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May 2016
Manager’s Corner
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COEDITORS
Phyllis Cohen
Betty Wachtel
STAFF
Myrna Bader
Doris Davidoff
Stan Davidson
Claire Deveney
Jerry Fefferman
Edye Frankel
Selma Friedman
Ellin Goldstein
Bobbe Greene
Gerry Herman
Liz Hopwood
Sue Horowitz
Elaine Jay
Lois Kaish
Stan Kaish
Steve Karten
Ray Kozlin
Thelma Mechanic
Paul Mendelsohn
Barbara Portnoff
Elayne Rovner
Donna Shaneson
Joan Sorkin
Joyce Stoudermire
Gloria Steingart
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Gerry Herman
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MANAGER’S CORNER
LAKES, LOCKS & OTHER UPDATES
Lakes - In the last couple of weeks I have had quite a
few complaints about the condition of the lakes. The
lakes in Majestic Isles are being treated for algae by
Palm Beach Aquatics. This is an environmental issue,
and the dry weather we are having is complicating the
problem. Management will continue to monitor P.B.
Aquatics’ visits and keep you updated.
Locks – As most of you know, the front door lock to
the clubhouse has been changed because the old lock
was too cumbersome to operate. . Now, to get into the
clubhouse, you use the same key you used before, put
the key in the lock located on the wall to the right of the door, turn the key to
the right, take the key out of the lock, and pull the door. This can all be done
with the same hand, and you have 20 seconds in which to open the door. To
exit the clubhouse, you just push the door; you no longer have to push the
silver bar on the door to exit. There is a motion sensor above the door. In the
event you come toward the door at a sharp angle, too slowly, or have attended
so many of our new aerobics classes that you’re now so skinny that the
motion sensor doesn’t detect you, push the green button to the left of the door.
Website - We are pleased to announce the official launch of the new Majestic
Isles website! The address is www.MajesticIslesHOA.com. If you previously
gave your email address to the management office, then you should have
received an email about the website. The email contains detailed directions
for entering the information required to set up your account. To get started,
go to the website and click on the "New Account" button located at the top
right corner of the screen, and follow the directions in the email. This is our
new official site for owners, residents, and prospective buyers and tenants.
The website provides some new, cost saving features that will help the
community save on mailing and postage expenses, and. will be a living
application that will adapt to the changing needs of the community. It will be
updated regularly with timely, helpful information as well as new features.
LoriAnn Perrone, LCAM, Property Manager
ARE YOU IN THE KNOW?
The Board of Directors of the Majestic Isles Homeowners Association
makes financial and policy decisions that affect every homeowner.
Following advice from the Board’s lawyers, the only record of Board
proceedings that is available at this point is the list of motions voted upon
at meetings (see page 6 of the newsletter).
Except for those minutes – motions only - we are currently unable to
provide reports of the BOD meetings.
Keep yourself informed – Attend BOD workshops and general meetings!
The newsletter staff
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UNCLASSIFIED ADS
FOR SALE from “Crystal Manor” model: 1. White
bifold pantry door. 2. Laundry room door. 3. Glass
chandelier from kitchen. All in good shape. Make
your best offer. 777-7421 (8 a.m. to 6 p.m., weekdays only.)
BRAND NEW-NEVER USED Nova Drop-Arm
Transport-Shower-Commode Chair – Can be used as
a commode, toilet seat, shower chair – Footrests.
Transport Wheelchair $125 Negotiable. Contact:
733-1187
GOLF BALLS FOR SALE Brand new from
famous makers including: Titleist, Calloway, Nike,
Taylormade, Srixon, Bridgestone and Wilson $1.00
each. Also Golf bags from $10 to $40. Call Neil @
369-3940.
FOR SALE: Cassettes for video cameras. 9 Sony
Hi8 Digital 8/Hi8 video cassettes (60 digital 8 and
120 Hi8 in original wrappers). $5 each or 9 for
$40. please call 413-2435. (No Saturday calls.)
HOOVER UPRIGHT VACUUM CLEANER $25
or best offer. 732-0463
SCHWINN 6 SPEED MEN’S 26 INCH BIKE.
Includes: tire pump, saddle bag, chain, helmet, repair
tools and extras. Vertical bike rack for 2 bikes, car
carrier. If interested, call 704-7989
3 WHEEL MIAMI SUN BIKE, nice big seat,
convenient basket. Excellent condition. $100 or best
offer. Call Helene 900-8099
KEYBOARD in box. Nearly new. $100. 732-0463.
There is no charge to advertise in this column.
Submit your request in 40 words or less and send to :
[email protected] or place your written ad in
the newsletter mailbox before the 14th of the month.
Ads will run for 1 month unless you notify us that you
want them to continue. This is a community service
and is not intended for commercial use. Questions??
Call Bobbe at 738-998.3
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GOOD AND WELFARE
GET WELL
Anita Block
Arnie Block
Karen Cohen
Bea Corman
Joan Ellis
Harriet Glickman
Harvey Guzik
Don Horowitz
Mark Jaffie
Marion Levine
John Shilling
Joan Shore
Millie Silverman
SYMPATHY
To Claire Deveney on the loss of Gerry Aaronson.
To Bob Diamond on the loss of his wife, Adrianne.
To the Rosins on the loss of their grandson.
To Irwin Snyder on the loss of his wife, Zelda.
To the family of Joyce Spiess.
To Marcia Vetstein on the loss of her sister.
MESSAGES
Your kind expressions of sympathy with cards, calls
and visits upon the death of Gerry Aaronson is
gratefully appreciated. Thank you. It is wonderful to
have such thoughtful friends and neighbors.
Claire Deveney
Dear M.I. friends: Sue and I thank you for all your
cards, calls and notes. It was so reassuring to know
that so many people cared and were there for us
during my recent health problems.
Don Horowitz
Thank you to everyone who called, sent cards and
made donations for me after my recent surgery. Your
thoughtfulness was much appreciated.
Mark Jaffie
Thank you, dear friends and neighbors, for your calls,
cards and donations during my recent recuperation
from surgery. It is great to live in a community of
caring, warm people.
Joan Shore
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other than your voter registration address, you need
2016 ELECTION INFORMATION
Claire Deveney
Two Major Elections:
Tues. August 30, 2016 – Regular Primary
Tues. November 8, 2016 – General Election
Time: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Important dates are: Primary Election Tuesday,
August 30, 2016, with a deadline to register of
August 1, 2016, and the Presidential Election, on
Tuesday, November 8, 2016, for which the deadline
to register is October 11, 2016. Fourteen days of
early voting will be allocated for both elections.
