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Mar - Welcome
MARCH 2015
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IN THIS ISSUE
Letters fro the Editors..............................................3
Maintaining a Clear, Safe & Beautiful Roseville ....3
From Your Placer County Supervisor ....................4
Favorite Restaurants .....................................................5
Executive Director Comments, SHORS.................7
Neighborhood Watch/Citizens Patrol ................7
Ambassador, Compliance, Website ..........................8
Sunshine Services ........................................................9
SSN Gardening, Singers, Music & Laughter ....... 11
Harmonicoots....................................................... 11
Dance, Creative Arts, Needle Arts .......................... 12
International Social, Asian American, Heartland ... 13
Cinema, Roseville Stamp, Travel ........................ 14
Boomer, Singles, Jewish Fellowship .................. 15
Veterans, Computer ............................................ 17
Democrats, Republicans..................................17
Franklin’s “Ghost Ship” Sets Sail
BY LINDA LUCCHETTI
Many veterans have war
stories to tell. But, some have
stories they are prohibited from
telling -- tales that haunt them
throughout their lives, even after
they are discharged from the
service and return home to their
families and jobs. Ed Franklin,
a former U.S. Marine, is one of
these.
For 42 years, Ed kept secret
the details about the two-years
he served as part of an elite
U.S. Marine Corps nuclear
security detachment aboard the
USS Curtiss (AV-4), a seaplane
tender, commissioned in 1940.
After World War II, the ship
was converted by the Atomic
Energy Commission (AEC) into
a floating lab which assisted with 33 atomic
tests. Ed was on seven of these tests.
Now, Ed’s story – about his life and
personal experiences (including information
which was declassified in 1996 by the
government agencies during the
post war years.
Ed, who was born in
Vacaville, Calif., and Maxine,
his wife of 55 years, are 10year residents of Sun City
Roseville. A savvy and quick
conversationalist, so much so
that he was nicknamed, “Fast
Eddy” in high school, he is a
storyteller at heart and says, “I
like to make people smile.” He
is ready and willing to discuss the
years before, during and after his
time onboard the USS Curtiss,
much of which is outlined in
his book.
Ed’s father was in the Navy,
stationed on ships during World
War I and World War II, and
Ed Franklin with his newly published book.
later at Mare Island in charge
Photo by Richard Paine
of transportation. Ed himself
Freedom of Information Act) is available in
seemed destined for military service and
his newly self-published book, “The Ghost
proudly followed in his father’s footsteps,
Ship” launched in January 2015. The book
joining the Navy Reserve on May 19, 1951
promises to inform readers about the secrecy
that occurred within the AEC and other
(cont’ on page 19)
Rods & Relics, Rod & Reel, Birders, Garden ...... 18
Trails, Cycling, Tennis, Table Tennis, .................. 21
Timber Creek Women’s Golf .................................. 22
Timber Creek Men’s Golf..................................... 22
Softball, Billards ......................................................... 23
Croquet ................................................................. 24
Bridge, Mah Jongg, Bunco .................................. 25
Bulletin Board ....................................................... 27
Seniors Need to Know!........................................ 28
Obervations ................................................................ 30
Sun Senior News Classifieds ...........................31
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Maintaining a Clear, Safe and
Beautiful Roseville
BY PAUL CAMILLERI, City of Roseville
Senior Code Enforcement Inspector
Maintaining a clean, safe and beautiful
environment for all our citizens is the goal
of the municipal, zoning and building codes
adopted by the Roseville City Council.
Our enforcement program works
with residents, neighborhood associations,
businesses and all our city departments to
bring about voluntary compliance in a fair and
unbiased manner. Most issues are remedied
quickly without need for punitive measures.
We rely on our citizens to help by notifying
us of problems and concerns in the city, such
as graffiti, unkept or dangerous buildings or
property, and illegally dumped garbage.
The most common types of complaints
we receive are nuisance, zoning and building
code violations. Broadly defined, a nuisance
is something that is a potential cause of
injury, offensive to the senses or obstructs
free property. Private signs placed in the
public right-of-way (like sidewalks, streets,
easements, center medians or any other area
owned by the city) are also a violation of city
ordinances and can be removed by the city.
Filing a report can be done by phone or on
our website. You can call our 24 hour hotline
at 774-5501. On our website (www.roseville.
ca.us<http://www.roseville.ca.us>), choose
the “Report” tab from the choices on the top
of the page and then choose the situation that
best suites your needs.
For animal control questions and
complaints, you can also call 774-5090. To
report after hours noise complaints, call the
Roseville Police Department’s non-emergency
phone number, 774-5000. If you have questions
about the city’s sign regulations, call 774-5276.
Letters to the Editors...
Authors are solely responsible for the content of their letters.
Thank you…
I want to thank Cindy Faulkner for
keeping her neighbors informed through her
editorials.
Also, for those who have noticed the huge
increase in their PGE bill---mine more than
doubled---it might be worth it to complain to:
Natural Gas Supply Assoc., attn: rhone resch,
805 15th Street, Ste.510, Washington, DC,
20005. Or maybe our Congressman?
Betty Wren
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SCRCA Principal At Risk?
Some members of our current Board of
Directors have expressed a desire to invest a
portion of our Association reserves/savings in
securities that do not guarantee preservation of
capital. Their purpose, however meritorious, is
to increase income from our reserves thereby
reducing the upward trend of homeowner
assessments. The little bit of additional income
that might be realized from such investments
which risk losses to capital or principal (the
amounts invested) just isn’t worth the risk.
The losses could significantly exceed the added
income because of market ups and downs.
We are very concerned with some of the
possible changes implied by this stated desire
of these Board members. Before the time
is reached when the Board can actually act
on any changes to investment strategies, we
believe it important to make our strongly felt
views known to the community. Eight of us
previous nine presidents of SCRCA Boards
whose names are listed below have already
expressed these views in a letter to the Finance
Committee that was forwarded to the Board.
We cited the possible consequences of this or
any other Board failing to fully protect our
reserves.
The ninth former president, John
Raniseski, currently Chair of the Finance
Committee, recently stated that he also favors
protecting our principal, with concern that we
grow our reserves in the best manner available
while doing that.
In our letter we eight former presidents
expressed our unanimous opposition to any
change in the long standing practice (since
inception of Sun City Roseville) of following
the clear intent of our governing document
provisions by investing our reserves ONLY
in securities that fully protect the amount
invested.
Our reserves consist primarily of the
Replacement Fund which is made up of money
(cont’ on page 29)
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Sun Senior News • ROSEVILLE • MARCH 2015
University of Warwick Coming to Placer County
BY JACK DURAN
District 1 Supervisor
Placer County received some
This is a landmark initiative
exciting news last week when the
for our university, with the aim of
University of Warwick announced
establishing a Warwick campus in
its plans to open a “world class
one of the world’s most influential
university” in the western area of
regions. We can take our exceptional
the county. This announcement is
standards of teaching into a fresh
Jack Duran
the culmination of more than 12
context, attracting new high-quality,
years of work.
globally-focused students. We can facilitate
Securing Warwick’s presence in Placer
international collaboration and employment
County has been a top priority as the school’s
opportunities that benefit all our staff, students,
planned site sits adjacent to the District 1
and alumni.
boundary. Over the past three years, myself
Through the foresight and vision of a
and my fellow board members have met with
group of dedicated people, the university will
Warwick Staff and the University Development
eventually be located on 600 donated acres.
Trust, the area non-profit made up of local
The site, which is on unincorporated county
and regional business persons to encourage
land north of Roseville, South of Lincoln and
Warwick administrators and teaching staff
west of Rocklin, will be part of a 1,200-acre
to invest in Placer County, its resources and
development. Warwick will initially begin with a
people. Warwick, which has its home campus
select number of postgraduate courses housed
in Great Britain, is a prestigious international
in interim accommodations. As the university
University and its presence here has a two-fold
grows, it will move to permanent facilities and
benefit. First, it greatly improves the stature
offer undergraduate courses across an array
of the county as a place of higher learning.
of subjects. The goal is to create a university
Second, the state and now the world know that
with a campus serving 6,000 students.
Placer County is a great place to live, work,
An institution such as the University of
play and learn. Finally, our children and future
Warwick does more than bring students and
generations will be able to attend a university
faculty to the area. The school strengthens
in our own community.
the area’s economy through its job-creating
The university, in its European
capacity. There are the jobs directly created
announcement, stated that it is opening a
through the employment of the faculty
campus in our county, offers some innovative
and staff. There are the ancillary jobs from
goals for its local campus and some flattering
researchers and visitors to the university, in
perceptions:
addition to the employment that supports the
university, such as retail, lodging restaurants,
supplies and services.
Additionally, a university contributes
culturally to the area where it’s located.
With its British roots, Warwick, through its
graduate and undergraduate courses, will
educate an internationally focused student
body. Universities also offer a panoply of
programs, presentations, assistance to local
communities in researching topics of interest
and concern, and the use of the school’s
facilities for extracurricular activities, meetings
and performances.
With William Jessup University already
established, the University of Warwick on the
way and a deal in the works to bring a satellite
campus for Sacramento State University to the
West Placer area, Placer County stands to have
a trinity of higher education. I look forward
to working with area elected officials, business
interests, parents and students, in the years to
come to see these educational opportunities
become a reality in Placer County.
As your First District Supervisor, I will
continue to work diligently to better the lives,
safety and economy of the citizens of Placer
County and the region. As always, it is an
honor and a privilege to serve you. I always
welcome your feedback and can be reached by
e-mail at [email protected] or by phone
at 916-787-8950.
To read more about the University of
Warwick, please click on this link: Warwick.
American Cancer Society
Relay For Life of Roseville
Hundreds to Participate in American
Cancer Society Relay For Life of Roseville on
May 2, 2015 at Cooley Middle School.
WHAT: Hundreds of cancer survivors,
caregivers, volunteers, and teams of walkers
from schools, businesses, places of worship,
and more will come together for the American
Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of Roseville.
WHEN: May 2, 2015, 9:00am for 24 hours
The opening ceremony and celebratory
cancer survivors lap will begin at 9:00am
on Saturday, May 2nd. We will honor and
remember members of our community who
have battled cancer in a touching Luminaria
Ceremony that evening at 9:00pm. The closing
ceremony will be at 8:30am on Sun., May 3rd.
WHERE: Cooley Middle School
9300 Prairie Woods Way, Roseville
Relay For Life of Roseville is an annual
community based, volunteer run 24-hour
event that represents the hope that those lost
to cancer will never be forgotten, that those
who face cancer will be supported and that one
day, cancer will be eliminated. During Relay,
teams will camp out at Cooley Middle School
and participants will take turns walking around
the track. Relay is the signature fundraising
event of the American Cancer Society and
the proceeds go to support cancer research,
cancer education and prevention efforts, and
free information and services for people with
cancer.
For more information visit our website
at www.relayforlife.org/rosevilleca or contact
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Favorite
Restaurants
BY MARTIN GREEN
Michele McEwen e-mailed: “A lunch
buddy and I ate at the new Rum Thai Bistro
, 880 Sterling Parkway #20 (in the Raley’s
parking lot). We were greeted at the door with
friendly faces and seated by Pon (owner/host)
who told us the restaurant (served) authentic
Thai food. We were immediately offered a
beverage while we perused the menu. There
is quite an extensive menu, and beer and wine
are offered. My friend and I settled on the
luncheon green chicken curry with rice. We
were brought a wonderful salad with lettuce
and a delicious peanut sauce. Our meals came
quite fast and we were both surprised at the
amount of food.
“Everything was fresh and crunchy, with
vegetables ranging from fresh green beans,
zucchini, eggplant, fresh basil, bamboo shoots
and several others. The sauce was very good
and Pon explained that it could be made from
mild to hot-hot-hot. We ate every bit of our
lunch and then were presented with a lovely
dessert of tapioca, coconut cream and mango.
The whole experience was a positive one and
we would highly recommend it. All of the above
is $7.95. Be sure and ask for the 15% discount
and free refill when you order a Thai iced tea.
The restaurant is closed on Sundays and the
phone # is 543-7300. Be sure and ask for Pon.
Thanks so much for writing your articles and
know we always look forward to reading about
new places to eat.”
Always glad to get a report on an eating
place in the Lincoln area. In January, I began
to review some notable restaurants of
the past year. Some readers may recall
that Sacramento once had a good Greek
restaurant named (no surprise) Zorba’s.
Zorba’s is long gone but one of our readers
discovered a Greek place called Opa! Opa!
at 5644 J Street, close to Sacramento State.
It has many of the traditional Greek dishes--spanakopita, dolmathes, falafel and a variety
of kabobs---also gyros and pitas. The phone
number is 451-4000. Closer, we do have
what’s kind of a fast food Greek eating place,
Daphne’s, which Beverly and I like, either to
eat there when we’re shopping in the area or
to take out. We usually get their kabob plate,
beef or chicken, which comes with rice, salad
and pita bread. Daphne’s also offers one of
our favorite desserts, baklava. It’s at 10357
Fairway Drive. The phone number is 772-3997.
We have a number of Italian restaurants
in our area. We had a report on one a little
farther away, Fabian’s, at 11755 Fair Oaks
Boulevard. Fabian’s has all of the traditional
Italian dishes. The phone number is 536-9891.
One Italian restaurant that Beverly and I have
been to several times, but have neglected lately,
is Il Fornaio, in the Galleria. Jim Costello,
who discovered the ASR Restaurant and
Lounge reviewed last month and who knows
restaurants, now tells me that he thinks Il
Fornaio is the best Italian place we have. Il
Fornaio is known for its authentic Italian dishes
and, in keeping with this, the menu is in Italian;
fortunately, the dishes are described in English.
The menu is extensive and seems to include
entrees not served in other Italian restaurants.
I was struck, for example, by their Scallopini Al
Carciofi Limone, which is thinly-pounded veal
with sliced fresh artichoke hearts and lemon,
Yukon Gold potatoes and vegetables. When
Beverly and I go there again, that’s what I’ll
order. As those who read last month’s column
know, Jim’s taste tends to high-scale (and
higher-priced) eating places, and Il Fornaio,
like ASR, falls into that category.
