A VIEW OF THE GREENS

APRIL 2009 NEWSLETTER

SPECIAL INVITATION TO ALL OUR FORMER SERVICEMEN

AND WOMEN LIVING IN THE GREENS
The Greens residents who are former members of our military service are especially
invited to The Greens Gala Ten Year Anniversary Barbecue.($17.00 per person) You
are encouraged to make your reservations for the Barbecue as soon as possible by
calling either Tina Amerio (664-9480) or Norma Krueger(665-1757).
Reservations close Saturday, April 25th. In addition we ask that you plan to be at the
Ridge Oak Clubhouse on Sunday, May 3rd by 2:00 PM so that you can assemble before
walking into the Gardens behind the Ridge Oak Clubhouse.
As part of the opening ceremonies, all our former service men and women will walk
into the Gardens and be followed by the Color Guard from the Sons of the American
Revolution. Once everyone is assembled in the Gardens, the President of the Sons of
the American Revolution, our very own Dale Stewart, will lead the entire group in the
Pledge of Allegiance.
A spectacular Anniversary party is planned for The Greens on May 3rd and honoring
The Greens servicemen and women is an important part of that plan. Thank you.

T SHIRT UPDATE
We had a terrific response from you for The Green’s T shirts and golf shirts. We thank
you for your enthusiasm and support of this project, especially Susan Farmer who
graciously volunteered her services to be responsible for taking the T-shirt, and golf
shirt orders.
If you ordered and paid for your Greens T-shirts and golf shirts by the March 17th
cutoff date, please pick them up at the Ridge Oak Clubhouse, Monday, April 6th from
9am to 11 am, or Tuesday, April 7th, from 9am to 11am.
We also have some good news. By popular request, our supplier will let us place one
more group order. If you are interested in seeing the final product before you order,
come to the Ridge Oak Clubhouse on either April 6th or April 7th between 9 am and 11
am, and you will have an opportunity to place an order for these very special Greens
T-shirts and golf shirts. Don’t miss out!
IT’S
This has been a fun project for all A
ofCELEBRATION!!
us involved and once again, it shows our pride
and enjoyment in being part of The Greens community
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 HONORING ALL THOSE WHO SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES
AND CELEBRATING OUR TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY
YOU’RE INVITED
DATE: Sunday, May 3, 2009
TIME: 2:00 PM
PLACE: Ridge Oak Clubhouse
COST: $17.00 per person

OPENING CEREMONIES STARTING AT 2:30 pm honoring all

our Greens residents who served in the Armed Forces. All our former
servicemen and women are invited to walk into the Gardens behind the
Ridge Oak Clubhouse followed by the Sons of the American Revolution
Color Guard. Special guests including U S Congressman Kevin
McCarthy, State Assemblywoman Jean Fuller, and City Councilman
Harold Hansen will say a few words honoring our former Armed Services
men and women and marking the 10 year anniversary of The Greens.
After the Ceremony join your neighbors for a gala afternoon as we celebrate
our 10 year anniversary with MUSIC, CONTESTS, PRIZES, POPCORN,
SNOW CONES, DINNER, AND DESSERT The Garces High School
Steel Band will entertain us from 3:30 to 5:30 PM. There’s plenty of seating
and tables for everyone, but if you wish, feel free to bring your own lawn
chairs and of course, your own beverages of choice. Sign up sheets will be
available at the Clubhouse for everyone who wants to participate in our golf
putting contests, bocce ball contests, tossing contest and who-knows-what
other suprises will be in store for you. In addition, Jerry Thompson will be
displaying his collection of military and NASA patches. Join us for a fun
day of frivolity, festivities, food, and friendship.
GALA 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY BBQ Dinner, starts at 5PM

Catered by: Big Mike’s BBQ & CATERING

BBQ Chicken
Green Beans
Chili Beans
Potato Salad
Rolls and Butter
Water and Soft Drinks
Dessert

FOR RESERVATIONS, CALL

TINA AMERIO 664-9480 OR NORMA KRUEGER 665-1757 BY Saturday, April
25th. Everyone around The Greens.Come ON. Let’s CELEBRATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PS
If you have A Greens T-Shirt…..Wear IT!

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 FUN EVENING COMING UP

Eat, Drink and be Playful! Come and join your neighbors for a fun evening
on Friday, June 5th. There will be pizza, salad, boardgames and cards.
Mark your calendar and watch for the flyer in the May newsletter for more
information.

