THE C OLUM NS Vol. 25 No. 2
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Tara Woods Homeowners Association – www.twha.us
February 2014
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AppreciationWeekend 2014 CONGRATULATIONS TO GEORGE AND JANET DALY AS GRAND MARSHALS
This weekend, sponsored by Hometown America, has been in existence since 1995. The Saturday Parade with Grand Marshals, decorated golf carts, bands and costumed participants is a highlight of our season. Our community gets together to play games and have lunch each day. Tickets are given to each person for playing the games and game winners are noted. At the Saturday evening dance winners are awarded prizes and random tickets are also drawn from those earned playing games and those volunteering their time to run the games. Mark the date and join us for the fun Friday, February 28th and Saturday, March 1st Carolyn Glandorf We were very surprised and happy to receive Irene Dorr’s call early in the fall that we were chosen by the Appreciation Day Committee to be the Grand Marshals for the 2014 parade. The hard part was keeping it a secret until they were ready to announce it to the community at the December Homeowner’s Association meeting. I guess we were surprised because we have only been in residence at Tara Woods for ten years. Other Grand Marshals have been here much longer than that. We chose to become involved in the life of the community even before we came to live here full time. Our good friends, Mary Ellen and Jon Gold, volunteered us (with our permission) to run the St. Patrick’s Day party in March and we only arrived here the December before. The rest is history, as the good people of Tara Woods stepped up to help us. Many of them are still on that committee as we prepare for our 11th year hosting in 2014. That was only the beginning
a larger expense, evolved. It was a natural sequence of events that w stepped into the role of Kitchen we C Committee Chairpersons when that n need arose. Again, people stepped up to form that committee and the j of hosting Saturday Coffee was job s spread among a larger group of p people. George’s line of work in New York was computer programm ming. He’s found his skills in that a area to be in demand in the comm munity and has done some problem s solving on occasion.
of our involvement. We joined the bowling league and got to know many more people. As positions opened up in our area of interest and knowledge, we gladly volunteered. It’s just what we do.
We were very surprised and happy to receive Irene Dorr’s call early in the fall that we were chosen by the Appreciation Day Committee to be the Grand Marshals for the 2014 parade.
When we were up north, George’s love of cooking led us to do some catering for family and friends, the church and the yacht club we belonged to on Long Island, NY. We never did it to earn money, just for the fun and experience. When he saw the opportunity here to get people involved, and met other cooks with a similar interest, providing the food ourselves for Tara Woods events instead of bringing in a caterer at
Janet’s organizing skills prov vide the backbone for most of the w work we do. She finds most of the j jobs we tackle to be manageable if the work involved is organized a spread among willing helpers. and S credits her 19 years working She f First Presbyterian Church of for Port Jefferson as the venue where s gained the experience, confishe d dence and skill for organization and w working with people. Starting as Youth Director, then Director of Christian Education and finally splitting the job of church Secretary with DCE, provided the ground work for her learning experience. The confidence she has gained as a member of the TWHA Board is directly related to the dedicated people that have served with her over the years, and the valued support of the community.
One of these days we may actually retire. Right now, we’re happy and fulfilled with the diverse activities we enjoy doing in the community. It is an honor to be chosen as Grand Marshals and we are delighted to be included in the list of recognized residents that have had this privilege before us.
Janet & George Daly
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I hope you enjoyed the first issue of the “new” Columns. The feedback from the January issue is mostly positive and encouraging. There are still some small glitches to iron out, but you should see some of those improvements in this issue. The publisher told us it would take a few months to get it right and produce a paper that showcases the best of our community in the most readable format; so please bear with us. We really do listen to your comments and suggestions and welcome your contributions. I can now write this article as the “President” and not President “Pro Tem”. Thank you to everyone for your vote of confidence in my continuing as the President of the Homeowner’s Association. I look forward to continuing to work with the current members and I welcome the new members to the Board, Frank and Ann Millette. Frank has served as Vice President before, so he knows what his duties entail. He was an excellent VP when I served on the Board as Recording Secretary, some years ago. I am delighted to have Ann Millette join the Board. She retired from a nine-to-five job and jumped right in to serve the community. I’m sure she will
serve with insight and enthusiasm. We are very pleased that Bill Nothnagel agreed to run for another term. His work on the Board is important and he serves diligently. We say goodbye to Roger Rafferty as Vice President and Gib Loesel as a Director. It was a pleasure serving with them. We thank them for their time and energy, and wisdom and expertise in the issues that came before the Board. Bud Snell does a great job as our representative to FMO. He keeps us informed and does his homework to make it as easy as possible to support FMO and the bills that are in the Florida Senate and House that are of benefit to us as homeowners of manufactured homes here in Florida. Please take a few minutes to e-mail the senator and representative that Bud told us about at the meeting to support these important bills. The information is on the bulletin board in the clubhouse, or give Bud a call. I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome the new Tara Woods softball team “The Magic” to the array of sports in our community. They are totally new to the 50+ Softball League comprised of teams from our neighboring commu-
nities here in North Ft. Myers. I encourage you to come out and root them on as they come up against established teams that have been playing for years. They play on Monday and Wednesday evenings at 5:30 in the softball complex off Florida Rd. in Punta Gorda. Under “Good News/Bad News”, our Treasurer informed us that the copy machine use is costing us more than we take in. Director, Bill Nothnagel informed us that the copy machine in the library has served its time and needs to be replaced; therefore, the good news is that we are getting a new copier for the library. The bad news is that the cost of copies is now 10¢ each for all copies made on the library machine and on the big copier in the office. This minor increase of 5¢ will help to some extent to defray our costs and keep these services available to you. I look forward to seeing you at the next meeting of the Association on Monday, February 10th at 7:00 PM. I leave you with these words of wisdom: “You’ll find that the big potatoes are on the top of the pile because there are a lot of little ones holding them up.”
