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April 2015

Don't Miss These Upcoming Events at Colony Cove!❖ Memorial Day Observance page 5❖ New England Club Picnic, page 5❖ FSC Mother’s Day Dance, page 8❖ Parade of Stars, page 12❖ Happy Notes Spring Concert, page 27❖ FSC Friday Fun Night, page 30

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Colony Cove is located at 101 Amsterdam Avenue,Ellenton, FL 34222 (94 722-6683

MAIN OFFICE ............ 722-6683 Monday thru Friday 8-5

MAIN LOBBY HOURS Monday thru Friday 8-6 Saturday 10-5 Sunday CLOSED

Where to Reach UsMANAGER ................. 722-6683

SALES OFFICE ......... 722-7874 Monday thru Friday 9-6 Saturday 10-4 Sunday CLOSEDMAINTENANCE OFFICE ..........723-6109 Monday thru Friday 8-4

EMERGENCY ...........CALL 911

The Breeze is published monthly by Teledrex, Inc. P.O. Box 985, Bradenton, FL 34206 (94 723-5003

Movie NightSee you April 23rd

for Movie Night.

Colony Cove Medical Loan Closet The Colony Cove Medical Loan Closet is open on an “on call” basis. If you are a resident of Colony Cove and have need of a medical device (walker, knee walker, crutches, etc) Contact one of the volunteers listed below. There is no charge for the use of equipment, however a deposit is required. The deposit will be returned when the article is returned. And cash donations are always welcome. These donations help us to replace worn items. We ask that you return the item clean and if possible it should be returned within 60 days. If you need the item for a longer period of time please contact one of the volunteers. We also ask that if you know you will be needing something from the CCMLC that you call before you need it. Our volunteers are not always available at the last minute. We are available on Sunday, strictly on an emergency basis. Thank you! Tom & Mary Ricker 729-8519 Liz Eslaire 729-4828 De Griffin 722-7736 Connie Smith 723-1095 Cathy Justis 722-5973 Jim Pierson 723-9282

PATROL If you need to reach Patrol call them directly at 94 705.6681 instead of calling the Administration Office.

ELLENTON FOOT CLINIC 729-55887210 U.S. Hwy. 301 N. Ellenton

James B. DiVincenzo DPMRamdin V. Sammy DPM

Board Certified PodiatristsDiplomate, American Board Of Podiatric Surgery

• DIABETIC SHOES • WARTS • HAMMERTOES • INGROWN TOENAILS • HEEL PAIN • BUNIONS • FUNGAL NAILS • CORNS • SPRAINS & FRACTURES • NEUROMA • BONE SPURS • HEEL SPURS • CUSTOM ORTHOTICS & CORRECTIVE ARCH SUPPORTS • ULCER WOUND CARE MANAGEMENTMedicare Assignment Accepted New Patients Welcome

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Homeowners Association News www.HOACC.org

The Hague bridge repairs have been completed at this writing, allowing residents a safer route to the office and Friendship Hall from the South. The major delay was the contractors concern that due to the thickness of the concrete on the bridge deck, they wanted to wait an additional week before allowing heavy truck traffic to use the bridge. The entertainment committee has confirmed the show schedule for the 2015/2016 season. It has been decided to proceed with a sixth show which will be held on May 13, 2016. The schedule will be in the Breeze as soon as all the sponsors are confirmed. The cost will be as follows, 4 shows, January thru April $35.00, 5 shows, December thru April $45.00, and 6 shows, December thru May $55.00 There is a new procedure for ordering tickets. Because there is always a long line at the December and January shows to pay for tickets it has been decided to require payment when you submit your ticket request. There will be ticket request forms in the Breeze along with one on the HOA web site. These can be mailed to us or residents can drop them in the wooden HOA complaint boxes in all four community halls. This will reduce the work load on our ticket personal. The show this month is our comedy night, with comedians Tim Wilson and George Casey. It should be a fun filled evening. The HOA has made arraignments to have the chairs in Harmony Hall PROFESSIONALLY cleaned. This cleaning will take place on May 13, 2015. The hall will be closed Tuesday May 12, at 7:00PM to remove all the tables. It will remain closed until Thursday May 14 at 12:00 PM. The cost of this cleaning has been divided into four equal parts. One fourth will be paid for by the HOA, one fourth by the Friendly Social Club, one fourth by ELS, and the remaining fourth equally by the New England Club, The Grey pretenders, The New York Club, The Hobby Club, and Bingo. We want to thank these organizations for stepping up so we can have this badly needed cleaning. ELS has purchased a sound system with a CD deck for the pavilion. This system will also have microphone capabilities. The system will be installed and in operation in a few months. This will allow the Pavilion to be usable for more functions besides picnics. The subject of notification of water shut offs was discussed at our last membership meeting. It is impossible to determine when a water main brakes just as it is with electric and cable interruptions. The issue of shut offs for maintenance is another story. The office has an e-mail list of residents by geographic areas and they use it for these notifications. If you are not on that list please stop by the office and provide them your e-mail address. Both the HOA and Management would like suggestions from you on how they can better notify residents when maintenance requires the water to be turned off. This is especially important for residents who have no e-mail capabilities. Please contact any board member with your ideas.

Welcome New NeighborApril 2015

Name Moved From Colony Cove Address Theresa Michele Lash Jersey, Virginia, PA, & FL 4320 Kings Dr Harry Laney & Louise Burns Las Vegas, NV 302 Alkmaar St Richard Rozell & Dawn Kershner Nashville Ml, Holt, Ml 7204 Lakeshore Dr Dan and Diane King Oregon,OH 825 Bayshore Dr

H. O. A.MEMBERSHIP ONLY $5.00

SUPPORT YOUR HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION

AVAILABLE @ HOA MEETINGS FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH

OR BY CALLING CINDI HECK @ 941-729-0545

2015 Colony Cove Directory is available for pick up @ the office.

Please bring your CC ID with you.

DID YOU KNOW The Home Owners Association board meets monthly with the local park manager, Den-nis, and the board discusses maintenance, improvements and other issues that concern the homeowners. If you have an issue, the procedure to get it corrected is to put it in writing and present it to the office, ask for a receipt. If the issue is not resolved in a reasonable time, you may complete a request to the board. Each hall has a box with yellow sheets attached. You may deposit the form in that box and the board will address the issue. Board members volunteer their time to go to presentations to find talent for the Parade of Stars. They spend many hours reviewing acts to present to our community.

Thank You I wish to thank all of you who sent cards and support for my wife Edith during her struggle to recuperate from her back surgeries and your support of me since her death on Feb. 24. This is truly a loving community.

Russell Uboldi

Tuesday & ThursdayClass will be held when temperature is

65 degrees or betterInstructor Sharon Leentjes

Certified in Fundamental Water ArtAdditional Certification in Arthritis

Water ProgramsBring a Friend-- Bring A Noodle -- Bring A

Sense of HumorCall 721-8709 for Information

Mondays & FridaysHarmony Hall Pool 10:00 to 10:45 a.m.Weather permitting, temperature 65+

Certified Water Art & Arthritis water programs

Come out, bring a noodle, get fit and have fun

Instructor Joey McLeanAny questions call 721-1651

Aqua-Fit Classes


Why is it that the people who win EVERY week at our Coffee Hour raffles: - cold cash; hot lottery tickets; special pink ticket treats; sometimes, even delish donuts - are those who EVER complain: “I never win anything!” However, we take it all in stride, and continue to wish those special so-and-so’s even more luck for the next week - with perhaps a little personal prayer that in time we might join their elite group. Who knows - when you stop by for our Coffee at 9:30 a.m. (allowing for a little sleep-in), you might become one of those “gifted” guys.... After our fun February experience at Apollo Beach - counting manatees, and by the time you read this, we will have switched, in March, from watching those feeding “fish” to the Meals on Wheels Plus operation - feeding the needy. We will have explored their Renaissance Center and Food Bank and learned about the extensive and really important services offered by this organization. The trip will end with our own “feeding” luncheon at their Bistro restaurant and will have provided a new understanding of the extent and valued work of this group. This month we will finish the season’s outside travels with a much anticipated trip to an almost historical and well-loved spot - The Sunken Gardens in St. Petersburg. The Colony Cove bus, a much appreciated and relatively new service offered by Cove management, will get us to this point of interest for what we are sure will be a beautiful as well as an ed-ucational and enjoyable experience. The scheduled grand food and fitting finale is within walking distance just across the road at Panera’s Bread restaurant. Celebrate! Stay tuned for next season’s travel adventures while enjoying our Coffees weekly throughout the summer months. It is that time of year for our “Happy Easter! Happy Spring!” greetings and best wishes for the safety and sure return of our travelers, as well as for the Lakes loud and meaningful:

“Cheers throughout the Year to all!” Full facts: Wally Koch, Chairman 941 981 3181

The Lakes Club Calendar of Events The Lakes Club Activities Committee has had a most successful year and a half planning and scheduling monthly events and trips to nearby venues and attractions in Florida, fun outings that are either free or of minimal cost. Our Calendar of Events is always open to all Colony Cove residents, and our theme continues to be “Exploring the Florida Around Us”. We use the Colony Cove bus for most of our events and carpool if necessary. Our last event for this Spring is in April when we will visit the Sunken Gardens in St. Petersburg. Our schedule will begin again in October, so keep watching the Breeze for details and register early. In addition, monthly lunches are planned for Lakes Club members (membership $5.00 a year. What a deal!) to various restaurants in the area, generally on the fourth Saturday of the month after the Lakes Club Coffee Hour. Listed below is our April 2015 trip. Stay tuned next month for our Fall schedule of events which will begin in October. Wednesday, April 15, 2015- Tour of Sunken Gardens, St. Petersburg. Transport via Colony Cove bus. Leave Harmony Hall (main entrance) at 9:15 a.m. Arrive at Sunken Gar-dens at 10:30 a.m. for tour. Admission price is $6.00 a person Senior group rate. Optional lunch at Panera Bread Restaurant across the street. Return to Colony Cove by 3 :00 p.m. For reservations contact Jackie Pelchar at 721-0450 available at Lakes Club Coffee Hour. Note: As of this writing the bus is full unless someone cancels. If you wish to carpool, take I-275 to Exit 24 and go east.

