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MYVISTANCIA.COM | APRIL 2015 | 3 Contents What’s Inside APRIL 2015

ASSOCIATION 6 Manager’s Message: To Infinity and Beyond... 14 8 Developer: El Mirage Road Nearing Completion 10 Caretaker Landscape: Spring Landscape 12 Covenants Corner: Spring Cleaning Tips & Reminders Community 14 Featured Event: Eggstravaganza 16 What’s Happening 18 Scrapbook 20 Getting Crafty: Pepperoni Pizza Muffins 20 Employee Spotlight: All About April SCHOOL BELL 22 Liberty High School: Providing New Learning Opportunities 22 Vistancia Elementary: Champions At Work 23 Lake Pleasant: Why is Lake Pleasant the School of Choice? 20 At the CLub 24 Tee Time: The Greatest Week of Golf 26 Blackstone: Fifth Annual Singleton Moms Golf Fundraiser 24 Resources 28 Clubs/Resources Calendar 30 April 2015

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Association >>> MANAGER’S MESSAGE To Infinity and Beyond...

By Wendy Mueller, Community Manager

hank you to everyone who attended our annual meeting in March! At our T last count there were nearly 200 of you who took the time to join us. We appreciate it! This was an important meeting to look back on some of our accomplishments and improvements during 2014, to look ahead at our plans for 2015 and to talk about the pending transition from developer to homeowner control. Please visit the website for the Frequently Asked Questions handout and the Agenda. We had wild success with our spring plant sale. We sold hundreds of beautiful shrubs and ground covers fixtures and other intentional damage throughout this community. to happy homeowners at far less As the saying goes “Idle hands are the devils playground” – we than retail prices. This sale was so find this to be especially true when school is out. Parents please successful that we will be doing take a moment to tell your kids that vandalizing the amenities them twice per year both in spring of this beautiful community is costing you money! Ask them to and in fall. Stay tuned for more details when the summer heat please assist us by being the eyes and ears of the community has passed. by reporting any vandalism that they witness or become aware Speaking of summer, this is the time of year when the association of. We appreciate everyone’s help and support keeping Vistancia is faced with increased vandalism throughout the community. great….after all, we were voted the #1 master-planned community During summer months we find increased graffiti, broken light for the second year in a row!!

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Association >>> from the developer El Mirage Road Nearing Completion

By Mark Hammons, Vice President and General Manager

l Mirage Road construction from Vistancia Boulevard to Lone Mountain EParkway is nearing completion. At just under a mile, the connection will allow residents and visitors an alternate route to Vistancia’s neighborhoods and shopping centers located along Vistancia Boulevard. The new stretch of two-lane roadway and complimentary bike lane will also offer Wendy Mueller easier access to Lone Mountain Parkway’s Loop 303 freeway Community Manager entrances and will connect to the existing Ridgeline Road and [email protected] The Village’s three newest neighborhoods - Catalonia by Ashton Carrie Lienhart Woods Homes, Chaparral Canyon and Mesquite Trail by Meritage Assistant Community Manager Homes and the future 500-acre commercial core. [email protected]

For more information about Vistancia’s roadways and future April Rettler new home neighborhoods, visit www.vistancia.com or call Design Review Coordinator [email protected] 623.933.6233. Michael Brooks Maintenance Director of VMC [email protected]

Neal Nassano Lifestyle Director [email protected]

Jake Monday Maintenance Coordinator [email protected]

Tammy McBrien Communications Coordinator [email protected]

Andy Olson Covenants Coordinator [email protected]

Rudy Bogojevich Lifestyle Assistant Vistancia Entry Monument [email protected] Casey Doscher Administrative Coordinator [email protected]

Jim McGoldrick Patrol [email protected] Vinny Infante Patrol [email protected]

Clyde Pechstedt Patrol [email protected] Dan Romans Patrol [email protected]

8 | APRIL 2015 | VISTANCIA LIVING Lana & Ted Friedman Bruce & Cynthia Shankman [email protected] 623-476-2491 • 1-877-290-3626 [email protected] [email protected] BirdieGolfHomes.com [email protected] Thinking About Selling Your Home? Many Reasons to List Your Home with Friedman Realty Associates: • Full color ads in the Arizona Republic, Vistancia Village and Mountain View magazines, professional photography, and narrated virtual tours • Websites including Realtor.com, Homes.com, AZcentral.com, Zillow.com, Trulia.com, Craigslist.com as well as our own BirdieGolfHomes.com • Social Media such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn • Open Houses, Full Color Brochures, RealtorTours and E-mail Blasts • 6 licensed agents that live in Vistancia • Complimentary Staging & Window Washing

