1601 W. Josephine St., Lakeland, FL - March 2020 Hickory Hills Happenings Kate Sherman - Editor [email protected] "Scenes on the way to Lake Morton"

Below: Majestic Lake Morton swans

Several blocks of restored craftsmans

A gentleman standing guard

A great place to walk on Lake Hunter One of the many downtown swans Page 2 Hickory Hills Happenings BIRTHDAYS RESIDENT'S NEWS 01 Mike Burgess 18 Angel Canales The annual HOA Yard Sale will be held Friday 02 Joe Ziegler Nancy Smith February 28th and Saturday, February 29th. It 03 Joyce Brush 19 Dan Shirts will follow the format of the last several years with the 05 Paul Pratt 22 Cathy Lamb resident's pre-sale beginning Friday at about 4 pm to Lorraine Watson Beth Wamsley 6 pm. Saturday will be the public sale beginning at 8 06 Frank Cannizzo Ruby Williams am. Maxine will begin selling fresh muffins at 7 am. A 07 Mary Ellis 23 Barb Mattern bake sale and hot dogs will also be part of the yard sale. Barbara Olmstead 25 Sandy Guiffra Volunteers to pick up, deliver, and price sale items are 11 Nancy Burgess Mary Iles needed! Many hands make light work and the proceeds Mike Legault 26 Wayne Iles of this sale pays for the insurance we need to protect us 12 Jane Hunter 27 Yvonne Hagenbuch from lawsuits when an injury occurs during HOA events. 13 Mary Lou Legault Lisa Whitaker 15 Doug Chandler 30 Bill Waldorf Shout out a big welcome to our new residents: George Dale 16 Barbara Ariola 31 Denise Richard at 1430 Saddle Trail, Brenda Tidwell at 1603 Palamino Francine Liberty Way, Marchelle Soiney is home at 1507 Paddock Lane, Harold Watkins and Keith Bachman moved in to 1422 Spruce Drive. We must say goodbye to Edie Allen and Debra McManus.

The HOA Annual Dinner is scheduled for March 28, time to be announced later. This dinner is free for all HOA members as a thank you for supporting us all year. Watch the bulletin board for more information. ANNIVERSARIES BAG GAME 05 Norm & Joan Williams 15 Dick Pask & Missy Bouse The bag game is Wednesday evening beginning at 6 pm. Don & Sue Carboni Try your hand at tossing bean bags through one of several 16 Larry & Deana Gillison holes in the board to help your team win the evening! 28 George & Mary Holbrook

Our deepest sympathy to the family and BINGO: friends of Eustolfo Hernandez of 828 Regular Bingo games have resumed. Aspen Drive who passed away in his home Cards will go on sale starting at 5:30 mid-January. until 6:15, calling begins at 6:30 pm. Snacks will be served about halfway through the evening. Come out and Please keep these residents and friends support our in-park Bingo! in your prayers as they battle illness or other crises in their lives: Joyce Amon, Jane Cousman, Cyndi Hittle, BREAKFAST AT FRED'S MARKET Kay McClelland, Dominic Mercurio, Georgene Noss, Jetsy Powell, Marie Santiago, Bill Wamsley and Ruby Come to Fred's Market on Williams. Harden Blvd between 7:40 and 8 am Wednesdays to get a free cup of coffee and ART CLASS a breakfast buffet that is June Bartotto will lead an art class at the clubhouse. She sure to please. This event is doing a Watercolor art class the 1st and 3rd Monday happens all year with 6-8 people “off-season” and up to of the month. Cost is $10.00 and all supplies to do the 30 when all the park residents and guests are here. project furnished. Come and join us at 9:00 a.m. to see the amazing pieces of art you can do with water. Hickory Hills Happenings Page 3 CARD PLAYING SCHEDULE HOA AUX Mondays Racetrack Canasta 12:45 pm The SPRING FOLLIES Pinochle 7 pm is March 14th at 7 pm. Thurs 7 pm Euchre Come out and watch your fellow residents have fun with Fri 7 pm Bid Euchre 70s music and themed skits of 70s culture. If you have an idea for a song or skit to add to the fun, let June Bartotto or Connie Wood know soon! COFFEE HOUR We are still looking for people to be involved in the H Come join us every Friday morning at H Auxiliary. Mainly we try to come up with additional 9:00a.m. for coffee and doughnuts. We talk activities that we can do in the Park. Our next meeting about upcoming events and park news. It is is Friday March 6th, after Friday coffee. Approximately a lot of fun! You might even hear a joke or two! 9:30 am.

