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December 2009 THE UCO REPORTER Page 1

Volume 28, No. 12 December 2009Publication of the UNITED CIVIC ORGANIZATION of CENTURY VILLAGE (WPB)Visit us on the Internet at century-village-wpb.blogspot.com

From the Desk

of President

George

Loewenstein

Back row: Lillian Rubin, Al Weiskopf, Louis and Sylvia Roth. Front row: Sylvia Haskell, Ceil

Imberman, Abraham Moskowitz, Miriam Maddux. Photo by Ken Davis

Centenarians Sylvia Roth (102) and husband Louis (101).

Photo by John Saponaro

The Ongoing Story

of the Year?

Its the Golf

Course,

of Course!By Syd Kronish

Themostimportantsubject

imbeddedintheminds,hearts,

andpocketbooksofmany

CenturyVillage residentsatthistimeistheproposedde-

velopmentofthegolfcourse

byitsowners.

Thematterwasbroughtto

theforeataspecialTownHall

meetingheldThursday,Octo-

ber15attheClubhouseThe-

ater.Morethan1,000residents

attendedtoheartheplanspre-

sentedbytheownerAndrew

Waldmanandhisassistants.

Agroupofresidentsidenti-

edastheProActiveCom-

mitteeToSave TheGolfCoursetotaketheopposite

viewwerepresent,supported

bytheVillagersthatmadeup

theaudience.

Onthestageattheleftwere

Mr.AndrewC.Waldman,Ana

M.Waldman,RebelCook,

RobertRennenbaumandGreg

DuBois.Inthecenterwas

retiredJudgeRobertParker,

whoservedasthemoderator.

Ontherightwerethemembers

oftheProactiveCommittee:

JeanetteVeglia(Chairperson),HoneySager,SandyCohen,

PhilandBarbaraShapkin.

TheWaldmangroupspeak-

ingindividually,presented

theirviews(thirtyminutes

each).Alargemovie screen

wasloweredtoshowacol-

Someofyoumayrecallseeinglittleslipsofpaperpostedonyourbulletinboards,complainingaboutanemployeeof

WPRFnotworking.Apparentlythesedidnothavethedesired

result,andsothecomplainergraduatedtoputtingthemessage

onmensroomwallsatseveraloftheswimmingpools.The

sheriffsofcewasnotied,andImhappytoreportthatthe

individual,avillageresident,wasapprehendedandarrested.

Hopefully,thisputsanendtosuchmischief.

Therecentwatermainbreak,whichaffectedabout40%of

thevillage,madeusawarethatwelacktheabilitytotransmit

immediateinformationtoourresidentsinasuddenemergency.

Iam intheprocessofformingan emergencycommittee to

formulateastandardoperatingprocedureincaseofasudden

emergency.

OnWednesday,November4, 2009,VicePresidentDavidIsraelandIattendedaPalmBeachCountycodeenforcement

violationhearingagainsttheWaldmans(ownersoftheGolf

Course).Manyyearsago,apriorowneroftheGolfCourseap-

pliedforpermissiontoopenanentrancefromHaverhillRoad.

TheconditionsetbyPalmBeachCountywasthatafencebe

erectedbetweenthatentranceandtheentrancefromCentury

Village.ThatfencewasremovedbyMr.Waldman,claiming

thatsinceitwasnolongeroperatedasagolfcourse,thefence

wasnotneeded.

ThehearingofcerdisagreedandgaveMr.Waldman30days

toreplacethefenceorpayaneof$150perday.

Wehavechangedourbylawstomakeiteasierforindividu-

alstorun forofce inUCO.Moreprecisely,thenominating

committeeisnowalsoasearchcommittee.AnyonewishingtoruncancontacttheUCOofceforaform.Alternately,onecan

benominatedfromtheoorattheFebruarydelegatemeeting

(byadelegate)andonlyonedelegateisrequiredtosecondthis

nomination,nottenasinthepast.

InMarchwewillbeelectinganewpresident(Iamterm

limited),twovicepresidents,treasurer,andbotharecording

andcorrespondingsecretary,aswellas20membersoftheex-

ecutiveboard.Ihopethatyouwillseriouslyconsiderrunning

foroneoftheseofces.

Iwouldlikeallourresidentstoremembertousethecallin

systemfortheirguests,deliverypersons,andcontractors.In

Octoberover400entrancesweredeniedbecausetheywerenot

calledin.Thesituationcausesangertowardourguards,who

areonlydoingtheirduty.Theguardsworkhardtokeepusall

safeinthevillage.

Onbehalfofmyselfandmyfellowofcers,Idliketowish

allourresidentsandtheirfamiliesaveryhappyandenjoyable

Thanksgiving.PleaserememberthattheUCOofcewillbe

closedonThanksgivingaswellasthenextday(Friday)sothat

ourvolunteersandemployeescanenjoyalongweekend.o

Delegate Meeting

Fri, Dec 4, 9:30 am Clubhouse Theater

A Wonderful ExperienceBy Antoinette Salometo

ForthoseofusluckyenoughtoattendtheCentenariansdes-

sertbuffet,weweretreatedtoaveryspecialoccasion.Honored

wereeightresidents,vewomenandthreemen,whohave

reachedthismilestonewithhumorandazestforlivingand

enjoyingthesimplepleasures.Howluckyweallaretohave

themwithus,toremindusoftheimportantthingsinlife

takingcareofourneighbors,friendship,andlaughter.

GuestsattendingwereStateRep.MarkPafford,CountyAp-

praiserGaryNikolits,andrepresentativesfromCongressmanRobertWexler,StateSenatorDavidAronberg,andMikeEd-

monsonrepresentingStateAttorneyMichaelMcAuliffe.Also

attendingwasHarryFreedman,CommunityRelationsOfcer

forWalgreens.UCOwasrepresentedbyUCOPresidentGeorge

Loewenstein;VicePresidentsFrankCornish,JerryKarpfand

BobMarshall;UCOTreasurerDorothyTetro;RecordingSec-

retaryBettyLapidus;andCorrespondingSecretaryAvisBlank.

Incommemorationoftheoccasion,eachCentenarianre-

ceivedakeyfromCommissionerKoonsofce.SusanBucher,

theSupervisorofElections,wasalsotheretohonortheCen-

tenarians,aswasarepresentativeofSheriffBradshaw.Anita

Cruz,W.P.R.F.VP,offeredafewwordsofcongratulationand

bestwishes.

Afterabreakforsomedeliciousdesserts,entertainmentwasprovidedbytheVillageSongbirds.Alldressedupintheir

redtopsandwhiteslacks,theypresentedastrikingonstage

pictureandthemusicandharmonywaswonderful.Direc-

torMartinRuderman,withpianobyMervKnecht,ledthe

groupinavarietyofmusicalnumbers,whichwereenjoyed

byeveryone.ToparaphraseafewlinesfromMartinsparody

ofThanks for the Memories,Yourcaringway,throughall

yourdaystoyouweraiseatoast.Congratulationstothe

Centenariansseeyounextyear.o

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Page 2 THE UCO REPORTER December 2009

At the Delegate

Assembly

Betty Lapidus

As of 11/03/09

Date Day Time Group Location

12/03/09 Thursday 10:30amMaintenance(FlOmbudsman

speaksonelectionprocedures)Theater

12/04/09 Friday 9:30am DelegatesAssembly Theater

12/04/09 Friday 2:00pm Security 2102

12/07/07 Monday 9:30am Infrastructure 2102

12/09/09 Wednesday 11:00am Beautication 2102

12/09/09 Wednesday 1:00pm Editorial 2102

12/10/09 Thursday 10:00am CommunityRelations CardRoomB

12/15/09 Tuesday 10:00am Operations(tentative) 2102

12/16/09 Wednesday 2:00pm PBCTaxAccessor CHRoomC

12/17/09 Thursday 9:30am Safety(TownHall) CHRoomC

12/18/08 Friday 10:00am CandidatesForum CHRoomC

12/21/09 Monday 1:30pm Transportation CHRoomB

12/21/09 Monday 3:00pm CERT ArtRoom

12/25/09 Friday Closed Christmas UCO

12/29/09 Tuesday 10:00am Operations 2102

12/31/09 Thursday 10:00am Ofcers 2102

1/01/10 Friday Closed NewYear'sDay UCO

1/04/10 Monday 1:00pm ExecutiveBoard CHRoomB

1/08/10 Friday 9:30am DelegatesAssembly Theater

December/January Meetings

November 6, 2009

These minutes were taken

by Mary Patrick Benton.

Themeetingwascalledto

order byPresident George

Loewensteinat9:30a.m.196

delegateswereinattendance.

ThePledge ofAllegiance

wasledbyGeorgeFranklin.

Theminutesoftheprevious

meetingwereacceptedaswritten.

Thetreasurersreportwas

attachedtotheminutes.As-

sociations receivedtheir

StatementofChargesfor

2010.TreasurerDorothyTetro

thankedAlMcLaughlinfor

preparingthesebills.

Lt.Kronsperger,ofthePalm

BeachCountySheriffsDe-

partment,remindedeveryone

todrivecarefullyasaspeed-

ingticketnestartsat$250

andfailuretostopataStop

Signisa$140ticket.Deputies

havebeennotiedtocheckfor

squattersattheGolfCourse.Healsostressedthatresidents

shouldalwayslocktheircars.

Presidents Report:

PresidentLoewensteinpre-

sentedaCerticateofCom-

mendationtoDetectiveJamie

Rousselforhisexpeditious

apprehensionofavandalwho

wasdefacingpropertyinCen-

turyVillage.

UCOheldaTownHal l

meetingwiththeownersof

theGolfCourseandmembers

ofthePro-ActiveCommit-tee.UCOisconcernedwith

thesafetyissueandlackof

fence.AtarecentPalmBeach

CountyCodeEnforcement

meeting,theownersofthe

GolfCoursemustputthe

fencebackupwithin30days

orbened$150perday.Both

UCOandthePro-ActiveCom-

mitteewereinattendanceat

thishearing.

Therewasawatermainbreak

atwhich40%oftheVillagewas

affected.Sincewedidnthaveanemergencyplaninplaceto

notify residents,Georgeinsti-

tutedanEmergencyCommittee

forfuturesituations.Thiscom-

mitteewillmeetNovember19

tomakeplans.

TherewillbeaCandidates

ForumforCongressmanWex-

lersseatDecember18at9:30

a.m.hereintheTheater.

TheCenturyVillagehealth

facilityisconductingseminars

forCenturyVillage.Allresi-

dentsareencouragedtoattend

thenextsessionscheduledfor

November11at2p.m.inthe

MedicalCenter.

OnNovember18,thePalm

BeachCountyTaxAssessor

willanswerquestionsand

discusstheHomesteadActin

RoomCat2p.m.Thismeet-

ingwillbeadvantageousfor

newCenturyVillageresidents.

RobertaFromkinwillchair

theNomination-SearchCom-

mittee.Ifyouwishtobenomi-natedforeitheraUCOofce

orExecutiveBoard,youcan

getanapplicationattheUCO

ofce.Ifnominatedfromthe

oor,onlyonesecondisnec-

essarymustbenominated

andsecondedbyaDelegate.

TheUCO office will be

closedFriday,November27th

Thanksgivingrecess.

Duetoheavywinds,the

exterminatorwas unable to

tenttheClubhouselastweek.

Theywilltryagaintheweek

ofNovember9.Ifsuccessful,

theClubhousewillbeclosed

November9-10-11-12.