Ted Friedman, Designated Broker, REALTOR®, ABR, SRES, CNE, CDPE and Lana Friedman, REALTOR®, M.A., CNE, CDPE are dedicated, full-time REALTORS® who established our Arizona real estate company in Vistancia in 2005. We live and work within the Vistancia communities of Vistancia Village, Trilogy at Vistancia, and Blackstone. Combining our knowledge of the Vistancia communities with Ted’s 31 and Lana’s 8 consecutive full-time years in the real estate business gives us the EXPERTISE our clients need. COMPLIMENTARY SHREDDING Watch as your documents are Saturday, April 11 shredded! 9 a.m. – Noon In front of 1st Computer Solutions (strip center behind Walgreens, Vistancia Blvd & El Mirage) 2 boxes are complimentary (up to 16”x12”x10”). Additional boxes are $5 each. Proceeds go to St. Mary’s Food Bank. Provided by Friedman Realty Associates Your Neighborhood Real Estate Company… with Global Reach

If your home is currently listed for sale, this is NOT intended as a solicitation for business. Association >>> Caretaker landscape Spring Landscape

By Dan Trudeau - Managing Director of Operations • Horticulturist, SLM

e wanted to take this opportunity to tell you about some of the exciting things we have been doing Waround the Vistancia community this past month. Caretaker Landscape and Tree Management has installed plant material along the roadways and medians of Sunrise, Sunset and Whispering Ridge. The installation of the new plants was completed to replace missing, diseased or soon to be expired plant material. Also, you may have noticed that two new Date Palms were installed, one at the entrance to Tapestry and one on the north side of the roundabout. Spring is a great time to refresh or update your landscape. Plants and trees have a greater success rate due to the perfect temperatures. During the spring months the plants have a good opportunity to establish themselves before the summer heat arrives. Care to know: April is the time to start lowering the mowing heights on over seeded turf areas to allow sun light to reach the Bermuda.

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MYVISTANCIA.COM | APRIL 2015 | 11 Association >>> COVENANTS CORNER Spring Cleaning Tips & Reminders

By Andrew Olson, Covenants Coordinator

ere’s a few tips and reminders to help H with the spring cleaning. 1. Squeaky clean windows Take the screens off and take them outside for a gentle bath with a hose. If they’re especially icky, you might want to rub them with some soapy water and a brush. (Start with the outside windows before taking the show inside, or you won’t be able to tell whether 4. Separate the Weeds From the Blooms they’re actually clean or not.) After you’ve spent a whole day sorting screws in your garage, you 2. Get Your Mind (and Those Leaves) Out of the Gutter might want to tear your hair out. Get violent in a more productive way instead. Start with yanking up weeds. There’s something At least when you clean gutters in the spring, you have blue skies very satisfying about ripping up a troublesome weed before it has and little fluffy clouds as a background. We recommend wearing the chance to terrorize your neighborhood. gloves for this project. 3. Sort It Out 5. Roll it On Thick If your formerly pristine shutters are looking a few shades grayer With your new, sun-induced lease on life, it’s time to face the task or more bleached-out than before, it might be time for a touch- of organizing. Try to assign and arrange areas: Perhaps there’s a up. Same goes for the garage door and your front door -- what’s hobby area in one corner and workshop equipment in another. more welcoming than a well-taken-care-of facade when you pull Decide where these will go, then move on to figure out how to in the driveway from work? store everything. After all, the biggest necessity for many families is storage space. Installing cabinets, shelves, racks and hooks When cleaning, always start work from the top down, inside to may help immensely. outside, to avoid getting what you just cleaned dirty again.

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Community >>> Featured Event Eggstravaganza Saturday, April 4 | 10AM | Event Lawn ANNA RATIU oin us for this fun and exciting event for your whole family to enjoy! The J10,500 Easter Egg Scramble is back! Each egg will be filled with all kinds of goodies! Children three and older Using a SOLID Realtor like Anna is the perfect must have a wristband to participate at this event. Wristbands are $3 per child in advance and $5 per child on the day foundation for buying your new home. of the event. Adults are free and do not Spirit Song church’s Kids Praise group is ringing in Easter require a wristband. Activities at this year’s Eggstravaganza include face painting, craft table, bounce houses, egg toss, egg relay, trackless train, and a freeze dance competition! Living Energy will be there to play some fun tunes and games with everyone! We can’t wait to see you there! Purchase your wristbands early to avoid long lines at the event. Wristbands are available in the Association Office Monday through Friday 8AM to 5PM.

