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Ladies Inspirations Luncheon Honors Ann Scott On March 20th, the Inspirations Group met at Magnolia Landing for their Spring Luncheon. The group took this opportunity to honor and thank their long-time leader, Ann Scott. She has led the group for eleven years, faithfully, and has done a marvelous job. We wanted her to know how much we appreciate her and all her efforts for the group and the community. We will not have our monthly gatherings, but will still do our projects; including cookies to shut-ins, caroling, boxes for the military, and Ann will send our emails to Inspirations, etc. Many will join the Tuesday morning group. We presented Ann with a cross necklace and flowers, our founder, Marlene Bergman, wrote a poem that was a tribute to Ann. Beth Ferris, for the Inspirations Group

Thank You, Ann!!!

Also, please see the Ladies Inspirations

Group article on page 20.

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WELCOME NEW RESIDENTSChris and Peggy Conley are new full-time residents, originally from

New York, residing at 2816 Steamboat Loop. They are both retired – Chris from Niagara Lutheran Health System as food service director, and Peggy is a retired substitute mathematics teacher. They have two children and two grandchildren.

Allen Jones is a new full-time resident residing at 19589 Woodfield Circle. He is originally from Pennsylvania and is not yet retired. His hobbies are photography and golf. He has three children and one grand-child.

Sue Nedelka is a new full-time resident originally from Ohio and is now residing at 19459 Charleston Circle. She is retired from Frank Insurance Agency, Middlefield, Ohio. Her hobbies are swimming and reading. She has one child and one grandchild.

Bruce and Donna Warren are new residents at 2842 Tara Lakes Circle, originally from Greenville, Ohio, but they lived in Matlacha for 18 years and Ft. Myers Beach for 2 years. Bruce is retired from the Pennsyl-vania Railroad, Penn Central and Conrail. Donna is a retired physical therapy aide and nurse’s aide. They both set up five days a week at the Flea Market, buying and selling just about anything and everything. They are the parents of three children and three grandchildren, and PJ, their dog

Gwen and Dakota Windancer are new full-time residents residing at 2600 Macon Circle; they are origi-nally from Wisconsin. They are retired from owning the Right Step Ballroom Dance Studio. Gwen is also a retired RN from the University Hospital and Clinics in Madison. Dakota’s hobbies are tennis and body building. Gwen enjoys biking and walking

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The May, Tara Woods Home-owners Association (TWHA) meeting was a little thin on at-tendees, but I’m glad for those of you who came. We look forward to a larger group when we gather again in October. We were pleased to have our community manager, Doug Objartel, address the meet-ing with the latest updates from Hometown America. They must have a lot of confidence in the economy and in the endurance of the Tara Woods community. They have begun surveying and plan-ning for the addition of new homes in Phase II, continuing back to the storage and RV area. That’s good news for RV and boat owners, who will again have water and electric provided for them. There will be a lot of paving going on this summer on Steamboat Loop, Cloister and Orleans, and the tennis courts will be resurfaced. They also added a part-time helper, Pete, who will be keeping the pools in good shape. The pool deck will be painted this summer. Doug also said they are working on plans to expand the workout room, bringing it down to

the sidewalk. That would be very much appreciated, as well as need-ed, if they continue their expansion of homes. It was good to hear the positive actions that Hometown is taking to keep our community in wonderful shape and expanding amenities for the residents. Thank you, Doug, for your informative report. We appreciate your coming to speak to us, and welcome you to come whenever you can.

The TWHA Board and friends are hosting a July 4th Picnic again this year. It will be an afternoon affair starting at 1:00 PM with pool volleyball and bean bag toss on the pool deck. We’ll be serv-ing grilled brats with all the top-pings, homemade potato salad and baked beans, corn on the cob, wa-termelon and apple pie a la mode. Tickets will be $10.00/person, but if you are a member of the Home-owners Association and bring your card when you purchase your tick-et, the cost will be $8.00. It will be open seating, with tables set up on the Verandah and in the Club-house. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, June 2nd at Bingo. Hope you’ll

join in the fun and good food and celebrate Independence Day with your Tara Woods neighbors.

We’re definitely starting our summer weather down here. It’s already been in the 90’s and hu-mid, with thunderstorms/rain in the afternoon. It’s just not an ev-eryday occurrence – yet. Most of the residents who leave for the summer have gone, but the roads, stores and restaurants still seem to be pretty crowded. Saturday Cof-fee is a little sparse, but there is still lots going on here. Check out the Miracle Ballgame on Wednes-day, June 17th. Movie Nite, Hap-py Hour and Bingo continue, as do cards, billiards and many other activities. Check the calendar for dates and times.

Stay well and safe travels this summer. Don’t forget to send Bar-bara your “News from the North”. See you soon.

Janet Daly

Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it.

-Russell Baker

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JULY 4TH PICNICSaturday, July 4th at 1:00 PM

At the pool, on the Verandah, in the Clubhouse.Pool and deck games.

