Woodbridge LIFE

W oodbridge

LIFE

Serving the Del Webb community of Woodbridge in Manteca, CA

Volume 1 ▪ Issue 1

October ▪ 2011

OCTOBER CAMS & BUMPS

Security cameras and speed bumps to be installed. Page 2

FOUNTAIN REPAIRS

Major repairs along with necessary maintenance will have our entrance fountains turned off this month. Page 3

SLUGGERS MEET

The Silver Sluggers and Diamond Gals plan annual meeting for October 4. Page 4

OKTOBERFEST

WOW group to host Oktoberfest on October 13. Page 7

MEET THE NEIGHBORS

Sharon Bayer interviews area pioneer and property owner, Trudy DeGroot. Page 10

VETERAN BENEFITS

It pays to know. Page 15

ELVIS IS ‘IN THE HOUSE’

Elvis returns to the Lakeview Clubhouse this month. See Events Calendar. Page 16

GEORGE GIVES $20K

Lou George collects cans and bottles to help the American Cancer Society. Page 17

WBL photo by Bob Abreu

Residents toast the birth of Woodbridge LIFE from the ‘wooden bridge’ that leads to the Lakeview Clubhouse. Among those who took a break from Happy Hour on September 13 to gather on the bridge are (from left) Pepper Noble, Jane Kerr, Joann Predengast, Birdie and Dan Nieri, Rose Marks, Novie Kay and John Green.

Index

Arts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Calendar . . . . . . . . . .16 Committees . . . . . . . . . 3 From the Editor . . . . . . . . . 10 Golf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Inside Scoop . . . . . . . .

People . . . . . . . . . . . .

Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Veterans . . . . . . . . .

Women . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Happy Halloween

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PUBLISHER WOA

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EDITOR Debra Ann Ristau

Inside Scoop

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KAYO’S CORNER

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Sharon Bayer 825-4347 Sharyl Burgeson 239-1492 Carol Jo Hargreaves 988-5831 Dodie Miller 824-7927 Jeanne Thomas 239-5712 Bob Abreu Photography ADVISOR & ADVERTISING Kayo Armstrong 824-7831 Woodbridge LIFE is a free monthly publication of the Woodbridge Owners Association, a non profit organization, serving the residents of the Woodbridge by Del Webb community in Manteca, CA. Woodbridge LIFE invites stories, photographs, comments, cartoons, jokes and any other information that would be of interest to residents. We reserve the right to accept or refuse submissions and edit for content and length. We also reserve the right to refuse advertising or aticles that in our opinion do not reflect the standards of the newspaper. The opinions expressed, whether by paid advertisement or editorial content do not necessarily reflect the views of this newspaper or the Woodbridge Owners Association. Content submitted may be edited, reprinted and acknowledged without consent unless specifically requested. The publisher is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts or artwork. Materials submitted with a self-addressed, stamped envelope will be returned. Contents copyright © 2011 by Woodbridge Owners Association. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission of the publisher.

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By Kayo Armstrong, Executive Director Woodbridge LIFE is now a reality thanks to an outstanding group of t a l e n t e d r e s i d e n t volunteers that comprise the Publication Committee.

Woodbridge LIFE was created in response to requests from residents who do not access the Woodbridge portal on a regular basis but do have a keen interest in staying current on community happenings.

Thank you to the dedicated committee members for their hard work and commitment to furthering the Woodbridge lifestyle through this publication. They are Sharon Bayer, Sharyl Burgeson, Carol Jo Hargreaves, Dodie Miller, Jeanne Thomas, and our editor, Debbie Ristau.

If you are interested in joining this talented group, please contact me at 824.7831 or email kayo.woodbridge@ gmail.com.

Special thanks to our cartoonist Pepper Noble and to Bob Abreu for helping us launch this publication with his photographic talents.

Board members return.

At the September 28, 2011, General Membership Meeting, elections were held for our two Resident Director positions and I’m delighted Bill Barnhart and Denise Drewry will be continuing for another term, ending in September 2013. Both Bill and Denise ran unopposed in this election, which is a tribute to the outstanding job they’ve done in this role for the past two years. Thanks to Bill and Denise for their commitment to leading the community through the Board of Directors.

Del Webb himself once said, “Concrete, steel and lumber make the buildings, but people make the

community.” This couldn’t be truer than here at Woodbridge. It is our residents who make Woodbridge the vibrant community it is through unending volunteerism, involvement and enthusiasm.

Woodbridge LIFE is designed to capture the camaraderie and enviable lifestyle we all enjoy here in the community.

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BILL’S BOARD NOTES

By Bill Barnhart, Resident Director The Board and the Association have accomplished a lot over the past two years. Thanks for allowing me, with your vote, to work toward getting even more done during the next two years.

As chairperson of the Property & Grounds Committee, this Boardappointed committee and I are tasked with overseeing the maintenance of the Clubhouse and all common areas.

Special projects. We also have a number of special projects currently in the works: automatic door openers to ease handicap access to many areas of the Clubhouse, a security camera system to cover all street and bike trail entrances to Woodbridge, and speed bumps in the street entrances to the Clubhouse parking lot to slow down traffic and make it safer for our friends and neighbors to walk from the parking lot to the Clubhouse. Also recently completed

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by the committee are the mounted projector in the multi-purpose room for safety and enhanced clarity and installation of a Clubhouse security system, alarming all areas against break-in and vandalism.

Thanks to the volunteer efforts of resident committee members and alternate members: Frank Anger, Rick Arucan, Bill Benner, John Bosma, Dan Buckman, Bob Hall, Norm Hauser, Ron Krietzer and Don St. Lawrence. Welcome to our newest alternate members, Robin Adams and Ray Pfoutz.

Reserve handicap parking.

Did you know that those who have special physical needs may reserve a parking spot close to the Clubhouse to attend events? If you have a handicap placard, let the front desk staff know when making reservations for an event that you also need reserved parking close to the Clubhouse.

Carbon monoxide detectors. If you question whether your home has a carbon monoxide detector, contact me and I’ll check it out. Also, to quash a rumor that was misreported in the news, the new state law does not require a carbon monoxide detector to be installed in the garage. The new law’s triggering items that require you to have the detector installed in the living area of your home are having fossil fuel burning equipment such as a gas cook top or a gas fired heating system in the home or having an attached garage where a car’s exhaust could enter the home. �

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DIRECTOR DREWRY

DID YOU KNOW?

