2015 04 lake hammock village newsletter

April 2015 “The Park with A Heart” Editor: Donna

Barkley

Gator Tales

“Gator Tales” is available online at: http://floridacommunities. com/lake-hammock-newsletter.

Lake Hammock Village

36106 US Hwy 27

Haines City FL 33844

863-421-5764

Board of Directors

Clark Smith President (2015) (863)438-6929

Jim Fischer Vice President (2016) (239)248-2597

Maria Combs Secretary (2016) (863)438-6643

Marilyn Smith Director (2015) (863)421-1018

Richard Gould Treasurer (2016) (863)422-5902

Sharon Bowden Director (2015) (863) 353-7676

Jan Baczkiewicz Director (2016) (989)889-9498

Committee Chairs

Gator Tales

Donna Barkley (863)232-9837

Phone Squad

Jane Biba (863)422-6531

Sunshine

Carol Gould (863)422-5902

Welcome

Clark Smith (863)438-6929

Marilyn Smith(863)421-1018

Memorials

Brin McDonald (863) 438-5241

Easter is a celebration filled with traditions.

Does your church or neighborhood host an egg hunt?

Does the family get decked out in new outfits? Easter

bonnets?

Do you decorate eggs? How?

Is there a special part of Easter worship that means so

much to you?

However you choose to celebrate…Happy Easter!!

A message from the President...

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

It's the “Ides of March” (March 15) and there is an exciting array of activities happening this

month. We just had the annual Fish Fry on Friday, March 13th and had an excellent turnout.

Everyone enjoyed a tremendous meal of fish, beans, cole slaw, and this year, french fries. Lee

and Nanci and their legion of volunteers did an outstanding job and it was very much

appreciated.

Events such as the Fish Fry take a tremendous amount of planning and people. Without

volunteers, neither the Fish Fry nor any other event would be successful in Lake Hammock

Village. This is why I wanted to take this opportunity to express, on behalf of the HOA, our

appreciation for all that our volunteers do. In addition, there are several individuals who go

waaaay beyond being a volunteer and I would like to recognize them here.

Many of you have noticed the clearing of the paths in the woods by the lake.

There are three individuals who deserve recognition for this:

**David Butcher **Blevins Hensley **Gary Henrichs

You may have also noticed the new TV for our clubhouse. To mount this unit required removal

of the old Bingo board and painting of the wall. The individuals responsible for this were:

**Richard Gould **Jim Fischer **Dave Kelly **Richard Spiegel

And finally, many of you have noticed and particpated in Horseshoes at our new “Horseshoe

Pits”. The people responsible for this were:

**Lee Emery **Norm Baczkiewicz **Dave Kelly

**Jim Fischer **Richard Spiegel A famous politician once stated, “it takes a village”, and boy does that ever apply to our

community. In other words, if you, as residents, want to see things happen in our beautiful

community, then it takes everyone to help out, either by hosting an event/activity, or assisting

others. Sign-up sheets can always be found in the clubhouse and new ideas are always welcome.

It is also important, that as residents, we support those hosts/hostesses that take it upon

themselves to plan and execute their activities.

Once again, a big THANK YOU to ALL our volunteers.

Finally, as we move towards the end of March, many of our friends and neighbors will be heading

back home. On behalf of myself and the HOA, PLEASE have a safe trip home and we look

forward to your return in the fall.

Clark Smith

President, HOA 2015

HOA Board

Tuesday, April 7th

7:00 p.m.

Clark Smith (863) 438-6929

The monthly Board of Directors meeting will be

held in the Clubhouse.

Dining By the Book

Thursday, April 9th

Carpool 4:30 pm

Marilyn Smith 421-1018

Mongolian Grill, Lakeland Town Center

Carpool at 4:30

HOA Meeting

Tuesday, April 14th

7:00 p.m.

Clark Smith (863) 438-6929

The monthly HOA meeting will be in the clubhouse.

Please take the time to attend the meeting to hear

what is happening in your park.

Ladies’ Dessert

Wednesday, April 15th

Carpool 12:30 p.m.

