Southfork News “FOR THE RESIDENTS, BY THE RESIDENTS” Have a great month!
August 2012
Angel of August She’s regal in splendor, this angel of love. Cascading her flowers from heaven above. To fall from the sky, to land with her peace The angel of August Her heart always seeks The flowers you gather, that fall from the sky Her gift of the spirit That soars way up high. A scent in the air, a petal that lands In velvet she greets you Wherever you stand She touches your soul, with all of her love Sprinkles her softness With joy from above Look up to the sky, to see heaven’s light It’s the angel of August That gives such delight
So far this summer season we have not been threatened by any hurricane’s etc. We are blessed to be living in such a protected area away from all the high waters and the coastal areas that do get hit the most. We have had our occasions of hard rain with thunder and lightning from tropical storm Debbie. Please heed warnings you are given by the media on radio or tv. Everyone who lives here in Florida knows that we are the lightning capital of the USA. So if you are in the pool area and it looks like rain or you hear the thunder, we are advising you to get out of the pool area immediately. Also, tell your visitors or family about this situation. The pool area was struck by lightning just a few years back, so please be cautious.
Better to be safe then sorry!!!!!!!!
Newsletter 1
Newsletter Information Note, any information to be placed in the newsletter, must be submitted between the 1st and 15th of every month. Please contact the editor (Phyllis Grossi) at 567-6105 or drop off the information at 11150 Mesquite Dr. All newsletters can be viewed in color on the web site @ www.floridacommunities.com (click on Southfork at bottom of page.) Suggestion Box Suggestion Box is to be used to deposit, Annual Dues,Articles for newsletter or Editor, Letters to the Board etc. All letters must be signed or they will not be honored. Office of Southfork 10808 U.S. 98, Dade City, Fl 33525 Phone: (352) 523-0022,
Fax: (352)523-0611
After Hours: (352)206-4080
_________________________________________________________________________ ASSOCIATION OFFICERS: President
Dot Cady
2012-2013
Vice President
Tom Geyer
2012-2013
Secretary
2012-2013
Treasurer
Mike Gallagher
2012-2013
Directors: Phyllis Grossi
2012-2013
Jim McAdams
2012-2013
Tony Trubiano
2012
Jim Peltier
2012
Craig Whitbeck
2012
Emergency CONTACT NUMBERS IN PASCO COUNTY (911) Pasco Cty Sheriff 352-521-5131
Dade City Police 352-521-1493
Hurricane Updates 800-427-8340
Dade City Hospital
352-521-1100
Sick List. Elsie Rice
Smokey Stoever
Vera Lovelace Sandra Morrison
Get Well Wishes To All! In Memoriam Fred Timberlake
Resident passed away
Claire Cox
Resident passed away
Jerry Lovelace
Mother passed away
Our condolences to the family and friends!
New Residents No new residents for this month!!!!!
Welcome to our Community of Southfork!
Safety reminder
Just a reminder for all residents of Southfork Community about ladder safety. As senior citizens we should be extra careful when using a ladder. We should try to have someone with us at all times while we’re on the ladder in case of dizziness etc. and you fall. If this is not possible, having a cell phone in your pocket may come in handy if you are able to call for assistance. We have had a couple of serious accidents involving ladders & stools in the past couple of years and hopefully we will not have any more.
Please Do Your Part!
Recycling is one way to help us live sustainably in our communities. Here is one fact about a recyclable material.
Recycling an aluminum can takes 95% less energy than making a new one. A new can has to first be extracted from the ground and the natural resource converted to the product. Aluminum can be recycled over and over. Doesn’t that make more sense than burying it or trashing it?
Pasco County’s “Blue Bag" curbside residential recycling program is a voluntary program and it’s EASY. If you don’t use dumpster service, you may use a drop-off. There are six (6) recyclable item drop-offs and over one hundred (100) paper drop-offs countywide. Please visit www.pascocountyutilities.com and click on the recycling link for drop-off information. In Pasco we recycle #1 Pete and #2 HDPE plastics, aluminum and metal food cans, and clear, green and brown glass. Blue bags can be purchased at Pasco area grocery stores and at some local “super store” retailers.
Check your calendar on the last page of the newsletter for the scheduled Saturday pickup of : Glass, clear, brown and green bottles and jars. Cans: tin, steel and aluminum Plastic: Containers from non-hazardous liquids only, #1 PETE and #2 HDPE. Place your blue bags at the curb the night before your pickup day.