By Denise Drewry, Resident Director

Panda Park

With your support we have achieved many goals in the past two years, helping to make our community one of the best in the Del Webb family. As Bill Barnhart noted in his article, we are finalizing many improvement projects including improved handicapped access in the clubhouse and security cameras.

Regulations.

The Policy and Procedures Committee, with a lot of input from the residents who attend our meetings, completed the update of the Rules and Regulations.

New signage is going up in several places to be consistent with these changes. The committee meets the second Thursday of each month at 2 p.m., and all meetings are open to residents.

Directory. Last year we were able to complete the first community address book.

We are now working on the updated version.

If you haven’t yet submitted your agreement (yellow form) along with your contact information to be included in the directory, please do so soon. We will stop accepting changes at the end of November.

If you wish, you may email me your contact information with your request to be in the book. My email address is drewryd@comcast.net.

The yellow forms are available at the clubhouse. We do not sell your information. Only residents whose contact information is published in the directory receive a copy of it; not even the advertisers.

Get involved. I have made many new friends at Woodbridge, as have most of you. If you are interested in becoming involved and meeting new people, just come to any event and introduce yourself! I feel so blessed to live in such a wonderful, clean and friendly community. Thanks to all of you!

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For those exercise enthusiasts who enjoy walking around Panda Park, the distance around the perimeter is approximately .13 miles. Enjoy your walk!

Woodbridge LIFE current on news and decisions that govern your community.

Construction Update

Development is now underway on the north section of our Listening Post community. Sales are Your Executive Director expected to begin this and Resident Directors fall or early winter, with host a Community closings as early as Listening Post the next spring/summer. third Wednesday of North Park Update each month. This At a meeting with Entry Fountains residents on September informal meeting is Taking advantage of 14, the Del Webb team open to all residents the sunny weather, and provides a forum presented several major repairs and to share suggestions, layouts for the North maintenance work dispel rumors, and Park at Woodbridge, are currently being ask questions about providing residents performed on the entry Woodbridge. Please in attendance the fountains on Del Webb opportunity to vote on join us on Wednesday, Boulevard and Union.

October 19, at 3 their favorites. This The water features will exciting and expansive p.m. for this month’s be inoperable for a Listening Post. amenity will feature few weeks this month Feedback is posted on but should be up and tennis and pickleball the portal following the running again by mid- to courts, an outdoor meeting. amphitheater, a parklate October. like paseo (walkway), New Resident?

Rules & Regs and much more.

Welcome!

Please Revisions to the WOA’s Construction on the plan to attend a New Rules and Regulations park will commence Resident Orientation were adopted by the when Del Webb reaches and learn more about Board in August. These a certain number of the Woodbridge lifestyle revisions are posted on sales and closings in from the Association the community portal the north area of the (WOA) staff and fellow and are available at the community, currently residents. Meetings Clubhouse front desk. being developed. are held on the last The Policy & Procedures Thursday of each Board Meeting Committee has proposed month, alternating The next Board of a few additional mornings and evenings. revisions which will be Directors meeting is The next Orientation is made available for a 30set for Wednesday, scheduled for October day member comment October 26, at 6 p.m.

27, at 6 p.m., in the in the Multipurpose period. Watch your Lakeview Clubhouse.

Room. Please join mail for the additional your neighbors to stay proposed revisions.

FROM DODIE’S DESK:

By Dodie Miller, Activities Director Our fall season is quickly approaching and that means a lot more events, gettogethers and fun, fun, fun! Weather permitting, we will have our last Happy Hour of 2011 on the patio on October 11.

If you haven’t been to one yet, you’re missing a good time and new friendships are always in the making.

We have a small group going on a four-day golf outing to Carson Valley Inn in Nevada the first part of October. We’ll see what good stories they have to share or maybe we’ll hear,

“Whatever happens in Carson, stays in Carson.”

The Women of Woodbridge are planning an Oktoberfest dinner on October 13, with a very appetizing menu: Caesar salad, German potato salad, sauerkraut, bratwurst cooked in beer, pork shoulder, grilled chicken, apple pie and beer. Tickets are available at the front desk while they last.

Our monthly potluck will be held on October 20 to make the Multipurpose Room available on October 25 for the Doctors Hospital Halloween Wine & Cheese Social. Wear your most creative costume! Prizes are given for the SEE ACTIVITIES, PAGE 13

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Woodbridge Owners Association Board-Appointed Committees Thanks to the numerous volunteers who comprise the Board-appointed committees at Woodbridge. Listed below are the committees along with contact information for the chairperson and secretary, if applicable. Your participation in any of the scheduled committee meetings is always welcome.

ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW

• Lisa Salazar, Chair: lisa.salazar@pultegroup.com

FINANCE

925. 260.4753

• Lisa Salazar, Chair lisa.salazar@pultegroup.com

LIFESTYLE

925. 260.4753

• Dodie Miller, Chair dodie.miller@ourwoodbridge.net

209.824.7927

POLICY & PROCEDURES

• Denise Drewry, Chair drewryd@comcast.net 209.639.2448

• Bea Lingenfelter, Secretary beaal@comcast.net 209.239.3881

PROPERTY & GROUNDS

• Bill Barnhart, Chair bill.barnhart@mrbconsulting.us 209.629.8838

• Dan Buckman, Secretary danbuckman@gmail.com

PUBLICATION

209.239.2133

• Debbie Ristau, Editor debristau@verizon.net 209.825.8095

• Kayo Armstrong, Advisor kayo.woodbridge@gmail.com

WELCOMING

209.824.7831

• Sharon Bayer, Chair wtsdascoop@aol.com 209.825.4347

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Sports

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Woodbridge softball is a big hit!

Silver Sluggers Annual Meeting on October 4

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By Butch Larson

elbert Eugene Webb was a lifelong baseball fan who owned the New York Yankees major league baseball team from 1945 until 1964. It is no surprise that Webb’s “active lifestyle” communities for seniors include softball fields for the residents to enjoy.

The Woodbridge softball WBL photo by Bob Abreu program began in 2008 as a Reno Cortesi announces a softball game at Del Webb Field.

Other volunteer announcers include Shelly Edwards, co-ed league with three teams Ed Shoup and Rudy Salvador.

Nearly 100 residents took part in softball activities this season. and has evolved into separate leagues with four men’s teams known as the “Silver Sluggers” As the 2011 season grinds to a and two women’s teams. Past close this month, the Diamond commissioners include: Ron Gals will be recruiting new Kackley, Roland Roelling and players for next year. Life is Ed Shoup. The current council not a spectator sport and our is led by Rudy Salvador, council Diamond Gals want to encourage all women residents who might president.

