Woodbridge LIFE

LIFE

W oodbridge A new way to play Volume 3 ▪ Issue 1

Your Life. Your Community. Your News.

January

2013

January ▪ 2013

Woodbridge's Second Chance Band will be rockin' in 2013 Story and photos by Sharyl Burgeson

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ohn Green is not “green” in the music venue and is far from it. When he moved to Woodbridge from Fremont in March 2011, he asked his Pulte salesperson if there was a “band that jammed.”

The answer was, “No. There are several experienced players, but none with an interest in performing.”

WBL photo by Sharyl Burgeson

So John put his drums in the garage and waited until Chuck and Irma Lewis moved into the new home next door. John and Chuck struck up a conversation in the front yard, and Chuck, noticing John’s drums in the garage, asked a pivotal question.

Fred Welch, Gary DiMare, John Green, Elizabeth Cunnning, Dann Ayala, Irma Lewis (seated in front) and Chuck Lewis are the seven Woodbridge residents who have become known as the "Second Chance Band" playing for friends and special events throughout the community.

Annual Tea Party Will W.O.W. You

Father Time and Baby New Year

Inside

By Birdie Nieri

Bedford and Hancock . . . 8 Bridge Scores . . . . 8 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Committees . . . . . . . . . 37 The Doggie Bag . . . . . . 24 Events and Tours . . . . . 34

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Pam LaRussa set a stunning red and black table for tea last year. The February event raises funds to help the children of Manteca.

he Women of Woodbridge group will sponsor its annual Tea Party Sunday, February 17, 2013.

The theme of this event will be “Hollywood.” I will chair the event and promise to make it a special occasion with 20 themed tables from movies that we will all recognize.

Twenty hostesses have volunteered to decorate their tables with beautiful décor, of which no two will be alike.

Decorations and set-up will take place Saturday, February 16, with

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a preview of our efforts that same evening. A nominal fee will be charged for entry to the preview, and all proceeds will be given to the homeless children of Manteca.

This event takes many months of planning to make it all go together cohesively. I am always surprised at the talent of the women who volunteer their efforts. Guests will walk into the room, gasp, and say, “How did you think of all this?”

The colors, sparkling glasses, tall centerpieces, beautiful fresh flowers, shining silverware, SEE

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Woodbridge LIFE 2401 Morning Brook Drive Manteca, CA 95336

Directors’ Forum

n November 1, the Final Environmental Impact Report for the Union Pacific Intermodal Expansion was approved by the San Joaquin County Planning Commission.

I believe the next step is to obtain approval by the County Board of Supervisors.

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Deb Ristau

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PUBLICATION COMMITTEE Sharyl Burgeson Carol Jo Hargreaves Karla Hoyer Dodie Miller Pepper Noble

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t’s the middle of December and my favorite time of the year — except for the cold weather and fog. I love the Christmas holidays. I love decorating and seeing the house filled with light and much-loved decorations. It’s also the time I look forward to seeing more friends and family and PARTIES, PARTIES, Denise Drewry PARTIES! And, in case you Resident Director hadn’t noticed, DEL WEBB WOODBRIDGE is KNOWN for PARTIES! Who knew when we first moved here that we would have so many friends? Who knew we would become so involved in the activities of the community?

Noise is the issue they will not be able to abate below a significant level, although they will be making many changes: removing speed bumps, redesigning the entrance to reduce the truck waiting times, having electrical power available at trailer storage locations so diesel engines are not necessary to run the reefer cooling equipment, he Holiday Home Tour was wonderful. We had etc. They've also promised to investigate other potential six homes to tour this year, and I am always sound reducing technology. awed to see the beauty and diversity of the décor. To the homeowners who put their homes on the tour: nion Pacific officials have offered to host another THANK YOU for making us a part of your holiday informational meeting and bus field trip through celebration. THANK YOU as well to those who their intermodal facility if there is sufficient interest. donated those wonderful baked goods — you really We’ve done this once before and had approximately 90 ruined my diet. I decided to eat everything quickly so people on the tour. If you are interested in attending, I wouldn’t be staring at the temptation every minute.

To those who created all of the beautiful boutique please email me at Bill.Barnhart@MRBConsulting.us items — your talents amaze me! Another big thank if you’ve not already done so. This will be for gauging interest and not for making actual reservations at this you to all the volunteers. Once again we enjoyed a wonderful kick-off to the holidays. The golf-cart time. The tour will likely be in the January-February parade is another exciting event I look forward to all time frame. year.

Bill Barnhart Resident Director

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ome of you may have seen the December 14 Manteca Bulletin article regarding the anticipated groundbreaking in January or February of the CenterPoint project. This will involve building a couple of large warehouses in which they will take shipping containers coming into the Union Pacific (UP) Intermodal Facility, repackage the goods into different shipping containers and pass them back to UP for further shipping.

This activity is currently being handled in Stockton which requires truck trips transporting the containers from the UP facility to Stockton and back again. When CenterPoint becomes active, this should eliminate 10 – 20% of the truck trips into and out of the UP facility, although overall, there will be an increase once the UP expansion is complete in a number of years.

The CenterPoint project was the genesis for the City of Manteca to establish the Northwest Airport Master Plan. This plan will require CenterPoint and all new development along Airport Road between Lathrop and Roth roads to conform to certain traffic flow and landscaping requirements. All employee and delivery/pickSEE

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Looking forward to a new year and new beginnings I O

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oon it will be New Year’s eve and then the new year. We will be spending New Year’s eve with our oldest and closest friends from Napa, so if you go to the New Year’s party I will only be there in thought!

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mmmmm! I wonder how many months it will take me to remember to write 2013 instead of 2012? Each year is a new beginning, bringing new friends and neighbors. My wish for all of you is for a joyful holiday season and a wonderful new year!

Don’t forget, CPR classes will begin again in January. The classes are the second Saturday of the month from 9 a.m. to noon. Classes are free Heartsaver Certification. The classes will be every other month: January, March, May, July, September and November. Sign up at the Clubhouse front desk What better way to start your year than knowing you can save a life!

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Woodbridge LIFE operations. In addition, we also Editor’s Viewpoint: have the following Board-appointed

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An overview Kayo’s Corner . . .

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ith the New Year upon us, it’s hard to believe that some of our “original” residents have lived at Woodbridge for six years now. In this time, Woodbridge has seen a great deal of growth and changes to become the amazing community it is today in 2013.

committees: Architectural Review, Communication, Lifestyle, Policy & Procedures, Property & Grounds and Welcoming. These committees meet on a regular schedule, and all residents, whether committee members or not, are welcome to attend. The Board will approve the 2013 meeting calendar at the January meeting, but in the meantime, you’ll find a tentative schedule published in the WOA information on page 17 of this issue of Woodbridge LIFE.

While those of you who have lived here for several years “know the ropes,” many of our residents who are newer to the community are still learning the “ins and outs” of the Association. One of our newer residents asked that I explain the Association’s committees, groups and clubs, so I will take this opportunity to outline Kayo Armstrong our structure.

Executive Director Starting at the top, Woodbridge is governed by a Board of Directors. This group of five individuals, operating as one body, is responsible for all major policies and decisions that direct your community. In addition, the Board oversees all of the financial matters of the Association, taking recommendation from the Finance Committee, to ensure we remain fiscally prudent and sound. While this is a very brief description of the Board’s responsibilities, it gives you an overview of the importance of this body in maintaining the community’s well-being. The Board is currently comprised of three developer directors from Pulte Homes and two resident directors. As the community grows, this balance will shift, and when we’re completely built out, the Board will be comprised of all resident directors.

The board has appointed several committees which serve as advisory bodies in a number of aspects. Some of these committees have members who represent the developer, but the vast majority of committee members are residents along with representatives from the WOA staff. The Finance Committee was mentioned earlier as the group who reviews and makes recommendations on all aspects of our financial WBL JAN DRAFT.indd 3

Your WOA staff is comprised of three fulltime individuals who manage the day-today operations of the Association and fulfill the Board’s direction.

Your full-time staff members are Dreanna Langdon, Membership and Office Coordinator, Dodie Miller, Activities/ Lifestyle Director and me, Kayo Armstrong, your Executive Director. The three of us work diligently to ensure the Board’s vision for Woodbridge is maintained at the highest standard and to create an exceptional lifestyle experience for all our residents every day. The balance of the WOA team is nine Clubhouse Monitors, all residents who work part-time to enhance your Clubhouse experience.

VierraMoore is the Association’s off-site management company which assists with items such as account payables, taxes, payroll and financial reporting, collecting resident assessments and maintaining compliance with WOA Design Guidelines.

While it takes all of the roles outlined above to manage the business of your Association, it is the Chartered Clubs of Woodbridge that truly make your lifestyle fun!

All of our WOA-recognized groups and clubs are managed by Activities Director Dodie Miller, but governed by their own resident leadership.

The Board-approved “Groups and Clubs Guidelines” outlines all the specifics on these organizations, and this document can be obtained either at the Clubhouse front desk or on the community portal. This is an extensive document, but SEE

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Deb Ristau Editor, Woodbridge LIFE

was 13 years old, stood four-feet, eleven inches, weighed 85 pounds and loved my life as a tomboy in the rural California countryside between Salinas and Monterey.

Becky the terrorist lived in our barn, stood 16-inches, weighed eight pounds and the sight of her brownish-black feathers, beady eyes and small red comb didn’t bother me until the day she decided I was a threat — and attacked me. In retrospect, she was a hen protecting her brood. I was the giant who got too close for comfort.

Unaware that I was about to be the victim of a full-on chicken assault, I climbed over the white rail fence into the narrow alley used by our horses to get from the barn to an open pasture up the hill. My objective was to close the gate between the alley and the pasture. It was summertime and I was wearing shorts. Becky was on the far side of the alley doing whatever it is that chickens do. She, apparently, was very aware of me.

I saw her coming from the corner of my eye. She was 10 feet away when she left the ground and flew toward my head. I ducked and turned. My forehead struck the corner of an unyielding feedbox built by my father.