Menu: Grilled Brats with all the fixin’sHomemade Potato Salad and Baked Beans

Corn on the Cob • WatermelonApple Pie a la mode • Coffee/Tea

Bring your own beverage.

Tickets: $10.00/person; $8.00/person with your TWHA membership cardOn sale at Bingo and Coffee June 2nd – June 30th

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The Midwest Club held a Golf Cart Race at their last meeting of the season. This event is a much anticipated event. The men wanted to race, and for the first time a woman, Janell, joined in the fun. They all just had a fun time with their GOLF CARTS. It seems that Gary Sponseller had the fastest cart, winning the race. He took it away from all the other carts. They just had a great time and several people from other clubs came out to watch.

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Thanks to Andy Vanderplaats; who will pick up cans twice a month dur-ing the summer, 1st and 3rd Satur-days, right after Coffee. He is always looking for help, and you get an open air ride of Tara Woods.

The proceeds from this project go to our TWHA treasury to defray costs, so pitch in and get your cans out. You can also take them to the can trailer at the end of Tara Lakes Circle.

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That’s the key question Je-sus asked a cripple (John 5) and it’s the key question he asks us. As we know, it gets harder and harder to get well and stay well as we age. And, like that crip-ple, not everyone wants to do the necessary work to get well and stay well. After all, sick people do get attention.

Should we want to say “yes” to Jesus’ question, what do we need to do to get well and stay well in these so-called “golden” years? Let’s explore this answer in this and subsequent issues of the Columns. Since we know all about taking prescriptions, how about this R/X? Blend...laughter and a positive attitude with...good nutrition and regular exercise with...quality relation-ships, especially with our neigh-bors here in Tara Woods with...the balance of work plus relax-

ation for our Re-creation plus...the most important ingredient, a healthy, hearty spirit which mo-tivates us to give a resounding YES to the key question, DO YOU WANT TO BE WELL!

Before we go any further with my reflections on this basic question Jesus asks, “DO YOU WANT TO BE WELL?”, I need to confess. I have no problem saying yes to His Question, but I have a real problem doing what I need to do to get well and stay well. Indeed, with St. Paul I can admit, “the good I want to do I don’t do, and that which I don’t want to do, I do”. Bot-tom line, I am no role model for wellness. But, like you, I know what I should do, but...So after that mea culpa, let me share an-other piece of this prescription for getting well and staying well in our “golden years”.

Audrey and I are closing in on 60 years of marriage. So how have we made it this far? Well, at least once a week I re-peat these 6 little words to her… “I’m wrong, you’re right, I’m sorry”. And do you remember St. Paul’s advice to “not let the sun go down on our anger”? Would you believe that in nearly 60 years of marriage, we have never gone to bed mad at each other! Of course, we’ve stayed up for days at a time...

So you might say, “what’s your point, preacher”? LAUGH...a lot...to help keep your life and your relationships, especially marriage and family, going and growing. Next time, I’ll share some thoughts on the power of Laughter and a Posi-tive Spirit.

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On April 18th, Garden Club members visited the River-land Nursery and attended a seminar on preparing your landscape for summer travel.

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The nursery had an inter-esting inventory of Florida friendly plants and is located at 13005 Palm Beach Blvd,

Fort Myers, 3.5 miles east of I-75 on the south side, for any-one who wants to visit or pur-chase some new plants.

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ers and growers can deter-mine which plants are most likely to thrive at a location. The map is based on the av-erage annual minimum win-ter temperature, divided into 10-degree F zones. For the first time, the map is available as an interactive GIS-based map, for which a broadband Internet connection is recom-mended, and as static images for those with slower Internet access. Users may also simply type in a ZIP Code and find the hardiness zone for that area. No posters of the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map have been printed. But state, regional, and national images of the map can be downloaded and printed in a variety of siz-es and resolutions. Based on our zip code we are in Zone

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10a: 30 to 35 (F).

South Florida Gardening – June

What to plant June Annuals: Annuals that can

take full sun during the in-creasingly hot summer months include celosia, portulaca, vin-ca, and some coleus.

Palms: Summer’s warm, rainy weather is the perfect time to plant palms.

Herbs: Plant heat loving herbs, including basil, ginger, summer savory, cumin, Mexi-can tarragon, and rosemary.

Vegetables: Plant tropical vegetables such as boniato and chayote this month.

What to do June Pests: Monitor the garden

weekly for harmful insects. Knowing which insects attack a plant can aid in identification and control.

Irrigation: Watch for drought stress and water as needed if rainfall is spotty. Fo-cus on new plantings and fol-low water restrictions. When rains begin, shut down the ir-rigation system.

Propagation: Now is a good time to produce more plants by air layering, grafting, division, or cuttings.

Palms and cycads: Watch for nutrient deficiencies or environmental problems with palms and correct using an ap-propriate treatment.

