Things are winding down in April as far as the “Season” but there is still a lot to do in the park.  Continue to come for shuffleboard, cards, mahjong, Mexican train, nickel bingo.  We have horseshoes and bocce ball if anyone is interested. 

Thanks for all the great photos you have been sending me. Keep them coming.  Don’t forget when you return north or at any time, you can read the newsletter online at ontracnewsletters.com.   Pictures are easier to see in color. 

If you see someone that has moved out of the park on the Birthday or Anniversary list, please drop me a text or email and let me know.  If you would like to be on the list, please send me a text or email.   You can text me at 970-749-0943 or email me at smcd9754@gmail.com.  

Happy April,

Susie McDowell

APRIL ACTIVITIES (Front page if possible – thanks)

4/5 –   Friday – Happy Hour – 5-7pm, BYOB & appetizer to pass around –

Baskets & Gift Cards

4/5 –  Friday – Hot Dogs & Smoky Sausage Truck 11:30-1:15pm

4/6 –   Saturday – Cornhole Tournament – 10:30am – 1pm – We will draw

teams after eve3ryone signs in – it will be a male & female team – $5/per

person – we will be selling hot dogs & soda

4/9  – TUESDAY – Potluck Dinner 6pm & 7pm Association Meeting

4/11 – Thursday – Nickel bingo – 7pmto 8:30pm

4/13 – Saturday – Pancake Breakfast – 8-9:15am – You must sign up & pick

            what kind of pancakes you want – $7/per person

4/19 – Friday – Hot Dogs & Smoky Sausage Truck 11:30-1:15pm

4/19 – Friday – Happy Hour – 5-7pm – BYOB & Appetizer to pass around –

Baskets & Gift Cards

4/25 – Thursday – Nickel Bingo – 7-8:30pm

4/26 – Friday – Year End Party – 5 – 6pm Food will be served.  Live music with

 “Rob” & guest Andrea – 5:30 – 8:30pm – $6/per person

Recurring Activities

REMOVE – Line Dancing

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Office Manager….Beth Arrowood

APRIL BIRTHDAYS

Barb Lee                             4/01                                                   

Sally Strode                        4/02                                                   

Robyn Gulledge                 4/06                                                   

Kathy Mitchell                   4/08                                                   

Roger Fuller                       4/09

Debbie Staggs                   4/10

Leona Murray                    4/15

Barbara Rides-Gervase   4/17

Susan McDowell               4/19

Patricia Phillips                  4/27

Mike Palumbo                    4/28

APRIL ANNIVERSARIES

Dick & Lois Herald            4/03                                                   

Larry & Ilse Jones             4/19

Michael & Kat Freedman    4/20

RIDGEWOOD MOBIL HOME PARK

Homeowner Concern Form

If you have a concern, please fill this form out to the best of your ability.  Any details you can provide will help, please print, and drop in the suggestion box or email to RidgewoodMHP@nremgmt.com.  Park management will review and address your concerns.

NAME:_______________________________________  Date:______________

Phone #:__________________Email:_________________________________

Address:            ______________________________________________________

Concern:_________________________________________________________

MARCH TREASURER’S REPORT

Photo #1

MARCH MEETING MINUTES

RIDGEWOOD SOCIAL ASSOCIATION MEETING

TUESDAY 3/5/2024 FINAL

  1. MINUTE OF SILENCE FOR ARMED FORCES.
  2. TREASURY REPORT  – $5,356.00 in Checking
  3. VICKI SOLD 4 RECIPE BOOKS @ $5 EACH – $20
  4. 50/50 – $115 – VICKI & MIKE WON $57
  5. TUESDAY 3/19 – FRESH FARMERS MARKET – 9:15 TO 10AM
  6. MARCH EXTRA ACTIVITIES:

*3/14 – THURSDAY – PAINT & SIP PARTY – 4-5:30PM

ALL MATERIALS SUPPLIED – COST IS $18 – BYOB – PLEASE

SIGN U.  ALTHEA WILL TEACH YOU.

                        *3/21 – THURSDAY – ROOKERY TRIP – 6:30PM – MEET AT THE

                        CLUBHOUSE – STEVE & AL WILL TAKE US ON A TOUR & POINT

                        OUT ALL THE DIFFERENT BIRDS.

                        *3/14 & 3/28 – NICKEL BINGO @ 7PM – NOT 3/7 & 3/21.

