HAWTHORNE HIGHLIGHTS CELEBRATE HAWTHORNE’S 35TH YEAR AS A RESIDENT-OWNED COOPERATIVE! FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2017, 2:00 PM IN THE DAN GORDEN HALL. REFRESHMENTS SERVED On December 15, 1982 Hawthorne was in a jubilant mood. Why? Residents filled the auditorium in celebration of Hawthorne’s success in becoming a self-owned cooperative. The festivities included spirited speeches, the display of the documents of purchase of Hawthorne, the eagerness of the community’s first Board of Directors, and a spread of refreshments not to be equaled. Yes, this December celebration was one that had been earned through the determination of the Hawthorne’s leadership and the residents. Colonial Penn Insurance Company, the original developer of Hawthorne, fell on hard times financially in the late 1970s. An offer came from a California Management firm and Colonial Penn was agreeable to a sale. Needless to say, tension was high among Hawthorne residents. Many had just bought new manufactured homes and had settled into a lifestyle in retirement promoted by Colonial Penn. The threat of losing their homes and their favored retirement lifestyle was a shock. They were not to be denied and rose to the challenge of buying the park. The residents united behind the leadership of Harry Galbraith, Carl Curtis and others who led the way in finding legal and financial options to buy Hawthorne and create a cooperative homeowners association. How did residents raise the funds to buy Hawthorne for the asking price of 9.3 million dollars? Each resident was asked to purchase a 99-year proprietary lease and financial interest in the common elements of the community. The prices varied between $8,000 and $10,000 dollars per home, based on location. If residents would do this, they could raise the needed funds to purchase the community. The amazing fact is that they did it! What a commitment these Pioneers made to save the community and its way of life! Today, 35 years later, we continue to enjoy the benefits of a generation willing to go the extra mile to preserve Hawthorne. Now, on the 35 th anniversary of the resident’s purchase of Hawthorne, we will gather in the same auditorium on that same date and celebrate once again the accomplishments of 1982. Plan to join your neighbors in this celebration on December 15, 2017 in Dan Gorden Hall at 2:00 PM. The guest speaker will Volume 27 No.6 September 2017
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HAWTHORNE HIGHLIGHTS
CELEBRATE HAWTHORNE’S 35TH YEAR AS A RESIDENT-OWNED COOPERATIVE! FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2017, 2:00 PM
IN THE DAN GORDEN HALL. REFRESHMENTS SERVED
On December 15, 1982 Hawthorne was in a
jubilant mood. Why? Residents filled the
auditorium in celebration of Hawthorne’s
success in becoming a self-owned cooperative.
The festivities included spirited speeches, the
display of the documents of purchase of
Hawthorne, the eagerness of the community’s
first Board of Directors, and a spread of
refreshments not to be equaled. Yes, this
December celebration was one that had been
earned through the determination of the
Hawthorne’s leadership and the residents.
Colonial Penn Insurance Company, the original
developer of Hawthorne, fell on hard times
financially in the late 1970s. An offer came from
a California Management firm and Colonial Penn
was agreeable to a sale. Needless to say, tension
was high among Hawthorne residents. Many
had just bought new manufactured homes and
had settled into a lifestyle in retirement
promoted by Colonial Penn. The threat of losing
their homes and their favored retirement
lifestyle was a shock. They were not to be
denied and rose to the challenge of buying the
park. The residents united behind the
leadership of Harry Galbraith, Carl Curtis and
others who led the way in finding legal and
financial options to buy Hawthorne and create a
cooperative homeowners association. How did
residents raise the funds to buy Hawthorne for
the asking price of 9.3 million dollars? Each
resident was asked to purchase a 99-year
proprietary lease and financial interest in the
common elements of the community. The
prices varied between $8,000 and $10,000
dollars per home, based on location. If residents
would do this, they could raise the needed funds
to purchase the community. The amazing fact is
that they did it! What a commitment these
Pioneers made to save the community and its
way of life! Today, 35 years later, we continue
to enjoy the benefits of a generation willing to
go the extra mile to preserve Hawthorne. Now,
on the 35th anniversary of the resident’s
purchase of Hawthorne, we will gather in the
same auditorium on that same date and
celebrate once again the accomplishments of
1982. Plan to join your neighbors in this
celebration on December 15, 2017 in Dan
Gorden Hall at 2:00 PM. The guest speaker will
Volume 27 No.6 September 2017
be Hawthorne’s General Manager for 29 years,
Dan Gorden. Mr. Gorden began his career with
Hawthorne as the Controller in January 1974.
His knowledge of Hawthorne’s history - -
Hawthorne’s legacy is unmatched. We are in for
a real treat! Don’t miss this celebration on
December 15, 2017.
