2015 10 lake hammock village newsletter

October 2015 “The Park with A Heart” Editor: Donna Barkley

Gator Tales

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Lake Hammock Village

36106 US Hwy 27

Haines City FL 33844

863-421-5764

Board of Directors

Clark Smith President (2015) (863)438-6929

Jim Fischer Vice President (2016) (239)248-2597

Maria Combs Secretary (2016) (863)438-6643

Marilyn Smith Director (2015) (863)421-1018

Richard Gould Treasurer (2016) (863)422-5902

Sharon Bowden Director (2015) (863) 353-7676

Jan Baczkiewicz Director (2016) (989)889-9498

Committee Chairs

Gator Tales

Donna Barkley (863)232-9837

Phone Squad

Jane Biba (863)422-6531

Sunshine

Carol Gould (863)422-5902

Welcome

Maria Combs (863)438-6643

Marilyn Smith(863)421-1018

Memorials

Brin McDonald (863) 438-5241

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2015

10:00 AM

FLU AND PNEUMONIA

IMMUNIZATIONS

AT LAKE HAMMOCK VILLAGE

CLUB HOUSE

LAKE HAMMOCK VILLAGE HAS TEAMED UP AGAIN WITH WALGREENS PHARMACY

TO OFFER OUR RESIDENTS “ON SITE FLU AND PNEUMONIA IMMUNIZATIONS”

THE WALGREENS’ PHARMARCIST WILL COMPLETE INSURANCE

FORMS FOR YOU.

HAVE YOUR INSURANCE/MEDICARE APPROVED PRIOR TO

RECEIVING YOUR IMMUNIZATION.

(Available to your friends and family members as well.)

A Message From the President.... Dear Friends and Neighbors,

As we get closer to the fall, our friends who have retreated north to

escape the “warm” Florida summer will be returning home to paradise. My

hope is that all will enjoy a safe return and we look forward to seeing each

and every one of you. That being said, we are entering that part of the

year where many, many volunteers are needed for a variety of activities.

First and foremost, is our annual Fall Garage Sale, this year to be held on

November 7. As many of you know, this event, which is the HOA's single

most profitable event throughout the year, requires many volunteers in

order to be successful. Currently, we need help selling hot dogs, making and

selling baked goods, taxi drivers and traffic control. Signup sheets for all

of these positions can be found in the clubhouse. This fall's sale stands to

be the biggest and best yet as we are exploring new areas of advertising.

In addition to the Garage Sale, we also have the Harvest Dance, the

Christmas Hayride, the Christmas Golf Cart Parade, and the New Year's

Eve Party, all coming up in a short period of time and all needing

hosts/hostesses and helpers. Please volunteer and help as your schedule

allows.

Finally, the fall brings with it nominations for the Board of Directors. If

there are things that you would like to see change, things that you would

like to see improved upon, or simply things you would like to express your

ideas about, now is the time to jump on board. We currently have three

openings, one 1-year term and two 2-year terms. I encourage you to

consider running and be a part of making the Lake Hammock Village

Homeowners Association a success. You may contact myself or any current

Board Member if you are interested.

Clark

Make & Take Crafts

Thursday, October 1st

2:00 pm

At the clubhouse

HOA Board

Tuesday, October 6th

7:00 p.m.

Clark Smith (863) 438-6929

The monthly Board of Directors meeting will be

held in the Clubhouse.

Dining By the Book

Thursday, October 8th

Carpool 4:30 pm

Marilyn Smith 421-1018

Floridino’s, Rt 27, Lake Hamilton

Carpool at 4:30 (Deadline to sign up to attend is

three days before the event).

HOA Meeting


7:00 p.m.

Clark Smith (863) 438-6929

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.

Park Breakfast Out

Saturday, October 17th

8:15 a.m.

R-Eatery 35510 Rt. 27, Haines City

Birthday/Anniversary Celebration

Sunday, October 18th

6:30 p.m.

Margaret Conley 353-7640 & Joanne Marko 438-5011

Come celebrate October birthdays and

anniversaries. This month’s celebration will be

hosted by Debbie Bialecki and Maria Combs.

Activities Meeting

Tuesday, October 20

2:00 p.m.

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 October activities. We enjoy having new ideas

to explore.

Ladies’ Lunch

Wednesday, October 21st

Carpool 11:00 a.m.

Dona Rawson 547-9326

Licontro, 35 State Rd 60 W, Lake Wales

Carpool at 11:00 (Deadline to sign up to attend is


Early Bird Dining


4:30 p.m.