In my rundown of breakfast places I didn’t
mention is Denny’s at 5181 Foothill Boulevard.
Beverly and I were just there (we had a coupon)
and as usual had breakfast although it was at
lunchtime. Of interest to seniors, Denny’s has
a 55+ menu and gives 15% off for AARP card
holders. Denny’s of course is open 24 hours a
day and their dinner fare includes an item even
Il Fournaio doesn’t have, Brooklyn spaghetti
and meatballs. In keeping with today’s health
awareness, they offer a number of “Fit Fare
Selections.” At the other end of the spectrum,
they have milk shakes, sundaes and banana
splits. Kids eat free there on Tuesdays and
Saturdays, 4-10 PM. The phone number is
771-3658. I did mention the Waffle Barn at
Roseville Boulevard and Pleasant Grove. On
a recent visit we discovered Waffle Barn is
offering a free dessert with their lunch items,
which doesn’t include waffles.
Our Let’s Eat Out (LEO) group recently
went to the lunch buffet at the Thunder Valley
casino. While the buffet is not up to Las Vegas
standards I’d say it’s good value for the price,
which is under $10, less with a senior discount.
Beverly usually has their turkey, with stuffing
and other fixings, and likes their bread pudding.
I get their hush puppies, which I haven’t found
elsewhere, and their cheesecake to go with my
coffee. Warnings: (1) although the casino has
smoke filters people sensitive to smoke may be
bothered; and (2) you play their slot machines
at your own risk.
Share your favorite restaurants, e-mail
me at: [email protected].
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Executive Director Comments
An Update on This Year’s Projects
BY EARL WIKLUND
We are making great progress on this fiscal
year’s projects. The Timber Lodge parking lot
repair and reseal project is currently out to bid
with the 8 to 10 week project being started in
late April or early May. We are looking for a
ten plus year solution to alleviate cracking,
make changes to our older ADA parking
and install water mitigation measures. Please
keep an eye out for future updates because it
will affect your trips to the Lodge; but we will
remain open throughout the project.
On another note, work is still underway
on the review of our individual committee
guidelines and plans have been made for
continued recruitment of volunteers through
various new programs designed to promote
individual resident involvement. We have
completed the review of the Association’s
Purchasing policy under the guidance of our
Finance Committee. The committee also
continues their work on the update of our
Banking and Investment policy and recently
completed a risk assessment analysis. The
Reserve Study work group is also well underway
on reviewing various issues associated with
keeping our Reserve Fund healthy for future
projects. Recommendations for any changes
from the committee will be addressed at
upcoming Board meetings in the near future.
Another policy change having to do
with allowing artificial turf for our front
lawn landscaping needs is currently before
the Board for their consideration. Be on the
lookout for any future announcements from
our Architectural Review Committee who will
give us the details of any possible changes.
Various energy conservation projects are
moving forward for approval including the
replacement of the lighting elements for the
Lodge and Sierra Pines’ parking lot lighting
with LED lighting. Also included in this project
is the replacement of the interior light bulbs
for the Lodge with LED lighting as well. Both
of these energy conservation projects are
expected to reduce our energy use by 70%
and with an ROI of less than 5 years; including
rebates from Roseville Electric. The Solar
Energy Pilot Program review will probably
result in the recommendation of adding solar to
the Sierra Pines building and may be a project
included in next year’s budget.
The interior of the Timbers Lodge is due
for a ten year update in February 2016 and work
is already underway. Extensive research and
investigation is beginning with the selection
of a commercial interior designer to work
with the Board’s Special Purpose committee.
Their recommendations will be reviewed by the
Board; with members from both the Properties
and Finance Committees being included on
the committee. Presentations on the proposed
expansion of the Timbers Restaurant and
Lounge will begin this month. Be sure to attend
one or more of the presentations to get the
Neighborhood Watch/Citizens Patrol
BY P. J. CONRADI
We Do Need You in Citizens Patrol and
Bring a Friend —
Yes, I am recruiting. Did you know the
commitment we seek is one night per month
for two ½ hours? Please read on to learn more
about the Citizens Patrol program.
Last month, I addressed the value of your
Neighborhood Watch program. And it is your
program, not mine. Each of you is the first line
of defense, in that you, as individuals, friends
and neighbors, who are usually the first to
discover something amiss, and more important,
the first to take preventive measures. Well,
your sister program, Citizens Patrol, is all
about preventive measures.
The mission of Citizens Patrol/
Neighborhood Watch:
• Keep people safer
• Keep crime down
• Keep property values up
Citizens Patrol is aligned to the mission
with our three primary purposes.
First, we provide a high visibility deterrent.
Sun City has earned, and we try diligently to keep,
a reputation as a community with its eyes open.
Delivery people, contractors, gardeners, and so
on, see us drive around and the word spreads.
Bad guys do not like to operate in neighborhoods
where people have been trained to know what
to look for and how to call the police.
Second, we try to minimize opportunity,
such as open garage doors. Thieves can jump
information that you will need to vote on the
project in July. This committee in particular
has worked very hard to make all the facts
available on this exciting opportunity.
Future updates on these projects are
provided on the Resident Web Site through the
Project Summary Report. Also, excitement is
already building for our week long celebration
to commemorate our community’s 20 Year
Anniversary in May 2016. Please plan on
joining us in the celebration and in the
meantime, enjoy your Community each day.
inviting to a thief, yours, or Whistlestop Way?
Third, we look for suspicious people or
vehicles. When we see them, we call the police.
We do not approach or question anyone, or
in any manner put Citizen Patrol volunteers
in harm’s way. We observe and report only.
If you are considering joining us, please
call between 8:00 and Noon so we can answer
your questions.
Important Phone Numbers —
P.J. Conradi, Citizen Patrol & Neighborhood Watch Director
Citizens Patrol Office: 774-3853 [email protected]
Neighborhood Watch Office: 774-3817 [email protected]
Roseville Police/Fire - Emergency: 9-1-1
From your cell phone: 916-786-6444
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Ambassador Committee
announced that they have been awarded a
“5-star rating”; which is given
to only 1% of the Chambers
BY BARBARA BLANK
in the United States.
The annual Roseville
Hello from your
Chamber of Commerce
Ambassadors. Please meet
Installation and Awards
Janet Norris. Janet is in
Dinner was held on January
charge of requests for Sun
27 in the Timbers Ballroom.
City tours. Folks interested
Incidentally, this is the
in information about Sun
19th year that this sold out
City Roseville request
celebration was held in our
information via the website.
beautiful ballroom. Kathy
Sharon Mowry sends out
Casten, Valerie Rice and
25 to 35 packages each
Jane McNally were proud to
month. She informed the
present SCR at this gala event.
committee that this is now
Our first New Resident
done electronically unless a
Janet Norris
Welcome of year was held on
mail copy is requested. After
February 28 and was an outstanding event,
the information is reviewed, the recipient may
thanks to Sharon Donaldson and Ginny Taylor
request a tour of our facilities. That’s where
our very organized and very efficient CoJanet takes over. Since September 1, she has
Chairs. They sent invitations to 97 homes with
received 20 requests. We Ambassadors love
159 residents. All the Ambassadors are on hand
to give tours and look forward to our turn!
during the evening to make sure every detail is
Recent tours were completed by Janet Norris
perfect. Our Ambassador photographer, Bill
and Valerie Rice with folks from Chico and
Blank, took pictures throughout the evening
Sacramento.
which can be seen shortly on the SCR website.
Elaine Tom and Joanne Sanchez, CoWe appreciate the staff members who attend
Chairs for the Rocklin Chamber, attended
and provide valuable information to our newest
a recent monthly meeting and had the
residents and we want to thank our Board of
opportunity to tell local business members
Directors who join with us to meet and greet
about our community. They reported back
each guest.
to the Ambassadors about the new proposed
We Ambassadors love to help Sharon
Placer Ranch development, a 3200 acre master
Mowry with some of the many events held
planned community, which was discussed at
here at SCR. Betty Smith and Carita Connelly
the meeting.
assisted with the Joni Morris concert. Ginny
Valerie Rice and Jane McNally, CoTaylor and Valerie Rice were happy to be on
Chairs for the Roseville Chamber, attended the
hand to take tickets for the Garratt Wilkin and
monthly meeting where they enjoyed sharing
the Parrotheads dinner dance.
information about our wonderful SCR public
Stay tuned - next month you will meet
facilities. The Roseville Chamber proudly
Carolyn Amador and Betty Smith who are busy
organizing the annual Realtor information
luncheon scheduled in April.
The next Ambassador meeting will be held
on Tuesday, March 17, at 2:00 p.m. in the Card
Room. All residents are welcome to attend.
Compliance Committee
BY JANET PENCE
We Live in a Beautiful Community — If
you have lived in Sun City for any length of time
you have heard or read that phrase numerous
times. How we achieve that look requires ALL
of us to do our part in maintaining our homes
and yards. Take a minute and look at the front
of your home and yard. Would your house
look better with a new coat of paint? How
about freshening up your landscape, a few new
plants or bark to hide the irrigation lines that
might be showing. Refer to Design Guidelines
Appendix G for hints on plants and where they
should be planted. Please remember all major
landscape revisions require ARC approval.
The Compliance Committee will be
canvassing the community in March so help us
to maintain the look of this community by doing
your part and start your new projects before
it gets to warm. Questions, please call Lorri
Booth, the Community Standards Director
at 774-3869 or Ryan O’Connell at 774-3863.
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Always Working To Improve Our
Website — It seems to be a human trait, to
always seek to improve on what we have.
We are experiencing such changes every day
to our telephones, televisions, automobiles,
appliances, cosmetics, hearing aids, foods,
almost everything we consume, use, or need
every day. Some of the improvements are
apparent. Others are behind-the-scenes, such
as clarity of phone communication, better
packaging to provide longer shelf life, or faster
Internet transmission.
As improvements in Internet technology
have occurred, our Association’s IT
(Information Technology) Staff has begun
to evaluate how these improvements may be
of use to us. It was determined that we had
outgrown what our current website hosting
service could provide. There are other hosting
services that furnish improved performance,
allow for additional features, have a faster
response, and provide a platform for greater
expansion. In light of this, a decision has
been made to transfer our Resident Websites,
www.suncityresident.com, to another hosting
service.
The website would retain its current
look, though some of the sub-menus may be
appropriately relocated. The addition of an
efficient “search” feature on the main screen,
will make it more convenient to locate website
information quickly. For instance, to look up a
resident’s address or phone number, one could
enter the resident’s name in the search field.
The IT Staff will keep all residents
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General Meeting: Many thanks to senior
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Care Solutions who made a well-received
presentation on Feb. 13th at the Sunshine
Services general meeting at Sierra Pines,
sharing many insights and planning tools for
researching future senior care options.
Save The Date: The next general meeting
will be held on April 9th at 10 AM at Sierra
Pines. Sun City resident, university health
instructor, and author Jennifer Martin will be
speaking on the importance of becoming your
own health advocate and seeking alternative,
but complementary therapies and protocols
outside the confines of traditional medicine.
Positions Open: The Sunshine Council
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informed via email as to when this change is to
take place and any action they may need to take.
Our Resident Website will continue to be the
go-to-place for Sun City Roseville information,
but it will be more effective because we can take
advantage of these improvements in Internet
communication.
Go Ahead And Brag —
Isn’t this a common scenario? You are
on a trip with a new group of people or at
an event somewhere away from your home,
and someone, trying to make conversation,
asks you, “So, where do you live?” When you
answer Sun City Roseville, their response is
usually, “Where is that?
You begin by describing where the city of
Roseville is located. You continue by explaining
Sun City Roseville is an active adult community
where you own your home and property, but
have all the amenities you could ask for in one
place. You continue by describing all the City’s
conveniences that surround your home—the
library, dog park, softball fields and aquatic
facility, shopping, regional mall, and two major
hospitals are all within easy access. Then, you
explain that we are only a couple of hours from
skiing areas in the east and San Francisco and
the California wine country in the west, with the
State Capitol, Sacramento, in between. Rather
than trying to remember all the positives of
living in Sun City Roseville, you might find it
easier to suggest the other person check out
our Public Website, www.suncityroseville.org.
On the Home page, below the welcome
note, is the Sun City Roseville video, which in
five minutes describes the wonderful life style
and events such as the Parking Lot Sale and
Holiday Luncheon. The Chairperson of
Hospitality works with the VP of Operations
in organizing and arranging the refreshments
for events. If you’re interested in applying,
please call Betty Melton at 784-1666.
Errands And Shopping: Betty Melton,
Sunshine Services President, has received
several requests for details about the Errands
and Shopping program. As a Sunshine
member, one of her favorite activities is
shopping for residents who need a little extra
help. “There are about ten of us who love to
shop,” she says. “This is a no fee service. All
you will need is a shopping list that indicates
any specific brands you prefer as well as enough
cash to cover the cost of the purchases. Cash
is preferred because a personal check could
create a problem for your shopper. No riders
are allowed.”
Check out our “We’re Here to Help”
flyer in the kiosk or go to our section on the
SCRCA website under Resources (www.scres.
org) to get the phone numbers of our drivers.
Grief Support: Jackie Groff, leader, is
still convalescing and will not be holding any
meetings in the month of March.
Wheelchair Transportation: Available for
medical and dental appointments only. Co-pay
required. Call 772-2505.
Dial-A-Ride: Curb-to-curb bus service
with 24-hr. notice. Mon.-Fri., 5:45 AM-10PM.
Sat.-Sun., 8 AM-5 PM. Wheelchairs OK.
Purchase discount fare cards on 1st Thursday,
Timbers Lodge, 8:30-10:30 AM. $10 for ten
1-way rides.
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we are privileged to have, explains our location
in California, our city’s terrific resources, as
well as all the amenities that our community
offers. Also, from the website’s menu bar
“Area” button, there is a link to “City of
Roseville,” which offers the video “Roseville
in :90 (Seconds)” detailing all that makes our
city so special for its residents. The Public
Website tells it all. What more would you need
to add, when you are bragging about living in
Sun City Roseville?
