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UNIT 3 COURIER
Fostering Community Spirit Through Positive Communication
Volume 22, Issue 11, November 2017, Mainlands of Tamarac by the Gulf Mainlands Website www.themainlands.com
Editor, Peter Cunningham, 727-592-9715 or [email protected]
Mainlands Cable TV info channel 732 (w/HD cable box) or 98.1 (w/o box)
The Courier is available online at www.themainlands.com. Click on Unit 3 tab. To stop paper copy see page 8.
If website is temporarily unavailable, try www.mainlands.org, it may still be active.
UNIT 3 ANNUAL MEETING RESULTS
The annual meeting was held on October 28th and was very well attended. Thank you all who voted by proxy
or in person to ensure we had a quorum of 180 voters.
The results of the ballot items are as follows:
Rollover and apply any surplus funds to offset common expenses
Yes 215 No 0
Waive fully funding the reserves
Yes 189 No 9
The passing of this item partially funds the reserves which is consistent with the budget adopted and recom-
mended by the board, and keeps our maintenance fees at a lower level.
The following people were elected to fill the four open positions on the board:
Re-elected: Skip George, Laura Mann, and Sharon Smith
Elected: Ron Morris
Thank you to our other candidates, Jamie Bentley and Gerry Minkow. We hope to find a position for you on
one of our committees.
A copy of the meeting minutes are posted on the bulletin board and will be posted at www.themainlands.com.
Thank you to all the volunteers who helped with the voting process, our Election Inspector, Laura Smith-Weyl,
who kept things running smoothly, Nancy Crigger for our invocation, and the Social Club for providing refresh-
ments.
The board is looking for someone to fill the remaining one year term created by a director's resignation. Inter-
views will be conducted and the board will appoint the chosen candidate. If interested in being considered,
please contact any board member by November 13th.
I want to thank the board for all the time and hard work they have put in this past year and look forward to a
productive upcoming year.
HOA meetings will continue on the fourth Thursday of the month (may vary during the holidays). Every other
meeting will alternate between morning (following Kaffee Klatch) and evening at 7pm. The next meeting is ten-
tatively scheduled for November 30th (time to be determined). Hope to see you there! Residents are always
welcome to suggest agenda items by submitting them to either the President or Secretary. We also welcome
your questions, comments, and concerns.
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HOME OWNER’S BOARD MEMBER TITLES AND ASSIGNMENTS (clip & save) (10/29/2017)
* Common Area includes shared responsibility for the Clubhouse and other common area.
Director Name Title Telephone Responsibility
Deb Engstrom President 616-450-4599 Pool
Skip George Vice President 727-510-2894 Roofs & Alterations
Sharon Smith Secretary 727-289-4677 Maintaining Unit 3
Records
Laura Mann Treasurer 727-556-0317 Clubhouse
Ron Morris Director 727-392-4740 Painting
Jim Craig Director 727-410-2923 Lawns
Maintenance Fee Effective Jan 1, 2018
Lot Size B $270.53
Lot Size C $285.00
Lot Size E $299.48
Lot Size F $321.19
Deb Engstrom
President
Pool
Skip George
Vice-President
Roofs/
Alterations
Sharon Smith
Secretary
Maintain Unit 3
Records
Laura Mann
Treasurer
Clubhouse
Ron Morris
Director
Painting
Jim Craig
Director
Lawns
Continued From Page 1
The organizational meeting resulted in the following officer positions and duties:
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WAKEUP CALL: HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE COVERAGE
We were blessed this summer that we only had a “near-miss” from hurricane Irma. But it prompted a few home-owner’s to ask about the kind of insurance coverage we must have on our home. In your Unit 3 Handbook, that should be in your home, on Page 10 there is a statement about insurance:
“6. Homeowners’ Insurance
Refer to the Declaration of Condominium, Page 10) regarding insurance and reconstruction. If you have ques-tions about the type of policy you need, please contact your insurance company and be sure to inform them that your home is a “single family” residence, not a “connected” or “stacked” condominium. The Declaration of Condo-minium on Page 10 states that homeowners must have insurance in place to reconstruct the home or repair dam-age to the home. The insurance should be Policy Form HO3 which covers the structure of the home. If you have questions about the type of policy you have, please contact your insurance company.”
The Declaration of Condominium document in the back of the Handbook, page 10, says:
“8. Insurance:
8.A. The Association shall purchase and pay for from time to time such insurance as the Association shall deem appropriate to protect the common elements, including the roadways, landscaping and other improvements to the common elements against damage from windstorm, fire, hurricane, and other hazards. The Association shall pur-chase a public liability insurance policy in such amount as the Association may from time to time deem appropri-ate.
8.B. Units. The unit owner shall carry upon his unit, such insurance as such owner shall determine is suitable to provide the necessary protection of such owner’s unit.”
