To Our New Residents
It gives us great pleasure to welcome our new residents! Please know that we are here for you.
Our staff is happy to provide information to help you become more familiar with our community
and the surrounding area. We are confident that you will love living here. Thank you for choosing
our community as your new home.
Your Community Team
Juli
Community Manager
Let the Games Begin!
Laura
Assistant Manager
This month, all eyes will be on Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the opening ceremony of the Games of
the XXXI Olympiad. NBC will televise coverage of the games from August 5th through August
21st on their family of networks, in addition to streaming it live on NBCOlympics.com. The
summer Olympics feature competitions in 28 sports to include swimming, volleyball, boxing,
gymnastics, fencing, cycling, track and field, and even trampoline! It's time to cheer on your
country's athletes as they (hopefully) take home the gold! Check out Rio2016.com for more
details.
Bill
Maintenence Supervisor
Office Hours
Monday Thru
Friday
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday
10AM- 4PM
Melon Salad With Honey–Lime Dressing
Nothing is quite as refreshing as cold melon on a hot summer day. This fruit salad will be so
popular at your next event, you will see the bottom of the bowl before you know it! Dice one
cantaloupe, one honeydew, and one small seedless watermelon, removing any seeds or melon
rind. Place all of the fruit into a large bowl. Finely chop 1⁄4 cup of fresh mint leaves and sprinkle
over the top of the fruit. In a small bowl, whisk together 1⁄3 cup honey and 1⁄4 cup freshly–
squeezed lime juice. Pour dressing over fruit and gently toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate to chill.
Serve cold.
Sunday
12PM-4PM
Contact Directory
Main Office
480-718-5700
Fun Facts About Left–Handers
Did you know that August 13th is International Left–Handers Day? In honor of this quirky holiday,
here are some interesting facts about left– handed folks. Lefties are often better at multitasking
and are more likely to pursue creative careers. They make especially good tennis players (almost
40% of the top tennis pros are lefties). It is said that left– handed college graduates go on to
become more wealthy than right–handed graduates. They are better at 3D perception and seeing
underwater. And, out of the seven most recent U.S. presidents, four have been lefties, including
President Barack Obama.
Our Monthly Calendar
We hope all of our residents enjoy the monthly calendar we put on the back page of this
newsletter. If we leave anything out, please let us know.
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This year’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil represent a
season of change and renewal for athletes and spectators alike.
For the first time in Olympics history, the Games are being held in
South America and in a Portuguese-speaking country. Golf and
rugby are making a comeback in Rio, chosen from among the
seven sports whose federation leaders applied to the International
Olympic Committee to be included in 2016. Golf was last
included in the 1904 Summer Games in St. Louis, Missouri, while
rugby was last included in the 1924 Games in Paris, France.
In addition to these firsts, Kosovo and South Sudan are new
additions to this year’s list of competing countries. For these
countries, only recently declared independent, the 2016
Games represent hope and opportunity. South Sudan’s
National Olympic Committee chair, Wilson Deng Kuoirot, reflects
that efforts to rebuild South Sudan’s sports infrastructure, after
months of the civil war conflict, have fostered a sense of unity
among the nation’s sixty-four tribes.
The Rio Games take place between August 5 and 21 and
feature more than 15,000 athletes from 206 countries who
will be competing in 28 sports.
OLYMPICS FUN FACTS
Olympic-level female gymnasts train an average of 4 to 6
hours a day, 6 days a week.
The pankration, an event in the ancient Olympics in
Greece, was a particularly brutal sport that combined
moves similar to those in modern wrestling and boxing, but
without the regulations that determine the tactics today’s
competitors can use. Ancient pankration disallowed foul
play such as biting and eye-gouging, but competitors
resorted to these tactics anyway to gain an advantage
over their opponents.
Netflix and YouTube are streaming a number of films about
the Summer Games, including Prefontaine, Chariots of Fire,
Without Limits, Berlin ‘36, and Munich. These films feature
fictional and historical storylines, and are sure to inspire the
champion in everyone.
Sources: www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/the_olympic_games/
www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2014/02/21-olympics-fueled-films-to-go-with-your-sochi.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Summer_Olympics
www.shortlist.com/olympics/10-best-olympic-movies
www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/02/south-sudan-compete-rio-206th-olympic-nation
For busy weeks, try these easy-prep pulled pork
sandwiches. Let your slow cooker do the cooking
while you’re away!