As a resident of Majestic Isles, you live in Precinct
5028 and vote at the Chabad Lubavitch, 10655 El
Clair Road, Boynton Beach.
For information on your registration or to request an
absentee ballot contact Susan Bucher, PBC
supervisor of elections, 240 Military Trail, West
Palm Beach, FL 33425, phone: 561-656-6200, or go
to the website (pbcelections.org). The office is open
Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. To
request an absentee ballot, simply call 561-656-6200
and press 2 for the absentee ballot department.
Provide your name, address and date of birth, or
request your ballot online at the website
[email protected]. There is also a PBC
Election office at 345 South Congress Avenue, Room
103, Delray Beach, FL 33445, phone: 561-276-1226.
In the Primary Election August 30, voting is by party
affiliation. The offices to be voted on are: U.S.
Senate, U.S. Representative and State Senate (district
number to be determined), State House of
Representatives, State Attorney and Public Defender,
and 15th Judicial Court judges. In Palm Beach
County, candidate positions are Property Appraiser,
Sheriff, Supervisor of Elections, Constitutional
Officers and County Commissioner for District 5, our
district.
Absentee ballots will be mailed four to five weeks
before each election. For snowbirds and others, if you
want to have your absentee ballot sent to an address
to complete a paper application, sign it and mail or
deliver it to the Supervisor of Elections. The
application
is
available
on
the
website
pbcelections.org; once there, click on the icon Vote
By Mail, or visit one of the PBC election offices.
If you have questions regarding voter registration and
absentee ballots, please contact Claire Deveney,
Precinct Captain, 10800 Royal Caribbean Circle,
phone: 742-7869, cell 561-504-3842.
Results of Florida Presidential Primary held March
15 in our Precinct 5028 were: Democrats total votes
433: of this number 99 votes were submitted by mail,
81 were early voting, 249 voted March 15 at the
polling location and 4 were provisional ballots.
Among Republicans, 214 voted, 37 voted by mail, 32
were early voting, and 144 voted March 15 at the
polling location; there was one provisional ballot. In
Palm Beach County, among Democrats, Hillary
Clinton received 103,628 votes or 71.46% of the
ballots cast, and Bernie Sanders received 39,442
votes or 27.20% out of a total of 145,024 votes.
Among the Republican votes, Donald J. Trump
received 66,187 votes or 52.10% of the ballots cast
among 127,028 votes. Complete results of the
election are on the website pbceletions.org.
COBWRA
This is all we get when we try to sign onto the
COBWRA website: “Fatal error: Maximum
execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in
/home/content/p3pnexwpnas09_data01/63/273826
3/html/wp-content/object-cache.php on line 574.”
(In other words, no COBWRA page this month.)
REMINDERS
 No signs, such as "Open House," “For
Rent” "Garage Sale" or political signs are
permitted on the property.
 Unless a visitor has been called in by
name, the guard will not permit entry.
Thank you,
Your Board of Directors
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SAFETY IN THE ISLES
By Steve Bayer
John D. MacArthur Beach State Park
10900 Jack Nicklaus Drive (A1A
North Palm Beach 33408
561- 776-7449
www.MacArthurBeach.org
As we approach the summer months, it is nice to
explore new beaches and natural beauty of the
Florida landscape and the Everglades and John D.
MacArthur Beach State Park is an ideal place to do it.
It’s a beach and much more. Visitors can hike, fishi,
kayak, bird watch, go on a butterfly walk – and more.
The park is open daily and features aquariums, sea
turtle tanks and a boardwalk. There is a nice gift shop
and you can enjoy a free tram ride. The park, which
is located 2.8 south of U.S.1 and P.G.A. Blvd. on
A1A, is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. It. The
phone number of the ranger station is 561-624-0954.
For the nature center, call 561-624- 0952.
Loxahatchee River
Canoe Outfitters of Florida,
9060 W. Indiantown Rd., Jupiter
561-746-7053
www.canoeoutfittersofFlorida.com
Both of the suggestions above come from Liz and
Duncan Hopwood. They visited with their family and
raved about the natural beauty of these spots.
Playmobil® Fun Park
8031 Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens
561- 691- 9800
Kids who love Playmobil® will be thrilled by this
park. It’s open Monday through Saturday from 10:00
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sunday from 12:00 p.m. to 4:30
p.m. There are wildly fun play areas with all the
newest Playmobil® toys. The store carries terrific
Innovation Creative Thinking toys. It’s a great place
for a rainy day.
The Norton Museum of Art
1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach
www.Norton.org
This world-class museum, only 20 minutes north of
Majestic Isles, is open late on Thursday Nights for
Art After Dark where culture and entertainment meet.
Don’t miss the fantastic Dale Chihuly ceiling.
It has come to my attention that a number of residents
are unaware that the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s
Office (PBSO) will not respond when an alarm goes
off unless the resident has registered with the PBSO
and paid the annual fee. A copy of the registration
form appears on the opposite page. If you have
questions about is process, you can call the PBSO
Alarm Unit at (561) 688-3695.
Minutes of
April 20, 2016 B.O.D. Meeting
Motion to pass the 2017 new house painting scheme
including four new driveway colors, along with
revised M.I. HOA rules on house paining, passed by
a 5 - 1 vote.
Motion to approve the additional equipment is added
to the two gyms at the cost of $932.69 recommended
by Total Health Systems, approved by 4-2 vote.
Motion to have Fitness Source move the gym
equipment based on drawing provided (one a cardio
room and one a weight gym) at the cost of $300 as
suggested by Total Health Services - passed
unanimously.
Motion to have Dr. Locks install two cameras at the
pool, one at each end, for the amount of $900 was
approved by animous vote
Motion to approve three proposals for summer
plantings in the amount of $3,421.85, passed by
unanimous vote.
Motion to cancel service with Barefoot Pools and
hire Mako Pools as our regular pool service
company, passed unanimously.
WELCOME NEW NEIGHBORS
By Elaine Jay
The Majestic Isles Newsletter welcomes the
following new resident to our community.
Denise Rothman
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Another Good Book to Check Out
TERRORIST by John Updike
So there we are, a well-meaning Jewish guidance
counselor, a boy, verging on manhood, tightly
By Stan Kaish
focused on the Qur'an and the dictates of Allah as
interpreted by his doctrinaire Iman, Shaikh Rashid.
Throw in Levy's dull, fat, inattentive wife, Ahmad's
aging, but still attractive (at least to Jack Levy) Irish
mother, a truck driving job at a Yemenite owned
furniture store arranged for Ahmad by the Iman , the
racial and sexual tensions of the inner city, and you
have a pretty good setting for a book called Terrorist.
You'll like it. I did.
