Southfork News “FOR THE RESIDENTS, BY THE RESIDENTS” Happy Thanksgiving
November 2012
More Than a Day As Thanksgiving Day rolls around, It brings up some facts, quite profound. We may think that we’re poor, Feel like bums, insecure, But in truth, our riches astound. We have friends and family we love; We have guidance from heaven above. We have so much more Than they sell in a store, We’re wealthy, when push comes to shove. So add up your blessings, I say; Make Thanksgiving last more than a day. Enjoy what you’ve got; Realize it’s a lot, And you’ll make all your cares go away.
Remember that it is your civic duty to go out and vote. As American citizens and with all of the freedom of speech, you have a voice to elect the candidate of your choice. Voting is November 6th and for the people here in Southfork the voting poll is located at Country Aire Estates, 38130 McDonald St which is located behind the Raceway gas station on RT 301.
Freedom is not Free
There is a price we pay for freedom For it is not truly free But rather paid for by the contributions of veterans To buy our Liberty As their blood drains from their body and runs like a river through the grass I don’t think we all realize the importance veterans play As they voluntarily serve America each and every day We should honor the veterans for they act like a shield Protecting us from danger, keeping America healed. So if you would take a second to commemorate You will instantly see We owe veterans our gratitude For they are the reason we are free.
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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, 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
Carol Wild
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. Tony Trubiano
Get Well Wishes To All! In Memoriam Ed Young
Resident passed away
Reginald (Reggie) Fraser
Resident passed away
Our condolences to the family and friends!
New Residents
Doug & Tina & daughter, Aundria Whittenburg
11131 Ewing Dr
Bill & MJ Cline
11135 Maverick Dr
Andy Davidson
10929 Prairie Dr
Welcome to our Community of Southfork!
November 4tht marks the end of Daylight Savings Time. Before going to bed on Saturday night, remember to set your clocks back one hour. It is a good time to replace the batteries in your fire detectors and the batteries in your flashlights as well!
OOPS!!!!!! Error on calendar of October Newsletter!!!!! I made an error on the scheduled pick up day for the Blue Bag and was looking at another month and selected the wrong dates which should have been Oct 6th & Oct 20th. I did send out emails to the people I had email addresses for and so sorry for the error. Thanks, Phyllis
Association “ Nominations”
On Monday. November 12th, (note the date is usually the 4th Monday in November) the first association meeting of the fall season will be held at 9am. At this time a slate of nominees, prepared by the nomination committee will be presented and nominations for Board Members will be opened to all members of the association at this meeting. The terms of office are up for 3 directors. Please take time to think this over and decide if you are at all interested in becoming a member of this Board. Did you ever think what would happen if there was no association and what this community would be like? It is so easy to sit out there and do nothing, but have you volunteered or made your voice known or to bring forth ideas or suggestions? Did you ever stop and think of why things are done here and who initiates the plans that become a reality? Why should it always be the same people and why don’t we have more and new aggressive people who would like to make a change? This means you have to want to be on the board/committee’s etc. and keep the ball rolling and making this a community that everyone wants to live in and be proud of. If you are someone wanting to help out, be fair and equal on everything, have an open mind, have a good listening ear , (ideas), then you are a person we are looking for!!!!! I urge you to attend this important meeting so that you too, can take part in nominating your choice of candidates. If you don’t think you can do it and know someone who can, by all means, nominate them .
If interested to be on the ballot, please contact: Tom Geyer, Craig Whitbeck or Tony Trubiano. Try and let them know before this meeting so your name can be entered on the ballot in January!
