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January 2017 – Volume XII, Issue 1

Walden Woods Ltd.

The social club at the Ltd would like to wish everyone a happy and prosperous New Year. It's been a fun and busy year for us here. This year should be the same. We had elections for the social board in December. Patty Belt is no longer on the board. What a great 3rd Vice president she has been with her beautiful smile, hard work and just a fun human being. The board has eliminated the 3rd Vice President's position. Also leaving the board in our 1st Vice President, Chris Bergeron. No one on the board has worked harder, volunteered more and given more than Chris. She will be truly missed. Gloria Richard is the new Vice President with Sally Brault as the new 2nd Vice President. Welcome aboard Sally. The others have stayed in the same positions. We have lots of plans for this year beginning with the Pig Roast on the 14th. Thank you Jim MacNeill and Dick English for taking on this project. Should be fun. In February we'll have our annual Valentine's dinner dance and March brings the Legends and St Patrick's dinner/dance. We'll throw in a few other events during this period so watch for the flyers. For the first time I cancelled an event, Texas Hold'em. Not much of a response and no dealers. If you want these things to happen, we need volunteers. We'll try again later. The new "Chase the Ace" has started with Chris Bergeron winning the first drawing. She drew a Jack. No ace of spades, so it continues. Get your weekly ticket from Jim MacNeill or Burt. The pot is building. Drawings are at Bingo on Thursdays. You don't have to be there to win. The North Social Board has the same members ut different positions. Fun bunch to work with. Once again, Happy New Year to all in all three parks. It's been fun! Ann Pearson longgramma@gmail.com 352-212-1078

Walden Woods North

It is time to say good-bye to the year 2016 and hello 2017. Forgive the cliché, but the year did go by fast. The 2017 North Social Club will have the same people as 2016 with one addition. All were sworn in at the December 13 HOA meeting. Elected officers are President, Judy Chapman; Treasurer, Kent Kester; Secretary, Donna Faulkner; 1st Vice President, Robbie Simmons; and 2nd Vice President, Everett Faulkner. The new member is Cheryl Rehberg.

The Club had a very eventful and fun year in 2016 and we plan to continue giving our friends and neighbors in Walden Woods more of the same and maybe even some new activities this coming year.

The Christmas Party was great and we want to thank the Elks Club members for putting together a fantastic dinner. Once again this year we will be working closely with the Limited Social Club in order to create well organized events for everyone. We want to thank everyone for their support.

We have several events planned for January and February. Please check the event calendar in the Gazette for information and also the announcements will be posted on the bulletin boards.

I have had several people approach me and congratulate me on becoming President of the Club. They have offered their support and help when needed. I appreciate all offers and I am sure that the need will arise sometime in the near future and I will be calling.

Thank you all. The Social Club is looking forward to seeing everyone at all the events.

Judy K. Chapman 352 503-7832 Judykc43@aol.com

The Social Scene

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Table of Contents Advertiser’s Index

Activities “At a Glance” . . . . . . 15 Anniversaries . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Annual Pig Roast . . . . . . . . . . . 4 B's Buzzzzzzzzzzzzz. . . . . . . . . 13 Birthdays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Birthday/Anniversary Party Info 5 Cookie Contest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Events Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Flea Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Homeless Vets Update. . . . . 14 January Luncheon . . . . . . . . . . 7 Line Dancing Intro Class . . . . . 14 Ltd HOA President. . . . . . . . . . 7 North HOA President . . . . . . . . 7 North Open House . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Notes from the HOA Chairman . . 8 Red Hatter's News . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Social Clubs Events Ltd. . . . . . 4 Social Clubs Events North. . . . 4 Social Scene – LTD & North. . . . FP Spaghetti Dinner. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Team Shuffleboard. . . . . . .` 4 Walden Woods "Weigh-In" . . . . 5 Yoga News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

