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SEPTEMBER 2026 Daisy Hill Doings Park Manager: Lisa Benz Office Hours: 9am to 12pm. Monday through Thursday, Closed Friday Phone (805) 528-1551 Fax (805) 439-028 Email dhonsitemanager@gmail.com After Hours Park Emergency (805) 466-6275 ext. 1 CORPORATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Vice President Secretary Treasurer/Finance Beautification Communications Documents Public Works Safety/Security Site Planning Gym-Liaison Social Committee Liaison
Donna Mason Cathy Stettler Rick Beeson Michael Morin Rick Beeson Cathy Stettler Paul Moore/Michael Morin/Stephen Neff
Mary Riedel Stephen Neff / Paul Moore John Biven Judy Wilson
SOCIAL COMMITTEE Chairperson Treasurer Lunch-in Lunch-Out Sign-up Sheets Art Wall
Judy Wilson Lisa Liberty Judy/Lisa Carla Pool Laura Hersey Nancy Graham
Secretary Historian Library Decorations Sign Design Photographer
Sunshine/Remembrance
Editor Kay Bolin email: DHDoings@gmail.com
Proofreading Peggy Mangum
Angie Dana Cathy Stettler Alice/Cathy/Tina Judy Wilson Zoe/Angie Jude Burkin
Judi Nattrass
Reporters/Assistance Alice Gold, Peggy Mangum, Vic Bunce, Marlene McQueen, Kathleen Wafer, Nancy Graham, Pat Smith, Dennis Whittinghill, Judi Nattrass, Jude Burkin
SEPTEMBER 2026
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Artsy Group 2:00 MPC
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Dulcimer Group 9:30 -12 MPC Wii Bowling 11-12:30 Sip & Slide Bingo 6-8
Wii Bowling 10:30-12 Artists1-4 MPC Line Dance 1:30-5
Friends of the Forest
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DulcimerGroup 9:30 -12 MPC
Wii Bowling 10:30-12 Artists1-4 MPC Line Dance 1:30-5 Carport Sale 8:00-Noon
Wii Bowling 10:30-12
Exercise for Life 10:30-11:30
Bingo 6:30-8:30
Wii Bowling 12-1:30
Social Committee 2:00 MPC
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Wii Bowling 11-12
Wii Bowling 10:30-12
Exercise for Life 10:30-11:30
Pinochle 1:00 MPC Labor Day BBQ
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Bingo 6:30-8:30
Wii Bowling 12-1:30 Potluck
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Wii Bowling 11-12
Wii Bowling 10:30-12
Exercise for Life 10:30-11:30
Pinochle 1:00 MPC
Bingo 6:30-8:30
Wii Bowling 12-1:30
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Artsy Group 2:00 MPC
Wii Bowling 11-12
Wii Bowling 11-12:30 Carport Sale Residents + Friends only 3:00-5:00
CCHE potluck 12:30-2:30 Carport Sale 8:00-Noon
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Dulcimer Group 9:30 -12 MPC Wii Bowling 11-12:30 Bunko 6-10
Wii Bowling 10:30-12 Artists 1-4 MPC Line Dance 1:30-5
Celebration of Life - Eileen Hagan 2:00 Sept. Birthdays 4-6 Spa
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Wii Bowling 10:30-12
Exercise for Life 10:30-11:30
Pinochle 1:00 MPC
Bingo 6:30-8:30
Wii Bowling 12-1:30
Dulcimer Group 9:30 -12 MPC Wii Bowling 11-12:30 BOD 1:00
Wii Bowling 10:30-12 Artists 1-4 MPC Line Dance 1:30-5
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Wii Bowling 10:30-12
Exercise for Life 10:30-11:30
Pinochle 1:00 MPC
Bingo 6:30-8:30
Wii Bowling 12-1:30
Artsy Group 2:00 MPC
All activities are in the main clubhouse unless otherwise noted MPC is the Multipurpose Complex by the library Men’s Coffee meets every morning 8:00-10:00
Reserved - MPC Special Event
LOOK WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SEPTEMBER! LABOR DAY CONCERT! September 7th 11:00 in the clubhouse DON’T MISS! John Robbins and friends - Jeff Seal and Ray Riorden - playing soft-rock, folk, country and original songs
AND THEN - AT NOON LABOR DAY BBQ! Chicken supplied by John Robbins, slow-cooked over oak coals to delicious perfection! Bring your favorite side dish, salad, or dessert to share, your drinks, and your place setting. ANNUAL DAISY HILL CARPORT SALE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 Residents and Friends only, 3:00-5:00 PM FRIDAY, SEPT 12 - SATURDAY SEPT 13 Open to the public, 8:00-Noon If you have items but don’t want to have a carport sale, Judy Wilson, 2A, has volunteered her driveway. Bring your items to Judy’s on Tuesday the 9th or Wednesday the 10th. If you cannot bring your item on these dates, please call Judy at 805-439-3100 to make arrangements to drop it off.
