In the event of a fire, medical, or police emergency, dial 911. For any non-emergency call the Norwalk Police Department (562) 863-8711
To our Norwalk Mobile Lodge Residents celebrating an Anniversary of any special event or milestone and/or Birthday in May we wish you a Happy Day filled with joy and hope your day is extra special!
❖ Parking in red zones is strictly prohibited and can result in your and your guests' vehicles being towed. Only 20 minutes, with hazard lights on, is a vehicle permitted to park in front of the home for loading and unloading. Also, please be mindful of where you leave your vehicle, the streets in the park are very small. In the event your vehicle is towed please call Mr. C’s Towing at (800) 273-3699
❖ Please be mindful when leaving your vehicles in the visitors parking area. If your car is leaking oil, please do not park there.
❖ Please keep your space free of weeds and debris. Make sure landscaping is well maintained to prevent having an unclean and unsafe environment. All nonpatio related items are to be stored in storage sheds.
❖ Please clean up after your pets
❖ Please do not leave bulky item trash in the trash area. You may schedule a pickup with Athens and leave the item(s) in the back the night before scheduled pick up.
❖ Cars parked on this property must be in running condition, and registered Weeds are growing..
Here are some tips to kill weeds
Pour boiling water on the weeds- Like flame weeding, the heat of the boiling water destroys plant cells in the leaves, causing the weed to stop photosynthesizing and die. This method is the most effective on young weeds just after they emerge from the ground. Be careful not to scald yourself and avoid getting the hot water on other vegetation.
Dump salt on the weeds- Salt kills weeds via sodium toxicity. As you might know, the chemical makeup of table salt is sodium chloride. While plants need chloride for growth, they don’t need sodium. So when the salt’s sodium gets inside a plant, it builds up to toxic levels. The excess salt pulls water from the plant’s tissues, drying it out and ultimately causing death. Salt in the soil also impedes the weed’s ability to take in water through its roots.
Sprinkle baking soda- Baking soda is commonly used to kill weeds, fungus, and moss. It works similarly to salt, as its chemical makeup is sodium bicarbonate. The sodium causes desiccation of the weeds it’s applied to, killing them. Wet the area first by spraying down the plant and watering the soil with your garden hose. Then, sprinkle baking soda directly onto the weeds and the surrounding soil. Repeat as necessary.
Use a rubbing alcohol solution- Like salt and baking soda, rubbing alcohol pulls the moisture from weeds and soils, desiccating them. In this case, it’s the high alcohol content that causes problems, as the alcohol has a high affinity for binding with water. Put the mixture into a spray bottle and thoroughly drench the weeds, avoiding contact with nearby plants. Try to use this method on a warm, sunny day versus cloudy or rainy.
The rainy and windy season might be continuing or entering. Please ensure that all roofing and window sealing is completed or checked thoroughly. It is important to remember the following when preparing your home:
❖ Placing tarps or plastic on windows is prohibited
❖ Placing canopies to act as awnings in your driveway is prohibited Please see office for approval of an actual awning
❖ Do not place awnings on any windows, without any Office approval
❖ Please avoid putting sealant incorrectly on windows to avoid it looking bulky
❖ Cover, tie down, or store patio related items securely to ensure they do not blow away in times of high winds
❖ Inspect drains & gutters around your home to help direct water runoff away from your home. Keep drains and gutters free of debris
❖ Check signs of rotting or loose limbs of trees in your space as ey can fall and damage your home
Home Modifications
Please make sure you pick up a Home and Space Improvement Form from the office before starting on any and all modifications to your home and space. It is important that you take this step before starting your project, because if it is not in compliance with park standards you will have to completely remove it and begin the process.
Some home modifications that need approval include:
❖Paint
❖Landscaping
❖Fencing
❖Add On’s / Patio
❖Changing exterior
❖Shades/Covers
❖Sheds
Home Inspection Reminder
Home Inspections will continue this Spring
The office will focus on homes that are in violations or are in a safety hazard violation.
Refer back to your rules and if you have any questions reach out to Alexis in the park office.
Violation Process
1. Verbal Notice
2. Courtesy Violation form
3. 14 Day Notice with fee attached for landscaping/7-day notice with fee attached for other violations (non-operable vehicles, non-patio related items being stored, and/or safety violations).
