October 2007 - On Top of the World News

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Golf Cart
Permitting
Begins Oct. 1.
See Page 24.
Vol. 21, No. 4 • October 2007
Community
News
& Update
By Kenneth Colen, Publisher
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October is proving to be a very busy month
at On Top of the World Communities. Construction on the most current phase of Circle
Square Commons is progressing at a fast pace.
We anticipate a February 2008 completion at
this point.
MASTER THE POSSIBILITIES: October marks
the beginning of our Fall Master the Possibilities season. It also is the first time you can
register online at the new Web site (www.masterthepossibilities.com). We hope this makes
it even easier to get the classes you want. Of
course, feel free to register by phone at 8543699 or stop by the Education Office.
Fall classes will begin Oct. 8 and conclude
Nov. 19. During this time we have some very
unique offerings. The MTP catalog is included
with this World News and is accessible online.
Plan on taking time to look at the outstanding
selections we put together. Life long learning
is doing very well — see you in class!
CANDLER HILLS: We were all thrilled to see
Chef Dave and the staff at Candler Hills Restaurant finally get their due with the recent
restaurant review in the Ocala Star-Banner.
The staff has really worked hard to not only
ensure a high standard of dining excellence,
but to do it in a manner that is befitting the expectations of our residents. Good work team!
HERE WE GROW: I’ve had several queries regarding the activity along Southwest 80th
Avenue. There are several points of activity
along this stretch of roadway. First, On Top
of the World Communities, Inc. is involved in
(finally!) constructing locator and way-finder
signs that call out the various communities,
destinations and Circle Square Commons. Additionally, the Indigo East entry sign is being
replaced with a block monument sign.
Second, Marion County is constructing the
last segment of Southwest 90th/95th Street
which intersects Southwest 80th Avenue. The
intersection is scheduled to have a traffic
signal. At the other end of Southwest 90th/
95th Street at the point of intersection to SR
200, convenient commercial development is
planned. If you read the Ocala Star-Banner,
you probably notice the announcement the
Lowe’s Home Improvement Stores purchased
a 20-acre parcel. The word on the street is that
Sweet Bay grocery will be constructing a new
store on an adjoining out parcel. Additionally,
the Friendship Fire Station will be relocating
to a new building immediately south of Indigo
East on this new roadway segment. This new
location keeps the fire services close, but offers them strategic advantages for servicing
an ever-growing area.
Upon completion this entire roadway will
offer a four-lane connector to Interstate 75.
Here’s the catch: until the County Commission can commit to making a connection and
obtains federal funding, the actual tie-in will
never occur. Don’t anyone hold their breath
waiting. This is all very political as the Shady
Road Greenway Alliance is dead-set against an
interchange at that (or any) point. Their reasoning is that growth follows roadways. Nice
argument but, specious. Simply, growth follows infrastructure. No central sewer and no
central water equals no plan approvals and no
growth. Central utility systems are just not on
the radar screen, near or long term, for that
corner of Marion County. So what we will have
is a really great east-west four-lane highway
that will chronically under perform its promise and potential. You got to love the way
things evolve! Remember to ask the various
2008 county commission candidates their position on getting an interchange at Southwest
95h Street and I-75. An interchange would be
a tremendous benefit in improving transportation efficiency throughout the entire southwest corridor area. And, don’t forget the golf
cart crossing at Southwest 80th Avenue and
Southwest 80th Street.
Third, look for construction to begin on
four-laning Southwest 80th Avenue from SR
200 north to Southwest 90th Street. The permits are on their final round of comments with
the county and FDOT. At this juncture, I cannot give a date certain to begin construction,
but we anticipate mid-November, although
that is subject to change. And yes, that crazy
hump at the connection of Southwest 80th
Ave and SR 200 will be taken out as part of
the improvement.
Finally, it has been a long time since anyone has asked how construction of the Canopy Oaks and Publix is progressing. Permitting
is currently mired in permitting at the Water
Management District. Regency Group anticipates that they will have permits in hand late
October.
BAY LAUREL CENTER CDD: On behalf of our
staff and me, we’d like to thank everyone
who attended the Sept. 18 workshop on water rates for their participation. The questions
were very good and served to improve the
content of the workshop. I believe the District
accomplished its goal of informing its customers of the reasoning and very real necessity of adopting a progressive rate structure.
The District recognizes that the new rates will
present challenges. We have also committed
to helping customers achieve savings and still
have a decent landscape environment around
the home. ˛
Photo by Bob Woods
More than 100 residents turned out for the Fitness Department’s first
‘Fabulous Friday’ fitness event on Sept. 14 at the Health & Recreation
Ballroom. Above,Grace Raymond, left, and Barbara Roberts have a ball
with balloons during one of the exercises.
Get Fit at Fabulous Friday
Fitness Staff Holds Quarterly Class
BOB WOODS
WORLD NEWS WRITER
It was a good turnout for the advertised Fabulous Friday as three
of our fitness instructors put those in attendance through all types
of fitness and cardiac exercises. Buuuuut … not all the exercises were
of the serious nature; some were designed for the attendees to have
a little fun while at the same time getting the physical benefits out of
the routines.
I sat down and talked with Cammy Dennis, our fitness director,
who told me that the fitness center at the Health & Recreation Building plans to hold these Fabulous Friday classes four times a year. The
main purpose of this particular exercise class is not only helping to
keep those participating in the class fit but also to announce any new
programs or equipment used by our fitness department.
The three instructors, Cammy, Kitti Surrette and Mary Pat Giffin,
put the ladies and a few gentlemen through their paces. More than
100 residents participated in this event and some of those I talked
with at the conclusion raved about the class, stating that not only was
it good exercise but they had a lot of fun.
The trio of instructors first started the class out with cardiac aerobics exercises and then went into other exercises that required balance and then still other exercises helping the individual’s flexibility.
They went into interactive exercises making the affair fun for those
attending by doing the same patterns only facing each other. This
prevented the attendees from copying those in front.
I noticed from the sidelines that some of those attending really
put forth their best efforts doing the exercises while others took their
time and did what they could. The class was open to all regardless of
their experience and capabilities. I for one would have really worked
up a sweat, and at the conclusion of watching those go through their
exercise paces I felt really tired and stated to many that I thought I
would go home and have a nap. I was all tuckered out just watching.
The instructors made ladders on the floor out of tape for an exercise in balance and flexibility. Not only did the attendees have to walk
between the rungs but walk a perfect line, thus helping the individu-
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Arts and Craft
Fair Gets New
Location
BY BOB WOODS
WORLD NEWS WRITER
Photo by Bob Woods
Lois Powers creates beaded lampshades and nightlights
along with decorated towels. She will be among the
crafters at the Arts and Crafts Fair on Oct. 20 at the Circle
Square Cultural Center.
It’s going to be bigger. It’s going to be better. It’s going to be
fantastic. I’m referring to the annual On Top of the World Arts and
Crafts Fair that is going to be held Saturday, Oct. 20, at our own
Circle Square Cultural Center. The doors will be opened at 10 a.m.
and close at 2 p.m. Before reading on please put the time and date
on your calendar. It’s an event you will not want to miss.
The craft fairs in the past have been held in the Arbor Club
Conference Center and the exhibitors were spread out in the many
rooms. Not only was parking a headache for those residents living
in the On Top of the World Communities but outsiders had to be
bussed to the fair from the old sales center. Now, outsiders can
park right outside the Cultural Center along with our own residents and there is also plenty of space for parking those golf carts.
The crafters will display their wares in one large room under one
roof with no separations.
I was talking to Debbie Clark, our activities director, who is
again organizing this year’s event, and she said that there are 46
crafters signed up for this year’s craft fair and all the spaces have
been spoken for more than two months prior to the event even
taking place. The crafters are very optimistic at a good turnout.
There will be volunteers handy to help the crafters unload their
creations as well as helping those who need assistance hauling out
at the conclusion of the fair.
The craft fair will be a great place to purchase those Christmas
holiday gift items. Most folks particularly like, as well as desire,
homemade items over general things purchased in stores. It is
much more personal. There are many crafters attending the fair
that live right here in the On Top of the World Communities as
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The World News®
October 2007
Golden Oldies Humor
by Stan Goldstein
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County, Florida. This publication is written and prepared by On Top of the World residents for
our neighbors and those interested in becoming a part of our community. The World News
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Is It Legal?
Gerald Colen
NOTE: I will be discussing “Year-end” Legal
Planning at my lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at
the Circle Square Commons. I spoke on this
subject last year and thought it was well received and I hope that many of you will be
able to attend.
Q. Please tell us why Medicaid planning
has become so difficult in the last few years.
It seems to me that it is more and more difficult for senior citizens to be able to protect
themselves from the large and undoubtedly
catastrophic expenses we would have to pay
if a husband or wife had Alzheimer’s and had
to live in a nursing home.
A. This is something that has to be taken up
with members of the United States Congress
and the Florida Legislature. Most folks don’t
seem willing to do that and to complain and
complain and complain about the way politicians in Congress and the Florida Legislature
do not seem to care very much for the elderly. Sure, enough, each politician will tell you
whatever they think you want to hear — but
actually doing something appears to be out of
the question. So, go ahead and complain and
keep on doing it and maybe … (sigh).
Q. My fiancé’ and I plan to be married in
December. We’ve both read your column and
you seem to be saying that we should have a
pre-nuptial agreement and that if it is to be
enforceable we need to disclose all of our assets and income to each other. Why is that?
A. The simple answer is that in order to
assure that a pre-nuptial agreement (or a
post-nuptial agreement) is enforceable it is
necessary to make sure that each party has attached a financial statement to the agreement.
The more complex reason is that inasmuch as
both parties to a pre- or post-nuptial agreement will be giving up rights in the property
of the other, it is necessary to know precisely
what is being given up. You know what you
are giving up if there is a financial statement
that shows the income and assets of each person.
Q. I understand that you see clients in
Ocala. Is that so and if so, where do we meet
you?
A. I meet clients at the annex to the sales
office at On Top of the World. It is located on
the street where Sid’s Coffee Shop is. My legal
assistants can give precise directions.
Marion Chamber Music
Society Presents 25th Season
The Marion Chamber Music Society, now in
its 25th season, was formed to promote and
present the world’s great classical music for
small ensembles, instrumental and voice, in
the Marion County area.
The group presents a series of four to six
concerts per season, by local and national artists.
Concerts are free and funded by donations
and grants. All events are open to the public.
For further information, please call 8736274 or 873-4080.
Upcoming concerts:
• Oct. 21, 3 p.m.:
The Cantabile String Quartet, award-winning youth chamber group from Gainesville.
• Dec. 2, 3 p.m.: Mary Lou Krosnick, internationally recognized concert pianist
• Jan. 13, 3 p.m.: The Ocala Philharmonic
and Chamber Music Group.
• Feb. 10, 3 p.m.: A Gala Celebration of
Chamber Music Through the Ages, featuring
groups from area Florida Colleges and Universities.
• April 6, 3 p.m.: TBA
Driver Safety
Program
Save money on your car insurance
Classes monthly.
For information,
call Larrie, at 873-1537
All concerts will be at Queen of Peace
Church, 6455 SW SR 200, Ocala. ˛
‘Always remember you’re unique ... just like everyone else.’
Q. With all the problems in the mortgage
loan business, what would happen if I borrow
money from a company that then closed its
office or even went into bankruptcy?
A. It depends on whether the loan had
been funded by the time the company closed
its offices or went bankrupt. If the money for
the loan has been paid out and the mortgage
recorded, there’s not going to be any problem. If you have a loan commitment but the
loan hasn’t yet closed, then there could be a
problem with getting the loan funded by the
time of the closing. Title insurance companies
are continually worried about this very same
problem.
Gerald R. Colen is an attorney and member
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of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and the Elder Law section of the Florida
Bar Association. He concentrates his law practice in the areas of elder law, wills, trusts, probate, real estate, business law and simple and
complex estate planning. This column is not
intended to provide legal advice. You should
always consult your own attorney for such
advice. Mr. Colen is available for conferences
at his law office at 7243 Bryan Dairy Road,
Largo, Fla. 33777; (727) 545-8114 or at On
Top of the World, in Clearwater. In Ocala, Mr.
Colen is available, by appointment, for legal
conferences at the new On Top of the World
sales office annex, which is near Sid’s Coffee
Shop. E-mail him at [email protected]
or through his Web site: www.gcolen.com.
Visit our displays
in the new models
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Fall
Concert
Series
Tickets On Sale Now!
Purchase tickets online* by visiting www.CSCulturalCenter.com or at the Cultural
Center Ticket Office. October Resident Discount Coupon Code: VENUS
A Tribute to the King
(Elvis® Performers)
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Pre-Show Entertainment: 5:30pm
Doors Open: 6pm - Show Begins: 7pm
Residents — Gold $18 Silver $16 Bronze $14
The Legends of Doo Wop
Saturday, October 13, 2007
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On Top of the World
Craft Fair
Saturday, October 20, 2007 10am - 2pm
FREE
Come Blow Your Horn
Dinner Theatre
Thursday, October 25, 2007 6pm
Friday, October 26, 2007 6pm
Saturday, October 27, 2007 6pm
Sunday, October 28, 2007 1 pm
Residents — $35 (Includes Dinner)
Danny & The Juniors
Friday, November 9, 2007
Come Blow
Your Horn
Dinner Menu
Lemon Herb Chicken
Eggplant Parmesan
Burgundy Beef Tips
Vegetable du Jour
Rice Pilaf
Garden Salad
Rolls
Double Chocolate Cake
The Diamonds
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Chris Denem
(Tribute to Neil Diamond)
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Craig Turley & Orchestra
(Dinner & Dance)
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Residents — $35 (Includes Dinner)
Ticket Office Hours:
��Day of Show: 11:00 am - Showtime
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Ticket prices vary by event and are sold on a first come, first served basis. Ticket prices include sales tax. Refreshments available for purchase at events.
Schedule and prices subject to change without notice. Reduced ticket prices for residents of On Top of the World Communities. (Use resident discount
coupon code for online purchasing and resident ID required for purchasing at ticket office). *Online tickets subject to a convenience fee.
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The month of September has
flown by so fast — where does
the time go? It seems just like
yesterday that it was August.
At the time of writing this
article a lot of the events from
the month of September have
not happened as of yet. I will let
you know how the Roaring 20’s
Happy Hour, the High Tea, the
Club Fair and the baseball game
were in my November article.
Here is the schedule for the
Friday Night Happy Hours in
the month of October:
• OCT. 5: Barry and Nancy
• OCT. 12: Ray and Kay
• OCT. 19: The Bontempos
• OCT. 26: Halloween Happy
Hour with Dunning Shaw
Here is a little insight for the
Debbie Clark
Halloween Happy Hour. Costumes are not required but are
appreciated as we always have a few surprises up our sleeves
on this evening of all hallows eve. Please remember, if you plan
on attending this event to arrive early as usually the themed
Happy Hours do fill up fast and I would not want to have to
turn a witch or a ghoul away.
Also in the month of October there is the Craft Fair, which
is on Oct. 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event always proves
to be a huge success and for this year it should be even better
than years past as it is now being held at the Circle Square Cultural Center where there will be close to 50 crafters present so
you know what that means — plenty of items to choose from
to start your Christmas shopping.
Theresa has two trips scheduled to the Hard Rock Hotel
and Casino and they are on Thursday, Oct. 11, and Tuesday
Oct. 23. The cost of these trips is $20 per person and this includes your round-trip transportation, $25 in free play along
with a $5 lunch voucher. You may register for these trips at
the Health & Recreation Building Monday through Friday from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Into the month of November, this is one event that you all
have been waiting patiently for me to announce and this is
the Bi-Annual Rags to Riches sale. This event will be held on
Thursday, Nov. 1, at the Arbor Conference Center in Suites A
through H from 9 a.m. to noon. You may begin registering for
this event on Monday, Oct. 1, at the H&R office. The cost per
table is $6. These tables are on a first-come, first-served basis.
If you are interested in purchasing a table, please sign up as
early as possible as tables do go fast.
From
Debbie’s Desk
For those of you who missed the first flu vaccine clinic
there is another one scheduled for Friday, Nov. 9, at the Arbor
Conference Center in Suites E through H. You must register
for this at the H&R office. If this date is not convenient for you
the last flu vaccine clinic will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 4, at
the Arbor Conference Center in Suites E, F, and G you may also
register for this one at the H&R office.
There are also two trips to the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
in this month and they are on Thursday, Nov. 8, and Tuesday,
Nov. 20. You may register for either one of these trips at the
H&R office.
For those of you who are a little more adventurous we do
have a bus trip going to the Sterling Casino on Tuesday, Nov.
13. The cost for this trip is $14 per person, which is your
round-trip transportation. You may register for this trip at the
H&R office.
One of the events that is scheduled for the month of November is our own Shutterbugs, who will be holding their second annual exhibit at the Arbor Club Sunday, Nov. 4, through
Sunday, Nov. 11. This year’s exhibit will be very interesting as
we will be able to see how some of the photographers have
advanced in this past year.
During this week on Tuesday, Nov. 6, from 3 to 7 p.m., there
will be an open reception. You may attend and you will be able
to meet the photographers and ask them questions. This is a
nice relaxing evening of light refreshments along with a cash
bar. If you are interested in attending this event you may register at the H&R office. The only reason I ask that you RSVP is
so that I can have a count for the catering department to have
enough appetizers and sweets on hand.
We will be holding another High Tea for all the ladies and
this will be on Thursday, Nov. 15, at the Arbor Club. The cost
for this is $7.50 per person. You may register for this event at
the H&R office.
As we move forward into the month of December on
Wednesday evening, Dec. 12, there is one special event that
is organized by your own fellow residents. This is the Community Holiday Festival where you can come out and enjoy an
evening of holiday songs, entertainment and those wonderful
homemade holiday cookies.
Onto some community news: There is a new bus schedule
out and this is in effect as of the writing of this article. I have
made some changes in order to add another bus stop and this
new stop is over in back of the Circle Square Cultural Center
and is for the Candler and Indigo residents who would like to
utilize this service that we offer our residents. Also the other
change is that there is no longer a bus trip to the center of
Ocala on the first Friday of the month. If you have any questions regarding this new schedule please remember you may
contact my office and I will be happy to discuss this with you.
Until next month, be safe and have fun. ˛
mon area, post offices, etc. Please refrain from
this practice because even if it is only for a
few minutes, over time, be it car or golf cart,
battery acid and heat from the catalytic converter contribute to the demise of the grass.
We thank you for your cooperation in this
matter.
Solicitation
On Top of the
World Central
Lynette Vermillion
It is hard to believe October is here — it
seems to have arrived even faster than normal. Elvis has left the building, but the Legends of Doo Wop, our very own craft fair and
The Stage Door dinner theater are all coming
to the Circle Square Commons Cultural Center
this month.
DCM Hi-Definition
As you read this article, we are happy to
share with you that hi-definition service is
now available. We have been testing the services for the last several weeks so that we
could work on any glitches.
If you would like to add this service to your
package, please call DCM Customer Service at
873-4817 where they will be happy to assist
you.
Proper Disposal of Doggie Bags
As a reminder, we ask that residents not
throw their animal feces bags in the drainage areas as they eventually drain into the retention ponds. This leaves us with retention
ponds full of dirty plastic bags that must be
removed as well as creating an unpleasant environment for those residents living nearby.
So, please be kind and dispose of your animal
feces in the proper receptacles.
Golf Cart Permitting
Golf cart permitting for 2008-09 registration will begin on Oct. 1 at Customer Service
in Friendship Commons. During October residents are requested to come on their assigned
day according to the first letter of their last
name. Please see the flyer on page 24 for more
information. Registration will continue in November and December for those residents
that are unable to make their designated day
in October.
Chinch Bugs
Unfortunately, we have had optimal conditions for chinch bugs this season. Phillip Hisey,
our landscape professional, has a great article
in this month’s edition and I would highly recommend your taking time to read it.
Gate
We changed gate contractors earlier this
year and are very pleased with the level of service they have provided. We have had a few
residents who are dissatisfied with having to
stop and show their identification. Residents
not wanting to show ID and who have a window decal may use the main entry or Candler
gate. If a decal needs to be replaced, please
stop by Customer Service at Friendship Commons. Residents using the 90th Street gate
will be asked for identification regardless of
whether a window decal is present or not.
Parking On The Grass
We have noticed many residents parking on
the grass at various locations — home, com-
On Top of the World Communities has an
approved list of contractors who have furnished evidence of insurance, workers comp
and license if required. If a contractor ends up
at your door soliciting business, verify with
Customer Service that they are an approved
contractor. We have had a number of residents who have paid upfront for work that is
not performed or not performed to their satisfaction. Once the money is paid and the contractor is gone, you may be faced with a much
more expensive project to complete.
Please advise Customer Service of anyone
soliciting at your door. Ask for their name,
company and a copy of the flyer so that we
may contact the vendor to address their violation of our no solicitation rule.
We are removing signs from roadways,
October 2007
Photo by Larry Resnick
Jymie Charles and Debbie Clark pose at the
Roaring 20s Happy Hour at the Arbor Club Sept. 14.
yards and in common areas. Solicitation is not
allowed by vendors, service companies or any
occupant in the community. Also, no vehicle,
home or other item may be advertised for sale
on the exterior of any residential unit or any
common property, Community Development
District owned property, including streets,
parks and along roadways.
Golf
During the summer growing season, golf
course superintendents throughout Florida
perform necessary functions to aid in the longterm survival of soil and turf grass health.
These functions are aerification, vertical mowing and topdressing. We have just completed
these processes at our courses.
Aerification is a process that alleviates soil
compaction, allows water, air and nutrients
to enter the soil profile and provides an opportunity to amend the soil structure by introducing an improved growing medium.
Vertical mowing or verticutting removes
thatch, organic matter and promotes new
growth. It also provides an ideal seedbed prior to over seeding by opening the turf grass
canopy, which allows the seed to obtain better
contact with the soil below.
Heavy topdressing fills the voids left from
aerification and verticutting. Topdressing also
provides an opportune time for soil amendments to be introduced directly to the root
zone. Light topdressing is performed on a
more frequent basis, however materials used
during light topdressing are typically much
smaller in size to allow for less disruption to
the playing surface.
Closing the golf course to perform these
tasks reduces the amount of disruption to
play and allows us to accomplish these tasks
more efficiently and in a safe manner. These
tasks, although they may cause some inconvenience to our players, are very necessary
in order to create a healthy playing surface
throughout the year.
Return of Seasonal Residents
During this time of year many of our seasonal residents begin to make their way back
to Florida. We would like to welcome everyone
back to the community.
I am looking forward to the cooler weather
expected this fall and to gearing up for the
upcoming holidays.
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Candler Hills • Indigo East • Candler Hills • Indigo East
sions after pool closing hours leaving behind
damaged tables, chairs and broken glass. We
ask residents and guests to refrain from using
the pool after closing.
Golf Cart Permitting
Candler Hills &
Indigo East
Lynette Vermillion
It is hard to believe October is here — it
seems to have arrived even faster than normal. Elvis has left the building, but the Legends of Doo Wop, our very own craft fair and
The Stage Door dinner theater are all coming
to the Circle Square Commons Cultural Center
this month.
DCM Hi-Definition
As you read this article, we are happy to
share with you that hi-definition service is
now available. We have been testing the services for the last several weeks so that we
could work on any glitches.
If you would like to add this service to your
package, please call DCM Customer Service at
873-4817 where they will be happy to assist
you.
Community Center Pool
We have found that someone has used the
Indigo Community Pool on a number of occa-
Indigo East
Allie Gore
How fortunate we are to be in beautiful
Florida in the fall! Great weather is on the
way. Get out and enjoy your yard, walk the
labyrinth in Sholom Park, visit the manatees
at Homosassa.
The snowbirds are slowly heading our way.
Welcome! I hope you have returned with a desire to enjoy and maybe even give a little back
to our community. There are so many areas in
need of our hands and hearts. I invite you to
find a volunteer opportunity that pleases you
and become a valued participant.
Indigo East neighbors who have made
changes in contact information or who need
to be added to the newsletter, events and activities or directory distribution lists please
contact one of the following people. Nancy
Ludvik is the keeper of the Indigo East Directory. Updates or changes in any contact
information can be communicated to her
at [email protected] or 369-9973.
Roger Schwartz is the editor of our newsletter, The Gazette, which is e-mailed to neighbors. Roger can be reached at 861-4774 or
[email protected]. I am the keeper
of the activities and events distribution list.
Unless you specify differently, if you update
any one of the three of us we share the information with each other. My contact information is below. If you prefer not to receive
the e-mails, The Gazette or have your contact
information in the directory, please inform
one of us. I welcome announcements, suggestions for community activities (you would
like to facilitate), and/or any input you have
for this column. I am available at 861-4564
[email protected]. Thank-you.
Are you interested in being part of a neighborhood phone tree? The goal is to have neighbors, who do not have e-mail, share information with each other via phone. If you would
Golf cart permitting for 2008-09 registration will begin on Oct. 1 at Customer Service
in Friendship Commons. During October residents are requested to come on their assigned
day according to the first letter of their last
name. Please see the flyer on page 24 for more
information. Registration will continue in November and December for those residents
that are unable to make their designated day
in October.
Indigo residents are asked to please call 236OTOW (6869) or stop by Customer Service to
make an appointment for registration.
Chinch Bugs
Unfortunately, we have had optimal conditions for chinch bugs this season. Phillip Hisey,
our landscape professional, has a great article
in this month’s edition, and I would highly
recommend your taking time to read it.
Gate
We changed gate contractors earlier this
year and are very pleased with the level of service they have provided. We have had a few
residents who are dissatisfied with having to
stop and show their identification. Residents
not wanting to show ID and who have a window decal, may use the main entry or Candler
gate. If a decal needs to be replaced, please
stop by Customer Service at Friendship Commons. Residents using the 90th Street gate
will be asked for identification regardless of
whether a window decal is present or not.
this practice because even if it is only for a
few minutes, over time, be it car or golf cart,
battery acid and heat from the catalytic converter contribute to the demise of the grass.
We thank you for your cooperation in this
matter.
Solicitation
On Top of the World Communities has an
approved list of contractors who have furnished evidence of insurance, workers comp
and license if required. If a contractor ends up
at your door soliciting business, verify with
Customer Service that they are an approved
contractor. We have had a number of residents who have paid upfront for work that is
not performed or not performed to their satisfaction. Once the money is paid and the contractor is gone, you may be faced with a much
more expensive project to complete.
Please advise Customer Service of anyone
soliciting at your door. Ask for their name,
company and a copy of the flyer so that we
may contact the vendor to address their violation of our no solicitation rule.
We are removing signs from roadways,
yards and in common areas. Solicitation is not
allowed by vendors, service companies or any
occupant in the community. Also, no vehicle,
home or other item may be advertised for sale
on the exterior of any residential unit or any
common property, Community Development
District owned property, including streets,
parks and along roadways.
Golf
During the summer growing season, golf
course superintendents throughout Florida
perform necessary functions to aid in the longterm survival of soil and turf grass health.
These functions are aerification, vertical mowing and topdressing. We have just completed
these processes at our courses.
Aerification is a process that alleviates soil
compaction, allows water, air and nutrients
to enter the soil profile and provides an opportunity to amend the soil structure by introducing an improved growing medium.
Vertical mowing or verticutting removes
thatch, organic matter and promotes new
growth. It also provides an ideal seedbed prior to over seeding by opening the turf grass
canopy, which allows the seed to obtain better
contact with the soil below.
Heavy topdressing fills the voids left from
aerification and verticutting. Topdressing also
provides an opportune time for soil amendments to be introduced directly to the root
zone. Light topdressing is performed on a
more frequent basis, however materials used
during light topdressing are typically much
smaller in size to allow for less disruption to
the playing surface.
Closing the golf course to perform these
tasks reduces the amount of disruption to
play and allows us to accomplish these tasks
more efficiently and in a safe manner. These
tasks, although they may cause some inconvenience to our players, are very necessary
in order to create a healthy playing surface
throughout the year.
Return of Seasonal Residents
During this time of year many of our seasonal residents begin to make their way back
to Florida. We would like to welcome everyone
back to the community.
I am looking forward to the cooler weather
expected this fall and to start gearing up for
the upcoming holidays. ˛
Parking On The Grass
We have noticed many residents parking on
the grass at various locations — home, common area, post offices, etc. Please refrain from
like to coordinate this effort or just want to
participate contact me, 861-4564, or Marie Deshommes at 484-0897.
Our second annual Oktoberfest is Oct. 7
at 5 p.m.! Neighbors will be enjoying German
sausage, sauerkraut, hard pretzels, potato salad, Black Forest cake and beverages. Cost is $8
at the door. (Please e-mail me if you plan on
attending, as we need a fairly accurate count,
thanks.) Helen Boros is leading our enthusiastic planning group, which includes Henrietta
Westlye, Cindy Lafrance, Cookie Caposello,
Kathy Brouillard (thanks to Harold Brouillard
for making our tickets), Wendy Goldhill and
Gloria Horvath. Helen has created three beautiful baskets (I had a sneak peak) of authentic
German foods, wine, beer, cookies and candy.
These baskets will be raffled off. I sure hope
to buy one of the lucky tickets!
Our First Friday community gatherings
have been cancelled in September and October due to other activities being scheduled so
close to the first Friday of the month.
In November we have a casual presentation
scheduled. This speaker is a former policeman
who educates folks in commonsense ways to
protect themselves and their property. Remember to bring a snack to share, and your
personal beverage. Please e-mail me (or call)
by Oct. 26 if you plan to attend the Nov. 2
First Friday, gathering. If there is not enough
interest I would like to extend the courtesy of
notifying him in advance. Thank you for your
help.
Would you like to meet neighbors through
a book club? The book club meets once a
month at the community center. Joyce Diekman is the person to contact, 817-1364, or
[email protected]. The next Ladies
Luncheon is scheduled for Oct. 19, 11:30 a.m.
Be looking for more information via e-mail. It’s
time again to gather at the community center
for Game Night (second Tuesday and fourth
Thursday monthly, 6 p.m.). Anyone interested
in helping with Game Nights at our community center? Let me hear from you.
Until next month remember, enjoy life; this
is not a dress rehearsal! ˛
Candler Hills
Mary Pat Giffin
While many of us are connected to the Internet and receive John Podkomorski’s monthly
newsletter, which lists numerous community
activities and events, there are still neighbors
who depend on print news. Besides, the snowbirds are just returning and may have lost
track of what’s happening at Candler Hills;
and others may decide to participate in some
of these activities now that they are settled.
Candler Hills Ladies Golf Association held
its first meeting of the season recently. The
board provided a delicious lunch and Carol
Joseph shared information on interclub play.
The women are planning a Christmas luncheon
and Barbara Massachi is looking at various
restaurants and dates for our outing. In lieu
of a gift exchange, we’ve decided to contribute $10 each to a charity. Several women are
golfing at On Top of the World Ladies Harvest
Invitational this month and others are playing
in the Pro/Ladies tournament at Candler Hills
Golf Club.
While the Candler Men’s Golf Association
hosts its member/guest, the women will be
on playing golf at other courses, shopping or
touring Princess Diana’s dress collection at
the Appleton Museum.
Heddy Racinowski said there’s still space
available on the Girlfriends’ Cruise, Monday,
Feb. 25, to Saturday, March 1. E-mail her at
[email protected].
Two Bunco groups are in place. One group
meets the third Monday of the month and the
second group meets the fourth Tuesday of
each month. Twelve women are in each group
and they meet at different homes. Play begins
at 7 p.m. Again, contact Heddy for more information.
Numerous new homes are near completion
in our community, which makes this a great
time to join John Pod and Bob Davis on their
welcome committee. They need volunteers to
personally greet neighbors in their immediate area. Your responsibilities would include
handing out an information packet; sharing
Ocala and On Top of the World information;
and answering transition concerns. They also
need someone to lead Newbie Night, an information-driven evening for new residents.
If you’re interested in helping out contact
John or Bob. John can be reached at 873-3869
([email protected]) and Bob’s number is 2379332 ([email protected]).
Are you interested in bowling? The On
Top of the World bowling league started last
month at AMF West. Contact Micki Lander if
you would like to join the league. Her number
is 369-8977 ([email protected]).
Candler Women’s Club has resumed its activities. Join the women for a cultural or social
event. For more information call, Lynda Feld
at 237-6568 ([email protected]).
Dinner for Six is also back after taking the
summer off. This is a great way to meet new
neighbors for delicious meals and conversation. For more information contact Carolyn and
Sherman Axinn at 873-8731 (axinn06@yahoo.
com).
Lastly, I’ll mention the Excursion Club,
which meets the first Tuesday of each month
at 6:30 p.m. at Candler Community Center. Diane Podkomorski welcomes suggestions and
volunteers to lead an excursion. It’s not a lot
of work and you get to do what you want. Give
Diane a call at 873-3869 ([email protected]).
If you have stories to share, activities to announce that would be of interest to Candler
Hills residents, please call me at 854-8545 or
e-mail me at [email protected].
Your comments and suggestions are welcome. ˛
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We are located on 110th Street,
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SR 200 and 110th Street
(turn west at the entrance
to Oak Run)
ALL are welcome —
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Rev. G.T. Alles, Pastor
Sunday Worship at 10 a.m.
Call us at 237-0763
Better yet, come visit!
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Congratulations
Anniversaries
Birthdays
New Residents
Harold Mitchell
Birthday
Welcome
to
On Top of
the World
Anthony F. and Maria Galonardo, 8534 S.W. 86th
Terrace, Candler Hills East
Nancy L. Baldwin, 8634 S.W. 88th Loop, Candler
Hills East
Barry E. and Sandra W. Ripple, 8619 S.W. 87th St.,
Candler Hills East
Ronald and Anne Luehrs, 8360 S.W. 84th Loop,
Candler Hills East
Dennis Onushco and Shirley K. Hamilton, 8310
S.W. 79th Circle, Indigo East
Francis G. Wargo Sr. and Barbara Wargo, 8743
S.W. 83rd Circle, Candler Hills East
James E. Youngman Sr. and Marilyn A.