The Lakes’ Club Of Colony Cove

When selling your home “For Sale By Owner”-

A Few Things You Need To Know:You need to request a “Rent Disclosure” from the Main Office. You need to provide the Buyer of your home with your copy of the “Prospectus Agreement”. (**Do not give your copy of the “Prospectus”, until the Buyer has been APPROVED.) You can obtain a copy of an application from the Office, so you have it handy for a potential buyer.

**Important Reminder: All buyers have to be age-qualified, pass a background-check, and credit check. All other occupants who will be residing in the home, must be age qualified, pass a background check and be approved by the Office.

**Even if the Buyer already owns a home in Colony Cove, they have to call the Office and talk to Linda Ziemba about approval for the new home.

4. The Office will schedule an inspection of the outside of your home & lot. If anything is not “in-compliance” according to the “Prospectus” Rules & Regula-tions, these issues will have to be corrected to bring the home into “compliance” status, before the closing will be approved.


2014 AARP FREE TAX PREPARATION Once again AARP and Internal Revenue Service have joined together to offer free tax preparation and electronic filing of your Federal Income Tax Return for tax year 2014. We will be at the Rocky Bluff Public Library again this year (2015). Our hours will be from 12 Noon until 4:30 PM on the following dates: February 4, 6, 10, 12, 17, 20, 24, 26 March 3, 5, 10, 11, 25, 27, 31 April 2, 7, 9, 14 Please arrive well before closing, as we often stop taking new clients well before closing as we must be out of the library (finished with our tax preparation) by 5PM. Other times and dates are available at the other AARP Tax Aide programs at Palmetto Library, Free-dom Village, Braden River Library, Faith United Methodist Church and Bayshore Gardens Community Center. YOU MUST BRING all necessary paper work. Positive identification is required of every taxpayer for whom we prepare a return.

This must be a photo ID. (Both spouses if filing a joint return).It is also important that you bring your Social Security Notice (Form SSA) showing the amount of benefits for 2014 year. Social security cards are required for all dependents. The information on this card is checked against the master file at Social Security Ad-ministration and any incorrect information will cause the return to be rejected by IRS, thereby slowing down a refund until the error is corrected.

A copy of your 2013 Federal Tax Return.Bring any and all information, document or records needed to determine income, ex-penses and credits which may be applicable to your return. Bring supporting documents for all income, deductions and credits needed to properly complete your return. This would include Forms W-2, 1099’s for interest, dividends, pensions, stock sales (which must include cost basis information), etc.

4) Information for documentation of Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) also called Obama Care. For most of our clients, this will be on your Social Security statement(s). But if you, your spouse or any dependents are covered under other health insurance plans, you will need to bring that documentation. (If covered under the Health Insurance/Marketplace Exchange bring the Form 1095-A provided by the insurer. This form should arrive no later than January 3 ) Our program does prepare a limited Schedule C. We do not prepare complicated lengthy stock sales of capital assets (Schedule D), Schedule E (rental property, royalties, partnership and trusts) and other more technical issues. A listing of all items that are ‘out of scope’ for our service is posted at each site preparing AARP returns. For those of you who prepare your own returns, we are available to you to answer any questions you might have that fall within the scope of our program. We, as Tax Aide Volunteers, are looking forward to providing this service to Colony Cove residents and others in our community once again.

Jim Yarwood, 721-7351

MeMorial Day 2015 Memorial Day observance will be held on May 25, 2015 at Harmony Hall. This celebration is being sponsored by Colony Cove Management and EquityLife Style Properties. Although we are its sponsor the event is being run by the Home Owners Association Board with help from members of the Friendly Social Club. An event

of this magnitude takes a lot of planning and we thank the Home Owners Association for their help making it happen. The festivities will begin with a parade, sponsored by the 301 Cruisers Golf Cart Club, starting at Manatee Hall at 10:30 AM and ending at Harmony Hall. At 12:00 a short presentation by Russ Uboldi will be held, and following this presentation food will be served. The menu this year is 6” turkey & ham subs from Publix, potato chips and baked beans, soft drinks and lemon ice for desert. During your lunch there will be entertainment for your listening and dancing pleasure by Mr. Ron Stephen.

New England Club Picnic

Sat. April 18 - 12 noonAt Pavilion

Belly Buster Hot DogsBaked Beans - Cole Slaw

Chips

Tickets: call Jean Bruton 723-1174

BYOB

$5.00


Colony Cove Friendly Social Club Happy Spring everyone!! Perhaps our Northern family and friends will see the ground this month.:-))Probably by the time you read this article The Friendly Social Club will already have had their first event in April with more on the way. Please see the list of activities below for this month. In March we not only hosted 3 Saturday coffee and doughnut meetings, but served up a Free Breakfast one Saturday!! A big thank you to all our kitchen volunteers who arrive around 5:30am each week to get coffee and goodies ready for our club. Come join us from 7-9am at HH. Jerry Mulford, our membership coordinator, reports we have over 1100 members. Be sure to have yours renewed for 2015. Just $10 per member. We’ve had some very successful “Community Sales” the past months. Lots of items sold and good bar-gains for our buyers! Plus, great dinners provided by Bob Sobon, Dale Smith, and the awesome kitchen crew. April13th will be our last “Community Sale” before we take our Summer break, so now’s the time to clear out your house and make some money! Intake starts at 9AM in Harmony Hall, dinner at 4 and the sale starts at 5PM. See you there! St. Patrick’s Day Dinner/Dance was a huge success with an original Irish corn beef and cabbage dinner organized and served by Candy Candrilli and his amazing volunteers. Everyone danced the night away to our great DJ, Ron Stephen. Thank you all for your hard work and for all the members who continually “step up” and help out. CCFSC holds their Entertainment Meeting and their Business Meeting on the last Wednesday of the month at Ellenton Hall.We had over 30 members attend last month’s meetings.We would like to hear from all our members, so come join us or contact any of the board members listed below. If you have a great idea for a new activity we’d like to hear about it!! Happy Spring!!!

DATE EVENT LOCATION COST TIMEApril 1st B C and The Gang (Jam) HH 6:30April 13th Community Sale HH 9:00 Intake 4:00 Dinner 5:00 SaleApril 17th Fun Night (Free Dance/BYOB) HH 6:30 (and snacks)April 18th Board Meeting HH after coffeeApril 22nd Entertainment Meeting Ellenton 6:00 Business Mtg Ellenton 7:00May 9th Mother’s Day Steak Dinner/Dance Pavilion 4:00 Mothers eat FREEMay 15th Fun Night (Games) HH 6:30May 16th Board Meeting HH after coffeeMay 27th Entertainment Meeting Ellenton 6:00 Business Meeting Ellenton 7:00

Buy your tickets for all activities at our Saturday coffees before the meeting which begins at 8:30AM.

April & May Events for CC Friendly Social Club

2015 CC FSC Board President: Mary Ricker 941-729-8519 [email protected] 1st Vice Pres: Greg Graham 813-363-8110 [email protected] 2nd Vice Pres: Karen McInnis 941-776-4719 [email protected] Treasurer: Brian Langley 941-723-3744 [email protected] Secretary: Sue Lingner 910-471-8400 [email protected]

South Service and Hobby Club The reorganized South Service and Hobby Club presents the following Mission Statement to simply state our purpose: We are a volunteer group of people gather-ing to promote friendship, to share ideas and to help those in need. We have projects that will benefit others such as making Ted E Bears for the Police and Fire Departments and favors for Holiday cele-brations for the Nursing Home. We make and sell Cancer Bracelets; the proceeds go to the

residents of Colony Cove who are struggling with Cancer. We make pree-mie hats, scarves and hats for the troops, lap robes, etc. We make walker bags and adult bibs to distribute. We also learn new crafts if there is an interest. Many great ideas are presented by our members. These activities and many more keep us busy on Monday mornings at Friendship Hall. This month, we are featuring our nursing home favor and decoration project. As you can see in the photos, work is well underway to create adorable Easter wreaths to brighten the resident’s rooms. The wreaths were created by braiding pastel yarns together and adding tiny eggs. They are really cute. Next we will be working on a welcome summer project and then begin on Halloween favors before our snowbird members fly North. That way we don’t have to scramble to get them ready in the Fall when they return. If you would like to give us a hand with this, or any of our other projects, please join us. We meet every Monday at 9 AM at Friendship Hall. Stop by and give us a try. If you are leaving soon for the summer in cooler climates, please remember us when you return to the Cove next fall – we will be waiting for you!

Happy Notes It doesn’t seem possible but another season is about over and our snowbirds will be heading North. Our annual spring concert, which is also the last concert of the current season, will be on April12, 2015, at Manatee Hall starting at 2:30P.M. NOTE: We will be at Manatee Hall and not Harmony Hall. Mark your calendars now. Many of the songs (maybe all) you will know as they are mostly from the ‘30’s, so sing along with us and have a fun and enjoyable Sunday afternoon. Hope to see you all there. The concert is free; however, we will accept and appreciate a free will cash donation. On Monday, April 13th, the choir will conclude the season with our annual luncheon at the Anna Maria Oyster Bar in Ellenton starting at 11:15 A.M. Some of us will still be busy putting the music away, Joan will be scheduling engagements for next season at various nursing/assisted living homes and Dr. Harvey will be selecting music for the next session. Practice will probably begin late October, definite date not known at this time. Watch the Breeze and bulletin boards. We practice every Monday at Friendship Hall from 1:30 P.M. to 3:00P.M. New voices are always wel-come, so if you are interested come to Friendship Hall and we will have a packet of music ready for you. A BIG THANK YOU from Shirley to Joan and Lauran for assembling and distributing the music packets while she was incapacitated. It is a big job and was really appreciated. All for now - see you in the Fall. Dr. Harvey and the Happy Notes want to wish everyone a happy, healthy and enjoyable summer with family and friends.