DIAMOND GALS

Volunteers serve as umpires, run snack bar operations and score booth activities. More than 90 residents took part in the softball program this year and that number is expected to grow.

A general annual meeting of the “Silver Sluggers” and the “Diamond Gals” will be held on October 4, at 6 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room. All players are requested to attend.

WBL photo by Bob Abreu

Residents enjoy a schedule of games on Wednesdays and Saturdays, a snack bar that serves delicious food, and colorful game announcers. Our Wolverines competitive team travels to play against other senior teams.

SOFTBALL NOTES: • The Softball Leagues are planning a post-

season dinner on November 2. Participants and spouses will pay a nominal fee and bring a potluck item to share.

• Special thanks to Kathy Dezotte, Karla Hoyer,

want to participate. Skill is not a requirement. Coaches Al Sanchez and Jackie Rudy are ready to help. It’s true that girls just want to have fun! Make 2012 the year you don your cleats and cap and get in the game!

Pictured at left, Janie McIntyre keeps her eye on the ball as she swings for the Diamond Gals during a Saturday morning game at Del Webb Field.

• The Woodbridge Senior Softball Club seeks to

promote fun and recreation and downplay the element of competition. No scores are kept.

• Al Sanchez and Jackie Rudy coach the

Diamond Gals and all teams hope to see more participation next spring.

Charlene Haywood and many other volunteers • Catch a game this month! for running the concession stand.

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 BOCCE BALL

By Kathleen Overgaard

The summer heat has not deterred hearty bocce ball players from enjoying Sunday evening games.

The record attendance was 28 players!

The last two weeks in August, however, were too warm for almost everyone. With noticeably cool evening breezes, we should be more comfortable from now until winter.

We welcome newcomers. The rules of the game are easy to learn and it is a fun game to play. Join us on the court Sunday evenings at 6 p.m.

 TENNIS TALK

By Anne Madrid

“Where do I stand?” was a question from participants in the first Ladies’ Tennis Play

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Day held on our new courts Wednesday, September 7.

Chris Russell, a new resident, organized the play day followed by a lunch buffet in the Multipurpose Room. There were eight women on the courts. Chris moved here from Twain Harte where she was active in tennis and deep water running.

She is happy to leave the snow and loves our Woodbridge lifestyle and all of our “drop in” activities.

The women played “round robin” games where all had a chance to play with different partners. They used a “first ball in” for serving so the novice players had a chance to succeed. The more experienced players encouraged and helped the newcomers. The players agreed to meet again and set Wednesdays at 8:30 a.m. for their tennis matches.

(Except for the last Wednesday of every month which is court-washing day) For more information call Chris at 629-8766 or Anne at 824-5725.

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 GOLF

5. Larry Evans 6. Ron Kreitzer

SEPTEMBER 18 Ladies:

1. Margaret Kimura 2. Dodie Miller 3. Jane Kerr 4. Nina Wedlake 5. Joyce Shirley 6. Jackie Rudy

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Closest to the Hole: Ladies: 1. Margaret Kimura 2. Nina Wedlake Men: 1. Joe Brusco 2. Mike Wedlake

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Woodbridge LIFE Pickleball players meet on Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights from 7 - 8:30 and Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings from 9 to 10:30.

 PICKLEBALL

By Robert Philis

Pickleball is a fun racquet sport combining elements of badminton, tennis and table tennis. I’ve been playing the game for three years and love it!

When I moved to Woodbridge in December 2010, I asked if the WOA was planning to incorporate pickleball in their recreation program.

They said that pickleball courts would be included in the North Park project that would not be finished for at least two years.

WBL photo by Bob Abreu

Two years was a long time not to play the game I like so much.

With help from the WOA staff and an unused tennis court, I started recruiting residents.

We now have 40 members playing the wonderful game of pickleball on a regular basis.

If you want to enjoy a game that is easy to learn and fun to play, pickleball is the answer.

There are games throughout the week so check the schedule and find a time slot and group that works best for you. See you on the courts!

 BRIDGE SCORES

 WHEELS

By Bill Barnhart

The Wheels of Woodbridge is a group of residents who have a strong interest in automobiles.

There are no membership dues and the only price for joining the club is to volunteer a couple of times a year for fundraising events.

Our annual golf cart races are a hit with residents. We award prizes for several race and decoration categories.

We host a car show in July and plans are already underway for an impressive turnout of cars next year.

This show brings competitors from all over the state and is a fundraiser for Second Harvest Food Bank. With the help of other great Woodbridge clubs, we have already raised over $6,200 for the Food Bank. We meet the first Tuesday of every month at the Clubhouse. Come and meet the members of this great group of car enthusiasts.

 BRIDGE

By Don St. Lawrence

Bedford and Hancock are the creation of noted New York artist and current Woodbridge resident, Pepper Noble. Want more Bedford and Hancock?

Let us know! WBL invites your feedback and comments regarding all aspects of our new community newsletter.

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The Bridge Group has been playing bridge on Mondays since the recreation center was a trailer.

To date this year, 30 Woodbridge residents and guests have played with us. We all try to win, but nobody takes it too seriously. Join us next Monday, from 11 a.m. to about 2:30 p.m. in the Club Room for fun and socialization. Since we play throughout the lunch hour, most players bring snacks to share. There are usually two to four tables of bridge players every Monday.

AUGUST 29 Don Harris 5510; Don St. Lawrence 4440; Grace Pasion 4220; Ted Rupert 1760.

SEPTEMBER 5 Dennis Rudy 5310; Letha Watson 4770; Lee Stern 4510; Nancy Stern 1630.

SEPTEMBER 12 Al Sanchez 4800; Don Harris 4670; Dennis Rudy 4520; Neda Mosunich 850.

SEPTEMBER 19 Deb Ristau 5260; Carolee Jones 4230; Sharyl Burgeson 4190; Don St. Lawrence 1540.

SEPTEMBER 26 George Jones 5530; Don St. Lawrence 5250; Kathy Comden 3930; Nancy Compton 2210.

 LCR & BUNCO

By Mary Braun, Sandy George and Jackie Rudy

Left Center Right (LCR) is a loud and exciting game played with three special dice. Each six-sided die has “L”, “C”, “R”, and dots on it. “L” is for left, “C” is for center, “R” is for right, and dots mean you keep your chip.

