How ‘bout It

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How ‘bout It By Yvonne Kaelin

My brother and I went tolling around the other day to do some exploring. We went on Hwy 68 toward Katherine’s Landing and passed the campground adjacent to the bridge. I had never known those houses were built originally to house workers building the Davis Dam. The dam opened in 1951 and the two-bedroom, one bath houses were sold afterward for $12,000. I can only imagine there value now.

Heading to Lake Mohave we turned at Katherine’s Landing and drove down to Cabin Site Point. There are camping sites, a motel, Visitors Bureau and stores, as well as a boat launch. The blue water was dotted with docked boats. If you need work on you watercraft, there is also a boat repair.

Next we drove down the dirt road to Princess Cove. It’s a quiet area with picnic tables, grills and bathrooms. Looking across the lake you can see a white sand beach on the Nevada side. A pair of Mallard ducks greeted us there .If I had known we had a welcoming committee I would have brought something for them

Jogging around the roads we came first to North Telephone Cove and then over to South Telephone Cove. The beaches are beautiful white and we came across a young family enjoying the sunshine. Looking across was a white peak, Christmas Tree Pass.

I noticed that all the places that had boat launches also had racks of life jackets to borrow for your stay. I’ve been here almost four years and had never known this beauty was this close.

From Faith…… Thank you EVERYONE who contributed to making this the MOST successful season ever for Vista Del Sol. Thank you, Linda, for welcoming our guests starting with the first phone call, through check-in and after, thank you Wade and Lee for keeping the property in Five Star condition and thank you Kathy for making the FUN happen.

Many memories were made here this past season, many friendships were made, and we all endured despite what we have had to experience this past year.

I look forward to next year and what we can do to top this one. And speaking for the entire staff; we wish you all “Happy Travels” and eagerly await your return.

Faith

South Telephone Cove with Christmas Tree Pass in background

Cabin Site Marina

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Activities

What’s Happening in May Linda Leonhardt is back! She will be doing Water Aerobics Tues and Thurs at 11 am, Senior Yoga on Tuesday at 10 am, Thursday at 10am she will be doing Senior Fit. Line Dancing, Rock Painting, Card Making, Coffee and Donuts along with Bean Bag Baseball will continue at the same time. Both Pickleball and Off Road will continue and change times based on the weather. In addition to that we will have the following once a month. Card Bingo Diva’s Day Out Art with Melody A Field Trip Out to Dinner Mexican Train Movie Night A Shooting Event And at least one POTLUCK!

In addition to all that, we will also have some special events for Cinco de Mayo, Memorial Day, 4th of July, and of course Labor Day.

Do not worry, we will stay busy!

What we did in April April was another fun month here at Vista Del Sol

We held a fun Easter mystery egg event, in which participants got a ticket to match up with an egg and then received the prizes that were within. Also, yummy banana splits were served.

As usual we had a couple FUN card bingo games, Larry has started calling the cards and is getting really creative in the game play.

Our Luau was held on a really nice evening to be outdoors. Fun and festive attire as well as decorations were included with a good Hawaiian themed feast. We had a few door prize winners, along with Gordy Carlson winning the 50/50 drawing.

Our first and last potluck of the year was also held in April. Our Chillin at the Grill was another fun evening. It was nice to be able to share some of our favorite food with each other. Five participants in the evening also went home with some fun door prizes.

These events along with our regularly scheduled activities made for another enjoyable month and time well spent with each other.

We will be back in October to get the 2021-2022 season started. We all look forward to having more fun together.

Watch for new ideas to come as well as our “oldies but goodies” events.

Thanks for a great season,

So long for now!

Your Vista Del Sol Activities Team

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Card Bingo What we have been Up to...

LUAU

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Appreciation Dinner 2021

April 2021 Resorter Remember … Mail & Package Deliveries for RV Guests Mail: If you will be receiving forwarded mail here, a box in the mail room will be assigned to you for mail pick-up. Packages: Pick-up in Office. Use the Vista Del Sol address below with your name and Site #. Please pick-up Oversized packages must be picked up the same day as delivered, all others within 24 hours. Address; 3249 Felipe Dr. Bullhead City, AZ 86442

Laundry and Reporting Outages For your convenience, the Laundry and Shower House is open 24 hours. Washers take $2.50 and Dryers take $1.50. Please do not wash any materials that could potentially be covered in dog hair. Should a washer or dryer fail, please post the machine as inoperable and contact the office and we will notify the servicing company and arrange for your reimbursement.

Wi-Fi for RV Guests Please keep in mind that “STREAMING” is prohibited in this park. While you may have the ability to stream on a device it results in others to not have any Wi-Fi capabilities.

