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The Grand Valley Grapevine Official Monthly Newsletter of the Grand Valley Homeowners Association G.V.H.A. P.O. Box 550 New Port Richey, FL 34656 Tel. (813) 468-0872 Issue 229 October 2014 Page 1 of 13 8141 Stony Bridge Drive 264-7773 Editor: Walda Pagucci email: walda@tampabay.rr.com Assistant Editor: Doris Ridgway 813-468-0872 Nominating Committee We still have six nominees for the four positions available on the Board of Directors. The following are the nominees and some history as to how they served in positions in various civic duties. Beverly Murphy served as GVHA Secretary in 2011 for one year. Mary Jane Sellers served as Secretary for a non-profit Board. She was a schoolteacher and later became an entrepreneur creating her own business. Cissy Warren served as President of GVHA two times in three years. Also, she served as GVHA Vice President one time for two years with President Joe Blake. Gene Brooks is a life member of the VFW for which he is a Past Post Commander. He was a Drug Education Officer for the state of Massachusetts. He is a former Scout Master. He was a Vice Flotilla Commander and Commander for two years for the Coast Guard Auxiliary. He is presently in the position of Treasurer of GVHA. Jerry Klein was National Treasurer for American Coach Association for four years.
Nominating Committee (Cont.) Dick Heinzenberger will complete his second year on the Board this year. We will have a ‘Meet and Greet’ at the October 6th GVHA meeting. It will be a question and answer session and a time limit will be decided at that time. At the November meeting, the night of the election, if you are going to be nominated from the floor, you will be critiqued by the Election Committee. The critique will include showing your Pasco County voter registration. If you do not have it with you, you cannot be on the ballot To all residents of Grand Valley, again, as I have said before, this is a very important election. Please make sure your membership dues are paid and VOTE. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call Roberta Klein 727-8468287, Patty Pickles 727-815-8730, Frank Messina 727-848-9071. Thank you.
Roberta Klein
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A Reminder for the Upcoming November 3, 2014 Election of Directors Please check the line beside the name of the candidate(s) you would like to see elected to the Board of Directors. You can vote for up to (4) four candidates. A valid ballot is one that is properly marked. Any ballot not marked correctly, or contains votes for more candidates than positions available, hand written additives, or any part of said ballot is not legible will be INVALID. This will be at the sole determination of the election committee. If you vote for a candidate by mistake DO NOT cross off the candidate’s name. Take the ballot that is marked wrong back to the registration desk, turn it in, and you will be given a new ballot. Any resident that needs a limited proxy to vote because they won’t be here for the November election can contact Peggy Madison, Secretary, at 807-7525 and she will be glad to get one to you. Sign and date your limited proxy and vote for 1, 2, 3 or 4 candidate(s) of your choice on the ballot. (DO NOT vote for more than 4 names on the ballot.) Return the limited proxy ballot and ballot to Peggy Madison, put it in the locked box in the clubhouse by 5 PM on Saturday, November 1, 2014, or give it to a member of the election committee. Be sure to sign the back of the envelope. We urge all members to attend the meeting or obtain a proxy so we can have a quorum which is needed to go forward with the election. The proxies will be available after the October 6, 2014 meeting.
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Reminder for Upcoming Elections (Cont.) Your election committee members consists of the following residents: Bob Pickles, Les Baker, Frank Parnell, Rich LeLievre, Ed Nadeau, Susan Chafin, Jean & Mario Cellini. Membership Dues Your Treasurer Gene Brooks, will be in the clubhouse on Wednesdays 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, and 10/22 from noon to 2:30 PM to take your dues and punch your membership card. If you have any questions please call Gene @ 841-9875 or 207-5476. From Management Please refrain from parking in your neighbors’ driveway unless you get prior permission. If you have company, street parking is permitted for up to six hours. Extra overnight parking is available to the right of the light post by the pool. Board of Directors Meeting There will be a regular Board of Directors meeting at 7 PM on the 5th, the first Monday of October. There will also be a meeting of the Board of Directors at 7 PM on the 20th, the third Monday of October. Pasta Dinner October 18th Pasta Dinner and Dance with the RETROS. Dinner at 5 PM, dance to follow. Tickets are $7.00 per person. Get them from Connie.
