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January 2010 THE UCO REPORTER Page 1

Volume 29, No. 1 January 2010Publication of the UNITED CIVIC ORGANIZATION of CENTURY VILLAGE (WPB)Visit us on the Internet at century-village-wpb.blogspot.com

From the Desk

of President

George

Loewenstein

Correction ThecaptionaccompanyingthepicturesinDanGladstones

columnonpage10oftheDecember2009issueshouldhaveread:

Evidenceofwaterdamage.PhotosbyMr.Gladstone.

TheUCOReporterregretstheerror.

Proposed Amendments to the UCO

BylawsAMENDMENT #1

ARTICLEX

EXECUTIVEBOARD

The

followingstructureforArticleXisproposedasfollows:

A.Denition.

B.(1)CompositionoftheE.B./Termofserviceofappointees,

andlimitationonappointmentbythePresident.

(2)Creationofstaggeredtwo-yeartermsforelectedmembers;

includestransitionallanguage.(3)Methodofllingvacancies.

C.Eligibilityrequirementsforcandidacyorappointment.

D.RemainsUnaffected(DescribesthepowersoftheExecu-

tiveBoard).

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(Additionsshownbyunderlining,deletionsshownby

strikeout,unaffectedtextindicatedby...)

A. The Executive Board shall constitute the Executive

Committee as that term is used in Florida Statutory Corpo-

ration Law.MembersoftheExecutiveBoardmustbeMembers

ofUCO,andbedomiciledandinresidenceinCenturyVillage,

WestPalmBeach,Florida,foraperiodofnotlessthannine

(9)monthsofeachyearduringtheterminwhichtheyserve.

AnyvacancyontheExecutiveBoardoccurringbeforetheexpirationofanelectedterm,maybelledbytheafrmative

voteofthemajorityoftheDelegatespresentatanylawfully

calledandconvenedmootingoftheDelegateAssembly.Inthe

alternative,aformalelectionbytheDelegateAssemblymayto

heldtollthevacancy.

B.(1) The Executive Board shall consist of all the Ofcers

of UCO and, in addition, twenty (20) elected members.

electedbythe DelegateAssembly attheMarchmeetingof

thatbody.The President may appoint additional members

to the Executive Board, not to exceed eight (8) in number,

with each appointment being subject to the approval of the

Delegate Assembly.Thetotalappointmentsmustnotexceed

eight(8)innumber. The term of each appointment shall

expire at the Annual Installation. The President may notappoint the same individual more than twice, regardless of

the number of terms a President may serve.Eachappointee

mustbeaUCOMember,andmustbedomiciledandinresidence

inCenturyVillage,WestPalmBeach,Florida,foraperiodof

notlessthannine(9)monthsofeachyearduringthetermin

whichtheyserve.

(2) Two-Year Terms

There shall be created staggered two-year terms, such that

the March 2010 election shall elect twenty (20) members.

The ten (10) candidates receiving the highest number of

votes shall serve for a two-year term. The ten (10) candidates

receiving the next highest number of votes shall serve for

a one-year term. Each subsequent election thereafter shall

elect ten (10) members to two-year terms.

(3) Any vacancy which occurs during the rst year of theContinued on Page 2

CV Bids Farewell

to Our Irv LazarBy Syd Kronish

IrvLazar,the soft-spo-ken bundleof energy, ad-

miredand acknowledged

bythenumerousmembers

ofCenturyVillageas the

editor-in-chiefoftheUCO

Reporterforover15years,

diedthismonthafterabrief

illness.Irv superviseda

competentandexperienced

staff, editedvariouscopy,

setuppagearrangements,

andplannedaheadtoim-

provetheUCOReporter.

IrvattendedDartmouth

Collegeand Harvard Uni-

versityandreceivedaBBA

degreefromCityCollege

of NewYork.His military

recordwasexemplary.Dur-

ingWWIIheservedasaLt.

JGintheUSNavyinboth

theAtlanticandPacicThe-

aters;afterthewarhewas

onreservedutyfor15years.

Born on December31,

1923,IrvdiedonDecem-

ber3,2009andwasburied

in LongIsland,NY, next

tohiswifeof60years,Mimi.TheLazarfamilyin-

cludeshisbrotherNorman

(LowdenTN), son Barry

andwifeSuzanne(Manas-

sasVA)andsonKenand

wifeBonnie(MountainTop

PA), with grandchildren

Beckyand Joshua, and

greatgranddaughter,Lola.

C e nt u ry V i ll a ge w i l l

payatributetoIrvinspe-

cial ceremonieshere in

the Clubhouse.Since the

upcoming holidays pre-

ventthefamilyfromying

downinDecember,weare

tryingtonalizeaSunday

afternooninJanuarywhen

theywillbeabletoattend.

Jewish War Veterans will

participatewiththeirmili-

taryceremony.

C on do le nc es m a y b e

sentto theLazar Family,

500RobinsWay,Mountain

Top,PA18707.

S e e M e m o r ies o n

pages3and4.

ItwaswithdeepsorrowthatIlearnedofthepassingofIrvLazar,theco-editorofourUCOReporter.Hiseasygoingman-

nerandsunnydispositionwasaninspirationtoallwhometand

workedwithhim.DotLoewenstein,co-editor,hasconsented

totakeoveraseditorofthenewspaperwhichwillcontinueto

bepublishedonatimelyschedule.

IwouldalsoliketoinformourreadersthatClaudetteLaBonte

hasresignedaschairofourTransportationCommittee,and

wehaveappointedBarbaraCornishtoreplaceher.Claudette

hasdoneanoutstandingjobandwewishherwellinwhatever

undertakingsheisplanning.

Ouradministrationisconstantlyworkingtoimprovecom-

municationwithourresidents.Inthatview,wewillnowbe

abletodointerviewsonChannel63.Ourplanistointerview

committeechairpersons,clubpresidents,andwhereappropriateelectedofcialsandotherswhohaveinformationofinterestto

us.Wewillalsoreviewshowsandmovies,sostaytuned.

Eventhoughtheproblemofthedeadshhasbynowmostly

disappeared,Iwasassuredthatthedeathswerethoseofshad

whodieafterspawning,andnottheresultofanychemicalsin

thewater.

OurcondolencesgoouttoAnitaCruz,whosefatherpassed

awayonFridayafterashortillness.Maysheknownomore

sorrow.

Onbehalfofalltheofcers,myfamilyandmyself,Iwould

liketowisheveryoneaveryhappyholidayseasonandahealthy

NewYear.PleaserememberthattheUCOofcewillbeclosed

onDecember24thand25thaswellasJanuary1st,2010.o

Save the DateThe UCO Installation Luncheon is scheduled for Sunday, March

14, 2010 at the Marriott Hotel in West Palm Beach. This is a goodtime to notify your Association so that they may put the price ofyour tickets in their 2010 budget.

We will be installing a new UCO President, Vice Presidents,Treasurer, Corresponding Secretary, and Recording Secretary. TheExecutive Board will be installed too.

A delicious brunch will be served as well as music for dancing.The good news is that we have been able to keep the cost per

person to $35. More information will follow as we get closer to2010.

Mary Patrick Benton, Chair

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Page 2 THE UCO REPORTER January 2010

At the Delegate

Assembly

Betty Lapidus

two-year term due to resignation, removal from ofce or

death, said vacancy shall be lled at the next election for the

unexpired term of the seats) being lled. The candidate(s)

receiving the eleventh (11th), twelfth (12th), etc., highest num-

ber of votes at that election shall ll the vacancy or vacancies

for the remainder of the term. Any vacancy which occurs

during the second year of a two-year term shall remain

unlled until the next election.C.A candidate or appointee, in order to be eligible to serve

as a member of the Executive Board, must: 1) be a mem-

ber of UCO; andhemust2) declare his readiness to serve

on at least two committees;inordertobeeligibletostand

forelectionasamemberoftheExecutiveBoard,and, 3) be

domiciled and in residence in Century Village, West Palm

Beach, Florida, for a period of not less than nine 9) months

of each year during the term in which he serves.

**********

Amendment#2grantsthePresidentEmeritusandtheTreasurer

thesamerightstoex-ofciomembershipincommitteesasis

presently enjoyedby thePresidentandthe VicePresidents.

Suchcommitteesshouldbenetfromthebroadexperienceof

theretiringPresidentandthespecializednancialknowledgeoftheTreasurer.

AMENDMENT #2

ARTICLEVI

OFFICERS

A....Inaddition,thereshallbetheOfceofPresidentEmeritus.

Suchofceshallbeheld,withoutelection,byeachretiring

President duringthe rst term ofhis immediate successor.

ThePresidentEmeritusshallperformsuchdutiesasmaybe

requestedbythecurrentPresident,withtheapprovalofthe

ExecutiveBoard.He shall be ex ofcio, a member of all com-

mittees except the Election Committee and the Ombudsman

Committee.

ARTICLEVII

DUTIESANDRESPONSIBILITIESOFOFFICERS

C.TREASURER...

The Treasurer shall be ex ofcio, a member of all com-

mittees except the Election Committee and Ombudsman

Committee.

**********

Thisamendmenttothemethodofllingvacancies,proposesto

eliminatethepowerofthePresidenttollvacanciesinofce,

evenonatemporarybasis.Itisproposedthatsuchtemporary

appointmentsshouldbeplacedinthehandsoftheremaining

membersof theOfcersCommittee andsuchappointments

will continueto besubjectto the approvalof theDelegate

Assembly.Thefollowingaddedlanguageclariestheevents

whichwouldleadtoaspecialelectiontollavacancyinof-ce.Intheeventthatamajorityoftheremainingofcersfail

toagreeonanappointment,or,theDelegateAssemblyfailsto

approvetheappointment,aspecialelectionbytheDelegate

Assemblyshallbeheldtollthevacancy.Vacanciesinthe

ofceofVicePresidentthathavefourorlessmonthsremaining

beforearegularelection,may,inthediscretionoftheremain-

ingofcers,beleftvacantuntilsuchregularelectionisheld.

