Royal Palm Office — (602) 943-5833

Hours and Sales: 8am to 4pm Mon - Fri

Closed 12 to 1

Sat, Sun by appointment

Park Emergency – (602) 725-4028

SOCIAL CLUB MONTHLY MEETING

JULY 15th

at CLUBHOUSE

EVERY THIRD SATURDAY at 10am.

Free coffee and doughnuts

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

NO

BREAKFAST IN THE PARK

IN JULY OR AUGUST

JULY 2017 THE PALM PRESS

Royal Palm Social Club officers: for 2017

President - George Immerso (480) 628-4949 Vice-Pres - Dale Stroh (701) 739-0012

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

Members-at-Large - Mary Jane Caraher (602) 678-4630, Leslie Nielsen (602) 708-7754, and Phyllis Pawlak (602) 502-0742

CONTENTS

From the Office ..................................... 5

Items for Sale ........................................ 6

Royal Palm Spotlight ............................ 7

Social Club Items .................................. 8

Tech Tidbits .......................................... 9

Games and Activities ........................... 10

July 4th Event ....................................... 11

July Calendar ........................................ 12

Senior Resources ................................. 13

Women on the Go ................................. 14

Women’s Club Items ............................ 15

Craft Corner .......................................... 15

Puzzle .................................................... 15

Block Watch .......................................... 16

Rescue Pantry ....................................... 16

Pete’s Picks ........................................... 18

Park Directory Corrections/Additions. 19

Remember—Pick up Your Dog Poop!!

BINGO SUMMER BREAK

No Bingo in July and August but will restart on September 28th.

FRIENDS & FAMILY FUN FOURTH AND POTLUCK

GOLF CART PARADE

AND MORE

POKER RUN

GAMES

Advanced game ticket sales at Club events thru July 1st. See page 11 for details.

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A new Royal Palm Directory has been distributed. Please contact Chris Nugent, L277, (708) 516-5247

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 District3@AAMHO.org. Our local rep is Elayne Stettmeier at D27, (480) 307-4769.

PLEASE - DO NOT REMOVE NEWSLETTERS FROM BULLETIN BOARDS!

COMMUNITY MESSAGES

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.

Donations needed. Clothes and linens only. For

the homeless and needy families. Leave it in the

box in the Game Room or drop off at Q-384, RV

section.

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 –

crutches 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 (602) 708-7754.

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 (602) 370-7366 can

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

water machine in the Card Room. There is no drain

for this! Please move your bicycles out of view and lock

them.

Be sure to have a reflector on the rear of a bicycle

or other thing you ride at night.

Remember—keep your dogs on leashes when outside your house!!

Please break down cardboard boxes so they take less space in recycle bins.

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watch us take 10, 20, 30, 40, and UP TO 50% OFF THAT PRICE! !!!

WE PICK UP YOUR VEHICLE, FIX IT, AND RETURN IT

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• FREE AC CHECK

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• 12 month 12,000 mile warranty!

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lockouts.

• All makes & models.

• Two ASE Master Technicians

• Better Business Bureau Accredited

• Conveniently fix your vehicle from your computer, no need to arrange

Emissionexpressaz.com (602) 870-1388

E-mail JLSuiter@yahoo.com (Subject Repair)

Part of the group at their table

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FROM THE OFFICE

New Gate, New Access!

The new gates may already be in place when this

newsletter is published, but if not they will be soon

after. Expect to have the gates not closed for perhaps

a short time after installation, as everything gets test-

ed and checked out.

All residents will receive a

new way to activate the

entrance gate and it will

replace the “clickers” you

now have. The deposit on

your clickers will be ap-

plied directly to the new

system, so no refunds will

be made. The clickers are

of no value to the Park so

feel free to dispose of

them yourself. Do NOT

return the clickers to the Office, please!

The new system for proving your right to enter the

Park includes a card in a holder that can be attached

to the inside of your vehicle’s windshield. You will

receive one card for each clicker you have. These

will be distributed soon, along with instructions of

where to place the card and holder. You may also

keep the card in your wallet or elsewhere and simply

display it at the gate for entry.