HAPPY EASTER


“Rhythmettes” Line Dancing Another season drawing to a close and our Northern friends will be leaving. We wish them a safe trip, a happy, healthy and enjoyable summer

with family and friends and a safe return to Colony Cove. Many Clubs and activities discontinue for the summer; however, line dancing continues year round. Attendance will fluctuate but we still get together every Tuesday evening, dance, have fun and get exercise. If you are a beginner or want to learn to line dance, arrive a little before starting time and Shirley or one of the girls will be glad to help you with the basic steps. Also, don’t get discouraged as you can’t learn all in one night but you will be surprised at how fast you will pick up the steps. We all make mistakes- so don’t let that bother you, just laugh and continue on. Shirley is back dancing full steam ahead after having the procedures on her legs. Thanks to all who got up front of the class and led dances while Shirley just cued. It was fun. At times we are replaced by an event at Harmony Hall and it does not get in the Breeze or a date or time of an event will change, we move over to Manatee Hall, so come on over to the Southside. All for now. SO - if you are looking for something to do this summer - come join us on Tuesday evening at Harmony Hall, 6:45P.M. We have lots of fun and line dancing isgood exercise. All dances are cued so no need to memorize and classes are FREE - no chargeor donation.

HAPPY EASTER

Gabby GirlsBy Ruth Heck

The Gabby Girls will meet around 10:45 a.m. on April 2nd in Ellenton Hall and after exchanging the news of the month will decide just where we will go for lunch. We pool cars and off we go. So if you would like to join, us come on down. See you on April 2nd.

Aah, Spring Time in Florida! April wants more potted flowers, more screen porches open, a few spring-training baseball games, even a few fishing trips as the Manatee River fills once again. Sadly, we will be saying good-bye to our Snowbird neighbors soon, and the park will be oddly quiet. The winter season for citrus has been absolutely incredible. You just can’t beat a Mimosa with fresh orange juice. And, fresh lemon adds the perfect zing to salad dressings and dishes. The February and March Board meetings were teaming with ideas for increasing mem-bership. President Gray and Secretary Magrin are taking the new residents lists from the Breeze and welcoming neighbors door-to-door. If you are a new resident, and we haven’t gotten to you as of yet, please come to South-West Club’s Saturday coffee hour, and we’ll fix you right up! Now, all Board members are available for membership registration. Our coffee hour and monthly functions also host a membership table for your convenience. The South-West Club will continue to meet every 1st Tuesday of the month through the off-season hoping for a quorum, 9:30 a.m. at the Bayshore House by our park’s community garden. The March Appreciation Dinner was a whopping success! Marion MacClennan and committee really outdid themselves...mmmmm, baked ziti! The entertainer, a comedian/magician, reminded us all how good it feels to be surprised and to laugh like kids. It just

South-West Clubgoes to show ya! When we all put our heads and hands together, the South-West Club function attendance grows and grows like Spring flowers! Because Daylight Savings Time and Florida tides wait for neither man nor woman, April’s event got away from us, and we will commence quickly with our annual Mothers’ Day and Fathers’ Day Breakfasts, both Saturday mornings, May 9 and June 20. Roy Bass is chairman (941) 729-1205, and plans are in the making, most likely out again to Cracker Barrel. President Gray and his giant van will be available for carpooling along with any other volunteers. As always, members, residents, and guests welcome. Keep your eyes peeled at the laundries, halls, billiard rooms, gyms, and the Riverside Pavilion for event flyers. Remember to throw on those sandals, bring a mug, and a $1.00 for donuts and meet everyone every Saturday at Manatee Hall for Coffee Hour. Friendship at 8:30 a.m., followed by coffee and games at 9 a.m. Membership meetings are held every 3rd Saturday after coffee hour from October through April. You do not have to live on the south side to attend. New members encouraged to come!

Happy Easter!(Be mindful of all the new bunny families!)


Colony Cove Art ClubBy Carol Stephan

Hello once again from the Art Club. That time again for an article for the Breeze! As you all probably know, the Art Club held its annual show and sale on Sunday, March 1. The Woodworkers Club and the Photo Club joined us as in previous years. It was a very success-ful day and those attending had a really good time. Refreshments were served and many raffle prizes were won, so it was a very nice way to get together with our community. Mara Trumbo did a painting demonstration during the show, and Aggie Derocher did several caricatures, which we all enjoyed. Thanks to all who attended! For those of you who are new to the park, the Art Club meets (during the season) every Wednesday at 1:00 at Bayshore House for watercolor painting, or any media you choose. Everyone is welcome to join us and try painting. We have a great time and we produce some pretty great artwork! Each year in February or March we have our annual art and photography show and sale at Harmony Hall where we exhibit our paintings and hopefully sell a few things. Our membership for the full year is only $10. Please come and join us any time. We meet the first Tuesday of the month for our business meeting. Hopefully all our members will start attending the meetings so that they know what’s going on! Our present officers are Mary Kidder, President; Fran Kain, Vice President; Carol Stephan, Secretary; and Lucy Boucher, Treasurer. Cary Letsche has volunteered to be “workshop chairman” this season, and Pamela Turner is membership chairman. We are always hoping for new members and will welcome you to the club. Please join us there if you love to paint or even if you have never painted before and would love to try it! We are very informal and beginners are always welcome. We have art supplies available if someone wants to try it without investing money in all the “stuff” just to get going. We all work at our own level on any subject of our choice, and it’s worth the extra effort to pack up your “art stuff” and get out of the house to paint while we have fun and socialize! All of our members are very willing to help each other as some are more experienced than others. We also have an extensive library of art books that our members can borrow (No charge for that!). Hope to see you at the Art Club. For more information, please call Carol Stephan at 729-2134; or Mary Kidder at 729-543. Hopefully all of you Art Club members will keep busy, either painting or taking photo-graphs with the hopes of new creations! See you all soon…………..Paint on!

Carol Stephan, Secretary

It Was a Grand Birthday Party Celebration! The West Side block party was a fun event to welcome new neighbors and visit with our old neighbors and friends. The buffet was indeed a delicious meal with all the different dishes to fill in for the great chicken dinner catered by our local Kentucky Fried Chicken Restaurant. We also extend a special thank you to Barb Amador and Frank Szachta for the beautiful flowers and door prizes. We celebrated everyone's Birthday with gifts/prizes for some lucky winners. We look forward to our next year party on February 27, 2016, with a new chairperson, Kathleen Murphy. We thank everyone for all the help to make our celebration a success.

Darlene Mulanix, Kay Kestner, and Marti Palm

Camera Club

Greetings from the Camera Club. I want to take this time to thank the Colony Cove Art Club for including us in this years annual show and sale held on March 1st. It was a fabulous creative endeavor by very talented and amazing artists, and congratulations to all who had the good fortune to win one of the raffle prizes. Thank you to Donavan Evans for speaking at our March Meeting, we all learned some new “tricks of the trade”.

I want to bring to everyone’s attention again that the Camera Club Meetings have changed to the 4th Wed. of each month at 1:30pm in the glass room at HH. Our next meeting will be April 22nd with another guest speaker, “Uncle Snaf Photographic Art”. Hope to see all of you there and everyone is welcome, bring your camera and questions. Until next time.

Donna Costey 722-9848

★ Star Club ★by Ruth Heck

The April luncheon for the Star Club will be held April 21st. Joan will call you and tell you where we will meet. If you are interested in joining other Star Club ladies please call Joan Horne, 729-0719, and she will tell you all about us and we would love to have you join us.

Steak- Dinner/Dance On the RiverSaturday May 9, 2015

Sponsored by the Friendly Social Club

Where: The Pavilion Time: 4:00pm-9:00pm

Music: DJ- Ron Stephen Tickets: Women are Free

Men - $10.00Guests- $15.00

BYOB-(and bug spray)Get your tickets Saturday mornings at coffee.

Tickets go on sale March 21st for membersApril 4th for non-members

Call Karen McInnis for more info 941-776-4719


301 CRUISERSGOLF CART CLUB

ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE

DATE EVENT LOCATION COST TIME4/5/15 Easter Catered Dinner Manatee Hall $5.00 5:00/8:004/19/15 Pot Luck Dinner & Parade Manatee Hall 5:00/8:005/3/15 Pool Crawl Poker Run Harmony Hall 1:00/???5/17/15 Pot Luck Luau/Games Manatee Hall 5:00/9:00

50 People attended the Lasagna Dinner, all had a great time with plenty of food. Square dancing will be held every Sunday at 1:30 in Harmony Hall. The penguin game has been reincarnated and began March 1, 2015. The boys and girls will have a bright new color, pastel green to match the new T’s. A new rule is this game is requested to be played by only members of the 301 Cruis-ers Golf cart club. A second rule is a club member can only possess the same penguin after a 24 hour waiting period. So let’s all club members begin searching for them and when you do locate one, put your name and date on a card in the slot and place it in the front of your yard so others can find it.