Youngman, 8399 S.W. 82nd Loop, Candler
Hills East ˛
Master the
Possibilities
Goes Online
The popular Master the Possibilities education program continues to grow by leaps and
bounds. We expect 12,000 enrollments this
year. In order to make class registration more
convenient, we will be adding ONLINE registrations beginning Sept. 27 at 8 a.m. for Fall
(October-November) classes. We will continue to take phone registrations and walk-ins.
This is simply another way to allow students
to register at their convenience! (This will replace e-mail currently used).
To register on-line follow these step-bystep instructions:
• Go to www.MasterthePossibilities.com.
• To view classes without registering as a
member or student simply click Class Schedule on the menu. Select the month you wish to
view. Classes are listed chronologically.
• To enroll for classes online you must be
a member. To register as a new member, click
Log In on the main menu and then click Register at the bottom of the page. Fill in all blanks
on registration form and click Sign Up. As a
returning member you will simply click Log In
and enter your User Name and Password.
• To register for a class, click Class Schedule in the main menu. Select the month you
wish to view. Classes are listed chronologically. Click on the class name. Click Register
for this Class. You will notice that on the right
hand side of the screen you can see the number of seats available for the class. If there
are no seats available you can click Notify Me
and you will receive an email notifying you if
a seat opens. If you wish to cancel this class,
click Cancel This Class to remove it from your
schedule.
• To view any classes you are registered for
or to make changes to your account, Log In and
click My Account. Here you can view or print
any classes that you are currently enrolled in.
You can also cancel a class at any time
• Classes registered for on-line will continue to be paid for at the Education Office
before or at the beginning of the class. If you
are an On Top of the World resident, please
remember to bring your ID when paying for
your class.
• If you are registered online and a change
occurs to your class, we will notify you via
email or by phone (if you do not have email).
The message will come from the address
[email protected] (this is a non-reply
email). Please add this to your contacts to
avoid notifications going into your junk mail.
Register early — our classes fill quickly!
If you’d like to learn more about this new,
more convenient way to register, stop by the
Education Office located in the Circle Square
Commons Town Center, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. or call 861-9751 — we’ll
be happy to answer your questions.
Thanks for your continued support. See
you in class! ˛
Lions Club
Dianne Lovely
On Top Of The World Lions Club would like
to welcome Marty Schley. Marty has already
been helping us out before she even became a
member of the club.
Congratulations to Ralph Mills, Tony and
Rita Cacciotto and Darlene Larue. Each of
these Lions received the Governor Achievement Award.
Remember the Trash and Treasure Sale is
Sept. 29 from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. in the parking lot of Park Avenue Bank. If by any chance
it rains, the new date will be Oct. 6 from 8 a.m.
to 1 p.m.
Don’t forget the Tacky Tea is Oct. 18 at
noon. Tickets are on sale in the Health & Recreation Ballroom from 8 to 10 a.m. Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays. Tickets are $9 per a
person. Be sure not to miss this spectacular
event. Second Chance Consignment Shop is
doing our fashions and assorted salads and
desserts will be provided by our Lions.
Members of the Lions Club collect used ink
jet cartridges, laser cartridges and old cell
phones throughout the year. These items are
gathered by members and shipped to a recycle center. The monies reimbursed are used
to send blind and special needs children with
multiple handicaps to the Florida Lions Camp,
located in Lake Wales on Tiger Lake. Our members are currently in the process of expanding
our collection throughout the local area. For
the convenience of our On Top of the World
residents, there is a collection box downstairs
in the Health & Recreation Building on top of
the counter underneath the stairs.
Thanks to all who participated to date, I am
very proud to say this program gave us the
ability to send four children to camp this year.
This would not have been possible without all
the donations given to this program. What
a great job. I believe with the awareness of
this program, we can only increase the number of children we send to camp next year.
If you know of any business that you think
would like to make a difference in a child’s life
through this program, please contact Diana or
Hector Rocafort at 873-1166.
We had a wonderful talk by Robin McClea
who is the director of the Appleton Museum
Of Arts. Robin talked about the beautiful art
arrangements and sculptures at the museum.
The Appleton Museum is located on Northeast
Silver Springs Boulevard and it really is a place
to see.
As I always say, become a Lion. To join the
Lions Club, call membership chairman Estelle
Clark at 861–7358. ˛
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Tony Tortora
The Annual Holiday Dinner will be held on
Nov. 9 in the Arbor Conference Center. Tickets are on sale at the Oct. 12 meeting.
Annual dues of $5 are due in January and
will be collected at each meeting starting in
October.
The campaign season has started. Several
Republicans have declared their intent to run
for local offices. It has been our practice in
the past to invite all Republican candidates to
attend our meetings. They are usually invited
to speak at one meeting after they have officially filed and will always be recognized as
present when they attend. Our meetings are
the best place to get to know the candidates
and what they stand for. We present the candidates for your convenience so you can be
better informed when you go to vote.
Looking stateside, we will be faced with a
decision to modify the property tax laws to
ease the burden for those who buy new or resale homes at current prices. Those who have
been residents of Florida for a long time and
choose to stay in the same home may opt for
the existing system and limit the increase in
annual appraisal. Who benefits from this tax
proposal? Come to the next meeting and we
can discuss the facts. ˛
Democratic
Club
Lee Wittmer
The general meeting of the Democrats Club
on Tuesday, Oct. 16, will be held in Suites E
and F of the Arbor Club Conference Center
and will commence at 7 p.m. with refreshments served at 6:30 p.m.
Our speaker will be Mike Sizemore, former
chair of the Marion County Democratic Committee. Mike is presently serving on the Marion Soil and Water Conservation Board. The
board is working to preserve and to protect
our major springs. This certainly affects the
quality of our drinking water.
Mike will be a candidate in the forthcoming
election for a seat on the Marion County Board
of Commissioners. Come and hear him talk
about the issues that concern Marion County.
All interested parties are invited to attend
this meeting. Come hear our speaker. Also
find out what the On Top of the World Democrats are all about. ˛
Breast Cancer
Awareness Luncheon
Breast Cancer Awareness and the Longaberger Basket Company are joining forces to
support research efforts in finding a cure for
breast cancer. One in every eight women will
be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime.
The Longaberger Company carries a specialty line, Horizon of Hope, and raises funds
to reach out to millions of women.
The Dunnellon/West Marion Relay for Life
will benefit from the proceeds of the luncheon,
the Longaberger basket sales, silent auctions,
raffles and door prizes. Mark your calendar
with the date: Sept. 29 at 11 a.m. at Bently’s
Restaurant, US 41S in Dunnellon.
Tickets are available by calling Sherry at
489-2121 or Alma at 489-1660. ˛
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SCHEDULE
On Top ofOTOW
theBUS
World
Bus Schedule
PICK-UP
ROUTE
TIME
97th Lane – 99th Ave – 96th St
89th Ct. Rd – 85th Terr. Rd.
96th Lane – 84th Terr – 93rd St
83rd Terr – 90th St – 87th Ave – 97th St
97th St – 94th Lane
89th Ct Rd – 92nd St Renaissance
90th St – 91st Cir East 91st Cir West
90th St – SW 96th Terr – SW 92nd Pl Rd
- 96th Ct Rd
Avalon
Arbor Club
Circle Square Cultural Center
Exit Community
Crescent Ridge 1 & 2
Americana Village
Friendship Village
Friendship Colony
Friendship Park
Friendship Village
Williamsburg
Providence
OCALA RUN: TUE.,WED.,TH & FRI
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8:45
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Lowe’s
Paddock Mall
Wal-Mart Superstore
Target
K-Mart
Gaitway Plaza
9:45 am
9:50 am
10:00 am
10:15 am
10:15 am
10:27 am
Paddock Mall
Wal-Mart Superstore
Target
K-Mart
Gaitway Plaza
Paddock Mall (Final Pickup)
Publix (Final Stop of the Day) Heath Brook
11:50
11:55
12:00
12:00
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am
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� Hour
Thursday Grocery Run (local Publix)
4:16 pm
Sam’s Club – 3rd Friday of the Month
1:00 pm
nd
9:50 am
Beall’s (Hwy 200/CR 484) 2 Friday of the Month
(No regular runs – only Hwy 200 west of On Top of the World)
Photo by Bob Woods
11:20
11:40
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11:45
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OTOW Bus Scheduled Rev 01 – Revised 8/9/2007.
Leave the driving to On Top of the World Communities bus driver Jean Pryor.
Take The Free Bus
to Run Your Errands
BY BOB WOODS
WORLD NEWS WRITER
Did you know that one of the services provided by On Top of the World is our own bus
service? As the bus driver stated to me, “it is a
service offered for the community by the community.”
The bus driver, Jean Pryor, has been transporting On Top of the World residents all over
the area locally and in Ocala for the past two
years and she told me she has held a commercial driver’s license for the past 15 years. Just
talking to her I received the feelings that she
is a very caring, well-spoken lady — a lady of
deep caring concerns for her passengers.
There is no charge for this bus service. It
is available to all residents of On Top of the
World. The 21-seat bus has some 25 scheduled stops within our community, and Jean
said that she has at times picked up a few
passengers en route to a scheduled stop. “Not
very often.” she said,” as those desiring to
travel by the bus are usually at the scheduled
stops waiting for me.”
Jean emphasized many times to me that
the safety of the passengers is her primary
concern. Jean also told me concerning the
safety of her passengers that she not only has
to watch the road in front of the bus, she has
to keep her eyes pealed in all directions. Just
speaking to this lady behind the wheel she
takes her job very seriously and especially the
safety of those riding her bus.
Jean starts early in the morning getting the
bus ready for her day’s run. Her first pickup
is in the Crescent Ridge section starting at
8:45 a.m. continuing through all nine neighborhoods before her last pickup at 9:35 a.m.
at the Circle Square Cultural Center for those
residents residing in Indigo East and Candler
Hills. It takes approximately 50 minutes to
complete her scheduled rounds of pickups
before departing for those set stops along the
200 corridor east of the interstate beginning
with Lowe’s.
Jean makes her scheduled runs Tuesday
through Friday only. Besides Lowe’s the bus
makes stops at the Paddock Mall, Wal-Mart Superstore, Target, K-Mart and the Gaitway Plaza. If you are not familiar with Gaitway Plaza
that is where T.J. Maxx and Office Depot are.
The neighborhood bus also stops each afternoon before returning to On Top of the
World at Publix, located in the Heath Brook
Commons for a half hour stop. Each Thursday
afternoon the bus makes a grocery run to Publix located in Steeplechase Plaza as well as one
run a month to Sam’s Club and Beall’s.
Please check the published schedules that
are available on the bus and behind the information desk located in the downstairs of the
H&R Building. The schedule is also printed in
the front of your On Top of the World phone
book on page 18 or call 856-8707 for additional information.
Jean told me that there has been only twice
that she has made her scheduled stops in the
two years she has been driving our neighborhood bus that no one wanted to go anywhere.
Usually she has between one and 12 passengers daily making the trip and at each stop
she lets passengers off she emphasizes to
them the time and place for her return. Jean
told me, “On my watch no one has been left
behind. At each stop there is a designated
place for pickup.”
Jean went on to add that the schedule is
not set in stone. “I can’t control traffic,” she
stated. She told me that her first and main
concern is her passengers. “I try to keep all
my passengers happy.”
The community bus is a service provided
by On Top of the World. There are no reasons
why more folks in all our communities don’t
utilize this service. It is free. It is safe. It saves
on gasoline. You don’t have to fight the traffic
and all you have to do is sit back and enjoy
the ride.
As the old saying goes, “ … leave the driving to us.” So, leave the driving to Jean. ˛
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winter. Days get shorter and cooler. People in
most parts of the country feel melancholy
about the chill of winter on the horizon. Here,
at On Top of the World and in Central Florida,
we welcome a reprieve from the hot, humid
Florida sun, and the return of friends from
summer travels. With the cooler days, we can
think about taking our fitness routine outside.
For, example, what better place to walk then
On Top of The World. That’s what the fitness
staff is doing with residents in a special sixweek walking program. Our theme, “Walking
On Top of the World,” is being proudly displayed by our staff on T-shirts that read, “Ask
me how I walked 26 in 6?” Well we want you to
join us and walk 26 miles in six weeks and if
you do (and are one of the first 130 people to
sign up!) you will get one of these T-shirts!
“Walking On Top of the World” is a comprehensive walking program that helps you
accomplish the goal of walking a marathon in
six weeks! We hold walking classes to assist
with proper form and technique and supply
you with walking logs and punch cards to record the miles you walk. This program starts
on Oct. 1 so be sure to stop by the Fitness
Center for all the details!
Walking with your friends is a great beginning to an exercise program. If you stop by the
Health & Recreation Building, you’ll see how
committed we are to bring you a variety of
wellness programs. Our goal is to meet multiple preferences and fitness capabilities.
If you are one of the “resident regulars” at
exercise classes and in the gym, remember it
is always prudent to re-evaluate your current
program from time to time and see if changes
would be beneficial. When it comes to existing
programs, “cross training” proves to be successful in balancing your workouts and preventing overuse injuries.
“Cross training” simply means that you are
doing a variety of different types of exercises.
Ensure that your current fitness program challenges cardio, strength and flexibility. If you
are a “creature of habit” and do the same exact
workout every time you will not be maximizing your opportunity to improve your fitness.
You may be overusing some muscle groups,
which over time could cause an imbalance in
your muscular system. A good example of a
cross training approach might look something
like this:
• MONDAY: Brisk walk for two miles followed
by 30 minutes of stretching
• TUESDAY: Conditioning class that focuses
on strength training
• WEDNESDAY: Water Aerobics class
• THURSDAY: Walk on the treadmill, strength
train on the machines
• FRIDAY: Aerobics class or Line Dancing or
Get Fit While You Sit Class
• SATURDAY AND SUNDAY: Play tennis, golf,
take a walk, or ride your bicycle
While walking, water aerobics and line
T ue s d ay
Oyxcise
20 min. DVD
Condition & Stretch
Cammy
Tai Qi Po*
Frank
WALKING ON
TOP OF
THE WORLD!!!
*DENOTES A FEE BASED CLASS
T h u r s d ay
Wednes da y
Friday
Oyxcise
20 min. DVD
Cardio Mix
Donna
Oyxcise
20 min. DVD
Cardio Mix
Cammy
Circuit Burn&Firm
Mary Pat
Oyxcise
20 min. DVD
Condition & Stretch
Cammy
Tai Qi Po*
Frank
WALKING ON
TOP OF
THE WORLD!!!
Oyxcise
12:15
20 Min.
Balanced Body
Mary Pat
10:30-11:15
Aerobics Room
Light Aerobics
Mary Pat
Light Aerobics
Mary Pat
Light Aerobics
Mary Pat
10:30-11:15
Power Aerobics
Kitti
Power Aerobics
Kitti
Power Aerobics
Kitti
Cybex Orientation
Fitness Center
12:15
Aerobics Room
3:00-4:00
Aerobics Room
12:15
20 Min.
Sunday
Circuit Burn&Firm
Balanced Body
Mary Pat
12:00-1:00
Oyxcise
Mary Pat
10:00-10:30
Aerobics Room
H&R Ballroom
Saturday
Howie
Oyxcise
20 min. DVD
Your New Power*
Oyxcise
20 min. DVD
Howie
Oyxcise
20 min. DVD
Your New Power*
Oyxcise
Oyxcise
20 min. DVD
20 min. DVD
Howie
"WALKING ON TOP OF THE WORLD" a new and exciting tness challenge brought to you by your Health and Recreation Center! You will
have 6 weeks to walk a Marathon. Join us twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays for walking classes to help you achieve your goal of
26 miles in 6 weeks! All participants will receive a log to record their miles. Complete the marathon and get a T-Shirt!!!
dancing are all aerobic activities, they challenge and recruit your muscle fibers differently! With a variety of exercises, your strength
increases will be more balanced and you won’t
overuse a specific muscle and create an imbalance. Muscle imbalances can lead to joint pain,
poor posture and injury. We are here to assist you and answer questions, so if you need
some help with implementing a cross training
approach to your fitness program stop by and
see us! This is a great time of year to “fall”
into fitness!!
If you missed our Fabulous Friday class last
month, you’ll want to participate in the next
one. More than 100 people participated in the
class jam-packed with cross training. The H&R
ballroom exploded with energy as Mary Pat,
Kitti and I led the group with low impact aerobics; then challenged balance skills with ladder drills and even volleyball (we played with
balloons!).
Fabulous Friday will be a special class offered once every quarter. We will keep you
posted on the next Fabulous Friday event!
New instructors join our fitness team!
Please be sure to welcome our newest members of the On Top of the world fitness instructor team. Barbara Day teaches Shallow Water
Aerobics on Tuesday and Thursday mornings
at 9:15 a.m. at the Arbor Club. Donna Zelinski
teaches Cardio Mix on Wednesday mornings
at H&R, and Frank Gonzalez instructs Tai Qi
Po (pronounced Tie-Chee-Po) on Tuesday and
Thursday mornings at H&R. All of our new instructors come to us with a wealth of knowledge and experience in their respective fields
… be sure to give one of these classes a try!
For a complete listing of our class offerings
and descriptions please stop by H&R or the
Arbor Club. ˛
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pros. Especially if you watch players who have
a style similar to yours. If you want to learn
about footwork, disregard the ball; just watch
the players’ feet. If you want to learn about
court positioning, observe when the players
stay back and when they come to net; or, if
pulled wide, watch how they recover, so they
don’t leave too much open space, in which
the opponent can hit the ball. Watch when the
players hit with topspin and when they use
underspin, etc.
Tennis Tip: Hitting on the Rise
Arbor Club
Tennis
Jorge Privat
Hello everyone! I would like to wish a very
happy fall to all of you. The weather is finally
more pleasant and more conducive to playing tennis. I believe everybody needed a break
from the ladder, so we stopped it for a few
weeks, but as you know we are restarting it
again early this month. Participation was very
good the first time around, and I expect it to
be even better this time.
We will also start a “Smash and Bash” social
tennis activity one evening during the week
for those interested in playing some tennis
before going to a restaurant, and will reinstate
our tennis exchange with our friends from the
Spruce Creek Community in Belleview.
In spite of the heat, we continued to have
meets with our friends and neighbors from
Oak Run. The teams headed by Betty Bussenger and Norma Higgins split the honors in two
occasions, and I would like to congratulate all
team players for their efforts and their spirit
of fair play, win or lose.
In the latter part of August, we all had the
opportunity to watch the U.S. Open, and I was
very pleased to hear that many of you showed
a lot of interest and follow the results on a
daily basis. If not the best, it was one of the
best in history. Many up and coming players
— men and women — competed at a high level, and a good number of them were qualifiers
who showed a lot of promise. To all of you
I encouraged to tape some of those matches,
because you can learn a lot from watching the
In case you haven’t figured it out already,
there is a lot of ground to cover on a tennis
court and not much time to do it. The trick
to doing it well is to position yourself so you
maximize your court coverage while limiting
your opponent’s. How do you do this? One of
the best ways I know is to take the ball on the
rise. That means hitting it while it’s still ascending after the bounce.
When players first learn to hit groundstrokes, they are taught to let the ball bounce
and then make contact as it is descending. That
is easier, but it also forces you to move farther
back in the court, limiting your hitting options
and giving your opponent more of a chance to
get into an attacking position. By stepping up
and tracking the ball early, you give yourself
more options, shrink the size of the court you
have to cover, and take precious time away
from your opponent. Make sure you take the
ball early, on the rise and try to make contact within your comfort zone. Moving up to
hit the ball early may take you into “no man’s
land.” If you are confident that your ball is a
forcing ball, continue to move forward, inside
the service court. If you feel that your ball is
not a forcing ball, move back behind the baseline, otherwise you will be playing defensibly,
digging balls off your feet.
Slice them up. Players traditionally use the
slice as a conservative shot. It’s a safe play
that takes pace off your opponent’s ball and
stays low. In fact, it’s particularly effective in
returning heavy topspin balls on the rise to
the backhand side. Hitting a shoulder-high
backhand off a heavy topspin ball is tough
with one or two hands, but it’s especially hard
for one-handers. That’s why stepping into the
shot, taking it on the rise, and making contact
at a more manageable height is a smart play.
So, remember, don’t wait for the ball to
come to you. Hit on the rise and get your opponent scrambling. ˛
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ARBOR CLUB FITNESS & AQUATIC SCHEDULE
ARBOR CLUB FITNESS SCHEDULE
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST 2007
Monday
Ti m e
9:00
Ask
the Trainer
Howard Williams
Hello seasoned residents! Fall is here and
it’s a great time to jump-start your fitness
program. I am once again going to talk about
the importance of strength training for the
seasoned population. Yes I said seasoned
population — it has a better ring than senior
population. It cannot be stressed enough the
importance as we grow older to strength train
to avoid sarcopenia. That is age-related loss of
lean body mass, muscle strength and muscle
function. Strength training reduces the signs
and symptoms of sarcopenia and the following:
• Arthritis
• Diabetes
• Osteoporosis
• Obesity
• Back pain
• Depression
Arthritis Relief
This is what we talked about in my last
article. Tufts University recently completed
a strength-training program with older/seasoned men and women with moderate to severe knee osteoarthritis. The results of this
16-week program showed that strength training decreased pain by 43 percent, increased
muscle strength and general performance, improved clinical signs and symptoms of disease,
and decreased disability. The effectiveness
of strength training to ease pain was just as
potent, if not more potent than medications.
Similar effects have been seen in patients with
rheumatoid arthritis. We have an Arthritis
Water Class on Tuesday and Thursday at the
Arbor Club at 10:15 a.m. taught by Arthritis
Foundation certified Pat Woodbury.
Balance and Reduction of Falls
As people age, poor balance and flexibility
contribute to falls and broken bones. These
fractures can result in significant disability and in some cases, fatal complications.
Strengthening exercises increase a person’s
flexibility and balance, which decrease the
likelihood of falls. It also decreases the severity of falls and increases recovery. We have
a Balanced Body Class by Mary Pat Giffin on
Monday and Wednesday at 10 a.m. Also the
afternoon at 3 p.m. on Monday and Wednesday we have Your New Power class, which involves strength, balance, and flexibility taught
by yours truly.
Strengthening of Bone
Post-menopausal women can lose one to
two percent of their bone mass annually. Results from a study conducted at Tufts University, which were published in the Journal of
the American Medical Association in 1998,
showed that strength training Increases Bone
Density and reduces the risk for fractures.
Our Walking On Top of the World program
is another good way to build bone because of
the weight bearing exercise of walking.
Proper Weight Maintenance
Strength training is crucial to weight control, because individuals who have more muscle mass have a higher metabolic rate. That
means you can burn more calories in your
9:15-10:00
Arbor Club
Indoor Pool
9:15-10:15
10:00-10:45
Walking Pool
10:15-11:15
Fitness Room
Deep Water
Aerobics*
Cammy
Yoga*
Ronnese
AC Ballroom
Light Yoga*
Claudia
Wednesday
Deep Water
Aerobics*
Joan
Yoga*
Ronnese
AC Ballroom
Thursday
WALKING ON
TOP OF
THE WORLD !!!
Shallow Water
Aerobics*
Barbara
Friday
Saturday
Open
Swim
Deep Water
Aerobics*
Joan
S un day
Open
Swim
Gentle Aqua*
Pat
Light Yoga*
Claudia
Advanced Balance
Training*
Ronnese
Fitness Room
10:30-11:30
11:45-12:30
Arbor Club
Ballroom
1:30-2:15
Arbor Club
Indoor Pool
*DENOTES A FEE BASED CLASS
Tuesday
WALKING ON
TOP OF
THE WORLD !!!
Shallow Water
Aerobics*
Barbara
Advanced Yoga*
Ronnese
Fitness Room
Gentle Aqua*
Pat
Get Fit While
You Sit
Kitti
Shallow Water
Aerobics*
Cammy
Let's Dance*
Kitti
2nd Thursday of
the month
Get Fit While
You Sit
Kitti
Shallow Water
Aerobics*
Mary Pat
Get Fit While
You Sit
Kitti
"WALKING ON TOP OF THE WORLD" a new and exciting tness challenge brought to you by your Health and Recreation Center! You will
have 6 weeks to walk a Marathon. Join us twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays for walking classes to help you achieve your goal of
26 miles in 6 weeks! All participants will receive a log to record their miles. Complete the marathon and get a T-Shirt!!!
sleep by strength training. Who doesn’t want
that? Strength training can provide a 15 percent increase in metabolic rate, which is an
enormous factor for weight loss and longterm weight control.
Improved Glucose Control
More than 18 million Americans have type
2 diabetes—a staggering 300 percent increase
over the past 40 years—and the numbers are
steadily climbing. Recent studies have shown
that strength training provided dramatic improvements in glucose control that is comparable to taking diabetes medication.
Healthy State of Mind
Strength training provides similar improvements in depression as anti-depressant medications. Strength training produces a helpful
biochemical change in the brain and also increases self-confidence and self esteem. The
combination of the two has a strong impact on
the seasoned citizens overall quality of life.
Sleep Improvement
All people who strength train regularly enjoy improved sleep quality. As with depression, the sleep benefits obtained as a result of
strength training are comparable to treatment
with medication but without the side effects
or the expense.
Healthy Heart Tissue
Strength training is important for cardiac
health. Studies have shown that cardiac patients gain not only strength and flexibility but
also aerobic capacity as a result of strength
training. This has prompted the American
Heart Association to recommend strength
training as a way to reduce risk of heart disease and as a therapy for patients in cardiac
rehabilitation programs.
These benefits should be enough to get you
down to the fitness center or engage in one of
our classes. Orientations are available Tuesdays at noon to show you how to use our fitness center. Come on down and see what we
can offer you!
Other News
Good Bye Marie Lindenmuth. Marie has personal trained with me since I came here in June
of 2006. She always had a smile and a fiery
spirit. Recently she has moved to the Boston
area to be near her daughter and brother and
just happens to be next to the biggest mall
in the Northeast. She will be dearly missed by
all that knew her at On Top of the World. I do
have her e-mail though!
Your New Power Class
We meet on Mondays and Wednesdays at
3 p.m. in the fitness center group exercise
room. We balance on balls, work our abdominals, strengthen the whole body, and increase
flexibility. This class is all about improvement
in yourself and having fun. Feel free to drop
by and see what it’s all about.
Tennis Exercise Seminar
This fall we will be doing a Tennis Exercise
Seminar, the date to come. Presently I am taking tennis lessons from Jorge Privat, so I will
know what I am talking about. How lucky we
are to have such a talented tennis director
who played Davis Cup for Peru here at On Top
of the World. His instruction is fantastic and
I highly recommend anyone wanting to play a
little tennis and get fit to have some lessons
from him.
Member of the Month
I met Martha Stebbins in mid-July of this
year. She is a sweet septagenerian who has
never walked into a gym before. She is an On
Top of the World resident of 14 years that
hadn’t been lured yet to the fitness center.
Following the loss of her husband Eldon “Stebbie” Stebbins she has been thinking about trying out the fitness center. Finally she made
the call and came in for a consultation. She
made a commitment to try personal training
once and is still training three times a week
with me religiously.
She came in with rheumatoid arthritis,
weak legs and poor balance. She now does 30
chair stands, ball squats, and leg presses 90
pounds. This is from starting at about four
or five chair stands. Martha’s hobbies include
shopping and eating at nice restaurants. She
now can get out of the car much easier, shop
much longer and get up from a restaurant
chair or booth with ease. Hey, we all have our
priorities that improve our quality of life. I
asked Martha what her favorite thing about
personal training was. Her response, “I just
have a much more positive outlook, feel myself improving, and just feel better.”
Trivia Question
What is sarcopenia? The first three people
that get this correct will get a complimentary
25-minute personal training session.
That’s it for this month. Keep moving.
Personal training is available at 854-8707;
e-mail [email protected]. ˛
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Balanced Body class participants use weights, balls and even sunglasses to enhance their balance and coordination.
Class Teaches How to Learn Not To Fall
BY MARY PAT GIFFIN
WORLD NEWS WRITER
While walking one morning Eileen Langville,
83, could feel herself going toward the right.
“I pushed myself the other way, toward a tree”
to gain balance. Shortly, thereafter she was diagnosed with vertigo (dizziness), an uncomfortable feeling of motion when there is no actual movement. But she doesn’t let that slow
her down — she participates in Lite Aerobics
and Balanced Body classes and volunteers at
the library.
Everyone is at risk for falls and the risk
increases as we age. For example, more than
one-third of the people over 65 have at least
one fall each year. Falls are the major cause of
disability and death in seniors.
The ability to perform daily activities
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and maintain independence requires strong
muscles, balance and endurance. That’s why
regular physical activity or exercise helps to
improve and prevent the decline of muscle
strength, balance and endurance, all risk factors for falling. The Surgeon General’s report
on physical activity and health recommends
people of all ages to perform moderate physical activity on five or more days a week.
“I worry about breaking a limb or getting
hurt,” said Luz Leon, 63, who can be found at
the Health & Recreation fitness center most
days of the week, working out and participating in aerobic classes. “Exercise keeps my
joints lubricated and helps keep me stronger,
younger and more energized. Besides, it’s fun
to meet your neighbors and talk about different things, like medications, diets, and stocks.
It keeps your mind going, too.”
Lorraine McSweeney, 74, has osteoporosis
and her bone density test has improved because she exercises. She participates in Cardio
Burn and Firm and Square Dances three times
a week.
“My balance is bad. I used to walk on rocks.
Now, I�m kind of shaky,” admits Ernestine
Pryor, who does Lite Aerobics to keep fit and
improve her balance. Weight isn’t an issue
with Ernestine but she recognizes balance
problems can reduce her independence.
In spite of a “severely injured foot,” Patti
Kirshner attends Balance Body because “this
class is helping me re-balance and strengthen
my legs.”
She’s not the only one who finds balance
exercises helpful. Lillie Gasell has “a greater
feeling of security” since doing balance exercises.
“I want to avoid tripping over my own two
feet and (continue) walking,” echoes Shirley
Killpatrick.
Poor balance can interfere with activities of
daily living, such as walking, getting up and
out of your chair or simply leaning over to
pick up your grandchild. That’s why a regular exercise routine of any kind, from walking
and bicycling to participating in one of the nu-
Test
Yourself
Here are just a few of the numerous exercises we do in Balanced Body. Try them at home,
or better yet, join us on Mondays
and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. at
H&R in the aerobics room. The
class is free. These may sound
simple but you may find them
difficult to perform.
• Maintain balance while standing still with one foot in front of
the other.
• Maintain balance while making multi-directional leans.
• Maintain balance while turning in four corners and then add
a head turn.
• Maintain balance while shutting one or both eyes while performing above variations.
• Maintain balance while kicking a ball in a circle with a few
friends.
merous classes at H&R can make a difference
in your life.
Remember, inactive people are more likely
to fall because their reserves of energy, muscle tone and alertness are reduced. ˛
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or start one.
Benefits
Kitti’s Corner
Kitti Surrette
Finding Your Perfect Goal Weight
Photo by Bob Woods
The next Fabulous Friday will be in January.
Get Fit at Fabulous Friday
≈ Continued from Page 1
al’s balance. The fun really began when everyone lined up facing each other and balloons
were put into play. The balloons were batted
back and forth like playing volleyball.
Cammy told me that the classes are open
to all On Top of the World residents holding
a resident card giving access to H&R facilities.
In other words, if your On Top of the World
ID card allows you entrance into the H&R fitness center or the swimming pool at the Ar-
bor Club, you can participate.
If you missed this Fabulous Friday, you will
not want to miss the next one. Watch for dates
and times in the World News and on our local On Top of the World TV channels. Also,
please check the World News for other fitness
programs that are available. Who knows, there
might be a program offered that would meet
your fancy.
For additional information on the fitness
center and offered programs, call 854-8707.
˛
Arts and Craft Fair
well as those crafters residing along the 200
corridor. I was told by Debbie some crafters
are attending from as far away as Orlando.
If for some reason you can’t attend this
year’s fair, don’t worry. Many crafters from On
Top of the World that will be at the big craft
fair also display their creations every Tuesday
morning from 9 a.m. until noon in the Health
& Recreation Ballroom. These local crafters
not only have great gift items for the holidays
but how about that special gift needed for a
house warming, a get-well gift or just a gift of
friendship. With our own crafters if you don’t
see the item you desire in the right color or
size, give that crafter an order and it will be
made for you. The local crafters I spoke to all
stated that they take orders.
If you plan to attend the annual fair at the
Cultural Center, don’t forget refreshments
can be obtained at Sid’s Coffee Shop or Candler Hills Restaurant. If planning to visit the
craft exhibits at the H&R Ballroom, don’t forget refreshments or lunch is obtainable right
there at the Pub.
The Tuesday morning craft event is open to
all and any resident residing in any of the On
Top of the World Communities. To get more
information on displaying your creations contact Rene Beck at 854-4918.
Rene Beck told me she has been creating
stained class creations for many years. As she
and other crafters have told me, these crafts
started out as hobbies and friends and friends
of friends wanted some of their creations and
this is how they got into their craft in a bigger way then just calling it a hobby. Rene has
many stained glass creations for use in the
home and in the garden. One of her popular
desired items are stained glass dragonflies
that can be displayed in one’s garden. She has
also created stained glass inserts for the front
door along with side door panels for On Top
of the World residents.
Another crafter is Lois Powers, who creates
many beaded nightlights. She told me she
makes a whole array of items including many
that can be used as stocking stuffers. Every
kid, no matter what the age, as well as those
kids who are up in years, always like to receive
presents in their stockings. Most ladies like to
receive personal items as well as something
that can be used in the house reminding them
of the person who gave it to them.
Want a sneak preview of the craft fair? Stop
by the H&R Ballroom on Tuesday mornings
and see what some of our On Top of the World
crafters will be exhibiting. This would be the
opportune time to see what these crafters create and possibly there will be something you
want. Maybe in a different color or size, then
place an order.
