will hold its Annual

Christmas Bazaar on December 10th at the Club-

house. Donated items will be aVailable for purchase.

There will also be a raffle with prizes including a $50

money tree and a 50/50 cash prize. Women’s Club

officers will have tickets for sale at various club

events. 1 for $1, 6 for $5, 13 for $10. The bazaar runs

from 9 to 2, the drawing will be held at noon.

There will be a sale of baked goods and chili will be

served from 11-1.

Contact Women’s Club President—Elayne Stettmei-

er (480) 307-4769—to reserve a table.

Royal Palm Women’s Club Meetings

The Royal Palm Women’s Club will have a regular

meeting on December 7th.

Royal Palm Women’s Club Christmas

Party

The Royal Palm Women’s Club will have its annual

Christmas party at the regular meeting on December

21st. Br ing a White Elephant gift for exchange.

All members are encouraged to attend.

November Women’s Club meeting

SENIOR GIGGLES

Doubt everything


Craft Group

Most every Tuesday from 11 AM to around 3 PM

you will find a group of women, and sometimes men,

gathered in the clubhouse to work on their personal

craft projects. Sometimes there will be an optional

class taught by one of the group or someone from

outside. The primary objective of thIs group is to

simply enjoy each other’s company and to share craft

project ideas. Contact Chris Nugent, (708) 516-5247,

for more information.

ROYAL PALM CRAFT CORNER

Women On The Go

Annie Wallace (480) 286-3206 will be the hostess

for the December 15th event. The group will be go-

ing to Sizzler and will meet at the Clubhouse at 11:00

AM. Annie will have maps and directions for the

luncheon. Volunteers will be needed for driving.

ROYAL PALM WOMEN ON THE GO

Beads and Pendants

Elaine Violette and Chris Nugent gave a class on

working with beads on November 8th. They gathered

beads and maTerials for making Angels that can be

used for earrings or pendants—see photo at right. On

November 15th they gave a class on pendants in

which a photo or image can be mounted.

Bead Angels

Do You Have a Craft to Share?

If you have a special craft you like to do, consider

sharing it with others in the Craft Group. If you want

some help in preparing for a class, contact Elaine Vi-

olette (602) 677-2502 or Chris Nugent (708) 516-

5247 and they will be happy to work with you on

this.

Check with Karen Egbert for future activities. (602)

418-4842.

Mitzi Wrona will be the February 2017 hostess.

Hostesses are needed for April, June, August, and

October 2017.

SENIOR GIGGLES

You can fool some of the people all of the time… and those are the ones you want to concentrate on.

Royal Palm Voice contest win-

ners: Teri Rogers and Kevin

Lowbrera. Marv Fitchett

awarding the prizes. It was a

tie.


Please call contact person before attending card games due to space limitations.

MONDAY - 6:00pm - Hand & Foot – Contact Mary Jane Caraher (602) 678-4630 - requires 6 people – sign up as substitute or to make a 2

nd table.

TUESDAY - 6:30pm - Pinochle will resume once snowbirds are back. Contact Al-ice Willams (602) 944-4420

WEDNESDAY (1st and 3rd) Women’s Club. No dues, meet your neighbors open to ALL women! Contact person -- Elayne Stettmeier (602) 870-7006

WEDNESDAY - 12:30pm - Bridge – cost $1 -- beginners welcome, we play for fun, not serious!!! Call Peggy if you want to learn Bridge (602) 242-6349.

WEDNESDAY - 6pm - Mexican Train

THURSDAY - 12:30pm - Wild Poker – $5 buy in. Contact Peggy Glidden (602) 242-6349

SATURDAY - 12:00pm (noon) Texas Hold’em – NO LIMIT. Contact Bill Schuling (602) 370-7366

FRIDAY AND SUNDAY - 6pm - Marbles and Jokers - Regulars please call if not coming. Beginners welcome!!! Contact John Koch (602) 663-3531

3rd FRIDAY of the month - 1-3pm - Bunco - Contact Mitzi (602) 674-0461. If cards

are not your thing, then try dice in the Game Room.

