{"id":8480,"date":"2019-03-02T23:04:11","date_gmt":"2019-03-02T23:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/silveridge.com\/?p=8480"},"modified":"2019-03-02T23:04:11","modified_gmt":"2019-03-02T23:04:11","slug":"february-newsletter-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/?p=8480","title":{"rendered":"February Newsletter 2019"},"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\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/57c46b83501\/f27684c0-2e96-4cf1-a358-c604dfbda1c7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1059\" height=\"337\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/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\">\u201cTHE JOY GROUP\u201d<\/h1>\n<h3 align=\"center\">A Visit with the Sunshine Friends<\/h3>\n<h4 align=\"center\">By Dale Dauten<\/h4>\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><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<p>As I look back on it now, there was a moment during my visit with the Sunshine Friends of Silveridge that epitomized for me the spirit of the group. If you\u2019re not familiar with them, it\u2019s 40 or so residents who commit to bringing a little sunshine into the lives of anyone in the park who\u2019s had a tough go of it \u2013 whether housebound or hospitalized, or a death in the family or just disheartened. The members all make sure to hear of anyone needing a lift and to report that need to those assigned to make visits during that particular month. Members also keep signs posted in their windows to let neighbors know they are standing by to help. (Here Marion Cook holds a sample sign similar to the one in her window, as shown in a photo at the end.)<\/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<p class=\"gl-contains-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8484\" src=\"http:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Picture1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"461\" \/><\/p>\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<p>But back to that moment: It came as I sat in on a luncheon meeting, one with an impressive array of food choices. (As the group\u2019s President, Mary Erickson, put it, \u201cEveryone brings two gallons of food and eats half a gallon.\u201d) Each of the women \u2013 the sole male member being absent that day \u2013 took a turn introducing herself and reporting on anyone who might qualify for some sunshine. One of the members, Betty Novotny, told of having recently hurried to get to a neighbor\u2019s home, striving to deliver a quilt to the husband before he left to visit his wife at the hospital. But not only was the husband still home, he had big news: \u201cI brought her home last night!\u201d And that occasioned the moment that epitomized the group\u2019s spirit. That little sentence prompted a glorious noise, part sigh, part cheer, part gasp, that made me understand just what these folks are for Silveridge: a cheering section for every soul in the park. It\u2019s a bit like the old \u201cspirit squad\u201d we had back in school, and that metaphor seemed especially apt when Marion Cook explained the Sunshine Friends by saying, \u201cWe\u2019re the joy group \u2013 we\u2019re just older youth.\u201d Older youth. Perfect.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Speaking of Marion Cook, she\u2019s one of the original members of the group, dating back to 1987 when two nurses decided to organize the compassionate spirit of the residents. Marion said, \u201cI can\u2019t tell you how much joy and loving spirit has been given in all those years.\u201d She added, \u201cJust about every time we take a gift to someone who\u2019s been in the hospital, they are surprised and say, \u2018How did you know?\u2019\u201d Well, the Sunshine Friends know how to know. They are all active in the park so they are endless permutations of connections. As Joann Kloss put it, \u201cWe all have all feelers out.\u201d Sue Nielsen added, \u201cWe all have connections. I\u2019m a quilter, so I hear from that group. And we get announcements in church.\u201d<\/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-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8485\" src=\"http:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Picture2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"262\" \/><\/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<p align=\"center\">Sunshine Friends President &#8211; Mary Erickson<\/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><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<p>\u201cThe group also helps with memorial services for those who request them,\u201d Sue continued. \u201cWe just had one with 250 people.\u201d Further, Mary pointed out that they have medical items available for loan: \u201cThe equipment can be signed out and used by any resident of the park \u2013 walkers, canes, crutches and wheelchairs.\u201d<\/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=\"split-layout-margin\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<table class=\"feature-split-container\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mobile-hidden layout-container\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/sys\/S.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"split split-border editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"left\" 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=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8486\" src=\"http:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Picture3-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"gl-contains-text\">\n<table style=\"height: 93px;\" border=\"0\" width=\"445\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 91px;\">\n<td class=\"editor-text content-text\" style=\"height: 91px; width: 441px;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<p align=\"center\">Joann Kloss<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"mobile-hidden layout-container\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/sys\/S.