WBL APRIL 2019

W oodbridge LIFE Volume 9 • Issue 4 • Number 91

Your Life. Your Community. Your News.

April • 2019

April

Trade weakness for power Trade doubt for confidence Trade fear for courage Trade softball for NOTHING!

See special Softball section, pages 19 through 23.

Inside

From the Boardroom.. .

Groups and Clubs. . . .

Events and Activities. .

Calendar.. . . . . . . . . .

Softball Section.. . . . .

Gardener’s Corner .. . .

Triker’s Travels .. . . . .

Where in the World.. . .

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JUST IN TIME

DEL WEBB FIELD READIE4 FOR

2019 SOFTBALL

Photo by Dave Steffy

Soon to be completed, the WOA board-approved $70,000+ Del Webb Field improvement project modified the irrigation and drainage systems and enhanced the infield playing surface to promote player safety. Originally built in 2007, the renovated infield now has a DuraEdge® playing surface blended with clay and sand. Long-term maintenance will require restocking the infield every few years but not to the extent or cost of this project.

For more details, See FIELD MAINTENANCE, page 19

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From the Editor

By WBL Editor Carol Jo Hargreaves

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am thrilled to announce the return of longtime “Triker’s Travels” writer Judy McNamara! Judy was injured in a fall and shares experience-based cautionary advice about selecting post-injury/illness rehab and care homes on page 33. Welcome back to Woodbridge LIFE, Judy. We have missed you.

In other articles within this edition of the community’s newspaper, we…

Carol WBLEditor Editor Carol Jo Hargreaves, Hargreaves, WBL • Announce the beginning of Woodbridge Senior Softball Club season. Del Webb Field has been rejuvenated (see Charm Mathis’ article, page 19), teams have been selected (see Keith Loudermilk’s article, page 21) and the Opening Ceremony is planned for Saturday, April 27. More details about players, volunteers and the Opening Ceremony schedule on pages 20 through 23.

• Explain why a day trip to Angel Island should be on your list of things to do now that the weather is nicer. Marie Evans and her husband have explored most of the greater Bay Area and Marie knowledgeably recommends interesting places to visit. See page 32 to read about Angel Island.

• Describe the role of pollinators, why they are important and how to attract them to our gardens in Master Gardener Cate White’s monthly column with valuable garden checklist on page 25.

• Remind you of the FREE Paper Shredding Day sponsored by Men of Woodbridge, coming up on Saturday, May 11. Mark your calendars!

• Itemize fascinating facts about eggs Benedict in Mike Spence’s “Did You Know” column on page 35.

• Delineate important work being done by the Rules & Regulations and PP&E committees in articles by Sheila Petrakis and Chuck Harvey, respectively, on pages 4 and 5.

• Share the fun Woodbridge Mardi Gras celebration on pages 16 and 17 as well as the well-organized Cpl. Palmer Troop Packing Event conducted by Veterans of Woodbridge on page 18.

And much much more!

The world belongs to those who read ~ Rick Holland

April 2019 • Page 3

What’s Going On at Woodbridge?

By Activities & Events Coordinator Jennie Custodio

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am hopping in to say “spring is here” and we’ve got lots of fun events this month, one for every bunny (see what I did there?) Hopping? Bunny?

Easter? Get it?

I’m really egg-cited to Jennie Custodio, announce the Sock Hop Activities/Events Coordinator event, Thursday, April 11.

Watch as we transform the Clubhouse into “Del Webb Diner.” There will be ‘50s music and be.tech Academy students will prepare and provide six food stations. Poodle skirts and other ‘50s attire strongly encouraged!

I hope you’ll hop over to Liberty Park with your grandkids Saturday, April 13, for some Easter fun. Activities for the kiddos include a cupcake truck, an egg hunt and a special appearance by the Easter Bunny himself!

If hopping isn’t your cup of tea, consider running. Join the Second Harvest Food Bank Fun Run team. We are putting together a Woodbridge team to “Hit the Streets for Hunger.”

Registration forms may be found on the flyer wall.

We’ll close out the month with Phil Ackerly. Your favorite magician returns to Woodbridge and is sure to leave you hopping glad with his new magic and comedy show. This time he’s bringing comedian Patrick McDermott along for the ride. You won’t want to miss it.

So, be sure to spring into the Clubhouse this month for lots of egg-citing events!

Thanks for reading Woodbridge LIFE!

~ Carol Jo Hargreaves and the Woodbridge LIFE team

The deadline for submission of articles and photographs for the May 2019 edition of Woodbridge LIFE is Friday, April 5, 2018.

Email your materials to wblife2017@gmail.com Please send any photos as separate high resolution .jpegs, attached with your emailed article.

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In Memoriam

In tribute to a Woodbridge resident who has died, Woodbridge LIFE welcomes a resident spouse or family member/friend to submit up to 100 words and an optional 2 x 2-inch photo for publication. Send submissions by email to wblife2017@gmail. com.

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From the Bridge

By Leilani Rodriguez

H

appy spring, everyone!

I hope that those of you who have spent these last few weeks indoors bundled up are enjoying this warm spring weather. The trees and plants are beginning to blossom and the streets look lively and green again.

I wanted to take a moment to say an official hello and introduce myself to those of you who may not be familiar with me. My name is Leilani Rodriguez Leilani Rodriguez and I have worked Interim Operations Manager at Woodbridge since July 2014, first as a front desk monitor and lastly as the office coordinator. I have recently been appointed as interim operations manager while the search for the new operations manager takes place. I will do my best to address all concerns. Should you have any questions or concerns during this time, don’t hesitate to reach out to me directly. My door is always open. Thank you to everyone who has offered me their support. I truly appreciate it!

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Revised Governing Documents Coming

By Sheila Petrakis

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s you may be aware, the board established a Rules and Regulations Committee early in 2018 to assist the board with completely overhauling our Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CC&Rs), Bylaws, and Operating Rules.

The community’s original documents were created over 10 years ago by the Woodbridge developer, Pulte Homes. Now that the developer has completed the project and no longer sits on the WOA board, these documents need to be revised to reflect the best interests of the WOA, its members and residents.

For the past year, the Rules and Regulations Committee met nearly weekly in open meetings to 1) identify references to the developer and determine if those references can be deleted or changed, 2) look at ways to clarify and simplify the current language, and 3) consider changes or additions that will better serve our community in the future.

An attorney hired by the board will use the committee’s recommendations to draft proposed new documents, which will then be made available for community review and comment. Ultimately, finalized CC&Rs and Bylaws will be put to a vote of the members by secret ballot.

The board encourages members to carefully consider the proposed documents when they are available for review and comment.

I am looking forward to working with all of you.

Thank You and Farewell

By Carol Jo Hargreaves

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WOODBRIDGE OWNERS ASSOCIATION MISSION STATEMENT MISSION: Safeguard the common interests and physical assets of the association that afford members an enhanced and rewarding quality of life in a fiscally responsible manner.

VISION: A proud, welcoming, and most desirable 55+ Active Adult Community with a friendly and enjoyable lifestyle for its members, family, friends, and community.

Values: Honesty, Integrity, Diversity, Respect, Fairness, Friendliness, Compassion, Cooperation, Consistency, Education, and Common Sense.

perations Manager Ramon Rivera departed without giving me a chance to bid him farewell or to thank him for his years of service to this community.

As part of his regular duties, Ramon served on the Woodbridge LIFE Editorial Team. He attended monthly meetings, reported the newspaper’s financial status and wrote regular columns, often extolling the positive aspects of this community. He was a good sounding board, always willing to listen. Occasionally I sought Ramon’s input to resolve issues that arose with the paper and I appreciated his guidance.

Ramon was friendly, polite, cheerful and quick to laugh. He prided himself on greeting residents by name and knowing a little about each of us. Sometimes he seemed to possess wisdom beyond his years and other times he could be naïve and boyish. Regardless, Ramon cared deeply about the Woodbridge community and gave it his energy and his heart.

I will miss Ramon’s youthful enthusiasm and always appreciate his genuine caring. I wish him the best in all his future endeavors.

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April 2019 • Page 5

From the Boardroom

By Bob Teglia

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he WOA board is quite busy overseeing improvements in processes and procedures in support of WOA’s Mission Statement. WOA’s governing documents, including CC&Rs, Bylaws and Rules/Regulations, are being rewritten to eliminate certain restrictions that were originally required by law or imposed by the developer prior to the community’s reaching build-out.

All of the above activities and projects are made possible through the efforts of member volunteers who serve on board-appointed committees.

Their tireless and dedicated service is essential to our progress and they deserve to be recognized by all of the members they serve. Three committees of special note:

A couple of examples include tightening qualification requirements for individuals to serve on the board and elimination of certain term restrictions in supplier/vendor contracts for goods and services. These changes will ensure the strongest possible representation from elected board members and the flexibility to establish more cost-effective vendor contracts where appropriate.

• Rules and Regulations Committee: Co-chairs – Lynn Brazen and Kim Niemeier; members – Greg Haines, Lynn Heaney, Toni Morris, Fred Womack.

• Property, Plant & Equipment Committee: Chairperson – Chuck Harvey; members – Tony Delgado, Steve Foster, Lanny Langdon, Bonnie Pater, Mike Spence, Wayne Van Wagner.

• Finance Committee: Chairperson – Jacob Lewis; members – Greg Haines, Sandi Holst, Mike Lawson.

We are also in the process of implementing a more formal approach for stand-alone policies written to address the Woodbridge community’s evolving needs. Other areas of improvement in the financial area include detailed monthly tracking of the WOA’s Reserve Account and a better means of preventing fraud. Project planning and implementation improvements are also well underway.

Some of the more notable projects at or nearing completion: • Addition of rocks in all community-owned planted areas and replacement of a number of trees, thereby improving the looks of the community in a long-term, cost effective manner.

• Enhancement of the softball field via a complete infield topsoil makeover and expansion of the foul lines and outfield warning track.

• Replacement of older lighting around the Clubhouse with more cost effective LEDs. • Purchase of new Clubhouse and pool furniture.

There are several more projects well along in the planning stages, including the placement of additional automatic door openers throughout the Clubhouse and improved lighting of radial pathways around Liberty Park.

The board proudly recognizes the above committee members and is thankful for the many volunteers serving on all Woodbridge committees.

They are major contributors to the WOA’s Mission/Vision and Values.

April WOA Meetings Meeting ARC Inspections

By Bob Teglia

Board Meeting ARC Review Listening Post ARC Inspections Finance Committee ARC Review ARC Inspections

Day Tuesday Wednesday Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Monday Tuesday Tuesday

Date 4/2

Time 9 a.m.