You will also have a four-digit code that will operate

the gate. Those who were giv-

en a green sheet were given the

opportunity to provide their

own four-digit code since for

those there was no phone num-

ber on file or listed in the di-

rectory. All others will be as-

signed a code which is the last

four digits of your phone num-

ber on file.

With the new system, if you

have a guest arrive at the gate

simply give them your own

four-digit code for access. Also, anyone who arrives

at the gate can call you and you can press 9 on

YOUR phone to open the gate. That must be done

using the phone from which those last four digits

were taken for your code.

There have been problems with loose dogs in the Park lately. Please make sure you have

your dog on a leash AT ALL TIMES. If you aren’t willing to keep your dog on a leash

perhaps you should not have a dog.

This is what the new card/holder looks like.

Open House A Success!

The Open House event held by Royal Palm on June

17th was a rousing success, according to Linda Mil-

ler, Manager. She said that approximately 40 people

showed up to look through the houses for sale and

that two of them sold that day and another is pend-

ing! That’s good news for us all.

Linda said she decided to do the Open House be-

cause the gates were wide open anyway, and she de-

cided to take aDvantage of the opportunity. (She

would much rather have the Park locked up,

though.) Homes have been selling well in Royal

Palms with or without an Open House.

One of the houses that was available for viewing at the

Open House event.

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Remember—we are all Block Watch!!

Outstanding Home of the Month – July 2017

Betty and Dale Stroh — R254 A home well deserved to win Outstanding Home of the

Month! The homeowner receives a $25 credit on rent for that month.

Be sure to mention it to the office when paying rent.

ITEMS FOR SALE

For Sale

Arm-Chair Grey $20

Artificial Plants 3x1 $25 each

Autumn Queen Comforter $5

Covered Cheese-Server $10

Cushion Hikers 8 1/2 Merrell $20

Double Wall-Unit 73x63x19 $60

Etage Shelf-Section 76x21x15 $40

Lopper-Pruner $10

Milk-Glass Hurricane-Lamp $50

Sofa-Chair-Otto Overstuff $125

Wall-Mirror Gold 22x28 $25

Weed-Whacker Electric $20

Patio-Table Wrought-Iron

28in-Round x29 Needs-Top $10

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

ITEMS WANTED

Bibles and Children’s Bible Books

These will be donated to the homeless by our church

group. Any used Bibles will be appreciated. And to

minister to the children of the homeless, any Bible

story books or other similar items will be appreciat-

ed.

Call Karen Egbert - (602) 418-4842 – A-206.

If you would like a 2017-18 Park Directory contact

Chris Nugent, L277, (708) 516-5247 for copies. $1.

Also contact Chris with any changes. See page 19.

SENIOR GIGGLES

At lunch time, sit in your parked car with sunglasses on, point a hair dryer at pass-ing cars and watch them slow down!

Please patronize our advertisers!!

For Sale

Dog pen, plastic $20

Small dog kennel $10

Plastic dog steps $10

Small picnic table + 2 benches, folding $40

6 ft Plastic folding table $20

New weed sprayer in box $10

2 Folding lawn chairs $25

Rival electric griddle $15

Call Bill - (602) 432-3668 – C-95

George Krause at the grill Independence Day 2016

Please break down cardboard boxes so

they take less space in recycle bins.

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ROYAL PALM SPOTLIGHT

Her smile precedes her into a room, and she makes

everyone feel welcome. Peg Glidden is one of the

first people many newcomers meet after mov-

ing in because she likes to make new folks

feel welcome. And she will twist your arm to

get you to join one of the game activities (or

more!) that are so popular here in Royal Palm.

Right now she presses everyone she meets to

get them to come play bridge on Wednesdays

at noon, they need players!

Though born in Illinois, Peggy grew up in

southern California, in Pasadena and Altade-

na. Her father was one of the three who start-

ed the Gold Bond Stamp company in 1938.

Remember S&H Green Stamps? Those and

Gold Bond Stamps were used in those days as

customer incentives to get return business.

