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Kate at Bok Tower Page 2 Hickory Hills Happenings BIRTHDAYS RESIDENT’S NEWS 03 Tom Davidson Please let me know if you’d like Skip Harris something placed in this newsletter. After Steve Will all, it’s YOUR newsletter! 04 Carol Cannizzo 06 Charles Clark The yard sale was a resounding success! Thanks to your 07 Gary Newsome participation and hard work, about $2,000 was cleared 08 Frank Giffords this year, enough to pay for the HOA insurance and other 09 Patsy Brown annual bills. We even earned enough to recover some of Sue Carboni the cost of the storage building. The HOA board members 13 Barb Hand want to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who was a 16 Jack Oyler part of the sale, whether you donated, worked, or bought 17 Ray Dalton something. We look forward to another great year next Arnie Lucia March! Right now, we plan to get back to our regular 18 Tony Ochenrider activities starting in November. If you enjoy cooking, we 20 Brenda Malburne need you to cook a Thursday night meal, if you like music 21 Terry Drake help with the dances would be great, and if you have an 22 Merle Mortimer idea for a new activity please share it! 23 Sharon Sewell 25 David Worrell BINGO: Regular Bingo games will resume ANNIVERSARIES next November. Watch for a 05 Milton & Melbalene Tyson notice announcing when 14 John & Donna Benson 15 Tom & Mary Davidson 24 Luis & Jeanette Rosario 27 Fred & Sue Day BREAKFAST AT FRED'S MARKET 29 Bill & Beth Wamsley 30 Steve & Jo Ann Will Come to Fred’s Market on Harden Blvd between 7:40 and 8 am Wednesdays to get a free cup of coffee and a breakfast buffet (about $7) that is sure to please. This event Please keep these residents and friends in happens all year with 6-8 people “off- your prayers as they battle illness or other season” and up to 30 when all the park crises in their lives: Joyce Amon, Barb residents and guests are here. Now that many people have Bader, Felix Bartotto, Frank Cannizzo, received their vaccinations, we may start this up again. Jane Cousman, Kay McClelland, Judy Muschaweck, Joe Sherman, and Rosemary Wilson. CARD/DOMINOS PLAYING SCHEDULE Mondays Racetrack Canasta 12:45 pm Tuesday Mexican train dominoes 6 pm We will teach you!
COFFEE HOUR Advertising Policy: Advertising in this Newsletter is offered at the sole discretion of Community Media. Community Media reserves the right to refuse, limit, and/or reject advertising for any reason. Come join us every Friday morning at 9:00 a.m. for coffee Community Media, at its sole discretion, may restrict the number of and doughnuts. We talk about upcoming events and park advertisers in certain categories or offer exclusive/semi exclusive news. It is a lot of fun! You might even hear a joke or two! agreements as it is sees fit. Hickory Hills Happenings Page 3 FRIDAY HAPPY HOUR FREE PHONE DIRECTORIES Join fellow residents Fridays at the adult The 2021 directories are printed and have pool to have a drink or two and unwind been delivered. They are available from at the end of the work week. 4 pm until Kate Sherman at 1504 Estate Drive. If whenever. you didn’t get a copy feel free to come to her house to pick one up. POTLUCK IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS: Potlucks are suspended during the summer. Check the bulletin boards for possible holiday dinners. There will Police (non-emergency) 834-6966 (use to report be a Memorial Day potluck at 5 pm. Look for a sign-up suspicious activity) sheet and more details on the bulletin board. County Code Enforcement 661-0228 Animal Control 577-1762 Street Light Out 834-6789 SMARTER THAN THE AVERAGE DOG Power Outage (from corded phone) 834-4248 As a professional animal trainer, I was disturbed when City of Lakeland (Street Maintenance) 834-3300 my own dog developed a bad habit. Every time I hung DMV (Division of Motor Vehicles) 499-2322 my wash out on the clothesline, she would yank it down. TAG Agency 298-7577 Drastic action was called for. I put a white kitchen towel Lakeland Electric (Customer Service) 834-9535 on the line and waited. Each time she pulled it off, I Neighborhood Vet (Privileged Critters) 816-5815 scolded her. After two weeks the towel was untouched. SPCA Animal Shelter 646-7722 Then I hung out a large wash and left to do some errands. LRMC Hospital 687-1100 When I came home, my clean clothes were scattered all Heartline Crime Stoppers anonymous tips 800-226-8477 over the yard. On the line was the white kitchen towel. City Parking questions, including garages 864-6303
SHUFFLEBOARD Homeowners (HOA) Membership Cards: are now Come to the courts Tuesday and Friday available for 2020-21. Please see board members or mornings by 10 am to see who is playing. contact Wayne Iles to pay dues of $10 per individual or If you don't know how to play, we would be $15 per couple to join the HOA. The membership year glad to teach you! All the equipment is available during runs from April 1 to March 31. You may give him a call if regularly scheduled game times. Club membership is $5 you wish to be contacted or need additional information and gives access to the good equipment whenever you regarding this important organization to which every want to play (key is $3, the cost of having one made). resident should belong!