I stopped over to chat with a gal that is
very proficient in making jewelry. Her name
is Cheryl Turnbow, who like the other ladies
lives right here in On Top of the World. She
makes all types of jewelry from one of a kind
custom jewelry to crafted items utilizing
genuine stones. She also makes crystal items
utilizing Swarovski crystals. Cheryl was a senior flight attendant with a major airline. She
traveled worldwide, which enabled her to see
different art forms in jewelry from many destinations.
Not only does Cheryl make all types of
jewelry, she also repairs most jewelry in her
home. Like the other lady crafters living here
in On Top of the World she will take orders
meeting anyone’s desires or special colors or
designs. Cheryl will also feature hand-knitted
ladies’ pocketbooks at the craft fair. This is
something she creates when taking a break
from making jewelry. She has taught special
jewelry classes for the Master the Possibilities
out in the Education Center.
The H&R display of crafts runs from September through May and offers all types of
artistic crafts and gifts. If you have any questions concerning the crafters at the H&R Ballroom, then call Rene Beck at 854-4918 or if any
questions arise concerning the annual craft
fair at the Cultural Center, call 854-8707.
See you at the craft fair on the 20th or see
you on Tuesday mornings at the H&R Ballroom crafters’ display. ˛
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Whenever we look at starting a new way
of eating, we’re doing so because we want to
change our weight to a specific goal we have
in mind.
There are several ways you might look at
this:
1. Choosing a number because it would put
your BMI (body mass index) in the healthy category.
2. The hope of getting back down to the
weight you were before you got married or
had children.
3. Losing those dress sizes you have grown
into over the last few years (that’s me!).
Whatever our reasons, it’s important to assess that the goal we have is one we can actually achieve. To make sure your ideal weight is
a healthy one, let’s look at some guidelines:
Take a history lesson: Our weight is largely
determined by genetics. So take a look at your
parents: Are they thin or have they struggled
with their weight? This will help each of us to
set a realistic goal for ourselves.
Look at your life: Wait, genetics isn’t the
only thing that affects our weight. We make
choices every day and develop habits that can
alter our weight destiny. Start by assessing
your lifestyle beginning with your childhood.
Were you an active child or sedentary and
overweight? What has been the lowest weight
you’ve been able to maintain as an adult?
Have you had children? (OK, guys you can’t
use this one.) All of these things will affect
what a healthy weight will be for you now.
Evaluate your commitment: Look at how
much time and effort you are willing to devote
to exercise (that’s where the programs at On
Top of the World come in) and diet. We’re not
just looking at this for now but for the rest
of our lives. Having a short-term focus isn’t
the answer because you may be able to reach
the goal, but you won’t be able to stay there.
The stronger your commitment, the more
likely it is that you’ll achieve a greater weight
loss. Stop right now and evaluate your commitment, put it on paper, hang your commitment on the bathroom mirror, repeat it a few
times. Other places to put your commitment:
on the refrigerator, in your car, on your favorite chair. Think of more places to put it, keeping it fresh in your view, remember a change
becomes a solid habit after 21 days.
Recognize your accomplishments: If you
are looking to drop 10 to 50 pounds or more,
a loss of five pounds might seem like nothing.
But research suggests that a five to 10 percent
reduction in weight can have a significant effect on your health. So, while you’re keeping
your eye on your end goal, make sure to celebrate the small successes along the way. Each
positive step forward brings you that much
closer to your goal, and that’s something that
will keep you going.
Partner: Sometimes it can be a lot of fun
to have a partner who is also changing his or
her way of eating. If one of you wants something not on your eating plan, call each other
for support. Look at recipes together, share
experiences while eating out. Network with a
group looking to change their way of eating,
Doctors at the School of Medicine at Yokohama City University took 34 obese people,
measured their blood for strength of immune
function and then put them on pretty strict
diets for periods ranging from about three
to eight months. Then their blood was reanalyzed. The finding was the immune reaction
of the T lymphocytes — key body defenders
— nearly doubled after the subjects peeled off
an average of about 50 pounds.
Another fact is that being overweight encourages high blood pressure, heart disease
and diabetes. It might be best to consider that
excess body fat is not just something that
may hasten the above but rather as a kind of
toxic condition that may virtually harm every
system and organ we have in our body.
The benefit that’s most immediate and
often most dramatic with weight loss is just
about ignored by medical researchers. Yet for
hundreds of people it’s real. Do you know? It’s
simple … you feel better! Can you hear them
say … unbelievable … what a difference! … it’s
changed my life.
Think about this concept; you’ve turned
down the force of gravity by 10, 20 even 30
percent; it’s only natural to feel incredibly
lighter on your feet. You breathe easier, and
there’s less strain on your back. A whole new,
more active and happier lifestyle becomes
available.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: while most people view
losing weight as just that — “How much did I
lose?” Look at it as a powerful positive: “Look
what I gained in my life!”
Tips
Out in your car all day? Don’t leave yourself at the mercy of unhealthy, quick-energy
solutions. Pack a lunch and/or some healthful
snacks so that you don’t end up at the drivethrough ordering French fries. Take a one-container meal. Cook some brown rice and enjoy
it with roasted veggies and chopped chicken
or turkey. Be sure to have a small cooler to
keep it from spoiling. Of course, have your
water too!
Reminder
The Walking On Top Of The World program
will run Oct. 1 through Nov. 12. The goal is
to walk four miles per week, for a total of 26
miles in six weeks. I’ll be joining in the walking and you don’t know what might go on in
my group (fun, fun, fun)! Let’s make a date to
walk together! Hope to see you there! ˛
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World
Traveler
Bill Shampine
This month we shall visit the island of Taiwan, which is a political hot potato located
about 75 miles off the southeastern coast of
mainland China. But, before we get into the
politics, let’s review its geography. The island
is 254 miles long and 89 miles wide, which
yields an area slightly larger than Maryland.
With a population of more than 22 million
people, Taiwan is one of the most densely populated places in the world. The eastern twothirds of the island is heavily forested with
rugged mountains, while the western third of
the island is flat to gently rolling plains that
are heavily farmed. The large population centers, including Taipei, the capitol, are located
in the west and the north.
Evidence of human settlement in Taiwan
dates back 30,000 years, although relatively
few people lived there until the 16th century.
The Portuguese were the first Westerners to
see Taiwan when one of their ships sighted
the island in 1544 and named it “Ilha Formosa,” which means “Beautiful Island.” From
that time, the island has been known variously
as Formosa or Taiwan until the 1950s or ‘60s
when Taiwan became the preferred name. Although being the first Westerners to see Taiwan, the Portuguese made no attempt to colonize it. It was not until 1624 when the Dutch
established the first Western base on the island. The Dutch dominion was relatively short
as they were expelled in 1662 by Koxinga, a
Chinese warlord from mainland China. China
then ruled Taiwan for more than 200 years,
when they were defeated by the Japanese in
the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95). Among
other spoils of war, China ceded Taiwan to the
Japanese in 1895. The Japanese subsequently
made huge investments in infrastructure and
education in Taiwan that resulted in an economic boom and a period of great development. Japan’s rule of Taiwan ended in 1945
when they lost World War II, when the island
was returned to the Republic of China.
Civil war in China between the Communist
Party of China (CPC), led by Mao Tse Tung,
and the Kuomintang (KMT), led by Chiang
Kai-shek, ended up in a retreat by KMT forces
to Taiwan in 1949. The CPC established the
People’s Republic of China and claimed to be
the sole representative of China, including
Taiwan. The 1.3 million refugees of the KMT,
soldiers, and intellectual and business elites
from the mainland moved to Taiwan, established the Republic of China, and claimed to
be the legitimate government of both main-
Photo by Anna Lenox
Bill Shampine successfully bargains for jade in an open-air market in Taipei, Taiwan.
land China and Taiwan. These conflicting
claims remain today as one of the potential issues that could start another worldwide war.
Perhaps the most significant characteristic of
the retreat to the island was the fact that the
KMT brought with it literally the entire gold
and foreign currency reserves of mainland
China, as well as a huge collection (estimated
at one-10th) of China’s entire cultural treasures! This initial wealth gave the government
on Taiwan the foundation for their dramatic
economic development. The Republic of China
(Taiwan) ultimately transformed into a democratic state during the 1990s, with President
Lee Teng-hui being elected in 1996 by the first
ever-popular vote.
I went to Taiwan in May 1999 when a colleague and I were asked by a very senior Taiwanese official to form a six-person team in
order to visit the island, evaluate their water
resources programs and to make recommendations on how to improve their efforts. In
Taipei, we stayed in the Grand Hotel, which
truly was appropriately named. The hotel was
established by Chiang Kai-shek in 1952 in order to accommodate visiting dignitaries and
is still used for this purpose today. It is a very
impressive facility, and you should consider
staying there when you visit Taiwan (a room is
about $100 per night). We also were taken to
Yangmingshan National Park, where we were
housed at Chiang Kai-shek’s former summer
retreat (similar to Camp David). It was located
in a lovely setting with steep, heavily forested
mountains, a relatively pristine lake, many
hiking trails, and suffocating humidity. The
accommodations were about a minus two-star
rating, but the locale was fantastic! For example, the bath towel was about 12” by 18” and
had been washed enough so that it had almost
zero drying capacity.
Our travels were confined to the western
part of the island, which is very pretty, but I
would like to go back to enjoy the mountainous part of the island in the east. Taiwan has
the highest mountains in East Asia, with one
peak at more than 13,000 feet and four others
higher than 11,400 feet. I’m sure these heavily
forested mountains that have been sculpted
by raging rivers create breathtaking vistas.
There actually are many natural splendors
to view on the island as well as the historic
artwork. I mentioned earlier that the Taiwanese possess as much as 10 percent of all of
China’s cultural treasures, some of which are
on display in the National Palace Museum (a
Smithsonian-like museum) in Taipei.
The food is great, although you need to
get used to using chopsticks, and shopping is
extensive, particularly for jade and electronic
items. One can shop in department stores or,
better yet, experience the open-air markets
with vendors selling all sorts of wares. Many
bargains can be had, and haggling is expected. You may or may not save money by haggling, but it works — and I have the jade to
prove it. Cash is by far the preferred medium
of exchange; use of a credit card typically will
cost you an extra 5 percent (the same as in
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is subjected regularly to major earthquakes
and typhoons, I asked one of their engineers
why they would even think about building the
world’s tallest building in Taipei. His answer
was “because we can.”
English is not too widely spoken, particularly in the countryside, and you should
never leave your hotel without a note written
in Chinese that identifies your hotel so that
you can show a cab driver where you need to
go. Road signs and signs needed by travelers
are almost exclusively written in Chinese, not
English. Traveling with a tour group would be
the ideal way to go to Taiwan. The best time to
visit is October to December.
Speaking of the occurrence of typhoons,
when our team left Taipei (located in the north)
in late May it so happened that a typhoon was
arriving that same time at the southern end
of the island! We weren’t sure we were going
to make it, but managed to get out without
incident.
In summary, Taiwan is a very nice place to
visit, and you should consider going there.
Just remember to not discuss the political situation with anyone while there. It is a pretty
touchy topic.
So, how far have we traveled now? Leaving
New Delhi with 23,584 miles under our belts
(or seat bottoms as it were) we have to add
another 2,737 miles to fly to Taipei. If we add
another 450 miles moving around the island,
we end up ready to go to our next stop having traveled a total of 26,771 miles (note: the
circumference of the globe is about 25,000
miles). For next month’s adventure let’s leave
the beaten path, OK? How about a quick trip
to New Guinea? ˛
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100
Grandparents
Barbara Greenwood
At the time you are reading this article, you
will realize that the 100 Grandparent Volunteers have already been to Romeo Elementary
School in Dunnellon, but it was after the deadline for our informative World News. Normally we go on the second Thursday of the
month, but for various reasons that day may
be changed. This particular day, Sept. 20, was
chosen by the Altrusa Club.
You might ask, “What in the world is Altrusa? I’ve never heard of that word.”
I will try to provide you with just some of
the things Altrusa has done for Marion County school children.
This group was formed in 1977 and is part
of Altrusa International. It was originally classified as a service group. Locally and internationally, one of Altrusa’s primary service projects is the promotion of literacy.
In 1990, Altrusa began its Read In program,
which pairs volunteers with all Marion County
elementary schools. The annual event reaches
more than 19,000 students through 900 volunteers who read to them for 30 minutes.
Other major projects involving literacy
include a five-year commitment to the Ocala
Public Library to provide children’s books.
Working in conjunction with an Ocala optometrist, the club funds the Eyes to See for Literacy program. Indigent children are provided
eyeglasses for a nominal fee. The club also
stocks five reading rooms for various children’s and teen shelters along with the Marion
County Health Department. This group offers
so much more to children in Ocala, there just
isn’t enough space to cover it all.
We, the 100 Grandparent Volunteers, also
involve ourselves in helping children with
reading and literacy. Our goal is to make children realize that reading a book can be fun
and a relaxing way to spend an hour or two.
We want them to use their imaginations, visualize, realize, put themselves in the same situation, and think about what they’d do if that
story were about them.
Another goal is to help them to interact,
to get along well with others, to understand
that there are many things going on in this
world of ours, and we want them to be a part
of it. That is why when we read, we tell who
the author and illustrator are, show them the
pictures on each page, ask questions if we
think the children might not understand the
meaning of a word, or answer questions when
they raise their hand. There is so much to be
gained by both the student and the grandparent, and it is all good.
Our “grandparents” participate in doing
as much as we can for the elementary school
students. With the help of the wonderful residents of On Top of the World, who have been
very generous, we have provided food for the
Food 4 Kids Backpack program, good, clean
clothing and shoes for children in need, and
labels from Campbell’s and General Mills
products which provide the money for new
underwear, socks, etc.
The tentative dates set for our 2007-08 visits are as follows:
Oct. 11, Nov. 8, Dec. 13, Jan. 10, Feb. 14,
April 3 and May 8.
Please note that we are saying tentative
dates.
As always, we will be picked up by a yellow
school bus. We ask all of our “grandparents”
to meet at the parking lot of the Health & Recreation Center at 9 a.m. We arrive back at the
parking lot at approximately noontime.
The impressive staff at Romeo has always
greeted us warmly. The Media Center is set up
when we arrive with coffee, tea, juices, water
and plenty of goodies. Calendars are provided
for each of us telling us what the children of
Romeo will be doing in that month. Mrs. Hultman, the school principal, and Mrs. Coy, assistant principal, make it very clear that we are
welcome to attend any or all of the functions
going on at the school. Some of our “grandparents” do.
There just aren’t enough adjectives to tell
you how much we appreciate the time you
take to look for, clip and deliver the Campbell
soups labels with the Campbell kid and UPC
attached, and the General Mills labels that say
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Please mark your calendars for Oct. 1, the
date of our next blood drive. Blood bank personnel have been busy on the phone alerting
all that the blood supply is critically short.
This should not happen and would not if
everyone who can give blood would. To determine if you are eligible to donate simply
report to the Big Red Bus in the Health & Recreation parking lot anytime from 7:30 a.m.
until 2 p.m. You will be given a few tests and
some questions to answer and you will be told
if you can give.
Such a simple procedure will give you a
very important part in saving someone’s life
and at worse, give them a quicker recovery
from some illness or injury. And, you will feel
great about yourself!
We had a good increase in donors for our
August drive and now that many have returned from the North, or wherever, we hope
the turnout will show another gain, and a
large one!
Don’t forget, we are the sole provider of
blood for Marion County hospitals!
So … we will look forward to seeing you
Oct. 1. ˛
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tion. The drop site for the labels is the “Red
School House” under the stairs of the H&R
Center in the lobby. Each label contributed has
a value of 10 cents, and that money is used to
pay for the needs of Romeo children.
We’ll be continuing our participation in the
Food-4-Kids backpack program. Your donations are greatly appreciated by those who
otherwise would not have adequate breakfasts
and lunches on weekends.
You may deliver your single serving food
items such as juices, cereals, snack bars, poptop canned goods, crackers, canned or plastic
containers of fruit, etc. to the front porch of
Elliott and Marlyn Barbour where a tote will be
placed. Their address is 8680-H S.W. 94th St.
If you have any questions about the labels,
the Food-4-Kids backpack program, or the 100
Volunteer Grandparent organization, please
call Barbara at 861-2539.
On a different note, Carol Runge, the parent
liaison at the Hammett L. Bowen Elementary
School, has asked us to consider the possibility of expanding the reach of the 100 Grandparents program to include the potential for
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incredible range of history, knowledge and expertise. Personally, I think it is a logical expansion, and would love to see it happen. First,
however, we need to know if we can gather
a pool of potential speakers and topics. Bill
Shampine has volunteered to begin compiling
such a list. If you think you might be interested, and are willing to make a short presentation to one or more elementary school classes
we would like to hear from you. Please contact
Bill at 873-0753 or at [email protected] and
let him know about your interest and expertise. Please do not sell yourself short; most of
us are experts on something! Potential topics
can and should be very broad and could include almost anything!
Now that the many organizations and clubs
have started their new season, we hope you
will look them over and get involved. ˛
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Mah Jongg
Pan Club
Bocce League
Exercises
Shuffleboard
Dance Committee
Your New Powers
Softball Practice
Bingo
Poker
Pickleball
Duplicate Bridge
Square Dance Class
Poker
Square Dancing
Travel Toppers
Stamp Club
Italian/Amer Club
5:30
Art
AC
MR3
CR
Pl RM
AC
H&R
H&R
AC
AC
H&R
AC
MR3
H&R
CC:A
CR
CC: C
AC
CC: A
CC: MR3
BCTS
AC
CTS
CC: B&C
HR
SBF
BR
MR3
CTS
CR
AC
MR3
AC
CC: A
Bank PAB
BR
Native Plants
Pennsylvania Club
3rd Week
1:00
Stamp Club
NY/NJ Board Meeting
Rubber Stamping Cards
Bunko Dice Game
Opera Appreciation
Southern Club
9:30
10:30
1:30
2:00
7:00
*Seminole Casino Trip
10/11/07
Scrabble Club
Latin Cardio
Singles Club
NARFE Chapter 2279
Karaoke Night
Bank PAB
MGC
CTS
CC: E&F
AC
H&R
AC
HR
MR3
AC
CTS
AC
AC
AC
CC: E&F
CC:A
H&R
Art
BR
CC: A
CR
MR3
BCTS
CTS
CC: E&F
H&R
CTS
CC: D
HR
CC: A
CC: B
MGC
MR3
CTS
CR
ART
MR3
CC: H
CC-H
CC-D
MR3
CC-C
BR
9:00
1:00
1:30
Hand & Foot Canasta
Rubber Stamping Card
Bunka Dice Game
S.P.C.A.
Orchid Club
HR
AC
AC
CC: G&H
CH
CC: E,F&G
CR
CC-D
MR3
CC-H
CC: B&C
Friday
7:00
7:15
8:00
8:10
8:30
9:00
Lap Swimming
Oxycise
Cardio Burn & Firm
Ladies Tennis
Water Walk
Dancing Toppers
Interval Train
Pilates
Woodworking
R.C. Flyers Club
Dominoes
Bocce League
Bus Ocala Run
9:15
9:30
10:00
10:30
11:00
11:30
11:45
12:00
12:15
12:30
1:00
1:30
2:00
5:00
6:00
6:15
6:30
6:45
Deep Water Aquacise
Shuffleboard
Racquetball
Light Aerobics
Power Aerobics
Water Walk
Bocce League
Water Walk
Tai Chi Practice
Lap Swimming
Get Fit While You Sit
Round Dance Class
Ladies Poker
Circle Square
Mah Jongg
Mens Golf Group
Oxycise
Aqua Belles
Mah Jongg
Table Tennis
Canasta the Old
Fashion Way
Exercises
Fun In The Water
Square Dancing
Happy Hour
Cribbage
Nickel Nickel
Euchre 4
Advanced Bridge
Euchre
AC
CTS
H&R CTS
H&R
H&R
AC
BCTS
AC
AC
AC
AC
H&R
MR3
H&R
CC:A
CR
H&R
AC
CC: A
H&R
CR
AC
AC
H&R BR
AC
Art
MR3
CC:A
CR
H&R
1st Week
1:00
Women of the World
CC: E
2nd Week
9:00
2:00
7:00
RC Ladybirds
New England Club
Republican Club
2:00
Blackjack Poker
CC: A
CC: E,F
CC: E,F,&G
3rd Week
CC: E
4th Week
5:00
12:00
Halloween Happy
Hour 10/26/07
High 12 Club
AC
TBA
Saturday
8:00
8:30
9:00
10:00
10:30
12:15
1:00
5:30
5:45
6:30
Mixed Tennis
Men’s Softball
Computer Club
Art League
Mixed Tennis
Tai Chi Practice
Oxycise
Table Tennis
China Painters
Open Mah Jongg
Singles Pinochle
Bridge
CTS
SBF
CC: B&C
Art
CTS
AC
H&R
H&R
Art
CC: A
CR
CR
1st Week
3rd Week
AC
H&R
H&R
CTS
AC
H&R
H&R
AC
WW
Field
MR3
BCTS
6:00
Ballroom Dancing
AC
3rd Week
6:00
Ballroom Dancing
AC
4th Week
10:00
Cntr)
Craft Fair (Circle Square Culutral
Sunday
9:00
Racquetball
Miniature Golf
12:00 Mah Jongg
Scrapbooking
12:15 Oxycise
1:00
China Painters
5:30
Mah Jongg
Miniature Golf
6:00
Pickleball
7:00
Mixed Poker
1st Week
6:00
K-9 Social Club
2nd Week
2:30
Friendship Social Club
6:00
Movie of the Month
3rd Week
2:00
American/Jewish
HR CTS
MGC
CC:A
CC:D
H&R
Art
CC:A
MGC
CTS
CC: H
CC: D
BR
BR
CC: E,F & G
* Advance registration and fee may be required. Please check in advance.
A full list of classes can be found in the Master the Possibilities catalog, available at
the Education Building at Circle Square Commons.
Location Codes
AC
AC CTS
ACIP
ACOP
Art
BR
BCTS
CC
CCC
CLC
CC: H
CC: E & F
AC
H&R
H&R
CTS
BR
HR CTS
Art-B
Art-A
CC: B&C
Field
CC: E&F
CR
HR
2nd Week
8:00
AC
H&R
H&R
CTS
Golf
H&R
BR
Field
WW
Lap Swimming
Oxycise
Condition & Stretch
Men’s Tennis
Clogging
Racquetball
Woodcarving
Art League
Computer Club
R.C. Flyers Club
Round Dance Classes
Hand & Foot Canasta
Tai-Chi (Multi-Level)
Bus Ocala Run
Miniature Golf
Shuffleboard
Round Dance Class
Arthritis Aqua Class
Tai-Chi Fitness (Beginners)
Water Walk
Advanced Tap
Friendship Bible Study
Yoga
Walleyball
Water Walk
Lap Swimming
Lap Swimming
Advanced Square Dancers
Mah Jongg
Oxycise
Sewing Bees
Theatre Group
Mah Jongg
Bridge
I Got It Card Game
Bocce League
Ten Pen
Square Dancing DBD
Table Tennis
Shuffleboard
Jazz Club
The New Pretenders
Bus Grocery Run
Mah Jongg
Card Game
Miniature Golf
Poker
Pickleball
Bridge
Chess Club
Poker
Mixed Poker
1st Week
HR
CC: E
Art
CC: G
2nd Week
1:45
3:00
7:00
10:00
1:00
1st Week
10:30
1:00
3:00
6:30
Pub
Wednesday
Tuesday
7:00
7:15
8:00
Lap Swimming
Men’s Poker
Mah Jongg
Cybex Orientation
Oxycise
Bridge
Stitch Witches Quilters
Singin’Swingin
Mah Jongg
Badminton
(Racquetball Cts)
The New Pretenders
Shuffleboard
Serious Strength
Mah Jongg
Miniature Golf
Table Tennis
Mah Jongg
Pinochle
Duplicate Bridge
Mah Jongg
Pattern Dancing
Mixed Poker
Pattern Dancing
15
CSCC
CR
Arbor Club
Arbor Tennis Courts
Arbor Indoor Pool
Arbor Outdoor Pool
Art Studio
Ballroom
Bocce Courts
Arbor Conference
Center
Candler Community
Center
Computer Learning
Center
Circle Square
Cultural Center
Card Room
FF
Flying Field
GC
Golf Course
HR
H&R Exercise Room
H&R CTS Tennis Courts
H&R
Health & Rec Bldg
HRP
H&R Pool
ICC
Indigo Community
Center
MGC
Miniature Golf Course
MR1
Meeting Room 1
MR3
Meeting Room 3
PL
H&R Parking Lot
PL RM Poolroom
SBF
Softball Field
WW
Wood Shop
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The World News®
Women of the
World
Marsha Vieu
Women of the World held their first meeting of 2007-08 in September. We welcomed
back some 200 members, and new members
who have joined us.
Our speakers were Cynthia R. Irving, Victim advocate, and Lt. Robert A. Campbell from
the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, who gave a
very enlightening talk on personal safety. The
information contained very good tips on how
to ensure your safety out in public, as well as
out and about the community in general.
The speaker for the Oct. 5 meeting will be a
representative from Munroe Regional Medical
Center, who will talk on heart wellness. This
should be interesting and beneficial for all.
Please remember that our charity for October will be the Halloween Festival at Romeo Elementary School. We need donations of candy
and prizes for the games that the children will
play. This event is always a big success for the
children, and the principal and teachers appreciate very much what Women of the World
does for the school.
In addition to our monthly charity, Women
of the World will conduct an ongoing campaign
to collect old cell phones and chargers at each
meeting. These will be donated to Kimberly
Cottage to abused women in conjunction with
the Marion County Sheriff’s Department. This
is a good opportunity for everyone to get rid
of those unwanted phones.
In keeping with introducing you to our
board members and chairpersons, this month
highlights the following two officers: Bonnie
Heinlein and Marsha Vieu.
Bonnie Heinlein is our treasurer. She and her
husband Jack moved to On Top of the World
from Houston, Penn., a small town outside
of Pittsburgh. They have lived here for about
three and a half years. Bonnie was a bookkeeper for an accounting firm. After moving
here, and receiving a welcome letter, she attended a WOW meeting. Bonnie felt that with
her background she could contribute much to
On Top of the World. It is another opportunity
for Bonnie to give back to her fellow persons
all the blessings she has received throughout
her life. She became treasurer in 2006. Bonnie is active in deep-water aerobics, condition
and stretch, water walking, and working out
at the gym. She also is a member of the 100
Grandparents Club and reads to the children
American
Jewish Club
Erwin Fluss
Many thanks to all who participated in our
first meeting of the new season and to those
who served a delicious luncheon.
Our next meeting will be on Oct. 21 at 2 p.m.
in the Arbor Conference Center. The highlight
of that meeting will be a presentation by Norman Berdichevsky regarding the saving of the
Jews from Denmark in World War II. The history of this is particularly interesting.
The “lunch bunch” group will meet on
at Romeo Elementary School. Additionally,
she belongs to a group called Ladies Night Out
and the Ocala Civic Theatre. Some of her other
interests include mah jongg, movies, playing
Mexican train, 65, shopping, and going out to
dinner with family and friends. The thing she
is most passionate about at this time in her
life would be helping people of all ages.
Marsha Vieu is our secretary. Marsha
moved here from Enon, Ohio, which is a small
town outside Dayton. She and her husband
Henry have lived in On Top of the World for
about three and a half years. Prior to retiring
and moving to Florida, she worked in various
aspects of the legal field as a paralegal. She
became involved with WOW after meeting our
second vice president, who took her to a meeting. She found it interesting and the people
very friendly, as well as the work that they
were doing very worthwhile. Marsha became
secretary in 2007. She is active in water aerobics, stretch and fusion, line dancing, belongs
to a bowling league, plays mah jongg, and is
a member of the 100 Grandparents Club. Her
other interests include doing things with and
for her children and grandchildren, attending
plays at Ocala Civic Theatre, reading, movies,
going out to dinner with friends and playing
all sorts of games. The things she is most passionate about are children and their welfare.
Just a couple of reminders: our holiday party will be upon us soon. Tickets will be sold to
members before the Oct. 5 and Nov. 2 meetings, between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and
for 30 minutes after each meeting. Remaining
tickets will be sold at the H&R on Nov. 5, 7, 9,
12, 14 and 16 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. The cost
for the holiday luncheon will be $16. Volunteers are needed. The charity for the holiday
party will be the Salvation Army. We will collect non-perishable food items.
March will be here before we blink too.
Volunteers are needed for the fashion show.
Start thinking about your basket ideas. Tickets will be sold to members before the Jan. 4
and Feb. 1 meetings between 11:30 a.m. and
12:30 p.m. and for 30 minutes following each
meeting. The remaining tickets will be sold at
the H&R on Feb. 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 18, 20 and
22, between 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. The cost will
be $15 and once again Beall’s will provide the
clothing. We hope that many of you will donate baskets to be raffled off at the fashion
show. Our charity for the fashion show is once
again Hospice.
Additionally, we are always looking for volunteers who could help set up the room prior
to the meetings or help restore the room after
we finish. Sign-up sheets for the refreshment
committee are on tables at each meeting for
volunteers also. If you can help in any way,
please see any of the officers.
We have a Sunshine Committee that strives
to send out special “hugs” (in the form of
cards) to members who are ill, have suffered
a loss, or are in need of a friendly greeting.
If you know someone who needs such a hug,
please send her name and address to Nancy
Grabowski at [email protected] or call her
at 873-4315. This committee functions year
round; we don’t want to forget any of our
members when they need us the most.
We hope to see all of you at the October
meeting and encourage all new residents to
please join us. ˛
Wednesday, Oct. 17. Plans are to lunch at
Mango’s on the square in Ocala, followed by a
visit to the Brick
Walk Gallery, then to explore shops around
the square.
The “discussion group” is to meet on Tuesday, Oct. 23. Further information should be
available at our regular meeting.
The American Jewish Club usually meets
on the third Sunday of the month at 2 p.m.
at the Arbor Conference Center. The club welcomes all members of the Jewish community
and their spouses. An interesting and fun year
is being planned.
For membership and activity questions
please contact our president, Irene Rudick
(237-9887) or vice-president, Sandy Wolf (8615674). ˛
Stay Informed!
www.ontopoftheworldinfo.com/stayinformed
October 2007
The Travel Toppers ventured to Sanford in September for a four-hour cruise
on the St. Johns River.
Travel Toppers
Jo Swing
The days are getting shorter and the nights
longer, but that makes no difference to Travel
Toppers. We always have something interesting and fun to offer On Top of the World residents.
October has two fun events coming up. Oct.
4, there is the trip to Sea World. The cost is $75
and includes entrance to the park. The coordinator is Glo Hutchings. On Saturday, Oct. 27,
there will be a trip to the Show Palace Dinner
Theater in Hudson to see the classic musical
“South Pacific.” The cost is $55 and includes
dinner, transportation and tip for driver. The
coordinator is Kathy Brouillard.
On Thursday, Nov. 8, we will have the everpopular trip to Ellenton Outlet Mall. This is a
wonderful opportunity to get all that Christmas shopping done early. The cost is $19 and
covers only transportation and tip for driver.
The coordinator is Jeannie Nicholls.
After a trip made memorable by rain, lightening, and heavy traffic, 58 intrepid Travel
Toppers saw Dollary Parton’s Dixie Stampede
in August. According to Bill Eberly the show
was an exciting extravaganza of competitive
act such as pig, chicken, and ostrich races, displays of horsemanship, comedy sketches and
singing. Bill said “The audience was divided
into two sections, across from one another the North and the South. The Fifty-eight Travel Toppers were with the Johnny Rebs in Gray
on the South’s side.”
Mary Culberson commented on the excellent dinner that was served which also included all the bear, wine, ice tea, or soda you could
drink. Mary also thanked the volunteers who
donate so much of their time to make these
trips possible.
Thanksgiving Day will see Travel Toppers at
the Sleuth Mystery Theater in Orlando. There
will be a traditional Thanksgiving meal with
all the trimmings along with unlimited beer,
wine, soda, coffee or tea. During the meal a
mystery play will be presented. The cost will
be $53, which will include the dinner, transportation and tip for driver. The coordinator
is Joan Connolly.
In December, Travel Toppers will present
two holiday theme trips. On Wednesday, Dec.
12, there will be a trip to Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center to see the Radio City Rockettes
Christmas Spectacular. The cost is $79 and
the coordinator is Suzanne Reilly. On Christmas Day, Tuesday, Dec. 25, we will be going to
the ever-popular Show Palace Dinner Theater
in Hudson for their Christmas Revue. The cost
is $54, which includes dinner, show, transportation and tip for driver. To contact any of the
coordinators, their phone numbers are available in the Travel Toppers brochure or the On
Top of the World telephone directory.
On Sept. 7, a busload of Travel Toppers
traveled to Sanford for a four-hour cruise on
the Rivership Romance. The day was perfect
for a trip on the St. Johns River with beautiful
and interesting scenery to see and many birds
to watch such as herons, ospreys and wild turkeys on shore. The meal served was delicious
with five different entrees to chose from. The
Travel Toppers were entertained with live music on the upper deck. On the whole it was an
enjoyable outing.
For more efficient use of the Travel Toppers parking area, cars will be parked parallel
to the storage area. Each trip will have someone assigned to direct the parking. When entering or departing the lot start or end at the
level part to keep from scraping the bottom of
your car. If anyone is being picked up at the
lot, please tell the driver that he must park
behind the cars already parked there and to
wait until he is motioned that it is his turn to
depart.
A new brochure covering just January and
February of 2008 should be available at the
mailboxes, the Health & Recreation Building,
the Arbor Club and the Education Center at
Circle Square Commons.