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17215 N 72nd Dr. B-115, Glendale, AZ 85308 www.AnnaRatiu.com Community >>> What’s Happening Gather information, trade clues with your guests, and solve the crime before the murderous magician gets away! Come dressed as a rival magician, a lovely assistant, or even a detective to this night of magical mystery. Use all your best tricks to get info and clues to solve the crime so the show can go on! A scrumptious buffet will feed your appetite before you search for clues. Tickets on sale now for $20. Shred It April 25 | 10AM-12PM | MVC Parking Lot Shred-It is back! Bring your private documents to the shred-a-thon event in the MVC parking Lot! Shred-It will accept your first two BYOB Karaoke boxes for free and will charge $10 for every box thereafter. Friday, April 10 | 8 – 10PM | Association Office It’s time to party so come join the scene, someone will be crowned CLUBS/CLASSES Karaoke King or Queen. Whether you like Country, Rock, Pop, or Soul the music will be ready to roll. Bring your favorite beverage and B.E.S.T. (Beginners Edge Sports have a good time with neighbors and friends all the way until the very Training) is here in Vistancia this Spring! end. Light snacks will be available. B.E.S.T. begins soccer classes on Saturday mornings for kids 18 Ladybug Release months thru 6 years. B.E.S.T. begins soccer/baseball multi-sport Tuesday, April 14 | 9AM | Event Lawn classes on Tuesdays after school for kids 2 thru 6 years. Where: Sunset Park (next to Vistancia Story Time presents this year’s Ladybug Release! Lola the Ladybug Elementary School) and Mz. Buzzz are coming to read a story about the environment Special pricing for all Vistancia classes! and release 100,000 LIVE ladybugs. There will be a section of the Open to residents & non-residents. event lawn for all Story Time children. Spring Session: March 17th thru May 14th Interested in doing both days? Only $50 more! Call for your FREE 45-minute Trial Class Now! 623-748-9453 www.theBESTinAZ.com

Murder Mystery Dinner – “Of Sound Mind & Dead Body” Friday, April 24 | 7PM | Association Office When a magical mishap leaves a million dollar inheritance up for Drop-In Tennis grabs, the next trick will be figuring out who the lucky winner is, and Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday | 8-10AM who will end up behind bars for malicious magical mayhem! This As the beautiful weather continues to grace us with it’s wonderful is an abracadabra disaster, and it’s up to you to find the murderer presence, come join us for some drop-in tennis. We meet Tuesdays, before they vanish into thin air. Spend the evening glimpsing through Thursdays, and Saturdays 8-10AM. We will see you on the courts! the smoke and mirrors to uncover which hocus pocus hitman offed Contact [email protected] or call Tom and Barbara at the poor fellow, and stop them before this goes down as the most (928) 252-3546 for more information! dangerous magic trick in history.

16 | APRIL 2015 | VISTANCIA LIVING Vistancia Paint Class Mondays from 9:30-11:30AM and every other Wednesday from 6:30-8:30PM | MVC Clubhouse We Love to Paint! Come join us for a fun and relaxing morning of painting with your friends The cost is $30 per person, per class. This includes a 2 hour session of step by step instruction and all supplies necessary to complete a 16x20 canvas to take home. Each class will feature a different painting. Paintings are chosen by the instructor according to the Theme of the Month. No prior art experience necessary. All skill levels are welcome! Call Patty McKay 623.202.3517 or email [email protected] to FSIE Spring Basketball register. Looking for a basketball program that focuses on the fundamentals, instills leadership qualities and promotes good character? Future Stars does just that! With practices in the evenings and games on Saturdays held at the Vistancia Rec Center, it’s also convenient for Beginning April 13th Vistancia families. The Future Stars Spring Basketball League runs from March to May, but it’s not too late to jump in and take part! For more information on this program, or any other of our great sports and camp programs, including summer camps and activities at Vistancia, check out our website at www.futurestarsusa.com or call us directly at 623-326-4267. Aquaria Swim School Monday-Thursday | 8-10am | MVC Lap Pool Searching for swimming lessons for your baby or young child? See your child build fundamental aquatic skills that can keep them safe and give them a strong foundation for the rest of their lives. Taught 1-on-1, and designed for children ages 6 months to 6 years, your child will learn how to independently float or to swim safely to the side of the pool. The aquatic journey continues from there. Safety, then fun! For more information, visit www.aquariaswim.com, or call 623.680.6835.

