{"id":9565,"date":"2021-10-04T22:06:32","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T22:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/?p=9565"},"modified":"2021-10-04T22:07:24","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T22:07:24","slug":"october-2021-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/?p=9565","title":{"rendered":"October 2021 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 class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/57c46b83501\/f27684c0-2e96-4cf1-a358-c604dfbda1c7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" 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\"><\/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<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Don&#8217;t miss the new TICKET ORDER FORM and Message From Sue &#8212; after the People of the Park profile<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\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-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<h4>The latest in our series\u2026<\/h4>\n<h1 align=\"center\">THE PEOPLE OF THE PARK:<\/h1>\n<h2 align=\"center\">Randy &amp; Doreen Risdahl<\/h2>\n<h4 align=\"center\">By<\/h4>\n<h4 align=\"center\">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-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\/bd3c96d2-4dfd-4fae-9a85-0e5f40df0a65.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"304\" 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<h4>RANDY<\/h4>\n<p>If you\u2019re like me, you\u2019ve always admired those people who knew from an early age just what career they aspired to\u2014it saves a lot of false starts. For Randy Risdahl, he found his life\u2019s work at age 14, living in his hometown of Calgary. That\u2019s when he volunteered for the Saint John\u2019s Ambulance Brigade, a youth first-aid group comparable to the Red Cross Cadets. Once he finished high school, he took a job with an ambulance company and jumped into his career as a paramedic.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Those early days weren\u2019t easy \u2013 the work schedule was four days on and four days off, but those four \u201con\u201d days were 14-hours each, and five days a week he was also attending Southern Alberta Institute of Technology for medical training. The ambulance company was eventually\u00a0taken over by the city and he spent 32 years in the job. Randy described those years by saying, \u201cAnytime you can help other people, it\u2019s awesome\u201d and asked for highlights, he chuckled and said, \u201cI delivered in excess of 30 babies, including one of my own\u2014that was the best one.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>And he also recalled with relish his years with STARS, an acronym for Shock, Trauma Air Rescue Society, which meant doing his work in helicopters. For patients to merit helicopter service they had to be deemed \u201ccritical\u201d; for instance, cases where a premature baby had to be flow to a regional hospital, or where there\u2019d been a serious accidents on the highway.\u00a0He recalled just two shaky moments of being in the air, or rather, abruptly not being in the air: \u201cWe had two crashes \u2014 hard landings \u2013 one was weather and one a bird strike.\u201d That all sounds intimidating, but Randy insisted, \u201cI loved every minute.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Then again, maybe there were a few minutes that weren\u2019t so lovable: when Randy passed along the photo below, from his early days on the job, he remarked casually, \u201cAbout two hours after this photo, I was shot at.\u201d When asked for details, he merely added, \u201cI was shot at twice and thrown down a flight of stairs. Just part of the job. Thankfully, no serious injuries.\u201d Just part of the job.<\/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\/30db5506-196f-461a-8132-babfd2784e16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"431\" 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>Later asked about the darker aspects of the job, like lethal injuries, Randy said, \u201cYou learn to treat the body as a piece of equipment that needs to be fixed and fast, and if you can\u2019t fix it, then you help every way you can.\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\/0bc08f79-07ed-4c01-b596-a565c7caa732.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"446\" 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>After 32 years with the City, Randy retired from his job but not his career: he incorporated himself and worked as a consultant; for instance, \u201cA camp might have 5000 workers and I\u2019d be brought in to head a medical clinic.\u201d When he turned 65 a few years back, he finally retired-retired and gave up his license.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<h4>DOREEN<\/h4>\n<p>Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Randy, fate was working at bringing him together with Doreen. She was born in a town with one of the great names, Medicine Hat, but her family soon moved to Calgary, just across the river from where Randy was growing up. Even so, they didn\u2019t meet till much later.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Doreen didn\u2019t have the good fortune of stepping straight into her life\u2019s work. Rather, soon after high school she married a farmer and adopted two children. The farm life didn\u2019t stick and she found herself back in town, and at 30 years old, starting university. She raised two children as a single mom while earning a teaching degree and then settled into a career of art education.