Pruning: Many summer flowering shrubs, like hibis-cus, oleander, and ixora, bloom more when lightly pruned dur-

ing the warmer months. Lawns: Check frequently

for damaged areas and keep insects in check with early treatment. Determine whether yellow and brown patches are caused by chinch bugs, dis-ease, or lack of water. Take time to determine the cause so your remedy is effective. Rejuvenate areas where grass doesn’t grow well by replacing with versatile ground covers.

Soil Solarization: Put your vegetable garden to bed and so-larize the soil for 4-6 weeks to kill pests and disease.

Lightning Safety: Be safe outdoors during storm season.

South Florida Gardening – July

What to plant July

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Bedding Plants: Summer annuals to plant now include celosia, coleus, torenia, and ornamental pepper.

Bulbs: Butterfly lily and gladiolus are bulbs that can be planted during the middle of summer.

Vegetables: Start seeds now to transplant later into the fall vegetable garden.

Herbs: While summer is too hot to start herbs from seeds, many will do well if started from small plants.

Palms: Continue planting palms while the rainy season is in full swing. Support large palms with braces for 6-8 months after planting. Nails should not be driven directly into a palm trunk.

What to do JulyTrees: Prepare for hurri-

cane season by checking trees for damaged or weak branch-es and prune if needed. Hire an ISA certified arborist.

Lawn insects: Lawn pests can be a problem this time of year. Before treating, make sure an insect is the culprit and treat only the affected area.

Solarize the vegetable garden: Use summer’s heat to prepare the vegetable gar-den soil for fall planting. It takes four to six weeks to kill weeds, disease and nema-todes, so start now.

Irrigation: An inexpen-sive rain shut off device can save money by overriding an irrigation system when

it rains. If one is already in-stalled, check that it is operat-ing properly.

Pests on Ornamental Plants: Small white dots or stippling on the leaves of azaleas and other ornamental plants may indicate lacebugs at work. Spraying forcefully with water helps control this pest.

Tropical Fruit Trees: Check for damage to fruit or leaves; take action to mini-mize the damage on develop-ing fruit or the overall health of the tree.

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In the late summer of 2013, New Horizons for New Hamp-shire partnered with Rimol Greenhouse Systems of Hook-sett, NH to build this green-house. It is a 30’ x 72’ polycar-bonate structure. This is the only urban greenhouse located in a major city in the State of New Hampshire. It is maintained by a collaboration of dedicated volunteers who select a specific day of the week to work in the Greenhouse. I selected Monday.

Each day New Horizons for New Hampshire provides hot meals to over 250 individuals

and families. Each month over 900 individuals and families look to New Horizons for gro-ceries. The vegetables and herbs we plant and grow here, both in-doors in 22 large growing beds and 13 raised beds outside, go directly either to the New Hori-zons soup kitchen or to the food pantry.

This is a sustainable garden. We raise the food that goes to the soup kitchen or food pantry. Unusable parts of vegetables and fruits from these two servic-es are brought to the greenhouse and the volunteers prepare them for the compost bins outside the greenhouse. The scraps are combined with leaves, manure and soil. Over time, with the help of hundreds of red wrig-glers and earthworms working their way through this compost-

ing material, a rich fertilizer which we call “black gold”, is produced. It is then added to the soil in the growing beds, making it a fertile medium to grow more vegetables and herbs.

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MOTHER’S DAY ON THE VERANDAH

It was an impromptu idea that turned out to be a keeper. With only a day’s notice, the Tara Woods “Beach Group” decided to have dinner on the Veran-dah, prepared and served by the men, to treat the “Mothers” for Mother’s Day. George Daly asked Bob Benjamin and Bill Goodhue to come up early to set up tables and shuck corn. George prepared shrimp cocktail, a green salad and grilled marinated steak to go along with Janet’s “Noodles Ona Loa”, as part of the main meal. Dawn Benjamin made dessert – “and Bob helped”. Amos Green was at our new kitchen microwave oven (the old one died) reheating the noodles and sau-téed mushrooms. George D’Alessandro and Jim Liberty were great servers and Chico Silva, Bill Goodhue and George Sullivan were at the sink afterwards doing the dishes – under the direction of George D’Alessandro. (Yes, George Sullivan was actually washing dishes! See the picture for proof.)

The ladies thoroughly enjoyed sitting

and relaxing while the men were in the kitchen. They were all in there at one point, cleaning up and arguing over…hot water? Mary Green, Angie D’Alessandro, Jackie Sullivan, Dawn Benjamin, Jackie Liberty, Barbara Goodhue, Nancy Scho-eppner and Janet Daly were the pampered ladies of the day. When we added it all up, we have 30 children, 53 grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren between us. Did I mention the champagne toasts to the mothers – delivered by each guy – and the delicious and potent Irish Coffee George made after dinner?

It was a great, fun evening that might become a tradition, if the men don’t re-volt. The ladies are already planning a reciprocal Father’s Day dinner for June 21st; but don’t they usually get waited on all the time anyway? Oh well, we’ll make it something special. If we have half as many laughs as on Mother’s Day, it will be worth it.

