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SOLERA DIAMOND VALLEY | JULY 2023 7 Upcoming SDV Events! Upcoming SDV Events! For all events, unless otherwise noted, register online or at the Lodge front desk Monday - Friday, 8 am - 5 pm For all events, unless otherwise noted, register online or at the Lodge front desk Monday - Friday, 8 am - 5 pm 4th of July 4th of July Tues., July 4, 5 pm, $5 pp. Tues., July 4, 5 pm, $5 pp. Come out Come out and enjoy a patriotic day full of hot dogs, and enjoy a patriotic day full of hot dogs, toppings bar, popcorn and snow cones. toppings bar, popcorn and snow cones. Come participate in a delicious watermelon Come participate in a delicious watermelon eating contest and bring your favorite eating contest and bring your favorite dessert to share and show off. dessert to share and show off. sDV in Concert sDV in Concert with Elton John with Elton John Fri., July 14, 6 pm, Ballroom, free. Fri., July 14, 6 pm, Ballroom, free. Join Join us in the Ballroom for a viewing of Elton us in the Ballroom for a viewing of Elton John's Farewell from Dodger Stadium. Bring John's Farewell from Dodger Stadium. Bring drinks and snacks to enjoy during the show. drinks and snacks to enjoy during the show. Edwards Jones Edwards Jones urs., July 20,11 am, Silverwood urs., July 20,11 am, Silverwood Rood Rood. . Join us for lunch and a presentation Join us for lunch and a presentation on preparing your estate plan. on preparing your estate plan. Trivia Night & ice Cream Social Trivia Night & ice Cream Social Fri., July 28, 6-8 pm, $5. Fri., July 28, 6-8 pm, $5. Join us for a trivia contest along with ice cream Join us for a trivia contest along with ice cream bar including vanilla (low-sugar, and lactose-free options available), bar including vanilla (low-sugar, and lactose-free options available), chocolate, strawberry, along with flavored syrups, cherries, nuts, and chocolate, strawberry, along with flavored syrups, cherries, nuts, and whipped cream. whipped cream. Blood Drive Blood Drive urs., Aug. 3, 10 am - 4 pm, Ballroom urs., Aug. 3, 10 am - 4 pm, Ballroom. . Spring into life and give blood. Spring into life and give blood. Please visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter sponsor code "Solera" to schedule Please visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter sponsor code "Solera" to schedule an appointment. an appointment. Music Under the Stars Music Under the Stars Fri. Aug. 11, 5 pm, Lodge, $6. Fri. Aug. 11, 5 pm, Lodge, $6. Join us in the Lodge for a fun night of music Join us in the Lodge for a fun night of music under the stars, e Showdown Band. under the stars, e Showdown Band. Garth Brooks Garth Brooks the Entertainer tour the Entertainer tour Fri. Aug. 25, 6 pm, Ballroom, free. Fri. Aug. 25, 6 pm, Ballroom, free. Join us in the Ballroom for a DVD Join us in the Ballroom for a DVD concert of Garth Brooks the Entertainer Tour. concert of Garth Brooks the Entertainer Tour. By Kathy Caraher, Resident e year started off with a planning meeting to create some wonderful events for the year. We normally meet the second Tuesday of each month unless we have an adventure planned. If going offsite, we carpool to some site of garden interest and then lunch at an interesting and recommended restaurant. Our first event featured the garden of resident/member Jim Austen. He has created raised garden beds with automatic watering systems, frost protection and ease of use. His veggies looked healthy and ready to harvest. He has a wealth of knowledge, sharing many important points about his project, including sources for getting started. If there is interest in the community, he would love to know if anyone wants to help create a vegetable co-op. In March we had planned to visit the Super Bloom of spring flowers at Diamond Lake, but the inclement weather kept us home. As a substitute I invited the community to visit my garden. e extensive rains we had created profuse blooms of brilliant California poppies, bearded Iris, roses, and wildflowers. In April we went to the Green umb Nursery in San Marcos. ey have thousands of plants, garden décor, tools, gis, pots and even some California Native Plants. Aerwards, our original plans called for going to the Yellow Deli, but they were closed for their annual holiday. We pivoted to the Belching Beaver, which turned out to be great food and a lot of laughs about its name. May brought us to Finch Frolic in Fallbrook, a Permaculture Garden that opened our eyes to how to garden with nature. It represents methods of growing that have been used worldwide for centuries, which have now mostly been abandoned since the introduction of chemical-based living. It makes it cheaper to produce healthier plants by supporting the soil's structure, allowing it to lessen your gardening chores and increase harvest with fruits, vegetables and/or flowers and plants. Aerwards we enjoyed lunch on the patio at the Fallbrook Garden Café. Upcoming events are: July 11 – Speaker at the Lodge, lunch, if you like, TBD. Aug. 8 – Press Butterfly Garden in Murrieta, lunch TBD. Sept. 12 – Speaker at the Lodge. Lunch, if you like, TBD. Oct. 10 (date tentative) - Temecula Olive Oil Ranch – lunch TBD. Nov. 14 – Kimberley Crest House and Garden, Redlands. Lunch at Martha Greens. Dec. 12 (date tentative) – Christmas Party. If the Garden Group sounds like something you would enjoy, please register as a member to be contacted for our events. Garden Group Activities Garden Group Activities