from the Association President Dear Friends & Neighbors, The community of Southfork is holding an area/community (US98/US301) meeting on Saturday, November 3rd, at our clubhouse, 10808 US98, Dade City and everyone is welcome to attend and help us solve an issue regarding placing a light at the corner of US98/US301. The issue in this case is to pursue a request to petition county and or state officials to put a traffic light or some other remedy at the junction of Route 301 and 98. We here in Southfork recently lost a member of our community due to an accident he had there recently. There have been numerous accidents at this corner some resulting in death and many other issues and no one in the county seems to think there is a problem or issue with this traffic coming and going to Zephyrhills and Dade City. It could happen to any of us at any given time with the way traffic comes and goes with no traffic light at the intersection. One of our residents, Don Reno called me to ask if our Association would sponsor a petition and I could not say no! We have started a petition here in Southfork and we are asking all of our neighbors to join us in this important issue to stop any more accidents from happening. There is no doubt that our neighboring communities have had some of the same experiences . We NEED YOUR HELP !!!!!!! WILL YOU HELP US TO CONTACT OUR LOCAL STATE SENATOR, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, LOCAL SHERIFF DEPARTMENT, NEWSPAPERS, RADIO AND TELEVISION TO ATTEND AN OPEN MEETING OF ALL CONCERNED RESIDENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR NEIGHBORING PARKS????? PLEASE help and attend our meeting at the Southfork club house at 1PM, on November 3rd, 2012. Dot Cady, 352-567-6456
SOUTHFORK TELEPHONE DIRECTORY This is just a reminder to everyone here in the park about the deadline for changes, deletions, or additions of our Phone Directory. The deadline for all or any changes must be submitted by November 25th. All new residents, please submit your name, address, phone number, email address to Phyllis Grossi for an update for the directory. You can submit via email to pkaygrossi@yahoo.com or drop off at 11150 Mesquite Dr. Please fill in this form below: Name ___________________________________________________________________ Address ________________________________________________________________ Phone number _____________________________________State you are from _______ Email Address ____________________________________________________________
To Our Southfork Neighbors We would like to express how thankful we are to all our fellow Southfork neighbors for attending Ed Young’s funeral and for the outpouring of love, support and the food brought in by the neighbors, during this difficult time. We will never forget you!!!! Sincerely,
Sally Young and family
COME ONE…COME ALL…VOLUNTEER…SOUTHFORK NEEDS YOU In order to continue our activities successfully, we need volunteers who are willing to donate their time and talent as helpers and committee members for our various functions. There is a place for everyone who would like to participate. Please join us, as a helper or a worker, whether you have a little time or a lot, there is an activity which needs you and that could be selling of the 50/50 tickets, set up or whatever. We need participation from all of you in order to have an interesting, active community which all of us can enjoy. If you can help in any way, please contact Dot Cady or any of the board members which are listed on page 2 of the newsletter.
Women’s Club On October 3rd, we had our regular scheduled meeting and it was hosted by, Sherry Glatfelter, Kathy Gallick and Dixie Logoyda whom all did a great job. 2 letters of resignation were received and read……one was from Marge Otto, chairperson of the Memorial committee. We are very sorry to lose her and she did such a good job and she will be missed and she also volunteered her help if need be. We lost Ed Young, so the women of Mesquite Dr volunteered to bring food to Sally’s home. Phyllis called the neighbors and we had such good response and they had brought all the food needed plus a Big Sub was purchased from the Women’s Club.. So if we do not get a chairman, we will proceed that way and we will work with the neighbors. The other letter of resignation was from Bobbi Gillis who resigned as secretary. She also will be missed and Dot Cady stepped up and graciously accepted to be our secretary and we were very happy. Linda Dickinson who has been out Photographer/Historian since year 2001 also asked to be replaced. Thank you Linda for a job well done and Carol Whitbeck came forward and will replace Linda and I was thrilled to see that Carol volunteered for the job and also she will be the chairperson of our Gardening committee and look after the plants. It is with people volunteering that make our club a success. Mary Bolin will take over the Charity committee because of Shirley Rouer’s health issues. We are so sorry to lose her and she did a great job. Mary also is in charge of the annual bazaar and she mentioned that she has tables for sale and to please contact her. Our bazaar is Nov 17th and Shirley Tiratto is in charge of the Bake sales and Donna Trubiano will have 2 tables for the Quilters. Willie Stoever and her crew will have the White Elephant table, so please bring your slightly used items the day before. We will also have Baskets to be raffled and we will be selling Sloppy Joes, Cookies and Coffee. We hope this will be a great success because this is the backbone of our club. We had a speaker from Hospice, Mr Bart Demezier, from Social Services and there were many women asking questions about Home Care. Did you know that if someone goes to Hospice and have no money/insurance, you will never receive a bill. The women’s club gave him a donation of $100.00. Next month we will have a meal at the clubhouse at 10am to welcome back the snowbirds. Please signup so we know how much food we have to buy. We will have prizes and games. At the end of the October meeting, Dot gave us a breakdown of all upcoming activities being scheduled. After the meeting, I raffled 5 beautiful Halloween Bags donated by the very generous Tanya Hahn. Thanks again Tanya for your thoughtfulness!!! The meeting was closed followed by a beautiful Buffet put on by our hostesses. Marielle, President
Bunco Night
Monthly BUNCO night will start on Sunday, Nov 4thth at 6:30pm and will be every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month. This is a dice game and something everyone can learn in 5 min. For those who are interested but don’t know how to play…………..don’t worry and come anyway, because we will have someone explain the game and how to play. This is a fun game and it is tables of 4 and if we do not have enough for each table, we use the “Ghost” player who does not win anything but his partner does. For each game played (at least 3 games), the losers from each table will move to the next table and have a different partner for the next game (even the ghost). The winners stay at the same table but change seats for each game not having the same partner. . There will be a $3.00 charge per person and 7 prizes given out by the end of the evening and the more people that play, the more the prizes will increase. Everyone will have a chance to win something whether they lose or win. There should be a lot of laughter, fun and good friendship with an evening such as this. The traveling fuzzy dice will be the hit of the evening and the person getting a Bunco receives this until the next person gets a Bunco and the last person holding the fuzzy dice gets a prize. It is tossed from table to table…………. This game of BUNCO is played all across the USA in many communities and is played by all ages. On this Bunco night we will ask the players for some finger food to be brought in (such as chips & dip, cookies etc.) so we can enjoy and be a little festive. Every one brings their own refreshment drinks but we do supply the coffee. So plan on a fun evening and look for the sign up sheet on the bulletin board at the clubhouse. We need to know how many will be attending so that we have enough tables set up. So instead of a boring Sunday evening, come and join us all for some fun. Any questions, please contact, Phyllis Grossi, 567-6105.