I saw stars. I turned back. She was still there. I saw those eyes, her wideopen beak, talons open and poised in front of her — ­ inches from my own face. That hen was ready to fight. I was screaming. I put up my hands and arms to protect myself. I swung at her. She hovered, flapping between me and the only way out. I covered my face and ran blindly up the hill. She followed. I felt her talons dig into the flesh of my right calf, her wings and body hitting my left leg as I ran. With each screaming step, I tried to shake her off. Half way up the hill, she left me and scurried into the sagebrush and grass leading down to the creek.

I have not been a fan of anything with feathers since that day. My bird phobia is a minor nuisance. I avoid them. Then, in 2012, I received a birdhouse from my dad. I filled it with birdseed and enjoyed watching my new feathered friends dart through the yard. They didn’t come too close. It was a start.

Now we come to the part of the story that ties everything together — fears and phobias, our Del Webb community, loss, the end of 2012, neighbors and friends who help each

Page 3 • January 2013 other, a new year, and a future that may be different than expected, but wonderful just the same.

I call it the ‘aha’ moment. That instant when we ‘get it.’ My aha moment in 2012 came on Christmas Eve during a brief visit with my Woodbridge friend, Vicki Conner.

Over laughs, I shared the chicken story with her. She then walked around her kitchen counter, picked up a small plaster rooster and gave it to me. “Take this. Hold it. It won’t hurt you,” she said with a smile in her heart and a twinkle in her eyes.

That was my aha moment. Yes, it was time to move on. Let it go. It is pretty silly to be bothered by birds.

But the prelude to my aha moment of learning to let go actually began months earlier at the home of Gail and Jeff Pace with the help of yet another resident, Patty Gallegos.

You see, during a conversation with Patty, she suggested reading, THE UNTETHERED SOUL by Michael A. Singer. She gave me a copy. I could not put it down. According to Singer, we can all ‘let go’ of the fears and phobias that haunt us. Even evil terrorist chickens? I wondered.

In the final days of 2012, I pondered the possibilities presented by Singer, reflecting on my personal ill will toward all things feathered. I recalled events of the past year and, at the same time, sent good wishes to others for a joyous 2013. I thought of the sad loss of Lou George and Arlene Lopez, along with the near loss of others fighting health issues or financial woes. I watched our community come together to help each other and to help those less fortunate. I witnessed love, laughter and residents sharing both problems and joy every day.

If we let events of the past — both large and small — cloud our future, we hurt only ourselves. 2012 will soon be gone forever. Join me and together, let's let it go. Let's open our hearts to the future.

Becky the tiny terrorist was protecting her babies. She was an ultra-aggressive breed of chicken.

She, along with another hen and a rooster, came to my family as a gift from an uncle who rescued them when an illegal cock-fighting ring was broken up. (I cannot make this stuff up.) Not all birds are evil. Bad things happen. We get hurt. Loved ones die. We must move on.

Will Rogers said, “The worst thing that happens to you may be the best thing for you if you don’t let it get the best of you.” Aha. Sometimes we need to be reminded.

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Woodbridge Groups, Special Interest Groups and Clubs Contact List (all follow WOA Group and Club Guidelines)

Club Artists & Crafters

Bocce Ball

Day

Time

Contact

Phone

Location

Mon/Wed/Fri

9 am

Kathy Dezotte

209-239-1617

ACR

1st Wednesday

10:30 am

Marie Evans

209-239-3726

CR

Mondays

11 am

Don St. Lawrence

209-825-7137

2 pm

Jackie Rudy

209-824-0454

Thursdays

10 am

Geri Rogers

209-824-5310

1st & 3rd Monday

3:30 pm

Judy McNamara

209-923-4718

Wed/Fri/Sat

6:30 pm

Pat Buxton

209-239-8663

Sunday

Book Club

Bowling (Wii) Bridge

Bunco

Cancer Support

3rd Monday

6:30 pm

Tuesdays

7 pm

First Tuesday

Cribbage

Crochet/Knitting

Dance

Fridays

Disabilities Support Drama

Thursdays

Game Night Golf

See Schedule

Hand & Foot Cards

Wed/Fri/Sun Thursdays

Grandparents Men of Woodbridge Neighborhood Watch Pickleball

(Beginners Workshop) Ping Pong

Poker Second Chance Band Tennis Trivia (Fun Trivia) WB Softball Teams

Wine 101

Woodbridge Singers

209-239-0409

CR

CR

CR

209-823-9767

MPR

209-824-5725

MPR

Craig Hoyer

209-825-5617 209-823-8678

GPC

Varies

Ann King

209-815-9805

ACR

Terrell Estes

209-824-7464

CR

Anne Madrid

Claudia Watkins

ACR CR

CR

CR Bob Hall

209-239-5712

VARIES

209-239-1542

TPC

7 pm 9 am 10 am 7 pm

Robert Philis

Mondays Thursdays

1 pm

Claudia Watkins

209-823-8678

LVC

Wednesdays Fridays

1:30 pm 5:30 pm

Al Sanchez Joe Victoria

209-239-8235 209-815-9343

LVC

Sun/Tue/Thu Mondays

Open Play 6 pm

Matt Madrid

209-824-5725

TPC

2nd Monday

4 pm

Bob Hall

CR

Varies

Nick Music

209-239-5712

Butch Larson

209-824-2062

DWF

Varies

Ron Kreitzer

209-923-4350

BR

7 pm

1st Tuesday

10 am

3rd Wednesday

11 am

Arts & Crafts Room Andover Room Bocce Ball Courts Billiard Room Bristol Room

MPR

4 pm

Every other Monday ACR AR BBC BLDR BR

MPR

MPR

Bill Goodwin

1 pm

209-624-3779

209-825-4805

Dave Steffy

6 pm

BBC

209-239-0387

Mon/Wed/Fri Weekdays Wednesdays Tuesdays

1st Wednesday

Women of Woodbridge

Mary Braun

1 pm 7 pm

See Schedule

Wheels of Woodbridge

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Tuesdays Thursdays

3rd Tuesday

Veterans of WB

Birdie Nieri

10 am

Mondays

Pinochle

Ray Pfoutz

1 pm 7 pm

2nd Monday

Mexican Train Dominoes

LOCATION KEY

2 pm

CR DK DWF FITC

7 pm

Club Room Demo Kitchen Del Webb Field Fitness Center

Bill Barnhart

209-629-8838

Marybeth Saari

209-629-8430

Jacquie Steffy

GPC IP LBRY LVC

Golf Putt Course Indoor Pool Library Lakeview Clubhouse

MPR

209-825-9451

CR

MPR

MPR

209-825-4805 MPR Multipurpose Room OP Outdoor Pool PATIO Outdoor BBQ & Patio TPC Tennis & Pickelball Courts

PMH PP QR SBP

Pulte Model Homes Panda Park Quincy Room Stockbridge Park

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Day

Christian Men’s Fellowship

55ers RV Group

Indoor Walking Class Quilters

Other Local Groups Contact List (these are not WOA sanctioned Groups, Special Interest Groups or Clubs)

Mel Reynolds

Varies

8:30 a.m. Jacque Reynolds

Second Friday

209-624-3768

Location

Resident Homes Varies

209-629-8508

MPR

12:30 - 5 Kathy Dezotte 209-239-1617 p.m.

ACR

Tuesday

1 p.m.

Friday

1 p.m.

Women’s Bible Study

Phone

Sue Edmiston 209-601-9210

Mon/Wed/ Fri

Red Hat Ladies Senior Bowling League

Time Contact

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Claudia Watkins

209-823-8678

Barbara Silva

209-824-0262

Carolyn Johnson

209-239-0936

Strike Zone Bowl

Varies

Neighborhood Watch - Block Captains: The most up-to-date list of your neighborhood Watch Block Captains is available on the Woodbridge community internet portal.

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 FITNESS CIRCUIT TRAINING

By Paul Serpa

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ircuit training can be extremely beneficial for anyone, regardless of your fitness level. A circuit training class can be fun and will help to build muscle endurance and aerobic conditioning. Circuit training also exposes you to a large variety of exercises and dissipates the workload throughout the entire body.

So, what is a circuit class? This class is designed around oneminute exercise intervals and comprised of exercises that involve all major muscle groups. For example, the circuit class at the Lakeview Clubhouse (Monday and Wednesday evenings or Tuesday and Thursday mornings) is designed so that you work on a machine for one minute, move to a non-machine exercise for one minute and so on. The one-minute intervals elevate your heart rate, thereby increasing your aerobic conditioning. And since you are lifting for one minute, which is longer than a typical set, you are building your muscle endurance.

Circuit training, just like any other physical activity, must be practiced at the upper level of your comfort zone – monitor your heart rate and stop if you become uncomfortable.

 WINE 101 Lodi Wines Wednesday, January 2 6 - 8:30 p.m. at the Lakeview Clubhouse

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ll residents are welcome. Bring a bottle of Lodi wine to share and your own glasses.

Call Jon Ford at (209) 815-9803 to place your reservation for this fun and informative evening. This event is limited to 50 residents.

 BOOK CLUB

W omen of W oodbridge

By Marie Evans

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erry Christmas and a Happy Hanukkah one and all, and a happy and safe new year from Woodbridge Book Club.

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Wednesday, December 5, was our Book Club's annual holiday luncheon.

This year we had a salad luncheon with four varieties of salad. All were delicious and followed by a very good lemon cake.

Renée St. Lawrence read a short story, THE REAL 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS, authored by Helen Haidle and illustrated by Celeste Henriquez, which describes the meanings of the 12 gifts sent during the Twelve Days of Christmas.

Almost all Book Club members attended, and I think we all enjoyed the lunch and Renée’s reading.

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hat do you read? If you like to read and to share, you are welcome to join us. We meet the first Wednesday of the month at 10:30 a.m. in the Clubhouse. I enjoy reading, trying new authors, reading new books and hearing what everyone else thinks about the book. Often, I am not sure I read the same book, and it is so interesting to learn what others see in a book that I haven't.

By Marybeth Saari

SHOPPING FOR THE MANTECA PREGNANCY CENTER WITH PROFITS FROM THE BUTTER BRAID FUNDRAISER

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recently had the privilege of shopping with Karen Penzenstadler and Carol Edgren for baby items for the Manteca Pregnancy Center. We had almost $1,300 to spend, all a profit from the Butter Braid Fundraiser in November.