If you do not have your Handbook, it is available online at www.themainlands.com or www.mainlnds.org.
WE’RE ON FACEBOOK!
Thanks to the efforts of Ruth McLaughlin, Deanna Hager, and Penny Bishop there is now an informative
Facebook group page that members can post or follow up-to-date Unit 3 happenings!
To become a member of the group: While logged into your Facebook page, type “Mainlands Unit 3
Neighbors” in the search box to request to join. (You must already have an active Facebook account!)
Feel free to contact them if you have any questions:
• Ruth McLaughlin ([email protected]) or phone: 727-543-5617
• Deanna Hager ([email protected]) or phone: 1-502-533-9617
• Penny Bishop, daughter of Ruth McLaughlin and Unit 3 resident ([email protected])
Here’s the particulars:
1. Mainlands Unit 3 Neighbors Group has been created to offer an alternate means of communication between Unit 3
residents. It is not meant to replace the monthly Courier nor the Unit 3 section of the Mainlands website
www.themainlands.com
2. Don't miss any social events! We hope to have reminders from all our groups added here, as well as photos show-
ing the great times we’ve been having!
3. Please use this group as a way to share information about incidents including accidents, power outages or anything
that will help each other out and help us keep an eye on our community.
4. Please, no advertising, sharing or self-promoting of businesses, organizations, or webpages.
5. Please be kind and respectful. We all have different opinions, so please refrain from political, religious or social com-
mentary that may offend your neighbors.
6. Our site is an informative site only. You use this site at your own risk. We are not liable for any mistakes regarding
any information posted nor are we liable for any activities we share. Use your own judgment when using this infor-
mation.
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MEN’S CLUB Phil Mugavero, President The Men's Club will be having a fairly busy November. On November 4th at 2:30 pm we will have horse racing; food will be for sale as well as drinks, and there will be a 50/50 drawing. If you missed our first race night, you missed a great time. November 9th is our monthly meeting at 6:00 pm; sign up on bulletin
board please. November 11th will be our next movie night at 6:00 pm. We will be showing a very good mov-ie called “Hidden Figures.” Admission fee is a non-perishable item donated to the food pantry collection. Soda is 50c and popcorn is free. November 16th will be another Men vs. Women shuffle board tournament; sign up on the bulletin board. November 25th is our regular French Toast breakfast. We’re serving French toast, scrambled eggs, sausage links, orange juice, coffee for the incredible low price of $3.50.
DO NOT FEED THE WILDLIFE!!
There was an approximately 8 foot alligator pulled out of one of our lakes. The trapper felt that someone had been feeding it as it seemed to have no fear of him and it had a "fat" belly. Unfed gators have a slimmer profile. In Pinellas County it is unlawful to feed wildlife.
SOCIAL CLUB Barbara Konvicka, President It is November already; Fall is in the air and of course Unit 3 Social Club is a buzz-ing with activities and great events. Our first dance of the Fall season was a lot of fun. We have the 3rd Saturday of each month reserved for our live band dances. New Years Eve is always a great time to celebrate the New Year. Read the Couri-
er and watch the kiosk for upcoming events. Peter keeps us well informed all the time. On Saturday, No-vember 4th, is our annual Hidden Treasure Sale from 8am to 12 noon with great treasures, baked goods pro-vided by the Women’s Club, famous hot dogs and a lot more. This money goes to the Social Club so we can
sponsor interesting events. We just sponsored an AARP course where we served breakfast and lunch at no extra charge to the 40 folks that came. On Sunday, Nov 5th we’ll have a Pot Luck Supper at 5PM. On November 12th will be the Early Bird dinner theater outing, 4:30pm; excellent buffet followed by a great live play entitled Nice Family Christmas all for $36.00 per person. Please make checks out to Ed Fletcher Din-ner Theater, and give them to Barb Konvicka, 571-3104. Must sign up on bulletin board. Our next dance will be on Saturday, November 18th, 7:30 to 10:30. Lois Katz (201-8586) will be selling tickets for $8 at Kaffee Klatch on Thursday mornings at 8:30. Live band is Keith Coleman and Ruby Tuesday. Come and dance, listen to the music, and enjoy your neighbors . Hope to see you there. Lots to do.
WOMEN’S CLUB Deb Engstrom, President
During our October meeting, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, the room was a beautiful "PINK", both in decorations (thank you Ruth McLaughlin & helpers) and clothing. The entire counter was a giant salad bar, yum! Fran George shared some breast cancer facts followed by a few sharing their cancer journey. Jan Urquhart
then showed us how to make two bows to decorate our holiday packages. One very lucky lady was made ex-tremely happy when she received both a manicure & ped-icure donated by one of our members who wishes to re-main anonymous, THANK YOU!
