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OFFICE HOURS: Monday – Friday 9am to 5pm Saturday 10am – 12pm Sunday–closed
STONEYBROOK EMAIL CONTACTS:
Property Manager: [email protected]
Administrative Coordinator: [email protected]
MAY 2019 NEWSLETTER
May 3
BOOK CLUB 1:30 – 3:30 PM
May 10
ACTIVITIES COMM. 9:00 AM
POT LUCK 5:00 PM
May 20
BINGO 6:30 PM
Board Meeting May 23rd
at 3:00 PM
Stoneybrook At HerITage harboUr community association, inc. The Rec Center is located at: 200 Golden Harbour Trail, Bradenton, FL 34212 T: (941) 750-9688 F: (941) 750-9363
www.stoneybrookhoa.com
HOPPING INTO
SPRING!
ATTENTION ALL ARTISTS: Every Wednesday from 9am to 12pm residents get together in the rec
center to paint and create in all media. Time is spent
inspiring each other and chatting. The group enjoys
occasional outings together to local scenic areas.
They take photos and try to recreate what they see on
canvas. Bring your own art supplies. Beginners and
everyone with an artistic flair are welcome. The Gallery
Wall in the rec center displays our community
artists’ creations. Call Laurie with any questions: 941-896-6277.
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Join us for our Traditional
Mother’s Day Potluck & the Last
Potluck of the Season!
Bring your favorite dish that mom made for her
family. We will be having a special ice cream sundae
bar to sweeten the evening.
See you on Friday, May 10th starting at 5:30 PM.
The Potluck committee is Cindy & Mike Bellacosa,
Marilyn & Ira Tropp and Rose & Gerry Vinopal.
Convenient sign up on the website:
www.stoneybrookhoa.com
For further information contact Sheri Miller at: [email protected]
Submit your favorite 4x6 Pet photo
including their name to:
OWNERS ARE REMINDED TO
PICK UP AFTER THEIR PETS
AND KEEP THEM ON A LEASH
AT ALL TIMES
The 2019 Bunny Brunch took place on a beautiful April Saturday. Over 100 adults, children, grandchildren, and their guests attended the event. Children played games, collected prizes, ate hotdogs, and participated in the egg hunt. Making their own ice cream sundaes was a big hit also! Thanks to all who attended! This event would not have happened without the work of many! Thanks to the following merchants: Walmart donated a gift card for expenses, Publix donated a gift card that purchased the hot dogs & buns, Chick-Fil-A donated kid’s meals to each of the children attending, McDonalds donated a free meal to each of the families that attended and Dunkin’ Doughnuts helped us out with doughnut holes. We are fortunate to have such supportive merchants in our community! Please support them when you can and thank them when you visit their businesses. The Bunny Brunch is a popular event in our community. Without help from residents it would not take place. Thank you to co-chairs Peg Kearns, Margurite Pasquale, and Jan Lane. Thanks to the Monday morning coffee ladies for stuffing over 2,000 eggs! Many hands definitely makes light work! They were done in one hour! Many, many thanks to Greg Laskowski for cooking all those hotdogs. A wonderful committee helped with preparing goodies in advance, and helping to make the day run smoothly. The volunteers were Sandy Anderson, Sonya Bacon, Cindy Bellacosa, Kathy Donovan, Pat Laskowski, Nancy Lively, Dee Lovell, Elaine McCarthy, Jennifer McCarthy, Isabella Pasquale, Linda Silagy, Susan Spalding, Harriett Torpe, Barb Williams, and Vickie Winfield. We would also like to thank the Easter Bunny for showing up and enjoying the event with us! Although he will remain anonymous, we’re sure everyone there enjoyed seeing him greet and interact with the children. We really appreciate that he was willing to get into that hot bunny costume in 80 degree weather! Congratulations to candy kiss count winners! First prize went to Hunter Spalding and second prize to his younger brother Levi Spalding.
Hopping Into Spring
BOARD NEWS AND NOTES…
We are pleased to announce that your Board Members for 2019-2020 are:
Tom Bakalar, Larry Dickstein, Lee Miller, Mike Neville, Ira Tropp, Dick
Williams and Gene Zeiner.