Janet Daly
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2013 DAY OF CARING
TARA WOODS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. 2600 TARA LAKES CIRCLE 33917 Telephone: 731-0854 OFFICERS FOR 2013 President……………………...… Vice President ……………….…. Secretary ………………………. Treasurer ………………………. Membership Secretary ………… Director ……………………….. Director ……………………….. Director ………………………..
Janet Daly……..…..………………………. Roger Rafferty ……………………………. Diane Burns ……………………………... Paul Montelaro …………………….……. Celeste Perre …..………………………… Judy Brda ……….……………………….. Gib Loesel ………………………………. Bill Nothnagel …………………………...
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STANDING COMMITTEES COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON TELEPHONE Activities ………………………. Linda McKay ……………………………. 543-1637 Community Improvement ……… Judy Brda …….…………………………. 731-1797 Kitchen Committee ……………. Janet & George Daly ………………..…. 567-2285 Memorial Committee ……….…. Jane Crawford ………………………….. 731-0103 Judy Brda ……….………………………. 731-1797 Nominating Committee…………. ………………………....……………….. Park Purchase Committee ……… Tony Perre …………………………….… 731-7146 Rent Negotiations ……………… Paul Montelaro ………………….………. 543-0988 Appointments to or resignations of these committee chairpersons are to be approved by the TWHA Board of Directors. Board meetings are the first Tuesday of each month (see clubhouse calendar for times). All are welcome.
Thank you Tara Woods residents for this year’s support and contributions to the 2013 Day Of Caring Annual Fund Drive. The four communities participating in this drive were Tara Woods, Lake Fairways, Pine Lakes, and Heritage. This year’s total contributions amounted to $17,200. Tara Woods donations were $2,880. As a result, each of the selected charities received $4,300 to continue their work in feeding the local families in need during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. The
selected charities were Salvation Army, Fort Myers Soup Kitchen, Hispanic Services of Catholic Charities, and Fort Myers Rescue Mission. This is our twenty-first year running Day Of Caring and since that time $429,00 was raised which allowed our charities to serve 143,00 meals. Thanks again Tara Woods residents for your continuous support and generosity during these past years. Happy New Year to all! John and Irene D’Amico
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FMO ACTION ALERT
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mediate campaign of letters and emails to urge support for SB 114 and HB 29. It is important that these Committee Chairpersons hear directly from you now with a letter or email. Please use the information above to state your position. All TW homeowners need to respond, not just FMO members. Rep. Debbie Mayfield, Chair, 1053 20th Place, Vero Beach, FL 32960-5359 Debbie.Mayfield@myfloridahouse.gov Senator Kelli Stargel,Chair, 902 S. Florida Avenue, Suite 102 Lakeland, FL 33803 stargel.kelli.web@flsenate.gov If you are a FMO member, thanks, if you are not yet a member give me a call to get you started! These Bills were originated by and are being pushed by FMO. Bud Snell, TW FMO Rep, 239-567-2712
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MOVIE NITE
Trivia Night Wednesday, February 19, 2014 6:30 PM in the Club House • Pick up a “Team Table Reservation” form available in the club house. • Build a team up to 4 - 8 players to compete in several rounds of fun and exciting trivia. • Bring your completed “Team Table Reservation” form along with $3 per person before Tuesday Bingo or before Saturday morning coffee. If you cannot get a team together we can help team you with someone on the night of the games.
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“WOW” How can it be February already?? Because “time flies”! Speaking of time, beginning in February we are counting down only 8 Saturdays before “Showtime”. We hope you are still planning to join us at 7:00 PM on Saturday, March 29th, 2014 when we present: OUR “SALUTE TO BROADWAY” Price: $7.00 - Cabaret or Theater style seating. Look for more information in the March Columns concerning ticket availability. Until then - Please remember your “favorite” Valentine!! Shirley Ringleben
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2015 CRUISE PRESENTATION Feb 12, 2014 Clubhouse – 7 pm If you think you might be or are interested in taking a cruise, come join us for the 2015 cruise presentation. Come see/hear – when, where, what TARA WOODS’ annual cruise will be and maybe win a prize or two. ALL ARE INVITED Brochures will be available for your perusal. SIGN THE BLUE BOOK IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND SO WE CAN BE PREPARED (Information is not available for announcement as I type (1/7/14) – but by the time you receive the March Columns – information will be available in the blue book and front bulletin board – or hopefully – you attended the presentation and know all about it) HOPE TO SEE YOU ON THE CRUISE Dolores Paeth
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Club News
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New York/New Jersey Club The forty-six people who attended our first meeting of the new year on January 5th enjoyed a great variety of soups, stews and chowders, salads and desserts. Thank you to everyone who prepared and served these delicious offerings for us. We have some great cooks and always eat well at our meetings. The next meeting is on Sat., Feb. 8th at 4:00 PM. This will be our Fish & Chips dinner and
we’ll play a rousing game of Bean Bag Baseball. Please sign up on the bulletin board. This is also BYOB and a 50/50 raffle will be held. Don’t forget to wear your name tag for an extra raffle ticket. The sign-up sheet for the Appreciation Weekend parade is posted. Please sign up if you will be walking or using your golf cart. We need people to sign up to make this a success. Please
call Diana Featherbay @ 845866-7645 for help with decorating your cart. As always, our meetings are open to everyone from New York or New Jersey. Visitors, new residents and renters are especially welcome. No dues - Just come for the fun! I look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday, Feb. 8th.
