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CANADIAN CLUB Well, things are in full gear with everyone playing cards, shuffleboard, water aerobics, and bingo (your writer has been quite successful at this, winning three times in one night. I truly thought I would be asked to leave!) So much to do, so little time. When you read this, we will be starting to think about our return to the north. We have a number of new Canadians this year and it has been so much fun to meet them and share stories. The February dinner of stuffed chicken breasts prepared by the Sharp’s and Redgers was delicious. Thank you everyone for the salads, sides and desserts. And that homemade ice cream cake made by Anne was so yummy.
Our March dinner is being hosted by Elaine & Peter who are supplying a fav northern meal of flank steak. A request is out for another meat entrée, so please let Dave Sharp, Patti Thompson or Brenda Redgers know what you can bring.
Again, if we have missed any new Canadians please let them know about the March dinner. Looking forward to seeing everyone again for a social evening. We have an activities meeting in March to discuss events for the year 2020- 2021, so if anyone has any ideas they want to be brought up please let us know. See you soon. Brenda Redgers
MID-ATLANTIC SOCIAL CLUB NEWS The year of 2020 keeps moving along swiftly. We are already into the third month of the first quarter. The Mid-Atlantic Social Club is meeting on Sunday, March 8th at the Isles of Punta Gorda Yacht Club for brunch around 11:30 AM. After enjoying a wonderful array of foods, the marina
MIDWEST CLUB NEWS On January 10th, the sports fans in the Midwest Club gathered for the first meeting of the New Year. Members showed their allegiance to their favorite teams with their colorful jerseys and showed off their football knowledge in a Trivia Game. Many participated in the football pool set up by Dale Holat. Thanks, Dale. The winners of the pool were: Rick Lubich, Bill Goodhue, Kent Hetzer, and Moe Chouinard. Congratulations!
Our treasurer, Peggy Gamble, shared that through the many very generous donations of Midwest Club members to the bake sale, $770.00 was raised and given to Hearts and Homes for Veterans. Another $505.00 was sent to the Gabriel House at the holidays. Both organizations were very appreciative and amazed at the generosity of our club.
As this article is being written, the Midwest Club is working on their Mardi Gras Party to be held February 21st. The Clubhouse will be festooned in purple, green, and gold and a game of Mardi Gras bead hot potato is being planned to help us pick a King and Queen of the Mardi Gras meeting. A game of Mardi Gras Bingo will also occur. The Midwest’s own chef, Bob Polenska, will be preparing Jambalaya with the help of his sous chefs: Rick Lubich, Spike Makia, Ron Mester, and Gale Pinelli. Desserts and Salads will be provided by our other talented cooks in the Midwest Club.
We are also looking forward to our March meeting during which the Midwest Club will celebrate National Pie Month.
More details on both of these meetings will be reported in the April issue of The Columns. You will just have to wait until then to learn who won the crowns for Mardi Gras and what mystery pies were served at the March meeting.
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NEW ENGLAND CLUB AS WE WELCOME SPRING, WE DON’T WANT YOU TO BRING A THING!!!
Saturday, March 21st, at 5:00 PM is our “Welcome Spring” Party and we will be having a great party! The Club will supply beer, wines and soda. On the Menu: Burgers on the grill, Potato salad and Penne a la Carol. Our favorite dessert of Hot Fudge Sundaes will be served.
We have a new game called New England Bingo to play, so we do need each person to bring 25 nickels, dimes, pennies or quarters to use on your bingo cards in lieu of daubers. Very important to bring those coins. And raffles $$ of course. Sign-ups for this party, as always, are mandatory and the deadline is Saturday, March 14th. Dues must be paid to attend this party or you can pay them at the door for our late arriving New Englanders. Thank you to all the Club members who baked for our Fabulous Fifties Dance Party. Thanks to all of you, we had an impressive dessert buffet. Get your game face on!! Our final party, our Bon Voyage, will be on Saturday, April 11th, and it will be a sports-themed Pot Luck. More details to come on that. Hope to see all of you on Saturday, March 21st.
Judy Machnicz
NEW YORK / NEW JERSEY CLUB LAST MONTH’S ISSUE OF THE COLUMNS ANNOUNCED OUR MARCH MEETING WOULD BE HELD ON SUNDAY, MARCH 8TH – THE DATE WAS CHANGED TO SATURDAY, MARCH 7TH.
GREAT BEGINNINGS and GREAT ENDINGS featuring appetizers and desserts brought by our members will be held at 5:00 PM on Saturday, March 7th at the Clubhouse. If several people wish to coordinate on dishes together, we look forward to seeing and tasting your efforts. A sign-up sheet is posted in the Clubhouse for you to indicate what you will be bringing and what you will assist with. Bring your own liquid refreshments – dishes and silverware are provided.
Please note there will be a Memorial Service held that afternoon from 1:00 to 3:00 PM at the Clubhouse so we look forward to your help at 3:00 PM to do set-up.
At this meeting we plan for the year ahead and will be looking for hosts for the upcoming year starting in October through April 2021. Think ahead about what month you would like to work on and you can develop your themes and activities during the year ahead.
As always, we welcome all residents from New York and New Jersey – especially new residents and renters.