We love our pets here at Norwalk Mobile Lodge!!
Please be considerate and clean up after your dogs and cats
Your pets primary existence should be inside of your home and outside during the day in nice weather. However, we need to be picking up after our pets even in our own spaces. Cold/rainy weather can cause spaces that have feces laying around to start smelling bad in the air. This can be a nuisance to you and your neighbors.
Also, while walking our pets on a leash, please pick up after your dog. This has been a very big issue. And in most common places there are cameras. Consider that not picking up after your
pet is a violation to park rules, and the privilege to maintain a pet will be considered.
If you feel your dog might have escaped from your space, please follow its whereabouts to ensure they did not poop in someone else's space.
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
Reserving the Clubhouse
A few things to remember..
❖At time of application, you will receive a set of rules for you to keep
❖Clubhouse rental is from 9am-9pm, with 30 minutes of clean up
❖Your guests are not allowed to spill out into the pool area. Emergency exit must remain closed and side
entrances to the pool are not to be used. Your guest may not at any time eat and hang out by the pool area.
❖A deposit of $150.00 is held in case of any damages or you fail to clean up properly. The clubhouse should be left how you received it.
❖Residents must be present at all times during an event and are responsible for the proper utilization of the facility, deposit, and clean up.
❖No jumpers.
❖No nails in the walls or decorations
❖No additional electric cookers. There may be a power outage if you overload outlets.
❖No live music is allowed.
Please leave the clubhouse in the condition in which it was received. Thank you so much for taking part in keeping our facilities clean and safe.
Chris Wysocki
Dick Bessire
Skip Green
Ernie Schroer
The Frank J. Evans Charitable Foundation
Greg Evans, President
Mark Myers, Esq.
Jay Leite, CPA
Council of Advisors
Mickey Evans
Charlene Solyman
Edwin J. Evans
Lauren Fischer
Scott Evans
_ Frank J. Evans Scholarship Application
Requirements for a complete application:
Postmarked no later than June 30, 2025.
Art Chatoff
Todd Su
Mike Sullivan
Clint Lau
Attach a one-page essay describing your reasons for attending college.
Attach a copy of high school transcript.
Attach a copy of proof of college registration.
Name of Applicant: _______________________________________
Date of Birth: ________________________
Home Address: ________________________________________________________________________________
City: ________________________________________ State_____________ Zip Code: ____________________
Phone number where you can be reached: ( )_____________________________
Name of WMA mobilehome park: ________________________________________________________________
Address of WMA mobilehome park: ______________________________________________________________
Name of resident manager or mobilehome park owner: ________________________________________________
Phone number of resident manager or mobilehome park owner: (___)___________________
Thank you for your interest! Please return completed applications to: Frank J. Evans Charitable Foundation Frank J. Evans Scholarship Committee 871 38th Ave. Santa Cruz, CA 95062
“Kindness is something you can never give away, it always returns.” Frank Evans
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Banana Pudding!
Ingredients:
❖ Milk and pudding mix: This easy banana pudding recipe starts with vanilla pudding mix dissolved in cold milk.
❖ Sweetened condensed milk
❖ Vanilla extract
❖ Frozen whipped topping: Fold frozen whipped topping (such as Cool Whip) into the pudding mixture for a rich, fluffy texture.
❖ Vanilla wafers: Vanilla wafers welcome crunch.
❖ Bananas: Of course, you'll need bananas! Slice them up just before you assemble the pudding.
Directions:
1. Place milk and pudding mix in a large bowl; beat with a whisk for 2 minutes. Blend in condensed milk until smooth.
2. Stir in vanilla, then fold in whipped topping.
3. Layer wafers, banana slices, and pudding mixture in a glass serving bowl.
4. For best results, chill pudding in the refrigerator for at least an hour before serving. When ready to serve and top with extra crushed wafers.
Puzzles and Word Games you can use
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How to solve sudoku puzzles
The headline is a clue to the answer in the diagonal.
May Sudoku
No math is required to solve a sudoku. You only need logic and patience.
Simply make sure that each 3x3 square region has only one instance of the numbers 1-9. Similarly, each number can only
appear once in a column or row in the larger grid. The difficulty on this puzzle is easy.