Sharon & KZ Bowden 353-7676 Cracker Barrel, 111 Dunson Lane, Davenport Carpool at 4:30 (Deadline to sign up to attend is


Line Dancing is Back

Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.

At the clubhouse

CRIBBAGE ANYONE? We would like to put together a group to play cribbage. Call Richard or Marian Spiegel 422-1570, if interested.

Schedule Changes

Beginning in November

Water Aerobics will be at 9:30 instead of 9:00

Shuffleboard will Monday and Thursday at 10:00

Host/Hostesses

Needed

For Thanksgiving and

Christmas Banquets

Contact Eileen

353-1108

Get Well Wishes

Jane Biba – The Palms in Sebring

Jerry Butler - Home

Al Corliss - Home

Cliff Holman – Home

Lloyd Larry – Home

Dick Williams

If you know anyone who is sick or in the hospital,

please let Carol Gould (422-5902) know so she can

get a card to them. If you would like to be put on

the prayer chain, contact Lori Johnsen 588-1599.

Condolences

Our sympathy goes out to Audrey Hertsch in the

recent passing of her husband, JC. Caring thoughts

from our community for you and your family at this

time of sorrow.

Memorials

Thank you!! To our HOA board, HOA members and

our community for your support and help with our

Memorial program. It is greatly appreciated.

I would like to introduce, to all of you, our

Memorial Committee. Please contact us with any

questions or needs you might have.

Brin McDonald 863-438-5241

Florence Browning 863-353-9804

Sandy Blackman 863-353-9804

Dona Rawson 863-547-9326

Christmas Decorations Sale

If you are interested in unloading your old

Christmas decorations, we can sell them at the

clubhouse during the Baked Goods Sale at the

November Garage Sale on November 7th.

Proceeds go to the HOA Fund.

Contact Eileen 353-1108

Thank You

Thanks to all of you in our wonderful community

for all your prayers, cards, and loving thoughts. We

are so grateful to have all of you in our lives.

Without good friends, prayers and God's help we

could not have made it through this process.

Bob & Brin McDonald

(I apologize for leaving this out last month -- Donna)

Thank you to Clark and Joice, Lonnie and Janey and

Roger and Maudine for all their work on the

wonderful pool party!

Kudos to all the great food provided at the Pool

Party. The organization was super. Mr Smith and

his helpers did a great job.

David & Mary Schnopp

Novous 517, the youth group of the First Baptist Church

of Lake Alfred and their Youth Pastor Rob Terry will be

picking up the remnants from our Garage Sale in

November. Put all your leftovers at the end of your

driveway. We ask that no large appliances or heavy TV’s

be put out. They are too hard to handle and we have

minimal storage available.

The proceeds will be used for the Novous 517 various

mission endeavors.

Questions: Rob Terry 501-8168 / Barb Pund 419-8231

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

suggestions or need more information on these

activities, please contact the following:

Activities: Maria Combs 438-6643 / Joanne Marko

438-5011

Birthdays/Anniversaries: Joanne Marko 438-5011

Breakfast Out: Jane Biba 422-6531

Bus Trips: Joanne Marko 438-5011

Early Bird Dinner: Sharon & KZ Bowden 353-7676

Dining by the Book: Marilyn Smith 421-1018

Entertainment: Clark Smith 438-6929

Ladies’ Lunches: Dona Rawson 547-9326

Park Breakfast: Maria Combs 438-6643 / Karen

Wilson 353-2275

Potlucks: Eileen Lemay 353-1108

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 Donna by the

20th of every month. If you have any questions or

suggestions about the Gator Tales, please contact

Donna by email, phone, or drop a note in the box

on her screen porch. We are always looking for

ways to improve.

Gator Tales Staff

Donna Barkley (Editor)

172 Glen Este Blvd.

232-9837

[email protected]

Sharon Bowden

Stephanie Strom

Andy & Nancy Belski

Richard & Marion Speigel

October Birthdays

1 Karen Butcher

2 Bob Kruse 2 Joyce Middleton 3 Nancy Roy 3 Loraine Sharples 5 Kay (Eileen) Lingruen

11 Dawn Maluchnick 13 Nancy Kifus 13 Marian Spiegel 18 Jack Conley 18 Jeannine Growden 19 Reta Cramer 19 Jim Middleton 21 Charlie Boston 21 Lorraine Dezinski 21 George Robertson 23 Mona Lund 24 Renee DeJane 25 Jane Biba 26 Stacy Anthis 27 Terry DeJane 27 Robert Post 28 Phillip Greenfield 30 Randy Bergstrom 31 Jeanine Miller

(If we have missed your birthday, please let us know!)

