Southfork News “FOR THE RESIDENTS, BY THE RESIDENTS” Happy Father’s Day
June 2010 Hurricane season is Here!
What makes a Dad?
God took the strength of a mountain The majesty of a tree The warmth of the summer sun, The calm of a quiet sea, The generous soul of nature, The comforting arm of night, The wisdom of the ages, The power of the eagle’s flight, The joy of a morning in spring, The faith of a mustard seed, The patience of eternity, The depth of a family need, Then God combined these qualities, When there was nothing more to add, He knew his masterpiece was complete, And so, He called it…..Dad!!!!
Hurricane season is upon us and officially starts on the st 1 of June. Before the wind starts to blow, there are a few items that you should stow. Once we get information from the weather bureau that a possible hurricane is nearing the Tampa area we should all be ready and follow the advice of the officials. It’s a good idea to put away any of your lawn decorations and or furniture that could become airborne missiles in a forceful wind. Don’t forget sidewalk lighting fixtures, wind chimes, flags and potted plants! These items along with any patio furniture are best moved to your shed/garage for the duration of the storm. Make sure you have items available to use and packed including can foods, medicines etc. that should be ready if any evacuation is necessary. Heed the warning!!!!!!!
Be safe, Not sorry((((((((
Newsletter 1
ewsletter 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 at www.floridacommunities.com. (click on Southfork at bottom of page) Please contact Phyllis Grossi for any changes, deletions or additions to the calendar by the 15th of each month. Phone number is 567-6105
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Signs You May Be Getting Older
Everything that works hurts, and what doesn’t hurt doesn’t work. You feel like the morning after, and you haven’t been anywhere Your little black book only contains names ending in M.D. Your children are beginning to look middle-aged. Your mind makes contracts your body can’t keep. You look forward to a dull evening Your knees buckle and your belt won’t Your back goes out more than you do. You sink your teeth into a steak, and they stay there. You know all the answers, but nobody asks the questions. You and your teeth don’t sleep together. You try to straighten out the wrinkles in your socks and discover you aren’t wearing any. At the breakfast table you hear snap, crackle, pop and you’re not eating cereal. Your back goes out but you stay home. When you wake up looking like you driver’s license picture. It takes two tries to get up from the couch. When your idea of a night out is sitting on the porch. When happy hour is a nap. When your on vacation and your energy runs out before your money does. When you say something to your kids that you mother said to you and you always hated it. When all you want for your birthday is to not be reminded of your age. When you step off a curb and look down one more time to make sure the street is still there. Your idea of weight lifting is standing up. It takes longer to rest than it did to get tired. Your memory is shorter and your complaining lasts longer. You sit in a rocking chair and can’t get it going The pharmacist has become your new best friend.
Who ever said these are the “golden years” have not lived them yet!!!!!!
Sick List Rhoda Beunier Judy Geyer Dan Shanbeck
Mary Jo Dye
Get well wishes to all! __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I MEMORIAM Hattie Lane Peter Lagosky
Resident Resident
Our condolences to the family and friends! __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ew Residents Myrtle Fowler
11104 Mesquite Dr
Welcome to our community! __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Greeter for ew Residents We need your help in greeting our new residents as they move in. hear from you.
If there is anyone interested in taking on this little task we sure would like to
The only time you would need to visit is when we get in new residents during any month of the year and that is maybe anywhere from 4 to 9 visits a year , give or take a few. All you have to do is pay them a visit, maybe take a little token gift, explain a little about Southfork and what is offered here in the way of activities, clubs, card games etc. It would be entirely up to you and what and how you would like to do it. This is a good way of meeting new people, learning more yourself on what is going on and just showing we are friendly people here. This also helps the new resident in feeling more comfortable and willing to join in an event they are interested in and feel like part of family here in Southfork. They would also have a contact name in cases of any question they may have. If interested please contact, Dot Cady @ 352-567-6456.
from the Association President Dear Friends and Neighbors, There is an old saying, “the flesh may be weak, but the spirit is willing.” Hattie Lane was an example of that!!!!! When no one volunteered to run for Vice President of the Association, Hattie called me to volunteer to give all the support she could muster. She was definitely the person behind the scene, making calls, giving advice and cheering from the sidelines. She will be missed! Dot Cady, President ____________________________________________________________________________________________
CHOICES NO DUES, NO RULES, NO OBLIGATIONS JUST A GROUP OF PEOPLE INTERESTED IN ACTIVITIES FOR ENJOYMENT! 14 PEOPLE MET TO ENJOY A BRUNCH AND TO DISCUSS THE OPPORTUNITIES OF FORMING A SOCIAL NETWORK FOR RESIDENT’S WHO LIVE ALONE AND DECIDED TO INCLUDE RESIDENTS WHO HAVE SPOUSES WHO WOULD RATHER HAVE STAYED AT HOME.