Pat Hurlburt
Hawthorne Historical Society
HAWTHORNE MEMORIAL FUND, INC.
We need to understand the distinction between Hawthorne the community and its Memorial Fund. An early resident died and a couple of close friends wished to donate money to “memorialize” that resident. The developer, Colonial Penn resisted any involvement in this matter. This was the seed that led to the organization of our Memorial Fund.
Organized as a non-profit, donations were used to add special amenities to our clubhouse and grounds. In 1979 the Memorial Fountain was placed at the entrance to our community with money from the Memorial Fund.
The leaders of our community during the
1982 forming of a cooperative were also active with the Memorial Fund. Carl Curtis in particular wanted to see an assisted living facility nearby. He was behind the scenes in encouraging Mrs. Sanders to sell her orange grove (aka 100 acres) to the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society. That transaction was in late 1986. Curtis died in August 1987. In 1988 the Memorial Fund obtained permission to place the ashes of Hawthorne’s deceased in an area adjoining the portion of the 100 acres where the Richmond Cemetery is located. This permission was granted by the Good Samaritan Society.
In 1995 the Good Samaritan people offered to sell the Memorial Fund .61 acres of the 100 acres. This parcel included our existing
Garden and the land to CR 48, taking in the Richmond Cemetery. This was an offer we could not refuse. Still legal counsel checked it before we agreed. The Hawthorne Memorial fund became the owner of a parcel of land. At the close of 1995 we had 76 individuals at rest in the Garden of Memories.
The actual 100 acres became Hawthorne
property in 2001. Hawthorne purchased it from the Good Samaritan Society for $490,000. In 2008 Hawthorne listed the highway portion of the 100 acres for sale. The Memorial Fund was concerned should the land offered for sale be developed leaving us with a divided parcel. In January 2010 we approached HRCA’s Board and purchased an additional section of land to the north of our border. The drawing may help to clarify this.
These two purchases were token transactions. The deeds read ‘in consideration for payment of $10’ - the ownership was transferred to the Memorial Fund. The Memorial fund did not pay market price for the land we now own. The cooperation of the Good Samaritan Society from 1988 until our purchase in 1995 was most gracious. And our expanding of the Garden prior to 2010 was with the approval of both the Good Samaritan and HRCA. We are most appreciative of this generosity. Today we own a parcel that will always be connected to the Hawthorne community, regardless of any future development of the 100 acres. We now have over 360 individuals – deceased Hawthorne residents interred in Hawthorne’s Garden of Memory. You may learn more at our web site: www.hawthornememorial.com or literature at the Information Center in the clubhouse.
TODAY’S HISTORY LESSON We have two grand pianos in the Dan Gorden Hall. The first is a Mason-Hamlin instrument. It was purchased in 1976. The Penn Notes April 1976 issue tells us all about this purchase. A $9,000 item bought for $5,685 by the Piano Fund Committee on a no-interest three-year loan from Colonial Penn Communities. It was moved into the Great Hall on Thursday, March 4, 1976-as Dick and Helen Selleck were doing the tour. They bought and were totally involved in Hawthorne’s music programs into the late 90s.
In the archives of the Concert Series is this interesting item: “The Mason & Hamlin Grand piano will be maintained primarily for use by professional musicians in connection with the Hawthorne Concert Series and for special programs by other groups where need for a grand piano is essential”. In April 2000, the Concert Series requested that HRCA approve the purchase of a new piano for the Great Hall. Wesley Johnson, Hawthorne’s Mr. Music, spearheaded this effort. Club Hawthorne donated $6,000 towards the purchase. The Concert Series Committee donated $5,000 towards the cost. HRCA approved the additional $12,975 for this excellent instrument. We should mention that the manufacturer’s retail price for this piano was $44,595. Yes, we got a very good deal! I was privileged to grow up in a home with several excellent pianos. My Dad was a piano technician/tuner. We had a Steinway Concert Grand in the house for several years. I was taking piano lessons and enjoyed practicing on this wonderful instrument. So, when the Chorus sings, “I Love a Piano” it is my true feeling. We have these two instruments in the Dan Gorden Hall today. Let’s take extra care of them. Picture below is George on left. All were ‘53 grads of Collingswood High in NJ. Knight builds Harpsichords today. He and I were on the track team. Submitted by George Wolf
ACTIVITY FAIR
Tuesday, October 17th is the day we have our Activity Fair. Beginning at 10:00 AM in the Clubhouse you will be able to view the different displays that our activities have set up for you. This is a great way for our newcomers to get acquainted with Club Hawthorne. We urge each and every one to come, as it will give you an opportunity to see which activities you might be interested in. You will be able to ask questions and/or sign up for an activity as well...
