This letter was or will be sent to all affected postal customers. If you do not have your mail forwarded from Rock Shadows, you probably will not receive it.

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POSTAL SERVICE
4949 E VAN BUREN ST RM 62 PHOENIX AZ 85026-9806

Dear Postal Customer:

We want to inform you about a coming change in your ZIP Code that will enable us to maintain our quality service and delivery standards. This change is necessary due to a large increase in population and in the number of companies doing business in our area. Your new ZIP Code will help us sort, ship, and deliver all your mail more efficiently.

Effective 07/01/2009,
your new ZIP Code                                     
will be: 85119                               

  POSTAL CUSTOMER
600 S IDAHO RD FRNT
APACHE JUNCTION AZ 85219

Change is not always easy or convenient, but your new ZIP Code will provide additional room for growth in the community and effective mail delivery for years to come.

It is important that you begin using your new Zip Code on the effective date. We understand that you need time to notify people with whom you correspond. To make this change as easy as possible for you, the Postal Service will ensure delivery of your mail with the old ZIP Code for a period of one year.

Remember when purchasing new return address labels or stationary, be sure to use your new ZIP Code. To obtain your correct ZIP +4 go to the United States Postal Service website at www.usps.com and choose Find a ZIP Code.

We are sure you will find that using this new ZIP Code will result in more timely delivery of your mail than ever before.

If you have any questions concerning your address as shown above, please contact Consumer Affairs at (602)223-3223.

Thank you for your cooperation.
Your Postmaster

Change In AJ ZIP Codes
85218 and 85219 to change— begins July 1
By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
The News
Some areas of Apache Junction will adopt a new ZIP Code beginning Wednesday, July 1, according to postal officials.
“As the state’s population continues to increase, many Central Arizonans will be asked to make a simple one-digit change to their addresses’ ZIP Codes starting on Wednesday, July 1, 2009,” said Peter Hass, U.S. Postal Service spokesman.
The change is easy: If the current ZIP Code is 85219, the “2” in the ZIP Code will be replaced with a “1.” Everything else stays the same. This applies to 85219 and 85218.
The new “851” ZIP Code totaling just under 5,000 square miles, from Apache Junction at the north, to Red Rock in the south, Maricopa to the west and Winkelman to the east.
“The change is needed to provide expanded capacity as population growth is anticipated to continue in this part of the state, and the Postal Service was on the verge of using up all possible fivedigit ‘852’ ZIP Code combinations,” Hass said.
“Each ZIP Code has a limited capacity of deliveries; making this change now will help USPS employees provide efficient, effective delivery of the mail for many years into the future.”
A total of 30 existing fivedigit “852” ZIP Codes in Pinal County will become “851” ZIPs on July 1. Every postal customer in the affected area will receive a written notification of their address’ specific new ZIP Code by May 30. Customers are asked to notify regular correspondents about their new ZIP Code as soon as possible.
In order to assist businesses and others make the transition, including depleting current supplies of stationery, there is a one-year grace period during which both ZIP Codes will be valid for mail delivery to these addresses. Even so, the Postal Service strongly encourages customers to begin using their new ZIP Code starting Wednesday, July 1.

Spoke to Arva Kvam yesterday and she asked me to put something in the newsletter about Joe so here it is.

Joe and Arva left Arizona late May and are now in Wisconsin. For those of you who missed the newsletter about Joe he is suffering from kidney failure and is receiving dialysis 3 times a week. The goings are tough and he is very tired but with a few notes from friends I'm sure he will perk up. Joe turned 80 on May 14 but I don't ever remember him slowing down at the park with all the cooking he use to do and all the popcorn he popped on Tuesday night bingo. His address is now: S2428 Highway 95, Arcadia, Wisconsin 54612

Thanks Chuck for keeping the newsletter going. I means a lot to all of us that read it.

 Pauline Jobin

Larry died. His will provided $40,000 for an elaborate funeral. As the last guests departed the affair, his wife Sarah turned to her oldest and dearest friend. "Well, I'm sure Larry would be pleased," she said.

"I'm sure you're right," replied Jody, who lowered her voice and leaned in close. "How much did this really cost?"

"All of it," said Sarah. "Forty-thousand.."

"No!" Jody exclaimed. "I mean, it was very nice, but $40,000?"

Sarah answered, "The funeral was $6,500. I donated $500 to church. The whiskey, wine and snacks were another $500. The rest went for the Memorial Stone."

Jody computed quickly. "$32,500 for a Memorial Stone? My God, how big is it?"

"Four and a half carats."

Talk about dry, Wednesday the low humidity for the day in Phoenix was 3% and the low dew point was 9°F. While relative humidity is a relative measure of how humid it is, the dew point temperature is an absolute measure of how much water vapor is in the air (how humid it is). That is why we do not get moisture rings around our cocktail glasses.

Well, they did it again Tuesday evening. The D-backs were playing the Los Angeles Dodgers and were ahead 5 to 1 going in to the bottom of the eight inning. The Dodgers had two outs and then got five runs to win the game 6 to 5. So much for our bullpen.

The Diamondbacks have now won 23 games and lost 31 games for a .426 average. They are now thirteen and one half games out of first place in the National League West.   Yes, we still watch.

Send me news from your home area. Send all news to Chuck.  Just click on Chuck or send to chuck@rockcomp.org. When you include pictures send them as an attachment rather than inserting them in the body of the message. It makes life much easier for me.

Chuck