SUNDAY BY THE POOL, 6 TO 8 PM (WEATHER PERMITTING)
THERE WILL BE A DESSERT GET TOGETHER ON JUNE 11TH AT 1PM AT THE CLUB HOUSE!
From orm’s Desk This is what I call paradise weather. We have had a good spring/summer so far and are finally catching up on hedge trimmings and our park is starting to get back to normal after the terrible winter we have had. I would like to remind everyone that you may leave trimmings from your shrubs etc. out for the garbage men and they will pick them up with your regular trash pick up. If your house needs washing, I have a man who will do it for less if we have four or five to do in a day. Please, contact me if you wish to be added to the list. Those of you going north, please have a great summer and drive safely. Norm
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F.A.T.H.E.R.S “F” aithful “A” lways there “T” rustworthy “H” onoring “E” ver-loving “R” righteous “S” supportive
LOVE TO ALL FATHERS AND GRANDFATHERS
Women’s Club On May 5th, 40 members of the Women’s Club met in the Clubhouse for their monthly meeting. The social part of the meeting was done by Charlotte Lynch, Pat Lynch and Gail Monahan and the tables were nicely decorated with fantastic food. We had approval of the minutes of April 7th and the treasurer’s report was also approved. Shirley Rouer of the Charity Committee thanked the resident’s of Southfork for their generous contribution in bringing 118 lbs of coffee for our troops. Thanks to Phil McPheron who delivered the coffee with some money for postage to Bob Williams who send these to the troops. On Sunday, February 13, 2011 we will have another Chili supper with another special auction followed by a game of “Oldie, Newly Wed’s” which should be a lot of laughs and fun and you can‘t miss this one. This event will be held in conjunction with the Men’s Club. Watch for more details in the fall on the bulletin board! We are starting our summer meetings and decided to go to the Village Inn on, Wednesday, June 2nd at 10:00am. June 19th, the women’s club will have a breakfast to honor all the fathers in the community. Please sign up and it is free for all the men and a $3.00 fee for the women. Because we are going out for the months of June and July, we will not be collecting any food for the poor and will resume the collection in August. After we closed the meeting, we had a nice buffet prepared by our social group. Thank you for a job well done. Marielle, President
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Successful Charity Projects Our goal in collecting coffee for our troops was 100 bags and we exceeded that with 119 bags! We also received several personal hygiene items, including toothbrushes & paste, deodorant, tampons, soap, Kleenex, wipes, 6 pair sox and miscellaneous items. Also received were 55 “beanie babies” which the service people hand out to kids in Iraq & Afghanistan. This has resulted in some cases of the children warning our troops where mines are located, this probably resulting in many lives saved. $220.00 was also donated toward postage of packages mailed. We thank everyone for the fantastic response--a special thank you to Howard Dickenson and Bill Laforest for their extra donations and Phil McPheron for delivering everything to Bob Williams in Wesley Chapel who ships packages to our troops every month. In a second project of Sunrise Battered Women’s Shelter asking for purses for the women, we received two large garbage bags full (30 or more) and they were very pleased to receive them, plus some clothes that were donated. We told them we would probably see them in the Fall with more items. As usual, members of the Women’s Club and residents of Southfork have given 110% to our Charity projects.
Thank you, Shirley Rouer and Mary Bolin
Southfork Men’s Club SOUTHFORK LADIES BREAKFAST The Ladies and Mothers of Southfork were honored at a recent event held in the clubhouse on May 8th. The recently formed Southfork Men’s Club hosted the event in pay tribute to the women of Southfork. Even though a lot of the residents have gone home for the summer months, the Men’s Club had approximately 14 members to help plan for and execute the event. Over 70 residents, spouses and/or significant others attended the breakfast which consisted of scrambled eggs, link sausage, toast, OJ and coffee. This event was the first planned activity of this type for the Men’s Club and the program came off without any glitches. A few of the guys did prep in the kitchen, some others set the tables, a couple of other men worked the serving line, the rest sold tickets and did clean up duties etc. Mary Bolin started the event with her prayer of thanks, Dot Cady thanked the Men’s Club for their thoughtfulness on the project and Tony Trubiano got in the last word. On behalf of the Men’s Club it was our pleasure to serve the Ladies of Southfork! We are looking forward to planning this again for next year. Submitted by Jim Morvatz, Men’s Club member _____________________________________________________________________________________
This is a great big thank you from all the women who were served breakfast on “Ladies’ Day”, Saturday, May 8th. What a treat and what a great job all of the men did who planned and prepared and served everyone and did a fantastic job of cleaning up and putting everything away. Who said the men could not pull this off?????? All the women are looking forward to the next event that involves this great team seeing on what a fantastic job they did!!!!! Hope that’s real soon……………………….. Submitted by, Phyllis Grossi
Hamburger Pie Crescent rolls form the top and bottom “buns” that are filled with ground beef and shredded cheese. It’s the easiest way to serve hamburgers. Ingredients: 1 ½ pounds ground beef 1 can (10 ¾ oz) Campbell’s Condensed Cream of Mushroom soup 2 packages (8oz each) refrigerated crescent rolls Your favorite shredded cheese Directions: Cook the beef in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat until well browned, stirring often to separate meat. Pour off any fat. Stir the soup into this mixture unitl well mixed. Unroll 1 package crescent roll dough and press on the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie plate. Press the seams to seal. Layer half the beef mixture and half the cheese in the pie plate. Repeat the layers. Unroll the remaining dough. Place the dough over the filling and press the edges to seal. With a fork or knife make just a few holes to let steam out. Bake at 350 degrees for approx 15 minutes or until the crust is golden brown. _____________________________________________________________________________________
This is the month to honor the flag and all the troops and veterans who helped make this a free country.