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Across town, Randy had married and had two children but that marriage didn\u2019t last. And that brings us to the \u201cMASH Bash.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<h4>THE COUPLE<\/h4>\n<p>The folks of Randy\u2019s helicopter rescue group STARS had an annual event named after the popular TV show \u201cMASH.\u201d You\u2019ll remember that it was about a Korean War Medical Army Surgical Hospital, and the opening included helicopters rushing wounded soldiers for treatment.<\/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\/85bf968b-7a14-437c-9620-732daaffed0c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"321\" 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-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\/6bcdc2a5-1c04-42a9-ba8b-32d8ae87cc22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"344\" 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>And while the \u201cMASH Bash\u201d brought the couple together, it took two tries. Doreen had friends who invited her to a Bash but at that one, she and Randy didn\u2019t connect. However, she liked it enough to return next time and there the two met and hit it off. Even then, as taken as Randy was with Doreen, he asked her out for a make-or-break date: He was a lover of motorcycles and as he told us, \u201cThe first date was a test\u2014we went for a motorcycle ride and I had to see if she was OK with it.\u201d She was and soon they were a blended family, each having a son and daughter from a first marriage.<\/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\/4d712081-0342-4bb7-9f5e-c0ade171c160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" 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-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\/4ff6a524-6a12-4698-966b-cb1111561b24.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" 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>And speaking of loving motorcycles, Randy has ridden across Canada three times and through all fifty states. As he put it,<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p align=\"center\">\u201cI always needed to see what\u2019s around the corner.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Eventually, what was around the corner was a Mustang convertible \u2013 the couple made the switch a few years back and you may spot them around the park with the top down. You\u2019ll spot them, that is, if they can get back to Silveridge. The pandemic forced them to miss last season at the park and I asked how they felt about it. Randy, a smile in his voice, just said, \u201cYou know, it snows up here.\u201d\u00a0Doreen added, \u201cWe missed the park and the many, many friends we\u2019ve made down there.\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\/57f174d3-a0a9-4cc0-aaaf-87de57bd565e.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"505\" 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<div><\/div>\n<h4>DISCOVERING SILVERIDGE<\/h4>\n<p>The Risdahls first came to the desert when they rented a house from friends in Gold Canyon. \u201cYou\u2019d pull into the garage,\u201d Randy recalls, \u201cand that was it &#8212; you\u2019d never see anybody.\u201d Contrast that to their visits to Randy\u2019s cousins at Silveridge &#8212; the couple experienced the \u201cextremely friendly\u201d folks at the park and noted all the activities at Silveridge and they were hooked.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Randy says, \u201cI try to do everything: stained glass, sports, the theater, Canada Days, golf, softball, lawn bowling. There\u2019s so much to do; you\u2019re not just sitting around the pool.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Knowing that Doreen taught art in her teaching career, I asked if she was an artist. She paused till Randy stepped in to answer, \u201cYes! She won\u2019t say it, but she is.\u201d And then she recounted how she\u2019d started a gourd painting group at Silveridge and reminded me that she was one of the artists we\u2019d featured in a \u201cSilveridge Sun\u201d article a few years back. \u201cI\u2019ve also tried stained glass and ceramics \u2013 all the art stuff \u2013 but my real love is helping others learn.\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\/10fb4e32-006b-4f86-9463-5be1ee768c4d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" 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<h4>THE BEST ADVICE<\/h4>\n<p>Randy had already told us that he \u201calways wanted to see what was around the corner,\u201d which makes for a good philosophy, but we still asked him about the best advice he\u2019d ever gotten. \u201cThere\u2019s no substitute for fun,\u201d he replied. And Doreen added, \u201che gets that from his mother \u2013 she was always going, every day, right up till age 93.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>As for Doreen, she recalled one of her university professors asking each student in the class to write a saying or motto that summarized his or her family.\u00a0\u201cMine was \u2018Don\u2019t make waves.\u2019 Our family was a calm place and I try to live that way.\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\"><\/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=\"FFC043\" 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 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 class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/57c46b83501\/f0a39b15-d079-48da-837f-2dcb6785e6fe.