February 2015 “The Park with A Heart” Editor: Donna

Barkley

Gator Tales

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Lake Hammock Village

36106 US Hwy 27

Haines City FL 33844

863-421-5764

Board of Directors

Clark Smith President (2015) (863)438-6929

Jim Fischer Vice President (2016) (239)248-2597

Maria Combs Secretary (2016) (863)438-6643

Marilyn Smith Director (2015) (863)421-1018

Richard Gould Treasurer (2016) (863)422-5902

Sharon Bowden Director (2015) (863) 353-7676

Jan Baczkiewicz Director (2016) (989)889-9498

Committee Chairs

Gator Tales

Donna Barkley (863)232-9837

Phone Squad

Jane Biba (863)422-6531

Sunshine

Carol Gould (863)422-5902

Welcome

Bill Patelunas (863)421-2040

Memorials

Brin McDonald (863) 438-5241

From the Welcoming Committee: Wishing a warm Lake

Hammock Hello to the following new residents:

Jim & Joyce Middleton (#50)

Frank & Karen Neugebauer (#23)

Paul & Judy Rouble (#209)

Harry & Donna Webb (#68)

Hacy & Joyce Wright (#176)

Who’s Who?

If someone is sick or in the hospital…contact, Carol Gould 422-6531

If someone has passed away…contact Brin McDonald 438-5241

Articles or announcement for Gator Tales…contact Donna Barkley 232-9837

HOA Board

Tuesday, February 3rd

7:00 p.m.

Clark Smith (863) 438-6929

The monthly Board of Directors meeting will be

held in the Clubhouse.

“Make & Take” Craft Project

Thursday, February 5th

2:00 p.m.

Sandy Blackman (610) 316-1552

In place of ‘Stitch & Such’, we are having “Make &

Take’ this month…meet at the clubhouse.

Monthly Park Breakfast

Saturday, February 7th

8:30 – 10:00 a.m.

Maria Combs 438-6643 / Karen Wilson 353-2275

$4 per person

Menu: Pancakes to order, choice of Apple

Cinnamon Nut, Blueberry or Buttermilk

Breakfast sausage

Juice and coffee

Hosts: Lee & Nanci Emery

PLEASE SIGN UP IN THE CLUBHOUSE SO ENOUGH

FOOD IS PREPARED

Relay for Life Team Meeting

Monday, February 9th

6:30 p.m.

Dawn & Calvin Maluchnick (814) 279-9830

We will hold our next meeting in the club house

Monday, February 9th at 6:30 pm. We need

volunteers to help with fundraising ideas and we

still need walkers. NOTE: Cancer survivors should

also pick up a form in the clubhouse to register for

the survivor events being held on the day of the

Relay.

HOA Meeting

Tuesday, February 10th

7:00 p.m.

Clark Smith (863) 438-6929

The monthly HOA meeting will be in the clubhouse.

Please take the time to attend the meeting to hear

what is happening in your park.

Dining By the Book

Thursday, February 12th

Carpool 4:30 pm

Marilyn Smith 421-1018

Destination: Wagon Wheel, 2826 Recker Highway,

Winter Haven

BEST BARGAIN in POLK COUNTY---The Enjoyment

Book filled with a wide variety of savings for only $30.

See Marilyn or call 421-1018.

Birthday/Anniversary Celebration

Sunday, February 15th

6:30 p.m.

Margaret Conley 353-7640 & Joanne Marko 438-

5011

Come celebrate February birthdays and

anniversaries. This month’s celebration will be

hosted by Audrey Sontag and Stephanie & Rachel

Joy Strom.

Ladies’ Lunch

Wednesday, February 18th

Carpool 12:30 p.m.

MaryAnn Donovan 422-3465

Lang’s 5900 US HWY 17-92 in Lake Alfred.

Carpool at 11:30 am

Activities Meeting

Tuesday, February 24th

2:00 p.m.

If you have ideas of activities, places to eat around

town or other things that you would like to see LHV

do, then please join us in the clubhouse as we plan

our February activities. We enjoy having new ideas

to explore.

Early Bird Dining

Tuesday, February 24th

4:30 p.m.

Margaret Conley 353-7640

Lake Ashton on Nursery Rd in Winter Haven.

Carpool 4:30 at the clubhouse.

Get Well Wishes

Jane Biba – Home

Jeff Hunt - Home

If you know anyone who is sick or in the hospital,

please let Carol Gould (422-5902) know so she can

get a card to them. If you would like to be put on

the prayer chain, contact Lori Johnson 588-1599.

