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THEWAVES September 2026
Morro Shores Mobile Home Park Volume 53, Issue 9
Happy September Birthday Virgo Libra
MORRO SHORES MOBILE HOME PARK FALL SALE DATES: 9/8/26, Tue. 10am – Set up tables for the sale Volunteers needed. 9/9/26, Wed. 10am – Bring down items for sale, set up items on tables. Volunteers needed
9/10/26, Thurs. 12-3pm – Residents and Family 9/11/26, Fri. 8-1pm -Public invited 9/12/26, Sat. 8-1pm – Public invited. Yum Yum Bakery and Café open on Friday and Saturday. Clean up after the sale. Help needed for Monday after sale to take items to charity organizations. Stephanie Raphael 805-748-8667
Doug Temple Deb Bechtel Kathy Drake Pat Monahan Donovan Crizer Bob Grove Carol Sarno Misty Wycoff Mike Johnson David Ramsey John Trumbower Olga Vizer Dan Bishop Chris Bishop
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Space # 94 Kat Stephens
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August 6th Meeting Notes: Management will donate $100 to the Activities Committee for the older furniture in the Hobby House. New furniture has been added. The twice yearly donation from management has increased from $350 to $500. Great news for the Activities in the park. The upgrade for the Hobby House has been completed.
MONDAY NIGHT FOOBALL 2026 It is Monday Night Football time again! So, check out the MNF Schedule, polish up your score projection skills (and how to win graciously), and start thinking about the menu for your night to host.
See you on the first night, Monday, September 14th, 5:00pm, when we cheer on Denver Broncos vs Kansas City Chiefs. We will gather every Monday until December 14th. Hosts for each game will prepare a meal for the group (all costs are reimbursed). You don’t have to be a great cook, but if you want to make a favorite or even pick-up pizza for us, we would appreciate the help. If you have questions, just give us a call. The sign-up sheet will be available for all of you to pick up the night you wish to host a game. The cost for each meal is $6.00. See you there!
Cheryl Vines and Cindi Grove
Treasurers Report: August balance $2,833.90. Access Central Coast brochures are available at Switzer Hall (services offered to disabled citizens. MORE ACTIVITIES COMING UP: • • • • • • •
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9/1 Fall Pricing/Drop Off 9:30-11am Craft Circle -Wednesdays, 2-4pm Fall Sale 9/10 (residents), 9/11, & 9/12 (public). MNF starting 9/14/26, 5:00pm Sandbagger Golf – last Friday of the month - next 9/26. Halloween Party Friday, October 30th, Switzer Hall MSMHP Art & Craft Sale 11/6 & 11/7. All vendors will be at Switzer Hall or the patio. Thanksgiving Dinner 11/18126 Christmas Trees 12/4 Christmas Open House 12/8
The Morro Shores Activities Committee meets on the first Thursday of every month at 3:00pm in Switzer Hall. All residents are welcome to attend. Let members know if you are interested in being on the 2027 committee. The Minutes from the meeting are posted at Switzer Hall and the Hobby House behind the glass boxes.
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SANDBAGGERS GOLF TOURNAMENT
BOCCE BALL
On a beautiful day Friday, July 31, twelve Morro Shores golfers met at Sea Pines Golf Course for our monthly challenging round of golf.
On August 12th,new teams were selected for the Fall season of Bocce Ball. We gathered in Switzer Hall for a happy hour while enjoying appetizers, wine and jokes about the new season.
The challenge this month was to have and use only 5 golf clubs in your bag. This one got us all thinking and rethinking about which clubs to bring and use. It showed in higher score results than our normal scores.
We hope to start the season on September 17 showing our new shirts created for Morro Shores Bocce. Thanks to Jim Musante for coordinating getting the shirts made and collecting the money.
Winners of the Day:
Thanks to Linda Cordes and Jim Musante for the happy hour. I think it’s something that will continue to happen for members of the Bocce teams.
Val won group 1, with a score of 41. Sharon won group 2, with a score of 41 Cheryl won group 3, with a score of 4*(nice) Closest to the 1st hole pin went to Sharon Longest Ladies Drive was son by Barbara Longest Mens Drive was won by Peter Least amount of putts on all 9 holes went to Peter The putting contest at the end was decided by a final round playoff between Linda and Barbara. Both putted a total of 4 putts for 3 holes for the first rond. Very remarkable ladies When the final ball was rolled, Barbara narrowly won. Congratulations! Come join us next time on Friday, August 28th for another round of challenging giggles and golf. Look for announcements and signup sheets around the park.. For more information call Terri J. 805-528-8484
There are six teams with 4 members on each team. We always need more players and for now we have several substitute players. Games are played every Thursday at 9:30am. We’ll celebrate the first game on the new field on September 17th (maybe). Come early to enjoy coffee and snacks to help us celebrate our new courts. Be there to cheer us on and maybe you would like to sign up as a regular player. Cindi
Jim
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THE 5-MINUTE STORYTELLERS CLUB Our last meeting was well attended, we listened and learned from some remarkable stories from our amazing neighbors. One of the highlights from the meeting was discovering an isolated and hard to reach park, called “100 Giants”, located up in the Sequoia National Forest. This park contains cose to 100 rarely visited giant Sequoia trees. We learned a good way of visiting them was by staying in a nearby “Yurk”, a glamping style accommodation for around $115 a night. We were then introduced to our newest resident born in the park, “Phil”, a rare 2 months old 2-inches tall Philodendron Spiritus Sancti plant, growing here in Morro Shores. We also did some traveling in this meeting. We started with a road trip in a car hauling a trailer. It took us 21 days and 3500 miles to complete traveling through various states and experience various adventures along the way. We then went sailing in the Caribbean on an old wooden 3 mast windjammer pirate like sailboat. We stopped on a small island named Saint Vincent. We dropped anchor and played an impromptu game of soccer with the locals. By half-time we were winning 1-0. It then turned into a World’s Cup like frenzy match. When locals heard of the news over 500 of them showed up and started chanting, “Beat USA”. We heard a couple of funny stories about “Bad Mom” who just recently passed away at age 98, leaving 56 grandchildren!!