Theresponsibilitiesofthisvacantofceshallbefairlydivided

amongtheremainingVicePresidents.

AMENDMENT #3

C.Any vacancy of an elected ofce occurring before the

expiration of a term shall be lled by the President on an

emergency basis.IntheeventthatthevacancyisintheOfce

ofPresident,suchvacancyshallbelledbyathe afrmativevote of the majority of the remaining Ofcers Commit-

tee Members. The lling of any vacancy in ofce must be

approved at the next meeting of the Delegate Assembly at

which a quorum is present. In thealternative,event that the

remaining ofcers fail to agree on an appointment, or, the

Delegate Assembly fails to approve the appointment, an

specialelection by the Delegate Assembly shall be held to

ll the vacancy. Such ofcer shall serve for the unexpired

term of the seat being lled.In the event that a vacancy is

in the Ofce of Vice President and less than four (4) months

remain until the completion of the term of that ofce, the

remaining ofcers may determine that the vacancy shall

remain unlled until the regular election is held.o

AmendmentsContinued from Page 1

December 4, 2009

OpenedThismeeting

wascalledtoorderbyPresi-

dentGeorge Loewensteinat

9:30a.m.inthetheaterofour

Clubhouse.

Quorumof171was

present.

PledgeofAllegiance

wasrecitedbyallandleadby

Lt.Kronsperger.

Presidents Report

PresidentLoewensteinsadly

announcedthepassingofourReportereditor,IrvLazar.He

statedthatwewillmemorial-

izehimatafuturedate.We

willbekeptinformed.He

reportedthatOldBusiness

ispassandwewilluseUn-

nishedBusinessinstead.

Inordertospeedupmeet-

ings,CommitteeChairswill

submit,inwriting,theirre-

portswhichwillbepartofthe

packagewewillreceivewith

theminutes.

Minuteshadbeendis-

tributedandreadbyalland

accepted.

Treasurers Report

DorothyTetrowasreadyfor

anyquestionsnonethis

reportwasaccepted.

Presidents Reports

GeorgeLoewensteinreported

onphotocopiesofpassesand

IDs.Fakegatepassesarea

no-no.

WechangedtheNominat-

ingCommitteetoaSearchCommittee.Itwillopenup

awholeavenueforadditional

nominees.

ExecutiveBoardmeetings

willbeginat1:30sothat

peoplewhocomebybuswill

bethereontime.

Deadshinourlakes

duetospawningitisa

naturalprogression.

WewillenhanceChannel

63.Therewillbeinterviews

andvoice-overs.Wethankthe

committeeforthiswork.

Georgeannouncedtheres-

ignationofClaudetteLaBonte

fromtheTransportationCom-

mittee.Wethankherforallher

work.BarbaraCornishwillbethechairofthiscommittee.

Retheupcomingelections:

RobertaFromkinreportedthat

biosmustbedroppedoffatthe

UCOofce.

DotLoewensteinwillbethe

EditoroftheUCOReporter.

Bylawschangesw illbe

published intheReporter.

Pleasereadthecolumnon

thesechanges,etc.

New Business Motion

madeandsecondedthat

dogsandcatsmustbewalked

onthepropertyonlywherethe

ownerresides.Discussion

voted,carried.

Committee Reports

SafetyLt.Kronsperger

reportedthattherehasbeen

oneburglarwhoranoff.Here-

mindedusthattherearestreet

level robberies onHaver-

hilland MilitaryTrail,Be

alertandstaysafe.Q&A.Al

McLaughlinaddedthatthe

fencewasputupyesterday.Lt.Kronspergercanbereached

at776-2000;headdedthatthe

SheriffsDeputiesareinCVon

aregularbasis.Trafctickets

arenowabout$300-$400.

Securitywillmeetthis

afternoonat2p.m.at2102.

SafetyGeorgeFranklin

remindedusofthemeetingon

12/17/09at9:30inRoomC.

MaintenanceJerryKar-

pfannouncedthattheProperty

Appraiserwillbeaddressing

thetopicofHomesteadon

12/16/09.

CERTJackieKarlanreportedontheuseoffire

extinguishers.

CableDaveIsraelre-

portedthatthedatesforthe

nextdeploymentofboxeswill

beintheReporter.

AdvisoryRandallBor-

chardtsuggestedAssociation

ofcersreadCondoConcept

byPeterM.Dunbar.Also

haveyourmaintenancecom-

paniesrunyourelections.

Good & WelfareGeorge

FranklinremindedustherewillbeaCandidateForumin

ourauditoriumon12/18/09

9:30a.m.

H oneySager announced

therewillbeadiscussionon

thegolfcourseonThursday,

1/14/10at2p.m.inourtheater.

President ofWellington J

askedforscheduleforrepav-

ingtheroadsGeorgere-

pliedinaboutfouryears

moneyisavailable.

Rethedoorwayfeeisit

taxable?Wearewaitingforthe

opinionoftheIRS.

Therewasasuggestionthat

eachAssociationread their

bylawstherearenewprob-

lemsthatwemustaddress.Set

upabylawcommitteeinyour

Association.

Therewasasuggestionthat

youcontactAnimalControlto

trapanyanimal.

Ms.Burdickgreetedusall.

PresidentLoewensteinan-

nouncedthatthenextmeet-ingwilltakeplacenextyear

2010.HappyNewYearto

everyone!

Meetingwas adjournedat

10:30a.m.o

Are You On the List?The following Associations had no representation at

the 12/4/09 Delegate Assembly:

ANDOVERA,B,D,F,G,I,J,K,M

BEDFORDB,C,E,H,J

BERKSHIREA,B,E,F,G,H,K

CAMBRIDGEA,C,D,E

CAMDENB,C,D,E,F,H,I,L

CANTERBURYE,H,I,K

CHATHAMG, J,O,P,UCOVENTRYA,B,G,J,K

DORCHESTERB,C,E,F,H

EASTHAMPTONA,B,C,D,F,G,H,I

HASTINGSB,E,F,H

KENTB,D,E,F,I,J,K,L,M

KINGSWOODA,C,E,F

NORTHAMPTONA,B,C,D,E,G,H,J,L,M,N,P,Q,S

NORWICHA,C,E,H,I

OXFORD200,400

PLYMOUTH 4,5

SALISBURYC,D,E,G,H

SHEFFIELDA,B,C,D,E,F,H,I,K,L,N,O,Q

SOMERSETB,C,E,G,L

STRATFORDB ,C,L, O

SUSSEXB,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K

WALTHAMB, D,E, F,G, I

WELLINGTOND

WINDSORA,C,F,G,H,Q,R


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Memories of Irv Name:NormanBartell

Relationship:Coworker

How long:Tenyears

Memories:Distribution.

Transponders.

FirstmetIrvwhenIvol-

unteeredtodistributetheRe-

porter.Webecameverygood

friends.Wealsoworkedto-getherinthetransponders

area.

Tome,hewasnotonlyaco-

worker,butoneofthegreatest

peopletocomeintomylife.I

willmisshimforever.

**********

Name: RuthBernhard-

Dreiss

Relationship:FormerUCO

VicePresidient,friend

Memories:Thepassingof

IrvLazarbroughttomindthe

mostwonderfulworkingre-

lationshipwithanyoneIhave

everhadbeforeorsince.This

relationshipatthe UCORe-

porterlastedabout10years,

oreversinceIrvcamethereto

volunteeronthenewspaper.I

wasalsowellacquaintedwith

hiswife,Mimiwhopassed

awayin2006,awonderful

andfriendlylady.Forseveral

years,PhilandIwereresidents

ofPlymouthtowhichwerelo-

catedandworkedwithIrvasboardmembersthere.

WhenIrvjoinedtheUCO

staff,heworkedclosely,asdid

I,withtheeditoratthattime.

Everymorning,Irvplayedten-

niswhichhesoenjoyedbefore

arrivingatwork.Someeve-

nings,asIrecallhelikedplay-

ingpoolattheClubhouse.He

wasthekindest,mostgentle

persononecouldeverhopeto

meet.Ineverheardhimutter

anunkindwordaboutanyone

andheembracedallfortheirownbeliefs.Asamemberof

theUCOBoardofDirectors

formanyyears,hewasvery

interestedinitsaffairsand

alwaysshowedawillingness

tohelp.

AsatypesetterfortheUCO

Reporter,Iworkedclosely

withIrvashedidthenews-

paperslayoutsandweoften

laughed,tryingtomakecol-

umnstsomehowwhenwe

wereshortofspace.Ihave

suchfondmemoriesofthisvery w onderful manw ho

wouldhavecelebratedanother

birthdayinDecember.Sufce

ittosaythatwewillmissIrv,

eventhoughwedidnotsee

eachotherasoftenafterPhil

andImovedfromCVin2002.

Wedid,however,makeita

pointtoseehimwheneverwe

cameintoCV.Iwillneverfor-

gethimhisface,hissmile,

hisvoice.Restinpeace.

**********

Name:AvisBlank

Relationship:Friend

Memories:IrvLazarwas

thepersonicationoftheper-

fectAmerican citizen. He

servedhiscountrywellwhen

calledtoduty.Hetreatedall

personsalikenomatterwhat

thecoloroftheirskin,raceorreligion.Irvhadaknack

ofmakingallhispersonal

acquaintances and business

associatesfeeltheywerevery

specialpeople.

Iftherewereamedalaward-

edyearlytoapersonexempli-

fyingthe perfectAmerican

citizen,IrvLazarwouldbethe

proudrecipientofthismedal.

**********

Name:MartyandPatty

Farber

Relationship:Goodfriend

andbusinessman

How long:22years

Memories:Thememories

ofIrvareofabeautifulman,

alwaysagentlemanandakind

soul.

