December 2010 - Parrish Village News

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Parrish Village News
For updates news or events, please visit our website at www.ParrishFlorida.com
In this issue of the
Volume 17, Issue 11
December 2010
FREE
Florida Railroad Experience
building plan revealed
Learn good ways to use
those turkey leftovers
like Turkey Tetrazinni
found on page 5.
Read how Hope
International Ministries
raised money for new
tires for the fire truck on
page 12.
Murder Mystery on the train scheduled for February
The dates are February 25, 26, March 4, 5, and March 18, 19,
2011 -- all at 6:99 p.m. This is a new show called Miss Murple’s
Last Case. The following is a short synopsis.
The national treasure of Solobolonia has been stolen and the
prime suspect has been found dead on a train! It’s up to a streetsavvy, old-school detective, a handful of spies, and a curious inventor—and YOU—to discover the killer and uncover the gem! And
did we mention that the world famous, if a little beyond her prime,
Final Sign Up for
Parrish Civic Association’s
Children’s Christmas Party
for the needy children of Parrish Monday, December 6, 2011
YMCA / Community Center
6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
(12214 US Highway 301 N, Parrish)
Miss Murple is there to help? Miss Murple’s Last Case is a mystery whodunit full of comic
twists and turns, outrageous characters and slapstick gimmicks, all
performed for your entertainment on a train ride that includes a
stop for dinner. Dinner will be a barbeque.
Tickets are on sale now. This promises to be as great an adventure as last year’s murder mystery on the Florida Railroad Museum’s train. Go to the website (FRRM.com) to purchase tickets.
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interactive displays where you can actually be the engineer on the
train and/or line up cars in the rail yard to be part of the next train
out. “This will be a state of the art facility for young and old,” said
Public Relations Director Jeff Orenstein.
In addition to planning the inside of the building work is
continuing on the area outside the building which will include a
Garden Railroad layout, a picnic and recreational areas for families, and an area for reenactments. It will be a great place for families to come and spend a fun and informative day.
POSTAL CUSTOMER
Do you have an ICE
(In Case of Emergency)
plan? See page 16.
Most of the people who have viewed the rendering of the
proposed Florida Railroad Experience facility are happy about the
way it looks and excited about what will be offered in the building. One of the main purposes of the facility is to provide space for the
Florida Railroad Museum to serve their patrons and for RealRail to
build and display their model railroad layouts, and about half of the
building space is allocated to this. The other half of the building
will house displays showing the history of railroading in Florida as
well as the current and future of railroads in our area. There will be Parrish Village News. page 2
Official publication of the
Parrish Civic Association,
a non profit coporation.
P. O. Box 257
Parrish, FL 34219
Cookie Jordan
Publisher and Editor
941-776-9019
[email protected]
Volunteer Staff
Advertising Manager
Message from the Editor
I hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving and is getting ready for the
remainder of the holiday season. I was fortunate enough to have my nephew from
Chattanooga, Tennessee, visit me and my husband and we had a great visit. This
was the very first Thanksgiving we had spent together. It was wonderful to spend
time with him and recall great memories about our families. I am so appreciative
that he came to visit.
We are now getting ready for the holiday season. There are many people,
especially children who need us to help them have a happy memory of 2010. The
Parrish Civic Association is sponsoring again its annual Children’s Christmas Party
on December 16 at the Community Center/YMCA in Parrish. If you have not been
to one of these parties or participated in any way by making cookies, giving unwrapped toys or cash, you have really missed out! This is one of the most rewarding experiences you can ever have. To see the grateful children (and parents) when
they receive their bags stuffed full of toys is so wonderful.
That’s why we need your help. Many of the businesses around Parrish (Ferraro’s, the Fire Station, the YMCA/Community Center) have boxes where you can
place unwrapped toys or a cash donation to help the children of our area. Please
take the time to donate. Just a toy or a small cash donation will make some child’s
Christmas happy -- these children may not have anything if you do not decide to
donate. If you could see the happy faces of these children when they are called up
to the front with Santa and Mrs. Claus and receive their bags of gifts, you would
feel the overwhelming goodness that is the holiday spirit. Call us at the Parrish
Civic Association if you need someone to come pick up your donation.
Please
donate to
the
Parrish
Civic
Association
Children’s
Christmas
Party!
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Contributors
Jan Kaufman
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Ben Jordan
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Cookie Jordan
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Barbara Curtin
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Pastor Bill Straitwell
[email protected]
Jackie Felix
Financial Investing
Jackie Riordan
YMCA News
Leslie Wells
Real Estate
Jack Tichenor
University of Florida, IFAS,
Manatee County Extension
Service
This newspaper is printed by
Sun Coast Media Group
Venice, FL
Work on the Florida Railroad Experience project continues with the conceptual drawings about to be finalized. The goal
of the project is to preserve and teach the history of railroads and their effect on the development of Florida. Displays will show
the past present and future of railroads in this area. As part of the project a 25,000 square foot building will be built on eleven
acres at the current site of the Florida Railroad Museum in Parrish. The building will serve as a home for the FRRM group as
well as new operating displays that will be built by RealRail (formally the Sarasota Model Railroad Club). In addition, there will
be a research library, interactive video displays, classrooms and much more. The project is very unique since it will offer great
examples of railroad modeling as well as an opportunity to take a ride on an operating railroad. Because it is unique, it will draw
visitors from a large geographic area to Parrish and provide a new source of revenue and jobs.
We are in the middle of our initial fund raising efforts with a goal of $50,000 by the end of the year. This money will
fund the conceptual drawings, clearing the land and preparing materials for the major fundraising efforts that will follow. Thus
far, we’ve raised just over $17,000 in donations and pledges. Any amount is appreciated and a gift of $500 or more makes you
a founding donor and gets your family’s name of the Founding Donor plaque that will be displayed at the entrance of the new
building. Please consider joining your fellow Parrish area residents in supporting this most worthy project.
You may make a donation (tax free) by sending a check to The Parrish Foundation, P. O. Box 811, Parrish, FL 34219. Be sure to indicate on the memo line that the check is for FRE (Florida Railroad Experience).
For more information
or to check out places
where you can give blood,
go to www.FBSblood.org
December Blood
Drives in the
Parrish area
Wednesday, December 1st: 1:30 p.m.
- 3:30 p.m., City of Palmetto, 516 8th
Ave W., Palmetto.
Wednesday, December 1st: 10:30
a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Manatee School for
the Arts, 700 Haben Blvd, Palmetto.
Friday, December 3rd: 12:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m., Bank of America Palmetto,
700 8th Ave West, Palmetto.
Saturday, December 4th: 1:00 p.m.
- 4:00 p.m., K-Mart Ellenton, 6126 US
Highway 301 N, Ellenton.
Monday, December 6th: 9:00 a.m.
- 12:00 p.m., Palm Bay Mobile Home Park, 751 10th St East, Palmetto.Monday, December 6th: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00
p.m., Piney Point MHP, 8600 US 41 N,
Palmetto.
Monday, December 6th: 1:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m., Palmetto Police Department,
1115 10th Street West, Palmetto.
Wednesday, December 8th: 3:30 p.m.
- 7:00 p.m., Parrish YMCA, 12214 US
301 N, Parrish.
Friday, December 10th: 7:45 a.m. 2:00 p.m., Palmetto High School, 1200
17th St W, Palmetto.
Saturday, December 11th: 8:00 a.m.
- 12:30 p.m., Winterset RV Park, 8515
US 41 N, Palmetto.
Friday, December 17th: 7:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m., Tropic Isles Mobile Home
Park, 3100 10th St West, Palmetto.
Friday, December 17th: 1:30 pm 3:00 p.m., M&I Bank - Ellenton, 4115
US Highway 301 N, Ellenton.
Saturday, December 18th: 10:00
a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Wal-mart - Palmetto,
508 10th St. E., Palmetto.
Wednesday, December 29th: 11:00
a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Fantastic Sams, 11235
US Hwy 301, Suite #103, Parrish.
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Great ideas for leftover turkey
Whisk together soup and milk in a
large mixing bowl. Whisk in Alfredo
sauce. Stir in chopped turkey, next
4 ingredients and 1/2 cup Parmesan
cheese. Pour into a lightly greased 15
x 10-inch baking dish. Stir together
remaining Parmesan cheese, crushed
croutons and paprika; sprinkle evenly
over casserole. Bake covered at 375
degrees for 30 minutes. Uncover and
bake 15 more minutes or until golden
brown and bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
Yield: 8 servings.
Turkey Gumbo
1 1/8 cups vegetable oil
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups onion, chopped
1 cup celery, chopped
1 cup green bell pepper, chopped
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 pound smoked sausage cut into 1/2inch slices
3 bay leaves
6 cups turkey stock
3 1/2 cups turkey, chopped
1 Tbsp. file powder
1 cup uncooked white rice
2 cups water
2 Tbsp. fresh parsley, chopped
1/2 cup green onions, chopped
Stir oil and flour together in a large,
heavy-bottomed pot over medium
heat. Cook, stirring slowly and constantly to keep the roux from burning until the mixture becomes a
Book Review
Barbara Curtin
“Hell’s Corner”
by David Baldacci
One of the main reasons I like
to cook a turkey is for the leftovers.
