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JANUARY 2012 Your Community News Source — Serving Sun City Lincoln Hills — ONLINE AT: SUNSENIORNEWS.COM BRAT LE IN Troy and Margaret Gandy a Timely Match E G C BY LIZ NOEL In early childhood many of us learned the herself walking to school with Troy in junior little ditty, “Do you know the Muffi n Man?” high. Little did she know that she would one 11 and could probably hum it today. In Lincoln day walk down the aisle with him. YEARS! Hills, there is another tune that many people But, fi rst things fi rst, in high school Troy are humming, but it is not about a Muffi n Man. joined the Air Force, and today he says it taught Indeed, it is about the Clock Man. him discipline and principles that shaped his The Clock Man is Troy Gandy, a delightful life. He started military as a fl ight instructor and IN THIS ISSUE gentleman with more than a bit of Irish blarney was at Lackland AFB and Muroc in the Mohave who has an equally delightful wife, Margaret, Desert before being sent to Okinawa. After Citizens-On-Patrol, Fine Art Show & Sale ...........3 who is happy to tell the story straight albeit returning to Hamilton AFB, Troy reconnected Seniors First, Seniors Need to Know ....................4 with a twinkle of her own. Both Troy’s and with Margaret through the friends they kept in Collart Earns Super Senior Player of the Year.....5 Margaret’s families moved to Richmond, common. Their friendship deepened and June Favorite Restaurants ..............................................7 California for work in the shipyards at the 29, 1952 they were married in Richmond. They briefl y lived in El Cerrito and then moved to Players, Vaudeville ........................................................ 8 beginning of World War II. They lived around the corner from each other, and Troy and Pinole where they raised their family. Community Chorus, Tap Company .......................9 Margaret met in the fi fth grade. Margaret was a stay-at-home mother for Ballroom, Cloggers .................................................9 Troy remembers sitting in the front row their three wonderful sons and returned to Painters, Needle Arts, Arts...................................10 in class, and he and Margaret know why their work for the Richmond School District when Photography, Antiques, OC Book .......................11 teacher placed him there, so close to the they attended college, remaining in the district Writers, Dynamic Singles, Travel .........................13 teacher. Margaret remembers him looking until her retirement. Their family remains back and smiling at her and that the smiles close. Their son Tim and his wife Leslie live in Italian .....................................................................15 of this naughty boy did not impress her. Well, Rocklin, and their son Craig and his wife Cheri Lavender Friends, Shalom....................................18 perhaps not just then. But time does tend live in nearby Roseville. Stephen and his wife MMargaretargaret aandnd TTroyroy GGandyandy Geneology, SCHOOLS, Alzheimer’s ..................19 to change things a bit, and Margaret found (cont’ on page 17) Bosom Buddies ......................................................19 Eye Contact, Computer, Astronomy ........... 20 - 21 Neighborhood Watch ............................................24 Republicans, Veterans ..........................................25 Square & Compass, LSV/NEV, Sports Car ........25 LH Foundation RoadRunners, Garden, SCOOP .....................27-28 Neighbors InDeed Needs YOU! Bird, Shooting ........................................................29 Says — Thank You! BY BARRY MACKINTOSH computers with Internet access to enter call Bulletin Board .......................................................31 BY JEAN EBENHOLTZ information and research recommended Neighbors InDeed Needs You! ............................33 Neighbors InDeed is an all-volunteer service providers on Neighbors InDeed’s Hiking-Walking, Cyclists .......................................34 The Board of the Lincoln Hills Foundation organization--a labor of love. It welcomes database. They pick up and answer messages Ski, Bocce ...............................................................35 says Thank You to those who supported the Lincoln Hills residents not only to take from 9 to 5 Monday through Friday. (Messages advantage of its services but also to join its Pickleball, Coyote Softball ...................................36 Foundation during 2011. We are particularly left on weekends or holidays are answered the volunteers in providing those services. next business day.) Senior Softball, Tennis ..........................................36 appreciative of the many individual donations that were made which greatly enhanced our You probably know I&R Coordinator Lady Lincsters, Bowling........................................37 ability to make grants. We were delighted about HANDY HELPERS, Cindy Atkinson trains I&R Thoughts From Jack .............................................39 to have many community groups support us the majority of Neighbors volunteers to provide informed Observations ..........................................................41 throughout the year as well as at year-end, and InDeed’s volunteers. They’re and helpful responses to SCLH Writer’s Corner ..........................................41 of course we remain grateful to those corporate the ones who will come to your resident requests promptly house at no charge to perform and efficiently. It’s a busy Sun Senior News Classifi eds............................42-43 sponsors of our Hats Off! Gala in October. a variety of maintenance job but a rewarding one, And Much More . We also wish to acknowledge those who attended our Bingo Games and to all who tasks and minor repairs, because while they’re helping purchased our Dine Around/Shop Around like changing smoke alarm others they’re learning a lot Lincoln coupon packets. These fundraisers batteries and HVAC fi lters, themselves. will enhance our endowment fund that we hope lubricating garage doors, DISPATCHERS are the will provide future revenues while assuring replacing sprinkler heads, next volunteers handling PAID the continuation of the Foundations’ mission and unclogging drains. CCindyindy AAtkinsontkinson requests for Handy Helper PRSRT STD to assist seniors in the Lincoln community to More Handy Helpers are services. As I&R volunteers U.S. POSTAGE PERMIT NO. 70 PERMIT NO. ROSEVILLE, CA remain in their homes as active participants always needed. But if you’re not into climbing enter these service requests in the online in our community. a ladder or getting down and dirty, Neighbors database, dispatchers regularly check for them A complete financial report will be InDeed has other opportunities for volunteer and call Handy Helpers to assign the tasks. forthcoming but we can say for now that service. Dispatchers work two or three days because of the generosity of the community, INFORMATION AND REFERRAL a month. They too must have their own in 2011 we were able to make new grants (I&R) VOLUNTEERS are its fi rst resident computers with Internet access to identify in excess of $27,500 to a variety of groups contacts. When you call Neighbors InDeed the service requests and those Handy Helpers serving Lincoln’s seniors: these include the at 223-2763 and leave a message requesting who are available and able to handle them. Alzheimer’s Caregiver’s Support Group, the Handy Helper assistance, referral to a Handy Helpers are responsible for entering Bereavement Group, Bosom Buddies, the recommended outside service provider, or beforehand the days when they’re available Cancer Support Group, Del Oro Caregiver advice on some related issue, an I&R volunteer and the tasks they can do. Resource Center (respite program), Friends will get back to you promptly. Dispatchers learn all they need to of the Lincoln Library (large print books), I&R volunteers serve one or two days know from Dispatcher Coordinator Vic ECRWSS CUSTOMER POSTAL a month, at which time they get a Neighbors Sun Senior News Blvd., #3-405 5098 Foothills Roseville, CA 95747 (cont’ on page 5) InDeed cell phone. 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