MaryAnn Donovan 422-3465

Lang’s

Carpool at 12:30 p.m.

Birthday/Anniversary Celebration

Sunday, April 19th

6:30 p.m.

Margaret Conley 353-7640 & Joanne Marko 438-5011

Come celebrate April birthdays and anniversaries.

This month’s celebration will be hosted by Mary

Ann Donovan and Marilyn Smith.

Activities Meeting

Tuesday, April 21st

2:00 p.m.

If you have ideas of activities, places to eat around

town or other things that you would like to see LHV

do, then please join us in the clubhouse as we plan

our May activities. We enjoy having new ideas to

explore.

Early Bird Dining

Tuesday, April 28th

4:30 p.m.

Margaret Conley 353-7640

Longhorn in Winter Haven.

Carpool 4:30 at the clubhouse.

Get Well Wishes

Ed Francis – Home

Janet Palmer – Home

Bill Pickard – Home

Jeanette Spury – Home

Stephanie Strom - Home

If you know anyone who is sick or in the hospital,

please let Carol Gould (422-5902) know so she can

get a card to them. If you would like to be put on

the prayer chain, contact Lori Johnsen 588-1599.

Condolences

Our sympathy goes out to the Lou Dickerson in the

recent passing of his mother.

Our sympathy goes out to Steve Pierce in the

recent passing of his sister.

Activities Chairs

These volunteers will not be hosting all the events,

but they will be the ones finding hosts for the

events and planning the dates. If you have any

suggestions or need more information on these

activities, please contact the following:

Activities: Maria Combs 438-6643 / Joanne Marko

438-5011

Birthdays/Anniversaries: Joanne Marko 438-5011

Breakfast Out: Jane Biba 422-6531

Bus Trips: Joanne Marko 438-5011

Early Bird Dinner: Margaret Conley 353-7640

Dining by the Book: Marilyn Smith 421-1018

Entertainment: Clark Smith 438-6929

Ladies Lunches: Mary Ann Donovan 422-3465

Park Breakfast: Maria Combs 438-6643 / Karen

Wilson 353-2275

Potlucks: Eileen Lemay 353-1108

Thank You

Thank you to the Sunshine Committee for the get

well card and thank you to friends for the get well

cards, phone calls, and

expressions of concern during my recent illness.

K.Z. Bowden

Thank you to the Sunshine Committee for the

sympathy card and thank you to friends for the

sympathy cards, visits, and phone calls concerning

the recent death of my brother, Dennis Flowers.

Sharon Bowden

THANK YOU!!!! I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their prayers, thoughts, and visits during my knee surgery and subsequent recuperation. I am very fortunate to live in a community with so many thoughtful and caring people, and I would also like to say “Thank You” to my husband for taking wonderful care of me. I will be “up-and-about” in no time. Joice Smith

This is our "thank you" to the women of Lake

Hammock Village who work diligently to make each

day in our park a good one.

For the cookies, cakes, pies, vegetable dishes,

turkey, ham, soup, dips, and more.....Thank You!

For planning, decorating, executing, and cleaning

up after HOA events...Thank You!

For caring about your neighbors, helping,

praying, and supporting them....Thank You!

Each of you contributes to the overall sense of

happiness in Lake Hammock Village.

Your neighbors,

K.Z. and Sharon Bowden

Kudos to all who worked, organized and attended

the Health Fair. Lots of helpful information

provided to all.

David & Mary Schnopp

RachelJoy and I want to thank our

neighbors for all your errand running,

food and visits as I recover from my

broken pelvis. Lori J, Nanci E, Joan B,

Lori B, Richard and Marion, Terry,

Florence B, Sally, Renee, and Pete all

pitched in to help. The doctor has told

me I can now use the walker and begin

swimming again. We are very blessed to

live in the park with a heart.

