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2018-19 OFFICERS

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PRESIDENT: RICHARD STOLL

VICE PRESIDENT: ERNIE ODIAMAR

SECRETARY: OPEN POSITION

TREASURER: RICK CASADOS

tropics residents' club, inc.

33000 ALMADEN BLVD., UNION CITY, CA 94587

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DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE

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THE TROPICS MOBILE HOME PARK

ONSITE MANAGERS: NANCY PAYNE AND MIGUEL CARRILLO

PHONE: 510-471-8550 THE ANSWERING SERVICE WILL

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“I have lived with several Zen masters – all of them cats.” – Eckhart Tolle

WE WELCOME YOUR SUBMISSIONS TO THE BREEZE.

THE DEADLINE IS 6PM ON THE 10TH OF EACH MONTH.

THEY SHOULD NOT CONTAIN PARTISAN POLITICAL

OR PERSONALLY OFFENSIVE MATERIAL.

November Message from

Board President Richard Stoll

Where did the year go? It’s the Holiday Season already. Living in the Tropics

we have many things to be thankful for: The Beautiful landscaping, paths that

weave through the park, all the activities offered to its Residents and many more.

Jorge is doing an excellent job in getting everything green again. Check out

the weight rooms for both the men and women, new carpeting, thanks to

Miguel’s team.

Thanksgiving dinner will be on November 24. The doors will open at 5:30

pm. This will be a FREE event for residents, but Tickets are required. We will have

250 tickets available. You can get the tickets after October 27. They will be

available at the Coffee Club, Bingo, Spectrum lunches, exercise classes, snack bar,

general meeting, and Breakfast. Check with Board members: some will have

tickets. If you can not make it after you have a ticket, please turn it into a Board

member. I’m sorry this is for Residents only, if we have tickets left we will open it

up to the people that have asked for guests. The menu will be sliced turkey,

dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, green bean casserole, yams and apple or

pumpkin pie. The board is preparing the meal.

We have some very exciting events coming up: Christmas Dinner, Jerry

Garcia’s New Years Dinner and party, Chinese New Year and Mardi Gras. All

exciting and lots of planning going into them.

On Tuesday, November 27, at 6 pm, we will be decorating the Club House

for Christmas. Everyone is welcome to help. We usually have a lot of fun. After

the place looks fantastic we will have a Pizza Party. No ticket or reservation is

needed!!

Enjoy this Thankful time of the year.

“A cat can purr its way out of anything.” - Donna McCrohan

THE WHAT, THE WHEN, THE WHERE

TROPICS RESIDENTS' CLUB MEETING 2ND THURSDAY OF THE MONTH

IN CLUBHOUSE @7PM PRESIDENT: RICHARD STOLL

408 839-3358

B BUG FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIE DOORS OPEN 5:30PM

MOVIE STARTS 6:30PM LOCATED NEXT TO THE LAUNDRY ROOM

AND "SPLIT ENDS BEAUTY SALON" 102 PALM DR.

