2018 09 lake hammock village newsletter

Gator Tales September

“The Park with A Heart”

Editor: Joice Smith

Lake Hammock Village 36106 US Hwy 27 Haines City FL 33844 863-421-5764

Board of Directors Joyce Middleton President (2019) (330) 323-2247

Jerry Sibila Vice President (2019) (910) 876-7221

Norm Baczkiewicz Secretary (2019) (989) 889-9498

Richard Gould Treasurer (2019) (863) 422-5902

Pam Leland Director (2019) (207) 447-0890

Art Stanley Director (2019) (863)353-2690 Lee Emery Director (2019) (585) 330-6328

Committee Chairs Gator Tales Joice Smith 863-594-4840 Sunshine Carol Gould (863)422-5902 Welcome Joyce Middleton (330) 323-2247 Memorials Dona Rawson – (863)547-9326

In Memory of our beloved friend and neighbor Walter Paulovski September 26, 1924 – August 4, 2018

Debbie Bialecki – (863)422-8296

“Gator Tales” is available online at: http://floridacommunities. com/lake-hammock-newsletter.

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Hi everyone and can you believe that summer is over, Labor Day starts the countdown to fall. Soon our snowbirds will return to enjoy our community and say goodbye to the cold, snowy winter months. I hope you've enjoyed the fun activities we put on for you this summer - the movie nights, ice cream socials, entertainment for the 4th of July picnic, the pool party, etc. All these functions are available due to the profits from selling food at bingo nights. A special thanks to all our many volunteers who do all these activities to make Lake Hammock Village such a great place to live.

Just a heads up - this October we will have another Medicare Seminar to help sort through all the Medicare confusions. Look for the flyer in this issue of Gator Tales for all the important information, date, time etc. Light refreshments will be served along with a question and answer session. Plan on attending this very important and helpful seminar.

Also, a reminder that our HOA meetings will start up again this month. The HOA Board meeting will be held Tuesday, September 4th and the HOA General Meeting will be held Tuesday, September 11th. Please bring along any ideas you have for additional seminars sessions if you'd like to see more. Lastly, there's a signup sheet in the clubhouse for anyone interested in participating in a yard sale in November. I've been approached about this by several residents so please sign up if you're interested, we'll finalize this at our September meeting.

Thanks for your support, see you out and about.

Joyce Middelton President HOA

Movie and Popcorn Night Monday, August 6th Clubhouse 7:00 Pm Sheryl Nykaza – 863-353-7609 Get out of the house and come down and enjoy an evening of fellowship and a good movie. Free popcorn will be served

HOA BOARD MEETING Tuesday, September 4th 7:00 PM LHV Clubhouse Joyce Middleton, President 1st meeting of the season will be held at the clubhouse. Everyone is welcomed.

BOOK CLUB Thursday, September 6th 2:30 PM Millie Currey – 315-854-6248 Dona Rawson – 316-200-1892 Come and join in. Bring your lunch or snack, no food will be served.

Birthday/Anniversary Celebration Sunday, September 16th 6:30 p.m.

Dona Rawson (863-547-9326) & Joanne Marko (863-438-5011) Come celebrate September birthdays and anniversaries.

Activities Meeting Tuesday, September 18th 2:00 PM Clubhouse 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 activities for the upcoming winter season. We enjoy having new ideas to explore.

Ladies Lunch Wednesday, September 19th Clubhouse 11:30 am Pat Bergstrom 740-624-6903 Meet at Clubhouse @ 11:30 AM Olive Garden, Winter Haven (Deadline to sign up is three days prior to the event)

HOA GENERAL MEETING TUESDAY, September 11th LHV CLUBHOUSE Joyce Middleton, President (330) 323-2247 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.

Early Bird Dining Tuesday, September 25th Clubhouse 4:30pm Marilyn Smith (863)421-1018 Buffett City, 810 Cypress Garden Blvd. Winter Haven (Deadline to sign up is three days prior to event)

Dining by the Book Thursday, September 13th 4:30 pm - Clubhouse Marilyn Smith 863-421-1018 Sal’s Island Grill, 5654 Cypress Gardens Blvd. Winter HavenCarpool 4:30 at Clubhouse (Deadline to sign up three days before event)

Color and Stitch Thursday, September 27th 2:30 PM Dona Rawson -316-200-1892 Come join in and bring your knitting, crocheting or something to color.