AccordingtoRobertsRules

ofOrder,toswitchorderofthe

meetingweneedatwo-thirds

vote(131).Ushersarestationed

ateachdoortocollectDelegate

votingpapersinordertodeter-

mineifwestillhaveaquorum

whenavoteistaken.

Motion:Madeandsec-

ondedAllfutureagendasforDelegatemeetingsbe

revisedtoallowanymotions

presentedtobescheduledat

thebeginningofameetingbe-

foreanyCommitteeReports.

Thistoincludemotionsfor

OldBusiness,NewBusiness

andanyothermattersbrought

totheDelegatesasmotions.

Discussionfollowed.Vote

3opposedmotioncarried.

PresidentLoewensteinhad

toleavethemeetingandVice

PresidentBobMarshalltookoverconductingthemeeting.

Old Business:

ThePro-ActiveCommit-

teecomplainedtotheP.B.Co.

Landscaping Department

abouttheupkeepoftheGolf

Course.Theyalsolearnedthat

Mr.Waldmandidnotapplyfor

apermittoerectafence.

Motion: Amotionwas

madeandsecondedtoau-

thorizeUCOtospendupto

$20,000inlegalfeestond

remediesagainsttheGolf

Course.Discussionfollowed.

Votemotiondefeated.

New Business:none

Committee Reports:

Reporter:DotLoewenstein

announcedthatthedeadlineis

Monday,November9forany

itemsforthenextissue.

Insurance:DanGladstone

reportedthat240unitsin50buildingshavebeendamaged

bywaterandwemighthave

renewalproblems.Hesug-

gestedthatshut-offvalvesare

veryimportant.Q&Arewater

damagefollowed.

Nominations-Search:Ro-

bertaFromkinreportedthat

everyUCOofcer(excepttwo

VicePresidents)andtheExec-

utiveBoardaretobeelected.

Thoseinterestedcangetforms

fromtheUCOofce.Weneed

biosandpicturesbyJanuary4.Theslatewillbepresented

attheFebruaryDelegates

Assemblyandcandidatescan

benominatedfromtheoor

withonesecondatthismeet-

ing.Theelectionwillbeheld

March5.

Transportation:Claudette

LaBonteannouncedthereisa

newbusstoponPalmBeach

LakesBlvdatthenewTarget.

WhentheClubhouseisclosed

forextermination,buseswill

pickupinfrontofthemedical

building.

Security:AlMcLaughlin

statedthatwehadthreebro-

kengatearmsthispastmonth.

Heremindedresidentsnotto

abuseoursecurityguards.

Safety:GeorgeFranklin

askeddriverstoslowdown

whenintheVillage.Thenext

SafetyTownHallmeetinghas

beenrescheduledtoDecember

17at9:30a.m.inRoomC.

Investigations:LouiseGer-

sonaskedresidentstocometo

UCOiftheyhaveanyques-

tions.Readherarticleinthe

Reporter.

Beautication:SandyCo-

henannouncedthathercom-

mitteehopestoenhancethe

CVsignattheOkeechobee

entrancein2010.

Cable:DaveIsraelreported

thattherewillbecableboxsignupsbyAssociationbegin-

ningJanuary4.Theschedule

wasdistributedthismorning

andisalsoavailableatthe

UCOofce.ThenewCVweb-

siteiscentury-village-wpb.

blogspot.com.

Maintenance:JerryKarpf

announcedtherewillbea

meetinginRoomConNo-

vember18at2p.m.pertaining

totheHomesteadAct.The

nextTownMeetingwillbe

December3at10:30a.m.intheTheater.Speakerswillbe

representativesfromtheState

ofFloridaOmbudsmanofce.

IfyourAssociationisinterest-

edininstallingcut-offwater

valves,callJerrytogetonthe

schedule.Thecostis$175per

unitincludingthepermit.The

valvewillhaveatagwiththe

apartmentnumber.Locking

valvescouldbeinstalledatan

additionalcharge.

CERT:JackieKarlanan-

nouncedthatthisCommunity

EmergencyResponseTeam

hastwonewlicensedHamoperators.Thecommitteeis

availabletodemonstratehow

tousebuildingreextinguish-

ers.Callherforanappoint-

ment.

Community Relations:

TedSilvermanannouncedthe

party forCentenarianswas

supportedby27differentarea

businesses.TheVillageSong-

birdsentertained.

Signs : Haske l l Mor in

showedasampleofbuilding

signsthatareavailableforsale.Orderformsareinthe

UCOofce.Thecostis$150

persign.

Themeetingwasadjourned

at11:05a.m.o

Frank Cornish

Cambridge

Canterbury

ChathamDorchester

Kent

Northampton

Sussex

David Israel

Andover

Bedford

GolfsEdge

Greenbrier

Kingswood

Oxford

Southampton

Stratford

Jerry Karpf

Coventry

Easthampton

NorwichPlymouth

Salisbury

Shefeld

Waltham

Bob Marshall

Berkshire

Camden

Dover

Hastings

Somerset

Wellington

Windsor

If you are having a problem, call the

UCO Ofce at 683-9189 and ask for the

Vice President that is covering your

Association.


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ored sketchportraying what

theyenvisionedasthenew

property.Thespeakerspointed

outtheadditionofsmalllakes

andcanalstoenhancethe

beautyoftheareaincluding

avarietyoftreesandother

foliage.Newroadswouldbe

builttoprovideeasyaccesstothedevelopment.

Onespeaker informedthe

assemblagethattheyintended

tobuildapproximately500

homesforfamiliesranging

inpricefrom$120,000to

$300,000,someofwhich

wouldbereservedforrentals.

TheWaldman groupcon-

cludeditspresentationand

saiditwouldansweranyques-

tionsconcerningthematter.

TheProactive Committeefoundfaultwithmostofthe

presentation.OneCVspeaker

askedarhetoricalquestion:

Inthelightofadowntrend

ontherealestatemarket,

particularlyinSouthFlorida,

wouldtheWaldmansreduce

theirprices?Andwouldsucha

reductionattractsmallerfami-

lieswithmanychildrennot

theneighborsretireesarelook-

ingforinamorepeacefullife

style?No reply was given.

Many residentsinatten-dancecomplainedbysaying

thattheyspecificallypur-

chasedtheirapartmentnot

onlyasaretirementhomebut

toplaygolfastheyweretold

whentheyboughttheirunits.

Anothercommittee mem-

berwantedtoknowwhythe

entrancegates and fences

separatingthegolfcourse

fromtheVillagewerenotre-

placedorrepairedasoriginally

promised.Waldmansaidtheyweredelayedindoingthis,but

workingonitrightaway.

TheCV buildings directly

adjacenttothegolfcourseare

Greenbrier(allthreebuild-

ings),GolfsEdge,Southamp-

tonandpartofKingswood.

Afterthe presentationsby

bothsides,questionswere

takenfromtheaudiencecon-

cerningalloftheplansand

grievances.

Tempersaredasboththeaudienceand presenterson

stagetriedtoloudlyexclaim

theirideas.

The UCO Reportertakesa

neutralpositiononallsidesof

thecontroversy.

Itwasannouncedthatmore

meetings, some largeand

somesmall,wouldbeforth-

coming.

Itisobviousthattheresults

willbethesameparforthe

course!o

The Golf CourseContinued from Page 1

Are You On the List?The following Associations were not represented at

the November Delegate Assembly:

AndoverA-B-D-G-H-I-J-K-L-M

BedfordB-F-I-J

BerkshireA-B-C-E-G-H-K

CambridgeA-B-C-E-H

CamdenB-C-F-G-H-I-J-L-MCanterburyB-H-I-K

ChathamA-I-P-R-S-U

CoventryB-G-I-J-K

DorchesterA-C-F-H-J

EasthamptonB-C-F-G-I

HastingsB-D-F-H

KentB-E-F-G-I-J-L-M

KingswoodA-C-E

NorthamptonA-B-C-E-F-G-H-J-L-N-P-Q-S

NorwichC-D-H-I-J-K-MOxford200

SalisburyC-H

ShefeldA-B-C-D-E-H-I-O

SomersetC-L

StratfordL-M-O

SussexB-D-E-G-H-I-K-L

WalthamA-B-E-F-G-I

WellingtonD

WindsorA-C-F-G-I

Frankly Speaking:

Vice President

Frank J. Cornish

Welcome Hometoour

seasonalresidents;youhave

beenmissed...

Whileyouweregone,your

representativesinyourindi-

vidualAssociationsat UCO

havebeenactivelyseeking

variouswaysinwhichwecan

enrichyourdailylives.

Countlesshourshavebeen

devotedto developing and

executingavarietyofprojects

byallOfcers,andCommit-

tees.Somequitevisible,suchasLakeShorerestoration,

still inprogress, completion

ofCamdenPoolarearepairs,

stripingofallmajorroads

(N,E,W,S)drivesaswellasthe

Clubhouseparkinglot,which

wasblacktopped.

TheoverhaulofDuckIs-

land,whichhasbeenaper-

sonalprojectofmine,aswell

asformerVPHowieSilver,

whowassidelinedforquite

sometime(missedbymany

welcomeback,Howie)has

beencompleted.

DuckIslandisawonderful

placeandunderutilized.Why

notgatherthereforyourpicnic

orBBQ?Benches,tablesand

chairs,aswellasBBQpits,are

waitingtobeused.

TheSeasonsEntertainment

Scheduleislledwithexciting

shows,appealingtoalltastes

classical,pop&doo-wop

music,favoritecomediansand

personalities.

Pleasemakeeveryefforttosup-

portasmanyeventsasyoucan.

Thevariousclubsareinprogress, andmany classes

haveresumed(checkwith

CourtneyattheWPRFofce).

Moviesfivetimesaweek

(checkschedule), Sunday

nightsing-a-long,andTues-

dayandFridaynightsKara-

okeareofferedthroughoutthe

year.

Mytermofofcewillex-

pireMarch 2010;however,

Iwilloncemorebecomea

CandidateforVicePresident.

Asalways,Icanbereached

attheUCOofceduringbusi-

nesshours.o

Security

Al McLaughlin

Wehavegoodnews this

monthwithonly three tran-

spondergatesbeingbroken.

Thankstoasuggestionfrom

adelegate,weplaceda full

stop signatthepointwhere

thetransponderreadsbest.It

seemstobeworkingbecause

wehadmorecarsentering

theVillagethismonthand

farfewerbrokengatearms.

Ourroadsaregettingmore

crowdedsopleasebeextra

careful. Nextgoodnewsisthata

personsuspectedofwriting

onthewallsatthepoolshas

beencaughtbyaPalmBeach

SheriffsOfcerandwillhave

hisdayincourt.

Athankyouisbeinggiven

toaladythatcalledtotellme

somethingspecialaguard

haddoneforus.At6:30

a.m.,shereceivedacall

fromthegateaskingifshe

wasexpectingatruckwith

twomeninit . Theyonly

gaveheraddressbutdidnot

knowhername.Shedidnot

expectthemsotheywere

turnedawaysavingusfrom

unauthorized visitors and

whatevertheywereplanning.

Ifyourbuildinghasvotedto

allowpets,pleasecontactUCO

withtheproperinformation

forourles.UCOisstarting

tocheckthebuildingsonle.

Please,please,stopthe

rudenesstowardthe guards.