John Updike is among the most
critically
acclaimed
American
writers and the four Rabbit
Angstrom books are the most
famous of his novels. I thought I
would take a look and share the
riches with you. I read Rabbit, Run,
the first in the series but after some
consideration, I have decided not to
burden you with it. I found it an elaborately written,
as expected, but pretty depressing story about a pretty
dull, aging high school athlete, Harry “Rabbit”
Angstrom who never got over his glory years. There
is more, of course: a failed marriage, a drunken wife,
a dead baby, a pregnant prostitute, regrets over
missed opportunities and never ending optimism that
they are not missed forever. As one reviewer put it,
Updike gives us "shrewd insight into the sorrows,
frustrations, and banality of American life." I figured
most of us already have enough of all three, so, I
decided to move on to something of Updike's that
was more recent and sounded more digestible:
Terrorist, published in 2006. Reviewers say this
one “garnered media attention but little critical
praise.” Sounds like our kind of book.
The story is set in the inner city of what's called New
Providence, USA, but really sounds like Newark,
New Jersey. Industry has left. So too has much of
the white population. The high school student body
is largely populated by people of color: all colors but
white. Among them is eighteen year old Ahmad
Ashmawy Mulloy, son of an Irish-American mother
and Egyptian father who disappeared when Ahmad
was three. Ahmad has been pretty much left to raise
himself and has turned to Islam, under the guidance
of his teacher and surrogate father, Shaikh Rashid.
On the eve of his high school graduation, Ahmad is
scheduled for an exit interview with guidance
counselor, Jack Levy, a left over relic at the school
from its time of catering to a more prosperous middle
class. Levy is taken with the boy who speaks with
great formality and self-assurance, is neatly dressed
in a crisp white shirt, has been on the school track
team and earned high grades. But he is taken aback
when he learns that Ahmad has switched to the
vocational curricular track at the behest of his
advisor, Shaikh Rashid and is studying for the over
the road, truck drivers examination.
Reel Impressions
MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2
By Edye Frankel
Those of us who saw “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”
(1) were excited to see the coming of the sequel,
since we had enjoyed the first one so much, and
assumed that we would have an equally good time at
the “second” wedding.
Toula (the bride of the first wedding) is having a very
hard time with parenting and marriage in general.
Her own marriage has lost some of its “spark” and
she is also dealing with a rebellious daughter who
clashes with Greek traditions (like mother, like
daughter). Then, when a shocking family secret
surfaces, the entire Portokalos clan make plans to
come together for an even bigger wedding than the
first one.
Well, you won’t be completely disappointed. There
were a few moments that were a bit overdone and
repetitions from the first movie, but overall it was
lots of fun. There were some good, funny, and
touching lines and situations that many of us would
be able to identify with and also laugh about.
This was not fabulous movie making, but was
definitely a “feel good” movie. The acting was good
and I think you will enjoy it as I did.
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Gardening in the Isles
By
Stan Davidson
The hot weather will soon be upon us and I am often
asked when should we water our landscape? Many
people living in south Florida and those who just
moved here are not familiar with Florida plants and
their growing conditions. The problem is further
complicated by the district’s restricted water usage
and the wide variety of soil types.
The variables such as different plant species,
watering requirements, soil types, time of the year,
plant exposure locations, and the weather conditions
determine when and how much plants should be
watered. Provided below are some general guidelines
to consider when watering your plants. Considering
all of the above variables, it is difficult to offer
specific watering procedures.
Obviously you should irrigate only when a plant
requires water. During the summer, established plants
need no water for two to three days after a heavy
rainfall or from an irrigation system that provides at
least one inch of water a week. In the winter you can
wait longer.
Many of our summer plants such as coleus,
caladiums, wax begonias, and sun impatiens
demonstrate lack of water by wilting. If they show
signs of wilting into the evening, water them the
following morning. Container plants may require
daily watering, if not twice a day in 90-degree heat.
Landscape bedding plants and lawns should be watered
early in the morning when wind and temperature levels
are generally lower. Mid-day and during the afternoon
usually results in increased water loss due to
evaporation. Watering at night is not advised, since
the plant foliage will remain moist and is more
susceptible to fungal diseases.
When watering, soak the soil thoroughly. Frequent
light sprinkling wastes water and does little to satisfy
the water requirements of a plant growing in hot dry
soil. For container plants, water until the water comes
out from the bottom drainage holes.
You can save water by following the above
guidelines and help conserve our most precious
resource in Palm Beach County!
Majestic Isles complies with current local and district
water regulations, which vary with drought
conditions. Irrigation in Palm Beach County is
allowed only on certain days with specific watering
hours. For those who are hand watering new
plantings, it is a good idea to check local weather
reports for rain forecasts prior to watering. During
and after torrential rainfall the irrigation systems in
the community are turned off.
As you water your plants, consider these interesting
facts about water provided by “Random Facts:”
 Roughly 70 percent of an adult’s body is made of
water.
 A healthy person can drink about 3 gallons of
water per day.
 Somewhere around 70 percent of the earth’s
surface is covered with water; this amounts to some
326 million cubic miles of water.
 The United States uses about 346,000 million
gallons of fresh water every day.
 In the United States, nearly 80 percent of its water
is used for irrigation and hydroelectric power.
Check the health of your plants often. As the
philosopher Yogi Berra once said, “You can see a lot
by just looking!”
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Modern Times
By Phyllis M. Cohen
I was trying to watch the news
the other night, at least that crawl
on the bottom of the screen that
actually tells you what is
happening…
war,
famine,
earthquake… while tuning out,
as much as possible, the talking
heads that were blathering on
about their elections predictions, when I somehow
caught the tail end of a story. Someone had
developed a new app that, after computing your
waistline, would lock the refrigerator door if you
showed an increase in girth.
Now you might think I might discount that story, but
we all have learned that changes in technology and
science happen so unexpectedly that you have to
suspend belief to take in all of the new discoveries
and inventions. After all, when Mog struck two rocks
together and produced a spark, he undoubtedly turned
to Gog and said, “Hey, I produced fire from two
stones.” And Wilbur, running down the field pushing
an early plane, must have been screaming, “Run
faster, Orville and we’ll get this bucket of bolts off
the ground.”
So, strange as the story sounded, it struck me as
being plausible. After all, there is supposed to be a
car fitted out with a breathalyzer device that requires
you to breathe in and have your alcohol level tested
before you turn on the engine. For those who don’t
know, an app is a program you can download on your
smart phone that can enable you to do, depending
upon the program, any one of a million things, from
finding your lost telephone to depositing checks at
your bank, etc.