She remembers spending a lot of time in the

early redemption centers, fulfilling redemptions. Peg-

gy’s first husband worked for the company and to-

gether they moved around the country a lot as he took

on new jobs with the

company. She said that

during one 38 year period

of their marriage they

moved 39 times! And

they had two houses they

never moved into—he

got transferred before

they could move in. They

had one house in Mesa

that Peg had even gone to

and pulled weeds in prep-

aration for moving in;

their household items

were in a moving van and she had to tell them to de-

liver to Kansas City instead of Mesa! And even with

that, they did spend five years at one address.

During that time they returned to Medford OR sever-

al times, and one daughter lives there today. Peg also

has a daughter living in the Atlanta GA area and a

son living in Verrado in the West Valley.

Growing up in Pasadena meant lots of focus on the

Rose Bowl and the Parade each year. Her father’s

offices were right along the street where the parade

passed, so the family got excellent front-row seats for

parade-watching.

And here in the Phoenix area Peg has lived

in Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Sun City,

and in Phoenix itself. She has lived here in

Royal Palm for about twelve years, and en-

joys it very much. This is the best place she

has ever lived, she says, because it has so

much of a family feeling. She really likes

our community.

Before moving to Royal Palm she and her

husband lived in a house and then in a fifth-

wheel here in Phoenix. Unfortunately, the

fifth-wheel trailer was too heavy for their

truck to pull so it stayed in the park where

they bought it down near Camelback Ave-

nue. But they would drive around, looking for another

place to live, and were always drawn back to Royal

Palm because she loved the idea of living among all

the tall palm trees.

Her first place in Royal Palm was on B Street, but

then she moved out for a

time. When she decided

to return she came into

the Park often, driving

around to see what was

available. She spotted the

house she currently lives

in and it was for sale, but

because it was being sold

furnished she did not

think she could afford it.

But Fran Hedrick, a

neighbor, convinced her

to look into it further and

she was able to swing the deal. John Koch joined with

her five years ago, and they continue to live in her

house on A Street.

A measure of Peggy’s attitude can be summed up in

something she said: “Living here I feel like I’m part

of “family”, I just hope others can see the Lord in

me.”

Peggy at home

Peggy as a child

Senior picture

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ROYAL PALM SOCIAL CLUB ITEMS

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Thank you to Linda and John Miller for initiating

all the many changes around our Park! We enjoy the

new paint; pool area decorations; pool area pergolas,

lounges, and tables and chairs; front entrance sign

painting; new dog park; and all the other little things

they have done to make our home more attractive and

pleasant to be in.

Call 9-1-1 first if an emergency:

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

emergency crime reporting.

Scheduling Activities

We welcome members’ ideas for activities we can all

enjoy. But please, before you schedule an event

check with Leslie Nielsen (602) 708-7754, Activities

Committee Coordinator, or George Immerso (480)

628-4949, President, to avoid a conflict with another

activity.

Also, plan ahead. In order for an activity to appear in

the newsletter for the month in which it will occur

Dave Violette (602) 803-5615, Newsletter Editor,

needs to know by the 21st of the month before.

Bingo: Taking a Summer Break

The Bingo team has decided to take a summer break.

The last game will be on June 15th, and Bingo will

resume on September 28th. They thank all partici-

pants for their constant support of our Bingo game

here in Royal Palm!

Breakfast In The Park: Taking a Sum-

mer Break

So many of the breakfast team members are either

laid up or away that they have decided to not hold

breakfasts in July and August. Breakfast In The Park

will resume on September 2nd.

No Potluck Dinner In July

Since we will have a potluck on July 4th at the

FRIENDS & FAMILY FUN FOURTH CARNI-

VAL AND POT LUCK, there will be no Potluck

Dinner on the Saturday before. We will resume on

September 2nd.

Keep Your Bicycles Locked

Bicycles continue to be attractive to thieves, even

here in Royal Palm. For your own protection you are

encouraged to keep your bikes locked when not in

use.

More “50/50” Sharing At Social Club

Events?

There have been fewer events this year that raise

funds to support the Social Club, so the question was

raised at the Social Club meeting on June 17th

whether residents would like to have “50/50” sharing

at all or most Club activities. The response was an

overwhelming “YES”.

Phyllis Pawlak has volunteered to organize this activ-

ity, and will be seeking others to help with the events.