NEW FACE LIFT
Below is a picture of the old Quad and a picture of the new “Information Center”. We changed
the look of the Quad a year ago and felt it is now time for a new name. Thus, we are now
referring to it as the “Information Center”. Each slot is numbered and named for the appropriate forms that you may be looking for. Hopefully it will be easier for everyone to find the information you may need.
WELCOME BACK
To all our summer travelers that is! Hopefully
you had a safe and enjoyable trip and had a
chance to visit friends and family. But isn’t it
good to be home? The months went by very fast
and it is time to get all of our activities up and
running. There were quite a few that continued
through the summer months so there was
always something to do. For those who have
returned, we hope you have noticed the
changes made in the clubhouse while you were
away. The “Quad” has been renamed to
“Information Center” and you will find all the
forms and information that you may need. We
are ready to get going for another busy season
here at Hawthorne.
ARTIST OF THE MONTH
Hawthorne’s “Artist of the Month” – All of the
artists featured the past seven months have a
painting in the Library. Please take the time to
visit and look at their beautiful work.
DATES TO REMEMBER
Monday, September 4 – HRCA Holiday Thursday, September 7 – Council Meeting Thursday, September 7 – HRCA Dialog Meeting Friday, September 8 –Garden Club Dance Thursday, September 14 – HRCA Workshop Thursday, September 21 – HRCA Board Meeting Thursday, September 21 – Group Meeting Friday, September 22 – Sox & Boots Dance Saturday, September 30 - Woodcrafters Ice Cream
STAR SPANGLED AMERICAOh, say can you see, by the dawns early light, O beautiful for spacious skies, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming? For amber waves of grain, Whose broad strips and bright stars, through the perilous fight, For purple mountains majesties O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? Above the fruited plains! And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air, America! America! Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. God shed his grace on thee Oh say does that Star - Spangled Banner yet wave ‘And crown they good with brotherhood Over the land of the free and the home of the brave? From sea to shining sea! On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep, O beautiful for pilgrim feet Where the foe’s haughty host in dread silence reposes, Whose stern impassioned stress What is that which the breeze, o’er the towing steep A thoroughfare of freedom beat As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses? Across the wilderness! Now it catches the gleam of the morning first beam, America! America! In full glory reflected now shines on the stream: God mend thine every flaw, ‘Tis the star spangled banner! O long may it wave Confirm thy soul in self-control, O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave
Thy liberty in law! And where is that band who so vauntingly swore O beautiful for heroes proved That the havoc of war and the battle’s confusion In liberating strife A home and a country should leave us no more? Who more than self their country loved Their blood was wiped out their foul footstep’s pollution. And mercy more than life! No refuge could save the hireling and slave America! America! From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave May God thy gold refine And the star spangled banner in triumph doth wave Till all success be nobleness O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave And ever gain divine! Oh! Thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand O beautiful for patriot dream Between their loved homes and the war’s desolation! That sees beyond the years Blest with victory and peace, may the heaven-rescued land Thine alabaster cities gleam Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation. Undimmed by human tears! Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, America! America! And this be our motto: “In God is our trust”. God shed his grace on thee And the Star - Spangled Banner in triumph shall wave And crown they good with brotherhood O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave! From sea to shining sea!
Submitted by: Frank Lupejkis Commander VFW Post 6389
COMMUNITY SERVICE CONNECTION
UPDATE CSC recognizes that in our community there are
many, many neighbors helping neighbors.
Unfortunately, some residents have no one to
call on. Those residents are one of the reasons
CSC was established. Forty plus volunteers are
ready, willing and able to help our neighbors.
Here are some of the services we have provided:
Directory assistance (help finding Lake County
and Hawthorne services), respite care (a few
hours off for our neighbors who find themselves
caring for a loved one 24/7, notary service
(Hawthorne residents only) and confidential
financial reviews to take advantage of available
assistance programs. Please know that one of
our respite care volunteers is an experienced
Alzheimer’s nurse.
In addition, we have helped our residents just
home from a hospital or rehab stay by picking up
meds, running errands or doing a little grocery
shopping. Our volunteer handyman has
changed light bulbs, hung hooks, and put
together a scooter. He also switched hats and
provided transportation when Good Neighbors
needed help with a lengthy assignment.
A good number of our volunteers take time to
make neighborly visits and bring cookies baked
by other volunteers. One volunteer is helping a
visually challenged resident read her mail.
We are pleased to announce a grief support
group led by Chaplain Cindy Semenik, a
Hawthorne resident. She is trained and
experienced in leading grief support groups and
will offer that service to our residents.
