lamplighter salinas
July Dates to Remember
Dog Days of Summer Begins 3
Independence Day 4
Full Moon 10
National Ice Cream Day 20
Did You Know?
Thomas Jefferson invented a swiveling chair, and used it to draft the Declaration of Independence. He adapting a Windsor chair and incorporating an iron spindle and rollers from window sash pulley to allow it to rotate. Talk about spinning into history!
Millennium Memo
“The next time you get the urge to procrastinate, just put it off.” Anonymous.
How many of life’s unpleasant tasks only take a few moments to accomplish? Brushing your teeth, perhaps, or, if you have a well-kept yard, pulling weeds? I’ll add one more to that list: completing and returning your Annual Income Certification.
As I never tire of reminding you, the funds generated by your Income Certs help pay for upgrades to your Park, about $300K worth in the new Fiscal Year--$100K just on remodeling the Kitchen and other Clubhouse improvements.
Other projects include additions to the Basketball Area, new Soccer Goals, Street Lights, Clubhouse Furniture, Driveways, $80K worth of Electric & Sewer Repairs…that’s worth a few moments of your time, isn’t it? Please return your Cert as soon as you can.
John Davis, RIP
We were very sorry to hear of John Davis’ passing last month after a short illness. John, of course, was the founder of Haven Management, which manages 11 of our 20 Parks.
John was a great supporter of Millennium and one of my best friends in the Industry. He understood our desire for a residentfriendly management style and attended countless resident meetings without complaining well, maybe just a little.
In fact, I’d say John was a big part of Millennium’s success. He operated with compassion, gave sound advice, kept calm in the face of resident demands…he was everything you could wish for
Millennium Memo Continued...
in a Manager.
Please keep John’s wife Joan and his two children Katie & Michael in your thoughts, and give Katie your full support as she carries on the Haven legacy.
Kudos…
• Josue gets a Kudo this month for “doing some deep cleaning in our Playground Area, making sure it’s safe for our Kids to play there.” Nice, Josue!
• Kudos also to your hardworking Park Staff for finishing the Pool Concrete repairs & Fence replacement and for getting the Pool open for your enjoyment.
• Unkudos to the person who came through the Park with a loudspeaker selling candy & chips. I guess she didn’t know that soliciting is not allowed.
John Would Have Liked This one
A dog goes into a bar and orders a martini. The bartender said: “You don’t see a dog in here drinking a martini very often.” The dog said: “At these prices, I’m not surprised.”
Don’t forget to turn in your Income Cert and have a fun 4th of July!
George Turk
Friendly Reminder
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We would like to remind all Lamplighter residents that we are doing home inspections by sections, and this is what we will be looking at:
• Homesite shall be kept free of weeds, leaves, debris, trash, and unsightly objects. Remove any storage boxes, trunks, wood or any construction material, pipes, bottles, garden tools, mops, ladders, paint cans, appliances, etc. Lawns must be mowed and trimmed. The trimming of all trees, shrubs, and vines must be in manner. Patio, porch, yard must be kept neat.
• Remove any plants or trees near electrical boxes that could damage underground utilities.
• Outdoor patio furniture, barbecues, bicycles, outdoor toys must be neatly placed outside the home.
• Remove disabled vehicles from driveway.
• Remove pet droppings.
• Outside feeding of stray cats is prohibited.
• Remove power cords from the exterior of home.
• The meter area should be clear of any items (3ft clearance).
• No hazardous, flammable substances should be kept around home.
• Clean oil stains from the driveway.
• All homes must have complete skirting all around the home.
• All steps and railings should be in good condition.
• Awning posts should be well attached to concrete.
• All holiday decorations must be removed.
Events/Activities
For the month of July, we will be having our Food Bank distribution on Tuesday the 8th and 22th from 12:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. This food is provided by the local Monterey County Food Bank. You don’t need to bring your own bags, you only come, sign in and pick up a package of food. Sometimes we have produce, for example, salads, fruit, and nuts. This may also change since we don’t get a list of the items we will be getting every month.