Ray of Sunshine: Nancy Smith (863-680-1383) is doing Newsletter Deadline: Remember that the due date to a great job sending out cards to those who need a bit of get your article published is the 13th of the month prior sunshine during a dark time. If you know someone who to publishing. Please deliver to 1504 Estate Drive or is struggling with illness, stress, grief or who just needs email [email protected] before that date! I a bit of encouragement let Nancy know so she can reach look forward to and appreciate your input. Copies are out to them. Remember to check your in-park mailbox distributed monthly in the clubhouse screen room, next on the table in the clubhouse screenroom for any cards to the in-park mailboxes. Newsletters can also be viewed you might receive. monthly on-line at http://4communitymedia.com/ communitynewsletterlogin.php. PARK RESIDENT VEHICLE I.D. STICKERS Available from any board member. When placed in your vehicles rear driver’s side window, you will be identified as a resident of our park. Thanks for your cooperation. Page 4 Hickory Hills Happenings NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR
Avon: Mary Atkins 1512 Colt Lane 603-515-6461 Hello, my name is Mary, I’m going to be your new Avon Representative. Orders can be placed at www.youravon/maryatkins.com or give me a call.
Barber: Dick Pask - 58 years experience located at 1626 Saddle Trail. Call for appointment 517-617-4833. Nov-Apr.
Bicycle Repair: Luis Santiago: 1425- Colt Ln 863-450-7200 Luis is a Notary Public, Paralegal and performs weddings!! If you have a bicycle that needs repaired Luis is your guy! Seniors and Veterans receive a 15% discount.
Computer: Rick Farley 1528 El Dorado Dr 863-940-3003 He can diagnose & repair your computer. He is reasonable and reliable. Call M-F 9-4 (no weekends please) Nov to April for computer issues.
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Gerry Herschbach – 218-256-7997. Jerry has 45 years of experience as a handyman/carpenter/cabinet maker.
Daryl Sanders: 724 Chaparral Dr. 518-224-3476 is available for power washing, light carpentry & painting. Reasonable and dependable.
Plumbing: Arnie Lucia 863-614-3898 has 40 years experience in the “plumbing trade”. Will do plumbing & electrical fixture replacement or repair. Reasonable and reliable.
Scentsy: June Bartotto is a Scentsy consultant that sells a product that no Mobile home should be without. You can fill your home with over 80 scents from apples to watermelon without the worry of a open flame. One warmer would be enough to put fragrence throughout your home. Call her at 815-878-4717 to see what she has to offer. Nov-Apr
Sewing/Alterations: Janet Davis 1512 Eldorado Dr. 863-738-1499 is now offering sewing for anyone interested. If you cannot reach me by phone (I work full-time), feel free to drop a note in the clubhouse mailbox and include your name, ph #, address and what you are needing done or stop by my home after 5:30 pm M-F or 12-5 pm Sat or Sun.
Small Engine Repair: Charles (Chuck) Clark 1619 El Dorado 863-608-7862 can repair your broken or malfunctioning lawn mowers, blowers, or trimmers. It may be cheaper to repair than to replace!