The next Travel Toppers meeting will be
Wednesday, Oct. 3, at 10:30 a.m. in Suite A
of the Arbor Conference Center. We invite all
On Top of the World residents to attend. Until
then, happy travels to all. ˛
Jerry … Karen … Lorenzo … Melissa …
Are you prepared?
Ontopoftheworldinfo.com has a Hurricane
Preparedness section with links to printable tracking
maps and preparedness checklists and other handy
information.
October 2007
The World News®
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Movie Club
Presents An
Action Thriller
BY MARY EHLE
Wow, what a wonderful turnout for the September movie. I think it was the biggest group
we ever had. Thank you all for coming.
Now for the October movie we will try
something different. We will be showing “The
Shooter.” This is an action-driven thriller
about things that I am sure really go on in the
world today. It stars Danny Glover (one of my
favorites), Rhonda Mitra, Ned Beatty and Mark
Wahlberg.
A top Marine sniper, who previously left the
service after a mission gave way to tragedy, is
asked to come back and help with a problem.
It is a spellbinding story about things in the
government and service departments and I
could not figure out the bad guys until nearly
the end. The guys should really like this one.
October is also our potluck supper. The
club will be providing chicken. You bring a
dish of food to share and your table service
and your beverage. Also don’t forget a serving piece for your potluck dish. The food will
be served at 5:15 promptly. Please bring your
food by 5 p.m.
As always, the Movie Club is open to all
residents of On Top of the World and their
overnight guests. If you are not a member it
is $2 payable at the door. You do not have to
be a member. You are home before dark. The
movie starts at 6 p.m.
See you in the Ballroom of the Health &
Recreation Building. The date is Sunday, Oct.
14. Remember dinner at 5 p.m. and movie at
6 p.m.
Hope to see you there. ˛
Social Club
Mort Meretsky
Along with our cruise in December, we
are also having a trip to Biloxi. The trip, being handled by Trinity VIP Travel, will be over
Christmas. We will leave On Top of the World
on Dec. 23 and return on the 26th. You will
be staying at the Imperial Palace in Biloxi. You
will receive two breakfasts and $25 free play
at the Imperial Palace.
There will be two other casino visits: Beau
Rivage and the Isle of Capri. In both casinos
you will receive $10 in slot play. The cost is
$179 per person (double occupancy) and $268
per person (single occupancy). There is a cancellation waiver available for $13. There are
no refunds without the waiver. Deadline for
making reservations is Nov. 20. Call Marie Palombo at 873-8525 to make reservations or for
additional information.
Our next poker/blackjack afternoon is on
Oct. 19 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Arbor Conference Center. You can see Marie then for the
Biloxi trip information and to make a reservation. See y’all on the 19th. ˛
Red Hat
Society
Vivian Brown
Here is our upcoming schedule of events:
• Sept. 27: Club Fair at the Health & Recreation Ballroom from 9:30 to 11 a.m.
• Oct: 28: Fall Festival theme, “Let’s be entertained,” from 5:30 to 9 p.m.
• Dec. 12: Golf cart parade.
See your Queen Mothers for details and to
sign up to participate.
I would like to give a special thank you to
Betty Thayer for all the preparation and work
she does in putting these events together for a
job well done. Remember to keep smiling and
pass those smiles along. Life is beautiful!
THE RAZZLE-DAZZLE RED HAT DAMES had a
great summer and are now looking forward
to our busy fall season. Mary Beth Barnes is
our hostess for our September meeting at the
Arbor Club High Tea; I will give you details
next month. We are now trying to work on
our presentation for the PJ Party coming up
in February. It seems a long way away but we
really need the practice. Hope you all have a
happy Halloween. You are a great group of ladies and I enjoy being your Queen, and look
forward to many happy hours with you all,
God bless. … QM Vivian Brown
THE RED GEMS: As I write this, all plans have
been made for our next get together. Sandy,
our next hostess, made up a very attractive
invitation for each member and personally
delivered each of them. She included all pertinent information, including the dates of the
September birthdays of Gail Briggs and Linda
Hein. We’re going to The Veranda for lunch. It
will be a first time visit for most of our girls
Last month we went to Candler Hills. With the
exception of three who had not yet returned
from their vacations, we had good attendance
and enjoyed hearing about the summer activities and family update. Notably Billie had
been in New York to see her grandson perform in an off-Broadway play. A grand success. I went to my granddaughter’s wedding
in Utah (in Heber Valley, and Park City). The
winter Olympics took place there a few years
ago. Many guests arrived days in advance, so
we had time to enjoy the mountain air, scenery and several special events with the bride’s
and groom’s families before the wedding cer-
“CHRIST CENTERED — SPIRIT LED”
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
7171 SW State Road 200
Ocala, Florida 34476
(352) 237-3035
Adult Bible Study
9:00 a.m.
Sunday Worship
10:30 a.m.
Children’s message in worship
Dr. Harold W. McSwain, Jr., pastor
SO, WHO’S WELCOME?
You just won’t
believe it …
it’s so weird …
what a concept …
EVERYBODY
emony. We also talked about places we would
like to go for our monthly dates, things we
should do and see during the next year. There
just doesn’t seem to be enough time — guess
we’ll just have to double up here and there. …
QM Loretta Troutman
THE CRESCENT RIDGE RED HATTERS celebrated
our fifth birthday with a potluck luncheon at
our Queen Mother’s home. After lunch we had
our annual disorganized meeting to solve the
problems of the world and decide what we’ll
do in the coming year. Guess we’ll just keep
on having fun! After lunch we topped off the
day with birthday cake and ice cream, singing
“Happy Birthday” to ourselves. … QM Anne
Seales
COOL CATS IN RED HATS went to the Silver
River Park and Museum. We walked the trail
to the river under the shade and coolness of
the trees. We stopped back at the museum
and enjoyed looking at the beautiful things
found here in Florida. We were lucky enough
to be there when a group of children from a
day camp came in and we were able to listen
in to a very interesting guide talk to the children. We then went out to the pavilion and
had a picnic lunch. Alice Stewart supplied us
with iced tea, water and cookies. We headed
home but made a stop at Scoops for ice cream
to finish off a lovely day. Thank you Alice for
planning a great outing. Our next outing, eight
cats went to Spanglish (formally Johnny’s) for
lunch where very good Spanish, Cuban and
American foods are offered, served on tables
set with white tablecloths. They also give 10
percent discount to seniors. After lunch we
drove to the Circle Square Cultural Center to
see “From Here To Eternity.” Pat Wellington
gave a review of the movie and information on
the making of that film that most people did
not know. A free movie spent with friends,
sharing food and laughs is great way to spend
a summer afternoon. Thanks to Gwyn Champlin for planning that lovely day. … QM Janet
Fragapane
THE HAPPY ATTITUDES: All our members
were able to be together for our August gettogether, as we celebrated the anniversary of
our group. Red Hat Member Georgia Adams
planned the meeting, and she did a magnificent job. She entertained us at her home, with
a delicious luncheon. She had made a fabulous chicken salad, which was served on a
bed of lettuce. The plates were garnished with
strawberries. We had some lovely little rolls
to go with it. For dessert, we had a layer cake
beautifully decorated with all sorts of Red Hat
motifs. It was lovely. I know Queen June took
some pictures of it. Georgia’s table was beautifully decorated, all in all a fabulous luncheon,
and a very successful day. We had a really
good visit with each other, and got to know
each other a lot better. That is something we
don’t always have the time to do. Now that
summer is drawing to a close, we are looking
to lots of fall, and holiday, events I hope that
each of you had a wonderful summer, had a
good vacation and got to enjoy family. I did,
with two trips up north. … QM June Otto by
Mary Black.
Please send your chapter’s activities to Vivian Brown via e-mail: [email protected] or call
291-0246 by the eighth of the month. ˛
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The World News®
Native Plant
Club
Robert Riedeman
Demystifying Scientific Names II
Last month’s column focused on the reasons scientific names are necessary in place
of common names. This column will be concerned with the way plant names come about.
On the Longleaf Pine Trail next to the Arbor Conference Center there are two species
of pine: the Longleaf Pine and the Sand Pine.
The Longleaf Pine’s scientific name is Pinus
palustris and the Sand Pine’s is Pinus clausa.
These two pines (along with all other pines)
belong to the same genus (Pinus). When the
generic name Pinus is combined with the second term, it designates the species. This system of naming plants and other living things
is called binomial nomenclature.
Binomial nomenclature was developed
by Carolus Linnaeus, a Swedish botanist of
the 18th century, and is still in use today.
Following the binomial you may see a third
term which identifies the person who actually
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Chinch bug control in your St. Augustine
yard is probably the most destructive pest
when trying to create a healthy yard. Chinch
bugs feed on the sap of the St. Augustine grass
and have piercing sucking mouthparts. Many
people do not know this, but the chinch bug
is not the actual killer — it is the saliva of the
insect that kills the plant. It clogs the vascular
tissue of the plant, not allowing the flow of
water and nutrients to the plant.
Chinch bugs are found in the thatch layer
of the grass. They are about one-eighth to onefifth of an inch long or smaller. The adults
have distinct white strips that cross their back
and the young or nymphs are an orange-red
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named the species. (In practice these names
are often abbreviated.) For instance, the name
Pinus palustris Mill means that the Longleaf
Pine was given its name by a botanist named
Peter Miller. Since Linnaeus himself named a
great many plants as explorers brought them
from the new world, the abbreviation for his
name is simply L.
The actual process of naming a plant involves several steps. If someone comes across
a specimen which he thinks is possibly a new
species, the first step would be to send it to a
taxonomist (a person who works in the field
of plant classification). The taxonomist would
probably consult with others before making a
decision. If the plant is indeed thought to be
a new species the taxonomist has the right to
name it. He would publish a technical description of the new species in a botanical journal
and see that preserved specimens of the plant
were added to the collection of a herbarium. A
herbarium is simply a storage place for a collection of plants for reference purposes. The
Gray Herbarium at Harvard is one of the best
known. Thus the original specimens on which
the name of a species is based are available
for future investigators to view.
Do plant names ever get changed? They
do, because over time new investigators may
come up with additional information and the
previous names of some species may be made
obsolete. So the field of taxonomy is a continually developing body of knowledge being
modified as more is learned about the relationships among plants.
The next meeting of the Native Plant Club
will be on Wednesday, Oct. 10, at 1:45 p.m. in
Suite H of the Arbor Conference Center. Guy
Marwick, chairman of the Silver Springs Basin
Working Group, will give a presentation on environmental problems in Marion County. This
promises to be a very informative talk since
Mr. Marwick is extremely active in these matters. Come join us! ˛
color with a white strip across their abdomen.
Chinch bugs will winter in shrub beds or down
in the soil area and when the weather warms
up they come out.
Chinch bug damage is often mistaken for
drought stress until it is too late. When looking for chinch bugs do not look in the grass
that is already dead, look toward the margins
of the dead area in grass that is alive. Spread
the grass apart and look for the insects that
are black and have white strips across their
back or the young with a red-orange color. An
easier way of to detect a chinch bug infestation
is to take a coffee can and remove both ends
and soften the soil with a little bit of water
so you can stick the coffee can into the earth
about two to three inches leaving at least four
inches of the coffee can above ground. Fill the
coffee can up with water and wait; the chinch
bugs will float to the top.
If a chinch bug infestation is present report
this to your spray company so treatment can
begin as soon as possible. Chinch bug damage that is noticed early can be treated typically with little damage to the grass. A good
fertilization should revive the grass and fill
the area back in with time. Keep in mind even
after the chinch bugs have been treated and
are dead it is quite possible that the area damaged will grow in size. This is because the area
treated was already damaged and the results
of the damage were not visible at the time of
treatment.
Healthy grass that is properly fertilized and
watered will aid in the defense of chinch bugs.
With drought-like conditions and water restrictions it’s tough to deal with these insects
so early detection and treatment is best. ˛
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R/C Flyers
Jim Lynam
What’s the buzz … tell me what’s happening … what’s the buzz? The date is Saturday,
Nov. 3.
Get ready for one of On Top of the World’s
most marvelous and amazing annual events!
It is “the happening” that will bring more than
100 magnificent model aircraft to On Top of
the World’s flying field. These models will run
the gamut from huge 1/3rd scale giants with
more than 15-foot wingspans to miniature
planes that could be held in the palm of the
hand. The event is the On Top of the World
R/C Flyers Annual Fun-Fly!
The aircraft will represent the history of
aviation from replicas of early flight, military
planes from World War I and World War II,
through civilian passenger planes and modern day aerobatic and stunt planes. Pilots
from throughout Florida and the southeastern
United States will be on hand to display and
fly their fantastic aircraft. The flying skills of
these pilots and the maneuvers of the planes
will just make everyone say, “Oh wow!”
Each year the Fun Fly generates more enthusiasm and is a must-see event for all On Top
of the World residents. So, on Saturday, Nov.
3, tell all your friends, relatives and neighbors
to bring folding chairs to the flying field and
be ready for one of the best events of 2007!
All members of the R/C Flyers and spouses
are invited to attend the breakfast being held
at the 105th St. Methodist Church on the sec-
ond Saturday (Oct. 13) of each month at 7:30
a.m. Bob Mullarkey has received the new order
for club hats and shirts. If you need a new hat,
shirt or license plate, be sure to contact Bob.
The On Top of the World R/C Flyers would
like to welcome Allen Kowalsky as our newest
Model Resident at On Top Of The World. The
club wishes the best of Lifestyle with Altitude
to Allen.
The Society Of Antique Modelers (SAM),
which is a specialty group within the On Top
of the World R/C Flyers, will have a Fun Fly
at the field on Saturday, Oct. 6, from 10 a.m.
until noon. This group represents some of the
golden age of aircraft from the early years of
model aviation and their flight has been described as “majestic!”
During the September membership meeting, Safety Officer Bob Wroblewski presented
a pop safety quiz to the club members concerning flying activities. Bob is very pleased to
report that all the members passed the quiz!
The Christmas Party will be held on Dec.
2 with a social hour starting at 5:30 p.m. and
dinner at 6:15 p.m. Catering will be by Bruce,
and there will be a cash bar. The last date to
purchase tickets is Nov. 24. If you are interested in purchasing tickets contact Stan Stein.
All On Top of the World residents are always welcome to visit our new R/C Model Airport. The view is beautiful and it is just plain
fun to watch our members fly model aircraft.
The field is located just past the Arbor Club
at the end of Southwest 94th Street. A sign at
the end of the pavement provides directions
to the field.
Each one of our members would gladly explain how these aircraft operate and discuss
the possibility of new persons entering the
hobby. Learning to fly radio controlled model
aircraft is easier with the help of our friendly
club instructors.
Club applications are available at the flying
field or from any club officer. The On Top of
the World R/C Flyers meet on the first Monday of each month (Oct. 1) at 9 a.m. in the
Arbor Conference Center, Suite D.
As a safety reminder, in compliance with
liability insurance, the club asks that all spectators and visitors to the field must remain
behind the fence line, and are not allowed in
the pit area.
Remember: Safety is no accident! ˛
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R/C LadyBirds
Ruth Kuntar
Busy, busy, busy! October is a full-service
month beginning with the 9:30 a.m. Oct. 12
meeting at the Arbor Conference Center when
Suzanne McGuire will speak to us regarding
the homeless children of Marion County.
Mark your calendars for Oct. 20 when the
Craft Fair will happen at the Circle Square
Cultural Center. Start time is 10 a.m. Members
have been busy preparing glass blocks and
there is a call out for volunteers to assist with
this project.
Hostesses Jean Jarmel, Donna Zuckerman
and Betty Russell are busy readying for the
Halloween party. This event will happen at 5
p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Arbor Conference Center. Watch your e-mail for more details. While you have those calendars handy,
make a note that the Rags to Riches sale occurs on Nov. 2, also at Arbor. Please begin to
set aside those great household items you no
longer use and are willing to donate for sale
at our LadyBirds’ table. Further details will
be available at our Oct. 12 meeting and via email.
That Lunch Bunch found their way to the
Thai Restaurant in late September, thanks to
Joanne Sauger. Now it’s on to Felix’s on Oct. 3,
organized by Annette Krueger.
Our first spotlight for this season is on
Thelma Joan Albert Stein, an only child, who
is known to us as “Terri.” By the time we read
this, Terri will be at her new job as a third
grade teacher of math, social studies, and science at Hale Academy. Just how did she get to
go to the “head of the class?”
Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., Thelma,
at age 16, changed her name to Terri. After
high school graduation, she attended Brooklyn College where she met her husband, Stan,
also an only child. Terri and Stan were engaged in June of 1955, and a March 1956 wed-
Diabetes
Support Group
Lennie Rodoff
As of the date of this article, we still have
not had our first meeting of the year. That
doesn’t mean that we should just throw caution to the winds, and do and eat as we please.
One thing we all know … diabetes never goes
on vacation or celebrates a holiday. Since we
are coming into the beginning of the holiday
season, all sorts of temptations will be placed
before us, often from well-meaning friends
or relatives who only want us to share in the
treats of the holiday. Unfortunately, we need
to thank our friends and relatives, and try to
find something that we know we may have,
even if it means bringing such goodies ourselves.
Halloween is the first of the sugar-laden
holidays to appear. Many residents here have
Halloween parties, and you know that means
all the “good” candy and desserts in the world
will be in front of you. Before you take that
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ding was planned. The U.S. Army, however,
had other plans for them, and in early 1956,
while stationed in Augusta, Ga., Stan received
his orders for the Far East. Terri and Stan’s
parents and two aunts flew to Augusta. From
there, the wedding “participants” went on to
the Henderson Hotel in Aiken, S.C., where the
Stein wedding was performed by a detention
barracks Chaplain. Terri left college to join
Stan in Japan.
With his military obligation fulfilled, Stan
found the perfect job at IBM, and for the first
16 years of their marriage, Terri was a stayat-home mom. They have three wonderful
children: two daughters and one son. Their
oldest daughter is the head of the CT division
at York Hospital. Their youngest daughter is
an administrative assistant for Banco Popular in Miami — she is bilingual. Their son is a
math administrator and teacher at an upstate
New York high school. Terri and Stan have six
grandchildren.
Terri received her bachelor of arts degree
in elementary education from Brooklyn College in 1972 and followed that with two masters degrees from Adelphi University. One was
in elementary education and the other in community health. She taught for two and a half
years in Brooklyn and more than 15 years in
Freeport, N.Y. In 1989, Stan was transferred to
southeast Florida. Terri joined him in Boca Raton in January 1990 and taught at the Donna
Klein Jewish Academy for 3 years.
After 25 years with IBM, it was time to
move on. Terri and Stan looked at six communities in Ocala. They decided on On Top
of the World, not only because of the flying
field, but because of all the amenities. They
“settled in” with their brown, female Devon
Rex named Georgie. Terri became a substitute
teacher at the elementary and middle school
levels in Marion County as well as a tax preparer for H&R Block.
Terry says, “Life with Stan has been exciting and never boring.” “These past three and a
half years we have traveled all over the world.
We no longer had to adhere to a school calendar. It has been wonderful.” She now looks
forward to her half-day position at Hale Academy especially because she will have some
time to pursue her other interests such as
reading, walking, computer, tennis and LadyBirds activities.
So, not only did you go to the “head of the
class,” Terri, but you get all those apples too!
Thank you for dedicating your life to this rewarding vocation and for sharing this slice of
your life with us.
Look forward to seeing all of you at the
Arbor Conference Center at 9 a.m. on Friday,
Oct. 12. Until then, keep your “eyes on that
sky!” ˛
first bite, try and look at the other offerings,
and make the best choice you can.
Thanksgiving is the next major holiday,
with the hot rolls, mashed potatoes and gravy,
and delicious pies to contend with. If possible,
volunteer to bring a lower-sugar dessert, either store-bought, or made by you. There are
many Web sites that offer diabetic recipes!
We won’t even go into December without
knowing serious choices need to be made.
There is so much visiting to do, relatives and
friends to see, both here and “back home.”
You don’t want to insult anyone, but just remember that the only one that is responsible
for your sugar level is you, and you alone. You
certainly want to be around for next year’s
holidays, so please, take care of yourselves!
As always, our meetings are on the fourth
Tuesday of the month, in Suite G of the Arbor
Conference Center. Our next meeting is Oct.
23 at 4 pm.
Hope to see you there! Together we can
help each other through these treacherous
times! ˛
Singles
Club
Pat Wellington
Our September meeting was a great success
with more than 30 people attending and new
members signing up. Refreshments were luscious homemade cakes and brownies. Besides
the games being played were opportunities to
sign up for some exciting upcoming events.
Oct. 11 is our annual Birthday Bash luncheon held at the Arbor Club at the regular
time of 1:30 p.m.
Tickets are $10 and the entree is a cold
plate. Dessert is, of course, birthday cake. Call
Diane Kirol (854-8152) if you would like to attend. ˛
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German
American Club
Ruth Felschow
It is hot, hot, hot, but summer is finally
winding down. We started our regular meeting
in September. A lot of our friends are still out
of town; therefore we had only 18 members in
attendance. We welcomed four new members.
We talked about our upcoming election in
October and hope that a few members will
step up to fill vacant jobs. The positions of
President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary are open.
We were discussing the possibility of a
cruise but tabled the idea until our next meeting when more members will be in attendance.
If there is enough interest, a travel agent will
visit our club with more detailed information.
Our next meeting on Oct. 9 at 6:30 will be a
potluck dinner. We decided to make it “A Taste
of Octoberfest.” Please dust off your mother’s
or grandmother’s special recipes and bring
something original. If you have not attended
our last meeting please call Ellen 854-4565 to
find out what might be needed. Please help to
make this a fun-filled evening.
The German Club is open to all On Top of
the World residents and meets every month
on the second Tuesday in Suites D and E at the
Arbor Conference Center.
For further information please call Ernie Liebow at 854-5679. ˛
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Genealogical
Society
Elizabeth Kyle
We have a new day and time for our workshop and mentoring meetings. They will be
held in Suite B of the Arbor Conference Center at 10:30 a.m. on the third Monday of each
month.
The topic of our August meeting was Genealogical Podcasts. What a great way to learn
more at your leisure! Podcasts are free. They
can be downloaded to your computer, your
mp3 player or your iPod for taking with you
for your convenience. Imagine how much you
could learn on a long road trip, or a short one
for that matter.
One of the longest running podcasts is The
Genealogy Guys with George Morgan and Drew
Smith. I listened to their 104th podcast. It ran
about an hour and was filled with information.
One highly recommended Web site was www.
myheritage.com. It has a variety of levels of
membership ranging from free to $9.95. Not
having had time to view it, you have a chance
to let me know if it was worthwhile.
The Irish Roots Cafe is a half-hour program in its 43rd week of broadcasting. Mike
O’Laughlin also has a podcast called Irish in
America. The web page of the week was The
National Library of Ireland at www.nli.ie.org.
At this site there is a free download of a booklet to help researchers find family history.
As you can see, there are podcasts with
general help, with specific help, and with
both. The best thing is that you can pick and
choose what specific information you need to
continue your search.
Dear Myrtle’s Family History is a longstanding site. Her topic last week was organizing those family photos, especially large collections. Her guest was The Footnote Maven.
They talked about the quality, or lack thereof,
of genealogical presentations. Thanks to our
leadership team we have the technology to
make quality multi-media presentations. Just
go to Dear Myrtle for a long list of topics and
pick the ones that interest you.
Dick Eastman’s Genealogical Newsletter is
filled with interesting and valuable information.
One site, www.openoffice.org, provides
free software that didn’t come with your computer. It is compatible with both Macintosh
and PC. So, when your trial software runs out,
try this alternate source. He also recommends
www.rootstelevision.com for education, and
the Family Search website for outlines on how
to do research in foreign countries.
Genealogical Gems is a great podcast for
the time-challenged researcher as the presentations cover numerous topics and are only 15
minutes long. This is a good place to try if you
just want to see what podcasts are like.
To find podcasts for this article, I used only
iTunes because it is so easy to use and it can
be used on both Macintosh and PC machines.
Happy hunting!
The Genealogical Society meets on the second Monday of the month at 10 a.m. in Room
3 of the Arts and Crafts Building. Anyone interested in genealogy is welcome to come and
visit. Please be sure to sign in.
Our Education and Mentoring meetings
are held on the third Monday at 10:30 a.m.
at the Arbor Conference Center, Suite B. All
members are welcome to submit topics for
mentoring to Ron Chad ahead of time, so that
mentors can be found to meet your particular
needs. ˛
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Vol. 21, No. 4 • October 2007
Martin Preston as Liberace.
Entertainment
Group Brings
Back ‘Liberace’
On Saturday, Oct. 27, an old friend returns for
his fourth appearance.
Always a favorite of the audience, Martin
Preston presents his show, Liberace, the Legend
Lives.
Preston has the exclusive rights, per the Liberace estate, for the use of costumes of the original “Mr. Showmanship.”
Complete with candelabra, mirrored grand piano and the incomparable illusion of “Mr. Showmanship,” Preston not only looks like Liberace, he
sounds like him when he speaks and sings.
Martin will astound you with glorious memories of Liberace favorites including “Malagueña,”
“The 12th Street Rag,” The Beer Barrel Polka,” “I’ll
Be Seeing You” and a montage of Gershwin showstoppers.
Joining Preston on stage is William Garon, the
handsome Broadway song stylist, who will delight
you with great standards including dazzling selections from “The Phantom of the Opera.” Garon has appeared in recent revivals of “Milk and
Honey” and “My Fair Lady.”
Preston has also headlined the prestigious
“Legends in Concert” at the Grand Palace Theatre
in Branson. He has also appeared numerous times
at the famed Liberace Museum in Vegas and was
the recipient of the grand prize in the Liberace
Piano Competition, professional division.
And the costumes! You will witness the most
spectacular, eye-popping glittering creations ever.
His opening costumes have more than a quarter
of a million hand-sewn rhinestones, sequins and
beads, not to mention two thousand fresh water
pearls!
Tickets go on sale Monday, Oct. 1, from 8:30 to
10 a.m. in the Health & Recreation Ballroom and
on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays thereafter.
General admission tickets are $6 and reserved
seating is $8. As usual maximum of four tickets
per purchase and are for all residents of the On
Top of the World Communities and their houseguests.
Please note: the Sonny LaRosa show sold out in
three days. Mark your calendar as this show too
will be sold out early. ˛
Photo by Bob Woods
Volunteers in the Neighbor Assistance Program include, from left, Arlene Rigg,
Phyllis Silverman, Shirley Kawalek and Johnny Kizer.
Neighbors Helping Neighbors
BY BOB WOODS
WORLD NEWS WRITER
We have a new organization within On
Top of the World that comprises of volunteers making friends with other residents of
our community who are shut-ins. The group
of volunteers is known as the Neighbor Assistance Program (NAP), which basically is a
group of folks living within our community
who donate time weekly to visit those who
are unable to venture out of their homes.
The program was originally established
by Phyllis Silverman some six or seven
months back when she realized that loneliness is a horrible thought and decided why
can’t healthy active friends visit with those
not so fortunate. To pursue her idea she
sought the advice of the Marion County Senior Services.
After gathering the needed information,
Phyllis approached Debbie Clark in On Top
of the World management. Liking the idea
of neighbors helping neighbors the program was underway, needing only a name,
volunteers and friends to visit. Phyllis came
up with the name of On Top of the World
Neighbor Assistance Program or NAP for
short and after asking some of her friends
and neighbors, she had her volunteers.
Marion County provided the necessary
training for these volunteers and even went
so far as providing each volunteer with a
picture identification card. The organization was off to its start. Word of mouth had
gotten around from different channels that
any resident who needs a friend or a visita-
tion by a friend is to contact Phyllis.
Not only are new friends being made in
On Top of the World because of the program, Marion County benefits as the program goes through the counties Senior Services.
“One hand is washing the other,” said
Shirley Kawalek, who is one of the volunteers. She visits two ladies each week. Each
visit, by the way, is scheduled for one hour.
The main purpose of this article is not
only to introduce this group to our community but hoping those in need of breaking that lonely spell will give Phyllis a call
and for those folks who know of a person
needing the group’s assistance to try and
talk that person into making that call. “We
don’t want to infringe on the individual’s
privacy,” Phyllis added. “The person has to
make that phone call to me wanting us to
come and visit.”
There are lots of do’s and don’ts. The volunteers are not allowed to administer any
medications or take part in anything medical, do any cooking, housework or transporting individuals to medical appointment
or shopping. “Our mission is purely companionship,” stated Arlene Riggs, another
volunteer.
Each volunteer is supposed to visit a
friend once each week at a prescribed time.
Johnny Kizer, one of two male volunteers,
told me he visits two married couples each
week. He pays attention to the gentlemen
while giving the lady of the house a break.
Kizer stated that he calls ahead before his
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BY LYNN PEITHMAN STOCK
WORLD NEWS EDITOR
BY MARY PAT GIFFIN
WORLD NEWS WRITER
During the 16 years that Princess Diana was
a part of the British royal family, she was the
world’s most photographed woman and was well
known for her manner of dress. Now, you can
learn more about the glamorous side of Princess
Diana’s style as well as her working wardrobe.
Nigel Arch, a historian, author and director of
Kensington Palace, where Princess Diana lived,
will be at the Circle Square Cultural Center on
Tuesday, Oct. 16, from 2 to 3 p.m. Admission is
free.
Arch will discuss both the glamorous side
of Princess Diana’s style as well as her working
wardrobe. A speaker of the Pink Ribbon Crusade
since 2000, Arch is here with the display of Diana’s outfits at the Appleton Museum.
Arch is an expert on how monarchs and their
courtiers dressed for five centuries. He’s also a
great admirer of Maureen Rorech Dunkel, a Tampa woman who in 1997 bought 14 dresses worn
by the late Princess Diana and started a charity
tour with them.
Royal dress, according to Arch, serves a purpose, whether in the 18th century or today. “It’s
almost like a uniform. You’re wearing it for your
role. It’s not about comfort, necessarily, it’s about
being on show,” said Arch, at a tea party in Tampa
several years ago.
In the 1700s, for example, stiff hoop skirts extended an impressive eight feet from the wearer’s waist. You would never be able to bend over
but you didn’t need to, because if you dropped a
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visits while Arlene Riggs just drops in. The
program has been in existence for more
than six months and these volunteers have
established good bonds with those folks
they visit.
I was told by all those attending the meeting, held for my benefit, they are not supposed to purchase anything for those folks
they visit. Just talking to the four volunteers
I gathered from our conversations that all
of them really receive great satisfaction and
personal gratification from visiting those
shut-ins, especially establishing a friendship and seeing how happy their little visit
means to them.
At the present time the NAP group has
nine volunteers and seven in the background waiting for training. The biggest obstacle is getting those needing their service
to contact Phyllis.
The most important thing to accomplish
by this article is to have those seeking a
companion for an hour per week to please
call Phyllis Silverman at 854-2592. It is as
simple as that. Just a phone call away can
give an individual companionship along
with a lasting friendship.
Shirley added that the program is “neighbors helping neighbors.” Johnny stated,
“The more people get to know you the more
they open up.”
Phyllis told me that this program here in
On Top of the World, as far as she knows, is
not just a pilot program but the first such
organized program in a gated community.
Again, her phone number is 854-2592. ˛
Photo by Ryan Douglas
The On Top of the World Communities entry in the community event
Barkitecture is a fort fit for a dog.
Marion County has gone to the dogs, thanks
to an arts event benefiting the Humane Society
of Marion County and the Marion Cultural Alliance.
And On Top of the World has its very own
entry: Fort Doggone, a five-foot by five-foot by
nine-foot elaborate doghouse.
In April of this year On Top of the World’s
COA Everywhere and the Marketing Department began designing/ building Fort Doggone
for Barkitecture 2007, an event brought to
Ocala by the Marion Cultural Alliance, Inc. and
the Humane Society of Marion County. The
purpose of this event was to raise awareness
of the needs of homeless animals and to demonstrate the power of the arts to change lives
and build a better community for people and
pets.
From Sept. 28 through Jan. 6, these doghouses will be on display in various locations
throughout the county (similar to the Horse
Fever event). Fort Doggone will be displayed at
Candler Hills Golf Club. All of the doghouses
will then be auctioned off on Feb. 2, with all
proceeds going to the Marion Cultural Alliance
and the Humane Society of Marion County.
Fort Doggone is a fully functional cypresssided doghouse, complete with a drawbridge
opening, an original handpainted mural gracing the inside, and solar lanterns illuminating
the entrance. Large “bones” serve as posts at
the doghouse’s front corners.
“We went for whimsical,” says Sheryl John-
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Director
of Golf
Jeff McDonald
I am excited to inform you about this next
subject, the Fool’s Day Give-A-Way. This program is one that everyone involved wins.
Starting on Oct. 1 and running through April
1 when you buy merchandise in either golf
shop you will receive tickets for a drawing to
win prizes on April 1. We will be gathering 40
prizes from our vendors and on April 1 we
will have a golf tournament and a dinner after which we will draw the names of the prize
winners.
There will be five grand prizes and 35 great
prizes. You must be present to win one of the
grand prizes, but not for one of the 35 great
prizes. Residents only may win and a resident may win as many times as their name is
drawn. Please ask for details in either of the
golf shops and don’t miss out on the fun.
Please, remember that our Second Annual
Extreme Demo Day is just around the corner,
on Nov. 3, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. We do look
forward to a huge day. We have scheduled 10
Men’s Golf
Association
Paul Del Vacchio
Here are a few things the Tournament Directors would like you to take note of. Please
tee off at 8:30 a.m. or, if you are doubled up,
8:22 a.m. on Wednesdays, no earlier. Please
leave the computer operator alone. If you
have a problem with your handicap please see
your president or tournament director. Please
sign up for play by 5 p.m. on Monday because
the paperwork is done on Monday night. If
you did not sign up for Wednesday play try
showing up on Wednesday morning between
7:30 and 8. If we have an opening we can fit
you in.
Sign-up sheet is in the clubhouse for elections. Election will be held Oct 3. We need
three board members.
One of the three members who are not running again is Phil Shirley. Phil is the kind of
guy you have to get to know to love him. He
has been our treasurer and has done a fine job.