But since I am not a politician running for office, just
saying something doesn’t make it true, so I decided
to do some fact checking about this latest app to
make sure that I understood what I had thought I had
heard. Wow, turns out there are lots of apps to track
your health and fitness, count your calories, record
your daily exercise routines and measure your blood
pressure, weight and waistline.
And yes, there are locks for refrigerators, too.
Amazon displayed a number of locks that enabled
you to lock the doors of your fridge, all of them using
a hasp and lock and key combo or some strong
adhesive so that you could keep your teenager or
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toddlers or roommate or borrowing neighbor away
from your stash of ice cream or beer or cheesecake.
None of them were operated by a computer program.
(There were hundreds of reviews of these products
that made interesting reading, including reviews
asking for such devices for their washing machines
and dryers or other devices to prevent unwanted use
of them.) Years ago, my son and his wife babyproofed their house with child safety locks on the
oven and the toilet seat so baby would not get hurt.
Of course, unthinking grandma on a visit broke them
when she opened the oven or dashed to use the
bathroom. The new locks appear to be superior.
But the concept of an app that tracked your waistline
size and then locked you out of your fridge struck me
as being inherently flawed. Did you have to buy a
new fridge, like a bank vault, with a sort of timer on
it that was linked to a waist monitor that measured
your size? Sort of like the ankle monitor that
criminals out on bail wear? And once locked, how
could you open it, say, to get the baby’s formula, or
kale for your healthy salad? Did you have to swap
your waist monitor with your skinny size zero
neighbor to get the lock to reset and open?
Finally, if the device was intended as a weight losing
solution, I suspected that even more problems would
present themselves. After all, any food junkie knows
not to hide all their goodies in one spot. The
refrigerator might be off limits, but there was always
the laundry basket that could hide a giant-sized box
of double-stuffed Oreos, the garage that sheltered
bags of Doritos and the floor of the car, where, in
desperation, you could salvage some forgotten
Hershey’s kisses. And don’t forget, what your smart
phone could deny you, it could also provide. You
undoubtedly have Dominos and the local Chinese
restaurant on speed dial.
More worrisome, are there even more sinister apps
waiting to be introduced? One that compares current
selfies to a picture of a svelte you and locks your
fridge door or administers electric shocks if you go
over your desired weight?
As long as Google doesn’t decide to do an app that
wires your jaw shut when you eat too much, I guess
we are still safe. Wait; don’t send that suggestion to
them!
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Technology: Bah Humbug
By Liz Hopwood
Our children and grandchildren have just left to
return to Colorado. We love them and our Floridian
villa, but it gets a little cramped with 7 people living
in this defined space for a full week. Besides my
standard grandparental observations of height,
weight, overall appearance and happiness, we have
had to deal with the technology obsession.
I really don’t hate technology . . . just the technology
post 1965, the year I graduated from high school.
There is nothing wrong with a land wired telephone,
a normal sized TV set, stove, refrigerator and
washing machine. That’s about it! I do not see the
need for the intimidating, unapproachable computer
technology in today’s cars. I remember learning to
drive a stick shift; everyone drove a stick shift or they
rode a bicycle. Our homes were not air-conditioned,
and it never crossed my mind that a car could be.
The tech revolution in autos reminds me that a former
colleague had her car keys stolen; she found them on
the floor of her car. She was sure the only reason the
unidentified teenager had not taken the car joy riding
was because the car was a stick shift! Although I am
not excited about all the new car technology, I can
see the merits because the roads would be much
safer.
Driverless cars would allow teens and
brainless adults to text and look at the internet
without endangering others. I guess many of my
unenthusiastic views about technology have much to
do with my childhood and a longing for a much
simpler time.
I grew up in downtown Atlanta in the 1950s when the
Health Department allowed chickens in the back
yard; there was no airport and Atlanta was the hub of
nothing. I remember my grandmother swinging a
mean ax at those scattering chickens. The awful
smell of plucking wet feathers lingers in my olfactory
memory to this day. My grandmother was a little girl
during the Civil War, but she remembered it. I often
wondered what she would have done to the invading
Union forces had she been big enough to swing that
ax at them. She visited us rarely since she had to
ride the train about 60 miles into Atlanta. My
maternal grandmother survived the Civil War, two
world wars, the depression, a hard life working a
farm, and the death of several children while raising
9 others. She looked ancient to me from the very
beginning, and unapproachable. In truth, she had an
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aura of hardness and bitterness no child could
understand. But I digress.
I remember clearly the day a door-to-door Southern
Bell representative asked my father if he would like
to have a telephone extension. My father inquired,
“What for?” He came back into the house laughing,
saying that he had never heard of anything so
ridiculous. “Why would anyone ever want a
telephone extension in the bedroom?” With three
teenagers in the house, my father had a steadfast rule:
two minutes on the phone, and that’s it. He did not
ask you to get off the phone or issue a warning. He
gave an intimidating look, removed the receiver from
your hand and hung up for you. His philosophy was
drilled into all of us: “If you need to talk more than
two minutes, you need to sit down and write a letter.”
To this day I hate talking on the phone.
Which brings me to my current dilemma with my
beloved grandchildren: the 17- and 15-year-olds each
have a cell phone sprouting from their hands.
Nothing is more important than the location of this
device, including their money and wallets. They are
always checking it and taking “selfies” making
strange, contorted facial poses with tongues hanging
out, hundreds of selfies to be posted on social media.
They talk about Facebook, Twitter and Instagram,
and are constantly checking to see what someone said
about them, or how many “likes” they have. To be
clear, I don’t care where my friends are going, with
or without me; I don’t care what anyone is saying
about me or someone else, and would never expend
the energy to check that information on any device.
One granddaughter told me that she feels good when
she gets a lot of likes. Imagine. She feels good
getting feedback from total strangers. I simply do not
understand that.
I only bought a cell phone a few years ago, which I
use primarily to locate my husband while shopping.
My granddaughters laugh at my Walmart Tracfone
and the lack of apps. I don’t want music or pictures
on it, and no one can leave a message because I do
not want to hear from anyone at anytime. If you
want me, you had better call on the land line for a
conversation lasting well under two minutes!
Regrettably, I was forced to learn to text about a year
ago by my granddaughters who can talk a text into
their phones. Rapidly changing technology has
changed my comfortable world and in many ways I
feel lost. Bah Humbug!