AAA Roofing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Advanced Allergy & Asthma. . . 15 AirFx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Angel’s Heaven on Earth . . . . . 4 Atlas Insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Boulerice Roofing . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Brooksville Transmission . . . . . 3 Call Chris First . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Changes Hair Design Studio . . . 6 Chaz Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Citrus Pest Control . . . . . . . . . . 10 Ebert Custom Woodwork . . . . . 15 Frank's Carpet Cleaning. . . . . . 4 G & R Pharmacy . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Goodies Ice Cream . . . . . . . . . 10 Grumpy Gators Restaurant . . . . 9 Homosassa Animal Hospital . . 3 Homosassa Storage . . . . . . . . . 11 In & Out Express Lube . . . . . . . 12 Integrity Residential Services. . . 16 Jager Auto & Golf Carts. . . . . . . 9 Nature Coast Hair & Nails . . . . . 5 Rich Bedding & Furniture . . . . . 6 Slater Pressure Wash & Clean . 10 Sweet Swing Golf . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Weaver Computer Works. . . . . . 14 Whiting Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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NORTH SOCIAL CLUB SCHEDULED JANUARY EVENTS

Jan 1 Open House 2-4PM 7 Coffee and Donuts 8:30AM 7 Cookie Baking Contest 2-4PM 14 Breakfast: (N) 8:30AM 20 Spaghetti Dinner. 5:00PM Coming in February Feb 1 Taste of Walden Woods 5:00PM 2 Ground Hog Day Scavenger Hunt 1:00AM 4 Coffee and Donuts 8:30AM 11 Breakfast (N) 8:30AM

LTD SOCIAL CLUB SCHEDULED JANUARY ACTIVITIES

Jan 10 Luncheon 12:00PM 14 Pig Roast/Dance 6:00PM 18 Pot Luck 5:00PM 26 Super Bingo 7:00PM Coming in February Feb 3 Flea Market 10:00AM 4 Auction 10:00AM 14 Luncheon 12:00PM 14 Valentine's D/D 6:00PM 15 Pot Luck 5:00PM 23 Super Bingo 7:00PM 28 Mardi Gras TBA

Annual Pig Roast On the 14th is our annual Pig Roast Dinner/Dance beginning at 6:00. Jim MacNeill and Dick English are organizing this pig roast. Dinner starts at 6:00 with pork from the roast, roasted potatoes, vegetables, soda, coffee and dessert. At 7:00 dancing will begin featuring Turner Camp Dave. Door prizes will be given away and share n share tickets will be sold. Get your ticket from Esther Brunet at 382-3775 or Ann at 212-1078. Cost is $10.

Team Shuffleboard Team Shuffleboard will start on January 3rd. We are in need of two more teams; one for 10:00AM, and one for 11:30AM. A Sign up sheet is by the North Mail House. Please join us and have a good time. Thanks, Sharon Arnold & Jerry Johnson

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If you find an error in a Name, Address, phone #, birthdate, or anniversary, please email Doug Campbell at Dougcampbell44@gmail.com

January Birthdays 1  Bob DiFiore  14  Cindy Kendziora 

2  Iztok Djordjevic  14  Rita Miller 

2  Ellen Pedersen  14  Tom Mrozinski 

2  Robbie Simmons  18  Joanne Gercar 

2  Jane Teach  18  Tom Vervoren 

2  Yuki Watkins  18  Diane Wells 

3  Anita Jerles  19  George Ewing 

3  Irene Kopin  19  Irene Ladd 

4  Roy Hinger  20  Nurul Beshara 

4  Barb Mackanos  20  Joe Kaclik 

5  Bob Tucker  22  Leslie Beaster 

6  Jesusa Ortiz  22  Larry Johnson 

6  Linda Palmieri  23  Linda Fernandes 

7  Dick Gardner  23  Earl Green 

7  Barb Hixenbaugh  23  Midge LaBo 

8  Dale Cornett  23  Staci McVeigh 

8  Lester Miller  26  Patricia Ackerman 

8  Charlotte Noah  26  Linda Liebentritt 

10  Daniel Sexton  26  Beth Maginn 

11  Donald Ring  30  Barbara Eggen 

12  Brenda Seasholtz  31  Sharon Arnold 

14  Patty Belt  31  Dennis Crine 

14  Joey Hensley 

January Anniversaries 1 Judy & Joseph Hahnenberg 

15 Bill & Kathy Yuhasz 

18 Doug & Marcia Norman 

23 Eleanor & Ernie Hinricksen 

25 Jim & Mona MacNeill 

25 Lani & Richard Murphy 

January/February Birthdays and Anniversaries has not been set as of publication. Check with Nextdoor Walden Woods and the WaldenWoodsLife.com Website.