We were educated about how to turn sheep wool into a beautiful shawl in just 4 hours. From shearing, scouring, carding, spinning, plying, and the looming. Then a story about an old-time actor, whose name was Michael St. Clair, held our interest. He was orphaned at birth, raised by the Aboriginal communities in Australia. He went on to be Australia’s middle weight boxing champion before moving to England. There he became a ventriloquist and impersonator. Even performing for the Royal family. We learned the meaning of “The Dog Days of Summer”. It was explained to us that it goes back to old Greek myths and legends. Sirius, the Dog Star, is the brightest star in the night, between July 3 and August 11. It rises with the sun in that period. It was believed to be the source of the extra heat of summer. We were then taught how to calm and cool 3 young girls (ages 3, 5, and 9) by a mother during a hot summer day by becoming a Popsicle Inspector. So, as you see, we have an eccentric arrangement of stories to listen to. Come join us at our next Storytellers, on Monday, September 7th, at 1:30pm in Switzer’s Hall. Share a good story with us or just sit back and listen. See you all there. Perhaps “Phil” the philodendron will be there too! See you there, Jim M.
Movie Night at the Clubhouse 3:00pm September 19th , Saturday Matinee, “Movie on the Orient Express”. Elinore Cottrell, #81 for questions or comments.
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PHOTOS FROM OUR RESIDENTS FOR THE WAVES. Craft Circle Betty Palmer’s #152, dtr., Judy donated at least 9 skeins of Pomp-a-doodle yarn to the t Craft Circle group. A challenge arose for each member to make an item. Below are several of the artwork that was created by the group. Linda Cordes artwork using Pomp-a-Doodle yarn.
Sharon’s Pomp-a-Doodle Bra
Friend of Morro Shores, Faylla’s Pomp-a-Doodle Creations; “Mossy Wall” and “Butterfly”
Dora’s Pomp-a-Doodle Cushion
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(Craft Circle cont…)
Emergency Preparedness Open House September 23rd from 12pm to 2pm at Switzer Hall Clubhouse Fireman Demonstrations, Meet Your Zone Leader and Hot Dog Combo Meal Provided by Morro Shores Management (flyers will be out soon!)
Carolyn Bundy’s decorated Hat, Vase and Baby Hat
BOCCE BALL FIELD September 13th.
Dora Biblarz finished a quilt that was started by a past resident, Cathie Leavitt. Turned out beautiful Dora.
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Hawaiian Music & Dance Classes
AROUND THE AREA
Nani Wale Nā Kūpuna “Beautiful Seniors” Hula Instructor/Kumu “Teacher” - Sandy Rodriguez Do you want to start the Fall with more movement and music in your life? Everyone is welcome to enjoy, watch and/or participate in the culture of Hawaiian music and dance right here. Bring your ukulele if you want. No Class Fee. Don’t be shy! We are ALL seniors! Where: Morro Shores Mobile Home Park, 633 Ramona Avenue, Los Osos. Practice at Switzer Hall Clubhouse Thursdays. When: Thursdays Beginners: 10:00 am to 11:00 am - Seasoned dancers: 11:00 am - noon What to Wear: Comfortable clothes and be sure to bring your bottled water Questions: Contact Sandy: Leave message in Box #144, E-mail slokumu@charter.net or Phone (805) 704-4852 Nani Wale Nā Kūpuna “Beautiful Seniors” Hula Instructor/Kumu “Teacher” - Sandy Rodriguez
SATURDAY 9/12/26 10:00AM – 6PM, Embarcadero, morro Bay. Biggest land crop! Sample margaritas and guacamole. Live music, art, crafts and specialty vendors.
8/12/2026 Special Performance for Marian Convent Retired Nuns Luau - Santa Maria We are normally a nonperforming group but couldn’t say no to the retired nuns in Santa Maria. These are a few of the ladies who wanted to dance.
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(cont...) Around the area
Annual CELEBRATION FRIENDS OF EL MORO ELFIN FOREST
Biologist Cindy Roessler will introduce you to some of our local bees with up-close photographs, and she will describe the bumble bee surveys currently in their second year at the Elfin Forest September 26th, 2026, FOOD & DRINK The Red BARN, 2180 Palisades Ave., Los Osos, CA 93402 11:30am – Light refreshments are served from 12pm to 2pm - Presentation & General Meeting RSVP by September 23 at: www.femef.org. The event is free and open to the public
Editor’s desk: Let me know if you have a feature column you would like to start in The Waves, or an article that would be important to the community. For those of you who are active in Los Osos Community, please provide me with upcoming events (social, newsworthy or your own events) to promote an article for all of us to enjoy. Articles are due one month in advance. Goes to the printers on the 14th of each month. Thank you. We have several residents who are not on social media and prefer paper copies. Call or email me if you have suggestions for improvement. I know a lot of you are ‘talented ’and would love to help, just give me a call. Cindi Grove Space # 151 805-570-1466, email: rgrove633@yahoo.com or grove_cynthia@yahoo.com
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