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A Quarterly Publication for residents and property owners in Ocean Hammock & Hammock Beach Communities
The Ocean Breeze
Volume 10, Issue 2
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Meet Lou Hughes
Ship visits Nassau and Key West
By Donna Keathley
By Contributing Writer Joy Ellis
Resident writes a children’s book
Mah Jongg cruise enjoyed by all
Hughes gave Olly an oval head,
two antennae and two big dreamy
eyes at the ripe old age of 12. The
character was actually drawn during
a boring math class in 1981 while
Hughes was growing up in Northern
California.
Lou and Kathryn Hughes with Olly.
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Olly Oogleberry was just one of Lou
Hughes’ many childhood scribbles, but
it was the one shape with that unique
name he gave it that percolated in his
memory for 30 years.
In mid-January, 15 avid Mah
Jongg players and friends sailed
from Port Canaveral on a fivenight cruise. The Mah Jongg
players were experienced to
brand-new. Mah Jongg was
played most mornings and afternoons with a continually changSo in 2003 after his first daughing cast of players as people
ter, Vaden, was born, the ritual of
floated in and out to participate
bedtime story reading began. That’s in other activities. Cruisers hit
when bedtime tales featuring Olly
the gym, walked the deck and
starting being concocted. After
found cozy spots to read by the
moving to Ocean Hammock, Kathryn pools or lounges. Each evening,
and Lou Hughes had their second
everyone met to dine together
daughter, Easley, in June of 2006.
where Joseph, the supercharged
Thus she began adding her twist to
Maitre’d (on steroids), enterthe Olly tales too!
tained the diners. After dinner,
some enjoyed the show, while
As the Olly tales grew, Hughes’
others slipped away to the casino
family urged him to develop his
or the karaoke bar. One evening,
character into a book. So he took a
everyone danced to island music
week’s vacation from his “real” job
and wrote the first draft of what was under the stars.
to be a 52 page children’s book. The While some stayed on board, othbook, entitled The Fabulous Adveners explored the ports. In Freeport,
tures of Olly Oogleberry: Mission to some people toured the city including
Save Earth, can be found on Amazon
Millionaires’ Row and Garden of the
and is on the shelves at Barnes and
Groves. In Nassau, the shoppers visited
Noble book stores.
the straw market and other nearby
Much work was done to bring Olly to life shopping venues. In Key West, plans to
watch the street performers and see
Meet Lou Hughes cont. on pg. 3
MAY Management Services opens
offices in Discovery Center
the sunset from Mallory Square were
rained out, literally!
The last night onboard, some participated in a shopping frenzy. You will be
seeing the fruits of their labor (attractive bracelets). The next morning, all 15
Mah Jongg cruise cont. on pg. 3
NEWSIN
THIS ISSUE
By Contributing Writer Sherry Babbitt
Services, Inc. is a
In order to betcommunity aster service the
sociation propOcean Hammock
erty manageproperty owners,
ment company
MAY Managespecializing in
ment Services,
providing services
Inc. is pleased to
to homeowner,
announce that
condominium
they have opened
and CDD associaa new location
tions throughout
in the Discovery
the First Coast
Center! Their
Friendly faces at MAY Management: Karina
of Florida from
office is located
Baptiste, Chris Abdalla and Elizabeth McGee
Jacksonville to St.
on the east side
Augustine and Palm Coast. What makes
of the Discovery Center Building at 1
MAY Management Services unique is
Hammock Beach Parkway, Suite 102,
that they are large enough to have
Palm Coast, FL 32137.
economies of scale, yet small enough to
Established in 1988, MAY Management
MAY Management cont. on pg. 3
Page 3
Meet new OHPOA
president
Page 4 Access Control report
Covenants Committee
Page 5 Finance Committee
Big redfish caught!
Page 6 Dunes CDD update
Movie Club
Page 8 So much to do!
Lessons from Parker
Page 9 Flagler County Library
Community outreach
Page 10 Home decor
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Meet new POA President Paul Pershes
By Contributing Writer Linda Hager
At the February
OHPOA board
meeting, director Paul Pershes
was elected
president of the
OHPOA. Previous president
Dave Criner
sold his home
and will soon
be leaving us.
on a number of public and private
company boards.
He is recently retired and now lives fulltime in Hammock Beach with his wife,
Gail. The Persheses have three daughters with three wonderful sons-in-law
and nine grandchildren. Pershes enjoys
golf, travel and his family.
