{"id":8045,"date":"2018-06-28T22:43:49","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T22:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/silveridge.com\/?p=8045"},"modified":"2018-06-30T19:20:05","modified_gmt":"2018-06-30T19:20:05","slug":"june-newsletter-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/?p=8045","title":{"rendered":"June Newsletter 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"logo editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-image\">\n<table class=\"editor-image logo-container editor-image-vspace-on\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<div class=\"publish-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/57c46b83501\/f27684c0-2e96-4cf1-a358-c604dfbda1c7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"731\" height=\"233\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-text\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"editor-text editor-text \" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<h1 align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">SPECIAL STATUS REPORT ON HDTV\/INTERNET<\/span><\/h1>\n<div align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;What we really want is stuff that works&#8221;<\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">By Dale Dauten<\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cHere\u2019s what I want everyone to remember: \u201cWe went into this project to reduce what people had to pay for their television and internet. This was our goal \u2013 to be the first 5-star community of our size to have these wonderful and meaningful improvements for years to come \u2013 and we\u2019re going to get there as fast as we can.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Al LaCanne<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"right\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"editor-text editor-text \" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\">As the writer Douglas Adams once pointed out,\u00a0\u201cWe are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that works.\u201d\u00a0So today let\u2019s have a talk with the man in charge of turning the park\u2019s latest technology into stuff that works.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"50%\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"column-resize-bar\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gl-contains-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8060 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Tim1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Tim1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Tim1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Tim1-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"50%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-text\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"editor-text \" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\">That\u2019s Tim Furlong, the Area Supervisor for GDS Communications. When park GM Rhonda Ciacco introduced me to Tim, she added, \u201cHe\u2019s also known to some of the ladies of the park as \u2018the sweet young thing,\u2019 a description that made him smile and say, \u201cOur goal is to build rapport.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\">But when it came time to discuss the problems he inherited, he turned serious: \u201cWhen our team arrived here, the residents were frustrated, and I<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-text\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"editor-text editor-text \" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\">didn\u2019t blame them. But, what I understand is that you have to respect people if you expect them to trust you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\">Speaking of trust, I think it\u2019s always good to know a bit about the people you\u2019re counting on. Here\u2019s a quick recap of Tim\u2019s background:<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" style=\"padding: 10px;\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"gray\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-text\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"editor-text editor-text \" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"editor-image OneColumnMobile\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mobile-hidden\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" width=\"15\" height=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/sys\/S.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"image-cell \" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<div class=\"publish-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8061\" src=\"http:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Tim2-300x230.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Tim2-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Tim2-768x588.jpg 768w, https:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Tim2-1024x784.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mobile-hidden\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/sys\/S.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"mobile-hidden\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" height=\"5\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/sys\/S.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"5\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\">Having grown up in the Tri-Cities area in Southeast Washington, Tim describes his former home as \u201cNot what you picture when you think of the Northwest. Where I grew up it was farms and wine country.\u201d Oh, and a giant nuclear facility. That\u2019s where his father works as a nuclear engineer. And his mom is a nurse.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\">But Tim didn\u2019t linger in Washington. As soon as he graduated from high school, he joined the Navy, spending six years as a Fire Control specialist. That\u2019s not what it sounds like \u2013 he wasn\u2019t fighting fires, he was making sure ship\u2019s missile systems stayed ready to fire. Either way, it makes him the right choice to make sure the parks\u2019 TV and Internet becomes \u201cstuff that just works.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-text\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"editor-text editor-text \" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\"><strong>So, how\u2019s it coming? What can residents expect over the summer?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-text\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"editor-text editor-text \" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div>\n<table class=\"editor-image OneColumnMobile\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"image-cell \" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<div class=\"publish-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8062\" src=\"http:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/resort2-300x152.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/resort2-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/resort2.jpg 631w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"mobile-hidden\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" width=\"15\" height=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/sys\/S.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mobile-hidden\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" height=\"5\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/sys\/S.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"5\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"mobile-hidden\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/sys\/S.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\">THE RESORT<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\">\u201cOf the two parks,\u201d Tim explained, \u201cthe system at The Resort is the more solid, the more stable. It works better; but, it looks bad. We have a lot of cable that needs to be tested, some of it replaced, and all of it weather-proofed and buried. That will be done later this summer, but since it\u2019s up and stable, we\u2019re focusing first on the work at Silveridge.