Not just for sandwiches but for other
excellent main dishes that are really
good. Here are some ideas you might
want to try after your holiday turkey.
Turkey Tetrazzini
1 10-ounce can cream of mushroom
soup
2/3 cup milk
1 16-ounce jar Alfredo sauce
3 1/2 cups cooked turkey, chopped
12 ounces thin spaghetti, cooked
1 10-ounce package frozen peas,
thawed
1 8-ounce package sliced fresh
mushrooms
1 1/2 cups shredded baby Swiss
cheese
1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese,
divided
1/2 cup crushed garlic and onionseasoned croutons
1/4 tsp. paprika
dark chocolate brown, about 10 minutes. Add the onions, celery and bell
peppers to the roux all at once and
continue to stir until vegetables are
wilted, about 5 minutes. Season with
salt and cayenne pepper. Stir in the
smoked sausage and bay leaves and
continue to stir for 3 to 4 minutes.
Pour in the turkey stock and stir until
the stock and roux mixture are well
combined. Bring the gumbo to a boil
and then reduce the heat to medium
low. Cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally for 1 hour. Stir in the turkey
and the file powder and simmer for 2
hours. About 30 minutes before serving, bring the rice and water to a boil
in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce
heat to medium low, cover and simmer
until the rice is tender and the liquid
has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
Skim off any fat that rises to the surface of the gumbo; remove from heat.
Stir in the parsley and green onions.
Remove the bay leaves and serve
the gumbo in deep bowls with rice.
Yield: 4 servings.
Crunchy Turkey Salad
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. garlic salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
5 cups turkey, chopped
6 cups lettuce, shredded
1 8-ounce can water chesnuts, sliced
and drained
2 celery ribs, sliced
2 Tbsp. sesame seeds, toasted
2 Tbsp. almonds, sliced and toasted
1 3-ounce can chow mein noodles
In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine sugar, oil, vinegar, salt, garlic
salt and pepper. Shake well. In a
large bowl, combine the remaining
ingredients. Just before serving, add
the dressing and toss to coat.
Yield: 16 servings
I hope you like the recipes and
have a wonderful holiday season!
The Camel Club consists of four unlikely partners: the leader, a man without
a past currently called “Oliver Stone”; obsessive computer genius Milton Farb; blue-collar laborer Reuben Rhodes; and
Library of Congress reference specialist Caleb Shaw. Their goal: to seek
the truth, an often elusive goal in their
hometown, Washington, D.C. In their
quest for truth, they collect an unusual
array of friends who assist them—Secret
Service agent Alex Ford, homeless activist Adelphia, and con-artist extraordinaire Annabelle Conroy.
In his latest novel titled Hell’s Corner, David Baldacci brings back the
Camel Club. John Carr, aka Oliver
Stone, returns in the chaotic aftermath
of a bombing in Lafayette Park, across
from the White House, during the State
Dinner honoring the British Prime Minister. Stone takes on a new, urgent assignment: find those responsible for
the bombing. British MI-6 agent Mary
Chapman becomes Stone’s partner in the
search for the unknown attackers. With
nowhere else to turn, Stone enlists the
help of the only people he knows he can
trust: the Camel Club. But that may be
a big mistake.
This novel is exceptional because
you hardly know who the “bad guys”
are (as does Oliver Stone). John Carr,
aka Oliver Stone—once the most skilled
assassin his country ever had—stands
in Lafayette Park in front of the White
House, perhaps for the last time. The
President has personally requested that
Stone serve his country again on a highrisk covert mission. Though he’s fought
for decades to leave his past career behind, Stone has no choice but to say yes.
But Stone’s mission changes drastically
before it even begins. It’s the night of a
State Dinner honoring the British Prime
Minister. As he watches the Prime Minister’s motorcade leave the White House
that evening, a bomb is detonated in Lafayette Park, an apparent terrorist attack
against both the President and the Prime
Minister. It’s in this chaotic aftermath
that Stone takes on a new, more urgent
assignment: find those responsible for
the bombing.
British MI-6 agent Mary Chapman
becomes Stone’s partner in the search
for the unknown attackers. But their
shadowy opponents are elusive, capable, increasingly lethal, and worst of
all, it seems that the park bombing may
just have been the opening salvo to their
plan. With nowhere else to turn, Stone
enlists the help of the only people he
knows he can trust: the Camel Club. He
worries that he may cause harm to them
and ultimately some harm does occur.
In the shadowy worlds of politics
and intelligence, there is no one you can
really trust. Nothing is what it seems to
be. And Hell’s Corner truly lives up to
its name. This may be Oliver Stone and
the Camel Club’s last stand. But knowing Baldacci as one does,
you must read to the very last page to
determine the ending. It is revealed and
the “bad guys” are almost too numerous
to count!
David Baldacci
Other books in
the Camel Club series:
The Camel Club
The Collectors
Stone Cold
Divine Justice
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Knitting for our troops
Ron Beasley
Genealogical Society to meet
The Manasota Genealogical Society will meet Tuesday, December 7,
9:30 a.m. - 12:00, at the Manatee County
Central Library for a presentation by the
Rev. Herb Loomis titled “The Genealogy
of Santa Claus Post Cards.” The Special Interest Group meeting will follow with “Organizing Genealogical Data in Your Computer.” For more information, call Jean Morris
at (941)722-5156 or you can reach the
group by email at http://www.rootsweb.
ancestry.com/~flmgs/.
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“Care Packages for our American Heroes” Ministry at New Hope Baptist Church has been contacted by
two Chaplains serving on the front lines in Afghanistan,
requesting knit caps and scarves for our troops. Since it
is so close to Christmas, there is not a whole lot of time to
accomplish this through the congregation, alone. So, I am
asking for the public’s help. We would appreciate anyone
of your readers who would be interested in donating some
of their knitting skills and materials, to please knit caps
and/or scarves for our troops. They must be of a dark or
neutral color. No bright colors, please.
If anyone has questions or wishes, for whatever reason, they can contact my wife or me, Ron and Sharon Beasley at (H) (941) 729-8368, or they can contact the New
Hope Baptist Church located at 9422 Old Tampa Road at
( 941 ) 776-8687.
Even if someone has any of these items to donate, and
it is too late for us to send them for Christmas, they will
still be needed for several more months and we will be very thankful to receive them,
whenever. We will pay the shipping costs, which is $12.50 per Care Package. If
anyone would wish to donate monetarily, they should contact the church and advise
the secretary and she can provide additional information as to how to do that.
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Parrish Professionals host The Panyha Foundation fund raiser
Theresa Gilleard, Vice President
It’s that time of year, when, if you weren’t busy
enough with living your day to day - - you just added
all the extra “To Dos” and the “Can You Attends” of the
pending holidays.
However, I find that by using some creative planning skills you can almost fit it all in. One such event
held recently here in Parrish was certainly worthy of a
few RSVPs.
The Panyha Foundation hosted a New Yorkthemed fashion show fundraiser and shopping extravaganza like no other. The vendors included: Bs Purse,
Mary Kay, Princess House and Premier Designs. The
models were a combination of Parrish Professional
members and local business people from the Ellenton/
Parrish community. The glitz and the glamour of the
fashions confirmed we were in New York. Saks Off 5th
Avenue took care of that!
Once word got out of this event the sponsors
stepped up to do all they could do to make this a successful fundraiser as well as a special evening for those
attending. This was the place to be! And if the fashion
show was not entertaining enough, (we actually considered taking bids on one of our bachelor models) The
Panyha Foundation’s Dance Troupe performed some
traditional dance pieces that you would truly expect to
see in and around a much larger city versus our quiet
community of Parrish. Don’t fret though, as they will
be performing at Ruth Eckerd Hall on April 3, 2011. This is well worth your time and money! Be prepared
to fall in love with the elegance and the graceful beauty
of these traditional LAO Dances that tell a story.
Some upcoming events you might enjoy being a
part of with us is our Relay For Life “PURPLE PARTY”
being held the first Saturday of December and again in
February to raise money towards The American Cancer
Society. The actual Relay is scheduled for April 15th
& 16th, 2011.
Also, please take notice of the Christmas gift boxes
in business establishments around town for the children
in need close to home. All toys will go to the Parrish
Civic Association’s Annual Christmas Party for needy
children in Parrish.
If you would like to find out more about us, here’s
the scoop -- we meet the third Thursday of the month at
the Parrish “Y” located at 12214 US Highway 301 N,
Parrish, Florida 34219. We have a Meet & Greet starting at 6:30 p.m. with
the meeting starting promptly at 7:00 p.m. Contact
Jackie Felix at 941-504-2376 to find out more. This is
a group for all business professionals in Parrish.