From the Managers
New Office Hours Effective July 30 we will be changing our office hours to 10:00 – 3:30, Monday through Thursday and 10:00 – 12:00 on Friday. We plan to be out and about in the park from 9:00 – 10:00 most mornings. In case of emergency, you can still reach us at 352-206-4080. Southfork Video Be on the lookout for a new video on Southfork starring: Kathy and the line dancers; John and the shuffleboarders; the “dominoes ladies”; and the “Bingo crew”, with a cameo appearance by Marielle in a “drive-by” shoot. The video will eventually be posted on our website when it is finished. We’ll let you know when it is up for viewing. We would like to thanks all the “stars” that helped make this video. Unfortunately, due to the weather, we were not able to do a pool shoot so, to complete the video we will be scheduling a “pool party” sometime in the next few weeks. We will post notices once we get that scheduled. That’s it for this month. See you around the park! John & Sandi
SCHOOL SUPPLIES We will be collecting school supplies for the Dade City elementary schools again this month. Watch your local newspapers for the school supply discounts. The box is in the main room of the clubhouse. Your usual response will be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much, Women’s Club, Charity committee
Women’s Club
The meeting of July 4th was cancelled because it was on the same day as Independence Day. On Wednesday, August 1st at 10:30am we will go to the Village Inn in Zephryhills. Please sign up at the clubhouse so we know approximately how many will be attending. On July 10th we had a memorial luncheon/reception for our beloved resident Claire Cox. The ladies once again were very generous and the club bought the cold cuts and the members brought all kinds of salads, deviled eggs, rolls, chips, a nice veggie tray and all kinds of desserts. We had lots of food. This meal was co-ordinated by Marge Otto, head of the memorial committee assisted by Mary Bolin. I want to thank all of you because we could not have done it without your help and support. Claire will be missed----she was a faithful bingo player and loved to play Hand & Foot. We will miss her smile and wit. She was a very classy lady. We have a box in the clubhouse for the school supplies for the needy. I would like to see this box full, so please help. See you around and don’t forget to sign up for August 1 st meeting. Thank you, Marielle, President
BINGO
As of now you all know that Phil McPheron resigned from being our bingo caller. Phil did this for many years………He was a very good caller and he will be missed!
Marielle & Bingo Committee
from the Association President Dear Friends and Neighbors Greetings from Maine! I will be here until early September. My youngest daughter will have major surgery on July 18th. Hopefully she will be recovered in time for her oldest daughter’s wedding on August 25th. The bride groom’s mom will also be having major surgery on July 30th. Please keep them both in your prayers. In the meantime, I will be helping her family prepare for the big event. The weather here is almost the same as Dade City, Hot and Humid! Miss you all, Dot
The Early Bird
We all know the early bird Catches the worm, But here in Florida, the early bird Takes on a different term. Tonight we are in for a special treat --- My honey and I, are going out to eat. C'mon Dear, shake a leg, step it up another peg. If you don't hurry we'll have to pay more, and I won't enjoy that, that's for sure. C'mon please, look like you're alive, you know the early bird ends at five. Besides, I'm so hungry I could eat a cow, can't you please get ready right now? I'm cutting the coupon out of the paper, you're takin your time, Is putting me in a fix. Oh, Oh Honey, take it easy, the early bird doesn't end till six.
Questions &
Answers
Q. Why is it that it’s so much easier to get along with your grandkids than it was to get along with your kids when they were a similar age?
A. Because you and your grandkids have the same opponent!
VACATION
We were away for vacation for 10 days up in Western New York, outside of Buffalo and we thought we would leave some of our heat but found that the North was hotter than Florida. We stayed overnight in Columbia, SC on the first night of our travel and when we got there it was 104 degrees and I could not believe it. You could actually fry an egg on the pavements! It is so nice to get away but there is nothing like our home here in Southfork and we really missed it here. We don’t want to go away anytime soon!!!! The gas prices were terrible with South Carolina being the cheapest @ $3.09 a gallon and western New York was $3.65. From Georgia all the way to Western New York prices were on the average of $3.25 and higher. We had a great time visiting all of our friends and relatives and 2 of our children met up with us and we had a great re-union.
Age tells the story! When Rex was younger, he used to do push-ups, sit-ups and pull-ups every morning to get in shape. and shoes!!!!
He still does them, but now it’s to put on his shirt, pants THEY NOW CALL THEM NOW THE GOLDEN YEARS!!!!!