Save the Date SalsaFest 2015 | Saturday, May 2 | 7PM | Vistancia Fitness Bootcamp Association Office Monday - Friday | 5-7AM Tuesday - Thursday | 8:30-9:30AM Corks and Canvas Night | Friday, May 8 | 8PM | MVC Gym Association Office Patio Do you want to get fit, stay fit, and make friends along the way? Story Time - Star Wars – Who Saved the Galaxy? | Vistancia Fitness Bootcamp offers a new way to get into the best shape of your life, and have fun while doing it! I started this Bootcamp Tuesday, May 12 | 10:00AM | Association Office as a way to help people change their mindset about exercise. With Wet ‘n’ Wild Teen Trip |Wednesday, June 3 | a military style of fitness training, I can help you shed pounds and get into shape, while having fun, fun and more fun! Right here at the 9:45AM | Meet at the Association Office Mountain Vista Club Gym! Contact me today, to save your spot for Dive In Movie - Big Hero Six | Friday, June 12 | next session, Jen Pugh [email protected] 7PM | MVC Pool

MYVISTANCIA.COM | APRIL 2015 | 17 Community >>> Scrapbook

Rockin it at the Kiss Carnival

Story Time with Lucky and Lucy was full of good luck!

18 | APRIL 2015 | VISTANCIA LIVING >>> Scrapbook Blackstone at Vistancia Picnic

Comedy Night- Belly Laughs are the Best Medicine

MYVISTANCIA.COM | APRIL 2015 | 19 Community >>> Getting Crafty >>> EMPLOYEE Spotlight Pepperoni Pizza Muffins All About April By Vanessa Rodriguez Coppola of www.SeeVanessaCraft.com

his is one of my favorite recipes for kids to help cook. It requires minimal prep, is fun to make and who doesn’t love Ipizza! My 4 year old could do most of the steps with minimal assistance. The best part is that he’s more likely to eat something he made himself. No mealtime battles here! After we pop the muffins into the oven, you can usually find him sitting right across from the oven, anxiously waiting for the timer to beep. The wait is always worth it! These pizza muffins would be great in a lunchbox or for an easy party meal. INGREDIENTS • cooking spray • canned biscuits • mozzarella cheese • tomato sauce • oregano, garlic salt • Hormel Pepperoni Minis

his month’s Employee Spotlight features our very own April Rettler. April is the Design Review Coordinator, for TThe Village at Vistancia and Blackstone at Vistancia. In the past year or so, you may have met with April to apply for and obtain approvals for home improvements. April collects data and prepares applications for both The Village at Vistancia and Blackstone at Vistancia residents. She also coordinates the Design Review process and construction activity in the custom home area of Blackstone at Vistancia. April enjoys the visits from residents seeking information for their submittals. Besides enjoying our residents company, April thoroughly enjoys her time spent with her kids and 7 month old Grandson, Tucker. April values her Christian beliefs and cherishes her friendships. She was raised with four big brothers in southern California and INSTRUCTIONS moved to Arizona in 2003. She is quite the tom-boy and loves Step 1: Spray a muffin tin with cooking spray. Separate the every bit of it. When not at work, April can be found hitting the gym, canned biscuits from each other and use a round cookie cutter hiking the great outdoors, playing a game of softball or country to cut the biscuits so they fit inside of a muffin tin. Place a dancing with friends! Please feel free to stop by April’s office for biscuit inside each muffin tin compartment. any help you need or questions answered about changes and improvements to your home. She is always willing to lend a hand. Step 2: Add 1/2 tablespoon of tomato sauce to the top of each biscuit in the muffin tin. Step 3: Sprinkle each biscuit with oregano and garlic salt, to taste. Step 4: Add 1-2 tablespoons of mozzarella cheese to each Can you guess who the next biscuit. Employee Spotlight will be Step 5: Top the cheese with mini pepperonis. about in next month’s issue? For more recipes and crafts, visit www.seevanessacraft.com. You can also catch Vanessa on her local blog, www.westvalleymomsblog.com, written by Arizona moms for Arizona moms.

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MYVISTANCIA.COM | APRIL 2015 | 21 SCHOOL BELL >>> Liberty High School Seeing RED: Liberty High School Provides New Learning Opportunities By Amberlee Pavey and Christopher Le

iberty High School is actively trying new Students who are struggling in class stay behind and receive things to achieve the highest level of individualized support from their teachers. The one-on-one time student success. Under Principal John granted to struggling students is invaluable in the public school L system where class sizes always lean towards the large end of Croteau’s guidance, the excelling high school has begun implementing a strategy referred to the spectrum. as RED Zone. No, this is not the red zone that lies between the The whole process is planned by a team of teachers who work twenty yard line and the goal line in football. RED actually stands hard to ensure that students thrive in their education. Renee for “Remediation and Enrichment Day”. Ouimette, a biology teacher at Liberty, explains that she is part This is a day where students who are achieving excelling grades of the leadership team and that she and her colleagues “came can leave class early. They get to go out and enjoy the free time up with this plan to reduce the number of struggling students.” they have earned with their hard work—during certain months, Liberty plans special events for students to partake in. In February, According to Ouimette, research that she collected has shown the art department put together an art festival that featured work steady progress in the classroom. “We have been tracking that from a bevy of different classes: Ceramics, Photography, Art, now for a couple of years and we have seen [the number of Band, Theatre, etc. This falls into the “enrichment” portion of the struggling students] reduce a little bit every semester.” day. Students who aren’t excelling? Well, they get to participate in the “remediation”. >>> Vistancia Elementary Champions at Work

