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This newsletter is written by and for the residents of Friendly Village La Habra. The goal of this publication is to inform and enlighten. We welcome submissions from all residents on all subjects. Have something to share with others? Let us know, just give us the details and we will write it for you or you may write it yourself.
The Village Glen is not supported in any way by the Friendly Village management or the Casa Del Glen Club. The views are those of the authors of the articles in this publication.
The Village Glen is financed by donations from the Friendly Village community. We appreciate your input at any time regarding how this publication does or does not meet the needs of the community. Please do not hesitate to inform us if there is any information in this newsletter that is incorrect or unclear. As previously stated, our goal is to inform and enlighten and we would like to do that with entertaining and positive news of the Village.
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Belinda & Louis Llamas
Office Coordinator
Mona Severin
Maintenance Techs
Jamie Arias
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Office Hours Mon-Fri 8am-5pm Sat by appointment only
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Away for the day. We will usually leave around 10 AM carpooling to our destination. We will leisurely enjoy our chosen activity, have lunch and return home early afternoon. Your reservation is needed in case we need to reserve tickets in advance. You will be informed of prices and any other requirements for the day in advance so hopefully there will be no surprises only a fun filled day out with friends. So put these dates on your calendar for 2025.
Thursday July 24, 2025
Santa Catalina Island
On the Catalina Express
We will be leaving early for this one. Approx. 8:00 AM Round Trip fare is $83.50 for a Senior
A relaxing day of shops, sightseeing and of corse eating. We can if we like decide to stay into the evening as the last boat home could be as late as7:45 PM if we choose.
Avalon
Leaving the hustle and bustle of the “mainland”, Avalon is the perfect place to take a break from the demands of daily life. Avalon is the main destination for visitors to the island
Thursday August 22, 2025 San Antonio Winery
Our family welcomes you to our historic winery. Enjoy fresh, gourmet Italian entrées and wine selections at Maddalena Restaurant. Here you’ll also find, The 1917 Wine Bar & Bistro, named after the founding year of our family’s wine company. Our newest addition provides an al fresco dining and wine tasting experience to Downtown Los Angeles.
A tree framed portrait and an amazing tree
Helen Mirren, the actress, once said: Before you argue with someone, ask yourself if that person is even mature enough to grasp the concept of a different perspective. Because if not, there’s absolutely no point.
Not every debate is worth your energy. Sometimes, no matter how clearly you express yourself, the other person isn’t listening to understand – they’re listening to react. They’re locked inside their own beliefs, unwilling to even consider another point of view. Engaging with them only drains you.
That’s the difference between a meaningful conversation and a pointless argument.
Talking to someone open to growth and understanding can be enlightening – even if you don’t agree. But trying to reason with someone who refuses to see beyond their own convictions? It’s like talking to a brick wall. No amount of logic or truth will reach them – not because you’re wrong, but because they’re unwilling to see anything else.
Maturity isn’t about winning arguments. It’s about recognizing when the argument just isn’t worth it. It’s choosing peace over proving a point to someone who’s already decided not to change their mind.
You don’t have to fight every battle. You don’t owe everyone an explanation.
Sometimes, the strongest thing you can do is walk away - not because you have nothing to say, but because you know they’re not ready to listen. And that’s not your burden to carry.
What
is California's native milkweed and why should we plant it?
Native milkweeds are perennials with clusters of small (usually white or pink) flowers that grow in every eco-region of California. The native milkweeds are an important nectar source to a range of pollinators including bees, hummingbirds and butterflies. Native milkweeds go dormant during the winter and sprout anew during the spring.
Milkweed is especially well known for its importance to monarch butterflies, since they are the required host plant for monarch caterpillars. No milkweed means no monarchs. Land development and use of herbicides have dramatically reduced the presence of native milkweed by taking away the flatlands and meadow areas where the plant grows well. The monarch butterfly population has dramatically declined and the best way that gardeners can support the monarchs is by planting their necessary host plant - the milkweedas well as other needed nectar plants and by avoiding the use of pesticides.
Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa) as the best species to plant due to their ability to grow in the widest range of conditions and the opportunity to buy them commercially.
If I have tropical milkweed planted, what do you recommend?
Tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) is a milkweed that was initially touted as a solution to the problem of declining monarch habitat. It is an easily established milkweed with colorful red, orange and yellow flowers that is native to Central and South America. Tropical milkweed is easy to find, as it is sold in general garden stores. It grows year-round in our Southern California climate. The Xerces Society believes that this confuses normal monarch migration patterns and also causes a greater tendency for growth of a harmful parasite called Ophryocystis elektroscirrha (OE for short) and possible pesticide buildup in the plants since the plant doesn't die back and regrow fresh every year. Most experts agree that if you have tropical milkweed planted, you should cut it down to the ground as winter approaches in order to mimic the growth patterns of native milkweeds and allow a healthier regeneration of the plant in the Spring.
The Xerces Society lists 15 different native milkweeds to California but recommends that Narrowleaf Milkweed (Asclepias fascicularis) and Showy
The controversy over tropical vs. native milkweed stays strong in some gardening circles but native plant nursery manager Antonio Sanchez recommends the following, “If you have tropical milkweed in your garden, keep it going as you get your native milkweed patch established. The first year, cut back your tropical milkweed to the ground around Thanksgiving, and to the ground again around Valentine's Day. After one or 2 years, your native milkweed patch should become established, and you can then completely remove your tropical milkweed plants.”
From University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
The Point Fermin Lighthouse was the first navigational light into the San Pedro Bay. On December 15, 1874, the fourth order Fresnel lens and oil lantern was officially lit for the first time.
The first lighthouse keepers were two sisters, Mary and Ella Smith, who came from a lighthouse family in Washington. At that time, Point Fermin was quite isolated and barren, but they seemed to get along in their positions for nearly eight years.
The next keeper was Captain George Shaw who was a retired sea captain but longed to remain close to his beloved sea. In 1882 his wife and daughter moved into the lighthouse with him, but by 1901, his wife died and his daughter had gone away to school, leaving him as the sole resident. He served the longest of any keeper at the point, and was forced into retirement due to his health when complication from wounds he obtained during the Civil War made it impossible to continue.
Irby Engels was the next keeper who moved into the lighthouse in 1906 with his wife and daughter and stayed until 1917 when his family beckoned him back to the San Francisco Bay area.
The Austin family moved into the lighthouse in 1917 to become the last keepers. For the first time, the lighthouse was filled with children. When they moved in they had seven children be-
tween the ages of 15 and 1 month old. And during their stay, that number grew to eight. When both William and Martha Austin passed away in 1925, their daughters Thelma and Juanita took over until 1927 when management was turned over to the City of Los Angeles.
Between 1927 and 1941, the light was managed by City of Los Angeles personnel. However, it was no longer watched over during the night by a keeper as it was now electrified and was unmanned. On December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was bombed and the coast was blacked out for fear of being a beacon to enemy ships and planes. Sadly, the light was never to be lit again. During WWII, the lighthouse served the US Navy as a lookout tower and signaling station for ships coming into the harbor. After WWII, the lighthouse was again turned over to the City of Los Angeles.
This massive and intricately bell and pavilion was donated in 1976 to the people of Los Angeles by the people of the Republic of Korea to celebrate the bicentennial of the U.S. independence, honor veterans of the Korean War, and to consolidate traditional friendship between the two countries. The bell is patterned after the Bronze Bell of King Songdok, which was cast in 771 A.D. and is still on view in South Korea today. The bell was cast in Korea and shipped to the United States. Weighing 17 tons, with a height of twelve feet and a diameter of 7-1/2 feet, the bell is made of copper and tin, with gold, nickel, lead and phosphorous added for tone quality. When it was built, it cost the Korean people $500,000. Four pairs of figures, each pair consisting of the Goddess of Liberty holding a torch, and a Korean spirit , are engraved in relief on the body of the bell. Each of the Korean spirits holds up a different symbol: a symbolic design of the Korean flag; a branch of the rose of Sharon, Korea’s national flower; a branch of laurel, symbol of victory; and a dove of peace. The bell has no clapper but is struck from the outside with a wooden log.
The bell is set in a pagoda-like stone structure which was constructed on the site by thirty craftsmen flown in from Korea. It took them ten months and costs $569,680. The pavilion is supported by twelve columns representing the twelve designs of the Oriental zodiac. Animals stand guard at the base of each column. Recently the Korean Bell underwent extensive renovation and restoration. On January 10, 2014 the tarps were removed .