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"155\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"FFC043\" 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<h2>It&#8217;s a New Day<\/h2>\n<h3>October 2021<\/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=\"FFEBC4\" 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>Hello my dear Silveridge Friends,<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>I haven\u2019t been a full-time student in decades, yet the fall season excites me. September always reminds me of back to school and new beginnings. I remember when Mom took me shopping for new school clothes in Aberdeen, S.Dak. I thought I looked like one of those models from the\u00a0Seventeen\u00a0magazine!<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Now that I am older, the fall season is just as thrilling, but in a different way. Every year I figuratively try to outfit myself with clothes of a different kind; clothes of love, kindness, and patience. So let\u2019s begin anew, think of how we can make a fresh start and put on those \u201cnew set of clothes.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Many of you are returning to our beloved Silveridge after a year away. Sharon and I welcome you back! I know how excited you are to be back and I promise you that we will do our very best to make this a fun and fruitful year filled with lots of entertainment, food and fellowship!<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>This season, I have decided to only publish the Ticket Order List from October through December. January through March will be published in December. Last year we had so many changes dealing with Covid and cancellations from entertainers. I want to make sure that all of the events are holding their dates. Since it is only for the first 3 months, you will know your schedules so it will be easier to plan which events you attend.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Starting in October and through December, you will not want to miss any of these special events.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Our Welcome Back Burger Bash will start us off in October, followed by our Halloween party. (Be thinking of your costume as there will be special prizes!) On Nov 4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0you will want to dress Hawaiian because we have a Luau; complete with dancers, music and food! Dinner Dances will be back!\u00a0I have six dinner dances planned from Nov. &#8211; Dec. I have decided to keep our dances at 4:30- 7:30. I even have a Karaoke night, and a veteran\u2019s dinner delight show with patriotic music. Brought back by popular demand, I have added MC 6, a Cappella which will be our Christmas Dinner Show, and \u201cIn the Christmas Mood\u201d as our Christmas Concert.\u00a0Welcome our New Year\u2019s Eve Dance with a new time (6:30- 10:30.) The one and only \u201cRicky and the Radios\u201d will be our band for this special night.\u00a0And let\u2019s not forget our freebies; with our special Veterans Day Program with coffee and cookies and our Dickens Carolers.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The Ticket Order list will be published in the October online newsletter as well as copies printed and delivered to everyone\u2019s mailboxes as they arrive. Every single or couple must have a separate sheet filled out. Please note if you want to be seated with your friends.\u00a0You may send your completed\u00a0ticket order in by mail to the Silveridge Activity office with a check or bring it in when you arrive and we will gladly help you fill it out.\u00a0Please make checks to Silveridge Activities.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Bingo will be back starting on Nov. 10th with our famous and funny Armand Gagnier. Thank you to all our club and event leaders who will be helping you learn and enjoy your hobbies.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Please watch for starting times for the clubs as they vary according to when the leaders arrive. Stay tuned to Channel 21 for updates of events and advertisers.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>A big shout out to returning Jerry Colling, our kitchen manager and head cook; and Tracy Gagnier, our kitchen volunteer coordinator.\u00a0Also a special thank you to all our summer volunteers who kept the spirit of friendliness alive and fun with potlucks and Saturday night specials.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>There are many new people in our park. Be a part of our welcoming committee and take the time to reach out and get to know them. I encourage our \u201cnewbies\u201d to share their talent with others.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Let us all be grateful that we have each morning to wake up to new beginnings.<\/p>\n<p>How about trying one new thing this year? After all, it\u2019s never too late to go back to school!<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Sue Arneson, Activity Director<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>P.S.\u00a0Thank you to Dale Dauten, my co-editor who made the \u201c People of the Park\u201d come to life this summer with his interesting and timely interviews!<\/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-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\" 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