NOVEMBER- DECEMBER 2017

MAGAZINE A Publication for the members of Hunters Run Country Club

INSIDE HUNTERS RUN: OUR FIRST HOUSE TOUR Beginning on page 4 Long Range Planning By Irwin Regent, Chair With the completion of our new front stairway and the renovated Gallery Restrooms, the committee’s focus will now shift to a comprehensive long range plan for improvements to the Tennis Center. Short term, (3-5 years) we will recommend cosmetic renovations to this 30+ year-old OFFICERS AND BOARD building. However, long term we need to MEMBERS 2017-2018 consider possible ancillary needs and uses EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE that could be accommodated in a new President Bernard Silver building, perhaps built in a more central Vice President Joel Feldman location within the tennis and pickleball Treasurer Steve Perlmutter complex and closer to parking. We welcome Secretary Judi Goldstein thoughts and ideas from the membership. Board Member Harold Friedman Senior Advisor Bernard Sobel Also on our agenda is the development of the BOARD COMMITTEE CHAIRS North Gate parcel to include a dog park, Audit Joel Feldman basketball court, bocce and a walking and Vice Chair Ed Merdinger jogging track. We are also studying various Budget & Finance Bernard Sobel plans for providing additional parking. Vice Chair Harvey Newman Communications Lew Gedansky Our aim is to continue to improve our Vice Chair Stan Walker existing facilities as well as responding to Community Relations Renee Stern membership’s wishes to add new amenities Vice Chair Shelley King Arkin as we strive to maintain our position as one of Entertainment & Arts Michael Kampel Vice Chair Gail Schoenbach South Florida’s premier country club Fitness, Pool & Spa Steve Bzura communities. Vice Chair Joannie Soble Food & Beverage Steve Perlmutter Vice Chair Steve Rittersporn Golf Judi Goldstein Harold Friedman WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Greens & Lakes Joel Feldman AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2017 Vice Chair Jerry Bloom NAME ADDRESS NAME ADDRESS House Harold Friedman Paul & Sarah Boyce 59D Eastgate Drive Andrew & Susan Lupu 52 Essex Drive Vice Chair Stuart Sackin Landscape Mitch Krasnoff Harvey & Rosalind Budkofsky 63 Northwoods Lane Mitchell Matez 31D Stratford Lane Vice Chair Bill Poznak Martin & Mariann Greenberg 8D Westgate Lane Michele Miller & Roger Nickel 56 Northwoods Lane Legal Jack Gorny Anthony & Lori Jackson 4 Cambridge Drive Ralph & Susan Raphaelson 18B Westgate Lane Mark Vogel Gary & Debra Katz 15H Stratford Drive Peter & Ava Schub 48 Island Drive Long Range Planning Irwin Regent Vice Chair Judi Goldstein Louis Weinberg 25D Westgate Lane Membership & Marketing Steve Bzura Michael Kampel HUNTERS RUN MAGAZINE Vice Chair Ronnie Mann Hunters Run POA Inc. • 3500 Clubhouse Lane • Boynton Beach, FL 33436 • 561-737-2582 Security Gerry Chafetz Vice Chair Richie Sedlik Hunters Run POA Inc. Editorial Staff Shy Kramer, Marilyn Ross, Judie Spinner Strategic Planning Lew Gedansky Chief Operating Officer Production Susan Braitman Vice Chair Bethanie Gorny Mary Watkins, CCM Photography Chuck Milber, Marilyn Ross Karen Meltz, Marsha Merdinger Tennis Harold Friedman DEDICATED TO EXCELLENCE Vice Chair Charles Ross Administrative Support Graham Cordrey Editor Stan Walker Member-At-Large David Gold Features Editor Ann Forman Design, Layout and Printing Correspondence [email protected] EG Communications Group Election Larry Bloch Liaison Judi Goldstein Front cover: A Room with a View, from Shelly & Hans Gandras’ home in the The Isles; photo by Chuck Milber. Grievance Intake Alvin Newman 2 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017 Hunters Run Country Club Appeals Carl Sloan Governmental Relations Carl Sloan From our PRESIDENT

3500 Clubhouse Lane • Boynton Beach, FL 33436 (561) 737-2582 • www.huntersrun.net Dear Members: CLUB PHONE NUMBERS We would like to “Welcome Back” all our snowbirds. We hope that you have had a chance to see CLUBHOUSE EXT Cardroom - Ladies' 4003 all the wonderful renovations that have been going on here at Hunters Run. The front entrance Cardroom - Men’s 4009 staircase including new lighting and landscaping has been completed. The members really enjoy Beauty Salon - Inside Extension 4353 the look of it and in the evenings, it is truly spectacular. The Fitness Center flooring is complete Beauty Salon - Outside Telephone 364-9353 Fitness Center 4056 and the look and safety features are a welcome addition to the facility. The fountain which was Front Desk - 737-2582 4582 installed on 9 East makes a wonderful impression as one rounds the corner. It is a nice Locker Room - Ladies’ 3903 Locker Room - Men’s 3902 enhancement to this area. Pool Attendant 4560 Valet 4025 The Gallery restrooms have been completed. There is new granite, wallpaper and a refreshed look COURTESY PHONES EXT to the entire area of both women’s and men’s restrooms. Lobby 4015 Golf Shop 4026 We would like to thank Amy Volk and her entire staff for their hard work and continuous efforts Ladies' Restroom 4022 Men’s Restroom 4024 to clean up the roads and golf courses after Hurricane Irma. We would like to thank our Tennis Shop 4657 clubhouse maintenance staff, led by Jim La Sassa, for their efforts in protecting the property in Pool Area East 4077 Pool Area SW 4076 advance of the storm and repairing and monitoring any items such as A/C, generators and power

F & B DINING INFO TELEPHONE and gas lines during and after the hurricane. The damage to the clubhouse and adjacent property Grille Room 735-4021 was minimal compared to what it could have been. Il Cacciatore 735-4027 Snack Shack 735-4068 We also give a special thanks to Lukasz Kotowski and his G4S staff for everything that they did to Tiki Bar 735-4012 Lodge/Dining Reservations 735-4044 keep us safe during Irma. We also appreciate the efforts of the CERT team for being there for our Main Dining Room 735-4064 residents and our community. They were well prepared and did a great job. The Palms 735-4038 Lounge 735-4050 Internet Café 735-4016 We had another Pool Party which was well attended and everyone had a great time. I am looking 19 Hole 735-4052 forward to having dinner at The Palms Steakhouse, which is our latest new venue. We have a SECURITY EXT calendar filled with many activities and events. It is planned around your ideas, suggestions and EMERGENCY 911 enjoyment. I am looking forward to all of us having a terrific season together. Security - South Gate - Main 4060 /736-9711 Security - Automated Guest System 736-6913 Lukasz Kotowski, Director Office: 737-3848 Best regards, Cell: 561-225-5669 Clubhouse Security 5020

CMO TELEPHONE Matthew Iaccarino CMO Manager 734-5000 Fax 734-4681 Bernie Silver CMO Maintenance 734-6784 Isles of Hunters Run 364-9664 President