Players take turns rolling dice to determine if chips are given to someone on your left or right, kept, or placed in the center.

The person holding the last chip wins. LCR is played on Mondays, 6:30 - 9 p.m. except the third Monday of the month which is reserved for Bunco.

The fabulously fun dice game called Bunco is easy to learn and enjoyed by all. There is a $5 fee to play. This is a friendly group and playing Bunco is a great way to meet other Woodbridge residents too.

Come to the Clubhouse and join us.

 GOT GAME?

Are you ready to start a new game here at Woodbridge?

Read Robert Philis’ inspirational story about recruiting pickleball players.

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Women

LADIES WHO LUNCH

By Deb Ristau

Together with their husbands, they moved to Woodbridge from Alameda and wondered if they had made the right decision.

Would they make new friends?

Meet new people? Fit in?

This move to an active senior community was a new adventure for these lifelong friends, Jacqueline Andrews and Jacque Reynolds. “What do people ‘do’ in Manteca?” they asked.

“Are there any good restaurants?

Where do we find them? How, when and where can we meet some of the other women here and get to know them?”

Andrews and Reynolds Jacque Reynolds were full of questions and set out to find the answers. That was four years ago.

Today, these two women host a monthly Ladies’ Lunch to explore area restaurants, wineries, enjoy a picnic on the patio or fellowship in one of the beautiful private gardens here at Woodbridge.

From ‘getting to know the area,’ to ‘getting to know each other,’ they bring us together for ‘girl time.’

New to the neighborhood?

Feeling unsure about making friends? We’ve been there. The most wonderful part about living here is not a lovely home, yard or even the Lakeview Clubhouse; it is definitely the people. Not just the residents here at Woodbridge, but the people of Manteca as well.

What better way to get to know our neighbors and share good times than gathering to discover a new, or old, restaurant and friend?

Thank you Jacque and

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NOW YOU KNOW

Ellen Wootten co-chaired this very successful event.

By Linda Little WOW’s second annual f you are a female school supply drive resulted resident of Woodbridge, in very generous donations you are a member to Neil Hafley and French of the Women of Camp schools. A mid-year Woodbridge donation drive (WOW). All women is anticipated in are invited to the January. next meeting on On November 18, Wednesday, October WOW’s Speaker 19, at 11 a.m.

Series will feature in the Lakeview Woodbridge Clubhouse. All resident Judge future meetings will Jim Cadle. Last be held on the third month’s speaker Wednesday of each Linda Little was resident month.

Florence McConnell On August 7, 121 women who shared her vast attended WOW’s second knowledge about the history annual high tea benefiting of quilt making. In July, Manteca Unified School nearly 100 residents attended District’s homeless student Evelyn Prouty’s Manteca program. Profits from ticket History presentation. Any sales and a raffle resulted in resident with suggestions a $1,000 donation. The tea for future speakers is was catered by the Silver encouraged to contact Teapot in Manteca and Linda Hauser hauserL18@ featured harpist Lori Lynne yahoo.com, Linda Little Walker and speaker Teri teachalittle26@yahoo.

Ann Bengiveno, Las Positas com or Florence McConnell College Professor of Women’s florencemcconnell@ Studies. Birdie Nieri and comcast.net.

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Jacqueline for all that you do.

The October Ladies’ Lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the Del Rio Country Jacqueline Andrews Club, 801 Stewart Road, Modesto.

Tickets are $25 each, payable in advance. Space is limited at this private country club that has been called the “Jewel of the Valley”.

Chef Leland has prepared a special selection of delicious entrées for Woodbridge ladies. Contact Jacqueline Andrews to reserve

your seat today. 823-9241.

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WOW plans Oktoberfest celebration

By Linda Little

Grab your lederhosen and polka skirts and join your neighbors at the Women of Woodbridge (WOW) sponsored Oktoberfest Dinner, Thursday, October 13, 6 – 8 p.m., in the Lakeview Clubhouse.

Cost for this event is $15 and includes German potato salad, Caesar salad, sauerkraut, bratwurst cooked in beer, sliced pork shoulder, smoked BBQ chicken, apple pie, beer (one glass per ticket), water and coffee. As always, those attending are encouraged to bring other beverages of choice.

Entertainment will be provided by Frank Anger, Woodbridge’s own “gopher hunter,” on the accordion. The winner of the iPad2 drawing will be announced.

Tickets for the dinner may be purchased at the front desk. Deadline is October 10; no refunds.

Win an iPad2 this month!

By Linda Little

Women of Woodbridge (WOW) is sponsoring a raffle for an iPad2, valued at $600. Only 60 tickets at $20 each will be sold. The profits will benefit WOW’s projects which support various Manteca schools.

Tickets may be purchased from WOW members at a designated table in the Lakeview Clubhouse beginning October 1, between 9 a.m. and noon daily until October 13, or until all tickets are sold. If there are enough people interested in purchasing raffle tickets beyond the first 60, another 60 tickets at $20 each will be sold for the chance to win a second iPad2.

The winner(s) will be announced at the WOW Oktoberfest Dinner on October 13.

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Electronic equipment hook-up and garbage disposal unclogging Trash receptacle placement Picture hanging less than 20 pounds Card and letter writing, shopping and library services Occasional meals, caregiver relief and temporary dog walking Thermostat and landscape water timer setting Visits to ill, recovering or bereaved

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 NEIGHBORS

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Neighbors Helping Neighbors is a service-oriented group of resident volunteers who provide free services for other residents needing temporary assistance.

Those in need should place a call to Bea Lingenfelter at 239-3881 or Sandy Herrara at 824-8943.

Listed below are some of the services currently offered by this dedicated group: · Garage door opener programming · Basic computer evaluation, set up and minor repairs · Smoke alarm battery, furnace filter and refrigerator filter replacement

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Neighbors Helping Neighbors also provides temporary use of wheelchairs, crutches, walkers and canes. If you are in need of these items, or have some to donate, please call Monica Hunt at 824-7295.

 FREE CPR CLASS

no charge for labor but donations are accepted. All profits go to CPR classes continue to be the American Cancer Society. offered FREE of charge each month (with the exception of � December) and accommodate up to six people per class. Contact the Clubhouse front desk to be put on the list.

 CANCER SUPPORT

By Jackie Rudy

 BLING BLING

By Jackie Rudy and Sandy George

We’ve found a great way to help the American Cancer Society and add a little pizzazz to the community with BLING BLING.

