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Welcome to the November Issue of the Quail Call
11/2 Everlyn Cornilsen #145 11/12 Suzanne Grey #9 11/19 Stan Reed #46 If you wish to have a birthday corrected or removed contact Voris Brumfield Reed
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Quail Call Editor is Voris Brumfield Reed #46 Please provide articles, photos, submissions, and corrections by 5th of the month via email brumfieldboris@gmail.com or text 707 295-7174 -1-
Sequoia Gardens resident Gordon Hawkins, #3, served in the U. S. Navy as a hospital corpsman from 1953 to 1961. He was stationed on Okinawa, Japan for 14 months.
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SGMOA MEETING MINUTES October 1, 2026 Board members present: Judy, Ellie, Mary, Gloria, Kathy Resident attendee count: 10 Board Member Roll Call / Establish a Quorum Approval of Minutes: September 2026 Treasurer’s Report: Ellie Beginning balance: $10,625.66 Outgoing: Yard Sale support $283.99 Incoming: Raffles, yard sale collections, copies, & contributions $355.85 New balance: $10,697.52 COMMITTEE REPORTS: • SAFETY COMMITTEE: Judy New gardening company: 4 people Thursday & ½ Friday; they have been clearing the side by Santa Rosa Creek and inside the loop. Thursdays will be the section work and Fridays will be more trimming around the park to get the path clear. Let management know if there is a particular spot that needs attention. Kenny will let Trey know about tripping hazards. Resident has filed complaints with management and they have not responded (within 30 days) .Another resident has suggested contacting an attorney or legal aid to get some sort of response. More bicyclists are in the park. • SOCIAL COMMITTEE: Kathy Halloween Party October 31 @ 12:00, grandchildren are invited! Looking for vendors for craft sale Dec 12 at The Country and Dec 13 at Sequoia Gardens. Contact Anne Cook for craft fair info. 707-889-2424 Need feedback on possible Spring sale (maybe April) everyone sells from their carport. • OLD BUSINESS: Driveway repair & asphalt repair: Getting new quotes from insured contractors Park sign: INSTALLED!!! Adding solar lights to the corners to see the entrance Piano Tuning: DONE (Thanks Cheryl!) Management paid for it Need board officers or members-at-large for Fall election - nominations due by October 2nd. 4 people have accepted the nominations so far New Project Registration Form is being revamped by Trey to be more streamlined. Trey will send a copy when completed. Cul-de-sac contacts: Get to know neighbors and get contact numbers. Descriptions will be in the Quail Call. • NEW BUSINESS: Jackie has resigned from the board since she is moving. Residents applauded her for all her hard work. Management moving TV to over the fireplace Full-time maintenance hire? Less staff is a diminishment of amenities Can we install solar panels on carports? What are the laws? • OPEN FORUM: Water and sewer rates have gone up. Will request the audit results. Increase is 6% more for water use. Repair fair is October 17th in Rohnert Park First Monday for recyclables pick up is October 5. COPE meeting is Wed. October 14 Living plants have been replacing the plastic plants in clubhouse. Give Cecelia (121) any cuttings you might have 50/50 raffle Adjourned: 7:14 pm
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Living in Sequoia Gardens, residents build friendships that last for years. When they must move away, we hate to say Good Bye. We celebrated & gave THANKS to Amallia, for our times together.
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2026 Sequoia Gardens Ice Cream Social & much, much more. YUMMY!
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October 4, 2026 Mary Sikes #20 Professional Architect AND
Gary Brady’s, famous home made pie
Hello Sequoia Community, You may know our mother, Judy Woodlief- Corbett. She passed suddenly in March of this year. Our mother was known for her fun and spirited outfits. We were wondering what to do with her clothes? Serendipitously, I connected with Dana Campbell, here in the park. We collaborated, and she made 3 quilts out of mom's clothes. It was a labor-of-love for both of us. So, Dana deserves a shout-out for her patience, enthusiasm, and incredible foresight and talent. THANK YOU, DANA! From all of us at 23 Sequoia Circle. We are so grateful. Jim, Allison, Heather, and Jennifer
Thanks to Spring Hills Church. It is amazing the way they worked at Ernie’s: trimming, cutting, pruning, and weeding. Ray got the crew together. FANTASTIC WORK! Images by Helen Campbell
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Sequoia Gardens Real Estate Section Hello Beautiful People of Sequoia Gardens. The month of September saw more great Real Estate News. Unit 78 sold before hitting the market for a great price. Well maintained and updated units are still seeing an increase in value regardless of the units age. I will update this every month and keep at least a three-month history going forward. Unit # 167 21 106 78 91 73
Bed / Bath 2/1 2/2 3/2 2/2 2/2 3/2
Sq. Ft. 1152 1200 1144 1440 1248 1440
Original List Price $162,500 $227,500 $245,000 $210,000 $175,000 $195,000
Original List Date 9/21/25 4/29/26 7/12/26 6/19/26 8/27/26 pending
Current List Price $145,000 $220,000 $245,000 n/a $175,000
Date Closed 8/26 8/26/26 8/27/26 Pending
Sales Price $125,000 $205,000 $245,000 $210,000
See below* *Unit 73 should be listed by 10/7/26 per the agt. It’s a 3 bed/2 bath unit fully updated. Not showing on any Real Estate Website yet. I welcome any suggestions to improve the information provided. I am also