Coloring Contest Winner
We would like to thank all of those who took their time to participate in our monthly event. Though they are all doing an excellent job showing their art skills, there can only be one winner. We would like to congratulate our winner for this month, Vianney Rivera. Thank you and we will be waiting for next month!
G. Mayra Ramirez Office Manager
Children
’s
Coloring Contest:
Children 12 years and under are eligible to participate. Color this page and bring it to the Park Office for a chance to win a prize.
NAME:
I Can’t Find My Income Form!!
Don’t worry if you have misplaced or lost you income form a replacement form is easy to get.
1. The Park Office has extra forms.
2. Use the form on the following page.
3. Replacement Forms can be printed from Millennium Housing’s website. www.millenniumhousing.net
• Click on the Communities link
• Click on the name of your Community.
• Click on Resident Forms
WE WANT YOU… TO TURN IN YOUR 2025 INCOME FORM
COMPLETION OF THE INCOME FORM ANNUALLY IS MANDATORY FOR ALL RESIDENTS .
Your community was financed with tax-exempt bonds and other governmental assistance. In return for this assistance, Millennium Housing agreed to restrictions on rent increases, use of the park’s income and other matters. We are required to recertify the income of all households each year to insure we are still meeting our bond requirements.
Summaries and analysis of income certifications are compiled and used to qualify for property tax exemptions each year, and improvements to your community are made possible by the savings we receive in property taxes.
Please do your part and return this important document today!!
Income Forms can be brought to the Park Office or mailed to Millennium Housing directly.
• Click on 2025 Income Certification Form
• Print the Form
PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO PUT YOUR NAME AND SPACE NUMBER ON THE FORM!!
If you are receiving a Financial Assistance credit from Millennium Housing, failure to complete the annual income form will result in suspension of your credit.
To view some of the information on Millennium’s website you will need your Community’s I.D. and Password: User I.D.: LAMPLIGHTER
Password: FAMILY
The User I.D. and Password are “case sensitive” so be sure to type in all CAPS
Cherry Cobbler
Serves 12
Ingredients:
1/2 cub butter
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup milk
1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 275°F. Place butter in a 9x13-inch baking dish and set it on the oven rack to melt.
2. Mix together flour, sugar, and baking powder in a medium bowl. Stir in milk
3. Remove the baking dish from the oven as soon as butter is melted. Pour batter into the dish, but do not stir. Pour pie filling evenly into the pan, and do not stir.
4. Increase oven temperature to 350°F. Bake until fruit is bubbling and cobbler is golden on top, 50 60 minutes.
5. Serve with ice cream.
Puzzles and Word Games you can
SPORTS Summer Birdie Game
ARCHERY
BADMINTON
BASEBALL
BOXING
CRICKET
CYCLING
FOOTBALL
GOLF
GYMNASTICS
ICE HOCKEY
JUDO
KARATE
RUGBY
RUNNING
SKATING SOCCER
SURFING
SWIMMING
TABLE TENNIS
TENNIS
TRACK AND FIELD WRESTLING
Across 1.Actor Pitt
5.Make over
9.Place to hibernate
10.Face shape
11.Pakistani language
12.Darn, as socks
13.Goes on board again
15.Kind of tax
16.Philosophical doctrine
22.Centers of activity
23.Germany’s __ von Bismarck
24.Crude group?
25.Snaillike
26.Work station
27.Joie de vivre
Down 1.Smudge
2.Hard to find
3.Adjutant
4.Chicken order
5.Aquiline facial part
6.“... happily __ after”
7.Clammy
8.Cutlass, e.g.
14.Life story, in brief
16.Walk heavily
17.Easy gait
18.Top guns
19.“__ do you good”
20.Ancient gathering place
21.Cut
How to solve sudoku puzzles
The headline is a clue to the answer in the diagonal.
July 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
We're All Good
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.