Betty Moore

GREAT TURNOUT AT THE CASINO NIGHT

A fun evening was enjoyed by the 74 people who turned out for Casino
Night on Saturday, March 21st. Thanks to all who participated and to our
dealers Tina Amerio, John Boyd, Jim & Judy Earnest, Steve Escobar, Les
Haslam, Hugh McCay, and Mike Strong. Thanks also to Margaret Campbell
and Betty Moore who manned the kitchen for the entire evening making sure
the food table was plentiful. You can be sure that we will do this party again
next year.

Your Social Committee of the Greens

RIDGE OAK CARPET INSTALLATION

Ridge Oak Clubhouse will be closed on April 3rd and April 4th so that the
new carpet can be installed. NOTICE

The Clubhouse Committee

GADABOUTS EASTER LUNCHEON

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 GADABOUTS EASTER LUNCHEON

April Gadabouts luncheon will be held at the Stockdale Country Club. Date will be
Tuesday April 7th at 11:30 a.m. There will be choice of delicious items from the special
menu. Please come and join the fun. RSVP to Sue Hall at 654-8921 by April 5th.

We invite all singles living in the Green to our functions. For more information, please
call Michie Kimura at 664-0109, Thank You.

THE PAGE TURNERS

THANK YOU, KATHERINE CESARE...

Katherine has been in charge of the Greens Library at the Ridge Oak
Clubhouse for the past ten years and has "passed the baton" to Connie McCay
in March. The Greens Community appreciates her efforts in keeping our
library well organized with both hardback & paperback editions of popular
books for the reading enjoyment of the residents. She has also gathered
surplus books that have been donated to the Assistance League and the
Southwest Library for their fund raising activities. Our library is a busy
place thanks to the efforts of Katherine and her "helpers".

If you have any ideas of what you would like to see in our library, please
let Connie know. Her committee is considering a "Classics" section,
historical fiction selections, and even having some children's books
available for when grandchildren visit. The Greens Book Club, The Page
Turners, meets every other month for a lively discussion of the books
selected for that meeting and are always looking for new participants.

REMINDER FOR PAGE TURNERS

Our next meeting is on April 14th, at 7:00 p.m., in the library at the Ridge Oak Club
House. We will be discussing “Dewey” by Vickie Myron and “Franklin and Winston”
by John Meacham.

Len & Doris Schroeder

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 LINE DANCING

Every Friday at the White Oak Clubhouse from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., it is an ideal
way to improve your fitness, along with building coordination and memory skills, while
having fun. Both men and women are welcome. Come join us.

For questions or further information, please call Doris Schroeder at 665-4645 or Jenny
Lai at 663-0182.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SYMPATHY AND SUPPORT

It is difficult for me to express the depth of gratitude I feel toward all my friends for
their sympathy and support.
I want to thank everyone for the work they did at the White Oak clubhouse for the
celebration of Judy’s life.

She was a very special person and to know her was to love her. We waited half a
lifetime to get together, and had six wonderful years. The highest compliment I could
give her is that if I were going to design a wife, I would use Judy as
the pattern

Thank you all again for all your support it means so much to me.

Chuck Michel

EXERCISE CLASSES

Indoor Exercise classes at the White Oak Club house will end on Saturday May 16th.

Water Aerobics will begin May 19th from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Ridge Oak
Club pool every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Come joins us for some fun.

Norine Tunstall
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Aerobic Coordinator

SWIMMING POOL NEWS

Get those beach towels and sunscreen out! We are getting the pools ready for the 2009
swimming season! If the weather cooperates we plan to start heating the pool water on
the 1st of April.

Also back for a repeat performance are our seasonal, but uninvited, guests. Yes, the
mallard ducks are visiting our pools and making quite a mess, pooping everywhere. We
have put inflatable creatures in the pools in an attempt to scare them away. So, please
refrain from using the inflatable’s as toys and please leave them in the pools.

If you do see the ducks in the pools, please try to frighten them away. If we keep at it,
they will go find a nesting place somewhere else. Thanks for your help.

Your Pool Committee is dedicated to making our facilities a joy for you and your guests
to use. We all volunteer our time and service to help our community remain as one of
the best adult communities around. Pool Committee members are: Jim Meehan, Rendall
Brushey, Dennis Dilley, Nick Marantos, Jim Mattern, John Merrill and LeRoy Sacchini.
Don't be bashful about giving them a thank you!