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BATS – MYTH VS FACT of 6 inches to large bats with a wingspan of six feet. Some For many people bats have species are endangered and protected. Harming these bats the same ick factor as spiders, will earn you a large fine and maybe a prison sentence. snakes, and rodents. But once So just because the bat is ugly to our eyes and often you learn the true nature of bats featured as the bad guy in movies; we shouldn't hate these and how important they are to the cycle of life, most of essential contributors to the health of our world. Without that ick feeling disappears and you may find yourself bats we wouldn't have mangos, carob, cashews, bananas truly grateful for bats. and a bunch of other stuff. First, let's look at some myths and find out the truth of each one. Myth: Bats are blind, thus the popular saying “Blind as BROCCOLI-CHEESE POTATO TOPPER a bat.” Fact: Bats see as well as humans. What looks like erractic Cook the potatoes in the microwave for a quick flying is actually the bat eating insects caught in its wing summer meal that won't heat up the kitchen. and tail membranes. • 1 can condensed cream of celery soup Myth: Bats will swoop in and attack you, getting tangled • ½ cup shredded cheddar or swiss cheese in your hair. (2 ounces) Fact: A bat might well swoop toward you, but they aren't • 1 tsp Dijon-style mustard interested in you. What they want is the insects attracted • ¼ tsp black pepper to your breath and body heat. So appreciate that bat • 2 cups cooked broccoli flowerets capturing the mosquitos set to bite you! • 4 hot baked potatoes, split lengthwise Myth: Bats suck your blood. Why else call them vampire bats? In 2-quart saucepan, combine soup, cheese, mustard Fact: Actually only three species of bats in the world live and black pepper. Over low heat, heat until cheese on blood. All three are in Central and South America. is melted, stirring often. Add broccoli. Heat through, Contrary to what you see in the movies, any respectable stirring occasionally. Serve over potatoes. vampire bat prefers an animal over a human. Serving suggestion: Use fresh fruit or a salad as a Myth: All bats carry rabies. side dish to make a balanced meal. Fact: Statistically, less than one percent of bats carry rabies. Pets, playground equipment, and sports are far more dangerous. Cats are the most likely source of rabies SKILLET BASIL POTATOES now that most dogs are vaccinated against it. Why should you be grateful to bats, you ask. Well, they • 1 Tblsp margarine or butter are considered a keystone species similar to honeybees. • 1 small onion, chopped (about ¼ cup) Whole ecosystems depend on bats' activities. Fruit bats • ½ tsp dried basil leaves, crushed carry seeds and drop them over long distances, spreading • 1 can cream of celery soup the fruit plants to new areas. Bats help pollinate many • ½ cup shredded chedar cheese (2 ounces) species. Bats also consume hugh volumes of bugs. • ¼ cup water It's been shown that a single bat can eat as many as • 4 medium potatoes (about 1 ¼ pounds), cooked and six hundred mosquites in an hour. As night flyers, they sliced (about 4 cups) consume moths and other insects on their flights. Without In 10-inch skillet over medium heat, in hot margarine, bats, we would be knee deep in bugs. That appetite for cook onion and dried basil until onion is tender, stirring bugs is why some people try to attract bats to their yards occasionally. with special houses built for bats to roost. We may not Stir in soup, cheddar cheese and water. Reduce heat want bats living in the attic; but having them as neighbors to low. Heat until cheese is melted, stirring often. Add is actually a good thing. potatoes. Heat through, stirring occasionally, taking There are numerous species of bats. Some species are care not to break up potatoes. specific to just one cave system, others are found in many If you don’t care for basil, try using another herb you places. This mammal ranges in size from tiny bumblebee like: thyme, dill, or rosemary would all be good. Start bats with a body the size of a bumblebee and a wing span with a pinch and add more until you like the flavor. Hickory Hills Happenings Page 7 LITURGICAL RESPONSE crust folded over the filling and is about 7 x 10 inches. It In our