The bell is rung each year on: Independence day, July 4, National Liberation Day of Korea, August 15, 9:00a.m.-12 Noon and New Year’s Eve, September 17 to coincide with bell ringings around the country to celebrate Constitution week, also on January 13 for Korean-American Day. The Bell is also rung 13 times on the 1st Saturday of the month at 11:30 a.m. Korean Bell of Friendship and Bell Pavilion is located at Angels Gate Park, 3601 S. Gaffey Street, San Pedro, CA 90731
(310) 548-7705
CR&R our regular trash collector will collect and dispose of unwanted bulky items from our facility. Items that cannot fit in our bins are considered bulky items. Bulky items include desks, couches, chairs, tables and microwave ovens and must not exceed 8 ft in length and 4 ft. in width and weigh over 150 lbs. per item. We are entitled to 4 pick-ups per year at no cost to us.
To arrange a bulky item pick-up, call Customer Service at CR&R at 562-694-3730, select option #2 (Comercial Services).
(taken from “Life in La Habra” Magazine, Summer/Fall 2025 edition)
Ride With Pride” Shuttle service is for seniors 60+ years, operates Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 2 PM, and transports riders from their home to and from the Community Center for the lunch program and other Community Center activities and events. To make a reservation for this shuttle service, call the reservation line at 424-398-5990.
La Habra Car service is open to seniors age 60+, operates Monday through Friday from 7 AM to 4:30 PM and transports riders for doctor’s appointments anywhere in Orange County and grocery shopping in La Habra. The only destinations outside of Orange County are PIH in Whittier and the Veterans Administration Hospital in Long Beach. Riders are limited to either two one-way trips OR one round-way trip per week. Reservations must be made at least 3 business days in advance by calling 877-762-6061.
The Meals on Wheels OC Dining Program serves a hot lunch at noon on Monday through Friday at the La Habra Community Center. There is suggested $3 donation for seniors 60+ years and a $5 charge for anyone under 60+ years accompanying a qualifying senior as a caregiver. Pre-registration is necessary by contacting the Community Center at 562-383-4200 or the lunch supervisor Jennifer Bush at 562-383-4222 to reserve your spot and please arrive no later than 11:45. Transportation to and from the dining program is available through the “Ride with Pride” shuttle service.
La Habra Meals on Wheels provides home delivered meals to those unable to prepare their own meals due to illness or disability. For more information, contact Carmen Miller at 562-451-9047.
Here's a friendly reminder to take advantage of all the great senior discounts out there!
Many restaurants, stores, and service providers offer special pricing just for you.
SERVICES June 2025
Sevice Provider Discount
So Cal Edison/CARE Program
30% Electric/20% gas
Family Rate Electric Assist/FERA 18% Electric bill
Amazon Prime Delivery Services
UPS Store
50% off Prime delivery-$6.99/mo
5% off shipping/15% off products
Valvoline Oil 15% off oil change
FOOD Discount
Amazon Fresh
Applebees
$10.00 discount
10% discount or free drink
Chick-fil-A 10% discount or free drink
Chilis
Corner Bakery
Dairy Queen
10% menu items
10% off on dine in or carry out
10% discount or free drink
Del Taco 10% discount or free drink
Dennys
Dunkin Donuts
I-Hop
Krispy Kreme
Varies - Most meals under $10
10% discount or free drink
Ask for Senior menu
10% off entire order
Outback Steakhouse 10% off entire order
Popeyes
10% discount or free drink
Wendys 10% discount or free drink
OTHER
Shopping/Entertainment
Auto Zone
10% off purchase
AMC Theaters 20% off
CVS 20% off
Frys Electronics 10% off select items
Goodwill Senior Savings Days 10% to 20% off purchase
Kohls 15% off purchase
Michaels
Pep Boys
Petco
Petsmart
Regal Theaters
10% off purchase
10% off
10% on grooming services only
10% on grooming services only
$1.00 to $4.00 off everyday
Ross 10% off purchase
Savers Thrift Store
TJ Maxx
Walgreens Senior Day
Walmart
20% to 30% off purchase
10% off purchase
20% off regular priced items
$20.00 off annual membership
Details
CARE Income Eligibility Upper Limit $42,300
FERA Income Limits $42,301 to $52,875
With Medicaid, SSA or SNAP verification
AARP members
AARP members
Details
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At select locations
At select locations
Discount applied everyday
Everyday
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Ask for Value Menu or 55+ Meals Menu
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Smaller portions for approximately $10
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AARP members
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Plus free windshield wiper installation
All shows prior to 4:00pm
CVS Extra-Care Plus Members
First Wednesay of month
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Every Wednesday
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Every Tuesday
Every Tuesday (10% off overnight stays)
Tuesdays are $6.99
Every Tuesday
Every Tuesday for Senior Tuesday
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By Bruce Stanton, GSMOL Corporate Counsel
For most mobile home residents, the investment made in their homes is their most significant asset. When homeowners make the decision to sell their home, it is vital that the best possible sales price be received, so that the investment can be realized. A homeowner wants to be able to sell without interference from management, according to the rights guaranteed by the Mobilehome Residency Law (MRL).