IrvwasacredittotheUCO

Reporterwhokeptthingsrun-

ningbutalwayshadamoment

toshareandanicestory.

WewillmissIrvverymuch

wearesureheiskeepingan

eyeontheReporterandthosethatwillbeworkingthere.

**********

Name:RobertaBoehm-

Fromkin

Relationship:Friend

Memories:Irvwasoneof

themosthelpfulandpleasant

peopleinCenturyVillage.

AnytimeIhadaquestion

abouthowtohandleaproblem

withnominations,hewouldsit

down,explainwhatwasasked

andthensaidyoudonthave

todoitmyway.Doitthebestwayyoucan.

Ofcourse,hiswaywasusu-

allythebestway.Healways

mademefeelspecialandwas

doingagreatjob.Hellbe

rememberedwithkindand

lovingthoughtsbyall.

**********

Name:LillieBradford

Relationship:Friend

How long:Eightyears

Memories:Irvwasavery

pleasantperson.Healways

hadasmileforeveryone. Healsohelpedmebyshow-

ingmehowtowriteforthe

paper.

Hewillbemissed!

**********

Name:DeeCohen

Relationship:Goodfriend,

neighbor:IamPresidentof

PlymouthIVandIrvingwas

ourwonderfulTreasurer

How long:Moreyearsthan

Icanremember

Memories:Irvingwasaone

inamillionofmen.Hewas

agentlemanandamanthat

everyonewasgladtocallhim

theirfriend.Hewillbemissed

morewaysthananyonecan

imagine.

**********

Name:RheaandLenCohen

Relationship:Friend How long:Over15years

Memories:Agentleman,

willingtohelpall.Afriend

formanyyears.Willbesorely

missed.

**********

Name:SandyCohen

Relationship:Friend

Memories:Idothevery

bestIknowhowthevery

bestIcan;andImeantokeep

ongoingsountiltheend.

AbrahamLincoln

O urdearfriend Irvw as

trulythisman...theverybest.

Iwillmissyou.

**********

Name:AnitaCruz

Relationship:WPRFVice

President

How long:Twoandahalf

years

Memories:Irvwasalways

graciousandkindtome,even

ifmyarticlefortheReporter

wasalittlelate.Hewasa

truegentlemanandshallbemissedbyeveryoneatWPRF.

**********

Name:GeorgeFranklin

Relationship:Personal

friend

How long:25years

Memories:Wasalwaysa

closefriendofmyfatherand

myself.Aperfectgentlemanat

alltimes.Goingtomisshim

andhiswonderfulpersonality.

**********

Name:DanGladstone

Relationship:Friend Memories:Ihaveknown

IrvLazarforthepast12years.

Ialwaysenjoyedbeingin

touchwithhimwhetheritwas

aUCOmatteroraprivateone.

Healwaysgavemethefeeling

thatIwasdoingtherightthing

forhimandhiswordsandface

alwaysshowedgratitude.Any

timeIwantedhisinput,he

gladlygaveittomewiththe

rarefeelingthatheshouldbe

thankingme.Isurelyamgoing

tomisshim.**********

Name:LouiseGerson

Relationship:Friendand

coworker

How long:Seven-plusyears

Memories : I rv w as a

mensch.Hewaslotsoffun,

averyfairperson.

Hewillbemissedbyall.

**********

Name:JerryGoldberg

Relationship:Columnist

Memories : Sosorryto

hearaboutIrv.Ionlymet

himafewtimesandhewas

arealgentleman.Iplanon

continuingtowriteourTen-

nisarticlesforthenextfew

issuesbutwillbeseekinga

replacementaswearemoving

toBoyntonBeach.

********** Name:NatalieHauptman

Relationship:Friend

How long:Threeyears

Memories:Aspecialgentle

person,whowouldhelpany-

oneatanytime.Greatfriend.

Wonderfultoworkwith.Irv

alwayshadasmileonhis

faceandhisdispositionwas

wonderful.

**********

Name:HenriKalma

Relationship:Friend

How long:15years

Memories:Apersonfunto

havearound.Iwillmisshim

verymuch.Agreatperson.

**********

Name:SydandCynthia

Kronish


coworker

How long:Sevenyears

Memories:Fromtherst

timemywifeCynthiaandI

beganasCVresidentsseven

yearsago,Iwaseagertooffermyservicesasavolunteerat

theUCOReporter.

Irvwasmorethaneagerto

addmetohisstaffasawriter

andeditortomydelight.

Fromdayonewebecame

fast friends,coworkersand

condants.

Tome,Irvwillbesorely

missedinmylife.

**********

Name: The LakeWorth

HeraldStaff

Relationship:Printer Memories:DedicationBe-

yondExpectations.

ThestaffofTheLakeWorth

Herald(printersoftheUCO

Reporter)wassaddenedto

hearofthepassingofIrv

Lazar.Itwasaprivilegeand

pleasuretohaveworkedwith

suchagentlemanforsomany

years.Hisknowledgeandlik-

abilitywasgreatandhisdedi-

cationtothenewspaperwasas

enormousashisheartwasfor

hisfamilyandfriendsatCen-turyVillage.Itgoeswithout

saying,helovedservinghis

fellowmanbothonandoffthe

court.Thereisnodoubtthathe

alwaysleftagoodimpression.

Irvwillbemissed.

**********

Name:EdieLevineand

DavidRabinowitz

Relationship:Friends

How long:20plusyears

Memories:Ourmemories

aretoonumeroustopickjust

one.Sufcetosay:Irvyou

wereoneinamillion.David

andItreasureourtimesto-

getherandwewillsurelymiss

you.

**********

Name:MildredLevine

Relationship:Newfriend

How long:Twoyears Memories:Itwasaprivi-

legetobrieyknowIrv.He

sharedhisverymodestgrow-

ingupyearsinNewYork.

Hecamefromverymodest

circumstancesandcherished

hisbeingadmittedtoHarvard

University,andbecomingan

ofcerintheU.S.Navy.Ashe

sooftensaid,Howwonderful

tobeanAmerican.

Weshallnotsoonseethe

likesofthisneelegantgen-

tleman.Wehonorhismem-

oryandaregratefulforhis

legacyandgoodexampleofa

mench.

**********

Name:SelmaLichten

Relationship:Friend

Memories:IknewIrvfor

over25years.Myhusband

MiltonLichtenplayedtennis

withhimandIrvalwayshada

wonderfulwayabouthim.He

alwayshadasmileandtreated

everyonewithrespect. Hewaslikeabrothertome

alwaysgivingalittlehug,

alwaysabrightsmileandI

surelywillmisshim.Mysin-

cerestsympathytohisfamily.

Ifeelthathewaspartofmy

family.

**********

Name:DotLoewenstein

Relationship:Reporteredi-

torandfriend

Memories:Thedayafter

mycataractsurgery,myhus-

bandwascalledoutoftown,soIrv immediately declared

hewoulddrivemetothedoc-

tor.Butwhenthebandages

wereremoved,Ihadnovision

anditwasIrvwhowasmore

devastatedthanI.Hisconcern

forthehealthofotherswas

alwaysbeyondconcernforhis

ownhealth.Allhewantedwas

toplaytennis.

O ur E d it or, o u r F ri en d:

Eachofuswasconsidered

equal,andtotakechargewhen

hewasgoinghomeforlunchat12:30onthedoteachwas

toldtoshutoffthecopierand

theA/Cbeforeleaving.12:30

wasthemagictimeforIrvto

bewithhiswifeof60years,

Mimi,whowouldphoneifhe

overstayedhisworkinghours.

SinceIrvsnalillness,John

declaredanoonlunchhourfor

allnoneofuscouldbearthe

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Advertisershavedealtwith

Irvformanyyears,andcon-

tinuetoaskforhim.Inthe

beginning,wewouldsayhe

washavingtestsacommon

activityamongourresidents.

Allwantedustopassontheir

bestwishes.Mosttouching

wasourprinterwhenwewereattheirofceinNovember.

UponhearingthatIrvwasat

JFKafteraheartattack,Mark

Eastonimmediatelyleftusto

driveovertovisitIrv.Afew

dayslater,when7,000copies

weredeliveredtoourofce,

thedriverwasaccompanied

byMark,whothenvisitedIrv

attheMorse,takingtheall-

importantcurrentissuewith

him.

**********

Name:DonaldMcDonough Relationship:Friend

How long:Sevenyears

Memories:Greatconver-

sationsabouthistimesat

HarvardandDartmouthwhile

inthemilitaryandhisNew

YorkCitycareerintheprint-

ingbusiness.Hewillbesorely

missed.

**********

Name:MaryPatrickBen-

ton

Relationship:Friend

How long:Over10years

Memories: I r v w a s a l -

waysagentleman.Hewillbe

missedbyeveryonehereat

UCO.

**********

Name:PhyllisRichland

Relationship:Friend

Memories:WhatIremem-

bermostaboutIrvishisin-

fectiouslaugh.Hehadagreat

senseofhumorandhisentire

facesmiledwhenhedid.

********** Name:IrvRikon

Relationship:Columnist

Memories:IwishIdid

havememoriesofIrvbut

theresnothingspecialIcould

add.Overaperiodoftime,I

hadaseriesofsmalltalksand

meetingswithhim,attheend

ofwhichIwasalwaysstruck

bythethoughtHereisa

gentleman,noteworthyfor

beingsorarethesedays.

Mostofthetime,too,even

whenhewasunderpressure,whichisoftenwhenonetries

toputtogetheranewspaper,

therewasasweet,reassuring

smile,onequitebeyondthe

norm.Hewasanice,hard-

workingman,whodevoted

himselftotheplacehelived

andthepeopleheserved.