MIDWEST CLUB NEWS The Midwest Club’s annual Christmas Party was held Saturday, December 14th. During happy hour, a short word game was held and won by Harriet Bush. Tickets were passed out to all members for a drawing during the meeting. The dinner ham was provided by the club and was accompanied by sides, salads and desserts made by the members. Chairman Barb Goodhue opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. She welcomed new members, Alan and Nedra Ray and Evelyn
Picklesimer and guest Debbie Wendorf. The club wished Kathy Rafferty a very Happy Birthday. The centerpieces of poinsettias were awarded to 16 lucky ticket holders. Barb announced the January meeting would be a pig roast catered by Billy Bob’s. Tickets would go on sale at Saturday coffee and Tuesday bingo. Instead of exchanging Christmas gifts, our usual custom is to
MID-ATLANTIC CLUB December 15th – Wonderful time was had by all who attended the Mid-Atlantic annual Christmas Party at Bianca’s Restaurant. The food was delicious and everyone had a great time. February 16th – Pizza Party - 4:00 PM at the Clubhouse to practice for the “Bean Bag” challenge against New England. Last year New England won by 1 point and we plan to win back the title this year. New England will host the challenge and dinner the begin-
ning of March. Good Luck! March 1st - Appreciation Day Parade. Contact Barbara Roland, Chairperson, for further information (631) 727-8467 regarding helping or participating in the parade. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas with a Happy and Healthy New Year ahead. Respectfully submitted by Audrey J. Perry
New England Club
collect donations for the Gabriel House. It is a non-profit charity here in Fort Myers. A total of $354.00 was collected and rounded up to $500.00 with club funds. A taco bar is planned for the February meeting on the 9th at 4:00 PM. Check the club house bulletin board for the details and sign-up sheet. Chairman Goodhue asked if there was any other business and for a motion to close the meeting. The motion was made by Bill Goodhue and seconded by Denny Biglin. Casey Glandorf
February will bring the Tara Woods Valentines Day Party, hosted by our club. Hopefully you have gotten your tickets! They are on sale through February 8th. If you are on the set-up committee or the “party-ops” committee, please be at the clubhouse on Friday, February 14th at 10:00 AM. Our final parade meeting is Monday, February 17th at 4:00 PM. All parade participants should be at this meeting in order to receive your materials and information regarding parade day. If you are not participating in the parade this year, please come
out and support your club at the parade. A lot of work goes into this event by your fellow club members. Saturday, March 15th is the annual New England-Mid Atlantic Bean Bag Baseball Challenge, which we are hosting this year. Save the date !
while temperatures are cool. What to do Lawns: Fertilize lawns this month. Choose one (not a weed & feed) with no or very little phosphorus unless a soil test indicates the need for it. A fertilizer with controlled release nitrogen will give longer lasting results. Prune Roses: Roses should be pruned this month to reduce and improve the overall form. After pruning, fertilize and apply a fresh layer of mulch. Blooming will begin eight to nine weeks after pruning. Fertilize Shrubs and Palms: Spread fertilizer evenly over the
soil surface and water in. Follow with a fresh layer of mulch to conserve moisture and reduce weeds. Hold off pruning cold-damaged branches until new growth starts. Lawn Weeds: Apply a preemergent weed killer (not a weed and feed) to lawns this month to prevent germination of warm season weed seeds. Apply when temperatures rise to 65°F for 4-5 days. Timing is important for good control. Spray: When avocados and mango have lost 2/3 of blossoms, spray copper fungicide to control anthracnose.
Fruits: If not done in January, fertilize fruit trees including citrus now.