Theguardsfollowtherules

ofW.P.R.F.andUCOandtheonlychangescomefromthe

them.Therulesarecalledpost

ordersandtheyrequireIDs

tousethepools,ortoenter

theVillagewithoutacallin

(resident),andotherrulesthat

wehavehadformanyyears.If

youdonothaveanID,getone

atW.P.R.F.orleavethearea.

Yellingattheguardswillnot

changetherule.Pleaseshow

considerationforthosepeople

tryingtomakelifecomfort-

ableforushereinCentury

Village.o

List of UCO Committees & ChairsAs of October 10, 2009

Committee .......................................................Chair

Advisory....................................... RandallBorchardt

Beautication....................................... SandyCohen

Benches&Signs.................................HaskellMorin

Cable...................................................... DavidIsrael

CERT....................................................JackieKarlanChannel63................................................KenDavis

CommunityRelations........................ TedSilverman

Elections.........................................HershelSarasohn

Finance................................................ DorothyTetro

Infrastructure..................................... GeorgeDupley

Insurance............................................DanGladstone

Investigations..................................... LouiseGerson

Irrigation..............................................SalBummolo

Lifts.............................................................IrvSmall

Maintenance............................................ JerryKarpf

Ombudsman.......................................... PhilShapkin

Operations.................................GeorgeLoewenstein

Programs&Services...........................FrankCornish

Reporter.......................... IrvLazar/DotLoewenstein

(Co-Chairs)

Safety....................GeorgeFranklin/MichaelRayber

(Co-Chairs)

Search/Nominating........................ RobertaFromkin

Security.............................................AlMcLaughlin

Transportation..............................ClaudetteLaBonte

Welcome................ HaskellMorin/MyronSilverman

(Co-Chairs)


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Cable

David Israel

Comcast Rollout:

Phase Two

ThetimefortheSnowbird

CableBoxroll-outisfastap-

proaching.InJanuary, 2010;

withavastmajorityofour

seasonalresidentshere,on

theCVCampus,Comcastwill

onceagainsetupshopinthe

MainClubhouseto register

ourunitownersandmakeap-

pointmentstoinstallthenew

CableBox.

Belowyou wil l see theplannedschedule;pleasenote

yourAssociation,andmark

yourcalendarwiththedates

andtimeswhenyoushould

cometotheClubhouseto

register.Ifyoucannotcome

atyourscheduledtime,please

sendaneighborwithacopy

ofyourlicense,oryourState

non-driver pictureID and

yourCVID.Onthesame

sheetofpaperasthecopies,

writethefollowingshortau-

thorizationnote:

I, John Doe 1 (your name),

do hereby authorize John Doe

2 (your neighbors name) to

register for my Cable Box.

Besuretosigntheauthoriza-

tionnote.

Itisveryimportanttoregis-

terforyourCableBoxatthis

roll-outevent,becausethisisthemostconvenientway

toobtaintheboxwithouta

chargefortheTechnicianto

visityourunittoinstallthe

box.Induecourseoftime,

trainingsessionswillbepro-

videdbyComcastforthose

needingassistancewiththe

remotecontrol.o

Association Half Classroom Day Date Time

Easthampton 108

A

Monday Jan.4,2010 9:00am-12:00amPlymouth 85

Hastings 76Monday Jan.4,2010 12:30pm-3:00pm

Salisbury 108

Stratford 105

A

Tuesday Jan.5,2010 9:00am-11:30am

Greenbrier 84Tuesday Jan.5,2010 12:00pm-3:00pm

Golf sEdge 85.5

Waltham 108

A

Wednesday Jan.6,2010 9:00am-12:00pm

WellingtonA/B 50Wednesday Jan.6,2010 12:30pm-7:00pm

Windsor 224Coventry 144

A

Monday Jan.11,2010 9:00am-12:30pm

Cambridge 110

Monday Jan.11,2010 1:00pm-4:00pmOxford100,

200,30038

Oxford400,

500,600,70039

Monday Jan.11,2010 4:00pm-7:00pm

Somerset 116

Dover 120B

Tuesday Jan.12,2010 9:00am-12:00pm

Berkshire 116 Tuesday Jan.12,2010 12:30pm-3:00pm

Kent 119A

Monday Jan.18,2010 9:00am-11:30am

Southampton 120 Monday Jan.18,2010 12:00pm-3:00pm

Canterbury 128

A

Tuesday Jan.19,2010 9:00am-12:00pm

Kingswood 63Tuesday Jan.19,2010 12:30pm-7:00pm

Shefeld 211

Dorchester 130A

Wednesday Jan.20,2010 9:00am-11:30am

Northampton 197 Wednesday Jan.20,2010 12:00pm-3:00pm

Bedford 139A

Monday Jan.25,2010 9:00am-12:00pm

Chatham 220 Monday Jan.25,2010 1:00pm-7:00pm

Andover 165A

Tuesday Jan.26,2010 9:30am-11:30am

Camden 176 Tuesday Jan.26,2010 12:00pm-3:00pm

Sussex 132

A

Wednesday Jan.27,2010 9:00am-11:30am

Norwich 180 Wednesday Jan.27,2010 12:00pm-3:00pm

WellingtonC-M 180 Wednesday Jan.27,2010 3:30pm-7:00pm

Total 3768.5

Your Theater

Claudette

LaBonte

Ed Note: condensed due to space restrictions

Therstmonthoftheseasonhasbeenasuccess.Thebestpartisyouhavetakenthatstep

intonewentertainmentandDecemberisofferingyoutenshowsneverbeforeseeninourVil-

lage(designatedby*).Wehaveseensomeoftheclipsandbelieveyouwillbeexcitedwith

thesenewpresentations.WehaveneverhadaChristmastypeshow,butIwouldputitmorein

thecategoryofanuplifting/prepare-to-be-merrytypeofperformance,sotrythefollowing:

* Tue.,Dec.1,8pm:JingleBellRock.Theyareanenergeticcastofsingersanddancersthat

willkeepthehousehoppingastheyguideyouthruthebestoftheseason.

* Sat.,Dec.5,8pm:aBroadwaytributetoHairspray,anenergeticrevuecombiningmusic,

choreography,andofcoursetheSixtieshairstyles.

* Thu.,Dec.10,8pm:Thats Amore.MarkAdamswiththestyle,thelooks,thecharm,thevoice,plus

hismagneticappeal,accompaniedbyhisdynamitebandandthesexy/glamorousGoldDiggers.

* Sat.,Dec.12,8pm:Mostly MercerEquinoxJazzisauniqueensembleofeightmusicians

bringingtolifesuchMercerclassicsasThat Old Black Magic,Autumn Leaves ,Moon River.

* Sun.,Dec.13th,7 pm:BalletFedotov,featuringoneofthetalentedformerSovietchoreog-

raphersinanoriginalanduniquepresentationofWest Side Story.

* Tue.,Dec.15,8pm:BroadwayBoys,agroupofthehottestmalevoicescurrentlyontheNew

Yorkstage.Theywillfeaturepop,funk,jazzandfolk.

* Sat.,Dec.19,8pm:Sarge,achildhoodprodigywhocansing,notonlyinhisspectacular

voicebutalsoinadozenothers.Oh,anddontforgetthepiano.Sargeisthephenomenalstar

ofI May be Black, but God Knows Im Jewish.

* Tue.,Dec.22,8pm:NeilDiamondTributewithJayWhite,directfromLasVegas,whois

apersonalacquaintanceofNeilDiamond,whopersonallyhasstatedJaykeptsingingsoI

canstayhomeandrelax.

* Sun.,Dec.27,8pm:TerryJohnsonsFlamingos.Terryhasbeenasongwriterforthepast50

years.Comedownmemorylaneofthebigbandera.

Inaddition,dontforgetourexcitingNewYearsEveDance,whichwillbeginat9pmtothemusicofPeteTerri.Ifyouwantagrouptablesaved,remembertobringallIDswithyouatthetimeofpurchase.o

CV CERT Community Service Joinus:WalkFortheCureattheSusanKomenCancerWalkonSaturday,January31,2010.A$25donationis

required.CallJackieKarlanat478-8679.


5/18


From the Desk of

Vice President

Jerry Karpf

Withthestartofanewsea-

son,when allthe snowbirds

comedowntoCenturyVil-

lage,mythoughtsturntowhat

isthebestwaytocontinue

everyones educationand

knowledgeinlearningwhat

condolivingisallabout.

Manypeoplewholivein

CenturyVillagedonthave

thefaintestideathattheyhave

responsibilitiestotheirAsso-

ciation,andthisgoesaswell

aswhat responsibilitiestheboardhastotheunitowners.

Tohelpunitownersbetterun-

derstandthisconcept,wehave

arrangedaTownHallmeeting

thatisopentoeveryoneinCV

onDecember3,2009at10:30

a.m.intheClubhouseTheater.

Iwillbehavingasguest

speakerMr.BillRaphan,the

OmbudsmanfortheStateof

Florida,whowilllectureon

howCondominiumElections

mustbeconducted.Everyonein

CenturyVillageshouldattend.

Thiswillbetherststepin

severallecturesforeveryone

tounderstandcondoliving

intheStateofFlorida.Mr.

Raphanwillalsogiveanup-

dateofwhatnewchangesare

beingconsideredin718,the

CondominiumAct.

Iwillalsobehavingclasses

onbasiccondominiumnanc-

esandresponsibilitiesthat

Boardmembershavetotheir

Association.TheseclasseswillbeheldonFebruary4,

2010,andotherdatestobe

announced.Becauseoflimits

onthenumberofpeoplethat

canbeinstructedonthevari-

oustopics,therewillbealimit

of100peopleperlecture.This

onlyappliestotheclasses,not

theTownHallmeeting.

Soremember:Cometothe

TownHallmeetingonDecem-

ber3rdandlearnsomething

newandhavesomefun.o

Investigations

Louise Gerson

Welcomeback,Snowbirds!

Givebigthankstoallwho

wereworkinghardtending

toyourAssociationbusiness.

Theytookcareofthesales,

rentalsandoccupancies.

InOctober,wehad27sales,

35rentals, 2 deedtransfers

and8requestsforoccupancy.

Atotalof72investigations

broughtin.

Everyonethatwantstolive

hereshouldbe investigated.

Theyshouldbe55orolder.Youwanttobesurethatpeo-

plebuyingapartmentshave

enoughnancestolivehere.

Criminalchecksaredoneon

everyonetomakesurerespon-

siblepeopleliveherewhen

theybuyorrent.

Thesearetryingtimesforall

ofus.Associationsaregetting

stuckpayingforapartments

thatirresponsiblepeoplehave

walkedawayfrom.

Whenyougetabadcredit

reportonaprospectivebuyer,

it is up to the Association to

meet and decide whether to

reject or accept them!

Samethingif thereport

showsacriminalproblem.

Again, the Association Board

is the only one to make the

decision, not UCO Investiga-

tions!

Pleasecomeintoourofce

withyourquestionsonpending

investigations.Everythingiscondential,sowecannotgive

youanyinformationoverthe

phone.BringyourIDwithyou.

Callingallthosewhocan

dedicatedaystoputinforma-

tionintoourcomputer:Come

intoourofceformoredetails.

HaveagreatThanksgiving.

WeareclosedthatThursday

andFriday,sopleaseplan

aheadwithbringinginyour

contractswithchecks.o

To All Candidates for President/Vice President

Intheinterestofequalizingtheplayingeld,theReporterisofferingone free adto

eachannouncedcandidate.ContactToniat683-9336beforeDecember7fordetails.

