Summer 2014

ENTERPRISE LAKESIDE LEDGER
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ENTERPRISE, FL 32725
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NEWSLETTER TEAM:
Carol Aymar, Lois Hurrell
VOLUME 14, Issue 3 – Summer 2014
Heritage Center Grand
Opening October 18th
CONTENTS
Heritage Center Grand Opening October 18th ......... 1
Johana Knox Award Nomination .............................. 1
EPS to Host Candidate Night on July 24th ............... 1
EPS BBQ and Fish Fry - Yum! ................................. 2
Help Wanted ............................................................ 2
July 8, 1891 – Enterprise ......................................... 2
A Tea Party – Without Politics .................................. 3
EPS Membership (and Retirement) Meeting ............ 3
Yes Virginia, There is a Post Office ......................... 4
ECHO Half-Marathon-EPS Lends a Helping Hand .. 4
Update from Museum Committees ........................... 5
Heritage Center Construction Update ...................... 5
Grant Updates .......................................................... 5
Orchid Travels .......................................................... 6
Natural Enterprise .................................................... 6
In March of 2004, we began working
on a dream to restore Enterprise Elementary
School Building #8 into a vibrant community
meeting place and a museum to showcase the rich history of
Enterprise, Florida. Proudly, we are now announcing the
Grand Opening of the Enterprise Heritage Center & Museum is scheduled for Saturday, October 18, 2014.
The festivities will take the place of our annual Old Enterprise Festival and will be focused on the interior of the
building with food vendors, live music, and a dining tent outside on the grounds. Stay tuned for more details!.
Johana Knox Award Nomination
EPS was honored to attend the Johana Knox Community
Service awards dinner & ceremony on June 19th. Our
organization had been nominated by Pat Northey and entered
into the new group "Flutter Award" category. Although we didn't
win, it was a memorable evening filled with good-hearted and
caring people, young and old, and a reminder that what YOU—
our members and supporters, do to help improve our little
Enterprise community, is important and very much appreciated!
Thank you, again, to all the community members who showed
up for our official nominee picture taken by Simoneau
Photography of Orange City (see photo at right).
EPS to Host Candidate Night on July 24th
. . . by Bob Sayre
Get out and vote! How many times have you heard that? Hopefully all or most of you do vote, but are you
always educated on the candidates who affect daily life here in our little corner of SW Volusia County? Well,
here's your big chance! On Thursday, July 24th, from 6-8 PM, EPS will host our first "Candidate Night" at the
historic old schoolhouse (Enterprise Heritage Center) at 360 Main St. in Enterprise!
Invited candidates include those running for Volusia County (VC) Council District 5, VC Council At-Large,
VC School Board District 5, and State Representative District 27. Written questions will come from EPS Board
members as well as from local citizenry and must be submitted in writing no later than 5:45 PM the night of the
event. Candidates will deliver a short 3 minute speech outlining their positions and why they are running,
followed by 5-7 minutes of questions. This should be a very informative forum and a good way to see and
mingle with your friends and neighbors too! Come out and participate in small-town democracy at its finest.
EPS Sponsors
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EPS BBQ and Fish Fry – Yum!
. . . by Carol Aymar
Mouth-watering pulled pork, ribs, fried catfish, and chicken;
homemade potato salad, cole slaw, and baked beans – add some
sweet desserts, crowd pleasing Old Florida music by Rog Lee, and
friendly neighbors everywhere you looked . . . what do you get? The
May 17th EPS BBQ and Fish Fry community event on the grounds of
the Heritage Center that followed the EPS Annual Meeting.
The weather was perfect—sunny, low 80s and a nice breeze,
which surely was one reason some folks lingered on long after their
plates were cleaned.
The doors to the Heritage Center were open and the community
was welcomed in to tour the downstairs and see the progress Roy
Walters, Jim Singletary, John Hilliard, and Marvin Titus made in the
restoration effort. In addition, temporary historical displays were set up in the main museum gallery illustrating
just some of what is yet to come. EPS board members were very happy with all the positive feedback they
heard, and naturally, the big question was: When will the doors be opened? Enthusiasm is running high!
