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Our Place
September 16, 2015
Hint of fall in the air means
seasonal residents are returning
Janet Y. Tutt
District Manager
Customer Service Center
984 Old Mill Run
The Villages, FL 32162
(352) 753-4508
Community Standards
(Deed Compliance &
Architectural Review)
751-3912
Community Watch
753-0550
Billing Questions
Water & Sewer 750-0000
Amenity Fees 750-0000
Assessments 751-3900
Sales/Resales
Sale
753-7598
District Property
Management
753-4022
Water & Sewer
Customer Service
Water & Sewer (8 a.m.-5 p.m.)
750-0000
After Hours (5 p.m.-8 a.m.)
753-0550
Human Resources
674-1905
Recreation
00
674-1800
www.DistrictGov.org
Well the Labor Day holiday has come and gone and
Monday morning was the first
morning that was a little cooler
and had a hint of fall in the air
… just a hint. Now on to my
favorite season of the year —
football season!
I will be cheering loudest this
year for The Villages Buffalo
and my son, Michael, who is a
senior. Many of the 22 senior
teammates have been playing
together since they were on
The Villages Pop Warner team
at age 7.
It is bittersweet as parents to
watch them all take the field
together for their last season
(sigh). Michael is our first child
graduating from high school,
and obviously mom isn’t dealing with it so well.
As the fall season approaches
and the cooler temperatures
hopefully will be coming to
stay, this also means that the
population around The Villages
will be increasing as our seasonal residents come back to town.
The Villages will be hustling
and bustling even more than it
is now, if that’s possible.
It’s also that time of year
when it’s important to remind
everyone that courtesy and
patience are extremely important as you travel along the
roadways or multimodal paths.
While we’re all familiar with
the area, new residents and
guests may not be as familiar
with our roundabouts and
winding roads as they attempt
to find their way around this
beautiful community.
I find that a smile and a deep
breath seem to work and are
definitely in keeping with the
core values of our community.
The Districts have just
completed what our Budget Director, Barbara Kays,
have made a change to the
date, time and location of their
meetings.
COLUMNIST
Effective with their Oct. 8
board meeting, District 7 now
will meet on the Thursday
before the second Friday at 8
a.m. in the District Office Board
Room, 984 Old Mill Run.
annually refers to as “Budget
Effective with their Oct. 16
Bliss.” While she is about the
meeting, the District 8 Board
only one of us who refers to
will begin meeting at 11:30 a.m.
the budget process as bliss, the
One other change beginning
budget crunch officially has
in November is that the District
come to an end — woo hoo!
5, 6 and 8 boards will relocate
The District boards adopted
their meetings to the District
their budgets at meetings held
Office Board Room. The meetover the past two weeks.
ings for District 5, 6 and 8 will
You might be asking, “How
remain on the third Friday of
do the District budget adopeach month.
tions affect me?” Well, if you
This move will free up addilive in CDDs No. 1-11, the nontional recreational meeting
ad valorem maintenance assessspace at Lake Miona Recrement you pay on your annual
ation Center for resident usage,
tax bill funds the landscaping
just in time for peak season.
and infrastructure maintenance
Please remember that
within your District.
the District offers Welcome
The Village Center and SumWednesday at 11 a.m. every
ter Landing community develWednesday at the District
opment district budgets include
Office, 984 Old Mill Run.
the Amenities Division Funds,
This is a great opportunity
which comprise the monthly
to have all those rumors you
amenity fees each of the
may be hearing addressed by
residents pay for the continued
the District department direcmaintenance and upkeep of the
tors and board supervisors in
recreational facilities, pools and
attendance.
common areas such as postal
Please remember that just
facilities.
because you hear something at
Additionally, the Village
the pool, on the pickleball court
Center CDD provides for the
or on the golf course does not
common area maintenance in
necessarily mean it is fact. We
the Lady Lake/Lake County
at the District find that certain
portion of The Villages.
rumors tend to resurrect themAll of the long hours that
selves every few years.
have gone into the budget proIf you have a question about
cess will ensure the community
a rumor and you are not able
each of you fell in love with
to attend Welcome Wedneswhen you moved here remains
day, call the District Customer
just as beautiful and active!
