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Gator Tales October 2015

“The Park with A Heart”

Editor: Donna Barkley

Lake Hammock Village 36106 US Hwy 27 Haines City FL 33844

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2015

863-421-5764

10:00 AM

Board of Directors Clark Smith

FLU AND PNEUMONIA IMMUNIZATIONS

President (2015) (863)438-6929

Jim Fischer Vice President (2016) (239)248-2597

AT LAKE HAMMOCK VILLAGE CLUB HOUSE

Maria Combs Secretary (2016) (863)438-6643

Marilyn Smith Director (2015) (863)421-1018

Richard Gould

LAKE HAMMOCK VILLAGE HAS TEAMED UP AGAIN WITH WALGREENS PHARMACY

Treasurer (2016) (863)422-5902

TO OFFER OUR RESIDENTS “ON SITE FLU AND PNEUMONIA IMMUNIZATIONS”

Sharon Bowden Director (2015) (863) 353-7676

Jan Baczkiewicz Director (2016) (989)889-9498

Committee Chairs Gator Tales Donna Barkley (863)232-9837 Phone Squad Jane Biba (863)422-6531 Sunshine

THE WALGREENS’ PHARMARCIST WILL COMPLETE INSURANCE FORMS FOR YOU.

Carol Gould (863)422-5902

HAVE YOUR INSURANCE/MEDICARE APPROVED PRIOR TO RECEIVING YOUR IMMUNIZATION.

Welcome Maria Combs (863)438-6643 Marilyn Smith(863)421-1018 Memorials Brin McDonald (863) 438-5241

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A Message From the President.... Dear Friends and Neighbors, As we get closer to the fall, our friends who have retreated north to escape the â€œwarmâ€? Florida summer will be returning home to paradise. My hope is that all will enjoy a safe return and we look forward to seeing each and every one of you. That being said, we are entering that part of the year where many, many volunteers are needed for a variety of activities. First and foremost, is our annual Fall Garage Sale, this year to be held on November 7. As many of you know, this event, which is the HOA's single most profitable event throughout the year, requires many volunteers in order to be successful. Currently, we need help selling hot dogs, making and selling baked goods, taxi drivers and traffic control. Signup sheets for all of these positions can be found in the clubhouse. This fall's sale stands to be the biggest and best yet as we are exploring new areas of advertising. In addition to the Garage Sale, we also have the Harvest Dance, the Christmas Hayride, the Christmas Golf Cart Parade, and the New Year's Eve Party, all coming up in a short period of time and all needing hosts/hostesses and helpers. Please volunteer and help as your schedule allows. Finally, the fall brings with it nominations for the Board of Directors. If there are things that you would like to see change, things that you would like to see improved upon, or simply things you would like to express your ideas about, now is the time to jump on board. We currently have three openings, one 1-year term and two 2-year terms. I encourage you to consider running and be a part of making the Lake Hammock Village Homeowners Association a success. You may contact myself or any current Board Member if you are interested. Clark

Make & Take Crafts Thursday, October 1st 2:00 pm At the clubhouse HOA Board Tuesday, October 6th 7:00 p.m. Clark Smith (863) 438-6929 The monthly Board of Directors meeting will be held in the Clubhouse. Dining By the Book Thursday, October 8th Carpool 4:30 pm Marilyn Smith 421-1018 Floridino’s, Rt 27, Lake Hamilton Carpool at 4:30 (Deadline to sign up to attend is three days before the event). HOA Meeting Tuesday, October 13th 7:00 p.m. Clark Smith (863) 438-6929 The monthly HOA meeting will be in the clubhouse. Please take the time to attend the meeting to hear what is happening in your park. Park Breakfast Out Saturday, October 17th 8:15 a.m. R-Eatery 35510 Rt. 27, Haines City Birthday/Anniversary Celebration Sunday, October 18th 6:30 p.m. Margaret Conley 353-7640 & Joanne Marko 438-5011

Come celebrate October birthdays and anniversaries. This month’s celebration will be hosted by Debbie Bialecki and Maria Combs.

Activities Meeting Tuesday, October 20 2:00 p.m. If you have ideas of activities, places to eat around town or other things that you would like to see LHV do, then please join us in the clubhouse as we plan our October activities. We enjoy having new ideas to explore. Ladies’ Lunch Wednesday, October 21st Carpool 11:00 a.m. Dona Rawson 547-9326 Licontro, 35 State Rd 60 W, Lake Wales Carpool at 11:00 (Deadline to sign up to attend is three days before the event). Early Bird Dining Tuesday, October 27th 4:30 p.m. Sharon & KZ Bowden 353-7676 Cracker Barrel, 111 Dunson Lane, Davenport Carpool at 4:30 (Deadline to sign up to attend is three days before the event). Line Dancing is Back Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. At the clubhouse CRIBBAGE ANYONE? We would like to put together a group to play cribbage. Call Richard or Marian Spiegel 422-1570, if interested.

