WBL March 2019

W oodbridge LIFE Volume 9 • Issue 3 • Number 90

Your Life. Your Community. Your News.

March • 2019

2019 COMMUNITY DIRECTORY COVER CONTEST WINNER

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“Beauty can be seen in all things, seeing and composing the beauty is what separates the snapshot from the photograph.” ~ Matt Hardy Hardy is a self-taught celebrity, wedding, event, landscape and wildlife photographer, based in Dorset in the United Kingdom.

And The Winner Is

By Carol Jo Hargreaves

From the Boardroom.. .

Groups and Clubs. . . .

Events and Activities. .

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Gardener’s Corner .. . .

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ach year residents are invited to take part in the Directory Cover Contest by submitting artwork representing “the Woodbridge lifestyle.” Resident artist Pepper Noble was honored in 2015 as the first Woodbridge Community Directory Cover Contest winner. Her original painting, “View Over Lake Rockwell,” was printed on the front of the booklet distributed to all homes in the community.

Subsequently, photographs by Volker Moerbitz, Marcia Umberger and Shirley Hausafus have adorned directory covers.

This year we were thrilled to receive 21 contest entries from five different residents.

The Woodbridge LIFE Editorial Team

thoughtfully reviewed all of the entries and, after careful deliberation, selected Keith Davis’ drone photo taken over Liberty Park as the winner.

The photo was especially noteworthy for its juxtaposition of the colorful pink, blue and green rectangular-shaped pickleball courts with vivid, geometrically-shaped trees. Congratulations, Keith!

Keith Davis and his wife, Vickie, moved to Woodbridge from Discovery Bay in 2015. Their goal was to live in a safe community with understanding neighbors and they found just what they wanted in Woodbridge by Del Webb.

Vickie and Keith originally moved to California from Dacula, Georgia, for their jobs in 2011.

Vickie has since retired from the IRS but Keith still freelances a bit in his 45-year career as a steel reinforcement detailer/fabricator.

See WINNER page10

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From the Editor

What’s Going On at Woodbridge?

By WBL Editor Carol Jo Hargreaves

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arch is here and with it the arrival of spring (and Daylight Saving Time). I am looking forward to longer and warmer days, budding plants and a month in Hawaii. Woo hoo!

By Activities & Events Coordinator Jennie Custodio

In this edition of Woodbridge LIFE, we…

• Congratulate Keith Davis for shooting the winning photo for the cover of the 2019 Woodbridge Community Directory. Keith and his photo are featured on the front page and in the continuing article on page 10.

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• Read of the revamped common area rock project in Ramon Rivera’s column, page 4; about two issues facing the WOA board – the Maple Valley stub and a dog park – in Bob Teglia’s account on page 5, and of the rapid progress PP&E is making on its already-long task list, also on page 5.

• Learn about re-painting our homes. With all 1,426 homes built and sold over the past 12 years, it’s now time for many of us to turn our attention to exterior maintenance. Refer to page 6 for the Architectural Review Committee (ARC) reminder about how to get re-paint approval, using original paint colors, of course.

• Discover what’s happening in Woodbridge sports: golf tournaments on page 28, the softball team draft coming up next Monday (page 29), and tennis on page 27. All residents are welcomed to join these groups as active participants or spectators.

• Meet resident Vivian Morgan in Marie Evans’ interview of “The Man from Panama” on page 26.

• Drool over beautiful cakes, succulent crab and savory quiche on pages 35, 2021 and 33, respectively.

• Acquire more knowledge of local community history in Volker Moerbitz’s continuing “Manteca’s History” series, page 22.

• Catch some tips on container gardening from Cate White on page 25.

• Uncover why you need more time under the covers to live longer and healthier in Susie Blair’s “Health Tips,” page 34.

And there’s a lot more! Enjoy the photos of events (and adventures) and the fascinating feature about the many places Woodbridge LIFE has travelled over the years since its inception.

“Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.” ~ Mason Cooley Sit back, relax and read Woodbridge LIFE!

March 2019 • Page 3

~ Carol Jo Hargreaves and the Woodbridge LIFE team

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ho’s feeling lucky this month? I know I am.

I am Irish (my middle name is actually Erin, named after the popular Irish phrase, “Erin go Bragh”). My family has always treated this month like a national holiday and I’m always looking for a reason to celebrate, so I’m A-OK with that.

Jennie Custodio, Activities/Events Coordinator

Before we start looking for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, we’ll be celebrating Mardi Gras at the Clubhouse, Tuesday, March 5, with jazz music, Cajun food, (virgin) Hurricanes, beads, masks and more.

The party continues with not one, but TWO opportunities to get your corned beef and cabbage fix and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day (I told you it was your lucky month!) Join the Men of Woodbridge for their annual corned beef and cabbage dinner on Wednesday, March 13, and, if you can’t make it to that event, join us for a St. Patrick’s Day lunch on Friday, March 15. Be sure to keep yourself pinch-proof by not forgetting to wear your green. It’s said that if you’re wearing green from head to toe, a little leprechaun might give you a pot of gold!

An extra special treat was just added to March: Joni Morris will return to Woodbridge with her Legendary Ladies of Country Music show on March 18. Joni has been critically acclaimed as the most authentic Patsy Cline tribute artist ever known. You’ll enjoy her beautiful costumes and love her audience interaction and comedy, too. This performance is a must-see for any country music fan.

The Olli@Pacific program is really rocking and rolling now. There is still time to sign up to take advantage of the spring semester. I’ve received lots of questions about the program. We’ve teamed up with the University of the Pacific to offer a series of Speaking Sessions exclusively for Woodbridge members. We’ve had great response and a great turnout. I encourage you all to come down to the Clubhouse if you’d like to learn more. Catalogs and registration forms can be found on the flyer wall.

Wishing you all a very lucky month.

“May good luck be your friend in whatever you do and may trouble be always a stranger to you.”

~ Irish Blessing

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

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From the Bridge

From the D Bridge

By Ramon Rivera

uring the February board of directors meeting, the completion of the WOA common area rock project was approved. The project commenced February 18 along common areas on Daisywood Drive. The original project came to a halt due to %\ 5DPRQ 5LYHUD an overage in labor costs. The board of directors assigned the Property, Plant and Equipment Committee (PP&E) to assist WOA operations in creating a recommendation to complete the project.

I want to thank PP&E Chairman Chuck Harvey and PP&E member Wayne Van 5DPRQ 5LYHUD Operations Manager Wagner for their assistance and direction.

Each one of these men brought insight they have gained through years of experience in project management. The project is now scheduled for completion in April. Updates will be provided through Listening Post and email blasts to WOA members.

A task within the rock project will be landscape improvements for Del Webb Boulevard, specifically for the islands, or “pork chops,� located at each intersection on Del Webb Boulevard. Operations and a subcommittee of PP&E that consists of Tony Delgado, Bonnie Pater and Lanny Langdon is assigned the task. The task is to create a new landscape design for a total of eight islands on Del Webb Boulevard. Plants will be selected from an approved plants list for Woodbridge named the Union Specific Ranch Plan.

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WOA Update

The rock project will be completed in zones in the following order:

%\ 5DPRQ 5LYHUD Zone 1 - Daisywood Drive to include Stockbridge Park

Zone 2 - Madison Grove Drive Zone 3 - Del Webb Boulevard

WOA Communication

Resident participation and input on landscape improvements are crucial in bringing a design the community seeks. The odds of having 100 percent of membership agree with a landscape design are slim to none but providing avenues for residents to voice suggestions through committees or individually is a positive step in the right direction.

The rock project is significant due to its being the first project PP&E and Operations have teamed up to execute. “Teamwork makes the dream work� is a slogan I have used while working through this project.

Through this project, we identified areas for improvement such as defined statement of work, detailed scope of work and contract terms.

The solution is to create new processes and templates to implement as part of the overall task to improve project management.

We have several joint tasks underway with PP&E. As we dive deeper into these tasks, updates will be provided through PP&E meetings, Listening Posts and board of directors’ meetings. We will continue to create transparency throughout the organization. The avenues for residents to be informed and participate are getting stronger with time. Each item will be given thought, research, placed on a list and prioritized. I encourage WOA members to bring forth their suggestions, express their concerns and trust the process.

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

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From the Boardroom

By Bob Teglia

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wo issues raised in recent WOA board meetings involve: 1) the ultimate fate of the Maple Valley stub and 2) the possibility of establishing a dog park within Woodbridge, presumably by fencing off space in one of the existing parks. Both issues are currently under review by the board.

The roadway/sidewalk stub located along Maple Valley Street creates an unsightly break in an otherwise continuous sound wall that separates the southern edge of Woodbridge from the undeveloped parcel of land that parallels Lathrop Road. That parcel is zoned as Commercial Mixed Usage (CMU), with a future planned development of multi-family apartment units and commercial retail businesses.

The Maple Valley stub was initially shown in the “Land Use” portion of the Union Ranch Specific Plan (URSP) Draft Engineering Impact Report.

However, the Traffic Impact Analysis in that same report states, “No interior motor vehicle access between the CMU site and the active adult community is assumed for the project.” Such access was to be provided by constructing several new entrances to the CMU parcel along Union and Lathrop Roads. The URSP curiously addresses possible future plans for “low speed” vehicle traffic between Woodbridge and the CMU. The board appointed Steve Brazen and me to investigate and seek resolution of the Maple Valley stub project, including contacts with the appropriate Manteca city officials to explore options for eliminating it.

present a more complex problem to be addressed by the board. While a significant number of WOA members/residents own dogs and many advocate for a dog park, other members/residents oppose the idea, including some dog owners and non-dog owners alike. Perhaps the best approach, before moving forward on a detailed dog park technical evaluation by PP&E, would first be to conduct a survey, similar to what was done on the proposed Liberty Park windmill-clock tower replacement project.