Call Sharon Arnold (352-382-4685)

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Walden Woods Weigh-In

Get ready! It’s coming back! Walden Woods Weigh-in. Same rules; same time; same location; different day. Starting on Friday January 6, come in anytime between 7:30 and 9 a.m. North clubhouse. Join the group for the friendly weekly weight loss competition. No lectures, No diets.

Rule #1: put $1.00 in the pot, step on the scale. (All weights are kept strictly confidential.) Lose the most weight that week and win all the money collected that

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$2 Dollars off each bucket for

Walden Woods Residents!

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Walden Woods Limited Homeowners’ Association – From the President

Happy New Year to all of the residents of Walden Woods! We hope that your holiday season was a good one. We are still having meetings with Sun management over their proposed changes to the prospectus. We will notify everyone when that process is complete.

There were some changes needed to the plans for the new building so we're still hoping that this project will be started soon.

In 2017, let's all try to support the social club and all of the planned events in our community. Thank you to all of the volunteers that work so hard to provide these events. And as always...be aware of the speed limit in the community and the leash rules and rules regarding picking up after our dogs. Thank You and have a happy and healthy new year!

Fleischer, President LTD HOA 724-996-8074

Walden Woods North Homeowners’ Association – From the President At this time I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year. I hope everyone enjoyed the holidays. Our HOA elections were held at the December meeting. Jim Crouse was elected to the position of First Vice President and Sharon Arnold was reelected to position of Secretary. Thank you both for volunteering to serve on our HOA board. I would like to thank Ron Hesketh for his many years of service on the HOA board. The Social Club election was also held at the December meeting. I would like to thank all those who have stepped up to serve for another year on the Social Committee: Judy Chapman, Robbie Simmons, Donna Faulkner, Everette Faulkner, and Kent Kester. I would also like to welcome Cheryl Rehberg to our Social Club Committee. I look forward to working with all of you. HOA memberships will need to be renewed at the January meeting. The 2017 dues are $20.00 for the year. We had two early renewal dates in December. Thank you all of you that renewed or signed you on those dates. When renewing your dues in January please remember to pay by check made out to WWN HOA. We will accept cash also. If you are new to Walden Woods and are not a member of the HOA, please consider supporting the HOA. Our next HOA meeting is January 10, 2017 at the North clubhouse. John Simmons HOA President wwnhoapres@yahoo.com 352-503-2500

JANUARY LUNCHEON – January 10, 2017 @ 12:15PM At the Magnolia Terrace Tea Room in the Winn-Dixie Shopping Center, Weeki Wachee (Rte 19 & 50) We will neet at 12:15PM. There is a sign-up sheet in the Ltd. Clubhouse. Any questions please call Pat Pewarsky @382-1235

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News from your HOA Board Chairman

Happy New Year to all, your HOA Board hopes you got all you needed for Christmas. We are still busy working on many projects, some may be resolved by the time this goes to print. We encourage every homeowner to join and support your HOA Board; they spend many hours in meetings on your behalf. We are working on many issues and we have resolved and helped many residents recently and will continue to do so.

I don't relish saying this but, we are our own worst enemies. We are selfish. We want, and expect from others when we ourselves are not willing to give. Some of us refuse to be thankful for what we have. To get to the point, we ask the community management to do something about the speeding, when we are the ones speeding. Does someone have to get hurt before we slow down?

If you are a smoker, you are old enough to be respectful of others and pick up behind yourself. No one likes walking through your cigarette butts at the mail stations or from their yards.

Simply stated DON'T BE A BUTTHEAD! If you see someone doing these things it's your job to correct them. Say something! If you don't, don't complain.

Now let's move on to another of our most unfavorable things, the sewer plant. I have spent many hours learning firsthand how it works and, more important, why it sometimes doesn't work and finding out what can be done to reduce the ongoing odor issues and avoid the complete shutdown of the system. Here again, we are our own worst enemy. When you think about flushing that one disposable wipe down the toilet, you are likely not thinking of the other 426 houses that may be doing the same thing. Mix that with all the grease from all those homes and you might imagine how big of a clog that makes. The only thing and I mean the only thing going through your sewer lines should be toilet paper. We are not on city sewer or city water, so the problem is ours to either fix or pay for.

