1094 Highway 92 West, Auburndale, Florida 33823 Community Office 863-667-0275 Sales Office 863-666-2777 Pro Shop 863-666-8442 May 2020

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Page 12 = Pest Control……………………………. Page 12 = Thrift Shop…………………………….. Page 12 = Power Washer..………………………... Page 13 = Tree Service..………………………….. Page 13 = Home Improvements………………….. Page 13 = House Accessories……………………... Page 13 = Roofers….……………………………… Page 14 = Home Improvements………………….. Page 14 = Air Conditioning Co.’s...……………… Page 14 = House Repairs..………………………... Page 15 = Painters………..………………………. Page 15 = Plumbers……………..………………… Page 15 = Electricians………….…………………. Page 15 = Insurance Co.’s….…………………….. Page 15 = Financial Advisors………..…………… Page 16 = Veterinary Services……………………. Page 16 = Healthcare……………………………... Page 16 = Assisted Living………………………… Page 16 = Cleaning Service………………………

~ May 10th ~

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MEN’S TUESDAY GOLF LEAGUE

The Men’s Tuesday Golf League cancelled its end of year (EOY) tournament and its awards banquet when the park shut down due to the Covid-19 scare. As a result, we did not give out any EOY tournament or Ringer board awards. The league will reduce fees for next season to compensate this year’s members for the cancellations. We did award the season’s hole-in-one prize to Ron Davis for his winning shot on the No. 12 hole. The following were winners in our mid-year Match Play Tournament:

“A Flight”: 1st Place-Mark Torr, 2nd Place-Joe Debonis, 3rd Place-Bill Colclaser “B Flight”: 1st Place-Rob Brooks, 2nd Place-George Bradley, 3rd Place-Bob Robinson “C flight”: 1st Place-Stan Cierach, 2nd Place Ron Peach, 3rd Place Terry Holterman

Thanks to those who participated and we hope to see you in October. A Summer League is expected to be organized when the park lifts the restrictions for league play.

GOLF NEWS

Dear Valued Resident,

As of April 7, 2020, Management has officially CLOSED access to the Hamptons Golf & Country Club Golf Course to Everyone!!!, members included. so, NO ONE should be on the Course playing, but if some choose to do so, it is at their own discretion.

As stated before, please understand the facilities are CLOSED and the course will not be marshalled or monitored. Also, Maintenance work will continue on the Course therefore, if you choose to play, you need to play around the Maintenance workers. Please remember in an effort to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) it is strongly encouraged to practice safe social distancing 6 feet or more and cover your face. Thank you for your patience and under-standing in this matter.

~ The Manager’s Corner ~

The Hamptons’ residents continue to make me feel honored to be the manager of such a caring, understanding and responsible community. To date, there have been no reported cases of Covid-19 here in our population and that is primarily due to the residents’ commitment to adhering to the guidelines set in place by the Center for Disease Control. It is my hope that we, as a community, will continue to practice strict personal hygiene, including frequently washing your hands and disinfecting commonly used items and surfaces. People who feel sick should stay home and follow the advice of their medical providers. There are still full time employees working to assist you if necessary, you may call us at 863-667-0275, and please leave a message if no one answers due to our restricted hours. Payments may be dropped in the mailbox which is next to the clubhouse doors (there is a slot cut in the top) between 10am and 2pm, Monday through Friday. If your income has been affected by Covid-19, please visit the Website sunwebportal.com Our maintenance staff continues to work to help keep The Hamptons looking beautiful and to ensure that anything needing repair may be attended to immediately. Again, I thank you for your current and future adherence to all Center for Disease Control guide-lines, and for your commitment to keeping yourself, as well as our neighbors, safe. It is my sincere hope that we continue to see zero incidents of the Covid-19 virus here in our community and that everyone remains healthy. We look forward to getting the Hamptons back into the community we have always enjoyed.