Schedule Changes Beginning in November Water Aerobics will be at 9:30 instead of 9:00 Shuffleboard will Monday and Thursday at 10:00

Host/Hostesses Needed For Thanksgiving and Christmas Banquets Contact Eileen 353-1108

Get Well Wishes Jane Biba – The Palms in Sebring Jerry Butler - Home Al Corliss - Home Cliff Holman – Home Lloyd Larry – Home Dick Williams If you know anyone who is sick or in the hospital, please let Carol Gould (422-5902) know so she can get a card to them. If you would like to be put on the prayer chain, contact Lori Johnsen 588-1599.

Christmas Decorations Sale If you are interested in unloading your old Christmas decorations, we can sell them at the clubhouse during the Baked Goods Sale at the November Garage Sale on November 7th. Proceeds go to the HOA Fund. Contact Eileen 353-1108 Thank You Thanks to all of you in our wonderful community for all your prayers, cards, and loving thoughts. We are so grateful to have all of you in our lives. Without good friends, prayers and God's help we could not have made it through this process. Bob & Brin McDonald

Condolences Our sympathy goes out to Audrey Hertsch in the recent passing of her husband, JC. Caring thoughts from our community for you and your family at this time of sorrow.

Thank you to Clark and Joice, Lonnie and Janey and Roger and Maudine for all their work on the wonderful pool party!

Memorials Thank you!! To our HOA board, HOA members and our community for your support and help with our Memorial program. It is greatly appreciated.

Kudos to all the great food provided at the Pool Party. The organization was super. Mr Smith and his helpers did a great job. David & Mary Schnopp

I would like to introduce, to all of you, our Memorial Committee. Please contact us with any questions or needs you might have. Brin McDonald 863-438-5241 Florence Browning 863-353-9804 Sandy Blackman 863-353-9804 Dona Rawson 863-547-9326

(I apologize for leaving this out last month -- Donna)

Novous 517, the youth group of the First Baptist Church of Lake Alfred and their Youth Pastor Rob Terry will be picking up the remnants from our Garage Sale in November. Put all your leftovers at the end of your driveway. We ask that no large appliances or heavy TV’s be put out. They are too hard to handle and we have minimal storage available. The proceeds will be used for the Novous 517 various mission endeavors. Questions: Rob Terry 501-8168 / Barb Pund 419-8231

Activities Chairs These volunteers will not be hosting all the events, but they will be the ones finding hosts for the events and planning the dates. If you have any suggestions or need more information on these activities, please contact the following: Activities: Maria Combs 438-6643 / Joanne Marko 438-5011 Birthdays/Anniversaries: Joanne Marko 438-5011 Breakfast Out: Jane Biba 422-6531 Bus Trips: Joanne Marko 438-5011 Early Bird Dinner: Sharon & KZ Bowden 353-7676 Dining by the Book: Marilyn Smith 421-1018 Entertainment: Clark Smith 438-6929 Ladiesâ€™ Lunches: Dona Rawson 547-9326 Park Breakfast: Maria Combs 438-6643 / Karen Wilson 353-2275 Potlucks: Eileen Lemay 353-1108

Newsletter Information All newsletters can be viewed in color on the web site at www.floridacommunities.com (click on Lake Hammock at bottom of page). Just a reminder, any information needs to be submitted to Donna by the 20th of every month. If you have any questions or suggestions about the Gator Tales, please contact Donna by email, phone, or drop a note in the box on her screen porch. We are always looking for ways to improve. Gator Tales Staff Donna Barkley (Editor) 172 Glen Este Blvd. 232-9837 donna.barkley@aol.com Sharon Bowden Stephanie Strom Andy & Nancy Belski Richard & Marion Speigel

October Birthdays 1

Karen Butcher

2 2 3 3 5 11 13 13 18 18 19 19 21 21 21 23 24 25 26 27 27 28 30 31

Bob Kruse Joyce Middleton Nancy Roy Loraine Sharples Kay (Eileen) Lingruen Dawn Maluchnick Nancy Kifus Marian Spiegel Jack Conley Jeannine Growden Reta Cramer Jim Middleton Charlie Boston Lorraine Dezinski George Robertson Mona Lund Renee DeJane Jane Biba Stacy Anthis Terry DeJane Robert Post Phillip Greenfield Randy Bergstrom Jeanine Miller

(If we have missed your birthday, please let us know!)

