{"id":9572,"date":"2021-11-03T16:11:43","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T16:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/?p=9572"},"modified":"2021-11-03T16:11:43","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T16:11:43","slug":"november-2021-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silveridge.com\/?p=9572","title":{"rendered":"November 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 loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/57c46b83501\/f27684c0-2e96-4cf1-a358-c604dfbda1c7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"748\" height=\"238\" 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<h3>The first in a series on the clubs of the park\u2026<\/h3>\n<h1 align=\"center\">The Silveridge Singles<\/h1>\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\" 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>\u201cIf you\u2019re single and most of your friends are married, you end up getting excluded from a lot of events. Nobody plans it that way; it just happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>That\u2019s from Jim Hyde, commenting on why he first decided to check out the singles group at Silveridge. He remembers nearly everything about his first time, recalling, \u201cIt was December 12, 1997. We started with pizza at K-mart and then we played cards.\u201d From what I heard from Jim and the leaders of the club, a trip to K-mart might have been the worse meeting destination in club history, but it turned unforgettable for Jim. We\u2019ll explain in a minute. First though, let me introduce the group I got to visit with in late October.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>In the photo below, that\u2019s current club President Jill Belcher on the left, then longtime President Lou Hyde, and to her left is Jim Hyde, whom we quoted above, and current VP, Jeff Phillips.<\/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\/9ac92174-05c8-4e07-ba5e-378a134141d4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" 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>You may have noted that Jim and Lou share a last name and that\u2019s because they\u2019re married, which explains why Jim has such a clear recollection of his first meeting with the Singles \u2013 it\u2019s where the two met. The chemistry was immediate. Jim recalled sitting across from Lou for the evening\u2019s card game: \u201cI kept looking at her &#8212; her big smile and expressive eyes.\u201d It was mutual: not long after that first meeting at the Singles, Lou saw Jim out walking around the park and she says, \u201cI saw him walk past my house and I hurried and put on my shoes and went out walking.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Despite that romantic story, the point of the club is not matchmaking; indeed, Jim and Lou are one of only two marriages that have come about among club members. As current club VP Jeff Phillips told us, \u201cJim and Lou are definitely the exception. The goal of the club isn\u2019t to pair up, it\u2019s to provide a safe social situation.\u201d The Hydes are an exception in another way, too \u2013 they are still members although married. That\u2019s because Lou was one of the club\u2019s founders, back in 1995, and helped lead the club until handing the Presidency to Jill in 2018. \u201cWe were grandfathered in,\u201d she explained.<\/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\/ca10ba3c-16ed-460e-b268-d4372c641c49.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"401\" 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<\/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 editor-text \" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<h4>THE \u201cRAMBLERS\u201d: THE HISTORY OF THE CLUB<\/h4>\n<p>Given that she was around since the first meeting, Lou was able to provide a firsthand account of the club\u2019s early days:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt started with Evelyn Tischer, who went by \u201cE.T.\u201d She was a retired schoolteacher, never married and she had fiery red hair and she lived up to that hair. I had moved into the park in 1995 and was single and E.T. called me up and told me the group was starting and said, \u2018I want you to come.\u2019 It wasn\u2019t an invitation; she just told me. And when I left that day, I was President.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Back then the Silveridge Singles called themselves the Silveridge Ramblers and they alternated meetings between Friday and Saturday before eventually settling on Fridays. One of their regular activities became serving coffee and donuts to the residents and Activities Director Sue Arneson says of that work, \u201cIt was a big service and they were gracious volunteers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For most of the club\u2019s history, Lou has been President. She said, \u201cThere were three years when someone else took over, but I kept being brought back. Then, in 2018, I talked Jill into taking over.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>GOING FORWARD<\/h4>\n<p>Current President Jill Belcher pulled out the club\u2019s invitation, which reads, \u201cIf you are single for whatever the reason and would like to meet and make some new friends, come and join us for some fun on Friday evenings.\u201d Just what happens on which Friday evening takes some planning given that Sue Arneson and her team keep the calendar buzzing. Pointing at this season\u2019s list of Singles\u2019 events, Jim commented, \u201cThat a complex piece of paper.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jill provided us with a list of upcoming activities. (That list is reproduced at the end of the article in the online edition of this newsletter.) Besides dinners at various restaurants and card games, highlights include a light-rail trip to the Old Spaghetti Factory in downtown Phoenix, a Desert Belle Steamboat Cruise at Saguaro Lake and a visit to Barleen\u2019s Arizona Opry. The club also has monthly business meetings which Jeff describes as \u201ceating lunch for half an hour, a business meeting for six minutes, then cake.