**********

Name:AntoinetteSalometo


coworker

How long:Tenmonths

Memories of IrvContinued from Page 3

UCO ReporterWill BeDelivered PropertyManagersSeacrest,Prui,Prime,and Gallagher haveagreedtodelivertheReportertoassociationsthattheyservice.The

planistoprovideourpapertoallresidentswithinthreedaysofprinting.Sincewenor-mallyreceivethepaperonoraboutthe20 th,youshouldhaveyourcopynolaterthanthe23rdofeachmonth. Ifyoudonotreceivethepaperbythatdate,please contact yourpropertymanager.

Where Are You?!?By Roberta

Boehm-Fromkin

Thetimeisgettingshort

toenteryourbioandpicture

torunforofficeofUCO.

AllseatsexcepttwoVice

Presidentsareavailable.They

are:thePresident,twoVice

Presidents,Recording Secre-

tary,CorrespondingSecretary,Treasurerandthe entireEx-

ecutiveBoard.

Manyresidents constantly

criticizeandcomplainabout

whatgoesonintheVillage.

Ifyouareoneofthem,you

nowhavetheopportunityto

dosomethingrunforan

ofce.Bringyourtypedbio

andapicturetotheUCOof-

ce.Dontforgettoindicate

forwhichofceyouarerun-

ning.Ifyoudontgetyourbio

inbyJanuary4,youmustbe

nominatedfromtheoorbya

UCODelegateandseconded

byone other delegate.After

that,yourbioandpicturemust

bebroughttotheofceimme-

diately.Allbiosshouldhavea

shorthistoryofwhatyoudid

beforeresidinginCentury

Villageaswellaswhatyouve

donesincemovinghere.

Everyonerunningforan

Ofcerpositionshould,when

youbringyourbiototheof-ce,pickupaformfromMary

Bentonandsignit.Ifyouare

runningforanOfficer,the

formstatesthatyoulivein

theVillageaminimumofnine

monthseachyearandyouarea

UCOmember.Everyonerun-

ningfortheExecutiveBoard

mustalsoagreetothesame

conditionsplusvolunteerto

serveontwocommittees.

So, how about it? Be ac-

tive, run for ofce and be a

part of the Executive Board!Wishing you all good luck.o

Memories : Irvw asthe

kindestmanIeverknew.No

matterwhathappened,itcould

bexedorforgotten.Ifsome-

onesaidsomethingunkind,

Irvjustletitgoitwasnt

important,healwayssawthe

goodinpeople.Myfavorite

memoryofIrvisteasinghim.

Ilovedtodoit.Iteasedhim

aboutthescoresofwomenonthephonewhoWantedtotalk

toIrvandwouldcallbackif

hewasntthere.Hetreatedev-

eryonelikeaoldfriend,with

interestandconcern.

ThelasttimeIsawIrvwas

attheMorseandhewasalert

andsohappywiththelat-

estcopyoftheReporter(his

baby).Hesaidwehaddone

agoodjobIsaid,Wedid

whatyoutaughtustodo.

Thereisgoingtobeabig

holeattheReporterandinmyheart.

**********

Name:JoeSaponaro


coworker

How long:Overeightyears

Memories:Myfriend.How

muchdoImisshim?Idont

knowanumberthatbig.I

donthavemybuddytotalk

aboutproblems.Idontknow

whattodoonSaturdaysor

eveningphonecalls.

He told me recentlythat

heismyfriendandwasvery

happythatwefoundeach

other.

MyfamilyandImisshim

verymuch.

**********

Name:JohnSaponaro


coworker


Memories:WhenIrstmet

Irvonthejob,AlMcLaughlin

wasworkingonthecomputerandgavemeatest.Hesawthat

Iknewmystuffandgaveme

moreleeway.

Soonafter, w henI men-

tionedthatIwaslookingfor

paidemployment,Irvandthe

then-Presidentarrangedfor

metobecompensated.

H e w a s a g o o d- n at ur e d

boss;wegotalongverywell;

Igrewveryfondofhim.

**********

Name:JuneSaponaro

Relationship:Friendandcoworker


Memories:Wewerefriend-

lywithIrvLazarfromday

one.WhenhiswifeMimi

(Miriam)died,heseemedso

down,weinvitedhimtojoin

usforlunch;heaccepted.We

soonbonded.

Hetoldusabouthismilitary

adventuresandthattheNavy

senthimtocollege.Heintro-

ducedustoanumberofhis

familymembersandhisnew

ladyfriendMindy,aformer

teacherlikemyself.

**********

Name:MyrnaandCharles

Schecter

Relationship:Friends

How long:Sevenyears

Memories:WerecallIrvs

specialsmileattheClubhouse

moviesonSundayafternoonandhisfamouswayofleaving

theReporterbuildingalittle

earlyalwaysplacingsomeone

incharge.Irvwasatruefriend

andaperfectgentleman.

**********

Name:PhilShapkin

Relationship:Anoldfriend

Memories:Irv Lazar was

oneoftherstpeopleofUCO

thatImet,whenIrstcame

toCVeighteenyearsago.He

wasthenashealwayswas,a

quiet,laidbackguy.Ineededsomeassistance,andhehead-

edmeintherightdirection,

andthatwasthebeginningof

alongfriendship.

Wewerenevertohishome,

orhimtoours,butwewere

closenevertheless.Butwe

foundthatwehadatieinmy

friendshipwithhiscousins,in

Brooklyn.Asyoungsters,we

played softballand stickball

inaschoolyardtogether.

HeknewthatIwasactivein

theJewishWarVeteransinthe

areaandhebecameamember

ofourPost#520.

IrvwasaMustangNaval

Ofcer.Thatmeansthathe

joinedtheNavyasacommon

seaman,andadvancedthrough

therankstobeaCommis-

sionedOfcer.Heservedas

aRadiomanGunCaptainon

VictoryShipsintheNorth

Atlantic.Hewasproudofhis

servicetothecountry,and

rightfullyso. W he n h i s w if e Mi mi

finallylosther battle with

cancer,hewas,forsometime,

alostsoul;hehadlostapiece

ofhisheart.Bythistimehe

hadbecometheeditorofthe

UCOReporterasMaxHam-

merman,whowasthelong

timeholderofthatposition

hadpassedaway.Theywere

veryclose,andsharedmany

qualitiesthatmadeforane

newspaperman.Hewascease-

lesslyfair,andnonpartisan,

buthehadhisdifferenceswith

thepowersthatbeandwas

alwayswillingtotakeanop-

posingpositionifhethoughthewasright.

Irv,goodfriend,youwill

bemissed.GowithG-D.

**********

Name:MyronSilverman

Relationship:Friend

Memories:WhenIfirst

startedtoworkattheUCO

newspaper,Irvaskedwhat

weremyqualications.Being

inthe printingbusinessfor

over30years,hesaid,wel-

comeaboard.

Irvalwayswas kindandpatienttooneandall.Weoften

spokeandsawpicturesofhis

serviceintheNavy.

Hewillbemissedbyallin

theUCOnewspaperandin

theVillage volunteeringfor

thegoodofall.Heissorely

missed.

**********

Name:KarenBottcher

Relationship:Plastridge

InsuranceAgency

Memories:Ijustwanted

toexpressmycondolences.I

neverhadtheopportunityto

meetMr.Lazar,however,I

hadthepleasureofworking

withhimthepastfewyears.

Hewasalwayssokindand

pleasant,atruegentleman.

**********

Name:MindyWeingart

Relationship:Personal

friend

Memories:IrvLazarwas

ablessingsenttomefrom

heaven.Hewaskindandgentleandwasrespectedby

allwhoknewhim.

Hewasmysweetheartand

Ilovedhimdearly.Imisshim

somuchbuthewillliveinmy

heartforever.Restinpeacemy

darling.o

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Cable

David Israel

Comcast Converter Box

Rollout Redux

Herewegoagain,therst

scheduleprovidedlastmonth

hadafewerrors,andso,be-

low,wepublishthesecond

variationonatheme.Lets

hopethatthisoneisaccurate.

ThisJanuary2010distribu-

tionofconvertersisprimar-

ilydesignedforourseasonal

residentstoobtainthenew

Comcastconverterboxes.In

additiontothebasiccablechannelsthatwehavehadfor

manyyears,thenewconverter

boxwillbeprogrammedto

providetheDigitalStarter

Tier.Thiscontains18ad-

ditionalchannels;including

theVideoonDemandAccess,

channel1.Youwillhavemany

freemoviestochoosefrom,

aswellasabroadrangeof

hundredsof Pay-Per-View

choices.ManyTVshows

andmovies,mayineffect,

betime-shiftedbyusing

the On Demandfunction;

thus,ifyoumissedashow,

checkforitinondemandand

itmaybetheretobeviewed,

asthoughyouhadrecordedit.

Additionally,forourmusic

lovers,thereisincludedin

ourpackageablockof48

digitalmusicchannels;rang-

ingacrossabroadarrayofmusicalstyles,fromHip-Hop

toOpera.

Onceyouhaveyournew

boxinstalled,checkoutchan-

nels802through849for

musicgalore.So,pleasemark

yourcalendarbasedonthefol-

lowingdistributionschedule

andcometotheCVClubhouse

onyourappointedday:

Association Room Day Date Time

Easthampton

A Monday January4,20109:00am-12:00amPlymouth

Hastings12:30pm-3:00pm

Salisbury

Stratford

A Tuesday January5,2010

9:00am-11:30am

Greenbrier12:00pm-3:00pm

GolfsEdge

Waltham

A Wednesday January6,2010

9:00am-12:00pm

WellingtonA/B12:30pm-7:00pm

Windsor

Coventry

A Monday January 11, 2010

9:00am-12:30pm

Cambridge1:00pm-4:00pmOxford100,

200,300

Oxford400,

500,600,700 4:00pm-7:00pm

Somerset

DoverB Tuesday January 12, 2010

9:00am-12:00pm

Berkshire 12:30pm-3:00pm

Canterbury

A Tuesday January 19, 2010

9:00am-12:00pm

Kingswood12:30pm-7:00pm

Shefeld

Dorchester A Wednesday January20,2010 9:00am-11:30am Northampton

KentB Thursday January 21, 2010

9:00am-11:30am

Southampton 12:00pm-3:00pm

BedfordA Monday January 25, 2010

9:00am-12:00pm

Chatham 1:00pm-7:00pm

AndoverA Tuesday January 26, 2010

9:30am-11:30am

Camden 12:00pm-3:00pm

Sussex

A Wednesday January27,2010

9:00am-11:30am

Norwich

WellingtonC-M 3:30pm-7:00pm

Frankly Speaking:

Vice President

Frank J. Cornish

Hereweareattheendof

anotheryear.Ihopeeveryone

isenjoyingthemselvesat

thetheaterwithallthegreat

shows.

