The Arbor Trace Revue1000 Arbor Lake Dr. Naples, FL 34110 (239) 598-2929

January 2016Welcome Doug & Eltress Dick

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It takes a lot to really wow me, and the Dicks have done it. Its a delight to have him and his charming wife, Eltress, join us.

Both come from New England. Doug, born in Wellesley, was there through high school. Then to Yale, an ancient history major. He did his honors thesis on Roman Dentistry! Yes, he wanted to be a dentist. Next Harvard School of Dental Medicine, one of a class of 14, graduating magna cum laude. The Army called him for two years to Ft. Mead, Md. After this, he returned to Harvard for his post doctorate in Orthodontics, and did research in embryology in the Anatomy Dept at the Medical School. With this fabulous education, he was ready for private practice which he did for 10 years in MA and in Charleston, S. C. from1983 until he retired in 2004.

Eltress, was born and raised in Melrose, MA, the eldest of 5. She went to junior college in Boston for 2 years and then met Doug on a blind date when they were both between freshman and sophomore years. This great date stuck and they were married three years later. She worked at Children’s Hospital in Boston and left when their son was born and later, a daughter. After that she devoted her life to her family and to many volunteer jobs with the Heart Association, Garden Club, Junior League, and PTA.

They rented in the winter for 7 years at Princeton Place at our nearby marina and enjoyed Sunday real estate visits. They knew what they wanted and the Tower was IT.

Doug confessed that he has returned to an early love for the trumpet which he played in college. He is practicing with a good mute in the apartment’s big walk-in closet!

They are proud grandparents of a boy and a girl who Doug is leading into learning to play instruments. -Merle Bauser

Great DecisionsGreat Decisions is right around the corner. Please sign up at the Clubhouse if you would like to participate in this discussion group starting February 9th in the Gathering Place in the afternoon. Classes meet each Tuesday for 8 weeks. Please sign up only if you can attend the majority of the classes and read the material prior to each class. Books will be delivered once they are available. A big thank you to Dr. Chuck Theisen for being our facilitator this year. If you have any questions, please see Sandy at the Clubhouse. Topics for 2016 session are: Shifting Alliances in the Middle East, The Rise of ISIS, The future of Kurdistan, International Migration, Korean Choices, The United Nations-Post 2015, Climate Geopolitics, and Cuba and U.S. -Sandy Steinbach

Coming Soon in February...

Tuesday, February 9th- Mardi Gras Management Party

Saturday, February 13th- Valentine Management Party

Sunday, February 14th- Larry Maas Trio Performs

Sunday, February 28th- Everblades Hockey Game

The Arbor Trace RevueJust a Reminder...

• The Clubhouse office is open Monday-Friday from 8:30am - 5:00pm.

• The Colonnade Room is open for dinner Monday-Saturday from 5:30-7:30pm, for lunch every Thursday from 12:00-1:00pm, and Sunday brunch from 12:00pm - 2:00pm.

• For dinner pick-up & delivery call 591-4851 between 2:30-4:30pm. Orders called in after 4:30pm will result in a delay of service.

• Lunch is offered for pick up Monday-Saturday. Menus are available at the front desk. Orders must be called in to the kitchen by 10:30am.

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In Loving Memory

Milt Tiede

2Director’s Notes

In the month of January we will hold the annual meetings of both condominium associations. On Wednesday, January 20th, Arbor Trace will hold its Annual Meeting and elect two directors. Since there are six candidates for the two seats, ballots must be cast and tabulated at the annual meeting.

Tower Pointe will hold its annual meeting on Thursday, January 28th. After four years of service on the Tower Pointe Board, Earle Gates has decided not to seek another term. Bob Boyden, who has served for the past two years, has also decided not to seek another term. Please join me in thanking these two fine gentlemen for their dedicated service to the Tower Pointe community. Since we only had two candidates file to run for the two vacant board seats, there will be no need for a formal election. Therefore, Bennett Berman and Douglas Dick will join the board at the annual meeting and serve two year terms.

