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UNIT 3 COURIER

Fostering Community Spirit Through Positive Communication

Volume 24, Issue 9, September 2019, Mainlands of Tamarac by the Gulf Facebook : Mainlands Unit 3 Neighbors, https://www.facebook.com/groups/175604639674083/

Mainlands Website www.themainlands.com

Editor, Peter Cunningham, 727-592-9715 or hgcpbc@gmail.com 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 14.

Board of Directors Deb Engstrom, President

It's that time of year. The Courier is back! (Thank you Peter for mak-ing this happen) This means our snowbirds will soon be returning to join us for some fun in the sun. We have had a wet, but fun and busy summer.

*Thanks to all of the rain, our grass became lush and green. (so rainy that cuttings had to be de-layed)

*This year's painting project of 89 homes has been completed.

*The inside of the clubhouse was given a fresh look with a new coat of paint and front window blinds with money raised during two dances last summer. (Thanks to my painting helpers, Skip & Fran George, and Deanna Hager)

*The 40th Street gate has been installed (more info below)

*Our clubs kept us busy and entertained all sum-mer.

GATE - RFID STRIPS/FOBS

Those of us who were in town received our RFID strip or ordered our FOB. All the information about the gates is located on the website at www.themainlands.com, scroll down on the first page. In summary, each household will receive "one" RFID strip at no cost. If instead of your first free RFID you would prefer a FOB, there is a charge of $20. Only one RFID or FOB per Main-lands resident vehicle. You must show driver's license/proof of residency and vehicle registration to obtain your device. Snowbirds, or those who were unable to attend unit 3 distribution days, can go to the office. Please remember the purpose of the gate. It is for Mainlands resident use only.

A date for closing the 40th Street gate has not yet been determined. There are two other entrances to Mainlands that are open to everyone. A deci-sion has not yet been made regarding "special" requests for additional RFID's or FOB's for some-one living outside the Mainlands.

ANNUAL MEETING

The board is already preparing for our annual meeting scheduled for October 26th at 1:00pm. Two budget workshops were held in August. It was very disappointing that only four residents attended, as this is everyone's budget, and we welcome your input. The first annual meeting packet will be mailed sometime in early Septem-ber. There will be four open positions on the board of directors. Please consider being a can-didate to serve your community. (See appeal on page 3) Please contact me with any questions.

IMPORTANT DATES

About September 10 - First notice of annual meeting, candidate intent form, and proposed budget mailed/delivered

September 22 - Board candidates must have in-tent to run form turned in to Sharon Smith, Secre-tary

September 26 - HOB meeting to adopt proposed budget; open forum 6:30pm; meeting 7:00pm

September 28 - Board candidates must have per-sonal info sheet turned in to Sharon Smith, Sec-retary

September 29 - October 11 - Second notice of annual meeting, voting information, etc. mailed/delivered

October 26 - Annual HOA meeting, 1:00pm, Unit 3 clubhouse, please plan to attend or vote by proxy

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WOMEN’S CLUB Fran George, President

We have had a fun-filled summer of outings to chair yoga, planetari-um, Imagine Museum, Gulfport Players, organ concert, pottery painting, and many delicious res-taurants. Everyone is welcome on outings, non-club members, friends from other units, friends/relatives

from outside Mainlands, sometimes even the men! We still have more planned. Sign up on bulletin board.

SUNDAY - SEPT 8 - 3:30pm (car pools leave) HAMBURGER MARY'S DINNER AND DRAG QUEEN BINGO, proceeds to a local non-profit (men too)

FRIDAY - SEPT 20 - 11:00 (car pools leave) GLO-RY DAYS RESTAURANT (men too)

THURSDAY - SEPT 26 - (leave after KK) SAFETY HARBOR SPA

OCTOBER ???? - LASER TAG - Men vs. Wom-en; maybe they can finally beat us at some-thing???

Our first regular meeting will be Friday, October 18. This will be "bring a salad" to share lunch. Let's fill the counter with all those yummy salad varieties. We will start with a mixer game. Our activity will be for EVERYONE to bring and share the oldest item in your home (not in-cluding you) and be prepared to share a short sto-ry about it. All lady residents are welcome to join us and check us out. We are known for food, fun, fellowship, laughter, and good 'ol-lady bonding time. Lots of fun stuff planned this year! Don't miss out!

