may 2012 news and views

MAY 2012 SPECIAL EVENTSMay 1st Board of Directors Workshop 9 amMay 4th Brookridge Bingo

(Also on 5/11, 5/18, and 5/25 5:45 pmMay 5th Social Dance 7:30 pmMay 12th WoMAN Show/Crime Stopper Fund Raiser 5 pmMay 16th Board of Directors Meeting 7:00 pmMay 19th AARP Drivers Course 9 amMay 19th Good Times Line Dancing 6:30 pmMay 21st Woman’s Club Presentation & Scholarship 7 pmMay 24th Blood Mobile 9 amMay 26th Bob Shirley & Friends - Wednesday 6:30 pmMay 28th Memorial Day Ceremony 11:00 am

Board Of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-23Clubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-39Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-47Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 & 53Public Service Announcemens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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BOARD MEETINGWednesday, May 16th - 7 P.M.

WORKSHOP MEETINGTuesday, May 1st - 9 A.M.

There will be no article from the President in the May edition ofthe News & Views.

The deadline for articles to be submitted for the May edition ofthe News & Views was April 13, 2012 six days before the AnnualMembership meeting and the Board of Directors’ OrganizationalMeeting. Thus, the officers for 2012 – 2013 were elected after theApril 13 News & Views deadline for May.

From The PresidentBy Ray Starr

The News & Views is now available on-line at Brookridge.com

We are continuing to repair the cracks in the roads. This processshould help keep water from seeping into the foundation andadd years until they require milling. We have over 32 miles ofroads in Brookridge and we need to stretch our budget dollars.This year we took a ‘preserve them all’ approach and next yearwe plan to return to ‘repair the needed’ approach.

Drainage maintenance has also been a primary focus this year.We are cleaning out some drainage ponds, installing some con-crete in other areas and replacing pumps where needed. We arediscussing all possible solutions for today and ideas for long-term solutions.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank board membersCarole Levesque, Jesse Sawyer and Donald Dostie for all theirhelp and support. They served the residents of Brookridge verywell, THANK YOU!

Our Memorial Day ceremonies will be on Monday, May 28 start-ing at 11 a.m. at the Clubhouse. We will have Central HighSchool Navy JROTC Drill Team and a Florida National GuardHumvee on display, refreshments provided by the BrookridgeWoman’s Club.

Remember our Troops…

Manager’s ReportBy Ray Geroux

Apologies

In April’s News & Views the Security Captain’s Report was arepeat from March’s News and Views due to a Software glitch.Brookridge Community Property Owner’s Apologizes.

Brookridge • May, 2012


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WATER RESTRICTIONS FOR BROOKRIDGE

Only water before 8:00 A.M. or after 6:00 P.M.

Hand-watering and micro-irriga-tion (drip irrigation) of non-lawnlandscape (such as flower beds,vegetable gardens, etc.) may bedone any day and time, as neces-sary.

You may water new plant materialincluding sod for up to 60 daysafter the new plants are installed.

For more information contact:Southwest Florida WaterManagement District: 1-800- 848-0499 or 1-800-423-1476 Ext. 4498: Or visit their website at:www.WaterMatters.org

Hernando County Utilities Department: 352-754-4037. Or refer to the county'swebsite at: www.hernandocounty.us

Please follow the watering restrictions. Water on only the days you are allowedand only within the times that are allowed.

Citations and fines for violating the watering restrictions do not require notice. For citation and fine information (or to report Water violations) contact ~ Hernando County Code Enforcement- 352-754-4056

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MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATIONOn Monday, May 28th our community will honor its veterans atthe Annual Memorial Day Observance.

The outdoor activities at the clubhouse will commence at 11:00a.m. with a welcome by the Master of Ceremonies, our BCPOPresident, followed by the Raising of the Colors and the singingof our National Anthem by Pearl Saalborn, as well as a balloonrelease in memory of our fallen veterans.

Indoor activities with Emcee Terry Walters include- Invocationand Benediction by Reverend Corson, Drill Exercises performedby the Central H.S Naval Junior R.O.T.C, Keynote SpeakerMaster Gunnery Sgt. Ret. Marion I. Kelly, Jr. and patriotic songsby the Musicaires.

After the observance, food and refreshments will be provided bythe Woman's Club.

Let us honor our veterans. Show your appreciation for the sac-rifices they made to preserve our freedoms!

All Gave Some. Some Gave All.

God Bless America

Garbage PickupAre you in favor of automated garbage truck pickup serviceoffered by Republic Services?As of 4/12/12, 119 Survey’s received. 75 in Favor (63%) 44 not in Favor (37%)

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ORGANIZATIONS

Brookridge • May, 20122012 SCHEDULE OF STANDARD BOARD MTGS

Tuesday workshops begin at 9:00 a.m.Wednesday meetings begin at 7:00 p.m.

Held at the Clubhouse

MayTuesday, May 1Wednesday, May 16

JuneTuesday, June 5Wednesday, June 20

JulyTuesday, July 3Wednesday- No Meeting

AugustTuesday, August 7Wednesday, August 15

SeptemberTuesday, September 4Wednesday, September 19

OctoberTuesday, October 2Wednesday, October 17

NovemberTuesday, November 6Wednesday, November 21

DecemberTuesday, December 4Wednesday- No Meeting

SAFETY COMMITTEEBy Jim Snyder

We had a great meeting on April 4, 2012.We had 11 members present and many

who were there for their first meeting.Those present had a lot of great suggestions

about varied areas that needs help. We talked with SecurityCaptain Ward about our residents tailgating at our gate andmaybe a need for another speed bump to stop this. We areclose to county line property so maybe they will allow this, itwill be checked on by our Liaison.

We also discussed the idea of covering the railings goingdown the walkway as they become slippery when it is rain-ing, using the covers similar to the pool railings. Also dis-cussed the need for signs on the Men’s and Ladies roomdoors “To open doors slowly”, these doors open into the halland can cause injury if the doors are opened fast. A letter toour manager concerning this issue was sent.

A member has noticed young children operating golf cartson our roadways. Our rules state you must be 16 years oldto operate golf carts. We also ask the residents to fill outvacation cards completely before leaving on vacation.

We are still trying to figure out who owns the property onSunshine Grove Road where the shrubs are growing closeto our fence line and if it ever catches on fires and burns ourcommunity could lose some homes. This needs to be cutdown to reduce this hazard.

We were notified at our Crime Watch meeting that on April28, 2012 from 10 am -2 pm the Sheriff will be at the SuperTarget to collect any Meds that are expired or someone whohas passed their Meds can be turn them in and do not flushthese items into our Eco system.

My last item is for people who live along our fence lines tonotify our security of young people jumping our fences togain access to our property. All you have to do is notifySecurity Captain Ward of the date, time and the location ofthe incident and he will have this checked on.


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CRIME WATCHBy John E. Scalf

"Lock It or Lose It", is still the Sherriff'stheme. At the Sherriff's quarterly meetingfor Crime Watch groups, crime inHernando County is way down due to thepresence of the Crime Watch groups.

They work! Criminals move on when they are beingwatched because they know watchers will phone lawenforcement on them.

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RV COMPOUND By Jim Snyder

We had our walk thru on April 11, 2012with 3 members willing to help. We stillhave people who have not put the littleyellow registration sticker on their plates.Please check your unit to get your unit

legal per Rules of Compound. We also have people whohave not yet registered their units since Jan 2012. You have60 days to have a new registration into the office.

We have a lot of people who left and more to follow, pleasemake sure you clean your site of wood or stones and pile byyour site number, so mowers do not hit them this summer.To those of you who have not moved their unit in awhile, youmust move them to prove road worthlyness. The peoplewho will leave for the summer have a safe trip and enjoyyour summer and return safely in the fall.

Also, just a FYI, I know some residents are following thenews story in Sanford Florida about the shooting. Let meassure you, Brookridge Crime Watch members are NOTallowed to carry any firearms at all on patrols even if theypossess the CCW permit. In fact, NO- Crime Watch Groupsin Hernando County are allowed to carry a firearm on patrol,whatsoever. Every member of Crime Watch is fingerprinted,background checked fully and must have a photo Sherriff'sDepartment I.D. badge in order to be a member and go onpatrol. This is all done at the Hernando County Sherriff'sOffice.

On a lighter side, the 4th annual WoMan's show, put on byCrime Stoppers, is on Saturday May 12th 2012 at 5:30 pmto 9:00 pm. The cost is $25.00 per person. This is for a realgood cause. For information contact: Dave Mickelson @(352)-428-7508.

As always, know your surroundings and be sure to lock yourvehicles and homes. If you see anyone and/or anything thatlooking suspicious, please call the Sherriff's Office rightaway at 754-6850 or 911.


BROOKRIDGE COMMUNITY PROPERTY OWNERS, INC.BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ WORKSHOP

MINUTES OF TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2012

Call to Order: President Starr called the meeting to order at9:00 a.m. with a moment of silence and the Pledge of Allegiance.

