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e kicked off the new year Mark Tempest gave us an update with a great meeting at the on the sidewalk repair project with CarrollwoodW Recreation Center. Jamie Hillsborough County. Thanks for your Sheer reviewed our last fiscal year help with this great effort Mark. Bryan results and things are looking positive Huls gave a lake report and mentioned there. Also, Jim Blanco and Jerrod Mills the possible addition of carp to the lake discussed the addition of Christmas in the near future. Jerrod and our social house holiday decorations in the Caroler team will be watching for opportunities and what a success that was. Jamie also to resume our events this year; stay gave us an update from the Boy Scouts on tuned. Josh reported no crime activity the Luminaria effort and they ended up and we hope to continue to see reports doing another wonderful job for us this like that in the future. year, with a similar activity level to what they did for us last year. Thanks so much Boy Scouts!

Join Stacy from Moon Drop Yoga for an ALL LEVEL Gentle Flow class on Wednesdays at 9a.m. This is a COVID-friendly event with plenty of outdoor movement and social distancing. No yoga experience necessary! The class will take place on the basketball court at Original Carrollwood Park at 11430 Orange Grove Drive. Please arrive 5-10 minutes early to grab a parking spot and fill out a waiver. All you need is a mat, drink, towel (for extra cushion), and $10 CASH donation (for @ Carrollwood Elementary @The Owl Pantry). For more information or to register for the event, go to moondropyoga.com.

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am pleased to welcome Jack Griffie as the We had seven residents attend the January newest Board member. Jack's first meeting meeting. Longtime resident Dr. Rick Dillon was in January and will be in charge of asked when there would be some capital IScotty Cooper Park. Do not hesitate to reach improvements at Scotty Cooper Park. I out to Jack with any suggestions or concerns. indicated that money has been budgeted Also, we are experiencing high utilization this year for fencing improvements, so that of Original Carrollwood Park with large is on the to-do list now. Dr. Dillon also numbers of people all at once - at certain asked about newer playground equipment, times. This, of course, results in residents and I indicated we might address that when calling the business office and Board the debt service is paid off, which will be members to complain, especially during this September 2022. Treasurer Mark Georgiades COVID time. All organized team activities is prioritizing capital improvement projects must be approved by the property owner (The when we reach that date. Board). If you are part of an organized team, Lastly, remember that new boat decals and please contact Janet in the business office. keys are now available for registration & We do require insurance credentials and purchase. Please download the boat contract limit days and times to avoid large crowds from the website and complete it before all at once. There also appears to be teams coming into the business office ( www. trespassing. Appropriate measures will be originalcarrollwoodcrd.com/forms-2/ ). Janet taken to address this. can also email you the form, so feel free to call or email and request.

THE CAROLER · A TRADITION SINCE 1960 • ORIGINALCARROLLWOOD.COM • FEBRUARY 2021 5 Carrollwood Civic Association BOARD OF DIRECTORS Original Carrollwood Civic Association President Jim Powell 892.1859 [email protected] Vice President Mark Tempest 935.0540 & Long-Range Planning [email protected] Secretary Ashley Gray 431.7201 Direct mailed each [email protected] month to all OC Treasurer Jamie Sheer 932.7825 Residences and more. [email protected] Legal Eric Pellenbarg 703.448.4121 [email protected] COMMITTEES Crime Watch Josh Shaffer 493.1244 [email protected] Newcomers Jim Blanco 930.2420 Jim [email protected] Lake Carroll Bryan Huls 930.0044 [email protected] Social & Events Jerrod Mills 727.243.0188 [email protected] John Perez 957.5814 [email protected] Standards Enforcement Mickey Jaap 765.1161 [email protected] Construction & Dock Jimbo Woodroffe 549.9425 Permitting [email protected] MONTHLY ADVERTISING RATES: Member-at-Large Neil Norden 904.742.8649 Back cover - $275 Deadline: [email protected] Inside front cover - $250 10th of Full page - $225 each month Carrollwood Recreation District 1/2 page - $140 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Published for 1/4 page - $75 Carrollwood Civic President Mark Snellgrove 265.2828 1/8 page - $45 Association by: [email protected] Vice President Suzy Giunta 351.0651 Classified $20 - 25 words [email protected] Contact: Roxanne Clapp Treasurer Mark Georgiades 240.5554 [email protected] [email protected] 813-991-1860 Secretary Joe Costa 932.4269 [email protected] Copy of The Caroler arrived in your COMMITTEES mailbox with the incorrect name? Community Development Chrissie Price 210.5007 Email [email protected] so The [email protected] Caroler mail list can be updated. OC Park Michael Carelli 784.4860 Thanks! [email protected] Grounds Suzy Giunta 351.0651 [email protected] Carrollwood Recreation Center Rec Center/Tennis Courts Paul Siddall 932.9584 3515 McFarland Road; Tampa, FL 33618 [email protected] 932.1257 • Fax: 935.9057 • [email protected] Scotty Cooper Park Jack Griffie 503.4552 Office Hours: Monday through Thursday, 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. [email protected] White Sands Beach Kevin Shidler 931.1662 Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office - Non Emergency [email protected] Master Deputy Melvin Jones, Community Resource Deputy 247.0330

