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April 2016
Talk of t he Colony
THE OFFICIAL MONTHLY MAGAZINE OF THE FORD’S COLONY HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION
CARING FOR OUR LITTLE CORNER OF THE WORLD
BARB PLATE
Communications Committee Chair
Board of
Directors Meetings
4/26/2016—9:30 a.m.
Work Session
4/28/2016—2 p.m.
Regular Meeting
BOD Agenda and Minutes
are available at fchoa.org
fchoa.org
/fordscolonyliving
The month of April has been hailed by
poets from Robert Browning to Mark
Twain, but my favorite quote is from
Christopher Morley: “April prepares her
green traffic light and the world thinks
GO.” Just look around Ford’s Colony at
the green lawns, the leafing trees, flowers
blooming, and take in the beauty of it all.
In April of 1970, the first Earth Day
was established. For those of us who were
around then, you may remember massive
sedans with gas-guzzling V-8 engines. If you
lived in an industrial urban area, belching
smokestacks were an acceptable sight—the
sign of a prosperous business world. Today
we have evidence of a different world, one
with hybrid cars; products to save heating
costs, such as insulating glass and roofing
materials; energy-efficient appliances; and
cleaning products that are labeled “environmentally friendly.” Some of us may even
have adopted habits that limit the use of
water, such as having a rain barrel for plant
irrigation.
Children in school during the 1970s and
1980s were taught the importance of being
“earth friendly.” My son took it a little
further than most. For his birthday one
year, he requested that we buy him a worm
farm, the purpose of which was to compost
household garbage, taking the place of that
wonderful invention, the garbage disposal.
IN THIS ISSUE
He convinced us to try biodegradable
garbage bags, which I eventually abandoned when I discovered that they broke
down before I could get the bag into the
large blue can outside.
Today’s school children are aware
of best practices to Reduce, Reuse, and
Recycle. Area schools have recycling bins in
every classroom, as well as in the cafeterias.
When practical, schools limit or eliminate
the use of Styrofoam and plastic.
In the broader scope of the environment,
Bloomberg Business recently reported that
“renewable energy (solar and wind) was
the biggest source of new power added to
U.S. electricity grids last year…with the
biggest growth coming from wind farms.”
Our Board of Directors acknowledges
the importance of green concepts, and
in this issue of Talk of the Colony, our
Communications Committee is excited
to play a role in sharing our community’s
efforts to support Ford’s Colony “growing”
green initiative.
As we mark the celebration of Earth Day on April 22, Talk of the Colony shares stories from our
green and growing community.
n President Charlie Ohlinger presents the Board of Directors’ 2016 goals, plus
suggestions for keeping Ford’s Colony in “mint” condition (page 3).
nFCHOA Manager Drew Mulhare shares ideas for helping Ford’s Colony “spring forward”
with a green focus (page 4).
n Chief of Security Deb Brown shows how proper “pet etiquette” is good for the
environment (page 5).
n Green Facilitator Ivan Gavrilovic introduces Ford’s Colony’s plan to “Go Green”
across the community (page 9).
Ford’s Colony Dance Band Concert
“Love Songs That Swing”
FCHOA MANAGEMENT
& SERVICES CONTACTS
Administration �� 258-4230
fax: 258-4065
[email protected]
General Manager ��Drew Mulhare
Assistant General Manager ��Sally Walls
Williamsburg Regional Library Theatre
Thursday, April 7, 7:30 to 9 p.m.
Admission is free, but seating is limited,
so arrive early for a good seat!
Project Maintenance Manager �� Ryan Lee
Owner Services Coordinator ��Audrey Miller
Bookkeeping Administration ��Jo Lilley
Administrative Assistant �� Jenny Holland
Administrative Assistant �� Denise Sears
ARC Manager ��Lynn Combs
Recreation�� 258-4270
Chris Schwenker, Activities & Recreation Manager
Security�� 258-4080
Deb Brown, Chief of Security
Photo by Mary Catherine Chason
ARC
March 2016
Completed
Single Family
2,394
Townhomes80
Eaglescliffe Condos
24
Total: 2,498
Spec
Homesite 109/Section 32
100 Royal Sydney
Stephen Alexander Homes
Mr. and Mrs. James Lynch
Under Construction
ARC Submission
65
Homesite 134 Section 10
112 Hollinwell
Cason Custom Homes
Spec
All construction, including additions and modifications to
existing structures, must be approved by the Architectural Review Committee. Submission forms and guidelines
are available at the Community Services Office, as well as
on the fchoa.org website. Property owners may view any
house or site plan on file with the ARC at the Community
Services Office. The agenda for new construction and
confirmation of meetings will be posted on the fchoa.org
website (under Association, ARC tabs). The ARC meets
on Tuesdays at 8:30 a.m. in the CSB on an as-needed
basis.
Homesite 50/Section 12
191 Nottinghamshire
Coastal Construction & Development LLC
When You Sell Your House. A Virginia-mandated HOA
home compliance report must be provided to the
buyer. Refer to the ARC webpage for more information.
Applications YTD:
New Starts
8
COMMITTEE MEETING CALENDAR
Activities Committee
4/1/2016
9 a.m. S&T
Communications Committee
4/6/2016
9 a.m. CSB-B
Facilities Committee
4/28/2016
10 a.m. CSB-A
Finance Committee
4/25/2016
3 p.m. CSB-B
Roads & Project Maintenance
4/20/2016
3 p.m. CSB-B
Security Committee
4/12/2016 3:30 p.m. CSB-B
Strategic Planning Committee
4/4/2016
3:30 p.m. CSB-B
Technology Committee
4/6/2016
4 p.m. S&T
Volunteer Management
4/13/2016
2 p.m. CSB-B
The Nominating Committee and Covenants Committee do not hold regularly scheduled
monthly meetings. The committee meeting schedule can be verified at fchoa.org. S&T is Swim
and Tennis Club; CSB is Community Services Building.
PHOTO CONTRIBUTORS Jim Goodridge, Dennis Cummings, Mary Catherine Chason,
Drew Mulhare, John Louden, Terry Mulchahey, Gary Burwell, Jeff Raskin, Bobby Sue Silvey,
Nancy Pierce, Kris Saunders, Elizabeth Maslen, Barb Plate, Rick Munro, Jan York, John Cryer,
Ken Conger, Lee Van Voorhees. We invite residents to contribute photos for all channels of
communication by submitting them to [email protected].
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlie Ohlinger
[email protected] 229-7568
Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Mathews
Treasurer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Spalthoff
Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pete Peterik
Director-at-Large. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Riddle
Director-at-Large. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Brenner
Director-at-Large. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Hever
STANDING COMMITTEES
Activities Committee�� Debbie Abrams
Architectural Review Committee ��Rick Boye
Communications Committee��Barb Plate
Covenants Committee�� Tim Runyan
Facilities Committee �� Bruce Landefeld
Finance Committee�� Don Lehman
Nominating Committee.....................Norm Beal
Roads and Project Maintenance�� Bob Moeller
Security Committee�� Ray Van Cott
Strategic Planning�� Rick Beers
[email protected] 585-474-2537
Technology�� Andy Hutchinson
Volunteer Management. . . . . . . . . Bob Mandala
The Talk of the Colony is the official monthly
magazine published by the Ford’s Colony at
Williamsburg Homeowners Association. © 2016
TOC. Any commercial use of material in this
magazine, in part or in whole, without the
expressed written consent of the FCHOA
Communications Committee, is strictly prohibited.
Submit articles for publication to Jenny Holland
at [email protected] and to Pam Purrone at
[email protected]. Submissions to the
Activities section are due the 10th of the month
preceding publication; all other material is due by
the 5th. Copy is subject to approval, editing, and
use by the Communications Committee.
Advertisements do not imply any endorsement
by the Homeowners Association or Realtec
Community Services.
RESIDENT CONCERNS
Any resident with a community maintenance
concern should go to fchoa.org and click on
Report Maintenance Issue or call RCS at
258-4230. Your message will be logged in and
the concern will be tracked to its resolution.
FROM THE BOARD
It’s Spring and the Colony Is In Bloom!
CHARLIE OHLINGER
FCHOA President
Springtime is blooming in Ford’s
Colony. The mild temperatures are
a delight (winters here are over a lot
faster than in Maine, and summers
are a lot shorter than in Florida).
Not only is the four-season climate in
Williamsburg pretty perfect, but also
we get to enjoy that climate and live in
this beautiful community. Could life be
any better?
Leading into spring, January and
February were big organizing and
orientation months for the FCHOA. In
January, seven of our twelve standing
committees welcomed new chairs and
immediately set to work developing
goals for 2016. In February, attendees
at the HOA Annual Meeting heard
the “state of the Colony” and bade
farewell to directors Jim Doebler and
Bob Lund. New directors Bill Brenner
and Bill Hever were elected, and Mark
Mathews was re-elected to a second
term.
Since then, the new Board has
elected officers, laid out a month-bymonth plan for the year, and developed
specific goals and items of emphasis
for 2016. Board goals are highlighted
in this article for your review. Details
of each goal and items of continuing
special emphasis are available on the
Ford’s Colony website at fchoa.org/
association/documents.
FCHOA BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2016 GOALS
1. Finalize and implement plans for
branding, marketing, and public
relations. (Charlie Ohlinger and
Pete Peterik)
2. Complete efforts to document
evolving maintenance, security,
and covenants issues concerning
the Westport neighborhood. (Bill
Brenner and Steve Riddle)
3. Develop a comprehensive security
program to modernize visitor and
contractor entry control, improve
gate and camera reliability, and
speed up resident passage through
our entrances. (Steve Riddle and
Bill Hever)
4. Finish the year at or under annual
budget estimates, including Ford’s
Colony Drive, for each department. (George Spalthoff and Mark
Mathews)
With springtime well underway,
plans for home and lot enhancements
are being developed by many residents.
As a reminder, there are HOA rules
and standards for almost everything
you might want to consider doing
to your home’s exterior or landscaping. Those standards (also called
covenants) are focused on keeping
the Ford’s Colony “look and feel” at
the same high level that we all loved
From left, seated: Pete Peterik,
Charlie Ohlinger, Mark Mathews,
George Spalthoff; standing, Bill
Brenner, Steve Riddle, Bill Hever.
Photo by Drew Mulhare
the first time we drove through this
wonderful community.
The Architectural Review
Committee (ARC) is the approval level
for all new construction, as well as all
changes or enhancements to existing
home exteriors and landscaping. Items
that residents sometimes end up having
to redo because review and approval
were not sought include fencing (type
and color), decks (style and color), and
landscaping (clearing and replanting).
If you’re planning exterior changes,
talk to the ARC Administrator first
to obtain any needed approvals. Then
you will have the peace of mind that
comes with knowing everything is in
order. Forms for requesting approval
are on the fchoa.org website.
Another peace-of-mind item regards
listing your house for sale. Both our
rules and Virginia law require the
HOA to inspect homes and certify
compliance with covenants prior to
closing. To avoid any last-minute
issues, call Community Services to
request a courtesy ARC compliance
pre-inspection before you list.
Finally, as you’ll read in this issue,
we will be expanding our focus on
“going green” in Ford’s Colony. The
Board has appointed Ivan Gavrilovic
as our new Green Facilitator to help
us integrate a green philosophy in a
practical and sustainable way into
every important aspect of living in the
community. You’ll be hearing more as
these green efforts “take root.”
In the meantime, as you enjoy the
planting, mulching, pruning, painting,
and other seasonal joys of caring for
your home, know that your Board of
Directors and the committees are doing
their part to fulfill the Ford’s Colony
vision “to be the preferred residential
community in the greater Williamsburg
area, attracting families and individuals of all ages who value an active,
involved lifestyle in a gracious living
environment.”
Talk of the Colony, April 2016
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FCHOA MANAGER
Ford’s Colony is Springing Forward
DREW MULHARE,
PCAM®
FCHOA Manager
Based on feedback from our residents,
among the most appealing aspects of
Ford’s Colony are the vibrant green
spaces we enjoy, as well as the care
with which the community is maintained.
From the beginning, the development of Ford’s Colony centered on
environmentally sensitive themes and
the understandings that people respond
to and care about nature. Using the
advantages of a large-scale Master
Plan, the developer’s efforts resulted in
prestigious awards and recognitions.
These helped launch a phenomenal
response in sales to purchasers unified
in the appreciation of a relaxed, open,
and green environment of profound
planning and the use of quality techniques and materials.
Prior to the adoption of the
Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act in
the early 1990s, Ford’s Colony had
already established itself as a pioneer
with its unique development practices
and construction standards. Rather
than lay waste to a large area, build
streets and homes, and then install
saplings, Ford’s Colony worked to
protect trees by controlling erosion
Additions & Remodeling
Complete Kitchen Renovations
Complete Bathroom Renovations
Sunrooms
Screened Porches
Fireplaces and
Stone Work
within the road right-of-ways, out-letting to basins that later became one
of our 27 ponds. Also, as the forerunner to our Architectural Review
Committee (ARC), the developer
established the Environmental Control
Committee (ECC) as the first Standing
Committee empowered by the
Declaration of Protective Covenants.
The ARC Handbook guides the
approval process of all improvements
in residential construction, site work,
and landscaping.
The developer’s efforts led to recognitions from the U.S. Departments
of Agriculture and The Interior, the
Commonwealth of Virginia, the
Colonial Soil and Water District,
the College of William & Mary, and
Colonial Williamsburg, as well as
several industry awards. Today, your
Homeowners Association seeks to
maintain and enhance these beautiful
surroundings and continually improve
our green lifestyle. The HOA’s most
recent efforts include the use of LED
lighting, rejuvenation of asphalt
surfaces, landscaping, pond dredging, and drainage. In addition, the
Board recently appointed a Go Green
Facilitator, Ivan Gavrilovic, to help us
focus on two primary areas: the work
of the HOA in our common areas and
the opportunities for our residents on
their private property.
So how can you help us grow these
green efforts? Fortunately, we are
“naturally inclined” to the benefits
of being green and environmentally
conscious. Go Green efforts will help
provide tips and keep these issues top
of mind.
Caring for our community also goes
beyond being green. With the 150
homes built each year between 1990
and 2005, several homes and yards are
15 or more years old. Here are some
“quick fixes” to keep our community
shining:
White is a crisp and colonial look,
but also the most in need of annual
power washing.
Window grilles are integral to our
traditional architectural theme—applicable to all windows and doors in our
homes.