(Editor’s comment: Trust me. These “‘ol-ladies” don’t act like “’ol-ladies.” They know how to enjoy life and organize some good times! Take them up on their offer. If you don’t have a good time, I’ll buy you a coffee and muffin at KK.) Peter

SOCIAL CLUB Maggie Levey, President

Hi Everybody

Greetings from Canada. Looking for-ward to some fun things happening in the upcoming fall season.

For Example:

Sunday, September 22nd. Our $3 Dance; theme " See You in September" DJ to be announced.

Saturday, October 19th. Dance "Lets Party With Carlo"

Saturday, November 16th Dance " A Night in Ha-waii " with Tim & Lotte " At Large"

Tuesday, December 31st, New Year's Eve --theme "Roaring Twenties" With Al Ruggiero.

Plus, including everything in between; Take a deep breath: Bingo, Karaoke, Pot Luck Dinners, Shuf-fleboard, Chair Volleyball, Water Aerobics, Exer-cise, Domino's, Pinochle, Poker, Knitting/ Crochet-ing and Card Games and that's not counting

Bowling and Women's & Men's Club Activities.

A busy, fun, fall season for everyone sponsored by your Social Club. Got a suggestion for an activity? Drop me a note at leveyken@aol.com or call me at 727 481-5505.

Looking forward to coming home. See you in Oc-tober.

MEN’S CLUB Jim Craig, President

Things are still on the “laid back sum-mer schedule”; a bit quiet and slow. Our next meeting is on Thursday, September 12 and the French Toast Breakfast is on the usual 4th Saturday of the month, this month it’s Saturday, September 28th.

“See You In September” Dance

Sunday, September 22, 7 to 10pm

all ticket sales going to the Unit 3 Food Bank

All Mainlands units welcome

Classic Country & 50s-70s favorites

There will be a DJ

Tickets at KK 8:30am Thursdays

Lois Katz 727 201-8586 .

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Your Association Your Voice Your Vote

Please consider being a candidate to serve Unit 3 as a Director on your Association’s Board of Directors

There are four (4) positions to be filled at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Members in October

If your life experience has included:

• Volunteerism

• Working closely with others as a team

• Having a desire to work with your friends or neighbors

• Willing to work at keeping Unit 3 a great place to live

Contact Sharon Smith, Secretary, for additional information and application

Call 727 289-4677 (leave message), or

Email SASmith417@gmail.com (preferred) or Text to 256-527-9870

Help wanted: Volunteers are needed

to help keep the information on our

sign board up to date. The sign

board is a very important and vital

way of getting the list of Unit 3 activi-

ties and events out to all of Main-

lands. With a few dedicated volun-

teers working in shifts, this easy job

will not require very much of your

time. Please contact Maggie Levey

at 727 481-5505 or Lois Katz at 727

201-8586 to offer your services.

The next time you

see Skip George you

can thank him for in-

stalling the lights on

the sign board in

front of the club-

house.

BINGO Karen Niska

Had a very good summer thanks to our workers and our faithful players. We are looking forward to our winter resi-dents re-joining us for another great winter as well as our new residents.

Pat and Phil Mugavero have volun-teered to do the scheduling for us. Workers please trade with someone if you are unable to work and let Pat and Phil know if you do that.

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ATTENTION ALL RESIDENTS – News from the Pet Committee

Jan Troutman, Chairman: email janetmt52@sbcglobal.net or call at 317 847-0457

Committee members: Paul Perfetti, Jamie Bentley, Donna Marie Bartoli, Michele Kochanik, and Sharon Smith

No changes have been made or will be made to the current pet policy without getting community input and board approval.

You are invited to a Special Presentation on September 18 at 6 p.m. in the Unit 3 Clubhouse presented by an Officer from Pinellas County Animal Services to inform residents with or without pets information concerning codes, laws, and guidelines for our Unit 3 community. Please make plans to attend this program and bring your questions and concerns relating to animals residing or visiting in our community.

What: County Animal Services Presentation When: September 18 Time: 6:00 P.M. Where: Clubhouse Unit 3 Who: Pinellas County Animal Services Officer Why: Provide accurate information relating to domestic animals Who Would Benefit: All Residents with or without an animal in Unit 3.

Pets are and have been an integral part of our Community. They’ll provide a lifetime of loyalty and com-panionship and never ask for anything in return–except food, love, walks, vet check-ups. To assure everyone within the Community including our pets live peacefully and safely together, the Association has developed Pet Rules. The rules are designed to establish guidelines and identify responsibilities for owners in relation to pets living in Unit 3.