All proceeds will go to the Social Committee.
Sign up by August 31st Guests are $5 50/50 drawing - bring your $$$!
Celebrating the life of Eileen Hagan June 7, 1946 - July 10, 2026 A Celebration of Life to be held at the Daisy Hill Clubhouse on September 19 from 2-4. Her many contributions to Daisy Hill will be missed. The family appreciates your love and support in this difficult time.
~ Celebrate My Life ~ Remember me with love and joy, Let gratitude fill your heart Thankful for the time we had, Gone…yet not apart. If we measure life in moments, Not in months or years I lived a hundred lifetimes, Loved by all who hold me dear. I hope you’ll find your smile, And generously speak my name. Share stories and my heart, Your love for life unchanged. Celebrate the life I lived, I will be watching from above. I am always with you, Sending you my light and love. By Teri Harrison
Page designed by Peggy and Vic
Happy September Birthdays
Lisa Liberty
Happy September Anniversaries
♡ Gayle and Gary ♡
In late November 2024, John Robbins and Kathy Lewis journeyed to Antarctica. While this adventure was part of a much longer excursion, this article will focus on the Antarctica portion. They boarded an expedition ship in Valparaiso, Chile, on their first-ever cruise. The cruise company was then called HH Cruises formerly known as Hurtigruten Expeditions and now operating as HX. They sailed down the Pacific side of South America to end up in Antarctica...a bucket list destination! The HX expedition ship, the MS Fram, was built in 2007 for polar travel with space for 200 guests. It was refurbished in 2022, and John said the Interview by Peggy Mangum accommodations were really nice with a Scandinavian theme in both the decor and food. Kathy said that there were about 100 passengers on their expedition with 9 Americans. John and Kathy told me that daytime temps were actually warmer than they expected during the day with the temperatures in the teen’s and 20’s Fahrenheit. They received a suggested packing list before the trip and wore layers for warmth. The ship provided a jacket and rain/mud boots. Each day, they traveled by Zodiacs to get to shore. The only days they didn’t go ashore were the days crossing Drake’s Passage and the day they spent kayaking. They had plenty of time to see the glaciers and wildlife as they walked on the ice. Whenever they returned to the Fram after being ashore, their boots had to be hosed off as a precaution in the pristine environment.
Antarctica
Almost every day they were fortunate to wander among the Gentoo Penguins. The Gentoo is the third largest penguin species standing 27-35 inches tall and weighing 10-19 pounds. They are also known as the world’s fastest swimming bird, reaching speeds of up to 22 mph underwater. John said that the edge of the glacier was the size of an 8 story office building! Other wildlife they spotted in the distance included whales. Kathy and John said that the expedition guides were phenomenal! They were very knowledgeable during the excursions, and the ship’s science center had a lot of information about the destinations and wildlife. Besides being a source of information, the guides made sure the passengers felt safe walking on the ice and getting off and on Zodiacs and the Fram. They said they’d like to go back to Antarctica in the spring of 2028 or 2029 to see the baby penguins. John said that March is known as the ‘stinky time’ because the snow is slushy and filthy with penguin poop, but they still want to return! This trip opened their eyes to expedition cruise travel. John said that their travel goal is to “Die broke and exhausted!”