October Anniversaries 2 7 9 10 20 30

Willard & Edna Davidson Merrill & Ellen Davis Wayne & Carol Saunders David & Mary Schnopp Clark & Joice Smith Charles & Debbie Kemp

(If we have missed your anniversary, please let us know!)

Joe & Nancy Kifus Joe and Nancy Kifus at 9 Silvercrest Drive moved her in October 2014.

Nyla Sharp

(Photo courtesy of Eileen Lemay)

Nyla has been here 22 years… She and her husband Aaron arrived when Lake Hammock Village was called Glen Este. The Sargent family owned the park. Aaron was a retired Methodist minister and the Sargent family had a daughter who was active in the Methodist church. Knowing they were tired of the cold weather, they left Ohio. The Sharp’s knew they didn't want to live on either Florida coast, so they decided to settle here. Their son lives in Virginia and their daughter is in Lake Wales. Nyla also has 5 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. Raising her children and being a minister’s wife joyfully occupied her younger years. Aaron died in 2002. Nyla is now 84 years young and, when not focusing on her family, she is very active at New Horizons Church. She rings hand bells, sings in the choir, and coordinates a widow's group and a women's group. A dietician by profession, she also spends 1 or 2 days a month at House Blessed. This outreach provides food and friendship to those in need. Nyla is also an avid reader and can be found at the Public Library once or twice a month. Whew!! No wonder we don't see her at home very often!

Joe and Nancy were born in Pennsylvania and were high school sweethearts. Joe joined the Navy in 1960 Photo courtesy of Sharon Bowden and they were married in 1962. Joe and Nancy have three children, two daughters and one son. They also have five grandchildren, two boys and three girls. They spent quite a bit of time traveling before they settled here so they knew the area already. They decided to settle close to Disney so they can take their grandchildren when they are visiting. Joe was a Sales Manager for Master Lee Industrial Service. He retired July 1, 2015. Nancy was a bookkeeper and secretary to a primary school. She retired in 2007. They both like to play CLR. When you see Nancy and Joe riding around on their golf cart, introduce yourself and make them feel at home. Submitted by Marian Spiegel

C&D Trips are as follows: Rays & Jays Mount Dora Craft Fair Seminole Casino, Brighton Million Dollar Quartet

While we were visiting together, Nyla said, "life has been good to me". While her body has aged a bit, she says, "from the neck up, I'm good!".

Fisherman Village Shopping and Christmas Light Boat Tour

Let's get to know our neighbors!

First Baptist Church of Orlando Singing Christmas Tree St. Augustine Christmas Lights Tour

Submitted by Stephanie Strom

October 4 October 24 October 28

$62.00 pp $31.00 pp $25.00

November 8 December 16 and December 17

$82.00 pp

December 13 December 14 and 15

$59.00 pp

$49.00 pp

$199.00 pp (Overnight)

INJURED GOPHER TORTOISE The last week of August, Tommy (Patelunas) found an injured Gopher Tortoise for Karen. She notified Richard Spiegel and Don Van Deman who went to look for it but couldn’t find it. Finally Karen showed Don where it was and they put it on the golf cart and brought it to Don’s house. The tortoise is an adult of unknown sex because we did not want to stress it out by handling it just to find out if it were a male or female. The shell was cracked clear through and the animal was bleeding a small amount and had ants all over it. We washed off as many ants as we could, covered it with towels and put it in one of the yellow recycling bins. Don took it to Lake Wales Veterinary on Mountain Lake Cutoff Road because they will take injured wildlife to treat. Lake Hammock is fortunate to have a thriving community of Gopher Tortoises. They are an endangered species and are well protected by Florida Statutes. There are hefty fines for harassing, injuring or killing one of these animals. You need to stay back from the animals and their burrows 25’ by law. Their burrows can be as long as 30’ and are dug out by the front feet of the tortoise. Many other animals use the burrows, such as: rabbits, fox, snakes and other species of turtles. We have many active burrows and several that are inactive. We have both mature and immature tortoise, which would indicate that the adults are mature enough to breed. Please be careful on your golf carts so that we can keep our population healthy. Drive on the paths. Observe the animals from a distance and please DO NOT take them to water! They are dry land animals! They receive all the water they need from the plants they eat. As of now the tortoise is stable and the vet is deciding the best way to repair the broken shell. When it is well enough, it will be returned to where it was found. If you would like to make a donation to the wildlife fund please make the check out to Lake Wales Veterinary Hospital and send it to: Lake Wales Veterinary Hospital, 520 Mountain Lake Cutoff Rd., Lake Wales, FL 3389. Mark: Wildlife Rehab. Article submitted by Don & Linda Van Deman

Photos courtesy of Karen Patelunas

Article submitted by Sharon Bowden

Help Wanted...... Currently, the LHVHOA is looking for people to help with the Fall Neighborhood Garage Sale, Saturday, November 7. We are looking for taxi drivers, bakers, coffee/donut sellers, baked goods sellers, and traffic control people. Signup sheets are in the clubhouse! The HOA is also looking for bakers for Wednesday night Bingo. Currently, we need 2 kinds of dessert for each Wednesday. Cakes, pies, brownies would be greatly appreciated. Please signup in the clubhouse or contact Clark as we only need 2 desserts each week. Remember, desserts amount to pure profit for the HOA.

