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WEBSITE: www.edgewaterclubinc.com January 2020

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January 2020 Edgewater Club Inc. Newsletter

2840 Waxwing Lane, Englewood, Fl. 34224 55 & Over Community Tel: (941) 473-9706

Office open Tuesday 7:00AM –11:00AM

NOTE FROM PRESIDENT by Sue Campbell Happy New Year to you all! The Pool is just about ready to open; one railing is up, and waiting for the other railing as well as the ladder. I will notify you all when the pool is ready. I want to thank you all for your patience during the renovations. Other than that, I am wishing you all the best in the new year. The Board will be meeting the first Monday of January.

Editors: Margaret Bennett & Noella Menard Email: [email protected]; [email protected]

TREASURER’S REPORT by Irene Chmura

I would like to remind everyone that if you haven't paid your 2020 Edgewater Club dues yet, please pay them no later than January 31st. After that date, your dues will be considered late and your club privileges will be suspended until your dues and any late fees are paid. I also would like to remind those who haven't picked up their name badges yet, to stop by the club office on any Tuesday morning from 7:00 to 11:00 a.m. to get them. I hope everyone had a nice Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you.

EDGEWATER CLUB ANNUAL MEETING & ELECTION by Pat Cameron

January 27, 2020(note change of date) 7:00 p.m. Slate: President, Sue Campbell; Vice Presdent Jim Peptis; Secretary, Donna Watson; Treasurer, Irene Chmura; Directors: three positions to fill, four candidates: Charlie Bugnacki, Don Messier, Ray Shepard, and Cheryl Waller. THANKS from Millie Brown I want to thank everyone who has supported me in my six years of serving on the Board of Directors. I will continue to work in the office helping Irene and doing anything I can to be of assistance to our club members. Thank you again.

MEN’S CLUB by Bill Butland

Our January Men's Club meeting will be held on Saturday, January 4th at 10:00 a.m. in the all-purpose room at the Clubhouse. Breakfasts in January, will be on January 5th and 19th from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Cost is $6.00 (cost increase). Our dinner for this month will be on Saturday, January 11th ; Menu will be Pot Roast, Mashed Potatoes, Peas & Carrots, Salad, Roll and Butter, Complimentary Beverages, and Ice Cream Sandwiches. Tickets are $10.00 and will go on sale on Tues, Dec 31st from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. for members and renters. If any tickets remain, they will be on sale on Tues, Jan 7th from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. for members, renters, and guests. We will be trying some-thing different this time for the serving of take out meals; if you have a take out, you will pick that up at the time your table is called. So anyone who is coming to the club to pick up their take outs, should be at the Clubhouse at 6:00 p.m. Please bring your own container as take outs will be served just as nor-mal meals are served. If you need help in picking up your take outs, there will be help available when your table is called. Happy New Year.

NEW MEMBERS

Dan & Sally Cornwell, 6293 Sparrow Ln, Lemon Bay Isles, from MA Shirley & John Smith, 6290 Greenfinch, Lemon Bay Isles, from OH Cesare & Julie Ruscio, 6246 Parakeet Dr,Lemon Bay Isles, from ON Thom & Sonia Lisk, 2800 Kiskadee Dr.Holiday Estates III, from OH


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SUNSHINE NEWS by Donna Butland

GET WELL/THINKING OF YOU CARDS sent to: Dennis Bodle, 6276 Greenfinch Rd, broke his foot and wearing a boot; Bob Schlachta, 1379 Blue Heron Dr, in Englewood Hospital, not

doing well. Cards may cheer him up; send cards to his home; Gary Keefer, 1271 Blue Heron Dr, fell on steps coming out of house; was in hospital in Sarasota in critical condition but has since passed away.