Proof of Notice: The agenda was posted at the clubhouse andadministration office on March 2, 2012. PROOF OF NOTICE ESTABLISHED.

Proof of Quorum:Present: Chairman/President Starr, 1st Vice President

Wilkes, 2nd Vice President Sawyer, TreasurerDostie, Secretary Levesque, Director Basteri,Director Walters.

Also Present: General Manager Geroux, Security Captain Ward Dunevant; 31 resident names on the sign-in sheet.

Approval of Minutes:THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETINGOF FEBRUARY 7, 2012 STAND APPROVED AS WRITTEN.

Correspondence: Secretary Levesque read the following cor-respondence:

MINUTES

a. A card received 2/23/12 from Frank & Evelyn Dougherty:Thanks was given to Jesse Sawyer and Betty Roberts inresolving a fencing problem.

b. A letter dated 2/22/12 from Robert Alford re: BrookridgeDemocratic Club Formation: Public will not attend at this time,only guest speakers. A list of officers will be obtained and sub-mitted to the Board.

MOTION BY DOSTIE, SECONDED BY SAWYER, TOAPPROVE THE FORMATION OF THE BROOKRIDGEDEMOCRATIC CLUB. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

MOTION BY BASTERI, SECONDED BY DOSTIE, TOALLOW THE BROOKRIDGE DEMOCRATIC CLUB THEUSE OF ROOM B AND/OR D. MOTION CARRIED UNANI-MOUSLY.

c. A letter dated 3/1/12 from Rocky Miles, President of theBrookridge Men’s Association Re: Community Block Party:President Starr clarified the verbiage in the Men’s Associationrequest, which stated “no alcohol to be served.” The currentpractice regarding alcohol is BYOB. Serving alcohol is notallowed. Board members requested more information, such asclosing time, safety, funding, staging of event and food prepa-ration. Item postponed until further information is received.

Unfinished Business:a. 12-02 BCPO Purchasing Policy Proposed Changes-

Treasurer Dostie read the following changes to the policy:

- “Treasurer” added to the list of positions responsible for com-pliance of policy and listed as an Authorized ProcurementAgent. The verbiage “G.M. will report all Purchase Orders tothe BOD monthly” removed.

-Changed $2,000 to $1,999 in C2.

- Added A6 and B5: “A Retainage of 10% shall be required onall construction contracts above $25,000. Final payment to bemade after a complete written 30-day review by the GeneralManager or President to ensure completion of construction in asatisfactory manner.”

- Added “Item D. Donated Funds1. Debit-Credit card from Capital City Bank shall be kept

under the control of the General Manager.2. The card can be used only for purchases under $400 and

Purchase Orders prepared for any purchase above $100.3. Purchase orders above $400 will require a check to pay

for the expense and require the normal two signatures.”

- Purchase Orders: Item E Deleted “at the time of” and added“before” final payment.

MOTION BY STARR, SECONDED BY WALTERS, TOAPPROVE THE PURCHASING POLICY AS PRESENTED.Item postponed until 3/21/12 for further revisions.

Discussion followed regarding control of Donated Funds, CreditCards, BCPO equipment, 10% Retainage, Release of Liensand the Beautification Committee. Residents joining the dis-cussion were Ed Kolbe, Unit 4; Ray Gaul, Unit 6 and DaveCampbell, Unit 4.

b. 12-03 DRA Ad-Hoc Committee Recommendation re:Roads- President Starr explained the Ad-Hoc Committee metregarding the roads and determined that crack filling theroads would save the BCPO money in the long run because

RULES & REGULATION CHANGES

Effective 30 Days from Board Approval

Article XII: Enforcement of Regulations, Section 6:Penalties, Item F: Other Rules & Regulation Violations

Board Approved 3/21/12:

Added:F.7 Rules & Regulations Article I, Section 15: Leasing/New Owner 4

Article XII: Enforcement of Regulations, Section 6:Penalties, Item E: Deed Restriction Violations:


Added:E.6 Restrictions Article III Section 14: Leasing 4

RECAP: These Board approved changes are to assign aViolation Category of 4 ($100 fine and 60 days suspensionof privileges) to members that lease their home and do notsubmit a Lease Agreement to the BCPO and/or obtain abackground screening for tenants.


Article VI: Administrative Rules & Regulations, Section 4: Collection of Individual Assessments:

Board approved 4/3/12

Item D was added: “D. All payments must be in U.S. Funds.Foreign funds will not be accepted for payment of assess-ments.”

(Continued on page 20)

Rules Update:All payments to BCPO must be in US Funds.


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one-inch blacktop (overlay) would not be needed as often.General Manager Ray Geroux discussed the three bidsreceived. A lengthy discussion followed regarding the budg-et, roads involved, contractor liability, resurfacing, the weath-er and The Reserves. Residents joining discussion includedDonna Maguire, Unit 3; Larry Rogan, Unit 2; Chuck Gordon,Unit 4; Betty Roberts, Unit 1; Don Keiper, Unit 4; DaveCampbell, Unit 4.

MOTION BY WILKES, SECONDED BY WALTERS, TOAPPROVE JMAR ENTERPRISES BID FOR ROAD CRACKFILLING FOR $17,500, NOT TO EXCEED $18,000. MOTIONCARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

New Business: None

Round Table:Director Walters: No Comment

1st Vice President Wilkes: No comment.

Treasurer Dostie: Verified with the General Manager that thetrash collector will be speaking after the Board meeting.

Director Basteri: The Woman’s Club luncheon made a $475profit, which was donated to the Woman’s Club’s scholarships.3/25 is the Woman’s Club dinner. Matthew Romeo a 12-year-old singing sensation will be coming to Brookridge. Planning forMemorial Day has started. Director Basteri invited members tothe Memorial Day meeting on 3/12, volunteers are needed tohelp decorate and serve food.

2nd Vice President Sawyer: The Volunteer Breakfast was asuccess. 103 volunteers attended. Director Sawyer thankedthe clubs for their donations. Volunteers are needed for Bingoand the kitchen.

Secretary Levesque: Thursday night the EntertainmentCommittee is hosting a fantastic show with a band that per-forms without instruments. Tickets are available at the door orcall Larry at 610-4901. Social Dance donated $276.81 forMemorial Day.

President Starr: The article in the Hernando Today newspa-per had incorrect information. The writer was contacted andasked that next time verify the facts.

Treasurer Dostie: $225,000 was moved from Sun Bank (earn-ing 0.15%) to Compass Bank (earning 1.25% for 2 years; 15months at 1%).

Member Comments: (Member Name/ Unit #/ Topic) Ray Gaul, Unit 6: Men’s Association block party, alcohol andchildren; Dave Campbell, Unit 4: Verifying complaints; KenSajdak, Unit 4: News & Views, pet droppings and speedingissues; Chuck Gordon, Unit 4: Accurate mailbox story andNews & Views; Larry Rogan, Unit 2: Hearing regarding themailbox issue.

Meeting adjourned at 10:14 a.m.

After the meeting, a presentation was made by RepublicServices regarding garbage cans.

Transcribed by Michelle O’Connor, BCPO Recording Secretary

SUBMITTED BY: CAROLE LEVESQUE, BCPO SECRETARY

[Minutes subject to approval at the April 3, 2012 meeting]

(Minutes continued from page 18) BROOKRIDGE COMMUNITY PROPERTY OWNERS, INC.BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ WORKSHOP

MINUTES OF WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2012Call to Order: President Starr called the meeting to order at

7:00 p.m. with a moment of silence and the Pledge of Allegiance.

Proof of Notice:The agenda was posted on the Clubhouse bulletin boards and at the Administration officeon March 16, 2012. PROOF OF NOTICE ESTABLISHED.

Proof of Quorum:Present: Present: Chairman/President Starr, 1st Vice

President Wilkes, 2nd Vice President Sawyer,Treasurer Dostie, Secretary Levesque, Director Basteri, Director Walters. PROOF OF QUORUM ESTABLISHED.

Also Present: General Manager Ray Geroux, 59 members on the sign-in sheet.

Approval of Minutes:THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETINGOF FEBRUARY 15, 2012 STAND APPROVED WITH THEADDITION OF THE VERBIAGE “OF PRIVILEGES” TOAGENDA’S NEW BUSINESS ITEM B’S LAST SENTENCE.

Correspondence: None

Reports:Crime Watch Report- President John Scalf announced the

crime rate is down in Brookridge but reminded residents to“Lock it or Lose it,” regarding their automobiles.

Treasurer’s Report- Treasurer Dostie reviewed theTreasurer’s Report as of February 29, 2012, which was printedon the back of the agenda. Treasurer Dostie explained thechange in accounting procedures regarding liens. Liens areautomatically done now as opposed to having to re-file everysix months. An insurance policy for volunteers is being consid-ered but has not yet been purchased. General Manager RayGeroux detailed the tracking procedures if the policy wasobtained. The Finance Committee is considering a collectionpolicy to go to Small Claims Court regarding lien collections.Treasurer Dostie invited any clubs questioning their DonatedFunds to contact him so that he could review the funds withthem. A Finance Committee Meeting with the auditor will be on3/28 at 9:30 a.m. and a tentative meeting with the Board ofDirectors and auditor will be on 3/30 at 2 p.m.

