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Greenbrier Gazette

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CALL POLICE if you see someone coming over the fence, cutting the fence or coming through a hole in the fence!

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EMERGENCIES DIAL 911 AMBULANCE, FIRE & SHERIFF

Sheriff………………………………………………….....661.255.1121 Fire………………………………………………………..661.259.2111 Valencia & Canyon Country P O………………………661.254.3270 Santa Clarita Senior Center……………………………661.259.9444 Poison Hot Line…………………………………………800.876.4766 We-Tip Hot Line…………………………………………661.284.2847 Dial-A-Ride………………………………………………661.294.9327 Santa Clarita Transit……………………………………661.294.1287 Metro link (Antelope Valley Line)………………………800.371.5465 The Gas Co….…………………………………………..800.427.2200 So. Cal. Edison………………………………………….800.684.8123 Burrtec Waste Mgmt………..…………………………..661.222.2249 Spectrum…………………………………………………855.707.7328 AT&T……………………………………………………..800.288.2020 Environmental Services Hotline………………………..661.286.4098 Social Security / Medicare……………………………...800.772.1213 (Santa Clarita Office)……………………………………888.632.7072 Office: M-F 9- 4 pm (closed 12 -1 pm) (661) 255-6424 Jayne & Ken Crum, Mgrs.+ Donna Barosh, Bill Brockway Gazette Editor/Writer: ‘Tally Lois Lane Horn’. TEXT me a headsUp for any communication (310) 487-2212

Welcome to Greenbrier Estates

Photo: Bill Horn

Congratulations, you have chosen to live in a premier mobile home park in Santa Clarita. We hope you enjoy living here as much as we do. We are proud of our community and we welcome you to join us in continuing to maintain our park and its reputation. You are welcome to join the activities that we offer.

Greenbrier Community Information A private Facebook site for Greenbrier. This site has information relating to or from Greenbrier residents. Admins: Marion Ostrom, Vicki Boisselle Greenbrier Gazette Magazine Current information that pertains to seniors, and our community. Delivered monthly. Writer/Editor: Tally Horn Greenbrier HOA The HOA also has a private Facebook site, and usually meets on the second Thursday of the month at 6:30 pm. 2025 President: Vicki Boisselle Recreational Club (Rec Club) In charge of planning special events, such as our Christmas Holiday Dinner, and other events. 2025 President: Marion Ostrom Senior Recyclers Group Active residents meet to process ―CRV‖ recyclables. Pickup: 1st Wednesday of the month (Trash Day). Only Bottles & Aluminum cans labeled ―CRV‖ on bottom Please, NO shampoo bottles, EGG/MILK cartons. (Revenue/funds are shared with our HOA & Rec Club. Call John & Sandy Agasse 661/ 678-0394 to join the crew!

FUN THINGS TO DO Bingo Every Wednesday 6pm – 7:30 @ the East Clubhouse Bible Study Every Tue evening @ the Clubhouse Library 6 pm-7 p.m.

Birthday Lunch 2nd Wednesday monthly, 11:30 All welcomed. Restaurant suggestions? email Pamela: pamelasprague3434@live.com or call: 236-7585

Gazette prints birthdays/anniversaries/passings info provided by main office & Sherry Grossman (661) 284-1565 / grossmansherry@yahoo.com

Card/Game Day Every Monday 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm @ the Clubhouse.

Chair Exercise Carly George leads a 30-minute exercise class at 4 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Come join Carly and friends for mainly easy chair exercises with useful movements.

Crafting Join Carol Sherwood & friends, whether you quilt, knit, craft, etc.

Call her for meet up times at (661) 478-8810.

Exercise Mon, Wed, Fri 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. @ the Clubhouse Rock Club Contact: Tina White (310) 713-4241 Welcome Committee Marion Ostrom, Patty Turner, Sue Owen, Judy DeBartolo, Joanne Thomas, Marguerite Nourian

C’mon April, shower on us

Bingo Prizes, Bingo Bucks!

IF YOU WISH TO PLAY, PLEASE ARRIVE BY 5:30 PM AT THE CLUBHOUSE TO PURCHASE AND PICK OUT YOUR CARDS. WE PLAY 9 GAMES AND THERE IS A GAME THAT IS PLAYED AFTER INTERMISSION (AT .50 CENTS PER CARD); THIS GAME IS BLACK OUT & WHOEVER WINS THIS GAME WINS THE MONEY THAT WAS COLLECTED PRIOR TO THAT GAME.