DANCE LINE DANCE CLASS/EXERCISE Bill Lindsey, singer and Elvis impersonator will be back Jude Woodcock is leading a group to learn March 21, beginning at 8 pm. The first part of the show some new line dance moves and also to is a medley of different songs, he comes back as Elvis spend some time just dancing. The group after the break. Tickets are $8 and will be available from will meet at 11 am on Wednesday. Come out and join us! Dan Shepherd, the Roys, Barb Bader or Jude Woodcock. Come out and enjoy the music and dance if you like. Once MOVIE NIGHT tables are set up Friday evening or Saturday morning, sign up at a table for a seat later at the dance. The free movie this month is March Jude Woodcock is leading a line dance/exercise class 15th at 7 pm, in the clubhouse. The Wednesdays at 11 am in the clubhouse. Come join in a movie will be announced later. Dan fun way to get some exercise! and Kathy Shepherd host this for the HOA and supply free popcorn. Bring your own drink. They use a large DOMINOES screen for a true “big screen” experience! We are trying to set up some domino games in the clubhouse for something new to entertain us. One of POTLUCK: the games is at 1 pm on Thursday. There possibly may be another time set up in the evening as well. Look Our community potlucks for a notice on the bulletin board or on the door of the are the first Monday of clubhouse. the month with March’s on the 2rd, at 5:30 pm. If you work and can’t make FRIDAY HAPPY HOUR it until a few minutes after Join fellow residents Fridays at the adult pool that, come anyway! Have to have a drink or two and unwind at the end a friend or neighbor bring your passing dish and get there of the work week. 4 pm until whenever. when you can. Please bring a dish that can serve twelve, your own table service and drink. It’s a good way to meet people from around the park! GOLF This year we will be playing at Imperial Lakes Golf Course with tee-off time 9:30 am on Thursday. The SCRAPBOOKING course is off Shepherd Rd in Mulberry (just off FL39 Millie King leads this activity in the clubhouse or library known as Florida Ave in town). 18 holes $20,00 + prize every Tuesday at 1 pm if you would like to join the fun. money 9 holes $17.00 + For more Information call : She can help new people get started and enjoys sharing Felix at 815-735-5019 or his Secretary at 815-878-4717 her expertise with other scrapbookers. Page 4 Hickory Hills Happenings SPRING FEVER IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS: One spring day I was taking the roll in my secretarial class Police (non-emergency) 834-6966 (use to report at our local technical college. One of the sun worshipers suspicious activity) was absent. “Cindy won't be here this afternoon?” I asked. County Code Enforcement 661-0228 “She went home to lay in the sun,” a young woman in Animal Control 577-1762 the front row answered. Trying to correct her grammar Street Light Out 834-6789 without embarrassing her before the class, I whispered, Power Outage (from corded phone) 834-4248 “Lie.” “Okay,” she replied in astonishment. “Cindy got City of Lakeland (Street Maintenance) 834-3300 sick and went home.” City Right of Way (Corral Dr.) Parcel 834-6230 DMV (Division of Motor Vehicles) 499-2322 TAG Agency 298-7577 SHUFFLEBOARD: Lakeland Electric (Customer Service) 834-9535 Shuffleboard games are every Tuesday and Friday Neighborhood Vet (Privileged Critters) 816-5815 morning at 10 am. We have all the game equipment SPCA Animal Shelter 646-7722 you need available and are happy to teach new players. LRMC Hospital 687-1100 Come join us! Heartline Crime Stoppers anonymous tips 800-226-8477 The breakfast sponsored by the Shuffleboard club is the second Saturday of the month, the 9th, beginning at 7:30 am until 9 am. All you can eat French Toast, pancakes, Homeowners (HOA) Membership Cards: are now link sausage, biscuits and sausage gravy, juice and coffee available for 2019-20. Please see board members or for $5. We have great cooks so come and enjoy breakfast! contact Wayne Iles to pay dues of $10 per individual or If you have never played a game, don’t worry, we will $15 per couple to join the HOA. The membership year be happy to teach you. Come out and have fun. We can runs from April 1 to March 31. You may give her a call if always make room for more players! you wish to be contacted or need additional information regarding this important organization to which every resident should belong! RAY OF SUNSHINE: Nancy Smith (863-680-1383) ) is doing a great job sending out cards to those who need NEWSLETTER DEADLINE: a bit of sunshine during a dark time. If you Remember that the due date to get your article published know someone who is struggling with illness, is the 13th of the month prior to publishing. Please deliver stress, grief or who just needs a bit of encouragement let to 1504 Estate Drive or email [email protected] Nancy know so she can reach out to them. Remember to before that date! I look forward to and appreciate your input. check your in-park mailbox on the table in the clubhouse Copies are distributed monthly in the clubhouse screen screenroom for any cards you might receive. room, next to the in-park mailboxes. Newsletters can also be viewed monthly on-line at http://4communitymedia. com/communitynewsletterlogin.php. PARK RESIDENT VEHICLE I.D. STICKERS Available for purchase from Marie Minter. When placed in your vehicles rear driver’s side window, you will be identified as a resident of our park. Thanks for your cooperation. DRYER VENT CLEANING FREE PHONE DIRECTORIES The new directories are here. They are SAVE TIME • SAVE MONEY • INCREASE EFFICIENCY available from Kate Sherman at 1504 PREVENT A FIRE • RESIDENT DISCOUNTS Estate Drive. Kate will be out delivering door-to-door, but if you don’t get a copy feel free to come 863.581.7479 to her house to pick one up. Hickory Hills Happenings Page 5 SUB-FLOOR & FLOORING EXPERTS!