See you in the pool,

Tony Castro
Pool Committee Chairman

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 SOGGY NEWS

Our March program featured Dave Bolar, the enthusiast Golf Pro at Sundale C. C. Dave started out as
cart boy at Stockdale C.C. back in the early 70’s. Worked with Jim Kiger at Sundale as an assistant,
then he was involved in the banking business with his father in Oklahoma before coming back to
Sundale C.C. as the pro 1997. Dave also was a member of B.C.C.’s championship golf team in 1979.
An interesting point Dave made to us was that the majority of golfers he watches practice spend the
majority of their time hitting the driver, when in fact the quickest way to improve your score is in the
putting and short game phase part of your game. Think about it!

Dave owns the golf shop at Sundale. Besides controlling the golf shop Dave spends the majority of his
day giving golf lessons. Anyone interested in talking to him can reach him at 831-5224. Incidentally
Seven Oaks C.C. does have a reciprocal agreement with Sundale C.C.

The results from April’s two-man scramble golf tournament held at Seven Oaks were as follows.
1st Place: Rendall Brushey and Roy Sessions, 63 net.
2nd Place: Dave Fraysher and Don Stussy, 66net.
3rd Place: Dick Nankervis and Lin Fraiser, 66 net.
4th Place: Charlie Powell and Richard Mansoor, 67 net.
5th Place: Max Jacobsen and Buddy Divoti, 67 net.
6th Place: Jim Mattern and Ken Best, 68 net.
7th Place: Jere Kinnan and Mike Strong, 69 net.
8th Place: Bill Atkinson and Tony Castro, 69 net.
Closest-to-the-pin: Tom Trotter, Lakes #3, 16’4”.
Luncheon and awards were given out at the White Oak Clubhouse afterward. Gary Skaggs was the
chief chef; Harvey Campbell was in charge of directing Al DeRisio and Roy Hendrix to flip the
“SOGGY Devine Burgers “ at the precise moment of perfection. Lastly thanks to Joe Haggarty,
Johnny Johnson and Rendall Brushey for their tournament help.

The April Program is Don Ciota, General Manager at Seven Oaks C.C.

Don’t forget Charlie Powell’s golf outing at River Island C.C. on Tuesday April 14th. Call him for
details. If you haven’t been to River Island C.C. before, you are in for a treat.

Chip Shot.
“Its not a gimmie if you are still away”!

Remember a Soggy, by definition, is any male who resides in The Greens or Brighton Parks who plays
golf. Don’t be bashful come join us the first Monday of each month (unless a holiday forces us to
move back one week) for interesting programs, coffee/donuts and friendship.

AS A REMINDER, OUR NEXT MEETING IS MONDAY APRIL 6TH, 2009 AT THE WHITEOAK
CLUBHOUSE, 9:00 A.M!

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 HOMEOWNER WEBSITE LAUNCH

The initial phase of our community website was activated last month. I hope you had the opportunity
to check it out and pass along the website address to your friends and family.

Beginning April 6th the homeowner phase of the website will be on-line and can be accessed by
residents. The homeowner section is password protected and will be for community residents only.
To access the homeowner section you go to the website at: www.thegreensatsevenoaks.org In the top
right corner of the home page, there will be two boxes for Login Name and Password. In the Login,
input your last name followed by the first two letters of your first name. Note: The first name used is
the first name listed in the recently issued telephone directory. In the Password, input temporary pass
code 123456 (Example: Login Name: BRUSHEYre PW: 123456). Following your initial login you
can change the temporary pass code by clicking “Change Login Here” icon on the homeowner home
page.

In addition to the information currently contained on the greensindependent website, the homeowner
section provides several new and enhanced features. The main features include; an on-line calendar of
events, newsletter with option of email delivery, a community BLOG along with a links section that
includes many helpful web links.

The new calendar can be viewed in either a weekly or monthly format. If you highlight an event, it
will provide additional details such as location, contact person, etc.

The monthly newsletter will be viewable online and also can be downloaded or emailed to friends. In
addition you have the option to sign up for email delivery of the newsletter and notices. To register
enter your email address in the Greens Signup Center and clicking the “Join Now” icon. With email
delivery whether home or on the road you will be kept informed of what is going on in The Greens at
Seven Oaks.

The Community BLOG has three sections, Recent Events, Recommendations, and News & Info. In
the Recent Events section as an example, photos and write-up of a community event such as the recent
Casino Night can be posted. You can post your comments for everyone to review. We have posted
an example in Recent Events. Click on Comments to view comments made or post your own
comments.

