{"id":8986,"date":"2020-02-01T20:27:57","date_gmt":"2020-02-01T20:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/?p=8986"},"modified":"2020-03-30T20:28:23","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T20:28:23","slug":"februar-2020-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/?p=8986","title":{"rendered":"Februar 2020 Newsletter"},"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\" 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=\"870\" height=\"277\" 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\" bgcolor=\"004E86\" width=\"100%\"><\/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<h3><span style=\"font-family: Domine; font-size: 2.4rem;\">The latest in our series&#8230;<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div><\/div>\n<h1 align=\"center\">PEOPLE OF THE PARK:<\/h1>\n<h3 align=\"center\">Dorian, Bob and the Silver &amp; Gold<\/h3>\n<h5 align=\"center\">By Dale Dauten, Syndicated Columnist<\/h5>\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>\u201cWe&#8217;re bitter enemies and great friends.\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-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>That\u2019s how Dorian Stewart describes the good-natured rivalry between the two Silveridge softball teams, the Silvers and the Golds. And even though Dorian was wearing his \u201cGolds\u201d baseball cap when we spoke with him, he\u2019s the Commissioner for both teams and admitted that the Silvers were having the better year \u2013 the Silvers are undefeated at 5-0 while the Golds are 3-2.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to see the teams in action, they play on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Red Mountain facility, with the times posted on the bulletin board near the post office. There\u2019s an added benefit to being a fan:\u00a0We learned from Bob Lytle, another of the leaders of the softball program, that fans are invited to join players and spouses at team social events (beer, wine and food), three times a year.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>As for playing, while the teams are set for this season, Bob told us that they are always short of players at the start of the Fall league, and that\u2019s the time to get in shape, and, Dorian added, \u201cto not get too serious.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Dorian concluded, \u201cWe try to be good ambassadors for the park and we\u2019ve had people move here to be on the team. It\u2019s a great way to meet people. We have 35-40 players, and wives. So you\u2019ll get to know 70 to 80 people through softball, in your first season.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe have a whale of a time,\u201d Bob said. \u201cWe\u2019d do anything for each other. We even get together in the summer and go for a three or four-day fishing trip in Manitoba.\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\">\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<p class=\"publish-container\"><img class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/57c46b83501\/2e528daa-b24e-4b3b-b0b1-4c6cc5cd31c2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"552\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/p>\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>We also took the time to get to know a little about Dorian and Bob. They both come from Manitoba and admitted that they were part of what folks at Silveridge came to call The Manitoba Mafia. Bob said, \u201cWe\u2019ve mellowed, but we use to have parties that got so loud that people would walk a block out of their way to avoid us.\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\">\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<p class=\"publish-container\"><img class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/57c46b83501\/17a4cea2-22cd-4fd4-8290-88ca640bc300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/p>\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 align=\"center\">Bob Lytle, on left, and Dorian Stewart<\/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 \" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<h3>BOB LYTLE<\/h3>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>When not at Silveridge, Bob and his wife Barb live on a farm in High Bluff, Manitoba, not far from Winnipeg. For 25 years they kept bees, but they gave that up and now raise what Bob listed as \u201cedible beans, canola and wheat.\u201d (I asked Bob about his \u201cedible beans,\u201d thinking that all beans are edible, and he explained, \u201cThe ones for human consumption are called \u2018edible,\u2019 as opposed to the ones used for feed.\u201d)<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Bob and Barb came to Silveridge only after touring Florida and Texas, trying to decide where they\u2019d spend winters. Bob described their decision: \u201cWe flew down and stayed in a motel and visited with people from back home who were at Silveridge. I was on my way to the pool and I met a guy who said, \u2018I\u2019m going to sell you my place,\u2019 and he was right, he did.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Bob has since made a modification to their new winter home \u2013 he created an opening in the roof so he could see the stars, and sank a 12-foot concrete pier in the ground that minimizes vibration for his telescope.<\/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 \" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: Domine; font-size: 2.4rem;\">DORIAN STEWART<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Retired from being a farmer\/rancher, Dorian and his wife, May, split time between Silveridge and acreage overlooking a river in Benito, Manitoba. \u201cMy wife says that we \u2018live in the best of two worlds.