DATE:
11/17/2012
TIME:
8AM TO 12:30 P.M.
Date: November 10th, 2012 Time:
8a.m. to Noon
“TOPS” WEIGHT LOSS SUPPORT GROUP The first meeting was held on Saturday, Oct 6th @9am and there were 20 in attendance. The program was explained by the TOPS chapter captain, Sarah Hernandez and she recruited 6 people from the group to run the class each Saturday here in Southfork at 9am. On the fence about losing weight??? Visit our TOPS meeting and we now meet each Saturday morning at 9am to weigh in and then the meeting follows at 9:30am right in our clubhouse. TOPS Club Inc, (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) is a nonprofit weight-loss support organization. TOPS encourages weight loss and maintenance through mutual support of sensible eating and exercise. The heart of that support comes during weekly chapter meetings. It is a self-help group of like-minded people willing to encourage one another, share information and help each other stay on track as they develop enjoyable lifestyle changes. It is a safe place to talk, listen and be inspired among people with similar experiences TOPS offers information on health and nutrition, on exercise, plus our weekly support, encouragement and motivation at these meetings. We have recipe exchanges from the ones who love to cook and experiment, suggestions on what to do when you go out to eat and so many varied subjects which will be discussed weekly. We have motivation projects to keep all the members upbeat and wanting to win, challenges for the ones that lose weight and so many other little things to keep all interested. The agenda is: Weigh in, leader calls meeting to order, Roll call is taken, new members and visitors are introduced, a professionally prepared TOPS program is presented, Weight recorder reports on number of members weighing in, total losses, total gains, awards are presented to best loser, etc. So if you are on a diet and need some motivation, come join us on Saturday mornings. We meet weekly!!!!! Looking forward to seeing you there!!!! Your Chapter Officers……….
Shortcut Ravioli Lasagna
How smart...using ravioli as the base for this lasagna saves a lot of time, but doesn't sacrifice a bit of flavor. It's easy and delicious!
Ingredients: Vegetable cooking spray 3 cups PregoÂŽ Italian Sausage & Garlic Italian Sauce (or your favorite sauce) 1/2 cup water 1 package (30 ounces) frozen regular size cheese-filled ravioli (about 30 to 34) 6 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese (about 1 1/2 cups) Grated Parmesan cheese and chopped fresh parsley for garnish
Directions: Heat the oven to 375°F. Spray a 3-quart shallow baking dish with the cooking spray. Stir the sauce and water in a large bowl. Spread 1 cup sauce mixture in the baking dish. Top with half the ravioli, 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese and 1 cup sauce mixture. Top with the remaining ravioli and sauce mixture. Cover the baking dish. Bake for 35 minutes or until the mixture is hot and bubbling. Uncover the baking dish. Sprinkle with the remaining mozzarella cheese. Bake for 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Let stand for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese and parsley.
STARBURST Tuesday, November 13th Time:
7 to 10:00pm
Admission Price:
$4.00 per person
BYOB & SNACKS
The extremely popular brother and sister entertainers, Starburst, played for us in our hall July 21st, and nobody left early! Their music is timeless and their interactions with the audience, was well worth the admission price. We had people from Grove Ridge and Blue Jay parks in attendance. They indicated their desire to return when we re-booked the entertainers. Plan on a very enjoyable evening with friends.