It’s important to note these comments do not reflect the board’s position on either of the above-described issues. They are merely intended to inform members of the complex issues involved and actions taken or planned.

The matter of a possible future dog park in Woodbridge involves technical, social and political issues. The technical issues should be solvable but at a cost, as well as increased liability/insurance impacts to the WOA. The board recently assigned the Property, Plant and Equipment Committee (PP&E) the task of reviewing and determining the best technical alternatives for a dog park. The social/political issues

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Busy at Work

By Chair Chuck Harvey

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n last month’s article, we introduced the new Property, Plant & Equipment Committee (PP&E), its charter and its members. The members are off to a fast start, working on a variety of initiatives based on the requests and priorities set by the WOA board. Last month we assisted management staff and board with an audit/review of the Rock Project and developed appropriate adjustments to the scope of work, schedule and budget to ensure this project can be restarted and successfully completed. Work should begin shortly.

A subcommittee of the PP&E is working with Ramon and his team on landscape improvement options in the Del Webb Boulevard entrance area of the community. Over time, this will evolve into a larger scope of work looking at all the common ground areas of Woodbridge. Another subcommittee is engaged in the research of lighting options and costs to improve visibility on the Liberty Park radial paths and adjacent areas.

Yet another subcommittee is looking at the costs and issues around adding automatic door openers on additional access doors within the Clubhouse. And, finally, with a major infield renovation of the softball field scheduled to begin, a subcommittee is advising the board on annual maintenance plans, budgets and work required to maintain the field in outstanding condition.

Behind the scenes, we have begun a process to review and audit all existing maintenance contracts, programs and documentation. March will be our final month to complete the planning, scheduling, documents/ forms and training to conduct a physical inspection of all WOA assets.

The actual inspection process will occur in April and then again later this year, in October. This comprehensive look at the community’s assets will help inform the board as they establish annual operating and capital budgets and prioritize projects funded from the WOA’s Capital Reserve Fund.

There are many more projects originating from the annual capital reserve project budget as well as from board member and resident ideas that will be sent to PP&E for review and recommendations. The backlog is already large and the committee is working hard to maintain the early momentum we are building. Please don’t hesitate to contact us or attend a future meeting if you have any questions or feedback for the PP&E Committee. We meet the first Monday of each month in the Clubhouse.

Our next meeting is March 4, at 9 a.m., in the Westport Room.

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Meets every other Monday Elizabeth Cunning 647-4380 @ 6:30 p.m.

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

Contact Dave Basehore Sue Edmiston Betty Buff Barbara Silva

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

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Let’s Talk Paint

By Chair Tony Delgado

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think we all love paint in our own individual ways. Most of us enjoy “accent walls” or splashes of color to brighten up rooms. In short, colors make us happy. They can be vibrant, mood setting and, especially important, a direct expression of our individuality.

Unfortunately, we tend to focus on the interiors of our homes and forget that the exteriors of our homes are subject to much harsher conditions and seen by neighbors and passersby on a daily basis.

The members of the Architectural Review Committee (ARC) see countless homes with faded walls, trim, shutters and garage doors as we conduct our project inspections each month. The Woodbridge community is approximately 12 years old in some areas and this is to be expected. Fortunately, some residents are recognizing faded paint as an issue, and one or two at a time are submitting plans to re-paint. Kudos to those residents for helping maintain high architectural standards.

Based on the paint knowledge I have acquired, the best you can hope for, on average, is about an eight to 10-year life span for a “good” paint. If you use eight to 10 years as the average life expectancy of the “mid-grade” paint, you also need to factor in the amount of direct sunlight your home gets, the effects of inclement weather (wind, rain, dirt and dust) and the original color of your home.

Dark colors fade faster than light colors and, generally, paints with a degree of “gloss” to the finish withstand fading and look less faded over the same timeframe as paints with a “flat” finish. Unfortunately, the paint contractors who painted our homes used an “average” paint which was generally thinned 30 percent in volume with water before applying it. It made a little paint go a long way.

The process for re-painting can be a very simple one. First, take an objective look at the exterior of your home. If it is looking a “little tired,” now is the time to think about sprucing it up. If the walls are not looking faded or “chalky” (powdery residue when you move your hand over it), you may just need a touch up to the trim and garage door.

When you fill out your application form, please remember you must use the original paint pallet colors and include paint “chips” or color samples with the application, so the ARC members will have something to reference during the review process.

You may refer to Design Guideline 2.20 on page 11 for more information. If you are unsure of the colors, have no information due to age or re-sale, please contact the front desk and request assistance.

NOTE: Sections of the CC&Rs are currently being reviewed and revisions are being written. In an effort to avoid any conflicts with Design Standards, the common practice has been to use the Design Guidelines as the most current standard.

Happy painting!

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WOA Groups and Clubs: Groups & Clubs

Artists & Crafters Ballroom Dance Bocce Ball Bridge Bunco Canasta Chair Volleyball Chess Club Cooking 401

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

Craft Beer Group Bill Holst Crochet/Knitting Cribbage Drama

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

Cindy Carlsen

Phone

Meeting Day and Time

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

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

SU & TH @ 2 p.m.

Mondays @ 10 a.m.

3rd Monday @ 6:30 p.m.

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

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

3rd Tuesday @ 2 p.m.

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

Tuesdays @ 7 p.m.

Thursdays @ 1 p.m.

Wednesdays @ 6:30 p.m.

Fridays & Saturdays @ 6:30 p.m.

W-SA-SU @ 1 p.m.

Mondays @ 1 p.m.

Thursdays @ 9:15 a.m.

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

Fridays @ 6 p.m.

2nd Monday @ 10 a.m.

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

Fridays 1 - 3 p.m.

Block Captains will be Bob Hall 239-5712 notified of meetings 916Night Riders Nancie Ross 297-3271 Call for currrent times.

Oil Painters Patti Barnhart 629-8838 Tuesdays @ 9 a.m.

Mondays @ 4 - 5 p.m.

Paddle Tennis Stan Sutfin 815-9735 at Liberty Park Paper Crafters Betty Grandt 815-9827 Wednesdays 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

650Pickleball Barbara Shapiro 438-3085 M-F. Time varies Ping Pong John Goodman 629-8200 M & TH @ 1 - 3 p.m.

510Mondays @ 2:15 p.m.

Pinochle Robert Philis 909-8997 Thursdays @ 1 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.

Al Sanchez 239-8235 Wednesdays @ 1 p.m. & Poker Joe Victoria 815-9343 Fridays @ 5 p.m.

Radio Controlled Flyers Bob Umberger 239-2983 Days and times vary 408Robotics Larry Wiertel 439-5828 Tuesdays @ 6:30 p.m.

Westport Room, Scrapbookers Elaine DeSouza 603-9796 3rd Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

818429-1221 Shang-hai Rummy Cindy Carlsen 647-2695 Tuesdays @ 12 - 3 p.m.

Strummin’ Wonders Carla Marquardt 624-3754 Mondays @ 2 p.m.

Tennis Jim Corey 665-7687 TU-TH-SU, 9-11 a.m.

559Trivia Eileen Hill 301-3262 3rd Tuesday @ 7 p.m.

Veterans of Woodbridge Rick Van De Boom 923-4709 2nd Monday @ 11 a.m.

Walking Indoors Jacque Reynolds 629-8508 M-W-F @ 8:30 a.m.

510Wheels of Woodbridge Steve Ray 876-2962 1st Tuesday @ 10:30 a.m.

Widows & Widowers Group Francesca Jeglum 305-8448 3rd Saturday Wine 101 Jon Ford 815-9803 Days vary Wii Bowling Tom Heckl 275-9537 Tuesdays @ 1 p.m.

Women of Woodbridge Polly Smith 665-7236 3rd Wednesday @ 11 a.m.

Woodbridge Thursdays 1-3 p.m.

Women’s Calvary Church Bible Study Carolyn Johnson 239-0936 815 W. Lathrop Rd., Manteca Woodbridge Monday through Friday Pool Hustlers Ron Plummer 609-4350 @ 12 - 3 p.m.

Woodbridge Book Group Patty DeRoos 239-2833 1st Wednesday @ 10:30 a.m.

Woodbridge Senior 408Softball Club John Ochoa 981-3499 Seasonal Woodbridge 4083rd Wednesday @ 4:30 p.m.

Seniors Golf Club Mike Patterson 640-9768 in the Oxford Room Meets every other Monday Woodbridge Singers Elizabeth Cunning 647-4380 @ 6:30 p.m.

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Lakeview Clubhouse: 824-7581 Board of Directors

President - Norm Hauser Vice President - Sheila Petrakis Treasurer - Steve Brazen Secretary - Bob Teglia Member at Large â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Rick Van De Boom

Operations Manager

Ramon Rivera 824-7831 rrivera@ourwoodbridge.net

Activities/Events Coordinator

Jennie Custodio 824-7927 jcustodio@ourwoodbridge.net

Office Coordinator

Leilani Rodriguez 824-7581 lrodriguez@ourwoodbridge.net

Maintenance Supervisor

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Management

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Woodbridge Owners Woodbridge Owners Association Association Committees

ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW â&#x20AC;˘ Jacquie Alexander, Chair alexander-fox@comcast.net ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW 209-823-2914

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â&#x20AC;˘ Tony Delgago, ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW chair FINANCE COMMITTEE MARDI GRAS PARTY â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tuesday, March 5 @ 5:30 p.m. bmradct@yahoo.com â&#x20AC;˘ Jacob Lewis, â&#x20AC;˘ Tony Delgado, Chair Chair Nat Bolden returns to bring New Orleans to Woodbridge.