SYMPATHY CARDS: Diana Moore, 1506 Sanderling Dr, on the passing of her husband Keith in May; Cheryl Kranz, 70 Marion St, Sayville, NY 11782, on the passing of her mother, Marion Densing, a former member on Bunting Ave; Al & Gerri Rajotte, 1482 Sanderling Dr, on the passing of Al's sister Marie Dunlap in Indiana; Pat Shour, 6299 Oriole Blvd, on the passing of her brother in Missouri; Rita Young, 6263 Falcon Dr, on the passing of her father from a heart attack at age 96; Karen & Gordon Campbell, 6294 Bunting Ln, on the passing of her mother in Massachusetts; Ju-dy Kelley, Box 654, New Port, NC 28570 on the passing of her sister Gail Pronteau of 6269 Bunting Ln.

CHRISTMAS CAROLING by June Rietdorf

Twenty two carolers sang Christmas carols at ten stops throughout Lakeside, Lemon Bay Isles and Holiday III on Sunday, December 15, 2019. We were thankful for the good weather as we traveled by golf carts. We brought some Christmas spirit to over a dozen shut-ins. I thank everyone involved in this Christmas activity.

GOLF CART PARADE & ICE CREAM SOCIAL by John Hudak/Lois Berger

Our annual event was held on Sunday evening, December 8th. Twenty-two carts participated in the parade plus a huge number of residents along the streets. All of the golf carts were winners in our book, however, seven prizes were handed out: Best Red, Dennis & Marlene Tinsley; Most Colorful, Jake & Lisa Callier; Best Winter, Ken & Denise Grant; Best Theme, Tony & Sue Bruno; Most Unique, Walt & May Ackles; Most Fun, Mike Cote & Trudy Soucy; Best Music, Don & Cheryl Messier. Lots of residents attended the ice cream social. The evening was enjoyed by all. Thank you to all our won-derful volunteers, parade participants, and residents for coming out! Put your thinking caps on now and plan for next years parade.

CHRISTMAS DINNER by Nancy Fournier, Chair On behalf of my planning team Sharon Baczynski, Bonnie Hartman, and Cheryl Miller thank

you for all the positive feedback on this year’s annual Christmas dinner. I thank them for all their input and hard work in planning this event. Additionally, special thanks to Bonnie Shepherd, Irene Porr and Gail Cahill for their assistance in the kitchen, plating the dinners, and along with their hus-bands, dipping the ice cream. This year’s Christmas dinner would not have been possible without the hard work of over 60 volunteers who helped us with serving 364 people in record time, as well as decorating the clubhouse on a beautiful Thursday in Englewood. We are grateful for all the assis-tance. We hope you enjoyed this special event compliments of the Edgewater Club. We also present-ed Margaret Ertz with $480 from the proceeds and additional donations to the 50/50 for the Jubilee Center at St. David’s Episcopal Church to provide for the less fortunate in our community. HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

CHRISTMAS CARDS by Em Craig & Bev Grotrain

Many thanks go out to all Holiday III Christmas Card deliverers! You all are so eager to help! Thanks go out to Mary, Crystal, Sally, Muriel, Arlene, Marilyn, Wendy, Helen, Jo, Joyce, Gloria, Deb, Eve-lyn,Missy, Fay, and Glenda who gave their time to ensure that all 2364 letters arrived at their desti-nation! You are terrific and much appreciated! Em.

A big thank you to my elves..Bill & Donna, MaryJo, Bonnie, Sharon, Kathryn, Estelle, Pat, Cathy, Jean, Alan, Veronica, Carole, Fran, & Henry. Great Job!! So much appreciated. ‘Til next year..Bev.


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HIGH STEPPERS OF ENGLEWOOD by Nana Ellis

The Red Hatters enjoyed a Christmas luncheon at Stefanos as well as a gift exchange. We will be go-ing to the Elks Club on Wenesday January 8th at 1;00PM.

ARTS AND CRAFTS by May Ackles Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas. The Art/

Craft classes will start up again January 6th from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.; the cost is $3.00 per class. The sign up sheet is filling up very fast. In February, we will be painting coconuts and making bumble bees out of cans and bottle tops. Just a sneak pre-view of what’s to come.

