State Party: Colorado/Wyoming/New Mexico Patio Party Cookout March 21
All present and former Colorado/Wyoming/New Mexico residents and house guests are welcome to attend our Patio Party on Saturday, March 21, from 3 to 6 p.m. Social hour will be from 3 to 4 p.m. Cookout (catered by the Horizon Room) will include pulled pork sandwiches, pasta salad, baked beans, lemon bar, and beer, wine, or soda for $11 per person. Purchase tickets by Tuesday, March 14. For additional information or tickets, please contact Janelle Cernich at 303-916-2064 or Peggy Solene at 480-586-1440. We hope to see you there!
State Party: Iowa Party March 19
Paullene Caraher
The 2020 Iowa Party is Thursday, March 19, on the clubhouse patio. Registration will begin at 4 p.m. Bring your raffle item, a dish to share, table setting for all those in your party, and a beverage of your choice — alcoholic drinks are allowed on the patio.
We will enjoy an hour to meet new Iowa friends and purchase our winning raffle tickets before dinner at 5 p.m. Fried/baked chicken will be provided from the annual Iowa Party Fund that you make possible with your very important raffle donation.
In addition to the raffle, there will be a 50/50 drawing (50% to replenish the Iowa Party Fund and two drawings of 25% each for two lucky Iowans).
There is a sign-up sheet in the Poster Room at the clubhouse. Please sign up by Saturday, March 14, so we have an adequate count for the chicken and have time to make the name tags.
The planning committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, in the Navajo Room with Paullene Caraher leading the charge. If you would like to be a part of this, be there or contact Paullene at 602-292-7858. We need persons for chicken ordering and pick up, managing the delicious dishes brought, making name tags, greeter/registration, emcee, raffle table set-up, raffle table cashier, before party table arrangements, and clean-up crew.
State Party: Michigan/Illinois State Party March 28
The Sixth Annual Michigan and Illinois State Party will be held on Saturday, March 28, 2020, from 4 to 8 p.m. on the clubhouse patio. Other arrangements have been made in case of inclement weather. All Illinois and Michigan residents, former residents, and anyone with ties to these two great states are invited to attend.
Thanks to everyone’s generous donations at last year’s party, shredded chicken and pulled pork sliders will be provided by the party committee this year. To supplement the sliders, attendees with last names starting with A through O are asked to bring an appetizer to pass. Those whose last names begin with P through Z are asked to bring fruit, veggies, or dessert. Coffee, plates, utensils, cups, and napkins will be provided. Everyone should bring their drink of choice. Donations to help offset the cost of food for next year’s party which is scheduled for Saturday, March 27, 2021, will be graciously accepted.
To help the committee finalize their plans for the party, there will be a sign-up sheet on the board in the Puzzle Room. For further information or to register for the party, you may call Marge Smith at 480-883-1622 or Janice Fleming at 480-883-6915. Illinois residents may contact Carol Frericks at 815-751-1845 or Mary Jane Mogdans at 815-861-1755.
State Party: Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Indiana Party March 7
If you are reading this and have not yet responded about attending the party, what are you waiting for? The party will be on Saturday, March 7, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on the clubhouse patio. Burgers will be grilled for $3 per person, so when you RSVP, you will need to let your state’s chairperson know how many burgers you need, plus whether you will bring a dessert, salad, or side dish to share. You are also to BYOB.
Those from Ohio, please call Pam Tiffany at 567-674-0554. Those from Pennsylvania, please call Peggy Albright at 724-388-5286, and those from Indiana should call Arlene Cooper at 480-861-6854. You must RSVP no later than March 5.
We hope to have time to play a little trivia game, so please bring a written trivia question pertaining to the city or state you are from. Hope to see you on March 7.