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TREASURES OF TARA

The love story started in high school when Mary, a teenager, fell in love with Amos Green, a handsome high school senior and football player. Amos surprised Mary after her High School gradu-ation and gave her a diamond ring. They were married the following September and their love story has continued for 60 years of marriage.

Amos joined the Air Force in 1954, and they lived in Wy-oming and Greenville, Mis-sissippi. After his discharge they moved to Sutton, Massa-chusetts where Mary worked a variety of jobs: Tupperware

assembly line, school secre-tary, and realtor. Amos owned his own brick layer and, later, construction company. To-gether they saved enough money to buy property.

How much milk and bread would you need to feed 6 boys and 2 girls? Amos and Mary can laughingly tell you as they recount their days rais-ing their family. After work, Amos built their home on the property they bought. A son and his family still live in that beautiful home.

Amos, a man of compassion and kindness, became a Dea-con for the Catholic Church in 1978. He ministered in several parishes and became Chap-lain for the House of Correc-tions. Mary joined a prayer group that visited the prison. Together they saw that many young men and women being released were returning quick-

ly to incarceration because of a lack of a job and coping skills. They recognized a need for a safe place for the young people to live when they were released. With friends, Amos and Mary raised money to put a down payment on a large house that Mary had found through her real estate job. They named the house “Dis-mas House” (after the good thief, Dismas), and it housed the young men and women out of prison. The program pro-vided hot meals, counseling, life skills and job training. Amos frequently trained these men in masonry work. The success rate of the program was high and recidivism was low. As a matter of fact, Dis-mas House is still successfully operating in Worcester, Mas-sachusetts!!!

The example Mary and Amos set for their 8 children

has been exemplified in the lives of their children. They all have a college education and good jobs: 2 teachers, a speech pathologist, an engineer, an x-ray technician, 2 computer specialists, and a police offi-cer. Two sons just graduated from Law School and plan to work in the legal field for their second careers. The 8 children have been blessed with their parents’ goodness, strong work ethic and the Mary Green contagious smile. The Greens also have more trea-sures: 19 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren

While raising 8 children, working full-time, getting a Bachelor of Science Degree and Real Estate license, Mary would do long distance run-ning and play racquetball. She also was involved in town politics, served on the Sut-ton Town Finance Commit-

tee and was the first woman to run for Selectman. Even today she works part-time at Lynx, cooks delicious meals for friends at night, does water aerobics, plays bridge, Mah-jongg, and Aggravation, and golfs. They are members of the New England and Mid-Atlan-tic Clubs, and they started the Steamboat Loop Block party. No wonder we call Mary the Energizer Bunny!

They found Tara Woods in 1989 and have been an impor-tant part of our lives. With Mary’s extraordinary enthusi-asm, positive attitude, friend-liness and Amos’ compassion, caring and concern, the mira-cle of their love and lives have made the world a better place.

Mary Nothnagel

KENTUCKY DERBY PARTYA good time was had by all on Sat-

urday, May 2nd when about 75 people enjoyed watching the 141st Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs in Kentucky on the big screen. As the pictures show, we were dressed in our Derby attire for our own Kentucky Derby Party in Tara Woods.

The food was great and the Mint Ju-leps were flowing. Thanks to George Daly and Ken Clark for preparing and serving these signature drinks. The two bouquets of red roses were won by Bar-bara Jakacki and Belle Berman. Con-gratulations, ladies, and also to our 50/50 winner, a guest of Billie Sonderman.

The betting table was run, once again, by our race official, George D’Alessandro, assisted this year by Bar-bara Roland and Mary Green. Lorraine Milligan and Angie D’Alessandro did a great job of selling the 50/50 tickets. Carole Clark made sure everyone was given a “free” ticket to win the roses. Thank you all for pitching in and helping

to keep the party going. Thanks to ev-eryone who helped set up and take down the tables and chairs before and after the party. It’s a great help when everyone pitches in.

All the ladies looked great in their hats and the men looked very dapper. It was a tough decision, but an anonymous, im-partial judge chose two outstanding hats for the ladies and one for a man to win prizes. Vicky Sharps and Sue Lanum won for the ladies and Bill Milligan won for the men. Next year the challenge is out to the men to create a unique, classy chapeau as demonstrated by the ladies.

Thank you to Frank Millette and Lloyd Kelsey from Sound & Lighting for setting up the big screen and micro-phone and making it possible for us to even hold this fun event. And thank you to everyone who attended for your sup-port and great hors d’oeuvers.

Janet and George Daly


The New England Club held their Bon Voyage party at the All Star Lanes where we all enjoyed a de-licious steak dinner cooked on their out-door grills. Congrat-

ulations to Bev Bayer on winning the “Guess the Candy Game” – any cavities yet, Bev?

The Officers are pleased to welcome Sherry Franklin as our new Treasurer, following the resignation of Evie Loud. We also want to thank Evie for all her years of service to the Club.