BROADWAY PALM DINNER THEATER by Bob and Pat Cameron Two plays remain for this season's offer-

ings: GRUMPY OLD MEN - January 9, 2020. This is the musical version of the well-loved and remem-bered 1993 movie done by Jack Lemmon and Wal-ther Matthau. It is the story of two old men living next door to each other who at one time had been very close friends. But now, they put each other down in a hilarious fashion. Since the spoken lines are important in this play, I want to mention that the Broadway Palm Theater provides hearing phones which most people find very helpful. There are still many seats available so ask your friends to join you. At this late date it is hard to cancel a bus or seats at the theater. The second offering will be KINKY BOOTS,February 13th. There are just a few tickets left for that show.

50TH YEAR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY by Roger & Renee Dickinson

The 50 th Wedding Anniversary banquet will be held on Friday, January 24th. Presently four cou-ples will be honored: Myron & Brenda Eagerly, 6360 Falcon Dr.; Gary & Terry Hause, 2741 Grebe Lane; Johnny & Candie Hood, 6324 Sparrow Lane; Roger & Susan Steinbrook, 2741 Grebe Lane. Any other couples who celebrated their 50th anniversary during the 2019 year should call Roger or Renee as soon as possible at 941-460-3949, to be added to the honored group. Doors will open at the Club House on January 24th at 4:30 p.m., and the program will begin at 5:00 p.m. A delicious meal will be served following the introduction of the honorees, and a lively dance will follow until 9:00 p.m. Tickets for the evening will go on sale at the Club House at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 7 th and 14 th and they are $15.00 each.

JANUARY CRUISERS by Alita Marlo

I'm wondering how many are packed and ready to go to the Panama cruise. I still have a few things to do and I'm already getting excited about our next one. Because this years cruise is a 10 day one, we will be going on a shorter seven day cruise next January, BUT, in a brand new ship with the same super gratuity and drink packages available to those who put their discounted deposits down early. So my fellow fun cruisers, call Ann at Expe-dia at 800-834-5183, ext. 613, and get on board with us. Also...we have just a few staterooms left for our River cruise on the Danube for this Octo-ber. We will fly into Nurenburg , Germany and visit Regensburg and Passau, before going to Krems and Vienna, Austria and then to Budapest, Hungary. I'm thinking of doing more river cruises but not sure which ones; if you've been on them or want to be, please let me know. Happy New Year.

BINGO NEWS by Alita Marlo

Many thanks to all our faithful volunteers for a wonderful year. We are proud to announce that we were able to put $35k in the Edgewater Club treas-ury. That's a $2k jump from last year. Let's see what we can do this year. I'm still looking for a full time resident to train for calling; we need to keep Bingo going. I know several new folks have moved in and we're happy to welcome you . You are the generation we were 20 years ago when we started these activities and now it's your turn to keep them going. Happiness is working together in a great community.

10 WEEK CLUB by Alita Marlo

This is your last chance to get your lucky tick-et. Drawings will start on January 28th for $150. Is your name and phone number in my Teddy Bear bucket ? Come see me by the door at Coffee Hour.

COUNTRY DANCE by Trudy Soucy & Sue Anderson

Our Country Dance is scheduled for Friday, Janu-ary 17th, 2020, with The Country Express band providing the entertainment for us. They were new to our club last year and we received positive feedback from those in attendance. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, January 7th at 7:00 a.m., and Tues-day, January 14th at 7:30 a.m. Ticket prices are $7 per ticket and all ticket sales are final. Time to “Go Country” and join us at this popular club dance! Looking forward to seeing “ya’ll” there.


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BUNCO/POOL AEROBICS

by Lee Cavey

Happy New Year to everyone. Starting in January, our bunco will remain on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month, at 12:30 p.m.; please note that we have moved to the all purpose room in the rear of the hall. Same rules: don't be late and wear your nametags.------Swim is still Monday through Friday,10:00 to 11:00 a.m. We will have our pool lunch on the first Monday of the month, January 6th, at 11:00 a.m. even if the pool is still closed; bring a dish to share.