Coming up on November 4th, we have a bake sale at the Hidden Treasure Sale. Please bring baked goods by 7:45am or the night before. Later that afternoon, the lefto-ver goodies will be sold at the men's horse racing event. On November 16th, at 1pm, come and cheer on the wom-
en as we take on the Men's Club in a shuffleboard tourna-ment.
Our next luncheon/meeting will be Friday, November 17th at noon. The presidents and vice presidents of the other units will be our special guests.
December 8th will be our holiday party at the clubhouse. Similar to last year, but different. Anyone who has ideas to add to this special event, please contact a board mem-ber. It will be a catered meal with choice of fish, chicken, or beef. Tickets will be $10 for members, $15 for non-members, available soon at Kaffee Klatch or from Debbie Rhoads, 484-680-0765. Final ticket sale date is Decem-ber 3rd.
Please sign up on the bulletin board to donate baked goods or to attend the November luncheon (we need an accurate count so we have enough food!)
All women of unit 3 are welcome to join. If you've nev-er attended a meeting, please come as our guest for food, fun, and fellowship!
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October was a busy month with AARP Driv-er Education Program. We had 40 seniors attend the program; an interesting by prod-uct, several people asked about available real estate in Mainlands.
The Health Fair offered several tests for the 45 people who attended. November brings on the holidays which for many means travel and food. It is easy with many goodies and
special seasonal foods available to be less discriminating about what we eat. Of course we are going to eat and enjoy it but watching the portions is an important safeguard.
St Anthony’s Faith Community Nursing continues to provide us with materials for the bulletin board and resources especially for the Health Fair. If there are programs or speaker on a health related top-ic we would be pleased to set it up.
WATER AEROBICS Deb Engstrom, Leader
Tuesday, - 9:30am; Thursday, - 10:00am. We have had an average of 14 people participating in improv-ing our strength, flexibility, cardio and balance. No swimming skills need-ed. A perfect workout for the aging
body (but that's not us!) as there is no stress on the joints. Come join us!
ANNUAL HIDDEN TREASURE SALE Susan Mascolo
Saturday, November 4th from 8 am – 12 pm
Come visit with your neighbors and find something special! Baked goods, cof-fee, hot dogs with sauerkraut, and soda available to purchase.
If you would like to make donations to the Social Club table or need infor-
mation, please call Susan Mascolo at 556-2614. Friday, November 3rd, the residents can set up from 10:30 am to 5:00 pm.
“Save the date” for the Cookie Exchange on Sunday, De-cember 17th at 3:00 pm.
Welcome to our new neighbors! Hope to see you out in the commu-nity and at some of our activities. To current residents, if they live near you, introduce yourself and welcome them.
9937 40th Street
Rick & Sharon Oswald
10020 39th Way
Michelle Morgan
3835 100th Place
Leonard & Mariella Wills
3915 97th Ave
Douglas & JoAnn Mulqueen
Food Pantry
There is a box in the clubhouse to collect your donations. Please be generous with your canned goods and non-perishable foods. This is the time of year when no one should go hungry. Also check the expira-tion date – they will not be accepted beyond the expiration date. The items are picked up on the first Thursday of the month and delivered to the Lealman Food Pantry by Debbie & Dale Krumreich.
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Full size bed frame and head/foot boards, solid wood. Very good
condition $30 Call 727-686-7928
Bath Tub Safety Bar New, fits tub wall to 6" wide,
Gets you in & out- holds up to 250# - $25.00. call Norma
573-1319
Free. West Bend microwave oven countertop style, 2 years old.
Call 727-366-2683.
Free. Two men's bowling balls and double carrier. Call Jan 572-0779.
3 Missing trash can lids. Two round and one square. Irma is
suspected thief. Near Unit 3 en-trance under power lines. A.T. Herring 727 776 7798
Transport wheel chair New, folds to 16",weighs
19#. holds up to 300#, $150 Call Norma 573-1319...
King size bed, complete. $150. 3– tall bar chairs, gray fabric,
chrome frame, $10 each. Books, DVDs, CDs, wide selection, low
prices. 221-4413
92" X 65" Oriental area rug. Excellent condition, recently
shampooed. Ruby in color, $50 OBO. Jamie 727-463-5799
UNIT 3 TRADING POST
SARA LEMACHER Librarian
The Library has been a busy place this summer. Lots of new puzzles some new "old" DVDS and lots of books; also Audio books, large print books, syfy and west-erns.
As always a big thank you to my assis-tants Donna Bartoli and Sylvia Wilson.
