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Kristi Stoffel
Community Manager
Ashli Korecky
Assistant Manager
Ruben Torres
Maintenance Supervisor
Dennis Bisbee
Maintenance Technician
HOURS
Office
Mon–Fri: 9am–6pm
(closed for lunch: Noon–1pm)
Sat: 9am–5:30pm
(closed for lunch: Noon–1pm)
Sun: 11am–5pm
Fitness Center
Accessible 24 Hours
with Key–See Office
Pool & Spa
Sun–Thurs: 7am–10pm
Fri & Sat: 7am–Midnight
Barbecue Grills
7am–10pm
CONTACT US
Office
480-699-5800
Maintenance Emergency
480-699-5800
Follow Prompts
Securitas
602-721-3988
Mon–Fri: 5pm–8am
Sat–Sun: 24 Hours
H SEASON’S GREETINGS H
’Tis the season to enjoy holiday celebrations and share special moments with friends
and loved ones. All of us on staff wish to thank each of our residents for making our
community your home. May peace, joy, hope, and happiness be yours during this
wonderful holiday season! Holiday office hours: • December 24, hours to be announced
• December 25, closed • December 31, hours to be announced.
" HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE '
Donate by December 16 • in the Office
Hunger never takes a holiday, so we’re collecting food for those less fortunate. Please
bring non-perishable food items to the office. You can make a difference in the lives of
those who need our help the most. Thanks for your support!
HOLIDAY COOKIE & RECIPE EXCHANGE 0
December 15 • 5–6 p.m. • in the Office
We’re hosting a Holiday Cookie and Recipe Exchange for all of our residents. Make
four batches of your favorite homemade cookies to exchange with your friends and
neighbors. Be sure to bring copies of the recipe (or you are welcome to make copies
in the office) so that everyone can recreate their new-found favorites. Everyone is
welcome, and lemonade will be provided. Mmmmm!
RENT REMINDER
Bah! Humbug! You don’t have to be old Scrooge to avoid late fees. Simply pay your
rent on time. Rent is always due on the first of every month. If the office is closed for a
holiday, we will still be checking the rent drop box. Any rent payments past due will be
charged late fees. For proper credit, make sure your unit number is clearly indicated.
x HOLIDAY DECORATING CONTEST x
Judging on December 22
It’s time for our Holiday Decorating Contest! Deck the halls with twinkling lights and
sparkling ornaments by turning your patio or balcony into a holiday masterpiece. If
your display dazzles our judges, you’ll win a great prize!
Reindeer Games
E
ver wonder where Santa’s reindeer hang out when
they’re not flying the jolly old man in red around the
world to deliver presents? Visit the Grand Canyon Deer
Farm Petting Zoo, located 25 miles west of Flagstaff off
I40 in northern Arizona, and meet three of them—Comet,
Cupid, and Vixen, along with a sleigh full of their favorite
forest friends.
If you’d love to get up close and personal with a menagerie
of cute, furry wildlife creatures, then the Deer Farm is
for you. Mo, the cockatoo, and Scarlet, the lilac-crowned
Amazon parrot, will talk your ear off in the farm store. Once
on the grounds, you’ll walk among 80 or so fallow and sika
deer. Unlike deer in the wild, these guys aren’t at all shy
about coming up to you for food and a friendly touch. Ignore
them, and they may tug on your clothes or camera strap for
attention.
The Deer Farm is also home to many other amazing
animals that you can learn about and interact with. There’s
Gracie, the silly kissing camel; Ginger and Maryann, the
eight-year old bison; Hope, the albino wallaby, and three
of her buds, Dundee, Bindi, and Chloe. If you love babies,
you’ll meet the two Patagonian cavies and the five new
baby coatimundi. It’s a full house with Stormy the elk and
Gillie the mule deer plus llamas, potbellied pigs, marmosets,
goats, mini cattle, donkeys, and horses. Together, they
make for one big, happy family of farm fun.