The sale of a mobile home “in place” requires park approval of the prospective buyer, and that certain MRLapproved upgrades be performed. But the selling homeowner should be able to reasonably market the home and have the buyer’s application reviewed in a timely manner. Buyers who are clearly qualified should not be subjected to delays or rejections.
If a mobile home is removed from the park as a condition of resale, it becomes worthless. To have any value, it must be sold “in place”, in its rented space, surrounded by the common areas, accessory structures and landscaping that has been improved by the homeowner. The ability of the homeowner to sell the home “in place” is thus paramount.
One of the areas of most concern to GSMOL and its members is that of “in place” mobile home sales. While most parks follow the MRL and avoid interfering with efforts to sell, there are some who do not. Those park owners could have several motives for discouraging “in place” sales. They might prefer that older and less desirable single or double-wide homes be removed in favor of newer models. The ability to re-stock the park with newer homes could add value to the park owner’s property. Or they might want to create a vacancy, which will usually allow them to raise rents under local rent control. If the selling homeowner is prevented from selling and abandons the home, that goal can be realized. And the park might end up gaining title to the home at virtually no cost, at which point it can be re-sold for a profit or rented out.
These are the most common “business” incentives which might prompt a park owner to frustrate or prevent sales or attempt to require removal of a home at the time of resale. Residents thus need to be aware of their resale rights under the MRL.
In Part Two of this article, we will cover some of the questions that GSMOL has received.
This article is part of a series produced by the GSMOL Leadership Training Committee. Articles by Bruce Stanton as well as other experts on mobile home matters can be viewed and downloaded on the GSMOL website at https://gsmol.org/know-your-mh-rights.
GSMOL Members: If you have further questions on this topic or want to discuss possible violations of law in your park related to this topic, please contact your GSMOL go-to person, who may be a Chapter officer, Associate Manager, Region Manager or Zone Vice President.
To find your go-to person, see the "Who's Who" page in the Californian magazine, or look on the Contact page at https://gsmol.org for the link to the Who's Who page.
Real Estate Agents: For further information contact Anne Anderson, GSMOL State President, a.bushnell.anderson@gmail.com
Second Tuesday of the Month every Month
Next BINGO is Tuesday July 8, 2025
Friends and Family are always welcome
$10 Minimum buy in includes all regular games
$1 Special games also available
Payouts depend on amount of games played so please bring friends and family Bring your own snacks or Bring snacks to share if you like.
Village Volunteers
We will be playing on the Second Thursday of the month at 1:00 PM
If you are interested in playing please call Linda at 714 267-7222 9:00 AM
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GSMOL Board of Directors
Mary Anne Mendel, President Call or text, (310) 993-2278
Joyce Payne, Vice President, Legislative Coordinator, SRSO Committee Coordinator Call or text, (408) 599-0757
Linda Hudak, Secretary /Treasurer Call or text, (714) 267-7222
Alaine Ross Membership Coordinator Call or text, (916) 803-7609
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The Village Glen appreciates your continued support. We are always open to your suggestions for additional information and news worthy articles. Please do not hesitate to let us know how we can make our Village a better place to live. We continue to strive to provide what we know you want but you need to tell us the things we do not know. Don’t rely on the unreliable and inaccurate rumor mill to get your feelings known, tell us in person or send us an email and we will do our best to provide what you would like. There is an even better way to get the activities and events you would like and that is to get involved. This is your community as much as it is mine and when we work together we can make it ours.