TRIVIA TEASER
Winner's Circle
1.A line that intersects a circle at two points is called a what? a-Tangent, bPhiltrum, c-Radius, d-Secant.
2.In The Divine Comedy, who guided Dante through the nine circles of hell? a-Judas, b-Satan, c-Beatrice, d-Virgil.
3."Circle of Life" is the opening song in which animated Disney film? a-The Lion King, b-Pinocchio, c-Dumbo, dBedknobs and Broomsticks.
4. "Bad Boys" by the group Inner Circle is the theme song for which TV reality series? a-Jersey Shore, b-Cops, c-Cake Boss, d-No Reservations.
5. In the international trail marking system used for ski hills, the easiest slopes are marked by circles of which color? a-Black, b-Red, c-Green, d-Yellow.
6. What is the point in the center of the circle in the United Nations emblem? aNew York City, b-Mount Everest, c-Rome, Italy, d-North Pole.
7.On his second voyage (1772-75), which explorer circumnavigated the world at the Antarctic Circle? a-Christopher Columbus, b-James Cook, c-Juan Ponce de Leon, d-Bartolomeu Dias.
8.Number One Observatory Circle is the official residence of which person? a-U.S. Vice President, b-Prime Minister of Canada, c-Prime Minister of Great Britain, d-President of Mexico.
9.Which singer had a No. 1 hit in 1973 with the song "Will It Go Round in Circles?" a-Harry Chapin, b-Ringo Starr, c-Joe Cocker, d-Billy Preston.
10.In juggling, tossing the balls in a circle instead of a figure eight is known as a what? a-Shower, b-Feed, c-Renegade, d-Pirouette.
QUOTES
You see, it's never the environment; it's never the events of our lives, but the meaning we attach to the events, and how we interpret them that shapes who we are today and who we'll become tomorrow.
Anthony Robbins, life strategist
Lady Luck generally woos those who earnestly, enthusiastically, unremittingly woo her.
B.C. Forbes, Forbes magazine founder
Love means to love that which is unlovable, or it is no virtue at all. Forgiving means to pardon that which is unpardonable, or it is no virtue at all.
G.K. Chesterton, essayist
You can always become better.
Tiger Woods, world champion golfer
I don't believe professional athletes should be role models. I believe parents should be role models.... It's not like it was when I was growing up. My mom and my grandmother told me how it was going to be. If I didn't like it, they said, "Don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out." Parents have to take better control.
Charles Barkley
There is no such thing as can't, only won't. If you're qualified, all it takes is a burning desire to accomplish, to make a change. Go forward, go backward. Whatever it takes! But you can't blame other people or society in general. It all comes from your mind. When we do the impossible, we realize we are special people.
Jan Ashford, Australian consultant You don't have to take life the way it comes to you. You can design your life to come to you the way you want it.
Dan Zadra, communications authority
I believe life is a series of near misses. A lot of what we ascribe to luck is not luck at all. It's seizing the day and accepting responsibility for your future. It's seeing what their people don't see and pursuing that vision.
Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks
The Lighter Side
Camping with Holmes and Watson
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson were on a camping trip. They had gone to bed and were lying awake looking up at the sky. Holmes said: "Watson, look up. What do you see?"
"I see thousands of stars," he said. "And what does that mean to you?" Holmes continued.
"I suppose it means we will have another nice day tomorrow. What does it mean to you, Holmes?"
"To me, Watson, it means someone has stolen our tent."
Short chuckles
I put this sign on my son's room door: "Check out time is 18!"
I married my wife for her looks, but not the ones she's been giving me lately.
Home is where you can say anything you like. Nobody listens to you anyway.
Whoops...
Hospital regulations require a wheelchair for patients being discharged. But a student nurse, found one gentleman dressed and sitting on the bed. He insisted he didn't need a wheel chair.
After a chat about rules, he reluctantly let the nurse wheel him to the elevator. On the way down I asked him if his wife was meeting him.
"I don't know. She's upstairs in the bathroom changing out of her hospital gown."
