Newsletter 1

Southfork News

“FOR THE RESIDENTS, BY THE RESIDENTS”

Happy Labor Day September 2013

It feels like Fall ……….Somewhere

Fall will be here soon, although here in Florida it’s

hard to tell. You’re going to have to wait until about

the third week of October before the daily high

temperatures drop to the low 80s. The folks at the

Florida climate center say Fall happens when the

daily low temperatures drop below 60 degrees and

stay there. In the Tampa Bay area that doesn’t usually

Happen until you’re eyeing turkey for Thanksgiving.

You know its fall in Florida when------

You put away your light green bathing suit in

favor of your brown one.

You can roll down the windows in your car

and not run the risk of melting

You can plant things without them withering

immediately

The stores put out the winter holiday

decorations.

Everywhere you turn there is some sort of

festival celebrating art, food, wine, crafts,

history, cars, gourds etc.

Although we don’t get the rainbow of falling

Leaves that other states do, we do see a lot

of acorns and random other seedlings.

Hey, that’s less raking for us.

Time to Celebrate!

To honor workers far and near

Our nation passed a bill

To grant all men a day of rest

A Sabbath—if you will!

Much praise is due our labor force

For each achievement made

Who’ve furthered the economy

Our country’s growth and trade.

It’s also a three day weekend’n

The last chance to bask in the warm sunshine,

Enjoy the poolside and just have a great time

With friends and family with bbqs, parades and picnics.

Chill out this Labor Day with friends, family,

Associates and loved ones and wish’em a

Fun-tas-tic Labor Day weekend!

Newsletter Information

Note, any information to be placed in the newsletter, must be submitted between the 1st and 15th of

every month. Please contact the editor (Phyllis Grossi) at 567-6105, pkaygrossi@aim.com or drop off

the information at 11150 Mesquite Dr. All newsletters can be viewed in color on the web site @

www.floridacommunities.com (click on Southfork at bottom of page.)

Suggestion Box

Suggestion Box is to be used to deposit, Annual Dues, Letters to the Board etc. All letters must

be signed or they will not be honored.

Office of Southfork

10808 U.S. 98, Dade City, Fl 33525

Phone: (352) 523-0022, Fax: (352)523-0611 After Hours: (352)206-4080

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ASSOCIATION OFFICERS:

President Dot Cady 2012-2013

Vice President Tom Geyer 2012-2013

Secretary Carol Wild 2012-2013

Treasurer Mike Gallagher 2012-2013

Directors:

Phyllis Grossi 2012-2013

Jim McAdams 2012-2013

Harvey Barber 2013-2014

Roger Layne 2013-2014

Bill LaForest 2013-2014

Emergency CONTACT NUMBERS IN PASCO COUNTY (911)

Pasco Cty Sheriff 352-521-5131 Dade City Police 352-521-1493

Hurricane Updates 800-427-8340 Dade City Hospital 352-521-1100

Sick List.

Janet Lehman Judy Geyer Phil McPheron Shirlynn Thompson

Donna Trubiano

Get Well Wishes To All!

In Memoriam

Sue Kell Resident passed away

Our condolences to the family and friends!

New Residents

Allene Blevins 11108 Palamino

Walter & Marie Johnson 11121 Ewing

Welcome to our Community of Southfork!

Belated Anniversary Wishes

When you see Bud & Rhoda Beunier (11019 Palamino), be sure and congratulate them on

their 65th wedding anniversary. They were married 65 years ago on August 14th, 1948.

Seven Children, grandchildren and great grandchildren later and what a wonderful legacy to

leave to your posterity. Just proves that love conquers!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

from the Association President

This is the 22th anniversary year for the Southfork

Community and did you know that the first open house

was held at Southfork on September 1st, 1991. Where

have all the years gone? So much history in these 22

years and I am sure there are still many who can

remember! There will be pictures of open fields, and

the beginning of the construction of Southfork and they

will all be on display in the newly renovated library

which should be completed very shortly.

Our Home Owners Association was incorporated in

December 1993. We will be celebrating our 20th

anniversary on December 10th, (please save this date).

Phyllis Grossi and I are working on a special

newsletter for December and we need your help! Did

you serve on the Board of Directors or remember who

served during the years 1993 to 2001? We need to know

whom the officers/directors were. Do you recall who

started it and how or did you help? Do you remember

an event that you would like to share? Pictures?

Articles? Funny stories? Do you have any newsletters

previous to November year 2000? Phyllis sure could use

them.

Is there some one special you would like us to remember

and why? Do you remember all the entertainment,

shows, any special events that were held at Southfork.

Would you like to see any of the past socials brought

back? We really need your help and please pass all

and any information you have ASAP because it will take

some time to put all of this together and we want to

really make this one special anniversary. Please,

please help us make it one night to remember!

Dot

Come Join Us On September 26th

This will be our first of two welcome back socials to invite all the old

and newer residents to come and join us! We are so glad to have you

back and we sure did miss you and we just have to show our

appreciation to all of you!

This first one is a “PIZZA PARTY” and it will be held on September 26th,

@5pm. Bring a salad or dessert to pass (enough for at least 8 people ).