4/3 4/9 4/9 4/16 4/22 4/23 4/30

3 p.m. - Executive Session 6 p.m. - Open Board Meeting 9 a.m.

CANCELLED 9 a.m.

9 a.m.

9 a.m 9 a.m.

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PP&E Begins Community Wide Asset Inspections

By Chair Chuck Harvey

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roperty, Plant & Equipment Committee (PP&E) members continue to come up to speed and work on early priority projects from the WOA board. The committee is completing an analysis and recommendation to the board to consider an expansion of automatic openers on several more doors in the Clubhouse to improve access for all residents.

A subcommittee is working on options and costs to add lighting to areas of Liberty Park and the radial paths that access the park, to improve visibility, safety and allow nighttime use, something requested by many residents. We are coordinating with the management team and board on the softball field upgrade project by developing recommendations for on-going field maintenance activities to protect our investment and make this field the envy of all retirement communities.

One of the primary tasks given to the PP&E team when it was formed was to inspect and monitor the condition of all assets owned by the Woodbridge community. This task will be done through audits of the preventative maintenance practices, review of investments being recommended in the Reserve Study and via physical inspection by the PP&E team of all community assets.

This process will begin in April and will be conducted the weeks of April 8 and April 15. The PP&E team will be joined by WOA management and maintenance team members as we look at every building, subsystem, common area, recreational amenity, lighting, landscaping and so on to rate their condition, note any items needing attention or repair, and recommend priorities to keep Woodbridge community assets safe, fully operational, reliable and in excellent condition.

These inspections will occur twice per year, in April and October, so we can monitor how we are progressing and adjust the focus on areas that require attention. So, if you see folks around the community in early and mid-April with clipboards, taking pictures, driving around at night to survey lighting, it’s the PP&E Committee working hard for you. We will try to post some notices through the WOA staff and on the portal when we intend to be out at night so we don’t alarm you.

The PP&E Committee meets the first Monday of each month at 9 a.m. in the Clubhouse. Meetings are open to all residents. Meeting agendas and minutes of prior meetings are posted on the Woodbridge portal. If you have any questions about the PP&E Committee and its work, please contact me via email or phone and I will be happy to speak with you.

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Interest Groups:

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WOA Groups and Clubs:

Bunco Canasta Chair Volleyball Chess Club Cooking 401

Contact Penny Dauler Patti Barnhart Rick Hyden Kathy Comden Cherie Ford Mary Braun Susan Holt Judy Simpson Dave Steffy Jack Dauler Jan Spence

Submitted by Chair Tony Delgado

Craft Beer Group

Bill Holst

Since the beginning of the new year, we have been talking about a number of issues that emphasize preparing for spring. Most recently, improving our homes with updated landscaping and/or a little splash of paint color.

Crochet/Knitting Cribbage Drama

Groups & Clubs Christian Men’s Fellowship 55er’s RV Group “Just Fore Fun” Ladies’ Golf Senior Bowling

Contact Dave Basehore Sue Edmiston Betty Buff Barbara Silva

Phone 923-4905 601-9210 479-3568 824-0262

ææ ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE

This month, I would like to start the conversation with the Architectural Review Committee Mission Statement: “Ensuring the continued integrity and philosophy of our community through educational opportunities and objectively reviewing architectural ideas that support existing guidelines, and how they relate to the original concepts that make us Woodbridge.”

I’m proud of the mission statement, not because I helped draft it but because it was unanimously adopted by the previous WOA Board of Directors when originally submitted and was in place when I was elevated to the chairperson position of the ARC. The mission statement has become a guiding principle for past and current ARC members and I appreciate all their dedication and hard work.

I think the mission statement speaks to who we are, why we are here and the history that got us to this point. Our community is completely built out and, although we see differences in style, design and individuality, we are still bound to uphold the principles and philosophies that got us here.

In short, we have chosen to live in a community that has design guidelines which have been in place, in one form or another, for approximately 12 years.

It is all too easy to become complacent and forget that our homes and landscaping are not only a reflection of ourselves but also of our community.

There is a standard that not only must be met but also must be maintained.

We have a number of amenities in our little “Shangri La” but they come at a cost. It is incumbent upon us to remain vigilant when it comes to adhering to and maintaining the aesthetics and design standards put in place so many years ago.

In addition to the aesthetic value, think of the liability issues and safety concerns that can be addressed by ensuring that properly maintained yards reduce sidewalk obstructions, tripping hazards and vision impediments.

If someone were to ask you what you noticed most about Woodbridge, you would probably speak about the community’s appearance and amenities.

Please remember that many of our residents are or have been members of the ARC. The ARC past and present has performed a relatively thankless job in helping maintain and protect the architectural standard of our community.

Now, we ask all residents to do their due diligence in assuring their homes meet the minimum design standards as well as the community in general. If you see a Design Guideline violation, please report it to the front desk or via the portal.

The information is confidential. If you don’t take the initiative to maintain our community, who will?

~ Devoted members of ARC

Groups & Clubs

Artists & Crafters Ballroom Dance Bocce Ball Bridge

Debbie Vierra Dave Steffy Michelle Paradis Rick Hyden Game Night Charlotte Sparks Hand & Foot Sue Cameron Ladies Billiards Mary Braun Line Dancing (Beginning) Sue Lough Line Dancing Patti Barnhart Line Dancing (Evening) Mary Salvador Men of Woodbridge Chuck Harvey National (American) Mah Jongg Neighborhood Watch Group

Cindy Carlsen

Night Riders Oil Painters

Nancie Ross Patti Barnhart

Paddle Tennis Paper Crafters

Stan Sutfin Betty Grandt

Pickleball Ping Pong

Barbara Shapiro John Goodman

Bob Hall

Pinochle

Robert Philis Al Sanchez Poker Joe Victoria Radio Controlled Flyers Bob Umberger Robotics

Larry Wiertel

Scrapbookers

Elaine DeSouza

Phone

Meeting Day and Time

629-8575 629-8838 824-9257 239-3191 665-7872 229-6379 275-5817 647-2901 825-4805 269-8575 924-8032 719660-5327 925918-1023 825-4805 815-9446 824-9257 665-4124 624-3982 229-6379 624-3713 629-8838 629-8060 647-4479 818429-1221 647-2695

M-F. Time & Workshops vary Fridays @ 4:15 p.m.

SU & TH @ 2 p.m.

239-5712 916297-3271 629-8838 815-9735 815-9827 650438-3085 629-8200 510909-8997 239-8235 815-9343 239-2983 408439-5828

603-9796 818429-1221 Shang-hai Rummy Cindy Carlsen 647-2695 Strummin’ Wonders Carla Marquardt 624-3754 Tennis Jim Corey 665-7687 559Trivia Eileen Hill 301-3262 Veterans of Woodbridge Rick Van De Boom 923-4709 Walking Indoors Jacque Reynolds 629-8508 510Wheels of Woodbridge Steve Ray 876-2962 Widows & Widowers Group Francesca Jeglum 305-8448 Wine 101 Jon Ford 815-9803 Wii Bowling Tom Heckl 275-9537 Women of Woodbridge Polly Smith 665-7236 Woodbridge Women’s Bible Study Carolyn Johnson 239-0936 Woodbridge Pool Hustlers Ron Plummer 609-4350 Woodbridge Book Group Patty DeRoos 239-2833 Woodbridge Senior 408Softball Club John Ochoa 981-3499 Woodbridge 408Seniors Golf Club Mike Patterson 640-9768 Woodbridge Singers Zumba Video Class

Elizabeth Cunning Cecilia MacNair-Correa

647-4380 408561-6097

Mondays @ 10 a.m.

3rd Monday @ 6:30 p.m.

Fridays 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Tuesdays @ 5 p.m. (days vary) 2nd & 4th Monday @ 4 p.m.

3rd Tuesday @ 2 p.m.

Meeting days & times vary Thursdays @ 10 a.m.

Tuesdays @ 7 p.m.

Thursdays @ 1 p.m.

Wednesdays @ 6:30 p.m.

Fridays & Saturdays @ 6:30 p.m.

W-SA-SU @ 1 p.m.

Mondays @ 1 p.m.

Thursdays @ 9:15 a.m.

M-W-F @ 9:15 a.m.

Fridays @ 6 p.m.

2nd Monday @ 10 a.m.

Wednesdays 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Fridays 1 - 3 p.m.

Block Captains will be notified of meetings Call for currrent times.

Tuesdays @ 9 a.m.

Mondays @ 4 - 5 p.m. at Liberty Park Wednesdays 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

M-F. Time varies M & TH @ 1 - 3 p.m.

Mondays @ 2:15 p.m.

Thursdays @ 1 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.

Wednesdays @ 1 p.m. & Fridays @ 5 p.m.

Days and times vary Tuesdays @ 6:30 p.m.

Westport Room, 3rd Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesdays @ 12 - 3 p.m.

Mondays @ 2 p.m.

TU-TH-SU, 9-11 a.m.

3rd Tuesday @ 7 p.m.

2nd Monday @ 11 a.m.

M-W-F @ 8:30 a.m.

1st Tuesday @ 10:30 a.m.

3rd Saturday Days vary Tuesdays @ 1 p.m.

3rd Wednesday @ 11 a.m.

Thursdays 1-3 p.m.

Calvary Church 815 W. Lathrop Rd., Manteca Monday through Friday @ 12 - 3 p.m.

1st Wednesday @ 10:30 a.m.

Seasonal 3rd Wednesday @ 4:30 p.m. in the Oxford Room Meets every other Monday @ 6:30 p.m.

Thursdays @ 11:30 a.m. in the Multipurpose Room

Please refer to www.ourwoodbridge.net for more detailed information.

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Lakeview Clubhouse: 824-7581 Board of Directors

President - Norm Hauser Vice President - Sheila Petrakis Treasurer - Steve Brazen Secretary - Bob Teglia Member at Large – Rick Van De Boom

Interim Operations Manager

Leilani Rodriguez 824-7831 lrodriguez@ourwoodbridge.net

Activities/Events Coordinator

Jennie Custodio 824-7927 jcustodio@ourwoodbridge.net

Office Coordinator

Leilani Rodriguez 824-7581 lrodriguez@ourwoodbridge.net

Maintenance Supervisor

(and After Hours Emergency Contact) Juan Barajas 470-7728 jbarajas@ourwoodbridge.net

Management

Riverside Management PO BOX 697 Roseville, CA 95661 916-740-2462 celeste@riversidemgmt.com

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Coming to Woodbridge EVENTS and ACTIVITIES – april

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• Tony Delgago, ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW chair FINANCE COMMITTEE STEVE’S MOBILE DESSERT RECEPTION – Monday, April 1 @ SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK FUN RUN – Sunday, April 14 @ bmradct@yahoo.com • Jacob Lewis, • Tony Delgado, Chair Chair 6:30 p.m. – Come join Steve’s Mobile for an evening of drinks 8 a.m. – “Hit the Streets for Hungerâ€? at the Second Harvest Food 647-2593 lijalewis@comcast.net and dessert.