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I thought it said 'Little Error.'” 815-878-4717 to see what she has to offer. “A man's got to do what a man's got to do. A woman must do what he can't.” Rhonda Hansome Small Engine Repair: Charles (Chuck) Clark 1619 El Dorado 863-608-7862 can repair your broken or malfunctioning lawn mowers, blowers, or trimmers. It NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR may be cheaper to repair than to replace! Avon: Mary Atkins 1512 Colt Lane 603- 515-6461 Hello, my name is Mary, I’m going to be your new Avon Representative. LOCAL FILM DIRECTOR Orders can be placed at www.youravon/ maryatkins.com or give me a call. Locally produced documentary film Fly Like a Girl has been receiving national acclaim throughout the film Barber Dick Pask - 58 years experience located at 1626 festival circuit, being screened at 12 film festivals and Saddle Trail. Call for appointment 517-617-4833. winning four awards. The film was screened on January 25, 2020 at the Historic Polk Theatre in Lakeland. Computer: Rick Farley 1528 El Dorado Dr 863-940-3003 He can diagnose & repair your computer. He is reasonable About the Film: and reliable. Call M-F 9-4 (no weekends please) Nov to From a lego-loving young girl who includes female pilots in April for computer issues. her toy airplanes, to a courageous woman who helped lead shuttle missions to space, Fly Like a Girl brings the real-life Handy Man: stories of a diverse group of female aviators to light. The film Jerry Herschbach – 218-256-7997. Jerry has 45 years of reveals a movement of girls and women relentlessly pursuing experience as a handyman/carpenter/cabinet maker. their passion for aviation, a field currently dominated by men. The film includes interviews with Vernice Armour, the first Luis Santiago: 1427- Colt Ln 863-450-7200 Luis is your female African American Combat pilot; Nicole Stott, Flight Patriotic Handyman! He can do all type so repairs from Engineer and Mission specialist on NASA shuttle missions; electrical, plumbing, carpentry, painting, vinyl siding, Senator Tammy Duckworth, Iraq War Veteran; and Purple etc. He is also a Notary Public, Paralegal and performs Heart recipient, Shaesta Waiz, the youngest woman to fly weddings!! If you have a bicycle that needs repaired Luis solo around the world in a single-engine aircraft, as well as is your guy! Seniors and Veterans receive a 15% discount. several other remarkable girls and women. Katie McEntire Wiatt, the film’s director, first developed Daryl Sanders: 724 Chaparral Dr. 518-224-3476 is the idea for the film when she was a Polk County primary available for power washing, light carpentry & painting. school teacher and saw first-hand the gap in confidence Reasonable and dependable. young female students felt in the classroom, especially in relation to STEM subjects. Around the same time Wiatt also Pedicures: Alice Meunier 1427 El Dorado Dr 450-800- saw aerobatic pilot Patty Wagstaff fly at the annual SUN ‘n 4232 Nail trimming, heel scrubs etc. I can apply nail FUN Aerospace Expo in Lakeland and was inspired to learn varnish. I could come to your home for a reasonable price. more about female aviators. Call for more information. Nov-March Fly Like a Girl is produced by Lakeland-based Indie Hickory Hills Happenings Page 7 HOA NEWS Atlantic Films and is currently working with distribution outlets for a wider release in 2020. The February meeting on the 5th opened at 6 pm with the regular Film Festival Awards: DOXX Spotlight Winner Tallgrass opening business. Wendy Warbritton Film Festival, Wichita, KS Edison Award of Innovation was not comfortable with the secretary Fort Myers Film Festival, Fort Myers, FL Best Feature position so Wayne Iles was appointed Documentary Hot Springs International Women’s Film secretary. The treasurer’s and secretary’s Festival, Hot Springs, AR reports were accepted as read, reports were made from the various committees. The statutory committee reported out the results of the GERMAN STYLE PORK CHOPS January meeting with Chris Garrett, Earl, and the regional Ingredients: manager, Nicole McDonald. There will be no reduction • 2 medium or 1 large sweet potato in the rent increase, the reasons given were market forces cut into 1” chunks and an approximately $30,000 increase in the annual water • 2 medium carrots, cut into 1/2” bill. Dan Shepherd then went over a list of maintenance pieces items that were discussed and stated that his goal was to • 1 medium onion, thinly