a message from the association president.
APRIL
APRIL, 2026
Easter is a spring holiday unlike any other—its date changes every year, guided not by the calendar alone but by the cycles of the Moon.
In 2026, Easter Sunday falls on April 5, but the story behind how Easter is determined reaches back centuries, linking ancient calendars, the
spring equinox, the Paschal Full Moon, and long-held tradition. Easter, just like our other holidays, brings back memories of children running around in the yard or local park looking for the colored Easter Eggs. Laughing voices fill the air as each child finds another egg and shows their sister, brother, or cousin how many they have found.
If you are from the East Coast, Midwest, this is the first time in months that they have been able to be outside running free without the heavy coats and boots. They are now dressed in their Sunday best.
Memories are good, and as we go into the spring season, events from the fall and winter months will fade.Our snow birds will start packing up and getting ready to go back to their summer homes to keep out of
the HOT Arizona summer, and not to return until the fall months.
As our time is limited with friends and family, let’s make the most of the spring months of April and May.
Thank you,
Sheri Kramer
APRIL
APRIL, 2026
Easter is a spring holiday unlike any other—its date changes every year, guided not by the calendar alone but by the cycles of the Moon.
In 2026, Easter Sunday falls on April 5, but the story behind how Easter is determined reaches back centuries, linking ancient calendars, the
spring equinox, the Paschal Full Moon, and long-held tradition. Easter, just like our other holidays, brings back memories of children running around in the yard or local park looking for the colored Easter Eggs. Laughing voices fill the air as each child finds another egg and shows their sister, brother, or cousin how many they have found.
If you are from the East Coast, Midwest, this is the first time in months that they have been able to be outside running free without the heavy coats and boots. They are now dressed in their Sunday best.
Memories are good, and as we go into the spring season, events from the fall and winter months will fade.Our snow birds will start packing up and getting ready to go back to their summer homes to keep out of
the HOT Arizona summer, and not to return until the fall months.
As our time is limited with friends and family, let’s make the most of the spring months of April and May.
Thank you,
Sheri Kramer
FEBRUARY, 2026
We are into our second month of 2026 and plans are being made by the association for upcoming events during the month of
February.
We are starting off with our monthly Breakfast in the Park on Saturday February 6th from 8:30am to 9:30am. The breakfast always seems to be a big event, and a time for neighbors to sit with a good breakfast, a cup of coffee to catch up on the news of the week.
Sunday February 8th is our SUPERBOWL PARTY !!!!. Game starts at 4:30pm MT. The party is being held at the club house with the association providing the meat, chips, & drinks. As residents we all will be ROOTING for our Favorite Team, who ever makes it to the Big Game.
February 14th is Valentine's Day. I hope you are taking your sweetie out for a special dinner.
Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine,[1] is celebrated annually on February 14. It originated as a Christian feast day honoring a martyr named Valentine, and through later folk traditions it has also become a significant cultural, religious and commercial celebration of romance and love in many regions of the world.
The Penny Sale will be our final event for the month and will be held on Saturday 21,2026. Time of event to follow.
The Penny Sale began in different forms:
One being "Derivation: A single dollar buys a ticket, which provides 100 chances to win the 100 prizes drawn during one of the sale events of the evening."
Penny Sale also started in 1930 to 1932 when farmers were going under and auctions were being done for sale of the farms, equipment.
It is said that farmers in Nebraska where a family couldn't repay the loan and the bank was going to Auction off the farm.
As those who were there remember it, the auctioneer began with a piece of equipment. The first bid was 5-cents. When someone else tried to raise that bid, he was requested not to do so – forcibly. Item after item got only one or two bids. All were ridiculously low. The proceeds for that first “Penny Auction” were $5.35, which the bank was supposed to accept to pay off the loan.
The Desertscape Penny Sale isn't based on a foreclosure of our homes or farms. We do bring items from our homes to be sold for a Penny. It is a lot of fun and there is much to bid on.
Sheri Kramer
Association President