Volunteers Welcome! Please contact us or attend the Events Group meeting.
Adobe Wells Volunteers Disclaimers
Adobe Wells Mobile Home Community, LLC Brandenburg, Staedler & Moore and their respective partners, managers, and employees, individually and collectively assume no responsibility for the content of this publication herein and shall be held harmless against any suit, demands or liability arising there from.
The Adobe Wells Events Group Officers assume no responsibility for this publication or any of its contents and shall not be held to blame for any item that is published in The Adobian unless it has prior approval of the Events Group Officers.
The Events Group’s purpose is to plan and host special activities (i.e., themed parties, rummage sales, etc.) for the Adobe Wells Mobile Home community. Please direct any other comments or issues to the Adobe Wells Park Business Office.
The Adobian Editor and Co-Editor reserves the right to publish or refuse to publish any article submitted, in accordance with the Mobile Home Board Editorial Guidelines. The editors will not be liable for any copyright infringement(s) or plagiarism resulting in publication of articles submitted independently.
The Adobian Magazine
The Adobian magazine is published monthly by the Mobile Home Board (MHB) Group. It is a source of enjoyment and information for Adobe Wells Mobile Home Park residents. All residents can participate in the publication; however, the magazine is not to be used for political campaigns, religious opinions, or park issues and news. Shopping and services advertisements can be submitted to the MHB Group via email: info@mobilehomeboard.com. Free articles can be submitted by the 10th of the month to Articles4Adobian@gmail.com, Attention: Adobian Editor.
April Events Calendar
Weekly on Thursdays: Ladies Canasta Card Group, Clubhouse 1 Card Room, 1-4pm, hosted by Pat Foster
4/1 April Fool’s Day
4/20 Easter Sunday
4/12 Passover 4/22 Earth Day
4/13 Palm Sunday 4/23 Administrative Professionals Day
4/15 Tax Day 4/25 National Arbor Day
4/18 Good Friday
Welcome to Our New Residents
The Adobe Wells staff and your fellow residents are happy to welcome you to our beautiful five-star community. We hope you will enjoy your new home; and we, your AW neighbors, look forward to meeting you at a social event in our community soon.
Many activities are available to you. Besides the Events Group and Ladies Canasta card games offered, which are listed on the calendar in each monthly Adobian, we offer the following amenities:
A library with a variety of books to borrow from in Clubhouse 1 off the large living room
Meeting, craft, and card rooms in Clubhouse 1
Swimming pool and separate Men's and Women's restrooms with showers, exercise and sauna rooms behind Clubhouse 1
Hot tubs one in both clubhouses
Laundromats with coin-operated washers and dryers adjoining both clubhouses
Basketball and tennis courts near Clubhouse 2
Billiards room one in both clubhouses
Car wash area near Clubhouse 2
Children’s playground area near Clubhouse 2
Storage areas for recreational vehicles, trailers, boats, and cars (with park approval)
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to approach the Adobe Wells Office staff who are more than happy to be of assistance.
Invitation to Share Your Thoughts and Ideas
All residents of our community are welcome to submit written articles, news, announcements, wishes for special occasions (anniversary, birthday, congratulations, etc.), “for sale and free stuff” ads, ideas, or poetry. How to submit: please use the Adobian drop box the wooden box on the wall outside the kitchen area in Clubhouse 1, or send an email to:
Articles4Adobian@gmail.com
Attention: Adobian Editor
The deadline for submission is the 10th of each month.
Community Resources
Community Resources
Facebook—Adobe Wells Events Group Volunteers who organize community events and social activities for AW residents only. Visit facebook.com/groups/2454176924900236.
Facebook Adobe Wells Social Group (AWSG) This Facebook page is for AW residents only. A place to meet, ask and share with your neighbors. Visit m.facebook.com/groups/1372550420090119/? ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT.
A neighborhood support and information group hosted by AW resident Barbara Clark. You may subscribe to become part of the discussion by visiting groups.io/g/AdobeWells and clicking the +Join This Group button.
Nextdoor is a global forum that connects neighbors with each other for discussing a variety of topics or exchanging goods and services. You may join a group in your local neighborhood by visiting nextdoor.com. Once you have set up a new username and password, or logged in with Facebook, the app will prompt you to find your neighbors.
The Golden State Manufactured-Home Owners League (GSMOL) is a non-profit organization that advocates for the rights of manufactured home owners in California. GSMOL's mission is to protect the quality of life and investment of manufactured home owner. Visit gsmol.org or call 800-888-1727 for assistance.
Levi’s® Stadium Events Scheduled events at Levi’s Stadium are posted on the calendar section of this magazine. For a complete guide to the Levi’s Stadium events, check the following site: levisstadium.com/events/category/tickets/.
The latest issue of The Adobian can be read online or downloaded from mobilehomeparkmagazines.com/adobe-wells. Click the bracket in the middle of the cover page to expand and read online, or click the download arrow located at the lower right-hand corner to download a pdf version to your computer’s Downloads folder. To exit, click the Exit bracket at the lower right-hand corner.