647-2593 lijalewis@comcast.net bmradct@yahoo.com 647-2995 Also included, courtesy of Bayou Bar & Grill, jambalaya 647-2593 with homemade pepper jack cornbread and beignets LIFESTYLE COMMUNICATION FINANCE COMMITTEE â&#x20AC;˘ John Baber, Chair with a house bourbon caramel dipping sauce for dessert! â&#x20AC;˘ Carol Jo Hargreaves, chair jbaber@ourwoodbridge.net Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have a frozen drink machine serving up virgin â&#x20AC;˘ Jacob Lewis, Chair Woodbridge LIFE824-7927 Editor Hurricanes (bring your own rum). Doors open at 5 p.m. lijalewis@comcast.net WBLIFE2017@gmail.com In the Multipurpose Room. Purchase tickets at the front 647-2995 COMMUNICATION 823-3538 â&#x20AC;˘

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Woodbridge LIFE Editor and FINANCE COMMITTEE LIFESTYLE Directory Chair OLLI@PACIFIC SPEAKER SERIES | VALLEY FEVER, â&#x20AC;˘ Jacob Lewis, chair cjohargreaves@gmail.com â&#x20AC;˘ Jennie Custodio, Chair HELEN GROSS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Thursday, March 7 @ 3:30 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; What lijalewis@comcast.net 823-3538 is coccidioides immitis? Helen Gross will explain this jcustodio@ourwoodbridge.net 647-2995 WELCOMING COMMITTEE sometimes-deadly disease, endemic to areas of the 824-7927 â&#x20AC;˘ Diana Clements, Co-Chair San Joaquin Valley, the southwestern United States and LIFESTYLE tenor4@comcast.net Northern Mexico. The lecture will focus on the causes, â&#x20AC;˘ Jennie Custodio, chair COMMUNICATION 665-4353 symptoms, treatments and possible vaccines to prevent jcustodio@ourwoodbridge.net â&#x20AC;˘ Carol Jo Hargreaves, Chair 824-7927 â&#x20AC;˘ Jeannie Tebbutt, Co-Chair it. Must be an OLLI Associate Member to attend.

Woodbridge LIFE Editor jltebbutt@gmail.com Registration forms may be found at the front desk. In WBLIFE2017@gmail.com 923-4356 the Multipurpose Room. Included in OLLI membership NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS 823-3538 price: $25 Associate Membership. â&#x20AC;˘NEIGHBORS Bill Barnhart, co-chair HELPING NEIGHBORS bill.barnhart@mrbconsulting.us â&#x20AC;˘ Bill Barnhart WELCOMING COMMITTEE 629-8838 CPL PALMER TROOP PACKING EVENT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Saturday, bill.barnhart@mrbconsulting.us â&#x20AC;˘ Diana Clements, Co-Chair 629-8838 March 9 @ 11 a.m. (Volunteer setup at 9:30 a.m.) â&#x20AC;˘ Rich Ferreira, co-chair Chuck and Terri Palmer bring their organization to tenor4@comcast.net raf49er@yahoo.com Woodbridge as we help support U.S. troops abroad.

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â&#x20AC;˘ Jeannie Tebbutt, Co-Chair PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT jltebbutt@gmail.com â&#x20AC;˘ Chuck Harvey, chair 923-4356 skeebum55@comcast.net 647-4479 NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS WELCOMING COMMITTEE Bill Barnhart, Co-Chair â&#x20AC;˘ Diana â&#x20AC;˘ Clements, co-chair bill.barnhart@mrbconsulting.us tenor4@comcast.net 629-8838 665-4353

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Room. In loving memory of their son, Cpl. Charles O. Palmer II, this packing event benefits troops throughout the world. Please check the flyer for a list of items needed or email jcustodio@ourwoodbridge.net. In the Multipurpose Room. FREE.

wear green. You might just win a pot of gold! In the Multipurpose Room. Open to the first 100 residents. $10.

JONI MORRIS AS â&#x20AC;&#x153;THE LEGENDARY LADIES OF COUNTRY MUSICâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Monday, March 18 @ 6 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Joni Morris has been critically acclaimed as the most authentic Patsy Cline tribute artist ever known. Her 25-year career as a nationally touring vocalist proves her excellence. Joniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Legendary Ladiesâ&#x20AC;? show includes songs of Kitty, Loretta, Dolly, Tammy and Patsy, too. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll also enjoy Joniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beautiful costumes and love her audience interaction and comedy. Her performances are a must-see for any country music fan. In the Multipurpose Room. Purchase tickets at the front desk. $10.

CASINO TRIP TO RED HAWK â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tuesday, March 19 @ 8:30 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Board the bus to Red Hawk for a 5-hour stay and win big. Each player receives $15 slot play or $20 match play. Please arrange to be at the Clubhouse by 8:15 a.m. The emergency contact form at the front desk must be completed each time you participate in a casino trip. Pay at the front desk. $20 CASH ONLY (does not include tip for the driver).

COOKING 401 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tuesday, March 19 @ 2 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Resident cooks Sharon Borstad and Bonnie Pater will show the class a variety of different things you can make in an Instant PotÂŽ. In the Quincy Room. RSVP at the front desk. $5.

OLLI@PACIFIC SPEAKER SERIES | WAR, PEACE & RELIGION, REX HAMILTON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Thursday, March 21 @ LISTENING POST â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tuesday, March 12 @ 6 p.m.

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Tuesday, March 12, $25 Easter Egg Hunt at Liberty Park Saturday, April 13 @ 10 a.m.

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Tuesday, March 26, $10

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Keith who â&#x20AC;&#x153;very seldom sees his work in progress,â&#x20AC;? flew his first drone with a coworker in 2016 in order to check a finished work project. Thereafter, he bought an inexpensive used drone for about $50 and learned to fly it. His skills now improved, he has worked his way up to a $900 DJI Phantom 4 with a camera that takes both still photos and videos. His new drone has both forward and downward vision systems, can hover and has many built-in controls, including a valuable collisionavoidance system.

Keith is an individual drone flyer, not a member of a flying club or group. He flies when he gets bored at home. He enjoys flying in Liberty Park, over Lake Rockwell, Del Webb Field and the Lakeview Clubhouse.

Keith told me his worst drone experience to date happened when a gust of wind caught his drone and slammed it into the fence near the Del Webb Field scoreboard.

He had to order and replace broken propellers but was soon out flying again.

Keith explained how he shot his contest-winning photo. It was a fall Sunday; the leaves had turned color and he was out at Liberty Park, just sort of aimlessly flying his drone. He could see the pickleball courts and walkways on the handheld screen and, using a neutral density polarizing filter to block out sun rays and make colors more vivid, he started taking pictures.

Later, he read about the Community Directory Cover Contest in Woodbridge LIFE and decided to enter.

Keith seems like a kind and caring guy. He likes to make small stainedglass ornaments, like pumpkins and hearts, to hide in neighborhood parks for unsuspecting people to find. He attaches a note to each ornament and hopes its finder will keep or re-hide the treat for someone else. Keith got this idea from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Woodbridge Rocks,â&#x20AC;? painted

by Artists & Crafters and hidden throughout the community. He likes the way a found treat â&#x20AC;&#x153;puts a smile on othersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; facesâ&#x20AC;? and confided that he especially likes the way people in Woodbridge reach out to help each other, to share information and provide guidance.

Our sincere thanks to the other four residents who submitted entries to the 2019 Woodbridge Community Directory Cover Contest: Stacey Shurson, Dave Steffy, Sandy Strube and Pam Warmerdam. We appreciate your participation.

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he crafters in Woodbridge were busy bees last month. And we’ll be at it again in March. All are welcome to any of our events – we’d love for you to join us.

I’d like to highlight two things coming up this month. First, Artists & Crafters will be offering a four-part series of demonstrative classes entitled, SO YOU THINK YOU WANNA QUILT? Instructors Lynn Brazen and Elizabeth Cunning will be presenting these classes on Thursday afternoons in March. Classes will provide information to those who are interested in beginning to learn to quilt, as well as include a lot of techniques and tips that would be great for those of you who are already quilters. A list of what will be discussed at each class is posted on the window in the Westport Room. Sign-up sheets for these classes are already available.

Secondly, our first DOG & CAT BED WORKSHOP of the year is Friday, March 29. Lorrie Tran, who leads this workshop, says we need as many helpful hands as possible – and please remember you don’t need to know how to sew to help. You can cut fabric, hand sew or stuff the beds. Also, while this is an all-day event, you are welcome to come down and help out for just an hour or whatever is convenient for you. These beds are very much welcomed by our local shelters and I know the animals love to have something warm to snuggle on in these cold months. We will begin accepting sewing scraps (no old clothes, please) in the Westport Room, Friday, March 1.

Here’s what we crafters will be up to in March: Friday, March 1, at 10 a.m. – Artists & Crafters GENERAL MEETING. Saturday, March 2, at 9 a.m. – OUT ‘n ABOUT to the Manteca Quilt Show.