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 Activities: Maria Combs 438-6643 Birthdays/Anniversaries: Joanne Marko 438-5011 Breakfast Out: Marge Love (815)978-7427 Bus Trips: Joanne Marko 438-5011 Early Bird Dinner: Marilyn Smith 421-1018 Dining by the Book: Marilyn Smith 421-1018 Ladies’ Lunches: Pat Bergstrom – 740-624-6903 Breakfast: Maria Combs 438-6643 / Karen Wilson (434) 248-6431 Memorial: Dona Rawson – 863-547-9326 Debbie Bialecki – 863-422-8296 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 me by the 20th of every month. If you have any questions or suggestions about the Gator Tales, please contact Joice Smith by email or phone. We are always looking for ways to improve.

Gator Tales Staff Joice Smith (Editor)

121 Silver Crest 863-594-4840 smithjoice89@yahoo.com Dona Rawson – Proof reader Andy & Nancy Belski Richard & Marion Spiegel The Gator Tales would like to welcome Dona Rawson as the newest member of our Gator tales’ staff. She is replacing Judy Page, who passed away in July. She will be proof reading the Gator Tales for me each month.

HELP NEEDED I would like a helper doing irrigation problems.

I’m willing to show you how.

Please contact me (Richard Spiegel @ 422-1570)

BIRTHDAYS 3rd 4th 4th 8th 8th 10th 12th 12th 13th 13th 15th 16th 16th 19th 19th 21st 21st 22nd 24th 24th 24th 25th 25th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th

Chuck Koenig Dean Cramer Cynthia Anderson Bob Matteson Brian Lund James Huber Tim MacCartney Shirley Hinds John Brock Lyndle Herring Merrill Davis Judy Dixon Linda Pierce Linda Bialy Vita DeStefano June Evans Dick Welch Andy Belski Ellen Davis Eileen LeMay Pat Robertson Margaret Hendges – 100th birthday’ Bob Weiss Karen Petelunes Walter Paulovski – 94th birthday in Haven Barbara Stauffer Terri Cruz Deborah Evilsizer

ANNIVERSARIES 5th 9th 10th 14th 15th 17th 21st

Richard & Marian Spiegel – 54 yrs.

Bill & Karen Patelunas – 41 yrs.

Gary & Anna Smith – 9 yrs.

Steve & Linda Pierce Den & Rita Cramer – 62 yrs.

Gary & Barb Waybill – 35 yrs.

Randy & Pat Bergstrom - 50 yrs.

(IF WE HAVE FORGOTTEN YOUR BIRTHDAY OR ANNIVERSARY PLEASE LET US KNOW.)

First Response

GET WELL & SYMPATHY

David Graham – Hospital/Home Barb Stauffer – Hospital/Home Art Stanley – Hospital/Home Jane Biba – Hospital/Home Scotty Schmauder – Hospital/Home Jerry Sibila – Knee Injury/Home Barb Stauffer - Home from Hospital Walter Paulovski - Niece

THANK YOU SUBMITTED BY: MARY ANN DONOVAN Thanks to all those that helped to make our LHV Pool/Luau party a big success, despite the downpours of rain. Lots of planning, preparation (loved the decorations) and go into these events.

HOORAY TO ALL!!!!

There was a beautiful sky, that September day.

I woke up hoping, it would always stay that way.

This was "Nine Eleven," Two Thousand One, the day the terrorist atrocity was done.

They attacked our city that belonged to every race; we didn't know how many planes, there were to face.

The "Trade Towers" were struck, the time to escape was clear; yet "Heroes" charged up "those stairwells," despite the fear.

By "end of day" there was loss, we could not bear, while "Ground Zero" smoldered, and poisoned the air.

Thousands of funerals took place, one by one.

Eulogies searched for reasons, but there were none.

This was the time the world ended as we knew it.

The news had us watch and repeatedly view it.

Our hope was restored by those who "First Responded."

By their brave sacrifice, we are all now bonded.

Submitted by Marian and Richard Spiegel

I was humbled by one Fireman, who searched the rubble.

He was helping families, in their final trouble.