Anglican church, each service begins with a was cut into 6 individual squares and two were plenty for greeting. The officiating clergyman says, “The Lord me to eat. I took the rest home and shared it with Mom be with you.” The congregation used to respond by and Joe had some that evening. saying, “And with thy spirit.” With the modernizing of the liturgy, the minister now says, “The Lord be with The grinder was ham and cheese, served with a small cup you.” Everyone responds with “And also with you.” One of lettuce and tomato on the side and mayo packets. It Sunday a visiting bishop went to a church where the had lots of mozzarella cheese, too much for my taste as it sound system was old and unreliable. As he approached overpowered the other flavors. Still, it was a good value the microphone, he tapped it several times and finally for its size and with the lettuce and mayo, quite tasty. Joe's said, “There's something wrong with this!” Without pizza was pepparoni and beef with a classic crust. He said hesitation, the whole congregaion answered faithfully, the sauce was very good and enjoyed it very much. “And also with you.” Our service was average for a pizza takeout. We called before we left Bok Tower and it was ready by the time Flag Flying Holidays: May 9th , Mother's we got there. The clerk was personable and service was Day; May 15th, Armed Forces Day; May good. The store is very small, but seemed clean although 31st, Memorial Day; May 30th, Memorial a bit worn. Day-Traditional All in all, it worked for our needs that day and we enjoyed our lunch on the lake shore. Afterward we took a brief OUTSIDE BINGO tour of the small Lake Wales history museum (free) and Call Carol Harris @ 863-284-1286 enjoyed the special quilt exhibit they have up right now. for information & carpooling. Pizzanos Pizza is located at 1326 SR 60 E Lake Wales. Phone # 863-679-1045. I found it using Google maps. RESTAURANT REVIEW Joe and I celebrated a “socially distanced” anniversay this year by Happy taking a road trip to Lake Wales for a few hours of togetherness away from the house. We both Mother’s Day enjoy gardens and the outdoors so we headed to Bok Tower Gardens for a couple of hours first. Then we picked up lunch and headed to the shore of Lake Wailes, where there's a park, and sat in our car under a tree to enjoy the lake view while we ate. To make sure the food was tasty when we got there, we chose to get a mini pizza and a grinder from Pizzanos Pizza in the Orange Grove plaza on FL 60 east of downtown. The plaza has a Tractor supply and a few small businesses with the pizza place being along the south side parallel to the street.
Pizzanos is set up for takeout and delivery more than eat- in, although there are two small tables available and a bench just outside the door. I liked the fact they had the mini size option so Joe could eat all of the pizza and not worry about leftovers. I thought the grinder refered to a sub sandwich, but found it is actually made from pizza From: Community Media Page 8 Hickory Hills Happenings MAY EVENTS free samples.
Remember to check out these Theatre Winter Haven is sponsoring Stadium nights, an events for last-minute changes or outdoor concert in the Chain-O-Lakes stadium park. Wear cancellations. a mask through the gate, then socially distance outside and remove the mask if you want. These are tribute type May 1-15 Creating Community Through Quilts and Art music shows with local artists playing the songs of well- Lake Wales History Museum 325 S Scenic Hwy 18 quilts known touring muscians. The music covers all types: from the 1880s, art featuring Lake Wales history. Free rock, Broadway shows, solo artists, holiday, and Motown sounds. The shows are Friday night at 7 pm or Sunday May 8-9 Mayfaire-by-the-Lake Art Festival Around afternoon at 4 pm. $18 for a single show or buy 3 show Lake Morton, Lakeland downtown Juried art show tickets for $30. Check their website for upcoming shows. with an evening of music and food. For details, visit polkmuseumofart.org.
May 14-16, 21-23 Ring of Fire Lakeland Community Theatre $20-$22 7:30 pm, Sun 2 pm
May 20 Lake Wales 3rd Thursday Market. An evening boutique market with produce, artisan food vendors, plants, a pinch of crafts, and a mind-blowing food truck. Downtown at E. Stuart Ave and Hwy 17.