If you would like some assistance or would like
to volunteer, please call our Coordinator Gail
Fuller at 706-528-7461. She wears many hats:
coordinator, respite care, visiting,
transportation, etc. If you cannot reach Gail,
please call Shirley Hurt at 352-315-9270 or
Joanne Rubin at 352-365-1839. For notary
services please call Cheri Kinney at 352-323-
8816 for an appointment. For financial reviews
please call Bob Crawford at 352-326-3974 for an
appointment. For grief support please call Cindy
Semenik at 352-978-1057.
RETIRED TEACHERS AT HAWTHORNE
I am not a teacher – never had this opportunity.
However, teachers founded Hawthorne. Dr.
Ethel Percy Andrus was a schoolteacher and
administrator. She is credited with establishing
the programs we have implemented in our
retirement community – never mind that she
died in 1968, four years before we broke ground
building Hawthorne. A few years back Club
Hawthorne accepted the demise of the National
Teachers Retired Club – the club just went into
retirement. Kind of a shame. In my efforts to
organize data for our Historical Society, I came
across an autobiography (perhaps an attempt at
one) by Elnora Bolan. I’ve seen her name on a
number of our publications. She was a teacher
in Illinois. Her activities at Hawthorne are given
in her writing-maybe we’ll publish it down the
road. After covering many activities in which
Elnora participated, she relates that a new
organization was established in the fall of 1992.
The Hawthorne Teacher’s Group was active at
that time with Art Kozlik as Chairman. Elnora did
not identify the name of this new group of
teachers, only that, Joyce Costigan was chair and
a roster of 83 teachers existed. The copy I have
before me has a date of March 1998. Now, I
must clarify that Joyce and Stu Costigan are the
couple that sold us our home in Hawthorne. We
closed in November 1994 – Joyce and Stu moved
later that month. I recall asking why they were
moving from Hawthorne. Joyce replied that she
couldn’t find anything to update her living space.
The pristine interior of the home did impress us.
We have now, and had in the past some gifted
teachers who chose to retire at Hawthorne. I
wonder how many of our present population
were educators in their previous lives? We
might all be surprised.
George Wolf – Club Reporter
INTERESTING DATA TAKEN FROM THE
HISTORICAL SOCIETY ARCHIVES
Loyal and Martha Wilkens bought into
Hawthorne in 1975 – at 407 Palo Verde Drive. In
1976 Loyal was the Council Officer for Social
Clubs. Loyal was elected to the HRCA Board of
Directors in 1986, and promoted to President in
1987.
Martha died on April 27, 1988. She was the 2nd
person to be interred in our Garden of
Memories. Martha was 69 years old when she
died. We all know that the number one person
placed in the Garden was Hank Parks.
Loyal joined the Memorial Fund Board of
Directors in 1990 and served through 1992. He
died on November 18, 2008 at age 90. Loyal was
placed in the Garden of Memories near his wife.
At the time of his interment, Loyal became the
254th person placed in our Garden. An
interesting sidelight is that Loyal was interred in
our Garden in December 2008 along with his
second wife, Alta. They were placed near his
first wife Martha “Marty”. You ask how do I
know? I was there representing the Memorial
Fund. Page Theus handled the interment and
brought the two individuals in a special ark-I’d
never seen this done before. There’s lots of
history on our web sites
www.hawthornehistorical.org and
www.hawthornememorial.com
We never cease to learn – even in our retirement
years. George Wolf – Gravedigger
FUNHAWKS
It’s getting to be that time. The Hawthorne
Funhawks will start bowling on September 19th.
We look forward to another great season. And
we’re looking for new bowlers. Come join us for
good fun and exercise. We bowl every Tuesday
at 9:30 until March 27, 2018 at the AMF Lanes in
Leesburg. If you’re not back by September 19th,
you can start whenever you return. If you’re
interested, you can sign up on the Information
Center or you can call me at 847-732-4395.
Submitted by Barbara Dyon
CHAIR VOLLEYBALL
Introduction to Chair Volleyball, September 1, at
2:30 PM in the Lemon/Lime Rooms. Possible
new activity for Hawthorne residents.
Introduction to Chair Volleyball by Stasia Fields,
Director, Senior Program for Parks & Recreation,
Goldsboro, NC with demonstration and open
play. (Stasia is the daughter of Faye Ewbank).