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NEW RESIDENTS, please contact Jim Blanco to receive a welcome packet. Help keep our Jim Blanco, Newcomer Chairman Resident 813.930.2420 Directory [email protected] UP-TO-DATE Here’s the information we need: Last name: ______First name(s): ______Phone number: ______Address: ______Email: ______Email: ______Names of children (optional):______Email your information to: [email protected] Thanks for your help.

THE CAROLER · A TRADITION SINCE 1960 • ORIGINALCARROLLWOOD.COM • FEBRUARY 2021 7 Help Maintain Lake Carroll Make a Donation Residents! Help keep Lake Carroll clean and safe. Financial contributions Thank are needed from everyone. Funds are used to offset expenses for vigorous water sampling and testing, and other lake maintenance and monitoring needs. Contributors are greatly appreciated and will be acknowledged in Youfor your The Caroler. generous Lake Fund LAKE FUND DONATION donations Name: ______Dan and Nicole Seeley Address:______Phone: ______Amount:______Make funds payable to: Carrollwood Civic Association; 3515 McFarland Rd.; Tampa, FL 33618. Please include this form OR donate through PayPal on the OC website: www.originalcarrollwood.com

LuminariasAs with almost everything in— 2020, thingson didn't Christmas go as Night planned Christmas Eve with the luminaria, BUT they were still lit! just a day later. With the weather on Chirstmas Eve, the recommendation went out to light luminarias on Christmas night instead. Did you get the notice? Make sure your contact information is up to date with crimewatch. The Boy Scouts did an amazing job Christmas Eve morning setting up common areas. Thank you to the residents that helped grab those bags in the common areas and helped your neighbors reset for Christmas night. Thank you to resident Katherine Clapp for sending in the view at the right.

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The FebruaryViolets birth month flowers are the violet and the primrose. Primrose can be Heart difficult to grow in Florida but violets grow Get wild. According to Gardening Solutions of those the University of Florida, "Florida violets are heart native, perennial wildflowers found in open shaped cookie Shapes cutters out and woods and clearings throughout Florida." use them for someting They grow low to the ground and can be other than cookies! Or, found with purple, yellow, or white flowers. make cookies. I won't judge. There are countless species of native violets— Show off your creations! Send in a many have more than one common name. picture and lets see what kind of love we Have you seen any? can create! Email [email protected] I've recently found African Violets to be one of my favorite indoor plants. Pictured here is Ideas: a miniture variety called Blueberry Sprite. I • pizza in a heart shape was super surprised to learn African Violets • pizza with heart shaped pepporoni come in many colors. I thought they were all • (I love pizza) purple. Not so! If you're interested in learning • heart shaped pancakes more, check out the African Violet Society's website at avsa.org • heart shaped rice crispie treats

10 FEBRUARY 2021 • ORIGINALCARROLLWOOD.COM • THE CAROLER · A TRADITION SINCE 1960 THE CAROLER · A TRADITION SINCE 1960 • ORIGINALCARROLLWOOD.COM • FEBRUARY 2021 11 3323 Schefflera Road Phil, Kristen, and Brooks Reisman by The Reisman Family have planted gardenias, added sod to extend the yard, We both grew up in the Carrollwood area and moved and planted clusias in the back patio pool area. We to Original Carrollwood in 2017. We spent many years have enjoyed watching our plumeria, crepe myrtle, of our lives driving through the tunnels of oak trees and Easter lilies bloom in the front and backyards. and winding roads of Original Carrollwood knowing We spent the last few years making this house our this neighborhood was exactly where we wanted to home by doing significant renovations to make it raise a family someday. We made an offer on this our own. We welcomed our first baby boy in July and sweet house on Schefflera Road the day we saw it! The feel grateful to live in a safe community with shady beautiful grandfather oak tree was one of the first sidewalks, friendly neighbors, and Scotty Cooper Park things we loved about this house. Over the years, we just a few blocks away.