What is BLING BLING? It’s that sparkle on an otherwise boring blouse or other garment. We have a lot of great designs that we can press on your jackets, blouses or jeans. We are located in the Arts and Crafts Room on Thanks to this group of big the first Friday of each month at hearted volunteers who help our 9:30 a.m. neighbors in the time of need.

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At this time we are still a small group and would love to have more residents attend. This upbeat group is open to all residents who would like to talk.

Tuesday, October 4, we will have a speaker from the American Cancer Society to let us know what services and support are available from them.

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The Cancer Support Group meets the first Tuesday of the month at 2 p.m. in the Club Room.

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Dear Readers:

ur goal at Woodbridge LIFE is to be an innovative, entertaining and inspiring publication that celebrates the lives and achievements of our residents. We’ll strive to deliver pertinent information, inspiring profiles, personal reflections, culinary tips, book reviews, an event calendar and more. This publication is a celebration of life, a place to share joy, announce activities and bring people together.

I am thrilled to be part of this major project and am stating right here, right now, that we are, and will continue to be, a work in progress. Throughout these pages, you will no doubt find errors and see areas for needed improvement. This is an all-volunteer endeavor. We sincerely thank our advertisers, for without you, we would not have a publication at all. We encourage our residents to acknowledge our advertisers and let them know that you saw their ads in Woodbridge LIFE. On a personal note, my husband Dave and I moved here from Modesto, with a plan to build a home ‘close to my parents’ for those inevitable days down the road when family needs family.

Never, in our most favorable dreams, could we have envisioned or imagined that we were setting a course down a blissful path from which we

could never return. I’m reminded of Dorothy and her entourage heading down the Yellow Brick Road toward Oz. Woodbridge is our Oz. Here we find friendly, helpful, caring people who look out for each other, like to do things together, wave often and laugh ... a lot.

Thank you mom and dad, Pete and Joyce Renebome, for choosing Woodbridge and asking us to stop and take a look. We will never look back.

Looking ahead, it’s easy to see a bright future for the residents of Woodbridge, even in a dreary economy. We have each other. I feel as though I am somehow coming full circle. We live around the block from my parents and I am leaving, for now, the bailiwick of book publishing and jumping back into the world of photojournalism and newsletter publication. Special thanks to our amazing and talented initial newsletter team: Bob Abreu, Kayo Armstrong, Sharon Bayer, Sharyl Burgeson, Carol Jo Hargreaves, Dodie Miller, Pepper Noble and Jeanne Thomas. Together, we are rolling up our sleeves and doing our best to keep you informed as we meander through the lives and loves of our positive and passionate residents. Cheers!

Deb Ristau, Editor

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From Holland with Love THE TRUDY DEGROOT STORY

By Sharon Bayer

W

e all admire the strength and courage of the pioneer women who came to this country to start a new life, leaving family, friends and customs behind.

We still have pioneer women today and, although they didn’t have to “tame the west,” it took courage and strength for this new beginning.

I would like you to meet one such lady. Fifty-five years ago, as a young woman of twenty, Trudy DeGroot left Holland to come to this country to start her new life with her new husband.

Trudy was born in Noordwijkerout, Holland, in 1936, one of seven children. Although she has memories of the war years when everything was rationed and times were hard, she remembers a very happy childhood.

Her parents had a successful bulb business and everyone in the family had a job to do. After the best tulips and daffodils were cut for market, it was the children’s job to cut off the flower head of the remaining plants and cut the weeds. The men dug out the bulbs and the women cleaned them. The bulbs were then cured for a couple

of months, planted and covered in hay to protect them from the September frost. April was the flower season and we have all seen breathtaking pictures of the acres and acres of tulips for which Holland is famous.

This was a time for beautiful floats and parades that went from village to village, a time for parties and celebration. It was at one of the celebration parties that Trudy would meet her future husband.

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ick DeGroot’s parents had also been in the bulb and seed business across town and the parents knew each other. Nick was one of twelve brothers and four sisters.

One sister passed away at three months of age. Nick and his family had already come to America.

He had joined the army and was serving two years in Germany.

After their two-year courtship of short visits during his leaves from the Army and corresponding by mail, it was time to get married and start their new life.

In Holland it is customary to have two wedding ceremonies, usually on the same day, one at city hall and one in church.

Because of the time involved with paperwork to bring his new wife to America, Nick and Trudy married at the city hall. It was three months before they could marry in church and truly begin their lives together.

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Upon arriving at her new home, Trudy was warmly greeted by

Nick’s large family. The newly married DeGroots lived near his parents on a dairy farm. Trudy had a wonderful relationship with her new mother-in-law, a woman Trudy admires and loves to this day. Trudy’s days were filled with hard work, love and laughter.

She was learning about her new home on a dairy farm, new language, new customs and new surroundings. When they weren’t working on the farm, she and Nick would take short trips along the coast, and he would show her the beauty of the land.

There were always birthday parties, weddings and new babies to celebrate. Because the family was so large, each married couple would celebrate Christmas with their own family, and the week after Christmas they would all get together to celebrate.

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greatest accomplishments was his determination to preserve the local water supply. He was on the irrigation district board for 23 years and led the charge to build a surface water treatment plant for Manteca. The $126 million plant located near the Woodward Reservoir was named in his honor.

their life together. She is very proud of her family and although she misses Nick every day, she is happy with her life, family, friends and neighbors. She enjoys taking part in the walking class at the Lakeview Clubhouse, line dancing and meeting new people at the various events held within our Woodbridge community.

s the saying goes, “Behind every great man, there is a great woman.”

Trudy DeGroot is a strong, charming, gracious, caring and very private person.

This writer would like to thank Trudy for her gracious hospitality and for sharing these very special parts of her life with us.

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Her eyes light up when she talks about her husband and

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ick and Trudy first rented a dairy farm on Roberts Island and then moved to Manteca where they rented and then bought a dairy farm and cheese factory. The cheese factory is still standing on Airport Road.

They expanded the farm and planted almond trees.

The DeGroot’s farmed those orchards for the next twenty-five years.

Their almond farm is where our lovely Del Webb homes are still being built today.

As their business was expanding, so was their family.

In the next few years Nick and Trudy welcomed four sons; Bill, Nick, Rob and Richard.

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ittle did Trudy know that the man she married would not only be a wonderful husband and father, but also a successful businessman and an outstanding community leader.

Nick DeGroot made an impressive mark and left an enduring legacy.

One of his

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Trudy DeGroot and her husband Nick were almond growers on the land that was sold to become Del Webb’s Woodbridge. Her home was voted by the Woodbridge Owners Association to be accepted as part of the Woodbridge community in 2009.