Welcome back. Your tireless efforts are always appreciated!
SPRING BREAK POTLUCK ! Steel drums and Beach Boys music filled the air at the April “Spring Break” potluck
where more than 60 residents attended on Friday, April 12. Tables were decorated in
a spring break theme with beachy colors, chocolate pops and slinkys for everyone,
made by Linda Silagy, to take home as mementos.
Thanks to the committee: Linda and Joe Silagy, Judi and Dave Arras, Pam Hazell, Dennis and Theresa
Davis, Tina Vogel and Larry Dickstein. An extra thank you goes to Augie Digiovanna for offering his
time to play the steel drums at our event. Beach Boy Trivia rounded out the evening’s enjoyment. Our
last Pot Luck dinner of the season will be Friday, May 10. Sign up sheets are at the Rec Center or on
the website at: www.stoneybrookhoa.com.
THE LAST BINGO OF THE SEASON
Monday, May 20th in the rec center.
The first number is called at 6:30 PM sharp!
Come to the rec center early to get a good seat.
The cost is $10.00 per game pack.
No one under 18 years old is eligible to play.
BOCCE BALL You don’t have to be Italian to play! We will teach you the rules.
Join us on Tuesday afternoons from 2:00 to 4:00 PM
on the family activity courts.
Call John for more information: 630-815-4440
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Helping Hands Are Here for YOU!
We can only be helpful to you when we know about your needs. Therefore, if we can help you, please
contact Carol Eichert at 714-7863 or [email protected] and you will be put in touch with a supportive
person. Our meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of every other month at 11:00 AM, after coffee hour in
the rec center. Join us for our next meeting on Monday, May 13th. Funds to purchase gifts and flowers are
raised through donations. We have our second volume of “Stoneybrook Cooks” available for a special
promotional price: 1 for $10 or 2 for $15. Gift wrapped cookbooks are on hand in the Rec Center Office.
Pay there by check. The books make lovely gifts!
TO THE COMMUNITY! THE NEWCOMERS’ MEET AND GREET
WHAT: Informative meeting for all newcomers and their families, but anyone living in Stoneybrook may
attend. Information about Heritage Harbour, Stoneybrook, and the CDD will be presented by an HOA
Board Director. There will also be a time for questions and answers.
WHEN: Every three months.
Join us on Thursday, July 18th from 7-8 PM
WHERE: Stoneybrook Recreation Center main room.
PROVIDED: Coloring books and crayons for younger children.
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MEET AND GREET ACTIVITY: Call Sheri Miller at (941) 567-5058 or email
Sheri at [email protected].
Pickleball instruction: contact Jeff Reed at [email protected] or 603-767-4632.
THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF BOOKS!
The Stoneybrook Book Club will meet on Friday, May 3rd at 1:30 in the Rec
Center to discuss When Breath becomes Air, by Dr. Paul Kalanithi.
Seats are still open and all are welcome. Should you have any
questions or need a copy of the book, please contact John Donovan at:
[email protected] or 978-834-6171.
CHESS ANYONE?
Join us every Thursday from 3:00 - 4:30 PM in the rec center. Bring your board and chess
pieces. No skill level is required, only an interest in playing (or learning how to play) chess. If you
are interested in the Chess Club, but cannot attend, please call, text or e-mail
Mike Neville at 724-413-8897 or [email protected].
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THE LOST AND FOUND is over flowing with clothing, pool toys,
athletic equipment, towels, glasses & jewelry.
Please come collect them before school is out. We will donate them at
the end of May.
SANDHILL CRANES ARE OUT AND ABOUT NOW, PLEASE DO NOT FEED THEM! By, Larry Eichert
Spring in Stoneybrook is a time of birth and rebirth in our plant and animal populations. There are 11 different micro-ecosystems that can be seen in 76 different places within our community. All of them provide a unique ecological microcosm in which we live. Let us take a look at one of the most visible.