Hunters Run Country Club NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017 3 FEATURE A HOUSE TOUR TOURING INSPIRED HUNTERS RUN HOMES By Judie Spinner Hunters Run homes sparkle with high style, high tech, art, color, innovation and wit. In a wide range of traditional and contemporary settings, there is visual drama, from peaceful to dynamic. Whether it is a house, a villa, or an apartment, every home is unique and reflects differences in style, background and personality. Our first “House Tour” includes:

Sweep ordinary under the rug at Barbara Leidner’s Hampshire AUDACIOUS WHIMSEY Lane home.... especially under the vibrant, contemporary rugs that her late husband, Norman Fleischner, designed. This is a house of audacious whimsy. At the front door there’s a sign inviting you to GIGGLE. And you do so in every room. The walls, ceilings, floors and furniture entice and tickle you. Your interest is piqued at the tongue-in-cheek ‘crystal chandelier.’ The chairs will amuse you. Yes, they are The Three Stooges, the faces of Moe, Larry and Curly, vividly painted on the three attached theater seats. And you will be charmed by the aluminum jester chair and the yellow metal moon and stars chair, both beautifully hand-crafted. Barbara points out an unusual upholstered chair from the 1970’s, inherited from her mom and some stunning antiques artfully mixed in with all the artifacts. Check out the wood violin on the wall for an extra chuckle. This house decor is like a idiosyncratic museum. It’s a spirited mix. It’s the past, present and future. More than one viewing is needed to take it all in. Barbara has lived at Hunters Run since 2001. She haunts flea markets, arts and craft shows, here, there and everywhere. Her house makes her smile.

House Tour photos by Chuck Milber

4 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017 Hunters Run Country Club 12 YEARS AND 4 HOMES LATER - STILL IN LOVE WITH HUNTERS RUN

Sharon and Stuart Sackin have lived in The Woods for the room to life, is the pièce de résistance. It’s an Austrian a year and delight in the new, different look they have Swarovski crystal chandelier. A sumptuous room, perfect created in their fourth home at Hunters Run. Their 32 years for dressing and relaxing. A large golden antique Buddha in the antiques and furniture business influenced and led to strategically stands right next to the front door. And you will the traditional focus in their previous homes. “Now we have see a small golden Buddha guarding the bathtub in the what is called a transitional look,” Sharon says happily. master bedroom. The Buddhas add to the feeling of peace “We have divested ourselves of most of our furniture and and tranquility. really enjoy the clean lines, uncluttered look of our new The Sackins are both golfers. Sharon also enjoys tennis and contemporary furniture, accessories and décor. We believe Stuart is the consummate biker. The card room is a favored less is more.” place to play. But home is where their hearts live. The feel of the past and present is exemplified in Sharon’s stunning dressing area. This spacious room is painted pale turquoise on one wall and a soft, pleasing grey on two others. A modern tufted cream linen chaise lounge and desk chair as well as two contemporary mirrors are in juxtaposition to the mahogany wood desk which beautifully serves as a dressing table. Embroidered sheer ivory beige curtains and carpeting define the space. And from on high, bringing

Hunters Run Country Club NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017 5 FEATURE A HOUSE TOUR Our bar is at the center “of our parties. It’s a wonderful attraction. I love standing behind the bar and serving drinks.s.

THE MAIN ATTRACTION “

“Our bar is at the center of our parties. It’s a wonderful beckon you. The bar makes the Blooms’ living room corner attraction. I love standing behind the bar and serving elegant and traditional. drinks,” enthuses Jerry Bloom. If the Blooms’ bar could talk it might say, “You know, I’m Jerry and Sheila Bloom have been at Hunters Run for 13 custom made by two designers. My decorative spindles years. They revitalized the bar at their Northwoods house had to be cut in half and finely fashioned. My stained two years ago because it needed repair. They wanted the plywood is colorized so perfectly, it looks like cherry or bar to be more important in their home, to look imposing mahogany wood. Did you notice my fine crown molding? and to sparkle. I even have my own entertainment, a TV for all to view Imposing it is! Almost nine feet tall, it has cabinet doors and my four bar stools coordinate beautifully with the rest with clear glass insets and rich dark wood surrounding it. of the decor. Sheila found the artifacts that add color and The bar counter has a handsome marble top matching the interest to my setting, including the statue of the girl playing marble on the floor. There are attention-getting decorative the violin. Jerry, an avid golfer, loves the golf statue. Pay spindles and beautifully cut glassware that sparkle, as attention to me, but most importantly, do have a good time. meticulously lined up as legions of liqueurs and spirits That’s right, rally around me. I love company.” The Blooms have achieved their goal.

REELING IN BEAUTY Aesthetics and athletics don’t often go together, but in “It took three years to renovate and complete.” Donna Donna Anderson’s home, they do. From the purity of the smiles, “It was worth the wait.” The visitor can’t help but Spanish marble used on all the floors to her numerous agree. sports awards and memorabilia, this custom home in the In the kitchen and pantry, white Carrara marble is on Estates is arresting. Throughout, Donna’s home is a picture counters, the back-splash and surfaces. Donna’s pristine of perfect simplicity surrounded by restful platinum grey uncluttered kitchen and pantry have windowed cabinet walls. Look carefully and you see the nautical and sports doors. This kitchen features useful additions including two themes in the art and sculpture. Fresh flowers add wide refrigerated drawers placed next to the refrigerator. sparkling color.

6 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017 Hunters Run Country Club A wine cooler is set under the inviting marble top island. There are two ovens plus an easy-to-clean induction range for energy efficient, faster cooking. The marbled bathrooms have cabinets attractively mirrored inside as well as outside. Electric outlets are all installed inside the cabinets. A custom-built billiard table is a dominant piece in the living room. Cue sticks are hung on a nearby wall. Five unusual bonefish paintings awarded to Donna for winning fly fishing competitions are displayed across the living room wall. Her fishing heritage and passion for fly fishing have led to Donna winning 14 world record fly fishing titles and attest to her exceptional talent and ability. Her framed fly fishing award-winning certificates are in the den, keeping good company with her other athletic awards. As a new tennis player, Donna is especially proud of her tennis trophies. She is also an enthusiastic pickleball player, a billiards player as well as a golfer. That’s when she‘s not working out tool chest in her cool garage. Yes, it’s an air conditioned three or four times a week in the Fitness Center. garage. Donna is currently building a house on Staten Donna is a handy person to have around. Check out her Island, New York, where she will live when she is not at extensive collection of tools and the large, well organized Hunters Run, where she has lived since 2012.