WELCOME ALL THE NEW CLUB MEMBERS

Colony CoveVeterans For Veterans

Vets for Vets was established in May 2014 and is a club for veterans, spouses of veterans and residents that wish to support the veterans in Colony Cove. Mission Statement: The mission of Vets for Vets is to reach out to veterans in Colony Cove through common fellowship, sharing of information and social activities. We are looking for opportunities to assist and support any veteran living in Colony Cove. Military membership: All honorably discharged U.S. Veterans, as well as those veterans of forces friendly to the U.S. You need a copy of your DD214, VA card, SVO card, or other proof of military service. Associate membership: Anyone living in Colony Cove who wishes to join us in support of our club. Flags: Are you in need of flags, vehicle decals, shirts or hats? The 8”x12” yard flags are $1.00, large “We Support Our Troops” flags are $10.00, and VFV decals are $2.00. These can be purchased at any of our meetings. Reminder: Meetings time and place have changed. Monthly membership meetings are held on the 4th Monday at Friendship Hall starting at 6:30. The monthly board meetings are held on the 1st Wednesday of each month at Harmony Hall starting at 1:00. This past month Al Collins stepped down as chairman of the Colony Cove Veterans For Veterans. We would like to thank Al for all he did in working to help start this club. Cur-rently the operating procedures are being updated to reflect current and future growth of the club. Norm Kooms started a new Facebook page, you can find us at CC Vets 4 Vets, contact Norm to be added to the Facebook page. It was discussed at our last board meet-ing to make sure the elections are done correctly this year. Not too early to think about becoming an officer. Nominations will be in Nov, elections in Dec, and the new officers will be seated in January. A big thank you to Aline Jandreau and Jim & Lil Fridell for the coffee and cake after our last meeting.

FlagsIf anyone has an American flag that is tattered, worn or faded and doesn’t know how to dispose of properly, drop off at: 4016 Long Lake Drive South or contact: Colony Cove resident Mickie Stinson at (94 723-0474.

301 CRUISER NEWS On Sunday March 15, 2015, the 301 Cruisers had a pizza party and a St. Patrick’s Day parade. Carts were decorated in green and everyone became Irish for the day. We enjoyed some trivia questions to test our memory and knowledge until the pizza’s came. The pizzas were courtesy of Ravens Pizza. Everyone received 2 slice of pizza and a soft drink for $5.00. Ravens donated the money back to the club and the pizzas were a donation by them. How great was that, thank you very much Jeri and Jim Zimmer, you are the best. After dinner and enjoying each other’s company, the club paraded around the community showing off our decorated carts. A good time was enjoyed by all.

Easter Dinner On Easter Sunday April 5, 2015 at 5:00 PM we are having our monthly meeting and combining it with an Easter Dinner so we can spend the holiday with friends. The meal will be catered by Chef Jason Grey. The meal will be ham, mashed sweet potatoes, green bean almandine, cranberry/orange relish, Hawaiian sweet rolls and assorted deserts.

It will be a BYOB and please bring eating utensils, dishes and cups. Ticket price is $8.00 or 2 for $15.00. Tickets are available from Melanie Radar 776-4678 or Dave Shaver, 465-9692 or at Saturday morning coffee. We only have 100 tickets available so be sure to get your ticket early because when they are gone, they are gone.


Wisconsin/Minnesota Club Saturday, April 4, at noon, we will be having our “First” Farewell at Ellenton Hall. The club will provide the meat which will be pulled pork; buns will also be provided. Members are asked to bring a dish to pass that will serve at least eight and their own table service. Coffee will be provided. Members will be happy to know that Sam’s Club had Beringer White Zinfandel again! We will decide at this meeting if, where, and when we want to have a “Second” Farewell for those who are staying longer or are permanent Florida residents. The season goes so fast that we will do whatever we can to extend it. We wish all the snowbirds a safe flight home! Be healthy and happy, and return when the fall breezes turn to winter chills. We’ll be here waiting for you.

The Pennsylvania Club The HOA park-wide Wine & Cheese gathering is over and done. We’re fondly remembering that night with great fun. Just check out the photo of the PA Board,They might not show it, but their Spirits soared!

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We’ve had a fun-filled Season with action most pleasin’And are planning new heights next year - (within reason).

We jived and tapped our toes at “Caberet”And the music stayed with us all the day.

We’ve been Marina Jack sailing, and Dayspring retreatingAnd through all the Season partying and eating - and eating.

Now for our last biggie - our Banquet this SpringAt the Riverhouse on April 16th we’ll have our final fling.

Yet with that fun feast come some fond “Good byes!”Followed by “Good Wishes!’ until the next season’s “Hi’s”.

It’s time now , too, for Happy Easter! - Happy Spring!We wish all - leaving or staying - the best of everything!

Year round info: Mel Jacoby, President 479 4283

The New York State Club At our March meeting and luncheon we enjoyed our Strawberry Social with strawberries picked and prepared by members. Our snowbirds will get to enjoy fresh strawberries all over again when they head up North. We look forward to our Year End Picnic at the Pavilion on Friday April 10. We will enjoy home-made pulled pork and dessert along with all those Pot Luck items the members bring. Special entertainment will be provided by our own DJ and Trivia guys, Bob and Jim, for our dancing and entertainment pleasure. So bring your appetite and your dancing shoes. Like this great country of ours, the state of New York is a melting pot -- people from all over the world come there to live, work and play. The same holds true for the New York State Club of Colony Cove. Our members come from many states and other countries, but we all love to live and play in Colony Cove.

Our upcoming activities include: April 10 Year End Picnic at the Pavilion 11:00 am with special entertainment. More dates to come starting Oct. 2015 with our First of the Fall Gathering

The New York State Club is open to all residents of Colony Cove. We meet at Manatee Hall the second Friday of each month (Oct - April) for a short meeting, Pot Luck and other fun activities. For information please contact one of our Officers below: President Jim Graf (585) 303-1639 Vice President Judi Murray (941) 776-4865 Secretary Sue Arney (585) 721-1302 Treasurer Lorrraine Tracey (940) 721-6519

Michigan Club It’s April already! Our last month of events is upon us and we have two scheduled activities for this month. On Thursday, April 9th, we will go to Bearadise Ranch where we will learn about bears and be able to see them in a natural habitat. Entrance fee is $8.00 per person; lunch will also be available for an additional $8.00. Bearadise Ranch is located at 6908 245th St. E. in Myakka City, Florida 34251. We will meet at Bearadise Ranch at 11:00am. Although she is not collecting the entrance fee early, please sign up with Jan Smith if you plan to attend this event no later than April 4th. On Friday, April 17th, we will join together at Emerson Point for a picnic. Bring your beach chairs and join the fun. Food and drink will be provided for our members at no charge; guests are welcome, but they will be charged $5.00 each. Be sure to sign up for this event no later than April 11th. If you’d like to see photos of previous activities of the Michigan Club, feel free to log into their website (themichiganclubatcolonycove.shutterfly.com). Posts written by Members and the Yearly Calendar are also found at this site. For further information, contact John or Sandy Dunigan at [email protected] or call at (517) 290-2006. If you’re not already a member and are interested in joining the Michigan Club of Colony Cove, please contact John or Sandy Dunigan for information (517) 290-2006 or [email protected].

The PA Club Board at work (and play) at the recent Wine & Cheese Party.


Colony Cove Ohio Club Members of the Colony Cove Ohio Club met Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at the Friendship Hall at 1pm. JoAnne Ambrosia conducted the meeting. Kathy Laney asked to be excused from her leadership position in the club and will certainly be missed. We pray she will return soon. JoAnne will be our President, Mary Ann Spuhler will be our Treasurer and Louetta Phillips will be our Secretary. Our Ohio flag was on display, along with the photograph taken at our first meeting last month that was printed in the Breeze. Although we are just establishing the club we again received new members. Membership is only $2 for one year. We plan to raffle a Cincinnati Bengals football autographed by Chad Johnson, along with the official certified credential paper at the Saturday Coffee Hours.Tickets will only cost $1 for 1 ticket, or $5 for 7 tickets, or $10 for 17 tickets. One must put their name and phone number on the back of the ticket for the drawing. JoAnne wore a beautiful necklace of Ohio Buckeyes, and in the future, when more are made, our club will raffle them, too. The Ohio Buckeye Necklace is made by Judy Wenkle. Future events and activities were discussed. Many suggestions were offered such as: Lipizzan Stallion Performance/ Parrish Train Mystery Dinner Theater/Tour at Ringling Brothers/ Solomon Castle/ Oh Babe Fish Museum/Giraffe Farm/ South FL Museum/ The Moat in Sarasota and not to forget the famous Linger Lodge. Our next get-together will be a potluck Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 1pm at the Friendship Hall. Although our meetings are the last Wednesday of the month (too late for a notice in the Breeze for the next months-meeting), please remember you can always call to find out any new information by calling: JoAnne Ambrosia #941-4787.

Polish American Club of Colony Cove The Polish American Club of Colony Cove met at Friendship Hall for the 35th birthday/anniversary of the Polish American Club of Colony Cove. After birthday cake and beverages, our president, Fran (Mularz) Kain, asked questions of the members who were a part of the club during the early days.These conversations resulted in a better understanding of the history and the past officers of the club. We meet on the third Tuesday of the month at Friendship Hall at 1pm until about 3pm. As this is written, we are looking forward to meeting on March 17th for a potluck luncheon. We will be celebrating St. Joseph’s Day with a delicious array of Polish foods. During the HOA wine and cheese event, our club signed up several new members! We hope to be seeing them and YOU at our next gathering! Our traditional Easter meal is on April 21st. Join us for kielbasa, mushroom soup, babka, kapusta,and of course, pierogies, along with other goodies. Again, this Easter event will be held at Friendship Hall at 1pm. Please come and celebrate with us! You don’t have to be of Polish decent to become a member. We have members who were once married to a Pole or had friends who were Polish and enjoyed the customs and food. For whatever reason, come to a meeting/lun-cheon and join in the sharing and fun.