The Association Board in promoting a proactive approach to Pet Rules and as a continuing interest in reviewing Association rules for updating, formed a Pet Policy Committee. Its mission is to develop an updated pet policy that is relevant to our community, provides for the safety of both residents and pets and complies with applicable State and Local Laws.

Pool News

A new noodle holder has been added to Unit 3’s Pool.

Designed and built by Janet Troutman with help from Mark Haagsma. Pat Walden helped finance the project. Thanks, Mark and Pat for making this possible.

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To date, 40 lap robes have been completed. We would love to have

meetings are at 9:30am. All meetings are at the club-house. If you live in Unit 3 and would like to come fel-

KARAOKE

Unit 3 has recently started a Karaoke fun

time at the

club house.

We met once

in July and a

couple times

in August.

This is a free

event open to

all who want

to come. We have had between 15 and 20

people sign up to sing each time we have

met, and another couple dozen who enjoy

listening but choose not to sing. We have

a good mix of singers ranging from

“beginner” to “wow”. Please feel free to

join us. If you would like to sing, bring a

karaoke CD and see how you do. We

don’t look for talent scouts to “discover” us,

we just meet to have a good time. We will

be meeting from 6:00 to 9:00pm on Thurs-

days, September 19, October 3, and Octo-

ber 17. Future dates are being planned.

BYOE (bring your own everything) and ex-

pect to have a great time. Contact person

is Terry Tripp, 727 204-4841.

Trivia: You probably know

that karaoke (カラオケ) is a Japanese

word. It's a blend of two words — kara

(“empty”) + oke (short for

“orchestra”). Karaoke is a form of entertain-

ment where an amateur singer sings along

with recorded instrumental music.

Welcome to our new neighbors! Hope to see

you out in the community and at some of

our activities. To current residents, if they live near

you, introduce yourself and welcome them to partic-

ipate in our neighborhood activities.

Lee & Jana Harris 3987 100th PL

Brian Rochowicz 3808 101st Ter

Frank Strubel 3987 100th PL

Kathy Spangler 3940 101st Ter

Bernard J & Thelma L Shamblin 10057 40th St

Michael & Kelly McGee 3808 97th Ave

Stephen J & Mary Ann McDermott 3811 100th PL

Amalia Hodgins 3970 Mainlands

Richard & Mary Macan 3841 101st Ter

Joe Assed 9945 Mainlands

John & Cheri Osburn 9836 40th St

Ann Pearse 3741 Mainlands

Larry Rupp 3873 101st Ter

Shelly Walko 9840 39th St

Bruce D Bevins 9933 39th St

Dolores Keeley 3865 99th Ter

Florence Lyons 9945 37th Way

Robyn Asaro & Kenneth Peal 10042 40th St

Glenda & Larry Stanley 10032 39th Way

COURIER CONTRIBUTORS

PLEASE MARK YOUR PER-

SONAL CALENDARS

Courier articles for future issues

of the 2019-2020 season are due

on or before as follows:

September 24, 2019

October 27, 2019

November 24, 2019

December 22, 2019

January 27, 2020

February 25, 2020

March 27, 2020

April 26, 2020

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Lynda Kimball passed away on August 2nd. She

and Ron were only married about 2 years. They

were a lively couple who enjoyed participating in our

Mainlands activities. Evidence of this is in the at-

tached photo taken at the January 2019 At The Hop

dance.

Cards may be sent to their home address at 3960

Mainlands Blvd, PP, 33782.

Joan Betner passed away on Monday, July

22. She would have been 88 on July 24.

She had been living with her daughter in Iowa

since 2016. She and her late husband, Don, had

two children David and Donna. David passed

away in 2016. Joan and Don were very active in

everything in Unit 3.

Cards may be sent to:

Donna O'Dell

1729 Churchill Drive

Dubuque, Iowa 52001

IN MEMORIUM

Spotlight Dancers: Barbara Konvicka, Susan Steele, Deb Engstrom, Helen Cunningham, Terrie Neufarth, Lee Yelle,

Carol Fontaine, Eileen Hicks, Laura Smith-Weyl, Shirley Johns

JEAN SIMPSON Producer, Director Spotlight Dancers

Hello everyone. Summer has gone so quickly. Seems like yesterday we performed our

last show. The dancers who have been here during the summer have been rehearsing,

not on a regular basis, but when we could, just to stay on top of our choreography. Our

Snowbird dancers have been rehearsing and the singers have had their music for our up-

coming season and I know they have been diligently working on their vocals. We are

looking forward to rehearsing on a regular basis again and preparing a great show for you for the

2020 season. It will be great to see everyone again. Enjoy the rest of your summer.

