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M-F 9:00am - 5pm
2.HappyEaster
3.SocialClubBoardLetter
4.SunshineReport/JokingAround
5.Clubs,ClassesandActivities
6.Calendar
7.Children’sEasterParty
8.Mother’sDayBrunch
9.TaxTips
10.Sell-a-ThonComingSoon
11.CallingallBakers
12.NeighborhoodWatch Report/Nextdoor
13.FunAprilHolidays
14.PdRrareport
15.Recipe
16.HistoryofJellyBeans
17.Birthdays
18.OriginofAprilFoolsDay
19.Horoscopes
20.KidsKorner
Communityhours:
Clubhouses,Pools,Laundryrooms–8:00amto10:00pm Carwash–8:00amtosunset
Gym–5:00amto10:00pm(closedfrom8:00amto9:00amforcleaning)
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PdRSocialClub
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SocialClubOfficers:
BillFunk President
JanDavis
VicePresident Secretary
HeidiErickson
Treasurer
Directors:
DeniseJoCrangle
TerriFeldmann
JeffHerceg
HereitisAprilalreadyandspringisdefinitelyintheair.HowcanItell? Withallthebeautifulflowersthatarebloomingeverywhere.Takesome timeandreallylookatthecreations,thecolors,thedesignandthe fragrance.Thereisnothingmoreamazing.
TheSocialclubhasbeenbusygettingreadyforthedinners&events comingup.Ihadaresidentaskwhytheywerepayingforthespaghetti dinner.Iwassurprisedthatheasked….Sohereitgoes.TheSocialclub worksondonations,wearenotpaidorgivenanymoneyfrom HometownAmerica,Wedon’tgetthefoodforfree.Thedinners& eventswedoarefortheresident’senjoymentandallthepeoplethat preparethefooddosoasavolunteer.Theresidentshavetakenitupon themselvestoinvitealltheirfriendsandfamilythatdon’tevenlivehere, wereallydon’tmindthatbutwhyshouldwetakeontheaddedexpense forpeoplethatdon’tliveinthepark.Wehavestartedtoincludethisin oursign-upformbutpeoplearestillnotbeinghonestabouttheirguests. Thatspaghettidinnercostaround$650.00tomakeincludingthesalad anddessertandbreadsticks.Weaskedfora$10.00donationfromour residentstosubsidiesthisamount,whichwecollectedawhopping $480.00whichleftabalanceof$170.00thatwestillhadtopay.Thiswill betakencareofinoursummerBBQ.Ialsowanttobringupthefact thatwehaveanumberofeventsthatarefree,suchasthePancake breakfast(twoayear),Halloween,Easter,MothersforMother’sday,and FathersforFather’sday,Whopaysfortheseevents?TheSocialClubthru donationsthroughouttheyear.Wethankallsupportersandworkhard tobringtoallofyouthebestqualityatanaffordableprice.Wherecan yougoandgetacompletemealhereinSiliconValleyfor$10.00.
IknowwehavealotofnewpeopleintheParkandtheyseemtothink theycandoanythingtheywanttotheirhouse.WRONG,firstyouneed parkapproval,andtheywilldecideandinformyouifyouneedtopulla permit.Thefrontofyourhomemustbeliving!Thatmeansplantsorifit iscementedthatmeansyoumustputpottedplants.Thefrontofyour houseisnotforparkingcarsnorisyourfrontporch.Stairsmustbe3ft fromthepropertylineandthatcannotbechanged,it’safirecode.So residentsifyouseethis,reporttotheofficeinwriting.
Wehopethateverybodyenjoysthespring!
BillFunk,President
Welcomespring!Ihopeeveryoneisenjoyingthewarmertemperatureswhileavoiding seasonalallergies(smallchanceofthat,Iforone,feellikeazombie).
Ireceivednonoticesofillness,injuryorpassingofanyneighboranddelightinreporting this!