This community stays active during the summer months but it is

nothing like the excitement in seeing who is back first, who is due in

any day and then when all are back, it is like family is finally here.

We are planning another welcome home party ( November 14th) when

everyone is back . By this time all of our (SUN-SEEKERS) another name

for snowbirds and all of the newer residents will be back. We know

there are still some due in after the holidays but we want to get

everyone in the welcome back mood to get the fall season off to a good

start.

So come join us and meet your new and old neighbors and sit and chit

chat awhile!

Dot

Women’s Club

On August 7th, 22 ladies met at the “Sunrise Eatery” restaurant for a

beautiful meal. The portions were so large that most of the ladies had another

meal to take home. Besides the great service it was very enjoyable.

I want to thank everyone who brought school supplies and we filled up 3

oversize boxes to deliver to the Lacoochee school. Again, a big thank you for

your generosity.

Next month on Sept 4th, we will meet in the clubhouse for our 1st regular

meeting of the fall. We have lots of topics to discuss and Mary Bolin and Mary

Clifford will be our hostesses.

We will also be celebrating the birthdays of June, July, August and September.

Please be there .

Marielle, President

PS Don’t forget the 2 cans of food we give to the needy.

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Trash Pickup and Recycling

Trash Pick-up: Scheduled for Tuesday’s and Fridays’ each week!

Recycling (curbside Blue Bag Program): 1st & 3rd Wednesday’s of each month!:

Glass, clear, brown and green bottles and jars. Cans: tin, steel and aluminum Plastic: Containers from non-hazardous liquids only, #1 PETE and #2 HDPE.

Use only see-through blue bags, available at a grocery or discount store.

Place your blue bags at the curb the night before your pickup day.

WELCOME BACK

WOW!!!!! It is hard to believe that Labor Day weekend is nearing and

summer is quickly coming to an end. It seems like just last week that the

season was just beginning and the snowbirds were leaving.

I hope it has been a good and healthy summer season for all of you. It has been a good

summer here at Southfork and now, in just a few short weeks, most of the snowbirds will be

back and many of the activities and meetings will be starting again.

FIRST DAY OF AUTUMN!!!!!!

September 22nd is the first day of autumn but here in Florida it is like any other day of the

year. Up North you are already thinking of cold weather, snow and ice and we here in

Florida can only go by the news media on what is happening and not missing the cold but we

sure do miss the fall colors.

So to all of us here in Florida, relax and enjoy with no worries about shovels or freezing

cold!!!!

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Monday Morning Coffee Hour

Each week on Monday mornings from 8am to 9am there is always coffee brewing which is

free and we do have donuts for those who are a little hungry and they are $.50 each. What

a good way to meet some of your neighbors and start your week.

The men are usually talking about the latest sport event on TV and the women are always

talking about the latest happenings in the community. No agenda or speakers, just a chance

for our community to come together. Bring your smile and wit and we’ll furnish your coffee.

We would love to get to know all of our new neighbors and the others who have been in

hibernation lately. Come join us!!!!

Signing of the Declaration of Independence

We did not know we had a celebrity here in Southfork!

A group of residents made a trip in July to “The Presidents Museum”

about an hour north of Southfork and lo and behold, who do we have

sitting at the table to help sign but our own local Pete Logoyda.

You never know when you will hit the big times and now we know who

did.

Southfork Men’s Club

Greetings from Vermont. The next Men's Club meeting will be at

9:00AM, Thursday, October 3rd in the club house.

It is essential that all members attend! This will be a critical meeting

for the future of the club. We need to elect a Secretary and

determine the future direction of the club.

All members should be present to voice their thoughts and ideas. If

any member wishes to contact me prior to the meeting my email is

jjbccb3@aol and my cell is 352-250-1225.

Jim Barnett ____________________________________________________________________

WELLNESS/SUNSHINE LISTING

If you know of anyone in this community who has been sent to the

hospital/ involved in an accident, death of a loved one etc., please

contact Phyllis Grossi with the info @567-6105 or

pkaygrossi@aim.com

WHAT IS A GRANDPARENT? (Taken from papers written by a class of 8-year-olds) Grandparents are a lady and a man who have no little children of their own. They like other people's. A grandfather is a man, & a grandmother is a lady! Grandparents don't have to do anything except be there when we come to see them. They are so old they shouldn't work hard or run. It is good if they drive us to the shops and give us money. When they take us for walks, they slow down past things like pretty leaves and caterpillars. They show us and talk to us about the colors of the flowers and also why we shouldn't step on 'cracks.' They don't say, 'Hurry up.' Usually grandmothers are fat but not too fat to tie your shoes. They wear glasses and funny underwear. They can take their teeth and gums out. Grandparents don't have to be smart. They have to answer questions like 'Why isn't God married?' and 'How come dogs chase cats?' When they read to us, they don't skip. They don't mind if we ask for the same story over again. Everybody should try to have a grandmother, especially if you don't have television because they are the only grownups who like to spend time with us. They know we should have a snack time before bed time, and they say prayers with us and kiss us even when we've acted bad. GRANDPA IS THE SMARTEST MAN ON EARTH! HE TEACHES ME GOOD THINGS, BUT I DON'T GET TO SEE HIM ENOUGH TO GET AS SMART AS HIM! It's funny when they bend over; you hear gas leaks, and they blame their dog. Send this to other grandparents, almost grandparents, or heck, send it to everyone. It will make their day.

