W oodbridge Volume 6 ▪ Issue 3 ▪ Number 54
LIFE
Your Life. Your Community. Your News.
March ▪ 2016
March
Within the next two years, the Woodbridge Owners Association Board of Directors will transition from a developer majority to a resident majority. Before the transition can be successfully accomplished, WOA governing documents will be reviewed and revised, as necessary. One of the first items to be clarified is the section in the WOA bylaws addressing the existing board member election process. By the time you receive this newspaper, you will have received a ballot with which to vote on a proposed amendment to the WOA bylaws. From the Boardroom on page 5 and the accompanying chart explaining staggered terms could be helpful in making your decision about how to vote.
Inside
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Events and Tours . . . . . . . 8 Garden Tasks . . . . . . . . 19 Groups and Clubs . . . . . . 6 Household Hints . . . . . . 16 Triker's Travels . . . . . . . 28 Where in the World . . . . . 38 Wine 101 . . . . . . . . . . 32
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Photo submitted by Jim O' Donnell.
Jim and Irena O'Donnell wear "the green" both in Ireland and Woodbridge.
ST. PATRICK'S DAY By Jean Kavale
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ou’ll know it’s that time of year again when green clovers start showing up in Manteca’s shop windows, and Finley’s restaurant on South Airport Way begins advertising its annual corned beef and cabbage dinner. Yes, St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, is just around the corner. This joyful day is in honor of St. Patrick, Ireland’s patron saint, a fifth-century Christian missionary and bishop. Even if our ancestors didn’t come from that country, many of us temporarily become Irish on this particular saint’s day. Not only do we eat corned beef and cabbage, we wear at least one piece of green apparel. If the opportunity presents itself, we also tap
our feet to lively Irish music. Unfortunately, the beautiful country of Ireland has had its share of bad economic times during the past two centuries. Millions of Irish immigrants, in search of a better way of life, have settled in America. Among them was Margaret Walsh, a young woman from Donegal, who came here in the 1930s. Margaret and her two sisters endured a somewhat stormy voyage across the Atlantic, so they felt relieved when Ellis Island finally came into view. For Margaret, America was the land of opportunity, See
ST. PATRICK'S page 30