Condolences

Our sympathy goes out to the Ron Lallier family,

especially his wife, Jane at this time of sorrow.

Our sympathy goes out to the Gerald Rockwell

family. His wife Elaine would like to thank everyone

for their caring thoughts and cards in this time of

sorrow.

Activities Chairs

These volunteers will not be hosting all the events,

but they will be the ones finding hosts for the

events and planning the dates. If you have any

suggestions or need more information on these

activities, please contact the following:

Activities: Maria Combs 438-6643 / Joanne Marko

438-5011

Birthdays/Anniversaries: Joanne Marko 438-5011

Breakfast Out: Jane Biba 422-6531

Bus Trips: Joanne Marko 438-5011

Early Bird Dinner: Margaret Conley 353-7640

Dining by the Book: Marilyn Smith 421-1018

Entertainment: Clark Smith 438-6929

Ladies Lunches: Mary Ann Donovan 422-3465

Park Breakfast: Maria Combs 438-6643 / Karen

Wilson 353-2275

Potlucks: Eileen Lemay 353-1108

Relay for Life

Please join the Lake Hammock team to raise money

to find a cure for cancer. The Relay will be held on

March 21, 2015 from Noon until Midnight.

Our team name is ‘Lake Hammock Village’, please

go to the web site www.relayforlife.org/hainescityfl

to sign up for our team or to donate toward our

team.

Any questions, please contact Dawn or Calvin

Maluchnick at (814) 279-9830.

Next meeting in the club house Monday, February

9th at 6:30 pm. We need Walkers, Survivors and

Caregivers to join our team. Thank you for your

support!!

NOTE: Cancer survivors should also pick up a form

in the clubhouse to register for the survivor event

being held on the day of the Relay.

Thank You

Thank you to everyone for your caring thoughts

and cards in this time of sorrow following Gerald’s

passing.

Elaine Rockwell

Ron’s and my family and I would like to thank

everyone for their kind expressions of sympathy on

the recent loss of my husband. I am overwhelmed

by the amount of cards and visits from friends and

neighbors, all with offers of help and support. I am

truly fortunate to live in such a caring and

supportive community.

Jane Lallier

Thank you from all the Loy’s to everyone who

helped in any way with our Park Christmas

program. It was a pure joy for us to serve with you.

Thanks again.

The Loy’s

Kudos to Brin McDonald for the moving tribute at

the Memorial Service to all who left us in 2014.

They became angels to watch over all.

David & Mary Schnopp

Thanks to all who helped on January 17, 2015 for

our Relay for Life Fun Day and Spaghetti Feed. Our

team worked so hard to come up with ideas and

made them work. All our spaghetti makers, salad

makers, bread makers and all those who supplied

the extras. Thanks to our servers, set up, and clean

up people. Thanks to Karen Wilson and all our

dessert makers. Thanks to Margaret Conley, Karen

Wilson, Stephanie and RachelJoy Strom for your

donations for our crafts table and silent auction.

Thank you Lorraine Dezinski for the lovely earrings

you donated for our sale. A special thanks goes out

to all of you, our community who supported us.

Without all of you none of this would have been

possible. If I’ve missed anyone, I am so sorry,

because I do appreciate all that you have done for

this very important charity that means so much.

We will be having more fundraisers, so keep

checking your Gator Tales for details.

Bob & Brin McDonald & the Team of Lake

Hammock Village Relay for Life

Hats off to the wonderful folks who worked so hard

to make the spaghetti lunch so great. Everything

was great. Enjoyed the time with all.

Hugs, David & Mary Schnopp

Euchre is Back!

Euchre has moved to Monday night at 7:00 p.m.

Bring $1.00 and a few nickels to play. All monies

are paid out each night. It’s a fun, easy game to

learn and play. JOIN US!

January Birthdays

Apologies to Joyce Wright whose birthday is

January 24 and I misprinted it as Hacy’s birthday.

February Birthdays

2 Ken Frech 6 Charlean Nelson 7 Shirley Foraker 7 Ed Monfort 7 Sandra Nolan 7 Perky Schmauder 8 Dalep Karem 8 Charles Kemp 9 Norm Helmkay 15 Pam Angeline 21 Kay Carmen 21 Audrey Molnar 22 Lorrie Boran 23 Lori Budzyna 25 Margaret Conley 27 Mary Ann Donovan 28 Judy Rouble 12 Bill Palmer

(If we have missed your birthday, please let us

know!)

