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MEET A VILLAGER CLUB OF THE MONTH THIS ‘N’ THAT SOCIAL SCENE FLORIDA CANCER SPECIALISTS OPEN HOUSE
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MEET A VILLAGER WRITTEN BY JAMES COMBS PHOTO FRED LOPEZ
TOM JONES NOTEWORTHY ACHIEVEMENT: I’ve been married to my wife, Carey, for 38 years. We moved to The Villages in June 2009 from Indianapolis, where I was a real estate broker for more than 20 years. Currently, I am a licensed real estate agent with JD&V Property Management. I work exclusively in The Villages and am one of the few residents here still working full-time.
FAVORITE GETAWAY: My favorite place to visit is Leelanau County in Michigan. We used to have a summer home on Glen Lake. It is very scenic with its wooded countryside, quaint small towns, and beautiful lakes with crystal-clear blue water. Being relatively new to The Villages, we also love getaways in Florida such as St. Augustine, Cedar Key, and the Florida Keys.
FAVORITE FOOD: I love peanut butter and jelly sandwiches! They are always best with a glass of cold milk followed by a few Oreo cookies.
FAVORITE HOBBY: I love to cook. As a birthday gift, my wife bought me some private cooking lessons from a chef trained in culinary school. That really piqued my interest. My wife is a great cook, but when we have dinner parties I usually prepare the meal just because I love doing so.
CHARITABLE INVOLVEMENT: Carey and I are members of the Caring Sharing Villagers, which raises money for local charities. Besides the charitable giving aspect, we have lots of fun and have developed close personal friendships with some really good people.
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CLUB OF THE MONTH WRITTEN BY JAMES COMBS PHOTO FRED LOPEZ
BEAR-Y COMFORTING THE 11-YEAR-OLD GIRL WITH TERMINAL CANCER HARDLY LIVES AN ORDINARY LIFE. She spends much of her time at doctor’s offices and hospitals, where she undergoes frequent chemotherapy and radiation treatments. She’s often too tired or weak to partake in activities enjoyed by her peers. But for one magical week, her illness becomes a distant memory and she becomes an ordinary kid. She is attending a summer camp at Camp Boggy Creek with other children who are also battling cancer. For seven days, the girl and her new friends leave the world of cancer behind as they climb up a rock wall, descend down a zip line, and ride horses through the woods. At night, when the lights go off inside her cabin and she lies in bed, the girl is not alone. She snuggles under a crocheted afghan to keep warm while holding and hugging a stuffed bear. She falls happily asleep with a peaceful smile on her face. These cozy bedtime companions were made by caring women from the Bear Ladies Club. Members open their hearts to children who attend Camp Boggy Creek by knitting or crocheting afghans and sewing and stuffing bears. In 2012, members made 580 stuffed bears and 260 afghans for the camp. Of course, these are not the ordinary teddy bears frequently sold in retail stores. The ladies make their stuffed bears using an array of different prints and patterns. One bear features a pattern of Mickey Mouse faces and soccer balls, while another one is made with palm trees of varying colors. With their bright
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and colorful designs, these bears bring much-needed delight and comfort for children during bedtime. “I’ve visited Camp Boggy Creek and it is an amazing facility,” says Marion Sparaco, who serves as coordinator of the Bears Ladies. “I think it is wonderful what the camp does for these kids. When I hear staff members tell me how much the stuffed bears and afghans mean for the children, it drives me to keep working hard.” At Camp Boggy Creek, children ages 7–16 with chronic or life-threatening illnesses camp with other kids enduring the same medical conditions. Last April, nearly 41 members of the Bear Ladies drove to the camp and formed an assembly line inside the dining hall. They spent several hours stuffing the bears and finishing the final stitching. “These kids endure so much, so it is nice knowing we can help make a difference in their lives and play a part in them enjoying a wonderful camp experience,” says member Eileen Hintzen. The Bear Ladies spend the entire year making stuffed bears and afghans. They hold workshops on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month at the Canal Street Recreation Center from 9–11:30a.m. Attending workshops is not required; some members prefer sewing and stuffing from home. Anyone interested in joining the club or donating materials can call Marion Sparaco at 352.259.6119 or Pat Otterberg at 352.253.3956.