QUOTES
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
The Lighter Side
Then and now
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."
Water Formula
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!"
Fast Drinker
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
July 2025 Calendar
NATIONAL ICE CREAM MONTH.
DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH.
NATIONAL ICE CREAM MONTH.
NATIONAL HOT DOG MONTH
NATIONAL WATERMELON MONTH.
NATIONAL PARK AND RECREATION MONTH.
NATIONAL GRILLING MONTH.
NATIONAL INDEPENDENT LIVING MONTH, IDFA.ORG
Events
1, Canada Day.
1, International Joke Day. Celebrated to encourage humor and laughter, often marked by sharing jokes on social media and in communities.
2, World UFO Day. Recognizes the fascination with extraterrestrial life, often tied to the 1947 Roswell incident; encourages sky-watching and discussions on alien existence.
3, Battle of Gettysburg ended, 1863. The Civil War’s turning point, a 162-year milestone, but significant for its lasting impact on U.S. history; Union victory halted Confederate advances. (Note: Slightly outside 150-year range but included for prominence.)
3-11, Dog Days Of Summer.
4, Independence Day. 249th year. Celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
5, Bikini debuted, 1946. The modern bikini was introduced by Louis Réard in Paris, a 79-year milestone that revolutionized fashion and cultural norms.
5-27, Tour De France.
7, World Chocolate Day. Commemorates the introduction of chocolate to Europe
in 1550; celebrated with chocolate-themed events and indulgence globally.
10, July full moon. Buck Moon.
11, World Population Day. UN observance highlighting global population issues, such as sustainability and reproductive health; marked by awareness campaigns.
12, Malala Day. Honors Malala Yousafzai’s advocacy for girls’ education, recognized by the UN on her birthday; promotes education access worldwide.
14, Bastille Day, 1789. French Revolution’s storming of the Bastille.
15, World Youth Skills Day. UN day to promote skill development for young people, addressing employment and economic growth challenges.
16, Apollo 11 launched, 1969. NASA’s mission to the moon began, a 56-year milestone; led to the first human moon landing, a landmark in space exploration.
16, National Hot Dog Day. U.S. food holiday celebrating hot dogs, typically with cookouts and promotions by restaurants; date varies but often mid-July.
17, Disneyland opened, 1955. Walt Disney’s first theme park debuted in Anaheim, California, a 70-year milestone for global entertainment and pop culture.
17, World Emoji Day. Celebrates the cultural impact of emojis, first popularized in the late 1990s.
18, Nelson Mandela International Day. UN day honoring Mandela’s legacy of peace and equality, encouraging 67 minutes of community service.
19, First Women’s Rights Convention, 1848. Seneca Falls Convention.
20, Moon Landing, 1969. Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon 56 years ago.
22, World Brain Day. Promotes awareness of neurological disorders and brain health, organized by the World Federation of Neurology.
22, Pi Approximation Day. Celebrates the mathematical constant (22/7 in date format); marked by math enthusiasts with puzzles and educational events.
24-27, Comic Con. San Diego.
24, Pioneer Day (Utah). Commemorates Mormon pioneers’ arrival in Salt Lake Valley in 1847.
25, Korean War began, 1950. North Korea’s invasion of South Korea started the conflict, a 75-year milestone shaping Cold War geopolitics.
26, Islamic New Year.
26, Americans with Disabilities Act signed, 1990. U.S. legislation prohibiting disability discrimination.
28, World Hepatitis Day. UN day raising awareness about viral hepatitis and promoting prevention and treatment access.
28, World Nature Conservation Day. Highlights the need to protect natural resources and biodiversity, encouraging sustainable practices globally.
29, International Tiger Day.
30, International Day of Friendship.
31, National Mutt Day, Web: nationalmuttday.com. Also celebrated Dec. 2
31, World Ranger Day. Honors park rangers’ role in protecting natural and cultural heritage, raising awareness about their challenges and contributions.