TROPICS POTLUCK DISH TO PASS

FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH 5:30PM AT THE CLUBHOUSE

STEVE EVANS 386-0506

BINGO - EVERY WEDNESDAY DOORS OPEN 4:30PM

EARLY 6:30PM REGULAR GAME 7PM SNACK BAR 5:00PM

MELODY PETERSON 266-2607 OR RICHARD STOLL

CRAFT CLUB EVERY MONDAY

2PM IN THE CLUBHOUSE LORIS COOK 489-7027

TROPICS TRAVELERS SEE FLYERS IN CLUBHOUSE

CONTACT: Richard Stoll

TROPICS COFFEE CLUB MON-FRI 8:30AM IN CONFERENCE RM

JACKIE HILL 489-4388

TROPICS SPRING CHICKENS EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY

8:30AM IN CLUBHOUSE CAROLYN HOPPES 489-6894

LIVE 2B HEALTHY EVERY MON, WED & FRI 1:30 PM

SEE CALENDAR OR FLYERS IN CLUB-HOUSE

B BUG COMPUTER CENTER MON-FRI 8AM-12:30PM

B BUG BUILDING 102 PALM DR. LARRY CORNELL 487-1040

MOBILE HEALTH VAN EVERY THURSDAY @CLUBHOUSE

11AM-3PM

TROPICS CERAMICS CLUB FOR MORE INFO

CALL MELODY PETERSON 266-2607

Another BIG THANK YOU is due

The Tropics community, and your editor, thanks Mr. Roger Taylor for his pro-

longed and selfless service in helping distribute The Breeze. Our Park depends on such

volunteers. Thank you, sir!

COMMITTEES

BREAKFAST CHAIR RICHARD STOLL 408-839-3358

HOUSE FACILITIES POSITION OPEN

POTLUCK STEVE EVANS

BEA BARTZ 386-0509 489-6388

SUNSHINE RUBY BARKER 489-3947 Please leave Message

LIBRARY BEA BARTZ 489-6388

EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS BRAVOBEN

TINA MARIA 489-5749

SENIOR CITZENS - CITY HALL ANITA ROQUE 471-2815

WELCOMING COMMITTEE NIKKI BRACKEN-POE

CAROLYN HOPPES 489-6894

RESIDENTS’ CLUB AUDITING COMMITTEE

LITA MADRANO RICK HENRY

ROBERT HISLE 487-7817

RESIDENTS ACTIVITIES AND ENTERTAINMENT

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH OPEN POSITION

Grab that empty seat while you can! Wednesday night Bingo is cracklin’ in the

clubhouse!

MILLENNIUM MEMO ALERT! It is that time of year again when our President, George Turk, takes a leave from writing these monthly reports. However, have no fear. I’m Stacee Price, Regional Director of Resident Services for SPARC, and I’ll be your Memo-writer this month. You know who SPARC is, don’t you? SPARC stands for Services and Programs Assisting Residents in Our Communities. We’re entirely funded by Millennium Housing. None of your rent dollars are used for SPARC’s activities. Since George gave me this platform, I thought I’d tell you a little about SPARC; what we’ve been up to and what we’re planning to bring to the Tropics community next. Our mission, should we choose to accept it, is to provide health, wellness and education resources to benefit Tropics residents. Most of these programs are free to attend, and sometimes we give out great prizes and offer food and/or refreshments! For instance, did you attend SPARC’s Tai Chi class? This exercise program taught the attendees how to strengthen their muscles, fine tune their balance and find an inner peace while going through the various movements. As of this moment, SPARC is searching for a new instructor, but stay tuned one will be starting soon! Another wonderful addition has been the Mobile Health Clinic. SPARC strives to bring the best program to support the residents’ daily lives. Starting at the end of October, SPARC will be launching a new partnership with Washington Hospital and their Mobile Health Clinic to improve the services that are provided. As the holiday season begins to roll in, SPARC is preparing special events for your community, such as:

Christmas Senior Warm Kits

Iphone Training Classes

Red Cross Smoke Alarm Installation Program Want to find out more about SPARC? The best way to do that is to sign up and take part in an upcoming activity. We look forward to seeing you at our next event, and enjoy the rest of your holiday season! Thanksgiving Trivia Q. Why did the cranberries turn red? A. Because they saw the Turkey dressing! Happy Stuffing!

-Stacee Price

Sunday November 4

Food is Served at 5:30 pm

Bring Food to Share

Enjoy the companionship & Have fun

We serve coffee and tea

Bus Bingo starts at 6:15pm

Any questions call Steve Evans (510-386-0509) or Beatrice Bartz

Tropics Residents’ Club

Thanksgiving

Dinner November 24th

Doors Open 5:30 pm

Join Us to Celebrate This Special Day!

