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Hello from the activity office. This is
the last full month of the season, hard
to believe it got here so fast. We are
trying to go out with a Bang as usual,
another full month of lots of activities
and events for you to enjoy. Keep
your eye on your calendars, the bulle-
tin boards and posters in the main
lobby for a list of up-to-date activi-
ties; you won’t to miss a thing!
Our bi-weekly Pan-
cake Breakfast is
Saturday, March
2nd and Saturday,
March 16th. As
usual, you can buy tickets from 7:15
to 8:15am for $3.00. These are the
last two dates of the season, so come
have breakfast with us before it’s too
late.
We will be having two potlucks this
month. The first will be on Thursday,
March 7th at noon. The Second pot-
luck will be Thursday, March 21st. If
you plan on attending either potluck,
please sign up in the lobby. The
more the merrier….and
yummier!
Desert Shadows Quilt
show will be held on
Tuesday, March 5th from 10:00am to
2:00pm in our auditorium. Come and
look at all the beautiful quilts that
have been made by local artist right
here at Desert Shadows.
Your chance to clean out your shed,
closet, extra room, etc. for the last
patio sale of the season on SATUR-
DAY, MARCH 9 at 8am to when-
ever. Come by the office for more
details. Why not make your old junk
be someone else’s new junk.
Desert Shadows has a
live band every Satur-
day night from 7-
10pm. Come out and
enjoy some live enter-
tainment and dancing.
On March 2, we will have The 4/50’s
band playing for our oldies dance, so
ladies you can wear your poodle
skirts, and guys your jeans and white
T shirts. On March 9, it will be Mi-
chael on the keys. March 16th will be
our St. Patrick’s dance (wear your
green) with EXIT 40 Band. Our Ha-
waiian Luau dance will be held
March 23, with Short & Sweet Danc-
ers and entertainers. Our last dance of
the season will be the 30th with
Come Back Budd. But let’s not just
make it any dance - wear a hat, any
hat, big hat, small hat, funny hat,
ugly hat, it doesn’t matter, just wear a
HAT. You ask why? Because regular
dances are just old hat.
On March 15th at 5:00pm come and
enjoy Irish stew and soda bread for
$1 a bowl and root beer floats for a
$1. Wear your green as this is part of
our St. Patrick’s Day celebration.
You don’t want to get a “pinch”!
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Volume 35, Issue 6
MARCH 2013
ACTIVITIES OFFICE HOURS
TUESDAY– FRIDAY
9:00 - 12:00 ; 1:00 - 3:00
SATURDAY: 9:00– 12:00
ACTIVITY OFFICE PHONE
623-869-9224
FRONT OFFICE HOURS
WEEKDAYS 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
SATURDAY 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
SUNDAY 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
OFFICE PHONE 623-869-8178
Email [email protected]
March 23 will be a special night as it
will be our Hawaiian Luau. There will
be a dinner at 6pm, followed by a VERY
special show and dance combination. I
hope you are brave enough to wear your
grass skirt and coconuts girls, and we are looking for-
ward to seeing the guys in grass skirts and your beach
comber’s hats. (NOT a requirement). There will be a
lot of fun activities going on all evening. Mindy will be
showing us how to do the hula and other fun dances.
The dinner will be pulled pork with Hawaiian Luau
types of food and desserts. Also Hawaiian punch or you
can bring your drink of choice. If there is anyone out
there that would like to volunteer for this event please
come to activity office, also if you have suggestions or
ideas for the evening I would love to hear them. Paul
Michaels will be taking your Hawaiian pictures in the
back auditorium for $2. You will be able to pick up
your two 5x7 pictures the next week in the activity of-
fice (or if your leaving I can mail them to you). The
PRICE for the Luau will be $10 a person for resort resi-
dents and $12 a person for non-resident guests. You
MUST purchase your tickets at activity office NO
LATER THAN Wed., March 20.
The volunteer appreciation lunch will be March
13 at Noon. If you have been a volunteer this season
please come to activity office and sign up for the lunch.
The last vendor day of the season will be on Friday,
March 8 from 10-1pm. you sure don’t want to miss the
last one, there’s bound to be something
you just can’t live without until next No-
vember. Come by and see all the vendors
and the various crafts and goods for sale.
I know the season is almost over but we are in need of
someone to organize the shuffleboard game on Fridays
at 10:30am. Anyone interested, please shuffle on down
to the activity office and volunteer. If no one steps for-
ward there will not be anyone organizing it for the re-
mainder of this season.
Lastly, the BINGO voting results are in. By a
large majority you voted to keep game prices the same,
so there will be no change to BINGO.