Our mailbox stain color is Sherwin
Williams 713. A quart container is
available from the HOA’s provider for
$19.08 or done for you for $45.
Spring cleaning is a good reminder
to get outside and walk around your
homes with an inspector’s eye.
In need of painting, mold removal,
or wood replacement? The advertisers
listed in this magazine welcome your
call.
As a reminder, our office will be
pleased to assist you with a complimentary inspection if you are considering selling your home. A mandatory
inspection is required once an offer is
ratified, which often leaves only days
before closing to make corrections.
With our flowering trees and over
1,000 acres of open space, April and
May are glorious months in Ford’s
Colony. On behalf of Community
Services, I wish you a wonderfully
green spring.
Note: For more information, contact
Community Services at 757-258-4230
or [email protected].
SECURITY
Maintaining a Pet-Friendly and
Green Environment
DEB BROWN
Chief of Security
The benefits of pet ownership are many
—companionship, playmates, even
walking partners—as we enjoy the
green spaces and paths here in Ford’s
Colony. But as every “pet parent”
knows, owning a pet is a pleasure
that also comes with some important
responsibilities.
Each week, the Security Department
responds to a number of calls regarding
roaming or barking dogs. Sometimes
things just happen, but often these
circumstances are avoidable. Both
Ford’s Colony and James City County
are in harmony asking that everyone
be a considerate and responsible pet
owner. Our policy goes a step further
as seen in the HOA handbook in the
Bylaws section:
“Dogs, cats, or other usual and
common household pets may be kept
or maintained if they do not become
TURN KEY
P R O P E R T Y
a nuisance to other Owners or occupants, and they are not kept, bred or
maintained for commercial purposes.
All pets must be kept under control
of their owner and dogs shall at all
times be controlled by a leash held by a
person capable of controlling the dog,
or confined on the Owner’s lot. Dogs
may be controlled or confined on the
Owner’s lot by electronic means.”
This is a pet-friendly community,
and we all see many owners out
with their pets on a daily basis. The
common areas on which owners are
encouraged to walk their pets are
roads and walking paths. However, pet
owners are discouraged from allowing
their animals to leave their waste, even
if they intend to remove it, on the
roadsides of neighborhood streets, as
other residents maintain those areas
along with their properties.
Speaking of which, the Chesapeake
Bay Act requires that pet waste be
picked up. Pet waste is a pollutant
to the natural water systems—not
to mention unbecoming in such a
beautiful community. Owners of dogs,
cats, and other pets are encouraged to
be sure that their animals are picked
up after and not making themselves at
home on a neighbor’s property.
As the weather improves, it might
seem acceptable to leave a pet in the
backyard or on the deck while you
are out. Oftentimes, however, a lonely
dog will bark for hours, creating a
nuisance to other owners. Periodically,
animals do need to be out and make
noise, but they should be accompanied
by someone, and the duration of the
barking must be limited.
Being a considerate pet owner
goes a long way toward supporting
the environment and maintaining a
harmonious community.
Your Security and Project
Maintenance Departments thank you
in advance for your efforts in taking
care of your pets and our environment.
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ROADS & PROJECT MAINTENANCE
Green Thumb and Green Practices
RYAN LEE
Project Maintenance
Manager
The 2016 Landscape Design SubCommittee (LDSC) projects will have
an impact throughout the entire community. The first project that will be
worked on is the installation of specimen trees throughout the community.
The committee has budgeted to install
12 such trees and they will be at several
open areas throughout the community. This will likely be the only spring
project, as it’s preferable to plant in the
Fall rather than the Spring, especially
without irrigation.
This Fall, revamping the brick neighborhood signs will begin throughout
the community. At one time, the signs
had liriope planted in front of them,
but animals ate it. A new design for
these signs is being formatted. Also this
Fall, the LDSC will also be renovating
the Edinburgh/St. Andrews information
sign and landscaping, which has been
in existence for over 15 years. In addition, the committee will be installing a
new sign and landscaping for the S&T
Club.
Last year, the LDSC began adding
landscape beds to the Williamsburg
West moguls that separate Ford’s
Colony from a neighboring community.
This project will continue into this
year to add more interest to the area
and divert the view of the neighboring
community. In addition to this, the
entrance to the Williamsburg West
entrance will be revamped. Trees were
recently limbed-up to bring in more
light and to prevent vehicles from
hitting branches and damaging the
trees.
In addition to the LDSC having a
green thumb, they also think “green.”
There are only five locations in Ford’s
Colony that use irrigation, and the
water is pulled from well systems. When
choosing which turf or plants to use,
this is taken into consideration. In 2009,
the LDSC changed from fescue being the
only turf type and began the conversion
to Bermuda at entrances, amenity areas,
and other locations along the main
roads. In addition to not needing water,
Bermuda grass requires less chemical
maintenance, as the weeds have a tough
time integrating into warm-season
grasses. In addition to the conversion
of Bermuda turf, the LDSC has implemented pine straw in areas where turf is
difficult to establish. This has not only
improved aesthetics, but also decreased
chemical and energy (such as fuel) usage
and helped prevent erosion. LDSC
carefully chooses plants that are drought
resistant, low maintenance, and best fit
the climate of the environment. They
have also begun to integrate more native
plants in their designs.
RCS worked closely with the LDSC
on these green initiatives, and we do
our best to maintain our landscaping
with green products. Our up-lighting
has been converted to LEDs; we use
fertilizers with zero potash levels, green
products as soil enhancers for turf
renovation and landscape beds; and
mulch leaves to put nutrients back in
the ground.
So get out and enjoy this time of
year, knowing we support the vision for
a gracious, green living environment.
ACTIVITIES & RECREATION
April—A Month of Many Colors
CHRIS SCHWENKER
Activities and
Recreation Manager
BLOOD DRIVE
Our Goal:
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
300 pints
90%
70%
50%
30%
10%
April in Ford’s Colony brings to mind
many colors. As the cherry trees
along the hill on Edinburgh reach
their full bloom, we get to experience
the beautiful pink sea of petals. It is
definitely a favorite sight here in the
colony. This month, we celebrate going
green and its many different forms.
From planting trees to making choices
on resource use, there are many ways
going green takes shape. One exciting
way that has been implemented here
in the recreation scene is the salt-water
system in the swimming pools. This
system enables the elimination of liquid
chlorine use in the water. The chlorine
we now use to keep the pools clean
comes from good old salt. Salt is white,
but it helps us be green. While on the
topic of the pools, we could still use a
few additional lifeguards for this coming season. There are several lifeguard
certification classes being given at the
YMCA and James City Recreation
Center. Anyone at least 15 years old
can take the class and become a lifeguard.
Another color to focus on in April
is red. The gauge here reflects the
progress that Ford’s Colony has made
toward the 2016 blood-drive goal of
300 pints of blood. We had a good start
and totaled 46 pints in the February
drive, so we are well on our way. The
next drive is April 8, and appointments
are still available. Last year, a total of
279 pints of blood were given at Ford’s
Colony blood drives throughout the
year. There is a new program implemented by the Red Cross that makes
the process even easier. Donors can sign
into the Red Cross website (redcrossblood.org) the day before the appointment, fill out that lengthy questionnaire
in advance, and then just show up to
give blood.
Don’t limit the number of colors
that you touch during April. Ford’s
Colony has well over 50 different and
colorful clubs and activities available.
There is everything from art to yoga.
Stop by the Swim & Tennis Club and
check out the bulletin board where
each of the clubs is listed with a brief
description. The same information
along with colorful pictures is also on
fchoa.org.
Have fun!
FORD’S COLONY
SWIM LESSONS
For more information and to sign-up,
go to learntoswimwithus.com
Session 1 starts June 20-30
Monday to Thursday at the S&T
Pool.
Classes are 30 minutes and will run
between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Ages 3 and up
Red Cross certified water safety
instructors: Jacquelyn Liebler and
Betsy Terry
Contact information: 757-345-2486
or [email protected]
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FCHOA COMMITTEES
Follow the Money!
Ever wonder what it is like to be a
member of the Ford’s Colony Finance
Committee? This is the team that has its
fingers on the pulse of Ford’s Colony’s
annual budget, monthly revenues,
expenses, and receivables. To maintain
that pulse, these dedicated folks review
more than 15 pages of financials each
month, flag and discuss any anomalies
or major variances, look for trends,
and summarize the data for the Board’s
review. According to Committee Chair
Don Lehman, “once you become experienced in reviewing the financials, the
trends and anomalies are fairly apparent
and easy to spot.”
The Committee is responsible for
monitoring a sizeable budget of approximately $5 million and monitoring
expenses of over $4 million. The majority
of Ford’s Colony’s revenues come from
our quarterly assessments, which is
augmented with Talk of the Colony
advertising, storage fees, gate card fees,
BY SUE MCSWAIN
and other minor fees. The Committee
must also review and maintain the
Capital Reserve and Replacement Plan
to insure that the Plan is fully funded for
anticipated future expenditures. Separate
from these two FCHOA areas is Ford’s
Colony Drive, where the HOA, Marriott,
Club Corp, and FRH are collaboratively
involved in developing a reserve for
future maintenance of the road.
Most committee members also liaise
with other Ford’s Colony committees—
particularly the Security Committee,
Facilities Committee, and the Roads and
Project Maintenance Committee—that
represent the bulk of expenses incurred
within Ford’s Colony. And, of course,
unexpected expenses can crop up within
the purview of the aforementioned
committees due to Mother Nature and
day-to-day wear and tear.
The beginning of the year is a particularly busy time for the committee as
it sets its goals for the ensuing year. In
addition to preparing a full review of
the past year’s financials for the Board
of Directors, the committee members
disseminate instructions for the upcoming Fall budget process. At the Fall
budget meetings, which take place beginning in late September through October,
information is gathered from each of the
other FC committees and subcommittees
as to their budget requests for the coming
year. The Finance Committee does a final
review of these requests in late October
for the purpose of recommending to the
Board in early November the next year’s
budget.
Each of the committee members
volunteer for a three-year term, and the
committee expects to have openings
this coming Fall for the following year.
Orientation training and background
materials are provided to newly recruited
members so they can readily contribute
and feel part of the team. If you enjoy
numbers or have a finance background,
this could be the volunteer opportunity
you’ve been looking for! Stop by the
Community Services Building at 3 p.m.
on the fourth Monday of the month to
meet Don and the Committee members
and check it out for yourself.
GO GREEN
At the Root of Positive Change:
Introducing ‘Go Green’
IVAN GAVRILOVIC
FCHOA
Green Facilitator
Since its inception, Ford’s Colony has
been an active Green Community.
Starting with its original design plans
in the 1980s and continuing to this
day, we have always been committed to
supporting and conserving our environment.
Defining what a Green Community
is can mean many things to many
people. The simplest answer is that
each of us as individual homeowners,
collectively represented by the Ford’s
Colony Homeowners Association
(FCHOA), will strive to make a positive impact on the environment around
us and in our greater community.
In 2014, our Board of Directors
(BOD) chartered a Green Task Force
to make recommendations on best
practices for Green Initiatives for our
community and our homeowners.
These Green Initiatives are designed to
help maintain a healthier environment
for our residents and the ecosystems
around us, conserve natural resources,
and contribute to the overall sustainability of Ford’s Colony as a premier
residential community.
Green Initiatives fall into three areas
of activity, and we will use the term
“Green” whenever referring to these
activities:
•Land, Nature, Water, and Energy
Conservation
• Reuse, Reduce, and Recycle
• Managing Stormwater Runoff
Being a Green Community is not
without costs. It takes a strong commitment on the part of the BOD to invest
planning, effort, resources, and dollars
in order to realize a positive Green
result.
The good news is that a well
thought-out Green investment is not
without its rewards. Here is just one
example: In 2011, we invested over
$250,000 to replace the metal-halide
bulbs that were in use for our street
and parking lot lights with LED bulbs
that produce better quality illumination
while using 63% less electricity. This
one investment alone resulted in annual
savings on electricity of $56,000 plus
an additional savings of $31,000
on maintenance costs. While we as
individual homeowners can’t reach that
order of magnitude, we can get positive
benefits from our own Green investments: a better quality of life as well as
financial returns.
Our Board of Directors is taking
positive steps to implement the Green
Task Force recommendations. For
the Association, the Board is focusing
on management approaches that
highlight implementation of Green
Initiatives. This approach begins with
Ford’s Colony Strategic Plan Goal
6, Facilitating and Enabling Ford’s
Colony to be Green, which addresses
the need to “continuously evaluate
integrating a Green philosophy in a
practical and sustainable way into
every important aspect of living in the
community.” Goal 6 is an underlying
planning element of BOD’s Standing
Committees and for activities of our
Managing Agent, and is a factor in
their overall evaluation by the Board.
In addition, a Green Facilitator
position reporting to the Board was
created in 2015. In this role, I will
be responsible for coordinating and
consulting on Green initiatives of the
BOD, its Standing Committees, and
the Managing Agent, while striving
to inform and engage homeowners in
their own Go Green efforts. To that
end, look for expanded coverage of
Green topics in Talk of the Colony and
at fchoa.org, which all homeowners
can register to access. Updates and
activities will be announced in the
What’s Happening in Ford’s Colony
email and highlighted on the Ford’s
Colony Living Facebook page.
Working together, we can Go Green
to promote positive changes in the
community we call home.
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CLUBS & ACTIVITIES
DUCKS UNLIMITED DINNER
P
lease join us for the Greater
Williamsburg Ducks Unlimited
37th Annual Dinner on Saturday,
April 30 at 5:30 p.m. at the Ford’s
Colony Swim & Tennis Club.
The event will include live and
silent auctions and several raffles,
all to support the Ducks Unlimited
mission to conserve, restore, and
manage wetlands and associated habitats for North America’s waterfowl,
as well as other wildlife and people.
The dinner will feature Captain
Bob’s catering: steak, fried chicken,
and fried shrimp; along with an
assortment of delicious sides and
desserts.
Tickets are $70 for a single, $100
for a couple, and $20 for Greenwings
(under age 16).
Ducks Unlimited is the world’s
leader in wetlands and waterfowl
conservation. It got its start in 1937
when North America’s droughtplagued waterfowl populations had
plunged to unprecedented lows.
Determined not to sit idly by as
the continent’s waterfowl dwindled
beyond recovery, a small group of
sportsmen joined together to form an
organization that became known as
Ducks Unlimited.
For more information, contact
Ron Kindley at 757-621-6830, or
visit ducks.org
COME CELEBRATE
EARTH DAY ON
SATURDAY, APRIL 23!