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INVESTORS DISCUSSION GROUP
By Bill Harris, facilitator
Al Silverman, our previous and original facilitator
first introduced the 3-6–9 investing mix method to us
in 2014. In principal, it allows investors, based on
their individual income needs, to select a personal
mix of low (≤ 3%) to high (≥ 9%) yield, dividendpaying stocks or other equities designed to achieve
their requisite income goals. Needless to say,
portfolios more heavily weighted in higher yield
equities would be riskier than those weighted in
lower yield equities. [
High-yield portfolios, took a big “hit” last year and
into February 2016. Such portfolios may have lost
20% or more of their value as the price of a barrel of
oil plummeted, amidst fears of the Fed’s eventual
short-term interest rate hike. Such portfolios, heavily
weighted in high-yield energy master-limited-partnerships (MLPs) or mortgage real estate investment
trusts (REITs) not only lost considerable value, but
also many lost their ability to maintain a high income
stream for their investors when equities they held
either cut or even suspended their dividends.
Its validity in question, now might be the time to
revisit the 3–6–9 investment mix method, to tweak it
a bit and put it in tune with today’s market
parameters. It does work but times do change. If you
have such a portfolio, consider reapportioning it, as
to the equities it holds and to its high-, low- dividend
yield mix.
At our April 11 meeting we discussed this income
method and considered safeguards we could use to
shield it from external factors. We investigated stock
screeners and how they can be used to pick equities
based not only on percent dividend yield, but also on
fundamental valuation metrics. You can screen for
stocks and other equities for free at most major
brokerage web sites. Just select your requisite
dividend yield, the optimum P/E and PEG ratio,
earnings and dividend growth criteria we have
discussed and cash flow criteria we will discuss,
apply your appropriate range filters, then sit back and
watch the computer screen illuminate instantaneously
with the 20 or so names that are screened from the
thousands of equities in the market that match your
input parameters.
It’s that easy. I handed out the results of two Fidelity
stock screens I had completed just the previous day.
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One was for equities with dividend yields of 5% or
greater, another for those with yields between 1.0 and
4.99%. From 2384 medium- and high-yield equities,
Fidelity’s stock screeners picked five equities with
yields > 9% and matched 17 more with yields from 5
to 8.99%. A second run, this one screening for
equities with <5% dividend yields produced 26
results.
I consider these 48 equities to statistically be the
“best of the best.” The growth filters for the >5%
dividend yield scan include projected 5% or greater
growth in earnings per share (eps) this year relative to
last and relative to next year, as well as a forward 3-5
year eps growth rate ≥ 6.4%. For the <5% dividend
yield scan, the growth filters were raised respectively
to ≥7.43, >14% and ≥11.2, the market medians.
The handouts given to the group listed the 48 equities
only as stock symbols, no names, within three
dividend yield class columns (low-, medium-, highyield). Missing were several that I had expected to
find e.g. Apple and Verizon, which didn’t meet the
earnings growth filters, and AT&T which missed on
the PEG ratio. The group recognized the cruise ship
stocks CCL and RCL, the hotels HLT and MAR and
the tech company AMAT. I pointed out that my
portfolios held the biotech ABBV. Another group
member said he’s owned HEP, a 6.82% dividend
yield energy MLP, for quite a while. He informed us
of its share price history. Using my iPad, I showed
the group how to bring up bar graphs depicting
HEP’s quarterly dividend and earnings growth on
Fidelity’s web site. As for all those other stock
symbols, well that’s the Investors Discussion Group’s
homework. What companies do they represent? Do
you like any?
Next Meeting May 9:
We will further discuss the 3-6-9-income mix
investment method, act on your stock pick consensus
and apply cash flow analysis. To quote several of our
members, “Maybe we can build our own mutual
fund.” If you weren’t there April 11 and want the
handout, E-mail me at [email protected].
Disclaimer: Opinions expressed above are those of the
facilitator alone. He neither recommends nor disparages
the purchase or sale of any stock or other equity
mentioned above by name or by symbol. You should not
invest in any equity without first doing your own research
and conducting an independent due diligence
investigation.
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PET PATCH
By Molly
My mom is going to see Mickey
Mouse next week, and I'll be with
Aunt Audrey and my friend Lacey.
That will be fun.
The weather is getting very warm!
I know that means many of my friends will be going
to their other homes. I'll miss them, but hope they
will return in the fall. It gets very quiet when my
mom and I walk around. I'll just have to make some
new friends.
I'm sure many of you have had some interesting
experiences with your pets, so why not share them
with us. We can have a column in the newsletter with
your favorite stories. Contact Ellin, on the newsletter
staff at 740-9050 or my mom, Marge, at 742-7719
To many of our neighbors – I hope you had a Happy
Passover
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LET US TELL YOU ABOUT
OUR GRANDSON
Our grandson Bradley Silverman will graduate in
May from Yale Law School, where he was editorin-chief of the Yale Law and Policy Review. He also
co-authored a law book, "The U.S. Constitution and
Comparative Constitutional Law (text cases and
material), with a foreword by Judge Samuel Alito.
This book is now on sale in many bookstores and
online, including Amazon. Following graduation, he
will clerk for a federal judge.
Doris and Al Silverman
GOLD COAST CONCERT BAND
The Gold Coast Concert Band presenting its
Spring Concert on Sunday, May 22 at 2:30
p.m. at the Boynton Beach Community High
School.
Two Majestic Isles residents, Wynne
Schilling and Buddy Koch, will be playing
with the band. Both Wynne and Buddy are
in the flute section. This 100-piece concert
band is directed by Dr. Kenneth Wilbanks.
Some of the songs that will be played are
"The Chimes of Liberty," by Edwin Franko
Goldman, "The Pines of Rome" by Respighi,
"Light Cavalry Overture" by Von Suppe and
"Bewitched," sung by Donna Singer.
Tickets are $7.00.
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MAJESTICS BOWLING LEAGUE
Spares and Strikes
By Joyce Stoudermire
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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR MEN AND
WOMEN FOR THEIR HIGH SCORES
Steve Herbin 214 (week 26); Michael Neikrug 193
(week 26) and 220 (week 29); Jerry Schecterman 170
(week 29).
Ilene Gross 173 (week 26); Estelle Snyder 169 (week
27).
HIGH GAME
HIGH SERIES
Week 26 – MEN:
Steve Herbin
214
Michael Neikrug 193
Jerry Elefson
162
Michael Neikrug 498
Jerry Elefson
449
Marty Ratiner
406
Summer (Bowling for Fun) begins in mid-May.
Please check Channel 63 for the exact date. Also,
invite your friends and relatives to join us. You don’t
have to be a Majestic Isles resident to bowl with us
either for fun or join our regular league.
Ilene Gross
515
Estelle Snyder 397
Joyce Stoudermire 356
Our Fall season begins on Sept. 6, 2016 and ends on
April 4, 2017. There’s no bowling on 10/4; 10/11
and 12/27. The cost is $7.50 per week.