We hope you all have a wonderful, safe and healthy summer, and hope to see everyone at our Welcome Back par-ty on October 24th!

Judy Machnicz

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer. Things are qui-eter at Tara Woods, but many of us still meet at the pool for morning swims and walks.

As your new president, my mind has been busy working to make a great year for the Club. If you missed the last meeting of the year, we had a great time. The golf cart races were fun, and we had a final hurrah from Barb and the outgoing board, with good food and dancing. Also at this meet-ing, an informational form and survey was passed out to members who were present.

The current board would like to collect member information so we can use email and texting to get Club information out to members more efficiently. A survey was also attached so we can hear what you would like to see the Club do this year. If you did not attend the April meeting, make a point of joining us in October so we can get your information and sug-gestions.

Our meetings will be the 2nd Friday of the month this year so football lovers can enjoy Sunday football games. We will see how this date change works for everyone.

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MID-ATLANTIC CLUB NEWS

Mid-Atlan-tic Club along with several friends enjoyed an outing to have lunch at

the restaurant on Cabbage Key. We traveled via Tropic Star Cruis-es on Wednesday, April 22nd. 29 members and friends took the boat cruise from Jug Creek Marina, Bokellia on Pine Island. We made a brief stop at Cayo Costa to leave some passengers who were going camping at the State Park there. While we were stopped, we picked up some other campers who were going to Cabbage Key.

As we toured around several of the barrier islands, our Captain told us about the history of the islands, from the original Indian inhabit-ants to the current owners. We learned about the rum-runners, pi-rates, smugglers and slave traders.

We saw lots of birds, dolphins, and a few small sharks that the captain spotted and pointed out.

Our lunch at Cabbage Key was very pleasant, and several from our group walked around the restaurant looking at all the dollar bills that cover every inch of the walls and ceiling. The bills have been tacked on the walls by visitors from all over the United States and several foreign countries. At least one of our members made a contribution to that unusual decoration.

Although there were some light showers as we started our cruise, the clouds cleared out and the rest of the day was beautiful, with only a few clouds in the sky. In other words, we had a wonderful day and only wished more of our friends and members were sharing it with us.

Mary Donald, Secretary

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There’s not very much to report for the next two months. The schedule for October thru April will be in the August/September issue of the Columns, along with information about hosting Labor Day. Here are some pictures from Lobsterfest to remind you of all the fun and good food you enjoyed.

Have a great summer!

Janet [email protected] • 567-2285

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Be one of the winners at our Tuesday night BINGO. And you can win more than once during the night!

If your eyesight isn’t as good as it once was, now you can play too. We have really BIG game packs and “Specials” that are 8 ½” x 11” with 2” numbers.

No additional charge for the ticket that can make you the “King” or the “Queen” for the night and earn you even more money on all game sheets.

Game packets are sold with either 6 game squares per sheet or 9 game squares. The “Special” game papers have 3 game squares. Buy as many as you’d like!

Our Tuesday night BINGO session consists of 14 regular games and 6 “Special” games

We also have “Hot Ball” prizes of $50.00 or more and a “Social” raffle. Sales STOP at 6:45 PM. Come join the fun.

BINGO at TARA WOODS

Tuesdays at 10:00 AM

No need to sign up

Don’t need a partner

New teams chosen every week ~ Easy to learn

Questions: call Frank Millette 543-2954

BOCCE

Ladies, come join us on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month at 7:00 PM in the Card Room. Cost is $3.00.

Will you have the first Bunco or the last, or the most? Will you have the most wins, or the most

losses? If you do, the prize money will be yours! Come join the fun. Questions: call Polly Brown 731-1614

HORSESHOES

CERAMICS

Don’t forget every Friday at 1:00 PM at the pits.

Come join us for some laughs.

Questions: call Patty Sparany 543-5144

Mondays – 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM

If you are interested in learning to work with ceramics or have done them before, we in-vite you to come and join the ladies for an afternoon of fun and creativity. The Ceramics Room is located in the Craft Building behind the tennis courts. We do have some greenware or bisque items available that you can select to work on. Also, there is Connie’s Ceramics in Fort Myers where you can purchase gre-enware. We have two kilns to fire your greenware. You don’t have to be artistically talented to work in ceramics, so don’t be intimidated. It’s a great hobby, and you’ll make some good friends.

Barbara Stepniak, 239-599-2181

Wednesday, June 10th & July 8th, 2015

5:30 PM – On the Verandah

$1.00 per person donation - BYOB

Please bring an appetizer for the table and a dish to share. Sign up on the bulletin board in the Clubhouse so that we will know how many “special” drinks to prepare for that

night. Come join in the fun.

We look forward to seeing you there.

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Come join the Mah Jongg group. Do not know how to play? We teach the first three Mondays of the month. We have

a great time.

Come & join us on Mondays 12:00-3:00 PM. The Happy

Ladies of Mah Jongg.