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The farm they retired from also included 200 horses that served an important but unexpected purpose: \u201cWe provided PMU, which stands for Pregnant Mare Urine,\u201d Dorian said. \u201cThey use it to make estrogen for women.\u201d (I confess to not being entirely convinced that Dorian wasn\u2019t putting me on until I looked it up. Turns out that the estrogen replacement drug Premarin actually gets its name from PREgnant MARe urINe.) Dorian added, \u201cMares with foal produce a lot of estrogen that shows up in their urine, and we\u2019d ship it off by the barrel.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The couple first came to Silveridge to visit May\u2019s sisters (Barb Cassidy and Phyllis Glenn). As Dorian recalled, \u201cFourteen years ago, we came for a week and got hooked\u2026 which happens to everybody.\u201d<\/p>\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\"><\/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=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/57c46b83501\/e5fbe7f0-736c-4d43-945f-bcd209b738b6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"205\" 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<div><\/div>\n<h2 align=\"center\">The Story of Us<\/h2>\n<h3 align=\"center\">Everyone has a story to tell<\/h3>\n<h5 align=\"center\">Message From Sue<\/h5>\n<h5 align=\"center\">Activity Director &amp; Editor<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"editor-text editor-text \" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><\/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>For Christmas I bought my husband a DNA testing kits from Ancestry. Com. He anxiously awaits the results to see what heritage he is and to see if there are any DNA matches to some long last relative from the past.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Finding our roots has been a quest for many of us as we want to know where we came from and why we look and act the way we do. Recently I watched episodes of \u201cLong Lost Family\u201d; a TV documentary show that helps provide aid to individuals looking to be reunited with their long lost family members. Tears flowed as parents who gave up children for adoption were reunited with their children years later.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>What is it in our makeup that makes us want to know where we came from and to be a part of a loving family? Thomas Merton wrote \u201c We do not exist for ourselves alone, and it is only when we are fully convinced of this fact that we begin to love ourselves and others\u201d.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>So how does this quote apply to us at Silveridge? We live in a senior park and as seniors we have had a full life; we all have a story to tell! Here are a couple ideas to apply your story for the good of others in our park.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>How about someone starting a Journaling class with instructions on how to write your story? Can you imagine the stories; some funny, some sad and some secrets?? Not only would this be a book of memories for you but also for future generations to read.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>This summer Jeff and I are starting our own Genealogy book, complete with stories and photos of our ancestors.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>(Shutterfly has a great program that is easy to follow) I have challenged Mom to come up with some stories and write them down. One example Mom shared was that my Great Grandma skated on the Zuider Zee (the southern Sea) in Holland and sold hot chocolate to her fellow skaters! (How often do we say \u201cIf only I had asked my relatives to tell me more.)\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The Computer Club offers a genealogy class every Monday at 10:00 in the Computer Technology room.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>How lucky we are to have knowledgeable teachers who are willing to volunteer their time in leading a class to help others! I challenge you to be the one to reach out with whatever is a good fit for you.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Recently I met with some of the newcomers in our park. How enjoyable to learn about where they were from and what brought them to Silveridge. It is interesting that the majority knew about our park because of a relative or friend who introduced them. Never underestimate the influence you have to make a new person feel welcome.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>One of the newbies plays the ukulele and is looking for anyone to join them. Kudos to Deb Scherbring and Linda Hinzman for reaching out to our new people. These new residents are the future of Silveridge and will leave their legacy after we are gone.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Let\u2019s not forget all the stories we hear over \u201cHappy Hour.\u201d Whether it be in a neighbors back yard or over a Dinner Show in the Ballroom. Instead of \u201cSocial Hour\u201d, let\u2019s call it our \u2018Happy Hour\u201d It is where we share our memories, stories, plans and our lives. It connects us to one another; friendships are formed, activities are planned and then we truly do find our Happy Place. As you share your stories, don\u2019t be surprised if you find out that somewhere down the line you know the same people and just maybe you are related!!<\/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>The latest in our series&#8230; PEOPLE OF THE PARK: Dorian, Bob and the Silver &amp; Gold By Dale Dauten, Syndicated [&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\/8986"}],"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=8986"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8986\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8988,"href":"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8986\/revisions\/8988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}