In other news, I am proud to announce that Nick Hoops has assumed the duties of Association Manager for Tower Pointe. Nick has been the Association Manager for Arbor Trace for the past year and will now manage both communities. Dale Carnes will now assume the duties of Director of Maintenance for both Tower Pointe and Arbor Trace. This dynamic duo is eager to serve you and together I am sure they will do a fine job managing the affairs of both condominium associations. I plan to step back from the day to day operation of the condominiums, but I am still very much involved in the budgeting and financial performance of both associations as well as being responsible for all staffing and services provided by Arbor Pointe Management. If for some reason Nick or Dale need guidance or are unsure of how to handle a particular situation, they will confer with me or if appropriate, the committee chair or board having jurisdiction. Otherwise, my philosophy is, let your managers manage. I have complete confidence in their abilities to do so.

In closing, I would like to update everyone as to the completion date for our Clubhouse lobby renovation. By the first week of January, all construction related activity will be complete. This includes painting and the wallpaper accent wall in front of the reception desk. We are still waiting on several pieces of furniture, which were custom pieces. Once these last few pieces arrive, we will set everything in place and hang the new artwork all in one day. I would anticipate this also happening by the first week of January. I appreciate everyone’s patience over the past few months and I hope everyone is pleased with the final result.

Yours truly,

Dan EdenfieldExecutive Director

3January 2016January Calendar Notes

Friday, January 1st: Happy New Year! New Year’s Brunch will be served Please sign up at the Clubhouse if you would like to come.

Tuesday, January 5th: Dr. Teitlebaum will be in the Salon for Podiatry services starting at 1:00pm. Please sign up at the front desk of the Clubhouse if you plan to come.

Wednesday, January 6th: Connie Moody from Cruise Planners will be in the Gathering Place at 10:30 am with information for anyone from Arbor Trace who may be looking to take a trip. Maybe you have an interest to travel, but are looking for a travel buddy? For those with tickets, this evening we will depart at 4:45pm for The Broadway Palm Dinner Theater.

Friday, January 8th: Today we are taking our monthly trip to Mystery Lunch at 11:30am. Please sign up at the Clubhouse if you would like to go on a mystery adventure. You never know where we may go. Pianist Paul Bisaccia is back with a wonderful performance this afternoon at 4:30pm at The Top of the Pointe performing “Gershwin’s an American in Paris.” Don’t miss this very talented man as he wow’s us.

Monday, January 11th: We are taking a special trip to the Naples Beach Club Hotel for a tour of their orchids (They started their program in 1991 with six plants and little knowledge and today you will see orchids everywhere) and then we will stay for lunch. This trip is very limited so please call the clubhouse to reserve your spot.

Tuesday, January 12th: Enjoy another monthly program of recorded music, commentary and visual Power Point presented by Fred and Elsa Katz. You'll hear some of the great "gal" singers we all grew up with, including Judy Garland, Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne, Billie Holliday, Peggy Lee, Rosemary Clooney, etc. See you in the Gathering Place at 10:00am.

Wednesday, January 13th: We are kicking off the Winter Semester with Hodges University this morning at 10:00am in the Gathering Place. Come and get your schedule and see the wonderful classes that will be offered throughout the next few months.Please make reservations at the Clubhouse for our January Management Party this evening starting at 5:30pm.

Tuesday, January 19th: Our first class begins today at 10:00am, so head to The Gathering Place for “Clint Eastwood: A Great American Film Maker.”

Wednesday, January 20th: The Arbor Trace Condo Association will be holding the annual membership meeting at 3:00pm in the Clubhouse Activity Room. All members are encouraged to attend.

Thursday, January 21st: Join us for Signature Lunch at noon today in the Colonnade Room. Please make reservations at the Clubhouse.