Pershes believes Ocean Hammock is one
of the best kept community secrets on
the east coast and wants to maintain
and continue to improve Ocean Hammock.
Pershes has had many years serving
not-for-profit organizations, including
being president of a homeowners association, treasurer and other positions. Congratulations, Paul and many thanks
Pershes is a New York and Florida Certi- to Dave Criner for all his service to our
community!
fied Public Accountant and has served
Mah Jongg cruise cont. from pg. 1
MAY Management cont. from pg. 1
know their clients thoroughly and how
Mah Jongg players and friends safely
returned to Port Canaveral as real win- best to satisfy their unique needs.
ners, relaxed and happy.
MAY Management is pleased to return
this year as the property management
For anyone interested in playing Mah
company for the Ocean Hammock comJongg, the group meets in the Yacht
Harbor lobby at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesdays, munity.
Thursdays and Saturdays. All players
are welcome. Those who want to learn Please stop by and meet your MAY
Management team:
the game are also welcome.
Chris Abdalla, Community Association
Manager ([email protected])
Elaine Raynor, ARB Coordinator
([email protected])
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Elizabeth McGee, Administrative AsThe Ocean Breeze
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Mandarin NewsLine
ARB ([email protected])
Karina Baptiste, Administrative Assistant
Players Journal
for Property Management and your
receptionist (kbaptiste@mayresort.
Publisher Rebecca Taus
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Meet Lou Hughes cont. from pg. 1
from the original sketch of the character.
The book is illustrated by Jonathan Ball,
an award winning United Kingdombased graphic designer. More work was
done on character branding Olly, to
include apparel, plush toys and other
merchandise.
Creative Child Magazine, 2012 Moonbeam Gold Medal Award Winner, 2012
Tillywig Top Fun Award, 2012 IPPY Award
for Graphic Novel/Drawn Book –Humor/
Cartoon, 2012 Family Choice Award and
Best of 2012 Family Review Magazine
Award.
“This is the first of a three book trilogy
about Olly and his friends,” says Hughes.
“We are currently looking for a publisher
for the second and third book. More
work is being done on a digital version of the book as we speak. The book
is a science fiction and fantasy picture
book for ages four and up. The storyline
is about how Olly and his friends go
on a mission to save the earth and all
its people, places and things from the
impact of a gigantic asteroid.”
Hughes is principal and chief marketing officer of Moving Minds, a strategic
marketing and internet consultancy. Of
his new creation he says, “As an adult, I
pursued what I really wanted to do. I hope
that this inspires others to do the same.”
To date, the colorfully illustrated story
book has won six national children’s
book awards.
They include: 2012 Book of the Year by
To find out more about Olly Oogleberry,
please visit www.ollyoogleberry.com.
Correction:
The OHPOA Acronym Quiz, which
appeared on page 9 of the Winter
issue of The Ocean Breeze, was incorrectly credited. The authors of the quiz
were Kathleen Kelley and Gail Kerr. We
apologize for any inconvenience.
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Access Control Committee Update
By Contributing Writer Ken Neu, Chairperson
Tractor-Trailer/Oversize Vehicle Issues:
Oversize vehicles, tractor trailers in
particular, have significant difficulty
navigating the residential streets in
the community. This causes various
problems such as getting material to
construction sites or “long carry” fees
with regard to a delivery. The most
significant impact is the damage caused
by such vehicles to common and private
property when the vehicles attempt
to negotiate one of these streets. This
problem has been under review by the
Access Control Committee (ACC) for
some time. Village maps have been
selected which have the problem areas
clearly identified. A program will be
implemented whereby gate officers will
provide the appropriate map to the
drivers of tractor-trailer rigs and other
oversized vehicles of concern as well
as advising them orally of the problem.
Drivers of the large vehicles will be
given these maps and advised that they
may wish to inspect the area before
proceeding down the street.
Owners/residents expecting deliveries,
including moving household goods, are
to request the vendor to accomplish
the delivery using vehicles other than
tractor-trailers. Based on ACC contact
with the local truck driving school, all
major household moving companies
have terminals in reasonable proximity
to permit household goods to be transferred to smaller vehicles. While this
may incur an added charge it is under-
stood such charges are comparable to
or less than potential “long carry” fees.
