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June 2014 Volume 32, Number 6 The To FREE Meadoword MeaThe doword PUBLISHED BY THE MEADOWS CO mm UNITY ASSO C IATION TO PROVIDE INFOR M ATION AND EDU C ATION FOR MEADOWS RESIDENTS MANASOTA, MANASOTA, FL U.S. POSTAGE PRESORTED STANDARD PERMIT 61 PAID 2 The Meadoword • June 2014 MCA BOARD Notes From the OF DIRECTORS In Memoriam Dr. Bill Grubb, President Marvin Glusman, Vice President President’s Desk Don John Spillane, Treasurer By Dr. Bill Grubb—MCA President Claire Coyle, Secretary Jo Evans Scholten Joy Howes By the time you read this, most of our hometown of Sarasota. Volunteers are Dr. Harry Shannon Long-time Meadows Marilyn Maleckas seasonal residents will have gone back to needed throughout the area, including for Volunteer passed Joe Miller their homes in the northern United States, such worthy efforts as Nathan Benderson Canada, or even more distant places. Park, its Rowing Center, and Meals on away on May 6 COMMITTEES Our official hurricane season is Wheels. Assembly of Property Owners just beginning and our Emergency Other causes to consider for Don Scholten grew up in Ginny Coveney, Chairperson Preparedness Committee, chaired by Dr. volunteering include Resurrection House, Holland, Michigan, where he was Marvin Glusman, Liaison Harry Shannon, is getting into high gear. All Faith’s Food Bank, Mote Marine, Van a star athlete and accomplished Budget and Finance Our goal is to have representation on this Wezel Performing Arts Theater, Asolo musician and vocalist during Jerry Schwarzkopf, Chairperson committee from every condo association Theatre, and others too numerous to school. He joined the Army in John Spillane, Liaison as well as from every individual mention. Volunteers are especially needed WWII and was shipped with the Community Activities homeowner’s neighborhood. during the summer months when our 106th Infantry Division to the Ginny Coveney, Chairperson Unfortunately, we still lack volunteers available population declines because of front lines of the most deadly Jo Evans, Liaison from many condo associations and migration, vacations, and travel. battle in U.S. History—The Battle Emergency Preparedness homeowner neighborhoods. If you can So, I ask each and every one of you of the Bulge (1944). He survived Dr. Harry Shannon, Chairperson possibly serve on this committee, please to set aside a few hours each week and the four-month battle that took Dr. Bill Grubb, Liaison do so. The committee meets the second help out however you can by becoming a 19,000 U.S. lives and resulted in Maintenance Tuesday of every month at 1:30 pm. volunteer. 90,000 casualties. Bob Friedlander, Cochairperson The meetings are not long, but are very Especially consider volunteering for Don was taken Prisoner of Jo Evans, Cochairperson & Board Liaison informative. The Meadows Emergency Preparedness War and escaped twice; both Memorial Garden As we’ve stated many times before, Committee. No need to call first. Just times, he was recaptured. His John Spillane, Chairperson & Board Liaison but it deserves repeating—volunteers are come to the next meeting on Tuesday, third escape attempt reunited Restrictions the key to life in The Meadows and our June 10 at 1:30 pm. him with a U.S. Division in April Bill Hoegel, Chairperson 1945. A man of faith throughout Joy Howes, Liaison his life, he said, “God carried Safety me through.” He was awarded a John Spillane, Chairperson Assembly Committee Purple Heart and several other Joy Howes, Liaison Preparing for weather’s worst combat medals as well as a POW Medal and Good Conduct Medal. Subscription Rates By Ginny Coveney—Chairperson Don graduated in mechanical The subscription rate for The Meadoword re- engineering and business from flects a cost due to recent increases in postage, The University of Michigan labor, and materials: USA ....................... $2.00 per month Because of the cancellation of our their associations. and spent his career in Canada .................. $2.50 per month guest speaker, Sub Zero put on an ice A quorum of 15 delegates, industrial technical field sales Foreign .................. $5.00 per month cream