Rick D’Addio has been our secretary and also
has done a fine job for us. Rick has a great personality and is a pleasure to be around. Ross
McDonald is a rock you can always count on
and has been one of our tournament directors
Handicap
Committee
Patricia Donnelly
Yes, the third time was a charm. We finally
got the Scotch Twosome played, although early morning showers could have caused cancellations and didn’t. For me, it was worth waiting for. I do love this tournament.
Our big winners were Frank and Valerie
Smith with a net 57 — wow! A close second
were Tim and Rosemarie O’Neil with a net 61
and third was Ed Noe and Bev Ovrebo.
Tied for fourth were Rick and Joan D’Addio
and Ed Klodzen and Rose Hoovler. Frank Cipolloso, Betty Gustafson, Joe and Joan Rappa
of the major club manufacturers. Our friends
from Eagle Buick have lined up the Buick Tour
Van where you can have a virtual photograph
with Tiger Woods, and Birdie Golf where
someone can win a set of club that day. We
will also be providing lunch for everyone who
registers that day and we will use your registration form to enter you in the drawing for
door prizes.
We are honored to have as our guest host
for an exhibition, one of the Pinnacle Long
Drive Team Members, Dan Boever, who will
perform two shows for you, at 11 a.m. and 2
p.m. If you have never seen Dan you will love
him and laugh so hard that you may cry. The
vendors are: Cobra, Titleist, Ping, Taylor Made,
Cleveland, Callaway, Nike, Adams Golf, Srixon
Golf and the new Nancy Lopez Golf Clubs.
Thanks for all of your support and we are
excited about the 2008 season.
On Top of the World
Where has the time gone? It seems that the
year just started, but the heat really is almost
over. There is a lot gong on and I am not sure
where I should start, so I will just pick a subject and go.
We held our first On Top of the World Golf
Advisory meeting in September and it went
well. I feel that just because of the communication between the members and the management a relationship of respect and trust will
be formed.
Please know that the committee is made up
of the presidents of the MGA, LGA, the Ladies
Nine Holers and the Handicap Chairperson as
well a member who represents the membership at large. So, these leaders are Paul Del
Vacchio, Connie Shirley, Jean Flynn and Linda
Bervinkle.
Once a month the director of golf, the head
golf course superintendent, golf professional,
assistant golf course superintendent, director
of instruction, food and beverage manger and
when at all possible the general manager for
On Top of the World Communities will meet
and has done a great job. He is at the clubhouse at 7 in the morning until all the results
are done sometimes until 4 in the afternoon.
Ross has made the payout line and is one who
tries to make sure that all of the results are
correct. All three of them will be missed by
me and a big thank you for your time and input. Please, when you see Phil, Rick and Ross,
thank them for a job well done.
Respect: we all want it and should receive it.
It has come to my attention that on a Wednesday event this August one of our members
hit a golf ball out of bounds onto someone’s
property. This player not only drove the golf
cart onto the property but also hit the golf
ball from the person’s lawn! Wow, would you
like this done to you? Please be respectful of
others and do not drive or hit balls on out of
bounds area. He also broke one of the golf
rules by doing this!
As my term ends for this year I would
like to thank Ruth Border, Mike Driver, Linda
Bervinkle, Wes Dumeer and all the women
who serve us on chicken day. If I missed anyone, I am sorry.
Words of Wisdom
Golf is the only sport where the most feared
opponent is you. Author unknown.
See you around the course.
MGA Team Stableford
Net • Aug. 15
157—William E. Young Jr., Ross MacDonald, Francis Caprez, Ray Messer; tie at 151—Larry Chase,
Calvin Apperson, Tony Magri, Don Noel; Raymond
Beloin, Joe Rosinski, Tary Bole, John Hodd; Art
Buecher, John Doyle, Richard Beury, Joe Sinsky;
150—Paul Fratarangelo, Raymond Shultz, Jack
Hegarty, Frank Palotta; tie at 149—Bill Carlson,
Jack Ashenfelter, Bill Krusen, Joseph Wilssens;
Dick Gray, Rocky Groomes, Charles Mattingly,
Carl Arnold.
MGA Team 2 Best Ball
Net • Aug. 22
Team score 120: 69—Carl Arnold, 70—Ron
Thompson, 72—Carl Zeiler, 78—Tary Bole.
tied for fifth, Paul and I single handily held
sixth and Angelita and Armando Pena held
seventh. Tying for eighth were the Drivers,
Nicholases, Griswolds and M. Williams and E.
Rapacz. In ninth place were the Appersons,
N. Zielinski and P. Shirley, R. Groomes and D.
Johnson.
The Rosinskis, J. Hill and S. Ford, R. Hellman and MJ McAtee, D. Norris and J. Page and
P. Peterson and H. Bextermueller all tied for
10th place. Seventy-two players participated
and we congratulate everyone. Thanks for
participating.
FYI: Apparently the lightning took out the
modem on the GHIN computer sometime in
August and no scores could be transmitted.
We just wanted you to know the problem has
been fixed.
By now you all know the Pro Shop is doing
the league tournaments. We would like to ask
you if you have any problems, please see your
tournament chairperson or league president.
Do not confront the computer operator; take
it to the appropriate channel. Thank you.
On Saturday, Oct. 6, Ron and Norma Cleveringa will host a Modified Scramble. Quick refresher: All players drive, one drive is selected
to play. The player whose drive is selected
does not hit the next shot. Only three players will hit. This procedure continues until the
ball is on the green and then all four will putt
until the ball is holed. Watch for the sign-up
sheets.
Keep posting your scores. See you at the
flags. ˛
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on the second Wednesday of the month at 3
p.m. to discuss golf course issues with the
above member representatives. If you have
concerns please voice them to the member
that best represents you, so, that they can
make the concerns heard.
The 10th hole on the Tortoise & the Hare
course should be grassed in and playable
sometime soon. We are also going to have the
DRA to the right of nine dredged out again.
Andy and I are working on holes number 16
and 18 as well. You will also notice that the
tree on 17 has been removed and we have
planted other trees to replace it; this should
make the hole much more playable.
The last subject that I have to inform you
of will be of interest to those of you continually ask about a six-month membership. By Nov.
1, we will have the details available concerning an annual six-month membership. We are
going to test this membership for the 2008
season and decide where to go from there.
Contact myself or Gwen Becker at 854-2765
after Nov. 1 for the details. This membership
will be for those residents who are only here
for six months.
We have worked out our golf rates the season, which is Nov. 1 through April. The memberships rates for 2008 have been set as well.
Please contact Gwen Becker at 854-2765 for
the membership details. We do have a new
membership form that we will ask all of you
to fill out this year.
Candler Hills Golf Club
This is going to one busy month.
Ladies, we have the North Florida PGA Ladies Pro-Am on Thursday, Oct. 18. Also, Oct.
18 is the practice round for the Men’s’ Member-Guest. Friday and Saturday will be the first
annual Candler Hills Men’s Member-Guest. Mr.
Spain and his committee have done a great
job. Have a great event guys!
I hope everyone is enjoying the new tee
time system and that we are able to check you
in more professionally. ˛
Team score tie at 124: 68—Jack Ashenfelter, 70—
Guy Russell, 73—Dick Dzik, 81—Albert Novotny;
66—William McGarry, 69—Tim O’Neil, 70—Barry
Barringer, 74—Bob Kendrick.
Team score tie at 125: 69—Archie Pollard, 74—
Leslie Finney, 77—Paul Fratarangelo, 81—Lee
Goss; 69—Robert Carter, 71—Rick Mallardi, 73—
Ed Klodzen, 76—Ray Hellman.
Team score 126: 68—Marvin Brooks, 70—Tom
McHaffie, 75—John O’Neil, 76—Thomas Bednar.
Scotch 2-Some
Tortoise & The Hare • Aug. 29
64—Bud Harris and Lane Milde; tie at 65—Jack
Ashenfelter, John O’Neil; Raymond Schultz and
Joe Sinsky; and Alan Mudie and Fred Rodriguez;
tie at 67—Bob Cates and Tom Fasanello; and Ron
Cleveringa and Pete Peterson.
Scotch 2-Some
Links • Aug. 29
61—Raymond Beloin and Tony Magri; 62—Jay
Borden and Francis Caprez; 63—Rudy Allstead
and Rocky Groomes; tie at 64—Roland Schwab
and Marvin Williams; and Tony Capillo and Paul
Fratarangelo.
MGA 9 Low Net
Aug. 29
42—John Ricciardone; 43—Rick Benzing; tie at
45—Zane Barnett and Gordon Blanchard; 46—
John Gartung; 52—Fred Lang.
Scramble
Sept. 5
Tortoise and Hare
61—Robert Carter, Steve Gregely, Dick Griswold,
Lane Milde; 62—Rocky Groomes, Bob Moran, Tim
O’Neil; tie at 64—Tary Bole, Joe Morea, Millard
Sadler, Wally Schilf; Thomas Bednar, Dan Carty,
Paul B. East, Sherman Hutchings; Ken Gilmore,
Jack Martin, Ray Messer, Raymond Schultz.
Scramble
Sept. 5
Tortoise and Hare
64—Michael Drabicki, Tom Fasanello, Bill Flannery, Charles Mattingly; tie at 67—Jay Borden,
Bob Huegli, Kas Kaske, Dave Knauss; Raymond
Beloin, Jose Cura, Dick Fields, Glenn Pecor; tie
at 68—Paul Del Vacchio, David Miller, Fred Rodriguez, Bob Selmon; Bob Graff, Bill Hawk, Alan
Mudie, Marvin Williams. ˛
On Top of the
World Golf
Nick Montanaro
Dear On Top of the World Golfers:
I want to welcome all of those snowbirds
that have all ready returned from the north
for another year of wonderful golf. The only
thing that you have missed this summer is the
heat! We have had one of the hottest summers
on record. Please pray for rain. We really need
it.
As this column is being written, I have talked to Andy, and he has given me six to eight
weeks of optimal conditions, to open hole #10
on The Tortoise & The Hare. I hope you are
as excited as I am. I love November to May
because this seems to be the best part of the
year as far as the weather goes.
Jeff and I have a lot of things planned for
this winter. Our monthly outing at different venues has been a great success. October looks to be the best one yet! We will be
playing Juliet Falls Country Club and Spa on
Oct. 25 at a 9 a.m. shotgun. Our dear friends
Tom Cioffi (director of operations) and Travis
Daniels (head golf professional) have closed
down the golf course strictly for On Top of
the World and Candler Hills members. I have
the had the privilege of touring this wonderful
facility during its construction, and it is absolutely magnificent.
So mark your calendar and sign up soon.
Don’t be left out on this one. Check with the
Golf Shop for all of the details.
Another date to mark your calendars for is
Nov. 3. This is going to be the largest demo
day in Marion County. Last year we had 1,000
people in attendance and this year we are hoping for 2,000. The Buick Tour Van will once
again be there to take a virtual reality picture
with Tiger, and we have a special treat this
year, the long drive champion, Dan Boever,
will be putting on an exhibition. Your favorite
vendors will be there: Nike, Cleveland, Titleist, Calloway, Cobra, Adams, Srixon and a few
more.
Accomplishments and
Acknowledgements
• Larry Chase: His fifth hole in one on No.
14 of the Links, August
• Bill Flannery: Eagle No. 1 of the Links,
Sept. 10.
• Phyliss Gaddy: Candler Hills, hole in one
on No. 5.
Special event – the holiday On Top of the
World Open
Everyone who is a member of the GHIN system at on top of the world is invited to participate. There will be $1,800 in prizes will be
given away that day.
There will be an award ceremony and dinner following the tournament. Check in the
golf shop for the date when it gets closer to
the time. ˛
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white. See you there!
Low Gross
Aug. 21
Chip-ins: Carol Bell, Millie Nucaso
Flight A: 52—Agnes Tetti, 53—Violet Sica, 54—
Marlene Floeckher, 56—Millie Nucaso.
Flight B: 58—Joan Rappa, 59—Betty Tully, 61—
Thelma Smith, 62—Carol Bell, Cathleen Hathaway.
Low Net
Aug. 28
Flight A: 35—Agnes Tetti, 37—BJ Leckbee, 38—
Deni DeHart.
Flight B: 39—Betty Tully, Jean Flynn, 40—Pauline
Beloin, Joan Rappa.
Flight C: 40—Helen DeGraw, 42—Donna Swiger,
43—Linda Heenan.
Ladies 9-Hole
Golf
BJ Leckbee
Scramble • Links
Golf
Tip
Sally Collins
Sept. 4
Aug. 21 was our hottest golf day this year,
and some ladies weren’t able to make it all the
way. Sometimes drinking plenty of water isn’t
enough! Knowing when to walk away is very
smart, indeed.
Players who have questions about their
handicaps should ask either Millie Nucaso
or Jean Flynn. If these ladies don’t know the
answer, they’ll find out and get back to you.
Believe it.
It’s time to start checking the bulletin board
for away invitationals. At least two have been
posted already, and the openings are quickly
being filled.
Applause to Cathy Hathaway for volunteering to fill Diane Dzik’s shoes as chair of the
telephone committee.
Mark the date: Oct. 2 is our first meeting of
the new season. We’ll be playing a scramble,
45—Three teams: Agnes Tetti, Virginia Blanchard,
Linda Heenan, Evelyn Stewart; Thelma Smith,
Carol White, Cathleen Hathaway, Marilee Dam;
BJ Leckbee, Carol Bell, Fran Mencher, Helen DeGraw.
47—Michaele Beyer, Donna Swiger, Deni DeHart,
Laura Jean Teyral; Marlene Floeckher, Pauline Beloin, Sumiko Bridges.
Low Gross
Sept. 11
Chip-ins: Grace Bock, Jean Flynn, Fran Mencher.
Flight A: 51—Ruth Koch, 52—Deni DeHart, 53—
Agnes Tetti.
Flight B: 55—BJ Leckbee, 57—Marlene Floeckher, Helen Bailey.
Flight C: 61—Sumiko Bridges, Michaele Beyer,
62—Virginia Blanchard. ˛
Get The Best Driver Loft for You
With the Second Annual Extreme Demo
Day at Candler Hills just around the corner
on Nov. 3, we need to understand how the loft
and launch angle of the driver can maximize
distance for the golfer. Many golfers tend to
believe the lower the loft, the more the ball
will roll, thus resulting in more distance. However, this is not always a true statement.
It is extremely important that a golfer be
measured dynamically (in motion) to be certain that a driver is properly fitted to him or
her. Two drivers with the identical lofts will
not necessarily produce the same launch angles. Variables such as club head size, face
progression or offset, and shaft weight and
kick point will all influence the launch angle.
For moderate driver ball speed of 135 mph
or less, the recommended minimum launch
angle is 13 to 15.5 degrees. As the driver ball
speed increases to a range of 125 to 155 mph,
the launch angle changes to 11 to 13 degrees.
Generally a golfer wants a low spin rate
on the driver. However, the slower club head
speeds need a higher spin rate to sustain flight
time of the golf ball and ultimately increase
the distance.
An example of ball speed, launch angle and
distance comparisons is a ball speed 123.5
mph and a launch angle of 5.3 degrees yield
a distance of 198 to 208 yards. However, using the same club a ball speed of 132.4 mph
and a launch angle of 11.3 degrees resulted in
225 to 236 yards. Rather impressive distance
change!
Our professional golf staff wants you to
know what to look for at Demo Day to maximize your results. We will have the launch
monitor on the practice ranges with drivers
with differing degrees of loft so you may see
what driver loft will maximize your distance
off the tee.
Join us at the On Top of the World Practice
Tee on Thursday, Oct. 4, from 1 until 3 p.m.
or at Candler Hills Practice Tee on Tuesday,
Oct. 9, from 1 until 3 p.m. Call the On Top of
the World Golf Shop, 854-8430, to make an
appointment for the On Top of the World day
or call the Candler Hills Golf Shop, 861-9712,
for the Candler Hills schedule. ˛
Vogt; 54—Heidi Biederman.
Men: Tie at 43—Kurt Vogt and John Ricciardone.
Sunday Mini-Golf
Aug. 19
Ladies: 43—Chris Resta; tie at 47—Emmy Ricciardone; Eleanor Krowka.
Men: 35—Bob Maxwell; 41—Ben Resta; 43—
John Ricciardone; 50—Oliver Aube.
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Ladies: 41—Emmy Ricciardone; 47—Florence
Soens; 48—Eleanor Krowka.
Men: 38—John Ricciardone; 46—Oliver Aube;
47—Dick Soens.
Sept. 2
Mini Golf
Rained out
Jack Coyle
Rained out
Sept. 9
Thursday Mini-Golf
Aug. 16
Providence Putters
Rained out
Aug. 14
Lady: 50—Emmy Ricciardone.
Men: 40—John Ricciardone; 44—Bob Maxwell.
Aug. 21
Ladies: 43—Inge Vogt; 48—Emmy Ricciardone.
Men: 38—Kurt Vogt; 39—Bob Maxwell; tie at
45— John Ricciardone and Oliver Aube.
Aug. 28
Ladies: 40—Inge Vogt; 46—Sandra Ensley; 52—
Emmy Ricciardone.
Men: 39—Kurt Vogt; 42—Doug Ensley; 45—John
Ricciardone; 58—Oliver Aube.
Sept. 4
Ladies: 46—Inge Vogt; 49—Emmy Ricciardone;
58—Heidi Biederman.
Men: 42—Kurt Vogt; 46—John Ricciardone.
Sept. 11
Ladies: Tie at 45—Emmy Ricciardone and Inge
Aug. 23
Ladies: 42—Emmy Ricciardone; 43—Florence
Soens.
Men: 40-Bob Maxwell; 44—Dick Soens; 47—
John Ricciardone.
Aug. 30
Ladies: Tie at 49—Emmy Ricciardone and Eleanor Krowka; 51—Chris Resta.
Men: 36—Ben Resta; 39—John Ricciardone;
42—Bob Maxwell;
45—Oliver Aube.
Sept. 6
Ladies: 45—Emmy Ricciardone; tie at 48—Eleanor Krowka and Florence Soens.
Men: 38—Bob Maxwell; 44—Oliver Aube; tie at
47—John Ricciardone and Dick Soens; 51—Steve
Silverthorn. ˛
Jerry … Karen … Lorenzo …
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Ontopoftheworldinfo.com has a Hurricane
Preparedness section with links to printable tracking
maps and preparedness checklists and other handy
information.
Fool’s Day
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861-9712
Runs October 1, 2007 - April 1, 2008
For every minimum purchase of $40 (golf merchandise only)
you will receive a ticket to be entered into a drawing
held on April 1, 2008. Starting at $40 and for every
$10 increment you will receive an additional ticket.
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for you. Also, if you do not wish to assume
the position of captain see our tournament
chairperson, Linda Bervinkle, and someone
else will be assigned.
Association dues are due Oct. 1. The fee is
$10. Your GHIN fee will be paid separately in
January.
cocktails and appetizers. A dinner, dance and
awards presentation will be on Saturday night
for participants and their wives.
We now have some 60 players in the CHMGA, and remember that we only started in January of this year. For those players not playing regularly, you are missing a great time. So
please come out and play. The idea is to have
fun and enjoy the camaraderie.
Congratulations to Bob Cooke who had an
eagle on the 18th hole on Aug. 21.
If you are not receiving the weekly e-mail
update, contact Garry Gerlach whose e-mail is
[email protected].
See you on the links.
9 Best Holes Less 1/2 Hdcp
Aug. 7
Ladies 18-Hole
Golf
Pat MacMurray
Welcome back to all our members. We hope
you had a great summer. We are looking forward to an exciting year for the On Top of the
World Ladies 18 Hole Golf Association.
We are pleased to have three new members
joining us this October. Welcome to Adele
Noe, Elly Rapacz and Bonnie Leclerc.
Velma Rose, chairperson of the Ringer
Tournament, wants to remind you that the
last day for sign up is Oct. 9. Please pay the
$1 fee on or before that day. The ringer tournament is a season long event. Your Tuesday
League Links Course scores are recorded for
each hole and as the season progresses, each
time the score for a hole is improved the new,
lower score is entered. At the end of the season prizes are given in each flight for the lowest ringer score.
The first general meeting of the season will
be held on Tuesday, Oct. 9, in the Health &
Recreation Ballroom immediately following
golf. No lunch will be provided so brown bag
it if you wish. We are asking that all On Top
of the World 18-Hole Ladies wear their new
league shirts the second Tuesday of each
month and also for special events and outside invitationals. It was suggested that navy
shorts would be attractive to coordinate with
the pale green shirts. There is a checklist on
the bulletin board with all the names of the ladies who ordered shirts. Please check off your
name if you picked up your shirt and paid for
it. Thanks.
There is still a need for volunteers for the
Awards Dinner, Rally for a Cure and other
events. Please lend your help for these great
events. The Rally will be led on Nov. 13. Check
the bulletin board for sign-up lists and information on other items of importance. Note
some of the new rules and information about
events at local courses. Remember to sign up
for our Friendship Harvest Invitational. It is
going to be a wonderful day for our Ladies Association. Don’t miss out!
If you have any questions or problems with
pairings or tee assignments for league play
please speak with our association president,
Connie Shirley. She will address this matter
How Relaxing
The Dreams
BY HAZEL EHLE
The dreams how fantastic
That come along at night
Always so delightful
Very colorful and bright.
Very much like magic
As they suddenly drop by
Not knowing from where
And not to wonder why.
Making sleep so restful
Wanting them to stay
Also how enchanting
Yet soon will fade away.
These dreams are special
Also bring much love
Just like in heaven
Must come from above.
Sometimes I toss and turn
Having a sleepless night
And miss the restful dreams
Even with my eyes closed tight.
Now sleep is here
And the dreams that I adore
Have come to me again
With relaxing sleep once more.
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Classes monthly.
For information, call Larrie, at 873-1537
Flight A Gross: 30—Mary Lyon, 32—Linda
Bervinkle, 34—Bev Ovrebo.
Net: 23—Mary Driver, 25—Sandy Chase, 27—
Betty Gustafson, Valerie Smith.
Flight B Gross: 33—Diane Hamments, 37—Andrea Fratarangelo, 39—Pat MacMurray.
Net: 22—Andy Flannery, Mary McAtee, 26—Angelita Pena.
Flight C Gross: 39—Elsie Calabrese, 41—Euny
Moore, 46—Carolyn Cummings.
Net: 23—Helen Foskett, 26—Rose Hoovler, Helen Bextermueller.
Chip-ins: Linda Bervinkle, Mary Driver, Andy
Flannery, JoAnn Roney.
Scramble
Aug. 14
70—Mary Lyon, Diane Hamments, Jo Apperson,
Andrea Flannery; 71— Linda Bervinkle, Pat MacMurray, Rosemarie O’Neil, Helen Bextermueller;
72—Sandy Chase, Carol Joseph, Dea Johnson,
Ester Lang; 73—Nancy Zielinski, Mary Jane Mcatee, Elsie Calabrese.
Round Robin
Aug. 21
Tied at 112—Nancy Nicholas, Marilyn Rose, Elsie
Calabrese, Serine Rossi; Mary Lyon, Velma Rose,
Harriet Brower, Rose Hoovler; Mary Driver, Pat
MacMurray, Glenna Swank, Ester Lang; second,
Carol Joseph, Diane Hamments, Fran Griswold,
Dea Johnson.
Chip-ins: Elsie Calabrese, Sandy Chase, Mary
Lyon, Shirley Smagner.
Low Gross/Net
Aug. 28
Flight 1: Gross: 87—Gretchen Normandin, 90—
Jerry Gill, 92— Beverly Ovrebo.
Net: 71—Diane Hamments, 76—Mary Lyon,
80—Betty Gustafson.
Flight 2: Gross: 100—JoAnn Roney, 102—Andrea Fratarangelo, 106—Flo Emanuel.
Net: 76—Mary Jane Mcatee, 79— Velma Rose,
Rosemarie O’Neil.
Flight 3: Gross: 109—Dea Johnson, 111—Helen
Bextermueller, 112—Rose Hoovler.
Net: 77—Rose Hoovler, 78—Carolyn Cummings,
79—Helen Foskett.
Chip-ins: Elsie Calabrese, Carolyn Cummings, Diane Hamments, Jerry Gill, Rosemarie O’Neil. ˛
Candler Hills
Men’s Golf
Garry Gerlach
Andy has been working hard. The rough
has grown and we are struggling a bit to hit
out of the higher grass (if we can find the
ball). But the course remains in great shape.
Andy has also put out more watering stations.
Thanks — we needed them. Andy also placed
sand boxes at the first and tenth tees so we
can fill our buckets and bottles.
Please be on time Tuesday mornings. Be at
the Pro Shop by 7:30 a.m. Some mornings they
get us off early, so if you want to hit balls and
putt, get there earlier. Be in your carts ready to
go at least 10 minutes prior to your tee time.
The Handicap Committee is entering scores
for all league play. You should use the Equitable Stroke Control in the CHMGA handbook
when posting your scores on days other than
Tuesdays.
The next major event will be the Member/
Guest starting Oct. 18. This event will include
three days of golf. Thursday night we will have
Candler Hills Men’s League Results
Four Man Team Shamble
Aug. 14
245—Dave Masaschi, Jerry Lisinski, Gene Kelly,
and Ed O’Leary; Rick D’Addio, Tony Misterly, John
Podkomorski and Jim Bragg.
4–Man Team Two Best Balls
Aug. 21
118—Rick D’Addio, Bob Cooke, Paul Fratarangelo
and Bill Horton; 119—Garry Gerlach, Jerry Lisinski, John Menzies and Nick Nimerala.
2–Man Team Stableford
Aug. 28
79—Tom McGurk and Nick Nimerala. 77—Paul
Moltisanti and Ed Wilson; Lenny Pabon and Roger
Whittle; Rick D’Addio and Bob Cooke; 73—Dave
Schultz and Jim McGrath.
Sept. 4 • Course Closed
2–Man Team
Total Net • Sept. 11
62—Jack Gustafson and John Podkomorski;
64—Tony Misterly and J.C. VanBloom and Fred
Spain and Nick Nimerala; 65—Paul Moltisanti
and Bill Horton; 66—Dave Masaschi and Bruce
Venslavsky. ˛
October 2007
The World News®
Computer
Club
Sherry Surdam
As you all know, columns for our community newspaper must be submitted well in advance of the month for which they are written,
so we are most always behind in telling you
about things that have happened!
In August, Francis Womack, a long-time
club member, treated us to a wonderful presentation. He gave us a demonstration on using Pinnacle, a movie-making application, by
actually creating a movie for us, using pictures
he and a couple of other club members took
of people attending the meeting. Yours truly
was one of the photographers and since I lack
experience at taking movies and had absolutely no idea what I was doing, I provided much
amusement with my movie-taking abilities (or
lack thereof)! Francis’ was very well thought
out and all of us enjoyed it. After the hysterical shots I took, I am determined to get one of
these cameras and see if I can do better!
Our official “season” started on Sept. 4,
with Don Sommer’s presentation on maintenance for your PC to keep it running properly.
If you follow the guidelines he gave us you will
enjoy many years of computing without few,
if any, problems. On Sept. 8, Arnie Hansen and
Joe Maddox built a computer for us and when
they were finished, though it still lay in a component stage on the table, it ran and could be
used, just like a PC! We had a few tense moments when nothing happened only to have
a sharp-eyed member point out that we had
not yet connected the power! After having a
good laugh the power was connected and the
computer booted!
The remaining classes held in September
were “Networking” by Don Sommer and “Internet Safety” by Sherry Surdam. If you missed
any of these they will be repeated later this
year.
On Oct. 6, Arnie will be doing his hands-on
presentation on using scanners; Oct. 20, there
will be a presentation on backing up your computer using the Acronis True Image 10 software program. In addition, we have a relatively new presentation coming on Oct. 27. You all
know that many file types can be opened by
a multitude of programs. Every program creator wants you to use his or her program and
will generally make that program the default
program. Well, what if you don’t WANT that
program to be the one used? In this presentation we show you how to change the program
associated with certain file types.
So, there you have the schedule for October.
All meetings are held at 9 a.m. at the Arbor
Conference Center, Suites B and C, on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Saturday classes
are generally well attended so get there early.
If you aren’t a member yet but want to see
what we do, come on up and give us a looksee. I think you’ll find we have much to offer
both novice and more experienced users!
As always, be sure to check the calendar
on our Web site at www.cccocala.org for the
dates of our presentations and for any scheduling changes that are inevitable.
Hope to see you soon and happy computing! ˛
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Billiards
George Tookmanian
The following comments are from our Billiard Club president, Richard Impressa.
This is the time of the year when activity is
on the increase at On Top of the World. The
snowbirds are starting to return and there are
some great entertainers coming to the Circle
Square Cultural Center for fans of 50’s music
like Shirley and I.
Business is also picking up for the On Top
of the World Billiard Club. On Sept. 27, from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m., I will be sharing a table at
the On Top of the World Club Fair with Penny
Wilson, president of the Ladies Billiard Club.
We will be presenting the benefits of our organizations to interested residents in an effort
to add to our membership.
If you happen to miss the fair we are offering a special to all residents. If you join our
club for the remainder of 2007, you will get
the entire year of 2008 included in your $5
dues. That’s about 33 cents a month to help
us buy and maintain equipment that makes
our billiard room the best in Ocala. If you use
the facility at all, it would be a shame not to
contribute to our efforts on your behalf. Even
if you don’t use the facilities, your membership will help to keep them the best they can
be.
What do you get for your 5 bucks? The club
has assumed responsibility for maintaining
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Approximately 80 Southerners attended the
Southern Club’s first meeting for the 2007-08
season in September.
We had as visitors Suzanne and John
Womack, Flo and Bob Wright and Barbara and
Norman Chartier. Also, new members to join
our organization were Dee Miller and Betty
and David Pipkin.
We invite visitors to come and check us out
hangers and even the furniture. The club has
shared the cost of installing the lights over
the tables, and indeed the cost of one of the
new tables.
Behind the scenes there are many people
who volunteer their time and energy to help
in this effort. One example is Fred Adolph,
who keeps the playing surfaces of the tables
clean with a special cloth cleaning system purchased with the members dues.
Our quarterly meeting will be held Monday,
Oct. 1, at 4 p.m. in the ceramic room of the
Arts/Craft building. We will be electing club
officers for 2008. I know there are many new
residents who could bring fresh ideas and
energy to the club by joining the board. So,
please come to the meeting, nominate yourself or another, vote and serve! Immediately
following the meeting we will be having a fund
raising pizza party. Please see Penny Wilson
for tickets.
Looking through the Billiard Encyclopedia,
I am continually amazed by the efforts of so
many people who have played some role in
the development of the pool or billiard scene. I
don’t know how serious pool historians would
classify various eras in the art of billiards, but
it seems to me whatever the period, there were
people who became fascinated with every aspect of the game.
I hope the readers of my feeble efforts
to present some information on the game
will realize I am not differentiating between
“pocket pool” and “billiards,” where there are
no pockets, and only three balls are used. In
the United States as you know, on the TV, one
will see a lot of nine-ball, because it lends well
on the screen and after all most of the ladies
are attractive. In and around our towns and
cities, eight-ball is widely played, or various
versions, like 1-15, or the “Alabama” version
as Jim Giles introduced to the On Top of the
World “gang.” Also there are many other contests, like “one ball,” straight pool, bank pool
and/or variations of these games. I am not
knowledgeable about the Europeans to present their preferences. I have heard our Canadian friends and British friends do play on
larger tables, a game known as “snooker.” I
think from the time Paul Newman and Tom
Cruise made those films about pool, a new interest came about and today the popularity of
the game seems to be expanding. ˛
as once you have visited, we are sure there will
be interest. If you were born in the southern
states or have lived in the south for 15 years
or more and are a resident of On Top of the
World you are eligible for membership.
Our table was full with great salads, entrees
and wonderful desserts. Our membership really “dusted off” those southern recipes and
prepared some delicious food for our enjoyment. The tasters selected the collard greens
prepared by Ed Beck as one of the favorites.
The Southern Club will participate in the
On Top of the World Club Fair to be held in
the Health & Recreation Ballroom on Thursday, Sept. 27, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Come
by and learn of our purpose and activities.
Charlotte Hancock is leading this project and
many club members will be on hand with
some southern samplings.
After the business meeting, we were entertained by the duo “Twice as Nice.” Mark Bouvier and Debbie Baker gave us a variety of music
from country western to rock to jazz and to
bluegrass, both vocal and instrumental.
Our next meeting will be Oct. 4 in the H&R
Ballroom at 5:30 p.m. Our entertainment for
this meeting will be Homer Noodleman of
Spring Hill. He is a comic and musician, so
mark your calendar, as this is one meeting
you do not want to miss. ˛
Shuffleboard Teams
Team
9:30 a.m. Monday
1:30 p.m. Monday
1 p.m. Tuesday
1:30 p.m. Wednesday
9:30 a.m.Thursday
9:30 a.m. Friday
Captain
Tom Cullum
Lou Fisher
Joe Veres
George Hajjar
Jack Smith
Elaine Austin
Phone
237-3896
854-2088
861-8005
861-6009
873-0804
291-0744
Co-Captain
Bob Schuck
To be named
Jim Lynam
Lou Crudele
Frank Dubay
To be named
Phone
854-9629
861-2822
291-4910
236-6638
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The new shuffleboard season got underway
in September. There are six teams that compete once a week. Their times and captains
and co-captains above.
The current officers for the club are president, Joe Veres, 861-8005; first vice-president,
Ellen and Russell Schlaak, 291-0355; second
vice-president, Jane Lipps, 873-2745; secretary, Joan Dudek, 789-9226; and treasurer, Al
Sternberger, 861-9065.
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all interested residents who want more information about the club to call Joe Veres (8618005), Frank Dubay (236-6638), George Hajjar
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All residents are welcome, whether experienced players or beginners. ˛
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the rim of the glass with water to allow it to
stick to the rim then pour in Margaritas. Garnish with maraschino cherries.