For more information, call 928-635-4073, or go to
deerfarm.com.
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Microwave Peanut Brittle
Makes 8–12 servings
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups raw peanuts
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
Directions:
Grease a baking sheet and set aside.
In a 1-quart glass bowl, combine peanuts, sugar,
corn syrup, and salt. Cook in microwave on High
for 6 to 7 minutes. Mixture should be bubbly and
peanuts lightly browned.
Stir in butter and vanilla; microwave 2 to 3
minutes longer.
Quickly stir in baking soda, just until mixture is
foamy. Pour immediately onto greased baking
sheet. Let cool 15 minutes or until set.
Break into pieces, and store in an airtight
container.
Arizona’s Fiesta of Fun
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nce again, the national spotlight shines on
our fair state with a fabulous week of Fiesta
Bowl parties, parades, and the 44th Annual Vizio
Fiesta Bowl Classic.
This fiesta of fun kicks off at 11 a.m. Saturday,
Dec. 27, with the 44th Annual Fiesta Bowl Parade.
Catch a prime spot or reserve premium seating
along the two-mile parade route through central
Phoenix. It’s one of the nation’s finest and largest
parades, with an array of colorful floats, marching
bands, helium balloons, and equestrian units.
Then, from noon to 4 p.m., catch Scottsdale’s
17th Annual Fiesta Bowl ArtWalk.
Wednesday, Dec. 31 (New Year’s Eve), tens of thousands of fans will flock to the Great Lawn of
University of Phoenix Stadium. This ultimate pre-game tailgate party rocks from 8:30 a.m.
to 1:30 p.m. with pep rallies, university marching bands and cheerleaders, Jumbotrons
showing team highlights, interactive games, and some great food and beverages. Put on
your game face, pack up the party wagon, and take it over to the stadium for the 2 p.m.
kickoff as two of the NCAA’s football elites mix it up on the grassy gridiron of University of
Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. For more information, go to fiestabowl.org.
Winter Fairs and Festivals
Nothing brings out the sights and
sounds and aromas and tastes of
the holiday season more than
Arizona’s nationally-renowned
winter fairs and festivals.
Here are two of the biggest
and best in the state.
Tempe rolls out its “Fall
Festival of the Arts” in the
Mill Avenue District over
the weekend of Dec. 5–7,
from 10 a.m. to dusk. Check
out the 450+ national artists
and crafts people displaying
their works. In addition, there
Photo by Mike Christopher
will be an APS Kids Innovation
Station with hands-on activities,
music, street entertainment,
and great food. Check out
tempefestivalofthearts.com.
Tucson hosts its “Fourth Avenue
Winter Fair” Dec. 12–14, from
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. It’s a cross
between a fine art show and a
carnival, with over 400 artists
plus two stages of music
and entertainment, street
performers, an art area for the
kids, and favorite festival foods.
Log on to fourthavenue.org.
Create words to match each clue by choosing letter combinations from the elves’ house.
Each letter combination can be used only once, and they all will be needed to complete the
puzzle. Parentheses indicate the number of letters in each answer. Answers below.
1. Molasses-laced biscuit (11)
2. Shrub with red berries (5)
3. Perennial-leafed plant (9)
4. Jolly man in red (5)
5. Baked goodies (7)
6. Holiday month (8)
7. Sleigh pullers (8)
8. Kissing plant (9)
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MESA CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
thru DEC 31 Mesa Temple. 750,000
lights in gardens, displays, nightly
concerts. Free. 480-964-7164
FANTASY OF LIGHTS
thru JAN 1 Mill Ave., Tempe. Lights
along the avenue. Free. 480-355-6060
FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
thru JAN 1 Chandler Blvd., Ahwatukee.
Over 1 million white lights. Free.