Thursday, March 7, 14, 21 and 28, at 12:30 p.m. – SO YOU THINK YOU WANNA QUILT? (SYTYWQ?) classes taught by Lynn Brazen and Elizabeth Cunning.

Friday, March 8, at 12:30 p.m. – Molly Cooper will teach a WATERCOLOR PAINTING class.

Friday, March 15, at 9 a.m. – SCRAPBOOKERS get together to work on their scrapbooks.

Monday, March 18, at 10 a.m. – KAISER BREAST CANCER PILLOW WORKSHOP. Martha Harman will lead a talented group of ladies and make pillows for breast cancer patients. You don’t need to know how to sew to help. You may help stuff the pillows, cut fabric – there’s lots to do to help that doesn’t require sewing. Please

come help put these pillows together that will help someone facing a health challenge.

(Kaiser Hospital provides the materials.)

Friday, March 22, at 10 a.m. – Kathy Dezotte will lead the WOODBRIDGE ROCKS class. Rocks, paints and brushes will be provided.

Friday, March 22, at 1 p.m. – WOODBRIDGE QUILTERS meet for their bi-monthly Show and Tell. Come and see the latest amazing quilted creations these talented ladies have made. Anyone interested in quilting is welcome. It’s a great place to rub elbows with those who have been quilting for a long time, to ask questions, hear about the latest gadgets or for those who would like to learn about quilting. And for those of you taking the “SYTYWQ?” classes, this would be an inspiring place to see some beautiful quilted work.

We post our Artists & Crafters calendar of activities for the month and class sign-up sheets on the easel outside the Westport Room following our General Meeting.

Have a great month – Happy St. Patrick’s Day – I hope the leprechauns are good to you!

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The challenges of her upbringing and unusual family life round out her true story of courage and accomplishment.

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Our Luncheon Fashion Show was held February 16 and 17. Many WOW members helped to put together this new sell-out endeavor. We hope you enjoyed it.

Come and get involved in our next fun adventure. We meet the third Wednesday of each month at 11 a.m. Our next meeting will be Wednesday, March 20, in the Clubhouse Multipurpose Room. Hope to see you there.

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Preparing to Host Annual Events

By MOW President Chuck Harvey

M

en of Woodbridge (MOW) is a service and social group open to all gentlemen residing in the Woodbridge community.

Remember, our motto is “Do what you can, when you can” so there is no pressure to get over-committed or involved in the various events the MOW plans and delivers. We also support other Woodbridge groups to assist them in making their events a success.

Mark your calendars for these future MOW-sponsored events: Shredding Day, Saturday, May 11, from 8 to 11 a.m. in the Clubhouse parking lot.

Gather up your old papers and use Tax Day this April to prompt a clean-up. The MOW will sponsor a secure onsite shredding truck for use by Woodbridge residents. Free to all but any donation to benefit our MOW annual charity giving is appreciated.

Speaking of events, I hope many of you have already purchased your tickets for the traditional MOW Corned Beef & Cabbage Feed Wednesday, March 13, from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Clubhouse. A $15 ticket will buy you a delicious meal of corned beef, potatoes, carrots, cabbage, bread and cookies. A team of servers will deliver every meal to the table in record time, so sit back, relax and enjoy the company of your neighbors while we serve you. I hope to see you there and don’t forget to wear your “green.”

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MOW’s annual Mother’s Day Breakfast is Sunday, May 12, from 9 to 11 a.m. in the Multipurpose Room. And on June 12, MOW will sponsor a “Spring into Summer” dance from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Clubhouse. There are many more fun activities and events that we will sponsor or support in the second half of the year so stay tuned for more details.

The next MOW meeting is Monday, March 11, from 10 to 11 a.m. in the Quincy Room. Please join us to learn more about our work for the community and make some new friends.

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Cpl. Palmer Troop Packing Event & Donation Drive

By Jack Dauler

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eterans of Woodbridge will host a packing event in support of the Cpl. Charles O. Palmer II Memorial Troop Support Program, Saturday, March 9.

The Cpl. Charles O. Palmer II Memorial Troop Support Program is a volunteer effort designed to give the “everyday” citizen an opportunity to reach out to active duty military personnel serving on the front lines defending our country.

This support program was born from the ashes of personal tragedy. After the death of Cpl. Charles O. Palmer II (KIA in Iraq, May 5, 2007), the Palmer family sought opportunity to minister to other troops standing in the gap, offering the same sacrificial service to our great nation that their son, Cpl. Palmer, gave his life for.

The support program is simple. Personal care packages are assembled and sent to individual soldiers on the front lines. Anyone can do it; anyone can help. We welcome you to join our efforts.

The CPL Palmer Troop Packing event will take place in the Lakeview Clubhouse Saturday, March 9, at 11 a.m. with set-up beginning at 9:30 a.m. Please see the flyer on this page for a list of items needed. There are collection boxes in the Clubhouse maintained by the Veterans group where you may place your donations.

If you have any questions about how you can help, please call Jack Dauler at 629-8575.

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WOMEN OF WOODBRIDGE FASHION

“Friendship in Bloom” WBL photos by Sharyl Burgeson and Jan Spence

Table toppers, chair sashes and plates in soft pastel colors create a spring-like feeling in the Multipurpose Room. Each centerpiece was unique – some were silk floral bouquets or arrangements and others were charming birdhouses. Made and donated by WOW members, the centerpieces were raffled off at the Sunday luncheon. Tickets were $5 each

Connie Reed, fashion show co-chair, shown here with MPD Officer Castro, helped recruit stores and models. Connie modeled a peach waterproof jacket with navy jeans, white tunic sweater and a coordinating scarf from dressbarn®.

WOW thanks Manteca PD officers Montanez and Castro for escorting fashion models.

Front row (L to R): Cindy McGehee (WOW Chairperson and Show Hostess), Lynda Donelson (Homeless Liaison for Manteca Unified School District), Susan Quintanilla, Francis Ramos-Sells.

Back row (L to R): Ella Oakes, Kathy Giggey, Diane Kelly, Sadie Wenberg.

Sharon Borstad, fashion show co-chair, shows off J.Jill’s black and white cotton blazer paired with ankle jeans in sea glass wash.

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SHOW AND LUNCHEON Millie D’Alessandro shows off one of the beautiful metal birdhouses provided

by Rainforest Nursery.

The nursery also provided potted palms and a few table decorations for sale throughout the room.

Mary Duff, Jacque Foster, Maddie Romo, Lee Croletto, Joanne Lyions (a friend visiting Jacque) and Barbara Pinto-Choate high-five after a successful round of serving.

By WOW President Polly Smith FRIENDSHIP IN BLOOM was the name of the luncheon and fashion show and it was a huge success. Women of Woodbridge is very appreciative of everyone who attended the event. dressbarn® provided beautiful clothes on Saturday and J.Jill clothing was represented on Sunday. We held this event for two days to give more people an opportunity to attend and to highlight the wonderful women in our community.

Our models were: Marybeth Saari, Terri Heath, Connie Reed, Kathy Belcher, Susan Holt, Sharon Borstad, Birdie Nieri, Carole Pfoutz, Kathy Dezotte, Sue Edmiston, LaVerne Cortesi, Karen Penzenstadler, Sue Vernali and Genie Becker. These women have dedicated their time and energy to make the Woodbridge community an outstanding place to live and play.

Whenever planning an event as large as this one, many people work hard behind the scenes so it runs smoothly. Cindy McGehee was the lead on this adventure. She kept all the chairpeople on track and made sure the luncheon and show ran smoothly. Cindy depended heavily on the chairs of the committees: Terri Heath - Tickets; Sandi Kenyon - Raffle Prizes; Connie Reed and Sharon Borstad - Models; Charlene Price, Jacque Foster, Lee Croletto and Jan Spence - Food; Arlene DeGraff - Hostesses; Denise Armstrong - Desserts; Linda Checchi - Decorating; Polly Smith - Set Up; Marybeth Saari - Donors, and Carole Pfoutz - Programs.

Twenty raffle prizes per day were displayed in the Clubhouse lobby which were and raffled at the end of the show. The raffle is

Discovery ChalleNGe Academy cadet/waiter-for-the-day, Mr. Beleza, shows off a tray full of spinach and chicken salads with croissants. Two different 10-man crews from Discovery ChalleNGe Academy, a partnership between the California National Guard and San Joaquin County Office of Education (SJCOE), helped serve and clean up each day. Saturday’s crew took less than 20 minutes to serve all tables and Sunday’s crew took only 12 minutes.

always an important part of Women of Woodbridge events because our main objective is fundraising and enriching the lives of children in the Manteca area. We are happy to report we are able to present Manteca Unified School District a check in the amount of $8,700 for its Homeless Children’s Fund.

Women of Woodbridge is looking forward to presenting its next big event, SIP for Scholarship, Thursday, May 2.

WOW thanks the following sponsors for their

generosity: Realtors – The Lori’s, Lisa Boone/ Klemm, Susan Holt, Helen Gentile and Steve’s Mobile Sunscreens and Pamela Andrews, DDS.

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SCENE @ the Clubhouse

By Jan Spence and Carol Jo Hargreaves WBL photos by Jennie Custodio and Jan Spence

LaVerne Cortesi (in blue) assists Lifestyle Committee members in portioning out servings.

Manteca Unified School District be.tech culinary students did the cooking.