Welcome to all new members!!! Remember all members are welcomed to give any suggestions be events or meeting guest speakers. See Carol Roselli, Pres. We are looking to entertain you. We are looking to make The New England club not solely for anyone from New England. We have long time members from Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania and other states. Oh, and lets not forget our friends from UK. We want to keep those cards coming so don’t forget if you hear that one of our mem-bers is in need of a remberance/cheering up, contact Debbie at 722-0105.

Carol Roselli, President 721-9481Richard Cunniff, Vice President 723-1944Ron Stephen, Treasurer 729-2134Carol Stephan, Secretary 729-2134Susie O’Neil, Board Member 721-6214

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Harmony Hall Bingo April is here which means our season will soon be over until Oct. 2015. We have had a good season. Great people, some new to our Bingo and our Park plus our many friends and loyal regulars. I want to thank my friends Kathy and Bob for setting up our Bingo Board and pulling our numbers, our sellers Shirley, Edythe, Doreen and Gloria, Marny and Tom for cookies and coffee, Joan for taking care of the cookies at halftime, and Julia for helping me each week and running money around to winners and Shirley, Gloria, Priscilla, Jean and anyone else that stays around to clean up. Thanks to Mike for taking his free time to sell us hot dogs, chips, soda, water, coffee and anything extra he comes up with each week. Hope everyone has a safe, healthy, happy summer. See you in the fall of 2015.

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What a great month the boat club has had. On February 7, 2015, we had 30 members go to the Bradenton Riverwalk Regatta races. We tied together 5 boats, and all had a wonderful time sharing drinks and snacks. The view from water level was terrific. At our regular meeting in January, we had guest speaker Ashley Workman from ELS. She spoke about new rules for the marina, and ELS 's plans for improvements at the marina. February also included an upriver Flotilla to Fort Hamer, afterwards a picnic at the pavilion with live entertainment by Mike and Georgia. Thank you to Carolyn Bridenstine and Teresa McInnis for chairing the event. Thanks to Marianne DeMars for obtaining the entertainment. At the February 16 meeting we had a guest speaker from the Sheriff's office Marine unit. Deputy Dan Hearn speak about boat safety. On March 5, we took the Colony Cove bus to Tarpon Springs for a wonderful day of sightseeing and eating excellent Greek food. Thanks Marianne for all your hard work on making this day possible. Our March 16 meeting we had our annual St. Patrick's day celebration of corned beef and cabbage before the meeting. A big thank you to Jack Malone for cooking us this fine Irish dinner. On March 21, we had our spectacular annual Seafood boil dinner at Anna Maria Is-land. Thank you to the entertainment committee for all the hard work in putting on the event. April's meeting is on Monday the 20th at 7 p.m. at Friendship Hall. We are having a wine and cheese tasting party at 6 p.m. before the meeting. Other projects for April will be discussed at this meeting. To all who wish to become a member of our boat club, you do NOT have to own a boat to join. Also kayakers are part of the club. We are making plans for more kayak flotillas during this year.

Safe and Happy BoatingBill Jenkins, Commodore

COLONY COVE BOAT CLUB


Hey woodworkers - remember our picnic is the 8th of this month. If you have not bought your tickets please see any of the club officers. Reminders - Our PLANER IS FOR NEW WOOD ONLY. Not plywood or used wood that could have nails in it. It takes hours to recover from your neglect. To keep your sand paper from tearing or burning on the drum sander, limit your adjustments to a half turn. The following is the final installment in our basic lathe handout.Use the Bevel: One key to safe wood turning is to remember to always keep the bevel be-hind the sharpened edge of the tool resting on the wood. Following this rule will help keep the tool from taking too much off at one time, or worse, grab-bing the wood and perhaps ripping the tool out of the wood turner's hands. When beginning to cut with a tool such as a gouge, while keeping the tool on the tool rest, lay the back edge of the tool onto the spinning wood so that the point of con-tact is on or behind the bevel, but that the tool's cutting edge is not yet cutting. Once contact is safely made, use your right hand to slide the tool backwards (to-ward the body, away from the lathe) until the cutting edge begins to engage the wood. Throughout the entire cutting process, the bevel should remain in contact with the wood.Always Cut With the Grain: When wood turning, one should always work "with the grain." Turners often re-fer to this as cutting downhill. For instance, when hollowing out a cove, cut from the edg-es toward the center. Cutting from the center out toward the edge of the cove would be considered as cutting uphill, which is far harder to control and could eas-ily cause the tool to grab (since it is very difficult to cut uphill and still keep the bev-el of the tool on the wood).Cutters Lead and Scrapers Trail: Wh e n wo r k i n g w i t h g o u g e s, c h i s e l s , p a r t i n g to o l s a n d o t h e r c u t-ters, the rear hand (the one on the handle) should always be lower than the fore hand (on the tool rest). This will keep the tool a leading position, where the wood will be turning into the cutting edge of the tool. However, a scraper should be used in exactly the opposite manner. A scraper doesn't cut like a chisel, but works more like a butter knife. As such, the rear hand should be high-er than the fore hand, which will allow the cutting edge of the scraper to be be-neath the tool rest, and be in a trailing position to scrape the wood.Practice Makes Perfect: As with any skill, it takes a lot of practice to become a good wood turner. An experi-enced wood turner makes it look easy, a point that will be driven home the first time the nov-ice begins to turn.

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Colony Cove Woodworkers Club BEADING CLASS AND TRUNK SHOW The Colony Cove Beading Class will be having a wonderful trunk show by CREATIONS BY L, to be held at Harmony Hall on Thursday, April 16th, 2015 from 9-12 Noon. Please come out and explore what the Beading Class is all about and you can purchase beads this day and get started on your project. CREATIONS BY L, is a beading business in Holmes Beach. She will be selling single beads, bead projects and finished beaded jewelry and talking bead talk ! It will be a great morning to come a have a coffee and sit and watch the beading class or join in. See you there! Any questions, please call Mary Wall @ 941-981-9732.

Amateur Radio Operators (HAMS) Do you have an Amateur Radio License or are you studying for one? Are you interested in finding out what it takes to be a Ham Radio operator? If so, some Colony Cove residents have formed a HAM Club and are looking for other radio operators or residents who might be

interested in getting together. The next meeting will be held on Saturday, April 18 at 1:00 p.m. Harmony Hall Glass Room. The club meetings are held the 3rd Saturday each month through June 2015. The group attends nearby area HAMFESTS, goes out for breakfast one Saturday a month as well as keeping up on latest HAM radio issues and news. There will be NO meeting in May of the club as most of the members will be attending the Dayton, Ohio Hamfest. Check with any of the members below for breakfast dates. For more information contact: Jim (W4ESL) - 941-729-4828 Ken (W1KEN) - 941- 417-2128 Dick (W1BES) - 941- 531-7224 Dana (K1RQ) – 941-776-4998

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Easter GreetingsThis month the quilt club members have been busy finishing up quilts that they had started last summer which I have shown in this article. The Star was completed by Evelyn which was a “quilt as you go” it is an amazing quilt the colors are beautiful the other quilt is being made by Debbie, Evelyn’s daughter she is putting together a memory quilt for a family, the material in this quilt is over 100 years old. Debbie also just finished 19 pillows for a family that had many articles of clothing of a family member that they wanted to remember them by. This past week we had a pizza party for Diane who will be leaving us to move back home for good. We will miss her as she was such an asset to our group. The pizza was catered by Raven Pizza and they did a fantastic job for us . We also donated St. Patricks Day decorations and also Easter Baskets to the Tidewell Hospice in Ellenton for their patients food trays and their rooms. They were hand crafted by the quilting club and also the Hobby Club. Once again the materals that were used were donated . The Quilt Club will be going on another road trip in a few weeks to thanks to Kay for organizing and putting this trip together for us. If you would like to learn how to quilt now is the time for you to stop by and learn from all of our teachers in the group. If you are not joining because you do not have a sewing machine you should know that we have a few loaners on hand so you can certainly join our group. We have four new members this month and we are so happy to have them join us. Would like to also remind everyone that we are always looking for donations of scrap material or any type of sewing articles, we love to take donations. It’s amazing what this group can create with scrap material. This past month we received donation of two quilting frames from Rita who just recently moved into Colony Cove what a fantastic donation to our group. If you have a donation please drop them off at 315 Alkmaar Street or call and I will pick it up (722-5453). We would appreciate it if you did not leave any materials or sewing notions at Barbara Clancy’s carport. We meet every Friday at 9AM to 3PM at Friendship Hall, and many of us stay and have lunch together. We are also extending our hours to Tuesdays between Noon and 4:00pm Remember our club is free there is no membership fee. So please stop by and visit with us we all look forward to meeting you. This year we have had many ladies stop by and have shown some interest in our group. One more, if any of our Snow birds are leaving we wish them a safe trip home and a wonderful summer.

Joan Krauss/Hoyt

South Quilt Club

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Welcome Spring! It is great to have warm temperatures and beautiful sunshine. It’s just another Florida April! Lucky us. Our recent Craft Show had a drawing for some lovely prizes. The winners are as follows: Dee Conner—Cross-stitch, Lynn Di Gangi—crystal necklace, Bev Evans—slate painting, Phyliss Goodwin—baby blanket, Janet Gregorian—green necklace, Claudia Hendricks—necklace, Sue Raymond—handbag, Jane Schram—bracelet and candle, table runner, homemade jam, Flo Skelly—baby blanket, and Jeri Zimmer—shell lamp. Congratulations! Some of the Club members had on display at the craft show different samples of their completed projects. They were given recognition for their efforts by a group of judges who had the difficult job of selecting a “First” and “Second” place. First place went to Jean Bruton’s needlepoint, and second went to Diana Horgan’s quilt. Really beautiful, ladies!! We would also like to congratulate Barb Sirois for her FIRST place award and two SECOND place awards at the Florida State Fair. She just keeps creating more and more beautiful items every year. We are proud of you, Barb!