The exact nature of how each event would operate

has yet to be determined, but raffle tickets will be

sold and the proceeds will (probably) be split with

50% going to the Social Club and 50% being split

among one or more raffle winners.

Watch for more details in future newsletters and lis-

ten for announcements at future Social Club events.

And don’t forget to bring extra $$$ to future events

to be able to purchase raffle tickets!

Chris Filling In On Directories

Chris Nugent, L277, (708) 516-5247, will be filling

in for Cheryl Ringer during July and August on han-

dling directory changes and updates. Please contact

Chris for any changes.

Thanks To Walgreen’s

Kevin, manager at the Walgreen’s at 35th Ave and

Dunlap, has graCiously offered to donate items to be

used at the raffle on the July 4th event. Many thanks

to Kevin! And thank him as well for advertising in

this newsletter.

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TECH TIDBITS

How To Enlarge Your Screen

(Windows)

Are text and images on your PC computer screen too

small to see comfortably? Simply hold down the

Control key (Ctrl) and scroll the wheel on your

mouse away from you. That will make everything

larger. To make it smaller scroll the mouse wheel to-

ward you. Don’t have a wheel on your mouse? Hold

down the Control key and press the + key to make

thiNgs larger, the - key to make things smaller.

Want To Avoid Having To Login In Win-

dows 10?

If every time you start your Windows computer or

when you return from it being in a sleep mode you

are forced to sign in and you don’t want to have to do

this, simply follow these instructions.

Right-click your mouse on the Start button at the

lower left of the task bar and select Run. You will see

a dialog box like this:

Type netplwiz as shown, then click OK.

You will then see a dialog like the following:

Select the user for whom you want to cancel logging

in, then uncheck the checkbox beside “Users must

enter a user name and password to use this comput-

er”, then click OK. You will then see a dialog that

asks you to enter your password twice. Do this and

click OK.

You will have to shut down your computer for this

change to take effect. When you restart you will be

automatically logged in.

You need to be aware that doing this allows anyone

who has access to your computer to be able to start it

and access any of your programs and files, so don’t

do this if you have that concern.

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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. Contact Alice Williams (602) 944-4420

WEDNESDAY (1st and 3rd) - 10:00 am Women’s Club. No formal meetings until Oct, but meet for coffee. Meet your neighbors open to ALL women! Contact person -- Chris Nugent (708) 516-5247. See page 15.

WEDNESDAY - 12:00pm - Bridge – cost $1 -- beginners welcome, we play for fun, not serious!!! Call Peggy if you want to learn Bridge (602) 513-2456.

WEDNESDAY - 6pm - Mexican Train Contact John Koch (602) 663-3531

THURSDAY - 12:30pm - Poker – $5 buy in. Contact Peggy Glidden (602) 513-2456

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

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

Call 9-1-1 first if an emergency.

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

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

Sponsored by the Royal Palm Social Club

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INDEPENDENCE DAY EVENTS

FRIENDS & FAMILY FUN FOURTH CARNIVAL AND POT LUCK!

10am—Parade. Sign up with Peggy (602) 242-6349

11am—Poker Run. $5 per person entry fee. Winner will split proceeds 50/50 with

Social Club

Raffle—Raffle Tickets at the door: 1 for $1 or 6 for $5

12-5pm—Potluck Plus Hot Dogs. Social Club will provide Hot Dogs, Potluck items

suggested: A – M Side Dish or Salad, N – Z Dessert (first initial of last name)

1-5pm—Games and Prizes. Advance tickets: 12 for $5 for games. At the door: 10 for $5. Call Leslie to donate

stuffed animals (602) 708-7754 for prizes.