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Mammograms can detect cancer or benign abnormalities while still localized to the breast tissue and too small to be felt by you or your doctor.

At the Women’s Imaging Center we use some of the most advanced breast imaging procedures available for diagnosis and treatment, including digital mammograms, breast MRIs, and ultrasounds. The MammoPad® breast cushion offers a more comfortable mammogram with a warmer, softer surface between you and the equipment. This helps enhance comfort, enabling the technologist to get the best possible image.

We know that you’d rather take a math test than get your mammogram, but this is one test you don’t want to skip.

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‘VOWS’ AT WORK

By Sharon Bayer

The Volunteers of Woodbridge Senior group (VOWS) does volunteer work for the Second Harvest Food Bank in Manteca.

The group started in March 2009, with six volunteers working on Monday afternoons.

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Our Woodbridge volunteers work with the Food Bank each holiday season to help in the holiday food program.

The Woodbridge softball league has shared proceeds from their fundraiser, and Wheels of Woodbridge has partnered with Second Harvest the past two years and contributed over $3,000.

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Prior to the volunteer group starting, the Food Bank had to send fresh produce to other communities because they didn’t have the manpower to process the produce in their warehouse.

Our volunteers have clocked in We have over 70 volunteers several thousand hours and have since the first group met. We work two to three hours on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Our volunteers helped launch the first Chili Cook-off and continue helping each year. We also help with the yearly Run for Hunger fundraiser.

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made it possible for more fresh produce and a bigger variety of food to be distributed to several local communities. Thanks to our volunteers, the food bank was able to keep up with the demand when the economy took a dive. We were told the demand was 30% greater than before and, because of our Woodbridge volunteers, they were

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Second Harvest Food Bank is an affiliate of Feeding America, a national hunger-relief organization. �

ACTIVITIES FROM PAGE 3

Night in the ‘40s” with big band sounds so we hope you dress in ‘40s style – there’s a contest! best costumes.

Looking ahead, “ELVIS” will Tickets go on sale for veterans be at the Lakeview Clubhouse on October 1, residents on October Saturday, November 19. It’s been 11, and guests on October 25. nearly two years since he was There is a Clubhouse Holiday here and this impersonator is an Lighting ceremony scheduled for outstanding entertainer. He puts November 15. Watch for more on a show that you will thoroughly information about this in the enjoy and we will have a DJ here next issue of Woodbridge LIFE. to dance to after his performance.

Flyers are available at the Our Veterans Group is preparing Clubhouse and our helpful staff for its first Veterans Day Dance at the front desk is ready to assist on November 11. It will be “A if you have any questions.

R.J. LAWN CARE “Keeping it green and clean.”

209.346.3224 Jason Garner

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Arts

 DRAMA CLUB

By Anne Madrid

Chris: “I am getting hard of hearing. When the doctor approached me with his stethoscope and said, ‘Big breaths,’ I told him they used to be.”

Liz: “I know what you mean.

I put my bra on backwards yesterday and it fit better that way!”

popular game show by the same been meeting at the Clubhouse Clubhouse. We meet Mondays name with a Woodbridge category. ever since. and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 1 DIAMOND GALS looks at At the second practice, after p.m. The quilters meet on Friday activity and gossip in the stands asking for someone to lead the afternoon. as an imaginary game of softball group, Chris Seibert stepped up Signing up on the portal in the is taking place on an imaginary to the front and has been our Artists & Crafters Group enables Field of Big Dreams. conductor ever since. He was you to get weekly updates THE CARD GAME is a sequel a golden find because he is a regarding the various activities to a play performed last year. It professional choir director and of the group. The classroom’s two takes a look at the lives of two has taken the group to a much windows display projects and higher level. Chris makes every schedules. couples adjusting to retirement.

Ray: “I am having trouble remembering things.”

Bob: “How long have you been having trouble with that?”

Ray: “How long have I been having trouble with what?”

These lines are from the Woodbridge Drama Group’s summer presentation of TRIThe Drama Group meets LAUGHALON which played to Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. New sold-out crowds at the Lakeview Clubhouse last month. The three members are always welcome. short plays were JEOPARDY, written by Carol Goodwin, and the duo DIAMOND GALS and THE CARD GAME, written

by Bob Naquin. All three oneact plays were directed by Bill

By Dave Steffy Goodwin.

The Woodbridge Singers

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The plays have a common theme relating to Woodbridge’s senior lifestyle and poke fun at our lives and aging. As one resident pointed out, “They [the plays] should be required viewing for ALL residents!”

JEOPARDY is a parody of the

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want your voice. The singing group was started last year when Jacque Steffy put a note on the portal asking if anyone would be interested in singing. The first meeting was held in our living room and it was quite crowded.

The response was so good, we have

practice fun and educational.

Our first performance was at the ladies’ high tea in the Clubhouse.

It was very well-received, and since then we have had several performances including opening day at the softball field this year. Everyone is quite surprised when they hear how good their neighbors sound.

 BOOK CLUB

By Renee St. Lawrence

The Woodbridge Book Club meets on the first Wednesday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the Club Room. Our members take turns selecting books, both fiction and nonfiction, The group is open to all residents and leading the discussion. We and we encourage anyone who rate the books on a scale of one to likes to sing to join us. No five with five being the highest. auditions are required and Chris This month we discussed is very patient with those of us Stephen King’s Dolores who are not the greatest singers. Claiborne, a departure from The group was formed for the his thrillers. Our average for enjoyment of the residents here, so the rating was 4.1. Marie Evans look for the rehearsal dates on the led the discussion.

We felt community calendar and join in. the writing was amazing with an interesting plot and welldeveloped characters. Written in the first person narrative

By Bill Goodwin with no chapters, this book is The Woodbridge Dance very intense. King seems to Group meets most Fridays from understand strong women quite 6 - 7:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose well.

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Room. We are currently working on a variety of line dances and are always happy to have new members.

 ARTS & CRAFTS

By Margo Flanagan

Book selections have already been made for the balance of 2011. Grab a copy, enjoy the read and please come and join us for a lively discussion and fellowship.

Future selections include: October: Mudbound by Hilary Jordan; November: A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute and for December, Star Mother’s Youngest Child by Louise Moeri, a local author.