sliced have Chris sign off on each item and we have a record for • 4 pork loin chops 3/4” thick, or small center pork what they agreed to do. Two items that would affect either loin, fat trimmed off HOA expenses or residents costs were a storage building • ½ c. apple cider or apple juice built and entirely paid for by the HOA and a higher fee for • 1/4c. Catsup reserving and using the clubhouse that would not be returned • 1 16-oz can sauerkraut w/caraway seeds, rinsed and but placed in a special account to use for improving the drained clubhouse facility. Dan stated that Chris agreed to expand • 2 small cooking apples, peeled, cored, and cut into and remodel the clubhouse if 315 lots were occupied by 1/4” slices owners or long-term renters. Under new business next year’s budget was presented to the Directions: members, vote to accept that budget was approved. Wayne Saute mushrooms and onion in butter in a large skillet did a short presentation about the legislation the FMO has until tender. Add vegetables and wine. Bring to a boil. improved to better benefit the mobile home owner over the Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 5 minutes until park owners in the current legislative session. Dawn reported vegetables are tender. Drain; sprinkle with salt and on the maturity of the CD the HOA has at Mid-Florida, a pepper. 1 cup is 104 calories. motion was made to roll over the CD for another 5 years and to increase the amount to total $15,500. This money is being held in reserve to use if we have a major issue with the park owner and need to take him to arbitration or if there is ELEPHANT MEMORY a very large purchase the members want to make. Motions were made and accepted to replace first aid kits at both pools An elephant was drinking and to purchase 6 armchairs for the clubouse for people who out of a river one day, need them to safely get up out of a chair. when he spotted a turtle Flag Flying Holidays: No special days this month, just fly asleep on a log. So, he that flag with pride! ambled on over and kicked it clear across the river. “What did you do OUTSIDE BINGO that for?” asked a passing giraffe. “Because I Call Carol Harris @ 863- recognized it as the same turtle that took a nip out of my 284-1286 for information & trunk 53 years ago.” “Wow, what a memory” commented carpooling. the giraffe. “Yes,” said the elephant, “turtle recall.” Page 8 Hickory Hills Happenings RESTAURANT REVIEW The food is a little pricey but what you would expect for Joe and I visited one of Lakeland’s newest fresh gourmet food. Joe had a hamburger (because he food vendors at The Joinery 640 E. has food allergies and has to be careful) and I got the Main on Lake Mirror. This is the site of fried chicken sandwich. Mine was fantastic and Joe’s Lakeland Brewery and the tanks are still was good, the fries were great and enough for the two of there as the owners, Jonathan and Sarah Bucklew plan to us to share. We just had sodas from a centrally located offer their own brews along with other local brews on tap. beverage station that serves the hall. The total bill was This is an upscale version of the mall food court, called a about $20. The pizzas from Ava looked good if you’d like food hall in modern terms. Several vendors, many from to try a fresh take featuring Italian cheeses, vegetables and favorite Tampa restaurants have their own spaces and Italian meats. As an example, the sausage pizza has san offer their signature eats. You can choose your favorites marzano tomato, mozzarella, ricotta, fennel sausage, and from a beverage station, a coffee vendor, wood-fired scallions. They have two prices which I assume refers pizzas, Asian inspired noodles, a tacqueria, elevated ice to two sizes, this one is 18/12 dollars. The pizzas have cream treats and a traditional offering of burgers, chicken either a red sauce base or white base. Ava also offers sandwiches and fries. What makes it fun is you can go as a lunch special from 11-3 M-F for $12 consisting of a a group, order items from the vendors you like and share sm. Margherita pizza or meatball sandwich served with a with your friends so everyone can sample a large range small house salad. of food. The space is decorated in industrial style with concrete floors, open steel trusses and concrete and wood I found ordering is easier if you’re a foodie because tables. Much of the furniture is made by the owners frankly I didn’t recognize many of the ingredients on who also a modern-industrial furniture company