Photo by Connie Reed

Bob Naramore, Penny Dauler and Lanny Langdon separate crab for serving.

Woodbridge Activities & Events Coordinator Jennie Custodio (left) and resident Bob Naramore in proper “crabby” garb.

Large pans of succulent crab awaited the 54 people attending January’s Crab Boil held in the Lakeview Clubhouse Multipurpose Room.

Lifestyle Committee member Penny Dauler serves a tray laden with food to waiting diners.

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Lifestyle Committee member Connie Reed served trays of crab and corn on the cob.

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Clever signage invited participants to help themselves to crab-embellished cupcakes custom-made by The Sugar Hustle.

Crab-themed table number signs were placed atop red and white checked table cloths and each diner received a “Grab Some Crab” bib. Table #4 included (around the table from left): Jeanie Mini (gray sweater), Patti and Jim Araya, Carmen Mini, Sue and Lee Dempsey and Dave Reed. Participants brought their own beverages.

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WHERE IN THE WORLD – THE MAP

By Volker Moerbitz

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ince we started the “Where in the World” feature in Woodbridge LIFE in 2012, Woodbridge travelers have submitted pictures of 115 foreign places in 58 countries on all seven continents plus 96 places in 36 U.S. states.

The dots on the map show the locations of all foreign destinations visited since July 2012. Photographs surrounding the map represent travelers who took Woodbridge LIFE with them in 2018. Black dots indicate places visited from 2012 through 2017. There are no dots for

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2018 where in the world

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the U.S. as there were simply too many places visited. A flag is used to represent each foreign country or state/province visited (in the U.S. and Canada).

An international food bazaar is being planned for later this year. If you were born in a foreign country or have lived or traveled there and would like to share a sample of the local cuisine, please contact Activities/ Events Coordinator Jennie Custodio or Volker Moerbitz.

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Manteca’s History – Part 7: Served with Cream and Sugar

By Volker Moerbitz Photo courtesy of Manteca Historical Museum WBL photo courtesy of Manteca Bulletin

close it. In March 1997, a 15-year-old boy who won the Spreckels Demolition raffle, pushed a button to blow up the four silos of the abandoned factory. The only reminders today are Spreckels Avenue and Spreckels Park at the western end of town.

Cream and sugar had a huge impact Spreckels Park in Manteca’s history, but while Manteca’s first business, the Creamery, disappeared silently, the town’s biggest business, the sugar plant, went out with a Brick from Spreckels Plant bang.

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in the U.S. and new plants were high in demand.

Spreckels noticed the newly founded irrigation district in Manteca and saw a potential for sugar beets. Originally, he had plans for a factory in either Mossdale Crossing or in Stockton, to be able to ship the sugar directly to San Francisco, but the young Manteca Board of Trade “sweetened” the deal with an offer of 449 acres Spreckels Plant Stained Glass free of charge at the edge of town. Soon after, on December 31, 1915, a first shipment of 28,000 pounds of sugar beet seeds from Germany (the U.S. was not yet at war) arrived in Manteca.

In 1915, the Manteca district had 371 residents. A year later, after Spreckel’s announcement to build a factory in Manteca, more than 50 farmers had planted 7,000 acres of sugar beets. The first harvest yielded about 25 tons to the acre and earned farmers $5.50 per ton. Between 1915 and 1916, Manteca’s population had almost doubled to 567. When the plant finally opened in 1918, it created 400 new jobs. More than 300 new families had settled in the Manteca area, and the town was ready for incorporation. (More about that in Part 8.)

For the next 80 years, the sugar plant dictated life in Manteca.

Everybody who lived in the town either worked in the plant or knew somebody who did. There were temporary setbacks in the 1920s, when sugar beets were plagued by a persistent parasite (the beet curly top virus) and in the 1970s, when soft drink producers – Spreckel’s main customers – switched from beet sugar to cheaper high fructose corn syrup, but for more than half a century, the sugar plant was the backbone of the local economy. Farmers had a crop they could sell locally and locals had a place to work. As an added bonus, there was no commute – almost everybody lived within walking distance of the plant.

The plant supplied a steady income for hundreds of families which, in turn, formed the base for all other small enterprises in town, from grocery stores, bakers and butchers to the movie theater. In the 1950s, workers were paid exclusively in two-dollar bills and bank tellers remember that they had to process more two-dollar bills from Manteca’s business owners than anywhere else.

In the 1990s, however, increasing water prices led to higher costs for sugar beet farming. Together with a fast-growing competition from southern U.S. states and overseas, the plant lost its competitive edge and in 1996, Spreckels had no choice but to Silo Demolition in 1997 WBL photo by Volker Moerbitz

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fter a two-month hiatus, we continue with the Manteca’s History series.

In Part 6, we talked about the South San Joaquin and Oakdale Irrigation Districts. Before the beginning of irrigation, main crops in the area were winter crops like Cow-munity mural garlic or asparagus – even now, Stockton calls itself “The Asparagus Capital of the World.” The increased water flow allowed a wider variety of plants and one of the main crops was alfalfa, making dairy farms the most successful enterprises in the area and leading to the first industrial business in Manteca – a creamery. Built in 1896 (just one year after the start of the Tulloch system), the creamery was located on what is now Yosemite Avenue, near the “Cow-munity Mural,” which was put there in memory of Manteca’s first business.

The creamery used the train stop on Joshua Cowell’s property – the one that gave the town the (wrong) name Manteca (see Manteca’s History, Part 5), which enabled dairy farmers to get their milk and dairy products to San Francisco and from there out into the world. Dairy business was so affluent that a new, real train station was built in 1911.

Creamery in 1910 In the beginning, the creamery was not much more than a small skimming station for the production of whole milk, housed in an old railroad freight car, operated by dairy farmers on a cooperative basis. In 1906, Ed Powers bought the creamery. At that time, it was already shipping 100 gallons of cream every day and producing 8,500 pounds of butter every month. In 1914, Powers sold the business to Morgansen and Neilson, who turned it into a modern facility, making butter, pasteurized milk and ice cream. In the 1920s, there were 8,000 cows grazing in the area, producing 25,000 gallons of milk every day, providing growing business for the creamery.

In the 1930s, Floyd Richards and Roy Olson bought the creamery. Their first order of business was to build an ice cream parlor in front of the building. This soon became a popular rest stop for people traveling from or to the Bay Area and, in 1938, the creamery produced 10 gallons of ice cream every six minutes – in addition to almost a ton (1,800 pounds) of butter every day.

Butter production increased even more during World War II, when Manteca became an important supplier of butter for the U.S. military.

Butter production ceased shortly after the end of the war, but with increasing traffic from San Francisco to Yosemite and back, ice cream became a booming business. Soon, the ice cream parlor was a popular stop for tourists and the favorite hangout for local families. In 1948, the Creamery produced 1,500 gallons of ice cream every day – all made of heavy cream with a whopping fat content of 14 percent.

Everything in the ice cream – the cream, the fruit and the nuts – was local. But in the long run, local business could not compete with large scale fast food operations, once they discovered ice cream. Dairy Queen was founded in 1940, Fosters Freeze came to town in 1946 and, in December 1965, the Creamery was closed to make way for a gas station.

Another sweet business putting Manteca on the map was sugar. The Spreckels Sugar plant opened in 1918 and had a huge impact on the town’s development. Developer Claus Spreckels was not new to the area.

In 1898, he built the San Francisco and San Joaquin Railroad from Bakersfield to Stockton, giving Southern Pacific a run for its money.

In the same year, the Spreckels Sugar ® Co. was founded and the first sugar plant in Salinas opened in 1899. By 1901, Spreckels operated eight plants in California and produced 10,000 tons of sugar per day.

World War I caused a shortage of sugar Spreckels Products

Resources: “1910s: Manteca – The Story of a Town” by Alice B. Coon, Manteca Historical Society, “Manteca – Selected Chapters of its History” by Evelyn Prouty, The Manteca Bulletin, 1980, “Creamery was sweet attraction for Manteca” by Dennis Wyatt, Manteca Bulletin, July 8, 2014

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LAKE LIBERTY BECKONS PADDLERS

By Carol Jo Hargreaves

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mmediately after heavy rains fell in mid-February, seldom-seen â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lake Libertyâ&#x20AC;? reappeared in north Woodbridge. Two plucky residents, unable to resist a spontaneous, spur-ofthe-moment adventure, succumbed to the charm of the beckoning water.

Admittedly, the day was too windy, the lake was too shallow and â&#x20AC;&#x153;white capsâ&#x20AC;? could capsize their kayaks, but the exhilarating (albeit exhausting) ride left Charm Mathis (yellow kayak) and Lauri Coughlan (green kayak) feeling like mischievous kids again.

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Lauri Coughlan (left) and Charm Mathis could not resist a spur-of-the-moment adventure.

Charm Mathis carefully launched her kayak from the stairway.

Seldom-seen Lake Liberty reappeared in mid-February.

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Gardener’s Corner

By Master Gardener Cate White Photos submitted s the weather warms and days lengthen, plants spring to life with new growth and colorful blooms. Many of these plants grow well in containers, which is the topic for this month’s column. One of the best uses of containers or pots is to provide spot color throughout the year with seasonal annuals. Other uses include highlighting a special plant such as a Japanese maple, keeping invasive plants such as mints confined, and providing easy access and movability for sensitive plants that need to be sheltered from the sun or freezing temperatures.