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Red Hats Movie Day Red Hat movie day will be the fourth Friday of October (the 24th), with lunch either before or after depending on what time the movie starts. Please call Sis Pickles @727-236-5686 if you are planning to go. We will select the movie closer to the date. Men’s Lunch The Men’s Lunch for October will be 12:30 PM on Tuesday, October 7th, at Applebee’s. There will be a sign-up sheet in the clubhouse. Please sign up if you plan to attend so that we will be able to let Applebee’s know how many to expect. If you need a ride, call Frank Messina @ 848-9071. Pancake Breakfast The first pancake breakfast of the season will be held on Saturday, November 1st, from 8 AM to 10 AM. All the pancakes you can eat for the cost of $3.00. Also includes sausage, eggs, juice and coffee. Hope to see everyone there. Any questions call Jackie Massey @ 727845-7799. Military Dinner Dance November 1st is coming fast – please keep this date on your calendar. For more info please call Sis Pickles 727-236-5686 or Pat Blake 727-849-9831. Military Fundraiser A dinner dance will be held the first Saturday in November. More info will be posted at a later date. For more info call Sis Pickles @ 236-5686 or Pat Blake @ 849-9831.
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Ladies Lunch Thanks to all the ladies for coming to our lunch at Nico’s on September 9th. We had a good lunch, and the food was delicious. Next lunch will be at Sweet Tomatoes on Tuesday, October 7th at 1 PM. Please contact Pat Blake @ 849-9831 for further details or if you need a ride. Help Reduce Printing Costs Email me @ walda@ tampabay.rr.com to be added to those who get the Grapevine via their email. Printing costs are going up - and the only way we can reduce the cost of printing the Grapevine is by having more people get it online instead of a printed copy. You can help by electing to get the Grapevine via your email. Give it a try - what have you got to lose? For previous issues of the Grapevine, email me at walda@tampabay.rr.com and I will send you one. I have a copy of all the Grapevines that I have done saved on my computer. Flu Shots Friday November 7th from 10 AM to 12 PM flu, pneumonia and shingle shots will once again be available in the clubhouse. Bring your Medicare and/or other insurance cards plus an ID. Please let Connie Coté know if you want to participate. If you would like to receive a shingles shot you must let Connie know no later than 10/31 as they only bring the amount planned for. Coffee and donuts will be provided.
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Our Troops Times are tough, but please don’t forget our troops – they deserve all the support we can give them and more. Keep your donations coming. See the box in the clubhouse. Any money donations are to be given to Sis Pickles or Pat Blake for postage.
Contact Numbers for Information on: Bingo: Annette Gill @ 727-817-1520. Red Hats Movie Day: Sis Pickles @727236-5686 Ladies Lunch: Pat Blake @ 849-9831. Men’s Lunch: Frank Messina @ 848-9071 Pancake Breakfast: Jackie Massey @ 727845-7799. Crafters, Card Makers, Scrapbookers: Arvella @ 264-8378 or Doris @ 815-9192 Shuffleboard: Bob Bennett @ 848-5549 Wednesday Night Co-Ed Poker: Don Pickles @ 236-5686. Upcoming Events: Susan Chafin @ 813340-1372 Get Well Cards Get Well cards were sent to Joann Williams, Doris Ridgway, Batty Kempf, Bob Dodd and Gay D’Angelo.
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Can Tabs for Shriners Hospital Keeping CAN TABS is a great way to help the children in any of the Shriners Hospitals and at the same time promote recycling. Please continue to turn your tabs in to Al Krueger at 8045 Monitor or to Connie in the office. Social Committee Thanks to all who attended the pool/pot luck party. We had 49 for the pot luck and 28 at the pool. We couldn’t do it without all of you. A special thanks to the committee for all of your help.