Aremindertoallthenew

residentsthatwehavekara-

okeonTuesdayandFriday

evenings,andourdanceson

Saturdaynightwhichareall

free.Pleaseremember,wehave

asewingroom,billiardtables,

woodworkingshop,aPing

Pongroom,lapidaryshop,card

roomsandalibrary,whichis

opentoall.Wealsohaveacom-

puterthatisintheofceofthe

Clubhousefortheconvenience

ofthe residents. Dont forget

thetenniscourtsbySomerset.

Makesuretochecktheofce

forallthewonderfulclassesof-

feredtoourresidentsandcheck

Channel63forallthewonderful

clubsandactivities.

Iamintheprocessofwork-

ingwithMs.Cruztohave

additionalcanopiesputupat

DuckIsland(checkoutthe

newdock)forusebyclubsand

residents.Iamworkingvery

hardongettingnewupdated

chairs,umbrellasandtables

forthepools,hopefullysome-

timeinFebruaryorMarch.

Asalways.Icanbereached

attheUCOofce,duringbusi-

nesshours,andifnecessary,at

myhomeonweekends.Iwould

liketoclosebywishingallour

residents,very happy holidays

and a healthy new year! o

At the LibraryBy Chuck Waugh

January at the Okeechobee

Branch Library

MakeaNewYearsresolu-

tiontovisityourOkeechobee

Branchlibrary.Excitingpro-

gramsarealreadyplannedfor

January,andnewbooksand

DVDshavearrivedtogetthe

NewYearstartedright.Therearealwaysplentyofinterest-

ingthingstodiscoveranddoat

thelibrary!PickupaHappen-

ingsmonthlynewslettertoget

alistofeventsgoingonatthe

PalmBeachCountyLibrary.

TheOkeechobeeBoulevard

BranchLibraryislocatednext

toDunkinDonuts.Thehours

are:Monday,Tuesday, and

Wednesdayfrom10:00a.m.

to8:00p.m.andThursday,Fri-

dayandSaturdayfrom10:00

a.m.to5:00p.m.AllVillage

residents,includingseasonal

residents,areeligiblefora

freelibrarycardwithproper

ID.Visitthelibrarytoday!

January Programs

Mon.,Jan.4,6:00p.m.

CreoleLanguageComputer

Class

Tue.,Jan. 5,8:30a.m.

BrowserBasicsComputer

Class

Thu.,Jan.7,10:30a.m.

Morning Cinema (1948)(Not Rated,88min.)

Thu.,Jan.7,2:00p.m.

MollyGoldbergTalk

Fri.,Jan.8,10:30a.m.

AdultBookDiscussion

Series

Mon.,Jan.11,6:00p.m.

CreoleLanguageComputer

Class

Tue.,Jan.12,8:30a.m.

MousingAroundComputer

Class

Thu.,Jan.14,10:30a.m.

MorningCinema(1942)(Not Rated,66min.)

Thu., Jan.14,2:30 p.m.

IntroductoryInternet

ComputerClass

Thu.,Jan.21,10:30a.m.

MorningCinema(1959)

(Not Rated,122min.)

Thu., Jan.21,2:30 p.m.

InternetTips& Tricks

ComputerClass

Tue., Jan.26,2:00p.m.

P r e si d e n ts & T h e i r

FirstLadies,Dramatically

Speakingo

Put a smoke

detectorinyour

apartment and

change the bat-

teryonceayear.

CLUBHOUSE MOVIES

TAKING OF PELHAM 1-2-3 (R 106 min)

Denzel Washington, John Travolta

Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the

passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an

ordinary days work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-

off with the mastermind behind the crime.

Tue, 12/22, 1:45 pm; Sun, 12/27, 6:45 pm; Mon, 12/28, 1:45 pm;

Tue, 12/29, 6:45 pm; Sun, 1/03, 1:45 pm

MY LIFE IN RUINS (PG-13 95 min)

Nua Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss

The star ofMy Big Fat Greek Weddingis nally going to

Greece. A travel guide rediscovers her romantic side on a trip

around Greece.

Mon, 1/04, 6:45 pm; Tue, 1/05, 1:45 pm; Thu, 1/07, 6:45 pm;Sun, 1/10, 1:45 pm; Mon, 1/11, 6:45 pm

LEMON TREE (SUBTITLED N/R 106 min)

Hiam Abbass, Doron Tavory

The story of a Palestinian widow who must defend her lemon

tree eld when a new Israeli Defense Minister moves next to

her and threatens her lemon grove torn down.

Tue, 1/12, 1:45 pm; Sun, 1/17, 1:45 pm; Mon, 1/18, 6:45 pm;

Tue, 1/19, 1:45 pm; Thu, 1/21, 6:45 pm

UP (PG 96 min)

voices of Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer

By tying thousands of balloons to his home, 78-year-oldCarl Fredricksen sets out to fulll his lifelong dream to see

the wilds of South America. Right after lifting off, however,

he learns he isnt alone on his journey, since Russell, a

wilderness explorer 70 years his junior, has inadvertently

become a stowaway on the trip.

Sun, 1/24, 1:45 pm; Mon, 1/25, 6:45 pm; Tue, 1/26, 1:45 pm;

Sun, 1/31, 1:45 pm

(TO BE CONTINUED NEXT MONTH)

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The United Civic Organization Reporter is publishedmonthly without charge to the residents of Century Village,West Palm Beach, FL.

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OFFICERS

President: George Loewenstein

Vice Presidents: Frank Cornish, David Israel,

Jerry Karpf, Bob Marshall

Treasurer: Dorothy Tetro

Corresponding Secretary: Avis Blank

Recording Secretary: Betty Lapidus

Community Assn. Mgr.: Rodger Carver

Administrative Assistant: Mary Patrick Benton

Ofce Manager: Mary Patrick Benton

UCO-Business Coordinator: Edie Levine

Ofce Assistants: Sandy Levine, Maria Levy,

Florence Pires, Isabelle Scherel, Irv Small,

Joyce Weberman, Marcia Ziccardy

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Ron Massa

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UCO Ofce: Tel 561-683-9189 Fax 561-683-9904Ofce Hours: Mon-Thu 9am-1pm Fri 12 noon-4pm

Dot Loewenstein

Al McLaughlin

Haskell Morin

Marie Oliver

Michael Rayber

Joe Saponaro

Phil Shapkin

Myron Silverman

Ted SilvermanLori Torres

Jeanette Veglia

Condolences to Anita Cruz and

her family on the loss of her father

in North Carolina.

Channel

63 Memo The Channel 63

lineupisasfollows:

All UCO, Special

and Town Hall

Meetingsappearat

56 minutes past

the hour until 6

minutes after the

nexthour.

OddHoursshow

Announcements

andClasses.

EvenHoursshow

Clubs and Organi-

zations.

The recordedDelegate Assembly

will be shown for

five days at 9:00

amand6:00pm.

All requests for

yourinformationto

beshownmustuse

the provided form

at the UCO office.

Instructionsareon

theform.

Putting The Touch On

Our Great Uncle Sam Atthelastdelegatemeeting,

IsatmesmerizedasRandyBorchardtrelatedhowmuch

hisbuildingwasindebtasa

resultofthefailureofbanks

toforeclosesoonerandpay

condofeesforunitsthey

mortgaged.Banksmadea

fortunegivingoutrageously

highmortgages;charging

enormousfeesandselling

thosemortgagestoinves-

torswhoultimatelylosttheir

Update on the

Golf Course AsyouknowthePro-Active

CommitteeofCVhasbeen

veryinvolvedinopposingany

housingdevelopmentonthe

golfcourse.

AttheOctober15thTown

HallPresentation,theowners

ofthegolfcoursegaveafull

presentation of the security

theywouldhavetoprotecttheirpropertyandCentury

Village.However,several

monthsago,theownersre-

movedafencethatseparated

theirpublicparkingareafrom

theCenturyVillageareaofthe

golfcourse.Thiswasintotal

violationofanagreementthat

datesbackto1993.Ahearing

bytheCountywasheldon

November4 thandarulingwas

madethatMr.Waldmanwas

toinstallafenceclosingoff

thepropertyfromHaverhillRoad.Therulingstatedthatif

thefencewasnotinstalledby

December4 th,neswouldbe

imposed.

DuringtheweekofDecem-

ber1st,afencewasinstalled,

butnotnearHaverhillRoad

astheCountyCodeEnforce-

menthadrequestedandIwas

advisedthiswillbeinspected.

Thegatethatwasinstalled

doesnothavealockandhas

beenkeptopenandtheprop-

ertyisstillavailableforany

vehicleorpedestriantoenter

andcomethroughthegolf

courseandintoCenturyVil-

lage.AlthoughMr.Waldman

professeshisconcernforthe

securityofCenturyVillage,he

showsnoconsiderationforour

safety.Whywastheoriginal

fenceremovedandleavethe

areaopentocausealackof

securitytotheCenturyVillage

area?