Answer to' Winner's Circle' 1-d, Secant 2-d, Virgil 3-a, "The Lion King" 4-b, "Cops" 5-c, Green 6-d, North Pole 7-b, James Cook 8-a, U.S. Vice President 9-d, Billy Preston 10-a, Shower
Three-minute guide to ultraprocessed foods
The new secretary for Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has called out "highly chemically processed foods" as a major target in his war on chronic disease, like diabetes and obesity, according to the Associated Press.
But do you know what the label "ultraprocessed" really means?
First, it's important to understand that not all processed foods are created equal. According to Harvard Medical School, there are three key terms to understand:
*Unprocessed or minimally processed foods. These are in their natural state with the nutrients intact. A minimally processed food may be altered by drying, crushing, cooking, freezing, or pasteurizing.
*Processed foods. These foods are altered from their natural state with the addition of salt, oil, sugar, or other components -- for example, canned vegetables. Most foods in this category have only a handful of ingredients.
* Highly processed or ultraprocessed food. These foods contain many added ingredients (think sugar, salt, fat, dyes,
and preservatives) and components like artificial flavors and stabilizers. Ultraprocessed foods are made with substances extracted from foods, like starches and added sugars. Deli meats, most prepackaged foods, and soda all qualify.
But the degree to which ultraprocessed foods impact our health is difficult to say. According to the Associated Press, the level of processing alone is not a reliable indicator of a food's nutritional value -- low-sodium canned tomato sauce and baby formula are both highly processed, but also nutrient dense.
Still, numerous studies point to some kind of connection between certain types of ultraprocessed foods and negative health effects. In an interview with the Associated Press, Aviva Musicus, science director for the Center for Science in the Public Interest, advises people to worry less about labels like "ultraprocessed" and instead pay attention to ingredients. She recommends practicing moderation with foods that contain added sugar or high sodium.
Is it unprocessed, processed, or ultraprocessed?
Unprocessed or minimally processed foods
*Whole or sliced fresh fruit
*Fresh or frozen vegetables
*Whole grains (brown rice, quinoa, oats)
*Pasteurized milk
*Butter
*Eggs
*Fresh meat (unseasoned chicken, beef, fish)
*Legumes (lentils, chickpeas, black beans)
*Nuts and seeds
Processed foods
These don't generally have additives or artificial ingredients
*Canned vegetables
*Orange juice
*Baked potato
*Natural peanut butter
*Fresh lemonade
*Roasted vegetables with olive oil
*Tinned sardines or tuna
*Pasta (dried)
*Cheese (cheddar, mozzarella)
Ultraprocessed foods
*Salty snacks
*Prepackaged cookies
*Protein bars
*Prepackaged hummus
*Canned baked beans
*Store-bought whole wheat bread
*Diet soda
*Processed meat (hot dogs, sausage)
*Breakfast cereals with sugars
*Margarine
*Flavored yogurts with high sugar
*Fast food items like burgers or chicken nuggets
Sources: Harvard Health, American Heart Association
An example of food processing: Corn
Corn is a good example of how foods are processed. It’s a versatile staple that can be prepared in vastly different ways depending on the level of processing. Here’s how it breaks down:
Unprocessed Corn
Fresh corn on the cob or dried whole corn kernels (e.g., from a farmer’s market or harvested directly). Straight from the plant, with no additives or industrial treatment. You’d husk it, boil it, or grill it yourself.
Processed Corn
Canned corn, frozen corn, or cornmeal. The corn is harvested, then minimally altered for preservation or convenience. It might be cooked, cut, or ground, but it retains most of its natural properties without heavy additives. Ingredients: Corn, sometimes water and salt (for canned versions) or nothing extra.
Ultraprocessed Corn
Corn chips, corn-based snack puffs, or sugary corn cereals. The corn is heavily transformed—often broken down, mixed with additives, and reformed into a new product. These are ready-to-eat, shelf-stable, and loaded with extra flavors, fats, or sugars. Ingredients include corn (often as corn flour or syrup), plus salt, sugar, oils, artificial flavors, preservatives, and stabilizers. Some examples: Tortilla chips (corn, vegetable oil, salt, artificial flavors, MSG); Corn puffs (cornmeal, oil, cheese flavoring, artificial colors); Sweetened corn cereal (milled corn, sugar, corn syrup, artificial flavors).
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