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Start by choosing the right container. There is a wide variety available. All containers you choose should have a drainage hole at the bottom to prevent water accumulation and root rot. Since I like to move my pots around, I try to choose ones made of lighter materials. If you are using large heavy containers, consider putting a saucer or platform with wheels attached underneath them. Choose the right size pot for your plant, allowing a little room to grow.

Next, you’ll need good soil. Quality potting mix is recommended, which is usually a mix of ingredients, such as peat moss, composted bark, sand, coir and other light-weight, porous materials that provide good drainage.

Put a screen over the drainage hole before adding the soil to keep out snails and slugs. It’s not necessary to start with a layer of gravel.

Now that you’ve covered the basic container essentials, you can begin planning what to grow in them. I like to add color spots to my garden and patio by potting up groups of flowering annuals, such as pansies, violas and primroses in the winter, and petunias, portulaca,

Petunias can add color in the summer

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bacopa, zinnias and marigolds in the summer. Have fun mixing and matching, or plant a single variety.

Seasonal bulbs are also a great choice.

Cate White

Violas work well in winter You might want to mix a selection of perennials in one pot, using the “thriller, filler and spiller” strategy.

The thriller might be a tall grass, such as fountain grass, the filler an attractive foliage plant such as a purple or multicolored garden sage, and for the spiller something such as calibrachoa, that has a long blooming An example of a season and “thriller, filler and spiller” will drape attractively over the edge of the pot. Almost any plant can be grown in a container, including vegetables or even dwarf fruit trees. Look for varieties that have been developed for container growing, such as the patio cucumber or tomato.

Succulents are wonderful container plants, since they have shallow roots and lower moisture requirements.

Lastly, provide for adequate watering. Any container grown plant will need more water than one planted in the ground, especially during hot summer weather. Under hot, dry or windy conditions, you may need to water your pots daily.

Hanging pots may need watering even more often. For this reason, I don’t recommend hanging pots in our area. Succulents are more tolerant of these conditions than

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other plants, although many will need to be protected during very cold weather. To make your gardening chores easier or if you plan to be traveling, hook up your pots to your watering system with quarter inch hoses, putting small sprinklers at the ends. Very large pots may need more than one hose. If possible, try to put all your pots on one irrigation zone.

Planting in containers can add color, variety and even whimsy to your garden!

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• Early March is still time to plant lettuce, parsley and chard seedlings. Flowering spring annuals, such as pansies, sweet peas and ranunculus may also be planted now. Peas, carrots and radishes may be planted from seed.

• Plant summer bulbs such as gladiolas and dahlias.

• Most plants, including your lawn, will appreciate an application of an all-purpose fertilizer now.

• Continue to control ants, slugs and snails, and adjust watering according to rainfall.

• Dig out or pull weeds.

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THE MAN FROM PANAMA - Vivian Morgan

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oodbridge resident Vivian G. Morgan was born and grew up in Puerto Amuelles, Panama, the only true beach town on Panama’s Pacific coast, located about 45 minutes from Costa Rica. Although Vivian confessed Panama was a “nice place to be from,” he left his home town at age 19 to attend college at San Francisco State University. Admittedly, this was quite a step for him but “one that was well worth it.” After graduating from San Francisco State, Vivian continued his education at San Jose State, earning a master’s degree in engineering. As luck would have it (or as unluck would have it), there was a recession at the time and few jobs were available. Even though the timing wasn’t great, Vivian found a job with Hewlett Packard in Silicon Valley (Cupertino). After 25 years as an engineer, he decided to pursue a second career and became a professor at Ohlone College in Fremont.

While living in the Bay Area, he took advantage of the activities available there. He especially loved sailing around the bay and other outdoor activities in the region.

Easy to talk to, Vivian told me he is happy living in Woodbridge where he takes advantage of the many activities available to him such as the gym (which he uses mostly for health reasons – back, cardio-vascular, etc.,) - and the frequent entertainment.

Vivian is a fourth generation Panamanian but now an American citizen. Many workers came to Panama in 1908 to help build the Panama Canal. They came from such beautiful islands as Jamaica, Barbados and St. Lucia, planning to go home after the canal was completed but the majority of workers remained in Panama. Some of Vivian’s family spread to America and, like Vivian, studied, worked and retired in the U.S. but, unlike Vivian, some returned home to Panama.

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Vivian has many interests, one of which is exploring North America.

One way he is accomplishing this is by taking Setness Tours. One memorable tour took him to Eastern Canada, visiting many of the larger cities, which he thoroughly enjoyed. His favorite cities were Quebec and Montreal.

Vivian revealed he “appreciates living in America, partly for its differences from Panama,” and intends to stay here. He has become used to the courtesy, customer service, medical care, etc., found in the United States, which are not the same in Panama.

Vivian enjoys American culture. He is used to being near the ocean and enjoys visits to the California coast and surrounding communities as well. While he still has some family in Panama, he chooses to remain here and continue to enjoy the variety of activities, restaurants and entertainment available in California.

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I am glad I had an opportunity to get better acquainted with Vivian. He has a warm personality, is easy to talk to and has many interests.

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t is time for you to prepare for the midnight serenades of resident mockingbirds. Keep your eyes on the fence line to see them showing off their courtship dance – their version of the tango. Both male and female mockingbirds sing, but the main purpose of singing is for unattached males to attract a mate and to declare their territory.

They will defend their favorite fruit trees physically and vocally.

Many will sing the night away much to the consternation of light sleepers. They frequently sit on top of fireplace chimneys, amplifying the sound much like our singing in the shower. They can be found collecting bugs in your yard for the nestlings, but they also love blackberries, figs and the lantana fruit which is available throughout the winter.

Mockingbirds have their own song but they can and do copy the songs of other birds. Mockingbirds from different regions have slightly different songs (think accents). Many people find our California Mockingbird to have the most melodic song.

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nce again, American tennis players were not victorious at this year’s Australian Open but there were a couple of encouraging performances by Americans. Danielle Collins played extremely well and made it through to the women’s semi-finals before losing and on the men’s side of the draw, Frances Tiafoe made it to the quarter-finals. Danielle improved her ranking to #35 in the world while Frances remained at #39. The French Open is next but Americans have not performed well in Paris. Maybe 2019 will be the exception.

Want to get away and enjoy watching the best players in the world play, soak up some sun, and relax at the pool while sipping a piña colada at a resort? Just about an hour’s flight from here will get you to Palm Springs and a short drive to Indian Wells where the BNP Paribas Open is played every year at the plush and beautifully landscaped Indian Wells Tennis Gardens. This “tennis paradise” is now the largest and most attended professional event in the world that is not a Grand Slam Tournament. Prize money this year will be over $1.3 million to both men and women’s singles champions. This tennis oasis has dazzled players and fans with its state-of-the-art 16,100-seat Stadium 1, the second largest in the world. In 2014, Stadium 2 debuted as did three permanent restaurants overlooking the on-court action.

Prior to our move to Woodbridge, my wife and I lived just minutes from the Indian Wells Tennis Gardens and attended many of the tournaments. The first two days of the event are free to the public to attend and you will be treated to seeing the qualifying rounds where every player starts his career and hopes to move in to the main draw.

All the matches are posted so you may move from one court to the next all day long to watch the players of your choice. Practice times and court numbers are also posted so if you just want to watch one of the main players work out and practice, you will not be disappointed. I have spent a lot of time watching the best players in the world practice while sitting just a few feet from the court and then going over to the food court and grabbing a sandwich to eat before heading out to another court. If you don’t want to go courtside, there is a huge TV screen on the main grounds with plenty of lawn chairs for you to relax in.

The BNP Parabas Open is March 4-17 this year and you can expect to see Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal in the men’s draw and Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and Naomi Osaka on the women’s side. And, of course, the sun and the piña coladas will be waiting for you!

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OLFERS, come join the fun at our upcoming tournament at Stockton Golf and Country Club on March 25 at 10 a.m. This is a beautiful course located near Stockton’s deep water channel. Tournaments are open to all Woodbridge residents and guests who are 55 years and older (all skill levels welcomed). Fee for the tournament is $73 ($78 for guests), which is due Sunday, March 10. Make checks payable to Woodbridge Seniors Golf Club (WSGC) and indicate golf course in memo section. Please drop off checks at front desk in the Clubhouse.

April’s tournament will be Monday, April 22 at the Reserve at Spanos Park in Stockton.

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

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The 2019 Woodbridge softball season is about to start. Test your pre-season baseball knowledge by answering these 10 questions.

Answers and ratings may be found on page 33 1.

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What was the first professional baseball team founded in 1869?

In what year was the first World Series played?

How many stitches can be found on each Major League Baseball (MLB) ball?

4. Which U.S. president began the tradition of throwing out the ceremonial first pitch in 1910?

5. In what year did station W2XBS broadcast the first MLB game on television?

6. How many MLB teams are there currently?

7. What is the oldest stadium in MLB? 8. How many seasons did Lou Gehrig play every inning of every game?

9. What hide was first used to cover baseballs in 1975?

10. Who holds the record for most innings pitched in a major league season?

WOODBRIDGE SENIOR SOFTBALL CLUB ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 6 p.m.

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By Keith Loudermilk The WSSC Annual Membership Meeting will be held Thursday, March 28, at 6 p.m. in the Clubhouse Multipurpose Room. The meeting agenda will be sent to all members prior to the meeting, with hard copies for those who request them available at the meeting.

IT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT THAT ALL WSSC MEMBERS ATTEND THIS MEETING. The WSSC Bylaws have been reviewed and revised by the Rules and Regulations Committee -- an effort going back to December 20, 2018 -- and recently had Council review.

