Trade Winds
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Our General Manager, Wally O, is a native of Wisconsin. He has ta wife Kathy, who is a registered nurse, two sons who lived in Wisconsin and a daughter who just moved to San Antonio. I think she hates snow like her dad. Wally and Kathy have no grandkids........yet! Wally hates snow and really loves our Resort. I think part of that is the good cooks at our Resort. He loves to eat and is known to "poach" good food. This will be Wally's fourth season as a manager at Mission Bell-Trade Winds . I finally wrangled a photo out of him for this newsletter. I have never seen anyone smile more than Wally who won't turn over a photograph. I guess he does not think he is very photogenic. Well......at least he looks busy in the picture! Wally is one of the friendliest people you will ever meet and goes out of his way to help our residents. They are delighted Wally is back for another year.
Wally Olejnik
We welcome back Ed and Shirley to our Resort as Assistant Managers. They bring to our staff and residents a lot of management experience and very extensive knowledge of the resort, particularly when it comes to maintenance. Shirley is a familiar face in our office and is well known for her love of landscaping and beautification skills. Ed has kept our pools sparkling clean, along with a million other things he does for the Resort. They know just about everyone and just about everyone knows them. They host the most fun evening dinners, potlucks and barbecues. Ed & Shirley both enjoy dancing, caving (spelunking to be exact), travel, biking and of course socializing. Shirley loves to cook and bake and always has the coffee pot on. Ed loves to eat! Their children are grown and have families of their own in California. They have blessed Ed & Shirley with three grandchildren: two grandsons and one granddaughter. 
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Harold and Peg Erichsen have been a part of our Mission Bell family for nearly 7 years. Harold does the mail at the Trade Winds section of the Resort and Peg is known for baking her famous pies in the summer for those annuals that stay with us year around to enjoy. They have been married 57 years. They have a son, three grandchildren and 6 great grandchilden. Originally from Sioux City Iowa, Harold turned in his barbers' sheers for warmer weather after his 40 year career. Peg worked 20 years for Sears before retiring. Peg loves to crochette and cook while Harold loves planting and beautifying things. He is usually the one we can thank for the special flowers tucked in here and there around the Trade Winds section of the Resort.
J.R. Ramos is our newest employee. He is the son of our longest running employee, Javier Ramos. We have affectionately nicknamed him J.R. to keep the two apart as they do share the same name. Don't do a double-take because the resemblance is striking. Sorry Javier, but J.R. is the "skinnier" of the two. J.R. replaces Armando Hilbrands, who left us to work for the state of Texas. We congratulate Armando on his new job. He did a great job for us. We are pleased to have J.R. take his place.
And now for Javier. He is J.R.'s dad and you can see for yourself if they look alike. Javier is our senior maintenance man and has been with us for over 8 years. He does so much for our Resort and our residents. He is very reliable and keeps our grounds looking ship-shape. We are glad he is back with us for another year.
We want to welcome Earl and Johanne Prentice. They come to us from Canada. They have been married over 47 years with four grown children and 3 beautiful granddaughters. They love their 28 ft 5th wheel trailer that they share with their friendly 8-year-old toy poodle, Ladybug.
Ed is a very handy guy, having done woodworking, painting, and general repairs. He can drive a dump truck, front end loader & other motorized vehicles. In addition to having worked in the areas of plumbing & carpentry, Ed likes woodworking and also loves working in the kitchen (cooking & also clean up). He will fit right in with all the "good-eatin' activities" we have at our Resort.
Johanne worked in a one-girl office for over 35 yrs. When home, Joanne volunteers at their church, for a local seniors' group and at a Community Care Center in their town. They previously worked in the summers for a KOA in Ontario Canada. We are very excited to have them and know all of you will make them feel welcome.