social for our Meet and Greet including one MHOA delegate, must management with 3M in New Night of all our delegates. Each person be present to conduct business at the England. Submission Guidelines was treated to ice cream that was flash- Assembly meeting. He married Mary Ann, Letters to the Editor frozen, using liquid nitrogen. Meetings begin at 7:00 pm with whom he had known since • Letters must be signed and include On June 18, Sarasota County cookies and coffee. sixth grade. They retired in a return address. Emergency Management Chief Ed The Meadows in 1982, first as • Issues must be of interest to a large McCrane will speak on preparing for snowbirds and later, full-time portion of The Meadows. NEXT MEETING of the • Obscene or derogatory remarks will hurricanes or tornados. residents, where they both were not be published. Sandy Truman has prepared an avid golfers and active in the • We reserve the right to edit letters in Assembly of the interest of space or to refuse updated list of Assembly delegates. community. They served as publication. We noticed that many associations Property Owners cochairs of The Meadows Best Articles and Monthly Columns do not have a delegate listed. I Features Ed McCrane Kept Committee for several years. We welcome submissions from our will be contacting the president Emergency Management Chief Don was an accomplished Meadows residents for publication in of those associations to determine for Sarasota County wood carver, known for his ducks The Meadoword. Articles should be of general interest to the community. who their delegates are. Delegates “Preparing for hurricanes in The Meadows We copy edit all articles for accuracy, have the responsibility of attending or tornados” He is survived by wife Mary content, style, and length and will not publish articles that contain offensive the Assembly meetings to learn June 18, 7:00 pm Ann, three daughters, and several material or inaccurate information. Ar- the business of the MCA and MCA Community Center grandchildren. ticles must be received by the posted disseminating this information back to We will miss him! deadline for publication in the following Delegates, please sign in month’s edition. All submissions are published at the discretion of the Editor and the MCA. Interested in Submission Deadlines** for the JULY 2014 issue: The Meadoword PICKLEBALL? Display Advertising—contact The Meadoword Editor Community News Source of The Meadows Call the MCA • New and revised display ads are due on FRIDAY, JUNE 6 Initiated in 1983 • Camera-ready display ads are due on TUESDAY, JUNE 10 Publisher, MCA: Len Smally, Manager 377-2300 Editorial Content—contact The Meadoword Editor Editor/Designer: Mary Jo Gord Advertising Manager: Mary Jo Gord • Articles and columns are due on TUESDAY, JUNE 10 Editorial Assistant: Steve Newman • Letters to the Editor are due on TUESDAY, JUNE 10 Contributing Writer: Ginny Cardozo Proofreaders: Judy Egan, Ginny Coveney What about Classified Ads—contact The MCA Reception Desk Kathy Gibson, Sandy Truman • Classifieds are due on FRIDAY, JUNE 13 Distribution: MCA BOCCE BALL? MEADOWS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION For more information, call 377-2300 2004 Longmeadow Call the MCA ** NOTE: Deadlines for camera-ready ads are on or about the 10th of the month prior Sarasota, Florida 34235 to publication. When the 10th falls on a weekend or holiday, the deadline is the previous Phone 377-2300 • Fax 377-2248 business day. New advertiser ads and revised ads are due two days prior to camera-ready [email protected] 377-2300 ads. Deadlines may be moved up as necessary to accommodate for production and press http://www.themeadowssarasota.org requirements during Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays and the short month of February. The Meadoword • June 2014 3 4 PENDING n 3204 Ringwood Meadow—Peaceful 3BR n 5189 Willow Links—Investment propety. n 5600 Sheffield Greene Cir—Want some- n 5278 Huntingwood Court—2BR end unit villa. Bbrick walkway with colorful plantings to furnished 2BR end unit with great rental history. thing special? 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