Our first stop was the Burlington Coat Factory. They have quite an extensive baby department and we were able to get onesies, hats, sleepers, socks, blankets, towels, washcloths, bottles, comb/ brush sets, nail clippers, thermometers and more!

The next stop was Target where we purchased four convertible car seats to hold a baby from infant to toddler age.

We delivered our purchases to Janice Laplume, Executive Director of the Pregnancy Center. Janice and her staff were thrilled! Their cupboards were empty, and the car seats were especially welcome as they are expensive for Center clients to purchase.

Thanks again, Del Webb residents, for purchasing the coffee cakes and for your ongoing generosity and support of Women of Woodbridge!

A volunteer suggests a book for a certain month, we all read it, and the leader who suggested the book or someone else leads the discussion. Every Woodbridge resident is welcome.

As a reminder, here is the list of books to read in 2013! Already? I am not even used to this century yet, let alone that we are more than a tenth of the way through it! Yet 2013 is almost here.

January - THE READER by Berhard Schlink. Jeanne Thomas, leader.

February - KILLING LINCOLN

by Bill O'Reilly/Martin Dugard.

Sally Collins, leader.

March - THE OUTLIERS by Malcolm Gladwell. Patty DeRoos, leader.

Photo courtesy of Marybeth Saari.

Women of Woodbridge members Marybeth Saari, Carol Edgren and Karen Penzenstadler purchased $1,300 worth of much needed items for the Manteca Pregnancy Center thanks to their successful 'Butter Braid Fundraiser' held in November.

April - MY ANTONIA by Willa Cather. Judy Murdock, leader.

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Total Recall

By Karla Hoyer

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ere’s a look back at my year's review as a novice sports woman. It all began in February in the Woodbridge Billiard Room, where I discovered that the game of pool took luck, skill and a lot of practice to be competitive. This for me was a great cold weather game, and the Woodbridge players are a very talented and upbeat group of men and women.

With spring finally in the air, I headed out to learn Pickleball.

This group has grown since the onset of the sport and is by far one of my favorite games. The players can’t seem to get enough and always look forward to the next round of games.

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he Woodbridge Putting Course is still a work in progress for me. I have continued to play this game each month and am improving slowly but surely.

It would be to my advantage if I could keep score for a whole year and take my best score from each hole. I am not sure that they have a classification for this type of scoring.

The winds picked up and I headed back inside the Clubhouse for WII Bowling. I found that being part of a team was challenging and an extremely enjoyable way to play a game. The old adage "laughter is the best medicine," this is so very true it heals the body and the mind. The clubhouse was filled with laughter and smiles throughout the bowling season.

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une arrived and I headed to the Bocce Ball Court and met many new members of the Woodbridge family. This game, for me, was relaxing and a great way to finish up a hectic day. I enjoyed doing the research on this sport. It was as though they wrote the history of bocce ball just

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for me. The legend of Fanny was one of my best finds for the year.

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he days were longer and the weather finally getting hotter, so off to Horseshoes I went. What was I thinking? I don’t like sand under my fingernails or feeling like my shoulder is being removed from my body, but I made the best out of what I had to deal with. The friends, dinner and cocktails made it a super evening in the comunity.

The research surprised me on this sport as I thought it originated in the United States, but found out Greek soldiers started the game of horseshoes before the Christian era.

August turned out to be the best day of the year in sports at the Woodbridge. The greatest experience of my life was hiring my handsome, funny and tenacious grandson Cooper as my fishing guide. I found that taking vitamins should have been on the top of my list because Cooper never seems to tire of fishing. I am lucky to have been blessed with such a wonderful grandson who is so full of love and life. Cooper never seems to meet a stranger and becomes friend with everyone he meets.

aren’t crazy. We'll be back next year with a little more experience.

The greatest part of my year’s adventure was spending time with all the wonderful Woodbridge athletes. I must admit the shopping was fun and challenging. Basketball was the least stylish for me.

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ennis, anyone? It was an extremely hot day and playing doubles would have been a better choice for me. I still haven’t found my backhand. We are very lucky to have a talented group of tennis players who meet regularly and are great fun to watch.

The cold damp weather was back, and I headed out to shoot some hoops. I left not long after arriving with a bruised backside and ego to find refuge in a warm dry place.

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'Wheels of Woodbridge' donates $10,500 to Second Harvest Food Bank Story and photo by Kayo Armstrong

By Karla Hoyer

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ot long ago, Woodbridge lost one of our most beautiful people. Arlene Lopez went on to Heaven to live without pain and suffering any longer. Arlene now has a captive audience for her comedic style as she was the queen of one-liners.

Arlene was involved in the Softball group as a player and then later as a coach and was loved by all.

I think Arlene will be most remembered for her acting career in the Woodbridge Drama group.

Delores Hickey , Arlene and I started with the Drama group in the very beginning and tried our hands at acting in several plays and skits. This was a time of having more fun than anyone could ever imagine. Arlene seemed to be a natural on stage and off doing comedy.

I had the pleasure of taking ballroom dance classes with Arlene and Frank. Although we didn’t pass this class, we laughed our way through it.

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rlene had a heart the size of the world and would do anything for anyone. She was blessed with a wonderful family and always felt as though she had been blessed with the best children and grandchildren.

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many talks and laughs over the fence. This always brings to mind the old sitcom, Home Improvement, with Tim Allen and his neighbor Wilson. I had to stand on a chair in order to see Arlene over the fence and strain to her soft-spoken voice, but we seemed to manage a few laughs anyway. I must say that I’m not quite sure who played Wilson the straight man.

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he Wheels of Woodbridge Car Club presented checks totaling $10,500 to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank. The checks were presented by Car Club members in December and incorporated funds raised by Wheels of Woodbridge throughout 2012 for this very worthy local charity. Pictured are, from left in rear, Bruce Lattimer, Dave Reed, Britt Bogue, Dan Bogue, Connie Gannon, John Gannon, Ray Noble, Nick Music, Jack Keef and Annette Keef. In front, Mike Mallory of Second Harvest receives the checks totaling $10,500 from Wheels of Woodbridge President and Head Lug Nut Bill Barnhart.

Arlene has joined the ranks of some of the greatest comedians ever and now has a captive audience.

Our prayers and condolences go out to Frank Lopez and family.

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By Patty DeRoos

don't know how else to say it, but I was “tired.” I've been cooking Thanksgiving dinner for 40 years! After retirement, I found myself chairperson of the food pantry at our church. What a blessing this work has been for me, but this year I found myself worn out!

We called the adult kids and told them they were on their own for Thanksgiving this year. We were planning something different. They were fine about it.

"We walked to the Ahwanee Hotel, built in 1927, and gazed up to Half Dome, mindful of the Native Americans who lived here when all was serene and pure. "

We decided on a day road-trip to Yosemite.

Jim polished his 2003 50th Anniversary Edition Corvette for two days! We left at 7:30 Thanksgiving morning. We traveled through Escalon, Oakdale and into Groveland.

What a beautiful ride! We enjoyed our lush valley speeding by, showing off acres of almonds, walnuts, vineyards and new hay fields. We began the winding road upward toward the amazing creation known as Yosemite National Park.

As we turned that important corner and saw Half Dome in the distance, we realized, it's there.

It is always there, waiting. Many times over the years, we've looked forward to that first view! We continued along past pine and fir trees to the Merced River.

We caught Bridalveil Fall. We

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stopped and walked through the meadow down the path to the bridge over the river. It was 36 degrees and we only saw a few people at this early hour. The morning mist greeted us. Yosemite Falls was tumbling beyond the golden oaks. It was so quiet.

Restful. It was rest for our souls.

This is an amazing place to drink in thanks.

We walked to the Ahwanee Hotel, built in 1927, and gazed up to Half Dome, mindful of the Native Americans who lived here when all was serene and pure.

Curry Village was next. We peered up, taking in the granite walls of Glacier Point. Jim remembers the fire falls when he was a kid. We had a simple lunch in the cafeteria at Yosemite Lodge. We took our time.

On the drive back down to the valley, we realized how much the Corvette loves all those turns! Priest Grade greeted us and we wound down, slowly and deliberately. We continued our ride from 7,000 feet to our valley floor once again.

Two-and-one-half hours away, Yosemite Valley waits to offer its grandeur and peace. This is the season of thanks for all our blessings. Jim and I will return.

We have six months to sneak away another day... before the crowds of summer.

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Children's Christmas Party

By Claudia Watkins

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he Woodbridge Grandparents Group had its fifth annual Children's Christmas Party, Saturday, December 15. Once again, everyone had a good time participating in all the activities.

Approximately 50 children attended. Santa came to greet the children and give them a gift bag full of goodies. Mrs. Claus was able to come again this year to help Santa out.

Children brought toys to be donated to foster children. Fifty toys were donated.

The children enjoyed various craft games, art projects set at tables and face painting. Children were able to purchase little gifts at the Santa Gift Store that was set up at the event. Refreshments were served to the children, grandparents and parents.

Claudia Watkins and Kathy Dezotte were the primary hosts along with Santa helpers.

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ABOVE: Roberta McMurray, Kathy Dezotte, Claudia Watkins and Shirley Reynolds helped coordinate efforts to entertain and delight more than 50 children and their grandparents at the Children's Christmas Party held December 15 at the Lakeview Clubhouse. RIGHT: Del Webb grandchildren enjoyed face painting, crafts, games and tasty treats.

Special thanks to Ted Fidler who volunteered as Santa Claus.

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A Passion for Family … and Penguins

By Carmela Hickey as told to Kayo Armstrong

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ith each new year come hopes of a fresh start, wishes fulfilled and dreams come true.

For two Woodbridge families, 2013 is all of that and more!

supported each other through life’s triumphs and tragedies. While daily phone calls and frequent visits kept them in touch, it just wasn’t the same as being neighbors.

On a 2012 visit to see Terry and Carmela in their new Woodbridge home, the Goins were persuaded by their daughter to tour the Woodbridge models under the pretense of “getting some decorating ideas.” While she enjoyed the models, Marie saw right through Carmela’s “plan” as moms do and reminded her they had “absolutely no intention of moving.”