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FREE. importance of brain hearing and latest hearing technologies. This lijalewis@comcast.net 823-3538 Health and Wellness event is to educate and inform you about jcustodio@ourwoodbridge.net 647-2995 OLLI@PACIFIC SPEAKER SERIES | NEVER A BURNT BRIDGE, preserving good hearing health. Hors d’oeuvres and beverages WELCOMING COMMITTEE 824-7927 will be served. In the Multipurpose Room. Sign up at the front • Diana Clements, Co-Chair SYLVIA SUN MINNICK – Thursday, April 4 @ 3:30 p.m. – Sylvia LIFESTYLE tenor4@comcast.net Sun Minnick shares her memoir of self-preservation, hardship desk. FREE. • Jennie Custodio, chair COMMUNICATION 665-4353 and sorrow. She was an abandoned infant raised as a refugee • jcustodio@ourwoodbridge.net Carol Jo Hargreaves, Chair in Japanese-occupied Malaya during World War II. After COOKING 401 – Tuesday, April 16 @ 2 p.m. – Resident chef Lori 824-7927 • Jeannie Tebbutt, Co-Chair mistreatment, Minnick was rescued and brought to San Francisco Rosman will teach a cupcake decorating class. Each person will go Woodbridge LIFE Editor jltebbutt@gmail.com by her maternal grandmother. Today she is a noted public home with six decorated cupcakes. Please bring a cupcake pan to WBLIFE2017@gmail.com 923-4356 NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS historian of Chinese Americans in California’s Central Valley. carry your cupcakes home. In the Quincy Room. RSVP at the front 823-3538 •NEIGHBORS Bill Barnhart, co-chair Reception to follow.

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In the • Bill Barnhart WELCOMING COMMITTEE 629-8838 Multipurpose Room. Included in OLLI membership price: $25 ART CHALK LETTERING CLASS WITH SONYA PAZ – Wednesday, bill.barnhart@mrbconsulting.us April 17 @ 6 p.m. – An introduction to chalk design and lettering, • Diana Clements, Co-Chair 629-8838 Associate Membership. a fun and whimsical class that will show you how to create your • Rich Ferreira, co-chair tenor4@comcast.net DANCE WITH THE SECOND CHANCE BAND – Saturday, April 6 @ own decorated and personalized chalk boards. Sonya will teach raf49er@yahoo.com 665-4353 6 p.m. – Woodbridge’s own Second Chance Band will be here to the basics of how to use chalks to create your own projects, create 629-8371 rock the house. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. BYOB and appetizers imagery, use favorite tools and techniques, create your own to share.

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In the Multipurpose Room. one-of-a-kind art expression. No experience necessary to enjoy • Jeannie Tebbutt, Co-Chair PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT Purchase tickets at the front desk. $5. this workshop. Price includes a class kit: double-sided framed jltebbutt@gmail.com • Chuck Harvey, chair chalkboard, chalk, eraser, sharpener, idea sheet, workbook, tools 923-4356 skeebum55@comcast.net CASINO BUS TRIP TO JACKSON RANCHERIA – Tuesday, April 9 @ and more. Each attendee will successfully create and complete 647-4479 8:30 a.m. – $20 slot or match play. Please arrange to be at the an individual design in class and take home the kit to continue the Clubhouse by 8:15 a.m.

The emergency contact form at the front new chalk art journey. Sign up at the front desk. Limited to 35 NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS WELCOMING COMMITTEE desk must be completed each time. Pay at the front desk. $15 residents. In the Multipurpose Room. $32.

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April HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 3:30 p.m. – This lecture looks at the meaning and complexity Rich Ferreira, Co-Chair of an opera costume. This includes looking at the production’s • Jeannie • Tebbutt, co-Chair FLORAL CUPCAKE CLASS WITH LORI ROSMAN – Tuesday, April 10 practical aspects of design stages and discussing the importance raf49er@yahoo.com jltebbutt@gmail.com @ 5:30 p.m. – This cupcake class will show students how to pipe of selecting the fitting line, silhouette, volume, color and style 923.4356 629-8371 beautiful flowers directly on cupcakes just in time for spring. Each for character’s costumes. Reception to follow. Must be an OLLI student will then use the techniques shown to decorate their own Associate Member to attend. Registration forms may be found cupcakes. Recipes will be given for cupcakes and icings used. All at the front desk. In the Multipurpose Room. OLLI membership supplies are included. No experience necessary. Please bring an price: $25 Associate Membership. apron and a notepad and pencil for taking notes. In the Quincy Room. Sign up at the front desk. $12.

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Room. Sign up at the front desk. $3 non-refundable. $25. attend, please, as a courtesy to PHIL ACKERLY MAGIC & COMEDY SHOW – Thursday, April 25 @ others, call the Clubhouse front EASTER EGG HUNT – Saturday, April 13 @ 10 a.m. – Bring the 7 p.m. – Woodbridge presents an evening of magic and comedy desk (824-7581) to cancel. If grandkids out to Liberty Park for a day of Easter fun! Decorate an featuring magician Phil Ackerly and comedian Patrick McDermott. the event has a waiting list, the :KHQ \RX KDYH VLJQHG XS IRU DQ HYHQW DFWLYLW\ RU WRXU DQG \RX ÀQG \RX DUH Easter egg bag, hunt for eggs, face painting, a cupcake food truck Comedy, magic and fun – all wrapped into one. A show you front desk can fill the vacancy and a special appearance by the Easter Bunny himself.

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Friday, April 5 at 10 a.m. – Artists & Crafters GENERAL MEETING – Come to this meeting to hear what’s coming up for the month and be among the first to sign up for classes. At the end of each meeting, we do a show-and-tell and it’s always inspiring to see the wonderful projects crafters have completed. Oh, and did I mention…we usually have snacks? That’s always a good thing.

Monday, April 8 at 10 a.m. – DOODLEBUGS class – It’s baa-aack!

Due to popular demand, Kathy Dezotte will teach this class monthly (the second Monday of each month).

Come learn some fun techniques using a special pen and make some beautiful black and white art. All supplies will be provided.

Friday, April 12 at 12:30 p.m.

Molly Cooper will teach her WATERCOLOR PAINTING class.

This month’s painting is entitled “Sunflowers.” All supplies will be provided.

Monday, April 15 at 10 a.m.

KAISER CANCER PILLOW WORKSHOP – In this workshop, led by Martha Harman, the talented ladies make pillows for breast cancer patients. And if you don’t sew, there are lots of ways you can help. You can help cut out fabric, stuff the pillows or hand sew the pillows closed. Please help put these pillows together and know your talent and energy is going toward helping someone facing a health challenge. (Materials will be provided by Kaiser Hospital.)

Friday, April 19 at 9 a.m. – the SCRAPBOOKERS meet to work on their individual albums/projects. If you’re a scrapbooker, it’s a great

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Friday, April 26 at 10 a.m. – Kathy Dezotte will lead the WOODBRIDGE ROCKS class. Kathy will teach attendees how to paint the fun rocks people are discovering all around the community. All supplies will be provided.

Remember, all are welcome to join any of the groups that meet weekly. These aren’t classes, but groups that share a common craft/hobby and meet to work on individual projects. These weekly groups are: Mondays at 12:30 p.m. – Porcelain Painters Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. – Oil Painters Wednesdays at 9 a.m. – Paper Crafters Thursdays at 10 a.m. – Knitters/Crocheters We post our Artists & Crafters calendar of activities for the month on the easel outside the Westport Room. Sign-up sheets/class supply lists for all classes are also located on the easel. Have a great month.

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Our meeting was taken up with much discussion of the Luncheon Fashion Show “Friendships in Bloom” held February 16 and 17. Thanks to all the many WOW women who helped. It was such a great success.

Come to our SIP with WOW as we present “An All-Star Event.” Mark your calendar for Thursday, May 2, for our twohour extravaganza including wine and beer tasting and culinary delights. The Clubhouse will be bursting with activity including delicacies from sport locations around the U.S. Food will be prepared

by Manteca Unified School District’s be.tech Culinary Academy and you may test your palates with wine from local wineries as well as beers. This event is one of the biggest events WOW produces.

Attend a WOW meeting so you can volunteer your time and talent.

We will have raffles to benefit local Manteca Unified School District high schools with scholarships designated for students attending a trade school or junior college. Tickets for May 2’s Sip for Scholarship

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omen of Woodbridge (WOW) is in the planning stages for its next charitable event, Thursday, May 2. This year’s theme is all about sports and is entitled “Sip for Scholarship, an All-Star Event.” WOW would like to borrow any sports memorabilia you might have that could be displayed on a wall or standing on the floor, such as: uniforms, pennants, flatheads of sports personnel, pictures or posters. If you have something that you’d be willing to let us borrow for the event, please contact me, Linda Checchi at 665-7300.

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go on sale Monday, April 1, at the front desk. The event will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. (inside and outside, weather permitting) at the Lakeview Clubhouse. Cost is $30 and includes music from the Sierra High Jazz Band, dessert room, raffles, seven or eight wine tasting stations, a beer station and, of course, many food stations.

So, put on your favorite sports team’s attire and come to this fun event.

Upcoming events: SIP for Scholarship, “An All-Star Event” – Thursday, May 2, @ 5 p.m.

Happy Hour evening gathering with WOW – Wednesday, June 19, on the Clubhouse patio Autumn Fest – an October evening gathering – date and time to be determined Women of Woodbridge meets every third Wednesday of each month at 11 a.m. The next meeting will be Wednesday, April 17, in the Clubhouse Multipurpose Room. We hope to see you there.

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hanks to everyone who supported the Men of Woodbridge (MOW) annual St. Patrick’s Corned Beef & Cabbage Feed. It was a sell-out thanks to your continued support of our sponsored events.

Looking forward to what’s next for the Men of Woodbridge, tickets for the annual Mother’s Day Breakfast will go on sale in mid-April. The breakfast will be held in the Multipurpose Room on Sunday, May 12, starting at 9 a.m. It is open to all residents and family members, so please join us for a fun morning while we celebrate and thank our moms.

residents and deliver fun, affordable events. With the small profits we earn from these events, we donate all funds back to the community to serve agencies that need our support.