Ferraro’s supports our troops
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Annual Christmas Open House
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Pet Pictures with Santa  Refreshments
Prizes and Giveaways
Please bring donations for the animal shelter.
(beds, blankets, dog/cat food)
Canned goods/non-perishable foods for the Food Bank
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One-year old Orlando Pacheco’s father is stationed in Afghanistan for his second
tour of duty. Holidays are especially tough for families with relatives away fighting
for our country. Ferraro’s supports our troops who are gone not just for the holidays
but in harm’s way. Orlando is Frank LoGrande’s (owner of Ferraor’s Italian Grille)
grandson. While Orlando’s father is gone, Frank’s daughter and grandson are living
with Frank’s family.
Ferraro’s asks that you, too, support our troops now during the holidays. It’s
tough on the families and all of us hope they will be safe and come home soon to their
families and loved ones.
Ferraro’s and all the staff at the grille wish everyone happy holidays that may be
blessed with good cheer, friends and relatives. Take the time to tell youor loved ones
that you do care and make them feel special this holiday season.
Ferraro’s is also supporting the Children’s Christmas Party in Parrish and has a
box for toys that you can bring (unwrapped) to give to needy children in Parrish. The
next time you dine at Ferraro’s bring along a toy and help the children of Parrish have
a wonderful holiday. Tap into the Power of
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The UPS Store holiday
shipping news
Mary Ann Englert
The holiday season is here. When your family and friends are miles away, you dearly
want to have your presents there waiting to be opened on Christmas morning. You’ve done
the shopping. You’ve done the wrapping. Now all you need to do is get them there safely
and on time.
The UPS Store in Ellenton can help. Located in the same plaza as K-Mart, we know
how to pack and ship your gifts with care and we offer UPS tracking so you know where
the gifts are, anytime. Show your current AAA or Good Sam Club membership cards for
discounts on packaging and/or shipping. Best of all, we’ll get you in and out quickly, so
you can get back to enjoying the holidays.
For delivery on Friday, December 24th to most domestic locations, the very last day
to ship UPS is Thursday, December 23th, using Next Day Air service. Ship early to take
advantage of other dependable and less expensive options.
Holiday store hours are 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9:00 a.m.
to 3:00 p.m. Saturdays. We are closed Sundays. On Christmas Eve -- Friday, December
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Hope International Ministries raises funds for new fire truck tires
Ron Kutinsky
October 23rd & 24th, Hope International Ministries partnered with Browns Grove at their Fall Festival
to give everyone a good time and a good meal, but also
to raise funds for the Parrish Fire Department. We had
discovered that the Parrish Fire Department was in need
of tires for their much needed Brush Truck. 10 tires at
$310 apiece.
Through the generosity of the folks who attended
the Fall Festival and the donations from the good folks
of “Hope International,” we were able to raise the entire
$3,100.00. During Brown’s Fall Festival, we served
hamburgers and hotdogs, gave barrel train rides, had a
cow-milking contest, and lots of games for the kids and
prizes for the adults . . . everyone loved it and wanted to
make sure we would be there next year.
This past Sunday, the funds were presented to the
Parrish Fire Department at Hope’s Parrish campus during our Thanksgiving Fest. Members of the Parrish
Fire Department brought out one of the fire trucks, and
after they received the funds for the tires, they handed
out gift bags to the children from their fire truck. This was a great example of how our great town
of Parrish works together. Every community should be
so blessed!
We sincerely thank everyone who attended the festival and contributed to the fund to raise money for the
fire truck’s new tires.
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Gift shopping and wrapping, grocery shopping and baking, buying the
tree and decorations, untangling the
lights and hanging, office parties, friends
parties, church events, Christmas Eve
and Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve festivities, New Year’s Day, and then taking
down the decorations, cleaning up the
boxes and bags and on and on and on, all
crammed in to 30 days!!! Just breathe…………………
The holiday “dance” we do can be
exhausting. We buzz from here to there
and everywhere barely taking a moment
to breathe in what really matters. Life
as we know it has changed for so many. Our new reality consists of families who
have lost their homes to foreclosure, lost
jobs, lost family members . . . just lost. I’ve recently learned from a high-school
coach some of our local kids are living in
cars or roaming the streets with no place
to call home.
With so many struggling, it should
be easy to say good riddance to 2010! I
just can’t. I am not ready to say all is
lost. I just don’t believe it. We still have
30 days to make a difference. We have
30 days to share with others. We have
30 days before we welcome in a joyous
New Year for all. Just breathe.
At Leslie Wells Realty, we are foregoing the annual Christmas party, choosing instead to spend our money and our
time making sure homeless children see
a brighter Christmas (a trend that seems
to be catching on throughout this great
country.) We are encouraging those who
would like to make a donation to drop
off new toys at our office and we will be
happy to wrap and deliver them. If you
can spare some canned goods or groceries, we are sending a box to Meals on
Wheels and individually packaged food
items will go to the downtown ministries to help displaced men and women
(many there because of the downturn in
the economy).
This season it seems more appropriate to think about what we have, rather than what we don’t have, and share
what we can with those less fortunate. Enjoy your family and try not to stress
about the things that really don’t matter. Spend time with those who have
no families. Make a new friend, adopt
a family and embrace the season. After all, what’s an extra plate or two, or
ten for Christmas dinner? Share, share,
share . . . just breathe.
Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year from everyone at Leslie Wells Realty.
Hope your holidays are happy
with family, friends
and others!
True Family Farm
Hydroponic Grower
Randy True
Owner
941-725-0205
941-776-0870
[email protected]
Join our Produce Club to pick up a weekly basket
of locally grown offerings straight from the farm
as well as items obtained from the immediate surrounding area.
Everyone who joins will have complimentary membership
in the Parrish Pickers, a weekly group
that picks their own straws and toms
when they pick up their weekly baskets.
Get a free produce basket for any recommendation
resulting in a new account for the farm.
Enjoy our strawberries from December till June.
Restaurants - we have a Supply Program tailored to your needs.
From our farm to your fork in hours -- not weeks.
See me on Saturdays from 9 AM to 2 PM
at the Ellenton Farmer’s Market
(beside the skating rink)
or on Fridays at St. Frances Cabrini in Parrish
from 11 PM to 2 PM
Small thinking for smart landscaping
Putting the right amount of water only at the right places
Jack Tichenor, University of Florida / Manatee County Extension Service
Installation and Operation Tips:
Micro-irrigation, also known as low-volume or
drip irrigation, provides a way to establish and maintain
landscape plantings while saving water. It is an irrigation method using low pressure plastic tubing, fittings
and emitters (where the water comes out) to apply water precisely to thirsty plants. Areas between landscape
plants are left dry, thus saving water. Although not recommended for lawns, water waste, weeds and runoff
are reduced in beds of shrubs, flowers, trees and in vegetable gardens. Plants in containers, baskets, on patios
and around pools also work well with micro-irrigation.
w Hydrozoning, watering landscape plantings separate from grass, creates an ideal opportunity
for using micro-irrigation in the landscaped areas.
w Careful design and management are necessary to save water. The water needs of various size
and type plants within a watering zone are balanced by using a mix of emitter types, flow rates
and/or spacing.
w Check often for leaks, clogged or missing emitters. Letting the water run too long is a frequent
oversight. Water filters, pressure reducers and small automatic timers are available to alleviate
some of these problems.
Benefits if Micro-irrigation:
w Monitor the plants for signs of over- or under-watering; adjust emitters and the watering
schedule as needed. Micro-irrigation systems usually need to operate more often than conventional
lawn sprinklers.
w Puts water only where needed.
w Can reduce landscape water use by 10 to
25 percent.
w Easy to install, flexibility for change. Installs on ground surface and can be
covered with mulch.
w Connect to faucet, hose or automatic
lawn system.
w Easily complies with water restrictions.
For more information about water conserving landscapes and irrigation or free classes contact the writer
at Manatee County Extension Service, 1303 17th Street W., Palmetto, FL 34221. Phone (941) 722-4524,
E-mail: [email protected], or Web site: http://manatee.ifas.ufl.edu , click on “water conservation”.
This article was adapted in part from a brochure ”A Guide to the Basics of Micro-Irrigation” developed by
Tampa Bay Water and printed by The Southwest Florida Water Management District, Brooksville, FL.
3 types of micro-irrigation:
1.
Micro-Sprayers
w Wets a larger surface area like a flower
bed or a group of shrubs.
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w Interchangeable emitters for different spray
patterns.
w Emitter is at the top of a stake or rise.
w Easier to see it operating.
w Wets foliage and is more subject to
evaporation losses.
2.
Drippers
w For widely spaced plants of containers.
w Water drips out on soil surface.
w Very precise, controlled application.
w Available in 1/2 to 24 gallons per hour
flow rates for plants of various sizes.
w Mostly out of sight under mulch.