Serves 5.
When you are carving out your pumpkins
be sure and save the seeds because they are
well known to have many health benefits.
Dating as far back as Native American Indian
medicine. It has been found that pumpkinseeds can decrease inflammation due to arthritis and also promotes prostate health as
well as containing important fatty acids as
well as zinc.
Roasting Pumpkin Seeds
Anything
But Bland
Chef Dave Bland
Bland. When you think of food, if the word
bland is the first thing that comes to mind,
it probably wasn’t the most memorable meal.
Unless you’re having a meal prepared by me,
Chef Dave Bland. I know what you’re thinking, “How did I, a man whose family name is
Bland, become a chef?” Here’s my story: My
first job, at age sixteen, was as a prep cook
at a local St. Augustine eatery. This is where
I cut off the tip of my thumb with a cleaver.
During a six-year stint at a steakhouse chain,
I decided (with my future wife’s prodding) to
attend culinary school. Upon graduation, we
got married and moved to Orlando. I worked
my way up into the Executive Chef position at
a fine dining Italian restaurant in Downtown
Disney, where I was employed for 10 years.
Then a whirlwind year working as the Travoltas’ private chef and that brings me here,
and now I’m On Top of the World! I’m only 38
but I’ve been in the business for 22 years! Now
down to business...
October harvest time is here and with it
comes a bounty of fruits and vegetables that
set the tone for the season. Obviously pumpkins and squash varieties are in their peak,
along with artichokes, escarole and arugula.
The trendy pomegranate also hits its peak
during this season. With its renowned popularity due to the antioxidant craze, pomegranate is a great thing to add to a menu. If you
are throwing a soirée for Halloween a pomegranate punch or pomegranate margarita will
definitely fit the bill.
Pomegranate Punch
Pomegranate juice 20 oz
Fresh orange juice 4 oz
Lime Juice (sweetened) 3 oz
Champagne or sparkling wine half bottle
In a punch bowl combine pom juice, orange
juice and lime juice.
Finish with Champagne, garnish with lime,
orange slices and pomegranate seeds. Cover
and put in refrigerator until serving.
Pomegranate Frozen Margaritas
Pomegranate juice 8 oz
Maraschino cherry juice 6 oz
Sauza tequila 4 oz
Lime juice 4 oz
Crushed Ice 16 oz
In blender add ice then remaining ingredients. Blend thoroughly.
Instead of salting the rim, use sugar and
pomegranate seeds in a small plate and wet
Great Lakes
Club
Mary Jo Hammond
Over the summer, the board of the Great
Lakes Club came up with a few ideas.
We may have officers for next year only
if the membership pledge to do their part.
We need groups of four to volunteer for one
month to bring foods or snacks in the amount
that the treasury will allow. We will provide
coffee and tea. We need members to come up
with entertainment for each month, whether
it is a speaker, singers, games, etc.
You may try to plan trips if anyone wants
to handle them.
Mary Jo Hammond and Kay Chandler have
agreed to be co-presidents in order to allow
for vacations or other activities. That way we
will always have a president for the club meetings.
Since we will continue as a club, dues of $7
for the year will be collected in October.
We have new officers: Rosemary Klosterman
will be vice-president, Marilyn Nielsen will be
secretary and Esther Lang will be treasurer.
They were installed during the meeting.
Thanks for keeping the club active and
don’t forget dues next month. ˛
Put 2 cups of pumpkin seeds in a large
bowl. Add 1 Tablespoon melted butter and
seasalt grinded around the seeds until lightly
dusted. Stir seeds with butter and salt and lay
out on a baking sheet. Cook at 300 F for 30
minutes until golden brown.
The flesh of the pumpkin can be used in
pumpkin gnocchi or pumpkin crème brûlée.
At home my children love to help me make
Gnocchi. They excitedly assist me in rolling
the balls and get even more excited eating
them.
October 2007
Stephanie’s Computer Tip for October
BY STEPHANIE ROHDE
Antivirus Software—Latest Versions
Norton Antivirus 2008 and McAfee Antivirus 2008
versions are either already available for purchase or
will be soon. Consider not renewing a subscription to
an older version if you use either of these two programs; purchase the 2008 version of just the Antivirus instead — $39.99.
Or, you may want to use AVG antivirus software
— which is free and may be downloaded at:
http://free.grisoft.com/
Brighthouse Road Runner customers can use CA Internet Security Suite for free and it may be downloaded
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Pumpkin Gnocchi
Canned pumpkin 1 cup
All purpose or potato flour 1 cup
Nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon
Salted butter 4 oz
Parmesan cheese grated finely 4 oz
In a food processor add canned pumpkin
and remaining ingredients and blend until it
forms into a ball. If it is too wet add a little
more flour.
Put dough on a cutting board or clean
surface and knead into a ball. Then cut into
workable pieces rolling out into a snake. Cut
dough into even pieces on a bias to make little
football like dumplings. Drop dumplings into
boiling water and cook until they float to the
top. Serve in melted hot butter and generous
sprinkles of parmesan cheese.
An alternative to the traditional pumpkin
pie, pumpkin crème brûlée is not difficult to
make and will make everyone smile. To candy
the sugar at home simply sugar the top of the
dessert, turn your oven on broil, and brown
the top until it is nice and caramelized. Normally in a kitchen we use a blowtorch but
when you do it in the oven it makes the center
of the crème brûlée warm which is nice compared to the normal cold center. One of the
pleasures in life is certainly the crack of this
rich dessert with a spoon and the aroma of
spiced pumpkin will fill the air.
Citizens Emergency
Response Team
Caroline Scott
My thanks to Mary Lou Caruana for taking
over my duties as CERT leader last month.
She did a great job and I really appreciate
it. This allowed Norman and I to attend our
granddaughter’s wedding in New York state,
visit children in Maryland, and sneak in a very
restful week at our time-share in Virginia.
Cathy Bowers, representing the sheriff’s
department, gave a seminar titled Advanced
First Aid. Although you may think this was
about splinting and bandaging, it involved
snakebites, insect stings, etc. Cathy explained
how to avoid receiving some of these bites or
stings. Most important of all, she instructed
us in how to deal with them.
She then gave some participants a slip of
paper with a bite or sting written on it, with
the signs of each that would be on your body.
They came back into the room and explained
what had happened to them, and the rest of
our team had to tell how they should be treated. I’m sure this was an eye opener for most
everyone.
From the comments on the training critique
form that everyone filled out, this was a very
enjoyable and interesting training. Each form
praised Cathy for an interesting, informative
presentation that was very well done.
We had several guests to hear Cathy teach.
There were people from the Indigo East CERT
team, and also the CERT team from Marco
Polo community.
Anyone is invited at any time to attend
our meetings. Some of our topics may interest you, and some of your questions could be
answered.
We meet the second Tuesday of each month
in Suites E, F and G of the Arbor Conference
Center at 9 a.m. ˛
Pumpkin Crème Brûlée
Canned pumpkin 16 oz
Granulated sugar 8 oz
Egg Yolks 6 egg yolks
Ginger 1/8 teaspoon
Nutmeg 1/8 teaspoon
Cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon
2 cups heavy cream
Heat oven to 300 F.
In a saucepan simmer heavy cream with
ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon for 15 minutes.
Whip pumpkin with egg yolks and add to the
saucepan. Bring mixture to a high simmer stirring with a wire whip. Add sugar and cook until mixture begins to thicken slightly.
Using a 3 oz ladle fill oven safe soufflé cups
or brûlée dishes.
Place on cups on a baking sheet and pour
water around the cups to prevent burning.
Cook at 300 F for 45 minutes or until the custard solidifies.
To serve, pour granulated sugar on top of
crème brûlée and broil until the top becomes
golden brown. ˛
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Dish & That
Recipes
Pennsylvania
Club
Jean Breslin
Pat Utiss
Homemade patties are so easy and delicious; try them.
Sausage Patties
August Summer Shindig hosts Tish and Don Dertien along with guests Jean
Breslin, Pat Riedeman and Bob O’Neal appraise the great selections of hors
d’ouveres and desserts ready for hungry club members.
Favorite Recipes
Dinner Club
Luke Mullen
Summer Shindig was the name of the club’s
activity for the month of August. Twenty-nine
diners attended this marvelous evening of
fine food and entertainment in August. Our
hosts for this spectacular event were Tish and
Don Dertien.
This was our second all-member function
this year. We had this hors d’ouveres and dessert party in place of our normally scheduled
dinner because Tish and Don volunteered to
host this event. They put a plan in motion that
was accomplished by first soliciting all club
members to determine who were able to attend on that particular evening. After assessing those available, all couples and guests
were asked to prepare either a hors d’ouveres
Friendship
Social Club
Jinny Adolph
Our September 9 meeting was presided
over by our president of many hats, Eileen
Utiss. Eileen was filling in for both treasurer
and our secretary.
Membership received a nice boost with 19
renewals, 6 new members and 6 guests. Please
invite friends to join us as you are out and
or a dessert dish.
The evening started off with all participants selecting from the many different types
of delicious hors d’ouveres. Contrary to previously held beliefs, a dish of hors d’ouveres
can easily take the place of and be as filling
as a full meal. The hors d’ouveres included
various types of shrimp with sauces, mini
sandwiches, salad selections, many dips and
cracker dishes as well as vegetables, and various fruit and meat dishes.
They were followed by a fine selection of
desserts that included fruit dishes, brownies,
cheesecake items and cakes, among many others.
The event was full of fun and exciting
conversation. This type of activity was nice,
as some club members have not met all other members. This is because they may have
missed a dinner that they would normally attend to meet other members or have not met
recently joining members. This makes it possible for members to meet other members.
An unexpected visitor at the beginning of
the evening was a coyote that had come from
the other side of the golf course and went
down to a water puddle on the fairway. Of
course Tish and Don were questioned about
how they planned this activity but indicated
they had not planned this in advance.
Everyone attending the event had a wonderful fun-filled evening. The club periodically
sponsors all-member type evenings throughout the year. These events are the result of
fellow members volunteering to undertake
hosting these functions.
Presently, the club is not accepting any new
members. For information on our waiting list,
please call Luke at 352-304-8104. ˛
about.
At the 50-50 drawing I was still trying to
read my numbers when one of them was
called. I was so pleased that I don’t know how
many other winners there were. Isn’t it nice to
win something?
Entertainment was provided by the Sentimentals, a four-member group of many talents. Harmonicas, banjo, guitar, piano and
vocals kept our feet tapping and many of us
singing along.
Our next meeting is Oct. 14 and entertainment will be provided by the Cherrywood
Songbirds. Please join us and remember to
bring that new friend and your smile. ˛
2 pounds ground pork
2 teaspoons dried marjoram
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 cup water
Place ground pork in a large bowl. Add the
marjoram, salt, garlic powder, pepper and mix
well. Add water and continue to mix until incorporated. Shape into 4-inch patties and fry
in a skillet for 15 to 20 minutes or until thoroughly cooked. These patties freeze well, if
you have any leftover.
Here is a very nice addition to any meal.
Eggplant Rounds
1/3 cup minced onion
1 teaspoon basil or 1/2 cup fresh basil
2 cloves garlic, minced
2/3 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
Salt and pepper, to taste
2 small eggplants cut into 1/3 inch thick
slices
1/3 cup slivered almonds
Combine all ingredients, except eggplant
slices and slivered almonds, in a bowl. Mix
well and adjust seasonings to taste. Place
eggplant slices on greased cookie sheet and
spread mayonnaise mixture evenly on each
slice. Top with slivered almonds. Bake in preheated 375-degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes
or until browned.
Enjoy. ˛
Orchid Club
Hildegard & Dennis
Soucek
The Orchid Club meets the third Thursday
of the month in Suites B and C of the Arbor
Conference Center from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
In September, the club began its second
year. There are three field trips planned for
the upcoming year. They are held on our
regular meeting day and take the place of the
meeting.
• Oct. 19: The first field trip is a repeat to
Goodwin Orchids in Leesburg, known for the
Vanda Orchids. A culture class is conducted
by the grower. Please meet promptly at 11:45
a.m. in the Health & Recreation parking lot.
Orchid Club
Trip
Hildegard Soucek
The Orchid Club in conjunction with Legendary Journeys is sponsoring a trip to Delray Beach to view the spectacular orchids
on display at the American Orchid Society’s
Botanical Garden Thursday, Feb. 21. The trip
will also include a visit to the Morikami Japanese Gardens and a Japanese luncheon served
there. Admission to both the Morikami and
the American Orchid Society are included
along with guided tours of both places.
The American Orchid Society’s three and
half acres of themed gardens include jungle,
formal and even one landscaped with native
Floridian plants. Although the gardens are rare
and exotic, flowering orchids are sure to ex-
The new season for the Pennsylvania Club
got off to a rousing start in September. We
had “Horse Racing.” Much laughter was heard
throughout the room, so I think I can safely
say that everyone had a good time. Six races
were held and all money bet was returned to
the members who bet on the winning horses.
At the end of the afternoon, all those with losing tickets placed them in a container, and a
“loser prize” was drawn. Phil (Bill) DeVito won
a gift certificate to The Pub. A big “Thank You”
to my volunteer tellers, Janice Meade, Lois
Powers, Eileen Kreps, Joan Cummings, Shirley
Wilver and Joan Messner.
Our program for October will be a Back to
the 50s Party. Those attending are encouraged to dress as they may have in the 1950s.
Prizes will be given to the best-dressed man
and the best-dressed woman. We will have a
surprise judge to decide the winner. We will
also be playing some 50s trivia and prizes will
be awarded for this as well.
This meeting will be held Oct. 10 at the
Arbor Conference Center, Suite E. Our meetings start promptly at 3 p.m. Come early for
refreshments and socializing.
Tickets are going well for our Christmas
party at Logan‘s Roadhouse on Dec. 12. Remember, we are limited to the first 50 people. Tickets are $15 per person and you have
a choice of grilled chicken and vegetables,
smothered chopped sirloin with baked potato
or fried catfish with sweet potato. Dinners will
also include salad, rolls, non-alcoholic beverages and peanuts.
If you cannot come to the October meeting,
call me for your tickets, 861-2831.
See you Oct. 10. ˛
• Nov. 15: General care of the orchid
needs.
• Dec. 20: We will tour one or more orchid
collections at the home of the members.
• Jan. 17: Tips and home remedies.
• Feb. 21: Full day bus trip to the American
Orchid Society Headquarters’ garden in Delray
Beach, as well as a visit and lunch at the Morikami Japanese Garden and Restaurant.
• March 20: How to divide your orchids.
• April 17: Repotting — repotting materials.
• May 15: Education — What is in the name
“Tag”?
• June 19: Problems with scale and other
bugs.
• July and August: No meetings.
During all regular meetings, we have a show
and tell period and/or discuss a problem with
an orchid you bring in for questions. We recently started a library for check out. ˛
cite the heart and soul of any orchid lover and
garden enthusiast. And there is more to thrill
any gardener at the Morikami Gardens. The
Morikami Gardens is a serene setting where
anyone can experience the essence of Japan
right here in Florida. There are whispering waterfalls that feed into tranquil lakes, tiny bonsai, fish ponds, pagodas and rock gardens all
designed to bring peace to all that visit.
The cost is $75 per person, which includes
transportation in a deluxe motorcoach, admission and guided tour of both places, and
a Japanese luncheon. Payment is by check
payable to Legendary Journeys. For further
information please contact Hildegard Soucek
at 390-3368.
If you are interested in raising orchids or
have been given plants and are not sure how
to take care of them the On Top of the World
Orchid Club meets every third Thursday of
the month at the Arbor Club in Suites B and C.
There are no dues and no officers, just people
who love orchids. ˛
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Roaring 20’s Happy Hour
BY DEBBIE CLARK
Well, you did it again! The Roaring
20s Happy Hour was a huge success
again this year. Dave and I cannot
believe the amount of residents who
dressed for this event. A big thank
you to all of you who dressed up and
also to all of you who attended this
happy hour.
We were entertained by Lenny
Wilson Trio who brought us the
wonderful sounds of jazz, and for
those of you who were asking we
will bring them back. I just do not
know at this time when.
During the evening we had a
costume contest and first place went
to Larry and Jean Gering; second
place went to John and Annette
Ware.
We also had a Charleston contest.
Congratulations to all of you.
Please watch my article and the
Happy Hour Posters for more of our
themed Friday evenings. We have a
themed Happy Hour once a month
and the next one will be on Friday,
Oct. 26, which will be our annual
Halloween Bash. I hope to see you
there.
Photos by Larry Resnick
October 2007
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Ocala
Clown Express
Julia Brandt
Ocala Clown Express is officially back in
business! School has started and our calendar is filling up with “gigs.” Summer vacation
is officially over; however, someone failed to
alert the weatherman. The temperature is still
above clown tolerance when in full gear, so
we’re doing our best in air-conditioned facilities.
We’re happy to be starting another year
View from
the Library
Peggy Greer
Mystery fans seem to love Jeffery Deaver,
and why not? There is no doubt that he is
a master of his craft. I do find it ironic that
Deaver has two collections of short stories
and those books are titled “Twisted: Collected
Stories,” and “More Twisted: Collected Stories,
Vol. II.”
What I personally find so interesting is that
with our pediatric orientation program at
Munroe Regional Medical Center. We took off
several months, relaxed and slowed down the
pace. The children took off for the summer
and saved up lots of energy for the school
year. We have already met our first Thursday
groups and they really woke us up! They were
so full of energy, loved volunteering for parts
of the program and interacting with the puppets. Now we are looking forward to the rest
of our year’s schedule.
We are back on our meeting schedule: first
Mondays of the month we hold our business meetings, sign up for our commitment
to “gigs” and then the third Monday we work
on improving our skills with in-house training. This is a wonderful time to join us if you
would like to take up clowning. We share
skills with one another — some of our clowns
are experts in face painting, some in balloon
sculpting, some in magic tricks and they are
willing to share with others in the group. It
also gives us a chance to practice those skills
we haven’t had time to cultivate and get some
expert input. It’s also a time we provide one
another with feedback about makeup and
wardrobe issues.
We’d love to introduce you to the world of
clowning as well. If you are interested please
contact our leader, Dotsy. Dotsy lives with
Carol White and can be reached at 873-9223.
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he should pick the title “Twisted.” Although
his stories are not difficult to understand or
follow, the villains have such twisted personalities that they are the epitome of vile and
evil, and commit crimes beyond belief. Since
Deaver wrote these stories and the villains
came from his imagination, perhaps he is the
twisted one!
I’ve read all of the Lincoln Rhyme series
and enjoy the characters Rhymes and Amelia
Sachs. These characters make a good team
and their most recent escapades are in Deaver’s book “The Cold Moon.”
This book was just as good as the other
Rhyme stories, but what interested me most
was how Deaver transitioned to his next book
by introducing Kathryn Dance, who is the main
character in his next book “Sleeping Doll.” It
looks as though we may have a new series in
the making.
Dance is a special agent with the California
Bureau of Investigations based in San Francisco’s Bay area. Her expertise is interrogation
and she is like a human lie detector. She reads
people like we would read a newspaper. Besides that, she is a very likeable person and I
cheer her on as she is searching for escaped
prisoner, Daniel Pell, a.k.a. “Son of Manson.”
So, for all those “twisted” Deaver fans, look
forward to reading his latest book and be
ready to meet Agent Dance. ˛
Vas Murthy, M.D.
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D’Clowns
Paula Magen
The month of October celebrates Columbus
Day and Canadian Thanksgiving. For those
who are still working there is National Boss
Day and of course the all popular favorite Halloween.
D’Clowns activities started in September
with a return to Summerville Assisted Living after a two-month hiatus. We performed
a one-hour fun variety show. It was good to
see familiar faces and the residents were
delighted to have us back. Clown Sunflower
did a new ventriloquist act with her life-size
monkey puppet and it brought laughter to the
room. The clowns did a terrific job perform-
Birders’ Beat
Jane Callender
The Unique Birders will meet at 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 16. We meet in Suite H at the
Arbor Conference Center. Tom Miller will give
a program on “Bird Parasites.” Tom is an instructor in the Master the Possibilities program.
Once again, our activities come after the
World News deadline, so come enjoy the programs as indicated each month.
Norm Lantz is in charge of the Oct. 25 field
trip. He has invited Earl “Bubba” Scales to lead
the walk. As of now it will be to the “Alachua
Sink.” Afterward, we will visit Bubba’s store,
Wild Birds Unlimited in Gainesville, with lunch
at the Millhopper Plaza.
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This witch from the North has landed with
her new broom for the new season. Are you
getting ready for Halloween? All the snowbirds are getting back and everyone is in the
swing of things once again at On Top of the
World. Those of us who live here year round
are welcoming old friends who renewed their
memberships and new residents who have
joined our ever growing club.
September’s meeting featured The Golden
Troopers and I will elaborate in next month’s
column as this entertainment happened after
the deadline of this column.
October’s meeting will feature a contest
hosted by yours truly and is called: “Who am
ing our skits. We’ll be back next month.
In mid-September we returned to TimberRidge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
where we did exercises with those residents
in wheelchairs. Then it was on to “Kids and
Cookies,” a program where four and five year
olds from the Children’s Development Center
worked on a project with the seniors. It was a
terrific program for both.
It has been a long time since On Top of the
World has had a Club Fair. We look forward
to participating and may even motivate some
people to join our group.
But … our big involvement for the month
will be our participation in the Sheriff’s third
Annual Halloween Party held at the SR 200 facility. The purpose of this is to make it a safe
time for the trick or treaters. D’Clowns will be
there with our face paints, tattoos and balloon
sculpture. The attraction draws hundreds of
kids and the costumes are amazing. Many volunteers conduct games for the kids.
Many thanks to Mary and Bob Woizeski
(BuggO and wOwO), former active On Top of
the World clowns who very kindly donated
clown videos and cassettes to our group that
they are no longer using. They were a terrific
clown duo. I am reviewing the videos to obtain ideas we can use for the skits we do.
Also thanks to the folks who have donated
Mardi Gras beads we give to seniors and kids.
We meet on the first and third Monday at 1:30
p.m. in Suites B and C of the Arbor Conference
Center. We’re a fun group. Won’t you join us?
Questions? Call Paula at 873-3433. ˛
Many of us have been on trips led by Bubba — they are very interesting. For departure
time and place for this trip, please come to
our meeting on Oct. 16. For further information call our president, Roberta Campbell, at
854-4814, or me, at 861-2983.
This month’s bird is the cardinal. Unfortunately the pictures were not clear enough for
newsprint — but while I was talking to Pat Riedeman, she could see eight cardinals in her
backyard!
The cardinal is a familiar bird year round
in Florida (why do reference books list it as
Northern Cardinal?). The male is bright red
with a black mask from the face down to chin
and throat and a large red bill and crest. The
female is a buff-brown bird with tinges of red
on crest and wings and black mask and large
red bill. The juvenile is same as female, but
with a dark gray bill. The female builds a cup
shaped nest, lays three to four bluish white
eggs with brown markings. It usually has two
to three broods a year.
Look for the male feeding the female during courtship. The male feeds the young of
the first brood while the female builds a second nest!
The name comes from the Latin word “cardinalis” which means “important.” Very territorial in the spring, it will fight its own reflection in a window. The cardinal’s voice has
many variations, from what-cheer, cheer cheer
to birdy, birdy, birdy and a short chip note.
Welcome sounds of spring are the cardinal’s
cheery songs and the powerful voice of the
tiny Carolina wren! ˛
I”? The Saint (aka my husband Andy) and I
played this game on a recent cruise to Hawaii
and a light bulb went off in my head thinking it would be a great game to do at one of
our meetings. Ta da! … another brilliant idea.
Since the members have requested audience
participation I thought this game would bring
some joy and fun to our group. There will be
prizes for the winning team. Please see me before the meeting to participate.
Also at October’s meeting we will be selling tickets for our yearly trip to Tampa Bay
Downs, which is always held in February. This
year the date is Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008. Current
members can buy their tickets that day and
non-members can purchase tickets after that
date. There will be a slight increase in the purchase of the tickets, yet to be determined.
John Zanazzi will be in charge of November’s meeting, which will feature our everpopular “horse racing,” guaranteed to bring
you excitement and perhaps a buck or two.
To all the new residents who have moved to
On Top of the World from the states of New
York and New Jersey you are cordially invited
to join us on third Tuesday of every month at
2:45 p.m.
Our dues are $10 per person and it covers
entertainment, coffee, iced tea and dessert.
This year Angie and Bob Hook are in charge
of refreshments.
Each month we have a different activity for
your enjoyment. If you have any questions
about our club meetings do not hesitate to
contact me … I’m in the phone book, or you
can call Liz Ettell, the president of the club.
Until our next meeting … stay well … laugh
often … be happy! ˛
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Tom Frostig reviewed the organization of
photos in PhotoShop Elements at the Sept. 16
meeting.
Please note that the Oct. 16 meeting is a
closed meeting (members only), as we will be
preparing our photos for the exhibit.
Ray Cech, Norbert Sachs and Marilynn Cronin are preparing a list of upcoming shootouts. “Shootouts” are trips the ShutterBugs
take together to local and not so local venues.
These are great opportunities to learn photography techniques, see different attractions,
and also to get to know one another better by
carpooling and sharing a meal.
Each month at the first Tuesday meeting,
we share a maximum of four photos each,
taken for the recent challenge and/or shootout, along with instruction and sharing of tips
for the next month’s challenge. The challenges and/or shootouts are a great way to learn
about your camera and photography, as well
as see how we frame/see the same subject
from different perspectives. The third Tuesday is a class on Photoshop Elements or some
other member-driven topic.
Shutterbugs
Photography
Marilynn Cronin
ShutterBugs is busy planning their Second
Annual Photo Exhibit, Nov. 5 through 9, at the
Arbor Club.
There will also be a Meet the Photographers
reception sponsored by On Top of the World
on Tuesday, Nov. 6, from 3 to 7 p.m. We have
added an entry category this year titled modified, in addition to last year’s categories of
novice, intermediate, advanced and masters.
With increasing our membership to more
than 60, we anticipate an even greater variety
of photos than last year. Also, all attendees
will have the opportunity to vote for their
favorite photo in the exhibit and that photo
will be awarded a ribbon for People’s Choice.
Please note that if you are interested in exhibiting your photos, you must be a member of
the ShutterBugs On Top of the World Photography Club.
Hope everyone interested in photography
at any level stopped by the ShutterBugs’ table at the Club Fair on Sept. 27. Many of last
year’s winning photos were displayed. If you
Photo Tip
Shutterbugs member Hal Stanley shot this photograph.
didn’t get a chance to stop by, you’ll be pleasantly surprised at the quality and variety of
the photos at this year’s exhibit.
August’s challenge was “water shots” —
anything involving water — from droplets to
a puddle to the ocean and anything or anyone
on or in it!
We shared these photos on Sept. 4 and the
photos did range from droplets on leaves to
the waves on the Pacific coast. Ray Cech announced that September’s challenge would be
portraits/posed photos. He also handed out
a long list of hints and tips. We’ll share those
Caribbean Club
Theatre Group
Luz Leon
Marcia Miller
At our last meeting we talked about our
upcoming Halloween party and the Feb. 11
(Valentine’s week) cruise to the western Caribbean. The cruise has grown to a total of 32
passengers now and it seems we might get a
few others who show interest.
After the meeting we began our game
night festivities, as we pulled out the games
and played Spanish Dominoes, Mexican Train
Dominoes and different card games. Members
picked their games and grouped together as
they made new friendships and chatted about
happenings in On Top of the World.
Then the music started as we listened to
the sounds of Calypso, Reggae and Latin music. Suddenly members’ feet started moving.
The music was too much competition for the
game tables as members started dancing and
laughing with enjoyment.
We had a few visitors who came to check us
out and now the club is growing even more.
It turned out to be a blast. Our next meeting
will be on the third Tuesday of October with
what we hope will be another fun-filled evening. ˛
The On Top of the World Theatre Group
had its first meeting of the 2007-08 year under the leadership of Jim Miller, president.
Several new members were welcomed and all
in attendance introduced themselves.
Two new at-large board members were
elected: Gary Rodoff and Jean Muncy. Both
have been active members of the group in
past years.
Gary Rodoff is the business manager for
the upcoming play. A reading committee will
recommend plays for future presentation.
Several of our new members will be on this
committee. Jean Muncy agreed and will turn
in news to the Citizen and Marcia Miller will
continue to write for the World News.
Bill Shampine will do the programs for November’s show. He did such a great job on the
ones for last year’s play. And Pat Clark, new to
the group, will be in charge of ticket sales.
Sandy Berkowitz reported that the cast for
“Odd Couple, The Female Version” by Neil Simon is coming along fine. It proves to be a
funny play with an excellent and talented cast.
Several members are making their On Top of
the World debut.
photos at the Oct. 2 meeting.
At members’ request, everyone brought
their cameras to the meeting. Tom Frostig
went over the different digital camera modes,
explained pixels and optical and digital zoom
functions, helping everyone to better understand his or her camera. The teaching also
assisted other members in deciding which
camera they would like to buy. Since everyone
seems interested in this information, we will
have members available to help all residents
with their digital cameras sometime during
the week of the photo exhibit. Stay tuned for
Portrait photographers begin with three
basic shots: Head and shoulders, three-quarter body and full length. To avoid that mannequin look, never cut off your subject below
the elbows or just above the knees. Be aware
whether your subject looks bored or expresses
a mood? Moods come in all shapes and sizes
— happy, sad, gloomy, sullen, excited — you
get the idea. A subject that jumps off the page
yawning will just spread the yawn!
The ShutterBugs meet at 3 p.m. on the first
and third Tuesday of the month in Suites B
and C of the Arbor Conference Center. All On
Top of the World residents at all skill levels
are welcome to join.
If you would like more information about
ShutterBugs, please contact Gary Uhley at 8548536 or e-mail him at [email protected]. ˛
Manola and Hayzoos (Tom MacAffie and Ron Broman), the two Spanish guys
who live upstairs, really are true gentlemen when they come to dinner with
Florence (Marcia Miller) and Olive (JoAnn Nyren).
Florence (Felix in the original “Odd Couple”), after being kicked out by her husband,
moves in with Olive (Oscar). And like sloppy
Oscar and neat Felix, it’s not long before Florence gets on Olive’s nerves.
Tickets go on sale in the Health & Recreation Ballroom in early October. Be sure to
mark your calendars for Nov. 9 and 10 for a
night of laughs and a good play.
Ticket prices will remain at $7 for reserved
seating and $5 for general admission.
Our next club meeting will be Monday, Oct.
8, at 2:30 p.m. in Suite D of the Arbor Center.
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time of the year to spruce up your yard and
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October is the ideal month to plant trees
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Firebush is a native, butterfly bush that is extremely easy to grow.
spring. This is a good time to move any garden
plants that have outgrown their present locations so they have time to re-establish their
root systems before we get our few frosts in
December through March.
Location is the most important consideration when planting a new tree. Is this tree
suited for our climate? Be sure you don’t buy a
tree that would be much happier in a swampy
area. Be aware of the size of the tree. Don’t
plant it under a larger tree or too close to your
house. Many young trees become injured by
weed-wackers. Personally, I always encircle my
new trees with an edging of stones or bricks
to prevent injury. Live oaks, Drake elms and
red maples make wonderful shade trees and
will keep your house cooler. If you don’t have
space for a large tree, you may want to consider Red Buds, East Palatka Holly, Loquat and
Winged Elm.
Strawberries like to be planted in October.
Check with the Agricultural Extension Office
at 671-8400 if you need any information on
where to purchase, and the proper planting
and care of strawberries. This is a great time
to add cool weather annuals to your garden,
such as foxglove, impatiens, petunia, shasta
daisies, pansies and snapdragon. Pots of chry-
santhemums are available at local nurseries to
add fall colors to your front yard
We still have about 90 days before our winter freezes. This is a great time to put in a cool
weather vegetable garden. Broccoli, brussels
sprouts, cauliflower and cabbage can be purchased at the local nurseries as small plantings. Carrots, radish, collards, kohlrabi, and
mustard can be seeded. If space is not available, you may want to try the “hidden garden” approach with a few vegetables planted
among your flowers. Nothing is tastier than
fresh garden vegetables.
The Marion County Extension Office has
Master Gardeners on duty on weekdays from
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to answer your gardening
concerns. You can call them at 671-8400. You
can reach me at 237-3479 or dmauricio@cfl.
rr.com. I will do my best to assist you with
your gardening concerns.
The On Top of the World Native Plant Club
meets the second Wednesday of the month
at 1:30 p.m. at the Arbor Conference Center.
Come and join them and take time to walk the
nature trail located behind the Arbor Club.
Happy Gardening!
Doris Mauricio, On Top of the World
resident and Master Gardener
Landscaping
Classes Continue
Speakers
Needed for
Bowen School
Florida Yards and Neighborhoods has a new
name … Florida Friendly Landscaping, and will
continue to introduce recent residents to the
best, surest and positively proven methods on
insuring that everyone is on the right path to
beautiful yards and gardens while living here
in Marion County.
Kathleen Patterson will have even more
news from the University of Florida and the
Horticultural Department at CFCC under Dr.
Dumond. Here’s what Kathleen has planned
for you:
• Oct. 17: “Florida Friendly Landscaping,”
9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Circle Square Cultural Center.
• Oct. 24: “Plants of Sholom Park” at Sholom Park, 9:30 to 11 a.m.
• Oct. 31: “Perfect Plants of Marion County,
1 to 3:30 p.m. at the Cultural Center.
• Nov. 14: “Florida Friendly Landscaping”
at the Cultural Center.
Be sure to mark your calendars for these interesting and very informative free lectures.
Registration required through Master the
Possibilities. ˛
A pool of potential speakers is needed for
Hammett L. Bowen Elementary School.
Carol Runge, the parent liaison at the
school, would like On Top of the World residents to share their incredible range of history, knowledge and expertise.