Week 26 – WOMEN
Ilene Gross
173
Joyce Stoudermire 156
Estelle Snyder 150
Week 27 - MEN
Marty Ratiner
160
Michael Neikrug 159
Steve Herbin
152
Michael Neikrug 455
Marty Ratiner
440
Al Lynn
407
Week 27 – WOMEN
Estelle Snyder 169
Joyce Stoudermire 154
Toni Kohn
138
Estelle Snyder 498
Joyce Stoudermire 396
Natalie Herbin 362
Week 28 – MEN
Marty Ratiner
158
Ken Ramnarine 149
Jerry Schecterman 142
Our Winter Bowling League ended on April 5, 2016
The end of the season dinner was on April 14 at the
Banana Boat.
Ken Ramnarine 440
Marty Ratiner
411
Al Lynn
378
We are looking for people who want to try their hand
at bowling; people who want to get back into
bowling; and former Majestic Isles bowlers.
I was a brand new bowler when I moved to MI three
years ago. I was excited when I found out they had a
bowling league. Now I can’t wait for Tuesdays to go
bowling.
Want to have fun, come and join us – you won’t
regret it.
Congratulations to the Tigers, our first place
winners: Jerry Elefson, Ilene Gross, Natalie Herbin
and Carol Stevens.
Week 28 – WOMEN
Estelle Snyder
Ilene Gross
Toni Kohn
165
163
153
Estelle Snyder 446
Ilene Gross
437
Joyce Stoudermire 383
When Insults Had Class
Week 29 – MEN
Michael Neikrug 220
Jerry Schecterman 170
Ken Ramnarine 156
Michael Neikrug 542
Ken Ramnarine 433
Alan Stevens
419
He is not only dull himself; he is the cause of
dullness in others. - Samuel Johnson
In order to avoid being called a flirt, she always
Week 29 – WOMEN
yielded easily. - Charles, Count Talleyrand
Estelle Snyder 161
Estelle Snyder 475
Ilene Gross
160
Ilene Gross
439
Joyce Stoudermire 147 Joyce Stoudermire 403
I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter
saying I approved of it. - Mark Twain
He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his
friends. – Oscar Wilde
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MAJESTIC ISLES PAP CORPS
By Ellin Goldstein
The Hadassah board will
meet on Monday, May
16th, at 10:30 AM. Note
the date. The next general
meeting will be Monday,
May 23rd at 12:30 PM, note the time and date. The
speaker, Rabbi Jamie Grackin will speak on “How to
instill Judaism in grandchildren of Interfaith
Marriages.” Remember doors are opening at 12:30
for coffee and…. There will be no charge at the door.
Bring a dollar for the lucky buck drawing.
Rosh Chodesh will be observed Monday, May 9 at
Morikami Picnic area at 10:00 a.m.
Bricks are still being sold for $18 each.
Katz for more information.
Call Lee
We are also still selling personal listings and ads for
the upcoming Hadassah Calendar. Call Beverly Jaffe
for further information or to obtain the forms.
Remember all forms should be handed in by the end
of May.
Continue working on making donor for next year.
Remember, donor eligibility has been raised to $180
for a member to be invited. Any guest will require an
additional $180 in donor.
Don’t forget to update your listings for the Book of
Remembrance.
Hold the following dates:
Nov. 8: Donor event
Dec. 4: Hanukkah Party
July 25-28: National Convention in Atlanta, Georgia.
See you at the meeting.
By R. Stichel, M. Chermak and E. Rogg
Well, we must admit that our
April membership appreciation lunch was, from what
we were told, fabulous. We
also gave out lottery tickets
as a form of appreciation to
our members who attended. And believe it or not, we
had quite a few winners, although only small
amounts. But a win is a win! Thanks again, as
always, for supporting the Pap Cancer Research! We
wish to take a minute to thank our servers, Dottie
Caroff, Lois Richman, Francine Gitto, Fran Silling
and Cynthia from the Bamboo Wok.
We are now planning our last meeting in May for the
season. There will scrumptious desserts prepared and
bought by all our board members for your delight.
We will serve coffee, tea or wate,r whatever you
prefer. Selma has arranged for a fabulous entertainer
for your listening pleasure. If you like the music you
can sing along for as always we have a fun afternoon.
The cost is only $5.00 and where can you go today
for dessert, coffee and entertainment for that price?
Come on out and help support cancer research and
have a great time!
During the summer, on the evening of August 6th, we
will be having our summer blast. You remember last
year was our mock wedding and all the enjoyment in
the clubhouse. We are planning something as great as
that so we are thinking hard. We know it will be
great. What a Board we are blessed with. Come on
down and join us.
For our winter friends who are leaving, enjoy a
healthy and happy summer (we hope you miss us as
we will miss you). We hope all our year round
friends enjoy a healthy and happy summer right here
in Majestic Isles.
BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR
Please take only one copy of the
newsletter for your own household. Even
better, if you do not want to keep the
issue, instead of throwing it in the recycle bin, bring
it back to the clubhouse rack. We try not to run out,
but sometimes we do and bringing back your used
copy helps to ensure everyone who wants to can read
the Majestic Isles News.
Happy Mother’s Day
To
All Majestic Aisles
Mothers ans Grandmothers
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MAJESTIC ISLES TRAVEL CLUB
By Doris Davidoff
The Travel Club has some
exciting news about upcoming
plans. We have also added
some people to our Planning
Committee. The Committee
members are Paul Mendelsohn
and Doris David-off, Copresidents; Francine Gitto, Treasurer; Sue Horowitz,
Recording Secretary; and Dottie Caroff, Linda
Kessler, Ellie Rogg, Gloria Steingart, and Al Traum,
Members-at-large.
Our next trip is an overnight excursion featuring a
Murder Mystery Dinner Train. This is a fun-filled
experience that everyone should enjoy. The dates are
May 11-12. There might still be a space for you on
this trip, so check with us if you are interested.
We are planning a fall trip to Branson for September
26-30, We had a wonderfully successful trip there a
few years ago, and many have requested that we go
back again. Watch for further information on this trip
We are investigating several other possibilities for
future major trips. We are checking into Hawaii in
April or May 2017. Out preliminary thinking is to
include a couple of nights in Honolulu and a oneweek cruise of the islands.
For Fall 2017, we are hoping to do another European
river cruise with Grand Circle Cruises. This would be
from Budapest to Bucharest. Grand Circle offers a
wonderful crusie experience.
Our Planning Committee is busy researching what
one-day excursions are available. If you know of
ones that you’ve done or heard about, let one of our
Committee know and they will check it out.