Stephanie Strom

April Birthdays

2 Dick Keiger

3 Chester Clapp

3 Pete Shevlin

5 John Bialy

5 Betsy Kuntz-Harwick

5 Vera Krause

9 Nanci Emery

10 Cliff Holman

12 Bob Sharples

12 Calvin Maluchnick

13 Tom Godfrey

14 P J Roberts

15 Janice Chapman

17 Linda Matteson

17 Sandy Blackman

19 Gail Roubaud

21 Donna Weber

22 Edna Davidson

23 Bruce Love

24 Carol Boston

24 Gene Krause

24 Linda VanDeman

27 Carol Hubbard

29 Karen Neugebauer

30 Don Hinds

(If we have missed your birthday, please let us know!)

April Anniversaries

3 Chuck & Karen Loveall

5 Lowell & Linda Hile

12 Vito & Vita DeStefano

15 John & Linda Bialy

16 John & Maura Cullen

18 Glenn & Judy Loy

20 Ron & Barb Cowles

20 Tim & Terri Stump

23 Herman & Jane Biba

24 Herb & Donna Hunt

(If we have missed your anniversary, please let us know!)

Community Activities

Haines City

Every Wednesday – Farmers Market – Railroad

Park – 8:00 a.m.

1st Friday of Month – Rock around the Block –

Downtown Haines City – 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Davenport

Every Thursday – Farmers Market – 9:00 a.m.-3:00

pm. – Visitors Center @ 101 Adventure Court

Winter Haven

1st Friday of Month – Pickin’ in the Park – 6:00 p.m.

1st Saturday of Month – Cruisin’ Winter Haven –

Central Park – 4:00 – 9:00 p.m.

2nd Friday of Month – Praise in the Park – 6:30 p.m.

3rd Friday of Month – Dulcimers in the Park – 5:30

p.m.

4th Friday of Month – Strings at Scores – 58-4th

Street NW – 6:00 p.m.

4th Saturday of Month – Downtown Market Day –

Central Park – 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

C & D Bus Trips

Don’t forget, if you are interested in any of the

upcoming C & D Bus Trips, check the bulletin board

in the clubhouse and sign up.

Memorials

For memorials, please contact Brin McDonald at

863-438-5241 home or 863-604-9780 cell. If I am

out of town, please contact Florence Browning

863-547-8516. If anyone has any questions or

information on someone who is in need, please

feel free to contact us. Thank you for your help and

support!!

Newsletter Information

All newsletters can be viewed in color on the web

site at www.floridacommunities.com (click on Lake

Hammock at bottom of page). Just a reminder, any

information needs to be submitted to Donna by the

20th of every month. If you have any questions or

suggestions about the Gator Tales, please contact

Donna by email, phone or drop a note in the box

on her screen porch. We are always looking for

ways to improve.

Gator Tales Staff

Donna Barkley (Editor)

172 Glen Este Blvd.

232-9837

[email protected]

Sharon Bowden

P J Roberts

Andy & Nancy Belski

Richard & Marion Speigel

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We would like to send out a great big THANK YOU

to all the Lake Hammock Village residents that

helped make our Relay for Life endeavor a great

success.

To everyone that helped organize the materials for set up, helped to decorate, helped to run our booth,

walked, donated money and time, and donated all those delicious baked goods, thank you so much!!! We not only met our goal, but surpassed it by over 1.5 times, for a wonderful cause. As our banner said, this certainly is the "Community with Heart". THANK YOU!! Calvin and Dawn Maluchnick

The 2015 St. Patrick’s Potato Bar was attended by

48 residents. Numerous toppings like chili, beef, salsa and broccoli made well stacked potatoes. We also had a great salad and vegetable soup. A variety of desserts topped off the meal. Thank you to: Joanne Marko and Karen Wilson for decorating the tables; Eileen LeMay and Jane Biba for baking potatoes; Maria Combs for her great salad; and Sharon Bowden and Karen Wilson for their fabulous desserts. Finally, a huge thank you to all those helping hands that helped in any way, especially the clean-up crew. Thanks to all the helpers! Hacy and Joyce Wright

http://www.floridacommunities.com/

mailto:[email protected]

Line Dancing – Fridays at 3:00 PM

Garage Sale Bake Sale

Community Fundraising Events –

Relay for Life

There are SO many activities at Lake Hammock …here are just a few examples!!