480-270-4365; FOLAZ.org
GLENDALE GLITTERS
thru JAN 10 Historic Downtown
Glendale. Over 1.5 million lights,
theme weekends with vendors and
activities. Free. 623-930-2299
ZOOLIGHTS
thru JAN 11 Phoenix Zoo. 3.8 million
lights, light sculptures, Jengo, Tortuga,
two new Music in Motion spectaculars.
$8–$16. 602-273-1341
APS ELECTRIC LIGHT PARADE
DEC 6 Central Ave./Montebello to
Camelback Rd. to 7th St./Indian School.
Lighted floats themed “Holidays in
Toyland.” Free. 602-534-FEST
HOLIDAY LIGHTS
DEC 12–JAN 3 McCormick-Stillman
Railroad Park, Scottsdale. Train ride
through holiday light displays, Santa.
Train $3, carousel $2. 480-837-1654
NORTHERN ARIZONA
WILDLIGHTS & ANIMAL SIGHTS
thru DEC 27 Heritage Park Zoological
Sanctuary, Prescott. Festive holiday
decorations, light displays. Fri./Sat.
evenings. $3–$5. 928-778-4242
GINGERBREAD VILLAGE
thru DEC 31 Prescott Resort Lobby.
More than 100 gingerbread structures
on display. Free. 928-776-1666
HOLIDAY LIGHTS
thru JAN 1 Little America Hotel,
Flagstaff. One million lights in trees.
Free. 928-779-7900
TUCSON
HOLIDAY NIGHTS
thru DEC 13 Tohono Chul Park,
Tucson. One million lights, luminarias,
warm beverages & cookies, live
music, kids’ activities. Fri./Sat. $2–$15.
520-742-6455
ZOO LIGHTS
DEC 5–21 Reid Park Zoo, Tucson.
Holiday light displays, animal sculptures,
falling snow, Santa, cookies. Wed.–Sun.
$4–$6. 520-791-4022
WINTERHAVEN
FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
DEC 13–27 Winterhaven neighborhood,
Tucson. Walk-thru light displays.
Drive-thru night 12/27. Free; donate
canned food. 520-205-8067
PARADE OF LIGHTS
DEC 20 Armory Park neighborhood,
Downtown Tucson. Holiday festival,
parade, entertainers, Santa Claus.
Free. 520-837-6504
The views expressed in this publication are not
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Take Note LLC assumes no responsibility for any
submitted text or illustrations. All rights reserved.
Answers: 1. Gingerbread, 2. Holly, 3. Evergreen, 4. Santa, 5. Cookies, 6. December, 7. Reindeer, 8. Mistletoe.
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DEC 3–UNLV
DEC 13–PEPPERDINE
DEC 20–LEHIGH
DEC 23–DETROIT
DEC 28–HARVARD
ARIZONA COYOTES HOCKEY
Gila River Arena, Glendale. $20-$355. 480-563-PUCK
DEC 4–LOS ANGELES
DEC 6–BOSTON
DEC 11–NASHVILLE
DEC 13–MINNESOTA
DEC 16–EDMONTON
DEC 27–ANAHEIM
DEC 29–PHILADELPHIA
FIESTA BOWL
DEC 31 Univ. of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale. Teams
TBD by CFP Selection Committee. $. 480-350-0911
Events may change. Please call ahead.
Take Note Phoenix, Arizona 623-780-9041
DEC 27–28
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Phoenix • 602-267-1600 or 480-784-4444
ASU BASKETBALL
Wells Fargo Arena, Tempe. $8-$80. 480-965-2381
DEC 13
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AZ CARDINALS FOOTBALL
Univ. of Phx. Stadium, Glendale. $40-$300. 800-745-3000
DEC 15–MILWAUKEE
DEC 23–DALLAS
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DEC 2–INDIANA
DEC 9–MIAMI
DEC 12–DETROIT
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PHOENIX SUNS BASKETBALL
US Airways Center, Phoenix. $10-$100. 800-745-3000
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LA FIESTA DE
TUMACACORI
These melt-in-your-mouth bites will be
the star of your holiday cookie tray!