  • EASTER DINNER ON THE 31ST – JEN WILL BE IN CHARGE
  • POTLUCK FOR APRIL – MOVED TO TUESDAY 4/9 BECAUSE THE 2ND WOULD BE TO CLOSE TO EASTER DINNER.
  • ENTERTAINMENT ORGANIZER – FRAN ASKED IF WE HAVE A PERSON TO DO IT.  OF COURSE WE DIDN’T & TOLD FRAN SJHE CAN DO IT.  WE MADE TERMS UP
  • FRAN MUST 1st RUN THE PERSON OR BAND THAT SHE WOULD LLIKE TO GET IN HERE TO THE BOARD & THE PRICE THEY ARE DOING IT FOR.
  • THE BOARD & ANYONE ELSE WILL GO SEE THEM PLAY & MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE PARK.
  • THE BOARD WILL BE INVOLVED TO HELP FRAN & MAINTAIN CASH FLOW
  •  STEVE & ALTHEA – EXPLAINED THE ROOKERY TRIP.
  •   WE DISCUSSED ABOUT HAVING THE EXTRA ACTIVITIES ON THE FRONT COVER EACH MONTH.  EVERYONE WAS FOR THIS ALONG WITH A CALENDAR SUE HAS MADE.
  •   MEETING OVER – 25 MINUTES.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST

Come join your neighbors for a delicious pancake breakfast hosted by some of the men in our park.  Photos 2-7

MARCH POTLUCK DINNER

Another great potluck dinner enjoyed by all attending.  We have some great cooks in Ridgewood and are glad to share with everyone.  Lucky us.  Photos 8-12

MARCH HAPPY HOUR

If you haven’t been to a Happy Hour, you better try and make the next one.  Good time had by all.  Baskets raffled off and money made for the Association.  Lots of good conversation and laughs with your neighbors and make some new friends.  Photos 13-18

CASINO NIGHT

Once again, a fun time at Casino Night. Lots of people enjoyed hotdogs and chips before the games began.  Then lots of Blackjack, Roulette and Texas Hold’em.  Thanks once again Arlene Strain for hosting this fun event and fund raiser for the Association.  Photo 19-23

PAINT & SIP

Wonderful class held by Aletha Boyle of Paint & Sip.  I understand you bring your own wine, and she provided the painting materials.  Looks like fun was had by all that attended.  Thank you, Althea, for hosting this event.  Photo 24-27

BARBIE’S 65TH BIRTHDAY PARADE

Photos 28&29

COMMENTS FROM OUR “PLANT LADY”

These ferny little plants that have come up in our yards are native pollinators called Poor Man’s Pepper and are edible.   Photo 30

That yellow pollen which blankets EVERYTHING can be traced to one tree:  PINE.  When pinecones form, so do a few green, sort of pinecone looking things, these male parts are what explode and broadcast spread the pollen,  Oddly, pines don’t rely on pollinators. 

Your plant lady,  Denise

CLOSING YOUR HOME FOR THE SEASON

Please take the time to visit the office and get some recommendations for closing your home for the summer or an extended period of time.  This is Florida with extreme heat in the summer and always the chance of Hurricanes so it takes more than just locking your door when you leave for the summer or for a couple months.  Get a copy of RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXTENDED PERIOD OF CLOSING A HOME  and SUMMER DEPARTUE/CLOSING HOME CHECKLIST.

‘ICE’ – IN CASE OF EMERGENCY

This is a standard procedure all paramedics follow at the scene of an accident when they come across your cell phone:  “ICE” In Case of Emergency”.

If we were to be involved in an accident or were taken ill, the people attending us would have our mobile phone, but wouldn’t know who to call.  Yes, there are hundreds of numbers stored but which one is the contact person in case of an emergency?

Hence this “ICE”(In Case of Emergency) Campaign.  The concept of “ICE” is catching on quickly. It is a method of contact during emergency situations.  As cell (mobile) phones are carried by the majority of the population, all you need to do is store the number of a contact person or persons who should be contacted during emergency under “ICE” (In Case of Emergency).

The idea was thought up by a paramedic who found that when he went to the scene of accidents, there were always mobile phones with patients, but they didn’t know which number to call.  He, therefore, thought that it would be a good idea if there was a nationally recognized name for this purpose. 