S
tart at the Swim & Tennis Club at
4 p.m., for a show featuring JB’s
Rattles Traveling Reptile Show, and
activities and activity tables by the
Garden Club, Trailblazers, and Colony
Kids. There will be fun things to do for
all ages!
At 5 p.m., following the reptile
show (and weather permitting), go
to Westbury Park and meet up at the
kiosk in the cul-de-sac for a scavenger
hunt on the new half-mile fishhook
loop, and walk the entire 2 miles
through the Longhill swamp to collect
litter. There will be litter bags provided
and fun prizes for participating in the
scavenger hunt! Help us clean up our
beautiful trails.
RSVP at FCearthday.rsvpify.com or
sign up next to Chris Schwenker’s office
at the S&T Club.
Trailblazers members pick up trash along
the nature trail (from left: Charlie Skillman,
Tom Thompson, and Dorothy Raskin).
Photo by Jeff Raskin
Save The Date
For the Ford’s Colony Garden Club’s
Tricky Tray “fun”draiser
Thursday, May 26, 6:30 p.m.
at the S&T Club
All Ford’s Colony
residents are welcome
Look for more information
in the May TOC
CLUBS & ACTIVITIES
RAINBOWS RISING ON THE ROSE
T
here we were nine of us, once
again chasing rainbows on the
Rose River in Syria on frosty days
in early March. No, not that Syria;
this one is deep in the Blue Ridge
Mountains of Virginia—the place
where no cell phones work. The Syria
where one works very hard to catch
beautiful rainbow trout with brightly
feathered bits of hooks.
This was the first group outing of
the year for the Ford’s Colony Fly
Fishing Club. We booked two days on
the Rose River and two nights in the
log cabin yurts. With no restaurants
nearby, we brought in our own steaks
and hamburgers, and of course,
sufficient adult beverages.
A varied group, some members
come with years of experience and
some are just beginning. We all caught
Terry Mulcahey shows off one of the
many rainbow he landed. The width of
his smile tells all.
Where we stayed.
fish, one with his very first cast on the
first day. But one of our novices outdid
us all with 36 catches in his first day.
At day’s end his face wore a smile from
ear to ear.
Because of the weather (harsh winds
the first day and bone-chilling cold
the second), this was what’s known
as combat fishing. Especially when
compared to the day before when it
was nearly 30 degrees warmer. Hands
frozen, wind whipping, fly lines into
every reaching tree branch, uncooperative fish, and weather forecasts for
snow swirling down the valley—the
perfect conditions for rainbows.
Oh, how we love it, especially after
our weary bones stop aching and we
thaw out. Of course, those of you who
have never taken up the sport will
wonder how crazy do you have to be
to stand in icy water and wave a thin,
flexible rod, casting for the zillionth
time as hope springs eternal that the
next cast will be the lucky one—the
one that entices a shimmering rainbow
of solid muscle to rise from the depths
and snap your fly and dance upon the
waters in a display of pure aquatic
power? Your heart pounds as you play
BY JACK HARTGEN
out the line, not too loose, not too
tight. You are the partner in this dance,
as you follow the lead, breathing hard
until your prize is in the net. And then,
the moment of release, as you gently
allow the fish to slowly swim away to
live another day, and perhaps to do its
dance for some other lucky angler on
their zillionth cast, or first? Beyond the mystery of fly catching,
past the singing of the reel as a rainbow announces its angered presence,
there is great camaraderie in the
evenings as the retelling of the day’s
events grow into folk tales and legends,
at least in our own minds. And many of us will do this again
this month, as we travel to the very
edge of western Virginia, a whistle
away from where it becomes West
Virginia. We’ll travel to Escatawba
Farms for two more glorious days of
fly fishing on beautiful Dunlop Creek,
where dwell the trophy rainbows, the
elusive brown trout, and the beautiful
speckled brookies.
If you’ve ever given fly fishing even
the most fleeting of thoughts, there is a
group of guys here in the Colony who
awaits your initiation into our brotherhood. You will be welcome, you will
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NEWS & FEATURES
GREEN COMMUNITIES
COURTESY OF THE FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION RESEARCH
N
aturalist John Muir fell in love
with the glens of Yosemite more
than 100 years ago, declaring, “In
God’s wildness lives the hope of the
world.” We appreciate the comforts
of HVAC (heating, ventilating, and
air conditioning) and the amenities
of civilization but also want a better,
greener world. We are working toward
such a world. By the first decade of this
century, Americans will have shopped
in environmentally friendly ways in
record numbers. We recycled more,
even assuring that we recycled our relatives in burial in an eco-friendly way.
Some of us earned college degrees in
sustainability and eco-sensitive design.
And we formed cooperatives and
purchased homes in planned communities that are environmentally attuned
to our shade-of-green preferences. This
report explores “greenness” in communities, in their varied forms. It considers
the concept of sustainability through
better designs, new technologies and
social innovations. Sustainable communities are developed to meet the “needs
of the present without compromising
the ability of future generations to meet
their own needs.” They are regenerative, meaning they have “processes that
restore, renew or revitalize their own
sources of energy and materials, creating sustainable systems that integrate
them? And can we produce a feedback
loop to observe, communicate and celebrate our successes? This report seeks
to answer some of those questions.
The credo for sustainability is, “Think
globally, act locally.”
Things You Can Do To
Make A Difference
• Pick up litter
• Recycle and reuse (waste diversion vs. waste disposal)
the needs of society with the integrity
of nature.”
As community managers and
association leaders, we hold in the back
of our minds the question: Can we
improve the world for future generations? Sustainability is, in a general
sense, the capacity to maintain a certain
process or state indefinitely. In recent
years, the concept has been applied to
humanity, expressed as meeting the
needs of the present population without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs.
Can we set sustainability goals? Can
we measure how well we are achieving
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• Maintain energy efficient
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NEWS & FEATURES
THE 2016 MEN’S GOLF ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL OLDE TOWNE MEDICAL & DENTAL CENTER CHALLENGE
“When we give from the heart, it lifts us all.”
T
wenty-one years ago, the Ford’s
Colony Men’s Golf Association conducted its first benefit golf tournament
for the Olde Towne Medical & Dental
Center (OTMDC). Thanks to you,
Ford’s Colony residents and other generous supporters, the Association has
raised $750,000 to benefit OTMDC’s
patients.
Founded in 1993 as an innovative
public-private partnership, Olde
Towne Medical & Dental Center is a
community-based, nonprofit, 505 (c)(3)
community health clinic which provides
comprehensive primary medical and
dental care to the uninsured and
underinsured, Medicaid and Medicare
residents living and working in the
greater Williamsburg area.
During the last two years, OTMDC’s
uninsured patient numbers have risen
from 62% to 74%, and there is no
sign that this trend will change. Ninety
percent of these patients are working
and many have more than one job.
These are the same individuals who
work on a daily basis in our community.
They work in landscaping, restaurants,
retail establishments and entertainment
venues we frequent.
Before the establishment of OTMDC,
citizens had limited access through the
Health Department. Therefore, their
only option for chronic health problems
was to be seen at the local emergency
room (ER). Now the two local hospital
ERs refer their uninsured patients to
Olde Towne’s Transitional Nurse. Last
year, more than 400 patients were
followed-up by the transitional nurse
and established as OTMDC patients. By
doing so, the patients have a continuum
of care.
ERs do not treat dental emergencies.
Therefore, patients with dental emergencies are referred to OTMDC and
are usually seen the same day. Dental
problems, if not treated, could lead to
infections and serious illness.
OTMDC’s Medical Clinic is staffed
by a full-time physician, two full-time
nurse practitioners, one physician
assistant, and nine volunteer physicians.
Specialties also include pediatrics,
gynecology, psychiatry, cardiology,
nephrology, pulmonology, orthopedics,
ophthalmology, and dermatology. Care
for HIV/AIDS patients is offered in
collaboration with the Eastern Virginia
Medical School. The Dental Clinic
is staffed by four part-time dentists,
two part-time hygienists, 17 volunteer
dentists, and two volunteer hygienists.
Today, the original founders of
OTMDC would hardly recognize the
clinic’s growth. It is the only provider
of prenatal care to uninsured women in
the immediate area, east of Richmond
and west of Newport News. More than
130 pregnant women were seen last
year—85% were in their first trimester
and 98% delivered full-term babies.
Last year, OTMDC provided 14,433
patient visits to almost 5,000 patients,
and distributed 4,503 free prescriptions
at a value of $5.5 million through the
clinic’s Medication Access Program. No
patient is turned away for his or her
inability to pay.
Last year, Ford’s Colony presented
a check to OTMDC for $70,000!
That $70,000 gave prenatal care to a
first-time pregnant woman, gave young
children a proper daily nutritional start,
provided medication to an asthma
sufferer who also has diabetes and
obesity, provided dental care to a young
woman who had never seen a dentist,
and provided counseling and medication to a spouse who had lost a child
and now suffers from depression. Again,
our fundraising campaign has generated
a total of $750,000 for patient care
at OTMDC…our neighbor down the
Front row, from left: Dr. Bill Mann
(Executive Medical Director), Judy
Forehand Woods, Jan MacQueston,
Bob Mandala, and Dr. Bill Bennett; back
row: Al Woods, Steve Vignolo, and Tom
Brownlie. All representing Olde Towne
Medical & Dental Center
road. This is the most significant resident fundraising campaign for OTMDC
that exists in the Williamsburg area.
The patients at OTMDC continue
to need your support. So when you see
that letter from Ford’s Colony asking
for your donation, please consider what
a few dollars can do for the health of
those that serve. Let’s show how much
Ford’s Colony cares and make this the
best year yet. When we all give what
we can, those donations go a long way
to supporting those who help us in our
community.
In addition to your contribution,
you may have an additional method
to increase your support. There are
many employers who will match an
employee’s/retiree’s giving to some
degree, whether dollar-for-dollar or
some percentage. Also, ask the companies that you patronize to contribute as
many will give to a charity suggested by
a valued customer like yourself.
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DOWN THE GARDEN PATH
Email [email protected] with ideas for future columns.
ROSES SERIES—THE LADY BANKS’ ROSE
BY NANCY PIERCE
T
he Lady Banks’ Rose (Rosa banksiae ‘Lutea’) is a vigorous climber
of miniature yellow flowers. The species
is native to Central and Western China.
It was introduced to Europe in 1824 by
British botanist Sir Joseph Banks, who
named the Lady Banks’ Rose for his
wife. The plant is thornless, semi-evergreen, and blooms once in late April or
May. The butter yellow clusters cover
the entire plant during its bloom period
and it is quite a showstopper in the
early spring garden.
Twenty years ago, we planted one
along the fence that screens our AC
units, and it is still growing happily.
The Lady Banks’ will grow well on any
supportive structure, such as a house,
trellis, fence, arbor, or even a large tree.
If your space is large, pruning may not
be necessary, but I prune with shears
to maintain size and shape. In order to
thrive, Lady Banks’ needs a sheltered
sunny location and moist, well-drained
soil, however, it tolerates a variety of
conditions. I am most impressed with
this rose’s resistance to disease (I never
spray), and the fact that the deer don’t
bother with it.
Keep in mind, Lady Banks’ Rose
is not meant for small spaces, and it
blooms on second- and third-year wood
so dead wood and older growth should
be pruned as necessary. Propagating
from cuttings is easy and it could
become a favorite in your garden, as it
has in mine.
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BY ELIZABETH MASLEN
I
am making my Camellia
bushes work for their living—or at
least, provide a double duty. In the
late winter they bloom beautifully,
but for the rest of the year they just
take up space. So I planted clematis
at the base of these camellias and the
vine used the shrub for support, grew
up and into the camellias, blooming beautifully, bringing unexpected
color to this part of the garden in an
off-season. So my camellias are doing
double-duty and flowering again!
Tree & Shrub Pruning
•
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•
Fertilization & Soil Care
•
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Management
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DOWN THE GARDEN PATH
ROSES IN THE LANDSCAPE: ROSES FOR THIS AREA
PHOTOS BY KRIS SAUNDERS
BY BARBARA WATSON
In our increasingly hot summers, the
more familiar hybrid teas go almost
dormant in July and August. They’re
great in May and in later fall. Better
choices are the newly marketed landscape roses, such as Knock Out,
O-So-Easy, and Easy Elegance series.
They also take much less spraying and
maintenance. “Marmalade Skies,” a
floribunda, does pretty well in the heat
and can take more shade than most.
(Note from Pat Dennehey, horticulturist
in Ford’s Colony: At the front of the
John Pott guardhouse, there are yellow
Knock-Out roses behind the bench.)
You will find Red Drift roses at the
S&T Club in the front of the berm
area. Those are the only two types,
and they’re both very easy to care for.
We fertilize once a month during the
growing season.
Cultural Practices
for Healthy Roses
shade after mid-afternoon. The better
the soil (lots of humus), the happier
they are. On-going fertilizing and
especially triple superphosphate (0-400) in early spring are important, as is a
bucket of water every 4 to 7 days when
there’s no rain (can be supplemented
with Miracle-Gro blossom-booster
fertilizer). If you have a hidden area
where rain drips off the roof, get big
plastic storage bins for your own rain
barrel and use that. I’ve had better luck
with Dynamite slow release (available
at Ken Matthews garden center in York
County) than some of the other brands.
I’ve had pretty good success with the
commercial deer sprays, applied every
four weeks, and have sometimes put
wire cages around the base to protect
from rabbits. Ortho and Bonide are
good blackspot sprays. They are
systemic and last about a month. You
will still have some blackspot, but not
too much.
Pruning Roses
Allow for plenty of sun (5 to 6 hours
minimum), although they like some
The ideal time for pruning roses is
end of February to mid-March; the clue
is when they show the red swells of
beginning growth. First, cut out dead
wood and crossing branches. Then,
cut canes back to 2 to 4 feet, with an
outward slanting cut just above the
swell. Higher pruning will result in a
higher mature plant—thicker flowering
with shorter stem heights. (You really
can’t hurt it either way!) Ideally, you
will have 6 to 9 canes remaining when
you’re through (on hybrid teas), more
on shrub or Knock-out types. If any
canes are coming from below ground
near the main cane, they’re suckers,
so cut them out. When cutting for
bouquets, it’s best to cut above a
five-leaflet leaf. For a climbing rose,
prune AFTER flowering, as they
produce flowers from last year’s
growth. They usually don’t need much,
but will bloom better if trained to grow
more horizontally than upright. Wait
to begin fertilizing for two to three
weeks till more growth starts. The main
guideline to remember is that except for
climbers, roses bloom on new growth
that starts in the spring.