Any questions, please contact: Jane DeGuire, 567-0656, or Ruth Zimmer,731-8594.

MOVIE NITE Saturday, June 27th – 7:00 PM

Featuring: The Other Woman

Starring: Cameron Diaz & Kate Upton

Rated: PG 13 • Comedy

Saturday, July 25th – 7:00 PM

Featuring: Heaven Is For Real

Starring: Greg Kinnear & Margo Martindale

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Lloyd and Carolyn Kelsey

LINE DANCINGLine dancing is now on a new day!

Come boot, scoot and boogie Now on TUESDAY’s at 10:30 AM.

Join us for good fun and a great exercise period.

Contact: Marcia Poveromo, 560-9642

ENTERTAINMENT AROUND TARA WOODS

BRIDGELooking for all bridge

players. We play on Tuesdays in the Card Room – come

between 12:30 and 12:45 PM. Call Beth first to come and join our friendly group. Call Beth Ferris,

543-6295, or Rita Sick, 731-1106, if you are interested in joining this friendly group to play bridge.

Meets on Wednesday Nights in the Clubhouse Card Room 7:00 PM

$.25 to buy-in, but offers some “big” prize money!Contact: Bill Keibler, 586-216-6526; Suzy Loesel,

322-7588; or Lorraine Smith, 567-1393.

Come join the group for a fun-filled afternoon of cards!

We meet on Fridays at 1:00 PM in the Card Room.Don’t know how to play the game? EASY!

We will teach you! It is easy to learn.Questions: contact Arlene Greene, 850-207-1084,

or Marty Hradkowsky, 609-709-7717.

HAND and FOOT CARD CLUB

Meets in the Clubhouse Card Roomat 7:00 PM on Monday and Thursday nights.

Mondays has been ladies night (men are always wel-come). Thursday night is the regular game night hosted by George Stelling. The game consists of 11 hands and is easy to learn. Eight quarters gets you in. Come join the

fun and play a great card game.

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1 Jim Dahlhofer, Jon Gold, Elizabeth Robinson,

Ruth Simko, Billie Sonderman, Andy Stroehlein2 Joe Crowley, Nina Rivell,

Terry Vibbert3 Nancy Haggerty, Richard Stonhill4 Lettie Carroll, Lorraine Milligan5 Phil Franchini, Marge Hosek6 Dawn Benjamin, Richard Jones, Shelly Lubich, Ken Nettles,

Mike Renzulli7 Louise Frederick, Linda McKay, Gail Taylor,

Anne Wolski8 Jim Brockhagen, John Fries,

Frank Guerin9 Dotty Britton, Clark

Dorsett, Jean Moriarty10 Janet Kossen, Bea Sponseller 11 Marge Lang, Lannie Pracher, Anita Sherman, Debbie Slone 12 Judy Holmes, Ron McLaughlin, Charlotte Ohmes

13 John Maher14 Sharon McCutcheon15 June Buer, Norma Fontanez, Rita Johnsen - 91 Yrs.,

Linda Parise16 Addy Fratantuono, Debbie

Polenska, Carmie Trimarco, Wally Wuebbeler

17 Amos Green, Tom Heideman 18 Barbara Garber - 97 yrs.19 Jackie Hammond, Jane Maher, Evelyn Watson20 Jerry Coon, Bob Nunn21 Gary Dodge, Ken Donald,

Linda Prenoveau23 Tom Powers24 Bob Bozick, Sandy Thompson25 Jim Brown26 Bill Crawford, Tom Sharps27 Lloyd Kelsey, Bill Lyford28 George Daly, Carol Heidmous, Billie Snell29 Susan Bonavita, Dona Fox, Rosie Goldstein, Linda Janis, Sue Proulx 30 Anita Griffin, Ray LeClair,

Pat Sparany

1 Moe Chouinard, Grace Formale, Darryl Hord, Paul Montelaro 3 Bev Bayer 4 Bob Evans, Karen Nelson,

Ruth Savchuk, Elaine Wood5 Frank Messina 6 Richard Alheit, Lily Jones7 Al Ray8 Jan Puhlfuerst9 Claire Campbell, Ann

Conklin, Joan Henrick, Kathy O’Hearn,

Jo-Ann Stovall 10 Kim Buletta, Beth Ferris,

Lya Zinn11 Shirl Chouinard, Phyllis

Johnson, Jane Long, Bob Lutz12 Doris Keller, Vi McLaughlin, Brenda Redgers13 Joanie Byrnes, Elaine Lavoie, Joe Van Sickle14 Lynn Cunningham, Ann Millette15 Ned Griffin, Jerry Hay 16 Celeste Perre17 Audrey Maberry18 Bob Glandorf

19 Bill Clark, Bonnie DiGrazia, Donna Grigas,

Norma Jones 20 Judy Brda, Don Watson21 Elly Alheit, Vinnie Amarando, Mike Grigas22 Joanne Araujo, Judy Cirillo,