\u201dFor the moment, it\u2019s hard to know how many members are now active \u2013 probably about fifty. As Jill explained, \u201cLast year, with the pandemic, we did virtually nothing. So we\u2019re ready to get things rolling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Photo: current President Jill Belcher &amp; VP Jeff Phillips)<\/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-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\/b8c715df-5b17-45e3-b876-378f0de13034.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"386\" 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>If you\u2019re ready to join in, the next gathering is November 5<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0and you\u2019ll find this sign-up sheet on the bulletin board in Room 4 (where the Singles play cards and have their business meetings)\u2026<\/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\/c8065c45-35b9-4bbf-b21c-46cc49879696.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"546\" 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 here\u2019s the schedule for this season\u2026<\/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\/f4da2330-56b2-46fa-8b74-88a5c099385f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" 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>\u00a0And we close with a few photos passed along by Jeff, taken from activities, pre-pandemic\u2026<\/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 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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=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\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<td class=\"image-cell \" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<div class=\"publish-container\"><img class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/57c46b83501\/d16a0bc2-c415-4b36-8b43-e968bd8ff45d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"122\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\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<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<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Silveridge Connect<\/h2>\n<p>Message from Sue<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Welcome Back Friends!\u00a0How exciting to see your faces again; to hear your voices and see you giving welcoming hugs to your Silveridge family! Some of you have not seen each other for two years. With the border finally open, our Canadian and American families are united once again.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>One of the many things we have learned in these Covid times is that loneliness is a disease and we need to stay connected to one another. How we all missed that physical contact!<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Many of you have kept in touch through our own Silveridge Connect. Kudos to all of you that have posted inspirational, positive, funny and informative material. However, social media does not take the place of our physical presence. There is a feeling of \u201crealness\u201d; a connection that is not found in front of a computer. Sometimes we need to \u201cdisconnect in order to connect. How often have we told our children (now grand-kids not to bring their phones to the dinner table? Dinner time was always a family event when our children would open up about school and what happened during their day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\" editor-col OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"gl-contains-text\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"editor-text editor-text \" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div>\n<table class=\"editor-image OneColumnMobile\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\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<td class=\"image-cell \" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<div class=\"publish-container\"><img class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/57c46b83501\/9bf25352-68ea-4131-8efe-3654f7a69676.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\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<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<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<p>As we gather together again, let\u2019s consider other ways of connecting to one\u00a0another. Here are a few ideas to ponder:<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>*Invite a new couple or individual in the park to sit at your table at one of our events. Take the time to get to know them and ask questions; such as \u201cHow did you find out about Silveridge?\u201d Tell me about your family. Where is your home state? Relationships are built when you show a genuine interest on other peoples lives.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>*Exercise together. Ask a neighbor if they would like to take a walk. How about joining a sport such as hiking or golf? Have some fun with others while you are staying fit!<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>*Connect with nature . Being outside in nature helps us see that we\u2019re all connected to the beauty of the earth. Go for a bike ride. Take photos of the majestic trees and enjoy the Arizona sunsets.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>*Plan a game night or day. Recently groups have spontaneously connected to play some cards or have a couple rounds of Pickleball. Don\u2019t forget about Bingo on Wed nights. What fun to visit with neighbors and win money!<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>*Pass along a good book. Just finished a good book from our library? Leave it on your neighbor\u2019s steps with a note to foster discussion; like \u201dWhat did you think of the surprise ending?\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>*Write a letter. When is the last time you wrote a letter? Some of my cherished memories are love letters my husband wrote to me (before we were married! ) Letters from family and special Christmas letters are sentimental treasures.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>*Volunteer. The best way to get to know others is to give your time and talent to others.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>You will get to know others in your volunteer group while serving others.<\/div>\n<p>We appreciate all our volunteers!