Unfinished Business:a. # 12-02 BCPO Proposed Purchasing Policy Changes -

Treasurer Dostie read the following changes to the policy:

- “Treasurer” added to the list of positions responsible for com-pliance of policy and listed as an Authorized ProcurementAgent. Added, “Purchase Orders above $2,000 shall be report-ed to the Board of Directors monthly.” -Changed A1 from $100 to $200.

- Added A6 and B5: “A retainage of 10% shall be required onall construction contracts above $25,000. Final payment to bemade after a complete written 30-day review by the GeneralManager or President to ensure completion of construction in asatisfactory manner.”

- Changed C2 from $2,000 to $1,999.

Brookridge • May, 2012 3/14/12 for a compost pile. The A/VRC has not received a writ-ten statement of appeal. The member/resident was present atthe hearing.

MOTION BY WILKES, SECONDED BY SAWYER, TOACCEPT THE A/VRC RECOMMENDATION FOR CASE #1038 TO WAIVE THE $25 PER DAY FINE AND 14 DAYSSUSPENSION OF PRIVILEGES IF CLEANUP IS COMPLET-ED BY APRIL 15, 2012. ALL ACTION, PUNITIVE AND OTH-ERWISE DECIDED BY THE BCPO BOARD OF DIRECTORSWILL GO INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON ANY ANDALL RECURRENCES OF THIS VIOLATION, TWELVEMONTHS INTO THE FUTURE. IF A REOCCURRENCE HAP-PENS, FINES AND SUSPENSION OF PRIVILEGES WILL BEIMPOSED IMMEDIATELY UNTIL COMPLIANCE IS MET INACCORDANCE WITH BCPO RULES & REGULATIONS,ARTICLE XII, SECTION 3 & 6. MOTION CARRIED UNANI-MOUSLY.

d. A/VRC Case # 1039 (9330 Salisbury Dr.) - 1st VicePresident Wilkes stated this case was brought to the A/VRC on3/14/12 for an unapproved structure. The A/VRC has notreceived a written statement of appeal. The member/residentwas present at the hearing.

MOTION BY WILKES, SECONDED BY LEVESQUE, TOACCEPT THE A/VRC RECOMMENDATION FOR CASE #1039 THAT ANY VIOLATIONS (Fines & Suspensions) HAVEBEEN WAIVED. ANY STRUCTURES HAVE BEENREMOVED. CASE CLOSED. ALL ACTION, PUNITIVE ANDOTHERWISE DECIDED BY THE BCPO BOARD OF DIREC-TORS WILL GO INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON ANYAND ALL RECURRENCES OF THIS VIOLATION, TWELVEMONTHS INTO THE FUTURE. IF A REOCCURRENCE HAP-PENS, FINES AND SUSPENSION OF PRIVILEGES WILL BEIMPOSED IMMEDIATELY UNTIL COMPLIANCE IS MET INACCORDANCE WITH BCPO RULES & REGULATIONS,ARTICLE XII, SECTION 3 & 6. MOTION CARRIED UNANI-MOUSLY.

e. A/VRC Case # 1040 (9330 Salisbury Dr.) – 1st VicePresident Wilkes stated this case was brought to the A/VRC on3/14/12 for a storage containers. The A/VRC has not receiveda written statement of appeal. The member/resident was pres-ent at the hearing.

MOTION BY WILKES, SECONDED BY WALTERS, TOACCEPT THE A/VRC RECOMMENDATION FOR CASE #1040 TO WAIVE THE $25 PER DAY FINE AND 14 DAYSSUSPENSION OF PRIVILEGES PROVIDED THE OWNERHAS REMOVED (the containers) AND COME INTO COM-PLIANCE BY APRIL 15, 2012. ALL ACTION, PUNITIVE ANDOTHERWISE DECIDED BY THE BCPO BOARD OF DIREC-TORS WILL GO INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON ANYAND ALL RECURRENCES OF THIS VIOLATION, TWELVEMONTHS INTO THE FUTURE. IF A REOCCURRENCE HAP-PENS, FINES AND SUSPENSION OF PRIVILEGES WILL BEIMPOSED IMMEDIATELY UNTIL COMPLIANCE IS MET INACCORDANCE WITH BCPO RULES & REGULATIONS,ARTICLE XII, SECTION 3 & 6. MOTION CARRIED UNANI-MOUSLY.

f. A/VRC Case # 1086 (7452 Montrose Ave.) – 1st VicePresident Wilkes stated this case was brought to the A/VRC on3/14/12 for a dog off leash. The A/VRC has not received a writ-ten statement of appeal. The member/resident was not presentat the hearing. Charles Hinson and Anita Scalon, Unit 6, joinedthe discussion regarding the details of the case. 2nd VicePresident Sawyer questioned if there were witnesses to whichdog it was. 1st Vice President Wilkes stated there were two wit-nesses with written complaints.

- Added “Item D. Donated Funds1. Debit-Credit card from Capital City Bank shall be kept underthe control of the General Manager.2. The card can be used only for purchases under $200 andPurchase Orders prepared for any purchase above $100.3. Purchase orders above $200 will require a check to pay forthe expense and require the normal two signatures.”

- Purchase Orders: Item E deleted “at the time of” and added“before” final payment.

- Under “General” added: BCPO Equipment* as defined as“*Exclusive of wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, canes, etc.signed out by clubhouse monitors.”

MOTION BY DOSTIE, SECONDED BY WILKES, TOAPPROVE THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE BCPOPURCHASING POLICY AS RECOMMENDED BY THEFINANCE COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED UNANI-MOUSLY.

New Business:a. Proposed Changes to the Rules & Regulations Article XII:

Enforcement of Regulations, Section 6: Penalties, Item F:Other Rules & Regulation Violations - 2nd Vice PresidentSawyer explained most violations regarding owners failing tosubmit rental leases or renters not getting background checksare waived by the A/VRC. Penalties should be assessed imme-diately and not waived or given time to come into compliance.The proposed change would add a Violation Category of 4 if abackground check was not obtained. This would allow theA/VRC the ability to recommend a $100 fine and a 30-day lossof privileges (misstated: loss of privileges would be 2 monthsper BCPO Rules & Regulations) to the Board for the violation.The change would enable enforcement of the Deed Restriction,which requirements are stated in Article III, Section 14. Alengthy discussion followed regarding who would receive thefine and suspension. The fine would be assessed to the owner.The suspension would be against all involved with the propertyincluding owner (renter, live-in, etc.).

MOTION BY SAWYER, SECONDED BY WALTERS, TOAPPROVE THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE RULES &REGULATIONS, ARTICLE VII: ENFORCEMENT OF REGU-LATIONS, SECTION 6: PENALTIES, ITEM F: OTHERRULES & REGULATION VIOLATIONS AS SUBMITTED.TREASURER DOSTIE CALLED THE QUESTION. MOTIONAMENDED TO READ ARTICLE XII. MOTION CARRIEDUNANIMOUSLY.

Notification of the change will be sent to landlords, who do notlive in Brookridge, and posted in-house. Change effective in 30days.

b. Proposed Changes to the Rules & Regulations, ArticleXII: Enforcement of Regulations, Section 6: Penalties, Item E:Deed Restriction Violations - 2nd Vice President Sawyerexplained the proposed change involved leasing violations.The proposed change would add a violation category of 4 forowners failing to submit a rental lease to the BCPO, which isrequired in the Deed Restrictions, Article III, and Section 14.

MOTION BY SAWYER, SECONDED BY LEVESQUE, TOAPPROVE THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE RULES &REGULATIONS, ARTICLE XII: ENFORCEMENT OF REGU-LATIONS, SECTION 6: PENALTIES, ITEM E: DEEDRESTRICTION VIOLATIONS AS SUBMITTED. MOTIONCARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

c. A/VRC Case # 1038 (9330 Salisbury Dr.) - 1st VicePresident Wilkes stated this case was brought to the A/VRC on


MOTION BY WILKES, SECONDED BY SAWYER, TOACCEPT THE A/VRC RECOMMENDATION FOR CASE #1086 THAT A $50 FLAT FINE AND 30 DAY SUSPENSION OFPRIVILEGES BE IMPOSED AS THIS IS A SECOND VIOLA-TION; ALL ACTION, PUNITIVE AND OTHERWISE DECIDEDBY THE BCPO BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL GO INTOEFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON ANY AND ALL RECUR-RENCES OF THIS VIOLATION, TWELVE MONTHS INTOTHE FUTURE. IF A REOCCURRENCE HAPPENS, FINESAND SUSPENSION OF PRIVILEGES WILL BE IMPOSEDIMMEDIATELY UNTIL COMPLIANCE IS MET IN ACCOR-DANCE WITH BCPO RULES & REGULATIONS, ARTICLEXII, SECTION 3 & 6. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

g. A/VRC Case # 1054 (9769 Scepter Ave.) – 1st VicePresident Wilkes stated this case was brought to the A/VRC on3/14/12 for a missing/torn screening. The A/VRC has notreceived a written statement of appeal. The member/residentwas present at the hearing.