Ifyoufindmistakesinthispublication,

pleaseconsiderthattheyarethereforapurpose.Wepublishsomethingforevery-

one,andsomepeoplearealwayslooking

f i t k !

Alzheimers

Survey ResponseBy Dot Loewenstein

Forthepasttwomonths,we

haverunasurvey,tryingtode-

termineadayoftheweekthat

wouldbemostconvenientfor

ourresidentstomeetwithcon-

cernsaboutrelatives,friends,

orneighborswhoseemtobeexhibitingsymptomsofde-

mentia.

Results:Halfofourreplies

indicateMondayisthebest

day,andtheotherhalfwant

Wednesday.Dontgetexcited

yeteachgroupwasdivided

also!Halfwantmornings,and

theotherhalfyouguessed

itwantafternoons.Allwant

weeklysessions.

Therearea fewwhowill

acceptanyday,anytime,and

prefermonthlymeetings. Therefore,wecannot,as

yet,makearmcommitment

andwearenowrequesting

additionalsurveyrespondents.

Ifyouhavenotlledoutour

surveyform,wewillprovide

itagainattheendofthiscol-

umn.Itwouldbemosthelpful

ifyoucouldnarrowdownyour

replytoMondayorWednes-

dayandmorningorafternoon.

Pleasebepatientwithme.

Wewillgetthisprojectoff

theground,andalreadyhavefacilitatorsontheshelf.The

CenturyMedicalCareCenter

(newname)hasofferedspace

forusassoonasitisavailable

intheirbuilding,stillunder

construction.AnitaCruzwill

giveusspaceintheClubhouse

priortothattime,sospaceis

notaproblem.

Beassuredthatyournames

andphonenumbersremainin

mycustodyandwillnotnd

theirwayintoatrashcan.

Thank youforyourreplies

todate,andpleasetellyour

friendsitisnottoolatetore-

spond.o

F

F

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6/18


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Tel: 561-683-9336 Fax: 561-683-2830

Email: [email protected]

Ofce hours: 9:30 am-12:00 noon, Mon-Fri

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The United Civic Organization Reporter is publishedmonthly without charge to the residents of Century Village,West Palm Beach, FL.

The United Civic Organization, aka UCO, is a not-for-protorganization. Its ofcers, directors, editors, staff, and anycommittee people are not responsible for typographical errorsor misrepresentations in any advertisements or articles. Theyare not responsible and assume no liability for the content of,or any opinions expressed in, any contributed articles whichrepresent the authors own opinions are not necessarily theopinion of UCO. Acceptance of advertising for products orservices in no way constitutes an ofcial endorsement ofthe product or service.

OFFICERS

President: George Loewenstein

Vice Presidents: Frank Cornish, David Israel,

Jerry Karpf, Bob Marshall

Treasurer: Dorothy Tetro

Corresponding Secretary: Avis Blank

Recording Secretary: Betty Lapidus

Community Assn. Mgr.: Rodger Carver

Administrative Assistant: Mary Patrick Benton

Co-Ofce Managers: Mary Patrick Benton

Edie Levine

Ofce Assistants: Sandy Levine, Maria Levy,

Florence Pires, Isabelle Scherel, Irv Small,

Joyce Weberman, Marcia Ziccardy

Receptionists: Sidele Bushaikin,Rhea Cohen, Sonia Goldberg, Natalie Hauptman,

Claudette LaBonte, Beverly Lyne, Marie Oliver,

Ron Massa

Executive Board

2102 West Drive, West Palm Beach, FL 33417

UCO Ofce: Tel 561-683-9189 Fax 561-683-9904Ofce Hours: Mon-Thu 9am-1pm Fri 12 noon-4pm

Dot Loewenstein

Al McLaughlin

Haskell Morin

Marie Oliver

Michael Rayber

Joe Saponaro

Phil Shapkin

Myron Silverman

Ted SilvermanLori Torres

Jeanette Veglia

Olga Wolkenstein

Regarding the

Waldmans

Open Letter IreadMr.andMrs.Wald-

mansopenletterintheUCO

paper,Septemberissue,with

muchinterest,andIquote:

Wedontanticipatethisproj-

ecttoaddmoretrafc,butto

enhanceyour(our)accessand

createafluidmovementof

vehicles,endquote.Aretheykidding???

TheWaldmansalsosuggest,

andIquote,Therewillbea

greatertaxrevenueforPalm

BeachCounty.Buthistorical-

ly,ourtaxeswillbeincreased

foralltheadditionalservices

thatwillhavetobeprovided

tosupportthedevelopment,

suchasopeningthestreetfor

water,sewerandotherutility

connections,etc,etc.

Theopenlettercontinuesto

hintthatweinCenturyVillagewillhavemoreprivacyand

security.Are theWaldmans

implyingthatahousingde-

velopmentwillprovideless

noiseandsecuritythanagolf

course??

Imight addthatduringthe

tenureoftheWaldmanspurchase

ofthegolfcourse,thegolfclub-

housewasvandalizedseveral

times, sufferingbrokenglass

andpilfering.Isthisthetypeof

securitywearetoexpect?

Iftheycouldnot protect

whattheyown,howmuch

protectionwilltheygiveus?

Expectzilch,nada,nothing

especiallyafterhebuildsand

walksawayfromtheproject,

whichissocommonwithde-

velopers.

Forsecurity,theWaldmans,

atonetime,saidtheywould

fencetheirpropertyfromours;

arewetoexpectfencinglike

theseparationfromthepark-

ingeldatthemedicalbuild-ing?AtSouthampton,they

usedrazorsharpbarbedwire;

isthatthelookwewant

fromparadisetoamaximum

prisonlook???

Folks,ifyouwanttolive

withallthepromisestheWald-

mansmake,youwillbeinfor

abigdisappointment.Theyare

paintingarosypicturetomask

allthenegatives.

Dontbefooled.Thereare

nopositivesintheirproposal.

Itisuptoyoutosaynotothe

Waldmans andanyone else

whomightwanttodevelop

thispropertyotherthanwhat

itwasintendedforarecre-

ationareasetinperpetuity.

Adele Ruderman

Golf Course Town

Meeting October 15,

2009Re: Town Meeting for

Information About Golf

Course Property

YesterdayIwenttotheTown

Meetingtohearalltheinforma-tionthatIcouldaboutwhatisto

happentothenowclosedgolf

course.Bothsidesdidcredible

presentationsandIhadsome

questionsforeachside.

This iswhenthemeeting

turnedintobedlam(acrazy

place)andallcontrol,man-

nersand toleranceceased.

TheJudgethatwasbroughtin

tomoderatethemeetingwas

totallyuseless.Indithard

tobelieveheevercontrolled

Olgas Wish List Iwishthedelegatesdidnot

approvethecablecontract. IwishtheofcersofUCO

wouldnotspendtheresidents

moneysofreely.

I wishWPRFwouldnot

treatuslikechildrenandbom-

barduswithstupidlittlerules.

Iwishwecouldhavekara-

okeattheKentPool.

IwishwecouldhaveaUCO

officeinsidetheClubhouse

andselltheUCObuildingfor

aprot.

Iwishthenexttimeamil-

lenniumcontractissigned,theresidentscanreaditbeforethe

delegatessignoffonit.

IwishUCOwouldnotpay

exorbitantfeestohireexperts

whogiveusbadadvice.

Iwishwecouldndacure

forstupidity.

Iwishtheoperationscom-

mitteedidnotvotetogivepay

raisesandbonusestoWPRF

andUCOemployeeswhenthe

economyisinthepits.

Iwishwedidnothaveto

payWPRFpersonalbankfees

outoftheresidentsmoney.

Iwishthecableguruscon-

sideredthefactthatwemay

havetopaythreequartersofa

milliondollarsintaxesbefore

theysignedatenyearcontract.

A side note:

Ifanyofmywishesmake

youangry,dontgetmad,get

even.Atelectiontime,think

seriouslyaboutwhoyouwant

tospendyourmoney.

Andplease,givesomere-specttotheUCOvolunteers

whodoallthegruntworkand

donotparticipateinanydeci-

sionmaking.

Olga Wolkenstein

acourtroom.Hedidnotset

guidelinesfortheQ&Apart

ofthemeeting.Hedidnot

stopanyoftherudenessthat

happened.

Atthispoint,JVtookitupon

herselfanddecidedtocontrol

themeetingherself.Shewould

notallowMr.Waldman,who

hadbeenintroducedaspartof

theteambutwassittingdowninthefrontrow,toanswera

questionthathadbeenasked.

Thisiswhenthepro-active

committeemembersstarted

yellingandmakingderogatory

remarksaboutortoanyone

theythoughtdidnotagree

withthem.Peoplewerelined

upatthemicrophonessup-

posedlytoaskquestionsbut

itseemedthatmostofthem

camewithaprintedagenda

whichtheyread.Atthispoint

peopleseemedtolosepatienceandmoststartedleaving.

Themeetingbecameadis-

gracetotheVillage.Thereis

noexcusefortherudenessand

yellingthatwenton.Thiswas

notavotingmeeting;itwas

supposedtobeaninforma-

tionmeetingsopeoplecould

clarifyquestionsthattheyhad.

ThemainquestionthatI

wantedtoaskwas:Whatdoes

thepro-activecommitteewant

todowiththatland?Itispretty

clearthatitwillneverbeagolf

courseagain.TheVillagedid

notbuythatpropertywhenthe

pricewasreasonableandthey

hadthechance.Theythem-

selvestalkedaboutatwomil-

liondollarcourserestoration

somewhereinthearea.Ido

notbelievethatthepeoplein

ourVillagearewillingorable

tospendthatkindofmoney,

letalonebuythepropertythat

isnotforsaleandthenput

severalmilliondollarsintoittoturnitintoamoneylosing

business.

Ihopewhenthesnowbirds

comeback,theycancometo

aTownMeetingthatwouldbe

ahelptothemandnotafree-

for-alllikeyesterdays.

Taken from century-

village-wpb.blogspot.com,

the Villages new Web site

Continued on Page 7

Call theRover:

502-8103Remember, call 911

first for any emergen-

cy, then call the above

number to summon

our security car.


7/18


Thank You CatherineandIwouldliketotakethisopportunitytothank

allfortheirprayersandgoodwishesformyrecovery.

Howie Silver

L-R: Catherine Silver, Alyssa Marie Wray, Charles A. Smugko III and

Howie Silver.

Farewell, My Friend Mar y Ami tr ano, f rom

SalisburyGacrossthestreet,

passedawaythismorning,at

78,exactlyveweekstothe

dayofbeingdiagnosedwith

pancreaticcancer.Earlyin

September,herthreechildren

drove down from northernNewJerseytotakeherback

homewiththem.

Mary was a wonderful

friendandneighbor,rmin

herpoliticalconvictions,a

generousvolunteeratalocal

geriatriccenterwhereshe

pushedwheelchairsthreedays

aweek.

Herfavoritehobbywas

scouringrummagestoresto

huntforyarnforacrafty

friend,orusedcleantowelsfor

anotherwhomadebedpads

forcancerpatients.

Liveeachdayasifitwere

yourlast.

Mariel Lauzon

We Miss You, Irv IrvLazar,thelong-timeedi-

toroftheUCO Reporter,ison

medicalleave.Wewishhima

speedyrecoveryandcantwait

forhimtoresumecontrolofthepaper.Inthemeanwhile,

wedlikehimtoknowthatits

ingoodhands.

