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Greens Valentines
Dinner
Saturday, February 11, 2017
White Oak Club House
Please join us for Champagne - 5:30PM
Dinner - 6:30PM
Cost - $25 per person
Your choice of 8oz Filet Mignon or Chicken,
Potatoes, vegetable, salad, rolls and dessert

Music provided by: Steve Wood

Reservations Deadline - February 6th
Please make checks payable to THE GREENS
RSVP: Ann Young - 331-7800 annwaltyoung@gmail.com
Deliver checks to 2400 Snowdrop Dr.

LOTS OF GREAT PRIZES AND GIFT CERTIFICATES

TO RAFFLE OFF
Table Reservations Please submit names and checks for 8
guests per table. If you do not have a full table we will be glad to
fill the table. Please indicate your choice of meat.

Join us
TAHOE JOES

Monday, February 6th,

At
White Oak Clubhouse
12:30am
Please try to arrive by 12:15, so we can
begin play promptly at 12:30.
Please confirm your reservation by
Monday; January 30th. To Carol Horan
at 663-3509 or email at
leechip@hotmail.com or to Mary Ann
McGarrah at 412-7644 or email at
maryannron69@hotmail.com.

Tuesday,
February 21st.
11:30am
RSVP by: Sunday, February 19th.
To: Michie Kimura
664-0109 or (714) 317-1102

JANUARY WINNERS
North - South

Hope to see everyone .

First Place: Joan & Dick

Second Place: Geri & JoAnn

We encourage and welcome all single

ladies, gentlemen and all new residents in The Greens to join our
Gadabouts Luncheon get together.
This is a good way to meet your
neighbors.

East - West
First Place: Katina & Chris
Second Place: Janis & Vicki

Next Board of Directors Meeting

Tuesday, March 14th, at 4 p.m.
White Oak Clubhouse
All residents are invited to attend

COME JOIN US
FEBRUARY . GREENS BOOK CLUB
The book selected for the February 16th meeting is Chicken Soup for the Soul-A
Time to Thrive by Amy Newmark & Loren Slocum Lehav. Please join us for a
lively discussion at 1 pm in the Ridge Oak Library.
Marchs book is The Nightingale by Kristen Hannah.
Aprils book is The Lake House by Kate Morton.
Mays book is Inside the OBriens by Lisa Genova.
Junes book is The Astronauts Wives Club by Lily Koppel.
The group has recommended these books, as well Sarahs Key by Tatiana de
Rosnay, and The Beech Tree by Don Phelan.
New members are always welcome!!!
New and Long Time
Residents of The Greens:
The Social Committee would love to
have you join them in planning and
executing parties for our Greens
residents. We meet every 2nd Monday
of the month at 3:00 PM at Ridge Oak
Clubhouse in the library. Come join
us! Many hands make light work,
and besides that, it's fun! Call Mary
Anne King at 665-2951 for more
details.

THANK YOU NOTE

GREENS CHRISTMAS PARTY
December 11 at Seven Oaks CC.

The Social Committee would like to

THANK YOU for all your supportResidents, Guests, and Families who
attended, and all the Volunteers who
helped make this event so successful.
Watch for our upcoming 2017 Christmas Party.
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A Note From Your Board

(Larry E. Reider, President, Greens Home Owners Association )

