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JUNE 2014 Your Community News Source — Serving Sun City Lincoln Hills — ONLINE AT: SUNSENIORNEWS.COM BRAT LE IN E G Linda Bello-Ruiz — From Tears to Triumph... C BY LIZ NOEL On the night of her June 1969 high school graduation, Linda packed up Merino Court has a sparkler in its her car and headed to San Francisco, 13 midst, a woman whose life is infused moving into a boarding house for girls. with faith and feist. Linda Bello-Ruiz, The City magnetized her with its hippies YEARS! a fi rst-time author, learned she had won and its freedoms. Although she would an early prestigious literary honor while only be there for the summer and return on a bus to Colima, Mexico. She knew to Sonoma State College in September, IN THIS ISSUE none of the Spanish-speaking riders, and that summer would be a life-changing Final Weekend for Theatre’s California Suite ......3 though bilingual, she turned to Facebook one for a girl from the wine country. for the quick congratulation of friends. She met an attractive black man From Your Placer County Supervisor ...................5 Today she still seems surprised after work one day whose charm and Senior Need to Know! ............................................6 at the success of her fi rst book, but charisma did not lead her to the love Thoughts From Jack ...............................................7 perhaps she shouldn’t be. From Tears and acceptance she anticipated. As their Favorite Restaurants ...............................................9 to Triumph, My Journey to The House of relationship grew, he moved with her to Players, Vaudeville ................................................10 Hope is Linda’s memoir, and to many Rohnert Park where she took classes Community Chorus, Ballroom .............................10 of her readers it may be a memoir fi lled at Sonoma State College. His abuse Country Couples, Painter ....................................11 with surprises. Linda Bello-Ruiz and Hank Stiefel ended their relationship, and Linda SSN Gardening Corner.........................................13 Linda started life as one of six would taste another form of freedom Needle Arts, Photography .........................................14 children in a family living in Redwood and independence, thanks to the help Valley, Northern California, familiar to many of her family. Antiques, Authors Resource, Writers ......................15 placed Linda as the oldest, tallest and only as the home of Fetzer Winery and, not as red-haired girl with freckles in her class. She Restlessness and a search for something OC Book, Singles ........................................................17 happily, Jim Jones’ Peoples’ Temple. In fact, felt “different” but decided to accept that label. beyond herself led her to another choice that Alzheimer’s/Dementia, Bosom Buddies ................... 17 Jim Jones had been a substitute teacher in her She recalls helping fearful classmates. Later would take her away from family and familiar. Eye Contact, Healthy Eating ................................18 high school, and even her parents thought what she embraced her strength and a rebellious At the lowest point in her life, drugs and abuse Lavender Friends, Shalom, Investor ...................19 he began looked promising. streak that took her from Go-Karting with not far behind, she sat on a San Francisco beach Veterans, Computer, LHMUG ............................... 21 In Kindergarten, the age cut-off date her brothers to pushing limits in high school. (cont’ on page 22) 50 Anniversary - Surprise Party................................. 23 Astronomy, Square & Compass .............................. 25 Genealogy, Italian, Travel ...........................................26 RV, Rods & Relics, LSV/NEV ..............................27 Sports Car, RoadRunners, SCOOP, Bird, ..........29 Garden ...................................................................30 Neighbors InDeed Does NEVs and Golf Carts Neighborhood Shooting, Fellowship of Christian Athletes ........31 BY BARRY MACKINTOSH needed air in their tires. Charity Golf Tournament, Hiking .......................32 Residents gave the clinic Bulletin Board .......................................................33 Neighbors InDeed’s rave reviews. “I can’t tell Watch LH Spectacular Tennis Event ...............................35 Handy Helper, Information you how much I appreciate Cyclist, Water Volleyball .......................................37 & Referral, and Medical Neighbors InDeed and its BY KATHY GIRE Ski, Tennis, Table Tennis .......................................39 Equipment Loan programs annual golf cart inspection,” Here comes June again, with scorching Pickleball, Lincster, LHLG 18-Holers, Bocce ...40-41 are accessible to Lincoln Hills said Rene Pulis, who got help heat, and graduations, and weddings… and residents every weekday. But with a rear light problem. Bowling, Duplicate, SCLH Writer ........................43 on June 14th, don’t forget to celebrate Flag occasionally we offer something Stan Harris was very pleased Day and display your American fl ag. It will Obervations ...........................................................45 extra. that the clinic caught his loose commemorate the day in 1777 when the SCLH Writer’s Corner ..........................................46 battery connections. Continental Congress adopted the stars and Sun Senior News Classifi eds..........................46 - 47 Jo Adair, who had her stripes to be on our fl ag. Back then, there were battery connections tightened and air added only 13 stars and stripes, however. The day is And Much More . to her tires, called Neighbors InDeed a only a legal holiday in Pennsylvania, however; “wonderful organization” providing a “very the rest of us just celebrate it anyway. useful service.” Sal Caruso thought he needed Last month, Neighborhood Watch sent new batteries before the clinic found and fi xed out four alerts, three of which involved break- a loose connection on his kill switch, restoring ins and one snake sighting. The fi rst, on April PAID his vehicle’s performance. “I can’t say enough 20, involved a residence in the 800 block PRSRT STD good about what they did,” he told us. of Cottonwood Court, in Village 15 which U.S. POSTAGE PERMIT NO. 70 PERMIT NO. ROSEVILLE, CA Like our golf cart/NEV drive-through As in past years, our fi fth annual clinic backs up to the golf course and to Del Webb clinics, held at the Sports Pavilion each ran for four hours. To avoid a long line and Boulevard, off Ingram Parkway. On Sunday April since 2010 with support from Electrick disappointment at closing time, residents were night, about 11:00 PM, someone attempted Motorsports in Rocklin. Handy Helper asked to call Neighbors InDeed beforehand to break a bedroom window. The resident, volunteers check tire pressure and wear, to make appointments. who was in bed, heard three loud bangs on front shocks and drive shafts, parking brakes, If you’d like to get in on next year’s golf the window. The resident and a houseguest batteries and connections, lights, turn signals, cart/NEV clinic, watch this paper’s Bulletin shined a fl ashlight through the shutters and seat belts, wipers, and horns. Anything that can Board for our announcement (usually in April) observed a “shadow” disappearing on to the be fi xed on the spot is taken care of. and call Neighbors InDeed promptly to reserve golf course. The next day, they found a large Ten volunteers inspected 60 vehicles at a space. The number is 223-2763--the same as rock that did not match the landscaping near this year’s clinic. Seven had loose or corroded for our ongoing programs mentioned above. the window. The house has an alarm, but it electrical connections, four had brake light There’s no charge for these clinics or did not activate. issues, and three needed more or less battery anything else we do. Donations to defray our A burglary occurred on April 19, a rainy ECRWSS CUSTOMER POSTAL water. Others had an inoperative horn, a expenses are always appreciated but never Sun Senior News Blvd., #3-405 5098 Foothills Roseville, CA 95747 damaged tire, and a brake cylinder leak. Most required. (cont’ on page 44) 2 Sun Senior News • LINCOLN HILLS • JUNE 2014 Proudly Celebrating our 10th Year in the Solar Industry $0 DOWN Don’t Miss Out, Call Today! Pay Less each month than you are currently paying! 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Frank has been Frank with has Wells been Fargo with Wells )DUJR$GYLVRUVIRU\HDUVDQGKDV\HDUVRIH[SHULHQFHLQWAdvisors for 12 years and has 18 years of experience in the financial servicesKH¿QDQFLDOVHUYLFHV industry. industry. Frank graduated