October Anniversaries

2 Willard & Edna Davidson 7 Merrill & Ellen Davis 9 Wayne & Carol Saunders

10 David & Mary Schnopp 20 Clark & Joice Smith 30 Charles & Debbie Kemp

(If we have missed your anniversary, please let us know!)

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Nyla Sharp

(Photo courtesy of Eileen Lemay)

Nyla has been here 22 years… She and her husband Aaron arrived when Lake Hammock Village was called Glen Este. The Sargent family owned the park. Aaron was a retired Methodist minister and the Sargent family had a daughter who was active in the Methodist church. Knowing they were tired of the cold weather, they left Ohio. The Sharp’s knew they didn't want to live on either Florida coast, so they decided to settle here. Their son lives in Virginia and their daughter is in Lake Wales. Nyla also has 5 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. Raising her children and being a minister’s wife joyfully occupied her younger years. Aaron died in 2002. Nyla is now 84 years young and, when not focusing on her family, she is very active at New Horizons Church. She rings hand bells, sings in the choir, and coordinates a widow's group and a women's group. A dietician by profession, she also spends 1 or 2 days a month at House Blessed. This outreach provides food and friendship to those in need. Nyla is also an avid reader and can be found at the Public Library once or twice a month. Whew!! No wonder we don't see her at home very often! While we were visiting together, Nyla said, "life has been good to me". While her body has aged a bit, she says, "from the neck up, I'm good!". Let's get to know our neighbors!

Submitted by Stephanie Strom

Joe & Nancy Kifus Joe and Nancy Kifus at 9 Silvercrest Drive moved her in October 2014. Joe and Nancy were born in Pennsylvania and were high school sweethearts. Joe joined the Navy in 1960 and they were married in 1962. Joe and Nancy have three children, two daughters and one son. They also have five grandchildren, two boys and three girls. They spent quite a bit of time traveling before they settled here so they knew the area already. They decided to settle close to Disney so they can take their grandchildren when they are visiting. Joe was a Sales Manager for Master Lee Industrial Service. He retired July 1, 2015. Nancy was a bookkeeper and secretary to a primary school. She retired in 2007. They both like to play CLR. When you see Nancy and Joe riding around on their golf cart, introduce yourself and make them feel at home.

Submitted by Marian Spiegel

C&D Trips are as follows:

Rays & Jays October 4 $62.00 pp

Mount Dora Craft Fair October 24 $31.00 pp

Seminole Casino, Brighton

October 28 $25.00

Million Dollar Quartet November 8

$82.00 pp

Fisherman Village Shopping and Christmas Light Boat Tour

December 16 and December 17

$49.00 pp

First Baptist Church of Orlando Singing Christmas Tree

December 13

$59.00 pp

St. Augustine Christmas Lights Tour

December 14 and 15

$199.00 pp (Overnight)

Photo courtesy of Sharon Bowden

INJURED GOPHER TORTOISE

The last week of August, Tommy (Patelunas) found an

injured Gopher Tortoise for Karen. She notified Richard

Spiegel and Don Van Deman who went to look for it but

couldn’t find it. Finally Karen showed Don where it was

and they put it on the golf cart and brought it to Don’s

house. The tortoise is an adult of unknown sex because

we did not want to stress it out by handling it just to

find out if it were a male or female. The shell was

cracked clear through and the animal was bleeding a

small amount and had ants all over it. We washed off

as many ants as we could, covered it with towels and

put it in one of the yellow recycling bins. Don took it to

Lake Wales Veterinary on Mountain Lake Cutoff Road

because they will take injured wildlife to treat.

Lake Hammock is fortunate to have a thriving

community of Gopher Tortoises. They are an

endangered species and are well protected by Florida

Statutes. There are hefty fines for harassing, injuring or

killing one of these animals. You need to stay back from

the animals and their burrows 25’ by law. Their

burrows can be as long as 30’ and are dug out by the

front feet of the tortoise. Many other animals use the

burrows, such as: rabbits, fox, snakes and other species

of turtles. We have many active burrows and several

that are inactive. We have both mature and immature

tortoise, which would indicate that the adults are

mature enough to breed. Please be careful on your golf

carts so that we can keep our population healthy. Drive

on the paths. Observe the animals from a distance and

please DO NOT take them to water! They are dry land

animals! They receive all the water they need from the

plants they eat.