The Reporter Staff

The Mail BagContinued from Page 6

Personals

Recollections of the

October 15th Town Hall

Meeting Theoriginalintentofthe

Pro-ActiveCommitteetohold

aTownHallMeetingwasto

advisetheresidentsofthework

thecommitteehadbeendoing

fromitsinceptionin2005.

Thedatewassetandthe

statementswereprepared.

However,ataDelegatesmeet-

ing,amotionwasmadeand

passedtohavetheownersof

thegolfcoursepresenttheir

plansatthesamemeeting.At

thatpoint,theUCOAdminis-

trationtookoverthedetailsfor

proceduresofthemeeting.

I t w as d ec id ed b y t he

OfficersofUCOtohavea

Moderator presideover the

presentations.Itwasthende-

terminedbetweenthemodera-tor,JudgeParker,andGeorge

Loewensteintoalloweach

sidetohaveonlysixpresent-

ersonstageandeachsideto

haveonly25minutestospeak,

thenallowquestionsfromthe

oorwithalimitoftwomin-

utesassomeresidentswereto

beallowedtoreadprepared

statements.Contrarytosome

commentssincethemeeting,

letusbeperfectlyclear

Theproceduresweretotally

determinedbytheUCOAd-ministrationandtheModerator.

Unfortunately,theWaldman

groupviolatedtheserules.

Whenweremindedthemofthe

rules,theywereveryunprofes-

sional.Theyleftthestage.See-

ingthetremendousopposition

fromtheaudiencetoanyof

theirplans,theypickedup

theirmarblesandwenthome

likelittlechildrendowhenthey

arelosingthegame.

Letusre-emphasize some

ofthestatementsmadebythePro-Activecommitteeatthe

meeting.

Thepopulationofthisnew

developmentwhoarethe

buyers?Aretheyinvestigat-

edforcriminalbackgrounds

aswedo?

Whatifthedevelopershave

problemssellingwillthey

reverttoalowincomede-

velopmentorrentalswith-

outregardtobackground

checks?

Wehave had severalin-

stancesofunsavorychar-

actersclimbingoverour

currentfences,wehave

madeseveralcallstothesheriffs officeregarding

thisproblem.

Thepowerpointpresenta-

tionmadeatthismeeting

wasvastlydifferentfrom

whatwaspresentedover

theyearstothePro-Active

Committee.Letusremind

youthatanypromisesmade

byanydevelopercanbe

changedattheirdesirebe-

causetheyarecoveredby

adisclaimerplacedonany

offeringtopotentialbuyers. Astheirpresentationshows

nowanyone from their

development could en-

ter our village freely

sincethereisnosignicant

boundary,exceptforsmall

lakesbetweentheprop-

erties;allthatwouldbe

protectingusisasecurity

personinaRovertocover

bothproperties.

Alsocoveredatthemeeting

wasthenegativeimpactof

additionaltrafconourlo-

calroads.Ourstreetswill

becomelike parking lots

atrushhourlikestreetsin

otherpartsoftheCounty.

Justbecause you donot

livenearthegolfcourse

property,pleasedontthink

thissituationdoesnotaffect

you.Thesafetyandsecurity

ofallresidentsofCentury

Villageareaffected.Dont

thinkthatadevelopmenton

thatpropertywillincreasethevalueofCenturyVil-

lage;inallprobability,it

willhaveanegativeeffect.

Thosethatcan,willmove

away;andthosethatcant,

willsuffer.

Submitted by Ofcers of the

Pro-Active Committee

Is It Swine Flu or Regular Flu?

Cold H1N1

Fever FeverisrareTemperaturesof100Forhigherfor

threetofourdays

CoughingAhacking(mucusproducing)

coughisoftenpresent

Adryisusuallypresent

Aches Slightbodyachesandpains Severeachesandpains

Stuffy Nose

Stuffynoseiscommonly

presentandtypicallyresolves

spontaneouslywithinaweek

Stuffynoseisnotcommonlypresent

Chills Chillsareuncommon Chillsoccurin60%ofcases

Tiredness Tirednessisfairlymild Tirednessismoderatetosevere

Sneezing Sneezingiscommon Sneezingisnotcommon

Sudden

Symptoms

Symptomstendtodevelopover

afewdays

Rapidonsetwithinthreetosixhours

withsuddensymptomsofhighfever,

muscleaches,shortnessofbreath,

tightchest

Headache Headachesarefairlymild Headachesoccurin80%ofcases

Sore Throat Sorethroatiscommonlypresent Sorethroatisnotcommonlypresent

Chest

Discomfort

Chestdiscomfortismildto

moderateChestdiscomfortisoftensevere

Notice Duetomanyopinions

onthesametopic,we

mustlimitletterstothe

editor to250words

and will acceptboth

sidesofopinionsinor-

dertoprovideafair

andbalanced news-

paper.

The Editors

The Mail Bag Continues on Page 15

Transportation

Claudette

LaBonte

Thankyousomuchforthe

callsandmessagesregarding

lastmonthsTransportation

article.

Moreinformationwaspro-

videdbyMarciaZiccardy,a

CVresident.Herfather,Saul

Leffak,AKACharlie,arrived

intheVillagein1979from

NewYorkCityTransitAuthor-

ityandbecamefriendswith

thedrivers.Hetellsusthatat

thattimethegroupwasknown

astheSixtyNiners. Wehavereturnedtothe

winterbusscheduleandhave

addedTargetontheMallBus

route.

Idaretosaythatallisquiet

atthiswritingandwearelook-

ingforwardtothereturnofour

winterresidents.

Note to a ll bus r iders :

Pleasedonotaskdriversto

stopinfrontofyourbuildings

sidewalk,orotherlocation

closertoyourfrontdoor.

Thisisnotanappointedbus

stop,andyourdrivermaylose

hisorherjobfortryingto

keepyouhappy.Itisavery

shortwalkfromtheassigned

busstop,andyouhavebeennoticedashavingnophysical

limitations,norhaveyoubeen

carryinganybundleswhenwe

haveseenyoutakingadvan-

tageofaverynicedriver.o

Excursion Bus TripsExcursion Buses run Mondays & Wednesdays, every month.

TheMondaybusnormallygoestoWellingtonGreenat9:30a.m.

andreturnsat1:15p.m.Thissamebusmakesasecondtripat10:30

a.m.toWal-Mart,returningat2:10p.m.

EXCEPTION:The2nd MondaytripistoLakeWorthBeach,

leavingat9:30a.m.andreturningby2:30p.m.Thisisabigbus

holding48passengers.TheDecembertripisonDecember 14th.

TheWednesdaybusnormallygoestoCityPlaceat10a.m.and

continuesontoGardensMall,arrivingabout10:30a.m.Thisbus

leavestheGardensMallat1:30p.m.andpicksupatCityPlace

about2p.m.

EXCEPTION:The4th WednesdaytripistoDelrayonDecember

23rd,leavingat9:30a.m.andreturningby2:30p.m.Thedestination

istheCarnivalFleaMarket,andBeallsOutletiswithinwalkingdistance.

This48passengerbusisusuallyfull,soitmakessensetoarrive

between8:30a.m.and9a.m.tobesureofgettingaseat.


8/18


Safety

George Franklin

Ok,folks,itfinallyhap-

penedSignal 4thatis

thepolicedispatchsignalfora

motorvehiclecrash.

Today(notmentioningreal

date),whileIwasheading

northintherainonSouth

MilitaryTrailat1:30P.M.near

theintersectionofForestHill

Blvd.,Iwas stoppedinthe

rightlaneforaredtrafcsig-

nal.Allofasudden,wham!!I

wasstruckfrombehind.Iwas

hitsohardthattheashtrayinmycarpoppedout!

Igotoutintimetoseethe

driverofthevehiclethathit

meloweringtheirhandwith

acell phoneinit.Thisdriver

neverbrakedandjustdrove

rightintothebackofmycar

thatIhadforfourweeksand

fourdaysexactly.

Asofthisdate,Idohavea

smallpaininmyneckabove

therightshouldernolie.

NowwhatIcantellyouisthis:

Iwasveryluckytobedriving

averylargevehiclewhilethe

otherdriverhadacompactcar.

Thedamagetothatvehicle

wasextensive.Mine,again

fromwhatIcansee,seemsto

besupercial.Notyetsure,as

thecarhastobeputontoalift

andcheckedforundercarriage

damage.Therestisthatthe

ServiceAidewho prepared

thecrashreportmesseditup

sobadlythatIhadtogotothe

SheriffHeadquartersonGunClubRoadtoreporttheerrors

andhewascalledinandhad

toredotheentirereport.Ok,

whatsthepointintellingyou

thistale?Put the phone down

and drive!!!

Now,becausesomeonewas

notpayingattentionandtalk-

ingonaphone(allegedly)an

entirehalfadaywaswasted

bythiswriter,nottomention

vehicledamagetobothcars,

a Sheriffs employee could

havebeendoingothermoreimportantbusiness,andso,

threepersonshadtheirentire

afternoonwrecked.

Asof4:30p.m.,theother

personhadnotreportedthat

crashtotheirinsurancecom-

pany.Youmayalsobeinter-

estedtoknowthatthereare

three (3) typesofcrashesthat

areclassiedasnon-prevent-

able.TheFirstis stoppedat

thedirectionofaPoliceOf-

cer;theSecondisstoppedat

aTrafcSignal;theThirdis

beingstruckwhileProperly

andLegallyParked.Anything

elseandyourinsurancecom-

panywillhammeryouwith

premiumincreasesordropyou

alltogether.

Now,ifyouareinvolvedin

acrashandbeforeyouleave

thescene, checkthepaper-

workgiventoyou.Notifythe

ofcerifanythinghewroteis

wrong,haveitcorrectedatthe

scene. IhavebeenontheCell

Phonekick,andhereissome

newsdirectlyoffthepressfor

youregardingtheuseofthese

items.

Thismonth,Arkansashas

joinedmorethantwenty(20)

other statesbanningText

Messagingwhiledriving.

Theyalsohavemadeitillegal

touseacellphoneortoemail

oraccessinformationonline

whiledriving.Marylandon

October1,2009hasabannow

onTextingwhiledriving,and

inMaine lastmonth,doing

anythingdistractingwhile

drivingbecameillegal.Now

whatisanything distracting?

IdontknowandIdontwant

tondout.Seemsthatleaves

alottothePoliceOfcers

discretion.Sobecarefuldriv-

ingthroughMaine.

NowtoourNorthernSnow

BirdsfromCanadayouare

notleftoutoftheserules.InOntario,Canada,abanagainst

CellPhoneuseandtextmes-

sagingwhile drivingtakes

effectOctober26,2009.Also

undertheOntariomeasure,

handheldCitizenBandor

othertwo(2)wayradiosare

beingphasedoutwithinthree

(3)years.Itappearsthatonly

handfreemodelswillbeal-

lowedtobeused.

Folks,Iknowalotofyou

donotagreewiththeselaws.

However,theyaremadeforyoursafetyandthesafety

ofothermotorists.Remem-

ber,drivingisnotaright;it

isaprivilegeandtoomany

peoplehavebeenkilledand

injuredbecauseofnotpaying

attentiontowhatsgoingon

aroundyouwhiletalkingona

cellphoneortexting.Please:

Drivesafelyoutthere.

