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MANAGER’S CORNER

by Darcy Frioni

Hello Everyone,

Well folks, August has certainly been a scorcher! For the next few months, please remember to stay cool inside—apart from joining us at our fun events at the Clubhouse.

We have had a great few months so far, and in August we are excited to invite you to our Hawaiian Party Bash! The event will feature delicious food sponsored by Cobblestone and live entertainment by Gina. I have also invited residents from other Cobblestone communities to participate in this wonderful celebration. Let us welcome our new residents and enjoy an afternoon of tasty food, music, fun, and the chance to get to know everyone better.

Updates for everyone:

• New lease renewal signings are on hold for now, as there will be changes in the work. Stay tuned for further details soon.

• The rent increase letters will be sent out soon. I know this is not something anyone looks forward to, but please understand this is part of our yearly process and will continue as planned.

• No matter how hot it gets, I will continue conducting weekly lot inspections. It is important that we all work together to keep our properties looking great—neat, beautiful, and in compliance with our community rules and regulations.

• I know most of you already get our monthly newsletter, but if you’d like to stay even more up to date on what’s happening at the Clubhouse, please feel free to stop by, sign the book, and see all the activities planned for our community.

• I would really love to see more of you come out and enjoy everything we have to offer—even though it is hot out there! Join us for our dine-outs, potlucks, ice cream socials, my Manager’s Meeting, Ladies Luncheon, Men’s Breakfast, and our Neighborhood Watch gatherings. We have so much that is going on, and I believe you will have a wonderful time.

• These events are a wonderful way to have fun, enjoy good entertainment and food, and most importantly—

to meet and get to know your neighbors. Building connections in our community is so important. Let us get to know who we live by, make new friends, and strengthen the wonderful sense of community that makes Sunspire such a special place to live.

We put these activities on for all of you, and we would love to see more smiling faces coming out to enjoy them.

A couple of thoughts I like:

“Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy”Anne Frank

“With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts”Anna Eleanor Roosevelt

Thank you all for your cooperation and for making our community such a wonderful place to live. I look forward to seeing you at the Clubhouse!

Sunspire Manager Darcy Frioni

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August Pet of the Month

I would like to Congratulate Angie for Pet of the Month- Lot R85.

I know I usually write what the pet parents say about their pets but this time I am giving you what Angie is saying about her parents.

Hi, my name is Angie, Cherie and Donny last year rescued me. I love them so much! My mom takes me to my favorite dog park everyday so I can play with my friends, and my dad takes me for walks every night. Sometimes my mom dresses me funny, but I do not mind cuz I love her so much! Yep, I got lucky that day I came to my forever home…. but so did they!

Attention residents, please let me know whose “fur baby” you want to see here next month.

Join us for coffee and donuts every Saturday at 8:30 in the Community Center.

Open to Sunspire residents. Stop in for a sweet treat and stay for information on upcoming events and activities, and updates from management!

We look forward to Seeing you there!

YARD OF THE MONTH

I want to congratulate Tamara and Chris Marine Lot C38

They moved here from Orange County, California to Arizona to Sunspire on November 2, 2024. Chris is a retired Muffler, and I retired from working at a Disneyland Hotel for 10 years, now I enjoy working for an Independent Living Community in Gilbert. We have a daughter that will be fifteen on Christmas Eve. Chris and Tammara will be married for 45 years on November 28, 2025. They really love living here in Sunspire and getting used to the heat. They have a beautiful dog and his name is Toby.

Recipe of the Month

Ingredients

• 2 lbs chicken breast, boneless skinless

• 1/4 tsp cumin

• 1/4 tsp salt

• 1/4 tsp black pepper

• 1/4 tsp garlic powder

• 2 cups fresh pico de gallo

• 1 cup Monterey jack cheese, shredded

• Garnish

• Fresh cilantro, chopped

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 375 F

2. Lay the chicken flat in a large baking dish and sprinkle evenly with the cumin, garlic, salt and pepper.

3. Cover chicken with the pico then top with cheese.

4. Bake on middle rack for 35-45 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through (internal temp of 165˚F.

5. Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve hot with your favorite side dish.

Salsa Fresca Chicken

Ingredients

• 12 slices Challah bread Day oldFrench, Italian or any other bread good for French Toast

• 12 oz light cream cheese

• 2/3 cup granulated sugar

• 1 egg

• 1 tsp lemon juice

• 10 eggs

• 3/4 cup milk

• 3/4 cup half-and-half

• 1/3 cup maple syrup

• 2 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 tsp cinnamon

• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

• 2 cups sliced strawberries Strawberry-Maple Syrup

• 1/2 cup strawberry jam

• 1/2 cup maple syrup

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Nutrition

Recipe of the Month

Strawberry Cheesecake French Toast Casserole

Recipe courtesy of Trish - Mom On Timeout

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 20 minutes | Cook Time: 1 hour 5 minutes

Refrigerate Overnight: 12 hours | Total Time: 13 hours 25 minutes | Servings: 16 servings | Calories: 337kcal

Take the hassle out of breakfast with this Overnight Strawberry Cheesecake French Toast Casserole! Enjoy this decadent casserole with warm StrawberryMaple Syrup or pile on fresh strawberries and whipped cream - your choice!

Instructions

• Lightly grease a 9 x 13 baking dish.

• Beat cream cheese until light and fluffy.

• Beat in sugar until thoroughly combined.

• Beat in 1 egg and lemon juice until thoroughly combined. Set aside.

• Whisk together 10 eggs, milk, half-and-half, maple syrup, vanilla extract, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside.

• Schmear bread with cream cheese mixture. Layer on sliced strawberries. Place another slice of bread on top to create a sandwich. Repeat for all slices of bread.

• Cut into cubes and place approximately two-thirds of the sandwich cubes into baking dish.

• Top with remaining strawberries and drizzle remaining cream cheese mixture over the top.

• Place remaining sandwich cubes on top.

• Finally, pour egg mixture over the top.

• Press down lightly and cover with plastic wrap.

• Refrigerate over night.

• Remove from refrigerator and let rest while you preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

• Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.

• Remove foil and bake for another 25-35 minutes or until the surface is golden and the center is set.

• Serve with maple syrup or additional fresh strawberries and whipped cream.

• Strawberry-Maple Syrup

• Combine equal parts strawberry jam (or jelly or preserves) and maple syrup. Heat on medium-high heat in microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring in between until the jam has dissolved into the syrup.

AUGUST WORD SEARCH

Sudoku August

Rules: The rules for Sudoku are simple. A 9×9 square must be filled in with numbers from 1-9 with no repeated numbers in each line, horizontally or vertically.