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Yoga Spring Chickens Yoga Yoga

8:15-9:45 am 8:30 AM 8:15-9:45 am 8:15-9:45 am

Spectrum

noon

Craft Class Spectrum Bingo

2:00 PM Fall Prevention 6:30 PM

1:30 PM Snack Bar 11 am - 1 pm Movie Night

5-6:30 pm Movie @ 6:30 pm

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Yoga Spring Chickens Yoga Spring Chickens Yoga

8:15-9:45 am 8:30 AM 8:15-9:45 am Health Mobile 8:15-9:45 am

Spectrum 11 am - 3 pm

noon Spectrum/noon

Craft Class Spectrum Bingo Fall Prevention 8:30 AM

5:30 PM 2:00 PM Fall Prevention 6:30 PM 1:30 PM

1:30 PM Snack Bar Board Mtg Movie Night

5-6:30 pm 7:00 PM Movie @ 6:30 pm

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Yoga Spring Chickens Yoga Spring Chickens Yoga

8:15-9:45 am 8:30 AM 8:15-9:45 am Health Mobile 8:15-9:45 am

Spectrum 11 am - 3 pm Food Bank

noon Spectrum/noon 1:00 PM

Craft Class Spectrum Bingo Fall Prevention

2:00 PM Fall Prevention 6:30 PM Gen Meeting

Line Dance 1:30 PM Snack Bar ELECTIONS Movie Night

3:30 - 5:00 pm 5-6:30 pm 7:00 PM Movie @ 6:30 pm

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Yoga Spring Chickens Yoga Spring Chickens Yoga

8:15-9:45 am 8:30 AM 8:15-9:45 am 8:30 AM 8:15-9:45 am

Spectrum Health Mobile

noon 11 am - 3 pm

Craft Class Spectrum Bingo Spectrum

2:00 PM Fall Prevention 6:30 PM Noon

1:30 PM Snack Bar Dinner Fall Prevention Movie Night

5-6:30 pm 1:30 PM Movie @ 6:30 pm

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Yoga Spring Chickens Yoga

8:15-9:45 am 8:30 AM 8:15-9:45 am

Spectrum

noon

Craft Class Fall Prevention Bingo

2:00 PM 1:30 PM 6:30 PM

Line Dance Snack Bar

3:30 - 5:00 pm 5-6:30 pm

FOR EMERGENCY ISSUES

2018-19 OFFICERS

RESIDENTS MAY CALL 713-1260

TO SPEAK WITH THE GUARD

POLICE: NON-EMERGENCY

M-F 9AM-5PM: 471-1365

ALL OTHER TIMES CALL 911

PARK SECURITY

C & C SECURITY, INC.

1-800-443-8000

WHEN ON DUTY: 9PM-6AM,

rick@the-tropics.net

PRESIDENT: RICHARD STOLL

VICE PRESIDENT: ERNIE ODIAMAR

SECRETARY: OPEN POSITION

TREASURER: RICK CASADOS

tropics residents' club, inc.

33000 ALMADEN BLVD., UNION CITY, CA 94587

richard@the-tropics.net

ernie@the-tropics.net

DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE

SORITA CAMARGO RUTH CHURCHILL

sorita@the-tropics.net ruth@the-tropics.net

CAROLYN HOPPES BOB SANBORN

carolyn@the-tropics.net bob@the-tropics.net

Open Position

MON-FRI: 9AM-4:30PM

BREEZE EDITOR

Open Position

SUBMISSIONS TO: tropicsbreeze@gmail.com

THE TROPICS MOBILE HOME PARK

ONSITE MANAGERS: NANCY PAYNE AND MIGUEL CARRILLO

PHONE: 510-471-8550 THE ANSWERING SERVICE WILL

RESPOND TO AFTER-HOUR CALLS

Your submissions to THE BREEZE are always invited, subject to editing and appropriateness. The deadline is six p.m. on the tenth of each month. Also, if you are leading a committee or program, please let us know if there are changes to time, place, etc., of your events, so we can publish accurate information.

tropicsbreeze@gmail.com

A warm Tropics welcome to these new residents… Yunping Yu and Lawrence DeZhang, 231 Jamaica Circle Gustavo Raygoza, 340 Waikiki Circle

THE WHAT, THE WHEN, THE WHERE

TROPICS RESIDENTS' CLUB MEETING

2ND THURSDAY OF THE MONTH IN CLUBHOUSE @7PM

PRESIDENT: RICHARD STOLL 408 839-3358

B BUG FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIE DOORS OPEN 5:30PM

MOVIE STARTS 6:30PM LOCATED NEXT TO THE LAUNDRY

ROOM AND "SPLIT ENDS BEAUTY SALON"