MOTION BY WILKES, SECONDED BY LEVESQUE, TOACCEPT THE A/VRC RECOMMENDATION FOR CASE #1054 THAT THE VIOLATOR HAS UNTIL 4/15/12 TO COMEINTO COMPLIANCE. IF COMPLIANCE IS NOT MET BY4/15/12 A $25 PER DAY FINE, UP TO $1,000, AND A 14 DAYSUSPENSION OF PRIVILEGES WILL BE IMPOSEDAND/OR CONTINUE UNTIL COMPLIANCE IS MET. IT ISTHE VIOLATORS RESPONSIBILITY TO NOTIFY THE CODEENFORCEMENT OFFICER IF COMPLIANCE IS MET. UPONVERIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE, ANY FINES OR SUS-PENSION OF PRIVILEGES WILL CEASE UPON PAYMENTOF OUTSTANDING FINES. ALL ACTION, PUNITIVE ANDOTHERWISE DECIDED BY THE BCPO BOARD OF DIREC-TORS WILL GO INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON ANYAND ALL RECURRENCES OF THIS VIOLATION, TWELVEMONTHS INTO THE FUTURE. IF A REOCCURRENCE HAP-PENS, FINES AND SUSPENSION OF PRIVILEGES WILL BEIMPOSED IMMEDIATELY UNTIL COMPLIANCE IS MET INACCORDANCE WITH BCPO RULES & REGULATIONS,ARTICLE XII, SECTION 3 & 6. MOTION CARRIED UNANI-MOUSLY.

h. A/VRC Case # 1081 (8305 Modena Ave.) – 1st VicePresident Wilkes stated this case was brought to the A/VRC on3/14/12 for an unregistered tenant. The A/VRC has notreceived a written statement of appeal. The member/residentwas not present at the hearing.

MOTION BY WILKES, SECONDED BY DOSTIE, TOACCEPT THE A/VRC RECOMMENDATION FOR CASE #1081, THAT THE VIOLATOR BE GIVEN UNTIL 4/15/12 TOCOME INTO COMPLIANCE. IF COMPLIANCE IS NOT METBY 4/15/12 A $25 PER DAY FINE, UP TO $1,000, AND A 14DAY SUSPENSION OF PRIVILEGES WILL BE IMPOSEDAND/OR CONTINUE UNTIL COMPLIANCE IS MET. IT ISTHE VIOLATORS RESPONSIBILITY TO NOTIFY THE CODEENFORCEMENT OFFICER IF COMPLIANCE IS MET. UPONVERIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE, ANY FINES OR SUS-PENSION OF PRIVILEGES WILL CEASE UPON PAYMENTOF OUTSTANDING FINES. ALL ACTION, PUNITIVE ANDOTHERWISE DECIDED BY THE BCPO BOARD OF DIREC-TORS WILL GO INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON ANYAND ALL RECURRENCES OF THIS VIOLATION, TWELVEMONTHS INTO THE FUTURE. IF A REOCCURRENCE HAP-PENS, FINES AND SUSPENSION OF PRIVILEGES WILL BEIMPOSED IMMEDIATELY UNTIL COMPLIANCE IS MET INACCORDANCE WITH BCPO RULES & REGULATIONS,ARTICLE XII, SECTION 3 & 6. MOTION CARRIED UNANI-MOUSLY.

INFINATE CAREMASSAGE

Brookridge • May, 2012 i. A/VRC Case # 1102 (9421 Scepter Ave.) – 1st Vice

President Wilkes stated this case was brought to the A/VRC on3/14/12 for an expired vehicle registration. The A/VRC has notreceived a written statement of appeal. The member/residentwas not present at the hearing. James Smith, Unit 4, joined thediscussion.

MOTION BY WILKES, SECONDED BY WALTERS, TOACCEPT THE A/VRC RECOMMENDATION FOR CASE #1102 THAT ANY FINES OR FEES HAVE BEEN WAIVED ASTHE VIOLATOR HAS COME INTO COMPLIANCE. CASECLOSED. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

j. A/VRC Case # 1104 (15285 Brookridge Blvd.) – 1st VicePresident Wilkes stated this case was brought to the A/VRC on3/14/12 for speeding. This is a second violation in 12 months.The A/VRC has not received a written statement of appeal. Themember/resident was not present at the hearing.

MOTION BY WILKES, SECONDED BY SAWYER, TOACCEPT THE A/VRC RECOMMENDATION FOR CASE #1104 THAT A FLAT $50 FINE AND 30 DAY SUSPENSION OFPRIVILEGES BE IMPOSED. ALL ACTION, PUNITIVE ANDOTHERWISE DECIDED BY THE BCPO BOARD OF DIREC-TORS WILL GO INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON ANYAND ALL RECURRENCES OF THIS VIOLATION, TWELVEMONTHS INTO THE FUTURE. IF A REOCCURRENCE HAP-PENS, FINES AND SUSPENSION OF PRIVILEGES WILL BEIMPOSED IMMEDIATELY UNTIL COMPLIANCE IS MET INACCORDANCE WITH BCPO RULES & REGULATIONS,ARTICLE XII, SECTION 3 & 6. MOTION CARRIED UNANI-MOUSLY.

k. A/VRC Case # 1106 (15436 Brookridge Blvd.) – 1st VicePresident Wilkes stated this case was brought to the A/VRC on3/14/12 for speeding. This is a second violation in 12 months.The A/VRC has not received a written statement of appeal. Themember/resident was present at the hearing.

MOTION BY WILKES, SECONDED BY BASTERI, TOACCEPT THE A/VRC RECOMMENDATION FOR CASE #1106 THAT A FLAT $50 FINE AND 30 DAY SUSPENSION OFPRIVILEGES BE IMPOSED. ALL ACTION, PUNITIVE ANDOTHERWISE DECIDED BY THE BCPO BOARD OF DIREC-TORS WILL GO INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON ANYAND ALL RECURRENCES OF THIS VIOLATION, TWELVEMONTHS INTO THE FUTURE. IF A REOCCURRENCE HAP-PENS, FINES AND SUSPENSION OF PRIVILEGES WILL BEIMPOSED IMMEDIATELY UNTIL COMPLIANCE IS MET INACCORDANCE WITH BCPO RULES & REGULATIONS,ARTICLE XII, SECTION 3 & 6. MOTION CARRIED UNANI-MOUSLY.

Round Table:Director Walters had no comment.

1st Vice President Wilkes requested a status update regard-ing the Guardhouses outgoing arm, which was previouslyapproved. General Manager Geroux stated the arm would beinstalled in approximately two weeks.

Treasurer Dostie stated he might have to add to an upcomingagenda that no Canadian funds can be accepted as theBCPO’s bank charges $10.

Director Basteri thanked the Model Railroad Club for their $70donation earmarked for the Beatification Committee. TheWoman’s Club will be having a ham dinner this Sunday. Ticketsare $10/person and on sale tomorrow in Room C from 9 – 11a.m.

2nd Vice President Sawyer stated this would be his lastWednesday Board meeting. He thanked the Board of Directorsfor the opportunity to serve in the last two years. He thankedthe General Manager; the BCPO Staff for their teamwork, thehardworking Unit Representatives for making members followthe Rules & Regulations and Deed Restrictions, and the Bingovolunteers who help keep fees down every Friday all year.

Secretary Levesque announced the Annual Mailing went outon March 15th. Secretary Levesque explained proper votingprocedure. Both envelopes need to be returned. The envelopewith the member’s return address must be returned in order tobe registered, just as people would register in a regular election.If both envelopes are not returned, the vote is voided.Secretary Levesque recapped an experience the ExerciseClass had with Canadian change.

President Starr had no comment.

Member Comments: (Name, Unit, Subject): David Campbell, Unit 4: Exiting Board members and speed-ing; John Scalf, Unit 3: CrimeWatch and the reduction of thecrime rate. President Starr stated that General Manager, RayGeroux, is a Director for the Crime Stoppers. Bill Brown, Unit3: Handicapped parking during the Bingo Bash; ChuckGordon, Unit 4: Background checks and car passes; EarlGilley, Unit 4: 55+ Status and the Army Engineer’s evacua-tions; Bonnie Brown, Unit 3: Tailgating, signage and speeding.Meeting adjourned at 8:28 p.m.

