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Scoop The

A Gypsum Mills Estates Community Newsletter

January

2015

CONGRATULATIONS to Ruth Fuller, winner of the Free Rent

Raffle Drawing held at the December Quarterly Residents Meeting! The Board would like to express their appreciation to all of you who purchased raffle tickets, and to Morgan Manage-ment for the donation of the free

rent. 100% of the money con-tributed goes back into the com-

munity.

Who needs sunny Florida? We’re having a Gypsum Mills’

SATURDAY • JANUARY 17TH • 6:00PM

Get ready to move and groove to the music of the Beach Boys and other 60’s Favorites! Hamburgers/Hots will be provided. Please

bring a dish to share that compliments the cookout!

Enjoy an evening of great fellowship and reminiscing about those days from the past. If you dare… WEAR BEACH ATTIRE and help us all get in the mood for a fun evening!! Special prized awarded! How about a rousing game of Beach Volleyball (aka-ping pong)?

This is one night you don’t want to miss!! Call Char Austin to order a hamburger or hot dog (or two!), and to let me know your

dish “to pass”. 747-8430

*Remember - Free Rent Raffle Tickets will be sold at this event!

WELCOME

NEW

RESIDENTS!

Mark & Ellie Syverud

6428 Kims Drive

We’re glad you’re here!

Calling all Table Tennis / Ping Pong Players!

Join us for a ‘Get to Know Other Players Night’!

January 13 at 6:00 PM

This will give everyone a chance to setup a play date

with others!! Hope you can join us!

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FROM THE MANAGER’S DESK

Happy New Year and Welcome to 2015!

The Sales Office will be closed Thursday, January 1, 2015. Refuse pick up will be Saturday, January 3, 2015.

Another year gone… time is going by so quickly. We would like to thank all the resi-dents that sent us cookies, peanut brittle, cakes, candy, flower arrangements and cards to the Sales Office. Your thoughts and considerate gifts are greatly appreciated. We loved everything! Thank you again from the bottom of our hearts. It has been a real gift working at Gypsum Mills these past seven years and meeting all those that are so kind. From all of us in the Sales Office; We wish you and your families the very best for the Holidays & the New Year.

Winter Wonderland Contest: Judith Carkner of 6329 Murphy Drive, won $100.00 off her January lot rent for her children's wonderland exhibit. Thank you to all those that participated. The picture is on the gypsumcoop.org website. Congratulations Judith! Go to the Photo Gallery tab (2014 Winter photo contest) to view additional photos!

On Christmas Eve, we (Gypsum Mills Staff) hosted a wonderful Christmas Brunch at the Community Center for those residents that were alone or couldn't cook for them-selves. We would like to thank all the wonderful volunteers that helped us make this happen. You all did a great job putting it all together with us. We had 40 people on our guest list, including the volunteers. Some did not or could not make it. We really missed you. Maybe next year. Everyone enjoyed themselves. We had a delicious menu to choose from, gifts to give away, Christmas music to listen to and people to

enjoy it with. We hope everyone had a great time.

Toys for Tots: They were picked up December 17, 2014. Two full boxes of toys, books, slippers ETC. Great job! Picture posted on the gypsumcoop.org website. Thank you.

Lease renewals-Please return them as soon as you get them in the mail so that we can process each one. You will need to bring all the pages to the Sales Office. Do not mail them to our Corp. Office.

Resident Amenities: The Co-op Board has requested that Gypsum Mills help them out. They do not

have any volunteers that are willing to help them rebuild the (4) four bocce ball courts. The residents/volunteers help us keep the cost down, Gypsum Mills Office helps the Co-op Board with the materials needed. We are in the process of receiv-ing estimate quotes to make repairs or re-build the 4 bocce ball courts.

Other items that will need attention for 2015 & 2016: Waiting for estimates to re-furbish the tennis court, basketball court and the 2

shuffle board courts. Waiting for estimates to replace the two furnaces for the Community Center. Waiting for estimates to replace the two air conditioning units for the Community

Center. Submitted estimates to add fencing between Hunts Park and Gypsum Mills Estates.