The next MOW meeting is an off-site breakfast get together, Monday, May 13, at 9 a.m. at Perko’s Cafe in Salida (4642 Kiernan Avenue, off Highway 99, before Modesto). Please join us for some fun company and to learn more about the group and how we serve Woodbridge and the greater community.

After you get all your taxes prepared this year, use that as a catalyst to sort through your paperwork and clean out documents you no longer need. The Men of Woodbridge will sponsor a “Woodbridge Shredding Day” in the Clubhouse parking lot, Saturday, May 11, from 8 to 11 a.m. This event is free to all residents; however, we will gladly accept donations as you drop off your boxes of paper for secure on-site destruction.

On Wednesday, June 12, we will sponsor a “Spring into Summer Dance” with Clubhouse hours extended to 9:30 p.m.

The Men of Woodbridge group is open to all gentlemen residing in Woodbridge and our motto is “Do what you can, when you can.” Our mission is to serve Woodbridge

“Which hat should I wear?” seems to be the question Bob Teglia is asking.

(L to R): David Jimenez, Shirley Jimenez and Duane Fields, decked out in Irish green, eagerly await their corned beef dinner.

WE WILL HOLD OUR SPRING GOLF CART TUNE-UP EVENT SATURDAY, APRIL 1 , 201 AT 8AM. It will be held in the softball field parking lot next to the Clubhouse.

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(L to R): MOW members Steve Foster, Tony LeCara and Scott Brenner were part of the crew who helped load plates for the 176 guests served in 17 minutes at the annual corned beef feed. This number did not include take-out dinners or MOW members served.

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(L to R): Jeannie Lowery, Andrea Edmunson and Ingrid Rische enjoy each other’s friendship and their Irish dinner.

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MOW President Chuck Harvey dons the Celtic skirt he traditionally wears to help serve the group’s annual St. Patrick’s Day dinner.

Donna and Doug Sommerfield, married for 55 years, have fun at their first MOW corned beef dinner.

After working in the kitchen helping prepare food plates, John Martin is eager to enjoy his own dinner.

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SCENE @ the Clubhouse ~ Mardi Gras

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sell-out crowd of 144 residents gathered in the Multipurpose Room, Tuesday, March 5, to celebrate Mardi Gras in Woodbridge style. Mardi Gras, meaning “Fat Tuesday” in French, refers to the age-old practice of eating rich, fatty foods before beginning to fast for Lent the next day (Ash Wednesday).

Event organizers provided masks, hats and beads in official Mardi Gras green (for faith), purple (for justice) and gold (for power) but lots of folks arrived completely decked out in costumes, complete with brightly colored feathered masks and beads, thematic T-shirts or vests.

Lifestyle Committee members transformed the Multipurpose Room into a New Orleans-like ballroom with shimmering purple, green and gold metallic fringe

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concealing the walls, purple cloths covering the tables and multitudes of colorful hanging paper globes.

Partygoers were served jambalaya, jalapeño cornbread and beignets with a bourbon caramel dipping sauce catered by Bayou Bar & Grill in Modesto and were treated to a virgin Hurricane drink-making machine. Many supplemented the familiar New Orleans lemon juice and passion fruit syrup mixture with their own rum. Wine and other spirits added to the night’s revelry.

Talented blues singer, Nat Bolden, led his “State of Mind” Blues Band in playing a variety of blues, jazz, oldies, reggae, R&B and country music for dancers to groove the night away under the green and purple mood-enhancing lights.

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Serving the community since 1979 General Dentistry Dr. Bonnie Morehead Dr. Ron Joseph Dr. Rudy Ciccareli

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By WOW President Polly Smith Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Dr. Mark Grecco

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Saturday clothing was represented on Sunday. We held this event for two days to give more people an anethesia and I.V. sedation in a safe, professional environment. opportunity to attend and to highlight the wonderful women in our community.

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n Saturday, March 9, twelve members of the Veterans of Woodbridge joined approximately 100 other residents to pack care packages for U.S. troops stationed abroad. Multitudes of baskets heaped with donated items waited at the ready for packers to carefully stow them in Priority Mail containers.

Thanks to veterans Jack Dauler and Bill Buffington, who methodically arranged everything in advance, it only took 30 minutes for an assembly line of volunteers to pack, stack and make 140 boxes ready for delivery. Veterans, residents, young men from the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps San Joaquin County Division and their commander Mary Cervantes, and other guests made the rounds of tables laden with everything from paper and pens to small games and toys, personal hygiene items, snacks and just-add-hot-water foods, hand-crocheted scarves, cotton socks, paperback books and magazines and more. In addition, a heartfelt thank you note was written to enclose in each box.

The nonprofit 501(c)3 Cpl. Charles O. Palmer II Memorial Troop Support Program was born out of personal tragedy. After their son was killed in Iraq in May 2007, Chuck and Terri Palmer found

an opportunity to minister to soldiers on the front lines by organizing ordinary citizen volunteers to reach out and help send personal care packages.

In addition to coordinating assembly of the care packages, the veterans group donated checks totaling $635 to Chuck and Terri Palmer on behalf of the generous Woodbridge community.

When the boxes were filled, a human chain was formed to transport them, hand-to-hand, one by one, to an awaiting vehicle.

Thanks, Woodbridge!

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Softball THE MAKING OF A GOOD SOFTBALL FIELD – FIELD MAINTENANCE

By Charm Mathis Photos by Charm Mathis and Dave Steffy

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he Woodbridge Diamond Gals and Silver Sluggers will (hopefully) step out onto Del Webb Field to kick off the 2019 Woodbridge Senior Softball Club (WSSC) softball season, Saturday, April 27. All depends on the cooperation of Mother Nature, however, as WOA staff and Delta Blue Grass complete the final touches to get the field ready.

The past few months of renovating the infield have certainly been a challenge. The task involved removing two inches of existing top soil. Delta Blue Grass then added 100 yards of a soil base mix called DuraEdge®. The material is mixed in with existing soil and then lasergraded.

problems with the base not properly fitting into the base plug, making the base wobbly.

Digging new holes for inground plugs to hold Once infield grooming is bases securely in place. complete, WOA staff will drag the infield and then flood the area. The goal of applying water to the infield is to achieve a corkboard feel that will provide a fast and forgiving surface. Enough water is applied to penetrate the infield at the end of the day, then the field is allowed to rest during the night to be game ready the following morning.

(DuraEdge® Maintenance Manual & Reference Guide.)

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Using a CAT to scoop soil into the red dump trailer.

Dura Edge is a 72 percent special soil blend, mixed with 12 percent sand and 16 percent clay, discovered in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, the “Capital of Baseball Dirt.” With a lower silt to clay ratio, the soil enables a firm playing surface, which allows for safer games and minor annual maintenance, with a life span of 10 to 15 years.

On Tuesdays and Fridays, additional maintenance will be necessary to get the field ready for Wednesday and Saturday games. GP cuts the outfield grass to a length of 2-1/2 inches. Keeping the grass cut short means the ball will roll faster and longer. Good for the batter, not so much for the fielder chasing the ball should it get past him.

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Moving dirt on the first day.

The foul lines were extended to 10-feet wide, making it safer for players in judging how close they are to the fence as they chase a fly ball. Updated drains were installed behind home plate to allow excess water to drain properly.

With the renovations complete, WOA staff Juan Barajas, James Shirron, Alfonzo Arias and Ray Silva are now responsible for daily maintenance of the field.

CAT scraping off top soil to be removed from the infield.

After all games and practices, WSSC players will assist with grooming the infield using hand tools like rakes and brooms to groom the running lanes, bases and infield lip. Special attention will be given to the infield lip and bases to prevent build-up of excess soil in these areas. An untreated lip can create tripping issues for players as well as bad hops. Soil building up around a base can cause

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WOA staff will prep the infield – rake, spike and finished drag – then give the infield a good dose of water.

After all this, bases are set, chalk lines are laid down with the foul lines and a 170-foot arc in the outfield is spray painted white. Silver Slugger outfielders are required to stay beyond this 170-foot arc until the ball is hit. For the Diamond Gals, hitting the ball past the 170-foot arc signifies a home run!

“We do not stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing.”

~ Anonymous For more information about Woodbridge Senior Softball Club and Del Webb Field, go to https://silversluggers.net

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SOFTBALL OPENING DAY

By Sally Rankin

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oodbridge Senior Softball Club will celebrate Opening Day of the 2019 season, Saturday, April 27, depending on weather and field conditions. Parking is limited, so please walk or ride your bike.

This year the theme is “Honoring our Veterans.”

Please hang your American flag outside your home and be ready to enjoy the activities. We are asking everyone to wear red, white and blue to the fun-filled day.

Come and find your thing.

Our chorus will sing.

You’ll see balloons on a string, The remote planes take wing, Then the batters will swing!

Starting at 8:45 a.m., the Night Riders Bicycle Club, with their patriotically decorated bikes and led by WSSC mascot, Curves, will proceed from Stockbridge Park up Daisywood to Del Webb Field. Please come out and wave to support the Night Riders. The club is open to all riders who enjoy riding any type of bike.

Starting at 9 a.m., Sharon Fields and her trusty group of longtime Snack Shack volunteers will have free donuts and coffee (while supplies last). The Special of the Day will be Ron Kackley’s delicious hot dogs with chips and a soda, all for just $4.

Take a stroll through the craft boutique, led by Connie Reed, located on the basketball court. They will feature a variety of handcrafted goods including Easter baskets, hand painted kindness rocks, hand-sewn items, crocheted goods, homemade soaps, handmade cards and jewelry. Make shopping fun and support the Woodbridge community crafters. Bring lots of cash!

The Wheels of Woodbridge, led by Steve Ray, is looking forward to Softball Opening Day. Not only will some of the softball players (Council President Keith Loudermilk and his 1971 Chevy Nova, Mario Vernali and his 1961 Chevy Parkwood, Wayne Gordon and his 1949 Ford F-1 and more) be sporting their fine rides, many fans will also be driving their sweet machines.

There will be a plethora of exotic cars parked near the tennis court side of the parking

lot. Come gaze upon the beauty of these magnificent pieces of art. But be cautious and beware – it is rumored there will be an ebony Jaguar prowling the parking lot!

But have no fear; The sounds are clear.

Put on your gear, All the fans will cheer.

Softball is finally here.

The Woodbridge Remote Control Flyers will participate in a fly-over around 9:45 a.m.

Participants are Woodbridge residents assisted by flyers from the Modesto Remote Control Club. They generally fly on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at Mistlin Park in Ripon.

Beginners are always welcome and those interested may call Bob Umberger at 239-2983 for more information.

Dave Steffy will put up his drone and take pictures overhead so look up, smile and wave if you hear the buzzing above.