Service Department at 753During this time of year, the
4508. They can help provide
boards adopt their meeting
you with the factual answer
schedule for the upcoming fiscal year. This year, some boards
JENNIFER
MCQUEARY
Recreation News Directory
and instructions.
For more tips and information, please visit
www.TheVillagesWaterWisdom.com.
Upcoming Recreation Center Activities...........................................1
Paradise Region (Silver Lake, Southside)...................................5-6
La Hacienda Region (Chula Vista, Tierra Del Sol)....................6-8
Savannah Region (Saddlebrook, El Santiago)...........................8-9
Mulberry Grove Region (Chatham).........................................10-11
Laurel Manor Region (Bridgeport, Churchill Street, Pimlico).....11-13
Lake Miona Region (Bacall, Canal Street, Coconut Cove)......14-16
Colony Cottage Region (Odell, Truman)................................17-18
SeaBreeze Region (Allamanda, Fish Hawk, Hibiscus, Sterling
Heights)..........................................................................................19-22
Eisenhower Region (Big Cypress, Bradenton, Captiva,
Manatee).......................................................................................22-24
Outdoor and off-site activities........................................................25
Support groups..................................................................................26
Senior Services...................................................................................27
Villages clubs................................................................................27-59
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Support Groups
For AA information
visit aalakesumter.com
n AA, 10 a.m. Mondays, Big
Book Mustard Seed, Captiva Recreation Center (closed).
n AA, 2 p.m. Mondays, Step Sisters (closed women’s step), Churchill
Street Recreation Center.
n AA, 6 p.m. Mondays, Serenity
Seekers, Paradise Recreation Center.
n AA, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays,
open beginners, Freedom Room,
Mulberry Grove Recreation Center.
n AA, 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Just For
Today step program, Odell Recreation Center (closed).
n AA, 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays,
speaker/discussion, Sober Sunset
Speakers, Bradenton Recreation
Center (open).
n AA, 9 a.m. Wednesdays, Daily
Reflections, Sterling Heights Recreation Center (closed).
n AA, 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays, As
Bill Sees It, Spirit Room, Mulberry
Grove Recreation Center (closed).
n AA, 4 p.m. Wednesdays, No
Name Big Book Group, “Joe and
Charlie Tape,” SeaBreeze Recreation
Center (closed).
n AA, 7 p.m. Wednesdays, women’s discussion group, Old Glory
Room, Mulberry Grove Recreation
Center (closed).
n AA, 7 p.m. Wednesdays, New
Life open speaker, Hibiscus Recreation Center.
n AA, 10 a.m. Thursdays, New
Attitudes, Julio Iglesias Room, La
Hacienda Recreation Center.
n AA, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays,
closed step discussion, Justice Room,
Mulberry Grove Recreation Center.
n AA, 2 p.m. Fridays, Pimlico
Room, Pimlico Recreation Center
(closed).
n AA, 4:30 p.m. Fridays, Serenity Sisters, Allamanda Recreation
Center.
n AA, 7 p.m. Saturdays, Sobriety
On Saturday Group, Fox Grove
Room, Saddlebrook Recreation
Center.
n AA, 7:30 a.m. Saturdays, Daily
Reflections Discussion, Churchill
Street Recreation Center (closed).
n AA Back to Basics, 8-9 a.m.
Saturdays, Sterling Heights Recreation Center. Learn and complete
all 12 steps of AA in four 1-hour
MCQUEARY, from page 2
to your question. Each Welcome Wednesday newsletter is
also available on our website,
meetings beginning the first Saturday
of each month. John, 949-351-0174.
n AA Big Book, 9 a.m. Sundays,
Sterling Heights Recreation Center
(closed).
n AA, 9:30 a.m. Sundays,
Lady Lake Breakfast Group, La
Hacienda Recreation Center (open).