RO Water Machine An R/O Filtered water dispenser is in front of the Laundry/Shower House for your convenience. It is 35 cents a gallon. You will need to bring your own. fillable containers

NEW SUMMER Office Hours The office is open Mon to Fri 8am to 3pm and closed Saturday and Sunday.

Architectural Committee Meets 1st Tuesday of the month in the Library at 9:30am

Bulletin Boards Bulletin boards are in the Mail Room, Clubhouse, Shower/Laundry House, and the Office. In the mail room they are labeled, Vista Del Sol, Resident/Guest and Public Announcements. The Resident/Guest Bulletin Board is for your use should you wish to sell something, share something, or announce something. If you are going to use this board, please date your posting and make sure to take it down after 60 days. Management reserves the right to monitor and take postings down as necessary. Public Announcements are designated for announcements from various government agencies.

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AWARDS & Recognition

At the 2021 State ARVC convention, Vista Del Sol was chosen as Small Park of the Year. The areas that you are judged on include Park Appearance, Website and Facebook presence, Publications and Promotional material, other Rankings (Good Sams), Reviews, Recognition or involvement with community, Other

Industry Professional Memberships, and involvement. And as you can see, this involves the entire team including the folks at corporate who provide many

services to us. We are grateful for everyone’s contribution.

The Bullhead Lions Club presented Vista Del Sol with a Plaque acknowledging their support of the club.

This was presented to Faith & Linda at the April Meeting here at Vista Del Sol.

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New Residents

Leon & Patti Schneider

Billy & Hilda Munson If you have not done so

already, go say “Hello” and

welcome our new neighbors!

Kent Meyers and Debra Reid

Bill & Barbara Demulling

Scholl & Dixon

Don Foust

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The Craft Room

May class Rock Painting schedule:

May 3 - rock painting ($5 all supplies provided)

May 17 - rock painting ($5 all supplies provided)

Wire Wrap with Susie

Glass Fusion

Painting

with

Melody May 18th/$15 for all

Here are the samples for the “next level” card class on May 24th (1pm) 3 cards / $15.

Here are the samples for the card class on Monday, May 10th (1pm) 4 cards / $10

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From the Wood Shop

Wood Shop News Thanks to all for making 20-21 season the best yet!!!

User activity was up three to four times over the 2019-20 season.

All kinds of useful and beautiful projects were handcrafted: Beanbag Baseball boards, cabinets, shelving, bed headboard, picnic table. Lathe items: writing pens of all types, bottle stoppers, ice cream scoops, large and small bowls, mugs, steins. hand-carved cactus with critters and toys, cutting boards, and many kitchen items, and even a miniature lighthouse.

And don’t forget that incredible Saint Patrick’s Day dinner and auction attended by almost 50 people.!!

Enjoying a good time is always available in the shop because of our really great friends who shared the bonds of creativity and wood.

Thanks to: Anni, Pam, Cindy Faith, Rochelle, Teri, Melody, Michelle, Jacque, Linda, Kim, Kathy, the Mike's (4 of them), Ray, Rick, Brad, Larry, Marty, Joe, Bill, Chuck, Dan, Ron, Jeff, Keith, Pete, and many more.

Looking forward to next season. We hope to make improvements in the shop layout and equipment. The summer Shop Steward is Rick Perry.

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“Off – Road”

As the season winds down, most of the Off-Road group says its good-byes to the desert until fall. With the temps climbing the desert is no place to be without air conditioning. We offered a large number of those visiting VDS RV resort a chance to see what the desert looks like from the front seat of one of our buggies. What a thrill they were able to experience. I believe some will be back to ride again. So, until then be safe, bring plenty of water if you go out exploring and we’ll see you soon.

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What we have worked on this month… New landscaping on left side of parking lot New landscaping near Laundry Some new plant near clubhouse Supervised installation of new Spa Heater Cleaned Spa and replaced sand New irrigation throughout RV Park Repainted Dog Park Lights

What is up next month…… Mailroom floor painting Bids on Painting Amenities Complex and new doors Installing new signs for the Paid Reserved Parking Continue new landscaping throughout park.

Maintenance& Grounds

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And a WHOLE lot more!!

The Guardian Foundation [

We continue to seek donations of water, which will continue throughout the summer/HOT months. We are also collecting breakfast or energy bars. These donations can be left at the RV

Office and we will make sure they are picked up. Again, we thank you for your continued generosity.

SALES [

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Scott Roberts welcomed, Drema Elliott, and Joe Archer who will join us to run the

Sales Office, and we are absolutely thrilled to have them. They will start May 1st and they will be open every day of the

week.

How ‘bout It

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