Hunters Run Country Club NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017 7 EASE AND COMFORT This drop down TV did the trick “for us. “

The four beautifully gnarled old banyan trees guarding Sue and Arnie Braitman’s Southport villa invite your admiration as you near their house. This comfortable, attractive home was achieved through vision and creative problem-solving. Sue and Arnie’s mission: live with ease and comfort and make the most of space. The Braitmans’ dining table is set with attractive turquoise “Where can you find space for a TV in a kitchen?” asks dishes. This colorful, wonderfully unbreakable dining ware Arnie. “This drop down TV did the trick for us. And it also set blends beautifully with walls, furniture, the handsome has a radio and DVD player.” bamboo flooring and the rest of the comfortable Florida Tight space in the kitchen? The Braitmans made the pantry decor. How practical, how durable, how easy! 12 inches deep instead of the usual 24 inches. It’s easier The Braitmans’ hobby room --- aka the den, sewing room to use. And you can actually see everything in the pantry. and workroom --- has plenty of work space. Lo and behold- The kitchen feels and looks so much wider. Also, no more --a concealed Murphy bed opens up to a very formidable wastedIt took space three under years bathroom to vanities renovate (you know, and where “the pipes reside.) The pull-out drawers are so useful. bedroom when needed. “Our enclosed patio’s western complete. It was worth the wait. exposure created an extremely warm area. It was so The Braitmans have lived at Hunters Run for ten years. You warm, it was unusable, even in the winter,” recalls Susan. might see them on the golf course or at the gym. And if “Installing an outside awning solved the problem. The patio you crave fun when you exercise, Arnie and Sue started is now sun protected, cooler and even more appealing to a water volley ball game on Sunday afternoons at the “ the eye from the outside,” she explains. Clubhouse pool. It’s fun exercise and even fun to watch. A GIFT OF BALANCE

Susan and Bill Kuncewitch have the gift of balance in life renovated kitchen lost a pantry room but gained workspace and home. It’s not something they found, but something and grandeur. they’ve created. It’s evident in their Villa Lane home where Susan’s favorite room is her ultra spacious, modern, white they have lived for the past two years. Order, rhythm, --- pleasure to work in --- kitchen. She loves to cook and and harmony blend together in stunning room vistas. still finds time to do so even with a very busy, hands on They have taken walls down, opened up areas and schedule. Susan is also a devoted nurse and works part created contemporary, sleek, yet exceptionally warm time. An avid tennis player, she started --- and is captain and comfortably proportioned rooms. Their completely of --- the Hunters Run team competing in Claymates, a

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new women’s tennis league. Bill more than keeps up with her. He’s a practicing pediatric physician and works part time as well. They both find time for golf, volunteering and helping others. There’s a lot to notice in these handsome rooms. The living room has an elegant beige, silver, brown and white striped silk rug placed over shining toffee colored porcelain tile. The eye- catching cascading crystal chandelier is a grand attention getter. It took four hours to hang up the crystals as each one had to be hung separately. The Kuncewitches have also incorporated some of their favorite pieces from

their past, their town house at Hunters Run, and from their home on Long Island, New York. The oak dining table flanked by new chairs upholstered in beige linen is again a pleasurable balance, a blend of the old and the new. The massive, deco style gold and black wood cabinet, the large lacquered white desk, area rugs and the couch in the den are home to the grandkids when they visit. The couch converts into a bed and a hidden, motorized wall is deployed and noiselessly descends to give visitors privacy. A back wall was removed, which transformed the room into an open and airy space. Bill and Susan find time for everything, work, play and family. Balance is key.

Hunters Run Country Club NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017 9 DESIGNING WOMAN

You think you are in a five-star luxury hotel when you’re in Terri Doppelt’s master bathroom in her Eastgate condo. There is beautiful grey tile everywhere that you’d swear was marble, but is actually porcelain. Soft, muted colors and the contemporary glass doors get your attention. The bride picture on the wall adds a bit of fun and irreverence. Terri is an interior designer as well as a jewelry and graphics designer. Her fine art and graphic background is reflected in the peaceful and harmonious silver tone shades

of her bedroom, from the slate grey walls to the bedding and pillows. And the pale yellow silk draperies add an interesting color palette to the setting. All four walls of the den are painted a daring rhubarb color. There is also a bold mix of beige and black graphic patterns on the sofa, rug, and fabrics which combine so well with the inspired, unusual color walls. What appears to be a large abstract painting dominates the living room, but surprisingly, it is a tapestry that Terri bought in 1979. She was in Israel when she discovered this dramatic piece designed by Georges Matheis as it was being woven by six women. Terri knew she had to have it. In the gracious dining room, your eyes are drawn to a small Red Grooms sculpture. It is a rendition of a movie theater (the film title Tarzan is spelled out on the miniature marquee.) Encased in lucite, the sculpture adds a witty, modern touch to the room. Terri has won numerous golf trophies at Hunters Run, where she has lived for 16 years. Her philosophy: “You have to make sure you always find something to keep you motivated, something that makes you want to get up everyday.” Terri always does.

10 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017 Hunters Run Country Club FEATURE A HOUSE TOUR

AIRY AND SPACIOUS

Shelly and Hans Gandras love to come home to Island Drive. “It’s such a comfortable, relaxing place to live. It’s airy and spacious. It’s our Paradise Island,” says Shelly. Hans agrees. They have been at Hunters Run for eight years. The romantic spirit of the Gandras bedroom is enhanced by a striking 11’wide mirror with beveled insets set on the wall above the bed. It resides under a larger warm burlwood shelf. The bed displays a generous pile of lush pillows. The elaborate hand-made passementerie tassel trimmings on the draperies and tie-back swags demonstrate how important detail is in creating a look of elegance. The statue of entwined lovers on the night table captures our attention. Subdued lighting from two graceful antique lamps, the crystal beading, an array of framed family pictures, all add to the romance and peaceful ambience of the warm, beige-colored walls, fine bed linen and fawn-colored wood floors. The columns on each side of the entrance archway to the Gandras’ inviting dining room are an imposing architectural addition. The antique, hand carved walnut breakfront is eye –catching, as are the walnut dining room table and chairs. In the kitchen, an unusual 10’ wide window has strategically-placed cabinets all across its middle. Outdoor foliage can be seen and enjoyed from under and above the cabinets. Add sunshine streaming in the window for a vivid and vibrant lighting effect. You are transported into the warm and airy Gandras paradise.

Hunters Run Country Club NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017 11 The Palms A La Carte Menu Dinner with Entertainment Appetizers 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Prime Steaks & Chops Entrée Price Range $26 - $40 (Entrée price does not include soup, salad or sides) Steakhouse Sides Country Club Elegant Soups & Salads Limited Seating - Guests Allowed Specialty Desserts Reservations Open 15 Days Prior Variety of Wines (561) 735-4044

You have spoken…we have listened ... STEAKHOUSE OPENS IN THE PALMS With great anticipation and exuberance, Hunters Run will open a new The “chop house” will offer all our members a new and exciting dining “chop house”-style restaurant in The Palms on November 13 and 14. venue and a wonderful place to entertain friends. We will be offering It has come to fruition due to the tireless efforts of Chef Armando, “prime” meats and fabulous seafood. The menu has something for Mary Watkins, Creon Smith and Steve Perlmutter. everyone. There is also a new and expanded wine list. Please don’t talk about it, come in and try it. You will love it!