Ifyouknowofsomeonewhoisillorinjuredorneedsamentionorsomesunshineintheir life,pleaseemailmeatexhotrod@hotmail.comwith“SunshineReport”inthereason field(soIdon’tmissit)andI’lltrytogivethemaboost!-Melissa
Children’sEasterParty
Saturday,April12th
11:00am
SATURDAY,MAY3RD,STARTINGAT11:00AM
INTHEMAINCLUBHOUSE
PDRMOTHERSAREFREE,EVERYONEELSEIS$12.00,GUESTS$17.00
OURMENUINCLUDES: MIMOSAS,FRESHFRUIT,SAUSAGE,BACON,AMBROSIASALAD, QUICHEANDBILL’SFAMOUSMAPLEPECANFRENCHTOAST…YUM! PLEASERSVPNOLATERTHANTUESDAY,APRIL29TH
NOTAKEOUTCONTAINERS
Formoreinformation,contactJanDavisat408-744-0827
Name:
____PdRMomResidentattending-$5(refundableatevent)
____Residents(13andolder)attending-$12(non-refundable)
____Children(under12)attending-$5.00(non-refundable)
____NonResidentattending-$17(non-refundable)
SpaceNo:
TotalAmount Enclosed: $_________
SubmittoPdROffice separatefromyourrent check
“Welookoutforeachother”
ByEnidFox
DoyouenjoywalkingorbikinginPDR?IfyoudoandarenotamemberofPDR NeighborhoodWatch,considerjoining!Walkersandbikersareeffectivecrimeprevention partners.Whenweareoutsideusingoureyes,ears,andnoses,wearemuchmorelikelyto spotacrimeorsafetyconcernthanifweareinourhomes.AnonlinesurveyonNextDoorin 2021showedthat29%ofPDRNWmemberswhorespondedtothesurveywalkorbike withintheparkdaily.Twenty-eightPDRNWmembersresponded,25%saidtheydidafew timesaweek,43%saidtheydidoccasionallyand4%saidtheywalkedorbikedmultiple timesaday.
PDRNWmembersaretheeyesandearsoftheSunnyvaleDepartmentofPublicSafety.The morepeoplewehavewalkingandbiking,thesaferourneighborhoodbecomes.Wefollow therecommendationsestablishedbytheSDPS.TheNationalNeighborhoodWatch handbookgivesyouinformationthatlawenforcementofficersneedtoknowwhenyou reportacrime.IfyouwalkintheEastPark,besuretocheckthatthegateonTasmanis locked!Ifyouwalkwhenit’sdark,wearlightcoloredclothingsodriverscanseeyou. Walkingandbikingintheneighborhoodisalsoagoodwaytogettoknowwhoyour neighborsare.“Beingalerttowhatishappeninginyourneighborhoodisnotinvolving yourselfinotherpeople’sbusiness,itisguardingagainstanysituationwhichcouldbea threattoyourneighborhood,”saystheNNWhandbook.
Wouldyouliketoliveinasafercommunity?Joinustodayandgetyourcopyofthe ParticipantsHandbookandwindowdecaltodetercriminals.ContactEnidFox,PDRNW Coordinator,at408734-0750formoreinformationandtojoin.
PDRnowhas71%ofit’s800homesasmembersofNextdoorPlazadel Rey.That’s568homes,with816members.Pleaseinviteyourneighbors whoarenotyetmembers.Itwillbeeasiertoshareimportant neighborhood
www.Nextdoor.com/join/YBUVFX ContactBonnieBoucherat 408-940-2538 orbonibee@gmail.com ifyouneedhelp. REMINDER:NextdoorPlazaDelRey
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PdRraOfficers:
President: Corvande Water
VicePresident: FredKameda
Treasurer: TBD
Secretary: TBD
Directors: DoryMaciel BrettWalden
DearNeighbors,
Ihopeyouhavevisitedourwebsitepdr-ra.com,youwillfindhelpfullinkstothe resourcesthatweseefellowresidentsaskforregularly:thenamesandphone numbersofthesecurity,theresident’sportalforonlinepayments,the NeighborhoodWatch,theNextdoorcommunityforPlazadelReyincludingthe sub-groupfortheResidentsAssociationandthenameandphonenumberofthe parkmanager.Irecentlywroteanarticleabouthowtocheckyourelectricmeter becausewereceivedmessagesthattheelectricbillfromseveralresidentsseemed tobewrong.Intheprocess,Ifoundoutthatthemetersareoriginalandsomeare 65yearsold,soIguesstheyarereadyforretirement!