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GARDEN CLUB As a reminder our next meeting is Saturday, February 8th at 9:00 AM. This years’ Trash and Treasure is Saturday, March 15th. Time to start setting aside items you no longer need or want. Please, no broken or dirty items, they should be items in a condition that YOU would buy. Remember that the garden club depends on the proceeds of this sale to continue to sponsor the Fashion Show as a free event. February Florida Gardening Calendar What to plant Bedding Plants: Good per-
formers in South Florida’s mild winter include impatiens, verbena, dianthus, strawflower, and lobelia. Bulbs: Many bulbs can be planted now. Divide large crowded clumps. Provide adequate water to establish. Some to try are Amazon lily, crinum, and agapanthus. Ground Covers: Consider replacing areas of grass with drought tolerant, low maintenance ground covers. Vegetables: Begin planting warm season crops this month. Sweet potato, cantaloupe, eggplant and squash can be started
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ENTERTAINING NEWS In 2002, The Entertainers presented a melodrama entitled, “The Face on the Barroom Floor.” It was fun to rehearse and fun to perform. Ever since, the cast (well, all right, only one) has been asking to do it again. So here we are, a dozen years later prepared to do it again. We have a cast of 17 or 18. It’s hard to tell, we have yet to have a rehearsal with everyone there. New to the repertoire of players is Norm Libby as our “honky-tonk” piano player/sound effects man. Last time around it
was Betty Shields. Her daughter, Carol carries on the show biz tradition. In addition to her stage duties, she has become the newest member of our cast playing Marigold. We are delighted to have Tessa Berg making her comeback, after a ten year hiatus. She will play the director. We have, of course, the usual characters. Polly Brown playing a cockney maid (or is she Scottish?) Barry Maberry is reprising his roll as the hero and Ron Andrews is still the villain. No need to tamper with that. John D’Amico is the spoonerific, bumbling father who mixes up his words, syllables and letters. Going from supporting cast to leading lady is Barbara Lenhart, playing the ingénue. Other thespians are Jon Gold who will go from a stage hand playing an actor to an actor playing a stage hand. Pat Sparany is resurrecting her loud clothes from “Carol Burnett” to play the scrubwoman. Irene D’Amico has morphed from a bird to a dog. (She’ll soon be her own zoo.) Prompter, Joyce Elsbury will venture on stage in the roll of the
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prompter. (Works for me!) Cameo rolls are played by Janet Daly, George Daly, Lou Dunning, Miriam Norris, Mary Ellen Gold and we welcome another newcomer, Dottie St. James. All in all, our cast members of 17 or 18, are well seasoned. In doing a little figuring, I discovered the average age of our cast is 71.06 years. So, as you can see our thespians have a lot of experience to fall back on. Whether you are new to the community and have never seen any of our shows, or someone who has seen them all since “So Nice Not to See You,” bring your friends, neighbors and family and come watch our overbaked “hams” overemote in the “Scheme of the Driftless Shifter” and other “Spoonerisms” on March 7th & 8th, 2014 at 7:00 PM. Tickets go on sale starting February 4th at Bingo, Saturday coffee and Homeowners meeting. You can cheer the villain and hiss the hero. We did say that it was all about spoonerisms, didn’t we? Claudia Weiss, Director Entertainers
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If there is an and between your names, you both must sign. Two forms of identification from those signing the paperwork. The first form of identification is to be your driver’s license or state I.D. The second form of identification can be a passport, social security card, birth certificate, or government picture I.D. No other form will be acceptable. The home must be current with their registration that is due each year with the Lee County Tax office. If the title shows the home is in a trust, we must have a copy of the trust that is listed on the titles. If a new trust has been issued, you will need to have the title issued to the new trust before we can list the home. If you have Power of Attorney, we will need a copy of the papers showing you have legal right to sign documents. This document is only good while the person is alive.
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If you have inherited the home and are not listed on the titles, we will need a court appointed Letter of Administration showing that you have the right to sell property owned by the deceased. If there is any outstanding debt on the home, we need the banks address and phone number along with your account number and payoff amount. Please provide us with a key to put in our lockbox so our sales people have access to show your home. Del Tura sales office phone number is 239-731-3330. Tara Woods sales office is 239-7311011. Our sales personnel is Jack Hay and Betty Cornwell. You will be making your appointment with the listing agent, Debbie Objartel who will be available Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursdays. You can also send an e-mail to debobjartel@hometownamerica.net.
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Beth, a sophomore at Fenger High School in Chicago, IL, fell in love with a senior, Ken Ferris. That love grew and developed into a beautiful love story. They were married in 1955, right after Beth graduated HS, and 58 years later their love is still strong and deep. Together the Ferris’ focused on Family, Faith and Friends. They are so proud of their 3 children, Valerie, Steven and Greg, their 6 grandchildren, and 1 (and 1 on the way) great grandchildren. All their family have long term marriages, are well educated, are all very successful, and are active in their churches. In fact, one granddaughter is married to a Lutheran Minister and they are pastoring their first church. Beth was a stay at home Mom and after the children were raised she went to Community College, worked in the School System as an aide to Special Ed and then as a School Librarian. She eventu-
ally became the acting Librarian in a K to 12 school. After she retired she worked part time in the Huntley Public Library. If you know Beth, you know she has a deep spirituality and has been very active in her Churches. She is past president of the United Methodist Women, as well as holding many other offices. Presently she is an active, vibrant member of the Good Shepherd United Methodist Church. Beth continues to be very active, belonging to the following groups: bridge, book clubs, Inspirations, yoga, bowling as well as the garden club, and Red Hats. Her goodness and thoughtfulness are evident in all she does. Ken is our All American Gentleman, who loves the outdoors. After high school he was apprenticed in construction and rose to be Vice President and General Superintendent of a Construction Company in Chicago. His company was involved in build-