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SSN Gardening Corner —
My Favorite Plants
BY GEORGE PORTER
As you might suspect, I get a lot of
questions from people about what plant
or plants I would use in different – usually
difficult – situations.
Our climate, here, is hostile to plants when
you remember that summer temperatures
climb into the 110-degree range, fierce winds
are no stranger, and winter frosts play havoc
with some of our favorite plants. In addition,
our soil in most locations is very hard which
creates a challenge for all plants that require
good drainage. Despite these realities, my
favorite plants, below, generally look good
all year; those that bloom are good at it; and
even if they require some maintenance – are
clearly worth it. Every Rose you can think of
requires maintenance, but all of them from
the Carpet Roses to the Hybrid Teas are worth
the effort here.
Favorite Ground Covers:
Ajuga. Ideal in heavy soils where drainage
is slow because they LOVE water.
Emerald Carpet Manzanita. Prefers dry
conditions but needs occasional water when
young.
Miniature Ice Plant. Also drought
tolerant but needs blankets on cold winter
nights.
Creeping Junipers. ‘Wiltoni’ is a nice blue
one and ‘Prince of Wales’ is a good green one.
Needle Nose Ivy. Easier to control than
the larger ivy plants that I don’t recommend.
Candytuft. We use this ground cover on
both sides of the walkway leading to our house.
Favorite Small Shrubs:
Peter Pan (Dwarf) Agapanthus. This
one blooms in summer when most plants are
exhausted.
California Poppy. This guy is a master
at throwing its seeds everywhere. So, beware
of this!
Radicans (Dwarf) Gardenia. These are
pretty hardy once established and always
look good.
Creeping Rosemary. Lots of winter blue
blossoms that bees adore. Almost care free.
Nandina. Our two favorites in this family
are ‘Fire Power’ and ‘Gulf Stream’. Forget
the others.
Euonymus Fortunei. “Emerald Gaiety’
is green & white. ‘Emerald ‘n’ Gold’ is green
& yellow.
Favorite Larger Shrubs:
Camellia. I’ve never known a plant with
so many options when it comes to blossoms!
Escallonia Fredesi. Blooms are
understated but this is one of the best
foundation plants.
Rhaphiolepis – Indian Hawthorn. Enjoy
a sea of pink blossoms each Spring.
Sun Azalea. The large flowers are a joy
in Spring and are often prolific.
Pyracantha. Beautiful Spring white
flowers and bright red berries in Winter. Wow!
Golden Euonymus. This handsome shrub
in sun produces lots of yellow foliage.
Oleander. This ‘freeway plant’ is easy
to maintain. The white ‘Sister Agnes’ is the
largest.
Black Stem Pittosporum. This handsome
plant gets very large – makes a great screen.
Favorite Small Trees:
Improved Meyer Lemon. Prolific
perennial that tolerates most frost and yields
great fruit!
Japanese Maple. High Hand Nursery in
Loomis is a display arboretum for these trees.
Crape Myrtle. This is really a shrub that
is shaped to be a tree. Lots of color choices.
Dogwood. This beautiful tree can be
grown here, not just in Georgia. It’s worth
it, too!
Arbutus Marina. This evergreen provides
year around interest - plus a red trunk.
Chinese Pistache. Compound leaves and
beautiful fall foliage are key features here.
Gingko Biloba. This tree has the best
yellow fall color. It can eventually get very tall.
Favorite Larger Trees:
We’ve had Redwoods – 12 of them in fact
– and all are now removed! We enjoyed an
October Glory Red Maple which is now gone,
also. We removed these large trees because
they were too thirsty – stealing water from the
plants around them. They, and many others,
like the Oaks, are fine plants – but they need
room and they need water and they come
with certain hazards such as blowing over in a
storm. So, my list of Favorite Larger Trees is
‘empty’. Do yourself a favor and avoid them
unless your property is very large.
George Porter directed the landscaping and
landscape maintenance work for over 20-years at the
Northgate Property Owners Association in Walnut
Creek, CA before moving to Sun City Roseville
(SCR) in 1999. At SCR, he has worked with various
staff specialists to provide the landscape designs and
upgrades to the Common Areas as well as a number
of Golf Course locations. At his SCR home, he grows
almost all of the plants used in his designs. His home
and garden have been featured on a number of local
home/garden tours.
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It’s March and the color is GREEN!
The Rain Dances worked! The driest
January on record had us wending our
way down that brown garden path. But our
February Cupid shot some holes in clouds
and Voila! Green is back. We don’t care if
you install artificial turf in your planters!
Real grass is real Green! Just in time for
March 17th. Saint Patrick is beaming!
And like St. Patty, The Singers are
beaming at our pocketful of music. Every
song pulls a special memory out of the
air, like magic. Our June 1st. concert will
have the audience wanting to sing along.
These Musical Memories belong to us
all. Wish we could tell the title now, but
April will be the great unveiling. If you
love getting in on the “know” early, join
the Performance Committee. Ideas and
suggestions for costumes, choreography,
scenery, etc. belong to that auspicious
Group. Chairman, Ruth Berger, will
welcome all who are ready to dig in.
You might feel a little Green about
joining a new Organization, but the
Singers will make you feel comfortable
right away. Ask Marla Shuman, new
resident, who sat in on a rehearsal and
decided to stay. She’ll add her Tenor notes
to that section. Welcome, Marla!
You might be filling up on Corned
Beef and Cabbage and Green Beer on
the 17th. You might be singing, “When
Irish Eyes Are Smiling”, but if you want
to fill up on the Green of a new life
filled with music, sing with us. We meet
every Thursday at 2:30 at the back of the
Ballroom. You have plenty of time to learn
the music before Concert time. On your
mark, get set. Go Green!
•••
Music & Laughter
BY JANE BOHN
Wow... what a fun evening with
more new entertainment at our Music &
Laughter gathering. As you know, new
folks are moving in and to our delight, they
are sharing their talent. Here comes a huge
thank you to our supportive audience and
our talented entertainers. Among these
talented performers and neighbors of
welcomes YOU
yours and mine included: Joan Thomas,
Armando Gaytan, Shin Nishikawa, Diane
Smith, Ray Sturges, Sandy Chandler, Jean
Hedin, Jan Montero, Augie Vila, Ed Lick,
and Joe Lopez. Congrats also to our three
prize winners. Lucky Sandy Chandler got
the bottle of red wine. If you haven’t yet
visited our group we hope you can plan
to attend our next gathering that will
be on Wednesday evening March 11th,
7pm, at our Sierra Pines lodge located
on the corner of Del Webb Blvd., and
Whistlestop Way. (We always meet on
the second Wednesday of each month.)
Looking forward to seeing your smiles.
•••
Harmonicoots
BY JOAN REGO
By a unanimous vote, the Coot’s
Board of Directors took action to retire
the title of “Head Coot”. Early in February
they met at the home of Bud and Jennifer
where Bill Hartman presented Bud with a
special Coots’ shirt, forever declaring him
“Bud Gardner, Head Coot Emeritus“.
This was a well deserved honor as founder
of the Harmonicoots as well as for his ten
years of unsurpassed guidance, direction,
inspiration and tireless service. Ethel
Nihei presented Jennifer with a bouquet
of flowers as she has added her many gifts
and talents to further the Harmonicoots.
Well done Bud and Jennifer, what a team!
On January 16, the Coots’ Ensemble
once again entertained the folks at Sierra
Pointe on Foothills Blvd. in Roseville.
The Coots always enjoy this type of venue
knowing how music brings back many
precious memories. Most residents sang
along as we played those timeless tunes
we all love. There were many wonderful
solo’s and group songs, too many to
mention each. Near the close of the show
Bud Walker played “Sierra Swing” for the
residents at Sierra Point.
Our focus now turns to our next
Jamboree, scheduled for Tuesday, May
12, 2015. We are excited by the music
committee’s selections for the show that
will include some fun western songs, as
well as solos, group acts, and quartet.
Thanks to the committee for their time
and effort and a big thank you goes out to
(cont’ on page 12)
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2351 Pleasant Grove Blvd. Roseville
A New Fitness and Wellness Center Coming to
Rocklin and Surrounding Areas in February!
“to come experience the love of JESUS CHRIST”
SUNDAY SERVICES
8 a.m. Traditional Eucharist
9:30 a.m. ADULT EDUCATION
10:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship
praise music/ Sunday school /youth group
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Harmonicoots
(cont’ from page 11)
Henry Koong for the valuable song books
and CD’s he has prepared for the Coots to
learn each song well. It’s never too late to
join us, so drop by the Ponderosa Room,
any Thursday at 1:00 PM.
•••
SCR Dance
BY GENE BALLARD
Bill Swayne has taught a Sun City
Beginning Line Dance Class since 1995. If
you know your Sun City history you’ll say
“How could that be? The Lodge wasn’t
finished until 1996”. Those first classes
were held at the Heritage Oak Elementary
School in Roseville.
As a teaching aid, Bill has helpers he
calls “spotters” in the room so no mater
which direction the dance takes you there
is an experienced dance for all students
to follow.
Pictured are Bill and the class spotters.
From left to right are Bruce Oberlin, Ada
Grabeklis, Bill Swayne, Gerri Junso, Joyce
Sofranac and Jo Avalos. Not shown are
Charlie Baughman, Joye Konkel, Ann
White, and long time class rep Audrey
Andrews.
Dancing is what brought Bill and his
partner Ann White together. He met Ann
shortly after that first Sun City line dance
class started and they have worked as a
team ever since. For much of the time
that Bill taught the class he and Ann
didn’t live in Sun City. Only after Bill
retired from his job with Southern Pacific
Railroad in 2004 did he and Ann move to
Sun City. She is still working at the State
of California Employment Development
Department and is a spotter at the Tuesday
evening class.
Bill’s Level 1 class is on Tuesdays at
5:30 PM. It has proven to be so popular
that he has started a second class on
Thursdays at 2:15. Both classes are one
hour in length. The music selection is great
and everyone has a lot of fun.
If you are an experience line dancer
you will find you niche at our Level 2 or
Level 3 classes: Level 2 on Tuesdays at
1:15 with Sandy Gardetto and Level 3
on Tuesdays at 2:30 with Jeanie Keener.
•••
Creative Arts Club
BY CORY BLASSER
The annual Spring Fine Arts Show
is scheduled for March 21 and 22 in the
Timber Creek Ballroom. We still need
help. Please contact Lois Habein 772-2484
to assist with this event. This is a great
opportunity to share your work with the
community.
Club Business:
We are starting a 3rd Wednesday Clay
Group “8am” Breakfast at the Timbers.
First breakfast together will be
Wednesday Feb. 18.
Hope to see you there.
Habitat and Demonstration Gardens
are scattered throughout the community.
If you look closely you will see a number
of works of art that were contributed by
our Clay group. Keep looking there are
more to come.
Our kiln’s are maintained by Juanita.
Should you have any questions concerning
the kiln’s please feel free to contact her
at (204-4231).
Creative Arts consists of a group of
residents with a desire to learn and share
their craft with each other. Please feel
free to drop in and experience a class. We
are always interested in new class ideas,
contact Cory Blasser (474-4059) if you
would like to teach a class. For information
about our club look for the flyers in the
Lodge kiosk or on the wall next to the
Creative Arts classroom.
Classes:
Ceramics Tue 10AM-1PM
Instructor: Vickie Soares
Contact: Yoshi Polgar (771-5382)
Learn to paint on ceramic greenware.
Decorative Painting Thur 9:00AM11:30AM
Instructor: Lois Habein (772-2484)
Paint on anything.
Stained Glass Fri 2:00PM-4:00PM
Instructor: Shirley Moe (771-5572)
Workshops:
Pottery Wed/Fri 9:00AM-12:00PM
Contact & Informal Instructor:
Juanita Stonebraker (204-4231)
Woodcarvers Tue 1:00PM-4:00PM
The “Woodworkers” are no longer
conducting classes but workshops on a
drop on basis.
•••
Needle Arts
BY DONNA FONTAINE
Mary Boyer, our
February 4th guest
speaker, calls herself
“The Green Quilter,”
or junk rescuer.”
She confessed
that she comes by this
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winners(?) were
Sharon Crowder
(cont’ from page 12)
and Nancy Dunne
naturally being a
at a little over 1,000
“farmer’s daughter”
yards .The good
where nothing was
news is we get to
ever thrown away.
enjoy the results
There was always
of their creativity
something to repair
regularly. They
Outgoing Thread Connection Chair - Joan
and the need to…
are true “sewists”
Connelly and Incoming Chair - Peggy Voakes.
keep those extra
(the latest term for
parts. Mary shared
someone who sews
how this habit has led her to become, “a
and is an artist.) Be sure to join us on
fine collector of various things.” We were
March 4th .Our speaker will be Thom
the lucky recipients of her travels to garage
Atkins, an artist who has integrated
sales, estate sales and small shop keepers
beading into quilt making. He has
who collect items that are now so hard
published a book:” Beading Artistry for
to find in our throw away world. Shared
Quilts.”
were jackets, quilts, purses, and lace all
*March Classes in Needle Arts News.
“made new” with Mary’s creative hands.
•••
Thanks to our volunteer models, Sandra
International Social Group
Pugh, Robbi Holmen, Sharon Donalson,
Betty Smith and Barbara Davis an array
BY CYNTHIA SINDREY
of “found” jackets took on a new life. Our
Once again our fun and social group
audience got many creative ideas of how to
enjoyed the Dessert and Auction evening.
turn something ho hum into a work of art.
Great items were donated and our
She literally searches the world for things
auctioneer, David Sindrey had everyone
as simple as “the perfect button.” Buttons
laughing while they bought the donated
from Croatia and a fair in Tasmania were
items. The money raised will help keep the
the finishing touches on several jackets.
pricing low for members at future events.
It was an afternoon of inspiration, awe
The fiscal year for the club is changing
and humor. For fun Mary challenged
to January through December instead of
our audience, many who already adhere
July through June. The board has agreed
to her leave nothing behind mantra, to
to serve through December 2015 and
confess the number of yards of material
current members are asked to pay $5 to
they now have store in their homes. The
remain members for the rest of the year.
