…a message from the HOA president….
Greetings to all and hope you are having a wonderful summer….whether you are here with Luther and
me or up north spending time with family and friends. I did not have a letter in our June newsletter as
Luther and I were travelling and I was not able to meet the newsletter deadline. We travelled over 3,000
miles in a couple of weeks…..Pennsylvania (my family), Ohio (Luther’s family and our friends) and then to
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and home!!!! Exhausting!!!!! We came back to Saddle Oak to rest from
our vacation!!!
By the time you read this we will have our new bingo machine installed……you voted and it passed with
flying colors!!! We have many bingo players (especially in the winter months) and it has been the main
source of entertainment in Saddle Oak for years….. so this is a very good thing for our community!!!
Many thanks to those of you who took the time to vote! We have run into a little hiccup getting our
internet and WiFi set up but it is being addressed and hopefully before long we will be up and running. I
know many of you are looking forward to having Jim teach us some computer classes this fall….I know I
need help!!
We are planning a 4th of July golf cart parade so dress your golf cart/bicycle and yourself in red, white
and blue and join the fun. Then we are going to have a picnic lunch at the clubhouse followed by bingo
in the afternoon. Hopefully it will not “rain on our parade” like it did on Memorial Day!!!!! When the
4th is over we have Christmas in July to look forward to.
This is the time of year when we have friends and relatives visiting us. Please remind your guests about
the rules. Speed limits, both cars and golf carts, pet rules…remember the leash law and picking up after
your pets, show them the rules posted at the pool, especially no eating and drinking in the pool area. It
might be a good idea for our residents to “brush up” on the rules also!!
Let me sign off by thanking my fellow board members and residents. They have been so helpful to me
in getting some issues addressed during the past year. I think our community is taking steps in the right
direction and there any many people to thank for that…not just board members but many residents who
have been so very helpful in making Saddle Oak Club a great place to live.
Have a great July and stay cool …..Tammie Hornsby
Welcome New Residents
Joyce Schaefer
5625 SW 60th Street
Lot #105
Arrived March 2012
Joyce's birthday: 4/21
Two children, three grandchildren
Home State: Michigan
Jim and Mary Ann Pupkiewicz
(nickname jim-nasium)
5644 SW 58th Place
Lot #179
Telephone: 352-509-7241
216-287-9477
Arrived: February 2012
Jim's birthday: 2/26
Mary Ann's birthday: 1/6
Anniversary: 5/30
Jim was a marketing mgr for a newspaper
Mary Ann worked in a community center
Jim likes golf, reading and gardening
& they like car rides in the country
3 Children, 9 grandchildren
Home State: Ohio
Hubert (Matt) and Louise Mathews & Buddy
5615 SW 60th Street
Lot #106
Telephone: 904-465-3200
Arrived: March 2012
Matt's birthday: 11/23
Louise's birthday: 9/12
Anniversary: 4/22
Matt is retired from the Navy
and was a millwright
Louise was a supervisor for
Senior Services
3 children, 6 grandchildren
Home State: Florida
Welcome New Residents
Nancy Kalman with Dewey & Piper
5745 SW 55th Avenue
Lot #248
Telephone: 352-509-7505
Arrived: May 2012
Nancy's birthday: 12/5
Nancy has done medical coding,
teacher's assistant & cake decorating
Her hobbies include various crafts
Three children, six grandchildren
Home State: Connecticut
Ola Mae Seaton
5666 SW 59th Street
Lot #135
Telephone: 352-867-9891
Arrived April 2012
Ola Mae's birthday: 8/23
Two children, four grandchildren
Home State: Florida
JULY
01. Nancy Henderson
01. Karen Marengo
03. Clay Cummings
03
Helen Raczka
03. Jim Blattner
03. Frank Hodakowski
04. Dick Knuppel
06. Gladys Ouimette
06. Richard Simpson
09. Peggy Thorner
08. Debbie Libby
08. Karen Sammons
10. Jo Gearin
10. Ann Tsaras
10. Jack McCaque
11. John Krisch
12. Dan O’Connell
12. Judith Furfaro
12. Mike Philip
13. Donna Clarke
13. Walter Sobon
14. Joan Record
17. Debra Fleming
18. Kathleen Chervinski
18. Gary Brock
20. Bill Cook
22. Sue Holbrook
22. David Yogerst
23. Don Petrak
23. Nan Gable
25. Howard Parness
25. Mary Smith
29. Katherine Sitkowski
30. Charlene Krafski
30. Diane Keach
31. Harry Simmes
July Anniversaries
06.