May 29 Taste of the Market Lakeland Farmers Market 10 tastes for $10. Pay at the market info tent located on the street at 117 N. Kentucky Ave. 8 am-2pm Receive a map locating your vendors, plus the vendors that give
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HURRICANE PREPARATION of clothing and footwear per person. Think about This is a good time to remind everyone entertainment that doesn't require electricity and to check your storm kits and refresh older wind-up or battery operated clock/radio. Keep a items. There should be enough food and supply of fresh batteries on hand. water to last at least 72 hours in case you • Tip: Have enough cash to sustain you through a lose access to water and electricity. Water 2 week period. Businesses won't accept cards if can go bad and should be rotated at least electricity is off. annually. If you need to evacuate to a shelter take your storm • Drinking water: one gallon per person/per day in kit with you. Shelters will have a cot for you but not unbreakable containers. Food preparation and blankets or food, especially on the first day. Take what sanitation requires at least another 2 quarts per person you will need to be comfortable for a few days while daily. Sealed water is best. you ride out the storm. Make sure you take important • Store extra containers of water for flushing toilets, documents like birth certificates, social security cards, cleaning, and bathing. Purchase water purification insurance papers and family photos (or have them in a tablets (Halazone) to be used if you still have running waterproof container heavy enough to survive your home water but are told to boil it before using. being destroyed). Keep the identity items with you at all • Keep plastic bottles handy and use them to store water times to protect against theft. when a storm is forecast. Freeze some to help keep food cold if electricity is lost. Use this list as a starting point and develop a personalized • Maintain at least 3-7 days of nonperishable food for check list for your storm kit. Decide if and when you will each person. Small cans that can be consumed at evacuate and where you will go, have ready a box you one sitting and don't require cooking or refrigeration can grab and go with most of your necessities and a check are best. Dried fruit, peanut butter and jelly, coffee, list for items you need to gather at the last minute. That tea, soft drinks, ready to eat canned meats, fruits and way you can focus on preparing your home for a storm vegetables. Keep on hand some canned or bottled instead of spending a lot of time packing. Don't make a juices, soup and high energy foods like crackers, stressful time even worse by not being prepared. granola bars and trail mix. • Make sure you have non-food items you will need such as disposable dishes, sterno for cooking or BASEBALL ARENA'S TRADITIONS grilling, vitamins, non-electric can opener, etc. Try Over the years each arena has to have lots of ice (freeze your water supply before developed its own fan-pleasing the storm). traditions. Some, such as singing the • Tip: Purchase only items that you like to eat and National Anthem before the game, would eat even without a storm. Rotate these items appear in nearly all arenas, but others by using them Dec-May each year and purchasing are very specific to that city's fans. new items Jan-May. This allows you to reduce the Traditions start when something catches on with the fans, cost buying items for a hurricane kit at one time and maybe something meant to fill some dead time or as a keeps the items fresh. joke by an announcer or something a single fan begins. • For sanitation keep toilet paper, towelettes, soap, However the tradition starts, the fans pick it up and keep baby wipes, liquid hand sanitizer, feminie supplies, it going until it becomes part of the fun of attending a personal hygiene items, plastice garbage bags, ties game in person instead of watching it all on a screen. (for personal sanitation uses), Plastic bucket with tight lid, chlorine beach and disinfectant. I seen an in-depth article about some of these traditions • Assemble a first aid kit and include basic in the Washington Post and thought you would enjoy nonprescription drugs. Try to keep on hand at least a learning about a few of the more unusual traditions. From two-week supply of prescription medications as drugs singalongs to a beating drum, here are some of the stories. may run out if you wait until a day or two before a storm to get refills. Ballpark music is nearly as old as ballparks, but singalongs • Include in your kit at least one complete change took longer to catch on. A few early attempts didn't Hickory Hills Happenings Page 11 catch on, but in 1908 a song written by two songwriters arrived at the park, the scoreboard went dark. Out of the who had never attended a game became a part of the left field corner of the actual park sprinted three sausage experience that eventually spread to most ballparks and mascots to finish the race. The crowd went bananas and even non-baseball fans such as myself have heard enough a tradition was born. Now 15 clubs have some sort of to instantly recognize. Take Me Out To The Ballgame, a costumed character race, some so beloved that the games song about a woman who wanted her boyfriend to take her wouldn't be the same without them, notably Pittsburgh's to a game became a commercial hit, but it didn't become Great Pierogi Race and Washington's Racing Presidents. a ballpark tradition until 1976. Chicago White Sox owner Don't worry, the original racing dots live on both in live Bill Veeck put a live mic in front of jovial