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LIBRARIAN Sara LeMacher

Did you know that we have a nicely pop-ulated library in the Unit 3 clubhouse? There are books, puzzles, games, and DVD videos available for your use.

UNIT 3 TRADING POST

Electric hospital bed/

mattress including tra-

peze bar in excellent

condition. $100

Call Deb 616-450-4599

INDOOR EXERCISE Lois Katz

Due to lack of interest, I have discontin-ued the Wednesday and Friday exer-cise classes in our clubhouse. For those folks interested in pursuing an exercise program, I will suggest that you look into the programs offered by

the City at the Pinellas Park Senior Center. Here’s a link to their website https://www.pinellas-park.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Senior-Center-27 or call them at 727-369-5694.

BLOCK GENERAL Sis Manhard Block Captains were busy recently deliver-ing the 2019-2020 Dial Directory Phone Books. The Dial Directo-ries book contains a listing of the phone

number of all residents on the Mainlands only. if you did not receive a book please call me and I will deliver one to you. Thanks, Sis 727 561-7634. P.S. While the content of the Phone Book is, for the most part, public information, be thoughtful about how you dispose of your old book. Robo callers or local businesses would love to get their hands on them. Con-sider keeping the old books with other docu-ments that you intend to shred during the next opportunity. Peter Cunningham, editor

Okay folks, here’s free space for you

to use to move out some of that

“GOTTA KEEP IT BECAUSE SOME-

DAY I MIGHT NEED IT” stuff . Who

knows, maybe you’ll discover space in

your garage to park that $30,000+ ve-

hicle. :)

Our Community Health Promoter Regina Clifton

Welcome back to all our friends from up north! A reminder to check the “Health” Bulletin board...that sits on the tripod on the porch. I change the infor-mation posted there every month; helpful tips on many is-

sues for us and our families. Look there also for notices of upcoming health events. On September 19th right after KK there will be a presentation by a St. Anthony’s nurse on “Heart Health”; please plan on staying for this helpful program she welcomes questions or suggestions for inclusion in the lecture.

Aspire to inspire before you expire.

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My wife and I had words,

But I didn't get to use mine.

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Frustration is trying to find your glasses with-

out your glasses.

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I was always taught to respect my elders,

But it keeps getting harder to find one.

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OLD COINS

GOLD

SILVER

RINGS

DENTAL GOLD

OLD TOYS

TRAINS

CAST IRON TOYS

CAST IRON BANKS

OLD FOUNTAIN PENS

OLD JEWELRY

TIN BANKS

OLD TOBACCO TINS

FINE CHINA & GLASS-

WARE

*WATCHES (POCKET,

CHAINS, WRIST, DIS-

NEY)

CIGARETTE LIGHTERS

CLOCKS

DOLLS

OLD POST CARDS

GUNS (ALL TYPES)

TIN TYPES-

PHOTOGRAPHS

OLD OIL PAINTINGS

STERLING SILVER-

WARE

BRONZE STATUES &

FIGURINES

STEREOSCOPES &

CARDS

OLD COCA-COLA ITEMS

OLD BEER STEINS

SWORDS

DAGGARS

NAZI ITEMS

OLD PEWTER

OLD MARBLES

WOODEN ANIMALS

DUCK DECOYS

HAND PAINTED DESK &

TABLE LAMPS

OLD PAPERWEIGHTS

CAMPAIGN BUTTONS

BASEBALL CARDS

LODGE JEWELRY

CIVIL WAR ITEMS

DIAMONDS

PHONOGRAPHS

BEER TRAYS(PRE 1933)

WINDUP TIN & CAST

IRON TOYS, IRON CARS

LEAD GLASS LAMPS

ORIENTAL RUGS

OLD TAPESTRY

POCKET KNIVES

CUFF LINKS & TIE BARS

COIN OPERATED

GAMES

MUSIC BOXES

HUMMELS

PORTRAIT PLATES

DOLL FURNITURE

PHONOGRAPHS

TOY SOLDIERS

COIN OPERATED NICK-

ELODIANS

FIGURINES, CHINA &

METAL

WIND VANES

*ANY CONDITION

NOW BUYING! SATISFYING CUSTOMERS SINCE 1963 DAVE DELAP, A RESIDENT IN UNIT 3, COLLECTS AND PAYS TOP PRICES FOR THE FOLLOWING:

COURTEOUS HOUSE CALLS MADE. ALL PURCHASES ARE CASH AND CONFIDENTIAL

DAVE DELAP FL: 1.727.299.0254 CELL: 1.315.573-3666

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Almeida Systems Masonry & Tile LLC

Concrete Driveways & Interior Floor Tiles

2870 14th Avenue North

St. Petersburg, FL 33713

Phone: 727 365-3614

Email: almeidadaidai@msn.com

David Almeida License # C-1102 and Insured

RELIANT HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING FORMERLY

BAYWAY AIR CONDITIONING

Quality Service Where The Customer is #1

Phone: 727 543-2134

All Makes and Models

Free Estimates and Second Opinions

Sales Service Installation State License CAC181942 Insured

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Expires 5/31/19. USA10

Expires 5/31/19. USA10

Expires 5/31/19. USA10

Expires 5/31/19. USA10

Service Center

Since 1981

SENIOR Owned And Operated 10% off any service for Mainlands residents

Not Valid With Any Other Offer.

Not Valid With Any Other Offer. Not Valid With Any Other Offer.

Not Valid With Any Other Offer.

Alignment Service with tire

purchase

and/or with

steering/

suspension service.

WITH COUPON!

Not Valid With Any Other Offer.

FREE

CHECK ENGINE

LIGHT ON?

WITH COUPON!

Not Valid With Any Other Offer.

FREE COMPUTERIZED

ENGINE DIAGNOSTICS

Not Valid With Any Other Offer.

Most Cars & Light Trucks

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DID YOU KNOW that virtually all of our advertisers are “small businesses” run by local folks. I try to group their ads together to make them easy to find. Cur-rently, income from the ads more than pays for publishing the Courier. Monthly, we print 320 copies for door to door dis-tribution to nearly all the homes in Unit 3 at a cost of about $230 per monthly issue.

We have 353 homes in Unit 3 and some residents have opted out of the paper copy and read it on the Mainlands website; www.themainlands.com. This might seem like we’re short-changing the advertisers, but remember, on the website, the Courier is available 24/7/365 from anywhere; on home com-puters and mobile devices.

Business Phone Contact

Abbott Flooring 727 458-7248 Bill Van Oyen

Almeida Systems Masonry 727 365-3614 David Almeida

Antique Buyer 727 299-0254 David DeLap

Calvary Chapel 727 577-7705

Carpet Services 727 919-5222 Tom Carver

Choice Hearing Solutions 727 576-6160

Computer Service 727 776-5749 Matt Madrano

Corner Garage Auto Repair 727 541-1635 Gary

David Dec Realtor 303 883-8000 David Dec

Doll Bros. Carpet 727 596-2249 Don Doll

Gulf Coast Heating & Cooling 727 329-6696

Handyworks Property Services 727 460-6001 Mike Zelski

JB Effects Audio Visual Restoration 727 348-1865 Jim Bubenheim

Justintime Air Conditioning & Heating 727 351-0123 Justin Sims

KW Suncoast Realty 727 510-6131 Jenny Patton

Law Office of Brian Marantz 727 512-5137 Brian Marantz

Mainlands Real Estate 727 576-0101 Luisa Tolusso

McDonnel Plumbing 727 546-8788

Midsouth Air Conditioning & Heating 727 277-5097 Mike Pruett

National Auto Service Center 727 546-6165 Rick

Property Sisters Florida Real Estate 831-261-7338 Donna Marie Bartoli

Reliant Heating & Air 727 543-2134 Formerly BayWay Air Cond

Trident Pest Solutions 727 459-3839

Your Automotive Services 727 366-8136 Daniel & Joe

Zen River Spa 727 642-8385 Lynn Rutan

INDEX OF ADVERTISERS AS OF May 2019

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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 buffalosis2@verizon.net or by phone, 727 561-7634. The Courier is available in full color at

www.themainlands.com and click on the “Unit 3” tab.

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(727) 366-8136 www.727CAR.com YourAutomotiveTeam@gmail.com

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