After the final revisions are completed, all WSSC members will be sent the Bylaws for review prior to this important annual meeting.

WSSC Bylaws require 50 percent of WSSC membership present for a quorum in order to vote by ballot for bylaws approval. Once the quorum is established, then a simple majority vote is required for approval.

Additionally, game schedules, playing rules and many other updates will be communicated at this important meeting. Please plan to attend.

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2019 Senior Softball Season Coming Soon!

By Keith Loudermilk

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he Woodbridge Senior Softball Club (WSSC) Opening Day is coming soon! Although the official game schedule is still being worked out, Opening Day games should be played Saturday, April 6. The Diamond Gals and Silver Sluggers will provide entertainment for fans and guests alike, playing their hearts out in “Del Webb” style!

Plans are ongoing to again provide memorable Opening Day Ceremonies prior to Saturday’s first game (weather permitting). Times and event agenda will follow in the April edition of Woodbridge LIFE. Have you signed up yet? There is still time, so do not hesitate to get your application at the Clubhouse front desk. Deadline for Silver Sluggers is noon Monday, March 4, to submit your application in time for the initial Silver Sluggers draft. On Tuesday, March 5, the Silver Sluggers coaches will draft players, so if you plan to play softball, sign up in time for the initial softball draft.

Have you thought about volunteering? The same application allows you to sign up for a host of opportunities. Umpires, Snack Shack, field maintenance and the “announcers booth” are other ways to participate and contribute to the senior softball club. You may help the club based upon your schedule, not ours. There is no commitment to help at every game, only the days you are available. Do you know how to keep score, run the scoreboard, announce games, provide music, umpire on the field, do field maintenance or help the culinary experts in the Snack Shack? No worries, training is provided and all help is appreciated.

Is the WSSC softball season too long? Not at all! The season is split into halves. We play from April through June, then take July off to avoid the mid-summer heat, rest and relax. The second half resumes in early August and we play until the end of October. The season is paced toward residents’ retirement lifestyle.

Do you have to be 55 or over to play? No. This is a common misconception. If you are a WOA member in good standing, you are eligible for WSSC membership, even if you are younger than 55. This usually means that someone in your household is 55+.

While the 2019 senior softball season is still being planned, now is the time to join us. Guaranteed nothing but fun, friendship and softball from April through October!

See you at Del Webb Field!

SILVER SLUGGERS SIGN-UP DEADLINE MONDAY, MARCH 4, AT NOON Submitted by Keith Loudermilk

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he sign-up deadline for Silver Sluggers is noon, Monday, March 4.

This is next Monday, so time is running out if you plan to play for the Silver Sluggers starting on Opening Day. Hopefully you have previously signed up, but if not, hurry to the Clubhouse, get your application from the front desk, complete and sign it and leave it with the front desk attendant.

If your application is submitted by noon, Monday, March 4, you will be included in the initial Silver Sluggers draft on Tuesday, March 5.

We are looking forward to seeing you at Del Webb Field on Opening Day, Saturday, April 6!

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Softball WHAT IS SOFTBALL FIELD MAINTENANCE?

By Charm Mathis Photos by Dave Steffy

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hen I first got involved with the softball program, I could not answer this question. Three years later, I feel I am “almost” an expert in this area. Because of injuries, I could not play softball but I wanted to stay involved with the game. In January 2016, I volunteered to become the Woodbridge Senior Softball Club (WSSC) Field Maintenance Manager for Woodbridge’s Del Webb Field.

I had no clue what I was stepping into and quickly discovered through Google research that this would be a year-round responsibility. I reached out to several baseball groundskeepers in our area. I contacted the Stockton Ports and the University of the Pacific Athletic Director, just to learn about dirt! Did you

Because of all the rain we got in February, the project start date was delayed, but rest assured, the field will be ready prior to the season starting.

know that the most important things in field maintenance are “moisture content” and “player safety”?

As the field manager, it has been my responsibility to make sure the softball field is in the safest, most playable condition possible. Proper grooming is essential to keeping Del Webb Field in great shape, helping reduce the risk of player injury and creating a beautiful playing field.

Del Webb Field was established in October 2007 and has been the focal point of the Senior Softball Club and community. Back in the day, resident volunteers did what they could to maintain the field. When I first stepped into this role, my predecessor, Perry Gibson, taught me so much about field maintenance. My first season, Perry and I maintained the field together.

It didn’t take long for me to realize that this was a lot of hard work. I was starting to think I was too old to keep up with it and needed to find a better way to maintain the field.

Over the past 10 years, due to inexperience of maintaining the field, lack of moisture and extreme heat and wind, the infield soil mix was getting harder and unsafe for players. I continued to read and learn as much as I could in order to make the infield safe for all residents. The age of many Silver Sluggers, Diamond Gals and umpires ranges from 65 to 75 years old. We also have a few young players in their 80s, with Horace Ellis being a mere 87 years old. So, safety became the number one priority for field improvements.

WOA staff Juan Barajas and James Shirron and I visited the Stockton Ports field where we gathered more knowledge on field maintenance and “dragging an infield.” I found several YouTube videos and inundated both these men with countless “how to” videos on proper field maintenance.

We were gaining the knowledge and experience of doing all the right things, but the infield was not responding in the way it should. This past season we tested the soil and found the infield did not have the proper soil mix, thus the reason the infield had become rock hard.

Silver Slugger Ray Rothbardt sent me an article about a new infield product called Dura Edge, which could possibly provide a solution to our soil issues. After several months more research, the WSSC presented a proposal to the WOA board asking for improvements to the softball infield and incorporating Dura Edge infield soil mix. Dura Edge product has a 10 to 15-year life span, with minor annual maintenance, making our infield safer for all who step onto the field.

Although scheduled to begin February 11, the infield renovation project start date was delayed due to rain. Rest assured, the field will be ready prior to the season starting play, April 6. I am grateful to the WOA board for their approval of the project and for seeing the benefits of making these muchneeded improvements.

At the end of the 2019 softball season, I will conclude my fourth and final year as Field Maintenance Manager. It has been a rewarding experience and has certainly had many challenges.

For more information on all of field maintenance, check out the WSSC website silversluggers.net and youtube/3xliFiTX304

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RESIDENTS EXHIBIT IN FINE ART SHOW Article and photos by Sharyl Burgeson

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hree Woodbridge artists exhibited work in the Dorothy Indelicato 31st Annual Fine Art Show held at nearby Delicato Tasting Room in February.

One hundred eighty-nine entries were received and 104 works in various media were selected to be judged. Patti Barnhart, Kathy Comden and Eileen Hill accounted for seven of the accepted entries and three of the awards.

boards her horse, Penny. The three birds in the show were painted from pictures of birds in books and on the Internet, with Kathy adding her own embellishments.

Patti Barnhart, a Woodbridge resident of 11 years, deviated from her usual oil painting to earn a spot in the Indelicato art show with her pastel, “Vacation Spot.”

Ironically, Patti only used oil until she visited the Fine Art Show eight years ago with her husband Bill. She was impressed with the pastels and immediately told Bill, “I want to do that, too.”

Patti says she’s “always looking for ideas to paint through her mediums of oil and pastel.” The inspiration for “Vacation Spot” “probably came from the Internet.” Patti especially likes the play of light and shadow and how the light reflects in her entry.

Although Patti took the required art class in eighth grade, she never pursued art until Woodbridge’s Lakeview Clubhouse was finished in 2008. “I remember Water Aerobics was the first class and an art class was the second class offered. I joined the art class then and have participated in the classes ever since.”

A resident encouraged Patti to enter the Indelicato show six years ago. She’s been accepted ever since and has won awards for much of her exhibited work.

“Delicato’s art show is one of the harder shows for acceptance and getting accepted is an honor,” concluded Patti.

Kathy Comden, a 12-year-plus resident, had five watercolor paintings accepted in the Indelicato show and received a 2nd place ribbon for “Jays,” and Honorable Mentions for “Robin” and “French Camp House.”

Kathy’s art is eclectic in subject matter and she “paints a little of everything, portraits, animals, still lifes and landscapes.” Her inspiration comes from “anything that catches my eye.

Sometimes I sketch a subject onsite but mostly, I work from photographs,” she said. She chooses to paint in watercolor because she likes the light and translucency of that medium.

Her animal portraits have always come from the ranches where she

Kathy’s interest in art began at a young age where she would sketch portraits from “Reader’s Digest.”

Never wavering from her interest in art, she majored in art in college but didn’t start painting until 2008 after retiring from teaching elementary school.

“For the first couple of years, I took lessons from the OLLI group at the University of the Pacific and then began painting with a group of painters in Stockton.” Kathy still paints with the same group but they now claim Lodi’s “Double Dip Gallery,” a combination ice cream parlor and art gallery, as their home base.

In the seven years Kathy’s work has been accepted into the juried Indelicato show, she’s won the “People’s Choice” award and numerous ribbons. Kathy also exhibits at the Lathrop Mayor’s Show as well as art shows in Ripon, Tracy and Lodi.

Eileen Hill, a seven-year Woodbridge resident, “feels lucky to have been accepted” into the Indelicato Fine Art Show.

Out of the three oils she entered, “Arabian Dream” was accepted.

“We used to live on 40 acres outside Madera where we always had five or six horses. The whole family rode for pleasure. I rode a sweet little Arabian named Barraca, who was the inspiration for my painting,” she said.