Wehadagoodmeetingwiththenewparkcommunitymanager,SharonPrasad, andwentoveralistofissuesthatwehadcompiledfromtheresident’sfeedback. WewereveryhappytofindoutthatSharonisveryopentoworktogethertosolve theissuesthatshecan,beitthepoolsorpotholesinthestreetorthebroken streetlighting.Weheardthatnewstreetlightswerealreadypurchased,butthe processofinstallationisdelayed.Keepreportingwhentheyareout.
Oneofthemainpointsofthemeetingwastheparkingandtowing.Wetookthe timetoexplainalltheissuestheresidentsexperiencedandwhatwaspromisedby thepreviousparkmanager.ItwasasurpriseforSharon,becauseshenevergotany transferfromwhatwasbefore,soitwasgoodtoexplainthattowingfromvisitor spotsonlyhappensbetween10pmand6amandforfirelanetowing,thetow companyneedstotaketwophotoswithmorethan10minstimespanbefore removingthecar,toallowresidentstounloadinfrontoftheirhome.Wediscussed aproposaltomaketheparkingpermitslesshassle,Iwillgetbacktoyounext monthwhattheresponsetothatwas.Onebitofgoodnews:Sharonsaidthatfor majorholidays,therewillbenotowingfrominfrontofyourhomesoyoucanhave familyvisitingevenwhileallvisitorparkingisalreadytaken.
Ifyouneedtoreachus,youcanfindusonournewaddresspdr-ra.comoryoucan stillfindusonlineatthePlazadelReyneighborhoodonNextdoororinpersonat oneoftheorganizedevents.
CorvandeWater PresidentPdRra
InhonorofNationalGrilledCheeseDay(April12th): (thisisanAirFryerrecipebutyoucandotheminapanonthestovetopaswell)
ThislistofbirthdaysisfromtheApril2020Newsette.Ifyouknow thatanyonebelowshouldnolongerbelistedoranyonethatneeds tobeaddedtothelist,pleaseemailpdrnewsette@gmail.com
DayNameSpace
1AnaLisaYoung579
DavidMontgomery312
JoLoomiss98
QuocTroung231
2GeorgeQueirolo699
3SharonHamson502
4SharonMichaels3
CatherineClose204 ZhiAn568
5TimChoi435
RickEversole919
TiaLam630
6AlMcCoy386
AnthonyMozeleski424
7JudyNielson363
8LoisFrantz975
LornaToti597
9BarbaraLindell645
TomNogavich987
NicoleNogavich987
CaroleHood643
ChoSeonSung37
10SuesueYuan630
DeborahMortenson305
12KimPryle227
WilliamWilson497
MuthurajanThangammal970
13MonicaTachibana693
AlexiaAltamirano104
14JohnMcNulty654
DayNameSpace
15SilverioDaCosta325
JosBackus547
KathyClansky329
16Q.Correll253
17MariaRobles251
ShuLanZhang460
BarbaraKempeny285
18JudithPavlick228
WilliamKatona530
ChandraKooner17
CharlesSmithIII571
21RachelleMozeleski424
22MaryRivas259
23TomToti597
24DeborahHernandez498
25BrandonWalters580
DanaPeterson981
26JimHood643
SuzanneKeesis467
ClaytonComstock169
27JamesRock681
WalterTerehoff68
ElizabethSchwartz665
28AlHill912
JinYulSung37
SandraFinnegan454
FeiYang568
29JanetCoggins368
CynthiaBrueck348
Welcometoournewresidents! WehopethatyouwilljoinusforanupcomingSocialClub event.Ifyouwouldliketobeincludedonourbirthday list,pleaseemailpdrnewsette@gmail.com
Ifyou’recelebratingabirthdaythismonth,cometo theSocialClubMembershipmeetingandgetyour freeBirthdaytickettobeourguestatthenextSocialClubevent.
