Villa Novia Voice September 2024 by Family Choice Awards

Villa Novia Voice

Coffee & Donuts

September 21st • 9-10 a.m. in the Villa Novia Clubhouse

Neighborhood Watch

Please join us Wednesday September 10th • 4 p.m. in the Clubhouse. If you see something, say something. For information, please contact: Ruth Thornton: 619.607.8562

Come enjoy FREE coffee, donuts and other goodies! It is an opportunity to get out of the house, appreciate our beautiful Southern California weather, make or renew old acquaintances. Hope to see you there!

The monthly SRA meeting will be held Saturday, September 21st 10 – 11a.m. in the Library All residents are welcome to attend. Contact Susan Valdez: 619.888.5777

FACEBOOK MEMBERS

Resident, James Goi, operates a Villa Novia Facebook page, The Villa Novia Facebook Group. It is a place for residents to stay informed about issues that affect the residents and the park. One may view videos and pictures of the park and so on. He would love to have you as a member. To join, just enter “Residents of Villa Novia Country Estates” into the Facebook search bar and once on the group’s page click the blue “Join group” tab. He hopes to see you there.

“Volunteering” is the ultimate exercise in democracy. You vote in elections once a year, but when you volunteer, you vote every day about the kind of community you want to live in.”

— Author Unknown

NEWSLETTER CONNECTIONS

We extend our gratitude to Susan Valdez for proofing the Newsletter every month. If you have comments, ideas, or would like to submit articles and events for consideration in the Newsletter:

Text: 619.368.8927

Email: rick.precop@cmadistributors.com

RIDDLE CHALLENGES

Are

You Up to It?

1. What gets wet while drying?

2. What can you hold in your right hand, but never in your left hand?

3. What can you catch, but not throw?

4. What question can you never say yes to?

5. What has one eye, but can’t see?

6. What can travel all around the world without leaving its corner?

7. What kind of room has no doors or windows?

8. When is a door no longer a door?

9. Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What am I?

10. A plane crashed between the border of France and Belgium. Where were the survivors buried?

11. What runs, but never walks. Murmurs, but never talks. Has a bed, but never sleeps. And has a mouth, but never eats?

12. Spelled forward, I’m what you do every day; spelled backward, I’m something you hate. What am I?

13. The person who makes it has no need for it; the person who buys it has no use for it. The person who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?

14. You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle and a fireplace. What would you light first?

15. No matter how little or how much you use me, you change me every month. What am I?

16. If your uncle’s sister is not your aunt, what relation is she to you?

17. What starts with a T, ends with a T, and has T in it?

18. The 22nd and 24th presidents of the United States of America had the same parents but were not brothers. How can this be possible?

19. Sara has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother. How many children does Sara have?

20. Two fathers and two sons are in a car, yet only three people are in the car. How?

21. What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?

The El Cajon library offers free food distribution on Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Food items include produce, fruit and dry goods. You can get more information by going to the library.

The library is located at: 201 E. Douglas, El Cajon, CA 92020.

Phone: 619.588.3718

Email: elcajonlibrary@sdcounty.ca.gov

Riddle Challenges Answers:

Volunteers – the Lifeblood of a Community

The residents of senior communities such as Villa Novia share numerous commonalities. Inherent to aging are that medical issues accelerate. Many of our neighbors are retired. Some have ambulatory difficulty and some are confined to their homes. Villa Novia is fortunate to have a collection of volunteers who work tirelessly and selflessly to make our community better. There are organized groups at Villa Novia contributing.

Senior Residents Association

The purpose of the Senior Residents Association is to be a liason between the residents and the management of Villa Novia. Board Members are elected annually. Meetings are held in the library at 10 a.m. on the third Saturday of the month. Past meeting minutes are located in a loose leaf binder in the library and are availble. All residents are welcome to attend.

Front Row (Left to Right): Linda Rios, Carole Appleton, Treasurer Back Row(Left to Right): Carol Faulknker, Vice-President, Susan Valdez, Secretary, Josie Linkhorst, Betty Maurer, President. Not Present: Pam Leahy

Hospitality Committee

The Hospitality Committee plans and implements community events. The 4th of July Barbeque and the Fun & Games Night are the two most recent events. These community events provide opportunities for social interaction, renewing acquaintences and friendships and an evening out of the house. Meetings are held as needed. If you would like to join or have a suggestion for the committee, please contact Linda Rios at 619.647.1665.

“Volunteers don’t get paid, not because they’re worthless, but because they’re priceless.”

— Sherry Anderson

Front Row (Left to Right): Lisa Young, Linda Rios, Chair, Teresa Johnson, Josie Linkhorst, Back Row ((Left to Right): Paul Dumas, Jake Linkhorst, Wade Linkhorst, Toby Johnson

Neighborhood Watch Committee

The Neighborhood Watch committee is dedicated to the Health and Welfare of the residents. Meetings often feature guest speakers. This year included a city councilman, representatives from SDG&E and a healthcare professional. Neighborhood Watch meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 4 p.m. in the clubhouse. Look for the notice in your tube. For information, please contact: Ruth Thornton 619.607.8562.

The Sunshine Committee

When you find a Birthday or Get Well card from Villa Novia in your tube it was placed there by the Sunshine Committee. A committee of one, Valerie Jarvis, working hard to put a smile on one’s face and spreading fellowship.

The History of

In the late 1800s, at the height of the Industrial Revolution in the United States, the average American worked 12-hour days and seven-day weeks in order to eke out a basic living. Despite restrictions in some states, children as young as 5 or 6 toiled in mills, factories and mines across the country, earning a fraction of their adult counterparts’ wages.

People of all ages, particularly the very poor and recent immigrants, often faced extremely unsafe working conditions, with insufficient access to fresh air, sanitary facilities and breaks.

As manufacturing increasingly supplanted agriculture as the main source of American employment, labor unions grew more prominent and vocal. They began organizing strikes and rallies to protest poor conditions and compel employers to renegotiate hours and pay.

Many of these events turned violent during this period, including the infamous Haymarket Riot of 1886, in which several Chicago policemen and workers were killed. On September 5, 1882, 10,000 workers took unpaid time off to march from City Hall to Union Square in New York City, holding the first Labor Day parade in U.S. history.

On May 11, 1894, employees of the Pullman Palace Car Company in Chicago went on strike to protest wage cuts and the firing of union representatives.

On June 26, the American Railroad Union, led by Eugene V. Debs, called for a boycott of all Pullman railway cars, crippling railroad traffic nationwide. To break the Pullman strike, the federal government dispatched troops to Chicago, unleashing a wave of riots that resulted in the deaths of more than a dozen workers.

In the wake of this massive unrest and in an attempt to repair ties with American workers, Congress passed an act making Labor Day a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories. On June 28, 1894, President Grover Cleveland signed it into law.