12 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017 Hunters Run Country Club THANKSGIVING recipes

If you are preparing Thanksgiving dinner at home, here are two perfect recipes, thanks to Ryan Corbin, Executive Sous Chef in the Hunters Run Food & Beverage Department

Classic Stuffing

INGREDIENTS:  Butter for Baking Dish  1 Loaf of Challah (Day Old and Medium Diced)  1 ½ Cups Chopped Yellow Onions  1 ½ Cups Chopped Celery  ½ Cup Chopped Parsley  2 Tablespoons Fresh Sage (Removed from Stem)  1 Tablespoon Fresh Chopped Rosemary (Removed from Stem)  1 Tablespoon Fresh Chopped Thyme (Removed from Stem)  2 Tablespoons Kosher Salt Sweet Potato Casserole  1 Tablespoons Black Pepper  2 ½ Cups Chicken Stock INGREDIENTS: FOR TOPPING:  2 Large Eggs  3 Sweet Potatoes (Roasted and Peeled)  1 ¼ Cup Crushed Corn Flakes DIRECTIONS:  ¼ Cup Unsalted Butter  1/3 Cup of Pecans Chopped * Toss Challah with butter and place on sheet pan in a  ¼ Cup Light Brown Sugar  1 Tablespoon of Brown Sugar 250-degree oven for approximately 1 hour. Transfer to a large  ¼ Cup 2% Milk  1 Tablespoon of Melted Butter bowl and set aside  1 Whole Egg  1 Cup Mini Marshmallows  ½ Teaspoon Vanilla Extract *Mix Together * In a large skillet add butter, vegetables, fresh herbs and salt  Salt and Pepper to Taste and pepper. Stir until ingredients start to brown in color *Mix all ingredients with mixer * Transfer to bowl with Challah and add egg * Bring chicken stock to boil and add (tossing lightly) to bowl DIRECTIONS: with bread mixture * Preheat oven to 350 degrees * Spray oven safe casserole dish with cooking spray and add * Add all ingredients into a sprayed casserole dish bread mixture * Put topping on top and around casserole dish * Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees * Bake for 20 minutes * Cover stuffing with foil and bake for approximately 40 minutes * Add marshmallows and return to oven to bake for 5 minutes or until center reaches 160 degrees on a thermometer

Hunters Run Country Club NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017 13 CANASTA LESSONS IN LIFE & LEARNING HALL OF FAME NOT FOR WOMEN ONLY By Judie Spinner By Arnold Braitman

A member of Baseball’s Hall of Fame here at Hunters Run? Well, sort of. Roger Franklin, a long time resident of Hunters Run, developed a baseball game called “Challenge the Yankees” back in 1963. Over 250,000 games were sold in two years. The strategy -based game has player cards of 25 Yankee greats, including , , Whitey Ford and 25 All Stars, including and . The uniqueness of the game is that Roger developed a formula so that each player plays within 2% of his lifetime average. This year, “Challenge the Yankees” was Today in Hunters Run, canasta is a favored card game. Although it selected for inclusion in seems as American as apple pie, the game was created in South the National Baseball America in 1939 — Uruguay to be exact. In the 1950’s, canasta swept Hall of Fame in across the U.S.A, reaching countless players in the small towns as well Cooperstown, NY. as in the big cities. The canasta craze subsided but eventually regained a strong foothold — as it has at Hunters Run. Roger’s son and “It’s a game that everyone can play. Couples enjoy it. It’s a game of grandson are in the communication through signals. And it’s fun,” says Marilyn Ptak, process of bringing the standing in above photo. Marilyn should know. She gives her time, freely game back. And like and generously. Over the years, she has taught over 300 Hunters Run the Millenials, they are members to play canasta. raising money through Each canasta class runs eight to ten weeks with 20 or 25 participants. Marilyn loves teaching these classes, which are held between 8:30 and an internet 11:30AM in the Ladies’ Card Room. Learning takes place easily and crowdfunding comfortably. People who want to learn the game contact Marilyn. A campaign. Roger has schedule will then be arranged. It’s all done by word of mouth. indicated that 5% of net Marilyn’s reward is simple. She likes to help people. It makes her feel proceeds of this good. “It’s my chance to give back something. People come to Hunters Run from all walks of life. Some have never played cards. Some don’t campaign will be know what to do. Canasta makes them visible. It gets them to interact donated to the Joe with others. They learn the game, about people and themselves. DiMaggio Children’s Canasta enriches their lives.” Hospital. Marilyn is heartened that more and more men are taking lessons and getting involved in playing canasta. However, she does have a challenge. If you’d like to chat “I still can’t get my husband, Paul, to play,” she laughs. “But now, I’m about baseball or the getting into another fun card game, Kaluki. I’m starting to teach it.” game, you can find Kaluki,(or Kalooki), is a rummy contract card game and is popular in Jamaica , North America and Europe. more information Kaluki anyone? online.

14 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017 Hunters Run Country Club BRIDGE

BRIDGE COMMITTEE Mother Knows Best By Marilyn Ross We want to welcome back our returning Hunters Run winter players. 2017 was a very good year. Our Saturday afternoon game continued throughout the summer.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR TWO SPECIAL EVENTS: ✓ Our annual Member-Guest Duplicate Bridge Brunch on Wednesday, January 24, 2017. Registration and Reception at 10:00 AM, Brunch 10:30 AM. For Reservations, fill out the flyer at the Media Center and give it to the front desk. Do it soon! This wonderful event sells out every year. ✓ Expert Seminar with David Berkowitz, one the ABL’s top players. Wednesday, February 28th, Sue Ruskin’s mother was Bee Gale Schenken 2018 at 9 AM. and her stepfather was Howard Schenken. Both David is an ACBL Grand Life Master with more than 30,000 masterpoints. In addition to his playing were famous bridge players. He wrote several prowess, Berkowitz shares his love of the game by lecturing and writing about bridge. bridge books, was the third member of the Bridge Hall of Fame, and was known for standardizing the weak two bid. He was also a Our Weekly Open Games: are played in a warm, friendly atmosphere. Refreshments are served. long-time syndicated bridge columnist. However, Saturday afternoon Duplicate Bridge continues. Monday Night Duplicate Bridge is now in progress, Sue and her sister grew up hearing about bridge 6:45 PM in the Ladies Card Room. so often that they totally rejected any thoughts of The Bridge Committee again is working hard to make each year a success. Mark your calendar with bridge. bridge lessons and events. Our bridge lessons for beginners and intermediate players and our advanced seminar are taught by experienced teachers. Guaranteed to improve your game. Her mother tried to convince them to play bridge, but with raising a family and working, Sue and LESSONS PROGRAMS. Ladies Card Room. Cost is $100 for series of 6 lessons. Check, payable to her husband, Bob, did not start playing until they the appropriate instructor, is to be left at front desk. moved to Hunters Run in 1993. They took bridge BEGINNERS WITH CARYN HARRIS. Thursday, 9 AM, Nov. 9, 16, 30, Dec. 7, 14, 21, 2017 lessons and immediately became addicted to Second Set: Thursday, Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25, Feb. 1 and Feb. 8, 2018. Caryn Harris is a past instructor of duplicate bridge. Today, it is an important part of Supervised Play at Jourdan’s Bridge Club, Director at Temple Sinai and Aberdeen Country Club. She is their lives. At Hunters Run, they have taken experienced in teaching Beginners’ Bridge. The topics she will cover are: Introduction to Bridge, bridge lessons here with Keith Hanson and look Concept of Tricks, Choosing a Contract, Opening Bids, No Trump vs. Suit Bids, Minor Suits and Major forward to our Monday night and Saturday Suits. afternoon duplicate games. Sue is now a Ruby INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED WITH KEITH HANSON. Wednesday, 9 AM, Nov. 8, 15, 29, Dec. 6, Life Master with over 1500 master points; Bob is 13, 20, 2017. a Bronze Life Master with over 500 master Second Set: Wednesday, Jan. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 and Feb. 7, 2018 points. SCHEDULED BRIDGE EVENTS: Now, when Sue wakes up and if it’s a bridge ✓ Supervised Play (duplicate style play in a relaxed atmosphere where more advanced are available day, she is very happy. She wishes she could tell to answer question about bidding and play): 7 PM-Wednesday, Nov. 15, 29, Dec. 13, 2017, and her mom that “Mother knows best” and surely Jan. 10, 24, Feb. 14, Mar. 7, 28, 2018 wishes she had listened to her sooner. ✓ Team Of Four Games: 6:45 PM–Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017 and Wednesday Feb. 28, 2018 Marilyn Ross ✓ Individual Tournament: 6:45PM-Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018 ✓ Pro-Am Tournament: 6:45 PM–Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018 ✓ Club Championship: 12:30 PM-Saturday, March 10, 2018. Note that the Club Championship is being held on a Saturday this season. ✓ Hunters Run Cup (Hunters Run teams will compete against each other): 12:30 PM-Monday, March 12, 2018 We like to list our members when they attain a new master level or when they earn a 70% game or better. Please notify me at 375-8949 when that occurs. See Ya at the bridge tables.