The sandhill cranes are probably the most loved and most visible. They stand almost 4 feet tall and their bugling or rattling calls are beautiful but haunting. They rule the roads and tell you in no uncertain terms when you are in their way. (Once, a pair would not let me out of my garage.) Many are non-migratory year-round breeding residents. Those that are local are slightly smaller than a different species that migrate from the Great Lakes region. Both species nest during late winter and spring on mats of vegetation about two feet in diameter and in shallow water. (In 2011 & 2012, there was a nest where the two parts of Stone Harbour Loop meet that was
visible from the road. After the wetland restoration project was discontinued an over growth of opportunistic and invasive species plants forced them from their nesting area.) They normally mate for life and forage for seeds and roots, insects, mole crickets, acorns, turf grubs, earthworms, snakes, frogs and occasionally young birds or small mammals. Cranes are attracted by the open setting (mowed grass, on golf courses and lawns). They normally lay two eggs and when hatched the young are capable of following their parents away from the nest 24 hours after hatching. The young weigh about twelve pounds, males are larger than females, but their external markings are identical. In the more mature birds the male has a grayer brown coloring than the brown of the female. Cranes live to be older than most birds, some reaching 20 years old.
People inadvertently put them in harm’s way when they attract these birds to their yards with feed. Some "feeding" is accidental such as when bird seed is spilled from feeders by other animals onto the ground below making a nice feeding station for cranes. Some people still deliberately feed Sandhill cranes! Feeding such bread, corn and other processed foods gives them rickets and glaucoma especially the young. We have had to catch them and have them removed from the wild. Most of them die. They do not need handouts from humans. In 2002, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission made it illegal to feed sandhill cranes (Florida Fish and Wildlife Code 68A-4.00(3)).
Cranes fed by humans can become aggressive toward people. In several instances, children have been attacked by cranes. Cranes fed by humans also have been known to damage window screens and do other property damage. Sandhill cranes are cherished members of the Florida ecosystem and the Stoneybrook community. They need to feel safe and comfortable in their environment in order to survive and flourish. If they feel threatened they will leave and find a more conducive environment in which to live. It would be a shame to lose them. Parts are a paraphrase from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. All photos were taken inside Stoneybrook over the past ten years by Larry Eichert.
STONEYBROOK HOA POOL RULES
Residents and their guests use the pool and spa at their own risk since there is no lifeguard on duty.
All children must be accompanied and supervised by a parent or guardian at all times. Children under
12 years old are not allowed in the spa.
Pool Hours of Operation
• Sunrise to Sunset
Pool and Spa Rules
• NO pets are allowed in the pool area
• NO bikes, skate boards, etc. are allowed in the pool area
• NO food, beverages or alcohol are allowed in the pool or on the wet deck
• NO glass containers of any kind in the pool area
• NO smoking in the pool or on the wet deck
• NO diving, running, rough-housing or ball playing in the pool area
• NO persons with open cuts or skin infections may enter or remain in the pool/spa area
• NO incontinent persons in the pool/spa
• NO cut-off jeans or shorts used as substitute for swimwear
• NO surfboards or rafts (flotation devices as swimming aids are permitted)
• NO nudity
• Children that are not toilet trained must wear tight fitting rubber briefs
• Audio equipment only allowed with the use of headphones
• ID cards are required at all times and must be shown upon request by authorized
representatives of the association
• Any activities which unreasonably disturb the peaceful enjoyment of the pool area by other
persons are prohibited
• Each residence may have no more than six (6) guests at the pool/spa area at the same time
• The pool is closed during severe weather
Care of the pool/spa area
• Use of the deck furniture is on a first come first served basis. No reserving of this furniture is
permitted, and unattended items found on chairs will be removed and placed in the lost and
found located in the Rec Center activities room
• Deck furniture should be returned to their original positions after use and must not be
removed from the pool/spa area
• Deck furniture must remain at least 4 feet from the edge of the pool
• All persons should shower to remove lotions, sand, etc. before entering the water
• No substances such as soap or shampoo may be used in the pool/spa area
Violations of any of these rules may result in removal of the offending party from the pool
area for the remainder of the day.