There is an ther item of concern - dog owners - not the dogs. We want to have our pets. We even asked for and got one of the nicest dog parks of any community I have visited.

But this message is to those who refuse to pick up after their dog. It's your job to pick up after your pet. It's your job as a pet owner to keep your eyes on what your dog is doing and where they are doing it. Whether it's a common ground area, the dog park, or accidently in someone's yard if you want to continue to be allowed to have pets, pick up after them. Would you rather have a rule banning pets or simply pick up after your dog? This is your choice.

One last thing, be kind to others! It's okay to be passionate about things you believe in but when asking or describing your passion choose your words kindly.

I won't apologize for the tone of this article because we all need to be reminded. Thank you all for enlisting your trust in me and your HOA Board. It was very nice seeing so many friends and neighbors at the Christmas party, thank you to all who made it happen.

Ed Green

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SPAGHETTI DINNERNorth Club House

Friday, January 20at 5 p.m.

Menu: Spaghetti, Salad,

Garlic Bread and Dessert Tickets: $6.00

For tickets call

Judy Chapman at 352 503-7832 Flea Market/Auction

On February 3rd the Ltd will hold it's annual flea market and on Saturday, the 4th is the annual Ltd Auction. Clean out your storage closets and sheds and donate whatever to the Social Club to either put in the flea market or auction. This is the time to buy more STUFF for your closets or sheds. It's a fun day where you can bid against your neighbor for an item you really need. Join us for the fun. Starts at 10:00 a.m.

Red Hatters Christmas Party

The Walden Woods Red Hatters recently enjoyed their Christmas Party at Black Diamond Country Club. We want to also thank the Red Hat members and the other very generous residents of Walden Woods for a very successful "Toys for Tots" campaign. It was a huge success.

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The North Social Committee will be holding an Open House at the North Clubhouse on New Year’s Day, Sunday January 1st. Everyone is welcome to drop by anytime between 2 and 4 p.m. We will be serving assortments of finger food for your pleasure. There may even be some great entertainment to enjoy. So please join us.

Yoga News "Gentle Yoga Class" begins January 6, Fridays at 12:00 to 1:15 at North Clubhouse with Michelle. $6.00 Bring yoga mat or beach towel and wear comfortable cloths. Any questions call Carole Clarke 973-494-6497.

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B‘s Buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Happy New Year. I am looking forward to starting the new year. I am hoping for a great year for all residents at Walden Woods and that we can all start fresh. I have hired a new Office Coordinator. His name is Ken Schmidt. He transferred from a Sun RV Resort. He is familiar with Sun’s policies and the way we work so it should be an easy transition for him. He has met a few of you already, please stop by and say hi. I would like to thank Lisa and Terrie for all their hard work this past year. Lisa has been doing an amazing job in the maintenance position. Lisa and Terrie make a great team. I’m sure you all can agree they did a fantastic job with the Christmas decorations. I think they looked beautiful. In January I would like to start having a “Meet the Manager” meeting. I don’t have a date yet, but will post it when I know. This meeting will be for updates and a few questions. It won’t be a long meeting. If you have something that you want to talk about but not in a group setting, please call and make an appointment. We will also be starting something new in January. Yard of the Month. If you are the winner, we will put a nice Yard of the Month sign in the front of your home and you will received a $25 gift card. A small way to say thanks helping keep Walden Woods looking great. We will alternate between the Limited and the North. Reminders: · The dog park was reopened with the stipulation that if there was standing water we had to lock the gate.

Please understand this is for safety reasons. · No parking on the side of the road. Emergency vehicles need to get through the Community. · Shower before going in the pool and after oils have been applied if you are going back in the pool. · All cigarettes should be put in proper receptacles. · Pick up after your pets. · Remember the “Do not flush” items from the last gazette.

Belinda “aka” B  

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Announcing a Line Dancing Intro Class

If you find your toe tapping to the music and would like to parlay that into some exercise and maybe meet and new friend or two, we have just the thing for you! Walden Woods will be offering a Line Dancing Intro 4 week class starting Tuesday, January 17, at 6:30 pm. We will learn to dance to a variety of music: country, oldies and some more contemporary. Everyone is welcome. Come join us!

If anyone is interested, just show up or give me a call with questions.