Protection from Voles
I’ve lost several plants to voles, and
have started planting in big wire-mesh
(metal, not plastic) waste baskets
(from Bed, Bath & Beyond), or have
added PermaTill (tiny gravel) into the
soil around the roots when planting.
Andersons has $20+ wire vole baskets,
or you can make your own with a circle
of small mesh hardware cloth with
another piece on the bottom.
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Roses take a little more effort than
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FORD’S COLONY BOWLING
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39W/25L
3 Guys and A Gal 37W/27L
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Jan Berkowitz
640
Jim Beilstein
625
Bob Sumlin
619
Ward Grant
594
Dale Schoenberger
584
John Tinker
584
Vic Miller
579
Dennis Shea
574
John Roberts
572
Nathan Hill
567
John Williams
565
Walt Maginnis
562
Fred Blake
557
Fred DiSalvo
557
Len Shartzer
557
Lowell Hill
553
William Sharer
550
Larry Doyle
550
George Spalthoff
543
Walt Murray
540
Annettee Sumlin
540
Pete Trainor
539
Ray VanCott
538
Howard Forbes
536
Ron Klingensmith
527
Chuck Ream
527
Al Woods
526
Tom Michaels
524
Don Holste
522
Sally Frazier
521
Charlie Biondi
520
Tom Damon
515
Terry Beck
511
Bruce Cowan
511
Howard Russell
508
Charlie Skillman
506
Jim Burow
506
Bob Boggio
503
Dave Olson
502
Mike Kerley
501
Louise Sharer
501
Michael Frost
500
Judy Mate
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Dick Mericle
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Kim Tahey
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Summer
at the
Belvedere
Eat, Drink and Shop to the Music of the Dance Band
A COLONY-WIDE PICNIC, CONCERT AND SHOPPING SPREE
featuring
THE FORD’S COLONY DANCE BAND
and
THE COLONY KIDS VENDOR MARKET AND RAFFLE
(supporting Colony Kids events)
SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 2016
Rain Date, Sunday, June 12
5:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M.
LOCATION: Grassy circle at the end of Ford’s Colony Drive
FREE PARKING: Ford’s Colony Country Club lot (adjacent to the circle)
FOOD AND DRINK: Purchase from the Country Club or bring your own
SEATING: Bring your lawn chair and blanket
FREE ADMISSION – TICKET REQUIRED
Tickets available at Community Services, Swim & Tennis Club and Ford’s Colony Country Club
PRESENTED BY:
Ford’s Colony Homeowners Association
Ford’s Colony Country Club
Marriott’s Manor Club
For more information on the event or if you are interested in being a vendor contact:
Chris Schwenker at 757-258-4270
See updates in future TOC’s under the Dance Band or Colony Kids
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ON THE
BOOKEVENTS
SHELF
CHARITY
THE NIGHTINGALE The Nightingale, by New York Times
bestselling author Kristin Hannah,
was enjoyed during February by one
of the evening book clubs here in
Ford’s Colony.
This compelling book is set during
World War II in occupied France.
Hannah uses sisters Vianne and
Isabelle to illuminate the challenges
and sacrifices made by women in
wartime. This is their often unspoken
story. Vianne, a traditional wife and
mother, becomes the head of the
family and breadwinner after her
husband Antoine joins the French
army. Antoine and most of the village
men are quickly taken as prisoners of
war and endure the harsh reality of
concentration camps. Forced to billet
Nazi officers, Vianne sacrifices all to
keep her children safe. Her younger
sister Isabelle, a strong-minded 18-yearold known for her frank and rebellious
nature, joins the French resistance.
BY LAURA TAYMAN and MARION REEF
During an interview with a reviewer
for Barnes and Noble, Hannah explains
her reasons for writing the book.
“When research on World War II led
me to the story of a 19-year-old Belgian
woman who had created an escape
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on World War II, and still I didn’t know
this story; I didn’t know that downed
airmen had hiked over the frozen peaks
of the Pyrenees Mountains in shoes that
didn’t fit, in clothes that weren’t warm
enough, with both the Germans and the
Spanish patrols searching for them. The
entire journey out of France and over
the mountains was fraught with risk.”
And thus, Hannah sets out to share the
story with us in a most readable book.
The novel opens with the intriguing
statement, “If I have learned anything
in this long life of mine, it is this: In
love we find out who we want to
be; in war we find out who we are.”
Incredibly well written, Hannah casts
a spell with her words. The book is
powerful and honest without being
overly graphic. It explores the behavior
of people confronting moments of great
sacrifice and challenge. Although the
characters suffer immense brutality,
there is also hope and resilience.
Choices, consequences, passion, and
danger become interwoven and thrust
upon the characters surviving in their
war torn home. But with all this, The
Nightingale is a story of survival and
the durability of the human spirit, and
leaves you feeling grateful for all that
you have and a fresh appreciation for
the joy in commonplace things.
This epic novel is a must read for
everyone that loves historical fiction.
On Amazon, with over 17,000 reviews,
the book has a stellar 4.8 stars out of 5.
If your book club is considering it
for discussion, insightful questions and
reader’s guides can be found online at
readinggroupguides.com and jewishbookcounsel.org.
Book Club #9 meets on the second
Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m.
and is open to new members. Anyone
looking for an evening book club here
in Ford’s Colony can contact Joanne
Frank at [email protected].
Members of other book clubs or
readers in Ford’s Colony are encouraged to submit reviews of books. For
information on how to submit a review
for this column, contact Marion Reef at
[email protected].
WRITER'S BLOCK
Rules of Bowling
BY ELIZABETH T. JONDAHL
RULE #1
the bowler? Probably both, especially
when bowler and ball are in sync!
Bowlers have an endless list of excuses
for missed shots and low scores: pulled
hamstrings; bad backs; and sore knees,
shoulders, or other parts. Other whining may include, “I think I’m coming
down with something,” or “I held on
to the ball too long,” “I missed my
mark,” and “the alleys are in poor
condition.”
RULE #5:
Never Whine
RULE #2
Keep Your Temper
If a shot goes awry, perhaps a bit of
“purple prose” may be in evidence. But
who’s to judge? Thankfully, no one is
penalized with a yellow card.
RULE #3
Come Prepared To Play
the Game
Week after week, our players show
Know Your Bowling Lingo
up with Band-Aids, braces, arthritic
salves, Aleve, Advil, or whatever it
takes to see them through the afternoon.
When someone yells “strike, on the
Brooklyn side,” the ball will be to
the left of the head pin. However, if
you are from Virginia, do not yell
“Richmond!” By the end of the season,
you should be very adept with phrases
such as splits, gutter balls, curse of the
ten-seven pin, or no one ever misses
the five pin. Really??
RULE #4
RULE #6:
Equipment Variety
Is Allowed
Some opt for bowling balls built to
curve at precisely the right angle, while
others remain faithful to their first purchase, though dented and worn it may
be. Which matters most, the ball or
Show Some Style
There is the ballerina position—one
foot on point, one arm extended forward and one backward, think arabesque! Some prefer delivering the ball
in a low, crouched position, but you
won’t often see this because it requires
that the bowler get back to vertical,
which in some cases might necessitate a
911 call. Contrasts in delivery include
the “speedster,” who receives no ticket
for hurling; and the “snail,” who gets
no penalty for delaying the game.
RULE #7:
Display Enthusiasm
Yelling is permitted, but excessive
gloating should be kept to a minimum.
RULE # 8:
Off-Alley Conservative
Betting Is Tolerated
No large bills, of course; one would
not wish to alarm the IRS.
Lastly, no matter the score, never
forget that bowlers do not whine. They
stay the course, which is perhaps a
metaphor for life.
Do you have a story, poem, story, or
anecdote that you’d like to share in
this column? Send your submissions to
[email protected].
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LANTERN ASIA AT NORFOLK BOTANICAL GARDENS
BY BOBBY SUE SILVEY
H
aving been intrigued by the
frequent ads on television to see
Lantern Asia at Norfolk Botanical
Garden, on March 5, the first full day
of the exhibit, we braved the HRBT to
see for ourselves.
We arrived just at dusk, right
before the lights came on. The ads had
described it as “art by day, magic by
night,” and indeed, magic is what it
was. We were able to see it both ways,
and in my opinion, it is worth waiting
until the lights come on. The advantage
to seeing it in daylight is that the workmanship and artistic detail is visible,
but the true beauty comes at night.
According to the Garden’s website,
the tradition of lantern art dates back
to the Han Dynasty. In this display,
there are 36 works of art, and seven
Asian countries are represented. A variety of eco-friendly materials were used,
and from my observation, most of it
was silk. The colors were spectacular,
and the craftsmanship was excellent.
Lantern Asia runs through April 30
and costs $20 per person. It was well
worth the cost and the trip over.
Photos by Bobby Sue Silvey
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WELLNESS
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE: THE PROMISE OF RESEARCH
BY MICHAEL F. WHITE
T
his may very well may be the best
of times and the worst of times
for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and the
promise of Alzheimer’s research.
The worst of times is reflected in
the fact that although it has been more
than 100 years since Alois Alzheimer
discovered the disease, we still haven’t
found a way to prevent or effectively
treat it. In fact, of the top ten leading
causes of death in the United States,
Alzheimer’s is the only disease that
we can neither prevent nor slow its
progression.
The overall cost of AD is overwhelming—$226 billion was spent on
care and treatment in 2015, two-thirds
of which is borne by Medicare and
Medicaid. The personal deterioration
not only hurts the afflicted, but also
places a tremendous physical and
mental burden on the caregiver.
AD kills more than five million
Americans each year, which makes it
the fifth leading cause of death in the
U.S. for people over the age of 65. By
the year 2025, that figure is expected
to rise to over 7 million.
2025 and the years leading up to it
may well represent the best of times
for Alzheimer’s disease. In the National
Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease
released in 2012, the primary goal set
forth was to find effective therapies to
treat or prevent the disease by 2025.
To help reach that goal, more than
500 leading researchers and advocates
gathered at a major summit at the
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
in the spring of 2015. Researchers
highlighted new knowledge and directions for AD research. They outlined
opportunities that ranged from disease
epidemiology and etiology to biomarkers, drug discovery, and of course,
clinical trials—the gold standard form
of human research that often serves as
a springboard to new treatment and
prevention strategies.
There are a number of clinical trials
underway and more in the planning
stage. These include focusing on better
diagnostic technology to catch the
This is the third and final article on Alzheimer’s Disease
development of the disease at an early
stage; understanding potential preventive measures, including exercise, brain
stimulation, and diet; finding better
ways to improve the quality of life for
patients and their caregivers; and, of
course, coming up with new drugs or
combinations of such that can prevent
and/or halt the progression of the
disease.
Advances in drug development
are essential in order to reach that
2025 goal of prevention and effective treatment, and volunteers are
desperately needed to implement the
necessary clinical research. Some
people think that if they volunteer for
a clinical trial they may not get the
experimental drug and simply be left
with a placebo as the only benefit for
their participation. Generally, that’s
not the case. While it is possible you
may not get the investigational drug,
you would receive state-of-the-science
care, and if the experimental drug
proved significantly effective, you
would be transferred to that treatment
regimen. Both the National Institute
on Aging (nia.nih.gov/alzheimers/
clinical-trials) and the Alzheimer’s
Association (alz.org/research; click on
clinical trials) address the facts, myths,
and opportunities regarding volunteer
participation. If you did decide to
enroll, it could possibly lead to your
playing a meaningful role in the fight
against AD.’
One of the more promising developments of the past year is the creation of
the Accelerating Medicines Partnership
(AMP), an unprecedented venture
bringing together the NIH, the FDA,
and industry and academic scientists
to translate knowledge faster and
more successfully into new therapies.
Alzheimer’s is only one of three disease
entities that have been accorded this
special status. The Director of the
NIH, Dr. Francis Collins, commented,
“We are determined to reduce the cost
and time it takes to discover viable
therapeutic targets and bring new
diagnostics and effective therapies
to people with Alzheimer’s. This is a
new era of Alzheimer’s research and it
demands a new way of doing business.”
And just this past December, in
a rare bipartisan move, Congress
passed a special “add-on” appropriation of $135 million to expand the
current research budget, a measure
immediately signed by the president.
A panel of scientists convened by the
Alzheimer’s Association estimated that
an annual research budget of $2 billion
a year would be needed to maximize
the chances of successfully treating or
preventing the disease by 2025. It was
also pointed out that a treatment that
would delay the onset of Alzheimer’s
by five years could save hundreds of
billions in Medicare costs alone in less
than a decade.
Among many in the advocacy and
research worlds, there is a cautious
optimism and the hope that the next
ten years may yet become the very
best of times for the promise of AD
research.
Michael F. White is a former member
of the U.S. Public Health Service’s
Senior Executive Service and has
held senior positions at the National
Institutes of Health, the Centers for
Disease Control, and the Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Health.
Following a consulting career, he
retired to Ford's Colony where he
writes articles on medicine and health.
FC YOUTH IN ACTION
WHAT’S HAPPENING AFTER SCHOOL
I
f you’ve ever driven down Longhill
Road around 2:30 on a school day,
you’ve probably wondered when the
stream of traffic will stop—buses and
minivans transport the hundreds of
kids leaving the Lafayette High School
parking lot. But there’s a group of
40-plus kids, along with a cadre of
adults, who have been staying after
school since mid-January.
On the day I visited, the students
were gathered in the auditorium, ready
to rehearse for their Spring play, The
Wizard of Oz. Approximately 40
students (many from Ford’s Colony)
are part of the cast, and another ten
or more are in the pit orchestra. Their
enthusiasm and hard work will all
come together in four April performances. If you would like to attend
this wonderful production, tickets are
available by calling 757-565-4244
(reserved seating only).
BY BARB PLATE
The Wizard of Oz
Lafayette High School
Auditorium
April 21-23
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
evening at 7 p.m.
Saturday matinee at 2 p.m.
Directed by Suzan McCrorry
By special arrangement
from Tams-Witmark
Top row, from left,: Ford’s Colony
residents Gene Mamaril, Madison
Meredith, Astrid Stanley, Allison Mock,
Arianna Heck, choreographer; middle
row: Madeline Botts, Tara Davy, Elizabeth
McIntosh; bottom row: Emma Hartley,
Jack Mills; missing from photo: Abbey
Potter.