06.
07.
10.
11.
12.
17.
24.
28.
Len & JoAnne Ebright-1962
Robert & Nancy Burns
Peter & Judy Mascaro
Henry & Lorraine
Berthiaume
Don & Carolyn Jones
William & Dyna Egleston
Don & Mary Godwin
Frank & Louise Mousseau
Rex & Darlene Baker
For additions or corrections for
the B-day and anniversary lists
please call Terry Jansen @
304-8195 or e-mail
[email protected]
Run Circles Around Windows
One of the best features of Windows is that there are
always several ways that you can do almost anything.
And depending on the situation, and the in which you
think/work, there are shortcuts you can use to your
advantage.
If you like using the mouse with menus, you can do
things that way. Or you can avoid wrestling with the
finicky trackpad on your laptop, and quickly get on with what you really
wanted to do.
For example, when you are on the internet, and you want to scroll down a
page, there's a bunch of different ways to do it. You could:
• click on the tiny down-arrow button on the screen a bunch of times.
• click once on a blank spot on the side bar under the slider.
• grab (click and hold) the side bar slider itself and pull it down.
• use the wheel on the mouse or scroll feature of your trackpad.
• tap the down-arrow key on the keyboard a bunch of times.
• tap the page-down key on the keyboard.
• tap the space-bar on the keyboard.
The space-bar is my favorite since it is a big, easy target.
In fact, whenever I see “press any key to continue” I will always use the
space-bar because it is so easy to find.
And here's another neat trick: When you are on the internet, you can easily
change the size of the letters on the screen by holding down the CTRL key
and rolling the mouse wheel. Roll in one direction to increase the size of
the letters, and roll the other direction to make the letters smaller. Let go of
the CTRL key when you're finished.
This is another in a series of articles about computers and other technology written by
Saddle Oak Club resident Jim Hanoian. You can send questions or comments to him
via email at: [email protected].
A TRIBUTE TO FATHERS by FRAN FRITZ
Fathers come in many forms - big and/or small; short and/or tall; young
and/or old; timid and/or bold; good and/or bad; happy and/or sad; and etc.
Last month in my article "A Tribute to Families" I mentioned that our DAD
had raised my sister and I. To us he was the most wonderful father there
ever was. Even though he has been gone for 31 years all four of us girls still
feel that way about him. He was kind but firm, he was fun but took no
nonsense from us, he was a friend but still was a father, he was thoughtful
but we didn't get away with anything, he listened but his reasoning was
word, I could say more but I’d rather just say to William Francis (Bud)
Shotts - thanks for being our DAD.
I hope each of you had as great of a father as we did and I hope that if not
maybe there was a grandfather, an uncle, a brother or a friend that was/is a
father figure to you and that you remembered that person in your thoughts
this past Father's Day. Even better, I hope you got a chance to talk to him or
see him. As long as I live I will hear my dad's voice whispering in my ears.
Thank you to the Garden Club for this lovely flower display in our
community. Did you know it spells “SOC”?
“COME ONE COME ALL”
SADDLE OAK DRAMA CLUB
AND SUPPORTERS
IF YOU HAVE EVER HAD ANY INTEREST, EXPERIENCE, OR HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT PLAYS,
SKITS, OR WHATEVER, OR WOULD LIKE TO WORK BEHIND THE SCENES, PLEASE SIGN UP
AT THE CLUBHOUSE. WE ARE THINKING THAT A CLUB WOULD BE FUN AND WILL CALL A
MEETING SOON.
LINDA OTTO ---622-5183
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SADDLE OAK NEWSLETTER WELCOMES 3 NEW MEMBERS
The Saddle Oak newsletter welcomes 3 new members to our team. Joann Barber will
be writing articles for your enjoyment. Paulette McNally, a new resident, will be our
official photographer. She will be taking event photos and random photos in the
community. Peggy Thorner will be in charge of circulation and the newsletter carriers.
The Saddle Oak staff would like to welcome them! Thank you, Ladies……
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MEMORIAL FOR ED ARMITAGE by Fran Fritz
On Sunday, May 20th of 2012 at 2:00 p.m. a memorial was held for Ed Armitage.