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\">As for the interim period, I asked Tim what residents of The Resort should do if they feel their service isn\u2019t up and stable. \u201cPlease go to the Front Desk. They\u2019ll have a form to fill out and send to us, and we\u2019ll get it on our work list.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\">Eventually, though, the focus of the work will shift to The Resort, and when it does, it will be similar to what\u2019s happening at Silveridge, as described below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-text\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"editor-text editor-text \" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div>\n<table class=\"editor-image OneColumnMobile\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"image-cell \" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<div class=\"publish-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6335\" src=\"http:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/revslider\/home\/silver4-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/revslider\/home\/silver4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/revslider\/home\/silver4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/revslider\/home\/silver4.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"mobile-hidden\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" width=\"15\" height=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/sys\/S.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mobile-hidden\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" height=\"5\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/sys\/S.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"5\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"mobile-hidden\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/sys\/S.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\">SILVERIDGE<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\">And that brings us to Silveridge. \u201cWe had a successful split of the park at Silveridge,\u201d Tim says. He added, \u201cI know there are some residents who disagree about it being a success. What happened is that there were spots where the signal was much stronger or weaker. We had an engineerng firm do modeling for the park so we knew where the pedestals should be and where the nodes, or feeds, should be. The result was that we got the signal evenly distributed, and when we did, it revealed that some of those who\u2019d had the stronger signals had underlying issues.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\">What remains to be done at Silveridge?<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\">\u201cA lot of digging. A lot of cables need to go underground and many of them need to go under streets.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\">I asked if that meant digging up the streets and Tim explained that it didn\u2019t; rather, they dig a hole four to six feet deep on either side of the pavement, then they send through \u201cthe missle,\u201d a boring device that creates a 2-3 inch tunnel. They then install flexible conduit that will carry the cable line and will allow for fairly simple repairs in the future.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\">And, speaking of digging, the crews are also digging up all the pedestals (the green or white boxes), all 260 of them. They check the fittings, resplice the connections and then weatherproof them.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\">That sounds like a lot of work. A whole lot.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\">And that brings us to the big questions:<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\">What should residents at Silveridge expect to see going on? And, how long will the work take?<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\">\u201cWe\u2019ll be starting with the south side of the park, then we\u2019ll do the north. Given the heat, we like to start work early. A typical workday is 5AM to 3PM. Our goal is for the all the construction work to be finished in two months. That\u2019s a rough estimate. I hope it will be sooner. We\u2019ll work seven days a week if we need to.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\">Will there be outages?<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\">\u201cYes, when we are replacing the pedestal or re-splicing cables, the signal will be out. But that will only be for half a day. We shouldn\u2019t need to have it off overnight.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\">Will residents get some warning of when it will be off?<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\">\u201cYes. We will give people a heads-up a week before. They\u2019ll get a notice in the mailbox.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\">What about people who have problems or need help?<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\">\u201cWe will continue to do trouble calls and installs. If someone has issues, or they\u2019ve made a change \u2013 for instance, they added an Arizona room and want TV out there &#8212; or if someone is moving in, they just need to go to the Front Desk and fill out a form and we\u2019ll get in on our work schedule.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\">SUMMING UP<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\">So, how much confidence should residents feel about the work being completed and the HDTV and Internet becoming \u201cjust stuff that works\u201d?<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\">First, Tim seems to be the right one for the job. He says,<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\">\u201cWe know this isn\u2019t just about people watching their favorite TV shows. We know that there are people trying to pay bills online, or communicate with family, or with doctors, and we have people whose medical devices are connected to the internet. When we first got here and I saw reports involved medical devices, I cancelled everything I had scheduled for that day and took all those appointments myself. I wasn\u2019t about to let that go.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\">And he adds, \u201cOnce we get it stable, it will be stable for years. It will be at least a decade before any of the material starts to degrade.\u201d (If only I could say the same about myself.)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\">GM Rhonda Ciacco added this:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; padding: 10px;\">\u00a0\u201cThe TV and Internet problems have been a headache for everyone. And I want to thank all of our residents for being so understanding. Sure, we\u2019ve had a few who\u2019ve taken out their frustrations on those who work here, but that\u2019s rare. We have some of the best people in the world at our parks and they understand that when you try to make improvements that not everything goes as planned. But we\u2019re getting there and the result is going to great.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" style=\"padding: 10px;\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"gray\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"editor-text editor-text \" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\">HOW CAN YOU HELP?<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\">Tim and the other professionals at GDS Communications are working hard to complete the work over the summer. They try to finish working each day by early to mid-afternoon to avoid the worst of the afternoon heat. Let&#8217;s all try to help by not distracting them from their\u00a0scheduled work.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\">We have forms at the Front Desk where you can direct your comments or inquiries, and where your concerns can be most\u00a0efficiently put into the workflow.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\">And please don&#8217;t attempt to work on the park equipment &#8212; it could be dangerous and could create liabilities for those who do damage or create additional work.