“DO NOT CALL”
Maybe it’s just me, but it seems that since I have been on the ‘DO NOT CALL” registry the number of calls that I am getting has increased. The below calls are permitted while your number is on the Do Not Call List. 1. Calls for or on behalf of political organizations 2. Charities 3. Telephone surveyors are allowed to call. 4. Companies where you have existing business relationships Any company that you have done business with in the past can call. Here are a couple of tricks that you can play with the solicitors. I got these ideas from the internet. 1. I am so glad that you called. I have not been able to contact anyone from your company about the $75,000 claim that I made against you. 2. Act really old and keep saying “WHAT?” 3. Repeat every word they say 4. Tell them that someone just rang the doorbell and put the phone down for several minutes. 5. Tell them you will have to call them back. Ask for their home phone number (You won’t get it) 6. Pretend you’re talking in a foreign language (Make it up as you go) 7. Flush the toilet and tell them to hang on for a minute
If you are on Brighthouse, there is a website you can go into and block the number if it shows on the phone. A lot of calls come through with no number showing. Call Bright House and they will walk you through it!!!! Alternative…………….slam the phone down in their ear!!!!!
Over The Hill (Hooray for Our Side)
We’re over the hill but don’t feel sad, This side of the hill ain’t all that bad. So give us "five" and then a smile, To us who have been here for a while. With by-pass pain and mended hip, And plumbing fixtures prone to drip, We all may seem a sorry lot, But we rejoice for what we’ve got. We have each day and what it brings, And on our pensions live like kings. For the press that accuses what we take, To coin a clause, "Let them eat cake." We’ve paid our share for unused knowledge As the kids are now all done with college. We complain to them about our health, As they worry about our dwindling wealth. And though our wardrobes may be plain , we’ll suffer no more labor pain. Now it’s with cane we do our strut, And if we can’t drive, we still can putt. We’re mean and tough, meet all demands, Why, M&M’s melt in our hands. Yes, we’re still here, and it does delight us, That you join our fight against arthritis. But we ask you make a pledge today, That you’ll be careful what you say. We have to spread "Over the Hill" fear, Or we’ll have those young folks over here.
Clubhouse Bulletin Board
Please see the Clubhouse Bulletin Board for event details and sign up sheets for all scheduled events. If you are interested in helping with any event or just in general, please contact President Cady.
“NOTE”: All items that are placed on the bulletin board of the “For Sale Item’s etc” must be dated and will be removed after 30 days if no date on it.
House Cleaning Pet Pix by Diane
Need general housekeeping?
Pet photography, Home, Fundraiser, Pet Parties etc.
Call Gloria Traub
352-206-2368
Blue Jay Park 352-523-9618
___________________ For Sale Avon: Catalogs are available if interested. Please call Tanya or Bobby Hahn @ 567-7125 or email @ tbhahnfl@yahoo.com
Pressure Washing See Andy @ Clubhouse
Electric hospital bed $600. Jazzy Scooter $800. And a manual wheelchair $200. All of these items are like brand new and belonged to Elsie McDowell. If interested please call Elsie’s daughter, Kathryn Pless @ 352-9992271 with “Best Offer” or questions.
$65.00 per house; $25.00 for Green Side only This space is available for any classified item you might have. Maintainence of your home Gutters, Hedging trimmed, garden weeding, mowing, pressure washing, raking of leaves and much, much more. More info, contact John or Ruth at 352-437-4989 or stop by at 10916 Prairie
Southfork
August 2012
Weekly Calendar of Events nd
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Sunday:
Church of Your Choice…”May I” card game @6:00pm, 2 , 4 & 5 weeks
Monday:
Coffee Hour @8am…Line Dance @10am…Mixed Poker @12 noon…Men’s Shuffleboard @1pm…Hand & Foot @6pm…Euchre @6:30pm
Tuesday:
Mixed Shuffleboard @9am…Exercise @10:30am…Sequence @1pm…Men’s Shuffleboard @1pm…Ladies Shuffleboard @3pm… Men’s Poker @4:30pm… Dble Pinochle @6:30pm…Bowling @noon
Wednesday:
Men’s Golf @7am…Quilting @9am…Men’s Shuffleboard @1pm… Bingo @6:30pm…TRASH PICKUP @AM
________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thursday:
Hand & Foot @9am…Dominoes @1pm…Men’s Shuffleboard @1pm…Ladies Shuffleboard @3pm… Men’s Poker @4:30pm… “May I” @6:00pm
Friday:
Mixed Shuffleboard @9am…Exercise @10:30am…Mixed Poker @noon…Men’s Shuffleboard @1pm
Saturday:
“65” game @7pm TRASH PICKUP @AM
Special Monthly Events
August 1
st
(Wed)
August 11th August 25th
(Sat) (Sat)
REMEMBER:
Women’s Club meeting (10:30am, Village Inn, Zephyrhills) Check sign up sheet on bulletin board BLUE BAG CAN RECYLE PICK @ AM BLUE BAG CAN RECYLE PICK @ AM
THERE ARE STILL CARD GAMES AND BINGO ALL SUMMER LONG!