FORGET MOW, BLOW, & GO!
New members fees are $10 per person for
the January through December period.
The next exciting event will be held
on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at Sierra
Pine where we will be serving an Asian
Dinner to keep in line with our ongoing
International theme. Further information
will be sent to all members and flyers will
be on the carousel in the lobby.
For further information please
contact: Cynthia Sindrey 916-773-5151
or 916-768-5933 - cell
Members bringing guests will pay
$5 for each guest in advance. (no money
collected at the door). Please bring an
additional pot luck dish for each guest.
Cut Off date is Friday, March 13, 2015.
RSVP to: Al & Sharyn Bowen 7715970
$5 for each guest: Make checks out
to: SCR Asian American Club
Mail to: Kathy Hagiwara, 5125
Buckboard Way, Roseville, CA 95747.
•••
•••
Sun City Asian American Club
BY DOLLY MANNING
Pot Luck Dinner, Celebrating Asian
Foods: Friday, March 20, 2015 • 6:00PM
at Sierra Pines.
There will be a presentation for CATS
(Community Asian Theater of the Sierras)
by Jeannie Wood, executive staff. She
will be discussing their next production
“Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet”
from April 16 to May 9 at the Nevada
City Theater.
Potluck Items —
Last name begins with the letter:
A – H: Entrées – Chicken, Beef, Pork,
Fish, Seafood (Asian Style)
I - O: Rice, Noodles (Asian Style)
“S”: Salads, Vegetables
P- R-T-V-W: Desserts
All dishes should serve at least 10
people.
BYOB if you want wine or beer.
Heartland Club
BY RAYANN GOLDA
The Heartland April event will
feature vaudevillian, Tony Castle. He
was a huge success several years ago when
he first appeared for us. It will be a fun
evening again. That date is Saturday, April
25 at 6 PM.
Food will be potluck. The following
is the breakdown of what it is suggested
that you bring according to your last name:
A-C: Salads; D-H: Side Dishes; I-R:
Main Dishes; S-Z: Desserts.
The cost will be $6 per person which
covers beverages and eating setups, and
entertainment.. Guests will be $15 each,
which must be attached to a member
payment. Nonmembers may attend space
permitting three days prior to the event.
This is different than prior arrangements.
We want to give members advantage on
attending. Also again attendance will be
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Mafia family.
Critics wrote, “It’s delicious! It’s
crazy!
It’s like “The Godfather” acted out
by the Munsters.
A treasure!
Jack Nicholson, Anjelica Huston,
Kathleen Turner, et al.
Friday, March 20, 2015 • 1:30 PM
at Sierra Pines. For Details call Charlee,
771-4860.
Heartland Club
(cont’ from page 13)
limited to the first 75 people.
The Heartland club is open to all
residents of Sun City. I am often asked if
singles can come, and if it is mostly couples.
We think you will be comfortable with the
group whether you are single or couples.
There you have it; a mix of all residents
who come to have some fun. You won’t
be disappointed. Check out the Heartland
web page on the SCR web site for the
Photo Gallery of some of our past events.
The Heartland Club meets four
times a year usually on the last Saturday
of January, April, July, and October.
Membership is $3 per person. The
membership year runs from July to July.
Your membership dues (Heartland Club)
can be remitted to Treasurer Joe Golda
at 4144 Enchanted Circle
For questions and tickets call Joe
Golda (Treasurer) 772-2928, 4144
Enchanted Circle. Your checks should
be made out to the “Heartland Club.”
Questions: Joe Flores 580-3787.
•••
Roseville Stamp Club
BY TIM MILES
We’re right at the start of the Spring
Stamp Show season and soon the various
shows will be held in the No. Calif. area.
Sac Convention Center, Burlingame
Marriot and places in-between are the
locations. They run thru the year and
feature timely displays of interesting facets
of our hobby, numerous collectors who we
get to know through the hobby, and, of
course, all of the various items involved
in the Philatelic hobby.
Linn’s Stamp News is a monthly
magazine that most collectors subscribe
to and they sell all the accoutrements of
the hobby. They are featuring the entire
7-volume Scott Catalogs for $399. Our
club maintains a current set of catalogs
which are available at our meetings for
free, to be used in pricing anything you
might want to buy or sell. Members can
avail themselves of their use anytime
•••
Cinema Group
BY CHARLEE SWARTZ
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Roseville Stamp Club meets on
the second and fourth Thursdays of the
month at the Sierra Pines Meeting Rooms,
starting at 6:30 pm. Grab your old album
or collection of stamps and drop by and
say “hello”. Chances are you will know a
couple of folks from the area.
Members would be happy to answer
any questions you might have regarding
stamp collecting. You could also get a fairly
accurate appraisal of the value of your
collection, as they all increase over time.
One resident who attended discovered
that the little 4-stamp blocks of some
fairly common US stamps that he had
stuck away in the closet was now worth
considerably more than he ever imagined.
Undoubtedly, there are more examples
like that here in Roseville.
Join us for discussions, slide shows,
and much more.
•••
SCR Travel Club
BY JANICE MARCUM
Our next meeting is March 23 at
3 PM in the ballroom. This meeting is
highlighted by a Fashion Show featuring
affordable, stylish clothes for both men
and women from the Discovery Shop.
Models will be from the Travel Club and
they will show you how to travel in style
yet on a budget. Plus our support of the
Discovery Shop helps the Cancer Society
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Plans are well underway for the
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Boomer Generation
BY PAM HEMINGWAY
Will March come in like a lion and
go out like a lamb? Only time will tell.
One thing we do know for sure though
is that March means Mardi Gras for the
Boomers. The second annual Mardi
Gras party is scheduled for Thursday,
March 19th at Sierra Pines. (Yes, we rebel
Boomers do celebrate “Fat Tuesday” on
our usual Thursday schedule, so “laissez
les bon temps rouler” (let the good times
roll!).
Speaking of good times, we’re still
smiling as we remember our “After the
Holidays Party”. We want to take a
moment to congratulate the door prize
winners from that evening: Martoo
Beermann, Pam Cabezas, MaryAnn
Chittick, Dennis DeMartile, Dee Franz,
Vernita Hillwig, Tena Johnson, Patricia
Madden, Angie Miller, Nanci Obar,
Robert Pretel, Paula Raub, Robin Shaffer,
James Skala, Artis Wedermeyer and Kathy
Wolff. Lucky folks!
The February general meeting
included a discussion of “Special Interest
Groups” and a survey to help choose
themes and plan for additional events in
2015. Watch your e-mail for news about
all the 2015 happenings. Contact Michael
Hemingway at [email protected] if
you’d like to help with event planning.
Our next general meeting is scheduled
for Thursday, April 16th at 7:00 PM at
Sierra Pines. Come enjoy some time
with your fellow Boomer members. BYO
beer/wine for after meeting socialization.
Boomer Golf is scheduled for March
14th and 28th at Sierra Pines. To join in
the fun, sign up at SCRBoomerGolf@
gmail.com . For info about Boomer
Golf, contact Jim and Helen McMahon
at [email protected] .
Wa n t t o j o i n t h e B o o m e r
Generation? Contact Tena Johnson at
[email protected] for info,
or log into the Sun City website and get
the application on the Boomer Generation
page. Please include your e-mail address
so you don’t miss any info about Boomer
fun!
•••
Singles Club
BY KARLEEN MONROE
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of celebrations, plays, festive food and
costume parties.
March 8 - Daylight Savings time
begins this date in 2015.
March 8 - International Women’s
Day celebrates and acknowledges the
achievements of women. It also seeks to
encourage and support women’s equality.
March 12 - World Kidney Day seeks to
raise awareness of the importance of our
kidneys to our overall health, and inform
the world about ways to prevent kidney
disease. March 17 - St. Patrick used the
three-leaf shamrock to explain the Trinity
to non-Christians. The leaves stood for the
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Wear green!
March 20 -This year spring begins
March 20th. The first day of Spring is also
called the Vernal Equinox. The Vernal
Equinox is the day where there are exactly
12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of dark
in the Northern Hemisphere.
March 4 General Meeting - Speaker
for our March meeting will be Christina
Richter, author and member of the
Roseville Historical Society. She will
speak on “The Rush.” If you attended last
September’s meeting you may remember
her informative talk about the Fiddyment
Family. We look forward to greeting our
guests Dolly and David Fiddyment who
will be adding to Christina’s presentation.
March 21 Saturday Night Social Theme for the Social this month will be
“St Patrick’s Day”. We will have Limerick
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reading, and singing of Irish songs
accompanied by Joan Thomas on the
piano. Please join us at Sierra Pines at 6
P.M.. Bring a meat dish, side dish, salad,
dessert or pay $ 10 at the door, guests
pay $12. The club will supply wine. You
need to make reservations NO LATER
THAN noon Thursday March 19. Please
call Marlene Nancett at 865-4401 or Claire
Vietor at 773-7202.
Anyone living single in Sun City
Roseville is eligible to join our Club.
More information is available on the
website. General meetings are in the
ballroom at 6:00 P.M. the first Wednesday
of each month Contact Pauline Battle,
membership chair for further information
at 771-0890.
•••
Jewish Fellowship
BY ILENE HERMAN
We all enjoyed our Bagel and Lox
brunch on February 15 when we honored
all our paid up members at the bountiful
buffet provided by Marge Cowan and her
committee.
Our regular Shabbat service will
take place on March 6 at 7:30 PM at the
Pines. Many thanks to Sherry and Larry
Bleiweiss for leading the service and
for hosting the Oneg. We can also say
Kaddish to remember our loved ones
on the anniversary of their death and to
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(cont’ from page 15)
participate in the discussion that follows.
Mark March15th on your calendars.
At 7:00 PM at the Pines we’ll celebrate
Purim. This is the joyful holiday when
we commemorate the Jewish people’s
survival from the villain Hamen’s evil plot
in ancient Persia. Find a favorite hat to
wear, twirl a grogger, join in the fun and
laughter and nosh some Hamentashen.
Lucky for us, our new President
Beverly Karfiol is one talented, bright
and efficient lady. This is the second
time around as President for Bev, who
also once served as our treasurer. She
attended Cypress Junior College and
achieved her B.S. and MBA degrees from
Cal State Long Beach. Berb worked for
TRW as the Electronic Group’s Manager
for Sub Contract Cost Analysis. In 1982,
she received the Woman of Achievement
Award from the company.
Attracted by our active lifestyle,
Bev and husband Sy moved to Sun City
Roseville in 1998. Sy is also a devoted
Fellowship member who served on various
committees and is one of our Shabbat
Rabbis. Both Karfiols belong to the Bridge
Club. Bev is also a member of the Strippers
and Rippers quilters group of Needle Arts
and at one time taught some of our water
aerobics classes.
She looks forward to leading a
successful and interesting year for our
membership.
•••
SCR Veterans Club
BY PAUL REGNIER
Welcome to March, the green month;
rain I hope, but on the 17th the shamrocks
will appear in many places and the “wearin
of the green” will be all around.
We all got our chance to have some
coffee and those wonderful, low calorie,
donuts (the ones with the holes in the
middle) before we started our meeting.
Our President was missing in action
so other officers took over.
We have been blessed with members
that have done so much throughout our
clubs history and just thinking about
changes are difficult. Two such changes
must be looked at now because those that
have carried the load for so long need our
help; Our Secretary, Harvey Schmidt,
must step down and our Treasurer, Ted
Parker, needs to be relieved of his tasks,
too. These two have done so much for
so long...it is time for us to help them and
ourselves. There was a saying and slogan
during WWII that said “ I NEED YOU”.
If you can help, there are members that
can ease with the transitions into these
jobs. Contact either our President, Bob
Schuermann or Mel Nosal, our Speaker
services director, for more info.
Our speaker for February was Col.
Marcia Van Wagner, from the U. S. Army
Nurse Corps, Ret. and she was beyond
wonderful. She told of and illustrated
her time in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, while
serving as the head of nursing in a 1,000
bed hospital for our military wounded,
Saudi’s that were injured and POWs as
well. We heard of some of the difficulties
that had to be overcome just to help the
wounded...and there were many. We also,
were told of some Muslim traditions that
most of us never hear about. Other forms
of worship could not be shown, even the
wearing of an item that told a faith, such
as a cross or star of David or even blessing
a meal, was not tolerated at any time but
each day at 12 noon their world stops and
all Muslims faced East to pray to Allah.
This “one way” discipline greatly affected
the rolls of doctors and nurses in that
atmosphere, especially, women. I hope
we can get Col. Van Wagner back again
at a later time to speak.
Our next speaker, Jonn Melrose, of
the Placer County Veterans Service will
help bring us up to the present on our
benefits and recent changes. Come early
for this talk so extra chairs can be placed
if needed.
On a sad note, Taps were blown as we
learned of two Veteran members; Tommy
Thompson and Ray Goode, both of the
U. S. Air Force that have been called to
another duty. Veteran, non-members;
Bob Salentine, U. S. Army and Bob Davis,
U. S. Air Force also joined that bigger
formation.
A part of getting older is saying
goodbye but so is our duty to embrace
today with all we have to offer. Hug
those that you care about, often! Things
change. God Bless
•••
Computer Club
BY P.J. PALMER
General Meeting: March 23rd Fourth Monday - 10:00 AM, Ballroom.
Another interesting program sponsored by
the SCR Computer Club will be presented.
Coffee/Donuts: All are welcome.
Council Meeting: March 23rd Fourth Monday, 9:00 am, Computer
Room. All members are welcome.
Special Interest Groups (SIGs) –
DIGITAL IMAGING and EDITING:
March 2nd - First Monday, 7:00 PM,
Computer Room. Watch demonstrations
on Photoshop Elements and related
topics. Learn to process and edit images
on your computer. Call Charlyn Ross at
772-1447.
Genealogy: March 12th – Second
Thursday, 1:30 PM, Computer Room.
Join us to hear Kathryn Marshall speaking
about “The Path from Passenger Records
to Naturalization”. All are welcome.