Brenda Girty, Mary Jane McRae, Chuck Poveromo, Priscilla Taylor

23 Steve Hill, Gwen Engel Windancer24 Vic Achtelik, Terri Bartley,

Eva Grillo, Ed Pollitt, Sue Riedel, Sam Topping25 Stu Berman, Mike Blusiewicz, Arlene Franchini, Miriam Norris, Joan Powers, BarbaraTackett 26 Irene Bartsch, 27 Linda Engel, Gene Johnson, Dale (Yo) Yoder 28 Vicky Carnevale, Bob Ross, Jo Ann Tarrance 29 June Neavling, Marilyn

Nettles, Nedra Ray, Sandi Wilson31 Judy Diliberto, Irene Dorr,

Dale Holat

BIRTHDAYS IN JUNE: BIRTHDAYS IN JULY:

ANNIVERSARIES IN JUNE:ANNIVERSARIES IN JULY:

1 Colleen & Jim Brown, Audrey & Barry Maberry2 Marilyn & Ken Nettles3 Mary Ellen & Jon Gold, Nancy & Bill Lyford 4 Barb & Bill Goodhue7 Mary & Lyle LeClair8 Henrietta & Royce La Liberty, Kathy & Bob Ross9 Nancy & Ron McLaughlin 10 Ang & Doug Plested11 Susan & Bob Uccello, Julie & Gerald Wehrung 12 Sandy & Keith Schuelke, 50 Yrs. 14 Carolyn & Lloyd Kelsey, Bea & Gary Sponseller 15 Eileen & Steve Robinson

16 Billie & Bud Snell, 64 Yrs.17 Joan & Gene Johnson, 60 Yrs.18 Pat & Rick Virkus, Elaine & Jack Wood20 Audrey & Bill Perry21 Lori & Tim Bostic, Lette & Bob Chrzanowski, Patti & Bill Clark23 Joan & Bill Powers, Andrea & Bob Snyder24 Kathy & Larry Baldwin 25 Flo & Bob Gooding26 Sue & Ron Proulx27 Sandi & Mel Wilson28 Lee & Rocky Beliveau, Lorraine & Bill Smith29 Sharon & Ron Davidson, Louise & Ray Kaluba 30 Sharie & Norm Libby

1 Lynne & Tony Grossner3 Carole & Ken Clark, 50 Yrs., Delma & Calvin Everhart, 61 Yrs., Loretta & George Slochowsky 4 Janet & George Daly7 Pat & Lou Dunning8 Arlene & Phil Franchini9 Jan & Fred Puhlfuerst12 Dee & Dick Hubbard, 63 Yrs. 14 Lin & Art Clegg, Sharon & Lloyd Maggert

15 Sherry & Stew Franklin, Gail & George Korince16 “B” & John Hill, Kathy & Mike O’Hearn 19 Lee & Mike Blusiewicz, 68 yrs.20 Jane & Bill Crawford22 Jo & Stan Yamka23 Nancy & Ralph Latimer27 Debbie & Bob Polenska28 Shirl & Moe Chouinard, Elsie & Frank Messina, Liz Wilson & Jim Sorenson 30 Lettie & Dom Carroll

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I was remiss on two important facts in the past month’s article. First, I mentioned that Pat-Two is our new director for this year’s production. For those who are not aware, our Director is Pat Sparany. We, with affection, call her Pat-Two. We all are behind her 100% and will do all we can to make her first time as Director a great success. To this end is my second omission: our Past Director, Clau-

dia Weiss. After our last show in March, we had a party where, as a group, we said our farewells and “thank you” to Claudia at that time. But I failed to publicly say thanks to Claudia from The Enter-tainers and from me personally. We have benefitted from her ex-perience and knowledge. We are all better in what we do because of her. Claudia has agreed to stay on for a while to help Pat, and I

know she and all of the entertain-ers will benefit with her continued help. So “Thanks” again to Clau-dia for the years of hard work and dedication to the Entertainers. To Pat, we look forward to working with you for many years to come.

Pat-One, Stage Manager The Entertainers

THE ENTERTAINERS – ADDENDUM

So Ladies and Gentlemen….. TARA’S GOT TALENT

Can you juggle? Can you sing? Can you do acrobatics?Can you play a musical in-

strument? Can you do magic?This could be a solo or group

act, like Tai Chi.If we get enough interest,

the Entertainers are considering having a fund raiser in Novem-ber 2015 called:

TARA’S GOT TALENTWe are sure that there are

many people in our community who have talents and your op-portunity is now to showcase this talent on stage to your fellow Tara Woodites. We need at least 10 people to get the ball rolling on this idea. So far we have a few people show-ing interest but not enough to make a show. Let us know….

the people who stay here and those that spend the summer elsewhere need to call Polly Brown, 731-1614, or Pat Dun-ning, 599-4490.

Deadline for showing interest will be July 1, 2015.