Proposal has not been approved or declined.

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Mind you, these items are not approved by any means: I will have to submit them to our Corp. Office for approval. These are some things we would like to see updated for you.

Winter coats that were donated from an anonymous resident. They were given to those that needed and appreciated them. Thank you for generosity.

Holiday decorations reminder: Please remove them 15 days after the holiday, weather permitting. If you are not able to remove them, please do not turn them on. Thank you.

Do you need help with your heating bills? Please contact HEAP 1-800-342-3009. For other issues: The Office for the Aging 1-800-342-9871.

Corrections to the December Scoop: I may have made a mistake in the December Scoop- (Taxes) I meant to say the 4 year tax freeze is on your home taxes only. Not on any of the other taxes. Sorry about the confusion. I also stated I have estimates for the Parking lot and Tennis Court. I should have stated the Parking lot and Basketball Court - Not the Tennis Court.

Lastly: American Flags: If you need to retire your flag due it being old or torn, and not sure what you should do about it? No matter what size they are, I can have them properly retired by the Boy Scouts if you bring them to my Office. Tom from Fred's Flags takes care of our big American Flag that flies high and free everyday. He is happy to take them from me.

Very Truly Yours, Debra DeMars

Community Manager

VICTOR HIGHWAY

DEPT. WINTER

REMINDERS

With the winter season upon us, it is important that town residents remember the following rules when snow arrives:

DO NOT plow snow in the road or across it. Keep it on your property and in an area that does not obstruct your view or that of drivers on the roadway. If you hire some-

one to plow for you, please be sure that they are aware of and follow these rules.

DO NOT let children play in snowdrifts near the road. It is difficult & often impos-sible for plow operators to see them.

REMEMBER there is NO PARKING on Town roadways from November 1st - April 1st, unless otherwise posted.

COMMUNITY

COOKBOOKS

Hurry! There are very few Gypsum Mills’ Com-

munity-created Cook-books left! These are

one of a kind! On sale at the reduced

price of $5!!

They will be sold at Bingo by Della Mil-ler, at the Monthly Breakfast by Rose Olson, and by contacting me, Julie Alfieri at 398-7314. I will personally

deliver!

~Julie Alfieri, Cookbook Chairperson

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FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK ~ JANUARY 2015

Happy 2015! Wishing you and your families a Happy New Year filled with rich blessings and good times. I hope your Christmas season was filled with much laughter and cheer. Due to a shoulder injury I sustained in early fall 2014, I was unable to decorate my home for Christ-mas as I normally would. I was touched by so many residents asking why my typical holiday display did not happen this year. It’s a wonderful example of the type of community we have here; we know each other, we care about one another and we look out for one another. It’s one of the many reasons I am fortunate to live in Gypsum Mills, and I look forward to a brand new year filled with many fun times and warm memories with all of my neighbors and friends in our community.

To those of you that did decorate for the holiday season, I want to thank you for making our community look so festive and colorful. The winner of our Winter Wonderland contest is Ju-dith Carkner of 6329 Murphy Drive. Congratulations Judith and Happy New Year!

We have so many volunteers in Gypsum Mills that make our community events and clubs run so smoothly. Our volunteers never shy away from working hard and committing their time to make our community a better place to live. However, many have been serving as volunteers for years and in all fairness to them, it is time to pass off some duties to a new crew of volunteers. If you have a talent you are not utilizing, if you have even a small amount of extra time to donate to your community, or you simply want to make a difference in the community in which you live; please contact any member of the Gypsum Mills Board of Directors to find out how you can volunteer. Thank you in advance for your willingness to serve.