Chiropractic Care for Children & Adults Activator Methods Proficiency Rated Doctors Participating Providers with Medicare and Other Insurances www.heartoffloridachiropractic.com Carys Felton, D.C. Douglas C. Gagnon, Jr., D.C. 350 S. 10th Street Haines City, FL 33844 863-422-4575

SUNCREST SALES CORPORATION At Lake Hammock Village 36106 U.S. Highway 27 Haines City, Florida (863) 421-5764 or (866) 741-1239 www.lakehammock.com Email: phil@lakehammock.com

Lake Hammock Village Residents – Bring us a buying customer and receive $100.00

Office Hours

Monday thru Friday * 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Saturday * 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Sunday by Appointment Closed Holidays

Free Blow Dry with Haircut with “DALE” ONLY WHEN YOU MENTION “LAKE HAMMOCK VILLAGE”

Sales Staff

Phil Nespeca * Cell (863) 307-9686

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday 1

8:00 AM Men's Breakfast 9:00 AM Shuffleboard 2:00 PM Billiards 2:00 PM Crafts 7:00 PM Dominos

9:00 AM Water Aerobics 9:00 AM Shuffleboard 1:00 PM Hand & Foot 1:00 PM Scrabble 2:00 PM Billiards

18 6:30 PM Birthday Anniversary Celebration

7 10:30 AM Line Dancing

7:00 PM HOA Board Meeting

10:30 AM Line Dancing

7:00 PM HOA General Meeting

9:00 AM Water Aerobics 9:00 AM Shuffleboard 1:00 PM Hand & Foot 1:00 PM Scrabble 2:00 PM Billiards

10:30 AM Line Dancing

2:00 PM Activities Mtg

10:30 AM Line Dancing

4:30 PM Early Bird Dining

8:15 AM Coffee 9:00 AM Water Aerobics 7:00 PM Bingo

8 8:00 AM Men's Breakfast 9:00 AM

Shuffleboard 2:00 PM Billiards 4:30 PM Dining by the Book 7:00 PM Dominos

Friday 2 9:00 AM Water Aerobics 1:00 PM Pokeno 7:00 PM CLR Game

9 9:00 AM Water Aerobics 10:00 AM Flu Shots 1:00 PM Pokeno 7:00 PM CLR Game

Saturday 3 6:30 PM Ladies’ Poker

10 6:30 PM Ladies’ Poker

8:15 AM Coffee 9:00 AM Water Aerobics 7:00 PM Bingo

8:00 AM Men's Breakfast 9:00 AM Shuffleboard 2:00 PM Billiards 7:00 PM Dominos

9:00 AM Water Aerobics 1:00 PM Pokeno 7:00 PM CLR Game

8:15 AM Breakfast Out R-Eatery 6:30 PM Ladies’ Poker

21 8:15 AM

22 8:00 AM

Coffee 9:00 AM Water Aerobics 11:00 AM Ladies Lunch 7:00 PM Bingo

28 8:15 AM Coffee 9:00 AM Water Aerobics 7:00 PM Bingo

Men's Breakfast 9:00 AM Shuffleboard 2:00 PM Billiards 7:00 PM Dominos

29 8:00 AM Men's Breakfast 9:00 AM Shuffleboard 10:30 AM Birds of Costa Rica

2:00 PM Billiards 7:00 PM Dominos

9:00 AM Water Aerobics 1:00 PM Pokeno 7:00 PM CLR Game

30 9:00 AM Water Aerobics 1:00 PM Pokeno 5:00 PM Potluck 7:00 PM CLR Game

Thursday, October 8th – Dining by the Book – Floridino’s, Rt 27, Lake Hamilton. Meet at the clubhouse at 4:30 (Deadline to sign up is three days before the date of the event). Wednesday, October 21st – Ladies Lunch - Licontro 35 State Rd 60 W Lake Wales. Meet at clubhouse at 11:00 (Deadline to sign up is three days before the date of the event). Tuesday, October 27th - Early Bird – Cracker Barrel, 111 Dunson Lane, Davenport. Meet at clubhouse at 4:30 (Deadline to sign up is three days before the date of the event).

6:30 PM Ladies’ Poker

31 6:30 PM Ladies’ Poker