The annual Spring Luncheon took place on March 10th at Harmony Hall. We not only had a delicious lunch, (which was chaired by Jan Carr and Pam Erhardt) but some special entertainment by a duo,

named Georgia and Mike.com, who played guitars and sang. They were outstanding! The members danced and had a terrific time! Thank you to Jan, Pam and the committees who worked to make this a special event.

One of the recent classes we did was how to assem-ble a “Necktie Scarf” Several chose to give it a try and were pleasantly surprised at what they made. We also had a class on a” Flower pot puppy”which is an outdoor decoration. Jan Carr and Pam Erhardt were the demonstrators. It certainly turned out cute and added a unique touch to your outdoor landscape. We welcomed three new members. They are Eleanor Vaughn, Barb Hart, and Mara Trumbo. We’re so glad that you can join us. And, are they ever good dancers!

I would like to thank the outgoing officers from the 2014-15 term. Your service to the club has been truly appreciated. President—Margaret Dotse, 1st VP—Laurie Snelson, 2nd VP—Jan Carr, Secretary—Linda Henson, Assistant Secretary, Margy Kuehling, Trea-surer—Norma Reed, Assistant Treasurer—De Griffin. Our club has many very talented members. As new members are added there are more and more ideas and skills to share. Some of the skills are very difficult and some are easier. Whatever is your interest it is nice to share the ideas and fun with others. Here are a few examples of our members talents— Barb Sirois and her award-winning tablerunner and handbags Linda DeSanto who creates floral arrangements and decorator pieces Frances Neuman’s beautiful quilt and matching stuffed bear Easter is April 5th this year. Hope you and your family have a special day.

HAPPY EASTER!Linda Henson, Secretary

Harmony Hall Hobby Club


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Colony Cove Adventures Cheryl Lamb, Becky Pierson, Cheryl Haggerty & Brenda Owen, are all residents of Colony Cove. We invite you to stop by our table at the “FSC” coffee on Saturday morning’s for more information’s about trips. Also check out our web page: www.colonycoveadventures.com To sign up for any trips, just email [email protected] or call (941) 981- 9180 Saturday June 27, 2015 “CHURCH BASEMENT LADIES” Join us at the Broadway Palms, Ft Myers, enjoy a Buffet Lunch and then set back and enjoy the show. The ever popular Church Basement Ladies are back to serve up some laughs! From the senior matriarch of the kitchen to the bride-to-be learning to arrange things in proper order, everyone will recognize the humorous and down-to-earth characters. Added is a little romantic stir for the new pastor and the outcome is heavenly entertainment! Cost $84.00 Saturday July 4, 2015 “Calypso Queen”, Clearwater: Roundtrip motorcoach, 3 Hour Sunset Cruise on the Intracoastal Waterway, Buffet Dinner, Enjoy complimentary beer, wine, rum punch & soda on the boat, DJ playing your favorite party tunes, Plus a Front row seat for the Fireworks. Cost: $95.00

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Low Gross Bill Smith (77) Low Net Mike Gies (63) Mike Munchel (78) John Carr (64) Toby Snelson (80) Mike Cox (83) J. Ballandies, J. Danko T. Snelson & D. Young (70)Most Birdies Gord Kelly & Toby Snelson (2) M. Cox, T. Endersby, R. Hartling, D. Kelly, M. McClelland, M. Munchel, L. North, P. Sica, & B. Smith (1) President Jerry McDonnell 941-845-4565 [email protected] Vice President Phil Hagadorn 941-479-7796 [email protected] Secretary Mel Baldwin 941-722-8274 [email protected] Treasurer Steve Bradford 941-729-2780 [email protected]

WEEK 13 Played 2/3/15 1st place Munchel & Wilkinson (310 points) 2nd place Fox & Gerrard (309 points) 3rd place Freeman & Shertzer (301.5 points) 4th place McClelland & Rozell (300 points)Individual Points Russ Brown and Gary Freeman (16) M. Munchel, D. Staples, & T. Wilkinson (15) Low Gross Bill Smith (75) Low Net Dave Staples (62) Mike Munchel (79) G. Dingman, A. Euch, Marv Kersting (81) D. Rozell, P. Sica, & Gord Kelly (82) R. Stephan (64)Most Birdies Dan Fox, Maynard McClelland, Bill Smith & Dave Staples (2) S. Bradford, R. Brown, G. Cronin, R. Hartling, M. Kersting, M. Munchel, R. Robinson, G. Scerbo, & P. Sica (1)WEEK 14 2/10/15: 1st place Fox & Gerrard (338 points) 2nd place Munchel & Wilkinson (332.5 points) 3rd place McClelland & Rozell (327.5 points) 4th place Freeman & Shertzer (325 points)Individual Points Dan Fox & Ron Stephan (16.5) Art Benton (15) P. Clapp, T. Endersby, M. Fitchner, L. North & D Rozell (14.5) Low Gross Mike Munchel (80) Low Net David Gerrard (67) Dan Fox (81) Dan Kelly (67) Bill Smith (81) Rob Palmer (67) R. Palmer, G. Scerbo, J Ballandies & T. Snelson (86) R. Stephan (64)Most Birdies Dan Fox & Bill Smith (2) B. Brennen, T. Endersby, R. Hartling, M. Munchel, R. Palmer, G. Scerbo, C. Smith, & R. Stephan (1)WEEK 15 2/17/15: 1st place Gerrard & Fox (366.5 points) 2nd place McClelland & Rozell (357 points) 3rd place Munchel & Wilkinson (355.5 points) 4th place Freeman & Shertzer (345.5 points)Individual Points Dan Kelly & Dick Rozell (16) Mike Fichtner & Terry Wilkinson (15.5) John Berring & David Gerrard (15) Low Gross Gord Kelly (81) Low Net Dan Kelly (67) Mike Cox (85) John Danko (69) Dan Fox (85) Tony Endersby (69) Toby Snelson (87) David Gerrard (69) Gord Kelly (69) Most Birdies Gord Kelly (2) B. Brennen, M. Cox, M. Fichtner, D. Fox, D. Gerrard, D. Kelly, J. McDonnell, D. Rozell, & G. Scerbo (1) WEEK 16 2/24/15: 1st place McClelland & Rozell (383 points) 2nd place Fox & Gerrard (381.5 points) 3rd place Munchel & Wilkinson (378.5 points) 4th place Freeman & Shertzer (371 points)Individual Points Mike Gies (16.5) Steve Bradford & Dan Kelly (15) Steve O’Connor (14.5)

Colony Cove Men’s Golf LeagueSecretary; Mel Baldwin

Ladies 9 Hole Golf League By the time you read this article we will have completed our golf league for the season. I can only hope March treated us a little better then February. I will not be able to post the winners from our fun day game nor winners for

the end of season until our May Breeze. A big thank you goes out to Kathy Kinney and Dawn Kershner for a great fun day. This is always a great day, but also a sad one because it is our last day of league play. Another big thank you goes out to Ellen Hicks and Shirley Hartley for a great luncheon held at Peridia Golf and Country Club. This is just some of the ladies that makes our league great. Thank you all again. Congratulations go out to Gillian Harris. Gillian made a double eagle on the Red Course at number four hole. This was witnessed by Kathy Kinney, Heather Miller and Doris Camplese. This was a great sight to see. To all our ladies who will be leaving to go back North, we wish you a safe trip and have a great summer. For all the ladies staying here in Florida, we wish you a very nice sum-mer with lots fun also.



Sewell's Plumbing Colony Cove BowlingApril 2015

After 19 weeks of bowling the top seven teams are: 1st place Alley Gators 53 1/2 wins and 22 1/2 loses followed by 2nd place Barracuda’s 51 - 25. The next 5 teams are: Four Spares 47/29, Keep Trying 46/30, Dott’s Boys 42 1/2 wins, 33 1/2 losses, Pin Busters 41/35 and The Suns 39/37. High averages continues with Mark Polak, 204, Lou Klusty 198, Bob Fladung and Richard Behl 197, Kim Roush 165, Geneva McCracken 160, Diane Barnes 158 and Carol Bippen 155. Most improved averages: John Panyik 120 - 144, Sam Fuller 172 - 190, Richard Behl 183 - 197, Sandi Guidi 85 to 98, Mary Roberts 99 to 110, and Mag Lyons 131 - 14. High scratch games: Mark Polak 279, Richard Beehl 268, Dave McCracken 266, Lou Klusty 259, Dale Meier 258, Geneva McCracken 223, Kim Roush 215, Marcia Gordon 208, Diane Barnes 205, and Betty Learie 20. Best games for the past month are Dale Meier 258, Sheilla Anderson 161, Jim Learie 196, Bob O’Reilly 191, Mag Lyons 180, Kathy Plourde 178, Sharon Clarke 175, Will Mercier 221, Lou Klusty 259, Ed Kostalick 204, Ken Plourde 220, Marilyn Hunter 170, and Judy Henshaw 19. Next month the results for the year will be in the May Breeze.