360-0960.
n Al-Anon, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays,
Changing Attitudes AFG, Hibiscus
Recreation Center.
n Al-Anon Step 4 Study Group,
11 a.m. Wednesdays, Sterling
Heights Recreation Center.
n Al-Anon, 9 a.m. Fridays, Friday
Freedom AFG, Churchill Street Recreation Center.
n Al-Anon, Saturdays,
Letting Go AFG Newcomers,
9 a.m., regular meeting 10 a.m., Mulberry Grove Recreation Center.
n ALS Association Florida Chapter, 1 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of
each month, Hibiscus Recreation
Center. 888-257-1717 or alsafl.org.
n Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver College, 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays,
Mulberry Grove Recreation Center.
8/25: 10 Warning Signs of Dementia.
9/1: Healthy Habits for a Healthier
You. 9/8: Effective Communication. 9/15: Aging in Place. 9/22:
Research & Clinical Trials. 753-6200
to register.
n Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support
Group, 6:30 p.m. second Wednesday
of every month, Mulberry Grove
Recreation Center. 751-1808 or
446-4203.
n Amputee Group, noon first
Wednesday of every month, Lake
Miona Recreation Center. 753-2055
or [email protected].
n Breast Cancer Support Group,
(Tri-County BCSG), 2 p.m. the third
Thursday of each month, Paradise
Recreation Center. 347-2806 or
307-9797.
n Celiac and Gluten Free Support Group, 1:30 p.m. on the third
Thursday of each month (except
June, July and August), Captiva
Recreation Center. 913-220-8989 or
[email protected].
n Congestive Heart Failure Support Group, 11 a.m. first Tuesday of
each month,Bacall Recreation Center. 409-7001.
n COPD “Airheads” Support
Group, 10 a.m.-noon the second and
fourth Tuesdays of each month, Old
Glory Room, Mulberry Grove Recreation Center. 751-1313.
n COPD Breathing and Exercise class, 10 a.m.-noon the first and
third Fridays of each month, Old
Glory Room, Mulberry Grove Recreation Center. 751-1313.
n Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
Social Times group, 6 p.m. the
first Wednesday of each month,
Churchill Street Recreation Center,
communicate via Sign Language
only. 399-0711 or deafbowtie@
yahoo.com.
n Diabetes Perfect Control,
10 a.m.-noon Fridays or 3-5 p.m.
Saturdays, SeaBreeze Recreation
Center. 430-0098.
n Diabetic Community
Support Club, 1-3 p.m. first
Thursday of each month,
Savannah Center. 751-7599 or
[email protected].
n Divorce Care Support Group,
6:30-9 p.m. Tuesdays, Lake Miona
Recreation Center. 430-9500.
n Fibromyalgia Support Community, 3:30-5 p.m. the third
Wednesday of each month, Truman
Recreation Center. 633-0313.
n Hearing Loss Association of
America, 1-2:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month from September
through May, Triple Crown Room,
Churchill Street Recreation Center.
751-4532 or [email protected].
n Kidney Support Group,
3:45-4:45 p.m. the second Friday of
every month, Jefferson Room, Laurel
Manor Recreation Center.
401-828-4499 or 259-7040.
n Multiple Sclerosis Villages
People (MSVP), 10 a.m. the third
Tuesday of every month, La Hacienda Recreation Center. 391-9707 or
mssupportgroup.org.
n MSVP Caregivers, 10:30 a.m.
the fourth Tuesday of every month,
La Hacienda Recreation Center.
391-9707 or mssupportgroup.org.
n Multiple Myeloma,
1-2:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each
month, Laurel Manor Recreation
Center. Contact Dan List at 2599435 or [email protected].
n National Alliance on Mental
Illness, 7-9 p.m. the third Wednesday
of each month, Colony Cottage
Recreation Center. For families and
caregivers only. 430-3048 or
[email protected].
n Overeaters Anonymous meets
from 4:30-5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays at
Colony Cottage Recreation Center.