Bill Shampine has volunteered to begin
compiling a list. If you think you might be interested, and are willing to make a short presentation to one or more elementary school
classes please contact Bill at 873-0753 or at
[email protected] and let him know about
your interest and expertise.
Even if you are on the list, you may or may
not be asked to make a presentation. Our community experts simply would be one more resource that would be available to the teachers
if and when they think one of us might help to
enrich the learning experience. ˛
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Bocce
Club
Ray Shultz
As we near the end of September and the
close of the summer bocce sessions, I would
like to thank Bob and Bev Woods, Marilyn
Cernecarl, Bob Faineau and many others who
helped by overseeing the summer bocce activities. The summer activities were well attended
despite the heat and sometimes light rain.
The start of bocce league play will be on
Monday, Oct. 8. The team rosters and schedule
have been posted and if you have any questions or concerns contact your team captain
or league representative.
The Bocce Club will have a tabletop exhibit on Sept. 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the
Health & Recreation Building in the Ballroom,
so if you think you might be interested in
bocce and would like to know more about the
game and our club, come and visit with us.
Some of our club members will be on hand to
help you with your questions.
Starting Oct. 10, Bob Woods will ramrod
“Free Play” bocce. The first 32 players to sign
in will be allowed to play. This “Free Play” will
continue on Wednesdays at 9 a.m. as long as
there are courts open. For those interested,
free play is the same as what has been conducted as summer bocce, each player will
draw a card to determine what team, court
and who the team members will be. It is a lot
of fun, no records kept, if you win, who cares.
If you lose, who cares? The object is to have
fun. Free play bocce is open to all bocce players and those who have never played the game
before.
Every year we have people who would like
to play in the league, but do not know how to
get involved. If you are one of these people
contact Ralph or Kathy Sickler at 732-2363
and they will help you.
We have purchased four new sets of bocce
balls, which are similar in size and weight as
the balls we had used last year. This purchase
had been made as a result of requests from
members, league representatives and board
members. The new balls will be used as we
start our league play.
Besides some simple equipment, all that’s
needed to play bocce is a spirit of fun and
good sportsmanship. Any time is a good time
to play bocce. It’s not tied to any seasonal conditions, and you’ll fall in love with this game,
as you face its athletic and strategic challenges.
An important aspect of any successful organization is “communication,” and that is exactly what we intend to do. I want you to know
what is going on, what might affect you, and
what is important to our organization. I want
to hear from you the members of On Top of
the World Bocce Club and what you might be
interested in. The best way is to e-mail me at
[email protected] ˛
Pattern Dance
Club
Barb & Joe McArdle
Did you see our demo at Happy Hour on
Sept. 7? Roger Bourgault was very generous of
his time to let us show off our skills. Thanks,
Roger. All of our couples did a wonderful job.
For you who are not familiar with Pattern
Dance it is done with a partner to a sequence
of dance steps repeated throughout the dance.
The music is varied, such as waltz, rumba, cha
cha, polka, swing and merenque.
Our summer sessions are now over. We rehearsed previous dances in preparation for
our first meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 2, from 6:30
until 8 p.m. The first four meetings in October
are free to acquaint you with the steps. There
will be a very modest annual dues, which finances our last meeting feast.
For more information, contact Joe and Barb
McArdle at 369-1220 or e-mail at curly@cfl.
rr.com. ˛
Irish
American Club
C.M. Casey
PHRASE: Gra, Dilseacht, Cairdeas
PRONOUNCED: Grawm deek-shockt, korrdjass
MEANING: Love, loyalty, friendship
Labor Day has come and gone and it’s hard
to believe that summer is over, especially with
the heat wave we have been having.
As we begin welcoming back our neighbors
and friends, let me remind you of the Irish
American Club’s first social event of the season. It will be held Thursday, Oct. 11, at the
Health & Recreation Building. Our entertainment for the evening will be the unique Irish
dance group, Inisheer Irish Dance Company.
You will not want to miss this group; it will
be like St. Patrick’s Day in October. The group
will mesmerize you from the moment you
hear the first pipe or tin whistle.
Italian
American Club
Marie Norwood
The first meeting of the new season was
held in September.
The Columbus Day dinner will be Oct. 6
at the Arbor Club. The menu will consist of
tossed salad, fruit and vegetable tray with
dip, chicken Marsala, short ribs of beef, red
potatoes, green peas with pearl onions, carrot
cake, rolls, tea and coffee. The price for this
party will be $18 per person. A live band led
by Randy Rando will add to the evening’s festivities. Tickets are available now.
A Christmas social will be Dec. 8.
There will be no regular meeting in October
since we will be having our dinner dance.
Those who purchase tickets to any of our
affairs were told that they could receive a
refund no later than seven days before the
party.
New officers will be nominated in November and an election will take place in January.
Mike asked for donations so we could make
up baskets to be awarded at the dinner dance.
Please limit your donations to chocolates,
wine or Italian cakes.
Brenda Williams from Munroe Regional’s
Prestige 55 group was our speaker. She described several programs available to those
who would join this group. Several people
were very much interested and will avail themselves of this opportunity.
Our next regular meeting will be held on
Nov. 7 at the Health & Recreation Ballroom at
3 p.m. Refreshments at 2:30. Hope to see you
then. ˛
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Tickets will be $12 and they will go on sale
for members Oct. 1 from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at the
H&R Building. For our friends and neighbors
at On Top of the World tickets will be on sale
Wednesday and Friday, Oct. 3 and 5 from 8:30
to 10 a.m. Dinner will be catered by Bruce; The
Pub will be open for those who would like a
drink or two!
Exactly where and how Notre Dame’s athletic nickname, “Fighting Irish” came to origination never really has been explained. One story
suggest the name was born in 1899 with Notre
Dame leading Northwestern 5-0, at halftime
one of the Wildcat fans began to chant, “Kill
the Fighting Irish,” as the second half opened.
Another story has the nickname originating at
halftime at the Notre Dame–Michigan game in
1909. With the team trailing, one Notre Dame
Teammate yelled to his teammates Dolan,
Kelly, and Duffy “What’s the matter with you
guys? You are all Irish and not fighting worth
a lick.”
Notre Dame came back and won the game
and the press after hearing the halftime remark reported the game as a victory for the
“Fighting Irish.” Now if any of you heard or
saw the game in September against Georgia
Tech you would agree with the second remark.
The most generally accepted explanation is
that the press coined the nickname because of
the never say die attitude and the Irish qualities of determination, and tenacity.
University President, Rev. Matthew Walsh,
C. S. C., officially adopted “Fighting Irish” as
the Notre Dame nickname in 1927.
As we go to print I will be preparing for my
trip to Ireland with the Irish American Club. I
hope to have interesting topics to talk about
on my return.
Until next time, “ May your troubles be few
and your blessings be more.” ˛
October 2007
Illinois
Club
Marlene Kaiser
We sponsored a fundraiser dance in July to
benefit Hospice. I thank all of you who came
out to listen and dance to the music of Sunny
720 a.m. and the Don Bruce Show who donated their time to help support Hospice. You all
were very generous with your donations. We
raised $175. Hospice was very appreciative
and thanks everyone for his or her donations.
Our first get together will be Oct. 28. This
is a social get together to meet all of you who
have ever lived in Illinois ,I know there are a
lot of you out there, so please join us. This is
just a social club. We have no meetings, just
fun meeting new and old friends from our
hometowns.
Please call Marlene for more info with time,
369-3341. ˛
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The Happy
Hookers
Yvonne Bednar
The Happy Hookers have met all summer
and were very productive, meeting on Mondays from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Arts/Ceramic
Studio. Approximately, 12 to 24 women from
all of our On Top of the World communities
gathered to do their “own thing.”
Pat Utiss knitted purple/lavender dishcloths for gifts — much too nice to use. Maureen Wolfe finished a lighthouse border on
pillowcases and now is creating a red crochet
table runner, in which she will cross - stitch
in black Chinese symbols for long life, luck,
and happiness for her future daughter-in-law.
Rita Kennedy also is cross-stitching roses on
pillowcases.
Roseali Grubowski enjoyed completing an
unfinished lap blanket that was donated to
us, and then she whipped up one with bright
primary colors. Both will go to TimberRidge
Rehab Center for two lucky residents. After
a year, Ruth Rassmusen completed the purrfect needlepoint cat picture, and had it framed
professionally — the end result is beautiful.
A very long project, her daughter will receive
this as a gift.
Jackie Palotta, Hilda Woodcock and DoriAnn have completed knitting adorable baby
and toddler sweaters; a lot of love went into
these. Grand and great-grand children will receive these. The Little Fuzzies at Munroe Re-
gional Medical Center will be receiving lots of
infant hats and blankets for newborns to go
home with that Carol Toye and myself have
been working on over these many months.
Carol Lopez is cross-stitching place mats for
her dining table. Two beautiful latch hook wall
hangings are in process.
Mary Lou Welsh has a red cardinal that will
take many hours and Ruth Phaneuf is doing
one with violets; this is very tedious work but,
in the end, the result is stunning. Karen Nace
has rejoined us again after RV-ing the USA
this summer. She has plans on making fun fur
scarves for gifts. Carol Berta has Christmas on
her mind and is cross-stitching snowmen and
reindeer napkins and a table runner. Carol is
always helping a “Happy Hooker” whenever
they are confused with their craft. She just
helped Vicky Seitz complete a complicated
crocheted pattern for a beautiful pink baby
blanket. Vicky has been crocheting for about
a year, never did it before and is always saying, “I don’t know what I’m doing.” Carol has
helped her several times, all with beautiful results.
Joan Rappa completed a mint green checkerboard pattern baby blanket and has started
a curlicue pattern blanket in lime green. No
one has ever seen this done. It’s a group of
knitted circles; she is amazed at herself being
able to follow the directions of this tricky pattern. Several of us want to give it a try. Jackie
Nolte completed a large cream color afghan
and cross-stitched more than 60 pink flowers
on it. This was three months in the making.
Barbara Chartier has completed the baby blue
pillow and blanket with the raised white flowers in the center of each square. This is a very
talented group of women enjoying their endeavors.
As I said before, we do our “own thing”
for whomever we want — interested? Then
stop by and check us out. We are informal;
no stress, dues, meetings and we go out for
lunch bi-monthly for fun, laughs and friendship. Monday, Oct. 1, is our next outing. For
information about this outing, call Carol Toye
at 873-1646.
For more information on us, The Happy
Hookers, Jackie Palotta would enjoy talking
to you. Give her a ring at 854-4555. Trick or
Treat and have a Spooktacular Halloween. Till
next time, knit one, purl two. ˛
Embroidery
Chicks
Jan Johnson
Rubber Stamping
Greeting Cards
Margaret Hanrahan
Iris Folding was something entirely new to
me and to a lot of us.
Coordinated colorful papers cut into long
strips, folded in half the long way and then
positioned in a layered design made a most
impressive card.
Rene Beck brought us this idea and gave
us directions and help on how to complete a
heart card and a rose card. It’s called Iris Folding because the focal point of the design is
like the center or Iris of the eye.
At our next meeting it was Christmas in
September. We all came with our Christmas
stamps to share with one another and had a
blast with all the wonderful ideas and inspiration that we each brought.
This group meets to encourage, inspire
and assist one another. Members range from
just beginning to many years in this art form.
We meet in Suite G of the Arbor Conference
Center from 1 to 3 p.m. on the first and third
Thursdays of the month. We have a fun and
relaxing time. All are welcome.
If you have questions, please call Margaret
at 732-3282 or just show up. ˛
Our great group continues to learn new
methods and applications. We learned another way to complete an appliqué embroidery, making darling designs. Such imagination! Our group is completing some of these
designs on white T-shirts and sweatshirts to
donate to the children at Romeo Elementary
in Dunnellon. It is a wonderful project and
useful too!
At our meeting on Sept. 28, Marcie Benz
will teach us a new method of creating a holiday wall hanging, using another version of the
“Attic Window” design. Marcie does beautiful
precise work and she is an excellent instructor. October’s first meeting on Friday, Oct. 5,
will be the finishing session for the wall hanging. Our Oct. 26 meeting will be a catchup day,
to complete those UFO’s that we all have, or
a project of our choice (for those few who’s
projects are finished).
Our November project will be to create a
medium-sized holiday stocking that can be
used as a gift holder (for a check, perhaps?) or
as a decoration for a holiday tree. November
will end with the creation of a casserole carrier, to be taught by Marge Hollnagel.
We welcome new members, Jane Geary and
Nancy Brigham, and coming soon, Ruth Kinney. It is truly fun to see the delight in the
eyes of new members. All interested parties
are invited to visit the Embroidery Chicks on
the first or fourth Friday of the month in the
Arbor Conference Center, Suites B and C. We
begin about 10 a.m., but most of us arrive earlier to set up. We work until about 3 p.m. or
earlier, depending what is going on, or some
may have to leave early. Please call Theresa at
291-7570 if you would like information or just
stop by. We are a very informal group. Hope
to see you! ˛
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Sewing Bees
Rita Miller
September has arrived, the snowbirds are
returning, and the Sewing Bees are buzzing as
usual. Our major summer projects, the sweatshirt jackets, have been completed and will be
available at the On Top of the World Craft Fair
in October. What a great job the ladies have
done on these. Each jacket is original and no
two are alike. Stop by our table and check them
out. Besides the jackets we will have colorful
water bottle holders and wonder wallets for
Artistic Crafts
& Gifts
Loretta Troutman
During the summer, I purchased quite a
few towels. As I shopped I kept two designs
in mind in particular because during the past
few years I have noted that at some times it
is impossible to find a towel with a cat or kitten design. Now cats and kitten pictures are
Stitch Witch
Quilters
Ann Weldishofer
At the September meeting, we enjoyed delicious refreshments provided by Hertha Hipp
and Edith Johnstone. Thank you, gals!
Marcy Askenase said she had taken nine of
our lovely comfort quilts to Munroe Regional
Medical Center.
On Oct. 2, Gina Lewis from Guardian Ad Litem, another of our comfort quilt recipients,
sale. We will also have Pillow Club memberships available at that time for $2. A small pillow will be donated to a homeless or abused
child for each $2 donated. The proceeds from
the sweatshirt/jacket sale will be used for our
ongoing projects.
The Bee Hive was transformed into Santa’s
workshop last week as 50 felt Christmas stockings were cut out. They will be completed in
October and filled with small gifts donated by
the club members. In November we’ll present
them for distribution.
We would like to remind everyone that we
will be at the On Top of the World Club Fair.
The items that we make will be on display as
well as our scrapbook. Check us out. Members
will be on hand to answer your questions.
We’d like to thank all of you who have donated fabric, fiberfill, thread, etc. to our fabric
stash. What a colorful selection of fabrics we
have accumulated. It’s great to have a continuous supply of these materials. The stuffed
animals, pillowcases, quilts and tote bags are
never ending projects for us. “In comes the
fabric, and out go the tote bags … filled to
the brim.” The children love them and we love
making them.
Come join us on Thursdays at 12:30 p.m.
in the Art Room (Craft Building near Mini-Golf
Course). If you have any questions, call Rita at
237-6660 or Marcy at 854-1181. ˛
very popular, as we know that the animals are
beloved. For a moment yesterday, while shopping I spied towels picturing kittens, so I was
delighted. However, I remembered seeing the
same pattern last year. Oh well, that’s all there
is, so I bought a couple. After all, I’m sure
someone will be very pleased because these
are darling little kittens.
About a year ago, or was it two, a young
man stopped by my table to ask if I had any
towels featuring pigs. I said I had never seen
any towels showing a pig design, but promised
to search. And search I did, in four states and
many shops. Whatever happened to Disney’s
“Three Little Pigs”?
Can you imagine my surprise when after
mentioning this to a friend she said, “I think
I can help you out.” Indeed she did. It was a
towel showing several farm animals. I found
the pigs, cut them out and appliquéd them to
some new towels. At this writing he doesn’t
know yet that I have the towels, and I know
that he will be very surprised and pleased.
And so am I. Success at last.
Now if anyone ever sees towels showing
puppies or even full-grown dogs, please let
me know. There have been several requests
for that favorite, too. Where oh where have
the little dogs gone? ˛
will be at our meeting to give us an overview
of her agency.
We also made a lovely queen-sized quilt for
them to raffle off at the Nov. 3 and 4 Micanopy Festival. Go and support their efforts and
win this quilt! Marcy also said that on Nov. 6,
Linda Foy from Genesis House will be at our
meeting to talk about her agency. Our two
Grandmother’s Flower Garden quilts went to
them.
On Oct. 23 and 30, we will have our regular
comfort quilt workshops, and Jane Geary and
Nancy Brigham will be doing the Lucky Stars
pattern. This is the pattern we used for the
raffle quilt, and is a really nice one!
Upcoming quilt classes include supplies
and necessities on Oct. 16, block making on
Oct. 30 and Nov. 6, and sashing and borders
on Nov. 20. The series will continue in January and include quilting both by machine and
by hand, finishing, appliqué and paper piecing. These classes are open to members of the
Stitch Witch group only, and are offered to
further our mastery of our craft. New members are always welcome!
We had a great show and tell with many examples of our handiwork! Also, many quilts
were added to our supply for the charities we
support. Do come and join us if you have ever
thought of doing any quilting. We welcome
new quilters with open arms. ˛
November Dance
Welcomes Fall
BY MARILYN ROSE
The Dance Committee presents “Let’s Welcome Fall.”
DATE: Saturday, Nov. 3
PLACE: Health & Recreation Ballroom
TIME: 7 to 10 p.m.
BAND: Cool Breeze
DRESS: Casual
PRICE: $6 per person, $12 per couple
There will be snacks and door prizes and a
singles table will be available.
Tickets will go on sale on Monday, Oct. 15,
from 8 to 10 a.m. in the H&R Ballroom. The
sales will continue at the same time each Mon-
day, Wednesday and Friday until all are sold.
Because of management rules, there will
be no coolers allowed in the Ballroom for the
dance. Alcoholic drinks must be purchased at
the bar in the Pub. Prices for all drinks will be
available at the time of ticket sales.
Please remember that this dance is for residents of On Top of the World and their out-oftown guests.
Be sure to get your tickets early for the
dance. Come and join in the fun. We will be
looking for you on Oct. 15.
For more information, please contact Gordy
at 854-7981. ˛
You’re Invited to Worship With Us
Christian Life Assembly of God
9644 S.W. Hwy 484 (near SR 200)
Ocala, FL 34481
Phone 352-237-6950
Schedule of Services
Sunday School @ 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Morning Worship @ 10:45 a.m.
Sunday Evening @ 6 p.m.
Wednesday Evening @ 7 p.m.
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Crafty Ladies
Dot Tripp
Since the On Top of the World Club Fair has
not yet happened as this column is being written, next month I will report how our display
was received and whether it generated new
members.
One of our members heard about making helmet liners for our troops in Iraq. She
was very enthusiastic about this project and
Opera
Tony Donato
Now that fall is here, it is time to make
plans for next year’s opera class. 2008 is a
very important year to me — it marks my 10th
year of teaching opera appreciation at On Top
of the World. We began Opera Appreciation
Class I in January 1999 with 12 members. On
Ballet Club
Eugenie Martin
Last month on our local PBS station, WUFT,
I watched “Great Performances,” featuring the
early years in the performing life of Russian
ballet dancer Rudolph Nureyev. It showed
never-before seen movies and photos of young
Rudolph plus interviews with family, friends
and professional associates. The PBS broadcast finished with highlights of Rudolph’s
later career, especially his famous partnering
of Dame Margot Fonteyn at the Royal Ballet. It
was all great!
apparently some of it rubbed off onto other
members, because several are now working
on helmet liners. The person who started this
project in our area lives in Spruce Creek Preserve. She is also stuffing Christmas stockings
for the troops. If you wish to learn more about
these projects, please write to Sandi Celia at
11633 S.W. 140th Loop, Dunnellon, Fla. 34432.
Since Sandi is a working gal, it is difficult to
reach her by phone.
We received a shopping bag full of craft
tools and supplies one Wednesday morning in
September. As usual, when we receive donations, they are placed on our “give-away table”
and everyone gets a chance to see what they
can use for their ongoing projects. What fun!
Thanks for your generosity — all donations
we receive are greatly appreciated.
Crafty Ladies is a club that meets yearround on Wednesday mornings from 9:30
to 11 in the Card Room in the Arts & Crafts
Building (that’s the building across the street
from the water tower).
We collect no dues, and have no formal
meetings — come join us, if for no other reason than for the fun of it. Any questions, call
Dot at 854-4913.
‘Til next month, do your best to keep
healthy, happy, and “crafty.”
˛
Dec. 6, we will begin Opera Appreciation Class
X. Last year’s class had 19 members. As usual,
we will have five sessions, from December to
April. We will present four different operas in
video or DVD and feature three vocal artists in
concert. Our schedule is as follows:
• Dec. 6: “I Puritani” (The Puritans) by Vincenzo Bellini with Gregory Kunde (tenor) and
Luciana Serra (soprano).
• Jan. 3: “Luisa Miller” by Giuseppe Verdi
with June Anderson (soprano) and Taro Ichihara (tenor).
• Feb. 7: “Carmen” by George Bizet with Sophie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) and Marcus
Haddock (tenor).
• March 6: “L’Elisir D’Amore” (The Elixir of
Love) by Gaetano Donizetti with Rolando Villazon (tenor) and Anna Netrebko (soprano).
• April 3: “The Voice of Firestone” television video 1959-1965 with Eleanor Steber (soprano), Leonard Warren (baritone), and Lauritz Melchior (tenor).
The class will meet on the first Thursday
of the month at the Arbor Conference Center
in Suite C from 1 to 3:30 p.m. The fee is $10
total for the five sessions. For more information, call Tony on 861-4211. ˛
Considered by many to be the greatest ballet dancer in modern times, Rudolph Nureyev
made worldwide headlines in the early 1960s,
when he defected from the Russian Kirov Ballet after performing at the Paris Opera. That’s
the institution featured in “The Phantom of
the Opera” and is ironically where Nureyev
worked at the end of his career, managing the
Paris Opera Ballet.
I had the opportunity to meet Rudolph in
New York City and to be present (along with a
large group of guests) at his 50th birthday celebration at the Metropolitan Opera. He was a
very friendly man in addition to being a great
dancer.
Some of you probably watched that fine
broadcast last month. I am sure you will agree
with me that even years after his death, it is
still a great thrill to see Rudolph dance with
his soaring and dramatic but disciplined style.
He would do a breathtaking turn high in the
air, but land with perfect form.
Back to more mundane things — we have
added several new ballerinas-in-training to
our weekly classes Tuesdays, 1 to 2 p.m. We
do ballet mainly for toning our bodies and
dancing to pretty music. Even if we are not
Dame Margots preparing to dance with our
Rudolphs, we still have a great time together.
Come join us. No previous experience is necessary. You can call me at 854-8589. Happy
dancing! ˛
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October 2007
Christmas Parade
and Community
Holiday Festival
Mark Your Calendar: The Community Holiday Festival will
be held on Wednesday, Dec. 12.
The decorative golf cart parade route has been extended, A
map of the parade route will be announced in the November
World News, along with other pertinent information regarding this community function.
Square
Dancing
Nancy Clerke
Even if you don’t square dance, please read
this article!
On Top of the World Circle Squares are beginning a brand new dance season this month.
If you have never danced before, if you have
danced but it’s been a long time, even if you’re
a gentleman without a partner, and you’d like
to join a group of great people having the best
fun on earth, please read on.
Those who haven’t done contemporary
square dancing probably have a misconception of what it is. First of all, it’s the most
congenial, fun loving activity that you can
find anywhere. The endorphins released during a good night of square dancing are off the
chart. It’s an activity that’s so good for the human body that it can add as many as 10 years
to a life span. Square dancing stimulates and
exercises the brain keeping brain cells sharp.
We all know if we don’t use it, we lose it.
The physical activity can burn as many
calories as walking, swimming or riding a bicycle. During a half hour of dancing you can
burn between 200 and 400 calories. Regular
exercise can lead to a slower heart rate, lower
blood pressure and improved cholesterol profile. Weight-bearing bones can be strengthened
and the process of bone loss can be slowed. In
addition to the physical benefits, it gives you
an opportunity to develop strong social ties
that contribute to self-esteem and a positive
outlook.
As you consider my invitation, note I also
mentioned gentlemen without a partner. While
square dancing must be done with a partner,
and a couple is the ideal situation, as with
most social enterprises, women are far more
apt to look for an activity than men are. Every
square dance club in the region has more solo
lady dancers hoping for dance partners than it
has gentlemen to dance with them. We encourage you to step out and give square dancing a
try. We hope for couples but welcome singles
and if you come alone, we guarantee a partner
for lessons. I promise you will meet the nicest, warmest, most fun-loving people you’ve
ever had the pleasure of knowing. You’ll find
square dancers from all walks of life and the
camaraderie of the dance makes them easy to
get to know.
If I’ve piqued your interest, please come
and be our guest on Wednesday, Oct. 3, from
6 to 8 p.m. at the Arbor Club Ballroom. There
you’ll receive an introduction to square dancing and be treated to delicious refreshments,
all free. Weekly lessons will begin on Wednesday, Oct. 10, from 5:15 to 6:45 p.m. Weekly
lessons for residents will be $3.50 per person
and $4 per guest. Won’t you please join us?
We hope we’ll see you there. ˛
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Water Conservation Inside Barkitecture Goes to the Dogs
and Outside of Your Home
son, construction manager.
Throughout the county, 28 companies/individuals participated in this project. The
doghouses were presented to the public at a
grand opening on Sept. 14.
Many of the other doghouses followed
a canine theme as well: a miniature Taj Mahal was named “Taj Ma-Dog,” the Ocala Fire
Depupmutt (complete with copper roof), and
a multi-level doghouse topped by a carpeted
cat room.
And this being Gator country, one of the
more popular doghouses at the opening was
Ways to Conserve in Your Home
• Monitor your water bill for unusually
high usage.
• Don't let the water run while washing
dishes.
• Run your clothes washer and dishwasher
only when they are full.
• Use a broom instead of a hose to clean
your driveway and sidewalk.
• Upgrade older toilets with water efficient
models.
• Put food coloring in your toilet tank. If
it seeps into the toilet bowl without flushing,
you have a leak. Fixing it can save up to 1,000
gallons a month.
Please visit the following website for more
tips on saving water in your home, www.wateruseitwisely.com/100ways/nw.shtml.
Barkitecture Schedule of Events
Friday, Sept. 28
Ocala/Marion County gets a mutt-needed makeover when dozens of unique structures go on display fur more than three months, through Jan. 6.
Water Meter Leak Detection
October
• Many leaks occur inside the home, beyond
our control. These leaks are the responsibility
of you, the homeowner. Finding and repairing
them saves, not only water, but money.
• All meters are equipped with a small “leak
detector arrow” that spins to record smaller
volumes of water typical of leaks.
• All residents receiving water from Bay
Laurel CDD (BLCDD) may request an introductory leak detection audit at a cost of $15.
Appointments can be made at the Customer
Service Office in Friendship Commons.
A full-color pup-lication, featuring a map of Dogtown hits the streets.
Saturday, Dec. 1
Ocala’s Christmas Parade coincides with the beginning of the People’s Choice Selection.
Monday, Dec. 24
The People’s Choice Award is announced.
Monday, Jan. 7
Pardon us while the Barkitecture homes paws from their hectic schedule for a few
days of R & R – repair and relaxation.
Check Your Irrigation System
Jan. 11–30
• Check your irrigation system once per
month for defects, broken heads, line leaks,
and spray pattern deficiencies.
Rain Sensor Operation
Rain Sensors are devices that shut your
system down after the device has reached a
preset amount of water. Rain Sensors are set
in ¼ inch increments. Check your sensor to
make sure it is operating and adjusted to ½”.
Let Your Grass Tell You When to Water
Step on the grass to see how it responds.
Stressed turf will not spring back when
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the Stephen C. O’Canine Center, a replica of
the University of Florida O’Connell basketball
arena.
In addition to the participation of the staff
of COA Everywhere (Sheryl Johnson, Kim
Leech, Tom Czik, Rick Parker, Jarrett Weaner,
Troy Williamson, Joseph Lebert) and the Marketing Department (Kathy Bowes, Ryan Douglas), several subcontractors (Ocala Plastering,
Manning Building Supplies, Color Wheel Paint)
have supplied materials and time to help build
Ft. Doggone.
“The guys had a ball putting it together,”
Sheryl says. “Here they work building houses
all day. This was exciting for them.” ˛
The Barkitecture homes get a helping hoof from their equestrian friends when they
visit the Florida Horse Park (Jan. 11-13, 16, 19-20) and HITS (Jan 23-27, 30).
Saturday, Feb. 2
stepped on. Stressed grass will turn a gray/
green color letting you know it needs water.
Ways to Conserve and Create a
Healthier Lawn
A five-month run comes to a conclusion with the Gala Auction at Custom Window
Systems.
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Remember — deep, infrequent watering.
This will help to encourage deep root growth,
helping turf and landscape plants in times of
drought stress. ˛
Handicap Equipment
Handicap equipment is
loaned free to On
Top of the World
residents during their
convalescent term—
walkers, crutches, canes or
wheelchairs.
If residents would like to
donate equipment, it would be
most helpful.
For more information, call the
Health & Recreation Department
at 854-8707.
FREE ESTIMATES • 352-326-4430
Line Dancing
Sunshine
Singers
Sherry Ashenfelter
Vivian Brown
The Sunshine Singers had their first meeting in September. Dick Rodhe, our director,
announced he would like to retire, but will
stay on until we can get a new one.
If there is anyone in On Top of the World
who has some experience in directing a cappela singers and would enjoy working with a
great group of ladies and gentlemen, please
contact Dick at 861-1104.
We are in the process of learning some new
songs and will be ready soon to perform again.
If any club or organization would like us to
perform for them please contact Dick at 8611104. Till next month, keep on singing. ˛
Not In
Community
Directory?
If your phone number is not in the 2007 On
Top of the World directory or if you are a new
resident in 2006 or 2007 and you would like
it in the 2008 directory please call the directory publisher, Central Florida Directories, at
861-6368.
Tell your neighbors and friends! Please
leave a message if there is no answer. ˛
Our 10th year of line dance at On Top of
the World began with a total of nearly 300
dancers in four classes.
Some level two and intermediate students
have danced with Jack and me for nine years.
One hundred twenty-eight students with limited or no experience enrolled in the level one
class.
Students quickly learn that agility, energy,
memory work and appropriate shoes are required. Regular attendance and practice at
home help students to master the line dance
vocabulary and steps.
We welcome our new and returning students to the 2007-08 line dance year. It is a
joy and our pleasure to dance with you. ˛
Ballroom
Dance Club
Pat Wellington
The new Ballroom Dance Club meets every
Thursday at the Arbor Club from 11 a.m. to
noon. This is a basic dance steps class just finishing up the fox trot.
Dance instructor Trish Sands teaches a different dance every month. The October dance
will be the rhumba and November’s dance
will be the merengue. Cost is $20 per person
a month. For information about the club call
Pat Wellington (237-8050) or Larry Hills (2379691). ˛
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Card Clubs & Games
Monday Afternoon
Bridge
Sara Anderson
Thursday
Afternoon
Bridge
Aug. 13
Ginnie Barrett
& Marion Turbin
Aug. 20
Aug. 16
1: Jane Kaske and Eleanor Kaske. 2: Kay Woods
and Shirley Walcott. 3: Shirley Stolly and Esther
Lang.
1: Ida Rosendahl and Carol Thompson. 2: Bruce
and Marjorie Benton. 3: Jane Kaske and Esther
Lang; 4: Bill and Edith Hunter.
Aug. 27
1: Shirlee Wolcott. 2: Kay Wood. 3: Marcie Guerrin.
Aug. 23
1: Ginny Barrett. 2: Lee Shaeffer. 3: Arline Duggan
Aug. 30
1: Iro Lisinski and Fran Griswold. 2: Bruce and
Marjorie Benton. 3: Ida Rosendahl and Carol
Simpson. 4: Bill and Ann Mahoney.
1: Geri Cassens. 2, Marion Wade. 3: Mildred Lane.
4: Pat Golgart.
Sept. 3
1: Shirlee Wolcott. 2: Helen Eshbach. 3: Ginnie
Barret. 4: Marion Turbin.
1: Ann and Bill Mahoney. 2: Mary Carol Geck and
Joan Lord. 3: Marjorie and Bruce Benton; Fran
Griswold and Betty Morris.
Sept. 10
1: Mary Carol Geck and Jayne Kaske. 2: Agnes
LaSala and Kay Wood. 3: Edith and Bill Hunter.
Monday Night
Bridge
Shirley Johnson &
Eleanor Giardina
Sept. 6
Sept. 13
1: Marion Turbin. 2: Maize Millward. 3: Elsie
Helwig.
Thursday Night
Bridge
Helen DeGraw
& Ida Rosendal
1: Phyllis Bressler. 2: Fran Griswold. 3: Mary
Culberson. Cons. Nel Bosschaart.
1: Fran Griswold. 2: Joyce Walchak. 3: Ray Deitz.
4: Paul Agarwal. 5: Agnes Weber. Cons. Gitte
Agarwal.
Aug. 23
Aug. 20
1: Mildred Lane. 2: Ida Rosendahl. 3: Edith Hunter.
4: Ray Wilson. Cons. Phil DiVito.
Aug. 27
1: Fran Griswold. 2: Ida Rosendahl. 3: Betty Barney.
Cons. Helen DeGraw.
Sept. 3
1: Edith Hunter. 2: Iro Lisinski. 3: Ida Rosendahl. 4:
Mildred Lane. Cons. Bill Hunter.
Sept. 10
1: Bill Hunter. 2: Kay Wood. 3: Catherine Edwards.
Cons. Iro Lisinski.
Tie at 1: Phyllis Bressler and Paul Agarwal. 2: Flo
Penn. 3: Ray Wilson.
1: Ida Rosendahl. 2: Phyllis Bressler. 3: Kay Wood. 4:
Eleanor Giardina. Cons. Betty Barney.