Sign up at the Information Center. Come out
and join us! Let’s get Chair Volleyball playing at
Classes and workshops go on in the Fine Arts room almost all the time - - watercolor, acrylic, pastels, oil, collage, floor cloths, china painting, colored pencil, pen and ink, mixed media and more! Watch your weekly Bulletin for details. Classes are free except for materials. Maybe you have some special talents to share with? All our instructors are volunteers and we are always looking for new ideas. We meet monthly on the first Monday of each month (Sept-April) in the Fine Arts Rooms (next to the Library) at 9:30 AM and we encourage you to drop by the meetings and see what is happening! Everyone is welcome! SINCE MONDAY SEPTEMBER 4TH IS LABOR DAY, OUR FIRST MEETING WILL BE THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH. In late September, the Fine Arts will be painting murals around the walls at the pool. We are looking forward to brightening up the surrounding walls as well as the back wall. We would love volunteers to join the fun we plan on having to make this area creative! We have an email “chat and updates” newsletter and members and friends with email sign up for that. It comes right to your computer several times a month with all activities listed as well as interesting blog sites, web sites, information about local art happenings, quotes, news, art supply sales, and reminders. (You can sign up for that any time by contacting the editor at [email protected].) The first Friday of each month, our Fine Arts group is featured on HTV98 and the Artist of the Month is interviewed. Seven paintings and/or artwork will be featured in the library. Be sure to watch and then drop into the library to see the art first hand! Many of you stopped by our Fine Arts booth at the Activity Fair in October to talk to the instructors and officers and see some
demonstrations of many of the mediums that
we offer! This year’s Activity Fair is going to be
on October 17. Sign up sheets for most of the
classes are at the monthly meetings or at the
Information Center where the Fine Arts
clipboards are located. We hope you will drop
by. Each year we have a Fine Arts Show that is
open to the whole Community. The date is
Sunday, March 18th from 1:00-4:00 PM. We
also sponsor a wonderful brunch each winter
and this year the brunch date is Saturday,
January 20th from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM in the
Auditorium. Please circle both on your event’s
calendar right away to save it!
Submitted by Linda Heller, Co-Chair of Fine Arts Activity
OLD LADY POINT OF VIEW AT CHECK OUT STAND SOMEPLACE IN USA
Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the much older lady that she should bring her own grocery bags, because plastic bags are not good for the environment. The woman apologized to the young girl and explained, “We didn’t have this ‘green thing’ back in my earlier days. The young clerk responded, “That’s our problem today. Your generation did not care enough to save our environment for future generations.” The older lady said that she was right – our generation didn’t have the ‘green thing’ in its day. The older lady went on to explain: Back then, we returned milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed and sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and over. So they really were recycled. But we didn’t have the ‘green thing’ back in our day. Grocery stores bagged our groceries in brown paper bags that we reused for numerous things. Most memorable besides household garbage bags was the use of brown paper bags as book covers for our schoolbooks. This was to ensure that public property (the books provided for our use
by the school) was not defaced by our scribblings. Then we were able to personalize our books on the brown paper bags. But, too bad we didn’t do the ‘green thing’ back then. We walked up stairs because we didn’t have an escalator in every store and office building. We walked to the grocery store and didn’t climb into a 300-horsepower machine every time we had to go two blocks. But she was right. We didn’t have the ‘green thing’ in our day. Back then we washed the baby’s diapers because we didn’t have the throw away kind. We dried clothes on a line, not in an energy-gobbling machine burning up 220 volts. Wind and solar power really did dry our clothes back in our early days. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing. But that young lady is right; we didn’t have the ‘green thing’ back in our day. Back then we had one TV, or radio in the house – not a TV in every room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief (remember them?), not a screen the size of the state of Montana. In the kitchen we blended and stirred by hand because we didn’t have electric machines to do everything for us. When we packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, we used wadded up old newspapers to cushion it, not Styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap. Back then, we didn’t fire up an engine and burn gasoline just to cut the lawn. We used a push mower that ran on human power. We exercised by working so we didn’t need to go to a health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity. But she’s right; we didn’t have the ‘green thing’ back then. We drank from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a cup or a plastic bottle every time we had a drink of water. We refilled writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and we replaced the razor blade in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull. But we didn’t have the ‘green thing’ back then. Back then, people took the streetcar or bus and kids rode their bikes to
school or walked instead of turning their moms into a 24-hour taxi service in the family’s $45,000 SUV or van, which cost what a whole house did before the ‘green thing’. We had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And we didn’t need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 23,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest burger joint. But isn’t it sad the current generation laments how wasteful we old folks were just because we didn’t have the ‘green thing’ back then?
ANNUAL CRAFT FAIR Hawthorne’s Annual Art & Craft Fair is
November 17th from 9:00 AM until 2:00 PM in
the Auditorium.
MOST WANTED Little Johnny’s kindergarten class was on a field