SOUTHFORK ENTERTAINMENT SERIES

We are ending or starting the season with a first class entertainer. The

John Timpanelli Comedy Show. The show will be on Tuesday, October

29th, @7pm and the tickets are $7.00 per person.

John lives in New Port Richey and showcases his acts all over Central

Florida.

We are advertising this performance early in hopes that most of our

Northern Families will return earlier. On behalf of Tom and Harvey, I

thank all of you for supporting our summer June & July shows.

Submitted by, Jim McAdams

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Many thanks to all at Southfork for the calls, cards, and gifts during my recuperation. Sincerely, Marie Esche

Brown Recluse Spider . . .

This has been around before, but at this time of year, it is worth seeing again.

It's warm & cleanup is going on. Be careful where you put your hands. They like dark spaces &

woodpiles, corners, sheds and any dark areas such as attics etc.

The Brown Recluse Spider is one of the most dangerous spider’s that we have here in the USA.

A person can die from it's bite. We all should know what the spider looks like.

People will be digging around, doing yard work, fall/spring cleaning etc.

Please be careful.

Spider bites are dangerous and can have permanent and highly negative consequences.

If you do have an attic or crawl space, go up there and turn on a light and leave it on for about 30

minutes before you go in to do your work. They may be lurking and waiting to attack!!!!

Please be careful and look before you do anything in an area that you can not see well!!!!!!!

Let me Do That

Housecleaning ($10 per

hr), Laundry/Ironing,

Painting, Landscaping

($15 per hour), Window

Washing, Snowbird

Peace of Mind,any other

odd jobs. Sherry

Morvatz

C 999-2949, H 437-4782

Let Me Fix That

Car Detailing, Minor

Plumbing Repair, Minor

Electrical Repair, Minor

Structural Repair, Minor

Roof Repair, Ceramic

Tile Installation,

Laminate Floor

Installation, Gutter

Cleaning, Pressure

Washing, Solar Tube

Installation, Skylight

Installation.

Jim Morvatz C 843-222-

2713 H. 437-4782

Pressure Washing

See Andy @Clubhouse

$65.00 per house, $25.00

for Green side only

Avon: Catalogs are

available. Call Tanya or

Bobby 567-7125

tbhahnfl@yahoo.com

Chlorophyll (Body

Healer)

For information, call Bob

& Mable Ianson, 521-

3859.

rlianson@embarqmail.co

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Will rake your lawn @

$5.00 per bag.

Bobby Hahn 567-7125

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Home Help

Looking for home help

or just taking care of

those annoying things—

cooking, cleaning,

laundry or errands.

Nothing too big or small,

inside or outdoors. Call

Ruth @352-807-1337 at

$10.00 per hour.

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Dog Sitting

My name is John Martini

and a new resident. I

will do any dog sitting

either in my home or

yours and my reference

is Dr Blake Vet Hospital.

Call @ 352-467-0929

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September 2013 Weekly Calendar of Events

Sunday: Church of Your Choice…”May I” card game @6:00pm

Monday: Coffee Hour @8am…Line Dance @10am…Mixed Poker @12 noon…Men’s Shuffleboard @1pm…

Hand & Foot @6pm…Euchre @6:30pm

Tuesday: Mixed Shuffleboard @9am…Exercise @10:30am…Sequence @1pm…Men’s Shuffleboard @1pm…

Ladies Shuffleboard @3pm… Men’s Poker @4:30pm…Bowling @noon

Dble Pinochle @6:00pm…Trash Pickup AM

Wednesday: Men’s Golf @7am…Quilting @9am…Bridge @1pm…Men’s Shuffleboard @1pm…

Bingo @6:30pm…

Thursday: Men’s Club “Walk 4 Breakfast” @7:30am every 3rd

Thursday… Hand & Foot @9am…Dominoes @1pm

Men’s Shuffleboard @1pm…Ladies Shuffleboard @3pm…Men’s Poker @4:30pm…

“Alley” @6:00pm

Friday: Mixed Shuffleboard @9am…Exercise @10:30am…Mixed Poker @noon…Men’s Shuffleboard @1pm

Trash Pickup AM

Saturday: “65” game @7pm…Mixed poker @4:45pm…”TOPS Weight Loss @9am

Special Monthly Events

Sept 2nd (Mon) Labor Day

Sept 4th (Wed) Women’s Club (remember to bring 2 cans of food for the needy)

Sept 4th (Wed) BLUE BAG CAN RECYLE PICK @ AM

Sept 16th (Mon) 1st Fall, Board Meeting of the Officers/Directors of Assoc

Sept 18th (Wed) BLUE BAG CAN RECYLE PICK @ AM

Sept 26 (Thur) Pizza Party @5pm (bring a salad or dessert & sign up)