Elizabeth Cunning graciously volunteered the Woodbridge Singers to participate in the Softball Opening Day festivities beginning on the field at 10 a.m. They will be singing “God Bless America,” “Grand Old Flag,” “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” and ending with our national anthem, “The Star Bangled Banner.”

Honoring veterans, the Veterans of Woodbridge will present the flag and throw and catch the first pitch. The Veterans group is open to all who reside in Woodbridge.

Immediately following Opening Day Ceremonies, the Diamond Gals will play the first softball game of the morning, scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m. Following their game, all five Silver Sluggers teams will play abbreviated five-inning games.

Again, Opening Day festivities will happen, weather and field conditions permitting. If you are able to walk or ride your bike to the festivities, then please do so as parking will be challenging.

A huge thanks to all the volunteers who put this day together. I started to write all the names but they were too numerous to mention!

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2019 TOURNAMENT TEAMS FIELD TESTED

By Keith Loudermilk

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he 2019 Woodbridge softball tournament teams – Wolverines and Wildcats – began their tournament season March 8 at Manteca’s Big League Dreams. While neither team won their respective bracket (Wolverines 60+ and Wildcats 70+), they played their best and left everything on the field.

Led by Coach Bob Perrin, the 2019 Wolverines field a 16-man team of guys aged 60 and over. They have tournaments scheduled for April 18-19, May 4-5, June 15-16, July 13-14 and 27-28, August 8-11, September 7-8 and October 12-13. While several tournaments will be played locally at Big League Dreams, other locations include Tracy, Tuolumne, Turlock, Pleasanton, Dublin, Livermore and Medford, Oregon.

As the season progresses, the Wolverines will step up their game and compete among the best within their bracket.

The Wildcats, led by Coach Ray Rothbardt, is a team made up of 17 men aged 70 and over. Their tournaments are scheduled for April 18-19, May 9-10, June 15-16 and August 8-11. While most of their tournaments are based at Big League Dreams, they will also travel to Tuolumne this season.

The Wolverines and Wildcats advertise Woodbridge to the outside softball world. Their tournament play represents the best from our community.

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2019 Silver Sluggers Gearing Up For New Season

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he Silver Sluggers 2019 draft took place Tuesday evening, March 5. Four “full-time” teams were filled with about 15 players per team. The Purple Sharks are led this season by coaches John Walker and Mike Frary; Blues Brothers by Bob Perrin and Ken Beaty; Yellow Hornets by Nelson Connor and Charlie Pace, and Orange Crush by Tom Heath and Ron Long. These “full-time” teams will play every Wednesday and Friday morning, with two teams alternating play on Saturdays.

The “Saturday-Only” Gang Green team has about 20 players and will play every Saturday. This team will play both Silver Sluggers Saturday games, with some players participating in both games, and others only the first or second game. Opposing them will be each of two “full-time” Silver Sluggers teams. The Gang Green expects to “own” Saturdays, ready

GREEN (SATURDAY ONLY) Phil Rankin Brian Jones Jack Arizcuren Sam Barney Dennis Barta Mike Belcher GREEN (SATURDAY MichaelONLY) Bell Phil Rankin Ed Burnett Brian Jones Benjamin Casillas Jack Arizcuren Brian Conway Sam Barney Michael Coughlin Dennis Barta Jack Dauler Mike Belcher Steven Foster Michael Bell David Ford Ed Burnett John Paul Jones Benjamin Casillas Albert Low Brian Conway Al Sanchez Michael Coughlin Russell Stark Jack Dauler Mario Vernali Steven Foster Will Webb David Ford John Paul Jones Albert Low (SATURDAY DIAMOND GALS Al Sanchez

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to play after a hard week’s work!

The first Silver Sluggers games (weather permitting) are scheduled for Saturday, April 20. Opening Day is Saturday, April 27, and will feature all five Silver Sluggers teams – along with the Diamond Gals – and fun Opening Day ceremonies.

With better weather expected to remain and Del Webb Field undergoing major renovations, the Silver Sluggers are working hard preparing for their best season yet.

Come out to Del Webb Field to cheer on the Silver Sluggers. They will prove to be most entertaining, playing with passion in Del Webb style!

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2019 Softball Volunteers Hard At Work

By Keith Loudermilk any fans may only think of players when they visit Del Webb Field for senior softball games. While players are the center of attention and entertain our fans playing the game we all love, behind the scenes are many volunteers who make the game experience complete. Without them, our softball games lack that “certain something” that enhances the senior softball experience. What is it they do that makes our softball time so memorable and fun?

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The Woodbridge Senior Softball Club (WSSC) roster of volunteers consists of umpires, field maintenance, Snack Shack, booth and website workers. On the field, umpires control and adjudicate games. Led by Head Umpire George Johnson, their group consists of around 20 volunteers, umpiring all seven weekly games, usually with four umpires per game. That is a level of support unequaled anywhere! Did you ever think about WSSC umpires being on the field the entire game, without benefit of time in the dugout (as are the players), baking in the hot summer sun? The next time you see the umpires working tirelessly during games, remember them and their sacrifice. Personally, when I first come to bat each game, I always greet the home plate umpire with a “Good morning, Blue,” and thank them after the game ends. They have earned our esteem and “Blue” is an appropriate softball term of respect.

Our booth volunteers consist of music, announcing, official scorekeeping and scoreboard operation. Most fans remember the music and the announcer, but did you know the official scorekeeper works “under the radar” recording every pitch of every game? Or that the scoreboard operator tracks courtesy runners and is involved with every pitch? After several years leading the “Booth Posse,” Debbie Hickey has passed the torch to R.J. Klug as the 2019 Booth Coordinator. No worries, for Debbie will still volunteer in the booth with great game music! This season the booth roster totals about 15 volunteers.

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Are you hungry? Enjoy that early morning cup of coffee and donut at Del Webb Field? Lunch of hamburgers, hot dogs, pulled pork sandwiches or a variety of salads? The Snack Shack brings the delicious food and beverages to you. Led by Sharon Fields, Snack Shack volunteers show up early and stay late on game days.

They work hard and long to provide WSSC fans, players and coaches with an assortment of goodies that can easily be taken for granted. The next time you visit the Snack Shack, tell the ladies working that day “thank you” for their hard work. And do not forget the men – Dale Bittle and Ron Kackley – who work the BBQ, cooking hamburgers, hot dogs and other mouthwatering yummies! The Snack Shack is a sure crowd pleaser.

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Ever wonder why Del Webb Field always looks great? Along with WOA staff workers, WSSC field maintenance volunteers stay after games to perform a variety of tasks to keep the field pristine. Led by Council Field Maintenance Manager Charm Mathis, maintenance includes raking the infield, removing small rocks, keeping the “lip” (arc where infield dirt and outfield grass meet) clear of dirt buildup and watering the infield to keep the dirt surface intact. Many players understand how field maintenance not only results in a beautiful softball diamond but also, more importantly, keeps the infield safer.

Last season WSSC’s very own website – silversluggers.net – was created. Led by Webmaster Charm Mathis and website designer/builder Will Webb, the softball club’s website continues to evolve. Easy to access for all Woodbridge residents – no worries, no log in or password required – silversluggers.net provides photos, schedules, feature articles and many other informative and entertaining items for your viewing pleasure. Along with website workers and photographers, this group numbers around 10 volunteers. Everything Woodbridge senior softball is on the WSSC website.

Woodbridge Senior Softball Club volunteers are the “unsung heroes” of the Woodbridge senior softball experience. Next time you visit Del Webb Field, give them a “shout out” for their hard work and dedication!

WSSC VOLUNTEERS UMPIRES GEORGE JOHNSON (HEAD UMPIRE) Dennis Barta Charm Mathis Jacqueline Reynolds Dave Steffy David Avelar Dale Bittle Donnie Bosse John Cawley Michael Coughlin Michael Dooley Bob Gotelli Tom Heath Jan Kizlin Vern Mendes Phil Rankin Sally Rankin Erin Spoden Will Webb Donna Ybarra

SNACK SHACK SHARON FIELDS (OPERATIONS MANAGER) Dale Bittle Michelle Burns Kathy Dezotte Beverly Eckland Joyce Graham Rosemary Hein Sandy Jimenez Ron Kackley Linda Lewis Chris Loudermilk Linda Medler Karen Penzenstadler Cheryl Shirron Sandra Showaker Carole Tayo Jeannie Tebbutt

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BOOTH R.J. KLUG (BOOTH COORDINATOR) Michelle Burns Mary Braun Lynn Brazen Reno Cortesi Sue Edmiston Deborah Hickey Keith Loudermilk Joanne Norcup Frances Ramos Sally Rankin Polly Smith Laurie Stillmaker Nydia Victoria Donna Ybarra

FIELD MAINTENANCE CHARM MATHIS (FIELD MAINTENANCE MANAGER) Michelle Burns David Avelar John Cawley Glen Jenkins Kathy Johnson Greg Meagher Sally Rankin Polly Smith Donna Ybarra

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2019 DIAMOND GALS READY TO PLAY

By Keith Loudermilk

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he 2019 Diamond Gals have organized and are ready to play this season.

Around 35 ladies have signed up and will play their first game (weather permitting) on Saturday, April 20.

By now, the Diamond Gals have gathered on the field and exhibited their playing skills before their coaches drafted them into four squads. These four squads are then combined into two full teams, alternating squads week to week, assuring a variety

of playing combinations every Saturday. Led by team coaches Dottie Aubrey, Carolyn Fagan, Connie Reed and Nancy Behney and base coaches Dave Reed and Mike Spence, the Diamond Gals are ready to play and ready for you to cheer them on.

Come down to Del Webb Field and support the Diamond Gals.

They play their own brand of senior softball, a combination of competition and lively fun.

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Manteca’s History – Part 8: Becoming a Town

As early as 1857, the first little one-room schoolhouse was built on Durham Ferry Road (which is now Airport Way). This was the first “East Union School” in Manteca, called East Union to distinguish it from the Union School in Lathrop.

In 1865, the school was moved closer to downtown Manteca to what is now the corner of Union and Louise (across the street from the Pioneer Cemetery). The two-story schoolhouse served as a multi-purpose community center; it was school, church, funeral home and dance hall all in one. When funeral services started to interfere with classes and band practice disrupted church services, it became clear that the town needed a church.

The Union Church Society was founded in 1887 and in 1893, after six years of fundraising, Union Chapel opened on the corner of North and Sycamore streets. Brethren, Methodist and First Christian congregations used the chapel jointly. As each of the congregations grew over the years, they built their own places of worship, but Baptist services continued in the small wooden church until it burned down in 1925.