WE ALSO MAY CONDUCT A HORSE RACE DURING THIS GAME, WITH ENVELOPES NUMBERED: 1 - 15

=

$1.00

PER LINE PER ENVELOPE.

GAME WILL BE EXPLAINED WHEN YOU ARRIVE AND PAY FOR YOUR CARDS.

Please note that we now use paper cards & daubers so Bingo players, please bring your own daubers. There will be daubers for sale. Also, we play nine games & paper sheets of:

3 cards for $ 5.00

9 cards for $15.00

6 cards for $10.00

12 cards for $20.00

We also have ―pull tabs‖ available for 1.00 each, with more chances to win!

You can win up to $100.00 on a pull tab ~ as well as various other amounts of money.

YOU MAY BRING YOUR OWN SNACKS & DRINKS (NO ALCOHOL PLEASE).

CURRENTLY—WE CANNOT SERVE FOOD & DRINK.

Cecil (Kenny) and Norma Johnston

April 5

New Residents

Hector Andrade & Adela Hernandez 26417 Bentgrass

(# 141 West side)

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02 Charlene Wright 03 Mary Lou Williams

15 Mary Jo Trafford

05 Rob Speakman

15 Lori Crymson

06 Denise Eklund

17 Tiffany Maxwell

06 Keith Wynn

17 Debbie Ragnelli

07 Charlie Lloyd

18 Mike Hurley

08 Sandy Agassi

23 Tammy Papp

08 Samuel Denunzio

23 Clara Fernandez

10 Judy Reeher

26 Robert Sturgis

12 Rachel Salinas

28 Shelli Hughes

12 Adam Kessler

28 Joanne Thomas

13 Melody Hicks

29 Penny Nowels

14 Vicki Boisselle

30 Carol Siefker

14 Brett Hanson

30 Elly Poort

15 Monique Raymond

30 Leonard Lowenshuss

Deadline for filing the 2024 tax return with the IRS The official deadline for most people to file federal tax returns is Tuesday, April 15, 2025. L.A. fire victims can file an extension. www.IRS.gov (FEDERAL TAX SITE) is a handy site for last-minute folks who

may still need some help meeting the deadline. It offers good information and other options for quick payments.

Optional ways you can pay your taxes.     

Same-day wire — Bank fees may apply Check or money order — Through U.S. mail Cash — Through a retail partner & other methods Electronic funds withdrawal — During e-filing only Also you can apply for a payment plan if you can’t pay what you owe on time.

IR-2025-31, March 11, 2025 ― The Internal Revenue Service announced today that over 1.1 million people across the nation have unclaimed refunds for tax year 2021. Taxpayers should act now to claim over $1 billion in refunds for tax year 2021 with the April 15 deadline.

Psst… check out these headlines  Humpback whale briefly swallows kayaker in Chilean Patagonia - and it's all captured on camera  Unusual “ghost particle” is spotted by deep-sea telescope in the Mediterranean  Pennsylvania Flood Museum temporarily closes – due to flooding  Man who had been banned from Walmart (for theft) arrested at Walmart -- for theft  Donald Trump hangs mug shot outside oval office  Woman accidentally declared dead by typo, must prove she's alive  Drunk Connecticut man speeding at 130 mph was “in a hurry to see [his] cat”  Man who helped design breathalyzer for drunk driving, banned -- for drunk driving  A survey from Lending Tree, found that 78% of consumers now view "fast food" as a luxury due to cost.  43% of Americans who were asked to tip on fast food orders refused  Dominos Pizza sees low income customers avoid delivery to save on tips  62% of fast food customers say they are eating less fast food due to price hikes  Red Robin may close up to 70 restaurants, as fewer folks have the money for an expensive burger [no word on if our local Red Robin will close]  Some Red Robins have teamed-up with a pizza restaurant to try to capture more of the market

Powerful one-liners you may say to yourself (when things go whacky)

 I’m enough, just as I am.   I’ve got this; I’m stronger than I think.   I trust myself to make the right decisions.   Today is another chance to be awesome.   I’m doing the best I can, and that’s enough.   It’s okay not to have everything figured out.

GRANNY’S OLD WORLD TIPS

Food is medicine, she says: Kiwi is good for anxiety.

Orange is good for the skin.

Flaxseed is good for the eyes.

Spinach is good for your hair.

Lemon is good for the ovaries.

Broccoli is good for your bones.

Watercress is good for the heart.

Almonds are good for the uterus.

Watermelon is good for depression.

Dark Chocolate is good for the brain.