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\">And thank you again for your patience and understanding.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"editor-divider\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"editor-text editor-text \" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">ANNUAL RENT COMPARISON CHART<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Every year the management team undertakes a rent comparison to see how how Silveridge and The Resort compare to nearby parks. This is done in Spring, so these are rents that were in effect at that time. (You\u2019ll be getting a letter about upcoming changes to rents in the next week or two.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Remember as you view these, that Silveridge and The Resort are among the most spacious in the area \u2013 some nearby parks have more than double the number of units per acre. In Al LaCanne\u2019s words,\u00a0\u201cWe continue to strive to be the best value for the money.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Aileen Gunning, who leads the rent review, added this perspective:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">As a member of the research team, I have reviewed our neighbors for 10 years. I always stop in at our parks last.\u00a0I do this because without fail every year, I let out a contented sigh, because our parks are so much better, bigger, more updated and lovely than any of the others on the list.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Aileen Gunning \u2013 Home Office Manager<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8066\" src=\"http:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/New-Base-Rents-120-cable-internet-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/New-Base-Rents-120-cable-internet-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/New-Base-Rents-120-cable-internet.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"editor-button\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"editor-button-container editor-button-container \">\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-content-editor\" style=\"width: 736px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"MainTextFullWidthTD\" style=\"width: 734px;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#403F42\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"MainTextFullWidthTD\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"MainTextFullWidth\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/New-Base-Rents-120-cable-internet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Price Comparison PDF<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"editor-divider\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-text\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"editor-text editor-text \" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">We know that many Silveridge residents are frequent visitors to our sister park at The Resort, so we thought you&#8217;d like to see the following articles from The Resorter&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"headline editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-text\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"editor-text headline-text\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">PEOPLE OF THE PARK:<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Dick &amp; Carol Poppe and the American Idol Connection<\/span><\/h2>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"content editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-text\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"editor-text content-text\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A new American Idol was crowned in May, Maddie Poppe. If that surname is familiar, that\u2019s because she\u2019s the granddaughter of Resort residents Dick and Carol Poppe.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8059\" src=\"http:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/PoppePhoto-300x181.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/PoppePhoto-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/PoppePhoto-768x463.png 768w, https:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/PoppePhoto-1024x618.png 1024w, https:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/PoppePhoto.png 1492w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-text\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"editor-text editor-text \" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Dick and Carol with Maddie at her high school graduation<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"feature editor-col OneColumnMobile\" style=\"padding: 10px;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"gray\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-text\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"editor-text feature-text\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #ffffff;\">We spoke with Dick shortly after Maddie\u2019s dramatic win on May 21<sup>st<\/sup>. He started by saying, \u201cI want to thank all our friends at The Resort for supporting Maddie. Even our Canadian friends, who couldn\u2019t vote, took the time to send their support. All the emails and texts meant so much to Carol and me. And who knows \u2013 theirs may have been the votes that put Maddie over the top.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #ffffff;\">He added, \u201cThe Resort is a special place. That\u2019s why we go there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #ffffff;\">We asked Dick about his son Trent, Maddie\u2019s father, and about Maddie\u2019s upbringing. She grew up in Clarksville, Iowa, not far from Dick and Carol\u2019s home in Waterloo. \u201cShe had a good foundation of faith and family,\u201d Dick tells us. Our kids were always taught that life is not a free ride, you\u2019ve got to work hard.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #ffffff;\">As for musical talent in the genes, Dick plays the guitar and can play by ear, but credits his son\u2019s mother for the real gift. \u201cTrent\u2019s mother, who passed when he was 13, could hear a song and sit down and play it on the piano or the accordion. She had the keen ear for music.\u201d Like his dad, Trent plays the guitar, and he also performs in local bands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #ffffff;\">If you missed it, you can click below to see one of Maddie\u2019s performances on Finals nights, her charming duet with Kermit.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-image\">\n<table class=\"editor-image editor-image editor-image-vspace-on\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<div><\/div>\n<p class=\"publish-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8058\" src=\"http:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/maddie-poppe-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/maddie-poppe-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/maddie-poppe.jpg 529w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-text\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"editor-text editor-text \" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=i8xdwn_DLPA)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=i8xdwn_DLPA<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">And here she sings her new single, \u201cGoing Going Gone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NqPSk6rYHxg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NqPSk6rYHxg<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPECIAL STATUS REPORT ON HDTV\/INTERNET &#8220;What we really want is stuff that works&#8221; By Dale Dauten \u201cHere\u2019s what I want [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8045"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8045"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8045\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8068,"href":"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8045\/revisions\/8068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}