Catholic services were held in a small wooden church in Ripon since 1874. Over the years, the church grew into what is today’s St. Patrick’s Church on Highway 120. In Manteca, Catholic services first took place in Joshua Cowell’s building at the corner of Main and Yosemite, until St. Anthony’s opened in 1916.

The Methodist congregation had its first church on Yosemite Avenue in 1918. At first glance, you may not notice the First Methodist Episcopal Church today, but you will certainly notice the building; today it is Manteca’s Historical Museum.

As the population grew, so did the need for schools. In 1913, a fire destroyed the old East Union School, but in December 1914, Yosemite School opened downtown. The Union name lived on in Manteca’s first high school, Union High, which opened in 1923.

Also at the corner of Main and Yosemite, across the street from the Oddfellows Hall, was Manteca’s first bank, the First State Bank of Manteca, established in 1911. Through a series of name changes, this bank Bank of Manteca, 1922 became the Bank of America, still residing in the same place.

The Oddfellows Hall also served as an early home to the first governing body for the town’s fledgling industries - the Manteca Board of Trade.

The board formed in 1909 with F.F. Langford as president. In addition to promoting Manteca’s businesses, the board got involved in many decisions regarding building roads and bridges, improving the supply of water and electricity, managing a sewer system, securing railroad crossings and getting a fire department started.

Spreckels Sugar Plant, 1919 WBL scan from Manteca – Selected Chapters of its History, 1912.

From the beginning, dedicated journalists kept record of everything going on in the area. In November 1908, Fred L. Wurster and A.L. Cowell started distributing a flyer called the “Irrigation Bulletin,” which, as the name suggests, was devoted almost entirely to irrigation projects.

In 1909, the little enterprise was sold to Fred Holman, who moved it to Manteca and changed the name to the “Manteca Bulletin.”

309 W. Yosemite in 1912

Instituted June 24, 1911, the fraternity of the Ancient Order of Oddfellows was one of the social pillars of the developing town. At its height, all dentists, doctors and barbers in town belonged to it and the hall was the heartbeat of Manteca’s social scene, bustling with activity ranging from holiday parties to dances to various church services.

WBL scan from Manteca - The Story of a Town.

While employment is necessary to enable individuals to live in a certain place, there are other things needed to make people want to live there.

With a growing population, all the social surroundings that make a “place” become a “town” came into being.

One service that took surprisingly long to get established was the postal service. Until 1908, Mantecans had to get their mail from either Lathrop or Ripon.

In July 1908, a small post office opened in the old Cowell and Wiggins store; in December 1908, it was moved to the Wiggins Hotel – one of the two first hotels in town.

Starting in 1915, postal services were conducted in the Odd Fellows Mail arriving from Lathrop Hall at the corner of Main and Yosemite.

WBL scan from Manteca – Selected Chapters of its History, 1919

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he town’s first businesses, the creamery and the sugar plant, had proven the feasibility of other local business as well. Along with milk and sugar (see Manteca’s History, Part 7 in the March edition of Woodbridge LIFE), canneries had started as early as 1914. Manteca Canning started canning peaches and tomatoes that very year and started shipping products nationwide just a year later. On December 16, 1918, the “Manteca Bulletin” wrote that the Manteca Canning Company received a postcard from an Elmer Blodgett in Europe, telling them that he found a can of “Manteca Lady” tomatoes in a store in France. By the time Manteca was incorporated, there were four canneries working in town, making Manteca widely known as “Tomatoville.”

WBL scan from Manteca – Selected Chapters of its History, 1907

By Volker Moerbitz

By 1917, the Board of Trade represented canneries and creameries, several merchandise stores, a number of real estate offices, a drug store, a lumber company, two hotels, barber shops, bakeries, painters, plumbers, physicians, dentists, a telephone company, a post office and two banks. The “place” was ready to become a “town.”

Resources: “Manteca – The Story of a Town” by Alice B. Coon, Manteca Historical Society “Manteca – Selected Chapters of its History” by Evelyn Prouty, Manteca Bulletin, 1980 “Manteca Centennial 2018,” published online by the Manteca Bulletin “The San Joaquin Historian,” No. 1, Spring 1988 “History of Manteca, CA with Biographical Sketches” - Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA, 1923 “Forgotten Spaces,” Manteca Bulletin, Dec. 25, 2013 Various en.Wikipedia.com entries

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Gardenerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Corner

April Garden Checklist

By UC Master Gardener Cate White Photos submitted

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ne of the benefits of having a garden is that it keeps us in touch with our natural environment. This includes fauna as well as flora. Our gardens are full of small animal life, including many pollinators. Pollinators play an important role in bringing us most of our favorite foods, but are under attack from habitat reduction and chemical use. So encouraging pollinators in your yard is a great way to help them survive.

There are numerous pollinators besides the familiar honeybee. In our area, we have a number of bees native to California, as well as butterflies and moths, pollen gathering flies and hummingbirds that all play an important role in pollination. Creating an attractive habitat for them consists of providing three essential ingredients: food, water and shelter.

Mason bees nest in tubular structures.

Providing food means having numerous plants in your garden that provide nectar and pollen.

Try to have things that bloom at various times of the year, so that the pollinators will always have ample food sources. These may include flowering trees, such as fruit and citrus trees, as well as redbuds and desert willows. Arbutus (strawberry) trees provide a good nectar source for hummingbirds during the winter months. Attractive shrubs include the many varieties of California natives such as Ceanothus (California lilac) and Manzanita, as well as various sages and lavenders. Low growing perennials, such as lantana, yarrow, and Nepeta (catmint), are also pollinator favorites. Annuals or short-lived perennials such as Gaillardia (blanket flower), sunflower, cosmos, zinnia and Penstemon are also good. California natives, such as poppies and lupine, are excellent for attracting pollinators, as are most herbs, including oregano, mint, basil and thyme. There should be several varieties blooming at a time for best results.

Water is often overlooked as a requirement for attracting pollinators. Fountains can be good sources, but smaller insects such as bees and butterflies need safe landing platforms to access water.

This can be accomplished by filling a shallow saucer with water and some smooth stones.

Cate White use of insecticides as much as possible. Systemic pesticides should not be used. Stick to insecticidal soaps and oils such as neem oil, which donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t persist in the environment.

Monarch butterflies, under severe threat due to habitat loss, need milkweed (Asclepias) plants to lay eggs on.

Lastly, find ways to provide shelter and host plants. Many native bees are solitary and create individual nests in bare ground, so leave a few areas bare of mulch.

Mason bees nest in tubular structures that can be purchased or made by drilling holes in a block of wood. There are a number of online sites with directions for building mason bee houses. Monarch butterflies, which are under severe threat due to habitat loss, need milkweed (Asclepias) plants to lay eggs on, since it is the only plant that their young caterpillars can eat. These milkweeds are not the weed we know Skipper butterflies enjoy flowers with flat by that name, â&#x20AC;&#x153;landing padsâ&#x20AC;? but attractive, such as zinnias, easy to grow coneflowers, Shasta flowering daisies and asters. perennials, that are a great addition to flowerbeds. Keep in mind, however, that they are poisonous.

Most importantly, providing a garden habitat in which pollinators can flourish means avoiding the

For those interested in knowing more about planting for pollinators, a good website to try is www. bringbackthepollinators.org from the Xerces Society, which is dedicated to invertebrate conservation.

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â&#x20AC;˘ Start planting frost sensitive plants now, including citrus, tomatoes, eggplants, pepper and basil. â&#x20AC;˘ Control aphids by spraying plants with a strong stream of water or applying insecticidal soaps or oils. Monitor citrus for Asian citrus psyllid. â&#x20AC;˘ Fertilize citrus, deciduous fruit trees and flowering shrubs with a slow release fertilizer if not already done in March. â&#x20AC;˘ Adjust irrigation according to the weather and be sure plants are properly mulched. â&#x20AC;˘ Prune winter flowering shrubs such as camellias. â&#x20AC;˘ Keep up with weeds by pulling or digging out.

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WOODBRIDGE LIFESTYLE

Wheels of Woodbridge Welcome to our 12th Annual Car Show

Rods, Roadsters and Cruising Cars Saturday, October 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Spectators welcome

Entrance off Union at intersection of Shady Pines and Chestnut Grove, Manteca (NE corner of Woodbridge)

Pre-registration Fee $35 – $40 after October 7 – Only Pre-registrants receive a T-shirt All proceeds after expenses go to Second Harvest Food Bank – Tax deductible receipt will be provided Trophies Awarded For 1st, 2nd, 3rd Places In All Categories + Best of Show + PLUS SPONSORS’ TROPHIES Fundraising for Second Harvest will include food sales, raffle and arts & crafts bazaar Registration is open through October 7. Limited to first 150 entries, first come first served.

Cars will be displayed beginning at 9 a.m. in the order they arrive. If paying by check, make check payable to: Second Harvest Food Bank.

Send your entry and payment to: Steve Ray, 1408 Bailey Park St., Manteca, CA 95336.

For questions, contact Steve at 510-876-2962 or e-mail him at: rayfmly04@yahoo.com (put “Car Show” in subject line).

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Your registration info will be retained and shared with our sponsors for next year’s event.

Release of Liability: I acknowledge there are certain risks associated with participating in this car show including: injury, property damage and even death. I hereby assume all risks of participating in the Rods, Roadsters & Cruising Cars car show. Upon my arrival at the car show I do for myself, my assigns, heirs and personal representatives relinquish any and all liabilities, claims, losses, demands costs, expenses, or rights of action, of whatever kind or nature, which I have or may hereafter accrue me to the Woodbridge Owner’s Association, Second Harvest Food Bank, or all other unnamed Sponsors, or their respective officers, employees and agents that may arise either directly or indirectly in connection with my presence or participation at this car show. I agree to not sue any of the hereinabove mentioned persons or entities for any claims or liabilities I have waived herein.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE:

Simple pleasures can be special moments.

VOTING ON GOVERNING DOCUMENT REVISIONS

By WBL Editorial Team

Part of what makes being a grandparent so wonderful are the special moments you have with your grandchildren! Stay active and connected to your grandchildren by making sure you hear your best.

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oodbridge’s current governing documents (CC&Rs and Bylaws) were written to organize WOA and protect the interests of the developer, Pulte. Our all-resident board wants to update and revise these documents to eliminate references to the developer, update them to current laws and craft them to the needs of our community. To that end, the WOA board appointed a committee that has met almost every week for the past year to research and draft a restatement of these documents and has hired a law firm to refine the committee’s recommendations.

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ææCOOKING 401

By Jan Spence Photos by Phyllis McDonald

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t the March Cooking 401 class, resident cooks Sharon Borstad (left) and Bonnie Pater demonstrated how to make turkey meatloaf and mashed potatoes in an Instant Pot®. A helpful tip: Use a Bundt pan to ensure the meatloaf cooks evenly.