Pat-one, Stage ManagerEntertainers

ENTERTAINING NEWS

Thursday, June 4th and July 2nd at 1:30 PM

Tara Woods ClubhouseLiving Room

Join us to talk about the books we have been enjoying and maybe borrow one

you would like to read.

Newcomers welcome.Questions: Call Marilyn Workman, 543-1168

Book Discussion cluB

LADIES! DO YOU PLAY POKER? How long has it been since you’ve played with friends? Did you know there’s a game every Monday night at the Club-house just for the ladies? Well, we really don’t have a “No Boys Allowed!!!” rule, but men usually

don’t like to play with wild cards and we do. But they’re welcome to play as long as they are willing to “play like the girls”. It is most likely the least stressful and least expensive poker you can play around here! It’s a good night to socialize and make new friends

with the girls who like to play poker. The stakes are very low. Call Polly Brown, 731-1614, if you’d like to join us – she’ll fill you in on the details or answer any questions you may have.

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“God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ

died for us.” Romans 5:8

It has been a joy to be with many from our Inspirations Group on Tuesdays at Club-house Ministries. Everyone is invited to join us as we meet each Tuesday at 10:00 AM in the Clubhouse Meeting Room.

We will not be having our once-a-month program meet-

ings, but we will be meeting in December to visit our shut-ins and take Christmas cook-ies, and in March to send care boxes to our service men and women. In the meantime we will keep in touch through emails and our Tuesday morn-ing Bible studies.

I would like to thank all those who had a part in my gifts and luncheon at Magnolia Landing in April. I was blessed by your love and generosity. Much

credit goes to the Inspirations planning team that has worked with me all these years. Some have served all eleven years. I love and appreciate everyone who has served in Inspirations in any way. You have baked a lot of cookies, given a lot of gifts, made a lot of visits and sent a lot of care boxes to our military, as well as helped with a lot of our Inspirations pro-grams. I trust God has been blessed by all we have done.

You have been a blessing.If you would like to see a

review of our years of Inspira-tions at Tara Woods you can visit our library and see the albums chronicling our activi-ties. There are two albums. One album covers early years since the beginning of the group through last year. The other album covers activities of 2014 and 2015. Thanks to Beth Ferris for putting these albums together. Be sure to let

her know if you look at them. She has done a fine job.

Looking forward to seeing you on Tuesdays at 10:00 AM in the Living Room.

“Be devoted to one another in love.” Romans 12:10

Questions: call Ann Scott, 543-9285.

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Edward Jones, its employees and investment representativesdo not offer estate-planning, tax or legal advice.

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Should You Make Investment Moves Based On A Strong Dollar?

Currently, the U.S. dollar is pumped-up and powerful. But what does a strong dollar mean to you, as an investor?

To begin with, it’s important to understand just what is meant by a “strong” dollar. The U.S. dollar does not exist in a vacuum — its value, from a global perspective, is determined by its changing strength relative to that of other currencies. Let’s look at an example: Suppose that, in 2011, you trav-eled to Europe and wanted to trade in one dollar for its equivalent value in euros. At that time, your dollar would have converted to about .75 of a euro. Fast forward to early 2015; if you returned to Europe now, your dollar would fetch you almost one full euro. In other words, you can buy more euros because the dollar is “stronger.”

In fact, earlier this year, the euro hit a 12-year low versus the dollar. And it isn’t just the euro; the dollar is strong against almost every other major cur-rency in the world. What has led to this strength? It’s not always easy to determine what’s behind foreign exchange rates — which can fluctuate even more than the stock market — but the recent surge in the dollar seems to be due, at least in part, to its obvious connection to the American economy, which has been growing faster than many other economies around the world. The stronger dollar is also due to expectations that interest rates will re-main higher in the U.S. than in many other countries.

But whatever the reasons for it, the dollar’s strength may be having an impact on your investments. A strengthening dollar typically lowers returns from international investments because you get fewer dollars in exchange for the value in euros or other foreign currencies. And some U.S. companies with a global presence may face challenges due to lower earnings from their international operations.

These results might lead you to think that a strong dollar would be bad news for the stock market, but that hasn’t been the case in the past. At different times, the markets have performed well with both a strong and a weak dollar.

In contrast to its impact on U.S. companies, a strong dollar can help foreign companies compete and may give them an earnings boost from their U.S. sales. Also, the stronger dollar can help make foreign investments “cheaper.” Even more importantly, by taking advantage of the stronger dollar and investing an appropriate amount internationally, gaining exposure to different economies and markets, you can help diversify your holdings, which is important. Although diversification can’t guarantee a profit or always protect against loss, it can help reduce the impact of volatility on your portfolio. Be aware, though, that international investing carries special risks beyond currency fluctuations, including political and economic instability.

The strong dollar may have attracted your attention, but don’t be distracted by it — and don’t overreact. Currency exchange rates can fluctuate rapidly, and no one can predict how long a strong dollar environment will last. By sticking with a solid, long-term investment strategy, you can help keep up the “strength” of your own dollars.


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