Questions? P.J. Cousineau-Palmer at
916-990-4125 or cousinopalmerpj@
yahoo.com.
PC Forum: March 5th - First Thursday,
3:00 PM, Computer Room. Topics for
more advanced computer users, but all are
welcome. Call Carver Sears at 771-2672.
PC Support Group: March 9th
- Second Monday, 3:00 - 5:00 PM,
Computer Room.
Free support workshop for beginner to
intermediate Computer user. Alternates
with Android Tablet and Android Phone
information/workshop.
MAC@Night: March 10th - Second
Tuesday, 7:00 PM, Aspen Room. All levels
of experience using the Macintosh, iPad
and iPhone. Information: call Charlyn
Ross at 772-1447.
Photo SIG: March 20th – Third Friday,
10:00 AM, Computer Room. March’s
theme: “Vehicles”. Members email up
to three photos to PhotoSIG916@yahoo.
com by March16th. Contact Richard
Paine: [email protected].
iDevices: March 25th - 4th Wednesday,
6:00PM - Computer Room.
Bring your iPhone or iPad, your user
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ID and your password. Contact Rita
Gordon at 916-622-4729. Or visit her in
the Computer Room on Monday March
2nd from 1:00-3:00pm.
•••
Sun City Democrats
BY PEG HALL
Join us on March 25 at Sierra Pines
as we welcome back to our area Charlie
Brown, who has returned to Roseville after
a five-year absence. You will remember
Charlie as a friend to our club and a former
candidate. After losing his very close race
against Tom McClintock for the fourth
Congressional District in 2008, Charlie
and his wife moved to Washington DC
the following year and was appointed to a
position in the Department of Homeland
Security.
In his presentation, he will offer
his firsthand observations on politics in
Washington as well as give us perspectives
on local issues. Charlie is interested in a
discussion including your questions, so this
meeting will be an excellent opportunity
for audience participation.
If you would like to review a recent
interview with Charlie Brown by The
Blue Values Coalition, check out the
Placer County Democrats February 2015
Newsletter. As usual, the conversation will
continue after the meeting at a no-host
lunch at Timbers. Please plan to join us!
The meeting starts at 9:30 a.m.
•••
Sun City Republicans
BY NANCY PEFFLEY
Monday, March 2, 2015, Sierra Pines
Clubhouse – 7:00 p.m. Our featured
speaker will be Carol Garcia, Mayor of
Roseville. All residents are welcome to
attend.
Carol has served on the Roseville City
Council since 2007 and will serve as Mayor
through 2016. As a life-long resident of
our community, Carol brings a wealth
of knowledge to our Meeting. Be sure
to bring your water usage and drought
questions along with any important issues
as Carol will give us the latest updates.
For further info, call Carole
Vaillancourt at 781-2468.
•••
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Rods & Relics Car Club
BY ELNA RAGAN
After our Car Club breakfast on
Tuesday, February 10, many of us visited
the garages of three of our members who
are building new cars. At our first stop,
we saw a beautiful 1955 Chevy pickup
truck under construction. At the next
stop, we saw a stretched all steel 1929
Ford Pickup truck. Then we ventured
out into the country north of Lincoln to
a cabinet maker’s facility where work is in
progress on a member’s 1929 Ford Woody.
Everyone on the tour really enjoyed the
trip and is looking forward to our next
tour where we will check out the progress
that several other members are making
on their projects.
The Sacramento Autorama was
held at the State Fairgrounds over the
Presidents’ Day Weekend. Two of our
members entered their cars in the Butch
Gardner Clubhouse and had their cars on
display. A number of our members went to
the show to see the beautiful hot rods and
custom cars and to check out the vendors.
Mark your calendars for the two Rods
& Relics Car Shows that are scheduled in
June on Friday, the 5th at the Thunder
Valley Casino Resort and on Saturday, the
6th when the Downtown Lincoln Classic
Car Show is held on the tree-lined streets
of historic Downtown Lincoln. All Car
Show proceeds will go to these three local
charities: The Lighthouse Counseling &
Family Resource Center, Ride To Walk,
and the Down Syndrome Coalition.
If you have a 1972 or older Americanmade or American-powered vehicle and
enjoy getting together with other people
with similar interests, check out our
web site www.rodsnrelics.net for more
information regarding our club and our
activities. You are welcome to come to
our meetings listed below.
Upcoming Events:
March 10 & 24:Breakfast at the Waffle
Farm in the Twelve Bridges Shopping
Center. Members start arriving at 8:00
a.m. Join us for a tasty breakfast and to
catch up on the latest Car Club-related
news. Everyone is welcome!
March 19: The General Business
Meeting is held at Strikes Unlimited at
5681 Lone Tree Blvd. in Rocklin. Dinner
is available from 5:00 p.m. on and may be
followed by a speaker at 6:00 p.m. The
meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is
welcome!
Contacts: Ray Geiger - President
543-0464; Norm Penrice - Membership
Director 791-6023.
Website: www.rodsnrelics.net
•••
Rod & Reel Club
BY ED UNDERWOOD
25 members enjoyed our annual crab
feed. Side dishes prepared by Chef Bob
Konkel.
V. P. Dale Mellberg is working on a
guest speaker from Trout Unlimited for
the March meeting.
Like to fish? We encourage new
memberships. Call Skip Hans at 740-3150.
•••
SCR Birders
BY JANET MORELLI
The much-awaited scheduled field
trip to Cosumnes River Preserve was
cancelled at the last minute on January
15th due to the “pea soup” fog in Galt
and the associated hazardous driving
conditions. The visibility for our next
scheduled trip, to Gray Lodge Wildlife
Area on February 5th, was much improved
and allowed us to identify 31 avian species.
Our sightings included a “gazillion”
American Coots, a “bazillion” Snow
Geese and White Fronted Geese, and
Double Breasted Cormorants, Black
Phoebes, California Towhees, Bushtits,
and Tree Swallows.
Two scheduled bird trips are scheduled
for the month of March. On March 5th,
SCR Birders will visit the Vic Fazio
Wildlife Area in the Yolo Bypass between
Davis and Sacramento. This will be an
auto tour on the levee roads in the Area.
Birders will meet in the Timbers Lobby at
7:15 am (note change of time for months
March through May) to arrange carpools
for the trip. Afterwards, the Birders will
stop for lunch in Davis before returning
to Sun City. Bring your binoculars and
money for your lunch and carpool driver.
On Monday, March 16th, SCR
Birders will go to Sierra View Country
Club in Roseville. Although the Country
Club will be closed to golfers that day,
the assistant groundskeeper (and avid
birder) will catch up with our group to
let us know where some of our favorite
birds can be found on the course. Again,
we will meet in the lobby of the Timbers
at 7:15 am to share rides.
Check out the SCR Birders Group
web site at www.scres.org for the detailed
results of the 2014 Audubon Christmas
Bird Count in Sun City Roseville. The
web site also includes beautiful photos of
most of the birds found in Sun City and
the current schedule of the Group’s bird
walks and trips.
For more information, call Janet
Zeitman at 771-5235.
•••
SCR Garden Club
BY RAYANN GOLDA
The Bonsai presentation has been
put on hold for now as speaker conflicts
have arisen. However, we have a special
surprise for you!
Can you say “Yard Crashers” of
HGTV! Yes, that’s right!
Michael
Glassman of Yard Crashers will be coming
to speak to the Garden Club on Tuesday,
March 3, 2015 at 7 PM, and are we all
excited! Let’s make it a crowd he will
not forget.
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SUN SENIOR PROFILES Getting to know you...
Franklin’s “Ghost Ship” Sets Sail
(cont’ from page 1)
– a date that he remembers well. He was
assigned to the Oakland Naval Station.
After befriending a Marine recruiter,
he signed up for what he believed was a twoyear stint. The Marines believed otherwise,
calling it a four-year commitment, not two.
After a compromise, the time limit was set
at three years. That was in 1953, toward the
end of the Korean War.
In the U.S. Marine Corps, Ed narrowed
down his career choices to three: air
controller, parachute rigger, or attendant in
Sea School where Marines are trained in the
ways of the Navy in order to serve onboard
ships. Already holding a security clearance
from the FBI when he worked at Travis Air
Force Base installing four fences around
the nuclear storage area, he was recruited
to serve on the Curtiss.
“The Ghost Ship” includes not only
Ed’s recollections aboard the flag ship for
the atomic tests, but also highlights some
remarkable facts about the USS Curtis
during World War II. For instance, on Dec.
7, 1941, while anchored near Pearl Harbor,
she shot down several Japanese planes;
she was one of the last ships to be hit by a
Kamikaze off Okinawa which in fact hit the
cabin of then Air Officer Lt. Henry Fonda,
prior to his acting career; and, in 1943 she
Ed Franklin
Photo by Richard Paine
Ed Franklin — 1953
hosted Bob Hope and a USO troupe. The
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or from Ed.
After serving in the Marine Corps,
Ed attended business school at Armstrong
College in Berkeley, Calif. and subsequently
went to work for General Motors in Oakland,
in the Chevrolet manufacturing division.
While in the accounting area, one of his
major clients was DuPont, the corporation
that provided the paint for the autos.
A memorable turn along Ed’s career
path came when he worked as a high
school history teacher and football coach
in Merced. He retired from his teaching
position after 12 years, but continues to
help young people today by serving as a
substitute teacher at Buljan Middle School
in Roseville.
“I’m a kid at heart and I get along well
with kids,” he boasts about his successful
tactics in working with troubled teens. “I like
to take the worst kid, and bring him up to be
the best,” he advocates. “If you can take a
kid, give him a set goals and some incentive,
you’ll never have a problem with him.”
Along with keeping up with his children
- two sons and a daughter, and his seven
grandchildren, much of Ed’s time is now
spent in conducting speaking engagements,
and advertising and distributing “The Ghost
Ship” which he wrote with contributions
from fellow Curtiss Marines.
The book’s bright orange cover,
adorned with an evocative mushroom
cloud, is sure to get double takes wherever
it appears. In fact, Ed believes the easiest
way for him to sell his book is simply to
carry a copy. You’d be surprised how many
people after just seeing the book want to
know more about it, he states.
At the end of the day, Ed sums up his
life proudly. “The three smartest things I
ever did were to marry Maxine, have Eddie,
Jeff and Sally, and serve in the Marines.”
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SCR Garden Club
(cont’ from page 18)
Michael Glassman is an award
winning landscape designer and owner
of Michael Glassman & Associates a
prestigious design firm in Sacramento.
He is the author of numerous gardening
books and appears on HGTV and DIY
television in Yard Crashers. For more
than 30 years he has designed beautiful
and functional landscapes, waterworks
and creative elements that enhance
outdoor living.
In April the subject of Orchids is
presented. Our very own SCR resident
and orchid expert Richard Buchter will
speak on all things Orchids.
The Garden Club meets the first
Tuesday of each month at 7 PM at Sierra
Pines. The exceptions are the months
of July and August when we are all on
vacation. Visitors and new members are
always welcome. Dues are $10 per year.
Questions: Cathy Barta 772-3150
•••
SCR Trails Club
BY BY JIM BERKOVEC
Hikes begin at 9:00 am
Mar 5-Capay Valley-Rd 53
Hike Leader Lee Schaefer
Riders this is a $8.00 ride
I5 north past Woodland, Hwy 16 north
to Guinda, Forest Ave west to TH,
SCR-TH=60 miles, #5,5, 6 mi long
Elev gain=1000 ft, TH elev=250 ft
Dirt road, Mostly sunny, Out and back
Facility at county park on Road 51
Lunch at turn-around point (Pierce
Falls view)
Mar 12 - Darrington Trail
Hike Leader Dori Zuchold,
Riders this is a $6.00 ride
Cross Folsom Lake, Green Valley Rd
to Salmon Falls Rd to TH just past
bridge)
SCR-TH=29 mi , #3.5/5,(easy/mod)
5.5/8 mi long, 350/550 ft Elev gain
500 ft, TH Elev. Single/track.Sun/
shade
Out and back
Facility at Safeway & TH
Lunch, turn-around pt (old bridge
view or Hancock Creek for longer option)
Mar 19 - Foresthill Divide
Hike Leader Jim Berkovec
Riders this is a $6.00 ride
I80 to Auburn, Foresthill Rd to TH
SCR-TH = 32 mi, #3.5/4.5 (EZ/Mod)
5 or 6 miles long,
500 or 600 ft Elev gain, 1880 ft TH Elev
Mostly single track, Mostly shady
One way - shuttle
Facility at TH
Lunch-trail junction or top of hill
overlooking river for longer option
Mar 26 - North Table Mt
Hike Leader Bill Haley
Riders this is a $8.00 ride
Hwy 65/70 to Oroville, Cherokee
Rd to TH
SCR-TH = 67 miles
#3.5 (EZ/mod), 4.5 mi long, 550 ft,
Elev Gain
1225 ft TH Elev, Single tk and cross
Country with some rocky sections
Loop, Mostly exposed/sunny/windy
Facility at Oroville and at TH
Lunch Coal Canyon waterfall
•••
SCR Cycling Club
BY ANN WAHLENMEIER
Get your upper body in shape for the
Horseshoe competition and BBQ at Sierra
Pines. Mark your calendar for May 9th!!!!
Dee Franz comes up with some great ideas
to keep us on our toes. Last time I checked
there are some rooms available for the
Chico/Wildflower ride on April 26-28th,
check with Linda Fletcher or Bill Burger
to see if there is a place for you.
Quentin Miller and Susan Glover
are busy planning rides for 2015. If you
have an idea for a good trail or place to
ride, contact Susan or Quentin. Local
possibilities are riding from Davis to
Williams. Another is a ride around Davis.
And of course, riding from Roseville to the
train station in Loomis or to the Flower
Farm. So get your thinking caps on and
help Susan and Quentin.
Don’t forget our March 16th club
meeting at 8 am.
Like to learn more about the Cycling
Club? Contact Rich Fitzgerald at 7723732.
As always, ride safely and have fun!!