Dear Greens Homeowner,

It is hard to believe, but February 2017 is upon us.
Thanks to our recent rains, when Spring comes here, as it starts to do every year in February, we
will have lush, green vistas to admire. I have always looked forward to February, since it does-for
those of us lucky enough to live here-mean that warmer weather and more outdoor activity is on
the way. For a baseball fan like me, it also means that Baseball Spring Training starts, and baseball
season is just around the corner.
February also contains two major holidays .This is when we get to celebrate, and honor, George
Washington and Abraham Lincoln as well as celebrate Valentines Day.
Valentines Day started as a Christian Liturgical Feast to honor early saints named Valentinus.
The early celebrations did not have any romantic connotations until Chaucer wrote a poem about
Valentines in the 14th Century. Statistics from The Retail Advertising and Marketing Association
state that in 2016 over $13,000,000,000 was spent which equals $116.21/person. All I can say
about that, is someone is spending my share!!
Valentines Day here at the Greens will be special this year, thanks to the hard work of our Social
Committee. On Saturday, February 11, at the White Oak Clubhouse the Greens Valentines Dinner
will be held with champagne at 5:30 PM and dinner at 6:30 PM. For $25.00 per person you will
have your choice of Filet Mignon or Chicken with all the trimmings. The reservation deadline is
February 6. Please RSVP to Ann Young at 331-7800. This promises to be a great evening with
friends and neighbors.
There has been, and will continue to be, a lot going on in the months ahead in The Greens. We are
moving forward with our tree maintenance/trimming plan. As you know, we have over 600 trees
which add greatly to the beauty and ambience in our community. The tree locations have been
mapped and a three year plan, to include trimming and possible removal of any dangerous and/or
destructive trees, is being developed.
We are also getting bids to replace street and landscape lights with LED bulbs. Lighting will be
more concentrated and bright, and it is estimated that our energy costs for lighting will be reduced
between 40-50 %.
The Ridge Oak re-model is moving along. While a project of this type never moves as fast as one
would like, we are now at a stage where we will get firm costs from local contractors for scope of
the planned re-model. Sometime after this, a planned re-model will placed on a story board so a
visual of the planned re-model will be available. Then, an ad hoc committee of residents will be
formed to review and advise on the project. Please know that while the re-model may not meet, or
exceed, everyones expectations, it will be done in a very fiscally responsible manner.
Finally, I would like to once again thank the many committees that work so hard to keep our
community the gem that it is.
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Club Events
The Mens Club, again this year, sponsored the Marine Corps Reserve Toys
For Tots Christmas program. Thanks to the work of Al DeRisio and Steve
Filson, , it was a success again this year.

Club News
Rex Morton was elected chairman of the Mens Club for the coming year.
Rex has formed a committee to investigate ways in which the club can be
changed to make it more accommodating to club members.
This may include (but not limited to) a new time, day and format for the
meetings.
More information on the changes will be forwarded to the Club members via
the Newsletter and/or email.

SOGGY BUSINESS
The next SOGGY meeting will be in March. There will be our quarterly golf
outing, lunch in the White Oak Clubhouse followed by the meeting.
The SOGGYs will be notified of its date and time by email.
SOGGYs not playing golf are asked to attend the lunch/meeting.

Debating shot selection while over the ball invites poor performance.
Golf Digest

The SOGGY is the Greens mens Golf Association.

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Here

WELCOME TO THE COMMUNITY

By Bonnie Castro, Welcome Committee Chairman
We are delighted to welcome Russ and Linda Ledbetter to The Greens. They relocated to Crocus
Drive from The Vineyards here in Bakersfield. Linda is originally from Madison, Wisconsin and Russ
comes from Tulsa, Oklahoma. They have been in Bakersfield for about twenty years. Russ retired from
Occidental Petroleum Company, today known as California Resources Corporation. Linda retired as a
Transcriptionist in the medical profession. They have two daughters, one in Bakersfield and the other
in West Virginia. Their close friend, Shasta, a Black Labrador, can be found with them in their frequent
walks in the community.
We are equally delighted to welcome Don and Jackie Billiard to The Greens. They relocated to Dutch
Iris Drive after spending many years here in Bakersfield. Jackie was born in China Lake, CA and Don
was born in Downey, Ca. Don is the owner of The Little Red School House, a private school here in
Bakersfield. Jackie previously was a pre-school teacher, where she met Don. Later, Jackie became a
bookkeeper for a law firm in Bakersfield. They have a son, here in Bakersfield and a daughter in Costa
Mesa, CA. They treasure a rescue black cat, Stumpy, so known because of part of the tail is missing.
Please introduce yourselves to our new residents, welcome them to our community and get to know
them.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Larry Reider, President, Tony Castro, Vice President, Lin Frasier, Chief Financial Officer,
Darrell Krause, Secretary, Mike McCoy, Director at Large,
THE GREENS AT SEVEN OAKS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION
Contact information for Board members along with Kelly Management can be found in the Greens
Telephone Directory and in the Member Area of the community website
(www.thegreensatsevenoaks.org) Contact Webmaster at (mktgch@thegreensatsevenoaks.org).
PERSONAL NOTE
All articles need to be sent by e-mail to Zenaida Mansoor at (newsed@thegreensatsevenoaks.org).
NEWSLETTER ADVERTISING
Residents: sale or wanted of personal items, place ad and $5.00 each ad in box in library at Ridge Oak
Clubhouse by the 18th of the month.
BUSINESS ADVERTISING
(Newsletter & our Website)
Residents and Non-Residents: (Business Card, 1/4. 1/2, or full page available),
For more information, contact newsed@thegreensatsevenoaks.org
CLUBHOUSE RESERVATIONS
The Ridge Oak and The White Oak
Residents who would like to reserve the use of one of the clubhouses, please contact Debra Wolf by
email: debra@kellymanagement.com