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A GUY NAMED FRED MOST OF US REMEMBER JOHNNY CASH’S BIG 1969 HIT A BOY NAMED SUE. It was the story of a fellow who unfortunately had been named “Sue” because his dad wanted to make sure he grew up tough. The name tormented poor Sue throughout his life. I won’t say that being named “Fred” is anywhere near as disastrous as being named Sue but, trust me, it’s not really one of the prime names you’d like to have. I can’t really blame my father. After all, he had the name before I did. Maybe he just wanted to share the gloom with his only son. The problem with Fred as a name is that you get no respect. It’s not like having one of those really cool, macho names: Biff or Rock or Duke or Rip. Just plain old Fred doesn’t make many people quiver. It doesn’t lend itself to nicknames either except for Freddie which is really just another way of saying Fred. I survived high school as a Fred and in college, it didn’t get any better. My fraternity brothers wanted me to step in front of a bus so they could hold a “Fred’s dead” keg party. Part of the problem is the disrespect because there are very few — if any — really famous Freds. You might make a case for Frederick the Great but what has he done for Fredkind lately? You’ve got Fred Rogers, Fred Allen, Fred Astaire and Fred Willard, to name a few — all nice guys, but no cigar. I had great hopes for Fred Thompson. He was a really good actor on TV’s Law and Order, among other roles. Also as an effective U.S. Senator from Tennessee, he once ran for the Republican nomination for president. My hopes soared. I had visions of finally having a President Fred and getting respect for all the Fred brethren. Unfortunately, Thompson’s bid for president fizzled and he is now a TV pitchman for reverse mortgages — so much for President Fred. Sadly, you ask someone to name a famous Fred and they’ll most likely say Fred Flintstone, the lovable but klutzy caveman in TV cartoons. The list of disrespect for the name goes on and on. Red Skelton’s hobo who lived in the dump was Freddie the Freeloader. The next door neighbor to Ricky and Lucy in I Love Lucy was the doofus Fred Mertz. The ultimate Fred insult was probably J. Fred Muggs, the chimp
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that Dave Garroway had on the Today Show in the 1950s. There are plenty of other examples. A scary one is Freddy Krueger from the Nightmare on Elm Street movies. Hallmark relishes in making Freds the brunt of jokes in greeting cards. There’s a doll named “Pull My Finger Fred.” When you pull his finger, he… well you know what he does. The end result of all this abuse of Fredness is that nobody names a kid Fred anymore. When I was born, Fred was the 45th most popular name for boys. When my dad was born, it was 17th. (The name peaked at 14th in 1885.) Sadly, Fred fell out of the top 100 by 1956, out of the top 500 by 1990 and out of the top 1,000 by 2002. It really hurts to know that there were more kids named Princeton, Yehuda, and Kael last year than named Fred. In the spirit of full disclosure, both Freddy and Frederick did hit the Top 1,000 although No. 905 and 540 aren’t much to brag about. The Fred abuse continues, but we Freds are mad as hell and aren’t going to take it anymore. We’re organizing to fight back. I’m a proud card-carrying member of the Fred Society, which was founded in 1984. According to the Fred Society website, society founder Fred Daniel (today known as the “Head Fred”), decided he was fed up with the way Freds were always portrayed as incompetent, bungling caveman types. He “envisioned a world were all Freds would be treated fairly with the honor and respect due individuals with such a fine and noble moniker.” The Fred Society sells lot of neat “Fred” merchandise, such as my Fred Cap where the Fred name look suspiciously like the Ford logo. On the back, it says “Built Fred Tough.” I’m also proud of my “May the Fred be with you” note pad. Members of the Fred Society are dedicated “to preserving and upholding the honorable name of Fred for all prosperity.” Hear, hear! My wife and I have two fine sons. I could have achieved Fred immortality — maybe even have become the new Head Fred. All I had to do was name both sons Fred — Fred III and Fred IV — like boxer and grill salesman George Foreman who named all his sons “George.” Brad and Travis greatly appreciate what actually happened.
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THE RED GARDEN MAGICAL REALISM, GRIEF AND SURVIVAL When the members of the Bookworm Book Club arrived for their discussion of The Red Garden by Alice Hoffman, they seemed to dislike the book. Enter facilitator Edeline Kalbach. As she deftly directed the discussion through the series of 14 short stories, the opinions began to change. The book tells the history of the fictional town of Blackwell, Mass., beginning with its founders in the year 1750 and progressing more than 250 years. Woven through the stories are folk tales that impart a mythical quality to the book and give us more than a slice of symbolism. Members compared the mythical aspects of the book to Latin American writers known for their magical realism such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez. They also compared it to Thornton Wilder’s Our Town for its portrayal of life in a small town. Hoffman’s themes of loss, grief, devotion, and survival permeate the stories. She uses the recurring symbols of bears, the color red, apple trees, dogs, dreams, eels and their river, a high mountain and gardens along with strong female characters to entrance the reader. We begin to know most of the female characters at age 10, a fact the group discussed for its significance. There are many intriguing men in this small town including a wounded Civil War soldier, a blind man, a fisherman, and a mysterious traveler who lives in the woods outside town. Members saw a dose of realism when they readily identified two of the characters as Johnny Appleseed and
THE NEXT MEETING The Bookworm Book Club will meet September 18 to discuss Room by Emma Donoghue. Club chair Kathy Porter can be contacted by phone at 352.259.8196 or by email at kathymporter@comcast.net.