Thisisjustanindicationofpromisesbyhimthatarenot

fulfilled.Howcanwetrust

thattheplansheshowsus

willbetheactualhappenings

ifthehousingdevelopment

evercomesabout?Please

rememberthisifyouareever

presentedwithplansbythe

ownersofthegolfcourse,Mr.

Waldmanandhisassociates.

ThePro-ActiveCommittee,

injunction with UCO, will

holdanotherTownHallMeet-

ingMid-Januaryforthose

thatwereunabletoattendthe

Octobermeeting.Stay tuned!

Honey Sager

VP, Pro-Active Cmte.

Open Letter to UCO Thanks,UCO,formyve

newcableboxes.Iknowthat

Ionlyhavetopayforfourof

themandthatthisonlycosts

$6.50eachor$26.00. Iguessitcouldhavebeen

worse.IstillhaveHBO.What?

AsofJanuary1,2010,thelaw-

yersnegotiatedtogiveHBO

awayandnowIhavetopay

another$15.99tohaveitback.

Wow,UCO,yourdealing

willonlycostmeanadditional

$41.99amonthforbasicallythe

samethingsIwatchedbefore.

Iamtrulyimpressedwith

yournegotiatingskillsand

concernforalltheCVresi-

dents.

Whileyouhaventgured

outhowtoallowustouseour

cellphonestocallthegate,I

usuallyndsomestrangerto

letmeusetheirphoneoreven

walktotheguardgatetotell

theminperson.

Les Rivkin

shirtsaswellastheirpants.

Manyofthoseinvestorswere

littlepeoplelikeyouandme.

Meanwhile,thebanksrobbed

usbyborrowingfromour

GreatUncleSamatlowinter-

estratesandchargingushigh

interestratestoborrowthat

samemoneybackfromthem.

Wouldntitbeniceifwe

couldeliminate Mr. Middle-

man Bank Shylockandbor-row money directlyfrom

OurGreatUncleSamatthe

samelowratesthebanks

receive?Wewontneedthe

banksanymore.Wecouldjust

putthetouchonUncleSam

andbedonewithit.

AmIdreamingorwhat?

Olga Wolkenstein

In Loving Memory

WithDeepestSympathytotheLazarFamilySusanWolfman

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Dan Gladstone

Therenewalsof the2010

insurancepoliciesarejust

aroundthe corner. EachAs-

sociationhas11policiesto

coveritsneedswhichareas

follows:Property(tocoverthe

basicperils),D.I.C.toincrease

thepropertycoverage(espe-

ciallythewaterdamages),

Law&Ordinancetocover

thecodeenforcements,three

Buy-DownoftheHurricane

deductibles(fromvepercent

toahalfpercentofthevalue

ofthebuilding),Liability,Um-

brella,Crime(embezzlement,

etc.),Directors&Officers

(lawsuitsagainstthem)and

WorkmansComp.

Thisyear,thepremiums

forthesepoliciesaremostly

dictatedbythelegislators

in Tallahassee. The Florida

CatastropheFundthatwas

depletedafterthe$27billion

indamagesin2004-5andhad

tobelledagainto$30bil-lion.ThepoliciesintheState

wereassessedbutmanagedto

collectaroundthe2billion

only.ThisFundhelpstomain-

tainlowerpremiumsbythe

insurancecompanybecauseof

thelowcostofre-insuranceto

theinsuranceindustry.

Theinsuranceindustryre-

questeda50%(ftypercent)

hikewhichwasmodiedby

theHouseto10%ayearfor

veyears.Sothebasicquote

isalreadyhigherbutifweadd

theperformanceoftheclaims

thisyear,wemightreceivea

higherquote.

Ourworseinsurancepolicy

performancewasthepolicy

thatcoversourwaterdam-

ages.AsIwritetheselines,62

buildingsandapproximately

263apartmentswereseverely

damaged.Thisdoesnotin-

cludeminerdamagesthatwere

notreportedorwereunderthe

deductible.

I f y o u h a ve a n y d ou bt s

aboutinstallingthemainshut-

offvalves,considerthede-

ductiblesoftheinsurance

policies(Association and

home-owner),theaggrava-

tion,usingalternatelivingand

more.Howaboutpaying$35

eachtimeyoucallthewater

companytoresumeserviceortheconvenienceofshutting/

openingthemainvalveatwill

evenforashorttime.

O nc e a g ai n, w e r e co m-

mendthateachunitinspect

andreplacetheoldball-cock

systeminthetoilettanks.Too

muchdamageiscausedbythe

oldsystems.Thecostofsuch

changeisminimal.o

Safety

George Franklin

Well,folks, ithasarrived.

AccordingtoThePalmBeach

Post,November 17,2009,

StateRepMarkPaffordhas

co-sponsoredabillinthenext

legislativesessionthatwould

banuseofanelectricwireless

communicationsdevicewhile

driving.Sen.TedDeutchalso

saidhehasplanstopushfor

abaninthenextsession,and

Sen. DaveAronbergsaidhe

wantsabillbroadenoughto

avoidanyloopholes.TheCity

Councilof Greenacres, our

neighbortothesouth,passed

aresolutiontourgelegislators

toenactastate-widebanon

textingwhiledriving.

A nyone fromMissouri?

Well,ifyouareandyouare

notaware,aMissourilaw

thattookeffectinAugustbans

persons21andyoungerfrom

sendingtextmessageswhile

driving.

HowaboutRhodeIsland

anyonefromthere?Thenew

lawsignedandwentintoeffect

November09,2009makesitil-

legalsending,writingorread-

ingtextmessageswhiledriving.

Hifolks,justaupdateonthe

texting/cellphoneproblems.

Thismonth,December,North

CarolinaandColoradohave

comeonboardandstarted

to ticketfortexting...anyone

planningondrivingthrough

orfromthoseareaspleasebe

careful.Thesetwostatesnow

bringthetotalnowto21states

thatforbidtextingwhiledriv-

ing.Pleasebesafeandgovern

yourselfaccordinglybesafe

outthere!!!o

Conducting a

Survey Areyouinterestedinvis-

itingthelocalmuseumsor

specialevents?Theexcu-

sionbusesnowgotomalls,

afleamarketandthebeach.

Theseseemtobepopular.

Would there bea similar

responseiftripstomuseumswereoffered?

PleasecallRuthat640-

7943.Advise, giving your

nameandtelephonenumber

( t w o t i m e s , p l e a s e ) h o w

manypersonsinyourgroup

(ifothersareinterested),

whichmuseumswouldyou

goto,iftherewereaspecial

event,wouldyoubewilling/

abletopayafee?o

$$$$$$$$$ImportantNumbersEmergency.911.

Senior.Helpline.211.

Security. 502-8103

Guest.Call-In. 689-1759Reporter.683-9336

UCO.Ofce. 683-9189

Hastings.CH. 687-4875WPRF.(Anita.Cruz).640-3111

Seacrest.697-4990

Florida.Power. 697-8000Palm.Beach.Water. 740-4600

AT&T. 1-888-151-6500

Comcast. 847-4792

Palm.Beach.Post. 820-4663Tri-Rail. 1-800-874-7245

Homesteaders. 355-2650

Sheriffs.Ofce. 766-2000Police.(non-emerg). 822-1900

As of 12/13/09

Date Day Time Group Location

1/01/10 Friday Closed NewYearsDay UCOOfce

1/04/10 Monday 1:30pm ExecutiveBoard RoomB

1/08/10 Friday 9:30am DelegateAssembly Theater

1/08/10 Friday 2:00pm Security UCOOfce

1/13/10 Wednesday 1:00pm Editorial UCOOfce

1/14/10 Thursday 10:00am CommunityRelations CardroomA

1/18/10 Monday 1:30pm Transportation CardroomB

1/18/10 Monday 3:00pm CERT ArtRoom

1/20/10 Wednesday 2:00pm TownMeet:Homestead RoomC

1/21/10 Thursday 10:30amMaintenance:Association

FinancesRoomC

1/21/10 Thursday 1:00pm VolunteerLuncheon PartyRoom

1/22/10 Friday 1:00pm OfcersMeeting UCOOfce

1/26/10 Tuesday 10:00am Operations UCOOfce

January Meetings

954-446-5706

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9/56


From the Desk of

Vice President

Jerry Karpf

O flatetherehasbeena

displayofbadmannersatthe

UCOmeetings.Thereisa

smallgroupofpeoplethatat-

tend,whoyelloutandtalkout

ofturnwhenothersareasking

questions.Itwasnecessaryfor

metoreprimandafewpeople

whowouldnotgivemethe

courtesyandrespectoflisten-

ingtowhatinformationwas

beinggiventotheaudience.

Thissamegroupofpeople

wereverydisrespectfulwhen

anotherVPtookoverameet-

ingfromPres.Loewenstein

whenhehadtoleaveearly.

Theycontinuedtospeakout

andinterrupt.

Onewomanwaitingbythe

microphonetoaskaquestion

foundherselfbeingpushedby

anotherpersontobeinfront.

Thispersonhadtobetoldhe

wasoutoflineandmustgive

themictothewaitingwoman.

This kind ofbehavior shouldnotbetolerated,becausemost

peoplethatcometotheUCO

meetingsaretheretondout

whatisgoingon,andshouldnot

allowafewpeopletointerrupt.

Important news : T h e

CountyPropertyAppraiser

willcomeheretohelpany

newFloridaresidentssignup

forHomesteadcredit.Youwill

ndtheminRoomCbetween

2and3p.m.onthefollowing

dates:Wed.Jan.20andWed.

Feb.17.Noappointmentis

necessary.

ClasseswillbegivenbyMr.

BillRaphan,theOmbudsman

oftheStateofFlorida.The

rst,onThurs.Jan.21,will

beonBasicCondominium

Finances,andthesecond,on

Thurs.Feb.4,willbeonRe-

sponsibilitiesoftheBoardto

itsAssociation.Signupsheets

willbeintheUCOofceand

theClubhouse.