Stopwiththecellphones

already;payattentionand

drivesafely!o

Open ClubhouseBy Courtney Olsen

Warmwelcometothesnow-

birdsthatewinthismonth.

Youwillbeexcitedtoknow

mostofyourfavoriteclasses

andclubshavereturnedfor

thiswinterseason.

Inadditiontoregularclubs

andclasses,therearespecial

meetingsthismonth:Therstmeetingofthe Irish Ameri-

can Clubwillbeheldinthe

PartyRoomat2pm,Decem-

ber1.OnThursday,December

3at10amwillbeaLecture

on Election Proceduresinthe

Theatre.TherewillbeaTown

Hall Meeting on Medicarein

MeetingRoomConDecem-

ber8at2pm.The Deborah

Hospital Foundationwillbe

meetingonDecember11at

11aminthePartyRoom.The

Ballroom Dance Practice

groupiscanceledforSunday,

December13.ThetwoHealth

Chatmeetingsthismonthare

December1at10am,andDe-

cember15at2:30pm.Topics

forthesemeetingsareyettobe

assigned;calltheTicketOfce

formoreinformation.Every

thirdWednesday,aProperty

Appraiserwillbecomingto

theClubhouseforresidents

interestedinHomestead Ex-

emption.Thesemeetingswillbemonthlyat2pminMeet-

ingRoomC.ThenextMetro

Trafc Schoolisscheduled

forDecember18at9am;

registrationisrequired.

Comcastwill beat the

Clubhousenextmonthev-

eryMonday,Tuesday,and

Wednesdaytoconcludethe

cableboxdistributionandin-

stallation.Formoreinforma-

tion,pleasewatchChannel63,

orcomeintotheTicketOfce.

The New Years Eve DanceisThursday,December31at9

pminthePartyRoom;thedress

codewillbestrictlyenforced,

andticketsarerequiredforentry.

ThelastThursdayofevery

month,at7pm,Sonja Suarez

and the Three Friendsputon

afreeconcertinMeetingRoom

C;allarewelcometocome.

A new class wil l begin

calledZumba;itisthelatest

danceandexercisecraze.Itis

amixofaerobicsanddancer-

cisetotherhythmsofLatinmusic.Therstclassisfree!

Andifyouareinterested,you

mayregisterformore.This

classisheldatHastingsat5

pm.Formoredetails,please

calltheTicketOfce.

TheDecemberandJanuary

classschedulesareavailablein

theTicketOfceandposted

onChannel63.Youmaynow

registerforDecemberclasses

aswellasJanuaryclasses.o

Insurance

Dan Gladstone

Ithappenedtomybuilding

again.Mynextdoorneighbor

lefther beautiful, exquisite

apartmentonFriday11/6at5

p.m.foraparty.At7:30p.m.,

anotherneighborthatwas

walkingbyherdoornoticed

thatwaterwascomingout

inbulks.Hecalledmeand

webothwentinwith the

Association keyonlytond

outthattheball-cocksystem

brokeandahugeamountof

water wasoverflowing. Inthetwohoursthatthewater

wasrunning,twoapartments

weretotallysoaked.Therst

andforemostvictiminsuch

casesistheapartmentbelow.

Inmanycasestheapartment

upstairsdoesnotsufferany

damageordoesnotevenknow

thatithasaleak.

The instrumentmeasures

showthatinthesetwohours,

allthedrywallsabsorbedhuge

amountsofwaterandareal-

readysoaked. MyAssociat ion is now

obligedforanotherdeductible

of$5,000.SinceJuneofthis

year,weareinfor$10,000.

Ourpreviouseventhappened

onJune23ontheothersideof

our24unitbuilding.

Ourboardhaslearnedhow

importantitwastohaveaccess

toallthekeysoftheapart-

mentsinourbuilding.We

wereabletoentertheapart-

ment,locateandstoptheleak

inminutes.

Theexperiencethatwehave

learnedinthepastyearhas

shownthatmostoftheoccur-

rencesandthemostdevastat-

ingoneshavebeencausedby

brokenandfailingball-cock

systemsinthetoilettank.Itis

duetoaging.So we are now

strongly recommending that

each unit will change its ball-

cock system to a new one that

is less likely to fail in the near

future.Thecostisminimal

andcomparingthedamage

thatithelpstoavoid,thisisan

importantinvestment.

Someotherissues:UCOreceivedanoticethatoneof

ourAssociationswasbeing

suedfor discriminationbe-

causetheboardhadrejected

anapplicationtobuyanapart-

ment.Althoughtherejection

wasbasedonbadcredit(in

fact,itwasawful),hislawyer

wastryingtoconnectitto

thetoneofhisskin.Noth-

ingcouldbefurtherfromthe

truthbecausemembersofthe

presidents family have the

sametone.Butnevertheless,ourinsurancecompanyhasto

defendthecaseregardlessof

itbeinganuisancesuit.

ItcametoUCOsattention

thatanewtreasurerofanAs-

sociationfoundout,whenhe

receivedthebooks,thathis

previouspresidentwaspay-

ingbychecksmonieswithout

receiptsthatcouldnotbeac-

countedfor.Sopleasebesure

thatyouraccountant system

runswithoutopeningwindows

forembezzlements.

This article is for informa-

tion only, not to be used in any

legal matter.o

Evidence of water damage by Mr. Gladstone.


9/18



10/18


Maintenance

Jerry Karpf

BeforeI startmyarticle,

Imuststateourpolicywith

regardtomanufacturersand

anyonewholecturesatany

maintenancemeeting:

UCO and the maintenance

committee do not endorse or

approve of any manufactur-

ers, product, or contractor. All

opinions of any lecturer are

strictly their own and not those

of UCO. This article cannot be

used in any legal matter.

As previouslymentioned,therehavebeenmanyin-

stancesofwaterdamagere-

cently.Infact,asofthisdate

wehavehadmorethan240

claimssubmittedtotheinsur-

ancecompany.Thisindicates

apossibilityofalargeincrease

ininsurancepremiums,as

wellascancellationonour

waterdamagepolicy.Itisup

toustoactproactivelyanddo

something topreventwater

damage,especiallywhenunit

ownersareabsent. Themosteffective action

wecantakeistostartthein-

stallationofthewatercutoff

valvesmentionedlastissue.

Thereisanew,lowerprice

of$150estimatedforeach

installation,plusa$25permit

feeperunit.Itisstronglyrec-

ommendedthatassociations

contactmeintheUCOofce

at683-9189toarrangefor

thisworktobedoneassoon

aspossible.Whilewecannot

recommendanyparticular

plumber,wedohaveapool

ofvelicensedplumbersthat

wecanprovide.Itisvitalfor

eachassociationtoinstall

these valves;rememberthat

theinsurancedeductibleis

$5,000foreachoccurrence.

IfyoumissedourOctober

meeting,youmissedagreat

opportunitytohearourguest

speakers,threeofwhomwere

fromtheBuildingDepart-

mentofPalmBeachCounty:RichardGuthright,Deputy

BuildingOfcial;JoeKajak,

headplumbinginspector;and

RobertKarrh,HeadElectri-

calInspector.CountyCom-

missionerJeffKoonsspoke

aboutroadimprovementsand

developmenteffects.

Mr.Guthrightgaveusan

overview aboutprotection

fromunsavoryandunlicensed

contractorsthatwillofferyoua

greatdeal,butdosubstandard

work.Youwouldnotknowif

theworkwasdone properly

untilsomethinghappensthat

wouldcausedamage.Always

asktoseealicenseandproof

ofinsurancewithoutthese,

donothirethem.

Mr.Guthright reminded

usthateveryonemusthave

permitsforanytypeofwater

heater.Failuretoobtainaper-

mitcanresultinastiffne.It

istheresponsibilityoftheunit

ownertogetthepermitnottheplumberorelectrician.

Mr.Kajakwarnedusnot

tousethecircuitbreakerto

shutdownwaterheaterswhen

notinuse(tosaveelectricity)

becausethecircuitbreaker

wasnotdesignedtobeturned

onandoffconstantly.Ifyou

burnoutthebreaker,areplace-

mentpartmaynolongerbe

available.Itispossiblethat

theentireboxwouldhaveto

bereplaced,foranestimated

costof$600. Asolutionwouldbetohave

atimerinstalled;thatwill

automaticallyshutdownthe

waterheaterwhennotinuse.

Mr.Karrhadvisedusthat

tanklesswaterheatersare

illegalbecausethewiresin

ourvillagewerenotmadeto

handletheamploadrequired

bysuchheaters.Ourelectrical

systemissupposedtodeliver

100ampsperapartment,and

theaverageunitusesabout75

amps.Atanklesswaterheater

uses44amp,bringingyour

demand19ampsoverthe

limit.Sinceourcircuitboards

arealmost40yearsold,and

ourwiresarealuminum,this

isaformulaformajorprob-

lems,suchasblowingout

yourcircuitboardsorburning

outsomeofyourappliances,

aswellasare.Areisonly

amatteroftime,whenusing

moreampsthanthewires

inthewallsaredesignedtohandle.

Pleasereport(anonymous-

ly)toMr.Karrhat681-3923

anyonethatyouknowwho

hasatanklesswaterheater.

Theyareplacingtheirneigh-

borsinpossibledangerfrom

theaboveproblemsthatcre-

ateres.Therearecontrac-

torswhomaytellyouthat

youdonotneedapermit,that

theseunitspassallcodes,

andtheyaresafeallof

whichisuntrue.Again,are-

minder:Youareresponsible

forpermits,whichnormally

takeaboutsixdays.

Prevention is better than

dealingwithunpleasantout-

comes.Call681-3923tore-

portanysituationyouthink

mightresultindamageand/or

dangertoothers.Allpresentat

thismeetingwereextremelygratefultothesegentlemenfor

sharingtheirknowledge.o

At the LibraryBy Chuck Waugh

Holiday Season at the

Okeechobee Branch

Library

Borrowbooksatthelibrary

tohelpplanyourfestivities.

Thelibrary hascookbooks,

decoratingbooks,partyplan-ning,gift-givingideas,song

books,booksontheoriginsof

themanyfaith-basedholidays

oftheseason,andbookson

otherareasofseasonalinter-

est.Andforaftertheholidays,

youmightwanttocheckout

booksondietingandcredit

repair!

TheOkeechobeeBoulevard

BranchLibraryislocatednext

toDunkinDonuts.Thehours

are:Monday,Tuesday, and

Wednesdayfrom10:00a.m.to8:00p.m.andThursday,Fri-

dayandSaturdayfrom10:00

a.m.to5:00p.m.AllVillage

residents,includingseasonal

residents,areeligiblefora

freelibrarycardwithproper

ID.Visitthelibrarytoday!

December Programs

Tue.,Dec.1,8:30a.m.

BrowserBasics

Tue.,Dec.1,2:30p.m.

BeginningComputers

Thu.,Dec.3,10:30a.m.

MorningCinema Fri.,Dec.4,10:30a.m.

AdultBookDiscussion

Series

Mon.,Dec.7,2:00p.m.

E-mailBasics(Hands-on)

Mon.,Dec.7,6:00p.m.

Ki Sa Yon Odinate Ye?

(Computers-Creole)

Tue.,Dec.8,8:30a.m.

Mou s i n g A r o u n d

(Hands-on)

Tue.,Dec.8,10:30a.m.

IntroductoryInternet

Thu . , Dec . 10 , 10 : 30

a.m.MorningCinema

(2008) (Rated G, 108

min.)

