{"id":9390,"date":"2020-12-01T00:49:06","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T00:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/?p=9390"},"modified":"2021-06-25T21:36:16","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T21:36:16","slug":"december-2020-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/?p=9390","title":{"rendered":"December 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=\"1062\" height=\"338\" 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%\">\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%\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#403F42\" height=\"1\">\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/1101116784221\/S.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/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<\/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\">Tennis at Silveridge<\/h1>\n<h3 align=\"center\">Part of A Perfect Day?<\/h3>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\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\" bgcolor=\"FFFFFF\" 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>You know you have the right person as President of the Silveridge Tennis Club when this is how Shelly Wolfson described for us his \u201cperfect day\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<p align=\"center\">\u201cPlay tennis in the morning.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Coach tennis in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Then, in the evening, sit on my porch and watch tennis.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Throw in a piece of cheesecake and I\u2019m in heaven.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p>The sad thing is that Shelly is now a long way from his porch overlooking the courts at Silveridge. That\u2019s because he and his wife Diane are still at their summer home in Montreal, unable to travel to Silveridge due to the pandemic.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>So Kelly Harrison has stepped up to \u201cpinch hit\u201d for Shelly and we got to visit with her beside the courts on a perfect fall morning.<\/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\/9f92ba49-b1da-4f54-b3d8-91b3eb469e5d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"407\" 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>The courts were busy that morning, despite all those missing players like Shelly. Kelly told us, \u201cWe have a tight-knit group of about 100 members in our Tennis Club, a good solid core. Some of our members play in the competitive EVSTL, the East Valley Senior Tennis League, while others choose to play social tennis.\u201d Kelly is Silveridge\u2019s League rep, but the league is one of those things on hiatus for the season. However, there are still plenty of opportunities for tennis, Kelly assured us, including this example: \u201cWe\u2019ve started Friday Night Under the Lights \u2013 it\u2019s a free and fun skills-and-drills session for players of all levels using the ball machine and a variety of coaching techniques. The coaches are Silveridge Tennis Club players and volunteers, and coaching sessions are included with the Club\u2019s annual membership fee of $30. What a bargain!\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Both Kelly and Shelly encouraged new players to join in. \u201cIt\u2019s a classic sport that is not going away,\u201d Kelly noted, \u201cbut some of those from our original group are aging out. And this year we don\u2019t have our Canadian players, about half of our league teams.\u201d Shelly added, \u201cOur goal is to recruit new players. Whether you\u2019ve played before or not, we have coaches who will ease you into the tennis world.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Here are a few photos of the Tennis Club players and the volunteers who keep the courts and facilities ready for play..<\/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=\"50%\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"column-resize-bar\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\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\/9e71b6ca-7ff5-4435-9ce7-0623df061bd7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"50%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-image\">\n<table class=\"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\/0883fa49-a32b-4d26-ad65-859bac77fa8f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" 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=\"50%\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"column-resize-bar\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gl-contains-image\">\n<table class=\"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\/700ca29a-4ef3-41f7-8634-5a22db177796.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"50%\">\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\/56626c53-19d3-400c-9c35-1ef0041b08ad.jpg\" 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>When we feature an organization from the park, we like to learn a little about the people we visit with\u2026<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h3>MEET KELLY HARRISON<\/h3>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>(Kelly on a hike at Panther Creek Falls in southern Washington State)<\/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\" 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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>Although she now splits her time between Silveridge and Redmond, Oregon, Kelly was born and raised in upstate New York. She went to SUNY Plattsburgh and on to grad school at SUNY Albany. (*We always like to offer this challenge: Do you know the team mascots? Answers at end.) That led to a career of 34 years in environmental research and consulting.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>If you\u2019re wondering, as we did, what a professional in the field of environmental research does during workdays, Kelly spent much of her time doing historical research, as she put it, \u201cplaying environmental Sherlock Holmes.\u201d For instance, she would study old aerial photographs to discover that a corner lot was raw land in the 1920s, then a gas station in the 1940s, only to have the gas station disappear in the 1950s. But that bygone gas station could mean underground tanks and environmental issues that could cause headaches for new owners.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>As intriguing as that sounds, Kelly found herself in a midlife crisis and decided to get certified as a massage therapist. That is one of the careers interrupted by covid, and thus she has extra time for tennis and for days that fulfill her response to our \u201cWhat would be a perfect day for you?\u201d question. She smiled and said, \u201cEvery day in Arizona \u2013 sunshine, good people and lots of activities.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h3>MEET SHELLY WOLFSON<\/h3>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>(Shelly and his wife Diane outside the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia)<\/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\" 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\/7eacb866-d3bd-4d6e-b623-087ad22aef1c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"281\" 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>Shelly and Diane split their time between Montreal and Silveridge\u2026 not this year, given covid, but every year for the previous seven. You can tell from the photo that Shelly and his wife, Diane, have been taking the opportunity to travel. And you might also guess a travel theme when learning that Shelly\u2019s college degree at McGill University** included a major in African Studies and graduate work in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>When Shelly retired from teaching \u2013 he taught moral education and ethics, including returning to his old high school for a 14-year stint &#8212; one of the first trips with Diane was to Africa, followed by trips all over the Far East. This year, they\u2019re just hoping that they can still get to Arizona before prime tennis season is over.