INGREDIENTS
3 tbsps brown sugar
2 tsps chili powder
1 tsp mustard powder
½ tsp ground cumin
Salt and pepper
1 boneless pork shoulder, 3-4
pounds, trimmed of excess fat
2 tsps vegetable oil
½ cup apple cider vinegar,
plus more to taste
3 tbsps tomato paste
6 hamburger buns
Barbecue sauce and coleslaw,
prepared, for serving
1. The grave of writer Washington Irving is
located in the town of Sleepy Hollow in
what state?
2. What was the name of the princess who
was put to sleep by the evil Maleficent in
Disney’s animated feature film Sleeping
Beauty?
3. Which mattress manufacturer promised
“Better sleep through science”?
4. What Shakespearean character was
DIRECTIONS
sleepwalking when she said, “All the
Combine 1 tbsp brown sugar, chili powder, mustard
perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this
powder, cumin, 2 tsps salt and ½ tsp pepper in a small
little hand”?
bowl, and spread over the pork shoulder. In a large skillet, 5. Which Sesame Street character was
heat the vegetable oil and pork shoulder on medium,
available as a “Sleep ‘n’ Snore” doll?
rotating the pork until brown all over (5 min). Remove
the pork and place on a plate. Combine ¾ cup of water
with the pork drippings and pour into the slow cooker.
YOU COULD WIN PRIZES!
Just e-mail your answers to enter!
Add the vinegar, tomato paste, 2 tbsps of brown sugar,
and 2 cups of water to the slow cooker and stir. Add the
Email your answers, with “Trivia: Let Me Sleep on It” in
pork, cover and cook on low for 8 hours. Remove the
the subject line, to [email protected] for
pork and place on a cutting board. Pour the liquid from
your chance to win cool stuff!
the slow cooker into a saucepan, boil and reduce by
half for approximately 10 minutes. Season with salt. Chop
Five Trivia winners will be selected each month. Be sure to include your
full name and phone number in your email submission so we may contact
the pork and mix it in a bowl with 1 cup of the liquid
you with prize information should you be selected. Deadline for entry is
reduction. Add salt and vinegar to taste. Serve on buns
August 31, 2016 and winners will be notified by September 15, 2016.
with barbecue sauce and coleslaw.
Good luck!
One of the best times to visit Gatlinburg, Tennessee is in late October or early November. With the
Great Smoky Mountain National Park as the backdrop, the marvelous colors of autumn can be enjoyed
from all over town. Hotel prices range from $49 – $100+ per night or you can opt to rent a cabin (check
out HomeAway.com). Here are a few adventurous activities you won’t want to miss:
Ripley’s Aquarium
Ober Gatlinburg
Laurel Falls
Climbworks
of the Smokies
Aerial Tramway
Trailhead
Smoky Mountains
Come and see what’s
Get a peek at Gatlinburg This is a scenic 2.6 mile
Ziplining and mountain
from the top! Amazing
hiking trail that leads to a
biking deep in the Smoky under the sea at this
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aquarium.
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Sunday
Monday
1
Rent Due
Tuesday
2
Late Fees
Start
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
National
Friendship
Day!
8
9
National Book
Lovers Day!
Mesa Farmers
Market 9am-1pm
10
.
11
12
"2nd Friday night out
on Main"
Downtown Mesa
True Garden Urban
Farm 9am-1
14
15
16
True Garden Urban
Farm 9am-1
Mesa Farmers
Market 9am-1pm
17
Wine Down
Wednesdays in
Downtown Mesa
from 5:00 to 9:00
p.m.
21
22
23
24
28
29
30
31
MTV Video Music
Awards
Breakfast on the run True Garden Urban
at the refreshment
Farm 9am-1
counter in lobby!
7am
True Garden Urban
Farm 9am-1
Saturday
6
Olympic Games
True Garden Urban
Begin!
Farm 9am-1
Community Theater
4pm!
True Garden Urban
Farm 9am-1
7
Friday
5
18
Lemonade
By
The Pool!
True Garden Urban
Farm 9am-1
20
World Humanitarian True Garden Urban
Day!
Farm 9am-1
Mesa Farmers
Market 9am-1pm
25
National
Dog Day
Stop By
The Office For
Treats!!
19
13
New Resident
Orientation
5pm
Lobby
26
27
Mesa Farmers
Market 9am-1pm
True Garden Urban
Farm 9am-1