SOUTHFORK AMBULANCE PROGRAM
Trash & Treasure Sale (An Upcoming Fundraiser) November 10th @pavilion 7:30am to 12:30pm
During Southfork’s fall carport sale, our Ambulance Program will conduct a sale of donated treasures, and coffee & donuts, plus “Rent Raffle Tickets”, at the Park pavilion. Raffle tickets priced at $2.00 each or three for $5.00. Tickets sold by any board member. The Park management has donated a one month free rent award to the Ambulance program as a fundraising event. Our Board met Oct 10th and elected to divide the award six ways. The raffle ticket winners (6) will receive a $60.50 Rental Credit Certificate Award. Any and all park residents are eligible to buy tickets. Ambulance Program membership is not required. The drawings will occur at our January 6, 2013 meeting in the Clubhouse. Please contact any Ambulance Board member if you can assist with some sweat equity, ideas or donations. This should be a major fund raising event. If you think you will never use an item again, consider donating it to a good cause. Donations will also be accepted at the Pavilion, from Noon Friday, Nov 9, 2012. Phone us for pickup. Board Members: Gary Mentro, Anita Warschkow, Jo Bellows, Pat Guyette, Frank Mays, Mary Freund, Carolyn & Jim McAdams. Alternates: Tom Geyer, Marilyn Wilson
Clemons Produce dba C&C Produce/Southfork Beginning on Oct 25th, we will be opening at the Patriot Flea Market every Tues and Thurs, rain or shine. We will be located in the rear of the flea market at the end of the West side under the little red tents. We will also reopen at the corner of Wilds/Us 98 every Friday & Saturday. C&C Produce Coupon Bring this ad to our stand for one pound free bananas with each $5.00 purchase Let me Do That Housecleaning ($10 per hr), Laundry/Ironing, Painting, Yard Work, Landscaping, Gutter Cleaning, Window Washing, Snowbird Peace of Mind, Pressure washing/any other odd jobs. Sherry Morvatz C 999-2949, H 437-4782 Pet pix by Diane Pet photography, Home, Fundraiser etc. 352-2062368
Let Me Fix That
Retired Nurse Available
Car Detailing, Minor Plumbing Repair, Minor Electrical, Minor Structural, Ceramic Tile Installation, Laminate Floor Installation/any other odd jobs.
Changing bandages, B/P monitoring, Trans to Appts, Grocery shopping, Bathing/Grooming, Keeping you company while family does errands etc.
Jim Morvatz C 843-2222713 H. 437-4782 Need Help Around Your Home? Steve Coker is once again available to do pressure washing, seasonal maintenance, Handyman services, Yardwork etc.
$9.00 hourly, Mon thru Friday, Weekends $10 per hour. Jeanne Bittman, L.P.N 352-437-5139 Housekeeping/Homecare
Cooking, Cleaning or just company. Call Ruth,
813-695-0451 or
437-4989
skjsteve@verizon.net
Avon: Catalogs are available. Call Tanya or Bobby 567-7125
Pressure Washing See Andy @Clubhouse $65.00 per house, $25.00 for Green side only Maintainence Of your Home Gutters, Hedging trimmed, Garden weeding, Mowing, Pressure washing, Raking of leaves etc. Call John or Ruth, 4374989
tbhahnfl@yahoo.com
Southfork
November 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 @6:00pm…Bowling @noon
Wednesday:
Men’s Golf @7am…Quilting @9am…Bridge @1pm…Men’s Shuffleboard @1pm…Hotdogs @4pm… Bingo @6:30pm…Hotdogs by the Pool @4:30pm… TRASH PICKUP @AM
Thursday:
Hand & Foot @9am…Dominoes @1pm…Water Aerobics @9:45am…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…Mixed poker @4:45pm…TRASH PICKUP @AM…”TOPS Weight Loss @9am Special Monthly Events
Nov 3rd (Sat)
BLUE BAG CAN RECYLE PICK @ AM
Nov 3
rd
(Sat)
Community meeting w/signing of petitions and discussion about getting a light on US98/US301 @1pm
Nov 4
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(Sun)
Bunco (start of the new season) 6:30pm
Nov 5
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(Mon) Assoc Board meeting (Changed from Nov 19 ) 9am
Nov 7
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(Wed) Womens Club meeting 9:30am (Bring 2 cans of food for the needy)
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Nov 10
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Nov 12
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(Mon) Association member meeting (1 of the new season & nominations will be taken) 9am
Nov 13
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(Tues) Music entertainment (Starburst) 7 to 10pm
Nov 17
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(Sat)
Womens club annual bazaar (8am to noon)
Nov 17
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(Sat)
BLUE BAG CAN RECYLE PICK @ AM
Nov 18
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(Sun)
Bunco 6:30pm
Nov 22
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(Thur) Thanksgiving Dinner (see sign up sheet on bulletin board)
(Sat)
Southfork Carport Sale (8am to noon) st
PANCAKE BREAKFAST STARTING SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1ST , 8 TO 9AM