TUESDAY - 2pm - Billiards – Contact Larry Schenck (602) 995-4342

TUESDAY - 11am TO 3pm - Crafts - In Clubhouse - Contact Chris Nugent

(708) 516-5247

GAMES AND ACTIVITIES FOR ALL RESIDENTS

THURSDAY - 10am - Bible Study - Contact Ann Wallace for more info (480) 286-3206

SATURDAY (1st and 3rd) - 6pm - Karaoke - Contact Marv Fitchett for more info (480) 285-9950


SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

10am Pool Ex-

ercise

10am Bible

Study

12:30pm Poker

6pm Bingo

2

10am Pool Ex-

ercise

6pm Marbles/

Jokers

3

8:30am Break-

fast in the

Park

12pm Texas

Hold-um

6pm Karaoke

4

7:30am Bearizo-

na Trip

6pm Marbles/

Jokers

5

10am Pool Exer-

cise

6pm Hand &

Foot

6

10am Pool

Exercise

11am Crafting

2pm Billiards

6:30p Pinochle

7

10am Pool

Exercise

12:30pm

Bridge

6pm Mexican

Train

8

10am Pool Ex-

ercise

10am Bible

Study

12:30pm Poker

6pm Bingo

9

10am Pool Ex-

ercise

6pm Marbles/

Jokers

10

9am-2pm

Christmas Ba-

zaar

11am-1pm

Chili served

12pm Texas

Hold-um

11

6pm Marbles/

Jokers

12

10am Pool Exer-

cise

6pm Hand &

Foot

13

10am Pool

Exercise

11am Crafting

2pm Billiards

6pm Holiday

Dinner

6:30p Pinochle

14

10am Pool

Exercise

10am Women’s

Club

12:30pm

Bridge

6pm Holiday

Dinner

6pm Mexican

Train

15

10am Pool Ex-

ercise

10am Bible

Study

12:30pm Poker

6pm Bingo

16

10am Pool Ex-

ercise

6pm Marbles/

Jokers

1pm Bunco

17

10am Social

Club meeting

12pm Texas

Hold-um

6pm Karaoke

18

6pm Marbles/

Jokers

19

10am Pool Exer-

cise

6pm Hand &

Foot

20

10am Pool

Exercise

11am Crafting

2pm Billiards

6:30p Pinochle

21

10am Pool

Exercise

12:30pm

Bridge

6pm Mexican

Train

22

10am Pool Ex-

ercise

10am Bible

Study

12:30pm Poker

6pm Bingo

23

9:30 Fold news-

letter

10am Pool Ex-

ercise

6pm Marbles/

Jokers

24

8:30am Break-

fast in the

Park

12pm Texas

Hold-um

25

6pm Marbles/

Jokers

26

10am Pool Exer-

cise

6pm Hand &

Foot

27

10am Pool

Exercise

11am Crafting

2pm Billiards

6:30p Pinochle

28

10am Pool

Exercise

12:30pm

Bridge

6pm Mexican

Train

29

10am Pool Ex-

ercise

10am Bible

Study

12:30pm Poker

6pm Bingo

30

9:30 Fold news-

letter

10am Pool Ex-

ercise

6pm Marbles/

Jokers

31

12pm Texas

Hold-um

30

6pm Marbles/

Jokers

31

10am Pool Exer-

cise

6pm Hand &

Foot


ROYAL PALM RESCUE PANTRY

What Can You Do?

If you know of someone who needs food help, or if

you need this help, contact one of the people listed

below. All transactions will be kept strictly confiden-

tial!

Elaine Violette, D54, (602) 803-5615

George Immerso, R428, (480) 628-4949

Sharlene Froberg, C87, (602) 395-5821

Plenty Of Food For Now

Thanks to many generous people here in Royal Palm,

our Rescue Pantry is well-stocked for now. We do

not need any food donations. However, cash dona-

tions are always welcome!

ROYAL PALM HISTORY

Some Royal Palm History

Royal Palm welcomed its first occupant in April

1968, on D Street. Electricity was not even hooked

up yet! Ray Roles started this park on a shoestring

(so to speak) and worked like a slave to get it going.

As we paid our rent, he did more addiTions. There

was a citrus orchard in the lot west of the park and

when the pickers were through Ray gave residents

permission to pick their own. Fresh grapefruit for

breakfast was enjoyed by many.

The Women’s Club started in February 1969. Thirty-

two ladies attended the first meeting. They purchased

three electric griddles so they might have a first pan-

cake breakfast (proceeds $40.65). The Park Associa-

tion was formed in 1970. The purpose was to pro-

mote good will and support the activities of the Park.