Residents Free

Must have Ticket

Tickets available from Board Members

Manager’s Corner for November 2018 First, Mama Turkey and her 3 babies - hopefully they survive Thanksgiving – then goats. The goats that were munching the ground cover in the creek area left quite a bit heavier than when they arrived. They stripped the banks and climbed on each other to attack the tree limbs that were hanging down. The goat herders and dogs did a great job of keeping them contained and it provided a new source of entertainment in our park. Reminder to prepare for the winter rains by clearing leaves from the roof gutters and drains. The annual physical inspection of homesites has been rescheduled to November and exact dates to be determined. Quite a few of you are using the website for rent payments and it seems to be working out well. If you would like to sign up, you can call the office with your email address and we will have an invitation sent to you. Residents can also go online if you are having a problem with your current title to your home. HCD.ca.gov. You will be able to file paperwork that will waive all back taxes and all you have to pay for is new titling paperwork. Washington on Wheels (Mobile Heath Clinic) will be here starting November 2 (Friday). They are currently scheduled for every other Friday from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM. The pool will remain open and heated through December 31, 2018, but will not be monitored during this time period. Thank you, Richard for taking care of the weekend use – Great job. Happy Thanksgiving to all. Nancy Payne Resident Manager

“One small cat changes coming home to an empty house to coming home”

— Pam Brown

“In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods. They have

not forgotten this.” - Terry Pratchett

A Word from your Editor

Filmmaker Ken Burns on America: “There’s too much pluribus, and not

enough unum!

I don’t know, though, I’ve traveled through the four corners of this land

(sorry, Alaska), red states and blue, and lived in Texas, and I find plenty of

underlying Unity. Of course that might be because just about everyone I’ve

met has been, at heart, a human being. (Whether or not that is something

to be proud of, I’ll leave to our furry friends to decide….)

But is there something special going on within our country? Is there

something that makes America great?

You folks can make up your own list. But I think I’ve found one fact,

backed up by figures, with does show this: WE ARE A NATION OF

VOLUNTEERS. Browsing the internet (Nationmaster.com), it seems that

one in four Americans performs volunteer work in a given year, a rate

nearly twice that of Germany, and three times that of Spain!

That shows a tremendous amount of heart. This Breeze lists some of the

many activities available to you in The Tropics. These couldn’t happen

without our selfless volunteers. But our Park is not an island. Our residents

also help the broader community by donating their valuable time in thrift

stores, hospitals, Meals-on-Wheels, and I don’t know what all. Thanks to

each of you! On the facing page please read the guest editorial by member

of the Union City Senior Council, and resident, Anita Roque, explaining a

new volunteer effort.

“In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods. They have

not forgotten this.” - Terry Pratchett

A guest editorial Junior/ Senior Mentoring Garden Project

My name is Anita Roque. I am one of the Senior Commissioners of Union City. I am just one

of many residents who donate their time in volunteer work, and I’m thankful for you all.

In July, Commissioner Mila Josue introduced the Garden Project, but stated the need for

donations. Fortunately, I was able to get in touch with a company which supplied necessary

tools for the garden near Seven Hills Park.

Yes, this project can teach young people the value and experience of giving back to society,

and the student volunteers will receive credit toward graduation. This experience growing

organic fruits and vegetables without pesticides, will provide a feeling of accomplishment, and

a healthy diet, too! The, hopefully, plentiful harvest will be donated to a needy cause.

This Garden Project is a win-win for our city. It can grow yearly, but will require more

volunteers, especially when nature gets going next spring.

A special thank you to Florenzo Perez for his hand in planting the winter vegetables, and to

Craig Miller who helped secure the funding.

Get A Jump On Your Holiday Shopping!

Need a Gift For A Family Member?

COME ON DOWN!

Saturday, November 3rd Club House

9 am — 3 pm

Snack Bar Open: Breakfast 9-10:45 — Lunch 11 am—2 pm

Chairperson -Ruth Churchill 489-3053

TROPICS HOLIDAY FLEA MARKET!!!