Please send your questions, comments or concerns to

Kelly Management for distribution to the Board members.

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MONTHLY EVENTS AT THE CLUBHOUSE

BINGO:
2nd & 4th Tues., 2:00-4:00 pm, Ridge Oak CH,
Donna ledet,556-5264 or Betty Moore, 664-7072.

SOGGYS:
Tues.& Fri. 8:30am mens golf @ SOCC. Andy Reis, 663-7478.
Meetings quarterly.

BOOK CLUB:

TEXAS HOLDEM POKER:

3rd. Thursday of every month 1:00pm to 2:00pm R/O C.H.

Gerri McCoy 664-8951

Every Thursday., 1:00-4:00 pm, White Oak CH.

Rodney Knight 665-0036 or Judy Ashworth, 664-0778 .

BRIDGE:

TAI CHI:

Wed., 9:30-11:30am, Ridge Oak CH,

Judy Ashworth, 664-0778.
2nd and 4th Fri., 1:00-4:00 pm, Ridge Oak CH,
Wayne Lubke, 664-7714.
Duplicate; 1st Mon., 12:30-4:00 pm, White Oak CH,
Carol Horan,663-2509, Mary Ann McGarrah,412-7644.
Intermediate; 1st and 3rd Thurs., 6:30-9:00 pm, Ridge Oak CH,
Mary Ann McGarrah, 412-7644.

Tues, Thurs, Sat. 8:30-9:30am W/O.

Wayne Lubke, 664-7714 .

BUNCO:

YOGA:
Mon., 7:30-8:30 am., White Oak CH.
Jim Mattern, 663-8403

ZUMBA DANCE:

Class; Wed., and Fri., 8:00-9:30 am W/O

2ND Mon., 7:00-9:00 pm, Ridge Oak CH, Mary Hendrix, 665-8083 Paul Van Metre, 665-0860
or Nancy Martinez, 663-0529.
4th Mon., 1:00 to 3:00 pm, Ridge Oak CH,
COMMITTEE MEETINGS:
Ruth Venerable 644-7267 or Mary Knight 665-0036.

CANASTA:
Wed., 1:00-4:00 pm, White Oak CH,
Wayne Lubke, 664-7714.

CLUBHOUSE COMMITTEE: 3rd Mon., (even months

only), 10 am, Ridge Oak Library, Steve Filson, 809-4864

DIVOTS:

SOCIAL COMMITTEE: 2nd Mon., 3 pm, Ridge Oak CH,

Tuesday & Thursday morning golf, Riverlakes Ranch Golf

Course, open to men golfers, Tony Castro, 654-0181.

Mary Anne King, 665-2951..

GENEALOGY CLASS:

BOARD OF DIRECTORS: 2nd Tuesday, 4:00 pm,

Every Wednesday 1:00 - 2:00 pm, Ridge Oak CH.

Regina Spiszman, 654-8876.

every other month (odd months) White Oak CH.

INDOOR EXERCISE:
Tues., Thurs., 10:00-11:00am,White Oak CH.
Fran Fuhrmark, 663-0785.

LINE DANCE:
Intermediate Class, Fri., 10:00 to 1:00 pm, W/O C H.
Jenny Lai, 663-0182., Bonnie Castro, 665-8425.

MENS CLUB:
Meets every other month (odd), 2nd Wed., 4:30pm W/O CH,
Al De Risio, 665-1519.

PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE OF OTHER

RESIDENTS AND VACATE THE
CLUBHOUSE WHEN YOUR ACTIVITY IS
OVER.
SOMEONE ELSE MIGHT WANT TO USE
THE FACILITY.
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FEBRUARY 2017

Valentines
Party
W/O 5:30pm

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