Garage Sale Bake Sale

BINGO

COME JOIN US FOR OUR NEW BINGO, NOW ON

WEDNESDAY NIGHT, STARTING AT 7:00 PM (all cards must

be purchased as of 6:45 PM).

LAKE HAMMOCK VILLAGE CLUBHOUSE

(BEHIND CHECKER'S)

36106 US HWY 27

HAINES CITY,FL 33844

HOT DOGS, CHIPS, SOFT DRINKS AND DESSERTS WILL BE

AVAILABLE. COME JOIN YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS

FOR A GREAT EVENING OF FUN AND SOCIALIZING.

Our 4th Annual Lake HammockWellness Fair

sponsored by Granny Nannieswas a big success!

We had a wonderful turnout with so many of our residents taking advantage of the free health screenings offered by many of the 29 vendors on hand. Door Prizes were handed out and lunch was provided by Grannie Nannies.

Maria Combs Walter Paulovske Sheryl Nykaza

Bonnie Fischer Tim Stump Lisa McGowen

Joyce Middleton Dennis Green

A big THANK YOU to Helpers:Debbie Hinrichs, Joyce Middleton and Karen Wells

Congratulations to our door prize winners!!

Horseshoe pits are rejuvenated in LHV thanks to the hard work of:

Dave Kelley, Norm Backiewicz,

Lee Emery, Gary Smith and Gil Stackhouse

They look fantastic. Thanks for the hard work!!

Dave Kelley, Norm Backiewicz, Lee Emery, Gary Smith and Gil Stackhouse

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Wednesday, April 15th – Ladies Dessert - Langs. Carpool at 12:30 pm Early Bird – Tuesday, April 28th – 4:30 pm at Longhorn in Winter Haven. Carpool 4:30 at the clubhouse.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 8:15 AM Coffee 9:30 AM

Water Aerobics 7:00 PM Bingo

2 8:00 AM

Men's Breakfast 10:00 AM

Shuffleboard 2:00 PM Billiards

7:00 PM Dominoes

3 9:30 AM Water Aerobics

1:00 PM Pokeno

3:00 PM Line Dancing 7:00 PM CLR Game

4

6:30 PM Ladies’ Poker

5

7:00 PM Michigan Rummy

6 9:00 AM

Water Aerobics 10:00 AM

Shuffleboard 2:00 PM Billiards 7:00 PM Euchre

7 1:00 PM

Hand & Foot

7:00 PM HOA Board



9 8:00 AM Men's Breakfast

10AMShuffleboard 2:00 PM Billiards 2:00 PM Craft Day 4:30 PM Dining by

Book 7:00 PM Dominoes


1:00 PM Pokeno


11 6:30 PM

Ladies’ Poker

12


13 9:00 AM



7:00 PM Euchre

14

1:00 PM Hand & Foot

7:00 PM

HOA Meeting


Water Aerobics 12:30 PM

Ladies Dessert 7:00 PM Bingo

16 8:00 AM



7:00 PM Dominoes

17 9:30 AM

Water Aerobics 1:00 PM Pokeno


18 8:15 AM

Breakfast Out R‐Eatery 6:30 PM

Ladies’ Poker

19 6:30 PM Birthday

Anniversary Celebration 7:00 PM Michigan Rummy

20 9:00 AM


Shuffleboard 2:00 PM Billiards 7:00 PM Euchre

21

12:00 PM Hand & Foot 2:00 PM

Activities Mtg



23 8:00 AM



7:00 PM Dominoes

24 9:30 AM

Water Aerobics 1:00 PM Pokeno


25 6:30 PM

Ladies’ Poker

26



10:00 AM Shuffleboard 2:00 PM Billiards 7:00 PM Euchre

28

1:00 PM Hand & Foot

4:30 PM Early Bird Dining



30 8:00 AM



7:00 PM Dominoes

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