A new year makes me count all of my blessings and look forward to a brand new, fresh start and a clean slate on which to write life’s story. My Irish heritage makes me a believer in tra-dition and at times yes, even superstition. In Ireland it is believed that the kind of new year you will have is dependent upon whom walks over the threshold of your doorstep first. If it is a handsome, dark haired, tall young man, it is believed you will have a new year full of much luck and good fortune. But, if it is a blond or red haired young woman, Irish custom believes your new year will be full of grief and bad luck! And, if you are a single woman, place some mistletoe under your pillow. It is a long held custom that doing so will bring true love to you in the new year. When that happens, you can find me and thank me for sharing that tidbit with you!

Count your blessings instead of your crosses... Count your gains instead of your losses. Count your joys instead of your woes... Count your friends instead of your foes. Count your smiles instead of your tears... Count your courage instead of your fears.

Count your full times instead of your lean... Count your kind deeds instead of your mean. Count your health instead of your wealth... Love your neighbor as much as yourself.

May you have a new year full of all that is good. Thank you for a wonderful 2014. I look for-ward to a blessed 2015 shared with all of my family, friends, and neighbors in Gypsum Mills.

Fondly, Hugh N. Crowley, President Gypsum Mills Cooperative Board of Directors

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NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH

Pedestrian Safety Information when walking on road ways

Since the chances of being struck and killed as a pedestrian increase by 1100% after dark, according to the National Safety Council, you should take advantage of the Fed-eral Highway Administration's statement that reflectorization has been shown to in-crease the visibility of a pedestrian by a factor of five. In the US, over 60% of pedestri-an accidents and deaths occur in the dark says the National Safety Council.

"Chances of being struck and killed as a pedestrian increase 1100% after dark" - National Safety Council.

"Poor visibility of pedestrians is a major contributing cause of higher nighttime accident rates" - U.S. Public Health Service.

"In a survey of safety specialists, reflectorization countermeasures were identified as having the highest overall rating as a means for reducing school children accidents during darkness" - U.S. Department of Transportation.

"A person dressed completely in black wearing a thumb sized reflector is detected at longer distances than a person dressed completely in white" - Federal Highway Ad-ministration.

"8 out of 10 drivers who struck people at night didn't see them. 90% of motorists who hit people at night are not ticketed for any traffic violations" - Indiana State Police Re-ports.

Studies have shown that pedestrians walking along a road in dark clothing at night are first seen approximately, 55 feet away giving the driver less than one second reaction time. A driver traveling at 60 mph needs over 260 feet to stop. The chart below repre-sents the distances at which a driver will FIRST SEE a pedestrian depending on cloth-ing color. - Cornell University Cooperative Extension. Program Report "Actionwear: Clothing for Fitness

A person dressed completely in black wearing a thumb sized reflector is detected at longer distances than a person dressed completely in white.- Federal Highway Ad-ministration

71 % of fatal adult pedestrian crashes occurred at dusk or dawn or in areas where visi-bility of the person was restricted. - AAA Foundation For Traffic Safety

Studies have proven that the risk of being hit by a motorist in the dark is eight times lower when wearing a safety reflector. The use of reflectors has been shown to in-crease the visibility of pedestrians by a factor of five. - Federal Highway Administra-tion

Wear reflective clothing or a reflector beginning today! Be Safe - Be Seen!

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GEMS

We finished the year with lunch at Fran’s Underground Bakery and Café. The food was good, as was the conversation.

We are looking forward to going to the Bistro on January 16, 2015. To reserve, call Carolyn at 869-5317. Happy Healthy New Year to All!

RED HATS

Twenty red hatters had a wonder-ful luncheon at Prosecco's. It is so nice of them to open just for us every year, and as always, the

food and service was outstanding. We signed Christmas cards to our red hat sisters who have moved away and are very much missed. Our gift exchange to the Night Be-fore Christmas poem was so much fun ~ nice gifts given by all.