Every Wednesday @ Tropics Mobile Home Park Regular games start at 7 pm

First Timers get

Free Pack

*****PACK COSTS*****

1 PACK—$9.00 2 Packs—

$13.00 3 Packs—$16.00 4

Packs—$19.00 5 Packs—

$22.00 6 Packs—$23.00

7 & 8 Packs—$25.00

*****SPECIAL GAMES*****

Two Strip Games—$1.00

each Double Ac-

tion—$1.00

Treasure Hunt—$1.00 each

Flash Games —$1.00 each

All Profits go to

Local Charities 90 % pay

out

Grill Open 5—6:30

Snacks until Break time

Rosemary is for remembrance – Wm Shakespeare

YOUR EDITOR has been honored with a peek at a Remembrance

Book from 1989, which contains souvenirs of The Tropics Ladies’

Club. Sadly, we have no Ladies’ Club today. I don’t know why? It

seems like the most natural thing in the world. As a child, my

little town’s Ladies’ Club was always there volunteering at

events, and, I imagine, acting as glue, helping the community

stick together. Perhaps some of you ladies would like to recreate

the club!

Here I reproduce the last page from the book: March

1990:

Each tomorrow w ill be w onderf ul

Every day has it s ow n excitement

because it ’s f illed w it h good people --

people w ho remember t he really beaut if ul t hings

all t he yest erdays have brought ,

people w ho do t heir best

t o make t he w orld

a w arm and f riendly place today,

and people w ho w ill be t here

t o share w hat ever comes

and help make each t omorrow

somet hing w onderf ul.

A MESSAGE FROM LARRY CORNELL

The b bug club is looking for some volunteers who would like to come to the b

bug computer club and learn how to eventually take over the daily operation.

I have been volunteering going on 11 years now and it has been very rewarding. I

love helping the residents who come to the b bug for help, but who is going to

take over when and If something happens to me? Does it cease to exist?

Hoping someone can come forward, Larry Cornell

THE CRUNCH OF FALL

IT'S AMAZING TO ME THAT I CAN REMEMBER CLEARLY THE CRUNCH OF THE LEAVES AS I

WALKED TO SCHOOL ON A CRISP FALL MORNING, AND I CAN BARELY REMEMBER WHAT I

HAD FOR DINNER LAST NIGHT.

GROWING OLDER IS LIKE THE CHANGING OF THE SEASONS. MY SPRING AND SUMMER

SEASONS HAVE GONE AND I AM NOW IN MY THIRD, MY "FALL".

WHEN I WAS IN SPRING, I HAD NO POSSIBLE IDEA OF AGING. MY GRANDPARENTS WERE

JUST--- OLD.

IN MY SUMMER, I WAS WAY TOO BUSY DEALING WITH MY OWN GROWING GARDEN. A

HUSBAND AND TWO WONDERFUL SONS. I COULD'NT HAVE BEEN FURTHER FROM FALL.

BACKYARD BAR-B-QUES, FAMILY GET TOGETHERS, PTA MEETINGS, MEASLES, CHICKENPOX,

LITTLE LEAGUE. BUSY, BUSY, BUSY.

AND THEN IT HIT !!!!

THE BOYS GREW INTO MEN AND I GREW INTO FALL. I HAVE BECOME MY GRANDMOTHER.

SLOWER. I COOK ALOT, READ ALOT, STILL WORK ALOT. BUT, I HAVE DEFINITELY BECOME

FALL.

OUT FOR A WALK IN THE MORNING, THE LEAVES ARE BEGINNING TO TURN. THE "CRUNCH"

IS BACK. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOUTH.

I'M FALL, AND IT'S OKAY !

-- BE GOOD

W e no t e and regr et t h e p assing o f r esid en t Ir ene Bed sw o r t h

o f 1 4 Palm D r iv e.