offer. Eating here is an adventure for a Midwestern senior Seventeen20. Their citizen! However, that can make it a fun experience. It designs feature a might be good to go around 2 so it isn’t so crowded and blend of concrete, you can ask questions about the food without holding up wood, and metal a crowd. which fits perfectly in the space. The ice cream is priced like you’d expect for a speciality shop: $4.75 for a small scoop and up from there. An Their plan is to have this destination food hall with space interesting selection is a for locals and visitors to eat, relax and mingle to build on sampler of six flavors for Lakeland’s community feel even as it grows into a city. $8.50 or so. A great way There are spaces to sit and relax on the lake side with to sample several flavors couches and chairs as well as patio tables plus a space to without breaking the the north between bank. Some examples are the building a dairy free strawberry and the railroad mint sorbet, Gillespie’s tracks. The back Bourbon Pecan, nutella patio has a fire ice cream with biscoff pit area, cornhole cookies and hazelnut, and boards and plans the Parent Trap peanut for a shuffleboard butter filled with oreos. court. Currently they offer 24 flavors. The crowd (and it was a crowd at lunch) features people of all ages from infants to white-haired oldsters. The The Joinery is a great addition to downtown Lakeland. style of the building means it gets a little noisy when lots The new dog park is adjacent to the building, Lake of people are inside but it wasn’t so noisy you couldn’t Mirror Promenade is just across the street and features hear each other talk. Lot of people went outside with Hollis Gardens, all of the speciality shops and the farmers their food or took it to go. market are just a few blocks away. Hickory Hills Happenings Page 9

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Feb 20-Mar 22 Kinky Boots is playing Thur-Sun at Mar 8 Sentimental Journeymen 11th Annual Show Theatre Winter Haven. This show tells the story of a Join other barbershop enthusiasists for this a cappella struggling factory owner and an entertainer with a wildly traditional barbershop chorus and quartets show. Polk exciting idea. With a little compassion and a lot of State Winter Haven Fine Arts Theatre 2:30 pm. understanding this pair learns to cooperate to create a line of unique and exciting stilletto boots. Mar 12 Jazz Brillance! Florida Southern College $28 This show is so newly off Broadway that the Theatre Branscomb Auditorium $8 The FSC jazz ensemble is was not allowed to announce the title until July 1st. joined by internationally known jazz trumpter Clay Jenkins. Feb 28-Mar 1 Up, Up, and Away Hot Air Balloon Festival Sun-n-Fun Come out and enjoy the Up Up And Mar 13-27 Senior Graphic Design Thesis Exhibiton FSC Away Florida Hot Air Balloon Festival taking place senior graphic design students are challenged to create a February 28 – March 1, 2020 in Lakeland, FL. Watch fictitious company and present their designs for its print the Lakeland skyline transform into a mix of bright, and digital materials, products and storefront displays in brilliant colors as hot air balloons launch from the Sun the Melvin and Burks Art Galleries. Free, open during n’ Fun Expo Campus. Embark on a scenic balloon ride the day. in one of many balloons on site in addition to the many activities offered at Up,Up And Away Florida Hot Air Mar 17 Fly into the Gardens: Celtic Celebration 12-2:30 Balloon Festival. For example, this three-day festival also Bok Tower Gardens Lake Wales. Live music with Mrs. features picturesque balloon glows and tethered balloon Murphy’s Chowder included with general admission. rides. In addition to the live great music entertainment Complement the music with a corned beef sandwich and Hickory Hills Happenings Page 11 roasted potato wedges. $12 pp. Also at the gardens later original contemporary dance. in the evening is another show between 5-8 pm with a dinner of Guinness braised brisket, smashed potatoes, Apr 2-5 The Diary of Anne Frank Florida Southern braised cabbage and soda bread for $25 pp. College Loca Lee Buckner Theatre 7:30 pm (Sun at 2:30 pm) $18 This poignant classic is an essential part of how Mar 19 Farm to Table Dinner with Chef Amy Freeze: we remember one of the darkest periods of human history. Irish Themed Dinner 3-4:30 pm Bok Tower Gardens Meal is served with tea, water, seasonal craft beers, and RP FUNDING CENTER wine. $50 members/$60 non-members.