Stay tuned for more information on these and other
trips as they are developed. Come to our quarterly
meetings, watch Channel 63 and look for our flyers
in the back lobby of the Clubhouse. Our next meeting
will be on Sunday, May 22, at 11 a.m. The Travel
Club is open to all Majestic Isles residents and their
friends and relatives. Email [email protected] to be
added to our email list. There is no membership fee
to belong to the Travel Club.
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General Meeting, April 11, 2016
By Selma Friedman
During the business portion of our meeting, Ed
Bloom was honored for years of dedication. He was
presented with a beautiful
plaque, designed by Francine
Gitto, showing playbills of
many of the past shows he has
directed.
This evening was a treat for our ears and eyes, and
our souls – a DVD of a Carnegie Hall concert
performance of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic
hit “South Pacific” starring Reba McEntire and Brian
Stokes Mitchel. The musical performances were
superb, setting high standards throughout. I felt, at
times, that it was a live performance and I had a front
seat because our wonderful new screen fills up the
stage front.
Our new sound system worked
beautifully.
What a treat to see and hear this
outstanding show.
I must comment on one number, “You’ve Got To Be
Carefully Taught.” Hammerstein was pressured to
cut this number because it was so controversial, but
he refused. As I listened to the lyrics, I couldn’t help
realizing we still have some cultures today preaching
the same hatreds. Many thanks to Barbara Portnoff
for arranging this magnificent presentation.
Some exciting plans for our paid-up membership – an
Italian dinner treat, possibly Dec. 11, 2016. Details
will be forthcoming. Sounds like fun.
Don’t miss our May 15 meeting when we will have a
guest speakers from the Palm Beach Drama Works.
It’s been a great year so far.
BOOK TALKS
By Judy Markowitz
Book Talks will meet Wednesday, May 18 at 2
p.m. in the clubhouse to discuss “House Rules”
by Jody Picoult. Allan Topolosky will lead the
discussion. Everyone is welcome to attend.
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THE SINGLES CLUB
May 2016
PICKLEBALL @ MAJESTIC ISLES
By Jerry Elefson
By Renee Stichel and Marilyn Cermack
By the time you read this, Passover will be over and
the Singles are wishing everyone a sweet and healthy
year. Our pot luck dinner was a tremendous success
thanks to Doris Robin and Linda Kessler, plus all the
ladies that cooked and bought the goodies. What a
great crew we have! After eating we played various
games, such as canasta, mah jong, and dominos. The
evening was great fun.
At the end of May, we
are going to Harid’s
Ballet with a lovely
dinner at Kee Grill.
(You can't beat their
early bird). Again
thanks Doris!
In June, we are looking into a show at Broward Stage
Door Theatre and dinner in another fine restaurant.
All we seem to be doing is eating, however what fun
we have altogether.
We are looking into things for July and August and
anyone having any good ideas, please call Doris,
Renee or Marilyn. We are open to all suggestions.
Wishing you and your families a healthy and happy
and not too hot summer!
As you may already know, Majestic Isles has two
pickleball courts. They were put down on Sunday,
April 10 and on Wednesday, April 13. Lessons were
given to thirteen new players. It was a wonderful
feeling being on the courts with players that have
never held a paddle in their hands. They had smiles
on their faces and a willingness to learn. Carl
Steinberg was the teacher and gave a two hour class
to our new students. The class was free and we hope
to have another one in early May. Keep an eye on
channel 63 for dates of these classes.
We can only hope that this sport will continue to
grow and make us a major player in the communities
around us.
We play on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to
whenever we finish. As the weather becomes warmer
we’ll probably start earlier. A list of players will be in
the June issue so you can set up a match. Jerry
Elefson, Ed Strauber and Jerry Ehrlich are always
available to help you become a better player or
answer any questions you have.
We’ll see you on the courts.
WOMEN’S CLUB
By Joyce Milbauer, President
We had all been eagerly awaiting the Men and Women’s Club Parent’s Day Brunch at Broken Sound in Boca
Raton on May 1st. By the time you receive this newsletter we hope you all will have enjoyed it very much!!
We had a very nice bus trip to Isle Casino in March sponsored by the Men’s Club. We did some gambling and
some of us actually won some money. Everyone had a nice lunch. There were several choices from a buffet,
deli, omelet station, etc. Everyone enjoyed their day.
SAVE THE DATE: September 12 - We will be going to COSTUME WORLD in Boca Raton on Federal
Highway. A delicious lunch is included! More details to come.
If you have not done so already, Please put your 2016 dues check of $15 in the Women’s Club mailbox in the
back lobby..
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SOCIAL CLUB
By Rita Dick
Unfortunately, the program originally scheduled for
our April 3rd meeting was canceled due to illness.
For the many residents who attended, they were
pleasantly surprised to be watching a Woody Allen
film with coffee and cake and doughnuts after the
movie. All went home with a smile on their faces.
We are pleased to announce that the Boynton Beach
High School chorus will be returning for our general
meeting on November 6.
The 2016 Series ended on a hilarious note with Modi
keeping us in continuous laughter.
Payments are now being accepted for our 2017
series. Information is available in the back lobby.
Plans are in the works for our annual Memorial Day
Party on Monday, May 30th.
Kosher chicken will be available
upon request. See flyer for more
information and watch Channel 63.
On July 3 we will be having a
dinner-movie night again this year. More details will
follow.
Reservations are now being accepted for New Years.
The price remains the same of $50p.p. for Social
Club members and $55p.p. for non- members. Put
checks in the Social Club box.
We wish all our residents a healthy and happy
summer and look forward to our snowbirds returning.
MOVIES – MOVIES - MOVIES
8 p.m. at the clubhouse
With Blue-ray capability, our movies fill the
screen with wonderfully clear pictures.
SATURDAY, MAY 7, BRIDGE OF SPIES
At the height of the Cold War in 1960, the
downing of an American spy plane and the
pilot's subsequent capture by the Soviets draws
Brooklyn attorney James Donovan into the
middle of an intense effort to secure the
aviator's release.
SUNDAY, MAY 22, BROOKLYN After
emigrating from Ireland, Eilis Lacey readily
adapts to the vastly different New York City,
where she falls for a young Italian. But when
tragedy pulls her back to her hometown, she
finds her loyalties divided between two nations
-- and two men.
SATURDAY, JUNE 11, SUFFRAGETTE
Dreaming of the right to vote, working-class
Maud eagerly joins the early feminist
movement. But when the peaceful protests of
the suffragettes accomplish nothing, they're
driven to more radical methods of effecting
change.
NOTE: We show our films with closed
captioning.
The film descriptions are taken from the Netflix
website.