Builders will also be asked to request,
where possible, that building material
be delivered to construction sites by
other than tractor-trailers.
Book Club explores Old Florida
By Contributing Writer Sherry Babbitt
In coordination with
the Book Club’s
February selection
of Cross Creek by
Marjorie Kinnan
Rawlings, Ann Butler,
Jan McMaster and
Gail Kerr organized a
trip to visit Rawlings’
homestead. Once
there, two docents
toured the group of
more than 20 women
through her home
and told vivid stories
of her life in rural Florida from the ‘30s
to the ‘50s. None could envision leaving
their wonderful beach homes and living
back in those days with none of the
comforts everyone is accustomed to!
Following the tour, it was back on the
bus for a short ride to the quaint town
of Micanopy. If you like antiques, this is
your place! Everyone enjoyed lunch in
the small cafés and spent a few leisurely Every part of the trip was fun…even
Gate Control System: During the first
hours here.
the hours on the bus as everyone had
month and a half of 2013, owners
muffins and coffee on the way over
The final stop was The Citrus Shop in
experienced significant problems with
and wine and cheese on the return trip.
Citra, where a high school friend of Gail Can’t wait for the next road trip!
the visitor module of the GateHouse
Software. This problem was not related Kerr’s gave the group lots of information on growing citrus here in Florida
If anyone is interested in joining the
to the change in management compaand
the
differences
between
Florida
and
book club, please contact Linda Hager at
nies, but arose when AtHomeNet, which
California
grown
oranges.
Interestingly,
[email protected].
hosts the OHPOA web page, changed
servers. The problem was corrected
and the situation resolved as of Friday
afternoon February 15, 2013. Anyone
continuing to experience problems
should contact the Property Manager.
A New Year has begun and our com• Yard waste out prior to 24 hours be-
Some reminders from your Covenants
Committee
Neighborhood Watch: The ACC is
researching the feasibility of establishing a Neighborhood Watch program in
the Ocean Hammock Community. Any
owner/resident wishing to participate
in a Neighborhood Watch effort should
advise the Property Manager.
Tell our advertisers
you saw them in
The Ocean Breeze
munity has seen an influx of new
residents over the past year. Your
Covenants Committee (Chairman
Sue Price, Bill Doyle, Rosemary Gehl,
Judy Ross and Nancy Southmayd)
feels it is a good time to remind new
and continuing residents of some of
our Community Standards which are
drawn from our OHPOA Declaration of
Covenants. A few of the most common
violation issues are:
fore pick-up and/or placed on vacant
lots. Yard waste needs to be on your
property for pick-up; big trimming
project with lots of green waste that
won’t fit on your property needs to be
hauled away
• Mold on roofs and the sides of
homes.
• Household garbage being placed
outside before 6:00 p.m. the night before pick-up. Garbage must be placed
in a solid, covered container unless it
is put out the morning of pick-up in
which case it needs to be in sturdy,
tied plastic bags; trash cans should on
your property next to the street (not in
the street).
• Noticeable weeds in lawns and
planting beds; poor condition of grass
areas.
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only Florida grows grapefruit. Did you
know 80 percent of Florida’s crop is sold
for juice and it’s the opposite for California even though Florida’s oranges are
sweeter? The group found and bought
some new favorite varieties especially
one called Page which is seldom find on
the market as the growers keep them
for their own families.
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Timothy J Conner
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4488 N. Oceanshore Blvd.
Free Consultation
Palm Coast FL 32137
Estate Planning & Probate www.cblpa.com
Trust Administration
William J. Bosch
[email protected]
Free Consultation
Family Law & Divorce
Custody & Visitation Disputes
• Mailboxes need to be maintained in
good condition. Please be reminded
that there are only three approved
styles of mailboxes allowed
• Not picking up after your pet. Pet
waste disposal during walks is the
responsibility of the pet owner. Please
carry a plastic bag for this purpose. Pet
waste stations are conveniently placed
around our community.
• Boats/RVs/commercial vehicles are
not allowed to be parked outside of a
Covenants Committee cont. on pg. 10
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Finance Committee Report
By Contributing Writer Tom Nally, Committee Chairman
The Finance Committee’s primary focus
for 2013 is to clean up the delinquent
assessments owned by a number of
owners. At the end of 2012, 96 percent of the total amount owed to the
association was more than 90 days in
arrears. Approximately 100 of the 1078
total owners were responsible for the
major portion of the delinquencies. A
number of steps to improve collections
have already been taken (change in the
management company, changing the
collection attorney and reviewing and
updating our collection policy).
