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® ® Vol. 28, No. 11 May 2015 | Section A Where the news is always good! OUR WORLD COMMUNITY NEWS & UPDATE By Kenneth D. Colen Publisher Managing for Water Conservation April brought much needed rain to give us a push into what is this part of Florida’s dry season of May and into June. We know this puts stress on lawns, but we are allowed twice per week watering via ordinance 08-09, and inter-local agree- ment with the St. Johns River Water Man- agement District (SJRWMD), the South- west Florida water Management District and Marion County. For those homeowners with So- larSyncTM irrigation controllers, there is really nothing to do in terms of resetting your run times. The intelligent program in these devices sets watering times for op- timal irrigation efficiency. This saves you money in the long run and benefits your lawn and landscape as well. We have actu- ally tested this product and found that the water savings can be as high as 30%. TM The SolarSync takes in data collected Photo by Ray Cech throughout the day and captures the in- The “Jim Thorpers” on the right are Al and Sandy Yeakel who started it all. formation to determine an evapotrans- piration (Et) value for your local climate. lagher and his wife, Kathleen, a parale- The information is sent to the controller gal; registered nurse Peg Shanfelt; police each day at midnight where it has the past Jim Thorpe South chief Ron Gallagher; state trooper Tom three days data collected and determines By Ray Cech Romanisko and his wife, Judy, a teacher the proper value to adjust your irrigation World News Writer and cheerleading coach. Ginny Smith has timer. The end result is an irrigation run a Ph.D. and was a school principal. Her Jim Thorpe was an Olympian, a foot- been seeing a steady decline in popula- time that is determined on the climatic husband, Jim, is retired from the police ball sensation and a national hero who tion since the 1970s. Could On Top of the conditions of your local climate and re- force; Carole Watts was a flight attendant even had a town named after him. But this World have anything to do with this? Well, sulting water savings. and Terry Watts a naval dentist. Rounding story isn’t about Mr. Thorpe, it’s about a it does! For all other conventional systems, it is out these divergent life experiences from migration. In 2001, Sandy and Al Yeakel left Jim a good time to review basic water conser- Jim Thorpe is Marie Turnbach, a retired The town of Jim Thorpe is nestled in Thorpe and settled in Friendship Village. vation measures that will save you money army nurse (who served in the Battle of the Pocono Mountains in eastern Pennsyl- Then one day they spotted a house for sale and preserve your landscaping: the Bulge). vania. It’s a town of less than 5,000 people, and called up old friends and neighbors • Set your irrigation clock to water What do they love about On Top of and before it took the name Jim Thorpe in Dennis and Kathleen Gallagher in Jim on the right day, at the right time, the World? Either they’ve been spending 1953 it was known as Mauch Chunk (in Thorpe, who bought the house instantly. and for the time it takes to put out too much time together rehearsing this the language of the Delaware people). And, of course, wouldn’t you know they no more than three-quarters inch question, or they all really feel the same You might think of this Pennsylvania invited their friends down, and those of water on the lawn. (Watering way. They’ll tell you: “This is like resort area as coal mining country, but in 2009 friends invited their friends, and before frequency is determined by the living; it’s safe and quiet, there are restau- “Budget Travel” magazine awarded Jim you knew it friends kept coming. And, SJRWMD and watering times are rants and shopping nearby, the weather Thorpe a top-ten spot as one of “America’s so the story goes. On Top of the World determined by the Bay Laurel Cen- is fantastic, the amenities are spectacular Coolest Small Towns.” It boasts some of can now count 32 Jim Thorpers who own ter CDD. For more information and, of course, everybody is just so darned the best whitewater rafting, mountain homes in our community. on the proper watering schedule friendly.” biking, and hiking, as well as nearby ski This cross section of folks from Jim and home maintenance calendar, And that’s the story of “Jim Thorpe slopes. Generally, it’s a nice place to live Thorpe who now call On Top of the please go to www.otowinfo.com.) South.” • Take advantage of the water audit and play. World home is a kaleidoscope of career service provided through the Cus- But this “cool” town of Jim Thorpe has experiences – there’s Mayor Dennis Gal- tomer