Remember, every time someone visits the website, additional internet connections are established
making it easier for search engines to find our website. All of us can help in this area. If you have
not done so already, I would ask you to email your relatives, friends, and acquaintances asking them to
visit the website. It’s easy and costs zero dollars.

I welcome your feedback about the website and ways we might enhance it in the future. Please call
or email me at [email protected].

Rendall Brushey
Marketing Committee Chairman

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 MONTHLY EVENTS AT THE CLUBHOUSES

YOGA----Monday, 7:30 a.m., White Oak Clubhouse, Gail Munro, 664-6931

SOGGY’S----First Monday each month, 9 a.m., White Oak Clubhouse, Charlie Powell,
663-3635 or Jere Kinnan, 665-8468.
DIVOT’s----Tuesday morning golf, municipal courses, open to men and women, call
Tom Stack, 664-08009
FINANCE COMMITTEE----Fourth Monday each month, 3 p.m., Ridge Oak
Clubhouse, Mike McCoy, 664-8951
SOCIAL COMMITTEE---First Monday each month, 7 p.m. Ridge Oak
CLUB HOUSE COMMITTEE---Third Monday of the month (even months only),
Ridge Oak library
CANASTA ----Wednesday, 1-4 p.m., Ridge Oak Clubhouse
CRAFTS UNLIMTED----Monday 10 AM, Ridge Oak Clubhouse
EVENING CANASTA----Tuesday. 6:00-9:00 p.m.
EXERCISE (Gentle)----Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 10-11 a.m.. White Oak
Clubhouse
BEGINNING BRIDGE ----Wednesday, 9:30 a.m., Ridge Oak Clubhouse
INTERMEDIATE BRIDGE----First and third Thursday, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
White Oak Clubhouse, Katherine Cesare, 664-0310
DUPLICATE BRIDGE ---- second Monday, 11:00 a.m.,
Joanne Sontag, 663-9839
BUNCO ---- second Monday, 7:00 p.m., Nancy Martinez, 663-0529 and Mary Hendrix,
665-8083, Ridge Oak Clubhouse.
BUNCO ---- fourth Monday, 1 p.m. Marilyn Fonner, 663-3741 and Dottie Beck, 663-
8411.
BUNCO----second Thursday, 7 p.m., Bernell Quincy, Ridge Oak
BINGO ---- second & fourth Tuesday, Dottie Beck, Ridge Oak
BOWLING ---- every Thursday, 12:15 p.m., Southwest Lanes (not a league), contact
Faye Mickle, 665-9901.
POOL----Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Ridge Oak, Archie Webb, 282-3075
TEXAS HOLD ‘EM POKER ----2nd Sunday, 6-9 p.m., Ridge Oak Clubhouse, Hugh
McCay, 663-4084
TEXAS HOLD’EM POKER ---- 2ND and 4 th Thursday , 1-4 P.M., White Oak
Clubhouse, Judy Ashworth, 664-0778, Gloria Apcar, 663-7470
Beginning Line Dance Class, Friday mornings at 10 AM, White Oak. For questions, call
Doris Schroeder at 665-4635 or Jenny Lai at 663-0182
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 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

THE GREENS AT SEVEN OAKS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION

Mike McCoy - President

Gary Skaggs - Vice President
John Overton - Chief Financial Officer
Jere Kinnan - Secretary
Archie Webb - Member at Large

We all are listed in the Greens Telephone Directory. On the back of the Telephone
Directory’s first page is a list of numbers, including the telephone number and address
for Kelley Management Co. Our contacts there are Pat Kelly and Debra Wolf. Please
send your questions, comments or concerns to Kelly Management for distribution to the
Board members. Pat Kelly’s e-mail address is [email protected]. Debra
Wolf’s is [email protected].

PERSONAL NOTE

As I am taking over Sandy Escobar newsletter job, I want to thank Sandy from all of us
at the Greens for the good job she has provide to our newsletter for the past few years,
we hope she will enjoy her grandma years, THANKS SANDY.

I will try to do a good job for the newsletter and continued bringing you all updates and
fun things at the greens.

ATTENTION: All Newsletter articles should be e-mailed to Zenaida Mansoor at

[email protected], or delivered to 12308 Harrington St. (Seven Oaks) by the 20th of
the month. April deadline is March 20th.

CLASSIFIED ADS: Place ad and $5.00 each in box in library at Ridge Oak Clubhouse.
Please include your name and phone number. Any questions, call Vicki Li @ 852-3310.

THE GREENS WEBSITE IS: www.thegreensatsevenoaks.org

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