BOCCE by John Bauer

Well, Bocce season is once again about to start, and we are all looking forward to another exciting and fun filled year. We will have an organizational meeting shortly after the first of the year. Watch Bill Butlands club updates for the particulars. Again, if you are planning to play and have not filled out an application yet, try to get it to us before the first of the year. Application forms are in the clubhouse on the bulletin board by the Library. If you have any questions, call John Bauer at 419-681-1105.

TENNIS by Anne Overdulve

In December, Edgewater Tennis was in full swing. We have been playing casual games and will con-tinue to do so on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday mornings. If you are new to the game of tennis, or a seasoned player, all are welcome. Beginning in January, Friday afternoons will be slotted for our fun mixed- doubles games. We are always looking for more participants. Please come and join us! This event will be led by Linda Annunziello. In January, the inter-park tennis competitions also start. We have a ladies’ travel team and a men’s travel team. Ruth Hybel will be team captain for the ladies and John Annunziello will be team captain for the men. If it is our turn to host these competition games, they will occupy the courts on the occasional Monday or Wednesday morning. The 2020 schedules for the travel teams and weekly schedule for mixed doubles, will be posted on the bulletin board be-side the court. If you simply enjoy watching the game; we always welcome spectators. See you there!

2020 FASHION SHOW by Bonnie Shepherd Our annual Fashion Show, Celebrating Women, will be held on Thursday, March 5th, 2020. More information will follow in the February newsletter. Tickets will be sold in mid February. Please save the date!

MEN'S INTERPARK TENNIS by John Annunziello Our inter-park tennis season starts Jan-uary 8th as we host Country Club Estates at our park. There are 12 games in the season, 6 games at home and 6 away at other parks. Games start at 9:30 where teams 1 and 3 play, and after they are done around 11 am., teams 2 and 4 play. Our next home game in January is on the 15th when we play the team from Inlets. Come out and cheer our park on and see some good tennis.

INTERCOASTAL ONE DAY LUNCHEON CRUISE by Pat Cameron

Date: March 19,2020 Cost: $73.00 all inclusive There will be a new sign-up sheet on the bulletin board. (I have the two previous sheets so that there is no need to sign up a 2nd time.) At this time the bus is almost full. I have added 45 more seats on the Yacht and added a 47 passenger bus as many people have not yet returned who might wish to sign up. I did this with fear and trepida-tion, because we will have to have a minimum of 40 people to make the bus cost effective. So if you have not already signed up, please do so. Also, if you think you may have guests at that time, please feel free to include them or even friends from another park. This is a four hour trip between St. Petersburg, FL and Clearwater. We go under six bridges, see several beaches, and of course numerous gorgeous homes. Bob and I went last year and found it extremely nice; there are several activities on board, or you can just relax in the sun up top and watch for dolphins following the yacht; or simply enjoy new friend-ships. MAH-JONG by Cindy Martin

Can't believe it's coming on to another new year. Are you ready for Mah-Jong lessons? We are. Sue Lehmam is set to give lessons and brush ups starting the first Monday in the new year, Janu-ary 6 at 3:00 pm after our regular game. We would love to see all those who proclaim they want to learn. Now is your chance. If you would like to see us in action, we meet Mondays and Fridays 12:30 to 3 pm at the club house, feel free to come watch us any time. As serious as we look, it is fun and mind exercising. Hope to see you then.


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LIFETOUCH PORTRAITS FOR THE EDGEWATER PHOTO DIRECTORY by Grace Briscoe

We are making appointments before and after Tuesday morning coffee meetings, through

the month of January. the appointments schedule photo sittings for club members so they

can be included in our new photo directory. Lifetouch photographers will be at the club February 24th,

26th-29th, and again March 9th, 11th—14th, 2020.