As of now the tortoise is stable and the vet is deciding

the best way to repair the broken shell. When it is well

enough, it will be returned to where it was found. If

you would like to make a donation to the wildlife fund

please make the check out to Lake Wales Veterinary

Hospital and send it to: Lake Wales Veterinary Hospital,

520 Mountain Lake Cutoff Rd., Lake Wales, FL 3389.

Mark: Wildlife Rehab.

Article submitted by Don & Linda Van Deman

Photos courtesy of Karen Patelunas

Article submitted by Sharon Bowden

Help Wanted...... Currently, the LHVHOA is looking for

people to help with the Fall Neighborhood

Garage Sale, Saturday, November 7.

We are looking for taxi drivers, bakers, coffee/donut sellers, baked goods

sellers, and traffic control people. Signup sheets are in the clubhouse!

The HOA is also looking for bakers for Wednesday night Bingo. Currently,

we need 2 kinds of dessert for each Wednesday. Cakes, pies, brownies

would be greatly appreciated. Please signup in the clubhouse or contact

Clark as we only need 2 desserts each week. Remember, desserts amount to

pure profit for the HOA.

Chiropractic Care for Children & Adults

Activator Methods Proficiency Rated Doctors Participating Providers with Medicare and

Other Insurances

Carys Felton, D.C. Douglas C. Gagnon, Jr., D.C.

350 S. 10th Street Haines City, FL 33844

863-422-4575

www.heartoffloridachiropractic.com

SUNCREST SALES CORPORATION

At Lake Hammock Village 36106 U.S. Highway 27 Haines City, Florida

(863) 421-5764 or (866) 741-1239 www.lakehammock.com

Email: [email protected]

Lake Hammock Village Residents – Bring us a buying customer and receive $100.00

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

Free Blow Dry

with Haircut

with “DALE” ONLY

WHEN YOU MENTION “LAKE HAMMOCK VILLAGE”

http://www.lakehammock.com/

mailto:[email protected]

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 8:00 AM

Men's Breakfast 9:00 AM

Shuffleboard 2:00 PM Billiards 2:00 PM Crafts

7:00 PM Dominos

2 9:00 AM

Water Aerobics 1:00 PM Pokeno 7:00 PM

CLR Game

3

6:30 PM Ladies’ Poker

4

5 9:00 AM

Water Aerobics 9:00 AM

Shuffleboard 1:00 PM

Hand & Foot 1:00 PM Scrabble

2:00 PM Billiards

6 10:30 AM

Line Dancing

7:00 PM HOA Board

Meeting

7 8:15 AM Coffee

9:00 AM Water Aerobics 7:00 PM Bingo

8 8:00 AM


Shuffleboard 2:00 PM Billiards

4:30 PM Dining by the Book 7:00 PM Dominos

9 9:00 AM

Water Aerobics 10:00 AM Flu Shots 1:00 PM Pokeno 7:00 PM

CLR Game

10


11

12 9:00 AM




2:00 PM Billiards

13

10:30 AM Line Dancing

7:00 PM HOA General

Meeting

14 8:15 AM Coffee


15 8:00 AM



7:00 PM Dominos

16 9:00 AM


CLR Game

17 8:15 AM

Breakfast Out R-Eatery 6:30 PM

Ladies’ Poker

18

6:30 PM Birthday

Anniversary Celebration

19 9:00 AM




2:00 PM Billiards

20


2:00 PM Activities Mtg

21 8:15 AM

Coffee 9:00 AM


Ladies Lunch 7:00 PM Bingo

22 8:00 AM



7:00 PM Dominos

23 9:00 AM


CLR Game

24


25

26 9:00 AM




2:00 PM Billiards

27


4:30 PM Early Bird Dining

28 8:15 AM Coffee


29 8:00 AM


Shuffleboard 10:30 AM

Birds of Costa Rica

2:00 PM Billiards 7:00 PM Dominos

30 9:00 AM

Water Aerobics 1:00 PM Pokeno 5:00 PM Potluck 7:00 PM

CLR Game

31 6:30 PM

Ladies’ Poker

Thursday, October 8th – Dining by the Book – Floridino’s, Rt 27, Lake Hamilton.

Meet at the clubhouse at 4:30 (Deadline to sign up is three days before the date of the event).

Wednesday, October 21st – Ladies Lunch - Licontro 35 State Rd 60 W Lake Wales.

Meet at clubhouse at 11:00 (Deadline to sign up is three days before the date of the event).

Tuesday, October 27th - Early Bird – Cracker Barrel, 111 Dunson Lane, Davenport.

Meet at clubhouse at 4:30 (Deadline to sign up is three days before the date of the event).

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