1: Ida Rosendahl. 2: Mildred Lane. 3: Helen DeGraw.
4: Flo Penn. Cons. Eleanor Giardina.
1: Fran Griswold. 2: Ida Rosendahl. 3: Jan Moon. 4:
Paul Agarwal. Cons. Eleanor Giardina.
Tuesday Night
Duplicate
Bill Raines
We welcome new duplicate bridge players
to our game. For more information, or to find
a partner, call 873-0073.
Aug. 14
1: Betty and Bill Raines. Tie at 2: Ida and Bill
Carlson and Doug Miller and Ernie Lord. 4: Hazel
and Phil Merchant.
Aug. 21
1: Ida and Bill Carlson. 2: Doris Keathley and Mary
Carol Geck. 3: Betty and Bill Raines. 4: Edith and
Bill Hunter.
Aug. 30
Betty & Bill Raines
Foursomes are required for this delightful
evening of Rubber Bridge. You may bring your
own or call 873-0073 for help in finding partners. Or, if you wish, you may be added to our
sub list until you find partners.
Aug. 17
1: Catherine Edwards. 2: Edith Hunter. 3: Rozella
Ovrebo. 4: Dick Mansfield. 5: Mildred Lane. 6: Nel
Bosschaart.
Grand Slam: Catherine Edwards and Edith
Hunter.
Aug. 24
Sept 4
Sept. 11
Wednesday
Afternoon
Bridge
Fran Griswold
Aug. 15
1: Ida Rosendahl. 2, Phyllis Silverman. Cons. Elsie
Helwig.
Aug. 22
1: Phyllis Bressler. 2: Ida Rosendahl. 3: Kay Wood.
Cons. Elsie Helwig.
Aug. 29
1: Iro Lisinski. 2: Pat Golgart. 3: Kay Wood. Cons.
Jeanette Oswald.
Sept. 5
1: Joyce Walchaek. 2: Shirley Stolly. 3: Janet Becker.
4: Flo Penn. Cons. Fran Griswold.
Sept. 12
1: Shirley Stolly. 2: Ida Rosendahl. 3: Kay Wood. 4:
Betty Morris. Cons. Bill Mahoney.
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p.m., Mondays through Fridays
Bring current ID or temporary ID
Sept. 7
Four-Handed Game
1: Ray Bock. 2: Russ Riegler. 3: Marcy Askenase. 4:
Diana Riegler. 5: Maria France. 6: Viola Horton. 7:
Lee Morgan.
Aug. 24
1: Hank Kolb. 2: Gerald Painter. Tied at 3: Joann
Shea, Dick Torzewski. Tied at 4: Gitte Agarwal,
Betty Legg. 5: Billy Swing. 6: Paul Agarwal. Tied at
7: Edith Kolb, Nancy Kowsky. 8: Pat Snable. 9: Hank
Hilovsky. 11: Mary Hilovsky. 12: Martha Wiley. 13:
Norma Noelcke. 14: Jo Swing. 15: Rita Painter. 16:
John Wiley
Aug. 31
1: Jerry Harris. 2: Billy Swing. 3: Jerry Painter. 4:
Genny Brenner. 5: Hank Hilovsky. 6: Hank Kolb.
Tied at 6: Edith Kolb, Dick Torzewski. 7: Jo Swing. 8:
Joann Shea. 9: Paul Agarwal. 10: Mary Hilovsky.11:
Jan Harris. 12: Rita Painter. 13: Gitte Agarwal. 14:
Billy Eberle. 15: Nancy Kowsky. 16: Pat Snable.
1: Betty Scrivo. 2: Richard Bartel. Tied at 3: Connie
Manley, Jerry Painter. 4: Bill Eberle. 5: Edith Kolb.
Tied at 6: Gitti Agarwal, Ginny Brenner, Norma
Noelcke. Tied at 7: Paul Agarwal, Hank Kolb.
Tied at 8: Joann Shea, Nancy Kowsky. Tied at 9:
Rita Painter, Joe Scrivo, Mary Bartel. Tied at 10:
Jan Harris, Jerry Harris. 11: Billy Swing. 12: Mary
Robert. 13: Sami Robert. 14: Jo Swing.
Cribbage
Dorothy Skillman
Aug. 17
1: Glenn Saxon. 2: Norma Yonke. 3: Alberta Sarris.
Cons: Marge Saxon.
Aug. 24
1: Ed Fullmer. 2: Norma Yonke. 3: Greg Skillman.
Cons: Rich Fluet.
Aug. 31
1: Elsie Helwig. 2: Rich Fluet. 3: Mike Birch. Cons:
Alberta Sarris.
Sept. 7
1: Glenn Saxon. 2: Ed Fullmer. 3: Elsie Helwig. Cons:
Margie Saxon.
Friday Night
Euchre
Joe Askenase
Saturday Night
Pinochle
Aug. 17
Four-Handed Game
1: Marcy Askenase. 2: Clarence Lietzow. 3: Russ
Riegler.
Six-Handed Game
Aug. 24
Four-Handed Game
1: Dot Findlay. 2: Audrey Bartolotta. 3: Elsie
Helwig.
Five-Handed Game
1: Billy Swing. 2: Viola Horton. 3: Audrey
Bartolotta.
Sept. 7
1: Diana Riegler. Tie at 2: Virgil Taylor and Ray
Bock. 3: Shirley Coe. 4: Vi Horton.
Friday Night
Euchre 4 Fun
Irene Pisani & Nancy Kowsky
Beginner, intermediate and advanced players are all welcome, so come and join us on
Friday at 6:15 p.m. at the Arbor Conference
Center, Suite A. Come one, come all!
July 13
1: Zane Barnett. 2: Mary Hilovsky. 3: Jo Swing. 4:
Richard Bartel. 5: Nancy Kowsky. Tied at 6: Edith
Kolb, Lee Morgan. 7: Gitte Agarwal. 8: Mary Bartell.
9: Paul Agarwal. Tied at 10: Billy Swing, Hank
Hilovsky. 11: Connie Manley. 12: Pat Snable. 13:
Norme Noelcke. 14: Genny Brenner. 15: Bill Eberle.
16: Hank Kolb. 17: Dolores Barnett.
July 20
1: Hank Hilovsky (60). 2: Jo Swing. 3: Zane Barnett.
4: Mary Hilovsky. 5: Jerry Harris. 6: Jan Harris. Tied
at 7: Doloris Barnett, Dick Torzewski. 8: Betty
Legg. Tied at 9: Rita Pinter, Gitte Agarwal, Edith
Kolb, Richard Bartel. Tied at 10: Dick Beury, Joann
Shea. Tied at 11: Billy Eberle, Billy Swing. Tied at
12: Mary Bartel, Genny Brenner, Paul Agarwal. 13:
Jerry Painter. 14: Hank Kolb. 15: Nancy Kowsky. 16:
Pat Snable.
1: Joann Shea. 2: Richard Barnett. 3: Zane Barnett.
4: Jerry Painter. 5: Paul Agarwal. Tied at 6: Pat
Snable, Dolores Barnett. Tied at 7: Gitte Agarwal,
Rita Painter, Edith Kolb. Tied at 8: Genny Brenner,
Nancy Kowsky, Mary Wiley. Tied at 9: Mary
Bartel, Hank Kolb. 10: Jerry Harris. Tied at 11: Billy
Swing, Jan Harris. 12: Dick Beury. 13: John Wiley.
14: Norma Noelcke. 15: Connie Mandel. 16: Billy
Eberle. 17: Jo Swing.
Aug. 3
1: Nancy Kowsky. 2: John Wiley. Tied at 3: Dick
Aug. 18
1: Jerry Pinter. 2: Hank Kolb. 3: Audrey Bartolotta.
1: Sharon Parrish. 2: Russ Riegler. 3: Helen Foskett.
4: Clarence Lietzow.
1: Shirley Ebert. 2: Bev Ovrebo. 3: Virginia
Blanchard. 4: Dick Mansfield. 5: Betty Barney.
Elsie Helwig
1: Diana Riegler.Tie at 2: Shirley Coe and Vi Horton.
3: Virgil Taylor. 4: Maria France. 5: Ray Bock.
Aug. 31
July 27
Photo IDs
Six-Handed Game
1: Ray Bock. 2: Diana Riegler. Tie at 3: Vi Horton
and Virgil Taylor. 4: Maria France. 5: Shirley Coe.
Friday Night
Bridge
1: Fay Rumens. 2: Kay Wood. 3: Lee Shaeffer. 4:
Hazel Merchant. 5: Mary Culberson.
1: Doris Keathley and Mary Carol Geck. 2: Ida
Rosendahl and Dick Mansfield. 3: Marjorie and
Bruce Benton.
Tie at 1: Helen Foskett and Russ Riegler. 2: Marcy
Askenase. 3: Clarence Lietzow.
Sept. 13
Aug. 28
1: Ida Rosendahl and Dick Mansfield. 2: Marjorie
and Bruce Benton. 3: Betty and Bill Raines. 4:
Doris Keathley and Mary Carol Geck.
Aug. 17
Tied at 1: Pat Snable, Paul Agarwal. 2: Billy Swing. 3:
Hank Kolb. Tied at 4: Jo Swing, Mary Hilovsky. Tied
at 5: Dick Torzewski, Betty Legg. 6: Gitte Agarwal.
7: Edith Kolb. Tied at 8: Genny Brenner, Hank
Hilovsky. 9: Nancy Kowsky. 10: Norm Noelcke. 11:
Billy Eberle.
Sep. 6
1: Phyllis Bressler. 2: Georgia Steinwedel. 3: Shirley
Ebert. 4: Hazel Merchant. 5: Ginnie Barrett.
Grand Slam: Hazel Merchant and Ginnie Barrett.
1: Betty Kauffman and Mary Carol Geck. 2: Doug
Miller and Ernie Lord. 3: Betty and Bill Raines. 4:
Joni and Ted Jarvais.. 5: Hazel and Phil Merchant.
Aug. 10
1: Zane Barnett. Tied at 2: Edith Kolb, Genny
Brenner. 3: Rita Pinter. Tied at 4: Gitte Agarwal,
Joann Shea, Hank Hilovsky. 5: Hank Kolb. Tied at
6: Mary Hilovsky, Nancy Kowsky. Tied at 7: Dolores
Barnett, Norma Noelcke. 8: Billy Swing. 9: Paul
Agarwal. 10: Betty Legg. 11: Jo Swing.
Aug. 31
Five-Handed Game
Sept. 7
Aug. 16
Aug. 13
Torzewski, Jerry Painter. Tied at 4: Genny Brenner,
Joann Shea. 5: Martha Wiley. Tied at 6: Rita Pinter,
Zane Barnett.7: Jerry Harris. 8: Norma Noelcke. 9:
Jan Harris.
Aug. 25
Sept. 1
Sept. 8
1: Jo Swing. 2: Audrey Bartolotta. 3: Elsie Helwig.
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Chattanooga:
Choo Choo Me Home
BY BOB WOODS
WORLD NEWS WRITER
Mah Jongg
Mary Ehle
We will again be teaching Mah Jongg. I know
that this is short notice but we need to get it
over before the winter holidays. We will start
again on Oct. 3, 10, 17 and 31 and Nov. 7. Call
me at 873-7507 if you are interested. It is first
and foremost a game of fun.
The tournament will be on Oct. 6. I need
you to call me before you send me your check
as space is limited and this article will come
out very close to the tournament. Please don’t
linger in making you decision. The cost is
$20. You need to tell me your lunch choices.
They are ham, turkey, tuna or chicken salad.
Be sure to add this on the memo line on your
check. Any more questions please call me.
873-7507.
Not too much news this time but I will have
all the results next month. Jokers to you and
remember have fun! ˛
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“Pardon me, boy is that the Chattanooga choo choo … so Chattanooga choo choo
won’t you choo-choo me home?” You remember those song lyrics made famous by Glenn
Miller? Now that this song rings a bell in your
mind I bet you are humming that famous tune
as you read this article.
The Chattanooga Choo Choo is still going
strong today, but not as a locomotive pulling passenger cars rolling down the tracks
from Pennsylvania Station in New York City
on track 29. The choo choo is today a large
Holiday Inn hotel complex created from the
old railroad station and utilizing some of the
old passenger cars as hotel rooms.
There are not many cities identified with
a song. This Tennessee town located on the
banks of the Tennessee River and just over
the Georgia state line was once a large railroad hub connecting trains heading toward
the north and south. Today the city celebrates
its railroad history brought to life by Glenn
Miller’s “Chattanooga Choo Choo” and yet
there is not even an Amtrak train that stops
at this location.
One of the original trains is in place in
Chattanooga’s former Terminal Station. The
station was saved from demolition with the
termination of passenger railway service in
the early 1970s and today is part of a resort
complex which includes the Choo-Choo Holiday Inn and many historical railroad exhibits.
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The Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga is a must-see stop.
Want to sleep in an old restored passenger
railroad car? You can at this resort for a premium and also you can dine in an early dining
car. The city is also home to the National Model Railroad Association and has other railroad
museums in the local area.
The Chattanooga Terminal Station, according to information I gathered during our visit,
served three different railroad lines, mainly
serving the Southern Railway. The station
was erected in 1908 and at one time had 48
passenger trains stopping at the station each
day. The station has the highest freestanding
constructed dome in the world as well as the
world’s largest brick arch on the front of the
building.
Now that I have enlightened you on a fraction of the history of Chattanooga, particularly the railroad end of things, there is a lot to
see and do while visiting this city or spending
just a few hours while passing to destinations
further north. My wife, Bev, and I visited Chattanooga on business but made it a point to
spend extra days as tourists — we are both
glad we did.
I found out how the city became famous. It
all started with some newspaper reporter sarcastically calling the little steam locomotive
that was puffing heavy smoke out its stack
the Chattanooga Choo Choo. Little was known
about the train or the city’s Terminal Station
until Glenn Miller’s orchestra made the popular tune world famous in 1941. The rest is history.
If you are a railroad buff, Chattanooga is
a great place to visit. If you are a Civil War
enthusiast there is much history in this area,
particularly an area called Lookout Mountain,
which also houses many other attractions.
Spending just a few days as tourists before
venturing into my main reason for visiting
this Tennessee city we both wanted to visit a
few locations that we have heard of in the past
and were strongly recommended by others.
One of the first places we visited was the
river area of the city where we were told there
would be no disappointment in visiting Chattanooga’s Tennessee Aquarium. We found out
it is the world’s largest freshwater aquarium.
We weren’t disappointed. What an aquarium.
It is absolutely beautiful. It is one of those
aquariums that you don’t want to miss, no
matter how many aquariums you have visited
in the past.
I think some of the best attractions in the
local Chattanooga area are those located at
Lookout Mountain. The mountain is within
sight of downtown, towering in the city’s
background.
I think the most spectacular attraction is
Ruby Falls. I am not going into the history of
this attraction but I will say it is something
that you must see. It takes approximately one
hour to visit the falls. First you take an elevator down more than 260 feet where you will
have a guide take you through this cave where
it ends at the falls. What is so fantastic about
the falls, other then the view of the falls itself,
is that this cave has no entrance or exit except
for the elevator.
There is no air pumped into this cave and
all the great fresh air is supplied by the falls.
When we approached the falls there was no
mistake that water was crashing onto something. The guide told us as various colored
lights were turned on that the falls are 145
feet in height and all within the confines of
the cave. We were told that it is still a mystery where the water comes from feeding the
falls and the same holds true as to where the
water goes. Popular thoughts are that the wa-
ter seeps from the top of Lookout Mountain,
which is some 80 miles in length starting in
Tennessee and then running into Georgia and
Alabama. Both Bev and I were just awe-struck
at the sight of the falls.
Another great attraction on Lookout Mountain is Rock City. This tourist area is like a
rock garden. It does take a little effort traversing along the solid slate paths provided. You
go up and down depending on the terrain and
there is one place I had to squeeze it in and
that was a crack in the rocks called “Fat Man’s
Squeeze.” I made it through the area all right
but my body was rubbing both sides of the
crevasse.
Rock City has many interesting and beautiful locations. Not only can one obtain fantastic views but also at one point near “Lovers
Leap” a sign states that with the naked eye
seven states can be seen. Personally. I don’t
believe this as at one point 140 miles in the
distance you are supposed to be able to see
a mountain. With the curvature of the earth
this would almost be impossible unless both
points were a lot higher. But, I couldn’t disprove what the sign stated as it was a very
hazy day when we visited Rock City.
Both the Ruby Falls and Rock City attractions on the mountain are not suited for the
handicapped. One attraction that is accessible is the Incline Railroad. This train can be
boarded from the top of Lookout Mountain or
at the bottom. The brochure advertises that
this railroad is the world’s steepest passenger
railroad climbing through the clouds at a 72.7
percent grade near the top.
After getting our ticket and boarding the
train I almost felt like a mountain goat as the
floor of the train car is slanted forward. The
two train cars are hooked together and as one
train starts from the top, one starts from the
bottom, meeting half way up the mountain.
The ride is just about one mile in length and
takes about 10 minutes. This attraction, by the
way, is listed on the National Historic List. As
the attractions brochure states, “Experience
the thrill of riding ‘America’s Most Amazing
Mile.’ ”
With all said and done, both Bev and I
agreed that Chattanooga has a lot to offer a
tourist. Starting with the Choo Choo and all
the history that is in place there, not only can
you sleep in a suite aboard an old sleeper,
you can dine in a completely remodeled dining car. There is also a dining car that caters
to the fast food tourists, a pizza car. While at
the Choo Choo, please visit the model railroad
display, which is said to be the world’s largest
HO gauge model railroad layout in the world.
It is big with all kinds of trains going hither
and there.
Also, the city has within the city limits and
just outside the city on Lookout Mountain
many historical museums and art centers. If
you visit the Choo Choo first, which I recommend, right next door is a free parking garage
with free bus service to the river front and the
aquarium, many museums and fine eateries,
all within easy walking distances. By the way,
the buses run every five minutes up to 11 p.m.
If you listen for the bus approaching I guarantee you will miss the bus as all the free buses
run on batteries and except for the vehicle’s
horn, making them completely soundless.
Have I enticed you yet to take a trip to Chattanooga? It is just about an eight-hour run
from On Top of the World.
Just head up Interstate 75 and after crossing the Tennessee state line take Interstate 24
west to Market Street north.
You are there!
Have fun! ˛
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The McIntosh 1890s Festival offers seasonal crafts for sale.
Crowds will next arrive in McIntosh on Oct. 20.
Experience Cracker
Florida in McIntosh
BY BOB WOODS
WORLD NEWS WRITER
When people speak the word McIntosh the
first thing that usually comes to mind is perhaps the popular juicy apple with that name
or possibly a Scottish family name. But in middle Florida the word McIntosh means a small
bedroom community that is situated on the
banks of Lake Orange with U.S. 441 splitting
the community in half. Residential McIntosh
is halfway between the two cities of Gainesville and Ocala and easily accessible off of Interstate 75.
The town was named after Col. John McIntosh who homesteaded in this area sometime around 1831 and opened a sugarhouse.
The lake was believed to be named for a grove
of wild oranges, which some people believe
originated from seeds that were discarded by
Spanish explorers some 400 years earlier.
The quaint turn of the century village at
one time thrived on agriculture as its primary
economy producing citrus and vegetables. After the Civil War the Florida Southern Railway
constructed its rail line through McIntosh and
the community’s depot started operating in
1883.
Transportation was the main ingredient
transporting fresh citrus and vegetables north
by rail. Many migrated from the north when
the word spread “picking oranges is like picking gold nuggets,” so I learned digging into
the history of McIntosh. McIntosh became a
hub with citrus growers and vegetable farmers
bringing their harvested crops to McIntosh‘s
railhead for shipment.
The Old Wire Road, a wagon route, later
became the Old Dixie Highway. This passed a
short distance from the rail depot, was paved
in 1925 and later becoming today’s U.S. 441.
Most of the community’s business moved to
the highway capitalizing on traffic the road
created. With over the road transportation
increasing, the last train passed through McIntosh in 1974 although produce operations
ceased in 1967.
As southern Florida developed, major citrus growers and vegetable farmers in the
McIntosh region moved south, capitalizing
on longer and more predictable growing seasons. After two disastrous freezes, citrus was
abandoned in 1990. Most farmers turned their
fields and groves into pastures raising cattle
and horses. McIntosh became a bedroom community.
Old Florida is a way of life today in McIn-
What’s a fall festival without pumpkins?
tosh. Many of the townspeople have kept alive
the town’s Victorian era residences and environment remaining as it was. Some of the old
homes have been restored and the old railroad
depot remains today as a museum after being
moved 26 feet from the railroad’s right of way.
Many of the old storage sheds used during the
town’s heyday are being used today as storage
buildings and antique businesses.
Today, McIntosh has 68 sites in the community listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Many old stores and homes now
contain businesses. The village market now
contains a Mexican restaurant and the old
millinery in the same building is now a bakery. The old hotel displaying for sale signs remains empty, as the old produce office is now
a beauty salon. An old packing shed is now
a carriage house. Most houses and buildings
date back between 1882 and 1920.
The town’s roads are narrow and large
speed bumps have been installed. The streets
are canopied by extremely large oaks making
a walking tour a pleasure. Walking down one
street we noticed a shovel growing out of one
of these oaks. We found out this shovel was
not in the tree by accident.
It seems people would walk their dogs
down the street on the way to the post office
and of course, dogs would do their business
in this particular person’s yard. This infuriated the homeowner who would scoop up the
dog’s droppings and throw it into the road.
People driving to the post office would run
over these droppings and soon the dog’s aroma came from their tires in the parking lot.
This man was tired of dragging his shovel to
his front yard daily so he placed it in a hole
in the old oak. After the homeowner died, his
widow left the shovel in the tree and of course
the tree grew, embedding the shovel’s handle
in the bark.
The small quaint old Florida community
of McIntosh comes alive in late October with
its annual 1890s Festival sponsored by The
Friends of McIntosh who used funds to restore and support renovations to their community of 500. The festival draws thousands
of visitors to the yearly event as more than
300 crafters display and sell their wares.
More than 44,000 visitors have been estimated at the one-day festival.
Food is plentiful with one popular food
stand selling fresh cooked ears of corn. The
husks are peeled back when purchased and
the ears dipped in melted butter. Those with
Kensington Palace Director
Gives Talk at Cultural Center
handkerchief, someone would pick it up for
you.
It’s not an easy task to dress a royal, like
Princess Diana. Besides considering the colors, motifs and elements that were appropriate for her to wear for the occasion, designers
had to make sure a hem wouldn’t blow on a
windy day and her necklines were modest if
she was going to bend over to hug a child.
Learn more about Princess Diana’s favorite
designer and more. Mark your calendar now
for the lecture by Nigel Arch. ˛
Want to Go?
Learn about Princess Diana’s
wardrobe:
Lecture by Nigel
Arch, historian and director of
Kensington Palace
Circle Square Cultural Center,
Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2 to 3 p.m. Free
McIntosh 1890s
Festival
Saturday, Oct. 20
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
The Town of McIntosh is on
US 441 midway between
Gainesville and Ocala.
(352) 591-4038
beards like me need plenty of napkins. It is a
pleasure to see youngsters enjoying the ears
of corn with corn pieces and butter plastered
all over their faces and shirts as butter drips
from their elbows. This sight would make a
fantastic TV commercial for some laundry detergent.
The festival is great and is an event we do
not miss. Items for Halloween decorations
plus decorations for Thanksgiving are displayed; besides, it is a great place to Christmas shop for those hard to find presents.
I was told by many, as well as over hearing
others talking, that this festival is one of the
greatest craft events held in central Florida.
People are happy strolling under the canopy
of giant oaks on the shaded streets out of the
sometimes hot autumn sun.
McIntosh is a great place to visit, either
during their 1890s Festival or anytime to see
what the real old Florida looked like. McIntosh
is real Cracker Florida.
While visiting McIntosh there are other sites
and attractions in the area such as the antique
community of Micanopy and the small post office and general store at Evinston. Also, there
is the Marjorie Rawlings homestead in famous
Cross Creek as well as one of the oldest attraction in Florida at Silver Springs. For sports
enthusiasts there is the Ted Williams Museum
in Hernando.
As I mentioned previously, McIntosh is situated between Gainesville and Ocala on U.S.
441. If you are not paying attention or your
mind is elsewhere while driving you might just
miss this historic picturesque community.
Traveling on Interstate 75 take Exit 368 and
head east a few miles to U.S. Route 441, take
a left (north) and McIntosh is just a couple of
miles up the highway. ˛
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Classified Section
Air Purifier/Ionizer: Bell & Howell, $45. 854-2189
The Classified Section is a service to the On Top of the World Community. There is
no charge to residents as long as it is not of a business nature. There is a $500 limit
on FOR SALE items. Items valued at more than $500 (i.e. golf carts) may be listed, but
price will not accompany the ad. Auto, apartment, home, timeshare and real estate
ads WILL NOT be accepted.
SERVICE ads will be accepted from residents and non-residents. A three-line
minimum rate is $12; four lines is $17.50 and five lines is $20. A six-month rate, paid
in advance, is also available. Call 854-0248 or leave a message for more information.
Payment must accompany each ad. Send ad and check to The World News, 9850 S.W.
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DEADLINE: On Top of the World resident ads must be in the box next to the Pressroom door (in Friendship Commons next to Customer Service) no later than noon on
the 13th of each month. Ads will appear once unless renewed in writing.
Bar/Breakfast Swivel Chairs: For 36” high table,
black back and seat cushions, ivory steel frame.
$37 each. 854-1967
Bar Stools: Two oak swivel bar stools with arms,
like new. $200. 237-6053
Bed: Twin size frame with white wicker headboard,
like new. Great for guest room. $125. 237-9103
Bedroom Items: Three-quarter bed, headboard,
new mattress, three-quarter bed-in-bag comforter
and sheets, complete. $125. 854-4902
Books: New and once-read hardcover, regular
and large print. Thursday, Oct. 4, 10-11:30 a.m.,
9791 S.W. 97th Lane, Crescent Ridge II
China Hutch: Two-piece contemporary dark cherry, mirror back and lighted interior, glass doors,
shelves, sides. 79”H, 54”W, 17”D. $400. 484-1755
Computer Equipment: Scanner, used; scanner,
new; 56k internal modem, new in box; MSI motherboard, new in box; make offer. 861-6981
Computer Maintenance Suggestions (PC): 112page full color coil bound book. www.lulu.com.
CustomComputerInstruction or call 873-2100
Computer Monitor: Dell, three years old, $30.
854-1761
Computers: HP Pavilion tower with monitor
(2000); Gateway Pentium III with monitor (1998).
As is, $150 each. 361-3226
Dance Costumes: Former tapping, strutters and
country-western costumes, $5 each. On sale Oct.
4, 10:30 a.m., H&R Ballroom
Dehumidifier: Removes moisture, large capacity,
$50. 861-8775
Drinking water by Penta is “ultra-purified” via 13
steps, providing you maximum hydration, purity
and taste. Call 873-2100 for home delivery.
Electric Scooter: Ranger Safari, electric adjustable seat, easy breakdown, manual and charger, 9
years old, good condition. $500. 861-6981
Folding Screen Room Divider: Wood tone with
palm trees, $75. 854-9785
Computer Setup and Training: At home service.
Senior rates, $25 per hour! Have fun and learn!
Call Kathy at 861-7719
Garage Sale: Misc. items, clothes, lawn chairs,
some furniture, etc. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 26-27,
8 a.m.-2 p.m., 9091-E S.W. 83 Ave.
Misc. Items: Dark laminate TV stand on castors,
$10, small Kenmore refrigerator, 2.5 cubic ft., $25.
237-6660
Garage Sale: Misc. items, twin comforter set, golf
clubs. Saturday, Oct. 13, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 9073
S.W. 91st Circle, Williamsburg.
Misc. Items: Yamaha golf cart, woman’s golf clubs
and bag, clown outfits with wigs. 854-5617
Garage Sale: Three families: Friday, Oct. 5, 9
a.m.-3 p.m.; 9256-D S.W. 82nd Terrace, Friendship Colony.
Golf Cart: 1994 Club Car, good condition. 3903621 after Oct. 5.
Golf Cart Bag: Full size, black with three outside
storage pockets and putter pocket, like new, $40.
854-1619
Golf Cart: Club car with Trojan batteries, full curtains, new tires, excellent condition. 873-8600
Household Items: Whirlpool dishwasher, approx.
1 year, $80; door bell chime, $3; 2 lanai ceiling
lights, $2; over range exhaust fan, $20. 861-6981
Kitchen Counter Stools: All white, oak seats, 29”
high; top of seats hand-painted with apples. $80
for both. (219) 588-3322
Ladies Golf Shoes: 9N, $20. 854-7417
Misc. Furniture: Double-bed futon, $150; swivel
rocker lounge chair, $100; floor lamp, $35; table
lamp, $10; mirrors. 854-6217
Misc. Items: Queen Anne recliner with carved
legs, $150; 4 patio chairs with cushions, $100; end
table with 2 drawers, $40. 854-5885
Misc. Items: Two 24” rattan/wood stools, $20;
Singer sewing machine, cabinet, $20; white china
w/gold rim dinner service for 10, $85. 873-1065
Moving Sale: Household items, furniture, computer desk, tools, misc. items. Friday-Saturday,
Oct. 12-13, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., 9053 S.W. 91st Circle,
Williamsburg.
Moving Sale: Oct. 5, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., everything
must go. 8884-B S.W. 94 Lane, Friendship Village
Pool table: Still in crate. Gorgeous brand new
eight-foot regulation table. One-inch Italian slate,
colossal ball and claw legs, leather pockets. With
warranty. Can deliver and set up. 861-9469
Scooter: Used one time, as is $500. 291-1584
S&R Sale: Sale scheduled for Sept. 28-29 at
9053-B S.W. 83rd Ave. has been cancelled.
Services
Al Handyman: 291-7670
Alterations by Betty: Alterations by appointment
only. 50 years experience. A Pine Run resident.
Call Betty at 237-9909
Pressure Washing &
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362-6895 ask for Charlie or Danielle
Aluminum contractor: Joe Rowland W.T.T.L.
Inc. (352) 726-4067. Acrylic glass rooms, screen
rooms, windows, doors, re-screens, soffet, fascia,
hurricane shutters.
Amway Products come to you: Satisfaction guaranteed. Call your local Amway affiliated independent, Sandy, 528-6620
Available: CNA/HHA looking for full or part-time
work. Employed 11 years in On Top of the World.
Excellent references. On Top of the World resident.
Anna, 873-4761
Carpet Binding: Small area rugs ($1 per lin. ft.);
larger rugs on site in your home $1.50 per lin. ft.
Call Steve, 873-4287.
Cat Boarding and Sitting provided by loving experienced Cat Nanny. On Top of the World resident. Call 854-8589
Cat and/or House Sitting Services for On Top of
the World residents. Dependable, trustworthy, affordable and insured. Grammy Sharon, 694-4853.
Cleaning and caregiver/companion: light housekeeping, transportation to and from appointments
or other errands by Sandra. Please call 732-0595
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Diabetic? On Medicare? Free shoes, supplies if
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Golf Cart Sales And Service: Yamaha, Star dealer. Service all, free pickup. Call 351-CART (2278).
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Hair care in your home: Licensed, experienced
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Help-U-Fix-It! We do honey “do’s” and odd jobs!
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Home Cleaning Service: Darcy Marshall. Reliable, courteous, references. Great rates. Free estimates. Customer satisfaction is a must. 369-9275
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Housecleaning by Evelyn Lee: I do windows,
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Housekeeping, errands, what are your needs?
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Housecleaning by Terry: Great rates. (352) 3426808.
I’m back: Handyman. All home repairs. No job too
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Landscaping: Beautify your yard and home! Trimming, weeding, edging, pressure wash driveways
and gutters, wash windows and general maintenance. On Top of the World resident. Steve, 2375338 or 216-6951.
Laminated wood flood installation: Quality work
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physics. One-on-one private consults. 873-2100.
Painting by Frank the Painter: Free estimates,
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Painting: Free estimates. Licensed and insured.
Interior/exterior. Quality work, reasonable prices.
Porter and Porter Painting. Call anytime: (352)
207-7704 or (352) 209-3446.
Pressure Washing: “Don’s.” Free estimates.
Make the outside look great. Remove mildew from
driveways, porches, patios, roofs, walkways and
clean the gutters. 20 years experience. On Top of
the World resident. 873-6225
Pressure Washing: House or villa, gutters, driveways or walkways. Call On Top of the World
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Steve’s Handyman Service: Fans, lights, doors,
shelving, general carpentry. On Top of the World
resident. Call Steve at 854-4927
Transportation: Call Bonnie, On Top of the World
resident, to doctors, hospitals, shopping; excluding airports. Dependable, safe driver. 854-7516
Transportation: Call Kim for personalized doorto-door transportation to airports, cruise ports,
any destination. Call 854-8708 or cell 207-8237.
Transportation: Personalized door-to-door transportation to airports, cruise ports, doctor appointments, shopping. Call Betty, 861-1163
Cleaning by Sheila: Residential house cleaning
services. Five years in business. Owner operated.
Free estimates. Sheila Erickson, (352) 812-6541.
Transportation: I’ll drive you to local appointments, grocery shopping, errands and more. Joan
at 237-8240
Clock Repair: Limited to small clocks, mantel,
wall, Terry, etc. On Top of the World resident. Call
854-1099.
Your songs, your way! We can turn your treasured LPs/45s/78s into CDs! Free pick up and delivery. Laura and Ray, 867-7413.
Coin dealer: Professional coin dealer and On Top
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Seasonal tax preparer: Hours flexible, great
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Moving in or moving out? Grandmattic will purchase one piece or entire estate: jewelry, silver,
china, glassware, collectibles, dolls, small furniture and junque. Susan or John, 873-9796
Coin collector wants to buy old coins, gold and
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Items for Pick-Up: Any items of some value that
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