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How to solve sudoku puzzles
The headline is a clue to the answer in the diagonal.
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.
1. "Good Ol' Boys," sung by Merle Haggard, was the theme song for what TV show? a-"B.J. and the Bear," b-"The Dukes of Hazzard," c-"Our House," d-"Carter Country."
2.In which Coen Brothers movie did John Goodman play Vietnam vet Walter Sobchak? a-"The Big Lebowski," b-"Barton Fink," c-"O Brother, Where Art Thou?," d-"Fargo."
3.What is the name of the attorney played by Julianna Margulies on "The Good Wife"? a-Susan Rakoff, b-Anne Osborne, c-Caroline Julian, d-Alicia Florrick.
4. "Good Lovin'" was the first #1 song for what band in the 1960s? a-The Rascals, b-Paul Revere and the Raiders, c-The Turtles, d-The Troggs.
5.What poet wrote that "good fences make good neighbors?" a-Robert Frost, b-William Dean Howells, c-William Carlos Williams, d-Ezra Pound.
6. What European explorer discovered the Cape of Good Hope? a-Jacques Cartier, b-Bartholomeu Dias, c-John Cabot, d-Henry Hudson.
7.What TV clown spoke only once on TV, during the final telecast of Howdy Doody's show, by saying "Goodbye, kids"? a-Cliffy, b-Bozo, c-Clarabelle, d-Krusty.
8."Different is good" was a slogan used to promote what fast food chain? a-Wendy's, b-Domino's Pizza, c-Taco Bell, d-Arby's.
9.What detective was introduced by John D. MacDonald in the 1964 novel "The Deep Blue Goodbye"? a-Thomas Linley, b-Peter Wimsey, c-Travis McGee, d-Nero Wolfe.
10. What actor was the subject of Gene Fowler's 1944 biography "Good Night, Sweet Prince"? a-Errol Flynn, b-John Barrymore, c-Glenn Ford, d-George Sanders.
Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.
Leon J. Suenes, cardinal
You can always find the sun within yourself if you will only search.
Maxwell Maltz
Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done and why. Then do it.
Robert A. Heinlein
Appreciation is a wonderful thing; it makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.
Francois-Marie Arouet de Voltaire
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is not an act but a habit.
Aristotle
Never say anything about yourself you do not want to come true.
Brian Tracy
What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.
Nelson Mandela
The best revenge is massive success.
Frank Sinatra
Speech is the mirror of the soul; as a man speaks, so he is.
Publilius Syrus
The impossibles are often the untried.
Jim Goodwin
A tour guide was showing a tourist around Washington, D. C. The guide pointed out the place where George Washington supposedly threw a dollar across the Potomac River. "That's impossible," said the tourist. "No one could throw a coin that far!"
"You have to remember," answered the guide. "A dollar went a lot farther in those days."
Little Johnny's teacher asks, "What is the chemical formula for water?"
Little Johnny replies, "H-I-J-K-L-MN-O!!"
The teacher, puzzled, asks, "What on Earth are you talking about?"
Little Johnny replies, "Yesterday you said it was H to O!"
A man goes into a bar and seats himself on a stool. The bartender looks at him and says, "What'll it be buddy?"
The man says, "Set me up with seven whiskey shots and make them doubles." The bartender does this and watches the man slug one down, then the next, then the next, and so on until all seven are gone almost as quickly as they were served. Staring in disbelief, the bartender asks why he's doing all this drinking.
"You'd drink them this fast too if you had what I have."
The bartender hastily asks, "What do you have, pal?"
The man quickly replies, "I have a dollar."
Answers to 'We're All Good' 1-b, "The Dukes of Hazzard" 2-a, "The Big Lebowski" 3-d, Alicia Florrick
4-a, The Rascals
5-a, Robert Frost 6-b, Bartholomeu Dias 7-c, Clarabelle 8-d, Arby's 9-c, Travis McGee 10-b, John Barrymore