The Sunnyvale Mobile Home Park Alliance (SMHPA) purpose is to mediate and protect Sunnyvale mobile home residents’ investments and rights. SMHPA is a source of information about laws that affect mobile home residents only. If you need assistance with a dispute with any mobile home residents, park management, as well as mobile home owners and businesses in the area, send an email to smHpamail@yahoo.com.
Other Resources
IMPORTANT MEETING AND OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
No Events Group meeting on Saturday, April 5, 2025.
No upcoming events will be held or planned until further notice.
Update—The Clubhouse 1 Kitchen Hood Vent Replacement Project is under construction until further notice.
Reminder About The Adobian
Reminder—A hard copy of the monthly Adobian magazine will no longer be delivered to your space. However, if you would like a hard copy, a limited number of them are available for you to pick up in both laundromats and Clubhouse 1 lobby area.
Or the latest issue can be read online or downloaded from the following two sources:
On Facebook, the Adobe Wells Events Group page, under the FILES tab: facebook.com/groups/2454176924900236 or use the QR code at the right.
On the Mobile Home Board (MHB) Group website mobilehomeparkmagazines.com/ adobe-wells or use the QR code at the right. Click the bracket in the middle of the cover page to expand and read online, or click the download arrow located at the lower right-hand corner to download a pdf version to your computer’s Downloads folder. To exit, click the Exit bracket at the lower right-hand corner.
For questions or comments, send an email to Articles4Adobian@gmail.com, Attention: Adobian Editor.
Hard Copy?
Easter Egg Hunt at the Salvation Army—April 19, 2025
FREE EVENT
Fun games, food, jump house, egg hunts and more!
Free food will be served from 10am until 1pm.
*Reserve a Spot Today!
Scan QR Code to Register (required)
Earth Day Festival — April 5, 2025
Enjoy environmental activities, tree canopy tours, electric car display, children’s activities, live entertainment, food trucks, and bike valet.
Hands on the Arts Festival — May 3, 2025
550 E. Remington Drive, Sunnyvale 10am 3pm
This children’s art festival will be held indoors due to renovation work on the Sunnyvale Community Center grounds. Enjoy dozens of exciting children’s arts and crafts activities, roving entertainers and kid-friendly food booths.
April Celebrations
April is a month of many events, including Earth Day, National Beer Day, and National Arbor Day. It's also Autism Awareness Month and the start of spring in many parts of the world.
Earth Day: Usually celebrated on April 22, this day raises awareness of environmental issues and encourages sustainability.
National Beer Day: Celebrated on April 7, this day commemorates the day in 1933 when the Cullen-Harrison Act made it legal to purchase, sell, and consume beer and wine.
Autism Awareness Month: The entire month of April is dedicated to raising awareness of autism .
National Arbor Day: A day for planting trees, celebrated on various days in April.
Passover: The Jewish festival of Pescah, or Passover, is celebrated early in April.
Aprilis
The name "April" comes from the Latin word "aperire," which means "to open," likely referring to the opening of flower buds during springtime when this month occurs; the Romans called this month "Aprilis."
Key points about the name April:
• Origin: The name comes from the Latin "Aprilis" used by the ancient Romans.
• Meaning: "Aperire" in Latin means "to open," possibly symbolizing the beginning of springtime when plants start to bloom.
• Possible connection to a goddess: Some theories suggest a link to the goddess Aphrodite (or the Etruscan "Apru") as April may have been associated with her.
Poet’s Corner
WELCOME TO POET’S CORNER
If you are a writer, or simply have a favorite or memorable poem to share, please feel free to send an email to Articles4Adobian@gmail.com, Attention: Adobian Editor. No requirements are needed to submit! It just has to be any poem that may be special to you.
Emergency Information — Lost & Found
Directions:
From 101/Lawrence head north to Tasman Drive. Turn right onto Tasman Drive – turn right at the second stoplight into Adobe Wells Mobile Home Community.
From 237/Lawrence head south to Tasman Drive. Turn left onto Tasman Drive – turn right at the second stoplight into Adobe Wells Mobile Home Community.
contact the Park Business Office FIRST in the event of a gas leak, electric, water, sewer, or other utility situation to determine responsibility before contacting the Utility Company.
ARE YOU MISSING SOMETHING?
Please stop by the Park Business Office to claim your LOST item! If your item is still LOST and you would like to post it in the next Adobian, send an email request to Articles4Adobian@gmail.com no later than the 10th of the month.
Puzzles and Word Games you can
Kitchen Gadgets
AIR FRYER
BLENDER
CAN OPENER
COFFEE MAKER
CUTTING BOARD
EGG COOKER
GRIDDLE
HAND MIXER
INSTANT POT
JUICER
KETTLE
MICROWAVE NINJA
PASTA MAKER
POPCORN MAKER
RICE COOKER
SCALE
SCISSORS
SLOW COOKER
TOASTER
Across
1.Not an orig.
Flying Helicopter Bug
4.Like some renewable energy
9.WWW address
10.Livid
11.Turkish title
12.Mutton or lamb leg
13.Lowers oneself
15.Northeasternmost st.