~ Phil Bernhauser, Community Manager

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The Sunshine Lady If someone in your household or a neighbor goes into the hospital, to rehab, or passes away, please call me at 863-667-2929 or email me at LKIDD1@aol.com. We have cards for those in need and everyone appreciates receiving a card. Thank you. ~ Linda Kidd

Welcome

New

Homeowner Gary & Jackie Cromer 304 Southampton Blvd.

Marguerite Edwards 612 Tulip Circle W

Joseph Fivak & Olga Muller 703 Royal Forest Drive

Don Livingston & Deb Kimball 291 Bayshore Drive

Tony & Lynn Ritz 717 Royal Forest Drive

James & Linda Ross 647 Tulip Circle W

Robin & Cheryl Tallaray 501 Goldenrod Circle S

Luciano Tirado & Antonia Pena 66 Hewlett Drive

Mosquito Control 863-534-7377

A Golf Poem

In my hand I hold a ball, White and dimpled and rather small.

Oh how bland it does appear, This harmless looking little sphere.

By its size I wouldn’t have guessed, How fast this ball could become a pest.

My life has not been quite the same, Since I chose to play this stupid game.

It rules my mind for hours on end, A fortune, it has made me spend.

It has made me curse and made me cry, And hate myself and want to die.

It promises me a thing called Par, If I hit it straight and far.

To master such a tiny ball, Should not be very hard at all.

But my desires the ball refuses, And does exactly as it chooses.

It hooks and slices, dribbles and dies, And disappears before my eyes.

Often it will have a whim, To hit a tree or take a swim.

With miles of grass on which to land, It finds a tiny patch of sand.

Then has me offering up my soul, If it would just find the hole.

It’s made me whimper like a pup, And swear that I’ll give it up.

And take to drink to ease my sorrow, But the ball knows...I’ll be back tomorrow.

~Author Unknown

Missing Monday Morning Coffee, Joke for the Month

Fred is 32 years old and he is still single. One day a friend asked, “Why aren’t you married? Can’t you find a woman who will be a good wife?” Fred replied, “Actually, I’ve found many women I wanted to marry, but when I bring them home to meet my parents, my mother doesn’t like them.” His friend thinks for a moment and says, “I’ve got the perfect solution, just find a girl who’s just like your mother.” A few months later they meet again and his friend says, “Did you find the perfect girl? Did your mother like her?” With a frown on his face, Fred answers, “Yes, I found the perfect girl. She was just like my mother. You were right, my mother liked her very much.” The friend said, “So, what’s the problem?” Fred replied, “My father doesn’t like her.”

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His Birthdays

Her Birthdays

BIRTH FLOWER: Lily of the Valley BIRTH STONE: Emerald

05/01 Harry Brown 05/03 Leonard Welker 05/03 Lyle Pelke 05/03 Ken Carey 05/04 Jim Schmalbach 05/05 Garry Bixby 05/05 Roger Truttschel 05/05 Ronald Peach 05/05 Larry Garney 05/05 James Ross 05/06 Larry Kelchner 05/07 Edward Miller 05/08 Darry Armstrong 05/08 John Bruce 05/11 Jim Lawson 05/12 Clint Peterson 05/13 Phil Spencer 05/14 Gene Regnier 05/15 Kevin Dunn 05/15 Ron Johnson 05/15 Jerry Collison 05/16 Jim Adkins 05/16 Les Barr 05/17 Burt Shotton 05/20 Glenn Rowell 05/20 Bob Harris 05/21 Harry Ashby 05/23 Rickey Cook 05/23 Jack Salinger 05/23 Kenneth Barner 05/25 Ray Colvin 05/25 Frank Cass 05/26 Harold Kitts 05/27 Robert Crown 05/28 Chuck MacKenzie 05/28 Bill Kelsey 05/28 Geoffrey Hickling 05/29 Frank Ferrone 05/30 Felix Vazquez 05/31 Donald Abel 05/31 Samuel Gjurich 05/31 Phil Grinker