3.
Drip Tubing:
w For hedge rows or can be looped or
installed in grid patters.
w Makes a row(s) of wet circles.
w Performs like drippers but drippers are
factory installed inside tubing.
w No loose parts or pieces to plug in.
w Can be out of sight under mulch.
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I only have ICE for you – dear!
Catchy title? I hope it grabbed your attention because ICE is proving to be a very effective Safety Tip.
This is the second of several articles about safety in
your own home. These are helpful hints, recommendations and ideas that may help, might save you money
and could save your life.
Jan Kaufman
In Case of Emergency – who would you call? Who
should someone else call if you cannot? And what if
that first person is not available or does not answer their
phone? Who would you call after that? If you put ICE
in your cell phone it will be there “just in case of emergency” and will make it much easier for medical and
emergency personnel to help ensure you are cared for
properly and effectively.
It’s not hard to do. Set up an ICE on your cell phone
just as you would add any other person to your contacts
list. Our cell phones usually have a place for first and
last name and sometimes even a place for notes. Then
you have to enter the phone number and sometimes you
can enter two or more phone numbers under the same
entry because there are often places for a home phone,
mobile phone, work phone, and sometimes even more.
I have two ICE contacts on my cell phone. I have
my husband as my first ICE. I entered it as “ICE1” and
my son as the back-up shown as “ICE2.” To set it up I
put “ICE1” as the “LAST NAME.” In the notes I have
my husband’s name and then I have our home phone. I also have a second phone number in “ICE1” and that
is my husband’s cell phone. “ ICE2” is set up the same
way but with my son’s cell phone and home phone.
Please take some time to set up ICE contacts in
your phone. Although the chances of needing it are
slim . . . it’s well worth a few minutes now to avoid
problems later. It will give you a bit of peace of mind
and it will definitely make it easier for emergency personnel to help you if you are unable to help yourself.
Enjoy Livin’.
ICE – In Case of Emergency
These days just about everyone has a cell phone. It’s in your purse, your pocket or clipped on your belt. We use them for just about everything including calling
family and friends. We use them for work. We use them
for fun. Our kids have them. Some people use them as
their primary means of communications bypassing the
use of a hard-wired home phone. They are handy most
of the time. Sometimes they are a distraction but they
can also be an important tool in an emergency situation.
Whether it’s a car crash, a heart attack or any sudden ailment that can affect you, emergency personnel
may use your cell phone to contact a family member if
you are unable to communicate. They may need it to
identify who you are. Just think about the times you
have been out for a walk without your wallet or identification. What would happen if you fell or collapsed? How would anyone identify you? If you are rushed to
the hospital and need some medication to help you it
would be disastrous if they gave you some medication
that could cause you an allergic reaction. These days
if the emergency personnel cannot find the information
in your wallet, they will check your cell phone. ICE
has become one of the first designations they will try
to find.
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new kitchen, great home to entertain in. RV/Boat Parking. $279,900
Palmetto: Adorable home, move-in ready. New Kitchen, flooring, bathroom.
Large screened lanai, big back yard. $78,500
Palmetto: Charming 3 bedroom home on 6th Street. New Roof, vinyl siding,
new kitchen. Great value for the area. $99,900
Medicare Advantage Enrollment Options Changing
Local help is available to Parrish residents
Starting in 2011, Medicare will provide an Annual Disenrollment Period from
January 1 to February 14 to allow beneficiaries who have a Medicare Advantage
Plan to make changes. These beneficiaries may choose to switch back to Original
Medicare or switch back to Original Medicare and join a Prescription Drug Plan. Choosing a new health care or prescription drug plan requires careful consideration
of coverage and cost, and perhaps some assistance in understanding the benefits. Free help is available through the SHINE (Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders)
program in the Parrish community at the Parrish Community Center located at 12214
US 301, Parrish Fl 34219 (phone 981-5323 to schedule an appointment).
SHINE is a free, unbiased information and counseling assistance program provided locally through the West Central Florida Area Agency on Aging. The SHINE
program can help beneficiaries compare plans and understand their options. For example, it is important for beneficiaries to understand that this enrollment period cannot be used to switch from one Medicare Advantage Plan to another. Beneficiaries
are allowed only one change during this enrollment period, so it is especially important that beneficiaries review their options carefully.
For help understanding the Annual Disenrollment Period or to set up an appointment with a trained SHINE counselor to compare plans, call the Elder Helpline tollfree at 1-800-96-ELDER (1-800-963-5337).
Additionally, Medicare beneficiaries with limited annual income ($16,248 for
an individual or $21,855 for a couple) may apply for the Extra Help program and
receive assistance with the cost of
prescription drug plan premiums, deductibles and co-payments. Medicare
beneficiaries who believe they may
benefit from this program and would
like to apply to save money on out-ofpocket prescription drug plan costs are
urged to contact a SHINE counselor at
1-800-96-ELDER (1-800-963-5337).
You may contact a SHINE
counselor at 1-800-963-5337
for help on
Medicare and Medicaid.
The 23rd Annual
Parrish
Children’s
Christmas Party
December 16, 2010 @ 6p.m.
@ The Parrish YMCA
To register you MUST:
• Come to the Parrish YMCA on
Monday, December
5
November
20th between
from–6:30
to 7:30 p.m.
9am
12 noon
• Bring your D/L with proof of your
34219 address
• Bring a birth certificate for each child
you will be registering
• Your child MUST be within the ages
of birth to 12 to qualify
2010 Parrish Children’s Christmas Party
We
are
getting ready
for our 23rd
annual
Parrish Children’s
Christmas
Party for children
living
in Parrish of
low-income
families. We
collect
new
un-wrapped
toys and donations from the
local community and businesses.
In 2009,
we had 160
children attend. With your donations we were able to provide toys for all of them.
We are looking forward to “2010 Parrish Children’s Christmas Party!” and ask for your donations of new un-wrapped toys that may be dropped off at businesses around Parrish and Ellenton
and also the Parrish YMCA.
The party is held at the Parrish Community Center/YMCA, December 16, 2010, at 6:00 p.m.
We will have Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus handing out the gifts. There will be clowns, face painters and entertainment for their enjoyment. We will serve homemade cookies and juice for refreshments. The party is sponsored by the Parrish Civic Association.
North River Church of Christ
10th Anniversary Homecoming & Gospel Meeting
“Remaining Mission Minded”
January 7-9, 2011
Friday 7pm — …”Bold to Preach the Gospel In Every Place”
Saturday 7pm — …”I am not Ashamed”
Sunday 10am — ... Power Point Presentation
Sunday 11am — … “God is Able”
Sunday NOON — Potluck Lunch
Dr. Demar Elam is the Director of
Mission Studies at Southern Christian
University in Montgomery, Alabama. Dr Elam was instrumental in beginning the work in the North Manatee
River Area in 2001. He is returning to
help us celebrate our 10th anniversary. Please join us for a weekend of encouraging and challenging lessons from the
Word of God. A Note to Our Neighbors: To our
neighbors who may be hearing of us
for the very first time, let us tell you a
little about who we are.
We believe in undenominational Chris-
tianity (no sectarian ties or titles; 1 Corinthians 1). We accept the Bible as Divineauthority, following it as our only
pattern for life and worship (2 Timothy
3:16,17). We sing acapella, as they did
in the first century (Ephesians 5:19). We partake of the communion every
first day of the week (Sunday) just as
they did in the first century (Acts 20:7,
1 Corinthians 11). We believe in salvation by grace through faith (Ephesians
2:8,9), calling on penitent believers to
arise and be baptized, washing away
their sins (Acts 22:16). Finally, we challenge all to live faithful
lives (Revelation 2:10).
Join us for a weekend of Celebration!
We are located on US Hwy 301, 8 miles south of
Sun City Center and 6 miles north of Parrish.
13885 US Hwy 301 N, Parrish, FL 34219
941/776-1134
A real gem right in Parrish!
The Florida Railroad Museum
Scenes from
Von Kessinger’s Express
Time for Santa
Pastor Bill Straitwell
These are some of the memories I have of when I was growing up. I write them down and share them with my family. I urge you, the
reader, to do the same - for your children, for your grandchildren, for posterity. How else will they know?
Look at the time! It’s almost Christmas! There
has to be truth to the saying that as we get older, time
goes faster. As a little child, it seemed Christmas would
never come. Now, it’s more like “Can’t it wait until I
get all my ducks in a row?”
Speaking of ducks in a row, did any of you ever get
one of those crow games for Christmas? There were
several cardboard crow figures affixed to a rod, and you
shot them with a play pistol loaded with suction cup
“bullets”? I had one of those and the whole family enjoyed shooting those crows. Back then, it was legal to
shoot real crows – it was a sport, but today we can’t do
that anymore, so we don’t have games like that. Well,
let me correct that; we do have video games where
you can shoot people and games where you drive an
onscreen car and run police cars over. But, there are
no more games about shooting crows. Hmmm! We’ve
made some real progress here, wouldn’t you think?