(From Mickey McDonald’s notes at a 25-year cele-

bration.)

Mickey McDonald preparing to talk, “Tretch” adjusting micro-

phone, Ray Roles seated at left. Ray was the developer of Royal

Palm. (Anyone know who “Tretch” is?)

SENIOR GIGGLES

First you forget names, then you forget faces, then you forget to pull your zipper up, then your forget to pull your zipper down.


ROYAL PALM BLOCK WATCH

Block Watch Training

Block Watch Captains Marvin Fitchett, Dale Stroh,

Tom Pawlak, Bob Franham, and Mike Wright

participated in a four-hour training session put on by

the Phoenix Police Department. This earned them

certification for Block Watch duty. The training con-

sisted of presentations by several city staff on various

aspects of a Block Watch Captain’s duties. They

learned how to recognize potential problems and is-

sues and how best to deal with them.

Bottom line: do not attempt to become involved with

a person who should not be in our park. Instead, call

the appropriate police number, either or 9-1-1.

Block Watch Volunteers Needed

Block Watch Captains Marvin Fitchett, Dale Stroh,

Tom Pawlak, Bob Farnham, and Mike Wright

have begun their duties; Cathy Farnham will do so

once she has completed the training. You will see

them touring the community at random times every

day to watch for persons or activities not in the best

interests of our community. However, in order to

spread the load among a larger group we need added

volunteers. If we had four more, for example, each

would only have to patrol one night a week.

Contact one of the Block Watch Captains for more

info about patrol duties or to volunteer.

Bob Farnham, Mike Wright, Dale Stroh, Tom Pawlak, and Marv Fitchett in their new Block Watch shirts and badges. Cathy Farnham

(left) will get hers once she has the training.

Block Watch Captains on Patrol

You will see one or more of the Block Watch patrol

at the gate from 4-6 pm each day and patrolling in the

Park at random times during evening and night hours.

Their job is to be on the lookout for potential prob-

lems and to take appropriate actions. While a prime

concern is for others being in the Park who do not

belong, you can expect them to caution you if you are

speeding or doing something else that can cause a

problem.

They are not tasked with looking after your property,

though it might be helpful to let them (and the office)

know if you are going to be gone so they can be

aware of suspicious activity.

If you see suspicious activity you must report it to the

Police using either Crime Stoppers (602) 262-6151

for non-emergency crime reporting or 9-1-1 for

emergencies. Do NOT call the office or Block

Watch. It is the job of the Police to handle these mat-

ters.

Remember—we are all Block Watch!!


A ROYAL PALM SPOTLIGHT

Barb has been a busy manager here in Royal Palm,

spending many hours in the office during business

hours and after. She does not know just what she will

do after retiring—she has never had the opportunity

or need to think that through! She thinks that once

she has settled in at their new house and in their new

community she will probably find some volunteer

activities in which to be productive.

They are both proud of what has been

accomplished during their time at Roy-

al Palm. One major challenge has been

the age of the park and its infrastruc-

ture—Royal Palm was built in 1968

and many practices were different at

that time.

One example of upgrading has been

the water risers for the lots. They were

all galvanized iron pipes when they took over and

these have rusted and leaked as age took over. When-

ever part of the water system has had to be shut down

to replace a riser, Mike has had three to four risers

replaced at the same time to minimize future shut-

downs. Over the time they have been here about 60%

of the risers in the park have been replaced.

Another improvement was the addition of more sew-

er vents throughout the park. This improves sewer

performance and helps to reduce odor problems.

Many lots originally had concrete slabs for the mo-

bilehomes to sit on but that is not allowed today, so

over time they have been removing those slabs.

When the park was built, 8-12 foot wide mo-

bilehomes were prevalent but wider homes are the

norm now. Not all lots can accommodate the wider

homes, however, making it a challenge to meet the

current market. And not all lots can allow the longer

homes. One limitation is the zoning for the property,

which dictates things such as side yard clearances.

Some of the new homes moved in have only inches

to spare to meet the regulations. The company could

seek a zoning change, but that would be expensive.

(Continued on page 15)

Imagine moving from Chicago to Arizona and taking

on the job of managing a large mobilehome and RV

park when you have never done this work before and

have never lived in such a park before! One of you

has worked for 32 years for AT&T, the other has

worked only in a corporate office setting with a For-

tune 500 company. And in this new job your training

consisted of one day—you hit the ground

running!