102 PALM DR.

MOBILE HEALTH VAN EVERY THURSDAY @ CLUB-

HOUSE 11 AM—3 PM

LINE DANCING 2ND AND 4TH MONDAYS

3:30-5:00 IN CLUBHOUSE

TROPICS POTLUCK DISH TO PASS

FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH 5:30 P.M. IN THE CLUBHOUSE

STEVE EVANS 386-0506

BINGO - EVERY WEDNESDAY DOORS OPEN 4:30PM

EARLY 6:30PM REGULAR GAME 7PM SNACK BAR 5:00PM

MELODY PETERSON 266-2607 OR RICHARD STOLL

CRAFT CLUB MONDAYS: 2P.M. IN CLUBHOUSE

LORIS COOK 489-7027

TROPICS TRAVELERS SEE FLYERS IN CLUBHOUSE

CONTACT: Richard Stoll

TROPICS COFFEE CLUB MON-FRI 8:30AM IN CONFER-

ENCE ROOM JACKIE HILL 489-4388

TROPICS SPRING CHICKENS EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY

8:30AM IN CLUBHOUSE CAROLYN HOPPES 489-6894

SPECTRUM LUNCH TUESDAY AND THURSDAY NOON IN THE CLUBHOUSE

B BUG COMPUTER CENTER MON-FRI 8AM-12:30PM

B BUG BUILDING 102 PALM DR. LARRY CORNELL 487-1040

YOGA MON., WED., FRI.

8:15-9:45 CLUBHIOUSE

TROPICS CERAMICS CLUB MONDAY 11-2, THURS 4-8

(BEHIND POOL) MELODY PETERSON 266-2607

July Message from Board President Richard Stoll

This is the last message for the 2018-2019 Board year. We have had a lot of

fun with the great events that were put on, some from the Board, some from

Residents or neighbors. We look forward to a new year. I have seen a lot of new

faces volunteering to help put these events on.

Right now, we still need a Secretary and a board member-at-large for the

new Board. Also more importantly is the need for a Breeze editor. Voting will be

on July 18. If you are interested start a write in campaign for the position. You can

ask for help from Larry Cornell, Nomination Committee Chairman, or myself.

So you can get your calendar started for the 2019-2020 Board year we have

a couple of things already in the works. Thanks to Art Tipton and his team, there

will be a Casino Night on August 24. Also, at the first General meeting in August

(8th) we will be discussing the events for the year. If you have an event you want,

please come and present your idea at the meeting.

We are working with Management to get better lighting in the Tropics.

Some ideas have been tossed around. By the time you read this message we will

see a budget for next year. It will give us a better idea of what Management

thinks are the priorities at the Tropics.

We have a Bocce Ball Tournament fast approaching. If you are interested in

getting involved get hold of me.

We are not having an Appreciation Dinner this year. I want to thank all the

Board members and the volunteers that made our events a success. The people

that make sure you get your Breeze are invaluable; in some parks one must pick it

up at the office. While I’m thanking people, we really must thank Miguel, Jorge

and Juan Carlos for making this park so gorgeous. I know Nancy and Cathy are

working hard to help make this the most wanted park to live in. I know we don’t

always agree with them, but they know more than we do about legality. We can’t

forget the tireless effort Louise does to keep the Clubhouse clean.

Looking forward to seeing you all at the 4th of July Cook-Out on the 4th. We

have one more Breakfast this year. Don’t forget to Vote on July 18.