One year, an older sister sent a letter to a radio station where Santa was reading letters from kids like me.
I’ll never forget hearing my name on that upright Philco
radio! Santa actually knew me!
We had to be on our best behavior for a few weeks
before Christmas, because “Santa is watching!” Those
words always got my attention.
I remember my first football. At perhaps age 10, I
got this fine ball and couldn’t wait to take it outside and
throw it. There had been snow on the ground, and then
it had rained on top of it and everywhere you walked
was slush, so the game ended quickly, like, within a
few minutes.
Year after year we saved some orange crates in the
barn. Before Christmas, Dad would go out to the barn
and bring in these light-weight boxes and place them
in the dining room in such a manner that they formed
a “fireplace”. Mother would then get out the brick patterned crepe paper that had been saved year after year
and wrap it around the boxes with thumb tacks that
also had been saved from the year before, and from the
year before that. People who had been through the depression didn’t throw anything away. Soon, we had a
“fireplace” with logs in the hearth. Behind the artificial
logs was a dim light bulb that gave the impression of
fire! Across the mantle, which was in reality one of the
extensions to our dining room table, we would put various colored balls and in the center stood the cardboard
manger scene. I’ll tell you, that was beautiful! I still
have that cardboard manger scene with all the pieces!
Often, we didn’t get our Christmas tree until the
night before Christmas. Dad would sometimes (by financial necessity) wait until the last minute when the
prices were less. If the tree wasn’t symmetric, he would
cut limbs from one side, then drill holes on the other
side and put the cut limbs into the holes. He didn’t care
if the tree was perfect, but he wanted it to look nice.
Decorations for Christmas included colored construction paper cut-outs of Santa, reindeer, stars, candy
canes and gingerbread men. Wreaths adorned some
windows, each with a red light. One lighted ornament
though, was of several yellow candles (light bulbs) that
sat upon a window sill. That was pretty much it for
decorations visible from the outside.
The church choir didn’t come to our house - those
visits were for old people. Then, one year many years
later after I was married, we were visiting with our children at Mother and Dad’s house when we heard singing outside. This was a sudden shock to me - that my
parents were now old, or at least older. Oh, I used to
go around with the church choir singing at old people’s
homes. Who were these decrepit people? Then, suddenly, my mother and father were in that group! It truly
was a shock to me! I don’t believe churches do this
anymore………if they did, they would be at my house!
On Christmas morning, my younger brother and
I would sneak down the stairs to view that beautiful
tree sitting in the living room. It was always stunning
and the fragrance of pine permeated the house! Those
red and green “chain” strings were hung from the tree.
These had been made a week or so prior to Christmas,
with us kids cutting colored construction paper and gluing the pieces together with paste-glue Mother made
from flour and some other ingredients. There was tinsel
hanging from the limbs, and it made everything sparkle. We used this same tinsel every year, and when undecorating, returned it to its original worn boxes.
Mother and Dad were already up, as were my five
older brothers and sisters. There was the fragrance of
Mother’s homemade cinnamon rolls. We always had to
eat one before opening any presents. Oh, I didn’t want
to be bothered with that. I wanted to get to the presents.
What I’d give for some of those rolls right now……..
Sometimes the lights on the tree worked – often
they didn’t. They were the single wire type with all
the bulbs wired in series. If one bulb went out, they all
went out, and we’d take turns trying out one bulb at a
time to find the bad one. Eventually, the string would
come alive. Until that is, another bulb went out.
We’d finally get “down to business” and start opening our gifts, but not before singing “Happy Birthday to
Jesus”. That tradition started with my Mother’s parents
and still continues with my children’s children today.
After all, it’s His birthday we celebrate.
There were always some guarantees – guarantees
that you would get a bag of various types of nuts to
crack. And guarantees that someone would get a fruit
cake - maybe one you had given to someone else
last Christmas. And for my younger brother and me,
a guarantee of a long sleeved corduroy shirt. Those
shirts were always a “cut above the rest” to us and they
looked good with our new pair of blue jeans.
Speaking of singing “Happy Birthday to Jesus,”
this Christmas holiday was declared a national holiday
by Ulysses S. Grant in 1870 to celebrate Jesus’ birth.
And yet, we have gotten so politically correct and so
sensitive that we either are not allowed to or are afraid
to display a manger scene! Three people out of the millions in our country might be offended by something
that millions have relied on for years and years, but we
must yield to these three. Unbelievable! Folks, this
political correctness craziness has to stop! This doesn’t
mean we should not be kind to others or be considerate
of their feelings and beliefs, but we have to get away
from calling a “stage” a “platform” because it might
indicate a desire to lord it over others. I’m sure you get
the meaning of this. And when politicians are caught in
a lie, we hear them say, “I misspoke.” Man, or woman
up and admit you lied! Another PC word being used
daily is “Disingenuous.” How did we get to that word
instead of what the real meanings are - deceitful, devious, and dishonest? This business of being afraid to
voice your opinion for fear of being labeled a racist,
homophobic or whateverphobic must stop! Can you
imagine all the wasted talk about whether an employee
in a business will say “Happy Holidays” or “Merry
Christmas”? Ridiculous! I will shop where the salespeople are not afraid to joyously proclaim His birth!
And I will try not to be “disingenuous.”
Ok, I’m off my soap box now.
We always expected snow Christmas morning, and
most of the time we had it. Often though, the fresh
white snow was covered by soot, put out by our coal
furnace.
One year for Christmas I got a 50 cent piece wrapped
up in an entire roll of toilet paper. It took forever to unwrap it, but the end result was quite exciting to me. I
so much remember the toy lumber truck I got one year.
And the spinning top. And the Jack-in-the-box!
After all the unwrapping, we carefully folded the
wrapping paper, to be used next year. We saved the
bows. We saved the boxes. We saved the brick-patternPlease see Time for Santa CONTINUED ON PAGE 23
December fishing
Captain Ric Liles, Reel Simple Fishing Adventures
A 1910 Florida Cracker
Christmas at Manatee Village
Historical Park
Experience an old-fashioned Florida Cracker Christmas as it was 100 years
ago in the setting of a National Historic Site. On Saturday, December 11, from 12
Noon to 4:00 p.m., the museum, historic buildings and Whistle Stop gift shop will be
decked in traditional colors and Victorian-Era decor. Enjoy hands-on craft activities,
exhibits, and storytelling with Julie Farmer from the Manatee County Public Library.
Family-friendly musical entertainment will feature: the Manatee Players’ Dickens
Christmas Carolers, the Gulf Coast Sandpiper Barbershop Chorus, the Peace Lutheran Junior Chimes and choral groups from the Manatee Elementary Magnet School
of Advanced Technology Plus and the William H. Bashaw Elementary School. The
Manatee Patchworkers Quilt Guild will be represented along with other visiting artisans. Charlie’s Family Restaurant and Bakery Di Europa will be on site offering
refreshments for purchase.
***Special Event Admission***: $5.00 for Adults; children twelve and under
are free; Proceeds for this event support continued community and educational programs of the Manatee County Historical Commission. Parking is free. For more
information or directions please call the Park at: (941) 741-4075.
Shelly Volken shows off a nice Redfish she caught while fishing with Capt. Ric and
Reel Simple Fishing Adventures.
Normally, the month of December is the month that we know, as inshore fishermen, will be the month that we stand the chance to catch that big trophy Snook. Even though the season is normally closed in December, the call still goes out to us
that love our Snook fishing and the conditions are typically good for that battle. This
year, with all the cold weather we had in January, that game will be a little harder than
in years past. There are still Snook out there to catch; they are just in fewer numbers.
This is the time of year that the Snook will migrate into the rivers, creeks, and
canals to find the warmer water and take residence until late winter or early spring. This is also the time of year that they gorge themselves, trying to eat as much as they
can to help them sustain the cooler months. That is exactly what they are doing now; there’s just not as many doing it. With the Snook population down, I was a little worried about the fishing and am
happy to report that the Redfish have taken up the slack and have been eager to eat. It hasn’t made much difference what we have had on the hook for bait. They have
been cooperating. I have used whitebait scaled sardines, threadfin, shrimp, pinfish
and soft plastics and the results have been the same, bent rods. That’s the good news; the bad news is most of the reds we have caught have not been in the slot. A few have
been over slot but most have been under slot. That’s not saying we have not been
putting any fish on the cleaning table because we have. There are a few schools of
perfect upper slot fish out there right now but they are moving around a lot and have
to be hunted down.
I had a client the other day catch a 26 and 3/4-inch Redfish that had 44 sardines
and a pinfish in her gut when I put the blade to her. If you’re curious, the answer is
yes, it could have been a he. I have not paid much attention to the Trout, since the
season closed in November and try not to sore mouth them a lot during the closed
season due to the fact that they are one of our most delicate fish and seem to be at
risk with unnecessary contact. The Gag Grouper bite is good now and should stay
good throughout the month. If you are a Grouper fisherman, I hope you made your
feelings known during all the sector separation talks that went on in early November.