Two of our newest residents, Joe and Marie Goins, celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on November 30, 2012, the same day they moved to Woodbridge.

According to Marie, “Dad bought me a new home for the occasion!”

The Goins moved from Southern California and, like so many of our residents, had previously sworn they were “too old” to make Photo courtesy of Carmela Hickey. another move.

Marie and Joe Goins, celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on November 30, 2012, the Joe is a same day they moved to Woodbridge.

WWII Army veteran from Oklahoma who met his dear Marie on a blind date many, many years ago. Family was always top priority for the Southern California Goins as they raised two fabulous children and cared for the kids’ live-in grandmother. One of these children is Carmela Hickey who moved to Woodbridge with her husband Terry in 2010.

While the Hickeys were delighted with their new Woodbridge lifestyle, Carmela and her parents longed to see each other more regularly. They had always lived within very close proximity and

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dreams have come true for this new year. According to Carmela, “We are together again within walking distance, and they are already dog sitting. The miracles continue.

There is a song that goes ‘from ashes to beauty.’ We have all been through extremely difficult times, yet God has never let us down. I am thrilled beyond words that Terry and I can share our lives with Mom and Dad. Their smiles and excitement warm

my heart daily. We have already spent precious time together with children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.”

And so for the Goins and the Hickeys, 2013 brings a new start, while the family tradition of love and commitment continues on.

It was also during that 2012 visit Marie suffered a medical emergency.

Thankfully, it turned out to be just a scare, but was enough to make the Goins realize they needed to be closer to their daughter. Life’s stages are interesting. As both parents and children, we transition back and forth from needing to wanting each other, but through it all, we realize life is about both.

The Goins returned to Southern California and put their house on the market, while their daughter found a perfect new home for them at Woodbridge.

As the Goins settle into their new lifestyle at Woodbridge, many

Photos courtesy of Carmela Hickey.

TOP: Marie Goins is all smiles as her husband Joe selects the location of her 65th anniversary gift at the Del Webb Sales Office. ABOVE: Marie and Joe Goins sign the papers to purchase their new home. The couple moved to Woodbridge from Southern California.

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Meet Mr. Sterling M

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arie Goins is an avid collector of penguins.

Several years ago, she received a gift of a three-foot penguin affectionately named “Mr. Sterling.” Marie adores her lifesize penguin and was concerned about the safety of his ride in the moving van. So, rather than take the chance of Mr. Sterling

breaking in the move, daughter and son-in-law, Carmela and Terry packed him securely in their SUV for the trip to Manteca.

Mr. Sterling is pictured leaving his Southern California community of Casta Del Sol and enjoying his new home in Woodbridge.

Welcome home, Joe and Marie … and Mr. Sterling!

"Welcome home, Joe and Marie … and Mr. Sterling!"

Share YOUR A story in Woodbridge LIFE

By Deb Ristau

re you a new resident of Woodbridge? We'd love to share your story in Woodbridge LIFE. We encourage you to give us a call, send an email or drop a note at the front desk of the Lakeview Clubhouse. You've got a story, and we've got the place to share it.

You, our readers, have let us know that you enjoy learning about your neighbors as well as the many

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exciting activities taking place each month in and around our beautiful Del Webb community.

As we enter this new year of 2013, we are asking for your help. All you need is a willingness to share your story.

We have a fascinating, eclectic mix of personalities with an abundantly rich cast of characters living in our midst. Let us turn the spotlight on YOU!

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It — the roadster, not Pepper — was highly modified to produce race-car-like performance and appearance.

In my college years, Pepper was my sweetheart. We were married in 1961. We sold the roadster shortly thereafter in the financial reality of that recession year. Curiously, the car sat in dry storage, largely uncared for, for nearly 35 years and was then purchased by an enthusiast who restored the car to the nearly original form in which I had left it. That gentleman has passed, and the car now sits in his widow’s garage, for sale. There were several later phases to my passing interest that relate to all of this. The motorcycle, go-kart and airplane mania each served to fuel my passion for visceral thrills.

BB: What about your current car?

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BB: Where did you grow up?

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RN: Pepper and I grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, where we met at the Washington University School of Fine Arts.

I was a returning ex-GI, and she was an entering freshman. Our mutual interest in art has been useful in that we can assist each other by way of constructive criticism and even collaboration.

I've enjoyed an interesting life with a variety of special interest cars. I won't list them all, only those that were hallmarks in my life. First, there were the three 1934 Fords in my high school years. They weren't chick magnets, but they did offer a visceral connection to the road that I can still appreciate. In order, they were a three-window coupe, a five-window coupe and a '34 roadster.

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RN: There is essentially no distinction between my interest in art and my interest in cars or, for that matter, in anything mechanical. I've been producing car/motorcycle art for over 45 years, and our home is filled with Pepper's work and my work. My paintings have appeared in automobile and street rodder magazines and WBL JAN DRAFT.indd 14

The roadster was insured by State Farm for $27.50 for the year. Two hours after the State Farm salesman had inspected the car and left, I had stripped it of everything that might slow it down. This is called adding lightness to the car.

And then there were the twin loves of my life. Pepper being first and foremost and then the ‘29 Ford roadster.

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RN: In the intervening times, there were others. Ah, but I digress. Our 2006, C6 Corvette is the consummate expression of affordable luxury. In these, the November years, my butt grows weary and so the luxury of the Corvette's comfortable seats seems appropriate. We've crossed the good old U.S.A. three times, taking in the scenery and at the same time breaking numerous state and several federal laws — by accident, of course. We can drive an entire day without tiring and summon the thrills with the tip of the toe.

I've taken it several times for a go at the Watkins Glen Race Track in upstate New York — great fun to give your pet toy a workout in a legal playground.

The ‘Vette is a convertible so the weather here suits us compared to our eastern homes.

BB: How long have you and Pepper have been married, and what do you and she think about living here at Woodbridge?

RN: Fifty years. Some think that's a long time. It is not.

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Woodbridge for more than four years. We've sampled most of the activities and have settled on several that fill most of our available time. We are pleased to live here with the many new friends who bring their personal vitality to our lives, and we hope others feel we return the favor.

Wheels of Woodbridge meets the first Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. in the Lakeview Clubhouse. Call Bill Barnhart for more information, (209) 629-8838.

OPPOSITE PAGE: Ray Noble and his red 2006, C6 Corvette.

RIGHT: Ray and his '34 Ford Coupe.

BELOW: Ray poses with his highly modified '29 Ford Roadster.

Photos courtesy of Ray Noble.

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up type traffic will be required to enter all the businesses from the back side utilizing a new service road to be built between Union Pacific and CenterPoint. Only customer traffic will be accommodated to enter the businesses from Airport Road.

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urther, landscaping along Airport Road will involve a six-foot high berm planted with shrubbery along the sides and with trees planted on top. Buildings will be 100 to 300 feet back from the road, and each building front will be required to look more like a shopping mall than a warehouse district. Each building will also have alternating setbacks from the road.

I have poster boards showing how this project will shake out and can offer another informational meeting if warranted. Please contact me if you have any questions or want to know more.

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ne last item I would like to include is the addition of my voice to the cautions expressed on the Portal about the security of Internet financial transactions. Regardless of the costly fees one might pay in respect to making a payment through the Internet, the lack of transaction security can and will cost you a hundred times more if your payment is intercepted by hackers. There are robot programs running on the Internet with the intent of intercepting any unsecure transactions and scanning them for certain sequences of numbers such as credit card numbers. Irrespective whether you are buying something online from Target or paying your Association Dues, you need to make sure it is a secure, encrypted transaction which you can note by the little lock symbol in the lower corner of the screen plus the first few characters in the browser command/ address line will be https:// whereas an unsecure address is prefaced by http:// without the “s”.

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s the new year rolls around, Patti and I wish every resident here at Woodbridge the best year ever, and we promise to help in every way we can to make it so.

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Woodbridge LIFE KAYO, FROM

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New Year’s Hours for the Lakeview Clubhouse

In observance of New Year’s Day, the Clubhouse will be closed on Tuesday, January 1, and re-open at 7 a.m., Wednesday, January 2. We will be open regular hours on New Year’s Eve, Monday, December 31, with the exception of the New Year's Eve party. Happy New Year from the WOA staff!

Communication Committee Update

At the November Board of Directors meeting, the Committee formerly known as the “Publication Committee” was expanded and renamed the “Communication Committee.” The Communication Committee now features three sub-committees including Woodbridge LIFE, the Annual Directory and the Woodbridge Website. Resident Roger Cunning has volunteered to chair the Website Sub-Committee and is currently in the process of researching and identifying a new community portal. Once a new provider is identified, Roger will lead the effort to transition from our current website and then serve as the gatekeeper of the new site.

Many thanks to Roger for his commitment to this important project.

2013 Board, Committee and Other Standing Meeting Schedules

The first Board of Directors meeting for 2013 will be held on Wednesday, January 23, at 3 p.m. On the agenda for this meeting is the approval of the 2013 calendar of Committee and Board meetings.

Following the meeting, this calendar will be posted and made available to all residents. In the meantime, the following schedule will be recommended, with the exception of changes due to holidays and other conflicts.

Board of Directors – Fourth Wednesday each month, alternating 3 p.m. and 6

p.m. monthly. No meeting will be held in August.

Architectural Review Full and Sub Committees – Every Tuesday at 9 a.m., alternating full and sub weekly.

Communication Committee – Last Friday each month at 4 p.m.

Finance Committee – Fourth Tuesday each month at 2 p.m.

Lifestyle Committee – To be announced.

Policy & Procedures Committee – Second Tuesday each month at 2 p.m.

Property & Grounds Committee – Second Thursday each month at 3 p.m.

Welcoming Committee – To be announced.

Community Listening Post – Third Wednesday each month at 3 p.m.

New Resident Orientation – Last Thursday each month, alternating 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. monthly.