June 6th
D-Day
Honor Veterans, Fly the Flag!!!!!
June 14th
Flag Day
Honor Veterans , Fly the Flag!!!!
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Top 10 Reasons Hurricane Season is Like Christmas 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2.
Decorating the house (boarding up windows) Dragging out boxes that haven’t been used since last season (camping gear, flashlights etc.) Last minute shopping in crowded stores Regular TV shows pre-empted for “weather alerts” Family coming to stay with you Family and friends from out-of-state calling Buying foods you don’t normally buy….and in large quantities Days off work Candles
And……the number one reason Hurricane Season is like Christmas……….. 1. At some point you know you’re going to have a tree in your house. ______________________________________________________________________________________________
Security Watch Just a note to all the community…………If there are ever any incidents that occur here in Southfork we would like to keep a running log and document all occurrences. This log would be used in the event that if the authorities would have to be called, we would then have documentation on what has been happening here in Southfork. We need all of your cooperation and all of this information will be kept by, Phyllis Grossi @ 352-567-6105 or you can email me at Pkaygrossi@yahoo.com We need all the eyes and ears possible to avoid anything happening here in Southfork. If you see something unusual when sitting on your porches in the evenings or during the night, or your neighbor may have had or heard something contact me , let me know the time, date and what happened. All of this information could be very useful and very helpful. We still have patrols out in the evenings but this is an added feature we would like to implement. Thanks in advance for your support!!!! Submitted by, Phyllis Grossi _____________________________________________________________________________________
HAPPY FATHERS TO ALL THE MEN!!!!!!!
THA KS TO YOU ALL I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped or attended any of our Wednesday Cookouts this season. Without those who volunteered to be on our cookout teams the event would not be possible. Those kind folks set up tables, wiped down tables, cooked and helped serve food to our patrons, then reversed the process and cleaned up the pool area at the end of each evening. Thanks to our patrons who took the time to come to the cookouts. I hope you enjoyed visiting with your neighbors and friends and that you also enjoyed our varied menu that we tried to prepare for you. Because of the extreme weather this winter we were only able to hold 13 cookouts and had to cancel 12 so our track record was about 50%. Even though we had a very reduced amount of events we still managed to make a small profit for the Association. Last year we made a fair amount of money for the association even though we tried to keep the menu prices lower than what you pay if you went off the property for a meal. This year we made a lot lower profit than last year because of the limited events but still managed to make a minimal profit of approximately $500 (including 50/50). As you know this money is used in the treasury for the association to purchase items for the membership and also to provide entertainment venues for the membership. Once again, special heartfelt thanks to all who helped or attended our Wednesday Night Cookouts.
Sincerely, Jim (Bubba J) Morvatz
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Memorial to Hattie Lane This is dedicated to the memory of our friend and neighbor here at Southfork. Hattie was taken so suddenly from us on Monday, May 17th and she was such a happy person and so full of enthusiasm for life. She served as Vice President to both the Association and to the Women’s Club. She is already missed by all who knew and loved her especially her bingo player friends. Live-LIFE-To-The-Fullest!! Live life to the max, live each day like its your last. Forget the rules and just go for it, you want to experience it all before it all disappears‌Your life is a book.. and your writing it! Love it, make it, work it, and shape it and it will be remembered!!!! We miss you, Hattie and love to Gene for all of his hardships now without Hattie.
Father’s Day Breakfast Presented by the Women’s Club Saturday, June 19th @ 9am to 10am
To all the special men in this community that we care about, we are serving all of you a typical men’s breakfast that IHOP would nod and say yes to!!!! Yes, we will have a special egg dish and made our special way.. Come and be served by the special women in your lives and enjoy a change of pace from the “usual” (men men cooking for us) us at our breakfast events. All of us women are looking forward to serving you on this special day. On this menu we will serve you EEgg Casserole (special for you), Sausage, Breakfast Roll R and Orange Juice. All of this, to all of you, for being special in our lives. A And we, the Women’s Club thought you all deserved it.