Meet Your New Neighbors By Marlene McQueen
Stephanie and Gary Smith, and their little cat, Boo, live in 34B. Stephanie is the daughter of Eddie Pruett (44C) and the late Sudy Pruett. She was born and raised in Bakersfield, went to Bakersfield High, received her Bachelor of Education degree from the University of LaVerne, and graduated from Le Cordon Bleu as a chef. Stephanie moved to Ukiah and opened a restaurant. She also worked with John Ash at The Fetzer Vineyard as a baker, but baking is not her passion. She loves to create savory dishes and cater events. At this time she works at Camp KEEP, Kern Environmental Education Program, where she prepares and serves meals to fifth and sixth graders who arrive weekly from September to June. The children stay at El Chorro, near Cuesta College. Stephanie and Gary have been married for six years and between them have seven children and 2 grandchildren. Before moving to Daisy Hill, they lived in Morro Bay. They love golfing and riding bikes. Stephanie also loves gardening, and Gary loves trains and anything about the Old West. Gary attended school in Santa Clarita. He is a retired California Highway Patrol Officer, working in their training school and as a driving instructor. Welcome to Daisy Hill…Stephanie, Gary, and Boo!
A GOOD READ BY ALICE GOLD I was introduced to the author Susan Straight when her memoir, In the Country of Women, was donated to the DH Library. Since then I have also read her novel, Mecca, and recently, her latest novel, Sacrament. Straight has lived in Riverside, CA, her entire life. After college she married her high school sweetheart, Dwayne, from a large AfricanAmerican family, and raised three inter-racial daughters. She traces the movement of his female ancestors from slavery to southern California and her own family from Europe, to Canada, to Colorado, to Riverside. The themes in all of her books are the struggles of women to succeed, the sense of community between varied ethnic and racial groups, and the diversity of all those people who become as family. And let us not forget her love of California! Her memoir demonstrates all of the above that has become her life. In a way, Straight’s memoir is less about her and more about the people around her and those who preceded her. Her novel, Mecca, is about a young Latino California Highway Patrol officer, Johnny Frias, whose roots are in the LA canyons where his family have found a home tied to the land which they did not always own. Sacrament is a story about nurses who served in the ICU of the hospital in San Bernardino at the height of the Pandemic. In an interview with Straight, she said that she was inspired by the nurses on her own street whom she saw working long hours under difficult conditions in the local hospital. The nurses in the book are a mixture of backgrounds, but became like family to each other. The one difficulty in Straight’s writing is that her books are full of so many people, it is often difficult to follow who everyone is. There are friends and families and ancestors, because after all, her sense of community is all-encompassing. For example, Johnny Frias pops up in Sacrament as part of one of the nurse’s husband’s friends, who helps search for a missing daughter. Despite all that, I found her to be an amazing writer. In the Country of Women and Sacrament are both in hardback and will be filed for a while on our New Books shelf. Mecca can be found in our public library. Maybe someone will donate it?
LIBRARY LADIES Alice/Cathy/Tina We wish to thank the following recent donors: Mary Bingham, Diana Blizzard, Peggy Mangum, Babs McKee’s daughter June, Judi Nattrass, Judy Stern, and Cathy Stettler. Now that we have the entire set of C.J. Box’s Joe Pickett series, another donor gifted us with all of Michael Connelly’s books that we did not already own. We have numbered his Lincoln Lawyer series of 8 books and placed it in our series section. The much larger Bosch series has also been numbered but remains on the regular shelves along with other Connelly books that don’t fit neatly into a series. Look on both the paperback and hardcover shelves. As always, we implore our readers not to hang on to books for months and months, and please do not loan our books to your friends and relatives who live outside our Park. Thank you. In case you haven’t noticed, our shelves are just bursting with books. Trece will be adding two more shelves to allow us to expand our space. Thank you, Trecé! Remember, we deliver!