Transcribed by Michelle O’Connor, BCPO Recording Secretary

SUBMITTED BY: CAROLE LEVESQUE, BCPO SECRETARY

[Minutes subject to approval at the May 16, 2012 meeting]


Brookridge Neighborhood Fall Garage Sale

The 30th annual Brookridge Neighborhood Fall GarageSale will be held on Saturday, October 20, 2012, from8:00 AM until 1:00 PM, in the Brookridge Clubhouse.Any Brookridge resident desiring to rent a table can do soby signing up and paying $10.00 CASH. Sign-up date isMay 16 from 8:30 am to 11:00 am in Room C at theBrookridge Club House. There will be no bake sale table.For more information, please contact Lois McGarvey,Chairperson, at 352-584-5544.

By Mildred Foster, Instructor

I’ll be having the Aqua Class all through the summer, everyMonday and Thursday morning 9 am till 10 am (weather per-mitting). Let’s hope for some super days.

Enjoy the benefits of Physical Therapy in a heated pool.“Safely” you don’t need to know how to swim; it can be pre-scribed by your Doctor for many types of injuries and illness-es, especially Arthritis and Joint and Spinal injuries. CO-EDCLASSES NO FEES.

If you are willing to make an effort, you will see results!!!!!!!!!!

By Philip Rastocny

NEVER LOOK AT THE SUN DIRECTLY: doing so can causepermanent blindness.

Although not visible from any part of Florida, a spectacularannular solar eclipse will occur on Sunday, May 20th.Annular means “ring-like” where not all of the sun will disap-pear behind the moon. Rather, a small circle remains givingan eerie glow in the sky for several minutes (the typical “nightduring the day” experience of a total solar eclipse will nothappen).

The path of this eclipse tracks from south China to northTexas with the best viewing on the east coast near sunset.

If you have relatives in this path or as a snowbird you will bereturning to your western home, our sun will give you a goodreason to be outdoors at sunset on the third Sunday in May.

March Meeting

We discussed the final arrangements for outdoor viewingsessions on the west edge of the golf course. Phil will con-tact security and John will contact the neighbors at theFleetway/Rialto and Fleetway/Dickens intersections.

We went over tips on what to look for when buying a used tel-escope. Mirror condition is the primary concern.

Other local clubs will be holding special events for NationalAstronomy Day (April 21). Members are encouraged to meetwith the Brooksville or Chiefland Astronomy Clubs on thisdate.

We then watched a 30-minute astronomy video.

Upcoming Astronomical Events:

• May 4-7—Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower (best viewed during pre-dawn)

• May 8—7:00PM Club Meeting at John Whitman’s home• May 17—Sunset Observing Session at Fleetway and

Rialto (west edge of the golf course)

For more information, call David Bahr at 556-3466, JohnWhitman at 597-3656, or Philip Rastocny at 398-0119


By Edward Kolbe

Happy Spring, everyone! This has been a beautiful Springand has helped us get our plants in. I sure hope you havetaken notice of the medium and the plants that have been putin. BUT, WE NEED YOUR HELP. If you have 15 minutes toone half hour and have one of the plantings near you wewould appreciate your help with watering them to keep themalive and growing. Each plant needs one gallon of water. Ifyou can help please give me a call so I have your name andaddress and can mark you down as one of our helpers. Thereason I am asking this is that most of the beautification com-mittee goes north for the summer months and leaves me andmy wife to try to keep up with the watering. My number is 597-3296.

We had our monthly meeting with fourteen people in atten-dance. Some were committee and some were residents thatcame with suggestions and ideas. I especially want to thankDonna Miller for attending this meeting. Donna is a MasterGardener and she gave us suggestions as to what plants aregood in our area. Also ones that do not need a lot of watering.

We hope that people on the boulevard are going to the prop-er turn a-rounds to make their turn. We are not supposed tocross over the grass to make our turns. I realize that somevehicles occasionally have to park on their as grass cuttersand emergency vehicles. Continuously cutting across in frontof your house is tearing up the grass and at times new plant-ings have been run over or otherwise damaged. Please helpus; we are trying to make our community look nice.

If you would like a tree or a plant planted for someone that haspassed all you would have to do is to pay for whatever youwant to put in. This would also help with the beautification ofBrookridge.

Before you know it summer will be here and gone and it willbe time to start thinking of Christmas and the lighting that willhave to be done. If you would like to help with this projectplease give us a call and when we are ready to start we willnotify you. This is only putting lights on the bushes, no highwork.

By Rocky Miles

To the people of our wonderful Brookridge Community, IRocky Miles and The Brookridge Men’s Association would liketo thank you all for all of you support. That is why ourBrookridge Men’s Association Block party was such a suc-cessful turn out!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The people that helped me make a successful Block Party areJanett Pratt, our DJ, and Mary Robinson who was responsi-ble for the posters and tickets. A special thanks to the moni-tors, we could have never had such a successful party with-out their cooperation. Another special thanks goes out to ourBrookridge Community President Mr. Ray Starr & Mrs. Starrfor their appearance and enjoying a hotdog with us.

Later for now until our next event.

PS. Special thanks to Michelle and Tisha in the office for help-ing me.


By Otto Saalborn

The Camera Club’s objective is to foster an interest in pho-tography as an art or hobby. Membership in the Camera Clubis open to any resident of Brookridge. There are no member-ship requirements or dues. Owning a camera may be help-ful.

The club meets once a month, on the fourth Wednesday ofthe month from 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon. We meet in Room“D” at the Clubhouse.

Our meetings include a chance for members to display theirwork and receive constructive critiques of their pictures. A“Question and Answer” period, where questions about cam-era operation and photographic techniques may be asked, isalso included at each meeting. We learn about photographyfrom each other, plan photographic field trips and enjoy thisinteresting and creative hobby.

By Pat Auger

Our March rally was held at Wekiva Fall Resort in Sorrento.What a beautiful campground! We enjoyed a great week-end, with wonderful weather, free hot dogs and entertain-ment by Merritt Island High School Band, on their way toOrlando for a competition. You just never know what you’regoing to experience when you’re out camping!

By the time you are reading this, we will have had our lastcampout of the season at Bushnell Paradise Oaks Resort.I’m sure I can tell you that we had an awesome time!

We will resume our camping on September 13th at CarefreeRV Resort in Dunedin (which, I’m sure, will also include astop at the Lucky Dill in St Petersburg). For further infoplease call Diane at 727-643-0652.

Our next meeting will be held on September 24th at 7:00 pmat the clubhouse. This would be a great time for all RV own-ers to come and see what we have planned for the comingseason. There’s the invitation, now all you have to do isshow up and you’ll be well on your way to some great funand new friends.

We hope you have a great summer wherever your travelsmay take you. We look forward to seeing you in the fall. Staysafe.

For further information call Pat at 352-279-6568 or email meat ([email protected]),


By Lois McGarvey

We hold our meetings on the first Wednesday of the month inroom D at 10 am in the clubhouse. Our next meeting will be onMay 2, 2012. Hurricane season will be here before we knowit. CERT has hurricane literature in our library at the clubhousefor people to take. We hope our community never gets hit witha hurricane or tornado, but we need to be prepared. Our CERTteam did a windshield assessment on Saturday, April 28th. Wemet at the clubhouse parking lot at 10 am. Six teams went outand all were back in forty five minutes. I want to thank all thepeople who allowed me to tag their homes for the exercise andI want to thank all the CERT members who participated in theexercise. It is time to put together your hurricane boxesfor quick escape in case we have a disaster. You need tohave enough for three days and don’t forget your medi-cine. If you are unable to get out of your house on yourown, please register at the sheriff’s office by calling 754-4083. Please contact Lois McGarvey at 584-5544 if you haveany questions or interested in joining CERT. We welcome newmembers.

Come and join us, bring your pictures, your camera and yourquestions.

Please visit our “Photo Gallery” in the Clubhouse hallway tosee what our members have accomplished. You will be pleas-antly surprised.

Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, May 23rd. We willnot meet during the months of July, August and September.For the latest information about our club’s activities, pleasecall Otto Saalborn at 597-9840.

By Milly Brough

Hi everyone,

I wanted to let you know, it’s been a pleasure working thegame, and hearing how you appreciate all of our work. Wewanted to say thank you, to the wonderful people, who cameto Cards and Jingles.

Everyone who donated for the "Relay for Life” you are veryspecial people, that's why we love this Brookridge Community,and we wish you a healthy and safe summer. I am going tomiss you; I will see you in Oct God willing, Al & Millie Brought.

Special thanks to Flo, George, Danny, Howard, Jessie,Rockie, Charlie and Stu our team.