ing the Sears Tower and many hospitals and office buildings in Chicago. Ken loves to hunt, fish, sing, boat, play tennis and make us laugh, and he is a monthly cook at our Pancake breakfast. For 29 years they lived in Dolton, IL .and then Huntley, IL. They are presently Snow Birds and live in Baileys Harbor, Door County, WI. Yearly Ken, his son and grandson go to Canada to fish together. They once owned 20 acres of land in Missouri where they were going to build and retire, but fortunately for us they found Tara Woods, thanks to Ray and Nancy Kalebau. They also have traveled extensively all over the US and have gone four times to Europe. Beth and Ken’s life has been blessed because they are a blessing to others. Ken’s overflowing gift of humor and goodness, special. However, their great combined with Beth’s gentleness grandchild got it right when he and kindness make them very named them Gigi and Goofy!!! Mary Nothnagel
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Sports around Tara Woods “TARA WOODS MAGIC” SOFTBALL TEAM The Magic of Tara Woods has a secondary meaning these days. The New Year also brought a new softball team at Tara Woods into being. Their first game of the season was on Monday, January 6th, with the Mark and Mary Ford League of Punta Gorda, at the Diamonds Field, beginning at 5:30 PM. A nice opening ceremony was led by the Heritage Honor Guard, a parade of teams and introduction of the Managers, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance, an Invocation by a Minister and our own George Daly singing the Star Spangled Banner. Mary Ford, founder of the League, threw out the first pitch to Bill Nothnagel. Manager of our team is George Sullivan and Scorekeep-
er is John D’Amico. Assisting the Manager in getting players for the team were Jim Brown, George Daly, Bill Nothnagel and Roger Rafferty. Team members are Steve Bittenger, Jim Brown, Don Buechner, Mike Burk, George Daly, Jim Dalhofer, Warren Engel, Bob Evans, Jon Gold, Ray Leclair, Wyatt Longacre, Bill Nothnagel, Joe Parise, Robert Polenska, Roger Rafferty, Bernie Sciarpelletti and Jennell Wissler. Even though they lost their first game to the Buccaneer Pirates, their spirits and sportsmanship were high. The team did a great job and was cheered on by a large group of frozen, blanket laden cheerleaders who came out in full force to support the “Magic.” (The miracle was
they stayed to watch the game in the blustery, cold night.) Our second game was on Wednesday, January 8 against Heritage. We were in the loss column again, but the experience we are gaining is invaluable and the team spirit is high in anticipation of our first win. In addition to Tara Woods and Buccaneer the other teams are from Lake Fairways, Del Tura, Heritage, Pine Lakes, Old Bridge and Herons Glen. Games are played Mondays and Wednesdays in Punta Gorda and begin at 5:30 PM. Everyone is welcome to attend the games and
come out to support our team. If you need directions, please call George Sullivan, 731-9200. The Tara Woods Magic Softball Team is looking forward to a great season of softball and camaraderie. Mary Nothnagel, Barbara Sciarpelletti & Jackie Sullivan contributed to this article.
TENNIS LESSONS Beginner tennis players who want to learn the basics and anyone wishing to improve their tennis game are invited to come out to the tennis courts on Mondays at 12:00 Noon. Instructors are Don Boehlke, Warren Engel, Glen Fisher, and Fred Puhlfuerst. MIXED DOUBLES FRIDAY LEAGUE Thanks to the effort of Dick Heffron, a new Mixed Doubles League started on Friday, January 10th. Eight men and eight women will be playing Mixed Doubles Tennis every Friday at 9:00 AM for the next ten weeks – except for February 28th which is Appreciation Weekend. For this league we did not choose our own partner; instead, we will be playing with a different partner each week. This should make for some good tennis. TENNIS LEAGUES Due to the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays, there was
not much to report on the Tennis Leagues. WOMEN’S LEAGUE The Tara Woods Lady Bugs played the Pine Lakes Dolphins on Thursday, January 9th. Our Lady Bugs won 4 sets and lost 2. The Tara Woods Angels had a bye that day. The first half of the season ended with the matches played on Thursday, January 16th. Because of the deadline for submitting our news for this February Columns, we were unable to report the first half standings. MEN’S LEAGUE Red League The tennis courts were too wet from the morning rain on Wednesday, January 8th, so the Tara Woods Stallions did not play their match against Pine Lakes. That match has been rescheduled. White League The Mustangs are now in fourth place in a nine team division, winning 3 out of 6 sets against Pine Lakes on January 7th
Horseshoes Don’t forget every Friday at 1:00 PM at the pits. Come join us for some laughs. Questions, call Patty Sparany 543-5144
TENNIS NEWS TENNIS ASSOCIATION The Tennis Association will hold their next meeting on Sunday, February 23rd, at 5:45 PM. To be discussed and voted on at that meeting will be possible changes to the Tennis Association By-Laws. If you have any suggestions for changes, you can talk with any of the Committee Members – George Daly, Warren Engel, Glen Fisher, or Fred Puhlfuerst. At the Tennis Association meeting scheduled for Sunday, March 30th, there will be an election of officers for the 2014 season, so be sure to attend that meeting to cast your vote for the person you feel would make a good member of the Board. All four positions on the Board are open – President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer. In order for you to vote at any Tennis Association Meeting, you need to be a member in good standing, which means you need to have paid your dues for that year. Our
Treasurer will be collecting dues at the monthly meetings. Dues are presently $1.00 per person. BALL MACHINE New tennis balls have now been put into the ball machine. There is a notice on the Tennis Bulletin Board regarding this. If you get a chance to use the ball machine, please let Nancy Schoeppner know how you like the new balls. ROUND ROBIN The next tennis Round Robin is scheduled for Sunday, February 23rd. The sign-up sheet will be posted on the tennis bulletin board in early February, so be sure to sign up to play. We are looking for someone to host the dinner for that February 23rd Round Robin and also for the Round Robin on March 30th. The monthly Tennis Association Meeting will be held, as usual, at 5:45 PM on February 23. Future Round Robins are scheduled for March 30th and April 27th .