Anotherworkshop willbe

onTues.Jan.12acombina-tionmeetingofMaintenance

andInsurance.Changesto

Chapter718mayoccurifthe

billissignedbyGov.Crist.It

isimportantthateveryAsso-

ciationattendsthismeeting.

Representatives fromthe

Building Department will

comebacktocompletetheir

presentationwhichtheywere

unabletonishlastOctober,

withregardtothewatercutoffvalves.Pleasesignupnowto

havethesevalvesinstalled,

becausethereisalreadya

waitinglist.Ittakesatleastsix

workdaysfortheplumbersto

getapermit,thenanother

twoormoredaydepending

onthenumberofunitsin

anAssociation.This could

causeabackupongettingthe

valvesinstalled,sodontwait

foryourAssociationboard

toapprovetheinstallationof

thevalvescallmeat683-9189.o

Sayyousaw

it in the UCO

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Your Theater

Claudette

LaBonte

Januaryalreadycanyou

believeit?Icannotsayenough

aboutthisyears newselec-

tions.Theyhavebeenabright

spotoffunandentertainment.

Sonowthattheholidaysare

over,comejoinyourneigh-

borsandfriendsandenjoythe

following:

**Sat.,Jan.2,8p.m.

TheBronxWanderers:These

neperformersdoitall.Doo

WoptoDion,theFourSea-

sons,disco,soulandSinatra.Allinoneperformance.

**Sun.,Jan.3,8p.m.Cir-

cusCircusCabaret:Something

different.Artistswillperform

Latin,Jazz,modern,andclas-

sicdanceandaddcircusactors,

contortionists,andotheracts.

Surelyaneveningoffun.

Tues.,Jan.5,8p.m.Cap-

itolSteps:AfavoriteofCV.A

groupwhoperformpolitical

satirewhichincludesOsama

Mia,SenateSeatforSole ,and

HelpMeHonda.

Sat.,Jan.9,8p.m.Vic

Arnel:Tall,slickedbackhair

andwalrusmustache.Acrystal

clearperformancewithclean

humor.

Sun., Jan.11,8p.m.

Shalom:Oneoftheworldsleadingdancetroupeswhich

includesIsraelifolk,inter-

national,gypsy,festivaland

ethnicdancesandmore.A

veryenergeticperformance.

**Tues.,Jan.12,8p.m.

ChitaRivera:OneofBroad-

ways mostaccomplished

stars.ShehasearnedtwoTony

Awardsand,inmusicals,eight

Tonynominations.

T hu rs ., J an . 1 4 , 8 p .m .

CavendishClassics:Will

coveramusicaltributetothe

worldsmostbelovedtenorto

thesilverscreeninRemem-

beringMarioLanzahislife

andhismusic. ****Sat.,Jan.16,7p.m.

ClintHolmes:Apowerful

voiceandmagneticstagepres-

ence.Heincludesdancingand

lightcomedy.

Tues.,Jan.19,8 p.m.

NewYorkThreeTenorsand

aDiva:Thesegentlemensur-

passallexpectations.Among

thethreetenorsisabeautiful

sopranowhoweaveshervoice

inoperaticsolos,duetsand

productionnumbers.

**Sat.,Jan.23,7p.m.MartinDube:Aveoctave

rangewillimpressyouasthis

Canadianentertainerskillfully

entertainshisimpressionsinto

ashowfulloflaughtermusic

andfun.

Sun., Jan. 24,8p.m.

AnnualCVResidentShow:

Comeseeyourfriendsand

neighbors.

---Mon.,Jan.25,2p.m.

AnnualCVResidentShow:

Promisedtobeentertainment

atitsnest.Ifyoumissedlast

yearsshow,toobaditwas

great.Andthisyearshouldbe

overthetop.

Thurs.,Jan.28,8p.m.CharosallnewVegasreview:

Thecuchicuchiqueenisalso

aCVfavorite.Whatmorecan

Isay?Dontdelayingetting

yourtickets.

* * S a t. , J a n. 3 0, 7 p . m.

LucieArnaz:Anactress,

singer,dancer,Broadwaystar,

andmore,determinedherto

putherownfootstepsintothe

entertainmentlifestyle.There

issomethingforeveryone.

Dontbeleftout.

Please pay close attentionto the show codes

**NeverbeforeatCV

****7pmshownoad-

mittanceafter7:10pm

---2pmshow(noafter-

noonmovie)

SeeyouattheTheater.o

ImportantNotice OnThursday,Janu-ary21,2010,wewillbeholdingaclassonCondominiumBasicFinance.

This classwillbegiven by Mr. Bi l lRaphan, the Om-budsman for theState of Florida,in the Clubhouse,Room C, at 10:30a.m. PleasesignupfortheclassattheUCOofceorattheguardpost in the Club-

house. Theclasswill runfrom10:30a.m.to1:30p.m. SponsoredbyJerryKarpf,VicePresidentofUCO.

Volunteers Wanted at the UCO Reporter

Proofreaders, layout,etc.Call683-9336 for

information.

Whendriving,slowdownatschoolzones,

especiallywhenthelightsareblinkingonthe

warningsign!


11/56


Transportation

Claudette

LaBonte

DoyourememberMystery

Rides?Well,wenowarepre-

sentingonetoyou,especially

ourwinterresidents.Seenew

thingswhichhaveopenedin

WestPalm.Newstopshave

beenaddedtotheExpressbus

aswellasthenumberonebus.

Havefunoutthere.

Onasaddernote,Imusttell

youIhaveresignedasTrans-

portation Chair forpersonal

reasons.Iespeciallywant

tothankmycommitteefor

bringingtheirmanyideasto

ourmeetingtableforconsid-

eration.Ithasbeenapleasant

experience.

D ri ve r o f t he m o nt h i s

GeorgeSommers.o

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Life and golf are much more enjoyable when you can hear

whats happening around you. Tremendous advances have been

made in hearing aid technology, and todays instruments are

more effective and discreet than ever. Were working hard to

make them more affordable than ever, too.

Visit soon and let our hearing health professionals help you

find a solution that suits you to, well, a tee.

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ASK ABOUT OUR 360 DAYS SAME AS CASH* & OTHER PROGRAMS

Excursion Bus TripsExcursion Buses run Mondays & Wednesdays, every month.

TheMondaybusnormallygoestoWellingtonGreenat9:30a.m.

andreturnsat1:15p.m.Thissamebusmakesasecondtripat10:30

a.m.toWal-Mart,returningat2:10p.m.

EXCEPTION:The2nd MondaytripistoLakeWorthBeach,

leavingat9:30a.m.andreturningby2:30p.m.Thisisabigbus

holding48passengers.TheJanuarytripisonJanuary 11th.

TheWednesdaybusnormallygoestoCityPlaceat10a.m.and

continuesontoGardensMall,arrivingabout10:30a.m.Thisbus

leavestheGardensMallat1:30p.m.andpicksupatCityPlace

about2p.m.

EXCEPTION:The4th WednesdaytripistoDelrayonJanuary

27th,leavingat9:30a.m.andreturningby2:30p.m.Thedestination

istheCarnivalFleaMarket,andBeallsOutletiswithinwalking

distance.

This48passengerbusisusuallyfull,soitmakessensetoarrive

between8:30a.m.and9a.m.tobesureofgettingaseat.

Call the Rover: 502-8103

Remember, call911 firstfor anyemergency, thencall the

abovenumbertosummonoursecuritycar.

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12/56



13/56


CERT:Community Emergency

Response Team

Jackie Karlan

TheNovemberCERTmeet-

ingfocusedonLightSearch

andRescue.Ourmissionis

tolocatestabilizeandevacu-

atevictimsinasafemanner.

Weaccomplishthisinastan-

dardizedmannerfollowing

thesameIncidentCommand

System(ICS)usedbythere

andlawenforcementagen-

cies.ThemissionoftheCERT

teamistolocate,stabilizeand

evacuatevictimstoadesig-

natedsafearea.ourprocedures

includesizingupthesituation

(evaluating)developingaplan

andtakingaction.

Buildingresidentscanpro-

videuswithvitalinformation

suchas:Howmanypeople

resideinthebuilding?What

haveyouseenandheard?

Doesyourneighborneed

helpleavingtheirapartment?

To yourknowledgeis your

neighboroutofthebuilding?

OneCERTteammemberis

designatedasthescribeto

writedownthisinformation.

Thisinformationisrelayedto

outsideagencieswhoarrive

onthescene.TheCERTteam

provideshelpuntilthefirst

responders(re,sheriff)arrive

onthescene.

Attendthenextmeetingon

Monday,January18,2010,3

p.m.intheClubhouse.Our

topicwillbeRapidImpact

Assessment(waysto imme-

diatelyevaluatetheextentof

damagefollowingadisaster).

Wewillbeworkinginsmall

groupsduringthissession.

Remember:No experience

necessarywewilltrainyou.o

Hastings Fitness Class ScheduleNovember-April

Free Exercise Classes Provided at Hastings Fitness Center by Zhanetta Babayeva

Class Registration at the Main Clubhouse Class OfceAll Classes Are Subject to Change and/or Modifcation

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Dance Aerobics Advanced Aerobics Low Impact Aerobics Advanced Aerobics Dance Aerobics

8:30-9:15 am 8:30-9:15 am 8:30-9:15 am 8:30-9:15 am 8:30-9:15 am

Weight Training Aerobics With Weights Weight Training Aerobics With Weights Weight Training

9:25-10:00 am 9:20-9:45 am 9:25-10:00 am 9:20-9:45 am 9:25-10:00 am

Water Aerobics (Pool) Pilates Water Aerobics (Pool) Pilates Water Aerobics (Pool)

10:00-11:00 am 9:45-10:30 am 10:00-11:00 am 9:45-10:00 am 10:00-11:00 am

Hatha Yoga Hatha Yoga Tai-Chi (Paid Class) Hatha Yoga

10:00-11:30 am 10:00-11:30 am 10-11 am (int) 11-12 noon (beg) 10:00-11:30 am

Resistance Pool Exercise Resistance Pool Exercise

10:45-11:30 am 10:45-11:30 am

Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch

12:00-1:00 pm 12:00-1:00 pm 12:00-1:00 pm 12:00-1:00 pm 12:00-1:00 pm

Consultation Self Defense (Paid Class) Consultation

1:30-2:00 pm 1:25-2:00 pm 1:30-2:00 pm

Sit & Fit Healthy Breathing Yoga Touch Sit & Fit Healthy Breathing Yoga Touch Administrative/

2:00-3:00 pm 2:00-3:00 pm 2:00-3:00 pm 2:00-3:00 pm Ofce Duties

Dan Gladstonefor President

As a member of the Insurance Committee (10 years) and Chairman (8 years), Ive been

instrumental in keeping coverage le

vels high and premium moderate.