NEW MASTER RANKINGS Club Master (20) Shelly Weiner Sectional master (50) Audrey Barnett Bronze Life Master (750) Mabel Yunis Silver Life Master (1000) Marilyn Ross Ruby Life Master (1500) Susan Ruskin

Hunters Run Country Club NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017 15 GOLF GREENS & LAKES By Joel Feldman, Chair Our hats are off with great appreciation to Amy Volk, our golf course superintendent, and her staff ,with the assistance of Word of Mouth, in the clearing of so many fallen trees and much debris after our encounter with Irma. Because of their extremely hard work and dedication, all 18 holes of the East Course were able to open on Thursday ,Sept. 14th ,way ahead of expectations. The South Course also had to be addressed after the storm while the sand bunker project continued as scheduled. The bunkers are looking outstanding and you will notice that the grass rolls over into the bunker. This looks great, plays better and is easier to maintain. The par 3 13th hole of South had two very large bunkers on both sides of the green. We changed this and made four bunkers with a grass pathway in the middle to separate them. This gives the players an easier access to the green. We were able to open the front nine of the South Course on Saturday September 30th and had the entire course ready for play by mid-October. The North Course received the most damage NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF GOLF and will take longer to cleanup. During this By John C. Oyler, Director of Golf time, you will notice that the grass is turning a golden color due to the applications being done The new season is officially here and lots of exciting activities are happening in Golf now in preparation for the North Course Operations: Friday Clinics, Demo Days, Mixed Member Events, and a lot of new and renovation project starting in April 2018. exciting clothing in the Golf Shop. All three golf courses will be open for the season Work has been completed on the South Course bunkers. We have received plenty of positive and we are looking forward to all our members feedback from everyone. enjoying the best golf courses in South Florida. League Applications for the season will continue to be advertised on the new website and are also available in the Golf Shop Media Center. The four leagues officially begin the new year in November, however you may sign up at any time. The Labor Day Golf Event on September 4th was a lot of fun, with 142 players participating on the East Course. The Halloween Frenzy was played over TWO days due to Hurricane Irma – Saturday, October 28th and Sunday, October 29th. Tournament players were treated to a delicious luncheon following tournament golf on Sunday. Member Guest Events – By now all of you have received information regarding our 2018 Member Guest Events. Entry forms for each can be found in the Golf Shop Media Center as well as the Hunters Run Website. We are excited to have three new seasonal staff from South Africa working in the Golf Shop this season. Please stop by and meet the new seasonal team of Associates! New Practice Golf Balls have arrived and yes, they are YELLOW! That, however, is the only change. Please enjoy hitting the new, high quality, Titleist NXT golf balls during your practice.

16 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017 Hunters Run Country Club NEWS from the WTD9 Kristen Mendelsohn, Deanna Altman Our friends and neighbors are returning from Northern Climes and with them comes excitement for our 2017-2018 season. Many of our members have already submitted their applications electronically or will bring a hard copy down with them when they return. WTD-18 By Marsha Lane Merdinger We also want to update our many new members on our scheduled events: Welcome back to all our WTD-18 golfers. Hope you had a wonderful summer. TheWTD9 LADIES LUNCHEON is MARK YOUR CALENDARS WITH THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT 2017-2018 SEASON DATES: January 22, 2018. The theme is The WTD9 OPENING BREAKFAST 12/5/2017 (Breakfast will be followed by the Ilene Berkowitz Sweet Par-Tee Luncheon. Any colored shirt Open tournament) can be worn to this Event. The COFFEE and… is March 5, 2018 at 7:30 AM. MEMBER, MEMBER 1/9/2018 and 1/16/2018 (rain date 1/24) PRESIDENT CUP 2/13/2018. This is a one day only event. TheNINE HOLE MEMBER GUEST is MARCH 12, 2018. The theme is FIFTY MEMBER LUNCHEON 3/20/2018 SHADES of GREEN. Please pick up the PLAY FOR PINK 3/11/2018. (While this is not a WTD-18 event, we support it invitations for your guests in the ProShop. and encourage your participation.) As you know, our co-chairperson, Any other questions, please call Doris Ilene Berkowitz, recently passed away. A donation has been made Margulies at 561-736-8252. by WTD-18 board members to Play for Pink in her memory. While many of our members were away, our League donated money for lunches and CHARITY DRIVES: “Golf is a compromise between snacks to Junior Golf, which this year was 11/14/2017 Food drive for Boynton what your ego wants you to do, held August 10-11. A great time was had by Beach Food Kitchen what experience tells you to do, all. We want to thank our membership that 12/12 /2017 Toiletries for AVDA and what your nerves let you do.” volunteered during the event. —Bruce Crampton 1/30/2018 Clothing, Shoes, and This year our WTD9 will support the Purses for Breast Cancer SOUP KITCHEN in Boynton Beach for Looking forward to another wonderful golf season. Let the games begin! both Thanksgiving and Christmas. Your generous donations are greatly appreciated by those less fortunate than us. Our ladies MTD make us proud each and every year. Welcome to the new year of the MTD. We are looking forward to another year of friendly Again, please remember to bring your competition played in a variety of different non-standard formats. This year we have also formalized scores down with you or submit your our trial of a division for 12-holers. The MTD now allows a member to sign up for play in the 9-, 12- or scores at home. Also, please try to get your 18-hole division. applications in as soon as possible to be In addition to our weekly divisional prize monies awarded, we are continuing our practice of giving a included in our Directory. It’s never too late $100 award for a hole-in-one. to join the WTD9. We will also be holding an MTD/Guest tournament. An MTD guest must be a current Hunters If you have any further questions, please Run golf member. There will be no additional charge for the guest and the guest will be eligible for stop in to the ProShop or call Ray any divisional prizes won (sorry, guests not eligible for hole-in-one award). Tournament date yet to be Nalbandian at 561-735-4061. determined. See you on the Links!! Our luncheon date this tournament year will be January 10 with the gift distributed at this time. If you have any questions or require any additional information or assistance, please contact Gary Tschaepe, Golf Operations Manager and our MTD Coordinator at 735-4054. Enjoy this coming MTD year. Your MTD Committee Hunters Run Country Club NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017 17 TENNIS FROM THE COURT By Dave Cordrey, Director of Tennis