DEC 5–PAC 12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
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TUMACACORI
Cream the sugar and butter, then add the
flour, salt, vanilla, and walnuts. Mix well; then
shape into one-inch balls and place on an
ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes.
Allow to cool for 5 minutes. Roll very gently in
powdered sugar while still warm. These
confections are very crumbly!
ASU FOOTBALL
Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe. $25-$300. 480-727-0000
DEC 5–6
WICKENBURG
928-684-5479
Directions
Preheat oven to 350º F.
DEC 21–SEATTLE
6
COWBOY POETRY
GATHERING
Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened
4 tablespoons sugar
2¼ cups all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups walnuts, very finely chopped
1 cup powdered sugar
DEC 7–KANSAS CITY
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CELEBRITY THEATER
DEC 4 John Prine $43-$78
DEC 7 Phillip Phillips $39-$68
DEC 11 The Charlie Daniels Band $38-$68
DEC 12 Joe Rogan $35
DEC 27 Rage in the Cage $30-$93
SPECIAL EVENTS
TEMPE FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
DEC 5–7 Mill Avenue District. Juried art, live music,
wine festival, food vendors, kids innovation station.
Free admission. TempeFestivaloftheArts.com
TREE LIGHTING FESTIVITIES
DEC 6 Dr. A.J. Chandler Park. Parade of Lights,
Tumbleweed Tree Lighting, entertainment, vendors,
COMERICA THEATRE
kids’ activities. Free admission. 480-782-2732
Phoenix • 602-379-2888
PHOENIX COMICON FAN FEST
DEC 4 KMLE’s Not So Silent Night $52-$59
DEC 12–14 University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale.
DEC 16 The Piano Guys $47-$143
Celebration for fans of pop culture, exhibits, actors,
DEC 17 Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker $27-$102
creators, shopping. $10-$50. PhoenixComicon.com
DEC 31 Brian Regan $47-$80
PHOENIX FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
GAMMAGE AUDITORIUM
DEC 12–14 Hance Park. Art & cultural exhibitors, live
Tempe • 480-965-3434 or 800-745-3000
performances, community mural, food trucks, play
DEC 2–7 Pippin $28-$144
area. Free admission. PhoenixFestivaloftheArts.org
DEC 10 Ryan Adams with Jenny Lewis $42-$102
FANTASY OF LIGHTS BOAT PARADE
DEC 23 The Forgotten Carols $22-$36
DEC 13 Tempe Beach Park/Town Lake. Watercraft
DEC 26 Mannheim Steamroller Christmas $49-$119
decorated with thousands of lights, luminarias, Santa
GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY ARENA
visits. Free. MillAvenue.com
Phoenix • www.gcuarena.com
FOOD CITY TAMALE FESTIVAL
DEC 4 Handel’s Messiah $23-$45
DEC 13–14 1st–4th Ave. on Washington, Phoenix.
HERBERGER THEATRE
Live entertainment, kids’ area, great food, arts & crafts,
Phoenix • 480-784-4444 or 602-252-8497
giveaways, more. Free admission. 480-895-5383
DEC 2–18 Two Old Broads Do Santa $6
DEC 12–21 Something About December $28-$33
FIESTA BOWL PARADE
DEC 12–21 Spirit of the Season $26-$41
DEC 27 Central Phoenix. Floats, balloons, bands,
DEC 24–JAN 5 You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up! $43-$53 more. Free; $10-$25 reserved seating. 480-350-0911
FIESTA BOWL FAN FEST
US AIRWAYS CENTER
Phoenix • 602-379-7800 or 800-745-3000
DEC 31 University of Phoenix Stadium, North Orange
DEC 10 Fleetwood Mac $50-$180
Lot, Glendale. Ultimate tailgate, pep rallies, bands,
DEC 13 UFC Fight Night $40-$200
interactive games, food vendors. $10. 480-350-0911
Cover Photo: Happy Holidays in Arizona