Spicy Asian Cucumber Salad 1lb. Cucumber, halved lengthwise & sliced 1/4 in. thick 1 to 2 fresh red chile peppers, seeded (if desired) and thinly sliced 1/4 cup rice vinegar 1/4 cup sugar 2 Tbsp. sesame oil 1 Tbsp. minced fresh ginger 1 Tbsp. minced garlic 1 Tbsp. sesame seeds 1/2 tsp. salt Stir together cucumber and chile peppers in a bowl Whisk together vinegar and sugar in another bowl until sugar dissolves Stir remaining ingredients Drizzle over vegetables and toss to coat This salad can be made up to 24 hours ahead, covered with plastic and chilled. Note from chef: It tastes even better the second day after marinating overnight!
Arts and Crafts Workshop aka Artsy Group Nancy Graham
Years ago, when I was teaching watercolor to retired folks in Oregon, I would often hear a student lament that he/she never worked on their projects at home between our weekly classes. There were so many excuses: “I didn’t want to make a mess in the dining room,” or “I just wasn’t in the mood”… and the list went on. The truth of the matter is that working on an art/craft project at home is a lonely sport. My students accomplished much more during the 3-hour class we held each week, and everyone seemed to have so much fun! There were times when the laughter and conversations joyfully bounced around the room like a ping pong ball, and other times where you could have heard a pin drop. Such is the way with our weekly Arts and Crafts Workshop in the MPC.
The difference here is that we don’t have a teacher. We all work on whatever we care to bring, and it tickles me how interested we have all become in seeing what sorts of projects show up. Watercolor paintings, crochet projects, coloring books for grown-ups, drawings, mosaics, rock paintings, rug hooking, acrylics, wool spinning… you name it!. The sad part is that I know for a fact that there are many exceedingly talented folks in Daisy Hill who are hiding their talents behind closed doors. Why? I think the reluctance to participate comes from the fact that you might feel rusty, or you feel shy or embarrassed because you don’t think your work would be of interest to others. Get over it, friends!! Let’s have some fun! Come on down to the MPC any Sunday afternoon from 2:00 - 4:00 and bring a project to work on. You’ll reap the benefit of some lively conversation and the chance to get back into your creative groove. We would love to have you join us! Looking forward to seeing you!
The Wii Bowling League celebrated the end of their 78th season on July 24th in our clubhouse. It was a great time for all of us to get together and rekindle our friendships and have more fun times. We had a great little dinner, gave out achievement awards, and played Bowling For Dollars. If you see a repeat of names on teams it is because some of us bowl on more than one team. Yes, it's that much fun!! Some of the teams have bowlers mixed from both Daisy Hill and Sea Oaks. Some bowlers actually don't live in either. It is a mixture of friends and family for good fun. The awards went to Most Improved Bowlers, who were Colleen for the women and Fred for the men. Men's High Game and High Series went to Kevin, and Women's High Game and High Series went to Pat. The team awards were: First Place: Pin Pals
Second Place: Alley Cats
Teri Kevin Paula Pat
Pat Kevin Anna Hans
Third Place: Lane Busters Colleen Peter JoAnn Kenn
Fourth Place: Sea Breeze Helen Fred Anna Bob
After the awards were presented, we proceeded to Bowling For Dollars. That is an absolute kick! There is more laughing and fun than you would imagine. It was a great way to end the evening. We are all looking forward to our 79th season. We always have room for more teams and sincerely welcome them. If you have any questions, please contact Kevin at 805-478-0093 or Pat at either 805-534-1080 or 559-901-8009.
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