Community Meetings...........................................................pg 3
Board Candidates Q&A....................................................pg 3
Letters....................................................................................pg 3
In Remembrance..................................................................pg 3
Snapshots from the General Manager...........................pg 4
Board in Motion...................................................................pg 5
Board Candidates Wanted...............................................pg 5
Maintenance Matters with Facilities Manager...............pg 6
Down to Earth with Grounds Supervisor.........................pg 6
Policy Platform.....................................................................pg 7
Elevator Modifications Schedule.......................................pg 8
Window Washing Schedule..............................................pg 8
Community Response....................................................... pg 10
Refuse to be a Victim Seminar....................................... pg 11
Dayton Street Improvements.......................................... pg 11
Reading Buddies Needed for 2nd Graders............... pg 12
Fitness Center TV Audio Equipment.............................. pg 13
Pilera: One Year Later.................................................... pg 13
Library Notes.................................................................... pg 16
IRS Phone Scams............................................................... pg 16
Blossoms Events................................................................. pg 17
Classes and Clubs/Groups Expos................................. pg 18
Class Features................................................................... pg 19
Swimming Pool News....................................................... pg 20
Entertainment & Events..........................................pgs 21-25
Emerald Greens Golf...................................................... pg 26
Cards & Games Groups ................................................ pg 26
Clubs & Groups ....................................................... pgs 27-28
Fitness Equipment Instruction.......................................... pg 27
Support Groups ............................................................... pg 28
Faith Communities ............................................................ pg 28
Announcements ................................................................. pg 29
Health Screenings/Services ............................................. pg 29
Writers World ......................................................... pgs 30-31
New Residents................................................................... pg 32
Cartoon & Puzzles............................................................ pg 32
Classifieds ......................................................................... pg 33
Service Directory...................................................... pgs 34-35
August 2016
Volume 14, Issue 8
WINDSOR
In This Issue
PRESIDENT’S PEN
Renewing Our Community
Each month I read
the names of the new
residents who have
purchased homes here
at Windsor Gardens. I
remember what it was
like to move: to pack up
or give away familiar
possessions and then
rearrange them in a new
place. For many the move was made at
the urging of family or the realization that
it was time. Time to give up caring for a
larger home, to stop climbing stairs, to
simplify one’s living. I remember when our
furniture was in place and we sat down to
our first meal, we looked around and said
to each other, “This is all we need. This is
our last move.”
Recently I have been wondering about the
residents who have moved away. What
was it that occasioned their departure?
Another trip to the E.R., the lost keys
that were found in the freezer or the
urging of family to find a more supportive
environment? What was it like to make
that decision and pack up again, this time
with fewer things? What was it like for
neighbors to say goodbye? I remember
Rusty, Ginny, Margie, Del, Bertha, Erlene,
Bob and Laverne, Clara, Bill and Marian
with her dog Kiesha.
My new neighbors are younger: delightful,
funny, caring and busy. Windsor Gardens
is being refreshed with new life and
one day Clare or I will hand our keys to
someone new and say, “Welcome, I hope
you enjoy this home as much as we have.”
Ken
Whitney,
Board
President