ADVANCED TICKET SALES

Game tickets will be available in advance—see calendar. (in Card Room, 12-2pm

June 25th; July 1st, 10am-12pm)

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

12pm Texas Hold-um

6pm Karaoke

2

6pm Marbles/Jokers

3

10am Pool Exer-cise

6pm Hand & Foot

4

10am July 4th Parade

11am July 4th Poker Run

Noon-5p July 4th Potluck, Games, Prizes

Walgreen’s Sen-

iors Day

5

10am Pool Exercise

12:00pm Bridge

6pm Mexican Train

6

10am Pool Ex-ercise 10am Bible Study

12:30pm Poker

(No Bingo)

7

10am Pool Ex-ercise

6pm Marbles/Jokers

8

12pm Texas Hold-um

9

6pm Marbles/Jokers

10

10am Pool Exer-cise

6pm Hand & Foot

11

10am Pool Exercise

11am Crafting

2pm Billiards

6:30p Pinochle

12

10am Pool Exercise

12:00pm Bridge

6pm Mexican Train

13

10am Pool Ex-ercise 10am Bible Study

12:30pm Poker

(No Bingo)

14

10am Pool Ex-ercise

6pm Marbles/Jokers

15

10am Social Club meeting

12pm Texas Hold-um

6pm Karaoke

16 6pm Marbles/Jokers

17 10am Pool Exer-cise

6pm Hand & Foot

18

10am Pool Exercise

11am Crafting

2pm Billiards

6:30p Pinochle

19

10am Pool Exercise

12:00pm Bridge

6pm Mexican Train

20

10am Pool Ex-ercise 10am Bible Study

12:30pm Poker

(No Bingo)

21

9:30am Fold newsletter

10am Pool Ex-ercise

1pm Bunco

6pm Marbles/Jokers

22

12pm Texas Hold-um

23 6pm Marbles/Jokers

24

10am Pool Exer-cise

6pm Hand & Foot

25

10am Pool Exercise

11am Crafting

2pm Billiards

6:30p Pinochle

26

10am Pool Exercise

12:00pm Bridge

6pm Mexican Train

27

10am Pool Ex-ercise 10am Bible Study

12:30pm Poker

(No Bingo)

28

10am Pool Ex-ercise

6pm Marbles/Jokers

29

30

6pm Marbles/Jokers

31

10am Pool Exer-cise

6pm Hand & Foot

See July 4th Program

Details on Page 11

Last chance to buy

game tickets at advance

prices, 10am-12pm

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SENIOR RESOURCES

about 1993, though. The report also included names

of neighbors at those addresses, including many who

were not there when I was. Also listed were business-

es I used to own, including their current incorporation

status. And properties owned were included along

with mortgage data and real estate transactions. All of

my social accounts were shown, such as Facebook,

Twitter, and even Amazon Wishlist; there were some

listed there I have no idea about! They listed people

who were also associated with those business ad-

dresses even though it was not at the time I was there

and even though I had no idea who they are. But they

missed the names of people from whom I leased the

business properties; strange.

One thing that came up right away was that they did

not have my current address, so I went to my Credit-

Karma.com account and updated that. I will follow

through with the credit reporting agencies as well.

I also noticed that there were some reports for a dif-

ferent David Violette—in fact several. I’ll have to

clean those up in time.

I next did a Google search on my name. This showed

many listings, none of which were mine; there used

to be several for me when I was more active. A

search at Whitepages.com brought up 64 results on

the name David Violette, one of which was me.

I will have a lot of followup work to do the clean up

some of those results.

Is it worth it the pay for that information? Maybe.

While Truthfinder is not a credit-reporting agency,

businesses might use it or a similar site to do back-

ground checks on you and the results might affect

how much you pay for somEthing or might cause you

to be turned down for something. So I suppose it

might be worthwhile to check at least once just to see

what might be there, especially if something shows

up that is detrimental and needs correction.

A word of caution, though; if you sign up for one of

these services, be sure to cancel before the end of

your initial period. Otherwise they can continue

charging your credit card month after month!

What’s In Your Public Profile?

Have you ever Googled yourself? For this story in-

stead of writing in reporter mode Ye Editor will

switch to personal mode to tell you some examples

of what you might find out from personal experi-

ence.

This got triggered by info at a web site I happened

onto suggesting use of Truthfinder.com to get a re-

port of what is publicly known about you. I went

ahead and tried it out. Truthfinder starts by asking

some info about you such as name and so on. After

a search of about 5-7 minutes it replied that it had a

report ready for me. Up to that point there was no

charge, but to actually rEad and save the report I

had to sign up. The exact price depends on which

membership package you buy. You can purchase

unlimited people reports for a period of one or three

months. Once that billing period is over, your plan

will automatically renew unless you cancel your

membership. I went ahead and paid.