Several volunteers are needed to act as hosts for 2-3 hours each day portraits are taken.

If you haven’t already done so, please add your name to the sign-up sheet on the club bulletin board.

An informational meeting will be held for volunteers after coffee hour on January 28th . Thanks in advance for your help with this projects.

PIRATE AUCTION by Rita Young

The date for the Pirate Auction is February 1st, 2020. Members are asked to donate a new

unwrapped item of their choice to the auction. Purchased tickets are placed in a cup placed in front of

the item you wish to take a chance of winning. Ticket sales begin at 10:30am and end at 1:00 pm with

the drawing immediately afterward. Tickets are sold in a sheet that consists of two stubs on one end;

one is to be kept for the drawing and the other one for the door prize, and 25 smaller tickets which you

can place (one at a time) in the container for the auction items. Tickets will be $2 per sheet or 3 sheets

for $5. and 4 sheets for $6. At the drawing, each container and item will be brought to the announcer

and one ticket will be pulled from the container. If you hold the large stub with the number drawn,

show it for verification and you win the item. Items to be donated are: craft items, welcome signs, wall

hangings, kitchen items, dish towels clocks, oven mitts, toasters, glassware, iron, pool/beach towels

beach bags, coolers, fishing items, Fla snow shovels, tools, socket sets, drill bits, tool box, soda, wine,

liquor, or any other item you may want to donate. You may drop off the items at the Tuesday morning

coffee hour meeting, or at 6263 Falcon drive. I will start collecting items starting Tuesday, January 7th

at the Clubhouse as I will be away until Jan. 5th . Lunch will be provided from 11:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.;

tickets will be $6 each and may be purchased at the door. Questions call Rita Young at 845-591-

5249. Thank you and please come and join us

HOW TO HAVE GREEN LAWNS AND BLUE PONDS from Fish & Wildlife Agency Green lawns don't have to mean green lakes. Beautiful yards and lakes can go hand in hand.. By following a few simple landscaping guidelines designed for our Florida climate, you can keep your lawn green and your lakes and waterways clear. Here are six practices you can follow to keep your lakes and waterways beautiful and ecologically healthy.The basic fact to remember is that nutrients (fertilizer) make plants grow. Nutrients in the water almost always cause algae growth. Nutrients belong on the land, not in the water. Fertilizer is needed only twice a year, fall and spring. Although many lawn services recommend fertilizing more frequently, more frequent fertilizing will usually re-sult in greener lakes. Fertilizer should be a "slow release” type, usually dry pellets. These forms of fertilizer keep most of the product on your law, rather than in the water, Fast release fertilizer prod-ucts can leach as much as 60% of their nutrient value into your lakes and canals with the first hard rain. Fertilizer is not needed within 30 feet of the water or the wetland. This area stays moister and produces healthy grass and shrubs without fertilizer. Following this principle alone can reduce the algae production by 40%. Reduce or eliminate fertilizer within five feet of the street. Fertilizer ap-plied right next to the sidewalk, street or driveway easily washes onto the hard surface and then in-to the lakes and canals. Remember that all water from every roof, driveway, lawn and street in your community runs directly into your lakes and canals, with no filtration of any kind. Keep grass clip-pings out of the lakes and canals. The tips of grass blades that are cut during mowing contain ex-tremely high quantity of nitrogen and algae loves nitrogen. High quality lawn crews will always blow grass clippings away from the lakes and canals. It's better for your lawn, and especially better for your waterways. Never allow pet waste to enter the lakes and canals. This product is more nutri-tious than grass clippings. Even pet waste left to decompose within 15 feet of the water accelerates algae blooms. These six practices will help keep our lawns greener and our lakes and canals clearer.