16.Drivel
18.Radio mode
20. Flowering plant with healing properties
23.Cousin of a raccoon
25.In support of
26.Moth-___
27.Freddy Krueger’s street
28.Cubic meter
29.Beam Down 1.Couple
2.Exhort
3.Kilt pattern
4.Italian unmarried woman
5.Prayer
6.Hang back
7.Proton’s place
8.Neural network
14.Kitchen gadget
17.Inmate who’s never getting out
18.Air force heroes
19.Castle defense
21.RC, e.g.
22.___ brat
24.Lunched
The headline is a clue to the answer in the diagonal.
April Wordoku
How to solve wordoku puzzles
You only need logic and patience to solve a wordoku. Simply make sure that each 3x3 square region has only one letter from the word JUDGMENT. Similarly, each letter can only appear once in a column or row in
the larger grid. The difficulty on this puzzle is medium.
TRIVIA TEASER
Only 17
1.Which special space appears exactly 17 times on a Scrabble board? a-Double letter score, b-Double word score, cTriple letter score, d-Triple word score.
2.Which family lived at 17 Cherry Tree Lane in Mary Poppins? a-Banks, b-Mitchell, c-Lancaster, d-Shaw.
3.Which pitcher struck out 17 Detroit Tigers in game one of the 1968 World Series? a-Sandy Koufax, b-Bob Gibson, c-Jerry Koosman, d-Jim Palmer.
4.In which year did 17-year-old Boris Becker become the youngest-ever men's Grand Slam singles winner at Wimbledon? a-1985, b-1989, c-1991, d-1994.
5.Eliza McCardle was only 17 years old when she married which future U.S. President? a-Grover Cleveland, b-Andrew Johnson, c-Herbert Hoover, d-Andrew Jackson.
6.Which group scored a pop hit in 1983 with (She's) Sexy + 17? a-Culture Club, b-Adam and the Ants, c-Georgia Satellites, d-Stray Cats.
7.A photo on the cover of Seventeen magazine is one of the prizes on which reality TV series? a-America's Next Top Model, b-Hell's Kitchen, c-Project Runway, d-Shear Genius.
8.Colonel Aureliano Buendia was the father of 17 sons, all named Aureliano, with 17 different women in which novel? a-Mona Lisa Smile, b-One Hundred Years of Solitude, c-Dirt Music, d-The Satanic Verses.
9.Which of the actors in the movie Stalag 17 served as the narrator of the events in the film? a-Gil Stratton, bWilliam Holden, c-Don Taylor, d-Harvey Lembeck.
10.Which female singer-songwriter had hits with "Society's Child" and "At Seventeen"? a-Kate Bush, b-Janis Ian, c-Suzanne Vega, d- Michelle Shocked.
QUOTES
The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.
Theodore M. Hesburgh
Your imagination is your preview of life's coming attractions.
Albert Einstein
Learning is about more than acquiring new knowledge. It is also crucial to unlearn old knowledge that has outlived its relevance. Forgetting can be as important as learning.
Gary Ryan Blair
Progress involves taking risks. You can't steal second base and keep your foot on first.
Frederick Wilcox
The more you seek security, the less of it you will have and the more you pursue opportunity, the more security you will achieve.
Brian Tracy
It is difficult to know what counts in the world. Most of us count credits, honors, dollars. But at the bulging center of mid-life, I am beginning to see that the things that really matter take place not in the boardrooms, but in the kitchens of the world.
Allen Sledge
A great attitude does more than turn on the lights in our worlds. It seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change.
Earl Nightingale
More people would learn from their mistakes if they weren't so busy denying them.
Harold J. Smith
When faced with a challenge, look for a way, not a way out.
David L. Weatherford
Answers to 'Only 17'
1-b,Double word score
2-a, Banks
3-b, Bob Gibson
4-a, 1985
5-b, Andrew Johnson
The Lighter Side
Inner Strength
•
• If you are always cheerful,
If you wake up without caffeine,
6-d, Stray Cats
7-a, "America's Next Top Model"
8-b, "One Hundred Years of Solitude"
9-a, Gil Stratton
10-b, Janis Ian
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• boring people with your troubles,
If you can resist complaining and
• ones don't have time for you,
If you understand when your loved
• without resentment,
If you can take criticism and blame
• friend better than a poor friend,
If you can resist treating a rich
• medical help,
If you can conquer tension without
• pill,
If you can go to sleep without a
Then you are the family dog.
Communication Problem
A farmer went to the attorney's office and said he wanted to get a divorce. The attorney asked if he had any grounds.
"Yeah, I got about 240 acres," the farmer said. The attorney replied, "But, I mean do you have a case?"
"No, I have a John Deere."
"Well, do you have a grudge?"
The farmer said, "Yea, I got a grudge. That's where I park my John Deere."
"No, I mean do you have a suit?"
"Yes, sir, I got a suit. I wear it to church on Sundays."
Next, the exasperated lawyer asked, "Well, sir, does your wife beat you up or anything?"
"No, we both get up about 4:30."
The attorney finally asked, "OK, so why do you want a divorce?"
"Well," said the farmer, "I can't have a meaningful conversation with her!"