05/01 Deb Kimball 05/01 Sarah Bieling 05/01 Sandy Underwood 05/02 Lynne Slagle 05/03 Karen Simone 05/04 Bernadette Mastrolonardo 05/04 Arlene MacNevin 05/05 Brenda Burns 05/05 Mary Lee Wilson 05/06 Joan McVoy 05/06 Carmen Perez 05/07 Pam Levering 05/07 Tonie Osban 05/07 Peggy Hunter 05/08 Joyce Laudien 05/08 Jeanetta Thompson 05/08 Maria Castro 05/09 Cheryl Apple 05/09 Vanesa Sutherland 05/09 Sally Weller 05/09 Sandra Lefevre 05/09 Barbara Worsham 05/10 Ann St.Marie 05/10 Debra Scanlon 05/11 Kelly Wagner 05/11 Karen Schmitt 05/12 Jane Fisher 05/12 Brenda Poe 05/13 Joie Schauer 05/13 Lin Keller 05/13 Beth Pierce 05/13 Wanetta Sockman 05/15 Mary Ann Carey 05/16 Melinda Cole 05/16 Joyce North 05/17 Cindy Dearth 05/17 Diane Hodges 05/18 Linda Parsons 05/19 Donna Newman 05/20 Cheryl Ann Kelchner 05/21 Kayla Schmalbach 05/21 Sondra Dill

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Speed Limit—15 M.P.H. Cars, Golf Carts and

Bicyclists

ANNIVERSARIES OVER 50

ANNIVERSARIES 05/21 Denise O'Hern 05/21 Mary Mulroy 05/22 Rita Serrano 05/23 Deborah Hecht 05/23 Becky DeGraff 05/24 Kathy Kelley 05/24 Bonnie Burton 05/25 Ronda Smith 05/25 Linda Marshall 05/26 Kathy Wright 05/26 Sharon Fries 05/26 Edwina Evans 05/27 Marlene Schwenk 05/27 Margaret Blersch 05/29 Teresa Lape 05/29 Diane Weeks 05/29 Jana Billman

05/21/1960 Bill & Marty Wilson 60

05/06/1961 Ed & Chris Lauerman 59

05/20/1961 Jim & Dolly Marinelli 59

05/27/1961 Thomas & Eileen Nytes 59

05/01/1964 Glenn & Lil Snow 56

05/02/1964 Dennis & Faye Mountain 56

05/30/1966 Charles & Helen Perrine 54

05/20/1967 Bob & Judy Krueger 53

05/18/1968 Daniel & Sally Koster 52

05/27/1968

Gregory & Cherylann Burnett 52

05/03/1969 Don & Janet Christie 51

05/23/1970

Ernie & Carolyn Campbell 50

05/02 Greg & Lin Keller 05/05 Keesy & Audrey De Groot 05/05 Ed & Gale Violon 05/06 Alex & Barb Messick 05/07 Burt & Diane Shotton 05/08 John Hughlett & Kathy Cline 05/09 Rusty & Patty Gardiner 05/10 Robert & Lucy Ritz 05/13 Bernie Fox & Janene Blow 05/14 Bill & Mary Colclaser 05/16 Albert & Debra LaPlant 05/17 Richard & Joyce Regan 05/18 Gary & Marcia Munroe 05/19 Joe Remkus & Lee Meehan 05/19 David & Barbara Townsend 05/21 Greg & Diane Huyler

05/21 Joseph & Bernadette Mastrolonardo

05/22 Raymond & Sharon Collins 05/22 Bill & Teresa Lape 05/22 Dale & Joyce Meyer 05/23 Michael & Deborah Hecht 05/24 Jim & Barbara Landmark 05/25 Mike & Nancy Mastro 05/28 Bern & Annie Dunne 05/30 Fred & Pam Prestinario

Need to Declutter Your Home ??? DONATE Gently Used Household Items to

Hampton Helping Hands (501c3) We Sell or Auction Household Items to raise funds to benefit Auburndale needy children. Contact: ROSE FLYNN 863-603-3810 or via email tontarose@gmail.com.