The Artists and Crafters of Woodbridge share creative ideas and talent with others who are interested in arts, crafts and sewing. Many share their talents in painting, various crafts and Happy reading! We hope to see quilting. This group offers a way to you at our next meeting. get to know other friendly people WBL photo by Deb Ristau of like interests. All Woodbridge residents are welcome.

Bob and Linda Canto along with Bob and Sandy Partridge caught the final performance of the Tri-Laughalon last month. The Drama All of the activities are held in Group meets on Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. the Arts and Crafts Room at the

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Tribute to our WWII military veterans

By Deb Ristau

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he Veterans of Woodbridge Group plans a sentimental journey with “A Night in the ‘40s” dance to commemorate Veterans Day next month. The Woodbridge Singers will start the evening with a medley of popular hits of the era followed by a tribute to members of the group who served during World War II. This is an opportunity to recapture one of the most important and nostalgic times in our

Veteran Benefits

By Mike Crabb

Did you know there is a big difference between the Veterans Hospital (medical services) and the Department of Veterans Affairs?

For example, if you go to a VA Hospital and they determine that a medical condition was caused by your tour of duty in the service, they do not file a disability claim for you.

You will have to contact the Department of Veterans Affairs yourself and they will help you file for disability.

The local office is located in Stockton, California.

Veterans Service Office

105 S. San Joaquin Street Stockton, Ca. 95202 Phone (209) 468-2916 Fax (209) 468-2918

history and pay special tribute to all who fought for freedom.

There are nearly 100 former servicemen and women here at Woodbridge and this event offers an opportunity to recognize some special heroes.

“A Night in the ‘40s” will be held Friday, November 11, at 7 p.m. with a commemorative tribute to WWII veterans and entertainment to begin at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is encouraged to come dressed in the style of the ‘40s. At 8 p.m. the dance swings into high gear with big band sounds and pop classics from the war years. There will be a contest for the best dressed 1940s costume and a swing dance contest.

Tickets for “A Night in the

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‘40s” are only $5 per person.

Ticket sales open for Woodbridge veterans and spouses on October 1, and all other residents on October 11.

Decaffeinated coffee, water and cookies will be provided.

Bring your own adult beverage and/or additional snacks for your table. For more information, contact Deb Ristau, 209-825-8095.

The veterans meet in the Club Room on the second Monday of each month at 4 p.m. All veterans are welcome to join this group.

OCTOBER SPEAKER:

Jim Mayhew WWII Veteran

TOPIC:

Nuclear Weapons

WHEN:

October 11, 4:30 p.m

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH

By Bob Hall

The Woodbridge Neighborhood Watch Program began four years ago when the Manteca Police Department held several meetings urging us to form a Neighborhood Watch program. I volunteered to start the program.

We held our first meeting in January 2007.

Six residents volunteered to be Block Captains.

We now have over 30 captains.

Al Sanchez was among the first to volunteer.

He and I felt the community needed people patrolling at night when crime was most likely to occur. Until we received help from other residents, Al and I patrolled every night for a year. We think it avoided many potential problems.

Holiday Homes Tour and Soup Supper It’s not too early to start thinking about the Holiday Homes Tour slated for Saturday, December 3, from noon to 5 p.m. This will be our third tour and yes, the Holiday Committee is still looking for homes. Love to decorate? Call Dodie today at 824-7297 to be included in this year’s showcase of decorated homes.

We now have several volunteers patrolling our streets every night. We not only watch for illegal activity but also offer assistance to anyone needing it. The patrol schedule, with names, phone numbers, and nights they patrol is available on the community portal in the Neighborhood Watch Patrol Group.

Soon we will have surveillance cameras at each entrance to our community.

We think this will not only further deter crime but also allow us to identify perpetrators.

Bob Hall

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Event Calendar

NOVEMBER

OCTober 1 DAY AT THE RACES at GOLDEN GATE FIELDS

9 LADIES’ LUNCHEON: RENDEZVOUS RESTAURANT

2 - 5 GOLF at CARSON VALLEY, NV

11 VETERANS DAY DANCE: A NIGHT IN THE ‘40s • 7 p.m.

6 SOUP/SALAD by STEVE’S MOBILE SUNSCREENS • 4:30 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.

15 CLUBHOUSE HOLIDAY LIGHTS CEREMONY

8 KARAOKE NIGHT • 6:30 p.m

18 WOMEN OF WOODBRIDGE SPEAKER SERIES

10 VETERANS SPEAKER: JIM MAYHEW ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS • 4 p.m.

19 ELVIS! • 6:30 p.m.

11 HAPPY HOUR • 6:00 p.m.

24 THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

12 LADIES’ LUNCHEON at DEL RIO COUNTRY CLUB IN MODESTO • 11:30 a.m.

13 OKTOBERFEST BEER & BRATS by WOMEN OF WOODBRIDGE • 6 p.m.

18 UNION PACIFIC EXPANSION EIR WORKSHOP • 3 p.m.

11 NOVEMBER: VETERANS DAY

20 OCTOBER POTLUCK • 5:30 p.m.

25 WINE & CHEESE HALLOWEEN NIGHT by DOCTORS HOSPITAL • 5:30 p.m.

Lakeview Clubhouse:

824-7581

Board of Directors

Mark Kaushagen, President Mike Moore, Vice President Lisa Salazar, CFO Bill Barnhart, Secretary: Denise Drewry, Director:

Executive Director

Kayo Armstrong:

Activities Director

Dodie Miller:

Management

629-8838 639-2448 824-7831 824-7927

Vierra Moore, Inc. Randee Walshe, Community Mgr. James Martin, Accountant Phoua Vang, Property Administrator 1-800-696-7027

10 OCTOBER: COLUMBUS DAY 27 OCTOBER: NAVY DAY

18 - 19 FEATHER RIVER FALL FOLIAGE TRIP

Reaching out

fly the Flag ON: 24 NOVEMBER: THANKSGIVING DAY

Clubs & Groups

Book Group: Bridge: Bunco:

Sunday 6-8 p.m.

Veterans of WB:

Second M 4-5:30

Monday 11-2:30

WB Singers:

M 9-1 F 9-9

First Wed 10:30-12

WB Diamond Gals:

Third M 6:30-9 p.m.

WB Silver Sluggers:

Tuesday 7-8:30 p.m.

Crochet & Knitting: Thursday 10-12 Dance:

Friday 6-7:30 p.m.

Drama:

Game Night:

Hand & Foot:

LCR (dice): Men of WB:

Th 1:30-3

W/F/Sa 6:30-8:30

W/F/Su 1-3 p.m.

Thursday 7-9 p.m.