Mar 21-22 Central Park Art Festival Central Park, Mar 11 An American in Paris Winter Haven A juried fine arts festival with kid’s activity Mar 19-21 Lakeland's Original tent, entertainment and food trucks. Sewing and Quilt Expo 10-6 $15 Shop for new fabrics, patterns Mar 28 Spring Bloom Festival Wine Walk 2-5 pm Sip and products, enjoy classes, and stroll enjoying 10 carefully curated wines and light workshops, quilt galleries, fashion nibbles at each stop. $25 members/$35 non-members. shows, stage presentations and more. Bok Tower Gardens. Mar 26 The Music of Cream

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ESTIMATES & SMILES ALWAYS FREE (863) 244-7407 or (800) 377-7885 Hickory Hills Happenings Page 15 SONS OF THUNDER close, but it was something For a crew of young riders, most that we found we could all do nights are now spent in front of a together,” says Morter. 47-inch laminated map of America, “Realistically, it’s pretty hard to marking up highways with Sharpies find one thing that seven guys, while they plan a two-week trek from specifically guys, want to do coast to coast. The crew spends time together,” adds Morter. fantasizing about long rides across The crew soon became known winding roads while feeling the rush as the “Sons of Thunder,” a of freedom journeying on their bikes name jokingly and impulsively cross-country. They map out what coined by Morter one night roads they’ll take, discuss where they want to stop and while the crew was hanging out. “I remember reading [in visit, and what memories they envision making along the Bible] that Zebedee had two sons [James and John]. the way. They’re planning a trip of a lifetime. But how They were referred to as ‘Sons of Thunder’ by Jesus. And, did a group of young men decide to endeavor on such an then, motorcycles are historically referred to as thunder adventure? horses in cowboy culture.” So after recounting both “We grew up on a farm,” says Preston Morter as he details references, Morter proudly (yet hesitantly) proclaimed to his upbringing with his fellow rider and (literal) brother, his friends, “We’re the Sons of Thunder!” Carson. With more than six miles of farmland, the family Although a joke, the name quickly grew in popularity, had to cover a great deal of land while moving pasture to and they became known amongst their peers as the Sons pasture to maintain their business based out of Oregon. of Thunder. “We’re not bikers. That’s not our identity at “My dad didn’t believe in horses, so we always had dirt all. We’re just guys who like bikes,” emphasizes Morter. bikes growing up,” says Morter. This would become the “I just love the feeling of riding,” says Hughes, as he Morter brothers’ earliest and fondest memories of riding recounts what inspired him to join his friends on their together. “It was kind of in the family.” riding endeavors. He recalls each ride as a time to quiet As the Morter brothers progressed past the farm, riding everything down and fully experience life around him. motorcycles became pretty secondary for the two of “You’re feeling the air and it feels like you’re kind of them. “I remember Carson on his first one. He just pulled flying. You can admire everything that’s around you more back on the gas and it went straight through my mom’s because you’re not closed in. Especially for long rides, I garden,” Morter jokingly recalls. feel like it’s an escape.” The boys eventually made their way to Lakeland to attend Morter agrees with these sentiments, also referring to Southeastern University. It was there that a group of rides as almost a forced sabbath. “I think it subconsciously young college students slowly progressed into a bunch of takes away distractions, because you’re forced to focus friends purchasing bikes and eventually riding together. on just one thing at a time. In our culture, that’s kind of For Morter, witnessing his brother Carson and friend rare.” Michael Mutz purchase and ride their motorcycles One thing the group always wanted since the very piqued his interest. “I was inspired knowing Michael and beginning was to ride across America together. “Our goal Carson, and always wanted to get a motorcycle.” This is coast to coast, corner to corner,” says Morter. They interest continued to grow, either spurring others in their plan on starting on the East Coast and heading all the way friend group to dive in with a purchase, or connecting one to Seattle, eventually shipping their bikes back from the another with fellow riders with this common interest. Morters’ other family farm in Idaho. Planning for over As the group grew, Morter began to think, “How dope two-and-a-half years, the group is ready to finally start would it be if we had this not even brotherhood or club or the trek next June. gang, but just this riding crew?” Hughes says, “The overall goal is to look back 40 years Preston Morter, Carson Morter, Jason Bervaldi, Eric down the road and be like, ‘Yeah, you remember that one Hughes, Drew Nanulaitta, and Dale Hansen all became a time we had nothing but the road and each other?’” For part of this riding crew. him, this trip is an opportunity to challenge himself in Although friends to begin with, the bikes were what a new way, slow down and appreciate the world around continued to deepen their existing brotherhood. “I would him, and create lifelong memories with his best friends. say motorcycles didn’t bring us together. We were already “I think it’s important to ignore the hustle and bustle of continued on page 16 Page 16 Hickory Hills Happenings