March 2013 Volume 31, Number 3 The To FREE Meadoword MeaThe doword PUBLISHED BY THE MEADOWS CO mm UNITY ASSO C IATION TO PROVIDE INFOR M ATION AND EDU C ATION FOR MEADOWS RESIDENTS MANASOTA, MANASOTA, FL U.S. POSTAGE PRESORTED STANDARD PERMIT 61 PAID 2 The Meadoword • March 2013 If you will be away from home MCA BOARD Notes From the for more than a weekend… OF DIRECTORS Please let Safety Patrol know how they can reach you Ginny Coveney, President President’s in case of an emergency. Bob Friedlander, Vice President Dr. Bill Grubb, Treasurer Call 809-0084 Bill Hoegel, Secretary Joy Howes Desk Jo Evans By Ginny Coveney—MCA President John Spillane Safe Travels! Dr. Harry Shannon This is my last column as president If the Club is unable to get a Marvin Glusman of the MCA. I have really enjoyed my mortgage, they will not be able to get other one year as your first woman president. financing. This is a tough time, and the COMMITTEES Sarasota County Since I have completed six years on the community needs to be responsible. As Assembly of Property Owners board, I have termed out. I want to thank I always say, “Remember this is YOUR Claire Coyle, Chairperson all of you for your support and kind community.” I’m sure that everyone Call Center Marvin Glusman, Liaison words. It is my hope that I was able to wishes to keep our community where we Residents have easy Budget and Finance bring more understanding of what the live and play the best that it is today. We access with one Jerry Schwarzkopf, Chairperson MCA is all about to you. The real work are the only ones who have a community Bob Friedlander, Liaison is done by the wonderful staff that we like The Meadows! number Community Activities are very fortunate to have; the Board just I will still be involved in the MCA Ginny Coveney, Chairperson oversees everything. I also want to thank as the chairperson of the Community 861-5000 Emergency Preparedness the rest of my Board for their support Activities Committee and chairperson of Monday thru Friday, Dr. Harry Shannon, Chairperson and contributions during the past year. the Involvement Committee, which does 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Dr. Bill Grubb, Liaison No one person can accomplish things by the packets and lunches for the newcomers themselves without the support and help in The Meadows. I love The Meadows and After hours and on weekends— Maintenance a voicemail system directs you to Bob Friedlander, Co-chairperson from others. look forward to seeing all of you around. various numbers like roads, utilities, Jo Evans, Co-chairperson As I mentioned in a previous column, It truly has been a wonderful experience Sheriff’s Office, and so forth no one likes change. Yet, it is part of that I will always cherish. Memorial Garden John Spillane, Chairperson our lives. Just as we get used to things a certain way, they change. We have Restrictions had change within the MCA and our Bill Hoegel, Chairperson community. The Meadows Country Club Joy Howes, Liaison has seen significant change, as have many Safety other clubs within the area. John Spillane, Chairperson Many people don’t realize what Joy Howes, Liaison an important part of The Meadows Subscription Rates community the Club is for all residents. The subscription rate for The Meadoword re- Probably about 80 percent of The flects a cost due to recent increases in postage, Meadows residents have golf course views labor, and materials: USA ....................... $2.00 per month where they enjoy the beautiful scenery, Canada .................. $2.50 per month but not all of those people contribute to Foreign .................. $5.00 per month the maintenance of the course. They are deriving the free benefit of a beautiful Submission Guidelines view of a golf course, with a 20 percent Letters to the Editor increase in their property value, without • Letters must be signed and include contributing anything towards the a return address. expense of maintaining the golf course. • Issues must be of interest to a large If our club were to disappear, the effect portion of The Meadows. • Obscene or derogatory remarks will on The Meadows would be devastating, not be published. and would change the face of the whole • We reserve the right to edit letters in community. the interest of space or to refuse With reduced membership because publication. of the aging of our population, the Club Articles and Monthly Columns had to open The Groves and now The We welcome submissions from our Highlands to outside play. The Groves Meadows residents for publication in does extremely well, but The Highlands The Meadoword. Articles should be of general interest to the community. course had to be redone because of the We copy edit all articles for accuracy, poor conditions of its greens. TMCC lost content, and length and will not publish revenue from The Highlands course, while articles that contain offensive material it was closed to play for six months, as or inaccurate information. Articles must be received by the posted well as covered the cost of replacing the deadline for publication in the following greens. month’s edition. The banks have also changed their financing policies. In order to do business Submission Deadlines** for the APRIL issue: The Meadoword now, it is necessary for the Club to have Display Advertising—contact The Meadoword Editor a mortgage. But, this policy is against the Community News Source of The Meadows • New and revised display ads are due on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 Initiated in 1983 Club’s existing Bylaws, so the Bylaws • Camera-ready display ads are due on FRIDAY, MARCH 8 Publisher, Len Smally, MCA Manager have to be changed by a majority vote Editor & Advertising Manager of the Club members. Therefore, it is Editorial Content—contact The Meadoword Editor Mary Jo Gord imperative that ALL MEMBERS OF • Articles and columns are due on FRIDAY, MARCH 8 Distribution THE CLUB VOTE YES to change the • Letters to the Editor are due on FRIDAY, MARCH 8 Ernie Fortin Bylaws when they receive their proxy. Contributing Proofreader Classified Ads—contact The MCA Reception Desk Votes must be received by The Meadows Ginny Cardozo • Classifieds are due on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 Country Club Annual Meeting, March 4 MEADOWS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 2004 Longmeadow at 2:00 pm, at the Bahia Vista Mennonite For more information, call 377-2300 Sarasota, Florida 34235 Church. Since this column’s publication ** NOTE: Deadlines for camera-ready ads are on or about the 10th of the month prior Phone 377-2300 • Fax 377-2248 is just coming out now, if you have not to publication. When the 10th falls on a weekend or holiday, the deadline is the previous [email protected] business day. New advertiser ads and revised ads are due two days prior to camera-ready voted, you can attend the meeting or ads. 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