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19:00 AM Board of Directors Workshop

2:00 PM Deadline forNews & Views

19:00 AM ACC Mtg.19:00 AM Friday Night

Bingo Mtg.17:00 PM Women’s Club

Board Meeting

19:30 PM A/VRC Mtg(at Office)

10:00 AM RV Compound

6:30 PM Bob, Shirley & Friends

11:30 AM Unit Rep Meeting15:45 PM Bunco

19:00 AM Crime Watch10:00 AM CERT10:00 AM Count Your Blessings

19:00 AM Safety Committee(at office)

10:00 AM Beautification Committee

5:00 PM WoMan ShowCrime Stoppers Fund Raiser

7:00 PM All Stars Entertainment

7:00 PM Woman’s ClubPresentation & Scholarship

10:00 AM Camera Club15:00 PM High Ridge

Square Club

3:00 PM Music Aires Concert

19:00 AM ACC Mtg.11:00 AM Memorial Day

Ceremony

OFFICE CLOSED

MEMORIAL DAY

10:00 AM Republican Club 7:00 PM BOARD OFDIRECTORS MTG

19:00 AM Blood Mobile17:00 PM Democrats of

Brookridge

9:00 AM AARP Drivers Course6:30 PM Good Times

Line Dancing

17:30 PM Social Dance5:45 PM Early Bird BingoRegular Bingo

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3:00 PM Brookridge Men’s Association

5:45 PM Early Bird BingoRegular Bingo

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TABLE SALE for the Fall Neighborhood Garage

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By Sharon Dickinson

March 4th the winners were June White, Jack Graham, AnitaDupont, Mary Ann Johnston, Grace Perkins and JeanTuman. The booby, to Cathy Cotter. Door prize to Bud Wildeand John O’Conner.

March 11th the winners were Grace Perkins, MaxineSchroeder, Better Wojewnik, Steve Basteri and June White.The booby, to Betty Lundell. Door prize to Jack Graham andBud Wilde.

March 18th the winners were Betty Lundell, Jack Graham,Dave Lundell, Sharon Dickinson, Dave Borr and BobGaudet. The booby, to Steve Basteri. Door Prizes to JohnO’Conner, Marlys Lundell and Karen Rabb.

March 25th the winners were Joe Barese, Jack Graham,Dave Burr, Mary Ann Johnston and Iris Reed. The booby, toBud Wilde. Door prize to Hazel Burr and Karen Rabb.

By Denise Gasiorowski

We’re very busy working on the Christmas quilt for our FallFestival being held on October 27th. You can find us quiltingin the main hall on Tuesday mornings. Stop by and see ourprogress. You can also purchase quilt raffle tickets then. Buysome tickets soon, especially if you’ll be leaving Brookridgefor the summer. The winner needs not to be present.

Some of our members will be leaving us for a few months tohead north and we wish them a safe trip and look forward totheir return.

We still have embroidery hoops (50 cents) and knitting nee-dles ($1.00 pair) for sale.

We are a crafting and sewing group that makes items to sellat our Annual Fall Festival. The proceeds from the Festivalgo back to the Brookridge Community to purchase items ontheir wish list. There are no dues, just fun. We meet everyTuesday Morning in Room D, 9:00-11:00 a.m. Bring your tal-ents and a project you would like to share with us. We havesupplies for most projects that you would want to make. Allare welcome.

Also, thanks to all who donate items to our group. We try toput them all too good use. If you have items to donate, bringthem to the clubhouse on Tuesday mornings. If you haveany further questions, contact our President, Patty Benedictat 556-2200; she will be glad to give you more information.Hope you can join us!


By Ruth Wohl

We had our last meeting on April 9, 2012 I was delighted thatone of our gentlemen from last year, was able to join us. Wehad a good group turnout. Everyone says they will be back forour November 12, 2012, meeting.

We discussed several topics. I think fun was had by all. Ifanyone is interested in attending genealogical meetings, overthe summer, you can go to the Brooksville GenealogicalSociety. These meetings are located at the Jesus Christ ofLatter Day Saints Church; they are on the 4th Tuesday ofevery month at 6:30 pm. This month it is May 22, 2012. It'slocated at 21043 Yontz Rd, Brooksville FL.

Have a great summer. Happy hunting on all those elusiveancestors. I will look forward to seeing, all of you, at ourNovember meeting. Any questions, please call Ruth Wohl239-218-1970.

Thank You

By Bob Alford

We held our first meeting on March 22; with 25 in atten-dance. We hope many more of the 1100 DEMOCRATS inBrookridge community will attend. The May meeting will beon the 29th of May.

Any questions call Bob Alford at 352-584-3645.

By Jane Walmsley

It’s Springtime! What better time than now to get into shapeand loose or keep off those extra pounds and inches. Wecan help you do just that when you show up and join ourclass.

Where: The Clubhouse Who: You men and women and bring a friendWhen: Monday, Wednesday, FridayWhat time: 8:30am - 9:30amWhy: For your health

Our club is year round, January through December. We arealways looking for new members.

Keep Moving! Keep Coming!

By Norma Rakin

We will be having our monthly Social, on Saturday, May 19,2012, at 6:30 PM until 9:30 PM, at the BrookridgeCommunity Clubhouse the cost is $5 each. We will play amix of dances from Beg to Int and lots more in between. Wetry to do dances from the top 20 from the Survey, as well as,some of the treasured older ones!

This is just dancing, no lessons, however there are alwaysinstructors on hand to give aid, if needed. Bring your ownbeverages, snacks, etc and ice, if needed. We will furnish thehuge dance floor, and DJ Dave, who is very receptive torequests and keeps the music playin'!. We welcome couples,too! (We do offer formal lesson during the week, withInstructor Marilyn; ask Norma for further info on that)

We are located off SR 50 at the Register Chevrolet light. Weare about 5 miles West of Brooksville and about 5 miles Eastof Rt. 19. Just go through Visitors side of gate and tell theguard you are there for the Line Dance Social! Proceed tothe stop sign, make a quick right, then a quicker left and goabout 1/4 mile to Clubhouse on your right. If you still havequestions? No problem! Just call me at 352-397-6088.

*Come dance with us; you will have a great time, guaranteed!*


By Barbara Pickell

Helping Hands meets every Thursday in room D of the club-house from 9 am to 11:30 am. We use our many talents andskills to make items for Hospice, newborn babies, the mili-tary and quilts for project Linus. Everyone is welcome tocome and visit, have a cup of coffee and see what we aredoing. You don't need to bring anything just yourself. Thispast month we delivered 12 gowns to Hospice, neck coolersfor the soldiers, blankets for Project Linus and sheets forNew Generations Youth Center. We delivered hats toSpring Hill Hospital for the newborns. It has been a busymonth.

We had our spring luncheon and as usual lots of good foodand fun. We are now saying good bye for the summer to alot of our friends who will be traveling or up North for thesummer. Helping hands will still meet in the summer so ifyou are here come up to the clubhouse and join in the fel-lowship.

The raffle winners at our Pancake Breakfast are as follows:Barrel of Cheer: Jean Schlenz, Doll: Jackie McCabetsce,Necklace: Bernie Casey, 50/50 Carol Petsch, Quilt: CecileGubitose, Easter Basket: Faye Alstead.

Thanks to everyone for making our pancake breakfast asuccess.

By Karen Nelson

As Tom Bergeron from "Dancing With The Stars" says, "Getup and dance." Come and enjoy dancing with us. We havenew students each week, and we are all excited about thenew dances we learn in each class. We offer 4 differentclasses, and one is surely right for you. Our Beginner classis at 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. on Thursday followed by theIntermediate class from 10:15 a.m.-11:15a.m. TheAdvanced class meets on Tuesday from 9:30 a.m.-10:30a.m. followed by the Advanced Plus class from 10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.

Many of our students enjoy attending the "Good Times LineDance Social." Check the article in the publication for moredetails. If you have questions, call Pat Forster or Jo Tierney@596-8267


By Helen Berry

We have 2 meetings a year, September and January. Theseare planning and membership meetings. Our events includea Halloween Party/Dance with costumes, a Valentine PotLuck, St. Patrick's Party/Dance and a picnic in April. We areopen to all, come join us.


By Chris Robart

Get yourself in shape to plant and care for your May Flowers Join our Tai Chi club.

Tone all 654 muscles in your body while doing a Low Impact, Slow Moving exercise. We can help you improve yourBalance, Flexibility and Blood Pressure.

Join our Fun group for Chi Gong Exercises at the ClubhouseMain Hall.

The First Class is FREE. Beginners’ Exercise Classes are;Monday at 12:00 pm and Thursday at 12:30 pm.Give Lynne Hart (Tai Chi Instructor) a call for the next avail-able class time.

Look forward to seeing you. 596-0642

By Carolyn McGuire

Being on a weight program is not an easy thing to do, but ifyou join a group that has the same problem you do, it helps.

Each week we have a program and every six weeks or so,we have a guest speaker who always supplies us with up todate health issues. In our Class we aren't just here to loseweight, but we want to stay healthy by eating the properfoods too.

Everyone needs to eat three healthy meals a day plus acouple of snacks.

We meet every Monday morning at eight! Men and womenare welcome.

Happy Mothers' Day!!!!