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Storytelling at its best — sharing the history of a New England town through the adventures and challenges of some of its town folk. The reader continually asks ‘What purpose does the red garden serve in the town?’ The answer is a magical revelation. -Gail Feind Pennecamp Emily Dickinson. That realism continued with Hoffman’s well-researched descriptions of the plants, clothing, recipes, and other domestic details through the centuries. Kalbach created a family tree that clearly pictured the genealogy of the town, which became one of the more interesting aspects of the discussion. It was fascinating to visually see how the families intertwined through the decades. It was also noted that despite the fact that Blackwell was a small town with few people, many of the characters were unaware of their own history. Although some members said they thought they disliked the book, they found themselves thinking about the characters and the story a number of times after they had read it. Others said they went back and reread the book to find they had missed much of its storytelling charm the first time. ABOUT THE BOOK Alice Hoffman is a bestselling author of 25 novels, one screenplay and 10 books for children and young adults. Born March 16, 1952, Hoffman grew up on Long Island. She considered her neighborhood a magical place and was most often found in the library where she read fairy tales and science fiction. She received a BA from Adelphi University, and then received a Mirrellees Fellowship to the Stanford University Creative Writing Center, receiving her MA in creative writing. Hoffman’s books often portray characters who survive despite great odds. A breast cancer survivor, Hoffman was a founder of the Hoffman Breast Center in Cambridge, Mass. She currently lives in Boston.
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1 GONE GIRL by Gillian Flynn
2 INN AT ROSE HARBOR by Debbie Macomber
3 A DANCE WITH DRAGONS by George R. R. Martin
4 THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS by M.L. Stedman
5 WARDS OF FAERIE by Terry Brooks
6 WHERE WE BELONG WHAT CLUB MEMBERS THOUGHT “The Red Garden by Alice Hoffman is a collection “Enjoyed the commonalities in the various stories of of stories woven together through time by family, loss, The Red Garden: the eels, strong women, the cold, the grief, struggle and survival, and magical realism… an heat, insects, kindness to animals, flight/fright.” interesting, well-written story about strong women Bev Schonewoez and their searches for love and successful lives.” Country Club Hills Marguerite McCullough Summerhill “It was not a book I loved, but you could always find something you liked in the varied, many chapters. “I did not like The Red Garden. It seemed too Magical, yes — realism, no. Lots of sadness.” disjointed. Its chapters were short vignettes, which Pat Crigler made me feel as if the characters were not wellGlenbrook developed. I found myself hoping the book would get a storyline I could follow for more than a chapter, but “To me this book didn’t represent what life must alas, it never happened.” have really been like during these times. It was not my Kay DeRousse favorite read. Guess I’m more into realism.” Country Club Hills Carroll Allen Buttonwood “Wonderful book — like going in to a museum and looking at abstract art.” Susan Schartman De La Vista
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8 FALLEN ANGEL by Daniel Silva
9 ODD APOCALYPSE by Dean Koontz
10 THE KINGMAKERS DAUGHTER by Philippa Gregory
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GOLF STORY STEVE WRESH PHOTOS FRED LOPEZ PGA PROFESSIONAL CONTINENTAL COUNTRY CLUB DIRECTOR OF INSTRUCTION STEVE WRESH GOLF ACADEMY
UNDERSTANDING THE
RULES OF GOLF RULE 28 BALL UNPLAYABLE
Sooner or later, during a round of golf, you will hit your ball into a position that makes it very difficult, if not impossible, to make the next shot. The Rules of Golf give a player a number of options when he finds his ball in such a position.
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RULE 28 in the Rules of Golf states:
“The player may deem his ball unplayable at any place on the course, except when the ball is in a water hazard. The player is the sole judge as to whether his ball is unplayable.”
1. The player may go back to where his last stroke was made and play the next shot as near as possible to this spot. If the last shot was hit from a tee box, the player has the option of teeing the ball up or playing it from the ground. If the ball was not played from a tee box, the player must drop a ball as near as possible to the spot from where his last stroke was made.
This means that as long as your golf ball is not resting in a water hazard, you may determine that the position of the ball is unplayable. You do not need the approval of another player or rules official to make this determination. Once a player has made the decision that his ball is “unplayable,” he will receive a 1-stroke penalty and must choose one of the following three options.
2. The player may elect to drop a ball behind the point where the ball is in the unplayable lie, keeping the point where the ball lies between the hole and where the ball is to be dropped. There is no limit to how far behind that point the ball may be dropped. This may allow the player to hit the ball over the object that is in the way.
3. Drop a ball within two club-lengths of the spot where the ball lay, but not nearer the hole. When dropping a ball under option 2 or 3, the player should follow the procedure described in Rule 20-2 in the Rules of Golf. “A ball to be dropped under the Rules of Golf must be dropped by the player himself. He must stand erect, hold the ball at shoulder height and arm’s length and drop it.”
The Rules of Golf have some additional stipulations if the unplayable ball is in a bunker (sand trap). In next month’s article I will discuss the player’s options when his ball is unplayable in a bunker.
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