February Anniversaries

8 Dalep & Janet Karem

11 Rich Williams & Lorrie Boran

16 Chester & Rita Clapp

27 Carol & Richard Gould

(If we have missed your anniversary, please let us

know!)

Community Activities

Haines City

Every Wednesday – Farmers Market – Railroad

Park – 8:00 a.m.

1st Friday of Month – Rock around the Block –

Downtown Haines City – 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Davenport

Every Thursday – Farmers Market – 9:00 a.m.-3:00

pm. – Visitors Center @ 101 Adventure Court

Winter Haven

1st Friday of Month – Pickin’ in the Park – 6:00 p.m.

1st Saturday of Month – Cruisin’ Winter Haven –

Central Park – 4:00 – 9:00 p.m.

2nd Friday of Month – Praise in the Park – 6:30 p.m.

3rd Friday of Month – Dulcimers in the Park – 5:30

p.m.

4th Friday of Month – Strings at Scores – 58-4th

Street NW – 6:00 p.m.

4th Saturday of Month – Downtown Market Day –

Central Park – 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

C & D Bus Trips

Don’t forget, if you are interested in any of the

upcoming C & D Bus Trips, check the bulletin board

in the clubhouse and sign up.

Memorials

For memorials, please contact Brin McDonald at

863-604-9780. If I am out of town, please contact

Lori Johnsen at 863-588-7599 or Marion Spiegel at

863-422-1570. If anyone has any questions or

information on someone who is in need, please

feel free to contact us. Thank you for your help and

support!!

Newsletter Information

All newsletters can be viewed in color on the web

site at www.floridacommunities.com (click on Lake

Hammock at bottom of page). Just a reminder, any

information needs to be submitted to Donna by the

20th of every month. If you have any questions or

suggestions about the Gator Tales, please contact

Donna by email, phone or drop a note in the box

on her screen porch. We are always looking for

ways to improve.

Gator Tales Staff

Donna Barkley (Editor)

172 Glen Este Blvd.

232-9837

donna.barkley@aol.com

Sharon Bowden

P J Roberts

Andy & Nancy Belski

Richard & Marion Speigel

Super Bowl Party

Reserve this date:

February 1, 2015 at 6:00 p.m.

Make your favorite chili or soup, or bring a

snack to share. We’ll play games until Super

Bowl time. There will be a sign up sheet for

attending and food.

K.Z. and Sharon Bowden

The New Year's Eve party was a success with 74

tickets sold and a full evening of fun, music,

dancing, and games. We want to thank the

following people for their help before, during, and

after the evening: Sandy Nolan, Barb Cowles, Linda

Martin, Bob and Brin McDonald, Richard Gould, Jan

and Norm Baczkiewicz, Lee and Nanci Emery, Clark

and Joice Smith, Vivian Keller, Karen Wilson, Jerry

Butler, and Lee Rhoades. It takes a community to

make an event successful. If we have overlooked

anyone who helped, please forgive us.

K. Z. and Sharon Bowden

Winners of Cowboy, Cowgirl, and Couple contest:

Clark and Joice Smith, Jim Barkley, Sharon Bowden

To the Park With A Heart. Thank You, Thank You,

Thank You!!!

We made $506.14 for our fight against cancer from

our Fun Day and Spaghetti Feed on January 17,

2015.

We also sold lots of tickets for the Disney drawing

and the Cornhole drawing (both of these drawings

will be held on Saturday, March 21 at Lake Eva. Be

sure to mark that date on your calendars.

Thank you Sharon Bowden for the Cake Walk you

had for us at the New Year’s Eve Party which

brought in $45.00. Thank you Karen Patelunas and

Vivian Keller for your cash donations. So the Grand

Total we will be handing in from this is event is

$672.14!!!

2015 HOA Board Members

The annual election of the Board of Directors for Lake

Hammock Village HOA was held on January 20, 2015.

The 7 board members elected are:

back row L to R: Jim Fischer, Vice-president; Clark

Smith, President; Richard Gould, Treasurer

front row L to R: Marilyn Smith, Director; Sharon

Bowden, Director; Maria Combs, Secretary

Not pictured: Janet Baczkiewicz, Director

5th Annual Display Day

March 4th

1:00 – 3:00

It’s time to roar if you have a skill, a talent or

are passionate about a hobby come share it

with LHV.

