The Community Newsletter of the Indian River Colony Club The Colony Voice Volume XXll Number 12 December 2011 Happy Holidays! US Navy Seals visit IRCC Pg. 19 Congratulations to 2011 Presidents Cup Winner, Kathi Marler- 136 Holiday Tour of Homes Sunday, December 11th, 1:00- 5:00 pm FIVE HOMES AND AN AIRSTREAM Departments Chairman’s Corner ..................... pg. 1 Sports ....................................... pg.11 Notes from the GM .................... pg. 1 Neighborhood News ................pg. 14 From the Staff ............................ pg. 2 For the Birds .............................pg. 18 Happenings ............................... pg. 6 Reference Directory ..................pg. 20 *note - top of page should print on binding side 1936 Freedom Drive Viera, Fl 32940 http://www.IndianRiverColonyClub.com Visit our website: www.IndianRiverColonyClub.comPage 15 The Chairman’s Corner December 2011 It looks like we escaped the 2011 hurricane season without a hit. Now if we can make it through the winter without a killing frost that does in our trees and shrubbery. We are within a week of our Annual meeting and the election of two new Directors to the Board. I encourage everyone to vote in this election. It is important as these two individuals will be the keeper of the keys to our community for three years. The other hot button issue is the By-law changes concerning the 80/20 rule. The Board of Directors has been studying this issue for months. We have looked at several options and finally selected two. We polled the community and the option on the ballot, count the enlisted members in with the officers was selected by a two to one ratio. Some in the community oppose this and say that it with destroy our community. They seem to think that we will have a major influx of former enlisted personnel. It has taken us ELEVEN (11) years to have just 42 former enlisted members join our ranks. Under the By-Law change we will still be capped at 20% civilians, 80% military which will include all those that have honorable severed their country. We will still be a community composed predominantly of former officers. PLEASE VOTE “YES” ON THE CHANGES TO THE BY-LAW CHANGES. This will be my final article for the Colony Voice. I want to thank all of you for the support given to me and the Board of Directors during my nine years as a member of these Boards. I know that each Board have worked hard to improve IRCC and it has not always been easy or without controversy. I still believe that IRCC is the best place to live and play in all of the country. I hope I can still call each of you “ my friend”. Gloria and I call IRCC our home. Thank you. TEA Gene Anderson Chairman From the General Manager I want to thank the Board of Directors for their guidance, leadership, and selflessness they have shown over the last year in the governance of this wonderful community. They openly discuss the issues that face this community with forethought and fairness. It has been a pleasure serving under them, and though I will miss the often spirited conversations of Mr. Anderson and Mr. Abramowitz, I am sure the incoming board members will carry on this “community comes first attitude” that both of these departing board members have always demonstrated. I urge everyone to get out and vote for whomever you want to see discussing these issues and making decisions on the board over the next three years. Also there is the very important vote on the five changes to the Bylaws that are on the ballot this year. See you at the Annual Meeting! John Robinson General Manager Holiday Hours Annual Membership Meeting Administration Closed: .................................... Dec. 24-26 and Jan. 2 December 6, 2011 Maintenance and Housekeeping Closed: ........ Dec. 24-26 and Jan. 2 Colony Hall Pro Shop Closed: ............................................... Dec. 24-26 and Jan. 2 10:30AM - 12:00PM Club Open: ........................................................ Dec. 24 (close after lunch through Dec. 26) ......................................................... Dec. 31 (close after early bird specials) Waste Management Holiday Schedule Christmas Eve ................................................... Open Christmas Day .................................................. Closed (residents will be serviced next scheduled service day) New Years Eve ................................................... Open New Years Day .................................................. Closed Day after New Years Day .................................. Open Indian River Colony Club 1 IRCC Staff Secretary Report Please be reminded that our 25th Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. in Colony Hall (registration begins at 9:00 a.m.). Please come out and vote for the two new