Approximately 125 people were in attendance including several family members.
Ed was born in Corain, Massachusetts om August 17th,1933. He was the beloved
husband of Bonnie, the father of three children, served in the Korean war and received
a purple heart. Ed was very active while living here in Saddle Oak. A while back he and
Bonnie bought a second home in Williston on a little property and Ed loved it
there. This information was my speech before we all said "The Lord's Prayer" together.
Refreshments were served and Dick Ouimette gave a short speech about his and Ed's life
long relationship and after Dick talked several others in the audience spoke. Before the
service was closed Nancy Dougherty said a poem "MY GRIEF IS LIKE A RIVER".
Thanks Nancy.
As always I'd like to thank the other members of the Bereavement Committee - Grace
Spiller who is always here to support and advise me and listen to things I have
planned, Jeanne Kozlowski who sits at the greeting table and takes care of the cards
people bring and sees to it that the guest book is signed, and Jean Stephens who
does such a beautiful job of arranging the guest table. I'd like to thank all of you who are
always so willing to help with these events. Katherine Sitkowski, Joan Ford, Marge
Gordon, Suzanne May, Mike Dougherty and Judy Miller gave helping hands this time and
did a fine job.
I need to apologize to those of you who did not get cake. This time I filled in with
cookies. It is very hard to determine how many will be in attendance to a memorial and
especially since so many people had left to go north. Thanks again and God bless.
BITS AND PIECES………….
VOLUNTEERS OF THE MONTH
Volunteer of the month for July is Jackie Barth.
Jackie does the Bits and Pieces for the Saddle
Oak Newsletter which is no easy task. It
requires getting articles together, meeting
deadlines, attending meetings, etc. Without
volunteers like Jackie there would be no
newsletter. Thank you, Jackie for being such an
asset to our newsletter.
THANK YOU, AND YOU AND YOU….!!!
*I want to thank all my Saddle Oak friends for
your support during my stay in the hospital.
Your cards, calls, visits and especially the
prayers were much appreciated. A special
thanks for the gift card, and to Tammie and
Luther for being so accommodating in
providing medical equipment.
Hazel Wickstrom
*Thank you, Dick and Gladys Ouimette for
taking the food donated by Saddle Oak residents
to Interfaith – it is really appreciated.
12 x 17 placemats made with greeting card
circles, which we will be making after you have
collected your greeting cards. We have a
collection box in the Library. Just call me or
see me at Saturday morning coffee.
Angie 854-4384
*The Saddle Oak Newsletter team wants to
thank Diana Phinney for her may years of
service as the Circulation Manager of the
newsletter. Every month she managed the
carriers and made sure our newsletters were
delivered in a timely fashion. She always made
sure that the correct number of newsletters were
printed. Not an easy task with our residents
coming and going. Thank you, Diana, for many
years of hard work
ATTENTION HOMEOWNERS
To help defray the cost of printing the
newsletter, the volunteer carriers need to know
what homes to deliver to, so please let me know
if you will be leaving for an extended period of
time. Also, please let me know when you return
to have your newsletter start again. Thank you.
Peggy Thorner 352-299-1338
CLASSIFIED AD BY RESIDENT
HP Photosmart printer 3210 all-in-one printer,
scanner, copier. Comes with 4 new ink
cartridges worth $50. Asking $75, will
negotiate.
Call Vi Simmes, 352-304-8866 or
518-796-4754
PHONE CORRECTION
John Roberson’s correct phone number is:
390-3003.
Virginia Clark
*The family of Ed Armitage would like to thank
Fran Bolson for stopping by with a card signed
by the Saturday morning group and the gift card
from Publix when Ed was hospitalized. We
would also like to thank all our friends and
neighbors in Saddle Oak for the many cards,
phone calls visits and prayers during his illness
and at his passing. Special thanks to Fran Fritz
and all her helpers for the wonderful service at
the clubhouse. Also thanks to the HOA for
their gift of money which was donated to Haven
Hospice of Levy County in Ed’s memory.
Bonnie and Family.
LADIES
LADIES LADIES
Come One!! Come All!! Come By!!