Sympathy Cards Sympathy cards were sent to Dee Corbin whose aunt passed away, the family of Ginger Cook, and the family of Gerri Bencik. Red Hat Luncheon The Red Hat Luncheon will be Thursday, October 9th 1 PM at Sioux City Steakhouse, 8515 Little Road. RSVP Mary Branson @ 849-1590. Telephone Number Change The phone number that Verizon has assigned to us for the next year or so will be 727-849-8049. The former number of 727842-5165 is no longer in service. Bob & Helen Wright 8214 Monitor
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Thank You We would like to thank our friends at Grand Valley for the thoughtful get well cards during this time that Jack has been undergoing chemo infusion treatments in Buffalo, NY for 4th stage cancer. He is doing as well as can be expected under the circumstances. We are still receiving get well wishes from our Grand Valley friends. In spite of it all we know we are in God's hands and accepting what is yet to come. Some prayers have been answered. Hopefully we will return if all goes well with Jack's condition. We do not know how much longer he has to keep getting the chemo infusion treatments. We are asking for prayers from everyone! (We celebrated our 63rd wedding anniversary on August 25!) Again, thank you loads! Jack and Charlotte Napierski 716-668-0007 Thank You I want to thank all of you for the phone calls, cards, and visits to the hospital. I also want to thank Mary Grimm for taking me to the emergency room two times and staying with me, and thanks to Donna Parker for bringing me home from the hospital. I also got calls from Michigan from Rich and Audrey. Thank you all again, and God Bless. Dolly Pollock
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Scheduled Events for 2014 - 2015 You are more then welcome to join and help out with the social activities. Your input is important and will help in providing activities that would be enjoyed by all. Contact Susan Chafin 813-340-1372 for more information. Deadline for Grapevine Articles for the Grapevine are due no later than noontime on the 20th of the month. No exceptions will be made. Please call me at 264-7773, email me at walda@tampabay.rr.com, or use the mailbox outside my door (8141 Stony Bridge) to submit anything for the Grapevine and/or the calendar. Your name and phone number must be with your submission. Thanks to all who submit items for the newsletter in a timely manner, it is very much appreciated. Trash & Recycling Trash collection will be on Monday and Thursday, Recycle days will be on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month. Please recycle bottles, glass, cans and plastic containers with a number 1-7 in a triangle on the bottom. You can use a blue bag or a marked recycle container. For recycling YOU DO NOT HAVE TO USE BLUE BAGS. Any container that’s marked “recycle” will be picked up the 2ND AND 4TH WEDNESDAY of each month. Newspapers can be taken next door to the government building for recycling. Shuffleboard Shuffleboard will start on Friday, October 17th at 9 AM. When weather gets cooler we will move to 10 AM. All are welcome. Any questions, call Bob Bennett @ 848-5549.
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Happy Anniversary Our most sincere apologies and belated wedding anniversary wishes to Jack and Charlotte Napierski who celebrated their 63rd on 8/25! 10/14/06 10/18/39 10/22/88
Eric & Rose Parker Marty & Betty Lescher Tom & Mary Cecil Minorities
We need to show more sympathy for these people. They travel miles in the heat. They risk their lives crossing a border. They don't get paid enough wages. They do jobs that others won't do or are afraid to do. They live in crowded conditions among a people who speak a different language. They rarely see their families, and they face adversity all day ~ every day. I'm not talking about illegal Mexicans, etc. ~ I'm talking about our troops! Doesn't it seem strange that so many are willing to lavish all kinds of social benefits on illegals, but don't support our troops? Wouldn't it be great if we took some of the $360,000,000,000 (that's billion) we spend on illegals every year, and spent it on our troops!!! A veteran is someone who, at one point in their life wrote a blank check payable to The United States of America for any amount, up to and including their life.
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