Service department. • Do not wash down your driveway The auditions for the sixth annual “The with a hose. World Has Talent” show took place on • Spray heads and rotor heads have Top 10 to Compete at Tuesday, Feb. 10 at Circle Square Cul- different precipitation rates. Ro- tural Center with a large group of talented tors have an application rate of seniors vying for one of the 10 spots to about an inch per hour. Com- ‘The World Has Talent’ perform at the show on Saturday, May 2. pared to sprays, they require more By Bob Woods The first place performer will be awarded run time to achieve half to three- World News Writer $500! Second place will receive $250 and quarters inch per application but third place will receive $150. require fewer heads to cover a The auditions were open to all amateur larger area. Sprays put out about performers (55 and over) as individu- two inches per hour but require als, duets or groups whose talents ranged many heads to cover a smaller from dancing, singing, comedy, storytell- area. Spray heads are typically ing and much more. The auditions were used in areas smaller than 20 feet open to residents and people from all over in radius where rotors would over Ocala and surrounding counties. spray onto areas that do not need The panel of judges consisted of Rus irrigation. Adams, Mid-Florida Physical Therapy; April and May are also the time that Dean Blinkhorn, Ocala’s Good Life Mag- the management company fertilizes the azine; Mary Britt, Ocala Civic Theatre; common areas of the community as well Bill Barr, Q92.9 WMFG; Rosey Moreno- as the lawn areas of homes under its man- Jones, Kids Central; Ann Spang, Florida agement. Consistent with recent local or- Institute for Human & Machine Cogni- dinances and industry best management tion; and Dave Schlenker, Ocala Star- standards, the management company ap- Banner. plies a slow release fertilizer that carries Each contestant was judged in four cat- the turf areas for 100 days or more. The egories: stage presence, communication, benefit of this practice is a much lower originality, and talent. Each contestant chance of unintended contamination of was allowed a maximum of five minutes to ground water with nitrates, a component audition. in all fertilizers (and hot dogs), because of Twenty-two seniors auditioned in front a sudden flush of nitrogen release. of the panel of judges and audience. There Residents of Candler Hills and Indigo were many singers, with and without mu- East are encouraged to also use slow re- sical instruments, two large dance groups, lease fertilizers, as well as follow best a piano player, storyteller, comedian/ management practices for turf care. More singer, and a surprise appearance from last specific information can be found online year’s show winner, Floyd Gibson. Partici- through the Marion County Extension pants came from the local area, The Villag- Service at http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/your- es, Leesburg, Clermont, and Gainesville. floridalawn. The top 10 performers to compete on It is the efforts of many residents act- Saturday, May 2, at 7 p.m., are as follows: ing as good neighbors and taking pride in • Anne Cit • Mike Coker Continued on Page 4 • Dynamite Stompers • Gussie Fequiere • Mike Hill INDEX • Tony Machicote Our World 1A-12A • Ronald Mezzano Lifestyle 13B-20B • Mike Mignano Club Meetings 14B • Sindy O’Brien Comunity Bus Schedule 19B Community Events 19B • Larry Rivellese Recreation 21C-32C This promises to be a great show. Don’t Arbor Club Pool Schedule 28C miss it! Buy your tickets now at www.CS- Fitness Schedule 29C Photo by Bob Woods CulturalCenter.com or by calling (352) Arts & Entertainment 33D-40D Floyd Gibson was the 2014 winner of “The World Has 387-7584, from 11 a.m to 2 p.m., Monday Classifieds 39D Talent” show. through Saturday. 2A The World News May 2015 ® GOLDEN OLDIES HUMOR By Stan Goldstein ® The World News is a monthly publication of On Top of the World Communities in Marion County, Florida. This publication is written and prepared by On Top of the World residents for our neighbors and those interested in becoming a part of our community. The World News strives to publish only “good, informative news.” (352) 854-0248 or (352) 387-7466 The World News, On Top of the World Communities, Inc. 8447 SW 99th Street Road, Ocala, Florida 34481 Publisher: Kenneth D. Colen Editor: Petra Schmidt Production Staff: Photographers Proofreaders Typist Bob Woods Cecelia Adams Linda Radcliff Ray Cech Gitte Agarwal Margitta Claterbos Distribution Barbara Greenwood Robert Radcliff Lennie Rodoff Judith Shuster Jerry Thompson The World News is partially subsidized by advertising, and advertisers ap- preciate your patronage.