The report seems quite thorough, giving me info

about my own history and giving me an opportunity

to get reports on friends and relatives as well during

the period I had paid for.

What info do they gather and whEre do they get it?

“TruthFinder is a people search engine that com-

piles public records from a constantly expanding

base of data sources. Look up someone you know,

and you might find arrest records, criminal convic-

tions, driving-related offenses, addresses, phone

numbers, birth dates, information from social media

profiles, and even a list of nearby sex offenders.” I

recognized some entries as being on one or more of

my credit reporting agency reports, so I know they

look at those.

They reported on jobs I have held, but did not go

back more than about five years or so. They report-

ed on other people that may have been associated

with me in a residence or business. This included

people who had lived at some of my previous ad-

dresses, even though I had no idea who they were.

They reported previous addresses I have had but not

my current address. The oldest address was from

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ROYAL PALM WOMEN ON THE GO

Women On The Go

Women on the Go is an informal group of women

residents in Royal Palm who go out to lunch together

just to have fun. A diffErent member is designated as

Hostess for each time and gets to choose the place.

The Hostesses for June were Elaine Violette and

Mary McDougale, who sadly could not participate

due to her broken bones. The group went back to The

Horny Toad in Cave Creek again, it having been so

popular the first time.

Check with Karen Egbert (602) 418-4842 for future

activities or to volunteer to Hostess a future outing.

Part of the group at their table Now THAT is a brownie dessert!

More of the group at their table

Strawberry Shortcake, for five.

Sharing the Shortcake

The Horny Toad restaurant has earned numerous

awards for their made-from-scratch Fried Chicken

and homemade secret BBQ sauce, and several or-

dered that. Their Strawberry Shortcake was awarded

Best Dessert by New Times Magazine and you can

see the result in the photo at right. That one was

shared by five at the table. The HorNy Toad restau-

rant is the oldest, original restaurant in Cave Creek

and has been the location for many "Old West" mov-

ies and photo shoots, so it is an interesting place to

visit.

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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

ROYAL PALM CRAFT CORNER

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 phrase and write the unscrambled phrase in the spaces.

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

OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM SHOULD BE PUT IN THE DESIGNATED BOX IN THE OFFICE BY NOON, JULY 14th, 2017. WINNING

ANSWER WILL BE DRAWN FOR A $10 PRIZE DURING THE JULY 15th SOCIAL CLUB MEETING.

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

The 12-letter scrambled word is ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

FULL NAME AND LOT NUMBER - ______________________________________________

During the April-September period members are en-

couraged to gather informally on the first Wednes-

Day of each month for socializing and refreshments.

SENIOR GIGGLES

Skip down the street ra-ther than walk, and see how many looks you get.

Royal Palm Women’s Club Meetings

The Royal Palm Women’s Club will resume regular

meetings in October.

SENIOR GIGGLES

On all your check stubs, write, 'For Marijuana'!.

SAFETY TIPS

Use a kettle with an auto-matic shut-off.

outside. If you have a special craft you like to do,

consider sharing it with others in the Craft Group.

The primary objective of this group is to simply en-

joy each other’s company and to share craft project

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

more information.

Some of the gang at the meal—Independence Day 2016

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ROYAL PALM BLOCK WATCH

YOU Are Block Watch!

While we have a group of residents who patrol as

part of Block Watch, that is not the only aspect of

Block Watch in Royal Palm. Everyone in Royal Palm

is part of Block Watch! Some of us display Block

Watch signs at our homes that let strangers know that

they are being watched. But we should all be on the

lookout for suspicious activity such as strangers on

foot, on bicycle, or in vehicles cruising Royal Palm at

any time and especially during the evening or night

hours.

Block Watch Volunteers Needed

We need at least one more Block Watcher volunteer

for patrol duties. Contact one of the Block Watch

Captains, or George Immerso for more info about

patrol duties or to volunteer. A golf cart is available

for use if a volunteer does not have one.

Do Not Call Block Watch About

Coyotes

Block Watch can do nothing about the coyotes in the

Park. Calling Block Watch for this only makes their

job harder aNd adds to what they must deal with.

