Windsor Gardens Life

In This Issue Community Meetings.........................................pg 3 In Remembrance................................................pg 3 Letters..................................................................pg 3 Board Candidates....................................... pgs 4-5 Board in Motion.................................................pg 7 Proposed Changes to Common Area Decorations Policy................................. pgs 7-9 Maintenance Matters..................................... pg 10 Window Washing Schedule......................... pg 10 Down to Earth (Grounds column)................. pg 11 Golf Notes....................................................... pg 11 Parking............................................................. pg 12 Draft Denveright Plans Now Available...... pg 13 Dear Cop Shop............................................... pg 14 Library Notes.................................................. pg 15 Photo Album............................................ pgs 15-17 Back in the Day............................................... pg 19 Blossoms Events, Buffets and Specials........ pg 19 Classes.............................................................. pg 20 Fitness Equipment Instruction........................ pg 20 Entertainment & Events.......................... pgs 21-25 Community Events........................................... pg 25 Cards & Games Groups .............................. pg 26 Clubs & Groups .................................... pgs 26-28 Support Groups.............................................. pg 28 Faith Communities .......................................... pg 28 Volunteer Opportunities................................ pg 28 Announcements ............................................. pg 29 Health Screenings/Services ........................... pg 29 Services & Products Presentations............... pg 29 Writers World ....................................... pgs 30-31 New Residents................................................ pg 32 Cartoon & Puzzles.......................................... pg 32 Classifieds ....................................................... pg 33 Service Directory.................................... pgs 34-35 September 2018 Volume 16, Issue 9 PRESIDENT’S PEN See You at the Movies At a recent Windsor Gardens showing of the movie “The Post", the resident volunteers running the projection equipment had problems with the sound, and after about an hour they were forced to show the movie with no sound, just closed captioning. Apparently there was a fairly large crowd there, and many of them walked out. This was not the first time there had been problems, sometimes resulting in the canceling of the movie, and I received quite a number of phone calls, e-mails and face-to-face complaints about the situation. Since June of 2014 when the Board of Directors voted to pay the copyright fees required, and Windsor Gardens began showing movies, there have been several problems resulting in the upgrading of the projection equipment and installation of a new sound system. After this latest malfunction, which seemed to be the result of the volunteers’ unfamiliarity with the equipment, I spoke with both General Manager Tami Bonner and Activities Director Cari Ervin and suggested that we might want to consider hiring a professional to operate the equipment on movie night. Cari told me she had personally gone over the equipment and had both upgraded and simplified the instructions. She even went so far as to color code the various switches, buttons, etc. She said our resident Dick Gilmore, Board President PRESIDENT'S PEN continued on page 6 WINDSOR