•••
SCR Tennis Club
BY DALE MELLBERG
Well, spring is right around the corner,
and tennis is one of the activities that is
very popular here in Sun City. We have
well over 100 people in our club, and a lot
of hard working, and dedicated men and
woman who devote many hours to keep
everything running smoothly.
Ray Barnett, who keeps the courts
playable, Kathy Fowler, who oversees our
five tournaments that we have over the
year, Don Hug, who runs our Saturday
drop in tennis, Joe Campagna, for all
his hard work for his tennis league, and
Linda Gordon, our social chairperson for
our wonderful parties, of which we just
had this week, and again well done with
the help of Darren Hoskins for our liquid
refreshments that he so well oversees, and
to all the people who make sure that the
parties run smoothly.
A special thanks to Joe Lopez, Tom
Gonzales and others for cleaning and
rearranging our tennis shed, that was in
dire straits.
So, hope to see you all out on the
courts.
•••
Table Tennis
BY KAREN YEATES
Thanks to all of you who willingly
sign up each month for being the room/
key monitors.
This month’s article refreshes us on
some basic rules of the game. A player
scores a point when an opponent fails to
make a legal return (hitting the ball off
the end OR side of the table, hitting into
the net or failing to make a good serve
into the correct quadrant of the table. A
game must be won by 2 points. A match
is the best two out of three games (or
any higher odd number of games). To
serve, you must stand at the end-line of
the table. The ball must be held in an
uncapped hand with the thumb free and
the fingers together and tossed up in the
air approximately 6 inches. The ball must
hit both sides of the table on a serve and
serves that nick the net but go over the
net must be done over - you do not lose
a point. There is no limit on the number
of serves you “retake” until it goes over
the net correctly. If you hit the ball before
it bounces on your side of the table, you
lose the point. If you move the table or
touch it with your non-playing hand, you
lose the point. You can use either white
or orange balls, but players using white
balls cannot wear white shirts and players
using orange balls cannot wear orange
shirts. The surface of the table tennis
paddle cover material should be bright
red on one side and black on the other.
There are 5 acceptable racket coverings –
inverted, pips-out, hard rubber, long pips,
and anti-spin. Sandpaper and plain wood
are sometimes used but are considered
illegal surfaces because they damage the
ball. Now, are we ready to play?
21
Lois/Jere Habein, Jean/Dick Kay
Third Place 68
Pat Madden, Brad Owens, Ed Steele,
Ellen Thomas
Fourth PLACE 69
Pat/Jack Ramos, Carmen/Rich
Johnson, Joan/Dwight Rose, Francene/
Pete Wentworth
Fifth Place 70
Barbara/Ed Clegg, Judith/Tom
Shively
Congratulations to the winners.
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!
•••
Sierra Pines Ladies Golf
BY BARBARA CLEGG
PHOTOS BY ARLENE LIZOTTE
That old rascal Mr. Groundhog saw
his shadow! A show of hands please, as
to what that means and who cares. Me
neither. All I know, is it is still very, very
cold. The good news is my game is not as
bad in this weather as it is in the sweltering
heat of summer. That’s just me, raunchy
duds, stringy hair, navy blue hands, wet
sox and all. Spring springs eternal and is
just around the bend on March 8, even
though winter rules rule. Notice the
accompanying photo of ladies before
golfing in the fog. Need I say more?
•••
SCR He and She Golf
BY GERRIE GOHR
May Leprechaun magic bring much
needed rain to our golf courses. While
hoping or the rain, many of us continue
to enjoy our club’s activities. Ninety
members bundled up and played the first
Monday in February.
Special thanks to the Taylors and
Robinsons for all their hard work and
patience in doing the pairings each month.
Remember to call the pro shop on a play
day if you cannot play at the last minute.
It will be greatly appreciated.
Flash! The He and She Challenge
date has changed from April 11, 2015 to
Friday. April 10. 2015. Watch for flyers
and emails regarding this event.
Following are the winners from the
most recent play DAY.
18 Hole Results for February 2, 2015
Game Cha Cha Cha
Closest to the Pin
Man Larry Murray
First Place 112
RT Taylor, Peter Hegerle, Lisa Giles,
George Irwin
Second Place 117
Dee/Ed Olson, Minell//Bob Fredricks
Third Place 118
Bobbi/Bill Dunk, Barbara/Bill Wells
Fourth Place 119
Pat Hem, Jack Brusco, Sharon Giesse
9 Hole Reults for February 2, 2015
He and She Best Net
Closest to the Pin
Lady - Marlene Bell-37’6”; Francene
Wentworth-55’0”
Man - Jerry Bell-42’6”
First Place 63
Bernie Gould, Sharon Nagel, Darlene
Reber, Jim Ryan
Second Place 65
Diane, Pat, Barbara: Good Friends
out for a good golfing morning!
Never mind the Ides of March, be on
the alert for a short, rather bow-legged,
albeit cute pixie ready to dance, wearing
an odd Kelly green suit and a giddy smile.
Be prepared to laugh at his stories or he
just may pinch you from pink to puce. It
comes as no surprise; St. Patrick’s Day
is upon us!! Color green must be worn
on this day, March 17 because someone
from “the auld sod” had it written in stone
someplace. Oy vey.
Diane and Kathy: “General Meeting
Adjourned - Let’s Party!”
Its Tournament Time which should
make your hearts beat faster (or stop)
depending on your progress in practicing
with your new clubs, putting your brains
out on the practice green and a deep
commitment for the creeping terror of
competition. Check your booklet for
(cont’ on page 22)
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Sun Senior News • ROSEVILLE • MARCH 2015
Sierra Pines Ladies Golf
Looks like we will be having same oh
sixties weather February and March. Pray
(cont’ from page 21)
for rain, even though it will be great golfing
details. Do not call me; I am meditating.
weather. There is great participation in
Monica Konkel has finally come to her
the Women’s Golf Club with the addition
senses and retired from nursing to have
of Forward Tees in weekly tournament.
some fun and games with lucky us. Now
Weekly contests are combining the Front
the mother of a mini Schnauzer puppy
and Red Tees for winners. Louise Knight,
destined for show ribbons of blue in her
Tournament Chair, continues to work on
care, she has also joined Needle Arts
how to equalize winners between the Front
& Home Décor clubs, besides SPLG!!
and Red Tees. The permanent Forward
How much fun is this delightful woman
Tees will be open in March.
allowed?? She is indomitable! Lucky me,
Alert to golfers, coming in March is
her big sister…
greens aerification (weather permitting).
Next month, look for highlights of
Daylight saving begins March 8th and we
another terrific newbie. My lawyer says
lose an hour of sleep. That 8:30 morning
its o.k., they shouldn’t be scared.
Tee time is going to be tough. Regular
Council will meet on March 11 at
pairing for weekly tournaments will be
Sierra Pines 2:00 PM and the general
in place. Birdie/Chip Ins and Eclectic
meeting will be on March 25 same time
tournament begins in March.
and place. There just may be a gala social
TCWGC was instrumental for the
on the patio, if the weather isn’t lousy, but
Achievement Award for Outstanding
hold your joy.
Contribution To Junior Golf awarded to
•••
Bill Gould by the WGANC (Women’s
Golf Assoc. of Northern Calif.) Bobbi
Timber Creek Women’s Golf Club Dunk presented him with the award at
BY DOLLY MANNING
the Golf Committee meeting on
Behold the Ides of March.
February 4th.
Timber Creek Golf Course 10%
We said farewell to our
off golf lessons and FREE ten
irrepressible 92 year old, Lisa
minute lesson for Residents
Smith with gifts and champagne
Only. Sign up in the Golf Shop
at our January 28 meeting. She
starting March 15. “Time
left in February for St. Louis to
to shake off those golf swing
be near family. She had been a
cobwebs and get ready for a new
TCWGC member for the past
and improved game this Spring.”
15 years. Of special historical
Lisa Smith
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BY JOHN QUINTEL
For those of us who support the
expansion of the Timber Creek Putting
Green, mark down March 27, 2015 on your
calendar. The Finance Committee will
hold their final Budget Review to approve
this project at their 1:00PM meeting.
Your presence at that meeting will help
demonstrate the degree of support for
the funding of this project in this year’s
Budget. An email will be sent out to each
of you mid-month with information on the
location of this meeting. See you there!
The Valentine’s Day Tournament on
Feb 10 was a full field event with good
weather enjoyed by all. A whopping 13
Teams finished all 18 holes with the Pink
Ball still in their possession! A sizeable
increase over the last few years. Be sure
to say “Thanks” to Martin Wolf, who filled
in admirably for vacationing Tournament
Chairman, Ernie Bell, and to the Pink Ball
Tournament Directors, Joe Rodriguez and
Jerry Dubesa. Well done, gentlemen!
If you haven’t already signed up for
the St Patrick’s Day tournament, Directors
Ed Schmitz or Bill Ah-Fong will be happy
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Tuesday, or at the Wednesday General
Meeting. The format will be 1-2-3 Ball
Texas Scramble. And don’t forget, for
this Tournament, “Green is the Scene”!
Signups will begin mid-month for
the April 14 Spring Swing Tournament.
Ed Van Patten and Rich Johnson will
be handling the Director duties for this
Tournament, as we hopefully move into
warmer weather.
The Central Valley Seniors (CVS)
season will kick off next month on Monday,
April 13, 2015 at Sierra View Country
Club. This first tournament usually fills
up quickly so don’t delay if you want to
play. The first opportunity to sign up
and guarantee yourself a spot in this
tournament is at Wednesday’s March
General Meeting.
Look for information soon from our
NCGA chair, Bill Aaberg, regarding dates
for this year’s Senior NCGA tournament
events! If you like a good competitive
test of your game, and your heartbeat,
select a Tournament(s) and see Bill to
sign up!
Congratulations to Ed Daley for his
ninth career hole-in-one, (January 17th ,
on hole #6), and to Ed Lick for his holein-one on hole #4 (February 3rd)
And don’t forget, summer rules begin
on March 8.
•••
(more Club News cont’ on page 23)
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SCR Senior Softball Club
BY DAVID CASTEN
The excitement is building for the
2015 SCR Senior Softball season with
each winter practice. The practices are
held at Veteran’s Park each Monday and
Wednesday morning. Our club is on track
to open the season at Mahany Field’s 1
and 2 on April 1st. Mark your calendar!
We will have five teams with 12 players
on each team – with 10 players on defense
at a time.
Players are drafted by the managers
until team rosters are filled. The draft is
scheduled for late March after new player
workouts have been completed. When the
rosters are filled, there will be a pool of
players established to fill in when teams
are short players during league play.
So, if you are hankering for some
activity, throw in your glove to be included
in the 2015 SCR Senior Softball Season.
It is a lot of fun. Applications can be
obtained from the Kiosk in the main lobby
23
or by contacting President – Joe Hoban
at 899-5676 or Player Rep – Ken Miller
at 746-0709.
•••
Billiards
BY DEREK TEGG
The passing of 3 of our regular
members marks a low spot for our club.
Paul Vitton, Bob Davis and Robert Proett
were long-time players and will be greatly
missed. They were always ready to help
the newer members with good tips and
advice. Our sympathies go out to their
families.
The Club Room continues to be
‘titivated’- look that up in your Funk and
Wagnells.
We now have matching Wood Blinds
on ALL of our windows, adding to the
functionality and ambience--a great
improvement. The purchase of a 25oz
break cue should satisfy our ‘heavy hitters’
and spread the racked balls far and wide.
We now have a set of Aramith Golden
Five of our newest players taken at winter practice on February 4: B. James Lieberman,
Mel Windsor, Brit Hickman, Jeff Green, and Mike Thomason.
The winners for January 20th were Paul Garcia and Derek Tegg tied with
Ken Arena and Ken Evans.
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The Tournament Winners for January
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January 6 - Men’s 9 Ball. Ken Evans
and Paul Garcia.
January 13 - Open 8 Ball. TIE Monte
Barber and Charlie Mitchell.
Wally Cameron and Ken Neal.
January 20 - Men’s 8 Ball. TIE Paul
Garcia and Derek Tegg.
Ken Arena and Ken Evans.
January 27 - Open 8 Ball. Ken Evans
and Marie Levens.
•••
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Visit the Croquet Club
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18th, from 9 in the morning
until noon. Stop by to see
why croquet is so popular
and take a chance on
2015 Croquet Club Officers: Vice President - Jean Tollis,
Secretary – Sheila Riggs, Treasurer – Peggy Cloud, and
winning a year’s free
President – Louisa Maglione.
membership in the club.
Our Spring Luncheon
and Meeting will be on March 15 at noon
the same times. Each game will conclude
in the Spruce Room. Assorted sandwiches,
with supervised play. Wearing white is not
potato salad, coleslaw, dessert, and of
required for these lessons.
course wine, beer and coffee will be
Once again the club will have the
served. Ten dollars for members and
full court tournaments this April. The
twelve dollars for guests covers all of the
tournament will take place April 27, 28
above. Details will be sent to all members.
for nine wicket players and April 29 and
This April will be a very active month
30 for six wicket players. This was very
for the Croquet Club. Jim Miller will be
popular last year and quite an adjustment
offering a four week series of classes,
to play on the 84 by 105 foot court. More
Introduction to Croquet. The basic
details will be in this column next month.
mallet grip, the different shots possible,
Enjoy the warmer weather playing
controlling both your ball and the ball
croquet.
you are striking, rules of the game, basic
See you on the courts!
strategy and other topics will be discussed.
•••
These classes are for new members of the
Croquet Club and all Sun City Residents.
This four week class will be held on four
consecutive Wednesdays beginning on
April 8th. All lessons are from 9:30 until
11:00 and each Wednesday lesson will
be repeated on the following Saturday at
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SCR Bridge Club
per person, which includes
the lessons and all materials.
There is a sign up sheet in the
Card Room.
There will be a Duplicate
Exchange meet at Sun City
Lincoln hills on April 29,
2015. SCR will host the
Exchange meet August 3.