Eileen has always liked to draw but put art off due to her career and raising a family.

Once retired, she painted in watercolor for eight years and then began her six-and-a-half years of oil painting classes in the Lakeview Clubhouse. A highlight of the class has been the appearance of Valerie Stewart,” an exceptional portrait artist” from El Dorado Hills, California, who comes as often as the art class can get her. According to Eileen, “Valerie teaches all over the United States with a concentration on the East Coast. This is the beginning of her third year at Woodbridge and Valerie schedules herself with us on an ‘as available’ basis.”

Eileen enjoys painting animals, landscapes and portraits.

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ææDid You Know. . .

Quiche

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• A quiche is a savory pie with high edges, while a tart has shallow sides and a bottom.

• Most quiche crusts are prebaked without the egg mixture. The process is often called blind baking and is intended to keep the crust from getting soggy on the bottom.

• A custard is a simple culinary preparation made by cooking a dairy (milk and/or cream) product thickened with an egg yolk. Custards can be sweet, savory, flavored or used as a suspension vehicle for other foods.

• Uneaten quiche should be stored in a refrigerator, partly for sanitation but mostly because it is thixotropic. If left at room temperature, it will “melt” leaving an eggnog like liquid that won’t reset.

• Quiche is a savory custard pie and, like all custards, it doesn’t take well to internal temperature above 170°. It will curdle – lumpy, yucky, throw it out!

• Where was quiche born? The safe answer is Europe. The Latin word crustàre meaning encrusted seems to be the root word for the modern custard filling.

• Quiches are unique in that they are assembled mostly with fillings that are precooked.

• The basic quiche recipe calls for a liquid dairy component, an egg yolk and a fat component. Most quiches use cheese as the fat component.

• A frittata is not a quiche because it doesn’t have a crust.

• Quiche Lorraine is named after the Lorraine Valley in France. It often features cooked bacon and Parmesan cheese in an egg yolk heavy custard.

• A flan is not a quiche because flans are normally a sweet dessert and quiches are savory.

• “Real Men Don’t Eat Quiche” is not really a phrase; it’s a 1982 book title. There were several similar titles, poking fun at masculinity and later femininity: “Real Men Don’t Cook Quiche,” “Real Women Don’t Pump Gas,” “Real Dogs Don’t Eat Leftovers,” “Real Kids Don’t Say Please” and the 1992 sequel, “Real Men Don’t Bond.”

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ææ HEALTH TIPS

LIVE LONGER AND HEALTHIER In honor of National Napping Day (March 11) and National Sleep Day (March 15):

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cortisol (your fight or flight response) – decrease, giving way to a flush of human growth hormone (HGH) needed for muscle repair, growth and maintenance.

• The immune system excretes certain proteins, white blood cells and more to help fight off germs, infections and disease.

• The digestive system slows and rests (the reason it’s best not to eat a lot before bed).

Here are some tips on how to get a good night’s rest according to the American Sleep Association:

By Susie Blair, RN, BSN

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e spend approximately one-third of our lives sleeping – or at least we should. Sleep requirements are dependent on many different factors, but most sources, including the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, agree adults over 18 years of age need seven to eight hours of sleep each night, even seniors who tend to have lighter sleep with shorter time. The American Psychological Association blames stress for most short-term sleep problems.

What are the side effects of a lack of sleep? Many people think they are doing fine on just a few hours of sleep, but according to the Mayo Clinic, “Research shows that people who sleep so little over many nights don’t perform as well on complex mental tasks as do people who get closer to seven hours of sleep a night.” Scientific studies have shown that a weakened immune system, lack of concentration and ability to make good decisions, obesity, heightened reaction to stress, depression, tiredness and irritability are a few other possible side effects.

According to the National Highway Safety Administration, “Falling asleep while driving is responsible for at least 100,000 crashes, 71,000 injuries and 1,550 deaths each year in the United States.” A study from the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom found “If you sleep less than six hours per night and have disturbed sleep you stand a 48 percent greater chance of developing or dying from heart disease…and a 15 percent greater chance of developing or dying of a stroke.” Further, the study reported, “Chronic short sleep produces hormones and chemicals in the body which also increase the risk of developing high blood pressure and cholesterol, diabetes and obesity.”

There are many benefits to getting adequate sleep and letting your organs rest and be nourished. One is a longer and healthier life! According to Catherine Roberts of ActiveBeat.com, there are nine main benefits:

• Have a ritual – regular time and routine.

• Avoid pre-bedtime stimulation – rigorous exercise, caffeine, alcohol, cigarettes, OTC medications.

• Do something to calm yourself – yoga, music, reading.

• Don’t watch TV or read in bed.

• Don’t stress out about not falling asleep. If you find yourself awake in bed for more than 10 minutes, get up and sit in a chair in the dark until sleepy.

• Avoid daytime naps if not sleeping well at night.

Physicians and holistic practitioners alike recommend additional sleep hygiene tips like making your bedroom as dark as possible by using dimmer switches, covering ambient lights (cable box, alarm) and using room-darkening curtains. Set the thermostat to a comfortable, cool temperature (68 degrees is recommended). Use white noise or commercial audio tracks if they help you sleep. Also, avoid the stimulation of “blue light screens” (TV, computer, cell phone) up to two hours before going to bed.

It may take time to incorporate new suggestions into your regular routine but the rewards of getting restful sleep will be worth it.

Sleep your way to a longer and healthier life!

Resources: apa.org, mayoclinic.org, nhtsa.gov/research-data, blogs.warwick.ac.uk, activebeat.com, sleepassociation.org, nhlbi.nih.gov DISCLAIMER: Woodbridge LIFE is not a source of legal or medical guidance. The above article is the author’s opinion and not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or for nutritional guidance.

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oodbridge resident Lori Rosman is a skilled cake and cookie decorator who happily shares her talents with others.

These photos were taken at a cake decorating class held in the Multipurpose Room in late January.

Lori Rosman’s students only needed to show up to class with an apron, notepad and pencil. Lori provided cake decorating supplies and tools. Here she demonstrated use of impression mats and stencils to make fancy lettering easier.

Margie Van Gessel (left) and Jeannie Lowery had fun frosting their cakes with fondant and glaze icing. They learned to “torte” (split a layer of cake to thin the layers so more filling can be added), prepare a decorating bag, fill and fashion borders, form roses and create beautiful lettering on their cakes.

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am proud to announce that January marked the beginning of our seventh year of Wine 101. I have ideas to carry us through 2020, so I’m also excited about that. We started the new year with a class about Malbec, a grape that is becoming more and more popular and Argentina’s claim to fame as they produce over 70 percent of all Malbec in the world.

The February class featured Syrah/Shiraz (domestic, French and Australian). The March class will be held March 21 and sign-ups began on February 22. The topic will be the grape Gewürztraminer. And looking ahead, the April class will focus on Barbera. Sign-ups for the April class will begin March 22. Mark your calendars as 120 tickets sell out very fast. You may purchase up to four tickets as long as you can

list the other residents you are purchasing for.

For residents new to the Woodbridge community, Wine 101 is a low-keyed educational and social evening. The education portion generally runs for only about 20 minutes and the social aspect for more than two hours. The classes are held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Attendees are asked to bring their own wine glasses, an appetizer to share with the class, and a bottle of the themed wine (for March, a Gewürztraminer, or a wine of your own choosing). These are generally shared with your table.

In addition, there is a community table of 12 wines for your investigation. The cost of the class is $3 per person and is nonrefundable. No knowledge of wine is necessary as I guarantee everyone will leave knowing more about the grape than when they arrived.

Hope to see you at a future event.

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Where in the world?

Wow! Woodbridge LIFE has been circling the globe with our wandering residents! We will do our best to include ALL travel photographs, but space and clarity will dictate. Preference will go to those not featured in previous editions and, yes, to those in exotic locales and interesting photo ops! Send images electronically to wblife2017@gmail.com using high resolution or actual size. Thank you for your contributions. We’re happy that you continue to enjoy Woodbridge LIFE. If your picture isn’t here, look for it in the coming months and keep sending them in! Sorry, we can no longer accept print photos.

Three Woodbridge couples travelled to Sandals Resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica, to escape the winter weather. (L to R): Mike and Barbara Tandy, Tim Sells and Frances Ramos-Sells, Susie and Joe Blair.

Four Woodbridge couples, among them (L to R): Duane and Sharon Fields, Bob Teglia, and Dave and Sandy Jimenez sailed aboard the Island Princess out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The ship visited Falmouth, Jamaica, Cartagena, Colombia, Panama Canal/Colon, Limon, Costa Rica, and Grand Cayman Island before returning to Port Everglades, Florida, for a total of 3,527 statute miles.

Håfa adai (pronounced like “half a day” and roughly translated “Hello”). Patti and Ed Kanoh traveled to Guam for their daughter’s wedding.

The small island territory of the United States is known as the place “Where America’s day begins.”

Woodbridge friends took part in a wine tasting tour in the Marlborough wine region of New Zealand during their cruise from Auckland, New Zealand, to Sydney, Australia. (L to R): Chuck and Liz Harvey, Mike and Debbie Machado, Joanne and Bill Norcup, Jon and Deb Ford.

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Nancy Sadoyama at the Sphinx and Great Pyramids of Egypt.

Send travel photos to WBLIFE2017@gmail.com

Please use highest resolution and type WB TRAVEL in the subject line. All travel photos MUST be submitted electronically.

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