That’s what Mike and Barb Morris did in

2004.

Mike had retired from AT&T and after a

period of mostly golfing decided he real-

ly needed something more to do. A bowl-

ing friend called one day and asked, “Are

you bored yet?” Mike decided the answer

was “Yes”, and agreed to a phone inter-

view with a corporate officer with Continental Com-

munities. The next thing they knew they were to start

managing Orangewood Grove Estates in Glendale.

Within two years they were made Regional Managers

and moved their base to Royal Palm Park. Their re-

gion included Royal Palm plus four others, including

some in Tucson, though later Continental sold two of

the parks.

Starting in this new career meant not only learning

how to manage residents and staff and properties, but

also they had to learn about the laws and regulations

that apply to mobilehome communities, and especial-

ly to those that pertain to 55+ communities.

They announced their retirement from Continental a

few months ago and will make that active now that

new managers are in place.

They sold their home in east Phoenix and have pur-

chased a home in Sun City West. Their new home is

in a community with many activities for residents—

perhaps even more than what we have in Royal Palm.

Among those activities is golf. Arizona was attractive

to Mike because of the golfing opportunities, and he

plans to take advantage of his free time now to play

more golf. He will probably not miss all the hours he

had to spend managing the property and all the wor-

ries!


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NEWS

Sending Alert Messages

We have put in place a system whereby residents

who sign up for this feature will receive notice of

alert messages via text on their cell phone and/or via

email, as they choose. This way the Club can re-

mind you of events and meetings but can also alert

you to something happening in the Park about which

you should be concerned. Notices of water shutoff,

closures, Block Watch warnings, or any changes in

the Park are some possible examples of the latter.

A signup form is available in the office or from Dave

Violette or George Immerso so you can authorize

contacting you in this way. All phone numbers and

email addresses will be kept strictly confidential and

secure within the Social Club and will not be listed

anywhere and will not be shared with anyone.

Newsletters At Web Site

Remember that The Palm Press issues are available at

our web site—see the Newsletters menu item. An

advantage to getting them from there is that you will

be able to get all the color content. The printed ver-

sion only has the outsIde pages in color due to costs.

Once downloaded you can print the newsletter and/

or save it to your computer for future reference or

sharing.

SPOTLIGHT (cont’d)

They have seen lots of changes in the resident mix in

Royal Palm over their time here. Early on there were

about half snowbirds and half year-round retired resi-

dents, but when the economy went down around

2008 that changed. Many snowbirds found they

could not justify the expense of keeping a place here

in Phoenix for part-year use and sold them. And

many others who were still working needed lower

cost housing and bought in at Royal Palm. As a re-

sult, a higher percentage of the residents are still

working today. These changes meant Mike and Barb

had to work with a changing diversity of residents.

Another change was in the RV section. Originally,

that section had all park model homes but as many of

those were moved out the section was converted to

RV use as it is today. Those changes required Barb

and Mike to learn about that different kind of hous-

ing with different needs.

In addition to managing the operation, they are also

involved in home sales. While there have typically

been about 25 sold each year, so far this year they

have sold 32. There is obviously more interest in liv-

ing in Royal Palm. The company moved five new

mobilehomes in during the last year, and plans to add

more new homes in the future.

Mike and Barb are pleased with our implementation

of the Block Watch program and hope it will make

living in Royal Palm even better.

They are proud of their accomplishments in Royal

Palm and feel they are leaving us in good hands with

the staff they have worked with over the years.

Good luck in your retirement, Barb and Mike!

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Newsletters by Email, Facebook

You can also sign up soon to receive newsletters by

email. Not only will this help reduce the cost of pro-

ducing our monthly newsletter, you will be able to

receive newsletters with full color instEad of just the

outside covers. This will be especially great for sea-

sonal residents since they can keep up with happen-

ings in Royal Palm even while they are away. And,

all newsletters will also be available at the Royal

Palm Social Club group on Facebook.

SENIOR GIGGLES

Seniors can be the life of the party, even when it lasts till 8PM!

This flag tape will be placed on

the mailbox post to signify

that no printed newsletter is to

be left at this address.


Bob Griffin, B149

Hair Stylist

Call Joan Toner for a hair cut, permanent, or color. She styles men and women. Monday through Satur-day only. Joan is in #B164 at (602) 718-8716 or (602) 918-5434.