Barbara Ohman and Barbara
Rothkin are chairing this
BY BARBARA O’MALLEY
Most clubs in SCR are
in the process of nominating
new officers. This is the
time when all members of
every club or group should
be considering what they can
do for the organizations they
Arlene Coakley
belong to. It isn’t enough to
pay your dues and attend a few meetings.
event.
Some clubs are fortunate to have
Congratulations to Rose Marie
members that give “above and beyond”.
Schoefer for placing 4th in the Unit’s Ace
Our Bridge Club is so blessed. We have
of Clubs (200-500 points) and Bob Boggs
Arlene Coakley! Arlene has belonged
for placing 2nd (5000-7500). The Ace
to our club for 17 years and has held an
of Clubs honors club players in different
office most of those years. Between 2006
categories.
and 2014 Arlene has served as President
•••
of the Bridge Club five times. Thank
you, Arlene!
Mah Jongg Club
The next Bridge Breakfast is
BY CAROL BACIGALUPI
scheduled for March 13 in the Ballroom.
A big “thank you”, to our hostesses
A buffet consisting of orange juice, fruit,
who planned our February luncheon that
scrambled eggs, bacon & sausage, Danish
was a big success. These fun afternoons
& breakfast breads, coffee & tea will begin
can only continue if we have someone step
at 10:30 AM. The doors open at 10. Cost
up to plan them; if you’ve never done it
is $15 per person. Social players should
before, please don’t be afraid to volunteer
send their checks to Karen Yamada and
because there are many of us who will help
duplicate players should send their checks
you along the way. Check the Courier and
to SueTuana.
in the card room during regular play for
Bob Boggs will teach a 10 week
details on upcoming events.
class on all conventions used in the SCR
This is our last month playing with
Duplicate world.
our 2014 card and we’re all anxiously, or
Classes begin April 7, 2015 from 8:30
maybe fearfully, awaiting the arrival of
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start all over learning new combinations; it
puts the newbies and old timers on equal
footing. Although we sometime complain
about the new hands, we have to remember
it takes the national committee about
four months to develop the new cards
each year so lots of thought goes into the
process. Developing the hands is as much
a challenge as learning to play them!
If interested in learning this wonderful
ancient game, we offer classes throughout
the year. Our next series is being taught
by Cindy Faulkner beginning in April; if
you’d like information please call her at
772-0682 as soon as possible and she may
still be able to fit you in. She can also tell
you all about Mah Jongg itself as she’s been
involved for many years. Our regular play
is Monday 12:30-3:30 and Friday 9-12 in
the card room.
Spring is almost upon us and let’s
remember to enjoy the lovely flower
fragrances outdoors. We thank you all
for keeping the card room fragrance free!
•••
Bunco
BY SHIRLEY SEGALE
January 12th —
Most Bunco’s: Cindy Jones, Diane
Vargas, Doris Maple, Margarit Grenier
Most Games: Sonya Lillo
Booby: Linda Solomon and Jean
Davis
January 26th —
25
Most Bunco’s: Vivian Shahoian
Most Games: Carol Del Sarto
Booby: Christine Bahn, Geri Panyko
Cost to play is 4 one dollar bills, with
no charge to join. We play the
second and forth Monday mornings,
and we love having new people join us.
We play in the lodge card room, at 8:30am
check in time, we start playing at 9:00
sharp. Bye for now.
•••
Bunco Winners!
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AAUW Roseville South-Placer Branch
is celebrating Women’s History Month with
a unique presentation of the roles of women
through the decades starting with the 1920’s
fashions. This entertaining and educational
event for all ages is sure to spark our fascination
with the women’s lives who preceded us.
Bring friends, neighbors, daughters and
grand-daughters to this eye-opening affair!
Runway of Women’s History through
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Beginning in the 1920s when women
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Date: Saturday March 28, 2015
Time: 2 - 4 PM
Place: Granite Springs Church, 1170 East
Joiner Parkway, Lincoln
Open to the public
Admission: $20
Admission fees will go to our branch
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For questions and/or additional
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Reservation and payment must be
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Friday Senior No-Tap
Weekly Bowling
BY PAT FISK
My friend, Judy, and I spend our Friday
mornings together with a cup of coffee,
a bowling ball and friends! Our Friday
Senior No-Tap Drop-In League at Strikes
Unlimited (5681 Lonetree Blvd., Rocklin)
is a bowl-and-socialize league tailored to
those who love to bowl but are looking for a
relaxed social atmosphere without a weekly
league commitment and just a light touch
of competition. 9-pins earn a strike and
sometimes some money, but always a good
time.
Currently we have a small group of
regulars who arrive Fridays between 9 and
9:40 am to check in with their $10 entry fee for
three 9-pin no-tap games of bowling. Fifteen
minutes of practice begins at 10am. We’re open
to all seniors (age 55 years or older) and no
USBC membership is required. We pay cash
prizes for high handicapped series in each
division (two women’s, two men’s). You’ll
also have your name entered for a Strike Ball
Challenge where a natural strike wins the pot
(currently $40) OR a 9-pin strike earns half the
pot. Please don’t be shy -- even a gutter ball
earns $5! The fun begins when you get here.
For more information, contact
• Judy Skaggs (swanprincess1@sbcglobal.
net or 916-209-9870) or
• Pat Fisk ([email protected] or 916434-0747).
Or just drop by on Friday between 9 and
9:40am.
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9-10:45 A.M., at Sierra Pines, Ponderosa
Room. All musicians are welcome. Sun
City Roseville has a lot of talent. We want
people with and without instruments. Come
and sing or just listen. For more information,
call Letha Dawson at 916-872-8019.
Do you speak
French and/or Spanish?
FRENCH - 3rd Tuesday 2-4 PM.
SPANISH - 3rd Wednesday 2-4 PM. Have fun
retaining or improving your language skills with
videos, games and other activities. Fluency not
required, but some knowledge of the language
is helpful as activities are not lessons. - Sandy
Haley [email protected], 792-2881.
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Got the Tuesday night blues, how much
idol and reality TV can you watch! All right I
made my spiel, come on down to the lodge and
join us in the poker room from 6 to 9:30pm
for some friendly action of poker. Our games
are 95% “split the pots” and remember we
don’t have a yearly dues. Questions, give me
a call Ed Day at 771-0638.
Grief Support Group
If you are suffering a loss, experiencing
hurt and loneliness, you can find solace,
comfort and encouragement among others
who are or have experienced the same
feelings. Please call Jackie Groff at 771-7565.
COMMUNITY —
AARP – Free Tax Returns
AARP volunteers will prepare and
electronically file Federal and State income
tax returns for low-to-middle income seniors
at the SCR Lodge Computer Room and at
SAFE Credit Union on Blue Oaks Blvd. now
through April 15. There is no charge for these
services that are sponsored by the IRS and
AARP. Volunteers are tested annually by
IRS and are trained for most returns, except
those for real estate rentals and complex
small business. To make an appointment for
any Roseville site, call Maidu Senior Center,
774-5960, beginning in early January.
Semper Fi Association
Breakfast: Every 1st Monday, 9:00am, at
Legends Sports Bar & Grill in Roseville
(5880 Woodcreek Oaks Blvd.). All USMC
personnel and Naval Corpsmen are welcome.
Contact Rich Ruef for information at 6455446, e-mail [email protected]
Sons in Retirement Branch 98
The Rocklin/Rosevile Branch of SIR
meets monthly on the 2nd Wednesday in
the ball room of the Timbers at Sun City
Roseville beginning at 10:30a.m. Join retirees
for fellowship, lunch, golf, fishing, cards, and
even bocce ball… many other activities also
available. Call Tom Werth at 782-3536 for
more information.
Senior Peer Counseling
Senior Peer Counseling provides free, inhome counseling to Placer County residents
age 55 and above who are experiencing
depression, anxiety, substance abuse, family
conflict and financial stress. Contact Melinda
Lacey, MSCC 530-886-3413.
Essential Tremor Support
Essential Tremor Support meets on the
1st Saturday of each month with the exception
of July and December. The meetings are
open to all and are held at the Kaiser Hospital
on Douglas in Roseville. We meet at 10AM
in Building D, 3rd fl., Conference room 2-3.
For further information call Paula Lavin
771-4866.
Roseville Genealogical Society
Roseville Genealogical Society will
meet at Maidu Senior Center, 1550 Maidu
Drive Roseville. Meeting 1-3 pm. Ernie
McPherson & Jim Rader RGS members will
talk on March 10, 2015. They will be talking
on “Member’s Interest Survey and Round
Table”. Everyone welcome.
Loomis Quilt and Fiber Guild’s
Upcoming Quilt Show
2015 Quilt Show: April 18 & 19, 2015
from 10am to 4pm.
Blue Goose Event Center at 3550 Taylor
Road, Loomis.
Admission $7; children 12 and under
admitted free.
For more information contact: Guild
President, Phyllis Smith at 916-791-¬3569
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Sun Senior News • ROSEVILLE • MARCH 2015
Seniors Need to Know!
How Does the Aging Service Network Work for You?
BY KARLA GUSTAFSON - Adjunct Professor
Gerontology Department American River College
and Sacramento City College
In 1965, Congress enacted the Older
Americans Act, establishing a federal agency
and state agencies to address the social services
needs of the aging population. The mission of
the Older Americans Act is broad: to help older
people maintain maximum independence in
their homes and communities and to promote
a continuum of care for the vulnerable elderly.
In successive amendments, the Act created area
agencies on aging and a host of service programs.
The “aging services network,” broadly described,
refers to the agencies, programs, and activities
that are sponsored by the Older Americans Act.
Receivement of Funds: Funding for the
services required under the OAA is provided by
Congress yearly. The funds are then distributed to
states, territories, the District of Columbia, Indian
tribes and native Hawaiians on a formula basis
which provides minimum funding levels to small
population groups and sparsely populated states
and proportional funding levels based on state
elderly populations of the majority of the other
states. Because of its large elderly population, as
an example, California receives almost 10% of
the money. And because of its high proportion of
older people, Florida is next. Ten states receive
52% of the money.
States receive federal grants based on the
number of residents over the age of 60. The
federal money is divided up proportionately
among states and territories. Small population
states and US territories under this formula
might not get enough money to operate their
programs, so the Administration on Aging
provides a minimum funding floor for these aging
units. Federal grants provide specific amounts of
funding to the states for each of the seven service
categories listed below.
1. Supportive Services
2. Congregate (community served) Meals
3. Home Delivered Meals
4. Preventive Health
5. National Family Caregiver’s Support Program
6. Elder Abuse Prevention
7. Ombudsman
The state has some discretion to put
money where it will target people in most need.
Funding also depends on making sure that local
area agencies are securing the federal matching
requirements under the Older Americans Act.
• Supportive services require a 15% match
in money or in-kind services or assets.
• The national family caregivers support
program requires a 25% matching requirement.
There are numerous and complicated rules
for moving money around between categories,
for administrative costs and in meeting matching
requirements. Here are a few of these.
• The state must use at least $150,000 but
not more than 4% of supportive services money
for outreach programs.
• Not more than 85% of supportive
services money can be used for a combination of
supportive services, senior centers and nutrition
programs.
• State may transfer up to 40% of funds in
the two meal programs between congregate meals
and home delivered meals as it sees fit.
Dispersement Funds:
In California, the Department of Aging
(CDA), www.aging.ca.gov is the starting point
for dispersement of funds to the end users. The
CDA administers not only the allocation of
funds under the Older Americans Act but also
the funds from the Older Californians Act and
the Medi-Cal program. The CDA takes all the
funding and allocates the monies among the 33
different Area Agencies on Aging which cover
all of California.
Management of Funds:
The networks of the 33 California Agencies
on Aging directly manage the array of federal and
state-funded services. Placer County is serviced
by Area 4 Agency on Aging http://www.a4aa.
Area 4 Agency on Aging oversees seven counties
of Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter,
Yolo and Yuba which provides for the sharing
of ideas and programs between counties. They
advocate for local senior issues and funding.
Provision of Services:
The actual services within in each county
are contracted and operated by local providers.
Each service provider is examined and regulated
by the Agencies on Aging with community
representatives and county board supervisors.
In Placer County, our representative on Area 4
Agency on Aging, also serve on the county Older
Adults Advisory Commission http://www.placer.
ca.gov/departments. Every county offers an array
of different services. In Placer County, services
are offered by:
Caregiver Respite
Del Oro Caregiver Resource Center
916-728-9333
Caregiver Support & Respite
Del Oro Caregiver Resource Center
916-728-9333
Health Insurance Counseling
HICAP - Health Insurance Counseling and
Advocacy Program
916-376-8915
Health Promotion
•Placer Independent Resources Services
(PIRS) 530-885-6100
•Home Health Care Management, Inc.
530-343-0727
Information & Assistance
Seniors First, Inc.
530-889-9500
http://www.seniorsfirst.org
Seniors First, Inc. publishes a comprehensive
resource guide of services that are available in
the county. Any services funded by the Older
Americans Act are available to all seniors
regardless of income.
They are the main
information and referral service for all residents
of Placer County.
In-Home Assistance
ResCare HomeCare
916-484-7701
Job Readiness Program
A4AA Mature Edge Job Readiness Program
916-486-1876
Kinship Care Services
Legal Services of Northern California
530-823-7560
Legal Services
Legal Services of Northern California
530-823-7560
Nutrition - Congregate & Home Delivered Meals
• Meals on Wheels by ACC
916-444-9533
• Seniors First, Inc.
530- 889-9500
• Sierra Senior Services
530-550-7600
Ombudsman Services
Ombudsman Services of Northern California
916-376-8910
Personal Care
ResCare HomeCare
916- 484-7701
Residential Repairs / Modifications
Placer Independent Resource Services (PIRS)
530-885-6100
Transportation Services
• Seniors First, Inc.
530-889-9500
• Tahoe Transportation District
775-589-5500
The views expressed here are those of Karla
Gustafson and do not necessarily represent those of
the Commission or individual members.
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SCRCA Principal At Risk?
(cont’ from page 3)
that is part of our assessment and is set aside
to replace Association assets when the need
occurs. The investment strategy has always
been to ensure that money is available when
needed so that special homeowner assessments
will not be necessary.