Holiday Decorations

As a reminder, for purposes of decorating the exterior of your home, the winter holiday season is November 15 through January 15. Please ensure that all of your beautiful holiday decorations are removed by January 15. For other holidays throughout the year, holiday statues, artifacts and other decorative landscaping items are allowed within two weeks prior and two weeks after a regularly recognized major holiday.

Thanks for complying with your community’s Design Guidelines.

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in a nutshell, in the hierarchy of clubs and groups, “Chartered Clubs” are the most structured.

To be a chartered club, certain requirements apply including the number of members, governing structure and fiscal reporting.

Currently, we have two Chartered Clubs: Woodbridge Senior Softball Club and Neighborhood Watch.

Then there are “Groups” and “Special Interest Groups.” While these two categories are similar in nature, slight differences exist in their structure, requirements and financial implications. Again, these are fully outlined in the “Groups and Clubs Guidelines.” Currently, we have nearly 30 groups and this number increases regularly as residents with similar interests formalize their structure.

In order for any chartered club or group to be “recognized” or “sanctioned” by the WOA, it must comply with certain guidelines.

The advantages to being a “recognized” group or club are vast and include the ability to utilize WOA facilities and amenities for functions and meetings per the scheduling guidelines and availability, promote events in the Clubhouse and be included on the Community Calendar.

According to the Groups and Clubs guidelines, “Membership in a group or club must be open to

all members of the Association without discrimination as to sex, race, religion, color, ethnic culture or national origin. The Association will not recognize a group or club which also requires membership in affiliated national, state or regional organizations as a precondition for membership. In addition, the Association will not recognize a club, shared interest group or group with a particular community service, political or religious interest due to their conditional or exclusionary nature.”

In Woodbridge LIFE, listed are both the “recognized” or “sanctioned” WOA groups and those that are not. There are various reasons why a group may not be officially recognized, but the LIFE team knows these are still important to your lifestyle so we have chosen to include them.

You’ll find a listing of both of these categories, along with their contact person and other pertinent information on pages 4 and 5.

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trust this information has answered some of your questions regarding the WOA structure. As always, if you have additional questions, feel free to contact me at kayo.woodbridge@ gmail.com or 209.824.7831 or Dodie at millerdodie@gmail.com or 209.824.7927.

Happy New Year to You and Your Family from the WOA! TEA PARTY, FROM PAGE 1 hand-painted items, and it is all tied together with a smile from the beaming hostess.

We have so much fun doing this event, showing all our creativity.

Many of us feel the let-down when it is all over and we clean up and go home to our normal Sunday evening.

The day is such a rush filled with energy and happiness.

a sell-out crowd. There will be a guest speaker, raffles, door prizes and an amazing, golden transformed Multipurpose Room.

You will not be disappointed.

There will only be 120 seats available when tickets go on sale, January 14. Each year has been

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By Kayo Armstrong

Editor's note: When the Communication Committee met early last December, each team member was presented with a beautifully wrapped gift package from our WOA Executive Director, Kayo Armstrong. Most members of the team very likely opened their 'gifts' on the spot. I, however, missed the meeting. Kayo then made a special trip to my home to deliver her gift - a small token of appreciation for the work we do in the interest of the community. I did not open my gift. I thanked her and gently placed it under our Christmas tree and waited until December 25.

When I peeled back the layers of tissue paper, I discovered a beautiful candle holder, just right for setting on my desk to work during those late, just-before-deadline hours. What I found next touched my heart beyond words. It was a simple Christmas card from the Armstrong family, Kayo, Richard and Emma — with a poem neatly folded inside. As fate would have it, while I was supposed to be finished with this January edition of Woodbridge LIFE and have it ready for the presses, I didn't. I had a page to fill. Although it is impossible in any line of work to please all of the people all of the time, it is my opinion that our Executive Director, Kayo Armstrong, does her best to make each resident feel welcome and an important part of our Del Webb community. As we close out 2012 and say hello to a young and excitedly vibrant new year that is full of hope and promise, I am compelled to include Kayo's poem and share it with all of you. May the joy of this holiday season fill your heart throughout the next year. My special thanks to Kayo, Rich and Emma. To Kayo because working for our community is more than 'just a job,' and to Rich and Emma for sharing your Kayo with us.

'Twas the night before pub Friday and all through the community, Not an active adult was stirring, not even an amenity.

The decorations were hung on the rooftops so dear In hopes that Woodbridge LIFE soon would be here.

From features and sports to reporting the news This one paper that doesn't give me the blues.

The photos of neighbors jump off the page And Bedford and Hancock are always the rage.

The residents were nestled all sung in their beds While visions of Woodbridge LIFE danced in their heads.

Grandma in her robe and Gramps in his 49ers cap Had just settled in for a wine-induced nap.

It's talented residents who make the LIFE team And pride for my neighborhood just makes me beam.

To all of the volunteers who so faithfully give Working with you is simply a priv!

When out on the driveway there arose such a clatter I rose as quickly as possible to see what was the matter.

Away to the window I flew like a flash Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.

Thanks to Sharyl and Dodie and Carol Jo And Pepper and Karla, Bill and Kayo.

And lest we forget our bold editor Deb We're all fortunate to be here at Del Webb.

The moon on the dew of the flamingo so pink Was I violating the CC&Rs, what was I to think?

When what to my wondering eyes should appear But the Manteca Bulletin delivery so near.

You warm up my life with your inner glow I adore you all and want you to know.

Each like a candle so unique and so bright Each in your own way, you light up my night.

With a flick of his wrist and aim sharp as a knife The sleepy young driver had brought me my LIFE! I knew in an instant as anyone would I now had my paper and all would be good.

LIFE for December is now put to bed January is upon us . . . it's not in your head.

But before into 2013 we continue Let me pause to say a heart felt THANK YOU!

I ran to my driveway and picked up the paper So excigted to read it I moved quick as a vapor.

I sat in my lazy boy like a bird in its coop As I opened the pages to read this month's scoop.

From our family to yours, we wish you the best And hope that your season will truly be blessed.

Happy Holidays with a hearty "HO - HO" From the Armstrongs . . . Richard, Emma and Kayo

As I flipped through the pages I knew at a glance This product of love wasn't merely by chance.

It must take hours of work and a great commitment To produce something so awesome and worthy of print.

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Traditions WBL photo by Deb Ristau.

WBL photo by Deb Ristau.

Vicki Mitchell and Lihua Bosma at the December Ladies' Luncheon.

My fam il three ki y would take u s ds to a m rememb o v i e .

I e Marvin r seeing Lee in “How West W the a three-sc s Won” in the r THAT w een Panavision . as a big treat. ~ Suzan ne Mau ck

I resolve to time on the spend more less time o golf cour se and n the comp in 2013. uter ~ Deb Ris

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I don’t ha v I hope th e a resolution. at the thr ee pounds I ’v not find e misplaced do me. ~ Dann A yala

Elvis sang to Linda Hauser, front left, and all of the ladies at the December Ladies Luncheon held at the Del Rio Country Club in Modesto.

I don’t d o more, bu resolutions any t My goal I do have a goal. is healed b to get my ankle y going t o the gym and pool.

If I c a ll it a goal, may succ I eed. ~ Mary J

o Keenan

We wish everyone a Healthy , Happy and Prospero u s New Ye

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A memo ra in a new ble New Year ’s E c Spring H entury in 80 deg ve was being ill, Florid ree weat a (north her in and I ha d o year resid just moved the f Tampa). Al re e The cham ncy in Walnut Cr after an 18eek, Califo p a gne fl sister an d spouse owed with my b rnia. rother, s.

Haouli m aka hiki h ou Happy N ew Year ~ Grace P asion

My husba n around th d and our two kids e a in New Yo television waiting fo ll used to sit rk and try ing to gue r the ball to drop the first to ss who wo fall asleep uld be .

Photo courtesy of Claudia Watkins.

Woodbridge resident Ted Fidler volunteers as Santa Claus for the Children's Christmas party sponsored by the Grandparents' Group.

My resolu ti for some on is “Do someth one at le ing nice ast once a d ay.”

It seems to work r e ally well it helps m for me, e to one an to remember to be good other! ~ Dreann

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I have m a memori ny fond New Y es: ear’s · Runn ing do brother wnstairs with my t New Ye o find a caché of ar ers and ’s hats, strea m w from th histles left ov e grown er -up part y. · Stan ding in the st beating ree on pots and pan t midnigh s at t. · Eati ng pork and sa on New Year’s D uerkraut ay good lu ck in t to bring h year. e comin g ~ Kathy

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Men of Woodbridge Update

By Ed Shoup

◊ In December, we presented $500 to Sgt. Chris Mraz of the Manteca Police K-9 Association to use as needed for the K-9 program. Our group held a dinner with the proceeds designated for protective vests for two K-9s.

However, that goal was reached prior to the dinner. The money collected will now be used to help purchase future dogs and equipment and to pay vet bills. ◊ On the third Tuesday of each month group members pick up trash for the Cal-Trans “Adopt a Highway” program. We are responsible for the four onand-off ramps at Airport Way and the Highway 120 bypass. ◊ A group of our members just finished helping with the Christmas Holiday Home Tour. They greeted and served beverages to tour guests. ◊ Our next dinner event will be a Taco Feed on Thursday, February 7, 2013. Mark your calendar and watch for a flyer in the Clubhouse. ◊ All male residents are encouraged to join the Men of Woodbridge Group.

We meet on the second Monday of each month at 10 a.m. in the Club Room.

Photo courtesy of Ed Shoup.

Men of Woodbridge donate $500 to the Manteca Canine Unit. Standing left to right: Tony Braun, Terrel Estes, Lem Phillips, Dick Fields, Jon Ford, Manteca Police Department K9 Supervisor Chris Mraz, Bill Buffington, Dave Reed, Nick Music, Norm Hauser, Duane Becker, Don Andersen, Bruce Lattimer, Fred Jones and Dennis Atwell. FRONT: "Havec," Bill Barnhart and Jack Dauler.

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THE DOGGIE BAG:

By Karla Hoyer

Serving the community since 1979.