Bocce Tuesdays at 10:00 AM No need to sign up Don’t need a partner New teams chosen every week Easy to learn Questions: call Frank Millette 543-2954
Shuffleboard Notes As of this writing, the Tara Woods Shuffleboard Travel Team is in 1st place in their league. There are 8 teams making up this league and Tara Woods is leading by 10 games, thanks to the leadership of captain Bob Prenoveau. Each team plays the other 7 teams twice, once at home and once at their park. Good luck Tara Woods for the rest of the season Ken Clark The second half of the season is starting and there will be some exciting matches, as we will be playing some of the top rated teams. Come join us on Tuesdays at 1:30 PM and watch your neighbors play. Check the Tennis Bulletin Board for our home games. Blue League The Tigers played on Thursday, January 2nd, against one of the two teams from Lake Fairways. Our Tigers won 3 sets and lost 3. On January 9th the Tigers played against the other Lake Fairways team and won 2 sets and lost 4, one of them in a tie-breaker. The Eagles did not play on January 2nd, but they did play on Thursday, January 9th, against the team from Six Lakes. Our Eagles won 2 sets, lost 2 sets, and forfeited the other 2 sets. Submitted by Linda Engel
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SCHEDULE FOR FEBRUARY Feb 6 THERESA WALTERS – FM Community Concert – BBM 9/10 SHEN YUN 2014 – BBM – Let SHEN YUN take you on a journey through 5,000 years of divinely-inspired culture; a journey where the wisdom of ancient China, the world’s finest classical Chinese dancers, gorgeous hand-crafted costumes, and massive animated backdrops come together in one spectacular performance. Enter a world of heavenly wonder, imperial drama and heroic legends, a world where beauty and purity have never been lost ‌.. 10 THE DUPREES – BPDT Concert Series – matinee/evening 11 KRASNOYARSK NATIONAL DANCE COMPANY of SIBERIA – BBM 12 2015 CRUISE PRESENTATION – Clubhouse – 7 pm 13 KENNY LOGGINS – BBM 14 HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY 14-3/5 THE HOUND of the BASKERVILLES – Florida Rep Theatre 15 WICKED DIVAS – Gulf Coast Symphony – BBM 16 BUDDY GUY & JONNY LANG – BBM 18-23 ONCE – BBM – A new musical 20-4/12 LES MISERABLES - BPDT 25 TOMMY EMMANUEL – BBM 26 WOMEN of IRELAND – BBM – For the first time, a stage show brings together all the most adorned elements associated with Irish and Celtic music, song and dance in one brand new super stage spectacle. 27 BOB NEWHART – BBM 28 THE HIT MEN – BBM Till 2/15 SOUTH PACIFIC – BPDT – spins a romantic tale of love and loss on a tropical naval base during World War II. Two couples fall in love and their happiness is threatened by the realities of war and by their own prejudices. Features the classic music of Rodgers and Hammerstein. Till 3/15 NANA’S NAUGHTY KNICKERS – Off BPT – The hysterical comedy about a sweet Grandmother who is illegally selling hand-made lingerie to the mature and frisky. Till 3/16 A GRAND NIGHT for SINGING – Studio Theatre – Florida Rep Theatre – featuring over 45 of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s most beloved songs, this musical revue is a glamorous and spellbinding night at the theatre that the whole family will love. COMING UP Mar 2 CARMINA BURANA – BBM – Gulf Coast Symphony 2&3 DWIGHT ICENHOWER’S TRIBUTE to the KING – BPDT – Concert Series – twi/mat/eve 3 RHYTHM of the DANCE – BBM – This two-hour dance and music extravaganza contains a wealth of talent derived from all area of Irish life. 7&8 THE SOUND of MUSICALS – BBM – SW Florida Symphony 9 PAUL TODD’S ILLUMINATED BROADWAY RHYTHMS – BBM – The music of the lights. Mar 11-16 WAR HORSE – BBM – A heart-warming tale of loyalty and friendship, WAR HORSE, tell the story of young Albert and his beloved horse, Joey. This powerful moving and imaginative drama, filled with stirring music and songs, is a show of phenomenal inventiveness that is currently playing to packed houses in London and around the world. At its heart are astonishing life-sized puppets created by South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Co, that bring to life breathing, galloping, charging horses strong enough for men to ride. 16 & 17 THE DRIFTERS – BPDT – Concert Series – twilight/matinee & evening Mar 18 MICHAEL BOLTON – BBM 20 VINCE GILL – BBM 20-5/11 DIXIE SWIM CLUB – Off BPT 21-23 BEAUTY and the BEAST – BBM 21-4/9 CLYBOURNE PARK – Florida Rep Theatre 23 LES MISERABLES – BPDT – matinee – Set against the backdrop of 19th century France, this musical phenomenon tells the story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption – a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. The 2012 motion picture of the same name won the Golden Glove for Best Motion Picture. 24 BACK HOME AGAIN – A TRIBUTE to JOHN DENVER – BPDT – Concert Series – mat/eve 28 RICHARD NADER’S – DOO WOP & ROCK N’ROLL – BBM 30 THE GREAT AMERICAN SONG BOOK – BBM – Gulf Coast Symphony 30 & 31 ABBA FAB – THE PREMIER ABBA EXPERIENCE – BPDT – Concert Series – twi/mat/eve TICKETS It is my policy to hold ALL tickets for BBM, BPDT performances, etc., till within a week of performance. This is done to prevent misplacing or losing tickets. When I distribute tickets, please make sure to place your tickets in a secure location. The theatre can reprint forgotten or lost tickets only if they know the location. I keep a record of all seat assignment. However, the theatre charges a reprint fee of $5.00 flat per order in advance or $2.50 per ticket the day of the show. Soooo, it is up to you, to avoid additional charges. REMINDER – Reserve any GOING PLACES activity by signing up in the blue book in the library. It doesn’t cost you anything to sign – till I call you. Call Dolores, 239-731-5119, if you have any questions and to get the CORRECT answers. All GOING PLACES activities is open to family and friends, near and far, of TARA WOODS’ residents.