I first want to welcome all of you back for the upcoming season. We have added some new events for you this year. We have a Men’s Night, Ladies’ Night, Championship tournament weeks, Color War for the kids, pickleball league, and pickleball pool. We have added some more Fall league play to the program. We have teams competing in the Palm Beach Open league Tuesday and Thursday and the Claymate league on Wednesdays. We will still be competing in the Palm Beach Senior league starting in January 2018. We have just come off of a great summer, except for Hurricane Irma, and I want to thank everyone who participated in the summer pool. Now we have to concentrate on the upcoming season. The pool is the same as usual but there have been some changes to how to register for events. We now want everyone to register for events online through the website www.huntersrun.net. If you don’t have a computer please just let the tennis desk know and they will sign you up. Please use the e-mail [email protected] to enter your private games or make changes or add pool dates. We will be running orientation meetings in the Courtside Café in November and December. All players are asked to participate as we will go over all pool rules, tennis and pickleball rules, and website signup instruction. Please check with the shop on orientation dates.

TENNIS TIDBITS 1. When you are playing against a team or person who always lobs, it gets a little frustrating. The answer is to hit your shot short, make them run in to get it and then hit it right back at them with pace or lob them. 2. How often have you played against a person who hits a drop shot for a winner off your serve and you have no way of getting it? - IRRITATING. Tell your partner to play in the middle of the court and you serve from the middle of the court, that will take the drop shot return of serve away. 3. Serving in doubles is all about court coverage. If you serve from the center of the court ,you have too much court to cover. Serve from just inside the UPCOMING EVENTS singles line; you will find the return of serve will come right back to you. November 10 Men’s Night December 11 Opening 4. When you are playing the net be sure that you are not so close to the net Luncheon that it is easy to lob you. Be in a position just inside the service line that November 14 Ladies Night will allow you to cover your own lobs, except for the ones that land on the November 18 Turkey Mixer December 12 Ladies Night baseline. If you stand on the service line, you are too far back and the December 1 Men’s Night December 29 Color Wars opponents’ groundstrokes will be at your feet. December 7-9 Blind Draw (For the kids) 5. In doubles ,always remember when you are at net, hit the high balls towards your closest opponent and balls below the net towards the Tournament furthest opponent.

Dear Stickball Aficionados, To all present and future stickball players, the new season will start after the New Year’s holidays — Thursday, January 11th. This is the first season we will be playing on Thursday instead of Tuesday. The cost is $40 for the season. It includes a hat, shirt and entry to our season-ending party. Please send your check to Phil Karas, 36 Stratford Lane West, Unit D, Boynton Beach, FL 33436. We play at Caloosa Park right across the street from Hunters Run. If you have any questions, please call me at 516-652-9902 or Mel Goodman at 516-457-8845. Phil Karas STICKBALL

18 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017 Hunters Run Country Club FITNESS Fit &Tr im ▶ Please dress appropriately. Shirts and athletic shoes must be By John Freeland, worn at all times. Open-toed shoes, golf shoes and spikes are not Director of Fitness permitted. ▶ Please avoid wearing perfume and cologne. Some people are very sensitive to scent and get headaches or migraines from the chemicals. The Fitness staff and I are anxiously waiting to help everyone with their ▶ Members are responsible for their guests. ALL guests must goals in improving their health and fitness levels. As the “birds” and sign in and present their guest card prior to exercising…there are no “flakes” return, we are revving up to kick off the new season. We will once exceptions. For the seasonal months of November 1 to April 30, guests again have a full array of classes, and I encourage you to check out our may not use the Fitness Center between 6:00 AM and 11:00 AM, unless website for the complete schedule or to stop by the Fitness Center and pick they are a guest of a member or staying at the Lodge. Single one up. members are entitled to one guest with no time restrictions. The Fitness staff will be providing group instruction every weekday at ▶ Pool chaises and chairs: The hours of the pool are from 9:00 AM 11AM for the months of November and December. Titled “Strength to 5:00 PM. Chaises and chairs are available on a first come, first served Training 101,” the instruction covers different muscle groups and which basis and may not be reserved. You may not place personal items on the exercises to do to accomplish your goals. chaises or chairs and then leave the pool area. In this case, personal items will be removed and placed in the Pool Hut. Tags will be placed on the As always, we strive to make your experience here in the Fitness Center be chaises and chairs at lunch time by the Pool Attendants to give the the very best, but we need your help in doing so. Please be aware of others members and guests one hour to eat. around you and adhere to the following: ▶ Pool towels: Towels are provided free of charge for those members ▶ If you take something out, please put it back where you and guests who are staying in the pool area. These towels must be turned found it. Leaving dumbbells, bands, exercise balls and other equipment in directly to the Pool Attendant by 5:00 PM or there will be a $15.00 on the floor is a trip hazard and makes it difficult for other members to charge per towel. find the equipment they need. The staff and I thank you in advance for following these rules and ▶ Please honor the 30 minute limit for cardio machines procedures, and as always we are here to make your experience, and those while others are waiting. If you want a longer cardio workout, then I around you, the very best through our “Dedication to Excellence”. encourage you to avoid the Fitness Center during peak hours (usually 7:30 AM to 11:30 AM.)

Could you have “TECH NECK”? By Kayla S. Wintermute, PTA

With all the technological advances in today’s age, we have all the Although poor posture has always information we need at our fingertips with our smart devices. But, could been an issue secondary to these devices actually be hurting us? occupation, habit, and even genetics, According to many health professionals, the increased use of cell phones it is significantly increasing in severity and smart devices is also causing poor posture and leading to pain in the and should be addressed. Poor neck and spine. posture can be reversed through specific exercises. According to a study performed by Dr. Kenneth K. Hansraj, MD, chief of spine surgery at New York Spine Surgery & Rehabilitative Medicine, “tech A Physical Therapist can evaluate your neck” is a real thing. Dr. Hansraj says that “When your spine is in neutral posture and create an exercise position, the head weighs about 10-12 pounds. At 15 degrees [forward], program specific to reducing your the neck weighs 27 pounds. At 45 degrees, it weighs 49 pounds, and at 60 neck pain and improving your posture. degrees, it’s 60 pounds.” Call Dr. Michael T. Frasso at On-Site That’s 60 pounds of weight that is stressed on muscles and nerves that are Physical Therapy in the Fitness Center meant to handle 10-12 pounds of stress, and that much load can do a lot of at Hunters Run today to get started! damage over time. Most major insurance accepted as full or partial payment with a prescription Not only is this poor posture leading to spine issues in the neck, but studies from your doctor. are finding that it is leading to premature wrinkling in the front of the neck. Thinking of wrinkles used to begin in middle to late age but is now being (561) 735-8559 seen in the younger generations.