Updated Collection Policy: Association
assessments are due quarterly. Due
dates are January 1, April 1, July 1 and
September 1.The interest penalty is
1.5 percent per month (18 percent per
annum) on assessments not paid within
30 days of the due date. A lien will
be placed on accounts owing $500 or
more.
Key action dates are:
15 Days after Due Date. A statement
will be mailed to the property owner
reminding the owner that their assessment has not been paid. Interest will be
added to the homeowner’s account if
it is not paid within 30 days of the due
date.
45 Days Past Due. An Intent to Lien
Letter will be mailed to the owner via
certified mail return receipt requested
and via regular mail notifying the
owner that a lien will be filed on the
property if the account is not paid in
full within 45 days. Associated cost of
$50 and interest will be charged to the
homeowner’s account.
90 Days Past Due. Barcode access will
be deactivated on all barcodes associated with any property owner who owes
1 or more assessments and is 60 days
or more past due. A Notice of Intent
to deactivate barcode access will be
mailed to the owner via certified mail
return receipt requested and via regular
mail giving the owner 30 days to bring
the account to a current status. Barcodes will be reactivated when the
homeowner’s account is current.
90 to 105 Days Past Due. A lien will be
filed against the property and a demand letter will be mailed via certified
and regular mail by the Association’s
collection attorney. This letter will
notify the owner that if the balance
is not paid in full within 30 days legal
action will be taken against the property owner. Such action could result
in foreclosure on the real property or
seizure of personal property and could
be noted by the Credit Bureau. Associated cost of $125 for the lien, $125 for
the attorney letter and interest will be
Near record redfish caught!
charged to the homeowner’s account.
140 Days Past Due. If full payment is
not received as a result of the actions
taken as listed above and the owner’s
unpaid assessment balance is greater
than $1,000, legal action will be taken
and the delinquent account will be
turned over to a collection attorney and
a Pre-Suit Demand letter will be sent to
the delinquent account. All associated
costs and interest will be charged to the
homeowner’s account. These costs can
vary from $185 to an estimated $2,500
depending on the legal or collection
action taken.
The Ocean Breeze
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Jacob Nail (left) assisted by
Mike Julien (right) caught a
near record redfish on Saturday, February 16, around 3:00
p.m., which was the middle
of falling tide. The fish was
caught at Cinnamon Beach
using cut Whiting as bait. The
fish, which had an estimated
length of 63” and an estimated weight of 50 pounds,
took 15 minutes to land. The
state record for redfish is a
52 pound fish caught in 1984
near Cocoa Beach.
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Paul Pershes, President
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Doug Hager, Secretary
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Fran Evans, Vice President
[email protected]
386-246-9677 – Home
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Tom Nally, Treasurer
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Directors
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Dunes CDD Water Cooler Corner
By Contributing Writer Gary Crahan, DCDD Board of Supervisors
Movie magic
It is hard to tell if spring is here to stay
or just tantalizing us with warm weather
every few days alternating with regular
To many film experts, the film Citizen
the spectator.
cold fronts that seem to enjoy passing
Kane, directed by Orson Welles, was
through our area. Unfortunately our
the beginning of the art of filmmaking. How close or far away an actor is from
the
camera
can
also
infl
uence
us.
Closeweather has been pretty dry and may
With new technology (higher quality
take its toll on winter kill. I note that
lights, faster film and wide angle lenses), ups are used to emphasize a person’s
feelings or reactions. The medium shot
several lawns show signs of drought
Welles was able to give audiences a
is a comfortable shot for conversations
caused be turning off your irrigation syswhole new perspective. While creating
between several actors. Long shots usu- tems. Well, that may not be a wise thing
these visual elements may be timeally put more emphasis on the environ- to do because a “stressed” lawn tends to
consuming and complicated, the basic
ment.
invite insects to invade the dying grass.
principles are pretty simple.