kills USA is a partnership of students, School. Students were led by their advisor Mrs. Kriston Poe, teachers and industry working together to together her and her students put in many hours preparing for their Sensure America has a skilled workforce. 4th year of competition. They competed in: Cake Design, Fashion Skills USA helps each student excel. We provide Design, Home Design, CO2 Dragsters, Product Marketing, Video educational programs, events and competitions Production and Crime Scene Investigation. Vistancia’s team had that support career and technical education eight teams score in the top three in the various categories. It was (CTE) in the nation’s classrooms. another successful year for Mrs. Poe and her very talented Skills Vistancia Elementary School consisted of 47 junior high students USA team! that competed, in this year’s competition held at Ironwood High

22 | APRIL 2015 | VISTANCIA LIVING >>> Lake Pleasant Why is Lake Pleasant the School of Choice? Megan Preston, Teacher Thank you for celebrating our debut One reason Lake Pleasant is a school of Thank you! choice is because the teachers and staff of the new model gallery at Trilogy truly care about students. The staff goes at Vistancia. above and beyond to ensure success for each student. They work with students based on their individual needs, getting them To see some of our stunning landscape where they need to be and taking them further when they are options, please schedule an appointment already there. Teachers also spend time before and after school tutoring small groups to give students the little boost they need. with our Design Center. BlueStar offers As you walk through the school, you can see joy and excitement complimentary design consultations and amongst the faces. Teachers, staff, and students are safe, estimates for all residents of Vistancia. happy and engaged in a wonderful environment of learning!

Stacy Jevnikar, Secretary “Lake Pleasant is willing to try new and different things. It is all about what is best for student growth and developing community relationships. I have noticed that the professional development of teachers is taken very seriously. “

Isabella Cerda 4th grade “We are not zoned for the area, but we come here anyway. There is lots of laughter and learning.”

Annaliese Lara, 2nd grade “The teachers and principals are really nice. My teacher is really kind, gives us more than one chance to do better things and she is really smart!”

Gabe Taylor, 5th grade “I like how we learn more things than I did at my last school. We are more advanced. My teacher really explains things until we get it, and we won’t go on until we do.”

Tanner Birecki, 8th grade “The teachers are really helpful and I enjoy going to school. We have the opportunity to work at our own pace and level. I am sure some schools don’t do that.”

Tammy Smith, Parent Lake Pleasant is a smaller community with a strong resource program for students with special needs. We like the administration and teachers are happy, which means happy students and parents! TRILOGY’S TRUSTED PARTNER Lake Pleasant is a school of choice built on trust, community, and collaboration. We are invested in BlueStarLandscape.com providing meaningful experiences that promote 480-696-5506 individual success and a passion for lifelong learning MYVISTANCIA.COM | APRIL 2015 | 23 At the club >>> Tee TIME The Greatest Week of Golf – A Trip Down Memory (Magnolia) Lane