Sharon and Bonnie also demonstrated using an Instant Pot® to cook artichokes, to hardboil eggs and to bake cheesecake.

Peeling hard-boiled eggs is a breeze after cooking them in this way.

Julie Ferreira won the day’s door prize, an assortment of Instant Pot® accessories.

Sharon Borstad and Bonnie Pater

Karen Perrin, Joan Southwick and Cate White enjoyed Bonnie’s Instant Pot® cheesecake.

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By Bill Abrew

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ell, it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like last year - The rain held off, we had a little cold, but great golf weather. Fifty members and guests participated in the tournament at Spring Creek Golf Course in Ripon on February 25.

Hitting the ball straight is a must with all the narrow fairways. The following were the best at it this year.

STROKE PLAY PLACE PALMER FLIGHT 1st Young Han 2nd Art Hogan 3rd Bob Hamilton

NICKLAUS FLIGHT Dan Pangilinan Mark Gattuso Frank Aguilar

FEWEST PUTTS PLACE PALMER FLIGHT 1st Young Han 2nd Tony Anello 3rd Rich DeGraff

NICKLAUS FLIGHT Greg Meagher Mark Gattuso Tony Gentile

game in the memo section. Space is limited. This will be a first come, first serve tournament.

The regular tournament will be held at a new venue for WSGC, Brookside Country Club in Stockton on May 20. This will be fun since very few of us have ever played this course.

If you have any questions regarding WSGC tournaments, please contact Mike Patterson at 408-640-9768.

The April tournament will be at The Reserve at Spanos Park in Stockton, Saturday, April 20, with a 10 a.m. shotgun start.

Guests 55 and older are always welcomed. We ask everyone to arrive 45 minutes early for a brief meeting prior to start. Fee is $48 due at the Clubhouse front desk by April 5. Please make checks payable to W.S.G.C. and indicate course name in memo section.

Also, a first for us. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re planning a non-official WSGC tournament for April 8. This is a â&#x20AC;&#x153;skinsâ&#x20AC;? format tournament at The Reserve at Spanos. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s open to all WSGC members and guests 55 and over with a valid GHIN number and index. First tee time will be at 10:04 a.m. $50 entry fee for golf and a skins game. There will be two flights. Checks are due by March 24 at the Clubhouse front desk. Please indicate â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spanos-Skinsâ&#x20AC;?

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Tennis

MARCH PUTTING CONTEST RESULTS Submitted by Bob and Karen Perrin

By Jim Corey In early March of this year, a tennis milestone was achieved that had only been done once before. Roger Federer won the Dubai Championship, the 100th career singles title of his illustrious career.

Only Jimmy Connors has ever won more, winning 109 singles titles in his career. Roger is still an outstanding player at age 37 and may surpass Connors at some point in time, but letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s look back at the career of one of my favorite tennis players of all time â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jimmy Connors.

Jimmy Connors was born in 1952 and raised in East St. Louis, Illinois. He learned to play tennis from his mother, Gloria, a former professional. Gloria cleared land behind their house to build a court while she was pregnant with Jimmy. She taught Connors what would become his feared two-handed backhand shot and instilled in him a ferocious competitive drive. At the age of 16, he began training with Pancho Segura, who was a tennis great in the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;40s and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;50s. Segura was known for his blistering two-handed forehand, a keen sense of court strategy and a crowd-pleasing flair. Connors then enrolled at UCLA for one year, winning the NCAA singles title and then turned professional. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jimbo,â&#x20AC;? the nickname that stuck with him throughout his career, quickly developed a reputation as a maverick among his peers. He also became known for spewing profanities on the court, shocking the fans of what was considered a gentlemanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game. However, there was no denying his ability to pulverize a tennis ball with the unusual steel racket he favored. The left-hander had a season for the ages in 1974, winning the three Grand Slam tournaments he entered

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trip to Angel Island is worthwhile if you are interested in gorgeous views, a short ferry ride and a trip through an important part of the history of this part of California. Weekdays are the best time to visit because the island is a popular weekend destination and usually less crowded Monday through Friday. You can walk around the island (approximately 5 miles), take the tram or ride a bicycle. It is also a good way to escape the heat since the island is on the west side of San Francisco Bay. Angel Island State Park is a great place to visit and to take children of any age. We have taken children of all ages on this adventure but we needed a stroller for the young child. The park is open until dusk and since there is so much to see, including a short, scenic ferry ride from Tiburon (with the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great restaurants near the ferry slip), plan to spend a full day there. An island, it is cooled by a nice ocean breeze making summer a good time for the trip. If you are more interested in the museum, historical sites, etc., take the trail toward the east. If your interest is more in scenery, begin in the west. The trail is a road and a circle with many places to picnic.

Bring a lunch if you wish, so if you trek the entire trail (which I suggest you do), you can see it all.

I grew up fairly near this island and did not know that it once was known as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ellis Island of the West.â&#x20AC;? It has museums that cover historical aspects of the arrival of Chinese and Japanese immigrants and, during WWII, was a place where WWII enemy combatants were imprisoned. After many trips to Angel Island, I am still certain there is even more to see than I already have.

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In addition to the Nike antiaircraft missile site (one of 11 Nike batteries built in the Bay Area during the Cold War) and the historical area, there is a hill to climb. A friend and I climbed this hill named Mt. Livermore many years ago. While we were resting at the top, we heard a loud sound and looked up. What did we see? The U.S. Navy Blue Angels doing their thing â&#x20AC;&#x201C; so close, we could see the pilots.

What a thrill! We learned that this island, whether you are on the peak or standing near the water, is a great place from which to view fly-overs.

To reach Angel Island, you must take a public ferry or private boat from San Francisco or Tiburon. It is about a two-hour drive (about 85 miles) from Manteca and tolls are required. To avoid the congestion of city traffic, I suggest you access the island from Tiburon by taking I-680 north from Pleasanton to the turnoff to Oakland (Highway 24). At Orinda, turn north toward Richmond along San Pablo Reservoir to Highway 80. Turn south (toward Oakland) on Highway 80 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; take the turnoff for the Richmond/ San Rafael Bridge (I-580). The Belvedere-Tiburon peninsula and Angel Island are southeast of San Rafael. From I-580, follow the exit toward San Francisco then look for the exit to Tiburon.

Before you go, I recommend looking online for more specific travel information to Angel Island State Park, the Tiburon Ferry and the Blue & Gold Fleet (especially for the ferry time tables).

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have sorely missed writing humaninterest stories for Woodbridge LIFE. Due to a fall in my home, I managed to break my… humorous [sic] … (humerus - not that funny!) … and injure my left leg. This all put me in care and rehab for five weeks and then in assisted living for another five weeks -XG\ 0F1DPDUD since I couldn’t be left alone to mend on my own.

Those of you who know me understand how important it is for me to ride around our community in my “Minion Mobile” and chat with all you wonderful folks. My family was very concerned that I would declare myself fixed and get on my trike prematurely so they said I could go home providing I have in-home care. They were probably right since besides having basophobia (fear of standing, walking or falling), I have chorophobia (the fear of dancing, but I love to dance) and “trikophobia” (fear of riding my trike!)

While all of this was taking place, I came up with some ideas for articles to write that, hopefully, stimulate you to think about creating a life for yourself in your golden years. Make no bones about it … we are all at an age where we are susceptible to accidents, particularly falling and breaking bones, no matter how good a condition we are in.

Staying in a care facility is a far cry from staying at the Ritz. Yes, you get waited on, showered, physical therapy and your bed made… but you still have to put up with the fact that you’re really held captive until you show signs of improvement. And, then in my case, it was on to a place where they offer assisted senior living. As glorious and beautiful as they want you to view it, this is no picnic. It got me to thinking how vitally important it is to thoroughly check out an appropriate living facility before you decide to place a loved one in an assisted home. Questions to consider are: How long and comprehensive is caregiver training? How are residents cared for and handled? What are the specific job duties and qualifications of care givers?

Who is qualified to dispense medications? What is the quality of meals offered? How often and well are rooms cleaned? And, finally, how often is physical therapy offered?

(Australian Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open) and accumulating a staggering overall 99-4 record in match play. He became the sport’s No. 1-ranked male player that July, a distinction he held for 159 consecutive weeks.

Over the next decade, Connors continued to dominate opponents with his deadly service return and two-handed backhand. He won four more U.S. Open singles titles—on three different surfaces—as well as the 1982 Wimbledon men’s championship. The gritty veteran earned his final tournament victory in 1989. Connors played one more full season in 1992 and his final ATP match was in 1996. In addition to his men’s record of 109 singles titles and 1,337 victories, Connors accumulated eight Grand Slam singles and two more doubles championships. He held the No. 1 ranking for a total of 268 weeks in his career, and, at one point, was ranked in the top 10 for an amazing 16 consecutive years.

Connors dated American tennis star Chris Evert in the early 1970s, but they called off their engagement in November 1974.

Connors later married former Playboy Playmate Patti McGuire, with whom he has two children, Brett and Aubree. The hard-hitting champion was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1998.

Jimmy Connors, an American, was the first Tennis Centurion.

Roger Federer, who is Swiss, is the second player to reach that threshold. Their playing styles are completely different but there is no denying their talent and what a joy to watch! I toast these two great Tennis Centurions!

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I’m looking forward to seeing you on the trails and paths and getting to know new Woodbridge residents. We are a unique and friendly group and if any of you would like to share your lives with the community, please let me know and I’d be happy to write a human-interest story about you.

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LIVE LONGER AND HEALTHIER Why Walking is Not Good for You

By Susie Blair, RN, BSN

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pril Fools! Walking IS a healthy habit, of course, especially for seniors.

You don’t have to exert yourself with high-impact cardio or weight lifting to get the exercise benefits of walking, although those are great activities, too.

According to the Activebeat website, dedicated to bringing readers news and information in the world of health, there are seven benefits of walking without the risk of injury possible from other more strenuous activities: 1. Lowers risk of cardiovascular disease 2. Helps ward off other diseases (like Type 2 diabetes and some forms of cancer) 3. Controls anxiety and boosts mood 4. Promotes weight loss 5. Is easier on joints 6. Provides the benefits of fresh air (if you walk outdoors) 7. Helps you be more creative HealthPrep.com, a condition-focused health news and education website, agrees and adds that regular walking, especially after meals, helps with digestion and getting rid of excess sugar in the blood.

How much walking is enough? Are 10,000 steps a day the “magic number”?