THE MEN’S CLUB
By Joel Cohen
The Men's Club is looking into getting a bus to go down to the Marlin's Park for a baseball game. The game
would more than likely be on a Thursday afternoon. The tickets are available to seniors 55 and older which should
cover our group. The cost will be $20 - $22 depending on how many people are going.
Three dates are: June 22 (Atlanta Braves), July 27 (Phil. Phillies) and Aug. 10 (Giants).
We will have to know as soon as possible how many are going so please drop a note in Men's Club mailbox or call
(742-9695) as soon as possible.
We will keep trying to get another casino trip sometime in May if we can.
We wish all our seasonal residents a wonderful summer and look forward to their return next season.
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FROM THE INTERNET
How many do you remember?
 Head lights dimmer switches on the floor.
 Ignition switches on the dashboard.
 Heaters mounted on the inside of the firewall.
 Real ice boxes.
 Pant leg clips for bicycles without chain guards.
 Soldering irons you heat on a gas burner.
 Using hand signals for cars without turn signals.
Older Than Dirt Quiz :
Count all the ones that you remember not the ones you were told about
(Ratings at the bottom.)
1 Blackjack chewing gum
2. Wax Coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar water
3. Candy cigarettes
4. Soda pop machines that dispensed glass bottles
5. Coffee shops or diners with tableside juke boxes
6. Home milk delivery in glass bottles with cardboard stoppers
7. Party lines on the telephone
8. Newsreels before the movie
9. P.F. Flyers
10. Butch wax
11. TV test patterns that came on at night after the last show and were there until TV shows started again in the
morning. (there were only 3 channels [if you were fortunate])
12. Peashooters
13. Howdy Doody
14. 45 RPM records
15. S&H green stamps
16 Hi-fi's
17. Metal ice trays with lever
18. Mimeograph paper
19 Blue flashbulb
20. Packards
21. Roller skate keys
22. Cork popguns
23. Drive-ins
24. Studebakers
25. Wash tub wringers
If you remembered 0-5 = You're still young
If you remembered 6-10 = You are getting older
If you remembered 11-15 = Don't tell your age,
If you remembered 16-25 = You're older than dirt!
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CLOSING YOUR HOME FOR THE SEASON?
Tips if You Leave for an Extended Period of Time
ONE WEEK PRIOR TO DEPARTURE
 Make arrangements with someone to take your key and inspect your house periodically in your absence and to
agree to close your hurricane shutters for you prior to a hurricane or high wind storm.
 Put maintenance contract in a conspicuous place for your neighbor to refer to your contract number.
 Complete and submit to your management office or Castle the necessary paperwork authorizing your designated
“house inspector” entrance to the community in your absence and advising the Association of all emergency
contact information for you while you are away.
 Notify the USPS of your temporary forwarding address.
 If you plan to temporarily disconnect your utilities and cable service,
 Contact the appropriate companies. Make sure you have your account numbers handy when you place the calls.
Comcast Cable (TV / Internet) (561) 655-3842
AT & T (Telephone) (866) 620-6000
Florida Power & Light (FP&L) (561) 697-8000
 Water & Sewer (Water) (561) 493-6000 (Arrange with PBCWUD to have the main water valve to the house
turned off.)
 Stop all newspaper deliveries.
 Please fix any leaks, dripping faucets or hoses, running toilets, etc., prior to departure.
 Replace all batteries with new ones.
 Make arrangements to have your dryer vents cleaned to avoid lint build up and possible fire hazard.
ONE DAY PRIOR TO DEPARTURE
 Remove all perishables from refrigerator, remove ice and turn off icemaker.
 Prop open doors and wash inside.
 Fill containers with water and store in both refrigerator and freezer units to help keep them cold.
 Make sure disposal is clean. Pour ? cup cooking oil inside to lubricate. Do not turn it on. Put disposal top on.
Put all open cereals, grains, pastas, spices,etc., in tightly sealed containers and place in your refrigerator or freezer.
 Just Prior to Departure.
 Turn off both hot and cold water valves to washing machine.
 Turn off water valves behind toilet and under sinks in all bathrooms.
 Pour one cup of Clorox into each toilet bowl to help prevent mold build-up. Leave the lid up..
 Close bathtub and sink stoppers.
 Place Saran Wrap over toilets and shower drain.
 Check all faucets to make sure they are tightly turned off.
 Slide tub and shower enclosure doors to center so air can circulate around the area.
 Turn off hot water heater by throwing switch in fuse box.
 Unplug all TVs, cable boxes, and small appliances (coffee maker, toaster, etc.).
 Leave closet doors open.
 Close all windows tightly. Make sure they are locked.
 Close drapes and shades.
AIR CONDITIONER: l
 Leave your air conditioner on set no higher than 78°.
 Put fan switch on automatic. Set humidistat according to manufacturer’s directions. Change filter.
 Remove all outside furniture and other loose ornamentals and store inside your home or garage.
 Re-enforce your garage doors with vertical braces.
 Make sure you have not left appliances (e.g., dishwasher, dryer, etc.) operating when you leave the house.
 All last minute “clean up” should be completed before you walk out the door.
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ACTIVITY CALENDAR
May 2016
1
Sun
10:00 a.m.
Men and Women Club
Brunch
(p,a)
3
Tues
9:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
Driver’s Ed. Course
Calendar Meeting
6
Fri
11:00 a.m.
4:30 p.m.
Newsletter
Singles
Staff Meeting
Meeting
7
Sat
8:00 p.m.
Social Club
Movie Time
(p,h)
9
Mon
4:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
Board of Directors
Investors Club
Workshop
Discussion
(f,h)
10 – 11
TBA
Travel Club
Train Ride
(p,a)
15
Sun
11:00 a.m.
7:30 p.m.
Travel Club
M.I.L.T.
Meeting
Workshop
(f,h)
(f,h)
18
Wed
10:00 a.m.
2:00 p.m.
Men’s Club
Book Talks
Casino Trip
Discussion
(p,a)
(f,h)
19
Thurs
1:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
PAP Corp
Board of Directors
Dessert Party
Meeting
(p,h)
(f,h)
21
Sat
8:00 p.m.
Social Club
Movie Time
(p,h)
23
Mon
12:30 p.m.
Hadassah
Meeting
(f,h)
30
Mon
5:30 p.m.
Social Club
Memorial Day Party
(p,h)
News & Views
Sing For Fun
Discussion
(f,h)
(f,h)
Bunka
Chess Club
Crafts
(f,h,)
x
(p,h)
WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:
Mon
Wed
3:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m.
1:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
Watch channel 63 for additions, cancellations, or changes in date or time.
For additional information, please contact an officer of the
appropriate club,
not the Majestic Isles Office.
f = free, p = paid, a= way, h = home
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