Our January 13th luncheon will be at Bistro 11, Main St., Victor. GiGi and Anne will be the hostess . Please call them before Friday Jan. 9th if you have not all ready signed up and or if you did and can't make it (GiGi - 398-7410) (Anne - 742-3417) Meet in the parking lot at 11:30 please be on time. I'm so sorry I will not be able to attend, I'm sure you will all have a great time. A Very Happy and Healthy New Year to you all, Karen

JANUARY BREAKFAST

We will be serving breakfast from 8:00 - 10:00 AM on

Sunday, January 11th. No reservations needed ~ just come!

MENU - Pancakes, French Toast, Eggs (any style), Cheese Omelet, Bacon, Sausage, Toast (Whole Wheat or White), Juice, Coffee, Tea or Milk.

Adults - $3.50

Children under 12 - FREE

~The Breakfast Crew

LIVE IT! HEALTHY

LIVING PROGRAM

PLACE: COMMUNITY CENTER WHEN: EVERY MONDAY, 4:15-5P

Our program is being conducted by Group Participation. Each week, each individual has something that will help in the goal to getting to a healthy weight. It is working out well for the Group. Come and join us and see what we’re all about!

Julie Alfieri- Healthy Living Chairperson and contact person {398-7314}

WII BOWLING

Every Friday in January

at 1:00 – 3:00pm.

Contact Don Varner with any questions.

dvarner@rochester.rr.com

585-233-9045

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Where to mail rent payments, if you pay by check?

West side residents mailing address: East side residents mailing address: Gypsum Mills West LLC. Gypsum Mills East LLC. P.O. Box 1600 P.O. Box 1600

Pittsford, New York 14534 Pittsford, New York 14534

Make checks payable to Make checks payable to

Gypsum Mills West LLC. Gypsum Mills East LLC.

Please add your lot number and tenant ID number on the memo of the check. If you are not sure about your lot or tenant ID number please contact the Sales Office. We will be happy to help you.

Some residents have requested a check register so they can keep track of their rent payments. We have designed a form for those that would like one. Stop at the Sales Office & pick one up if you like.

MAH JONGG CLUB

Monday, Tuesday, &

Thursdays 1:00 pm at the Community Center.

Questions ? Call Judy 742-3086

EUCHRE CLUB

We had a 6 table turn-out! Most of our regulars were in attendance. The Decem-ber 12th results are:

1st Harry Dainty

2nd (tie) Joan Hawes

Doug Williams

4th (tie) John Lawlor Don Semifero

6th Hugh Crowley

7th Carm Bartolone

8th (tie) Loretta Baker John Blain

The December 19th results are:

1st Hugh Crowley

2nd Joan Hawed

3rd Linda Canfield

4th Brian Canfield

5th (tie) Carm Bartolone

Trish Mason

7th Grace Vanderlee

8th Jan Miller

Our next sessions are January 9th and 16th at 6:45p sharp! See ya then!

~Ken

LINE DANCING

Line Dancing is Fun * The Music is Catchy! The Steps are Easy * The Dancers are Happy!

And it is GREAT Exercise!

Come join us Tuesdays from 10:00 - 11:30 AM

in the Community Center

For Information, contact: Gail Maffett ~ 742-3048

Karen Beecher ~ 924-1711

CHAIR AEROBICS

Get your day off to a great start!!

Join us for chair aerobics Monday, Wednesday and Friday

at 10:00 am in the Community Center.

Any questions? Please call Mary Ann at 924-7523.

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EDITOR’S NOTE

Please submit any articles and advertise-ments to ETemple1158@aol.com or leave in the Scoop Box located in the Community Center Vestibule.

Scoop article due dates are posted on the calendar each and every month.

Anything received after the due date will be put in the following month’s Scoop.

Scoop Committee reserves the right to edit submissions as deemed necessary in order to fit them into the design layout. Please let us know if you don’t need the paper copy de-livered to your home. Contact the Distribution Coordinator, Joan Bileti at 869-5054.

