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May
And Now It’s May!!
By Kay McKersie
While I was researching May holidays for writing this article, I counted seventy-five daily, ten monthly and ten weekly observances. Many I had never heard about, so a few of the daily ones are: Brothers and Sisters Day (2nd), National Tourist Appreciation Day (6th), Clean up Your Room Day (10th) and National Chocolate Chip Day (15th). Some of the weekly ones are: National Postcard Week (1st week), National Pet Week (2nd week), Stuttering Awareness Week (3rd week) and National Medical Services Week (4th week). Last, but not least: Date Your Mate Month, National Barbeque Month and Older Americans Month.
The more traditional observances are Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for the fifth of May) which we have borrowed from Mexico, especially in the Southwest. The event celebrated in Mexico is for their freedom from France in the battle of Puebla in 1862.
President Woodrow Wilson made Mother's Day an official holiday in 1914, although it had been recognized in some areas since 1870. Julia Ward Howe initiated the holiday to support disarmament. (Mothers hate to see their children go to war) which I found intriguing. Today it is celebrated with visits, phone calls, flowers and cards. All women are honored today: Mothers, Grandmothers, Daughters, Granddaughters, Sisters, Aunts and Cousins.
Decoration Day (May 31st) was established after the Civil War to honor the deceased soldiers. Decoration Day was changed to Memorial Day in 1882 and the holiday was moved to the last Monday in May in 1968 with the Uniform Holidays Bill in order to establish three-day weekends. Almost all cemeteries place a flag on the gravesites of the veterans, and families continue the tradition of placing flowers on their family graves. The day is celebrated with parades and memorial services conducted by the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
The end of May begins the summer vacation cycle and the barbeque season. Of course, in Arizona we BBQ all year and in our Park we vacation all year!
- Ladies Luncheons
- Casino Trips
- The latest Newsletter
- Specials
The monthly Ladies Luncheon, the one away from Desert Harbor, is always scheduled for the 3rd Tuesday of each month. They meet at the clubhouse at 11 AM to form car pools for the trip to the restaurant. Agnes Miller 982-6063 is the coordinator and she requests all that are planning to attend to sign up on the bulletin board list that is provided.
The April luncheon will be held on Tuesday, May 15th..
Agnes will have a sign-up sheet in the clubhouse. This early sign up will allow Agnes to notify the chosen restaurant early on the morning of the event to ensure that the staff is ready for our arrival. she also contacts those who are not at the clubhouse at 11 AM to make sure they have transportation to the restaurant. Please join the ladies for another enjoyable luncheon.
The Casino Trip is to Wild Horse (and Lone Butte) and it is on May 17th, so sign up in the clubhouse, NOW!
Plan ahead. We are going to Harrahs again on June 21st. Sign up sheet will be in the clubhouse.
The latest Newsletter.
The latest of the printed newsletters is theMayissue
One of the features of our new web site is the archiving of all the current year's newsletters. Archiving these will enable the user to again appreciate the excellent work that our editors and the rest of the newsletter committee has done with them. These files have been saved as PDF formatted files and they require Acrobat Reader to see them. The best part of this Portable Document Format (PDF) is that the Acrobat Reader is free …No trial, no signup just download it Free.
One thing to remember every month to those who regularly read the information on the web, only a very small portion of the printed newsletter gets to the web site.
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The Specials of the month:
The on-premises Soup and Salad luncheon is at the clubhouse on the first Tuesday of the month and in May, that is Tuesday, the 1st
Happy Hour and the Monthly Pot Luck is on Saturday, May 19thwith the Happy hour at 4:30 PM and the Pot Luck dinner at 5 PM.
The special Casino Trip is to Wild Horse (and Lone Butte) and it is on May 17th, so sign up in the clubhouse, NOW!
There will be a Memorial Day Picnic on May 28th. 4:30 happy hour and dinner at 5pm.
quick look at the days of the Week
On Sundays, we play cards. It's Texas Hold 'em on every Sunday in May starting at 1:00 PM
On May 13th and 27th the game is Pinochle and the action starts at 2 PM.
Non-denominational church Services every Sunday at 10:30 AM
Five regularly scheduled activities every Monday
7:30 AM Water Aerobics
9:00 AM Tai Chi starts on Mondays and Thursdays at 9 AM
1:00 PM Mah Jong is played. Mah Jong is a game played with tiles and rules similar to Gin Rummy.
6:30 PM Billiards are played in the pool room area of the clubhouse.
7:00 PM Shuffleboard is played.
The onsite Ladies Soup and Salad luncheon is always held on the first Tuesday of the month. In May, that means the 1st of the month at noon. Sign up to bring your special lunch item.
The Offsite Ladies Luncheon is always held on the third Tuesday of the month. The date is the 15th in May - Sign-up now.
The regular Tuesday activities are:
7:30 AM - Water Aerobics
2:00 PM - Bible Study every Tuesday
6:30 PM - NDQ Poker (That's Nickel, Dime and Quarter)
7:00 PM - Join us for other Cards and Games
Busy day for activities every Wednesday.
7:30 AM - Water Aerobics
8:00 AM - Get Fit
9:00 AM - Line Dancing
1:00 PM - Mah Jongg and Quilting
1:00 PM - 2nd and 16th is Quilting in the clubhouse
6:30 PM - It is time to Stitch and Chat with Reni and friends.
7:30 AM - Water Aerobics
9:00 AM - Tai Chi
1:00 PM - Quilting on the 10th and 24th
6:30 PM - Billiards in the Pool room
6:30 PM -Euchre (card game) lots of fun
- Casino trips on the third Thursday of month. Sign up in clubhouse
7:00 AM - Water Aerobics
4:00 PM - We get together to celebrate Friday or the end of the week or anything else that comes to mind with our weekly HAPPY HOUR, or attitude adjustment hour to be politically correct. It a BYOB gathering with fun and camaraderie.
7:00 PM - Every Friday - Cards, Cards and more games
8:00 AM, It's time for Coffee and Donuts at the clubhouse every Saturday morning
9:00 AM, The first Saturday of the month is residents meeting. In May it will be the 5th.
The January Pot Luck is on Saturday, May 19th, with the Happy Hour at 4:30 PM and the dinner at 5 PM.
5:30 PM Another round of Texas Hold 'em Poker every Saturday except the 19th because of the Pot Luck. On this weekend, it will be on Friday, the 18th.