Unit 8A Celebrates “A Decade of Memories” Janelle Authur On March 21, 55 Unit 8Ar’s raised a toast to 10 years of monthly Happy Hours and fun at the Unit’s “A Decade of Memories” event in the Sol Ballroom. In March 2016, Unit 8A residents gathered at the Bistro for their first Happy Hour. Unbeknownst…
Katie Lundgren In late January, Unit 6 Cowboys and Cowgirls had their first Western Night in the La Mesa room. We dusted off our chaps and cowboy hats, polished up our belt buckles, put on our boots, and headed to the part, ya’ll. The grub was de-licious! All Ranch folk brought their best dishes includin’…
Happy Holidays from 16B Pete Watson Trying to get a jump on the holiday home buying season, Unit 16B once again lowered the property value of two unlucky homeowners. Bill and Raydeen Gilles, having had way too much Jägermeister, sacrificed their home to host the third Annual Holiday Homewrecking Gala. Wow, neighbors we hadn’t seen…
Halloween Is Cause for a Celebration in Unit 6! Katie Lundgren On Oct. 31, the ghosts and goblins showed up for our annual Halloween party, hosted by Dennis Krazel and Renee Strand. Food, fun, and general craziness ensued, including awards for best costumes; best female, male, and a perpetual award for the best couple. We…
Unit 6 Welcomes New Neighbors Katie Lundgren On Sept. 24, Unit 6 welcomed our newest neighbors with a “Driveway Drinks Happy Hour” at Jeff and Erin Pricco’s. New neighbors and old came together to visit with each other after a long, hot summer. Our newest neighbors who attended were Jo and Raj Sehgal, Renee Strand…
Speedo-Palooza-Thong Pete Watson It’s the Dog Days of Summer, when the monsoons are a no-show, so it’s time to break out your Speedos and Thongs and throw a Pool Party! The Buffoon Patrol, also known as the Activity Committee, plied several residents of Unit 16B with copious amounts of Jägermeister until one of them unwittingly…
Unit 6—Third Annual Redneck Party and Fundraiser At the end of May, Unit 6 celebrated the start of the summer season with a redneck themed block party. Neighbors and friends showed up in all manner of redneck and hillbilly attire. The best decorated Male, Female, and Couple were awarded funny prizes and some Starbucks gift…
Unit 8A Helps Keep the Roadside Clean Diane Fox On the road again… On April 26 Vicki Frosted, Ernie Nedder, Steve Chapman, Chris Lee, Gene Lee, Jerry Fox, Diane Fox, Shelly Ziegler, Karl Knight, Mike Bartel, Maurene Bartel, and Mary Jo Stastny donned their yellow vests and filled 13 blue trash bags, as they cleaned…
SBCO Scholarship Student Brooke Kelley Is Breaking Barriers Kathie Marshall You typically don’t see a plethora of females in construction careers, but the times they are a-changin. According to a 2023 report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), women currently make up around 10.8 % of the construction workforce in the United States, although…
Unit 16B vs. the Easter Dummy! Pete Watson Well, just when you thought it was safe to bring the grandkids for a visit, Unit 16B decided to hold a little Easter celebration to make you reconsider. Our very own Darwin Award Nominees, also known as the Activity Committee, spent a few sleepless nights (and days)…