The Board President read a statement
into the record at the January Board meeting
stating that our Association attorney “assured
the Board that it has the authority to make
prudent changes in the investment policy”.
Of course we are entitled to have our
Boards invest prudently. They have the
authority and responsibility to do exactly that.
However, an attorney telling a Board that they
have the authority to make prudent changes
does NOT expand their authority and allow
them to deviate from our CC&Rs by making
investments that do not preserve capital. Any
investment that risks capital is a substantive
change to the CC&Rs that clearly has the
risk of impacting ALL homeowners and thus
would require the homeowners’ approving
vote. This CANNOT be a decision of a Board
acting alone.
If this Board wants to save (or earn) money
to moderate future assessment increases, we
believe they should look elsewhere. Or, if their
determination to invest in “risk assets” persists,
they must initiate a ballot measure asking all of
us homeowners to vote on the idea. With all
nine of the past presidents of our Association
against risking principal, we would think that
the cost of going to a vote would be money that
the Board would, instead, decide not to waste.
Bob Robertson, Rex Clark, Jim Viele
Jack Ellison, George Porter, De Emory
Jeanne Clark, Rodger Page
•••
Of the Few By the Few For the Few
The Timbers Restaurant Project is
ill conceived, ill defined, exorbitantly and
questionably funded. It is ill conceived by a very
small number of the approximately 3110 lot
owners who can approve or reject the project.
It is ill defined because it claims to improve
the Timbers Restaurant when in fact it detracts
dramatically from the ambiance and beauty
of the room. At present when dining one can
see out onto the golf course and the sky above
from the main room as well as from the bar
area where one can also see the mountains.
The proposed scheme obscures these views
with a 1l00 square foot flat roofed building
attached to the Timbers. Under the proposed
configuration, instead of sky, golf course and
mountains one will look through the existing
windows into a room, its ceiling instead of the
sky past another set of windows. Thus, the
beautiful 1700 square foot Timbers Restaurant
with beautiful views will be cocooned by a 1100
square foot sports bar. The cost of this sports
bar and ancillary construction is estimated at
$1,065,000. In fact it will be close to $2,000,000
if, as planned, the Reserve fund is raided. The
legality of using Reserves to fund this project
is suspect. In summary, the 3110 lot owners
should ask whether it is worth one million to
two million dollars to move the bar 20 yards to
a far corner of a sports bar to accommodate a
very small number of resident and non-resident
golfers. I don’t.
Norbert (Nobby) Stein
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proposed million-dollar Sports Bar, that’s the
thinking of a few. It’s a bad investment. Have
they heard a multimillion TOPGOLF center
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com/us/roseville/ Topgolf is the premier golf
entertainment complex where the competition
of sport meets your favorite local hangout.
They are slowly building across the country.
Outside play here at SCR is at 55% which
means those golfers will leave for the Topgolf
Entertainment Center with possibly two bars, a
restaurant, etc. It will be at the intersection of
Blue Oaks Blvd. RT 65 and Washington Blvd.
Our handful of Sports Bar patrons will
be the same frequent patrons of our Historic
Bar who somehow convinced the Executive
Director to lobby for a new million dollar Sports
Bar. Is this in his job description?
For all details go to: http://suncityroseville.
us/ or to comment Facebook-Sun City
Roseville Homeowners
Red Taylor
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SCRCA Investment Policy
Over the past several months, the
advisability of modifying the SCRCA
investment policy has been discussed before
the Board. A three-year discussion at the
Finance Committee/Banking and Investment
subcommittee level preceded this. To conclude
this matter, the Finance Committee was
requested to report back to the Board by March
2015 with any recommended changes to the
current policy they might have.
A higher return on investments could help
reduce the seemingly ever upward pressure on
resident assessments, however slight. From my
personal perspective, higher yields are but one
method of helping relieve such pressure. As the
saying goes, every little bit helps. Throughout
these deliberations, the issue has been noticed
and open discussions held. During this time,
many residents offered their advice and
opinions, both orally and in writing.
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Recently, I received a copy of a letter,
purportedly sent to the Sun Senior News, signed
by eight former Board presidents. That letter
made several points and I wish to comment
on two of these. The letter criticizes some
current Board members for allegedly wishing
to invest Association monies in securities that
“do not guarantee preservation of capital.”
First, past policies inadvertently resulted in
investments that on occasion returned less
than the existing inflation rate. That does
not constitute “preservation of capital.”
Second, no past Board member can know
how this Board may act. Third, any investment
recommendations originate in the Banking
and Investment subcommittee and from there
to the Finance Committee and thence to the
Board. The Board members are far removed,
relatively speaking, from actual investments
conducted by the Executive Director and the
Association investment advisor.
The second point made by the letter
states that such investments “would require
Homeowner approval to amend our governing
document (CC&Rs).” Previously, this position
was stated to the Board. The Board sought
legal advice as to whether any such action was
required. The legal opinion was that such action
was not required and that the past presidents’
position was incorrect.
All residents, including past presidents,
are entitled to express their opinions. This
is why all Board (and committee) meetings
are noticed with a published agenda so that
residents can be informed of pending topics
and, should they desire, comment on them in
open forum. It also is important that residents
not be misled by misrepresentations, hence
this letter. Open debate is democratic and
good and in due time these issues also will be
resolved in public forum.
DonTreichler
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Sun Senior News • ROSEVILLE • MARCH 2015
Observations on California
BY MARTIN GREEN
Back in the 1940’s and 1950’s, I believe
that California represented a dream for us
snowbound Easterners. As a kid growing up
in the Bronx (New York), I religiously watched
the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. There, it
was always sunny and warm (the spectators
were in shirtsleeves), the sky was always a
clear blue, everyone looked happy. Outside of
our Bronx tenement, the streets were likely to
be covered with snow or slush, the sky was a
gloomy gray, it was cold. So California was a
distant land where it was always warm, oranges
were everywhere, palm trees swayed in a gentle
breeze, waves lapped up on sandy beaches.
Still, when I returned home to New York
from the Army (Korea) I planned to live my life
there. After all, wasn’t it the world’s greatest
city? It wasn’t until after three years that I’d
become disillusioned with the word’s greatest
city. I was still living with my parents in the
Bronx, my meager salary at the ad agency
where I’d gotten a job and the high price of
apartments in Manhattan combining to block
my idea of having a place of my own. I rode
the subway to work, trying in vain to read the
New York Times while holding onto a strap
in a crowded car which had no air. Aside from
my low salary, I didn’t especially like my job.
I’d met someone in the Army, a Cal Berkeley
graduate, who now lived in San Francisco and
he was always writing about how great that
city was. I was ready to make a move. I did
something I’ve since always warned my sons
not to do, I quit my job. I wrote to my friend
that I was coming out. I headed West.
The 1950’s were a good time to be young
in San Francisco. Rents were lower than in New
York. I found a job and an apartment I could
afford and what’s more I could walk from the
apartment to where I worked downtown. No
more subways for me. I bought a car, something
unheard of back in New York. Through my
old Army friend, I met people, went to parties
and explored the city. I bought a book which
told you about all the good but inexpensive
restaurants in San Francisco. At that time you
could actually drive almost anywhere and find
a place to park. Since I had a car, I was able to
go across the Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito
and Tiburon and eventually up to Lake Tahoe.
On the way to Tahoe I might stop for gas and
a bite to eat in Sacramento and note how hot
it was and wonder how people could live there
in the summer.
Needless to say, all of that has changed
now. San Francisco has become so expensive
that I wonder if it still attracts young people
other than those who can work in Silicone
Valley type jobs. It’s long since become difficult
to drive there and in many areas almost
impossible to park. If you want to be a tourist
and visit Fisherman’s Wharf it costs a king’s
ransom to park in one of the garages there.
I’m sure there are still many good restaurants
but I doubt if they’d be called inexpensive.
California itself has become one of the
most expensive states to live in. Home prices
in the Bay Area and in Silicone Valley are out
of sight (leading many retirees to come to Sun
City). Taxes are high. Gas prices are higher than
almost anywhere else. The infrastructure is
deteriorating, if not crumbling, despite the high
taxes. Businesses won’t locate in California
because of its many regulations. Tuition at
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our colleges has gone to affordable to not that
affordable. Our legislature is known for its
many crooks. And there’s always the chance
of another major earthquake. If I were a young
person now, I’m not sure if I’d want to come
out to California even to get away from all of
that snow and ice back East this winter.
Still and all, California remains a pretty
good place to live and if I might not move here
again I wouldn’t move to some other state now
that I am here. For one thing, there’s all that
snow and ice in the East, hurricanes in Florida,
tornados all over. We’ve had a number of nice
days this winter, and while that’s done nothing
to relieve the drought, it feels good to be out in
the sun. California also retains its many scenic
attractions. There’s San Francisco Bay. There’s
Lake Tahoe. There’s the Sierras. There’s
Bodega Bay. There’s Carmel and Monterey.
There’s Yosemite. In Southern California,
there are still the palm trees and beaches and
of course Disneyland and Hollywood.
So, all in all, California does retain
something of its old allure. I’m glad I was
young in San Francisco. I’m glad Beverly and
I moved to Sacramento. As everyone told us,
it was a good place in which to raise a family.
Despite the heat, I managed to play tennis three
or four times a week over a span of almost 40
years. It is (mostly) cool in the early mornings
and in the late evenings. And finally it’s not
bad to be retired and in Sun City.
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The Roseville Theatre Arts Academy
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Urinetown: The Musical runs March 6th
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on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m and
Sunday matinee’s at 2:00pm. Tickets are $15
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is located at 241 Vernon St, Roseville in the
historic Roseville Theatre.
The Roseville Theatre Arts Academy
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fostering theatre arts within the Roseville
community. Programs include children’s
workshops each season, a “Masters’ Series”
for more experienced actors, a Community
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and drama. The 2014-2015 season is sponsored
by Consolidated Communications Inc. and
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95648. Reg #85117. Call Jerry at 916663-4500.
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FOUND/WANTED
FOR RENT/FOR SALE
CHILD CARE ASSISTANT NEEDED
at Roseville United Methodist Church
Sundays 8:45 am-11:45am. Must have
paid experience working with infants and
toddlers and able to pass background
check. Email resume/references to
[email protected].
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WANTED: BUYING OLD COINS, pay
cash, free appraisals, discreet, I pay more!
Private collector, SC resident. Call Jerry
772-4268.
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WANTED: RECORDS. 1950’s and 60’s:
jazz, blues, rock, classical, etc. Buying
small and large collections: LP’s, 45’s and
78’s. Also looking for reel-to-reel tapes
(all types) and music memorabilia. Call
530-273-8490.
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FOR SALE: 2 GOOD TIRES, 225/60R
16, very little wear, $45 each/BO. Call
916-773-8318.
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FOR SALE: SNOOPY COLLECTION
with several items from the 60’s and 70’s.
Call 916-720-4529.
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FOR SALE: SONY TV 44’’. Good
condition, floor model or counter, $125
or offer. Call 916-771-8139.
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FOR SALE: WHITE PLANTATION
SHUTTERS, Shasta model living,
dining, master bed rooms like new.
Call 916-784-0247.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
“TOYS FOR TOTS BRIGADE”.
Musters at Thunder Valley Casino. First
Monday 1000 hours. Join us and show
your support. Gunner Joe at yahoo.com.
We will buy your first breakfast.
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CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP: 3rd
Thursday 6:30-8:00PM, Timbers Lodge Aspen Room, facilitated by Alzheimer’s
Association.
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ROSEVILLE ELKS BINGO! 3000
Brady Lane, Roseville. First Tuesday of
the month! Spaghetti dinner starting at
5:30 pm, $8. Stay for BINGO starting at
7pm. Open to the public. All cash prizes!
All proceeds benefit our Veterans. For
more info: 916-783-4515.
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ANSWER THE CALL TO HELP
FIGHT CANCER. Help by donating gently used furniture, clothing and
household items. Volunteers are needed
to pick up and deliver your donations to
the American Cancer Society’s Discover
Shop in Roseville. Call 771-5267 for more
info.
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THE ROSEVILLE CHAPTER NO 9
Of The Widowed Persons Association
hosts a general information and meeting the second Friday of each month at
Woodcreek Country Club off Hwy 65
between Blue Oaks Blvd and Pleasant
Grove Blvd. 5880 Woodcreek Oaks Blvd
in Roseville. Information: 916 990-9751.
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VOLUNTEERS WANTED! Kitten
fostering, admin, medical assist, blood
draws, cleaners, socializers. Kitten Central of Placer County 916-645-2217 or
[email protected]
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Kitten Central a local non-profit for
abandoned/sick kittens is accepting gently
used items for our annual Yard Sale in
May. Appliances, furniture, household
etc. Contact Rebecca at 916-652-7229 or
email [email protected]
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YARD SALE – HUGE 50+ Tables. Fri,
Sat & Sun., May 1-3 at Kitten Central
of Placer County 5130 Fruitvale Rd,
Newcastle, CA 95658. Fri/Sat 7-7, Sun
8-3 Accepting E-waste those 3 days also!
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THE CAMELLIA SOCIETY OF SACRAMENTO’S 91ST ANNUAL SHOW
will be held Saturday, March 7th and Sunday, March 8th 2015 at the Sacramento
Memorial Auditorium, 1515”J”Street.
Doors to the exhibit hall will open Saturday, March 7th at 6:30am for registration
and entry of competitive camellia blooms
and or floral arrangements, and will close
at 10am. Entry cards and show information may be obtained from Don Lesmeister, 4512 Marble Way, Carmichael, CA
95608, 916-967-8420 or Gary Schanz,
1177 Cavanaugh Way, Sacramento, CA
95822, 916-447-1969. Entry cards will also
be available at the show. Sacramento’s
official flower is scheduled for public
viewing from 3pm to 6pm on Saturday
and 10am to 5pm Sunday. Admission
is free. For information regarding floral
arrangements, please contact Ms. Frankie
Raymond 916-995-2550. Entries are
open to everyone. Remember... Sacramento is the Camellia capitol!
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