EPS would like to thank everyone who volunteered to put
together such a memorable event, starting with Chef Mark
As EPS prepares to open the
Matzinger for chairing the event AND cooking all the pork and
Heritage Center and workloads
chicken-- a major task! Also, much appreciation to our members
expand, we need some back-up
volunteers with specific abilities:
who made homemade sides and desserts--Alice Stickels,
Carolyn Evans, Connie Payton, Sandy Walters, Mark Matzinger,
* DESKTOP PUBLISHER (Back-up):
and Carol Aymar. Thank you, also, to members of the Goodwin
Must be familiar with MS Word, Excel and
family for frying the fish and doing the serving. Last, but
PowerPoint; able to format letters, create, import
definitely not least, EPS was very fortunate to have 50 lbs. of
and/or manipulate graphic boxes and photos within
both Word and Excel.
fresh catfish donated by the Boston Fish Market in Lake
Monroe, and for anyone looking to buy fresh blue crabs--come
WEBSITE MAINTENANCE (Back-up):
on down and see them.
Responsible for posting various information and/or
graphics files as needed to the EPS website.
* MUSEUM ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT:
Must be familiar with MS Office programs used for
administrative support duties related to operation of
the Heritage Center –minutes, letters, monthly
reports, data entry for various logs, etc.
July 8, 1891 - Enterprise
(From a book published by The Museum of Seminole County History; taken from articles
in the Florida Times Union newspapers, printed exactly as transcribed in the book.)
. . . Provided by Kevin Finn
The Glorious Fourth of 1891 is new numbered with the days
that will never return. The day will return with each succeeding
year and will be celebrated by the patriotic citizens with just as
much vim and jellity as in the past, but the citizens of this
If interested, send an email with qualifications to:
delightful little village will never have a more enjoyable time than
.Mark Matzinger at: [email protected]
they has on the Fourth of July 1891. Throughout the day
vehicles of all kinds were coming in, each with its lead of
Additional training in specific tasks provided.
humanity beat on having a good time. The morning hours were
spent shaking hands and talking over old times.
* May lead to paid position if and when
grant/funding is available.
It being so warm in the afternoon, the game of baseball was
disposed with, much to the satisfaction of the young men who
were exposed to take part in the game, as they wished to be in
order for the hop and entertainment at the Normal School.
Of this entertainment the Times Union correspondent feels that he is wholly incompetent to do justice to all
concerned. The dancing array of ? and beauty was enough to ? one forget just which one was “a little bit” better
than the other. ? is to say that each “acted well his part.” The singing of the national aire was indeed magnificent
and great credit is due to Mrs. M. L. V?, principal pf the Normal School for the able manner in which the students
were trained, when it is remembered that she has them in charge but three or four days. It is remarkable how
much energy and pluck this little woman has. She is in the School room morning, afternoon and evening, three
sessions each day and six days in each week. The school board of old Volusia “ hit the nail on the head” when
they selected Mrs. Veenfilet as principal of the Normal.
To Mr. and Mrs. John Sauls and the Misses McLean the thanks for all who attended are due to their untiring
efforts to make a perfect success of the festivities of the day. The hop was well attended and enjoyed by all.
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A Tea Party – Without Politics
. . . by Sandy Walters, Museum Co-Chair
ON SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 7TH, an enthusiastic
group of long-time Enterprise residents gathered at
the Heritage Center for what we informally called a
“tea party.” In addition to tea, coffee and sodas, we
served them bagels, cookies and donuts. In return,
they served us hours of loving memories as they
pored over our old pictures and grouped around
vintage photo albums. The room was filled with cries
of, “hey—isn’t that so-and-so?” and “oh my gosh-remember her from our old class?” Old friends who
hadn’t seen each other in a while found themselves
catching up, and as a bonus, they saw the inside of
their old school building as it nears the end of its
loving restoration.
QUITE A PARTY: From left (seated at table) Selena King; (standing)
Dawn Treadway; (getting coffee) Ruth Neal; (seated) Cindy Sullivan;
(standing) Wilbur Bruce; and (backs to camera L-R) Catherine Bruce,
Dwayne Watson, Larry Payton & Mike Neal, museum videographer.
With their help, we were able to put names and places
on many of our donated photos – but a lot of them remain
unknown. We’ll do it again in the fall, and hopefully, folks
who couldn’t make it this time will come by and share
their own recollections. When the Enterprise Heritage
Center Museum officially opens, these beautiful photos
will be proudly displayed, along with names, places, and
any other details we can find.
Thank you to museum committee members who
provided snacks, greeted visitors, and helped keep a
Wilbur & Catherine Bruce look over the shoulder of local resident
Dwayne Watson to help identify pictures in an old photo album.
record of the identified photos: Co-chair Cindy Sullivan,
Lois Hurrell, Connie Payton, Norma Adamczyk, Kevin
Finn, and Carol Aymar. Check the next newsletter for date and time of our next “Photo ID Tea Party.”
EPS Membership (and Retirement) Meeting
Ode To A Retiring Board Member
No more agendas, long tiring debates.