Friday, January 22nd: Sign up for a day trip on the Good Fortune Pontoon. We will depart at 9am. Our journey will take us down to the south side of Naples towards Rookery Bay, an area we seldom see. We will stop for lunch at the Pelican Bend restaurant, on Isle of Capri. The cost for the trip will be $32 per person, and lunch will be on your own.

Wednesday, January 27th: Ron and Jean will be playing some great music for an Evening of Dance starting at 5:30pm in The Colonnade. Please make reservations at the Clubhouse.

Thursday, January 28th: The Tower Pointe Condo Association will be holding the annual membership meeting at 10:00 am in the Tower Gathering Place. All members are encouraged to attend.

Friday, January 29th: Join us for Penny Pinchers shopping today, departing at 10:45am. Reservations are required. A special treat this afternoon, Ron Timmerman’s group The Paradise Coastman Barbershop Chorus will be performing this afternoon at 4:15pm.

The Arbor Trace Revue6Arbor Trace Travel

Group

We are breathing new life into a very popular group that was once active here: TRAVEL!

If you are like many of us, you still have the wanderlust but would enjoy a trip more if you went with Arbor Trace friends.

We will have our first meeting at 10:30 am Wednesday, January 6, at the Gathering Place in the Tower. Complete with coffee and cookies! I have invited well known Naples’s travel agent Connie Moody of Preferred Travel to present some choices for us for this winter. The only prerequisite Arbor Trace asks is that you be able- bodied enough to travel. At this time we will not have an Arbor Trace escort or a tour director with us. That could change as the group grows.

Bring your travel ideas and desires January 6, and Cherie plans to bring some Caribbean Cruise possibilities for this winter and ideas for other trips in 2016 also. Please join us. -Joan Millon

Holiday Thoughts

The Hanukkah dinner held for residents of the Jewish faith was held on Dec 9, the 4th night of the festival. A large number of residents, Jewish and non Jewish, ate together at large tables and lit the candles. Hanukkah, no matter how it is spelled, is not a religious holiday. Rather it is a celebration of the re-dedication of the Temple when the Maccabees defeated the Seleucid Empire in ancient times. The story goes that the oil for the holy light in the Temple was only enough for one night but miraculously burned for eight nights. We now light a special candelabra called a menorah which has eight candles and one lighter candle. Each night of the holiday, a candle is lit until the last night when all eight are lit.

When I was a youngster, this holiday was not as celebrated as it is now. It has come into prominence because it was felt that Jewish children should have a festival near to Christmas. They receive money as a gift, eat special foods (potato pancakes and donuts), light their menorah and play a game with a special top called a dreidel. Of course, everyone eats and eats good food.

We didn’t get any money at our party or play with the dreidel but we did eat potato pancakes which were better than other times, about as good as Trader Joe’s. They were grated raw potatoes, best are grated. Ge, our favorite baker, supplied us with delicious donuts filled with jelly, what we called a Bismarck

in Chicago. They were a real treat.

I used to hang up my stocking too at Christmas and would receive an apple, an orange, a walnut, and something special like a new tooth brush. I don’t have a fireplace now so guess I can’t do that but maybe Santa Claus will find me anyway. -Merle Bauser

Arbor Lake Singers Christmas Performance

A big thanks to the Arbor Lake Singers and Santa Claus and Granny for the festivities on Friday, December 18th! What a fun afternoon! -Sandy Steinbach

7January 2016Arbor Glen News

Congrats to Shirley & The Arbor Glen Staff!