A good idea is to reduce, not eliminate,
Perhaps no tool of the director is greater Another factor that can influence the
your sprinkling frequency to twice per
than lighting. How a subject in a film is moviegoer is where a subject is placed in week, versus three. That way the soil
the frame of the picture. Each section of
lighted can have an enormous psychostays moist and spurs healthy growth
logical effect on a viewer. A face that is the frame can be exploited. The middle
of a frame is usually reserved for the
lighted from below almost always appears sinister, while a face lighted from most important character. The edges of
a frame usually suggest the person is
above has an angelic quality.
insignificant since they are the farthest
Directors also manipulate with the use
away from the center.
of different camera angles For example,
Movement is also a very influential elea person photographed from a high
ment in film. Since we read from left to
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for 2013
if you add some spring fertilizer. By the
way, make sure your sprinkler heads are
doing their job and not spraying in the
wrong direction. One item commonly
forgotten is your system’s rain sensor
that should turn your system off if there
has been a recent rain shower. Some
homes have “wired” sensors mounted on
the edge of the roof, while others have
“wireless” sensors that transmit a signal
to the irrigation controller if it senses
recent rain activity. Unfortunately these
sensors operate on a battery which must
be changed about every two years.
Next time you go to a movie, try to see
how many “tricks” the director of the
film has used to manipulate you, the
viewer. You’ll probably notice quite a few.
Notice. Soon we will start improving
the sidewalk/bike trail path around the
four-way stop at the end of the bridge
near the entrance to Hammock Dunes.
The purpose is to improve safety between
the end of the Ocean Hammock trail
along Hammock Dunes Parkway and the
approach to the eastern end of the toll
bridge. In addition, the path will be extended along the south side of the Connector Road leading from the four-way
stop down to State Road A1A near Yacht
Harbor Village. The project should take
about four months to complete once the
contractor starts work. We hope you find
this a good improvement to your safety.
By Contributing Writer Sherry Babbitt
Tuesday, May 7
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There was not be an Oscar Night
Gala this year. Hopefully we will
do that or something similar in
2014. So please save your tuxedos
and gowns!
Adopt a Nest!
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If anyone would like to plan the
dinner portion of one of the
evenings, please volunteer!
For additional information, please
email Kathleen Kelley at
[email protected].
Sea Turtle nesting season
begins in May!
www.turtlepatrol.com
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Bridge activity. There has been a recent
uptick in the traffic volume using the
toll bridge. This is likely the result of an
improving economy and the reduction
in prepaid tolls to $.50 round trip rate. If
you have not taken advantage of these
bargain rates you should do so immediately by stopping by the bridge office
and signing up for a prepaid pass. Even
those of you living out of the area should
get a pass in the form of a card that can
be scanned whenever you go through
the toll booth. Fifty cents is a heck of
a lot better than paying two dollars in
cash every time you want to cross the
bridge while you are visiting the area.
The bridge office can provide you with all
the details.
As always, please call our DCDD office
at 445-9045 to get answers to your
problems/questions or to report system
problems. We are ready to serve you.
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Grief support group
forms
GRIEF*SHARE, a weekly grief
recovery support group,
meets on Fridays at 10:00 a.m.
at the First Baptist Church
Palm Coast Library, located
at 6050 Palm Coast Parkway,
N.W. in Palm Coast.
At GRIEF*SHARE, people
grieving the death of someone close get together with
people who understand how
you feel and the pain of your
loss. We want to help you in
your journey from mourning
to joy. Please call (386) 6750147 for more information.
So much to do!
Lessons from Parker
By Contributing Writer Jan Cullinane, author of AARP’s The Single Woman’s Guide to Retirement
By Contributing Writer Sherry Babbitt
Grilling Group
might be perfect,
but if you don’t
like to cook or grill,
maybe Dinner and a
Movie is more your
speed.
Getting older and
facing challenges?
There is even a
Men’s Octogenarians gathering. The
Knitting Group is
considering a serOcean Hammock ladies recently enjoyed a night out.
vice project to knit
Do you want to know more about all the for the babies at the local hospital.
groups and activities in Ocean HamOf course there are also lots of homemock? Check out the OHPOA website
owner committees working to maintain
(www.ohpoa.com), on the “Home” tab.
and improve our community who would
There is a list of most of the groups and
love some help and can also be found on
clubs, as well as when and where they
the website.
meet and who to contact.
If you’d like to start something new,
If you like to play cards, bridge might
we can help publicize it via the OHPOA
be your game or if not maybe Canasta
website and NextDoor, our neighborhood
is more to your liking. Love to grill out?
blog (www.oceanhammock.nextdoor.com).