I apologize for not getting the information out concerning the meetings that were
held for the public. If you’re looking for that perfect holiday gift, I have gift certificates available with a 10% discount if purchased before Christmas Day. Until next time, good luck and be safe on the water. Remember: don’t let your
kid be the one that got away; take them fishing. For charter information you can
reach Capt. Ric at (813) 601-2900 or visit www.ReelSimpleFishing.com or email
[email protected].
Advertise in the
Parrish Village News.
It’s a great value
for your advertising dollars!
Jewelry making class to be held
December 10th at 7:00 p.m.
Come to the Open Beading Class on the second Friday
of every month at 7:00 p.m. Learn to create necklaces and
matching earrings using our semi-precious stones, agates
and centerpieces or you can bring your own. Everything
will be provided. We also have lots of helpers to put your
creation together. Bring your daughters. It’s lots of fun. The class will be held at Emmanuel Baptist Church at the
corner of US 301 N and Old Tampa Road. The next class is
December 10. For more information, call 776-2531.
Humane Society
of Manatee County
offers cat
spay/neuter
specials
The Humane Society of Manatee County is offering $10 cat neuters (male) and
$20 cat spays (female) to pet owners who have 2 or more cats fixed at the same time. This offer is open to Manatee County residents only. Prices are valid while grant
monies last.
For more information or to make an appointment, please call 941-747-8808 x
302 or email [email protected].
They are also offering free spay/ neuter of pit bulls and pit bull mixes to Manatee
County residents.
The Humane Society of Manatee County Spay/Neuter Clinic is located at 2515
14th St. W, Bradenton, FL 34205. Clinic hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday
thru Friday.
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Time for Santa CONTINUED FROM PAGE 20
ed wrapping paper and thumb tacks and put the orange boxes back into the barn. We
weren’t junk collectors; we were frugal.
Mother always prepared a large turkey dinner for Christmas. She made all the
fixin’s including cranberry salad. The cranberries were put into a hand-operated
grinder the night before, and each of us kids had the chance to turn the handle to cut
the berries into small pieces. What a mess! Juice always went all over the table and
onto the floor, on which we had placed newspapers in vain. After this job was complete, washing the floor was a must.
Mother also made pumpkin, mincemeat and apple pies! Personally, I could live
on her pies!
Dad always said the blessing before we ate: thanking God for our abundance,
even though some of us would not get those much needed new shoes or gloves that
year. And even though it was only a 50 cent piece in a roll of toilet paper, God was
so good to us.
These Christmas memories are so precious to me. And indeed I am reminded
of the many things I got for Christmas as a child, but the greatest gift I ever got was
Jesus. God sent His Son, to be born as a babe at Christmas and eventually die on a
cross for us. What a gift! See John 3:16.
Well, these are some of my Christmas memories. I welcome your comments at [email protected]. Merry Christmas and God bless America!
Palmetto’s Christmas in the Park
Santa’s stage is all ready for his arrival at the
Palmetto Historical Park.
Start your holiday festivities with an old-fashioned Christmas at Palmetto Historical Park and Manatee County Agricultural Museum. On December 3rd and 4th
from 5:00 – 9:00 pm, this free event offers something for everyone! Enjoy beautifully decorated buildings, kids’ crafts, entertainment and of course, Santa! Featured
activities include letters to Santa, contests for prizes, letters to soldiers, planting and
petting animals with FFA, recipes to collect in each of the park buildings, and a
“Memory Tree” in the Military Museum. In addition to free craft projects, there will
be a Children’s Holiday Craft Corner where crafts can be made for $1 or $2. Bring
your own camera for a photo with Santa. Food vendors on the premises include
Demetrio’s Pizza, Word of Mouth BBQ, and Crusader Cafe. Alex’s Lemonade Stand
will be raising funds for children’s cancer research and Mrs. Claus’ Sweet Shop will
raise funds for family programming. In the spirit of Christmas, help needy families
by bringing canned goods for First United Methodist Church of Palmetto’s food pantry and drop them off at park entrances. The park is located at 515-10th Ave. West,
Palmetto. For more information, call 721-2034.
This event is sponsored by R.B. Chips Shore, Manatee County Clerk of the Circuit Court, Palmetto Historical Commission, Manatee County Agricultural Museum,
Inc., & the City of Palmetto.
Gamble Plantation
Historic State Park
“Plantation Christmas”
The United Daughters of the Confederacy, Florida Division, the Gamble Plantation Preservation Alliance and the Florida Park Service proudly announce that the
Plantation Christmas Open House will be held this year on Sunday, December 12,
2010, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Gamble Plantation Historic State Park in Ellenton, Florida.
Once again you can travel back to the Old South during the day through the many
lifestyle demonstrations of that time period. Gamble Mansion and the Patten House
will be lavishly decorated in the Christmas spirit, allowing you a special look at a
19th century Christmas. The Ladies of the United Daughters of the Confederacy will
be wearing costumes reminiscent of the era of the 1840s through 1870s to add that
special touch of authenticity to the day. The 4th Florida Volunteer Infantry will be
dressed in military uniforms re-enacting a Confederate encampment. There will be
music, crafts and fun for everyone. Admission is free.
We extend a most cordial invitation for everyone to join us for the Christmas
Open House. Gamble Plantation Historic State Park is located on U.S. 301 in Ellenton, one mile west of I-75 off exit #224. Florida State Parks are in various stages
of accessibility. We are working to improve access to services and facilities. Should
you need assistance to enable your full participation, please contact Gamble Plantation.
For further information please call Gamble Plantation Historic State Park at
(941) 723-4536 or Fax (941) 723-4538.
History of the plantation
The mansion was built by Major Robert Gamble on land granted to him under
the terms of the Armed Occupation Act. The back portion of the house was built
first, with little attention to aesthetics. Gamble’s priority was to get the house built to
provide protection from the elements and the possibility of attack by Indians. After
quickly completing the back portion, Gamble added on the front section of the mansion, with far more focus on appearance. The columns in the front are an example of
the Doric Revivalist Vernacular style, and are constructed (as is much of the house)
out of Tabby, which is a mixture of locally available materials including burnt oyster
shells (which acts as a sort of mortar, holding the mixture together). During the time
that Gamble was at the plantation, he ran up $190,000 in debt, partly due to plummeting sugar prices caused by the availability of cheaper imports. He sold the property
to satisfy the debts and moved to north Florida with all of the furniture from the mansion. When he arrived in north Florida, Gamble placed the furniture in a warehouse,
which burnt down 13 hours later. Consequently, none of the furniture in the mansion
is original, although much of it is from the time period and represents the type of
furniture that would have likely been in the house.
After Gamble left, Captain Archibald McNeill, a famous Confederate blockade
runner, moved into the mansion. In May of 1865, the Confederate Secretary of State,
Judah P. Benjamin took refuge in the home after the fall of the Confederacy. After
falling into disrepair in the early 1900s, the house and 16 acres (65,000 m2) were
purchased by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1925 and donated to the
State of Florida. The mansion was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic
Places on August 12, 1970.
Guided tours of the house are given six times a day, Thursday through Monday
and there are picnic tables on the grounds. The visitor center is open from 9:00 a.m.
- 11:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Thursday through Monday; it is closed on
Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year´s Day. Located in Ellenton on U.S.
301 East.
Deborah Brown
Serving Your
Real Estate Needs
941.705.1355
[email protected]
Michael Saunders & Company
Licensed Real Estate Broker
4400 Manatee Avenue Westw Bradenton, FL 34209
See you at the
Parrish YMCA!
Mike Armstrong
Landscaping, Inc.
“Serving Manatee County Since 1978”
For All Your Landscaping Needs
Come see our varieties of plants for your landscaping needs!
“Give the gift that keeps on Growing”
776-0410
776-1076
Monday - Friday 9 - 4 / Saturday 9 - 3 w 8475 69th Street E, Palmetto, FL 34221
Tom Arrant
President
Arrant’s Plumbing Services, Inc.