Thanks! ~Liz

01/01 Carol Grundke 01/01 Edward Hamelinck 01/01 Eric Marx 01/01 Wendy Miller 01/01 Marilyn Tarantello 01/02 Kelly Eldredge 01/03 Gladys Lana 01/03 Kevin Sheehan 01/04 Elaine Crandall 01/04 Angela (Pat) Mestler 01/04 Jon Murphy 01/06 Mary Cappon 01/06 Betty Gilroy 01/06 Robert Miller 01/07 Frank Freida 01/08 Marsha Colbert 01/08 Rosemary Ellis 01/08 Margot Matthews 01/08 Dan (James) Phillips 01/09 Michael Bournival 01/09 Jack Garlock 01/09 Richard Nachtwey 01/09 Vada Palmeri 01/09 Marty Zimmerman 01/10 Brian Stone

01/11 Patricia Miller 01/12 Carmen Bartolone 01/12 Kip Bowman 01/12 Trish Mason 01/12 Michael Rosato 01/13 Robert Bundy 01/13 James Flaitz 01/14 Ruth Fuller 01/15 Jennifer Hicks

01/15 Frank Legrett 01/15 Mary Penn 01/16 John Hill 01/16 Deborah Mercurio 01/16 Gale Poirier 01/16 Jo-Ann Blanco-Russell 01/17 Kristen Yanni 01/18 Karen Beecher 01/18 Dan Crowley 01/19 Gary Burton 01/19 Ron Chipperfield 01/19 Sally Ann Comstock 01/19 Bill Rockefeller 01/19 Michael Skowronski 01/20 Jean Anderson 01/20 Gary Pestle

01/21 Gladys Charlebois 01/21 Lowell Knapp 01/21 Judith Platten 01/22 Kathy Pearce 01/22 Brad Smith 01/22 Linda Smith 01/22 Larry Vanderlee 01/23 Mona Sassenhausen 01/24 Robert Baart 01/24 Pat Dodson 01/25 Gerald Sparmann 01/26 Evelyn Fisher 01/26 Alice Heath

01/26 Judith Pritchard 01/26 Darlene Prizel 01/26 George Townsend 01/27 Patricia Mack 01/28 Evelyn Cull 01/30 Donna Cianfoni 01/30 Claudia Phillips 01/31 John Blain 01/31 Don DeMars 01/31 Carolyn Hoyt

JANUARY BIRTHDAYS

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

01/01 Shirley & Raul Hess/Kaus 01/20 Frank & Maureen Freida 01/30 Bob & Linda Tuttle

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OUR SINCERE

CONDOLENCES

To Mary Alloco on the passing of her mother.

To the family and friends of Jacqueline

Rebstock. She will be missed by many.

To Maureen Freida and family for the loss

of her husband, Frank Freida. Our thoughts

and prayers are with you.

RGE Outage and Storm

Assistance (24 hours a day, every day)

For a natural gas emergency or if you smell a natural gas odor, call us at 1.800.743.1702 or

contact 911.

For a life-threatening electricity emergency, call us at 1.800.743.1701 or contact 911.

Wow!! What a turn-out for our annual gathering for the Victor Community Cho-rus’ Holiday Concert! The room was packed! It was a great night of fellowship with wonderful music that filled us all with Christmas spirit. Thank you to all the cookie bakers! The treats were delicious.

~Char Austin

ADVERTISEMENTS

FOR SALE

Snow-Thrower Electric Start, 21”, Runs Great

$175 or B/O

Call David at 742-1931

“V Tech” 4 Cordless Phone Set with Blue Tooth with instructions.

Works great. $35

Call David at 742-1931

Complete set of China

Royal Prestige - White Lace

10 Piece Set / Settings for 12

$250 or best reasonable offer Call Greg at 315-986-2015

**Upon further review, the Scoop Committee feels it is in the best interest of the Residents to print only

those services that carry liability insurance that meet and/or exceed amounts stated in our Leasing

Documents/Rules & Regulations. For all of our “resident-run” services that do not meet this re-

quirement, please feel free to advertise on the Com-munity Center bulletin board or send out an email

blast to the community. Thank you.