Pet Care

Enjoy yourselves and leave your pet in my loving

care! Call Peggy (602) 242-6349.

SERVICES

PARK HANDYMAN SERVICES

FRIENDS WE

HAVE LOST

BIRTHDAY

CORNER

Mitzi Wrona—9

Betty Stroh—9

Bill Russell—14

Wanda Perry—14

Richard Prock—18

Roy Buford—26

John Koch—27

WATCH THIS CORNER

Contact Dave Violette to

have your birthday included

here

Handyman

Y—YOUNG W—WILLING

A—AFFORDABLE O—OUTSTANDING

R—RESPECTFUL K—KIND

ENOUGH ABOUT ME!

Give me an opportunity to work for you!

I also do power wash of mobile homes

and I wash windows.

I WILL SWEAT FOR YOU!! CALL SCOTT

(602) 545-8813

RECIPE CORNER from Royal Palm

Cookbook

2 whole chicken breasts 4 stalks celery, diced 2 bunches green onion OR 1 medium onion 1 tall can chunk pineapple, drained 1 tall can mandarin orang-

es, drained 2 tsp pineapple juice 2 tsp poppy seed 2 tsp celery seed ½ c sour cream ¾ c mayonnaise cashews

Cook and cut up chicken. Mix with diced celery and on-ion. Add fruit. Mix pineapple juice, poppy seed, celery seed, sour cream, and mayonnaise. Combine with chick-en and fruit. Sprinkle with cashews just before serving.

Dan’s Drain and Plumbing Re-

pairs

Drain Line Cleaning—$45 per line

Plumbing Repairs—free estimate

Call (602) 570-2890

It’s that time of year to start getting outside!

Maybe your porch or steps could use a new railing, extra handrails, a ramp, or new carpet. Call Wayne Moderson, F-293, for a free estimate. (602) 545-9737.

Handyman

Plumbing, Electrical, Kitchen, Bath Remodeling. Tile and laminate flooring. I also do installing of security doors, locks, deadbolts, rekeying of locks, and cutting general keys. I am very handy in almost everything! Call Wayne Moderson, F-293, (602) 545-9737.

Need a Ride?

My name is Sharon Dykstra. I have lived in Cox Vil-

lage for over 30 years. I am dependable and trustwor-

thy. I know Royal Palm and am friends with Wanda

Rhodes and Gail Brazell. I will drive you to the air-

port or wherever. Call Sharon (602) 943-3163.

SENIOR GIGGLES

If you can’t say some-thing nice about a per-son… you’ve come to the right place.

SENIOR GIGGLES

The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy.


PETE’S PICKS

Places mentioned in Pete’s Picks do not constitute a paid ad-

vertisement. They are opinion only.

Sweet Tomatoes, 10046 N 26th Dr, Phoenix,

sweettomatoes.com

Cream of Mushroom Soup, 1st 7 days of month

Tropical Smoothie Café, 2815 W Peoria Ave,

Suite #116, Phoenix,

TropicalSmoothieCafe.com

Toasted Flatbread Sandwiches—$2.99

Smoothies—$2.99

http://sweettomatoes.com/

http://www.tropicalsmoothie.com/


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ON ‘F’ STREET BETWEEN ‘A’

AND ‘B’ STREET

ALUMINUM

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Money from recycling offsets some costs of our Social Club events!

* Please break down your boxes!!!

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MONDAY - FRIDAY 8 - 4

All articles and/or event information should either be hand

delivered or e-mailed to Dave Violette by 5pm on the 20th of

the month. Contact him at Lot D54 or phone (602) 803-

5615 or email [email protected]

To ADVERTISE item(s) for sale and/or services include name, space, and

phone number. Submit all ads by 5pm on the 20th of the month with payment to Royal Palm Social Club to Dave Violette, 2050 W Dunlap

Ave Lot D54, Phoenix AZ 85021, 602+803-5615, or email Edi-

[email protected]

NOTICE

The Royal Palm Social Club (The Palm Press Newsletter) is NOT responsible for any

companies or their employees that you may let into your home. The Royal Palm

Social Club (The Palm Press Newsletter) does not endorse any advertised products,

services or companies, nor any of the claims made by the advertisers.

Business card $7/month / $9 color

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