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Resort Activities Continued New Website
T HE DES ER T S U N
Church News
February 2013
The Desert Shadows non denominational
church meets in Auditorium at 9am on
Sundays
3rd – Pastor- Lyle Ekleberry
Lay Leader- Harry Goerz Communion Sunday
10th –Pastor- Lyle Ekleberry
Lay Leader- Carlyle Davidsen
17th –Pastor – Terry Young
Lay Leader- Patti Carman Paramedic Sunday
24th –Pastor- Douglas Wright
Lay Leader- Shirley Jordan
30th –Pastor- Roger Withee Easter Sunday
Lay Leader- Carlyle Davidsen
Bible Study Wednesdays @ 2:00 p.m. in Back Audito-
rium with Lyle Ekleberry
Choir practices on Friday @ 9:00 a.m. Vendor’s Day
week practice will be on Saturday @ 9:00 a.m.
March Celebrity Birthdays
Mitt Romney, Politician — Born March 12th Steven Tyler, Singer — Born March 26th
Billy Crystal, Actor — Born March 14th Celine Dion, Singer — Born March 30th
Peyton Manning, Football Player — Born March 24th Christopher Walken, Actor — Born March 31st
The Desert Shadows Office has been working on a new
website!!! We finally have it updated, so next time you
are on the internet, go check it out at:
www.PhoenixRVresorts.com. We are still “tweaking”
some of the pictures and content, but for the most part
it is much more modern than before. Some of the fea-
tures that you may find interesting is the new section
for the Newsletter. All of our newsletters and calendar
can be read on the site in full color, from your com-
puter, ipad or even smartphone. We are also starting a
Blog on the site, where we will have articles and things
of interest. Lastly, we have a link on the site for you to
“like” us on our new Facebook page and become a
“friend”… Just click on the “like us” button on our
website to check it out. Everyone who likes/friends us
between March 5 and March 21 will be entered into a
drawing for a $25 gift card!
V OLU ME 35, I SSU E 6 Page 3
The following occurred during March...
March 3, 1931 the Star Spangled Banner was adopted
as the National Anthem of the USA.
March 6, 1836 the Battle of the Alamo ended after a
thirteen day long siege.
March 15, 1956 “May Fair Lady” opens on Broadway
March 16th 1850 Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter”
was published here in America.
March 30, 1981 President Reagan was shot in chest and
wounded in Washington D.C.
Guy’s and Gal’s Golf This Month in History
Quote Of The Month:
“They always say time changes
things, but you actually have to
change them yourself.” ~ Andy
Warhol
Sign up is Saturday, March 2 at
9:00am in the Craft Room.
The annual spring tournament will
be held on Friday March 15 at Bel-
lair Golf Course.
This tournament is for everyone who plays golf. The
only requirement is you must sign up with someone of
the opposite sex. This does not mean you will be in the
same foursome. The play will be a scramble format and
the registration is $8.00. Prizes will be awarded to the
teams with low gross (1st, 2nd, & 3rd places ) and indi-
vidual awards for closest to the pin for both men and
women on designated holes.
Non-golfers are welcome to attend the dinner which
will be held in the Iron Works restaurant at Bellair.
Golfers signing up for golf should come prepared to
make a dinner selection for both themselves and for
their dinner guests. Choices will include beef, pork, the
Friday fish fry and a salad. If you are not able to sign
up on March 2, contact us and we will be sure you are
included.
Contact: Grant White 623-580-9768, Doris Kelly 623-
581-8672, Afton Leaton 480-267-1326, or Richard
Heried 623-869-9602
DS Computer Group The Desert Shadows Computer Group will continue to
meet each Wednesday in March at 10:30 am in the back
auditorium. The meetings are open to EVERONE!
If you are a beginner, we are here to help you. If you
are an advanced user, we need your expertise. We usu-
ally have a 15-30 minute presentation on a computer
related topic, followed by a group
generated questions and answers.
The group is very informal, with an
easy give and take atmosphere. If
you have a “portable” computer, it
by be helpful to bring it along.
March 6th: Computer Management (housecleaning,
Disk Defrag)
March 13th, Audio, Video Communication 9Skype,
Google Talk, Mac messages)
March 20th, DEMO & INFO on “Caption Call” which
allows small screen display the phone message
you are receiving,—for hearing disabilities.