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KIDS CORNER

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COOPERATIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2014-2015

President Hugh Crowley 398-7164 hcrowley1@rochester.rr.com Vice President Diane Crego 924-7461 gammydiane@rochester.rr.com

Recording Secretary Don Wheat 309-2930 dwheat1@rochester.rr.com

Corresponding Secretary Linda Tuttle 398-7830 rltuttle@rochester.rr.com

Treasurer RoseMarie Varner 742-2738 rmlincoln@rochester.rr.com

Building Facilities Manager Bob Tuttle 398-7830 pastorbob77@rochester.rr.com

Building Facilities Assistant Ken Ainsworth 924-7676 kenleen53@rochester.rr.com

Building Use Coordinator Julie Alfieri 398-7314 julieannalfieri@yahoo.com Assistant Project Manager Vera Hanson 924-3887 lexuslady52172@yahoo.com

Management Representative Debra DeMars 924-4710 debra.demars@morganmanagement.com Administrative Assistant Ana Gonzalez 924-4710 ana.gonzalez@morganmanagement.com Sales Jessica Gonzalez 924-4710 jessica.gonzalez@morganmanagement.com

Aerobics (Chair & Pool) - Maryann Brannan 924-7523

Bereavement - Kathy Jason 398-7636

Bingo - Dottie Tallie 924-8201

Blood Drive – Char Austin 398-7619

Bocce (Tues Night) – Sandy Mason 924-5334

Bocce (Thurs Night) - Brian/Linda Canfield 398-7070

Breakfast Committee - Bob Tuttle 398-7830 Bridge Club - Ruth Dreste 924-7678

Cards Wednesday Morning-Edna Griffith 924-5088

Community Center phone number 337-6029

Community Ctr. Scheduling – Julie Alfieri 398-7314

Community Relations - Pati Mattice 742-1763

Euchre Club – Ken Ainsworth 924-7676

Friends on the Go - Jean Andersen 721-9114 Gems - Shirley Carney 742-3998

Golf Thurs PM - Kathy Ritz 789-0341

Golf Mon AM-Bob & Paula Henry 330-5240

Healthy Living - Julie Alfieri 398-7314

Library - Ann Heath 742-6263, Joyce Haag 742-3954

Line Dancing - Karen Beecher 924-1711

Mah Jongg – Judy Killeen 742-3086

Neighborhood Watch - Steve Myers 944-9508

Pickle Ball - Diane Crego 924-7461 & Ken Ainsworth 924-7676

Red Hats - Karen Manniello 742-3262

Rent Raffle - Joan Hawes 626-9048

RV Corrals - Jim Carselli 732-7350 & Dan Phillips 924-4069

Scoop Distribution - Joan Bileti 869-5054

Scoop Editor - Liz Temple 398-7277

Social Committee – Char Austin 398-7619

Special Olympics – Linda Tuttle 398-7830 Technical A/V Support - Don Varner 233-9045 Telephone Tree - Shirley Carney 742-3998

Winding Creek Golf Course - 924-0280

Yoga - Char Austin 398-7619

Gypsum Mills Sales Office - 924-4710

Gypsum Mills Maintenance - 398-8249

EMERGENCY - 585.202.9708

COMMITTEE PHONE NUMBERS

BEREAVEMENT LUNCHEONS

The community of Gypsum Mills Cooperative sponsored by the Board Members of Gypsum Mills offers a luncheon for families of deceased residents. This includes

immediate family members and grandparents who are living here. The luncheon is held in our Community Center. For more information, call Kathy Jason at 398-7636.

COMMUNITY CENTER HOURS

From November 1 to March 31, the Community Center will be opened at 9:00 am and closed at 8:00 PM.

We reserve the right to close early anytime due to inclement weather. ~The Cooperative Board