Tropics Residents’ Club invites you to join us on

The 4th of July for a

Celebration Cook-Out The Club House

Noon to 2 pm

This is a free Event for all Residents Guest Tickets are $10

Last Day to get Ticket is July 2

MILLENNIUM MEMO “One Cat Just Leads to Another” Ernest Hemingway You aren’t still feeding our local wildlife, are you? We’ve talked about this before. I thought we agreed with each other—and with the City, every nature expert and your neighbors—that leaving food out for stray cats, raccoons, scorpions, skunks and other undocumented Tropics fauna was a bad idea. I get it: you think you are feeding cute, hungry, harmless felines or raccoons, but once word gets out that you’re providing an outdoor buffet, others will join the fun. Skunks just make a stink but raccoons cause all sorts of problems—not just the obvious damage, but their feces can contain roundworm eggs, which can…well, you don’t really want me to relate what I’ve learned about that, do you? There’s more: last month we had to call Animal Control to trap a sick raccoon that had been seen wandering around. The Officer told us that if a sick animal eats or drinks out of a bowl, that disease is likely to spread to other animals. We don’t have a problem with stray cats or raccoons in Orange County—coyotes take care of that problem—but your neighbors have been complaining about problems your kind-heartedness is causing them. With that in mind…please stop leaving food out—either that, or offer to pay for your neighbor’s raccoon damage. Which reminds me…did you hear about the vulture that brought 2 dead raccoons onto a plane? The Stewardess stopped him, saying: “I’m sorry, but only one carrion is allowed per passenger.” In Other News…

Have you received your 2019 Income Certification Form yet? Last year your Certs generated a property tax exemption of $508K—every penny of which was reinvested back into The Tropics. You see how important it is for you to return your Certification promptly, don’t you?

At the suggestion of your Board, new locks were installed at the Pool, Laundry & Bathrooms (cost: $2,900). Let’s hope this deters outsiders from using the facilities. We’re also adding money in the new Budget for more Cameras.

I thought my recent lecture on Speeding was pretty effective…and then I heard that one driver plowed into a resident’s trash can last month, while another damaged someone’s yard. You know you’re making me look bad, don’t you?

Don’t feed the animals, watch your speed, be respectful of your neighbor’s trash can, turn in your Income Cert…and have a Safe & Sane 4th of July! George Turk

Manager’s Corner for July 2019 Enjoy the 4th of July Barbecue. The office will be closed for the holiday. Please remember that fireworks are not allowed in the Tropics – do it somewhere safe and not in our park. Fire danger is extremely high, especially with the warmer weather. Be sure to attend the Residents’ Club meeting on July 18th to vote for your favorite candidates to carry on the leadership for the next year. Be involved and come to the meetings to state your choices on various matters that concern all residents. Financial Assistance information from Millennium Housing has been mailed to all residents to reapply and we have extra copies in the office for those that want to apply for the first time. As time permits, either Kathy or I can assist you with any questions you have and help you prepare the forms due by July 31. The annual mandatory Income certifications have also been mailed to all residents and they are due by July 15. We had 100% participation last year and looking forward to the same this year. Alameda County Flood Control will have goats grazing along the channel bank again this year. A goat herder will be on site to ensure their care and safety. This is a cost-effective and sustainable environmental alternative to controlled burns, mechanical cutting, and chemical herbicides to manage local vegetation. Kathy Vincent will be enjoying her 6th year working in the office this month. It has been a pleasure to have her assistance and friendship. Good going Kathy – You rock.

Nancy Payne

Resident Manager

And all your Favorites

$3 at the Door

Tropics Residents’

Club

July Breakfast

Saturday, July 13

Tropics Residents’

Club

General Meeting

Thursday, July 18

7 PM

Election for 2019-2020 Board President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, 5 Members at Large and Breeze Editor

Under the Weather

The Breeze team sends wishes for a speedy recovery to

Maria Moitoso

TROPICS ELECTION NOTICE! ABSENTEE BALLOTS WILL BE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

STARTING TUESDAY JUNE 18TH 2019

PICK ONE UP AT THE B BUG COMPUTER CLUB 102 PALM DRIVE.

OPEN 8:30AM -12:30PM WEEK DAYS.

EACH RESIDENT MUST REQUEST AND PICK UP HIS OR HER OWN ABSENTEE BALLOT.

ALL ABSENTEE BALLOTS MUST BE MAILED

BACK AND MUST BE POST MARKED BY SATURDAY JULY 13th

A STAMPED EVELOPE AND RETURN ADDRESS WILL BE GIVEN AT

THE TIME A BALLOT IS PICKED UP. ALSO THE RULES WILL BE HANDED TO YOU.

LARRY CORNELL IS IN CHARGE OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS.

IF YOU ARE COMING TO THE MEETING TO VOTE THE ELECTION VOTING & MEETING WILL BE ON

THURSDAY JULY 18th 2019 at 7pm

Every Day (Monday thru Friday) At

2 PM Rick Casados & Jim Rosenheim

Are helping some Residents to Speak English

They meet for two hours in the TV Room

Come and join in!!!!

The following residents are reported to have passed: Frank Textor – 405 Fiji Circle – May 22, 2019 Richard Ryan – 294 Maui Circle – May 13, 2019 Charles Liles – 159 Acapulco Way – May 15, 2019

B-BUG MOVIES FOR JULY 2019

DOORS OPEN AT 5 PM, 102 PALM DR.