March 27th, Saving files to external media (CD, DVD,
Flash drive, Memory Card
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MARCH 2013 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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7:15 AM
PANCAKE
BREAKFAST
DANCE 7-10
4/50;S BAND
OLDIES
DANCE
3
9 AM CHURCH
4
6:30 PM DARTS
5
QUILT SHOW
10:00 TO 2:00
6 7
NOON POT-LUCK
6:45 PM
BINGO
8
VENDOR’S
DAY 10AM
TO 1 PM
LUNCH 11:30
9
7:30AM DONUTS
PATIO SALE 8:00
DANCE 7-10
MICHAEL ON THE KEYS
10
9 AM CHURCH
11
6:30 PM DARTS
12 13
VOLUNTEER
LUNCH 12:00
14
6:45 PM
BINGO
15
IRISH STEW
ICE CREAM
ROOT BEER FLOATS 5:00PM
16
7:15AM
PANCAKE
BREAKFAST
ST.Patrick dance
EXIT 40 BAND
WEAR GREEN
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9 AM CHURCH
18
6:30 PM DARTS
19 20 21
NOON POT-LUCK
6:45 PM
BINGO
22
23
7:30 AM DONUTS
DINNER/SHOW
DANCE 6:00 PM
HAWAIIAN
LUAU
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9 AM CHURCH
25
6:30 PM DARTS
26 27 28
6:45 PM
BINGO
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30
7:30AM DONUTS
DANCE 7-10
COME BACK BUDDY
HAT NIGHT
V OLU ME 1, ISS UE 1 Page 5
MARCH 2013
parking, deck, shed $15,000 (space 336)
Pet Area
83 Fiesta, furnished, shed, covered parking, tools,
carpet patio furniture, $12,600 (Space 294)
96 Cavco, furn., paved/covered drive, shed,
washer/dryer, AC, tools, $25,000 (space 397)
87 Skyline, 2 bedroom, new carpet, blinds, deck,
AC, W/D, paint, pvd covered parking, shed,
$25,900 (space 473)
92 Skyline, part furnished, shed, W/D, AC covered
deck and paved parking $24,500 (space 525)
85 Excalibur, 2 ex rooms, new AC/evap, W/D tile/
lam floors, covered deck-park, $15,900 (space 536)
NEW 2013 Cavco, unfurnished, price includes
skirting and sales tax free, only $23,175 (538)
95 Cavco, AC, covered parking and deck, extra
room, laminated floors, W/D, $15,000 (space 555)
88 Excal, cov deck and parking, A/C, new refr, 2
sheds, lam flooring $6,500 (Space 560)
85 Excalibur, part furnished, AC, cov parking and
patio, ext room, attached shed, $7,500 (space 567)
88 Skyline, extra room, new A/C covered parking
& patio, shed, W/D, Dishwasher $23,000 (space
576)
88 Cavco, extra room, covered parking and deck,
shed, W/D, $24,000 (space 611)
83 Traveleze, unfurnished, AC new carpet, covered
patio, $3,599 obo (space 10)
87 Carefree, furnished, shed, covered parking
$16,500 (space 69)
87 Cavco, paved covered parking and deck, shed,
unfurnished, W/D new AC $18,000 (Space 87)
89 Skyline, furnished, new A/C, shed, W/D, cov-
ered parking, $8,900 (space 116)
83 Sierra, furnished, covered paved drive, deck,
water filter, AC shed, W/D $8,000 (space 178)
92 Skyline, extra room, 1 1/2 bath, AC, W/D, fur-
nished, covered deck and drive $20,000(space 184)
86 Skyline, part furnished, wood floor, paved cov-
ered drive, deck, shed, w/d $11,600 (Space 205)
84 Traveleze, part furn, extra room, AC/Evap, cov-
ered parking/drive, shed, W/D $18,500 (space 225)
90 Cavco, unfurn, new laminate floors, covrd park-
ing, 2 sheds, W/D Reduced! $9,900 (space 230)
General Mob Ind, W/D, covered parking and deck,
shed, $9,000 (space 236)
88 Skyline, furn., covered/paved parking, AC, lrg
add on, Shed, carpet/tile floors $10,990(space 303)
87 Palm Harbor, covered paved drive, patio, W/D,
shed, AC, $11,900 (space 325)
89 Kensi, Furnished, new AC, W/D, covered paved
Homes For Sale call Afton 480-267-1326
Ingredients: 4 - 5 pounds beef short ribs
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3 medium leeks, cut into 2-inch lengths
6 cloves garlic, sliced
1 1-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and sliced
1 star anise, broken
1 dried chile de arbol pepper
1/2 cup dry sherry or beef broth
4 2-inch strips orange peel
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
Clementines or tangerines, peeled and sectioned
Chili-Orange Short Ribs
Directions: 1.Place ribs on a broiler pan. Sprinkle with salt and
pepper. Broil 4 to 5 inches from the heat for 10 minutes
or until browned.
2.Place leeks in a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker. Place ribs
on leeks. Add garlic, ginger, star anise, and dried chile
pepper. In a medium bowl combine sherry, orange peel,
orange juice, soy sauce, and brown sugar. Pour over
ribs in cooker. Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 11
to 12 hours or on high-heat setting for 5-1/2 to 6 hours.
3.Using a slotted spoon or sieve, transfer ribs to platter;
cover to keep warm. Strain cooking liquid; discard sol-
ids. Sprinkle ribs with cilantro. Serve cooking liquid
with ribs for dipping. Serve ribs with clementines.