So come join us on Saturday, y, June 19th from 9am am to 10am. Look for more details on the bulletin board!!!!
THE COMPUTER SWALLOWED GRANDMA The computer swallowed grandma. Yes, honestly its true! She pressed 'control' and 'enter' And disappeared from view. It devoured her completely, The thought just makes me squirm. She must have caught a virus Or been eaten by a worm. I've searched through the recycle bin And files of every kind; I've even used the Internet, But nothing did I find. In desperation, I asked Jeeves My searches to refine. The reply from him was negative, Not a thing was found 'online.' So, if inside your 'Inbox', My Grandma you should see, Please 'Copy', 'Scan', and 'Paste' her, And send her back to me.
( "Look for a few missing Grampies in there too") We do not stop playing because we grow old; We grow old because we stop playing. NEVER Be The First To Get Old! This has been a tribute to all the Grandmas (and Grandpas) who have been fearless and learned to use the Computer... They are the greatest!!!
For Sale Wanted:
Asking - $1,500.00 (like brand new)
A gently used 3 wheeled ladies bike. Doesn’t have to be perfect but must be usable. Please call 727-327-3115 in the evening or leave a message. This is a St Petersburg number and we will get back to you.
Metal 5’ Ramp, Asking - $50.00
Ed & Jeanne Bittman, 11207 Ewing Dr.
Roundabout Motorized Wheelchair
w/batteries
Leave message on Phone if interested 352-521-6603 Jo Bellows
Pet Sitting Will pet sit, at your house or mine. One on one attention, not a kennel. Paula Campbell
Lessons 38709 Brahman Dr Beginner’s music lessons offered in your home for organ/keyboard/accordion. I have background in music theory and taught for several years. You’re not too old to learn. Reasonable fee. Call Colombe Remick 352-567-5665
352-437-4538 Handyman Available Steve Coker does inside and outside jobs, even hanging curtains or blinds, touch up painting, power washing, yard work, shuttle to the airport, seasonal maintenance, computer training etc. Call Steve, 813-695-0451
Avon: Catalogs are available if interested. Please call Tanya or Bobby Hahn @ 567-7125 or email
teachermusic@tampabay.rr.com
@ tbhahnfl@yahoo.com
License # 081820
For Sale Double brown, leather lazy boy, reclining love seat. Only 2 years old. Less than half price. Only $495.00 Call Bob & Donna Elder 11055 Ewing Dr 352-523-0454
Southfork
June 2010
Weekly Calendar of Events
Sunday : Church Of Your Choice … Softball @ 6pm _____________________________________________________________________________________ Monday:
Coffee @ 8am…… Line Dance @ 10am…… Women’s Poker @ 12:30 Men’s Shuffleboard @ 9am…… Hand/Foot @6pm……Euchre, 6:30pm _____________________________________________________________________________________ Tuesday:
Mixed Shuffleboard 9am……Exercise @ 10am……Sequence @1pm Men’s Shuffleboard @9am……Ladies Shuffleboard @ 3pm Men’s Poker @ 4:30pm ……Dbl Pinochle @ 6:30pm _____________________________________________________________________________________ Wednesday:
Men’s Golf……Quilting@ 9AM…… Horseshoe’s @1pm Men’s shuffleboard @ 9am…… Bingo @ 6:30pm TRASH PICKUP @ AM ____________________________________________________________________________________ Thursday:
Ladies Golf……Hand & Foot @ 9am……Water Aerobics @9:45am Dominoes @1pm……Men’s Shuffleboard @ 9am Horseshoes @3pm……Ladies Shuffle @ 3pm……Men’s Poker @ 4:30pm Yarn Hookers @ 6:30pm _____________________________________________________________________________________
Friday:
Mixed Shuffleboard @ 9am……Exercise @ 10am……Women’s Poker @ 12:30 Men’s Shuffleboard @ 9am……Bid Euchre @ 7pm _____________________________________________________________________________________ Saturday: “65” (Card Game) @ 7pm TRASH PICKUP @ am _____________________________________________________________________________________ Special Monthly Events June 2nd:
(Wed)
Women’s Club (meet @ 10am at Village Inn. Pay own way)
June 3rd
(Thur)
Men’s Club
June 5th:
(Sat)
BLUE BAG CAH RECYLE PICK @ AM
June 6th:
(SUH)
Bunco 6:30pm
(Fri)
Singles group (dessert) 1pm at clubhouse
June 11
th
9am
June 17th:
(Thur)
Potluck Dinner @5:30pm
June 19th:
(Sat)
BLUE BAG CAH RECYCLE @AM
June 19th
(Sat)
June 20th
(Sun)
Men’s free breakfast (women $3.00) Special for Father’s Day Bunco
6:30pm