members of the Board of Directors and the five Bylaw Amendments. A special “Thank You” to Gene Anderson and Ben Abramowitz for serving their time on the Board of Directors. Each made significant contributions to the board as well as the community. Thank You. The entire staff would like to extend their sincerest thanks to the residents for their generous donations and to wish everyone a joyous and safe Holiday Season! Just a friendly reminder, the department hours for the holiday season are posted in the Holidays Hours information box on page 1 of the Colony Voice. Julie Roberts At Ease Club Hi everybody! The Marine Corps Ball and Thanksgiving were a huge success. The Birthday Brunch was also very well attended. The Birthday Brunch for the next 2 months will be December 18th and January 15th. We will not have the 19th Hole menu available on December 3rd, 6th, 9th, 10th,17th , 30th or 31st. This is due to New Years Eve, Christmas Eve, employee Christmas party, buffets and other special event nights. We will be closed on Monday December 26th. When you drink alcohol on the rocks or up with no ice it shows on your bill as extra for rocks or up. The reason for this is you get an extra shot of liquor to fill up the space of no ice. That is the .85 charge that is on Mike Hensley the bill. We are now offering our 19th hole dinner menu Tuesday through Saturday from 5:00-7:00. The special menuis not available in the regular dining room and the Dining Room Menu is not available in the 19th hole. We can’t offer this on Seafood Buffet Nights or other specials buffet nights. You do not need reservations to eat in the 19th Hole. Stop by and see our scrumptious light menu. We have the best valued Champagne Sunday Brunch in Brevard County complete with a few breakfast items, delightfully tasty entrees and a carving station along with scrumptious desserts. Make reservations and experience a delightful club offering. Please call for reservations as soon as possible to get your desired times for a la Carte, Wednesday night specials and special functions. The 6:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. times fill up quickly. The reason we can only take a limited amount of reservation per ½ hour is that we are limited in the kitchen to how many dinners we can produce in ½ hour with the equipment and space that we have available to us. Remember that to go orders have to be in before 4:30 p.m. and picked up no later than 6:00 p.m. Dining Room and Special Function Reservations are available 30 days in advance. Piano Bar and Bingo will be on the 13th and 20th of December. These are also our Early Bird Dinner Nights. Should anyone have any kind of problem at the club, with quality of food or service, we ask that you please let us know at the time of the occurrence so that we can correct the problem. There is a manager on duty at all times. Bon Appetit!! Residential Information 1. SUBMITTING MAINTENANCE WORK ORDERS BY EMAIL—ITS EASY: Go to the IRCC website www.indianrivercolonyclub.com. From the site’s initial home page, Click on “Member Log-in” at the bottom right hand corner. (If you haven’t already registered on the member website, please call Maureen in Admin to get you registered at 255-6026.) Then, at the Log-in page, Click “Maintenance” from the top-of-the-page banner or Click the “Maintenance On-line Work Orders” box at the bottom right corner of the Log-in page. At the Work Order page, simply answer the work order related questions and Click “Submit.” Your work order request goes directly to the work order desk at the Maint. Bldg. and a personal confirmation message will be emailed back to you by Lynda or Georgy the same or next duty day when your request is retrieved. That’s it—like taking candy from a baby. To check status of a previously submitted work order, you can computer “reply” to the confirmation notice you received or call the services desk Richard Agnew directly at 255-6049. 2. “WORST STATE FOR BUGS”—GUESS WHO?: According to an independent survey conducted among 675 homeowners nation-wide, Florida is the worst state for bugs (what else is new!). Louisiana—2nd and Texas 3rd are close behind followed by California, Georgia, NY, Mississippi, Alabama, Missouri and South Carolina filling in the top 10. States with the least bug problems were topped by Washington DC (probably worst in communication bugs), South Dakota, Connecticut, Idaho and New Hampshire—(How can any bugs exist in those cold places?). NY was worst for bed bugs with California and Florida being close runners-up (Tourists and Hotels promote the problem). Ant infestations were rated as the most common insect problem with 60% of those polled having had ant concerns while only 27% saying they felt they would “likely” encounter a termites infestation.