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SPRING FLING 50/50 The HEF Spring Fling 50/50 drawing has been postponed until further notice. Tickets are still being sold. We would hope everyone would dig deep and participate to help replenish our scholarship fund. Tickets are $5.00 and are available from Diane Boland, Carol Debonis, CherylAnn Burnett, Al LaPlant, Sandy Hall, Barbara Brochu, Betty Harris and Judy Orioli. We will notify everyone when the drawing date is rescheduled. Your donation will be greatly appreciated…and you will have a chance to win a BIG prize. But remember, our students are the final winners.

Labor Day Duck Pluck!!!

Let’s make this another great “fun”d raiser for the kids in the Auburndale school system. As always, all proceeds go for school supplies, uniforms, book binders, and the kids Christmas party for underprivi-leged children in our immediate area. The Hampton’s Helping Hands will hold its 2nd annual Labor Day Duck Pluck on Monday, September 7, 2020. Ducks are currently on sale for $5.00 each. Buy a duck and your ducks’ number will be recorded with your name. Then on Duck Pluck day, we’ll dump them all into the end of the pool and with the help of some of our residents providing some “motion to the ocean”, the first three ducks to pass through to the end will split the winnings. For those of you who have headed north already, no problem...you can either order ducks on Facebook or just send your money to us and we will pull a duck for you and register your number. Send your donation to Rose Flynn, 214 Golf View Drive and don’t forget to add your name to the list!!! You need not be present that day to win. Ducks will be on sale from now until August 31st. Contact any HHH officer (Rose Flynn, Buzz Binz, Deanna O’Donald, or Diane Gallant) to buy your duck.

HAMPTON HELPING HANDS

Chase the Ace

Fund Raiser is still racing on . . . . But please NOTE: Chase the Ace will go dormant over the summer and will resume on the 1st Monday in October. The Pot stands at $1,368.00 as of this writing. We are looking forward to the fall, and ask that you participate; you could be a big win-ner!

HAMPTON HELPING HANDS Sponsored Events SAVE THESE DATES Duck Pluck Race Sep 7th Buttons & Bows Nov 14th HHH Garage Sale Nov 21st Christmas Ball & Auction Dec 12th Children's Christmas Party Dec 20th

WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS… by Rose Flynn, President

Hampton Helping Hands As many of you remember, our event last March was not up to HHH standards. Yes, it did get better after the first half, but it was not what we usually present to the communi-ty. But out of this has come something good. As you all know, school has not been in session for a while now, and many of our kids depend on school for two meals a day. Mary Colclaser did some investigating and found out that the schools were still trying to provide some type of food for the kids but were quickly running out of money and that got her to thinking. What could we do to help our kids? So, she hatched a plan and ran it by our board members and we thought it was an excellent idea. We would take the proceeds from that lemon March event and turn it into lemonade in the form of Aldi gift cards for the schools in our district. And that is what we did !!! So even though that evening wasn’t what we had expected, something wonderful came out of it from all of you !!! All your ticket purchases were turned into food this Holy Week for our kids. Thank you, thank you, from the bottom of our hearts. You all are wonderful ! ! !

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GOLF CART RULES

Golf carts are only to be operated in the Community by drivers who have a valid state-issued driver’s license.

Please be sure to maintain the 15mph speed limit throughout the park, while paying special attention to your speed when entering the front gate.

HEF SCHOLARSHIPS Despite a shortened fund-raising season, the Hamptons Educational Foundation was able

to award twenty-three $3000 scholarships to students from Auburndale High School and

Harrison School for the Arts. We normally have a formal award presentation ceremony at the end

of April, but hopefully we can reschedule that celebratory event for December when our stu-

dents are home for Christmas break. Once again, thank you to everyone who participated, volun-

teered or helped in our fund-raising events and to those who contributed to our scholarship fund.