By Greg Ellis, General Manager, Trilogy Golf Club at Vistancia

he Golf season officially begins with answer. On the 7th hole the talent show the greatest week of golf. That’s right began. Seve was in the greenside bunker TMasters Week is upon us and there and hit away from the hole that was cut is nothing more beautiful then the setting at in the front portion of the green; the ball Augusta National. From the dogwoods to the landed and began rolling to the front of the azaleas’ to the tall pines lining the fairways, there is no finer piece of green where it came to rest 2 feet from the country side then this. Early in my professional career, when I was hole. An easy “Seve Par.” Amen Corner is remarkable. The gallery is an assistant golf professional at the Country Club of North Carolina all gathered behind the 12th tee. From there you can see 11 green, I would drive down to Augusta and watch the practice rounds. My the 12th hole and 13 tee. The 12th hole is far more intimidating in first trip there, I parked in the parking lot and hopped the fence to person than what you see during tournament coverage. The 13th walk up Magnolia Lane. What a sight. The huge Magnolia trees that hole is stunning. The dogwoods trees and azaleas’ are amazing to canopy over the drive in from Washington Avenue sent chills through say the least. All 4 players drove it around the corner on 13. 25 years me. At the end of Magnolia Lane is the historic roundabout with the ago was still in the Persimmon era so the ball did not travel as far. Masters logo done with yellow flowers with the Augusta National The second shots into the green were with 2 and 3 irons. Today the Flagstick. I was typical tourist and had someone take my picture guys use 5 to 7 irons. At the 16th hole, the guys hit their shots into beside it. Next stop was the practice area. Sitting in the bleachers the green, and then each of them hit shots that skipped them off the I watched Seve, Greg, Ben, Arnie and Jack warming up for their lake and up onto the green. The crowd went nuts. Finally, the 18th practice round. There was a lot of friendly exchange among them. hole does not look anything today like it did back in 1985. The tee (These greats have all been replaced by guys like Tiger, Phil, Ricky, was 60 to 70 yards up from where it is today. Today you hit through Jordan, Keegan and the likes.) Then there was a still that came a shoot to the fairway. In 1985 the bunkers on the left were in play over the practice area as Sam Snead walked up to the practice and made the hole more difficult. So while you are watching the tee. Slammin’ Sammy and his caddie grabbed a couple of bags of most watched golf event annually, imagine yourself in some of those practice balls and found a spot on the practice tee. With that every areas of the golf course where I walked 30 years ago and you will player to a man stopped hitting and watched as Mr. Snead began know why this is the Greatest Week of Golf. his warm-up session. It was amazing to watch. These guys were in Make sure to tune in to the Bunker to Bunker Golf Show every awe of the legend. Saturday morning from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. on Arizona Sports 98.7 I decided to walk the entire golf course so I followed Seve Ballesteros, or on the internet at arizonasports.com, click on the “Sports Talk David Graham, Tom Watson and Ben Crenshaw. I am pretty sure they button for more tips and updates on all of the week’s golfing news had a friendly wager. The best part of walking with these guys is how in the Valley and around the world. Join me, Jim Hill, and Marty casual they were. You could ask them a question and they would Monaghan for a comprehensive look at the golf world for the week.

24 | APRIL 2015 | VISTANCIA LIVING Summer Summer Camp Recreation

Sports

Aquatics

Step Out Teen Summer Special Program Interest Classes

DES Funding is available. Free breakfast and lunch at select sites. For more information or City of Peoria to register, call 623-773-7137 COMMUNITY SERVICES or visit peoriaaz.gov/recreation At the club >>> Blackstone Country Club Fifth Annual Singleton Moms Fundraising Golf Event at Blackstone Country Club By The Vistancia Information Center

lackstone Country Club will host the Fifth Annual Singleton from the 2014 tournament signed Moms Charity Golf Tournament Monday, April 13th at 9 AM. by Bubba Watson as well as several B Singleton Moms was founded in 2006 by two Valley women golf trips including Torreon and who watched their childhood friend, Michelle Singleton, succumb to Pinetop in the White Mountains, cancer. The non-profit organization is dedicated to bringing hope, and Sedona’s Seven Canyons and help and support to struggling single parents in Maricopa County Sedona Golf Resort courses. who are fighting the disease. For registration information, contact Tom Wilcox at 623-707-8699 Cost to enter is $150 per player. Registration and a continental or [email protected], tournament sign-up is on a space breakfast are scheduled from 7 to 8:30 AM with a shotgun start at available basis. To learn more about Blackstone Country Club 9 AM. An awards lunch and silent auction following the tournament at Vistancia or Club membership options call 623.707.8700 or will start at 1:30 PM. Silent auction items will include a Masters flag www.blackstonecountryclub.com.