In an emergency situation, emergency service personnel and hospital staff would be able to quickly contact the right person by simply dialing the number you have stored as “ICE”.

For more than one contact name simply enter ICE1, ICE2, and ICE3…etc.  A great idea that will make a difference. Let’s spread the concept of ICE by storing an ICE number in your mobile phone today.

APRIL FUNNIES

  • Netflix needs to stop asking if I’m still watching and start asking if I moved the laundry to the dryer yet.
  • Nothing refreshes my memory of what I need at the grocery store like coming home from the grocery store!
  • I’m outdoorsy in that I like to drink wine on patios.
  • Prisoner to lawyer:  He had 21 items; it was the express lane. He had coupons and bottle returns.  He wrote a check for crying out loud and he recorded it in his check book.  Then he double-checked his receipt. After that, all I remember is the police showing up.
  • Always make sure someone in the relationship has good credit.  That’s why it’s called SIGNIICAT other.  Sign/if/I/can’t.  Follow me for more marriage tips.
  • When a woman wears leather clothing, a man’s heart beats quicker, his throat gets dry, he gets weak in the knees and he begins to think irrationally.  Ever wonder why?  She smells like a new truck.
  • You come from dust; you will return to dust.  That’s why I don’t dust.  It could be someone I know.
  • In my dream world wine is free and drinking makes you thin.
  • Husband takes the wife to a disco.  There’s a guy on the dance floor break dancing, moonwalking, back flips, the works.  The wife turns to her husband and says, “See that guy?  25 years ago he proposed to me, and I turned him down.”  Husband says, “Looks like he’s still celebrating.”
  • When I look in the mirror and see gray hair, wrinkles and dimming eyes I think, “They sure don’t make mirrors like they used to”.
  • Until you work food or retail, you will never understand the level of stupid that exists in this world.
  • Remember when you could lay in one position for hours, now you have to rotate like a rotisserie chicken every 15 minutes or a hip hurts.
  • Try to remember, the greener grass across the fence may be due to septic tank issues.
  • Someone left a grocery list in this cart that said, “Wine and shit to eat with wine” so I’m pretty sure my soulmate is out there.
  • My mind is still as sharp as a whatchamacallit. 
  • Only in America…..do we accept weather predictions from a rodent but deny climate change evidence from scientists. 
  • My wife thinks it’s weird that I stare at the window during a heavy rainstorm,  it would be a lot less weird if she would just let me in.
  • Grandma, is Roscoe your dog or Grandpa’s dog?  “Well, I’m the one who feeds him, gives him water, and takes care of him.  I suppose that makes him mine.”  “IS that how you got Grandpa?”
  • The next time your wife gets angry, drape a towel over her shoulder (like a cape) and say, “now you’re SUPER ANGRY”.  Maybe she’ll laugh or maybe you’ll die.
  • Never hold your farts in.  They travel up your spine, into your brain and that’s where shitty ideas come from. 
  • So me and my husband were sitting on our couch watching TV yesterday.  Suddenly, I hear that I got a text on my phone that I left in the kitchen.  I go to the kitchen to check it, and it’s a text from my husband:  “Please bring the chips on your way back”
  • I wonder what my dog named me.
  • People:  What’s it like raising a boy?  Me:  I have a 12ft ceiling in my living room and there’s a chili on it. 
  • I like long walks, especially when are taken by people who anno0y me.
  • I believe that if life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade….and try to find someone whole has given them vodka and have a party.
  • One of my favorite childhood memories is my back not hurting.
  • To be old and wise, you must first be young and stupid.
  • I wonder if my dog follows me into the bathroom when I have to go potty because I always follow him outside when he does and he just thinks that how it works.
  • “Are you an adult?”  Yeah, but not like on purpose or anything.
  • I hit a turkey and it flew over my car and landed on the car behind me.  It was a cop and he pulled me over and gav e me a ticket for flipping him the bird.
  • “Go to bed, you’ll feel better in the morning” is the human version of “Did you turn it off and turn it back on again?”
  • Husband:  I shaved and put on a clean shirt, didn’t I?  We got in the car and drove somewhere together, didn’t we?  We sent the evening there together and even had a bite to eat did we not?”  Wife:  “A trip to Costco is NOT a date Earl!”
  • Never miss a good chance to shut up.
Ridgewood Residents,