Thu.,Dec.10,2:00p.m.

The Humor of Sam

Levenson

Mon.,Dec.14,2:00p.m.

MSWord(handson)

Mon.,Dec.14,6:00p.m.

Ki Sa Yon Odinate Ye?

(Computers-Creole)

Tue.,Dec.15,8:30a.m.

BrowserBasics

Tue.,Dec.15,2:30p.m.

InternetTips&Tricks

Wed,Dec.16,2:00p.m.

MeditationforEveryday

Living

Thu,Dec.17,10:30a.m.

MorningCinema(2004)

(Not Rated,75min.)

Wed,Dec.23, 10:30 a.m.

MorningCinema(1942)

(Not Rated,101min.)o

CERT:Community Emergency

Response Team

Jackie Karlan

TheCERTgeneralmeeting

heldonOctober28resultedina

lively,interactivediscussionof

resafety.Ademonstrationof

properuseofareextinguisher

ledtoquestions:Doesevery

buildinghaveworkingreex-

tinguishers?Aretheycheckedperiodically?Howmanypeople

ineachbuildingknowhowto

useareextinguisher?

CERTmembersarewilling

toholdshorttrainingsessions

ineachbuildingontheproper

useofportablereextinguish-

ers.Callmeat478-8679.

Improudtoannouncethat

twoCERTmembers,Lori

TorresandEdBlack,arenow

licensedHamradiooperators.

FourCERTmembers,John

Hess,EdBlack,LoriTorres

andI,havepassedtheFEMA

national incident command

course.This isa nationwide

standardizeddisastertraining

course.

Communityoutreach:On

October31,fourCERTmem-

bersmannedthemedicaltent

attheLantanaBootacular,a

childrenshealthfair,spon-

soredbyEOCDistrict4.Infulluniform,DorothyBreier,

PhyllisFrishberg,LoriTor-

resandIinteractedwiththe

childrenandparents,treating

simplecutsandbruiseswhen

necessary.

ThenextCERTmeeting

willbeMonday,November

16,at3p.m.intheClubhouse.

ThetopicwillbeSearchand

Rescue.Pleaseattendand

learnhowyoucanhelpyour

neighborinanemergency.

Remember:No experience

isnecessarywewilltrain

you.Welcomeback,seasonal

residents!o

L-R at Lantana Health Fair: Jackie Karlan, Phyllis Frishberg,

Dorothy Breier, Lori Torres.

Photo by David Torres

ff


11/18


Recreation News

Cue ClubAl

Weiskopf

Thecompetitionhasstarted,

thefunandexcitementhas

startedforanewseasonof

enjoyment.

TheHast ings CueClub

welcomesnewmembers.The

clubmeetsthelastThursday

everymonthattheHastings

Clubhouse.

ThemeetingforNovember

willbeonNovember24,2009.

Allsucceedingmeetingswill

beonthelastThursdayof

everymonth.

Forinformation,callTedat

682-3130orKenat684-9677.

Gun ClubGeorge

Franklin

Hifolks;well,wearegoing

intoourfourthyearwiththis

clubandweinviteanyone

withaninterestinweaponsto

comeoutandvisitusatour

meetings.Youdonothaveto

ownaweapon. Wehavebeensponsoredby

HumanaInsuranceCo.for

onceamonthtoshootatthe

GatorGun&ArcheryCenter

hereinWestPalm.Humana

paystherangefee.Allyou

havetodoispayforyour

ammoandtargets.Instruction

isavailablealso.Ifyoulike,

youmayalsorentaweapon

fromGator.TheDecember

meetingwillbeheldTuesday

evening,7:00p.m.,Decem-ber8,withtheClubShoot

Wednesday,December9,9:00

a.m.to12:00Noon.

Allmembersmaybeinter-

estedtoknowwenowhave

clubshirtsavailable.Ifinter-

estedgotoEmbroidMeon

MilitaryTrailandCherryRd.

andjustsayyouarewiththe

club;theywillknowwhatto

getyou.

For further information,

call George at 471-9929.

Wewillbestartingthesea-

soninafewmonths,sooner

iftheweathercoolsdown.In

themeantime,wehavebeen

workingwithDanCruzof

WPRFtotrytogetthecourts

resurfaced using themonies

thatwereputinthe2009bud-

getforthatpurpose.

Socomedowntoplayon

everyWednesdayandThurs-dayat8:45a.m.CallJerry

Karpfforadditionalinforma-

tionat684-1487.

PetanqueJerry

Karpf

G G G

CLUBHOUSE MOVIES

MANAGEMENT (R 94 min)

Jennifer Aniston, Woody Harrelson

A touching comedy. A traveling art saleswoman tries to shake

off a aky motel manager.

Tue, 12/01, 1:45 pm; Sun, 12/06, 1:45 pm; Mon, 11/07, 6:45 pm;Tue, 12/08, 1:45 pm; Sun, 12/13, 1:45 pm

WHATEVER WORKS (PG-13 92 min)

Larry David, Adam Brooks

Written and directed by Woody Allen, an eccentric New

Yorker abandons his upper class life to lead a more bohemian

existence ranting to anyone who will listen.

Mon, 12/14, 6:45 pm; Tue, 12/15, 1:45 pm; Thu, 12/17, 6:45 pm;

Sun, 12/20, 1:45 pm; Mon, 12/21, 6:45 pm

TAKING OF PELHAM 1-2-3 (R 106 min)

Denzel Washington, John TravoltaArmed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the

passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an

ordinary days work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-

off with the mastermind behind the crime.

Tue, 12/22, 1:45 pm; Thu, 12/27, 6:45 pm; Sun, 12/28, 1:45 pm;

Mon, 12/29, 6:45 pm

(TO BE CONTINUED NEXT MONTH)

NO ADMISSION TO BE CHARGED

Community

Relations

Ted Silverman

OursecondannualDessert

Buffethonoringourcentenar-

ianswasheldonThursday,

October29.Itistimetonot

onlythankourvolunteersand

sponsors,buttogiveyouabit

ofdetailastohowmucheffort

wasspent.

Whatyouenjoyedonthe

29thwasnottheworkofany

oneindividual,butthecollec-

tiveresultofourcommittee:

LeslieDarrigankeepstrack

ofhonoreesandsendsbirthdaycards. PhyllisFrishberg and

Eileen Pearlmanmaintain

contactwiththemediaand

politicians.JackieKarlan

andMyrnaSchechterareour

fabulousco-chairs,whoalso

purchasedallthedrinksand

papergoods,amongother

items.LoriTorresandKath-

leenGuanagiapickedupall

food,includingthreesheet

cakesandtonsofowers.Ma-

riaLevyandDorothyBreier

mannedthephonesquad,con-

tactedsponsors,andhandled

allthetablesettings.

Manysponsorsprovided

giftcardsforeachhonor-

ee,andsomeprovidedcash,

whichwasusedtopurchase

papergoodsandrelateditems.

Fooddonationswereover-

owing,aswereoralcen-

terpieces.Sincemostreaders

werenotthere,wecanonly

describeforyouwhatap-

pearedonourbuffettable.

Alargebirthdaycake,three

sheetcakes,cookies,andfruit

displays.

Alistofsponsorsfollows,andourownKenDavisman-

agedagreatphotoofoneof

thesheetcakes.Thanksto

everyone!

Bagel s and More , Bel -

lantes,ButterfieldsCaf,

Chick-l-A,Ci-CeilsFlorist,

CommunityTransit,Cookies

inBloom, Duffys,Edible

Arrangements,Flowersto

Go,GoldenCorral,HomeDe-

pot,HongKongWok,Island

Jack,JohnnysDream,Mr.Ts

BarberShop, Publix,River-

sideBank,RobertsPainting,

Seacrest,StarzBakery,Winn-

Dixie,Walgreens.o

One of the cakes that the birthday honorees were treated to.

Photo by Ken Davis

J J J J J

Channel

63 Memo The Channel 63lineupisasfollows: All UCO, SpecialandTownHallMeet-

ings appear at 56minutes past thehouruntil6minutesafterthenexthour. Odd Hours showAnnouncement s andClasses. EvenHoursshowClubsandOrganiza-

tions. TherecordedDel-egateAssemblywillbe shown for vedaysat9:00amand6:00pm. All requests foryour information tobeshownmustuse

the provided format the UCO ofce.Instructions are ontheform.


12/18


Classified AdsClassied ads are printed

on a space available basis.

Ads should be submitted by

the seventh of the month in

which they are to appear.

Articles must be resubmittedevery month if they are to be

repeated.

All Classied ads must be

on a full sheet of paper (8 x

11). Scraps of paper will not

be accepted.

All items submitted must

include name and address of

contributor. Name and ad-

dress will not be printed; this

is for our information. The

Classied ads are a service

for UCO members only.

ForSale

DoverAgroundoor,tile

throughout.Move-incondi-

tion.bedroom,1-bath-mir-

roredclosets-alltiled-stall

shower-largepatio,lagoon

forsailing-largeTV-many

additionalamenities,furniture.

Byappointmentcall(561)686

5441or(917)7559583

GreenbrierC2/2reducedfrom$155,000to$98,000.

Luxuryfurniture,renovated,

tileoors,ceilingfans,cen-

tralA/Candheater,hurricane

shutters,newappliances.Call

(561)4786564or(786)473

2682

ShortsaleOxford500,2nd

r2/2newkitchen,bathsand

tileoors.Largeenclosedpa-

tiowithaccesstopatiofrom

bedroomandlivingroom.

Buildingisnexttopool,large

laundryroomandcardroom.

$50,000Call(561)6159909

ForSaleorRent

Walktomainclubhouse,1st

floor,1bedroom1-bath,

enclosedpatio,rentwithop-

tiontobuyfurnished$550

month. yearly unfurnished

$530month.yearlySeason

$850month.Call(561)536

8488

Sussex1/1upperwithscenic

screenedbalcony,furnishedor

unfurnished.MakeofferCall

(561)6972390

CambridgeF2bedroom1-1/2

bath,groundfloor,redone

kitchen,alltiled,unfurnished

forrentorsaleRent$750

month.Call(561)7290705

ForRent

WellingtonJ renovated2/2

deluxehighrise,absolute

beautyonlake.Desirableloca-tion3rdrelevatorbuilding,

nearparkingspaceandbus

stop.Buildinghasitsown

pool$850annual.Call(561)

3462077

Miscellaneous

newconditionHaier ex-

cellentconditionsmallarea

dormrefrigeratorhasfreezer

compartmentsellsnew$159

asking$75

SmalloakuprightpianoHam-iltonbyBaldwin$250OBO

Call(561)5368488

Roundwalnuttiletoppubset

with4upholsteredpubtools

table41wide,6high,stools

25nigh2yrsoldinnewcon-

ditionorig$600asking$300

call(561)6972471

ThreewheelRollEasywalker

w/travelingpouch(blue),

used3timesnew$165will

sacrice$85Call4716760

Largebrassmountedcam-

paignjewelrychest35high

x20-widex14-deep.5

drawerslinedwithredvelvet,

bottomstoragecompartment

with2doors,mustbeseen$35

Volunteers Needed UCOReporter

WehaveaneedforLayout/CopyPlacers(willtrain);phone

callstofollowuponads,paper

pick-up,etc.Jobsareparttime.Weareinfrom9:30am-12:00

pm,Mon-Fri.Hoursvarybyneed.Call683-9336or [email protected].