INDOOR EXERCISE Lois Katz
You are welcome to
join us for indoor exer-
cise at Unit 3 club-
house: Monday,
Wednesday, and Fri-
day 9:00am. We use 2
DVD's, the 1st one
consists of steps that add up to a 1-mile
walk, and the 2nd is a routine of easy
aerobics with various movements. You
can do as much or as little as you want
to; you don't have to do both sets entire-
ly. Any questions, please contact Lois at
727-201-8586. Thank you.
SPOTLIGHT DANCERS Jean Simpson, Producer
If you hear the patter of tap shoes when you pass the Clubhouse, that would be the Spotlight Dancers rehearsing again, preparing for the 2018 performances.
Our show will be a wonderful review of the past 7 years of shows. So many great numbers to choose from will produce a terrific show. Show date at Unit 3 Clubhouse will be February 24. Be sure to mark this date on your calendar so you don't miss it.
The publisher of our directory is once again asking for us to make our changes and submit them so the names and numbers can be updated in the new 2018-2019 directories. Please take a moment to look at your list-ing. If it is not as you want it, please let Sis Manhard (561-7634) know. We have until the beginning of next year, but please do it now while you are thinking about it. If you need more than one entry to be listed, please let Sis know.
Once the new directories are published, you will have to wait another year to make changes. Add this to your list of goals for 2018…. UPDATE THE PHONE DIRECTORY. Thank you.
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NOVEMBER
1 - Zumba, 7pm
2 - Food Bank Delivery, 9am
4 - Hidden Treasure Sale, 8am to 12
noon. Women’s Club Bake Sale
4 - Horse Racing, 2:30pm
5 - Potluck Supper 5 pm
9 - Social Club during KK, 9am
9 - Men’s Club, 6pm
11 - Movie 6pm, Hidden Figures
12 - Dinner Theater, 4:30pm
16 - Men vs. Women shuffle board
tournament, 1pm
17 - Women’s Club, 12 noon
18 - Dance, 7:30 - 10:30pm, “Keith
Coleman and Ruby Tuesday”
25 - French Toast Breakfast, 8-10am
30 - HOB Meeting, time TBA
DECEMBER
6 - Zumba, 7pm
8 - Women’s Club Holiday Party
9 - Men’s Club Appreciation
10 - Golf Cart Parade
14 - Social Club during KK, 9am
14 - Men’s Club, 6pm
17 - Cookie Exchange
23 - French Toast Breakfast, 8-10am
COMING EVENTS
PLEASE CURB YOUR DOG
Please be considerate of your
neighbors by restraining your
dog from using Unit 3 yards as
a “toilet.” All property, yours
included, is private proper-
ty. Dogs on long leashes have
been seen trespassing into
yards and doing their busi-
ness. Most residents have
been faithful about picking up solid waste; but urine
remains.
As residents, we are required to maintain our gardens
and bushes. It’s not pleasant to be doing mainte-
nance in our yards, or for that matter, just walking in
our yards, knowing dogs may have made a “pit stop”
in there too.
Dog owners, too, have been seen deep into Unit 3
yards with their dog. It can be disturbing to see an
unexpected person that close to your house.
Your cooperation in this matter will be appreciated.
WEBSITE RETIRING
The Mainlands Office has created a website www.themainlands.com that includes Units 1 through 6. Therefore, our Unit 3 website, mainlands.org, will no longer be necessary. I plan to keep our site www.mainlands.org online until such time as the Of-fice’s site is completed.
Clip this handy schedule of events and
stick on your refrigerator.
Please do not park
on the sidewalks.
They are not de-
signed to support
vehicle weights and
it is dangerous for
walkers.
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Coloring
Social Club Board
Sara LeMacher,
Barb Konvicka, Terri
Minkow, Maggie
Ploesser, Regina
Clifton
Lois Katz is our faith-
ful, always smiling,
“ticketmaster”
A group of our active
ladies in a relaxing
adult coloring session
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Coloring
Good turnout at the Octoberfest
shuffleboard contest.
E-delivery of the Courier?
The Courier is available every month on our website. In the interest of reducing paper waste, are you okay with reading the Courier online and not receiving a paper copy? If so, please let Sis Manhard know via email to [email protected] or by phone, 727 561-7634. To date, a significant number of residents have opted for the e-copy. If you want to check out what the e-copy looks like in “living color”, go to our website at www.themainlands.com and click on the “Unit 3” tab.
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Resident of Unit #3 Resident of Unit #1
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2115 44th Avenue North
St. Petersburg, Florida 33714
Office 727 522-3568 Cell: 727 239-6161 Licensed and Insured
Mark Whiting, Owner, 20years experience
Whiting Lawn Service
“Your Yard Is Our Pride”
Almeida Systems Masonry & Tile LLC
Concrete Driveways & Interior Floor Tiles
2870 14th Avenue North
St. Petersburg, FL 33713
Phone: 727 365-3614
Email: [email protected]
David Almeida License # C-1102 and Insured
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