Mexican Las Casuelas Restaurant 1580 W. Yosemite Ave, Manteca 209-825-0434 Sunday — Wednesday 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Thursday — Saturday 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Dinner prices range from $8.95 to $15.95

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short drive across Manteca brings you to Las Casuelas Restaurant, a Hoyer family favorite lunch spot. Las Casuelas was opened by owner Claudia Ramirez in 2007. Prior to that, she operated La Morenita Restaurant, which was located in the Manteca Market Place complex since 1999. Las Casuelas is a full service restaurant with a full bar, large dining room and a party room which can be rented. The restaurant is clean, nicely decorated and offers ambiance not found in most Mexican restaurants.

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he restaurant offers all of the usual Mexican items on the menu, along with a number of specialties. There is also a minimal Americanized menu for those who would prefer something other than Mexican food. The servings are more than ample and handled by a friendly and competent wait staff. Most of the servers know our order without asking and are always quick to serve us. Craig and I were invited to the family opening of Las Casuelas prior to the grand opening of the restaurant. Claudia sat with us this week while we dined to catch up on our families and to express concern that she hadn’t seen us for a while. Craig normally orders Chile Relleno and I always order Caldo De Pollo, aka chicken soup. I enjoy their soup more than any other place in town but do have to add jalapenos to add some heat.

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Wine & Cheese Social

By Sheilah Goulart

January 22, 2013 ~ 6 - 7:30 p.m. in the Clubhouse Sponsored by the Veterans of Woodbridge & Hosted by the Stockton Historical Maritime Museum

D

o you know that the City of Stockton was once home to a thriving shipbuilding industry? Do you know that the last restorable wooden-hulled minesweeper in existence is currently berthed on the Deep Water Channel in Stockton? The Stockton Historical Maritime Museum (SHMM), in conjunction with the San Joaquin Building Futures Academy, is undertaking the restoration of a rare wooden warship with ties to Stockton's rich maritime history, the former USS Lucid, MSO-458 (Minesweeper, Ocean).

The Lucid is an Aggressive Class Minesweeper, of which three identical sister ships were built here in Stockton in the early 1950s at Colberg Boat Works.

Designed to foil cold-war era Soviet designed magnetic and acoustic mines, she shared this unique design with 101 others built for the U.S. Navy and our allies. MSOs have all been retired and scrapped, and The Lucid, now owned by the SHMM, is the last restorable MSO in existence. It is now owned by the SHMM. San Joaquin Building Futures Academy, a charter school operated by the San Joaquin County Office of Education and directed by Woodbridge resident Sheilah Goulart, is the current home of the vessel, as the school site is on the Deep Water Channel across from the Port of Stockton.

Students are actively involved in the restoration work and perform clean up, carpentry, wood-rot repair and refinishing preparation prior to the final paint application.

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be taught onboard, including plumbing, electrical and HVAC skills.

Page 25 • January 2013 The former USS Lucid is a rare wooden warship and the last restorable Minesweeper, Ocean (MSO) in existence.

Woodbridge resident Sheilah Goulart and the Veterans of Woodbridge are working to help make the USS Lucid part of the historic waterfront in downtown Stockton.

You are invited to a wine and cheese social, sponsored by our Veterans of Woodbridge Group and hosted by the Stockton Historical Maritime Museum. LEFT: The USS Lucid today. BELOW: An artist's rendering of how the Lucid will be integrated as a museum in Stockton.

The restoration process is scheduled to take approximately five years and will transform the ship back to its original appearance. Upon completion, plans are underway to move the vessel to the historic waterfront in downtown Stockton. Once there as a permanent icon, she will become a museum open to the public, telling the story of wooden minesweepers in Navy service for nearly 40 years and the shipbuilding history of Stockton's multiple boat and ship builders.

The SHMM is introducing this most worthwhile project to local corporations, foundations and individuals to raise awareness and interest to make this all possible.

Potential museum members, volunteers and supporters are being recruited to help make this last MSO become a vehicle for students getting hands-on work experience and a high school education, while also preserving an important part of our history.

Please join the members of the Stockton Historical Maritime Museum at a wine and cheese social in the Clubhouse on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. You will have the opportunity to see historical naval artifacts, watch a video of the ship being moved to its current location and learn more about how you can become involved and be a part of local history!

For more information visit http:// www.usslucid.org.

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tambourines and cowbells. Now they were six.

“Do you play?”

The final member to join the jam John responded yes, he was a sessions was the young Dann Ayala professional musician from 1960 to (early 60s) on saxophone.

1978 but had not played since his The band, which plays mainly rock wife passed away in 1999. Chuck and roll from the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s, confided he’d just given away his made its debut August 7, 2012, at keyboard but with John’s urging, the National Night Out block party bought a new keyboard a month of Dogwood Glen Lane. Residents later. The two started jamming danced in the street every Wednesday to the sounds and evening in John’s both Woodbridge living room.

"We played around LIFE and the Soon after, John with names for awhile, Manteca Bulletin met Gary DiMare in names like Last Chance featured the band in the Clubhouse gym. or No Chance and then stories.

Gary was sporting a “Our performance t-shirt emblazoned Elizabeth suggested includes 26 with Fender (a wellSecond Chance. I liked songs and I sing known brand of it; we all liked it; it is a along to 16, often guitar). John asked if he could play Second Chance for all of with Elizabeth accompanying me. guitar, and a third us,” Elizabeth and Dann musician was added also perform as to the Wednesday soloists,” John said. evening jam sessions.

At this point, John, who is an easy-to-get-along-with guy, just wanted to have fun and to get a group together to get back into playing. He was “kinda bored” with his first year of retirement (even though he frequents the Clubhouse facilities and activities, and maintains an immaculate house) and wanted to renew his former profession into a hobby to keep busy. Plus, he said, “I hadn’t played for 20 years and missed it.”

“We had to learn and memorize 20 songs in six months, which, when you’re in your 60s and 70s, is no easy chore,” he explained.

Next, John posted an advertisement on the portal.

Fred Welch, a guitarist who hadn’t played in 40 years, responded to become the fourth Wednesday evening jammer.

Favorites of the band include Credence, Bob Seeger and Santana.

They are starting to incorporate country, like the song “Elvira,” into their repertoire.

John found Elizabeth Cunning, another new resident, who was a keyboard player/singer. He also coerced Chuck’s wife Irma into singing back-up and playing the percussion instruments,

The Second Chance Band has performed twice since their debut, once at a “free” patio party where a donation can garnered $200 for protective vests for the Manteca Police K-9 unit and the second, a free indoor Clubhouse concert in late November that attracted over 100 residents.

“We played around with names for awhile, names like Last Chance or No Chance and then Elizabeth suggested Second Chance. I liked it; we all liked it; it is a Second Chance for all of us,” concluded John.

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Meet the members of the Second Chance Band

By Sharyl Burgeson

John Green

John Green learned his music from his dad, who was a trombonist, and from the Salvation Army’s Young Peoples’ Band in England where he played both trombone and baritone as a nine- and ten-year old.

But John had always had a fondness for drums and in his pre-teen years, formed a threemember band with Boy Scout friends.

Dann Ayala

As a youngster, Dann Ayala didn’t have an interest in music. “My parents tried to get rid of me by giving me accordion lessons, which were big back then. I didn’t take to the lessons. I asked my parents if I could take piano. They bought me a saxophone,” he quipped.

The saxophone didn’t take either, but in high school, Dann had the option of taking woodshop or music.

Dann had no interest in a hammer, and his woodshop instructor didn’t recognize that it was a bowl he was trying to make. He ended up playing saxophone throughout high school.

Dann put the sax away for 40 years and only recently picked it up again. “Actually, while I was playing pickleball, Robert Philis suggested I contact John who invited me to jam.

“At our first rehearsal, John’s family moved John Green John told me I played from the London coast too loud. I play quieter to Toronto, Canada, in now and really like the group, 1957, and in his mid-teens, John especially Elizabeth who dances formed another band and played when she sings and Irma who in after-hours clubs (non-alcoholic) shimmies when she sings. I watch in northern Ontario and at school Elizabeth because I can’t dance . . . dances. wish I could dance like Elizabeth.”

By his late teens, he was playing tours in the northeastern and central Elizabeth Cunning United States. He belonged to the Elizabeth Cunning “took” to the American Federation of Musicians music and piano that her mother for 20 years. His formal music taught her as a little girl. She has education includes two semesters since taken lessons and has played at the Ontario College of Percussion all her life. where he defined his drum mastery.

He recorded eight or Prior to moving to nine LPs and four 45s Woodbridge a year during his professional ago with husband years.

Roger, Elizabeth was music director at John gave up his her church in Tracy music when he where she headed a married, moved to band and supported Fremont, California, the other music and went into heavy directors with events equipment for 30 years. and activities. She The last 22 years were spent as an owner/ Elizabeth Cunning operator/contractor.

Now, in retirement, he’s proud of his “second chance.”

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stayed at Bella Vista, a private Christian academy serving preschool through eighth grade students from 2000 to 2010.

Elizabeth has always loved to sing and has sung in a church choir all her life. She recently joined the Woodbridge Singers and also plays the banjo and autoharp at local nursing homes in Manteca and Tracy.

Gary DiMare

Gary DiMare became interested in guitar in high school when he and a friend bought guitars and started playing. He took private lessons for awhile and “really learned from them.”

Gary’s guitar playing continued in the Navy but stopped when he and a friend “got in trouble for playing after hours.”

He resumed playing over a year ago and has been taking lessons from G-K Music in Manteca. He said he’s progressing and is getting “more confident” about his playing every jam session.

Gary, whose teacher agrees he’s improving, has purchased several guitars but is not trying to outdo his son-in-law who has a collection of 22 guitars.

Chuck Lewis

From the time he was born, Chuck Lewis spent every spring, summer and fall in a cabin in Tamarack, four miles west of Bear Valley. “We had a honkey-tonk piano. Mice had eaten the felt off the keys so the piano had an “Old West” saloon sound. I taught myself to play by listening to the only station I could get on my transistor radio, KOMA, out of Oklahoma City.”

Chuck became more involved in playing piano when, at 16, he visited a Stockton recording studio, Quality Sound. The keyboardist and the leader of the group had a falling-out. The keyboardist left and Chuck was recruited for one song. It was “No pay. No fame. No hope. Just fun.”