Sunny Frances and Jadee working Wednesday Night Bingo. Y’all come!!!

Here’s Look in ’ Atcha!

W elco m e t o New Resid en t s

5 4 0 Cum ana Cir c le – Ch r ist ina and Ricar d o Bo llas

4 7 7 H o ya W ay – Bo b W ilso n

2 1 1 H aw aii Cir c le – Jo h n Go u ld and M o n ica T ercer o

Pizza & Sodas

After

Decorations done

Join us in Decorating the Club House

November 27 at 6 pm

CERAM IC CLUB NEW S

Our club meetings have changed: we will now only have

meetings every other month. They are always held on the first

Tuesday of every other month at 2:00 pm in the club house

conference room. There are no meetings, June, July or August.

Anyone can attend and sit in on our meetings and also meet

some active members of the club before or after the meeting. If

you are thinking about joining or want to ask some questions or

just get a tour of the ceramic room, this is an opportune time.

New Change in open times of the ceramic room: The

Ceramics Club now will be open on Mondays, 11 to 2, and

Thursdays, 4 to 8 pm. with a member or several members

working on their projects. Anyone who is interested in our club

is welcome to stop by and take a look at some of the ceramics

that are finished and some pieces we are still working on.

You can call the following senior member for a view of the

ceramic shop and or just to ask questions. Feel free to call

Melody Peterson at 266-2607, or if she is not available we

will ask another training member to help you.

Best Wishes for those Under the Weather

Penny Costa

Lorraine Furqueron

Jackie Hill

Janis Malala

Distribution of The Tropics Breeze Section One – If you do not receive your Breeze, call Marylou Sandolo, 366-9650

Your Street Delivery Hero Phone Quan.

Acapulco,Polynesia,Palm149-50 Morris Carmichael, 134 Hana 471-7770 24

Hana Way Roger Taylor, 131 Hana 386-2154 12

Madrone Way Tom Chitwood, 119 Madrone 489-2103 14

Hoya Way Carolyn Hoppes, 482 Hoya 489-6894 15

Panama, Makaha Jadee Bacelis, 469 Panama 491-5444 21

Seema, Kawella Ray Miller, 489 Seema 475-1950 21

Lanai, Samoa Rick Henry, 443 Samoa 487-7817 26

Honolulu Rocky Samson, 247 Honolulu 471-7332 16

Fiji Ruth Scarson, 416 Fiji 487-4831 16

Tropicana 368-386 Allison Hughes,373 Tropicana 471-2050 19

Tropicana 387-403, Carl Hughes, 373 Tropicana 471-2050 18

Section Two – If you do not receive your Breeze, please call Michael O’Quin, 265-4091

Kona Fred and Ruby Barker, 169 Kona 489-3947 20

Trinidad Virgil Lewis, 528 Trinidad 324-1773 14

Cumana Ernie Odiamar, 535 Cumana 703-8763 17

Waikiki, Hawaii Traci Kinel, 252 Molokai 927-0255 25,31

Palm Drive 1-19 Carol Lowe, 12 Palm 324-1985 19

Palm Drive 20-39 Dianne Steele, 26 Palm 471-1750 20

Palm Drive 40-60 Irv Mayer, 51 Palm 487-0235 21

Palm Drive 61-90 Michael O’Quin, 70 Palm 265-4091 30

Palm Drive 91-109 Dan Galindo, 91 Palm 471-7870 16

Tahitian Hazel Carr, 363 Tahitian 489-9416 22

Hula James Rosenheim, 220 Hula 467-3425 18

Jamaica Gloria Lovato, 238 Jamaica 324-0071 18

Molokai Steve Evans, 265 Molokai 266-2607 18

Oahu Christina Demello, 57 Palm 18

Maui Ruth Churchill, 301 Maui 489-3053 18

Kauai J.J. Libbon, 313 Kauai 366-4270 18