Burned red on his face, his wife clutching his arm, he still stood ready for the next, emergency alarm.

We went on with our lives as the site was fallowed, because they watched over, this ground that was hallowed.

Alan Siris, East Setauket

MARILYN SMITH Submitted by: Mary Ann Donovan Marilyn and Don Smith moved into 67 Sargent Street in 2000, after traveling for seven years in their motorhome exploring the Unite States. Sadly, Don’s COPD worsened, and he died in January 2003.

Marilyn retired in 1994 after teaching for thirty years in New York State. She and Don had three children, Jeff, Melanie and D.J. On December 7, 2016 Melanie died very suddenly. Marilyn has five grandkids and one great grandchild.

Marilyn is very active, both here in LHV as well as outside our park. She has been on the HOA Board and Welcome committee. She is on the activities committee and is responsible for scheduling Dining by the Book and Early Bird Dining every month. She has also helped in the kitchen with Bingo food and special events such as Walter’s 90th birthday. She also volunteers at the Visitors Center in Haines City and is also a Hospice volunteer with Cornerstone Agency.

Her love of travel has taken her all over the world.

Hobbies besides traveling, she loves to cook, and she took Greek cooking lessons for several years. She is also handy with a needle and thread which mainly includes cross stitch which she does for gifts. Marilyn keeps in touch with most all park residents and visits them in the hospitals and nursing home.

IN MEMORY OF WALTER PAULOVSKI September 26, 1924 – August 4, 2018

We lost Walter Paulovski, a beloved member of LHV family on August 4, 2018.

Walter was very active in the community, he attended just about all the functions and enjoyed talking and making friends. He also loved his country and was a World War II veteran. His two favorite events where Memorial Day and Veterans Day. He will be sorely missed, but he is at last with his beloved wife. Rest in peace Walter.

Medicare 101 Seminar Presented by: Brown Insurance Group

Do you ask yourself these questions? Do you know the different options?

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What’s the difference between Medicare A – Medicare B – Part D What is a Medicare Advantage Plan and is this something I need?

What is a Medicare Supplemental Plan? What is MediGap coverage?

Do I need a separate drug plan?

How do I know what’s right for me and my needs?

Can I use my doctor?

Why should you attend the Medicare 101 Seminar?

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Open enrollment for Medicare is October 15th through December 7th - so now is the time to think about changes or having the best options.

Get the help you need to navigate the Medicare maze.

Learn about all the Medicare benefits to choose what’s best for you.

Bring all the questions you’ve had from past plans to be certain you have the best Meet one-on-one after the meeting or make an appointment for a later date if needed.

This is NOT a sales opportunity and he is NOT representing any one particular Insurance Company, but IS a sales free knowledge gaining opportunity covering all plans.

So mark your calendar – save the date Wednesday, October 3rd @ 1:00 PM Lake Hammock Clubhouse Brought to you FREE by your Lake Hammock HOA Light Refreshments Served Questions – Contact Joyce Middleton 330-323-2247

Procrastination: The Enemy

Dear Friends, It is human nature to put things off until tomorrow. It seems easier that way. Tomorrow we can put things off again for a few more days or a week or two - or more. I was going to wait until next month to write this letter………….just kidding…………..but putting things off is the point.

One problem with this is convincing / fooling yourself that you REALLY WILL do it………just not today.

How many people have you known that have done this and NEVER did what they originally planned? My experience has been: A LOT! One sad case was a young man who decided “to take a year off” after high school before going to college. Sadly, he never did get to college.

I have struggled with procrastination over the years as many of us do. It is a constant struggle because it really is easier to put it off. I have tried to develop a “Do it Now” attitude. I like to think that this works most of the time. However, like the common cold or flu, it keeps coming back. In the long run – or short run - the results are negative. We keep feeling that we have failed again and again. It is not a good feeling.

It feels much better to “get it done now”!

I have been fortunate to serve on a new committee of the HOA, the Emergency Preparedness Committee.