Mary Roberts, Secretary

Lakes Shuffleboard Club The winter leagues are over and it was another great season. The Monday and Wednes-day mixed summer leagues start the week of April 13th (start times 9am). Membership into the Lakes Shuffle Club amounts to 47 cents a month, paid annual. As a member you have use of club equipment for club events. Instruction or help with your game upon request. An invitation to pot luck dinners. Also an invitation to Snowbird Tournaments. All club events are under the supervision of club officers and board members. Social shuffle is on Tuesday’s at 1:30pm and Saturday’s at 9:30am. An election of officers will be at theApril 7th meeting in the glass room of Harmony Hall at 10AM. For further information about the Lakes Club, check the bulletin board in the equipment shed at the Harmony Hall courts or call Dennis Petty 981-936

Brian Clooney Pest Control Bowling League We have now been bowling for 15 weeks. Our season will end at week 21, the beginning of April. As of now the Devil Rays (Sally Stokes, George Viol, Eleasnor Mulford and Jerry Mulford) are still in the Top Spot. Lucky them! We are always looking for bowlers for fall and winter of the 2015-2016 season. If interested in bowling with us call Jerry Mulford (941-729-0818) or Brian Langley at (941-723-3744).Here are some of our scores for the month. WOMEN SERIESJ. Belfield 167,166 467M. Dotse 124N. Figel 175,198 455P. Humbert 180 437S. Marino 166,171 452H. Missoh 93,121J.Paquette 177 505W. Reed 183 445S. Stokes 180,182 465P. Stokes 143J. Webber 157 386

MEN SERIESB. Byers 170E. Gualtiere 170,174 461R. Hayes 158,181J. Henson 173,180 458F. Hinchliffe 197,194 485G. Humbert 180M. Kerkof 176 445W.Knox 198B. Langley 202,190 500W. Lewis 182,178 500T. Mellon 190,190 496J. Mulford 227,235 609D. Paquette 167B. Scanlon 199 501P. Sica 214,210 584E. Stokes 177A. Taton 202 485M. Vaught 268 643G. Viol 206, 204 543

North Shuffle Club As a result of a huge success on our spaghetti supper, our club will be able to purchase new air pucks. Once again thanks go to Carol and Fred Roselli, club members and everyone who attended. At this time we’d like to say good-bye to our snowbirds and wish them a safe trip. To the members or anyone interested in playing, we are open year around. The North Shuffle Club will shuffle during the summer on every Thursday and Sunday at 6:30 pm. The results of our Turkey Shoot was as follows: First Richard Lynch Second Bill Scanlon Third Tie Fred Roselli and Joe Wida

Shuffling Hours: Wednesday 1pm Thursday and Sunday 6:30 pm Activities: April 12th Fairwell Party True Pot Luck Supper and Meeting (4:30 Social Hour)(5:00 Dinner)

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!!!


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Traditional Hot Cross Buns PREP: 25 MIN.+ RISING BAKE:15 MIN.+ COOLING MAKES: 2 1/2 DOZEN2 pkg. (1/4 oz.each) active dry yeast2 cups warm whole milk (110° to 115°)2 eggs1/3 cup butter,softened1/4 cup sugar1 1/2 tsp. salt1 tsp. ground cinnamon1/4 tsp. ground allspice6 to 7 cups all-purpose flour1/2 cup dried currants1/2 cup raisins1 egg yolk2 Tbsp. waterICING1 1/2 cups confectioners’sugar4 to 6 tsp. whole milk In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm milk. In a large bowl, combine eggs, butter, sugar, salt, spices, yeast mixture and 3 cups flour; beat on medium speed until smooth. Stirin currants, raisins and enough remaining flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky). Turn onto a floured surface; knead until dough is smooth and elastic. about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl. turning once to grease the top. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch down dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide and shape into 30 balls. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Cover with kitchen towels; let rise in a warm place until doubled, 30-45 minutes. Preheat oven to 375º. Using a sharp knife, cut a cross on top of each bun. In a small bowl, whisk egg yolk and water; brush over tops. Bake 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool slightly. For icing, mix confectioners’ sugar and enough milk to reach desired consistency. Pipe a cross on top of each bun. Serve warm.

Upside Down Bacon Pancake Make a big impression when you present one family-size bacon pancake. The brown sugar complements the salty bacon.6 bacon strips, coarsely chopped1/4 cup packed brown sugar2 cups complete buttermilk pancake mix1 1/2 cups waterMaple syrup and butter,optional In a large ovenproof skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon to paper towels with a slotted spoon. Remove drippings, reserving 2 Tbsp. Return bacon to pan with reserved drippings; sprinkle with brown sugar. In a small bowl, combine pancake mix and water just until moistened. Pour into pan. Bake at 350° for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick insert-ed near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Serve warm with maple syrup and butter if desired.

Raspberry-Lime Yogurt Dip for Fresh Fruit

1 cup fresh or frozen unsweetened raspberries, thawed and drained1 1/4 cups reduced-fat plain Greek yogurt1/3 cup packed brown sugar1 Tbsp. lime juice1/2 tsp. grated lime peelAssorted fresh fruit Place raspberries in a blender; cover and process until smooth. Strain and discard seeds. In a large bowl, whisk the yogurt, brown sugar, lime juice, lime peel and raspberry puree until blended. Chill until serving. Serve with fruit.

Sesame-Soy Broccoli Florets2 cups fresh or frozen broccoli florets1 tablespoon sugar1 tablespoon olive oil1 tablespoon soy sauce2 teaspoons rice wine vinegar2 teaspoons sesame seeds, toasted Place the broccoli in a steamer basket; place in a sauce pan over 1 in. of water. Bring to a boil; cover and steam for 5-7 minutes or until crisp-tender. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, com bine sugar, oil, soy sauce and vinegar. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dis solved. Transfer the broccoli to a serving bowl. Drizzle with soy sauce mixture; sprin kle with sesame seeds. Yield: 2 servings.

Pineapple Planter’s Punch4 cups unsweetened pineapple juice2 cups fresh orange juice1/2 cup fresh lemon juice2 liters ginger ale, chilled Combine pineapple juice, orange juice and lemon juice in a large bowl or pitcher. Stir well and chill for at least 2 hours before serving. Stir in ginger ale and serve in tall glasses over ice cubes. Garnish with fresh pineapple, if desired.

Kitchen Tips• Spike it. To make this a planter’s punch for adults, add

a bit of rum.• Make it pretty. Along with the pineapple, garnish the

drinks with lime or orange slices,or sprigs of fresh mint.• Pump up the flavor. To give the punch a stronger taste,

make extra juice mix and freeze it into cubes. Serve the punch over the flavored cubes instead of plain ice so the punch doesn’t get diluted.

• Swap citrus. Try using lime instead of lemon juice.

Peanut Butter Easter EggsPREP:35MIN.+CHILLING•COOK:5MIN.

MAKES: 16 EGGS3/4 cup creamy peanut butter1/2 cup butter, softened1/2 tsp. vanilla extract2 1/3 cups confectioners’ sugar1 cup graham cracker crumbs1 1/2 cups dark chocolate chips2 Tbsp. shorteningConfectioners’ sugar Icing, optional In a large bowl, beat peanut butter, butter and vanilla until creamy. Gradually beat in confectioners’ sugar and cracker crumbs. Shape mixture into 16 eggs; place on waxed paper lined baking sheets. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until firm. In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip eggs in chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Return eggs to baking sheets. Refrigerate 30 minutes. If desired, decorate with icing; let stand until set. Store in airtight containers in refrigerator.

Confectioners’ Sugar Icing In a bowl, mix 2 cups confectioners’ sugar, 4 tsp. corn syr-up, 1 tsp. almond extract and 1-2 Tbsp. milk until smooth. Tint with paste food coloring if desired. Makes 2/3 cup.


Berry Pudding Cake Nonstick cooking spray2 eggs1/4 cup sugar1 teaspoon vanillaDash salt1 cup fat-free milk1/2 cup all-purpose flour1/2 teaspoon baking powder3 cups assorted fresh berries (such as raspberries, blueber ries,and/or sliced strawberries) Preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly coat six 6-ounce individual baking dishes with nonstick cooking spray. Arrange dishes in a 15x10x1-inch baking pan; set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk eggs. Whisk in sugar, vanilla, and salt until light and frothy. Whisk in milk until combined. Add flour and baking powder; whisk just until smooth. Divide berries among prepared dishes in pan. Pour batter over berries. (The batter won’t cover berries completely.) Bake about 20 minutes or until topping is golden. Serve warm. Makes 6 servings.

Q & A How do I figure out if a cookie is going to come out chewy or crunchy? Just take a bite! Actually, all cookie recipes provide clues to the final result. It’s all in the butter, shortening and sugar ratios. All-butter recipes tend to produce a thing and crispy cookie. All-shortening recipes yield a soft, plumpish cookie. Brown sugar also helps produce a soft cookie. If you want a crisp cookie on the outside and a chewy-soft cookie on the inside, go for a mix of butter and shorten-ing-and a combo of brown and white sugar. Want a super-soft cake cookie? Skip the butter and use all shortening and all brown sugar. The science behind it has to do with the fact that butter melts faster than shortening, so-in a hot oven-buttery cookies spread more quickly so they are thinner and crisper than shortening-based cookies.

Orange-Glazed Sweet Potatoes

1 pound sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch slices 1/2 cup orange juice1 tablespoon butter1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice Place sweet potatoes in a small saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 4-6 minutes or just until tender. Meanwhile, in a small skillet, bring the orange juice, but-ter, orange peel and pumpkin pie spice to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 3-4 minutes or until thickened. Drain sweet potatoes; return to pan. Pour glaze over pota-toes and stir gently to coat.