Ive successfully coordinated the hurricane damages payments, and all of the claims in

the Village were paid in full.

I negotiated with insurance companies to lower premiums and reverse decisions to deny

claims or reduce payments.

I worked successfully to get Wellington residents a premium return of $850,000.

I introduced the mitigation reports, which have reduced insurance premiums forresidents by 30%.

As a member of the Executive Board (11 years), and the Security, Advisory, Safety,

Transportation, and Maintenance Committees, I have shared my insurance expertise as

an advisor and resource. Ive also used these opportunities to educate and inform our

residents of changes and the consequences to them.

Let me continue to work hard for you as UCO President.

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14/56


Maintenance

Jerry Karpf

BeforeI startmyarticle,

Imuststateourpolicywith

regardtomanufacturersand

anyonewholecturesatany

maintenancemeeting:

UCOandthemaintenance

committeedonotendorseor

approveofanymanufacturer,

product,or contractor. All

opinionsof anylecturerare

strictlytheirownandnotthose

ofUCO.Thisarticlecannotbe

usedinanylegalmatter.

BillRaphan,theOmbuds-manfortheStateofFlorida,

washeretodiscusstheelection

processesandhowtheyshould

beconducted.Heconducted

a veryinformative meeting

onDecember3,whichIwill

reportonintheFebruaryis-

sueoftheUCOReporter.I

advisedallAssociationstoget

thewatercutoffvalvesassoon

aspossible.IfanAssociation

haswaterdamage,thededuct-

ibleis$5,000rightnow,but

thereisapossibilityitwillgoto$10,000upontherenewalof

ournextinsurancepolicy(the

endofthisyear).AnyAssocia-

tionthatwantstoinstallwater

cutoffvalvesshouldcontact

meat683-9189.

AttheNovember18meet-

ing,ourrstvendorwasMi-

chaelWilson,whoshowed

anddiscussedhiscompanys

product.Thisisanewmethod

ofreplacinganytypeofpipe

withouthavingtodoany

majordiggingorrippingout

ofanybrokenpipeinaunitswallsoroors.Hismethod

ofpipereplacementwillsave

atleasthalfoftheconven-

tionalcostmethod.Hissystem

costslesstorepairoldpipes,

lessdamagetowalls,oors,

grounds,andplantsandtakes

lesstimetonishwork.He

toldusthatthepresenttypeof

pipewehaveinthewallsand

groundhasalifeof35to40

years.Anyassociationwitha

brokenpipe,cancontactme

andIllsupplyyouwithafewdifferentvendors.

O urnextguest w asA n-

thonyVitucciwhosecompany

manufacturesalltypesofsolar

poweredlightingandheating.

Hisproductthatcouldbeof

valuetoourvillageisnew

lightingforparkinglotsand

walkways,becauseofcost

savingsinelectricity.

Inclosing,Idliketoadvise

allnewpermanentFloridares-identsthatwehavearranged

forthemtosignupforthe

HomesteadExemption.The

dayanddatesareWed.,Jan.

20 th,2010, andWed.,Feb.

17th,2010,from2to3p.m.in

RoomCattheClubhouse.

Thenextmeetingofthe

MaintenanceCommitteewill

beonTue.,Jan.12th,2010at

10a.m.inRoomC.o

Aint NothinLike the RealThing When going throughtheguardhousegate,showyour genuineCenturyVil-lageIDnotanimitation.Whateveradvantagesyourphotocopy has are out-weighed by it somehowfallinginthewronghands.If a guard catches you

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15/56


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Stamps in

the News

Syd Kronish

TheAmericanaglong

mayitwave.

Morestampshonoringand

depictingtheU.S.aghave

beenissuedbythePostalSer-

vicethananyothersubjectin

postalhistory.

Weareproudofthisbeauti-

fulsymbolthatstandsforour

ConstitutionandtheAmerican

wayoflife,libertyandthe

pursuitofhappiness.

Iwillbrieyreview some

oftheissuesoftheU.S.agstamps.Wehaveseenmore

thanjustphotosofourStars

andStripes,butagsonpa-

rade,overthecapitol,over

churches,overMt.Rushmore,

overtheSupremeCourt,over

theWhiteHouse,overporch-

es,overeldsoverfarmsand

overcities.

Stateagsareimportantto

ourstates,sotherefore,the

U.S.P.Sissuedapaneof50

showingeachstateag.

Lastyear,2008,thePostal

Serviceissuedfour42stamps

entitledFlags24/7.Eachof

theserstclassstampsshows

apaintingofanAmericanag

yingattimesoftheday:sun-

rise,noon,sunsetandnight.

Federallawstipulatesmany

aspectsofflagetiquette.In

1942,acodeofagetiquette

wasestablished.Itstatesin

partthattheagshouldbedis-

playedfromsunrisetosunset

everyday. Thissetofstampsfeatures

apaintingcreatedbyLaura

Stutzmanof MountainLake

Park,MD.

I n t he y e ar 2 00 0, t he

U.S.P.S.issuedapaneof20

stampslabeledTheStars

andStripes.Theypresenta

varietyof interesting local,

regionalandnationaldesigns.

Thetopleftcornerofthe

stamppaneshowsaagused

bytheSonsofLibertyactivists

duringtheRevolutionaryWar.

I t is interestingtonote,

historically,thattheBritishUnionJackappearedinour

rstnationalaginusedur-

ingthoseearlyyearsbefore

webecameanindependent

country.

Sincetheearlydaysofour

nationuntiltodaythru

warandpeacewelook

forourag.DuringtheWar

of1812,ouragcameunder

Britishre.AtFortMcHenry

in1814,theStarSpangleds

broadstripesandbrightstars

inspiredFrancisScottKeyto

writeournationalanthem.

TheFlagActof1818estab-

lishedthattheU.S.aginclude

13stripesfortheoriginal13

statesandastarforeachstate.

Whenthe50thstarforHawaii

wasaddedonJuly4,1960,our

currentagwasborn.

Thesestampscanbe ob-

tainedatyourlocalpostofce

oryourlocalstampdealer.

Goodnews!!!ThePostalSer-

viceleakedouttheinformationthattherewouldnoincreasein

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Clubhouse

LibraryBy Dot Loewenstein

O ctoberhas arrivedand

someofoursnowbirdshave

returned.Wehaveanewvol-

unteeratourlibrary,andas

always,whenweaddanew

volunteertothelistondisplay

there,wehighlightthename.Italwaysthrillsustostopinand

seehowneatlyourbooksand

magazinesarearranged.For

myself,ImluckyifIcannd

20minutesafewdaysaweek

towhatistheArmyexpres-

sionelddresstheplace.

Readersmaynotrealizethat

thescheduleofpeoplework-

ingoncertaindaysdoesnot

requirethemtobethere,for

example,from9till1.There

isnosettimeforeachone,

andsomehavebeenknowntoworkalotmorethanfour

hours,whileothers,likeme,

mayonlyhave20minutes

tospare,betweenbuses.The

thingthatIndmostamazing

isthattheymaycomeinone

dayinthemorning,another

weekintheafternoon,and

evenatnight,beforeoraftera

showthereisnosettimefor

volunteerstocomein.Thus,

whenyouaretryingtoread

quietly,orworkonajigsaw

puzzle,ifyounoticesomeone

coming inand straightening

outthebooks,feelfreetoask

iftheyaretodaysvolunteer.

Takeamomenttosaythanks.

Weoften compareour li-

brarytothePublicLibrary

wherejigsawpuzzlesare not

invited,norarechessplayers.

Yet,sometimesourresidents

dontrealizehowluckyweare

tohavethesefacilitiesatourngertips.Occasionallysome

takeadvantageandbreakthe

rules,whichresultsinevery-

onebeingpenalized.

O nceagain,w emustre-

mindthepuzzlersthatthere

are two specific tablesfor

yourusetheycanbeeasily

recognizedbythesilver-toned

bases,whichkeepthetops

frombeingrotated.Whenthe

topsarerotated,theyareactu-

allybeingunscrewedandcan

causeanaccidentifsomeoneleansonthem.Pleaseobserve

thissafetyrule.

Recently,therehasbeen

acomplaintaboutthenoise

createdbythetimegadget

whichaidsthechessplay-

ers.Evidentlyitisnotbeing

tappedaslightlyaswouldbe

preferredbythereaders.Per-

hapsthiscanbeamorequiet

activity.

Thankyouforyourcoop-

erationourlibrarymakes

usallveryproud.o

UCO

Reporter

Will Be

Delivered PropertyMan-

agersSeacrest,

Pruitt, Prime,

and Gallagherhaveagreedto

delivertheRe-

por ter to as-

sociations that

they service.

The plan is to

provideourpa-

per to all resi-

dents w i thin

three days of

printing.Sincewenormallyre-

ceivethepaper

onoraboutthe

20th,youshould

haveyourcopy

no later than

the23rdofeach

month.

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receivethepa-

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