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HOLIDAY ESTATES III HOME OWNERS ASSOC. by Arvilla Marlo January will be upon us by the time you are reading this. Our season will be in full swing. We have a lot of new owners since last January, so I think some things bear

repeating. I'm sure you bought here because it is such a wonderful place to live. Almost everyone tries hard to keep their properties up and looking good. Remember, most wild animals are protect-ed by this state. Please don't chase or allow your guests to chase, sandhill cranes, or the birds that walk on our lawns, or the alligators in the lakes and canals, or any other wild animals. Also, don't feed them as it is against the law. We are a 55+ and deed restricted community. Familiarize your-self with your documents and make sure your guests also understand them as you are responsible for them. Walk on the roads and not through yards unless the homeowner has given you permis-sion to do so. Yes, we do own our land but the roads are owned by the county. Any question regarding speeders or deterioration of roads need to be addressed to the county. Trash should not be put out before Sunday night, but I have been told the recycle pick-up comes earlier on Monday than in the past, so you may want to put it out by 6:00 a.m. on Monday. Because a good number of the people who attend our monthly meetings will be going on the clubhouse cruise in January, our meeting has been changed to January 29th. Walk facing traffic, ride your bikes with traffic and drive safely.

LEMON BAY ISLES PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOC. by Cheryl Miller Wow… welcome to 2020!!! The 2020 property owners’ dues are now payable; a check for $25 can be mailed to Cheryl Mil-ler at 6387 Partridge Avenue; they can be left at the POA box

at the Edgewater Club Office, or can be paid at Tuesday coffee until January 31st, 2020. Dues re-ceived after January 31st, 2020, will be assessed an additional $5 late fee. The slate of officers for the election at the annual January meeting were presented to the membership at the January 29th, 2020 meeting. Many thanks to Don Either, Dave Hartman and Mary Jo Van Winkle for their work on the Nominating Committee. The slate consists of the following: Vice President (2-year term), Nancy Fournier; Secretary (2-year term), Susan Hunter; Director (3-year term), Estelle Dearborn. In hon-or of the holiday season, we celebrated the “Third Annual LBI Christmas Spirit Lighting Display” program. The Lansciardi’s (winners from last year) and the Calliers and Brunos (both were awarded honorable mention last year) and the Board chose three homes: the home of Tony and Sue Bruno of Falcon was awarded the Grand Prize, Terry and Gary Hauss of Oriole and Karen and Gordon Campbell of Bunting were awarded honorable mentions. The Grand Prize winner was given a $25 gift card to Stefano’s Restaurant (personally donated by a Board member) and all three homes re-ceived certificates of recognition. This is an annual community based activity for LBI; we are asking these homeowners to join the Board next year to choose the homes for 2020. We had 32 homes represented at the December POA meeting. A total of 25 homes sold in 2018. The Board encour-ages all residents to attend the POA meetings – it’s the best way to know what is going on in LBI. A change to the membership of our POA was announced at the December meeting. When LBI was platted it contained Phases 1 1A, 2, 3 and 4. As the community grew, the developers determined that the Edgewater Club could not accommodate the entire population of the development, there-fore, the Lakeside Club was built and the homes built in Phases 3 and 4 were deeded to the Lakeside Club. There are 21 homes located in Phase 2 that belong to the Lakeside Club. Recently it has been legally determined that the 2014 “Memo of Understanding” that placed these 21 homes in the Phase 3 and 4’s POA is not legal, therefore, these 21 homes will now join our POA and be sub-ject to the Deed Restrictions and By Laws of such. A letter describing this situation has been deliv-ered to these homes, and soon each of these 21 homes will receive a welcome packet to our POA. This change does not, in any way, affect the membership of these homes to the Lakeside Club. Please join me in thanking our LBI POA board for all the work they do on behalf of our com-munity. Their dedication and volunteerism to LBI enhances not only our community as a whole, but represents the interests and well-being of all our residents. I would also like to recognize all resi-dents who have volunteered their time and “stepped-up” when projects needed additional volunteer help. The Board wishes everyone a happy and healthy 2020. Take care, be well and enjoy “our lit-tle piece of paradise”.


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