life, and enjoy what’s right in front of you and around 9. Vicksburg National Military you. That’s big for me.” Park, Natchez Trace, Beauvoir Originally from the West Coast, Hughes also looks 10. Rocky Mountain National Park, forward to a pit-stop at his hometown in Arizona. “It’s Garden of the Gods, Pike's Peak always a big thing to go home. But even better to stop 11. Padre Island National Seashore, by, say ‘Hi’ to Mom, and then say, ‘Hey! Just rode 2,000 the Alamo, Six Flags miles. Still got another thousand to go. Thanks for the 12. Carlsbad Caverns, White Sands meal!’” National Monument, Chaco Canyon In addition to bonding across America, the ride is a 13. Chickamauga Battlefield, Six Flags, CNN Studios pioneer trip of sorts for the Morter brothers as they 14. Independence Hall, Valley Forge, Gettysburg follow their grandfather’s previous journey. “It’s really National Military Park special because of our grandpa’s story and how we ended 15. Wyandotte Cave, Benjamin Harrison's home, New up on the West Coast. It was the courage to leave and Harmony not know what was going to happen. That was always 16. Acadia National Park, Sugarloaf ski area, Bath Iron inspirational,” says Morter. Works For others in the group, they are in it for lifelong memories. 17. Henry Ford Museum, Pictured Rocks, Isle Royale “Dale is really huge on being able to show his kids these 18. Great Smoky Mountains, Rock City, the Grand Ole photos and being like, ‘I was in Sons of Thunder,’” says Opry Morter. 19. Minnehaha Falls, Guthrie Theatre, Voyageurs Whether trying to create the nostalgia for their kids or National Park relive the lineage of their family, Sons of Thunder plans 20. Glacier National Park, Little Bighorn Battlefield, on taking the trip of a lifetime this upcoming summer. Lewis and Clark Caverns Best friends journeying across America together, leaving 21. Mount Rainier, San Juan Islands, the Space Needle without knowing what’s next but still having the courage 22. Glacier Bay National Park, Denali National Park, to go for it. Katmai National Park “Since the beginning, that’s been our inspiration,” says 23. Sequoia National Park, Disneyland, HMS Queen Morter. Mary Written by Annalee Mutz for the January 17, 2020 issue 24. Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National of Lakelander Magazine Park, Buffalo Bill Museum 25. The Field Museum, Nauvoo Mormon settlement, Abraham Lincoln's Home STATE LANDMARKS TRIVIA 26. Plymouth Rock, Walden Pond, Baskethall Hall of You might visit a state to see friends and relatives. Or you Fame might be there to see the sights, whatever those might be. Given a list of a state's “sights worth seeing,” could you guess the name of the state? BASEBALL HISTORY Reds 1. The Grand Canyon, Painted Desert, Petrified Forest 2. Waikiki Beach, Haleakala National Park, Wailua The Birth of the Reds and the River State Park American Association 3. Shenandoah National Park, Busch Gardens, Luray The origins of the modern Caverns can be traced to 4. Space and Rocket Center, Gulf Shores, Bellingrath the expulsion of an earlier team Gardens bearing that name. In 1876, Cincinnati became one of 5. Mystic Seaport, P. T. Barnum Museum, USS Nautilus the charter members of the new , but 6. Yosemite National Park, Universal Studios, Lake the club ran afoul of league organizer and long-time Tahoe president William Hulbert for selling beer during games 7. Salvador Dali Museum, the Everglades, Busch and renting out their ballpark on Sundays. Both were Gardens important activities to entice the city's large German 8. Circus World Museum, the Dells, Lake Winnebago population. While Hulbert made clear his distaste for Hickory Hills Happenings Page 17 both beer and Sunday baseball at the founding of Aaron Stern to relocate three blocks away at the the league, neither practice was actually against hastily built . The club never placed league rules in those early years. On October higher than second or lower than fifth for the rest 6, 1880, however, seven of the eight team of its tenure in the American Association. owners pledged at a special league meeting The Cincinnati Red Stockings left the American to formally ban both beer and Sunday baseball Association on November 14, 1889 and joined the at the regular league meeting that December. Only National League along with the Bridegrooms Cincinnati president W. H. Kennett refused to sign the after a dispute with St. Louis Browns owner Chris Von pledge, so the other owners formally expelled Cincinnati Der Ahe over the selection of a new league president. The for violating a rule that would not actually go into effect National League was happy to accept the teams in part for two more months. due to the emergence of the new Player's League. This Cincinnati's expulsion from the National League incensed new league, an early failed attempt to break the reserve Cincinnati Enquirer sports editor O. P. Caylor, who made clause in baseball, threatened both existing leagues. two attempts to form a new league on behalf of the Because the National League decided to expand while the receivers for the now bankrupt Reds franchise. When these American Association was weakening, the team accepted attempts failed, he formed a new independent ballclub an invitation to join the National League. It was also at known as the Red Stockings in the Spring of 1881, and this time that the team first shortened their name from brought the team to St. Louis for a weekend exhibition. "Red Stockings" to "Reds". The Reds wandered through The Reds' first game was a 