751-2614
n Osteoporosis Support Group,
10 a.m. the fourth Monday of each
month, Laurel Manor Recreation
Center. 259-2984 or osteo_porosis@
yahoo.com.
n Osteoporosis low-impact
strength training exercise classes,
11:30 a.m. Mondays, Laurel Manor
Recreation Center;
11 a.m. Fridays, Mulberry Grove
Recreation Center. 259-2984 or
[email protected].
n Ostomy Support Group, 6 to
7:50 p.m. on the second Tuesday
of each month from September
through May at Saddlebrook
Recreation Center. 865-335-6330 or
[email protected].
n Overeaters Anonymous,
10 a.m. Saturdays, Hibiscus Recreation Center. 753-3984.
n Overeaters Anonymous,
newcomers meeting, 8:30 a.m. Saturdays, Hibiscus Recreation Center.
430-2327.
n Overeaters Anonymous,
10 a.m. Tuesdays, Chatham Recreation Center. 430-2383 or
[email protected].
n Parents in the Home,
2:30-4:30 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of
each month at Hibiscus Recreation
Center. 396-1679.
n Parkinson’s Exercise/
Support Group, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Thursdays, Chatham Recreation Center. facebook.com/
villagesparkinsonsupport.
n Parkinson Fight Club,
1-2:50 p.m. Sundays, Chatham
Recreation Center; 9-11 a.m.
Mondays, Chatham Recreation
Center; 9-11 a.m. Tuesdays, Tierra
Del Sol Recreation Center; 11:45
a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays, Bridgeport
Recreation Center. 674-9058 or
259-2318.
n The Villages Prostate Cancer
Education and Support Group,
7 p.m. the first Wednesday of each
month, Laurel Manor Recreation
Center. 259-9433, 259-1329,
365-1483 or 446-4194.
n Scleroderma Support Group.
753-9500 or 409-0429.
n Sjogren’s/Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Group, 10-11:30 a.m. the
fourth Friday of every month, Julio
Iglesias Room, La Hacienda Recreation Center. No meetings May
through September. 259-1309 or
[email protected].
n The Villages Sleep Apnea Support Group, 6:30 p.m. the second
Monday of each month except June,
July and August, Bridgeport Recreation Center. 753-8773.
n Spasmodic Torticollis/
Cervical Dystonia Support Group,
second Friday of each month,
SeaBreeze Recreation Center.
751-7392.
n Stroke Support Group, 2 p.m.
the first Thursday of each month
except July and August, Bridgeport
Recreation Center. 259-2212 or
753-2088.
n Take Off Pounds Sensibly
(TOPS), Chapter 558, 9:30-11 a.m.
Mondays, Paradise Recreation Center. 751-4746 or 753-8073.
n Take Off Pounds Sensibly
(TOPS), 5 p.m. Thursdays, Lake
Miona Recreation Center. 259-6552.
n Take Shape For Life Weight
Management Club, Tuesday evenings, Rod and Reel Room at Fish
Hawk Recreation Center. John at
470-3888 or Daryl at 203-326-1745.
n Vasculitis Foundation
Villages Chapter, 1-3 p.m. the first
Saturday of May, August, November
and February, Mulberry Grove Recreation Center. 328-2839, aagolf@
aol.com or vasculitis
foundation.org.
n Visually Impaired Persons Support Group, 1 p.m. the first Thursday
of every month, Bridgeport Recreation Center. 751-1115.
districtgov.org.
If you would like to learn
more about your District Government, I suggest you attend
CDD Orientation which takes
place at 10 a.m. every Thursday morning in the District
Office.
Or, if you are interested in
the inner-workings of each of
the District departments, you
can call our District Customer
Service Department at 7534508 to inquire about our Resident Academy program. You
just might be surprised at how
much goes on around you on
a daily basis to ensure the sustainability of your lifestyle here
in The Villages.
Have a wonderful week, and
I hope you’ll come back again
next week to Our Place.
Jennifer McQueary is the
district clerk for the Village Community Development District. She
can be reached at
[email protected]
or 751-6700.
For Al-Anon information
for friends and families
of alcoholics, call 407-265-7334
or 800-292-6489 or visit our
website at district6.org