Did you ever wonder where the 10,000-step recommendation came from? Health insurance provider, Humana, explains it actually came from a slogan used by a pedometer company in Japan in 1965 to get people excited about walking. Eventually the step craze came to the U.S. and 10,000 was interpreted as the recommended number of steps for health. It comes out to about 5 miles or 90 active minutes per day.

This has been researched and found to have health benefits but may be a little much for someone with a more sedentary lifestyle. The Mayo Clinic recommends setting short-term goals using a pedometer and increasing weekly. For example, begin by adding 1,000 steps to your daily routine and ultimately increase to 10,000. Also, by increasing your intensity, like walking uphill, you can get the benefits in less time.

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The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity study showed that “walking for 3 hours a week was associated with an 11% reduced risk of premature death”.

Walking is free and requires no special equipment except a good pair of shoes. You can choose how much and where to do your walking.

Always beware of safety risks. If the weather is too cold or rainy, you can always walk on the inside track at the Clubhouse. Some safety recommendations from move it, people (a campaign sponsored by the Lexington, U.K., Area Metropolitan Planning Organization in an effort to help the city become the progressive, urban cool place it was destined to be) include: • Walk with a companion • Dress to be seen • Walk facing the traffic AND OFF THE STREET (drivers may not see you in time) • Beware of drivers • Be aware of your surroundings • Carry ID, pepper spray, your cell phone or alarm, and maybe a walking stick for protection.

• Don’t wear headphones or earbuds so you stay aware of what is happening around you.

Live longer and healthier by being safe when you walk.

Resources: activebeat.com, canr.msu.edu, exeter.ac.uk, health.harvard.edu, HealthPrep.com, humana.com, ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com, moveitpeople.com, Sally Wadyka of Consumer Reports, steptohealth.com DISCLAIMER: Woodbridge LIFE is not a source of legal or medical guidance. The above article is the author’s opinion and not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or for nutritional guidance.

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Some suggestions for the optimum effects: Step to Health states walking 30 minutes a day can decrease your chances of cardiovascular disease.

Michigan State University found that following the American Heart Association and American Cancer Society recommendation of “150 minutes of … brisk walking activity spread throughout the week can help lower (cancer) risk” and “make getting Type 2 diabetes less likely.”

A study at the United Kingdom’s University of Exeter showed that walking 15 minutes can help reduce chocolate (and other sweets) cravings as well as consumption.

Harvard Health Publishing says several studies “found that walking reduces arthritis-related pain, and that walking five to six miles a week can even prevent arthritis from forming in the first place.”

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Eggs Benedict Compiled by Mike Spence

Eggs Benedict was born in New York City, New York, but did you know?

• One serving of eggs Benedict (one split English muffin, two slices of Canadian bacon, two poached eggs and one ounce of hollandaise sauce) has just over 1,000 calories and about 2,500 mg of sodium.

It’s probably not very heathy eating but it tastes wonderful.

• The least disputed version of the first eggs Benedict occurred in the mid-1890s at the Waldorf Hotel in New York City (now the site of the Empire State Building). Stock broker Lemuel Benedict, trying to recover from a hangover, ordered a breakfast of buttered toast, poached eggs, crisp bacon with a” hooker” (then the term for a shot glass) of hollandaise sauce. The chef liked the taste profile and, with some adjustments, added it to the menu.

• Hollandaise sauce is a combination of egg yolks, melted butter, lemon (acid), salt and pepper. This creates a balance of protein, fat and acid. The mixture needs to be gently heated. A double boiler is often recommended for cooking the sauce to avoid scrambled eggs.

• Canadian bacon is not what most Americans call bacon. Canadian bacon is sliced from a lean smoked pork tenderloin while more common bacon is a smoked, salted and cured piece of pork from the leg, belly or back.

• Hollandaise sauce is a French “mother “sauce, meaning many other sauces are made by adding supplemental flavors. Add shallots, chervil and tarragon and you’ve got béarnaise sauce.

• Poaching eggs is not difficult. You’ll need large pot of 200-degree water (not boiling) with two tablespoons vinegar per quart and very cold eggs. Swirl like a cyclone and crack the eggs into the eddy. Remove in four minutes.

• The Associated Press (AP) Stylebook’s rule for writing food dish names requires each word to begin with a lower-case letter unless at the beginning of a sentence or a proper name. The dish under discussion is “eggs Benedict.”

• Eggs Benedict is not the same as eggs Florentine. In French cooking, any dish served on a bed of spinach is called à la Florentine. The name honors the city of origin, Florence, Italy.

• There are Hollandaise sauce mix (dry) packets available from McCormick and Knorr. Knorr lists 27 ingredients including paprika (red) and turmeric (yellow) to make its product look palatable.

• There are variants to eggs Benedict: o Eggs Blackstone – substitute bacon for ham and add a tomato slice o Eggs Sardou – substitute creamed spinach for ham and an artichoke bottom for the English muffin o California Benedict – substitute avocado sauce for the hollandaise and a slice of tomato for the ham o Eggs Princes – substitute asparagus tips for the ham o Eggs Chesapeake – substitute (Maryland) blue crab for the ham o Eggs Trivette – Adds Creole mustard to the hollandaise and adds a topping of crayfish o Eggs Atlantic and several other names – substitutes salmon for the ham • Is McDonalds® Egg McMuffin® an eggs Benedict knock-off?

Eggs Benedict can seem daunting to the home cook but you can CHEAT on the techniques. Silicone egg poaching cups crank out perfect “poached” eggs every time.

For the hollandaise sauce, add the egg yolks and seasonings to the jar of a blender.

Turn it on and slowly pour “nuked” butter into the top. Ta da! Hollandaise. Enjoy!

Resources: used: nytimes.co, en.wikipedia.com, whatscookingamerica.com, cullinaryarts. about.com, foodnetwork.com, “Associated Press Stylebook 2017” and “ON COOKING, a textbook of culinary fundamentals,” fourth edition by S. Labensky and A. Hause.

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e had a great, full February class focusing on Syrah/Shiraz from around the world. Many class members commented that this time the community table wines (all Syrah/Shiraz) tasted very similar to one another regardless of vintage, appellation or price.

This is fairly rare when comparing 12 wines.

up to four tickets) as long as you can give the front desk the other residents’ names.

An added feature to this class was a special “vintage” table of six 10 to 12-year-old Syrahs hand selected from Chuck Harvey’s cellar and poured by the man himself. A special treat to say the least. Nice to have generous, wino friends. Thanks, Charles!

As a heads-up for those trying to get in, however, the next class will be held May 16 with signups commencing April 19 at the Clubhouse front desk. Get there early or you will be left out!

The April class will look at the Barbera grape Thursday, April 18.

Sign-ups began March 22. It is safe to assume the class is already sold out as it generally sells out within hours after release. Sometimes tickets are left at the front desk the day of the event or you may request to be on a waiting list should tickets be returned.

I’ve been asked if I could do two classes a month and the answer is: I have neither the time (volunteer and part-time work) nor the energy to try to pull this off twice a month.

The doors will not open until 5 p.m. for the 6 to 8:30 p.m. class. Please have your tickets with you as they will be collected at the door.

You may sign up for yourself and one other party (a total of

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Just a reminder that the Wine 101 class is for all levels of wine drinkers from first timers to experienced collectors. You’ll always leave the class knowing something new about wine.

Three dollars per person non-refundable class fee and participants bring their own wine glasses, a wine to share with their neighbors and an appetizer for the class.

Hope to see you at a future Wine 101 event.

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ææWILD THINGS IN WOODBRIDGE

The Flying Red Jewels of Woodbridge

By Jana Kattenhorn Photos by Dave Steffy

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f you have nectar-producing plants in your yard, you will be visited by the brilliant red-headed Anna’s Hummingbird. When you put out sugar syrup feeders, you quickly discover how pugnacious this little feathered dynamo can be. Think of them as your garden bullies. The male and female only get together to mate then the female tells the male to shove off as this is now her yard. She alone makes the nest, a concoction of spiderwebs, soft downy odds and ends, bits of bark and lichen. I put out a net of pulled cotton balls, dryer lint and cat hair on my covered patio for all nest builders. Dog hair works well, too. Two Jelly Belly-sized cream-colored eggs are laid in the walnut- sized nest.

Their diet consists of small flying insects and flower nectar.

popping sounds in your yard. A hummingbird will fly straight up then drop suddenly. The popping sound is caused by their wing and tail feathers with the sudden stop at the bottom. Generally, this is done by either gender to defend territory from another bird, cat, dog or human out in their yard.

Female Anna’s on nest photo by Woodbridge resident Dave Steffy

I watched a hummingbird take a bath in the water left on rose leaves after a rainstorm. As it used up all the water on one leaf, it moved to the next. Some people set up misters for their hummingbirds during the hot summer months.

To attract this little jewel to your yard, plant flowering perennials and annuals (salvias, sages, coral bells, hibiscus, bottle bush, butterfly bush, fuchsias, day lilies, etc.) and/or put out a feeder.

If you choose a feeder, use a ratio of 1 cup water to 1/4 cup white sugar with no red food coloring. Do not use honey. If you have problems with black mold in/on your feeder, do not use chlorine bleach. The fumes can be toxic to birds. I spray on vinegar and let it sit for a while then wash thoroughly. Periodically, I put the feeders through a dishwasher cycle.

Worried about these little birds surviving our freezing nights? Hummingbirds survive freezing winter nights by relying upon a state of suspended animation known as torpor.

Ants will be attracted to the sugar syrup feeder, so you will need to use an ant barrier of some sort. I have had good luck with the Perky Pet® Ant Guard. I have not had any problems with wasps or yellow jackets for a number of years, but you can use a bee guard to discourage them.

For more information check out the following websites: ca.audubon.org/news/hummingbirds-pacific-flyway-0 theguardian.com/science/punctuated-equilibrium/2006/apr/09/hummingbirdssurvive-cold-nights; sierrafoothillgarden.com/2016/09/14/year-roudhummingbirds-ofthe-sierra-foothills/

Male Anna’s Hummingbird photo by Andrunco; This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

Hummingbirds are very curious and will come right up to you if you are sitting near their food source to check you out and decide if you can stay in their yard. Sometimes you will hear sharp

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Where in the world?

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Wow! Woodbridge LIFE has been circling the globe with our wandering residents!

We will do our best to include ALL travel photographs, but space and clarity will dictate. Preference will go to those not featured in previous editions and, yes, to those in exotic locales and interesting photo ops! Send images electronically to wblife2017@gmail.com using high resolution or actual size. Thank you for your contributions. We’re happy that you continue to enjoy Woodbridge LIFE. If your picture isn’t here, look for it in the coming months and keep sending them in!

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