12–3 victory over the St. Louis the 1890s signing local stars and aging veterans. During club. After the 1881 series proved a success, Caylor and this time, the team never finished above third place (1897) a former president of the old Reds named Justus Thorner and never closer than 10 1⁄2 games (1890). received an invitation from Philadelphia businessman At the start of the 20th century, the Reds had hitting stars Horace Phillips to attend a meeting of several clubs in Sam Crawford and Cy Seymour. Seymour's .377 average Pittsburgh with the intent of establishing a rival to the in 1905 was the first individual batting crown won by National League. Upon arriving in the city, however, a Red. In 1911, Bob Bescher stole 81 bases, which is Caylor and Thorner discovered that no other owners had still a team record. Like the previous decade, the 1900s decided to accept the invitation, with even Phillips not (decade) were not kind to the Reds, as much of the decade bothering to attend his own meeting. By chance, the duo was spent in the league's second division. met a former pitcher named Al Pratt, who hooked them In 1912, the club opened a new steel-and-concrete up with former Pittsburgh Alleghenys president H. Denny ballpark, Redland Field (later to be known as Crosley McKnight. Together, the three men hatched a scheme to Field). The Reds had been playing baseball on that same form a new league by sending a telegram to each of the site, the corner of Findlay and Western Avenues on the other owners who were supposed to attend the meeting city's west side, for 28 years, in wooden structures that stating that he was the only person who did not attend and had been occasionally damaged by fires. By the late that everyone else was enthusiastic about the new venture 1910s the Reds began to come out of the second division. and eager to attend a second meeting in Cincinnati. The The 1918 team finished fourth, and new manager Pat ploy worked, and the American Association was officially Moran led the Reds to an NL pennant in 1919, in what the formed at the Hotel Gibson in Cincinnati with the new club advertised as its "Golden Anniversary". The Reds Reds a charter member with Thorner as president. finished ahead of the New York Giants, and then won Led by the hitting of third baseman Hick Carpenter, the world championship in eight games over the Chicago the defense of future Hall of Fame second baseman White Sox. Bid McPhee, and the pitching of 40-game-winner Will By 1920, the (a match fixing scandal in White, the Reds won the inaugural AA pennant in 1882. which 8 members of the White Sox intentionally lost to the With the establishment of the Union Reds in exchange for money from a gambling syndicate) Association Justus Thorner left had brought a taint to the Reds' first championship. After the club to finance the Cincinnati 1926, and well into the 1930s, the Reds were second Outlaw Reds and managed to division dwellers. By 1931, the team was bankrupt, the acquire the lease on the Reds Great Depression was in full swing and Redland Field Bank Street Grounds playing was in a state of disrepair. field, forcing new president Powel Crosley, Jr an electronics magnate who, with his continued on page 18 Page 18 Hickory Hills Happenings ANSWERS TO TRIVIA QUESTIONS Answers to the trivia questions: 1. Arizona 2. Hawaii 3. Virginia 4. Alabama 5. Connecticut 6. California 7. Florida 8. Wisconsin 9. Mississippi 10. Colorado 11. Texas 12. New Mexico 13. Georgia 14. Pennsylvania 15. Indiana 16. Maine 17. Michigan 18. Tennessee 19. Minnesota 20. Montana 21. Washington 22 Alaska 23. California 24. Wyoming 25. Illinois 26 Massachusetts brother Lewis M. Crosley, produced radios, refrigerators, and other household items, bought the Reds out of bankruptcy in 1933. Crosley had started WLW radio, the Reds flagship radio broadcaster, and the Crosley Broadcasting Corporation in Cincinnati, where he was also a prominent civic leader. The Reds, throughout the 1930s, became a team of "firsts". The now-renamed became the host of the first night game in 1935, which was also the first baseball fireworks night, the fireworks at the game were shot by Joe Rozzi of Rozzi's Famous Fireworks. Johnny Vander Meer became the only pitcher in major league history to throw back- to-back no-hitters in 1938. Thanks to Vander Meer, Paul Derringer and second baseman/third baseman-turned- pitcher Bucky Walters the Reds had a solid pitching staff. The offense came around in the late 1930s. By 1938 the Reds were out of the second division finishing fourth. Ernie Lombardi was named the National League's Most Valuable Player in 1938. By 1939, they were National League champions, but in the World Series, they were swept by the New York Yankees. In 1940, they repeated as NL Champions, and for the first time in 21 years, the Reds captured a World championship, beating the Detroit Tigers 4 games to 3. In 1967 the Reds avoided a move to San Diego when the city of Cincinnati and Hamilton County agreed to build a state of the art, downtown stadium on the edge of the River. The Reds entered into a 30-year lease in exchange for the stadium commitment keeping the franchise in its original home city. In a series of strategic moves, Howsam brought in key personnel to complement the homegrown talent. The Reds' final game at Crosley Field, home to more than 4,500 baseball games, was played on June 24, 1970, a 5–4 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Hickory Hills Happenings Page 19

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