STONEYBROOK COMMUNITY AND COUNTY
CONTACT INFORMATION
Neighborhood Watch Chairperson: Jerry Janowich 443-244-2667, [email protected]
Manatee County Sheriff’s Office (Emergency or Crime in Progress): 911
Manatee County Sheriff’s Office (Non-Emergency): 941-747-3011 (wait for dispatcher)
Roving Patrol: (941) 549-9637
Stoneybrook Recreation Center: (941) 750-9688
Stoneybrook After Hours Emergency, Property Manager: (941) 750-8601
Manatee County Traffic Complaint Hotline: (941) 723-5197
Manatee County Graffiti Hotline: (941) 747-3011 x2596
Florida Power and Light (to report malfunctioning street lights): (941) 917-0708
Garbage & Landscape Debris, Manatee County Utilities: 941-792-8811
Manatee County Sheriff’s Office Website: www.manateesheriff.com
Heritage Harbour Resident Website: www.heritageharbourmaster.com
Stoneybrook HOA Website: www.stoneybrookhoa.com
Stoneybrook Property Manager’s email: [email protected]
ROVING PATROL IN OUR STONEYBROOK COMMUNITY
Since July of 2008 the Roving Patrol has been making rounds throughout Heritage Harbour in
Stoneybrook, Riverstrand and Lighthouse Cove 7 nights a week from 6 PM - 6 AM. Between the
Roving Patrol and Neighborhood Watch Committee our community will continue to be a safe
place to live. If at any time between the hours of 6 PM and 6 AM you feel the need to contact the
Roving Patrol Call Center to report any happenings, please call (941) 549-9637.
This service has been provided through the Heritage Harbour Master Association. Please keep in
mind that Heritage Harbour is a lot of ground to cover, but before you know it they will be traveling
up and down your street keeping an eye out for your safety.
PLEASE REMEMBER: All residents must have a valid I.D. card to use the facilities, including the pool, fitness room, volleyball, tennis and basketball courts. Children under 12 must have parental supervision while at the Recreation Center and the pool or they will be asked to leave. I.D.s are made in the Rec Center office.
Ongoing Maintenance of Your Property
Here are a few reminders to make your tasks easier:
Roofs, homes, driveways including sidewalks abutting your property are your
responsibility to be power washed.
Grass and gardens need to be free of weeds, watered in accordance with the
watering restrictions and supplied with nutrients. Dead bushes must be
replaced with like kind vegetation and mulch replenished.
Palm trees must have the dead fronds removed and Oak trees must have
canopies raised to 8’ high. If they are over sidewalks or roadways they must
be raised to 14’ high.
All debris must be bundled so it can be removed easily in bundles no more
than 4’ long and not more than 50 pounds. Landscape debris is picked up by
Manatee County every Wednesday.
Trash pickup is on Tuesday and Friday. Wednesday is yard waste. Friday is
recycling.
All garbage cans and recycling bins must be stored in closed garages.
During a holiday week the day of the pickup schedule moves forward by one
day.
For your convenience all garbage related questions can be answered by
Manatee County Utilities at: 941-792-8811.
We know you love your pets so please keep them on a leash at all times and
pick up after them.
AS A REMINDER: No children
under the age of 14 are
permitted in the fitness center.
COSMOS -vs- MOJITOS
GOLF AT HERITAGE HARBOUR
Men’s Weekday: 18 holes every Wednesday begin at 9am Please contact the Pro-Shop to sign up (941)746-2696 Men’s 9 Holers Golf League:
Contact Joel Tropp: [email protected]
Ladies’ 9-Hole: The “Niners” play a nine hole scramble every Tuesday afternoon. Contact: Billy at the Heritage Harbour Golf Course 941-746-2696 Ladies’ 18-Hole: 18 holes on every Tuesday AM with lunch
following golf. Contact Carole Bakalar (941)580-3947 or [email protected]
Heritage Harbour Eatery (941)749-1842 Heritage Harbour Pro Shop (941)746-2696
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION
Property Manager’s Email: [email protected]
After Hours Gate Emergency at Stoneybrook (941)750-8601 One Source Corporation (941)923-2323 Fairway Greens III Casey Management (941)727-4698 Fairway Greens I, II, & IV Coach Homes ICON Management (941)747-7261 Stone Harbour I Stone Harbour II Stone Harbour III Security Alert Security (941)549-9637 Manatee Sheriff’s Dept. (941)747-3011 Stoneybrook Rec Center (941)750-9688
Office Hours:
Weekdays 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Saturday 10:00 am to 12:00 noon
PARKING REMINDER: Motorcycles, golf carts & all other non-traditional passenger vehicles must be parked in enclosed
garages. There is no overnight parking permitted on the streets of Stoneybrook. Overnight parking passes
are available at the rec center office to use the rec center parking lot. There is no parking permitted on
the street for more than 4 hours. A fine of $50.00 per occurrence may be imposed.