No more rising early and staying real late.
The 4th Monday, by golly, is yours to
reclaim.
You’ve earned a permanent vacation from
ALL of this fame.
PS: Marvin, be sure to leave a copy of
your travel itinerary and contact phone
numbers with our secretary.
. . . by Carol Aymar
Neighbors and friends chatting and laughing, cars and
motorcycles rushing by, and people just generally feeling
good about their community . . . Chairman Mark Matzinger
promised the EPS board he would make quick work of the
May 17th Annual Meeting, and whiz-bang! before you knew
it, the meeting was over. About 30 EPS members relaxed
at tables in the fresh air in front of the Heritage Center on
May 17th as they heard brief updates on Heritage Center
restoration, EPS financial status, and museum progress
and plans. Several hard-working member volunteers
received special recognition: Jim Singletary,
John Hilliard, and Connie Payton. In addition,
Roy and Sandy Walters received a sincere show
of ongoing appreciation and a small gift for their
continued contributions to the Heritage Center.
Toward the end of the meeting, retiring board
member Marvin Titus received a special tribute:
a ‘famous’ picture illustrating his cool and calm
Marvin Titus working: above
(on ladder) & below (kneeling)
demeanor, and a poem (left).
Congratulations to the following directors elected for 2014-2015 term:
Norma Adamczyk, Carol Aymar, Doug de Leon, Kevin Finn, Mark Matzinger, Bob Sayre, Ed Sullivan, Roy Walters
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YES VIRGINIA, THERE IS A POST OFFICE
. . . by Carol Aymar
ABOVE ^
Stephanie Harris,
postal clerk, resting
up after a busy
morning (not
pictured is Nanette
Allaire, postal clerk.)
RIGHT >
Renee Freeman (left)
& Diana Nutt (right)
with their Valentine’s
Day festivities.
On that special day in February, I pulled into the Post Office parking lot and
saw a line of happy school children being led back to Enterprise Elementary
School. Interesting, I thought.
Inside the Post Office I was greeted by Postmistress Diana Nutt and
employee, Renee Freeman. They had a bright-colored table
decorated in reds and pinks, and hearts hanging here and there, set
up for the visiting kindergarteners. Turns out, the children got to
experience the process of writing a letter and sending it by U.S.Mail.
After writing the letter, the kids took a field trip to the post office where
they paid for a stamp, cancelled the stamp, and handed the letter
over to the postmistress for mailing. Then they got a Valentine’s Day
treat. No wonder they looked so excited as they were
herded back to school.
If you haven’t been in the Post Office lately, stop in
some time. Riley Nutt and his wife Diana have filled it
with a host of colorful items: historic, humorous post
cards, a variety of artsy gift boxes, and Leanin’ Tree
greeting cards, and a Bouncy Ball machine in the
corner with flashing lights and
chutes.
You’ll also be greeted by the
Post Office mascot “Zip," the
female kitty. She’s cool and
calm, but the poor lizards don’t
RIGHT >
have a
New additions: popular
chance!
greeting cards and a Bouncy
Ball machine (right rear).
RIGHT >
“Zip” the resident Post Office Kitty.
. . . photos by Carol Aymar
ECHO HALF-MARATHON–EPS LENDS A HELPING HAND
. . . by Carol Aymar
th
Early Sunday morning, June 8 , they came a’running—the ECHO half-marathon
participants. EPS board members Ed Sullivan and Roy Walters, and museum
committee members Sandy Walters, Cindy Sullivan and Elesix Estepa had set up a
table at the corner of Main Street and the DeBary Bypass and were ready to hand out
liquids to the runners. The volunteer effort turned out to be very fast-paced on-thejob-training!
According to Cindy Sullivan, “We were all new at it, so we had to learn and learn
fast. We had no time for photos; we could just barely keep up with the pace. Thank goodness two volunteers
from Osteen came around and helped us. We would have been overwhelmed, as there were five of us. So
with the two Osteen volunteers that made seven-- and we were literally running to keep up!”
What did the group do besides hand out water and Gatorade? “We had to have two people on traffic with
stop signs because the runners do NOT stop for intersections. When the light at Main Street turned red, we
had to hold up cars from turning while runners were present, so that left three of us to hand out both water and
Gatorade, and you had to hold the cups out for the runners to grab. The two volunteers from Osteen saved us-they came after the runners had all left Osteen and were heading for Gemini Springs.”
How many runners? “There were hundreds and hundreds of them!” All in all, the group felt that it was a very
satisfying experience and they plan to team up for the next marathon—with a little more help from their friends!