broadcaster costume and in the occasional reappearnce of the video Harry Caray – who normally only sang to himself and his scoreboard race. boothmates – as organist Nancy Faust played the song. Harry was surprised to hear his voice all over the ballpark And, of course, there's the home run celebration. A batter's and later asked Veeck why, saying he couldn't sing. trot around the bases is just the beginning of the post- Veeck's answer? “If you could sing, nobody would sing homer theatrics in many parks, thanks to promotional with you. This way everyone will sing.” And they did and wizard Veeck, the White Sox owner, and his “exploding” do. Every major league park except two will belt out Take scoreboard. Inspired by the cacophony of a pinball Me Out To the Ball Game except two. Tradition times the machine, the scoreboard was 130 feet wide and included singalong to the seventh-inning stretch when fans may fireworks, strobe lights, sirens, twirling pinwheels and a be getting restless. Other ritual songs have caught on in “Soxogram” message board, according to the Chicago different ballparks, but only one is sung in nearly all the Tribune. A hit with the fans, other owners mocked the parks. display and it was sometimes dangerous. Now 21 teams have some kind of distinctive home run celebration. Mascots have become part of the experience, much like clowns at the circus. Their roots in baseball are more Again, the Milwaukee Brewer's have one of the most disturbing than delighting. The first “mascottes” in the interesting stories around the birth of their home-run 19th century were people thought to be literal good luck celebration. The lederhosen-clad Bernie Brewer slides charms. Often these men or boys had physical disabilities from his right field chalet perch and down to a platform and wore uniforms like the players. In the early 1900s below. Bernie's journey commemorates an original 1970 the Detroit Tigers and Cubs had live animal mascots, and Brewers super fan who lived for 40 days in a camper on sometimes a person dressed in a semi-realistic animal a scoreboard platform until the new team finally drew a suit that was more terrifying than cuddly. crowd of 40,000. The fan slid down a rope after the game in celebration, burning his hands on the way down. The manic, umpire-pranking San Diego Chicken changed all that. It was created by a radio station and brought to Fan innovators include bartender Ron Grousl, the leader life by college student Ted Giannoulas in 1974. Although of Left Field Bleacher Bums at Wrigley Field in 1970. He not an official mascot, it was most closely associated caught a Hank Aaron home run and Grousl made the snap with the Padres. While most are based on animals, you decision to throw it back to the umpire. “I just thought: can also find the Brewer's Barrelman or the San Diego's 'Get this out of here. I don't want it,' I just threw it back” Swinging Friar. Others began to do the same, prodded by fellow Bleacher Bums and compensated by money nearby fans collected Then you get the traditions born from the desire to fill in a beer cup or an autographed ball tossed up from the time between innings. Racing characters have evolved bullpen by a relief pitcher. By the 1980s, it was a Wrigley into traditions unique to each ballpark. The first, in 1986, tradition, and now anyone who hangs on to an opponent's were computer-generated dots that raced around a track home run ball too long will hear a relentless chant of: on the video scoreboard in Arlington Stadium during a “Throw. It. Back!” Texas Rangers game. The racing dots were a hit with the fans and soon other teams copied it in various forms. Another die-hard fan created a one-person tradition for For several years these animated racing characters were the Orioles. He spelled out 0-R-I-O-L-E-S in dramatic confined to scoreboards, but in 1993 the Milwaukee contortions atop the Memorial Stadium dugout in the Brewers changed all that. Just as the animated sausages continued on page 13 Page 12 Hickory Hills Happenings
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THE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE HICKORY HILLS MANOR HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION ARE AS FOLLOWS:
• A homeowners association ensures that the collective rights and interests of all homeowners are respected and preserved. • A homeowners association is made up of leaders elected by their neighbors to represent all the residents’ best interest. Members only may vote. • The HOA will represent the homeowners on issues common to the general membership with the Hickory Hills Manor owner and management team. (In January the HOA officers meet with the owner and management to discuss possible lot rent increases and concerns of the homeowners including improvements, repairs, and issues with the common areas.) • The HOA encourages the membership to follow the Hickory Hills Manor rules and Regulations and their Site Prospectus to achieve a “good neighbor” atmosphere beneficial to our common interest and enjoyment. • The Hickory Hills Manor HOA offers many different forms of activities. These include potlucks, Thursday night dinners, dances, movie nights, shuffleboard, horseshoes, and several other forms of entertainment, as well as free admittance to our annual cookout in March. Involvement by all home owners within the community is encouraged. • Our annual dues are only $10 per single member and $15 per couple. Dues must be paid by Dec. 31st to insure the right to vote in the Annual election of officers held on the second Tuesday in January of each year.
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