Hunters Run Country Club NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017 19 SPECIAL INTERESTS By Doris Hirschhorn The Story of Hunter The Hunters Run Special Interest Clubs Program, with the support of Perhaps you’ve seen him perched in the Golf Office – or heard him singing Ricardo Terry, Club Coordinator, continues to grow and grow. To date, sweetly on one of his regular visits to our chief operating officer Mary there are more than 25 clubs which are meeting the special interests of Watkins. But do you know the story behind the Club Cockatiel? Hunters Run members. Let’s go back four summers. Crews were working on the Clubhouse Though many of these clubs took a break during the off-season, several renovations near the North Parking Lot, when this tiny cockatiel flew in to remained active. For example, the construction zone and landed on a worker’s shoulder. The worker tried repeatedly to place the bird safely in a tree, but each time it flew back to • On Tuesdays in the Men’s Card Room at 4:15PM, Sue Chestler the same person – same shoulder! Perplexed, the worker brought the bird facilitated the Summer Sketching & Drawing Club. to Mary Watkins’ office. • Barry Levy planned for future meetings for the Wine Tasting Club. • The Singles Social Club, led by Jan Steinberg, met the last Wednesday of every month at 4:15PM in the Men’s Card Room. • The Summer Yiddish Club met monthly, under the leadership of Rhoda Shalom, and enjoyed an hour of conversation—in Yiddish, of course. These clubs will continue their programs for the rest of the year, and once November 1st rolls around, many more clubs, such as Current Events, Drama, French Conversation, Women’s Cycling Club, Book Clubs, and Culture Clubs, will restart. In addition, new clubs are in the works like a Personal Finance Club and a Long Island Club. Be sure to check the weekly flyer—News From the Special Interest Clubs—for details. You can find this flyer in the Media Center and online. If you are interested in joining a book club and/or a culture club, an organization meeting will be held shortly. If you are looking for a steady canasta, mah jongg, or poker game, be sure to see Ricardo. He will give you a list of Hunters Run members to contact—members who also want to play on a regular basis. What’s unique about Special Interest Clubs? They are member-run and member-initiated, and membership is open to all. So take advantage and attend a meeting of a club of your choice. Determined not to leave the bird stranded, Mary sent emails to the Have an idea for a new club? Wonderful! Call Ricardo Terry for support membership – complete with the bird’s picture – trying to find his owner. in getting it started! Flyers were posted in neighboring communities – but no one claimed him. So, the Club did. Now named “Hunter” after his adoptive home, he resides with Golf Operations Manager Gary Tschaepe – in a cage provided by Mary. ASSIGNMENT: HUNTERS RUN “I joked with (then Club President) Carl Sloan that the Clubhouse We are looking for a few members who can write, have ideas renovation project should include an aviary for Hunter in the main lobby,” said Gary. “But I’ve grown quite attached to him. He makes a great for new features, or have other skills to help the Hunters Run roommate. He dances to Michael Jackson tunes and loves watching Magazine highlight everything that is going on at our very football!” But what he enjoys the most is a game I call “musical copycat.” active club. If this invitation fits your background and Hunter will whistle a five-or-six note tune – then wait for me to repeat it!” interests, please respond Hunter gets regular veterinary check-ups – where we learned he is a to [email protected]. healthy, male Australian Cockatiel, about six years old. In captivity, cockatiels can live to be 20-25 years old! Perhaps an aviary’s not a bad idea! Hunter will continue his visits to the Club during the season. Feel free to stop by and say Hello. He may even challenge YOU to a game of musical copycat!

20 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017 Hunters Run Country Club COMMUNICATIONS Communications at Hunters Run By Lew Gedansky, Chair

I hope you have noticed the personalized welcome on each club email calendar to re-read the flyer. Of course, you can still telephone the main — it is a nice touch put in place by our staff! But if you are not getting desk of our Clubhouse to ask about the dress@ code. club emails and want to do so, please send your name and email address And, speaking of the online calendar, take a look if you have not already to [email protected]. I hope you also have noticed the done so. Wow, we really do have a lot of stuff going on at Hunters Run personalized welcome when you log in to our new website. And, of and more things get added to the calendar or adjusted on the calendar course , if you are having a login challenge, please email also throughout the year. If you make extensive use of the just published [email protected]. printed calendar, please be sure to confirm things with the online Because there is so much happening at our club, we have flyers, flyers and calendar. more flyers. Yes, you can still find flyers in the Media Center to read there Rather than wait to do something specific through the website, take the and/or take a copy with you! And, we display the flyers in our club time now to become familiar with it. And, when you plan to have dinner emails, on our six digital signage units (can you identify their locations?), at Il Cacciatore or another one of our restaurants, use our website’s online through our community TV Channels and on our website home page dining reservation feature. By doing so, you can see quickly what dining and departmental pages. They are embedded also in our online calendar, times are available for the night you want to eat there. where they remain through the day of the event. So, if you are dressing for an event and have forgotten the dress code, you can click on the online With the new website, it is nice to be able to register online for an upcoming golf tournament and get a confirming email. If you forget and try to register again, the online system politely reminds you that you are registered already. The same online system capabilities exist for events involving our racquet sports. And yes, you can still fill out a tournament registration form and give it to our staff in the golf or tennis shops.

No One Will Advertise, Market TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAM and Promote Your Home For those of us for whom technology remains an ongoing in Hunters Run More Than Your challenge, the Hunters Run Technology Education Program On-Site Real Estate Company! 68 will have three 7:30PM evening presentations on December Transactions 6th, January 10th and February 7th along with three 8:30AM

The O cial On-Site morning help sessions on December 8th, January 19th and Real Estate Company for February 16th. Of course, each session will be announced in advance via a club flyer. But, save the dates. Hunters Realty RE/MAX Signature Associates 12 9 10 Transactions Transactions Transactions With the implementation of digital signage and the new website, it is $1,511,000 $1,918,500 $3,189,500 $10,937,500 time to think about the next big technology project. If you have an in sales in sales in sales in sales idea or other suggestions and/or questions about technology used Jan 1, 2017 - Aug 31, 2017 Transactions Represent Buyer or Seller Side at Hunters Run, send an email to (yes, you guessed it,) LangRealty.com | 561-853-2300 | 3700 Clubhouse Lane [email protected] (or to me at Information contained herein is based in whole or in part on information supplied by the Realtor’s Association of the Palm Beaches and the Regional Multiple Listing Service. Neither the Association [email protected].) or its MLS guarantees or is any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by the Association or its MLS may not reflect all real estate activity in the market. If your home is currently listed with a Realtor®, this is not a solicitation.