It has been wonderful meeting new people and getting to know them. By the way, we here at LHV are so fortunate to have such wonderful volunteers constantly working quietly, helping others. We see them at Bingo, cooking at the get togethers, hosting different things, putting together our newsletter, proofreading things, and quietly helping others. And thanks to the HOA for all they do for us. I know I speak for many of us when I say THANK YOU! The point I was trying to make when I began is that HURRICANE PLANNING IS THE WORST POSSIBLE THING TO PROSCRASTINATE ON! So far this year we have been fortunate but, like last year, things can change quickly. All of us can be better prepared. It is easy to think everything is great and we will not have any problems – but weather doesn’t listen to us and we may find ourselves in a real bind. It was an eye opening experience the first year here to go to Walmart and find no batteries, no water, no canned goods, etc. and long gas lines at the stations that were open! We promised not to let that happen to us again. But it is up to us, and we have done better this hurricane season.

There is no easy answer to this. However, by being aware and thinking about things in advance we can help ourselves prepare for the inevitable storm before it comes our way.

Dave Graham

Medicare 101 Seminar Presented by: Brown Insurance Group

Do you ask yourself these questions? Do you know the different options?      

What’s the difference between Medicare A – Medicare B – Part D What is a Medicare Advantage Plan and is this something I need?

What is a Medicare Supplemental Plan? What is MediGap coverage?

Do I need a separate drug plan?

How do I know what’s right for me and my needs?

Can I use my doctor?

Why should you attend the Medicare 101 Seminar?      

Open enrollment for Medicare is October 15th through December 7th - so now is the time to think about changes or having the best options.

Get the help you need to navigate the Medicare maze.

Learn about all the Medicare benefits to choose what’s best for you.

Bring all the questions you’ve had from past plans to be certain you have the best Meet one-on-one one after the meeting or make an appointment for a later date if needed.

This is NOT a sales opportunity and he is NOT representing any one particular Insurance Company, but IS a sales free knowledge gaining opportunity covering all plans.

So mark your calendar – save the date Wednesday, October 3rd @ 1:00 PM Lake Hammock Clubhouse Brought to you FREE by your Lake Hammock HOA Light Refreshments Served Questions – Contact Joyce Middleton 330-323-2247

2018 LHV POOL/LUAU PARTY

2018 POOL PARTY/LUAU AND BAR B QUE

LHV Residents Corner Shelly’s Cleaning Service 58 Sargent St Cell Phone: 910-624-8925 Email: Shelly.Shaffer81@yahoo.com

I take pride in my work.

Your home is like my home. When we meet we will review and write down everything you want cleaned. One-time jobs and other errands performed as needed.

Give me a call – or stop by my house.

A Place for our Residents’ Services

Household Handy Man Bruce Lemay 863-353-1108 33 Silver Crest Dr. General maintenance and home repair. No job to small, call or stop by for estimate.

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Handy Man at your Service Jerry Sibila Cell Phone: 910-876-7221 No job to small!! Give me a call and we can discuss what you need done. OR stop by my house and see what we’ve done inside.

58 Sargent Street Floors – Plumbing – Ceiling Fans – Painting – Landscaping – Household Repairs – ETC.

Are you interested in moving towards a more Holistic approach to health and wellness? Are you wondering what the craze about essential oils are all about. I would love to share this information with you.

Please contact: Gloria Bitner RN, BSN Wellness Advocate 160 Glen Este Ct. 989-992-6949

WREATHS BY BARB I have a few wreaths on hand at my home for sale to choose from or I can custom make one for you for the upcoming season.

Give me a call and we will set up a time to look at what I have or stop by #162 Glen Este Ct. My phone number is 863-866-9121.

SUNCREST SALES CORPORATION at Lake Hammock Village 36106 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 on any resale and Receive $100.00. Receive $400 if they purchase a new home or build a new home.

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

Sales Staff

Phil Nespeca *Cell (863) 307-9686

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$125.00 $100.00 $ 75.00 $ 50.00 $795.00

10% discount for Lake Hammock Residents

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Quality Products and Exceptional Service

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8:15 Coffee & Donuts 9:30 - Water Aerobics 6:30 - Bingo

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8:15 Coffee & Donuts 9:30 - Water Aerobics 11:30 Ladies Lunch 6:30 - Bingo

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8:00 Men's Breakfast 9:00- Shuffleboard 9:30 - Water Aerobics 2:00 - Billiards 1:00 Pokeno 7:00 - Dominoes 7:00 CLR 4:30 - Dining by the book

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