TREE TRIMMING REMINDER: Oak and Palm Trees have to maintain their natural growth pattern. Canopies must be raised to 8’
if they hang over sidewalks. They must be raised to 14’ high if they hang over the roads. They may
not be cut to look unnatural— no lollipop top or hat racking.
Remove dead branches immediately.
Wednesday is Yard Trash Pick Up! Landscape debris must be bundled in piles not over 4’ long and not over 50 lbs.
It can also be placed in lawn bags or cans.
Sun Mon Tue Wed
Thu Fri Sat
1 9am H2O Aerobics
9am Pilates 9 AM
PAINTING
2 9am Aerobic
Walking & Conditioning
3:00 PM Chess Club
3 9am H2O Aerobics
9am Aerobic Walking &
Conditioning 1:00 pm Canasta
1:30 PM Book Club
4 Yoga
10-11:15 AM
5
6 9am H20 Aerobics
9am Aerobic Walking &
Conditioning 10am Coffee
2:00-3 PM Line Dancing
7 9am Aerobic
Walking & Conditioning
1pm Mah Jongg 1 pm BRIDGE
BOCCE 2:00-4 PM
4 PM CDD meeting
HH Eatery
8 9am H2O Aerobics
9am Pilates 9 AM
PAINTING
9 9am Aerobic
Walking & Conditioning
1:00 PM EUCHRE
3:00 PM Chess Club
10 9am H2O Aerobics
9am Aerobic Walking &
Conditioning 9 AM ACTIVITIES COMM MEETING
1:00 pm Canasta at the Clubhouse
POT LUCK
5:00 PM
11 Yoga
10-11:15 AM
12
13 9am H20 Aerobics
9am Aerobic Walking &
Conditioning 10am Coffee
11:00 AM HELPING HANDS
2:00-3 PM Line Dancing
14 9am Aerobic
Walking & Conditioning
12:00 pm Mah Jongg
1 pm BRIDGE BOCCE
2:00-4 PM
15 9am H2O Aerobics
9am Pilates 9 AM
PAINTING
16 9am Aerobic
Walking & Conditioning
3:00 PM Chess Club
17 9am H2O Aerobics
9am Aerobic Walking &
Conditioning 1:00 pm Canasta
18 Yoga
10-11:15 AM
19
20 9am H20 Aerobics
9am Aerobic Walking &
Conditioning 10am Coffee
2:00-3 PM Line Dancing
ARC 3:00 PM
BINGO 6:30 PM
21 9am Aerobic
Walking & Conditioning
1pm Mah Jongg 1 pm BRIDGE
BOCCE 2:00-4 PM
22 9am H2O Aerobics
9am Pilates 9 AM
PAINTING
23 9am Aerobic
Walking & Conditioning
3:00 PM Chess Club
3:00 PM BOARD
MEETING
24 9am H2O Aerobics
9am Aerobic Walking &
Conditioning 1:00 pm Canasta
25 Yoga
10-11:15 AM
26
27
28 9am Aerobic
Walking & Conditioning
1pm Mah Jongg 1 pm BRIDGE
BOCCE 2:00-4 PM
29 9am H2O Aerobics
9am Pilates 9 AM
PAINTING
30 9am Aerobic
Walking & Conditioning
3:00 PM Chess Club
31 9am H2O Aerobics
9am Aerobic Walking &
Conditioning 1:00 pm Canasta
MAY 2019 REC CENTER HOURS:
MONDAY- FRIDAY
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
SATURDAY 10:00 AM – 12 NOON
The Rec
Center is
closed