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. . . by Cindy Sullivan
For the annual EPS meeting and BBQ this past May, the
Some Old School Building Facts
committee thought- “Wouldn’t it be nice to show our members, a peek
of what they can expect in our center?” In the north downstairs
 How long from bid to completion?
classroom, we set out to showcase a few items: Brock House sofa;
o Approximately 3½ months
(Oct 15, 1936 until Feb 5, 1937
Florida Cracker display; large framed images of local life in the
 Who won the contract?
late 1800s; area wildlife photos; a piece of local art – and, what
o A.V. Smith and H.A. Hearn
garnered the most attention?
 What was the winning bid?
o $9,612
A display with photo copies of the Volusia County School District
minutes. In those minutes: when the school board approved
See more interesting facts about this
construction of our building, who won the bid for construction, and the
great old building when the museum
total bid. Then the minutes show the school board adjourning to drive
opens.
over and see the newly completed school house. It is also of interest
to note the school was called Benson Springs. Benson Springs? You can learn all about that when you pay
your first visit to the Enterprise Heritage Center Museum, opening soon.
Creative People – WE NEED YOU!:
The Museum Committee is looking for artists, design experts,
or simply local residents looking for a summer activity. Over the course of the summer, we will be developing
historical and cultural displays for our Heritage Center. If you are interested in finding out more, please contact
Cindy Sullivan 386 575 0694 or 386 804 6987.
Heritage Center Construction Update
In the back, foundation support walls
were completed and steps constructed to
permit access under the building.
. .. photo by Lois Hurrell
Grant Updates
The Interior of the building is almost
complete with just a few small items left to
do. The exterior is ready for painting and
re-roofing. The grounds are ready for
cement work, brick installation and
landscaping. We are awaiting the Echo
grant final ok to move ahead.
John Hilliard, last year’s winner of the
Verna Titus Community Service Award, did
an excellent job on the handrails.
And, volunteer Jim Singletary added
more timbers at the back foundation, and put
in some concrete steps to allow service
access under the building.
. . . by Roy Walters
The rear entrance ramp rails were
installed and are awaiting fabrication
and installation of the handicap rails.
. .. photo by Lois Hurrell
. . . by Carol Aymar and Lois Hurrell
Duke Energy: EPS recently received the third $5,000 grant check from Duke Energy for the Heritage
Center. The Duke Energy Foundation had agreed to honor Progress Energy’s earlier $25,000 pledge for
Heritage Center restoration, and EPS is scheduled to receive the remaining $10,000 by 2016.
ECHO Grant: EPS grant staff recently participated (as representativesof the public) in working meetings
of the ECHO committee, who have taken on the task of making the application process for ECHO funding
requests a little less complicated while still gathering the required information needed for them to make an
informed decision. EPS representatives offered some insight into some of the issues encountered by small nonprofit entities during past applications for ECHO funding.
**ECHO STANDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL, CULTURAL, HISTORIC & OUTDOOR – AND PROVIDES TAX-SUPPORTED FUNDING
FOR VARIOUS VOLUSIA COUNTY PROJECTS THAT FALL WITHIN THE GUIDELINES OF THE ECHO PURVIEW.
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Orchid Travels
. . . by Norma Adamczyk
Bottles and cans, styrofoam and paper, TV tubes, and
unmentionables. Nothing unusual about these, but on our
February 22nd Adopt-a-Road cleanup, about eight feet back from
the pavement, was a spotted leaf plant I knew was an orchid. It
resembled a Phal (PHALAENOPSIS, AKA MOTH ORCHID) but it could
not be. Its root system, just under the leaf-mould told me that it
is a terrestrial.
I looked through Carlyle A. Luer’s book The Native Orchids of
Florida, published by The New York Botanical Garden, 1972. No
picture looked like
this. Next, I looked in
Paul Martin Brown’s
Come join EPS at our next road
book Wild Orchids of
cleanup outing
Florida, published by
rd
Florida University Press, 2002.
Photos of Oceceoclades Maculata
Finally, on page 166 there was the
. . . from Bing.com/images
Meet us at 8:30 AM
plant – OCECEOCLADES MACULATA – a
Mariner’s Cove, Parking Lot #1
naturalized African “first seen in Miami-Dade in 1974.”
August 23
You just never know what treasure you may find during a road
cleanup!
Natural Enterprise
. . . by Carol Aymar
Looked out our bedroom window this
morning and saw the mama deer/doe staring at
our house. After about five more minutes, she
and her baby/fawn laid down to rest. Only the
second time in 15 years that we’ve seen deer
on Sioux Trail (Stone Island) —what a sight to
behold!