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Entertainment Around Tara Woods BINGO at Tara Woods Be
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LADIES BIRTHDAY LUNCHEON The Ladies of Tara have been going to lunch for over 20 years on the third Thursday of each month. In season we have about 20 ladies (or more) for lunch. We socialize with different ladies while enjoying lunch out. It’s a great way to make new friends. One lady selects a restaurant each month and makes the reservations and the sign- up sheet. If you have a restaurant you like, you can do the reservation one month. This makes it easy and no one is responsible for more than one month. We meet at the clubhouse and carpool to restaurants in Fort Myers, Punta Gorda or Cape Coral. If you are interested, you may phone the lady who is doing the current
month and ask questions if you are not familiar with a restaurant. Of course, the ladies who have a birthday each month will receive a birthday card. ALL LADIES ARE WELCOME! Hope to see you at lunch. Anne Matthias 543-6322
St. Patrick’s Day at Tara Woods Monday, March 17th, 2014 5:00 PM - BYOB Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner Dancing-Entertainment-Sing-a-long
Our Tuesday night BINGO session consists of 14 regular games and 6 “Special” games.
LADIES INSPIRATIONAL HOUR “A new commandment I give unto you, That you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.” Everyone is invited to attend the Ladies Inspirational Hour on February 17th at 9:00 AM in the clubhouse meeting room. February is love month and our own Dr. Barron Mayberry will be speaking on the power of love and forgiveness. We always enjoy having Barry as our speaker and as usual we invite our men to join us when he speaks. A special invitation to our new residents who have not had the opportunity to hear Barry speak or to read his book “Do You Want to be Well?” We will have books available for purchase and signing at the meeting. Refreshments will be served following the meeting. Questions? Call Ann @ 543-9285
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$350 pp based on double occupancy; $75 pp deposit req’d w/reservation $35 pp insurance payable w/reservation. No credit cards. Cash or checks only. Deposit and/or insurance payable in separate checks. REQUIRES 30 TO MATERIALIZE & BRING BUS INTO TARA WOODS THE TRIP IS A ‘GO’ – SO SPREAD THE WORD (Arranged to share with another community) Call Dolores, 239-731-5119 for information
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The Inspirational group will w again be filling boxes with cookies and coo other items for our service men and women. We are collecting names of those to send them to, so if you have someone that you’d like us to send a box to, please give us th their name Febr and address starting in February and until March 12th . We nee need time to purchase the items, know hhow many
cookies we need, and address the boxes, so please don’t delay giving us the information, so we can make our plans. We are going to fill the boxes on Saturday, March 22nd after the coffee meeting and would appreciate help with getting the boxes ready. Please contact Jean Bibeau or Beth Ferris with the names and addresses. Every year we receive many thanks for the boxes they receive, and we thank you for your contributions towards the project and your help with it.
MENS WEEKLY BREAKFAST 7:30AM EVERY TUESDAY AT THE ATHENIAN RESTAURANT Come on out and enjoy the fun! We always have room for more at the table. If you like french toast, you will find it is the best here. The waitresses take special care of our group to see that we are happy. We never fail to resolve local and
world problems, if you want to know about our four step problem solving system come out on February 4th, 2014……see ya then! Call if you need a ride! Bud Snell, 239-567-2712
BOXES FOR SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN
Beth Ferris 543-6295 Jean Bibeau 731-7129
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS SCARLET LADIES of TARA Red Hats Don’t forget the first Tuesday of every month is our Red Hat Luncheon. Watch for signup sheet at the club house or call me, Patty Sparany 543-5144. “Some people say we act Looney. We prefer to say we indulge in random self-amusement.”