Your hosts for the evening are Marge Datz, Bart Leneker and Miriam Norris. Marge Datz
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CORRECTIONS TO THE 2019 – 2020 TARA WOODS RESIDENT DIRECTORY March 2020 Edition of The Columns Thank you, and please continue to check and verify your resident information in the 2019 – 2020 Tara Woods Resident Directory. Please email any corrections and/or changes for next year’s Tara Woods 020 - 2021 Resident Directory to haywood.gandy@gmail.com. Subject: Tara Woods 2020-2021 Directory Update. Contact Information: Haywood Gandy, 603-557-8335 (cell), 239-471-2987 (home), 2998 Tara Lakes Circle, Lot #643. New Additions, Phone Changes, Misc. Changes and Deletions to the 2019 – 2020 directory will be published in monthly editions of The Columns. Please send updates, corrections or changes by the 8th of the month. ADDITIONS TO THE 2019 – 2020 TARA WOODS DIRECTORY
NAME ADDRESS LOT # TELEPHONE NUMBER HOME STATE
BEAL, Paula 19719 Pandora Circle 428 802-779-6124 (P) VT
BENDER, Braden & Kay 19499 Charleston Circle 3 941-807-1095 (K) FL
FINN, Paul & Sue 19859 Kara Circle 487 865-320-4026 (P) 865-805-7700 (S)
GLANDORF, Bill & JoAnne 19301 Amelia Road 660 772-224-4770 (B) 772-224-4772 (J) TN TN
NY OH
LAFONTAINE, Bill 19719 Pandora Circle 428 802-296-1566 (B) VT
SULLIVAN, George & Jackie 19819 Kara Circle 483 239-599-8837 440-420-5327 (G)
VANNATTA, Don & Shelli 19759 Kara Circle 477 239-410-2659 (D) 239-410-2657 (S) NY NY
NY NY
CORRECTIONS / CHANGES TO 2019 – 2020 TARA WOODS DIRECTORY
MEET OUR GATEHOUSE ATTENDANTS
Bill Hampton
William Dean (Bill) Hampton
Bill has been a Gatehouse Attendant since 1999. He is on-call and works all shifts when he is called upon.
He was born on February 23rd, 1940 to Glenn and Irene Hampton in Kewanee, IL. Bill has two brothers and one sister. He attended schools in Kewanee including Blackhawk East College.
Bill has worked for Cannon Electrical and the General Electric Computer Division, both in Phoenix, AZ. He also
Edward J. (Ed) Simko, Jr.
worked for Caterpillar Inc. in Peoria, IL for thirty years.
Bill served in the U.S. Army and National Guard from 1958- 1965. He married his wife, Kay, in 1959 and has four children, nine grandchildren, four step-grandchildren, 9 greatgrandchildren and seven step great-grandchildren.
Bill enjoys tinkering with “STUFF” and his favorite book is The Bible. He enjoys Country Music, and his favorite saying is “Keep smiling – makes people wonder what you are thinking”.
NAME ADDRESS ## TELEPHONE NUMBER HOME STATE
MUSCATO, Susanne (Sue)
19614 Woodfield Circle
118 585-775-9919 NY
MISC. CHANGES – DELETE THE FOLLOWING NAMES
NAME ADDRESS ## STATUS HOME STATE
GODFREY, Nete 19819 Kara Circle 483 Moved MI
DILLION, Matt & Carol Ann 19719 Pandora Circle 428 Sold IN
JACOBS, Gina 19301 Amelia Road 660 Sold NY
Ed has been a Gatehouse Attendant since 2003.
He maintains the gate on Friday and Saturdays, from 3:00 to 11:00 PM.
He was born on November 15th, 1952 in Pittsburgh, PA. Ed attended schools in Bethel Park, PA and college in Edinboro, PA.
His favorite authors are Robert Ludlum, Robert B. Parker and Stephen King.
TARA WOODS COMPUTER CLUB
Welcome back to our Winter residents! The Computer Club has begun a new season of free computer classes for the owners, renters, and guests of Tara Woods. These are held at 10:30 AM every Thursday in the Card Room at the Clubhouse. They are open to everyone, and there is no membership fee.
The first and third Thursday of each month are devoted to Computer Basics. This is a complete course on how to use your computer. The second and fourth Thursday are reserved for General subjects and cover a single specific topic of interest. If there is a fifth Thursday in a month, it is an open question and answer session where you can ask me almost anything you want.
It’s never too late to join our group, even if you’re a total novice. This is a great time to learn the Basics; we start at the very beginning and assume that you know nothing about computers. The General topics cover all sorts of subjects, programs, and hardware, such as Windows, working with photos, multi-media, tablets, cell phones and e-book readers. We spend as much time as we need to on each topic, and the next topic to be covered is always posted on the bulletin board in the Clubhouse. Feel free to attend only those classes that appeal to you.
Bring something to take notes with, and your laptop computer if you want to follow along on it. I will answer any question you care to ask me. I also give private lessons and set up or repair computers in your home. I’ve
been designing, programming, repairing, teaching, and working with computers since 1968, and can help you with all of your computer needs. Please call me with any questions or comments at 652-0488. I’m looking forward to seeing you.
Dave St. Laurent, The Computer Tutor
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