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Chuck laid off music for many years until he moved to Woodbridge and met his immediate neighbor, John Green. He is now immersed in both keyboard and keyboard bass.

Irma Lewis

Irma Lewis had had no musical experience until John Green encouraged her to play percussion.

Then, John was looking for people to sing back-up and her husband Chuck urged her to try it. “I did, and I love it. It’s the most fun I’ve ever had,” she exclaimed.

Gary DiMare

"Having a second chance makes you want to work even harder."

Fred Welch has had an ongoing “off-on” relationship with the guitar since his high school years. In his San Lorenzo high school, he bought a guitar from a pawn shop and took a few lessons that didn’t satisfy him. He started learning from other musicians and by buying books and playing by ear.

~ Tia Mowry Chuck Lewis

He renewed his interest in the guitar briefly when he entered the service and jammed with other servicemen.

But, interest waned again when he married and didn’t re-spark until he chaperoned a Boy Scout camping trip and picked up someone else’s guitar.

Afterward, Fred was introduced to Tim Janis (Janis Music) where he bought a guitar, took lessons and renewed his interest in music.

Fred again didn’t play for awhile until his wife recently saw a notice on the portal from John Green asking for interested musicians. This was another “chance” for him, and he is thoroughly engrossed in music again.

"We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance." ~ Harrison Ford

Fred Welch

Fred joined a group in high school and played at local parties and dances. However, he quit the guitar when he attended San Jose City College and played football.

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"First, I have to thank God for giving me the gift that He did as well as a second chance for a better life." ~ Oksana Baiul

Irma Lewis

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"Opportunities multiply as they are seized." ~ Sun Tzu

Fred Welch

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110 FLAGS RETIRED Story and photos by Mel Reynolds

S

ome were faded; some were torn, but each could tell a story. In they came to be retired respectfully.

More than 110 American flags were collected by the Del Webb Veterans Group in 2012.

On Friday, December 7, Pearl Harbor Day, the Junior R.O.T.C. from neighboring East Union High School conducted a somber “flag retirement ceremony” on the Del Webb softball field. Many Del Webb residents lined up and participated by placing the flags on the hot fire.

In addition to residents, the Mayor of Manteca, Willie Weatherford and police chief, Nick Obligacion, were on hand for this solemn occasion. From the interest shown, it looks as though this may become an annual event.

The Veterans have placed a receptacle for collecting 'tired' flags in the Club Room and new flags are available at the Lakeview Clubhouse for $20.

My Name Is Old Glory Editor's note: The following poem by SMSgt. Don S. Miller, USAF (Ret.) was read by the Jr. ROTC team leader from East Union High School as the first ceremonial flag was laid to rest at the 3 p.m. ceremony held on Del Webb Field.

I am the flag of the United States of America My name is Old Glory.

I fly atop the world's tallest buildings.

I stand watch in America's halls of justice.

I fly majestically over great institutes of learning.

I stand guard with the greatest military power in the world.

Look up! And see me!

I stand for peace, honor, truth, and justice.

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I have fought every battle of every war for more than 200 years...

Gettysburg, Shilo, Appomatox, San Juan Hill, the trenches of France, the Argonne Forest, Anzio, Rome, the beaches of Normandy, the deserts of Africa, the cane fields of the Philippines, the rice paddies and jungles of Guam, Okinawa, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and a score of places long forgotten by all but those who were with me.

I was there!

I led my soldiers. I followed them.

I watched over them...

They loved me.

I was on a small hill in Iwo Jima.

I was dirty, battle-worn and tired, but my soldiers cheered me, and I was proud.

I have been soiled, burned, torn and trampled on the streets of countries I have helped set free.

It does not hurt . . . for I am invincible.

I have been soiled, burned, torn and trampled on the streets of my country, and when it is by those with whom I have served in battle . . . it hurts.

But I shall overcome . . . for I am strong.

I have slipped the bonds of Earth and stand watch over the uncharted new frontiers of space from my vantage point on the moon.

The field of blue stars is separated from the red and white stripes of each flag for the retirement ceremony. All flags are placed individually in the fire with the utmost care and respect. ABOVE: WWII pilot Jack Furrer retires the stars and stripes. RIGHT: Ed Shoup is one of the many residents who took part in the December 7 ceremony while Jr. ROTC cadets from East Union High School stand watch. The cadets will collect, clean, polish and return the 220 brass grommets that remain. They are a small token and memory of these flags that once waved strong and proud throughout our Del Webb community.

I have been a silent witness to all of America's finest hours.

But my finest hour comes when I am torn into strips to be used for bandages for my wounded comrades on the field of battle, when I fly at half mast to honor my soldiers...and when I lie in the trembling arms of a grieving mother at the graveside of her fallen son.

I am proud.

My name is Old Glory.

Dear God . . . Long may I wave!

I stand for freedom.

I am confident . . . I am arrogant.

I am proud.

When I am flown with my fellow banners, my head is a little higher, my colors a little truer.

I bow to no one.

I am recognized all over the world.

I am worshipped.

I am saluted.

I am respected.

I am revered. I am loved.

And I am feared.

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Garden Tasks for January

By Sandi Larson, Master Gardener

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hings to do in your garden in January: You can prune deciduous flowering vines, fruit and shade trees and roses. It is best to prune roses no later than February 15.

Nurseries carry bare-root roses, fruit trees, grapes and berries right now for planting. When planting, be careful not to compact the soil too much around the base of the plant.

Annuals available now are cyclamen, violets, primrose and calendula.

Feed your winter flowering annuals.

Snails and slugs are constantly a problem but are worse in the winter.

Use Sluggo or pellet or powder snail baits or hand pick early in the morning.

Begin seedlings of tomatoes and peppers indoors this month.

January is also a good month to divide Shasta daisies and daylilies.

Apply a dormant spray on your deciduous fruit trees and roses.

This will suffocate summer pests including scale.

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ere comes the frost: Watch out for frost warnings and cover your frost-tender plants and citrus with a covering that does not touch the plant. Put your covering on the plant when the plant is the warmest during the day to retain the best available heat inside that cover. You can also water the plant heavily the night before. If you are going to put lights on your plant to keep the temperature up, use the C7 bulbs, not the newer ones which don’t give off as much heat. Also, you can spray with 'Cloud Cover' for two to three degrees of protection or 'Freeze Pruf' for more protection.

Everyone starts their new year with resolutions, so here are my resolutions for my garden!

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uy only plants that I have a designated place to plant. My problem is that I wander down to my local or not so local nursery and find new plants that I’m dying to try – that new version of grass, that new blooming coreopsis, the newest fuchsia! Great, but then I get home and I don’t have the energy, the time or don’t know where I’m going to put the new plant! I resolve to find a spot first and then find the plant. This resolution also involves taking out those plants that I feel are not adding to my garden. How many carpet roses can you have? Or daylilies? I am a sucker for Amador Flower Farms and their daylilies, but I have let them overtake some areas so now is the time to take the extras to my Garden Club or my next Master Gardeners meeting and offer them to someone who wants them.

I resolve to keep on top of the weeds. Because our backyard has a slope, the mulch has a tendency to roll right off during storms or when I get back into the upper flower bed and inadvertently push it down with my feet. This continually leaves holes where the mulch was and is an open invitation for everything, including self-seeding plants and weeds to take over. I have found my evergreen clematis coming up 40’ away on the north side of my yard. Love the flowers, love our soil, but I’ve never seen so many plants pop up in errant locations because our soil is so fertile! Mulch not only saves us from weeding as much, but it also conserves water by keeping plants moist longer. You can also use a pre-emergent weed control a couple of times a year, usually in the spring and fall.

I am going to try to keep a gardening journal. Our San Joaquin Master Gardener's offer a beautiful Gardeners Journal which has helpful hints each season on what to plant, shade gardening,

pest control and even a handy pocket in which to put seed packets and plant tags. I am going to try to start using that journal. The cost is $20 and they can be purchased at the San Joaquin Ag Building, 2101 E. Earhart Avenue, Stockton. Or call me and I can pick one up for you.

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e smarter at watering. I have a couple of areas where I know my irrigation has a break in the line and I always put off repairing it. I need to think smarter when it comes to watering/overwatering. It helps to have drip irrigation, but what should be done in the spring is to test your drip to make sure your emitters aren’t plugged, which may start happening with our hard water issues here in Woodbridge.

The landscapers are notorious for breaking off sprinkler heads or pulling a drip nozzle out of a plant base, so it is always a good idea to look at your irrigation at the beginning of the watering season to assess coverage, correct over/ underwatering issues and see where the water is or isn’t going. If you see cattails or water lilies growing in your yard, you definitely have an overwatering problem. My daughter and son-in-law have a large backyard with grass on one side. They kept having brown spots everywhere but along the edges of the grass. I had them run the irrigation, and I noticed the water was barely touching the center of the lawn. The landscaper had not run any irrigation down the center. Combine that with the

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Dublin winds and you’ve got a real spotty situation. The winds are also a factor here in Manteca. If you water when the sun is up in the spring/summer/fall, there’s a strong chance the wind could carry away a good portion of your irrigation water to someone else’s yard or to the street. Take a look at where your water is going when it’s turned on and make necessary adjustments. The City of Manteca water department will also come out and help you adjust your irrigation. I had friends who were watering twice a day and the water was standing in their backyard to the tune of 2” every other day.

The City came out and adjusted the irrigation system, saving the homeowner hundreds of dollars as well as conserving water.

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astly, I resolve to help our fine feathered friends and butterflies by leaving seed heads on plants when I can and trying to plant more plants that attract butterflies. One of our Master Gardeners was telling me he’s seen flocks of finches fly into crepe myrtle bushes and devour the seed heads within just a short while. One of the best attractants for butterflies is the butterfly bush or Buddleia. This plant is now available in several dwarf varieties that are approximately 3’ tall. Petite Plum is one variety and it is carried by Schemper’s Ace Hardware in Ripon and Morris Nursery in Riverbank. It will bloom all summer into the fall. It will attract butterflies and other beneficial insects to your garden.