2651 Whitfield Ave.  Suite 103  Sarasota, FL 34243
All Plumbing Repair  Mobile Home Specialist
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Palmetto  Bradenton  Parrish  Sarasota
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(10th haircut FREE)
Full Service Family Barber Shop
Barber is Texee
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Monday - Friday: 9 - 5
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8003 US 301 North Parrish, FL 34219
(at the BP Station, next to Papa Nick’s)
Church
Services
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
OF PARRISH
12125 71st Street East
Parrish, FL 34219
941-776-1533
Rev. Joe Skidmore, Pastor
Sunday Services
Bible Classes, all ages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9:45 AM
Morning Worship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11:00 AM
Evening Worship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:00 PM
Wednesday Services
Youth Group Meetings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:30 PM
Prayer Meeting and Bible Study. . . . . . . . .7:00 PM
Parrish Baptist Learning Center
Monday through Friday
6:30 AM to 6:00 PM
CrossPointe Fellowship
Senior Pastor Dale Lawson
Associate Pastor Sean Murphy
Sunday Services at 11:00 AM
Buffalo Creek Middle School
Office: 941-778-0719
www.myCPF.org
Faith Lutheran Church
9608 Highway 301 North
Parrish, Florida 34219
776-1395
Reverend Philip Vangen, Pastor
Sunday Services - 8:00 and 10:30 AM
Sunday School and Bible Class - 9:15 AM
Saint Frances Cabrini
Catholic Church
12001 69th Street East
941-776-9097
Pastor “Jay” J. Jancarz
EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH
OF PARRISH
“Making Heaven a reality here on earth”
10 AM Sunday
6:30 PM Wednesday
A FRIENDLY, SPIRIT-FILLED GATHERING
Nursery & Childrens Ministry
Erie Rd to Martha, follow Martha 1/2 Mi. to 6622
www.moreofHim.org
941-806-7550
NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH
9422 Old Tampa Road
Church Office - 776-8687
www.nhbconline.org
Kevin Thompson
Senior Pastor
Sunday Services
SundaySchool(forallages)..9:15AM
AllAges
Worship..................10:30AM
Children’sChurch..........10:30AM
EveningWorship............6:00PM
Nurseryavailableforallservices
Wednesday
AdultBibleStudy&Prayer.....7:00PM
AwanaClub(ages3-6thGrade).7:00PM
WordofLife(Teens)..........7:00PM
Everyone Welcome
New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church
11915 82nd St E
Parrish, FL 34219
941-776-2568
Reverend Fletcher Lawson, Jr., Pastor
941-776-3723
Fellowship Alliance Church
5735 69th Street East
Palmetto, Florida 34221
Phone: 941-723-9593
www.FellowshipAllianceChurch.com
Pastor Bruce Quackenbush
Sunday Services
9:30AMSundaySchool
10:45AMWorshipService
6:00AMYouthGroup
Friday
6:30PMYouthGroup
Small Groups - call Church Office for times
Email: [email protected]
Crossroads Christian Church
7200 69th St. E.
Palmetto, FL
Meeting at Virgil Mills Elementary
941-713-3941
Pastor Michael V. Malick
Sundays at 10:00 AM
Rev. Rick Chaffin, Pastor
Rev. Charles Hahn, Minister to Families
Sunday Services
9:00AM..........ContemporaryWorship
9:00AM.......SundaySchool/BibleStudy
10:30AM..........TraditionalWorship
Wednesday Services
4:30PM.....PraiseTeam/DeafMinistry
5:00PM......WednesdayNightSupper
5:30PM......DramaTeam,Handbells
6:30PM....................Worship
6:30PM..Children’sandYouthActivities
6:30PM......................Choir
EVERYONE WELCOME!
(NurseryProvided)
MY FATHER’S HOUSE
7215 US Highway 301 N
Ellenton, FL 34219
(IntersectionofUSHwy301N
and72ndSt.E/AmsterdamAve.)
Non-Denominational
Spirit-Filled Contemporary Worship
Pastors;
Revs. Robert & Anne Barber (941) 776-9016
Sundays
9:15AMSundaySchool-Allages
10:30AMPraise,Worship&Word
6:00PMBilingualService(English/Spanish)
(Coffee&Cookiesatallservices!)
Wednesdays
7:00PMWorship&BibleStudy
(Adults&Youth)
Bible-Based - Casual Dress
Nursery Available
ALL WELCOME
There’s a place for you in My Father’s House!
Sunday service at 10:30 a.m.
825 9th Street W, Bradenton, FL 34205
941-776-0026 - email: [email protected]
www.kingdomlifechristianchurch.org
(Children’s Ministry and Nursery Provided)
WestCoast-Church.com
11750 U.S. Highway 301
Parrish, FL 34219
(941) 776-2422
North River Church of Christ
13885U.S.Highway301North
Parrish,Florida34219
(941)776-1134
www.NorthRiverChurchofChrist.org
[email protected]
Sundays
BibleClasses(allages).....10:00AM
MorningWorship...........11:00AM
EveningWorship...........6:00PM
Wednesdays
BibleClasses.............7:00PM
Personal home Bible studies
or correspondence courses
upon request
Worship Service - 8:30 AM
Sunday School 9:45 AM
11:00 AM Worship Service
www.parrishmethodist.com
12180 Highway 301 North
and CR 675 @ flashing yellow light
Risen Savior Lutheran Church
Pastor Daniel Witte
14605 59th Avenue E
Lakewood Ranch, FL 34211
Phone: 941-747-5564
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Sundays
Bible study . . . . 8:45 am
Worship . . . . . .10:00 am
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Sunday: 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Connecting people with the life-changing
power of Jesus Christ
Pastor Carl Rhodes, Jr.
WE SAY YES TO CHRIST!!!!!!
Dress Down & Be Yourself
Parrish United
Methodist Church
Life Changing Ministeries
Rev. James W. Berrien, Pastor
Saturday Mass - 4:00 PM
Sunday Masses
8:00 AM, 10:30 AM and 12:00 noon
Confessions - Saturday 3:00 PM
St. Mary’s Baptist Church
Erie Road
8305Highway301North
Parrish,Florida34219
ChurchOffice-722-0218
Don Sturiano - Pastor
Nursery and children’s church provided
ST. MARY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
1010 24th Avenue West
Palmetto, Florida 34221-3540
Weekly Schedule
Sunday: 7:40 a.m. Holy Eucharist / Rite I
9:00 a.m. Adult & Children’s Sunday School
10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist / Rite II
5:00 p.m. EYC (Youth Ministry)
Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist & Healing Service
4:30 p.m. Smart Guys Tutoring
The Rev. James Kelly, Priest
First Baptist Church of Gillette
3301 Moccasin Wallow Road
Palmetto, Florida 34221
(941) 722-1937
[email protected]
www.gillettefbc.org
Sunday Service
Sunday School - 9:45 AM
Kingdom Builders - 10:45 AM
Worship Service - 11:00 AM
Everyone Welcome! (Nursery Provided)
Sunday Services
10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon
Williams Elementary School
Everyone is welcome!
Harvest Field
Community Church
Where you can count on Christ!
Non-denominational
Bible based - Christ centered
Worship Services
10:00 AM
Sundays
Nursery available
7710 121st Avenue East, Parrish, FL
Casual dress, warm fellowship
Music is a combination
of contemporary and hymns
Bible Study 7:00 PM each Wednesday
Pastor:
Rev. Terry L. Cary - 941-725-4150
“Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore to
send out workers into his harvest fields.”
Mat. 9:38 NIV
BETHISRAEL
The Jewish Congregation of Sun City Center
1115DelWebbBlvd.E.
SunCityCenter(813)634-2590
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Rabbi: Philip Aronson
Cantor: Dr. Sam Isaac
Williams keeps busy with
school activities and education
Williams’ students adopt a soldier
Mrs. Lauren Valley’s second grade
class at Williams Elementary has adopted a soldier on active duty in Iraq for
the year. Mrs. Valley, whose husband
is a Reservist for the Army, presented
the idea to her students who were very
excited about adopting the soldier after
learning about the website: anysoldier.
com. The students were able to view
their soldier’s information on the website and find out what items they could
collect and bring in to be packaged and
sent to the soldier.
The soldier they chose is from Florida and serves in a unit of 13 as a helicoptor pilot. A list of supplies was sent
home with the students and after collecting for a few days, two large boxes were
sent by the class along with a picture and
notes from each student. Mrs. Watterson’s second grade class has also adopted a soldier from anysoldier.com. The
efforts of our staff and students is a great
example of our strategic objective: global outreach.
Watterson’s class
Congratulations Mrs. Steininger!!
Mrs. Steininger, a 5th grade teacher at Williams Elementary, was honored at the
Fourth Annual PRISM Teacher Awards Banquet at the Orlando Science Center on
Thursday, September 23, 2010. Ms Beth. Campbell, Assistant Principal, submitted
the following quote to be read as Mrs. Steininger received her award at the banquet.
“Jane is the teacher who goes beyond the expectation and sets no limits on herself or the students who have the good fortune to be in her classroom. She has the
skills as well as the personality to inspire students to learn, dream, and achieve. Her
classroom has a student-centered atmosphere where all who enter are excited about
Math. Jane balances her energy and dedication to her family and school in a way that
makes all who cross her path admire her. She is a vital member of our team and I am
privileged to work with her.”
Williams’ teachers run in Creaky Bones
Valley’s class
Education Week celebrated at Williams
Williams Elementary first grade teacher, Sonja Schubring and fourth grade teacher Lindsay Lindsey recently ran in the Creaky Bones 5K on Saturday, October 23rd to benefit the
Arthritis Foundation.