Photo by Barb Plate
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ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE
Chair
Debbie Abrams [email protected]
Vice Chair
Linda Mathews [email protected]
Treasurer
Thomas Dunck [email protected]
Secretary
Linda Jones [email protected]
Aging In Place/Special Services
Ted Juraschek [email protected]
Artists League
Elaine Napoda [email protected]
Bid Whist
Bob Sumlin [email protected]
Bosom Buddies
Lois Nervitt [email protected]
Bowling
Dale Schoenberger
[email protected]
Canasta: Hand, Knee & Foot
June Rhodes
[email protected]
Laurie Rowe
[email protected]
Caring Neighbors
Kit [email protected]
CERT
Bill McCabe [email protected]
Chess Club
Dick Gantzler [email protected]
Colony Auto Enthusiasts
Jim Bowers [email protected]
Colony BYOB
Jennifer Rairigh/
Randolph Brown [email protected]
Colony Kids
Beth Kilgore
[email protected]
Colony Wine & Cheese
Sally Frazer [email protected]
Bob Brennan [email protected]
Computer & Technology Club
Bob Zornetzer [email protected]
Craft Club
Jeanne Trapani [email protected]
Susan Brooks [email protected]
Dance Band
Larry Stowe [email protected]
Dance Club
Chiricotti/Murawski [email protected]
Dog Owners Group
Peggy Peterson [email protected]
Dianne Kinnaird [email protected]
Duplicate Bridge
Bonnie Hoopengardner [email protected]
Emergency Preparedness Volunteers
Linda Eichhorn
[email protected]
Flex and Stretch
Iris [email protected]
Fit for Life
Joan Emerson [email protected]
Fly Fishing
Richard Anderson [email protected]
Ford’s Colony Archery
John Cryer and Bob Koppe
[email protected]
Ford’s Colony Volunteers for Education
Muriel Slaughter [email protected]
Friends and Neighbors
Tom Pearson [email protected]
Garden Club
Terry Sisto [email protected]
Laureen Bolstad [email protected]
Genealogy Club
Beth Hanson [email protected]
Golf Around
Mike Hand [email protected]
Golf and Dine Society
George Spalthoff [email protected]
Home Brewers Interest Group
Walter Maginnis
[email protected]
Intermediate Bridge
Jack Geiger
[email protected]
Mah Jongg Mavens
Jane Flagello
[email protected]
Men’s Bible Study
Dan Gaske
[email protected]
Model Railroad Club
Phil Brooks [email protected]
Monday Morning Bridge
Marshall Atkins [email protected]
Carolyn Stowe [email protected]
Newcomers
Leisa Schultz and Laura Abbene
[email protected]
New Resident Welcome Committee
Janet Joyce [email protected]
Pat Giles
[email protected]
CARING NEIGHBORS CONTACT INFORMATION
Cook’s Pantry
Karen Crowley, Chair.................... 345-6512
[email protected]
Roseanne Brennan, Co-Chair........ 258-3228
[email protected]
Peggy Peterson............................... 345-5411
Georgia Lowe................................ 603-6229
Ann Wasko................................... 229-3149
Georgia Treiber.............................. 645-2423
Granny’s Attic
Roxanne Machamer, Chair
Nancy O’Reardon, Co-Chair
[email protected]
Handymen
Kent Kipling, Chair…..�� 208-0218
[email protected]
Phil Klein, Co-Chair….�� 220-3949
[email protected]
Bob Bott......................................... 565-3577
Jeff Canon..................................... 291-7003
Bob Dillman.................................. 221-6690
Robert Graves............................... 603-6702
Don Harper.................................. 565-7855
Dave Kleppinger........................... 603-6670
Bruce Landefeld............................ 229-0637
Ralph Spohn................................. 253-5794
Tom Schwartz................................ 603-6811
Dale Walter.................................... 229-2026
Notes for Neighbors
Mandy Baldridge.......................... 645-4039
[email protected]
Nancy Obadal.............................. 258-2838
[email protected]
Nurse’s Closet
Betty Moeller................................. 206-1276
[email protected]
Nancy Ohlinger......................757-229-7568
[email protected]
Activities
Pickleball
Roger Allen
[email protected]
Pilates Club
Nelia Lamoureux
[email protected]
Dorothy Tibbetts
[email protected]
Pilates Fusion for Golfers
Linda [email protected]
Pinochle
Bill Loscalzo Radio Control Model Sailboat Racing Group
Winston Mathews [email protected]
Round Robin Bridge
Janet Hays [email protected]
Rich Plate [email protected]
Silver Sneakers
Harlene Barton
[email protected]
Softball League
Joe DiNuzzo [email protected]
Solitaires
Harold Hall [email protected]
Roy [email protected]
Sue [email protected]
Swim Team
Kelly Arne [email protected]
Tai Chi
Elmer May [email protected]
Tennis Club
Nancy Marsh [email protected]
Theatre Club
Jack Wagner
[email protected]
Trailblazers
Tom Thompson [email protected]
Travel Club
Al Ashley [email protected]
W&M Fan Club
Van Voorhees [email protected]
Water Aerobics Interest Group
Janet Pohl [email protected]
Women’s Bible Study
Stephi Fisher [email protected]
Woodworkers Club
Ralph Spohn [email protected]
Yoga
Tricia Killiany [email protected]
Barbara Gilman [email protected]
CARING NEIGHBORS
Stork Club
Ida McNamara............................. 645-3763
[email protected]
Lise Murer..................................... 253-2361
[email protected]
Transportation Service
Kit Ober......................................... 345-0169
[email protected]
Dave Westfall................................. 645-2073
[email protected]
For general information or to join Caring
Neighbors as a volunteer, contact Kit Ober
at 345-0169 or kitandfritzober@yahoo.
com or Nancy Ohlinger at 229-7568 or
[email protected].
ACTIVITIES
AGING IN PLACE
The Aging in Place Service Group (AIP)
meets four to six times a year and identifies opportunities for Ford’s Colony
homeowners to remain in their homes
safely and comfortably as they age.
AIP recently partnered with a valuable
new community service, the Peninsula
Agency on Aging (PAA) Williamsburg
office Resource Center. The Resource
Center is a one-stop shop for information, assistance, and referrals for adults
age 60 and over, adults with disabilities, and caregivers. It is a free service
regardless of income.
The PAA Resource Center is open
Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. It is located in the Messmer
Community Service Center at 312
Waller Mill Road. Contact them
via phone at 757-345-6277, email
at [email protected], or the
website PAAinc.org. For additional AIP
information including past Talk of the
Colony articles and other helpful links,
please refer to the Aging Services page
on the Ford’s Colony website fchoa.
org. To learn more about the Aging
in Place Service Group, contact Ted
Juraschek at [email protected],
or 757-565-6165.
We occasionally have an art show at
the S&T Club. All these activities provide inspiration and purpose. We welcome new members and
have much to offer in the way of information, advice, and direction. If you
are an artist or would like to try experimenting in art, stop by some Tuesday
afternoon.
BID WHIST
The Bid Whist Club meets on the
second Thursday of the month at the
S&T Club at 7 p.m. except in July and
August. Residents of Ford’s Colony
are welcome to join or participate. For
information, contact Bob Sumlin at
757-229-8841.
BOSOM BUDDIES
The breast-cancer support group meets
on the third Thursday of each month
at 2 p.m. in members’ homes. Those
with newly diagnosed breast cancer,
as well as all breast cancer survivors,
are invited to participate. Other cancer
survivors are also welcome. For details,
contact Lois Nervitt at 757-258-9669
or [email protected].
ARTISTS LEAGUE
The Artists League meets every Tuesday
afternoon from noon to 3 p.m. at the
back of the large room on the right side
at the S&T Club. We have artists working in different mediums and at different levels of accomplishment, from
beginners to more experienced artists.
You will see people using oils, acrylics,
watercolors, pencils, and pastels. We
work at tables with our own supplies
as we enjoy each other’s company and
conversation.
Many of us belong to Williamsburg
Contemporary Art Gallery down
the street from the library on N.
Boundary Street and exhibit there as
well. Members of the gallery show their
work on the upper level, and there is
usually some kind of unifying theme.
BOWLING
With only three weeks of bowling
remaining, first place in both divisions
is still up for grabs. This is especially
true for the American Division where
five teams are six points or less out
of first place. Over in the National
Division the race for first place isn’t
quite so tight with Spare Time seven
points ahead of the second place team.
Although the regular bowling season
ended in March, three major events will
take place in April. On April 4, a bowloff pitting the two division champions
will take place starting at 10 a.m. to
determine the League champion. Also
on April 4, a fun tournament called the
Pinehurst Scotch Doubles will be held
starting at 1 p.m. Finally, the League
Awards Banquet will be held at the
Ford’s Colony Country Club on April 5
starting at 6 p.m.
CARING NEIGHBORS
Our many Caring Neighbors volunteers
have provided services to Ford’s Colony
residents in numerous ways last year.
Transportation assisted with rides 74
times, Cooks Pantry provided 44 meals,
Handymen responded to 90 calls, Nurses
Closet helped 42 residents find the equipment they needed, Granny’s Attic helped
56 grandparents find the items needed
to make for safe and pleasant family
visits, and Notes for Neighbors sent 66
notes to residents who were recovering
from surgery or illness, or to the family
when residents passed away. The Caring
Neighbors Board wants to thank the
many volunteers who help to make our
Ford’s Colony community such a special
place to live.
FORD’S COLONY COMMUNITY
CERT EMERGENCY
RESPONSE TEAM
Following a major disaster such as
Hurricane Sandy, first responders
who provide fire, rescue, and medical
services will not be able to meet the
demand for these services. People may
have to rely on each other for help in
order to meet their immediate life-saving and life-sustaining needs.
The James City County Ford’s
Colony Community Emergency
Response Team (CERT) organization
has been in place since 2004, working to
help community and residents prepare
for, respond to, and cope with the aftermath of disasters such as hurricanes, ice
storms, floods, nor’easters, and more.
James City County provides training for
CERT volunteers to prepare residents to
help themselves, their families, and their
neighborhoods in the event of such an
emergency, at no charge.
Don’t become a victim; become
empowered! The Team meets at 3 p.m.
on the first Wednesday of January,
April, July, and October at the S&T
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ACTIVITIES
Club. In a disaster situation, everyone
can do something to help themselves
and others. For more information, contact Don Alms at [email protected] or at
757-645-7925.
CHESS CLUB
The Chess Club meets on the first
and third Mondays of each month
from 2:30 to 5 p.m. in the S&T Club.
Contact Dick Gantzler at dgantzler@
cox.net if you have any questions.
COLONY AUTO
ENTHUSIASTS
’66 Vette Humboldt County California
December 1968—Richard Munro
On Wednesday, May 4, the Colony
Auto Enthusiasts will meet at the S&T
Club parking lot at 3 p.m. and then
enjoy a “Cinco de Mayo” drive in the
local area. The drive will focus on Civil
War redoubts that formed the easternmost defenses of the Confederacy.
Maps will be provided so that drivers
can navigate to the various locations.
Each stop will be described briefly to
place the location in the context of
the Battle of Williamsburg and other
events. The tour will conclude at La
Tolteca, 152 Second Street, for a casual
dinner. This is a short, enjoyable drive
and an educational event for those who
may not be familiar with local history.
Stops include Tutter’s Mill Pond and
portions of the Colonial Parkway. We
invite all Ford’s Colony “car nuts” to
join us for this event and others to come
during the year. Please sign up by April
29 through our email address below.
Plans are progressing well for our car
show at Merchant’s Square on June 12,
with 50+ terrific entrants planned. New
members are always welcome.
For further information, contact Jim
Bowers at [email protected]
COLONY KIDS
Colony Kids is excited to announce
our partnership with the Dance Band
for the second annual “Summer at
the Belvedere” outdoor concert on
June 5 from 5 to 8 p.m. This year,
Colony Kids will be running a vendor
market and raffle to raise funds to
supplement our many events. Come
out and enjoy an evening of wonderful
big band music while eating, drinking, and shopping with your Ford’s
Colony neighbors. Admission is free,
but tickets are required due to space
and parking limitations. Tickets will be
available for pick-up starting in May
at the CSB, S&T Club, and the Ford’s
Colony Country Club. More details
will be found in this and subsequent
TOCs. If you are interested in learning
about being a vendor, please email us at
[email protected].
Want to have a lot of fun and be
part of the planning? Colony Kids
meetings are the first Tuesday of each
month at 8 p.m. at the S&T Club.
Check our Facebook page for updates!
COMPUTER &
TECHNOLOGY CLUB
The Computer & Technology Club
meets every third Monday of the
month. Our April meeting is on
Monday, April 18, at 7 p.m. in the
S&T Club Ballroom. We plan to have
an exposition on just how useful our
computing equipment can be. The
secrets about reading or listening to
books on your computer, smart phone,
iPad, or Kindle will not just be talked
about—indeed, they will be demonstrated in some detail.
Former Ford’s Colony resident
and C&T Club member and Director
Bob Heath will be returning to our
podium. Bob will use the WJCC library
website to demonstrate how to get the
appropriate apps and how to search
and download books to your devices.
Topics covered will include Kindle,
Overdrive, OneClickDigital, Audible,
and other readers such as PDF. Many
of the books can be obtained for free
once you have the appropriate apps.
If you have trouble remembering just
which books you have read or listened
to, Bob will also have a few tips on
how to easily keep track of them. Be
sure not to miss this fascinating and
most useful presentation!
We welcome new members. Come
to join the Club and attend this and
other many other interesting and
informative topics. Our dues are $10
annually per person. For additional
details about our Club, check out our
website: fccug.org.
CRAFT CLUB
The Craft Club meets regularly every
Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m. at the S&T
Club, year-round. We encourage you
to come to any meeting and stay as
long as you like. Some of us work
on items for charity; we have many
organizations to which we donate our
handmade items. Others of us work
on personal items. No matter what
we’re working on, there’s always much
chatter and informal instruction. We
are a friendly and multitalented group
of crafters, ranging from beginners to
award-winning artists, who love to
meet new friends. Dues for the year are
only $10. What a deal for a club that
meets weekly all year, eh?
Come every week, twice a month,
once a month, or whenever you can. If
you have any questions, please contact
Jeanne Trapani at 757-208-0732 or
[email protected].