Call the Office and register a complaint if you must.

Don’t Call Block Watch!

If you see someone or something that looks out of

place, do not approach them, do not call a Block

Watch member, do not call the Office—CALL THE

POLICE! Block Watch is out there to be our eyes

and ears only, not to become involved with a poten-

tial miscreant.

CALL THE POLICE!!

Call 9-1-1 first if an emergency.

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

emergency crime reporting

If the police are not involved then there is no official

record of the event.

SENIOR GIGGLES

Go to a large Department store’s fitting room, drop your drawers to your ankles and yell out, “There’s no paper in here!”

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) 677-2502

• George Immerso, R428, (480) 628-4949

• Sharlene Froberg, C87, (602) 350-4039

Food Item Donations Needed

Our Pantry can use canned soups, canned chili,

canned vegetables, canned fruit, canned tuna, other

canned meats. Also ramen meals, peanut butter, jams/

jellies, crackers, cookies, chips, snack bars, mac and

cheese meals.

We have lots of pasta and sauce.

Thank you to all who have donated!!

Please Don’t Go Hungry!

If you cannot afford to purchase groceries on a tem-

porary basis help is available from the Rescue Pan-

try. We have basic foodstuffs and easy-to-prePare

foods to help you out. And if you need help in pre-

paring those meals we can help with that as well.

Contact one of the names below today!

SAFETY TIPS

Store hazardous items separate from food.

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PETE’S PICKS

1. Las Glorias Grill, 7835 N 19th

Ave, Phoenix

(602) 944-8457. Combos—$10.50 (Enchilada and

Chile Rellano)

2. Panera Bread, 10430 N 28th

Dr, Phoenix,

(602) 707-9555, Cherry Pastry $2.50

SENIOR GIGGLES

I decided to stop calling the bathroom the “John” and renamed it the “Jim”. I feel so much better say-ing I went to the Jim this morning.

PS Call me at (602) 578-2778 if you have any questions on my Picks.

Places mentioned in Pete’s Picks do not constitute paid advertisements. They are opinion only.

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Don Williams– C101

Casey Ciszewski—

C105

SERVICES

FRIENDS WE

HAVE LOST

BIRTHDAY

CORNER

Gail Brazell—5

Nancy Schuling—6

Barbara Wolfe—6

Pete Petersen—7

Marvelyn Spangler—8

Vaneddie Jones—19

Sharlene Froberg—20

Marvin Fitchett—22

Bob Brazell—23

Ron Murphy—25

RECIPE CORNER from “Best of Royal Palm

2011”

½ c Butter 4 squares Unsweetened Chocolate 2 c Sugar 4 Eggs

2 t Vanilla 2 c Flour 2 t Baking powder ¼ t Salt

Melt butter and unsweetened chocolate. In a large bowl combine chocolate mixture with sugar and mix well. Add eggs and vanilla. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt and add to other mixture. Chill several hours or overnight. Form into balls and roll in powdered sugar. Bake at 350° for 10 to 12 minutes.

Need a Ride?

Need to go grocery shopping or to a doctor or dentist

appointment? I charge $10 within 10 miles. Airport,

$10 out, $10 pickup. I also sit small dogs in my home

for a few nights. Call Sharon Dykstra (602) 943-

3163.

Park Directory Corrections/Additions

Update:

Ronald and Melody Murphy (C99), cell (618) 401-

0868, home (480) 553-2729, email melodymur-

phy50@yahoo.com

SENIOR GIGGLES

Old age is coming at a really bad time. When I was a child I thought “Nap Time” was a punishment. Now, as a grownup, it feels like a small vacation.

SENIOR GIGGLES

The sight of my mother cleaning her dentures fascinated my young son. He sat riveted as she carefully took them out, brushed and rinsed them, and then popped them back in. “Cool, Grand-ma!” he said. “Now take off your arm.”

SAFETY TIPS

Make sure that you're hydrated, you pace your-self

If you would like a 2017-18 Park Directory contact

Chris Nugent, L277, (708) 516-5247 for copies. $1.

Also contact Chris with any errors.

Elaine Violette and her golf cart dressed for parade—

Independence Day 2016

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