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Palm Coast, FL 32137
Owners: Tom & Joanne Villano
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My husband and I recently had the
privilege of watching our 11-month
old adorable grandson for eight days
while our daughter and son-in-law
went on a vacation to Costa Rica.
What did we learn?
• Wake up smiling each day. Parker
views each morning as a great adventure waiting to happen and he
relishes every day. So should we.
• Take pleasure in the little things.
Who knew balloons or a box could
be so intriguing? Approach even the
mundane with fresh eyes.
• Live in the moment. When Parker
is devouring his cantaloupe and
Cheerios, he is fully involved and engaged. Enjoy the present.
• Balance is important. Parker can take
about a dozen steps at a time, but
needs to be “centered” before he takes
off. Good advice for us all.
• Try new things. Each day brings new
opportunities: trying a new food, looking at a new book, investigating new
surroundings. Makes the mind grow.
• Love generously. Parker hasn’t met
a person he doesn’t like. He accepts
everyone, regardless of race, religion,
politics or sexual orientation. Try it.
• Be resilient. When Parker falls down
he might cry a bit, but he gets back
up, crawls to a piece of furniture (or
Grammy’s leg) and pulls himself up
again. He views failure as a temporary
set-back. Nice outlook.
• Get plenty of sleep. Eleven hours a
night, plus two naps during the day
keeps Parker in a good mood and full of
energy. Slumber like a baby.
• Laugh often. Nothing like a huge
belly laugh from a little baby watching
a tennis ball thrown in the air. Find the
humor in everyday things.
What would YOU
like to read about
each quarter in
The Ocean Breeze ?
Let us know!
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Flagler County Library needs your support
By Contributing Writer James Ulsamer, Chairman Library Board of Trustees
On January 13, I delivered to the
Flagler County Board of County Commissioners the annual report on the
current status of the Flagler County
Public Library. It is not a pretty picture.
Due to declining tax receipts, funding
to the library has declined 40 percent
in the past five years, from $1.5 million annually to the current level of
$900,000. That equates to per capita
funding for our library of $9 per year.
By comparison, St. Johns and Volusia
Counties fund their libraries at $25
and $38 per capita, respectively.
The decrease in funding has caused
serious cutbacks in library services.
The library now closes at 6:00 p.m. on
Tuesdays and Thursdays rather than
the former 8:00 p.m. The Bunnell
branch is now open only three days a
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disguised as
impossible situations.
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week instead of five. New books often
have 50 to 75 or more people waiting to borrow the five or so copies the
library can afford to buy. Due to funding limitations, the library was late to
offer e-books, but sadly our e-book
offering is very limited. For those of
us who live in The Hammock, a trip to
the library often results in frustration
when materials are not available.
There is no dedicated capital budget. This means that the library roof,
which has leaked in several areas for
a couple of years, is still not repaired.
There is no library service in The Hammock or plans to fund same, even
though we pay a considerable portion
of the county’s taxes.
The library does not put out a fire or
respond to a burglary, but it plays
a very important role in contributing to a quality living environment.
If you agree that the library needs to
be better funded, please write to our
elected officials and tell them. Or, if
you want to help the library directly,
contact the Friends of the Library at
[email protected].
Thank you for your thoughtful
consideration.
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Firewise Lunch in the Park series
By Contributing Writer Ann Butler
Several ladies from Ocean Hammock attended a lecture at Malacompra Park just north of Ocean
Hammock. The lecture was part of
the Flagler Lunch in the Park series.
Attendees learned the history
of the old Coast Guard trail that
runs though the park. The Guard
was established in the 1940s as a
means of patrolling the beachfront
for submarines. More history information about the recent prescribed
burn was also provided. The burn
was part of the land management
program to have the park be more
“firewise” by reducing fuel and to Phyllis Pionzio, Fran Sayers, Ann Butler and Joan Ferrestore habitat particularly for the rera were part of a group that attended Flagler Lunch
in the Park at Malacompra Park.
gopher tortoises.
Community outreach project identified
By Contributing Writer Mike Hewson
The Community Affairs Committee was
asked to find a local charity that we
could support as an ongoing project.
The group that was given this task was
Steve Carsten, Cathy Fitzgerald, Muffy
Runnels, Jack Gilbert and Cathi and
Mike Hewson.
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Our objective was to find one that was
a local and needed volunteers as well
as funding. We decided that in these
tough economic times we would pick
one that involved helping people in
need rather than beautification or the
arts. We asked for suggestions from our
community and got a good response.