DANCE BAND
On Thursday, April 7, at 7:30 p.m.,
our big band, with its 17 players
and vocalists, will be performing a
90-minute concert at the Williamsburg
Regional Library Theatre. Our show,
“The Joys of Spring—Love Songs
That Swing,” will include some of
your favorites: “April in Paris,” “Blue
Moon,” “Days of Wine and Roses,”
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and “Nice and Easy.” Admission is
free, but seating is limited, so arrive 30
minutes early to guarantee a seat. Hope
to see you there!
Also, our second annual “Summer
at the Belvedere” outdoor concert
and picnic is coming on Sunday, June
5, from 5 to 8 p.m. This year we’ve
added an additional event. The Colony
Kids Club will be running a vendor
market and raffle to raise funds for
next year’s activities. So come out and
enjoy an evening of great big band
music while you’re eating, drinking,
and shopping with many of your Ford’s
Colony neighbors. Admission is free,
but tickets are required because of
limited parking. They can be picked
up in May at the CSB and at the S&T
Club. More details will be found in this
and subsequent TOCs. Check out our
webpage at fchoa.org for more information, new video clips, and photos
from recent performances. If you’d
like to have us play at one of your club
functions, or at a neighborhood party,
wedding reception, or a community
fundraiser, we’re just a phone call or an
email away. Please contact Larry Stowe
at 757-564-8550 or [email protected].
DANCE CLUB
The Dance Club meets on the first
and third Tuesday of each month at 7
p.m. at the S&T Club. Ballroom dance
instruction is conducted on the first
Tuesday, and line dancing is on the
third Tuesday. On Tuesday, April 5, we
will have our third Cha Cha lesson with
our professional instructor, Marilen
Crump. Videos of our first two Cha
Cha lessons are available for viewing on
fchoa.org under the Dance Club. Cha
Cha is a Latin dance to upbeat music
and has been very popular with Club.
The evening will begin with a short
review of the previous two lessons, so
there is still time to join in on this fun
dance. We will stay with Cha Cha for
five lessons through June, and we will
have then learned a complete routine to
take to the dance floor before we take
our summer break. Both singles and
couples are welcome, and you need not
be an experienced dancer to participate.
On Tuesday, April 19, we will be
led in line dancing by Cheryl Shortell,
an experienced line-dancer instructor.
The first part of the session will feature
easier patterns, and then we will
advance to more complex movements.
Line dancing lasts for 1 1/2 hours, so
please bring a water bottle and wear
comfortable shoes.
Dance Club dues are $20 per person
per 12-month period or $5 per person
per session. For more information
about the Dance Club, contact John
Chiricotti at [email protected].
DOG OWNERS
GROUP
With only two meetings left for the
2015-2016 year, we are seeking new
leadership for our four positions. Being
an officer in the club is a great opportunity to get to know other dog owners
and to create informative programs for
all of us. Our speakers have educated
us on allergies, pet food, and training,
and amazed us with working dogs as
therapy dogs and K-9 units with the
police and military. Most of all, they
have warmed our hearts and made
us laugh. So be thinking of what you
might like to contribute, or perhaps
you know of someone whom you
would like to encourage to take on one
of the leadership roles.
We work as a team, and we value
everyone’s input. In fact, there will be a
brief questionnaire for you to complete,
asking what you would like to see at
next year’s DOG meetings. Let’s have a
big turnout to shape next year’s plan.
Our meeting will take place
Monday, April 25, at 7 p.m. in the
S&T Club. Our speaker will be
Carole Meyer from Therapy Dogs
International. She will share with us
her dog Gemma’s journey to becoming
a therapy dog.
DUPLICATE BRIDGE
The Duplicate Bridge Club meets each
Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. at the S&T
Club. These are sanctioned duplicate
games, and master points are awarded.
It is not necessary to come with a partner or to be a member of the ACBL.
All levels of players are welcome. Table
fees are $6 per person. Contact Bonnie
Hoopengardner at 757-903-4246 or
[email protected] for further information.
Information on other duplicate
games in Ford’s Colony may be
obtained at bridgewebs.com/colonial.
EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS
In addition to assisting Ford’s Colony
Security personnel during storms
and natural disasters, Emergency
Preparedness Volunteers also help out
from time to time with directing traffic. When the St. Andrews loop road
was rejuvenated last year, the volunteers helped direct traffic, thus reducing
the need to hire outside people. This
year, the Edinburgh loop road will be
rejuvenated and again, the volunteers
will be asked to help out. If you would
like to become an EP volunteer, contact
Linda Eichhorn at 757-221-8214 or
[email protected].
FIT FOR LIFE
Fit for Life is a program of strength
and flexibility exercises to help you
maintain a healthy body regardless of
your age, ability, or physical condition.
The exercises we perform are not strenuous; they can be performed by both
men and women. Everyone accomplishes the movements according to his/
her own capabilities.
Our exercises stress balance, coordination, and flexibility and muscle
control. Physical activities include:
walking, stretching, ball and bungee
sequences, mat and chair work, and
movements to music. The only equipment needed is a floor mat and a sense
of humor.
Fit for Life is an adaptation of the
national program Body Recall, which
has been a leader in fall prevention and
fall recovery. Body Recall was recently
designated by the U. S. Department of
Health and Human Services as a Tier 1
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provider for improving the health and
well-being among older adults.
Fit for Life’s mission is to provide a
program of exercise and education to
get participants moving and keeping
them physically active to maintain a
healthy body and improved quality of
life.
Our group meets at 8 a.m.,
Tuesdays and Thursdays, for one hour
at the CSB Exercise Studio. Domenica
Jernigan is the instructor and a
Registered Nurse. She can be contacted
at 757-784-7682.
FLEX & STRETCH
Flex & Stretch (formerly Pilates for
Seniors) meets Tuesdays and Thursdays
at 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the CSB Exercise Studio. The class is suitable and
designed for both men and women of
all ages. Our instructor, Paul, guides us
in exercises to increase flexibility and
strength and to improve balance. Our
focus for this spring quarter is Spring
Cleaning; increasing abilities for daily
activities to include reaching to wash
windows, stretching to wash cars,
kneeling and crouching to complete
gardening chores, and lifting to arrange
outdoor furniture. We are encouraged
to work at our own pace in a non-judgmental and nurturing atmosphere.
Bring an exercise mat, wear comfortable clothing, and non-slip socks, soft
shoes, or go barefoot. We invite you to
try out a class for free and see that Flex
and Stretch can enhance your sport of
choice and your individual lifestyle. All
are welcome. For questions or general
information, contact Iris Burke at 843540-0139 or [email protected].
FLY FISHING
In early March, nine club anglers
fished two days on the Rose River near
Madison, Virginia. Everyone caught
fish! One of our beginners caught more
than 30 fish on the first day with the
help of a guide.
Fishing trips to the South, Dry, and
Cow Pasture Rivers, Mossy/Beaver
and Dunlap Creek, and nearby Waller
Mill Park Lake are scheduled from
April through June. The April trips will
be to Mossy/Beaver Creek on April
6 with guides, and a then a trip to
Dunlap Creek at Escatawba Farms near
Covington, Virginia on April 27, 28,
and 29.
Our next meeting is Tuesday,
April 19, at 7 p.m. at the S&T Club.
Planning for the yearly club dinner and
May/June fishing trips will be the focus
of the meeting.
If you are interested in fly-fishing
or want to learn, please contact Leif
Mollo at 757-229-5244 or lmollo@
mindspring.com. Anglers can also see
the size and type of fish caught on
recent club trips to Escatawba Farms,
Mossy /Beaver Creek and Rose River
on our Facebook site: Facebook.com/
fordscolonyflyfishingclub.
FORD’S COLONY
VOLUNTEERS FOR EDUCATION
If you are looking for a new rewarding community service opportunity,
please consider helping our local school
children by joining Ford’s Colony
Volunteers for Education. You can
make a big difference in our students’
lives just by spending a small amount
of time with them. Residents volunteer at any level of commitment: as
little as one hour once a week to as
much as they would like. No previous
experience as a professional educator
required. W-JCC teachers, guidance
counselors and subject specialists will
provide an orientation to the school,
training, and on-going assistance.
Each volunteer is partnered with
a child who needs additional individualized attention that will help them
on their way to literacy and learning
success. Our program has been recognized by the W-JCC Public Schools as a
needed and valued community partner because of the enriched learning
experience our residents provide for the
children.
For further information on becoming a Ford’s Colony Volunteer for
Education, contact Muriel Slaughter
at 757-221-8232 or mslaughter1@
verizon.net.
FRIENDS
AND NEIGHBORS
Friends and Neighbors meet the first
Friday of each month at 6:45 p.m. at
the S&T Club, September through
June. Enjoy our full schedule of entertainment, informative programs, and
fellowship. Sign up at the door or go
to fcfan.org. Membership is open to all
Ford’s Colony residents. New members
are always welcome. Dues are $10 per
person.
APRIL 1. Ford’s Colony’s Doug
Cummings presents the “Battle of
Yorktown.” During this shortened
version of his very popular Christopher
Wren
Association
class, Doug
will examine the
events leading up to
the battle,
the battle
Photo by Dennis Cummings
itself and its
aftermath, and share his insights and
knowledge from being an interpretive
guide at the Battlefield for more than
a dozen years. Learn more about this
historic event in your backyard.
MAY 6. The Bill and Pam Gurley
Trio return for a fun filled Cabaret
night to entertain us with another wonderful evening of Folk and Bluegrass
Music, along with stories and humor.
They have a 25-year long career of
performing, writing, and recording
together. Bill is an accomplished guitar,
banjo, fiddle, and mandolin player,
while Pam is a guitarist and vocalist.
The Cabaret evening will feature wine
and snacks. Cost will be $2.50 per
person. Attendance limited to the first
160 members due to space limitations.
Drop off your reservation with check at
the John Pott guardhouse.
Photo provided by Bill and Pam Gurley
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JUNE 3. Year-end BBQ. Save the
date for our delicious year-end BBQ chicken, ribs, beans, potato salad, rolls,
and dessert with beer, wine and soft
drinks. Yum! Yum!
GARDEN CLUB
On Wednesday, April 13, the Ford’s
Colony Garden Club will have author
Helen Hamilton talking to us all about
bees in the gardens, titled “Buzz, Buzz,
Buzz…Who’s Making That Noise In
My Garden”? After the meeting there
will be some of her books to purchase.
Guests are always welcome to come
to the meetings. Come and see what
Garden Club is all about.
Our “fun”draiser is almost here—
May 26, at 6:30 p.m. at the S&T Club.
We have called it “Tricky Tray.” This
event is open to all Ford’s Colony residents. Exciting, themed baskets are being
made by members of the Garden Club.
It will be fun to attend and raise money
to send some young people to Nature
Camp. This is our only fundraiser for the
year. We hope that you will attend.
From January through May, we
will meet monthly at the S&T Club on
the second Wednesday of each month
at 9 a.m. for a social time with coffee,
tea, and special goodies. The meeting
begins at 9:30 a.m. In June there will
be another wonderful luncheon. There
may be sign-up sheets for upcoming
events or even plant exchanges, so
please bring your checkbook.
For information you may contact Terry Sisto at [email protected] or
Laureen Bolstad at bolstadlaureen@
gmail.com. You may also check us out
on the fchoa.org website.
GENEALOGY CLUB
The Genealogy Club is comprised of
people whose ancestors came from
many states and various foreign lands,
just like yours. Club membership offers
the opportunity to speak with other club
members about research challenges similar to what you may be encountering,
and through our meetings, to hear lectures from professional genealogists and
historians on subjects of general interest,
to learn about the various resources
available online and in our community,
and how to make the best use of them.
You can find Genealogy Club
resources at fchoa.org/About Us/Clubs
and Activities. Like us on Facebook/
Ford’s Colony Genealogy Club, where
you can find updates to meetings,
Tommy’s pointers for researchers, and
more contemporaneous information
than that found on the website. Find
out what’s happening with Ancestry’s
“Family Tree Maker,” Findmypast.
com partnership with FamilySearch
International, and more.
Genealogy Club meetings are held at
the S&T Club on the third Thursdays
of the month.
At 10 a.m., the Ancestry User’s
Group, meets in the library. Regular
meetings and lectures are held at 7 p.m.
Our spring schedule includes the
following speakers and subjects:
APRIL 21:
10 a.m.: Ancestry User’s Group,
meeting in the library of the S&T Club
7 p.m.: Juleigh Clark, Public Services
Librarian, at the John D. Rockefeller,
Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg
Foundation, will present a lecture on
the colonial British American, American
Revolutionary War, and early United
States holdings available to the public at
this facility, and how to best access them.
MAY 19:
10 a.m.: Ancestry User’s Group,
meeting in the library of the S&T Club;
7 a.m.: George King: details TBD
JUNE 16:
10 a.m.: Ancestry User’s Group, meeting in the library of the S&T Club;
7 p.m.: David Givens, Senior Staff
Archeologist at Historic Jamestowne,
will speak about the finding and scientific profiling of the four bodies discovered in the chancel of the 1608 church.
GOLF & DINE SOCIETY
GDS is about to kick off their season
at Golden Horseshoe Gold on Sunday,
April 17. This will be the first of eight
planned outings, which will include
most of the local venues. The format
is typically nine holes of golf and then
dinner with the “awards” ceremony.
The detailed GDS email should be
sent out by the time you are reading
this. The outing on May 29 will be at
Williamsburg National.
Annual family dues of $5 should be
sent to Bill Farwell at 113 Killington,
Williamsburg 23188. These are family
dues and cover everyone from the same
household.
The GDS is in need of a couple more
folks to help with the running of events.
It is not difficult, and with almost
100 events already held, the process is
pretty well standardized. If you should
like to help, please send your name to
[email protected]. If you would like to
join GDS, please send your name(s) to
this same email address, and forward
your dues to Bill Farwell.
The Golden Horseshoe course will
be closing in May for 16 months. It will
undergo major renovations. April 17
might be the last opportunity for play
for a long time.
INTERMEDIATE BRIDGE
If you want to improve your bridge
game, Intermediate Bridge is the only
Ford’s Colony club that offers lessons and reviews. Come join us on
Wednesdays at 1:15 p.m. at the S&T
Club. This friendly game will definitely improve your skills in bidding
and playing. Knowledge of Weak 2’s,
Stayman, and Transfers is a prerequisite. Contact our coordinator, Jack
Geiger, at [email protected].
MAH JONGG MAVENS
The Mah Jongg Mavens are an enthusiastic group of ladies who come together twice a week to indulge their love
of playing Mah Jongg. We play at the
S&T Club on Wednesday afternoons
from 1 to 4 p.m. and again on Saturday
from noon to 3:30 to 4 p.m.
