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® Section A Where the news is always good! Vol. 26, No. 10 • April 2013 COMMUNITY Ocala NEWS & UPDATE By Kenneth D. Colen, Publisher Open Spring is in the air around On Top of By Bob Woods the World and as I’m writing this article, World News Writer the Ocala Open is in progress. This event raised more than $40,000, which was dis- A new record was set at the Candler tributed equally to Interfaith Emergency Hills Golf Club during the Ocala Open Services and Hospice of Marion County. Golf Tournament when the winner of the We had a playing field of 111 top golfers. event doubled eagled at the 12th hole. A The planning that has gone into this double eagle is when a golfer gets the ball event was nothing short of phenomenal. in the cup in two strokes on a par five hole. Most of the effort comes down to the 60- Travis Hampshire finished the tournament days preceding the event. Matt Hibbs, to- 15 strokes under par beating his nearest op- gether with the other pros and golf course ponent, Eric Cole, by four strokes shooting staff have worked very hard at getting the a record-breaking 61 for the 72 par course. word out to potential players and the Flori- Hampshire, who resides in Homosassa, da Professional Golf Tour coordinators. Fla., was also the winner of the Ocala Open Golf superintendent, Andy Jorgenson, in 2008 and Cole, from Orlando, placed and his staff did a great job at getting Can- second in 2011 to Ted Potter during a six- dler Hills in really terrific condition and tie shoot off at the 18th hole. Hampshire able to withstand the rigors of three days of collected a check for $12,000 for first place hard play. So far, as the technical aspects of and Cole collected $7,000 for second. course condition and tournament organi- The first round at the Ocala Open at the zation go, we were in great shape. Candler Hills Golf Club got off to a windy That said, nothing would work as well as start. A total of 106 professional golfers it did without the coordination of resident played the course in these challenging con- volunteers. Many thanks to the entire Oc- ditions. Twenty-four golfers finished the ala Open employee committee for the hard par 72 course under par while 16 players work that goes into this tournament; and broke even. special thanks to Lisa Lazaro who was in Kyle Cobb from Tallahassee, Fla. and Ty charge of volunteer coordination. We can’t Harris from Longwood, Fla. tied in the first say enough about the support we get from round with a score of 67, five under par. our volunteers. They make our tournament Eric Cole finished four under par tied with a great success! five other players while Hampshire finished The amount of work required by our with two under par with a score of 70 tied marketing department is extensive and is for 12th place. led by Karen Brothers. The hospitality divi- Although temperatures rose throughout sion, headed by Sandy Curtis, and the Can- the day for the second round, winds con- dler Hills staff did a great job on the food tinued to challenge play. and beverage service for the Pro-Am, as When all was said and done there were well as all three days of tournament play. 19 players within four strokes vying for the We look forward to 2014 and repeating top spot. Eric Cole, Nick Lindhein, from this success. Hopefully, we can expand the Satellite Beach, Fla., Nick O’Hern, from field of players and raise even more money Windermere, Fla., and Greg O’Mahony, for local charities. from Tequesta, Fla. – finished eight under Defining Value par with a two-day score of 136 for a first place tie. The improving weather condi- One way to define value is “value equals tions saw most of the field of players im- the price paid for goods or services.” While proving their scores from the first round accurate from a narrow economic sense, it with a few bettering their score in the dou- fails to capture intrinsic benefits. If some- ble digits. Photo by Bob Woods thing gives you a sense of comfort or safe- After two rounds of play, the field was ty, you may value that much more highly. cut down to 44 players after the cut with a Travis Hampshire won the Ocala Open with a double eagle on Consider the community services fee in the combined score 145. Hampshire finished the 12th hole. On Top of the World Central Owners’ As- the second round four under with a score sociation. of 140 tied with nine other players. course concerning Hampshire’s double Hampshire from Ken Colen, President of Residents enjoy a very large range of The final day started under frosty con- eagle. However, no winner was declared On Top of the World Communities along services in this “worry free” community. ditions with no wind during the first tee until all the golfers scores were tallied and with Lynette Vermillion, General Manager The community services fee pays for much times ending under warm temperatures posted. Hampshire was declared the win- and Matt Hibbs, Director of Golf conclud- more than just mowing and landscape with varying winds. A large crowd gath- ner and Cole in second place. ing the 2013 Ocala Open Golf Tournament. maintenance. It also includes scheduled ered at the 18th hole watching all the pair- A large $12,000 check was presented to preventative treatment for subterranean ings finish. termites together with regular exterior re- Word spread like wildfire around the Continued on Pages 10 and 11 > painting and roof repairs. If you break out the budgeted cost of these items, that is ap- proximately $3.50 per day. PARCOURSE [pahr-kawrs, -kohrs]; noun: An Consider 24-hour gate surveillance; outdoor exercise track or course, especially how do you value that? If you break out the Change is Good for for joggers, equipped with a series of stations budgeted cost, that is only 19-cents per day. along the way where one is to stop and perform By any measure, that is a good value for a a specific exercise. (Source: www.dictionary. sense of privacy and safety. Your Fitness Routine com) What’s it worth to have the peace of By Ray Cech “There are a number of dimensions of mind to know that if there is a windstorm World News Writer wellness,” says Cammy Dennis, fitness di- and the roof is damaged it will be repaired rector of On Top of the World. promptly? You are spared the burden of The multi-dimensional approach to trying to beg a busy roofer to appear, charge wellness (as published by the International you a service call to evaluate the problem, Council on Active Aging) encompasses and then have to pay again to fix it on a re- these seven paradigms: physical, social, turn visit. emotional, spiritual, intellectual, vocation- Comprehensive insurance on the homes al and environmental. When combining in the On Top of the World Central Own- all of these in a somewhat structured ap- ers’ Association works out to $220 per year. proach, we’re dealing ourselves a hand that By comparison, a stand-alone comprehen- best assures us a life that’s healthy in both sive policy like an HO-3 on a conventional mind and body. single family home costs around $705 to This is a “wellness” menu that goes be- $897 per year. yond simple fitness. Within the bundle of services available, When it comes to the environmen- you have access to numerous fitness, rec- tal paradigm, residents of On Top of the reation, entertainment and education pro- World have the best of all worlds – Sholom grams. All this and it is all just a walk or Park, field trips with Master the Possibili- golf cart ride away. When you really con- ties, swimming and exercise pools, outdoor sider the “all-in,” a basic community ser- sport centers, as well as pathways winding vices of about $9.70 (or less) per day is an throughout the community. There’s some- outstanding value. thing for everyone. If you think I’m taking this reduction- If you are looking to change up your fit- ist approach a little too far, my point about ness routine, the parcourse along some of the value of the “all-in” and the sense of our footpaths might be a great way to do community we all enjoy. The opportunity just that. Each of these jogging/walking to make friends and enjoy living, as well as fitness courses has nine stations. At one enjoying the peace of mind of living in a station, you may be guided to do a few safe and clean community, really is price- stretches. At another, you will be asked to less. walk the balance bar, and further on to do Master the Possibilities a few isometrics. At each stop, there is signage that takes April will be another great month at you through a particular exercise. And it Master the Possibilities. For the fourth doesn’t matter whether you start with fit- consecutive month, Master the Possibili- ness stop No. 1 or No. 9. What matters is ties will offer over 100 programs in April, that during your jog or walk you include a bringing us all the best in life long learn- brief “exercise” stopover, thereby adding to ing. April is a special time. The sixth annual your healthy-living regimen.