Skillet Lamb Chops2 lamb shoulder blade chops (8 ounces each )2 tablespoons vegetable oil1/2 cup warm water1 teaspoon lemon juice1 teaspoon dried minced onion1/2 teaspoon dried oregano1/4 teaspoon salt1/8 teaspoon pepper In a large skillet, brown lamb chops in oil. Add the remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30-35 minutes or until meat juices run clear. Yield: 2 servings.


to grow in their native habitat without human interference. He explained the these or-chid species that grow so lovingly in their native environment are easily obtainable from orchid vendors and growers throughout the United States and many of them have now been hybridized to form the beautiful and fragrant flowers we so enjoy to have in our possession. Jim went over some other conservation measures that were being applied in Southeast Asia and discussed the insect damage caused by Thrips. Thrips are a small slender insect with fringed wings (Order Thysanoptera) that feed on plants and animals by puncturing them and sucking up the contents. They can be controlled by using a variety of insecticides such as insecticidal soaps. Jim also brought some interesting and beautiful orchid plants with him for sale and members readily bought many of them to add to their growing collections.

Jim Roberts is seen here giving some orchid advice to Jack Gouldner and BettyBrumm and sharing some orchid information with De Griffin. The bloom table this month was rather small with only three plants entered. LibbyRupert took the first prize blue ribbon with her Oncidium Rulchellum Tolumnia and Tom Griffin took 2nd and 3rd place with his Ric. Haw Yaun Gold and Caulaelia Mizoguchi.

The next meeting of the Colony Cove Orchid Club will be on April 6, 2015 in Manatee Hall at 1:00PM. This will be our last meeting of the current cycle and will include a silent auction. Program Director Milner has promised to have some beautiful orchid plants for sale, so bring some cash and be prepared to start the bidding process.

The Colony Cove Orchid Club held its March meeting in Manatee Hall on March 2,2015. Program Director Bob Milner called the meeting to order at 1:00 PM and had a short business meeting with approximately 30 members in attendance. Bob then quickly introduced our guest speaker for the afternoon, Jim Roberts of Florida Suncoast Orchids.

Jim gave a solid and educational presentation on Vandacious orchids or those orchids that make up the Vanda Alliance. During the 90 minute presentation Jim described the areas of South East Asia where most of these orchids grow and gave us an interesting re-count of his recent trip to Thailand in search of Vanda orchids in the wild. He also stressed the fact that most of these plants are now protected in the wild and should be allowed

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Feb.2 1st Leah Whisman 2nd Mary Ann Spuhler 3rd Kathy LaneyFeb. 9 1st Jerry Flangan 2nd Jim Robertson 3rd Larry SmithFeb.16 1st Sonja Koons Tie 1st Richard Lynch 3rd Grant ShawsFeb.23 1st Steve Kestner 2nd Kathy Laney Tie 3rd Emilie Stephens 3rd Sheila Anderson

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Feb 5th 1st Kathy Laney 2nd Larry Shertzer 3rd Rene Lesperance 4th Louis Hamilton Feb 12th 1st Richard Lynch 2nd Pat Lesperance 3rd Ted Doetsch tie 4th Norm Koons and Marlyn Dowd Feb 19th 1st Leah Whisman 2nd Jim Kestner 3rd Betty Gudenale tie 4th Jim Robertson and Larry SmithFeb 26th 1st Ken Kuechler 2nd Heather Dow tie 3rd Marlyn Dowd and Leah Whisman

Hand & Foot (Cards) Hand and Foot is every Tuesday &/or Friday-1:30pm @ Ellenton Hall. If you just moved in or would like to learn, please join us….Winners:February 6, 20151) Diane Cressy2) Nancy Coleman 3) Cheryl HaleyFebruary 13, 20151) Helen Hoag2) Joe Wida 3) Joyce DeweyFebruary 20, 20151) Cheryl Haley2) Shirley Walker 3) Charlotte ShaferFebruary 27, 20151) Debbie Stone2) Helen Hoag3) Sharon Young

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Monday, February 2 1. Marguerite & Ken Randall 4020 2. Joan Garneau & Roz 3840 3. Dee Kiser & Shirley Shane 3790Friday, February 6 1. Ro Wismer & Kaye Steinmetz 6400 2. Dave & Nancy Fowler 5040 3. Anne Orlando & Julie Liska 4180Monday, February 9

Friday, February 13 1. Ann Mason & Kaye Steinmetz 6390 2. Lynn Johnson & Judi Yance 3850 3. Anne Orlando & Julia Liska 3850Monday, February 16 1. Nancy & Dave Fowler 5480 2. Lou Melkus & Donna Danahy 5360 3. Dee Kiser & Kaye Steinmetz 4830Friday, February 20 1. Virginia Spiers & Dee Kiser 6900 2. Kaye Steinmetz & Ro Wismer 5850 3. Anne Orlando & Julie Liska 4470Monday, February 23 1. Dee Kiser & Donna Danahy 5210 2. Nancy & Dave Fowler 4630 3. Maxine Hale & Joan Garneau 4190Friday, February 27 Nancy & Dave Fowler 6080 Lynn Johnson & Judy Yance 4780 Anne Orlando & Julia Liska 3850

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Sunday, February 1 1. Lynn Johnson 4380 2. Bob Danahy 3290Sunday, February 8 1. Jim Yarwood 4520 2. Judi Yance 3650 3. Bob Danahy 3240Sunday, February 15 1. Marilyn Dowd 4460 2. Bob Danahy 4300 3. Judi Yance 4020Sunday, February 22 1. Donna Danahy 5280 2. Jim Yarwood 4260 3. Ken Kuechler 2890

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February, 201502/03/151st place: Mary del Grosso & Ann Orlando2nd place: Nancy & Dave Fowler3rd place: Elaine Weir & Julia Liska4th place: Jim Yarwood & Donna Danahy02/10/151st place: Dee Kiser & Jeanette Wirz2nd place: Ann Orlando & Donna Danahy3rd place tie: Bill Giunta & Bob Colestock Nancy & Dave Fowler02/17/151st place: Bill Giunta & Bob Colestock2nd place: Ann Orlando & Donna Danahy3rd place tie: Lynn Johnson & Dorothy Stenman Dee Kiser & Jeanette Wirz02/24/151st place: Dave & Nancy Fowler2nd place: Lynn Johnson & Dorothy Stenman3rd place: Dee Kiser & Jeanette Wirz

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Pinochle Tuesday2/3/15 1. Betty Litschke 781 2. Jim Pecoraro 723 3. Darlene Mulanix 7212/10/15 1. Bruno Drozdowicz 787 2. Ruby Intartaglia 7732/17/15 1. Sylvia 3912/24/15 1. Ruby Intartaglia 816 2. Sally Stokes 779

Pinochle Friday2/6/15 1. Sally Stokes 786 2. Ruby Intartaglia 746 3. Gene Schultz 7402/13/15 1. Ruby Intartaglia 784 2. Bruno Drozdowicz 7782/20/15 1. Sally Stokes 758 2. Bob Kostic 7552/27/15 1. Barbara Francis 777 2. Darlene Mulanix 754 3. Jim Pecoraro 744

“29” Ers Cribbage Results Well this month the basement was dominated by 2 play-ers: Stu Wagner and Brian Langley. Brian was also “DOUBLE SKUNKED” on the 13th by Vic to everyones joy. At least I can say that it is a rarity and that not many others have achieved it. Ron actually came back and joined us on 27th as he is not as busy now and came in first. Hope he continues to come. Player numbers were good but would still like to get it at around 20 players. If there are any new residents out there that may be interested in playing cribbage do come along on Friday afternoons at 12:45PM for a 1PM start at Harmony Hall. Any questions call, Sally Stokes 941-729-3945 or Brian Langley 941-723-3744.6th Feb 1st Ralph Fenton 13 92 2nd Paul Temple 13 75 3rd Judy Drew 13 59 4th Jim Pecoraro 12 84 5th Ginny Bishop 12 56 Stu Wagner in the Basement 6 -71 17 Players 13th Feb 1st John Tandus 17 63 2nd Vic Catalano 15 116 3rd Wayne Swartwout 13 37 4th Tony Endersby 13 4 5th Ginny Bishop 12 72 Stu Wagner in the Basement 4 -50 13 Players 20th Feb 1st Jim Coffey 14 84 2nd John Tandus 13 104 3rd Debra Moulies 13 98 4th Ginny Bishop 13 68 5th Wayne Swartwout 13 20 Brian Langley in the Basement 4 -134 14 Players 27th Feb 1st Ron Stephan 15 127 2nd John Tandus 14 53 3rd Roger Krause 13 -3 4th Vic Catalano 12 39 5th Tony Endersby 11 32 Brian Langely in the Basement 6 -69 13 Players

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Colony Cove Loan Closet561 Colony Point Drive

The Colony Cove Loan Closet is open on Monday and Thursday from 10:00am until noon. We will continue through the month of April. We will also open for emergencies or other serious circumstances. For emergencies, the numbers are: First - Charles Candrilli at 723-0117 Secondly- Ed Gaylord at 729-6312 Lorraine Tracy at 721-6519 There are a variety of non-medical items for use by the residents of Colony Cove. We invite you to drop by and check out the available items for yourself. Most of the items that we have are based around short term visits by your kids and grand kids, but there are some other items that you may require on a short term basis. These include a wheelbarrow and a refrigerator cart. You will need to leave a deposit (a check is preferable) which will be refunded to you when the items are returned. We request that you return the items as soon as you are able so that others may take advantage of the service. There is a small maintenance fee for the use of the items. We also accept donations when you return the borrowed items. This is used to maintain and update our inventory. Surplus money that we collect is periodically donated to the HOA legal fund, which benefits the entire Colony Cove community. I, Candy, wish to thank the volunteers that work in the loan closet. All of you do a great job. We all respect the fact that you are volunteers and are there to help you in any way you are able. This incredible service would not be there if it were not for your efforts. I would especially like to thank Carol Roselli for doing the scheduling of the volunteers again this year.



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