We play American Mah Jongg for
points and only play hands that appear
on the official 2016 National Mah
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Jongg League card. On Wednesday
the player with the highest point total
earns the Mahj Queen crown for the
week. Saturdays are just for fun! New
players are always welcome.
For additional information—and to
let us know that you plan to play so we
know how many tables and sets we will
need—contact Jane Flagello at [email protected]. Happy Mahjing!
MENS’ BIBLE STUDY
The Ford’s Colony Men’s Bible Study
has grown over the last year from an
average attendance of about 8 men
to about 12 men currently. Help us
continue to grow by joining us at
S&T Club on the second and fourth
Thursdays, April 14 and 28 this month,
from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. to read and
discuss the Bible. At the moment we are
studying Paul’s letter to the Romans.
For further information, email [email protected] or call 757903-2793.
MODEL RAILROAD CLUB
Our 50+ members continue to explore
many different aspects of Model
Railroading. We have subgroups working in many different scales including G
(Garden Trains), O (Lionel and 2-rail),
S, HO, HO-Narrow Gauge and N.
Our recent meetings have visited
layouts here in The Colony. Ed Rappe
has invited the club to visit his extensive 2-rail O-Scale layout after our
next meeting, which starts at 7 p.m.
Thursday, April 7, at the S&T Club.
We appreciate the recent donations of HO Scale rolling stock and
buildings, some of which we hope
to incorporate into our layout at the
Norge Depot. Progress continues in the
Depot. We now have two mainlines
fully operational and the turnout work
complete.
For more information, visit our club
webpage at fchoa.org. Or contact Dean
Risseeuw at 757-258-4887 or Dean.
[email protected].
MONDAY MORNING
BRIDGE
Join us for bridge each Monday morning at the S&T Club at 9 a.m. for three
hours of interesting and challenging
bridge play; this is social bridge and not
a class. However, players of all levels
are welcome. We start play promptly at
9:15 a.m. with four rounds of six hands
each round and with a different partner
for each round. Cost is only $1 with
cash prizes awarded to the four highest
scores of the day; the person with the
lowest score receives their dollar back.
Listed are the weekly hosts for April.
You may call the host for the week you
desire to play to reserve a seat, as the
host must obtain even tables of players.
If you signed up to play on an upcoming Monday and find that you cannot
play, please contact the host before that
Monday morning to cancel. For general
questions about Monday morning
bridge, please contact Chair Marshall
Atkins at 757-564-4524 or mfatkins1@
verizon.net, or Co-Chair Carolyn
Stowe at 757-564-8550 or thestowes@
cox.net.
Date Name of Host
Phone
Apr 4 Sandra Markoff 757-229-8931
Apr 11Bob Dillman
757-221-6690
Apr 18Dottie Crumling757-220-4910
Apr 25Freda Atkins
757-564-4524
May 2 Carole Forsten 757-564-8935
NEWCOMERS
Resident Conductor Mr. Benjamin
Rous of the Virginia Symphony
Orchestra (VSO) will provide our
musical program on Friday evening,
April 15, at the S&T Club, from 6:45
to 9 p.m. Our members and visitors
will have the privilege of hearing
various selections from several of
their musicians. Mr. Rous will speak
to us about VSO’s calendar and
activities. Debuts with the National
Symphony, the Buffalo Philharmonic,
the Hartford Symphony, and the Santa
Fe Symphony have kept Mr. Rous on
the road, so we are very fortunate to
have him with us. VSO performances
have been featuring the classics,
regional classics, pops, and music that
is oriented to younger generations. It
is going to be an enjoyable evening as
we listen to a mini-concert, courtesy of
these talented musicians!
Cameo presentations will include
information about CERT by Maureen
Doyle; Literacy for Life by Kris
Saunders; the “Sail into Summer” party
at Ford’s Colony Country Club on
June 10 from 6 to 10 p.m.; the New
Resident’s Welcome Committee headed
by Jan Joyce and Pat Giles; and our
20th Anniversary Commemorative Gift
by Rich Rosania.
By the time we meet in April, our
Nominating Committee, chaired
by Catherine Jaskowiak, will have
prepared the slate of officers and be
firming up the new Board for 20162017. It promises to be another actionpacked evening, and we look forward
to spending time with each one of you!
Many thanks to our speakers,
Programs Committee Chair Jim
McKay, and club participants who
make our excellent programs possible.
Contact Leisa Schultz, president, if you
have any questions about our club at
FordsColonyNewcomersClub@gmail.
com or Laura Abbene, membership
correspondent, at lauraabbene@
me.com if you would like to become
an official member. May you have a
glorious Easter celebration or a Happy
Passover. Wishing you springtime joy as
you savor the beautiful spring blooms,
miles of walking trails, and the lush
golf courses in Ford’s Colony!
NEW RESIDENT
WELCOME COMMITTEE
The goal of Ford’s Colony New
Resident Welcome Committee is to
welcome all new residents to the Ford’s
Colony community. Our volunteers
visit new residents and give them a
packet of information on what is available within Ford’s Colony, as well as
in the greater Williamsburg area. Our
purpose is to let new residents know
about the many activities, clubs, and
non-profit organizations that are available to them. If you are a new resident
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who would like a visit from the committee, please contact Janet Joyce at
[email protected] or Pat Giles
at [email protected].
PILATES CLUB
The Pilates Club meets Mondays,
Wednesdays, and Fridays at 8:15 a.m.
at the CSB Exercise Studio. Contact
Missy at [email protected]
with any questions.
We’ll even let you sail a bit if you’d
like! For further detailed information
on RC sailing, and the RG-65 class in
particular, go to the American Model
Yacht Association (AMYA at theamya.
org) and you can explore the RG-65
class.
ROUND ROBIN BRIDGE
PILATES FUSION
FOR GOLFERS
Photo by Jan York
PICKLEBALL
As the weather becomes warmer, we’re
getting more interest in pickleball!
We have a change in hours for April
while the tennis courts at Westbury
are undergoing renovation. We’ll be
playing at the S&T Club on Mondays,
Wednesdays, and Fridays at 2 p.m.
until work at Westbury is complete.
When work is done, we’ll revert to
Mondays at 11 a.m., and Wednesdays
and Fridays at 9 a.m. at the S&T Club.
Please be sure to contact one of the
POCs listed here to get on the pickleball distribution list. You will see an
email from us on Sundays, Tuesdays,
and Thursdays asking who is interested
in playing the next day. We keep all
informed by asking that you “reply to
all” on your responses.
If you are interested in learning
about pickleball, there is a great website, Pickleburg.com, which gives you
information about the game, upcoming
tournaments in the area, and is a source
of discounted rackets or balls.
We welcome new members. Feel
free to stop by and watch or join us for
a game. It’s great exercise, a good way
to make new friends, and enjoy some
time out in the fresh air!
POCs - Beverly Thomas (lead)
[email protected] or 215-3509762; Roger Allen at rogercallen@yahoo.
com or 757-229-2271; and Steve Maurer
[email protected] or 757-220-0345.
By combining Pilates and yoga, our
focus is to improve balance, flexibility, and core strength for all levels of
fitness, keeping in mind the physical
demands of playing golf. We meet
Mondays and Thursdays at 4 p.m. at
the CSB Exercise Studio.
Contact Linda Burke at 757-5640169 with any questions.
RADIO CONTROL MODEL
SAILBOAT RACING GROUP
The Round Robin Bridge Group meets
at the S&T Club at 7 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month. We play
five rounds of four hands for a total of
20 hands of casual “Chicago-scoring”
bridge each month. The date for April
is Thursday, April 14. If you have any
questions, please contact Rich Plate at
757-345-2438 or email rbplate@aol.
com.
Everyone is asked to host once
during the year. If you have not hosted
yet this year, please contact Janet Hays
at 757-565-9614 or [email protected].
We look forward to seeing everyone on
April 14.
SILVER SNEAKERS®
Photo by Jan York
The Radio Controlled Model Sailing
interest group continues to grow. Right
now, we have over 20 people who
have purchased boats, many of which
are sailing regularly. Our boats are the
RG-65 Dragon Force models, designed
in England and very available in the
U.S. for around $200. One of our
members usually has an extra kit available for purchase, and he will even give
you detailed pointers on how to put
it together. It’s not hard. If RC model
sailing piques your interest, come on
down to the Williamsburg West pond
on Saturdays or Wednesdays, weather
permitting, but year-round, around
10 a.m., and you can see for yourself.
Silver Sneakers® is designed to improve
well-being through fitness education
involving strength training, balance,
and flexibility. The goal is to improve
physical and mental health, minimize
age-related physical degeneration
as well as improving cardiovascular
endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, agility, balance and coordination.
Exercises are performed while either
seated on a chair or standing. Weights,
stretch bands, and a ball are provided.
Participants must wear sneakers and
clothing appropriate for exercising.
Also, bring a bottle of water to drink
throughout the session.
Our group meets at the CSB
Exercise Studio at 11 a.m., Tuesdays
and Thursdays, for approximately
one hour and is open to both men
and women. Our certified instructor is Sonya Thomas (CardioFit,
Muscular Strength, Range of Motion
and First Aid CPR AED.) Contact
Sonya at 757-254-4917 to register
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for the class. For general information,
please contact Harlene Barton at 757259-0424 or harlenebarton@gmail.
com.
FORD’S COLONY
SOFTBALL LEAGUE
Our 2016 Opening Day will be
Saturday, April 9, at 11 a.m. We’ll have
a Spring training session on April 2, at
11 a.m.
Ford’s Colony Softball is a slowpitch, recreational softball group,
consisting of men and women over 40.
Guest players under 40 also are welcome. We play one pick-up game per
week, Saturday mornings, on the field
at the Westbury Park recreational area.
Also, this year we plan to add an evening game every other week. Our split
season goes from April through June
and again from September through
November. We also have practice/training sessions during the pre-season and
throughout the season. New players are
always welcome.
Please contact Joe DiNuzzo at [email protected] for more information and to sign up.
SOLITAIRES
The next member event for Solitaires
is our April 13 visit to Bacon’s Castle
and lunch at the Smithfield Inn, immediately following. This home, built
in 1665, is the nation’s last standing
example of High Jacobean structure
and the oldest brick dwelling in the
U.S. Others may enjoy an opportunity
to visit the oldest English formal garden
in North America. For more information, please contact our president, Roy
Rolph at 757-258-9016.
Our third Thursday dinner this
month is April 21 at 6 p.m. at the
Ford’s Colony Country Club. Please
contact Joan Emerson at 757-229-4703
or [email protected] by April
17 if you wish to attend.
Our May adventure is tentatively
scheduled for May 11 and includes
a trip on the Yorktown Schooner
followed by dinner at the Riverwalk.
Solitaires is a social club for
residents who are single or single
again. Come join us as we meet for
social gatherings in Williamsburg and
the surrounding areas. Anyone with
additional questions about Solitaires
is encouraged to contact Roy Rolph
at 757-258-9016, Harold Hall at
757-345-5726, or Janice Svendsen at
757-258-0244. We look forward to
seeing everyone soon!
SWIM TEAM
CALLING ALL KIDS! Come join
the fun on the Ford’s Colony “Killer
Whales” Swim Team! This is a
great way to meet other young families in Ford’s Colony, perfect your
kids’ swimming skills in a fun and
competitive atmosphere, and enjoy
social events and team camaraderie.
Registration for the Killer Whales is
scheduled for Sunday, May 1, from 2
to 6 p.m. at the S&T Club. Dinner is
provided for the whole family when
you register your kids! This year we
are holding a sponsorship drive to
help offset the costs of running a swim
team. If you or your business would
like to be a sponsor and support your
neighborhood Killer Whales Swim
Team, we would love to partner with
you. For more information, contact
Kelly Arne at kellyarne.fcst@gmail.
com. Visit fordscolonyswimteam.
teamapp.com to answer frequently
asked questions about the Killer
Whales Swim Team. GO KILLER
WHALES!!!
TAI CHI
The Ford’s Colony Tai Chi Club has
completed the Spring Semester Part I,
which focused on the Yang Style 40
Form, the first 20 movements, and was
taught by Stan Rockwell (757-2065483).
The Tai Chi Spring Semester Part
II will run until Wednesday, May 18,
and will be taught by Stan Rockwell.
The Spring Semester Part II will focus
on the Yang Style 40 Form, the second
20 movements, movements 21 to 40,
and will be followed by a summer
break from Wednesday, May 25 to
Wednesday, June 29.
We are very fortunate to have
highly qualified instructors such as Bill
Hansell and Stan Rockwell to conduct
our classes. We wish Bill Hansell
all the best in his future endeavors.
Old Chinese Tai Chi saying: “When
the student is ready, the Instructor
will appear.” We are very fortunate
in having had Bill Hansell as our
Instructor for more than ten years.
Thank you, Bill.
All Tai Chi instruction is conducted
at the CSB Exercise Studio on
Wednesdays from 4:30 to 5:30/6 pm.
Each Tai Chi instruction features Tai
Chi breathing drills (Chi Kung); Tai
Chi walking, balance, movement drills,
and specific Form Movements (usually
Yang Style.)
Tai Chi is conducted in loose fitting
clothes and flat soled shoes. Tai Chi is
termed the “gentle art” and is acceptable to most adults.
Everyone is invited to participate.
Tai Chi is offered at a minimum cost.
For questions, contact Elmer May,
president, at 757-259-9905; Linda
Thomson, V.P., at 757-229-3195; or
Susan Deane, treasurer, at 757-8492404.
TENNIS CLUB
The Governor’s Land Two Rivers
Tennis Association (TRTA) will be
hosting a mixed doubles mixer with our
Ford’s Colony Tennis Club players on
Saturday, April 23, beginning at 10 a.m.,
with a rain date of June 11. Sign up to
meet some of your Governor’s Land
neighbors and have some fun and food
at the same time. They are looking for
nine men and nine women from Ford’s
Colony as an ideal number, but that is
flexible. You do not have to sign up as
a team, as pairings will be mixed up.
Contact Mo Costantino at momo39@
cox.net if you are interested in playing.
Deadline to sign up is April 16.
ACTIVITIES
Ladies Interclub Tennis begins
April 13 and ends May 18, with a rain
date of May 25. Match play will be
held each week with participants from
Kingsmill, Two Rivers, McCormack
Nagelsen Tennis Center (MNTC), and
Ford’s Colony. Although a “bragging
rights” trophy will be awarded at the
end of these sessions, the main focus is
on fun and camaraderie. Pam Neuhaus
is coordinating this activity and may be
contacted at 757-903-4163 or [email protected] for more information.