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"10\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"mobile-hidden layout-container\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/sys\/S.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"split split-border editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"50%\">\n<p class=\"gl-contains-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8487\" src=\"http:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Picture4-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\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<p align=\"center\">Sue Nielsen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"mobile-hidden layout-container\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/sys\/S.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"10\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/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\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<p>What goes on when the Sunshine Friends stop by for a visit? \u201cMost people want to chat,\u201d Joann explained. \u201cThey want to talk about what they\u2019ve been through.\u201d She recalled her most recent visit: \u201cJust this week I stopped by to take yellow mums to a neighbor who\u2019d broken her hip. She said, \u2018Oh, what a boost to see you and that beautiful plant! You\u2019ve made my day!\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Nancy Swain added that the lifting up runs both directions: \u201cWe have such a variety of people in the park, people of totally different backgrounds, that it&#8217;s a delight to visit. It\u2019s good for the soul to help somebody.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>If you\u2019re an \u201colder youth\u201d who wanted to join \u201cthe joy club,\u201d or if know someone who could use some sunshine, you can contact Mary Erickson at 701-739-8298, or you can look for one of the smiling faces in a neighbor\u2019s window that says Sunshine Friends.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8488 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Picture5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"348\" height=\"234\" \/><\/p>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" style=\"font-size: 1.4rem;\" 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<h3 align=\"center\">STATUS UPDATE ON HDTV\/INTERNET &amp; THE CLUBHOUSE<\/h3>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h4>HDTV\/INTERNET<\/h4>\n<p>When we asked Tim Furlong of GDS how things were progressing with the work of finishing up the internet and HDTV, he smiled and said, \u201cNonstop, nonstop,\u201d before adding, \u201cWe did the main part of the park first and now we are getting the corners, so to speak, and that means we only have small sections of the park go offline when we\u2019re working.\u201d<\/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-divider\">\n<table class=\"editor-divider\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-content-editor\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"divider-base divider-solid\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\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 class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/57c46b83501\/8c7c5c90-f401-402f-a4e1-78765c064cf4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"mobile-hidden\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" width=\"15\" height=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/sys\/S.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mobile-hidden\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" height=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/sys\/S.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"5\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"mobile-hidden\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/sys\/S.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<p>He also said, \u201cIt\u2019s ugly, because we have so many green boxes that still need to be buried, but we will make it pretty with time \u2013 our priority now is getting everyone online.\u201d And just about everyone is online. In fact, Tim worried aloud that there are people waiting to be hooked up who\u2019ve fallen through the bureaucratic cracks and asked that we pass along this message: \u201cIf you put yourself on the list and you\u2019ve been waiting for us a long time \u2013 say three weeks or more \u2013 something has gone wrong. Please check with the front office and we\u2019ll get you taken care of ASAP.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<h4>RECONSTRUCTION OF THE CLUBHOUSE<\/h4>\n<p>While the offices still are not quite ready to reopen, and library and card rooms are in temporary homes, the ballroom is back, better than ever, the billiards room is busy, and the full slate of activities is underway. Activities Director Sue Arneson reports high levels of participation in park events, and the clubs and organizations are fully engaged. She adds,<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>We\u2019re having a \u201cWelcome Back Appreciation Luncheon on Friday, Feb 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0sponsored by the Activity Dept. We have about 450 residents coming for the free lunch and program. It is our way of saying thank you for your patience and that we have found \u201cOur Happy in 2019\u201d!<\/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-divider\">\n<table class=\"editor-divider\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-content-editor\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"divider-base divider-solid\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\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-8491\" src=\"http:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/snoopy-292x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"292\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/snoopy-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/snoopy.jpg 506w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"mobile-hidden\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" width=\"15\" height=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/sys\/S.