Soon, we discovered there is no shortage of worthwhile charities that do a
lot of good for our county.
single 30-day period. This recommendation was submitted to the POA board at
the February meeting.
To fulfill our obligation, we would have
to staff the warehouse one month a
year. During that month we would need
to provide five to seven volunteers, four
days a week. The volunteers would be
working from 10:00 to 12:00 noon. This
provides our volunteers a flexible opportunity to participate in a worthwhile
cause, from one to several days within
our assigned month.
The next step in this process is to set up
an ongoing “Civic/Charity” committee.
The group will manage future projects,
gather the volunteers needed and run
the fundraisers to fulfill annual obligations. We are looking for some POA
members to staff this committee. Serving on this committee will be a wonderful opportunity to get involved and help
those in need!
After having visited those that fit our
criteria, we finally narrowed it down
to one—the food bank in Bunnell. It
offers us a chance to utilize volunteers
to distribute food from their warehouse
as well as hold a fundraiser within our
community. Our group felt it would be a If you are interested in serving your
good initial project because the volun- community in this capacity, please conteer hours would all be needed within a tact me at [email protected].
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Covenants Committee cont. from pg. 4
garage except for loading, unloading
or cleaning, which shall not to exceed
48 hours.
Please also be aware that any changes
to the exterior of your home, either by
construction, painting or landscaping
needs to be submitted to the Architectural Review Board (ARB). The complete set of the OHPOA Declaration
of Covenants may be found on the
OHPOA website, maymgt.com/ohpoa/
home.asp. Click on Documents, then
Legal.
Anyone can report a violation that
they see to Chris Abdalla, Community
Association Manager for MAY Management, at [email protected].
If possible, please take a picture of the
violation and include it in the email.
Going green with home décor
By Contributing Writer Laura Giadone, Certified Interior Decorator, Hammock Décor
We often hear the phase going green,
but what does it means when it comes
to the interiors of your home? The most
frequent definition is used with benefits of energy efficiency as it relates to
heating, cooling, insulating and lighting your home to reduce energy use
and save natural resources and money.
Green also can relate to furnishings,
fabrics, window treatments, paints and
finishes that are as environmentally
friendly as they are beautiful. Products
can even be certified by the Greenguard
Environmental Institute through a
stringent testing process for indoor air
quality.
with influences from nature, energy,
diet, health, the use of natural fibers,
foliage prints in fabrics and the use of
plants in interiors. Greens are associated with renewal, growth and balance.
Green is a cool color which can open
up small spaces and make them appear
larger while creating a relaxed atmosphere. Emerald, the color most often
associated with the gemstone, is an
elegant version of green and is quite a
departure from last year’s color, tangerine tango.
It is easy to add new pieces of clothing
to your wardrobe in the new colors for
the season, but how do you incorpoBut for 2013, green has another distinc- rate new color trends into your home
tion in design. Emerald green has been
without a major investment? Try paintselected as the color of the year by
ing a powder room to create a spa-like
Pantone, the global authority on color
feeling, an entryway to welcome guests
standards for almost 50 years for home, or an accent wall in a dining or living
beauty and fashion design professionarea for that pop of color. Bedding, area
als. You probably see emerald green
rugs, throw pillows and accessories in
becoming more prevalent in stores and this sophisticated color can change the
catalogs in clothing, home accessories,
look of your room without a big investpaint colors, cosmetics and decorating
ment. Even dishes, linens and towels
magazines.
can add a new color to your kitchen,
dining room and baths.
How does this organization choose
the color of the year? Pantone goes
Even though emerald is the color of
through a selection process each year
the year, it may not be your color. You
that looks for trends globally. This year also may be in the process of adding
green emerged as the color of the year splashes of tangerine tango from last
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year in your décor. It is more important
that your home reflects the colors that
create a peaceful atmosphere and a
pleasant place for you and your family
to live. With a classic color scheme, you
can incorporate your favorite colors just
as you would incorporate the trendy
color of the year.
For more information, please contact
[email protected].
The Covenants Committee’s primary
function is to make sure that our
individual homeowner properties are
maintained in a manner consistent
with the stated community standards.
If a situation comes up where a homeowner may need to step outside of the
standards’ boundaries, please email or
call Chris Abdalla to avoid a potential
violation. These types of requests will
always be considered.
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