M 6:30-9 p.m.

Second M 10-11

Mexican Train Dominoes: Tu & Th 1-3 Th 7-8:45 p.m.

Neighborhood Watch: Pickleball:

M/Th 1-3 p.m.

W 1:30-4:30 p.m.

F 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Cancer Support: First Tuesday 2-3 Cribbage:

M 4-5 p.m.

Pinochle:

Varies

M/W/F 7-8:30 p.m.

M/TU/TH/F 9-10:30 a.m.

Wheels of WB:

Women of WB:

Sign up early!

There is always something exciting happening at Woodbridge. Popular events sell out early. Don’t miss the fun.

Take time this month to establish an activities account at the Clubhouse using your personal VISA or MC. It’s fast, easy and eliminates the need to find cash or write a check when you are in a hurry. Stop by the front desk and get started this week.

Karaoke!

Poker:

Artists & Crafters:

Bocce:

Ping Pong:

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Varies

Every other M 7-8 p.m.

Varies

First Tu 10-11

Third W 11-12

Most groups meet at the clubhouse and all welcome new members. Something missing? If you’d like to start a new club, grab some friends and go for it! Rules for starting new groups available at the clubhouse.

Mark your calendar for Thursday, October 8, at 6:30 p.m. for a night of Woodbridge entertainment!

Come belt out your favorite song, choosing from a selection of over 5,000 songs. Sing solo or get a partner or group together.

Look for the flyer at the Clubhouse for all the details.

Pickleball Residents of the Glenbrooke by Del Webb community in Elk Grove have challenged us to a Pickleball Tournament next month. Watch the portal and flyers for details.

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People Lou George

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Cancer Society at the “Relay for Life” spring fundraising event.

In 2010 and 2011 combined, the donation was $6,900. That’s a lot of bottles and cans, most of which come from the Woodbridge community.

Delivers $20K to fight cancer and help children

Lou began collecting cans and bottles for the charity eleven years ago and has been faithfully doing it ever since with the support of

By Kayo Armstrong Sandy, his wife of 49 years. What We’ve all seen Lou George drives Lou’s passion? According passionately collect our discarded to Lou, it’s the kids. bottles and cans for recycling but “Seeing these little kids smile we don’t always hear the results in spite of their cancer keeps me of his efforts. Lou recycles on behalf of the American Cancer doing it. One nickel at a time, I’ve Society and in the past eight years got to help them,” said Lou. At 69, Lou’s been advised to he has raised just shy of a “retire” for health reasons but has s t a g g e r i n g no plans to stop anytime soon. $20,000 for Lou says, “As long as I can keep doing it and helping kids, I’ll keep the charity!

Lou makes doing it!”

Lou George

Thank you, Lou, for your his annual donation to passionate caring and unwavering the American commitment to the American Cancer Society.

Wine Tasting 101 Thanks to the proximity of the Delicato Family Vineyards and the new crop of tasting rooms just up the road in Lodi, as well as Tracy and Livermore, many residents have discovered the joy of wine.

If you are not yet a tasting room officionado, there are a few unwritten rules to follow that will ensure you have a wonderful wine tasting experience everywhere you go.

• Always make reservations for parties of six or more.

Men of Woodbridge

By Carl Willhoft If you missed the Chili/Potato Feed last month or one of many breakfasts, you missed a good meal. The men’s group puts on several events a year. Most of you have been to our breakfasts

• Never wear heavy perfumes or cologne - that goes for men too.

• Use the dump buckets, especially if you plan to visit more than two or three wineries.

• Take your time and take notes. Ask questions. Avoid weekends.

• Have a designated driver.

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There is help for people with hearing loss: a wonderful array of modern hearing solutions that can make it easier to break through the wall of noise and focus on what’s important.

Modern hearing technology, like the new Intiga instrument from Oticon, can not only help bring you back to a fuller and more vibrant social life; it can make things like concerts, radio, telephone and TV much more rewarding experiences than ever before.

But what happens is that people tend to put off getting help later than they should. They adapt a little more, and miss out a little more, every year. They don’t realize how much they’re struggling, and living increasingly isolated lives.

Don’t let old myths about hearing aids delay your chance at a fuller life.

There are a variety of reasons that people put off getting help. The main one is a lack of understanding of what modern hearing technology is and how it helps. We’ve found that there are at least three big myths that keep people from trying out hearing technology, putting them on the road to years of frustration and isolation instead of a happier life.

adapting, and missing out on the joy of being more fully engaged with family, friends and colleagues.

There’s only one way to dispel this myth: see your hearing care professional, get a hearing evaluation, and try Intiga risk free. The only way to understand what you’re missing is to try these state-of-the art hearing instruments in your own home, your own office and your own daily life. If you’re suffering from hearing loss, you’ll see how Intiga helps pull you back into the more vibrant life you love, in a way that adapting, coping, and older hearing technology cannot.

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In the beginning, there was the ear trumpet.

Its advantages were that it did the job (more or less) and didn’t require batteries. That was a good thing, because a battery in those days weighed about 30 pounds. Disadvantages?

Just look at it!

With the development of battery powered amplification about a hundred years ago, thanks in part to development in the telephone industry, hearing aids became more effective. At their most basic they were simple amplifiers that added volume to unfiltered sound, much the same as an ear trumpet, but in a smaller and (slightly) more practical package.

The development of more compact batteries and electronics in the mid–20th century helped make the hearing aid wearable, though not so fashionable. Even so, the portable, transistor-powered hearing aid made a real difference in the lives of millions of people with hearing loss in an increasingly mobile society.

The Space Age spawned a huge wave of innovation in the miniaturization of electronics, audio circuits and batteries. In the late 70s the industry began to see instruments that could actually be custom molded and fitted to be worn in the ear. A revolution in comfort and convenience was in full swing, but the best was yet to come.

The last 20 years have seen quantum leaps in hearing technology performance due to the rapid miniaturization of microprocessors and sophisticated audio signal processing circuits.

Today, with nearly all the adjustment and sound processing controlled by a tiny onboard computer, Oticon has eliminated the need for most manual controls and has shrunken the modern hearing instrument to an astonishingly small size.

Oticon’s Intiga: super tiny, ultra sleek, and high-performance. You won’t believe that you’re wearing the result of a century of audio technology tucked discretely behind your ear... until you put it on.

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Intiga... Light, virtually invisible behind the ear, totally automatic hearing, worldʼs smallest wireless hearing solution. Changing the way people hear!

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