<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s a new day; a new beginning where we can grow new friends and build lasting friendships. There many new people in the park and it is up to us to connect with the future generation of Silveridge to let them know that we \u201cthe friendliest park in the West!\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-button\">\n<table class=\"editor-button\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"editor-button-container editor-button-container \">\n<table class=\"galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"MainTextFullWidthTD\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table style=\"width: 865px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#403F42\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"MainTextFullWidthTD\" style=\"width: 861px;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"MainTextFullWidth\"><a href=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/57c46b83501\/c17f3888-cfdb-4709-80e9-c4199876e4fd.pdf?rdr=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download Sue&#8217;s Full Newsletter<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/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=\"D0ECF2\" 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>A MESSAGE FROM DEWEY KLOSS OF THE<\/h3>\n<h4>SILVERIDGE COMPUTER &amp; TECHNOLOGY CLUB<\/h4>\n<div><\/div>\n<h4>Seniors &amp; Technology<\/h4>\n<p>A recent article at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:article@seniorliving.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">seniorliving.org<\/a>\u00a0pointed out how embracing technology can help seniors have a happier and more fulfilling retirement.\u00a0Yes, this includes you and me and all of us here at Silveridge.\u00a0Advancements in technology have brought us marvelous smartphones like the Apple iPhone, and Android system phones from a bevy of manufacturers like Samsung, LG, Google, and others.\u00a0These devices not only keep us in closer contact with family &amp; friends but enable us to enjoy photos of our children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren wherever they are.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Additional benefits may include texting, emails, enjoying Facebook, always having the latest news from back home or anywhere, entertainment like YouTube, apps like Google Maps that easily guide the user to destinations near or far.\u00a0The smart phone that seniors have is also a miniature computer with awesome capabilities.\u00a0And, smart phone technology is only one slice of the technology pie.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Wearables like smartwatches help seniors live a healthier life by monitoring their heart rate, and while sleeping can measure quality of sleep &amp; blood oxygen levels, and offer suggestions for improvement your wellness.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Easy to install technology like wireless cameras\u2014now less expensive than ever\u2014can help keep you safe.\u00a0Self-programming robotic vacuum cleaners can clean your carpets and floors while you sleep.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The technology in newer cars is amazing!\u00a0\u201cInfotainment\u201d systems on your car\u2019s center screen are playing an ever increasingly important role from facilitating hands-free phone calls to navigation to music and podcasts.\u00a0I know some seniors simply ignore modern technology and bumble by without it.\u00a0Others do try their best to learn what they need to learn to get by.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s interesting that those seniors who learn what they need to know to use their technology-laden device(s) often know a couple of things that many others may not know.\u00a0But one thing seems certain\u2014we all need a little help from our friends.\u00a0Among those friends at Silveridge is the Silveridge Computer &amp; Technology Club (SCTC).\u00a0When we band together and share our knowledge, everyone wins.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Changing gears, few of us at Silveridge on Friday afternoon, March 13, 2020 will forget the notice that appeared in our PO boxes.\u00a0Concerning the Coronavirus, The decision has been made to cancel all activity events effective today.\u00a0Silveridge Management.<\/p>\n<p>SCTC was set to celebrate his 25<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary shortly and it never happened.\u00a0In fact, the club still has over $500 in prizes that were to have been awarded to lucky winners.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The good news is that SCTC will start up once again this season, and information regarding starting up SCTC will appear a month from now in the December 1 issue of Silveridge Sun, and also in the December Silveridge Newsletter from Sue Arnesen\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Before going on, I do need to share one bit of sad news with previous season\u2019s members of the Silveridge Computer &amp; Technology Club.\u00a0Michael Folker, husband of SCTC President Carol Folker, passed away October 13 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.\u00a0His death was from the coronavirus exacerbated by his already compromised health.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Mike Folker was a key teacher and leader in SCTC.\u00a0Quoting his obituary, \u201cFor over 20 years, Michael generously taught basic computer skills, Photoshop, and Microsoft Word to seniors in the computer club at Silveridge in Mesa, Arizona.\u00a0He had the patience of Job!\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Mike also served several terms as club president and was on the SCTC Board of Directors for over a decade.\u00a0He will truly be missed.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>President Carol Folker and I have been in touch this past summer making plans for restarting SCTC.\u00a0With the passing of Michael, she has asked me to assume this responsibility until such time when she feels able to take the reins again.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>I am happy to accept it and will appreciate support and help from previous SCTC members and other interested residents at Silveridge this coming season.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>DuWayne \u201cDewey\u201d Kloos<\/div>\n<div>VP, Silveridge Computer &amp; 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