By Donna Maguire

This month's meeting will be held on May 21st at 7:00 pm.We will be having our annual Scholarship Awards.

Please come and celebrate with us and meet these remark-able kids. This will be our last meeting until In September -Our new officers will be

President - Lillian KellerVice President - Millie BroughTreasurer - Mary RobinsonSecretary - Joanne Perrotta

As in past years our club will host the annual Memorial DayCelebration. Please come out and remember the men andwomen who made this all possible. Freedom is Never Free.May 28th @ 11:00 pm with lunch to follow.

This month there will be no dinner as we prepare forMemorial Day.

We wish everyone a nice spring and summer. Be Safe andSee You Soon.

By Merle Hammett

The Republican Club of Brookridge meeting will be held onMay 15th at the Clubhouse. Our meetings are from 10 am –12 pm in the A/B room. This month our speakers will be can-didates who are running for County Commission seats inDistricts 1, 3, and 5. We hope you will take advantage of thisopportunity to learn more about the candidates and issueshere in Hernando County.

Come and be an informed voter! We welcome newcomersas well as familiar faces! Refreshments will be served. Forinformation call Jerry, 352-232-2191.


By Charles "Chuck" Aftosmes

Did you miss seeing the Diamonds and the tribute to theBeach Boys during this past season? Then you missed somegreat shows as well as such performers as Joey Armino, TimWalko, and John Timpanelli. Well, next season (2012-2013)promises to be an even better season with a stella lineup thatwould be hard to beat. We will be starting off in October withTommy Mara and the Crests (remember the Doo-Wop days ofthe 50’s?) followed in November by a tribute to theCarpenters. And then in December returning by populardemand we will have the incomparable Fernando Varela withhis beautiful tenor voice reminding you of the sounds ofPavoratti. In January, the show will be “Monday, Monday” atribute to the Mamas and the Papas followed in February by“Changes in Latitudes”, a tribute to none other than JimmyBuffet. In March, we will have Paul Tanner, a singer/impres-sionist followed in April by Act III with a night of Motown.Imagine, Tommy Mara, Fernando Varela and tributes to themusic of the Carpenters, the Mamas and the Papas, andJimmy Buffet. These are shows that you don’t want to miss. Acopy of the schedule is available at the BCPO office.

Persons not holding reserved seating but who would like topurchase a reserved seat for next season should fill out anapplication (available at the BCPO office). Reserved seatingwill be given preference in the order they are received.Season tickets remain at $95 for residents and $111 for nonresidents. Individual tickets are $20 per show. Season ticketdistribution will be available from 9:00 a.m. to 12 p.m. onAugust 1st & 8th, September 5th & 9th, and October 3rd at theBrookridge Clubhouse. For further information call Vivian orLarry Schmitz at (352)-610-4901.

By Gail King

Happy May!

What a beautiful time of the year to live in BrookridgeCommunity. Step outside and see your neighbors mowingtheir lawns, trimming trees, and chit-chatting among eachother. The birds are singing and summer is just around thecorner.

We, the Music Aires, will be singing for you and with you, atthe upcoming Memorial Day 2012 celebration. After the out-side activities, we will be on stage to sing “America theBeautiful”, and the fight songs of the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy,U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marines, and the U.S. Coast Guard.


TUESDAY NIGHT BINGOBy Donna Maguire

The Women's Club would like to thank you for a wonderfulseason and hope to see all of you again in the fall.

We would like to thank Lillian & Howard for a job well done,also the many people who helped throughout this year.

Have a Wonderful Spring and Summer.

Sonny Wyant, one of our own Music Aires, will be honoringour military by performing “A Soldier’s Prayer.”

What a wonderful way for all of us to show our support tothose who have served and continue to serve our country.

As you are singing our military’s songs, think about joining theMusic Aires. Rehearsals are only once a week, on Tuesdays,for a couple of hours. Join your voices with ours to celebratethe winter and spring seasons by performing in our BrookridgeCommunity concerts. We also sing for assisted-living facili-ties such as Evergreen Woods. Spreading the cheer of theholidays to others with singing and laughter is a wonderfulexperience to share.

You can always talk with any of us and we will happily tell youwhat we are all about. We want YOU to sing with us.

Enjoy this month and look forward to summer. We do.


By Jane Mulvaney - Linda Rogers

April 2, 2012 was the last show for the 2011/2012 seasonand Debbie Myers did a wonderful tribute to a very good sea-son. Hope everyone enjoyed the shows as much as we did,as we try to bring variety so it will please our entire guest...

Next year has been booked as you were told and we thinkagain we will have a very good variety for you. By populardemand we are repeating "The Ditchfield Family" again inDecember. Since we already saw their Christmas show wewill have them do a different show for you which will surelybe a welcomed pleasure. This is one show you do not wantto miss. Our poster is on the bulletin board by the library foryou to see what we have for this coming year. We also willhave it each month in the "News & Review" magazine.

We want to thank all our season tickets holders for their sup-port again this year, as well as the 3 years since we havetaken on this new venture. We also very much appreciatethe support of all the "walk-ins" these past years. Theyhelped make it possible to bring such good shows at afford-able prices. Ticket prices will remain the same as last year.Tickets at the door are $6.00 per show. Our shows will startOct 1st 2012 and end Apr. 1st 2013. As of now all our tick-ets are sold for next year but if an opening comes up we willbe glad to sell them. If you are interested to be put on a wait-ing list, please let us know.

Thanks again for a great year and we wish all our friends ahealthy and happy summer. Looking forward to seeing youin the fall. Any questions you may have, please call me. Iwould love to hear from you. Jane Mulvaney (352) 597-1357

By Shirley Beck

Country Music Band With Bob, Shirley & Friends WouldLove To Have You Join Them for some great Countrymusic

May 26th 7 pm to 9 pm. Come and Bring a Friend expectingto have a good time. You can bring your own drinks andsnacks. You will be hearing a combination of great songs.Meeting new friends so if you have no place to go May 26th7 pm - 9 pm just come to the clubhouse ballroom for a Good Time!!!! You won't be sorry. You can Dance or Just listen foryour pleasure. If you play an Instrument or like to sing,Contact BOB BECK @ 200-7401

PS Hope to see you there.


By Norma Rankin

Our next dance will be celebrating Mother’s Day, on Saturday,May 5, 2012, at 7:30 PM. Our theme will be “Mother's Day,” andTwo of Us will be playing for our dancing pleasure. Coffee andIce will be provided all evening and directly after the 50/50 atabout 9:30, we’ll be serving donuts. There will be tickets sold atthe door, but check with Dottie to be sure.

Note: This is the third night of our new season and we find wehave a few season tickets left. If you are interested, call Dottieand she will explain the various plans that are available. LikeI’ve said before, this is an excellent way to be sure you get aNew Years Eve ticket because they will be hard to come by ifyou wait for fall.

Season Ticket Holders: If you are unable to get to any of ourdances, please call Dottie and let her know, and she will haveyour seat available for someone else that might just love tocome. It only takes a couple minutes and can be done rightover the phone. .........If you haven’t picked up your new SeasonTickets, see Dottie at the back table......Any other questions,call Dot at 597-0723; she does have all the answers!

Next month’s dance is “Sock Hop,” and of course we’ll be hon-oring all the Dad’s for Father‘s Day!

* Shake a Police Officer‘s Hand and say, “Thank You”They will understand.*


By Linda Rogers

The last party of the 2011-2012 seasons for the Tennis Clubwas a pizza dinner the first week in April. We each broughtdishes to pass as well as best wishes to all for a great sum-mer. We played tennis after the meal so we wouldn’t feel soguilty about all those goodies! We marveled about the greatweather we had all winter. We mourned the loss of JohnSavoie, tennis player and friend extraordinaire. We antici-pate the return to the courts of Cathy Willmore, Linda Lintzand Dave Cull to the courts. We planned the parties for nextyear!

It is time to say Thank You to all who made this year such afun one for this club. Our officers were David Lucka,President, Barbara James, Secretary, and Joe Carlton,Treasurer. Troy Shepherd was out on the courts nearlyevery morning to get them swept clean. He also helped outwith the coffee, while Leslie Christensen carted supplies forour meetings and parties. Barb James led the decoratorsfor all the clubhouse parties. Fred Burrow put up our meet-ing reminder sign each month. Ron Leaky was available toanyone who wanted help with their tennis game. This yearwe celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Tennis Club.Acting as Historian, Millie Foster reminded us of our humblebeginnings. Everyone pitches in to make this club fun andsuccessful. Many hands make light work.

We are still on the courts taking advantage of the greatweather every morning from 8 am till 10 am, except forSundays. Free lessons will be available all summer fromRon Leaky, please call 346-9487. He will teach beginnersand also help those with some experience.

The next Club meeting will be on November 3, 2012. Havea great summer!

By Judie Gregory

It’s that busy time of season again when everything is hap-pening. We had several girls attend the Seven SpringsInvitational and we’re proud to say that Janet Carr took 1stwhile Kathy Wilmore won 4th Place. Marilyn, Janet, Flo,Carol Simons and Kathy also won drawings. All in all it wasa very good day.