The ladies and men are planning
socials in the coming months. Watch
for announcements in Tennis Tidings
and in next month’s TOC.
If you were unable to attend the
annual meeting and have not paid your
dues, please drop them off at the John
Pott Guardhouse or send to our membership director, Bob Cleveland, 131
Royal Sydney. Dues are $12 per year,
due by the end of April, by cash or
check made out to FCTC. Include your
current email address and address on
the check or envelope. Only dues-paying members of the FCTC are eligible
to participate in FCTC sponsored
activities. If you have any questions
about membership, please contact Bob
at [email protected].
TRAILBLAZERS
We invite you to join the Trailblazers
Club on Monday, April 11, at 7 p.m.
at the S&T Club for “The Bucket List
Year.” Wildlife photographer, Ken
Conger, will present a buffet of spectacular photos captured during his
2015 adventures to Kenya/Tanzania,
Chile, Finland, Madagascar, and
special places in America. Outside of
his wildlife photo tours, in 2015, Ken
concentrated on capturing images of
rare/endangered, special species on
his Bucket List. Ken complements
his photos with stories, animal facts,
audio, and short videos. The program
provides a view of a wildlife photographer’s world and the challenges taken
in order to capture stunning wildlife
images. Those who have seen Ken’s
At our next meeting on April 26,
Tim Farrell will share his reflections
and photos of his fantastic trip to
France, April in Paris. What could be
better? As usual, refreshments will be
served.
Our annual dinner and meeting will
be held on May 24. Watch your blast
email for details.
Travel planners are urgently needed
for next year. Please call Al Ashley at
757-564-7902 to volunteer. Please visit
our new website at fctravelclub.org.
WILLIAM & MARY
FAN CLUB
Alaskan Brown Bears, Katmai
National Park.
Photo by Ken Conger
work in the past know how stunning
his presentations are.
Prince Butler will also outline our
Spring Adventure Outings. We’ll have
our usual drinks and snacks, and
we’ll be collecting the annual $5 dues
from our members. Again, we remind
you that you don’t have to belong to
Trailblazers to come to our meetings,
so please accept our invitation and join
us for what promises to be a memorable and exciting evening.
If you ever came from the North,
maybe the New York area, baseball
was King, and in Brooklyn, the long
suffering Dodgers’ famous line was,
“Wait ‘till next year!” In William &
Mary Land, the same verbiage applies.
The Tribe women and the Tribe men
have lost in the one-and-done CAA
Basketball Playoffs. The 7th-seeded
women lost to 10th-seeded Towson in
a first round game, with the heavy scoring coming from Marlena Tremba, who
scored a career high 29 points. Congratulations to sophomore Marlena!
TRAVEL CLUB
Our last show is The Lion King at the
Atria on April 30, with dinner at the
Berkeley Hotel in Richmond. The price
is $170 per person. This is sold out,
waiting list only.
On May 9 to 12, accompany
Muriel and Al on an exciting tour of
Charleston, SC. The cost is $1,200 per
person, double occupancy. Two spots
have become available. Call Al Ashley
at 757-564-7902 for details and reservations.
Join our tour with John Quarstein.
We have arranged with John to lead
a half-day tour on April 8, starting at
12:30 p.m., centered on the Battle of
Williamsburg. The cost is $45 per person. Call Al Ashley at 757-564-7902 to
reserve your spot.
The men won their first round game
defeating 4th-seeded James Madison 79-64 as Omar Prewitt scored a
game high 25 points to lead the Tribe.
William & Mary was not quite as
successful in their next game, losing
a tough game against Hofstra 70-67.
Coach Shaver has said that Hofstra has
been the best team in our league. The
seeding committee must have thought
so, too, placing Hofstra as the #1 seed.
Greg Malinowski was the Tribe’s leading scorer with a career high 22 points.
“Wait ‘till next year!”
Junior Omar Prewitt led the CAA
in scoring and Terry Tarpey was named
the CAA’s defensive player of the year
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ACTIVITIES
for the second time in two years. The
Tribe won 20 games for the last three
years running and have an outside
chance to continue their season in the
NIT.
Spring is in the air. Daffodils are
providing beautiful yellow blooms,
grasses are greening up, and baseball is
in the air. Visit Plumeri Park at the corner of Ironbound Road and Longhill
Road, sit back and enjoy a wonderful
afternoon or evening of baseball.
GO TRIBE!
WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY
The Women’s Bible Study meets on
Tuesdays from 9:30 to 11:15 a.m. at
the S&T Club. All Ford’s Colony women are welcomed here!
We will meet all Tuesdays in April.
Our last meeting for this year is May 3.
This time together will include a summary lesson and a wonderful brunch!
This year’s study is Panoramic
Portraits of Faith. Included in each
presentation will be a panoramic view
of history for the time in which a particular person from the Bible lived. We
will also look at how this person’s life
and character demonstrated his faith,
or lack of it. Then, in keeping with our
overall goal, we will talk about how
this person’s life is applicable to us as
women in the 21st century. We will
study both the Old and New Testaments.
The curriculum is relevant, applicable, and appropriate for any woman,
even if she has never opened a Bible, or
she spent many years in Bible Studies.
There is no homework, and each lesson
stands on its own. Our time together
at the Bible Study includes a time to
reconnect with the new friends we are
making, a teaching time, and time to
discuss and process the information
we’ve been given. There is no pressure
to participate in the discussion.
For more information, please
contact Stephi at 757-291-4888 or
[email protected].
WOODWORKERS
During the FC Woodworkers’
Club’s March meeting, Alan Balma
stepped in and described how he constructed his shop. This included what
went right and not so right. He also
described several of his projects that
included combining woodworking and
glass cutting. The windows and case
fronts he has developed were spectacular!
The FC Woodworkers’ Club will
meet in the S&T Club lower lot at 7
p.m. on the second Wednesday of April
to carpool to Roger Hall’s shop at 7:30
p.m.
Anyone interested in joining the
FC Woodworkers’ Club should email
Ralph Spohn at [email protected].
YOGA
The Ford’s Colony Yoga group meets
Tuesday and Thursday mornings 9:15 to
10:30 a.m. These classes are held in the
CSB Exercise Studio. On Tuesdays, we
often go for coffee after class. We will
not have classes on April 4, 5, and 7.
Yoga is for every body and everybody. In our classes we learn how to
combine our own stretch and strength
to optimize poses/postures. What we
learn in class we can take with us to
practice at home, on the court/course,
or on vacation. If you would like to
learn some helpful ideas for your wellness, come join us for a few classes, or
more.
Inquiries? Contact Tricia at [email protected].
CLASSIFIEDS
HOUSEHOLD
Williamsburg Rug by Karastan $600
Pattern - Kerman Vase 4.3'x5.9' with
pad. Excellent condition.
Please Call: 757-258-0278
Dining Room Suite - $850
Dark brown finish. China cabinet,
upper 3 lighted glass shelves, glass
door, lower buffet w/ 2 doors and 2
large drawers. Side serving cabinet, w/
2 drawers. Large dining table has two
removable center panels, 8 Chairs, 2
Captains, all matching upholstery.
Baldwin 36" Acrosonic Spinet
Piano - $1,400
Original manufacturer's celadon green
finish; Serial # 919540; One-owner and
always kept in an air-conditioned and
humidity-controlled space. Tuned in
March 2016.
Power Washer - $125 OBO
2100 PSI Choremaster • 6 HP Briggs
& Stratton Quantom XE Engine •
3/8 inch Goodyear 4000 PSI hose • 8
years old with 24 hours use • Great for
washing decks, walks & driveways,
ground gutters • Factory manuals •
Serviced every year
Pottery Barn Sofa and Chair $300
Charleston style
Sofa - 96” wide, 36” deep, 30” high
Chair—29” wide 39” deep, 30” high
Whirlpool Gold Conquest Side by
Side Refrigerator - $250
Water and ice dispensers in door.
Almond color, 10 yrs. old, great
condition. Used as extra garage frig for
last 5 years.
Please Call or Text:
412-478-0760
100% Wool Aubusson Oriental
Rug - $500
Pale green, cream and muted rose
border. Actual dimensions: 7'10" by
9'10". Rug professionally cleaned
in Feb.'16. Excellent condition.
Non-smoking home.
100% Wool, Hand-knotted
Oriental Rug - $625
Pattern is" Indo Bijou". 6'4"x9'5".
Dark green with dark red and
small pale blue coloring on border.
Non-smoking home.
Brand New Four Seasons Hotel
Full Size Foundation - $150
Signature line standard full size foundation/box spring + dust mite cover.
New TV Wall Mounts with
Hardware - $35/each
Two tilting wall mounts, one medium
and one for a large flat screen.
Carved, Four Poster King Size
Cherry Rice Bed - $150
Head and foot boards are dark cherry
with traditional carvings on posts. Side
rails (metal color matches the bedstead)
and box spring supports are metal. Just
the bedstead, does not include bedding
or mattress/box springs
Dining Room Chandelier - $100
OBO
Lovely brass fixture in excellent
condition.
Kitchen Chandelier - $75 OBO
Beautiful chandelier that hung in our
kitchen. In excellent condition. Certainly not limited to the kitchen; a very
nice fixture.
Pallet Wall Headboard
Price varies by size.
LAWN & GARDEN
Troy-Bilt Riding Lawn Tractor
Model N779-Pony - $475
Original Cost $1,350. Includes 40
inch spike aerator and 40 inch tine
de-thatcher attachments.
Please Call: 757-345-3472 or
Email: [email protected].
MISCELLANEOUS
Wurlitzer Spinet Piano with Bench
- $1,200
Cherry wood. In excellent condition.
Ideal for family room or student.
Haier 1/2 Barrel Beer Tapper - $375
Kegerator, plus two CO2 containers.
Works extremely well.
Custom made 16 ft. Charleston
joggling board - FREE
We could not sell it so we will give
it away! 16 ft. Charleston Joggling
Board. Solid condition; needs paint.
If you don't know what a joggling
board is go to "The Old Charleston
Joggling Board Company" website.
Great for seniors but especially fun for
grandkids!
Wheelchair - $100 firm
Heavy duty. Extra wide.
RECREATIONAL /SPORTS
Little Tikes Slide & Picnic Table $35 for both
Can be sold separately. Slide is the
large one; orange & blue; approx. 40"
high & 64" long; 4 steps w/ sturdy
platform; $20. Picnic table is orange &
yellow; $20. Take both for $35. Can be
used indoors or outdoors.
ParaBody Dylan EX300 Compact
- $600
One piece exercise machine.
3'2"x5'6"x6'11" white in color
Heavy duty steel.
1987 Sunbird Corsair Fiberglass
Power Boat - $2,850 OBO
Excellent condition with a 120 HP
Mercruiser, Alpha 1 outboard motor.
Many upgrades include trailer, boat
cover, 2 props, new seats, marine
speakers, new carburetor, depth finder,
speed sensor, life vests and more. Great
for fishing and skiing. Additional items
for sale.
2006 Honda TRX 250EX6 ATV $2,300 OBO
This ATV is in excellent condition with
new carburetor and new spark plugs.
One owner and clean title. Call for
details.
Self-Propelled KANGAROO
Electric Golf Cart - $475
Very good condition. Removable seat.
New Battery. No remote control. Uses
handle distance selection. Great for
Sunday Bag or any other size.
Please Call: 757-564-7355.
4 Person Sauna Infrared Radiant
Heat - $1,100 OBO
In excellent condition, only used by 1
person. Very handsome poplar cabinet,
interior hypo-allergenic Colorado poplar. Framed glass door, separate large
framed window. Sunlight Saunas, Inc.,
Santa Cruz, CA 95060.
Please Call: 757-564-7355.
Men's Bicycle - $80
Bridgestone XO-3 Hybrid.
Email: [email protected]
Teeter Hang Ups Inversion Table
- $175
Purchased with high intention followed
by limited application. Like new,
inversion table folds nicely for out of
the way staging between usages and
disassembles easily for movement/
transport.
Topeak BabySeat II with rack $120 obo
Both kids and parents will love it.
Lots of safety features. Compatible
with 26-inch wheels (non-disc brake)
Dimensions: 23 x 15.5 x 30.5 / 13.4 x
6.7 x 15.9 inches (seat/rack) Capacity:
48.5 pounds
Curl bar & dumbbells - $65 obo
47" two piece standard curl bar (great
for easy storage) with collars, (two) 10
pound each - dumbbells. All in great
shape.
Huffy Sea Star Child's Bicycle $35 obo
20" wheels, adjustable seat and handle
bars to fit most kids.
In super shape.
Huffy Green Machine Big Wheel
- $50 OBO
SERVICES
Driving Services
Semi-retired Ford's Colony resident is
available to drive you anywhere you
need to go. Fully insured, excellent
driving record, clean car and reasonable rates. References on request.
Email: [email protected].
Computer Repair
I can help fix most any computer related problems. I'd also be happy to take
a look at any other electronics you'd
like fixed. I'm a student at W&M and
a FC resident. I'm available most days
to work.
Dog Walking service
I live in Ford's Colony. Love dogs and
love to walk. I'm available 7 days a
week. Going out for the day, playing
golf, on a trip for day, I can walk your
BFF while you enjoy your day.
Power washing – Based on size
of project
I'm a college student in Ford's Colony
looking for work. Last year I power
washed for over 50 residents in our
community. Call or email to reserve
your spot.
Please Call: 897-4768 or
VEHICLE
2005 Lexus GX470 - $14,500
94K miles; only 2 owners; no accidents; dealer-maintained; excellent
condition.
Set of Staggered Michelin Super
Sport High Performance Tires $450
Removed and replaced on new car
upon delivery. Front tires 255 35 ZR
18, rear 275 35 ZR 18. Prices new:
front $316.54 each, rear $344.80 each.
Total $1,322.68 for the set. Savings of
$872.68.
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To submit your classified ad, please go
to fchoa.org and click on “Classifieds”
and then click on “Submit your
Classified Ad,” fill in the appropriate
information. Ads must be 40 words
or less. Two items may be featured.
Classified ads are free to FC residents.
There is a $20 fee for non-residents. All
classified ads also appear on the fchoa.
org website. All ads must be received
by the 15th of each month for the
following month. Printed ads are based
on space availability.
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Please Call or Text: 757-272-9240
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