*Thank you for the box of craft supplies that
You are invited to our Ladies Luncheon, held
were left on my doorstep with no name. I have each month!! Check the sign-up sheet in the
plywood tulips and a ½ wooden duck to stain or clubhouse for details.
paint, and foam visor hats in green, pink or
CHRISTMAS IN JULY
chartreuse to decorate for anyone interested. I Crafters and volunteers are needed for this
will put up examples on the Craft Board of the event, July 14th 8:00 am till noon. Please
contact Joann Barber at 304-8579.
BITS AND PIECES Cont’d
SINGLES
The Lunch Out this month will be at Red
Lobster on Rt. 200 on Thursday, July 26 at
11:30 am. Sign up on the clipboard at the
Clubhouse to reserve your spot.
Singles Breakfast will be held the first Monday
of every month at Cracker Barrel at 8:30 am.
Hope to see you there!!
BULLETIN BOARD
Please remember, notices for the bulletin
board must be on a 3 x 5 card and dated. Cards
will be removed if there is no date. Please do
not remove anyone’s cards but your own.
Thanks!
PETS
Please remember: no animals are permitted
anywhere in the clubhouse or in the pool
area.
CALENDAR CHANGES
Please remember if you have any changes to the
calendar, please contact Linda Otto by the 15th
of the month. Thank you.
Linda Otto 861-1048
HOT DOGS AT TUESDAY BINGO!
Between the hours of 5 and 6:30 pm, hot dogs
are being served at Tuesday Bingo. A Nathan’s
Hot Dog Meal consists of the dog, chips and
beverage for $2.25! Stay for Bingo or just
enjoy a quick meal!
PINOCHLE PEOPLE
Pinochle is back! Come on Thursdays at 6:45 if CLUBHOUSE – Yes, you can book the
Clubhouse for a personal event through Nancy
you are interested.
Savel. Please clean up and leave the clubhouse
as you found it. If you move tables and chairs,
BUYING TICKETS
please put them back as you found them.
This is VERY IMPORTANT! Remember to
Just a reminder that no pets are allowed in the
buy your tickets EARLY for any event you
wish to attend. We can no longer sell tickets at Clubhouse.
the door. We must have an early count of
KITCHEN
attendees in order to purchase sufficient
If you are planning an event, private or public,
food for each event. Thank you for your
Please call Claudia Janis at 509-4328, and I will
cooperation.
open the refrigerator and freezer for your use, if
you need them.
REMINDER
Your guests must be registered with the office.
SUNSHINE REPORT - Fran Bolson
They need to know the names of your visitors
and the length of time they expect to stay. This
Only two residents were hospitalized this past
is necessary for your guests to have full use of
month – Walter Sobon and Jeanne Kozlowski.
Saddle Oak Club facilities.
It is great that you are staying healthy – let’s try
to keep it that way.
SUPPORT YOUR ADVERTISERS
Printing costs for our newsletter are usually BEREAVEMENT REPORT
covered by advertising fees. Please help us
Kurt Krafski passed away on May 24th. He is
by supporting our advertisers. The
survived by his wife, Charlene.
advertisers will love you and we will too!
When you need a service, check the
advertisers! You will be pleasantly surprised
how well this system can work for you.
SPORTS & ACTIVITIES
Golf
Move-It – Move-It
Saddle Oak Golf Tournament – June
13, 2012 (8 players showed up)
1st Place Team with -6 under par:
George
Confer,
Grace
Newman,
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
At 8:30 AM – Club House
Joann Barber (352) 304-8579
Hervey Hill & Bob Bull
2nd Place Team with -3 under par:
Gerald Gulub, Don Godwin, Jim
Wesener & Al Carson
Golf is cancelled until 2nd week of
August 2012.
John Deshayes (352) 237-9488
Shuffleboard
Bocce Ball
Thursdays at 3 PM
Thursdays at 3 PM
SPORTS & ACTIVITIES
Line Dancing
Beginners – Mondays at 10 am
Intermediate – Sundays at 6:30 pm
Intermediate – Thursdays at 1 pm
Gene Seeley (352) 873-2650
Cards
Bob Burns (352) 509-4176
Various card games in clubhouse.
Check the calendar on back of
newsletter for the games & times.
Darts
For an informal game, Saturdays 2 pm
Darts
are
in
the
white
middle
cupboard under the bulletin board.