Principal Paul Hockenbury and Assistant
Principal Beth Campbell dress up as what
they want to be when they grow up for
Future Career Day.
Sisters, 3rd grader Emily Mack and 2nd
grader, Morgan Mack, wear crazy hats for
Hats Off to Education Day.
Don Hampton runs in Creaky Bones 5K
Don Hampton ran in
the recent Creaky Bones
5K. He is the husband of
Debby Hampton, Registrar
at Williams Elementary.
Their son came down from
Dade City and surprised
his dad at the race which
was held in Sarasota.
Williams Elementary staff and students recently celebrated American Education
Week with many fun and exciting activities. On Monday, staff and students were encouraged to wear crazy or goofy socks to “kick off” the week. Students wrote to the
prompt “What I Like Best About My School” during class time. Tuesday was “Hats
Off to Education” and many unusual and decorative hats were seen around campus.
Wednesday was “Future Career Day” students and staff dressed in what they would
like to be when they grow up. School spirit was widespread on Thursday as everyone wore their favorite Williams t-shirts. Thursday was also “Educator for a Day.”
Several District employees visited classrooms and read or shared a lesson with our
students. The week ended with College shirt and jersey day. All in all, it was a week
of fun, excitement, and school spirit celebrating “Great American Schools. A Basic
Right and Our Responsibility.”
Don E Hampton Jr and his
dad, Don Hampton at the
Creaky Bones 5K race for
the Arthritis Foundation on
October 23rd.
Rotary gives dictionaries to Williams
Elementary
Pictured are Rob and Ross who delivered
the dictionaries, Principal Paul Hockenbury,
third grade students, Jacob Lutz, Khalil
Cooke, Jordyn Collis, Johanna Nemzek and
Assistant Principal Beth Campbell.
Thank you to the Palmetto Rotary
for their generous donation of dictionaries to Williams Elementary third grade
students.
Way to go,
Williams
Elementary
School!
First Agricultural Seminar to be
held at Brown’s Grove
8943 US HWY 301 N - PARRISH, FL 34219
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Brown's Grove 1st Agricultural Seminar will be this Saturday, December
4th at 2:00 p.m. This agricultural seminar will cover an introduction into citrus varieties and basic citrus care and will be featuring old fashion varieties as well as new. There will be a special introduction on the "SugarBelle" variety which is a cross between the Honeybell and the Clementine and was recently planted by Brown's Grove
in a new grove.
There will be CITRUS TREES for sale from Harris Nursery from Noon till
4:00 p.m. - Ruth from Harris Citrus Nursery will be the guest speaker and will be
providing the citrus trees that will be available for purchase. Refreshments will be
provided and there is no cost to attend the seminar.
In January there will be a "Honeybell Festival" at the Parrish Market. Mark
your calendar for Saturday and Sunday, January 8 and 9, 2011. Browns is currently
looking for vendors for the festival and if interested stop by the Parrish Market to
pick up an application. This past week Tim had the opportunity to visit and tour the Stanley Families Vidalia Onion Farm and operation located in Vidalia, Georgia. The Stanley family owns and operates the Manning Farms Vidalia Onion processing plant. They make
over 50 varieties of dressing, relishes and dips. Their operation starts with planting
over 1,000 acres of onions and producing over 500,000 bushels of onions each year. Their operation consist of onion seed to the finished fresh onions and jar goods. Tim
enjoyed learning the onion farming process through this visit. This is one more way
we try to promote other hard working farmer efforts by being only one step away and
buying directly from the farmer. Be sure to check out Manning Farm Products at the
various Brown's Farm Market locations.
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The Jr. Pee Wee squad after they competed
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The Jr. Midget squad performing a pyramid!
Congratulations to the Pop Warner North Manatee Storm Jr. Pee Wee and Jr.
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there, they will cheer at the National competition at Walt Disney World’s Wide World
of Sports. The girls continue to break records for their organization! While they have
advanced in the past, this is the first time the Storm has sent two teams onto Regionals, with a total of 43 girls competing!! Their season started back on August 1st, with practice and then cheering at
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The Sandwich Generation:
Getting the right balance
Jacqueline Felix, Felix Financial Group
Today’s “Sandwich Generation” has a unique financial burden. Many of today’s
families not only have to provide for themselves and their children, but also for their
aging parents as well. Where is a family to start when building a financial foundation
to meet this challenge? Many people would agree that life insurance is the first step. But faced with the day-to-day reality of paying the bills, how can a young, growing
family get the protection they need and manage to fit the cost into their budget? Well,
the answer may be a matter of “getting the right balance.”
Permanent vs. Term Insurance?
Why not both? For decades families have struggled with a classic question: “Should
we purchase term insurance or is permanent insurance the better buy?” Term insurance is attractive for its initial lower premiums, while permanent insurance (for
example, whole life insurance) offers the benefits of a level, fixed premium and guaranteed cash value accumulation. There’s no simple, easy answer because one kind of
insurance is not necessarily “better” than the other, and they are certainly not mutually exclusive. And you don’t necessarily have to choose between them.
The Best of Both Worlds
You may be able to blend the affordability of term insurance with the cash value accumulation of permanent insurance. Your agent can talk to you about how you can initially purchase a term policy with a conversion feature – one that lets you “convert”
your term policy to permanent, cash value life insurance when it’s more affordable
for you, often without further evidence of insurability.
You can also purchase a smaller whole life policy and a term policy – with a conversion feature that you can choose to exercise. This allows you to choose a combination that best suits your budget and current needs, while giving you future flexibility
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When fully converted to a permanent plan, you’ll take maximum advantage of taxdeferred cash value accumulation. You can access available cash values by borrowing against them.* This can help you cover vital needs. In addition, if your policy is
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Your Place On the Spectrum
You can think of your insurance options as a spectrum. On one end is permanent
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Lay the Foundation Now
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Parrish Civic Association Corner
We welcome our new and returning
members of the
Parrish Civic Association
Dear Friends:
Rowing facility on the Manatee River at Fort Hamer Road
Basic Member
Work on the new rowing facility at Fort Hamer Park continues as I am
writing this. If you have not visited the park lately, take a few minutes
and drive by. The County did an excellent job locating the two new
building so that they will have a minimal effect on the beautiful trees in
the park. It is hard to see how this project will be completed before the
Harvard team shows up in mid-January, but certainly there will be a lot
of it done. Just to have the new restrooms open would be a major improvement. Two coaches from Harvard will arrive in Parrish this week
to discuss the logistics of their visit and after meeting with them we will
know a lot more about what we can do to makes the teams and coaches’
feel “Welcome to Parrish.” We will have more details and information
on volunteer opportunities in next month’s paper.
Florida Railroad Experience
Planning for the Florida Railroad Experience facility continues. As you
can see from the drawing on the front page, this beautiful new facility
will offer a wide range of opportunities for people wanting to learn more
about the history of railroads in this part of Florida as well as see world
class modeling and ride a working train. We are still in our initial phase
of fundraising and we’ll need to demonstrate widespread support from
the Parrish community when we start going to the large foundations and
others for donations.
Jack & Alice Bruns
Larry & Jennifer Cook
Dillard & Arlene Segars
Russell & Maureen Middleton
Community Booster
Thomas & Sondra Thorson
Thank you very much for your support!
Donate toys or cash
for the Parrish Civic Association’s
Children’s Christmas Party
for the needy children in our area.
Boxes are located at the Y, Fire Station
and many businesses in Parrish.
Please, if you can, become a founding donor. Your $500 contribution
will show your support of the Florida Railroad Experience and it will
get your name on the Founding Donor plaque which will be in the lobby
area of the new facility. We are also looking for any old pictures or railroad memorabilia that you could loan or give us for display. This project
will help the Parrish community grow and prosper and is worthy of our
support.
I wish to join the Parrish Civic Association.
Here are my dues.
Mail to Parrish Civic Association,
P. O. Box 257, Parrish. FL 34219.
(Please print.)
Holiday wishes
I hope everyone had a very nice Thanksgiving and that you have recovered from “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday.” Ah the joys of truly
remembering what this season we are entering is all about. I’d like to
suggest that sometime over the next four weeks we each take time to call
(note I said call not “tweet”) a friend or relative we have not spoken with
in a long time. Wish them a happy holiday and listen to what they have
been doing since you last spoke. I guarantee it will make you feel better.
Oh – and Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to everyone.
Ben Jordan
Name:
Address:
City, State, Zip:
Phone No.:
Email Address:
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Please check one:
President, Parrish Civic Association
[email protected] or (941) 776-9019
Amount Enclosed $
New Member
$15.00 Basic Member (Member and Spouse)
$25.00 (Community Booster)
$50.00 (Parrish Sponsor)
$100 or more (Community Patron)
$500.00 or more (Community Sponsor)
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December 2010 - Parrish Village News

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