Email your nomination to: [email protected] Include: • Address of nominated yard • Reason for nomination • Your name, phone number, & email address • If possible, please include a photo of the yard with your nomination. Thank you! Nominations can also be made at the Community Center, at Board Meetings or by visiting www.OriginalCarrollwood.com [email protected] 12 FEBRUARY 2021 • ORIGINALCARROLLWOOD.COM • THE CAROLER · A TRADITION SINCE 1960 THE CAROLER · A TRADITION SINCE 1960 • ORIGINALCARROLLWOOD.COM • FEBRUARY 2021 13 Holiday Togetherness During COVID John by Nancy Leach When longtime OC residents Jan and John Hoyt of Carrollwood Drive and Korina Lane realized they were unable to have a traditional Thanksgiving with their children and grandchildren, they decided to invite the neighbors who walk by their house to their table. With the instructions from a decorated chalkboard placed in their driveway and a table drawn with chalk, they invited Jan passersby to draw a plate and decorate their spot at the table. By the end of the weekend, there were many plates drawn by neighbors of all ages. “We’ve met many neighbors while out walking our Labrador Retriever Zoe, and were thrilled

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Jan and John have been residents of the OC for 38 years. Eli, Issac, and Owen, all pictured to the left, are children of their daughter, Juliette. They also have a son, Nathan, who lives in Minnesota. Issac

to see so many plates from these neighbors on our virtual table at the end of the day!”, says Jan. Cheers to our innovative neighborhood for celebrating the good, despite the pandemic! Owen

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News to Share?

In these days of trying not to spread germs (even more than usual) The Caroler is THE place to share some news with your neighbors! Send your family news, pictures of interesting things around the neighborhood, friendly messages to neighbors, and uplifting stories (truth or fiction! We'll take what we can get, right?!). There are so many wonderful people doing great things in this neighborhood. Share the joy! Email your news to [email protected] for consideration in a future issue! Hope to hear from you soon! Roxanne, Editor

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ADD YOUR CLASSIFIED NEXT MONTH $20 for 25 words. Deadline is the 10th of each month. Email: [email protected]

THE CAROLER · A TRADITION SINCE 1960 • ORIGINALCARROLLWOOD.COM • FEBRUARY 2021 17 Classic Game Shows Complete the puzzle and use the highlighted letters to form the answer phrase. CLASSIC GAME SHOWS! Win, Lose or __ was originally hosted by A BR I GH TSQUAR E S UW Chuck Barris hosted The __ Show G USolutionNKGN ITADSREKOJ On this show contestants had 60 seconds to Beat the __ L MtoL Last GNOGYMM AHW I NG Tic Tac __ had 6 different hosts throughout the years H PAENUTTAHTEM ANE You'd better study 5 letter words to play this game O EDLNHEMonth's JQS DWRDMK hosted a panel of stars on the __ Game M RN I PCEUEUWD AAMF The original host of Let's Make a Deal was __ Hall Y MANHAEXEBrain OVEGROG hosted The Price is __ for almost 35 years G ACGATeaser SSFAO PDERDO Supermarket __ had teams racing through a grocery store S TSOTMYSCGEATPKO What tastes E CR I OLSAWWOU R CKD __ Stumpers used license plates puzzles to challenge customers better than it Chuck Woolery hosted the __ Game in the 1990s G HONsmells? I HTDYO NNODTM "Where knowledge is king and lady luck is queen": The __ Wild J NTMA I OL AERLAL YA Ace is high, deuce is low on Card __ S YAnswer: A ROUW INC C DF LDN On you wanted to avoid the __ H FKNGENOTongue I TCENNOC Vanna White and have been on Wheel of __ since 1983 O SDHNAPY RAM I DLEF Mark __ & produced some of the longest running shows D Enter unused letters from puzzle, in order: debuted on the $10,000 __ A A __ on the 1950s show Twenty One started a federal investigation N Thank Hollywood __ was tic tac toe with celebrities R you for has hosted this since 1984 P submitting "The __ is…" was whispered to the television viewers R answers $64,000 __ started as a radio show called Take It or Leave It E Copyto lastboxed letters to form your hidden message: In What's My Line contestants guessed people's __ or job V month's Blockbusters featured __-shaped 'squares' with letters as clues A puzzle! Love __ is another dating type game hosted by Chuck Woolery N Solve Hundreds of Clue Search Puzzles Tony Perrone , Ray Coombs & Richard Karn have hosted __ __ L Covering All Kinds of Topics for FREE! Tom Shea How many notes will it take you to ______T No Membership or Email Required! Roger Clapp The __ __ introduced the phrase "making whoopee" D VisitMary us Long at ______www.ClueSearchPuzzles.com ©2008 Clue Search Puzzles™ All Registered Trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. Visit us at www.ClueSearchPuzzles.com Bob Long E Charlie & Kent Ross Patsy Schmidt Email your answer to [email protected] before February 10. All that reply will have their name, along with the solution, posted in the next issue of The Caroler! MISSED LAST MONTH'S PUZZLE? You can find all old issues posted on the Original Carrollwood website at https://www.originalcarrollwood.com/the-caroler/

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