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mobile-hidden\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" height=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/sys\/S.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"5\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"mobile-hidden\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/sys\/S.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h2 align=\"right\">There\u2019s No Place Like Home<\/h2>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h4 align=\"right\">Letter From Sue<\/h4>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cMid pleasures and palaces though we may roam, be it ever so humble, there\u2019s no place like home.\u201d How these lyrics by John Payne ring true when we are thinking about our home here at Silveridge.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>In our journey this year I hope you are finding your \u201cHappy Place\u201d I challenged you with in 2019. I have found mine in my home at Silveridge! We couldn\u2019t wait to get back to our home here. Grateful as we were, we wanted to be together for Food, Fellowship and Fun. Even through the construction noise, cold rooms, and finding space for everyone, we are still in our Happy Place. Why? Because there is no place like home!<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>I remember the first time I left home for High School and experiencing homesickness. I could not eat or sleep and all I did was cry because I wanted to go home and be with Mom and my family. When you leave a loving and safe environment and are in an unknown place, you appreciate what you have even more. We had a dog named Rusty. Our son David was never that fond of Rusty, but when he joined the Military and went to Boot Camp he wrote us a letter and told us how much he even missed Rusty!<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Years later I was fortunate to have a career with a decorating company whose mission was to \u201cDecorate Homes with Love.\u201d In our Code Of Ethics we recited that \u201cOur Homes were a haven, a place of refuge, a place of peace and beauty.\u201d Isn\u2019t that what we hope to achieve in all of our homes?<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Now that most of us are in our retirement homes here at Silveridge and other parts of the country, let\u2019s be thinking of ways to build our community to make it the loving and peaceful home we want . Recently a couple of residents said they wanted to start a welcoming committee This committee would personally meet and greet any new members with a Silveridge mug filled with candy and goodies, plus the calendar and activity information. Somebody else wants to start an Illinois Social; that\u2019s the idea!! Let\u2019s build relationships and ways to get to know one another. The more we get together the happier we\u2019ll be! We all come from different backgrounds and I challenge you to come up with ideas to build our home here.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>All of you should have received a survey in your mailboxes requesting ways to improve our park. Please take the time to share your ideas. While we await completion of our Silver Center let\u2019s all embrace the people around us and work to create a beautiful and homey environment.<\/p>\n<p>If I had a pair of Ruby Red shoes I would be clicking them right now and exclaiming \u201cThere\u2019s No Place Like Home.\u201d<\/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=\"feature editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#E6E6E6\" width=\"40%\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"column-resize-bar\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gl-contains-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8483\" src=\"http:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/marge-faktor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"494\" height=\"659\" \/><\/div>\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>Marge Faktor in front of New\u00a0Curtains<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"feature editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#E6E6E6\" width=\"60%\">\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-heading-text\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<h3>Beautifying\u00a0The\u00a0Ballroom<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\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<div>\n<p>The decorators always put their magical touch on creating beauty in their decora-tions for our events. Have you noticed that trees have been added? The Quilters are sewing new curtains for the Ballroom and Social Hall windows, a new clock is in the Ballroom and a cabinet and pillows were purchased with Bingo funds for our new chairs. We love our new chairs. Thank you Rhonda and George! We are celebrating with our free Welcome Back\/ Ap-preciation Luncheon and program on Friday, February 1st at 12:00. All 450 tickets have been given out. Thank you to Jerry and Tracy and all the kitchen volunteers for making and serving the food.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"gl-contains-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8481\" src=\"http:\/\/silveridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ballroom1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"297\" height=\"387\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cTHE JOY GROUP\u201d A Visit with the Sunshine Friends By Dale Dauten As I look back on it now, there [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[24],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8480"}],"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=8480"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8480\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8492,"href":"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8480\/revisions\/8492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}