I was out at Lavender Hollow Lavender Farm last summer and I must have seen about 50 Monarch butterflies flying around the large butterfly bush they have in their garden. That place is simply amazing if you love lavender!

I wish everyone a fruitful and wonderful New Year!

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A favorite recipe from our readers Bill's vegan lifestyle inspires February comedy

Yes,

By Carol Goodwin

a protein-based dessert is unusual, but this is the best chocolate “cream” pie you’ll ever taste. The ingredients seemed odd to me. That was before my husband Bill began “cooking.” Here’s the background: In the 49 years we’ve been married, Bill has barbecued approximately 15 times – successfully on occasion. Then Dr. Oz happened to our family. Bill got hooked on health. And it’s driving me nuts, nuts being a staple for vegans.

Bill has ordered (and read) every book featured on Dr. Oz’s program. It’s only a matter of time before Amazon automatically ships the book of the day recommended by Dr Oz. Bill has taken to heart every book, and that’s not easy because some of the theories are in direct conflict. “Eat fish.” “Don’t eat fish.”

“Eat only sardines” (but cut out the crackers). Bill’s veganism consists of no meat (of any kind), no eggs, no dairy products, very limited sugar, and since he read “The Wheat Belly,” no flour. That leaves a whole lot of raw vegetables. His individual salad sometimes weighs as much a two pounds.

The good news is he’s lost weight on this “lifestyle;” it’s never called a diet. The bad news is I can’t even look at another dressing-free salad. The other bad news is that I’ve gained weight eating all the veggies while cheating by eating all the “forbidden” foods as well.

The really good news is that once in a while Bill finds an exceptionally good recipe such as the chocolate pie. And, as long as Bill and I stay together, I’ll never run short of material for our drama club’s plays. If you attend February’s performances at the Clubhouse, watch “Bob Does Dinner” closely. It isn’t simply true-to-life comedy. It’s my life, and I suppose that is funny.

Alton Brown’s Dairy-Free Chocolate Pie

WBL photo by Sharyl Burgeson.

Carol Goodwin — in the kitchen with Bob Edwards (left) and Trudy DeGroot (center) at the home of Sandy Meeks — serves chocolate cake at a neighborhood gathering. This talented resident delivers much more than cake and pie. Inspired by her husband Bill's obsession with Dr. Oz and getting healthy, Carol has written another comedy sketch to be performed by the Woodbridge Drama Troupe in February. The group has planned for three performances beginning on Thursday, February 21, at 7 p.m., with another 7 p.m. showing on Friday, February 22. The production will culminate with a matinee performance on Saturday, February 23, at 2 p.m. Carol will be serving her unique and spicy brand of humor with an insider's look at the Goodwin household and the crazy antics and adventures of Woodbridge residents.

Ingredients: Makes 8 servings 13 oz semisweet chocolate chips 1/3 cup coffee liqueur (ok to substitute brandy, regular coffee or almond milk) 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 lb silken tofu 1 tbsp honey 1 (9-in) prepared chocolate wafer crust (store-bought is fine) Directions: Place enough water in the bottom of a 4-quart saucepan to come 1 inch up the sides. Bring to a simmer over medium heat.

Place the chocolate chips and liqueur in a medium metal mixing bowl, set over the simmering water and stir with a rubber or silicone spatula until melted.

Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract.

Combine the tofu, chocolate mixture, and honey in a blender or food processor and spin until smooth (about 1 minute).

Pour the filling into the crust and refrigerate for 2 hours, or until the filling sets firm. ~ Courtesy Alton Brown, 2011

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Holiday Memories Made in December 2012

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By Dodie Miller

GOLF CART PARADE AND CAROLING

We had an exceptional turnout for the golf cart holiday parade in 2012. The carts, cars and bicycles were decorated with lights, streamers and all sorts of whimsical holiday trimmings.

The reception from our neighbors was very motivating. Residents lined the streets in anticipation and were treated to the warmth of the carolers' merry-making.

Holiday songs, horns, bells and whistles filled the chilly night air at Woodbridge.

Participants and spectators gathered in the Clubhouse

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afterward to enjoy camaraderie, nibbles and warming libations.

WOODBRIDGE SINGERS

The Christmas program put on by the Woodbridge Singers again was uplifting and inspirational.

It started with the Strummin’ Wonders playing their ukuleles and singing with audience participation. The Drama Group did a short skit and the Singers followed with a variety of Christmas carols that had the audience singing along. Then a segment from the movie, “The Christmas Shoes,” was followed by a closing song sung by Chris Seibert.

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EVENTS and TOURS January 2013

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t year-end we often find ourselves reflecting back over the past year at Woodbridge, the new relationships we’ve made and what we are thankful for. We partied with friends and neighbors and shared many memorable activities and events.

Maybe the following will bring back some of the shared memories.

Remember our first Talent Show nights? We discovered how much talent our Woodbridge community has and the event was so well Dodie Miller attended, we decided to do another later in the Activities Director year. The nostalgic “Remember When” show gave us another just recently, “A Nostalgic “Christmas.” We held a Valentine’s Day dance with DJ, casino bus trips, numerous wine and cheese events, Potluck Nights and many breakfasts and taco or spaghetti feeds. We also enjoyed a car show, Woodbridge 100 and Golf Cart Poker Run & Rally put on by the Wheels of Woodbridge group.

There were golf putting tournaments, WOW’s Afternoon Tea, the Lodi Wine & Chocolate event, St. Patrick’s Day dinner and dance and softball’s Opening Day. Did you attend the Joni Morris Show, “Ladies of Country Music”? How about our Clubhouse anniversary, the 50’s Spring Dance, Sip for Scholarship, Spring Garden Tour or the many happy hours, ladies’ luncheons or the Fashion Show luncheon?

There was the Speaker Series; the Drama Group put on “The Best of All Possible Worlds,” and we had a California Beach Boys dance. Maybe you saw our resident’s art show or attended the Minute To Win It game night (our resident participants were priceless!). We held a luau with Polynesian dancers, heard a Brubeck Jazz Quartet and received information about fraud alerts from the District Attorney’s Office.

We held our first Country Western Night, joined in a Walk-A-Thon for Breast Cancer, celebrated Oktoberfest and had an evening with Mark Twain. There was also the Veteran’s Dance, a 50’s Holiday dance and dinner, the festive Holiday Homes Tour, Golf Cart Parade, and finally we ended the year “New York style” with a gala New Year’s Eve party.

A very BIG THANK YOU to the Lifestyle Committee and subcommittee, and to all of the WOA Groups and Clubs for all the work you put into our 2012 events. Without you, these events wouldn’t have been possible. I know that statement’s been used before, but it truly comes from my heart.

Happy New Year and let 2013 make all of your dreams come true!

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DEE ADAMS OF DOCTORS HOSPITAL – This is another informal question and answer session on women’s health. Thursday, January 10 @ 6 p.m.

CPR CLASS – Learn CPR from Denise Drewry, RN. Free. The class is from 9 a.m. – noon. Mats and mannequins provided. Saturday, January 12.

WOMEN OF WOODBRIDGE SPEAKER SERIES – The museum’s CEO/History Curator will cover the 81-year history of Stockton’s Haggin Museum.

Thursday, January 17 @ 2 p.m.

VETERANS GROUP WINE & CHEESE – This will be hosted by the Stockton Historical Maritime Museum. You’ll see historical naval artifacts and a video of a rare wooden warship being moved to its current location.

Tuesday, January 22 @ 6 p.m.

TEXAS HOLD’EM TOURNAMENT – Sunday, January 27 @ 12:30 p.m.

MINUTE TO WIN IT NIGHT – Get ready for another game night with lots of laughter and fun. Thursday, January 31 @ 7 p.m. Note change of date from the previous issue.

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team consisting of both staff and members of the Property & Grounds Committee, who monitor

and direct landscape activities on a regular basis. So that we may maintain the common area landscape in a cost-effective and beneficial manner, we ask that individual residents refrain from altering or directing maintenance activities. Rather, if you have a concern, please direct it to Kayo Armstrong at 209.824.7831 or kayo. woodbridge@gmail.com, so it can be addressed appropriately and in the best interest of the entire community.

Specifically, we've recently had some tree stakes that were disconnected from the tree. While the stakes will be removed in time, they are purposely left in place until it is evident the trees will grow properly without them. When stakes are

removed prematurely, the WOA pays for re-installation if it becomes necessary to secure the trees again. During this recent process, the professional landscape contractors were directed by residents to remove the stakes, hence costing the Association unnecessarily to replace if needed. We've also received reports of residents removing and/or otherwise altering plant material in common areas.

Again, we ask that you express your concerns to the WOA management rather than addressing them yourselves. Thank you for your support in making Woodbridge the best community it can be for all of our neighbors.

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Thank you Del Webb.

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Woodbridge Owners Association Board-Appointed Committees Thanks to the numerous volunteers who comprise the Board-appointed committees at Woodbridge. Listed below are the committees along with contact information for the chairperson and secretary, if applicable. Your participation in any of the scheduled committee meetings is always welcome.

ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW • Mike Wallick, Chair mike.wallick@pultegroup.com FINANCE • Christine Carlson, Chair christine.carlson@pultegroup.com LIFESTYLE • Dodie Miller, Chair millerdodie@gmail.com 209.824.7927

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Where in the world ?

Share your travel photos with us. We especially love it when you take along a copy of our very own community newspaper, Woodbridge LIFE.

LEFT: Ken Warbritton and Marian Daniels visit the Amsterdam museum with a copy of Woodbridge LIFE. ABOVE: Jim and Maryann Butterfield stopped with Bob and Sandi Peterson to visit the Giant Redwoods in Humboldt County, California. TOP RIGHT: Janet and Bob Webster wear matching CREW shirts and pose with the Woodbridge LIFE when they spent time with family in Harbour Town, Hilton Head Island, SC. RIGHT: Eileen and Mike Hill took Woodbridge LIFE to London and sent in this photo taken in front of Big Ben. BOTTOM RIGHT: Mike and Karen Kuns at an overlook of Old San Juan Puerto Rico during their December 2012 Southern Caribbean cruise vacation.

Send travel photos to WBLIFE2012@gmail.com.

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