If you would like a display table come to the

club house and reserve your Table.

We have signup sheet on the board.

Margaret Conley

863-353-7640

DOO WOP TICKETS AVAILABLE

FEBRUARY 1, 2015 **** $10.00 PER PERSON

See Bill Patelunas or Renee or office

Shake out those ‘poodle skirts, dust off the blue suede shoes, polish

those saddle shoes, slick back the hair and curl those pony tails” … IT will soon be “DOO WOP” AND ROCK N’ ROLL PARTY TIME

AGAIN….

Lake Hammock Village again will be rocking

and rolling in the Clubhouse with great 50’s

and old time Rock n’ Roll music

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Wednesday, February. 18th

– Ladies Lunch - Lang’s 5900 US HWY 17-92 in Lake Alfred.– Carpool at 12:30 pm

Early Bird – Tuesday, February 24th

– 4:30 pm at Lake Ashton on Nursery Rd in Winter Haven. Carpool 4:30

at the clubhouse.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

6:00 PM Superbowl

Party

2 9:30 AM

Water Aerobics 10:00 AM

Shuffleboard 2:00 PM Billiards 7:00 PM Euchre

3 9:00 AM Weight Loss 10:00 AM

Sr. Exercises 1:00 PM

Hand & Foot 7:00 PM

HOA Board

4 8:15 AM Coffee

9:30 AM Water Aerobics

7:00 PM Dominoes

5 8:00 AM

Men's Breakfast 10:00 AM

Shuffleboard 10:00 AM

Sr. Exercises 2:00 PM Craft Day 2:00 PM Billiards 7:00 PM Bingo

6 9:30 AM Water Aerobics

1:00 PM Pokeno

3:00 PM Line Dancing 7:00 PM

CLR Game

7 8:30 AM

Park Pancake Breakfast 6:30 PM

Ladies’ Poker

8

7:00 PM Michigan Rummy

9 9:30 Water

Aerobics 10:00 AM

Shuffleboard 2:00 PM Billiards

6:30 PM Relay For Life Mtg

7:00 PM Euchre

10 9:00 AM Weight Loss 10:00 AM

Sr. Exercises 1:00 PM

Hand & Foot 7:00 PM

HOA Meeting

11 8:15 AM Coffee

9:30 AM Water Aerobics

7:00 PM Dominoes

12 8:00 AM

Men's Breakfast 10AMShuffleboard 10 AM Sr. Exercises 2:00 PM Billiards 4:30 PM Dining by

Book 7:00 PM Bingo

13 9:30 AM Water Aerobics

1:00 PM Pokeno

3:00 PM Line Dancing 7:00 PM

CLR Game

14 6:30 PM

Ladies’ Poker

15

6:30 PM Birthday

Anniversary Celebration

7:00 PM Michigan Rummy

16 9:30 AM

Water Aerobics 10:00 AM

Shuffleboard 2:00 PM Billiards 7:00 PM Euchre

17 9:00 AM

Weight Loss 10:00 AM

Sr. Exercises 1:00 PM

Hand & Foot

18 8:15 AM

Coffee 9:30 AM

Water Aerobics 12:30 PM

Ladies Lunch 7:00 PM

Dominoes

19 8:00 AM

Men's Breakfast 10:00 AM

Shuffleboard 10:00 AM

Sr. Exercises 2:00 PM Billiards

7:00 PM Bingo

20 9:30 AM

Water Aerobics

1:00 PM Pokeno

3:00 PM Line Dancing 7:00 PM

CLR Game

21 8:15 AM

Breakfast Out R-Eatery 6:30 PM

Ladies’ Poker

22

7:00 PM Michigan Rummy

23 9:30 AM

Water Aerobics 10:00 AM

Shuffleboard 2:00 PM Billiards 7:00 PM Euchre

24 9:00 AM Weight Loss 10:00 AM

Sr. Exercises 12:00 PM

Hand & Foot 2:00 PM

Activities Mtg 4:30 PM Early

Bird Dining

25 8:15 AM Coffee

9:30 AM Water Aerobics

7:00 PM Dominoes

26 8:00 AM

Men's Breakfast 10:00 AM

Shuffleboard 10:00 AM

Sr. Exercises 2:00 PM Billiards

7:00 PM Bingo

27 9:30 AM

Water Aerobics

1:00 PM Pokeno

3:00 PM Line Dancing 7:00 PM

CLR Game

28 6:30 PM

Ladies’ Poker