Happy 98th Birthday

to Helen Sieglerfrom the Reporter Staff

Please note!!! DO NOT

resubmit dates for events

already appearing in Orga-

nization News unless there

is a correction.

Amit Rishona Chapter:

Cometoourmonthlymeet-

ingonTue,Dec12,at1:00pm(collationat12noon).

Othercomingevents:Dec12,

luncheonandgamesatCVCH

(Bess,478-0735);Jan13,2-5

pm,IsraelilmattheCH(El-

lie,471-4935);Mar7,anndin-

neratAitzChaim(callBess).

Congregation Anshei

Sholom Adult Education

CongregationAnsheiSho-

lombegantwoadulteducation

coursesinNovember.

SaraFarkas,anIsraelina-tiveandmemberofthecon-

gregation,willleadacoursein

conversationalHebrew.Sarais

anaccomplishedteacher.

Thosemembersofthecon-

gregationwhotookthecourse

lastyearwereveryimpressed

bythecaliberoftheteaching.

NopriorknowledgeofHe-

brewisrequired.

RabbiMichaelKormanwill

leadacourseentitledGreat

JewishThinkers:TheirImpact

onJudaism.

RabbiKorman,thespiritual

leaderofthecongregation,

isanexperiencededucation

administratorandcollegepro-

fessor.

Bothcourseswillrunfrom

NovembertoMarchonMon-

daymorningsattheTemple.

Theyarefreetomembersonly

(nonmemberspay).

For furtherinformation,

contacttheTempleofceany

weekdaymorning684-3212.

Bnai Brith Century:We

meetevery4thSun,9:30am,

atAnsheiSholom.Admis-

sionisfreetomembers($3

for guests).Activities:Jan

24:Festiveyear-endmeet-

ing/partyw/food/entertain-

ment,reservnecessary($7

forguests);Feb24:Alookat

theprojectednewfacilities

ofMorseGeriatric.FMI,Dr.

Levy@478-6865.

Brooklyn U.S.A.:WillmeetonWed,Oct14,1:30inthe

PartyRoom.Comingevents:

Italianlunch&entertain-

ment;Dec17,BBQandboat

tripontheJungleQueen;Jan

17,mysterybustrip;Feb21,

annualluncheon/dance;Mar

16-18,3day/2nitetripto

KeyWest.Elayne,688-8151;

Steve,242-0481;Rose,683-

1564.

Canadian Club:Meets4 th

Wed,PartyRoomofCH,1:00pm.Membershipopentoall.

Lotsofgreatactivities.Betty,

684-0766;Franne,478-9526;

Madelaine,684-5595.

Century Village Computer

Club:Meets1stand3rdThu,

Nov-Apr (1stThuonlyrest

ofyear),1:00pminClass

Room103,andincl30min

Q&A,bizportion,presenta-

tion,50/50anddoorprizes.

Arriveby12:15ifyouwishto

join,renewyourmembership,

orregisterforfreehands-on

classes.

Century Village Gun Club:

Meets2ndTue,7:00pm,Class-

roomB.Youdonthaveto

ownaweapon.Everythingis

free.Thisfall,wehaveagreat

lineupofspeakers.Wewere

sponsoredbyHumanaInsur-

anceforfreerangetimeatthe

GatorGunCenteronSep9.

Ladiesareinvited.George,

471-9929.

Century Village Orchestra:

WepracticeeveryMon,1:15-3:45,intheCH,RoomC(Oct

26-Mar20).Weplay3con-

certseachyear.Wewelcome

allprosandamateurswhoen-

joyplayingwithagroup.We

wouldliketoaddaconductor,

moreviolins,violas,cellos,

bass,bassoonsandpercus-

sionplayerstoourorchestra.

Rickie,683-0869.

Century Village Symphony

Orchestra Annual Concert:

Wewill performThe Poet

and Peasant Overture,Con-

certino for Piano in A Minor,

The Russian Sailors Dance,

El Relicario,And the Angels

Sing,New World Symphony

(4th Movement)andselections

from The Phantom of the Op-

eraandMy Fair LadyonThu,

Mar13,8:00pmattheCH

Theatre.Ticketsareonsale

nowattheticketofce.

Christian Club:Wemeet1st

Wed,1:00pm,PartyRoomof

CH.BowlingeveryMon,9:30

am,VerdesTropicana,starting

Nov9.Otherevents:Dec4,

Christmasdinnerdance,bring

anunwrappedtoy;Feb14,

Valentinedinnerdance(both

atMaryImmaculateHall).

Rose,641-0014;Grace,640-

5279.

Deborah Hospital Founda-

tion:Meets2ndFrieveryother

moinCHPartyRoom,11:00am.NextmeetDec11.Call

Bea688-9478,Claire684-

5659,Marge687-3991for

infoonourspecialHolland

AmericaWesterdamSouthern

CaribbeanCruiseJan24-31;

callMichele 561-914-8659

or800-741-9429 toreserve

acabin.

Duplicate Bridge at Hast-

ings Clubhouse:EveryMon

at7:00pmandWedat1:00


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pm.Ifyouneedapartner,

callMimi,697-2710,leave

message.

Evangelical Christian Net-

working Club:Meets1stFri,

6:30pm,ClassroomBofCH.

Wesharerelevantinfoamong

ourselvesandwithourcom-

munity.Dee,827-8748;Steve,

389-5300.

GiGis Group:Monthlytrip

totheMardiGrasCasino.Jan

cruisetotheCaribbean.Con-

tactGiGiat689-6092.

Greater Philadelphia Club:

Elaine,615-6697.

Hadassah, Judith Epstein

Chapter at CVWPB:Meets

3rdWedat11:45amformini-

lunch,12:30meetingatCong

Anshei Sholom. Suzanne,686-4241.

Holocaust Survivors of the

Palm Beaches:Meet2ndWed,

9:30am,inAnsheiSholom.

OnSun,Dec20,wearehav-

ingourChanukahParty,a

koshermealanddancing.We

returntoregularmeetsonJan

14andFeb11.InMar,itsa

PurimParty.InApr,itsYom-

Hashoa.Kathy,689-0393.

Irish-American Cultural

Club of CV:Meets1stTuein

CH,2:00pm,RoomC.Forinfo,

callRobert,917-704-0223.

Italian-American Culture

Club:BowlingatVerdesLanes

startedSat,Oct31,9:00.Join

yourfriendsforamorningof

fun.Fran,616-3314.

Jewish War Veterans Post

#501: Meets 1stSun,An-

sheiSholom.Breakfastat

9:00;meetingat9:30;meets

fromSeptoMaywithguest

speakers.Activitiesinclude

servicingVApatients.Ralph,

689-1271;Howard,478-2780.

Jewish War Veterans Post

#520:Meets4thSunatElks

Lodge,BelvedereRd.Con-

tinentalbreakfastat9:00,

followedbygeneralmeeting.

Comeasourguestandsee

whatwereallabout!Walt,

478-6521;Phil,686-2086.

Jewish War Veterans La-

dies Auxiliary Post #520:

Meets3rdMonatTheClas-

sic.Acontinentalbreakfastis

servedat9:00am,followed

byourmeeting.Ourefforts

gotocreatingwelcomekits

fortheveteransattheVACenteratMilitaryTrailand

variouspositionsattheCen-

ter.We findour volunteer

workhelpfulandrewarding

andwelcomenewmembers.

Dorothy,478-6521.

Knights of Pythias:Youare

invitedtojoinPalmBeach

RainbowLodge#203,meet

2ndand4thMonatNorthCoun-

tySeniorCenter,Northlake

Blvd.Wewelcomenewmem-

bers,duals,reinstatementsandtransfereesfromoutofstate.

Weareafraternalbrotherhood

fosteringthecredooffriend-

ship, charity, benevolence.

Mike,615-0218.

Merry Minstrels:MeetThu,

10:00-11:00am,MusicRoom

B.Weareagroupwhoenjoy

singingatvariousnursing

homes.Werelookingfornew

members,soifyouenjoymu-

sic,contactGiGiat689-6092;

thefeelingofgivingjoyto

othersissorewarding.

NaAmat USA (Pioneer

Women):Meets4th

Tue,1:00pm,atCypressLakesAudi-

toriumformini-lunchand

interestingprograms,guests

arealwayswelcome.For

info,callRhoda,478-8559.

Comingevents:Dec4-13,

special9niteCaribbean

cruiseontheNCLDawnincl

round-tripbustranstoMiami

and6exoticportsofcall

(Sylvia,686-5350;Marlene,

684-8357).

OWLS (Older-Wiser-Loyal-Seniors):Cometoourmeets

every2ndMon,3:00pm,Party

Room;seewhatwehave

planned.

Yiddish Advanced Reading

Group:MenkeKatzReading

Circleinvitesreaderstojoin

groupheadedbyTroimHan-

dler.CurrentlyreadingNight

byElieWieselinYiddish.

Meetingsaretwiceamonth

inprivatehomes.Troim,684-

8686.

WOW:Allwelcometothe

following:Dec4,cardparty,

linksatMadisonGreen,lunchandcashprizes;Dec10,trip

toFlaglerMuseum,hightea

lunchanddocenttour.Le-

nore,683-4166;Marjorie,

687-3991.

Yiddish Culture Chorus:50

members,menandwomen.

LeaderisShelleyK.Tenzer.

Knowledge ofYiddish not

necessary.Edy,687-4255.

Yiddish Vinkl:Aninformal

groupofYiddishloverswhogathertospeak,hearandsing

thelanguage,thisgroupis

undertheguidanceofEdy

Sharon.Meetingsareheld1st

and3rdSunfrom1:30to3:00

pmyear-round.Forinfo,call

Edy,687-4255.o

Hastings Fitness Class ScheduleNovember-April

Free Exercise Classes Provided at Hastings Fitness Center by Zhanetta Babayeva

Class Registration at the Main Clubhouse Class OfceAll Classes Are Subject to Change and/or Modifcation

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Dance Aerobics Advanced Aerobics Low Impact Aerobics Advanced Aerobics Dance Aerobics

8:30-9:15 am 8:30-9:15 am 8:30-9:15 am 8:30-9:15 am 8:30-9:15 am

Weight Training Aerobics With Weights Weight Training Aerobics With Weights Weight Training

9:25-10:00 am 9:20-9:45 am 9:25-10:00 am 9:20-9:45 am 9:25-10:00 am

Water Aerobics (Pool) Pilates Water Aerobics (Pool) Pilates Water Aerobics (Pool)

10:00-11:00 am 9:45-10:30 am 10:00-11:00 am 9:45-10:00 am 10:00-11:00 am

Hatha Yoga Hatha Yoga Tai-Chi (Paid Class) Hatha Yoga

10:00-11:30 am 10:00-11:30 am 10-11 am (int) 11-12 noon (beg) 10:00-11:30 am

Resistance Pool Exercise Resistance Pool Exercise

10:45-11:30 am 10:45-11:30 am

Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch

12:00-1:00 pm 12:00-1:00 pm 12:00-1:00 pm 12:00-1:00 pm 12:00-1:00 pm

Consultation Self Defense (Paid Class) Consultation

1:30-2:00 pm 1:25-2:00 pm 1:30-2:00 pm

Sit & Fit Healthy Breathing Yoga Touch Sit & Fit Healthy Breathing Yoga Touch Administrative/

2:00-3:00 pm 2:00-3:00 pm 2:00-3:00 pm 2:00-3:00 pm Ofce Duties


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