APRIL April Month Flowers: Daisy and Sweet Pea

1 April Fools Day 1 Child Abuse Awareness …………Month 7 National Beer Day

15 TAX DAY 18 Good Friday.

20 Easter Sunday

12 Passover

22 Earth Day …..(& Oklahoma Day)

13 Palm Sunday

25 Arbor Day

14 National Ex-Spouse ………….Day

26 National Rebuilding Day

Will you ever stop procrastinating on Tax Day?

Soon there may not be a Tax Day…

I didn’t have the money long enough to make a record of it.

“Yer killin’ me, Smalls”!

KRYPTONITE? No ,Just

the Tax Code

I don’t know… he said something about finding every sneaky rat.

Hello Wadsworth, He read any good tax loopholes lately?

Why can’t the government just write me off?

Puzzles and Word Games you can use

Kitchen Gadgets

AIR FRYER

KETTLE

BLENDER

MICROWAVE

CAN OPENER

NINJA

COFFEE MAKER

PASTA MAKER

CUTTING BOARD

POPCORN MAKER

EGG COOKER GRIDDLE HAND MIXER INSTANT POT JUICER

RICE COOKER SCALE SCISSORS SLOW COOKER TOASTER

Flying Helicopter Bug Across 1. Not an orig.

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 The headline is a clue to the 24. Lunched 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 Lighter Side

The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.

Inner Strength

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If you wake up without caffeine,

Theodore M. Hesburgh

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If you are always cheerful,

Your imagination is your preview of life's coming attractions.

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If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles,

Albert Einstein

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If you understand when your loved ones don't have time for you,

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If you can take criticism and blame without resentment,

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If you can resist treating a rich friend better than a poor friend,

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If you can conquer tension without medical help,

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If you can go to sleep without a pill,

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Then you are the family dog.

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

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

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!"

APRIL 2025 Calendar ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH.

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AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH.

12, DOGWOOD FESTIVAL. Camdenton, MO. Spring carnival.

25, ARBOR DAY. Since 1872. Web: arborday. org.

25, WORLD PENGUIN DAY.

BEAVER AWARENESS MONTH. DISTRACTED DRIVING AWARENESS MONTH.

12-20, PASSOVER begins before sundown on Monday, April 12 and ends after nightfall on April 20.

GLOBAL ASTRONOMY MONTH. 13, PALM SUNDAY.

25, FIDDLER'S FROLICS. Hallettsville, TX. Since 1971.

25, WASHMO BBQ & BLUESFEST. Washington, MO. Web: downtownwashmo.org.

NATIONAL CANCER CONTROL MONTH. NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH.

15, INCOME TAX PAY DAY.

26-May 3, HISTORIC GARDEN WEEK IN VIRGINIA. 91st annual. Web: vagardenweek. org.

NATIONAL DONATE LIFE MONTH.

16, NATIONAL STRESS AWARENESS DAY.

26, WORLD VETERINARY DAY.

PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS MONTH.

17, BAT APPRECIATION DAY.

30, INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY. Web: jazzday. com

13, PINK MOON. The April full moon.

STRESS AWARENESS MONTH.

17, MGM STUDIOS FOUNDED: 100th anniversary.

1, April Fool's Day.

18, GOOD FRIDAY.

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.

19, OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING REMEMBRANCE, 1995.

5, GOLD STAR SPOUSES DAY. Since 2010, honoring surviving spouses of armed forces members.

*20-26, MERRIE MONARCH FESTIVAL AND HULA COMPETITION. Hilo HI. Honors King David Kalakauna.

6-12, NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS WEEK.

* 21, BOSTON MARATHON, 128th RUNNING.

7, INTERNATIONAL BEAVER DAY.

21, AGGIE MUSTER. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. Current and former students gather to honor fellow Aggies.

Web: aggienetwork.com.

7-13, THE MASTERS TOURNAMENT. Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, GA. Web: masters.com

19-27, NATIONAL PARK WEEK. 20, EASTER.

22, EARTH DAY 10-13, FRENCH QUARTER FESTIVAL. New Orleans, LA. 40th annual. Concerts, food.

11, CIVIL RIGHTS ACT, 56th anniversary.

23, FIRST MOVIE THEATER OPENS. Apr 23, 1896, New York City at Koster and Bials Mustic Hall.

11, NATIONAL PET DAY.

23, ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS DAY.

11-13, COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL. Also 18-20. Empire Polo Grounds, Indio, CA. Music and arts festival. Web:

* 24-May 4, FIESTA SAN ANTONIO. Since 1891.

30, NATIONAL RAISIN DAY.

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