willing to offer my consulting services to any prospective sellers. I have over 30 years expertise in the real estate industry. Please call me anytime if interested. Sincerely, Joe Pino, Unit #100, Cell# (707) 477-6654
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So Many GAMES You Can Enoy!! There are regularly scheduled games in the clubhouse that anyone can join. Some of the games need certain number of players, but if we get more interest, tables can be added! Scheduling for each game is done by a volunteer. Want to connect with a certain game - we’ll get your info to the right person! • Chinese Mahjong: Sundays @ 10 AM: Don’t know how to play? Come on Sept. 20th, we’re teaching anyone that wants to learn!!a • Pinochle: Card game - Tuesdays @ 2 PM • Rummikub: Rummy like tile game - Thursdays @ 10:45 AM Easy to learn - just show up! • Hand & Foot: fun version of Canasta. Thursdays @ 12:30 PM This game needs 4 players per table, so let us know if you are interested and try to get a second table going. • Back Alley Bridge: form of Bridge. Fridays @ 12:30 PM Another game that needs a certain number to play. So, let us know if you want to play. • Bunco - dice game that requires very little training. It’s just fun! 2nd & 4th Thursdays at 6:30 PM ($6 entry fee, pot is split to categories like most buncos, most wins, etc) Please get on the invite list because a bit of planning is required based on the number of people. All of these are great opportunities to use your brain, visit with neighbors, and have some laughs. Hope to see you around the table!! -15-
Anyone remember Andy Rooney? 1. Andy Rooney on Vegetarians: "Vegetarian - that's an old Indian word
meaning 'lousy hunter.'" 2. Andy Rooney On Prisoners: Did you know that it costs forty-thousand dollars a year to house each prisoner? Jeez, for forty-thousand bucks apiece, I'll take a few prisoners into my house. I live in Los Angeles. I already have bars on the windows. I don't think we should give free room and board to criminals. I think they should have to run twelve hours a day on a treadmill and generate electricity. And if they don't want to run, they can rest in the chair that's hooked up to the generator. .
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3. Andy Rooney On Fabric Softener: My wife uses fabric softener. I never knew what that
stuff was for. Then I noticed women coming up to me, sniffing, then saying under their breath, "Married!" and walking away. Fabric Softeners are how our wives mark their territory. We can take off the ring, but it's hard to get that April fresh scent out of your clothes. 4. Andy Rooney On Morning Differences: Men and women are different in the morning. We
men wake up aroused in the morning. We can't help it. We just wake up and we want you. And the women are thinking, 'How can he want me the way I look in the morning?' It's because we can't see you. We have no blood anywhere near our optic nerve. 5. Andy Rooney On Phone-In-Polls: You know those shows where people call in and vote
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on different issues? Didyou ever notice there's always like 18% that say "I don't know." It costs 90cents to call up and vote and they're voting "I don't know." Honey, I feel very strongly about this. Give me the phone. (Says into phone) "I DON'TKNOW!" (Hangs up looking proud.) Sometimes you have to stand up for what you believe you're not sure about." This guy probably calls up phone sex girls for $2.95 to say, "I'm not in the mood." 6. Andy Rooney On Cripes: My wife's from the Midwest. Very nice people there. Very
wholesome. They use words like 'Cripes'. 'For Cripe's sake.' Who would that be -- Jesus Cripe's? The son of 'Gosh' of the church of 'Holy Moly'? I'm not making fun of it. You think I wanna burn in 'Heck'? 7. Andy Rooney On Grandma: My grandmother has a bumper sticker on her car that says,
'Sexy Senior Citizen.' You don't want to think of your grandmother that way, do you? Out entering wet shawl contests. Makes you wonder where she got that dollar she gave you for your birthday. 8. Andy Rooney On Answering Machines: Did you ever hear one of these corny, positive
messages on someone's answering machine? " Hi, it's a great day and I'm out enjoying it right now. I hope you are too. The thought for the day is: "Share the love." Beep. "Uh, this is the VD clinic calling. Speaking of being positive, your test results are back. Stop sharing the love." 9. Andy Rooney on Research: Because over the past few years, more money has been
spent on breast implants and Viagra than is spent on Alzheimer's Disease research, it is believed that by the year 2030 there will be a large number of people wandering around with huge breasts and erections...who can't remember what to do with them.
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One Hundred Years Ago ~ 1926. A century ago, Babe Ruth made history as the first baseball player to hit three home runs in a World Series game. The first transatlantic phone call from New York to London bridged two continents. The first television demonstration was presented by John Logie Baird in Scotland.
The future Queen of England, Elizabeth II, was born. Ford Motor Company created the 40-hour workweek. Olympic champion Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
debut novel.
A hundred years ago, Ernest Hemingway released his
Illusionist Harry Houdini died after a punch to the gut. .
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