MOVIES START AT 6:30 PM

Friday July 5th

The Upside

PG-132019 · Comedy · 2h 6m

A wealthy quadriplegic hires a struggling parolee to be his caretaker in his upscale New

York penthouse. Despite coming from two different worlds, an unlikely friendship starts to

blossom as both men rediscover the joy of living life to the fullest. w

Friday July 12th

Cold Pursuit

R2019 · Action · 1h 59m

Nels Coxman's quiet life as a snowplow driver comes crashing down when his beloved son

dies under mysterious circumstances. His search for the truth soon becomes a quest for

revenge against a psychotic drug lord named Viking and his sleazy henchmen.

Friday July 19th

The World We Make

PG2019 · Drama · 1h 50m

An 18-year-old equestrian and her boyfriend are almost ready to build a life together, but

their relationship is tested when racial biases surface in their small town.

Friday July 26th

Glass

PG-132019 · Drama · 2h 9m

David Dunn looks to deliver vigilante justice to the Beast -- the madman who has

superhuman strength and 23 personalities. Their epic showdown leads them to the

mysterious Elijah Price, the criminal mastermind who holds critical secrets for both men

Tropics Residents’ Club

July Potluck

Sunday, July 7

Bring Food to Share

Enjoy the companionship & Have fun

We serve coffee and Tea

Bus Bingo starts at 6:15pm Any questions call Steve Evans (510-386-0509) or

Beatrice Bartz (510-679-1407)

Poetry in America

The New Colossus

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,

With conquering limbs astride from land to land;

Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand

A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame

Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name

Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand

Glows world-wide welcome, her mild eyes command

The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.

“Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she

With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor,

Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,

The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.

Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,

I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

--Emma Lazurus

(This poem is inscribed on the Statue of Liberty)

We Cha-cha’d the night away!

Memories of Latin Night...

Group One - If you do not receive your Breeze, please call Marylou Sandolo, 366-9650

Your Street Delivery Hero Phone QuantityAcapulco,Polynesia,Palm 149,50 Richard, Del McQuade, 124 Hana 487-2269 24

Hana Roger Taylor, 131 Hana 386-2154 12

Madrone Tom Chitwood, 119 Madrone 489-2103 14

Hoya Carolyn Hoppes, 482 Hoya 489-6894 15

Panama, Makaha Jadee Bacelis, 469 Panama 491-5444 21

Seema. Kawella Ray Miller, 489 Seema 475-1950 21

Lanai, Samoa Rick Henry, 443 Samoa 487-7817 26

Honolulu Rocky Samson, 427 Honolulu 471-7332 16

Fiji Ruth Scarson, 416 Fiji 487-4831 16

Tropicana 368-386 Allison Hughes, 373 Tropicana 471-2050 19

Tropicana 387-403 Carl Hughes, 373 Tropicana 471-2050 18

Group Two - If you do not receive your Breeze, please call Michael O'Quin, 265-4091Kona Fred, Ruby Barker, 169 Kona 489-3947 20

Trinidad Virgil Lewis, 528 Trinidad 324-1773 14

Cumana Ernie Odiamar, 535 Cumana 703-8753 17

Waikiki, Hawaii Traci Kinel, 252 Molokai 927-0255 25, 31

Palm Drive 1-19 JoAnn Harteau, 11 Palm 552-1096 19

Palm Drive 20-39 Dianne Steele, 26 Palm 471-1750 20

Palm Drive 40-60 Irv Mayer, 51 Palm 487-0235 21

Palm Drive 61-90 Michael O'Quin, 70 Palm 265-4091 30

Palm Drive 91-109 Dan Galindo, 91 Palm 471-7870 16

Tahitian Hazel Carr, 363 Tahitian 489-9416 22

Hula James Rosenheim, 220 Hula 467-3425 18

Jamaica Gloria Lovato, 238 Jamaica 324-0071 18

Molokai Steve Evans, 265 Molokai 266-2607 18

Oahu Christina Demello, 57 Palm 18

Maui Ruth Churchill, 301 Maui 489-3053 18

Kauai J.J. Libbon. 313 Kauai 366-4270 18

Distribution of The Tropics Breeze

++ EDITOR NEEDED++ Most everyone reading this is capable of becoming editor of our Park’s monthly publication. But who is willing? Fortunately, it just takes one to step up, and that person receives a classy wide-screen computer, all the training necessary, and the gratitude of our Community. 510-265-4091.