26 | APRIL 2015 | VISTANCIA LIVING MOTHER’S DAY BUFFET Resources

HOA Office 623.215.8646 Helping Hands Club: The Helping Hands club is a group of Vistancia residents with the same Vistancia Community Patrol 480.313.2685 mission to help their neighbors in need! If you would like to join the club or if you have a need Vistancia Village Emergency that the club might be able to assist you with contact Robert and Julia Miller 623-760-5582 For use between midnight and 8AM 800.274.3165 or [email protected]. City of Peoria Homeschoolers of Vistancia: Welcoming all homeschooling families and educators or Police/Animal Control 623.773.8311 mentors living in or surrounding area of Vistancia. Join to connect with families passionate Peoria Policing Program, North Tip Line 623.773.5077 about home-based, world-based education! Share ideas, tips, curriculum, and encouragement. [email protected] Schedule meetings, events, activities, and field trips. Connect to our group on Facebook or Fire 623.773.7279 please contact Julie Goodson 623.680.6928 or Anne-Marie Older 602.354.6741 for Southwest Ambulance 480.655.7234 information. Arrowhead Hospital 623.561.1000 MOMS Club: We are a non-profit network support group for all moms. Whether you are North Peoria Emergency Center 623.561.2022 working and looking to connect with other working moms or you stay at home and are Sun Health Hospital 623.214.4000 Post Office 623.979.8533 looking for friendships for both you and your child, we are the answer. We offer many Sunrise Mountain Library 623.773.8650 activities! If you are interested in meeting new moms and making great friendships, please visit Utilities www.vistanciamomsclub.com. Cox Communications 602.694.1952 Mountain Biking Club: This club meets on weekends at the discretion of group leader. Zona Communications 623.455.4500 Explore new terrain in and around the Vistancia community. For additional information contact Southwest Gas 602.861.1999 Scott Thompson at 623.764.4960. APS (Electric) 602.371.7171 Poker Club: Come meet your neighbors while playing a game of skill and luck. Vistancia Poker City of Peoria (water/trash) 623.773.7160 Texas hold-em tournaments are held every other Saturday from January through November, Schools with a championship tournament in December. Buyins vary from $20 to $40 per tournament. Peoria Unified S.D. #11 623.486.6000 For the full schedule of tournaments or more information, please visit our website at Lake Pleasant Elementary 623.773.6575 www.vistanciapoker.com or email [email protected]. Attendance 623.773.6582 Self Defense Class: Sifu Randy Parker, a certified instructor for DeMile Self-Defense Vistancia Elementary 623.773.6500 Systems, will be teaching adult level (14 or older) classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays; Attendance 623.773.6508 Beginner 6PM and Advanced 7PM in MVC Association Office. Please contact Sifu Parker at Liberty High School 623.773.6525 [email protected] or 623.866.8237 for more information. Sunrise Mountain High School 623.487.5125 Swim Lessons: Swim4lifephoenix continues to offer swim lessons 7 days a week to all Creative Castle Preschool and Kindergarten 602.740.9561 Churches ages, including infant, children, adults and special needs. Private or group lessons at the MVC Spirit Song Church 623.824.1357 pool, your home or mine. Contact Lori at 602.284.4399 or [email protected]. Tennis Club: Drop-in Tennis is on Tuesdays, Thursday and Saturday at the Mountain Vista Club Activities and Clubs tennis courts at 8-10AM. For more information contact [email protected] or call Basketball League: Vistancia now has its own basketball league. Games are Saturday Tom or Barbara at 928.252.3546. mornings from 9am-1pm. For more info visit www.fsiellc.com. Tennis Lessons: Tennis Pro Joe Ragland instructs Children and Adults in multiple settings Bible Study: The women’s Bible study meets every Thursday at 9AM in the MVC Clubhouse. including private lessons and group clinics. Call Joe for additional information at 623.680.6738. All women are invited as we share, discuss, and encourage one another. Call Valerie for more Tumble and Dance: AZ Tumble N Dance Company LLC non-competitive tumbling and information at 623.824.1357. dance. We help children build strength, coordination, flexibility, motor skills, and self Bike Club: If you love to bicycle, then have we got a club for you! The ABC (Arizona Bicycle confidence. We believe once children experience the feeling of fitness and the fun and joy Club)—a long-standing non-profit bicycle fun and advocacy club in the Valley—has opened of movement they will be on their way to an active lifestyle. Classes are available to children a new chapter in Vistancia. The ride is at 8AM every Saturday! For more info contact Charles ages 2 through 14 years old. Beginners to experienced children are all welcome. Our classes Sykes at 602.748.8655 or [email protected]. and choreography are fun and child appropriate. If you would love to register, contact Tawni Bunco: We need players! Join us in the Clubhouse on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of Lanoue at [email protected]. Or visit http.aztumblendance.wix.com for program each month at 7PM for an exciting dice game and a great way to meet new friends! The fee is $6 per person to play. There are 4 gift cards available to win! Please contact Rudy at information. [email protected] if you’re interested in playing! Vistancia Village Loaning Library: Bring a book take a book at the Loaning Library in the Association Office. We are also always accepting donations for books and DVDs For more Cheer Club: We focus on health and fitness, building self confidence and the FUNdamentals of cheerleading with the emphasis on fun while working hard to perfect our skills. Email Clarissa information contact the Association Office at 623.215.8646. at [email protected] or call 623.271.3483 for more information. Vistancia Vipers: The team is taking a much needed break, they will return in 2015! Contact Fitness Boot Camp: With a military style of fitness training this class will help you shed Jen Peery for more information at [email protected]. pounds and get into shape while having fun! Early bird special is $75 for the entire 5 weeks Vistancia Water Works: Vistancia Waterworks will be offering group swim lessons on Monday-Friday. Call Jennifer at 435.701.0065 or email her at [email protected] to sign Tuesday and Thursday afternoons for youth ages 4 and up and an adult class. Classes will up. Visit www.vistanciafitnessbootcamp.webs.com for more information. feature a 3:1 student instructor ratio and economical pricing, $15.00 per class. All classes will Garden Chat: Garden chat will meet the second Wednesday of every month at 6pm. Contact be held at the Vistancia Mountain Vista Pool. For registration please phone 425.492.6871. [email protected] for additional information. For additional information please visit www.vistanciawaterworks.com. God Squad: We meet Wednesdays in Association Office from 6-7:30pm. September Workout Group: Come enjoy new friends as you strengthen your muscles and enjoy fun new through December, we will focus on spending time together in the form of a Bible Study. All workouts. We rotate through various strength training, cardio, and Plyometric exercises. All age students grades 7-12 welcome to attend. No prior knowledge of the Bible necessary. For more ranges and skill levels welcome. Classes are Free! We meet Mon, Fri at 8:15AM in the MVC information contact Britten at [email protected]. Gym. Contact Lisa at [email protected].