Puzzles and Word Games you can
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BLENDER
CAN OPENER
COFFEE MAKER
CUTTING BOARD
EGG COOKER
GRIDDLE
HAND MIXER
INSTANT POT
JUICER
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PASTA MAKER
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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.
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.
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.
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
1-b,Double word score
2-a, Banks
3-b, Bob Gibson
4-a, 1985
5-b, Andrew Johnson
Inner Strength
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• 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.
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!"
ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH.
AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH.
BEAVER AWARENESS MONTH.
DISTRACTED DRIVING AWARENESS MONTH.
GLOBAL ASTRONOMY MONTH.
NATIONAL CANCER CONTROL MONTH.
NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH.
NATIONAL DONATE LIFE MONTH.
PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS MONTH.
STRESS AWARENESS MONTH.
1, April Fool's Day.
4, ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., 56th ANNIVERSARY. In 1968, the racial justice advocate was shot and killed in Memphis, TN. Assassin James Early Ray died in prison in 1998 while serving a 99year sentence.
5, GOLD STAR SPOUSES DAY. Since 2010, honoring surviving spouses of armed forces members.
6-12, NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS WEEK.
7, INTERNATIONAL BEAVER DAY.
7-13, THE MASTERS TOURNAMENT. Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, GA. Web: masters.com
10-13, FRENCH QUARTER FESTIVAL. New Orleans, LA. 40th annual. Concerts, food.
11, CIVIL RIGHTS ACT, 56th anniversary.
11, NATIONAL PET DAY.
11-13, COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL. Also 18-20. Empire Polo Grounds, Indio, CA. Music and arts festival. Web:
coachella.com.
12, DOGWOOD FESTIVAL. Camdenton, MO. Spring carnival.
12-20, PASSOVER begins before sundown on Monday, April 12 and ends after nightfall on April 20.
13, PALM SUNDAY.
13, PINK MOON. The April full moon.
15, INCOME TAX PAY DAY.
16, NATIONAL STRESS AWARENESS DAY.
17, BAT APPRECIATION DAY.
17, MGM STUDIOS FOUNDED: 100th anniversary.
18, GOOD FRIDAY.
19, OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING REMEMBRANCE, 1995.
19-27, NATIONAL PARK WEEK.
20, EASTER.
*20-26, MERRIE MONARCH FESTIVAL AND HULA COMPETITION. Hilo HI. Honors King David Kalakauna.
*21, BOSTON MARATHON, 128th RUNNING.
21, AGGIE MUSTER. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. Current and former students gather to honor fellow Aggies. Web: aggienetwork.com.
22, EARTH DAY
23, FIRST MOVIE THEATER OPENS. Apr 23, 1896, New York City at Koster and Bials Mustic Hall.
23, ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS DAY.
*24-May 4, FIESTA SAN ANTONIO. Since 1891.
25, ARBOR DAY. Since 1872. Web: arborday. org.
25, WORLD PENGUIN DAY.
25, FIDDLER'S FROLICS. Hallettsville, TX. Since 1971.
25, WASHMO BBQ & BLUESFEST. Washington, MO. Web: downtownwashmo.org.
26-May 3, HISTORIC GARDEN WEEK IN VIRGINIA. 91st annual. Web: vagardenweek. org.
26, WORLD VETERINARY DAY.
30, INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY. Web: jazzday. com
30, NATIONAL RAISIN DAY.