Hampton Quilters

Hope everyone in our Hampton family

is well. While the quilters haven’t been meet-ing, many have been busy making fabric

masks to help to keep everyone safe. Like so many in our community, our response is

“How can we help?” Thanks to all who have helped in any way and brightened our days

during this crisis. The Hampton Quilters will resume meetings every Tuesday morning

from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the clubhouse once the emergency is over. Everyone is wel-come. You don’t have to be an experienced

quilter or even a quilter to join us. We will be happy to share our knowledge and love of

quilting with you. For more information con-tact: Carole Gilberti at canneg@aol.com.

It's That Time of Year Again ! ! !

Summer SWIM CLASS Schedule Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Ladies Aqua Flex - 9am CO-ED Water Aerobics - 10am

Starting Friday May 1st <<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday CO-ED Water Exercises - 9am

Starting Tuesday May 5th

In other words, Every Day @ 9am

Please note that this is contingent on the pool’s opening.

EASY SUNDAY MORNING IN THE HAMPTONS

We want to thank all those that attended the golf cart drive-in Easter Sunrise Service. We also want to give a special thanks to Jim Locke and Jim Rankin for conducting an inspirational service as well as a thanks to all those that made it happen. The drive-in ser-vice in front of the clubhouse was our answer to the social distancing guide-lines due to the covid-19 virus. Until the clubhouse opens again, we will be conducting our bible study over Facebook. Go to the search box and type in CONTINUED COVERING HOUSE OF PRAYER. We are on Wednes-day evenings at 7pm and Sunday morning at 9am. If the clubhouse has reopened, the bible study will be in the ballroom on Sunday mornings at 9am with refreshments and an opportunity to meet your neighbors. Any questions contact Bob Miller (863-583-4374).

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HELLO, HAMPTON GRANDPARENTS Anyone who has helped the Hampton Educational Foundation raise money for our student scholarship fund automatically becomes on “honorary grandparent” to these kids. Each semester the students receiving scholarships send in a report of their grades, classes they are taking next semester and a letter telling us about their college experience. Here’s a part of a letter we received recently where the student addresses a very timely issue, just reminding us that today’s students are our hope for the future:

Dear Hampton Grandparents, Hello everyone!. The year is almost over, and I thank God for letting us see another year. First semester of my second year completed, one semester to go! I am very excited for the plans coming up in this upcoming year of 2020. In April/ May, I plan on applying to nursing schools and programs around back home and around Tampa, and with acceptance I plan on starting Fall 2020. My top choice currently is Polk State College, as their nursing program is well recommended and accredited, and suits my needs and interests. I wanted to share my plans with you all, because you mean so much to me, and I wouldn’t had been able do it without you guys, so thank you so much! As stated previ-ously, I have continued to seek interest in the Public Health domain, as a majority of my classes were public health classes this semester. My favorite class this semester was Introduction of Infection Control, where I learned about how one can find diseases in the littlest objects, and how easily dis-ease can spread on a public health level. I have decided to take an Epidemiology class this upcoming semester to learn more about diseases and how they affect individuals. (Jenica Louis, Class of 2018)

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website at: www.flhamptons.com

Please do not feed the wildlife or harm them in

any way.

Please Note:

All advertising, paid and/or otherwise, is included as a courtesy to residents. Content is printed as space permits. The Hamptons neither endorses nor recommends service providers and/or products.

Solutions to May’s Sudoku and Crossword puzzle will be in next month’s Herald.

Solutions to April Puzzles

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2 5 1 4 3

7 8 3 6 2

6 9 5 3 7

3 7 8 1 5

9 1 7 4 6

5 1 2 6 8

2 8 9 7 1

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