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1 2 3 4 Vistancia Village Association God Squad 6pm-9pm Women’s Bible Adult Pick-up Volleyball Poker Club 29701 N. Sunrise Point Bunco 7pm Study 9am 5pm Tournament 2pm Peoria, AZ 85383 Tumble and Dance Grief Share 6pm 623.215.8646 cancelled Sidewinder L.L. Mtg. 6pm Coffee Talk Eggstravaganza www.myvistancia.com Tumble and Dance 10am 10am cancelled

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Girl Scouts 539 Cub Scouts 6-8pm Women’s Afternoon Group Women’s Bible Adult Pick-up Volleyball 6pm-7:30pm 2pm Study 9am 5pm Vistancia Paint Class Vistancia Paint Class Grief Share 6pm 9:30am-11:30am 6:30-8:30pm Sidewinder L.L. Mtg. 6pm BYOB Karaoke Essential Oils 6:30pm Health & Beauty 8pm God Squad 6pm-9pm Class 7:15pm

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Archery Club 5pm Vistancia Paint Class Cub Scouts 6-8pm Bunco 7pm Women’s Bible Adult Pick-up Volleyball Poker Club Work in Progress Group 9:30am-11:30am Aquaria Swim God Squad 6pm-9pm Study 9am 5pm Tournament 2pm 9am-5pm Aquaria Swim 8-10am 8-10am Aquaria Swim 8-10am Grief Share 6pm Sidewinder L.L. Mtg. 6pm Ladybug Release 9am Girl Scouts 933 3pm Aquaria Swim 8-10am

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Girl Scouts 539 Cub Scouts 6-8pm Vistancia Paint Class Women’s Bible Adult Pick-up Volleyball Shred It 6pm-7:30pm Aquaria Swim 6:30-8:30pm Study 9am 5pm 10am Vistancia Paint Class 8-10am God Squad 6pm-9pm Grief Share 6pm 9:30am-11:30am Aquaria Swim 8-10am Sidewinder L.L. Mtg. 6pm Murder Mystery Dinner Aquaria Swim 8-10am Health & Beauty 7pm Class 7:15pm Aquaria Swim 8-10am

26 27 28 29 30 Archery Club 5pm Vistancia Paint Class Cub Scouts 6-8pm Aquaria Swim 8-10am Women’s Bible Study 9am 9:30am-11:30am Aquaria Swim 8-10am Grief Share 6pm Aquaria Swim 8-10am Sidewinder L.L. Mtg. 6pm Aquaria Swim 8-10am

Weekly Bootcamp 5-7am Bootcamp 5-7am Bootcamp 5-7am Bootcamp 5-7am Bootcamp 5am-7am Bicycle Club 8am Workout Group 8-9am Drop-In Tennis 8-10am Workout Group 8-8:30am Drop-In Tennis 8-10am Workout Group 8am Drop-In Tennis 8-10am Fitness Cheer Practice 4-6pm Bootcamp 8:30am- Bootcamp 8:30am- Bootcamp 8:30am- Cheer Club 7-9am Schedule Bball Practice 6-9pm 9:30am 9:30am 9:30am Basketball League 9-1pm Tumble & Dance Flex Yoga 9:00am- Cheernastics Adult Pick-Up Bball 4-7:40pm 10:00am 5-7pm (Office) 1-3:30pm BEST Soccer & Baseball Tumbling 10-11:30am Tumble & Dance GI Jane Volleyball Cheer Practice 5-7pm 4-7:40pm 3:30-6pm Bball Practice 7-9:30pm BEST Soccer & Baseball Aquaria Swim (April 8th) 8-10am

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