Quilting
Wednesdays at 9 AM
Judy Miller (352) 304-8301
Sewing
Thursdays from 6:30 – 8 PM
Trina Vertefeuille – 873-3606
Chorus
Suspended until September.
Joann Barber (352) 304-8579
SPORTS & ACTIVITIES
NO BINGO ON TUES., JULY 3rd
A SUPER BINGO will be held on July
4th at 2:00 p.m. A picnic lunch will be
served from noon to 1:30 p.m.
Kathy Simmes (352) 304-8580
Bowling
Hoping to see you all next season for
fall bowling.
Enjoy the summer and keep bowling.
We practice on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. at
AMF West, so come join the fun.
See you at the alley,
Ginger Pace, Secretary
Pool
Anytime – Upstairs in Clubhouse
Come up & have some fun!
Horseshoes
Bingo (New Bingo Machine)
Bingo will start at 6:45 p.m. instead of
7:00 p.m.
Ticket sales from 5:30 to 6:20 p.m.
Anytime - out next to the Bocce pit
Horseshoes are located in shed by
shuffleboard court.
SPORTS & ACTIVITIES
Yoga and Meditation
Wii
Class will begin again in October.
Bowling on Mondays at 1 PM in
I am looking forward to teaching the
clubhouse.
class again in the fall.
Come out and have some fun &
exercise!
Kathy was high bowler this week with
a 255 game. Congrats!
Kathy Simmes (352) 304-8580
Ping Pong
Anytime – Upstairs in Clubhouse
Come up & have some fun!
Hope to see
you all there. Have a great summer!
ChandraMa Hanioan (352) 509-4370
Yoga Instructor
SPORTS & ACTIVITIES
The existing group is still very
motivated and wants to continue being
healthy, fit and having a good time.
We hope to motivate more residents
to join us and, hopefully, there will
also be a person who wants to take
turns with me to lead the group.
Water Fun / Fitness
As all the water aerobic lovers know,
one of our leaders, Kay Fiedler, has
resigned from the job. She did a
terrific job keeping us fit and while
we are often “whining”, we learned a
lot from Kay. So from all of us,
THANK YOU, KAY! We appreciated
all your time and effort you put into
the water aerobics.
But now that we don’t have Kay
anymore to keep us fit, we are looking
for a leader – with or without
certificate – to continue our water
fitness group.
We will try to make a new start with a
new program and music. For the time
being, we are having our swim hour,
twice a week from 10 – 11 AM on
Mondays and Wednesdays. We hope
to do some water exercise, with not
just aerobics, but also some fitness
between the lines.
NOTE:
It is no longer a water
aerobics lesson, but we try to stay fit
and healthy with this fun way of
exercise. It’s not really a MUST to
know how to swim. You can join in
shallow water as well.
Want to join, or want to help me
keeping our group going, call Terry
Jansen at 304-8195 or
[email protected]
Changes or Corrections:
For any changes or corrections on the
Sports & Activities pages, contact
Linda Johnston (865) 712-5852.
Other Sports/Activities:
If you have any other sports or
activities you want listed in the
newsletter, contact Linda Johnston at
(865) 712-5852.
Recently you may have
noticed one of our new
residents, Paulette
McNally, riding around
the neighborhood taking photographs and
wondered why. She
hopes everyone would
enjoy her addition to
our newsletter, and has
promised not to be invasive to anyone’s privacy.
But if something is
REALLY funny, you may
find it here next month!
JUNE IN SOC
Watch out, kids. If you leave your bike laying around,
Grandma will make a flowerpot out of it!
SAVE THE DATE
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
WEDNESDAY, JULY 4TH
GOLF CART PARADE (non judged)
(Clubhouse at 9:30 – parade
starts at 10:00 am)
PICNIC LUNCH @ clubhouse
Noon until 1:30
(Claudia and crew)
SUPER JULY 4TH BINGO BEGINS
AT 2:00 – Kathy Simmes
SATURDAY, JULY 14TH
CHRISTMAS IN JULY
8:00 am until Noon
(Joanne Barber)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 18TH
POOLSIDE LUAU
5:00 pm till ??
A casual evening by
the pool. Lei’s, food
& fun will be provided!
(Tammie Hornsby/Nancy Savel)
SUNDAY, AUGUST 26TH
ANNUAL ICE CREAM SOCIAL
2:00 PM – CLUBHOUSE
(Linda Otto)