<\/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\"><\/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>* The SUNY teams in Plattsburgh are the Cardinals and in Albany they\u2019re the Great Danes.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>** We couldn\u2019t bring ourselves to ask if you know the mascot for McGill. It wouldn&#8217;t be fair because the mascot changed last year\u2014the university dropped \u201cRedMen\u201d and adopted \u201cRedbirds.\u201d To confuse the issue further, the women\u2019s sports team are known as the Marlets and Marty the Marlet is the mascot for both the men and women.)<\/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%\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#403F42\" height=\"1\">\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/1101116784221\/S.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/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<\/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=\"CDD7EE\" 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<div><\/div>\n<h3>AROUND THE PARK: AN UPDATE<\/h3>\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\" bgcolor=\"CDD7EE\" 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\/52686efb-71e8-403b-b1a0-2880f7ac07c7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" 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\" bgcolor=\"CDD7EE\" 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>When we asked George Igault, head of the park\u2019s management company, for an update on the park, he focused on the new cameras being installed: \u201cThese will let residents see on their home televisions what\u2019s going on,\u201d George said. \u201cWe\u2019ll have cameras at the front gates and around the park. They\u2019re for security, but also residents can check on activities. I ran into one of the residents who remembered the system we used to have and I asked him what he liked about it. He said that he loves to play volleyball at the pool and he could check at home to see if there a game going on.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>As for timing, George added, \u201cThe cameras are going up now at Silveridge and then the company will move over to installation at The Resort. We hope to have them up and running at Silveridge by the middle of December.\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=\"feature editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"0078CF\" width=\"30%\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"column-resize-bar\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gl-contains-image\">\n<table class=\"editor-image editor-image\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<div class=\"publish-container\"><img class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/57c46b83501\/bde84713-df03-4965-8d9d-990352ec548c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/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=\"0078CF\" width=\"70%\">\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<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<h2 align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 24pt;\">\u00a0A Different Star<\/span><\/h2>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\">Message From Sue\u00a0<\/span><\/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=\"section-headline editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"0078CF\" 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 section-headline-text\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\">And the star they had seen in the east went on a head of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. They were thrilled and excited to see the star.<\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"right\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\">Matthew 2:9<\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\">One night under the Arizona skies, someone showed me their Stargazing app on their phone. When he pointed the phone to the sky, there was Orion&#8217;s Belt, Sirius and the Big Dipper and many more stars and con\u00adstellations which the app identified. How breathtaking to see and explore the majesty of the stars!<\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\">Have you ever wondered what made the wise men notice the star that led them to Jesus? Was it brighter? A different color or shape? The bible doesn&#8217;t say; it only reports that the star was different from the rest and it was something the kings had been anticipating.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\">This reminded me that we all want to be a star; to be recognized and to feel important. Unfortunately celeb\u00adrity fame never gives us lasting happiness. We are like vessels made of earth and clay, not stardust. Our ful\u00adfillment comes from letting our light shine from the inside out.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\">We can all find our own star path, not for glory or fame, but in simple acts of kindness. In these times of the Covid Pandemic, how do we how do we let our&#8221; star light&#8221; shine?\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\">One idea came from the latest issue of AARP magazine. It is entitled&#8221; Offering a Friendly Voice.&#8221; Those who feel socially isolated and lonely sign up to be called by an AARP volunteer who offers encouragement and listens to whatever they want to talk about. Do you know of any lonely residents in our park who are home bound and would love a friendly call just to talk?\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\">I have personal witnessed many&#8221; star people&#8221; in our park. Just to mention a few:\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\">The person who made many masks for whoever needed one (available at the Activity counter)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\">The ladies who sewed the quilts of valor .<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\">The person who took pictures on Veterans Day ( they are on the photo page of this newsletter)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\">All of the club, event, activity and volunteer leaders and interim leaders who give unselfishly of their time and labor to keep our activities and events continuing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\">The two new residents who volunteered to show the movies on Saturday night<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\">Thank you to all who have offered to be a star by volunteering!\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\">These are different times that we live in. Let&#8217;s remember this Christmas to always be thankful for our many blessings, most importantly our families. Whether you are with your immediate family or with your trusted\u00a0circle of friends; find joy in each other. You may be somebody&#8217;s star and not even know it! Stand apart like the Star of Bethlehem, unique and brilliant. Be your own kind of star and let your light shine!<\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\">Yours truly,<\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\">Sue Arenson<\/span><\/div>\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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tennis at Silveridge Part of A Perfect Day? 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