The very next day we hosted our Invitational. We had 124golfers with 62 attending from various courses around thearea. Members winning the top three places were: 1st placeMary Babcock/Erma Smith, 2nd Carol Petsch/SherylKingery and 3rd Maureen Norman/Joan Ferris. Twelveplaces were paid. We had a delicious luncheon and tons ofraffle prizes as well as two money trees. Successful, fun anda lot camaraderie accompanied by a beautiful day.

Twisted Oaks Invitational was attended by Linda Rogersand Sue Thelen. They enjoyed their day and were bothpleased with the format.

Our Brown Bag Luncheon and Scramble, Hosted by theNine Hole Ladies was also a big success. Twelve teamsplaced in the Scramble with the team of Paulette Caldwell,Mary Flynn, and Carol VanDenBerg and Sally Kargl placing1st. Leanne Agle won closest to the Line on Hole #7. Thiswas played along with the Rally for the Cure. Jan Griffithwon closest to the pin on Hole #3 while Gwen Parental took2nd and Jane Mulvaney 3rd. Carol Petsch won closest tothe Pin on Hole #8 while Emily Hicks won second. A total of23 balls were given for reaching the green, while last placewon a beautiful tumbler. These events were chaired byMarilyn Duffek, Janet Carr and Lee Wilson. Good job ladies.

Our Awards Luncheon along with installation of new Officerswas held on April 10th. Our new officers are Mary Malden,President, Carol Moor, Vice President, Chris Dunstan takingthe office of Treasurer, Linda Rogers remaining in herSecretarial position, and Colleen Seabrook will be our coor-dinator. Barb Hambley will again do rules, while Patty Sharpwill take over Publicity and Robin Walters will do OutsideTournaments. A huge thank you for a job well done to Jan

STEAKSHOOTBy Ray Duffek

Win steaks, porkchops, chicken, roasts and other prizes.We have a good time and a lot of fun. Come and join us.We play 32 games for a small cost of only $8.00. The SteakShoot is being held in the Brookridge Golf Pro Shop onSunday, May 20th, 2012, from 3 pm to 5 pm. The SteakShoot is open to the community, golfers and non-golfers.Beer, soda and cocktails are available for a small charge.For more information, please call Ray Duffek at 597-3969.

Bishop, Edie Helfers, Carol VanDenBerg, Judie Gregory andJane Elliott, our outgoing Board Members.

We had a beautiful day for this event and our ladies did awonderful job of chairing this event. Every team won some-thing regardless of the place, however the two Teams thattied for 1st were: Carl VanDenBerg, Carol Moore, Caroll Culland Marilyn Duffek and after breaking the tie, Barb Rutledge,Lee Wilson, Gert Unger and Helen Gardner placed 2nd andSandy Swales, Ann Beardslee, Sally Kargl and AvieChamplain took 3rd. Roxanne Ayers won closest to the line.

We had one event out of the park on April 16th at SouthernWoods. On May 1st we had an Invitational at Heritage Pinesand 4 ladies planned on attending. This will be my last arti-cle as it is time to turn my chair on the Board over to some-one else. It’s been a pleasure bringing you up to date on thehappenings of the 18 Hole Ladies League and I’d like to sin-cerely thank all of you who have made my job easier bypassing your news along to me. I know that all of you will bejust as helpful to my successor.

Sincerely,Judie Gregory


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BROOKRIDGE SUPPORTS OUR TROOPSBy Maxine Kolbe

It has been a pleasure to send supplies to our deployed mil-itary and we have gotten many thank you calls, letters, emailand postcards from them. If anyone in Brookridge has afriend or relative they would like us to send a package toplease let me know. My phone number is 597-3296.

Our donations have been very low since the Christmas hol-idays. One thing needed is tooth items. As of now I haveplenty of toothbrushes, but toothpaste, floss and mouthrinse are much in demand. If you have a dentist willing toshare his samples that would be great. Also, money forpostage is needed.

The last two months I have asked for computer savvy peo-ple to help me get names from “Any Soldier.Com”. I didhave one response but have not heard back from that per-son, so I have not received any help with this. Withoutnames and addresses we cannot continue to help ourtroops. I have had the same person for several years gettingall the names and she needs a break. In the past othershave helped but “Any Soldier.Com” only lets you get thenames for so long under one e-mail address and then cutsyou off. This has happened to many helpers in the past andhas happened to Ed and me. Marge Roloff has continuedto help as she does change her e-mail address. I tried to dothis but they refused several addresses from different com-puter sites and said they wanted my original address. WhenI send them my original address, then they are aware thatthey cut us off. Our e-mail address is [email protected].

Brookridge residents have been very loyal supporters to ourtroops in the past and I thank each and every one of you.Without your help we would not have been there for our menand women in uniform. God Bless you All, and God BlessAmerica. We pray all our troops will be pulled out and comehome soon.

UNCLASSIFIED

Grandma Maxine and Grandpa Ed.....and the Community ofBrookridge,

We are so happy that you have chosen our team to adopt asyour Soldiers! We thank you so much for what you do. Thereare many Americans that don't agree with our missions butwe are just carrying out orders. It is Americans like you andEd that keep us going. There are many Soldiers here thatdon't get correspondence so when I have the chance to givethem a package it makes a world of difference! We all get akick out of watching a Soldier get something that he neededand was otherwise unable to get. The reading material andsnacks is always a winner around here. And the toothbrush-es help us clean up after.

It sounds like you have a wonderful family. It's also good tohear that many of them serve. There is no greater feelingthan to be able to help protect and defend fellow Americans.The marriage of 57 years is an awesome accomplishment.My wife and I have been together for 25 years in November

and I'm only 38. Our motto when we started dating was"Forever and a Day!” I think we're well on our way. We too are from Florida. Weused to live in the Melbourne/PalmBay before I joined theArmy 17 years ago. Not too sure if we're moving back whenI retire. Ok well I'll stop talking your ear off. Thank you again for all that you, Ed, and your communitydo for all of us here. God Bless!

CW2 Randy HolleyBattalion Maintenance Officer130th Infantry Regiment (SUPCEN)Camp Marmal, AFGAPO AE 09368UNCLASSIFIED

HELLO THERE GRANDPA ED & GRANDMA MAXINE!

Thanks so much for the e-mail and for all your support whileI was in Afghanistan! Things are well and I'm back in theStates now. I'm enjoying my time with my family and justmainly relaxing! I'm on vacation for the next three weeks, soit feels great to be just hanging around. Hope you have agreat Easter and talk to you again later!

v/rJB Jaso IIISFC, USAAssistant Team SergeantA Co., 22nd Chemical Battalion (Technical Escort)"RESPONDERS"

THANK YOU

Dear Ed and Maxine,

Thank you so much for the package, I and the Soldiers thatI serve were thrilled! Attached are a few pictures that I tookwhile I was sharing.

It sure sounds like you have a family to be proud of. And 57years?!Congratulations!

I love Florida and visit often; I proposed to my wife at WaltDisney World and my Father lives in Lake City. He recentlyretired from a long career as a DOD Civilian and worked atseveral shipyards. He retired out of Jacksonville Naval AirStation.

A bit about me:

I am the Executive Officer for a Signal Company that pro-vides voice and data communications to a Brigade in theSouth of Afghanistan. I deal with supply, planning, move-ment, training, arms and special projects like acquisition orcontracts when I'm not filling in for the Commander (Picturedwith the pillow : ) . I'm 23; I will turn 24 here in July. Hawaiiis my first duty station and was my first choice when Iaccepted my commission, as was being a Signal Officer. Iconsider myself exceptionally lucky in all respects. I love myjob and being able to serve some of the smartest Soldiers inthe Army as we work together toward providing excellentcommunications to our unit.

My wife and I were married in Nassau Harbor almost twoyears ago; we have a warm, easy relationship, even when

Brookridge • May, 2012 Page 53life throws a curveball or two. We have two little FrenchBulldogs, but no children without fur. Their names areFrançois and Lucerne, and they're our little buddies.The four of us like to hang out on the beach, go for runstogether and watch TV together. Well, we watch TV whilethey snore like lumberjacks, anyway.

I spend most of my time here in the office at Kandahar AirBase. We have Soldiers at several other locations, so I alsofly out to see them as often as possible. I don't get muchfree time, but when I do I like to call my wife via Skype, havea cigar with the guys, or watch a television series on DVD.

Again, Thank you so much for the package,

Take care


LOST AND FOUND(Please contact Administrative Office at 352/596-0696)

Found: Hub Cap, Inner Chrome PlasticCat, Tiger Color Head & TailDog, Boston Terrier

Lost:Brim Hat, Tilly – BeigeJacket, with Polo Emblem Heart Necklace, Gold FiligreeEarring, Humming BirdLaser Pointer, Silver


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