In December our assisted living facility, Arbor Glen, had it’s biennial inspection

done by AHCA (Agency of Health Care Administration). This is required by the State of Florida for us to maintain our necessary licensure. The goal of the survey process is to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of persons receiving services in assisted living facilities. Arbor Glen passed the inspection with flying colors and all of our licenses have been approved for renewal. Shirley Harvey, the Director of Nursing, and her staff have done a wonderful job in keeping Arbor Glen up to the high standards that the State requires. We are lucky to have such a great facility right here on our campus! -Jennifer Hoops

Welcome Janet Thomas-KobesArbor Glen Life Enrichment

Coordinator

We are delighted to welcome Janet Thomas-Kobes as our new life enrichment coordinator for Arbor Glen. Janet is originally from Holland, Michigan and brings with her many years of experience. While there is nothing about her job she

doesn’t love, her favorite part is the process of listening to the residents and then developing meaningful activities to meet their needs. Janet loves animals and has 3 dogs-2 older Labrador retrievers, Lexi and Tanner and 1 young Pitbull named Grace. In her free time she enjoys reading and gardening. -Sandy Steinbach

A special thanks to all of the residents in our community who take time out of their schedules to share their talents with those living in Arbor Glen. Your volunteerism makes this community a truly special place where everyone feels loved. Thank you so much!!! You are appreciated!! -Sandy Steinbach

Joan Millon’s Beading class The Arbor Lake SingersBarbara Wilson

Festive Trolley Tour

A group of 25 of us had an enjoyable evening out on the luxurious Premier Trolley. We started the evening heading down to Vanderbilt Beach to The Beach Box where we enjoyed a cocktail and what turned out to be a lovely sunset. We then boarded the trolley and headed down to Mangrove Café on 5th Avenue, where we enjoyed a wonderful meal. On our way home we sang carols and enjoyed a Christmas light tour through Victoria Park. Keep your eye posted for the next trip on this trolley! -Sandy Steinbach

The Revue TeamEditor... Dan EdenfieldPublisher... Jennifer HoopsCalendar of Events... Sandy SteinbachContributors to this edition... Merle Bauser, Eric Pachner, Ruth Pattrin, Pat Burneson, Barbara Smith, Joan Millon, & Karen Sexton

Book Club news

We’ll start a new year of fun book reviews on January 18th with Nicholas Sparks’ “See Me.”

It’s rich in emotion but also fueled with suspense. Copies available from reviewer Lee Gates. Hope to see lots of our new neighbors. Just come in, no reservations necessary. -Pat Burneson

Arbor Trace Animal Sigtings

Photographer, R.L. Caron captured this photo of our eagles on Saturday, December 12th.

Barb Smith captured a photo of this turtle burying it’s eggs right in front of Villa 800. Mother Nature sure is grand!

January Stars over Arbor Lake by Ruth E Pattrin seeds spread field wet with rain stars over Arbor Lake barren formula of Arbor winter universe complies with shorten light not stirring cool nights on the shores there is dust plants later nourishment oh starting wind once more in darkness days begin to lengthen longer days come someone again seeds the garden unasked straight lines and stars shine down shore grass comesthriving with natures choice rain finally more light each day.

Thank you Mr. Dill!

A special thanks to John Dill for performing in the dining roomon Veterans Day.

Pickleball ClinicThursday, January 21, 2016 9:00 a.m.

Dominic Catalano of 3D PICKLEBALL coaches in our area and will provide a clinic for all who are interested in getting into this fun

sport. If you have started playing, there will be pointers and tips for improving your game. Haven’t played before? It’s a great opportunity to be introduced to the game. Call me with any questions or sign up at the Clubhouse. -Karen Sexton

Christmas Music Set Tone for Holiday

No holiday has inspired more composers than Christmas to celebrate the birth of Christ and Fred and Elsa Katz presented the best of the best this December for a grateful audience in the Tower Gathering Place. The familiar tunes were performed by a variety of artists: “Deck the Halls” by the Cleveland

orchestra, the “Hallelujah Chorus” by the London Symphony and “Joy to the World” by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. The famous three tenors, Jose Carreras, Placida Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti, thrilled the audience with “Mille Cherubini in Coro,” and “O Holy Night.” More contemporary songs were “White Christmas,” sung by Bing Crosby, “Do You Hear What I Hear?” performed by Kristin Chenoweth and “Twas the Night before Christmas” by Judy Collins. -Eric Pachner