Connie Green (352-613-2871)

Homeless Vets Update This is an excerpt from a recent article from Mission and citrus. Although it will be past tense in January's Gazette it is still a great need throughout January and December with the colder weather. Any help is much appreciated. Blankets, food, water, personal care items or finances are greatly appreciated to help your Citrus County homeless veterans. Our Crystal River shelters are filling up with families and children. Over 100 more are on a waiting list. Please consider helping us help the homeless. We will be over the 50 mark before the end of December. Running the largest shelters in Citrus County takes funding. All ESG grants were given to other counties. Shelters in Citrus County were not seen as a priority. God bless all those who have helped so far.. Our Veteran's shelter success and needs have been addressed to Governor Rick Scott thanks to John Stewart, and we continue to prove that we are getting the job done. Our goal is to get 100 Veterans into 100 homes this year. Join with the Citrus County Speedway, Fluor, Fred's Barbershop, and many more who have helped us with the Challenge. We would also love to give out a big shout of thank you so much to Jim Krause for his extremely generous donation of food and toilet paper. Charlotte Mixon

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Walden Woods Activities at a Glance

View the “Day by Day Version”

Activity LTD North

Bingo Thursday, 7:00PM (Super Bingo Last

Thursday of Month)

Coloring in Fellowship Thursday, 1:00PM

Dominos Saturday, 6:30PM Saturday, 7:00PM

Exercise Class Mon-Wed-Fri, 10:00AM

Game Night Mon-Wed-Fri, 6:00PM

Golf League – Brooksville Country Club Mondays at 8:15AM

Horseshoes (Winter/Spring) Friday, 1:00PM

Knit&Crochet Thursday, 1:00PM Line Dancing Tues & Fri, 9:00AM

Luncheon 2nd Tuesday, 12:00PM – (October thru June)

Pickleball Tues-Thurs-Sat-Sun, 8:30AM

Pinochle 6:00PM

Pool Mon-Wed-Fri,7:00PM

Red Hatters 3rd Thursday, 11:30AM

Shuffleboard (Winter & Spring) Thursday, 10 &

11:00AM Tuesday 10 & 11AM

Tennis Mon-Wed-Fri, 8:00AM

Tai-Chi (Starting January 2017) Thursday, 9:00AM

Texas Hold’em Wednesday, 6:00PM

Water Aerobics Mon-Wed-Fri, 9AM 10AM Starting 10/12

Mon-Wed-Fri, 10:00AM

Weigh-In (starting Jan 6, 2017) Fridays 7:30-900AM

Yoga ( Starting January 2017) Friday, 12:00PM

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Walden Woods Events Calendar

January 2017

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1

NORTH OPEN

HOUSE 2-4PM

2 9 am Ltd Social Club Coffee 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Jingle - WWS

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4 5 pm Taste of Walden Woods- North

5 7 pm Bingo - LTD

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7 8:30 am North Coffee2 pm Cookie Contest - North

8 6:30 pm Bingo - WWS

9 9 am Ltd Social Club Coffee 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Jingle - WWS

10 12:15 pm January Luncheon -Magnolia Terrace Tea Room 7 pm North HOA 7 pm LTD HOA Mtg

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12 7 pm Bingo - LTD

13 12:30 pm Soup & Salad - WWS

14 8:30 am North Breakfast6 pm Pig Roast Dinner/Dance

15 6:30 pm Bingo - WWS

16 9 am Ltd Social Club Coffee 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Jingle - WWS

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18 5 pm Ltd Pot Luck Dinner

19 7 pm Bingo - LTD

20 5 pm Spaghetti Dinner - North

21 8:30 am Breakfast - WWS6 pm Dinner/Dance - with Solid Gold - WWS

22 6:30 pm Bingo - WWS

23 9 am Ltd Social Club Coffee 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Jingle - WWS

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25

26 7 pm Super Bingo - Ltd

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28 1 pm LTD Breakfast

29 6:30 pm Bingo - WWS

30 9 am Ltd Social Club Coffee 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Jingle - WWS

31 5 pm Dining at The Limited

1 5 pm Taste of Walden Woods- North

2 1 pm Scavenger Hunt - North7 pm Bingo - LTD

3 10 am Flea Market - LTD

4 8:30 am Coffee & Donuts - North10 am Auction - :LTD

* Please consult the “Activities at a Glance” (previous page) for recurring monthly events.