Hunters Run Country Club NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017 21 GOVERNMENTAL HUNTERS RUN RELATIONS COMMITTEE By Carl R. Sloan, Chair

Although Governmental Relations is one of the smallest committees, it is very important. Its function is to interface with the various governmental agencies. In mid-October we met with Palm Beach County Commissioner Steven Abrams (R), who represents us on the Palm VETERANS Beach County Commission, District 4. Commissioner Abrams was By Susan Braitman given a tour of Hunters Run and then enjoyed lunch with Chief Operating Officer Mary Watkins. Over the last few months the committee also met with and hosted State Senator Jeff Clemens (D). Sen. Clemens represents us in the 31st Senatorial District. We also hosted State Representative Emily Slosberg (D). She represents us in the 91st House District. Both toured our facilities and were very impressed with our property.

On Saturday, November 11, Hunters Run will be honoring our veterans in a special program at 3:00 PM in the Main Dining Room. The opening flag ceremony will be led by combat veterans from the Palm Beach County VET CENTER. VET CENTERS, located all over the country, were established to help combat veterans readjust to civilian life. In 2015, the centers served over 200,000 combat veterans, service members, and military families. In Palm Beach County alone, there are about 300 vets who regularly visit the center. Most of these are Vietnam veterans who are The reason we invite these elected officials to Hunters Run is so that still suffering from post traumatic syndrome (PTSD). These services when they make decisions in West Palm Beach or Tallahassee, it puts a are free to vets and their families. The centers are under the auspices face to such decisions. All promised to keep us advised if there is any new of the Department of Veterans Affairs. There is no charge to legislation that might affect Hunters Run. We also asked both of the state members. elected officials to look at the impractical current statute that deals with Claire Eberhart, Veterans Outreach Specialist of the Palm Beach grievances. County VET CENTER, will be talking about the services provided This Committee had previously met with Boynton Beach City Mayor at VET CENTERS around the country. Our local VET CENTER Steven Grant and City Councilman (and Vice Mayor) Justin Katz. Both is located at 4996 10th Ave North, Suite 6, Greenacres, FL 33463. toured our facilities and enjoyed lunch with us. We continue to stay in Phone: 561-422-1201 or 561-422-1201 touch with them because decisions they make might affect Hunters Run. These centers are well funded, but they are looking for volunteers to A member of our Committee, Judi Lyman, attends most of the City provide ideas and activities that will acknowledge that these vets are Council meetings so that we are always up to date on what is occurring in appreciated. Roger Franklin, a Hunters Run member, and Graham the City that might impact us. Cordrey, our director of activities, are organizing a planning committee to help coordinate activities and volunteers. Hunters Run is committed to an active outreach to this group.

22 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017 Hunters Run Country Club WINTER CHECKLIST✓ for a Smooth Return CMO By Marilyn Ross By Matthew Iaccarino,CMO General Manager

HIRING AN UNLICENSED CONTRACTOR TO SAVE A FEW ONE OR MORE WEEKS PRIOR TO ARRIVAL DOLLARS-IS THIS REALLY A GOOD IDEA? Contact house sitter to arrange opening. I think we’ve all heard this dialogue at one point or another in our ✓ life from either a neighbor or a family member, “I have this guy ✓ Notify Hunters Run of your return date by e-mailing or by calling Accounting who does really good work.” Does he have a license? “No but (561-737-4045) and CMO (561-734-5000). he’s cheap!” ✓ Coordinate cleaning person. (Good idea to clean before returning – may have Are you putting yourself at risk financially in hiring an unlicensed lots of pests in house). contractor? Absolutely! ✓ Start newspapers. If changed address for magazines, change back. Whether you are adding a room addition or just replacing a Mail service - if needed, change discontinue date on the Post Office Official Mail window screen, hiring an unlicensed contractor could subject ✓ Forwarding Change of Address Order Form that you filled out when you left you to medical expenses if the unlicensed contractor is injured, a Florida. To avoid mail lost in transit between two locations, have mail being lawsuit--- and the possibility of an increase in your insurance forwarded held in Florida for approximately seven days prior to arrival and policy. If the unlicensed contractor injures your neighbor by delivered day of planned arrival. Use the Post Office Authorization to Hold Mail. leaving construction material lying around, or accidently P.O. Address to use on all forms is: damages your neighbor’s home, you can be held personally Postmaster General liable for damages or injuries. Usually, a homeowner’s insurance Boynton Beach Post Office policy will exclude claims if you use an unlicensed professional. 1530 W. Boynton Beach Blvd., Boynton Beach, FL 33436 Unlicensed contractors can ignore building codes, and will surely state “you do not need to get a permit.” Unlicensed contractors ✓ If changed summer service, call Comcast 888-683-1000 to tell Customer Care to may be unreliable or may use inferior material and perform the switch back. work in an unprofessional fashion. ✓ Call phone provider to start service and change message if desired. Did you know that you could also be at risk for aiding and abetting unlicensed contracting and could incur fines of up to $5,000 from the City of Boynton Beach! WHERE APPLICABLE AND Although it seems like I’m trying to scare you, in reality I just IF NOT PERFORMED BY HOUSE SITTER want you to understand the potential pitfalls of what hiring an unlicensed contractor could bring. ✓ Unlock water lock. ✓ Verify circuit breakers are on. The majority of home improvement jobs bring a lot of joy after ✓ Adjust A/C to preferred setting. ✓ Verify garage fan is running. they are completed when you choose a contractor carefully. ✓ Turn on water heater switch. ✓ Verify phones, televisions, A licensed contractor is educated in his profession, follows the and computers are working. required construction standards, building codes, permits and will ✓ Connect hot water tank circulator pump. have the proper contractor’s license and insurance. Turn on instant hot water. ✓ Test smoke and carbon ✓ monoxide detectors. It is so important that you thoroughly investigate any contractor ✓ Turn on or adjust refrigerator and that will perform work in your home. The saying, “better safe freezer; start ice maker. ✓ Test burglar alarm. than sorry,” really does apply. Always protect yourself before signing any contract. Investigate the contractor you are thinking of hiring. You can visit (www. HAVE SERVICE PERSONNEL PHONE NUMBERS HANDY myflorida.com) to confirm that your contractor has the proper state license. You can visit (www.sunbiz.org) to see if your ✓ HVAC Contact ✓ Boynton Beach Utility contractor has been in business for a significant amount of time. Plumber Department.: 561-742-6400 Request a Certificate of Insurance for liability and worker’s ✓ Boynton Beach Post Office: compensation and make sure it is in his company’s name. Electrician ✓ ✓ 561-732-1767 Finally, CMO, your Property Management Company, has ✓ Security experienced, licensed professionals that can help you with your ✓ Pest Control home improvement needs. WELCOME BACK TO ALL OUR “SNOWBIRDS”! Hunters Run Country Club NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017 23 3500 Clubhouse Lane • Boynton Beach, FL 33436

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