BUNCO Ladies join us on the first and third Sunday of each month at 7:00 PM in the card room. Cost is $3.00 Will you have the first Bunco or the last, or the most? Will you have the most wins, or the most losses? If you do, the prize money will be yours! Come join the fun. Questions: Call Polly Brown 731-1614
Mark Your Calendar For
Special Events This Month February 7th ...... AARP – Drive Alive Class ................... 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM February 12th .... 2015 Cruise Presentation ......................................... 7:00 PM February 14th .... Valentines Day & Party ........................................... 6:00 PM February 15th .... Movie Nite ............................................................... 7:00 PM February 17th .... Presidents’ Day February 19th .... Trivia Game Night ....................................................6:30 PM February 22nd ... Steamboat Loop Block Party ................................... 5:00 PM February 28th .... RESIDENTS APPRECIATION WEEKEND ........................... Poker Run ............................................................... 9:00 AM March 1st ........... RESIDENTS APPRECIATION WEEKEND CONTINUES Parade............................................................................................10:00 AM Awards and Dance ........................................................................... 7:00 PM
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Tara Woods Computer Club The Tara Woods Computer Club provides free computer classes each Thursday at 10:30 AM in the Card Room at the Clubhouse. These lessons are open to all residents and visitors. We discuss Computer Basics on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month, and cover Advanced Topics on the other weeks. The new year is going good. We reviewed the Basic topics that were covered last year, including Programs, Files, and Folders. We also started to discuss the Win-
dows Wordpad word processor. This program is included with every version of Windows, and is a great way to learn how to write your own text documents. In February, we will continue the Basics with Wordpad, and the Windows Paint graphics program that allows you to draw or edit pictures and diagrams, or to create your own original digital art. Other grahics programs like Photo Shop and Auto CAD will also be described. We finished the four-part series
Birthdays in February aryy 1.... Jim Hickson Jesse Lane Lorraine Potter Carol Shields 2.... Mary DellaRocca, 92 yrs 3.... Joe Colacino Ann Marie Hickok Wendy Nichols Carmen Peters Steve Pittenger Bob Riedel 4.... Dorothy Andrus Arnie Gaudet Kitty Hegmann Marie Peidlow Ellie Sorantino 5.... Joanne Byrne 6.... Manny DiGrazia 7.... Doug Objartel 9.... Peggy Gasmire 10... Dan Litzkow Bill Taylor 11... Janice Johnston Clif McLaughlin Barb Stepniak 12... Joyce Pansegrau Peg Ryan 13... Lois Heideman 14... Ray Lavoie Ed Sparany Marge Wiley
15... Doreen Choquette uett ett tte 17... Fred Hoar, 90 Yrs. Nancy Latimer Bud Snell 18... Jim Choquette Phil Kenter Louise Phillips Howard Silverman 19... Bob Benjamin Fran Hunt Henrietta La Liberty 20... Mike Baker Mary Kenter Barb Lenhart Tony Perre Don Terkelsen 21... John D’Amico 22... Joyce Campbell Fred Day 23... Bill Hampton Ann Pasquale 24... Mary Burke Sue Giambra Jim Howard 25... Robert Holmes 27... Milty Katz John Sorantino June Weaver 28... Jon Porter 29... Gina Jacobs Carole Neveu
Working With Photos, and talked about Windows 8.1, the first major update to the not-so-popular Windows 8 operating system that comes installed on most new personal computers. The more advanced topics we plan to cover in February include Ebooks and Readers, such as Kindle, Nook, and a new inexpensive program from Halo TTS that lets you read ebooks on your laptop or Windows tablet, as well as how to download ebooks from the Internet or the Public Library. We will also discuss how to change the format of an ebook to match your particular device. This has become one of the fastest-growing areas of interest. We spend as much time as we need to on each topic, so the scheduling of these lessons is tentative. The next topic that will be covered is always posted on the bulletin board in the Clubhouse. Feel free to attend only
those classes that appeal to you. Most of them stand on their own and do not require that you attend the earlier ones. Each lesson is scheduled to last about an hour, but tends to run overtime with general questions from the members. You can ask me any question at all and I will try to answer it. It’s never too late to join our group, even if you’re a total novice. Our membership has been increasing from week to week. Bring your laptop computer with you if you want to follow along (this is optional). Bring something to take notes with. Please call me with any questions or comments at 652-0488. I can help you with any of your computer needs. I’m looking forward to seeing you. Dave St.Laurent, The Computer Tutor
Anniversaries in February Canadian 1.......... Audrey & Jerry Coon 4.......... Louise & Pat Patterson Ruthie & Timmy Zimmer – 64 Yrs. 6.......... Linda & Al Dion Linda & Bob Prenoveau 10......... Mary & Ken Donald 11......... Marie & Mike Peidlow 13......... Judy & Richard Binkowski 14......... Lou & Joe Crowley Gigi & Glen Fisher Brenda & Mike Girty, Diane Ladlie & Richard Jones, Donna & Tom Mallinson Sue & Bill Sobkowicz Ann & Joe West 17......... Jo Ann & Don Tarrance, 18......... Peggy & Dave Boncher 20......... Marge & Bill Hosek - 60 Yrs. 22......... Ann & Sal Furia 26......... Phyl & Bob Apple Belle & Stuart Berman Shirley Ringleben Contact Shirley Ringleben – 731-2748 Before Feb. 10th For Special Recognition of Anniversaries 50, 55, or 60+ in March 2014
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All Canadians are invited Friday, February 21 @ 5:00 PM “Creative Salad Night” The club will provide a variety of sandwiches Bring a salad or dessert & BYOB (Please let Diane know what you plan to bring) We’ll play: “Show Me the Money” Olympic Trivia 50/50 Draw Any questions, contact Diane Burns – 567-1391
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Deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Joe West who died late in December. Joe lived with his wife, Ann, on Kara Circle. Condolences to Bill La France on the death of his sister. To the following people who are convalescing in our community, we send our get well soon wishes: Vi Sando, Judy Holat, Ava Beenen, Lloyd Kelsey and Peter Van Gemert. These wishes are extended to everyone else who may be in various stages of recuperation and recovery from an illness. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re thinking of you! Stay well, Nancy Wuebbeler 288-5778
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